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Would you be interested in a MCO RPing board? My idea is purely in its infancy...and most likely will be developed by other members...but the basics are as follows:

You would be a character, one with a forgotten past, who has no clue how he/she/it got into this new world. The new world/realm/etc. will be filled with both beauty and wonder...but also with a much more sinister overbearing. It is up to the characters to band together, in clans/groups/parties/etc. to try to figure out the mysteries of this world, their past, and eventually the mysterious evil around them.

Of course the details will be determined by everyone involved...both through the original planning and the RP. The only thing it will have to do with NS, will be you nation will be where your character is from. That shouldn't really put too many restrictions on them...for they should soon lose any grudges they hold against each other.

That being said...

I need only good RPers...ones who can adapt...and aren't too set in their ways. You the RPer will form the story...so RPing weakings cannot be allowed to participate. I need nations who can RP and also devote at least a decent amount of time to it. It's too hard to post once every two weeks, even if you post 20 times when you're on. Keeping up with it will be important.

Anyone interested? Anyone wanting to give suggestions? Don't simply tag this...add your imput!

I'm going to study this in detail soon.

Good...I hope to spark interest

Studying......

While this certainly sounds great, it's definately not for me. I would join, but I don't have enough time. :(

I think this would be an interesting endevour however, and it looks like it could be a hit. :wink:

I can only hope 8)

SB - Personally I think Character RPing on NS has gone too far. yes, N00bs can be annoying, but NS was established as an RPG where you can play as a whole nation,m and that's what I love about it!

If you want JUST character RPs, with nothing to do with NS at all, then go to one of the 19876149078140120987130861 other RPG forums out there, or even better, a MUD/MUSH.

hmm...good point...

Actually a damn good point...if it has little to do with NS...why make it an NS affiliated site? Perhaps I'll stick to my character RPs within NS...with nation and political RPs at the same time. Guess it depends on what others think...

Oh and Raysia...speaking of RPs... :wink:

hmm...good point...

Actually a damn good point...if it has little to do with NS...why make it an NS affiliated site? Perhaps I'll stick to my character RPs within NS...with nation and political RPs at the same time. Guess it depends on what others think...

Oh and Raysia...speaking of RPs... :wink:lol i'm still way busy, and I'm dealing with a new computer also, not to mention the extreme gaynessitudes of the forum bandwidths recently ;)

I've got a couple questions. One, what's an MCO? Two, if I could post a couple times a night, would that be good? This sounds interesting, I wanna give it a try

I've got a couple questions. One, what's an MCO? Two, if I could post a couple times a night, would that be good? This sounds interesting, I wanna give it a try*psst* MCO is in the title... :wink:

I like the idea, but I'm going nuts keeping stuff straight as it is.

Lol...just made up MCO for Massive Character Oriented because I didn't want to type Massive Character Oriented. So much for that :roll:

Also...a couple of times a night, on average, would be good. But if you wouldn't want to get on every night...and posted more on say Saturday and Wednesday...it'd be fine.

Well...for now this idea is on hold...unless I get some excited responses from big players...

Perhaps I should just make it a NS RP thread...

I don't know...simply brainstorming...

Keep the comments flying :P

An excellent idea, SB...

...and if I didn't hate amnesia-based storylines so much, I might have joined.

Good luck with it, though.

An excellent idea, SB...

...and if I didn't hate amnesia-based storylines so much, I might have joined.

Good luck with it, though.

Lol...I said the storyline could be changed or determined by the members...that was simply a base model...

*is intrigued*

*has used up amnesiaic (right word?) characters already*

SB - Personally I think Character RPing on NS has gone too far. yes, N00bs can be annoying, but NS was established as an RPG where you can play as a whole nation,m and that's what I love about it!

If you want JUST character RPs, with nothing to do with NS at all, then go to one of the 19876149078140120987130861 other RPG forums out there, or even better, a MUD/MUSH.
That's funny, because back in the day, we had character RPs all the time. Some of the greatest NS threads of all time were character RPs. :D

We tried this (where you just play a character from your nation) on Lodoss's board once, and it failed because it got too out of hand. :|

Interesting... very interesting. Unfortunately, I am unlikely to have time to try it. I am certainly going to keep an eye on this idea, though.

I'm interested, but recent experience with you shows that I can't move fast enough, Steel.

a wanna join cos am bored :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It's interesting, I'll give you that.
I recently wrote an essay based on some guy with amnesia, but i mucked it up at the end. I'd like to do something like this to take another shot at it...
It'd be good, but again I don't know if I could keep up with it, though admittedly my internet is working better again.

Of course, I am interested.

Well...for now this idea is on hold...unless I get some excited responses from players...


*Excited response*

There ya' go. Now run baby!

I would join. That would be very awesome. A chance to develop new characters. I need new characters...

I'd love too. And I would most likely only post once or twice a week, but a seperate forum for this could be admittedly better than using up bandwith space here on the NS Forums. But you could set up an OOC thread here in this forum where people could sign-up or ask questions and have a link to the forums off of it.

I don't really mind what the storyline is, I just want to get back into an active RP where I control one person, not an entire goddamned nation(which is hard for a person who's been used to only playing one person in an RP). People don't neccesarily have to have amnesia, but a scenario would be needed so that people from other nations that hate eachother(like SB and ADK) band together to fight a common enemy(that seems to be what you want to do, however cliched it might be.)

Eh... what the hell. Count me in.

If anybody is interested, I already have a character RP forum at http://www.bbfree.com/shadowrp/.

Steel - If you think I should add an extra forum for your idea, I will consider it.

I'm certainly interested. Character RP'ing sounds fun, and I'd probably still be able to RP my nation (assuming I don't play an essential character of my government).However, there are three issues (which make RP'ing in NS a hell of a job :( ) that you should consider:

1. I play a fantasy nation, which isn't high on NS nations' favorite nations lists. This would mean I'd also have to play a fantasy character. A goblin in precise, so expect some illiteracy, though I'll try and keep it to a minimum.

2. I'm a n00b. :cry: I'm a good/decent RP'er, and I've had experience in character Rp'ing, and I know how to play NS, but that doesn't change the fact I'm a n00b! :cry:

3. I live in Finland, so of course the time zone's completely opposite of America, which means I might only be able to post once or twice a day (might get a bit more during the weekend).

But please, can you accept me. If you don't like fantasy characters/n00bs, I understand. But even if it's not ok for me to play, the idea's still great! I personally think that the RP itself could be on a separate board on soem other page, and this post could be kept more like a sign-up/verification thread. But that's just me, and I suck at Internet posting.

If anybody is interested, I already have a character RP forum at http://www.bbfree.com/shadowrp/.

Steel - If you think I should add an extra forum for your idea, I will consider it.

No thank you...

People don't neccesarily have to have amnesia, but a scenario would be needed so that people from other nations that hate eachother(like SB and ADK) band together to fight a common enemy(that seems to be what you want to do, however cliched it might be.)

Everyone comments on the cliched storyline...yet no one gives suggestiosn to save it...

1. I play a fantasy nation, which isn't high on NS nations' favorite nations lists. This would mean I'd also have to play a fantasy character. A goblin in precise, so expect some illiteracy, though I'll try and keep it to a minimum.

Actually the RP would most definately have fantasy elements in it...however...I'm not sure about D&D type fantasy...which is rather bad if you ask me...

We'll see what everyone else things though...we might have elves and stuff so you never know...

If anybody is interested, I already have a character RP forum at http://www.bbfree.com/shadowrp/.

Steel - If you think I should add an extra forum for your idea, I will consider it.

No thank you...

Hey, just offering. No need to trail off at me. :wink:

I'd definitely be interested in some character-based RP... I enjoy it more than the whole-country stuff. I'll join if you'll have me - I'm new to NS and RPing in general but I seem to be doing pretty well so far with current RPs. One question... are there any limits as to what tech-levels can be used? I'll have to make up a new character, so would be good to know what to do with him/her/it. Because the server's crap already, would probably be better to put the board somewhere not on NS and just post a link to it in the forums.

Because the server's crap already, would probably be better to put the board somewhere not on NS and just post a link to it in the forums.

That was the plan all along...and besides...I couldn't make a board on the NS server...without hacking of course...which is illegal...

and monkey man...I use "..." more than anyone on this site. No offense...

I'd love t be a part of this. I suggest however that someone has to provide evidence of good character rping before you let them use the board.

Sounds fun - Count me in.
As to the clichéd storyline...
Why have thir aircraft crash over the region, short term amnesia due to shock so not knowing how they got there but still knowing who they are?
Just a brief suggestion for those who're grumbling over SB's storyline.

I'm interested in taking part in this, if you will let me.

I'd be game!!!!

I'm interested. SB, sorry I couldn't join your last one. Character conflicts tied up my intended entrance FAR to long, but I couldn't very well have him in two places.

bump...I haven't lost interest...

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy... I'm in.

To be honest, I much prefer character RPs... if you'd let me in, I'd really like that.

i will try it

I'm with Weegies, I much prefer Character RP's. I'm in.

For another number added to your "I'm in" list Roseway is ripe, so now the magic words:

I'm in.

Ok...if I get some more people, I'll make a board soon.

Silly question ... what's wrong with starting up a character rp thread right here where it's convenient? I dunno 'bout the rest of you, but I've already got several boards to keep track of, and it takes up more time than I tend to have as is. Hell, make it invite only if you want/need. It's all good. Set the scene, let folks come up with someone fresh ... voila.

It isn't as though any of us can't come up with such characters as have been suggested after all. Doesn't have to have a damn thing to do with our nations or our politics or the like. That whole 'being creative' bit and all. Barring that, there's always alternate nations. I know I rp with several of mine off and on.

Just curious.

--Nathi's Player

Character RPs are the only RPs that don't always end in a flame war. I enjoy them greatly. I have gotten really connected with some of my characters.

Unfortunately, I'm not good at giving ideas to other peoples stories. I couldn't give any real suggestions. The stories I make are completely off the top of my head during my more creative days.

I would definitely be up for it. Never done an amnesiac character, it would be a fun twist.

I would definitely be up for it. Never done an amnesiac character, it would be a fun twist.

I don't know if I should even do the amnesiac thing...this is just me once again looking to RP with people I normally don't.

Intriguing....

This sounds like a great idea. I have been looking for a good character rp for weeks, and have yet to find one. Character rps are the only ones worth doing anymore.

I have previously participated in a game (the three incarnations of it, actually) that went much in the same direction of what you propose, Steel Butterfly, with the only main difference that it entirely developed around a city, and at least the general background and main events (as well as the main characters, such as the senators and the likes) were controlled by the Game Directors, in much the same way a Dungeon Master controls a D&D game.
I am certainly interested in such a game, unless it requires an extreme level of activity (meaning many times per day; I have only once time per day avaliable during weeks, while weekends are entirely flexible time-wise). I do have a few advices, from the games of the kind I have seen before:

-Game Directors: These are, like it or not, a basic need for such a game. Although I trust the skills and judgements of the good roleplayers of NS, even with them it will end becoming a morass of different topics hard to keep track off. The best thing is to set up a basic background (using a representation of the NS world) and perhaps install a few selected ones to "impose order and lead", to say it somehow. These GD would be in charge of igniting the main events that will then evolve depending on what the players do. They should also be in charge of keeping a reccord as accurate as possible of what is going on and what has taken place.

-Decide a general outline with the players beforehand: As we all know, one of the tipical problems we find in NS at the time of roleplaying our nations is to find who play on which level. We have people playing in the Victorian Era, others in the Modern Era, Hyper-Future Era, etc, etc. This can be a terrible enemy of roleplay if not taken care of before the roleplay itself begins, since no one would like to find that his XV century war general is alone among spaceship admirals boldly going where no one has gone before (time travel could be an option, as always). This issue should be well discussed by those in charge of keeping up the game and those whilling to participate on it. The same should be done everytime the scenario takes a drastic change of course.

Sounds interesting

I don't know if this sort of thing was what you had in mind... But check it out: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344732&page=1&pp=15

This is a new thread, for a new nation...

holy crap, how did I pass up this gem?

I'm interested.

That is....if you feel you can handle a former n00b :p

Dude... I'm a n00b myself. At least to this sort of thing...

This sounds like a great idea, and I'd love to join.

Just one problem, I have classes starting in a week, and will be very very very very very very very busy. I'm afraid I don't think I'll have time to participate and run my nation at the same time (I wonder if I'll have enough for my nation).

But again, it sounds to me like an outstanding idea. Do it!

-The Cardboard Avenger

I'd absolutely love to do this, if you'd take me.

I haven't done a lot of RPing in NS, because I'm still working on how I'd RP a whole nation, especially since I don't want any sort of war... but Character RPing is something I have a good deal of experience in (though not in NS— haven't found so many open character RP threads).

So, as characters go, I've only developed my nation's leader... I like to get a different character started, and I like your premise to boot.