RP General Discussion- III

Post » Thu May 03, 2012 7:00 am

Blackrain The Realm Of Daedra needs recruits
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c.o.s.m.o
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:49 pm

I think that the issue is why a certain post is long, and I can see two main reasons: either it has a lot of "stuff" (plot, and actual events that are happening), or a lot of detail (describing what's happening, or even what your character thinks about the events). A lot of plot stuff affects length, but not quality; detail affects both positively. If a post is four paragraphs long but includes seven distinct events, then it probably isn't very high quality. If it is instead two to three paragraphs long and describes one or two events, that means that it is more detailed, and is probably of better quality (to a point).

That's what I've gathered, just from reading a bunch of RP posts.

This, I agree with.

I do not agree with Length == Quality.
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Philip Lyon
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:32 am

This, I agree with.

I do not agree with Length == Quality.

I think the Golden Rule should be "If it's quality, make it long. If it's long, make it quality."
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 1:37 pm

I think the Golden Rule should be "If it's quality, make it long. If it's long, make it quality."
This.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 6:49 am

I think the Golden Rule should be "If it's quality, make it long. If it's long, make it quality."

While it sounds pretty, I feel this is the sort of elitism which IN's roleplaying guide has introduced. You both are quite new to these boards, and I mean no disrespect in that regard (There are RPers who are much better than I am and have only been here a few months/years). But these boards used to be a lot friendlier and busier. There wasn't a standard way of roleplaying, no "Golden rule" and certainly no elitism. Rps were never judged on the size or quality of posts. This notion upsets me because this is the new way of thinking, and it's bloody stupid.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 2:26 pm

While it sounds pretty, I feel this is the sort of elitism which IN's roleplaying guide has introduced. You both are quite new to these boards, and I mean no disrespect in that regard (There are RPers who are much better than I am and have only been here a few months/years). But these boards used to be a lot friendlier and busier. There wasn't a standard way of roleplaying, no "Golden rule" and certainly no elitism. Rps were never judged on the size or quality of posts. This notion upsets me because this is the new way of thinking, and it's bloody stupid.
For me it's really the story and character interaction that makes the RP, in addition to the story.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 7:49 pm


For me it's really the story and character interaction that makes the RP, in addition to the story.
exactly this
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 4:46 pm

The Mah Incident is looking for another body to join the cause as one of our own has left the forum for good apparently. :C
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 6:17 am

The Mah Incident is looking for another body to join the cause as one of our own has left the forum for good apparently. :C

Trixy? That was strangely abrupt, left as soon as she came, or so it would seem. I'd join but, no Idea what it's about and i'm on my phone which is terrible for reading long posts.
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Ilona Neumann
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:41 am

Trixy? That was strangely abrupt, left as soon as she came, or so it would seem. I'd join but, no Idea what it's about and i'm on my phone which is terrible for reading long posts.
apparently the forums were conflicting with her academics.
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Silvia Gil
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 11:45 am

The Mah Incident is looking for another body to join the cause as one of our own has left the forum for good apparently. :C

Hmm... I might join, if the spot is still open. However, I only really enough time for something slow paced right now, as I'm falling behind on my other RPs anyway.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:22 am

Its a first come, first serve basis so if you like it, send me a character!

And yes, sadly it was trixy! The only woman of the party.
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Kelly Osbourne Kelly
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 1:32 pm

Well I am planning on reviving the invasion of Whiterun. Check my signature to see an old thread about it. Anyone willing to assist as co GMs?
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 3:16 pm

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD
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Harry Leon
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 9:30 am

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD

I have never seen you in my life.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 5:38 pm

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD

Your name does ring a bell :P
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 12:39 pm

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD

I think we were briefly in the same RP, although I could be wrong. Dawn of the Dead is going at a comfortably slow pace right now, although I'm not sure if signups are still open.
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Nany Smith
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 3:48 pm

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD

Guess who has an RP moving at a relatively easy pace and looking for new members? :P

Good to see you back though Aula. :) The forum has grown a bit, hasn't it? I'm very much looking forward to finding out what kind of RPing we'll have this summer.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 7:06 pm

I have never seen you in my life.
And who are you supposed to be, anyway?

While I figure that out, I shall go look at Darkom's RP. And I do remember you, Not Provided. I don't recall what we were in, but I know it was something. :P
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:24 am

Hey, guess who might come back if he finds something fun and slow enough for his work schedule?

..Also, does anyone remember me at all? I see like.. three of you that I recognize. I leave for four minutes months and look what happens to the place. Yeesh. xD

I remember you Aula. :thumbsup:

I think we crossed briefly in the Timeline a few times.

I'm running a political RP set in High Rock at the moment. It's moving rather slow and steady at the moment. Here's the http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1343716-of-princes-and-power-chapter-i-a-game-of-pawns/ if you want to check it out. It's probably going to end up being 33% Politics, 33% cloak and dagger stuff, 33% open war. So it has a bit of something for everyone. It has heavy influences from A Song of Ice and Fire and a few things from The Tudors. So expect something along those lines.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:00 pm

I remember you Aula. :thumbsup:

I think we crossed briefly in the Timeline a few times.

I'm running a political RP set in High Rock at the moment. It's moving rather slow and steady at the moment. Here's the http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1343716-of-princes-and-power-chapter-i-a-game-of-pawns/ if you want to check it out. It's probably going to end up being 33% Politics, 33% cloak and dagger stuff, 33% open war. So it has a bit of something for everyone. It has heavy influences from A Song of Ice and Fire and a few things from The Tudors. So expect something along those lines.

I think I vaguely recall playing with you a bit during one of my flighty-temporary stays here. I was rather distracted, but I do recall your rather unique screenie.

I shall take a gander at the RP! I'm trying to recall what part of the Timeline I was even in, though..

Quick Edit: I must warn, though, that I'm rarely into political RPs, but.. if it really does have a bit of everything, making one of my more impatient characters suffer politics may be entertaining.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:54 am

*Still lurking among the forums until a suitable time where appearing will bring the most attention to his awesomeness*

I seem to keep falling back into the shadows (huehuehue), since i never seem to have enough time for anything creative at the moment, but i assure you i shall return and when i do it shall be with something grand and fresh.. Whenever that will be i have no idea, but i'm not dead guys! i think.. definitely not a zombie or corprus beast at least so there's that.. :blink:

If i find something that i can get involved in easily, i may join something otherwise ill bring one of my RP's off of the backburner and might get myself back into the community again.

Until then Lurking shall continue! *throws smoke bomb on the ground for dramatic affect but inhales* I shall away! *cough and spluttering heard*
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 2:18 pm

Can someone make an RP identical to The Mah Incident! I have no time to GM and it's like, my perfect RP. <3
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 9:01 am

Well, I looked at the political one. It looked fun up until..

Some characters will die or be killed in this RP so plan accordingly.

And then I shrank. I'm too attached to them to let them run off getting killed. Maybe I should join just to get experience with that, but.. I'd have to use someone I'm not extremely attached to. If someone killed Karst, I might have to hurt them.

Shot Darkom a PM about his, though. I really do wanna get into something soon.

Also, sheets are harder than I remember them being. >.<
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 5:52 am

You know what I'd like to do? a roleplay setting in Akavir. Yes, yes, throw your sweetroll facts at me about us not knowing enough about Akavir.

But I think I could solve this by creating a compendium of lore in an OP. That would consist of A ) current lore on Akavir, B ) fictionally filled-in lore.
The filled-in lore would be derived from our understanding of the continent's cultures, environment, as well as using similar real life counterparts
to those cultures or environments as references to mold into form a basic shape / understanding of the continent, to be used in the RP.

The basic story would be about the East Empire's company re-colonisation of Ionith: as they make way to expand their business ventures even
farther into eastern shores. From here they hope to garner diplomats, workers, sellswords, even locals to work their progress across the land.
It'd be similar to Valton: The New Hold in many ways, but it'd be focusing on working a plot that'd be akin to the Macartney Mission, albeit without failure.

What do people think? would there be any interest in this? I know I wouldn't mind doing the research needed to create a compendium.
However I don't think I'd have the skills to create a unique or interesting society from scratch. Well, if I did, I'd probably confuse people.

Hehe. :thumbsup:
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