New York City. The Big Apple. Specifically, Manhattan. Twenty-three square miles of city, from the glowing lights of Broadway to the manicured lawns of Central Park. And it's a bit different than you would remember.
The Hudson River, curling around the west side of the island, has a rather unusual habit of changing people who are brave enough to go for a little swim. Walk the streets of the city and you'll see a woman with hair made of snakes, a man roasting chestnuts on the corner with flames from his bare hands, a teenager check the clock and with a shriek of alarm, turn into a pigeon and fly off.
Not everyone tries their luck in the river. A little less than half the population think it's not worth the risk. Everyone knows someone who was "gifted" with acidic saliva or the tendency to burst into flame when excited or any number of equally unpleasant things. But, for most people in Manhattan, being Altered is a basic fact of daily life.
And so it has been for as long as anyone can remember. Very recently, the river has been learning new tricks. It's started spitting out people, from other places, both fantastical and mundane. Odd occurrences are taking place on land as well. People have been going missing, a plague struck Manhattan last fall, and they finally caught targeting Altered natives and Drifters alike. Currently the city has been trying to cope with the aftermath of an alien robot invasion that laid waste to major parts of the city. Tensions are at an all-time and the atmosphere of the city has shifted to one of unease and distrust.
Altered States is a panfandom and OC-friendly roleplaying game set in an alternate version of Manhattan. The game is a modern mix of science fiction and fantasy, with a liberal smattering of dark, gritty, and urban themes. We are prose based, backtag-friendly and have a strong emphasis on character relationships and plot, both moderator and player created. Over the last month we've been running the most plot-intensive storyline the game has seen thus far. Unwanted, otherworldly robots have been wreaking havoc across the city and the aftermath launched Phase Two in the continuing saga. We hope to see you join in the excitement!
The Fine Print ◦ prose focused, with optional use network ◦ reservations and applications always open ◦ AC is 5 or more comments a month ◦ 18+ with mature content permitted ◦ metaplot focus with player plots encouraged ◦ original characters welcome ◦ back-tagging friendly ◦ no power or memory loss
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” Martin Buber
CANON REQUESTS White Collar, Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order, Warehouse 13, Star Trek, X-Files, ASOIAF/Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Stargate, House of Cards, CSI, Dexter, Fast and Furious, LOTR/Tolkien, Farscape, Eureka, Arrow, NCIS
CHARACTER REQUESTS
Firefly Have: Inara Serra, Simon Tam, Jayne Cobb Want: Mal Reynolds, Kaylee Frye, River Tam, Shepard Book, Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Zoe Washburne
Castle Have: Richard Castle, Kate Beckett, Alexis Castle, Kevin Ryan Want: Lanie Parish, Javier Esposito, Martha Rodgers, Victoria Gates
Doctor Who Have: Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Jack Harkness, 10th Doctor, 11th Doctor, Toshiko Sato, Donna Noble, River Song Want: Amy Pond, Clara Oswald, Owen Harper, Rory Williams, Jackie Tyler
The Black List Have: Raymond Reddington Want: Elizabeth Keen, Dembe
The Dark Knight Triology Have: Jonathan Crane Want: Anyone and everyone!
Marvel Cinematic Universe Have: Loki Want: Everyone else. Literally. We want to refill those Avengers' shoes! (And all the accompanying other characters across the movies!)
Mercy Thompson Series Have: Mercy Thompson Want: Anyone else! Adam, Samuel, Ben, Zee, Tad, Jesse, Tony, Bran, Charles... anyone!
Altered States
New York City. The Big Apple. Specifically, Manhattan. Twenty-three square miles of city, from the glowing lights of Broadway to the manicured lawns of Central Park. And it's a bit different than you would remember.
The Hudson River, curling around the west side of the island, has a rather unusual habit of changing people who are brave enough to go for a little swim. Walk the streets of the city and you'll see a woman with hair made of snakes, a man roasting chestnuts on the corner with flames from his bare hands, a teenager check the clock and with a shriek of alarm, turn into a pigeon and fly off.
Not everyone tries their luck in the river. A little less than half the population think it's not worth the risk. Everyone knows someone who was "gifted" with acidic saliva or the tendency to burst into flame when excited or any number of equally unpleasant things. But, for most people in Manhattan, being Altered is a basic fact of daily life.
And so it has been for as long as anyone can remember. Very recently, the river has been learning new tricks. It's started spitting out people, from other places, both fantastical and mundane. Odd occurrences are taking place on land as well. People have been going missing, a plague struck Manhattan last fall, and they finally caught targeting Altered natives and Drifters alike. Currently the city has been trying to cope with the aftermath of an alien robot invasion that laid waste to major parts of the city. Tensions are at an all-time and the atmosphere of the city has shifted to one of unease and distrust.
Altered States is a panfandom and OC-friendly roleplaying game set in an alternate version of Manhattan. The game is a modern mix of science fiction and fantasy, with a liberal smattering of dark, gritty, and urban themes. We are prose based, backtag-friendly and have a strong emphasis on character relationships and plot, both moderator and player created. Over the last month we've been running the most plot-intensive storyline the game has seen thus far. Unwanted, otherworldly robots have been wreaking havoc across the city and the aftermath launched Phase Two in the continuing saga. We hope to see you join in the excitement!
main ∙ network ∙ ooc
rules ∙ FAQ ∙ taken ∙ reserves ∙ application
nightly news ∙ integrate ∙ navigation ∙ tags
contacts ∙ hiatus/drop ∙ housing ∙ header code
story ∙ narration ∙ river powers ∙ locations ∙ immigrate
The Fine Print
◦ prose focused, with optional use network
◦ reservations and applications always open
◦ AC is 5 or more comments a month
◦ 18+ with mature content permitted
◦ metaplot focus with player plots encouraged
◦ original characters welcome
◦ back-tagging friendly
◦ no power or memory loss
CANON REQUESTS
White Collar, Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order, Warehouse 13, Star Trek, X-Files, ASOIAF/Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Stargate, House of Cards, CSI, Dexter, Fast and Furious, LOTR/Tolkien, Farscape, Eureka, Arrow, NCIS
CHARACTER REQUESTS
Firefly
Have: Inara Serra, Simon Tam, Jayne Cobb
Want: Mal Reynolds, Kaylee Frye, River Tam, Shepard Book, Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Zoe Washburne
Castle
Have: Richard Castle, Kate Beckett, Alexis Castle, Kevin Ryan
Want: Lanie Parish, Javier Esposito, Martha Rodgers, Victoria Gates
Doctor Who
Have: Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Jack Harkness, 10th Doctor, 11th Doctor, Toshiko Sato, Donna Noble, River Song
Want: Amy Pond, Clara Oswald, Owen Harper, Rory Williams, Jackie Tyler
The Black List
Have: Raymond Reddington
Want: Elizabeth Keen, Dembe
The Dark Knight Triology
Have: Jonathan Crane
Want: Anyone and everyone!
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Have: Loki
Want: Everyone else. Literally. We want to refill those Avengers' shoes! (And all the accompanying other characters across the movies!)
Mercy Thompson Series
Have: Mercy Thompson
Want: Anyone else! Adam, Samuel, Ben, Zee, Tad, Jesse, Tony, Bran, Charles... anyone!