Re: Corruption: How Far Will You Go? - Recruiting for show 4 reopened.

[Chrystal]

CORRUPTION

How Far Will You Go?

(NB: Sample game-show set only. The actual set used will probably bare very little resemblance to the above, but a colourful picture is always good)

On a private Island, an eccentric billionaire sets up his own little TV station. It broadcasts by satellite around the world, dubbed into dozens of languages, but the only show it is broadcasting is a game show called "Corruption", with the tag line, "How far Will You Go?"

Potential contestants are invited to fill in an application form. They are then interviewed by the production team to assess their suitability, in an hotel in a sea-side resort. Their trip to the resort is paid for by the TV company, no expense spared. Anyone unlucky enough not to be selected for the game show is simply returned home.

Those who are selected are asked to sign a waiver indemnifying the TV station from any and all claims arising from the show. Any refusing to sign are simply sent home. The rest are flown by private jet to the island, where they are put up in a luxury hotel.

The day their episode is to be transmitted, live, around the world, the contestants are taken to the studio for a rehearsal.

Now, up to this point, all they know is that this is an adults only game show, it will feature adult content, and they should be prepared for that fact. Anyone who is in any way prudish or sensitive is given ample opportunity to leave, with no hard feelings.

At the rehearsal the mechanics of the game are introduced, the contestants are allowed to familiarise themselves with the set, the way the technical stuff works, they are shown that there is no opportunity to cheat, and they are also introduced to the show's backer, Mr Archibald Wisley, who simply sits in his VIP box and watches. They meet the show's hostess, Loretta Vance and her assistant Kitten too.

After the rehearsal, the contestants have a few hours to relax, before they are called to make-up. After make-up and wardrobe have finished with them, usually just making sure they look their best for the start of the show, they will be sent to the Green Room, where they are allowed to drink free coffee and soft drinks (but no alcohol), while waiting for the show to start.

And Loretta introduces the episode in her usual way, before introducing first her assistant, and then the contestants, who will be ushered to their respective entrance points and encouraged to run on to the set waving and cheering....

And The Game Begins!

This is an Extreme Group System game

The game show itself revolves around a system of "dares" or "challenges". The challenges are all printed on coloured cards. The first two cards are mandatory "Starter cards", are grey in colour, and are worth $50 each. After each contestant has completed the challenges on the two start cards, a pack of 15 white cards, each worth $100 each are dropped into the shuffle hopper. This is a mechanical device that shuffles the cards (which are 8"x12"). When the contestant presses a select button (or it is pressed on his her behalf), a single card will be ejected from the machine. The contestant will be able to see one side of the card only.

On that side of the card will be the colour (obviously), the prize for completing the challenge successfully, the category of the challenge, and the duration of the challenge. The contestant is then asked if they wish to accept the challenge (before they know what it is), or if they wish to decline the challenge. If they decline, they are OUT! However, they get to keep any money won up to this point.

If they accept the challenge, they are then told what is printed on the back of the card. They then have the choice of using three life-lines, which (obviously) can only be used once.

If at this point, they refuse to take the challenge, they are OUT! And they LOOSE all the money they won up to that point. They leave with what they came with and nothing more.

If They attempt the challenge and fail, they do not win the money, but they do get to stay in.

The card is then returned to the pack.

After three rounds, a further fifteen cards are added to the deck, and this is repeated every three rounds until either all the contestants have dropped out or all 60 cards are in play.

The Cards

AutumRain (who is playing the assistant Kitten and is my Co-GM) and I have created the deck of 62 cards. They do exist (albeit in a spreadsheet on both our PCs), and we will not change them during the course of an episode. For subsequent episodes, the cards may well be different.

We will NOT reveal the challenges in advance.

What we will tell you is that the card colours are grey (the two starter cards) worth $50, White worth $100, Yellow worth $1,000, Red worth $10,000, and Black worth $100,000.

Obviously, as the money gets higher, so the challenges get nastier.

Here is the point: WE WANT YOU TO DROP OUT

Any player not posting within a week of a post addressed to them will be GMed out of the game, unless you have posted in the OOC that you are going to be away or unable to post for whatever reason.

If you subsequently return and discover that your contestant was eliminated, but you wish to carry on, fret not. You can return with the same character or a different one in a subsequent episode.

If at any point you draw a challenge that squicks you out, you have three life-lines (that may or may not help) and you have the option to drop out.

AutumnRain and I want to make this absolutely clear:

If at any time you draw a card where the category is one you don't like, or where the challenge (once revealed) is something you don't like, you may drop out with no hard feelings. If another player draws a card you don't like, again, you may drop out with no hard feelings.

THIS IS AN EXTREME ROLE PLAY: While we are not going to reveal the categories and challenges here, they do cover a wide range of "subjects". I will reveal that there will be no gore or mutilation.

Last (Wo)Man Standing

If all the players except one drop out of an episode, the last player in will recieve a $100,000 bonus, and may return in a later episode as a returning champion.

However before this can happen they are gioven one more challenge, with all the cards except the black ones removed from the shuffler.

Once this round is complete, the episode is over.

The System:

The system couldn't be more simple. When it is your contestant's turn to choose a card, you roll a dice on the dice roller. (If you do not know how this works, don't panic, I will explain before we get going).

Depending on which cards are in play, you roll 1d15, 1d30, 1d45 or 1d60. I will then post the visible side of your card and ask you if you want to accept it. If you do, I will post the other side of your card, and depending on whether you have any life lines or not, I will ask if you wish to play one. If you have no life lines, Autumn will post her character doing whatever needs to be done to yours.

Lifelines, if played, will require resolution which may require dice rolls by myself depending on the lifeline. These rolls will be visible to the player concerned.

EPISODES

I already mentioned episodes. This game is permanently open and recruiting.

Each episode will take place in a different thread. As they will be IC on different days, there will be no crossing between threads.

Each episode will have a minimum of four contestants (at the start) and a maximum of seven. Obviously if we only get four players interested, that will be it. But the point is if another four join after we start, they will be in episode 2, and so on.

$$$Prizes$$$

Please be aware that ALL prize money is virtual.

I know, it should go without saying, this is just a game, it isn't real. But I know what people are like and I can just imagine someone getting all huffy about the fact that they supposedly won three hundred thousand dollars in my game and no one paid them, and declaring it a huge con...

*eyeroll*

So, just to be clear, your CHARACTER wins the money. YOU DON'T!

Okay? Thanks.



So that's the game.

If we have not lived up to our tag line, then I apologise, but me and Autumn think it's pretty ultimate!

If you are interested, please post here, expressing this, and/or post a completed character sheet (see below) or PM the sheet to both myself and AutumnRain.



THE GREEN ROOM (OOC THREAD) - Click here

[Chrystal]

Moraline's Checklist

Game: Corruption

• Extreme semi-system game
• Open to all
• Players are contestants in a TV gameshow 
• Setting is a TV studio   
• Plot Outline: Players are set challenges of a sexual or adult nature in order to win prizes       
• Character creation info/guidelines See below 
• Required Resources: The Elliquiy dice roller   
• Game Pacing: At least one post per week please. 
• How much sexual activity is likely to occur or expected, if any?   A lot! But not between players
• Whether tagging will be used or not.  Post tagging will be used tro identify the character's status within the game. 

Game Master Info / GM(s) Participation Level (If/where applicable)

• Will there be a Co-GM? Yes, AutrumnRain
• How guided will the play be(sandbox, directed etc)? Play will be directed by the rules of the game show.
• What extent will players be allowed to create/use environment or setting details? Not at all.
• How NPC's will be handled. (If any) - (By GM and/or players, and what expectations) Any NPCs will be handled by the GM/Co-GM
• How active will the GM be? The GM (me) is also the show host. However strictly speaking the hose is NOT a player character as all player characters are contestants 
• Will there be an OOC thread? (expectations of thread usage) There will be a "Green Room" thread, which will be the OOC. It may be used for any discussion of the game, and/or discussion of out-of-game subjects
• How to contact/approach GM with questions? (use OOC thread, direct PM, etc...) Use the OOC if it is something you don't mine being public, or use PM if you wish to talk privately. I may at my discression copy Autumn in of PMs.
• How will decisions be resolved?  The dice roller will be used to manage the system. Any other issues will be resolved by calm, adult discussion, and if no compromise can be arrived at i will render a decision that I expect to be abided by.
• Will PvP be allowed (if applicable)? NO. Not applicable

Additional:

• Player Oath "Oath of the Drake" or some other reminder of player responsibilities in a group game.   
• A note to Respect Other players (Offs etc..)   Please see my own OOC rules of play, below
• Player Participation Expectations. (Posts/week expected. Methods for reporting a possible absence/The method used to remove drop-outs from the game.) Please report all planned absences in the OOC thread. Players not posting for a week after a post has been directed at them will be GMed from the game, as having either declined their turn and taken the money, or declining the challenge and loosing the money. The last player in is the winner of that episode.
• Discuss how new players will be brought into the game (if the game is already running.)   Whenever there are four to sevenm players available, a new episode will be started in a new thread.
• What Writing style/POV. (Third person, first person, past, present, omniscient, etc...)   Players may use first or third, past or present.   

[Chrystal]

Character Creation

All player characters are contestants in the game show.

Throughout this thread, the term "Player" refers to the real life person sitting on the other side of the computer screen. "Character" and "Contestant" are synonimous and refer to the player's character within the game.

WILL ALL PLAYERS PLEASE USE THE CHARACTER SHEET EXACTLY AS GIVEN.

Failure to do so will result in me asking you to resubmit your character. I will not accept characters on non-standard character sheets.

By that, I mean leave the format and layout as they are. Obviously you can remove the instructions about what goes in each section.

Players who submit a character after the start of an episode will need to wait until there are at least three other approved characters before the next episode starts.

Characters will be declined under the following circumstances:

• The character is poorly created and/or does not fit with the spirit of the game - Game show contestants are screened before being approved IRL
• Character stats, descriptions, etc are unrealistic or way out of proportion
• The player only ever posts single line posts to all his/her other games. (ie less than 100 words)
• The character sheet is modified in any way, and not simply filled in - there is no reason for you to change it.

The Contestant Application Form:

Click the blue "select" link, then copy with <CTRL> + C. Paste the code into a post or PM and fill in the blanks.

Code Select Expand

[b]Player Name:[/b] Your login ID,

[float=right][img height=300 padding=5]Paste the URL of your character's image here[/img][/float]
[b]Contestant's name:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b] Min 18, Max 38
[b]Gender:[/b] Male or female only, please, no herms or futa. (exception, see below)
[b]Sexuality:[/b] Straight/bisexual/Gay
[b]Job:[/b] What they do for a living
[b]Nationality:[/b] What country are they from

[b]Height:[/b] Feet & inches and/or cm
[b]Weight:[/b] Lbs and/or kg
[b]Stats:[/b] Bust/chest, waist, hips. Females give cup size, males give length
[b]Natural hair colour:[/b] not necessarily what is on the pic...
[b]Eye Colour:[/b] Contacts not withstanding...
[b]Distinguishing marks:[/b] list all birthmarks, tattoos, peircings, and major scars here.
[b]Body hair:[/b] Does the contestant have body hair? (armpits/chest/back/groin for men, armpits/groin for women) Is it trimmed and styled?

[b]Close Friend or relative:[/b] Please give the name and relationship of one of the contestants close friends or relatives (see below)

[b]Likes:[/b] List five things that make them smile
[b]Dislikes:[/b] List five things that make them frown

[b]Personality:[/b] Describe the contestants personality in at least 100 words.

[b]Reason to be here:[/b] Describe in at least 100 words why the contestant wishes to appear on "Corruption"

[b]Chosen charity:[/b] (For the celeb special only) The charity they will be donating their winnings to.

As is, that will produce this:

Player Name: Your login ID,

Contestant's name:

Age: Min 18, Max 38
Gender: Male or female only, please, no herms or futa. (exception, see below)
Sexuality: Straight/bisexual/Gay
Job: What they do for a living
Nationality: What country are they from

Height: Feet & inches and/or cm
Weight: Lbs and/or kg
Stats: Bust/chest, waist, hips. Females give cup size, males give length
Natural hair colour: not necessarily what is on the pic...
Eye Colour: Contacts not withstanding...
Distinguishing marks: list all birthmarks, tattoos, peircings, and major scars here.
Body hair: Does the contestant have body hair? (armpits/chest/back/groin for men, armpits/groin for women) Is it trimmed and styled?

Close Friend or relative: Please give the name and relationship of one of the contestants close friends or relatives (see below)

Likes: List five things that make them smile
Dislikes: List five things that make them frown

Personality: Describe the contestants personality in at least 100 words.

Reason to be here: Describe in at least 100 words why the contestant wishes to appear on "Corruption"

Worked example

Player Name: A N Other

Contestant's name: Bimbo Brown

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Job: Student
Nationality: British

Height: 6'1"
Weight: 126 Lbs
Stats: 38DD 30 36
Natural hair colour: brunette
Eye Colour: brown
Distinguishing marks: Appendectomy scar, lower right abdomen, Peirced tongue, Peirced belly button, Rose tattoo ion left butt cheek
Body hair: None.

Close Friend or relative: Doris Brown, her maiden aunt

Likes: Kittens, Sushi, Country Music, Hot showers, Sex
Dislikes: Spiders, Barking dogs, Punk Rock, Old people, Taxis

Personality: Bimbo is a total airhead, she is a classic example of someone who wants to get on in life by finding a rich older man, marrying him and letting him fuck her brains out until he drops dead from a heart attack, at which point she will inherit all his money. Her other ambitions in life are to own a Ferrari and to be a famous porn star.

She makes friends easily and is bubbly and gregarious. She is the life and soul of any party and is always the first to get naked and start giving lap dances. She has never (yet) been arrested.


Reason to be here: Bimbo has a large student loan to pay off, plus she wants to buy a Ferrari. She hopes that by appearing on “Corruption” she might be talent spotted and be invited to take part in a porn video, and thus become world famous.

Failing that, she would like to be able to buy her aunt a nice present. She is very much open to all sorts of sexual activities and there is very little that turns her off, so she is hoping to do well, and maybe even win an episode, gaining the chance to come back as a returning champion.

Edit to add: Having received a couple of character sheets that do not meet a certain criterion that I thought was obvious, I will make it explicit. We are looking for members of the general public as contestants. Not show biz stars, not porn stars, not minor celebrities. We want bank clerks, shop assistants, accountants, garage mechanics, students, nurses, housewives - especially housewives. People who are bored with their lives and want to do something thrilling for a change!

At some point we may to a celebrity special, but in the mean time, please could people create "ordinary" characters?

Thank you

Now recruiting for the celeb special, so we specifically want characters that are minor celebrities, people who are in the public eye, politicians, authors, sports personalities, etc..... They only need be a little bit famous.

Parodies of real people are acceptable, so long as it is clear that the character is NOT intended to actually BE the person being parodied.

All contestants in the celeb special will be donating their winnings to charity. Please specify your chosen charity when submitting your character sheet. Charities can be real or made up, but if you make one up, I will veto it if it is unrealistic.


NOTE: The only exception to the exclusion of hermaphrodites and Futanari is if you wish to play pre-op male to female transsexual. If anyone submits such a character, though, it had better be BLOODY GOOD!
NOTE: The close personal friend or relative may be required at some point during the game. It can be their mother, their (over 16) child), their spouse/partner, their boss, best man, grandmother, Anyone. Make up something entertaining. The one proviso is that the person is not in the audience! And no, we aren't telling you why!

[Chrystal]

RULES OF PLAY

I have a set of rules that I use in my group games. They are generally common sense anyway, and I like to think that there is nothing onerous here, nothing draconian. I ask that everyone read them and post to say they have and are in agreement.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH SOMETHING HERE, PLEASE TELL ME!

All rules except two are negotiable!

Game Within a Game

This game is meta-plot oriented, with player characters following the rules of a game within the roleplaying game in order to win In-character prize money. If you do not like the way the game is progressing, you are welcome to drop out at any time. The IC rules of the game will be explained to contestants IC.

Below are the OOC rules of play.

RULES:

• The GM's word is law. This does not mean I'm not open to discussion, but if it comes to an impasse, if a decision needs to be made, or a discussion is getting out of bounds, I will render a decision that I expect to be abided by. I will do this based upon context, by considering all the opinions and options
• If you draw a card that goes against something in your offs, either play a life-line or drop out. That is the nature of this game. Characters have IC signed a waiver. Players, by implication, also sign the same waiver. NOTE: This rule replaces my usual rule about non consent. This game is entirely consensual. This rule is non negotiable
• Post at least once a week. If you know you will be unable to post for a while please let us know in advance in the OOC. it is a good idea to create an Apologies/Absences (A/A) thread so everyone you are RPing with knows where you've gone. If you know you are going to be away for a considerable time (more than a week) we ask you to drop your character out.
• If you have dropped out or been GMed out through inactivity, or you have won an episode which has thus ended, you may if you wish either return with the same character and try again, or create a new character.
• If you have any questions about anything in the game, ASK! The only stupid questions are "how many beans make five" and ones that aren't asked!
• The OOC thread is here for people to chat. I have no problems with you guys discussing the latest football results if you wish, (although I'd rather you didn't because I hate football), because it means you are getting on as a group. However, please try not to interject random discussions into serious game related ones if possible? Other than that, use this thread as you see fit!
• Please tag all IC posts using the code supplied below, editing the details as appropriate. This will enable myself and Autumn to track everyone's status within the game, and also help players to see who is winning.
• Please ensure you read all posts in the IC thread, because if you don't you may miss a post that is aimed at yourself.
  
• There is no rule 9.
• HAVE FUN! This too is non-negotiable. If you aren't having fun, I would like to know why, so I can change whatever it is that is stopping you having fun!

Post tagging code will be provided when I copy this post to the OOC thread.

[Chrystal]

Meet Your Hostess

Player: Chrystal (Game Mistress)

Character Name: Loretta Vance

Age: 33
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual but prefers the ladies
Job: Porn star Dominatrix and hostess for the game show "Corruption"
Nationality: United Kingdom

Height: 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Weight: 90 lb (41 kg; 6.4 st)
Stats: 34C-25-34
Natural hair colour: red
Eye Colour: Blue
Distinguishing marks: Tattoos: 4-finger hand and 2 Japanese characters upper right back; Japanese character right of navel; scorpion front of upper left thigh 
Body hair: None

Likes: Obedience, causing pain in a sexual contexts, causing humiliation, being in control, champagne
Dislikes: Disobedience, tardiness, people making "short" jokes, badly prepared food, poverty.

Personality: Loretta is, as you may imagine, a professional dominatrix. When she is "on the clock" she is a totally heartless bitch, she is cruel, demanding and a total perfectionist. However, off the clock, in the luxury apartment that she shares with her girlfriend "Kitten", she is sweet, loving and tender - just so long as Kitten is behaving herself! Loretta has no problem separating her professional life from her private life, and is actually deeply in love with kitten.

Unfortunately for the contestants, they will never get to see this softer side of their hostess, except in those fleeting moments at the start and end of each show!

Bio: Loretta discovered in school that she liked hurting people. She was expelled from several schools for bullying, and at one point ended up in a juvenile correctional facility. By the time she was 18, she'd had more ASBOs than male sexual partners - and about the same number as her female partners. She learned quickly that she could make money from her body, and that there was a certain type of customer who would pay her not just for sex, but to inflict pain.

She soon came to the attention of Kink.com, and became one of their leading dominatrices. When Mr Wisely approached her and offered her the job of hostess on his TV show, she was skeptical at first, but after seeing the sort of thing he had in mind, she gladly accepted the job.

[AutumnRain]

Player Name: AutumnRain

Contestant's name: Kitten

Age: 26
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual at least
Job: Loretta's Pet and Assistant Hostess
Nationality: America

Height: 5'6" (168cm)
Weight: 110lbs (50kg)
Stats: 32B-26-31
Natural hair colour: Brunette
Eye Colour: Brown
Distinguishing marks: Pierced Ears
Body hair: None

Likes: Sensuality, Dancing, Flavors, Surprises, Fire
Dislikes: TV, Predictable People, Menial Work, Dishonesty, Being told 'no'

Personality: Kitten believes the world was meant to be grasped with both hands. She wants to see everything, touch everything, taste everything. And she wants everyone to taste the things she tastes, and feel the things she feels. She is constantly seeking new sensations, flavors, and experiences. There is nothing more loathsome than sitting around doing nothing. And nobody can keep up with her desire for new sensations like Loretta. Kitten wholeheartedly believes the world belongs to Loretta, and as Loretta's Kitten, she deserves to be able to play with everything in it.

Reason to be here: Because Loretta said so. And because through Corruption, Kitten gets to see a constant influx of new people to play with. She loves to share her experiences with these people, and taste their reactions. The money that comes from it provides her the freedom to have everything she wants. And if she does well, after the show Loretta gives her a treat.

[AutumnRain]

Also reserved

[Chrystal]

Resrved

[Jezabelle]

You already know I'm quite interested 

Bookmarq'd, I'yle post a character sheet so soon as they're revealed.

[Synecdoche17]

Both of you have fantasy, sci-fi, or alternate history kinks. Should we expect that the setting is just like modern-day Earth, or would our characters be aware that that there are things like magic or super-science around?

[AutumnRain]

Modern-day earth, nothing supernatural or extraordinary in this story.

[Chrystal]

PHEW!

Okay that's the set up done.

Two of those last four reserved posts are for the Hostess and her assistant's character sheets.

Please note they will be different from the contestant sheets.

It's great to see such a response already!

Setting this up has been a lot of work and I really hope everyone enjoys it.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the IC game rules in the first post, and the OOC Rules of play in the fourth post.

Feel free to ask me any questions you like.

[AurelieCatena]

Fantastic! Wonderful! That's the game I have always dreamed to play, and GMed by the best on Elliquiy. I'll soon come up with a sheet and my famous character Felina Pan Teer.

Just a question: I have not quite understood what those "life-lines" are?

[AutumnRain]

Just a question: I have not quite understood what those "life-lines" are?

They are inspired by 'who wants to be a millionaire'. There will be limited options available to characters presented with challenges they do not wish to do, without dropping out entirely. They will be explained in detail in game.

Blinkin, can you please, as a special favor to me, go through and edit your character sheet to remove out the explanatory text. It will make your character a million times easier to read.

[Rogue]

Seems interesting, so I'm bookmarking it until I have time for an episode. Don't count me for the first episode though unless I post otherwise.

[Ebb]

This looks interesting. I'll see about putting together a character.

A couple of questions: The TV show is described as being broadcast worldwide and dubbed into dozens of languages. So is it likely that our characters have seen the show before? Is it popular enough that there are newspaper articles written about it, fan web sites, etc.? Or is this more the sort of thing that's enjoyed by a select few of the rich and powerful, and is generally unknown to the world at large?

I'd prefer a more surprising game where our characters have no idea of the sorts of challenges that are likely to come up. But if there's information publicly available regarding the show, then I think a contestant would have to be kind of dim to not look it up before going off to the interview.

[who149]

Okay. As someone who dabbles in extreme and corruption. I have to try this Call me in! Will be working on my character soon.

[who149]

Player Name: Who149

Contestant's name: Adam Young

Age: 24
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bi-sexual, female leaning.
Job: Life Guard
Nationality: American

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Stats:  55 inch chest, 6 inch penis.
Natural hair colour: Black
Eye Colour: Blue
Distinguishing marks: Tattoo of a naked angel on his back, scars on his chest from a shark attack,  birth mark on his lower back, slightly above his left buttocks.
Body hair: He shaves his enitire body regularly, believing it'll help him swim faster.

Close Friend or relative: His Co-life guard, and best friend/ Occasional lover Veronica Smith. There relationship is a little hard to track. They've dabbled in romance, but there familiarity as friends and co-workers sometimes makes it hard. So they sort of have an open relationship.

Likes: Girls in Bikini's, the Beach, Awesome sex, Getting kinky, Money
Dislikes: Unhealthy people, Cold weather/Winter, Spiders, Sharp Objects

Personality: Adam is pretty much a nice guy. He's a bit obsessed with his body, and tries to find whatever reason too show it off. Which, as a life guard, he tends too do. Adam gets plenty of sex, whether its from strangers, girlfriends, or his long-term "its complicated" Veronica. After Vanilla started getting a little tiring, he began trying out a few Kinks. His current favorite being public things, having sex in public bathrooms, in park bushes, in more private area's on the beach, and he'd try even more public places if any girl would be willing too.

Reason to be here: After becoming obsessed with the desire for people to see his body, he heard about a TV show, thinking it would be a great way for people to see him. Plus, he could always use some money. He had been a fairly open person, dabbling in BDSM, Occasional Pet Play, and of course his recent desire for public nudity as much as he could without getting arrested. Plus, it sounds exciting. He's willing to go all the way!

[Chrystal]

No problem. Is that better? The directions were to not alter the sheet in any way... so I didn't.

*giggles* Okay, okay, I'll change the instructions! Sheesh!

And please could you add a text description of Jessica as an extra to the end of your char sheet in lieu of a photo? Thanks.

NOTE To Others Blinkin does not have to supply a picture, but does have to supply a description. Everyone else has to supply a picture please! (Unless you have the same reason for not doing so).

[Chrystal]

Player Name: Who149

Contestant's name: Adam Young

Contestant approved!  Yay! Our first player

@ Blinkiin: I forgot to add, she is provisionally approved, pending a more detailed description.

This looks interesting. I'll see about putting together a character.

A couple of questions: The TV show is described as being broadcast worldwide and dubbed into dozens of languages. So is it likely that our characters have seen the show before? Is it popular enough that there are newspaper articles written about it, fan web sites, etc.? Or is this more the sort of thing that's enjoyed by a select few of the rich and powerful, and is generally unknown to the world at large?

I'd prefer a more surprising game where our characters have no idea of the sorts of challenges that are likely to come up. But if there's information publicly available regarding the show, then I think a contestant would have to be kind of dim to not look it up before going off to the interview.

Hi Ebb.

In a word, No. At the moment we are recruiting contestants for the first ever episode. If you submit your character as one of the first seven (eight at a push) you will be on that episode.

Recruiting for episode 2 will start before episode 1 is broadcast...

In IC terms, the time line would be like this:

Contestants selected for ep 1
Contestants for ep 1 flown to island
Contestants selected for ep 2
Contestants for ep 2 flown to island
Audience for ep 1 flown to island
Contestants for ep 3 selected
Ep 1 recorded edited and broadcast
Contestants and audience for ep 1 flown home
Contestants for ep 3 flown to island
Audience for ep 2 flown to island
Contestants for ep 4 selected
Ep 2 recorded and broadcast
Contestants and audience foe Ep 2 flown home

Etc...

Soif you are in episode 1 you will have no knowledge of what is happening. In episode 2, you may have heard rumours, and you may have watche episode 1. In episode 3, you might have seen 1 and 2...

OOC, the episodes are going to be running in parallel, so if you are in episode 2, you will be able to read what has happened already in episode 1, but it isn't going to tell you that much about what's coming your way!

Plus, we are going to mix things up with the challenge cards!

[AurelieCatena]

Player Name: Aurelie Catena,

Contestant's name: Felina Pan Teer (show name)

Age: 32
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Job: Escape artist (former strip-teaser)
Nationality: France, but most of her career has been in Las Vegas

Height: 172 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Stats: 86 cm (C cups) - 60 cm- 92 cm
Natural hair colour: Auburn
Eye Colour: Green
Distinguishing marks: Small, golden nipple rings
Body hair: Groin only, trimmed into a landing strip

Close Friend or relative: Bob Shark, Felina's manager

Likes: Bondage, BDSM, Surpassing herself, Exercising, Dancing, Music
Dislikes: Boredom, sex, Lesbians, small swarming animals, scat, bestiality

Personality: Felina is stubborn and very proud. She has always been looking for challenges to overcome. She has done some triathlon in her teenage, just to prove she could do it. She got raped at the end of a competition and has since then developed a hate for anything related to sexual intercourse.

Later she turned to the show-business to make a living. She began as a dancer but failed to succeed and had to fall back to strip-tease to earn some decent money (her career, as many things in her life, began on a "I dare you" from one of her friends).

Later, she was noticed by Bob Shark who induced her to begin an escape artist show. She had been doing that kind of thing for fun since puberty and it mixed perfectly with her sense for show to make a great spectacle. She became famous in her trade in Las Vegas, inventing new and more daring stunts every year. The eroticism of her escape shows toed with the laws on adult entertainment, but always managed to remain on the safe side.

Felina is not a true masochist. She does not like pain. What she likes is overcoming it, escaping it. She does have a taste for exhibition though.

Reason to be here: Lately Felina's fan base has begun to shrink, turning to younger artists and she has been struggling to keep up with her life style.

[Chrystal]

Blinkin, thank you, character is approved. That's Two!

Aurelie, dear, I'm sorry, but i cannot approve Felina for the "regular" show.

Save her for the celebrity special, please, and make me a nice ordinary boring character?

[AurelieCatena]

Player Name: Aurelie Catena,

Contestant's name: Ophélie Connasse

Age: 22
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Job: Student
Nationality: France

Height: 160 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Stats: 86 cm (C cups) - 60 cm- 90 cm
Natural hair colour: Red
Eye Colour: Green
Distinguishing marks: Abundant, curly, red mane
Body hair: Groin only, trimmed into a landing strip

Close Friend or relative: Dick Hard, a fellow student, her best fried at school

Likes: Photography, Shopping, Exercising, Dancing, Music, Hanging out with friends
Dislikes: Boredom, sex, Lesbians, small swarming animals, scat, bestiality

Personality: Ophélie is a student in graphic arts, option photography. She is very stubborn and has a lot of pride. Tell her "I dare you" and she will almost certainly do it, just to prove she is not a chicken. When someone says or does something stupid, she cannot just turn a blind eye to it, she has to prove her smartness.

Reason to be here: Ophélie has to pay for her room, her food and her studies. Without parents to pay for her, with no prospect of securing a loan from a bank, her only option is to work in the evening and during the week-ends. Unfortunately, Ophelia is also a strong-willed girl who has just lost her third job as a waitress because she could just not accept to be given orders by bosses and customers who were not half as smart as she was. Ophélie has tried to sell her photographs but this is far from paying her bills. She has to find something else.

The Corruption game arrives just in time. It is going to be a challenge, which Ophélie is always keen to take and it might make her famous, which might help with her career as a photograph.

[Chrystal]

Thank you dear. *HUGS*

Contestant is accepted. That's three. One more and I'll invite you all into the Green Room (OOC Thread)

I'm sorry i had to turn down the first character. She looks like fun. I'm sure that I will have to turn down a few more celebrities, at which point I will start the Celeb Special. Until then, please keep her on hold.

Merci ma chère.

[AutumnRain]

A couple of questions: The TV show is described as being broadcast worldwide and dubbed into dozens of languages. So is it likely that our characters have seen the show before? Is it popular enough that there are newspaper articles written about it, fan web sites, etc.? Or is this more the sort of thing that's enjoyed by a select few of the rich and powerful, and is generally unknown to the world at large?

Remember, many shows will film far ahead of what is airing, Like Chrystal pointed out. Also, even in later episodes, the contestants aren't told the name of the show or which show it will be until they're on stage. All your character knows is signing up is "its a challenge show to earn lots of money, will likely involve some adult content." They're just told its a TV show, and how bad can it be if they're going to air it on TV?

I'd prefer a more surprising game where our characters have no idea of the sorts of challenges that are likely to come up. But if there's information publicly available regarding the show, then I think a contestant would have to be kind of dim to not look it up before going off to the interview.

Me too. You can work in a little extra for your character too (did your friends get the application and talk you into signing up, downplaying the adult thing? is your character in denial 'well, they probably just put that there in case, it can't be that bad...' Or a million other excuses to surprise your character.