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Mephala's Web

This is the game of lies, the game of deceit, and the game of betrayal. Mephala's game, her deception... Her Web.
Camlorn, in High Rock, is as close to perfect as a place can be. In the Royal Castle, wealth, comfort, and happiness all thrive, from the King himself to the lowliest servant.
Perhaps that's why it was chosen by the Lady of Silk. The trust and truth must have been one of the most alluring targets in all of Tamriel.
But, how is one to know? It is impossible to discern Mephala's motives. Only one thing is certain... Castle Camlorn has been chosen.

Mephala's Web is an RP based not on loyalty, friendship, and honourable combat, but on lies, intrigues, affairs and betrayals. In fact, there will be no combat whatsoever. In many ways, it is similar to the Molag Bal game. You shall create a character, a denizen of the castle, from a list of archetypes. You will be free to play with these archetypes as much as you want... But you must choose one , unless there is something you want that you think should be on the list. In that case, PM me. As the game starts, you will be PMed two names... One will be a fellow player. For reasons of your own, your character despises the character of another player. It is your objective to bring total ruin to that player, not through violence, but by playing to their loves, fears, passions and desires. You will also be PMed the name of a character you love... whether romantically or sexually, fatherly or motherly, brotherly or sisterly. Even respect or pity. Your objective is to try to make life easier for this other player, and protect them from harm. However, both of these secret passions must remain a secret. If you wish to do something secretly, PM the result of your activity to me and I will post it. For example, you would do this if you wanted to plant one player's underwear in another's quarters.

DA RULES:
1. Nod godmodding.
2. Proper grammar, or don't join.
3. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. They will be denied. Simple as that.
4. Speaking of which, I reserve the right to deny or kick anyone for any reason.
5. If you give away your cards, in PMs or other threads, you will be kicked.
6. 1 character per person.
7. PM your characters to me for confirmation, and recommended changes.
8. Have fun backstabbing...
If you read the rules, include the phrase Varsa Baliim somewhere in your initial post.

Dramatis Personae
The King, Lord Jaekar Brand II~ Camlorn's middle aged King. Well known for his swift mind and swifter sword arm. Under his rule, Camlorn has become renowned for fair courts, but severe and immediate punishment. He is often called Jaekar the Jealous, because of his eternal suspicions of his Nordic wife.
The Queen, Lady Agga {Karthwater} Brand~ The King's 29 year old Queen, youngest daughter of a prominent Haafinheim noble. Tall, golden haired and beautiful, still smooth and red of cheek and ever fiery of eye. She is known for her generosity with her wealth... And rumoured for her generosity with her charms. The rumors of her infidelity are fuelled by her jolly nature, and her distance from her colder, older husband. She brought several nordic traditions, such as the Thane and Housecarl, to Camlorn.
The Prince, Lord Ippolit Brand~ The King's son, and heir to the throne. He is the very image of the stereotypical prince Charming, with his shining breastplate and flowing blonde hair and delicate features. He is the fantasy of every woman from Wayrest to Daggerfall. He is known throughout the Empire for his deeds of heroism and chivalry. What the tales don't speak of are his utter stupidity, his pettiness, and his uniquely blatant idiocy.
The Princess, Arina Brand~ The King's daughter. Young, beautiful, cultured and elegant, she has long, flowing black curls and lively blue eyes. Common gossip says she wasn't the King's daughter, but a [&@%!] born of an Imperial bard who had passed through the castle 18 years before.

YOUR CHARACTER
It is important to know that no part of the RP will take place outside of Castle Camlorn's walls. Your character must be an inhabitant of the castle, and they must adhere to one of the following professional archetypes... Unless you PM me another suggestion and I approve. For god's sake, have as many passions, fears, likes and dislikes as you can. Without flaws, the RP will die inevitably.



Username:
Name:
Sex:
Race:
Profession:
Appearance:
Fears:
Dislikes:
Likes:
Passions:

If you want to know, I got the idea for the RP from Shakespeare's Othello. The utmost success in this RP would be to play it just like Honest Iago.




So... Thoughts?

Want!

Any thoughts? Concerns?

No. Just make it into a thread. Now.

Kay. I am thinking starting her up in a few days.

Eltee makes sense. Holiday plans may take us away from the forums.

I will be preparing a story driven sci-fi RP during the holidays. Original universe. Decisions made by the players will be important and will influence future events and the ending. Interaction between characters will also play a fairly important role as I will be dynamically shaping the story around them. I'd like to know who might be interested, so that I don't go through all the work in vain.

It's you! Of course I'll join.

Society of Guardians:

Here is the world map:

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 ... iety-1.png

Casium: Home of the Eliqans

Eloisia: Home of the Botars

Pyndemonea: Home of the Pyndemoneans (Duh)

Ossayra: Home of the Humans

North and souther Orobus: Home of the Oroburians

Why is it everytime i go on this thread, i see ideas for roleplay that i'm interested in?

Here is the OP for the society of guardians. What do you think?



Character sheet

Name:
Age:
Race
Sex:
Physical description:
Personality:
Others:

Rules
No G-Moding
No Gary-sue/Anti-sue
Your character may die unexpectedly as part of the story.
I am the Great Being of Stories, my words are history (Most of the time what I say is final)
OOC dialog goes in spoilers
What is the color of night?


If there anything I forgot to add please tell me.[/spoiler]

I'm going to hold out on joining in any more roleplays until I see a futuristic/modern one.

Sounds good. I think I might join that one.

Mee 2.

I myself often require a significant amount of time to fathom interesting and presentable characters, and consequently will offer the most advantageous circumstances to my fellow roleplayers in regard to a game which I am currently planning. Essentially, given the apparent lack of variety in setting of late, I've resolved to create a superhero roleplay which should present an excellent opportunity for us all to stretch our legs and to engage in a refreshing game which is hugely entertaining. Obviously, this game will not begin for some time, given the number of roleplays already planned for 2012- I'm only posting this so that you might begin preparing potential superheros now as to avoid common cliches.

Leyyuce question, do we need to be super Heros? can we be villians too? or sorta rogue type characters?

Hmm.... I'll give that a bit more thought before responding, if you'd be so patient.

Aww, no physics gun and zombie spawners and boomsticks?

I'm going to "try" to make a PvP rp, in about a month or two...hopefully it won't blow up in my face. however, I'm going to join a rp or two first and maybe brush up on my grammer beforehand, so I don't look like a "noob" in these parts.

I'm thinking of making a war RP, modern - set a few year in the future (2014 maybe). However, instead of you and an army or a squad it's just a small team of spec-ops soldiers from China, UK, US, France, Russia, Israel, Germany... everywhere. There'll be a story. They are "Illegal" but they're the "goodies". There will be mechanics, a small economy, you can buy gunship support, bombing runs and guns. You'll have to look after your gun and you can buy upgrades to suit the mission. Each mission will be different and will be undertaken with a partner, NPC or otherwise. There will be many objectives. You get money at the end of each mission. Varying largely. Every so often, everyone takes part in the same mission... with me. Leading up to the finale!

would anyone be interested in an Eragon based rp? I would like to try to start one up, when im not sure. But the setting will be set a few thousand years after the ending of Inheritance (The last book for those who dont know), and Eragon has has been training the dragon riders, (who are our characters) And while he stays there, the rest of us go back and forth from our home to Alagaesia to help keep the peace there.