Whodunnit is a TV show that was on. Not sure if there is a second season on now but, I watched the first season and loved it! I want to try doing a short group RP based off this show. If you don't know it the basics is this:
A group of people are brought to a mansion but the owner isn't there. Instead all there is are the staff members and a butler. You are informed that you will be staying there until the Owner comes back from a business trip or something like that. Over time people are killed off and you are told that one of the fellow people (who you don't know) with you in the mansion is the one killing people off. It is your job to try figuring out how the murders were done and try guessing who the killer is. The main goal is to try to impress the killer, thus making them want to keep you alive longer. This is a sort of reality show thing and it's a game for money. Get to the end and discover the killer or be the killer and kill everyone to get a price. Of course everyone knows they don't really die, but it's like they are eliminated from the game if they are "killed".
My idea is sort of a Season 2 type thing. It's just the same as the show but there are different characters and it will be at a different mansion. Also rather then only 12 people taking part there will be 16 (you'll understand in a moment). You might be wondering why 16, well here is the reason. I am only accepting 5 people. Each person who applies MUST have 3 characters. This will make it so there are 15 members in the game. I will be playing the Butler and one member in the game, hence the 16. My character will be the killer since it's easier that way. I will be able to handle the messy murder scenes and so on.
Before I get into more details there are some rules I want to get out of the way, and also the CSs I'd like you to use.
Spoiler: Rules
Spoiler: Character Sheet Layout
Since this is a game and there will only be 5 members with 3 characters (not including myself of course) only one of your characters may be killed at a time. Basically, it will go like this... Each person will have one character be killed until EVERYONE only has two left. Once this happens the cycle will start again, but not in the same order. Once everyone only has one character left it will be the final round in the game. The game will end when there is only one character left. We can decide as a group if one character finds out, or if it's the killer who wins. However, unlike the show if a character makes it to the final 6 they will get something. Be it cash or something else.
Now, when it comes to how the crimes will happen, let me try to explain. I will Private Message you and I will state who I think (out of your characters) should be the next victim. I will ask if you agree and I will give my reasons for picking them. If we both agree YOU will HELP me plan out the death. No one can die a certain way if it's already been done to another character. Once it is decided on who and how, I will post an Information Post. This will not be as my characters, it will be a description of what happened, who the victim was and how they will be found.
As for how the posting will go... This Roleplay will be a turn-based Roleplay. This means you may not go unless it is your turn to post. It is like this to help keep things simply and easy to follow. How this will work is simple. There will be a random order everyone will post in. Member 1 posts, then Member 2, then 3 then 4 then 5, then finally 6. Once everyone has posted once it will go back to Member 1 and go again. This pattern will go until everyone has posted 4 times. Here is what each post will be:
First Post: This will be your characters finding the victim and deciding who they want to explore with and where they want to explore.
Second Post: This will be the actually exploring section and communicating with the other players. You can find clues or talk about clues in this post.
Third Post: This is a reply to someone if they talk to your characters in post 2.
Fourth Post: This will be at the dinner table and in the room where you explain (your character's thoughts, and they must have flaws) what they think happened and who they THINK is the killer.
Fifth Post: This post will be by me, this will be the Information Post or Murder Post.
If you have a question let me know here and I'll answer them for you to the best of my ability ^^ I hope this idea is interesting enough to get some people to join! I love the idea of a twisted TV version of Clue
5 Players accepted!! No more places open!
IC Link:
https://role-player.net/forum/showthr...07#post2175207
Spoiler: Accepted Contestants Of Whodunnit
Alright!! We have 5 people (6 including me) signed up for this Roleplaying Game! You guys have until August 8th to make all 3 of your contestants. If you are not done by then I will PM you and help you finish them. I want to get this started and rolling before August 10th. If you need any help at all don't be shy, ask me and I'll gladly help ^^ Also I will gladly answer any questions you may have.
Also, no I will not be accepting any more people. We have the amount we need. This roleplay is now no longer accepting players.. BUT! If this goes well I might do another Whodunnit: Let's Play Murder Mystery roleplay after it has finished.
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