Post by Naan on Dec 12, 2008 19:50:54 GMT -5
Just a post to let everyone know that Danzy, Ari, and I are working on an RP project for the reading pleasure of our fans out there. It's technically a closed RP (which is where it will be posted), but it's meant to be interactive, to a degree. The three of us are sailing on Anaansi's ship, The Smiling Bandit, all over Azeroth, more or less. Here's what's happening: we write the segments, and you, our fans, get to throw in some "situations" for us to deal with. We write ICly, and you write your situations in OOCly (give some detail). If Danzy says it's okay, you might get to write the situations in ICly (I leave it up to him).
I don't wanna give away too many details ahead of time, but the story basically involves a long shipping/smuggling run to different places on the map. Eustus (played by Danzy) has some business in Northrend, Anaansi is picking up a couple new friends on either continent (2 of my alts), and Arianiris is along for the ride by invitation of the Captain (Anaansi). The goal is to make an exciting, interactive RP, complete with surprises, plot twists, danger, allies and enemies, possible romance, comedy (if we can improv it in), and some other interesting elements.
I will start the RP with an intro that gives tha main characters, and some additional secondaries. Not all will be listed, in the interest of keeping them for story surprises and twists. I will also reveal most of the Bandit's destinations in its navigational rutters. Then Danzy (you know him on this site as Bigeshu) will start the first actual story segment. He will be followed by Ari, then I will do a segment. It's supposed to be from the point-of-view of the three main characters, though the turn-taking order may change as the story moves along. Along the way, readers are invited to Quick Reply a situation. Keep in mind that "god-modding" is unwelcome, and we don't want anyone to die in the story, at least, unless it's part of the plans of one of the 3 mains. Sure that takes some of the surprise away from the story, and a possible "tragedy" element, but the aim is to give the story an "adventure" quality, and not necessarily a "horror/depressing" quality. That's not to say there can't be sad parts and scary parts! We just don't want a situation we can't reasonably write ourselves out of.
Possible situation ideas: pirates, Alliance navy, other privateers, storms/squalls, hurricane, sea monsters/kraken, naga, a traitor, a double-cross, the ship cook's cooking, illness, Legion, Scourge, new friends, trolls, other weather, a spy, a thief on board, and bandits (because we'll be on land now and then also). Use an "extra", I'm leaving room on the ship's roster for extras, for story fodder--much like the extras in a movie, you know, the ones that usually get killed in the first half of the movie Try to avoid religious and philosophical things (such as whether someone follows the Light or not, as those things are meant for the main characters to experience and discuss). Remember, no god-modding please.
We're excited about this, for the practice in RP and story-telling, and for the adventure. We look forward to having our fans join us! Enjoy!
I don't wanna give away too many details ahead of time, but the story basically involves a long shipping/smuggling run to different places on the map. Eustus (played by Danzy) has some business in Northrend, Anaansi is picking up a couple new friends on either continent (2 of my alts), and Arianiris is along for the ride by invitation of the Captain (Anaansi). The goal is to make an exciting, interactive RP, complete with surprises, plot twists, danger, allies and enemies, possible romance, comedy (if we can improv it in), and some other interesting elements.
I will start the RP with an intro that gives tha main characters, and some additional secondaries. Not all will be listed, in the interest of keeping them for story surprises and twists. I will also reveal most of the Bandit's destinations in its navigational rutters. Then Danzy (you know him on this site as Bigeshu) will start the first actual story segment. He will be followed by Ari, then I will do a segment. It's supposed to be from the point-of-view of the three main characters, though the turn-taking order may change as the story moves along. Along the way, readers are invited to Quick Reply a situation. Keep in mind that "god-modding" is unwelcome, and we don't want anyone to die in the story, at least, unless it's part of the plans of one of the 3 mains. Sure that takes some of the surprise away from the story, and a possible "tragedy" element, but the aim is to give the story an "adventure" quality, and not necessarily a "horror/depressing" quality. That's not to say there can't be sad parts and scary parts! We just don't want a situation we can't reasonably write ourselves out of.
Possible situation ideas: pirates, Alliance navy, other privateers, storms/squalls, hurricane, sea monsters/kraken, naga, a traitor, a double-cross, the ship cook's cooking, illness, Legion, Scourge, new friends, trolls, other weather, a spy, a thief on board, and bandits (because we'll be on land now and then also). Use an "extra", I'm leaving room on the ship's roster for extras, for story fodder--much like the extras in a movie, you know, the ones that usually get killed in the first half of the movie Try to avoid religious and philosophical things (such as whether someone follows the Light or not, as those things are meant for the main characters to experience and discuss). Remember, no god-modding please.
We're excited about this, for the practice in RP and story-telling, and for the adventure. We look forward to having our fans join us! Enjoy!