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Dante Darkheart · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:52 pm Post subject: Possibilities....

So it's been nearly a month and a half since I started here on Atlantic. And I've gotten to know many of you well enough for the wheels in my head to start churning plotting and scheming. Some of this includes murders, smuggling, robberies, drug use, vampiric blood orgies, prion breaks, racketeering but nothing world ending. After all doesn't that all sound like too much fun to just end the world? But that's all a big job for just one little old vampire to do himself. I'm going to need friends. I'm gong to need minions and lackeys. I'm going to need (OOCly willing) victims.

So i have set up a a casino/tavern/inn on the southern tip in Felucia, a small stable on the north island of Jhelom, and it is all connected by a series of secret underground tunnels represented by my 18x18 borg cube in Malas. There is still room for another small house plot and I'm in the process of convincing my neighbor to sell his house to me as well. Ideally I'd like to run an organized crime syndicate. The legitimate front will be a shipping business and a casino. Of course there will be plenty of illicit avenues for profit. Will the games at the Casino be rigged? From time to time. What will the cargo be of those shipments? Could be slaves, could be drugs. Could a legitimate shipment fall off the back of the boat only to be 'recovered' and fenced at a lower price? You bet.

I would prefer new characters for this venture so I think a good way to start off would be a prison break. We will need two groups guards and prisoners. I'd prefer both groups to be newbies though this isn't necessary. The back story on the prisoners could easily be that they were one of the angry rioters recently captured and awaiting trial. For already established characters who want to be prisoners I would prefer them to meet with Dante previously to plot this prison break as Dante will need insiders to lead the way. For newbie guards, well for those about to die, we salute you. For already established characters either acting as guards or bringing in a prisoner this could be a good launching point for a man hunt. I think this could provide a good long open ended plot.

After the prison break the fugitives will be given various odd jobs. I doubt there will be enough to always count on designating one job for each person but rather those wishing to join would have a multitude of jobs depending on who is available. The jobs would range from the legitimate (card dealer, bartender, sailor, dancer, etc...) to the illegitimate (thief, drug dealer/producer, pirate, ladies of ill repute, assassins etc...).

I'm working on a ranking system though like many organized crime syndicates it will be fairly informal and strictly off the books in an in character sense. Most likely the highest ranked member will be 'made' which means they will most likely be turned to vampirism. Mid level enforcers will be probably be ghouled at best and/or have limited knowledge of their vampiric masters. The lower ranked members will be no different from petty criminals even slaves.

Again this is all up in the air and it's just an idea I'm kicking around. I hope people are interested enough to make this a reality. Let me know what you think.

Starfire · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: Prison break

I hve plenty of space for a random prisoner.
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Dante Darkheart · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:07 pm Post subject:

So not a lot of responses.

....concerning...

Oh well, So the casino docks and hostel are all up and built. I'm in the process of making the cards for the card games. And I've renamed my guild to The Crimson Shadow Syndicate. I wanted something a little more ambiguous as Clan Darkheart implied that it was just vampires and their minions. Anywho I'll be sending out highlight requests over the next week or two.

So because there is the lack of response I guess the whole prison break idea isn't really ideal right now. I guess moving forward I'll have to recruit in a more organic way and that's fine too as it would breed a guild more likely composed of main characters rather than alts.

Also a more formal guild recruitment and highlight notification will be submitted later.

Ceinwyn ab'Arawn · Transcendent Spammer Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5017

Interested, I want to interact and help, but you said you wanted newbs?

Dante Darkheart · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:13 pm Post subject:

It was just a preference. Existing characters are completely welcome but they're not going to under a very active GM. I've never been an extremely effective GM; I'm more of an idea man and I occasionally go inactive for weeks on end due to real life.

So with the guild I have envisioned I'd like it to be entrinsicly top heavy in its power structure. The majority of the members will be low level criminals that rely on orders from above. So with the right leadership it could work as a full time guild. But I can't guarantee that kind of commitment from myself. And even then with most of the members being low level I worry that play style might not be as rewarding without the right leadership guiding plots within the guild.

Also due to the nature of crime syndicates I would like many characters to be killed off and be replaced over time. I totally understand this might not be desirable fate. Who knows maybe it might not be so bad if one of these toons uses a name change token and maybe a hair restyle.

So there are some drawbacks to this type of guild for existing characters. But if done right it could be a lot of fun too.

Layla Vale · Visitor Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 12

Legions of Chaos will help in anyway

Layla Vale · Visitor Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 12

Dante,
Can you icq me? I have an idea. 617403065