The island is small. And it has a mystical property. (which is hard to sum up)
It is extremely hard to find, and when you drop anchor, there is no going back.
How small it is: A little less than the size of two jumbo trampolines. It has two palm tress. A small cliff in the back that acts as a diving board. The rest is sand and a few rocks, which, if small, can be picked up. If large, are lodged in the ground.
It's abnormal quality: If you wish for something, it will be granted by the sea. You don't know how many wishes you have. Word your wishes well to benefit from them. All that comes from the ocean will wash up on the shore almost instantly, as if by magic.
"I wish for coffee" Thus, a small amount of coffee appears in the ocean.
"I wish for a coffee mug with a cap" Thus, a small canister of coffee will appear in the ocean, within reach.
A point: I remember the long, well made, complex RPs magus, others made. And they were successful... I want to be successful while keeping everything fun and simple.
UPDATE: BEGIN THE RP
The small crew:
Match
Book Keeper
Vick
Midnight
Joining via wish:
Misty
Blazing
Learning from my mistakes, I will not drag out this RP. You came to be on the island. I'm not gonna put you through an elaborate story RP to magically wash up on shore.
Instead we will be dropped off by pirates while unconscious because it's versatility vague enough to make sense and not drag the RP out.
Let us begin.
The team of 4 were spread out on the island.
One was on the edge of the shore line.
Another was laying across the large smooth, dark rock brown cliff at the back. The rock was hot from the sun.
A 3rd had their front hooves tied around one of the palm trees, behind their back.
The last? Your choice
First come first serve. We take turns posting. Go.
((I wasnt sure how to incorporate this into the actual post my apologies, Midnight is an average height, slightly chubby pegasus mare. With a dark, dark blue mane, a lighter shade of dark blue for her muzzle, hooves, and spots on her flank, and a light blue coat. She also has Peachy orange eyes, and black square glasses. Sorry again if the desc is too long .w.'''))
Midnight awoke with a start, wincing at the pain in her head. Having to squint to keep the pain to a minimum, she looked around at her surroundings and for any other ponies that might be there with her. Seeing several other ponies scattered about the island, she stood up, though struggling to keep her balance. Stepping gently off the rock, she calls out loudly in hopes of waking one of the others up, "Um..Hello?" she stammers, walking towards them.
Book Keeper slowly awoke, opening her eyes to a blazing sun with a dull, throbbing pain in her head. She groaned and tried to move, only to find that her fore hooves had been tied behind her back to...something. She was very groggy, and couldn't think straight; the most that she could recall right now was something about pirates. Squinting at her surroundings through the sun's glare, she found herself on what looked like a deserted island. Some rocks, a palm tree, plenty of sand, and an endless ocean.
"W-what happened?" she mumbled. She gave her bindings a slight tug, but they were very tight, and she was not in a good condition to use magic. There were several ponies lying about on the ground, but were not moving; she might be in serious trouble here.
One of the ponies suddenly rose slowly from the sand. She stumbled about, and called out, "Um..Hello?"
Book Keeper took a deep breath. "HEY! OVER HERE!" she yelled as loud as she could.
((whoops, i imagined something pretty large when you mentioned them being the size of a couple jumbo trampolines >.<))
Midnight jumped at the sudden yelling, not noticing one of the ponies had woken up. Quickly seeing where it had come from, she trotted over to them. "Oh thank goodness, I honestly thought I was the only one alive!" She said, excitedly. Looking at the ropes on the other pony's hooves, she became worried, "Oh jeez, hold tight, Im going to see if i could get those off." She assured her while walking around to the back of the tree and began fiddling with the rope.
(Book Keeper is kinda woozy, and not thinking straight X3 also, i'm not quite sure what you mean by taking turns. Do you mean not to post too much and leave the others far behind?)
Book Keeper yawned as the stranger fiddled with the ropes binding her to whatever she was tied to. She was glad to not be alone here; it was always helpful to have friends when on a deserted island. Though she wondered how they'd gotten here.
"Do you remember what happened?" she asked the other pony.
//We will take turns. The ponies who are in an inactive state, won't get a turn. Those who ARE awake, will take turns.
Edit: Yes, leaving RPers in the dust is a large problem. So those who are motionless, unconscious, etc. won't get a turn.
((Ah, that clears up a lot, thank you nwn))
Midnight stops fidgeting with the ropes for a bit, getting frustrated "I dont remember a thing, I think I hit my head pretty hard when whatever brought us here brought us here." She frowns "Do you remember any of what happened?" She inquired thoughtfully, pawing at the ties with a hoof.
Book Keeper frowned. "It's all hazy," she told the mare. "I remember that pirates attacked us though, and that I was able to save the ship from the initial attack. More than that, I can't recall right now."
"Hmm, ah well, I suppose it might come back to me eventually. Now Im just wondering where in the world we are, and who all of those ponies are." She gestures around with her free hoof at the unconscious ponies scattered about. "I really hope theyre going to be alright." She says, the worry very clear in her voice, as she continues to mess with the ropes. Finally she gets them loose, and unties them with minimal difficulty. "Ah! Got them!" She exclaims.
"Phew! I thought I was going to be tied up forever!" Book Keeper sighed as she starting rubbing her fore hooves to restore their circulation. "By the way, who are you?"
((whoops, forgot about that, sorry .m.))
"My name's Midnight Skies!" She smiles, sitting down infront of her, extending a hoof.
(Your'e welcome :) )
Book Keeper gratefully took Midnight's hoof, and rose to her hooves.
"And I'm Book Keeper, Baltimare's best knowledge broker!" she exlaimed, and she struck a pose.
One of the bodies was small, and orange... He looked like a thin teenager.
Midnight giggled, standing up and shaking any sand or dirt out of her coat "Ive always wanted to go to Baltimare, to be honest." she mused looking worriedly at the other two ponies that hadnt gotten up yet. "What do you think we should do about them? Try and wake them up?
Book Keeper nodded. "Yeah, we should definitely wake them up. I just hope they'll be alright," she said worriedly. "And you should definitely visit Baltimare sometime, it's a beautiful city!"
"I actually have a friend from Baltimare, but he came to visit me, instead of the other way around. I was sick at the time so I couldnt have made the flight if I wanted to." She said, walking over to the smaller orange pony, nudging him gently. "Gosh, he doesnt look much older than me, whats he doing out here?" she wonders, looking back at Book Keeper
Book Keeper shrugged. "I don't remember, but I'm sure it will come back at some point."
She walked over to the other pony and prodded him to try to wake him up.
The final body belonged to Match Stick. Though his coat and mane were thoroughly coated in sand, their sharp charcoal and warm yellow and red still showed through their beige coverings. Upon closer inspection it becomes clear that the pirates didn't take a liking to this particular stallion, due to the rope burns, cuts, and bruises all over his body.
(This is more introductory than me joining in due to my current workload I cannot consistently reply today and possibly tomorrow, and therefor will refrain from doing so.
P.S. Fixed it so that I'm not quitting. :P)
//you can reply, we will just take turns. However, if you don't want to stop the RP flow, go ahead, stick to your guns : D
Midnight continues to nudge the smaller pony "Im pretty sure he's alive, but hes out pretty cold." she says, turning to Book Keeper
Book Keeper shrugged. "You could try some of the sea water, but it may make him grumpy. I'm a little woozy, so I don't want to use my magic now unless I have to."
"Hmm, well, I suppose grumpy is better than unconscious, plus he might remember a bit more than we do." She says, looking around for something to get sea water in, seeing the leaves on the palm trees. "Ah, those should do just fine." She extends her wings, giving them a good stretch before she flies up and plucks a couple. She folds one of them in a fashion she hopes would carry at least a small bit of water and gathers a bit. Taking it over to the orange pony, she reluctantly splashes a bit on his face waiting to see if he reacts.
Nothing... The orange pony's breathing was low & steady, But he seemed dead.
She splashes the rest, and shakes him a bit, growing even more worried. "Gosh I hope he doesnt die on us.."
The sun was setting now, the hot sun had baked every pony and hunger was an eventual serious problem...
The sunset was still beautiful... especially when at the edge of the island and no land could be seen.
//This post was met to be AFTER Maaaaaah' post. Please tell me if you want your post there :D It kinda bothers me that I didn't give you a turn.
Midnight suddenly perks up, looking somewhat panicked, "I just realized, what are we going to do for food? All we have are palm trees and sand, and everybody knows you cant drink seawater." Her ears droop, as she sits down, trying not to panic more. Sniffling, she rubs her eyes.
"Don't worry," Book Keeper said as she patted Midnight reassuringly. "When I get my head in order, I'll be able to use my magic to help us. I have some food and water stowed away in a pocket dimension, so we'll be alright for a while."
((just a heads up guys, I have school today, so im not gonna be active for a few hours :]))
Midnight relaxes a bit, "Thank you, thats the best news Ive heard in a pretty long while. Sorry for freaking out, I get super panicked really easily." She says, walking over to one of the two palm trees and laying down, yawning.
A choked cough escapes the prone unicorns lungs as a small amount of water is expelled. As the coughing continues to expel water from the stallions lungs, the young stallion's limbs begin to move.
((Do I wait for Midnights response, or continue with 1 on 1 interaction with Waaaaaaaah?))
"Hey, are you alright!?" Book Keeper said worriedly as she hurried over to the coughing pony's side.
It was dark now. The moon was only half bright and shinning nearly directly above them. The small orange pegasus, now wet with water, still had his face in the sand. Still alive.
//Also. MY pony will be inactive as well... But since I'm here, you can interact with him, and I'll be here to write up what happens afterwards.
With a final cough and spurt of water, the stallions breathing seamed to have steadied. Now looking more restful than unconscious, the stallion moves into a sleeping position.
"You okay now?" Book Keeper asked the stallion.
Vick's body was now hidden by the night. Stars were scattered all over the sky, some places had more stars than usual. The sun was finally gone.
//when you all are asleep XD Vick will wake up : D
The stallion doesn't react to Book, preferring his dream to reality.
((Match Stick is now Sleeping and wont take turns until awoken or morning))
Midnight stirred, awakened by the noise, seeing the stallion move. She sighed in relief that he was at least okay enough to move.
//Ok, now it's Vick, Annosrules, Midnight, & Waaaaaaaah.
((huh?))
Book Keeper sighed as the sun set. It seemed that there was no point in waking the stallion now; she'd have to wait until tomorrow. She walked over to the palm trees, taking care to avoid Midnight, and settled down to sleep.
Midnight curled up, quickly falling back to sleep against the tree, hoping they could figure out more about the situation when they got up the next day.
The charcoal stallion was the first to wake up. Still dizzy from what he could only assume to be a blow to his head, the stallion slowly raises his body from the sand. Still not sure of his surroundings, the stallion begins an aimless shuffle in his incoherent state and eventually trips over Book Keeper and falls flat onto his face.
Midnight was once again woken by a commotion, looking around at what could have made it this time. Seeing that one of the two stallions had woken up. "Woah, I was afraid you'd never wake up!" She says, trying not to startle him.
"What?", the stallion asks disoriented, standing himself back up.
"Youve been out cold for hours, I was afraid you werent gonna make it." She says, frowning
"I was?", Match asks with more awareness than before. "And for that matter, where am I?"
//when you two are ready, or run out of ideas, go to Vick's body :3 ..... I almost want to have a dead body on this island so we can bring them back from the dead XD
"Yeah, you were, and I honestly have no clue. I dont remember anything that happened, I just woke up and we were here." She proclaims. "Now the only one thats left to wake up is him." She says, gesturing to the small stallion a few feet from her. "I tried to get him up yesterday, but nothing worked. If you wanna try, feel free." She nods, stretching out a bit.
The stallion looks over to his yellow counterpart who lied motionless in the sand. Filled with a compasionate curiosity, the stallion walks over to the colt and does a standard field medical exam.
She looks on, a bit amazed. "Hehe, youre doing a lot more than I did. All Book Keeper could figure out to do was just splash some water on him." She says while gesturing to the mare beside her, a bit embarrassed for not knowing the better thing to do.
((Requesting more info from Vick McBread on his OC's current condition))
//Sorry. Vick is a small orange teenager-looking stallion near the shore, face down. He looks all bruised and his breathing is low.
Midnight gets up, walking over to Match and Vick, wondering again if he'll be alright.
Match rolls Vick onto his back before saying, "He's breathing at least, but I don't know how long he'll be unconscious for."
(Well, don't I feel silly now X3 Book Keeper should have done a medical check, but poor old waaaaaaah forgot :P)
(also, mass post while I was asleep :P)
Book Keeper yawned as she opened her eyes. She had a bit of a headache, but otherwise was feeling much better than she was yesterday. Midnight and the coughing pony from the night before were standing over the orange pegasus; she was glad to see the unicorn was alright. She got to her hooves, and walked over to them.
"How are you feeling?" she yawned as she spoke.
//Current order of turns: Midnight, Annosrules, Waaaaaah, Vick.
The small orange pony began to shift slowly... every so slowly... as if trying to swim. (gtg school)
Midnight turned her attention back to the orange pony, looking concerned. "Oh, Oh he's moving! " She says, excitedly.
"I'm alright, but I don't know about the younger one.", Match says while standing up from Vick's body.
"Younger one? >: ( "Vick's head pops up...... oh ._. *sticks his face back in the sand*
//I just had to throw that in there XD I might keep it in there. I might not. I want permission from Waaaaaaah.
(It's fine :P)
The orange pegasus's head popped up from the ground for a moment before falling back down. Book Keeper raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything as she reached the group.
"Well that was weird. Kid's still out cold though.", Match says with earnest confusion.
((Midnight wanted to wait for a better place to post, so I skipped their turn))
//No, considering nobody posted, he's not out cold XD
The small orange pony looks back up
"Out cold? Heck no." He was still on his belly as he leans up and supports his head on one thin front hoof.
//I wanted you to all be asleep before he wakes up but I won't drag this out XD
((sorry for the really long delay in my posts, ive been horribly sick the past week and ive been asleep basically the whole time, plus i was waiting on waaaaaaah and vick to sort out the post mishap before i took another turn))
Midnight snored away, tucked away in her spot under the palm tree.
//Honestly at the moment. I think anyone can go. As long as we don't LEAVE anyone behind or take a turn without their permission.
//It's fine that you've been gone. I have to. And I agree with waiting for Waaaaaaaah.
//Since your inactive, you'll be skipped. Unless you sleep walk or speak in your sleep (thus, active)
(welp, here I am :P)
"Are you all right? Do you remember what happened?" Book Keeper asked the orange pony in a concerned tone.
//I agree. after my post I'd like annosrules to go next. Also delete your OOC posts X 3
Vick looked up at the mare.
"What? I... I... What's all this sand?" His eyes shifts around at the ground... There was sand lightly glued to his his lifted body.
Turning back the the orange pony lying in the sand, Match tells him, "Whoa there, easy now, easy. You've been unconscious for quite some time now and you need your rest."
Book Keeper nodded in agreement. "Apparently we were attacked by pirates. You need to rest so you can recover from your wounds."
"I don't think I'm hurt" He rolls over on his back, his limp wings under him.
He looks up at the two standing ponies from upside down.
"Well just to be sure you should probably rest, at least just for the mean time.."
//We still haven't wished for anything :3
//When thinks get boring in an RP... Always have a back up plan X3
//I thought we were waiting on Waaaaaah
"Where are we?" He looks around "This island is small... 0.0" He begins to wake up MUCH more.
((You? The last post was directed towards you.))
"I...I don't know," Book Keeper admitted. "I haven't seen this place on any maps."
"Nor will you. I've got a friend in that map business, and this island is far to small to be put on a standard map."
"Oh my CELESTIA! D: How did we get here? How did they put us here? Oh Luna help us >D<"
The small colt of a stallion began wildly looking around.
"Calm down!", Match orders. "It's no use to freak out now, especially after awakening from a traumatized state of unconsciousness."
//Sorry been working.
Vick covers himself with his hooves to curl up in a little ball. "This Island. It's cursed!!! >A<" He exclaimed.
Book Keeper cocked her head.
"Why would you think it's cursed?"
((sorry ive been hecka inactive lately guys .n.))
((edited my post))
Midnight stirred, waking up to see Vick curled up. She looked on in sympathy, yet still didnt know how to react.
//Nah man : D You were asleep remember? : )
//You can either edit your post, or I'll pretend like you woke up X 3 But you were asleep and that's why we took off : )
//OH YEH! Next person who posts must WISH for a WONDERBOLT.
(its midnight, i moved accounts. Is this rp dead or...? :s)
(I would like to ask if it is to late to join?)
(if not can I join with two ponies (a unicorn and a pegasus) can wash up on shore?)
(May I join in too? Metal Gear is a Pegasus. With a Keyblade.)