Pending final mod approval this will be the thread where we figure out the ground rules and get everything set up and ready to go.
Applegate
Applegate is a small (very small) farming community in the Midwest that has just become pet friendly (in other words all the characters will be in the process of moving in at the beginning of the game. (Because I said so and it’s easier for me that’s why!) This is negotiable if you really insist on having a character that is already in town, just message me and we can work out the details. The town grew around two large apple farms (the McCoy’s and the Richardson’s) Today these farms are the basis of Applegate’s economy. Despite being a farming community the last 50 or so years have seen an influx of families looking to get away from the city. The main town Stretches between the two apple farms.
The layout is fairly simple; the main street sits between two parallel streets of houses
The main street has all of the town’s shops, a small grocery store (Jon’s groceries) a Shell gas station, a movie theatre, a hardware store, Gordie’s pizza, Dave’s barbershop, Art’s bar (no they don’t allow pets) a struggling sporting goods store, and a very cramped book store. There are no schools in Applegate; Students have to make the 3 mile commute to the slightly larger Blue River for school, fast food or the mall. (If I think of something or we need something to move along the story it will be added arbitrarily)
Here's the setting:
Map of Applegate

Maple Street Residents:
Buster Drake(Player: RandomGeekNamedBrent)
Tara (Player: RandomGeekNamedBrent)
Silver Diamonds (House: B) (Player: ShadowLightning
Mickey Strawters (House: J) (Player: Mickey)
Mikan Kawabe (House: O) (Player: kurowolfe)
Open houses: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T
Main Street Residents:
Rena Callahan (House: 5 (bookstore)) (Player: Leafolawl)
Eon and Ion (House: A) (Player: Civilization)
Ray Stevens(House: C) (Player: Hlaoroo)
Lyn Frost (House: D) (Player: hypernovatic)
Open Houses: B
Oak Street Residents:
Pico Degallo Rotella (House: C)(Player: Sartharina)
Buster Woods(House: G) (Player: Buster)
Janus Lagrange (House: L) (Player: Valerio)
Hubert (Player: Valerio)
Lilly Hughes(House: Q) (Player: Hlaoroo)
Open Houses: A, B, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, M, N, O, P, R, S
Forest Residents:
Miles (Player:xhunterko)
Duke (Player: serence ice fox)
Serenad Gla'cier (Player: serence ice fox)
Martin (Player: The Moon Howler)
No House Selected yet:
Hazyl and Lydia (Player: Hypernovatic)
Pat Eric Kulvo (Player: CaramelCream)
Notable NPC’s
Sheriff: no one calls sheriff by his real name. He’s been in charge for about 30 years, he’s the quintessential small town sheriff, lazy a little bumbling, but he knows his town
Crazy Nettie: Nettie lives above her book store. She’s, eccentric, but generally friendly and totally harmless
Gordie: An incredibly large man who runs the town’s only restaurant. Gordie is a big man with an affinity for the kitchen; he loves animals and is thrilled to see Applegate go pet-friendly.
The city council: Really only exist because someone has to pretend to run stuff, don’t really do much, usually meet at Gordie’s, and don’t do much more than eat pizza
Though the town is small it’s surrounded by farm land on 3 sides to the West is mostly forest land broken by the occasional abandoned house, there isn’t much to do in town but there are plenty of adventures to be had around it.
I want to stick to that setting but some details can be edited if we have a consensus.
I'd like to start with about 6 players (not counting my character)
That number is by no means set in stone though.
Post your character here for now if you're interested.