The OOC for Blood & Bullets

[Fanged_Death]

This is the preliminary for the upcoming thread Blood & Bullets.

It will be a western flavored thread with the presence of vampires.

A goldrush town set back in the Black Hills called "Dead Creek Falls"

The year is 1879, the goldrush has begun and will flourish for another 20 to 30 years yet and then suddenly die.

This doesn't need to be an "exact detailed" thread, for example you won't find a cell phone or car in this time frame, but you don't need to bother with what exactly was worn, eaten or the local "lingo"

Because of the vampire presence I'd recommend most of the interplay be done after the sunsets and before it rises, this could be explained by the local citizens as being a tradition created due to the mining activities and the often intense heat of the day perhaps.

Again this is the OOC

A place to post your character and thoughts, and above all to discuss the upcoming thread and the fun we'll have. So please keep it in that tone, k?

I'll post my character here shortly and be about to talk about yours and any questions that might arise.

Til then, Rave On!

 

[PredatorX]

Sounds very interresting, think i will create a non vampire for this one

Name: Nathan Cox
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Occupation: Drifter/Gunfighter/Gambler
Hair: Dark brown, short.
Eyes: Green
Weapons: Colt Peacemaker, 1 shot Derringer, Winchester 73.
Dress code: black jeans, shirt and stetson hat.
Height: 185 cm.
Weight: 70 kg.
Physical description: Tall and slender. He moves gracefully like a panter. Every one of his moves are calculated. His right hand never strays far away from his peacemaker, safely holstered on his hip.

May come up with more descriptions of him later.

 

[shadowoftheheart]

Seems like all I've done lately are western and vampire RPs so .. what the hell

Name: Veronica Lake
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Occupation: School Marm
Hair: Mid-back length sandy blonde hair, usually done up in a pony or bun
Eyes: Pale blue
Weapons: Wooden ruler, school books, chalk (she is not a figher! )
Clothing: Varies, but usually gingham cloth, petticoats, bonnet, apron (everything a proper school marm of the time would wear)
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lb
Physical description: Veronica has fair skin, and is of fairly average build. She is mostly unremarkable physically.

Background: Veronica was hired in Missouri as the school marm for the growing school house in Dead Creek Falls. She has only recently arrived in town, and has found already that the children, though there are a surprisingly large number of them for this part of the country, are much less a headache to her than the gold miners. Many of them are single men not here for the duration, and don't much see the value in having a school. The family types are mostly ranchers and farmers, and held rather in contempt by the miners, and Veronica accordingly gets lumped in with their lot.

 

[wildxfire]

It's been a while but I'd like to join as well with everyones consent?

My choice of character:

Sue

Fallen dove in the One Horse Saloon

23, still showing the beauty of youth, her eyes telling the horrors and pain she's felt if you ever looked deep enough. Few have for though she makes her living on her back she rarely kisses or opens her eyes until the job is finished.

She's a Creole and speaks a spattering of French and English, though can read both fluently as well as handles the books for the saloons owner.

Appearance. Raven hair and and coffee colored skin, brown eyes. The only thing bright about her is when she smiles on rare occasion and flashes her pearly whites. She stands five two when bare footed but prefers the highest of heels (current fashion 4 inch) knowing it shows off her best assests (long gams and a tight derriere)

You'll find her in the saloon every evening when the sunsets but never see her on the street in the day for she is a vampire.

 

[PredatorX]

The more the merrier and wow. Our first vampire

 

[Fanged_Death]

Welcome to each and all.

Predator X your gunfighter character sounds deadly and intriguing.

shadowoftheheart it's an honor to see an experienced writer join us and it will be interesting to see how a school marm fares in a gold rush town full of miners, gunfighters and vampires.

wildxfire you're welcome by me and seeing your character idea I've sent you a pm and several ideas that might work.

Again welcome to all, please remember no killing off the others writers unless you've worked out a subplot with the other writer in advance

Now I'm off to get my own character up and to start our thread!

 

[PredatorX]

Thanks Fanged can´t wait until this story is up and going.

 

[shadowoftheheart]

Predator X your gunfighter character sounds deadly and intriguing.

shadowoftheheart it's an honor to see an experienced writer join us and it will be interesting to see how a school marm fares in a gold rush town full of miners, gunfighters and vampires.

wildxfire you're welcome by me and seeing your character idea I've sent you a pm and several ideas that might work.

Again welcome to all, please remember no killing off the others writers unless you've worked out a subplot with the other writer in advance

Now I'm off to get my own character up and to start our thread!

Experienced writer? Wow .. thanks.

I don't know how she'll fare, but I figure she'll get into a mess of trouble pretty quickly. *gryn*

 

[Fanged_Death]

Chance Devon

Vampire, gambler and gunfighter.

Deadly on the table or dirt street he plays for blood on both.

Short black hair and peircing blue eyes he stands a slim five foot eleven.

Each night he takes his private table in the far corner of the Last Chance and deals the cards across the green felt top. He never wins the big pots, always the small ones, and yet his bankroll quietly increases each night.

His reputation as a fair and honest gambler is wide spread and only exceeded by his other "handle" that of a gunfighter that never provokes a fight yet when challenged never misses.

Twelve men have come to the boom town to call him out and test his skills. Each seeming to beat him to the draw, but none the less finding themselves face first in the dirt street with a mortal wound. Each mans funeral is paid for by Chance and since most gunfighters have few kin he sees to it the proceeds of the sales from the dead gunfighters belongings are quietly donated to the school.

He's known as a polite and quiet man, a bottle of fine bourbon by his side and a shot glass from which he slowly sips from as the evenings pass by.He'll slide a silver dollar to anyone who leabves his table busted and has staked many a "gold fevered" miner.

It's not known by anyone save the banker who sold him the business he is the owner of the Last Chance Saloon, nor is the reason why he came to the town, like many a man it's never asked and assumed they came to make thier fortunes.

 

[Fanged_Death]

Thanks Fanged can´t wait until this story is up and going.

Neither can I Predator (can I call you P X?)

I've got my own character up and will be working on the opener for the thread, will post the link at this OOC when it is "up"

If you have any input as to the town, it's "flavor", or would like to see something unique written in I'd appreciate your input.

 

[Fanged_Death]

Experienced writer? Wow .. thanks.

I don't know how she'll fare, but I figure she'll get into a mess of trouble pretty quickly. *gryn*

My pleasure shadowoftheheart (could I call you shadow, or heart, or better yet late at night?)

kidding about the last, maybe

Trouble I'm looking forward to seeing her get in and out of

Again with your experience if you have advice for me or would like to see something particular in the thread, please feel free to add it

 

[shadowoftheheart]

Heh. Shadow's fine. Or Shadowheart. Heh .. and as for calling me late at night .. well .. *gryn*


Advice? Hrm .. can't think of any .. If we get a good group of people that want to have fun it'll take care of itself

Same for what to see in the thread .. we'll see what the entire group wants to put into and get out of the thread.

Honestly, I'm usually winging it half the time when I RP. If I have a secret, I'm not especially aware of it.

Have fun, don't godmode. *chuckle*

 

[Fanged_Death]

Blood & Bullets

The thread is UP!

And once again thank all who have already joined!

And a reminder there is plenty of room in this town for a lot more writers

 

[Fanged_Death]

Heh. Shadow's fine. Or Shadowheart. Heh .. and as for calling me late at night .. well .. *gryn*

Thanks Shadow, and by your *gryn* I'll take that as a...........maybe?

Advice? Hrm .. can't think of any .. If we get a good group of people that want to have fun it'll take care of itself

Same for what to see in the thread .. we'll see what the entire group wants to put into and get out of the thread.

Honestly, I'm usually winging it half the time when I RP. If I have a secret, I'm not especially aware of it.

Have fun, don't godmode. *chuckle*

All good advice, especially the having fun and NO god mode, though I hope ludicrous flirting is allowed and encouraged

 

[MorbidIce]

Ooh! This sounds like fun.

How does a pretty little bar waitress sound? A female out to forge a living without being part of a brothel?

 

[Fanged_Death]

Ooh! This sounds like fun.

How does a pretty little bar waitress sound? A female out to forge a living without being part of a brothel?

Sounds Grrrrrrreat!

But be careful of the drunk miners

And the horny farmboys

And the vampires

Post your characters "bio" here and then dive in, and....................

Thanks for joining us and as Shadow wisely said, HAVE FUN!

 

[MorbidIce]

Sounds Grrrrrrreat!

But be careful of the drunk miners

And the horny farmboys

And the vampires

Post your characters "bio" here and then dive in, and....................

Thanks for joining us and as Shadow wisely said, HAVE FUN!

I will indeed. I'll make a character pic and then post the bio. *Giggle.*

 

[Lotharian]

So... tempted... don't want to overburden because I know that I'm going to have a fair bit of posting as it is but... but... dang. So tempted! I'll see the posting frequency by tommorrow to see if I come IC or not.

But this is my character idea....

Name: Baron Drake Wellington XI
Age: 34 (247) (Vampire)
Gender: Male
Occupation: Investor
Hair: Long brown hair tied into a pony-tail more often then not.
Eyes: Hazel (Ooooo)
Weapons: The Quil, the Paper, and a finely made 400 year old Italian Rapier that Drake recieved from his forefathers
Clothing: By day, fine clothes that are befitting his enobled status. Though they are strangely covering, some say he wears them due to a rare skin disease that is passed on from one generation to the next. By night? More oft then not dark clothes that he had recieved many years ago during an excursion to the Orient.
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170 lb
Physical description: Drake has a pale complexion though appears otherwise very physically fit.

Background: Drake was turned ages ago during the Renaissance. He was an enterprising individual and was quick to raising his families esteem in England. Though his family was low-level, he had been dedicated to bringing them wealth and glory. That is until a string of mysterious murders broke out in his home of Endwood.

Drake himself lead the investigation and his wit, unfortunately, took him to the truth. The vampires had been feeding on his townsfolk and they seeked to engrain their circle in his town. Before Drake had the opportunity to contact the Church, he was ambushed and left for dead by the vampires. The thing they didn't realize was that while taking down Drake, he had the opportunity to bite one of them himself.

Several days later he rose from the grave and wrecked a terrible vengance against the Vampires whom made him such. Torturing them for the knowledge he would need to survive as a vampire. After a time, Drake returned home to an estatic father. Whom Drake quickly finished off as to have control of the town and the family.

Drake had the ability of the infamous 'Dracula' as to control his age through wise absorbing of blood, so over time, Drake was able to 'die' and his 'son' would come to take the seat of power. Many saw Drake and his descendants as 'excentric' due to how they'd never come out or show themselves in public. However, the disappearances in town began to take premise and Drake's inactivity did nothing for his town.

That is when it came to Drake to become a financial lord instead. He pulled himself from his town to London to instead play the field of controlling companies. The town began to recover when the murders ended with the killer whom had been escaping justice for 50 years finally being hung! Becoming a legend in his own right (Which also later came about tourism to Drake's town, accidental benefits)

The dark streets of London served Drake well, though soon enough more questions were being raised amongst England's business owners as to see one of the Drakes. There was really only one option... to head to the frontiers of the New World and press his luck. He set course for the Canadas having heard of the various things going on with the American Revolution. The last he needed was to be killed for being British (when there was far far worse).

With the various assaults launched between native peoples and the Americans and English, Drake more than had his opportunities for blood and the various New World trades were serving him well. But then again, the hostilities began to end and when people began to vanish questions were being raised. It finally came to pass that Drake ended up heading west. To the frontier where it was common for people to vanish but he still had the chance for some comfort.

And it was after a quiet time in the simple towns of the west that Drake heard of the Gold Rush and Drake set his course to 'United States' as they called themselves. He was intending on setting up several businesses within a certain Gold Rush town, Dead Creek Falls. After all, it was based in the Black Hills which was now being clashed over as the Indians saw this as sacred land. Those Sioux and Cree might server as good meals for him....

 

[MorbidIce]

Temperance Musaev
Mini Minx

.vitals.

name. Temperance Musaev (aka Temper)
sex. Female
age. 19
occupation. Employed at Last Chance Saloon
found. In the saloon, serving drinks

.physical.

hair. A red so dark that it looks black in the dull lighting of the saloon - Garnet
eyes. Amber with gold flecks
skin. Pale and flawless, except for the occasional bruise from being grabbed/groped
weight. A lady never reveals her weight.
height. 5'6

.mental.

[Flirt] . [playful] . [devious] . [friendly]

The shorted version of Temperance is the word temper, and a temper she does have – Don’t expect to cope a feel and get away with it because this little waitress will let you know where to go and how to get there, all with a beautiful smile on her winsome face. She generally refuses ‘extracurricular’ work at the bar, looking to keep herself ‘pure’ until marriage; which she figures will happen in time. Until then, a stolen kiss here, a grope in the closet there won’t hurt anything, right?

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/Annoyingarchmage/temperance.jpg​

 

[Fanged_Death]

Lotharian An excellent and impressive Bio...I wait to see your decision and hope you do indeed join us!

MorbidIce WOW!

Now THAT is a BIO!

Elegant and alluring, it paints a picture that matches the one you've graced us with.

Thank You so much for joining us, I look forward to ummm, having you in our thread

 

[MorbidIce]

Why thank you! I take pride in my descriptions. Now, let's get this sucker up and running, I'm raring to go!

 

[Lotharian]

Photoshop and outdoing me...

 

[Fanged_Death]

Why thank you! I take pride in my descriptions. Now, let's get this sucker up and running, I'm raring to go!

Blood & Bullets

The thread is up and I'm waiting for others to join me!

 

[MorbidIce]

Photoshop and outdoing me...

^_~ It's what I do.

 

[MorbidIce]

Blood & Bullets

The thread is up and I'm waiting for others to join me!

*Snug.* Ready or not, here I come.