Inside The Triangle - Recruiting

[Chrystal]

The Bermuda Triangle. A place where ships and aircraft have mysteriously and inexplicably disappeared for thousands of years and still do so to this very day. There are many possible explanations, ranging from alien abductions to freak weather conditions, to out-gassing of dissolved oxygen reducing the density of the water, to evil spirits, to ancient curses... Many and varied are the explanations. But the effect remains the same: ships and aircraft vanish, leaving no trace, or leaving insufficient wreckage to account for whatever disappeared.

And as for what happens to the people on those ships and aircraft, no one knows...

Until Now!

An aircraft (size to be determined) is flying from New York to Puerto Rico on a late night flight. It's route takes it right across the Bermuda triangle. On board are a mixed bag of people. Businessmen and women, tourists, native Puerto Ricans, native New Yorkers, foreigners, students, drug runners, maybe even a cop or two, as well as an air marshal. There's the cabin crew too.

I would mention the flight crew, but.... Oh dear...! Oh well...

Anyway the plane is flying south through the night when suddenly all the instruments go haywire. Nothing is responding the way it should. A strange vortex opens in front of the plane and it vanishes.

It reappears in exactly the same place. Only it is daylight. And the GPS isn't working, so the flight crew have no way of knowing that they are in the same place. Uh... fuck the GPS, the engines aren't working.... All the plane's sophisticated electronics have been fried. The aeroplane plummets. The pilot and copilot fight for control and manage to make the massively unstable craft glide. Aeroplanes don't just fall from the sky if the engine's stop. The pilots trade altitude for airspeed and manage to keep the thing flying after a fashion. But soon they run out of altitude to trade.

In the distance there is a smudge on the horizon which resolves itself into an island. With no runway, the aircrew decide the only option is to belly-flop the craft onto the sea, which is relatively calm....

Neither pilot nor copilot survive the crash, but they get the bird down in more-or-less one piece. The survivors, mostly miraculously uninjured, use the 'plane's escape chutes as rafts and paddle frantically to the island...

And this is where our story starts.



So, you get the idea?

Player characters will be passengers and cabin crew on the aircraft who have survived the crash relatively uninjured. Injured passengers will all be NPCs because they probably won't survive... The island will appear to be fairly benign at first but dangers will slowly manifest themselves. Some dangers may be fun, some may simply be dangerous... (By "fun" I mean "sexy").

My standard rules of play will apply, as will my standard rules for character creation. I'm sorry but all player characters will be physically male or female. This is a personal preference of mine and is non-negotiable. Characters must also be over 18. There is no restriction on sexuality, but I would like people to play their own gender please. Lieges may play whichever they feel most comfortable with.

Players may pre-arrange to have pre-existing relationships ranging from being married or related to having sat next to each other on the flight. The game will start with the arrival of everyone on a number of rafts on the beach of the island. There is a good reason for this: if we start with everyone getting on the plane, we'll never get out of JFK Airport!

Smut will of course be allowed. There may be smutty scenes involving certain... ah... "hazards" to be found on the island too...

On the whole the game will be sandbox, but I will be offering up clues that, if hunted down by players, may ultimately lead to a way off the island and possibly the most amazing discovery!



Important points to note:

1) Players who drop out may have their characters killed, or taken over by the GM

2) I've rarely had players want to join a game after it started, but it has happened. In this case I am going to say that the aircraft holds at least three times as many passengers as we have player characters, thus allowing for NPCs and new players to join simply by "having been there all along", or "having been washed up on a different beach".

3) Not all the passengers on the aircraft will have survived.

4) Two character limit per player.

5) NPCs will be under the control of the GM

6) Players may "world build" to a certain extent in so far as the island appears at first glance to be a perfectly normal sub-tropical island in the Atlantic. However, any major discoveries or innovations MUST be cleared with the GM first

7) Nothing electronic works.

8) All luggage and hand luggage is at the bottom of the ocean!



Please post here if interested....

[Chrystal]

Rules Of Play

These are my standard OOC rules of play for group games. I put them in every group game I run, usually with minor variations to suit the specific setting. I like to think there is nothing draconian or unacceptable here, and I ask all players to read them. Submitting a character sheet to me implies that you have read and are in agreement with these rules, and the rules for character creation.

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

All rules except two are negotiable!

Desert Island Sandbox

This is a sandbox game with GM supplied plot prompts. What that means is that I as GM provide you the players with a setting and it's up to you to deal with it how you wish. You can explore the island, fish in the lagoon, chop down the trees to make a raft (if you can find anything to chop with), throw yourselves into the volcano, whatever you want, as long as you have fun... I will from time to time throw events at you, and I will also be creating "hazards" on the island that may prove dangerous in a variety of ways... (Note that player characters will not be killed unless the player drops out). There will also be the occasional clue to the island's secret, and the secret of the Bermuda Triangle. Possibly even the answer to one of the greatest questions of all. Depending upon how I feel. But ultimately it is up to you, the players to create your own stories and do what you wish with the game. If no-one posts for two weeks in the IC thread I will declare the game officially over and all characters will die as the island undergoes a massive volcanic eruption and sinks beneath the ocean.

If you feel this is your sort of game, welcome in. If not, then fair enough.

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.
• Respect other players ons and more importantly, their offs! This is NOT negotiable. Ons and offs are there for a reason. If you feel someone has broken this rule, please PM them first to talk about it. If they will not change their post, then contact me via PM and I will deal with it. Please note that persistently ignoring another players O/Os is grounds for reporting to staff!
• Try to 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. Players who fail to post for a considerable length of time will have their characters taken over by the GM and removed from play. As stated above, if no-one posts for two weeks, the game will be over.
• If you know you are going to be away for a considerable time (more than a week) please bring any story-arcs you are involved in to a conclusion, or extract your character from them. If you inform me you will be away, I will not kill off your character, and further, the island will survive at least until you get back!
• If you find your character is sitting around doing nothing, post something to the OOC, or PM me. If you wait for someone to interact with you, you will wait a long time. Let me know and I will create an event for you.
• 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-Chat thread will be 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 as I don't like football), because it means you are getting on as a group. Use that thread as you see fit, but please give priority to game related discussion.
• Please tag all IC posts using the code that will be supplied, editing the details as appropriate. This will enable other players and myself to track where everyone is.
• There is no rule 9.
• Players who drop out of the game will have their character taken over by the GM and disposed of as I see fit. If this is unacceptable to you, don't drop out of the game.
• Please try to post a minimum of 300 words per post. If you post short once in a while, that isn't going to be a problem, but doing so consistently will draw my attention and I will ask you to expand your posts. If the player you are responding to has not given you enough material to write a decent length post from, PM them and ask them to expand their post.
• God-Moding is a big no-no, but a certain amount of "moving the story on" needs to be expected. If you feel you have been god-moded, talk it over by PM, and if you cannot reach a satisfactory solution, bring it to me.
• Actions have consequences! If your post has been replied to, it has become canon. Please do not edit it without permission.
• 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!

Character Creation

Please Note: All character sheets are to be PMed to me (Chrystal) for approval BEFORE being posted here.

Submitting a character sheet to me implies that you have read and are in agreement with the rules of play above and the rules for character creation below.

All characters must be submitted on the character sheet supplied below. Please fill the sheet in "as is", and do not alter the formatting. If you have any difficulty with this, please ask.

All characters must be appropriate to the game, story and setting.

No over-powered characters, invulnerable characters, "Mary-Sue" or "Marty-Stu" characters.

I will allow a character that is mentally unsound. But this will be on a first come first served basis. Once I have accepted such a character, I will not accept any others

No Stow-aways. Everyone on the air plane bought a ticket.

All characters are to be 100% human.

Character Gender is to be male or female please. I will not accept futa, dick-girls or boob-boys. If you wish to make a transgendered character then they must be fully transgendered.

Character sexuality is entirely up to the player.

Characters submitted to the game become the property of the game. If the player drops out, the character may be disposed of in any manner the GM sees fit, including but not limited to: killing the character; abandoning the character; pretending the character was never there; taking over the character as a NPC; offering the character 'as is' to another player.

I reserve the right, as GM, to reject a character for any reason, or for no reason, however I will usually endeavour to say why I consider the character to be unacceptable and offer ways in which it can be brought in to line with the game parameters.

Characters that are clearly intended to be a disruptive influence may be reported to staff!

The character Sheet

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[b]Name:[/b] character name

[b]Player ID:[/b] your Elliquiy login

[b]Job:[/b] What they do for a living

[b]Height:[/b] in cm (inches x 2.54)
[b]Weight:[/b] in kg (lb / 2.2)
[b]Hair Colour:[/b] if not obvious from pic
[b]Eye Colour:[/b] if not obvious from pic
[b]Build:[/b] if not obvious from pic

[b]Distinguishing marks:[/b] Birthmarks, scars, tattoos etc

[b]Age:[/b] Minimum 18, maximum 45.
[b]Gender:[/b] Male or Female
[b]Sexuality:[/b] Any

[b]Weaknesses:[/b] Please list at least three things they are bad at.

[b]Likes:[/b] At least three things they enjoy
[b]Dislikes:[/b] At least three things they do not enjoy

[b]Personality:[/b] What makes them tick, how do they relate to other people.

[b]History:[/b] What has happened to them in the past?

[b]Other Info:[/b] Anything you think I've not included

[b]Face Claim:[/b] If known

[url=Paste link here][b]Link to player Ons / Offs page[/b][/url]


NOTES

Images: Character images may be photographs or art work. If you use a photograph, please try and use one that has a neutral back-ground and appropriate clothing. I do not accept separate face and body claim pictures. I do not accept Anime style art-work nor unrealistic art work. There is plenty of really good art available without the need to resort to drawings that are absurdly proportioned, cartoon-like or look like they were drawn by a school-child!

Name: I may reject a character if you have used the name before in another game I know about. I like original characters rather than recycled ones, because it shows you have put some thought and effort into the game. Equally, please keep the name different from your login ID.

Player ID: Believe it or not, people have got this one wrong in the past!

Job: Be creative. If I get a plane full of the same type of character I will disallow the characters. Be original!

Height: Be realistic.
Weight: Again, be realistic.

Hair Colour: if not obvious from the picture - i.e. if the image is monochrome or the character is wearing a hat.
Eye Colour: if not obvious from the picture - i.e. if the eyes are too small to discern the colour, the image is monochrome or the character is wearing glasses.
Build: if not obvious from the picture - i.e. if the image is a portrait rather than a full body picture or the character is wearing loose clothes.

For any of the above three, "As Picture" is an acceptable entry, provided the picture is clear.

Distinguishing marks: Scars, birthmarks, tattoos, piercings, anything that is not obvious from the image like a bald head if wearing a hat.

Age: All characters must be 18 or over please

Gender: Characters must be male or female please, and I would prefer people to play their own gender

Sexuality: There is no restriction on character sexuality

Weaknesses: A character is defined far more clearly by their weaknesses than by their strengths. Weaknesses can be physical, mental or emotional, and no, you don't need to have one of each, although you can if you wish. The more weaknesses you list, the more likely I am to overlook possible flaws in the character elsewhere.

Likes: If everyone lists chocolate I am going to disallow it!
Dislikes: If anyone says "Brussel Sprouts", I am not accepting the character!

Personality: A paragraph or so about what sort of person they are. Consider answers to the following questions: How intelligent are they? Do they get on well with others? If not, why not? What sort of things do they enjoy doing in their spare time? How good are they at what they do? Of course that list is in no way definitive nor exhaustive, but is to give you ideas on what to put.

History: Just a brief bio, maybe a paragraph or two, telling what they have been doing prior to getting on the flight.

Other Info: I'm only human, I miss things. If you think I've forgotten anything important, say so here.

Face Claim: If you use a photo of a celebrity, please say who it is.

Link to player Ons / Offs page - This is mandatory. I will not be responsible for someone doing something to your character and you saying "I don't like that!" if you don't have an o/o page. Equally I will not accept "I'm up for anything". Everyone has a limit, and if someone reaches yours and you haven't said what it is, then that is your own fault. Please link to either an O/O page or your preferences matrix.

[Miroque]

So intrested. Finnish university freshman in vacation  coming up to see the beutiful Carribean sights....

[Barbarian]

Interested!

[Chrystal]

Hi Miroque, Barbarian. Thanks for the interest.

That's two... Need a few more before I do character sheets and the like...

[Miroque]

I understand.. but ... dislike :)

[Chreestafer]

Definitely interested in this one.

Maybe even as the air martial.

[Chrystal]

Definitely interested in this one.

Maybe even as the air martial.

You can only be the air martial if you are artistic about it.... Otherwise you would have to be the air marshal! (Sorry, typos that inspire puns are something I find irresistible!)

Important point: If you play that character you are the one with the gun! It thus falls on you to protect the survivors from the various perils, rush to the aid of anyone in danger and try to keep track of how many bullets you have left!

[Lustful Bride]

Tiny bit interested. Mostly because it reminds me of the game "The Forest" which has a similar premise. But also Evil Cannibal tribe and lovecraftian abominations and strange eldritch things.

But I will continue to wait and see.'

And if we do find Canibals/Lovecraftian horrors and have a chance for an epic showdown, we need to pay tribute to the great god of warriors. Schwarzenegger. 

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFYPVxHKdc

[Red Stella]

I'm definitely interested. 

[Chreestafer]

You can only be the air martial if you are artistic about it.... Otherwise you would have to be the air marshal! (Sorry, typos that inspire puns are something I find irresistible!)

Important point: If you play that character you are the one with the gun! It thus falls on you to protect the survivors from the various perils, rush to the aid of anyone in danger and try to keep track of how many bullets you have left!

I do apologize, I get on Elliquiy at times via my phone and stupid thing autocorrects everything to something I don't want it to say.

I am ok with being the protection, the limitations of ammo may have him second guessing though.

[Chrystal]

Hey, I was kidding, Chree. I was actually expecting a response something like "Damn You, Autocorrect!"

Hi Red, Lustie.

Okay, that's... 4½.. Maybe a couple more would be good before I start putting some detail together...

[Barbarian]

Maybe a simple char sheet to start with?

[bionic]

I'm interested! I'm a bit (very) new, especially to group stories, but this sounds like there's plenty of opportunity for imagination and all the needy desire that comes with desperate survival and near-death experiences.

[Kokaine]

I could do a female cop/soldier/firefighter/something physical going on a much needed vacation to visit family.

[Chrystal]

Hi Bionic and welcome to Elliquiy. Congrats on being approved, too. Glad to see you're interested, and I'm looking forward to seeing your take on this. My best advice is to watch how other people do things and copy them!

Hi Koka, glad to have you. Someone big butch and female sounds fun... I'm probably going to have my character as the senior flight attendant.

I will put character sheets up some time in the next six days, when I have time...

[Lustful Bride]

I think I might go for a Spanish language interpreter.   Incase this is like a time portal and we have people from the past, and anyone who speaks only Spanish.

*Watching videos on The Forest to get mind in the right mood for this*

Gonna go from a scared office worker into Rambo. 

[Chreestafer]

Hey, I was kidding, Chree. I was actually expecting a response something like "Damn You, Autocorrect!

Haha it's ok, damn autocorrect has hit me this past week multiple times.  So I've apologized to quite a few. :)

[Chrystal]

I think I might go for a Spanish language interpreter.   Incase this is like a time portal and we have people from the past, and anyone who speaks only Spanish.

*Watching videos on The Forest to get mind in the right mood for this*

Gonna go from a scared office worker into Rambo. 

Important tip:

Never Try To Second Guess The GM Before The Game Has Started

Especially not when I'm the GM! LOL. Because you know? Maybe I was going to have everyone on the island speak Spanish... I probably wasn't, but I might have.

But now I'm definitely not going to! *snigger*

[Lustful Bride]

Important tip:

Never Try To Second Guess The GM Before The Game Has Started

Especially not when I'm the GM! LOL. Because you know? Maybe I was going to have everyone on the island speak Spanish... I probably wasn't, but I might have.

But now I'm definitely not going to! *snigger*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws4EFC6WFHU

[bionic]

Sounds good! I'm considering ways to build a random character (save for being a moderately attractive male) so I don't attempt to become retired SAS operative turned celebrity survival instructor Merr Brylls...

[Chrystal]

Sounds good! I'm considering ways to build a random character (save for being a moderately attractive male) so I don't attempt to become retired SAS operative turned celebrity survival instructor Merr Brylls...

You could try this:

http://donjon.bin.sh/weird/random/#type=cthulhu_npc;era=Modern;gender=Male

[bionic]

Fun! Looks like I'm on the flight in search of a lost rat (mouse)
#AnAmericanTail2016

[Chrystal]

Hah hah! Well that is a random NPC generator... I would hope it goes without saying that I was intending it as creating a rough guide only!

[bionic]

Too late, I've already named it. I hope Bobbin's ok...he gets cold easily and shivers from tail to twitchy pink nose

(This is entirely in jest. Mostly.)