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Hello everyone!
My name is Rosewood and as the title suggests I am here to offer you a CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure). What I'm offering is a bit different from a standard roleplay so I'll explain the idea a bit.
Rather than write posts back and forth, I will write posts and then present you with a list of choices for how you want to handle the situation your character finds themselves in. Let me give you an example:
Bob walks down the road and finds the road forked in two, one road that led to the right and one that led to the left.
He stopped to consider his options for a moment.
Choices:
-> Pick the road that leads to the left
-> Pick the road that leads to the right
You pick a choice from the list, copy-paste it back to me and I write out the next post based on your choice and it keeps going like that. Sometimes you'll also get situations like this:
At long last Bob had found his way to a village, his feet were sore from all the walking and his stomach felt like a hollow pit, churning with hunger. But as he approached the village borders he was approached by a man. "Who are you? What is your business here?" the man asked, clutching a farmer's scythe like a weapon. There was a clear tone of hostility and wariness in his voice....
Choices:
-> Tell him you are a traveler seeking a place to stay (your choice how)
-> Tell him you are looking for work (your choice how)
-> Ask him why he's so wary (your choice how)
-> Say something else (your choice what)
-> Do something else (your choice what)
-> Leave (your choice where to go)
In these situations you aren't just picking a choice but also providing details like dialogue and how your characters presents himself and what kind of tone he uses and so on, these are kind of like RP posts but short ones. It'd end up looking something like this:
-> Tell him you are a traveler seeking a place to stay
Bob holds his head as high as he can manage. "I am Bob, I'm just a traveler looking for a place to stay. I don't mean you any ill will," he said in a firm, strong voice that showed he wouldn't stand for being intimidated by some farmer and his sad excuse for a weapon!
Now I understand this isn't for everyone, plenty of people will feel like they lose the chance to write or to exert influence on how the story develops, but I urge you to think of this as a one on one D&D session or a Telltale game. You have plenty of agency and trust me when I say that your choices can have a huge impact on how the story plays out for your character. Your choices can even end up killing your character, requiring you to start over!
I have one particular idea in mind for this which I'll present here. Keep in mind that this is just the premise, it'd take too long to describe the whole setting and the details for the five races and I don't want to bore anyone. But I'm more than happy to answer questions if you have any!
Without further adue, the premise:
In this setting, 1 in every 10 people are Skillborn. When these Skillborn turn 20, they manifest their first Skill. These Skills are abilities that allow them to surpass the common limitations of human beings. Examples would include things like [Dangersense] which allows them to detect anything that's dangerous to them that's nearby or [Accurate throw] and [Power throw] which allows you to throw an object with superhuman accuracy or superhuman strength or [Cold Resistance] which, if sufficiently leveled, can allow you to walk through a blizzard with no ill effect.
Skills can be leveled up, combined and even traded between Skillborn, which predictably leads to some people working as Skilldealers and Skillstealers. All in all it's a dangerous but exciting life for the Skillborn.
The Skillborn use these Skills to make their way in the world, taking on Skill-based professions such as Treasure Hunter, Protector, Ranger, Aerialist, Brawler, Swashbuckler and much, much more.
You'll either select a premade character that I've come up with or you'll create your own custom character and then you'll head out into a unique fantasy world filled with monsters, dangers and exciting adventure!
Criteria
If you've read this far and are considering approaching me, there's a few things to take into consideration. If you can't meet these criteria it's likely we won't be a match though you can still try!
Criteria:
- An interest in the setting and how things work there. I'll be providing as many details of the world as I can and there will be a lot of options to talk to characters and ask them questions. Most characters have a backstory and you can talk to members of other races and ask them about their society. You are encouraged though not required to ask lots of and lots of question. Knowing things is important and can give you a real advantage.
- The ability to schedule and meet up on a regular basis for back-and-forth posting sessions. Obviously real life will get in the same way sometimes, so it's not a problem if you miss a scheduled meeting sometimes or have to bail mid-session but I do expect you to let me know as soon as possible. How long these sessions will be is something we can discuss.
- An interest in realism. The story will be as realistic as I can make it. Any magic in the story is hard magic and follows certain rules. If you know those rules you can use them to your benefit. If you don't know them, though, they can be used against you. Other characters also can and will betray you, do unexpected things, make mistakes, panic or otherwise mess up or screw you over. Cowardly characters may run away, brave characters may charge in recklessly. Your character can die if you make too many mistakes. We can discuss how realistic we want this to be, ranging from hardcore realism where you can trip on a rock and die from hitting your head too hard to me giving you a pass in certain situations. But some amount of realism is a must.
- Attention and commitment to detail. As mentioned in realism this will play itself out realistically which means that sometimes you'll have to spend some time dealing with tedious details. Obviously I won't make you go over what your character wears to bed or what his favorite color is but I do keep track of things like food and water, how much money you have, what kind of items are in your inventory and so on. Keeping an eye out for opportunities like that is important because they can and will come up. If you bring a rope and you end up at a canyon you can lower yourself down by tying it to a rock and sliding down the rope.
Interested?
Add me on Discord at: Rosewood#5556
If you want to ask some questions first about either the CYOA format or the setting, feel free to PM me!
My name is Rosewood and as the title suggests I am here to offer you a CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure). What I'm offering is a bit different from a standard roleplay so I'll explain the idea a bit.
Rather than write posts back and forth, I will write posts and then present you with a list of choices for how you want to handle the situation your character finds themselves in. Let me give you an example:
Bob walks down the road and finds the road forked in two, one road that led to the right and one that led to the left.
He stopped to consider his options for a moment.
Choices:
-> Pick the road that leads to the left
-> Pick the road that leads to the right
You pick a choice from the list, copy-paste it back to me and I write out the next post based on your choice and it keeps going like that. Sometimes you'll also get situations like this:
At long last Bob had found his way to a village, his feet were sore from all the walking and his stomach felt like a hollow pit, churning with hunger. But as he approached the village borders he was approached by a man. "Who are you? What is your business here?" the man asked, clutching a farmer's scythe like a weapon. There was a clear tone of hostility and wariness in his voice....
Choices:
-> Tell him you are a traveler seeking a place to stay (your choice how)
-> Tell him you are looking for work (your choice how)
-> Ask him why he's so wary (your choice how)
-> Say something else (your choice what)
-> Do something else (your choice what)
-> Leave (your choice where to go)
In these situations you aren't just picking a choice but also providing details like dialogue and how your characters presents himself and what kind of tone he uses and so on, these are kind of like RP posts but short ones. It'd end up looking something like this:
-> Tell him you are a traveler seeking a place to stay
Bob holds his head as high as he can manage. "I am Bob, I'm just a traveler looking for a place to stay. I don't mean you any ill will," he said in a firm, strong voice that showed he wouldn't stand for being intimidated by some farmer and his sad excuse for a weapon!
Now I understand this isn't for everyone, plenty of people will feel like they lose the chance to write or to exert influence on how the story develops, but I urge you to think of this as a one on one D&D session or a Telltale game. You have plenty of agency and trust me when I say that your choices can have a huge impact on how the story plays out for your character. Your choices can even end up killing your character, requiring you to start over!
I have one particular idea in mind for this which I'll present here. Keep in mind that this is just the premise, it'd take too long to describe the whole setting and the details for the five races and I don't want to bore anyone. But I'm more than happy to answer questions if you have any!
Without further adue, the premise:
Skill World
In this setting, 1 in every 10 people are Skillborn. When these Skillborn turn 20, they manifest their first Skill. These Skills are abilities that allow them to surpass the common limitations of human beings. Examples would include things like [Dangersense] which allows them to detect anything that's dangerous to them that's nearby or [Accurate throw] and [Power throw] which allows you to throw an object with superhuman accuracy or superhuman strength or [Cold Resistance] which, if sufficiently leveled, can allow you to walk through a blizzard with no ill effect.
Skills can be leveled up, combined and even traded between Skillborn, which predictably leads to some people working as Skilldealers and Skillstealers. All in all it's a dangerous but exciting life for the Skillborn.
The Skillborn use these Skills to make their way in the world, taking on Skill-based professions such as Treasure Hunter, Protector, Ranger, Aerialist, Brawler, Swashbuckler and much, much more.
You'll either select a premade character that I've come up with or you'll create your own custom character and then you'll head out into a unique fantasy world filled with monsters, dangers and exciting adventure!
Criteria
If you've read this far and are considering approaching me, there's a few things to take into consideration. If you can't meet these criteria it's likely we won't be a match though you can still try!
Criteria:
- An interest in the setting and how things work there. I'll be providing as many details of the world as I can and there will be a lot of options to talk to characters and ask them questions. Most characters have a backstory and you can talk to members of other races and ask them about their society. You are encouraged though not required to ask lots of and lots of question. Knowing things is important and can give you a real advantage.
- The ability to schedule and meet up on a regular basis for back-and-forth posting sessions. Obviously real life will get in the same way sometimes, so it's not a problem if you miss a scheduled meeting sometimes or have to bail mid-session but I do expect you to let me know as soon as possible. How long these sessions will be is something we can discuss.
- An interest in realism. The story will be as realistic as I can make it. Any magic in the story is hard magic and follows certain rules. If you know those rules you can use them to your benefit. If you don't know them, though, they can be used against you. Other characters also can and will betray you, do unexpected things, make mistakes, panic or otherwise mess up or screw you over. Cowardly characters may run away, brave characters may charge in recklessly. Your character can die if you make too many mistakes. We can discuss how realistic we want this to be, ranging from hardcore realism where you can trip on a rock and die from hitting your head too hard to me giving you a pass in certain situations. But some amount of realism is a must.
- Attention and commitment to detail. As mentioned in realism this will play itself out realistically which means that sometimes you'll have to spend some time dealing with tedious details. Obviously I won't make you go over what your character wears to bed or what his favorite color is but I do keep track of things like food and water, how much money you have, what kind of items are in your inventory and so on. Keeping an eye out for opportunities like that is important because they can and will come up. If you bring a rope and you end up at a canyon you can lower yourself down by tying it to a rock and sliding down the rope.
Interested?
Add me on Discord at: Rosewood#5556
If you want to ask some questions first about either the CYOA format or the setting, feel free to PM me!
Magic is fairly common. Players and NPCs important to the tale may have it. Mistborn.
Renaissance
Combat is woven into the storyline and could come to the forefront if the characters seek it out.
No romance at all will be included in this plot, period.
Details: Character sheets & strict mechanics, adjustable length posts, long-term RP partner preferred. Will be played one-on-one.
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