TJByrum

Can't sumbit new topic.

Same problem for me, but I picked 3+ genre tags.

How do you Usually go About Combat RP?

With the Rohan scene, you can forgive them because that first part does actually involve cavalry succeeding at what cavalry is supposed to do, and that is scare the shit out of the guys they are charging toward. When the Orcs break and run, everything is cool.

Reality breaks down when they keep going and start running over large numbers of Orcs. Horses won't do that of course, since numerous high speed collisions tend to hurt. And even if we say they are magical Middle Earth horses with, like, better health insurance or something, keeping up momentum like they do would still be physically impossible with all those collisions. Imagine barreling through a field of deer with a car. If you've ever seen a person hit a deer, you know how ridiculous this is. And a car has more horsepower than a horse does.

Still, that scene is fucking boss no matter how unrealistic it is.

So yeh, cavalry will have a difficult time with spears, a worse time with pikes, but they are super scary. Also, they have to slow down or stop if they engage in combat, unless they are Mongols. Mongols used to hang out of their saddle and shoot underneath their horse so the horse would shield them from enemy fire. Those guys were beast.

At the same time, don't just sit down and follow RTS logic. RTS games are rock paper scissors because they are games and need balance, but the real world doesn't work that way. In the real world, formations are vital. Pikes in a wall are virtually unstoppable, but hard to maneuver and completely unwieldy on rough terrain. A single pikeman, on the other hand, is at a disadvantage because his weapon is a pain in the ass and is useless if an attacked slips passed the tip.

@Vilageidiotx

I thought the orcs held position, guess I was wrong. And yeah, I'll give it to them, that is probably one of greatest scenes in the movie. Love the Rohirrim.

That's neat about the Mongolian horsemen, I didn't know that. Strange that, as much as I like history, I know little about the Mongolians except as far as a few battles and Kublai Khan.

Got called cool, I have ascended

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Yeah, no. These are white teenage boys faced with a lesbian who isn't a straight female porn star without bits of acne and teenage proportioning awkwardness. When some classmate of mine found out he acted genuinely shocked and horrified, one girl said I was going to Hell, and I've had a myriad of rumors swirling that only died out about sophomore year. Just because something is sexualized doesn't mean it's accepted. Try to ask those same guys how they'd feel about an elderly lesbian couple.

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Thanks, man. Yeah, my school has a ton of nice advanced courses, but of course the tradeoff is that all the students are pushed towards the hardest courses available or else they're considered stupid.

@Robeatics

I suppose that makes sense, but around here lesbians ain't to common. They're a rare species and keep their identities confined to their native habitats.

A Dark, Low-Fantasy, Classic Inn Roleplay

Since I plan on changing the way I RP, I might take a little longer getting an OOC and IC up, but the OOC should be within the week.

A Dark, Low-Fantasy, Classic Inn Roleplay

Alright, thank you Sphere.

I like to think that any adventure can stem from an inn roleplay.

A Dark, Low-Fantasy, Classic Inn Roleplay

Will characters die?

@ArenaSnow

Possibly, but only with the RP'ers permission. You can drop a character at any time since the RP won't follow a strict linear path.

How about something like Gallows View Inn? Or Sod's Lodge?

@Agamous Devout

Sod's Lodge sounds neat, I'll keep it in mind.

@TJByrum I vote on Inn 1. Tavern RPs are notorious for their mortality rate, so what mechanics/devices do you intend to implement to keep it alive?

@The Omnipotent Sphere

I want the players to develop there own paths and pursue them with the help of others, and then help others pursue their own paths. When you get bored of a character, you can drop them and create a new one. If no one is doing anything, I will pop in to try and usher in a story that people can join. I also intend on revealing more locations as the RP progresses. The RP will start and mostly revolve around the Hallows Inn, but it could go to great lengths elsewhere later.

Would you suggest something else?

EDIT: This is a copy-paste from my original Hallows Inn, a list of some stories I would introduce should people get less creative on their own:

The Nazha
The Ballad of Luke Grange
Dewmarsh Witches
The Hunter, Vaelun
Raze's Offer
The Vampire's Keep
The Werewolf's Lair
A King's Greed
Children of the Grave
The Hanging Tree
The Wolf of Asgeir

A Dark, Low-Fantasy, Classic Inn Roleplay

Some pictures I'm looking at:
The Hallows Inn 1
The Hallows Inn 2
[The Hallows Inn 3

Sloan the Innkeep
Local Mercenary, Female
Local Mercenary, Male 1
Local Mercenary, Male 2
Local Town Watch
Darkwald Outlaw

A Dark, Low-Fantasy, Classic Inn Roleplay

Cool.

The Darkwald is surrounded by several other kingdoms, and the quickest way to get to an of them is to travel through the Darkwald. Many traders, explorers, and merchants travel to Blackwater and take refuge at the inn as a result.

Any suggestions for the inn's name? Unless you guys think it's okay to name it the Hallows Inn.

How do you Usually go About Combat RP?

In addition to what Dinh AaronMk said, if you're doing a war roleplay, make sure you know the basics of warfare and counters to types of units.

It always made me angry when, in Lord of the Rings, the Rohirrim charged directly into a spearwall and survived.

The Lucenrai Chronicles: The Fallen Kingdom

Will keep an eye on this, as I find it interesting. To bad I can't join though.