I currently lead a small-ish (approx. 15 active members; +/-5 depending on the time of year), plot-focused, neutral-good aligned FC. They've made themselves responsible for hunting voidsent and neutralising high-threat, magical anomalies.
Sometimes they do consulting and research on said aetheric-based threats (one of our members tl;dr'd us as 'SHIELD crossed with the Witchers, but in Eorzea').
As of the start of Stormblood, they (the Ironclaws) have been integrated into the Alliance Military, and report to a council of representatives from the four city-states.
Lore-wise, we like to adhere to it, but are very open to taking liberties that make thematic or logical sense.
Currently, our FC is doing a plot related to the war in Ala Mhigo and the events of Stormblood, with plans to head to Othard, in case you wish to have your character go there. We don't go out of our way to involve people in our plots (as in, we just post announcements + times, and won't go out of our way to bug you to come along), and expect our members to keep up independently (if you're lost re: story details, ask!) and explore the setpieces our GMs write up.
FC-plots and storylines are organised into Seasons, each centered around specific themes/ideas that will last several months. We are currently on our 3rd Season, which centers around some political aspects + big bad voidsent juju. If you're a Final Fantasy fanatic, you'll probably enjoy the level of detail and care we put in to try and make our stories as Final Fantasy as possible c:
Every Season is capstoned by epic finales that take into account every choice made during the Season's events. As they're generally larger in scope than our normal in-game events, we tend to host them on Roll20 (click for a screenshot of our Season 1 finale!, and here for the climax of our Season 2 finale!)
Our members are a fun-loving bunch that likes to hang out out of game as much as in-game. We aren't 100% super serious RP all the time, and enjoy having silly 'filler' moments in our RP to round out the edges of plot-focused RP.
We have a pretty active (but small) community at the late hours, and while our peak activity is generally around 8-10PM EST, we usually hit 11PM-3AM EST pretty easily.
We used to have an application system, but we found it a bit limiting and intimidating to new members, so now we just do a 'guest system'.
If you'd like to join, we cordially invite you to tag along for an event or two of ours (we can discuss potential ins/hooks for your character), so you can get a feel for our FC's atmosphere and our member's diverse writing styles.
If you give us a good impression, and us, you, we'll probably invite you to join us!
Word of warning, however -- the FC is slightly 'paramilitary themed'. There is a chain of command, and while the in-character atmosphere is much more (much much more) lenient and open to loose cannons than a real-life paramilitary organisation, we understand that not everyone wants to RP a character tied down by obligations/responsibilities. Therefore, we'd also understand if we're not the FC for you, if this is the case.
It's not all discipline and raramilitary, though! Our cast is diverse and we are actually fairly light-hearted.
Also, despite our small-ish size, we do have fairly good relations with a couple of FCs, and are frequently in touch with them! (plus, we got 2 WYNG members ok?????)
So, look forward to hearing back from you!
(Should you have any questions, please ask me or our OOC-relations & Recruitment Officer, Iteza!)
P.S. We have a sense of humour.
Sometimes they do consulting and research on said aetheric-based threats (one of our members tl;dr'd us as 'SHIELD crossed with the Witchers, but in Eorzea').
As of the start of Stormblood, they (the Ironclaws) have been integrated into the Alliance Military, and report to a council of representatives from the four city-states.
Lore-wise, we like to adhere to it, but are very open to taking liberties that make thematic or logical sense.
Currently, our FC is doing a plot related to the war in Ala Mhigo and the events of Stormblood, with plans to head to Othard, in case you wish to have your character go there. We don't go out of our way to involve people in our plots (as in, we just post announcements + times, and won't go out of our way to bug you to come along), and expect our members to keep up independently (if you're lost re: story details, ask!) and explore the setpieces our GMs write up.
FC-plots and storylines are organised into Seasons, each centered around specific themes/ideas that will last several months. We are currently on our 3rd Season, which centers around some political aspects + big bad voidsent juju. If you're a Final Fantasy fanatic, you'll probably enjoy the level of detail and care we put in to try and make our stories as Final Fantasy as possible c:
Every Season is capstoned by epic finales that take into account every choice made during the Season's events. As they're generally larger in scope than our normal in-game events, we tend to host them on Roll20 (click for a screenshot of our Season 1 finale!, and here for the climax of our Season 2 finale!)
Our members are a fun-loving bunch that likes to hang out out of game as much as in-game. We aren't 100% super serious RP all the time, and enjoy having silly 'filler' moments in our RP to round out the edges of plot-focused RP.
We have a pretty active (but small) community at the late hours, and while our peak activity is generally around 8-10PM EST, we usually hit 11PM-3AM EST pretty easily.
We used to have an application system, but we found it a bit limiting and intimidating to new members, so now we just do a 'guest system'.
If you'd like to join, we cordially invite you to tag along for an event or two of ours (we can discuss potential ins/hooks for your character), so you can get a feel for our FC's atmosphere and our member's diverse writing styles.
If you give us a good impression, and us, you, we'll probably invite you to join us!
Word of warning, however -- the FC is slightly 'paramilitary themed'. There is a chain of command, and while the in-character atmosphere is much more (much much more) lenient and open to loose cannons than a real-life paramilitary organisation, we understand that not everyone wants to RP a character tied down by obligations/responsibilities. Therefore, we'd also understand if we're not the FC for you, if this is the case.
It's not all discipline and raramilitary, though! Our cast is diverse and we are actually fairly light-hearted.
Also, despite our small-ish size, we do have fairly good relations with a couple of FCs, and are frequently in touch with them! (plus, we got 2 WYNG members ok?????)
So, look forward to hearing back from you!
(Should you have any questions, please ask me or our OOC-relations & Recruitment Officer, Iteza!)
P.S. We have a sense of humour.
