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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#1: Jun 4th 2011 at 9:01:49 PM

Anyone interested in a Homestuck RP?

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Katsuun nagisad Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#2: Jun 4th 2011 at 10:11:36 PM

Well yes, but five iterations of a Homestuck RP have died horrible deaths.

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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#3: Jun 4th 2011 at 10:13:35 PM

Well, that's not good.

At least you're interested, though.

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MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#4: Jun 5th 2011 at 6:14:07 AM

I like the mechanics of the homestuck world, I really do, but ehhhhhh. I think it's a tad hard to roleplay.

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Katsuun nagisad Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#5: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:57:13 AM

That might be the reason the other four have crashed and burned so far. It's possible that we could modify standard SBURB to make it more RP-friendly.

Kitkat Kitkat / He's our man / If any one screws up / He sure can -Imca
Fauxlosophe Since: Aug, 2010
#6: Jun 5th 2011 at 6:39:22 PM

I'd be willing to give it a shot.

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#7: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:33:32 PM

It'd probably depend on the game mechanics and story and how pesterlogs and such are handled (the others used AIM for pesterlogs, which worked well but kind of required people to be able to be online at the same time and were kind of awkward to organize at times), but I was in two of the others and enjoyed them quite a bit (things like trying to organize chat sessions for pesterlogs notwithstanding).

I mean, would it be fan characters/OCs in a game session, which is what the others were, or canon characters thrown into some other setting perhaps with an OC or two now thrown in here and there (an AU type thing, think Trollcops or the like as an example) or something else entirely? Would it focus on trolls, kids, both, or something different (like the Exiles or the Felt)?

Just putting some potential questions/thoughts out there for possible planning purposes.

Stupid doomed timeline...
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#8: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:59:25 PM

And someone would have to gm the alchemizer, to keep it consistent.

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Katsuun nagisad Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
nagisad
#9: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:12:11 PM

Yes, the problem with actually using stuff like pesterchum is that it requires multiple people to be online.

Also, Homestuck RP tend to sort of become 'mutual one man shows' collapsed into a single RP for a long time- which is why I think they die so quickly. Everyone is sort of stuck on their own making up their own crap with only chatlogs to interact with others. So the crazy idea I had was that this session could put all the players on the same planet- some sort of super planet where everyone would be working together and interacting in person from square one. Or something.

Dumb idea?

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#10: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:19:57 PM

That could work actually. The result of several people playing the game in the same house, perhaps?

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Katsuun nagisad Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
nagisad
#11: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:22:04 PM

Actually, that would make sense. So there would be a single world and everyone would work together to beat S[insert 4 leters here]

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Aww, son of a bitch
#12: Jun 5th 2011 at 8:23:20 PM

The planet could be composed of the fragments of the worlds that would have been whole had not the session taken place in a single house.

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#13: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:39:03 PM

How about instead of having to use build grist for stuff, why don't we have people be able to build stuff by themselves, but if it's only one person, they can't build that much stuff, and they have to work together?

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lightdarkhero250 Quad Optometrist from Somewhere Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#14: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:21:38 PM

I was one of the members of the Homestuck RP's that actually ended. Awesomely, yet abruptly. Mostly the thing that caused the most problems is that, 1. Once we ran out of the base, canon template, in which Homestuck followed, we kind of started to make things as we went along, which kinda caused problems. Especially with some people having to drop out and stuff.

But, it all being in the same house and stuff seems like it would be a good, balanced idea!

Question is, would it be like a dormitory, Boarding School, or Apartment?

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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#15: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:24:36 PM

Apartment.

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#16: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:26:02 PM

I was thinking apartment, though it would probably be a problem fitting all of those players into an apartment. I think a dorm might work best.

So, the mechanics of the game would, for the most part, be kept intact, titles and all. Given the fact that we have several players in one house, should Prospit and Derse be merged as well?

Also, totally calling Bard of Void. With an accordian.

edited 6th Jun '11 4:27:02 PM by Bindlestick

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#17: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:34:42 PM

Nah, let's keep em together.

Also, for the weapons and classes and stuff, we could use this.

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#18: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:36:56 PM

I'd rather not leave that sort of thing to chance, though. Best to let the players decide, you know?

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
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#19: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:39:08 PM

As a starting point or something.

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lightdarkhero250 Quad Optometrist from Somewhere Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#20: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:43:06 PM

Though, one other thing, if Prospit and Derse are together, how would the whole, "Black Vs. White" Battle pan out? I mean, if it would even play a factor in this session.

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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
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#21: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:47:22 PM

I don't even know.

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#22: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:54:35 PM

Maybe the war between them could be a bit less... active. A cold war, between two halves of the same world.

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
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#23: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:55:30 PM

That sounds very good.

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lightdarkhero250 Quad Optometrist from Somewhere Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#24: Jun 7th 2011 at 9:29:49 AM

Alright then, so, let's recount the basic gist of ideas:

  • Session with all players in same building(Apartment Complex/Dorm)

  • Meaning, everyone, when sent to the Medium, are glitchingly put on some uber-planet that becomes conjoined with other's Lands as they enter.

  • Everyone also has to help each other to build up to Gates and stuff.

  • Prospit and Derse are same planet, half being Derse and half being Prospit.

  • As such, The two, battling sides are going through a kind of Cold War due to such close boundaries.

So, basically, I think what we need now is to determine the number of players. We shouldn't set the capacity too high, as, the larger number there is, the more sticky and convoluted everything gets. I think one RP even closed because too many players made it kind of impossible to actually process and play.

Also, we should think up a snazzy name, as we alrady have one simply called 'Homestuck RP' and it would look cooler to have it be something like Apartment Scattered, or Complex Mixed, or whatever.tongue

edited 7th Jun '11 9:33:05 AM by lightdarkhero250

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Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#25: Jun 7th 2011 at 9:39:25 AM

I think six would be a decent amount.

Or eight.

edited 7th Jun '11 9:40:29 AM by Bindlestick

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably

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