Checkmate [Recruitment Thread - Come hither Creative Mind!]

[TheBlackThrone]

Genre: Fairy Tale, Modern Fantasy, Crime, and Noir.

Inspirations: A Wolf Among Us, Hotline Miami, Pay Day Franchise, Kekkai Sensen, John Wick (1 & 2) etc.

Welcome to the world of Tale, a world of fantastical creatures from talking bunny rabbits to colossal giants. Everyone in this world lives a day-to-day life performing—you know—normal people jobs? Whether you’re a bagger at a grocery store or a secret agent for some sort of organization, you have a purpose. Our setting takes place in a dark, Gotham-like city called New Fantasia. New Fantasia is gorgeous during the day. The grass is green; the sky is blue; and the sun just hits the city in the right spot. During the winter, the snow is like diamond dust and during the fall, the autumn leaves are a beautiful monochromatic collage of orange, red, yellows, and brown. However, no matter the season, at night, the city is always the same. All of the creepy-crawlies, the boogiemen, and the riff-raff come out to cause mischief and that’s just putting it lightly.

The Mayor of New Fantasia (open playable role) has been trying to decrease the amount of crime in the city, but it will take more than cops. Among the prevalent crime in the city, exists a gray organization—gray because the organization is neither entirely good nor entirely bad. The organization functions like a mafia. There’s a boss and then there are specialized subordinates who secretly exist beneath him or her (The Boss is also a playable role).

They call themselves Checkmate. Checkmate will at times work with other criminal organizations that they are allied with for financial or rivaling reasons. They will also at times aid the police and other secret organizations in disposing of other criminal organizations. Often due to having a mutual enemy. While the police do maintain somewhat of a trust and agreement with Checkmate, they aren’t against arresting members every now and then.

This game will mostly be sandbox and as the GM, I will throw some plots in there every now and then. You will know the characters I may NPC for story reasons, but I encourage everyone to use their imagination and bring some interesting characters as well as stories to this game. Whatever you create, whether it be a popular bar, club, shop, or a commonly seen NPC will be added to the game. The players and the GM will create this world together.

Checkmate
Note: Your character does not have to be a member of Checkmate. They can be completely uninvolved. For those who do want to play a member of Checkmate, the possible job roles in the organization are listed below:
Need Breacher, Doc, Techie, and Cleaner.

• Boss – This can be a male or female, but there will only be one. They run the organization. They are responsible for every member of Checkmate and maintaining strategic relations with certain organizations lawful and criminal. They must be intelligent and not a pushover.
• Right Hand – The Right Hand functions as the Boss when the Boss is absent. If for whatever reason the Boss is murdered, betrays the organization, or whatever, the Right Hand will take over and become the next boss. There will only be one right hand.
• Collector – Collectors specialize in exactly that, collecting. More like collecting information and owed money. They are not to be confused with the Muscle. Collectors specialize in persuasion and gathering information about anything beneficial to the organization. They have their methods for gaining information, and it could include bringing a Muscle along.
• Muscle – The Muscle specializes in taking out the trash—figure of speech. They go in to clean out a place, dust some goons, protect whoever they are required to protect, and just literally handle the dirty jobs. What they lack in brains, they make up with brawn.
• Cleaner – The Cleaners are the ones who usually follow behind the organization’s activities and clean it all up. They know how to dispose of bodies and evidence. Thus, they often go along on executions. Somebody has to clean it up!
• Breacher – Breachers specialize in an assortment of skills. They are often hackers, escape artists, and literal breachers, being able to break into high security areas and escape without leaving behind a trace. They aren’t always perfect, thus they usually have a Cleaner around just in case.
• Doc – A Checkmate member can’t always risk going to a hospital. The Docs are there to patch up any Checkmate members who get too roughed up.
• Techie – The Techies specialize in weapons development, glamor creation, and device invention. They are the ones who are gifted with creating whatever the organization needs. Each techie specializes in one specific area as some were previously mentioned: guns, magical items, electronic devices, and other weapons such as blades or ammunition. They are very important and often competitively sought after by rivaling organizations.

Important Non-Checkmate Roles: Mayor and Chief of Police

Character Sheet

1. If you want to play a character that was an animal or beast, then get creative. They can still be truly an animal or beast and use disguising magic called a glamor or they could be a were-type or shapeshifter.
2. No character assassination. A character assassination is when you write in your character’s history that “this character is dead, this character is dead, this character is dead…” if any of those characters could be playable, then you can’t kill them off and better think of a different back story.
3. If you choose to use a model or celebrity as your face claim, then let me know who you are using so other players aren’t using the same face claims.
4. You will make characters based off of fairy tale stories. Another acceptable story is Alice in Wonderland. What is not acceptable are “Disney” characters because this isn’t a Disney game. So you must use the original work and not the Disney version.
5. If you plan to create a Checkmate member, then you can only commit your character to one job. They cannot occupy more than one.

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Name: Your character’s name. A First and Last Name is preferred. It makes it a little more realistic.
Alias: If your character came from a fairy tale, then their name in the fairy tale may be their alias. It doesn’t have to be, but it is just an idea.
Nickname: Exactly that. A nickname.
Fairy Tale Inspiration: What story do they come from?
Age: Fables live a pretty long life. Like being over 100+ years old is not unusual. So if you don’t want to write an actual age then write what age they “appear to be.”
Gender: Self-explanatory.
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:
Eye Color:
Visual Description: Here is where you link to either a photo, digital art, etc. If it is Not Safe for Work, then please spoiler it “NSFW” so that we know. You do not have to have a picture in order to be in this game.
Written Description: This is a basic detailing of your character’s overall appearance. Tattoos, birthmarks, scars, skin color, or any interesting qualities that aren’t found in the pictures.
Job: What job do they fall under in Checkmate?
Calling Card: Choose a single card out of a traditional deck of 52 cards. For example: “2 of Hearts.”
Cover Job: Outside of Checkmate, where do they work?
Personality: A general rundown of their personality.
Likes: Not sexual.
Dislikes: Not sexual.
Talents: Good cook, piano player, painter, etc. No Mary Sues please. They can’t be good at everything.
Brief Background: You can write whatever you want here. How they were born. If you have a shared background with another writer, then you can collab a background here. How did they join Checkmate? If they aren’t apart of Checkmate, then what are they doing regularly?
Ons: Your character’s Ons. What turns him or her on.
Offs: Your character’s Offs. What turns him or her off.
Primary Weapon: Their main and favored one. Only one type. Dual weapons are considered one.
Secondary Weapon: Meh, self-explanatory.
Magic: This ability must be somewhat related to the character’s theme. They only get one ability. Not 2 in one. Not 3 in one. ONE ability.
Extra: Anything else you want to mention? Maybe they own a car, pets, or have an accent, who knows? Whatever you feel needs to be mentioned that doesn’t fall into the other categories.

You are always free to add as much as you want to this character sheet (CS). This is your creation.

1. Keep OOC in the OOC. No OOC bubbles in the IC please.
2. Respect each others’ ons and offs.
3. Stay in the illusion of the game. Please do not breech the barriers of OOC and IC.
4. Post at least 200 words or more.
5. Grammar and spelling to the best of your ability are a must.
6. Communication! Please, if you plan to leave on holiday, vacation, or if work is going to keep you busy for a few days, do not just inform your Rp Partner. Always keep the OOC up-to-date on your whereabouts. My activity policy is if you go AWOL for 14 days, then I will PM you. If you go AWOL for 30 days, then you will be removed from the game.
7. Have fun and be creative. As the GM, I can guide this game, but the game really shines when writers add their own imaginations to it and play their characters down to a T.
8. If you have any comments or suggestions feel free to share them with me, but in the end, whatever I say goes, so please respect that.
***9. Sex Scenes: Please put a "NSFW" spoiler around sex scenes. If the undergarments come off, if sexual body parts come out, then you need to put a spoiler around it. This way, reading isn't interrupted by it. For those who like to smut, they can do so without issue. This gives people a choice to read it or not read it at their leisure. It is just another technique for keeping the drama down. Thank you.

Reserved Characters

Reserved Fairy Tale characters will be listed here.

Grandfather Death

Taken Characters

Jack Spriggins - Jack and the Beanstalk - Muscle - TheBlackThrone
Nyasia Valeri - The Little Match Girl - Muscle - Lady Sakura
Salvatore Orso - Goldilocks - Boss - Aiden
Devina/Devora Tweedle - Alice in Wonderland - Collectors - CurvyKitten
Aldrick Kess - The Arch Rogue - Collector - Untamed Skies
Marianne Vincent - Mary, Mary Quite Contrary - Right Hand - sweets

Taken Cards

Jack of Spades
Ace of Spades
Joker
Two of Clubs
Jack of Diamonds
Queen of Hearts

Q & A
An outline of questions that have been asked in the recruitment thread and their GM answers.

Q:

Are original characters allowed, or is this fairy-tale characters only? If the latter, what qualifies something as a fairy-tale? I know you've excluded Disney but I have a couple of thoughts that are newer fiction but I think might still fit.

A:

Any author written in this list: https://fairytalez.com/authors-and-collections/

I count Beatrix Potter, Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and Nursery Rhymes.

I want to discourage OCs because there is such a variety of characters to choose from. They are technically already OCs because you're taking them and making them your own while still keeping them within the twist of their tales.

Q:

Which thread do you feel this game will go into?

A:

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Links

Character Thread

IC

OOC

Side Thread

Discord

Will set up another soon with new interest...

[mai]

Are original characters allowed, or is this fairy-tale characters only? If the latter, what qualifies something as a fairy-tale? I know you've excluded Disney but I have a couple of thoughts that are newer fiction but I think might still fit.

[TheBlackThrone]

Are original characters allowed, or is this fairy-tale characters only? If the latter, what qualifies something as a fairy-tale? I know you've excluded Disney but I have a couple of thoughts that are newer fiction but I think might still fit.

Any author written in this list: https://fairytalez.com/authors-and-collections/

I count Beatrix Potter, Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, and Nursery Rhymes.

I want to discourage OCs because there is such a variety of characters to choose from. They are technically already OCs because you're taking them and making them your own while still keeping them within the twist of their tales.

[mai]

I see. I'll think about it then. I'm not normally much of a fairytale person but I like the setting and concept.

[mai]

With GM approval, here's the character I'll be playing:

Violet

Name: Violet Simoneit
Alias: Cezar
Nickname: Vi
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Ok Shakespeare's 12th Night isn't really a fairy tale, but I'm conceptualizing Vi here as a sort of amalgamation of "the girl who ran away from home dressed as a boy"
Age: About 23
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Visual Description: one, two.
Written Description: Violet is a slender woman with dark hair and eyes. She's small-chested and boyish, which helps with her disguise. Her skin is a light brown, and her ethnicity is ambiguous. Her hair is fairly short, never really getting longer than her chin. She has no tattoos or distinguishing marks, but she does have a scar across the left side of her ribcage where she was injured during a plane crash.
Job: Tinker - Gunsmith
Calling Card: Jack of Hearts
Cover Job: She does actually work at a gun store, catering mainly to hunters and sport shooters
Personality: Violet is pretty quiet most of the time. She's reserved and perceptive, and careful in her movements and actions. When this goes too far, she can be a bit too passive, letting her own life pass her by. It's not easy to spur her to dramatic action, but when she does act she's generally pretty self-assured about her decisions.
Likes: Spicy food, meeting new people, guns.
Dislikes: Any form of restraint - she hates prisons, slavery, indentured servitude, or anything of the sort. She's also not really a fan of tight places and prefers to be outside when she can.
Talents: Gunsmithing! She's really good at making weapons, and pretty good at using them.
Brief Background: As a girl, Violet was part of a happy family with her twin brother Cezar, and their parents. In her early teenaged years, they were caught in a horrible plane crash. Thrown free of the wreckage, Violet miraculously survived. Her parents did not, she found their bodies in the wreckage. Her brother was nowhere to be found, so she assumed that he'd been consumed entirely by the fire that had caught in what remained of the plane after the crash. Since then, she's been on her own. Worried about what people might do to a young woman traveling alone, she disguised herself as her presumed-dead brother Cezar, and set off into the world. She traveled for years having adventures, and eventually settled down, apprenticing herself to a talented gunsmith. He's semi-retired now, and Violet, gradually abandoning the Cezar disguise, now runs the business in her own right.
Ons: She's pretty vanilla honestly, but she does have a particular affection for involving mouths and fingers in whatever sex she's having.
Offs: Restraints, pain, having her breasts touched.
Primary Weapon: A gun! Her main one is a semi-automatic pistol she made herself. It's not special in terms of its abilities but it's very well-made.
Secondary Weapon: In some cases she's been known to use a rifle, also that she made herself. It's a bolt-action scoped affair and very good for precision shooting
Magic: Violet has the ability to disguise herself as an attractive young man. When she's doing this with magic, she won't be recognized as herself even by people who know her.
Extra: She owns a motorcycle but these days just uses it to get to and from her job.

[Lady Sakura]

*slaps her interest down* Will work on a character.

Can I make a doc and a muscle who is female?

[TheBlackThrone]

Sure.  :-)  Nice to see ya again.

[Lady Sakura]

The feeling is mutual.  :D

I'm thinking of making a character from Hans Christian Anderson's The "Little Match Girl" If that's acceptable ^^

[TheBlackThrone]

The feeling is mutual.  :D

I'm thinking of making a character from Hans Christian Anderson's The "Little Match Girl" If that's acceptable ^^

Yes, it is.

[Chasseybaby]

 Should of posed this earlier but my interest is in this 😘

[Deathnote]

Hmm... might as well try playing as The Shape-Shifting Gray Wolf from Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf again

[Lady Sakura]

Which thread do you feel this game will go into?

[TheBlackThrone]

Which thread do you feel this game will go into?

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[Lady Sakura]

Should I pm you my sheets or post them here?

Also, I was thinking of making a strip club owner who does illegal gambling and drug smuggling in a secret room inside the club, is that cools?

I think I'll make this character from Charles Skinner's "Miss Briton's Poker"

[Amarlo]

I am definitely interested. I will be keeping an eye on this at any rate. ^^

[TheBlackThrone]

Should I pm you my sheets or post them here?

Also, I was thinking of making a strip club owner who does illegal gambling and drug smuggling in a secret room inside the club, is that cools?

I think I'll make this character from Charles Skinner's "Miss Briton's Poker"

Either or. You can PM or just drop it here.

I am about to add another rule above the rules for character creation so to tell everyone, you cannot pick multiple jobs for your character. You have to commit them to one.

You guys can also pick fairy tales from the Asian and Middle East countries. Do not confuse a Fairy Tale with a Legend.

I am definitely interested. I will be keeping an eye on this at any rate. ^^

beckons with golden cat paw You know you're coming in here this time!

[Foxy DeVille]

Interest acquired. Submitting recruit.

Goldilocks

Name: Tyler Southey
Alias: Goldilocks
Nickname: Goldie   
Fairy Tale Inspiration: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
Age: 114 years old, appears to be 22
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 7"
Weight 127 lbs
Hair Color: Platinum Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Visual Description: One Two Three Four
Written Description: Goldilocks has clearly has a lot of work done and seems incapable of dressing modestly
Job: Breecher
Calling Card: Three of Spades
Cover Job: Entertainer, considers herself a singer but actually most her time on stage is as a stripper
Personality: A vain, shallow, self-absorbed hedonist with little regard for anything but her own pleasure and desire for thrills
Likes: Attention, luxury goods, feeling smarter than other people, partying, the rush of adrenaline
Dislikes: Boredom, people calling her a bimbo, being overlooked, not getting her way
Talents: A pretty good singer and dancer but her real gift is for breaking and entering
Brief Background: Originally from a small rural town in Georgia back at the turn on the 20th century, young Tyler Southey was not the most obedient child and wandered off into the woods in spite of being told not to by her mother. She stumbled across a small house and had a serious misunderstanding with the owners, three talking bears. Tyler eventually made her way out of the forest but to her shock over a hundred years had passed and she was now physically a young woman. Her time in the woods and given her the ability to know which choice was "just right" and used this to make her way to New Fantasia. There she tried to become a singer but ended up stripping under the stage name "Goldilocks." She made decent money but not enough to support the lifestyle she wanted so Goldilocks supplemented her income with burglary. Initially she worked solo but her heists got the attention of Checkmate and they did a good job of convincing her that it would be in her best interests to work for them.   
Ons: Goldilocks is an exhibitionist who loves rough gang-bangs where all of her holes are filled
Offs: Don't try getting romantic with her, just shut up and do what you're there for
Primary Weapon: An air pistol that shoots pellets used mainly to scare people since more lethal force isn't her style
Secondary Weapon: She keeps an antique sword she stole on a wall in her bedroom as both decoration and in case she has an unwanted visitor
Magic: Intuitive Appraisal - Goldilocks has an instinctive ability to know which choice is "just right" for her. With just a glance she gets a strong gut feeling over which route to take, what code to press, or which person to take home according to her wants and needs.
Extra: Goldilocks has a charming southern accent and a not-so-charming drug habit. So far her magic has protected her from the worst dangers but she might not be as in control as she thinks.

[Caela]

Very interesting concept...most definitely watching this.

[TheBlackThrone]

Interest acquired. Submitting recruit.

Goldilocks

Name: Tyler Southey
Alias: Goldilocks
Nickname: Goldie   
Fairy Tale Inspiration: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
Age: 114 years old, appears to be 22
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 7"
Weight 127 lbs
Hair Color: Platinum Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Visual Description: One Two Three Four
Written Description: Goldilocks has clearly has a lot of work done and seems incapable of dressing modestly
Job: Breecher
Calling Card: Three of Spades
Cover Job: Entertainer, considers herself a singer but actually most her time on stage is as a stripper
Personality: A vain, shallow, self-absorbed hedonist with little regard for anything but her own pleasure and desire for thrills
Likes: Attention, luxury goods, feeling smarter than other people, partying, the rush of adrenaline
Dislikes: Boredom, people calling her a bimbo, being overlooked, not getting her way
Talents: A pretty good singer and dancer but her real gift is for breaking and entering
Brief Background: Originally from a small rural town in Georgia back at the turn on the 20th century, young Tyler Southey was not the most obedient child and wandered off into the woods in spite of being told not to by her mother. She stumbled across a small house and had a serious misunderstanding with the owners, three talking bears. Tyler eventually made her way out of the forest but to her shock over a hundred years had passed and she was now physically a young woman. Her time in the woods and given her the ability to know which choice was "just right" and used this to make her way to New Fantasia. There she tried to become a singer but ended up stripping under the stage name "Goldilocks." She made decent money but not enough to support the lifestyle she wanted so Goldilocks supplemented her income with burglary. Initially she worked solo but her heists got the attention of Checkmate and they did a good job of convincing her that it would be in her best interests to work for them.   
Ons: Goldilocks is an exhibitionist who loves rough gang-bangs where all of her holes are filled
Offs: Don't try getting romantic with her, just shut up and do what you're there for
Primary Weapon: An air pistol that shoots pellets used mainly to scare people since more lethal force isn't her style
Secondary Weapon: She keeps an antique sword she stole on a wall in her bedroom as both decoration and in case she has an unwanted visitor
Magic: Intuitive Appraisal - Goldilocks has an instinctive ability to know which choice is "just right" for her. With just a glance she gets a strong gut feeling over which route to take, what code to press, or which person to take home according to her wants and needs.
Extra: Goldilocks has a charming southern accent and a not-so-charming drug habit. So far her magic has protected her from the worst dangers but she might not be as in control as she thinks.

Looks good approved.

[Lady Sakura]

Either or. You can PM or just drop it here.

I am about to add another rule above the rules for character creation so to tell everyone, you cannot pick multiple jobs for your character. You have to commit them to one.

You guys can also pick fairy tales from the Asian and Midodle East countries. Do not confuse a Fairy Tale with a Legend.

Should i pick a different story then? I heard of Charles Skinner from my literature class back in the day but if it doesn't fit I can look up something different?

[TheBlackThrone]

Should i pick a different story then? I heard of Charles Skinner from my literature class back in the day but if it doesn't fit I can look up something different?

You can pick whatever you want as long as it is a fairy tale and Charles Skinner is a fairy tale writer.

[Lady Sakura]

Oh answer prior, made it appear as if I might have picked a legend and not a fairy tale.  :-\ I wanted to make sure I didn't make mistake or need to pick a different story from his or something else.

[TheBlackThrone]

I read some of his stories just now and yeah, you're right. They are more like legends than fairy tales. Use this definition as a rule of thumb when deciding on what story to use. I also recommend you take some days to think about it. I am only making this suggestion because you gave me some ideas that I have been writing under "reserve" and then you may or may not be going back on those ideas. Settle on a story, keep it simple if you have to (picking the usual fairy tales), and send up a CS.

Legends, myths, and fairy tales are all various types of folklore, most of which have been passed down through generations. Legends are usually based on some sort of historical fact and have had their characters or events embellished over the tellings and retellings. Fairy tales generally have some sort of fantastic element, and might feature magic, imaginary creatures, and often a conflict between sides that are clearly good and evil. A myth has its basis in religion, often telling stories of supernatural beings or creators, and usually explaining some sort of natural phenomenon

-- From knowledgenuts.com

[Lady Sakura]

I also recommend you take some days to think about it. I am only making this suggestion because you gave me some ideas that I have been writing under "reserve" and then you may or may not be going back on those ideas.

I don't know what this means.

However, for now I'll just stick to my little match girl's concept and look at some stories to see if I get another idea later.

[TheBlackThrone]

I don't know what this means.

However, for now I'll just stick to my little match girl's concept and look at some stories to see if I get another idea later.

All I'm saying is, every time you told me an idea, I have been writing it down under "Reserved Characters." And I don't know if you plan to actually use those ideas or not. I am going to delete the Miss Briton reservation and just leave the Little Match Girl since you are saying you are planning to go through with it.

[Lady Sakura]

Oh I understand, my bad.

I'll be more careful. Will ask if my concept works before picking my fairytale. 😅

[TheBlackThrone]

Also, just to ask, do you guys want me to make a discord for this? For collaborative reasons. You do not have to download the app if you do not want to. You can access it through your browser very easily. The app is more convenient though.

[Kadigan]

I would say probably no on me. Never used it..not even really sure what it is. I fear change. And Foxy's tail.

[TheBlackThrone]

Jack Spriggins

Name: Jack Spriggins
Alias: Blackjack or The Giant Slayer
Nickname: Jack or Sprig, and that's it. He doesn't like being called Jackie or Spriggy (or whatever other names you can form from his last name).
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Jack and the Beanstalk or "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean"
Age: He appears to be in his late 20s to early 30s
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Visual Description: One, Two, and Three, and Four (NSFW) (FC: Andrew Stetson

Written Description: Jack, when he is off-duty, is often pretty grizzly. He doesn’t tame his stubble, his hair is unkempt and splaying in several directions, and he just looks rough. Not many know about his backstory and how he used to be a millionaire, but the man looks like someone who has fallen off the beanstalk and struck rock-bottom. His eyes are one of his most handsome traits. Against his dark exterior, they stand out like blue drops of water. As a fry cook at McGruff’s, he is often dressed low key as any member of Checkmate would ever see him. A white tank with grease stains, blue jeans, and an old pair of sneakers. He cooks with a damn cigarette in his mouth so if your food gets a bit of ashes in it, he might apologize but won’t give much of a fuck. He has a tattoo of a Jack of Spades on his back between his shoulder blades.

On a job, Jack looks like a completely different person. His hair is slicked back with wax, face clean-shaven, and he wears a very professional suit. Black jacket, white undershirt, with a red or black tie. He will dress up to do the dirtiest of jobs. Beneath that suit is an athletic body, cut with muscles conditioned from him using his Giant Slayer, fighting and chasing down his enemies. Despite seeming like a bum off-duty, Jack does keep in shape for he never knows who Checkmate may send him after.

Job: Muscle
Calling Card: Jack of Spades
Cover Job: He works as a fry cook at a diner called, McGruff's. Billy McGruff owns the cafe.

Personality: Jack, “once upon a time” might have given a damn once. He went from being a poor boy to a rich man after he robbed a giant of a gold-laying goose and a self-playing harp. He enjoyed the money the goose and the harp brought him. In New Fantasia, he was a rock star with little musical effort—thanks to the harp. It wasn’t until the giant’s brother descended upon New Fantasia to get vengeance that Jack watched his entire luxurious life fall apart. Since then, Jack didn’t try to get his life back. The slump he currently resides in he feels he deserves since he was not only a thief but a murderer. Jack works as a fry cook even though he has the potential to work a better-paying job. What money he had left from his rich life, he donated to charity and he kept only what he needed to live comfortably as well as to maintain his fancy suits and weaponry. Jack has become an angry and pathetic man.

There isn’t a foe too big—at least not for Jack. He is known as the Giant Slayer for a reason. While he barely survived the second confrontation, he still bears the title. Some even say he held back out of guilt. Jack doesn’t like talking about it. His relationship with his checkmates is a little rough. He works with them—that’s it. He goes to work to work and then goes the fuck home. He lives in a crummy apartment, smokes and drinks himself to sleep just to wake up and do it all over again. His life sounds pretty lame, but hey, you don’t gotta live it okay?

Likes: Cigarettes, Booze, Nice Suits, Nice guns, Blueberry Pancakes, and Being Left the Fuck Alone!
Dislikes: Annoying people, Indecisive people, enemies who don’t know how to die, people who get in his way, being out of cigarettes, and being broke.
Talents: Jack is a fry cook, whether he’s good at cooking or not is entirely subjective. He would have said he was a guitarist once if the instrument hadn’t played itself, but eh. He can sing at least but just doesn’t anymore.

Brief Background: Jack was a poor boy living with his widowed mother. He lived in a cottage on a farm and milk from their only dairy cow was their only source of income. When the cow stopped producing milk, Jack’s mother sent him to the market to try and sell her. Instead of sell her, Jack traded her for magical beans. When he returned home without money, his mother angrily threw the beans out the window and sent him to bed without dinner. During the night, the beans grew into a giant beanstalk, and in the morning, Jack curiously climbed it. He was taken to a land high in the sky—a land of giants. In Giantland was a castle, and Jack broke into the castle to begin raiding the place. While in the castle, he was nearly discovered by a giant. When the giant returned to sleep, Jack stole only a bag of gold and made his escape down the beanstalk. He climbed the beanstalk two more times stealing a goose that laid golden eggs and a harp that played itself. The harp woke the giant and the giant chased Jack out of the castle and down the beanstalk. Jack was quick for he reached the bottom before the giant and called to his mother to bring him an axe. Jack quickly cut the beanstalk down, and in result, the giant fell to his death. Thus, it was then that Jack and his mother lived happily ever after—not.

The true story was that Jack was a bad boy. He was beaten after being duped into trading the cow for magic beans and then sent to bed with no dinner. On his first venture to the giant’s castle, he learned that the giant was actually the king of Giantland. His queen was the first to discover him, but after persuading her to let him go, she allowed him to escape with some gold for she had felt sorry for him. However, she hadn’t expected him to return and rob them twice. After murdering not only her husband but the King of Giantland, with the beanstalk no longer bridging the gap between the two planes, Jack thought he had completely escaped his sins.

Using the goose’s gold, Jack bought a comfortable and luxurious life for him and his mother. He used the harp to play his way to fame in a rock band called Jack and The Killers. Over the years, he had forgotten all about the beanstalk. A plant that wasn’t uprooted would grow back and that was what the beanstalk had done. While Jack was cementing his fame in New Fantasia, the beanstalk connected Giantland to the Fable Realm once more and down descended the giant king’s brother in a false vengeance. The giant’s name was King Thormar. He marched with three of his elite guards to New Fantasia to the arena where Jack was holding a concert and crashed it. It was a massacre. Many were killed and injured. King Thormar thanked Jack for having killed his brother for he had been plotting to kill him and take his wife for himself. Jack had only made his life easier. Because of that unintentional deed, King Thormar spared Jack’s life, but he didn’t allow him to keep the stolen harp or the goose. Jack’s luxury apartment was destroyed by the giants and his mother killed in the destruction.

Checkmate, at the time, had been investigating the mysterious beanstalk’s appearance and waited for King Thormar and his men to return to their kingdom before they destroyed the bridge permanently. The giants’ appearance was traced to Jack. They captured him and took him to their secret headquarters for questioning. Jack told them the whole story, and finding his skills useful they wanted to hire him. Jack was going through some rough times, but they weren’t exactly giving him much of a choice. They wanted him to be a breacher, but Jack, feeling secretly ashamed of his past refused. Checkmate then offered him a job as a Muscle. It took great strength to cut down an entire beanstalk. With not many offers left, Jack joined Checkmate as a Muscle and has since carried out a variety of dirty jobs.

Jack felt he didn’t have much of a life anymore after the giant incident. If it wasn’t for Checkmate, he wouldn’t have a reason to go on living. Everything was his fault, and if only he had done what his mother had originally asked, then the disasters would have never happened.

Ons: Jack is turned on by women who are strong, confident, clever, and unafraid. A woman who knows what she wants and knows how to get it will probably win with him but she better not expect a relationship out of it. Jack doesn’t want any more obligations in his life. He isn’t opposed to one-night-stands, and he’s not into MMF. He’s more into MF or FF+M. He likes sex because just like his smokes and booze, it allows him to forget the world around him and helps him sleep at night. Other kinks: biting, scratching, giving spanks, giving and receiving gropes, dirty-smart aleck talk.
Offs: Jack is turned off by needy people. He doesn’t like people who make sexual demands of him when he’s not in the mood. He also doesn’t like women who think they own him. See O/Os for OFFs.
Primary Weapon: Giant Slayer – the axe that Jack used to chop down the beanstalk. The axe is very sturdy and didn’t seem to break against Jack’s strength. It still retains its sharp edge and has since become an item of legend.
Secondary Weapon: Widowmaker – cliché name but it’s a pistol similar to the SIG Sauer. There is nothing special about the pistol itself.
Magic: Inhuman Strength – being a farm boy and living off of organic and farm-raised products his whole life may have contributed to Jack’s unusual strength. He was able to steal a Giantland goose, harp (the harp was magical and just shrank down to the wielder’s size), and chop down a gigantic beanstalk before a giant could reach the bottom. Jack with his Giant Slayer axe can cleave a being with average durability in two. He can also go toe-to-toe with a giant, hurt the giant, and survive the bout to talk about it.
Extra: Jack has an English accent. His story is British in origin and therefore, I also made him British. While he is being portrayed by an Italian-inspired character from the Mafia game series, Jack's description should mostly be visualized through my writing. He works for Billy McGruff who comes from the story, "The Billy Goats Gruff." He is the older brother billy goat who defeated the troll on the bridge. The diner is open to employ any other characters who may be interested.

[mai]

I'd join a discord if you made one, but since it doesn't look like it would have everyone it might be best to keep discussion to an OOC thread?

[TheBlackThrone]

There will be an OOC thread and a Discord. The discord is to make collaborations easier. Any GM announcements or plot stuff I'd ever say would not only be in discord but the OOC.

It also makes my life easier as a GM. Players will ask a lot of questions and so it gives them a place where they can do so openly and anyone can answer their questions rather than it just being the GM. If it is a GM-question, then I can answer it when I get around to it. It keeps the PM traffic down.

Finally, lol it brings writers closer to their fellow writers so that plotting is so much easier and it promotes the longevity of the game (through the endless plotting and ease of doing so).

[Kadigan]

Made a minor change on my profile..visa viiiiii weapons and a little extra.

[Amarlo]

beckons with golden cat paw You know you're coming in here this time!

Nggg... How'd you know I was tempted to try playing a cat girl collector or cleaner? Dx

[Rel Mayer]

I have a concept of a cleaner, but I’m not sure what sort of fairy tale to tie in with it. Thinking something similar to chemist styled character, but going to have to brainstorm the concept a bit more!

This setting looks like a lot of fun. Very interested.

[Aiden]

I am presenting my concept for the Boss.



Salvatore "Papa Bear" Orso

He is Papa Bear from the Goldilocks, he used the "To hard, to soft, just right" mentality when it comes to ruling the city. To his enemies, he is a brutal terror, to his friends he can be soft (but dont push your luck) and with the city...he is just right, just what they need.

Is spotted playing golf with the Mayor, working on keeping crime down or at the very least, he is the gatekeeper to the other criminals. Hence he is the perfect boss, he is the scales of justice in an unfair world.

[TheBlackThrone]

I am presenting my concept for the Boss.



Salvatore "Papa Bear" Orso

He is Papa Bear from the Goldilocks, he used the "To hard, to soft, just right" mentality when it comes to ruling the city. To his enemies, he is a brutal terror, to his friends he can be soft (but dont push your luck) and with the city...he is just right, just what they need.

Is spotted playing golf with the Mayor, working on keeping crime down or at the very least, he is the gatekeeper to the other criminals. Hence he is the perfect boss, he is the scales of justice in an unfair world.

Sounds good. :-)

[Foxy DeVille]

Goldilocks approves...  ;)

[TheBlackThrone]

I put up a poll, and I encourage participants in this game to honestly vote. You only get one vote so use it wisely. You will not be able to see the results until it expires.

Also, I am going to start building threads. Some players are interested in cat characters. The Cheshire Cat is reserved right now (depends on what that player chooses in the end whether it will be picked or not) but other cats would be Puss in Boots or The Three Little Kittens. You can also look at other fairy tales from other countries. I am sure more cat fairy tales exist.

[Untamed Skies]

I'm very interested in this game ^^


Hopefully I'll be able to get a concept up quickly, at the moment the role I'm leaning towards is a collector.

[Codexa]

*Peeks*

Awesome Concept!!

I'll be keeping an eye on this. :)

[Lady Sakura]

*Peeks*

Awesome Concept!!

I'll be keeping an eye on this. :)

*Pounces*

I'm very interested in this game ^^


Hopefully I'll be able to get a concept up quickly, at the moment the role I'm leaning towards is a collector.

Yay!

[TheBlackThrone]

So I'm going to be designing a thread for general play about New Fantasia (the city), but I wanted you guys' opinion on what Checkmate should be. I have in my mind to make it like how The Continental was in John Wick, where its cover was a hotel. But I am open to ideas on it, especially from the Boss since it's more than likely going to be an establishment that he owns.

[Aiden]

I love the John Wick series and the idea of Checkmate being like the Continental being like that sounds great.

It would make sense from a crime standpoint, if you want the benefits of being part of Checkmate, you need to play by the rules. With that said, I almost prefer if few people even know who Papa Bear is or if he even exists.

Maybe have him under a different name like Winston Wolfe or something.

With that said, I will work up a sheet soon.

(most of this is just random out loud thinking)

[Chasseybaby]

will try and get a sheet up soon sorry for the delay 😊

[Lady Sakura]

I've never seen John wick.... So I have no idea what any of that means lol

[mai]

I'm in the same boat as Sakura, can someone give us a quick rundown of the concept so that we know what's up?

[Aiden]

Long story short, in the city, is a building that is "neutral ground" to the criminal underground. It is run by a head and his committee, they offer services to the criminal underground using a global currency. They are gold coins, these coins have a set cost.

Example - 1 night stay in the hotel with inclusive services, 1 gold coin.
body clean up/removal - 1 gold coin
custom tailored suit - 1 gold coin
etc etc

No killing is permitted within the grounds and rules will be followed and enforced!

[Foxy DeVille]

Instead of just a hotel it could also be a casino with a chess theme. Perhaps with a strip club where Goldie works.

[TheBlackThrone]

A Caesar's Palace set up.   :-)

[Lady Sakura]

I can get behind that Aiden thanks for explaining it. 💖

I should have my girl up soon too. I'm falling in love with her the more I get to know her. I can't wait to play her!

[TheBlackThrone]

I finally decided to put up the character thread since we have enough people to start it. I plan to put up the OOC thread as soon as I am able to see the poll verdict.

Character Thread

PM your Face Claims if you are using any. If you're not using a specific one, then you do not have to PM it to me.

I changed Blackjack's face claim. I was trying to avoid the blonde bandwagon, but hey, the Fairy Tales were full of blondes lol.

[Chasseybaby]

Katarina Black

Name:Katarina Black
Alias: Cheshire Cat
Nickname: KaT
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Alice in Wonderland
Age: Can never keep count, or bother too, Let say 26?
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 123lbs
Hair Color: Raven Black
Eye Color: Black, though in her cat form they slit and glow an eerie blue
Visual Description: Smile|For|The|Camera
Written Description: Has a tattoo of the Ace of diamonds on the back of her neck, though the A is the anarchy symbol. Her ears, tail, and feline markings are hidden unless she convey's extreme emotions.   
Job: Breacher
Calling Card: Ace of Diamonds
Cover Job: Vape/cafe shop clerk called Vaperland

Personality: KaT is sarcastic, street-smart, feisty and comes from a dysfunctional family (Uh yeah were all mad). Her main ambition is being rich smoking and getting laid, preferably all at the same time. Poor background and a broken home make her a very exquisite character. Filled with wits, she is content with a regular life. Having been a waitress and a thief for almost her entire life, she has had to fend for herself. This has led her to become slightly bitter, but she tries to hide it with her sarcasm as her emotional shield.

As an agent of Checkmate KaT seems to be constantly testing her skills, as she can instinctively case any building she sees. She also has the skills to make herself appear and disappear from locked rooms at will like a puff of smoke. As a thief, KaT uses little equipment other than a self-modified harness, (this harness has resulted in excellent upper body strength), and her combat skills as well as throwing daggers.  Her weakness is her social skills and her inability to let anyone get close to her. Since trust doesn't come easily to her, she has varied relationships with the team. She has stated that she's most afraid of letting down the people she cares about. KaT has been known to be a wild-card since no one knows what she'll do. She has proven at times to have a ruthless, sadistic streak or to be slightly psychopathic. KaT's only motivation appears to be money. She steals, not for property, or assets, but for cold hard cash. She has a rather unconventional relationship with cash and has the ability to tell the difference between counterfeit and legitimate money by scrutinizing, touching, and even smelling it. That's not weird, right?

Likes: CASH! Ice cream WITH whip cream, jumping from high buildings, breaking and entering a challenging building, and vaping...
Dislikes: Being told how to do her job, bitter foods, woken up early and being broke....
Talents: Insulting people, secretly bakes and make delicious desserts, annoying the shit out of people (for fun), and can do push-ups with one arm....
Brief Background: KaT had a hard life, being put into the foster system at a very young age. As such, she was sent regularly to different foster homes, which meant that she rarely had any time to interact with other children her age. She grew up really fast and learned how to proved for herself when others wouldn't. That's when she started to learn how to steal, because she didn't receive adequate living standards wherever she had been living at that point, and attempted to steal in order to get what she wanted or needed. Her motto: "C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around Me -KaT"

As she grew so did her talent, with each job she completed she would go and find a more challenging one to full fill her need to do better. Her reputation soon landed her to joined Checkmate. She has been hired at a cafe vape shop that lets her work freeload under the radar till her next assignment. Whatever pays the bills right? Other than that she takes on small trills and steals when she is bored or for fun...

Ons: KaT likes dirty talk, a bit rough and sometimes at the weirdest of times...
Offs: KaT's a free spirit, she can't handle people who try and posses her, are jealous of her lovers, and finds vanilla boring...
Primary Weapon: Throwing daggers, usually has multiple of them on her person, hidden in varied places... But not there.... well maybe...
Secondary Weapon: Garrote wire, rarely uses this weapon only if she needs to kill someone quickly and quietly.
Magic: KaT has evaporating skills, which enable her to disappear and reappear in her surroundings. She is able to completely dissolve her body, or just a part of it when she wants to. The skill lowers her density so that flying is possible.
Extra: N/A

Finally! Hope you like her, let me know what changes I may need to make I'm still thinking about things to put in her extra... ^^

[Amarlo]

How have all of these fables and story characters come together? Are they aware that they are part of some grand legacy?

[TheBlackThrone]

How have all of these fables and story characters come together? Are they aware that they are part of some grand legacy?

I don't really understand your question. In this world, they are already together. As for some Grand Legacy, I don't know what that is. This is a modern fantasy instead of with ye olde average humans, everyone comes from a story.

@everyone I plan to make a Link section for all thread links in the front page. I am just mostly on my phone and it is doing some white screen of death thing today, which makes it impossible to see anything for edits. So I'll get the links there as soon as.

[TheBlackThrone]

I just changed browsers. Chrome Dev is meh. If you haven't moved your CS to the Character Thread, please do so when you get around to it. There is no special order. People who have been approved can just move their CS over there.

And yeah, with the different browser I have posted a links section on the front page, OP.

[Heartsink]

Corvetto Mazzola

Name: Corvetto Mazzola
Alias: Corvetto
Nickname: None
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Giambattista Basile's "Corvetto" from the Pentamerone (1634)
Age: Looks like he's in his early 30s
Gender: Man
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10.5 in)
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Visual Description: One, Two, Three, Four (FC: David Belle)
Written Description: Slightly shorter than the average man, Corvetto has an athletic, muscular built, with numerous tattoos. He has short messy black hair and usually a subtle beard.
Job: Breacher
Calling Card: Ace of Spades
Cover Job: Owns a gym called Corvetto's Gym
Personality: Corvetto is resilient, driven and determined, always following an impeccable work ethic. He can withstand pressure and high expectations, confident in his own abilities to succeed. He is extremely cunning, shrewd and wise, always finding a way to get out of tricky situations or accomplish the difficult tasks assigned to him. In that regard, he has great loyalty for Checkmate. However, he is also very arrogant and boastful, always showing off about his accomplishments and can be somewhat overconfident and stubborn. Nevertheless, he has a jolly personality and is always friendly with people, even with those who despise him. He has an affinity for the grandiose and entertainment.
Likes: When everything goes to plan. When something doesn't go to plan so he adjusts his plan and succeeds in the end. Making plans and tactics. New challenges. Being confronted with unknown variables. Games, all the games. Cats and pigeons.
Dislikes: Brainless people. People acting illogically. Dogs.
Talents: Extremely good at moving around and making bombs.
Brief Background: Corvetto has been working for Checkmate for quite a while, but first started working for a small time organized crime syndicate in New Fantasia. He had to walk up the echelons, but soon became favored of the organization's boss, which caused some of his more ambitious comrades to be envious and jealous of him. Since the boss recognized Corvetto's skills so much, they made him do more and more difficult jobs arguing he was the only one up for the task, until one of them involved Checkmate. While Corvetto pulled off the job in extremis, he couldn't help boasting about it, and Checkmate soon tracked him down, along with the organization he worked for. Due to Checkmate's retaliation, Corvetto's boss was killed but the Checkmate higher hierarchy thought they could make good use of Corvetto. At first, he was reluctant, but since his boss was dead, he figured it was in his best interest to join Checkmate. Ever since, he has pulled off numerous jobs and grew to be extremely loyal towards Checkmate.
Ons: Dom/Sub switch, being surprised.
Offs: Scat, vore, dismemberment.
Primary Weapon: Beretta 92 pistol
Secondary Weapon: Homemade bombs
Magic: None
Extra: He owns and drives a 911 GT2 RS. He lives in an apartment in the same building as his gym.

Hey, here's my sheet :-) hope he's good, if there's an issue with the background not working with Checkmate, do let me know

[Deathnote]

WIP Gray Wolf

Name: ???
Alias: Gray Wolf
Nickname: Grey
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Tsarevitch Ivan,  the Firebird and the Gray Wolf (with some elements of Baba Yaga sprinkled in)
Age: appears to be 25
Gender: Male
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight:
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Visual Description:

Human Form

Wolf Form

Written Description:
Job: Breacher
Calling Card: Choose a single card out of a traditional deck of 52 cards. For example: “2 of Hearts.”
Cover Job: Um... stray dog?

Personality: Cynical and foul-mouthed, this wolf has grown up in the wild and it shows.  Normally stern, serious, and detached, Grey also has a bit of a temper, which has gotten him into trouble more than once before.  He can be extremely stubborn and has a tendency to make reckless decisions at times.  Despite not exactly being the brightest bulb in class, he has proven to be quite cunning and a fast learner of the arcane arts.  He also displays great loyalty to his friends and family.
Likes: Meat (especially venison), chasing cats and squirrels, and running
Dislikes: Uncomfortable clothes (i.e., suit and tie), being told to watch his language, and dog whistles
Talents: He's an experienced and natural-born hunter due to his life as a wolf in the wild.  He has a great deal of experience fighting and surviving in the wild.  Even while in human form, his keen senses and reflexes allow him to fight on equal footing with trained fighters.

Brief Background:
The runt of the litter, Grey was a wolf born in the wilds of the northern continent.  While out hunting when he was still a cub, he was accidentally separated from his family.  Lost and hungry, the lone wolf spent weeks on his own, learning to fend for himself as he traveled the lands.  After a particularly brutal fight involving an Ussuri Brown Bear, Grey found himself heavily injured and close to death.  That was when the old witch, Baba Yaga came across him and nursed him back to health.  Baba Yaga adopted Grey as a familiar, caring for him for a while before eventually turning him into the Black Rider to act as her bodyguard.  The wolf would only turn into the Black Rider at night for a few hours before changing back into a wolf.  Grey served faithfully as the witch's bodyguard while picking up enough magical knowledge to learn how to shape-shift on his own.  The witch proved strict and sometimes cruel and merciless, but the wolf stayed for he felt he owed her his life.

Grey would later meet a young prince named Ivan, who was on a quest to obtain the Firebird for his father.  The wolf was hungry and ate Ivan's horse.  In exchange for the horse, Grey offered to carry Ivan to his destination, a garden where the Firebird was located.  Grey instructed Ivan to take the Firebird without touching the golden cage.  The prince went in, but thought it was a great pity not to take the cage, but when he touched it, bells rang, waking everyone, and he was captured. He told his story, and the First King said he could have had it for the asking, but he could be spared now only if he could present the king with the Horse with the Golden Mane.

He met the wolf and admitted to his disobedience. Grey carried him to the kingdom and stables where he could get the horse and warned him against the golden bridle. Its beauty tempted Ivan, and when he touched it, the instruments of brass sounded. He was captured, and the Second King told him that if he had simply come to him, he would have given him the horse, but now he would be spared only if he brought him Helen the Beautiful to be his wife.

Ivan went back to the wolf, confessed, and was brought to her castle. The wolf carried her off, but Ivan was able to assuage her fears. Ivan brought her back to the Second King, but wept because they had come to love each other. Grey shape-shifted into Helena's form so that Ivan may trade him away for the horse.  He would later escape and rejoin Ivan and Helena.  Realizing what they could get away with, Grey turned into the horse so that they could get the firebird for free before returning home.

The wolf said his service was done when they returned to where he had eaten Ivan's horse.  Ivan dismounted and lamented their parting. They went on for a time and slept. Ivan's older brothers found them, killed Ivan, sliced his body to pieces, and told Helen that they would kill her if she would not say that they had fairly won the horse, the firebird, and her. They brought them to their father, and the second son received half the kingdom, and the oldest was to marry Helen.

The Grey Wolf found Ivan's body and caught two fledgling crows that would have eaten it. Their mother pleaded for them, and the wolf sent her to fetch the water of death, which restored the body, and the water of life, which revived him. The wolf carried Ivan to the wedding in time to stop it; the older brothers were killed by the wolf.  Ivan married Helen and lived happily with her.

As for Grey, he went on his own way.  As a result of his friendship with Ivan, he became a little more curious about humans and decided to try living as one for a while.

Ons: See my O/O's
Offs: See my O/O's
Primary Weapon: Claws - Even when in human form, he has access to his wolf claws.
Secondary Weapon: 9mm Handgun
Magic: Grey has the ability to shape-shift into any animal or person.  He cannot replicate magical abilities, but he can fly if he turns into a bird, breathe underwater as a fish, etc...
Extra: Anything else you want to mention? Maybe they own a car, pets, or have an accent, who knows? Whatever you feel needs to be mentioned that doesn’t fall into the other categories.

[Lady Sakura]

Finally finished. @TBT - Hopefully this works. 

Nyasia "FireFly" Valeri

Name: Nyasia Valeri
Alias: Firefly
Nickname: Strikah. Sia. Firefly, Yaya, Yasia
Fairy Tale Inspiration: The Little Match Girl
Age: Appears to be in her mid 20s
Gender: Female
Height: 5’9
Weight: 143
Hair Color: dark brown
Eye Color: Light Brown
Visual Description: Sassy, Flirty, Fun
Written Description: Nyasia posture is of a confident nature with light brown eyes and dark hair. While tall and slender she makes it a habit to stay in shape in order to keep up with the lifestyle that she is living. Giving her a slightly athletic build. One thing that she loves about her olive skin tone is that it glistens under a freshly lite fire. Permanent burn scars that is shaped like a spider web rests in the center of her hand. A scar that runs down the back of her thigh when she got into a fight from a girl in an orphanage, having been sliced with a kitchen knife. A few scars on her back from being whipped for stealing money from a caretaker's purse.  Her hair is long with a bunch of split ends yet it’s very soft to the touch which means she cares for it on some level
Job: Muscle
Calling Card: Ace of Hearts
Cover Job: Hostess at a fancy restaurant
Personality: Like the flames she became obsessed with as a child. Yasia is independent, fierce and overly passionate when it comes to things she enjoys or believe in. She believes she deserves everything the world has to give her and never wastes a moment of her time getting it. Time is precious which means her patience is precious thing to her and if you’re slowing her down she’ll be the first to cut you lose with that hot temper of hers. She can be blunt at times which might come off as rude to some people but that is the choice you make when you’re dealing with her. She looks out for herself because that is all she has. She loves the high that comes from a good adrenaline rush which makes her kind of reckless at times.
Likes: Being warm, hot, and sweaty, being near fires, red wine, saunas, spanish music, delicious food. People watching, fast cars, starting fires, getting high, self-gratification, sunbathing, being around people, making pottery, people and places. Explosions. Very hot showers.
Dislikes: People trying her patience, being cold, being in the dark, the moon, rain, snobby people, being alone (she won’t admit this)
Talents: Driving, making explosives, starting fires, dancing, crafting, Stunt work, Free running and gymnastics, and acting 
Brief Background: The orphanage of New Fantasia was all she knew. Neglected, beaten, and bullied. Learning how to survive became her M.O. Her single most favorite place was the little tiny fireplace in an abandon room where she and her best friend, Amelia could sit and start a fire. Dance and enjoy the fruits of their own fantasy world. She was her only friend and the reason she had not yet taken her own life. Mei taught her many skills, how to steal without being noticed by the caretakers but Nyasia wasn’t good enough and had been caught getting the whipping of her life. All that didn’t matter when her and Mei met in their secret place by the fire.

It wasn’t until she became 13 that her precious friend had been adopted by a wealthy family and taken from her. It was that moment she ran away from the orphanage and mingled in the slums of New Fantasia became her new home. The fire glow of lited trash barrels drew her to her new residences. Under a tent a woman offered to share with her. Everyday was a new struggle, her little group of homeless, became her family as they shared what they could with her and she in turned taught herself how to hustle. Fight to defend herself.  Pickpocketing, selling herself, trying to sell what she found in order to get enough food for herself and her group to eat. She learned how to free climb, the callus on her hands and feet evident of it. She at one point got arrested and spent two nights in jail for sleeping on private property after getting sick from rotten food. She took nothing for granted.

After some years had past, moving from alley to alley, to keep away from the cops. She found her best friend Amelia. Following her to her prestigious manor, peeking into the new world, her love had been given. There was a sense of happiness, but then a sense of bubbling jealousy. Sooner, with anticipation she presented herself to Amelia. However, her greatest treasure treated her as if she wasn’t worthy of her time. Money and a new life had changed her for the worse and it left Nyasia feeling that heart ache and bubbling jealous was enough to boil over into a explosive rage. That evening when the family settled in the for night Nyasia sold her soul to the devil and set Amelia’s house on fire with the entire family in it. She felt sick, disgusted, but at the same time liberated. From afar she watched the beautiful colors of red, orange, and yellow. Remembered the moments by the fire with her greatest friend. It was only right that she die by light they both shared.

Depression set in, wondering the streets without a purpose or care. As if she was looking for a death wish. It was a cold night and she had settled down on the side of a building wall, in it’s alley. It was there that she met “Papa Bear” and he reached out his hand to her. She did not know who he was but simply the guy that pulled her from the streets and introduced her to “Checkmate” her family of which she reminds there still. She no longer looked at her best but her future knowing that there would be nothing she’d not do for “Papa Bear” and with her new found life, she transformed herself to become part “Papa Bear’s” protection and strength. Killing and beating people up for them became second nature to her. She actually started to enjoy it. The adrenaline rush that came from it. The money she made, she bought only what she needed, living in a condo and taking up a job as a Hostess
Ons: The high that comes from multiple orgasms, that burning sensation that comes from being teased for a long period of time, sex by a fire.
Offs: See my O/O
Primary Weapon: Sais
Secondary Weapon: Hand Grenades
Magic: Pyrokinesis - Can snap her index and middle finger creating a ball of fire into her hands.
Extra: She didn’t forget her roots, having use some of her money to help feed the homeless and offer them shelter in her home on nights they needed it. Takes wasted food from her place of work to feed them as well.

@Aiden - let me know if this is okay or if I should change something.

[TheBlackThrone]

If Aiden is okay with the Papa Bear portion of the story, then she's approved by me.

[Lady Sakura]

Woot! Thank you!

[Aiden]

Works for me, sorry I haven't finished papa bear, I been sick all day yesterday and still on the mend.

[Lady Sakura]

Works for me, sorry I haven't finished papa bear, I been sick all day yesterday and still on the mend.

Feel better Aiden!

[Wolfling72]

Yet another group game I have to book mark and stalk...um read...

dammit.

[Lady Sakura]

Yay Wolfie!

*Luffs on*

[Levi]

Interested,is the availability on jobs in the checkmate group up to date?, wouldn't mind trying my hand at the right hand role.

[Heartsink]

only the ace of clubs remains for the ace gang

[Untamed Skies]

Here is my concept for Aldrick Kess Pending approval.

Fairy Tale is The Arch Rogue from German Folklore, and Face Claim is Joshua Kloss

Aldrick Kess

Name: Aldrick Kess
Alias: Arch Rogue
Nickname: His Friends are allowed to call him Rick, Otherwise most call him by Kess
Fairy Tale Inspiration: The Arch Rogue
Age: Appears to be 27
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Green
Visual Description:

Written Description: Olive skin with well groomed black hair, and green eyes, he typically has varying degrees of a light stuble of a beard. Rarely letting it grow very thick. He is very muscular, leaner then he is bulky but you wouldn't call him skinny.
Job: Trades information with Checkmate, trading names, locations, and secrets. Could be considered a collector, but isn't truly apart of the organization.
Calling Card: King of Diamonds
Cover Job: Owns and manages a number of clubs, casinos, bars, and hotels. The King's Charger his very first Casino is also his favorite.
Personality: Aldrick is a very confident man, it wouldn't be out of line to call him arrogant. The simple fact of the matter is that he never bets against himself. He doesn't waiver in the face of danger, instead rising to the challenge placed in front of him as if he already knows the outcome. He is outgoing, and enjoys variety. Spending a week going to fancy and high class socials, and then the next week spending all his time in a typical bar. He seems to feel at home wherever he lays his head. He approaches people much the same way, always looking for new friends, and the experience they bring with them.

At the core of everything Aldrick is very calculating. Mindful of his words, mindful of his expressions and surroundings. Even when caught offguard or by surprise, Aldrick will try to keep everything slow enough to give him time to consider his next move. Almost as if paranoid he'll often keep himself near a exit. With his plans and goals he is very patient, and not afraid to take losses if he believes he'll achieve victory in the long run.
Likes: A challenge, Showing off, Conversation, Most Music, Chess, Sports, Poker, Finding new venues, meeting new people, buying expensive things, keeping important company.
Dislikes: Being Robbed (Ironic), having to repeat himself, routines, feeling ignorant, bad musicians, and peacan pie
Talents: Sleight of hand, basic magician tricks, disguises, sneaking, mixing drinks, riding, and larceny
Brief Background: Once upon a time Kess was born a farmer destined to tend fields his entire life and die poor. It wasn't a fate he accepted long and from a young age he was quite the pest to his family. One day a fight with his father saw him exiled from his home and he left for distant lands far and away. Of course a poor farmer who had no other skills or contacts didn't find many doorways open to him. Naturally Kess turned to thievery. As the story goes he became a master thief in his trade, no treasure of vault capable of keeping him out, his exploits had grown so large the King of his lands lost sleep over it. So distressed by his actions the King went so far as to try and lure Kess into a trap, declaring he would forgive Kess of all his crimes if he presented himself and proved he was truly the greatest thief in all the land.

Three trials were put out for him to overcome, each more impossible than the last. Stealing a Ox and Plough from a farmer in broad daylight without him realizing what had been done. Steal his prized charger without alerting anyone, and finally steal the ring off the finger as she slept. All three of these challenges ended with Kess prevailing, not only earning his life and his freedom, all he had robbed to be forgotten and kept his but he had also been allowed to stay on the King's court. So long as he didn't continue to thieve inside the court.

Kess accepted this appointment and it was during his tenure on the council that he began to understand the responsibilities of governing a land. The value of real estate and even when you were king, what mattered most was who you knew, and who your friends were. Though he was kept in the court he had precious few responsibilities and it wasn't long before he grew bored. Life as a side act simply didn't appeal to him, and so he bid farewell, taking his wealth and fortune to New Fantasia.

Once there Kess would build a Casino he affectionately named The King's Charger, after his famous theft. The Casino brought in money and people, and Kess was quick to take advantage of both. Earning friends within local criminal organizations as well as the police. He'd begin to build himself there. Creating a network of spies he'd begin to trade secrets with the various factions inside the city, never outwardly agreeing to join any of them. Sometimes the police would mysteriously find a wanted man, and sometimes that man would escape right out from under them.

His actions drew the attention of Checkmate, who offered him a job as a Breacher, but the truth was after besting the king's challenges so completely Kess didn't feel the same thrill of a thief any longer. They then offered him the position of a collector, but Kess once more declined. He had lived under the reign of a king long enough, and swearing loyalty held no appeal to him. Instead he worked out a arrangement of convenience, giving Checkmate information they wanted. Names, locations, which skeletons were laying in whose closet, and in return they allowed him to operate. Kicking to him a few names they no longer wanted to protect to kick back to his contacts. Allowing Checkmate to remove nuisances without dirtying their hands themselves.

As the years and his wealth increased Kess turned to buying other property within the city. Namely bars and clubs, entertainment venues that he enjoyed frequenting. Careful of course not to be too invasive with his acquisitions that it wouldn't appear he was trying to take control of the city. More recently however he has grown more aggressive in his purchases, buying the rights to a once popular city park that had grown rundown with garbage, pollution, and homeless. Vowing to fix it up, it appears as if Kess's moves lately have been to place himself more into the public eye. Those that have worked with him through the years are aware he never conducts business on a whim, however what his motives are remain to be seen.
Ons: Confidence, Open locations, a good poker face, Dark hair, dirty talking, being dominate, new people, people who take the iniatiative, dancing
Offs: Meek people, being submissive, drunks, having to pay, vore, gore, bestiality,
Primary Weapon: Handgun
Secondary Weapon: His Fists (though he's not a skilled hand to hand fighter)
Magic: Can mimic the voices of others
Extra:

[CurvyKitten]

Working on an interesting twist to the tweedle twins from Alice in Wonderland. They will be sexy, dangerous, a bit crazy, loyal yet a bit nieve in some ways. Thinking Collectors that double as breachers due to the dual nature of the set. One has no problem getting her hands dirty, and the other secretive and stealthy. Models by day maybe, looked at as stupid and harmless but it couldn't be farther from the truth. I am also looking for a possible benefactor for the pair. Someone they may work for, someone they'd be loyal to. Probably one of the few people able to really real the pair in. And of course, one that can indeed have their share of fun with the pair...:P

[Aiden]

Name: Salvatore "Papa Bear" Orso
Alias: Papa Bear
Nickname: Concierge of Crime
Fairy Tale Inspiration:Goldilocks and the three bears
Age: Unknown, appears to be 52
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2
Weight: 185
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Color: Hazel
Visual Description: Jeffery Dean Morgan
Written Description: Salvatore has various scars from being shot, stabbed and involved in numerous criminal activity as a young man.
Job: Boss
Calling Card: 2 of clubs
Cover Job: Public face of a outstanding citizen/ Entrepreneur /philanthropist, close friends with the mayor
Personality: Charming, confident, nurturing, ruthless
Likes: Cigars, cars, music, dancing, reading
Dislikes: People taking what doesn't belong to them, whiners and complainers, excuses
Talents: Business savvy, Silver tongued, Commanding
Brief Background:

Sal's goodbye to the Orso crime family

Salvatore came to New Fantasia with nothing but the clothes on his back and and insatiable hunger. It didn't take long for him to be picked up as muscle for a local crime family where he cut his teeth in the underground of the city. Constant turf wars, shifts of power and the ability to survive saw to the rise of Salvatore Orso. From nobody to rising crime lord, the family that fostered him, turned on him as his influence grew which resulted in their untimely demise. Suddenly free from his oath , Salvatore took the resources and broke ground on the Scarlet Crown Hotel.

Sal on opening week of the Scarlet Crown

It took a few years to open the hotel, but as his influence in the city grew and his grip on the criminal underground tightened, he founded Checkmate. Checkmate was not a singular family, as it was one entity. The rule was simple, join or cease to exist. As Checkmate's power grew, so did its resources with the Scarlet Crown serving as its "Royal Court". The Crown even has its own currency, used in the exchange for services and goods, having a golden crown is enough to buy you a night of safety within the hotel. The Crown is neutral grounds, anyone found violating those rules will be punished by death.

As Checkmate established itself in the city, Salvatore began to come out to the public as a model citizen and philanthropist. Spotted golfing with the Mayor and Chief of police numerous times, he is a well liked face in a community that has no idea who he really is.

Papa Bear is angry

Ons: Lingerie, Heels, Leather, lace
Offs: Scat/Vore, bathroom play

Primary Weapon: Dual MP9
Secondary Weapon: A baseball bat wrapped in barbwire
Magic: Thick Hide/Defender - Salvatore shrugs off most injuries, as if a minor inconvenience (within reason)
Extra: Follow the rules, and everything will be gravy.

[TheBlackThrone]

Papa Bear is approved. You can add him over. Tomorrow, we'll see the verdict on the type of OOC. We will still have a normal OOC as usual, but if people voted on there being a discord, then there will be an OOC and a discord to make communication and plotting easier (also to keep writers entertained during slow periods).

I'm no longer accepting Breachers and Muscles. I want to see other job positions get filled now.

[CurvyKitten]

Done, sorry net was out till now. Evil storms. Hopefully, the twins are ok. Still open to a benefactor/manager sort of link if someone wants it. If not I'll go without, not needed to play them. It was just a fun idea hehe.  TBT has explained that with the twins being part of checkmate that papa bear is automatically their handler.

Name: Devina / Devora Tweedle
Alias: The twins
Nickname:
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Tweedle Twins from Alice in Wonderland
Age: Appear to be 24
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 135lbs
Hair Color: brown with hone highlights
Eye Color: Hazel
Visual Description: face claim-Camilla Purlieva

NSFW

Written Description: Both girls have flawless honey-toned skin. Most often they are mirror images of each other, tending to wear the same thing. They find it fun when people can't tell them apart. Brown hair with warm highlights, and hazel eyes that seem to lighten or darken depending on their mood.

Job: Collectors
Calling Card: The Jokers
Cover Job: Models that have a (if found open to plotting)Benefactor aka manager
Personality:
Devina is the shyer of the pair, seeming almost sweet in a way when compared to her sister. She certainly seems to be the more emotional of the pair. Her highs can be high and her lows can be rock bottom. Her sister seeming to be the centering force in her world. Curious and almost playful at times, yet don't think her totally naive. Devina always gets what she wants, lets just hope what she wants from you is something pleasant.

Devora is 10 pounds of crazy in the sexiest 5 pound bag you've ever seen. She can play the seductive femme fatale, but in truth she is a cracked, cooky, unpredictable psychotic. You are never really sure if she wants to love you or kill you. You are never sure if what you see is true emotion, or that act put on so that she can pass for normal. Seeming to be the more dominate controlled of the pair, she is normally the one that steps forward and does the talking. Bit she warns to never underestimate either of them, it may just get you robbed, wronged or killed.

Likes:
Devina-sweets, pastries, wines, swimming, warm days, sun, chemistry, gardening, playing with people,

Devora- Dark coffee, liuqor, fast cars or motorcycles, thunderstorms, spicy food, blade work, her work (the fun one not the modeling),
Dislikes:
Devina- sour things, the cold, getting blood on her clothes, people harming her sister, bitchy woman,

Devora-whiners, weak willed people (they break too easily), people that harm her sister, being bored, bitchy woman,
Talents:
Devina- chemistry, cooking, gardening, swimming, gymnastics, B and E, manipulation, stealth

Devora- fighting (hand to hand and with blades), gymnastics, dancing, driving, breaking people, B and E

Brief Background: The girls have been on their own since they could remember. Their parents were never anything more than a side note in their story. A means to an end, one that brought the delectably twisted pair into being. The foster system had a hard time placing the pair, as there never seemed to be a good fit for them. And god help them when they tried to separate the duo. It was as if they were taking away a part of the other away. It was that action that actually had them running to the streets of New Fantasia and fending for themselves.

Even at a young age, they were good at using what they had to their advantage. Not being afraid of the lecher that thought he had lured them into his den of perverted dreams. In the end, the world was down one pervert and they were given some much needed help when it came to the material things in life. Devora became the one finding a twisted happiness in that sort of punishment. While Devina was the one that always seemed to draw them in. Like flies to honey, it was never hard to find someone that could give them what they needed.

As they grew up the twins remained nearly inseparable, finding their looks could get them almost anything they needed once they entered the modeling world. But it was their other skills that made them known to those with the pull in New Fantasia. Eventually drawing the eye of the leader of Checkmate, he hired the pair to collect information or a few old debts, and their favorite teaching people a lesson. After all, sometimes someone just needed to get a message really pressed home for them.

To the outside world they seem to live almost innocent lives. But to those that know the truth, well lets just they know how deep the rabbit hole goes. 

Ons:
Devina-sensations, teasing, foreplay, kissing, strong men, passion, oral, bondage, ....

Devora-fucking, biting, spanking, hair pulling, dom/sub play, floggers and toys, teasing, bondage, passion, angry sex,....
Offs:
Devina/ Devora- Humiliation, extreme pain, feet, bad smells, being forced, vore, gore, stuff that belongs in the bathroom, beastality

Primary Weapon:Devina compounds, (IE posions, truth serum, tranks, aphrodisiacs, explosives, crosiveses....) / Devora Blades of any kind
Magic: Twin link- The twins are link in every way. They can share thoughts, feel each others locations, sensations(pain-pleasure...), and at times even see through each others eyes.
Extra: Anything else you want to mention? Maybe they own a car, pets, or have an accent, who knows? Whatever you feel needs to be mentioned that doesn’t fall into the other categories.

[TheBlackThrone]

The Twins are good to go. You can post them up.

[Lady Sakura]

Is there a character limit, that people can make?

[CurvyKitten]

The Twins are good to go. You can post them up.

Woot thank you! If anyone wants to work up some character links let me know. Aiden if you want anything specific worked up between the twins and Papa bear let me know. :)

[Chasseybaby]

Woot thank you! If anyone wants to work up some character links let me know. Aiden if you want anything specific worked up between the twins and Papa bear let me know. :)

*jumps up and waves her hands* I’ll pm you later on tonight Curvy, love your twin idea ^^

[Wolfling72]

I fought it for as long as I could...like forever. I thought...no, don't do it and yet, I just keep coming back...so if I were to work up a Doc character based around Baba Yaga? Could y'all make use of her?

[persephone325]

*plants an interest flag*

[TheBlackThrone]

 There isn't a character limit, but I am not going to allow players to adopt second characters just yet because new people are still pouring into the story. Until the interest slows down, I will not be taking seconds.

Baba Yaga story is all right.

So, since it is already the 11th for me, I peeked at the poll, and I saw the results. They will still appear but it will be at a later time. Any who, the results were pro discord. So I will make an OOC and a Discord Server. This will make my life easier because as I said, people have a lot of questions. You guys will also be able to happily plot.

[TheBlackThrone]

The OOC thread has been linked under "Links" on the OP (opening post). You can access it there. Also, the Discord link is there. You have 24 hr to access it. Otherwise, I'll have to just send a new one to you. If 24hr pass and you can't access it, then send me a PM and I'll send it to you.

I also updated the Character Thread to mention "Taken Cards." I will also add this list to the OP to make the lives of those joining easier lol.

I have posted the IC on the OP so you guys can read through it at your leisure and get a feel for how this game will run.  :-)

[TheBlackThrone]

Alice has dropped from the game. One position for a Muscle is open.

[Wolfling72]

Doc

Name: Nastasia Morozov
Alias: Jezibaba
Nickname: Doc, The Healer, Evil Woman
Fairy Tale Inspiration: The Baba Yaga stories (Her alias is derived from her names in West Slavic folklore)
Age: Appears to be about 26
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135
Hair Color: darkest auburn
Eye Color: greenish grey
Visual Description:

Baba Yaga

Written Description: No tattoos to speak of but her lower belly and back are a mass of little circular marks. There are scars on both wrists which resemble nothing more than severe rope burns or abrasions which have never gone away. She does not wear make up very often and tends to do no more with her hair than to tie it back or put it into a messy bun. Her clothing is usually immaculate but wrinkled and her nails are always clipped severely short, otherwise they grow into things that most resemble claws. She tends not to smile overmuch as she has exceedingly sharp and pointed teeth and she finds that people are freaked out by it...
Job: Doctor
Calling Card: Queen Of Hearts
Cover Job: A clinic~located downtown called simply Mortar and Pestle

Personality: Acerbic at times, her bed side manner sometimes leaves much to be desired. Sarcastic with an unwillingness to either change or conform to the general needs of others. While Jezi is exceedingly intelligent and understands her own self worth; these traits may come across to others as arrogance. She cares nothing for appearances and tends to respond to others on a case by case basis; depending upon the moon, whether the sun has risen and whether or not she's had coffee.

Likes: Autumn, the smell and taste of coffee, being left alone to read, kittens, fresh pastries, her job.
Dislikes: Spring, tea, being bothered by stupid people for dumb reasons, BIRDS~ all birds, EVERY fucking bird, broccoli, her job.
Talents: She has an exceedingly emotive singing voice, loves to bake and is quite good at it, (at one point she wanted to be a pastry chef), she has a very green thumb and can make up very potent infusions, teas, and salves which are useful in healing.

Brief Background: Born on the Russian Steppe in the middle of a terrible snow storm and raised as an only child, she learned much later that she was the child of a sexual assault. This made her very uneasy around men as she grew older and lessened her ability to deal with them in a meaningful way. Becoming a Doctor was a natural outgrowth of her healing ability and her love of helping those who truly NEEDED help. (This, of course, was/is based entirely upon HER perceptions which could be quite...fucked up.) At one time, she lived in a house which resembled nothing more than a chicken coop with feet but after leaving behind her homeland, she allowed that little house to wander away. She has no idea where it's ended up.

Upon arriving in New Fantasia, she was set upon by some not so very nice people. Though she fought well, she had no interest in killing anyone and those same people had no interest in staying DOWN. Luckily for her, there were other eyes watching and those eyes were soon followed by a gun and some immediate death. Understanding that she owed a debt which could not be easily repaid, she offered her services to her savior and when offered the chance, made the same offer to Checkmate. Her loyalty is unwavering and has only deepened with the passing years.

Ons: Strong Women, STRONGER men, rough sex (with her as the instigator, usually), Bondage, sensation play, foul language, oral
Offs: Declarations of love, jealousy, possessiveness, anal (just ewww), severe pain
Primary Weapon: Her hands, elbow, feet and knees~extensive Muay Thai training (to keep in shape)
Secondary Weapon: A mother of pearl handled straight razor~never used.
Magic: Healing Hands~ the ability to hasten the healing of cuts, bruises, broken bones, concussions and the like.
Extra: She owns a black cat named Midnight (who seems to talk) and uses a Vespa to get around. Has a heavy Russian accent and tends to mutter almost continuously while at work.

ETA: I have NO idea who that beautful woman is, so if anyone knows her name? Please let me know, yeah? Also changed, background to better reflect her ongoing relationship with Checkmate. I used an unknown NPC for her savior which can be changed if needful but wanted to better reflect the story as is.

[Levi]

She totally looks like a bond girl!

[Wolfling72]

I have approval...yay!! *does weird little happy dance* Now if one of you nice people would like to be the one who saved her? I would be forever in your debt....

[Lady Sakura]

Yay another game with Wolfie!!! *Dances* I wouldn't mind helping to save her as papa bear saved my Nyasia. :)

[Wolfling72]

Yay another game with Wolfie!!! *Dances* I wouldn't mind helping to save her as papa bear saved my Nyasia. :)

hmmm. This would be nice but your girl doesn't use firearms, does she? (Tossing hand grenades around could cause my doc's death too) One thinks that your sexy bit of desirability could have been the eyes that directed help her way, though...what you think??

[Lady Sakura]

hmmm. This would be nice but your girl doesn't use firearms, does she? (Tossing hand grenades around could cause my doc's death too) One thinks that your sexy bit of desirability could have been the eyes that directed help her way, though...what you think??

That works for me :) I can work with the person helps gets her out then. 💖

[Wolfling72]

That works for me :) I can work with the person helps gets her out then. 💖

YAY! I left it as an NPC regardless due to expediency...you could do the same unless a third person steps up to take on the role...regardless, it will be awesome to write with you HERE too...

*bounces*

[Foxy DeVille]

Doc

Name: Nastasia Morozov
Alias: Jezibaba
Nickname: Doc, The Healer, Evil Woman
Fairy Tale Inspiration: The Baba Yaga stories (Her alias is derived from her names in West Slavic folklore)
Age: Appears to be about 26
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135
Hair Color: darkest auburn
Eye Color: greenish grey
Visual Description:

Baba Yaga

Written Description: No tattoos to speak of but her lower belly and back are a mass of little circular marks. There are scars on both wrists which resemble nothing more than severe rope burns or abrasions which have never gone away. She does not wear make up very often and tends to do no more with her hair than to tie it back or put it into a messy bun. Her clothing is usually immaculate but wrinkled and her nails are always clipped severely short, otherwise they grow into things that most resemble claws. She tends not to smile overmuch as she has exceedingly sharp and pointed teeth and she finds that people are freaked out by it...
Job: Doctor
Calling Card: Queen Of Hearts
Cover Job: A clinic~located downtown called simply Mortar and Pestle

Personality: Acerbic at times, her bed side manner sometimes leaves much to be desired. Sarcastic with an unwillingness to either change or conform to the general needs of others. While Jezi is exceedingly intelligent and understands her own self worth; these traits may come across to others as arrogance. She cares nothing for appearances and tends to respond to others on a case by case basis; depending upon the moon, whether the sun has risen and whether or not she's had coffee.

Likes: Autumn, the smell and taste of coffee, being left alone to read, kittens, fresh pastries, her job.
Dislikes: Spring, tea, being bothered by stupid people for dumb reasons, BIRDS~ all birds, EVERY fucking bird, broccoli, her job.
Talents: She has an exceedingly emotive singing voice, loves to bake and is quite good at it, (at one point she wanted to be a pastry chef), she has a very green thumb and can make up very potent infusions, teas, and salves which are useful in healing.

Brief Background: Born on the Russian Steppe in the middle of a terrible snow storm and raised as an only child, she learned much later that she was the child of a sexual assault. This made her very uneasy around men as she grew older and lessened her ability to deal with them in a meaningful way. Becoming a Doctor was a natural outgrowth of her healing ability and her love of helping those who truly NEEDED help. (This, of course, was/is based entirely upon HER perceptions which could be quite...fucked up.) At one time, she lived in a house which resembled nothing more than a chicken coop with feet but after leaving behind her homeland, she allowed that little house to wander away. She has no idea where it's ended up.

Upon arriving in New Fantasia, she was set upon by some not so very nice people. Though she fought well, she had no interest in killing anyone and those same people had no interest in staying DOWN. Luckily for her, there were other eyes watching and those eyes were soon followed by a gun and some immediate death. Understanding that she owed a debt which could not be easily repaid, she offered her services to her savior and when offered the chance, made the same offer to Checkmate. Her loyalty is unwavering and has only deepened with the passing years.

Ons: Strong Women, STRONGER men, rough sex (with her as the instigator, usually), Bondage, sensation play, foul language, oral
Offs: Declarations of love, jealousy, possessiveness, anal (just ewww), severe pain
Primary Weapon: Her hands, elbow, feet and knees~extensive Muay Thai training (to keep in shape)
Secondary Weapon: A mother of pearl handled straight razor~never used.
Magic: Healing Hands~ the ability to hasten the healing of cuts, bruises, broken bones, concussions and the like.
Extra: She owns a black cat named Midnight (who seems to talk) and uses a Vespa to get around. Has a heavy Russian accent and tends to mutter almost continuously while at work.

ETA: I have NO idea who that beautful woman is, so if anyone knows her name? Please let me know, yeah? Also changed, background to better reflect her ongoing relationship with Checkmate. I used an unknown NPC for her savior which can be changed if needful but wanted to better reflect the story as is.

Izabela Magier, she done modeling for stock photos.

[Wolfling72]

Izabela Magier, she done modeling for stock photos.

Ahh thank you very very much.

[TheBlackThrone]

If you have been approved, then any chatter you might have needs to be moved to the OOC thread.  :-)

[TheBlackThrone]

I put up a new discord link. Be sure to access it when you guys get a chance and the persons who said "No" in the poll or "I don't want.." send me a PM so I at least know who it is so I can make sure they stay in the loop even with plotting.

[CurvyKitten]

I'm going to attempt to see if I can even get it working on my computer. Poor thing is barley hanging on. Is mumbled still a thing for E writers or is it old news lol

[Aiden]

We mostly use Discord now, mumble sort of died a slow death.

[CurvyKitten]

Ok I shall try it out,  I make no promises lol

[Rel Mayer]

Not sure if you're still recruiting, but I made a character:



Name: Elenora Bruno
Alias: Pulita or Cinderella
Nickname: "That girl who cleans." "Cleaning Girl" "Nora" "That girl is poisonnnnnn." "Quick Clean."
Fairy Tale Inspiration: Cinderella
Age: Appears to be in her late twenties.
Gender: Female
Height: 5"2'
Weight: Slender
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Visual Description:

Written Description: Elenora has brown hair and brown eyes, just like her last name would mention. Her skin is olive, and her body is well kept. It's no doubt that Elenora carries a great deal for looking clean and presentable. She finds pride in looking well while also cleaning, because it just shows how good she is at her job. How professional would she be if she had blood over the helms of her white dress provided at work?

She's average height with curly brown hair that falls across her shoulders. She's also known for smiling a lot, mostly because she's thinking of a funny joke inside of her head. She likes to wear white dresses (because they're easy to bleach), but if she's not at work she prefers to wear man's slacks, a tucked in white shirt, and something fashionable and edgy. She also has no fear in showing skin, because it's a very natural thing to her. 

Job: Cleaner
Calling Card: Four of Diamonds
Cover Job: Head Maid for the Scarlet Crown
Personality:

Elenora is meant to be a woman in the background, and because of this she can be rather quiet until she's called on. The type of woman that you know was there, without ever really seeing her. Which is a shame, because Elenora is easy on the eyes and would just as well get a job at the nearest strip club rather than cleaning for the hotel. However, those who are close to Elenora know that she has quite the silly sense of humor. You would have to be in her line of work! She is known for the small jokes that come out of nowhere, and can often be quoted for her quick wit. However, Elenora has a huge respect for authority so that no one who has power over her well being and paycheck will ever have any idea of her silly nature until they get to know her. Still, she's known to be pretty easy going!

Sometimes Elenora can fall short when it comes to taking commands and can be viewed as a push over to authority. This is another reason why people in power like to keep her around, because she doesn't bite back.

She's also the type to have good standings with the rest of the hotel staff. This is how she's easily able to get rid of the bodies that are left within the safe area (if there are any). She also offers her services outside of the hotel to those who need some bodies being disposed of. She's a one stop shop kinda gal, she can dispose of them in the river, dissolve their body into mush from the comforts of her lab (located near her job) or chop them up into tiny pieces to sell to the butcher of your enemy. Whatever the client requests is what the client gets.

Her hobbies include messing with chemicals. It started back in the day when she tried to find the perfect things to get blood out of pretty much everything. However, over time she realized that she could make deadly combinations that could render someone (who had maybe not died just yet) dead in a few moments. She also found this useful to people who get power trips by messing with women such as herself. To do this she created an antidote that she takes every morning in the form of a pill. The antidote can stick with her for a few days, but she takes one every morning (JIC) and also brings them with her collection of cleaning supplies.

She also injects herself with the same chemicals. Sometimes it can feel like a drug and make her feel a little loopy for thirty minutes, but she can recover afterward. The chemical can manifest itself to different types of poison weapons from within Elenora to save her in case the going gets rough.

Likes: Clean things. Chemistry. Beach Vacations. Living close to work.
Dislikes: Dirty things. Romantic Novels. Rude People.
Talents: Cleaning things. A knack for Chemistry. Somewhat Silly Jokester. Standing in the background.
Brief Background:

Elenora joined Checkmate because she was the head maid of the Scarlet Crown and it only made sense to have the best of the best cleaning up all the messes. Not to mention she carries herself in a way that made for a better visual representation for the boss than someone who carries themselves rather frumpy. That with the ability to protect herself (and generate poison) makes her an ideal candidate to get shit done.

The woman's mother died during child birth and her father remarried rather quickly to a woman who two daughter. Her step-mom was kinda a bitch and always made Elenora clean up after the messy older girls and the entire house. However, Elenora found faith in practicing Chemistry at a young age. Continuing to do so through school and even to the point of adulthood. It wasn't until her mean mother and step sisters pushed her to the point of breaking that she decided to poison all of them during dinner. Even her father (who she considered to abandon her by the way she was treated) succumbed to her evil deed.

Rather than living in prison, Checkmate heard stories of the young cleaning woman who had the balls to kill her entire family and offered her an out to work as a Cleaner for them over time. Elenora was pretty happy with the arrangement and is just happy that she gets her freedom while being able to practice chemistry. Plus, people treated her like a human and not a slave to their whims. She has the change to actually feel like she's good at something while not being ordered around by a greedy family that took her for granted. Now she gets paid!

Elenora provides her services in any way that she can. Providing poison. Cleaning up bodies. Cleaning up messes. Working in the background to gain information on the enemy. She loves the organization and will do pretty much whatever they ask.

Ons: Cleanliness. Men and Women. People who laugh at her jokes. People that take the time to talk to her. People of authority.
Offs: Doesn't like animals. Doesn't like smelly private parts. Cocky people. Calling her a "slut".
Primary Weapon: Poison - She prefers her weapons to be discrete when she can, but she specializes in poisons tailored by the one and only Nora Bruno.
Secondary Weapon: Small knives that she keeps hidden in a strap along her upper thigh. She sometimes uses these knives for the cleaning job, but they're also there for protection.
Magic:

That girl is poison

She has the ability to manifest poison within her body. In the form of breathing gas, secreting it from her pores, and anything else associated with her body on command. This has to be channeled within her and she can turn it on or off depending on the situation. However, when she deals with a flurry of emotion--she can have trouble controlling this and can accidentally poison people. This hasn't happened yet, but she has had a few close calls.

Extras: None at this time. I'd like to build some connections.

[Priapus89]

Name: Audric Blanche

Alias: Gaffer.

Nickname: People who want to piss Audric off will call him “Mud”, which is the name of the region that Audric was born in.

Fairy Tale Inspiration: Gaffer Death

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height: 6”2

Weight: 180lbs.

Hair Color: Black.

Eye Color: Blue.

Visual Description:

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

Written Description: Since he spends most of his time as a doctor, either with his day job or with Checkmate, he usually wears a lab coat.

Job: Doc.

Calling Card: King of Hearts.

Cover Job: Apothecary, making affordable medicines for the poor.

Personality: book smart, care-free, cautious and risk-averse

Likes: puzzles, playing the violin, reading sci-fi novels, as well as nonfiction books on science and math.

Dislikes: killing people, Death, elitists.

Talents: creating unique drugs, medicinal craft.

Brief Background:

Childhood

The thirteenth, and youngest, child, Audric Blanche became comfortable with anonymity. His father, who was a horrible spendthrift of government benefits, could not split his attention evenly between his thirteen children, and thus, Audric found himself the recipient of whatever paternal attention his father had left to give him. His father meant well, Audric believed, but as a single parent who worked three jobs, Mr. Blanche had only so much energy left over to invest in being a proper father.

Perhaps a lack of a father figure would have been more unnerving to Audric if he didn’t spend most of his days at school. Though only eleven at the time, Audric showed an uncanny intellect and wit that baffled his educators. He read a copious number of mathematics and science textbooks and had provided proofs for several mathematical equations (by his last year of elementary school, he would prove 14 mathematical equations, including the “Integration By Parts” technique). His teachers knew that Audrice deserved to go to a better school—preferably one that did not survive off of government money—but they never brought that up with Mr. Blanche.

Of course, they didn’t have to. Although Mr. Blanche didn’t give Audric the attention that the young boy surely deserved, he knew that his son was prodigious. When Audric turned thirteen—by this time, most of his siblings were still living with him and their father because they did not have enough money to support themselves, and they wanted to take care of their father, who was becoming ill—Mr. Blanche made a call.
A week went by and a man appeared at their door. He was dressed in a smart suit that seemed molded by wealth and sophistication. He had a genial smile which was instantly attractive.

Mr. Blanche introduced him as Death. Death corrected Mr. Blanche, saying that he was in fact “one of many Deaths”. No one knew who the “real Death” was.

   All the Blanche children had heard of Death, of course. Everyone in Fairy Land had heard of him. To see him—or, at least, one of him—in the flesh was shocking, nevertheless. Mr. Blanche informed his children that Death was here to take Audric to New Fantasia, who could be the recipient of Death’s wealth. Audric agreed almost right away, which surprised his siblings, and even himself. Still, once he agreed, he realized that he had always wanted to leave his home; he wanted to see more of Fairy Land.

Adulthood

   Once Audric finished university, Death got him a job working as a general surgeon at one of the largest hospitals in New Fantasia. (He didn’t know it at the time, but the hospital was a part of Checkmate’s territory). Death was the Director of the hospital; however, he kept his identity hidden. Only the highest-ranking members of Checkmate knew who he was.

   Death put Audric in charge of the intense care unit, where he would operate on individuals who were near death. Death was always in the operation room when Audric operated. He was invisible; only Audric could see him.

When Death stood at the foot of the patient that Audric operated on, Audric was given permission to do his best to save the patient’s life. However, when Death stood near the patient’s head, then Audric was to say, “All help is useless; he must soon die.” Audric followed Death’s order without rebuttal for several years, that is the person on his operating table was his father, Mr. Blanche. Audric was equally surprised to see Death standing near his father’s head. Audric knew that Death had brought his father here; he knew that this was a test of his loyalty; yet, Audric pretended to not see Death. He operated on his father and saved the man’s life.

After the operation, Death asked Audric to follow him. They came to a warehouse. There were a plethora of candle lights of various sizes. There must have been millions…no, billions. It seemed that there were too many for the warehouse to fit them all. Such was the effect of magic, Audric assumed. “These are the life essences of everyone in Fairy Land…and beyond the Wall. When a candle light’s flame dies, then a person dies.” Death said. He pointed to one candlelight. “That is your candlelight.” He pointed to another. “That is your father’s.” He looked back to Audric and asked him which candlelight should be snuffed out.

Present

   Years later, Audric is now an official member of Checkmate; he works as a Doc. He has not seen Death since he left the hospital.

Ons: sex with no strings attached, public sex, strong women,

Offs: bondage, toilet play, confessions of love during sex

Primary Weapon: Audric carries with him a variety of poison pills in a small case that he keeps in his pocket. The pills cause those who consume it to have diarrhea for a week.

Secondary Weapon: Nothing. Audric isn’t much of a fighter.

Magic:

Fall Asleep with Death

This spell allows Audric to revive a person who has been slain within 5mins when Audric casts the spell.

How to Activate Fall Asleep with Death

Audric presses his hand on the forehead of the deceased. His mind then leaves his body and takes an intangible form whose appearance is identical to his body.

How Fall Asleep with Death Works

Everyone has a life essence and Audric sees these life essences as candlesticks. The shorter the candlestick, the closer that person is to death. A deceased individual does not have a candlestick.

Audric is able to take the candlestick of someone else and place it within the body of the deceased individual. Thus, the deceased individual receives whatever life essence that that candle had. The person who loses his candlestick dies.

How to Cancel Fall Asleep with Death

1.   Audric’s body is what keeps Audric on the physical plane of existence (where everyone lives). If his body is destroyed (i.e. killed), then Audric has nothing to tether him to the physical plane. Thus, his immaterial body disappears to the afterlife. Any action that Audric’s immaterial self-made while on the physical plane is canceled, as if such actions never occurred.

2.   The spell ends after five minutes and Audric is forced back into his body.

Extra: Audric has a golden retriever. His name is Dog.

[TheBlackThrone]

Hey everyone,

We're still recruiting. I've mostly been trying to keep the roles balanced but we're always accepting interested and talented writers. We have an active discord, but you don't have to join it in order to be in the game. It's just there for those who prefer it.

[TheBlackThrone]

This game is still active, but it is due for some spring cleaning. We're accepting any new players before we post up a new character thread. If you see a role that you want, just let me know. This game is very fun and entertaining to post to. It allows the writer to use his or her imagination with every post, and so I hope to get some creative minds in here because everyone who has contributed to this game so far - whether they are still active or have gone AWOL - are/were amazing. I have no regrets. I hope to keep this story going and growing. If you think you'll like it and want to give it a shot, then please, by all means, dive right in.  ;D

[Lady Sakura]

Come join the mafia family!

[TheBlackThrone]

All right; we finished spring cleaning. The current active player list along with cards and face claims is up. I also posted in red what roles we will need. If you're interested in getting involved in this game, please drop us a line.  ;D

[persephone325]

Still interested. Just have to figure out if I have time to devote to it. I really like the idea. ^^

[TheBlackThrone]

Still interested. Just have to figure out if I have time to devote to it. I really like the idea. ^^

Well, we move more leisurely than my other games. Like VERY leisurely and we have a discord. So, it shouldn't feel taxing. I'm satisfied that this game has dedicated writers in it so I'm not too worried about posting speed. We're all patient.

[Lady Sakura]

Just to put this out there. The story Grandfather Death is reserved for mes.

[persephone325]

Well, we move more leisurely than my other games. Like VERY leisurely and we have a discord. So, it shouldn't feel taxing. I'm satisfied that this game has dedicated writers in it so I'm not too worried about posting speed. We're all patient.

Well, that might sway my decision. ^^

Are we allowed to use fairy tales from other parts of the world? Like Ireland, or an Asian country? Or would you rather we stick with American/British tales?

[TheBlackThrone]

Well, that might sway my decision. ^^

Are we allowed to use fairy tales from other parts of the world? Like Ireland, or an Asian country? Or would you rather we stick with American/British tales?

You can use fairy tales from all parts of the world. You just have to prove that they are indeed fairy tales and not a myth/legend.

[persephone325]

You can use fairy tales from all parts of the world. You just have to prove that they are indeed fairy tales and not a myth/legend.

Okey-dokey! *wanders off to do some research*

[TheBlackThrone]

Hey all,

Updated the roster with current cast. Front page is current. We're always looking for more creative writers to contribute to this awesome story. We have a lot of excellent writers in here. If you want to get in on a long-term game with good people, this is it.  :-)