[quote=Kaga]
I'd like to argue strongly against the episode idea. Roleplays with an episodic plot tend not to work out as well, at least not when the episode "beginnings" and "endings" are clearly defined, because people seem to have a hard time getting past the first couple "episodes". Also, RP's with this setup tend to rely strongly on a cast of characters that sticks around permanently. And that's hard to maintain. 
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On the contrary. The Library is episodic and it works just fine. When people drop the RP they drop during missions (episodes) far more often than in between them. So my experience tells me something completely different. Also it doesn't rely heavier on it's cast than other RP's. In fact cast composition is being switched around almost every new mission, which granted, may run a couple months each, but makes for something completely different. And yet; 22/11/11 and still running.

Episodic RP's are like any other. What you make of it. There are some pros and cons but none of them have been touched on in this thread. So I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.