Hello there! I am posting this thread to advertise the story that I am writing with a group of people. Normally in a roleplay, each person will roleplay a character (or more) and they will interact within the GM's story. In this story, all the writers take turn writing the story. Each poster will take turns writing; in the end what will result is a (hopefully) cohesive and interesting story. All of the characters, setting and plot are made by all of the writers, each one building upon the work of the people who wrote before them. Here is a short example (obviously the posts would be longer in the actual story):
Poster A:
"Frank was walking down the street on his way to work. It was his last day on the job; he was proud of his 43 years at the Wonderful Wheel Company, but he was looking forward to retirement. He arrived at the old factory, same as ever, except he was surprised to see..."
Poster B:
"that it was decorated with banners! The old factory worker saw banners, balloons and homemade posters celebrating his last day and wishing him well. A hint of a smile showed on the man's face. But the biggest surprise was when he walked into the place..."
Poster C:
"a huge array of tires spelling out "BEST WISHES FRANK" right on the factory floor! What was previously a hint evolved into a full-on grin; the man never expected his coworkers to go through all this trouble. Honestly, he thought they didn't even like him. However..."
And so on. Again, this would be longer if we were actually writing. I'm not looking for big essays here; just two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to write longer, cool, but don’t monopolize the story. Ideally, this will have some advantages:
-If someone loses interest or gets busy with life, the whole story won't grind to a halt.
-Multiple authors can provide multiple perspectives, making the story more interesting.
This has been successful so far! We have made a fantasy story that has high stakes while still being optimistic. The story we have written so far includes, among other things:
-A 12 year old trying to save his village
-A little green guy who can cast illusions
-A black and white pointer dog who is the favorite character of one of our writers
-A talking hippocampus who loves stories
-The nicest skeleton doctor you'll ever meet
It's been a lot of fun building these characters and this world with the other members of the group! We operate on a 24 hour time limit for posts and the collaborative style means that the story doesn't grind to a halt if someone leaves. If you're interested in learning more, the OOC is located here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/182175-a-w…
If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for reading!
Poster A:
"Frank was walking down the street on his way to work. It was his last day on the job; he was proud of his 43 years at the Wonderful Wheel Company, but he was looking forward to retirement. He arrived at the old factory, same as ever, except he was surprised to see..."
Poster B:
"that it was decorated with banners! The old factory worker saw banners, balloons and homemade posters celebrating his last day and wishing him well. A hint of a smile showed on the man's face. But the biggest surprise was when he walked into the place..."
Poster C:
"a huge array of tires spelling out "BEST WISHES FRANK" right on the factory floor! What was previously a hint evolved into a full-on grin; the man never expected his coworkers to go through all this trouble. Honestly, he thought they didn't even like him. However..."
And so on. Again, this would be longer if we were actually writing. I'm not looking for big essays here; just two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to write longer, cool, but don’t monopolize the story. Ideally, this will have some advantages:
-If someone loses interest or gets busy with life, the whole story won't grind to a halt.
-Multiple authors can provide multiple perspectives, making the story more interesting.
This has been successful so far! We have made a fantasy story that has high stakes while still being optimistic. The story we have written so far includes, among other things:
-A 12 year old trying to save his village
-A little green guy who can cast illusions
-A black and white pointer dog who is the favorite character of one of our writers
-A talking hippocampus who loves stories
-The nicest skeleton doctor you'll ever meet
It's been a lot of fun building these characters and this world with the other members of the group! We operate on a 24 hour time limit for posts and the collaborative style means that the story doesn't grind to a halt if someone leaves. If you're interested in learning more, the OOC is located here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/182175-a-w…
If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for reading!
