RAPTURE - A dive into the BioShock universe! (role play project -- separate forum)

[Ranich]

I've begun this project after playing through BioShock 2 -- I've also beat the first BioShock four times in total -- and totally falling in love with the 'Rapture Universe'. In short, I'm attempting to create a fully functioning role play forum revolving around the BioShock story, before the Civil War broke out (those of you who've played should know what I'm referring to). It will expand from the simple "role play topics" where you give the specifications of your character and sit in a single topic.

The forums will be set up for every location allowing you to be creative on where you go. Say if you enter the Kashmir Restaurant, there will be a forum specifically for that restaurant allowing you to create a topic within in and show that you made your presence there, in which others can role play within your topic - I hope I'm making sense to you guys.

The project is under HEAVY maintenance as it's a huge workload for a single person. Basically I'm asking if anyone's interested in helping out and/or interested in participating once everything's set up. Feel free to ask more questions within this thread as I gave a vague description of the project.

http://rapture.ranich.com/index.php

[Gin Ichimaru]

This looks prety intreasting I would like to help.

[Vito_Lucente]

I would love to help. This is a great idea!

So, do we each get like one character and he/she participates in many different RP topics, or do we create a separate character for each RP? Also: you've completed BioShock almost as many times as I have!

[Gin Ichimaru]

1 question, well we be able to make up our own plasmeds or will we have to stick to the ones seen in the seires.

[Theta-Sigma]

If you need help I'll be more then happy to help! Seems like a great idea.

[Theta-Sigma]

Uh... How do I join? :P

[Ranich]

I would love to help. This is a great idea!

So, do we each get like one character and he/she participates in many different RP topics, or do we create a separate character for each RP? Also: you've completed BioShock almost as many times as I have!

Basically, your account will be as so: "Firstname Lastname" (maybe even a nickname, but I'm still undecided). You'll have full reign on doing anything you want. So if you see under "Restaurants" 'Kashmir Restaurant' then you're able to enter that forum and post a topic as so:

Topic name: ** Blabla enters into the restaurant late at night

And you can go on with what your character is doing in the post. And people that haven't made a "topic" in the forum can go into yours and role play with you as if they just entered after you and such. I hope you understand what I'm saying. I can re-word it if possible.

Basically, this isn't just a single topic role play, it's a forum role play. You have the whole forum to role play within, aside from stuff that's blocked off to citizens. For example, Ryan's office will be visible in the forum view, but if you decide to open the forum you'll be unable, but those in the 'Rapture Central Council' will have access to the forum, etc.

1 question, well we be able to make up our own plasmeds or will we have to stick to the ones seen in the seires.

As of now, we'll be using each plasmid that's available within the Rapture lore, even those that didn't make it to the game. There's specific dates as to when they become available, so it will go as that. To clarify, the starting time of the role play will be before Rapture is built, so you can establish a character in the world, specify why they decided to come down and even role play a few scenarios out while on land to give others a taste of what to expect of your character.

Granted, the further we progress through the forums the more time will pass. Eventually, we could even end up making our own plasmids. There's just so much that can happen, so it's ultimately on how things roll along.

Uh... How do I join? :P

As of now, I closed registration as you probably noticed. As I got a private message asking the same thing you did, I'll simply display it to you all so you get an idea of what I'm going to do and what I need help with:

Hello,

Thanks for taking interest in this rather ambitious project of mine. I'm mainly looking for people that are willing to help with starting the forums off - taking control of a few established characters within the BioShock story (someone I can trust to not totally screw up what's already established in the Rapture lore, etc.). I'm also in the look for people willing to assume the role of a "game master" to enforce the rules, watch over the forums, etc. This doesn't grant you the ability to have some type of special ability when it comes to your character or anything, so remember that.

The forums will require users to pass an "application process" to begin role playing, as my goal is to have great role players, not just any old person, plus this will weed out the trolls, etc.

I'd like to ask if you have any type of way of communication, be it an instant messanger, then you could send it to me. I use skype: david.ranich.

Thank you.

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I'd like to apologize for my lack of response. I kinda lost myself when I posted this topic twice throughout these forums and Irrational Games' forums.

[Atlas-]

So do I need to contact you another way to apply? I would like to get involved, it sounds like a great idea and I would like to get in to it as soon as possible. Also Rapture lore wont be a problem for me, I get pretty obsessive about stuff like this. Also what do you mean by established characters.

[Ranich]

So do I need to contact you another way to apply? I would like to get involved, it sounds like a great idea and I would like to get in to it as soon as possible. Also Rapture lore wont be a problem for me, I get pretty obsessive about stuff like this. Also what do you mean by established characters.

What other instant messaging methods do you have? And by established, I mean characters like Andrew Ryan, Frank Fontaine, etc. Characters that are already established in BioShock lore.

[Atlas-]

What other instant messaging methods do you have? And by established, I mean characters like Andrew Ryan, Frank Fontaine, etc. Characters that are already established in BioShock lore.

So would I be able to be Atlas?

[Ranich]

So would I be able to be Atlas?

Frank Fontaine / Atlas? Possibly, yes. I'd like to get ahold of various people that are interested in helping, talk to them, see their role playing experience before giving them a hefty role within the "role playing playground," so to speak.

[Atlas-]

Frank Fontaine / Atlas? Possibly, yes. I'd like to get ahold of various people that are interested in helping, talk to them, see their role playing experience before giving them a hefty role within the "role playing playground," so to speak.

That's understandable, as soon as you're ready to move forward with it give me a call and I'd be happy to help.

[Vito_Lucente]

I'll help with this.

[Theta-Sigma]

What other instant messaging methods do you have? And by established, I mean characters like Andrew Ryan, Frank Fontaine, etc. Characters that are already established in BioShock lore.

So we can just send you a Skype message?

[Ranich]

I'd like those who are considering helping out / participating that you brush up on your role playing skills:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powergaming

Knowledge of In Character (IC) and Out Of Character (OOC), Character Kill(ing), etc.

If you're unaware of any of this, I'd be happy to explain, although I hope that you're a competent role player before you assume a role in this role play. I aim to keep a high-standard of role play in 'RAPTURE'.

[Theta-Sigma]

I'd like those who are considering helping out / participating that you brush up on your role playing skills:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powergaming

Knowledge of In Character (IC) and Out Of Character (OOC), Character Kill(ing), etc.

If you're unaware of any of this, I'd be happy to explain, although I hope that you're a competent role player before you assume a role in this role play. I aim to keep a high-standard of role play in 'RAPTURE'.

Yep, already knew all this.

[Theta-Sigma]

Oh and I'm going to add... If I was to play a main character (Ryan, Atlas etc.). Would we be able to rewrite all the history? Not say Atlas is a girl but keep everything up to that date the same then change it?

[Atlas-]

Oh and I'm going to add... If I was to play a main character (Ryan, Atlas etc.). Would we be able to rewrite all the history? Not say Atlas is a girl but keep everything up to that date the same then change it?

I think that he was saying that it is to remain accurate, things can be added which don't affect it though. And Atlas is MINE.

[Theta-Sigma]

I think that he was saying that it is to remain accurate, things can be added which don't affect it though. And Atlas is MINE.

What if Atlas is mine? O.o [Flame War Initiated]

[Atlas-]

^^ Read it and weep you aint got nothin' on me ☺☺☺☺☺ look at my name
you vain if you think you can cause me pain
Don't stand up there aint no point because aint no one gonna anoint you
Just step back and relax aint no hard feelings when I see you fleeing I know the cause
You reading it right here you no I aint false
Cause I got the weight of the world on my shoulders you aint got ☺☺☺☺.

[Theta-Sigma]

^^ Read it and weep you aint got nothin' on me ☺☺☺☺☺ look at my name
you vain if you think you can cause me pain
Don't stand up there aint no point because aint no one gonna anoint you
Just step back and relax aint no hard feelings when I see you fleeing I know the cause
You reading it right here you no I aint false
Cause I got the weight of the world on my shoulders you aint got ☺☺☺☺.

You're Atlas- I'm Atlas.

[Atlas-]

You're Atlas- I'm Atlas.

No you're Theta-Sigma

[Theta-Sigma]

No you're Theta-Sigma

Therefore I am.

[Atlas-]

Therefore I am.

And I am Atlas.

[Theta-Sigma]

I'm Bill McDonagah...

[Atlas-]

I'm Bill McDonagah...

Another brilliant character.

[Vito_Lucente]

I'll be Sander Cohen. I'll have fun with this.

[Ranich]

Main, major, minor, and even mentioned characters through BioShock and BioShock 2 will all be considered non-playable characters - non role playable characters, that sounds odd. For the sake of not screwing up the Rapture universe, I feel that only those who are apart of the staff or those hand picked will be able to use any of the characters in the Rapture universe.

While we will be having the characters follow the story as best as possible, we will do some extra things with them to make the forums more interesting, instead of just an interactive take on the current story. Meaning, we'll have Fontaine have more discussions between his followers, maybe if your character begins to follow Fontaine during the Civil War he'll get specific awards by Fontaine himself for doing a specific task, or whatever. What I'm trying to get at is that we will follow the story to a t, but that doesn't mean we won't add little things in to make brand new characters (those who you make) feel involved before, during, and after the Civil War.

Before you guys get all excited, please read above.

[Theta-Sigma]

Before you guys get all excited, please read above.

I read that. Thats why I questioned why you said Atlas- may be Atlas...

[Vito_Lucente]

I'll just create my own citizen then...

[Ranich]

I implied that everyone make their own character. That's really the point - it's what makes you truly have the feeling of being in the Rapture universe. In regards of Atlas-, I said that I would be looking for people that are interested in helping out to take up some roles of the NPC's. You're unable to change up a lot of things that go on, but you are able to do a few things not mentioned in the BioShock story. For example, if you make a character that joins with Fontaine in his smuggling group and you also controlled Fontaine, you could add your own dialogue and such toward your character and any other person that decides to take that path. You're not able to change his behavior and not make him create the Atlas persona.

I never gave the go-ahead to anyone. So please take that into consideration. I want everyone to create their own character. That's the whole point of the role playing forum. I'd also ask that you guys stop spamming this topic up with your petty arguments.

[Theta-Sigma]

I implied that everyone make their own character. That's really the point - it's what makes you truly have the feeling of being in the Rapture universe. In regards of Atlas-, I said that I would be looking for people that are interested in helping out to take up some roles of the NPC's. You're unable to change up a lot of things that go on, but you are able to do a few things not mentioned in the BioShock story. For example, if you make a character that joins with Fontaine in his smuggling group and you also controlled Fontaine, you could add your own dialogue and such toward your character and any other person that decides to take that path. You're not able to change his behavior and not make him create the Atlas persona.

I never gave the go-ahead to anyone. So please take that into consideration. I want everyone to create their own character. That's the whole point of the role playing forum. I'd also ask that you guys stop spamming this topic up with your petty arguments.

I was just joking around, think the other two were too.

[Ranich]

The project is currently put on hold. Fear not, it's not dead, I just need to plan better. It seems upon posting this topic, I was unprepared for the wants that people wanted through this. If you're still interested in helping making this project possible, I've placed my Skype information above - contact me.

[Ranich]

So, there really hasn't been much progress as of recently. It's mainly due to me being completely swamped in various things. I've been really busy, I even considered shutting this down. Fear not, that's not the case. I feel that this project has heaps of potential and I don't see it necessary in shutting it down. Also, you may or may not notice that I have absolutely no help when it comes to running this, so far. So, basically I'm doing everything. This is an incredibly deep role play experience and there's just so much stuff... it's certainly going to take me a while to set this all up.

If you're interested in helping out, please email me: admin@ranich.com

That is all for now. Stay tuned!

--- Progress...

[UserNameDerpHerp]

Ooo this looks like fun. I won't be any help for I am rather dim in the head, but I will join once it is up.

[Ranich]

Ooo this looks like fun. I won't be any help for I am rather dim in the head, but I will join once it is up.

Alright, great. I've been busy as of late, but I'll continue my efforts on this project.