How do you make a tabloid paper in RP in a game? Why would you even do such a thing? Well, for fun, of course. Although, to be honest, it did backfire a bit.

I had a toon in The Rose, remember that criminal guild from earlier chapters? Oh yeah, I was all in—crime, chaos, and some general trolling. We even had our own private voice chat. Mumble, I think it was called. A bunch of guilds and friends would gather there, and we’d just hang out and be generally ridiculous.

Then, we got an idea. A big idea. The type of idea that, at first glance, seemed brilliant: bring down the so-called “noble” elements of Stormwind and become champions of the people. It all started with a song—one from Les Misérables, of all things. “Do you hear the people sing?” Yeah, that was the spark. That’s all it took.

We decided to stage a coup like no other. But how, you ask? Well, first came The Rouge, a tabloid RP paper designed to stir up trouble. Headlines exposing fake scandals, gossip columns reporting fake love affairs, Azeroth zodiac signs, and even small ads for lost cats and suspicious-looking horses for sale. There was fashion advice too, of course—nothing says rebellion like sharp outfits.

But the real kicker? Blowing up parts of Stormwind. Yup, you read that right. The Rose plotted to blow up the Cathedral, the harbor, Old Town, and a few pubs for good measure.

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Now, here’s where it gets real. While I was deep in these shenanigans with Wildrose, who was also in The Rose, we actually knew each other in real life. We lived in a naval town with—you guessed it—a cathedral, a harbor, an old town, and, well, pubs. And where were we when planning all this? Iceland! No, not the country—the supermarket chain in England.

We were in the frozen aisle, jokingly laying out our chaotic plans, when security got involved. Apparently, chatting about blowing up places that resemble your real-life town doesn’t go over well, especially in a naval town with actual landmarks like harbors and cathedrals.

So, yeah. Bye-bye Iceland. No more discounted frozen peas for us.

The Big Day

So, the day finally arrives. We’re all prepped. What’s the grand plan, you ask? Simple. We’re going to blow up Stormwind as the launch event for The Rouge. Take that, you high-and-mighty nobles!

And guess what? It went off! All across Stormwind, explosions rocked the city—one after another, boom, boom, boom! The roleplayers took the surprise event like absolute champs, even when we blew up our favorite tavern. I mean, sacrifices must be made for the cause, right?

So what did we do while all this chaos unfolded? Sit back and enjoy the carnage, of course! This was roleplay at its finest… or maybe at its derpiest. Either way, we were having the time of our lives.

But it didn’t take long before the Stormwind City Guards—who clearly were not prepared for a mass RP event of this magnitude—called in the big guns. And guess who they brought in? Yep. The Thirteenth. Our beloved military guild was tasked with handling the coup d’état.

This set off a chain of events that would become legendary in the RP world—starting with the epic battle for Stormwind Keep, overthrowing the House of Nobles, and other prime examples of general fuckery.

Yes. Earthen Ring. It was us. The Rose. Bwhahahahhaa!