hey, just wondering, but would nb monster ocs that already have an established setting be able to join in on your monster enbies rp idea? <: i have an enigender robot cat oc, and i'd love to rp with other nonbinary monster ocs! i wouldn't mind thinking of the monster enbies rp as an au, or any other solution that would make the different setting make sense. just wondering if that would be ok or if you'd prefer entirely new characters? -thisisntrobotsurgery (on anon bc sideblog)
First: enigender! I hadn’t encountered that yet! And I love it!
As for the actual question:
I’d be fine with existing OCs! I’m still thinking on how they would fit into the setting. I’m leaning towards using a modified version of one of my favorite settings: d20 Urban Arcana.
In Urban Arcana, nobody knows where magic and monsters originally came from. Some have been around throughout history, but sometimes new monsters and people with magical abilities just show up out of nowhere. Their memories are foggy. Some might experience total amnesia, some might have an idea of who they are but not remember anything about the world they came from.
If I stuck with that kind of setting, then anybody could show up. They may have memories of their past, but they are viewed through a distorted lense. They don’t have context for where or when exactly those memories took place.
It also leaves room for AU versions of existing OCs who were born in this modern world.
I had also considered a setting where people can travel back and forth between different worlds/dimensions. But I’m leaning towards the Urban Arcana setting because I have used it extensively in the past and have a lot of background story and characters I could use to give it depth. I’m still in the early brainstorming stages, so I’m open to ideas/suggestions!