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Re: OOC: Has anyone played the game Paranoia?

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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 04:21 PM
For those of you unfamiliar, Paranoia is a pen-and-paper style RPG based in a dystopian future. The general atmosphere for a game session is that members are part of a Troubleshooter team-they find trouble, and they shoot it. Each player (their characters are called "clones") have six lives and a rank (which consists of INFRARED, the colors of the rainbow, and ULTRAVIOLET-yet, these are capitalized).

I'm trying to stay away from writing a word wall, so I can PM a link to anyone who doesn't know about the game but might be interested in learning more about it.

As for the point of this thread, I have recently been attempting to figure out a way to run a Paranoia RP on here. Some of the important hurdles to overcome are the intense character sheets and the length of the game. If anyone has played it before, I'd like to hear your suggestions, and I will try to come up with my own ideas as well. If you haven't played and are interested, I can give you some links to learn more about it.
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26 Dec 2012 04:22 PM
Cheese is the answer.

Vɪᴋɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ Bᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ.
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 05:37 PM
I'll take that as a no, then?
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snakehunt is not online. snakehunt
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26 Dec 2012 05:44 PM
I guess so..... Never heard of this.... And I know a lot of things...
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 06:21 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 06:51 PM
Jett,

That is something that I have actually been debating about. I'm not a big fan of D&D, but I love the concept and gameplay of Paranoia. What about D&D do you like more? Are you sure you just didn't have a poor GM/play group? Paranoia can and will be a very boring experience if you don't actively plot against the other Troubleshooters.
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 06:55 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 07:14 PM
What about it do you like better?
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 07:49 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 09:00 PM
"Dungeons and Dragons is better"
translated to "I've never played Paranoia and/or have no reasons to back up my opinion, but don't worry because I'll assert it as dogmatically as possible anyway."
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 10:04 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 10:48 PM
My current plan is to mostly disregard the character sheet. The following data would be required in order to make a character:
- Name
- Mutation
- Secret Society
- Inventory (this will change frequently)

To deal with the rapid changing of inventory, it may be asked for players to put the character information inside of their blurb. One account (either this one or a new one) will serve as a collective for all of the NPCs. Before a post is made, one would indicate the name they are posting as. Characters could be created at any time.
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 10:52 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 11:02 PM
To avoid confusion in player interaction, the game may be split up into a few key threads (e.g. "Housing" and "Work Areas". This would still require an explanation of where the user is exactly, but it could help to avoid clutter in the thread and allow for users to figure out what they actually need to read if they want to participate in a specific area, although keeping up with all events would be recommended to avoid possible confusion in the future.
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snakehunt is not online. snakehunt
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26 Dec 2012 11:03 PM
Can you link me to a video of this game or something from YouTube?
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 11:05 PM
Snakehunt,

The game is generally a pen-and-paper game. If there were to be a link to a video of it, the video would be of a Live-Action Role-Playe (LARP), and may not do a good job of explaining the concepts. The site I have in mind as an introduction is not allowed by ROBLOX forum policy, but I may be able to distribute it a different way.
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snakehunt is not online. snakehunt
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26 Dec 2012 11:07 PM
Oooohhhh. I was thinking like a video game or something... And now I feel stupid because you said it was pen and paper in the first post...
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 11:10 PM
If it was a video game, I would have posted in a different section. The reason I am posting it here is because of the thought of transferring it into a forum-based game.
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snakehunt is not online. snakehunt
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26 Dec 2012 11:12 PM
Well, by the looks of it, it's not going to happen with these people....
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 11:14 PM
There have only been a few people that have responded to the thread, including you. No one person from the thread is a representative for the entire forum.
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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26 Dec 2012 11:36 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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26 Dec 2012 11:53 PM
I'll probably make an alternate account to post the main threads on. This means it probably won't start for another two or so days.
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jetthehawk is not online. jetthehawk
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27 Dec 2012 12:51 AM
Dungeons and Dragons is better.

"In times like these, it matters not our blood ties. We are family." - Gawain
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Solotaire is not online. Solotaire
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27 Dec 2012 10:27 AM
To help give the role-play purpose, I think it probably will be set up as a troubleshooter mission. To create a larger game where players could be more free in their actions would require a more active fan base and support in keeping the threads alive. That being said, I could hold it inside of a single thread, most likely. I'm not sure if I should try being both the GM and a player, as that might be biased. I'll think about it a bit more and post back with what I come up with.
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