[OOC] Under Deep OOC (6 players only, first come first serve)

[Apokalipse]

TJByrum said
@Apokalipse: What do you mean by a character archive? Perhaps everyone could pace themselves (don't post to much unless others are posting as well?). I've only done some basic RPing in the past, this is the first time I've started doing something... 'bigger', I guess would be the word for it. I gotta say, these characters turned out a lot better than I thought. Usually I run across hundreds of "young, snarky, teens with skimpy clothing and fireballs", but these characters are much better.

Like, its another thread basically posted in the Character Sheet section and everyone has to post their characters in it, but no one can talk or ask questions there. They do that in the OOC instead. That way you can easily find characters instead of hunting for them. And yeah, I'm in a couple RPs that have good ideas but a few bad characters. I try to ignore it though, even if it bothers me ^_^ I think you got less of those types because its in casual. Free is where it happens the most...(though not all are bad in free!)

[TJByrum]

Apokalipse said
Like, its another thread basically posted in the Character Sheet section and everyone has to post their characters in it, but no one can talk or ask questions there. They do that in the OOC instead. That way you can easily find characters instead of hunting for them. And yeah, I'm in a couple RPs that have good ideas but a few bad characters. I try to ignore it though, even if it bothers me ^_^ I think you got less of those types because its in casual. Free is where it happens the most...(though not all are bad in free!)

I'm fine with the CS's being here to be honest. Only problem I have is keeping up with all the posts and characters. But I think I can handle it this time around, so long as everyone paces themselves.

[Apokalipse]

TJByrum said
I'm fine with the CS's being here to be honest. Only problem I have is keeping up with all the posts and characters. But I think I can handle it this time around, so long as everyone paces themselves.

Alright! Pacing we will!

[TJByrum]

I've got a lot of backstory planned for this RP. This is only the beginning! It's like a very, very small prequel of what's to come. If it gets enough popular interest, I'll consider a sequel. Whatever is in Under Deep will directly lead into the sequel. And some these ideas have been in my head for over a year and a half now, so glad to see some of them come into RPing.

[Apokalipse]

TJByrum said
I've got a lot of backstory planned for this RP. This is only the beginning! It's like a very, very small prequel of what's to come. If it gets enough popular interest, I'll consider a sequel. Whatever is in Under Deep will directly lead into the sequel. And some these ideas have been in my head for over a year and a half now, so glad to see some of them come into RPing.

Well, I'll try my best to get that sequel to happen. ^_^ If you do intend to have all ten of us and I am picked (:

[TJByrum]

If I did a sequel (considering this RP may be underwhelming), it will be larger-scale. Like a three-way war, with a potential fourth power jumping in later. I'm having a hard time putting all the ideas together, but I got them written down so I don't forget.

[teapotshark]

We'll pace ourselves! You're an excellent GM for planning so well and being open to handle a big group, so it's only right we return the favour and make it easier on you.

Looking forward to this story. That distant sound you're hearing is me rubbing my hands together in anticipation.

[TJByrum]

@teapotshark: Thanks man, makes me feel more confident. Just don't get to anticipated, the RP may be a huge bust, you never know.

Looking forward to getting this show on the road.

[-AcE-]

All the characters are great indeed and I'm excited to see how everyone will interact with each other ^.^ If we all work together I'm sure that this'll be a big success!

[Bubsy 2]

TJByrum said
Lean Thorne, a young human male, an adventurer who wishes to investigate Valuun Keep.

Supposed to be Leon.

[TJByrum]

Diggerton said
Supposed to be Leon.

Of course, but I got distracted by your strange signature and avatar.

Will fix.

[Athinar]

Hey, maybe there could be a posting order? It's done on several other Rp sites, and it works well in keeping the forums nice and tidy.

[-AcE-]

You mean like having one person go followed by another specific person and so on? I think that sounds like a good idea :) plus nobody would have to worry about being left behind if they're particularly busy one day

[Athinar]

They do that on Mizahar.com , generally. It's kinda a rule of thumb, and all that.

But yeah, as I can only generally get to posting once or twice a day, I support a posting order.

[TJByrum]

Perhaps not a posting order, but separate posting sessions. So everyone has the same number of posts. Like you guys say, except you don't need to wait for your 'turn', you just go.

EDIT: Actually a posting order seems more simple, never mind what I said.

[Apokalipse]

Okay....So what would the order be?

Athinar said
They do that on Mizahar.com , generally. It's kinda a rule of thumb, and all that. But yeah, as I can only generally get to posting once or twice a day, I support a posting order.

I tried getting into the whole Mizahar and I thought it was cool and stuff, but the people there are kind of jerks and unhelpful :/

[teapotshark]

We could go in the order our characters were approved/in the OP character list? So, the order would be:

TJByrum as GM,
-AcE- as Ireth Vardamir,
teapotshark as Aveline Ronan,
Athinar as Athinar Da' Danash,
Apokalipse as Dasmira Oratonis,
thegreenleafe as Arkadi Vasile,
Arsenal as Serkan Stahlwurm,
Diggerton as Leon Thorne,
Rusalka as Nariah Stormblade (pending).

It just seems the easiest, considering it's a pre-generated list.

[-AcE-]

I'm in agreement :)

[Apokalipse]

Alright...^_^

[Arsenal]

It's always the first few days after the in-character thread is started that we get the fast, overwhelming posting, then an RP will typically slow down to a normal pace after that. I'm in agreement with everyone else; for an RP with this many people in it we may need a system to limit posting a bit. I've never done a posting order before, but it is definitely something that I'm willing to try. Still, one thing that bothers me is what Byrum sort of mentioned: all it would take to deadlock the entire RP and prevent everyone else from participating is for one player to not post when their turn comes around.