KitanaVorr
First Post
Disclaimer: I'm from Houston and I'm taking major dramatic license in everything that I do. If any of this bothers you, think of it as an alternate universe. Also it has nothing to do with the movie "Gangs of New York" as I have not seen it yet.
Setting: Houston, Texas
Time: Present Day
After the wake of the Enron scandal and disaster the once bustling "Space City" has been devastated by economic loss. As the woes trickle down, it begins to affect the worse sectors of the metropolis. The mood of the city is one of depression with people hiding more within their routines, afraid of financial insecurities. Because of that, charity organizations that once helped those in desparate need no longer have access to that money.
The Fifth ward has always been the hailed as the worst place to live, and now even the proudest residents are feeling the strain of that more than ever. Three gangs(Los Lobos, Chong Chong Tong, Bloody Panthers) have split the territory of fifth ward and surrounding areas between themselves now have begun warfare over who will control this portion of the city. In the course of two days five innocent bystanders have been mowed down in drive by shootings.
A vigilante group has sprung up calling themselves the "Soliders of the Cross" and has been doing their own brand of bloody justice to the streets. Unfortunately, sometimes they can be as bad as the gangs in dispensing their racist "justice".
If that wasn't enough, in the past two weeks a new serial killer has entered the metropolis, stalking prostitutes and leaving the mangled bodies for the police to find.
In these desparate times, a select few will rise up from their ordinary lives and become heroic figures as they battle against the Gangs of Texas.
TYRANICAL DM's RULES
This is a highly political game requiring people who want deep character interaction. There will be many times where you can engage in violent battle scenes if you so choose, sometimes your choices will make them unavoidable.
Players must post at least ONCE per day. Preferably once in the morning and once at night. The TDM(tyranical dm) will promise to post at least twice a day.
Please try not to make "one sentence post". The atmosphere and flavor of the story is as potent as you can contribute to it. Also please read over your posts for grammar or spelling errors.
CHARACTER GENERATION
You're all affliated with the 5th Ward, one of the worse slums in Houston. Whether you live there currently, grew up there and escaped, work there either in a soup kitchen, free clinic, as a police officer, etc, belong to a philantropic organization that works there...whatever. All of you are ordinary citizens who have never had a true adventure in your life other than the usual activities associated with your profession. You don't start out already as heroes but you have heroic potential in you.
Everyone starts as 1st Level with a 32 point buy and you must choose an occupation.
A detailed background history is required. If you choose feats, you must have a good reason for choosing them. ie: no military type feats unless you've been in the military! etc...and how did you get access to those kinds of guns? etc...Remember that the police will be active and if you're involved in anything illegal, you can run afoul of the police if caught. So if you've got a restricted or illegal gun, brandishing it in public is not a good idea.
I'm adding a new twist...starting age benefits so I need you to give me your exact age. Subtract or add this from your original scores to get your benefits/detriments. These apply only to your starting characters and are not cumulative.
Description(age range) str/con/dex/wis/int/cha
Child(8-12) -1/+3/+3/-1/-1/-3
Teen(13-17) 0/+2/+2/-2/-1/-1
Young Adult(18-21) 0/+1/+1/-1/-1/0
Adult(22-27) Original Score
Experienced Adult (28-34) 0/0/-1/+1/0/0
High Experienced Adult (35-39) 0/-1/-1/+1/+1/0
Early Middle Age (40-49) -1/-1/-1/+2/+1/0
Later Middle Age (50-59) -1/-2/-2/+2/+2/+1
Old (60-79) -2/-2/-2/+2/+2/+2
Venerable (80+) -3/-3/-3/+3/+3/+3
Please post your character ideas here and I'll check them over for approval before creating a rogue gallery for you to post in.
So far the people I have interested in this game are the following:
Gwolf
Garyh
Krizzel
So if they are still interested, posting a response in this thread would be a nice confirmation.
I would like maybe one more...if I'm feeling inclined to be generous, perhaps 2 more. I will be picky on who I allow into this game.
Setting: Houston, Texas
Time: Present Day
After the wake of the Enron scandal and disaster the once bustling "Space City" has been devastated by economic loss. As the woes trickle down, it begins to affect the worse sectors of the metropolis. The mood of the city is one of depression with people hiding more within their routines, afraid of financial insecurities. Because of that, charity organizations that once helped those in desparate need no longer have access to that money.
The Fifth ward has always been the hailed as the worst place to live, and now even the proudest residents are feeling the strain of that more than ever. Three gangs(Los Lobos, Chong Chong Tong, Bloody Panthers) have split the territory of fifth ward and surrounding areas between themselves now have begun warfare over who will control this portion of the city. In the course of two days five innocent bystanders have been mowed down in drive by shootings.
A vigilante group has sprung up calling themselves the "Soliders of the Cross" and has been doing their own brand of bloody justice to the streets. Unfortunately, sometimes they can be as bad as the gangs in dispensing their racist "justice".
If that wasn't enough, in the past two weeks a new serial killer has entered the metropolis, stalking prostitutes and leaving the mangled bodies for the police to find.
In these desparate times, a select few will rise up from their ordinary lives and become heroic figures as they battle against the Gangs of Texas.
TYRANICAL DM's RULES
This is a highly political game requiring people who want deep character interaction. There will be many times where you can engage in violent battle scenes if you so choose, sometimes your choices will make them unavoidable.
Players must post at least ONCE per day. Preferably once in the morning and once at night. The TDM(tyranical dm) will promise to post at least twice a day.
Please try not to make "one sentence post". The atmosphere and flavor of the story is as potent as you can contribute to it. Also please read over your posts for grammar or spelling errors.
CHARACTER GENERATION
You're all affliated with the 5th Ward, one of the worse slums in Houston. Whether you live there currently, grew up there and escaped, work there either in a soup kitchen, free clinic, as a police officer, etc, belong to a philantropic organization that works there...whatever. All of you are ordinary citizens who have never had a true adventure in your life other than the usual activities associated with your profession. You don't start out already as heroes but you have heroic potential in you.
Everyone starts as 1st Level with a 32 point buy and you must choose an occupation.
A detailed background history is required. If you choose feats, you must have a good reason for choosing them. ie: no military type feats unless you've been in the military! etc...and how did you get access to those kinds of guns? etc...Remember that the police will be active and if you're involved in anything illegal, you can run afoul of the police if caught. So if you've got a restricted or illegal gun, brandishing it in public is not a good idea.
I'm adding a new twist...starting age benefits so I need you to give me your exact age. Subtract or add this from your original scores to get your benefits/detriments. These apply only to your starting characters and are not cumulative.
Description(age range) str/con/dex/wis/int/cha
Child(8-12) -1/+3/+3/-1/-1/-3
Teen(13-17) 0/+2/+2/-2/-1/-1
Young Adult(18-21) 0/+1/+1/-1/-1/0
Adult(22-27) Original Score
Experienced Adult (28-34) 0/0/-1/+1/0/0
High Experienced Adult (35-39) 0/-1/-1/+1/+1/0
Early Middle Age (40-49) -1/-1/-1/+2/+1/0
Later Middle Age (50-59) -1/-2/-2/+2/+2/+1
Old (60-79) -2/-2/-2/+2/+2/+2
Venerable (80+) -3/-3/-3/+3/+3/+3
Please post your character ideas here and I'll check them over for approval before creating a rogue gallery for you to post in.
So far the people I have interested in this game are the following:
Gwolf
Garyh
Krizzel
So if they are still interested, posting a response in this thread would be a nice confirmation.
I would like maybe one more...if I'm feeling inclined to be generous, perhaps 2 more. I will be picky on who I allow into this game.
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