This is a read-only archive of the Gateway Roleplay forums as they were on Oct 22, 2026. Posting, reactions and logins are disabled.
≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪
We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?
After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.
This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.
Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.
Monroe:"J'aime cette petite ville. Cozy and welcoming, but misterious. Nice folk around. -- What a town, always so... lit. Il n'est coupable de rien."
CPF ? :"J'adore mon passé avec le CPF. Friendships, contacts, animosities, murder attempts, subterfuge, information broking... Yeah, toootally love it. -- I guess the interview stirred some consciences. -- Thank you. Not for me, but for my sister. -- See, after all you are an enjoyable bunch. At least the commoners."
Brighton:"Rumors talk for themselves: better keep an eye out for this people. They could be the new of the decade. -- The ghost is showing its face at last."
The Crows:"The what?"
The Monsters :"What a tense encounter... Although I get the feeling he was trying to warn us. -- I am not risking myself to investigate any of the horrors. -- Who would have said it, monsters can be nice when they want to."
The Millers :"Murder, terrorism, rape, assault, robbery, torture... Quite the record indeed. Now, eldritchery? Bring more monsters to this already horror-filled world? That is crossing a line there."
Blackbear ?:"Merci beaucoup for the temporal stay and the protection. I really appreciate it."
Haven's Point:"Step by step."
-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
Lux Bleue ? :"It is us against the world, soeur. Never forget that. -- You have been hard lately. Je comprends chéri. I will still be here for you, no matter what. -- I am very glad to see you are finally doing better. -- Lux, whenever you are... I can't protect you, and you don't want me to. So I won't... I hope you stay safe."
Erick Gonzales ? :"J'aime les messagers mystérieux. Although I prefer the ones that doesn't make that many questions. -- Quite the run into the forest huh? That was weird. -- I have met little people worth of a double sided trust. You, mon chèri, have earned it for sure. Don't be a stranger, you have my attention. -- You have broken my bubble. Don't make me have to seal it again. -- I almost crawled back into the bubble. Seal myself from the world... You weren't as a big part of not doing such thing as I would had liked. Still, thank you."
Consantine Harapis:"Le Ministre de Monroe. You showed us the public kitchen and accepted my idea of a newspaper. Je l'apprécie beaucoup! -- You didn't watch your back good enough monsieur. Such a shame."
Zed:"Je suis intrigué par ton apparence... People around here seem to respect you, although your disappearance is... dirtubing."
Kaari'Na:"J'aimerais en savoir plus sur vous... You seem like a mistery worth enough to solve. -- At least we didn't need your skills at the forest, ai-je raison? -- If there is someone capable of voice a reasoning behind the eldritch, that is you. -- At this point I expect to see you riding over some Trullan's shoulders someday while Gerald severely asks your to step down in a very father-like way."
Nikolai Loginoff ? :"Vous semblez avoir besoin de quelque chose dans votre vie que vous ne trouvez pas à Monroe. Hopefully that will change. -- You too, Loginoff? I am glad to see you were one step ahead from dead. -- Good luck Logi, you will need it."
Nat Brackenridge:"Froid mais ouvert. Thats how I like beers and people willing to give information. -- Don't stress yourself over such things more than the necessary or it will take you direct to your grave."
Brianna Tate:"Forgemaster. Nice work with those tools... although the crowbar is kind of used. J'espère que tu ne l'as pas utilisé pour quelque chose de mauvais."
Nikolai ? :"Maybe you did what you thought was best. Mauvais choix. I won't be the one blaming you for it though. -- I owe you one Nikolai. Tu es un homme bon, heh. -- You reminded me of easier times when I saw you fight."
Max Rutherford :"Why don't you like pictures mon chère? You have quite the face of a model, not the one of an outpost leader. That reminds me, merci for granting access to me! -- Once again, merci for something more than access Max. Aujourd'hui pour moi, demain pour toi. -- You really like to make things hard. Je n'abandonnerai pas. -- I have patience, and in very marked minutes I even have enjoyed your presence. But I would need to be a damn buddhist monk to stand you for so long."
Rachel Bevis: "I do love a good smile for the camera. And I do love a nice Ranger for a change. La plupart d'entre eux sont énervés comme un coin. -- You have a good heart, I can see that. Stay alive madam Bevis."
Gerald: "You wanted to reason with a monster. Je suis stupéfait mais impressionné. Thats not something I see everywhere, you show quite the courage there. -- Your dedication to your mission is worth admiring. I mean protecting, not your holy mission. Thats... lingering."
Bennedict :"Don't take me seriously... I just love to tease you. Good luck, by the way, with... you know what I mean. *wink* -- You fought the evil and you fell. Rest in peace, hero."
Max Stone : "Tu es un homme bon. I am sure you will do what is best for everyone. Sometimes you can save more lives than you think with a single action. -- Your only crime was to be too kind-hearted. You can't help who doesn't want to be helped, and now you have paid the price."
Liliana Marat:"Sympathique et hospitalier. I can't trust someone as open and afable though, but I am not closed to it in the future. -- Probably Monroe's last chance to stay on the right path. Au revoir, madam Marat."
Crystal Chen :"There is so much bad things to say about you, my dear, that I have to keep track of everything on paper at this point. I could fill an entire issue of Le Journal de Monroe with you and I bet people would love to know about everything you are up to... But most of all, they would absolutely love to know who you trully are."
Paw: "How can you command an outpost if you are not even there most of the time? -- Oh well. Enjoy the North"
Lady of the Barrens:"You came throught the gates like a tigress, an imposing pressence. Less than half an hour later, you were nothing but a manageable pussy cat. J'espère cependant revoir la tigresse. -- Tu m'as intrigué. Make my intrigue be worth it tigress."
Maxine Goodwin :"Bon cœur et joli sourire. Un vrai plaisir de vous rencontrer mon chère. -- Je veux te faire confiance, mais mon expérience crie non. Je fais de mon mieux pour ne pas l'écouter. -- J'ai peur d'avoir été empoisonné Doc. Empoisonné par ton sourire. -- Je ne sais pas ce que nous sommes mon amour. Tout ce que je sais, c'est que chaque fois que tu es proche, ma journée devient plus lumineuse. -- Partout où je vais, je vous porte avec moi mon amour, ainsi je ne vous oublierai jamais. Je vous en supplie, revenez bientôt."
Sawyer Elliot :"You seriously got the wrong idea of myself, but I don't blame you. Seems to be a thing lately. Nous aurons une belle petite conversation. -- I'm sorry, but I am not your type. Bonne chance lè-bas, garçon. -- I try so hard not to put some of the blame of my sister's departure on you... Mais j'échoue malgré tout."
Terry Winters: "You have gone through so much you don't know who you are anymore huh? Je connais ce sentiment."
Hana Takeuchi ?:"I am sorry for your lost. Focus on what is in front of you and not on whats behind and you will be aright in time. -- Thank you for the favors. I owe you one."
Ramachandran:"Sounds like we are working together. I hope to learn a lot from you and the medical staff."
Preston Hand:"You seemed like a decent person, then you chose your side. -- The town hasn't been safer... *loudly cackles*"
Abigail Sommerville: "Cheerful lady, rat heart. I am sure you would had liked to see those Redeyes tear me apart. Je suis désolé de vous décevoir, mais je ne suis pas si facile à comprendre. -- There has surely been an improvement or two around since you arrived to Haven's Point. Merci for your hard work."
Jinichi: "Like all traders, a mercenary who's weapon is money and influence. On the other hand, you have a caritative soul. C'est comme le feu et la glace ensemble."
Barb:"I already like your attitude, just have to keep it slightly under control."
Jenny: "We will be fine here, ne t'inquiète pas!"
Doreen: "Your BBQ chicken recipe came just in time. Wine was beginning to get burnt without something to help swallow it."
Alexis: "How do you know so much, being so young?"
Recorder Season 1 has finished. Season 2 incoming. Now we are cutting midseason like TWD! Actually nah, just that relationships won't be update anymore until further notice.
Third update: Back with the updates! Relationships updated, new faceclaim - old one moved to the spoiler tag -, new emotional state and last but not least, new theme added for Lux! Enjoy!
Fourth update: Relationships update! I know I am missing like, a lot of people, but I have focused on the ones with interactions other than crossing ways cause you are too many. If you want your character added though, let me know! PD: Time for a new fc change?
Fifth update: Minor update on relationships ( Added: Abigail Sommerville. Expanded: Rutherford, Sawyer, Maxine, Lady Barrens ). A picture in the spoiler has been replaced by a way better one. Enjoy!
Seventh update: Little update! Lux's song erased. Instead it has been changed to describe her current emotional state. Current emotional state also changed from 'hurted' to 'lonely' and 'depressed'.
Eighth update: Some songs have been erased from existance - luckily not literally. Current emotional state changed from 'lonely and depressed' to 'focused and acceptance'. New relationships have been added - a very special one between the faction ones! ;) - and a handful have been expanded. Enjoy!