[flare]

This will the be the first site I ever make, and I would like to make sure it would actually be something people enjoy. Because who wants to do a bunch of work for nobody to join?

Basically, the site will have a large focus on teams and guilds and such. Loner characters will definitely be allowed, but any groups people make will be focused on more, I guess. Even pairs can go down in infamy. There will probably be group competitions, among other events to accommodate them. There will be pre-established guilds, but members will be free to make and join their own, so long as there aren't ridiculous limits on the kinds of characters accepted. Like no blonde hair blue eyes archer with two pierced ears clubs. Because that's dumb. But you can have a rider club. (Just so long as you don't call it that.)

There will be a sort of class system, with a few groups that I come up with (and may be expanded upon over time), like Archer, Rider, Swordsman, etc. Those classes will have subclasses, though. Like Archer might have a Hunter subclass, which will focus on stealth and speed, and a Sniper subclass, which will focus on accuracy and power like a military archer might have. There ought to be some magic b/c who doesn't like some fancy dancy magic? The things that keeps coming to mind are Fire Emblem or Fate/ fandoms.

I'll be working on an original world for the rp because who doesn't love learning all about a whole country? Juuuust kidding. It should be simple enough that a new member can understand it with no trouble, but I'll be giving enough thought to it that my head doesn't explode - I enjoy world building a lot. As or technological advancement, it will be somewhere along the lines of a standard medieval setting with some extra fancy stuff thrown in because of magic. Plants and animals will be the same because I'm no biologist who can just make animals up. :<

Questions are good. Questions are very good. It a) shows that you're interested and b) makes me confirm things in my head. So yes. Ask whatever questions you have.


EDIT: Just because I can, my inspiration muse-ic or this is this song.

[Ai]

i will reply here because I like this but too incoherent to give actual pointers so please bear with me, I.will come back tomorrow.

Also I love readkng a shitton of lore so maybe u can write your heart out then just include a tl;dr versio?

because A well made world is rhe best.world.

sorry for the typoes. It's almost twelve I will translate my thought sprocess tomorrow i.promise

[flare]

That's probably what I'd be going for anyway haha. I like reading lore too - as long as it's well thought out. Well done lore shows that the creator has really thought about this world and they are invested in it. I like that. 

[Ginger]

Loves lore: Just don't make up words that are hard to memorize in the lore... I don't like having tabs open just because I am scared to misspell a word.

Since there's classes, is there going to be a system? Or is it like free rp with lots of descriptions on those subclasses?

Also what are all the guild's main goals? or is it up to rpier? And what's going to be the main plot/goal of the site?

[Ai]

I would like to also add that since ur going medieval, a simple monarchy/government system will be nice because well, what's medieval without Kings and dirty politics?

And as for the guilds, it will be more fun if you let the members decide their plans and goals? You may have canon guilds but based on experience, don't make your site lore too heavily-dependent on them? It's gonna be hit or miss if you do.

[flare]

Jun 16, 2015 22:43:21 GMT -8 Ginger said:

Loves lore: Just don't make up words that are hard to memorize in the lore... I don't like having tabs open just because I am scared to misspell a word.

Since there's classes, is there going to be a system? Or is it like free rp with lots of descriptions on those subclasses?

Also what are all the guild's main goals? or is it up to rpier? And what's going to be the main plot/goal of the site?

Definitely. Having a bunch of tabs open to remember a word or, even worse, a bunch of words, is a pain in the ass. The names of people and towns and historical thingies are going to be simpler. I can't imagine a lot of people are going to be there to remember or anything, but I'll keep that in mind.

I don't exactly understand what you mean by those, but I'll explain my plan for now. To start with, there are going to be a starting set of classes, and each of those might have two or three starting subclasses. As time goes on, I'll let people ask for new subclasses and maybe classes. When new ones are added, I'll let people move theirs if it's the same class as a new subclass. If we add new classes, I'll probably do it case-by-case on letting people move. Overall, the classes are just loose guidelines on how to handle your character's fighting style and how to make a team more balanced.

A guild gets to decide what it wants to do. There might be guilds who are appointed to protect the king and there might be mercenary guilds. There will probably be revolutionary guilds or anti-monarchic guilds or just flat-out evil guilds. It can go into certain tasks, or they might just be like-minded people. Whoever makes the guild will decide on what they're up to.

I think the site will probably be an open ended thing. There will be a lot of optional site-wide-plots to give people something to do. I think that something new will have just happened in the to the country, like a new ruling family. Alternatively, the king might have just died and the ruling power went to his son? Guilds might be a new thing, set up by the new king. That way, it'll make sense canonically for a lot of new guilds to be set up.

Jun 16, 2015 23:56:34 GMT -8 Ai said:

I would like to also add that since ur going medieval, a simple monarchy/government system will be nice because well, what's medieval without Kings and dirty politics?

And as for the guilds, it will be more fun if you let the members decide their plans and goals? You may have canon guilds but based on experience, don't make your site lore too heavily-dependent on them? It's gonna be hit or miss if you do.

I like the idea of a monarchy. Like I said earlier, a new king is actually an idea I like. I was thinking he's planning to change all these things to what the people will like, only to slowly make their lives hell later? But I absolutely agree. Who doesn't love some good dirty politics?

I think it would be fun to let members start all of the guilds. As long as the number of guilds don't get too out of hand and people actually join them, the guilds will be free game. Because I'll be the first member, I'll maybe start one or two for my own characters. If nothing else, it gives people an idea of how to do it. After we get a couple guilds going, there might be a requirement of three or so confirmed members of a guild before it will be accepted.

If you two have anything else to say, I love hearing from you guys.

[Ginger]

Sounds like you have it handled and covered, def going to lurk.

As for my second paragraph, I was really asking if there was going to be stats, dice, and/or battle system or mainly freeplay.

[Ai]

i like this and I think you have a pretty clear view on what you want, which is good. Same with Ginger I wanna know what type of systems you will put in the site, and will it be more of a PVE or PVP based lore? The biggest concern are your measures against powerplayers.

If you need help or want to run some stuff through I don't mind volunteering as tribute lmao cept graphics, I suck at those

[nixhex]

These seems like a really cool ideas. Very much into this kind of thing and will be lurking behind the two lurkers as they lurk. Say that five times fast I was going to ask some questions but Ginger and AI pretty much covered the whole thing. Though I do have some minor notes I'd like to go over:

So you said you'd like the setting and lore to be easy enough for entry level RPers to understand. Am I correct in that or am I just paraphrasing incorrectly?
Additionally, will this plot and the lore be reserved to only this Kingdom/country or will there be smaller known nations/countries out on the borders to add flavor and whatnot? 
You say medieval so I will assume just human beings being the only race playable. Or would that be wrong to assume?

Also I like the idea of political and other under-the-surface events going on while others are out doing real combat and what not. Could fit either kind of genre and different tastes for different people. 
Overall I like the idea as it has stands and would love to assist in it's growth. Never helped working on a site before but I don't expect that to change. I have a number of minor stories/events that don't warrant their own site but would love to give to you to add to your site if you would like. Though I don't know the whole magic system nor other limitations you'd set in place based on the information so far...

*Slides Tattered notebook.* Give it to you for your soul.

[flare]

I would be super excited that people want to be a part of this if I actually knew what I was doing. Instead, I am worried that I won't ever get this done. Ai, I might take up on that offer for help because there is literally no way I'm getting this done on my own. xDDD To answer questions and what not:

There won't be any combat system, no. I might introduce one for guild vs guild combat if/when that happens, but I will trust that everyone can fight without being assholes about it. I could count on one hand the number of times that I've seen people abuse a freeform battle system, and every time it was resolved quickly and calmly. When people are acknowledged for screwing with the system, they'll usually quit. I think.

AI, your question about PVP or PVE is a good one. I hadn't thought about that until now. Most of the plot will be swp's that are not going to last forever, and I feel that those will be half and half PVE and PVP. My best guess at this moment is largly PVP, though. Letting people foster bonds or break them between different guilds, the government and its people, etc.

Thanks, nixhex! At the moment, this is the only thing I'm really interested in, so I want to get it going while I can. For your questions... That wasn't what I was meaning specifically, but it should also be true. I meant that a new member should get into it quickly, but I imagine that a new rper should also get into it quickly. The focus will be on the main country, but I think it would be a good idea to make some more countries and let people make characters from there. There could be some political good stuff going on with the other countries too. There could also definitely be a war going on with one of them at some point. And yes, only humans will be allowed. Some of them will be magically inclined, however, which will add variety to the people.
If you want to pm me here with some of your ideas, I'd love to read them. If you don't mind, I am usually able to tweak things to work for different circumstances. There will be definite credit to you for any of them that I use, so don't worry about that haha.

Thanks to all three of you for your help and interest and for giving me a reason to actually finish a site. I've tried so many times and I always give up, and I don't feel bad because nobody will even know. xD This time, though. *shakes fist*

[Ai]

I'll be glad to help out if you need to run down some things and omg bby don't make a site on your own lmao you'll burn out!

I'm morr accessible through skype so if you want I can pm my skype to you

[Ginger]

If you need any help, I can help with the major basics {Board building, opinions, keeping you company, maybe advertising}.

Seeing as I don't like my more recent skins/codes, and don't wanna get myself too obsessed with helping.. *shifty eyes* this is what I can do for you.

//I would offer my skype, but the laptop with it has a broken screen.. and this laptop hates Skype some odd reason//

[nixhex]

Same as Ai and Ginger. Though I am barely on Skype.

I will send you a Pm soon with everything I can think of that the moment. I forgot a few things and will probably shoot them at you as I remember them. Just remember. If you feel like you are burning out due to world building and lore or setting, I can help out. Though not as polished as others, I have whispers in my head too...They tell me things man.  They tell me things. Lol I jest about the whispers but really I got you.

[Ai]

Ginger skype now has a browser version at web.skype.com it works TONS better than the app version

[flare]

Hey guyys. So my laptop was rendered useless by the past update to Chrome OS. I can't work on the site until I can get back on, so for now this idea will be on hold. Hopefully, I can get back to work soon!