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Post by Otus Shortwing on Feb 25, 2014 13:19:16 GMT -5
Hello everybeast! I have retired all the RPs we had going--neither of them had been posted in in nearly a month, so it was time per the activity rules. If anybeast wants them out, just go ahead and find them in the archives and post in them and I'll move 'em out again. But! This does beg the question--what RP will we do next? It seems that starting RPs willy-nilly doesn't generate enough interest and involvement to keep them going to completion. So, I'm opening up this thread for planning RPs in the Free Roleplay section. This can be used for any part of planning--starting, continuation, plot points, wrapping it up in the end. This doesn't have to be as involved as quest RPs, of course, but I think it's becoming necessary to at least talk about what sorts of RPs people would be interested in participating in. Have at it, everybeast! As always, stay respectful of people's ideas, and have fun.
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Crystal M. V. Rosepaw
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Main: Crystal Rosepaw
Alt 1: Rikian Zarooah
Alt 2: Kaede Dawnshadow
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Post by Crystal M. V. Rosepaw on Feb 28, 2014 12:10:37 GMT -5
Clean slate! I guess I just have two points to make... xD First of all, I have a general idea for something, but I'd like to run it by Ottie once I get some on the kinks worked out before I put it up for general discussion. (Meaning, Ottie, you will probably be bombarded by IMs when I get home later... xD) Second, I kind of realized that during the past year of my return to DAB... I haven't really used Crystal at an adult age. Like, at all. ._. Which is, in part, my fault for not working out creative ways to involve her in RP's, but... (And let's be honest, Kaede is just more interesting... xD) However, as a majority of the current members were not around when I overhauled her character, it hit me talking to Ottie and Zeke that most people don't know the character very well. (For example, that is is actually not the 'good guy' character she lets on.) So I guess with that, I'd like an RP in Mossflower proper, as that would be a setting I can feasibly put her in without mentioning too many side characters and confusing everyone. >_< But with that said, I would also be thrilled if be did a sea-faring adventure, as I'd love to introduce you all to Rikian later in life (and, by extension, his adopted son Alex). I have done a lot with Kaede over the past few months, and am rethinking a lot of her character, so I'd like to kind of map that out before I do much more with her on DAB (as I need to see what parts I'd have to revise to fit to a DAB setting). Side-writing, I tend to stray into more adult themes, so I need to tone it down a bit. ^^; Yet, if anyone wants me to use a specific character, I'd be more than happy to do so for them, such as Ottie requesting more baby Riki. :3 I always love the idea of doing RP's between specific charatcers to focus on their interaction and create a personable bond between specific characters, so my PM box or Skype is always open to such suggestions. And now it seems the time for my appointments has come. Crys awaaaaay~
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Zeke Ruffgar
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"Good always wins. Always! Not just in books but in real life."
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Alt 1: Tristan
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Post by Zeke Ruffgar on Mar 3, 2014 0:08:28 GMT -5
I think that Crys is onto something here - I'd also like an RP in Mossflower, and maybe, just maybe, I'd introduce my new alt. And Zeke would always be a rich experience to write in a seafaring quest.
I think Dibbun RPs are important to keep running, albeit more casually, to keep our writing chops and imaginations loose. I'm a big fan of the seasonal ones that get started occasionally, but perhaps a more structured RP could be in order in this respect as well.
I personally feel that one of the most important things needed for an RP to be successful and have longevity is to have a discussion (like we are here, woo!) to pre-plan or structure a bit, and a planning thread so that we can all stay on the same page and bounce ideas, and I think it's been proven to keep RPs running better/faster/stronger in the past.
And, I refuse to believe Floret is dead. WE MUST CONTINUE THAT STORY! I feel bad posting in it, since the last 5 posts are Crys and I, and I know we're all busy (I certainly have been much busier than expected as well lately), but we should keep it on the back burner at least, to post in once we all have time. Because it's awesome. XD
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Post by Burfle, Brookfill & Madrigal on Mar 3, 2014 9:33:43 GMT -5
*big booming voice* Floret is not dead! A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!! *epic music* I'm just as excited to continue with Floret, especially since I never even started in the first place XD I was really just trying to figure out how and when to get in there with my peeps.
I'd personally prefer a mossflower RP at the moment. Both for feasibility of my characters being present, but also because I feel that we haven't done an rp in actual mossflower for a while. I don't know if I just looked in the wrong direction the whole time they were going or what, but I don't remember any recent ones set in the local woodland and countryside.
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Post by Otus Shortwing on Mar 3, 2014 12:51:55 GMT -5
Looks like we have some consensus here, I think a Mossflower RP is in order! Crys, I'm ready for an IM blowup when you are.
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Post by Aquamarine on Mar 6, 2014 12:02:30 GMT -5
Floret is NOT DEAD. I haven't even started in it yet and I refuse to let it die. (I also may or may not have spent a slightly inordinate amount of time reading through it last week. ) Burfle, I think the most recent Mossflower one was Search and Rescue, and I don't even remember how long ago that died. A Mossflower RP sounds good to me too -- I'm also itching to get my new alt in action.
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Post by Dartpaw the Shy on Mar 26, 2014 21:05:36 GMT -5
:3 so talk has been around for an RP where can be non-Redwall animals such as Raccoons, Pandas and Chipmunks :3 since it can be implied that if Redwall is based on the British Isles, thus is has only British Woodland animals, there are probably lands based on North America, China, Australia etc... and it has been confirmed that Hamsters, Wolverines, and Monitor Lizards exist in exotic lands so... why not? I think this RP can be very creative, and open up a lot of possibilities. I would very much love to be a Kangaroo or Raccoon (Or both? :3 )
Though I dunno if I'd do the "Aussie" stereotype, no disrespect, but I try to avoid accents or stereotypes at all costs in fear of messing them up and alienating people from those actual countries. But I will use the animal stereotypes. Such as Raccoons if in the Redwall world will be natural born thieves. No doubt about that. (Would that make them vermin???)
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Post by Otus Shortwing on Mar 27, 2014 13:31:09 GMT -5
Did you already have a plot planned? If not, I might suggest something like a traveling circus group comprised of non-British-aisle animals. Also, I have the phrase "Little Abbey on the Prairie" stuck in my head. XD Some other "exotic" animal ideas: Goodies: -Skunk -Chickadee (the new-world Sparra?) -Beaver -Prairie dog/meerkat -Koala (and I will TOTALLY do an Aussie accent for them. Jacques used Scotch/Irish brogues, stodgy upper-class Englishmen, cockney, and everything in between--I'm a-okay with using Australian/Russian/French/Texan/Bostonian accents or any others. The only thing I won't stylize is real-life religions and any kind of handicap besides battle-caused ones (e.g. missing legs or eyes)) -Armadillo -Lemurs -Primates -Porcupine -Cottontail rabbit -Turtle/tortoise (though there are turtles in Britain but Jacques never wrote one...) -Puffin/penguin Baddies: -Lynx/mountain lion -Gecko -Salamander/hellbender (totes look them up, they'd be a super creepy bad guy) -Jays (blue, grey, stellar, etc) -Bears! (black, brown, grizzly, kodiac, polar) -Grey fox (native only to North America--it climbs trees, so it's almost a cross between a fox and a squirrel) -Coyote -Possum (maybe a goodie...but they're so gross!) -Alligator/crocodile -Lobsta! (had to...) I've avoided mention of any hoofed animals...I dunno, it just doesn't seem like they'd fit, Jacques only wrote about things with paws and claws.
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Post by Kerrin Clearloch on Mar 27, 2014 15:24:28 GMT -5
Jacques did write a turtle, Ottie! What about little Rockbottom (a.k.a. The Mighty Walking Stone!!) from Rakkety Tam? For some reason however, they seem to be rare and... small... and unintelligent... *shrugs* or maybe that was just a really small mute species of tortoise/turtle. I'd love to see a large, sentient, wise turtle character someday.
And raccoons should def. be thieves through and through. I'd see them as to lovable for actual vermin but definitely a mixed bunch. Rogues, gypsies, some bad, some better, a few with Gonff-like hearts of gold, all with incorrigible sticky paws.
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Post by Dartpaw the Shy on Mar 27, 2014 18:34:02 GMT -5
Now I can only imagine Raccoons with Romanian accents and lots of jewelry xD just kidding I'll start it immediately. No point keeping you waiting any longer.
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Post by Aquamarine on Jul 3, 2014 19:08:25 GMT -5
Anyone still up for a Mossflower RP? I was thinking of getting one going since I've had a third alt for a few months now and still haven't used him. XD
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Post by Otus Shortwing on Jul 6, 2014 7:19:39 GMT -5
Well now that'd be fun. What were you thinking? Lost dibbuns? Adults?
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Post by Aquamarine on Jul 6, 2014 23:30:34 GMT -5
I was thinking adults, since he'd have been at Salamandastron as a Dibbun (unless he was visiting Redwall, which is certainly a possibility, now that I think of it). So whatever, I guess. xD My only idea so far was to have him run into/capture/encounter/somehow interact with a baddie (could be a scout, acting alone, part of a gang, etc.) somewhere in Mossflower and let it go from there. That opens up opportunities for character interaction, some action if we want... whichever we feel like doing. I don't mind something that's a little less planned out, since most of our pre-plotted ones seem a little stalled for the time being. Whatever works.
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Post by Otus Shortwing on Jul 7, 2014 7:57:16 GMT -5
What about the Flitchaye? They're roaming Mossflower most of the time.
(Short reply is short because I'm on mobile XD)
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Post by Aquamarine on Jul 7, 2014 18:31:01 GMT -5
Works for me. I'm really up for anything. :3 Shall I get something going? (No worries. I've been there. )
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