History Roleplay / CittaAlveare

* RankUp: Since everyone that entered the Hive was BroughtDownToNormal upon arrival, character powers, abilities, magic, and weapons were limited through a rank-up system. Ranks and abilities were achieved over time or by completing certain tasks and [[EveryTenThousandPoints participating in events]].

%% * TheLostWoods: The entirety of District Mu. It came complete with PlantPeople lead by an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen uptight ruler]].

%% * LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

->"My name is Rima Hoervich, and I, along with my coworkers, are conducting a little social experiment! And you’re a part of it! Exciting, right?"

[[https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/citta-alveare Citta Alveare]] was a panfandom role playing environment set in a large city that could not be found on a map. Citizens who were brought there would have soon discovered that they were to partake in a social experiment designed by a group of unknown scientists. Labeled as mere lab rats, these subjects were expected to participate in strange experiments so that they may have been studied and influenced.

It was the largest panfandom group roleplay on Tumblr, boasting an average of over 500 active members from over 200 different series, ranging from live-action TV shows and anime to video games and webcomics. It also allowed for the inclusion of original characters.

The original run of Citta Alveare lasted for about a year, from July of 2011 to June of 2012. It then went on hiatus until it was restarted in February of 2013 with some new info and rules. The group was disbanded abruptly towards the end of June of 2018, after some contention between Citta's founder and its mods. The remaining mods then went on to creat a new group, ''Roleplay/IsolaRadiale''.

!! This Roleplay provides examples of:

* BlandNameProduct: Wonders such as the Mister Sword and the Ocarina of Space could have been found at Lonk's Legendary Livery in the Scientists' shop.

* FishOutOfWater: About 98% of new arrivals had some form of this feeling, especially some from more medieval settings. They usually got accustomed quickly... or at least until they got their first cell phone.

!! The Sectors, Sub-Districts, and Outer Districts provide examples of:

!! The specific tests provides examples of:

* CivilWar: A recent iteration of this trope was due to the fallout from the Motherlode event. Because the non-player characters of the city were upgraded and gained sentience, they came to realize they [[FantasticRacism weren't terribly fond of their new neighbors]] (though admittedly, having them tear up the city every other day makes it somewhat justified).

* DudeWheresMyReward: Every event used to give out goodies to those who participated, but that changed somewhere along the way and events were later more focused on character development rather than character advancement. Admittedly, any event participation counted toward achieving maximum rank in Citta...

%% * ShadowArchetype: During the Reckoner event.

* AncientConspiracy: The Reckoning.

* BigFancyHouse: If you ranked up high enough, your characters could have earned one of these.
* TheBlackDeath: Available for purchase in the Scientists' shop.

* FanService: Stripping dash trends.

* JerkassGods: Nine times out of ten, when the Scientists got involved, the Cittazens wished they hadn't.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
** NonPlayerCharacter: Residents occupied the city and filled the spaces and roles player characters didn't take up, it was assumed they do all the public works jobs that no one wanted.

* MoodWhiplash: While the setting was oppressive and dark, it didn't stop characters from enjoying themselves through parties or zany antics.

** AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt: Some events didn't give out prizes, even if they DID put you through hell and back...

* {{Cult}}: There was one lurking about in Iota.

* TheLostWoods: The entirety of District Mu. It came complete with PlantPeople lead by an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen uptight ruler]].

* BecomingTheCostume: During the Fever event.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: During the Motherlode event.
** Counterinsurgency became an in-city version of this via the {{Non Player Character}}s.

** BigBlackout: Another occurrence involved the Nightmare Knight's challenge. It was an event that the Once-ler would never live down, apparently.
* CueTheSun: In the conclusion of the Sunbather and Fantasia events.
* DeusExMachina: Usually accompanied the conclusion to events.

** CosmeticAward: ... Which of course meant nothing if your character was already max rank.

* FreakyFridayFlip: During the Splicesome event.
* LoveAtFirstSight: A lot instances during the Love Me Do event.
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: The basic plot of the Fragmentation event, though it was disguised as a grand scale UnwinnableTrainingSimulation.
* ShadowArchetype: During the Reckoner event.

Citta Alveare was a panfandom role playing environment set in a large city that could not be found on a map. Citizens who were brought there would have soon discovered that they were to partake in a social experiment designed by a group of unknown scientists. Labeled as mere lab rats, these subjects were expected to participate in strange experiments so that they may have been studied and influenced.

Related blogs include the masterlist, a separate roleplaying blog for the scientists, housing and character requests, and Cittavision, a television-like feed which provides information about weekly events in the city.

* AIIsACrapshoot: The A.I. in the city that controls the Hivemind, Athos, is actively trying to engage the population in rebellion against the Scientists at every given opportunity. His intentions aren't fully clear about it, as of yet.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Due to the nature of the setting and roleplay groups in general, there's a large group of mythos collected together in Hive City that often overlap. It's not uncommon to have more than one interpretation of Loki or Amaterasu walking around, but both are taken in stride as well as any other.

* BandOfBrothers: A number of factions, such as the Shepherds and Brotherhood, have created and disappeared over the years. They usually try to establish some kind of order or help the populace in some way.
* BigFancyHouse: If you rank up high enough, your characters can earn one of these.

* BlandNameProduct: Wonders such as the Mister Sword and the Ocarina of Space can be found at Lonk's Legendary Livery in the Scientists' shop.

* FishOutOfWater: About 98% of new arrivals have some form of this feeling, especially some from more medieval settings. They usually get accustomed pretty quick... or at least until they get their first cell phone.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: A mini-arc instigated by Adam Taurus had the Hive City version of the White Fang preaching this to everyone who would listen--willingly or not.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Characters from other universes are mostly weirded out by human practices.
* JerkassGods: Nine times out of ten, when the Scientists get involved, the Cittazens wish they hadn't.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Zig-zagged to an extent. In most cases, when a character is picked up by someone other than the original player, they won't recall their previous stay in the city. There are also times that the old writer for the character will re-apply as that character and wipe some of their old memories, leading to this.

** NonPlayerCharacter: Residents occupy the city and fill the spaces and roles player characters don't take up. It's assumed they do all the public works jobs that no one wants.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Given their actions, most of the residents seem to believe this is the modus operandi of the Scientists as a whole. Seeing as some Scientists have openly admitted to it during the rare moments they talk with the populace at large, they're right.
* MoodWhiplash: While the setting is oppressive and dark, it doesn't stop characters from enjoying themselves through parties or zany antics.
** Considering the roleplay style of the MFRP, a character can have multiple threads running. It's not impossible to have one light-hearted thread and another leaning heavily on the gruesome side.
* PoliceAreUseless: Played with. It's not that the police won't do anything to help; it's that they ''can't''. Many law institutions have cropped up over the years in an attempt to curb the frankly ridiculously dangerous living conditions in the Hive, but they've had little to no effect on it, just because of the city's inherently chaotic nature.
* RankUp: Since everyone that enters the Hive is BroughtDownToNormal upon arrival, character powers, abilities, magic, and weapons are limited through a rank-up system. Ranks and abilities are achieved over time or by completing certain tasks and [[EveryTenThousandPoints participating in events]].
** AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt: Though some events don't give out prizes, even if it DID put you through hell and back...
* SecondLove: There are more than a few characters in the history of the Hive that have gotten a second chance at being in love where they may not have before.

* BazaarOfTheBizarre: The essence of District Kappa. You can pretty much find anything there that you would in an open-air market, except instead of one particular area, you get ''all of them''.
* CityOfCanals: The canals that spread across District Eta are one of its most notable features. Besides, you know, the whole [[FloatingContinent hanging in the sky]] thing.
* {{Cult}}: There's one lurking about in Iota.
* CultureClash: Basically Sector 004 in a nutshell. Everyone who enters the Hive can find something pertaining back to their culture in this particular area. So far, it hasn't caused too many issues.
* DeathMountain: The ominous mountain that takes up a majority of District Lambda. A lot of folks go up there seeking riches, but very few come back. Those that do come back with more mental scars and battle wounds than treasure.
* LayeredMetropolis: Played with. Though it looks like a traditional city at a glance, the underground Districts are just as much a part of the city as anything above ground, though living there has nothing to do with class. The only exception is District Eta, aka Olympia. The people there generally view themselves as above the populace both figuratively and literally.
* TheLostWoods: The entirety of District Mu. It comes complete with PlantPeople lead by an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen uptight ruler]].
* UnderwaterCity: District Theta is essentially an older version of the city that was scrapped and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. For some reason, the Scientists decided to make it accessible and viable to even live in. That is, of course, if you're okay with eventually [[FishPeople growing gills]].

** BigBlackout: Another occurrence involved the Nightmare Knight's challenge. It's an event that the Once-ler will never live down, apparently.

* DeusExMachina: Usually accompanying the conclusion to events.
* DudeWheresMyReward: Every event used to give out goodies to those who participated, but that changed somewhere along the way, and now events are more focused on character development rather than character advancement. Admittedly, any event participation counts toward achieving maximum rank in Citta...
** CosmeticAward: ... Which of course means nothing if your character is already max rank.
* EnemyWithout: The first test deals with the citizens forced to confront a shadow archetype of themselves that gleefully pointed out their faults and insecurities.

The original run of Citta Alveare lasted for about a year, from July of 2011 to June of 2012. It then went on hiatus until it was restarted in February of 2013 with some new info and rules. The group was disbanded abruptly towards the end of June of 2018, after some contention between Citta's founder and its mods. The remaining mods then went on to creat a new group, IsolaRadiale.

Citta Alveare is a panfandom role playing environment set in a large city that cannot be found on a map. Citizens who are brought here will soon discover that they are to partake in a social experiment designed by a group of unknown scientists. Labeled as mere lab rats, these subjects are expected to participate in strange experiments so that they may be studied and influenced.

It is the largest panfandom group roleplay on Tumblr, boasting an average of over 500 active members from over 200 different series, ranging from live-action TV shows and anime to video games and webcomics. It also allows for the inclusion of original characters.

The original run of Citta Alveare lasted for about a year, from July of 2011 to June of 2012. It then went on hiatus until it was restarted in February of 2013 with some new info and rules. Related blogs include the masterlist, a separate roleplaying blog for the scientists, housing and character requests, and Cittavision, a television-like feed which provides information about weekly events in the city.

** Counterinsurgency has become an in-city version of this via the NonPlayerCharacters.

* LayeredMetropolis: Played with. Though it looks like a traditional city at a glance, the underground Districts are just as much a part of the city as anything above ground, though living there has nothing to do with class. Living in Olympia, however, which literally floats above the city, is played completely straight.

* BazaarOfTheBizarre: The essence of District Kappa. You can pretty much find anything there that you would in an open-air market, except instead of one particular area, you get ''all of them''.

* CityOfCanals: The canals that spread across District Eta are one of its most notable features. Besides, you know, the whole [[FloatingContinent hanging in the sky]] thing.

* {{Cult}}: There's one lurking about in Iota.
* CultureClash: Basically Sector 004 in a nutshell. Everyone who enters the Hive can find something pertaining back to their culture in this particular area. So far, it hasn't caused too many issues.
* DeathMountain: The ominous mountain that takes up a majority of District Lambda. A lot of folks go up there seeking riches, but very few come back. Those that do come back with more mental scars and battle wounds than treasure.

* LayeredMetropolis: Played with. Though it looks like a traditional city at a glance, the underground Districts are just as much a part of the city as anything above ground.

** NonPlayerCharacter: Semi-mindless residents occupy the city and fill the space player characters don't take up. It's assumed they do all the public works jobs that no one wants.
* TheLostWoods: The entirety of District Mu. It comes complete with PlantPeople lead by an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen uptight ruler]].

* OrphanageOfLove: Kagerou's in Sector 6.

* UnderwaterCity: District Theta is essentially an older version of the city that was scrapped and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. For some reason, the Scientists decided to make it accessible and viable to even live in. That is, of course, if you're okay with eventually [[FishPeople growing gills]].

* BandOfBrothers: Factions such as the Shepherds and Brotherhood.

* BlandNameProduct: Wonders such as the Mister Sword and the Ocarina of Space can be found at Lonk's Legendary Livery in the Scientist's Shop.

* ForScience: Supposedly the Scientist's motive behind kidnapping people across dimensions.
* FishOutOfWater: Almost all characters.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Zig-zagged to an extent. In most cases, when a character is picked up by someone other than the original player, they won't recall their previous stay in the city.

* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Given their actions, most of the residents seem to believe this is the modus operandi of the Scientists as a whole.

* HiveCity: Literally.
** AbsurdlyCoolCity
** CityOfAdventure
** CityOfCanals: Eta.
** DeathMountain: The mountain in Sia.
** FloatingContinent: District Eta.
** OrphanageOfLove: Kagerou's in Sector 6.

* TheLostWoods: The entirety of District Mu. It comes complete with PlantPeople lead by an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen uptight ruler]].

* CultureClash: With cultures across time and space.
* DeathIsNotPermanent: With the respawn system in place, when someone dies, they're revived the next day.
** AnyoneCanDie
** DeathIsCheap: There are some penalties involved, but your character will walk them off in a day or two.

* ForScience: The scientist's reason behind kidnapping people across dimensions.

* RankUp: Character powers, abilities, magic, and weapons are limited through a rank-up system. Ranks and abilities are achieved over time or by completing certain tasks and [[EveryTenThousandPoints participating in events]].
** AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt: Some events don't give out prizes, even if it DID put you through hell and back...
** BroughtDownToNormal: When brought into the city, everyone is reduced to a basic level and regain any lost abilities and weapons through ranking up.
** MiseryBuildsCharacter: What some of the scientists likely pass off certain events as.

* AllMythsAreTrue

* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Characters from other universes are mostly weirded out by human practices.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In most cases, when a character is picked up by someone other than the original player, they won't recall their previous stay in the city.

** NonPlayerCharacter: Semi-mindless residents of the city used to fill the space and assumedly do all the public works jobs that no one wants.

* BeachEpisode: The event.

** Counterinsurgency has become an in city version of this via the NonPlayerCharacters.

* ShadowArchetype: During the Reckoner event.

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!! The characters provides examples of:

* ActionGirl: A hefty amount of female characters in Citta qualify.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Or sextuplets, in the Matsuno brothers' case.
* AmusingInjuries: Courtesy of the Loser Squad.
* BewaretheNiceOnes
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The Adam Taurus stunt.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Peridot and Shirou Iori are practically inseparable.
* RhymesOnADime: Most notably the Clock and Sketchbook from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. Also the Once-ler and Fukawa on occasion.
* SecondLove: A few cases here and there.
* SiblingTeam: The Matsunos, through and through— at least, if you count shitposting and terrorizing the city with their usual shenanigans— though feuds that occasionally (read: often) pop up between the brothers puts this to question.
* TrueCompanions: A dark example would be Roman Torchwick and his crew.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Whether they're from obscure series, relatively minor roles and or anthropomorphisms they tend to show up once in a while.
* WildCard: The Umineko witches.

** Counterinsurgency has become an in city version of this via the NPCs.

** Counterinsurgency has become an even better example of this.

** Counterinsurgency is a very good example of this.

* CivilWar: A recent iteration of this trope was due to the fallout from the Motherlode event. Because the NPCs of the city were upgraded and gained sentience, they came to realize they [[FantasticRacism weren't terribly fond of their new neighbors]] (though admittedly, having them tear up the city every other day makes it somewhat justified).

* CivilWar: During Nightmare Knight's challenge.
** BigBlackout: An event that the Once-ler will never live down, apparently.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Peridot and Shirou Iori are practically inseperable.

* SiblingTeam: The Matsunos, through and through— at least, if you count shitposting and terrorizing the city with their usual shenanigans— though feuds that occasionally (read: often) pop up between the brothers put this to question.

* SiblingTeam: The Matsunos, through and through— though feuds that occasionally (read: often) pop up between the brothers put this to question. When another citizen falls into the mistake of antagonizing even one the brothers, though, they (sometimes) get the brunt of this.