An Ideal World - Bleach

[yoshua171]

In short this is a thread meant to divine what those Bleach fans on the Guild would prefer in regards to a Bleach RP. To start it off I'll give several question as well as the basic end goal of this thread, and any that may follow it.

Thread Goal: Gaining an increased understanding of the Guild's Bleach Community.
Overall Purpose: The creation of a Bleach RP that, with few exceptions, will suit the community mentioned above.

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Questions and Answers

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Herein will be questions that need answering, as well as those that have been answered--by either myself or through discussion among others. Later on this will become the RP's FAQ.

Q: Will the RP include canon characters--playable or otherwise?
A: No it will not, the RP will be decidedly AU with mention of the canon characters being either minimal or non-existent.

Q: Would people like to be able to create unique histories and their own lore (royal families, factions, races) at some point in the RP?
A: ????

Q: Would people like to have the chance to lead their own Arcs later in the RP?
A: ????

Q: As Bleach is a verse centered around conflict between factions and inviduals, it stands to reason that an RP based on it will also be as such. The question is, what races do people prefer to be playable? Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Spiritually Aware Humans, etc etc.
A: ????

Q: Would people prefer the story's villain faction to be playable, or ought they be controlled by the GMs entirely--or is a middle ground best?
A: ????

Q: Should there be a limit to how many characters a player can make?
A: ????

Q: ????
A: ????

[yoshua171]

Just going to tag some peeps right off the bat: @Kalas @Ganryu @MysT3CH @LostBrotherGrimm

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

Mwahahahahahahahaha.

Now I just need a working laptop so I can make a post :(

[yoshua171]

Hahaha, welcome Riddle :)

Good luck with the laptop blues :/

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

Man, I'm still freaking livid about it. I'm down to using my phone and Danis laptop when she's in bed or at work. On the plus side, I moved into the new house and managed to land the master bedroom... we also have a pool and a spa xD

[yoshua171]

Noice! I suppose it's not all bad.

[Kalas]

Here are my answers before I sleep.

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Q: Would people like to be able to create unique histories and their own lore (royal families, factions, races) at some point in the RP?
A: I think if we're going to be playing in an AU, it would only be fitting to have our own history and lore.

Q: Would people like to have the chance to lead their own Arcs later in the RP?
A: That depends on the strength of the writer I suppose, I myself wouldn't mind the opportunity.

Q: As Bleach is a verse centered around conflict between factions and inviduals, it stands to reason that an RP based on it will also be as such. The question is, what races do people prefer to be playable? Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Spiritually Aware Humans, etc etc.
A: From a personal standpoint, I'm quite against lots of playable races in a Bleach RP. Things tend to get quite messy and balance inevitably shifts between races that often causes' chaos. (See Bleach: Platinum Hearts)

Q: Would people prefer the story's villain faction to be playable, or ought they be controlled by the GMs entirely--or is a middle ground best?
A: Blackbeard was recently going to start an RP where the GM/Co-Gm played the villain faction only, which I found interesting. Despite that, I believe a middle ground is needed to allow for personal rivalries to be able to be developed by the players, amongst other things.

Q: Should there be a limit to how many characters a player can make?
A: I would say yes but only as a personal choice.

[Celaira]

*throws her moral support at Yoshu, and then proceeds to lurk*

[Ciphra]

This is me giving this some love for you Yosh...Oh and also I'll get around to the questions, and by that I mean I'll probably bug you with them via skype later on to annoy you!

[LostBrotherGrimm]

Oh man, sweet, thanks for tagging me, long time no se- talk!

Will be joining the discussion tomorrow after college, that cool? I should get some beauty sleep now. :P

[yoshua171]

Sounds fine with me @LostBrotherGrimm! Fyi, unless I get enough interest in this here advanced thread, I'm likely to host it as "High Casual-Low Advanced" in the Casual section just so we can get a proper cast.

Based on what responses I have received and what I was thinking initially is that it will be mostly limited to one faction and then maybe one or two people as villains alongside the GMs (or just the GMs so that no one feels left out, we'll see). We'll see how things pan out :)

Can't wait to see your feedback! ^_^

[LostBrotherGrimm]

Alright, man, that sounds good to me.

Here are my answers.

here

Q: Would people like to be able to create unique histories and their own lore (royal families, factions, races) at some point in the RP?
A: If we're talking about an AU, I can see unique histories and own lore as a pretty sweet thing. :D Only seems logical.

Q: Would people like to have the chance to lead their own Arcs later in the RP?
A: Depends on the person and how the RP actually develops. I personally wouldn't mind it.

Q: As Bleach is a verse centered around conflict between factions and inviduals, it stands to reason that an RP based on it will also be as such. The question is, what races do people prefer to be playable? Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Spiritually Aware Humans, etc etc.
A: As much as I know, rationally, that a lot of races can lead to things being overly convoluted, messy and/or out of balance - I am still A HUGE fan of Spiritually Aware Humans (like... one of the rare ones haha), as well as Quincies and Arrancars. It really goes down to personal preference. For the sake of balance, having one or two races to play with would be a lot easier, but you know. I am kinda biased on this one.

Q: Would people prefer the story's villain faction to be playable, or ought they be controlled by the GMs entirely--or is a middle ground best?
A: A middle ground would be preferable, I think. There is, once again, an easier path to take if the villain faction is controlled entirely by the GMs, but then again - I found it to be that more fun if there is some sort of a middle ground there, allowing more personalized stories and characters arc to develop around it.

Q: Should there be a limit to how many characters a player can make?
A: Ah, definitely. I've been in a quite a few RPs where one person had one character, whilst some other people had around 5 to 10 characters, because there was no cap. I don't mind having a two-three characters limit, but no limit at all can get out of hand pretty darn fast. It's a good way to go around having less people involved in the RP, but at the same time, I am just not digging the no cap method.

Q: ????
A: Ah, the toughest question yet. I'll get back to you on this one.

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

I will submit answers when I've finished my housewife duties.

Like cleaning the kitchen, cleaning the floors, maintaining the vegetable garden and doing the laundry...

See you all, never.

[Iktomi]

Answers

Q: Would people like to be able to create unique histories and their own lore (royal families, factions, races) at some point in the RP?
A: Given that you are aiming to create an ideal Bleach RP I believe that history and lore should be able to be created, though monitored naturally.

Q: Would people like to have the chance to lead their own Arcs later in the RP?
A: I agree with previous answers it would depend on the individual, and whether or not it fits with the current events.

Q: As Bleach is a verse centered around conflict between factions and inviduals, it stands to reason that an RP based on it will also be as such. The question is, what races do people prefer to be playable? Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Spiritually Aware Humans, etc etc.
A: I do not particularly care which race ends up being playable, however I do believe that it should be restricted to a single one. Perhaps later on once the RP has established itself firmly and has proven it can sustain multiple races.

Q: Would people prefer the story's villain faction to be playable, or ought they be controlled by the GMs entirely--or is a middle ground best?
A: I believe the villain faction should be controlled primarily by the GMs, with them reaching out to recruit from the player pool occasionally if the need arises.

Q: Should there be a limit to how many characters a player can make?
A: Yes there should be, and it should be fairly low at the beginning. Just like with the races I believe the cap could be raised later on if both the RP and RPer have proven they can maintain it.

Q: Who the hell is this Iktomi guy?
A: That is a valid question, however it is beyond my ability to answer it.

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

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Q: Will the RP include canon characters--playable or otherwise?
A: No it will not, the RP will be decidedly AU with mention of the canon characters being either minimal or non-existent.

Q: Would people like to be able to create unique histories and their own lore (royal families, factions, races) at some point in the RP?
A: It would be nice to create histories and lore, but obviously to an extent. Too many races would crowd an already crowded world, as would too many factions.

Q: Would people like to have the chance to lead their own Arcs later in the RP?
A: As long as they're sound and well planned and thought out, I don't have a problem with it. I imagine the GM's will work alongside players in order to keep a nice flow?

Q: As Bleach is a verse centered around conflict between factions and inviduals, it stands to reason that an RP based on it will also be as such. The question is, what races do people prefer to be playable? Shinigami, Arrancar, Quincy, Spiritually Aware Humans, etc etc.
A: I feel like making too many of these factions playable could end up messy. Perhaps once the RP is established and we have a decent list of regular players, we could branch out into other playable factions?

Q: Would people prefer the story's villain faction to be playable, or ought they be controlled by the GMs entirely--or is a middle ground best?
A: I feel like GM's should mainly control the villain faction, perhaps bringing some trustworthy and reliable people into it as they see fit?

Q: Should there be a limit to how many characters a player can make?
A: Yes. Too many characters can ruin the balance of the RP and overwhelm the player. In saying that, a reasonable limit should be placed - like two-hundred-million...

Q: ????
A: Yes, I know I'm the most awesome person in the world.

[yoshua171]

Just fyi everyone while I didn't have work on Thursday, I had work on Wednesday, Yesterday, and I also have work today and tomorrow hence my general lack of response. I was initially a bit disenchanted with making something since there are two Bleach RPs that have popped up in the last few days, but I think I'm going to try my hand anyways as if one doesn't try, they'll never know if they can succeed.

So yeah, I'll be taking in mind the responses from both threads that I posted (this one and one in Advanced) and I'll probably make the thread "high Casual," in the interest of both my own preferences (advanced) and as a good middle ground for both groups ^_^

As I get time and am hit with inspiration or just good ideas for plot and whatnot, I will begin constructing the OOC for us all. I will also probably throw up one more interest check (both in Casual and Advanced, though they will be identical) so that anyone who was driven away due to there being no plot or the like may have a second chance to reevaluate this little project of ours :)

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

YUSSSSSS!

[MysT3CH]

I totally missed the deadline didn't I? T-T