That’s right! We’re offering up the opportunity for one lucky winner to receive either an early review/acceptance of their application before the opening date OR the opportunity to apply as an original character to be reviewed/accepted along with the other applications.
All you have to do is use the hashtag #ValorChat and simply talk about us and get the word out! Let us know what faceclaims you want to see next, who you’re excited to see or apply for, what kinds of events you’d love to see, what you love about us, and anything else you heart desires! Feel free to make an inspiration blog for the roleplay, or post within your own blog!
Harry’s current cover in NYC is Harold Stantham, middling photographer from Little Rock, Arkansas, who has an apartment near the Village. The cover is not part of his mission. He can bluff, he wouldn’t be an agent otherwise, but undercover is not his expertise.
His official assignment... is to be discussed with other V.A.L.O.R. players and possibly mods/NPC Vincent Rock. His unofficial, personal pursuit is to find out KGB’s mafia connections in NYC and cut off their cooperation. It’s the big coup he wants to pull off on his own to make his name within the agency.
His cover when in Germany is Arno Lutz, small-time weapons dealer. If another character knows Arno in Berlin and runs into Harold in NYC, that might make for an interesting scenario.
Another might be a downtime scene with the Harold persona. Harry needs to socialize to make the cover believable, and accidentally running into another agent with neither of them knowing it is a classic spy fiction scenario.
If we get any journalists, Harry might work with one on a case as a freelance photographer. He does actually take and develop photos, one of the few skills he brought over from college.
Further he could contact other V.A.L.O.R. agents and work together with them on their current missions or pursuits.
So let’s talk! I am on IM here and on Discord, but you have to ask me on IM or ask to come to Discord, because I am not in the habit of hanging out there.
"War does not determine who is right -- only who is left."
Founded in the light of World War II, V.A.L.O.R. swore to take a stand against greater evil. They battled Nazis on an international scale, foiled plots to kill world leaders, and eradicated corrupt governments around the world, but life is a bit different at the place of their inception. Now in 1968, New York City is ever-changing but the citizens stay the same. They want justice, and V.A.L.O.R. is going to give it to them.
V.A.L.O.R. is a literate RPG about the operatives and the people they protect set in late-60s New York City at the height of the Cold War.
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It’s promo contest time! REBLOG this post to have the chance to win a spot to apply for an original character! (likes are awesome - but won’t count!)
If we get under 31 reblogs, we will open 1 slot, 31-59, we will open two slots, and 60+ reblogs will open 3 slots!
Rules: You must reblog from the account in which you will submit your application from. You can reblog as many times as you’d like to receive more entries. This contest does not guarantee acceptance. Current members are eligible to enter as well. Winner(s) must submit OC applications by Tuesday, September 25th.
The contest will run from Saturday, September 16th at 8 PM CST - Saturday September 23rd at 8 PM CST! Questions? Just send us an ask and we’d be happy to help!
I’ll try not to post too much OOC, but since Admin Kaity answered the V.A.L.O.R. questionnaire on her character blog, here we go...
Name/Alias: Keeveet or Kt
Characters you’re interested in: I am happy to be going on with Harry now, but I have to admit I’d love to play Anaïs. I don’t want to take on too much though. Characters I’m interested in seeing... So many! I would love for there to be a Louis especially, but also Bonnie and Patrick, since those are Harry’s contacts.
Favorite fictional characters: Samwise Gamgee, Granny Weatherwax, Modesty Blaise, Scrooge McDuck... Yes, really. I realize only one of these even remotely prepares me for this role. I like lots of things!
Thing you’re most excited for in V.A.L.O.R.: I really hope we get good plots going, something nice and complicated, action scenes, drama, interconnected threads! I’ve heard people complain about writing action scenes but I personally love it. The plots and character relationships are the main thing, of course. The setting is amazing, I love the characters, there is so much potential!
Favorite 1960s song: For some reason I keep thinking “Mr Big Shot”, but that was recorded in 1970. I do like “What a Man” by Linda Lyndell in 1968.
Any other fun facts you want us to know: I’m going to become a parent! Should be next January.
So guess what, I'm still excited for @valorpg. For us textual learners, I've put together this list of the playable characters. The FCs and full bios can be found on the main blog, this is so you can browse a list and see which ones catch your attention. (I'm not a mod, just a busybody, so the information here may be misleading.)
Mafiosos, agents, mercenaries, intrepid journalists, pickpockets and crooked politicians behind the cut.
BIOS NOT AVAILABLE YET
Azhur Jindal - Criminal research specialist.
Craig Dalhausser - Newspaper editor devoted to exposing the Genovese family and Ava Bishop's estranged husband.
Ralphio Kowalski - Politician.
Vincent Rock - Director of V.A.L.O.R.
Vera Kowalski - Socialite.
V.A.L.O.R.
Charles Wallace, 53 - Cynical chief technology specialist from a posh English background.
Benjamin Nelson, 42 - Ex-marine and bomb specialist with photographic memory.
Christopher Westmore, 41 - Upper-class makeup artist who works on agent disguises.
Isabelle Vincent, 33 - Cryptographer. (CLOSED)
James Todd, 45 - Ex-US army commander who now works for VALOR.
Louis Chattan, 32 - Top agent and former conman.
Harry Chattan, 24 - Louis's kid brother, a former spoiled wild child.
Evangeline Tate, 26 - Agent, expert linguist. (CLOSED)
Octavia Tate, 32 - Agent and museum curator, Evangeline's elder sister. (CLOSED)
Adaline Keller, 33 - Agent, former British ministry of propaganda head.
Soon-Ja Choi, 25 - Agent with a pickpocketing background and a hypnotic gaze.
Arielle Capello, 29 - Undercover and manipulation specialist.
Arya Bhargava, 30 - Agent and former mercenary, trained in combat from childhood with Pema and Rani.
David Whitehall, 33 - Agent with applied mathematics skills, charming and good at reading people.
Della Winters, 27 - Rookie agent with a background of growing up in a trailer and going on to become a fine arts student, now also a martial arts trainer.
Michael Winchester - An undercover agent with a medical background, excellent at assuming new personalities.
KGB
Ninoska Kozlova, 22 - A ballet dancer at the Ballet Russe and undercover agent.
Artur Leskov, 34 - A double agent secretly working for V.A.L.O.R. due to resentment over the persecution of his family by the Russian regime. (CLOSED)
Alexei Filipov, 30 - Agent specialized in seduction.
Dimitri Bodrov, 24 - Agent specialized in charm, chess master and former propaganda poster child.
Dominika Hlavin, 22 - Personal assistant to Ralphio Kowalski, with a background in politics in the Eastern bloc, and a KGB informant.
Ekaterina Tsoi, 27 - Orphan born to enemies of the state in a gulag, they are faced with suspicion from within the KGB that recruited them.
Grigori Gorev, 50 - Manager of Bergen B&B, poisons expert and spy.
Masha Kim, 24 - Rookie agent, expert pilot and acrobat.
Roman Sokolov, 29 - The son of a powerful politician, now proving his own worth as an agent with hand-to-hand skills.
Sascha Ivanov, 36 - Senior KGB agent hoping for a different life.
Viktoriya Domnina, 25 - KGB killer picked out of an orphanage, excellent sharpshooter.
Tatyana Pajaria, 31 - A cold strategical mind, a tactical leader with a background in forced prostitution.
THE GENOVESE CRIME SYNDICATE
Lucca Genovese, 38 - Unofficial head of the family while his father Andrea is in a coma.
Annabelle Genovese, 34 - Former socialite and Lucca's embittered wife, a stay-at-home mom, mother of Lisabetta.
Lisabetta Genovese, 16 - Lucca's only child, a prodigy eager to do more than deliver messages for the family business.
Eleanor Genovese, 31 - Andrea's young, beautiful wife, technically the family matriarch, dedicated to the family but fearing conflict with Lucca.
Rosalia Genovese, 28 - Accountant and would-be-heir to the Genovese family business. Andrea's daughter, Lucca's sister.
Nico Di Stefano, 27 - Caporegime who suspects the syndicate killed his father.
Salvatore Napolitano, 35 - Consigliere, psychologist, manipulator, diplomat.
Anaïs Zidane, 33 - A former Algerian freedom fighter and now the family's loyal top hitman.
Rani Dayal - Mercenary trained since childhood with Pema and Arya, currently employed by the Genovese family.
Gordon Marley, 28 - A white collar thief working for the Genovese family.
Duilio Bernasconi, 28 - Foot soldier, a smart but dyslexic young man who took to fists when his education failed.
Elena Reyes, 19 - Pickpocket, an orphan adopted by the Genovese syndicate after a member who had taken them in died in a shootout.
Lin Wu, 30 - Consultant to the mob only, an Oxford graduate and white collar criminal with bomb-making skills.
FBI
Arianna Diaz, 29 - An agent known for her determination in solving a case.
THE POLICE
Lyle Hart, 52 - Police chief turned dirty after tiring of fighting an endless war against crime.
Aubrey Hilas, 36 - Police officer who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, resenting the crime she saw everywhere around her.
Patrick Kramer, 33 - Police officer from a wealthy family who neglects his inheritance.
Pamela Cooper, 30 - Undercover officer eager to win approval but beginning to get lost in the webs of deception.
CIVILIANS & CRIMINALS
Ava Bishop, 31 - Playboy bunny-mother recruited by Andrea Genovese, estranged wife of Craig Dalhausser.
William Erikson, 39 - Owner of the New York Tribune, from a wealthy background, devoted to exposing the spy ring operating in NYC.
Katherine Tak, 32 - Relentless journalist out to expose crime and intrigue in the city.
Cherie St. Clyde, 24 - Feminist and philanthropist film-star.
Marjorie Russell, 32 - A filmmaker who failed to make it and now a personal assistant to Cherie St. Clyde.
Bonnie Smith, 27 - Dutch art thief.
Brigitte von Bergen, 46 - Bed & breakfast chain heiress and CEO.
Carter Jennings, 24 - History teacher, forger and pathological liar.
Warren Rice - PhD student and a card-counting gambler.
Hans Leroy, 38 - Photographer and civil rights activist.
Hugo McKenzie, 37 - Corrupt congressman.
Ketan Desai, 23 - Musician and blackmailer.
Kaia Lodi, 28 - A sweet waitress everyone seems to instinctively trust.
Leon Partridge, 29 - Waiter and accomplished pickpocket.
Pema Hanson, 28 - German-Indian mercenary trained from childhood to kill, with Arya and Rani.
Character/s You’re Interested in: I will be playing Eleanor Genovese and Evangeline Tate, but I seriously love all of these characters and how incredibly diverse they all are.
Favourite fictional characters: Uh, soooo many. Anyone from Grey’s Anatomy, Peaky Blinders, The Walking Dead, The Tudors, Game of Thrones, House M.D., sooo much more.
Thing your most excited for in V.A.L.O.R: Getting to know everyone, interacting, bringing all of the characters to life, events, and missions!
Favourite 1960 song: My Way - Frank Sinatra
Any other fun facts you want us to know: I am the founder of VALOR RPG and have been itching to get this rpg back up again. I am really excited to finally reopen and really want to create a welcoming and diverse group for anyone to be able to join and have fun getting to know one another and building up characters. I also love coffee, lazy days, staying in my pajamas, sewing, good food, fall/autumn (yay it’s here!), writing, and making friends!
I am still alive so far. We’re moving house tomorrow.
I have barely been on here because I just use Tumblr for RP these days, it seems.
Speaking of which I applied for a soon-to-open closed RP so uh, you should too. @valorpg
Gonna play either a spoiled wild child turned secret agent or an ex-freedom fighter mafia hit woman. It’s that kinda game. :) And it’s a game in which (voluntary) character death is an option! I love that.
We hope you like who you have seen so far! We still have many characters to be released! We will set an app date here soon when we are closer to the end of or character releases.
For now we’d love to hear from you! Using the tag #ValorChat tell us who you’re most excited to see, what faceclaims you’d like to see in the future, what you love about us, and what you’re looking forward to seeing from this rp!
