forum Welcome to Camp Balsam! // 5 or 6 // summer camp rp // closed

Started May 08, 2020 by @croccin-champagne

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Set near the Balsam Beartown Mountain in Virginia, Camp Balsam is a decently well known sleep-away camp. Whether for enrichment purposes, getting rid of their children for the summer, or correctional attempts, it's the perfect place for any parent to send their child. A quick email and a pretty small fee is all it really takes, and the kid is off for a summer of adventures.

But underneath the picturesque summer camp aesthetic, the cabins and canoeing and campfire songs, lay secrets some people would rather stay buried. Secrets involving age-old cults and the things living in the woods that might have never been human or animal.

Welcome to Camp Balsam, please remember to follow the rules, be nice, and have a wonderful summer!

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Edgar Allen Poe Cabin: Sporting a dark purple t-shirt with a raven on the chest, you'll tend to find more soulful, or at least poetic types here. Most of the campers had, or developed, an interest in the occult-related classics, and occult related things in general.

Mary Shelley Cabin: You can pretty easily guess that this cabin's shirt comes in green, the words Shelly Cabin framed by a pair of bolts like those that Frankenstein's monster is often depicted with. Campers in this cabin are 'edgier' than those of the other writer-named cabin, tending to be more volatile and willing to fight. You may find quite a few writers in this cabin, though maybe putting a bunch of quick to fight teenagers in the same enclosed space for two months wasn't the best idea.

Van Gogh Cabin: Yellow? Check. Sunflowers? Check. The t-shirt of this cabin, and the campers themselves appear constantly sunny, much like many of the famous painter's more well known works. On a spectrum of art kids, these ones tend to put on the happiest faces, whether real or not. There is a chance you will also find a few stoners here, but for the sake of everyone, please keep your mouth shut.

Da Vinci Cabin: A nice, classy off white color, somewhere between cream and papyrus. Their t-shirt shows a version of the Vitruvian Man, lacking the body parts that don't fly in PG movies. Opposite of the Tesla Cabin, many of these kids are inventors and creative people, a lot of them coming from richer households.

Tesla Cabin: The Tesla Cabin's t-shirts are grey, their symbol a pigeon. The direct opposite of the Da Vinci Cabin, but still inventors and people packed with creative energy, Tesla kids are chaotic and sport a love for fire. If you find yourself in need of entering their cabin, watch your feet, and the selection of random machine parts littering the cabin

Edvard Munch Cabin: Orange t-shirts, and the well known 'Screaming Man' of one of his most famous paintings, The Scream. Where the Van Gogh kids are the happy and sunny art kids, the Munch kids are edgier most often. Be careful with these ones, because a handful of them tend towards creepy and unsettling actions.

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Camp Rules

1. Stay indoors at night, unless taking part in activities that are supervised.

2. Do not enter the forest without a counselor and permission from a supervisor.

3. Punishments for bad behavior will be served on kitchen duty in the dining hall.

4. All campers are required to arrive on time for activities, unless given permission and carrying a tardy slip.

5. Campers from different cabins are not to spend time in other cabins after lights out.

6. All Haze campers must spend a day with each cabin their first week, no exceptions allowed.

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Camp activities:

Myths and Creatures: Interested in learning about supernatural myths and creatures, particularly ones originating in Virginia? Feel free to join us in the research of this fascinating subject!

History of Occult: The woods you're calling home this summer have been the setting of many strange incidents and phenomenon. Much like the MaC activity led next door, we study the history of strange things, with a focus on why they come about.

Music and Theater: Are you a singer? An actor? Someone fond of the visual and performing arts? Then this is perfect for you! Each year, the Music and Theater class puts on an end of summer showcase, the format of which is different each year. This year's is a talent show, open to all campers!

Arts and Crafts: What would a summer camp be without Arts and Crafts? Sign up to make plenty of fun little things to enrich your time at camp, and even to bring home!

Woodwork: Commonly partnered with the Arts and Crafts activity, this is a great place to learn to build things, design things, and generally get into carpentry and building.

Flora and Fauna: Interested in learning about the nature surrounding Camp Balsam? Wanting to get closer to nature, and maybe even help out in the camp garden? Look no further, because the Flora and Fauna class has you covered.

Survival Training: Does that really need to be explained? When finding yourself in the big outdoors, lost or not, it's always good to know what you're doing. So come on over to the Survival Training activity building, and learn what to and to not do when out and about in nature.

Astronomy: Held at the observatory from 10-11, this is a class only recommended to night owls, and people who love the stars. Come learn about constellations, about the naming of planets and the discoveries made by astronomers.

A reminder, each camper is required to join at least four activities, but five is the limit. This balances out the other, non-set activities one might find themselves partaking in over the course of the summer.

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My rules

1. No OP characters, or I will yeet your ass outta here before you can say 'this bitch empty'. I can't stand invincible characters, man. Mary/Gary Sues/Stues are a hard nope from yours truly as well.

2. Proper grammar, punctuation, and capitalization, please. I can get making a few mistakes, when you're tired, or English ain't your first language(It's mine, and even I have my issues), but if it's too common a thing, it irks the hell outta me. Call me a bitch, but hey.

3. Slurs, homophobia, transphobia, rascism, sexism, anything that ends in -ism and that harms or promotes the harm of other people will not be tolerated. See my first threat. However! For plot devices, it might be considered, if you talk to me about it first.

4. Detailed-ish responses, please. Think three or more sentences. To keep it going.

5. Please, be on fairly often. Vacations, school, and jobs are all things I can get, but I'd like for this to have a regular pace!

6. Rated Spicey for just that, Spicey things. Whether it be mature topics, smexy things, or, gasp, blood, this is the only warning I'll remember to give.

7. Please keep the plot going! It's really hard for me to be invested in a roleplay if the other person reacts more than acts, and I'm excited about this premise and would love to keep it going as long as I can.

8. I have the full right to add and edit this list. I also have the right to boot you if you're causing too many problems.

ooh this looks cool, may i join?

i wasn't sure if multiple people would even want to join, so i put it down as a oxo. however, with multiple people here i might actually kind of like a small group. vibe, can i have a sample of your writing? same with you, elle?

sure thing! just give me a sec! :)

Nova City at night was dangerous. That was something that Elissa’s family had told her for her entire life. She stared out into the night, her phone laying still and silent after the strange call that she had received from her grandmother. She couldn’t ignore the desperation in the old woman’s voice.

After staring out into the darkness for several moments, Elissa made up her mind. Granny had always been there for her, and Elissa couldn’t let her down in her hour of need. She got out her backpack and stuffed some essentials into it, heading into the front room to disable the security system. Her father happened to be a deep sleeper and Elissa fairly adept at technology, so it should be simple. Hopefully.

Finally, she was ready to head out. She took a deep breath, preparing herself, then leaving the house. Elissa tucked her long hair into her hoodie, glancing left and right like she was merely crossing the street instead of hurrying outside to visit her grandmother. She should have told her father about the phone call, but something told her that her practical dad wouldn’t do anything about it, claiming that Granny was having one of her delusions. Elissa was certain that this was real, and didn’t want to risk anything. It wasn’t far to her grandmother’s apartment, and there was plenty of public transportation.

As she left her own apartment building, a shiver went down Elissa’s spine at the chilly night air. She bit her lip, the task suddenly seeming much more daunting now that she was outside. She shook off her hesitation. Every second that she wasted was another second that her Granny could be dying, or kidnapped, or whatever had caused the fear in her voice. All she knew was that her grandmother had mentioned something about a pack, but a pack of what? She took off down the street, suspicious of every passerby, though the number of people was much more meager and dark than the daylight crowd. She had to get to her grandmother, and soon.

(is this good?)

This looks really, really cool. Could I join?

I'd love to join, if I may, Crocs?

ghfhfh holy shit. alright, we can do five to six! i'll put in the title that it's closed now, and find a temp for everyone who wants to join. we might have to set up a sort of order for people to respond in, though, so that everyone gets a chance and no one is left behind

So i can join?

Yay! I already have a character idea that I'm really excited for

Same here

there are some rules with the characters. if you want to be something other than a first year camper, also known as a Haze kid for reasons i'll explain, then please request that. counselors also need to be requested. if you want to play a secondary character for the purpose of furthering the plot, say, a supervisor or another camper, that'll be honestly probably allowed as soon as you ask me.

one thing to note, is that each of the cabins has a competing cabin. da vinci and tesla are kind of obvious, and have quite a bit of rivalry between them due to events in the past. munch and van gogh, and mary shelley and edgar allen poe are also rivals. this is fueled by a summer long competition the camp does, where showing up to activities and going 'above and beyond' can get you points for your cabin. these points are used for prizes, such as first go at the showers, first pick of food at meal times, the picking of the food served, and so on

with all that out of the bag, have fun!

Name:

Age(13-18):

Gender:

Sexuality(and if open to shipping. remember kids, ask first):

Role At Camp:

Appearance:

Hair color/style:

Eye color/shape:

Height:

Skin tone:

Body type:

Scars(optional):

Piercings/jewelry, any tattoos:

Other:

Casual clothing:

Camp clothing(basically what do they wear with the camp shirt):

Personality:

Backstory(why they went to camp):

Camp activities joined(i'll post a list):

Other:

also note that i forgot that the aptitude test was a scrapped idea. i'm removing it from the description lmao

mosis, i'm sorry, but from what i've seen of your writing you don't quite have the level of literacy i'm hoping for in this rp.

the role at camp part refers to what they are at camp. what year, if a camper. if they're a counselor or camp supervisor, that would go there. it's also good to mention what cabin they're in if they're over one summer, but Haze kids(first years), don't have a cabin until after the first week

also, the camp activities are up in the description!

Okay thanks!

Name: Jax Cora

Age(13-18): 13

Gender: Female

Sexuality(and if open to shipping. remember kids, ask first): Bisexual, open to shipping

Role At Camp: Haze Kid

Appearance:

Hair color/style: Brown and straight, growing down to the small of her back.

Eye color/shape: Large, round gray eyes.

Height: 5'4

Skin tone: Pale white

Body type: Rectangle, small shoulders

Scars(optional): A small scar by her mouth, it looks like it expands her mouth.

Piercings/jewelry, any tattoos: Jax has 2 small golden rings in her left ear.

Other:

Casual clothing: A t-shirt and hoodie, with cargo shorts or pants and sneakers. She also has a gray cloth mask that covers her mouth and nose.

Camp clothing(basically what do they wear with the camp shirt): Tan cargo shorts and sandals/sneakers, and of course, her mask.

Personality: Jax is usually outgoing and cheerful, but can be really dark when it comes to some things. People who know her well know that she has a soft spot for younger kids. She's clever and a great strategist.

Backstory(why they went to camp): Her adoptive father had to go on a business trip for the summer, so he sent Jax to camp.

Camp activities joined(i'll post a list): Woodwork, Arts and Crafts, Astronomy, Survival Training, Flora and Fauna

Other: Jax wants to be a doctor.