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I just came back from a Native American museum and thought that making a story full of folk tales and legends with nature spirits and fantastical beasts could be fun. Is anyone willing to help me plan something out, please?
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Sounds interesting, but are we just limited to Western and Native American folklore, or can we include other cultural folklore such as Asian or Japanese influenced, Yokai for example?
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Wow. This sounds really interesting. Same with Rusalka, aren't we allowed to go beyond Western and Native American folklore? There are lots of interesting folklores out there and limiting them would also decrease the characters. Also, what is the plot? What's the theme of this RP? Obviously, we'll play as the characters from the folklores but what are we supposed to do? Are we gonna battle monsters or just have tea and relax?

(This is awesome tho *subscribes* wee~)
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Of course, all folklores are welcome as long as we tweak them all, making them our own, as for the plot, I think doing a series of interrelated folk tales should be interesting, we could build the world that way and make something more epic later on.

Thoughts?

Edit: As the Theme... I guess we will have to find it ^^'!
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Anyone here ever read the Fables comics? Pretty good, similar to this idea. What kind of adventures did you foresee us going through?
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I see spiritual enlightenment, reincarnations and great monsters slain in this rp's future. But beside that? It's still pretty blank.
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Very interested. Knowing me, I'll probably end up using my favorite folklore beast (dullahan) or something obscure from Japan (tsukumogami, most likely)
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I'll subscribe to this thread. I like the fact that it's still a bit vague because depending on what folktales and creatures we choose as a group, we can end up doing a lot of interesting plots or unexpected intersections which could move the whole story in another direction. I'm keeping my eye on it and I'll start drafting ideas.
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This looks interesting, I'm willing to offer up ideas.
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I can get on board with this
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*bumps* Still alive? owo
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I'm still up for this, but the idea need ironing, and I need help >_<...
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This sounds like fun! I'm not sure as what to do with the plot, but I'm interested in the concept.
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This sounds like a cool concept - what about the brothers grimm stories? I wouldnt mind playing an independent, grown up, tough as nails Red Riding Hood.
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Judeline said
I'm still up for this, but the idea need ironing, and I need help >_<...


I think the idea and plot are pretty up in the air, and for good reason, I think. Basically, we're not going to quite know what we can do until we hear what fables people want to draw from. If we primarily do Japanese fables, for example, then we can work with traditional Japanese myths, monsters, and heroic tales to cobble together a plot. It's not going to do much good to arbitrarily pick a storyline to follow if some certain fables come with a neat arc already that we could play off of. I think once CSs get put together, then we can discuss where we want to take our characters and what myths we want to play off of in order to get to a satisfying roleplay that has a good blend of story, action, and interpersonal relationships.
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Foxxie said
I think the idea and plot are pretty up in the air, and for good reason, I think. Basically, we're not going to quite know what we can do until we hear what fables people want to draw from. If we primarily do Japanese fables, for example, then we can work with traditional Japanese myths, monsters, and heroic tales to cobble together a plot. It's not going to do much good to arbitrarily pick a storyline to follow if some certain fables come with a neat arc already that we could play off of. I think once CSs get put together, then we can discuss where we want to take our characters and what myths we want to play off of in order to get to a satisfying roleplay that has a good blend of story, action, and interpersonal relationships.


I am more interested in a mix-match kind of thing. A lot of people are interested in specific folklores. I'm more interested in Scandinavian folklore than Japanese, but most other people aren't well versed in it at all. *shrug* I say, let people pick what they want.
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Wulfenheart said
I am more interested in a mix-match kind of thing. A lot of people are interested in specific folklores. I'm more interested in Scandinavian folklore than Japanese, but most other people aren't well versed in it at all. *shrug* I say, let people pick what they want.


I, for one, like Irish and Russian folktales, but I've got a lot of mythology sources to draw from if I think more variety is necessary. I'm not suggesting that we all pick Grimm's or something to that effect, just that if we notice a trend in the types of fables we pull from, there might be a common thread we can use as a plot point. That's why it might be best to all decide on a "quest" plotline together, rather than have something shored up from the get-go.
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Interested.
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