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| 11 Oct 2011 04:21 PM |
Well, last night I had a very strange dream that seemed good for an RP. I'll type it in first person just so you get the idea.
It seemed to take place in a futuristic city with Revolutionary period circumstances. There was the city, built up with some old shops and such, along with a diner and a few buildings. There were, of course, the rich and the poor. I was in the poor society, living in a cottage with surrounding neighbors, also living in cottages and thriving off of growing crops. We were poor, the children simply wearing white, murky gowns. I was in my house when all of a sudden, some Army Men (Who did in fact look like the British "Redcoats") started ransacking the neighbors house. They were clearing the area for war in a manor of killing off the poor to use their land for the battle grounds. My family in the dream grabbed my sister and I and took cover behind the kitchen counter, made of wood. I peered around the corner as my Dad went outside with his gun. They killed him. They came inside. My mother hid my sister and I. Soon only my sister and I were left. The Redcoats found us and brought us outside. Right before we were shot, a neighbor came and started a distraction. Their attention was drawn to them. My sister and I ran off. A Redcoat, whom's name was Woodie, came and tried to help us. He grabbed another neighbor's daughter who had escaped and told us to run for the mountains in the distance. We did so.
I apologize for the massive word wall, but you get the idea. The RP won't go exactly along those lines, but you get the idea. When we were running we ran through the city part, then we ran by this bridge over the harbor/bay/ocean of some sort. We ran along thick white pipes towards the mountains.
But I need LOADS of help with this. I thought it was seemingly interesting... :3 |
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CapRex213
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| 11 Oct 2011 04:23 PM |
| Add steampunk to this, and I'm innnn. |
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Hana123
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| 11 Oct 2011 04:29 PM |
| Add steampunk to this, and I'm outtttt. |
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| 11 Oct 2011 04:32 PM |
| I simply don't understand steampunk. o.e |
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Hana123
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| 11 Oct 2011 04:33 PM |
| Steampunk, the still use if medieval or steam pumped things |
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| 11 Oct 2011 04:37 PM |
| Erm... Oh wait. I think i get what that means. Steampunk is terrible. |
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| 11 Oct 2011 06:56 PM |
This is called the layer method. As you are making it up, write it down. there should be 9 layers.
Okay, you don't need an idea... First, what do you want as the category (such as school, Sci-fi, so on.....)
Then you need the next layer, the time period. This may not seem important, but this might change technology, amount of knowlodge, technology, and war stragey. (such as the further on in history, this will expand)
The next layer: Averadge ag.e of players. (It's kinda easy to tell how this coould effect it.)
Next layer:Your character. if you have a character in the story, you should tell about him, so that the backstory might be easier.
Next layer: What the story really depends on for this to exist. Such as in Rick Riordan books, the gods have to exist in order to make it exist.
Next layer: The problem. This may include wahts wrong, such as an artifact stolen, war breaking out, a deases, locked in a prison, so on.
Next layer is the hardest. The Backstory. I can not give you much advice, but all of these layers will help. A lot.
After you got all that done, you can make the rules, they may have nothing to do with the story even!
CS is kinda easy, although you'll have to use the story. |
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| 11 Oct 2011 07:03 PM |
| Okay. Well, this is what a collab is for, correct? Suggestions. What category is this? |
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| 11 Oct 2011 07:13 PM |
| I was thinking sci-fi maybe. 23rd Century time era, etc. etc. |
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coppermop
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| 11 Oct 2011 07:18 PM |
| It sounds to me like a historical fiction type of genre, but you know, I'm usually wrong. =3 |
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| 11 Oct 2011 07:20 PM |
| Hm... Maybe. I have no clue. All I know is that it will certainly be 23rd century. |
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Devirox1
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:25 PM |
Yes.. YESYESYESYES.
I like it a loooootttt. Let me think a little more and give some pointers. |
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Devirox1
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:26 PM |
Yeah, I like it.
But how do the RPers come in? |
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:30 PM |
| Thanks :) Like I said, it's not going to be like the dream I had, it'll be in the same town, with the same problem, the Redcoats. |
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AbCatchem
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:42 PM |
| I love steampunk. My brother wants to be a Steampunk Ironman for Halloween. Great idea. |
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IronScarf
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:53 PM |
(I know I don't exactly have the highest post count here, but I have an idea.) Maybe in the future there's an insane world war that sets back technology a couple centuries. Afterwards, society was being rebuilt to the point where the Redcoats come in. How does that sound? |
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| 11 Oct 2011 08:55 PM |
World War III. So much is destroyed that we have to refrain back to older centuries to support the civilians. Then the Redcoats come to wipe out the city to make room for factories and things to get back on track. But what shall we call the Redcoats? I do believe they need a different name...
Good idea IronScarf :) |
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IronScarf
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| 11 Oct 2011 09:46 PM |
Thanks. Perhaps younger kids call them "The Reddies"? |
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coppermop
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| 11 Oct 2011 10:04 PM |
| Yes, but what should their real name be? |
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coppermop
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| 11 Oct 2011 10:18 PM |
| Realistically, I don't think they would name themselves on their colors, just like Americans called the British soldiers Red Coats, but the British people themselves did not. But you're on the right track I think. Of course, it's all up to Wicked, but I'm just contributing. |
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| 11 Oct 2011 10:45 PM |
| Name for what was formerly the red coats. Is, "The Scarlet Armada" good? Also, I think that seems like a detailed dream, which I bet would make a great RP. Backstory, hmm, give me a few minutes. |
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| 11 Oct 2011 10:49 PM |
Got it, this will hopefully be good:
This is the 23rd Century, not the best of times. World War 3 broke out, and the Europeans were the victors. They are now taking over other countries with their traditional soilders, the Scarlet Armada. The use of nuclear warfare means somplace safe is not easy to find. However, before the war, nothing happened, all was peacful. Then for some reason people started fighting. You are one of the Survivers. You must figure out the mystery of the war and save the world from the dictatorship of the Europeans. |
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coppermop
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| 11 Oct 2011 10:53 PM |
| I like it. What country are we in? |
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