RoadsterDude
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- May 11, 2013
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PREFACE
It was your average Summer day in the suburbs; Families were outside playing together and enjoying the warm sunshine; kids were out of school for the next few months, and people all around town were finally taking the time to breathe after the stressful Winter and Spring they had just experienced.
The economy was terrible, and it was only getting worse with each passing day. People were having trouble making ends meet, and some could barely manage to feed themselves from week to week. Businesses had been forced to relocate because they weren't making enough profit.
Just when things were looking their darkest, a random act of fortune befell this charming suburban town. A wealthy billionaire decided that he would spend the remainder of his life here. He said he wanted to get away from all the chaos of the city and enjoy some peace and quiet around average people. He purchased about 10 acres of land on the outskirts of town and began building his house immediately.
Instead of hiring outside contractors, he put the people of Crescentview to work. Most of the men in town jumped at the chance to help with the construction, even if they knew little to nothing about carpentry. He commissioned the women of the town to take care of furnishing his mansion. His generosity not only affected the people, but the businesses as well. Because people were finally emerging from their homes and had something to look forward to everyday, sales had skyrocketed. Their sales numbers within one week were twice of what they had received within the past four months altogether!
Around the end of May, his mansion was finally finished. He gave every single person in town a tour, and as a token of his appreciation, handed every person in the town $40,000. When asked why by the local newspaper, he simply responded: "I'm old now. When I die, all this money will have gone to waste. I have no family members to take over my estate. Once I'm gone, my wealth is gone."
Aldous Tenefrey will forever be known as the man who saved Crescentview.
But strangely enough, Aldous had gone into hiding. No one had seen nor heard from him for several weeks now, and people were growing concerned. The police went to his house but because they had no search warrant or cause to believe that he was in danger, they couldn't enter the home.
Speculations abound, the town went into chaos. Why would a man so generous and caring suddenly disappear out of thin air?
"If only they knew...." He muttered to himself as he sat near a window on the third story of his manor. The secrets Aldous was holding would impact Crescentview and the people within it for years to come.
STORYLINE & INFORMATION
One by one, residents of Crescentview found themselves waking up in a mysterious place. The room each person woke up in was dark; the wallpaper was coming off the wall, cobwebs filled every corner, and a thick layer of dust sat over everything in the room. The one window was boarded up from the ouside, the only light in the room came from a dimly lit candle, whose flame was about to go out.
"Where am I?" they would ask themselves. That, along with many more questions will be asked and answered along the course of the story, but how they discover that is up to you!
This roleplay is open to a maximum eight people. The characters are of your own creation. Before you begin writing, please give us a basic synopsis of your character. Their name, age, basic appearance, sexuality, occupation, etc.
At various moments throughout the story, there will be plot twists to keep things fresh and interesting. Make sure your character is smart about their decisions, because you never know what could be in store for them!
This story is an adventure and mystery / murder mystery. What happens between the characters is up to the role players.
Will the characters find their way out of the labrynthian manor before it's too late? Is Aldous really behind all this? With hundreds of doors, rooms, secrets, and more to discover in this manor, you never know what is in store.
Remember, I'm looking for a maximum of EIGHT characters. New characters may be brought in at certain points of the story.
For your first and what I'm assuming will be one of very few prompts, you are to describe how your character reacts inside their room. Eventually they will discover that the lone door in the room leads to a grand hall of sorts. This is where the characters will meet up, and talk about all the how's, why's, where's, and what's. All doors in the grand hall are locked, so there will be no leaving... until someone - or someTHING, makes his presence known. You'll see what that is in time. Have fun!
