RP ideas - Events

[English lad]

Been doing a little bit of thinking about RP and how it works (or doesn't) currently on FL. This is something I've thought about a few times over my time here, but has been pushed to the forefront a little by Raargant's recent post.

As part of some research I've been looking through a few MUD resources and MUDs that espouse RP, and one thing I've come across is "events" and story "arcs".

While I find we often have some strong RP characters in this world of ours, events, be they large scale of smaller seem to happen less and less. What we have instead is generated by when characters happen to bump into each other - normally through PK.

Plots, when they happen, tend to be on a grand scale which is great (the best example I'm thinking of would be the Balwen/Shandor plot) but few and far between.

Inspired by the RP characters thread, lets talk about RP events we'd like to see, be they large scale or small.

[Malchaeius]

Usually, I hate to spoil things - but there is a conflict brewing right now that we want to take global. Only problem is finding participants. Most people I have approached have been against stirring up conflict (which is fine if that is your characters natural response!), however it has been making things move a little slower.

[Mister E]

I was reading the History of FL on the website and there is a lot of great info there. You can really make sense of out events and how they linked together in a sensible timeline. I am really surprised this info, along with the stuff about the multiverse/planes/primes, is hidden away under help on a site few people explore. If I had known some of the stuff I just read when I started playing or even more recently then yesterday I think it would have helped my rp a lot over various chars.

The biggest difference I see between playing these days and reading the timeline is longevity of both mortal chars and imms. The game seems to be in transition with more rapid change all the time. I think it should be mandatory for every player to be at least familiar with the events that have led to this present day and then make better IG decisions regarding the future.

As far as hard coded vendettas are concerned I think they make historical sense. Each cabal was created for a reason, usually to prevent another opposing force from completely taking over (as Aabahran relies on balance for it's own existance). Even though politics change it would take IMO a pretty HUGE event to forge any type of alliances among natural enemies.

Strewn throughout history are the names of mortal chars who stood for one side or another and it is their rp that helped events to come and go. There was always continuity, something I find is lacking here now that I have brushed up on the past. If everyone wants better rp and more relevant events then they should really play their chars more strictly to the FL world and less in their own little worlds.

[corpsestomp]

Usually' date=' I hate to spoil things - but there is a conflict brewing right now that we want to take global. Only problem is finding participants. [b']Most people I have approached have been against stirring up conflict (which is fine if that is your characters natural response!), however it has been making things move a little slower.

You have definitely NOT talked to my character...He's all about stirring up conflict .

I would love to be part of a huge RP event/arc, I just usually can't find the time. Also...I'd have to flesh out my character a little more in my head anyway.

[mya]

This remind me of one thing:

I personally think IMM's should not talk as gods to players, but as AVATAR's of the gods they impersonate.

For example, if i was the god of purity. Insted of appearing in Rheydin central square, i would create a somewhat powerfull mobile. Not a invencible, but not something you could two round and use it.

In this case a L51 Human Avatar, perhaps a Storm Crusader that has access to Paladin spells. With a cursed nonrare weapon (there is a two handed sword).

Then i would stack some Saves buff's so that it would have saves akin to a player, but not max saves...

This way i could RP and influence events, without the added complications that is having a god speaking to a mortal (god's word is law).

And being able to be defeated in combat, to escape to return another day.

I know some of you already do that, and i love when they summon XYZ and hellstream or fight us. But you know... , i imagine snooping on players sometimes gets to boring.

[Mudder]

You have definitely NOT talked to my character...He's all about stirring up conflict .

My thoughts exactly.