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A slice of life taking place in a small desert town full of mysteries and eerie stuff happening around and in the neighboring ghost town. Adults try to ignore the town's reputation, but sometimes paranormal buffs visit because they heard about people vanishing after entering the old mine. On the other hand, some residents are way more concerned about someone finding out their family secrets (was the great-grandma a smuggler?) or stories they want to forget.

Something which is more atmospheric, I guess? And about what could happen if you dig what you shouldn't?
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Young exorcists going to special cram schools. Some drop out of HS to focus on exorcism, others stop attending cram schools because their two lives overlap too much. Also in the midst of fighting evil spirits, they have to do rituals and prepare the last banquets to send off the ghosts/spirits into the afterlife. Except some of them keep nagging about the lack of cooking skills and won’t eat.

Also this short story’s plot (kinda a spoiler if you want to read The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Golden Yarn) :
There’s a strong current of horror running through the stories in The Golden Yarn. It’s most present in Jun’ichi Fujisaku’s “The Man Who Hungered for Trees,” in which the assistant to a genius video game programmer uncovers the sinister roots of his supervisor’s talent. The programmer makes small blood sacrifices to the spirits of marijuana bushes in exchange for energy and inspiration, but the plants are hungry for larger prey. As you might imagine, this doesn’t end well for anyone involved.


i guess i really miss dark settings

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anything inspired by the interactive fiction Rent-A-Vice

What doesn't kill you...kills someone else, and leads you down an ethical rabbit hole. In the near future, paying users can rent the "virtual experiences" of other people. These "feeders" sublet their own bodies, at the risk of their own lives, so that customers can safely enjoy extreme, potentially self-destructive vices, like binge eating, cliff diving, or worse.

Rent-a-Vice is a 150,000-word interactive cyberpunk-noir mystery novel, and 2018 Nebula Award for Game Writing Finalist, by Natalia Theodoridou, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

You're a private investigator with a bad habit, an ex, and mountains of debt--troubles so deep that you stand to lose custody of your kid. When a mysterious client asks for your help finding their missing lover in the seamy world of virtual experience, it's up to you to gather evidence, experience the technology for yourself, and solve the case.

Delve into the darkest corners of the clandestine Rent-a-Vice industry. If you believe the etho-politicians, VE compromises the well-being of society, and normalizes vice and disorder. But what are users after? Is it entertainment, or something deeper? And is there anything in it for the feeders, other than profit?


crime sites with a good ratio of criminal threads & mundane ones. Idk maybe i just want some action and to see more characters with antagonistic behaviors corrupt cops?.
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I wish i could find a full tutorial about skinning on PB or more premades, or i could more competent. But it's probably some bad habits which are poking me.

On the other hand, i feel i'm at a better place with my anxiety. Even if i have to fight every day to leave my comfort zone/reaching people/expressing myself, the repercussions aren't that bad (aka i don't spend hours second-guessing what i said and don't feel like hiding myself). Realizing that makes me happy.
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quick update


• The project has an official name: Brink Of War (and i love my co-staff idea because it can make BOW and yes, we're two on this project now!)

• We haven't settled for PB or Jcink yet (because of skinning and coding)

• We'll have premade organized crime gangs, but players would have the opportunity to create gangs. They would have to fill a form, giving us details (number of members, their specialty, hierarchy, maybe a bit of history), then we would tell them if it works on the site or not. if it's, we'd do our best to integrate them into a plot line. Of course, if an idea overlaps with someone else's accepted idea, we may ask players to fill the existing gangs.

• Enforcers could work with - well more like, use - inmates/outlaws to catch fellow criminals. The offer would be a deal, so the inmate/outlaw would gain something, but they might have to face a dilemma too (like betraying their old gang).

• If you have any question/remark, feel free to drop them here!!


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Heyyy, i don't have time to run a site, but this idea is blooming, so here i'm :' D
(and yeah Bittersweet life, what can i say -)

idk if someone (people) would be interested in teaming up or not? Feel free to pm me! (but again when it comes to staffing, i only love playing NPC and updating claims chaos & order).

What follows is everything that popped in my mind so far. Sorry it's kinda… long.

starting point

Inspiration: Korean thriller movies, Sky Castle, Sindome (a cyberpunk roleplaying game)
Setting: Busan (and its huge port)
Type: animanga +18 (violence to be expected), no wc

plot/premise

version 01
Despair. You can see it crawling in the shady back alleys filled with thugs doing their business and dreaming of higher places. You can see it in the eyes of the older women rummaging through the bins. Metal, wires, outdated prosthesis, they look for any piece of junk they could sell. You can feel it in the university professors who crave for power and want to throw themselves into politics.

Wolves in cheap clothes are ready to do everything to survive. Selling their native languages or their skills to the point of feeling disconnected from themselves, dirtying their hands or closing their eyes to live a little longer. Sometimes honesty will bring you down. You and the people dear to you. No one is irreplaceable, and this new android seems to be better than you. After all, it just needs hardware checkup. You know those at the top have sacrificed so many things… They can add another sin to their list if it means to secure their spot. To make their life easier.

While making your way under the neon street lights, remember two things: If your emotions cloud your judgment, you’re dead. Don’t bark if you can’t bite.

version 02
Despair. It crawls in the shady back alleys filled with thugs doing their business and dreaming of higher places. It flickers in the eyes of the older women rummaging through the bins. Metal, wires, outdated prosthesis, they look for any piece of junk they could sell. It drips from the university professors who crave for power and want to throw themselves into politics.

Wolves in cheap clothes are ready to do everything to survive. Selling their native languages or their skills to the point of feeling disconnected from themselves, dirtying their hands or closing their eyes to live a little longer. Sometimes honesty will bring you down. You and the people dear to you. No one is irreplaceable, and this new android seems to be better than you. After all, it just needs hardware checkup. You know those at the top have sacrificed so many things… They can add another sin to their list if it means to secure their spot. To make their life easier.

While making your way under the neon street lights, remember two things: If your emotions cloud your judgment, you’re dead. Don’t bark if you can’t bite.

background info/various ideas

• After taking an exam to assess their proficiency in a field, people can sell their skills. Skills' worth depends on demands, needs, and fields. The whole idea is pretty close to the stock market. People might sell them at the right time - or not. If someone decides to sell their skill, they go under a brain operation, the skill is stocked in a chip, and the person forgets everything. (pretty rough an idea)
• Unlicensed docs and illegal clinics are a thing. Some may have stopped their studies and learn on the job, but, well, they don't report their operations. You can't have everything in life, right?
• Underground chemists & pharmacists prepare and sell custom products. Stronger than painkillers or sleeping pills, but taking them at the characters' own risks.
• Oxydrops are sold in vending machine. The cans come with an inhaler. Perfect when someone needs an oxygen fix.

various stuff

Groups: citizen/enforcers/gangsters/outlaws (former & current prisoners, those who follow a rehabilitation program but may be tempted or would have to take a wrong path)

Characters' status:
• in the clear: law-abiding citizen, those who haven't been caught so far
• suspect: suspected from conducting illegal activities
• wanted: guilty, handcuffs would look pretty on them
• on the run: fake name, plastic surgery, they're doing everything to throw their old life

• Missions with useful stuff once completed (key to a hideout? New prosthesis? Formula of a drug created by a rival? A secret about someone?)
• Relaxed and laid-back events once in a month, nothing serious


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yes, i wrote it myself and kqbfoqhf thank you?? i'm super bad at judging myself and always consider there's a huge room for improvement OTL. I'm glad you liked it!!

About the log, i was thinking about focusing on proactive roleplayers. Usually, proactive ones don't have a problem to take initiative, suggest or write threads which give 'food for thoughts'. My biggest worry would be that the threads would have to be useful for a lot of characters. After… it might be doable with mods? tbh i never had a chance to try. Some ideas have popped up in the meantime so i'm gonna hate myself and start a thread about this idea.
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My brain is telling me ‘Don’t!’. 1) I don’t have time for staffing, 2) i only like moderating - especially playing NPC characters and making players’ life hard -, and 3) my english is too flawed to do a site.
BUT I wanted to sort this idea out of my system since i know it wouldn’t work in my native community.

***

Despair. You can see it crawling in the shady back alleys filled with thugs doing their business and dreaming of higher places. You can see it in the eyes of the older women rummaging through the bins. Metal, wires, outdated prosthesis, they look for any piece of junk they could sell. You can feel it in the university professors who crave for power and want to throw themselves into politics.

Wolves in cheap clothes are ready to do everything to survive. Selling their native languages or their skills to the point of feeling disconnected from themselves, dirtying their hands or closing their eyes to live a little longer. Sometimes honesty will bring you down. You and the people dear to you. No one is irreplaceable, and this new android seems to be better than you. After all, it just needs hardware checkup. You know those at the top have sacrificed so many things… They can add another sin to their list if it means to secure their spot. To make their life easier.

While making your way under the neon street lights, remember two things: If your emotions cloud your judgment, you’re dead. Don’t bark if you can’t bite.

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Setting: a port town - maybe in southeastern Asia -, because idk, wouldn’t it be cool if a cargo ship was home to an illegal gambling place or a floating drug lab?
Type: animanga +18 cyberpunk crime site
• Emphasis on criminality and corruption. Even the good ones can be wrapped in a mess when they want to protect someone.
• Monthly: Posts’ log highlighting threads whose content can affect other boards or characters. They can be used as plot-lines - idk, if for example, someone brings the cops on a character’s turf, they’d have to do their business elsewhere, but nobody likes a sudden competition.
• Monthly (?): three criminal cases - with the staff/mods only knowing the full truth
• A tricky one because it can work w/o players’ part, but a board for journalists’ characters. Which side of the stories would they defend? Would they spread lies?
• Missions with useful stuff once completed (key to a hideout? New prosthesis? Formula of a drug created by a rival? A secret about someone?)
• Relaxed and laid-back events once in a month, nothing serious
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, i actually just bought the midnight in the garden of good and evil from the thrift store yesterday! i'm so psyched to read it >B)

edit: would anyone be interested in starting a book club or book discord server with me?


I'd def join a book discord server!
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underwater society inspired by clipping's song The Deep

a cyberpunk crime site with a strong emphasis on criminal cases - staff working with criminal characters to create them? - and the aftermath. I want neon lights, technology enhancing the bodies but with consequences, clash about clones' or AI's status.
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I want to read The three body problem, but I have high expectations for it - and i'm kinda afraid of hating it in the end. For now, my tbr list is:

  • The Black God's drum by P. Djeli Clark
  • The Knights of Breton Court by Maurice Broaddus
  • Binti: Home & The night masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
  • American Hippo by Sarah Gailey

Not exactly a book, but i'd recommend The Xuya universe of Aliette de Bodard. She has written a lot of short stories and three novellas in this universe - which is about chinese and vietnamese galactic empires. Everything is on her website. And In the vanishing palace, her retelling of The Beauty and The Beast inspired by vietnamese tale, is beautiful (also dragon, mysteries, and a lot of feels).
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long and awkward stuff incoming


Posting a wanted ad for a potential male romantic interest feels awkward, but since my closest friends don't roleplay in English and nothing happens when you don't dare… Well, I decided to give a shot.

Still, I'm insisting on potential, because I don't want us - the other player and I - to feel tied if the characters don't have chemistry. If that happens, we can always bounce ideas and plots off and find something interesting. Before writing more, I should warn: I love when characters start on the wrong foot and have the worst impression of each other. I'd rather go for a roller coaster than for a gentle ride, and start strong. I can 100% trust a player who would feel the same. Besides, this type of plot takes time, it's a long run, and I'm not interested in shortcuts. How would they react if they hurt each other? Things look smooth, should we throw an obstacle now? I love developing a plot following these kinds of questions/themes.

About me, I'm French, and English is the third language I studied. You may spot mistakes, misspelling, weak construction, and so on. I'm trying my best to proofread my replies and improve my writing, but you know, I think I should warn beforehand. Besides, depending on the timezone, my DM may feel late.

After this long introduction, let's talk business (Thank you if you're still reading this message). The wanted ad is for a character I'm playing on Revolution Calling. Alexis is a 23yo Public Information Officer, second daughter of a wealthy family - her older sister is in the making! -, and a serial escapist (after all, why facing your fears and weaknesses when you can run away from them?)

About him:
age: 28/32
occupation: junior assistant district attorney - but I'm not fixed on this occupation.
FC: open
Attributes: observant, private, alert, analytical, discreet
Flaws: cynical, confrontational, defensive, stubborn, evasive

He may be the law-abiding type, coming from a family with less money. He worked hard to reach his goals and made some sacrifices along the way. This sense of loss may have shaped him, to the point he thinks 'since you can't have everything, you should always have your priorities in order'. Kinda workaholic with a strong sense of duty, he could work 24/7, and expect people to have a perfect work ethic. Slightly tactless and strict, he may brush people the wrong way, because he always spots the mistakes - and asks people to redo their reports until they're perfect.
It would be interesting if he had found himself in a tough spot (falsify evidence to save a close one? choosing between following the laws or protecting someone dears to him?), but it's up to the player.
I thought about situation/backgrounds which could bring conflicts between the characters, but I'm open to other ideas.

Anyway, my awkward rambling end here. Kudos if you're still here. And if you're interested and feel we are on the same wavelength as players, feel free to PM here or shoot me a DM on Discord (i can send you my id via PM or you can find me on Revo server as niel) o/


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