Legend of Spyro: The Resistance RPG (Discussion Thread)

SpyroATrueHero · Feb 08, 2009 4:49 AM

LoS - The Resistance
Part One: Checkmate

Story: For what seemed an eternity, the various races of creatures that once had lived at peace under the rule of "supreme races of dragons", the old Dragon Realms, chafed under the heavy rule of the primate tribes empowered by the Dark Master and the apparently traitorous and totally depraved dragonness "Queen" Cynder. Under continual heavy-handed oppression, scattered tribes and members of the tribes fought back, forming a series of resistance movements fighting to overthrow the armies of the Dark Master and restore the previous government. Each time, the movement was severely crushed and its leaders killed or exiled. Discouraged and weary populations saw no end to the dark rule of their lives.

However, something is stirring the fighting passions again. Rumors of the purple dragon living, a hero's name passed in whispers, a story of great hope and joy told in the secret hiding places, uneasy troops of the Dark Master... the word gets around quickly, passed in secret from tribe to tribe and member to member. Soon the old passions are reignited, and the old battle cries are sounded again.

This is the Resistance, and they will not be stopped this time. Their objective: topple the tower called Cynder's Lair, rumored to have been emptied by the purple dragon, and push the Dark Master's forces into decisive retreat. Are you with them, or against them?

Concept: Set in the LoS universe shortly after the events of ANB, this RPG is the story of "The Resistance", an ad-hoc rebellion against the rule of Dark Master's forces that quickly turns into open conflict after rumors of Spyro's appearance and the defeat of "Queen Cynder" reignite the fighting spirit of many members of the repressed tribes. This covers six members of "The Resistance", their stories and the part they play in extending the victory Spyro had already won...

The storylines can be as interconnected with each other and the official storyline as the players want, and will eventually converge at one pivotal moment: an assault on the presumed-empty tower that was formerly Cynder's inhabitance, intending to topple it and clinch the victory over the Dark Master's forces. Characters can be from any species and/or place in the LoS continuity or simply a fan character. Characters from the original continuity "recast" in the LoS universe are acceptable, but must be approved for use by me when the sign-up with that character is presented.

As this is an underground resistance movement, coordination and plans will be at first limited, but improve as the forces of the Dark Master, decimated by Spyro's actions and without Cynder to support them, slowly lose control over the tribes and communication becomes less perilous. The assault on the tower takes place around the beginning of TEN, which is where Part One ends. If this is successful enough, a further RPG may be done extending this beyond the events of TEN.

Rules:
1. Type in proper English; if you can't do that, you won't be accepted. If English isn't your first language, say so and I will be flexible, but otherwise there is no excuse.

2. Avoid posts with one or two lines. Wait until you can come up with at least three lines before making a post. Excessive one-liners will earn you a warning, and if they continue you may be ejected.

3. Please make an effort to develop character and backstory, at least in your profile. If you don't, you probably won't be accepted.

4. No god-modding, bunnying (without authorized consent by the player you attempt to bunny) or Mary Sue characters.

5. If you will be unable to post for more than three days consecutively, you must warn me and the rest of the players in an OOC post in this discussion thread. If you fail to do so and are found to be the cause of delay in playing this RP, you might be ejected with or without warning!

6. You CANNOT play a character officially established in the LoS continuity (ex. Ignitus, Volteer, Kane, Hunter etc.); if they are directly involved with the storyline in any way, they will be controlled by the player who's character they are interacting with at the moment.

7. Follow the profile example below for your sign-ups:
Name - Sheram
Species/Tribe - Atlawa
History - Second in command in the Atlawa resistance headed by Kane, he was captured by the Dark Master's forces and subsequently freed by the young purple dragon Spyro after the latter arrived on the Tall Plains searching for the Ice Guardian dragon Cyril and meeting up with Kane. Both the change in Kane's attitude and witnessing Spyro's taming of their temple god have made Sheram's determination in the fight against the forces under King Gaul and faith in the rumors of Cynder's defeat and salvation rock solid. With Kane's encouragement, he has been going around to the neighboring tribes to rally their support and spread the word about the purple dragon...
Appearance - Similar to Kane's, but wears a red headband and has streaks of red paint along the sides of his face. Also wields a wooden staff, which he uses as both a walking stick and weapon.
Allegiance (This can be The Resistance, The Dark Master or Neutral) - The Resistance

8. Only six slots are open for players (including myself), four of them will need to be filled before the RP can begin. Sign-ups will close once all slots are filled, but they may be reopened upon ejection of a current player or PM request (with acceptable sign-up) for entrance. If you go the latter route, I will give you directions on how to enter playing in a reply.

9. All decisions made by me are FINAL, excepting for very unusual circumstances (which are defined by me, not the players).

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#1 Feb 08, 2009 4:49 AM

Legend of Spyro: The Resistance RPG (Discussion Thread)

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