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FalconJudge Hero
Posts : 1040 Join date : 2008-11-07 Age : 33 Location : Work
| Subject: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:13 pm | |
| Well, I've been noticing a little something about the recent RPs around here: They're not free enough. Let me explain:
I understand that it is the duty of a GM to make a story and obstacles for the characters to go through. However, the more I think about it, the more I realize that the reason to play an RP or a tabletop RPG over a videogame is that the world is open. Your decisions effect your world. You can say what you want, and go where you want. However, there are few RPs here that actually let you do that. It's all about the over-arching story, all in one or two parts of Felarya, all in what the GM-character wants to do for the sake of the story. That's good, too. It gives a sense of planning, and suspense, if done right.
However, I want to do something different. I'm making an RP who's direction will be be decided solely by the players! There will be a GM-Char, of course, but he/she will have no more sway over the story than the other characters, just being a regular party member. You see, as I see it, Felarya is a land of magic and adventure, a wild, untamed wilderness of fanservice and wonder. So, in this RP, we're going to meet up and explore the shit out of it! The characters will decide where we go and why.
I'm new as a GM, though. Ideas for side-quests or situations are more than welcome, just remember that this RP will be free-form, with no long-term story arch besides that of the characters going around and having adventures.
The rules are simple: No god-modding (this isn't a martial-arts manga), no auto-hitting (unless otherwise stated), and try to wait for others to post.
Addendum: That last rule has killed more RPs than Mr. T has killed fools, so if someone's taking more than a day or two to respond, we'll move on.
I'll make a character after some others join, so I know what tone this is going to take. | |
| | | jedi-explorer Felarya cartographer
Posts : 1474 Join date : 2011-12-06 Age : 36 Location : Fantasy Land ^_^
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:21 pm | |
| (Have to say I love the idea of what you're doing! O.O It's brillaint and orginal...But in this setting I see it crashing oh so feiry. ...However I'd be happy to try it out if only for the sake of seeing if something this wild can last on a forum. So need a character sheet or what?) | |
| | | FalconJudge Hero
Posts : 1040 Join date : 2008-11-07 Age : 33 Location : Work
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:28 pm | |
| - jedi-explorer wrote:
- (Have to say I love the idea of what you're doing! O.O It's brillaint and orginal...But in this setting I see it crashing oh so feiry. ...However I'd be happy to try it out if only for the sake of seeing if something this wild can last on a forum. So need a character sheet or what?)
Yup! All you need is a character sheet. | |
| | | parameciumkid Hero
Posts : 1201 Join date : 2011-11-21 Location : SPAAAAAACE
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:56 pm | |
| The idea sounds cool, but I've tried the same thing myself before. I found that with no idea what's going on or what the goals are, real interest in the RP falls off very quickly. Perhaps you will have better luck here since unlike where I tried it, Felarya has a general theme. I'll join if Ella's Adventure Troop dies or something. In the meantime, good luck! | |
| | | Anime-Junkie Loremaster
Posts : 2690 Join date : 2007-12-16 Age : 31 Location : The Country of Kangaroos and Criminal Scum
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:00 pm | |
| What? I was under the impression that the majority of the roleplays here were freeform, certainly all the ones (bar GURPS) I have participated in have been and the majority I have observed over the years were completely freeform. | |
| | | Nyaha Eternal Optimist
Posts : 3845 Join date : 2007-12-09 Age : 31 Location : Canada. ^.^ Goooooo Snow!
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:01 am | |
| Actually, AJ, I'll be the first to admit my RP, DotSM, has a bit of a planned track. I'm trying to be a little more felxible with the way things go, though, since Falc pointed out that I should avoid railroading.
On a more on-topic note, I think this is a great idea! ^.^ It's something that'll let the players contribute more to the story, and I love it. So, what do you mean by character sheet? Is that another word for bio, or do we have to post our characters on a specific template? | |
| | | FalconJudge Hero
Posts : 1040 Join date : 2008-11-07 Age : 33 Location : Work
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:50 am | |
| - Anime-Junkie wrote:
- What? I was under the impression that the majority of the roleplays here were freeform, certainly all the ones (bar GURPS) I have participated in have been and the majority I have observed over the years were completely freeform.
Well, that's not what I mean by "freeform". I mean a freeform story, the direction being shaped by the players, not just the gameplay. And Nyaha, you're right, it's just another word for "bio". | |
| | | Nyaha Eternal Optimist
Posts : 3845 Join date : 2007-12-09 Age : 31 Location : Canada. ^.^ Goooooo Snow!
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:34 am | |
| Then I think I'd like to join with Nyaha, if that's okay. Falcon, what I'll need from you is a suggestion of something useful for Nyaha's inventory, ie. a type of artifact or a weapon. I'll add it plus one other suggestion, as well as some items from [this] and some of Nyaha's regular items to his Inventory. - Nyaha's Bio:
Name: Naharou "Nyaha" Species: Neko Age: 18 Sex: Male Height: 5'11" Weight: 132 lbs Fur Colour: Brown with white tips Skin Colour: Fair Hair Colour: Blond Eye Colour: Green Predation: Safe
Nyaha is a neko boy who has a decent tan from getting lots of sun and wavy, fluffy, sandy-blond hair. His eyes are big and youthful, sporting a very kind green colour. The fur on his ears and tail is a healthy brown with white on the tips. The most noticeable thing about him, however, is the shirt he wears, which sports large sleeves which reach down past his knees. The shrit is green with yellow spots on the shoulders, collar, stomach, bottem edge, and the cuffs of the sleeves, and yellow lines connect the spots on the torso and encompass the cuffs. He also wears tan pants, and sandals on his feet.
Nyaha is a neko who loves to be silly and have fun. He's very outgoing and loves making friends with other people, and is really quite open about anything. He's a kind person who likes to be helpful to others, but he tends to act before he thinks and often causes trouble for those around him, despite his good intentions. His impulsiveness and quick-thinking can get him out of tight situations, but they're also often the reason why he gets into those situations in the first place. He tries not to judge most people before he gets to know them, with the great exception of those who drink in his presence, as they remind him of his father. He takes offense whenever someone displays their prejudices around him, especially when they're directed at him. When he's in a bad mood, he tends to overreact to small things, and can get quite upset over nothing, but he always tries to apologize for the mistakes he makes when he gets this way. His kindness can prove to be a double-edged sword, as it makes him easy to manipulate with the use of kind words and flattery. He does not like to kill people and even accidental deaths can weigh on his conscience if there's any way it could be linked to a fault of his own. In the case of those being eaten by predators, especially if the pred in question is a friend of his, he can clear his conscience of those deaths with the solace of making his friends happy.
Nyaha's shirt is very unique, as its oversized sleeves have been enchanted to hold quite a fair amount of items inside them. Among these items are his claw gauntlets - a pair of armour-like weapons with four thin, eight-inch long claws extending from the knuckles - a pair of grappling claws, which are three-pronged mechanical claws attached to firing mechanisms by cables, as well as a bow and numerous arrows, a few black umbrellas, smoke bombs, , and a few extra pairs of sandals. He also keeps emergency supplies of food and water in his sleeves, various soaps for washing, and as much milk as he can get his hands on. Everthing else, such as clothes, weapons, artifacts, potions-- what have you-- come and go through a process of finding, using, breaking, losing, giving and selling. He mainly uses his claw gauntlets in combat, and with them, he can deliver quick attacks. However, he isn't very tough, and it doesn't take much to fend him off. Thus, he tends to mid-to-long-range fighting and hit-and-run tactics. One of the ways he does this is by utilizing his grappling claws and claw gauntlets together, allowing him to fire his claws towards a target and swipe at them from a distance. Otherwise, he also has his bow and arrows. He can also utilize various other weapons such as swords and spears that may be in his sleeves, but without a proper knowledge of how to use them, they aren't often effective. Nyaha's agility is his second greatest asset; he is lightweight and has long limbs, and can climb and run quickly, and can move short distances with ease with the use of his grappling claws. However, there is one huge drawback to his abilities: If he loses his shirt, either having it get stolen, torn apart, or burned, he's essentially very aromatic toast on a very shiny plate. He also has a low pain threshold, and doesn't have much endurance.
Nyaha's Inventory: Claw Gauntlet x4 Grappling Claw x3 Smoke Bomb x8 Water 25 gal Milk 10 gal Fish Meat 14 lbs Harmonica x1 Plush Octopus x1 Music CD x11 -- -- | |
| | | Chihiro Fujisaki Temple scourge
Posts : 621 Join date : 2011-10-19 Age : 33 Location : Flint, MI
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:05 pm | |
| (I will join, I think I am going to make a new character for this one, since I am new most of my characters are tied up XD. Well an hour of work here I come! Yea...it takes me AT LEAST an hour to make up a new character.....I have 3 humans, a fairy and a half-fairy........... NEKO TIME)
Name: Yuuki Age: 24 Gender: Male Race: Neko Height: 5'9 Weight: 115 Fur Color: Black Skin Color: Tanned Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Green Clothing/Equipment: wears simple footwraps because he dislikes shoes, blue jeans and a short sleeve shirt, fingerless gloves. He carries no weapons with him besides a machete, that he only uses to cut through plants. Predation: Reluctant
Abilities/Skills: Is fast moving but physically very weak but has a very high pain tolerance. He is skilled in magic of all kinds but prefers fire magic, as it can be quite destructive in a forest setting. He is very book smart and is world wise of most things in Felarya but does not have a lot of experience, spending most of his time in Negav.
Personality: Is very open with his knowledge and loves nothing more than to talk with people. He is kind and tries to find friends where he can, hating being alone. He is afraid of death, fearing it more than anything and usually freezes up when he sees potential threats, especially predators. He does not fear giant preds as much because he finds them easier to avoid, but fairies are his greatest fear, and tends to react aggressively when he sees one.
Backstory: Yuuki was born in Negav but both of his parents died shortly after his birth when trying to get food for him. He was raised by his aunt until he left on his own for Negav, where he has stayed most of his life until recently, as he has felt the urge to wander into the wilderness for more knowledge. | |
| | | jedi-explorer Felarya cartographer
Posts : 1474 Join date : 2011-12-06 Age : 36 Location : Fantasy Land ^_^
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:46 pm | |
| - FalconJudge wrote:
- jedi-explorer wrote:
- (Have to say I love the idea of what you're doing! O.O It's brillaint and orginal...But in this setting I see it crashing oh so feiry. ...However I'd be happy to try it out if only for the sake of seeing if something this wild can last on a forum. So need a character sheet or what?)
Yup! All you need is a character sheet. Sweet! Gonna go look into my OCs that have good potential but no Rps. Be back in bit. | |
| | | Nyaha Eternal Optimist
Posts : 3845 Join date : 2007-12-09 Age : 31 Location : Canada. ^.^ Goooooo Snow!
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:24 pm | |
| Well Strider? Come on already! And anyone else, too! X3 | |
| | | MasterGold8900 Tasty morsel
Posts : 5 Join date : 2012-03-28
| Subject: Re: A New RP (Character and Prep Thread) Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:43 pm | |
| I'll join, and can i use this aswell to introduce my character to Felarya? joining either way though. okay heres my bio: Name: Gold (but if this can introduce him to Felarya, he doesnt know that yet because of a strange case of amnesia) Age: ?? Gender: Male Race: Elf Height: 6'0 Weight: 100 Skin Color: Slightly tanned Hair Color: Blond Eye Color: Yellow Clothing/Equipment: Wears dark leather boots, tanned leggings, a yellow shirt with a green X on it with golden armlets is only equipped with his sword, with a blade he calls Gold Diamond, because he doesnt know what it really is, his bow and a quiver full of arrows. Predation: safe Abilities/Skills: He can use virtually anything to his advantage in a battle Personality: Will normally be constantly joking, but is serious when the situation calls for it. Backstory: He doesnt know anything about his past before Felarya, due to a case of amnesia, now only triggered by thinking too hard about the past he's forgotten Edit: I forgot to mention his odd attraction to anything gold, hence his name, since he cant remember his actual name. | |
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