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[The Dream]

[RP LAUNCH DATE: 8/3/13] LAUNCHED

[RP LOGS LAUNCH: 8/3/13] LAUNCHED

[PREMADES RELEASE: 7/3/13] OVERDUE AND ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

 

[Theme]

 

You awaken to the sound of thunder and the feeling of raindrops on your cheeks

As you crack open your eyes you see a dull colour

What was the colour?

Ah yes, grey

You can hear the sound of more thunder and more rain starts to fall

As you listen to the sound you realize you have no idea what is going on,

Who you are,

What your purpose is.

All you can remember is your name

What happens now?

 

Wandering Masses

 

A roleplay with endless possibilities.

A roleplay where the players can almost completely shape their story as they wander along.

A roleplay where you can discover and/or create.

This is Wandering Masses

 

You

Before you read on, it is advised that you create a log in the a side thread (which will be opened soon) which you continuously update as your character goes along. Fill it out as if you were filling out a template.

 

If You Wish To Be Fully Creative: At the beginning of this roleplay you will start as an nearly empty and blank character. Take note of the word nearly, you may have decided before hand who and what your character is. Whatever you have planned, all that is required and should be known is your name. Treat yourself as if you have amnesia. As you progress through the interactive outer world you may find objects which help you shape your character. For example, a mirror which gives you a moment to examine your facial features. To give everyone a face to the name. Another one would a tattered hat which may be a new a new clothing accessory for you. Your personality if like your outer appearance. As you progress along each little personality trait your character seems to show when interacting will be a personality trait your character owns. You may be aggressive towards people most of the time, that show that personality trait you own is an aggressiveness. Finally, items. If you collect items along the way, you might as well be realistic. You will not find a sword on the ground, or nearly kind of weapon. Neither would you find a burger stall in a cave and if you did you might as well be suspicious of what is inside those burgers. Any item in these times have to either be bought or stolen, if you wish to steal. You may find a friendly somewhere though. Conditions of continuing your own is the basic idea of realism. A wish for you to be realistic is all that is desired. Going beyond realism may result in strikes or a simply expulsion.

 

If You Wish To Enjoy The Ride: Before you are thrown into the world you may decide you do not truly wish to go along with your own plans. You may wish to discover the world as it presents itself. If you wish to do so then you may sign up for a Premade name. The Premades are characters with a fully loaded story. You choose a name, or one will be assigned, and you enter the world with such a name. People you meet along the way will have their own hints about the kind of person you where. Some may know more than other, some may no nothing at all. The world will show who you once were, your decision to stick with your past self as you discover it is up to you.

 

The World

External: The external world, now that is something that is mostly created by the GM. The GM will fully describe the enviroment you are in the external world (worlds outside buildings, caves etc.). Forests, cities, people, they will all be created and thrown into the world by the GM. What happens when you interact with them is a different story.

 

Internal: If you wish to enter a building you may wish to create a internal world all on your own. If you do not wish for a GM to create a world inside a building you may create it yourself. There are conditions of course. Realism is wished for. You may not stumble upon a random "gun room" at random. Obviously such places would be locked up. You must also be very descriptive. Do not worry there are exceptions. A basic description of what you may find in an internal world will suffice, though details are encouraged for your own experience and enjoyment.

 

Interaction (Important)

Overall interaction is nearly entirely up to you. If you wish to interact with a NCP created by the GM or yourself you have the option of allowing a GM to control that player, or you may control them yourselves. If you wish to control them yourselves it is suggested you decide their details yourself and add realism into their character as well. If another player interacts with them you continue to control them if you had done so originally. If the GM controlled them of course the GM will continue to control them. Unfortunately if you wish to take a Premade then you have no such control over NCP's.

 

If you are interacting with the world realism is to be added as well. You must not make it so that a door was magically opened. You cannot pick a lock with a thin piece of paper. You also cannot magically walk into heavily guarded areas (such as a military base) without encountering troubles. Please keep within the boundaries of common sense and logic when interacting with the world. Sometimes pushing boundaries may be accepted but how far you push such boundaries will be noted. Pushing boundaries far too much may result in strikes and then/or instant expulsion.

 

Over all though, it is up to you how your character makes their way in the world. From a blank person to a full character all depends on how much you interact. You make things happen. You decide your characters fate.

 

RULES

1. You must not control other players

2. Realism is a must and pushing the boundaries of logic will be noted

3. Romance and violence is permitted but you must keep everything M rated (you may have vague suggestions of scenes but nothing crude and pornographic must be show that may affect people in negative ways)

4. Activity is not forced but it is expected that you post at least every two days unless you have a situation which has been properly explained and reported in the OOC.

5. Supernatural happenings are not allowed. There may be exceptions if you ask but they must be mild. For example you may not create a human who has supernatural mutations or "powers". You may make mythical creature, however this must still be requested over a PM to the GM.

6. Spelling and grammar. This is a not strict thing but a general rule that should be kept in mind. Everyone makes mistakes (no doubt you have probably spotted many in this OOC) and that is alright. When going along the lines of spelling and grammar we expect proper language to be used. Proper language would be anything which is not considered to be "txt" language.

 

Template

Name:

 

The Masses

Valor: Sophia

Epic: Ulfgier Skylda

KershaFangs: Mona

Ralor: Dentoka Giha

 

[RP LAUNCH DATE: 8/3/13] LAUNCHED

[RP LOGS LAUNCH: 8/3/13] LAUNCHED

[PREMADES RELEASE: 7/3/13] OVERDUE AND ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Edited by The Dream, 08 March 2013 - 08:45 PM.

[Dion]

Though I really like the idea of this RP, and would be willing to join, I have a few questions that would have to be answered before I'd dedicate myself to this:

 

How would interactions work if there is nothing about a player to go off besides their names? If someone were to say "___ walked up to a person that was standing there." It wouldn't work because you'd never know who they're interacting with. Especially since players wouldn't (shouldn't, since you're going for realism) know each others' names.

 

What would be the general direction of this RP? Are you just making a slice of life RP? Is there some sort of hidden plot? How would players know what to do without getting bored? Frankly, if I were to create my own universe, I'd just write prose. Especially since half of the world that you're proposing would be created by you.

 

How much time are you willing to invest in a bunch of worlds that players basically design on their own? It's a lot of stuff to keep up with, especially for one person. You'd have to read each post thoroughly, and in such cases, I imagine each post would be lengthy. GMing this could be tiring.

 

Finally, what exactly is the world like? You go on lengths describing what you can and can't do but you don't talk about if there are people (NPCs) in the world, or if there we'd start in an urban environment or a desert. You suggest a bunch of things, but it's kind of all over the place.

 

(PS. I dont know why it kind of bothers me that you keep spelling NPCs as NCPs)

[Valor]

Definitely joining this as a girl named Sophia o:

 

TEMPLATE ACQUIRED:

 

Name: SOPHIA

 

 

o: *hopes to be accepted*

[Epic]

SWEDISH DUDE

 

Name: Ulfgier Skylda

 

Bam, here it is.

[The Dream]

(PS. I dont know why it kind of bothers me that you keep spelling NPCs as NCPs)

 
I'll fix that when I care, right now eh.
 
 

How would interactions work if there is nothing about a player to go off besides their names? If someone were to say "___ walked up to a person that was standing there." It wouldn't work because you'd never know who they're interacting with. Especially since players wouldn't (shouldn't, since you're going for realism) know each others' names.

 
I really kinda am thinking wut about this question. It kinda goes against what I've explained to you.
 
If you were to interact with NPC and you wish to have control over them for your characters story then you make up something along the way. If you wanted me to take control then of course I'd be describing who you're talking to. If it's another player you wanted to interact with then I image you'd take a look at what they've already established for their physical features. The Rp is like filling out a template and I image you (OOC) would probably take not of the details they've made known so that you don't get confused. If they don't give enough and it's too simple, well then you talk to the player controlling that character so that you have something to go off on. Honestly, this RP is really not for extremely casual roleplaying where you throw in one sentence or two. You should be getting a descriptive as you can be and just as imaginative.
 
Did that answer that? I hope so.
 
 

What would be the general direction of this RP? Are you just making a slice of life RP? Is there some sort of hidden plot? How would players know what to do without getting bored? Frankly, if I were to create my own universe, I'd just write prose. Especially since half of the world that you're proposing would be created by you.

 
Oh good lord. It's like you didn't even read or understand the purpose of the RP with this question.
 

You make things happen. You decide your characters fate.

 
Bluntly, I have not plot for you because you are supposed to get things rolling.
 
The rp in general is for you to make things happen. You stretch out your fingers and do things. I'm making the external world completely by myself so that player don't twist things up with their own views and just make it super confusing. If you want a secret plot for YOUR character when YOU go along and make it happen. If, however, you wish to sit along for the ride then you pick a Premade and discover the world as you go along. The RP will live as long as people keep flowing in ideas and keep their own interest in their own character.
 
If you want a general genre, if you really really wanted one, it leans more towards Slice of Life but you can change into Drama, Romance, Action, Mystery etc. Most these genres for your experience should be decided by your own solid idea for how want things to go in this world. Of course Premades have lesser of a choice but they can still bend things based on how they react.
 
 

How much time are you willing to invest in a bunch of worlds that players basically design on their own? It's a lot of stuff to keep up with, especially for one person. You'd have to read each post thoroughly, and in such cases, I imagine each post would be lengthy. GMing this could be tiring.

 
Have you forgotten how dedicated I am to RP's? I will be keeping up with things constantly and I won't be tiring because I love to read. Seeing whatever everyone has done and gone off with will be fun and enjoyable. I'm not really going to be too interactive (actually inside the RP with my own character) with the RP, all I'm gonna be doing is watching and keeping things in check until someone needs me for an NPC or a description of a new area in the external world. If I ever needed help or things became overwhelming I will probably ask for some help, but I doubt that would happen soon.
 

Finally, what exactly is the world like? You go on lengths describing what you can and can't do but you don't talk about if there are people (NPCs) in the world, or if there we'd start in an urban environment or a desert. You suggest a bunch of things, but it's kind of all over the place.

 
Yes I'll add a description so that you have some idea on what the world is like. Honestly I didn't add one because I expected you all to dive into the world, start exploring and I would describe things as you go along. Obviously there will NPC's. In the "external world" I would describe if there were NPC's for players to start interacting with (though they would have premade state I might add, most of the time. It's up to you in the end how they are) and I will fully describe what the world looks like (I think you missed that part).
 
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Now then

Definitely joining this as a girl named Sophia o:

TEMPLATE ACQUIRED:

Name: SOPHIA


o: *hopes to be accepted*

YOU'RE NOT ACCEPTED!

Spoiler

Nah you're in :3

SWEDISH DUDE

Name: Ulfgier Skylda

Bam, here it is.

Oh snap we got someone Swedish? Interesting. Also, side thing, I hope you character figures that out just by his own name. Remember these dude are like a blank pieces of paper.

Anyway, accepted!

Edited by The Dream, 02 March 2013 - 07:44 PM.

[KershaFangs]

Name: Mona

[Ralor]

Achievement Get! It's like a WHOLE NEW WORLD.

Name: Dentoka Giha

[The Dream]

Name: Mona

 

Alrighty, now we have a name for your person ^^

 

Achievement Get! It's like a WHOLE NEW WORLD.

Name: Dentoka Giha

You're in, but I have to ask how active will you be and how much will you be writing? I'm not trying to pick on you it is notable that you do not produce as much as the average post consists of (which is about a paragraph) in your posts and you do take noticeably large gaps between posts. You're still in I just want to make sure you get to be in the RP and write as much as the RP allows you to and that you don't have massive delays in posting. This RP is supposed to allow you to write as much as you wish but I want to know if you will be enjoying at the maximum amount you can.

 

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Also to everyone else, if you haven't noticed the changes already in the first OOC post then at least note it from here, we will be up and running on Friday (equivalent to around midnight Thursday for most). I wanted to start it today but it seems I have a lot of school work to worry about this week which is very important for the entire school year (very very important) and like always real life is prioritized over a cyber one (sounds like I've got a nasty life behind the keyboard eh? You know what I mean).

[KershaFangs]

Just to make sure, we can control our own NPC, right?

[The Dream]

Yeppers. You can control your own NPC and you still have control after you're done (actually you will have to have that control to keep things less messy). If I spawned some in the extrenal world you can take some and do whatever. If you spawned some in your own internal world then obviously yes. Either way though if you want me to improvise then I'll control one.

 

Long answer short, yes.

[The Dream]

Ok people, the RP thread is up. I advise against posting until the WM RP Log thread is up though. You all need to be able to keep track of your characters development of course.

 

EDIT: Alright, Logs is up. Please place a starting log post in there before or (if you must) straight after your first post in the rp. I hope you all enjoy Wandering Masses.

Edited by The Dream, 08 March 2013 - 03:09 AM.

[The Dream]

(Shhhh, I know this is a triple post) Alright, uh looks like I forgot to mention a little something. If you want me to carry on with an NPC then maybe a little prompting in your post would be nice. Just so that I don't have to be confused and wonder if you're just waiting for a few more posts to pop up before you do your own again (or in case you cut it short because of time and all that bleh).

 

That is all :x

[Valor]

D: is that directed at me?

 

It felt weird to have her sit next to someone on the bench without asking their permission ;^;

[The Dream]

In some way yes, but also for everyone to know in the future so things just move nicely without me wondering if I have to jump in or just sit back and watch (or just throw in some changes to the natural enviroment around everyone to keep the world working without freezing in time).

Edited by The Dream, 08 March 2013 - 08:14 PM.