Welcome to World's End

The Ultimate Crossover Roleplay!!! ^_^!!! (If You Have The Guts...)!

sukai_tsukino — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:54:14 GMT

Come one, come all! For the magic, the thrill of The Ultimate Crossover Roleplay! If you have the guts, to join in the storyline and bring your favorite hot anime character (boy or girl, doesn't honestly make a difference!) and see if you can last throughout all of the curveballs I'm happy to throw your way... So although this may seem like a cliched advertisement, I Am Sailor Moon: The Champion Of Justice And I Say On Behalf Of The Moon, I Shall Right Wrongs And Triumph Over Evil! (And if you're not roleplaying --) And that means YOU!!! So join me and see if you can follow or if you'll end-up getting destroyed by Moon Tiara Boomerang Aka Moon Tiara Magic! Ee-hee... Well, here goes something! ^_^!!

The setting is Crystal, Tokyo; March 31st 2013 and Sailor Moon (me) is exploring one of her secret talents performing... And what happens when a mysterious man named Akira Takizawa (Akira can be anyone, by the way!) walks in on her in the dance studio she's enjoying herself in! P.S. Akira is only half-naked in this scene, so only expect em' to be shirtless nothing more, nothing less... Thank you, roleplayers!

"We're higher than a motherlover!" Sukai Tsukino sings cheerfully, in her higher register; surprisingly on-key for her first time performing in a dance studio... *Akira walks in shirtless, seemingly confused* "Excuse me?" Akira explains looking a bit naive, with his half-naked attire, cellphone and gun!

Now it's YOUR turn roleplayers, if you think you can be an Akira in the storyline and create an intriguingly romantic octagon with me; then come on and try! I believe in YOU! So let's see, what the true you can do as a roleplayer; looking forward to your messages! Arigato!
Bye Now,
Sailor Moon Says!!! ^_^!!!

The Moonlit Sea Trail

captjackcalico — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:01:06 GMT

"Ah crap!" cried Kael as he quickly dodged a bullet, nearly falling into the sea. "Ok that´s it, who´s the funny bastard trying to pull my strings?"

A group of men crowding together near the ship´s mast began laughing loudly, it had sure been a hell of time since they´ve had some fun even if it meant pissing off the captain himself.

"It´s just our excitement cap!" cried Jhones, a small-framed but still very agile man. "It´s been a while since we´ve reached land and you won´t let us off the ship!"

Kael rolled his eyes, "Look Jhones, don´t be pulling that crap on me. You know the rules, we can´t just get to any island, jump off the ship and claim it cause´ they´re bound to be..."

"Seasnakes!" cried the men as they scattered around the ship, each of them taking their fighting posts.

The ship began rocking back and forth as the giant monsters lashed at it with their tails. Captain Kael climbed to the top of the mast, jumped and landed right on top of one of the beast´s head. "Die you bastard!", he cried as he stabbed it square on top of the head.

The creature hissed and shook its head violently, sending the captain flying and crashing head-first with a side of the ship. Then everything went black...

************************************************************************************************************************************************
Kael sighed as the memories continued to haunt him, it had taken him one month to recover from that attack and he had lost his ship and entire crew. And somehow, as luck had it, he had ended up in the shore close to Adair Island. A place where merchants closed their deals and tired sailors recovered from long journeys and bought supplies.

Biting his lower lip in anger, he began walking back and forth in the room, trying to take his mind off everything.

"Maybe a walk on the pier would help," suggested Melina, the cute-faced inkeeper of the Old Maze Inn.

"I´ve taken a dozen," he admitted, "I need to look for my crew, I know some of them are bound to be alive."

"What you need," she said as she moved away from her usual place behind the counter and gently took his hands in hers. "Is a crew, a new crew."

Kael nodded, "Know what... you´re right."

...

Pleasantdale - a new game coming soon from Lab Arc Designs

charisma — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:58:32 GMT

Info:
Would anyone be interested in an online sheeted/dice rpg game (system to be determined) featuring communist zombies invading a 1950s-ish town? Would likely be a weekly or bi-weekly session over IRC, possibly along with a journal or forum to play out things / track things between sessions. Characters would be human townsfolk of various types, everything from WWII vet to beatnik. Game would be cheesy fun in some aspects (Duck and Cover-- does it really work for zombies?), power level normal-ish human. Likely starting after the holidays.

Game blurb:
Welcome to Pleasantdale - A Pleasant Family Community

In the 1950s, in a pleasant little town in a pleasant little state in a pleasant little country, something sinister is lurking. The Red Menace! Communists may be in your community, hiding behind those white picket fences and shuttered windows of such normal looking houses. They could be anywhere.

Fortunately, you are prepared. Children in schools learn that all important skill– Duck and Cover. That will save you from any danger. There is a bomb shelter on practically every corner– and surely Dad's hard at work at one in your own backyard. If Atomic fallout should occur, you'll duck-and-cover with the best of them…. won't you?

But what if the commies have something other than the bomb up their insidious red sleeves? What if they're using that atomic energy to…. REANIMATE THE DEAD! Surely that's just fantasy– the stuff of those B-movies at the Drive-In, or an episode of Captain Mystery's Strange Theater on televisor.

Still… you can never be too careful. The red undead could be coming for YOU.

Watch this space: http://labarc.com/CharLoft/wiki/doku.php?id=worlds:pleasantdale:start

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Nothing unmanly about knitting (Open)

thneed_need — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:32:07 GMT

The Loft didn't faze him ~~much~~ anymore.

The Once-ler was perfectly content to knit here, especially when his tent was full of wildlife. It was probably his own fault for installing air conditioning.

After an hour of working though, he began to wish he had someone to talk to, at least, while he worked.

Some quick synopses of the gods...

lucky_katydid — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:02:33 GMT

Bastet:

Beloved cat goddess of the Egyptians, Bastet is goddess of the Delta, with possible origins in the Libyan Desert. When Bastet is associated with Isis, she becomes “the Soul of Isis,” but as a goddess of music and dance, Bastet is linked with Hathor. Their cult instrument is the Sistrum, which they carry as one of their attributes.

Bastet’s cult city, Per-Bast (modern Bubastis), is located in the Delta and is mentioned in the Bible as Pibeseth (Ezekiel 30:17). Bastet’s name is written with the bas jar and a loaf, and means “She of the bas-jar”—a special vessel that holds perfume associated with her festivals.

During the Old Kingdom, Bastet was called “Goddess of the North,” and in the Pyramid Texts of King Unas, she is “nurse and mother of the king.” When Sekhmet the lion goddess was named “Lady of the West,” Bastet became her counterpart as “Lady of the East.” Early depictions of Bastet show her with the head of a lion and associated with the lion-headed goddess, Mut. She is said to be the mother of Maahes, a lion-headed deity, and the wife of Ptah.

Like Sekhmet, Bastet has a dual personality, both gentle and fierce. Her association with Sekhmet reveals Bastet’s aggressive and vengeful side. In one version of the mythology, Bastet becomes the daughter of the sun god Re, and when she is called upon to protect her father, Bastet becomes the “fury in the eye of Re.” As a dutiful daughter, she carried out the orders of Re and was the “means of her father’s vengeance.”

By the end of the New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC), Bastet had become a popular household goddess. Egyptian families welcomed her into their homes as goddess of the hearth and protector of pregnant women. Her festivals were famous, and she was called “goddess of plenty” and “mistress of pleasure.” And as her popularity grew, her cult became well-known for its lavish festivals—some of which were called “Procession of Bastet,” “Bastet Protects the Two Lands,” “Bastet Goes Forth from Per-Bast” (her city), “Bastet Appears before Re,” and the “Festival of Hathor and Bastet.” These joyous occasions involved days of music, dancing, and merriment throughout Egypt.

The Greek historian Herodotus provides a lively description of the devotees of the goddess as they made their way to the “Festival of Bastet.”

When the Egyptians travel to Bubastis, [the city] they do so in this manner: men and women sail together, and in each boat there are many persons of both sexes. Some of the women shake sacred rattles, [sistrum, pl. sistra] and some of the men play pipes during the whole journey, while others sing and clap their hands. If they pass a town on the way, some of the women shout and cheer at the local women, while others dance and create a disturbance. They do this at every town on the Nile. When they arrive at Bubastis, they begin the festival with great sacrifices, and on this occasion, more wine is consumed than during any other time of the year. —Herodotus, Histories, Book II, Chapter 60

The worshippers approached the temple singing, beating drums, and playing tambourines. Some carried sistra (sacred rattles) as they danced through the streets. Herodotus describes Bastet’s lavish temple as standing on raised ground in the center of the city, so it was visible from every quarter. A temenos wall decorated with various animals surrounded the temple. The inner courtyard was planted with a grove of trees.

So popular was Bastet that the Greeks identified her with their goddess Artemis. The third-century Roman poet Ovid refers to the goddess Bastet in his work Metamorphoses and said the goddess could turn herself into a cat. Bastet was most often shown with the body of a woman and the head of a cat, wearing a long, narrow, sheath-style dress with wide decorated bands over the shoulders. The goddess holds her sistrum in one hand, and in the other she holds an aegis, a talisman representing a broad collar necklace with the head of a cat. Sometimes she is shown with kittens at her feet, a further depiction of her association with hearth and family. The ancient Egyptian word for kitten was miw, pronounced “meow”—the sound a cat makes. It became a term of endearment for children, who were called miw-sheri, “little cat.”

Pilgrims traveled from all over Egypt to visit Bastet’s temple and leave offerings to the goddess. Because the cat was sacred to Bastet, they left bronze statues, amulets, and mummified cats. Thousands of cat mummies have been discovered in underground crypts at the site of Bastet’s temple in Bubastis.

Bes:

The dwarf god, with a frightening appearance and a kind nature, Bes was a god of the people and his popularity never waned. His grotesque features and the magical knife he brandished were meant only to ward off evil and frighten demons away from the families he protected. Families loved Bes and often painted his image in their houses to bring good luck and well-being. Bes, along with Tauret, the hippopotamus goddess, was a guardian of mothers during childbirth. Bes protected houses from snakes and scorpions that were a constant threat to young children in ancient Egypt. He was always on guard against the problems of daily life. Bes was also a god of music and merrymaking and was often shown with a tambourine.

Bes’s strange appearance has caused Egyptologists to speculate on his origin, for he looks nothing like the other slim and elegant Egyptian gods. One of the most significant differences is that he is almost always shown full face and only rarely in profile. Bes looks like a dwarf with a lion’s mane on his head, and his tongue is often sticking out. He has short, stubby arms and legs and a lion’s tail. At different periods in Egyptian history, Bes has been shown with a large knife; a tambourine; a tall, feathered crown; and a skirt. There are speculations that Bes originated in what is now modern Turkey, since his images have been found in Turkish excavation sites. Bes also might have originated in sub-Saharan Africa, because one of his titles is Lord of Punt, an ancient land on the west African coast. The tall, plumed crown that he sometimes wears is much like the crown of Anukis, a goddess from the southern borders of Egypt. Most Egyptologists now believe that Bes is an Egyptian god with ancient origins. Several different grotesque gods have appeared over time in different communities in ancient Egypt, and whatever their local name was, they eventually evolved into the god Bes.

Sekhmet:

The lioness-headed goddess, Sekhmet was called the “Powerful One,” a name that fit the destructive side of her personality. Mythology tells us that Sekhmet was the “destructive eye” of Re, and with the fire-spitting cobra (the uraeus), they
were protectors of the king. The hot desert wind was called the “breath of Sekhmet,” and it was said that she belched fire upon her enemies. So great was her fury that the evil Set and the terrible serpent Apophis gave way to her.

The Book of the Divine Cow says that Hathor becomes Sekhmet when the sun god Re sends her to destroy humankind. Sekhmet rampaged on a blood lust across the land. Only the gods’ trickery stopped Sekhmet’s fury, and humankind was saved.

In the capital city of Memphis, Sekhmet was the wife of Ptah and mother to Nefertum (see family of gods). In the Delta, she was associated with the cat goddess, Bastet. Sekhmet is shown as a lioness or as a woman with a feline head, wearing the solar
disk and a uraeus. Her garment is a long sheath dress with rosettes over her breasts.

When the Theban Triad—Amun, and his wife, Mut, and their son Khonsu—rose to prominence in Thebes, Mut became associated with Sekhmet and assumed many of her attributes. Numerous statues of Mut-Sekhmet were erected in the Precinct of Mut at
Karnak Temple.

If a plague swept through Egypt, it was said to be carried by a “messenger of Sekhmet,” and the Egyptians believed that if Sekhmet could bring pestilence, then she could also ward off illness. So Sekhmet became a goddess of healing as well as of
destruction.

Selket:

A scorpion goddess, Selket is usually shown as a woman with a scorpion on her head, and her name is derived from a term that means “she who causes the throat to breathe.” Perhaps the rest of the phrase might have been “for the last time,” as a scorpion sting is extremely dangerous and can cause death. Selket is one of the most ancient goddesses in Egypt, having been associated with the Predynastic King Scorpion. In the Old Kingdom, she appears as a protector of the throne and the king, but her most important role is with the funerary cult and the deceased. She is called “Lady of the Beautiful House,” a reference to her assistance in the embalmer’s tent during mummification. In the Book of Two Ways, she watches over the “dangerous winding path,” a reference to moving the mummy to its tomb. She is one of four guardians of the canopic chest and assists Isis as she performs the funerary rites over Osiris. In the myth of the seven scorpions, the seven appear as a manifestation
of Selket when they accompany Isis to the Delta.

Notes from the World's End Library

lucky_katydid — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:41:07 GMT

I've been doing some reading in the Library between our revisitations, and I've decided that it'd be wise to share my book learnings with the rest of the class, so to speak. Here's the Katie's Notes version of what I've been studying. Bear in mind, of course, that Khemet is a different country, with different developmental paths, and some or all of this may not apply. Then again, many of the gods, at least, seem similar...

Egypt was first occupied around 700,000 BC by settlers whose only tool was the hand axe. This was the period of the Neanderthals; gradually, around 50,000 BC, when the climate was suspected to be more temperate, Neanderthals developed simple surgery techniques, were known to care for injured and elderly, and buried the dead in ritualistic fashion. The fact that these remains are buried in what is now desert regions indicates that the climate must have been more temperate during the Middle Paleolithic period.

Around 30,000 BC, the Late Paleolithic period, modern humans replaced the Neanderthals, and the level of the Nile began to decline. The people of Egypt lived in or near the swampy areas along the banks of the Nile for the most part, and lived on mollusks and fish, cooked on clay hearths, and made grindstones to process wild cereal grains. Hunting with bows and arrows was developed at around 15,000 BC. The Nile reached its lowest point somewhere between 10,000 and 5,000 BC. This is also the period at which pottery and cattle farming was developed.

The Egyptian civilization's history is intimately associated with the Nile - it is the longest river in the world. Its main branch, the White Nile, flows north from Lake Victoria in east-central Africa 3,470 miles to the Mediterranean Sea on Egypt's northern border. Starting in Ethiopia, another river, the Blue Nile, joins the White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan, and the rivers merge and flow into Egypt.

The Blue Nile swells due to spring monsoons and melting snow from Ethiopia, causing the Nile to rise, overflow its banks, and deposit fresh, rich topsoil on the plains on either side of the river, allowing Egypt to grow abundant varieties of crops in times when other civilizations were lucky to maintain one consistently.

The annual flooding was amazing to the Egyptians, who had no explanation for the river's swelling or change in color (from red to green). The silt suspended in the water made the Nile's rivers appear red, while the slow moving vegetation on top transformed it to green. It was a natural occurrence, but the Egyptians viewed it as the work of the gods, and began to notice consistencies in their environment that matched these natural patterns. They noticed a certain star (Sothis) that rose on the horizon just before the flooding began. They observed the sun - which rose daily from the east, traveled across the sky, and descended amidst a fireball of colors in the west, as predictable asever, day after day. The sun god Re was one of Egypt's most ancient deities.

Although Egypt is a vast country, most of the population lived near the banks of the river. Their lives revolved around the Nile, and the seasons of the year were determined by it. Our 365 day calendar comes from the Egpytians, but they only count three seasons - 1) inundation, when the Nile overflowed its banks and flooded the land; 2) emergence, when the waters receded; 3) summer, the dry season. Each season had four months of 30 days each. At the end of the year, five extra days were added to make the 365 days of the year - these were later used to celebrate the birthdays of Isis and her siblings. Inundation was Egypt's most unusual season, for it could change the very appearance of the land - a time when the fields were under water, and little work could be done. Emergence was the season for planting, and the crops were harvested during the summer.

The food staples of the early Egyptians were bread and beer - a phrase which held the same meaning to them as 'meat and potatoes' does to us today, as a generic term for 'good food'. One common funerary prayer begins: "May the king make an offering to Osiris, Lord of the West. May he give bread and beer, cattle, geese, oxen, and all things good and pure on which the gods live." The long growing season allowed the Egyptians to grow a variety of crops, the most important being 'emer' (wheat) and onions. Meat was reserved for the upper classes, but everyone had bread, beer, and onions, as well as fish from the Nile.

Year after year the Nile rose, the crops were abundant, and the Egyptians were secure in the belief that this was the way their world was supposed to be. This idea was expressed in the notion of 'divine order' - the way the gods wanted things to be - and was encouraged by Egypt's geographical isolation from its neighbors. Egypt is surrounded by desert to the west and east (to the west, all the way to the Libyan border; to the east, all the way to the Red Sea). To the south, the way was blocked by near-impassible boulders in the river; to the north was the Mediterranean Sea, which formed a psychological barrier, as the Egyptians never really developed sailing skills or ventured out onto the open seas if they could avoid it. They developed navigational skills on the smooth-flowing Nile, where they could sail south with the prevailing winds or north with the current. Military expeditions in later centuries took Egyptians to other lands where they returned with great riches, but it was always clear to them that their homeland was a paradise on Earth.

Soon after recorded history began, when the Egyptians began to write in heiroglyphs, their burial ceremonies became more elaborate. Early burials were performed in shallow pit graves in the desert, and the hot, dry sand preserved the bodies naturally. As their mythology and religion developed and became more elaborate, however, so too did their burials. To prevent wild animals from digging up the burials, shallow pit graves were replaced with brick-lined tombs; bodies were covered with animal skins and placed placed on woven mats. The brick structures became more elaborate and varied with the status of the deceased. Because these bodies were now in tombs without the benefit of the natural drying process of the hot sand, they began to rot and decay. While the natural preservation of the hot sand in the desert may have spawned the idea of mummification, Egyptian religion required it, so burials in these tombs forced the Egyptians to devise a means of preserving the dead.

Central to the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians was the myth of Isis and Osiris, in which Isis’s husband, Osiris, is killed by their evil brother Set. Set tricks Osiris into climbing into a box, seals him into it, then drowns him by throwing the box into the Nile. Isis, the bereaved wife, searches for and finds the body of her dead husband and is determined to give him a proper burial on Egyptian soil. It is from this myth that the crucial elements of Egyptian funerary practices derived. Like all myths, this one revealed important truths about nature, the universe, and life after death, and many beliefs of the ancient Egyptian funerary cult can be derived from it. The chest that exactly fit Osiris was the precursor of the
anthropoid coffin, which is shaped like the deceased and is intended to protect the body. The importance of a proper burial on Egyptian soil is emphasized by the efforts that Isis made to find the body of her husband, and to make sure thatit was complete, so that when she spoke her magic words, Osiris would resurrect in the Netherworld. He kept the same body after death that he had during life, so mummification was essential if the deceased was to resurrect and spend eternity in the Netherworld. Here we see a myth answering important questions about life after death.

Mythology, religion, and to some extent philosophy went hand in hand in the ancient world, but the Egyptians did not make a clear distinction between them. All three kinds of thinking try to answer questions about the universe, the nature of humans, and life after death. Mythology answers these questions with stories about the lives of the gods that are not meant to be taken literally. Myths take place in what is sometimes called “primordial time,” the time before time began, before calendars and clocks existed. Religion, on the other hand, answers the same kinds of questions but takes place in chronological time. The biblical story of Moses and the Exodus, for example, presents Moses as a historical character who actually lived on Earth at a particular time.

Philosophy, like religion and mythology, also attempts to answer questions about the nature of the universe, but unlike religion, which requires only faith,or mythology, which is not to be taken literally, philosophy requires proof. We know the ancient Egyptians had a rich mythology and a complex religion, but there is debate about whether they engaged in philosophical thinking. There are no philosophical papyri and no texts carved on temple walls that present carefully reasoned philosophical arguments. Of the three kinds of thinking that deal with basic questions about humans and the universe, this book is about mythology. As you will see, there is an overlapping between religion and mythology because mythology inevitably deals with the gods.

The reader shouldn’t be surprised to read different myths giving different answers to the same questions. In Heliopolis, for example, the priests told one story of how the world was created, and in Memphis they told quite a different story. These myths sometimes competed, but the people didn’t believe both versions: They tended to believe the version from their hometown.

Notes under the door

worldenders — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:14 GMT

A packet of papers is found slipped under the door where the party is staying at the hostel. The outermost page is an unsigned note, written in a clear hand:

Please take this copy of my notes. I fear I find myself in grave danger, and I worry about their safety. You may find them useful on your expedition. I will return for them when and if I am able. Thank you for your kindness last evening.

The rest of the pages are neat, truncated notes written in the same hand.

Ra-Hotep
Old Kingdom Pharoh
Married his sister Isha Nefru
Had three stillborn sons
Was under pressure from advisers to bear an heir
Sacrificed to Bes, promised a temple if heir born
took a second wife (name unknown) who bore a son

Isha Nefru
younger sister of Ra-Hotep
had three stillborn sons and a daughter
daughter rumored to be not the pharoah's
died suddenly of mysterious illness
placed in Ra-Hotep's tomb

Second Wife (name unknown)
former servant (Nubian?)
abused elevated status (cruelity)
name and circumstances of death unknown

Daughter (name unknown)
rumored to have a god-not-Pharoah for real father (Bes?)
had magic (powers of seeing? miracles?)
fled country after her father's death
married? died? unknown
name unknown

Ra-Hotep II (son)
Rose to power at age 15 following father's sudden death
Ordered his mother and a retinue of servants killed to serve father in afterlife
Reigned in period of drought, famine
Deposed at age 28 by a woman and her warrior husband (possibly his half-sister and her husband from a foreign land?)

Prom at World's End (Open RP)

mizsweeny — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:34:48 GMT

June Sweeny took her duties as prom chaperon very seriously. On her back she kept a Super-Soaker water canon, strapped beside an industrial cattle prod. These were really more for show than for use on any students and their dates.

Prom crashers on the other hand, couldn't be guaranteed the same courtesy.

And, since the Senior class had brought Portal-Devices for everyone, June privately thought anyone would be mad to stay after coming uninvited.

So, she stood near the punch, firing up the prod with a crackle of electricity everytime someone came for a cup or two, earning laughs from most of her charges. It was going to be a good evening.

A Night on the Town

ambria_hanover — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:06:38 GMT

Ambria showed up at the Loft dressed in a nice black dress, accented by a metal necklace she'd crafted herself. Her hair done up nice, her nails freshly manicured - everything about her appearance said 'date', but she wasn't getting her hopes up too high. After all, her and Gabe were from different worlds and they'd been set up by Imogene - for all she knew, Gabe wasn't even really looking for anyone. And he had problems going on -- he was in physical therapy for his leg, staying with Finch in Manhattan. He had enough going on really without having to worry about the whole social business of dating.

She was determined to just enjoy the evening - she'd show Gabe a fun restaurant in her area that served some typical American food he might enjoy trying. They'd talk about this-and-that, and see if they had anything at all in common. And if things went from there, well... then they would. And if they didn't, that'd be alright too. At least she'll have made a new friend.

Imogene and Fritz are watching Vibius for the evening- she's given them instructions to help her son with his science fair project, and not to let things get too out of hand. Hopefully that'll all work out fine-- but she's instructed them to call if there's any problems.

Right now she's just going to settle in and watch the Doors, waiting for Gabe's arrival.

Adventure Summary 3: 'Cooked And Eaten'

greenthumbchick — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:01:25 GMT

After a thrilling encounter with scorpions, the party takes some time to take stock of injuries and see to the wounded. As Nadira has asked for trophies in the form of scorpion parts, the party pries open one scorpion and harvests some meat and pieces of scorpion exoskeleton.

After being assured that the meat is edible and considered a delicacy, an attempt is made to cook it. One attempt turns into several, but eventually the scorpion meat is cooked and eaten, with only a few party members choosing to abstain for reasons that remain their own.

Adventure post 03

worldenders — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:32:52 GMT

Greetings, Intrepid Adventurers!

Not that we've been having problems with this lately ~~rumors of a certain incident involving a team and a river of giant snakes are greatly exaggerated~~ , but we thought it would be a jolly good time if you filled out this little quiz to let us know how things are going on your adventure!

All entries are confidential.

((OOC: People who are on the adventure, please fill out this fun little survey in character and you will receive a DP! Comments are screened, but will be unscreened during our adventure session Wednesday))

1. What is the name of the organization that hired you?

2. What is the name of the country you are currently in?

3. Who are the leaders of your team?

4. What is your camel's name?

5. What is the name of the woman you spoke with in the marketplace?

6. How many scorpions did you fight, and just how big were they?

7. On a scale of one to ten, how secure in your continued longevity do you feel?

8. What is was the name of the pharaoh whose tomb you will be exploring?

9. On a scale of one to ten, how much sand has gotten into places sand should not get on your travels so far?

10. How would you rate your current performance?

Easter Egg Hunt!

ambria_hanover — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:03:21 GMT

The lawns surrounding the Loft are decorated with all sorts of colorful Easter decorations. Many tables have been set out with snacks and sweets for children and the adults minding or spectating, to enjoy. A woman with hair as bright as some of the easter eggs is coordinating kids and giving them each ar basket.

"Right then," Amrbia says. "Let's go over the rules one more time. No stealing eggs from each other. Don't wander off in the woods. No magically animating eggs. No turning anyone into an egg. No throwing eggs, tripping other kids, or any unwanted bodily contact. The eggs are all those plastic type--- um, if your home world doesn't have plastic -- just know you need to OPEN the egg to get to the candy inside."

She smiles at all the eager little people, her own boy included among them.

"Now go out there and have some fun!"

((Open to all, big and small. The egg hunt isn't going to be GM-ed or anything, so it's up to you to play out where your char looks and what they find. Find an egg, have a snack, mingle with friends, meet some new people! Have fun!))

Adventure Summary 2: 'Where, O death, is thy sting?' -OR- 'Fun' with scorpions.

greenthumbchick — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:20:48 GMT

The party sets off in search of ADVENTURE and scorpions. Upon learning that scorpions are attracted to vibrations, they attempt to vary their pace and rhythm as they travel. This results in a peaceful journey until they discover the partially-eaten/dissolved body of one of Nadira's fellow Order Of The Scorpion members, identified by his scorpion tattoo. Included among his possessions were a small vial of scorpion antivenom and a document detailing funerary rites appropriate to Kehmet.

While the body was being properly laid to rest, a trail was discovered that indicated that the deceased had a companion. In the process of following this trail, the party were ambushed by another group of scorpions!

The combat that followed saw several party members wounded and one poisoned! Thanks to a timely application of antivenom, the poison was not fatal. After dealing with the scorpions, the party is now regrouping and tending to the wounded.

Please feel free to comment on plans or other suggestions here.

Please note that comments are open to characters currently involved in the Kehmet adventure only.

Gabriel in New York (Closed RP)

serialfiller — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:28:27 GMT

Gabriel stood in the loft in the clothes he had once worn in Germany. If he had lost any weight in his illness, he had gained it back in his time with Al. With his ponytail, his handmade shoes, his turtleneck and his tan slacks he looked less like a normal American than he thought, despite his efforts. One hand was on his cane as the other gripped some bread Arisa had baked him to present to Mr. Lark.

He paused before the Door. He was not sure it was polite to just walk through. He was not sure it would be effective to knock. After a moment of deliberation, he rapped on the Door with the head of his cane. He had never been through Mr. Lark's door before, so this was safer as well as more polite. Then he stepped back and waited.

Adventure Talk Post 01

eachbeansoup — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:49:01 GMT

Current Location: Somewhere in the shifty sands of Kemet, traveling toward where the giant scorpions dwell

Summary: The party is traveling on camel back, making their way across the desert sands. Party members may talk amongst themselves, make plans for what to do when they encounter scorpions, make general plans, etc.

OOC: Feel free to ask ask any OOC questions you might have during the week till next session, post a picture of your camel, keep track of your camel's stats in a comment, link to interesting resources, etc in separate comments from the talk threads.

Lost child on the loose

m_benitez — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:04:40 GMT

"Hello? Anyone here?"

A tiny raven haired girl tiptoes into the coffee shop, looking for a friendly face. Or at least, looking for someone who could give her hot chocolate. She stands on tiptoe to get a look at the lettering over the counter, then wanders off to take a look at the squid tank.

"Can someone help?" she asks aloud, hoping someone will hear her.

new start

thesandwish — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:33:59 GMT

A young girl with silvery hair walks into the Loft and looks around curiously. She is carrying a number of bags and looks tired.
"A New Start", the guy who'd told her about this place had said, "a new start without all of those nasty memories everywhere." well, that's wasn't quite true as she carried the memories with her, but maybe being so far away from home would help her to forget.
It was going to be difficult though

Let Sleeping Heroes Lie?

notfairyboy — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:55:53 GMT

There's a tow headed boy of about ten or eleven fast asleep on one of the couches in the Loft. He has an assortment of weaponry propped against the couch within arm's reach. Obviously not your run-of-the-mill human (though, in the Loft, they are the minority), judging by the long elf-like ears, Link is oblivious to the world around him.

Do you try and wake the young hero? It is getting late, after all. Perhaps you should try and send him on his way.

Or are you more apt to go through his things to see what is of value?

Attention Adventurers!

worldenders — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:24:22 GMT

Welcome to adventuring with the IAI (Inter-dimensional Acquisitions Inc). Thank you for choosing to accept a mercenary contract with us. In order that we can have some information on file, please fill out the following employment questionnaire.

INFORMATION
Name
Age
Plane of Origin
Next of Kin / Emergency Contract
Insurance Policy (if any- please list whether it is a Life, Resurrection, or Injury protection)

EXPERIENCE
Combat experience?
Adventure experience?
Employment experience?

SKILLS
Combat?
Healing?
Diplomacy?
Languages spoken?
Historical knowledge?
Leadership experience?

Weapon of choice?

List any other relevant skills.

SANITY / HEALTH / FITNESS ASSESSMENT
Do you have any health issues?
Do you have any phobias or crippling fears?
Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental illness?
Do you work well with others?

How is your lifting / carrying / pushing / pulling capacity?
Do you have any permanent injuries?

Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Please name crime and explain if yes.

APTITUDE QUESTIONS
If a fellow adventurer breaks a leg on an adventure, what would you do to assist?

There is a dispute over treasure distribution. How do you mediate?

Bob is not a team player and constantly causes disruption in the group. How do you approach him to resolve this issue?

You are assigned watch duty. You are very sleepy. It is a quiet, calm appearing night. What do you do?

Murray is caught pocketing party treasure. This is his first such offense. He is an otherwise useful party member. How do you handle the situation?

((OOC Note: Characters going on the next adventure may fill this questionaire out to receive a bonus DP. You can either fill it out and post it as a comment, or put it in your journal and link to it in a comment to this post.))

New Years Resolutions

friendfalling — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:05:23 GMT

Brier is still in her Christmas uniform, though the other worlds have moved on. She will be stuck in red and green until the twelve days of Christmas have ended.

She leans in her hand and chews her lower lip a bit. "What are good New Years Resolutions to have?" she asks.

"What are yours?"

A Confused Girl

cierratweek — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:47:24 GMT

Chamille is not sure what to do. She is lost, scared, quite young, and from the 1960's in the southern part of the United States of America.

She ended up in The Loft after running from teenagers ganging up on her and threatening to beat her up. Confused about her surroundings, and the different kinds of people in the place, she sits down at a table and buries her face in her hands.

What was she going to do?

[OOC: I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty bored...anyone wanna help Chamille find out where the hell she is? I think she needs it.]

[Oh by the way: she's a vampire and a transsexual. Have fun with that. Befriend her. Make fun of her. Whatever.]

Merry Christmas from your friends at Charloft

moody_angel — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:28:34 GMT

There's a life-size Santa wax figure in the Loft tonight- it's almost creepy how life-like he looks. He's holding a sack at about waist level- you can't quite see into it somehow, but it looks full.

A sign reads... "Take a cracker from Santa's Sack!"

Those of you with dirty minds wonder if this is an intentional joke, but you reach in and pull out a cracker anyway....

OOC instructions:
1. Visit http://labarc.com/Cracker/ and pick yourself a cracker! Each one contains a hat, a little item, and a joke. Some items are useful, some are silly, some are a bit of a booby prize. There may even be some magical things.

2. Paste the results of your cracker in your journal! There's a text box under each cracker.

3. Post a comment here as a thread to play out the results of your cracker with others! Show your character opening the cracker up and the wackiness that ensues. See who plays along.

4. Profit.

Awkward Teenage Dancing for the win!

queenisme1 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:52:32 GMT

Ah, high school. Those were the days.

Tonight is the Loft Christmas Dance. Tinsel and holly and...a little bit of mistletoe!

Teenage characters, do you have a date? Are you going stag? Come on in and join the party in your borrowed suit or Christmas dress. And for those who are a little older, you too can attend the craziness, either as a teenager in typical loft bendytime fashion or as one of the poor, unfortunate chaperons

Winter shenanigans

dainty_ofcourse — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:22:25 GMT

Sure is time for some winter shenanigans!

Snowball fight? Sledding? Sculptures? All of World's End -to include Loft-exterior- is covered in a nice blanket of the fluffy white stuff. How does your character react?