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

[G-Tech Corporation]

Political RPs are some of my favourite so I've been looking around for a while and didn't really find anything, like you say, of decent quality or without getting bogged down. (That's not to say I could necessarily do any better.) The most (in)famous example is, of course, NSGS itself but even then, it runs its course in a matter of months at best before everyone loses interest. That's partly why I wanted to merge it with gameplay elements so that the RP and RL regional politics both push each other along and one reflects the other, even if it gets quiet.

I guess the hardest thing will be 1) finding players committed enough (in many aspects, it would be more like joining a new region than signing up for an RP) and 2) setting it up in the right way to attract and keep interest going.

See, I wanted to gauge interest before creating the region but now I'm wondering if I need to create the region to gauge interest? Hmm.

To be honest, I'm not convinced about the region thing. It would immediately put off people who are founders of regions that they need to stay to protect/manage, as well as people who want to play region politics elsewhere, perhaps even being WA delegate and thus needing to. They could make a puppet, but that's relatively inconvenient. Furthermore, the demographic would largely be P2TMers, I imagine, who aren't big into gameplay by and large anyway. Frankly, I could see the whole region thing bogging down the RP, or at least the quality of, due to needing to spend time on the other. Consider mechanics that you run yourself? G-Tech might be able to help if you go far down that route.

Mind you, replicating Gameplay mechanics forumside is child's play with the agreement of all parties.

[Alleniana]

To be honest, I'm not convinced about the region thing. It would immediately put off people who are founders of regions that they need to stay to protect/manage, as well as people who want to play region politics elsewhere, perhaps even being WA delegate and thus needing to. They could make a puppet, but that's relatively inconvenient. Furthermore, the demographic would largely be P2TMers, I imagine, who aren't big into gameplay by and large anyway. Frankly, I could see the whole region thing bogging down the RP, or at least the quality of, due to needing to spend time on the other. Consider mechanics that you run yourself? G-Tech might be able to help if you go far down that route.

Mind you, replicating Gameplay mechanics forumside is child's play with the agreement of all parties.

This just gave me such an idea; RPs based off April Fool's stuff. No, anyone?

[The Flame Dawn]

Mind you, replicating Gameplay mechanics forumside is child's play with the agreement of all parties.

This just gave me such an idea; RPs based off April Fool's stuff. No, anyone?

I could see everyone saying...

April Fool's!

[Alleniana]

Metaroleplay, RPing as an RPer. Metameta, RPing as an RPer RPing as an RPer. Ok I need to stop

[Altito Asmoro]

Sounds nice. Obviously there are incarnations of this sort of thing, but I don't think I've ever seen it done both to a decent quality and without getting bogged down; I guess there haven't been enough people trying, or I'm not very good at looking. But yeah, I would say it's viable, definitely.

Political RPs are some of my favourite so I've been looking around for a while and didn't really find anything, like you say, of decent quality or without getting bogged down. (That's not to say I could necessarily do any better.) The most (in)famous example is, of course, NSGS itself but even then, it runs its course in a matter of months at best before everyone loses interest. That's partly why I wanted to merge it with gameplay elements so that the RP and RL regional politics both push each other along and one reflects the other, even if it gets quiet.

I guess the hardest thing will be 1) finding players committed enough (in many aspects, it would be more like joining a new region than signing up for an RP) and 2) setting it up in the right way to attract and keep interest going.

See, I wanted to gauge interest before creating the region but now I'm wondering if I need to create the region to gauge interest? Hmm.

Controlling a nation as ministers, politicians, military officers also kind of a political RP, right?

So I've been wanting to get a Rainbow Six RP up for a while but I'm having difficulty fleshing out an OP for it. There's not a lot of worldbuilding that really needs to be done with an established franchise, and the franchise doesn't have any deep lore beyond "super tacticool operators kill bad guys" so I'm really not sure how I would go about creating a detailed, fleshed out OP that would attract quality RPers.

Make some nice backstory! I mean, there is little to tell about Rainbow Six, but you can give it a little background. Then, you'll have to give them a story, a plot. Explain the plot. Transnistrian seperatists? Georgian Gunmen? Uyghur islamists? Give the enemy a story. And then explain why ONLY Rainbow Six can save the world.

A plot that able to attract players without sacrificing the quality, of course. At the same time, Rainbow Six could be explained as a multi-national team being selected from the best of the best in various countries. Or, just a nation's most skilled special operatives.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Make some nice backstory! I mean, there is little to tell about Rainbow Six, but you can give it a little background. Then, you'll have to give them a story, a plot. Explain the plot. Transnistrian seperatists? Georgian Gunmen? Uyghur islamists? Give the enemy a story. And then explain why ONLY Rainbow Six can save the world.

A plot that able to attract players without sacrificing the quality, of course. At the same time, Rainbow Six could be explained as a multi-national team being selected from the best of the best in various countries. Or, just a nation's most skilled special operatives.

[Alleniana]

Political RPs are some of my favourite so I've been looking around for a while and didn't really find anything, like you say, of decent quality or without getting bogged down. (That's not to say I could necessarily do any better.) The most (in)famous example is, of course, NSGS itself but even then, it runs its course in a matter of months at best before everyone loses interest. That's partly why I wanted to merge it with gameplay elements so that the RP and RL regional politics both push each other along and one reflects the other, even if it gets quiet.

I guess the hardest thing will be 1) finding players committed enough (in many aspects, it would be more like joining a new region than signing up for an RP) and 2) setting it up in the right way to attract and keep interest going.

See, I wanted to gauge interest before creating the region but now I'm wondering if I need to create the region to gauge interest? Hmm.

Controlling a nation as ministers, politicians, military officers also kind of a political RP, right?

Yeah, though I believe his concept focuses on legislature.

[Altito Asmoro]

To be honest, I'm not convinced about the region thing. It would immediately put off people who are founders of regions that they need to stay to protect/manage, as well as people who want to play region politics elsewhere, perhaps even being WA delegate and thus needing to. They could make a puppet, but that's relatively inconvenient. Furthermore, the demographic would largely be P2TMers, I imagine, who aren't big into gameplay by and large anyway. Frankly, I could see the whole region thing bogging down the RP, or at least the quality of, due to needing to spend time on the other. Consider mechanics that you run yourself? G-Tech might be able to help if you go far down that route.

Mind you, replicating Gameplay mechanics forumside is child's play with the agreement of all parties.

Replicating is always sounds better on paper than on practice.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

A plot that able to attract players without sacrificing the quality, of course. At the same time, Rainbow Six could be explained as a multi-national team being selected from the best of the best in various countries. Or, just a nation's most skilled special operatives.

I get a Nord-Ost vibe...

[Alleniana]

I get a Nord-Ost vibe...

Dutch for no is nee
holy shit how did I never know this

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

I get a Nord-Ost vibe...

Dutch for no is nee
holy shit how did I never know this

How would you? It's not like we've got a great many speakers... But glad to see you learned something!

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

I get a Nord-Ost vibe...

Dutch for no is nee
holy shit how did I never know this

I like to put some educational additions in my comedy

[Alleniana]

Dutch for no is nee
holy shit how did I never know this

How would you? It's not like we've got a great many speakers... But glad to see you learned something!

I mean, I somehow know it for Mandarin, Polish, Luxembourgish, German, Russian, French... I mean, come on, Luxembourgish.
I think I thought it was nej, but that appears to be Swedish.

[Cybraxia]

Was thinking of a few different RP's i'd like to make or at least have a hand in making, so far here's three.

1. Dead Space RP
2. Mass Effect RP
3. Combination Dead Space/Mass Effect RP (Or alternatively something with Resident Evil.)

What I would need though, is someone to help plan with me what would be going on.

[Tokuopolis]

I'm thinking of making an RP based off Last Armageddon Here are some links. It's a JRPG where a demon militia fights against aliens and robots for control of the post-apocalyptic earth, and the demons become more monstrous and eventually combine with each other to become more powerful. If it sounds cool, tell me.

[Eridanus 3]

Was thinking of a few different RP's i'd like to make or at least have a hand in making, so far here's three.

1. Dead Space RP
2. Mass Effect RP
3. Combination Dead Space/Mass Effect RP (Or alternatively something with Resident Evil.)

What I would need though, is someone to help plan with me what would be going on.

I can back this idea.

Were you thinking of a faction-esque RP, or a more character based story?

[Cybraxia]

Was thinking of a few different RP's i'd like to make or at least have a hand in making, so far here's three.

1. Dead Space RP
2. Mass Effect RP
3. Combination Dead Space/Mass Effect RP (Or alternatively something with Resident Evil.)

What I would need though, is someone to help plan with me what would be going on.

I can back this idea.

Were you thinking of a faction-esque RP, or a more character based story?

Emphasis on Character, but depending on what occurs, there could be some faction stuff.

I just feel Character Emphasis lends itself to a better narrative.

From a writing standpoint.

[Eridanus 3]

I can back this idea.

Were you thinking of a faction-esque RP, or a more character based story?

Emphasis on Character, but depending on what occurs, there could be some faction stuff.

I just feel Character Emphasis lends itself to a better narrative.

From a writing standpoint.

I'm sold. I'll OP or CO-OP, but this needs to happen.

[Cybraxia]

Emphasis on Character, but depending on what occurs, there could be some faction stuff.

I just feel Character Emphasis lends itself to a better narrative.

From a writing standpoint.

I'm sold. I'll OP or CO-OP, but this needs to happen.

Which one though?

[Eridanus 3]

I'm sold. I'll OP or CO-OP, but this needs to happen.

Which one though?

I'm voting for option three.

[Cybraxia]

Which one though?

I'm voting for option three.

Groovy. The last RP I made died quickly, and I'm fairly certain you have much more RP experience than me so, why don't you OP?

Should we have a "world building" thread to come up with a setting within the RP or should we do it through TG?

[Eridanus 3]

I'm voting for option three.

Groovy. The last RP I made died quickly, and I'm fairly certain you have much more RP experience than me so, why don't you OP?

Should we have a "world building" thread to come up with a setting within the RP or should we do it through TG?

Op-ing a "world/interest building thread.

[Kassaran]

Eridanus, you want me to put you down for Alpha gameplay using my Halo BP system?

[Eridanus 3]

Eridanus, you want me to put you down for Alpha gameplay using my Halo BP system?

Kassaran, if you left me out of any of your RPs I would develop a complex or something...

SIGN ME UP!!!

Does this mean that the alpha/progress is nearing release? I'd pay for this RP man. I really would. The hype is real.

[TriStates]

A plot that able to attract players without sacrificing the quality, of course. At the same time, Rainbow Six could be explained as a multi-national team being selected from the best of the best in various countries. Or, just a nation's most skilled special operatives.

Remember, no Russian.

Eridanus, you want me to put you down for Alpha gameplay using my Halo BP system?

Kassaran, if you left me out of any of your RPs I would develop a complex or something...

SIGN ME UP!!!

Does this mean that the alpha/progress is nearing release? I'd pay for this RP man. I really would. The hype is real.

Kassaran does make some of the best complex RPs I've been in. Looking forward to you're next Halo project.