which kinda rp do you all prefer? i've been occupied with some things and haven't been able to work something up as of late. if i had some options to choose from i would display them, but i'm sure there are many. i'd appreciate any input (besides the occasional flamflam :D )

<font color=red>UPDATE</font> please vote in the poll 'poll' version of this conversation at my rp preference poll.

[ 07-07-2002, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: Nanobyte ]

What do you mean, like strictly roleplaying, d&d type hack and shash, sci-fi, horror, etc? I like a decent mix, good character interaction with some action, not necessarily combat, but it can be, and anything that helps a story and makes it entertaining, even if your character has to die for it to happen.

It's ok here or there,Tao. [img]smile.gif[/img]

The topic is pertinent to this forum so let's talk about it here.

Personally I like D&D or Sci Fic worlds to rp in.

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I agree that this is an okay topic, since I beleive that Nanobyte is wanting to get ideas for a game to start here...am I right?

Personally, I would like to see a low magic-based game, set not exactly in a D&D setting, but would be more similar to Lord of the Rings...in fashion. Usually, on this forum, eveybody wants to be the biggest, strongest wizard or warrior that exists, and I would like to play in a more calmed down setting, where a character like Gandalf has the power to screw up your day pretty severely...but doesn't flaunt it, nor ever really lets you see just how strong he really is. That would make it more fascinating, more mysterious, and more manageable in play.
Just my opinion, of course.
I hope this is the kind of answer you were fishing for. </font>

<font color=skyblue> Exactly! I would like to see more of this on this forum! </font>

yea, that is what i'm trying to do. i know it's obvious that when i start stories, they are different, but i never seem to attract enough attention. maybe it's because everyone is occupied with other things going on in their lives (or the forums), but it really blows the big one when i sit down for a couple hours to think up a good story and no one participates. i do all things a good dm should, leave options open, allow players to express themselves through their characters, allow the environment and the people to be effected by their actions. i enjoy having a character as well, but i try to make them different, for example, one i had been previously working up:

aquatic elf
sorcerer
chaotic neutral

<u>spells</u>: (15 from the 3rd ed. pnp and 1 of my own)
alter self
cone of cold
control water
control winds
create water
fire shield (cold)
geas
otiluke's freezing sphere
protection from elements (electric)
ray of frost
shapechange
sleet storm
summon nature's ally (water-based creatures)
wall of ice
water breathing
.:-summon water golem for use of protection (preserve himself while on land)-:.

now i know i was a little heavy on the spells, but i tried to limit them to reasonable ones, as in low lvl and mostly <font color=blue>water</font>-based.. the reason why i never brought this character into a story was because i lost interest. i'm hoping i will be enlightened on why i came here those few months ago, because i really enjoy participating. and thanx for all the input.

I too prefer a loose DnD-like setting, like a dark age fantasy world with DnD aspects, but also with plenty of room for other, more original creatures, magic etc.. In the same context, I prefer games where there aren't rules lurking around every corner and dice rolled for your every action. A world with the freedom to create and be original.
As far as characters are concerned, Larry pretty much said it all. Of course, if my character has little reason to stick with the group he'll go off on his own.
In much the same way I have no problems with killing off my own characters, except that there has to be a good reason for it.
Well, not always. I created a thief named Skip once (who tended to wet his pants at every oppertunity) and I had some great plans concerning his demise (you could even say he was created to die). Unfortunately for me, fortunately for Skip, others kept stepping in to rescue him...

Most genres are fine with me, but I especially love super-hero RPGs. ;) Also I'd love D&D-type RPGs featuring at least some Oriental content.

Do prefer storytelling to just plain dice-rolling combat, though. And I certainly can't stand uber characters either.

[ 06-27-2002, 05:49 AM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]

Im with KT on this one. I would love to see some ninjas bust through the windows and kick some ass :D

that's another thing i aim at doing when i create stories. heck, i made one before where there was only one rule, and that was to be realistic. this is confusing, it seems everyone wants something different from the average, yet i thrive to make those type rp's and no one joins.. maybe my stories are not too in-depth. of course, sometimes i make chars that make myself look like i don't want anyone to join, but it's only the char. i don't know, it's too confusing

Personally, I like story telling RPG's, with very loose actual DnDness, though in a dnd setting. [img]smile.gif[/img] My preference.

My preferences? Look at Hazardous Times. That's what I like.

I like the Informal and futuristic kind, though good old D&D is starting to latch itself onto me... I really enjoyed the world of myth, and Halo would've been a MOST kick-ass RPG... too bad it turned out being a First Person shooter instead of a strategy game like originally planned...

<font color="lime">My very first PnP campaign is still my favorite. It had a great DM who was also a good friend of mine. He distributed magic items based on quality not quantity. No character had more than 3 or 4 magic items, but they were all good quality items.

The best game I ever ran took years to develop and included a huge mish-mash of elements - INCLUDING some Marvel Super Villains. That was a lot of fun.

I like DnD settings with a good story line and a chance for some serious character development and role-playing. I like the characters to have moderate amounts of magic, but nothing super-powerful. I also like adventures that force the players to utilize ALL of their characters skills and abilities. I once saved the entire party because I decided to play a thief rather than my mid-teen level ranger. The entire party got trapped, but my thief had been scouting ahead. He managed to use his Hide in Shadows until he found and rescued the party. If I had played a fighter, all of us would lost our characters that night.

When it comes to combat, I believe the DM/storyteller SHOULD be rolling dice to determine the outcome. I also believe that ONE person should act as the DM/storyteller.

I'm having a hard time adjusting to the players adding elements or monsters to the story or adding characters as the story goes along.

In my Octagon thread, players are limited to only ONE character and are allowed NO MAGIC. This forces them to develop good strategies in the arena fights. Otherwise, they will just wind up being cannon fodder.

Make the players think, and provide an opportunity for their characters to grow.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

BTW, <font color="deeppink">K.T.</font>, what do you think of my new sig?</font>

[ 06-29-2002, 10:32 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]

Cerek, sorry, liked the old 'un better. Too Marix-y. (Attalus does his Neb impression) Post on HT, damn it!

I like the one's that doesn't follow DnD very strictly, though I like some DnD because it brings more structure I think.
What I miss though is a RP which isn't just about fighting and combat, there are too few of those..

<font color="limegreen" face="veranda">I like the story telling.........
with the free-form fighting. The descriptions are more colorful and interesting.. :D </font>

im just getting around to reading this and yes i agree with this larry you might want to check out the grand heist revisited, its got almost no magic, is losely D&D based, and is set in medeival times, and is actually mostly theives and bounty hunters in the game, its open to all, i hate to advertise this (yeah right), but it seems to be the type of game that you all prefer ;)

I like original things where the future and the past sort of colide in a bizare and twisted form of what is both D&D and Sci-fi...

Like the new movie "Reighn of Fire" or an even better example "Gun Valkyrie" which was set in the year 1862 but had loads of Jet Packs, Space craft, and all centered around a basic concept: The Perpetual motion machine, a twisted dream made reality with consequences that altered the universe greatly and allowed man to do many things...

and stuff like that...

anyway, you get the point...

<font color="plum">So, when are we going to see your new Thread, Nanobyte?

You've piqued my interest, so don't keep us in suspense.</font>

[ 07-05-2002, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]

i am not sure. i've been pretty busy with family issues and trying to hold a steady job, but i will try to work something up. i know, as a semi-dm, that all hack-and-slash can bend towards the boring side, that's why i work up stories. i really do enjoy creating characters that are different, like my previous rp with the halfling (how many of those do you see :D ). i don't know when i will release another rp, but i hope this time around i will get more traffic (at least on the in side)