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ATTENTION, NEW PLAYERS WANTED!

welcome to this RPG!

First of all, the idea: It all takes part in the wild west. At the end of the civil war. Historical facts, but mixed with grim fantasy. Satanic worshipping is getting more popular. Daemons are to be summoned. Dead confederate and Union soldiers awakened to life by a sorcerous lunatic. Those of you who join, will play as an outlaw (yes an outlaw, no not a zombie soldier or daemon or law keeper, AN OUTLAW!). you must choose your religion. A faithful christian outlaw hunting for corruption and satanic influences, Or be a follower of Satan, practicing daemon worshipping, just slaughtering innocents for the fun of it and such. It's up to you how you will play

Posses of bounty hunters will try to hunt you down, trying to bring you to justice, or just for the money. wether as a misunderstood hero hunting for corruption, or as a mad man.

as a player you will have access to historical weapons and any fantasized weapons you come up with aiding you purging the witch, daemon, satanic murderer, etc(no lasguns or bazookas or something like that), or anything that helps you practicing the dark arts. Like silver bullets to kill summoned daemons etc. (No,there are not going to be vampires or werewolfs.)

don't get it wrong, If you play as a dark, evil satanic worshipper, you are not possesed by a daemon like in whfb or 40k. you just practice the dark arts. and no, noboday can be a daemon.

I got this Idea after reading 2 comic books from a series called Billy Wild, and just searching the web for any suitable artwork or possible avatars.

If you want to join

Then you need to come up with a character, just like mine.

Name: Billy
Age: unknown. some say 18, others say 48 and even others say he is 109 years old and that he is gifted immortality from Satan.
Equipment: 2 engraved colt peacemakers, Grimoire of daemons, lasso, Knife, Henry Repeater rifle, Dynamite, match sticks, a survival peck stored away on his horse.
Mount: A black horse with red glowing eyes, called 'Lucifer'
Faith: Satanic.
Biography: there is not much known about billy's youth. He grow up as a son of a hatter, and Billy followed his fathers profession. he continued to make hats (hence his eccentric hat) until his family was murdered by a trio of catholic priests and their crazed followers, because his family was said to practice dark arts. The priests burned his house, but billy had enough time to recover some items, including the Grimoire of daemons. The grimoire is said to contain all known names of daemons and hellspawn, and how to summon them. he recovered other items, but of no note. Billy became an anarchist and a follower of the dark arts, just like his family. He almost never puts off his hat. being a hatter, he made a hat, and then combined a daemon with his new made hat. when he has hat on, and that is always, you can see nothing of his face. Only his white eyes without pupils. Many were fooled by this, thinking he is blind. In fact he has excellent eyesight. besides his eyes you can also see his jagged scar smile. when bonding the daemon with his hat. (because of this, his face is shadowed by darkness. the bonding did not give the hat his own will, only the effect of shrouding his face.) of course their was a blood offer needed to do this. His own blood was needed. He cut open his cheeks starting from both his mouth edges, and ending behind his ears. And now he literally has a smile 'till behind his ears. A sadistic smile that is. To make him look like a satanic worshipper even more, he tattooed a pattern across his chest. however, nobody knows what this pattern stands for.
Appearence:



events wil be green
player evevnts will be red

I will draw you a map of the main place of events. A town called Waste-town.
The town is divided into 2 parts. a part where corruption, daemon summoning, cheating, drinking, murdering etc takes place. (dubbed the 'Satanic Part') and a part where fervent catholic faith prevails.




so, that was the idea. Now it's up to you wether you join or not. (please do, unlike my other RPG, I did put a lot of thought on this one.)

Name: Preacher
Age: 30ish
Equipment: 2 Remington "outlaws" .45 cal pistols,1 Winchester rifle,1 sawed off double barrel .12 gauge,1 Bowie knife,1 Derringer,2 bottles of Holy water,1 Bible,Crucifix,rations,water,rope,photo,misc.
Mount: A Pale horse
Faith: Catholic
Biography: Not much known about the Preacher,a quite brooding man,zealously hunts down and destroys the "devils agents".
Has a huge burn/scar on right side of face he acquired when his "family" was killed by "agents of evil".
Searching for someone.


A basic idea of what "The Preacher" would look like.

glad to have you aboard FITZZ !

oke so here is the map. Yes it is a bit rough, but it will do.
I will provide an explanation as well.

Note: the boundaries Waste-town are not on the picture. the town is actually bigger then what I provide of the town. But all the buildings of note are visseble on this map. The rest is just normal housing and shops.

Purple: the catholic church
red: Satanic temple
blue: Saloon/ gambling den/ brothel/Safehouse/ hotel (yes, this building is all I summed up)
Yellow: Provision store
Green: weaponshop; guns/blades/ammo/etc. all your needs for shooting and hacking.
The Brown line: the road of division; divides the catholic and satanic parts of the town. Right part = satanic. Left part= catholic (obvious!)
the grey lines: roads and squares.

The temple and church are both very important places. Weapons get blessed, daemons get summoned (in case of the temple), angels and saints could be called upon, etc

I like this idea ^^

I'll gladly take part.

Name: Shaun 'prairie dog' Porter
Age: 54
Equipment: three .45 Colt revolvers with extended barrels, Buffalo gun, rations, water canteen filled with port, Dustcoat and hat, reading glasses.
Mount: Chestnut mare laden down with various saddlebags.
Faith: Doesn't talk about his faith.
Biography: Shaun is an impressive gunslinger, the fastest man to the draw nine times out of ten. Locales believe he threw his lot in with the devil in order to become so unnervingly fast. Shaun has a thick handlebar moustache and is slightly on the chubby side. His face is coloured from the drinking of large quantities of alcohol in him time. Despite being outlawed in many towns, he's normally welcomed closer to the frontier, on account of his legendary (even more so than his gun skill) ability to weave tales. A naturally charitable man, Shaun will generously over pay for his meals and drinks, which quells any suspicions people have for him.

Name: Alex 'Ghost' Grannell
Age: 21
Equipment: Carcano Modello 1891, 'Payback' a special Schofield Revolver, A small bible and a small water flask.
Mount: Jet black horse called 'Skippy'
Faith: Christian
Bio: Alex was a good boy, growing up on his father's farm, it was here Alex learnt the tricks of the trade. One day Alex was out hunting when he heard screaming and smoke, Alex galloped down to the farm to see vandals burning his farm. Alex used his hunting rifle to kill them but the law is now after him for murder, Alex had time to grab his Fathers revolver and a bible.
Picture:

glad to have you along Ghosty! you too alex!
Ghosty: "doesn't talk about his faith". "he threw his lot in with the devil". I take he is on the bad side? Like me, an evil mad man?

I'll join. Btw, is there a name for the town, cause I didn't see one.

Name: Cuthbert Edward Chambers
Age: 24
Armaments: LeMat Revolver, Colt Single Action Army, Bowie Knife, Rook's Skull
Mount: None.
Faith: "God don't give a spit bout us down here. It's up to the people to provide their own justice."
Bio: A former Confederate soldier, Cuthbert lost his faith early in the war, amoungst the bloodshed and butchering.
His unit was infamous for slaughter of civilians, and while witnessing one such massacre, Cuthbert snapped. While the other men slept that ngiht, Bert awoke, and
began his path to justice. By the time morning came, no taps were played. Cuthbert headed out, his quest for justice far from over.
Throughout the rest of the war, Bert joined up with other units, killing those he found to have commited grave misdeeds. Now wanted by the men who saw his brand of justice,
and by the authorities for his so called 'Repentance Quest'.

Neither the law nor other outlaws could stop him. But a short time to lay low in Brynn Sturgis just might...


Appearance.

@Scrazza - Some of its just rumour. People suspect him on account of his supernatural ability to shoot. This guy is the ricochet king! He's not evil, though as we will find out, he's not the jovial story teller that people believe.

^
the only reason why I am asking is that most people here have not given a clear faith. I designed this one to eventually let the catholics and satanic followers fight against each other in a struggle to take 'waste-town' (here you go GES). Ghosty and GES are not Catholic or satanic, so this is difficult for me to GM this. if you both don't want to be any of the 2 faiths that are given, you could just say in what part of the town you shelter.
The catholic side or the satanic side.

nuff said

I hope its okay if I join in.

Name: Gregorio "Greg" Machiotti
Age: 25
Armaments: 2 Schofield revolvers, Spencer Repeating Rifle, a silver cross necklace, and an "Arkansas Toothpick".
Mount: Chestnut Budyonny named "Bella"
Faith: Catholic
Bio: The son of 2nd generation immigrants, his parents left him at the door of a local orphanage because they could not take care of him. He learned the faith from the nuns that ran the orphanage and left it at 12 years of age. He joined the Confederate Navy as a powdermonkey and learned markmanship from the soldiers that were ferried on his ship. At age 14 he survived the sinking of the ship he was on and left the military alogether and found a rifle on a corpse ridden battlefield, the rifle he used to hunt to survive until he reached another town. At age 20 he left for the west carrying the same rifle he had first found and two revolvers he had acquired in town. His reasons for leaving the west was his conviction of theft and murder, the theft was a wrongful conviction while the murder was done in revenge against the man who had convicted him.

He now plies the west to hide from any posses and to get a new life as he has done numerous times before.

Usually a nice and easy going fellow, until he gets set off. He does not believe in violence against women or children and is unlucky with the ladies.

Appearance:
http://comicmastersonline.com/shop/images/DARK%20TOWER%20FALL%20II.jpg
He usually wears a bandana over his face even in town to cover his mouth and the fact that he is missing an incisor he lost in a fight. That's what he says anyways, it was actually from a woman he made a move on striking him with a cast iron skillet.

I see. Well i expect he'd shelter in the catholic side on account of people would be more welcoming.

I would imagine that both ghosty & Scouts characters,while not "Christian/Catholic" ,are more of the "not evil,but not christian" archetype,and would settle on the "Catholic" side of town (which has a saloon,brothel and casino,so can't be too dogmatic) as they are clearly not "Satanic".

Also,their "lack of faith" could make for some interesting "Battles for their souls" further into the RP.

I'm noticing many people are choosing artwork from The Dark Tower series. Anybody fans like me, or no?

Also: Waste Town sounds kinda dull imo, but other then that, seem slike a pretty solid backstory and map you've providided.
My character lives on the Catholic side, in the saloon.

FITZZ wrote:Also,their "lack of faith" could make for some interesting "Battles for their souls" further into the RP.

I like this idea. Let's see how it can play out first...

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm noticing many people are choosing artwork from The Dark Tower series. Anybody fans like me, or no?

Also: Waste Town sounds kinda dull imo, but other then that, seem slike a pretty solid backstory and map you've providided.
My character lives on the Catholic side, in the saloon.

I read some of the Dark Tower novels many years ago,thought they were pretty good.

Also, "Waste town" could be the "unofficial" name of the town,sort of like Detroit is called "The Motor City",if you follow my meaning.

FITZZ wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm noticing many people are choosing artwork from The Dark Tower series. Anybody fans like me, or no?

Also: Waste Town sounds kinda dull imo, but other then that, seem slike a pretty solid backstory and map you've providided.
My character lives on the Catholic side, in the saloon.

I read some of the Dark Tower novels many years ago,thought they were pretty good.

Also, "Waste town" could be the "unofficial" name of the town,sort of like Detroit is called "The Motor City",if you follow my meaning.

King's writing a new dark Tower book if that means anything to you, working title The Wind in the Keyhole.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Through_the_Keyhole

Long as it's okay with Scrazza, I would indeed like to follow FITZZ thought train.
*coughs* Brynn Sturgis *cough cough*

I need to pick them up, I'm a king fan myself but have never read the Dark Tower books. Now I fear I may have to, poor empty wallet.

halonachos wrote:I need to pick them up, I'm a king fan myself but have never read the Dark Tower books. Now I fear I may have to, poor empty wallet.

I only bought one of the books. All the others I got from my library or my older bro.

FITZZ wrote: Also,their "lack of faith" could make for some interesting "Battles for their souls" further into the RP.

sounds very interesting. I will include that in this RPG

Eh.. will have to brush up on my history of that era.. including weapons.. before joining. Anyone know any decent sources of the information I require? "I'll make it worth ye time"
"How?"
"I won't blow yer 'ead off with ma futuristic grenade laser shotgun tank shootin' gatling gun."
"Sounds fair.."

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Eh.. will have to brush up on my history of that era.. including weapons.. before joining. Anyone know any decent sources of the information I require? "I'll make it worth ye time"
"How?"
"I won't blow yer 'ead off with ma futuristic grenade laser shotgun tank shootin' gatling gun."
"Sounds fair.."

Colt Single Action Army and repeater rifles sounds about right. Course you could always just google it...

Well, FYI everyone, my character will not be religious as such, he'll be another "in-betweener" . Bit of a rogue/mercenary, going where he wants and just getting buy - living by the sword (and you know what they say about those that live by it... ).

This sounds like a brilliant RP, I couldn't resist.

Name: Michael Macleod
Age: 39
Equipment: Smith & Wesson Army No 2 revolver, Spencer 1865 Carbine, Colt Revolving Rifle Model 1855,
blessed silver bullets (12 magazines), flask of holy water, $250, silver celtic cross
Mount: Grey mare called Succubus
Faith: Christian (Caribbean)
Biography: Born in Scotland in 1845
Kidnapped by press gang at age 10
Shipped to Jamaica, escaped and fled to Haiti
Left Haiti for the US in 1860
Joined the Unionists in Lousiana
Headed west with a wagon train in 1867

"Violence against the innocent isn't worth it. Destruction of the guilty isn't my job. But I enjoy it always."
Defends the innocent and bystanders (not the same thing) to the point of fanaticism but is level headed and quite charming.
Travels with a female Houngon (practioner of white Voodoo) called Marie Thibideau

Michael: http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs29/f/2008/062/5/0/Dark_Tower_cover_color_by_J_Scott_Campbell.jpg
Marie: http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs44/i/2009/162/f/4/Voodoo_Priestess_by_michellemonique.jpg

Damn double post.

glad to have you with us Wolfborn!

well, it looks like you are all outlaws on 1 side(Christian), and I am on the bad side (the only one so it seems.).

"I'lll use ma knowledge of the dark arts to summon daemons, take control of anyone in your vicinity with ma voodoo magiks, send a whole battalion of zombie confederates, and do everything in ma power to defeat ya'll catholics. Bwuah bwuah BWEAH HAAAAAA !!!! "
a quote from Billy

this might be easier for this RPg, and probably more fun this way. me, an evil, genius mad man(and also the DM), against you lot.

anyways, that means 6 players on the catholic side, me on the 'Satanic' side, Darkvoid yet to join ( I hope on my side.), and that makes it 6 vs 2, or 7 vs 1. Thats 8 players in total. And 8 players is the maximum.

so no more new players.

So we'll be getting started soon...nice.

I'll post my first RP sometime tomorrow after work and I have to say I'm looking forward to starting very much.

Excellent, I think a favorite quote should've been a part of the character description.

Scrazza wrote: take control of anyone in your vicinity with ma voodoo magiks

Point to note, voodoo isn't dark magic, the nature of the energy is determined by the moals and intentions of the practioner.
If Dean Koontz is right, a white voodoo user is a Houngon, while the black voodoo is called a Bocor IIRC

^
thanks for heads up, 'tis noted.

yes we will begin shortly. it may be today or tomorrow. The 1st couple of post will be introductions. After a while we will begin for real, starting with day 1