The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: brekclub85 on August 21, 2009, 05:08:16 PM
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It's been a while since I thought of an LBT rp, and now I've come up with another one. Anyway, here's the idea:
In a very slightly AU, the Great Valley was discovered by the leafeaters still, but, like the rp's name says, it occurred one generation earlier when all the characters who are grownup now were still kids or teens. Basically, the rp would be about their lives in the Great Valley when they were still young.
(So, all the young characters in the present do not yet exist in this rp, and the same applies for your OCs: adult ones would be young, and kid/teen ocs do not exist yet.)
So, anyone interested?
For now, unless someone else wants them, I'll take young Dein (Chomper's dad), and young Ichy.
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I guess then Littlefoot's parents would be around the age of Cera's father & Tria and Littlefoot's mother perhaps would be Littlefoots age, with Bron being the same age (if he does exist and he did say he use to be called Littlefoot if I recall lb 10, assuming again he does exist & that is canon. Or if you don't want that to be canon and want to still have him maybe it was his name when he hatched but he wanted to be called something else once he could start talking.) And Mr. Thicknose would be the age of most adults in the regular lbt universe.
It does sound like an interesting idea. Would you follow the rough plot of the 1st movie (though no one needs to die in it) of them being separated from their parents & having to make their own way to the Great Valley? Littlefoot (bron), Littlefoot's mother, Ducky's mother and father, Petrie's mother, Cera's parents, (or her father and Tria), Pterano ( almost forgot him).
As for names, To me Topsy seems like either a pet name Tria uses or maybe what he was called as a child, like some will call a kid who is named James, Jimmy or Jamie. So his real name could be Tops. Petrie's mother's name may start with a P or a PT since Petrie and Pterano start similar.
Also would Grandpa longneck be a storyspeaker still, though that only comes from 1 tv episode so may not be canon in your rp.
Do you want to narrow down the number to just 5 like in the LBT movies to maintain the gang of 5? or is that not as important here?
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The number is not important, it can be any number. Also, this would be set after the events of the first movie, so all the leafeaters are living in the Great Valley.
And the name thing is a pretty good idea.
The story-speaker thing...maybe he could become it during the course of the rp.
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He could be become one, or maybe has semi retired since he has a kid now he may not feel comfortable moving about in the dangerous mysterious beyond and not letting their daughter have no set friends. Up to you.
Do you have an idea of a list of characters folks can pick from? maybe with some ( ) for characters they may not recognize like Tops or Topsy (Cera's dad)? Also have you decided if Cera's mother will be there or Tria, or if Tria and Threehorn were separated, maybe by the earthquake, before they got to the great valley? Of if he's not met the one who will be Cera's mother? & if Littlefoot's mother knows Bron yet or not, and if he is called Bron or Littlefoot?
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About the Cera's mother thing, this is a semi-AU, so let's use Tria.
Any of the adults (OC or canon, who are now kids/teens) can be controlled. I figured let's still call Bron, Bron.
And about Grandpa being a story speaker, I like the semi-retired idea.
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Ok, I'll bring Cree, Tylr, Violet (yay, I get to use Kit's mom) and Trip into this I guess.
I'll wait and see what cannon characters might be needed and take any I think I could handle of that too.
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I must admit this idea has promise...and I'd be glad to help it along. And I do wonder where Petrie's and Ducky's mothers are at this point in time, as their pasts aren't told much.
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And I do wonder where Petrie's and Ducky's mothers are at this point in time, as their pasts aren't told much.
Yeah, wherever Petrie's mom at least is is going to determine where Cree and Tylr are atleast...I guess off figuring out my own characters I could come up with something...though I admit I don't knwo what now, it was just a thought.
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Kit, you're added! :)
GVG, would you want to be Petrie and Ducky's moms?
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Do you prefer them to appear in the rough order of the movie?
I guess some like Ducky's parents (or just mom) and Petrie's mom will have to have names. As for Ducky's father you could either have him in the group, or say Ducky's mother will meet him later once they get to the Great Valley.
Littlefoot's grandparents could have names or titles. mr & mrs longneck, or dad papa, father longneck since when Bron sees him he calls Grandpa Longneck Papa Longneck, which could be his title. Grandma Longneck's title could have, perhaps been, Mama Longneck.
If enough have fun, including the gm, maybe some of the LBT movies and / or tv episodes can be used for plot ideas for sequels to this rp.
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Actually, this is set after they get to the Great Valley.
I like the Papa and Mama Longneck name idea, let's go with that.
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So after their equivalent of the 1st movie has already happened then or however they get to the Great Valley? ok, I wasn't sure.
Sounds like a pretty good thing so far.
Quite a potential cast there are for folks to choose from. I guess including both of Ducky's parents. How about Petrie's parents. Will just his mother as a kid be among the cast folks can rp as? Since his father would be an oc. Or one can say his father has not arrived in the great valley yet, or is in the cast of background characters, not rpable but around.
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Sorry for the delayed response.
Petrie's and Ducky's fathers can be controlled.
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That is good news, a few more chars folks can choose from to rp as.
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Anyone still interested?
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I WOULD LIKE TO BE PTERANO!!!
My question is, why would some of them, say Ducky's parents, be in the Great Valley if they lived elsewhere, far away?
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I think we're kinda assuming the journey takes place a generation before it does movie wise, in other words when the adults are kids.
Also, if you're taking Pterano, just fair warning, got a problem with little Tylr, cause I made him the youngest of Petrie's mom/Pterano's brood? :D
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Is okay :) .
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Sounds like some characters are already taken.
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If it's not too late I'd still like to play.
And it's not to much trouble, I would like to RP as Petrie and Ducky's mothers.
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Sure, you can take over for PEtrie's mom and Ducky's mom, I was controlling Tera at first, but you can take over for her.
Would you also control the younger versions of Dil and Chomper's folks?
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Sure I'll take Chompers folks too! :yes
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Going to do a list of who is rping who, so new folks interested can easily tell and those playing? Not sure who I'll play, if fc, oc, or a mix.
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Ok.
Me-Ichy, Dil, and Littlefoot's mom (Who I call Saura.)
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I'm just tossing this out, but would anyone like to control my character Ada (Ptyra's biological mother?) I'd rather not have her and Pterano because I'd be talking to myself and it wouldn't be quite as interesting having to come up with a relationship on my own.
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Hmm, well obviously I don't know if I'd do her justice, but if no one else wants to I could help you out
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Thanks :)
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:DD I almost forgot to ask...what would be a proper name for Ducky's mother?
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I haven't thought about that...you can think of one, if you want.
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Also Ducky's father. Maybe we can suggest some suitable names. Ducky is 1 name of one of their kids. I have an oc named Diver, which fits. Or their names could be base don their scientific dino name.
Will Threehorn be called by that or by Tops which seems to maybe be his name?
I'm still not sure who's playing who and who is open & who is taken.
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I'd suggest we make a character list of who's available and who's not.
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Cera's dad-let's call him Tops or Topsy.
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Tops sounds better. Topsy to me sounds more like a pet name Tria has for him.
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Good point.
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Can I join in? Is there any role open?
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Here's the list, for clarification:
Me: Ichy, and Redclaw.
Noname: Littlefoot's grandparents.
GVG: Petrie and Ducky's moms, Chomper's parents, Dil.
Kit12 only uses OCs so far.
Ptyra: Pterano.
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Are the various folks friends like the gof are in the movies? Did they meet in the great valley or did some travel there together? Did some of the kids travel together like the gof kids did?
Just a few questions I had before I look over the rp and try to pick a character.
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Kit12 is also using one of my OCs.
So far, we havn't been having TOO much activity. We've got some longnecks that are having trouble fitting into the story. At some point, everyone should be coming together.
And I'm just curious, but why is it that everyone's in the Great Valley if hardly any of them have even been near it? Why not the original location, before the drought/famine and earthshake?
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*raises hand* I know it's late, in a manner of speaking, but can I still join in somewhere? Cause I have a character that I would like to try out, especially a younger version of himself. A meat eater/fast bitter, a Velociraptor to be precise who's called Drake, believe it or not :lol:
Just so you know, he has a sort of love/hate relationship with leaf eaters in general, yet, does tend to get along with others so to speak, well, at his young age anyway :p
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Ptyra: This rp is in an AU, basically.
You're added, Mr.Drake!
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Ah, right, an AU. Kinda reminds me of the Disney program Jungle Cubs, in a manner of speaking :lol:
But thanks ^^
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Okay, as of tomorrow when school starts, I'm going to be grounded for some low-ish grades, at least until said grades go up. So, could someone take over Pterano for me until then?
*sigh* But I just talked with Kit about a particular scene to do and I don't know if I'll we'd be able to do it before tomorrow :( .