General Discussion

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A thread for General Discussion aboutthe Role Playing Games. Because who doesn't want to talk about them?



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Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#4
I agree with Emmi-sama D;

But YAY we got our own corner now~

So I will ask the first Q; How much power should a GM hold in their Roleplay? Is there a point where you think it's too much? Do you think GM should have any and every power/control of the roleplay? Since this issue was brought up by some of us in the Evil Inc. RP but yeah... I dont think we got our point across and I wont open that discussion over there. So why not ask it in here. :3
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#6
But that's so vague ;___;
Do you think that a roleplay shouldnt go anywhere without the GM? (Like Chaos mentioned)
I think that is comepletely bs. Okay I get that the GM holds the final power and is the 'big boss' around, but to say that the roleplay will be put on hold without the GM.....that's just agains the whole notion of roleplaying. Too constricted! We would just blindly be following the GM, not our own input, no imagination from our part, nada.

Oh and to note; this is not referring specifically to the Evil Inc RP.
 

Ruru

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#7
From what I'm used with from RPs, we get a setting, a few rules to follow and then we create the story. A few events once in a while by the GM and GM checking so nothing goes out of control... Other then that we could do what we want, we killed of non important stuff to the left and right but we also made sure to make it not to easy. Or we asked another person in the RP to play the enemy we were killing....

It worked fine, but that were also RPs with only 1-5 sentences replies >.<
 

HappyNisa

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#8
Hmm well my main point is, is that it really should be mentioned in the very first post that the rp will be that "direct" as the Jest kindly told me (didnt know there were names for that stuff)
Then I can see byforehand it's not a rp I'd like. I dont see why people would turn it in a rp and not a story if they don't want people to put their own fantasy in it :/ And to my idea you have a very good rp if the rp can continue without the GM.

So how much power a GM should have? Well obviously quite a bit, you know like being able to bluntly put your characters in a situation and make the rp'ers get out of it. But I don't think the GM holds the RP I think it's the rp'ers that do that.

@Lulu well that sounds like fun lool
 
#9
Not really Lovely. OI made a free for all, which means everyone could make their story. And I played one, which has been 4 years up: Wolf Mountain. And it really progresses on its own
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#10
From what I'm used with from RPs, we get a setting, a few rules to follow and then we create the story. A few events once in a while by the GM and GM checking so nothing goes out of control... Other then that we could do what we want, we killed of non important stuff to the left and right but we also made sure to make it not to easy. Or we asked another person in the RP to play the enemy we were killing....

It worked fine, but that were also RPs with only 1-5 sentences replies >.<
This is great in thought but usually doesnt work that perfect in action... Some roleplayers completely leave the plot and focus on other things.. and with some Roleplays that's fine! (like those romance roleplays with no real goal ) You can just do whatever you wanna do in that RP but if it's a plotbased roleplay it is to be expected that the roleplayers do keep in mind to actually focus on their goals and not stray too much.

So my reason for "Bitching" in the Evil Inc thread is basically the fact that even though the roleplayers did NOT go completely astray in the rp, the GM didnt like it. Im personally not fond of that kind of restriction. But again, that's my own opinion, Im one for spontanuous actions not thought of step for step plans. I roleplay for my enjoyment ~

Hmm well my main point is, is that it really should be mentioned in the very first post that the rp will be that "direct" as the Jest kindly told me (didnt know there were names for that stuff)
Then I can see byforehand it's not a rp I'd like. I dont see why people would turn it in a rp and not a story if they don't want people to put their own fantasy in it :/ And to my idea you have a very good rp if the rp can continue without the GM.

So how much power a GM should have? Well obviously quite a bit, you know like being able to bluntly put your characters in a situation and make the rp'ers get out of it. But I don't think the GM holds the RP I think it's the rp'ers that do that.

@Lulu well that sounds like fun lool
Yeah I agree with you. AL though Im not gonna lie. Chaos DID tell me he is strict when it comes to his roleplays, I just didnt expect strict to mean 'constricted' and or 'limited' =.="


[MENTION=79]Shadowwolf[/MENTION]: Lovely? eeh? okay... if you were refering to me.. I was actually asking what you menat by that sentence. That's what was vague to me : 3
 
#11
Sorry. Look Lily. What I meant by that sentence is. That since roleplayes are a creation of a GM. Sometimes the Gm wants to push the roleplay ina general direction, so he tends to control or put restrictions on the characters, That is when there are complex systems or stories that do not have alternative ways. In the Rps I play or made, I usually have a base story, which can be moved around as the characters do their actions. But there are also free for all games where the point is that the characters write the story and the plots.
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#12
Sorry. Look Lily. What I meant by that sentence is. That since roleplayes are a creation of a GM. Sometimes the Gm wants to push the roleplay ina general direction, so he tends to control or put restrictions on the characters, That is when there are complex systems or stories that do not have alternative ways. In the Rps I play or made, I usually have a base story, which can be moved around as the characters do their actions. But there are also free for all games where the point is that the characters write the story and the plots.

And Yes I fully agree with you there, however my q was is it rightful for a GM to disregard anything that they dont like even if the roleplayers did not stray from the concept/the plot/the goal. Especially if there is NO goal. Because I believe that as much as the roleplayers shoudl respect the GM's wishes, the GM should do the same. Maybe that's just me. I will host a RP soon so Ill see myself~


NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

Is there anyone interested in a free-form roleplay? With no specific goal? There will be a certain setting but whatever else will be up to the roleplayers. As a GM I would however sometimes make events. So yeah that's it ^^ I'd appreciate if you guys answered :3
 

HappyNisa

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#13
Lily ahaha I'd LOVE a rp like that!!! XD one without a goal 8D one with a goal we create ourselves woohooo XD That's probably the kind of rp I'll end up likeing the most XD
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#14
Ohh thats greeeeeeeeeeeeeeat~ <3 What kind of setting would you want ? Something like High School? or University? I dunno some kind of summer camp for weird kids : D lolol
 

HappyNisa

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#15
Hmm summercamp for weird kids sound fun ^^ eheh but not weird kids as in kids with power because then all rp's require having power and then the chance to godmodding is bigger D: so just abnormal kids as in problem kids xD or something like that XD or Kids that all suffer from some kinda desease XD and that you also have a few teachers or so for people who really dont wanna be a kid with a desease lol lol or an orphanage 8D in which nothing is what it seems ofcourse a la Mathilde have a big old ugly mean orphanageowner 8D

Anything is fine with me lol as long as its not a direct rp D:
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#16
LOL no direct rp for me either
And I agree.. Im tired of the rp's with powersw for now : D
So a summercamp for kids with ...mental illnesses? or like unusual phobias? Schizos? Well... how about not just mental illnesses but very very rare and unusual diseases/conditions :3
 

HappyNisa

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#17
Oh yeah sounds great! ahah but we'll need a list of lots of unusual illnesses then :/ I mean I don't know so many deseases XD
But oh well then it's a camp for kids that don't have long to live or whatever and this camp is like a charitiy thingie 8D for those kids~~
 

Lily

Dead is the new alive.
#18
Oh yeah sounds great! ahah but we'll need a list of lots of unusual illnesses then :/ I mean I don't know so many deseases XD
But oh well then it's a camp for kids that don't have long to live or whatever and this camp is like a charitiy thingie 8D for those kids~~

You can always just google unusual conditions (this can also include phobias but like..if the phobia takes over your life)
I didnt mean terminal illnesses though people can choose for that I guess.
Hmm I dont get the charity? The charity is to waste your summer in a camp? I thought more of... learning how to NOT be socially awkward (like their parents forcing them?) since I imagine people with rare diseases would all be misundertood and dunno ...socially inempt >c


xD
 

HappyNisa

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#19
Yeah I understand ahaha but what I meant is that you have these charity causes that raise money so people that are very sick can go on vacation~~ so not hte going is the charitiy par tbut the people giving money so they CAN go xD

But yeah social inempt lol that might be better than a scary deadly desease XD ahah makes it possible to move around with your chara's xD not that they are to weak to do anything lol but socially akward that's perfect 8D ahaha i think lool
 
#20
And Yes I fully agree with you there, however my q was is it rightful for a GM to disregard anything that they dont like even if the roleplayers did not stray from the concept/the plot/the goal. Especially if there is NO goal. Because I believe that as much as the roleplayers shoudl respect the GM's wishes, the GM should do the same. Maybe that's just me. I will host a RP soon so Ill see myself~
No it is not correct

Is there anyone interested in a free-form roleplay? With no specific goal? There will be a certain setting but whatever else will be up to the roleplayers. As a GM I would however sometimes make events. So yeah that's it ^^ I'd appreciate if you guys answered :3
Sure. i will play a Valkyrie. I suggest a Wolf Mountain theme. I would probably make it in the Adventure Land.

It is a Mountain were all supernaturals are accepted. There will be large events.And this kind is permitting somekind of godmodding, just when fighting against the horde characters. You can show off your fightingg skills and such