so i herd u liek planning arr-pees {RP PUBLIC PLANNING THREAD}

[The White Wolf]

I'm actually thinking of a Batman: Arkham City sequel, I think I'd call it Batman: Arkham Chaos, of course the plot still needs to be developed, I just recently got this idea, although there is one specific detail, a surprise, if you will, that I'm not willing to reveal, I'd only reveal it to a co-host, anyone willing to co-host and help me develop it?

[Kōsuke Ueki]

I'm in. However, because I don't know the plots of either Arkham Asylum or Arkam City, I might need some intel on that first before you explain your idea.

[The White Wolf]

Well I'm not that great at explaining plots, it may be best if you check the walkthroughs on youtube or read them, and Dwarven King is currently my co-host, so I'm open to suggestions, it's still being developed

[bury the year]

@Altair: Forgive me for not being familiar with the series, but if it's a Batman game and there is one Batman, what would players play as? What would separate this from any other noir-ish idea?

[Barian Warlord]

I'm thinking of doing a yugioh RP that involves both the numbers and the Arcadia movement, so far all I have is that and Sayer is a brain in a jar that is hooked up to machines that amplify his psychic powers.

New idea Sayer wants to use the numbers to help him make a body out of psychic energy which would give him god like abilities.

[The White Wolf]

@Altair: Forgive me for not being familiar with the series, but if it's a Batman game and there is one Batman, what would players play as? What would separate this from any other noir-ish idea?

There is a variety, police, criminals, there will be several factions. They can make their own, possibly take Nightwing or Robin. I will limit the number of factions, of course.

[Not-so-Radiant Arin]

Golf. It's my favorite past-time, and whenever I get the chance to, I go out into my driveway, load up my 3 Iron and try to hit that ball as far as I can. I've been thinking a lot about it recently, and it's time I got into RPing, but I don't really know how to go about doing it (mainly because I'm scared of power-playing or other sort of stuff like that). It's here that I came up with this brilliant idea for an RP.

 

The origins of golf are unclear and much debated. However it is clearly one of a family of similar and possibly related club and ball games that were recorded across medieval Europe, and many of the unique elements of golf evolved in the port towns around the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland from the medieval period onwards. Golf spread from Scotland into the rest of the United Kingdom and then to the British Empire and the United States of America during the late 19th century.

 

A golf-like game is recorded as taking place on 26 February 1297, in the Netherlands, in a city called Loenen aan de Vecht, where the Dutch played a game with a stick and leather ball. The winner was whoever hit the ball with the least number of strokes into a target several hundred yards away. Some scholars argue that this game of putting a small ball in a hole in the ground using golf clubs was also played in 17th-century Netherlands and that this predates the game in Scotland. There are also other reports of earlier accounts of a golf-like game from continental Europe.^[1]

In April 2005, new evidence re-invigorated the debate concerning the origins of golf.^[2] Recent evidence unearthed by Prof. Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University suggests that a game similar to modern-day golf was played in China since Southern Tang Dynasty, 500 years before golf was first mentioned in Scotland.^[3]

Dōngxuān Records (Chinese: 東軒錄) from the Song Dynasty (960–1279) describes a game called chuíwán (捶丸) and also includes drawings of the game.^[3] It was played with 10 clubs including a cuanbang, pubang, and shaobang, which are comparable to a driver, two-wood, and three-wood. Clubs were inlaid with jade and gold, suggesting golf was for the wealthy. Chinese archive includes references to a Southern Tang official who asked his daughter to dig holes as a target.^[3] Ling suggested golf was exported to Europe and then Scotland by Mongolian travelers in the late Middle Ages.

 

Anyways, what I was suggesting happen for this RP was to have a sort of Golfer's Club, where people would occasionally play a round on five distinct courses (which I have made), ranging from easy to difficult. As time progresses, the golfers become better and better, and at the end of the "season", there will be a big tournament, with all of the best golfers from around the world battling it out at the chance to win "The Golden Ball".

 

RPers can decide to take the high road and register as a Golfer, or help out occasionally by being a Caddy. Caddies (who might also be the "GMs", I'm not sure on that yet) will help Golfers choose the right clubs, pick the best lie, and where to aim their shot.

 

It's in the planning stages as of now, but I would like to hear some feedback before I officially drive this RP into 300 yard ranges.

[bury the year]

How would that really work? On the course there isn't too much potential for drama, since it's an individual sport, and it's all to easy to say "oh i get a hole in one :|".

[Catterjune]

To be honest, a "golfers league" sounds much more interesting then YET ANOTHER! Yu-Gi-Oh Academy or tournament or whatever RP. Stuff moves much quicker and it doesn't end up as just two people ruining an RP because they decided to have a duel for the next 4 pages so the other 8 people can't figure out what's going on.

 

It all depends on the players, of course.

 

... PM me if you ever start it though. That actually sounds a really awesome idea, if pulled off correctly.

[Thar]

Golfer's RP sounds interesting, actually. If god-modding isn't an issue, that is.

 

But what would y'all's opinions be about a GTA RP? I already started one, but I only have 1 reserve after 3 days.

 

I've also thought I could pull of a pure made-from-scratch battle RP on Chatzy. The idea was made by Jake the Sage, but I figured I'd get all of YCM's RPers involved in their own scenarios.

 

Just my two cents.

[Kyng's Old Account]

But what would y'all's opinions be about a GTA RP? I already started one, but I only have 1 reserve after 3 days.

I'm actually surprised that its even allowed to be up there, since the GTA genre is 18+. I once asked Kyubey about a GTA RP, and I was shot down for it.

 

A little bit of hypocracy, don'tcha think? ¬_¬

[bury the year]

I'm actually surprised that its even allowed to be up there, since the GTA genre is 18+. I once asked Kyubey about a GTA RP, and I was shot down for it.

 

A little bit of hypocracy, don'tcha think? ¬_¬

 

a) ...redirect me to that PM, kind sir.

B) Don't be pissy. :I

[Yoko Kurama]

Does anyone ever do Call of Duty Rp's?

[Kōsuke Ueki]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Time out! Just because people say GTA is 18+ rating in general, doesn't mean it can't be in any of the lower ratings. In other words, the GTA RP Brothar was doing I assume was PG-16 or lower, so honestly, there was no reason to lock it.

 

Just sayin'.

[Thar]

What Swift said. There are plenty of younger teens that play M-rated games nowadays. Not judging your moderation skills, Kyubey, just stating the facts.

 

But it was dead from the start, so I see no reason for it to be unblocked.

[bury the year]

I'm more going on the rationale that the series in general isn't something that belongs on YCM, regardless of how you play it. I've already locked one on a guiding principle, so I don't see the need to keep the second open. Besides, if you try playing GTA without the violence, you're defanging it. Might as well make an original RP. >:I

 

Now no more of this. If you need to continue this discussion, take it to PM.

[Catterjune]

On a completely unrelated note...

 

Would a Team Fortress 2 RP be allowed on YCM? TF2 is an M-Rated game. What about Fallout (Also M-Rated)? Skyrim? Borderlands? Plenty of "zombie" stuff is also M-Rated. (Left 4 Dead, Dead Island, Dead Rising)

 

Is it just the fact that they kill bastards and hoes that's the problem? The fact that it's entirely 'anti-establishment'?

 

Could I make a GTA: 2178, the story of Liberty City about 168 years in the future, set in a totalitarian regime where the protagonists are an underground 'resistance' group of terrorists who have missions, such as hijacking government cars and meeting with attractive females (who just happen to be prostitutes, who also service the higher ups in the government but are aligned with the resistance) and overall trying to do whatever they can to start riots and get common people on their side? (But they're not above petty murder of unarmed civilians, because the ends justify the means?)

 

Just seems silly to ban GTA RPs just because ZOMG! IT'S A GTA RP!

 

On a completely unrelated note...

 

 

I kind of had an idea for an RP that was more in line of a 'Gamemaster' type of roll given to the topic starter. Pretty much, the biggest 'problem(?)' is that the anti-godmodding rule exists. But basically, most of the topic starters do a bit of god modding to begin with if the story lags, and most people are just waiting for the person in charge to give them the go ahead before continuing (from what I remember from RPing like... 6 months ago).

 

I think the idea was a Left 4 Dead (IE, zombie shootan') RP, and the RP starter (me! <3) would play the role of director. Spawn zombies, special infected, witches, tanks, pills, health packs, adrenaline, respawn closets, etc etc.

[bury the year]

I'm not in the mood to invite accusations of "hypocrisy!", which apparently has already happened and was my cause to lock the second thread in the first place. I stick by what my old ruling on the subject matter is: if people complain, I deal with it, and I'd rather know if you're going to post something that might be mature. If you want to plan something M-ish, then at least talk to me first so we can figure out what is and isn't appropriate. (That goes for everyone, BTW.) This is a children's trading card game forum, after all. The operative word is "children's." Any more discussion on this topic should be kept to PMs.

[Thar]

Not sure why it's that big of a deal. I mean, this IS an RP planning thread, so the matter will be stated to inform those who plan to do the same thing.

 

As for M-rated material, that can easily be controlled and reduced to T-rated. All it takes is a profanity censor and an inappropriate phrasing limit for words that don't need censoring but shouldn't be posted.

 

Another note: saying Yu-Gi-Oh is a "children's" card game is a little harsh, personally. Yu-Gi-Oh is a trading card game, and as most people know, there are older people who still play it. I saw old men playing it at the local game store as well as college people.

 

So yeah, not trying to be a smart-ass or anything, just saying.

[bury the year]

Another note: saying Yu-Gi-Oh is a "children's" card game is a little harsh, personally. Yu-Gi-Oh is a trading card game, and as most people know, there are older people who still play it. I saw old men playing it at the local game store as well as college people.

 

It is regardless marketed for younger crowds, or else they wouldn't have so much needless censoring.

 

That's neither here. The rules have already been edited here to settle the discussion in a way that hopefully makes sense to all parties. If you have any more problems, take it to PM. This thread's been derailed long enough.

[Thar]

It is regardless marketed for younger crowds, or else they wouldn't have so much needless censoring.

 

That's neither here. The rules have already been edited here to settle the discussion in a way that hopefully makes sense to all parties. If you have any more problems, take it to PM. This thread's been derailed long enough.

 

Very well. Discussion annulled.

 

In the mean time, how about something related, just not M-rated. Is there such thing?

[Blackstone Dresden]

Since there are new people posting that may not have checked the previous page or two, would anyone else mind giving me some feedback on my Kamen Rider RP idea?

[Catterjune]

It is regardless marketed for younger crowds, or else they wouldn't have so much needless censoring.

 

That's neither here. The rules have already been edited here to settle the discussion in a way that hopefully makes sense to all parties. If you have any more problems, take it to PM. This thread's been derailed long enough.

Duly noted.

 

I wasn't calling hypocrisy or anything. Just wondering outloud. I mean, I'm all for HUGE SWEEPING DECLARATIONS! but I think once in a while it's alright to discuss things with the other people who frequent the section. =\

 

But that's neither here nor there. I remember one issue/question/something I had was in regards to the godmodding rule. Could I do a Dungeons & Dragon-like RP, where I'd be the GameMaster or whatever and narrate all the other NPCs and such while 4 or 5 other people RP? Or would that not be allowed? ... Or would that be one of those "show there's a demand for it" thing? ... Or could I literally have an RP about playing D&D? Actually, I kind of like that idea...

 

*contemplates*

 

... Would anyone want to do an RP like that? An RP where all of us sit in a basement and play D&D, we're all RPing as ourselves RPing a D&D game?

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

OMG Meta RP!

Totally in!

[bury the year]

@Pika: Um... yeah? I mean, acting as an actual GM and making people respond to events instead of controlling your own character is perfectly fine.