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Yes, roleplaying. Serious roleplaying. I was in the midst of smoking a bowl when I was thinking about the sheer talent that the majority of Tlers have. We have an entire thread that is devoted to sorting us by our specialties. I thought: "Amongst the photoshop wizards and programming gods there certainly must be some hardcore nerds who enjoy good roleplay".
I'm not talking about stupid shit folks, I'm talking about *pages* of biographies, dialogue, events, etc. It's no secret that people here like to read and write, and I am no exception. It is something I enjoy (when I have time).
I've been tossing the idea in my head for quite some time actually, but I've always had doubts for one reason or the other. So now I'm going through with it and I figured I would first just find out if anybody is interested. I already have some ideas but I think if we get enough people who want to seriously do this we can all decide on something.
So, anybody?
Update: Polls included in spoilers!
+ Show Spoiler +Poll: Would you be interested in a TL RP?( Vote): Yes, but I won't participate. ( Vote): Yes, count me in! ( Vote): No I wouldn't. Poll: The theme should be:( Vote): StarCraft ( Vote): Fantasy ( Vote): Horror ( Vote): Post-apocalyptic ( Vote): Modern ( Vote): Other (specifiy)
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I used to play call of cthulhu one shots over at my friends place. Never role-played over the internet though. Sounds interesting.
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I'm already in a different roleplay and writing fanfiction. Between those, I do plenty of creative/imaginative writing as it is.
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I think this is a good thing, but I don't even understand what you are proposing.
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On August 25 2009 08:43 micronesia wrote:
I think this is a good thing, but I don't even understand what you are proposing.
Yeah, me to a little. What kind of roleplaying? Fantasy? Victorian? Steampunk? Modern?
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D&D, maybe.
I've been to one LARP event.
Not really my thing.
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I tried doing a D&D type thing with a friend of mine who converted StarCraft into the rule set. Unfortunately, I was his only player and the idea was soon discarded. TT I was a Level 1 Zealot with my sights set on returning to Auir to reclaim a family artifact lost during the escape to Shakuras.
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On August 25 2009 08:43 micronesia wrote:
I think this is a good thing, but I don't even understand what you are proposing.
I don't really care exactly what we do, I was just trying to gauge general interest to get an idea of the number of people who could seriously participate. Depending on that we could do different things.
On August 25 2009 08:44 BookTwo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 25 2009 08:43 micronesia wrote:
I think this is a good thing, but I don't even understand what you are proposing. Yeah, me to a little. What kind of roleplaying? Fantasy? Victorian? Steampunk? Modern?
I don't really want to be the person to decide that. I think we could do a poll to see what people like. I was thinking a Fantasy theme, since I have the most experience with it. A StarCraft theme would also be cool.
My idea was this:
1. Post bios. Pick special traits and qualities, etc.
2. Divide players up into factions, who would roleplay 'against' one another. We could use an IRC channel for live dialogue, or even a thread. A thread would be easier probably and IRC will keep the thread less cluttered. The IRC conversations would be entirely IC, so we could post them to thread for continuity.
3. Have a third party (whoever is interested) roleplay as 'gods'. They would be in charge of deciding what is going on in the setting of the story. For example: If the city the faction resides in were to get struck by lightning and the city were burning down, this said third party would script that and the roleplayers would need to roleplay to find a new home. Any fights/etc would be 'scripted' by them.
There is more, but I really wanted to see if there was a good interest before we seriously proceed with this. 
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I play white wolf games almost exclusively. Occasionally D&D, but I really am fond of White Wolf.
oWoD is awesome and nWoD has some nice stuff, but let's be honest... New vampire and mage suck compared to the old ones. New werewolf is alright, but nWoD shines with Changeling and Giest and Hunter. Promethean is awesome, but unplayable.
Oh, I also LARP. Wait, wait... I get paid to LARP!
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Why not make a totally unique rpg for teamliquid? With a separate world, history and all that.
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On August 25 2009 09:05 LeperKahn wrote:
I play white wolf games almost exclusively. Occasionally D&D, but I really am fond of White Wolf.
oWoD is awesome and nWoD has some nice stuff, but let's be honest... New vampire and mage suck compared to the old ones. New werewolf is alright, but nWoD shines with Changeling and Giest and Hunter. Promethean is awesome, but unplayable.
Oh, I also LARP. Wait, wait... I get paid to LARP!
could you please make your own blog or expand on your larping experiences? I've never actually seen a real larper before and out of curiosity would like to know your take on it.
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On August 25 2009 09:10 BookTwo wrote:
Why not make a totally unique rpg for teamliquid? With a separate world, history and all that.
This is what I'm talking about. I know with all of the serious mafia players would could think of something >_<
edit: my gf is coming over, ill check this thread probably before i go to bed in a couple of hours.
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As long as I get to put on my robe and my wizard hat.
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On August 25 2009 09:19 LordWeird wrote:
edit: my gf is coming over, ill check this thread probably before i go to bed in a couple of hours.
Nice cover brah.
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If this RP is gonna be set in the Starcraft universe im so definitely 400% in.
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I love some good ol' pen and paper geeking. Been doing some DnD (1st, 2nd, 2.5, 3rd and 3.5), Mutant Chronicles (1st and 2nd ed), Sengoku (2nd ed), Deadlands (2nd ed) and Cyberpunk 2020 in my time.
If you want to do some online-based pnp, add me to your list. I'd love to join.
Edit: I might as well add straight away though: over-the-top, pretentious RP makes me gag.
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On August 25 2009 09:04 LordWeird wrote:My idea was this: 1. Post bios. Pick special traits and qualities, etc. 2. Divide players up into factions, who would roleplay 'against' one another. We could use an IRC channel for live dialogue, or even a thread. A thread would be easier probably and IRC will keep the thread less cluttered. The IRC conversations would be entirely IC, so we could post them to thread for continuity. 3. Have a third party (whoever is interested) roleplay as 'gods'. They would be in charge of deciding what is going on in the setting of the story. For example: If the city the faction resides in were to get struck by lightning and the city were burning down, this said third party would script that and the roleplayers would need to roleplay to find a new home. Any fights/etc would be 'scripted' by them. There is more, but I really wanted to see if there was a good interest before we seriously proceed with this.
1. Why not?
2. Terran, Protoss, Zerg, definitely.
3. One of the mods? :D
I don't mind [:
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And I slowly removed your dress ... uh what?
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