Death By Irony
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Post by Death By Irony on Nov 15, 2007 23:29:23 GMT -5
So. I'm in charge, eh? Be afraid. Be very afraid. ;D Rules/Guidelines, reiterated from the other thread... 1) Treat others as you'd like to be treated. 2) Don't direct other people's characters (i.e. have them do or stay stuff) without their permission, as everybody's mileage may vary. 3) Try to keep some semblance of continuity. 4) Don't bring grudges in, and don't take them out. Resolve issues in private when possible. 5) Participate on a semi-regular basis. And also, the unofficial "Equivalent Exchange" addendum: Any solution presented to an obstacle given should be equivalent in complexity to that obstacle. (i.e., no using Magical Plot Powers to cheat! I'm the only one allowed to do that! ) The current idea for a setting, in a nutshell, is that all of the fictional worlds we read and daydream about are actually real, and they connect together in a massive nexus. Hilarity ensues! Still pondering the minutae of rules (character creation, worldbuilding, etc.), so this is your moment to give me input. Now, I tend to get either 1) unnecessarily bogged down in pointless details or 2) massively indesive. You can help me reduce the likelihood of both by bombarding me with suggestions, hint hint.
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Post by NAF1138 on Nov 15, 2007 23:43:57 GMT -5
So. I'm in charge, eh? Be afraid. Be very afraid. ;D Duly frightened. ;D I have an idea or two, I will PM you when I have a second to flesh them out (probably tomorrow at some point). Would you mind pointing me in the direction of somewhere this has been done before. I feel like I am still missing a piece of the puzzle in terms of what it is we are trying to do and exactly how we are doing it.
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Death By Irony
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Post by Death By Irony on Nov 16, 2007 0:09:11 GMT -5
Time for some shameless self promotion! ;D CAPOW (massive crossover universe, original characters, ensemble writing) Ijishi: The Orphan City (massive crossover universe, original + fictional characters, ensemble writing, anything goes) Metroid Expeditions ( metroid-based, original characters, GM hosted) .hack//Dawn ( .hack universe based, original characters, GM guided + ensemble writing)
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Post by NAF1138 on Nov 16, 2007 14:44:26 GMT -5
Interesting. So it is kinda like role playing, but in long story form? I can't get superheroes out of my head when I am thinking about this. Maybe it is because I have been most exposed to this sort of thing through the Wild Cards books, but this genre just seems to lend itself (in my mind) to a world full of superheroes.
Also, I would like my character to be a villain. Don't know if that is ok or not.
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Post by Death By Irony on Nov 18, 2007 13:26:28 GMT -5
After some brainstorming, I have it! - Setting - Once upon a time, twelve little princesses made a promise to find the brother that they never knew. In the meantime, they decided to open their mansion Promise Island to other lost people needing a home... The locale is based very loosely on Sister Princess, a Japanese dating sim, but unless you guys want to interact with these girls they're mostly just background characters that help keep the daily routine running. The rest of the details are more or less fully open. I'll be keeping track of what touches I add, but if you guys think of anything, feel free to drop me a note in this thread. - Character Creation - Name: (self explanatory) Series: (what fictional world they came from, if applicable, provide links for the rest of us so we can be enlightened; original characters are also allowed) Status: (what the character is doing on this island; they can either be one of the guests or part of the "staff") Description: (what your character looks like) Personality: (what your character acts like) Background: (just a paragraph or so on how they ended up on the island) And if you want to be really unnecessarily detailed, try something like this.
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Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Nov 21, 2007 12:04:48 GMT -5
I've read the wiki article, and I've pondered and ruminated and marinated, but I'm afraid this particular setting does not inspire much creatively from me, ymmv. If y'all like it, feel free to continue and I'll jump on the next thread. I will try and come up with a concept and keep checking here to see what is decided.
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Post by Death By Irony on Nov 30, 2007 10:07:15 GMT -5
Clarification - the setting is just backdrop. You can use ANY (I repeat, ANY) character from any time period. Let's just say a wizard punched the time stream.
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