Ex-Soldier | Ex-Spy | Doctor
Upon Request, I have provided a OOC thread the in the roleplay dicussion. You can find it here. To clarify, you can either post your actual roleplay posts in this thread or open a private roleplay and complete the challenge from there. I will be posting in this thread, just so an example of how I would approach the challenge is easily available.
Sorry for any Confusion.
- Zai
[SIZE=16pt]Writer’s challenge[/SIZE]
The roleplay is designed to test your writing skills while also fleshing out your character. The nature of the challenge is to design your own story while adhering to certain requirements in each section. The requirements are designed as a framework however, as the majority of the content is created by you, the writer. The challenge can seem daunting at first, however approaching each section at a time is a good way to handle posts.
There is little interaction with other writers (unless you specifically choose to do so) and so there is not an expected timeframe for posting. I will not be managing this, it’s main purpose is to try a new experiment, and to see the assorted styles of writing. Feel free to message me feedback (positive or critical, I accept all) or to ask a question (an F.A.Q. is also included at the bottom of this post).
The only character criterion is that your character must be at least partly organic (i.e. has a brain). All factions are allowed. You do not have to be force sensitive.
The roleplay is designed so your character travels alone through the trials, however you may travel as a group. This is provided your group forms before entering the trials (i.e. meets at the prophet's temple). Included in each section are the requirements for solo and group posts.
Read on below to start the roleplay.
[SIZE=16pt]Belsavis Trials[/SIZE]
The Prophet’s Temple
Location: Belsavis, 3 kilometres out of Plett’s Well.
In the frozen wastes of Belsavis, lies an ancient temple. Select people from all over the galaxy make the pilgrimage to visit the Belsavis Prophet, who is said to give an insight to their true selves. Take the pilgrimage and experience the prophet’s trials.
The temple is sparsely furnished and only a few degrees warmer than the outside air. Very few monks reside inside. Those who stay have the sole job of caring for the Prophet. They welcome you without speaking, and take you to the prophet’s chamber in the domed roof.
The Belsavis Prophet
The prophet will offer a chance to enlighten the soul, to challenge the mind and body and grow as a person. Such an offering is not without its dangers, however, and he warns that the ritual is not for the weak-minded. If you accept his offering, you will be transported to the Four Trials.
Solo Requirements:
1st Trial: The Abhorrent Aberration
After drinking the prophet's drink, you awaken in an empty forest. A great monolith looms out of the fog. At its base stands your greatest enemy.
Solo Requirements:
2nd trial: The Ersatz Emotion
3rd Trial: The Detestable Doppelgänger
You step through a door into a dark room. A small bed stands adjacent to the next door. Sitting upon the bed is your exact double. You see them pocket a small key as they stand to greet you. It soon becomes clear they believe they are the original and refuse to give you the key.
Solo Requirements:
Exit
F.A.Q.
I’ve included questions I expect to be asked and will also update as I am messaged questions.
Do I need to PM to join? - No, it is open to all.
Does the thread close? – No, it doesn’t close and there is no time limit on posting.
Is there a reward for the best post(s)? – It isn’t a competition so, no, there is no reward. It is designed to help sharpen writing skills and/or provide enjoyment to the writer.
Is there a maximum amount of posts? – No there is not. My character will be creating one post for each trial, but there are no such limitations in place.
Is there a codex entry for the temple? – No, there is not. Because of this, I am deliberately being vague on the details of the setting and the temple will not be used in any other roleplays.
It says 'Writer's Challenge', do I specifically have to use a writers account? - No, any subaccount is fine.
There have been a few posts already, can I still join? - Yes. Because it is mostly a solo experience, there is no issue in joining late.
Image Sources
Sorry for any Confusion.
- Zai
[SIZE=16pt]Writer’s challenge[/SIZE]
The roleplay is designed to test your writing skills while also fleshing out your character. The nature of the challenge is to design your own story while adhering to certain requirements in each section. The requirements are designed as a framework however, as the majority of the content is created by you, the writer. The challenge can seem daunting at first, however approaching each section at a time is a good way to handle posts.
There is little interaction with other writers (unless you specifically choose to do so) and so there is not an expected timeframe for posting. I will not be managing this, it’s main purpose is to try a new experiment, and to see the assorted styles of writing. Feel free to message me feedback (positive or critical, I accept all) or to ask a question (an F.A.Q. is also included at the bottom of this post).
The only character criterion is that your character must be at least partly organic (i.e. has a brain). All factions are allowed. You do not have to be force sensitive.
The roleplay is designed so your character travels alone through the trials, however you may travel as a group. This is provided your group forms before entering the trials (i.e. meets at the prophet's temple). Included in each section are the requirements for solo and group posts.
Read on below to start the roleplay.
[SIZE=16pt]Belsavis Trials[/SIZE]
The Prophet’s Temple
Location: Belsavis, 3 kilometres out of Plett’s Well.
In the frozen wastes of Belsavis, lies an ancient temple. Select people from all over the galaxy make the pilgrimage to visit the Belsavis Prophet, who is said to give an insight to their true selves. Take the pilgrimage and experience the prophet’s trials.
The temple is sparsely furnished and only a few degrees warmer than the outside air. Very few monks reside inside. Those who stay have the sole job of caring for the Prophet. They welcome you without speaking, and take you to the prophet’s chamber in the domed roof.
The Belsavis Prophet
The prophet will offer a chance to enlighten the soul, to challenge the mind and body and grow as a person. Such an offering is not without its dangers, however, and he warns that the ritual is not for the weak-minded. If you accept his offering, you will be transported to the Four Trials.
Solo Requirements:
- Meet the Prophet.
- Accept the drink.
- Meet the Prophet.
- Each character drinks simultaneously from individual cups.
1st Trial: The Abhorrent Aberration
After drinking the prophet's drink, you awaken in an empty forest. A great monolith looms out of the fog. At its base stands your greatest enemy.
Solo Requirements:
- Confront an apparition of your most hated and/or feared enemy (one that yet lives or one that has died) and defeat them.
- Leave via an ethereal door that appears once the apparition has been dealt with.
- Each group member’s most hated/feared enemy is working together to attack the group.
- Leave via an ethereal door that appears once the apparitions have been dealt with.
Defeating your enemy in combat is not the only way to confront the apparition. Consider if your character would try different tactics to defeat their foe.
2nd trial: The Ersatz Emotion
The next door opens to your most treasured memory. Waves of comfort and nostalgia surround you. There is no sign of an exit, but that matters little. You are happy; why would you want to leave?
Solo Requirements:
Solo Requirements:
- Relive your most cherished memory.
- Break the illusion.
- Leave through the ethereal door that appears.
- Each group member views a cherished memory, but occupy the same space.
- The group members must work together to determine which reality is the ‘true reality’.
- Ethereal door appears after each group member is convinced it is an illusion.
- Leave via the ethereal door.
- Unlike the first trial, this area does not have any defined boundaries. The size is dependent on the memory.
It would be good to create some sort of trigger that brings the character back to reality. This could be something like confronting a person in the memory that is dead in reality or a natural feeling of something awry.
3rd Trial: The Detestable Doppelgänger
You step through a door into a dark room. A small bed stands adjacent to the next door. Sitting upon the bed is your exact double. You see them pocket a small key as they stand to greet you. It soon becomes clear they believe they are the original and refuse to give you the key.
Solo Requirements:
- Obtain the key to the exit.
- Decide the fate of your double.
- Unlock the door and leave.
- There are the same number of keys/hey-holes as there are group members.
- Each group member must obtain their key from their double.
- Unlock the door and leave.
In my mind, this trial should represent an internal conflict. You should design a reason for your double’s refusal, a good example being that your character’s <Weakness> means that they do not deserve the key. Battle-orientated characters may have a double that challenges the character to a duel for the key (a therefore even-sided match).
Exit
You blacked out as you traveled through the door. You awaken in an empty bed in the temple.
Requirements:
Requirements:
- Leave the temple
- For continuity sake, you cannot kill the prophet or destroy the temple.
- The ending of this story is entirely up to your interpretation.
F.A.Q.
I’ve included questions I expect to be asked and will also update as I am messaged questions.
Do I need to PM to join? - No, it is open to all.
Does the thread close? – No, it doesn’t close and there is no time limit on posting.
Is there a reward for the best post(s)? – It isn’t a competition so, no, there is no reward. It is designed to help sharpen writing skills and/or provide enjoyment to the writer.
Is there a maximum amount of posts? – No there is not. My character will be creating one post for each trial, but there are no such limitations in place.
Is there a codex entry for the temple? – No, there is not. Because of this, I am deliberately being vague on the details of the setting and the temple will not be used in any other roleplays.
It says 'Writer's Challenge', do I specifically have to use a writers account? - No, any subaccount is fine.
There have been a few posts already, can I still join? - Yes. Because it is mostly a solo experience, there is no issue in joining late.
Image Sources
- https://au.pinterest.com/pin/306596687105758754/, original artist unknown.
- https://au.pinterest.com/pin/183099541082396279/, original artist unknown.
- http://wallup.net/artwork-fantasy-art-concept-art-bounty-hunter-cyborg-bar-drink/, original artist: rhineville.deviantart.com.
- https://au.pinterest.com/pin/262686590744992871/, original artist unknown.
- http://fiksyenshasha.com/cerita-el-jadi-benda-apa-yang-merangkak-bawah-katil-aku-malam-tadi/, original artist unknown.
