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I want to know...

PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:22 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
does anybody out there have ANY ideas on how we could make the whole role play thing here a little less predictable. We need Ideas on how it could be a little more random. like adding player stats from level one, or by adding adjusted levels, for each thread. Also adding things like random counters for your character.

I just would like to see more random for everybody and less predictable. I see a lot of this, "an orc jumps out from behind a tree and I cut it's head off". There are more elements to it and I would like to see something else happen for a change.

your pharaoh,
Arahtep

Here is a poll as well just to see how many are active and to get a head count on a yes, no basis.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:05 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
...also leave some comments that way we KNOW what you want? We aren't mind readers.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:58 pm
by Jarlaxle
if we could find a randomized dice roller we could play D&D

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:46 am
by Killian of Andor
Ya! Geeks unite! That would be fun for the first 8 days.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:56 am
by Rat Shattered Fist
I'm not saying anything like DnD. I would just like to see a little more unprodictablity.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:47 am
by Black Cat
One idea for unpredictablility would be to keep the teasing and the flaming down. Some people on this board aren't nice. The topic about my character in this forum had to get locked because the Horde decided to use my thread to throw insults at me. Oh, the nerve! >:(

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:20 am
by Jarlaxle
DnD is awesome, i bet 2/3 of belegarth has played DnD, this site would get more hits

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:20 am
by Jarlaxle
DnD is awesome, i bet 2/3 of belegarth has played DnD, this site would get more hits

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:52 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
once again I'm not saying, that it should BE DnD. I would just like to have a little unpredictability, instead of the same narritive crap.

I used to Rp here, and it was all cool. But I have pretty much exhausted all idea on how to keep other characters guessing. Those who I rp'd with before know who I am, and all I can pretty much do in an rp is say, "I jumped out from behind a bush and ganked some dude in the throat.

I'm out!
Arahtep

:attention: :target: :attention: P.S.
let your friends know about the poll, the ones that come rp'ing.
because if I can get the poll high enough in less than 15 days, maybe, just maybe, Jikanta will be able to do something for us.:attention: :target: :attention:

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:14 pm
by Jarlaxle
well u might not me aiming for DnD, but we sure as hell can demand it from Jikanta anyway

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:20 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
I'm not the demanding type like that. I would rather have more of an appeal than anything.

I mean if everybody likes the idea that we can have unpredictable things happen, then that's when we could all sit down together and brian storm on how we would like it to work. Granted that it won't all be real time but we sure as hell could try and make something work.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:23 pm
by Jarlaxle
... ok i want more unpredictability, cuz rping frankly gets boring, now rpging on the other hand

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:37 pm
by Andrek
Die rollers ofr the DM group would be good. I like the idea and the modifiers could come from events you attend.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:39 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Awesome! Thanks, for the input you guys.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:46 pm
by Andrek
The DM group will discuss any ideas brought forth here.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:49 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Yes, thanks.

I know for a fact I can't do this by myself.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:03 pm
by Squire Horati
I think the DM's,Myself included, should all see what we can find online in the ways of dice rolling...Just my 2 cents.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:12 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
you have to remeber it is not just the dice rolling that we need to worry about. I know jikanta or someone can find that code easily.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:18 pm
by Jarlaxle
give me credit for the idea, theres more than one way to get known around here :D

Thanks for considering my idea and im glad its gonna be tried

PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:27 pm
by Squire Horati
Jarlaxle wrote:give me credit for the idea, theres more than one way to get known around here :D


DUDE...No one gives anyone else credit. Im sorry...It was a great idea...Alot of people give good ideas, others steal them. Just dont worry bout it. Rant over

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:11 pm
by Jarlaxle
ok :neutral:

PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:54 am
by Andrek
Jarlaxle wrote:ok :neutral:


Agreed. Thanks for the idea though.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:27 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
I'm liking the poll so far.

Any ideas (other than stealing mine) that you guys can come up with. I'd like to see more female rp'ers too.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:26 pm
by Elebrim
Sorry, not female. :(

Though I wouldn't be opposed to change, I personally like the narrative style. That was one of the big elements that first sucked me into the old Chaos Wars threads three years ago. Plus, die rolls are one of the single most intimidating things to someone who doesn't understand the concept of role playing.

Maybe the changes shouldn't be in the forum's structure, but more along the lines of how the threads should be handled. Give the people administrating the individual threads more power to randomize the events, so the characters have to "think on their feet," so to speak. When someone get's too big for his or her britches, check them.

Example:

Timmy the Paladin wants to kill the giant dragon that has kidnapped the rest of his party.

TIMMY: Wearing the Boots of Silence I bought in the last completed thread, I sneak under the dragon's belly and draw my sword to finish the beast off. Sliding the blade between the dragon's steel scales, I stab at it's heart, and when the beast cries in pain I bolt out from under it's belly to save myself.

DM: The dragon collapses in the direction you just ran.

TIMMY: I quickly dive out of the way.

DM: In plate armor? You're a freakin' paladin, dude. Your body is chest-down trapped under the dragon's carcass.


By the way, I know I haven't posted in an actual storyline for a while, so if this is already the way things are handled please tell me.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:13 pm
by Jarlaxle
dice will work.
Jarlaxles Dice roller idea for belegarth forum? problem solved lol

PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:33 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Bout f'ing time. Sorry to disappear for a while, after I changed my email address in my profile, and when I it confirmed it it booted me out and I was unable to log in. It said I was an inactive user.

Anyway, dice rolling is not a problem, the problem is is that we need a method where we will not have to do things in reall time. That way if someone is gone for to days they can keep up.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:34 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Bout f'ing time. Sorry to disappear for a while, after I changed my email address in my profile, and when I it confirmed it it booted me out and I was unable to log in. It said I was an inactive user.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:13 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
I would like to know, where is everyone from? I have an idea for a new topic but I can't start it untill I know where everyone is from.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:14 pm
by Black Cat
Malkier in Roy, Utah.

We're technically inside of Aquilonian borders.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:54 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
All I can say is, that I tried...

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:17 am
by Andrek
Elebrim wrote:Sorry, not female. :(

Though I wouldn't be opposed to change, I personally like the narrative style. That was one of the big elements that first sucked me into the old Chaos Wars threads three years ago. Plus, die rolls are one of the single most intimidating things to someone who doesn't understand the concept of role playing.

Maybe the changes shouldn't be in the forum's structure, but more along the lines of how the threads should be handled. Give the people administrating the individual threads more power to randomize the events, so the characters have to "think on their feet," so to speak. When someone get's too big for his or her britches, check them.

Example:

Timmy the Paladin wants to kill the giant dragon that has kidnapped the rest of his party.

TIMMY: Wearing the Boots of Silence I bought in the last completed thread, I sneak under the dragon's belly and draw my sword to finish the beast off. Sliding the blade between the dragon's steel scales, I stab at it's heart, and when the beast cries in pain I bolt out from under it's belly to save myself.

DM: The dragon collapses in the direction you just ran.

TIMMY: I quickly dive out of the way.

DM: In plate armor? You're a freakin' paladin, dude. Your body is chest-down trapped under the dragon's carcass.


By the way, I know I haven't posted in an actual storyline for a while, so if this is already the way things are handled please tell me.


This works... I like it alot.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:19 am
by Andrek
Arahtep II wrote:All I can say is, that I tried...


You gave less then 2 days for a reply. Let everyone have a turn. I know that you want to get this started but we need to get others encouraged.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:15 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Sorry I actually meant the part about ideas and seeing if everyone was really into a more randomized rp. Not the "where are you" part.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:17 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Andrek wrote:
Elebrim wrote:Sorry, not female. :(

Though I wouldn't be opposed to change, I personally like the narrative style. That was one of the big elements that first sucked me into the old Chaos Wars threads three years ago. Plus, die rolls are one of the single most intimidating things to someone who doesn't understand the concept of role playing.

Maybe the changes shouldn't be in the forum's structure, but more along the lines of how the threads should be handled. Give the people administrating the individual threads more power to randomize the events, so the characters have to "think on their feet," so to speak. When someone get's too big for his or her britches, check them.

Example:

Timmy the Paladin wants to kill the giant dragon that has kidnapped the rest of his party.

TIMMY: Wearing the Boots of Silence I bought in the last completed thread, I sneak under the dragon's belly and draw my sword to finish the beast off. Sliding the blade between the dragon's steel scales, I stab at it's heart, and when the beast cries in pain I bolt out from under it's belly to save myself.

DM: The dragon collapses in the direction you just ran.

TIMMY: I quickly dive out of the way.

DM: In plate armor? You're a freakin' paladin, dude. Your body is chest-down trapped under the dragon's carcass.


By the way, I know I haven't posted in an actual storyline for a while, so if this is already the way things are handled please tell me.


This works... I like it alot.


It does...BUT! It doesn't work, because we have more than one person per thread. Like I said before, we can't do the real time rp just because not everyone can respond every second or every day. We also have different ppl in different places.

This will be the biggest hurtle to get over as to getting this started.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:51 pm
by Andrek
Possibly imply a 24 hours reply standard. Converstation could go 3+ posts an hour but anything that directly influences others more than the two posting alot in the couple of minutes would need to wait for 24 hours.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:56 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Cool, cool I like it. What does eveyone else think?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:33 pm
by Marcadus
I like it. it's also the reason we have more then just one of us DM's about, it just means we have to keep story going or have a designated DM at the beginning of the thread

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:35 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
How many people per thread, do you think us DM's can handle?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:38 pm
by Marcadus
honestly I think we can handle quite a few people on this system but not more then like 10-15 it really depends on how manys of us are around to take care of it

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:40 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
if were really able to pay attention, I say 7 at the most. Also if you are already in one that requirs a DM, then you can't be another one that has another DM.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:42 pm
by Marcadus
I doubt any of these story lines are going to be very planned out so DM swapping should hurt us to bad so long as we keep the story moving

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:44 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
Well if we continue to have no TV at our appartment, I can garante you that I will be on checking 98% of my attendance here.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:46 pm
by Marcadus
I'm normally here at least 2 times a day to see if anythings going on

PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:49 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
I know Andrek shoots for at least every other day now.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:18 am
by Andrek
Yup... This should be discussed on IM or in the DM section. Marcadus please move it.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:37 pm
by Rat Shattered Fist
I originaly wanted in here, manly to catch the attention of those that role-play.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:58 am
by Marcadus
Andrek wrote:Yup... This should be discussed on IM or in the DM section. Marcadus please move it.


Done