The Melody of Memories. Take two!

[Roxas65]

The rain washes everything away. . .Everything

Six victims over two months. It's getting bad.

A murderer is loose in Stormwind and the guard is clueless. the victim disappears for a few days up to a week and appear at different deserted locations in Stormwind. Dead. With a blood stained rose laying in the victims hand or next to the body and a musicbox on his chest. It's always playing the same melody. The victim is always male.

The body is always found when it's raining or when it has recently rained, indicating that the killer only places the body somewhere in Stormwind while it's raining. The rain makes it hard to find the necessary clues to catch the killer.

With the Stormwind Guard running out of options, they do what they always do. . . Ask random adventurers for help. This is you. And it's up to you to decide whether the killing will stop. . . Or if more people will die by the hands of this merciless serial killer.



OOC notes: This is a murder mystery with many different outcomes depending on what you, the players do. Soe parts are pre-written, but a lot of it will change according to your actions.

The actual event will take place over several days. It could be over quick if you're smart or take longer if you fail to find the killer. There is a deadline, though, so spend your time wisely.

This event is -perfect- for any P.I. characters out there. I know I've seen a few of them and most of those I've seen doesn't get that much action.

The event will have several phases. First is crime scenes. This will be the first thing that happens and will happen several times throughout the story. Second is in-game interaction. The players will be given a sort of "HQ" where they can decide on their next moves and theories. Note that you do not have to work with the others. Your character can go rogue and investigate on his own. Thirdly, the forum interactions. I know you can't all be online at the same time. therefore, an IC thread will be used as OOC interaction. It serves the same function as the IC interaction only that it's on the forum. Also, any decisions or revelations a group finds and wants to share with the rest will be posted here as well, as to keep up to date. I will also make posts declaring recent finds and so on. Fourth, is the actual investigation. This is where you, alone or with others, set out in to the city to interrogate witnesses or suspects or try to find clues you've missed.
Lastly, the crescendo.

I shall describe all of the phases in detail here.


Crime Scenes: These are your main income of information. You will be allowed to enter a crime scene to look for clues. Be sure to check everything. Clues can hide- everywhere.- The amount of clues you find will help you catch the killer earlier if you use them right. A clue may seem small, but may end up being quite significant. A forum post will be made by me after every crime scene, describing your finds and how many clues you got and how many you missed.


In-game interaction: This is where you all trade theories with each other. These discussions are ideally held in the HQ, seeing as how all your clues and finds will be documented there. This is also when you decide on whether to form groups or go solo and decide on what to do next.


Forum interaction: This is how you'll be able to keep track of everything. the thread will hold almost everything. Description of objects you find, testimonies of witnesses and suspects, your decisions. It's more or less your log. This will help you all keep track of what you've found out, even if you missed something. You are also free to make IC posts that you want everyone to know, in form of notes left or whatever.


The investigation: This is where it's at. Follow leads and go out into the city to find out what the hell is going on. A lot of what happens in these phases will depend on the players. I can't possibly plan for every single scenario you players might create and at times, I may have to improvise. I -must- be present during these ventures since I'll be the one playing every single NPC. Ideally, these investigations should be posted on the forums first, so that I know it's coming. Then any necessary NPC's will be created and placed beforehand so that you all can get a fluent RP experience. I won't deny glitches may occur, but it's the best I've got.


The Crescendo: The ending, more or less. It'll be completely different depending on how and how fast you caught the killer. There are several possible endings and it'll be interesting to see which one you'll get.




I don't wanna spoil the experience with a lot of blabber and rules, so I'll end this soon, just a few more things.

Player limitation: Having like. . .20-30 players in this will be -chaotic- so I will most likely add a player limitation, and it'll probably be quite low. How high it will be will depend on how many sign up for this event and if I make a limitation, I'll of course let the players who signed up first for this take the spots that are open. If somebody drops out in the middle of the event, the next in line will be notified.

When is this going down: Unsure. I've got everything as good as ready so I might be able to play it off soon. However, I'm considering waiting for the holidays because most people have a lot of free time.




Errr. . .I gave this whole thing a -shitload- of work so I hope some people actually will sign up and also appreciate it. At least I'll do my best that you will.


Over & Out <3

[Sheppard]

Sounds interesting. Only thing that seems hard to get up and running though, are the possible bystanders. Everything needs to be planned out, at least the few beginning steps, should you want to have things run smoothly. If you get a group motivated people who are willing to guide a set of people through a well planned-out maze of clues and mysteries, you'll create a storyline many would remember for quite some time.

And as a side note; I loved Heavy Rain. Bummer it had little replay value; once you played it once, you pretty much know the whole thing.

[Roxas65]

I'm going for the "Perfect Crime" trophy right now

EDIT: Forgot to actually clarify.

I intend to! Players will not be on their own. This will be open RP throughout a week with set events at certain times that'll progress the story. Furthermore, I will play some characters that'll be a police officer, for example. These could all be the killer.

[Roxas65]

the first post has been edited with all info.

[Avitz]

Well, you know Jastilus will be most likely on this case the instant it starts...so sign me up.

[Roxas65]

Yeah. It's you and Loxxy I know will be there.

[DrinkArizona]

I think I have a character for this, as I adore mysteries :3

[Roxas65]

Awesomesauce!

[L3to]

Hm, maybe Verim will show up, maybe not, I am not quite sure...the longer this event takes, the more it is possible he will jump in, or did some murder already happen, when it starts?

[Azheron]

I would but my WoW isn't installed.

...

So this is basically a bump.

[Roxas65]

Hm, maybe Verim will show up, maybe not, I am not quite sure...the longer this event takes, the more it is possible he will jump in, or did some murder already happen, when it starts?

Yes, there's already been six victims before the story itself beings.

[Roxas65]

KABANG! This party is now pretty much ready to go! I still don't have a date yet because I want those interested to decide that. So all those interested in this storyline, please mention suggestions and I'll try to make my best from it!