THE DRAMATIC INTRODUCTION
PRESENTING
A D.GRAY-MAN IN-FANDOM RP
Of A Moste Serious Nature
Of Dastardly Deeds
Of Secret Thoughts
Of Pain and Horror
An RP involving all the technology this era has imbued us with!
From Paintshop to mail servers, from internet downtimes to fax machines, from chat logs to the good ol’ exchange of letters and notes. In a splendid mix of private journaling and intra-web interfaces, in the tradition of Hoshino ignoring 19th Century sense and bestowing them with international phone lines!
Interested yet?
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Now that you’ve read the dramatic introduction of this project, here’s what it’s all about!
We, your mods, are interested in RP. Before you roll your eyes at us, let us explain further. We are interested in doing an RP that reflects life as closely as we can get (with a technological twist, of course). And in order to do so, we are using all the tools we have.
Think about it for a moment.
Imagine you are Allen Walker.
Now, when you’re in his mindset, imagine you have access to email messages. What sort of email address would Allen choose to make? Why? How does it reflect his personality?
Would it be something as obvious as allenwalker@gmail.com? Granted, he could be using this for official purposes.
Or would it be something a little more playful, but still rather obvious, as mitarashiidango@hotmail.com? Certainly his love for this food sees no bounds, and your fellow players will get a little chuckle out of it.
Or would it be something that fits his personality so well, something that belongs in the background and personality you’ve painstakingly thought over, that eludes the other players? He was a little clown, and maybe you’ve thought about circuses and the names they go by, and barnum_bailey@yahoo.com is born (taking timeline liberties, of course).
Whatever the case is, this is your chance to bring characterization to a higher level using various tools for communication :D
Once that email address is created comes the fun part. Using that email address, create an LJ account for your character. And then that’s pretty much it, you have the two tools you need - an email address and an LJ, and now you just have to imagine yourself being able to use these to communicate in the Black Order!
Using your LJ there are plenty of things you can do:
1. Keep a "private" journal.
Of course, it’s not completely “private”. For the purposes of RP, other players need to be able to see how your character is developed, even if they pretend that their characters know nothing (unless you make Lavi pick your lock and read your journal). However, too many journals created for RP is blank, and that makes us very sad. USE YOUR LJ. Write your thoughts (and just disable comments to make this “private”). Complain about Komui. Post paintings/photographs. Find icons you think your character will like.
2. Communicate with others
This is kinda a ‘duh’ situation, given that RP is all about interaction. What this means however is putting your lovely email address to good use. Maybe Komui is up to something dastardly, and Reever is attempting to stop him - so he emails his trusty band of Scientists. And therein replies are sent back and forth. A plot and a scheme is set up, adding another level to RP as players get to base their action on how they discussed things through with others.
This is a wonderful tool to use for after-action reviews, where players get to see the decision-making process that went into an event beforehand, and be able to see how a character’s voice is captured in the process of communicating with other characters.
3. Use the intra-web interface
Lou Fa is unabashedly infatuated with Allen Walker. That’s pretty much a given fact. So she creates a little space in the internet dedicated to idolizing Allen. Let’s call this IdolBook.
Stalker-ish tendencies and all aside, this is where characters interact with each other based on events/notices. Maybe Komui posted a notice which orders all Finders for a mass meeting in the hall, and the Exorcists, worried, talk about it with each other. This can be a virtual conversation or it can simulate one that is taking place face to face. In any case, this is mass conversation and doesn’t necessarily require “action” writing.
4. Good ol’ action
Finally, we have the plot-mover of RP, action! Using your character’s LJ, react to scenarios! Maybe Komui had noticed how antsy everyone is over the recent Earl attack, having lost plenty of valued scientists and Finders. But there is a time for grieving, and there is a time to move on. To generously facilitate that, he unleashes his new Komurin on the headquarters. Link twitches, Lavi laughs, and Kanda unsheathes Mugen. Whatever happens here is up to the player’s desire, we only beg that you try to keep them in character!
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If you've read through and are interested, head on down to our various other posts to continue exploring!
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