Here is the role play.

This Thread...
So, where this used to be a thread for my possible role play, I have converted this to my role play's Out of Character Thread.

OOC Rules
-If you have something to post out of character that applies to a single post, you may put the ooc stuff in that post, in the role play.

Originally Posted by Example

Terrance ran down the street, he was.....blah, blah...

((It is currently about nine o' clock in the rp))

Or,

Originally Posted by More Example

Terrance ran down the street...blah, blah...

((I have to go now, bye))

-If the out of character stuff is about something more general, like if you're asking a question or if you and another person are having a discussion, it goes here.
-Please don't talk out of character a lot in the role play, I'd rather it be here instead. :mrgreen:

Characters
Reapers: They're gods of death or grim reaper types. Reapers do not kill humans; When humans die, Reapers come to take their soul away to heaven or wherever. Reapers do not have to be evil or anything, but they often are there to see people die and enough of that can turn anyone's personality sour. Every Reaper has a list- The List. The List has the names of humans who will die soon, every Reaper's list has the same names. In the role play, all Reapers will be working within one area- maybe one city- so that they won't be all over the world and so there won't be more than maybe 10 people on The List at once. Reapers cannot be seen by humans unless they want to be, or unless the human is already dead.
Angels(may or may not be in the role play): These will be guardian angels. Normally, these would only protect humans from injury- physical, mental, emotional, financial, etc. They, like Reapers, aren't usually seen by humans but give them little bits of advice or little pushes away from danger. Not every human has a guardian angel and angels can be guides to more than one person.
Humans: Normal, everyday, people. All of which live within a certain area- like with the Reapers.

Plot-Thingy
The main conflict of the role play is that the people who're supposed to be dying aren't dying. These humans may have either a guardian angel who is protecting the human from dying or a Reaper who lets them keep on living, both of which aren't supposed to be happening but Human characters may have struck up some sort of deal or relationship with an angel or Reaper. All the Reapers know is that some humans aren't dying, now they have to find out why- maybe work together, which doesn't happen much.

The Problematic Part:
-Because the humans have some sort of thing worked out with an angel or Reaper, the role players would probably need to work out who's keeping who from dying and whatnot.
-I want there to be more than one human but if there are several then they'd have to be related in some way so that every one can interact with each other.
-I know there was one more thing I was worried about but....I'll have to remember it later.

Soooo...
If anyone would want to join please say so. And, if not, I could use some advice as to how I can improve on the plot or work out the problems I'm having. Yes, please, and thank you.[/size]

It sounds pretty cool, could there be ghosts or something too, like people that wanted to stay with the reapers or something like that?

Ghosts sounds like a really good idea! So Reapers could have people stay with them(in the case of some sort of relationship) and not get in trouble for keeping a human alive.
Maybe even people who've died but Reapers failed to take their souls to Heaven. Ooh, maybe vengeful, Reaper hating, spirits.

Ooh, this sounds very interesting. I'm wondering how this will work though. Like will the people on the list be in constant danger of dying but the angels or reapers will keep them from dying?

Well, we could definitely take a slight Final Destination vibe on just not to the extent that they're having life or death situations constantly thrown at them.

Or we could just say that the humans need to be kept away from Reapers that want to talk them out of living.

Maybe the Reapers could have the power to throw these life or death things at the humans but make it so that it's possible for the humans to escape them alive- since Reapers aren't supposed to actually kill anyone. Then Angels or other Reapers could see it coming and help their humans live.

Hmmm, interesting ideas. I'm thinking though that if the reapers can throw dangerous situations at people that might be a bit too much power? Maybe, they can be aware of when dangerous situations happen and lead the human there without the person realizing it. Or something.

I was wondering about something else though, the angels/reapers aren't seen by humans unless they want to be right? So can reapers/angels see each other normally?

And i'm assuming that the setting is modern?

Heheh, sorry for all the questions, i just want to cover the different options so i can imagine it clearly in my head.

You have a point there, maybe a Reaper can just, like, push a human into ongoing traffic or mess with an elevator they're just getting into.

Yeah, humans can't normally see them, but Reapers and Angels should be able to see each other normally, unless they're strong enough to(have enough power to) cloak, or maybe disguise themselves.

The setting is modern, so there's more ways for someone to die(elevators, the sea turtles of death:P).

And don't worry about the questions, they're helping me sort out the story in my head more :mrgreen:

This sounds really interesting. :3 I'd probably give a thought to joining once it's all set up properly.

Heheh, when you think about it there are a lot of ways to get killed in the modern world, even though we usually think of the past as dangerous.

I'm glad you don't mind the questions, because i have a lot of them ^^;

Now, i'm assuming you know these anime since they're pretty mainstream, so i was wondering: when i think of shinigami/reapers i think of either the bleach kind, more human like, or the death note kind, forgotten their purpose and look very unhuman.

Which would you say shinigamis/reapers are more like?
--is interested in being a reaper character--

Well, I haven't read the manga or, heaven forbid, seen the anime of Bleach. I do know of it and I'm reading Death Note. So, I guess it's the Bleach kind- human looking.

(I know, being a harbinger of death just sounds so awesome:D)

Just as an off-note, I will not refer to Reapers as shinigami.

I watch bleach ^.~
I also watched death note as well.

Heheh, sorry for calling them shinigami all the time, i'm just used to hearing it too much.

Ahah, so they're human looking then, cool.

PROBLEMATIC-NESS!!!

I really want to get this started but I need to sort out one more thing: I really need to work out how the humans are related. Otherwise, we'd have pairs of people each doing their own thing and I want every roleplayer to interact with everyone else. If I get that figured out I'm sure I'll have no problem putting it into actual-plot-form.

Any help is very much appreciated and even the smallest suggestion is loved! :mrgreen:

I'm thinking that since this roleplay is focused on death, or the lack of it, maybe all the humans can be connected through a common death.
Like maybe, they had common friends or relatives who died in the same accident and they know each other through the funeral or something.

Or do you mean you want some sort of reason for them to be constantly interacting?

Err, maybe they always visit the person's graveyard or memorial.

I have another question for you as well though, for angels/reapers is there a certain way to become one. Like were they humans first and become one; or where they just created; or is it just like a big mystery.

And also, since you take the souls to some sort of afterlife, will the reapers/angels actually go there themselves sometimes or will they just mainly be on the human world?

Ooh, the "common death" thing sounds good. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I could build the plot around that *paces* ....

Well, Angels and Reapers should be once-humans. I'm thinking that Guardian Angels should be, like, high level angels...if that makes sense, maybe people who've done some really good stuff in their lifetime. I find myself drawn to the "victims of suicide" cliché for Reapers.

I don't think that Heaven will play a very big part in this, setting-wise. Angels and Reapers will just stick to Earth, because it's their duty :mrgreen: Otherwise, I think we'd have two different stories going on with Non-Guardian Angels in Heaven and the rest of the characters down here, amongst the mortals.

Yaaay, i helped to contribute! -feels special- xD

Ah, okies previous humans then. I was just wondering about that because i was thinking if they were humans before then i could somehow incorporate their previous life into it...or just give them amnesia about being a human. That's always works ;]

I was just wondering about the whole afterlife thing because that got me to thinking about, how do the reapers actually reap the souls? Do they just go to them and say, "Your dead. Now go." Like i was thinking about whether they're suppose to lead them there or just have a way to send them there automatically.

And while i'm all into the little details, i was also wondering about the list. Do they have a list that just periodically updates with the names of the future deceased. And then their names disappear when the people die?
So for the people who don't die, does their name just stay on there, or does it disappear until they're close to another life or death event?

You should feel special(ah, sounds like a 'special' joke) you've helped a lot *nods* :3

Past life influences are always fun :mrgreen: Though, most Reapers should be pretty old so they won't remember many things about their lives, but if they're newer to Reaping they'll probably remember more(Perhaps those newer to it may make mistakes with taking humans' souls?). The old age thing may just lead to amnesia too. ;)

Reapers will lead humans to Heaven. I'm not sure how, I was thinking just hold their hand and they both float into the sky....probably something else, but yeah, Reapers need to lead them away and see them enter Heaven so they know the job is done.

You know, I've been thinking about The List thing for a while and I think I just came up with something I like. Peoples' names are listed and when they die and enter Heaven, their name fades away(Dying and going to Heaven usually happen within a short time, like a few minutes of each other). When one of our humans doesn't die when they should, their name gets lighter but is still visible. That's weird and alerts the Reapers that something strange(even by their standards) is going on. The List doesn't necessarily show when someone's going to die(or experience a life or death event), it just shows people who should be dying.

Ah okay, that clears some stuff up.

I hope more people are interested in joining. I've only seen one other person post on here besides you and me -.-;

I'm sure more will come once I get the nerve to actually post it up. Also, I saw two other people post... not much of a difference, but still... I forgot what point I was going to make.

Hopefully, my need for at least semi-literate role players won't narrow the number of people who want to join -_-'

Oh right there were two other people ^^;
It does make a difference since if all of us write well enough, i think that's not too bad an amount of people. Things do get hectic and confusing when there's too much people.

-will definitely join- You don't even know how much I want to RP this idea <3

Alright, these past weeks have been a bit hectic. So this weekend(either Saturday or Sunday) I will put up the roleplay!

@Yume: I'm glad to hear it :]

@Jelly: Cool, i'm gonna have to start thinking of what my character will be like. Just so you know though, when it starts i'm probably not gonna be able to be too active since i'm busy studying for exams until the 23rd. I'll definitely join though.

so if i understand correctly there are a handfull of poeple who are on the deathlist abut arent dying because they're being protected by either guardians or reapers

and were these guardians/reapers ever human, if so they could be protecting the person because they still care deeply for them... just an idea

@HotaruHoshizorz: Jah, you've got it right :mrgreen:

Yes, Reapers were human at one time. That's a good idea, I was thinking most Reapers would be quite old, like in the hundreds, but if they're pretty new they definitely could be protecting a friend that's still alive. That could even be their reason for being a Reaper...I'll have to think about how people become a Reaper again.

haha that was just the idea I got, l;iek a Reaper became a Reaper but he still loved someone and when he found out she was about to die he decided to stick with her and let her live. thoguh she can't see him.. the drama the drama lol