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Mon, 10/21/2013 - 14:46
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer

This is the roleplay discussion thread, where we talk about previous, current, and future forum-roleplaying gaming. All out-of-character chatter for all future roleplays must occur here so that we don't clutter up the Treasure Vault or the roleplaying games with chatter. This is also the thread where future roleplays will be brewed, created, and voted upon.

For those not familiar with roleplaying games, these are the default rules:
*No power-playing. You are not allowed to play as someone else's character. Do not write what someone else's character did, how that character reacted, etc. Use only your own character, and no one else's.
*No god-moding. You are not allowed to make a character invincible, omniscient, omnipotent, or otherwise do what is considered impossible within the bounds of the roleplay. Even minor things, like always dodging another character's attacks or being completely unmoved during an emotionally traumatizing moment, is considered god-moding.
*Stay in character. If your character is a poor swordsman, you're not going to be defeating an expert swordsman unless you have a serious advantage. If your character is highly rational, try to avoid having the character act emotionally. Make your character do what they would realistically have done in that situation, not just whatever suits your fancy.
*Avoid making Mary Sue characters. These characters are your average run-of-the-mill heroes or villains, fitting all the tropes in their category, being natural god-moders, or otherwise being unrealistic. Make your characters unique and realistic to the best of your ability.
*No meta-gaming. Your character should only perceive what is realistically perceptible to that character, and should not know of things that only you, the player, know about.
*Out-of-character chat should be explicitly separated the story. The most common way to do so is to preface it with "OOC," but I've seen players use double-parentheses ((like this)) or curly braces {like this} instead.

Standard rules of English grammar should also be enforced at all times. Maintain proper spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure (intentional misspelling excepted, like when simulating an accent). Your paragraphs should have two or more sentences each, and should be no more or less than 2-7 lines long.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 14:59
#1
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

Oof, the paragraph rules... xD
On the other hand, one-line paragraphs are ugly :P

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:06
#2
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
About paragraphs

I kinda had Darkwatck's and Creeperlucario's posts in mind when I wrote the rules about paragraphs. Large blocks of text are hard to read, and it's easy to miss important details when you're skimming it over because it's too painful to read thoroughly.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:10
#3
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

Ah xD

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:15
#4
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
About Paragraphs: RE

What if you have a post, and want to end it with a dramatic one liner? EX.

"Go! I'll hold them off! Go and [insert random plot scenario here that I am too lazy to type]! I'll be fine!"

At least, he hoped he would be.

[End of example]

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:23
#5
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
@Sandwich-Potato

Those were rules about paragraphs, not about one-liners. ;)

So yeah, dramatic one-liners are fine.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:30
#6
Topoyozariane's picture
Topoyozariane
Well?

How 'bout we start by gathering the RP-ers of the round table?

*Knights of the round table. xD*

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:36
#7
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
Hmm

This seems alright man. I am sure me sticking my 2 cents don't mean much but I can understand where your coming from. The only thing I would add is, common since in writing. Lets not over bare a single thing making one whole post one while paragraph, its hard to read :L. On that note I suppose sentience structure and Grammar are some things to work on not really a rule but it falls into the whole being able to read and understand thing. Mah just thinking about on this Thread if ya don't mind.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:40
#8
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Ooh! Ooh!

I call being Sir Chandestroy (Search and Destroy)! Here's some more:
-Sir Serer (Sorcerer)
-Sir Vivor (Survivor)
-Sir Kuss (Circus)
-Sir Vey (Survey)
-Sir Casm (Sarcasm)
-Sir Junn (Surgeon)
-Sir Pernatural (Supernatural)

The puns...I'll be disconnecting my internet now...please don't kill me.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:45
#9
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
Um

I don't get it...Potato, I don't get it but don't leave us.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 15:48
#10
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

@Sandwich
What about us ma'ams? :3

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:10
#11
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Replies!

@Dark: I meant that my puns were so horrible, people would be motivated to track me down with my internet location and kill me :P.

@Rem: Here we go! (female version = dame)
-Dame Edge (Damage)
-Dame Per (Damper)
-Dame En (Daemon or Demon)
-Dame Lass (Shameless)
-Dame Er (Gamer)

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:14
#12
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

Yay! :3

I be Dame Edge since that's the only weapon I don't use? xD

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:18
#13
Playerman's picture
Playerman
---

Were my posts okay, according to your criteria? :P

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:19
#14
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
Rain Check

I am taking one of this right now. Because I have no idea whats going on :D I just came to pitch in my two cents and now there are very strange things happening in nowhere.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:31
#15
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Order! Order!

Today, my friends, I am truly jubilant to say, the formation of the Knights of the Oval Table! Presenting, the honorable Sir Chandestroy, hero of something we can't recall, savior of no one plot-relevant, champion of something cheesy, paragon of cheddar, incarnated-

All right, that's enough. What did the White Knight become when he died?

The Night Wight!

(Booing)

Alright, you can stop throwing the rotten tomatoes.

And now, presenting Dame Edge, one who's beauty is vaguely better than a pile of Gremlin feces, strength stronger than that of a Dust Bunny, intelligence faster than molasses and honey!

What will happen next? Tune in next episode, in which we introduce yet more heroes and champions of a glorious new age! Up next, news at 12'o clock. Recruits in Proto Gear are assaulting Bechamal for not giving them free Scissor Blades! He's projected to be able to hold them off for only 124 years! After that, relax with some music, "Sympathy for the OOO"! I'm Bob McBob, and this is [insert really bad channel name]!

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:32
#16
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
@Playerman

Your posts looked okay, according to the criteria.

@Darkwatck: Not sure I understood what you just wrote, but okay.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:51
#17
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

Anyways, g'night all!

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:54
#18
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
@Thin

IDK I guess I was just wanting to say what was on my mind when it came to this formation but mah. I left the WoW RP world because regulation came down and just did not work. Maybe it will here IDK...I just don't want to lose Faita so quickly :L

On a different note, Thin give us some idea about the Next RP. I kinda want to port over my Two current characters since I did not really get any time with them. The BioTech, and Trooper (Mental issues and all :D). Because why not.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 16:57
#19
Viorayne's picture
Viorayne
@Sandwich. Pactagonal Knights ring a bell?

Dibs on Sir Loin. Knight of Steak & Alehouses on Haven.

@Thin
And how were my Paragraph posts, seperating Dialogue and Description.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:02
#20
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
@Edo

Darn it, you played Dragonfable too? c: Since I'm part of the group apparently, I vote for a "Yes, you're posts were conforming to standards".

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:10
#21
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
My Paragraphs

Well they way I do my Paragraphs are kinda stock/standered of the English language.(American English to my knowalage) Where the action stays on the person at hand. So when he talks it is know that this is the person talking as well as his actions. When the talking/action changes you change the Paragraph to match that person so they are currently in the spot light. If it comes to pointing out something about another person its done in a kinda third-person field but the Paragraph only changes when the action camera changes perspectives.

I know that is odd but it got me into collage so I guess its right :/

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:16
#22
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
@Dark

Here's how I do my paragraphs:

[Topic 1, paragraph]

[Topic 2, paragraph] etc.

For dialogue, treat it like a new paragraph. Same with thinking, in which you should do emphasized (< e m > and < / e m >, minus the spaces. Start and close emphasized, respectively.)

Additionally:
-Remember to make sure you had no spelling/grammar/capitalization errors. They stand out in a reader's mind as "strange" and "ugly".

Anyways...

Introducing...Sir Loin! Rumored to be able to cook beef that would make Vog himself (not) weep! Slices meat as quickly and swiftly as a slug! Adds just enough spices (to blow up Cradle with the smell)!

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:18
#23
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
First idea of the day!

How about an RP that begins shortly before the Skylark arrived at Cradle? The players don't actually have to play as knights; they could play as any race or have any powers and abilities they wanted, provided both are firmly grounded in Spiral Knights lore. For example, one could play as a gremlin with the ability to teleport, but not as a Pikachu Pokemon with the power to turn people into frogs.

Players who play as knights will begin their stories in the most appropriate places for their lore; knights, for instance, will begin on the Skylark, while Gremlins will begin on the Great Colony, which is presumed to exist somewhere on Cradle. Valkyries might come from a fabulous city, which is also located on Cradle for simplicity's sake.

Gameplay will be mostly freeform, but players will not be allowed to create or use NPCs. If a player wants to fight off an army to show off his powers, they will have to ask a moderator first, and then the moderator will handle the army, not the player.

The Clockworks will be different this time around. The Clockworks is built with tunnels and maintenance rooms, better-known as Clockwork Tunnels and Deconstruction Zones. It is possible to move between tunnels simply by walking there; no elevators are needed to reach them. With a little creativity, players can reach new levels by using hatches and passageways located in the Clockwork Tunnels and Decon Zones.

In the Arcade, there are four elevators. These elevators provide access to the habitation platforms, each of which is automatically (and randomly) constructed by vast, complicated machinery (maintained by gremlins) within each level. The rotation of the levels through the Clockworks can be modified in the Core Terminal, though they do not respond to external commands without the presence of a key, which has yet to be discovered.

Haven is the central hub of the entire planet, and most of the lands on Cradle have elevators and transport mechanisms leading to Haven. These mechanisms are theoretically reversible, allowing for fast transport anywhere on Cradle, but again, this operation can only be performed at the Core Terminal, where no external commands are accepted without inserting the key first. New recruits who arrived via escape pods can take advantage of this transport system to quickly reach Haven, provided they can find the access points.

Anybody in favor of seeing this story?

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:24
#24
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Opinion!

Maybe we could play the mythical, magical, musical Owlite race, what with their enchanted candles and refined culture and whatnot. At the end, everyone dies because Margrel set the Katapacolysm or whatever it's called.

No?

Additionally, who should be the mod(s) for this RP? Probably the people who haven't modded recently yet and are experienced. Maybe Hexlash, but where the heck did he go? o.O

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:28
#25
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
Mah, its a nice idea. Kinda

Mah, its a nice idea. Kinda bringing everything back to when the Knights first arived. The world there was and the people to meet. I like it but I don't think my characters I wanted to port over would fit, not that it matters, I am just thinking that this would be something need to see....Right I don't get a vote in this. Mah my 2 cents.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:29
#26
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
@Sandwich-Potato

We could hold a vote. We would only be allowed to vote for one person besides ourselves.

I believe it would be difficult to tell a coherent story when there is more than one person telling it, so if we do have more mods, they would need to cooperate rather heavily before moving the story along.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:44
#27
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
@Thin

Hmm. But there is one CRUCIAL aspect you missed. It could affect your entire career in RP writing, influencing your ability to cooperate with your fellow writes.

What. Will. Your. Cheesy. Knight. Name. Be?

dun Dun DUN!!!

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:54
#28
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Viorayne
It's also in a time when this all started.

What I mean by that is there are still the presence of a few Vog Cubs.
Some Tortodrones too.

I have an idea of an Intelligent Firo-Knight Bartender...
But I'll wait until actual RP ideas are confirmed.

OR

An Almirian Crusader who got buried much closer to the surface than usual.
And ends up aiding the Knights who look very similar to his lost commrades?

Im still thinking ideas over...But Fire is the key element here.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 17:54
#29
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Erm...

Yeah! And his customers would be Blast Cubes with angry tempers!

More than once, this poor mech has had to replace his bar in exchange for keeping a beast warm.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 20:19
#30
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
Erm...what?

Are you guys just exploring the possibilities of what you could do in the RP, or are you just messing around?

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 03:12
#31
Ultimaknightz's picture
Ultimaknightz
@Thin

This is exactly why I did not put Sammich-Potato on the list of Council Members. He is not serious, or even mature enough to hold such responsibility in his stubby hands. Perhaps we should make an actual Council Thread(that only council members can post in), and this will be the thread for normal forumers(that's you, sandwich) to lend certain ideas to the Roleplay Council for the next RP they're gonna make. Once again, I'll restate the list of Council Members:

-Thinslayer
-Ultimaknightz
-Kaijuhunter
-Topoyozariane
-Vinnydime

These are people I know will be able to lead the Roleplay Council well(and that includes myself lol). I'm probably going to start up the thread now.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 04:45
#32
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
@Ultima

As a good man once said:
You can be young only once, but you can be immature forever.

But when I feel like sobering up...fine, I'll do it, for this one post:

-A story about the Gremlins: perhaps why they were so distrustful of the knights, which ultimately led to unnecessary conflict and bloodshed?

-Who were the Owlites, why did they fight the Kats, and why did the Kats hate them so much they sacrificed themselves in an attempt to eliminate Owlites?

-An Almirian Crusader had not filled his oath when he died: to (attempt to) protect all the innocents from harm. When the energy from a nearby compound (Compound 42, anyone?) brought him back, there was only one thought in the fragments of his mental capacity: fulfilling that one vow, that one pledge, that one oath.

-A group of Snipes encounter Strangers for the first time.

-The Swarm's first origins from the lord of the Gremlins: why would a ruler allow such a threat to exist that he himself created? Perhaps he built the Sanctuary to try and mollify his deeds?

-Who actually built the Clockworks? No, not Gremlins. They're too...unrefined for such a task of building an enormous world and powering it.

-How did Tortodrones first appear on Cradle? They seem to a near perfected combination of organic and artificial material, implying that some(one)(thing) made them. But for what purpose?

-A group of monsters have determined to cease the bloodshed for some motive, such as seeing their family mercilessly slaughtered by knights, and seeing the same knights brutally killed by a much larger pack of creatures. But how will they be able to communicate? And how will these creatures make clear that they have benign intentions?

Oh, and Ultima, some of us of a younger age with still evolving maturity find it quite irking that our brain is still in a premature stage. It is infinitely more aggravating to discover that we are being inequitably assessed by the sadly true statement in which our minds are prone to a few periods in which all the world's merely more ammunition for a cannon of drowsy, blatant, typical humor. However, I have regrettably long since been resigned to accept such a fate, so I was not offended by your remarks. A younger I would have been, perhaps, but not the present one.

And now my still rather undeveloped brain necessitates a humorous remark it can dwell on for some time, so it is as follows:

What do you call a mechanical turtle with a big midsection? A TORSOdrone!

And thus, I retire for the morning.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 05:45
#33
Viorayne's picture
Viorayne
If you cant joke...

@Thin
Was just rolling out some ideas for the RP post you suggested.
Nothing much, just ideas.

@Ultima
Pfft. As a Great Man I know once said.

"Men dont mature when they age, they just get bigger".
Everyone has a laugh, and acts with some humour to their step.
Sometimes its being immature, but then whats wrong with that if its not all the time?

Sure some moments require you to be serious, Ultima.
But then again if you cant lighten up the mood when you need to...
Well then that's probably worse than being immature all the time.
Because then you can never really have one of the best things to do in life.
A good laugh.

Retired too.

@Sandwich
Want a Brew, Sandwich? I have Biscuits.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 07:39
#34
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
@Ulitma

Look, I may not understand what you define as immature, or good natured or any of that. Fact in point I could define Immature as some one who takes them selfs too self aware or serious. But, that does not mean an immature person can not hunker down and be 'real' for a moment. Sure this is me spitting my 2 cents again, but I feel Sandwich has a good hearted nature and can understand people. Besides when I want to talk to some one I rather talk to a relaxed person who knows what fun is and can laugh at/or with you when its called for.

I my self tend to get angry when some one messes around all the time but I can understand when they want to make a joke or have some fun with the tools they are given. Much like a School we are alot of people working to learn and understand while at the same time make up ideas we can share and get feed back from. Some times they are presented in silly ways but at the end of the day as long as you got the message convaid I see no reason why he can't just be himself.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 10:16
#35
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
Regarding maturity & humor

A mature person will accomplish his responsibilities and conduct himself appropriately. Sandwich-Potato has demonstrated the ability to accomplish his responsibilities, but I'm not convinced that he can conduct himself appropriately. This does not mean that he always has to be serious; sometimes humor is called for, and I, for one, appreciate good humor. But responding to a request for criticism and analysis with humor is hardly appropriate, and responding humorously to a serious moment that should be serious is hardly appropriate. And frankly, cluttering up the discussion threads with jokes tends to irk me more than it makes me laugh.

Put simply, both Ultimaknightz and Darkwatck have valid points. As Ultimaknightz pointed out, a higher degree of maturity is called for here, but as Edolas & Darkwatck pointed out, that does not exclude the proper use of humor.

Is this a reasonable assessment?

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 11:30
#36
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
@Thin

Agreed.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 11:53
#37
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
@Thin

I'm inclined to agree with your ruling. For the list of Council Members, I would like to add Hexlash, though xe appears to have withdrawn from the forums for an indefinite period of time.

EDIT: As Nasuada of Inheritance said (not verbatim, as I currently do not have easy access to such an engrossing novel): "False modesty can be just as dangerous as inflated opinion's to one's career." Thus, assessing myself in an impartial manner, I'm inclined to submit myself in such a fashion:
-During serious, grave discussion I shall resume the post of a less-humorous "setting" mentally.
-Otherwise, I shall participate in discussion with occasional humorous remarks.

@Edo: I'm not legally allowed to consume alcohol. Perhaps a glass of eggnog during Christmas?

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 12:28
#38
Viorayne's picture
Viorayne
@Sandwich

A Brew is Tea....
I seem to forget that British Lingo isnt known world-wide.

I also have the new idea of making a Bearded, Shaggy Gremlin into Jazz/Swing.
A Musician and a Mender.
As close to a "Bard" as we can get.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 13:45
#39
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

...what's going on now? o.0

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 13:48
#40
Creeperlucario's picture
Creeperlucario
...

Uh, no clue either and does a character that looks similar to a human count for an appearance?

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 13:57
#41
Viorayne's picture
Viorayne
@Remil

Summary:

Ultima slagged off Sandwich for being Immature, and said it was why he didnt choose him to be on the council.
Sandwich, Dark and Myself raised points to counter this, saying it's fine being immature and letting loose sometimes.
Thin then came and settled the situation.
I also came to the realisation that people dont realise that Brew = Tea.

That's about all.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 14:04
#42
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

I see - thanks xD

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 14:11
#43
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
Indeed.

Additionally, I used a higher level syntax than usual when on this online forum, thus proving that even one immature can develop intelligence. However, I do find communicating in this manner slightly aggravating and tiring, so I shall refrain from using such language unless a situation necessitates it.

Anyways. Thin, have you made a final decision on what'll be the next role play (mods, powers, setting, creatures, etc.)? I never realized how addicted I got to developing stories with others :D.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 14:51
#44
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
@Sandwich-Potato

I was writing it up earlier, but then I got a "permission denied" error cuz it logged me out, so I lost it all. I'm taking a different route now. I should have something up soon.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:03
#45
Sandwich-Potato's picture
Sandwich-Potato
A wild pain in the neck appeared!

Alrighty, then. I look forward to seeing what it'll be. Have you chosen any mods?

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:09
#46
Thinslayer's picture
Thinslayer
@Sandwich-Potato

Nope. Just myself, for the time being. I aim to choose mods as necessary.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:14
#47
Darkwatck's picture
Darkwatck
:D

Can't wait Thin. Keep us posted, hope I can be in this one :L

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:23
#48
Remiliaoftheearth's picture
Remiliaoftheearth

/waits patiently (or at least, I'm trying to be patient :P)

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:27
#49
Hexlash's picture
Hexlash
If only we could conduct a psychological experiment...

@Thinslayer, GACK! The dreaded shortcomings of our technology that is just so detrimental and torturous to us all D: How many wonderful posts have slipped to the void because of those unbearable faults? ;)

@Sandwich-Potato, it means a lot to me that you think I should be a moderator/member of the Council of - uh... important people that handle Roleplays? - (seriously, thanks :D). Anyways, I truly don't want to bring it up again, but...

I do myself enjoy humour immensely, I laughed at literally everything in this thread, and when I read Ultima's post, I couldn't help but smile a bit. It is fascinating how diverse the world is, and just how amazing technology (which I know I demeaned a few... lines ago) is, to be able to bring us all together in such a way. I learned quite recently that since no one is perfect, in a group, we must emphasize and utilize the skills that are available to us.

Everyone is different, and we must remember to respect that. Rather than looking at the bad qualities within each other (which at times may be appropriate if self building criticism is required) we should look at the strengths within each other and put those skills to work. Everyone has something to bring, and if we can learn to put those skills to work, we can do amazing things.

Fweu, with that aside... I personally think that we should do something you suggested a while back, don't remember where, Thin, but find out what made those long-lasting RP's so successful. But instead of scouring through long dead threads (hehe rhyming), why not just survey? Let's ask ourselves what made those one's better than the rest, what did we like about them, and perhaps why they died. For the ones that astonishingly completed, whoever was a part of the RP could divulge as to why they thought it was able to complete.

Developing a strong basis and connection beforehand, I believe, is key to creating a long lasting Roleplay. However, spontaneous-ness and direct approaches can lead to great things too.

One thing is for sure, communication is très important.

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 15:31
#50
Isekuube's picture
Isekuube
Derp. :3

Err. I might have missed it. But why is a RP Council a thing?

I thought this thread was a discussion about rping. :3

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