Prodigy

Yeah, I forget his full name. He was the guy who made all those helicopter dupes before they got nixed, if you remember that.

In Sombras, I was a Made Man. In C.C.N.G., they were asking me constantly to be a Made Man but I told them I wanted to stay lower on purpose and give them money since I was simultaneously working on Atlas at the time (I wanted to foster RP with both in different ways, so I didn't want the promotion). Willy Wonka's a guy who makes a lot of our dupes so we just liked letting him have the name and Wonkaland was to give him a bit of a 'name' brand. However, if it came down to us changing it in order to be considered for the faction, I'd do so in a heartbeat. We really don't want to be mingey, it was a cute name and homage to give for all of the great creations that he's given us. However, as far as it being a lot of work, I'm genuinely prepared for that. It isn't the first time I've had to lead large groups. While my experience IRL probably doesn't do me a whole lot in terms of Mafia experience, I am a manager for a cyber security team and have been for a few years now. Delegation, taking on work my employees can't do at a time in emergencies, one-on-one meetings to give hard judgement or amazing praise - this is stuff that I've done for a while in my life. I don't doubt it'll be a lot of work in the sense of organization, but I'm a very meticulous person that thrives on paperwork, so I really feel confident going into this. If it helps at all, the person as my second-in-command 'Ruler' was formerly the second-in-command of Sanzensekai if that means anything. He has a lot of experience in running a faction and we're good friends, so he intends to help guide my hand and work alongside me as needed. He's actually in this thread as well as 'Lemon'. He's the one most dedicated to this faction, second to me. If you're looking for amazing experience in leading, he's going to be there with me every single step of the way. I hope that addressed concerns!

Sure, this'll be super fun to go through. Sombras De Parana (Joseph Johansen): This was the first family I jumped into the game with. They were super friendly, funny and enjoyable to be around, so it felt like it was perfect for someone like me who really loved the social aspects of these kinds of games. When I was brought in, I was a hardcode grinder. The normal gameplay loop sort of spoke to me because it was something I could easily do while working from home. I'd consistently pay double my kickups, but on top of that, I loved to volunteer for security work. It gave me a chance to really put my character out there. Eventually, I was even being invited to the dinners themselves and got to enjoy myself with other families. This was a great time and it was the first time I got to put myself out there as what would be known as 'Certified Best Voice'. I have an announcer like voice and I use it a lot to my advantage, being able to capture attention with a voice that's unique, clear and fun to be around.. at least according to others. On this game, the voice does a lot to make the man, it seems. I worked with Sombras for a while, but eventually, I moved into my next horizon. C.C.N.G. / Colombo (Cazzo "Abominio" Testa): This was the second family I hopped to, and this time, I was equipped with experience in grinding. Getting my hands on the C racket meant I was an absolute menace and I'd still keep up with doing double kickups. However, at the same time, this is also where I got to really shine. I was consistently talking to people, getting my name out there and making a splash within the family and outside of it. I'd start getting recognized by my voice alone. However, it wasn't until I met up with Ruler that I realized I could be doing so much more. To that end, I began to expand my horizons. I'm a huge fan of the Hajime No Ippo manga. I've also been a fan of boxing for over seventeen years. So over the past few months of seeing boxing relegated to something familities did internally, I thought to myself: why not built out the system for an actual ranked circuit? Of course, it'd be a good bit of work and would require dedication, but I love giving that out in spades already to my family, right? Why not do it for myself? 14K Triad (Atlas "Genesis" Crowe): And then we land on my current character, the one I've dedicated the lion's share of my time to now. Working alongside Ruler, I've been making a name for myself in the city with a lot of different things. Spoke to Willy Wonka about building amazing creations for our business Wonkaland. But I do have to say my crowning achievement has been Wonkaland Fight Night. We're going to be holding the second one tonight (April 6th, 2024), but the first one was amazing. 17 consecutive exhibition matches of families and citizens alike just jumping in the ring for a good ol' fight. Something they could chill out with and feel there were no consequences over. It really made me feel like when it came to organization, I really could do something a bit different. The enjoyment people felt that night - it's something I wanna replicate. People having dumb fun, people coming onto the server and taking a break from the mafia grind to come and have some laughs with friends in a different way than normal. To facilitate that and be able to indulge in both sides of the coin. That's what I want to do, not just for the server, but honestly for it's people. I view the faction as a vehicle for great roleplay that I can share with everyone and give them a place to say 'Hey, if you want to really roleplay and have a hell of a time, I'll give you the place to truly get into character and indulge.' If you have any questions about what I do or just wanna talk to me, my DMs are always open or you could reply in here and I'll try to respond quickly. I super appreciate you saying it's a solid application! I'm a writer as well so I really enjoyed making the small snippet of background for the cult's lore and writing through all of our activities. Have a great day!

It can function as a gang. The cult dynamic is mainly there for flavor, a way to create interesting roleplay. We don't intend to functionally do business much different than other families on the outside, but we want to utilize the cult aspect of things to stoke in-family roleplay in unique ways that I believe a cult only could. For clarity, there's no intention to go out on the street and attempt to crucify people or judge them for not believing in what we do. Instead, we'd like to foster a more inclusive roleplay of sermons that border on the edge of cult-y, the creepy speeches that make you wonder how the man gets followers. Rituals for those who believe in what we do, to truly get them immersed in the roleplay. I heard about former cults that were very abrasive with how they did things and I'm not a very abrasive person. Rather, I'd like to create roleplay scenarios that people might not otherwise be exposed to. People reading scripture on the street (scripts given to new hires to earn money for spreading the word), public events like our Wonkaland Fight Nights where we attempt to spread our word through Southside's language of violence and ceremonies that aim to both include those outside of the faction in a taste of what they could have with us and celebrate and reward those who have tenure with us. I had a system in mind where I would compensate people in the form of 'Divine Deeds'. It was mostly comprising of stuff like the above where they would read scripture on the streets and gain money from us and assist in recruiting for their efforts (a special way of both recruiting and giving people something to pass by, similar to NPCs that would boost your immersion in other games), speaking to people and not even bothering to recruit them but rather make connections and boost their social confidence (we'd even provide conversation starters, topics to discuss, activities to do) and running the various events we have in store such as the boxing gym where our fighters can come to train or be recruited into the ranked circuit we have planned or the game shows we have dupes for thanks to Willy Wonka. I would like to say we'd function as a cult in name only. My plan is not to intrude on people's roleplay with horrible actions like mass sacrifice or witch hunts, but I would like to help make this server more immersive with something that could serve as background noise to them at worst (passing our people by) and something to indulge in that's a break from their normal mafia gameplay loop at best (being a roleplayer and 'drinking the Kool-Aid' so to speak). Forgive me for typing a lot, I just want this to work. If you have any other questions about what we can do to help adjust to Mafia's climate, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you for replying!

Name of Faction: The Ruain Collective Number of Members (Minimum of 5): 8 active, 41+ interested Type Of Faction: Crime Family Ethnic Background: Irish Catholic Name of Character running the faction: Atlas "Genesis" Crowe Your Discord # (ex: gamer#4210): lorekeeperprodigy Your SteamID: STEAM_0:0:808934409 Your Server playtime: 2w 2d 9h 53m Do you acknowledge and agree to all faction rules as detailed on the server rules page?: Yes Do you acknowledge that your faction discord will be owned by us?: Yes Provide an example of the unique Roleplay your faction will bring to the server/what type of roleplay we can expect from your faction: The usual crime would still occur. Due to the thoughts of diplomacy in the faction, we will be encouraging weekly trades of drugs, firearms and other services we can possibly provide such as people for security, event organization and creating catalogs for items in other factions. Through the front business, Emerald Isle Entertainment, we aim to stimulate casual citizen roleplay that both regular citizens and hardened criminals can have fun with. This includes, but is not limited to: an established boxing circuit with a real time ranking system, a public paintball league with Kill/Death tracking for showing off to your friends, game shows like Family Feud and Deal or No Deal, etc. Due to the background of our group, we will also engage slightly with rituals, promotions and punishments that could be viewed in a cult-like manner. Aside from our front business, during the night we will host feasts and music nights. Due to our Emerald Isle Entertainment connections with boxing, we will also have public fighters for our entertainment while we wine and dine. Provide examples or event ideas to promote activity within your faction and keep people interested. (Reference your unique RP from the question above): Emerald Isle Entertainment A boxing circuit with a ranking system based on wins and losses, persisting based on character A paintball league with a Kill - Death ratio for showing off to others Game shows like Family Feud / Deal or No Deal The Ruain Collective: Traditions Punishments that include partial crucifixion for wrongdoings in the street. Promotions that are similar to Christian tradition with the use of blood and oil. The Ruain Collective: Day & Night Socializing Nighttime feasts and music to create connections and make merriment with friends and allies alike Working as a group to move to other events made by other people in order to make them feel truly alive https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/2fl66ubDy5GsgO/d1337tesxBDy?invite=cr-MSxrZ0QsMjIwNTI4Mjc1LA https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U6HowoI6-wyy/d1337SNkxuMD?invite=cr-MSxCQnYsMTYwMjI2OTEs https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U5FXvVZM-Aj-/d1337jDpZaz5?invite=cr-MSxMTG8sMTYwMjI2OTEs https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U5EdLS0VJv_Z/d1337obre747?invite=cr-MSxrMUcsMTMwMTAxMTI1LA https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/29U0Q9mV2Ri1by/vYqX9tMHDufo?invite=cr-MSx2VjIsMTYwMjI2OTEs?mobilebypass=true Organization Backstory https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mfq7...1gJ9Q/edit If you're interested, DM me (lorekeeperprodigy) for the Discord link and I'll happily bring you in as a friend until we're launched! Events Currently Run: 03/30/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #1 04/06/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #2 04/13/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #3: The Gloves Are Off 04/20/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #4: Burning Aura 04/24/2024 - Emerald Isle Paintball Night #1 04/27/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #5: Night Alive 05/01/2024 - Emerald Isle Destruction Derby #1: Training Wheels 05/04/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #6: League of Luxury 05/11/2024 - Emerald Isle Destruction Derby #2: Metal Mayhem 05/19/2024 - Emerald Isle Destruction Derby #3: Clash of Cars 05/24/2024 - Emerald Isle Paintball Night #2 05/25/2024 - Emerald Isle Fight Night #7: Crown of Southside 05/27/2024 - Emerald Isle Paintball Night #3 06/01/2024 - Emerald Isle Paintball Night #4: Reloaded