August 21st, 2009
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By the time ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} xculpation begins in August 2009 Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted will have been open one year. Some adult residents may have been there longer, as starting in January 2004 Charles, with government permission, began to train the X-Men as an experiment in mutant involvement in law enforcement. It was believed that in the event of a mutant going criminal it would be useful to have other mutants ready and willing to get involved to apprehend them.There have been fairly few instances of that, all comparatively minor - a couple of bank robberies, some car theft, street robberies. The X-Men have more usually been called in as re-enforcements during riots, protests, or major events (parades, inaugurations etc.) In the US, since 2003, the Mutant Equality Act has ensured that mutant citizens are protected from discrimination the same as any other minority group. The government has also built facilities that house mutant prisoners, though wherever possible they are kept in the general population. Xavier's School opened in time for Fall semester 2008 to meet the needs of mutant children who, as well as their academic requirements, had power control to learn. It exists as a high school, covering grades 9-12, and as of Fall 2009 has started to teach Freshman and Sophomore college classes. Younger children needing help with their powers attend regular school, where possible, and are homeschooled in the evenings or at weekends by members of Xavier's faculty to travel to them for the purpose. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants has not at gamestart been founded. Whether it will be will be decided entirely by the characters. ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} xculptation is set up to be a relaxed, mature RPG that allows players to explore characters without needing to be concerned about canonic plots being foisted on them. Just because you choose to play Shadowcat doesn't mean you need to factor in relationships with Colossus or Pete Wisdom, you're not going to set up a happy story arc only to have it smashed down by the Legacy Virus or similar. Here you can explore a character and help them find their own path through interactions with others.We're intended to be entirely character and player driven, with each player and character being as involved as they choose to be. You can also pitch your character at any point in their life; Magneto does not have to be a contemporary of Charles, Julian Keller could be older than Scott Summers. Canonic backstory does not have to be used verbatim though there should be a flavor of it in their in-game history. It's down to each player how they want to set up the character, so long as they keep to three conditions: 1) Any regular canonic siblings remain (though parent/child relationships can be amended. Rachel Summers could be Jean Gray's cousin if Jean is taken as younger character, for example) 2) The spirit of the character should remain (Emma Frost wouldn't be a poverty stricken fluff ball) 3) The character's powers should be taken from their canonic powers, though you do not have to retain all canonic powers if you do not wish to. There is no update rule, and while we have fairly standard rules our most important condition is that you consider your fellow players and when possible let them know if your reps will be slow or you'll have to go on hiatus so they can plan around your absence. We also ask is that you make an effort to check in regularly and reply to anything directed to your characters, and participate in threads/logs when you can. Plot will be developed through character interaction, and mod generated plot will not be foisted upon you. In fact mod generated plot will only be instigated at players' request. Interested? |
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“The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.” –J.R.R. Tolkien Halloween, 1981, the Dark Lord Voldemort fell at the hands of one-year old Harry Potter, bringing an end to a decade long reign of terror, to the relief of the entire Wizarding World. Death Eaters were imprisoned, wounds healed, and the Wizarding World spent the next decade healing from the pain of the first war. Yet, Voldemort was not truly defeated that night. He will rise once more, bringing upon another vicious war upon the Wizarding World. Everyone knows the story of James and Lily Potter and the story of their son, Harry, but until now, the story of what happened in between has been unknown. It is 1990, the year before Harry Potter will discover he is a Wizard. Professor Quirrell is off to Albania where he will become a vessel for the weakened Dark Lord, Charlie Weasley and his friends are in their seventh-year at Hogwarts, learning all about love, life, and Quidditch, and the foundation for the future is being paved. Everyone stands at a crossroads, the road behind them broken and wilting. The road ahead holds a mystery. Which paths in life will they chose? Who will they become? Only one thing is certain; they must choose. | ||
Most Wanted: Lucius Malfoy, Percy, & Charlie Weasley, Oliver Wood, Students, Teachers, & many others! | ||
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| zooing is a brand new PB game set in California Zoo, San Diego. We focus around the lives of the staff working at the zoo - from the cooks to the cleaners, ticket sellers to keepers, there is a place for everyone at zooing. We are aiming to create a fun and active game that people are proud to call home. Check us out! |
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mcdermott_rpg! Fun, friendly and active college based game gearing up for fall semester. We need some more males, older faculty members (Holla to those of you who like older PBs we'd love to have you) and more seniors.Anyone there is willing to offer lines if that sways you!
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Regaling is a cursed kingdom. Inside, there are castles towering to the sky, enchanted forests, and a host of magical creatures, but despite all of that, the kingdom is still cursed. Not just the kingdom as a whole; every single inhabitant of Regaling is born with their own curse. Some are meant to be broken, others will remain unbreakable. Regaling is one giant fairy tale. Your character will be the hero of their story, a victim in another, a love interest in the next, and maybe a villain in all the rest. Regaling is an AU multifandom animanga, book/movie, and video game role-play with a heavy importance on character development and humor with hi-jinks!!1! versus a complicated plot. The game is set up in a loose way in the hopes that characters will be able to make the game develop without having very much set in stone. It is designed in the form of a kingdom of fairy tales, with each character assuming a role in their own story and inevitably affecting the other stories around them. The Kingdom of Regaling itself is under a curse that includes curse days, during which the majority of Regaling's inhabitants will suffer from the same basic curse. It could, for example, be a day when everyone switches curses, or maybe forgets about the person they hold the most important to them. However, on the normal days (and I'm using "normal" lightly here~) each character must live with their own curse. As part of Regaling's curse, each person who enters the Kingdom of Regaling, be it by birth or travel, will have a curse placed upon them. The curse is theirs alone and, if they are lucky enough, they will find a way to break it. Unfortunately, being the emo kingdom that it is, Regaling's troubles do not end with curses. No, Regaling also suffers from even more supernatural forces fighting against it. Dragons enjoy snatching up princesses, the mountains are home to god-knows-what but they're awfully loud at night, and no one is quite sure of when the next plague will hit. Fairy tales might have happy endings but no one ever said it was easy getting there ( Please see regaling for actual community ) |
If you have any extra questions visit [ regaling@insanejournal ] or e-mail at [ regalingmod@aim.com ] |
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No one could know what depraved experiments were going on behind the huge steel door that locked the population of Vault 24 inside. At least they were safe from the outside dangers: nuclear fallout, radiation, mutants, raiders, and the most common enemy of all, lack of water. The Capital Wasteland outside suffered and evolved, just as much as the test subjects inside of Vault 24 did. Two weeks ago, without warning, Overseer Walter opened the door to Vault 24, after almost 200 years of it being closed, letting everyone within out into the Wasteland. There are still arguments within if they should be outside, but a majority of the experiments took the chance to leave as a blessing. Now they have a chance to change the Wasteland for better or worse... if the Wastelanders will give them a chance. | |
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Introduction Three months ago a angry Romulan from the future destroyed seven Federation ships full of Cadets from the Starfleet Academy, before going on to destroy the planet Vulcan and then attempted the same on Earth. Stopped by James T Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise and his crew, Earth was saved, as was the Academy which was located there. Now the Enterprise has left, to go on her five year mission, and back home it's the start of a new Academic Year at Starfleet Academy. |
Premise Welcome to Starfleet Academy, where the future members of Starfleet are trained. The Academy suffered heavy losses in the Narada Incident with almost all of its students being wiped out in the destruction of the seven Federation Ships above Vulcan. The rest of them have graduated and have taken up positions on Starfleet's newest Flagship, The Enterprise. |
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For years man has been evolving, quietly and subtly, on the periphery of human awareness. In recent years these evolutionary mutations have taken on more extravagant and dangerous forms, attracting the attention of homo-sapiens. The humans do not like what they see. To make matter worse, many of these mutants have turned to villainy, terrorizing the public and affirming the fear and hatred towards mutants harbored by human race. Reactionary measures have been taken, most notably in America and Great Britain, requiring mutants to register with the governments. Mutant organizations, some for good and some for evil, have sprung up all over the planet. In response to the growing threat of super-powered villains, the American S.H.I.E.L.D. organization has taken the initiative to produce the first government sanctioned “super-hero” the Avengers. Meanwhile, despite mounting public distrust, philanthropist Charles Xavier continues his efforts towards peaceful mutant-human relations with his X-Men and his school for young mutants in Westchester, New York. At the Muir Island research facility a subsidiary of the X-Men team has been formed by geneticist Moira MacTaggert, calling itself Excalibur. In contrast to these “heroes” the mutant called Magneto, disillusioned with an intolerant majority, has built the island haven of Genosha and formed the “activist” Brotherhood of Mutants. More groups are formed all the time, from devious government factions to would-be champions. Many mutants choose no affiliation, fighting the system as lone rebels or staying hidden in the shadows. In this politically and socially precarious world, how will you choose to live your life? ohmarvelousmod | oh_marvelous | oh_marvelousooc || APPLY | INFO | RULES | GAMEPLAY | TAKEN/HOLD | WANT LIST | SITE MAP | |
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 While roleplay games spring up and fade off, TriQuetra gives serious writers a place to grow and a diverse platter of 'verses to select from. We also promise to keep the light on. TriQuetra is a multi-dimensional platform that includes both play-by-post roleplay, chat rooms, and play by post forums plus much more! You're not going to find a better place to grow your characters, spin your storylines, and immerse yourself in the world of exquisite graphic making. A role player's haven comparable to TriQuetra isn't out there. Click here to get the ball rolling on your very own Storyteller's account. It's free! |
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| THE QUARANTINED: A SURVIVAL GAME |
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When the bombs dropped in early 2008, it was expected that the virus would be eradicated. After all, nothing could survive the devastation of nuclear power. Nothing could possibly crawl up from the wreckage of a twisted land. That was how the United Nations justified their choice to Quarantine and abandon the United States of America – Canada and Mexico closed their borders, and the bomb was dropped. The virus burned hard under the nuclear autumn that followed, but it did not die. Nothing could stop the creatures that came out of the wasted hole of the Midwest – the Infected lived to hunt. Nothing could stop them. Or so it seemed to the rest of the world. Seemingly abandoned by the rest of the world, the few who had sustained the blast began to band together. They found a common goal: Survive. Live, but not at any cost. To carry on with humanity intact, that was the only possible hope for the future of the Remaining States of America. Brought together under a vivacious leader, people crossed the country at great peril to come to New York, to live in the Salisbury Hotel. Safety was found in numbers, after all. And for a time, they lived in peace. Those who knew to fight, trained others. Those who could gather and hunt, they shared their skills. Gardens grew. The Infection was kept at bay. Hope for a cure began to whisper its way through the Compound. Caravans appeared on their last legs, praying for safe haven. But the seemingly idyllic landscape was bound to erupt again. |
| - Supportive of both personal and game-wide plots. - We have a list of wanted characters made for your convenience. - There are plenty of in-game activities to provide opportunities for personal character development. - NC-17 friendly, which also means the game is for players eighteen years of age or over. No exceptions. - Slash, femme-slash and het friendly. |
| - Open minded newcomers to help implement the rift in Radio City - Not interested in the post-apocalypse? Join NEW SISTER GAME life_outside to see what's going on in the REST of the world. Opened August 10! |
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bainbridge Seeking people who want to rp and play a fun game. More kids are always fun. More teachers, coaches, a nurse would be nice. And chrisbroussard could use more teachers or anything his age. Including a female who could possibly turn into a love interest for him.5:57 PM
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typiqual revolves around a small public "learning institution", central high school, located somewhere on the east coast. inside the building of this all-male school, you have the option of portraying one of fifteen stereotypes and interacting with any number of different (or similar) stereotypes.slash only, PBs and celebs, friendly players, friendly mod, many stereotypes open!
adds start sunday, august 23rd.
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 WELCOME TO SERENITY. We hope you like it here. Welcome to Serenity. It's a small little town located nowhere in particular, and at first glance, that's all it is. There's nothing overtly threatening about this town or most of its residents, at least not when you first get here. If you were going by first impressions, the only especially interesting thing about the town is that they've got the best view of the eclipse this year. And even then, it's arguable that that's not actually interesting so much as it is a standard fact. But first impressions can be misleading, right? Whatever the reason, the eclipse has proven to have some kind of effect on super-human abilities in people, and a whole slew of individuals from all kinds of places and universes are now discovering them while the few that have already discovered them now seem to be temporarily losing them. Enter present day Gotham. A man, locked away deep within the walls of Arkham Asylum, is only aware of the eclipse because of something his therapist said. But that's hardly what's on his mind right now -- he's discovering an ability, one that's most peculiar. He's recently discovered the power to, quite literally, rip holes in the universe. As he's mulling over all the possible ways he can terrorize the city and a certain Bat with this newfound ability, he makes a large slip-up, landing himself right in the middle of Serenity. Still unsure of how to use the power, the man has no choice but to wander to the end of town, quickly finding out that there's no way out. Again, quite literally -- high walls surround the town, with 'No Exit' signs placed periodically to indicate the fact that there is, indeed, no exit. Being the person that he is, he makes a split second decision: instead of using his ability to try and get himself out -- despite whatever's beyond the city walls -- he would use it to bring other people in, for no particular reason and in no particular order. This would be a new game for him to play, more fun than the one in Gotham. And he does exactly that. People from all different times, places, and universes have now been finding themselves being plucked from the lives they've come to know and landing in this tiny town, most typically waking up in an apartment that they haven't seen before in their life with a roommate they've never met in the exact same predicament. Let the games begin. BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT LEAVING. |
serenitymod: a brand new pan-fandom game set in a fictional town with a dark secret.8:33 PM
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Benoit Lycées de Sorcellerie for boys was founded in 1735 in Dordogne France. It was established for the sons of the Wizarding Elite, during the French Revolution to keep the nobel sons save from the lower classes, so they could prosper in the future. Benoit Lycées provides a good environment to keep their students on track in their studies, while still experiencing unique opportunities in extracurricular activities, and developing learning, leadership and problem solving skills important for their future endeavours. The curriculum is more demanding than some of the other Wizard schools, but we have capable staff that are always there to provide the help students with their every need. At Benoit Lycées de Sorcellerie, they will become the men they are destined to be. This is an all boy, slash friendly social game based in France. The game is set in the present year, many years after the War conflict in England. Everything is relativity peaceful in the World, and another school year is about to start. Wanted: Prefects! Siblings! |
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 Avatar Aang not only brought balance and order to the world when he stopped the Phoenix King, but he and his former rival, Fire Lord Zuko, took great strides toward ensuring that the mistakes of past generations would never again occur. Zuko made the Fire Nation Capital City of Awatan Sathit the center of the world, encouraging large numbers of people from the three nations to settle within its walls. One hundred and fifty years have passed since Avatar Aang's epic battle with the Phoenix King, and all seems right with the world to most. The Order of the White Lotus has begun to notice stirrings in the world. Tensions between the three nations over the possession of the former Air Nomad territories are beginning to mount, a new style of bending is emerging, and the Avatar has not yet finished her training. ( Are one hundred and fifty years of peace about to end? ) Avatar Fandom ⇔ No Premades ⇔ City oriented avatards ⇔ avatarnation ⇔ theteashop ⇔ Rules ⇔ FAQ ⇔ Cast ⇔ Holds Wanted ⇔ Apply ⇔ Drop Box ⇔ Site Map Game opens with 7 characters or Sept 1st |
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| forgotten pages. (a dh-centric game) | ||
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| The summer of Albus Dumbledore's death greeted the wizarding world with great change. The Ministry of Magic was taken over by the Dark Lords followers. Purebloods that understood the cause were at his beck and call. Some half-bloods of social standing tried to change their bloodlines by smudging documents in hopes to keep themselves and their money safe. Muggleborns were treated like common criminals and hunted by an order called, Snatchers. And blood-traitors were victimized for their political views. change was on the horizon. The students of Hogwarts were thrown into that change without warning. As the new year began Headmaster Snape proved to be just as nasty as he had been as a teacher. The employment of the Carrows siblings brought on obvious alterations to the schools interests. With the implementation of a Dark Arts class, the rebirth of the Inquisitorial Squad, |
and the newfound form of physical punishment...students were asked to choose sides. For it was believed that cleansing the youth was necessary to preparing them for the Dark Lords new order. and what better place to start than hogwarts? forgottenpages is a DH-compliant, trio-era-seventh-year game. Here we look to explore Hogwarts and Hogwarts only. Though the castle walls are greatly influenced by the world beyond them students are rarely, if ever, let in on details. With no real contact with the outside world and such drastic measures being taken by the new administration students are forced to conform or in the rare case...rebel. Rebellion, of course, will not be tolerated by the current staff. Yet, there are a few who have chosen to fight. A few who look to right the wrongs of those who currently have the power. The question is, where will you stand come the final battle of Hogwarts? |
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| DISCLAIMER: much of forgotten pages is recycled material from the now-defunct this purgatory. we just needed to start fresh. | ||
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 schoolday is an RPG focusing on the lives of faculty members at Ginger Ridge Grammar School, located in suburban New Jersey. The school is public and serves students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. It employs 52 faculty members, including 4 teachers for each grade level, and teachers for special subjects such as Art, Music, Spanish, French, Health, and Special Education. In addition, each faculty member supervises at least one after school or extracurricular activity, and is required to attend parent-teacher conferences, faculty inservice classes, and occasional after-school events.During the 2006-2007 school year, there was a devastating fire at GRGS that resulted in the need for a new building. Since early 2007, students have been attending schools in other area buildings while reconstruction of the school building was delayed repeatedly by politics, construction difficulties, and other problems. Construction was finally completed in Summer 2009, and the school will open its doors to students for the first time since the fire in September 2009. We are now accepting holds. The game will officially open on Sunday, August 23rd to give the members a chance to get into character before the school year officially starts on Monday, September 2nd. Accepted members will be added to the OOC community on a daily basis from now until opening in order to begin to establish connections. |
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Demons Organized Crime Tourists Batman |
 Most Wanted - Batman, Buffy/Angel, X-Files, Supernatural, Southern Vampire/True Blood, Women of the Otherworld, Jericho |
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You wake up one morning with a headache, you wonder if you're hung-over but you didn't drink anything last night so that can't be it and after taking a painkiller and heading to work you forget all about it. A few days later you think you back to your childhood and there's a memory that doesn't fit, it doesn't make sense and you try not to think about it because it sets you on edge and makes you feel uncomfortable. It doesn't stop. Maybe weeks go by, or maybe it's months, and someone turns up on your doorstep. Maybe they look official, or maybe they're wearing jeans and a T-Shirt, but they introduce themselves and tell you that they're from something called 'The Agency', they sit you down and if you're lucky they'll make you a cup of tea or pour you a drink before explaining it all to you. The memories are real, but they're someone else's, someone you always thought of as fictional. You're what they call a reincarnate, someone who's been reincarnated from this fictional person, brought into this world with magic that no one yet understands. They talk about a war that's being fought between two sides of reincarnates, the good and the bad. You're not told what side to pick or that you need to, but you know that a day will come when you and the person you used to be and are possibly becoming will need to choose. |
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August, 1978. Voldemort is nearly at his full power and if things keep going his way, he will soon have full control. After spending months fighting the Imperius Curse from Lord Voldemort, Minister of Magic, Millicent Bagnold, has completely broken from the Dark Lord’s control, a result of weeks of deception on her part. Aurors nearly caught Voldemort, but three Aurors were killed in the process and now the weakening Department of Magical Law Enforcement is getting desperate for more man-power. Professor McGonagall’s daughter has been rescued and has been able to identify her captor; Bellatrix Lestrange. Even with his top follower on the run and his failings with the Minister, Voldemort has something else on his side; the Horcruxes. Having successfully created two, both in safe keeping, he searches for his mother’s locket and the cup of Hufflepuff, to create even more. Greyback is turning werewolves secretly and plans to break into the Ministry of Magic, when he’s not stalking Remus Lupin’s fiancée, Dorcas Meadowes. When he finds the Aurors assigned to hunt him down, what will be their fates? Alice Longbottom’s father, responsible for the death of her daughter, has been murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange, but the Ministry only has their eyes set on the Longbottoms and Dumbledore for the culprits. Lucius Malfoy has proposed a business marriage with Narcissa Black and the two powerful families are about to merge, Hogwarts has a new Defense Against the Dark Arts profess; Death Eater, Matthew Johnson, and the new Auror trainees will soon embark on a journey that will potentially lead them all to their deaths. Things are just beginning to get interesting. Want to know how you can join in on the story as it unfolds? You can. All you have to do is join. |