Welcome To Court Intrigue

[Admin]

Welcome to our veteran members, to those who are new and to those who may just watch.

Court Intrigue is a Sailor Moon RPG set in the 30th century with the goal of exploring a story beyond the show and the manga; a story in which nothing is ever quite what it seems; a story in which the lines between good and evil is blurred and a story in which sacrifices must be made.

When my original co-Admin, Heart of Darkness and I created this RPG, we created it on a whim with the goal of shoving aside all the idealistic, happily ever after endings that had come with Sailor Moon. We wanted to turn the tides; Make the Sol Senshi the villains, and in the end, leave our players in bittersweet tears.

I'm not sure if we ever accomplished that goal but we learned that RPGs become creatures with a mind of their own; that our members can not be controlled by dictators and will not always follow the plans we have laid out in our heads. We learned just what over twenty individual and unique minds can come up with. In the end, it tested us. HoD quit. I nearly closed the site twice. I gave up. I refused, stubbornly to change what I had my heart set on.

The members of CI would never let me close this site. The one time I tried to end it I left for vacation for a week. I came back to find my site.. essentially.. commandeered. It was.. humbling for me, to see that these members were not willing to give up.

So, I stayed.. and I vowed to become a better Admin.

We began working on a new plot, a continuation sort-of of a story that I had never planned to extend.

I hope you're happy with this plot and the opportunity it offers you. We tried very hard to take everyone's opinions into play while also offering a challenge. I hope that this plot is more open and less restrictive and that you have more chances to create interesting and diverse characters and to explore the challenges of being a Senshi in this future world.

Go ahead. This is your game.

Love,
Neo Queen Serenity.

[Jo KIM]

Being on CI has taught me so much about RP in only the couple of years I've been here, that I never knew in the years of RP experience I had before. I look back with a mixture of horror and amusement on my early days here, like the way Jo took longer and more work to get accepted than probably any other Arcana, or when I almost ruined the first major event I participated in. I really was a handful! (In some ways, I guess I still am ^^;; !) Somehow that noob managed to mature and evolve first into Arcana Mother Hen, to Gmod, to Arcana Leader after HoD's departure, and finally into Co-Admin after Chmia and I basically commandeered the board in NQS' absence. Thinking about it, I can't help making comparisons to the evolution of Jo as a character-- the slacker never meant to amount to much, but became vital to the Argenian cause. It's amazing to think how much we've both grown!

The Argenians were really what drew me into CI. I love their world and culture, and the way we, their players have been (and will continue to) create it. I love the way they blur the lines between good and evil. I've fallen so much in love with these characters that they feel like my own children (sad though that might be ^^; ), which is why I fought so hard for their inclusion in the new storyline. Hopefully those of you who love them as much as I do (or learn to, once you know their whole story) will enjoy these new possibilities and want to help add to their story, because I really feel there's still a lot to be done with them.

At the same time, I've been helping create a new group of villains whom I hope you will find just as compelling. I can't tell you their theme or story here, but it's one that's very personal and important to me. Those of you who have been to AS know a bit of what to expect already; I'm very liberal in the themes and characters I will accept, so long as it fits the rules. Feel free to dazzle me with your creativity and think outside the box!

Helping keep things sane on the baddie front will be Kanbei, whom I've appointed Baddie XO. If for some reason I'm not around or get too behind in questions, profiles, or other baddie duties, he's the go-to guy. Try not to give him too hard a time!

-Jo

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Greetings and welcome one and all. ;D It is my utmost pleasure to welcome you as part of the CI greeting team. Also with me is Hotaru *points to her* she'll be greeting you to I'm sure. We are so excited to be starting our third storyline and even more excited to have you here looking at it and possibly considering being a part of it. Have a look around and if anyone has any questions please message us directly. Welcome to Court Intrigue! Have a fantastic time and lets all have fun!