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Okay, so yes there are a lot of threads out there dealing with vampires. I totally understand this. The threads may be similar or different, but I wanted to go with a different direction, or maybe not. I haven't read nearly everything out there. Okay, well, here's my idea...my character a human. Another character, preferably an experienced vampire, turns my innocent human into a killing machine or something like that.

Looking for characters...vamps etc. Looking for twists in a story. Any ideas are welcome. I have become rather bored lately I need something to spice this storyline up a bit.

Thanks.

I just watched the movie Underworld, so why not do something like that.

*Cough* I'd avoid doing something like that film if I were you. I might be interested in another vampire RP.

I might be interested in this. Where would it be set, and what would the rules on technology and magic be?

I agree with Draconis Nightcrawlis, I do not want to do a repeat. I want something new. Granted the movie was great, but we can develop something better. I still want to roll with a human being turned into a vampire. The human an innocent I mean to the core, having no idea about vampirism at all. She can be turned by someone who is an ancient or someone knew. I admit I do not know all that I should know about vampires, so it would be great if someone told on the role of the mentor, evil or not, it doesn't matter.

I might be willing to sign up, thought would you mind if I had a Dhampir character as oppose to a vampire or human character?

Well, explain to me what this character is, but I am pretty sure you can have it in this story.

He's the character that is in the A Time For A Change thread
Name: Victor Vanhel
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Born among vampires thought raised by humans, his mother died half-way throught his fifth year. Killed his first vampire on his 16th birthday, and has continued to hunt vampires in a quest to find his father, driven by an urge commonly found among Dhampir to slay thier vampiric progenitor.

If you require additional information, it will be provided.

So, let me get reiterate...he is a vampire, who kills vampires because he is trying to find his father to kill him. If he is like the others that want to kill his "father", why does he choose to kill others?

No, he's a Dhampir, vampire father/human mother, and he's only going after the vampires that are part of his father's clan.

So, let me get reiterate...he is a vampire, who kills vampires because he is trying to find his father to kill him. If he is like the others that want to kill his "father", why does he choose to kill others?

A Dhampir is a half-vampire, I believe - like Blade (from the movie trilogy, if you've seen it).

Thanks, like I said previously I do not know these things. I just knew the basics, extra strength and survival on human blood.

Thanks, like I said previously I do not know these things. I just knew the basics, extra strength and survival on human blood.

Actually, vampires vary greatly depending on what mythology you use. Anne Rice vampires differ from Blade vampires which differ from Buffy vampires, etc.

This (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Vampire) gives an impression of typical vampire traits (but you don't have to go by that description).

Ah, AmandaTheGreat, I feel as if I haven't seen you in ages! Though my temporary hiatus from NS might have more than a little to do with that...

I'm always up for an RP with one of my favorites. Feel free to bounce ideas off me, and I'd be more than happy to help/brainstorm. :)

Yes, school is finished for me, well for a very long time. So, I have decided to through myself back into the game. Although, my memory has failed me...

It was quite a while ago last time I got in a thread with you, when I was still pretty new to the NS forum, so I didn't really expect you to remember. Geez, almost a year maybe? Heh... not that I'm very known now. I've only just gotten back into RPing. I've spent too much time in General, methinks.

Nevertheless, I always liked reading your work.

A year ago this time, I would have just finished my junior year in college. Hmmm....I think you should tell me which ones we rped together in. I feel like such a dork for not knowing. I appreciate it that you remember me, although, I still feel like an ass. You are more than welcome in this story. I might even just start it tonight.

This was all before the switch to Jolt, so I don't have links to most of them anymore, but my subscriptions list "Shattered Crystals" as the only one to survive the transfer. That I do have a link for, if it's not in your own thread subscriptions.

I'm interested. But I'd like to know what sort of vampires & setting we would be playing

Here in NS we have Assington Vampires/ Kinda like Buffy the Vampire Slayer vampires ( demons inhabiting a dead human body ) ( not my favorite )

and I've seen White Wolf's -The Masquerade Vampires,

and stuff from Underworld ( loathed the movie ).

Here is information on Vampires from the Anita Blake Universe, and I wouldn't mind playing that sort of vampire/ setting.

Vampires also Vampire additional information (http://www.timber-wolf.net/blake/groups/char-vamps.html)

"Never forget that they are monsters; no matter how human they look, they aren't. Don't take off your cross, don't let them touch you, and don't stare directly into their eyes."

* Vampires are long lived. The oldest one known is NOT homo sapiens, but most are in the range of several centuries old. They can withstand most attacks, but can be killed with a wooden stake through the heart. However, thanks to modern technology, other means have been discovered. They can be sawed in half with an uzi. ( this does not kill them, just leaves them helpless for staking ) They can be paralused by bullet if it is injected with silver nitrate. A hypodermic needle filled with silver nitrate is also effective. They should also have their head cut off and their heart cut out and burnt, the ashes sprinkled over running water.

* Vampires are unable to enter a dwelling until they have been first invited inside. Once invited inside, however, they can return whenever they wish, until the invitation is revoked. If they are in the house at the time, the removal is swift and magical, with the door opening and a wind driving them out.

* Master Vampires possess additional powers above that of the normal vampire. They can call an animal to their aid, including lycanthropes of that animal. They also usually have additional powers, depending upon what vampire created them. Some can use sex as a means of gaining power or obtaining nourishment. Others use fear. Still others have the ability to lose their form and rot, like a corpse. In this form, it is very difficult to kill them, and they can reform at a later time to their original state.

* Master of the City is a term used for the master vampire in charge of the other vampires in a city. It is a term of power, but it also gives power to the master vampire that wields that title.

* Vampires cannot face holy objects iffaith is used to back them up. Not only crosses, but also holy items from other religions. When they confront them, a bright light shines from them ( the holy object ) and the object will give off flame and casue items and vampires to combust, especially if it comes in actual contact with the vampiric skin. A religious symbol can include crosses as well as miniature holy books, like the Torah.

* When a master vampire is part of a pack feeding and the victim dies, in three days they will rise from the dead as a an animalistic vampire; a revenant. It's like they are on PCP. Pain doesn't stop them. Even the pain of confronting a cross. Against one such vampire, a hole was burnt into a woman's chest because the heat of the cross reacting to the vampire was so great.

* A master vampire has certain powers over the lesser vampires that they bring over. They include, being able to completely weaken the lesser vampire by act of will alone and putting them to sleep in their coffins.

* It is possible for a male vampire to mate with a female mortal and produce children. However, in order for this to occur, the body temperature of the vampire needs to be closer to human norm. Another drawback is the possibility of Vlad's Syndrome, which is a child born as a revenant. Most of the time, children of such unions spontaneously abort. Female vampires cannot bear live young. More often than not, their bodies absorb the fetus back once again. The dead cannot give birth to life.

* Vampires can have different forms. One bloodline have a form that is rotting, which is not an illusion, but a true form. They can rot and reform and are therefore much harder to kill. Fire is the only sure way of killing them.

* Some master vampires have the ability to feed by means other than blood. Some can use fear as a secondary source of "nourishment" and are called nighthags or moras. A very few are able to use lust as a source, and were once known as incubus/ sucubus

*Vampires bench press busses, they run even faster than Were's can - a new made vampires, fledgelings, have to learn to use their strength carefully - they tend to forget.

* Fledgelings can go beserke at the smell or sight of blood, it takes having an older vampire to restrain them, and a Master Vampire to control them.

* Silver is fatal to vampires ( see above note ), as is direct sunlight. Garlic is not but with a vampires sensitve sense of smell, the flinch reaction gave the thought.

*Holy Water - created by a priest ( of whichever religion ) who has true faith - it is like the most virulent acid. It will eat a vampire alive, and leaves horrible scars that a vampires healing ability will NOT remove.

* Vampires 'go away' - their animating spark goes elsewhere at the rising of the sun- while it is gone the body does not decompose, move on its own ( unless controlled by a true necromancer ( a born necromancer not one just skilled in the art/spells ) it is cold, heavy, limbs are moveable but not easily so. Some old master vampires with human servants will awake knowing what has happened around them come sunset, but most just have to ask...
When the sun goes down the spark comes back and they are fully awake and rested ( unless they have suffered certain injuries while gone, or have been bound in silver, or in a silver bound coffin/ other resting place. )

*Very old and powerful vampires can stay up for some time - generally about 2-3 hours after sun up or rise similarly early before sun down - but it must be in an area below ground or heavily protected from the sun - not just windows boarded over, but in say a bank vault - the walls must be thick and substancial. They will always know the sun is up and be somewhat lethargic.

*Some vampires have the very rare ability to eat normal food. It is not digested, but is passsed through the system. It provides them no nurishment.

* Vampires do not breathe. Air is taken in for talking. Most all vampire however learn to 'appear' to breath.

*If you were a telepath, calirvoyant, sensitive, spell user, pyrotechnic, in life you still are in death. Vampires do not have telepathy other than with their Human Servants. However vampires that have lived and worked along time together almost seem to have an unspoken communication amongst themselves. It is believed that certain master vampires have a limited telepathic communications with the fledgelings they create/ sire especially if they are a 'pack' of such, but this has not been formally ascertained.

* Were's can not rise as vampires, neither can Necromancers.

* Some Vampires can fly, others cannot. Others can levitate, or cause others to levitate. Others can do the 'darth vader' trick - strangle some one at range. Others can to claws of power - ivnisable, non material claws that will shred even car doors, much less soft human flesh, but it is considered dishonorable to use on humans, this tends to be saved for other vampires

* The basic vampire power is this: the ability to 'roll the mind' - take over a mortals mind, and make them do what is wished. Strong willed people can fight with some small suscess. Some one protected by a holy item backed by true faith can resist to a degree. This is done by meeting the eyes - and if you think this is not some thing instinctual - well you are sadly mistake - it takes an act of knowledge and will NOT to look at anothers eyes!

Under the new laws this is technically illegal, as it is considered coercion with a lethal weapon...but most vampires are smart enough to include the instructions of "don't remember'...but sometimes memories surface...( evil grin ) teach you not to depend on it too much!

* Vampires do not need to kill when feeding to get enough nourishment ( however 'death blood' can be very addicting ) and it is illegal to drink some one to death unless it is the three bits leading to the change and that must be with some one sane, over 18 and written agreement/ legal paperwork done. Other wise it is murder, the vampire will be tried and executed with in 24 hours, once caught ( and there's the rub )

* Vampires are not demons, nor are they created by demons. They do not 'vamp out'- turning ugly when useing vampiric abilities or enraged...but their personalities can leak out and influence what others remember...and the human face is surprizingly mobile as is it, and can contort in gruesome fashion under extreme emotion.

* It takes a vampire three days after receiving the last of the ebites which drains the blood from the body. It rises as a fledgeling with no control over its appetites,intellect, and memories. It takes years to gain this control, and a few never do. These animalistic vampires are very cunning and dangerous.

* Vampires have no need of any light to see as if a bright and sunny day, though their eyes gleam red when useing this ability. Their sense of smell is as keen as any were wolfs - they can smell fear, euphoria, sexual arousal, and even certain disease states easily.

* They can leap great distances, and climb what appears to be sheer walls ( but actually they are useing their strength and speed to use even the tiniest of handholds ). Their reaction time puts the best fighter pilots to shame.

Well, this is pretty much up to the vampire's author. I do not care which type you use. Just as long as we all know and understand. I guess whoever turns my human should explain to me what she will go through.

If you don't get any other offers I may be willing to provide the vampire.

This is interesting Amanda, good 2 c u back.

I might pop in this Rp if it gets off the ground.

I have a vampire character right now for the AV series. I might pop in with him if it is set in NS. He has already sired once and if you read AV4, he gets beaten up a bit by the ruling ancient for it. Not planning him to sire another human for a bit.

I like the demon created the vampire idea since it goes back to the old vampire legends and stuff. Though my vamp is descended from the Assington breed, he was created by something else.

The whole virus thing from UW I thought was a cool twist and makes some sense.

Never heard of Anita Blake, but it sounds interesting.

All three styles would suit me fine.

Amanda, I can get a char stats up here tonight or tomorrow morning if that is cool.

I'll be a human hehe...going back to my roots of playing a human in a vampire Rp.

Character: Sean McCulloch
Age: 23
Height: 5'11
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Grey
Species: Human

Bio:

Born into a military family, Sean grew up in various bases around the world. Instead of going into the military like his father wanted, Sean became interested in film and computers. When his father was assigned to a base when Sean was 17, he and group of friends made thier own movie. Shortly afterward, his family moved again and he lost contact with his friends.

Sean earned a degree in computer programming and settled down in an apartement. He hasn't been able to get a job at a company, so he has gone to explore before getting behind a cublicle for the rest of his life.

A vampire's traits are basically up to the author. I myself use a different kind of vamp than I think anyone else here does, and some are a bit more cudly than others.

This is a good RP idea, I'd like to see what it turns into.

I tend to favor the Van Richtons guide type. Basicly each vampire behing an individual before beind turned becomes quite individual as a vampire. Loves, hatreds, fears and abilities in life figure heavily into the makeup of the vampire. I liked the idea because then one actually has to research the target vampire and learn something about them instead of having the villiage idiot grab some holy water, a stake, a mallet and a cup of morning coffee and stroll down to the local cemetary for a good vampire hunt in the morning. Plus it adds the element that if one actually researches the background of the vampire in question they may actually like what they find and the hunt take on a whole new twist. My vampiress (Lauralin from Dragonsreach) is one of these. The only thing one has to be careful of is to make sure that the strengths AND weaknesses are there so as not to create an uber character. But this is just my opinion.

Hello there, this is Reformed Velmora (you know, Kain Shentavo). Good to see that someone has an interest in not doing conventional rps still. I would like to join.

Not as Kain, as he has sort of gone on permanent Haitus. Someone new, I would love to the be the vampire who sires you. Needless to say, I have a lot fo knowledge of magic, and the whole mentallity of them. So, if you want me, I would more than happy to join. I do have rough ideas for a character in mind, and obviously I am not going down the typical conventional vampire road.

If I don't get lead vampire role, I could always be the opposite side of the coin, the good vampire. I could bring Kain out of retirement for that one, but I am more inclined to create a new character for this rp

Sounds good everyone. Raridon, good to see you back. I am excited you want to take the lead role, but that is not neccessarily the vampire who sires my character. It could be the mentor. I will leave that up to you.

So this is what I have...a lot of interested vampires....decide what you want your role to be towards my character.

Raridon...lead, either mentor or sire or both.

GS is my character's human friend.

My character.

Thanks for the stats on yours GS. I will give mine and then I will post with a link to both sites.


Rashel Lee Terros, nickname is Kitty
Human and aged 22 years
Height 62 inches and weight is 110 pounds
Complexion creamy white
Overall physique is tone and curvy
Hair colour is caramel brown, length to mid back
Eye colour is hazel-brown

Rashel has no parents. Her father left when her mother was pregnant. Mother died in car accident, when Rashel was ten. Her and her brother, Alexander were placed in seperate foster homes. Rashel fits her nickname quite accordingly. She is playful and lovable. She is impulsive and is very curious about anything and everything. Rashel lives in a two bedroom apartment with her brother, who is 21 years old looks like a male version of her and with more muscle and taller. She currently works at a club as a goo-goo dancer and is saving to go to college.

Her best friend is Sean. They meet by accident because their interests lie in different areas. She meet Sean when she was late on her way to work and she nearly plowed him over. She wanted to make up and have coffee with him. Since then they have been real close friends.

Here it is... Change.... http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8937992#post8937992

I will post more later, when I get the chance.

My character will be interested in yours because he'll thinks she can aid him in finding his target, ok?

Theao, sounds fine with me. I wanted to add more last night after work, but I went over to an old friend's house of mine. Sorry y'all.

I might as well post somewhat of a bio before I post in the other thread..

Name: Christian
Age: 26 in appearance
Height: 6'2"
Hair/Eyes: blond/green-gold
Species: Vampire

My character is still in the making, I have decided on a general outline however. I don't really want to give a description here in the cold factual manner that people usually do. I will write the physical description as I go, and have the character revealed slowly. Adds more mystery to my character I feel.

His name, which will be known to very few people is Raskolnikov Aleksei.

think i'll throw my hat into the lot, if that alright.

name : Dimitri
age : 28 in apearance
hight : 6'1"
Hair/Eyes : jet black/violet
species : Vampire.

I'm interested. But I'd like to know what sort of vampires & setting we would be playing

Here in NS we have Assington Vampires/ Kinda like Buffy the Vampire Slayer vampires ( demons inhabiting a dead human body ) ( not my favorite )

Grrrr...

I'll have you know my vampires were originally based on the Anne Rice concept. My vampires are not demons, they just have a common ancestor that was demon.

*Kicks you for your misunderstanding...* Buffy? That's an insult. :P

sorry bout that. alright Theao, i'm a bit rusty on the mystical beings thing. whats a Dhampir?

A Dhampir is a person with a vampire father, human/elves/dwarves ect mother.

gotcha. anything special i should know or just your basic vampire powers?

Not as strong/fast as a full vampire, but they make the best vampire hunters, as most vampires tend to mistake them for human and underestimate them, as well as a few advantages over vampires, and have a strong urge to hunt down/kill thier father.

sounds fun. thanks.

Read post eight, this thread for a general description.

right then.

I had hoped that this thread would move a little faster, but oh well. Just chaulk it up to bad timing on my part. I'm leaving for Ireland in the morning and won't be back until the 25th. If anyone wants to take over the role of sire, talk to amanda. Otherwise, amanda and/or vaga have my permission to control Christian.

I think I would like to join in this RP as a vampire. I will have to put up stats tomorrow. I'm too tired now... :p

Sorry, didn't see it was closed.

thats just to keep out the passerbys. i think. the way i understand it is you post your stats here then you can use the character there. least, thats what i did.

Thanks Vaga :)

Name: Aiesha
Hair/Eyes: Long black/varies (change color depending on situation)
Age: Appears 30
Height: 5'9"
Species: Vampire

any time kiddo.

:x
Too late for a newbie to jump in?

i think it'l be ok, provided you conduct yourself professionally. just read over the other post and try to do the same sort of thing.

and as always, its probily best to clear it with the thread starter, which in this case is amanda.

Hi Amanda~

I was under the impression, due to Vaga's response, that it was OK to join. (I'm not blaming Vaga. That's the way I understood his response.)

I have tried to TG you and can not find you under any nation to do so. I hope it's OK that I have joined, as I'm already in the thread. I apologize for not getting ahold of you sooner. Is it OK for me to be here? Or would you like me to drop out?

Hype

Hi Amanda, er, is it too late to join in? I love fantasy RP's, and I'm looking for a new one since some of mine are wrapping up. A few of the poeple in here can vouch for me :D I was thinking of playing a vampire expert, human, who would be a good freind to a vampire or vampire slayer, depending on how the story went. No magic or anything, but obscure inventions.

Last I chatted with Amanda was last Friday, she was moving. So, it is possible she is still in the process of travel, unpacking, and or setting up her new place.

So, it might be a while before she responds.

I hope it's OK, because I'm already in it!

Last I chatted with Amanda was last Friday, she was moving. So, it is possible she is still in the process of travel, unpacking, and or setting up her new place.

So, it might be a while before she responds.

Nuts, I really do pick my timing don't I. Lady luck has once again urinated on my cards.

Would it be ok if I discreetly started in? I wouldn't make any major effects on the storyline yet, just get my character introduced with the others

Name: Archer (First name only given to good friends, proffesionally known as archer)
Profession: Vampire expert and occasional slayer. Takes jobs from vampires on vampires and is familiar with the society.
History: Comes from a family of vampire slayers, his family was killed by one vampire who had grown a resistance to the usual weaknesses of the vamperic nature. Ever since then he has been developing inventive new ways to kill them. After his family died he was found by another vampire who was a rival of his families killer, and he was introduced to the vamperic underworld.
Appearance: Average height with a long coat hiding many of his tools in trade. Irish accent, having lived there in his ealier years.

Hey guys.

Considering how far this Rp has advanced, I suggest we put it on hold until Amanda gets back as she doesn't fall behind. This is her Rp and it would be bad form to keep Rping like this without her.

ya, that would probibly be for the best. our two neccessary Rp'ers are MIA at the moments anywho.

LOOK AT ME! PAY ATTENSION TO ME! OH GOD WHY?!
All I want is a response, from anyone, a passerby, a janitor that happens to be passing anyones PC, a labrotory APE for all I care, but SOMEONE acknolege my existance! :( IS my post ok? Should I delete it? Should I leave it? Should I gift wrap it and send it to the sandy beaches of the canarie islands?!

On a different note, perhaps it would be a good idea to wait for two of the important charactors :)

LOOK AT ME! PAY ATTENSION TO ME! OH GOD WHY?!

SOMEONE acknolege my existance!




Stag! You exist! You aren't an illusion or an abberation. If you don't believe me, poke yourself in the eye with a pen. If it hurts, you exist.

And then there's always "I think, therefore I am". But I like the pen idea. :D

Stag! You exist! You aren't an illusion or an abberation. If you don't believe me, poke yourself in the eye with a pen. If it hurts, you exist.

And then there's always "I think, therefore I am". But I like the pen idea. :D

Dear miss Hyperslackovicznia

I am speaking legally on behalf of my client to present you with the charge of grievious bodily harm. It was indeed your suggestion to bring a writing instrument in sharp contact with his eye, and you gave it knowing full well the simple mindedness of my client. You shall be expecting a bill for the retinary surgery.

ON a more serious note, I'm just gonna post since noone seems avid to deny me the chance, and let me note here and now that writing in an irish accent is not easy :D

Dear miss Hyperslackovicznia

I am speaking legally on behalf of my client to present you with the charge of grievious bodily harm. It was indeed your suggestion to bring a writing instrument in sharp contact with his eye, and you gave it knowing full well the simple mindedness of my client. You shall be expecting a bill for the retinary surgery.

ON a more serious note, I'm just gonna post since noone seems avid to deny me the chance, and let me note here and now that writing in an irish accent is not easy :D

Dear Mr. Stag:

My client, Hype, has no control over the mindset of your client, thus shoulders no responsibility for the eye problem. However, we are countersuing for the accusation that my client caused your client harm, thus hurting her reputation. We are sueing for emotional distress, future loss of income due to damage to her reputation, all legal costs, and punative damages. You will receive the legal documents within a week.

Mr. Sharky Litigiousness

Nuts, ive been reading the thread all day long, its a good read so well done you people. I have never RP'd like this before and this makes me think i missed out alot. Shame i didnt get to join in. Ah well thanks for the entertainment.

OOC: What is wrong here? No one is posting?! :confused:

The thread is hijacked. I for one am waiting for Amanda. If she comes back, I'll help her bring the thread back on course, but until then I won't be posting.

The Golden Simatar is right. This is her RP and it's bad form to advance the storyline without her.

I don't think running a few things on our own about our own lives and how we got here is so bad... it can easily be melded into the original story, which is a stripper becomes a vampire, I guess. But nothing that has gone on in the mean time is going to ruin the way she wants the thread to go. As soon as she and you are back, the story can be directed back the way she wants it and we can work our way in.

I guess I didn't consider it bad form because we're not ADVANCING the story. It's still the same night that the stripper is dancing and her b/f was getting pissed at Dimitri. We added some things from our own characters, but we didn't advance the plot at all. Just had some characters run into others, but the plot hasn't gone forward, and neither has the time.

If we're going to wait for Amanda, that's fine, She has been gone since 6/15 (at least on this thread).

Then let's just leave it if everyone is so concerned with plot advancement. (I don't think it's gone anywere except the characters went to anther bar and are in the street... same night... and our chars will have their own agendas and backgrounds, and some of that has been brought out, but that doesn't affect the stripper, the b/f or Christian.)

Amanda, please let me know if I'm in or out.

Thank you Gaeltach, I must agree this thread is hijacked.

Hyperslackovicznia, ATG left about on page 7. This thread is now at 21 pages long. When she left, I stopped posting and informed everyone that she was gone and we should wait. Well, obviously no one outside of myself and Gaeltach had the patience for ATG to finish moving, getting herself settled down and ready to start the RP again. It is also common curtesy. I stopped reading this thread because it is so off course.

Also, technically you shouldn't even be involved. Like Staggering Drunks. Both of you joined long after the Rp had started. I do not know why you came in, did ATG approve your entry into the RP?

Also, ATG will come back. I doubt she was able to charter a flight of C-130s to haul all of her things in a single day. The length this Rp has gone on, we have to basically scrap most of it and restart from when her char walks into the club or start from scratch.

Until ATG comes back, I will not be posting in the Rp and consider this conduct of of still Rping while the Rp starter is not here completely wrong and in no way can be explained as a good thing.

Read posts 44 and 45, or 45 and 46 on this thread. Vaga said it was just to keep out the passers by and it was no prob for me to join, as he did it the same way.


Golden Sim's Quote: Also, technically you shouldn't even be involved. Like Staggering Drunks. Both of you joined long after the Rp had started. I do not know why you came in, did ATG approve your entry into the RP?

I came in because of posts 44-49! I was told it was OK and I did get ahold of Amanda somewhere, because i'm in another RP w/her.

The above is why I thought it was OK.

I also did get a hold of Amanda regarding joining one of her other RPs and she said it would be cool if I did, but never said anything about me not being able to be in this thread. I think we discussed it.

If that's some misunderstanding, then I'll get out.

I thought from what Vaga said that it was absolutely no problem.

And when I TGed her on the othe RP, she said it would be great if I joined. She never said anything about me not being able to be in this one. Like I said, if that's the case, I'll just drop out. I don't know if my TG was before or after I started this. Vaga said it was OK, but to get ahold of Amanda. The more I think about it the more I think I did.

So if Amanda wants me gone, I'll leave. And I'm sorry for messing up the thread. I didn't see it that way. My mistake. I also wasn't quite aware of the time she would be gone and wasn't paying attention I guess. My fault also.

Amanda, TG me ane let me know if you want me in or out.

Please TG me as to whether you want me to stay or leave this RP.

Thank you.

My ettiquette seems to be below standards, and I apologize for that. Iam confused, because some have told me I could be here, and some have said I can't be here. I believe all but 3 people were involved in hijacking, and we didn't know we were doing it.

We were passing time and none of the main story was changed. My apologies for fucking it all up. You could just cut out everything from when Amanda left. That way she doesn't have to catch up on anything at all. And cut me out. That's up to Amanda.

Vaga said he joined just like me and it was OK for me to join. Perhaps I should have known that his word doesn't mean anything since he didn't start the RP. But I didn't. I always assumed he knew what he was talking about as I've seen him in RPs a lot and thought his good decision making, the fact that he told me he did the same as me, and to go right ahead and join in, meant it was OK. (posts 44, 45, 46, 47, 49) something like that. And Ido recall someone giving me Amanda's TG as I know I talked to her about 2 RPs.

Guess I was wrong.

I'm not blaming you AT ALL Vaga. Not one bit. But people saying I shouldn't be here... Well, if Amanda wants me out, I'm out.


And it will make a few people very happy to kick me out. At least one person. And if you kick out everyone involved in hijacking, there will be about 3 people left.

Let me know

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The thread is hijacked. I for one am waiting for Amanda. If she comes back, I'll help her bring the thread back on course, but until then I won't be posting.

The Golden Simatar is right. This is her RP and it's bad form to advance the storyline without her.

I guess I don't see where the storyline has advanced at all... :confused:

Aww, did we screw up things a little? :(
Maaaaaaybe we should have waited, but this is one of the few RP's I have going right now, and I was bored. I'll just, shuffle my feet in that corner over there...
PS: PC is on the blink, so my posting will be erratic :headbang:

Waitwaitwait, you mean we were hijacking this thread?! Hmm, this is not my proudest moment by far. What we were doing was definitley not very respectful of Amanda's thread. Well I don't know if we're scrapping it or not, personally I'm going to wait for Amanda's word on that. Sorry Gael, sorry Scimitar, sorry- er, everyone else.

OK, since most of you guys know me, and I know you're relatively new to the NS forum let me help clear a few things up to keep this from happening in the future.

Hijacking is not always done intentionally. When you start to notice that there are pages of posts where the author and/or main character(s) isn't involved, it would be wise to back off for a while. Think of it this way. How would you like it if you started a thread and when you came back there were dozens of irrelevant posts to sift through? I know your intentions were good but you have to get out of the PC mindset. Things were strange there in the sense that there was almost always someone in there to interact with, and most people posted just to pass the time. That's not usually how it works in real RPs. Sometimes it takes days for someone to reply to you. That does not make it ok to just post and kill time. A good RP should read like a book: There's nothing in there just to take up space.

That said if things are moving too slow for you, try and join in more than one RP, but make sure if you do so that you have the time to keep up with all the threads you are in. Or start your own. But above all, ettiquette is paramount here.

I hope that helps, but if there are any other questions, feel free to TG me and I'm more than happy to help.

I'll stick around if Amanda wants me to. As I said, I thought it was OK. Does anyone have Amanda's TG? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.

Posts 45, 46, 47, and 49 made me believe it was OK for me to be here. As far as conducting ourselves professionally? Most of us were into the hijacking....

Sorry... didn't even realize we were doing it.

Amanda, I TGd "AmandaTheGreat". Don't know if it's you because there is no "imported". I would like to stay with this RP, but if you don't want me to that's fine. After Vaga said it's best to clear it with you, I thought I did. I honestly can't remember.

Please TG me and sorry for any problems I may have been involved in. :(

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Thank you Gaeltach, I must agree this thread is hijacked.

Hyperslackovicznia, ATG left about on page 7. This thread is now at 21 pages long. When she left, I stopped posting and informed everyone that she was gone and we should wait. Well, obviously no one outside of myself and Gaeltach had the patience for ATG to finish moving, getting herself settled down and ready to start the RP again. It is also common curtesy. I stopped reading this thread because it is so off course.

Also, technically you shouldn't even be involved. Like Staggering Drunks. Both of you joined long after the Rp had started. I do not know why you came in, did ATG approve your entry into the RP?

Also, ATG will come back. I doubt she was able to charter a flight of C-130s to haul all of her things in a single day. The length this Rp has gone on, we have to basically scrap most of it and restart from when her char walks into the club or start from scratch.

Until ATG comes back, I will not be posting in the Rp and consider this conduct of of still Rping while the Rp starter is not here completely wrong and in no way can be explained as a good thing.

Well, in your vision, everyone who posted since page 7 should be booted, I assume. Scrap it? Whatever Amanda wants, and if she wants us all out, fine, but most of us were posting after she left... not just one or two people.

We obviously didn't realize we were hijacking, or we wouldn't have done it. We thought we were just giving our characters some background, and my reason for being here has been clearly stated numerous times.

If Amanda wants to scrap it and get rid of me, that is her prerogative.

Let me know Amanda.

OK, since most of you guys know me, and I know you're relatively new to the NS forum let me help clear a few things up to keep this from happening in the future.

Hijacking is not always done intentionally. When you start to notice that there are pages of posts where the author and/or main character(s) isn't involved, it would be wise to back off for a while. Think of it this way. How would you like it if you started a thread and when you came back there were dozens of irrelevant posts to sift through? I know your intentions were good but you have to get out of the PC mindset. Things were strange there in the sense that there was almost always someone in there to interact with, and most people posted just to pass the time. That's not usually how it works in real RPs. Sometimes it takes days for someone to reply to you. That does not make it ok to just post and kill time. A good RP should read like a book: There's nothing in there just to take up space.

That said if things are moving too slow for you, try and join in more than one RP, but make sure if you do so that you have the time to keep up with all the threads you are in. Or start your own. But above all, ettiquette is paramount here.

I hope that helps, but if there are any other questions, feel free to TG me and I'm more than happy to help.

Thank you Gael for being very helpful and civil in this matter. :)

The thread is hijacked. I for one am waiting for Amanda. If she comes back, I'll help her bring the thread back on course, but until then I won't be posting.

The Golden Simatar is right. This is her RP and it's bad form to advance the storyline without her.

Well I apologize. I really was unaware that we were doing that, as you mentioned Gael. I'm truly sorry about hijacking. None of us thought we were doing it. It certainly wasn't intentional. I think you all know that.

Golden S., you are right about the hijacking also, now that it's been explained by Gael, however, you could express yourself in a less ascerbic manner. That is not great etiquette either.

this may be a crazy idia but i just finnished reading dracula one of the originial vampire stories why not read that and see what you think. he has the strangth of 20 man sun does not kill but untill sunset he can not become a bat /wolf /mist and other asorted things. he controls bats, wolfs, mist, clouds, snow exc, rats and other dark things. he has a childs mind and so it takes him a while to get new idias like how he can jump really far. all of his powers are gone during the day so he is simi normal but he can go out. try it some original idas of an exelent auther with our personal twists would be cool. the book would tell you some of the deatails like when a vampire has a human drink his/her blood it is a vampire baptism. Dr. Van Helsing is the source of most information. sorry it is so long. if you want more or have questions you can email me at frogworld101@yahoo.com

now that i think about it, Gael and GS ar right. and, sinceeverybody is waiting on me now, i'm gunna hold off. Amanda needs time to catch up and to descide where she wants the RP to go.

Thank you Gaeltach, I must agree this thread is hijacked.

Hyperslackovicznia, ATG left about on page 7. This thread is now at 21 pages long. When she left, I stopped posting and informed everyone that she was gone and we should wait. Well, obviously no one outside of myself and Gaeltach had the patience for ATG to finish moving, getting herself settled down and ready to start the RP again. It is also common curtesy. I stopped reading this thread because it is so off course.

Also, technically you shouldn't even be involved. Like Staggering Drunks. Both of you joined long after the Rp had started. I do not know why you came in, did ATG approve your entry into the RP?

Also, ATG will come back. I doubt she was able to charter a flight of C-130s to haul all of her things in a single day. The length this Rp has gone on, we have to basically scrap most of it and restart from when her char walks into the club or start from scratch.

Until ATG comes back, I will not be posting in the Rp and consider this conduct of of still Rping while the Rp starter is not here completely wrong and in no way can be explained as a good thing.
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You mention some good points however discourteously you may have done so. I don't actually recall your post about saying we should stop until ATG is back, and didn't know she would be this long. I hope you read my posts explaining why I thought it was OK for me to join. In fact, Vaga welcomed me.

YOUR QUOTE:
Hyperslackovicznia, ATG left about on page 7. This thread is now at 21 pages long. When she left, I stopped posting and informed everyone that she was gone and we should wait. END QUOTE

Why is it that I am singled out and mentioned by name for posting when just about everyone posted? You deciding to use my name, rather than "all of you", is plainly crass. As I said, and Gael understands, we didn't know we were hijacking.

As far as posting while the starter of the RP isn't there, obviously none of us though it was a problem or the majority of us would not have posted. Just about eveyone did. Gael was out of the country. Had she not been, I'm sure she would have posted something telling us what we were doing was hijacking.

In addition, starting from scratch, or starting from when Amanda left is completely unnecessary. Nothing happened but fluff while the stripper, her b/f, and Christian are still at the strip club where they were. Why would you have to start over? ATG gets back and all is resumed at the strip club, where it is still the same night, and nothing of consequence happened while she was gone. All picks up at the strip club when ATG gets back.

By the way, you should be able to ask questions, state opinions, and explain yourself without becoming tactless about it. That just stirs things up and doesn't make you look very courteous yourself.

Theo said if ATG is gone 11 more days, she' s considered dead. I don't know if that's just a regular rule or what. I certainly hope she is back before that.

I have personally never heard of that rule, but that's what I was told.

now that i think about it, Gael and GS ar right. and, sinceeverybody is waiting on me now, i'm gunna hold off. Amanda needs time to catch up and to descide where she wants the RP to go.

Vaga, your posts are what convinced me it was OK to join. And I thank you for being so friendly. I am NOT blaming you if she dosn't want me here. Not at all. I thank you for being so friendly. You're a good guy. :)

I quit posting a little while ago.

I TGd Amanda when I first came in, but I don't know if it was before or after she left. I didn't save her TG addy. I certainly don't blame anyone if she doesn't want me in the thread. I'm in another one of her RPs and it's wonderful. I posted in there for everyone to stop until she gets back. That's when I was told that if she's gone 11 more days, she's considered dead. I'm unfamiliar with that.

I would like to know her TG. I was told it was her nation name. I can find AmandaTheGreat, but no "imported" AmandaTheGreat. Can someone help me out here? Please?

Thank you.

Check your TGs Hype.

Basically, the imported thing is only for the forums. NS remained the same when there was a transfer to Jolt...but from what I have heard there was some problems with transfer of people's nations for forums so the 'imported' thing was added by Jolt.

Check your TGs Hype.

Basically, the imported thing is only for the forums. NS remained the same when there was a transfer to Jolt...but from what I have heard there was some problems with transfer of people's nations for forums so the 'imported' thing was added by Jolt.

That never happened to me... they added [NS] in front of the name of one of my nations... Must be something new...

That never happened to me... they added [NS] in front of the name of one of my nations... Must be something new...
He's talking about before Jolt. I don't think you were around back then. This would have been about a year ago... little more maybe. Spring/Summer of '04. A lot of nations which already existed were given the imported tag during the move. Someone told me it's because the name in question already existed with Jolt so it helped distinguish, but who knows.

Now enough of the arguing. We're cluttering up this thread as well.

Hmm, well although there has been about, I don't know how many extra pages of posting, lets just look at the actual content. Over that many pages the characters have:
Been introduced and walked to a goth club.
Hmm.
Not too much hardcore story forging. But I admit Amanda will be somewhat suprised to see all the new stuff, well I'll wait for her say in all this. But I think the people who were not actually cleared by her shouldn't be too angry if she decides to start over from where she left off. Well I'll be a little sad at all that good stuff gone, but I'll understand.

Check your TGs Hype.

Basically, the imported thing is only for the forums. NS remained the same when there was a transfer to Jolt...but from what I have heard there was some problems with transfer of people's nations for forums so the 'imported' thing was added by Jolt.


Thanks GS! :)

ooc: TG Amanda

OOC: How long do we wait for Amanda... Is she even coming back?

She's been gone for over a month, 32 days to be precise.

me, im thinking this would be a good time to declare this RP dead and possibly start a different one, possibly with the same characters. just a suggestion mind you. dont really have any ideas for plotlines at the moment, but everybody seems to have something to contribute.

ATG been gone for over 40 days, so I agree

Vaga! You just gave me an idea. Hopefully I don't forget it by the time I get off work.

exellent. always love being a muse.

I would like to see the charactors placed in another RP, I hate getting a charactor set up and then losing it to a dead thread.

Well...ATG is finally back if anyone still checks this. She had been so busy with moving and other RL stuff she had been unable to get on a computer. I think she still has stuff to do before she can finally get back online and start Rping. No idea when that might be though.

I also agree that this is an interesting idea, sucks to make chars and then not use them.

Indeed... I want to use my char as well. If we can't continue this, we should start a new thread. :)

When she gets back to the daily grind, I'm sure we're all more than willing to resume this thread.

But in the meantime, I have a Devious Plan™ which is nearly complete. The only question would be how much interest it would generate.

When she gets back to the daily grind, I'm sure we're all more than willing to resume this thread.

But in the meantime, I have a Devious Plan™ which is nearly complete. The only question would be how much interest it would generate.


I'm always up for a devious plan!!! :D

meh, what the hell. im in too.

Why not? If it is interesting.

I'm game as well.

Ok then, here's the basics of my idea. Since everyone seemed to crave interaction with everyone else in this thread, I was thinking of presenting them with a situation which forces them to band together, and to chose sides. Blood against Blood, depending upon which side of the fight you are on.

I'm attempting to mesh together a Second Coming idea with a Queen of the Damned sort of idea, all while giving the thing a unique twist. If anyone wants to help brainstorm, I'm available on MSN or through TG's.

Yup, sounds good. My Char is flexable for both sides.

Okay, so yes there are a lot of threads out there dealing with vampires. I totally understand this. The threads may be similar or different, but I wanted to go with a different direction, or maybe not. I haven't read nearly everything out there. Okay, well, here's my idea...my character a human. Another character, preferably an experienced vampire, turns my innocent human into a killing machine or something like that.

Looking for characters...vamps etc. Looking for twists in a story. Any ideas are welcome. I have become rather bored lately I need something to spice this storyline up a bit.

Thanks.

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Isn't that just Hellsing? It seems the same relationship as Seras and Alucard.

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Isn't that just Hellsing? It seems the same relationship as Seras and Alucard.


Didn't see Hellsing... heard it sucked bad! :p

We can continue this if Amanda wants to read through everything, or we could do the choosing sides thing... I've never seen Hellsing, so I am at a disadvantage. I saw Queen of the Damned. Ashante can sing, but she sure can't act! bleah! (Sorry to speak ill of the dead, but she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag.)

I'm up for just about anything... As long as I get to be Queen and Goddess and Omnipotent and stuff... aaaaaaaaack! Czardas is wearing off on me!!!! :eek:

Perhaps vampires against some other non-human race. (Make one up, aliens, whatever....) I'm just brain storming... sorta...

Well...I suggest whatever we decide on doing...keep in a somewhat realm of normality. So, aliens I would go against.

Vampires and humans...maybe a lycan aka werewolf would do I guess. As long as we don't go the way of Underworld.

I am vaguly familiar with Queen of the Damned. Though, just besides there is some REALLY old vampire who likes to kill humans..that is about it.

Well my character is somthing like an Irish Hellsing with a sense of humour ;)
But are we keeping this in the realm of superstition, such as all forms of undead, ghouls, liches, werewolves, vampires, zombies, or is it more of a "City" style of superstition. Like underworld with only werewolves and vampires.

Well my character is somthing like an Irish Hellsing with a sense of humour ;)
But are we keeping this in the realm of superstition, such as all forms of undead, ghouls, liches, werewolves, vampires, zombies, or is it more of a "City" style of superstition. Like underworld with only werewolves and vampires.

Sheesh, I was just brainstorming... minus the brain. I only meant something different than the usual human against vampire. Something not so overdone...

What was so bad about Underworld, anyway? I couldn't watch it, so I don't know much about it. By couldn't, I mean werewolves crawling along walls was a bit of an off-putter, not that I wasn't allowed.I also can't stand the phrase "Lycan". It's a garbled half-word which means nothing.

If "Underworld" is any relation to "Waterworld" (heard about it, didn't see it), 'nuff said. :p

I do think something should be done w/these characters. (Mine was having fun at the bars anyway...lol!) Anyway, as everyone has said, we have characters, all we need to do is come up w/a storyline, unless we, *gasp*, make one up as we go along...

Start where we were hanging around the street of pubs and such...

Just an idea... not a good one... but it is one....

It could start any way and we could make it up as we went along. I don't know how well those work, as I've never been in an RP like that.

Unless someone (say AtG? lol!), or anyone with an idea can run the story.

Or we could brain storm. Perhaps a couple times a week, each of us could throw up an idea on this thread. It can be the stupidest idea in the world, but at least it's an idea! Sooner or later, something will come up.

We'd be a Think Tank! And we'd keep our chars.?

What do you think about throwing up some ideas? Even the stupidest goofiest idea may have some merit! ;)

Good grief, whats happened to all my RP's? I leave for one bleeding week and it all goes to pot :rolleyes:
Well what it comes down to is who is willing to run the thing, we have plenty of ideas, but noone to run it. Unless of course we use the aforesaid idea and simply let it run along on it's own power.

That's often a good idea. I swear all of the ones in the regional forum I'm in often take this road. Not that we have any character based RPs. That idea didn't catch on.

Is this still on-going?

Is this still on-going?
It's sort of a continuing dialogue. The original storyline is suspended because the creator moved and is experiencing computer issues. In the meantime, we were just trying to figure out what to do with the chars.

Personally I have no qualms whatsoever with the "let it develop as we go" approach, however I do want a loose plot behind it. Otherwise things stray far too quickly and we have another PC on our hands.

Oo, oo, pick me, I know! Every so often, 10,000 years or so, the vampire population begins to grow too large for the human population. There just isn't enough food to go around and so some groups of vampires have to go. one group of vampires is squared off against another, like what happens every time this occurs, and of course the humans aren't happy with either side.

Gael, check your TGs.

Gael, check your TGs.
Replied. And should we have a signup thread for that or just let it go?

If you're starting over, I'd be interested. Mind you, this would be the first time I've RPed on the NationStates site, and then it's usually politics between nations.

This is something different that myself and Gaeltach have been cooking up.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9507961#post9507961

Do reply here or there...?

There.