#zerotoninrp

[zerotoninrp]

It is time! 

Our Discord is open and we are so excited to connect with you all. Once you join our Discord, you'll see our second challenge, which will earn you another face and canon claim (you are still permitted/encouraged to post an intro if you haven’t already done so, and receive your first face and canon claim); as well, there's a peep at the rest of our buzz schedule so you've got some things to look forward to until launch!

https://discord.gg/nge8mTyhgc

[isitruee]

WANNABE:  A Michael Carter Mixtape

My Own Worst Enemy- Lit  ⌇  Semi Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind  ⌇ Peaches- Presidents Of The United States Of America  ⌇  Alright- Supergrass  ⌇  Steal My Sunshine- Len  ⌇ Drinking in L.A.- Bran Van 3000  ⌇ Every Morning- Sugar Ray  ⌇ Here In Your Bedroom- Goldfinger  ⌇ Song 2- Blur  ⌇  Dammit- Blink 182  ⌇ Party Up- DMX  ⌇ Brass Monkey- Beastie Boys

[barze]

18 till i die   /   learn to fly   /   it’s the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)   /   smells like teen spirit   /   zombie   /   maybe that’s something   /   two princes   /   one headlight   /   shoulder to the wheel   /   the kids aren’t alright   /   walkin’ on the sun   /   kids in america   /   cartoon heroes   /   it’s my life   /   warning   /   help save the youth of america from exploding   /   what a mess   /   safety net

[star-reporter-lois-lane]

alias: trinity

discord: trinity#6721

age: 22

timezone: central time (CT)

pronouns: she/her

ethnicity: latina

favorite DC characters: wonder woman, lois lane, black canary, catwoman, huntress, talia al ghul, harley quinn, poison ivy, supergirl, cheetah

favorite faces: daisy edgar-jones, anya taylor-joy, margaret qualley, zoe kravitz, saoirse ronan, zoey deutch, margot robbie

favorite writing tropes: rivalries, love triangles, unlikely friendships, enemies to lovers, journeys of self-discovery, slow burn plots, tragic relationships

favorite 90s movie: tie between clueless, she’s all that, and 10 things I hate about you

favorite song from the year 1999/2000: say my name by destiny’s child

what are you most looking forward to on ZEROTONIN: getting back into role playing and taking full advantage of this new creative spark!

a gif or image from the 90s that best represents you:

[seenmirage]

(photo by Scott Cutler)

Through day and night, the monsters seek to feast; restless and famished. Their metropolitan’s flesh rots, and like hyenas, they mass around its carcass, tearing its meat from bone. Those without teeth, too, stay close; as flies, they crawl over its bricked skin, drawn by the stench. In Gotham, melancholia gives feed, replenishment, strength, and turns the monsters into gods.

Akin to the mythic pantheon, they rule the kingdom built by powerful predecessors, whose goal was once to purge the city of its flourishing sin. Now, said forefathers’ corruption roots deep through the concrete, leaving the fractures permanent, and allowing for the river Styx to carry all the city’s wandering souls to the potent underworld. Awaiting them first: the gods of crime.

➔ WANTED:

Carmine Falcone (early 50s to early 60s) - The king of Gotham City’s crime—specifically its organized crime—due to his family’s endless supply of accumulated money, and their long history within Gotham and its underbelly. The most powerful mafia in America (reference: the infamous Five Families of New York/New Jersey), with activities ranging through racketeering, murder, labor union infiltration, extortion, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, loansharking, bookmaking, truck hijacking, fraud, prostitution, pornography, bribery, and assault. As the government seeks to keep the borders of Gotham closed and the rest of their New America protected from the city’s unfathomable dangers, it’s primarily through Carmine Falcone that they pour drugs into the streets, increasing addiction and poverty, and making it impossible to escape the underworld to potentially “pollute” the city’s neighbors. Perhaps some historical ties can be made, connecting the Falcone’s money to the corrupt Arkham Asylum, helping to fund its inhumane practices.

FACE IDEAS: Bobby Cannavale, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, Mark Ruffalo

Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot/Penguin (late 30s to early 40s) - Second to Carmine Falcone and his family, Oswald Cobblepot helps to keep Gotham’s crime robust as one of its primary gangsters. Though his history isn’t nearly as long, he seeks to challenge for the Gotham throne and usher in a new era of crime. His main source of income is through drug trafficking, a practice which he keeps hidden in plain sight with his popular electronica nightclub: “Iceberg Lounge”, where methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy are routinely sold. Anything else can be built from there, but generally seeking a younger, hungry crime boss, waiting for the opportunity to reign. Though he’s traditionally depicted as short and fat like a penguin, you do not have to depict him so literally, if you do not choose to (visually, I imagine character actors who have a bird-like appearance, but would be cool enough to own a rave club).

FACE IDEAS: Brian Tyree Henry, Adam Driver, Tom Hardy, Jake Gyllenhaal

Roman Sionis/Black Mask (mid to late 30s) - No one is as sadistic, ruthless and cold as Roman Sionis, making him one of the most feared men in Gotham. Born among Gotham’s wealthiest families, neglect helped nurture his cruel nature and psychological issues, and thus he grew to create a family of his own to help dole out brutal punishment. There is a connection to the Wayne family that could be explored here, as well as a potential adversarial relationship with Selina Kyle that can delve into more mature subject matter involving Selina’s history with sex work, and some intense, fresh stories with established, claimed heavy hitters like Harvey Dent. He is quite violent, with a lust for extreme torture, especially inflicting it upon the face of helpless victims, demonstrating their weakness versus his resilience. If you’re a fan of horror or true crime, these macabre, grisly aspects may attract you. Additionally, like Oz, he seeks to take the throne as the ruler of the crime world, by any means necessary, what with his control and power trip. For more, check out this ad.

FACE IDEAS: Christopher Abbott, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Daniel Kaluuya, Penn Badgley

Then, came the monsters. As Arkham Asylum’s secrets are drawn to light, many are trawled through the blackest hole, altering their being.

➔ WANTED:

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (early to mid 30s) - With Jonathan Crane, there’s a massive opportunity here to play on the panic, hysteria and pandemonium surrounding the new awareness of aliens, the pending invasion, the rise of supernatural beings and the out of control nature of Gotham’s crime, rooted in the inhumane practices within Arkham Asylum. Fear is at an all time high, so Scarecrow entering to exploit it offers a wealth of writing opportunities. I won’t go into his history here since I feel like it’s open for anyone to reinterpret, but he is definitely a must have.

FACE IDEAS: Bill Skarsgard, Lakeith Stanfield, Karl Glusman, Austin Butler

Edward Nygma/Riddler (early to late 30s) - I feel as though Edward Nygma is someone who is discreetly the man in possession of all the cards in Gotham; highly intelligent, aware of several well kept secrets, stirring the proverbial pot. Us at ZEROTONIN also imagine some sort of relationship with Carmine Falcone that keeps Edward protected, meanwhile Edward puppeteers all the other criminals in Gotham.

FACE IDEAS: Nicholas Hoult, Riz Ahmed, Andrew Garfield, Caleb Landry Jones

Victor Fries/Mister Freeze (early to mid 40s) - A little under-represented outside of the comics, Victor’s story is so tragic and human, which makes him one of the best villains. There’s a connection we can make here from what happened to his wife to what’s been going on in Arkham, that would make for a really compelling story and diversify our villains in terms of their psychosis and motivations.

FACE IDEAS: Jeremy Strong, Mahershala Ali, James McAvoy, Rami Malek

Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (late 20s to early 30s) - A botanist, Dr. Pamela Isley endured notable torture and abuse at the hands of powerful men who seek to use her research to help fuel their cruel intentions, which shaped her into vicious, volatile woman. Kindred with plants, which mankind continues to pervert and destroy as technology takes precedence, she seeks to reclaim power and return Earth to its primordial state, without man’s pollution. With two out of the three Gotham City Sirens roles filled, this is who I’m hoping for the most so we can get the whole girl gang on the Gotham streets and really explore a strong unit of misunderstood, powerful women.

FACE IDEAS: Sonoya Mizuno, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Riley Keough

Generally, these characters are pretty open beyond the in-game backgrounds; feel free to build a deeper history in conjunction with the history of Gotham or our version of America. You also don’t have to be a DC Comics aficionado to respond to any of these; we welcome creativity and unique interpretations here. So please, expand the city of Gotham and our world of ZEROTONIN, and have fun with it. In closing, I suck at wanted ads, so I apologize if this is chaotic gjgfjfgg, I’ll offer much more clarity in real time conversation. If you wanna talk about any of these characters, please don’t be scared to hit me up on Discord, I don’t bite! Mariah.#5249

[beanspilled]

PLAYLIST : // breathe - the prodigy , blood is pumpin’ voodoo & serano , come to daddy (pappy remix) - aphex twin , monday massacre - mr. oizo , madness (instrumental) - deltron 3030 , i’m afraid of americans (NIN V1 MIX) - david bowie , better off alone - alice deejay , (you drive me) crazy - britney spears , simon says (instrumental) - pharoahe monch , always hardcore - bodylotion , shut me up - mindless self indulgence , 19-2000 - gorillaz , sabotage - beastie boys , techno syndrome (mortal kombat) - the immortals , i started a joke (bee gees cover) - faith no more .

[unseas]

➥ CALVIN ROSE • TALON

Runaway, the youngest escapologist in Haly’s Circus history, assassin and undercover agent for The Court of Owls in Gotham City. Haunted by his past, suffering in his present, and questioning his future. Who said a bad man can’t have a conscience?

[nicolodigenova]

alias: nix

discord: screwby#6887

age: 27

timezone: eastern

pronouns: she/they

ethnicity (optional): white

favorite dc characters: the entire batfam (with an emphasis on tim drake... tbh, the core four of yj), gotham-based villains (hush, black mask, mr. freeze...), gotham in general??? i just love it ?? it’s such a SETTING yknow?, clark kent/superman, lois lane, john constantine, roy harper, the list goes on and on

favorite faces: i like finding new-to-me fcs for new characters (!) but I’ve re-used andrew lincoln and christopher mason several times in the past  

favorite writing tropes: fatal flaws, tension, family dynamics, uhhhh, mouthy assholes... this is harder than i thought it would be, UHHH

favorite 90s movie: the secret garden and/or interview with the vampire and/or clueless.... very different genres, listen, i know......

favorite song from year 1999/2000: lmao..... the saga begins by weird al (it’s 1999 I CHECKED)

what are you most looking forward to on ZEROTONIN: writing with people again!

a gif or image from the 90s that best represents you: please imagine lord craven standing on a cliff yelling, “where are you?” and the disembodied voice of his dead wife calling back, “I’m in the gaaaaaarden... with col-lin” because I couldn’t find a good gif of it