TW RPG

There is an unknown group in the streets of London, ever growing, ever watching. Neighbors disappear without a trace, politicians step down without explanation — they are behind it all. They pull the strings in this city, are the absolute power. There is no corner to hide, no shadow where they will not find you, no place to cower that they do not know. In London, the ultimate crime network reigns supreme. An original character crime roleplay. Acceptances: Mondays and Thursdays from 6pm EST until midnight. #TWRPGTALK |

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how's activity?

We'll admit it's rather slow as of late, but it's nothing we didn't expect; it's around that time of the year where many have final projects and finals as their academic years finish up. We expect that as soon as we get through this slight slump, activity will pick up again in the summer!

- Admin A

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Is there such a thing as someone who manages the fighting pit?

That depends! Do you mean someone who manages the actual fights, or the place itself? As for the place itself, there is, but we’ve decided to keep this position non-playable. As for the fights– more or less. There could absolutely be someone with this position, but the way we see it, the person wouldn’t have that much control over the fights anyway since there aren’t many rules to begin with. They would most likely only call the next fighters forward and say when the fight starts and when the fight is over. But yes, we’d love to see that if that’s what you mean.

There are also similar positions that are definitely available for the taking that we’d love to have such as bet admin (the person who takes people’s money and properly places the bets on the fighters), some kind of host, and other staff.

- Admin D

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are applicants allowed to use current players in their bio/sample?

Yes, of course! If the part the other character plays in your bio is big, though (say, not only mentioned), I’d say it’s better if you could message the player beforehand just to make sure that they’re okay with the connection you’ve thought of. But, I don’t think there should be a problem– everyone here is very open to new plots and connections, so you should be fine.

- Admin D

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i just wanted to add that people tend to think of bombings and similar events such as mass killings as being isolated "recent events" but the unfortunate truth is that they are a recurring, if not constant blight on society, just as real as murder, rape, overdose and other commonly roleplayed events (as the admins noted in their response). this is not 7/7. this is not isis. this is artistic exploration of a horrific but important human experience, and it should not be shamed or censored.

I wanted to add something to this, but I can’t think of anything else to say other than yes, I agree. Thank you for this message. We believe in the artistic exploration (as you so wonderfully put it) of the best and worst moments of life. I know that sounds pretentious, but as writers or aspiring writers, I think that’s something we should try to delve into more.

- Admin D

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Having a bombing as an event "for fun" in a roleplay is pretty fucking twisted considering recent events.

I'm sorry if it's coming across that way, but we didn't think any of our members would think we were in any way making fun of such extreme events, which we aren't. We believe our members to be mature enough to keep reality and fiction apart and that we do. Bombings in crime based roleplays have been happening for years, and bombings in the real world have been happening for even longer. Just like any other harsh subject roleplayed on Tumblr-- murder, torture, rape, kidnappings, only to name a few. Those are recent events that happen even more often in the "real world" than our plot drop, and that people roleplay with even more frequency also.

Don't get me wrong-- I do not think we should stop writing about those subjects. I think we should not soften them. We go over this in our rules and we stand by it. One of my biggest concerns as a writer is to have an important theme in my hands and to possibly be writing it and have it coming off as not important, not relevant, or not have the same impact on my characters as it would on a real person, and thus it wouldn't feel real to the person who reads it. We understand if you'd rather go for a roleplay with lighter themes, and sometimes that's what we need, but our goal with TW was always to have a crime roleplay that was raw, and real, and that pushed our boundaries as writers. 

If you're a member and you're triggered by this/are uncomfortable writing about this, we would never make you do so. You can always message us and let us know you'll be absent for the time of the event, no questions asked. 

- Admin D

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The event starts now, guys! You’re all free to plot and write your starters. Have fun! 

Edit: To make things easier, please tag your starter also with either 'safe' or 'danger' so others can easily know if they're in the same group as you.

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URGENT: BOMBING AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS LEAVES 11 DEAD AND AT LEAST 300 INJURED IN LONDON

Today (Wednesday 13th), there was a bombing at the center of Piccadilly Circus, a very crowded spot in London both at day and night. The authorities claim yet not to know if this was caused by terrorist or local criminals. 

What’s happening: 

Many people are struck inside the Public Underground, what with the debris trapping them there.

The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is more or less destroyed, and statue that was once on top of it now lays on the ground, its wings knocked off. 

The authorities believe in the danger of more bombs going out still, or in upcoming conflict. It is advised for people to not go near the place, though some don’t really care about that...

All local and international newspapers are doing everything they can to cover the story, including The Independent. 

There are many ambulances around, but not enough for everyone. The closest hospital is already full. The second closest is within an 18 minute walking distance. 

The ones that are safe...

Lallie

Channing Copeland

William Mansefield

Serena Vorshevsky

Eden Ruocco

Donovan Stephen Clarke

Daphne Mandelshtam

Cassiopeia Cavanaugh

Sebastian Ainsworth

The ones that aren’t...

Emilia Torres

Nicolau de Leon

Ari Bassili

Dominic Stafford

Blake Cox

Grace Shepard

Alina Lim

Eddy Lyons

Maverick Braeden

Patrick McGuinn

Michael Osburn

Hans Starke

If your group ended up being safe, it means they were NOT at Piccadilly Circus when the bomb went off. They did not get hurt. However, they might either know someone who is there, they might want to go there for some reason (or want to get as far away from it as possible), gather information, etc. If they wish to go there now, there’s nothing stopping them besides the police, but there are ways of getting around those.

If your group ended up being the one in danger, that means that for some reason your character was at Piccadilly Circus at the time the bomb went off. That does not mean necessarily that they got hurt (although you can plot something out like that, of course), just that they’re right in the middle of chaos. They can be trapped inside the underground, outside near the fountain, inside one of the shops, you name it. We trust you to plot things out from there as you see fit.

Some things:

If you’re planning on an extreme outcome for your character (say, death or something that would leave them in the hospital for days), please do shoot us a message before hand. Also, if you’re unfamiliar with Piccadilly Circus, we recommend a quick google search images to make yourself familiar with what it looks like.

We encourage you all to try and find cool ways to plot within your groups mainly, but that’s not a rule at all. 

We ask you all to please put all of your current threads on hold until the event is over to not cause confusion and so we can have fun all roleplaying the same event. They can of course be picked up again after the event is over.

The event starts tomorrow at 3pm EST (4pm EDT)-- we will make a post when it does so everyone knows. You can of course start plotting right now, however! Have fun. ;)

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Casey Doll

Nariko Ryusaki

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So were none of the apps you had accepted? I'm really intimidated to apply now.

We got a couple of new applications after we read the ones we had in our inbox that we’ll be going over in a few days, but for the ones that were originally in our submit, no, we didn’t accept any of them. 

Please don’t be intimidated, however! Of course, we can’t always accept every single application that comes in, and applications are sometimes perfectly fine but need some improvements, etc. that we often reach out to them for, and sometimes we jut simply feel the character isn’t quite what we’re looking for. 

But there’s really no way of knowing how it’ll go until you try, so we do encourage you to apply. I think it’s always worth giving it a shot. I’m not sure if this mollifies your intimidation any, but I hope it does, and we hope you apply soon! 

- Admin A

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SURPRISE EVENT: APRIL 13th (Wednesday) – APRIL 16th (Saturday)

So something exciting is coming next week! We will hold our first event here at TW. But until Tuesday, what will actually happen at the event is still a surprise. But we can tell you a couple of things. They are…

Something will happen that will put some characters in danger. 

All characters will be divided into two groups. The admins have made two posts for groups ONE and TWO. If you want your character to be in group one, please like the post for group one. If you want them to be in group two, like the post for group two. Here’s the catch: one of the groups will be put in danger. The other will be elsewhere, watching it all happen. Of course, more details on that on Tuesday.

Even though only one group will be in the line of danger, both groups will be able to participate in the event. 

The event will take place over the course of four days, so hopefully everyone will be able to participate at least a little, and all threads will be given at least a good amount of attention.

We know most of you probably have a lot of questions at this point, but all of them will be answered on Tuesday’s post, when we will release all of the information about the event.

Please go ahead and like the post for the group you’d like to be placed in now (or as soon as you see this post) if your character will be around for the event; again, since this will happen from Wednesday until Saturday, they will probably be. If you miss the chance to like the post and arrive late, we will place your character in a randomizer and that will decide where they go.

Post for GROUP 1.

Post for GROUP 2.

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Grace Shepard is looking for her brother.

What is the connection? Grace Shepard’s brother

Name: First name up to player, last name Shepard

Age range: 29-34

Designation: Criminal (pretty far down the ladder probably)

Suggested faceclaims: Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth, Richard Madden, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Gosling

Explain the connection in further detail:

The Shepard siblings grew up in a really poor household, so they shared pretty much everything growing up. They were very close when they were younger and I imagine they gave each other a lot of shit, but always with a certain amount of affection to it.

Her brother going to jail put a strain on their relationship though and I’m really looking forward to exploring their interactions now vs then and whether they can get that comfortable with each other again!

Grace’s bio says the following things about her brother: - He dropped out of school when he was 17 and turned to crime - He was arrested for breaking and entering and sentenced to five years in jail - When he got out on parole Grace convinced him to stay with her - He’s broken his parole multiple times, the Organisation has evidence of this and is using it to blackmail Grace into helping them

Most of these are definitely negotiable! The only really important things are that he went to jail, that he committed some further crimes, and that Grace is helping the organisation to keep him from going back in. She hasn’t told her brother about any of this as she doesn’t want it to interfere with him getting his life back on track, so that’s something interesting to play around with as well!

How he feels about having to depend on his younger sister for a place to sleep and probably money sometimes as well is definitely up to the player, but I think that would also be fun to explore!

Character bio: Here.

Character account: graceshepardtw.tumblr.com

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Blake Cox is looking for his police officer friend/potential love interest.

What is the connection? Original law enforcement that Blake connected with

Name: Up to player

Age range: Late 20s to mid 30s

Designation: law enforcement

Suggested faceclaims: Diego Luna, Charlie Cox, Osric Chau

Explain the connection in further detail: Blake met this officer at a rugby practice shortly after he moved back to London and the two instantly bonded. The two of them regularly meet up for drinks and to bitch about work, which was how Blake first started sharing stories about what his bosses were working on. This is not the police officer that Blake primarily informs to, however, and the two are still very close friends. It is possible that Blake may have feelings for this character.

Your character’s bio: (x)

Character account: (x)

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ARI BASSILI is 29 and is portrayed by RAMI MALEK.

Designation: criminal

Occupation: NEXT model management secretary; Con artist

BIOGRAPHY

Ari Bassili hadn’t known much of their own biological family. In fact, only a picture remains in their possession of the woman they’ve been told gave them life. The photograph, now a thin wisp of yellowed parchment, was once a front page story of a Saudi newspaper, depicting a woman with tears in her eyes and joy splattered across her face. The crown perched perfectly atop her calculated mess of dark hair and bouquet of flowers swaddled in her arms made the story obvious; she was a beauty queen, and, as the caption said, her name was Mina Bassili. Though, her life taken after that picture hadn’t held up to the glamor one might assume.

Their mother was out of their life before they reached the age of two, because as the turmoil in neighboring countries poisoned their own homeland, they were forced to the UK as refugees, thus igniting the fated path of this mother and child duo. The tragedies facing her country handed Mina addictions in handfuls. It wasn’t long until she was unfit to care for her child, and they were forcibly separated by the law. None of which they recall, but even a child’s earliest years can act as a foundation of what has yet to develop, like the first days of snowfall eventually leading to an avalanche.

The child was passed from foster home to foster home through most of their young life, and with each new home they were introduced to a varying severity of abuse. Ari soon became a modern day Cinderella of sorts, coping with the new situations and the erratic tendencies accompanying them by transforming their little body into whatever machine a vintage housewife could dream of. From occasional messes to daily chores, the young child accomplished it all with little error. They were an impressionable and highly intuitive kid, repetitively scrubbed bare of all self worth gathered in the dark crevices of his little child mind. That is, until they reached their teens.

The bad kids from the neighborhood turned into juvenile delinquents as years pressed on, and even though they were labelled as a struggling member of that very group, Ari was still no exception to this evolution. Always under someone’s lead, they used the same process from cleaning and cooking to thieving and teenaged vandalism. Though their last foster home held a different kind of promise than the rest, as the man and woman of the household bore a son just a year and some before their own birth into this world, and within the first week of cohabitation Ari had imprinted on him.  

The older boy was rough and showed a crude arrogance that Ari hadn’t known existed up until that point. He gave the younger teen a sense of protection as he had taken them under his wing, and that appealed wholly to the self-preservation laced throughout the entirety of Ari’s eccentric behavior. Ari loved him and the young man took this affection in and dealt it back in his own unique ways. The young man introduced darker paths Ari hadn’t previously thought of; Ari’s first sip of alcohol was with him, Ari’s first line of coke was with him, Ari’s first time was with him, Ari’s first love was him, and, in an predictable twist of fate, Ari’s first John was introduced by him.

Though this feeling of love and altruistic care, of protection and guidance in the real world had a rather short grace period before the whole thing crumbled right before Ari’s wide Bambi eyes. Only months in to their son’s new business it was found out by his parents. Their child was immediately shipped away, off to train for the military, where as Ari was simply kicked out, though refusing to rejoin the foster system, they instead joined the eclectic ragtag bunch of felons littering the streets. It was in those same exact streets where Ari worked for the next six or so years of their life. Pickpocketing turned to identity theft, scamming, and fraud, while those weird favors done for their ex-boyfriend had turned into a working relationship between a prostitute and their pimp.

While they worked the same street as several others of similar age and biological sex, their toned body and exotic looks proved to work in their favor. Within a year Ari had become one of his pimp’s most celebrated employees. They remained lost through out these years, hoping someday that they would snag the role of Julia Roberts in their own little version of Pretty Woman. Alas that never occurred as drugs flowed through their system, reality melted away, and their owner was given their beating heart and all the emotions that came along with it.

Though all of that changed just years ago when they were recruited into the secret society of criminals known as the Organization. They were discovered when they almost got away with a perfect scam, involving one of well established members of this underground kingdom. Over the course of a week their whole entire life shifted. Their second love and pimp had been forced away, threatened with the awesome power the Organization held, and Ari was moved into an apartment, given a job at NEXT Model Management as a secretary, accessorized to their own contentment, and told what exactly what this cover job entailed. And from then on they owed this group something, and they wouldn’t let Ari go until all their hard work was paid and then some.

PERSONALITY

+ wily, compelling, affectionate, perspicacious, eccentric - distrustful, whimsical, curious, apprehensive, vulnerable

Ari Bassili is played by Mitchie at CST.

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