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I'd say a good fantasy setting. Something dark and moody with few real laws. Example: A dark warlord took over the world. He is trying to become a god. he doesn't care about humanity, or other creatures for that matter. Everybody's a sex-a-holic, there's sex magic. A group of sex starved heroes sets out to kill him. It ain't bad for 20 seconds of thinking, is it?
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A good role playing game shouldn't be about world issues. If you want a good rp, it doesn't matter which kind, you need to start with something small.
A haunted house that some kids decide to go into for the night.
A group of traveller's coming to a new town.
Even something as stupid as a chat room over the internet. Things with wars that involve a whole world is good for a story and everything, but think about it. You have to roleplaying for every one of your soldiers. That's about 500 people (or however many), each with an individual mind and will.
I personally like to keep things small.
A good idea I've always had for a role play is have some people stranded on a desert island. Ever read the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne? A great book about a bunch of people stranded with only a match, and they create a whole new society, with running water and pots and pans and everything.
Of course space monkey pirates would be good too.
A haunted house that some kids decide to go into for the night.
A group of traveller's coming to a new town.
Even something as stupid as a chat room over the internet. Things with wars that involve a whole world is good for a story and everything, but think about it. You have to roleplaying for every one of your soldiers. That's about 500 people (or however many), each with an individual mind and will.
I personally like to keep things small.
A good idea I've always had for a role play is have some people stranded on a desert island. Ever read the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne? A great book about a bunch of people stranded with only a match, and they create a whole new society, with running water and pots and pans and everything.
Of course space monkey pirates would be good too.
2 cents
I know this is gonna sound like sucking up but man do I have to agree with poohlive...we have too many epic storylines that ARE great stories and and would make great books but cant sustain a handfull of authors trying to work together.
It just gets too epic or becomes hinged on one person and thus doesnt really work out.The cool thing to remember is that these are THEMES not stories, Mysterious Island works with Star Trek if you start the story after a starship crash. The Most Dangerous games worked In Mean Guns the Movie as well as Lost in Space the series And Star Trek the OS.Romeo and Juliet has been played in so many themes and so many scenarios (Romeo must Die, westside story,Kindred the Embrace etc etc...)Ok Im rambling to the point pick a theme and modify it to your genre and go with it. lets just not get so epic everyones afraid to step on everyone elses toes.
on second thought...Pirate Monkeys does sound like fun...
I know this is gonna sound like sucking up but man do I have to agree with poohlive...we have too many epic storylines that ARE great stories and and would make great books but cant sustain a handfull of authors trying to work together.
It just gets too epic or becomes hinged on one person and thus doesnt really work out.The cool thing to remember is that these are THEMES not stories, Mysterious Island works with Star Trek if you start the story after a starship crash. The Most Dangerous games worked In Mean Guns the Movie as well as Lost in Space the series And Star Trek the OS.Romeo and Juliet has been played in so many themes and so many scenarios (Romeo must Die, westside story,Kindred the Embrace etc etc...)Ok Im rambling to the point pick a theme and modify it to your genre and go with it. lets just not get so epic everyones afraid to step on everyone elses toes.
on second thought...Pirate Monkeys does sound like fun...
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Evil, you asked for suggestions, so please don't diss people who give it to you. You are allowed to start whichever role playing game you want, be it a huge war across several planets, or a story of two mice and a cat in a house.
I am just speaking from my experience, and I thank Inkubus for speaking his as well.
I am just speaking from my experience, and I thank Inkubus for speaking his as well.
First, It's Dis. It is short for Disrespect. Jeebus!
Second, My jabs were in good fun. The fact that you couldn't see that is ridiculous.
Third, I asked for suggestions about what kind of thing to start. I think it was pretty clear that "Don't start a thread because I(or someone else) doesn't think it'll work" isn't what I was looking for. If he had said "You should shower more and change your idiotic title" should I say "Well I asked for suggestions"
And lighten the fuck up.
Second, My jabs were in good fun. The fact that you couldn't see that is ridiculous.
Third, I asked for suggestions about what kind of thing to start. I think it was pretty clear that "Don't start a thread because I(or someone else) doesn't think it'll work" isn't what I was looking for. If he had said "You should shower more and change your idiotic title" should I say "Well I asked for suggestions"
And lighten the fuck up.
Its okay its his thread ;-)
Consider me "dissed" then. ;-) It is your Thread Evil I meant no malice.you are correct it is your thread and you may do what you want when you want to.I misunderstood,I thought it was an open forum. I was voicing a problem "I" have had in the past, NOT infering that it was your problem. I think you have a cool idea here with an open forum to see what everyone wants before we try ONCE AGAIN to get something off the ground only to see it meander. I was merely voicing what I thought the problem had been because I have alot of friends on this board who are GREAT writers yet there threads fall off and disapeer.
Oh yes ..****** Monkeys..Im sorry for the previous slip but for some reason the idea of a chimp with an eye patch saying arr craked me up.
Consider me "dissed" then. ;-) It is your Thread Evil I meant no malice.you are correct it is your thread and you may do what you want when you want to.I misunderstood,I thought it was an open forum. I was voicing a problem "I" have had in the past, NOT infering that it was your problem. I think you have a cool idea here with an open forum to see what everyone wants before we try ONCE AGAIN to get something off the ground only to see it meander. I was merely voicing what I thought the problem had been because I have alot of friends on this board who are GREAT writers yet there threads fall off and disapeer.
Oh yes ..****** Monkeys..Im sorry for the previous slip but for some reason the idea of a chimp with an eye patch saying arr craked me up.
No Malice was taken, whatsoever. My reply was meant as a lighthearted one and it was an open forum of sorts. That being said I realize the problems that are inherant in starting threads. I've had a couple that I liked die quick and unwarranted deaths(Hello Soap Opera thread) While I appreciate you wanting to throw your advice in there it wasn't all that needed but I didn't mean to offend you. Just saying "piss off" 
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First of all, jabs aren't in good fun, especially when people are taking something seriously. If you don't want to take this seriously, you can always go to another website. Many of these people do take their role playing seriously, in fact I know of only a handful that don't.
Second of all, I was suggesting that the type of thread you started didn't matter in the least. You can take suggestions any way you want. I like that idea, I don't like that idea, but the people who make those suggestions are merely trying to help you, nothing more. You should probably lighten up on that fact, among others.
Third of all I don't lighten up, I never lighten up. I am not the kind of person to let casual "jabs," as you so helpfully put it, laying down. You want to attack me and my ideas, I'll come out with both hands swinging.
And finally, the word Diss is a slang word... just like Jeebus. It isn't short for disrespect, it is simply a slang word. Slang words are rarely taken into account for their spelling, since they weren't perticularly spelled with to begin with. A certain culture will take it into effect for many reasons, and when it is finally put down on paper, many people will have different aspects onto the mechanics of slang spelling.
Second of all, I was suggesting that the type of thread you started didn't matter in the least. You can take suggestions any way you want. I like that idea, I don't like that idea, but the people who make those suggestions are merely trying to help you, nothing more. You should probably lighten up on that fact, among others.
Third of all I don't lighten up, I never lighten up. I am not the kind of person to let casual "jabs," as you so helpfully put it, laying down. You want to attack me and my ideas, I'll come out with both hands swinging.
And finally, the word Diss is a slang word... just like Jeebus. It isn't short for disrespect, it is simply a slang word. Slang words are rarely taken into account for their spelling, since they weren't perticularly spelled with to begin with. A certain culture will take it into effect for many reasons, and when it is finally put down on paper, many people will have different aspects onto the mechanics of slang spelling.
poohlive said:
First of all, Jabs are in good fun. People shouldn't take my threads(Or posts) seriously. People shouldn't take any threads(Or posts) real seriously but if you are so into this that you do view your Roleplaying as a life and death struggle then allow me to step back from this graciously. I should go to another Site because I don't take this too seriously? You have your head up your ass.
Secondly(And don't think I didn't notice you ripping off my patent-pending method of replying point by point) My contention is that he wasn't making a suggestion at all, just wanting to make a point that didn't have anything to do with my post whatsoever. Regardless I did take it lightly. I replied in good humour with no malice or ill intentions.
Third, You never lighten up? I hope you never hang around with kids. Attack you and your ideas? Are you drunk because you're stupid or are you stupid because you're drunk?
Fourth, Isn't. Isn't, Isn't, Isn't, Isn't.
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So, instead of attacking the content you would like to attack me now? How old are you exactly, there is an age limit to get into this site you know, I suggest you read the front page.
I do believe the problem here lies in your own attacks. You might think that somehting is in good fun, but different people have different minds. A harmless jab to one person could easily turn into an offense attack to another. The greatest of life's wars were brought on by mere mistakes and differences.
And of course childish remarks like being drunk cause your stupid or having one's head up one's own ass.
Think about that for a moment? If my head was up my ass could I honestly write this? If I was any good at knowing the keyboard, I could make up the words, yes, but I couldn't really look anywhere to actually see where to click the mouse. I would more than likely be in the hospital, and not at home right now defending a friendly remark on this thread.
As for being drunk or stupid, I can only lament that if I were stupid I would be happy, and content with life. As far as I know, I am not. If I were drunk I would probably agree with you, no matter how idiotic or inteligent your remarks happened to be. Either that or I would contradict everything you say. You have said that people shouldn't take your threads seriously, and I don't contradict that in the least. Henceforth I am neither drunk, nor stupid, nor do I have my head up my ass.
Children, as we all know, are very interesting creatures. They do not yet have an idea of the world, and go through life very happily. I don't lighten up on kids because there is nothing to lighten up on. I can't honestly argue with a child because he has nothing to argue. A child's opinion on the world is his own, and I am happy for that.
An adult's view on the world, however, is an entirely different matter. You seem to have one that deeply disturbs me, but it is no matter. I hardly am one to take up what a view of the world should be. In fact, my own would probably be as stupid to you as a man from India's.
I have been as forward as I possibly can with a person. Your life is full of experiences, which has all summed you up to what you are today. My life has done the same to me, in that degree, I do wish you good luck in this thread, because as I have seen so far it will either be a great succes or a total disaster.
Just a word of warning, nothing has ever been a great success.
I do believe the problem here lies in your own attacks. You might think that somehting is in good fun, but different people have different minds. A harmless jab to one person could easily turn into an offense attack to another. The greatest of life's wars were brought on by mere mistakes and differences.
And of course childish remarks like being drunk cause your stupid or having one's head up one's own ass.
Think about that for a moment? If my head was up my ass could I honestly write this? If I was any good at knowing the keyboard, I could make up the words, yes, but I couldn't really look anywhere to actually see where to click the mouse. I would more than likely be in the hospital, and not at home right now defending a friendly remark on this thread.
As for being drunk or stupid, I can only lament that if I were stupid I would be happy, and content with life. As far as I know, I am not. If I were drunk I would probably agree with you, no matter how idiotic or inteligent your remarks happened to be. Either that or I would contradict everything you say. You have said that people shouldn't take your threads seriously, and I don't contradict that in the least. Henceforth I am neither drunk, nor stupid, nor do I have my head up my ass.
Children, as we all know, are very interesting creatures. They do not yet have an idea of the world, and go through life very happily. I don't lighten up on kids because there is nothing to lighten up on. I can't honestly argue with a child because he has nothing to argue. A child's opinion on the world is his own, and I am happy for that.
An adult's view on the world, however, is an entirely different matter. You seem to have one that deeply disturbs me, but it is no matter. I hardly am one to take up what a view of the world should be. In fact, my own would probably be as stupid to you as a man from India's.
I have been as forward as I possibly can with a person. Your life is full of experiences, which has all summed you up to what you are today. My life has done the same to me, in that degree, I do wish you good luck in this thread, because as I have seen so far it will either be a great succes or a total disaster.
Just a word of warning, nothing has ever been a great success.
Wow. That was a fancy load of nothing. It was a playful remark and if whoever reads it can't take it as such has no legitimate claim on adulthood.
Second, Wow. I never knew that taking everything so literally could be so boring. Christ, Maybe if you took a step back and examined the world you'd realize that people can joke, kid or even state obvious falsehoods in an attempt to be hurmorous. Good for you for pointing out the obvious physical impossibilities in sticking your head up your ass. I bet it took all 7 years of med school for you to get that one.
Good to know you wouldn't lighten up on kids. I can picture this conversation "daddy, meet my invisible friend Victor" "You are mistaken little Jimmy. You cannot have an invisible friend. That is impossible."
Its nice to know you are so apathetic as to not care what the world should be. I don't want it to be a humourless bag of turds. I try to make it less so. I don't like people who can't see that it shouldn't be. I'm not sure what you have against Indians but I'm sure its relevant somehow.
Nothing yet, anyway. And that sure is a poor reason to not try.
Second, Wow. I never knew that taking everything so literally could be so boring. Christ, Maybe if you took a step back and examined the world you'd realize that people can joke, kid or even state obvious falsehoods in an attempt to be hurmorous. Good for you for pointing out the obvious physical impossibilities in sticking your head up your ass. I bet it took all 7 years of med school for you to get that one.
Good to know you wouldn't lighten up on kids. I can picture this conversation "daddy, meet my invisible friend Victor" "You are mistaken little Jimmy. You cannot have an invisible friend. That is impossible."
Its nice to know you are so apathetic as to not care what the world should be. I don't want it to be a humourless bag of turds. I try to make it less so. I don't like people who can't see that it shouldn't be. I'm not sure what you have against Indians but I'm sure its relevant somehow.
Nothing yet, anyway. And that sure is a poor reason to not try.
poohlive
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I am not quite sure what your point is at this. I mean, yes, there are obvious attacks at me, and my work. I do not exactly know why, since you have stated earlier that you are above that sort of thing, you simply do some good humor jabbing. This is no jabbing, this is a brutal attack on me personally.
Actually I'm flattered, for usually at this point in the arguement the opposition usually is scooping the bottom of the barrel at trying to find something to keep arguing. Like that seven years of med school. That was very clever, I admit, yet it has nothing to do with the arguement.
I am not one to cast judgement, at least I try not too unless I feel pasionately about something. You did strike a cord with a few of your things, and I felt obligated to say something. Like I said, I am stubborn and hardly ever back down. It is a fault of mine, I know. I would rather know my faults and have them, then be blind of them and think myself perfect.
As to the world remark, I didn't say I was apathetic as to what it should be. I am simply saying it is an impossibility to know what it truly is. People have opinions, and everything is seen differently. I have touched on this topic before somewhat. I can honestly say I know what the world is to me, but I can't honestly say what the world is. No one can, because each one judges things different.
An example....
An apple falls from a tree and hits someone on the head. One person might think the world somehow is turned against him, even the apple tree doesn't like him. Another might wonder about why the apple fell, and turn it into a great discovery, a third might think the world is gracious to give him an apple without so much as moving a muscle.
And yet another might simply think an apple fell and go on sitting. Yet another might find this as a life's lesson and sit under a cherry tree instead. It would be messier, but wouldn't hurt as badly.
One thing happened, but there are hundreds of different options that come from that. In a true objective eye, the wind came up just right to let an apple drop from it's stem of the tree and hit a person sitting under it. You would have to step back from everything to even begin to comprehend the world as it truly is.
Multiply that by infinity, and you might begin to understand what is realy being said here.
I can not argue certain commment about me, because they are yours, and yours alone. If you feel how that is, like somehow I have a kid named Victor now, well then all I can say is you are entitled to your own opinion.
As for my posts being filled with nothing, that's in your opinion as well. There had to be something in them for you to argue, however, but you contradicting yourself isn't the point here. Indeed, if anyone talks long enough they will contradict themselves, I am sure I have a few times myself.
However, that is neither here nor there.
I was not trying to dissuade you from trying for success in a thread, in fact I was encouraging you. For I know that the only thing we have in life, apart from our imaginations, is the drive to strive for perfection. No one has ever succeeded, and no one ever will, but that doesn't stop anyone... well I suppose some people have seen this unending wall and just stopped. I for one, haven't yet. I like to think of it along the lines of how well you are doing from other people, and not from perfection itself. That way, you can at least put yourself in a better place than you were before. With perfection there is only one category, unperfection.
However, I still strive, as do many people each day. Life is full of little quirks like that. I do suggest that you could quit attacking me personally, at least refrain from putting silly nonsense in here. If we are going to argue, let's at least be somewhat civilized about it.
Actually I'm flattered, for usually at this point in the arguement the opposition usually is scooping the bottom of the barrel at trying to find something to keep arguing. Like that seven years of med school. That was very clever, I admit, yet it has nothing to do with the arguement.
I am not one to cast judgement, at least I try not too unless I feel pasionately about something. You did strike a cord with a few of your things, and I felt obligated to say something. Like I said, I am stubborn and hardly ever back down. It is a fault of mine, I know. I would rather know my faults and have them, then be blind of them and think myself perfect.
As to the world remark, I didn't say I was apathetic as to what it should be. I am simply saying it is an impossibility to know what it truly is. People have opinions, and everything is seen differently. I have touched on this topic before somewhat. I can honestly say I know what the world is to me, but I can't honestly say what the world is. No one can, because each one judges things different.
An example....
An apple falls from a tree and hits someone on the head. One person might think the world somehow is turned against him, even the apple tree doesn't like him. Another might wonder about why the apple fell, and turn it into a great discovery, a third might think the world is gracious to give him an apple without so much as moving a muscle.
And yet another might simply think an apple fell and go on sitting. Yet another might find this as a life's lesson and sit under a cherry tree instead. It would be messier, but wouldn't hurt as badly.
One thing happened, but there are hundreds of different options that come from that. In a true objective eye, the wind came up just right to let an apple drop from it's stem of the tree and hit a person sitting under it. You would have to step back from everything to even begin to comprehend the world as it truly is.
Multiply that by infinity, and you might begin to understand what is realy being said here.
I can not argue certain commment about me, because they are yours, and yours alone. If you feel how that is, like somehow I have a kid named Victor now, well then all I can say is you are entitled to your own opinion.
As for my posts being filled with nothing, that's in your opinion as well. There had to be something in them for you to argue, however, but you contradicting yourself isn't the point here. Indeed, if anyone talks long enough they will contradict themselves, I am sure I have a few times myself.
However, that is neither here nor there.
I was not trying to dissuade you from trying for success in a thread, in fact I was encouraging you. For I know that the only thing we have in life, apart from our imaginations, is the drive to strive for perfection. No one has ever succeeded, and no one ever will, but that doesn't stop anyone... well I suppose some people have seen this unending wall and just stopped. I for one, haven't yet. I like to think of it along the lines of how well you are doing from other people, and not from perfection itself. That way, you can at least put yourself in a better place than you were before. With perfection there is only one category, unperfection.
However, I still strive, as do many people each day. Life is full of little quirks like that. I do suggest that you could quit attacking me personally, at least refrain from putting silly nonsense in here. If we are going to argue, let's at least be somewhat civilized about it.
Let me do this quickly, only responding to the reasons why you can't seem to be able to have an intelligent conversation.
Reason 1: You say "As for my posts being filled with nothing, that's in your opinion as well." Like IPB or one of the other Trolls you seem to need to twist and contort what I've said. When I said that I said that your previous post had been a lot of nothing. Not all of your posts. Grow up.
Reason 2: You seem unable to grasp Figurative examples. Obviously I don't think you have a Child named Victor(Actually if your reading were up to par you would note that in my example your child was named Jimmy and his friend was Victor). It is fairly difficult to converse with someone who cannot grasp the difference between literal and figurative
Use your idiotic example. Were I you, I would say: An apple fell? How can this be when we're at the computer? You obviously don't seem to know what is going on.
My med school reply is a perfect example BTW
Reason 3: Your need to change what you just said you said "I hardly am one to take up what a view of the world should be." and then began to talk of perception and the differences in perception. These are two different statements. I take a very strong interest in what the world should be. I don't want it to be a boring humourless place. I don't like people who do.
Reason 4: You are trying to change your opinion midway through this. I was never jabbing at you. I was jabbing at Inkubus. I was calling you an idiotic jackass. Don't want to be called one? Don't be one.
Don't want to be "attacked"? Then please stop posting replies that are filled with half-truths, lies and distortions of what I said.
Otherwise it is my perogative to call you a Humourless little bitch.
Reason 1: You say "As for my posts being filled with nothing, that's in your opinion as well." Like IPB or one of the other Trolls you seem to need to twist and contort what I've said. When I said that I said that your previous post had been a lot of nothing. Not all of your posts. Grow up.
Reason 2: You seem unable to grasp Figurative examples. Obviously I don't think you have a Child named Victor(Actually if your reading were up to par you would note that in my example your child was named Jimmy and his friend was Victor). It is fairly difficult to converse with someone who cannot grasp the difference between literal and figurative
Use your idiotic example. Were I you, I would say: An apple fell? How can this be when we're at the computer? You obviously don't seem to know what is going on.
My med school reply is a perfect example BTW
Reason 3: Your need to change what you just said you said "I hardly am one to take up what a view of the world should be." and then began to talk of perception and the differences in perception. These are two different statements. I take a very strong interest in what the world should be. I don't want it to be a boring humourless place. I don't like people who do.
Reason 4: You are trying to change your opinion midway through this. I was never jabbing at you. I was jabbing at Inkubus. I was calling you an idiotic jackass. Don't want to be called one? Don't be one.
Don't want to be "attacked"? Then please stop posting replies that are filled with half-truths, lies and distortions of what I said.
Otherwise it is my perogative to call you a Humourless little bitch.
