Looking to restart 2 old roleplays

[NileGoddess]

As it says in my signature, I am looking to revamp two old roleplays that have grown stagnant. One is a group, the other one on one, and both are bondage/BDSM themed. The one on one requires a male roleplayer, and the group roleplay needs a mixture of both.

Here is the discussion thread for the one on one roleplay.

Here is the discussion thread for the group roleplay.

What I would like are PMs from anyone interested, but before you do decide to apply, please note that I am looking for are committed players who will not simply abandon the story. Thank you.

[jiggles]

PM sent!

[NileGoddess]

'Night at Izumi's' has been taken. Ancient Revenge is still open.

[Snow Cherry]

I would like to have dibbs on the character Mary Hassan in 'Ancient Revenge'

Can I change her first name though? I know a Mary and it is not working for me    :P

[NileGoddess]

You would be welcome to change anything you wish about the character. I merely picked arbitrary names for the ethnicity.

[Snow Cherry]

I am not up to par with my history... and because you mentioned ethnicity I should ask this question. Were the Egyptians dark skinned? If they were, and Mary is a descendant of an Egyptian, would that make my character dark skinned too? I do not care the color of my characters skin at all, I just want to make sure I am playing the correct ethnicity.

[NileGoddess]

Once again, it's not a huge thing. I doubt that this person would be a direct descendant. There would be a mixing of cultures in the several thousand years of history. She could be American or any ethnicity you choose.

[Snow Cherry]

Ok.

Do you want me to create a character sheet and post it up in the group rp thread or should I wait?

[NileGoddess]

If you are feeling bored, you may, but I'd like to hear from some more people if at all possible first. I don't want you to go through the trouble then have nothing pull through.

[Drivestort]

I'd be happy to take up Michael Wells on the Ancient Revenge.

[Snow Cherry]

Ok, I will just hang around then and wait to post a character sheet...   O:)

[NileGoddess]

As it stands, Cherry and Drive are interested. I'll wait for one more day or so, then we can begin. I think it might work out if we just have 2 people now, and I know a third who was interested earlier.

[Snow Cherry]

As it stands, Cherry and Drive are interested. I'll wait for one more day or so, then we can begin. I think it might work out if we just have 2 people now, and I know a third who was interested earlier.

Sounds great.

[NileGoddess]

Alright everyone, I think we have enough to begin planning and starting profiles. Cherry, Drivestort, Cere, and jiggles have all expressed interest first, so they are accepted.

What I would first like are character profiles. You've all read the original thread, so you know the general gist about the characters. However, don't feel obligated to abide to these templates. Feel free to change anything and everything about them.

[Drivestort]

Any kind of specific information you want in the profiles?

[cere]

Here is a straw man profile for Josh...please feel free to shake to pieces. I was unsure of timing and have established a preliminary great great aunt relationship with the ancestor...could be wildly wrong!   :D

C

Name: Josh Nakhti

Age:  31

Height: 5’ 11”

Occupation: Professor of Egyptology, Fellow of The Queens College, Oxford

Residence: Has a town house in Chelsea, professorial rooms at Queens and spends 3 months of each year in Egypt.

Personality:

Despite being, outgoing, witty and charming in the lecture hall and an Oxford blue at rowing, he is quite solitary in his non-student facing time.  He is single and heterosexual but has not had the pleasure of women for some time due to the obsession for translating ancient text often late into the night.

Background:

A prodigy from birth, Josh was destined to follow the family tradition of Oxon academia, achieving his first degree (hon) at the age of 16.  His mental brilliance catapulted him through his studies until he was where he wanted to be, at the pinnacle of study of Ancient Egypt, for this is what allows him to chase his real desires.

Josh is a writer and lecturer on the esoteric tradition of ancient Egypt and its religious, philosophical, and metaphysical legacy in modern times. His continuing study in this field derives from a fifteen-year background in historical research, travel throughout the Middle East, and the development of a repertoire of unique skills in recreating Egyptian ceremony and rituals. He is a member of Temple Harakhte, a group of men and women devoted to the experiential religious practices of Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

Above and beyond offering a thorough knowledge of Egyptian history and mythology, Nakhti is well versed in the hieroglyphic script, its transliteration and the translation of ancient texts, and in the nuances of Hermetic philosophy and Sacred Science.

What is not generally known is Josh’s particular attraction to magical practice and ritual in Ancient Egypt. His attraction became an obsession for some time following the discovery of some documents uncovered from a safe that belonged to his great, great aunt, one of the three people responsible for sealing away the body of Queen Cleopatra the Goddess ruler and sexual tyrant. The papers, written in ancient script, were secreted away into Josh’s custody, he being one of a handful of men on earth who could understand their content. Josh later discovered that these papers contained details of the exact charms used at that time. He has almost completed the translation, there are only a few areas where the charms are ambiguous and these he has been rationalising for the last five years.

Bodily Scars: There was a rumour in college that he had a tattoo on the shaft of his penis with the words “I <3 MUMMIES”. This was later thought to be an Oxon myth.

[Drivestort]

Cool, thanks. Also, creepy that the sample profile has my first name O.o

[Drivestort]

Nevermind my retardism, but at least I have a template to work off of >.>

[Snow Cherry]

Name: Kate Hassan

Age: 30

Occupation: Visiting Archaeologist at the Historical Museum in London, England.

Residence: Town House in London, England

Personality: Independent, Goal-Oriented, Quick-Minded, Sarcastically Bitter, Dreamer

Background: Archaeology has always been a personal subject to Kate. Both her father and mother were PhD Professors in the field and imperviously tried to impose the career upon their only child. Although Kate always held a secret fascination for history, she put up the front that she couldn’t care less and that it was only a job to pay bills. Her parents had easily paved the road for her into a successful career with their renowned reputation, but to despise everything they stood for she tormented them by pursuing fields of less popular favoritism within her family.

As soon as she was able, Kate left London for America to be alone and to pursue her Masters degree in Archaeology. She adopted an interest for the Native Americans and their history and quickly applied herself to the dig sites of ceremonial burials. Little did she know that she had accidently stepped into a silent war. Locally living Native Americans demanded possessive rights to the 5,000 year old artifacts being dug up at these ceremonial burial sites and Kate found herself becoming an expertise in the field of Repatriation, which is the process of returning a person back to one’s place of origin or citizenship. Ongoing a number of unintentionally spent years under tutor-ledge and field expertise debating and fighting over the rightful possession of ancient artifacts (and running from her parents), Kate had feared that she had strayed too far from the center of her original career. Now having realized the love her parents were trying to give her, she abandoned the hopeless fight against archaeologists and the descendents of Native Americans and returned to London.

Having gained her Master’s degree while in America, and flying under the reputation of her parents, she was quickly employed at the Historical Museum which houses the greatest finds of Egypt artifacts – however not without cost. Kate willingly humbled herself by accepting a ‘behind the scenes’ lowly position upon the archaeology team during graveyard shift; data compilation and preservation. The position did not bother her much as long as she knew it made her parents proud. After all, they had always sworn up and down to Kate that their own blood contained Egyptian roots! Besides, Kate Hassan had still yet to gain that ‘PhD’ in archaeology, and with people like Josh Nakhti running around as competition in the field, she was quick to accept this graveyard position with no complaints.

[NileGoddess]

For those of you who sent me your profiles, please post them in this thread as well for the sake of the other players.

[Drivestort]

Michael WellsAge: 43
Height: 6'0
Build: Slim
[/size]Hair: Short, dark red
[/size]Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Smithsonian Anthropology Department language specialist, on loan for the dig if it fits the story better.
Personality: Always tries to be a pleaser, taking the most easy and painless way out, though he weighs his options carefully with an analytical eye.


Background: Wells was born in Washington DC, both his parents in politics. From a young age, he loved going to the Smithsonian museums, and had dreamed of working there. Later on, he found he had an ear for languages and got his first degree as a linguist, with a minor in history. Afterwards, he got degrees in anthropology, and took his internship at the Smithsonian, where he was afterwards hired. He's worked as a translator and on site language specialist through Asia and South America, and northern Africa, this is his third site in Egypt specifically.

[jiggles]

Hey everyone - this looks like a great group! I'll get my profile for Andrea Peyton done this evening and post it.

[jiggles]

Name: Andrea Peyton
Age: 28
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 135
Measurements: 34 B - 26 - 36

Andrea Peyton was born and raised in California, in a wealthy and liberal family. She grew up attending private schools and was always at the top of her class. After finishing her graduate studies in archaeology in London she stayed on and took a position with the university there.

Personally, Andrea is energetic and cheerful, and enjoys her job and her life very much. She has a boisterous laugh that she loves to share, a quick smile and a quicker wit. Although she gets along with almost everyone she can, when challenged or disrespected, be quite cruel and vindictive. Andrea has been slightly spoiled by a life of privilege, but feels she deserves what she gets because of her hard work and natural talent.

Andrea specialized in Egyptology because she has been told that her ancestors came from the region. She hasn't been able to trace much of her family lineage, but it still fascinates her. She is especially familiar with the government, structure, political history, and archaeology of Egypt.

Andrea is quite excited about the recent acquisition of the relics of Cleopatra. She has always found the mysterious queen to be inspirational and fascinating. She pulled some strings to get herself on the team that would catalog the find, and hopes to have some opportunities to show off her skills. 

[cere]

What a great set of characters!  I love them...super...can't wait!

C

[Snow Cherry]

Yes, great profiles!

Speaking about getting started, where do you guys see us opening the roleplay at? What will be the setting and what will be happening? I guess what I am trying to say is that we got the 'who', 'what', and the 'when' figured out, but what about the 'where' and 'how'?    :-)

[cere]

Let's look at some options...all can be thrown away...

NileGoddess - she needs access to all her wondrous helpers...could be that she is somewhere deep below the sand dunes in her  palatial lair...made in secret, killing all workers afterwards, during her initial reign and built for purpose.

We have the locations of all players...

First to visit Cleo should be Michael...he will be subject to her desires and fall (potentially) under her spell

He is used to then guide her henchmen to her next victims, pairs would be nice, who are spirited back from wherever they are (in some way) to the lair...for training/submission.

Is this on the right track?

[Snow Cherry]

That is a good possibility of how we can start. It gives Cleopatra her own private, comfy chambers to do as she pleases in.

I was thinking more along the lines of her waking up from her sleepy slumber inside the museum where they had transported her for research and preservation. Somehow she grabs our characters and takes them, already knowing that they were the descendants of those who had wronged her a long time ago.

Of course, like Cere said, this can easily be thrown away. We are just brainstorming here.   :-)

[cere]

Me again! Tell me to shut up if I get too boringly loud.

I like the idea of Cleo waking up in the Ancient Egypt section of The British Museum...when the chains rust (btw...they wouldn't have rusted had they remained in the desert...tsk!) the Queen's defensive charm is awakened...and this transports her to the safety of the lair, where all her trusted slaves have been embalmed for reawakening. 

Cleo could take her time exercising Michael's powers of resistance but she gradually comes to know about Facebook, Google and 'Family Tree' through him and thus learns the whereabouts of the others.  She could then send them each a powder in a casket by mail. Upon opening the casket, the charmed powder flies in their face, whereupon they hypnotically make their own way to the lair.

...over to you...:-)

[jiggles]

I think you're on the right track here. I would prefer the museum setting as well. From our shared professions should we assume the characters all know each other, to some extent?

[Drivestort]

I'm happy with whatever /pliant

[cere]

I think you're on the right track here. I would prefer the museum setting as well. From our shared professions should we assume the characters all know each other, to some extent?

Indeed...by reputation and coincidental meeting. Kate and Josh have an opportunity in to meet accidentally late one night in the archives. Even attendance at one of Josh Nakhti's lectures, premeditated by an uneasy feeling, nightmare perhaps, premonition of an evil awakening?

[NileGoddess]

Having Cleopatra waking up in a museum or a warehouse was what I had in mind. Instead of giving her a legion of servants though, I was thinking of having her work back from square one. The way I see it, she was all powerful back in her time, blessed with immortality and such, until she got careless, whether out of pride or cunning of the descendants, and she was sealed away. When she wakes up, she will seek to restore her power, and take revenge on those who sealed her away. Since that was thousands of years ago, she will have to settle on their bloodline. With them out of the picture, she can begin to turn the new world into her world.

We could start it like I initially thought of. The researchers get too eager with Cleopatra's remains, and the spell is disturbed. Late one night, the spell breaks and she rejuvenates. We can have one of the members investigate, preferably Michael. He would know ancient Egyptian and is not affiliated with those who sealed her. She seduces him, and he becomes her pawn to manipulate. Through her powers, she would gain knowledge of the new world. We could say she is drawn to the ones who sealed her, so finding them won't be hard. It seems too convenient to have them all work in the same place, but from what I read from the profiles, we could have them all come from different parts of the world, maybe a ploy to lure them close to her?

[jiggles]

That outline sounds perfect to me.

[cere]

Having Cleopatra waking up in a museum or a warehouse was what I had in mind. Instead of giving her a legion of servants though, I was thinking of having her work back from square one. The way I see it, she was all powerful back in her time, blessed with immortality and such, until she got careless, whether out of pride or cunning of the descendants, and she was sealed away. When she wakes up, she will seek to restore her power, and take revenge on those who sealed her away. Since that was thousands of years ago, she will have to settle on their bloodline. With them out of the picture, she can begin to turn the new world into her world.

We could start it like I initially thought of. The researchers get too eager with Cleopatra's remains, and the spell is disturbed. Late one night, the spell breaks and she rejuvenates. We can have one of the members investigate, preferably Michael. He would know ancient Egyptian and is not affiliated with those who sealed her. She seduces him, and he becomes her pawn to manipulate. Through her powers, she would gain knowledge of the new world. We could say she is drawn to the ones who sealed her, so finding them won't be hard. It seems too convenient to have them all work in the same place, but from what I read from the profiles, we could have them all come from different parts of the world, maybe a ploy to lure them close to her?

Great! That all sounds deliciously feasible. The Queen will set up a new base...perhaps in Mayfair...the most exclusive part of London?  A mansion perhaps, belonging to the Royal Family but now belonging to a different Queen??

[Snow Cherry]

Everything sounds great!

I do have a question though, what will the rest of us players do while Cleopatra and Michael are playing out the prologue? Should we wait or should we lightly play some interaction between our characters in the background?

[NileGoddess]

Some interaction would be appropriate. We could break up the time line a little bit for convenience. If it is indeed Michael who sends out some sort of invitation for a conference or lecture, under the command of Cleopatra it would be natural for the others to meet ahead of time.

[cere]

It seems like we have a way forward.   XD

~Cere dusts off his sphynx paperweight ~

[NileGoddess]

So Michael will be in the museum at night when Cleopatra awakens, that is a given.

Since Josh is a respected professor, he could be giving a lecture like cere said. Andrea could attend, since she wants to impress the big wigs. Maybe Kate could be there for the same reason? Then as the story progresses and once Michael is Cleopatra's slave, she could draw them all in one at a time or in pairs.

[cere]

I'll be happy to arrange the lecture and post following your's and Michael's prologue...perhaps my dear NileGoddess you will let me know when?

:D

[Snow Cherry]

I am a little dense sometimes...   :P  ...please forgive my dumb question. I like instructions, I don't like to guess at things lol!

1 - Alrighty, NileGoddess and Drivestort are going to start up the roleplay amongst themselves and create the scene/prologue.

2 - Cere is going to have his character call a meeting of some sorts that will bring the rest of the characters together for them to meet each other.

My question is this -

Do we do these two things at the same time in the same thread and then come together afterwards when Cleopatra is ready to draw them in?

Or, do we do them seperately with the prologue being roleplayed first and then when that is done the meeting is called, at which when that is done Cleopatra draws them in?

[NileGoddess]

To be honest, whatever works best for everyone. I would hate to start a roleplay and have everyone sit and lose interest. We could make two separate threads, one being the museum, the other being somewhere else, and me and Drivestort could begin there. At the same time, in a separate thread, you all could continue, so you're not left behind.

[Snow Cherry]

That sounds wonderful.   :-)

[jiggles]

I would definitely be in support of interaction between the other characters at the beginning, whether in a separate thread or in the same one with clear separation. It would give everyone time to feel out their characters and establish relationships with each other.

[cere]

So...here's a little straw man for the lecture...again, all can be scrapped or changed...

Lecture is in a hotel in London...place to be finalised

Josh will present on say, the analysis of ancient script recorded during Queen Cleopatra's reign

Attendees will include Kate and Andrea

Possibilities...

Andrea and Kate are coincidentally seated next to each other in the front row

Both are disarmingly attractive to Josh

His opening remarks lighten the mood of the class, involve the group and make reference to mistranslations such as the term "Mummy's Boy".  Indeed, the Nubian's, a name derived from the root 'nubile' were the real Mummy's Boys in Queen Cleo's time, and were richly endowed...and so on...I can work on this.

Kate, looking for any possibility to take a dig at Josh, then makes a giggling aside to Andrea about the rumour of Josh's tattoo, which gives them an opening for a friendship

Perhaps, after the lecture, the lift back down to the lobby is full and this gives the girls even more opportunity to poke fun or even feel up Josh?

Am I making any sense?  Does anyone have any other ideas that may work to bring them all together?

[jiggles]

This rough sketch seems fine to me, if everyone agrees it's in keeping with the spirit of the game. I wouldn't want it to go too far, though, before everyone comes together for the main event.

[Snow Cherry]

To me that sounds like a great plan Cere.

I do agree with Jiggles that we should not let things go too far in the lift (if it comes to that) before the main event with Cleopatra too. It will be fun just playing around and getting a feel for our characters and establishing minor relationships with one another.

So I guess we can start up our thread as soon as we have the GM's permission, NileGoddess. We have a pretty good idea how to get this ball rolling now.   :D

[cere]

To be honest, whatever works best for everyone. I would hate to start a roleplay and have everyone sit and lose interest. We could make two separate threads, one being the museum, the other being somewhere else, and me and Drivestort could begin there. At the same time, in a separate thread, you all could continue, so you're not left behind.

So NileGoddess and Drivestort have the British Museum thread and Cherry, jiggles and myself will have the Waldorf Hilton, London thread. I have a post ready for the Waldorf...so, as Dickens said in David Copperfield..."Barcus (that's me) is willing!"

One more thing...NileGoddess...ahem...just because I've been a little pushy here, please don't think your tyrannical Queen can make life harder for my Josh..ok?  (Oh dear! Perhaps that wasn't a wise statement to make under the circumstances!)  :-X

[Drivestort]

One more thing...NileGoddess...ahem...just because I've been a little pushy here, please don't think your tyrannical Queen can make life harder for my Josh..ok?  (Oh dear! Perhaps that wasn't a wise statement to make under the circumstances!)  :-X

It's okay buddy, we know you want it either way ;)

[jiggles]

Sounds perfect to me - I'll join in on our pre-story when it's posted.

[NileGoddess]

Okay, Drivestort, I will send you a PM and we can chat about the details. I also might set up an OOC thread so we can stop bumping this thread.

[Snow Cherry]

I think creating an OOC thread for us would be good, NileGoddess. Do you want Cere to go ahead and create the Hotel meeting thread and post what he has written, or do you want to create it for us since you are the GM?

[NileGoddess]

He can go ahead and post it, I really don't think it will make that much of a difference. Where do you think I should post the OOC, since I've never posted one before. The game itself was going to go into Bondage small groups.

[Snow Cherry]

He can go ahead and post it, I really don't think it will make that much of a difference. Where do you think I should post the OOC, since I've never posted one before. The game itself was going to go into Bondage small groups.

I would stick the OOC in the same gaming thread as where the actual roleplay is going. So if you were going to create the group roleplay in Bondage Small Groups, put the OOC there as well.

I see many OOC threads in the Bondage Small Groups, so I believe it would be an appropriate place.   :-)

[NileGoddess]

And it's up.

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