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#1 scifidude47

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 01:04 AM

Our Newfound World
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PLOT: Teldis. That was what they called it. The mysterious planet just outside of our current intergalactic border. It seemed much like our own, but no ship that has gone there has ever returned, nor were any traces of them recorded. Recordings of ships that went there would just cut to static at a certain point, seemingly as if by random. Nopony knows exactly what causes this, nor if any survivors remain from the ships that have disappeared.

Nopony, except for them…

On the planet, it has been almost five years since the first pony-led ship crashed, a cargo ship, with a fairly large crew. It had a name, but those who survived it’s crash have long since forgotten it, as it is mostly overgrown by the flora of Teldis, Many more have crashed on various areas of the planet, never to be seen again by those who dare not go near the planet. The first waves of stranded ponies survived mainly off of whatever rations they could scrounge from their own ships, or whatever nonperishable tins of food were left in the ruins of other crashed ships. When those ran out, which they almost all did, they went to work studying the life of the planet, working out what plants were edible, which were poisonous, most importantly, if they bit back…

While plants were plentiful for a while, many ponies were forced to do the unthinkable… to hunt the animals of the planet and consume their meat. While most would consider this act almost barbaric, or perhaps not even pony-like, it is almost commonplace for the denizens of Teldis. They hunted creatures with whatever firearms they brought or scavenged, but when their guns broke or when their bullets depleted, they soon went to work, gathering materials to make weapons, axes, spears, knives, or whatever weapons they could create to kill the deadly creatures of the planet.

While many ponies stuck together with those that they had become stranded with, many were forced to search out other survivors, as many that they had found themselves with perished. Tribes began forming, finding ways to become self-sufficient as they realized the inevitability of their captivity on the planet. Groups of nomadic hunter-gatherers dot the landscape, as well as many farming societies who attempt to stay where they are, or wherever the soil is most fertile to grow various plants. Many tribes are much more violent, attacking others for whatever supplies they can take. Nevertheless, the people of Teldis have managed to eke out an existence, albeit a rather dangerous one.

You are a member of a small group of survivors that has been on Teldis for almost a year. You live on a small coastal settlement nearby a large forest that nopony in your group has thought to map out or explore, with some large, jagged mountains with sparse vegetation jut out from across the water of the coastline, to this day unexplored. While there are many wooden buildings that have been constructed, you mainly sleep in the broken ruins of your old ship that has crashed on the shoreline, an old scouting ship meant to charter the galaxy. You survive off of a few plants within the forest, a few (fortunately) docile fish that you spear or fish from the shoreline, and a few animals that you are able to trap or hunt in the forest. You have not contacted any of the other surviving tribes on the planet, in fact, you are almost certain that you are the only ponies on this planet.

Today marks the 13th month since you had crashed on the planet. While it would seem like a normal day, perhaps even a day to celebrate the achievements that you and your friends have accomplished since being stranded, you feel that something is wrong, today.

Almost as if you are not alone…

RULES:
1. If you wouldn’t do it in another RP thread, don’t do it here.
2. Try to keep gore to a minimum. Excessive gore should be put in a spoiler, with a warning beforehand.
3. Fill out an app sheet and post it in the APP and OOC thread to join after I have accepted you.
4. Remember, you do not know much about the world you are in, and neither does your character, even if they aren’t with the group living on the coast.

CHARACTER APPLICATION:
Name:
Gender:
Race: (No Alicorns)
Picture and/or description:
Short Bio: (Keep it 1-2 paragraphs)
Starting Weapon: (No guns, keep it very simple; clubs, spears, knives, worn metal axes, etc.)
Is your character a part of the group that is living on the coast, a lone nomad, or a member of one of the tribes of the world?:

INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD:

(The information here is about as limited as I am willing to make it. More information will be added, but for now, you will only have what little information I’m willing to give. Remember, not much is known about this world.)

Plant Life: Most of the world is nearly covered in vegetation, spare for mountains, a few rocky deserts, and the coastlines, with pale sand. Much of it is edible, but most of the edible plants of the world take a long time to grow back their fruits, which is why many ponies resorted to the once unconsidered omnivore lifestyle. There are many plants that are a combination of animal and plant, some are simply able to move, some remain rooted in the ground, and many are actually predatory, attacking any creatures unlucky enough to get too close to them.  Traveling through forests, while the possibility of finding edible plants is great, is very risky, as many of the carnivorous plants are difficult to find in the thick vegetation.

Fauna: Animals on Teldis are usually large, much larger than ponies, due to the fact that Teldis is around 3.5 times larger than Equestria. Even insects on the planet are about as large as dogs back on Equestria. The largest creatures are usually larger than skyscrapers, only moving once every few days in order to find food. Very few animals on the planet are docile, most of them being carnivorous, or at least defensive. Due to their size, many are difficult to hunt or kill. However, when one is killed, the reward is great. As ponies have had to become more resourceful to survive on Teldis, they have learned to use every part of the animals they hunt, meat is preserved with salt, carapaces are used for armor, leather for clothing, bones for tools, some bones large enough to be fashioned into several tools, like shovels, spears, axes, or knives. The most dangerous of animals lie in the oceans of Teldis, to the point that the backs of many have been mistaken for islands.

Character List:
1. Black Widow (scifidude47)
2. Light Spectrum (~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~)
3. Bernadette (soundbreak)
4. Stardust (stephenisbest)
5. Wishmere (~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~)
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(NOTE: Just because there are 10 slots on the character list does not mean that is the maximum. If this RP actually gets popular, I will make room, as long as it doesn't get out of hand. ALSO: I will do weekly cleanups of the character list, should a few members become inactive. If you don't post on a regular basis (i.e. 2-3 day waits between posts) then it is suggested that you do not join. If you won't be able to post for some time, make it known, and I will not remove your character.)

Thanks for giving this RP a look!
~scifidude47

 

((Consider the following text to be the beginning of the roleplay))

 

Dawn approaches the horizon, as seen from the coast of an unnamed beach, on an unknown world. A small scouting vessel, now derelict and overgrown with flowering plants sits on its side, serving as shelter to the few of it's original passengers who survived its crash. 

 

Black Widow; a mare belonging to the original crew, awakens. She stretches as she forces herself up, her hooves causing a slight clanking noise to emanate from the floor, causing a few other nondescript survivors to stir. The unicorn mare stands still for a moment, until the survivors are silent again. She quietly climbs out of the ship, awarded with the sunrise as she emerged from the grey, industrial darkness.

 

She watches the Teldian sunrise, reveling in its mysterious beauty. She hops onto the ground, traveling to the shore to watch the sun appear from behind the jagged mountains across the water. She lays on her back, taking off her pointless hairband and laying her head on the cool sand, hoping to enjoy a peaceful morning.



#2 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 01:41 AM

Spectrum watched Widow closely. She didn't understand why she awoke so early. Spectrum awoke early, to see if she could pillage anything from the ship's supplies. But this mare seemed to wake up just to see the sun. Spectrum quickly ignored her musings and started sneaking out toward the ship. As Spectrum ran out of the foliage for a mere moment and dashed inside the ship, she didn't realize that the motion was seen for the 4th time by Wishmere, hiding in the foliage as well.. Wishmere had watched Spectrum take some supplies from the ship, but she hadn't told anypony about her. She didn't want anypony to hurt the little foal. She thought that, out of everypony to ask, she would ask Widow.

 

Wishmere slowly walked over the Black Widow and said, "Hey Widow...You know how some supplies have been going missing? Well there is a little foal who has been taking them. She just entered the ship, so we have...about 5 minutes before she leaves. I think we should think of something to do..."



#3 scifidude47

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 02:06 AM

Black Widow's head sprung up, looking at Wishmere. She was surprised at her sudden announcement, not even bothering to solve it herself. 

 

She had known Wishmere for a while, becoming somewhat-friends with her a few months after they crashed. (I hope you don't mind this) She didn't talk to her too much, but this suddenness still surprised her.

 

"Uhh... we could try catching her? Wait..." The sudden realization of the fact that they weren't alone on this planet hit her.

 

"We need to catch her. Right now. Let's go." She got up quickly, cantering back to the ship, not even bothering to pick up her hairband. 



#4 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 02:22 AM

((Its cool))

 

Wishmere picked up Widow's headband and followed her. She had become more open with Widow than anypony else. She seemed to speak a little more around her. However, she did have an idea.

 

"What about setting up a basic snare trap?" asked Wishmere.

 

Meanwhile, Spectrum was busy grabbing anything she could get from the storage area in the ship. She quickly finished up and turned around starting to head out, back to her nest.



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Posted 08 July 2014 - 02:51 AM

B watched from the top of a cloud making sure to keep anima on her back so he wouldn't fall off. "that foal needs to get in and get out" she said to herself as she slipped through the cloud and flew down to the water purifier that was close to the shore and stared at the two ponies heading towards the ship, "this cant be good" B thought as she remembered the little foal that just ran in and sent anima through the holes in the hull to find little foal.

((I'll be RPing as Anima for now.))



#6 Stephen

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 11:17 AM

((Continuing from my Bio))

 

After a few days of rest at the lake I notice movement and light on the other side of the lake I want to go over and observe them for a few days to see if they're friendly or bad. 

 

At night I sneak over there to observe what these ponies are like. After spending a few hours there they appear to be half pony and half creature. They are very, very tall and they aren't what I thought they were. They seem to carry spears with them everywhere they go and they look very hostile and not friendly at all. I can't understand them at all because they speak some type of weird language. There village seems very primitive and the lay-out of the village isn't what I expected. These creatures are very scary and strange.



#7 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 04:23 PM

Spectrum snuck around the corners of the ship. She knew the little crevises that she could hide in while the other passengers walked near her. She sliped into 1 hallway and started to dash away. However, she was about to crash into Black Widow and Wishmere.



#8 scifidude47

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 04:46 PM

*snip*

((Please put your posts in the past tense, please. ))

"We should just cut her off at the entrance. She'll be trapped in the ship, like a cornered animal, so we should be careful." She said, sitting by the entrance to the ruined starship. 



#9 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 08 July 2014 - 10:54 PM

Spectrum turned around the corner, and saw the front blocked by 2 ponies. She halted in her tracks and looked around. She then flew up to the ceiling and waited for the ponies to leave.

 

However, Wishmere had seen her. She levitated a net up behind her and looked at Black Widow.

 

"That filly is on the ceiling...Make some noise...I'll catch her with this net." she whispered.



#10 scifidude47

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 05:58 AM

Black Widow took the makeshift net, make from dried sea grasses and weaved together, and held it in her magical grip, ready to snare the odd newcomer. A million questions raced through her mind. Who was this pony? How long had it been here? Was it insane? Why was it stealing from them?
 

She shook her head, as if to wipe away the thoughts, and waited for Whispermere to draw out the thief. 



#11 Stephen

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 07:41 AM

After staying at the 'Swamp Village' she went back to the lake because she didn't feel safe in the village plus she was hungry and thirsty. Thinking about what she's seen in the last couple days she doesn't feel safe. She remembered that her dad had a bow and arrow and a knife and she was thinking about going back there. She needed a weapon to defend himself. She then had to walk back to where his dad died.

 

After walking for about 2 days. She found the area where her dad died, she spent a couple hours trying to find the bow and arrow and the knife after finally finding it, she felt safe. Now she could defend herself. After walking around a bit, she felt like someone was watching her. She then set up a campsite to see if she was being followed. After making the campsite she went  up to a cliff that overlooks the campsite she is now going to see what happens that night. To see if she was going to be attacked and just to see if somebody was behind him.


Edited by stephenisthebest, 10 July 2014 - 07:46 AM.


#12 scifidude47

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 10:37 AM

((Just an fyi, your pacing is WAY too fast for the current RP, if you are near the campsite on the coast. Also, you often use "him" and "her" or "his" and "her" in the same sentence. Just thought I'd point these out.))



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Posted 10 July 2014 - 10:43 AM

((Just an fyi, your pacing is WAY too fast for the current RP, if you are near the campsite on the coast. Also, you often use "him" and "her" or "his" and "her" in the same sentence. Just thought I'd point these out.))

((Okay Ill slow down a bit sorry))



#14 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 08:16 PM

Wishmere picked up a rock, and tossed it at the celing. The rock resounded with a clang and Spectrum freaked out. She flew away from Wishmere, but landed in the net. She struggled against the bonds.



#15 scifidude47

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 09:15 PM

Black WIdow was taken back a little by the force of the pony pulling, afraid that the makeshift net would snap at any second. She was knocked back onto the ground, trying to dig her hooves into the dirt to get a decent stance on the ground.

 

"St-stop!" She yelled out, still trying to pull the thief to the ground. 



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Posted 10 July 2014 - 09:42 PM

Spectrum struggled as hard as she could, but it wasn't enough. Resigning herself to the usual tactic, Spectrum lay completely still and pretended to be dead. Hopefully these predators would think her dead and leave her alone.

 

((Also...I fixed my picture! I have a working avatar. Like a boss! :P))


Edited by ~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~, 10 July 2014 - 09:43 PM.


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Posted 10 July 2014 - 11:36 PM

Black Widow looked at the pony, who had seemed to just give up. A few ponies from the ship began to come out, wondering what all the noise was, as Black Widow and Spectrum made a fair amount of it.

 

"Whisper, get a flint knife from the weapon storage, just in case she wakes up hostile..." Black Widow said, slowly undoing the netting, listening closely for breathing.



#18 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 12:26 AM

Wishmere nodded her head and grabbed the knife. When she came back, she moved close to Spectrum.

 

With a predator so close, Spectrum jumped at Wishmere. She bit her hoof, and dashed away, back out to the forest. She was headed to her nest.

 

Wishmere whimpered a little, but still said, "Quick! Follow her!"



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Posted 11 July 2014 - 01:08 AM

"Th-the hell? She bit you? What kind of pony would bite another like that!?" She said, before quickly looking in the direction where Spectrum had fled.

 

"Alright, let's get that bite treated, before we do anything. If there's one other pony-gone-insane on this Celestia-forsaken planet, there are bound to be others." She said, going back to the other survivors and getting a roll of bandages for Whisper. 



#20 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 01:25 AM

"I'll be fine." said Wishmere, "Let's get her first."

 

Wishmere then ran after Spectrum.



#21 Stephen

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 08:48 AM

After waiting for about 2 days and still waiting something suddenly happen.

 

*She listened and she heard something. Something coming out of the bushes. Than a blast happen*

 

3 of the creatures from the swamp village came out of the bushes. She watched as they attacked the village. They threw everything and took down her fake campsite. After watching them tear it down, she started to panic. So she ran. She kept running. She couldn't go back to the lake because that's where the village was and they have probably torn her camp down. So she just kept running. She couldn't go back to the lake so she headed south and just wished the best of luck and hoping she would find another lake or river. 

 

((Could I bump into one of you guys or find your camp? Like next paragraph I type?))


Edited by stephenisthebest, 11 July 2014 - 08:49 AM.


#22 TemmixDaHelix

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 11:15 AM

((Sure i guess, you could find Spectrum's nest.))


Edited by ~HelixSpectrumTopazGamer~, 11 July 2014 - 11:44 AM.


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Posted 11 July 2014 - 11:17 AM

((Awesome thxs))



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Posted 13 July 2014 - 12:36 PM

((Will post tomorrow sorry))




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