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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1209 Joined: 22 Apr 2008    |
Is this something that you're going to spend a lot of time writing and then post, or are you going to post a prompt and let others give advice? |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 518 Joined: 6 May 2009     |
...Both! |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 |
Haha. Yes, both. wilsonscrazybed is looking at the first draft. I must now ask that further discussion regarding this be conducted via PM so as not to derail the thread even further (yes, it was my fault). I am quite excited, and will happily take any advice and opinions. ^_^ |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4922 Joined: 10 Jan 2009     |
Woot! Glad I helped motivate you. Also, if you haven't mentioned them already: 1) Time paradoxes in battles: it can look odd if someone hits post during a battle, and winds up fighting someone who isn't there anymore. Almost ran into this by accident just now :D 2) Taking control of other's characters. How to do it properly when they say they've gotta go for awhile, and such. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 518 Joined: 6 May 2009 | The "Personality" section on the character sheet needs to be in-depth enough that when the DM does take over the character, they can think up their actions based on it. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 845 Joined: 28 May 2009     |
I wholeheartedly agree. On the front page all I see are these games, with 50 kajillion posts each, that just swamp the small but good RPs. The genuinely interesting ones just seem to drown in games. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 751 Joined: 20 May 2009    | I think a good easy change would be the addition of a advertising friendly sticky thread, where authors could make posts to get the word out on their new RP's and recruit people. |
Brand Manager  Posts: 2433 Joined: 8 Oct 2007    | Just so you guys know, we are working on dice atm :) May be a while before we can implement them...but I wanted to let you know we are working on them in some form. |
On the Record  Posts: 5542 Joined: 16 Dec 2008   |
Sounds good, that should add some new exciting stuff to RPing! |
On the Record Posts: 5542 Joined: 16 Dec 2008 | AAHH!! Spam thread crackdown people! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4199 Joined: 30 Oct 2008  |
I love you. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2305 Joined: 1 Jul 2008    |
I'm guessing an adbot? Start a-pressing that report button. |
Brand Manager Posts: 2433 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 | Another update: I just saw a working model of the dice system for this forum. *drool* It's not done and it's already awesome! Release time TBA |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 |
You are one incurable teaser, you know that? Every single opportunity... rawr >=3 |
Brand Manager Posts: 2433 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 |
LOL, sorry. I just wanted to make sure everyone was updated :) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 | Sure you did, sure you did... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4199 Joined: 30 Oct 2008 |
... Why do you do this to me? I'm so anxious now! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1282 Joined: 1 Jun 2008  | Hurray for dice! However, I must ask, is they're any word on splitting this section from the Forum Games? The two really don't have a lot to do with each other. People who post one line, random responses to the person above them aren't of the same mentality as people who post four page, carefully crafted responses to the person above them. For one the main incentive is immediate satisfaction independant from literary prowess with rapidly advancing content. For the other the main incentive is belated satisfaction dependant on the literary prowess of the thread as a whole with slowly evolving content. There is really no rationale for lumping the two together. Other than to say, neither is welcome in off-topic. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4737 Joined: 20 Mar 2009    |
I agree with this. They can also take up space on eachother and oush eachother off page 1 so they get ignored. Basically, there's nothing to benefit from that to both the forum games and the RPs. |
Web Developer  Posts: 2696 Joined: 12 Nov 2002     | *evil grin*
I think you will like what is coming for RPs and not just the cool dice. |
Brand Manager Posts: 2433 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 |
*double evil grin* |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1209 Joined: 22 Apr 2008 |
Aha! So you are doing more than just dice. That's a relief. Hurry up with it, will you? These forboding hints are all well and good, but I'd rather like to get my hands on the real stuff. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 | *preps the whip* |
On the Record Posts: 5542 Joined: 16 Dec 2008 |
Teach them a good lesson for teasing us poor little Escapist members! HHmm... I wonder if these new additions would be ready in time for a certain RP a certain two people are planing ;) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1282 Joined: 1 Jun 2008 |
.. Now that is mysterious. That is text-book mysterious. Should I get my hopes up for a division with Forum Games? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 |
They tell me there are changes coming that will solve that issue. How, I have no idea. |
On the Record Posts: 5542 Joined: 16 Dec 2008 |
And so the plot thickens! |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1282 Joined: 1 Jun 2008 |
Really? Now that is ... doubly mysterious. I really want to see the changes now. Any word on when they'll be implementing their new system? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2141 Joined: 23 Jan 2008 |
No, they are far too pleased with keeping it a secret. Shouldn't be long now. They've worked on them for quite a while, and the site always moves slowly. I'd give it a month or two. Possibly shorter. |
On the Record  Posts: 6467 Joined: 24 Apr 2008 |
The promise of new and exciting develpments means the first thing I do on the escapist is visit the RP forum and see if I can now roll dice. I don't have any games that require me to roll dice, but I would make one just so I can roll some god damn dice. It will be fun to see a new era of RP crop up, experimenting with the dice and discovering ways to use them... i'll be happy if we get some more regular players. I think the escapist underestimates the amount of people and reputation they can draw by really kicking the pants off of everyone with an extensive RP system. It's a (mostly) untapped opportunity, to make a board that can support and enhance an RP, rather than just host it. I reckon' you could pull a lot of people here with it, wink wink nudge nudge. |
Brand Manager Posts: 2433 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 | User Groups are now live and DICE and MODIFIERS are in the mix! http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93153-Escapist-User-Groups-Now-Live See, I told ya this was coming. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1209 Joined: 22 Apr 2008 | What are MODIFIERS? |
Web Developer Posts: 2696 Joined: 12 Nov 2002 |
Yeah you can finally do this:
Just request your User Group with RP mode here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/User-Groups-Administration-Office-click-to-apply |
Web Developer Posts: 2696 Joined: 12 Nov 2002 |
Sometimes when casting a spell like say Magic Missle it does 1d4+1 damage. Well we made sure that the dice rolls could have this ability. |
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I have begun on a advice thread for role-playing with the blessing of Red Guard wilsonscrazybed. I'll send you my MSN in PM so we can talk about it. It will be a joint effort of several members.