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RPG Thread

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
I was wondering if I started a roleplay thread how many of you guys would join in? It would be one continuous roleplay with rules and such, so a pretty serious writing/creative game. Each person would invent his own character/s (there'd be a limit on how many one can have so it doesn't become too convoluted to follow) and interact in a plot driven story of our own making with others.

Any takers?
Would it have to be different to the one I use on here? ;)
 

Rival

se Dex me saut.
Staff member
Premium Member
There seems to be some interest though, so I guess I can count Lewisnotmiller, RayofLight, Father Heathen, possibly Salix and some others?

If you guys want I'll draw up some rules and we can go.
 

Dan From Smithville

Monsters! Monsters from the id! Forbidden Planet
Staff member
Premium Member
I was wondering if I started a roleplay thread how many of you guys would join in? It would be one continuous roleplay with rules and such, so a pretty serious writing/creative game. Each person would invent his own character/s (there'd be a limit on how many one can have so it doesn't become too convoluted to follow) and interact in a plot driven story of our own making with others.

Any takers?
Kind of curious about this.
 

Rival

se Dex me saut.
Staff member
Premium Member
@lewisnotmiller @Father Heathen @Meow Mix @RayofLight @Dan From Smithville and others who are interested, I've put together some rules. Feel free to make suggestions,

1. For now, 3 main characters per person to stop anything becoming too convoluted. That's not to say you have to have 3, but that this is a maximum.

2. Characters portraying a faith different from your own must be done respectfully and carefully. Religious conflicts and various insults lobbed at other religious folks must be clearly understood as being part of this fiction and not the actual views of the writer, but keeping appreciation for the time period and how people spoke casually, so a Christian calling a Pagan a 'damn idol worshipper' would be alright because it has a context.

3. Characters must have limits in strengths and powers.

4. Please stick as closely to the era (vaguely 7th century) as possible, but license for gaps in knowledge etc. is allowed, and nitpicks about history should be kept to a minimum unless it's a glaring error.

5. Be creative; set the scene, take your time. Have fun :)
 

Dan From Smithville

Monsters! Monsters from the id! Forbidden Planet
Staff member
Premium Member
There seems to be some interest though, so I guess I can count Lewisnotmiller, RayofLight, Father Heathen, possibly Salix and some others?

If you guys want I'll draw up some rules and we can go.
Like I say, I am curious. I have no experience with role playing, though I have heard of it and I used to try and meet women.
 

SigurdReginson

Grēne Mann
Premium Member
Oh! I'd be down for this. Sounds like fun. So, it seems to me that this would take place in historical earth, late classical middle east (which I have no knowledge of), but would include elements of fantasy and magic. Would this be high fantasy (with mages calling down hurricanes and lightning) or low fantasy (with much more subtle magic, like being able to change one's facial appearances for sneaky espionage purposes)?

If this is done over a thread, how would characters react to situations? I haven't done many RP games, but the ones I have done have always been around a table with pizza and a rule book with dice. How would this work?
 
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