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Well, I just thought it looked kind of fun. :p
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It is fun! And you're an awesome writer, so you should be great at it.
There's not a whole lot. Generally you need a summary of the RP's theme and story, its setting, and a description of races/classes/jobs, whatever is involved. Basically just compile enough information for the players to work from. Most that I've been in have required a profile of each player's character to be submitted before they'll be allowed to play, but the more casual ones just allow people to jump in and develop their character's personalities and backstories as they go along. If you'd like, I can link you to one or two of my old RP's as a reference. |
Oh, well, that doesn't sound so bad.
And, yeah, that might be helpful, just to get a feel for how much info is needed and such. |
Well, here are the only two that I could really dig up. I have another somewhere, but apparently I didn't bookmark it on Solia. ;;
[X] [X] The first one I closed because I was getting annoyed with a few things, mostly the writing style of some people and others attempting to take over and change the theme/rules. xD;; Like I said, I'm a picky mod... The second one just didn't have enough people interested in it and never got under way. |
Okay, that makes things pretty clear. Thanks. :)
I'm a bit worried ready your rules, though. Are those precautionary, or are people actually inclined to act that way unless you spell it out for them? |
@Cupcake, you have a cute (with bloody features) avy over there too :p It's probably because I'm not familiar with it but what exactly is god-modding? I probably know but it would be nice to have an expert tell me :p
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Bleh... unfortunately they're written from experience, but if you specify "literate," then most roleplayers who show up to join will already know the basics. I also prefer to have character profiles sent in before they join so I can get a quick glimpse of that person's writing style and whether or not they're gonna be trouble.
You can really do yours up however you'd like, mine are just put together from watching how other people do their thing. Edit: Serra, god-modding is when you take control of another person's character in any way - like saying what they see or do. It's also when your character is "godly" and can't be hurt or have any flaws. And I'm not really an expert, just well-seasoned. xD |
Well, the thing is, I empathize with your feelings on the subject, so I would need to include rules like that, I think.
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It does look like something interesting. I like to believe I'm good at coming up with something on the spot if necessary, so perhaps as long as I don't end up being required to write more than 10 posts in a session I'll probably be okay with this.
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So, I'm wondering, without any sort of rules, how does one go about adjudicating things? Would it just be up to my discretion? (I'd like to think I'm responsible enough to handle that.)
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It's your baby, so run it however you'd like. If someone's being bad, send them a PM and tell them to "change this" or "knock that off," or else they're kicked. That's really all you can do. xD Very worst case scenario, involve a site mod.
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Oh, I meant more in-game. Like, deciding if players are able to do something they want to do, as in success or failure.
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Hm... I'm not sure. Every RP I've ever been in has basically been every player writing a chunk of a story from their character's point of view. So whatever they want to do, they just do it, and if it's too outrageous the mod tells them so.
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Oh, okay. That's easy enough.
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xD Forum roleplaying is like DnD with most of the innards ripped out...
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Heh. That's a good way to put it. Another way might be to look at it as another group story of sorts. My current RP had only a basic launch point and we're working on it as we go. Running the thing for me bascially means I field any questions people have about joining or playing and referee the action. Not much else has been required.
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Well, I'll have the setting fleshed out enough to let the story go pretty much wherever the players want it to, hopefully (within reason). I imagine there's a balance to be struck between guiding them along and letting them run free, no?
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Mediate, is the term I'd use. You will have a character yourself after all, or so it's been in most of the RP's I've seen.
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Oh, I didn't know that. Not used to that, from DnD. ;)
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Yup, a DM in this kind of RP would be next to useless. =P So you get a character all your very own.
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Wait, I heard roleplaying?
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Well, all right then. I will take that under advisement.
Edit@ Ninja Espy: ...maybe. *shifty eyes* |
Part of the fun I find is seeing what comes up from the interaction within the setting.
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Come on, come on. Fill meh in. Trisphee RP?
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You mean based on the site's setting? No, couldn't pull that off, I don't think. If you mean, would I be doing it on here? Yeah.
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A way cool RP by the amazing Suzerain! =3
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Post apocalyptic Book of Revelations inspired RP.
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-is immediately much more interested than she had been a bit ago-
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I'll have more info on it tomorrow, still doing my research (and I'm unaccountably tired and getting ready to sign off for the night.)
Glad to hear you're interested, though. :) |
*Revives thread* =o
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Yeah, boring day today. Worked on stuff for the RP a bit, have some preliminary stuff typed up.
I don't need art, do I? I really hope not. Also, would I basically alternate between GM posts and in-character posts? I mean, even with free rein, there has to be some description or action from NPCs, right? |
Nah, you don't need it. Descriptions are good enough. I just like to make mine look pretty. =3
And yeah, generally you'd make separate posts for each character. NPC's you can do however you want - usually I would just have their text in a different color in the same post as my character's, or you can have them in a separate post altogether. If you wanted to post OOC and be all moddy you could just do it in parenthesis in any of your posts. You get to make up the rules, so whatever works for you. =P |
Ah, okay. I'm just trying to get a feel for things generally work, since I've never done one of these before.
One thing I'm having a bit of a hard time with is deciding where to actually start the story, since I just have so many ideas all over the place at the moment. |
Well, you could just have your general setting and then let the characters make their entrances, then decide on something based on who they are and what they do.
By the way, I have a friend who's excited to join in, so you'll definitely have at least three people right off the bat. =3 |
Well, I imagine it'll take place somewhere in southern Europe or the the Middle-East, since that's where most of the events of Revelations directly take place, but this isn't going to be a technology-dead world at all, and there'll still be air travel, so it's not actually that big of a deal where we start.
Oh, and that's great to hear. :) |
I'm putting together a character right now, and she'll do well in either place. How far along are you?
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Um... I could probably have most of the groundwork done by tomorrow if I put my mind to it. (Could have had it done today, but was feeling pretty lethargic).
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xD Well, you're putting a lot more thought into it than I would, so I'm sure it's gonna be good.
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Oh, one other thing. I don't really have an idea for an "event" that would get the game going. Is something like that necessary or should we just let it evolve on its own?
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Umm... I usually just think up a background story, then let things evolve according to what the players do. If you want something specific to happen that might start them off on their "quest" or whatever, you could do that too. You can also put up an OOC thread where players can discuss what they'd like to have happen in the story.
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