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s•u•n•s•h•i•n•e «§KENZ§»
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Jun 16, 2013 01:50PM
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Is this to be more political or action based?
Maybe a little of both? Perhaps some issues with the politics leads to some action?
I think I will a fighting based character then as well as a political one.
Also, where do the realms stand on slavery? Does it exist? Are some of the realms driven and reliant of slavery?
What would be a source of conflict? Like dark creatures such as hell hounds starting to appear and setting villages on fire. Then lets say terrae blames marmor even though marmor had nothing to do with it so tensions arise then conflict breaks out, only making things worse? The real thing is a dark wizard summoning these monsters to weaken the nations so that he/she can rule everything? Maybe the wizard/witch cast a spell so that they are controlling a political figure like the queen or something
That could be quite interesting... What about withthe characters we have though?
My character is still open background wise so I can make what suits the campaign best.
I just have a maid from Terrae and she can sort of talk to birds
Representatives from each realm are sent on the quest to make sure that none of the other reps do anything fishy? (Haha I'm so sorry for the me people...) It's reasonable and would make sense. Perhaps one of the characters who was sent on the mission is actually a part of the group/the person who stole the relic and secretly sabotage them along the way? XD classic cliche but I like it.
Yea, I think a kind of Lord Of The Rings-esque plot sounds great.
Any suggestions then, Mads? o3o
XD mods, anything on your end?
Of course. ;D But I want to just stalk your brain-storms first. Keep going. Ideas and ideas and ideas! I'm hungry. So hungry. Ohmygoshthemaster. Anyways. Um... Any other ideas you guys might have?
Perhaps there are conflicts rising between nations, and this little shindig we keep bringing up could be some sort of quest that would bring peace and/or strengthen ties between the realms? Or their mission would somehow help avert a war...
^ Which was already brought up, and I like.As for the whole fighting deal... Mads, are you talking about a Great Race kind of thing? I mean, yeah, it could also work, but I question how we'd all be able to keep up with the scenarios and make sure that time stays consistent within all of the separate paths the "teams" take. Still pretty interesting, though!
Psst, Kenz. If we do the whole LotR kind of thing where they're united and they overcome challenges and things, I think it would be interesting if they all have to go through dungeons and things. But I don't think we should have all 10+ characters in the same party, cuz that would be cray. But maybe 4-5 in each? And then each of the Mods kinds of runs a DnD style dungeon???? :D :D :D :D :D (is super into dnd)
I like the LotR kind of thing yeah, it's a bit cliche but I think it would be really fun to see how all the diverse characters interact and overcome their differences.
I'm thinking I will probably also make a merman... Just floating that out there. I'm wondering how the cherries are going to fit into the plot. I apologize again for being away for a while (wont really be back until mid-July) but when I get back I will get my charries done and participate more!
We'd have to do this Game of Thrones style, with several plot lines going on at the same time.
Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of having 4 or 5 people together in one party. Anything more than 7 gets a little bit crazy, and let's not start on how some characters tend to overpower others in various ways...
Perhaps we could do something a little looser? Like different people meet up individually and in various ways. Like not have groups that are sent out purposely but some meet accidentally, some meet for diplomatic reasons, some get lost, etc. I think this would make it so there were far fewer people messaging all at once.What do you guys think?
Me likes! Though, at times, it may be hard to keep up with the bajillion sub-plot lines going at once.
But it would be fun!!! ;D
Good point Lily, perhaps we should make a master outline of what is supposed happen (that's where the mods come in) and what each character needs to do (but not how) and then just update that topic when it is accomplished? Thoughts?
Hmm. But we need to make sure that there's room for fluctuation, in case more people come in, or the mods decide that a "RANDOM EVENT!" should happen. Like, not everything should be so clean and clear cut, because then people get a little bit bored XP If the players want to add some things, they should be allowed to have space. The idea for a general outline is good though, Sarah!
Not if we simply provide each character a main goal in the overall story. Each character has some purpose in this story besides "Falling in love and making friends". Each goal would be separate and unique, and it could force some characters to stretch outside of their boundaries and develop into more dynamic characters instead of static ones.
Kataury wrote: "Not if we simply provide each character a main goal in the overall story. Each character has some purpose in this story besides "Falling in love and making friends". Each goal would be separate and..."Agreed! I like this idea!
M*A*D*S wrote: "But what if more characters come in? It could get EXTREMELY complicated...."We could close the rp at some point, like we have with the Hogwarts one?
Well we could add new characters, because we'll all have been following the roleplay due to participating in it.
There would probably be more like 3 or 4, and then some. But Kataury, I really like that idea!As for the closing of characters, that would probably be a good idea. But there should always be room for the addition of new people, if necessary.
I think the kind of 'set task' thing is alright, but I think we have to decide if some outside force is threatening the kingdoms (using LotR analogy, something like Sauron) and our characters are trying to defeat it, or if a conflict has arisen between the realms themselves.
I feel like a conflict within the kingdom unknowingly caused by some sort of villain (perhaps a villain figurehead with a bunch of operatives) would be more unique. Like, terror caused in other lands with fake signs pointing towards other kingdoms?
I was thinking we could have like a dark magician or something try to bring the nations to war so maybe he enchants some soldiers or sends some beasts to attack castles or villages.
And I like the whole each character has their own goal. How do we decide these though? Could the mods make them or should we?
Hey everyone! So I'm back from vacation now and I have my computer again so I can participate more :) So I was thinking that I could make Skiva a minor bad guy in the RP if everyone is alright with it. Basically, she gets infected by dark magic and as the RP goes on she gets worse and worse to a point where she snaps and becomes a monster (metaphorically speaking) that is bent on burning everything to the ground and this could create quests or goals for people to either stop her by killing her or finding a way to make her normal again.
I love the LOTR idea (because I'm an LOTR nerd fan XD) and I think having more than one group would be perfect. Kind of like the splitting of the Fellowship.
If we are doing the LOTR idea, how many characters do we need before we start?
Idk, I think we can start soon, and just not get into the plot yet?
That sounds good, get started and let the big plot come in later after characters have been established more.
If anyone's awake, I want to run a character idea across. If not, I'll make a character anyways, I think.A young and beautiful but cold-hearted queen or high noble of Marmor? Too cliché? Could we get some plot out of that? Kataury in particular, I think we could get some really interesting subplot stuff...
I was thinking a character like that that as well :) Well, I was thinking of making a princess of Marmor that was tough and kick-butt, but also secretly a little girly haha I didn't really have any plot ideas for her though.
Lol, I kind of really want to make a goblin... He'll be devious and a pathological liar, but he'll mean well and even protect someone. If anyone wants to make a small Marmorian village girl for a goblin to protect, I would be... more than happy to make the goblin? Don't know where I was going with that sentence. But really, though!
