darkSpyro

BACKSTORY
The nightmares just won't stop. Its been two weeks straight, and nothing seems to make them go away. They're disgusting, terrifying dreams that fill you with dread and you wake covered in sweat and soaked in tears.

This night you crawl into bed, having already prayed for a good night's rest, and finally drift off to sleep in your own exaustion.

You awake suddenly on the floor of a darkened library, the windows boarded up and a solitary candle being the only source of illumination. You are not alone, as other ponies you may or may not know are also waking around the room. Everything is silent...
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HOW TO PLAY
Silent Ponyville has its own sort of sentience. The environment may change, or enemies may just suddenly find you. You have to be light on your hooves and sharp as a tack to get through.

THE TERRAIN AND DIMENSIONS
The town of Silent Ponyville is similar in its layout to the "Real" Ponyville. Notable landmarks would be the Library, Carousel Boutique, Ponyville General Hospital, Town Hall, Sweet Apple Acres, and Sugarcube Corner. However, this town is torn between two planes, or dimensions.
~The Fog World~
Thick fog covers the town, obscuring everything a distance of ten feet or more beyond your vision. Pegasi cannot manipulate this fog, and unicorns cannot magic it away. Deep chasms have cut off all routes out of town, and some parts within have been cut off. These cannot be crossed, as something is waiting...just out in the fog. The homes here are boarded up and locked tight. Everything appears to be,in a state of disrepair and neglect, so,you might be able to force your way in. However, doing so is very noisy and may attract unwanted attention.
This is the safest plane, populated mostly by sparse groups if 'lesser' enemies. Your dreaded 'powered' enemies also patrol these streets. It is very cold here, as it snows on occasion. There is no wind, and it remains in perpetual moderate lighting.
~The Otherworld~
This world is tailored to each pony's psychological dilemma. Only one nightmare is experienced at a time, and is only populated by that pony's monsters. It is easy to get separated here, so your first priority should be sticking together. The "host" pony's 'nightmare' monster resides here as well as the 'lesser' and 'powered' enemies. The only thing that takes you to and from this realm is the Siren.

THE SIREN
Ponyville's old air raid siren indicates the shift from one plane to another. Its blaring can be heard from anywhere in town, including deep underground. Enemies in the Fog World abandon you when the siren blares. The same holds true for the Otherworld as well, even your 'nightmare' creatures flee. The GM (me) controls when the Siren wails.

IMPORTANT ITEMS
Some things scattered across Silent Ponyville are required to continue onward, while some just make life easier.
~The Radio~
A personal walkie-talkie radio that never seems to run out of batteries. It can't contact anypony, but static can be heard emanating from it on occasion. (Nods to Silent Hill fans.) It appears that Steel left this for you in the library.
~The Lantern~
It's a lantern. It lights up dark places and uses oil as fuel. Steel left this for you as well.
~Health Drinks~
Strange brown bottles,filled with a cough syrup-like substance that tastes of artificial strawberries. Its mysterious powers restore stamina and heal even the most severe injuries. Cannot resurrect the dead. Steel left two of these,for you. These are quite scarce, but seem to appear more frequently in the Hospital.
~Weapons~
You do not awaken in Silent Ponyville armed, but you soon learn you should be. Practically anything can be weaponized, but nothing is indestructable. Your weapons will break over time. Keep in mind that some weapons may be more effective than others, given the situation.

STEEL PTERYX
Steel is my OC, and he is also trapped in Silent Ponyville. He has been here for a few days, so he has some basic understanding of the town. Steel has left items and notes scattered about in hopes that somepony can come help him. He did not anticipate so many ponies to arrive at once, so these gifts are limited. Because Steel is in Silent Ponyville, his monsters are as well...

YOUR GOAL
Your character has committed a sin (please refrain from rape and pedophilia, etc.) and must learn their lesson. They have either blocked it from memory, or justified it in some way. You can leave after your character acknowledges their fault and responsibility, forgiving themselves and others. However, they may stay if they wish to continue to aid their companions.
Acknowledgment involves seeing memories pertaining to the incident in question before finally confronting your nightmare. Defeating the nightmare rewards you with the option to leave via a door of light, or as mentioned before, to stay and see your companions through to the end. All characters leave after the last nightmare is conquered.

YOUR OPPOSITION
Despite the environmental hazards present in Silent Ponyville, dangerous creatures also inhabit this nightmarish town. They seem to come in sets, and the presence of more than one pony seems to make that problem more prevalent.
~Lesser Creatures~
These monsters wander the fog somewhat aimlessly, attacking your characters if they come within proximity. Although they don't appear overly intelligent, they will employ simple swarm tactics to corner and kill you. Lesser creatures are fairly resilient to damage, but are not invincible. This makes one enemy a problem, but a group to be a thing to avoid.
These monsters often represent victims in your characters' past. You are allowed to create up to two types for your character. Both you and I control these monsters.
~Powered Creatures~
This is a single, powerful creature that actively hunts your specific character throughout Silent Ponyville. These,monsters take an incredible amount of effort to kill and are generally good to avoid altogether. Splitting up is lethal in the,presence of these monstrosities, as they tend to single one character out, but can hold their own when outnumbered.
These monsters often represent self-loathing or a particular aspect of the nightmare. You are allowed one of these creatures. You control your own monster.
~Nightmare Creatures~
This single Over-Powered monstrosity reigns supreme on your character's personal Otherworld. Completely invulnerable until your specific character realizes their lesson, all you can do is run away. But, just because it's invincible, doesn't mean physics don't work anymore. Try stopping it or blocking its path.
This represents the sin, the cause of the sin, or the self. I control these monsters. (Don't be upset, its for a more acute element of surprise.)

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RULES
-No Alicorns.
-No god-modding
-No infinite running/flying/dodging/etc.
-Keep unicorn magic reasonable.
-I am the GM.
-Your characters will get tired. This won't end in an afternoon.
-No killing others' characters w/o permission.
-Respect others' creature ideas and Otherworlds. Try to make your characters actually frightened and angered by their predicaments.
-Original Characters (OC's) only.
-ONLY ONE CHARACTER.

CHARACTER SHEET
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Species: (Earth, Unicorn, Pegasus)
Appearance:
Personality:
Misc:
Otherworld description:

MONSTER SHEET
Lesser 1
Name:
Appearance:
Behavior:
Lesser 2
Name:
Appearance:
Behavior:
Powered
Name:
Appearance:
Behavior:
Nightmare
Name:
Appearance:
Behavior:


Please be original. I don't want a bunch of Pyramid Heads lumbering about.

Ok guys, I'm sending invites after this post. Here's my stuff...

Name: Steel Pteryx
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Species: Pegasus
Appearance: Stark black coat with a black and red mane slicked back in thick spines. Left foreleg and left wing are mechanical. Cutie mark is a silver wrench crossing a white wing. Eyes are ruby red.
Personality: Quite friendly and easygoing, despite the ongoing events. A little sensitive about his 'handicap'. Seems to be hiding a darker part of himself.
Misc: Steel is an incredible engineer, and knows most things mechanical, from locks to nuclear reactors. Steel will help anypony that asks.
Otherworld description: Dark, grimy, and flowing with radioactive waste, Steel's Otherworld resembles a defunct and rotting nuclear plant. Use the glow of the radiation when other lights fail. Beware, some areas are teeming with radiation, and cant be navigated without protective gear.

Lesser 1
Name: Char-foal
Appearance: Small, heavily burnt children with a near-ashen appearance. Their eyes and mouths glow yellow-green.
Behavior: Not possessing much vitality or endurance, they travel in small groups. Biting is their only real,method of attack, but it burns white-hot. Char-foals are NEVER alone.

Lesser 2
Name: Reaper
Appearance: Hairless ponies whose skin appears melted and discolored. Their forelegs are long, scimitar-like blades.
Behavior: They cannot walk upon their forelegs and must push themselves along the ground on their chests. They attack by lunging forward and slashing.

Powered
Name: Ripper Pteryx
Appearance: Looks exactly like Steel, except his left foreleg and wing are burnt severely. The left side of his face suffers the same state, with his lips burnt away, leaving a perpetual toothy grin. He wears a bloody, charred unbound straightjacket.
Behavior: Despite his injuries, he possesses great strength and speed, and retains flight. Can communicate with the players and attacks them savagely. Anything spouting from his mouth can be considered nonsensical, but hints may be,hidden in the rambling.

Nightmare
Name: HAZMAT
Appearance: An enormous stallion many times Steel's size outfitted in a full, bright yellow hazardous materials radiaton protection suit. His visor is heavily tinted, obscuring his face.
Behavior: HAZMAT thunders around the Otherworld seeking Steel. Capable of smashing through solid walls with his tremendous strength and weight, he does so gladly. Attacks by crushing with his body and,hooves. Also enjoys throwing players,around like ragdolls. All of Steel's monsters fear this creature.


We'll start after all invited players post their characters.

uh yeah hope this is alright yeah

Name: Dell Conagher
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Species: Unicorn
Appearance: Light orange with a sandy blonde mane and tail. Brilliant sky-blue eyes. Well built, being fairly short and muscular. Never seen without a pair of work goggles, which usually either cover his eyes or held at the base of his average-length horn. Light dusting of freckles between his eyes.
Personality: Often stressed or anxious. Somewhat inquisitive, demanding answers if something comes along with his suspicions. Genuinely has/had a good heart, but being nice and civil never ended well on his half, hardening his once amiable demeanour. Short tempered. Intelligent, but this can be clouded by his frustration.
Misc: A prodigious engineer belonging to the Apple family on his mother’s side, and a Badlands mercenary. Recently gave up his endeavours in the automated firearms department, developing an obsession to end the feud that his ex-wife began.
Known to talk in his sleep, and changes the subject if asked about anything he may say.
Regarding the names of his monsters, he apparently corrupted the names on purpose.
Otherworld Description: A shadowy, decrepit ghost-town set in a desert location, complete with mall and war barracks. Most houses are boarded up, and unintelligible yells seem to echo everywhere. A dilapidated courthouse dominates the centre of this place, at the top of a hill. Obstacles include sections of unquenchable flames, and collapsing buildings.

Lesser 1
Name: Nyloo
Appearance: Universal features is of an emaciated, dark-coloured pony with glowing red eyes, and a long gash along the belly from the base of the neck to the abdomen.
Comes in two varieties, which is almost purely aesthetic; a dark red unicorn colt with a sickly blue mane, and a dull grey-brown 'earth pony' filly with a blood-red mane, and black antlers (Right one broken). Colt missing back right leg, female missing front left.
Behaviour: Aggressive and tend to stay in groups. Contains a ‘divide and conquer’ state of mind when fighting. They tend to cackle maniacally, generally making a lot of noise, which is part of the reason for their naming. Use this to detect and avoid them.
Attacks with kicks, with the female variety being slightly stronger in the bucking, but less stable than the male. Quite slow, due to having only three legs to move with and little to no insides.

Lesser 2
Name: Tekia
Appearance: Partially resembles a changeling, albeit with no horn or wings. Has two sharp claws on forhooves, and three on the hind ones, and has a wispy, black mane and tail. Possesses two pairs of milky eyes, and spider-like mandibles. Covered in cuts and gashes. About the size of an older filly.
Behaviour: Usually singular, lying in wait when they feel somepony approaching. Blind, but use vibrations to get around. Attacks by latching onto a leg/neck and biting. More resilient than Loonies.

Powered
Name: Lenelah
Appearance: A spectre of a stunning unicorn mare, with a long, tendrilesque mane and tail. The mane covers the spot where her eyes would be. Completely white, and opaque. Represents Hellena.
Behaviour: Aggressive hunter, striking out against anything that breathes (Including Tekias. Especially Tekias) with fiery magic. Always accompanied by at least one Nyloo, usually of the male variety.
Does talk in a warped voice, usually things of dark origin, but there may be something quite sad or thought-provoking inside it.

Nightmare
Name: Renei
Appearance: A colossal, shadowy unicorn mare with glowing white eyes, and tendrils of dark violet magic sourced at her back, with a few at the sides of the neck, under the head.
Behaviour: More ‘passive’ than other Nightmares seen, preferring to let her prey find her (as he inevitably would). Lurks within the courthouse, head and neck reaching out of the collapsed roof. The elevated perch allows her to see what’s going on in most of her domain. If angered, she will venture out and chase the perpetrators.
Attacks by striking with her tendrils, whispering violent things to distract/mentally incapacitate. Takes great pleasure in doing so.
Lenelah and the Nyloos seem to hate this spiteful creature, while Tekias show some sort of 'affection' towards her, which is not mutual.

Name: Morte Masscre
Age:25
Gender:Male
Species: Earth
Appearance:A pale grey with sickly green tint. Blonde mane. Celtic cross, similiar to those used on a tombstone, for a cutie mark.
Personality: Partially paranoid, occasionally wise, lives in a constant state of war, callous, enjoy a good laugh every now and then. Violent, tries to be kind but usually comes off as uncaring.
Misc: He doesn't like the idea of not having a weapon but awakes without one.
Otherworld description:hospital hallway that stretches on forever with occasional turns. Doors on both sides of the hallway create a tactical nightmare, something hides in the dark. lights will occasional go off creating a pitch black area in which he tries to avoid. fears hide behind the doors. sometimes a sound will illuminate from the dark similar to that of a chainsaw being cranked.

Lesser 1
Name:kindead
Appearance:undead ponies
Behavior:fairly hard to kill but can be stopped by removing limbs or crushing the head.

Lesser 2
Name:mortems
Appearance:Sad colorless ponies
Behavior: can cause internal failure of organs, or other inside harm, with a touch. sulk around sadly and only make eye contact when they are attacking, which is more of a slow invasion of personal space.

Powered
Name:The shadow
Appearance:a dark lucid mass that resembles a pony
Behavior:quick, can hide in shadows, is very lucid, can only be defeated by fire but often escapes the flames before it dies.

Nightmare
Name:Massacre
Appearance:bloody and ripped to shreds yet still able to move easily. dark coat with a red mane.
Behavior: unstoppable, uses the fears of Morte as weapons

Both accepted! Just waiting on SpyroD and Wyrstel.

That's alright. Take your time.

I had it all typed up and I tried changing my song(phone), I hit my back arrow(phone fiction for all apps) to make the volume and music title go away, and instead it went back a page, loosing everything I had typed... I'm to tired and angered to try again tonight......... I'll try to get it all back(typed again) tomorrow.... Buncha BS phone!....

ooc: lol

OOC: I'll try my best to keep up, but I don't have much experience with horror plots ;

CHARACTER SHEET

Name: Amber Mist
Age: Young Mare (18 human equivalent)
Gender: Female
Species: Unicorn
Appearance: A bearing a purple coat and bright emerald eyes, Amber is slightly shorter than the average mare her age. Her mane and tail are both a bundle of reddish brown curls, but her mane is better kept. Her cutie mark is the depiction of a paint palette with a paintbrush and pencil crossed behind it.
Personality: She's a little hard to peg down. When she's in a good mood, she is positive and optimistic and tries to spread the feeling to others. When she's in a bad mood, it's very easy to tell, and she becomes incredibly negative and sometimes hostile if someone insults her. Basically she can be your best friend one minute, and your worst nightmare if you offend her. She seems to always react negatively to the topic of crystal ponies.
Misc: Her cutie mark represents her creative mind, and she has a different thought process than most other ponies.
Otherworld description: In the middle of a clearing of thick, black trees is a giant, shockingly colorful funhouse that has hundreds of halls of mirrors. Each funhouse mirror does something different to the reflection of the pony who looks at them, and as you get further in, the mirrors become more twisting and terrifying. There is even a mirror that depicts the reflection as a mutilated corpse.

MONSTER SHEET

Lesser 1
Name: Jadewings
Appearance: Coming in various shades of green, these creatures look like a terrible cross between a crystal pony, a changeling, and one of Lunas night guards. They have large, bat-like wings and fangs, are constructed of partially see through gemstone. Their body type and size is more like that of a changeling minus the holes in the legs, but they have strange beaks. Where their eyes should be are large gaping holes, and they have no kind of manes or tails.
Behavior: They behave kind of cat-like, but also have mannerisms like that of a pony. They are sneaky and strike quick. They also like to travel in groups of three or so. While they do have large, strong wings, they cannot fly for too long without getting winded, and sometimes jump across rooftops. Their favorite places to be are in alleyways, or in the case of Ambers Otherworld, in dead end halls in the funhouse. Attacks include swooping down, biting, scratching, and full on tackling.

Lesser 2
Name: Lyken (derived from the word "lyk", which is Afrikaans for "corpse")
Appearance: They look like slightly dead ponies, with ranging shades of coats from dirty white to grey. Their eyes are like that of a regular pony, but their iris' are so brightly colored and vivid that it looks incredibly unnatural. Their mane consists of ragged hair that is beyond repair, and it appears as if random chunks of skin and hair were ripped from their head. They do not possess a tail, only very short, sharp bristles where the tail looks to be shaven clean off. All over their bodies are bruises, some darker than others, and deep cuts that never seep blood, but also never scab over.
Behavior: Somewhat zombie-like, they moan and move slower than a regular pony. However, they have strength in numbers, and are actually quite tactical when they want to work together to trap their prey. Try to rip flesh from their prey to patch over their cuts.

Powered
Name: Silly Filly
Appearance: A desaturated pegasus filly that constantly has a smile on her face. Her coat is grey pink, and her messy mane and tail are strawberry blonde. Her eyes are simply two white, glowing orbs. She has no cutie mark.
Behavior: Can fly to the capabilities of a full grown pegasus despite looking like a filly. She's constantly giggling as she runs toward her those she's after. When she isn't chasing, she's wandering the streets of Silent Ponyville, calling out Ambers name over and over and sometimes says "Come and tell me a story!" Her hooves burn anything she touches, especially the fur of a pony. She acts incredibly sweet and kind, and seems oblivious to the danger she causes.

Nightmare
Name: Voice
Appearance: A strange creature that's a bit taller than the average stallion, yet shows no indications of gender. It seems to be constantly shrouded in shadow, but if you squint hard enough (or you're unfortunate enough to be nearby) you'll be able to see the dark red cloak it wears that go all the way down to its hooves, covering its entire body. A hood hides a good portion of its head, and its face is concealed by a glowing white mask with soulless black eye holes that have a printed on pattern of vivid red dripping down from them to look like blood. Sometimes looks like a pegasus, sometimes a unicorn, and sometimes an earth pony.
Behavior: Seems to levitate swiftly and silently a few inches off of the ground. When attacking, it tries to pin it's prey down with it's hooves, and attempts to telekinetically force a mask onto it's prey that matches its own; but the other mask has acid on the inside.

OOC: Accepted! And of course, Lems. Pm away.

Alright... Lets try this again, later than planned so sorry -.- been down on some stuff... Less active... Plan to be on more... My friend who goes by BallisticBeats done forgot her password, lol. I told her to try the forgot password thing, but she said it could wait, gotta keep the crowd on their feet, and "Make them want [her] back." Sorry for the randomness, just a little story to share:

Name: Gulaven(Doctor)
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Species: Pegasus
Appearance: dark brown medium muscle tone, black dress coat stretching back over his cutie mark(because I don't really have one for him yet). Well kept hair, usually set back down his neck; equally clean tail, and sometimes wears a monocle.(oh, and his mane is a deep red)
Personality: rough exterior(lot of spoilers for this character in this sheet(will be like an alternate world version of him(from the Factory))), rude and strong, but if known well: kind, open, happy.
Misc.: has three gadgets held in his dress coat(not sure yet what I'll make them)...(Spoiler here) his right front leg is entirely robotic, android like so it is not visible unless cut or broken. His android leg will also have an electronic adapter and power source(which I think I'll make one of the "gadgets").
OtherWorld:(get this) The Rainbow Factory(my version): the halls and rooms will switch around, making it an almost impossible maze. Spikes point from the ceiling in the halls and labs, with chained and beaten walls. The floor will be covered in blood stains, the cells, when the lights flicker out, have the glowing eyes of spirits from the imprisoned(I had it way better last time too, this is nothing compared to what I had typed up before). Shadows of guards in the corners of your eye, cries and machinery are heard, but no pony is the source of these sounds. Some cells are open, the lights are all random colors of the rainbow, and the cleanest room is the cafeteria with only tattered ceilings and overturned tables near the walls.

Monsters

Lesser(loser!) 1
Name: Guests
Appearance: randomly patterned ponies covered in bruises, cuts, needles, blades, splattered colors, and hollow eye sockets. Some are bound by broken chains and wear dangling limbs. Most of these creatures are smaller ponies, phillies to be more exact.
Behavior: skittish when looked upon, but are brutal stalkers when out of sight. They will scream if talked around, and tend to line up behind each other like they were waiting for turns. Travel in small groups, and are not always found together in an area(in a pack, but spread out as not to all be looked upon).

Lesser 2
Name: Eeries
Appearance: visually blurred animals of all species, like static on a tv, they are not easily distinct in species. Their eyes are the only things that stand out, bright blue orbs that move about the blurred body.
Behavior: lone travelers, more diverse. They act like their animal in their aggressive moods, and will always hunt their prey.

Powered:
Name: Raptor
Appearance: Deep red earth pony with razor sharp teeth, and a messy maroon mane. Often spotted in a lab coat. Her cutie mark is that of a half normal, half read rainbow(on a single cloud). Her bright green eyes can be deceiving of her intensions. Her hooves are booted to make clanging sounds as she walks, also to protect her legs.
Behavior: Will act like a normal pony(not all killy willy) in first encounter, but will bite you in the rear(no pun intended) when you first loose sight. She will run around, hiding in shadows, constantly following Gulaven, and whoever he is accompanied by. Speaks very, very harshly when she talks(even when in first encounter).

NIGHTMARE
Name: Forrest
Appearance: A filly Pegasus, light green body with shackles around his hooves, red, sad eyes, dirty brown mane and tail with a torn bow on the tail tip. His body is shaded in some areas with blood from his own cuts. A trail of fire is left behind him if he walks, and his breath is freezing.
Behavior: Cries the entire time, so listen closely for the warning. If found in the factory, chance to teleport. Will fly occasionally, all doors will open, letting out and drawing the eeries to him with his cry. The Guests fear his presence as well, and are another sign of his approach
P.S.: Forrest is Gulaven's son, which was revealed in the original Rainbow Factory.

Ok, totally winged everything here... Yes, this is sorta a spoiler for Dr. Gulaven... So expect extreme changes in the factory.

OOC: Looks like I need to step up Steel's dark factor in the Factory...
Oh, and accepted of course.

OOC: ok, lets see if I can keep up in this RP! Lol, you inviting anyone else(my phone put in a P instead of the O in "anyone", like it wanted me to put "anypony")?

OOC: Well, I did invite Spyro-Gamer and Wyrstel, but I haven't heard from them in a while. If I get bored enough, I might start.

OOC: Alrighty then.

Name: The Shadow (True name is unknown)

Age: NA (Stallion)

Species: Unicorn

Appearance: He is tall and muscular. His eyes, mane as well as tail are pure snow-white and glisten like the moon's light. His coat however is sleek and as midnight black. It is described as dark as the darkest light without light. He wears a highwayman's suit which is black on the outside and red on the inside. He wears a feathered hat and an steel mask covers his face. He has a black and white rose stuck to his suit.

Personality: NA(Will be revealed in the role play) He is vigilante taking the law it his own hooves.

Misc: Not much is known about him, but whenever some needs aid, he is there.

Otherworld description: A ballroom with shattered glass covering the floor. Among the glass are lost necklaces that shine like the tears that fall from his eyes when he walks this place. Shattered rose windows with their sharp edges glistening in the eternal moonlight, cast shadows over this sad scene. Crystal chandeliers with candles that continue to smoke in the still silence. There is but one door and that door is marked with black and white rose vines wrapped around it. The door is open but beyond is the same scene before you. There is no escape from this world, even the windows act the same. Beautiful torn and ripped paintings of other ponies hang from the blackened walls.

MONSTER SHEET

Lesser 1
Name: The Faceless
Appearance: They appear to be wispy transparent specters with no face.
Behavior: They speak to the those around them, asking for help and groping for them. They can be frightened away by large amounts of light.

Lesser 2
Name:
Appearance:
Behavior:

Powered
Name: The Dancers
Appearance:
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Nightmare
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I will finish this later but here is my character.