Traveller's Cafe 3: Brainstorming, discussion, tea, advice

[Galnius]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Finding a safe haven in a pre-apocalyptic world while encountering many things under the label of cryptozoology
Genre/s: Adventure, fantasy, survival
Character or Faction Based: Character
DETAILED Description:

Nuclear War is imminent, that is what they are saying. No one really knows why, but the worldwide mobilization seems to be a pretty good hint. The experts say that this World War cannot be fought without nuclear weapons, and that normal bunkers just won't cut it this time. It seems only the very rich and very powerful will survive this near-apocalyptic situation. However, there are other whispers among the whispers of war, stranger whispers, older whispers. These whispers tell of places shrouded in mystery, myth, and rumors. Despite ALL of the despair surrounded by these areas, they say there are safe zones, outside of reality and time. Included in the list is the Bermuda Triangle, a cave in K2, Everest's neighboring mountain, a tunnel in the bottom of Loch Ness, a strange village in the Amazon, a burrow in Antartica, an odd drop off inside the Great Barrier Reef, and a mysterious pyramid in the center of the Sahara. This, however, is not an exhaustive list. For a small party leaving from New York City, New York, and following the Erie Canal, the destination is a rumored mysterious island on the Canadian half of Erie Lake. You will be a part of this group. Hindering your path are such mythological creatures as twisted Fae in the seemingly peaceful Hudson valley, the ferocious Yeti in the Adirondacks, the femme fatale Kuchisake-Onna, and the dastardly Sphinx. Once again, this is not an exhaustive list, and it isn't all you will meet on your way. I mean, the world is ending. Among the strange beasts, there is the danger of corrupt police, highwaymen, and simple serial killers. On top of that, this TECHNOLOGY is simply PMT, so there is quite a lot of diseases that have not been quite kicked, and possible insanity that can occur from traveling across a path that seems to be flitting between reality and myth a lot more than usual. Well, good luck mates, you'll need it.

Here's an interest thread as well http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=311087

Need Help With:
Gathering interest

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[Ayreonia]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Finding a safe haven in a pre-apocalyptic world while encountering many things under the label of cryptozoology
Genre/s: Adventure, fantasy, survival
Character or Faction Based: Character
DETAILED Description:

Nuclear War is imminent, that is what they are saying. No one really knows why, but the worldwide mobilization seems to be a pretty good hint. The experts say that this World War cannot be fought without nuclear weapons, and that normal bunkers just won't cut it this time. It seems only the very rich and very powerful will survive this near-apocalyptic situation. However, there are other whispers among the whispers of war, stranger whispers, older whispers. These whispers tell of places shrouded in mystery, myth, and rumors. Despite ALL of the despair surrounded by these areas, they say there are safe zones, outside of reality and time. Included in the list is the Bermuda Triangle, a cave in K2, Everest's neighboring mountain, a tunnel in the bottom of Loch Ness, a strange village in the Amazon, a burrow in Antartica, an odd drop off inside the Great Barrier Reef, and a mysterious pyramid in the center of the Sahara. This, however, is not an exhaustive list. For a small party leaving from New York City, New York, and following the Erie Canal, the destination is a rumored mysterious island on the Canadian half of Erie Lake. You will be a part of this group. Hindering your path are such mythological creatures as twisted Fae in the seemingly peaceful Hudson valley, the ferocious Yeti in the Adirondacks, the femme fatale Kuchisake-Onna, and the dastardly Sphinx. Once again, this is not an exhaustive list, and it isn't all you will meet on your way. I mean, the world is ending. Among the strange beasts, there is the danger of corrupt police, highwaymen, and simple serial killers. On top of that, this TECHNOLOGY is simply PMT, so there is quite a lot of diseases that have not been quite kicked, and possible insanity that can occur from traveling across a path that seems to be flitting between reality and myth a lot more than usual. Well, good luck mates, you'll need it.

Here's an interest thread as well http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=311087

Need Help With:
Gathering interest

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

Looks awesome.

[Alleniana]

I wonder, how many people that aren't Zark would be interested in a One Piece RP?

I am starting to revitalize my One Piece knowledge, as I stopped watched One Piece after Kingdom of Alabasta Arc. Which is very old.

I'll interested.

*hopes someone will explain One Piece and why so damn many people know it*

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Finding a safe haven in a pre-apocalyptic world while encountering many things under the label of cryptozoology
Genre/s: Adventure, fantasy, survival
Character or Faction Based: Character
DETAILED Description:

Nuclear War is imminent, that is what they are saying. No one really knows why, but the worldwide mobilization seems to be a pretty good hint. The experts say that this World War cannot be fought without nuclear weapons, and that normal bunkers just won't cut it this time. It seems only the very rich and very powerful will survive this near-apocalyptic situation. However, there are other whispers among the whispers of war, stranger whispers, older whispers. These whispers tell of places shrouded in mystery, myth, and rumors. Despite ALL of the despair surrounded by these areas, they say there are safe zones, outside of reality and time. Included in the list is the Bermuda Triangle, a cave in K2, Everest's neighboring mountain, a tunnel in the bottom of Loch Ness, a strange village in the Amazon, a burrow in Antartica, an odd drop off inside the Great Barrier Reef, and a mysterious pyramid in the center of the Sahara. This, however, is not an exhaustive list. For a small party leaving from New York City, New York, and following the Erie Canal, the destination is a rumored mysterious island on the Canadian half of Erie Lake. You will be a part of this group. Hindering your path are such mythological creatures as twisted Fae in the seemingly peaceful Hudson valley, the ferocious Yeti in the Adirondacks, the femme fatale Kuchisake-Onna, and the dastardly Sphinx. Once again, this is not an exhaustive list, and it isn't all you will meet on your way. I mean, the world is ending. Among the strange beasts, there is the danger of corrupt police, highwaymen, and simple serial killers. On top of that, this TECHNOLOGY is simply PMT, so there is quite a lot of diseases that have not been quite kicked, and possible insanity that can occur from traveling across a path that seems to be flitting between reality and myth a lot more than usual. Well, good luck mates, you'll need it.

Here's an interest thread as well http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=311087

Need Help With:
Gathering interest

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

Looks awesome.

I cannot but agree.

[Olthenia]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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RP's Overarching Concept: Strategy, roleplaying and decision making against a Victorian backdrop in a foreign land. Players take the reins of their own company of steampunk mercenaries under order to quell a rebellion in a distant colony.

Genre/s: Steampunk, Strategy, War.

Character or Faction Based: Faction. Each player will control their very own battalion of mercenaries.

Detailed Description: The Olthenian Dominon, for centuries a byword for civilization and progress, is at the apex of its power. Yet something stirs at the fringes of this vast society. In the barren hills of Pangor - a land which for centuries have beem scoffed at by the scholars and map-makers of the Explorer’s Fraternity as the dustbowl of history - comes a Herald. To the natives of Pangor – a stunted, tribal hill folk of little importance – this Herald is at once a satan and savior. He is a mythical figure mentioned in rhyme and verse since ancient times. His coming, according to tribal belief, will redeem the land and usher in a time of blood and plenty. You are the commander of a Free Company, an army-for-hire, and the Olthenian Dominion has need of your services. In exchange for a princely sum of money, you are charged with leading your compatriots against the dastardly Herald of Pangor and his horde of ruthless fanatics. Fight hard, earn your pay, and the entire Dominion will praise your name!

Need Help With: I'm unsure on how to drive this RP forward. I would like to start the players off as part of a formal expedition, but have no idea how to take them beyond that. Should I let the RP develop as a free for all? Explore a sandbox map as they desire? Or make it a turn-based thing where each player describe their actions and I respond with an outcome? If I do the former, I'm afraid I'll loose control of the narrative, but if I do the latter I'm equally afraid I'll burn myself out and leave the RP hanging.

#Mentorhelp

[Altito Asmoro]

I am starting to revitalize my One Piece knowledge, as I stopped watched One Piece after Kingdom of Alabasta Arc. Which is very old.

I'll interested.

Oh God man, you've got a shitload of things to catch up to.

Yeah. I am focusing on it, although I know a bit about Whitebeard, Garp, Eleven Supernovas, and the death of Ace.

I am starting to revitalize my One Piece knowledge, as I stopped watched One Piece after Kingdom of Alabasta Arc. Which is very old.

I'll interested.

Oh man, if you're that far back, you're 51 volumes, 529 episodes, and a few movies behind.

You may as well read the manga instead, it's much faster.

I am reading the manga.

At what chapter does the Kingdom of Alabasta ends?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Big fantasy world, filled with all kinds of shit, with players starring as awesome Monster Hunters attempting to stop an evil necromancer overlord from coming back to this world, and taking it over.
That actually sounds more like some average fantasy roleplay featuring angsty teenagers than I meant it to be. Onward to the detailed description!
Genre/s: Fantasy, action/adventure.
Character or Faction Based: Character, as usual.
Detailed Description: It is the year 4294 of the Imperial Calendar. Ever since the death of the last Emperor, roughly 1200 years ago, the nobles of the land have been bickering, fighting for power, be it with words or by decapitating their rivals. Obsessed with power, but a rare few of the Empire, now led by a Council, even took note of the tide of monsters engulfing their lands. It were those few that did see what was becoming of the once proud Empire of [placeholder] that first founded the Order of the Bloodied Martyr (another placeholder), a Knightly order focused solely on protecting the realm of monsters. Everyone was allowed within the Order's ranks, be they commoner or noble, man or woman, a hard worker, sturdy warrior, or a sneaky thief, as long as they were pure of body and mind, and dedicated to their purpose.

For over a thousand years, the Knights of the Order of the Bloodied Martyr have kept the Empire of [placeholder] safe from harm. Judge, jury, and executioner all in one, the Knights travel the realm, killing monsters of both a more fantastical and a more... human kind. It is now that the Order faces its darkest hours. The [insert evil title], [evil name] is returning, His agents working to prepare the ritual required to fully bring [evil name] back, assembling at the evil fortress of [evil fortress name]. Spread throughout the Empire, the Knights must track down these foul servants of [evil guy's name], working together from anywhere in the country, while also not forgetting to neglect their duty of keeping monsters at bay (and banging every hot man/woman they come across, naturally).

TL;DR: Monster hunter guys attempt to track and kill evil guys in a semi-freeroaming fantasy RP.

Need Help With: Gauging interest, and; "To stat or not to stat?" ie, should I/we use stats or not? And if yes, how much?

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[Terintania]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept:Based in a post apocalyptic world where humanity is just beginning to rebuild, in this RP, I, the OP, will control the world, while a small group of characters make decisions on the best ways to survive. You make a bad decision, and it could affect the whole group. It is overall, a sandbox RP. The group can go where they want and do what they want, as long as they don't stray apart (They can separate for a while, as long as they intend on coming back together). There will be people to help, if the group wishes, and 'side quests' that you can do. What the group does, or what individual actions do will affect how different people in different towns and different people feel about you, as well.
Genre/s: Survival, Sandbox.
Character or Faction Based: Character
Detailed Description: In 2023, a world-wide natural disaster, caused by humanity's neglect for the environment and new (Failed) weather-control technologies, wiped out more then half of the world's population. When the storms ended in 2025, there was nothing left but ruins. In 2026, humanity began to rebuild. But the world was affected deeper then just destroying human structures. Most was uninhabitable wasteland, and in many places storms still raged. Returning to normal civilization was slow. So slow, that now, 50 years later, civilization is still not back to normal. Though, for a lot of people, this is what's normal now. There are two types of areas in the world. The most common are wastelands, where there is very little greenery, apart from what people grow for food. Dust storms and sometimes more extreme storms are common here. The other is uncontrolled forests, where plants grow wild and unchecked. Small settlements dot the land. Though cars work, the roads are destroyed, and fuel is in short supply, so most people prefer either to travel on foot or on horseback.

Basically, in this RP, you'll play as a part of a small group that lives in this world. You can do what you want, as long as the group sticks together. There will be 'quests' available, if the group wishes to accept them, and just various things that you can do if you wish. Like shopping, if you've got the money. Or salvaging. Or exploring old ruins. Whatever you want.

Need Help With: Just want input and to see if anyone is interested.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[Alleniana]

I like all three of the last few ideas greatly. :3

[Altito Asmoro]

I like all three of the last few ideas greatly. :3

Hmm...

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

I like all three of the last few ideas greatly. :3

That includes mine? Ohh!

[Altito Asmoro]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Big fantasy world, filled with all kinds of shit, with players starring as awesome Monster Hunters attempting to stop an evil necromancer overlord from coming back to this world, and taking it over.
That actually sounds more like some average fantasy roleplay featuring angsty teenagers than I meant it to be. Onward to the detailed description!
Genre/s: Fantasy, action/adventure.
Character or Faction Based: Character, as usual.
Detailed Description: It is the year 4294 of the Imperial Calendar. Ever since the death of the last Emperor, roughly 1200 years ago, the nobles of the land have been bickering, fighting for power, be it with words or by decapitating their rivals. Obsessed with power, but a rare few of the Empire, now led by a Council, even took note of the tide of monsters engulfing their lands. It were those few that did see what was becoming of the once proud Empire of [placeholder] that first founded the Order of the Bloodied Martyr (another placeholder), a Knightly order focused solely on protecting the realm of monsters. Everyone was allowed within the Order's ranks, be they commoner or noble, man or woman, a hard worker, sturdy warrior, or a sneaky thief, as long as they were pure of body and mind, and dedicated to their purpose.

For over a thousand years, the Knights of the Order of the Bloodied Martyr have kept the Empire of [placeholder] safe from harm. Judge, jury, and executioner all in one, the Knights travel the realm, killing monsters of both a more fantastical and a more... human kind. It is now that the Order faces its darkest hours. The [insert evil title], [evil name] is returning, His agents working to prepare the ritual required to fully bring [evil name] back, assembling at the evil fortress of [evil fortress name]. Spread throughout the Empire, the Knights must track down these foul servants of [evil guy's name], working together from anywhere in the country, while also not forgetting to neglect their duty of keeping monsters at bay (and banging every hot man/woman they come across, naturally).

TL;DR: Monster hunter guys attempt to track and kill evil guys in a semi-freeroaming fantasy RP.

Need Help With: Gauging interest, and; "To stat or not to stat?" ie, should I/we use stats or not? And if yes, how much?

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

So what type the technology is? Star Wars type?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Fantasy, ie swords and pewpew crossbows

[Altito Asmoro]

Fantasy, ie swords and pewpew crossbows

No gunpowder, or an early and crude version of gunpowder weapons?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Fantasy, ie swords and pewpew crossbows

No gunpowder, or an early and crude version of gunpowder weapons?

Potentially pistols, for the sake of silver bullets and such (and general awesomesauce).

[Altito Asmoro]

No gunpowder, or an early and crude version of gunpowder weapons?

Potentially pistols, for the sake of silver bullets and such (and general awesomesauce).

Silver bullets? So we will have werewolves?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Potentially pistols, for the sake of silver bullets and such (and general awesomesauce).

Silver bullets? So we will have werewolves?

Yes, and [insert monster or mythical creature here]

[Altito Asmoro]

Silver bullets? So we will have werewolves?

Yes, and [Chupacabra]

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Yes, and [Chupacabra]

And Manbearpig. *Nod*

[Zeinbrad]

How much of a bad idea would an RP set in the Troubles be?

[Altito Asmoro]

And Manbearpig. *Nod*

I'm not watching South Park, as it is not aired in here, in my land.

So you still wait for the right time to make the thread?

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

And Manbearpig. *Nod*

I'm not watching South Park, as it is not aired in here, in my land.

So you still wait for the right time to make the thread?

I always gauge interest before doing so. Might make an interest thread today.

[Alleniana]

I like all three of the last few ideas greatly. :3

That includes mine? Ohh!

Yeah. I can taste the atmosphere.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

That includes mine? Ohh!

Yeah. I can taste the atmosphere.

Dors it taste like a Monday morning in Nottingham?

[Alleniana]

Yeah. I can taste the atmosphere.

Dors it taste like a Monday morning in Nottingham?

err
not quite
It will soon taste of toothpaste, though. Nighty night.

[Zeinbrad]

The following is based of This War of Mine and the Siege of Sarajevo

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: In this RP we will play as a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city (The RP begins at the beginning of the siege) and trying to avoid both forces of the conflict. Most of the RP will be moving around trying to find suitable shelter, looking for supplies, avoiding soldiers and fighting off bandits and looters. Travelling in daylight is dangerous through so it is advised to travel at night.
Genre/s: War,Drama
Character or Faction Based: Characters.
Detailed Description: So far the RP is set in the 19th or 20th century in a country going through a brutal civil war. The civil war has many sides that are forming and breaking alliances with on another. The city of Saverjoi is the largest city in the country and the former capital of the collapsed government, for now only two sides, The Peoples Army of Bosa and the Army of Light (A religious group). The Army of Light currently controls Saverjoi and is locked in a bloody stalemate with the People's Army.

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