So I went to Barkerville (it's a historic town in Canada) and now I kind of want to do a roleplay set in the late 19th century Canada. The story would be that a group of time travelers goes back to the gold rush to see Barkerville in it's time and they get stuck there and try to blend in. Lady characters would wear bonnets or hats and the gentlemen would have to do things like remove their hats before entering the building. Because they can't go back home to their time the characters would probably try to set down roots in Barkerville. Maybe working in the goldmines or gold panning. Other jobs are possible, too, you could, say, run the stage coach or set up a bakery or a hairdressers or a dentist's office. Things like that. The only people you would know would be the other time travellers and you will have to build everything you have "by hand". It's the gold rush! :3
So to make the backstory of people from large grade differences being on the same class trip everybody is part of the "History Club". Either by choice or because they had to earn extra credit.
Class list:
@BrownMouse - Creme Rose - Grade 7
@TiredOtter - Oliver Horne - Grade 11
@Nerd - Dove Lafontaine - Grade 11
@MiraculousRetard - Lili-Mae Grace - Grade 7
@Brokenchipmunk - character to be posted
(Hi, also in school, we are roleplaying as people from New France and I'm a Fille du Roi w/ my friend, anyways, Hi)
(I want to join but I've literally never been to Canada and don't know that much about it)
(And yet, I live in Canada…)
It's cool. I can give you the down low on all the deets. Anyone can join if they want. I have to go but when I get back I'll try and post a character sheet.
Could I join? This sounds awesome btw
Everybody can join - I'll have the character sheet posted in a minute. You can have any name you like for your characters but if it sounds too modern I would suggest having an old timey replacement.
Name:
Old timey alias (optional):
Gender/sexuality: (it can be whatever you like but I'd suggest at least feigning being straight as its old fashioned and I don't know if they'd be quite so LGBTQ+ positive)
Appearance:
Personality:
Age: (I would suggest everyone be between 12-16 so we can imagine they went on some futuristic school trip in the future)
Background:
Other:
Name: Creme Rose
Old timey alias (optional): Mari-Ella Rose
Gender/sexuality: (it can be whatever you like but I'd suggest at least feigning being straight as its old fashioned and I don't know if they'd be quite so LGBTQ+ positive) female/bisexual (feigning straight)
Appearance: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/14/58/04/1458041ff0c6c5b3cef399dcc8d934d6.jpg
Personality: quiet and shy but opens up and becomes very talkative, loving, and friendly once she knows and trusts you.
Age: (I would suggest everyone be between 12-16 so we can imagine they went on some futuristic school trip in the future) she's a very small 12 year old
Background: Creme was born in Ireland and moved to Canada when she was 8 with her mother, father, little brother named Conor, and her gran. She was always a bit too shy and so she never had very many friends. When she turned 10 her parents got her a horse and she discovered she could bond better with horses than with people. Afterward her parents moved to a bigger ranch and she began going to school in B.C. At the age of twelve the entire middle/high school was set to go on a trip to Barkerville. Creme was excited because a new technology had just been invented that would allow them all to be sent back in time to see Barkerville in its peak - the gold rush. She was also excited because she heard they had horses.
Other: She loves horses, she speaks Irish, she is Irish.
Name: Oliver Horne
Old Timey Name: (Same as name, but goes by Ollie as a nickname sometimes)
Gender/Sexuality: Male, Straight
Appearance: 5”11, bronze skin, shoulder length and choppy black hair, bright blue eyes, scrawny build.
Personality: Polite and shy, a bit socially awkward, usually sleep deprived, and doesn’t open up easily.
Age: 16
Background: Wants to become a doctor, but has a hard time handling death and failure. His mother died of cancer and he blames this on himself for not recognizing the symptoms early enough. He and his father (who is generally busy working most of the time) moved to Canada after his mother died. He wants to time travel in order to get away from his life for awhile and experience the past.
Other: Has been teaching himself basic first aid and treatments. He finds the idea of alternative medicine (ex: aloe to treat sunburns/ usage of herbs) very interesting and has educated himself on many plants and their uses. He carries a small almanac about them in his backpack, but rarely takes it out due to a fear of being bullied.
Name: Dove Lafontaine
Old timey alias (optional): Betty
Gender/sexuality: Female, straight
Appearance: 5'6", blue eyes, short white (dyed) hair, freckles, tan skin, bony
Personality: Bright, tries not to get in the way, easily embarrassed, happy, smart, talkative, shy
Age: 16
Background: (later, I guess)
Other: She has an immense talent for figure skating
(may i join? this looks cool)
Name: Michael Bronx
Old-timey alias (optional): Jacob
Gender/Sexuality: Male/Straight
Appearance: Short brown hair, crystal blue eyes, a slim band of leather with Rhodium lines running down it.
Personality: INTP
Age: 16
Background: Scottish, British, Chinese and mainly Canadian………..
Other: Can fix anything from clocks that move in the wrong direction to broken hearts…
Name: Lili-Mae Grace
Old timey alias: Georgia
Gender/sexuality: Lesbian (but will pretend to be straight)
Appearance: https://orig00.deviantart.net/3c33/f/2017/293/0/1/owl_girl_by_rossdraws-dbr698p.jpg , minus the owl. Hair is dyed
Personality: Fiesty, loving, humourous
Age: 12
Background: Her father always wanted to wanted to time travel, and when she died, she tried to make his dream a reality
Other:
(I can’t post my character right now because I'm on my phone, but I can do it later)
(Bump - anybody else want to join?)
