Ruins of Minerva Within the besieged city of Minerva, how far can humanity fall? Background: War has been raging for countless months and the besieged city of Minerva, while once a proud metropolis of art and progress, has been reduced to nothing but a sea of ruins by constant artillery shelling. A group of ragtag soldiers that call themselves revolutionaries occupy the city during the day, with the snipers perched on high roofs shooting at anything that moves. The nighttime, however, becomes the hub of scavenging, raids, and crime. Everything is in short supply, and whatever little aid that reaches the city is seized by the most ruthless and the best armed. Few residents were lucky enough to flee in convoys that took them to shelters and eventually abroad if the refugee wished to. However, most residents, those who missed the very sparse refugee convoys, are left to fend for themselves. They seek shelter in the abandoned tenements, living off of rats and scraps of food, while they scavenge the ruins of buildings at night... and whatever other dirty deeds they must commit to survive. You too are one of those less fortunate left in the ruins of Minerva. As you miss the last refugee shuttle, you realize that there are also others who share the same fate. You can decide to team up with each other and survive together, or try to go about it alone. Either way, you are all ordinary people. Introduction: Welcome to the first ever Roleplay in Maple Royals community! I am proud to bring you a roleplay scenario that I had in mind for at least a few months: Ruins of Minerva. Ruins of Minerva, inspired off an indie game This War of Mine, is a survival-themed roleplay based on a fictitious city of Minerva in a fictitious, English speaking country. After a group of extremist fanatics assassinate a prestigious politician that marked a beginning of a civil war, Minerva have become the focus of both the rebels and the military due to its' strategic location. The city become a husk of its former glory after 7 months of constant bombardment, but even in this hellish landscape, survivors exist. That's where you come in. You, huddling in the shell of what was once greatness, are to survive in the city, crafting tools and eating food during the day and scavenging off the abandoned buildings during the night. There has been rumors of an international intervention, but the dates and the details are unknown, so it is best to stock up on as much materials as possible, while watching out for the constant threat of snipers and hostile scavengers who wouldn't hesitate to kill you and take your goods. [050715 - EDIT #001:] - The time era is set to late 1990s to early 2000s, and the technological advancement should follow it. - No magic. This is strictly realistic. I am planning on making a magical RP after this. - If I really had to give Minerva and its country a place, it would probably be somewhere in the Western Europe. Rules: Spoiler: list No metagaming - Things that are discussed out of character (OOC) should not be known to the characters in character (IC). Similarly, if you wish to discuss something RP-related or debate on an action done by a player, do it in the OOC, not IC. No god-moding - Your character is far from omnipotent, therefore you can't just give your character 20 assault rifles with enough ammunition to level a continent. Be respectful - I understand that there are going to be some arguments based on what a player has posted or made his/her character do. Just keep it constructive. You can only have one character at a time in this RP. It's the community's first RP, so we shouldn't go overboard with it. By contributing to this RP with your application, you agree to be active enough to reply in a timely manner. Rules are subject to change at any time. Lastly, have fun! Character Application: In Ruins of Minerva, you are not an elite soldier, but an ordinary citizen caught within a civil war. You may have a knack in some things based on your occupation, but other than that, you're not much. You may use an OC (Original Character) of yours, or use a character from a video game, novels, graphic novels, and movies of your choice. However, if you do choose to use a character from an existing media, you can only use the said character's outward appearance (name, age, appearance, gender, other stuff of that nature) and personality. You must create your own skill/talent and bio. Spoiler: Character Application Template. Follow this and you'll be gold. Name: ((Your character's name)) Age: ((How old is your character?)) Gender: ((If you post a picture in the appearance, you don't necessarily have to put anything here.)) Appearance: ((Post a picture of your character by using imgur or other image hosting sites. If the image is large, put a spoiler around it. If you cannot find a suitable picture, give a detailed description that lists the following)) - Height - Weight - Body measurements, if applicable - Hair color - Eye color - Any other unusual physical appearances Personality: ((How are they like? Do they behave in a certain way or like doing particular activities?)) Skills: ((What particular talents do your character possess? Whether he/she is a good cook, persuasive, handy with an ax, or other things of that nature, it goes here.)) Biography: ((What is their history like? How did they come to be of what they are today? Anything that involves their past or what they do for a living.)) Traumas and Addiction: ((Is your character a smoker? Does he/she have a horrible childhood memory that they wish never to relive? Things of that nature.)) Notes: ((This is where you let us know how you feel about the RP or your Schedule. If you are busy during certain hours or anything that is useful to our RP, put it down. Also, anything else you want us to know about your character you can put in too. It's pretty much whatever you'd like us to know about you or the character.))
Character Application Name : Eve Age : Unknown Gender : Female Appearance : Spoiler: Picture Height - 167cm Weight - 49kg Body measurements - Unknown Hair color - Lavender Eye color - Hazel Pupils - Slit pupil on her left eye Personality: She's someone that's capable of surviving by herself, but chooses not to, not at the moment anyway. She appears to be feminine, but can be fierce when provoked. She's sly and likes to trick others just for the fun of it. Other than that, not much is known about her as she prefers to keep to herself. Biography: Her parents were horrified about the state of their baby (due to having a slit pupil) and chose to threw the baby in the dumps because they didn't want to be labelled as "abnormal"; even though Minerva was a polished metropolis. She was rescued by a garbage collector when he stumbled upon her in the dumps. While growing up her adopted father would continuously tell her about the state of the country and how it wasn't as shiny on the surface as it seemed. She soon learned that there's always two sides to a coin, and it was the same with this country. Due to being mistreated from others, the adopted father was always very bitter, and would lash out at her whenever he was drunk. One day she couldn't take it any longer, and decided to take her chances when the civil war was at it's initial stages. She killed her father, took whatever remaining money he had, grabbed some food from the hut that they were living in, and ran off. Traumas and Addiction: She was once fearful of her adoptive father, but after overcoming her fears by killing her adoptive father, she's learned to live with it. Skills: Eve scavenges. Information or food, whatever, you name it. She's quick on her feet, but otherwise, not strong. She's tried different weapons but is most handy with a pocket-knife. Notes: She doesn't really care about the state of Minerva, and has hidden agendas up her sleeve. My timezone's GMT+8 btw. First time RP-ing, so might need a bit of help here.
Name: Sila Age: About 11 Gender: Agender/androgynous (Appears male or female and will go by either pronoun) Appearance: Spoiler: Secondlife Screenshot - Height - Just about 4 ft 8 - Weight - Underweight at around 70-75 lbs - Hair color - Pale blonde hair - Eye color - Steel gray/blue eyes - Skin - Pale, covered in light splotches of freckles especialy noticeable on her cheeks and nose. Seems to not get sunburnt nor tanned much, perhaps staying in the shadows or only coming out at night time. - Other: Various small, subtle scratches and scars around her body. Quick and agile, but clumsy Personality: An androgynous-appearing girl with a strong heart and a keen, but over sensitive mind. Extremely perceptive and curious. Struggles with being very sensitive to sensory input. Loud noises, sudden changes in emotional states. Chaos can and will cause her to shut down until it's passed. Stubborn, determined, intelligent, fiercely independent, highly perceptive with a Fire in the belly, and a strong sense of morality and ethics, and a code of honour above all else, and the attitude to tell those who deserve it to shove off. Not a very daring type. Much more methodical, the type to sit back, wait and see, all while devising various plans and failsafes. Tends to be rather clumsy and goofy when comfortable around people, but has no problems giving off an attitude to those she distrusts. Biography: Bounced around foster homes from a young age, distrusting of every adult around her she often snuck out day after day until one day she just decided to stay out in the streets alone. Not that anyone would miss her. Most of her actual childhood is unknown to her. Traumas and Addiction: Had a relatively tough knock to the head as a young kid after being shoved into foster care, putting her unconcious for some time. Seemingly resulted in a bout of retrograde amnesia when she finally awoke- ask her about her life growing up and she hasnt a clue. No addictions, she's just a kid. Skills. Learned pickpocketing and lock-picking but tries to avoid doing it unless absolutely necessary. Morals and all. Knows basic tinkering, survival skills and what not. Great at being resourceful and making the best out of what little may be there, whether it be supplies or information. Notes: I've been a roleplayer for god knows how many years now. I started RPing on Neopet forums back when I was like 9 years old, and moved onto Gaia and various pro-boards RPs. I also RP daily in Secondlife in a Harry potter world...so I'm a bit hooked on it. The only thing I'm unsure about is the setting, what time era? What kind of technology would be available to us? Modern? Post-modern? No magical abilities and what not, correct? Other than that, I'm around quite often sporadically during the day and check in several times per day. My character was based off of an OC I already have used for the past two years with some subtle tweaks to fit the setting. Backstory was kinda made up on the spot, but should be fun
Sorry to say this, but I forgot to add one section in the character application. Skills: What particular talents do your character possess? Whether he/she is a good cook, persuasive, handy with an ax, or other things of that nature, it goes here. [EDIT] Also, answering a few questions I received: - The time era is set to late 1990s to early 2000s, and the technological advancement should follow it. - No magic. This is strictly realistic. I am planning on making a magical RP after this. - If I really had to give Minerva and its country a place, it would probably be somewhere in the Western Europe. These information will be listed in the OP of the OOC.
Sorry to double post but just wanted to make sure the thread is updated. @Blubbly Your application is ACCEPTED. @Sila Can you add the skills of your character application?
Name: Stephen Li Age: 25 Gender: Male Appearance: Spoiler: Picture of Character Height: 5'8" Weight: 142 lbs Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Brown Other: A long scar across his abdomen Personality: Has a very strong 'get up and go do it' attitude, he is very passionate about mostly everything he does, and will not stop until whatever it is he is doing is complete. Prefers to keep to himself, but will open up with close friends when needed - he does not show more than he ever needs to. He prefers to lead people due to his former job, and will get his hands dirty just to prove himself to others that he should be in charge. Complex is his favorite word, no job is too hard for him to attempt to tackle his way in to. (I don't want to reveal more of his personality due to him not opening up, if it's okay) Biography: His father was an established Doctor of Medicine, and his mother a Nurse. They both wanted him to go to one of the best universities in the country to also become a doctor, but he had different plans. He left school at the age of 16 to pursue his dream of working with cars. His boss could see he was an extremely hard and talented worker, progressing to a manager of the garage he worked for by the age of 18, and, by the time he was 21, his boss retired leaving him the ownership of the garage. He lost contact with his parents ever since he left school, and is unsure of their whereabouts at this present moment. Traumas and Addiction: Witnessed his older brother being run over by a car in a hit-n-run just for his pocket money when he was only 10 years old, he still has nightmares about it to this day. Addicted to energy drinks/caffeine pills due to working very long shifts into the night at times. Skills: Very good with anything mechanical, welding, can read schematics and build from them. Picked up very basic survival skills such as fire making, pitching a tent etc. due to the surrounding environment. Proficient with very few firearms, M1911 and M1 Garand to be specific, because of multiple trips to a firing range while he was on vacation. Has a knack for blunt-force weaponry, but will prefer a wrench if he can find one. Notes: Not my first time RPing, but it's been a very long time since I have, like 5 years or so! I am on the forum quite a lot, so it shouldn't matter about timezones. (I am in the same timezone as the server, GMT+0/+1, depending on DST)
Update: IC post is now up. If your application is completed and accepted by me, you are free to post.
I think you should put up a FAQ section to help people who aren't familiar with RPs have a clearer understanding of the process.
@Aeia It's really well-done. I just hope he doesn't start with the firearms listed. They aren't easy to come by for civiliand. ACCEPTED
He won't start with them, it's just what he's used multiple times while on vacation so has got a good feel for how they handle!
I might join you in the future if this thing picks off well and aa suitable opportunity arises. However, as things stand right now, it requries too much dedication and hardwork for me. English is not my native language and expressing myself via text is something I have difficulties with in any language. If I'll feel in the future I have anything to contribute I'll try to talk to Wriggle Nightbug and see if I can join in on the fun.
