Dread

Hullo

I, like most adults, have a soul sucking full time job.

@Mouse Mouse

Ew, you need to dispose of it...immediately!

In anycase, welcome to the Guild! Hopefully you'll find a home here!

(And I unashamedly love Disney as well!)

Post Your Pikcha

TGIF Lunch period selfie before the last couple of hours of school drains what's left of my mind...

all about the t00d...

Yep, so...I brought a friend with me today :P

Mudkip Trainer "Dread" Challenges you!

I Wanna Hear Your Opinions On The Different Wrting Levels/Forums.

@Dread The best one that lived for years that I was apart of was more communal than having 1 GM. While the GM held the mysteries and shit, the plot, world and characters were developed by everyone so everyone had "a say" in the RP. Funny thing is, it was only 3 of us because the original had like 15 players then boiled down and in the end there was the trio. Great fun. So maybe the size is a factor in the life of the RP. The only reason it died was because I left/stopped coming to RPG. Now that I'm back, the other two seem to have been gone for some time. I don't know if we'll ever bring it back to life.

@Yevin

Yah, I suppose group size could def be a factor, but I really think it comes down to keeping the spirit of the RP alive through GM and player intervention, even during slow periods or borderline stagnation. Players are a fickle bunch for sure, and also there isn't much loyalty to a particular RP of it seems that the GM has gone missing or just disconnected. It's kind of like: "Well, why should I care if the originator doesn't?"

But, to be fair, my experience in RPing is table-top, which means people are physically there and the overall dynamics are different than virtual. And Guild is the first site I've joined for PbP, so my perspective is still coming from fresh eyes.

Although I think everyone can agree that the key RP killer is lack of steady participation. But how does one fix that in a virtual environment?

Hi all

*waves back*

Welcome to the Guild, @Quaint Quasar! I love PF! No doubt you'll find a home here amongst all the crazies :D

I Wanna Hear Your Opinions On The Different Wrting Levels/Forums.

Wow, this actually is a great thread to read, especially for someone like me who is only 2.5 months in since joining Guild, so thanks to @HaleyTheRandom for bringing up the topic. And clearly it's an opinionated one, lol.

But, while I may not be the best person to have an opinion on the different writing forums/subforums (and hopefully I'm not off base) I suppose through my point of view there has been a common denominator amongst most of them, and that is the failure of many good RPs to stay active. It's almost as though the GM comes up with a great idea, gathers enough interest, pours their soul into a killer story (and I've read some great story ideas so far), and generally spends a lot of time crafting a world that I (and many others) would love to play in. All the players initiate their IC posts, and then...there is nothing after that point. Or, the GM never started an opening post, despite the fact that there are players eagerly waiting with their characters to dive into the world.

Not that I'm picking on GMs per se, because I suspect the success/failures of RPs are generally equally distributed between GM & Players, but I also feel the GM is the one to "herd the cats" so to speak and get things back to normal.

In any case, I hope I didn't just derail from the main point, but I suppose this is what stuck out the most for me during my short time.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. . .

My regular online "tag" is Gaiden, namely after the game Fire Emblem Gaiden. I'm kind of a hyper nerd for the series, so if you ever need someone to nerdgasm over the series with I'm your gal. Just shoot me a message or something!

@Scendscale

OMG, that's awesome. My bro and I used to play that on 3DS. It's actually quite fun, but you knew that already :)

Anyway, hi and welcome to the Guild. You sound like a great fit here!

What Are You Listening To?

Def gettin' my funk on in between morning classes...

Current Mood in One Gif

After learning that the school's cafe finally has caramel macchiatos...

Where is your "writing sanctuary"?

I have a thing about people looking over my shoulder at the computer as my parents did it as some form of torture when I was a child/growing up, and now I have a complex.

@Stormflyx

OMG...I hate that! And that is the exact situation I'm in while living at home as a HS student :/ It's like "Hey, I noticed your door was closed and headphones were on so no doubt you wanted to be uninterrupted, but just figured I'd come in and stare at your screen for awhile b/c I have nothing better to do..."

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