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

[Zadiner]

That's ok if it doesn't sound good. I just like Japanese stuff and it was a random idea I've had, since I haven't done any RPs for a little while now.

[Ularn]

That's ok if it doesn't sound good. I just like Japanese stuff and it was a random idea I've had, since I haven't done any RPs for a little while now.

If you want a fun Japanese setting, I reckon people would get behind a samurai, yakuza or giant robot RP. The first two would have to be pretty well researched is the only thing.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

That's ok if it doesn't sound good. I just like Japanese stuff and it was a random idea I've had, since I haven't done any RPs for a little while now.

If you want a fun Japanese setting, I reckon people would get behind a samurai, yakuza or giant robot RP. The first two would have to be pretty well researched is the only thing.

No they wouldn't.

[Abserdia]

If you want a fun Japanese setting, I reckon people would get behind a samurai, yakuza or giant robot RP. The first two would have to be pretty well researched is the only thing.

No they wouldn't.

Yes they would.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

No they wouldn't.

Yes they would.

You don't need to read into the history of the Samurai from their origin as northern horse archers, nor do you need to understand the intricacies of Samurai tradition, to make an RP about them. I tried, and now I've given up and decided an RP about steampunk samurai and dinosaurs doesn't need much looking into the armies of the Sengoku Jidai.

[Abserdia]

Yes they would.

You don't need to read into the history of the Samurai from their origin as northern horse archers, nor do you need to understand the intricacies of Samurai tradition, to make an RP about them. I tried, and now I've given up and decided an RP about steampunk samurai and dinosaurs doesn't need much looking into the armies of the Sengoku Jidai.

Sure, if you want an unrealistic portrayal. But learning at least about Bushidō and the basic history is a must for a realistic roleplay. If you want robot samurai riding velociraptors then you don't need to do any research, sure, but if you're looking for a drama or even war RPs, then knowing about who you're playing as is needed.

[Ularn]

You don't need to read into the history of the Samurai from their origin as northern horse archers, nor do you need to understand the intricacies of Samurai tradition, to make an RP about them. I tried, and now I've given up and decided an RP about steampunk samurai and dinosaurs doesn't need much looking into the armies of the Sengoku Jidai.

Sure, if you want an unrealistic portrayal. But learning at least about Bushidō and the basic history is a must for a realistic roleplay. If you want robot samurai riding velociraptors then you don't need to do any research, sure, but if you're looking for a drama or even war RPs, then knowing about who you're playing as is needed.

I agree with Abserdia, but now I really want to see steampunk samurai and dinosaurs.

[Greater Socialist Albania]

That's ok if it doesn't sound good. I just like Japanese stuff and it was a random idea I've had, since I haven't done any RPs for a little while now.

If you want a fun Japanese setting, I reckon people would get behind a samurai, yakuza or giant robot RP. The first two would have to be pretty well researched is the only thing.

A yakuza RP would be fun .

[Brusia]

Looking for a co-gm/dm for a multivers space faction roleplay.

Perhaps this will inspire some interest in a space faction multiverse RP : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJaa1tdUQE

[The Idiot]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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So my idea is to make a FIFA World Cup role play using Football manager 2016 as a scorinator(on another note, auto correct wants me to put scoring toe instead of scorinator). FM, as the game is known for short is a simulator where you take a football team to glory or if you're me you fiddle around with the database and see what the results are. My idea is to randomly allocate all the nations of Fifa a number and get people to sign up with a number that they want. Therefore they get a random country rather than the team they know will win. I will play as FIFA and the announcer of other news. I will give people the names and times of important events in the game and let them roleplay what they want. However I want a realistic Rp so there will be no nukes distracting the goalkeeper. I can also do a limited amount of editing on the go. My questions are:

1) Is there any details I have missed
2) How interested would people/you be.
3) If you are interested in this, would you prefer me to allocate countries that are participating in the World Cup only or nations in general(as stated above). If we do allocate from all nations we can also do the Qualifiers for the World Cup as well and possibly go further into the future.
4) If I do need help would you be able to help (see below)

Need Help With: Possibly results as I am a kid and only have 30-45 mins computer time on weekdays and 60-90 on weekends

#Mentorhelp

PS: Ignore my name, I'm new and I might get it changed soon

[Ularn]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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So my idea is to make a FIFA World Cup role play using Football manager 2016 as a scorinator(on another note, auto correct wants me to put scoring toe instead of scorinator). FM, as the game is known for short is a simulator where you take a football team to glory or if you're me you fiddle around with the database and see what the results are. My idea is to randomly allocate all the nations of Fifa a number and get people to sign up with a number that they want. Therefore they get a random country rather than the team they know will win. I will play as FIFA and the announcer of other news. I will give people the names and times of important events in the game and let them roleplay what they want. However I want a realistic Rp so there will be no nukes distracting the goalkeeper. I can also do a limited amount of editing on the go. My questions are:

1) Is there any details I have missed
2) How interested would people/you be.
3) If you are interested in this, would you prefer me to allocate countries that are participating in the World Cup only or nations in general(as stated above). If we do allocate from all nations we can also do the Qualifiers for the World Cup as well and possibly go further into the future.
4) If I do need help would you be able to help (see below)

Need Help With: Possibly results as I am a kid and only have 30-45 mins computer time on weekdays and 60-90 on weekends

#Mentorhelp

PS: Ignore my name, I'm new and I might get it changed soon

The NS Sports subforum might be closer to your liking. It doesn't use real life teams (as far as I know) but players can create and manage their own soccer, NFL or whatever kind of sprts team you want, and have (I think) several well developed methods for determining scores.

Afraid I can't offer much more advice than that since it's not a subforum I've ever wanted to join in but it sounds like it would be your sort of thing.

[Ithalian Empire]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept:Regular people caught up in a war of apocalyptic scale.
Genre/s:War, survival
Character or Faction Based: Character
Detailed Description: Welcome to the United Republic, the second largest nation on the Continent. The UR is a beautiful nation, from the Calgith Mountains soaring high in the north capped with snow, to the golden Ashgar plains feeding millions with the produce of it rich soils. But this is far from the idyllic nation that it appears on the outside. To the north lays the Belferian Empire, antagonistic and expansionist. They look upon the UR with greedy eyes and are preparing to make war upon the peaceful republic to the south.

You are on of the 300 million citizens of the UR. Weather you be a simple farmer driving your combine across your fields, a wealthy merchant sending your wares all across the world, a soldier sworn to defend your home with your life, you see the gathering gathering storm clouds. You can hear the marching feet of enemy armies, and the drums of war beat out of the north with unceasing repetition. Can you survive the coming war? Will you go out and sacrifice your life for your country? Or will your sit back and watch as the world burns? That is up to you.

Need Help With: Is anyone intrested?

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[New Aksarben]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Star Wars/Assassin's creed crossover, ala more morally grey star wars universe
Genre/s: Sci-fi, science-fantasy, stealth(most likely), action/adventure
Character or Faction Based: undecided, but with the AC elements character may be better.
Detailed Description: I had the idea that Star Wars and AC might work well together as a roleplay crossover in the sense of moving genre and ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe to make it more morally grey, broken up into more interstellar nations/empires, and making the Jedi/sith conflict more open and less clear(jedi not necessarily being considered the good guys, neutral force user groups, etc). Or in converse making the Force more of a mysterious thing in the star wars universe an less obviously in favor of the light side, as the whole good guys always winning trope is more than a bit boring and played out, especially in Star wars.

There's obvious parallels, Sith/Templars, Jedi/Assassins, those precursors and things like the celestials in star wars. With some creativity it could be quite interesting and fun I'd think. plus it might be interesting seeing the normally peaceful jedi out killing for galactic peace. It'd be using EU canon for the Star Wars setting, as it is a lot more detailed.

I still have a lot of work to put into thinking over this but the idea is basically to put ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe and see what happens. The point is to not just make another Star Wars rp either, and can't say I see too many crossovers on the scale of mixing universes and themes together.

Need Help With: knowing if people would be interested, and possibly with knowing what to set up the OP with, as I'm knew to running rps.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

[Yoite]

Yes they would.

You don't need to read into the history of the Samurai from their origin as northern horse archers, nor do you need to understand the intricacies of Samurai tradition, to make an RP about them. I tried, and now I've given up and decided an RP about steampunk samurai and dinosaurs doesn't need much looking into the armies of the Sengoku Jidai.

I have to agree. While research and accuracy, where possible, is always a plus for me, time and time again a large percentage of RPers have proven it isn't necessary to get their attention or hold their interest.

[Abserdia]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Star Wars/Assassin's creed crossover, ala more morally grey star wars universe
Genre/s: Sci-fi, science-fantasy, stealth(most likely), action/adventure
Character or Faction Based: undecided, but with the AC elements character may be better.
Detailed Description: I had the idea that Star Wars and AC might work well together as a roleplay crossover in the sense of moving genre and ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe to make it more morally grey, broken up into more interstellar nations/empires, and making the Jedi/sith conflict more open and less clear(jedi not necessarily being considered the good guys, neutral force user groups, etc). Or in converse making the Force more of a mysterious thing in the star wars universe an less obviously in favor of the light side, as the whole good guys always winning trope is more than a bit boring and played out, especially in Star wars.

There's obvious parallels, Sith/Templars, Jedi/Assassins, those precursors and things like the celestials in star wars. With some creativity it could be quite interesting and fun I'd think. plus it might be interesting seeing the normally peaceful jedi out killing for galactic peace. It'd be using EU canon for the Star Wars setting, as it is a lot more detailed.

I still have a lot of work to put into thinking over this but the idea is basically to put ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe and see what happens. The point is to not just make another Star Wars rp either, and can't say I see too many crossovers on the scale of mixing universes and themes together.

Need Help With: knowing if people would be interested, and possibly with knowing what to set up the OP with, as I'm knew to running rps.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

I'm kind of interested, as a SW fan and a current AC player (Black Flag and AC2). Do you have a basic story? Is is just the Assassins and the Templars battling it out, but with lightsabers, spaceships, and blaster pistols? Or is there a detailed story?

[New Aksarben]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Star Wars/Assassin's creed crossover, ala more morally grey star wars universe
Genre/s: Sci-fi, science-fantasy, stealth(most likely), action/adventure
Character or Faction Based: undecided, but with the AC elements character may be better.
Detailed Description: I had the idea that Star Wars and AC might work well together as a roleplay crossover in the sense of moving genre and ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe to make it more morally grey, broken up into more interstellar nations/empires, and making the Jedi/sith conflict more open and less clear(jedi not necessarily being considered the good guys, neutral force user groups, etc). Or in converse making the Force more of a mysterious thing in the star wars universe an less obviously in favor of the light side, as the whole good guys always winning trope is more than a bit boring and played out, especially in Star wars.

There's obvious parallels, Sith/Templars, Jedi/Assassins, those precursors and things like the celestials in star wars. With some creativity it could be quite interesting and fun I'd think. plus it might be interesting seeing the normally peaceful jedi out killing for galactic peace. It'd be using EU canon for the Star Wars setting, as it is a lot more detailed.

I still have a lot of work to put into thinking over this but the idea is basically to put ideas from AC into the Star Wars universe and see what happens. The point is to not just make another Star Wars rp either, and can't say I see too many crossovers on the scale of mixing universes and themes together.

Need Help With: knowing if people would be interested, and possibly with knowing what to set up the OP with, as I'm knew to running rps.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

I'm kind of interested, as a SW fan and a current AC player (Black Flag and AC2). Do you have a basic story? Is is just the Assassins and the Templars battling it out, but with lightsabers, spaceships, and blaster pistols? Or is there a detailed story?

That's the main thing I need to figure out, and think about actually. Can't decide if I want players to help make the story or make a very solid one in mind. In a way it might end up being a bit of both, with a main story going on but players going off to do their own things or something. Not sure.

[Abserdia]

I'm kind of interested, as a SW fan and a current AC player (Black Flag and AC2). Do you have a basic story? Is is just the Assassins and the Templars battling it out, but with lightsabers, spaceships, and blaster pistols? Or is there a detailed story?

That's the main thing I need to figure out, and think about actually. Can't decide if I want players to help make the story or make a very solid one in mind. In a way it might end up being a bit of both, with a main story going on but players going off to do their own things or something. Not sure.

You could probably bend some established lore to make way for the Assassins and Templars. And I'd suggest doing something BBY. Maybe after or during any battle between the Jedi and Sith. I don't obsess over SW lore, so I can't give you any examples.

[New Aksarben]

That's the main thing I need to figure out, and think about actually. Can't decide if I want players to help make the story or make a very solid one in mind. In a way it might end up being a bit of both, with a main story going on but players going off to do their own things or something. Not sure.

You could probably bend some established lore to make way for the Assassins and Templars. And I'd suggest doing something BBY. Maybe after or during any battle between the Jedi and Sith. I don't obsess over SW lore, so I can't give you any examples.

Best eras would be rise of the republic, or Legacy as that would have proper neutral force using factions to draw from either. The Thousand year darkness or whatever its called might be a good time it'd fit in, or some kind of alternate version of it. I can't say I see anyone using that conflict as basis for rps often anyway, its either clone wars, rebels, or old republic.

And it'd of course require lorebending, neither jedi or sith would quite be what they were when mixed with the assassins and templars

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Sure, if you want an unrealistic portrayal. But learning at least about Bushidō and the basic history is a must for a realistic roleplay. If you want robot samurai riding velociraptors then you don't need to do any research, sure, but if you're looking for a drama or even war RPs, then knowing about who you're playing as is needed.

I agree with Abserdia, but now I really want to see steampunk samurai and dinosaurs.

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Steamgoku Jidai; Imagine the Warring States period of Japan, with steam-powered mecha samurai and tanks. And maybe magic and dinosaurs.
Genre/s: Steampunk, fantasy, Jidai Geki
Character or Faction Based: Faction based
Detailed Description: So, steam engines are invented a millennium early in China, and the next logical step for the medieval world is to build walking tanks (Probably has to do with the magic in everyone's brain). As a result, the Samurai of Japan developed an affinity and reverence for the mekatana, lumbering war machines the size of a cart, and railroads crisscross the island before the Meiji Restoration and the introduction of firearms. Come the Sengoku Jidai, and things get crazy. You have peasants and warrior monks riding dinosaurs and fighting samurai mechwarriors, mages tossing people around with their witchcraft, castles being stormed by steam-propelled boxes, power-armored samurai jumping over walls, the Jesuits come to Japan in airships, and general mass carnage before there's even firearms.

Need Help With: Okay, do I need to reel this in a little? Because the initial concept was just steampunk but then I was like,"Magic and dinosaurs and dragons and shit would be pretty cool too." I feel that maybe, just maybe, it could live with both, but I wanna see what the world thinks first.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

Soon...

[The Flame States]

You guys know any modern fantasy roleplays

[Swith Witherward]

That's ok if it doesn't sound good. I just like Japanese stuff and it was a random idea I've had, since I haven't done any RPs for a little while now.

Please bear in mind that unfamiliarity with a culture can often breed contempt from those that are part of it if the RP reenacts something still painfully fresh in that culture's heart. But you can always base an RP off the concept, set it in a fictional nation, and work with players to create a unique culture.

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NA, seems like an interesting idea. Some mutual worldbuilding with players would be nice, bringing it their favorite bits from both franchise canons.

[The Flame States]

I'm thinking on making a roleplay where you control one character. It takes place in 2210 ,and earth is completely uninhabitable, due to nuclear war. It has been in this state for 50 years. Immediantly after the war, USA and the continent of Europe's survivors teamed up to make a station that could orbit earth until it was safe to come back down. The plan to make and take off in the space station was a success. Now, fifty years later, earth seems once more habitable, and they are sending people down. Would any of you be interested?

[Danbershan]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Steamgoku Jidai; Imagine the Warring States period of Japan, with steam-powered mecha samurai and tanks. And maybe magic and dinosaurs.
Genre/s: Steampunk, fantasy, Jidai Geki
Character or Faction Based: Faction based
Detailed Description: So, steam engines are invented a millennium early in China, and the next logical step for the medieval world is to build walking tanks (Probably has to do with the magic in everyone's brain). As a result, the Samurai of Japan developed an affinity and reverence for the mekatana, lumbering war machines the size of a cart, and railroads crisscross the island before the Meiji Restoration and the introduction of firearms. Come the Sengoku Jidai, and things get crazy. You have peasants and warrior monks riding dinosaurs and fighting samurai mechwarriors, mages tossing people around with their witchcraft, castles being stormed by steam-propelled boxes, power-armored samurai jumping over walls, the Jesuits come to Japan in airships, and general mass carnage before there's even firearms.

Need Help With: Okay, do I need to reel this in a little? Because the initial concept was just steampunk but then I was like,"Magic and dinosaurs and dragons and shit would be pretty cool too." I feel that maybe, just maybe, it could live with both, but I wanna see what the world thinks first.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

This is intense. Would players control a character or a nation? How much would the rest of the world have caught up, or would East Asia just be far and away beyond everyone else on steampunk-tech and magic? Where do the dinosaurs come from? When did the dinosaurs and magic show up? Would you throw up a butterfly-net around the history following on from around 700 AD when the steam engine was invented in Tang China, or would things go wildly off course as per vaguely reasonable alternate history rules? Here’s the world in 700 AD - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... _700ad.jpg. Almost every single sentence of that was a question.

[The Repentant Schutzstaffel]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Steamgoku Jidai; Imagine the Warring States period of Japan, with steam-powered mecha samurai and tanks. And maybe magic and dinosaurs.
Genre/s: Steampunk, fantasy, Jidai Geki
Character or Faction Based: Faction based
Detailed Description: So, steam engines are invented a millennium early in China, and the next logical step for the medieval world is to build walking tanks (Probably has to do with the magic in everyone's brain). As a result, the Samurai of Japan developed an affinity and reverence for the mekatana, lumbering war machines the size of a cart, and railroads crisscross the island before the Meiji Restoration and the introduction of firearms. Come the Sengoku Jidai, and things get crazy. You have peasants and warrior monks riding dinosaurs and fighting samurai mechwarriors, mages tossing people around with their witchcraft, castles being stormed by steam-propelled boxes, power-armored samurai jumping over walls, the Jesuits come to Japan in airships, and general mass carnage before there's even firearms.

Need Help With: Okay, do I need to reel this in a little? Because the initial concept was just steampunk but then I was like,"Magic and dinosaurs and dragons and shit would be pretty cool too." I feel that maybe, just maybe, it could live with both, but I wanna see what the world thinks first.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

oh r'ly? das ist good!

[The Empire of Pretantia]

RP INTEREST AND FEEDBACK REQUEST

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Please provide as much detail as possible.
RP's Overarching Concept: Steamgoku Jidai; Imagine the Warring States period of Japan, with steam-powered mecha samurai and tanks. And maybe magic and dinosaurs.
Genre/s: Steampunk, fantasy, Jidai Geki
Character or Faction Based: Faction based
Detailed Description: So, steam engines are invented a millennium early in China, and the next logical step for the medieval world is to build walking tanks (Probably has to do with the magic in everyone's brain). As a result, the Samurai of Japan developed an affinity and reverence for the mekatana, lumbering war machines the size of a cart, and railroads crisscross the island before the Meiji Restoration and the introduction of firearms. Come the Sengoku Jidai, and things get crazy. You have peasants and warrior monks riding dinosaurs and fighting samurai mechwarriors, mages tossing people around with their witchcraft, castles being stormed by steam-propelled boxes, power-armored samurai jumping over walls, the Jesuits come to Japan in airships, and general mass carnage before there's even firearms.

Need Help With: Okay, do I need to reel this in a little? Because the initial concept was just steampunk but then I was like,"Magic and dinosaurs and dragons and shit would be pretty cool too." I feel that maybe, just maybe, it could live with both, but I wanna see what the world thinks first.

Please leave this hashtag in place: #Mentorhelp

This is intense. Would players control a character or a nation?

Yes. It's as good an idea to be a steampunk samurai as it is to be a warlord commanding hundreds of war machines.

How much would the rest of the world have caught up, or would East Asia just be far and away beyond everyone else on steampunk-tech and magic?

Everyone else is caught up. Also, Europe has mastered lighter than air flight while everyone else only has small balloons for reconnaissance, so the Portuguese sailors coming by in a few years will be flying tip Japan in zeppelins, AND they'll introduce firearms.

Where do the dinosaurs come from?

Deep beneath the Earth, awoken by warrior monks.

When did the dinosaurs and magic show up?

Around 1480. Well, the dinosaurs. Magic had been around for centuries. So have dragons.

Would you throw up a butterfly-net around the history following on from around 700 AD when the steam engine was invented in Tang China, or would things go wildly off course as per vaguely reasonable alternate history rules? Here’s the world in 700 AD - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... _700ad.jpg. Almost every single sentence of that was a question.

It would still mostly follow the original timeline. The complete PoD will be how players handle the unification of Japan, and subsequent diplomacy with foreign nations.

My hope is that a player becomes powerful enough to exert force directly and become Shogun. Following that I would initiate the next chapter.