Crowns of Creation
So, many of you are probably aware of the first group RP I attempted to start on this site, descriptively if unimaginatively titled Disney Princess RP. While I believe it was going decently well around the time it unfortunately stopped up, I have been contemplating the RP since it became inactive and considered what a good course of action would be with it. In light of recent events, Ive decided to try rebooting the RP in a somewhat different form!
The Story
There are worlds beyond count spinning merrily along their paths in the multiverse. There are worlds with talking mice, and there are worlds with friendly dwarves. There are worlds with daring heroes, worlds with vile villains, and, in more places than you'd think, there are worlds with fairy godmothers.
A few of these worlds hurtling by each other obliviously in the fabric of the universe were very special worlds, homes to very special people.
Princesses. Kind, beautiful souls whose purity was a power all its own, quite unaware of the vastness of the multiverse around them. Lives running parallel paths, destined to never meet. And these parallel strands were watched over kindly by...well, let us call them godmothers, for there are many different sorts of fairy, but only one special group that watched over the princesses and helped them along, some overtly, some invisibly, to find the happy end of their destined path. One by one, under the benevolent gaze of the godmothers, one Princess after another found love and joy.
But as these threads for each princess went on, straight but separate on into infinity, it was easy to miss there was another thread that had been twisted long ago, and while it sprung from the same place as the threads of fate guiding the other princesses, this one had frayed and trailed off into darkness.
There had been another princess once, a long time ago when no one watched over the worlds. There was a story that had not ended so happily. There was a world where destiny went awry, and its thread had been severed, leading only to a dark, forgotten place even the Godmothers did not dare to keep watch.
But one day, destiny unwove itself, and the timeless tales of good triumphing over evil, true love conquering all, and the princesses living happily ever after became snarled and tangled together, and where these new threads of destiny end, nobody knows.
It starts with an innocuous silver wand, raised in darkness.
"Destiny is now unwound
Creation, obey my commands
Let all around me be unbound
As I take fate in my own hands!"
It seemed as though the skies cried as though wounded, but few heard their call as the worlds bent to the spell's command.
One by one, the worlds of the princesses were dragged from their own path, converging around the dark place into one new world.
Fate was no longer certain for this new world. Happily Ever After had been taken away. And only together can the Princesses who once existed separately take it back!
The Setting
The Disney multiverse has been warped by the Dark Worlds merger with that of the Princesses. The new, fused world created has brought the locales of numerous Disney tales together into one world. While for the time being the Dark World has only targeted the worlds that contained Princesses, left unchecked its power will spread until the entire multiverse becomes a part of it.
The new world, thanks to its unnatural creation, has produced a strange landscape; deserts spill into lush meadows, which lead in turn into deep, enchanted forests. Castles have been plopped down seemingly at random, some too close together, others very far apart, but people seem to ignore the warped, illogical shape of the world they now live in.
To live in the Dark World is to be subject to its strange power over the mind; the people held captive within it are beset by a sinister power that mires them in forgetfulness and melancholy. Some brave souls are now left drifting aimlessly about, unable to remember who exactly they are, while other unfortunates are lost to their melancholy, and sit sadly in their homes rather than act against their capture. On top of that, much of the world is beset with monsters, from small, mostly harmless imps that harass the forgetful to dark fairies and marauding dragons. The only safety is in the domain of The Princess, an enchanted castle where dreams are said to come true...but nobody has been allowed into the castle and its territory for a long, long time.
When the spell was enacted, the strongest hit were the Princesses themselves, who for a time forgot themselves and their homes and were set adrift in the Dark World, alone and uncertain. But recently, the power of the Dark World over the Princesses has waned; while they now appear to be peasant girls, the Princesses remember who and what they are, and each has become aware that something terrible has befallen their world, and nobody can fix it but them!
The Rules
Things are going to be a little different this time around in the RP, but some things will be staying the same:
-This topic will be rated PG-13. Some nudity and some sexuality are allowed, including romance between princesses if both players are OK with it, but keep it within reason.
-AB/DL elements are allowed and even encouraged in this RP, but I am expecting our players to include them responsibly; none of the princesses start out as
AB/DL girls, so they will have to grow into that with time, and the content should not bring the RP to a standstill. Remember, if the Princesses all start acting like helpless babies, nobody can save the worlds!
-You MUST be willing to post at least two complete sentences, with proper spelling and grammar, to participate in this RP. I will not require perfection, but I DO expect to see an effort made with thoughtful, detailed posts. If youre having trouble thinking of something to say, consider the details! If your Princess does something, why does she think to do that? How does she do it, exactly, and how does that feel? How does something look? Try to make posts that help your fellow roleplayers imagine and feel whats going on! If youre unsure about your spelling and grammar, try running your post through a link like this: http://www.gingersoftware.com/spellcheck
-Do not god-mode. I know the desire to take charge is often very strong, but do not force things on another player's character if you want to remain in the RP; you should not do things for someone else, put words in another player characters's mouth, or determine automatically if something you are doing to a character not controlled by you works or not. Aurora can pick up Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather's wands and cast a spell on herself, for example, but she CANNOT pick up the wands and cast a spell on Jasmine. In this case, Aurora's player would say she "tries" to cast a spell on Jasmine, and Jasmine can decide for herself if it hits or not. This leaves things much fairer to the other players, since everyone is in control of their fate, but I will not enforce the rule as far as Non-Player Characters are concerned unless I feel things are getting out of hand; Aurora can declare her spell works on the fairy she picked up the wand from if that's her target, for example.
-The only player characters I would prefer for this RP are Princesses, meaning eligible characters to select are Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine, Aurora, Mulan, Rapunzel, and Tiana. If further RPers would like to join, I will also open up "secondary" princesses such as Alice, Pocahantas, Meg, and Jane.
If you have a question for me, please send me a PM so we can work it out; I might not always say yes, but I will always give you an answer and be willing to discuss whatever you ask me about. I will also send YOU a PM if I feel I need to discuss something about the RP with you, including asking you to change something if I feel it is breaking the rules. Please do not take any criticisms I have personally, I am just trying to help everyone have fun in this RP, including you!
Applications
So, as previously stated, this is an RP in which all the player characters are Disney Princesses. This certainly speeds up the process of applying for a character, but it does not eliminate it. I will expect everyone to PM me and get approved before they post here! The rules for applying are as follows:
1. Your application for a Princess must come with an RP sample that represents the way you like to post, and how I should expect a longer post from you to look. As such, take the time and effort with your sample to show that you are willing to do so in the RP proper; I will reject the application if your RP sample does not demonstrate good roleplay! I will give more than one chance on this matter, but please try to make a good first impression with your samples, especially if we havent RPed together before!
2. Every princess is currently wearing their peasant dress in the Dark World (if your princess doesnt have a peasant dress, like Rapunzel, you can make one up), since their status has been disguised; however, each of them will find a memento that connects to their old lives, allowing them to transform into their magical dresses! Describe what your princesss item is; it doesnt HAVE to be something important from their movie, but try to make it something that would logically connect them to their memories.
3. While transformed into their magical dresses, each princess can have a special power! Describe what this power does, being sure its not too outrageous compared to the others!
3a. You might notice I only described a special power, compared to the multiple dresses with different powers from the previous RP. This is to help simplify crafting a unique power for your princess, but it wont curtail your wardrobe options; your magical dress can take whatever form you like as you play, so if you want to have your characters dress become a tutu or other costume for a while, thats OK!
Easy as 1-2-3, isnt it? Lets see it in action, then!
Princess Cinderella
Memento: Cinderellas memories of being a princess are now preserved in her glass slippers, which allow her to transform when she slips them on! Because of the magic contained within them, the slippers no longer break like glass, and are wonderfully comfortable to wear. Unfortunately, Cinderella doesnt know what became of her slippers in the Dark World.
Princess Power: Cinderellas transformation into a princess gives her the power of defending herself and others with magical barriers. Cinderella can conjure shields that resemble weightless glass to form bubbles, armor, or a variety of other shapes to shield herself and her friends from harm, keep out cold, heat, and curses, and even allow the group to safely go underwater without drowning or even getting wet! The barriers arent perfect, however; their defense is strong, but under enough stress, they will crack as a warning before the next strain causes them to harmlessly shatter, ending that defense.
RP Sample: Nobody paid Cinderella much attention as she wove her way through the streets of the town; who would take an interest in a simple maid, even one so beautiful? And in her current attire, it certainly did appear that Cinderella was nothing more than that.
It wasnt the return to her simple dress that troubled Cinderella as she paused by a shops window, looking at her reflection. It was what was in her head, the two conflicting memories that had come to fill it in the last week.
The memories shed had before then didnt go back very far; nobodys did. It was a sad, forgetful world, and everyone muddled along in confusion and melancholy. She had been a nobody, imagining without hope what it would be like to live like the Princess in the land where dreams came true.
But in the last week, such things had returned to her memory, old, strong, and full of life. She remembered love and magic, dancing and being merry. She was Cinderella, and her dreams HAD come true...and she had been a princess before everything changed.
She didnt understand what was going on any longer, but there had been a note; one last gift from her dear Fairy Godmother, written hurriedly.
"Never give up. Never forget. Find the others."
Cinderella didnt fully understand this odd message, but she knew something had gone very wrong, and seeing the sad faces everywhere, she had realized it was likely up to her and these others her godmother had instructed her to find to put things right. She didnt know where to start looking, but something in her heart was drawing her in this direction. She merely hoped that she would find them soon...
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Obviously, your own app will not need to be just like that, but consider mine a good example of what Id like to see! Now, for one more character to introduce...
Princess Brenna
Brenna was born a princess, but her life started in tragedy. Her mother the Queen perished when she was very young, and her ill and grieving father followed her only a few years later. Brenna was crowned as the ruler of the kingdom when she was only a child, her one friend being her own Fairy Godmother.
Brennas godmother was particularly gentle and kind-hearted, practically raising the girl on her own and doing everything in her power to make the Princess happy after the loss of her parents. Unfortunately, she did not realize as time went on that she had done her job too well and too often for her charges own good. Brenna grew into a beautiful and intelligent but utterly spoiled young woman, used to always getting whatever she wanted and expecting to solve all her troubles with magic. Brennas godmother realized too late shed coddled the girl too much growing up, and a selfish and lazy young woman would take the throne if she did nothing. Loving her godchild very much, Brennas godmother tried to teach her right, but years of having all her problems solved for her meant Brenna had never learned to be responsible, kind, or hard-working, and she would not listen. With regret in her heart, Brennas godmother used a spell to transform Brenna into a small child, resolving to undo the damage shed done by neglecting to teach Brenna virtue when she was little.
Unfortunately, Brenna remembered everything, and while she played the contrite little girl, she remained as selfish and angry at not getting her way as ever, and one night, she stole her godmothers wand, deciding to learn magic herself since her godmother wouldnt spoil her anymore. Something went terribly wrong as she took the wand, however, and the stolen magic went wild, transforming Brenna from a child back into an adult but warping her immensely; the headstrong, wayward young Brenna transformed into a wicked and devious woman, equal parts princess and evil witch. With her stolen magic, she imprisoned her fairy godmother and transformed her world into the Dark World, gradually draining it of happiness as she lived her days as a tyrant, making her own dreams reality while her realm suffered in silence.
Eventually, Brennas godmother was able to send out a call for help, and others came to undo Brennas work; Brenna fought back, and after a fearsome battle between good and evil magic, Brenna and her world were locked away in a deep magical sleep, to be forgotten by all.
Eventually, however, Brenna awoke, and her magic let her behold all the happy endings surrounding her forgotten world. Furious at her fate and consumed with jealousy for the Princesses that lived happily ever after, Brenna wove a powerful curse to drag each world into her own kingdom and stealing the happy memories of the worlds for herself. Now, there can be no saving the worlds until Brennas sinister power over them is broken!
