RP in Greenvale - How it Works (Updated 11/12)

[Mister Stewart]

Timeline

This RP takes place in a partial AU from the events of the game. In this setting, Anna has just been murdered, and the FBI has been notified. The identity of the Raincoat Killer is still unknown, and the town still fears the rain.

Weather

At the top of the main forum, you will find the weather at present. ANY NEW LOGS YOU BEGIN WILL BE UNDER THE CURRENT WEATHER. Any outstanding logs should keep to the weather pattern they began with.

As in the game, rain in Greenvale means a bit of havoc. Many people choose to stay inside - some go out into the rain regardless. Rain tends to bring out poor moods in people, though not everyone is necessarily affected. It is the player's choice whether their character will be affected by the climate when it rains or not.

Shadows and Sensitivity

When it rains, strange things happen in Greenvale. To those who are sensitive, they might see creatures - "Shadows" - that may try to do them harm if they are poking around where they shouldn't or are out on the streets on a rainy night.

But your character will NOT start out sensitive - we need to see some activity first. You must prove some activity before a Mod will approve your character to start seeing anything supernatural. After all, did the characters besides York see the Shadows right away in the game?

When it comes time, you will know. There might be a mod post in your log. There might be a PM describing an encounter. Whatever happens, you will know when your character can see the Shadows.


The Raincoat Killer

Now, this is where things are...a bit different. Anyone who has played the game already knows who the RK is, right? Throw that out the window. That isn't necessarily the case.

Here's how it works - every other time it rains (the span of time will be a bit random), a character will receive, in secret, a package. In this package will be a red raincoat, an axe, and some red seeds. THEY WILL BE THE RAINCOAT KILLER UNTIL THE NEXT KILLER IS PICKED.

The player has multiple options here. You may NPC a victim (make up a character just to be a victim), you may find another player to play an NPC victim if you would rather not play the killing out alone, or - if someone really wants to - the current Killer CAN kill a current player character (Please confer with the player in question and a mod before doing so, please).

Whatever you choose, you have to kill someone. Raincoat KILLER, see? Or you can ATTEMPT to kill someone - you can try and go after a character and have a struggle...but if they walk away alive, it will only be easier for the other characters to work out what you've done (ICly), and you CAN be thrown into jail until the next RK change.

If you are thrown in jail, Mister Stewart will come and bail you out once you are no longer the RK...but word travels in a small town. Most people will know what you've done, and otherwise mild-mannered or kind characters will have to live with what they've done.

The Killer will be picked by random numbers behind the scenes by an admin, so...look out. You never know who it will be next....

FBI Files

(Credit to Animagess for the idea.)
If an FBI agent player character wants files on your character, they may send an email to Agent Paul DiMera's e-mail inbox requesting them. They should then PM the person whose character they are requesting information on, to make sure that they are aware. That person may now, as Agent Paul DiMera, send an e-mail to the player character containing the requested "files" - whatever relevant information the FBI might have that you are willing to give to the agent who requested it. If you don't want to give any information, you can just say that the files have gone missing.

[David Young Henning]

Some questions from an RP n00b! (Feel free to move these if there isn't supposed to be anything under this thread)

-If several characters have already set up a log together in a certain place and your character happens to wander in, do you set up a new thread announcing your arrival or do you post in the thread already set up?

-How to deal with characters like, say, Polly Oxford, who does not currently have a player but whom you very well might have run into during the course of your travels? Or, say if you're Emily and George Woodman has not yet been set up? Can you make reference to these characters until they've been applied for and approved, or should we just try to avoid mentioning them until they become PCs?

-For the RK sequences... Are we to play as if our playable character IS the RK, or are we playing as the RK as an entity separate from our character? (I'm assuming it's the former, but I want to make sure...) And do we have to make up a reason for why we've become the RK, or are we to be supernaturally enticed to carry out these evil deeds?

That is all!

[Wes Uccello]

This is fine, it makes sense to ask questions here!

-You post in the thread already set up. You might want to ask before joining, though, especially if the first post has specific characters listed.

-I'm really not sure in this one. Personally I'd avoid mentioning them specifically (like, say "the chef" instead of "Nick") but you should probably ask Mr. Stewart.

-You play your character as the RK. Mr. Stewart and I have only talked about instances where the character would be "supernaturally enticed" (i.e. by the purple fog, the red seeds, etc.) but I guess that it is possible that your character might receive the package and go killing people just because they want to.

[David Young Henning]

Thanks, that clears things up. Oh, sorry, here's another question:

-If you need to make a quick OOC note, is there a format for that or is it generally discouraged? I've seen it in other RP boards, something like a part in bold asterisks at the top of the post that's meant to clarify something or point out a reference or whatever. Kind of like the players are talking over their characters heads.

It doesn't matter to me what the protocol is, I just thought I'd find out before getting into a situation where I wasn't sure...

[Wes Uccello]

No problem, any time.

-Just put any OOC notes in either double parenthesis (()) or square brackets []. You can bold if you want. I have no issues with it at all, as long as the note isn't intrusive in the middle of your post. Putting it at the top of your post is best in my opinion.

[Mister Stewart]

Wes has been right on target for your questions. ^^ I'll just add that for characters like Polly who you're likely to see around, you can mention them in passing, but don't have heavy interactions with them so it won't become tricky when they have players later on.

[Emily Wyatt]

Question will we wait until there's a George, Thomas, or York to start the actual investigation? Is it safe to say I should act Agent York should be on his way soon and wait to ask questions like they did in game?

[Wes Uccello]

That's a good question... I'm really not sure! I would act like York hasn't yet arrived and you're still trying to keep the investigation on the down-low, but you might ask Mr. Stewart when she gets back to be sure.

[Mister Stewart]

Nov 8, 2010 23:31:48 GMT -8 Wes Uccello said:

That's a good question... I'm really not sure! I would act like York hasn't yet arrived and you're still trying to keep the investigation on the down-low, but you might ask Mr. Stewart when she gets back to be sure.

This is correct. Investigation can be taking place, but not high-profile just yet.

[David Young Henning]

Will there be an announcement made about the Paul DiMera inbox system added here? I'll probably be using it sometime in the coming weeks.

[Wes Uccello]

That is probably a good idea. I've added some information on the system to the first post.