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[ZeroTigress]

As the current role-play thread gains momentum, it can be hard to keep track of things. (Especially since the RPers themselves aren't all following the thread as they should. << ) So here's a cheat sheet for RPers to refer to when adding to the RP thread.

In addition, readers who would like to leave comments or ask questions should do so here in THIS thread so the RP thread won't have its flow ruined by posts that aren't contributing to it.

RP Characters

ZeroTigress
Logout Status: Locked
Base Level: 1??
Job Class: Assassin Cross
Main Weapon(s): Grimtooth x2 (daggers)

inuko23
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 134
Job Class: Lord Knight
Main Weapon(s): Hellfire (spear)
Mount Name: Kaen the male Peco Peco


Toxn
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 150
Job Class: Assassin Cross
Main Weapon(s): no data yet (katars)

ShinobiEX3
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 104
Job Class: Lord Knight
Main Weapon(s): no data yet (sword)

Aizenath
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 160
Job Class: Royal Guard
Main Weapon(s): no data yet (spear)
Mount Name: G the male Gryphon

Tkwan
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 160
Job Class: Archbishop
Main Weapon(s): no data yet

Talvis
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 160
Job Class: Mechanic
Main Weapon(s): Hurricane Fury (axe)

HopeSama
Logout Status: Free
Base Level: 150
Job Class: Warlock
Main Weapon(s): no data yet

Current timeline: Day 6 of VR launch

Episode Summaries
Episode 1: Launch Day
Summary:

Spoiler

The story begins with ZeroTigress putting on the GRAVITY Headgear peripheral to use it in time for the official VR launch of Ragnarok Online. After encountering some Dead Branch monsters alongside her sister Inuko23, ZeroTigress is killed and ends up in a limbo zone where she encounters a player using Eremes Guile's sprite as his avatar. She learns that a programming script has been placed inside her sprite for reasons unknown before respawning back in Prontera. Meeting up with Inuko23 again, the two sisters head to the Prontera tavern to travel to the Jawaii tavern where they meet Toxn. Drunken shenanigans abound and the three players make their way to Byalan Island to hunt Crab Nippers. Unbeknownst to them, they were being silently stalked by ShinobiEX3.

ZeroTigress, Inuko23, and Toxn eventually meet up with Aizenath after a strange ordeal in the Payon Forest. Having had enough of a strange launch day, the four of them call it a day and log out. Meanwhile, 3 figures in shadow plan the downfall of RO.

Episode 2: Investigation
Summary:

Spoiler

ZeroTigress, Inuko23, Toxn, and Aizenath encounter each other once more in the Jawaii tavern. After teaching Aizenath how to use the VR version of a Butterfly Wing, the four of them form a party and head to Mt. Mjolnir. ZeroTigress discovers that the three transcendent players were now able to surpass the old level cap of 99. ShinobiEX3 is discovered by ZeroTigress, who is eager to hurt him very badly. Another DB summons a beta version of a monster, which is quickly disposed of by ZeroTigress and Inuko23 with help from Tkwan. The day ends with the party logging out, but not before ZeroTigress threatens ShinobiEX3.

Episode 3: Woe
Summary:

Spoiler

The next day, ZeroTigress logs in to find herself on her own as the rest of the party had not logged on yet. She encounters ShinobiEX3 yet again, who pleads to join the party. After some hostile resistance, the two of them are accosted by a Mistress. When things started looking bleak, Talvis arrives and chases off the Mistress with his axe. The 3 players sigh with relief, but the calm is quickly interrupted by the appearance of a biolabs monster. The players are beaten and on the verge of death until Tkwan and Aizenath arrives to provide support. The biolabs monster is finally finished off by a berserk ShinobiEX3.

Talvis suggests investigating Glast Heim in which a strange event causes the group to suddenly transport to Niflheim. With no way out of Niflheim due to corrupted warps, the group helps ShinobiEX3 do the Piano Keys quest in order to use the witch to warp out of Niflheim. On the way to the witch's house, ZeroTigress becomes separated from the group. While on her own, she learns that the player using Eremes Guile's sprite was none other than the creator of RO himself. She is then accosted by the Lord of the Dead before she could get more answers and heads to the witch's house where she is teleported to Prontera. There, she meets up with Tkwan, Talvis, Aizenath, and ShinobiEX3. The party heads to the garden outside Prontera's west gate where Talvis' character gets controlled by a hacker and attacks the party. ZeroTigress manages to chase off the hacker and restore the character to its rightful owner.

Not long after, an announcement was made for players to gather in Prontera where they encounter the hacker using Kiehl's sprite as his avatar. ZeroTigress attempts to strike down the hacker, who quickly retaliates. Toxn appears to provide support alongside Aizenath. In a twist, the hacker manages to turn the other players on ZeroTigress and the others and quickly disappears. The party manages to escape the wrath of their peers, but ZeroTigress disappears in the process.

Episode 4: Trapped
Summary:

Spoiler

Now trapped in the game with no way to log out, Tkwan, Toxn, Talvis, Aizenath, and ShinobiEX3 settle in for the long haul at the Alberta inn. The men debate whether or not to go looking for ZeroTigress, which results in Toxn and Tkwan heading out to look for her. Meanwhile, ZeroTigress seeks shelter at the PVP inn in Morroc and falls asleep in a bed.

The next morning, ZeroTigress is surprised to find Tkwan and Toxn have located her. After she punishes them for seeing her in an embarrassing moment, Tkwan and Toxn manage to convince ZeroTigress to rejoin the group for her own safety.

ZeroTigress eventually encounters HopeSama upon setting foot in Alberta and takes her to the inn where they met up with the others. After the group fills HopeSama in on what's been happening, ZeroTigress's sister Inuko23 rushes in to reveal to the group that only a certain number of players have actually gotten locked into the game and that she and many others were still able to log out. The group feels hopeful and decides to go to Pharos Lighthouse to hide out until they can come up with a plan to counter the hacker. On the way, Talvis, Toxn, and Inuko23 were kidnapped and taken to Glast Heim prison.

ZeroTigress, Tkwan, HopeSama, Aizenath, and ShinobiEX3 began to rethink their plans with their friends gone and encounter an Acolyte that warps the players to the polluted city of Einbroch. They quickly make their way out the city's south gate only to come face to face with Kiehl holding their friends hostage. Kiehl demands to know what Eremes gave to ZeroTigress, to which she responds that a script was embedded into her sprite. Kiehl then proceeds to cut ZeroTigress open with a sword.

Just then, Eremes appears and warps all the players out of the area, leaving Kiehl by himself. The group reappear in the tavern of the Lighthalzen Hotel where ZeroTigress reveals the true identity of the Eremes player. Eremes then leaves and the group express their concerns to ZeroTigress, to which she assures them she is fine. Talvis remarks that the only road they have to run is towards Rachel. After some interruptions, the players make their way through the checkpoint separating Arunafeltz from Schwarzwald and head westward.

Episode 5: Awakening
Summary:

Spoiler

The group find themselves in the midst of the Plain of Ida where a bunch of houses lay scattered about. They make camp in one and decide to spend the night their to rest up for their journey to Rachel. In the middle of the night, Toxn awakens to find that ZeroTigress was outside. In the process, he awakens ShinobiEX3 who discovers a messenger bearing a note for ZeroTigress. Before ZeroTigress could read it, the group is accosted by a hacker using Baphomet as his avatar. The group is then imprisoned at the Cursed Monastery by the Baphomet hacker.

Kiehl learns of the capture and quickly heads to Nameless Island to confront the players. Meanwhile, ZeroTigress succumbs to a mysterious chest pain that began as soon as they left the Plain of Ida. Before Kiehl could enact his revenge on ZeroTigress, the female Assassin Cross mysteriously teleports the party out of the prison, leaving ice remnants in her wake.

The party lands within the Ice Cave, not quite sure what just transpired. While trying to figure out their next move, they are attacked by Ktullanux. After some futile fighting, HopeSama manages to destroy Ktullanux with an impressive display of Meteor Storm. Once the smoke cleared, the group discovers themselves in the presence of the dormant NPC known as Loomin. Before ZeroTigress could do anything, Kiehl appears and kills her right in front of everyone. Tkwan tries to resurrect her, but finds that he was unable to for some reason.

The party goes on the attack, fighting Kiehl in revenge for their fallen party member. In the process, ZeroTigress's blood makes contact with Loomin's ice prison, allowing the boy to awaken and break free. Loomin proceeds to kick Kiehl out of RO permanently and then goes to unlock ZeroTigress from her death status. With Kiehl gone, everyone is now free to log out of RO. Unfortunately, ZeroTigress's troubles were not over yet as she discovers she is the only one who still can't log out.

Episode 6: coming soon

Edited by ZeroTigress, 02 September 2014 - 10:35 PM.

[AlmrOfAtlas]

Yay I was waiting for this!

 

Is your RP's overarching plot based on or otherwise inspired by the .hack franchise?

[ZeroTigress]

Is your RP's overarching plot based on or otherwise inspired by the .hack franchise?

It's drawn from both .hack//SIGN and SAO's plots. Haven't seen the other .hack// shows so I cannot comment on those.

[AlmrOfAtlas]

I noticed that many posts contain interactions with other RP characters, besides the one "owned" by the author. Is that just ad-hoc stuff, or do you clear it with the characters' owners beforehand?

 

Has anyone expressed concern about "having words put into their mouth" or somesuch?

[ZeroTigress]

Yes, I spoke with the RPers in the Community RaidCall to make sure that I didn't write their characters in a way that they would disapprove of it. Most of the RPers don't mind that I'm carrying the story since they're not too sure how to progress things. I chose to do a story format rather than the typical action format since the RPers are not active enough to progress the story via action format.

[Aizenath]

I just find it hard sometimes because you are the only one that knows where this story is going (or so I think) so I try to add things and trying not to stray from the story at the same time which makes it a bit challenging but it seems the story keeps moving along anyways so I guess is not that bad.

Maybe one day this story can be a in-game quest!!! 

[ZeroTigress]

I have a particular plotline in mind, but I do try to keep things open-ended so others can add their own thing (like Talvis did with his character getting hacked; I didn't expect that at all). The hacker bad guys were something to help start momentum in the RP, but it doesn't have to go the way I want to. Everyone's free to add their own twist and whatnot. I'm just here to help keep it going if the thread's not being updated.

As for this story being an in-game quest, I somehow doubt it'll ever get there with how kRO works.

Edited by ZeroTigress, 19 July 2014 - 05:29 AM.

[Talvis]

When adding stuff I try to get a feel for where things are going but I also look to add things that mix it up without completely destroying the general direction. I was debating if I should add the body hack or not. I'm glad I did.