Rpg in the Forums

Role Playing Games. The current Jedi Council Forums.

the two just dont mix right now. recently there was a huge armada of RPG threads created in the Expanded Universe Community and was extremely frowned upon by few. as usual the admins got involved and ordered the creation of all rpg threads in the EUC to come to a halt. But, we were redirected by some people to go post in the rpg threads in the games:rpg forum. which then again was locked because the current rpg forum is only for upcoming console and pc rpg games.

so i am asking the administration and starting a petition for an entirely separate RPG'ing forum to be created so the fear of our threads being locked doesnt exist. thanks for your time

 

I agree.

 

I agree with Ben, however I would like to suggest another alternative for consideration. Based on poll results in the EUC, it seems amenable to all users if there was 1 single RP thread to be used by all.

The basic situation is that Ben, FID, and a few others wanted to start a forum wide RP in the EUC, but it got out of hand with useless threads being posted. We actually did contain most of the RP interaction in one thread, but it was included in the wholesale closing of RP threads. We would like to have 1 RP thread in the EUC, it would be clearly labeled as "The OFFICIAL EUC RP Thread" or something similar, and all other RP threads that are opened should be locked by the admins at their discretion.

This solution is amenable to all since:
-The people who wish to RP would have a place in the EUC to do so, and would eliminate confusion because everything would happen in one place.

-The people who do not wish to RP would not be vexed by forum clutter, and a clearly labeled thread would prevent them from being subjected to RP if they do not wish to be.

 

or we can do that

see the thing with a one thread rpg is that ppl tend to want their own thing. for example if someone wants to open up a shop/company, theyd want to show their customers what they have and the first page is the best place to put that kind of stuff. if it was in one thread then it'd get lost. so ppl create their own thread which is exactly what happened in the case of the EUC. but im sure we can solve that. maybe have an ezboard with the list or something like that?

 

I support Ben wholeheartedley on this issue.

 

I would like to show my support as well...

 

Question: What thread/s were locked in the RPG forum? The are only three locked threads there in the first 50 threads. One is a redundant poll. One I have no idea about. And the other was locked by it's creator.

 

RPG threads are completely acceptable IMO. In fact, I don't even mind them in the Fan-Fiction forums where the first RPG threads were. =)

Okay, I may be biased because of my Cantina heritage, but this is just one moderator's views.

 

I did not lock that thread in the RPG forum. I dont know how it got locked.

 

I totally agree too!

 

the RPG forum is for the D20 and WEG rpg games.

The "rp" topics are closer to pass around fiction and therefore more appropriate for the fanfiction board.

 

You again. *sigh*

Then what the hell is the point of having a RPG forum if you CANT RP in it? From the looks of things, I dont think it would even bother the LARP players with RP threads. Forum is so kriffin slow, my grandmother could walk the circumfrence of the earth 100x before the next post!

 

I also support ben in this.

 

hmmm interesting.

 

it's not role-playing if there aren't any dice.

 

DL, how do you plot that course? ROLE-playing means you play a role, in a story or game or whatever. ROLL-playing would be with dice...

 

in a story or game. If there is dice then it is a game. there is an element of win or lose. no dice, no game, it must be a story, therefore fanfiction. you can't argue with that logic.

 

And when do stories have a set of rules for people to follow? *arches a brow*

What do you call Chat Style RPs then? A story too? They dont have dice but you Role Play a game none the less

Your logic, DL, has holes in it.

There are three types of Role Playing Games.

Chat Style
Msg Board Style
Live Action Style

The first two are done over the internet and cant be done with dice, thus the set of rules and an appointed Game Master moderates the game to make sure everyone follows the rules.

The third, well you obviously know what the third one is so I wont explain.

 

Having been involved with forum/chat based roleplaying before, I tend to think of these types of roleplays as 'interactive fan fictions' so to speak.

I have to also disagree with DL's comment concerning the neccessity of dice for a roleplay. Roleplaying is first and foremost about the playing of a role. Things like dice, rules etc. are merely the extra that help people play that role.

But enough on that. The definition of 'roleplay' is not what this thread is about.

I haven't been paying much attention lately to the goings-on of the current RPG threads, but I would support a final location where they can take place. I might even join in if I ever get some time.

 

I never chose a side in the EUC-RP fiasco, so Im not biased. CmdrMitsubishi and co. are right. RPG is the best place for the reasons above.

Just an un-biased view.

 

whether or not RPG needs dice, we're looking for a forum at tf.n that is only for RPG style threads.

is this request remotely being considered by the admins or something? it'd help alot if someone would respond about the rpg threads future

 

use the fanfiction forum for pass-around stories.
You guys just admitted above that's what these are. Everybody takes a turn writing a different part.

 

rpg's are more than just stories. and rpg's arent just pass around stories you can tell. it has a certain and different angle from fanfic stories. and besides, fanfiction should be kept at just stories.

if we were allowed to set up rpg threads there, people would probably swamp that forum with rpg threads and keep the written stories from being read.

 

You guys need a die? Just make a Javascript to do it, and show everyone the results based on the logged action, or whatever. Simple to do.

 

we dont need dice for online rpg. i dont know where that idea came from