Spurred on from thinking over what I'd like to see from the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series (as unlikely as it is to happen), that being an entry where the player assumes the role of guildmaster, adding an entire phase of the game involving at least rudimentary guild (and maybe even town) management systems, I believe the idea can be translated over to an RP to some extent.

The GM or another very committed player will likely have to assume the role of guildmaster, but otherwise it opens the floor to a certain degree of collaborative world-building. Many if not all player characters are in a position to form teams and dungeon-run, but everyone can claim whatever occupation/position within the community they want, operating either as part of the guild or the town.

I'd hope players can have that extra layer of investment through contributing to this in-game community. Couple this with an engaging story that ties it all together, and I think you'll have a PMD RP that a lot of players can get behind.

I've got myself a big itch for some kind of massive multiverse-spanning crossover stuff (mostly because a bunch of entirely unrelated things have garnered my interest as of late lol), but, well...Those aren't exactly common, and they're certainly not easy to pull off in a promising manner. And I definitely don't wanna try running it myself; been having a poor track record with that as of late :/

But hey, a man can hope for an excuse to play my new favorite dumbass in an RP lmao

_{(So do I like own this thread now?)}With Metal Slug Tactics on the horizon, I wouldn't mind some kind of AU or side story with much of the dieselpunk warfare and absurd trappings you can expect from the franchise. Maybe a sovereign, player-run nation is resisting the Rebel Army at its border and have to adapt to the war as it progresses, from the royal family to the soldiers on the battlefield. Failing that, maybe just a squad-based RP will do, beggars can't be choosers when it comes down to it. I think the right people can balance the occasionally ludicrous subject matter (at least some of it) with the hard drama of war, though I'd understand if the GM wanted to shift the tone one way or another.

You could probably combine those last two ideas.

Metal Slug x Fantasy
Metal Slug x Post Apocalypse
Metal Slug In Spaaaaaaaaace
Metal Slug x Mechs

Metal Slug in Fantasy I imagine would be something like that Tiny Tina deal. A parody of fantasy tropes, maybe with some cobbled together Fantasy-Punk type magic thrower guns.

Metal Slug Post Apocalypse could be basically Mad Max with more of the Fallout Retro-Futuristic stuff in it.

Metal Slug in Space would basically be a cheesy Space Opera. Mass Effect the Musical kinda.

Metal Slug with Mechs is largely just Metal Slug the Anime, at least in my pea brain.

Yeah it can all work. And Metal Slug has so much crazy stuff in it that it can incorporate much from these avenues depending on what the GM wants. You can have alien/human hybrids and soldiers made into gun-toting monkeys pilot transforming metal slugs (or even something out of JoyToy's Steel Bone series) in search of an ancient, magical power in the backdrop of a ruined, zombie-infested countryside.

Anyone who can navigate through all that is definitely GM material in my eyes.

I am involved in a lot of RPs at the moment so it's unlikely that I'll get involved in a new one. If I had any indication, it would probably involve some sort of prison RP involving one of my more villainous characters. Something about them escaping from the prison and escaping from the law.

I am still really jonesing to play some Star Wars Saga Edition.

What started as a bid to reconnect with some of the old shows from my childhood and branched into me watching every Zoids series one after the other has left me wondering what a competently written fantasy adventure with mechs could look like. What it lacks in futuristic, militarized conflicts and even space travel, it hopefully makes up for with a thoroughly interesting world explored by an endearing party of adventurers/pilots. Couldn't say how many Zoids fans are around here though, so maybe something original might do just as well.

Sidenote: I still think New Century Zero is the best, and Chaotic Century > Genesis.

I'd love to see more magical girl RPs, but sadly that genre seems to be dying out. As much as I like some of the dark deconstructions, the edgy Madoka knock-offs seem to have killed the genre, especially the early feel-good version of it.

Tbh I'd like to see a reconstruction of magical girls. Like how superheroes started out idealistic, then came the gritty anti-heroes, and now we've got works that are more balanced in terms of tone. Magical girls are basically superheroes, so why not?

the smutty kind of course >:)

@spiral origin I was about to say something of a similar regard, but you beat me to it! Hahaha!

I really want to do a mystery dungeon rp. I am about to start one but oof I don't like starting rps.

The good kind.

A strange one.

I just want to see the RPs I'm in take off.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm having a powerful urge to finally GM an RP just to get the feel for it finally, and the Free section seems like the best entry point for anyone unsure of their abilities, so it feels like as good a place as any to start. If interest and inspiration align, then maybe it can be upgraded to casual, but we'll have to see.

As for what to make the RP about, I feel like that PMD idea I had a while ago would do nicely, though of course I can't guarantee I'll have what it takes to see it play out to its fullest potential. And because I can't leave well enough alone, I'm fixin' to make fused pokémon feature heavily into the setting - that's right, like this guy:

Why yes, I do have a crippling addiction to the Infinite Fusion discord. General rules over fusion mechanics may apply, but I'm not about to make things much more complicated than that. I'll get the IC up before too long.

What kind of RP's would I like to see? Hmmm...

Macross, UC Gundam, Ace Combat, Fallout: Equestria, MLP-based adventure or action ones, Transformers, but more based on the IDW comics. Furry/Anthro sci-fi RPGs with action and adventure.
Original RP's that follow the same kind of aesthetic, themes, and settings as those as well.
I don't need or want fancy mechanics, or things to be ultra-grim or gritty or hyper realistic either. Just... fun, and with a good lore and background, run well, and with internal consistency to them.
I'd like to play the kind of games I like to run, mostly.

@Silverwind Blade I am looking for players for a Tramsformers Essence20 game if you go to the Tabletop section.

I am ready for some crack ships, some tomfoolery, hooliganry, and shenanigans, give me that crazy stuff I crave! Goku vs Uncle Grandpa, the doctor meets House, all the good stuff.

Recently got back into Star Trek Online and now i'm craving something Star Trek related.