Mafia Group Plotting (Closed)

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    25hz's manager You can make like the beginnings of a character, like a name and stuff. I would like to wait till we have laid out the ground before he started making fleshed characters. I hope that is okay.


    OutCast & AMMIKAMI12 I would love you hear what you guys have in mind for maybe some mafia group ideas since we have are solid number of how many groups there will


    Can't are argue with the 20 character logic, I am going to down the route that there are five groups with four teens each. Once we start making characters I will probably have it so you can't make two kids from there are group.


    I also add an idea that maybe one teen from each group is maybe an heir or a child of that mafia so the way the get initiated is by living through the hard ships that comes with being basically grunts for the group. I think I mentioned this, but I will again just in case, these teens are horribly mistreated by their groups because they are considered easily replaceable. Now not all the mafias will treat the teens like complete dirt, but it is not going to be sunshine and rainbows for anyone. They want these kids to be able to handle anything if they choose to continue on into the bigger mafia world once they are older. Also, each group will have one kid who acts has a leader for the other teens, they are typically the best of the teens and will teach any new comers the ropes and make sure that the other kids stay in line. The leader doesn't have to be the oldest of the kids, they just need to have the best skill.


    Like Jinpa said each group will specialize in something. Each mafia will have one main thing that they do and then something that they do on the side to support whatever their main business is. Each group also has a different code and temperament, meaning on group may be more hostile than the others. The different groups can make truces with eachother, sometimes these trucks are made by force and sometimes they are peaceful. It really depends on how the group's handle it. There are going to be some turf wars through the plot and there are definitely going to be moment where the kids will have to work with truces and even battles between groups. Truces can be for just about anything, but they are easy to break if the trust is not strong.


    I am adding a poll so we can vote whether or not we want powers to be a part of this, once it is decided then we can start building the different groups.

    ok so i personally like the idea of keeping the supernatural part out?im totally fine with it but i feel like its unnecessary and even if it can contribute more plot, i think it'll just make things more complicated than intended. ive also been involved in a lot of supernatural-based roleplays lately coz i find them interesting, but i'm kind of thinking for this situation it would be better to keep it realistic. i can imagine like gunfights at night in a lit city through cars, or even why i brought up a bit of a desert theme in another region is because i can imagine some other sort of stuff going down in dusty jeeps and motorcycles flying through hills of sand while chasing everyone else, and it's around a smaller, sketchier town in that sort of region where one of the mafias are, right on the outskirts of the city. i also just imagine them all in one biiiiig ass city instead of smaller neighboring ones, like one mafia group takes up the north section, another takes the east, the west, the south, the coast... but really that's just based on my imagination, and that i'm cool with supernatural abilities being involved bcus it could still add on to some fights and revelations for the kids. i also like the ocean, and i think this city should be a fictional one to make things easier with planning where things are and so we can get more creative. maybe the city is right near the beach, and one of the mafias take place near the docks and in the more beach-y themed areas and therefore we can use the ocean and i know i keep bringing this up but it's the first thing i imagine when i hear "mafia" i imagine gunfights and bam everyone chasing and shooting each other on speedboats without the cops noticing for some reason.


    i like the idea of mafias specializing in different spots, in ways that maybe they have to depend on each other sometimes for trade and that we should really get specific in the relationships and ties between those mafias. but like i mentioned earlier to you on discord, Pride. , it reminded me of a webtoon im reading (Lookism) and there's a specific gang in that comic called Hostel and they are a very large group that are split into "families" which are mostly from them taking in teenagers and young adults from the streets who needed a place to stay and in return those kids would work for them and steal things. so maybe more kids than you'd expect would be involved in these mafias even if the majority of them are probably adults, and that we'd only be taking a handful of teenagers of many out of each mafia. but each family has an adult put in charge and who i think decides and plans out what jobs those kids would end up taking for the day?? it's been a while since i read that early in, but it gives another idea. anyway i imagine like a wealthy mafia taking place in an actual large, glass building with offices and whatever and another mafia who meets in like a bar right outside of downtown, or even a club.

    also im probably going to make a second character, but it might just be a mafia leader, if im allowed to do that, who probably will only be played in certain scenes and have my teen character as my main.

    I like the different kinds of mafia in different places, I have also been imaging guns and other creative and saboteur ways the mafias would gte back or derail the others.


    I am going to second the wealthy, glass building aspect of a mafia.

    A meet-at-a-bar/club/pub mafia who are likely more middle class, casual seeming.


    And I stick with a coastal, sea, guld mafia, jet skis, boat chases sounds amazing.


    Also for the desert one, maybe dirt bikes and dune buggies!


    These sound more like places and settings though, but still great.


    Maybe the fifth one can be in the subway or rialway systems in addition to their entrances above ground.

    Luciole_Ephemere LEGIT ELI DESERVES SOME PEACE AND QUIET. but i checked to see how much has updated and i havent read like the past 5 episodes like- i swear i literally just read this not too long ago.


    Jinpa yeah im just jotting down what i imagine the settings would look like! but you definitely described them better lol and i love the idea of a sort of underground mafia in the subways and such.

    Love the desert idea


    Also to an earlier statement made by caprisun. , if we bring supernatural stuff into an already difficult topic/plot, it might make it even more confusing plus give the teens an unfair advantage when they're doing their jobs, so I'd agree with OutCast that we should leave it out.

    I really love how much everyone is contributing to the plot, it makes me happy that everyone is interested in the plot and building the world that these kids are in.


    I'm going to wait for a few more votes to come in, but so far kids having no powers is in the lead. Since the neutral are okay with either setting.


    I support this taking very in a somewhat fantasy city that way he can incorporate more of the different regions, but maybe the looks of the city are based off a real city. If that is okay with you guys. Though, I'm not saying that the whole world is fantasy based, but rather the city that these kids are in is not really on that exists. If that makes any sense.


    I like the idea of having on mafia based in the city, one based on the poor side of the city or like the middle class area, one costal, and one in the desert. For a fifth one Luciole_Ephemere & ~Krystalkool~ suggested the idea of a new mafia that is quickly gaining leverage so the kids may at one point be tasked by their leaders to try and take them down.


    Also for characters, you can make two teens and one adult. Though adults are even more limited to five, the five being the leaders of the mafias.

    That's not a bad idea actually.

    But when we make the children, are they the children of the Mafia leaders, or just random teen members? Because I think it would be a bit more intense if they were the children, so in case one of them gets caught the hostile gang can use them as leverage or whatever. Aka to make their mission more dangerous?

    And maybe each mafia group could have a different personality, for example one is super chill about what the people do, one is a complete capitalism and such?

    I did mention this earlier that possibly one teen from each mafia is the child of the leader or someone higher up in the ranks. I would prefer that most the teens were picked up off the streets and put to work. The ones who are the kids of the leader may be treated a bit better, unless instructed specifically by their leader. This may cause some tension in the group.


    And yes, the group's will most likely have different codes and personalities.

    I like the semi fictional use of a city that has all desired areas/mafia aesthetics and based off of a real one (skyscrapers and other buildings). It would accommodate us very well I think and I'm going to push for this~


    we mentioned that each would have their own behavior code and niche, which I'm hella excited for

    Samee lol

    And maybe a child of a super rich and powerful mafia could also be picked, and continuously be snobby to the other kids until they literally wanna kill him? might bring even more tension because he/she would want everyone else to do his/her bidding, like 'go steal some water, I'm thirsty' or something. Basically like they've been fed on a silver spoon ever since birth

    i have an idea for a kid who was just there ate the wrong place and time and now he's stuck where he is and he just has to deal with it. Just literally has to take everything and accept it while constantly hating everyone but is so casual and soft he just gets booped. And he probably thrives at climbing through vents, and scaling walls like a junkie spiderman.


    And then a girl who kind of got sucked in but doesn't mind the life, even though she has strong morals, likely operating to appease for now and hopes to climb to make some changes later, she is more up in the air than the boy.

    lol manager thats my 2 characters lol


    kind of jumping ahead in character concept ideas

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    hmm,

    if we're already thinking about characters I'd actually make a daughter of the desert one(because I actually love motorbikes, especially loud and fast ones, mmmm) who's hella rebellious and always wants to prove herself or whatever, so her dad sends her off to this plot and is like 'yea prove yourself by doing this bitcc' or something like that

    I am honestly pining for the dune buggies and dirt bikes too manager, it's like one of my characters will be in that mafia as well.


    Yes I agree, I can see some kind of abandoned or remote warehouse or some similar building out in or close to the desert as a kind of headquarters or meeting place for "desert gang." An access to a small water source is necessary, and possible with today's tech even if this place is remote, however I think it would be a fun idea that the water is still limited in some instances. Like there is only one shower, or two, and you have a limited time on how long you bathe, etc. I also think it would be neat to have a couple of horses, and maybe a small ranch style area. Maybe it's just a personal touch of the mafia head- kept away from the dirt bikes and motorcycles though, yet the animals would probably be used to it. (Also cowboy hats). I can see alcohol runs; sparring in the sands, dirt; dart throwing; shooting practice at targets; teaching how to tie certain knots with ropes, being this a remote place they would likely have designated places here for torture and interrogation.


    begins writing ideas for the other four

    yO thats suCH a gOOD idea wtf lmaoo

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    dunno i f I'm high on adrenaline since i just did hela sports but this is super good and I'm really excited now????



    also Pride. what's the age range for all the characters?

    25hz's manager they mentioned teens, I am assuming they want something between 15-18, 19 but


    For the mafia based out on the waters, the coast; imagine them running a hotel on the waterfront/beach, all the beach concessions, the beach bars, the pier/docs, the boats, they control everything thing regarding their coastline, harbor, and sea. How do they deal with people who need a lesson? They abduct them and take them out to sea on a boat, bait the waters, kill them and let the sharks take care of the rest. Maybe that's even a rite of passage for the green thumbs of this mafia when this situation arises. Favorite past times and things they have their mafia members do as ways of coming together; surfing, snorkling, boating, etc. All the water toys and vehicles at their disposal. Tropical, Island, beach vibes. And yes, they like sunglasses. A punishment to members can be no sunscreen. Must learn or be taught how to swim, pray that you already know how to- their teaching isn't sensitive. Make you learn or progess hwo long you can breathe underwater. Teach you how to have advantages in the water. Like 25hz's manager said, water torture. I am unfamiliar with ice bucket challenge though can you explain, it sounds interesting. I can imagine rough mafia members almost drowning other mafia members. Fishing. Maybe they also hide their valuables in the sea, only members trained to go deep enough can get them, retrieve and place items. Hell, maybe the mafia head has a damn aquarium? And a shark in his home he persinally feeds people to if they are on their shit list. Also PARA SAILING/GLIDING. I need this.

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