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Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

Interest, if I can get something figured out at least. I do love me some .hack//, so... XD

@Rin

I’d be glad to have you, if you can commit to your promises! We haven’t RPed together in like three years!

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

hm...depends on how much based off the original idea to cause intrigue. we're not really basing this on Stats that much right? and is permadeath a thing now or no more?

@cloudystar

Statistics are kind of broken down, deconstructed in my current frame of mind. I’m open to arguments for or against it, either way— though I do think a “statless” sort of approach can be equally as interesting.

The concept of death is certainly an important one— and in the history of the aforementioned thread I believe I’ve placed my stance on death pretty publicly and calmly. But while Savo has mentioned to be some interesting counterpoints that prescribe to Rune’s point of view, I personally still believe absolute death meaning something; but I will be able to works things around to make it interesting in the framework of the story regardless.

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

@Gowi

I asked this in DM before, but I'll ask it again to open discussion here, too; are the players' avatars reflective of their real life physical form, or can they change everything from their hair colour to their gender in virtual reality?

And race, if you're doing that. Not sure if you're into that even now.

@McHaggis

My perspective is since the technology is derived from consciousness, dreamscapes, and hypostasis theory that the individual who goes into virtual sleep to enter Pariah can imagine themselves however they want to be within the acceptance of the game’s design. I’d be welcome to conversation on this subject, but I’d lean towards accepting the door that opens with imaginative character customization including sex, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

This is a big discussion thread and it’s bound to have a lot of questions. I will try to best work on this and answer them at the same time.

Pariah (.hack//SIGN-inspired RP) — Discussion & Interest Check

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This will likely be my most disorganized interest check I’ve ever made, so bear with me.

Now, for those involved I apologize for the precedent this sets because it is something I never found myself doing— creating a RP of similar concept after declaring interest and commitment to another one. I’ve always felt it discourteous and rude, but I’m not doing this out of selfishness or petty vanity. But going beyond that I'd like to formally get on with explaining the prospect of this interest check and past this sort of disclaimer.

Pariah (or Pariah Online) is a semi-linear collaborative story based around the concepts of anime serials like Log Horizon, Sword Art Online, Overlord, Familia Myth, and the grandfather of the “trapped in a game” framework, .hack//SIGN. You’ll notice there is only one real outlier in these influences in that of my mention of Familia Myth, which I’ll admit has more to do with me liking how that particular serial looks at things like guilds, dungeons, and progression in an interestingly designed way. Anyway, as you can imagine the central idea of this roleplay is the whole “trapped in a game” plot device and the hurdles that comes with it. But as with inspired settings, this is wholly original— this is not set in any fandom and is not an amalgamation of them.

Creating a roleplay like this without it being .hack//SIGN-lite is a challenge in itself, so really it comes to what you (as an author) want to do that works within that framework yet is still significantly fresh and different. Ultimately I decided upon the idea where the game isn’t centered on the same virtual reality peripherals that are often seen in these concepts and more upon the concept of dreams and the human consciousness. But how does this really effect the roleplay? Is it really that important in the long term of things? Will it play into the roleplay at large or is it just well-designed fluff?

Maybe.

I know that’s not the most assuring answer, but I’ve always thought that the niche details were still important— or at least so in their own way.

In the current state of the RP, I’ve got a lot of notes and ideas coming to me— so a lot of this will be discussion, compromise, and so forth going forward. As such I will need help in managing the ideals of the RP which I will probably elect two people who I think can help me do that job best, but that’s a conversation for private as I want a lot of this to focus on the RP. But I suppose everyone has questions about classes, levels, and so forth. But “Pariah is not a game. It’s a whole new reality.” as I have slyly coined through the perspective of the ambiguous inventor of this dreamscape-esque sort of technology that allows this augmented reality to exist.

Anyway, the next section will have a constantly updating source of information on my current ideas from my scattered notes.

What I want for you guys to discuss things with me as we get this more and more concise and plot-ready.

Aether Online - A VMMORPG RP inspired by Log Horizon, SAO, and Overlord

Ultimately, every GM has a different style and an open discussion with them would be important. However, you have to consider that whoever you support will have different ideas going forward— and I sincerely doubt everyone will want to do a complete build determined by over a dozen other voices. I’d suggest getting into contact with those who have shown interest in leading and figure it out from there. Further sitting in this thread will be rude and as such I’ll unsubscribe unless Jabber suddenly appears.

Aether Online - A VMMORPG RP inspired by Log Horizon, SAO, and Overlord

A few of us have begun brainstorming OOC concepts. It's best to contact individuals who have done so privately out of courtesy to Jabber.

My information is in public view, btw.

The Palace of Pimpitude (A Hangout Thread)

Why did I just read this overlong piece of garbage?

Wild and Free

Probably just a busy weekend.

Gowi's Character Log: Archived Concepts

【Akamine Taiko】

【Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.】
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