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≫ 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.

Bob Buildinger | TheBird

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Character Name
Bob Buildinger

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
33

Blood Type
O positive

Personality
Bob is a very outgoing man to those who know him but seems somewhat closed up to other he does not know. Bob is a man who keeps his cards close to his chest. The recent events have changed him somewhat and he now seems a bit more erratic and has fits of anger for the smalest things. Bob is not who he used to be but with his daughter in mind he pushes through every obstacle.

Character Motivations
Survival, seeing his wife and daughter again

Physical Appearance
Bod has an average height, strongly built, brown hair and a short beard. Hes got a mean face and scared hands from a lifetime of work.

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Mechanical Occupation
carpenter

In-Character Occupation
carpenter furniture maker

Biography
Bob Buildinger was a quiet artesanal furniture maker who made the best furniture in town for the ultra rich. His job allowed him certain luxuries but it also meant he had to work away from his gorgeous suburbian home in New York where his daughter and wife usually spent their days. When the virus hit he was far away on the other side of the country making a 2 ton table for the country's Vice President. Was it worth it? Of course not, hes been surviving on one thought alone... Seeing his daughter again. Bob has now put his skills at use for a more gruesome task. The task of killing zeds. But he is more than that. With his background he is a master at barricading places and will not shy away from hard labor. Bob has become hardened to it all. Some say he might have lost his mind....

Would you like your character to start with any items?
A hammer, bandages, some nails, a little food and water

Is your character a member of a group?
No

Would you like to be placed in a random group at the start of the lore?
No
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Hi again! You don't need to submit a new application each time, it clogs up the application subforum. You can just edit your preexisting application.

You still haven't included much from the lore itself. Bob's age doesn't seem to match up with his backstory. And my biggest issue of all is that it seems like this is just Bob the Builder, but older. We don't allow players to play existing fictional characters.

Please try to expand some more on Bob's backstory and I'll take another look!
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Hi again! Due to inactivity, I'm going to have to deny your application.

You're free to apply again with the same character if you'd like. Thanks!