Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-44670782-20191230083907

Thetis: City of Waves, Heroes, and the Games.

A city famous for its withdrawn neutrality in the conflict between man and monster – and for its seafood! Since it’s founding, the great coastal city-state has sealed its doors to all but the citizens who dwell there, and those who are granted acceptance to due exceptional circumstance… No longer. On the eve of it’s hundredth “Hero’s Gauntlet”, the legendary city is opening its gates to the world. From far and wide, adventurers of all sorts, humans and monsters, are arriving to compete for what the rumors say is their choice of the greatest of prizes – riches beyond compare, glory beyond your wildest dreams, a kiss from the most beautiful woman in the world. Rumoured to be the greatest prize of them all, however, is an object straight out of myth and legend, which will give the one who wields it immense power – Poseidon’s Trident. The one who triumphs in the gauntlet will be granted one wish of their choice, even possession of the trident and all the power that comes with it, which the king has agreed to grant no matter what it might be.

Yet darker things lurk, in the shadows. One of the greatest cities in the world has opened its gates to both sides of a war, and both sides of the conflict wish to control its destiny. Who knows what other powers have been motivated to claim the city, and what they have in mind for its fate? From wherever you come, whoever you might be, you know that you must win this gauntlet – no matter the cost.

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Hello! This is a custom RP built by me that I started working on when I discovered this setting. I’d like to say off the bat that, while I’m certainly not the most knowledgeable about the setting (I warn you now, some things might be different to canon – or wildly similar, even – simply because I don’t know about it), I am a practiced GM, and have lots of storytelling experience under my belt. I’m looking for around 3-5 people to join in, with a character sheet like the one below filled out. Characters must be new to Thetis, ready to compete in the Gauntlet, and committed to winning it for a specific reason – even if it’s a simple one. Characters must not be complete Edgelords, OP, or Chaotic Evil (tl;dr - don't be a dick). Beyond that it’s pretty open – man or woman, human or monster, an agent of the Chief God/Demon Lord here to wish the city into a new loyalty, a desperate hero looking to save her town from an oncoming disaster, or simply a wanderer who decided that untold riches might be enough to pay off their gambling debt. Might. It’s up to you! One last recommendation - the Gauntlet is pretty tough, so your character should be strong enough to hold their own. I've left it pretty open, but obviously nothing OP or ridiculous.

Name:

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-CA">Wish:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-CA">If you can include the following as well, that would be great: a picture (or, failing that, a description - I don't mind either way), a character summary in whatever style you'd like to introduce us to your character, and a section on how you imagine your character developing. If you want to keep something quiet, message me on Discord (see below) about it and you won't have to spill all your secrets to your fellow rp-ers.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-CA">I'll begin the RP when 4 complete applications have been submitted, or, if there's silence for a period, after 3 of them. If you're writing one up and need some time to finish it, just let me know and I'll reserve you a spot. I'd rather you take the time to come up with a great character, then rush an okay one. Try not to take too long, though!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-CA">I'm also in the Discord server (that should be right over there -> on your screen) under the name Aurelius. If you want to ask questions, talk character-stuff, roleplay one-on-one, or even just chat, I'd love to hear from you!

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-CA">(Disclaimer 1: While I have a lot of plot points in mind for this, the direction it goes is up the group. As a result, I can’t quite put warnings at the start of this, beyond saying that it has the potential to become a very dark story. I have a few plotlines in particular that could become quite twisted, so if anyone is worried about that, let me know in your application or via Discord and I’ll inform you if it looks to be heading in that direction.)

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