Post by Guv on Jan 8, 2022 18:47:54 GMT -6
Site Name: La Cosa Nostra RPG
Site Link: lcnrp.forumotion.com/
Discord Link: discord.gg/yVrD48Gc
La Cosa Nostra, also known as the Mafia, evolved from the Sicilian Mafia and is one of the foremost organized criminal threats to American society. Referred to by the US Government as La Cosa Nostra, and its members as just Cosa Nostra, translated to English, it means “this thing of ours” or “our thing.” Consisting of different crime families, this nationwide alliance of criminals is dedicated to pursuing crime and protecting its members.
Activity: Brand new
RPG Rating: 3/3/3
Age Rating: 18+
Time in which the RP is set: Present day
La Cosa Nostra
A tenuous peace exists between the Five New York Crime Families; Bonnano, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese. These powerhouses lead the Commission, the governing body of La Cosa Nostra, and it is through this organization that all executive decisions are made and disputes are settled. Only through the Commission can permission be obtained to kill made members of La Cosa Nostra.
Other Crime Families across the country also have positions on the Commission but none are as central nor important as the New York Families. While all of La Cosa Nostra are allies and work together for the benefit of each other, they are also all rivals to one another; bickering, greed and small scale beefs help to disrupt what should otherwise be a harmonious existence.
Outside of their own kin, there are friends and enemies to be made of other criminal enterprises; the Irish Mob, the Russian Bratva, the Yakuza, the Triads, Motorcycle Clubs and many more.
The Setting
The game is set in the present day and major historical events are fixed in place; The Castellammarese War, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, the Apalachin Meeting and John Gotti all took place. The setting is considered a loose alternative history, in which only original characters are accepted and our own timeline begins from this point onwards.
For the purposes of the game COVID-19 did not take place, therefore travel and social interactions are unrestricted.
How We Differ From Other Roleplaying Sites
In many ways, we are no different here than most other roleplaying sites. While "ships" and "plotters" aren't an integral part of the way we operate, we in no way discourage people from collaborating with their writing, it's still hugely important that our members work together, we just like to leave creative room for writers to explore their characters without needing to wait for or rely on others.
All of our characters' actions will result in impartial staff judgments. The way this typically works is after a piece is finished, requests can be made for new acquisitions (weapons, vehicles, properties, cash, etc) from the piece of writing that has been completed. Accordingly, if you are denied a request that you feel is unfair, you are able to appeal the staff decision and it will be reviewed. This feature should not be abused.
PVP (Player versus Player) is the main difference you'll find with us that isn't apparent anywhere else and is also a big part of what our community is about; more can be discovered about that in our rules section.