The guild features an interactive role play setting, with plots and subplots about the goings on of the island everywhere. The roleplay also takes place over a relatively real-time basis. Therefore, a week in the real world is a week in character. The date in game is the same as the date IRL. Of course, some flexibility is granted as far as timing for RP purpopses.
The Island and the RP is a
HORROR-BASED setting. While of course the characters may very greatly in their attitudes, and level of optimism, what is happening to the characters is usually unwilling, they are virtually imprisoned on an Island, and monitered 24/7. Bad Things might happen to the characters. The changes are unpleasant and painful, and some of the mid-stages might be very un-aestetic and limiting (movement, eating habits, etc). Please take this into consideration when developing or considering questing for a character. The characters aren't supposed to be over-the-top anime heroes, action movie assassins-for-hire, or a tough-as-nails American gangsters with a Japanese name. They are people that could believably be your friends, neighbors, an eccentric Uncle or Aunt, a professor at your University, or even you. They are likely used to a relatively normal lifestyle, the little things, and are unused to such a drastic change. Keep them realisitic. Of course, characters likely have something special about them or you wouldn't want to play them, but don't overdo things.
Doctor Moreau is a character (which will be role played by Chibi Hige owner and concept creator of the shop) who is responsible for the monitoring of the "subjects" he has so kindly begun transforming. As mentioned earlier Journals will be updated as the subject "progresses" and gains new physical traits or enhances existing ones, allowing the subject to role play all this out.
As Doctor Moreau I will keep watch over the role play threads in the guild. Remember, Dr. Moreau (or one of the other staff, such as Dr. Duvert or Dr. Lockheart) is ALWAYS watching
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Of course there will be various generic NPCs (lab assistants and guards) and Special Player Character (SPCs) of: Aubrey Lockheart who is his assistant and 2nd in command of the Island over all of the other scientists. Dr. Sabin Duvert is one of the few head scientists/managers below Aubrey. He oversees a team of lower researchers to develop and work on serums.
But the focus of everything is
you. As all of the subjects and the changes they are undergoing will be very much an aspect of the role play. Some subjects will be more prone to behavoiral changes possibly, while others perhaps not (player's choice of course).
Role playing will be mostly free-form, but Certain boundries will be in place of course. (Read the Guild Lobby for more information). First, escape is impossible (unless we work it out in advance because you wish to leave the role play for the time being). Secondly, Dr. Moreau isn't to be harmed, the security measures in his own home and his ability to know where the inhabitants of his island are at any time make that impossible. Third, the devices which allow him to monitor your biometrics cannot be removed without killing your character (how else am I to create journals?).
The Island itself is located somewhere in the fabled Bermuda Triangle. This serves its purposes by providing an almost in-born excuse as to why there might be mysterious disappearances in its viscinity and deter some from looking too hard for further explanations/the Island itself.
[Map of the Island]
Remember, this is a Modern Earth setting often times using alternate versions of your avatar or character, but since it is an Alternate Universe this should be no reason to stop role playing the character as you have previously in other threads. Remember, the role play is intended for a full nonmagical human, so the shock factor of the change will be stronger likely than it would with a typical fantasy or Gaia set character.
When coming up with a character who will become a subject of Dr. Moreau's experimentataions (or using an existing OC) there are SEVERAL ways in which they could have come to the Island and start the Roleplay. Here are just a couple suggestions/options:
The character signed up for a medical study, expecting to be monetarily compensated for their time, and would require a "short" visit to the facilities.
The character "won" a free vacation to an Island retreat!
The character's medical records were flagged by one of the lab assistants shore-side as someone who would take to the serums particularly well, and was contacted, concerned about a "medical condition" that would need immediate specialist attention.
The subject was a homeless/down on their luck/runaway individual and heard the offer of free room/board on an Island retreat and leapt at the chance.
The character heard about the Island through special sources and is excited about the concept - and wants to be a test subject. (This might take some working through as the island is TOP secret).
The character is with the media or some government group that has heard a rumor about the Island and is coming to the Island to expose and/or stop the research, and ends up a subject.
The character was shipwrecked/planecrashed on/near the Island.
The character saw a false add in the paper offering employment.
Employees breaching the Feral Laboratory's confidentiality agreement.
The character has heard rumors that people have been disappearing in the viscinity of the Island, and you've gone to investigate to find out why!
The character had been a chronic abuser of serum 45 (see below in the serums section) and is looking for a more permanent enhancer.
Someone Moreau knew (and perhaps had an animosity with) from beofore he started up the Island
Anything else you can think of that fits with a modern setting!
Feral Labs - The genuine company that Moreau owns and handles State-side affairs. (Image by Hargun
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Welcome to the Island, I hope your stay will be pleasant. - Dr. Moreau
