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| 23 Aug 2013 02:50 PM |
This RP will be based around a group of wanderers going from fictional locations to other fictional locations in the West during the time of the American Frontier, around the 1870s.
You get off your horse, leading it to the hitching pole outside the town saloon. The jobs ad said the teamster was leaving tomorrow at sunrise. As pink skies slowly died away at the presence of dark twilight, you could tell the guy didn't want to hitch it after dusk. The moon was dim tonight.
Filling a nearby trough filled with water, you drag it under the hitching post to feed you and countless others' horses. Dusting your hands, you shield yourself against a dusty breeze before stepping into the Koellan Saloon.
Name: Ag.e: Gender: Appearance: Clothing: Equipment: Weapons: (Three. A combination of two pistols and a melee, two melees and a pistol, a pistol and a rifle, or a rifle and a melee. Rifles include shotguns.) Bio:
Weapons
Colt Peacemaker- A new gun on the list in the long line of colts, the Single Action Army--or Peacemaker for short--is a gun that uses metal cartridges with smokeless powder. Common among lawmen. Swing-out cylinder.
Schofield Revolver- Another fairly new single-action revolver, the Schofield is a model of Smith and Wesson smokeless-powder revolver that was named after an army general. Top-break cylinder.
Colt Navy- After being put out of production by the Peacemaker, these old cap and ball revolvers can still be found in the Old West.
Derringer- A one or two-shot pocket pistol for quick, point-blank defense, it also counts as a melee weapon.
Coach gun- Also known as the double barreled shotgun, this is used in the Old West for home defense and wagon drivers. Fires two hard-hitting 12 gauge shells.
Sharps Rifle- A single-shot, large bore rifle based on a falling block design, it looks more like a rifled musket. The newest versions have been converted to fire metal cartridges. Revered for its long range and accurate shots.
Springfield Trapdoor- Another converted musket for metallic cartridges, it is the official rifle for the standing army at this time and uses a trapdoor loading system.
Winchester Lever-action Rifle- Famous for its rapid-fire, lever action design, it combines the maneuverability of a carbine with the quickness of a revolver in one package. Praised for its ruggedness and efficiency.
Melee
Bowie Knife- A large fighting knife, iconic in the Old West and popularized by Colonel James Bowie.
Stiletto- A long, slender weapon with needle-sharp point, it was brought over to the West through italian immigration and is the perfect close quarters thrusting weapon.
Switch-blade- Also known as a 'folding knife,' through the mass production of knives the West is now chock full of concealable and compact weapons.
Throwing Knife- A knife balanced for throwing and good for games of five-fingered fillet.
Shovel- Perfect for digging bodies or caving in faces.
Baseball bat- They did, in fact, exist at the time.
Whip- Usually used for driving cattle and oxen, it can still be used as a punishment tool and eligible weapon in the West.
Crowbar- A tool for working with freight, it has enough heft and weight to be deadly.
Misc Dynamite- A recently patented explosive harnessing the power of nitroglycerin, it has been shipped over from Europe to America to be used in mines everywhere.
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| 23 Aug 2013 03:07 PM |
Name: Elijah 'Sharp' Sharpes. Ag.e: 34 Gender: Male
Appearance: Elijah stands at roughly 6ft, he is of a rather slim build. He is of African American descent, he has thin black hair, borderline bald, he also has a beard stretching from ear to ear and a small goatee. He has various scars on his arms and legs, a noticeable one across his forehead.
Clothing: A typical brown-ish western duster coat, worn at the base and elbows, under this he has a brown jacket and under that, a white shirt complete with a red bow tie. He wears a belt with 2 holsters either side, typical brown leggings and cowboy boots.
[I'll complete the rest later, im in a hurry now] |
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| 24 Aug 2013 08:38 AM |
Name: Elijah 'Sharp' Sharpes. Ag.e: 34 Gender: Male
Appearance: Elijah stands at roughly 6ft, he is of a rather slim build. He is of African American descent, he has thin black hair, borderline bald, he also has a beard stretching from ear to ear and a small goatee. He has various scars on his arms and legs, a noticeable one across his forehead.
Clothing: A typical brown-ish western duster coat, worn at the base and elbows, under this he has a brown jacket and under that, a white shirt complete with a red bow tie. He wears a belt with 2 holsters either side, typical brown leggings and cowboy boots. He also wears a black leather cowboy hat, and occasionally a red mouth rag.
Equipment: Packet of C.igar.ett.es, Map, Rope, various traveling supplies such as water, food and medical items.
Weapons: 2 Schofield Revolvers and a Throwing Knife.
Bio: Elijah was the child of 2 slaves working in the deep south, working at a cotton plantation under the rule of a tyrannical plantation owner, to prevent him living a life of cruelty and suffering, he was adopted by a rich white family and raised alongside their white children. As he grew up, he learned slowly of his background. At the age of 20, near to the abolition of slavery, the locals grew wary of his presence at the white familys house, the animosity grew to the point the house was burned down, Elijah ran. After months of living out in the wilderness he was found by a Bounty Hunter by the name of Gerald Whitmann, who trained him as his accomplice, he became proficient in the use of firearms, hand to hand combat, bladed combat, horse riding and tracking amongst other things. He followed Whitmann until the abolition of slavery act, this is where Whitmann was killed in a shootout with outlaws. Elijah vowed to avenge his mentors death, his adopted family death, and maybe even find if his parents were still alive.
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AlphaX10
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| 24 Aug 2013 08:46 AM |
| (Why can't you have one of each weapon category?) |
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podraptor
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| 25 Aug 2013 12:11 AM |
| (Given the fact that having one pistol, one rifle, and one melee is OP, it gives players a chance to be more diverse in their character's combat options and gives the RP a more realistic feel.) |
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