<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>WELCOME!</strong></span></div><br/>This is the Out Of Character thread for the Forbidden Power role play. This is everyone's idea thread, role play discussion thread, and also a dispute thread. This is also a place where most of the information pertaining to the role-play will be posted in the first post. Anything that does not go in as a direct description of a location where characters will be interacting will go here. That means broad descriptions, locations, comparisons, culture information, rules and laws governing certain areas, etc. it will be posted here and be expanded upon as needed.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>What to do in this thread: </strong></span></div><br/>1. Greet newcomers.<br/>2. Announce absences and returns.<br/>3. Discuss your ideas.<br/>4. Make suggestions.<br/>5. Settle disagreements in a civilized fashion.<br/>6. Coordinate your role playing (Sometimes it gets confusing between role players where characters are located, that can usually be settled by some OOC discussion.)<br/>7. Plan for future scenes as a group.<br/>8. Check in for new information or updates<br/>9. Throw questions at the GM<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Introduction:</strong></span></div><br/>Somewhere in the tropics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans is an island controlled by a family with a forbidden power. The members of this family have dark black hair and violet eyes. When on their island, they can alter a person’s physical reality. With their abilities, they can manipulate a person’s form to their exact will. They have even been known to manipulate the clothes a person wears or any item they are carrying.<br/><br/>Using this power they have enriched themselves. From the island the family dabbles in multiple trades that bring in great revenue. They own drug plantations across the world and deal extensively in the worst business imaginable. Wealthy people from across the world who heard rumors seek the island out, some because the family is known to be able to cure the most advanced diseases, others for the famed brothel that produces  living sex toys to the exact tastes of the client, and others for the best youth treatments in the world.<br/><br/>Marco Xantelli, the patron of the Xantelli family and boss of the Xantelli empire, oversees everything from the Xantelli manor in the center of the island. His powers exceed and override all other members of the family. He is so powerful that he can actually change the location of the island, warping it to another location within the pacific ocean if he feels it is in danger.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Rules of the Role Play:</strong></span></div><br/><strong>Be Descriptive:</strong>This is a literate role play that will place heavy emphasis upon detailed descriptions of the most strange and unusual transformations. It will be plot heavy as well, with multiple plots and subplots. I expect readable posts of at least 200 words. If you don’t feel you can handle that then this isn’t the game for you.<br/><br/><strong>Be Versatile:</strong>If you are only interested in one particular transformation such as gender change or becoming a futanari then this isn’t for you. It’s not that those things can’t be yummy, but they can not become the sole focus of the role play. Please do not limit your characters to one particular transformation unless you are tourist looking for that particular fix. Even in that case,  try to keep an open mind to all sorts of things happening to your character.<br/><br/><strong>Limits:</strong>This will be in the extreme section due to the possible graphic nature of some transformations and sex scenes.  There will also be potential violence even though it is not the focus of the role-play. What there will not be is scat, urine, snuff, vore, or anything involving underage. While I ask for versatility in accepting the transformations, I also ask that you consider the preferences of your writing partner  in any scene that may occur.<br/><br/><strong>Posting Rates &amp; Character Replacement:</strong>I want to keep this game moving so a story is free to develop. I also want it to last a long time. I will be attempting to post at least once a day or more for this endeavor. At the least, I will expect three posts a week or an explanation for absence. If I can work out an IC explanation for your character’s absence I will try to buy you a month. But I will not hold a character indefinitely. Any character in this game is considered an integral part of the game. If you disappear, then they must either be played by another or killed off.<br/><br/><strong>Character Creation &amp; Character Play:</strong>All characters must have profiles. Marco Xantelli and Maria Xantelli are characters of the GM but I may have as many characters as I please including NPC’s. Players are limited to one major plot integral character but are allowed to have other characters that are not integral to the plot. Players are free to utilize minor NPC’s to help advance the movement of their characters.  All player characters must have a profile that includes the name, height, weight, age, detailed physical description, detailed personality description, and a brief history of their character. The physical and personality descriptions are very important.<br/><br/><strong>Title Your Post With Your Character's Location:</strong>Yes, it can get monotonous but it will prevent people from getting confused about where others are and who they can interact with.<br/><br/><strong>Be Civil:</strong>If you have a dispute, discuss it civilly in the OOC or via PM.<br/><br/><strong>The GM decision is final in a dispute </strong><br/><br/><strong>No OOC in the IC threads.</strong><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Q &amp; A:</strong></span></div><br/><strong>Does the character have to match the gender of the writer?:</strong>No, I don't see any problem with writing the opposite gender as long as it can be done convincingly. A good writer needs to be able to create characters of both gender. I will actually be playing a male character for this game myself.<br/><br/><strong>Do I have to include a picture in my profile?:</strong>No, this is optional. I'm going to try and break from my usual practice of using anime pictures and find real models to use for my own characters. But any kind of picture is acceptable if it fits our characters description. If you can't find a picture to match your description, you don't have to use one.<br/><br/><strong>Can the Xantelli's morph themselves?:</strong>Mostly no, Marco and Maria are capable of changing themselves but their offspring are not. This is one way Marco keeps his family in line. Other members of the family who have higher level powers can change other members of the family, but it is generally considered taboo unless done by Marco or Maria.<br/><br/><strong>What is the limit of players?</strong>This game is designed to create a setting in which numerous writers can participate as long as they maintain the rules of the game and write in a literate fashion that allows others to understand their posts. There is no limit on players, but in order to keep the game enjoyable there is an acceptance process run by the Game Master.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong> Information &amp; Updates: </strong></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em>3/9/11</em></span><br/><br/>- The OOC is up, welcome aboard. Feel free to plot and plan.<br/><br/>- I plan to have the character thread and several locations up later tonight. The brothel and the manor may be delayed until the weekend for introductory posts of the GM characters.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em>3/11/11</em></span><br/><br/>- Location threads are open. The wilderness, the surrounding ocean, and the surveillance ship of U.S. based agents are in one thread. The brothel is in its own thread. And the town itself is a separate thread. If you create a smaller location within an existing area thread such as the wilderness or the town and I like the location I will work with you to add it to the front page.<br/><br/>- New rule. Please title your post with your characters location to avoid location confusing with other players who are at different locations of the same thread.<br/><br/>- I will put the Xantelli Manor thread up as soon as I can write Marco's first post, which may or may not be tonight. I also need to write a profile for Maria.<br/><br/>- If your character is in town, washing up on shore, or arriving by boat you may feel free to post your character. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.<br/><br/><em>3/16/11</em><br/><br/>- The Manor thread is up. Yay! I forgot to post the link but will get to that now.<br/><br/>- I think we need a Xantelli daughter who is not played by the GM and I will be keeping an eye out.<br/><br/>- On recruiting, this role play should serve as a world where characters can interact freely with each other without much guidance from the GM. Also, since the integral controlling characters that hold the game together are mine the game should be able to function with a large character base instead of a tight one. The characters who stay longest will become more and more integral to the plot, especially if they are Agents or Xantelli. So I'll be freely adding people as I see fit at any time.<br/><br/>- I'm creating some Xantelli characters to fill in some gaps and make sure that players are entertained. You'll probably see multiple NPC's, quasi-NPC's, and characters from me. But I think this will be done well and keep the story interesting. As time goes by, we will learn more and more about the family and those surrounding them.<br/><br/><em>3/23/11</em><br/><br/>There are some people who need partners. I just want to say that this is one of those rare group role-plays that will work better with many players. As long as people have partners that work for them and can integrate themselves into the setting in a way that they can enjoy. Players can even post independently if their posts are working towards  something. I'm liking much of what I'm seeing.<br/><br/>We have a shortage of victims, I'd like to see some more agent characters overtly invade the island so they can be captured and played with.  >:) The undercover agents who are playing it safe won't be discovered until they start arousing suspicion, and those playing them are trying not to be discovered so they are not immediately available as victims. It is possible they might even decide to leave the island before being discovered.<br/><br/>All players, if you have a friend that might make a character to join you in this environment they will be welcome. I notice that while it is fairly easy to get players for a role play it is sometimes hard to recruit while the role-play is underway. The section of this role play may make that task more difficult. But I can not overemphasize how much I want more people in this world. That said, family members will have tougher requirements because of their nature in leading the role play and because we are short on victims. Though I will make some victim NPC's if I can get more players in this section soon..<br/><br/>I'm also going to look for pairings or people that should interact. No pairing is necessarily permanent but I may contact some of you suggesting meetings now and then. It is an Island after all.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Links:</strong></span></div><br/><br/>Recruitment Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=99300.0)<br/><br/>Character Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100224.0OOC Thread)<br/><br/>The Xantelli Manor (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100522.0)<br/><br/>The Brothel (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100455.0)<br/><br/>The Town (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100456.0)<br/><br/>The Wilderness & The Ocean (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=100453.0)<br/><br/>