This is where you have been as long as you can remember. Your parents as well, but your grandparents tell tales of a time in which they lived where the people were free, safe, and wild. Not many believe these stories, and not many are alive anymore to tell them. In fact, there are hardly any elders in your life at all. Here, your home, is dangerous and contained. Someone dies every night. Usually, the oldest. If there is any sick, it will go from sickest to healthiest each night. You know this, you have been watching. You and a handful of others.
You live in a large grassy area, completely flat and mostly round. From every angle, where the horizon should be is a tall, 30 foot wall of earth about 30 feet away from your island. Now by 30 foot tall, we are measuring from the surface of your "home." Which is like an island but it is held up by stone pillars. The wall like the dark, deathly abyss below it goes down forever. You fall down there and your dead, no one knows how deep it is, all you know is you have never heard a body hit whatever surface the bottom must be. If there is one.
However, the suicidal stretch from the land you live to the earthy wall is filled with the thick, gnarled branches of a tree. They sure look sturdy, bigger around than your waist. However, they have been tested and tried since people were first put here. People drape clothes over them, they set things heavier than themselves on them, but they know the touch of a human from all else. If you grab a branch with your hand nothing will happen, though you will find you can't break it off. If you try to climb on... Down you will fall, clobbered endlessly by the huge branch you tried to climb, falling forever in complete darkness not knowing if your dead or alive.
There are stories of others who were agile and strong enough to cross the Falling Bridge. Their children have been set up together in hopes that their strong traits will be passed down and all will be free. But they are people too, some don't want their loves to be chose for them, others don't want one at all. Others have no interest in leaving and would rather be something else. No matter what you choose, this is up to you. The story of your life begins here, every choice you make will add a page to your fate. You are deciding for both yourself, and your children if you every have them. You are pressured with ruining your parents work, or taking a chance though it could be the end of you. This life you will progress in centers on chances, risks, changing your mind, making decisions, wits, kin, and imagination.
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 12:27 PM
Post #2
Your Job
You want to get over the Falling Bridge to the wall on the other side. You have no idea what is over the wall, no one has ever came back after making it over. And why would they? You need to get over this wall, when you choose to attempt, you need to split it into three posts. You need to be quick and agile, it will be a challenge.
The Falling Bridge
By now you know the basics of the Falling Bridge. But there are other surprises you don't know. Sometimes you will have to move up, sometimes forward, and at other times down. At different depths in the Falling Bridge your character will experience different things. These can be hallucinations, un-breathable gas, and many other things. Some branches might try to strangle you instead of break, watch your step. You will learn to identify these as the story progresses.
I will play the Falling Bridge. I will decide what happens to your character in there, it is up to you how you react. I might give you a beast to escape, I will be paying attention to what branches you choose to grab. In my posts I will describe a bit of where you are and where you are headed, so you can usually identify your challenges quicker. I will let some pass, some might be thrown into more difficult challenges and have to choose to dive back onto your island or begin the climb again from a harder position. Good luck.
Extra Characters
You will hear my character speak of characters nobody knows. These are extras, I will be using them to Kill a villager ever night without killing off my roleplayers :) Others will be the following:
-Healers
-Farmers
-Elders
These will be there to help your character with it's every day needs like hunger, injury, or curiosity. I will use a post labeled one of these three at the top, and what character it is for when I am responding to a question. My character will be a sort of instructor, you will learn where the extras are located, a bit more about the Falling Bridge, and mysteries of the village by watching my character.
-Note, not to be full of myself, but to add twists :)
Classes
-Farmer /Max 3/ If you choose to be a farmer you will be providing food for the village. You will be smart, but not exceptionally strong like the climbers.
-Healer /Max 2/ (a little bit of magic can be used, passed down from family only) Your job is to heal the other players injuries and sicknesses. You are very important to their lives.
-Seer /Max 1/ (pm me if you want to be the seer, I will provide you with information on what will be happening next that you can spill to the roleplayers) <-- pretty much it XD You see things each turn, some good, some bad. You get to give them a heads up on the future. You will not be accepted if you have not asked permission, this is a strict class.. Sorry XD
-Climber /Max unlimited/ You are strong, smart, and proud if ya like. You are determined to climb the wall, or rebellious and want to see what is doooown below.
Edited By Watercolors on 3/23/2015 at 1:26 PM.
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 12:28 PM
Post #3
Rules
1. You must choose a class. This can be changed throughout the story, but you must use your original class as a base. If you chose to be a farmer at first and then change to a climber you will have to remember you were not born with the passed down wit and strength as the bred climbers.
2. Every player is limited to two characters, but you can have one if you want. Also, if your character dies you can make another one to fill it's place, but you must restart the story. For example, if your old character knew an important secret, you must keep progressing with your new one unknowing.
3. Please refrain from using to much language, if you must I understand speech habits. Absolutely know being inappropriate please, (bad experiences) though I don't expect you to be :) I find most users on this site very nice and clean.
4. There will be no super powers, overpowered pets, or unreasonably powerful characters. Please remember this is based off real people. You can have a strong, fast, witty character who is exceptionally good at what they do, but no smashing boulders with fists and such, please/
5. There will be a pet enclosure where you may find a buddy to keep you company :) You can choose to go here, or not to go here in the beginning. You can come here afterwards to if you like. This is just for extra fun. This place is eerie and every player sees it different, but if you come here you MUST stick to a humble, struggling to keep together cabin-like place. Remember how hard this life is.
6. No overpowered pets if you choose one. And remember, the pets cannot come onto the Falling Bridge with you. If you make it over your pet will be transported to you after. -also, if you have an agile or winged pet, you cannot fly over the Falling Bridge. There happens to be a border, like a ceiling, over your island. Only you characters can pass physically. This means no towers, no flying over the wall, no ladders, no man-made bridges please.
7. In every building, there is a different layout. Most of the time. This place if free for ever character to see it different, all the places in the village, but not the outdoors. You are free with your creative mind when you go inside a place, but remember, we only have so many supplies. No fancy marble pillars, no high ceilings with dragon statues please.
8. I will state every extra character with a name. Please stick to those names and don't create any more extras :) If you must talk of a past extra with a educating fate it will be set efficiently with a name to use.
9. You can build your own little shelter or house, you can jump off the edge to die or go madly insane. Just don't infest the village with a plague, and no killing of other players. You can harm them, though. But not excessively, please.
10. If you read the rules put my starter pet's name at the bottom of your character sketch. You will not be allowed to be in this story until you do. My starter is in the first slot, first tab, of my only stable. Enjoy, and please no fighting :)
...(Forgot to mention, the pets can be sylesties of your choosing! And an image of your character and/or pet is optional)
Edited By Watercolors on 3/23/2015 at 1:16 PM.
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 12:28 PM
Post #4
Character Sketch
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Class:
Interests:
Background:
Please either use this for the outline of your character sketch, or use an already made one of yours but make sure the character is 100% Human. :)
Edited By Watercolors on 3/23/2015 at 1:10 PM.
Loveroanimals
Level 60
Joined: 9/6/2014
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,893
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 12:34 PM
Post #5
When you have everything up, I would like to join if I can. :3
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 1:14 PM
Post #6
You can post now! All are welcome :) Please make sure to read the rules (sorry they are long, but important.) And have fun! We will start our story when we have one of each class :) If you didn't see, I realized I forgot them so I went back and added them above. Good luck guys!
Loveroanimals
Level 60
Joined: 9/6/2014
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,893
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 1:29 PM
Post #7
Dose the pet count as a second character?
Name:Seishinby-******su-sha (Sinny, Psycho)
Age:17
Gender: Male
Appearance: He has black, messy hair, and wears a white shirt with a leather jacket on top. His shirt is stained with blood, and he always carries a knive with him
Personality: He is mad, a psychopath. He was always like this, and sometimes, it's like he has split personalitys. He can be friendly, kind, and...well...a good friend! But, if he is like that to a person, he can still have a chance to kill them. When he tries to, thought, before he stabs you, he'll say "I'm so sorry it has to be this way...", and then go in for the kill.
Class:um....fine, climber.....T_T
Interests:When he isn't crazy, he likes to do crafts, and baking!
Background:When he was a kid, he had one pet, a Vulnyx named Forza. But, one night, some-one sneaked into his house. When he woke up, he saw the dead body of not only the murderer, but of his pet, a kinve louged into it's throat. He screamed his pet's name, and his dad came into the room, dry tears and blood on his face. When is dad came over to him, they talked. They found out that the murderer killed Forza and his mom. He now lives with his father. He still keeps the knive that killed Forza, is since then, has turned into a crazy killer.
His new pet is Luna. (My starter Zolnixi, right? Is this what you mean by haveing pets? SOrry if I got it conufsed.)
I'll make more when I think of one.
(For got you'r starter pet's name.)
Name:Clift
Age:40
Gender:Male
Appearance: He has black, glossy hair, and wears a nice, tan turtle neck.
Personality: He is kind and caring, and overly protective of his son.
Class: Farmer.
Interests: Baking, meeting people,
Background: Ever since the night his wive and his son's pet died, he is overly-portective of his son, He knows he can't stop death, even with the magic that kills every one, and the falling bridge. He tries to keep his son busy and healthy, but with his job and how is life is know....it's only the fates that choose who things work out.
Cove, right?
Edited By Loveroanimals on 3/23/2015 at 4:18 PM.
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 1:34 PM
Post #8
Okay sorry you was a little confused :) No a pet is just a little ally for your character, it CANNOT help you escape challenges in the falling bridge, it can only assist you on land. Sorry, your character was interesting though :) Clever how he wasn't actually on the bridge, but on the edge. Anyway, no your two characters are human but can each have pets. And please read the rules more thoroughly, there was a little thing you missed. But :D I am excited for you to be a part of this story.
Loveroanimals
Level 60
Joined: 9/6/2014
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,893
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 1:38 PM
Post #9
Ok, but, first, I must know.....is there like, an open space on the sides of the bridge (Ya know, without the people dieing for looking through the gaps of the bridge?)? 'Cause I want his pet to die falling by the falling brige somehow.
Watercolors
Level 74
The Artistic
Joined: 1/29/2015
Threads: 132
Posts: 2,481
Posted: 3/23/2015 at 1:39 PM
Post #10
No there is no space, the whole island is surrounded. But like a tree, the branches are wobbly, so without much balance it would be easy to fall through. :)
Go to Page:
1, 2, 3... 110, 111, 112
Confirm Action
Are you sure you wish to delete this post?
Confirm Action
Are you sure you wish to restore this post?
Confirm Action
Are you sure you wish to report this post?
Go to Top
This Page loaded in 0.014 seconds.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Credits | Job Opportunities