Cortex Game Interest Check

[AsBloodTurnsEverCold]

Well if the world involved the supernatural in any way it could always be the result of tribal myths. Rare enough but with an origin if a bit undefined maybe they trace to a singular tribe but if they don't come exactly from the same place its because that tribe has obviously spread out. 

Some measure of truth sort of situation. 

[Warning]

The tribe idea's issue is having to write that multiple creatures of that kind exist everywhere. And it would probably cause an issue in the "lores". But if we say "A single one was engineered from birth with human and dog dna, forged with fire then kept prisoner in a dark place where literally nobody but a select few can see her.", we have something.

By this, I'm trying to not create a headache for Isabella while using the "experiment" justification for it. Anything can be created and playing god is not something new. Now, she also doesn't have to breed and reproduce and therefore, we don't have to create a whole bunch of them. She is a lone case, she is a female who can't get pregnant. Bingo.

[AsBloodTurnsEverCold]

Well I was thinking the tribe idea for the origin if there really needed to be more beastfolk but differences within is another matter. I don't think it would cause too much an issue as we're currently in the "fleshing out setting details" stage I believe but its just a suggestion if there are to be more animal types in the world between groups. 

Edited 3 hours ago by AsBloodTurnsEverCold

[Warning]

Understandable. I was just saying that if that hound was going to be a thing and we want her alone, it is very doable. If I used another character befitting a "tribe" of sort, I'd need an explanation as to how they exist. I can go for many characters but my issue is that I am indecisive with things and trying to find something specific is a little stressful...

I could always go simple with human too but I am poking around and see what works. I rarely do "simple". Obviously, I know there's others in the group so I try to go for something that's generally likes as well. I just tried every tags I could from western, wild west, cyberpunk... Not finding much. That's gonna be harder for me to find something.

Edited 3 hours ago by Warning

[Chiyako]

The animal-type people coming from one source would be a great way to add some strings interconnecting not only people in one group, but possibly both groups, even if they don't start together. I kind of mesh with either the tribe idea or the experiments idea, especially if it allows multiple people to make characters with that sort of thing.

I do have a not so morally good mad scientist character who I have used before as a Vampire, which could have been a part of making something like that if that is the route people prefer. Could probably swing them as an Elf alternatively but I think if we are going to have unnatural things then Vampire type supernatural might fit better.

Otherwise I think I'm leaning more Automaton, that or something that isn't fully Automaton, more of cybernetics experiment. Maybe a living clockwork doll sort of thing. I suppose it depends on how supernatural and how weird tech we want to go.

That or just join in with the not-Humans.

[MagnificentBastard]

3 hours ago, WritesNaughtyStories said:

The one thing I want is Prudence Lawton's legacy.

As for your kemonomimi, (back in my day, we called 'em cat girls) - I think the Dr. Moreau angle is completely legit.

I have no issues with yuri, but it raises the question, can an Ashborn Aesthete be a man?

Not sure what Prudence Lawton's legacy is? A Google search didn't help me either.

As for me, the Wild West is contemporary with Victorian Era, and so I am leaning more into that with steam punk. It's not a deal breaker just were my mind is at.

Ill play a human make maybe with a mechanical arm, but nothing crazy.

[Warning]

Oh right... Steampunk, not cyberpunk... No idea why I confused both. Unless it still applies. Well, a dog girl can still apply. She will just be mostly clueless. (And combat oriented.) I can however search for a steampunk theme as well though I doubt I will find anything. Hound on a steam powered train, escaping somewhere still sounds fun though.

[DreamsnThings]

well i would like to throw my hat in the ring for the "why do furries exist" justification

the simple answer is in universe some people with enough money wanted something available to surgically alter their bodies to be closer to their respective ideals, leading to a chemical based venture that ultimately went south, leading to the hybridized forms people wanted... the issue is the fumes spread throughout the city where this research was being conducted infecting and altering peoples bodies at a wide scale, with the intensity of the beastification dependent on how close they were to the epicenter of this event. since then the "infected" individuals have stabilized as the catalyst dissipated but they were permanently changed and the research was currently banned until proper safety measures can be put into place in a controlled setting

its been several years since then and the beast folk have started being able to travel, theres a mix of fear and pity for them from the general populace but in general they are leading happy lives with a degree of government support due to the damages from the incident, there are some less than savory scientist though who continue this sort of research unsanctioned.

i feel like this could give them a defined origin point, a second "home" city, and a bit of inbuilt story opportunities from the race selection without it being the sole focus

[Warning]

Dang... And suddenly, we have furries (if we use that idea). It would definitely open some doors for me, if I used that idea or something. I still think that my modified embryo thing would still work for at least ONE case. But yes... Humans turned beasts, etc. (Some growing older as that from childhood etc.) Sounds like a nice lore bit for it IF we do it.

Edited 21 minutes ago by Warning

[AsBloodTurnsEverCold]

That's a pretty neat idea I think! I don't know what your guy's references for Weird West and Steampunk is so no idea how weird you guys like it or how far Isabella wants to take it but I do like it fairly weird, and a bit anachronistic myself so that sort of origin strikes me as proper. 

As for a list of things I'd personally definitely touch on: 
- Automatons 
- Airships (barring that just anachronistically good trains) 
- The Ruins of Ancient long-dead (or are they) civilizations to explore or utilize especially if we're a traveling people. 
- Magic being more esoteric and difficult to fully understand, not something fully controllable even with all the science. It'll really help it feel special especially with a consequence and less gamified even if whatever problem happens to crop up is using it like an evil cult or some such.  

Can't think of much else though. 
Think I've narrowed down the character I wanna play though thinking about all this. Excited to see where all this goes!

Edited 6 minutes ago by AsBloodTurnsEverCold