Synopsis:
Act IV is going to be Tahir Avery Dunham's attempt at finding a way to pull all the different aspects of his life into one thing and using that thing to entertain, assist and protect. Act IV is, essentially, a local/traveling theatre troupe that performs and entertains all those that want to be entertained. It is, first and foremost, supposed to be an escapist light in these dark and troubling times. Act IV is supposed to make people, Evolved or Baseline, happy and give them an opportunity to live outside of their own troubles and worries for a few hours.
Behind The Curtain:
While the theatre troupe itself is not a sham or a facade, there are members of the group that serve a different purpose. Act IV also is a group of individuals that have come together to combine their various talents and Evolved abilities to help those that need them. They work together as a unit, while also being able to do things separately, but they use alternative methods and creative thinking to solve problems brought to them by people that are in trouble. They are, essentially, anti-heroic rebels without causes. So what're you waiting for? Give them some.
In The Margins:
What I'm looking to do with Act IV is provide some kind of environment for those with various talents to come and play. Singers, actresses, musicians, dancers, writers and everyone else that may want to be involved. The entertainment industry has been destroyed, more or less and that leaves room for re-creating the birth of live performance and other things. We can do shows, throw cool events and generally just have cool theatrical roleplay as well! It's ripe for conflict, drama, romance and every other genre that I don't feel like typing up right now!
In addition to the entertainment purposes of the group, I'm also looking forward to the more 'hidden agenda' aspects and possibilities for the group. As a, more or less, neutral faction they can be hired by the different factions that already exist on the game that may need their services. Anything from smuggling to corporate espionage to recon and surveillance to sabotage to babysitting a dangerous Evolved that's waiting on proper paperwork and processing or something. I don't know, I feel like the possibilities are endless for this side of the faction as well.
Inspired By:
Just in case my ramblings are unclear, which I suspect they may be, here are some things that I think of when i think of Act IV and what I'm looking to accomplish with this group/faction/crew.
- Leverage
- The A-Team
- Burn Notice
- Tantalus Theatre Troupe from Final Fantasy 9
- Hogan's Heroes
- WKRP in Cincinatti
- Smash
Casting Call:
I like to think I can find a place for almost any type of entertainment industry styled person and maybe even anyone at all. I don't want to put anything specific here because I'm more into being accommodating and just saying anybody that wants to be down with entertainment RP and heist/shenanigans RP and just fun social RP and just RP… we can probably find a place for you in Act IV.
Feedback:
I'll take whatever you guys want to give. Don't hold back. I can take it. ;)
