Elseworlds: Alternate History Fish Out Of Water RP

June 1, 2017: At about 8:17 A.M., a bright flash of light briefly appears in the 3rd story window of an abandoned hotel building in an inconsequential city in the middle of Flyover Country (the exact location is going to be kept vague). Nobody outside notices it, but it changes the lives of a small group of people who happen to be in the building. This is not a coincidence, for they were not in the building a moment ago. They are random, rather ordinary people from locations all over the world who were suddenly and mysteriously transported in an instant to room 313 of an old, abandoned, and decrepit hotel. However, there is one major difference between all of them: all of them are from different timelines where history diverged from our own, and no two are from the same timeline. Now, stuck in a strange and foreign world, they must try to find out what brought them here and how to get back (if they don't decide they like it more in this timeline) and avoid discovery by the authorities, which would almost certainly result in them being committed to a mental institution. They must now learn to work together and lie convincingly to locals if they want to have any chance of success...

Elseworlds is a weird RP that is not a Crossover, and also isn't the kind of story where you play an extraordinary and powerful individual, instead, you're just an ordinary person. Does that mean that you're playing a Ridiculously Average Guy/Girl or that the only thing even the slightest bit extraordinary about your character is that they're from an Alternate History? No. Instead, it simply means that, as a whole, they are just an average person instead of a crazy powerful one. It also means that, as normal people, they are going to have quirks, flaws, and things they're very talented and/or skilled at.

Anyways, although characterization is very important and is always encouraged, you should also focus on Worldbuilding the world your character is from, including point of divergence, history post-divergence, and what it's like in the modern day. You can include as much or as little detail as you like, but some detail about these things is necessary. Also, if you go overboard in a huge way with the history, please just include a link to a google drive file with the timeline instead of just cramming 3 pages of history onto your character sheet.

Anyways, if you don't really have an idea, here are some cool alternate history scenarios (in youtube video format) to get those creative juices flowing:

• What if Germany Won World War 1? Part 1 and Part 2 by Alternate History Hub
• What if Gunpowder was Never Invented?, again by Alternate History Hub
• What if the Byzantine Empire Never Fell? by Monsieur Z
• What if the Vikings stayed in America? by Alternate History Hub
• What if Sweden became a Central Power? by Monsieur Z
• What if Switzerland was Never Neutral? by Monsieur Z
• The Decision that Ruined the Middle East and What if the Middle East Had Unified? by Alternate History Hub
• What if the Internet Never Existed? by Alternate History Hub
• What if Ireland was an Empire? by Monsieur Z
• What if the Russian Revolution Never Happened? by Alternate History Hub
• What if the Royalists Won the English Civil War? by Monsieur Z
• What if Castro Never Came to Power? by Alternate History Hub
• What if Korea was Unified? by Alternate History Hub
• What if Russia Never Existed? by Alternate History Hub

Anyways, here are the rules:

Character Sheet:

• Name:
• Age:
• Gender:
• Appearance:
• Occupation: your character's job/occupation before they were displaced.
• Equipment: the stuff your character had on their person when they were suddenly somewhere else... (minus the clothes on their back, you don't need to describe those)
• Languages: Languages your character speaks. Native language should be marked with a capitol "N" in parenthesis - like this: English (N), German, French. Your character may speak no more than 6 languages (although they may learn more later).
• Timeline History: (you could just link to a document if it's too big for the normal character sheet)
  • Point of Divergence:
  • Post-Divergence History:
  • Modern World:
• Personal History: Your character's background and history as an individual person.

Edited by SomethingRandom113 on Jun 30th 2018 at 1:14:52 AM

Weird. I just googled "Elseworlds", and apparently it's a DC Comics Comic Book line or something. I'm utterly oblivious to comic books, so I apologize if the title caused anyone any confusion.

Bumped, 'cos this RP is still open