Idea Thread

[Lordxana0]

Dream Soldiers

Evil spirits have invaded the worlds dreams and our slowly creating misery and darkness in the minds of people. Those who have been cursed with the ability to Dream Walk are now tasked with the mission to hunt down and destroy these evil spirits before they drive their host to madness or death.

Features!
- New Powers and weapons with every world
- Variety of nightmare fueled enemies
- Crazy dream worlds
- Watch as your character slowly absorbs the madness of the dreams and goes crazy

[Guyshane]

- Watch as your character slowly absorbs the madness of the dreams and goes crazy

Maybe one of these days sanity slippage wont be a feature in one of our RPs

[Qara-Xuan Zenith]

Maybe one of these days sanity slippage wont be a feature in one of our RPs

Shane that's crazy talk.

[agoraoptera]

What about an RP based entirely around preventing sanity slippage? I'm sure we can come up with a ton of Eldritch Abominations..

[Qara-Xuan Zenith]

But jokes aside, writing in dream-space. I guess if powers are randomized, our characters will have static fears?

[eli_gone_crazy]

with the possibility to "beat" said fear through exposure/acceptance?

[Victin]

... *grumblegrumble* I also thought of a dream-like rpg the other day, I had even forgotten :P

Seems an interesting idea, do we keep some of our powers or not?

[Endless Sea]

...I've been noticing a serious lack of tech-ish RPs here so far. All we've got are, what, Irun and my stuff? And those haven't been getting any attention for quite some time now. I can probably come up with one from scratch in a relatively short amount of time (I've got the tourney draft in the works as I type this, in fact), but first of all, I'd like to check if there's an actual audience for that sort of thing, or if everyone would prefer sticking to hard fantasy. Cyberpunk, Punk Punk, magitech, interstellar exploration, any of that stuff; if it's leaning more towards the sci-fi end of the scale than, say, Floating Castle or Fallen Kingdom, even if it still uses magic, it's the kind of setting I'd be interested in seeing.

So, long story short: Anyone interested in an RP with a higher-tech setting?

[agoraoptera]

So, long story short: Anyone interested in an RP with a higher-tech setting?

Personally? My preference is (in no particular order): pure fantasy, fantasy plus sci-fi leaning towards fantasy, pure sci-fi. A greater leaning to sci-fi to me seems a little odd and I'm not sure how to pull that off

[Endless Sea]

So, long story short: Anyone interested in an RP with a higher-tech setting?

Personally? My preference is (in no particular order): pure fantasy, fantasy plus sci-fi leaning towards fantasy, pure sci-fi. A greater leaning to sci-fi to me seems a little odd and I'm not sure how to pull that off :P

Something along the lines of Star Wars, although maybe with the Force being substituted for a form of magic that's a bit less vague and more accessible.

[narrativedilettante]

So, long story short: Anyone interested in an RP with a higher-tech setting?

Personally? My preference is (in no particular order): pure fantasy, fantasy plus sci-fi leaning towards fantasy, pure sci-fi. A greater leaning to sci-fi to me seems a little odd and I'm not sure how to pull that off

Something along the lines of Star Wars, although maybe with the Force being substituted for a form of magic that's a bit less vague and more accessible.

Star Wars IS fantasy. It's set in space but it's pure fantasy.

Anyway, regarding settings for RPs, I'm not too bothered. Generally speaking, (that is, without regard to roleplaying) I prefer science fiction. But when it comes to RPs, the genre isn't really what gets me interested.

[Scarab]

I've always had an interest ion Fantastic Realism: You know, basically fantasy elements, but set in a modern society.

[narrativedilettante]

I've always had an interest ion Fantastic Realism: You know, basically fantasy elements, but set in a modern society.

This is off topic but you should read The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde.

[Scarab]

I've always had an interest ion Fantastic Realism: You know, basically fantasy elements, but set in a modern society.

This is off topic but you should read The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde.

Ooh, fantastic realism?

[Lordxana0]

Godsfall

The year is 2XXX and humanity has advanced far past what many deemed possible. Things that were once science fiction are now reality. Androids, War Mecha, Airships, Nanobots, all realities in this brave new future. Humanity has risen higher then ever before, becoming true masters of Earth.

The Old Gods however find this fact disgusting. From the shadows they have lived in they burst forth to spark a war with humanity, bringing their old monsters and magic to face off against the technological powers of the humans. Humanity finds itself facing a threat much more dangerous then they had ever imagined, they now face the unknown. Will their new strength be enough to face off against those who once ruled the world?

In this RP players take on the roles of Demigods, born from the union of a gods infedilities, normally left to their mothers or fathers after the god becomes bored with them. So plenty of hate and reason to kick ass right there. Players decide on how they want their characters to do through the following method

Which god contributed to creating you- (any gods from any religion allowed)
Special ability given by your blood- (nothing crazy overpowered. Seriously don't be an ass)
Specialty- Are you good with guns? Do you have bio implants that make you good at stuff? Perhaps you are a damn fine mecha pilot, or a medic. Something along those lines.

Whatcha all think?

[Endless Sea]

...nah. I've seen enough of that sort of thing already- hell, I've written enough of that sort of thing already. You want cyborgs and superpowers and wars with ancient gods and humanity and stuff, with a dash of I Hate You Vampire Dad sprinkled on top? Try Defective. Two playable factions with neither being restricted to clear-cut moral alignments, you get to walk all over a small army of mechas and droids, and backstabbing and hidden motives are bound to show up big time- and that's just the current plot.

[narrativedilettante]

I like the idea of being a god/mortal hybrid, that presents some interesting possibilities.

*pictures being a child of Sekhmet and having Wolverine-like claws*

[Victin]

I'm thinking about starting a simple RP based on dice-rolls that can be easily played. So far I have only a few ideas for the mechanics, and since I plan to use a lot of stuff in it (I originally had 200 classes and elements in mind, but that's too much I guess) I do accept suggestions. For example, the dungeons would be randomly generated as you get through them. There would be lists of items and monsters that could appear, and you roll to see which one of those appeared.

Originally, my idea was supposed to be... Strange and silly (I was going to have Pie and Ducks as some of the elements) but I think it'd be easier for me to make a "more serious" one if people prefered it. I also could add more degrees of customization unique to each player, that is, give descriptions so vague each player can have their own interpretation of it, but I'm unsure how to pull it off. Does anyone think this is a good idea? And if yes, should I try to make it all alone and ask for things here and there, or should I try to get as much insight as possible?

[Victin]

I... I certainly have no idea how to pull this one out but I'll leave it here for you guys to say what you think about it:
P.S.: I'll put references to already existing mythologies here and there when in need to explain myself better, but don't tie yourselves to that.

One Million BC was last week and the Time of Myths has just started, so the gods must get to work to receive their praise among humans and power among each other. You just confered mortals and immortals some gifts, such as the power over the grains (agriculture), and curses, such as the binding of the fire-bringer (Prometheus). You start with a divine symbol, like Neptune's Trident or Susanoo's Kusanagi for example, an Hero, like Hercules or Gilgamesh, and who knows what else. Your goal? Uh... Get praised? Go up in the divine ranks? Kill all the mortals? Your catch, the point of this RPG is to make up a whole new mythology, have fun and whatever.

As I said, I have no idea how this would work out. I guess the heroes would work as if this was a Pokémon game, in which you tell your hero what to do and whatever happens after will have its results. For example, if he slays, say, the Bull of Heaven, people will start passing the story around, which will lead for more people praising you and your hero getting the power to "Bend Heaven's Fury as He Wishes" (which is an horrible name for a power). That would lead to less people prasing another one of your god peers, and he would have to do something about it... Like saving a local leader from being hanged by another invading force and giving him a sword to counter them. With time, the stories about said sword would rise and you'd have a legendary weapon under your... Power?

Of course, not everything are the gods attacking mortals, the gods helping mortals, the gods helping each other and the gods attacking each other, no. Sometimes a demon will rise and you will have to send your heroes to kill it. Other times another god will appear and try to take your place in this mythology. People are killing each other, which is bad because there will be no one left to praise you. The race made up by another god is going rogue. The giants are trying to take over the divine throne. You will have to deal with that too.

I guess that's it? Maybe you'd be able to hand an hero to be controled by another player if you want to, I dunno. Anything to say? Any idea of how this could work?

[narrativedilettante]

The idea sounds really compelling. I can think of some ways to run it as an RP but I don't have any RP-running experience to know how well it might work.

Also, I had no idea until now what the significance was of Kaito Kusanagi's last name in Dresden Codak.

[Endless Sea]

Right, anyone know the Character Development Thread on the TVTropes forums? Yeah, I'm thinking of making something like that here. Essentially, the gist of things is that someone creates some sort of setting, and then everyone sticks a character in there and roleplays and then stuff happens. Woohoo!

While you can use characters you've created in the past (in fact, I'd prefer it very much), whoever you roleplay as has to be designed entirely by you, the RP-er, or at least mostly by you; for example, Darth Imperius, RT's submission for the First RP character sheet opening thingamajig, is one of the possible player classes for Star Wars: The Old Republic, but his personality and such are entirely RT's characterization rather than the game's, so he'd be acceptable. Remember, this is not an RP for expies of characters from actual series; even if you've used a certain character before in an RP or something, if you designed him/her/it by taking something from a different canon (like, say, Touhou?), changing a few minor details, and calling it a day, it's not gonna fly.

I'm currently considering three different locations for actual roleplay threads, one relatively mundane, one fantastic, one CYBER HELL YEAH. First is a prestigious university Twenty Minutes Into The Future, located on a scenic lakefront not too far from a similarly positioned city; second is a desolate crystal canyon on a ley line nexus, brimming with magic and excavation sites and impossible-to-navigate webs of catacombs hiding god knows what; last is a large yet aging and lonely outpost on a rocky island in the middle of an endless ocean of silver, a fleet of gold-and-sapphire ships whizzing about just beneath a thick layer of clouds while the sun shines through a bit above the horizon in a neverending dusk. Try to stay within the location boundries for the sake of the premise (a whole bunch of characters show up in setting X), but feel free to put whatever kind of characters you like in whichever setting you like. Cyborg mage at the university? Go ahead! (don't make it a magic university, though, since it's supposed to be Earth :P )

On an entirely different note- love your RP idea, Victin. :D

[Victin]

I've heard about that thread but I've been told by a girl who has been there instead of character development, there are mostly fights. And if you will let me, I'd like to suggest a mundane fantasy setting because those are my favorite. Actually I just made up three diferent ones and 5 minutes from when I first read your post haven't even passed XD

Cyborg mage at the university? Go ahead! (don't make it a magic university, though, since it's supposed to be Earth )

What's the problem of having a magic university on Earth?

On an entirely different note- love your RP idea, Victin.

Thank you, I've been wanting to get some experience as GM so I'm thinking about starting a small RP first (that's why I'm trying to make up my own system), but of course I still would need to figure out how this one could work.

[narrativedilettante]

Right, anyone know the Character Development Thread on the TVTropes forums (which I can't link to at the moment so look it up yourselves :/ )? Yeah, I'm thinking of making something like that here. Essentially, the gist of things is that someone creates some sort of setting, and then everyone sticks a character in there and roleplays and then stuff happens. Woohoo!

I don't know the Character Development Thread at all, but I really like this idea. (I wouldn't stick a character in there that I've used elsewhere though, I don't just come up with characters devoid of context, character is intrinsically tied to setting blah blah blah). But this sounds like a lot of fun, super accessible and easy to get into.

[SpiritfChaos]

Right, anyone know the Character Development Thread on the TVTropes forums (which I can't link to at the moment so look it up yourselves :/ )? Yeah, I'm thinking of making something like that here. Essentially, the gist of things is that someone creates some sort of setting, and then everyone sticks a character in there and roleplays and then stuff happens. Woohoo!

While you can use characters you've created in the past (in fact, I'd prefer it very much), whoever you roleplay as has to be designed entirely by you, the RP-er, or at least mostly by you; for example, Darth Imperius, RT's submission for the First RP character sheet opening thingamajig, is one of the possible player classes for Star Wars: The Old Republic, but his personality and such are entirely RT's characterization rather than the game's, so he'd be acceptable. Remember, this is not an RP for expies of characters from actual series; even if you've used a certain character before in an RP or something, if you designed him/her/it by taking something from a different canon (like, say, Touhou?), changing a few minor details, and calling it a day, it's not gonna fly.

I'm currently considering three different locations for actual roleplay threads, one relatively mundane, one fantastic, one CYBER HELL YEAH. First is a prestigious university Twenty Minutes Into The Future, located on a scenic lakefront not too far from a similarly positioned city; second is a desolate crystal canyon on a ley line nexus, brimming with magic and excavation sites and impossible-to-navigate webs of catacombs hiding god knows what; last is a large yet aging and lonely outpost on a rocky island in the middle of an endless ocean of silver, a fleet of gold-and-sapphire ships whizzing about just beneath a thick layer of clouds while the sun shines through a bit above the horizon in a neverending dusk. Try to stay within the location boundries for the sake of the premise (a whole bunch of characters show up in setting X), but feel free to put whatever kind of characters you like in whichever setting you like. Cyborg mage at the university? Go ahead! (don't make it a magic university, though, since it's supposed to be Earth )

On an entirely different note- love your RP idea, Victin.

This intrigues me.

[Endless Sea]

I've heard about that thread but I've been told by a girl who has been there instead of character development, there are mostly fights. And if you will let me, I'd like to suggest a mundane fantasy setting because those are my favorite. Actually I just made up three diferent ones and 5 minutes from when I first read your post haven't even passed XD

Cyborg mage at the university? Go ahead! (don't make it a magic university, though, since it's supposed to be Earth :P )

What's the problem of having a magic university on Earth? :P

Well, magic kinda doesn't exist, y'know.