You were chosen. Willingly or not was beside the point, you would take part in this journey. Most were chosen because of their genes. Ancestral lineages of sorcery, or unmatched skill in the blade, or maybe just plain old wealth got you aboard. Maybe you paid to be included on the voyage, or maybe you were taken in the dead of night. But you remember being educated about your grand importance. You were going to a planet, and a very strange one too. So far away from anything else, a ship hadn’t existed that could take anyone there, until the engineers and warlocks and artificers did for this exact purpose. You were to be frozen in capsules, loaded aboard, and then once you reached this mysterious planet, thawed out and made into the permanent population. Over 100 humanoids, from elves to tieflings to changelings to shifters were frozen, so that if a few were to die, there would still be enough to grow a population from. The vast majority of those frozen were less than 20 years old.
But now, something has gone wrong. You never reached the planet, as far as you know. The conscious pilot and crew have vanished, and the power for the cells has started to falter. You wake up in a dark room, full of pods just like your own, as the seal weakens and you slowly get to taste freedom for the first time in years. You walk around the ship, seeing others just as confused as you are, but you find everything in order. The foodstores are safe, the lights are still on, there are no corpses littering the halls. But everyone who’s supposed to be there isn’t. It’s just you and the other Unfrozen, drifting through space in an empty metal ship.
Welcome to Adrift, a Sci-Fi/Fantasy mashup thread! Your character was frozen to preserve them during a long space flight, but the ship’s lifespan decreases, funneling power away from the capsules and towards other more vital parts, leading into defrosting. There’s ample food and water, but the crew that was supposed to take care of you while you were frozen has vanished without a trace, leaving you alone with the other Unfrozen in a massive, hollow ship.
Rules
1. Censor swears, or just use replacements. Be creative!
2. Be respectful to others, if you really need to argue a ton OOC, use PMs. Your characters can still argue, but be nice to other people
3. No 18+ stuff. Min age req for the threads is 13, and we all know there are younger people here.
4. Cut quote chains early before they become a problem
5. When speaking OOC, structure it like *this*.
6. Put the name of a superhero in your first post so I know you read the rules, or I will call you out
7. If this thread gets big enough I’ll appoint mods, so if I do listen to them
8. For now, all characters must have been frozen in capsules and transported, but feel free to make whatever backstory you want before that. All characters must be level 6 or lower (2014 rules), and statblocks must be CR 6 or lower
Rooms
Cryogenics Wing: This wing contains six rooms, each of them full of freezer pods, most still containing people inside. Unfrozen usually avoid this place, except for when new people unfreeze and need assistance.
Audio Room: this room is very familiar to everyone on the ship, It’s where they were trained what to expect and do once they reach the planet and are unfrozen. Of course, that hasn’t happened yet…
Food Stores: this area of the ship is where all the food and water on the ship is stored, and a small gang of three Unfrozen have established order here, making sure nobody takes more than they need or wastes it.
Living Quarters: so far, this wing has remained locked with thick blast doors, and no unfrozen has been able to bypass them, even with teleportation. All they know is the two words painted above them
Labyrinth: this aptly named maze of halls and rooms contains research laboratories, medical bays, and more. *players are allowed to discover new rooms, but if a mod requests that it is undone that room is no longer canon. Just dont make anything outlandish okay guys?*
Gravity Shaft: this long cylindrical room is a bit of a wild magic zone, flipping gravity inside of it at a moment’s notice, as well as other strange magical effects.
Storage wing: this wing contains other supplies that aren’t food, including weapons, gold and silver coins to establish economy, seeds and lumber, and raw metal. Occasional magic items are found here, but they are usually kept secret by those that discover them, lest they be stolen
The Dock: this large circular room contains tables and little else, but Unfrozen have begun to create little structures in this room for privacy. Most unfrozen that aren’t out scavenging for resources stay here.
*LMK about any other room you think would be a good idea to add in a PM*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
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Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
*Do characters have to be humanoids, or can they be other things that were frozen for transport?*
*like…*
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I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
*probably not, a robot wouldnt really be frozen for transport*
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I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
*Do characters have to be humanoids, or can they be other things that were frozen for transport?*
*like…*
*Monsters, mostly. Live creatures meant for terraforming is what I was thinking. Animals alter the environment significantly, so they would theoretically be able to make an environment (that they can survive in) close to one we are used to.*
*Do characters have to be humanoids, or can they be other things that were frozen for transport?*
*like…*
*Monsters, mostly. Live creatures meant for terraforming is what I was thinking. Animals alter the environment significantly, so they would theoretically be able to make an environment (that they can survive in) close to one we are used to.*
*you make good points, go ahead with your plan*
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I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
*probably not, a robot wouldnt really be frozen for transport*
*not frozen, just like a ship droid, or a carry-on*
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Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
*Monsters, mostly. Live creatures meant for terraforming is what I was thinking. Animals alter the environment significantly, so they would theoretically be able to make an environment (that they can survive in) close to one we are used to.*
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
*probably not, a robot wouldnt really be frozen for transport*
*not frozen, just like a ship droid, or a carry-on*
*the premise is that everything conscious on the ship dissapeared, but I’ll let you get away with it if it’s found powered off in a corner or smth if that sounds good to you*
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I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
*probably not, a robot wouldnt really be frozen for transport*
*not frozen, just like a ship droid, or a carry-on*
*the premise is that everything conscious on the ship dissapeared, but I’ll let you get away with it if it’s found powered off in a corner or smth if that sounds good to you*
*evil robot time!*
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Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
*aw hecc I have to choose something from one of my fixations*
*I'll just go with Iron Man*
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Pokemon Master, Hero of Hyrule, Jedi Knight, Minecrafter, Celestial Being Beyond Comprehension, Bounty Hunter, Salmon Runner, Nailmaster, Yarn Yoshi Enjoyer, Animal Lover, Math Rock Roller, Nerd King in all Aspects.
(And, of course, Dragon Tamer. It is in the name, after all!)
*Could I have some info about the world the ship came from? Superman.*
*think ebberon or ravinica, with tech and magic working hand in hand to advance society*
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I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart! My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!! My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes May the dice roll ever in your favor
"I will stick by you in wheel or woe ~ Daisy ~ Daisy You'll be the Bell Which I'll ring you know Sweet little Daisy Bell..."
A song echoes through the halls, emerging from the auditorium, where the pre-flight orientation was presented. Something feels... off... about it.
"You'll take the lead in each trip we take Then if I don't do well I will permit you to use the brake My beautiful Daisy Bell..."
Like wind through the trees, except there are no trees. There is no human to sing, no instruments to play along with the voice. It's not from a machine either.
This is beast music. Demon music. The music that the nymphs and satyrs dance to. It is not the song itself, but the tones, the singer, that makes it so instinctively alien.
A soft gasp echoes out, interrupting the song with its gentle, almost feminine, tones, despite the voice being vaguely masculine when it speaks or sings.
"...Are you there? Are you awake? Will you promise to never leave me?"
A blink. A hint of movement. A deep inhale, coming from one of the pods. And then it smoothly slides open, and a young child falls to the floor, choking and screaming. His skin is dark, his black hair with hints of white and gold tied into a long thick braid, his soft eyes blinking to reveal two pure yellow orbs of light. He wears a leather jacket, half open to reveal a red t-shirt, and he carries a large ordinary looking stick.
*His schtick is sorta that the people thought he was a sorcerer because he can do simple fake magic tricks, but he's just a normal kid.*
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If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
"I will stick by you in wheel or woe ~ Daisy ~ Daisy You'll be the Bell Which I'll ring you know Sweet little Daisy Bell..."
A song echoes through the halls, emerging from the auditorium, where the pre-flight orientation was presented. Something feels... off... about it.
"You'll take the lead in each trip we take Then if I don't do well I will permit you to use the brake My beautiful Daisy Bell..."
Like wind through the trees, except there are no trees. There is no human to sing, no instruments to play along with the voice. It's not from a machine either.
This is beast music. Demon music. The music that the nymphs and satyrs dance to. It is not the song itself, but the tones, the singer, that makes it so instinctively alien.
A soft gasp echoes out, interrupting the song with its gentle, almost feminine, tones, despite the voice being vaguely masculine when it speaks or sings.
"...Are you there? Are you awake? Will you promise to never leave me?"
The person can hear the sound of choking and screaming.
"N-not me! Mom! I'm not..."
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If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
You were chosen. Willingly or not was beside the point, you would take part in this journey. Most were chosen because of their genes. Ancestral lineages of sorcery, or unmatched skill in the blade, or maybe just plain old wealth got you aboard. Maybe you paid to be included on the voyage, or maybe you were taken in the dead of night. But you remember being educated about your grand importance. You were going to a planet, and a very strange one too. So far away from anything else, a ship hadn’t existed that could take anyone there, until the engineers and warlocks and artificers did for this exact purpose. You were to be frozen in capsules, loaded aboard, and then once you reached this mysterious planet, thawed out and made into the permanent population. Over 100 humanoids, from elves to tieflings to changelings to shifters were frozen, so that if a few were to die, there would still be enough to grow a population from. The vast majority of those frozen were less than 20 years old.
But now, something has gone wrong. You never reached the planet, as far as you know. The conscious pilot and crew have vanished, and the power for the cells has started to falter. You wake up in a dark room, full of pods just like your own, as the seal weakens and you slowly get to taste freedom for the first time in years. You walk around the ship, seeing others just as confused as you are, but you find everything in order. The foodstores are safe, the lights are still on, there are no corpses littering the halls. But everyone who’s supposed to be there isn’t. It’s just you and the other Unfrozen, drifting through space in an empty metal ship.
Welcome to Adrift, a Sci-Fi/Fantasy mashup thread! Your character was frozen to preserve them during a long space flight, but the ship’s lifespan decreases, funneling power away from the capsules and towards other more vital parts, leading into defrosting. There’s ample food and water, but the crew that was supposed to take care of you while you were frozen has vanished without a trace, leaving you alone with the other Unfrozen in a massive, hollow ship.
Rules
1. Censor swears, or just use replacements. Be creative!
2. Be respectful to others, if you really need to argue a ton OOC, use PMs. Your characters can still argue, but be nice to other people
3. No 18+ stuff. Min age req for the threads is 13, and we all know there are younger people here.
4. Cut quote chains early before they become a problem
5. When speaking OOC, structure it like *this*.
6. Put the name of a superhero in your first post so I know you read the rules, or I will call you out
7. If this thread gets big enough I’ll appoint mods, so if I do listen to them
8. For now, all characters must have been frozen in capsules and transported, but feel free to make whatever backstory you want before that. All characters must be level 6 or lower (2014 rules), and statblocks must be CR 6 or lower
Rooms
*LMK about any other room you think would be a good idea to add in a PM*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*Frozen in time?*
*Like CAPTAIN AMERICA?!*
*Don't mind if I do...*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
*Hmmm...*
*Do characters have to be humanoids, or can they be other things that were frozen for transport?*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
*so here's the thing, I kinda want to play a robot, is that allowed?*
Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Currently rampaging through life
*like…*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*probably not, a robot wouldnt really be frozen for transport*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*Monsters, mostly. Live creatures meant for terraforming is what I was thinking. Animals alter the environment significantly, so they would theoretically be able to make an environment (that they can survive in) close to one we are used to.*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
*you make good points, go ahead with your plan*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*not frozen, just like a ship droid, or a carry-on*
Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Currently rampaging through life
*Domain Expansion: Golden Potato Fields*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
*the premise is that everything conscious on the ship dissapeared, but I’ll let you get away with it if it’s found powered off in a corner or smth if that sounds good to you*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*Could I have some info about the world the ship came from? Superman.*
If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
Professional idiot! Trans! Pansexual pancake!
Extended Signature!
*evil robot time!*
Pronouns: Any/All
About Me: Godless monster in human form bent on extending their natural life to unnatural extremes /general of the goose horde /holder of the evil storyteller badge of no honor /king of madness /The FBI/ The Archmage of I CAST...!
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Currently rampaging through life
*aw hecc I have to choose something from one of my fixations*
*I'll just go with Iron Man*
Pokemon Master, Hero of Hyrule, Jedi Knight, Minecrafter, Celestial Being Beyond Comprehension, Bounty Hunter, Salmon Runner, Nailmaster, Yarn Yoshi Enjoyer, Animal Lover, Math Rock Roller, Nerd King in all Aspects.
(And, of course, Dragon Tamer. It is in the name, after all!)
Help idk what to put here
*think ebberon or ravinica, with tech and magic working hand in hand to advance society*
I’m a decent DM and an above average rules lawyer
I have several complete Pokedexes | I may be stupid, but at least I’m not smart!
My favorite characters from dead threads; AMA: Aria, Rade, Kiano & Luz, Juniper, Ezra & Dr. Paine, Xi & his siblings, Misa Stay Paranoid!!!
My Drummer given title is Swift as the Dragon, but The Diabolical One named me Virex the Whisperbrand, Architect of Echoes
May the dice roll ever in your favor
*Thanks!*
If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
Professional idiot! Trans! Pansexual pancake!
Extended Signature!
"I will stick by you in wheel or woe
~ Daisy ~ Daisy
You'll be the Bell
Which I'll ring you know
Sweet little Daisy Bell..."
A song echoes through the halls, emerging from the auditorium, where the pre-flight orientation was presented. Something feels... off... about it.
"You'll take the lead in each trip we take
Then if I don't do well
I will permit you to use the brake
My beautiful Daisy Bell..."
Like wind through the trees, except there are no trees. There is no human to sing, no instruments to play along with the voice. It's not from a machine either.
This is beast music. Demon music. The music that the nymphs and satyrs dance to. It is not the song itself, but the tones, the singer, that makes it so instinctively alien.
A soft gasp echoes out, interrupting the song with its gentle, almost feminine, tones, despite the voice being vaguely masculine when it speaks or sings.
"...Are you there? Are you awake? Will you promise to never leave me?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
A blink. A hint of movement. A deep inhale, coming from one of the pods. And then it smoothly slides open, and a young child falls to the floor, choking and screaming. His skin is dark, his black hair with hints of white and gold tied into a long thick braid, his soft eyes blinking to reveal two pure yellow orbs of light. He wears a leather jacket, half open to reveal a red t-shirt, and he carries a large ordinary looking stick.
*His schtick is sorta that the people thought he was a sorcerer because he can do simple fake magic tricks, but he's just a normal kid.*
If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
Professional idiot! Trans! Pansexual pancake!
Extended Signature!
The person can hear the sound of choking and screaming.
"N-not me! Mom! I'm not..."
If I’m being annoying, tell me to shut up. Seriously. Just say “Bananer shut up.” And I will. For a few seconds!
Don’t listen to the folks down at Adohands. It’s good for me to overwork myself.
Professional idiot! Trans! Pansexual pancake!
Extended Signature!
*:P*
fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
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