Post by The Karnstein on Feb 6, 2010 10:42:26 GMT -5
In Our Darkest Hour
This is a reboot of an old RPG of the same title. However, rather than starting over completely, we are picking up where we had left off, but adding a few major changes from the previous roleplay so that newcomers won't be confused.
Our game is set in the storyline created in the Christopher Nolan films. It takes place during the events of The Dark Knight, yet elements of Batman Begins are still present: R'as Al Ghul is alive, the League of Shadows lives on, and Jonathan Crane has yet to be caught by The Batman.
Salvatore Maroni has taken control of the Falcone Crime family after the former leader's mental breakdown in Arkham Asylum. There has been an attempt on his life, rumored to have been a conspiracy between Jonathan Crane and a woman identified as Mirkalla Carnstein. Maroni escaped with his life, though several of his men have been hospitalized, apparentally poisoned by Dr. Crane's fear toxin. Carnstein, having been injured during this attempted assassination, was also arrested and transferred to Arkham Asylum. Dr. Crane has been declared MISSING. It is unknown if he has survived the event or not.
A section of Gotham City's East Side has been transformed into a Red Light District at night. The head of all of the brothels and speakeasies in this portion of town is the former lover of a late crime boss: Bastet. Despite her connections to crime families and bosses, she claims to have no involvement in their bloody acts. Despite this, a good number of crime lords and politicians have been found dead in the streets of this district, and suspicion and paranoia is lingering in the air.
A new administrator has taken control over Arkham Asylum in Crane's stead. Lionel Lecter has now been overseeing the progress made by his patients, but it is yet to be determined if his intentions are entirely noble.
The Batman, having taken the law into his own hands, has gradually been lowering the amount of crime in the city and at the same time has inspired the people and the justice department to take action against the mob. The head of the Gotham City Police Department, Commissioner Gordon, has been going after the mob's life savings using marked bills in the mob banks, yet the crime families continue to be evasive. The police department is still corrupted, and a new crime syndicate lead by the chaotic Joker has stepped into the game, hired by the mob to take out the Batman.
In the peak of this madness, the beloved district attourney, Harvey Dent, has also been missing in action. Some believe him to be dead or captured, while others suspect that he has taken up vigilantism. Ever since his disappearance, a bodycount for mobsters and corrupted policemen has been steadily rising.
Some believe that restoring Gotham City to a prestine and safe place is impossible, and for good reason. Despite the change that has been taking place, the city is still rotting away at it's core. The slums and sewers have become a nest of the city's worst thugs, and the mob's influence over the businesses and businessmen of Northside Gotham City has corruptted more successful and powerful individuals.
With Gotham in this state of instability and madness, vigilantes have taken a stand in defending the citizens and punishing those who bring harm. New faces have made themselves known and have brought chaos and fear into the city along with them. Those dangerous men and women who do not ally with the mob are sometimes driven to conspire against them and work in violent, bloody operations to tear them down. Of these is the vigilante by the alias Rorschach, who succeeded in rescuing Rachel Dawes from certain death before disappearing without a trace.
Yet blood on the streets, even the blood of ruthless villains, is one thing the Batman cannot let lie. Even if the vigilantes strive to rid Gotham of it's worst villains, Batman knows he must rid the streets of their violence as well if there will ever be peace again in this city. This action has made him unpopular among the most dangerous of men. And as such has put the people he knows and loves at risk.
Things are worse than ever in Gotham City. It has become a more dangerous place then one could imagine.
The night is darkest before the dawn. And Gotham stands now in it's darkest hour...
This is a reboot of an old RPG of the same title. However, rather than starting over completely, we are picking up where we had left off, but adding a few major changes from the previous roleplay so that newcomers won't be confused.
Our game is set in the storyline created in the Christopher Nolan films. It takes place during the events of The Dark Knight, yet elements of Batman Begins are still present: R'as Al Ghul is alive, the League of Shadows lives on, and Jonathan Crane has yet to be caught by The Batman.
Salvatore Maroni has taken control of the Falcone Crime family after the former leader's mental breakdown in Arkham Asylum. There has been an attempt on his life, rumored to have been a conspiracy between Jonathan Crane and a woman identified as Mirkalla Carnstein. Maroni escaped with his life, though several of his men have been hospitalized, apparentally poisoned by Dr. Crane's fear toxin. Carnstein, having been injured during this attempted assassination, was also arrested and transferred to Arkham Asylum. Dr. Crane has been declared MISSING. It is unknown if he has survived the event or not.
A section of Gotham City's East Side has been transformed into a Red Light District at night. The head of all of the brothels and speakeasies in this portion of town is the former lover of a late crime boss: Bastet. Despite her connections to crime families and bosses, she claims to have no involvement in their bloody acts. Despite this, a good number of crime lords and politicians have been found dead in the streets of this district, and suspicion and paranoia is lingering in the air.
A new administrator has taken control over Arkham Asylum in Crane's stead. Lionel Lecter has now been overseeing the progress made by his patients, but it is yet to be determined if his intentions are entirely noble.
The Batman, having taken the law into his own hands, has gradually been lowering the amount of crime in the city and at the same time has inspired the people and the justice department to take action against the mob. The head of the Gotham City Police Department, Commissioner Gordon, has been going after the mob's life savings using marked bills in the mob banks, yet the crime families continue to be evasive. The police department is still corrupted, and a new crime syndicate lead by the chaotic Joker has stepped into the game, hired by the mob to take out the Batman.
In the peak of this madness, the beloved district attourney, Harvey Dent, has also been missing in action. Some believe him to be dead or captured, while others suspect that he has taken up vigilantism. Ever since his disappearance, a bodycount for mobsters and corrupted policemen has been steadily rising.
Some believe that restoring Gotham City to a prestine and safe place is impossible, and for good reason. Despite the change that has been taking place, the city is still rotting away at it's core. The slums and sewers have become a nest of the city's worst thugs, and the mob's influence over the businesses and businessmen of Northside Gotham City has corruptted more successful and powerful individuals.
With Gotham in this state of instability and madness, vigilantes have taken a stand in defending the citizens and punishing those who bring harm. New faces have made themselves known and have brought chaos and fear into the city along with them. Those dangerous men and women who do not ally with the mob are sometimes driven to conspire against them and work in violent, bloody operations to tear them down. Of these is the vigilante by the alias Rorschach, who succeeded in rescuing Rachel Dawes from certain death before disappearing without a trace.
Yet blood on the streets, even the blood of ruthless villains, is one thing the Batman cannot let lie. Even if the vigilantes strive to rid Gotham of it's worst villains, Batman knows he must rid the streets of their violence as well if there will ever be peace again in this city. This action has made him unpopular among the most dangerous of men. And as such has put the people he knows and loves at risk.
Things are worse than ever in Gotham City. It has become a more dangerous place then one could imagine.
The night is darkest before the dawn. And Gotham stands now in it's darkest hour...
The forum has yet to be opened. There is no deadline as of yet, but we are looking for new members to take up canon characters. Original characters are welcomed, as well as characters from other canons within reason. We are very welcoming and friendly, and we are confident that you will have a fun time on our forum.