@Ariamis@AimeChambers@Aewin@addamas@Pudding@FantasyChic@AimeChambers@Melo@Mateotis@Vocab@Brithwyr@Spriggs27@ThatCharacter

Announcement time!

Alright, I wanted to do this a week or so ago when the first IC post was officially a month old. But it got pushed back by me losing track of time, and things looking a little too slow. But I get it now, this RP is like an indie car circuit with a traffic light in it. Stop, turbo, stop, turbo, stop, turbo...

So just a few things I wanted to go over with everyone just to keep them in the loop.

Firstly, Mason Brady is likely going to get written out of the RP. Katakon has had every opportunity to contact me, and it's evident they either aren't interested anymore or can't participate because of serious IRL stuff. Either way, they log in, they don't say anything, and then just disappear. Until I write them out, Mason Brady is officially becoming an NPC. I don't advise using them much unless you feel it's necessary, and if you do, try to keep them in character.

Next, I just wanted to say I'm really happy to see communication is getting better. Ariamis announcing which posters they're waiting on when things slow down is always appreciated, and more recently how the crew initiated OOC how to most effectively get Ice to a place where he could actually wake up. And Mateotis letting everyone know that they were going to be busy this week was also a plus. (that post was fine, btw!) Simple acts like this make my despair eroded heart glow like a hot ember. I hope we can keep this up.

Also, I've been thinking about class trials a little bit more. Originally I wanted everything to come out IC, but I'm starting to wonder if things would be less messy if I let people figure things out OOC and then let the IC posts reflect the discoveries made in the OOC instead. I'm suggesting this because I know some of you have made characters that aren't especially worldly, but you still might enjoy trying to figure out whodun it and howtheydun it. Just an idea I'm playing around with to discuss.

And that's really it. As always, if you need any direction or help, I'm just a PM or mention away. Everyone else has been willing to help me out too!

Sorry I haven't been talking much. I've been distracted, and lacking some creativity. I'll make sure to be more active. Promise.

@BrokenPromise Glad you liked it, my friend!

If you think of it that way, our characters will be in a perpetual Logic Dive mode (I've always found it hilarious imagining how much time Hajime spends deep in thought ignoring everything else going on around him, haha). We talk things out OOC and present the discoveries in IC. It could even be a mix of both approaches—there are a few observative Infinites in our ranks who would spot a new clue before anyone else. And then that can be thrown up for OOC discussion. Rinse and repeat until we have ourselves a case and a culprit! and can cue Tropical Despair

Also! It can be the honor of one of the crew to do the summary of the case, if we want to have it. I imagine it'd be pretty satisfying to play out!

As for the flow of the RP, I have a sudden idea. In the games, the ‘Daily Life’ section is just the MC talking with two chosen people each day until something happens. Now this is a lot less feasible to do with this many characters, not to mention it would also take up a lot of time and cause a drain of interest (this is not mainly a slice-of-life, after all!). What I propose is either having larger activities planned out for the days (so everyone can find something interesting to do) or using timeskips (brief ones, a day or two at most) when nobody has anything they want to do.

I take it that there is an unfixed amount of time that passes between the killings (which of course there might not even be any BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS) so planning for those might require some further steps from our dear mastermind.

So yeah, this is what I thought up right off the bat. What do you say, people? :D

I would also like to ask, for reference sake, if we end up picking the wrong person during a class trial, are we doing a wipe of the characters and then making a new set to be brought in? I would assume so, because I doubt Broken would want the Roleplay to end considering we have to chance to fail on the first trial, but I'd like to make sure.

@AimeChambers
If it's not too late, I could rewrite Mary going to talk to Aleecia instead of Rika since that didn't work out at all.

@Mateotis

These are some solid thoughts! I think some of it should occur in the OOC, but we should also all just be prepared to cut down on post size during the trials. It'll let things move a bit quicker, and then we can all keep up, with everyone being able to interject? I'm not sure how we'll handle it, it's mostly up to @BrokenPromise.

Also, on daily life sections, I'm of the opinion we timeskip, or we have a few larger events. Another option is to pair off (or trio off) for collabs during the "daily life" sections, which makes sure people can participate or if they are busy, can merely hang out in their rooms during those times? I'm not sure, and honestly fine with whatever!

@Mateotis

There will definitely be large group activities in the future. For the prelude I kind of wanted to let everyone do their own thing so that I could get an idea for who was going to buddy up with who, what everyone's writing strengths/weaknesses were, how the characters actually behaved, etc.

Daily life sections in the RP are mostly going to be used to let everyone know I'm working on a murderer, likely with several other players. While I would like the characters to build bonds and reveal things about themselves, I realize that such actions can feel empty when all characters do is talk about things that happened before the rp started. The mastermind and their goons definitely have a few crazy things planned for everyone, some life threatening, some not. I'm also okay with the players trying to host their own events. But once Monokuma declares a motive, you can bet things will get ugly pretty quickly. I'll likely use a mix of both tactics. However, I think events like the nights of carnage will also give the RP a much needed change of pace. especially with some of the crazier things on higher floors.

@Vocab

Gunna take a quote directly from the OOC.

Q: How hard will the cases be to solve? What happens when we fail?

A:The goal is more to tell a story than create a forum version of the Danganronpa game. What made the games so interesting was that it was both a mystery game and a mystery book. You got to solve a case, but you also got surprised by big reveals presented by other characters. the lot of you will have to solve the mysteries, but I will give you a gentle push if you get stuck. In terms of difficulty, the mysteries will be much closer to DR1 than DR2. But if there's a huge call for harder cases, I can definitely up the ante. I'm a big mystery/logic fan that has quite a bit of experience.

Like in the games, comic, anime, etc, There isn't going to be a need to call a vote until you 100% know both who did it and how the entire murder was carried out. The secrecy is just to keep things fresh and engaging.

@ThatCharacter

I love to collaborate, everything is held together, reads nice, and it's usually more consistent than a bunch of separate posts. But you need to be careful who you collab with. An unannounced vacation can set everyone back. If you do collaborate in a group larger than two, I strongly suggest setting up some ground rules in the event that someone goes radio silent.

With that all said, I'm probably going to give everyone a bit more time to look around and such, then have a mini time skip to the afternoon where everyone shares their discoveries. After that... I guess we'll see.

@Ariamis

Sure!

@AimeChambers
Alright, I'm too tired to change it now but I'll do it first thing in the morning. I assume Aleecia's still in the break room?

I'll be honest, been going back and forth if I want to stay in this. I've just not been feeling it. I can't put a finger on why either. I love the Danganronpa games. It's not the pace either because it's going about what I expected. It may have changed recently but nothing major.

I'm not out yet, just debating if I will remain or not

@AimeChambers
Alright, here's the part I edited into the post:

Oh, gods, i am so sorry everyone! I got caught up in college work and I kept saying "I'll do it tomorrow, i'll do it tomorrow". Okay, but now I'm actually ginna do it. Sorry ;-;

@Brithwyr we can all count on real life to bother us when we're trying to RP ;)
Don't get yourself worked up over it, will could happen to everyone ^^

I'd like to stress that the only reason why Mason Brady is getting shit canned is because Katakon had a history of doing this in the past, is extremely inactive, and doesn't respond to messages directed at them. No one else is in danger of being taken out, and you can bet that I'll have the common courtesy to contact you well in advance before plucking anyone for inactivity. I don't remove characters from my role plays to "punish" them, just to keep things moving smoothly.

I'll be honest, been going back and forth if I want to stay in this. I've just not been feeling it. I can't put a finger on why either. I love the Danganronpa games. It's not the pace either because it's going about what I expected. It may have changed recently but nothing major.

I'm not out yet, just debating if I will remain or not

Didn't you go through something like this two weeks ago with your last post?

My roleplay/GM style isn't for everyone. Some players thrive while others lavish. You won't be holding anyone back if you want out. I won't get mad if you want to leave. There are plenty of people here who are enjoying themselves, so there's no need to feel compelled to stay if you aren't enjoying yourself.

@BrokenPromise I did, I thought I got over it, but you're right. I am not enjoying myself. So I will be bowing out of this RP, but I wish you all luck with it going forward

So I was summarising all of the character in this RP for a friend and ended up creating this
Might as well post it here ;P

PS: @Spriggs27 Since Rika doesn't have a faceclaim, I chose this picture cause it seems to fit your description the most, hope you agree ^^

and @FantasyChic, it is sad to see you go, but I understand completely.
I had fun reading your posts and wish you good luck on your future endeavors ^^

-snipped-

@Ariamis OMG LIZARDS AND LABYRINTHS! I heard that from KickthePJ on a game show, did you hear that from somewhere or make it up?

EDIT: My internet is extremely faulty right now, but I'll try to post when it gets better.

I guess i'm going to post relatively soon, as in within the next couple of days.

@FantasyChic Good luck.

@addamas Oh cool! I could have given you Davis's full face claim if you asked. And it looks like you were able to find Shona rather easily, haha!

@BrokenPromise it's made in photoshop, so i could easily switch Davis face with the one you have ^^
and I remember shona's face from a youtube vid