But Round Town is hiding a secret. A little ways off from town is a family. A large family. The Lorraines came to town about ten years ago, and instantly fell in love with everything. The Lorraines enjoy Friday night baseball games, send their kids off to Round High, attend various churches throughout the town, participate in local government, and enjoy Saturday mornings at the farmer’s market. They appear to be quite a happy family. But there’s one thing that hasn’t escaped the townspeople: there seems to be more adult-Lorraines than the original count. Though Lorraines have yet to officially open up about their family life, it is well-known the Lorraines are polygamists.
Can the Lorraines prove that it's possible to unite such a large family, despite all their human faults and dynamic relationships? Can they do it before the town tears their family apart? Will their family tear itself apart? Or will the Lorraines be able to successfully convince Round Town that they can be perfectly normal members of the community?
We Still Have One Heart is a literate+ RP devoted to the inner workings of a multi-faceted family in classic America. Characters are based on many interchangeable faceclaims, and role-players are welcome to come and create living, breathing avatars. Reservations last two days and are renewable. This RP will be slow-paced, so it can be juggled with any number of RPs. The GM, although new, is ready to help, entertain and immerse all players, as he draws from years of many different kinds of RP as well as outside life experiences.
There aren't any polygamy RPs on roleplaygateway, and you'd be hard pressed to find them elsewhere. Occcaisionally, you might see a diluted form of polygamy as a small feature in some RPs, but still that's cutting it. I wanted to create an RP that was refreshing, dynamic and yet somehow both familiar and unfamiliar to players. Players are expected to create characters they can be proud of. The pace of the RP will be slow but not dead, so that both enthusiastic players and busy players can fully participate in the game.
I am new to gamemastery, but I am creative, determined and inclusive. I am always open to ideas and advice, and I want the players to be just as responsible for the content of the RP as I am.
Note: This RP is inspired, but not based on, the Sister Wives television series on TLC, which features the Brown family of 1 husband and 4 wives. This family is FLDS, but the religiosity in We Still Have One Heart is fluid and dynamic, and any character of any creed (or lack thereof) is invited.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM lom.conor (that's me! :D). If you feel I'm a DB, then you can still PM but I ask that you don't :D!
Thank you for your time!
