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Silo is a bustling city, much like Chicago. Amid the chaos of Prohibition and the rise of American gangsters, the Midwest is experiencing a drastic cultural change.

Who better to take advantage of the turn than the supernatural of the world? Cloaked in shadow and secrecy, a shift happens. Working together for the first time in history, their goal is to rise to the top of the socioeconomic food chain with the acquisition of speakeasies, government bribery, and ousting current gang activity with their own organized syndicate.

Determined to keep their identities secret, will the supernatural forces come out on top, or will they flounder under the weight of post-war pressure?

More importantly, will you come out to play?

What this server offers:

• 18+ written-style roleplay with NSFW opportunity
• Semi-lit with post lengths minimum of 200 words
• Forum formatting for easier 1:1 RP
• Established lore with room to grow
• LGBT+ inclusive
• Unlimited OC slots (limit 2 each month)
• OOC and IC chatter channels

Ouroboros is BRAND new and needs players. Now is the best time to join and help influence how the server unfolds. https://discord.gg/Nr9eabEX

Horizon Discord Group RP

Hello all! Just wanted to share that I've created a brand spankin' new RP server to join if interested. Horizon happens to be my favorite video game, and although the intention was a DND play-by-post, I've now converted it into RP. Looking for fun people to kick things off with. You would be a brand new member joining up! Things to expect:

• SPOILERS. Must have a general knowledge about the video games as the lore and setting heavily rely on information obtained in the game.
• Must be 18+. NSFW channels are blocked behind age-restricted channels. NO MINORS ALLOWED. Eventually, if things get out of hand, we will move to an ID-verified system only seen by moderators.
• Semi-lit, but will be lenient for those new to RP and learning the ropes.
• As many character submissions as you can realistically keep track of.
• Slice-of-life but also the addition of the serious themes mentioned in the games.

Premise:

​Following the defeat of the Zenith and the acquisition of some of the sub-functions, the blight upon the land has receded. The efforts of Aloy and her companions have not gone unrecognized. The Daunt has opened up as the location of a joint settlement named Rockspine Refuge where citizens of all tribes may live together in an effort to establish harmony between themselves. But like most novel ideas, the settlement has its growing pains. If it's not the aggressive Machines, it's the clashing of several different cultures. You have moved into the Daunt to start a new life in Rockspine Refuge.

https://discord.gg/7b3uZKXh

Word Dieting Your First Draft

Here are two phrases you can cut without loss:

• begin to (begins to, beginning to, began to, begun to)
• start to (starts to, starting to, started to)

She began to run -> She ran.
Rain began to fall -> Rain fell.

Should you avoid "begin to" altogether?

Well, no. Sometimes, when an action starts and is abandoned immediately, they clarify what's going on:

She began to walk home, but changed her mind after a few steps. He started to paint the fence, but thought better of it.

Cut "Look"

More often than not, your story will work just as well without telling the reader that the character is looking at something.

Looking at him, she nodded. -> She nodded.

He looked at her and poured her a drink. -> He poured her a drink.

She looked at the mountain which towered over the valley. -> The mountain towered over the valley.

Cut "See"

If you describe something, it is implied that the POV character sees it.

When she took another galnce at the book in his hand, she saw he was

Cut "Turn"

Do your characters turn towards one another before saying something? Turn before they move? People turn all the time - it's implied without having to describe it.

She changed her mind, turned, and hurried home. -> She changed her mind and hurried home.
She turned to him and clasped his hand -> She clasped his hand.

Where turn + look are used:

He turned to look at her and nodded. "I agree that's true."
-> He nodded. "That's true."
-> "True" [even better!]

When to use "look", "turn" and "see":

• when a dialogue scene involves several people
• when two of these words are used, try cutting one.

I truly hate the word "unalive." There are so many other euphemisms that fictional Italian mobsters worked so hard to provide you with and you just ignore them.

obsessed where stories where it is like. the mistakes are unfixable and the worst thing that could happen happened and nothing can go back to how it was. but there was still love in this and love will continue after this and love endures always.