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1920s Roleplay (WIP) (Sign-ups Closed!)stars

TheMountaineer2/12/24 1:41 pm history
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3/13/2024 9:52 am
TheMountaineer
1920's Roleplay cause why not?

(Note: You must choose from one of the roles below, since only a few more people can join)

(If you'd wish to join, I'd request that you have had experience RPing, (Have been on here for at least 4 months) and are quite active)

There can be between 18-24 people in this roleplay.

(I want to keep it small so it can take shape)

This roleplay will be built upon a small town, and the members of it will be citizens. (I'll post a blog perhaps to give you the feel of the town) (There will be no magic, furries, or whatnot, to keep it realistic)

(The country of this RP United States)


Roles!

Our blacksmith is LegendarySi
Mail deliverer: BlueBoyBuilds
Lockerplant owner Patience
Baker -ghoul-
Mayor YumyWafflz
Grocery Store WhisperOfTheWild
Seamstress shop owner: ( ajthepeach ) ( wqffles works for them)
Barber: ( anonpmc4592387 )
Marshall SteamMallard07
Sheriff dancing reaper
Police Ender Sparkle Julianblue
Outlaws Arianwyn, Scarlamagne_Lunar
Errand boys: MinecraftWubbox
Stable hands: EccentricEremite
Daughter of a Manor Owner is TheMountaineer LanBytes0 (Father of theMountaineer) LegendarySi (Brother of TheMountaineer)
Telephone operators: ExtremeGames
Lumbermen: Panda Gocarts3
Teachers: GoldenScientist

(More to be added! Also you can request to be related to certain people within the roleplay, and I'll decide!)

https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/1920-s-roleplay-town-the-feels/ (Here is a link to the blog about the city and the fashion of this time)
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YumyWafflz
02/13/2024 9:43 pm
He/Him • Level 34 : Artisan Waffle
history
Could I be the mayor?
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SnappNote
02/12/2024 2:37 pm
Level 38 : Artisan Musician Carrot
(not joining the rp, cus I'm too inactive on 'em)
I am assuming this takes place in the US and this is during the prohibition era, you should have a mafia boss role. Specializing in illegal distribution of "drinks" XD
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TheMountaineer
02/12/2024 2:55 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
:)

I'll think 'bout it. Good idea. 👍
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HoboMaggot
02/12/2024 9:20 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
Not realistic for a high executive to come, you would have some higher up grunt working as a supplier im sure and a security attache at most
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dancing reaper
02/14/2024 3:25 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Soldier
Could I be the sheriif?
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TheMountaineer
02/14/2024 3:31 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
Sure!
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LegendarySi
02/12/2024 1:50 pm
Level 46 : Master Baconator
Can I be a blacksmith :)?
I may not be super active but I’ll try
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TheMountaineer
02/12/2024 1:51 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
:D Sure!
x,D You don't have to be incredibly active lol.
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LegendarySi
02/12/2024 2:00 pm
Level 46 : Master Baconator
Okay lol thx
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ItzOrangey
02/14/2024 9:43 pm
Level 43 : Master Wolf Wolf
Here's my character idea:
A crazy scientist who is interested in radioactive materials. His basement is full of uranium (back then it was't seen as dangerous im pretty sure) and he preforms dangerous experiments without realizing the potential of his actions
crazy white hair and a white lab coat
very elusive, yet also eccentric
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 10:28 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
Dont forget plenty amounts of radium
Radium was much more popular at the time thanks to Marie Curie. Uranium was found to be radioactive by Becquerel in 1896, but not much was done with it until fission was discovered in 1934 and then in 1939. Before then, from 1916 uranium was mainly used in maufacturing and metalworking tools
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JustaFlqmingo
02/15/2024 12:54 pm
He/Him • Level 59 : Grandmaster Procrastinator Birb
"eccentric"?

this is a job that calls for EccentricEremite
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TheMountaineer
02/15/2024 12:31 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
I'll have to think on it. I kind of want to keep this a little bit more of a common town.
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ItzOrangey
02/15/2024 1:42 pm
Level 43 : Master Wolf Wolf
I mean, there's gotta be at least one weird guy, right?
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TheMountaineer
02/15/2024 4:11 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
True, but there is only room for a few more people and I need to get the last roles filled up. :/
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ItzOrangey
02/15/2024 6:43 pm
Level 43 : Master Wolf Wolf
oh...
i mean, i did request to have this role quite a while ago, but if i can join, that's fine ig
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TheMountaineer
02/15/2024 7:42 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
You did lol. But, I need to fill up those spaces cause the town kinda needs them.

(You could have two roles, Scientists plus something else if you'd like)
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-ghoul-
02/14/2024 9:49 pm
She/Her • Level 43 : Master Turtle Necromancer
They had these back in 1920s?
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 10:29 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
The Americans were mainly using uranium for manufacturing and metalworking tools from 1916
It didn't gain a lot of popularity in the scientific world until late 1930s though
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ItzOrangey
02/14/2024 9:56 pm
Level 43 : Master Wolf Wolf
uranium has always been around
and this is right before WW2, when they were discovering this kind of stuff
remember, the US used a nuke right at the end of WW2 that uses uranium
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Hobocat_15
02/15/2024 2:43 am
Level 28 : Expert Procrastinator
history
20 years prior is not "just before". Also, Radium was far more commonplace at the time, its also far more radioactive and glows more than uranium. Radium is a staple of the era. Though uranium was used for many of the same purposes, albeit, to a lesser degree. Not to mention, the interest in radioactive material had really died down by this point. It was rather well understood and the craze was not nearly as large as it had been earlier on.
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 10:32 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
history
You could say that's irrelevant.
Fission (which is the cause of the atomic bombs) was not discovered until 1934 and people didnt think it could be used as a weapon until 1938/39.
People only researched radium (and uranium a tiny bit) before then for radioactivity research in the 1920s
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ItzOrangey
02/14/2024 10:46 pm
Level 43 : Master Wolf Wolf
im not using for fission, im using it to see what it does (which may or may not include attempting to try fission)
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 11:06 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
history
Scientists definitely knew about radioactivity for a long time
At this point they were questioning what specifically, alpha and beta radiation does to other substances (which in 1934 lead to the discovery of fission)
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Panda Gocarts3
02/14/2024 6:47 pm
Level 41 : Master Pyro
Can I be the lumberman?
(They call me chipper)
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TheMountaineer
02/15/2024 11:38 am
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
Sure lol!
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WhisperOfTheWild
02/15/2024 6:34 am
She/They • Level 44 : Master Necromancer Enchanter
history
ba-dum tss
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 6:22 am
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
Btw a marshal is a federal representative and virtually will not exist in the role play unless it's situated in a larger town (where there is a court, possibly a cinema if the town is rich enough etc) or they're doing federal duty such as making arrests and transporting criminals

Additionally you should add one of the roles that was considered the breadwinners of the rural world, namely farmers, loggers or miners.
The setting's environment should be preferably specialised for one of those 3 (the towns with no specialised resource like good soil, copious wood or good quality ore would still gravitate towards agriculture, otherwise it would not exist)
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WhisperOfTheWild
02/14/2024 4:16 am
She/They • Level 44 : Master Necromancer Enchanter
Could I be grocery store person please?
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_BenQ_
02/14/2024 1:29 am
He/Him • Level 42 : Master Loremaster Procrastinator
Im intrested
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TheMountaineer
02/14/2024 1:06 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
What would you like to be?
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ajthepeach
02/13/2024 9:59 pm
Level 46 : Master Artist Birb
oh lord outfits from the 1920s r kinda ugly oh no
uhm
r we allowed to make. little itty bitty changes to the wardrobe because oh good God
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TheMountaineer
02/14/2024 1:05 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
Well, you could make minor changes, just don't change it to much where it doesn't look old fashion.
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ajthepeach
02/14/2024 5:43 pm
Level 46 : Master Artist Birb
YIPPEEE
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 6:50 am
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
If you're a female, yes, young rural women often tried to imitate the city people in their fashion, which included the flapper style. They created their designs in their style and in more simpler materials which they could only afford, as stated by this paper.
Otherwise, from image searches specifically about "rural 1920s fashion", a majority still used dresses styled from the end of the 19th century/Victorian Era/late Wild west era.

If you're a male, men had pretty much the same fashion from late victorian era to 1950s with some light changes

Either way go ham
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wqffles
02/14/2024 2:34 am
She/They • Level 43 : Master Answer Procrastinator
gah ikr
i've been looking at them to try make an oc for this rp
look up irish clothes from the 1920s - they're a bit better
aaaah and we can wear lil aprons with lots of pockets to hold sewing stuff in :O
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TheMountaineer
02/14/2024 1:13 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
Sure, you can wear more of Irish style. Some characters could have moved to this town from another country taking their fashions.
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wqffles
02/14/2024 4:48 pm
She/They • Level 43 : Master Answer Procrastinator
Oop I forgot to add my character is Welsh (should we put a description of our characters or smth?)
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TheMountaineer
02/14/2024 6:10 pm
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
history
You can pm or Guest book me, than I plan to make a collection of them and I'll add a link in rp so they'll be easy to access. (If you get a Pic of your character that will also be included so people can visualize better :)
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Scarlamagne_Lunar
02/14/2024 6:16 pm
Level 54 : Grandmaster Dragon Artist
That's like a really good idea
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 1:32 am
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
Im sure 16th-18th century rennaisance Italy/Tudor England clothing (especially the men) would look distasteful in today's pov
It still was the (rich people's) fashion at the time
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HoboMaggot
02/12/2024 9:19 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
history
What country is this in?
If it's the USA, prohibition is in full effect by the start of the decade and mafias were quickly gaining power. However since this is a small (I assume rural) town, you can just add in some grunt or alcohol dealer.
Im pretty sure the 1920s in a rural town is basically a Less Wild West, the culture is still there and left untouched by the "city people" until long-hual transportation and infrastructure gets improved (most likely but i could be wrong) in the post-ww2 economic expansion period.
You would still have a marshall, sheriff and plenty of outlaws ofc to spice it up.

For europe, the roles are pretty much correct.
However if you want to spice things up theres Germany (in their period of econimic decline post ww1), or theres Eastern european countries which are just poor (but pretty much same roles)
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TheMountaineer
02/13/2024 9:57 am
Level 59 : Grandmaster Sweetheart Mountaineer
Its taking place in England, in a very rural part.
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HoboMaggot
02/13/2024 6:35 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
then there would only be your local bobby and definitely no sheriff/outlaw roles as that is mainly an american thing.
A rural village in the uk is only hours away from civilisation (as opposed to days for the US frontier)
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Eric The Enderman
02/14/2024 3:19 pm
Level 10 : Journeyman Miner
I would join but Im a british so I'll stay with my crumpits and tea
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anonpmc4592387
02/14/2024 12:00 pm
Level 23 : Expert Miner
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Arianwyn
02/14/2024 10:22 am
She/Her • Level 59 : Grandmaster Magical Girl Princess
As I'm a bit tired of villains always spoiling my fun, can I be an outlaw ? I'll try the dark side, for once...
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-ghoul-
02/14/2024 9:13 pm
She/Her • Level 43 : Master Turtle Necromancer
Yay being the villian is fun
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Scarlamagne_Lunar
02/14/2024 3:25 pm
Level 54 : Grandmaster Dragon Artist
Yay we're Outlaws together :)
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Arianwyn
02/14/2024 3:46 pm
She/Her • Level 59 : Grandmaster Magical Girl Princess
Yay :D
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BlueBoyBuilds
02/13/2024 9:29 pm
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blueberry
history
(Question, is this Roaring-20’s style? Or un-industrialized?)
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HoboMaggot
02/14/2024 1:41 am
Level 53 : Grandmaster Blob
Most likely un-industrialised.
Economic booms are usually centered in urban or soon-to-be-urban areas. The fashion of the roaring twenties is no different.
Most towns were still undeveloped and far away (by days) from civilisation (even with transport infrastructure).
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