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Welcome to the Cops and Robbers RP thread!
Welcome
Cops and robbers is an RP based around crime and law & order. Basically, there are two ‘teams’. One is the police, they protect the city and try to capture all the robbers. The other team is the criminals, who run around the city trying to wreck havoc and commit crimes. It is set in the city of Metropolis, in the present (so no laser space guns from 2500! ). The Police are all part of one force working together, but the criminals can join together in groups, or work alone. There are also ‘civilians’, who are just ordinary people, but can still influence the story.
The RP studio can be found here. RP in the comments there.
Story
Backstory
Metropolis is a quiet city in Scratchland, where there is always a friendly policeman on hand to help you out. There have not been many crimes in Metropolis lately, so police funds have been reduced dramatically. The police sit in the station all day, no callouts or emergencies, and so many people have quit due to the lack of work, and the force is reduced down to only the Chief and the Sergeant. Little do they know, that hidden beneath the city in a maze of bunkers and hidden entrances from subway tubes, lies a group of evil geniuses just waiting for the day when the Police have been completely abolished. One day when there is only the Chief left, a subway worker is seen running down the streets covered in gashes and bruises screaming about a hidden complex under the city filled with criminals who attacked him. Soon, the base is uncovered and the whole city is in uproar. The criminals are forced to abandon their bunker and hide in the city, wrecking havoc and plotting the next big crime. After they go into hiding, a state of emergency is declared within the city, and the council are pleading for people to join the Police force as there is only the Chief working there. Cops and Robbers takes place here, in a crime-ridden city in a state of emergency and panic.
First plotline
Ashlee Li was captured by the Police, and is currently in questioning. Daniel Atlas was also captured after he was found to be working for the eye and is being held and questioned by the Police. He is also in questioning. Thomas Jackson and John Dipdop were attacked by gang members who shot at them. John was hit and Thomas carried him onto the safety of the car while being shot at, and still managed to call a patrol to chase the gang in cars. A group of criminals, ran by Damien, attacked the Police station and made off with a valuable USB drive that contained lots of secret Police files. Peter Malloy threw a party, and the forensic team analysed a pistol and a hoodie from a crime scene. Damian Stonewall (the USB drive thief) attempted to rob a party, but John managed to stop him and Damian got arrested. It is unknown if Damian wanted to get arrested. Also, Dylan Shrike got attacked by huge rats in the sewers and is now in the Hospital. He may be out after a couple of days but he will need to stay to regain blood.
While the officers began catching petty criminals and brought down the crime rate from 90% to 89%, Chief Thomas began recruiting many new officers to the team. Eventually this grew to over 50 employees, including a regular police force, SWAT team, and lawyers and detectives. The State allocated 300 million dollars for the police station to begin serious business. The first major case involved the attempted plot to steal the Mona Lisa. It was foiled by a former Museum employee turned cop John, who deduced the plan. A major battle ensued where John was critically injured, Thomas was shot, and the Mona Lisa was damaged. The majority of the robbers were killed though and their were minimal civilian injuries. The few robbers who survived were brought in for questioning, but they are currently mute. How will the police force find the true plotters?
The second major case which the police department is working on involves the money. A local bank teller named J.P. Morgan (the disguise of the criminal Ames Sogrud) entered the police department stating that he was there to pick up a receipt for their money. Darryl, the deputy Chief, gave him such a certificate which the bank teller then used to extract all the police funds from their bank account and move it to a private account. The police followed him to the airport, where he changed his disguise to Jonathon Cotton, a lawyer from Milwaukee. SWAT forces were inspecting everyone and everything to try and find the funds, yet they were stopped by the local Sheriff. Meanwhile the regular police force was working with riot teams to try and stop angry customers. During this fight Darryl was kidnapped by a few disguised criminals and thrown in the trunk of their car. They promptly ran into a tree and the car exploded, leaving him in critical condition. He was saved by nearby paramedics. Daryll did return to the MPD after spending days in hospital, but has speech impediments.
The rest of the leadership was on an airplane inspecting people when they were interrupted by the county Sheriff. He had them all arrested and threw out any official documents they possessed. He had been bribed by Ames Sogrud anonymously to make sure that the airport flights were carried through. He had Chief Thomas arrested, and sent National guardsman to take him and finish the job. Thomas was stabbed, shot, beaten, and thrown out of the car when he ripped the steering wheel off. He was found by Gordon Alphonzo's gang and is being held as a bargaining tool to control the MPD. The sheriff had Peter arrested and Lieutenant Mara shot, although Mara returned to the station. Multiple spectators tried to kill the Sheriff, yet he survived. After he allowed the planes to begin flying again, he went home and has not been seen since. The MPD is in a state of emergency, as most of the high-ranking officers are either missing or wounded. Will the police department find it's funds ever again?
Police
The Police try to protect the city and try to bring all the criminals to justice. The hierarchy of the Metropolis Police force is as follows:
(Note: British Police ranks are used in this RP)
Chief - Thomas Jackson - A 27 year old, optimistic Police chief who had a normal childhood in Metropolis, with it being his life's dream to be a Police officer. Has good detective and computer skills, but is not good in combat or physical activities.
Deputy chief - Daryll Johnson - A 34 year old Policeman who is a no questions asked, follow orders guy. He does not work well under pressure. He is a former juvenile delinquent, but became a police officer. He can follow orders well and do medium field work, but cannot work under pressure or independently.
Assistant chief - Riley Anders - A nice, loyal and strict 27 year old who is mostly silent and good at hiding his feelings. He grew up in a poor family, in a city were cops would take bribes from gangs to keep quiet. He wanted to change that, when he was old enough, he went to the Police Academy and graduated at the top of his class. He is good at shooting and investigating, but bad with emotion.
Chief Superintendent -
Superintendent - John Dipdop - A 30 year old kind but not very smart Policeman. When he was a kid, someone stole his backpack with a lot of stuff inside of it. From that day he swore that he would help put an end to criminals. He can get on a good roll and get a lot of work done on cases, but is bad at starting a case. If he gets a false lead that was meant to throw him off, he gets very thrown off.
Chief Inspector - Kendra Williams - A funny and sweet 23 year old who didn't like how females were discriminated against in the place that she used to live in. She wanted to change that, and so she came to Metropolis and graduated at the top of her class. She is smart and sly, but is also emotional and has ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), which can distract her.
Inspector -
Lieutenant - Mara Cooper - A 22 year old, funny but serious Police Lieutenant who grew up fighting crime. She is a post-swat trooper with a high rank and experience in field. She didn't want a lot of intense action anymore so she instead joined as a police officer. She is smart and good in combat, but is sometimes too eager to fight.
Sergeant - Matt Grant - A 30 year old cheerful and average Police Sergeant. He grew up loving sports, and was the best in his year at physical activities. He is good at physical things and convincing people, but is bad at noticing important details.
All other police are Constables:
- Dylan Shrike - A non-emotional 32 year old Policeman. His mother died when he was 1, he has no memories of her. His dad was a magician, specialising in the old ‘breaking out of anything’ tricks. He was immensely famous. When he was 9, his dad climbed into a safe and had it dropped to the bottom of the ocean. He never escaped and the safe was never recovered. Dylan's actual last name is Dylan Rhodes, but Shrike is his cover-up name so nobody pesters him. He excels in chases, but cannot look into his past. He's actually somebody working on the inside from the police to help Daniel and Merrick. He's suspected, but he's done a brilliant job covering up his role.
- Ky Yale - A kind, smart, honest, and cheerful 23 year old. He worked for a year as an engineer, but decided to devote his life to being a policeman, and was slightly poor as a child. He is intelligent, but has a lack of trust.
- Craig Crez (A.K.A. Black Grey) - A 20 year old double-agent who when undercover he has to act nice and kind but normally just throws anything he can find at you. As a child Craig was ignored by his parents; they wanted him to become a police officer but he hated the idea of arresting people. Then, he met a group of criminals who needed a undercover agent, and he took the job. Now he sends info about the police, and their weak spots. He can look like anyone, if he has the tools, but his weakness is water as he can swim but if he has makeup on it will disappear, leaving his fake ID behind. The undercover group he works for is called the Agents.
- Scarlet Dolan - A quiet and strict 32 year old who is fun around friends but shy around new people. She excels in hand to hand combat and ranged combat (snipers), but is bad at dealing with a situation without hurting someone
Law and detectives
- Attorney Links - A stern yet also emotional 29 year old who passionately fights cases and always wins. He lived a normal life until he became a prosecutor. He was assigned to prosecute cases for the Metropolis Police Department and he is an old friend of Chief Thomas. He is great with law and strategy, but is bad at fighting. He will rather run away then stay in the midst of battle.
- Sarah Williams - A smart and funny 29 year old forensic officer. She grew up in a middle-class family and after that graduated from the Police academy. She excels in anything to do with maths or science, but is not very strong.
- Robert Williams - A 31 year old, funny but stern detective. He is Sarah's sister, and also graduated from Police academy but as a detective. He is good at detective work and working with computers, but lacks when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.
Special forces
Swat:
- Command Sergeant Major - Hal Vakarian - A quiet 21 year old whose parents were killed when he was a kid. By 15, he learned how to shoot and has a very strong sense of justice. He is a good marksman, very strong and is flexible with guns, but he can't shoot a machine gun, is not a very good grenade thrower and is terrible at calming adults down.
Sea Patrol:
- Captain Seamore Tunner - A very clever 28 year old whose whole family has worked for the law since 1803. He is smart, strong at climbing and can make up stuff on the fly, but is bad at identifying plants.
Dog Unit:
- Marrow - A 4 year old Police dog who rescues and helps any hurt person. He was a normal wolf in the wilderness, but his parents died when they tried to protect and feed him. He was still young and was attacked by a bobcat, and he was clawed in the face. He also broke his front left bone. Thankfully he killed the bobcat, and survived by eating it slowly. Later, he was found by some cops that were on a mission, and they rescued him. When they saw him, he was licking his own bone marrow, so they named me ‘Marrow.’ His leg is still healing. He is good at attacking and rescuing, but is bad at running.
- Bandit - A friendly and loyal German Shepherd who was found in a box at 6 weeks. An off duty officer took him in and named him Bandit after the black circles around his eyes. He is good at sniffing out illegal things and finding criminals, but can get distracted by too much attention and is still in training for a while.
Criminals
Criminals try to commit crimes and wreck havoc without getting caught. Criminals don't have a set hierarchy; they can work however they like. All members of the criminal team will be listed here:
- Benjamin Becker - A 37 year old evil and impulsive man who grew up in a rich family. His parents were convicted of bank robbery and he was then abandoned. Is fast and good at jumping, but is not very smart.
- Ashlee Li - A smart but powerful and aggressive 18 year old. Her parents were shot by Police and she has been seeking vengeance ever since. She is smart and strong, but is bad at maths. Because she is half-blind, she is also bad at aiming and depth perception.
- Merrick McKinney - An outgoing but mysterious 29 year old. His dad hacked into rich people's bank accounts and gave the money to people who were being scandalised with things like insurance. He was caught and sentenced to Death, and Merrick now lives in hiding. He is good with computers and hacking, and is also fast and strong. However, he cannot cope with stress. He is a member of the Two Horsemen.
- Daniel J. Atlas - A serious and formal 26 year old. His Dad died before he was born, and his mother only lived long enough to name him. Lived in an orphanage until he was 8, when he met McKinney, and his father was kind enough to take him in as his own. Spent the rest of his life with McKinney, doing everything together. He is good with computers and has good leadership skills, but can be a control freak. He is a member of The two Horsemen.
- Juliette Gardner - An emotional and smart 16 year old. Her father died before she was born and her mother died during childbirth, so she spent most of her life in an orphanage. She has a bad leg, and so nobody adopted her because she was crippled and she recently escaped. She is good with guns and is smart, but has a bad leg so she can't run.
- The Joker - A smart Criminal with an unknown age. He has tricks and secret weapons, but is not great at hand-to-hand combat.
- Damien Stonewall - A 29 year old Criminal who was born into a wealthy family. He killed his parents just for the fun of it, and also is known for robbing trucks. He has good knowledge of weapons, and he can also hack into police files. He is very influential, and runs the mob ‘Scarlet Doomsday’. However, he is quite insane, talkative and quite slow. He also hates other criminal groups.
- Tyler hunter - A 17 year old orphan who was abused by his caretaker. When he was 14 Joker attacked the orphanage and adopted Tyler. He is Joker's second in command and son. He is smart, fast, sneaky, and can operate any weapon. When he is shot or extremely hurt, he can get angry. he also has a crush on Ashlee Li
- Gordon Alphonzo (AKA ‘The boss’) - A fierce mafia boss who controls henchmen to do his bidding, but won't hesitate to do it himself if it means the job gets done properly. He is 46, and is an enemy of the Joker. He was a quiet boy who was always bullied. When he was a teen, his grandfather toughened him and trained him in the ways of the mafia. When his grandfather died, he inherited the family estate, fortune, and control over the local mafia district. He is good at hiring competent henchmen, laundering money, taking people out, and strategizing, but is bad at outrunning and blackmailing people. He is the mafia boss of the whole city.
- Ames Sogrud - A confident, quite kind, fair and modest 21 year old. He convinces himself that he is not breaking the law. When the criminals came out of hiding, they decided to blow up his house. His parents fled the city, but he himself set up a base of operations, to try to bring justice and order of his own sort to the city. He is good at hacking computers, disguise and espionage, but is bad at fighting someone because he has bodyguards to do it for him.
- Elizabeth Chang - A violent but clever 17 year old. Her father disappeared when she was only a few days old and her mother committed suicide when she was eleven. At that point, she lost a bit of her sanity. She is fast and can jump high, but she is more of a sprinter than a long-distance runner.
- Blaise Matthews - A smart and mischievous 24 year old. His parents were unrightfully accused of murder and so he grew to hate police officers, and started a life of crime. He is decent to most, but cruel to his enemies. He is good at stealth, hand-to-hand combat, but is slow and bad at sniping.
- Ethan Khan - An insane, crazy, and killer 26 year old criminal who grew up as a part of the Mafia group ‘Red Sky’. His father was their leader, so he was always entitled to be next. He now leads Red Sky as an exceptional shooter and a killer. He is also not the best with pain and always travels with an armed escort of 7 mafia. He is wanted by the MPD on charges of mass murder and terrorism.
- Victor Monet (AKA Vector) - A 27 year old who was a French pickpocket who had learnt basic and subtle magic, and so he moved to Metropolis to move onto ‘bigger things’. he is always focused on what's next in terms of survival and crime. He is good with Submachine guns, sniper rifles, and car getaways, and is great in enclosed areas (such as alleys and buildings), but his weaknesses fall with pistols, any other guns, and knives. He is also bad in open areas (such as on bridges, highways, and fields).
- Dobby Johnson - A 29 year old who is obsessed with money and crime. His whole family were criminals, and so it was up to him to keep the family living. He is good at robbing banks and playing it cool when being questioned, but is easily susceptible to traps.
- Derek ‘Igniter’ Jackman - A 26 year old who is obsessed with fire, quite silent and doesn't talk much. He's usually very serious. His parents were both away quite a lot, his mother being a bus driver and his father a businessman, meaning he didn't learn many manners. What he loved to do was to watch the fireplace burn at his house and he grew fascinated and obsessed with fire, to the point of setting a kid who mocked him at school on fire, the kid survived but Derek was severely scolded by his parents, growing angry he set them on fire when they slept, also accidentally burning down their house, killing his parents and giving himself second degree burns. He was sent to an orphanage which he eventually left when he was 16, mentally disturbed, he took the path of crime, now often commiting robberies or taking assassination contracts. He is an expert at fire-related violence, and also very good with explosives. He is not the most nimble person, but not slow and clumsy either. He can't swim and water can extinguish the fires he causes.
- Marie Morsmorde - A sly and mischievous 12 year old who is rather vicious with her words. Her parents were both criminals, and her father set her down in front of a computer when she was 5 years old. She still has that sleek and shiny computer, uses it whenever possible. She was one of the few who realized that she could come out of the tunnels until the police finished scanning it and then went back in, now using a remote part of it for a side laboratory. She is an excellent hacker and can climb well, but is physically weak and not very fast, and also is very small.
- Ivy Smith - A 12 year old girl who is charming and clever but honest - as in no one would find any fun in torturing her. She is also quite quiet and graceful. She has been homeless for as long as she could remember. When she realised that she could steal to get food she started her career as a criminal, going through several street gangs as she did. Eventually she became a close knitted member of one, however when she realised that they were going to get caught soon, she betrayed them and turned them in to police. Realising that it wouldn't get her anywhere being good, after several years she turned back to her previous criminal activity, now working alone. She is quite quiet and graceful, and alert to strange sounds or smells. She can also climb well. However, she is much too honest, hates the sight of blood, and is claustrophobic. She isn't good with guns either.
Civilians
The Civilians are the normal people living in Metropolis, who are neither Police nor Criminal, but can still affect the story. They are listed here:
- James Smith - A smart and cowardly 26 year old. He was a genius but was uncared for when he was young. He is good at maths and twisting people's words, but is weak in standing up for others and fighting. He also has a crush on Mara.
- Jason Morgan - A kind, humorous and fancy 33 year old. He was born into a rich family, an ancestor of his was J.P. Morgan. Since he was a boy he had many encounters with thieves, so he decided to help the police by supplying tech to the police. He also knows Alex Wayne's secret, but helps him supply hidden military technology in his company. He runs a tech company, is very rich and has friends that are strong. He is not a fast runner, and so criminals head after him because he can't fight.
- Lizzie Cooper - A cute 7 year old who likes to mess around. She is Mara's little sister and is not good at much.
- Cody Martins - A 17 year old vigilante who usually keeps weapons in the dangerous city. He doesn't trust most people around the area. He mostly stays in his own lane but when someone crosses him he will be the first person that will show up for them either having death sentence or whacked. It may seem dark but he thinks it's justice. He helps some people but he doesn't stay with them for long. He is good with tech, guns and weapons. He is also good at keeping his face unrecognisable. However, he is bad at using most heavy and sensitive guns and he rarely uses them to kill. He doesn't trust most people so he's mostly on his own and he is afraid of detectives. He is a little edgy.
Criminal groups
Criminal groups are groups of Criminals who work together. They have also all been founded by the Criminals themselves, and there are new ones being made and old ones being destroyed all the time. Here's a list of all the Criminal groups with a short description along with each of them:
- The two Horsemen - A partnership between Atlas and McKinney, whose aim is to become a modern-day Robin Hood.
- Scarlet Doomsday - A mob ran by Damien Stonewall that robs from both other criminal groups and civilians.
- The Joker Clan - A mob ran by the infamous ‘Joker’.
- The Red Sky (TRS) - A mafia group ran by Ethan Khan.
- The Agents - A group of criminals that hire Craig Crez to spy on the Police.
Retired Characters
Retired characters are characters that are no longer part of the RP. They are all listed here:
- Luke Johnson
- Julia Hasslad
- Harry Piotre
- Matther Swepens
- Mun Vem
- Sam Clark
- Peter Malloy
- Otis Campbell
- Alex Wayne
- Anthony Queens
- Peter Lawes
Members
All members of the RP are listed here, with their character's name(s) and amount of strikes beside them:
- Drunken_Sailor - Thomas Jackson and Matt Grant
- jromagnoli - James Smith, Daryll Johnson and Gordon Aphonzo - No strikes
- Kas8605 - Ashlee Li, Juliette Gardner and Kendra Williams - No strikes
- DominoDragon1 - Benjamin Becker - No strikes
- the_force - Mara Cooper, the Joker and Lizzie Cooper - No strikes
- stryer21 - Riley Anders and Ethan Khan - No strikes
- MagicPigPerson - Merrick McKinney, Daniel Atlas and Dylan Shrike - No strikes
- sowiw15003 - Sarah Williams, Robert Williams and Scarlet Dolan - No strikes
- ToaJaller - John Dipdop - No strikes
- Cazoy - Damien Stonewall, Tyler Hunter and Jason Morgan - No strikes
- makethebrainhappy - Ames Sogrud and Attorney Links - No strikes
- Firemerald - Elizabeth Chang - No strikes
- bluelamas849 - Blaise Matthews - No strikes
- GethPrime - Hal Vakarian - No strikes
- Austinato - Victor Monet - No strikes
- ParkerTheAuthor123 - Cody Martins - No strikes
- bevane - Dobby Johnson - No strikes
- jakel181 - Captain Seamore Tunner - No strikes
- Baron87 - Derek ‘Ignitor’ Jackman - No strikes
- Mist2006 - Marie Morsmorde - No strikes
- Raicchen - Marrow - No strikes
- kykyer - Ky Yale - No strikes
- CutieCow17 - Ivy Smith - No strikes
- yoreid8 - Bandit - No strikes
- fredizzz - Craig Crez - No strikes
- Peaceful8 - Matther Swepens and Mun Vem
- Blessing06 - Julia Hasslad and Harry Piotre
- luveras - Luke Johnson
- MasterCuber - Sam Clark
- SircumferenceII - Peter Malloy and Otis Campbell
- MrLarry - Jason Yolks
- QuantumSingularity - Alex Wayne, Anthony Queens and Peter Lawes
Colour code
Owner - Owns the whole RP, can do anything
Admins - Monitors the RP, assists the owner, can accept, kick and give out strikes
Members - Normal members of the RP
Retired members - Members who have left the RP
Joining
To join, first read everything in this topic, and then fill out a form. Each member will have their own character, who can be a cop, a criminal, or just an ordinary civilian. You will act as if you are that character while RPing. You can only have a maximum of 3 characters at any one time, but if you have an alt. account, you can have an extra three on that account. If you already have a character and want to create another one, just fill out the form again with the description of your new character. You don't need to answer the questions in red again.
Also, when you submit a character, be original! Don't copy someone else's character ideas, make up your own! Also, try not to make your character OP (overpowered). Basically, if your character is amazing at everything and bad at nothing, then it's OP. A good rule is one weakness per strength. An Admin will tell you if your character is too OP.
Talking about OPness, this topic (written by QuantumSingularity) covers the subject pretty well.
You can be a pet (keep it reasonable, dog or cat maybe), but you cannot have magical powers such as being able to talk to humans. So you can have Police dogs, but the Police cannot talk to them.
You got all that? Well guess what!
You can join!
When you submit an application, please wait until it is accepted by an admin before you start roleplaying. Anyway, here's the joining form:
Application form:
(You only have to answer the questions in red the first time you apply. If you are creating a second/third character, don't worry about answering them again )
Character name (first and last):
Age:
Gender (girl or boy):
Police, Criminal or civilian?:
Looks:
Personality:
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life):
Strengths (talents/skills)
Weakness (what they're bad at):
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?):
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = Every day):
Following the thread? (Y/N):
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us):
Hope to see your application soon!
Leaving
A quick note on leaving the RP here. If you want to get rid of one of your characters, just post in this thread with the name of the character that you want to get rid of. I will then add that character to a ‘retired’ list. If you want to leave the RP completely, just post in the thread that you want to quit. I will then remove your all your characters and add them to a ‘retired’ list. Also, if you want to re-join the RP with a different character (retired characters cannot be brought back), just post an application again after a week.
Rules
Hey, we need some rules here otherwise the whole RP will go crazy!
Keep it realistic This is present day, so please, no time machines, or space laser guns, or magic… You get the point.
Characters can't die You can be seriously injured and in hospital at most, but no death please. Note: NPC's can die though.
Follow the Community Guidelines Please be respectful, and remember that Scratch is for all ages.
Be active Please contribute to the RP regularly. If you are going to be inactive for some time, let us know by posting in the thread. If you are inactive for a month without telling us in advance, you will get a strike.(Put the word banana in your application so that I know that you have read the rules)
Don't be OP It's boring trying to catch someone who always escapes, or always dodges everything.
Have fun! Always have fun! The most important rule of all!
Strikes and warnings
In this RP we have a strike system, which means if you break one of the rules, you get a strike. Whenever you get a strike, we will comment on your profile page. If you get 3 strikes, you will have to leave the RP, your characters will be retired and we will tell you in a comment on your profile. Don't worry if you get kicked, you can re-join again after a week with new characters. If you are inactive for a month without telling us in advance, or if you break any of the rules, you will get a strike. Strikes will be recorded and will stay on record.
How to RP
(Taken from the_force's guide on RPing)
When you RP, post only one major action and/or dialogue at once. There's no point in having your character go through a whole bank heist without giving anyone else a chance to reply! Then again, it's also not fun if you count taking one step as a single action either. My point is: use your common sense and judgement. The admins of the RP will probably tell you if you're mis-judging things. Once someone replies, it's generally okay to continue.
Also, use third person. Most people use present tense, although past is also acceptable. Make sure you specify your character's name and action, and most importantly, use proper grammar and spelling! It's a nightmare when trying to read a post which has horrible sentence structure, sometimes even incomplete sentences. Just because you know what you're talking about doesn't mean other people do.
How much detail should you put into your RP? There's really no limit – you can add as much as you want as long as other people can understand what you're trying to say. However, the recommended amount is just basic information about actions and dialogue.
Most importantly, do not RP by saying what other people's characters do. Chances are, that's not what's happening. You can't say what your action accomplishes either, especially in combat. Saying “Tom fired at Lucy” is okay, but not “Tom shot Lucy in the arm, and she ran away.”
Lastly, make sure you're using the correct conventions. Just type normally for actions: walking, fighting, jumping, stuff like that.
For OOC talk (Out of Character, that is, talking as yourself and not as your character), put it between (brackets).
For dialogue, make sure you use “quotes”.
Take a look here for the full guide.
Admins
This is information for Admins. If you are not one, you don't need to worry about this section.
Admins can discuss the RP in the manager communications studio
So, the Admins for this RP are:
I might appoint more in the future if the are needed.
What Admins can do
Admins can:
- Deny moves that they find are too OP
- Accept members into the RP (Refer below)
- Kick members from the RP (Only if they have had 3 strikes)
- Give out strikes (Admins can only receive strikes from me)
- Can change the description of the studio if needed (Please refer to me before anything huge is changed)
- Assist the owner
Accepting, kicking and giving out strikes
Please make sure that people meet these requirements before accepting anyone:Admins may give out strikes to people who they believe are breaking any of the rules. However, if you feel that someone is RPing inappropriately but in a way that is not specifically stated in the rules, talk to me. Always tell me when you give out a strike so that I can record it. Also, you can't give out strikes to other Admins. Admins also may kick people if they receive 3 strikes.
- They must have an activity of 5 or over
- That all the sections in the form are filled out
- That they are following the thread
- That they are not OP and have fair weaknesses to strengths
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Sign off
Phew! Glad that's over! It took me ages to write! I am open to any suggestions on how to improve this. Anyway, I hope to see your application soon! See you in the studio!
Scratch on!
~ Drunken_Sailor
Last edited by Daring_Sailor (May 29, 2017 21:59:27)
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Cops and Robbers RP! Over 3,000 RP comments! Join today!
Character name (first and last): Benjamin Becker
Age: 37
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Criminal
Looks: Tall, dark, wears dark clothing. Glare that digs into your soul.
Personality: Evil, Not very smart, Impulsive
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Was raised in a rich family, his father was caught steeling money from a bank. His mother abandoned him after that.
Strengths (talents/skills): Fast, can jump high to grab on to things
Weakness (what they're bad at):Not smart,
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): 7, really depends on the amount of homework I get…
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): no, never done anything like this before.
Please tell me if you want me to give more information!
Age: 37
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Criminal
Looks: Tall, dark, wears dark clothing. Glare that digs into your soul.
Personality: Evil, Not very smart, Impulsive
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Was raised in a rich family, his father was caught steeling money from a bank. His mother abandoned him after that.
Strengths (talents/skills): Fast, can jump high to grab on to things
Weakness (what they're bad at):Not smart,
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): 7, really depends on the amount of homework I get…
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): no, never done anything like this before.
Please tell me if you want me to give more information!
- Daring_Sailor
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Accepted! Plus, let me in on a little secret… I have never really RPed before either… XD Character name (first and last): Benjamin Becker
Age: 37
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Criminal
Looks: Tall, dark, wears dark clothing. Glare that digs into your soul.
Personality: Evil, Not very smart, Impulsive
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Was raised in a rich family, his father was caught steeling money from a bank. His mother abandoned him after that.
Strengths (talents/skills): Fast, can jump high to grab on to things
Weakness (what they're bad at):Not smart,
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): 7, really depends on the amount of homework I get…
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): no, never done anything like this before.
Please tell me if you want me to give more information!
- DominoDragon1
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Then we will figure it out together!
- Daring_Sailor
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Yes Just adding you now… Then we will figure it out together!
EDIT: Added you!
Last edited by Daring_Sailor (Feb. 25, 2017 14:59:20)
- Daring_Sailor
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BTW I love your signature! XD Then we will figure it out together!
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Character name (first and last): Sam Clark
Age: 80
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: criminal
Looks: old, in a wheelchair
Personality: bad tempered
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): old war veteran, came back with severe social problems
Strengths (talents/skills): math, generally smart
Weakness (what they're bad at): physical activity in any way
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): as often as possible, homework permitting
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): only a little, but I know the general strugture of things.
sounds like a great RP!
Age: 80
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: criminal
Looks: old, in a wheelchair
Personality: bad tempered
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): old war veteran, came back with severe social problems
Strengths (talents/skills): math, generally smart
Weakness (what they're bad at): physical activity in any way
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): as often as possible, homework permitting
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): only a little, but I know the general strugture of things.
sounds like a great RP!
- Daring_Sailor
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Character name (first and last): Sam Clark
Age: 80
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: criminal
Looks: old, in a wheelchair
Personality: bad tempered
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): old war veteran, came back with severe social problems
Strengths (talents/skills): math, generally smart
Weakness (what they're bad at): physical activity in any way
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): as often as possible, homework permitting
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): only a little, but I know the general strugture of things.
sounds like a great RP!
Accepted! Adding you now…
- MasterCuber
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Thanks!Character name (first and last): Sam Clark
Age: 80
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: criminal
Looks: old, in a wheelchair
Personality: bad tempered
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): old war veteran, came back with severe social problems
Strengths (talents/skills): math, generally smart
Weakness (what they're bad at): physical activity in any way
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): banana
Activeness x/10 (1 = Once a month - 10 = I am always on): as often as possible, homework permitting
Do you have any experience with RPs or collabs? Y/N (don't worry if the answer is no, it's just extra information for us ): only a little, but I know the general strugture of things.
sounds like a great RP!
Accepted! Adding you now…
- DominoDragon1
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Welcome to the club!
- Daring_Sailor
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Yes! BTW since you 2 have are the first people to join, you will probably be Admins later. XD Welcome to the club!
- MasterCuber
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Thanks!Yes! BTW since you 2 have are the first people to join, you will probably be Admins later. XD Welcome to the club!
- MasterCuber
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BTW, I love the picture for the studio!Thanks!Yes! BTW since you 2 have are the first people to join, you will probably be Admins later. XD Welcome to the club!
- Daring_Sailor
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I'm going to start RPing now. See you in the studio! XD
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Thanks!BTW, I love the picture for the studio!Thanks!Yes! BTW since you 2 have are the first people to join, you will probably be Admins later. XD Welcome to the club!
stupid 60 second rule…
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This might be a good character to have, I don't have to control it though.
Character name (first and last): Matt Grant
Age: 30
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Is with the criminals, but works for the police
Looks: Average height
Personality: Cheerful
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Has reportedly robbed several banks, but that news was just to convince the robbers that he isn't a cop.
Strengths (talents/skills): Convincing others, physical activity
Weakness (what they're bad at): Noticing important details
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): I don't have to play this character
Character name (first and last): Matt Grant
Age: 30
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Is with the criminals, but works for the police
Looks: Average height
Personality: Cheerful
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Has reportedly robbed several banks, but that news was just to convince the robbers that he isn't a cop.
Strengths (talents/skills): Convincing others, physical activity
Weakness (what they're bad at): Noticing important details
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): I don't have to play this character
- Daring_Sailor
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Yeah sure! So Matt Grant is actually working for the police but spying on the criminals like a double agent? And also, when you say you don't have to play the character, do you mean that he just someone you will sometimes use? But anyway, you can be him. I'll put him in the Police section, but tell me if he shouldn't be there. Also, I'll leave him as a constable, so the criminals don't find out his real job. This might be a good character to have, I don't have to control it though.
Character name (first and last): Matt Grant
Age: 30
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Is with the criminals, but works for the police
Looks: Average height
Personality: Cheerful
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Has reportedly robbed several banks, but that news was just to convince the robbers that he isn't a cop.
Strengths (talents/skills): Convincing others, physical activity
Weakness (what they're bad at): Noticing important details
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): I don't have to play this character
- DominoDragon1
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Sounds good!Yeah sure! So Matt Grant is actually working for the police but spying on the criminals like a double agent? And also, when you say you don't have to play the character, do you mean that he just someone you will sometimes use? But anyway, you can be him. I'll put him in the Police section, but tell me if he shouldn't be there. Also, I'll leave him as a constable, so the criminals don't find out his real job. This might be a good character to have, I don't have to control it though.
Character name (first and last): Matt Grant
Age: 30
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Is with the criminals, but works for the police
Looks: Average height
Personality: Cheerful
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Has reportedly robbed several banks, but that news was just to convince the robbers that he isn't a cop.
Strengths (talents/skills): Convincing others, physical activity
Weakness (what they're bad at): Noticing important details
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): I don't have to play this character
I meant that someone else could play him, but I could if nobody else will.
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Oh ok. So he is basically a double agent spying for the Police that anyone can control?Sounds good!Yeah sure! So Matt Grant is actually working for the police but spying on the criminals like a double agent? And also, when you say you don't have to play the character, do you mean that he just someone you will sometimes use? But anyway, you can be him. I'll put him in the Police section, but tell me if he shouldn't be there. Also, I'll leave him as a constable, so the criminals don't find out his real job. This might be a good character to have, I don't have to control it though.
Character name (first and last): Matt Grant
Age: 30
Gender (girl or boy): boy
Police, Criminal or civilian?: Is with the criminals, but works for the police
Looks: Average height
Personality: Cheerful
Backstory (how their childhood was, what they have already done in their life): Has reportedly robbed several banks, but that news was just to convince the robbers that he isn't a cop.
Strengths (talents/skills): Convincing others, physical activity
Weakness (what they're bad at): Noticing important details
Miscellaneous information (anything extra you want to tell us?): I don't have to play this character
I meant that someone else could play him, but I could if nobody else will.
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