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I've been sickly the last couple of days as well, so I didn't write basically anything. Sorry for that, not that I? know right now what to write either <.< >.>

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I just smash my face on the keyboard and pick out everything that looks like a name.

Hwurjebajfktbsgfoanrmfi

Hwur

Jebaj

Foan

It works better than one might think.

@Silvan Haven

Lemme try that myself.

Hbungz

Huji

Ögrhl

Apoith

Seems to work fine... xD

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@PyroDash888 It's like naming a Dark Souls RP "Bright Souls" xD

@NarayanK

Exactly! But tell that to my brain. *hits herself on the forehead* Stupid brain, always trying to think of puns ;-;

I am really bad at naming things xD
It usually takes me ages to even get a character name.
I found Skyra because I had a RL friend back then, from Ireland, whose name was Skyra.
Skyra's sister's name popped up in a story I was reading. So unoriginal.

And now I have to name an entire roleplay and not be like "This name fucking sucks" in a month or two xD

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You know something really stupid? When I was a bit less busy, mentally, my brain told me to name the FATE RP "FATE/Leave day: Limited Blade Ruins" ;-;
Makes no sense... other than being the exact opposite of FATE/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
Sometimes I hate my brain xD

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@Lugubrious@Lucius Cypher
I thank you both. I'll try to set the interest check up over the next 2 days. I'll be a tad bit busy, having a presentation on Tuesday.
But yeah, trying to at least do something tonight.

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@PyroDash888

Let me put it this way: You sound a lot like me. If I had to pretend you are like me, I think what you just need is a good Co-Gm at your back, or even better, be a Co-GM yourself. Find someone who's willing to take point on things, but also listen to your suggestions. Someone who everyone finds likeable and agreeable, while you feed them your ideas and plans. In a similar vein, you can argue with a player who disagrees with your idea or the GM's idea and know that you have someone on your side, while at the same time someone who can serve as a mediator between you and the player in question.

Don't GM by yourself. Find someone who'll be willing to help you and shares you dreams.

@Lucius Cypher

Yeah, that's what I probably will end up doing, if it even works. For my RP idea, I'd need at least 7 people, best 14 to have one player for each Master and Servant. And the difficulty with the scenario is that, when a person leaves, there can't really be someone replacing them. Especially when the Master dies, the Servant disappears, too, which would eliminate 2 players in one go... I probably will have to think of something that would allow people to continue when a player they are connected to leaves...

@PyroDash888

Be careful that they aren't like me and actually plan to turn you into a figure head while you puppet them and all the other players for your nefarious schemes. However I do advocate you doing that yourself.

@Lucius Cypher

How do you even do that... O.O
I am so freaking innocent, I have no idea what the scheming would even accomplish xD

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@PyroDash888

Big Stuff

Generally speaking, a GM sets up the world for the players to do their thing in, setting up rules and limitations which the players abide by or play around with. Depending on the nature of the RP, a GM may do more then that. In say, a slice of life RP, the GM typically won't be doing much beyond playing their own characters and usual OOC business like checking character sheets, chatting with PC's, and maybe talking about lore. In more action-adventure or fantasy based (And I use fantasy in the terms of "Very unlike our own world", not just medieval and magic), a GM would be expected to have a deeper lore so that players could get a better understanding of "who" they are in this fantasy world and what they're doing.

There are also things that while not all GM's do, they are things that only GM's should be doing. As I said before, things like setting up the world the RP takes place in and looking over character sheets is one. If your RP takes place in a slice-of-life real world equivalent high school, there shouldn't be cyborg demon assassins trying to murder mystery the class unless the GM wants to go that direction. A Gm is also expected to mediate disputes between players or worse, between themselves and another player. This is the part where Gming can be annoying to do (By yourself anyways), because when you're inevitably working with other players, they will have different ideas then you.

For example, say you have a generic sword-and-sorcery fantasy RP. You're expecting the usual like humans, elves, witches, maybe a couple of demons for them edgy folk. And then someone wants to play a blob monster. While it's not necessarily outside that genre of fantasy, you have to make the decision of whether or not you'll allow someone to play as what is effectively a "monster". because if you do, it would set an example for others to try the same. Suddenly you have vampires and giants in the hands of PC's, or a horde of orcs if I happen to stop by. People may try to create the perfect assassin or just some overpowered wizard killer, because you've allowed a "Monster" to be played by a PC. Of course this is an exaggeration, but nonetheless it's something that as a GM you must try to curb. And the hard part would be that the players won't like it. They want to do this and you won't let them. if they're mature they'll accept your decision and just play what they can and enjoy it for what it is. Less mature ones would accuse you of stiffing their imagination or limiting their freedoms, and would either begrudgingly remain or just leave.

And yes, I'm trying to scare you out of GMing. Being a GM myself, I'll admit it's not fun. You have the responsibility to not only make sure that your world remains to make sense in the way you imagine it, but also to make your players happy. These two purposes do not share the same goals and often go against each other. Even as a Co-GM, you're just sharing the burden. Being a GM isn't something you do and just keep playing as a normal player. You have to make sure everyone has something to do, that whatever they do is possible, and handle the aftermath of whatever it is they just did. And you have to be careful about what you do too, because the rule zero of all GM's is this: The GM's word is law. You can disagree and disprove of a GM all you want, even if you're right, what the GM says goes. If they say the sky is a verdant green, it's a verdant green. It doesn't matter what science you have or whatever your twisted perception is. A GM is God, and with that power comes great responsibilities.

It's usually why no one wants to play against a GM PC in any combat situation, since no matter how "weak" they make a character, you're going up against a player who decides what happens in their world. And you're fighting what is effectively their avatar.

Tl:Dr - A GM is the Game Moderator and decides what is okay and what game everyone is playing. They'll say if your character is okay, whether it's alright for you to play the monkey, what level of sexual deviancy is acceptable, and so forth. Whatever the GM says is law, and their final answer is the right one. Great power etc.

@Lucius Cypher

Well, then. I guess my RP idea is not going to happen... ;-;
I simply do not have the endurance for this, even if I was called a "natural leader" by my classmates. I guess that has nothing to do with GM'ing on here. While I might have the patience, I am a bad loser, I freely admit that myself. I get way too emotionally invested into arguments and when it seems pointless for me to argue further because I am clearly losing, I get frustrated and might end up even crying... xD

So... not really suited for GM, no?

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Question... what does a GM actually do...? <.< >.>

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@Lugubrious
I just went on a FATE spree, so I know a bit about it. Sadly not as much as my brother.

I mean
... I could give being a GM a try at least... or is that a bad attitude?

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@Pyrodash888 if you're on the hunt for eternal RPs, try Phoenix Wing, by Caits. That is an RP that will never die nor will ever have any trouble with people posting. It's been around about as long as this one, but it's gone through way more posts, players, and characters. There are next to no limits and few standards to mire anyone up.

@Lugubrious

Well, since I do not know anything about Fairy Tail, this is out of question for me.

I have interest in a RP setting, but I don't think I could GM it. GM anything for that matter. Even though my RP idea is something I'd really do.
It is basically based on the FATE-series, but yeah. I'd be a shit GM, so I don't dare doing an interest check for it...