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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 14:23:19 GMT -5
..your character is weird. Ooh. Question. Those shadowy characters that showed up once, who are those? And what are you/were you planning to do with them? You mean Omnicron Zero? They're the remnants of a secret US government agency of people like Clint who have "special" abilities. For example Clint's ability to turn into a shadow or Eli's antimatter state. These abilities are not without flaws (you can see Eli if you know EXACTLY what to look for), but are beyond many humans' average abilities. They were really just to push Clint's personal subplot further, although I had considered reintroducing them. I'm not really sure what their motives are, so until I figure that out(I have a strange way of storytelling, I know), I'm going to keep them on the sidelines. Shade I actually like your plot. It doesn't sound /too/ Star warsy. ^__^ Plus I like the idea of being in charge (Like I'm not now?) Anyone want to make up a character to be Takehiko's fledgling? THat might be fun. And no Bacon, Takehiko is not vunerable to fire. His magic is fire based, as is Fenrix's. So fire can't burn him.  |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 16:11:24 GMT -5
You mean Omnicron Zero? They're the remnants of a secret US government agency of people like Clint who have "special" abilities. For example Clint's ability to turn into a shadow or Eli's antimatter state. These abilities are not without flaws (you can see Eli if you know EXACTLY what to look for), but are beyond many humans' average abilities. They were really just to push Clint's personal subplot further, although I had considered reintroducing them. I'm not really sure what their motives are, so until I figure that out(I have a strange way of storytelling, I know), I'm going to keep them on the sidelines. Shade I actually like your plot. It doesn't sound /too/ Star warsy. ^__^ Plus I like the idea of being in charge (Like I'm not now?) Anyone want to make up a character to be Takehiko's fledgling? THat might be fun. And no Bacon, Takehiko is not vunerable to fire. His magic is fire based, as is Fenrix's. So fire can't burn him. I wasn't going for Star Wars. Other than the name, of course. Which was actually what sparked the whole idea. And unless someone else wants to be the fledgling, I'll make a character for it. Oh, question about that. Does Hades inherit any powers from Fen, other than the normal vampire ones? *is certain she's asked this before, but can't remember the response* |
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Post by Vyt: Down, but Not Out on Jun 24, 2008 16:16:01 GMT -5
You know, I felt that some of us are left out from the RP due to the plotline. For example, Cyborg's decision to become a traitor (which by the way is my own fault for bringing that up) must've had some kind of plot twist for the roleplay, but I think he was forced to stop that because of the sudden vampire fight.
I don't know, maybe next time we should include everyone else in the equation this time? Not saying that I hate the vampire plot, but I'll have to be honest that I felt left out.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 16:20:03 GMT -5
You know, I felt that some of us are left out from the RP due to the plotline. For example, Cyborg's decision to become a traitor (which by the way is my own fault for bringing that up) must've had some kind of plot twist for the roleplay, but I think he was forced to stop that because of the sudden vampire fight. I don't know, maybe next time we should include everyone else in the equation this time? Not saying that I hate the vampire plot, but I'll have to be honest that I felt left out. We tried. Cyborg just wasn't around enough. You felt left out because you almost never posted. If you want to stay in the plot, keep up. I kept /waiting/ for you to post your plot. You kept telling me about it, but you never did anything with it. The only reason kept not getting included is because they didn't post enough to get their characters into the roleplay. Shade - He inherits fire powers, healing ability and some telepathy. That's about it for the Akaba line. Then he has the normal vampy stuff. |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 16:32:20 GMT -5
You know, I felt that some of us are left out from the RP due to the plotline. For example, Cyborg's decision to become a traitor (which by the way is my own fault for bringing that up) must've had some kind of plot twist for the roleplay, but I think he was forced to stop that because of the sudden vampire fight. I don't know, maybe next time we should include everyone else in the equation this time? Not saying that I hate the vampire plot, but I'll have to be honest that I felt left out. We tried. Cyborg just wasn't around enough. You felt left out because you almost never posted. If you want to stay in the plot, keep up. I kept /waiting/ for you to post your plot. You kept telling me about it, but you never did anything with it. The only reason kept not getting included is because they didn't post enough to get their characters into the roleplay. Shade - He inherits fire powers, healing ability and some telepathy. That's about it for the Akaba line. Then he has the normal vampy stuff. I don't mind if you want to change the plot, anyway. I mostly meant it as a sort of starting point, and then whatever else is going on can fit in. I mean, if Cyborg wants to be a traitor, fine! Let him go join Takehiko in plotting against the mercs. It fits. The same sort of fire powers as Fen has? And what's the healing ability? And yes, I'm going to keep asking stuff until this is all clear to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 16:45:53 GMT -5
We tried. Cyborg just wasn't around enough. You felt left out because you almost never posted. If you want to stay in the plot, keep up. I kept /waiting/ for you to post your plot. You kept telling me about it, but you never did anything with it. The only reason kept not getting included is because they didn't post enough to get their characters into the roleplay. Shade - He inherits fire powers, healing ability and some telepathy. That's about it for the Akaba line. Then he has the normal vampy stuff. I don't mind if you want to change the plot, anyway. I mostly meant it as a sort of starting point, and then whatever else is going on can fit in. I mean, if Cyborg wants to be a traitor, fine! Let him go join Takehiko in plotting against the mercs. It fits. The same sort of fire powers as Fen has? And what's the healing ability? And yes, I'm going to keep asking stuff until this is all clear to me. Y'know, you're making me want to just write a short backstory for Fenrix so I can stop saying all of this. ^_^ You can vary it. Takehiko has blue flames, Fenrix has white. The very first vampire in the Akaba line had purple flames, the hottest flames, I just found out. He can heal broken bones and junk like that. He can't raise people from the dead. |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 16:47:41 GMT -5
I don't mind if you want to change the plot, anyway. I mostly meant it as a sort of starting point, and then whatever else is going on can fit in. I mean, if Cyborg wants to be a traitor, fine! Let him go join Takehiko in plotting against the mercs. It fits. The same sort of fire powers as Fen has? And what's the healing ability? And yes, I'm going to keep asking stuff until this is all clear to me. Y'know, you're making me want to just write a short backstory for Fenrix so I can stop saying all of this. ^_^ You can vary it. Takehiko has blue flames, Fenrix has white. The very first vampire in the Akaba line had purple flames, the hottest flames, I just found out. He can heal broken bones and junk like that. He can't raise people from the dead. xD ..yes, please do. Along with the better description/picture that you said you'd do. Okay, then. I'll end up playing with those abilities to some extent, I think. |
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Post by Vyt: Down, but Not Out on Jun 24, 2008 16:59:33 GMT -5
You know, I felt that some of us are left out from the RP due to the plotline. For example, Cyborg's decision to become a traitor (which by the way is my own fault for bringing that up) must've had some kind of plot twist for the roleplay, but I think he was forced to stop that because of the sudden vampire fight. I don't know, maybe next time we should include everyone else in the equation this time? Not saying that I hate the vampire plot, but I'll have to be honest that I felt left out. We tried. Cyborg just wasn't around enough. You felt left out because you almost never posted. If you want to stay in the plot, keep up. I kept /waiting/ for you to post your plot. You kept telling me about it, but you never did anything with it. The only reason kept not getting included is because they didn't post enough to get their characters into the roleplay. Mmm, I don't know about the "almost never posted" part. I don't brag about the things I've done around here, but even if it's not enough for me to say that I single-handedly moved the roleplay back to activity, I can say I tried. Besides, the reason that's keeping the others from getting their characters in the roleplay is also the same reason they keep away from the roleplay itself. The last roleplay might've just been too focused on one character, I say. If we want the others to join along and they're feeling too awkward for the roleplay, we have to make it look more approachable for them to come in. If one way doesn't work, we have to find another and not just push through with whatever's left. |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 17:03:44 GMT -5
We tried. Cyborg just wasn't around enough. You felt left out because you almost never posted. If you want to stay in the plot, keep up. I kept /waiting/ for you to post your plot. You kept telling me about it, but you never did anything with it. The only reason kept not getting included is because they didn't post enough to get their characters into the roleplay. Mmm, I don't know about the "almost never posted" part. I don't brag about the things I've done around here, but even if it's not enough for me to say that I single-handedly moved the roleplay back to activity, I can say I tried. Besides, the reason that's keeping the others from getting their characters in the roleplay is also the same reason they keep away from the roleplay itself. The last roleplay might just be too focused on one character, I say. If we want the others to join along and they're feeling too awkward for the roleplay, we have to make it look more approachable for them to come in. If one way doesn't work, we have to find another and not just push through with whatever's left. The focus thing is a problem with the Knights. By default, Wolf needs to be involved. So when he gets busy (as he is now) the entire thing dies. So yes, give us your ideas on a different, more open plot. I, at least, will be glad to hear them. |
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Post by Vyt: Down, but Not Out on Jun 24, 2008 17:20:19 GMT -5
Mmm, I don't know about the "almost never posted" part. I don't brag about the things I've done around here, but even if it's not enough for me to say that I single-handedly moved the roleplay back to activity, I can say I tried. Besides, the reason that's keeping the others from getting their characters in the roleplay is also the same reason they keep away from the roleplay itself. The last roleplay might just be too focused on one character, I say. If we want the others to join along and they're feeling too awkward for the roleplay, we have to make it look more approachable for them to come in. If one way doesn't work, we have to find another and not just push through with whatever's left. The focus thing is a problem with the Knights. By default, Wolf needs to be involved. So when he gets busy (as he is now) the entire thing dies. So yes, give us your ideas on a different, more open plot. I, at least, will be glad to hear them. Thanks for hearing me out, or at least my perception tells me that. I have quite a crude sense of understanding, but you probably know that by now (which reminds me, I have to refine that sense). I'm looking at your suggested plotline right now, and I'll have to admit that it looks quite fun to roleplay. It's quite open to everyone and, with the appearance of newer bodyguards of Takehiko and the addition of a random small country, there are a lot of possibilities to make plot twists out of. Some of us have to detail out what these possibilities may be, and put them to good use by initiating them when activity goes bleak at the moment. Back at the last roleplay, our most common error is the frequent use of timeskips. Though some of them were reasonably executed, a few of them killed the probable development of some characters from happening, especially the new roleplayers who haven't quite developed their characters much. We should avoid using time skips for now and start using plot twists to encourage continuous runs of our characters. I'd add more, but I'd like to encourage the others to give out their part. I'll start PMing them right away. EDIT: Uhh, I didn't actually give out a clear answer, but that's because I make poor plots. I usually have to get some kind of curiosity to make a decent one. I know, I suck. T_______T Besides, your plot is good as is, I'll admit again. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 17:25:29 GMT -5
The focus thing is a problem with the Knights. By default, Wolf needs to be involved. So when he gets busy (as he is now) the entire thing dies. So yes, give us your ideas on a different, more open plot. I, at least, will be glad to hear them. Thanks for hearing me out, or at least my perception tells me that. I have quite a crude sense of understanding, but you probably know that by now (which reminds me, I have to refine that sense). I'm looking at your suggested plotline right now, and I'll have to admit that it looks quite fun to roleplay. It's quite open to everyone and, with the appearance of newer bodyguards of Takehiko and the addition of a random small country, there are a lot of possibilities to make plot twists out of. Some of us have to detail out what these possibilities may be, and put them to good use by initiating them when activity goes bleak at the moment. Back at the last roleplay, our most common error is the frequent use of timeskips. Though some of them were reasonably executed, a few of them killed the probable development of some characters from happening, especially the new roleplayers who haven't quite developed their characters much. We should avoid using time skips for now and start using plot twists to encourage continuous runs of our characters. I'd add more, but I'd like to encourage the others to give out their part. I'll start PMing them right away. EDIT: Uhh, I didn't actually give out a clear answer, but that's because I make poor plots. I usually have to get some kind of curiosity to make a decent one. I know, I suck. T_______T Besides, your plot is good as is, I'll admit again. *giggles over 'small random country'* I'm sorry, I don't know why that is funny. I must be more tired than I tought. I agree that we used a few too many timeskips, and your idea sounded clear and concise. Not to mention the fact that I have no brilliant idea. I used that for the last roleplay The next few weeks are going to be very busy for me, I'm showing my horse in several horse shows and at County fair on the 20th of July, and I'll be at CIY next week. But I'll try to be on so we can get this started. |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 17:36:50 GMT -5
The focus thing is a problem with the Knights. By default, Wolf needs to be involved. So when he gets busy (as he is now) the entire thing dies. So yes, give us your ideas on a different, more open plot. I, at least, will be glad to hear them. Thanks for hearing me out, or at least my perception tells me that. I have quite a crude sense of understanding, but you probably know that by now (which reminds me, I have to refine that sense). <<cuts Vyt's post 'cause of length>> Thanks for saying so, Vyt. I really was hoping that my idea would work well as a starting point. And yes, we will need plot twists, but to start with, we only need ideas for a few. The rest will probably grow out of the roleplay, after all. And if they don't, then that mostly means that we aren't roleplaying as well as we can be, I think. How do you suggest we prevent using timeskips when doing so would be problematic? I know that we tried to ask if everyone was okay with a timeskip before we used one, but it didn't usually get many replies very quickly. I know you suggest using plot twists, but what if there isn't really any way we can think of for one to fit in? Character development can be put in anywhere. If a scene serves no purpose other than character development, I suppose it's all well and good for the person whose character is gaining that, and for the people who are being interacted with, but what about those who can't join in, and are forced to wait? It gets boring, after a time. And Shade's just rambling now. Sorry? But yes, go ahead and PM people to join in the plot discussion and roleplay itself. And even if you didn't give a clear plot idea, you brought up good points, and that's useful. So don't say you suck, because you don't. And I'll stop talking now. Promise. Oh, and as for when this will start - I say that we wait until everyone who's going to be a part of this has a say. Which might take a while, yes, but it's better to have everyone who'll be there at the start agree. |
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Post by Bacon on Jun 24, 2008 17:52:39 GMT -5
Oh, and as for when this will start - I say that we wait until everyone who's going to be a part of this has a say. Which might take a while, yes, but it's better to have everyone who'll be there at the start agree. Uh... who all has a say? 'Cuz, ya know, there are a number of Mercs that either aren't active Guild members *coughScarvenLeoSalahXivRaincough* or don't post very often *coughAristaRosecough*. |
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Post by Shadaras on Jun 24, 2008 17:56:44 GMT -5
Oh, and as for when this will start - I say that we wait until everyone who's going to be a part of this has a say. Which might take a while, yes, but it's better to have everyone who'll be there at the start agree. Uh... who all has a say? 'Cuz, ya know, there are a number of Mercs that either aren't active Guild members *coughScarvenLeoSalahXivRaincough* or don't post very often *coughAristaRosecough*. Everyone who was active during the end of the last roleplay, by my definition. So.. Me, Fen, Vyt, you, Cyborg, Elcie, PFA. I think that's it. And if anyone else wants to chime in, they're welcome to. |
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Post by Vyt: Down, but Not Out on Jun 24, 2008 18:03:20 GMT -5
Thanks for saying so, Vyt. I really was hoping that my idea would work well as a starting point. And yes, we will need plot twists, but to start with, we only need ideas for a few. The rest will probably grow out of the roleplay, after all. And if they don't, then that mostly means that we aren't roleplaying as well as we can be, I think. Mmmyes, too much planning for the next roleplay will sound like a novel. As said, your plot is good enough to eat, so we'll only be needing suggestions from other roleplayers to make the roleplay more open. The others must also realize that they too are free to add plot twists for the roleplay. Say, a half-feline getting rather too hyperactive and suddenly falls unconcious on the floor might sound silly, but it is still a plot twist, and it got the roleplay going for a few pages. How do you suggest we prevent using timeskips when doing so would be problematic? I know that we tried to ask if everyone was okay with a timeskip before we used one, but it didn't usually get many replies very quickly. I know you suggest using plot twists, but what if there isn't really any way we can think of for one to fit in? Did I say avoid? xD Sorry about that. I meant lessen. Some time skips in the last roleplay actually had a lot of beneficials in our part, considering that they led to some pretty bizarre plot twists that most of us enjoyed pursuing. So I shall revise: time skips should be reserved as a last resort. Character development can be put in anywhere. If a scene serves no purpose other than character development, I suppose it's all well and good for the person whose character is gaining that, and for the people who are being interacted with, but what about those who can't join in, and are forced to wait? It gets boring, after a time. Then we should alarm them that character development and roleplaying can be done at the same time. They are free to think of something that will make their characters grow, but they also should be open about the people around them that might add a few things to your character without them even knowing. It's the same reason why Vyt is a daughter-loving, temper-losing, honor-wanting half-feline ninja. I know, very bizarre, but I let him grow from all the roleplays he had as an experiment. |
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