Hey guys, MDS here, thanks for having a look at my new RP Skyline! If you're strapped for time feel free to just skim this and you can put in a character submission. Otherwise I hope the idea is intriguing to some of you and I've love to have another awesome RP going, so if you think this might suit your interest, please don't be afraid to sign up! Thanks again!

 

-MDS

 

 

Story Overview

 

2015, the modern day. Your lives were everything you thought them to be just yesterday. Dreams, aspirations, work, friends. The day-in-day-out routine of modern life. There were things to be counted on every morning you woke up; the place you lived, the people you knew, the person you were. Today that all changed. You didn't wake up in your home, nor your town, nor your country. You woke up in The City, and today your life changed.

 

Skyscrapers dot the landscape in various sizes and shapes, and the crisscross of roads is reminiscent of most of the huge metropolises of the world, but there is something different about The City from any urban area you've ever seen; it's pure white, from the buildings to the roads to the parks, and it's entirely empty. Only a select handful of people appeared in The City this morning, but beyond that there is not a soul in sight. The shops are empty, the buildings abandoned, and the streets eerily quiet. There is however, a dark foreboding in the air, as if  something darker and more malevolent lurks just beneath the chalky pavement; waiting.

 

But you arrival here changed not only your surroundings, but you as well. The City is not simply a stagnant husk, for you have the ability to change it. You have been given, or discovered within yourself, an Ability of Creation. In small ways at first, and soon in greater amounts, you can change The City. Perhaps you have the power to morph bits of building and road into weapons, maybe you can change the streets into a vehicle to move around in, possibly you can form keys and badges to unlock hidden areas. Each Ability of Creation will differ and match the person from whom it derives. And not only can you create from the foundation of the city itself, but as you do, you change its very fabric. Where you build colors spring and spread to nearby buildings and sidewalks. And as you complete certain strange challenges spread around the various districts the effects of your actions bring even more life to the white empty world. Bit by bit you can begin to bring The City to life.

 

And as you all wake you receive a strange message that seems to resound from within your mind itself. It is a woman's voice, but there is an odd element about it you can't seem to pinpoint. Something... wrong you sense as her voice seems to whisper in your ear.

 

"Welcome to this place. The City. You have many questions I am sure, and I am sorry to leave you in such a state of mystery, but some things must be discovered with one's own eyes, and this City holds many truths you must discover. You have gained powers unlike any human has ever known; the ability to shift the very foundation of your reality and build anew from it. You must use this power to bring life to this blank metropolis, district by district, overcoming obstacles and coming to understand many harsh realities. I shall be your guide through this place. My name is Q, and I will show you the way.

 

Welcome to The City."

 

Whatever the reason you are in The City, you have the tools and desire to discover it, and oppose the forces that may seek to destroy you. And you shall have people to fight alongside - and possibly against- as well, and together you may discover the nature of The City, your powers, and the reason you were sent here in the first place.

 

Structure Overview

Skyline is an open-world roleplay about creation, discover, and companionship. Players will be brought into The City in various groups, and from there can consult a world map (which will be provided and constantly updated in the RP thread) and travel to different districts to overcome challenges there to bring The City to life and discover the truth about both the place itself and about themselves. All throughout several mysterious characters may come into play, slowly unraveling the truth as they interact with the players. Players are free to move to various districts in their groups and contest the various challenges at each area to further the story. They can also switch between groups if two happen to come in contact. Overall, as the City will come to life, the story will come to light.

 

Rules

 

-No over-powered abilities; keep your powers reasonable and in check. They can grows as you all get more powerful, but never so much that you can effortlessly overcome another player.

 

-No taking control of other players

 

-No explicit sexual content. Romance is totally fine.

 

-One character per-player (The point of this rule is to force a player to focus on the actions of a single character so all the characters have a lot of relevance)

 

-Only five posts per-person between every updating post I make (basically any time I post as an NPC or detail a challenge) This is just to make sure we don't have rampant over-posting.

 

-Keep out-of-character chat generally relegated to the Signup/Discussion thread to keep the RP thread mostly on-point.

 

Character Template

 

(Quick note here: get creative with the Ability of Creation, if anything goes too far I'll let you know and you can dial it back, but the more intriguing the better)

 

Name:

 

Ability of Creation:

 

Age:

 

Gender:

 

Appearance:

 

Personality:

 

Background:

 

 

 

And with that, I look forward to seeing everyone's submissions! The signups will be up for approximately a week before the RP starts, I can't wait to see what kind of characters you all come up with and I look forward to getting this RP going!

Edited February 14, 201510 yr by MDSVeritas

Really and truly, we are all equally skilled.

But the truth really lies in the Tier ranks.

Me and Oblivion made the top three last month.

 

 

S RANK/shot

 

 

But really you're right, we're equally skilled just in different ways. Different strengths, different weaknesses.

 

Personally, I pride myself on constructing characters, but I think my post length and general writing needs some work. I need to be more descriptive.

 

SUSH YUFFIE I TRY. YOU AREN'T AS DESCRIPTIVE AS ME THOUGH.

 

 

Work together Oblivion.

Work

To

Get

Her

 

SUSH YUFFIE I TRY. YOU AREN'T AS DESCRIPTIVE AS ME THOUGH.

Work together Oblivion.WorkToGetHer

 

That was an ingenious play on words.

That post deserved a like because of that wordplay even though you were threatening my standing.

I go to one film award show and i come back to 40 plus notifications really guys

Also MDS waiting for a sign for Tristan to fight the Marauders without the fighting getting actually hostile 

Thanks you guys. I feel 10 percent more suck...

Thanks you guys. I feel 10 percent more suck...

0_o huh i'm confused why do you feel 10% more suck way to you feel suck in the first place 

That post deserved a like because of that wordplay even though you were threatening my standing.

Feisty.And I really personally don't care about your standing.I really only care about mine and like...two others.

edit: ignore. My phone screwed up my tabs so I posted in the wrong thread ;-;

Edited May 21, 201510 yr by Sabre Lily

Finals are over, and I have my job secured, all is well in the world....

 

Now lets get back to how unwell everything is in the City.

Wicked awesome mate! So, what job did you get and what position?

*sigh* I'm getting tired of arguing... Basically the point I was trying to get at from the beginning, and according to what you have already said here:

makes you sounds just a little bit arrogant. You essentially said "Unless you're good at writing, your character can't possibly be better than mine."

Oi! Don't worry too much about it. If it gets out of hand, let us know.

 

He does have god-modding issues, so it's to be expected.

School is over for me yay.

Oi! Don't worry too much about it. If it gets out of hand, let us know.

 

He does have god-modding issues, so it's to be expected.

 

Soooooooooooooo I come back to see all of this

Hm

I'll let MDS address this if he needs to, but even from reading the things I've missed, I feel like I'm missing out on something, From what I can tell, ya'll need to seriously chill. We're here to have fun and roleplay, not argue over any of this. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but there was no need to make any unnecessary comments whatsoever about other people. We're here to have fun, not to argue over how people have their fun. If there is more of an issue about how someone is roleplaying/acting, please talk to me on Skype (if you have it) or any other mod.

 

Please guys, we're all friends here.

Oi! Don't worry too much about it. If it gets out of hand, let us know.

 

He does have god-modding issues, so it's to be expected.

Javelin, you're one of my best friends, but let it go. Just...let it go. I've just spent the last 4 hours or more cleaning my room, my bathroom, and still am not done. I come back to this.

 

So let it go.

 

 

 

 

 

And Riki, you're amazing at Combat RP. one of the best. But that's also a problem. You are so good you don't really let anyone else beat you, which is what comes off as God-modding.

 

 

IN MOTHER.FIIRETRUCKING. CONCLUSION.

 

 

 

 

Everyone just take a firetrucking chill pill and remember: Everyone else's fun matters too.

looks to Tristan "So am i the only one who made a character to take the piss out of other characters"

Well, im kinda neutral, I am prone to grossly overpowered moves as well, but seriously, lets all chill and you know...hug it out

 

Except you Tristan, no one wants to hug you

 

 

But I do see riki's point, whn you take your time to perfect your character's abilities, and getting attached to them, its very hard to see them taking a beating, or losing, so much you become a tryhard pretty much, I can relate...

Edited May 22, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

*hugs*

*during hug, stabs you in the chest*

*hugs*

*during hug, stabs you in the chest*

That's a good Yuffie. 

 

*Stabs in back*

*Deftly attaches small detonation charges on all your backs during the hugs*

 

*drives away into the sunset and presses the detonator's button*

 

*Wins*

 

 

*Dies from chest wound from Yuffie's stab*

Edited May 22, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

I'm sick too.

Wonderful.

Tristan gets stabbed and blown up still gets after reason "The idiot never dies" 

Tristan gets stabbed and blown up still gets after reason "The idiot never dies" 

 

*teaches tristan a lot of stuff, makes him a real genius*

 

*then kills him*

*teaches tristan a lot of stuff, makes him a real genius*

 

*then kills him*

Still gets up "there's allot more to being an idiot then brains just look at Sheldon from big bang theory or Tristan he's just a completely lovable idiot"

So guys, I feel like this needs mentioning...

 

RPing is a collaboration. It's not a competition, it's not test of skills, it's a story that comes together when everyone contributes and is allowed to contribute. We have people from all different skill levels and all different background here, and we're all here to be part of an awesome story unfolding. Writing, and learning to write in more interesting and compelling ways is a wonderful skill or goal to have, but the fact is that not everyone is going to be quite on the same level as one another. The fact of the matter remains though, that we are telling a story together, and if differences in writing techniques, styles, or backgrounds causes issues where people feel that they can no longer contribute or that their contributions aren't being taken seriously that's not okay.

 

The general rule I carry for godmodding is to never allow your attack to fully connect with another player. It is thus your right as a player to decide when your character is hurt or not. Do not mistake, however, the fact that this also means it is your responsibility to make your character vulnerable. There are very few stories (I would contest there are none) that center around characters without flaws, without issues, or without weakness. If you want you character to be great, that greatness shouldn't just be in their skills; it should be in their depth and development as people. This requires, especially in the context of writing alongside over a dozen other people, that you let your character be hurt at times. I try to respect everyone's autonomy and let them decide when that pain truly comes though or when an attack fully connects, but if a player or players can't fully respect or tolerate the writings of those with whom they collaborate, that's not going to make it easy or fun for anyone to tell this story together. I know its unavoidable that we'll have some strife, but everyone's here to have fun guys, if we all give a little ground then we'll have a better time a group because of it.

 

Wicked awesome mate! So, what job did you get and what position?

I'm working as a software engineer at Cisco to build my programming skills, should be an entertaining summer.

 

EDIT:

 

Small note to make. Due to being off campus now, I've lost access to the image-editing software tool I used ot make the original map. I'll be remaking the map soon in another software, but that's why in case you all are wondering if the map doesn't update in the next few days.

Edited May 22, 201510 yr by MDSVeritas

I'm working as a software engineer at Cisco to build my programming skills, should be an entertaining summer.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuddddeee, freaking wicked! There's a really big Cisco division in my area, so I'm familiar with that company

 

What kind of programming skills? All I know is that the division here is in charge of telecommunications and IT.