The Tavern
This is my attempt at introducing a new way of developing characters to RP with in this forum and as somewhere where Rpers can discuss things(preferably with a non-gaming character). I don't know how well it's going to go down, and it will depend on the number of people willing to participate. So if you do, thanks!
The tavern from the outside looks like a largish wooden building, complete with windows and a dark roof. It isn't really known where the tavern is, only that people seem to arrive at it from anywhere and everywhere. Aliens from far away futuristic worlds, magicians from a fantasy past, all manage to stumble across the tavern. When any of these curious personages approach the tavern, it becomes apperant that the windows dont actually show any of the inside, and the solid oak door is more than it seems.
Opening the door gives way to what can only be described as nothing. A complete absene of any image fills the area between the door frame, and the stranger is given a brief sensation of complete bravery. Often, they pause to take a look around. On all sides forest stretches out to the horizon, as the tavern is located on a small hill, devoid of anything but grass.
The step through the door moves the traveller as if it was a portal, magic doorway, wormhole, whatever fits their lifestyle. Inside, as that all it can be called, stretches a space that has to be larger than what it is phsyically possible to be held inside the appearance of the tavern from outside. The room is fashionably decorated, with comfortable sofas and low tables suited at reasonable distances from each other, along with more usual height tables for eating meals and wooden chairs. A bar is situated in the middle of the room, circular in shape, it isn't apparent how the bar staff get in or out. Manning the bar, which is stocked with every possible drink in existance, are two people. One is a small woman, blonde and beautiful, by most standards, her pale skin at contrast with the lack of light present in every bar. The other is a huge hulking man, who is easily double the bar in height, with tanned skin and a heavyset walk. Both are relatively easygoing though, and seem content with bantering while they fetch drinks and food for any customers. They appear human, though many speculating is done in the tavern at that, for the few troublemakers, no matter what their power in the outside world, have been easily subdued by either of the pair. Their names, which appear along with the knowledge of the tavern in any traveller's mind, are Kestrel and Vayne.
From the main room an number of corridors branch off, but it is not clear where these lead to, and people feel uneasy approaching them.If the tavern idea works, I will add areas and other descriptions
Simple Rules of the Tavern(OOC)
Try and post IC(In Character) as much as possible. The tavern was designed primarily as a place to work out the deeper personality traits of characters in RPs being played elsewhere in the forums.
Characters - at any one time try and only use one, or at most two, characters in the tavern, as this stops confusion as to who is in the tavern. If you have two in the tavern at the same time, try and post the name of the character along with their actions.
Any amount of characters can be used in the tavern, just not at the same time.
Relationships between characters can grow in the tavern, but obviously these should not transfer to the game they are from. if two characters suddenly become friends, it can ruin the group integreity of the RP.
Although the tavern was designed for characters from existing RPs on the forums, it is perfectly viable to use create one for exclusive use in the tavern, or use one from a tabletop game(e.g D&D)
Fighting can be done, if it is kept to a minum of ten posts. It can ruin the conversations in the tavern.
That's all, except for one last one. Don't be a dick. The tavern is here to have fun in!
I may change rules depending on circumstance. The bar staff are there to ensure the rules are enforced, and cannot be beaten in a fight(looking at you, goku).
[B]Thanks to anyone who joins, and may you have fun! Questions are of course at this stage welcome, as this next week is just a test to see how things go.[/I]