Traveller's Café: Discussion, brainstorming & advice

[Altito Asmoro]

Le4rn?

le4rn, lern, l4rn, it's all the same. LulzSpeak for learn. E.g. l4rn 2 english, lern 2 driving, le4rn 2 crackrocks, etc.

And what about Shenanigans? Is it a Japanese word?

[Nua Corda]

le4rn, lern, l4rn, it's all the same. LulzSpeak for learn. E.g. l4rn 2 english, lern 2 driving, le4rn 2 crackrocks, etc.

And what about Shenanigans? Is it a Japanese word?

Nope. American slang, referring to mischief or deceptive tricks, occasionally on the part of carnival stand operators. Popularized by South Park.

[Altito Asmoro]

And what about Shenanigans? Is it a Japanese word?

Nope. American slang, referring to mischief or deceptive tricks, occasionally on the part of carnival stand operators. Popularized by South Park.

Just wondering.

[Faas]

From the Ashes he shall rise. He shall return soon.

[OrigamiMaster]

Anyone read Falehaven? It is basically a spot where all mythical creatures are. It is basically an exotic animal preserve, but the animals are mythical. I kind of want to make an RP about it. What do you think?

I like to join,but i not read that.The only novel i read now is the secret of immortal Nicholas Flamel.I still hunting the sixth book.

Oh. It's a bit like that. There are mortals who are trying to keep the peace from total chaos. Except in this case, it's animals, not people.

[Seraven]

It's arrive.The beginning of the end are arrive.In this rp you can be god/goddes/Human (not usual human,But Human with power) try to either start DE plan or stop DE plan.The link are pn my sig.

Grammars.

[Nua Corda]

It's arrive.The beginning of the end are arrive.In this rp you can be god/goddes/Human (not usual human,But Human with power) try to either start DE plan or stop DE plan.The link are pn my sig.

Grammars.

Grammars? Boi, where we're going, we don't need no grammars! This is teh interbutz, teh gr4mm4rs is for f41lzors!

[Agritum]

Monthly Report of the Portal

Academies. Academies everywhere.
I just counted 5 on P2TM (including Elfen High), but I suspect that there may be more. Well, Elfen High actually doesn't really fit within the RP genre I'll describe in the following paragraphs.

So, what's an Academy/School RP? An Academy RP usually takes place in a school. Usually an anormal school, with the students either being superpowered people, magical creatures, aliens and all that jazz. Some actually take place in our normal, boring world, with normal, boring students. Ugh.

The plot of such a RP usually isn't much elaborate. It usually is something alike "students meet at school. Shit happens.", and sometimes the actual plot stops right here. The survival of this type of RP usually depends on the ability of the OP to keep things interesting, via such methods as classes, villains, special events, and shit like that, other than dumb luck when it comedmto the RPers.

Because, sadly, this type of RP is an absurd magnet for noobs, whetever they be OPs or RPers. And this is why I'm hereby writing this small checklist, to help anyone wanting to seriously start such a RP:

1) Try to give good background story and information to your school and the universe it is situated in. Writing "OK THIS IS A RP ABOUT A MAGIC SCHOOL AND THERE ARE WIZARDS" and then passing immediately to writing the character apps is just cheap.

2) Put regulations to avoid Godmodding. Close the RP when you think that the number of RPers is unmanageable. KEEP A LIST OF THE RPERS. Obligate everyone to submit an RP sample of theirs. If they haven't got one, tell them to write a short passage regarding their character and then evaluate it.

3) Keep things interesting: churn out events, classes, highschool shit, ya know. If you already feel non-plussed about RPing classes, then why the fuck you even made an RP about a school? There are plenty of places and situations were teenaged people can form groups or interact together without the need of a school subtext. Summer camps, for example.

4) Don't be afraid to use timeskips to liven up things. Don't be ambitious (I mean, I once saw some noobs that wanted to RP a whole five years of school and failed miserably). If you and your RPers start to feel bored about the setting, you could either create an holiday event or chapter, or change the whole setting of the RP by making them....well, graduate school?

[Jessjohnesik]

Monthly Report of the Portal

Academies. Academies everywhere.
I just counted 5 on P2TM (including Elfen High), but I suspect that there may be more. Well, Elfen High actually doesn't really fit within the RP genre I'll describe in the following paragraphs.

So, what's an Academy/School RP? An Academy RP usually takes place in a school. Usually an anormal school, with the students either being superpowered people, magical creatures, aliens and all that jazz. Some actually take place in our normal, boring world, with normal, boring students. Ugh.

The plot of such a RP usually isn't much elaborate. It usually is something alike "students meet at school. Shit happens.", and sometimes the actual plot stops right here. The survival of this type of RP usually depends on the ability of the OP to keep things interesting, via such methods as classes, villains, special events, and shit like that, other than dumb luck when it comedmto the RPers.

Because, sadly, this type of RP is an absurd magnet for noobs, whetever they be OPs or RPers. And this is why I'm hereby writing this small checklist, to help anyone wanting to seriously start such a RP:

1) Try to give good background story and information to your school and the universe it is situated in. Writing "OK THIS IS A RP ABOUT A MAGIC SCHOOL AND THERE ARE WIZARDS" and then passing immediately to writing the character apps is just cheap.

2) Put regulations to avoid Godmodding. Close the RP when you think that the number of RPers is unmanageable. KEEP A LIST OF THE RPERS. Obligate everyone to submit an RP sample of theirs. If they haven't got one, tell them to write a short passage regarding their character and then evaluate it.

3) Keep things interesting: churn out events, classes, highschool shit, ya know. If you already feel non-plussed about RPing classes, then why the fuck you even made an RP about a school? There are plenty of places and situations were teenaged people can form groups or interact together without the need of a school subtext. Summer camps, for example.

4) Don't be afraid to use timeskips to liven up things. Don't be ambitious (I mean, I once saw some noobs that wanted to RP a whole five years of school and failed miserably). If you and your RPers start to feel bored about the setting, you could either create an holiday event or chapter, or change the whole setting of the RP by making them....well, graduate school?

What about other RPs?

[Agritum]

Monthly Report of the Portal

Academies. Academies everywhere.
I just counted 5 on P2TM (including Elfen High), but I suspect that there may be more. Well, Elfen High actually doesn't really fit within the RP genre I'll describe in the following paragraphs.

So, what's an Academy/School RP? An Academy RP usually takes place in a school. Usually an anormal school, with the students either being superpowered people, magical creatures, aliens and all that jazz. Some actually take place in our normal, boring world, with normal, boring students. Ugh.

The plot of such a RP usually isn't much elaborate. It usually is something alike "students meet at school. Shit happens.", and sometimes the actual plot stops right here. The survival of this type of RP usually depends on the ability of the OP to keep things interesting, via such methods as classes, villains, special events, and shit like that, other than dumb luck when it comedmto the RPers.

Because, sadly, this type of RP is an absurd magnet for noobs, whetever they be OPs or RPers. And this is why I'm hereby writing this small checklist, to help anyone wanting to seriously start such a RP:

1) Try to give good background story and information to your school and the universe it is situated in. Writing "OK THIS IS A RP ABOUT A MAGIC SCHOOL AND THERE ARE WIZARDS" and then passing immediately to writing the character apps is just cheap.

2) Put regulations to avoid Godmodding. Close the RP when you think that the number of RPers is unmanageable. KEEP A LIST OF THE RPERS. Obligate everyone to submit an RP sample of theirs. If they haven't got one, tell them to write a short passage regarding their character and then evaluate it.

3) Keep things interesting: churn out events, classes, highschool shit, ya know. If you already feel non-plussed about RPing classes, then why the fuck you even made an RP about a school? There are plenty of places and situations were teenaged people can form groups or interact together without the need of a school subtext. Summer camps, for example.

4) Don't be afraid to use timeskips to liven up things. Don't be ambitious (I mean, I once saw some noobs that wanted to RP a whole five years of school and failed miserably). If you and your RPers start to feel bored about the setting, you could either create an holiday event or chapter, or change the whole setting of the RP by making them....well, graduate school?

What about other RPs?

Too lazy to write about them.

[Jessjohnesik]

What about other RPs?

Too lazy to write about them.

*slides cash towards Agritum*
What about now? I heard there was this really good RP called The Rising. *wink*

[Agritum]

Too lazy to write about them.

*slides cash towards Agritum*
What about now? I heard there was this really good RP called The Rising. *wink*

I don't advertise RPs for other people, man.

[Jessjohnesik]

*slides cash towards Agritum*
What about now? I heard there was this really good RP called The Rising. *wink*

I don't advertise RPs for other people, man.

Mmkay.
How come these Academy RPs are so popular? I find them uninteresting.

[Agritum]

I don't advertise RPs for other people, man.

Mmkay.
How come these Academy RPs are so popular? I find them uninteresting.

Bandwagons.

[Gvozdevsk]

I kind of want to make an RP where we take on the role of Israeli conscripts. It sounds like a boring typical military RP, but realistically all the characters wouldn't be special forces badasses. We could have maybe a couple special forces characters in the RP, but for the most part the characters would all be kids who in most other developed countries would be in post-secondary education. So I imagine that we could get a pretty good variety of characters. But really I know because this is a military RP everyone is going to make a character who's a total badass and/or wants to be a career soldier in the IDF and join a special forces unit. How can I prevent this?

And realistically, I know it probably won't be that successful because if the rest of the internet is anything to go by, NS probably has a massive hate-on for Israel.

[Jessjohnesik]

Mmkay.
How come these Academy RPs are so popular? I find them uninteresting.

Bandwagons.

What is a bandwagon?

[Olthar]

Bandwagons.

What is a bandwagon?

[Esternial]

What is a bandwagon?

Hmm...

As for an actual answer:

Academy RPs appear popular nowadays. People see it and rather than join one want to make one of their own so they can use the genre's momentum to rake in participants.

Well that's my take on it.

[Agritum]

Hmm...

As for an actual answer:

Academy RPs appear popular nowadays. People see it and rather than join one want to make one of their own so they can use the genre's momentum to rake in participants.

Well that's my take on it.

They're also quite easy to create, OP-wise.

[The Tiger Kingdom]

I kind of want to make an RP where we take on the role of Israeli conscripts. It sounds like a boring typical military RP, but realistically all the characters wouldn't be special forces badasses. We could have maybe a couple special forces characters in the RP, but for the most part the characters would all be kids who in most other developed countries would be in post-secondary education. So I imagine that we could get a pretty good variety of characters. But really I know because this is a military RP everyone is going to make a character who's a total badass and/or wants to be a career soldier in the IDF and join a special forces unit. How can I prevent this?

And realistically, I know it probably won't be that successful because if the rest of the internet is anything to go by, NS probably has a massive hate-on for Israel.

Plenty of people here are fine with Israel, myself included.
I mean, opinion of what you're RPing isn't much of an impediment, people RP as Nazis all the time.

And the best way to keep things that grounded? Make your rules and definitions clear, and don't be afraid to call out when something seems "too badass". Honestly, though people do often RP to be badass and to blow shit apart and save the day to a screaming guitar solo soundtrack (AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT INHERENTLY DON'T JUDGE ME), so expect to call people out often.

[Gvozdevsk]

I kind of want to make an RP where we take on the role of Israeli conscripts. It sounds like a boring typical military RP, but realistically all the characters wouldn't be special forces badasses. We could have maybe a couple special forces characters in the RP, but for the most part the characters would all be kids who in most other developed countries would be in post-secondary education. So I imagine that we could get a pretty good variety of characters. But really I know because this is a military RP everyone is going to make a character who's a total badass and/or wants to be a career soldier in the IDF and join a special forces unit. How can I prevent this?

And realistically, I know it probably won't be that successful because if the rest of the internet is anything to go by, NS probably has a massive hate-on for Israel.

Plenty of people here are fine with Israel, myself included.
I mean, opinion of what you're RPing isn't much of an impediment, people RP as Nazis all the time.

And the best way to keep things that grounded? Make your rules and definitions clear, and don't be afraid to call out when something seems "too badass". Honestly, though people do often RP to be badass and to blow shit apart and save the day to a screaming guitar solo soundtrack (AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT INHERENTLY DON'T JUDGE ME), so expect to call people out often.

What I'm more worried about in the badass department is everyone wanting to be snipers and special forces operators. If they aren't total noobs, people are generally decent at keeping the action mostly realistic. But I don't know if I should just limit snipers and special forces, or straight up say no snipers and special forces at all and have designated marksmen be the closest thing to a sniper allowed and the infantry brigade's reconnaissance company being the closest thing to special forces allowed

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Hmm...

As for an actual answer:

Academy RPs appear popular nowadays. People see it and rather than join one want to make one of their own so they can use the genre's momentum to rake in participants.

Well that's my take on it.

They're also quite easy to create, OP-wise.

Hey, I put effort in.

Though Elfen High probably dropped the academy label long ago. Only name only at this point.

[The Ferret Revolution]

They're also quite easy to create, OP-wise.

Hey, I put effort in.

Though Elfen High probably dropped the academy label long ago. Only name only at this point.

I put a hell of a lot of effort into both of mine thank you very much

[The Ferret Revolution]

Also just putting it out there Sylvan has an extremely well drawn out plot. We don't just walk around and do random things and then suddenly someone is evil. I actually spend more time working on the plot than I do academy life although classes and such are still a large part of it.

[Corvus Metallum]

Anyone want to start an Animorphs RP? I love the books and was wondering if anyone else would be interested in an RP.