Thread: OOC  The Void

Greetings, friends. I'd like to start this thread off by briefly saying that the main intent of this group roleplay is for everyone involved to enjoy themselves at a casual and relaxed pace. That in mind, I think we should discuss a few mechanics before we get started on plotting and brainstorming. Cast as of now Rauk KuroBara IllusionFish Demie I think keeping a steady, small team like this of writers who are committed, and will not vanish without warning is key to staying organized. When things get disorganized and no one knows what the hell is going on, it's hard to get back on track. I want everyone involved to have fun and to look forward to progressing the story. Post Length What do you feel is a comfortable and efficient post length for casual-paced small group roleplay? Personally, I think there must be some significance to each reply, and it must sufficiently add enough atmosphere and content to make the next person's life less stressful. Basically, I think a couple strong paragraphs at least can do the job. Getting into the range of 1000 word posts however, I think can either be a really fun thing, or a really boring thing. Thoughts? Reply Order How do you feel about reply orders? I think it depends on the group. So, we should find out what our collective opinion on this is. I believe that with 4 people, a reply-wheel or post order is efficient, due to the linear organization it brings. It also allows everyone their fair share of the spotlight. However, if we feel that a more casual... 'Post as you feel like it' setting is best for us, I would love to hear opinions! Time between Replies If we decide to go the post order route, what happens if somebody gets really busy, or heaven forbid vanishes? Well, we're all adults here, and should be understanding when someone needs some time. This goes back to the relaxed atmosphere... I want you guys to never feel like you're being pressured. If something comes up where someone isn't able to make a post for a length of time disruptive to the RP, we can discuss what to do in the OCC thread of course to agree on skipping that person for this round or not. Of course, if we go the 'post as you feel like it' route, this wouldn't really apply as much. Ideas? Brainstorming Settings? Post Apocalyptic, or even pre-apocalyptic would be fun for almost any era. Perhaps there are undead, or demons, or whatever ravaging the world. Maybe we're living in a world where we're trying to stop the apocalypse from happening? Will we stop it? High School no underage characters of course can also be fun in a group. It could be a more light-hearted setting filled with more teenage angst. Typically, I see a lot of anime-style themes involved in highschool oriented RP's. But maybe we could put a more sinister twist on it? Sword and Sorcery! Of course, there are always fun things we can do with a medieval fantasy setting. Slashing some orcsgoblinsdemonsvampires, saving the world, good times had by all. Or of course, if you're feeling more villainous, imagine the terrifying sinister things you can do. Perhaps, it's thousands of years in the future, and our small group has crash landed on a planet filled with all sorts of fantasy-like creatures. and we are forced to survive and make do with what we can salvage from the crashed spacecraft, and hope that one day we'll be rescued. I would consider this more of a modern fantasy setting, and less sci-fi since almost all electrical equipment and technology would be lost in the crash. What would be some of the native races we come across? Are some intelligent? Friendly? Or worse? I can't wait to start brainstorming with everyone, and see what we come up with! Feel free to ignore any and all of those random idea seeds and come up with your own. Or take something you find interesting and build on it perhaps. I am open to any and all ideas, as long as all of us enjoy the story.