Endless Sands Interest Thread
 

I'm sure some of you remember that way back in the mysterious age known as Two Years Ago I attempted to start an RP called Endless Sands. Thanks to my... less than friendly co-dm (who will not be around this time) the RP died before it even started. Well now I feel it's time to give it another shot.

The original sign-up thread can be found here and it is very long. Don't feel required to read it all since I plan on making a lot of changes.

Anyway, for those unfamiliar with Endless Sands, it was originally based on the flash animation Aladdin 3150 but it also draws heavily from the likes of Dune and Fallout. Basically after a worldwide nuclear apocalypse the world is reduced to oceans of sand, where small communities manage to survive through trade, and hunting water or technology, and large cities thrive by monopolizing these resources. Players will be able to play as any of the races which range from Normals to Mutants to the cyborg Tech-Nicks (details can be found in the original thread).

While that's the gist of it, if there is enough interest I plan on going through the old thread and re-working nearly every aspect. Why? Because while the thread on NPF is only two years old, the original Endless sands is closer to five years old and it could really use some touching up.

As far as plot, I will probably be sticking with the original idea of hunting down "Atlantis" (not the city, a military R&D bunker filled with top of the line pre-sands tech). Characters will be a hired by a naive noble, either as actual tech hunters or security. The naive angle is there so that you can play as pretty much any type of character you want, and just lie your way onto the team for whatever reason.

So that's about it. If there's enough interest I'll get to work on remaking the sign-up thread and we'll go from there. Feel free to ask any and all questions you might have.

I thought I had made a character for that cause I remember it. I must have just stalked it. Tickle me fancied.

I remember making a character for this and I was quite dissapointed when it didn't happen. Glad to see you're bringing it back and I will most definately be interested. Hopefully the changes you make won't effect my old character idea too much, I think I was trying to run an assassin with bullet curving abilities.

Ooo Desert Punk genre, I'm in

Have you reconsidered at all the lack of indigenous wildlife on the planet?

I remember this being an issue.

Though I'd prefer having indigenous wild life
 

Still interested.

Sandworms or no.

Sounds cool. I'm interested.

Considering I'll actually have time to think up a character, I'm pretty intrigued.

Color me interested!

Sure, interested is me.

And more of this.

I am a huge jerk
 

Can... can we have wheels?

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*A wild Arhra has fled!*

Yes this will be addressed and there will be more fauna (both mundane and lethal).

While wheels will remain an uncommon sight in the Sands, as long as there's a good reason behind it then yes you can have wheels.

Color me most interested indeed.

whats the power level on this? starting I mean, I assume we will increase over time.

Huzzah! I can be a hunter, and kill animals to take their precious water.

Starting power level isn't something that applies to this RP. While yes there will be firefights and attacking creatures, diplomacy and cunning are equally important. There's more to surviving in the Sands than power.

If that seems like a vague answer then don't worry, I'll go over character creation details in the actual sign up.

Speaking of which, I think there's enough interest for me to get to work on the sign up. Like I said earlier, I plan on reworking a lot of aspects, and I will also be combing through the old thread and make sure to address all of the old issues. With that said it will probably take a few days (at least) for me to get everything ready, so don't hold your breath :)

When are you looking at starting this by the way? Because I'll be away from wednesday until possibly monday, and I don't wanna miss the sign up.

Sign ups will probably be up this weekend. If by some miracle the RP itself starts that same weekend then I'll keep the sign ups open and make sure there's a spot reserved for you.

Gorramn, so many people interested. Guess I'll set up my interest as well. I'll keep a close eye on when sign-ups start. I haven't been in an NPF RP in such a long time and I'd love to get my groove back. Not to mention my own character in mind.

Been in a foul mood for a few days now and I haven't been getting much work done for anything (that includes non-forum stuff too). This is still going to happen but uh, just bear with me for a little while longer while I get other stuff sorted out.

Hey Arcanum, don't want to pester, but how's the sign-up coming?

Sorry everyone! I've had some stuff going on that's been keeping me busy and stressed. Throw in ample amounts of video gaming to help manage the aforementioned stress (it works wonders for me), and that leaves very little time for RP making. I know I should have posted something sooner but I've kind of been avoiding the RP section (partly because I felt like an ass for not meeting the deadline I imposed on myself, partly because I don't like unloading my personal problems on you guys (which is one part 'deal with it myself' and one part 'don't bother them with that stuff'), and partly because I'm dumb).

On to the good news! I'm finally working on the sign-up again, though I'm not gonna say when it will be done because if I miss that self-imposed deadline again I'll feel like an ass... again. Plus Steam has that retarded sale going on and that's not going to help productivity at all.