May 6th, 2008
(no subject) @ 09:42 am![[info]](http://img.greatestjournal.com/userinfo.gif) 3rd_empire: 
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hanamachi literally means "flower town." It is usually used in refrence to the geisha districts in Japan. The reason I chose it for the title of this game is because it is set in Kyoto, Japan. No knowledge of Japan, or Kyoto is required to join this roleplay. It would be nice, but really, how often do we go into these things when we actually write? The only thing you'll need this sort of information for will probably be your first post or if your muses decide to do any traveling around.
Present day Kyoto: Geisha have become popular again, Yakuza have more power than the government, and something is haunting the streets of Kyoto. People are disappearing, being found wounded, and limping back battered and talking nonsense of bloodsuckers and demons.
This game may seem complicated but it is actually rather simple. Your character can be one of the following, a faerie, a geisha, a yakuza, a vampire, a vampire hunter, a werewolf, an involved person, or a regular person. More information on the character types can be found here.
rules
一。 we will accept muses of any ethnicity. just because the game is set in Japan does not mean that everyone has to be Japanese. we will also accept muses of any sexuality.
二。 we will keep occ seperate from ic.
三。 everyone will be treated equally. we all like to come into games with storylines already set up and all that jazz, but don't be so fixated on what you already have to leave others out.
四。 do not be afraid to message people. we are all here to play.
五。 activity is a big thing, as the mod, I can't play with all of you but if you are inactive for more than two weeks you will be removed from the community. this will be based on the following criteria; AIM play/threading, posting in ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) kabuki_theater & your characters own personal journal. journal updates should be made at least twice a month. more if you can swing it. if not, as previously stated, scening activity and activity in the random/lyric community will also be taken into account. if you need to take a hiatus, it will be granted and you will be exempt from this rule for as long as you needed, as long as you let me know.
七。 you can have up to two muses. if you have two and you really need another, you can contact me and i may make an exception but it will depend on how active you are with your other two already, so good luck with that. April 22nd, 2008
Beyond the Darkness @ 07:35 pm btd_mods: 
| The Premise |
Voldemort is dead – has been for almost seven years now – the war should have been over that night long ago when Harry Potter did what no one dared believe he would do. The war, however, didn't end, but went on. Regrouping under Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, the Death Eaters kept fighting and with the Ministry gone and the Minister for Magic killed, the wizarding world was thrown into chaos.
From this chaos, two new factions were born. One group (under the leadership of Minerva McGonagall) wanted to open wizarding society to a decidedly suspicious Muggle world, whilst the others wanted to close off the wizarding world completely from Muggle influence and seek strength in isolation. With a brutal attack destroying Diagon Alley that left a part of London burning, the two factions of light realised that they must start working together to defeat the Death Eaters.
The game began at this turning point of the war - the point where the side of light finally has a chance to win. But there is still a long way to go. Can these two factions put aside their differences to finally win this war, or will they dissolve into their own fighting, giving the Death Eaters a chance to overcome?
Which side will your character support? |
| The Game |
Beyond the Darkness RPG is a role-playing game based on the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The setting takes place seven years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ends but is canon compliant only to Half Blood Prince (as the game began before the release of book seven).
If you're looking for a game where player influence on the main plot is high and the moderators are willing to listen to your suggestions, then this is the game for you. One year running and still going strong, we see a bright future for the game. With plot-lines running far beyond the end of the war, we're not going anywhere for a long while.
We are looking for creative and active players who want to build a story for their characters in this far from perfect world. All levels of experience are welcome, from the players who have never played an RPG before, to those who have played for several years.
You must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
Game officially started on February 2nd 2007. |
| The Characters |
Due to RL for our players, we're at the moment actively looking to recast several important characters, as well as seeking those we feel could develop the over all game. The list of available characters is still large and varied however, so don't hesitate to take a look.
Among those we're seeking to recast are: Among those we're seeking to recast are: Minerva McGonagall, Percy and Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Bill, Charlie and Arthur Weasley...as well as several others.
Examples of other needed characters would be Rita Skeeter, Vincent Crabbe, Zach Smith...and many others.
We're especially looking for a Death Eater who could function as a spy within Upper Slaughter. This needs to be someone who could be recruited by Severus (so someone who trusts him), and also someone clever enough to manoeuvre around Rodolphus and Bellatrix - which is not an easy task.
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| The Formalities |
COMMUNITIES:
beyond_dark | btd_mods | beyond_readers
RESOURCES:
Rules & Info | Available Characters | Character Application | Current Cast and PBs | Timeline | Good things to know about the game
CONTACT:
email the mods at btd.mods@gmail.com
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| Layout code thanks to ReversesCollide |
April 15th, 2008
Beyond the Darkness @ 05:55 ambtd_mods:
| The Premise |
Voldemort is dead – has been for almost seven years now – the war should have been over that night long ago when Harry Potter did what no one dared believe he would do. The war, however, didn't end, but went on. Regrouping under Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, the Death Eaters kept fighting and with the Ministry gone and the Minister for Magic killed, the wizarding world was thrown into chaos.
From this chaos, two new factions were born. One group (under the leadership of Minerva McGonagall) wanted to open wizarding society to a decidedly suspicious Muggle world, whilst the others wanted to close off the wizarding world completely from Muggle influence and seek strength in isolation. With a brutal attack destroying Diagon Alley that left a part of London burning, the two factions of light realised that they must start working together to defeat the Death Eaters.
The game began at this turning point of the war - the point where the side of light finally has a chance to win. But there is still a long way to go. Can these two factions put aside their differences to finally win this war, or will they dissolve into their own fighting, giving the Death Eaters a chance to overcome?
Which side will your character support? |
| The Game |
Beyond the Darkness RPG is a role-playing game based on the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The setting takes place seven years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ends but is canon compliant only to Half Blood Prince (as the game began before the release of book seven).
If you're looking for a game where player influence on the main plot is high and the moderators are willing to listen to your suggestions, then this is the game for you. One year running and still going strong, we see a bright future for the game. With plot-lines running far beyond the end of the war, we're not going anywhere for a long while.
We are looking for creative and active players who want to build a story for their characters in this far from perfect world. All levels of experience are welcome, from the players who have never played an RPG before, to those who have played for several years.
You must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
Game officially started on February 2nd 2007. |
| The Characters |
Due to RL for our players, we're at the moment actively looking to recast several important characters, as well as seeking those we feel could develop the over all game. The list of available characters is still large and varied however, so don't hesitate to take a look.
Among those we're seeking to recast are: Minerva McGonagall, Percy Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ron, Bill, Charlie and Arthur Weasley...as well as several others.
Examples of other needed characters would be Rita Skeeter, Dean Thomas, Vincent Crabbe, Zach Smith...and many others.
We're especially looking for a Death Eater who could function as a spy within Upper Slaughter. This needs to be someone who could be recruited by Severus (so someone who trusts him), and also someone clever enough to manoeuvre around Rodolphus and Bellatrix - which is not an easy task.
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| The Formalities |
COMMUNITIES:
beyond_dark | btd_mods | beyond_readers
RESOURCES:
Rules & Info | Available Characters | Character Application | Current Cast and PBs | Timeline | Good things to know about the game
CONTACT:
email the mods at btd.mods@gmail.com
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| Layout code thanks to ReversesCollide |
April 14th, 2008
(no subject) @ 12:24 amraynebowranger:
Welcome to the Under Ground Grand Hotel
Est. 2007 / Reset 2008 |
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| This is the story of the level 3 prisoners from U.S Federal Prison, Underground Hotel, built 30 meters beneath Long Island. The prisoners who enjoy life to the fullest call it the "Undergrand Hotel". Join us and shape your destiny - will you sink or swim? Do you have the inner strength to survive or will you become victim to the lonliness? |
| The Game |
welcometotheugh is a free-form, multi-fandom roleplay game set in an underground prison. We are currently in the process of restarting the game from scratch and are looking to bring in new players. People of all abilities are welcome - but it should be noted that the game contains mature content and a lot of yaoi.
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[RULES] [APPLICATION] [CELL LISTING] [SCHEDULE] [MAP] [JOBS] [FRIEND BUTTON] [OOC] |
| Under Grand Hotel |
welcometotheugh is a prison-esque roleplay based and set around the yaoi manga "Under Grand Hotel" by the wonderful Sadahiro Mika. Please support her by buying these mangas! And check out the English scanlations at Nakamanga |
| Modded by darkranger @ lj |
April 12th, 2008
(no subject) @ 01:02 pmgreen_eyes31: Game Opens April 15th
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| Summary | Rules | Characters | Played-By | Application | Timeline |
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Despite the long awaited defeat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the structure of the Wizarding world was still crumbling beneath the pressure. Death Eaters scattered, loyalties questioned, and the grief that ran rampant through the heart of many, prevented the immediate change in Wizarding society. After years of danger the citizens of Wizarding Britain remained cautious and intimidated.
Was He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named truly gone? Would he be able to rise again? Was the Wizarding World beyond repair? Could they dare to hope for the peaceful future that was long overdue?
With Kingsley Shaklebolt as Minister of Magic and Harry Potter taking a spot among the Aurors, Witches and Wizards everywhere began to emerge from behind locked and warded doors: to slowly return the full lives that had become distant memories of the past. The economy flourished, population increased, and most importantly a peaceful atmosphere was finally established.
It has been almost seven years since the passing of Tom Riddle. The Wizarding world has prospered, building upon the ruins of the old, but just as the past has been littered with war and heartache, so shall the future. As the year 2005 dawned on the Wizarding world, a new threat darkened the doorstep of the Wizarding world. It isn't Muggleborns or Half-bloods being targeted. Not this time. This time Purebloods are falling beneath the onslaught of discrimination. Threatening letters and words written in blood have appeared at several Pureblood homes and popular Wizarding establishments, all signed with the same cryptic signature. |
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The Society for the Destruction of Pureblood Supremacy is an organization of individuals who remember what it was like to be prosecuted for being born with Muggle blood flowing through their veins. These individuals find the new measures taken by the Ministry of Magic to be far more lenient than what they should be.
Many died during the last war because their blood was not pure, and it is believed by SDPS that the only successful measure to prevent it from happening again is to remove the threat from the equation: the complete destruction of the Pureblood families.
The Ministry of Magic has taken precautions and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement investigation in under full swing. Unfortunately, little is known about this organization. Their attacks are done by Muggle means, which leaves to room to trace a source of Magic. Letters continue to arrive and blood continues to be shed. The only way to stop the cycle is to find the source, but how long will it take to discover? Will it be too late? |
April 11th, 2008
Quaesitis Academy @ 09:17 pmpraelitismods: Current Mood:  hopeful
FACT: Supernatural Beings are not a myth
FACT: They live among us
FACT: Vampires, shapeshifters, witches, elementals, psychics - all of them are here. Now.
The world at large is aware that there is more to life than humanity - they've known this for a long time. Human rights are more 'species rights', vampires walk amongst us, werewolves have PC terminology. Their children are educated with our children - sharing this world in harmony is the key - though we seem, still, to be a way off of that.
For all the world has been aware of the preternatural for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, the world is far from peaceful in this regard (much like in every other regard). It's getting to be a hostile environment in some countries, and the world is collectively holding it's breath as things seem to be in a time of change. Supernatural legislation is being accused of being too harsh, and both shifters and vampires both want their respective species to no longer be considered diseases and be recognized as proper races and peoples. Experimentation on the supernatural has also been going strong and people are moving to have it halted, as much of it is harmful or seems to be. There are large groups of people boycotting a company which has boasted it's tireless search for a 'cure' for everything, stating it could be used as weaponry against them as a people at large. It's motivations are publicly pure, but the implications and morality are being challenged. (note: so far they haven't 'cured' anything.)
In the midst of this lies a school with national independence. Quaesitis Academy.
The Academy is not the only school of its kind - serving, as it does, both preternatural beings and 'normal' humans, but it is considered the top of them all. It's the oldest established, and has a long, detailed history and still remains strong today. It's the only one of it's kind with national autonomy, keeping it's roots deeply in the idea that they are there for the world, not for one part of it. Getting into the school or graduating from it will open doors for a person world wide. It's often thought that if a student comes from there--they can go anywhere and do anything they want. It's the epitome of prestigious. Contrary to it's popularity and the millions they could be making on opening the school up for larger numbers, the school also maintains it's motives towards it's students. The school presumably will eternally remain small, allowing all of it's students a very hands on, interactive learning environment. No one falls through the cracks here, and they mean to keep it that way.
They take a variety of students - from the rich kids that can pay their way, to the children who are court-ordered to attend, taking in the orphans of previous pupils along the way. The mix of students is wide, considering the age range - the last two years of college, plus a three year university course. It attempts to be a world of its own, secluded as it is on a Carribean island, but the world has a way of interfering...
Quaelitis Acaedemy in a brand new, original roleplay based around a high school and university catering for students aged 16-21!
We're looking for well-thought-out, well-written and above all balanced original characters.
This is not a fandom game
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