The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: F-14 Ace on March 09, 2010, 04:24:39 PM
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EDIT: Whoops, the poll didn't come out right. Jus tpost your response as a comment.
Not that there was anything really wrong with the original RP, I just thought it would be fun to go back and do it again, but maybe change some things this time. I spoke with GG and he said he'll be available to post again and this was his idea. I wanted to maybe include Strafe's mother in this rp more. She had such a small role in the first one and died rather early on. It could be an AU.
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Oh boy. Sorry for being gone so long. I've had a bunch of stuff going on. Yeah, I would definately like to do this just for fun.
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Hello:
Well, I did vote because the answer for me kind of fits. I remember this rpg since I joined the GoF and I read most of it, there I got to know many of the LBT OCs and it made me interested to try playing a rpg (even though it didn't happen until much later).
My vote for the "yes" half od the option is because it may be nice to see a reimagination (a la Battlestar Galactica) of this rpg, but even if it will be open for all players, I am not sure (yet) if I will play, that makes for the "no" part of the option... but not a definitive no.
But I will be taking a look at this topic and to the rpgs :DD .
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I've played a bit in part 2 and would like to rp in the rp if it started over again. It's one of the rp's that can be done every year or 2, so new players can get a chance to play in an rp with the same plot as this one.
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If you do end up doing this RP again, I might actually join in. I read the original version about a year ago, and thought it was very interesting.
Sorry if I'm getting ahead of myself, but if we do this, are we limited to playing one character each, or can we have multiple OCs?
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That is a good question since some of us have 1 oc only, and others have more then 1 oc.
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It would be kinda hard to do it though without Starfall and GVG. Their characters are what made the rp so great.
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It may be, though we'd have to have new characters as well as some original characters I guess.
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Well...lucky me. I'm back, and I would personally love to re-do this RP. I'll be using the same characters from the first time, however if this is an AU, what exactly about the plot will be different?
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How often could you and the others post? That has to be taken into consideration also.
Does anything about the plot need to be different? Plus I have to decide which of my oc's to use. I have quite a few lbt oc's I think.
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I could post pretty often. I can't speak for everyone though. As for plot differences, I'm not sure yet. I plan to introduce a new character. I'd just like to see hwere this goes. The plot will take place during the original movie's time frame but the film characters won't be in it. This one's just for OCs. I might change the title too. I haven't thought of a new one yet.
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I can post pretty often, not sure about others. Just not sure which of my characters to use, between Mim, Diver, Mia, Rhyn, and Deon.
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Ok, I kinda dropped the ball on this one. Anyway, now that Starfall is back perhaps we can give it a go. Anyway, I would still like to do this. I'll probably change the title to something else though.
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I would still really like to do this RP. :yes However, I have a complicated issue with the main OC I was hoping to use (I'd prefer to explain it by PM if you wanted to know specifically what it was), which might inhibit my participation, possibly for weeks. However, I’d feel guilty making everyone else in the RP wait, :( and I want to have my characters present at the moment the earthshake hits (which will probably be a relatively early event). I didn’t plan on making a lot of posts before the earthshake, but still, if the RP started without me, I wouldn’t want to wait too long before joining. So I’m in something of a pickle. :unsure: :bang
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I think I'd like to participate also. It could be fun indeed.
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Pangaea' I'd like to know what the issue is. Can you PM me?
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I'm back now and I would like to take part in this.
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I'm in. How could I not be? This was my first RP here, after all.
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I've been wondering on what this RP is actually all about, as I wouldn't mind participating in it, I do have one of my OCs I can use, Kor and GVG would know about her the most, my threehorn character Skye.
But yeah, would like to know what this one is actually about. Cause just from the title, it sounds like it's something to do with dreams?
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I believe the overall setting is during the first movie, but it's oc's only.
Those who were in the first part may correct what I said since they were in it.
Makes me thing Diver may not fit, but the other oc's may.
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Well, I'm glad that so many people are taking interest in this RP, however I would like to set a limit of about five players though, because if more than that join, it becomes difficult to keep up with whose turn it is. On top of that, the more people join, the higher the chanced that someone will stop posting and hold the RP up. I have seen both things happen time and time again.
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So, does that mean I'm in or out?
Cause I for one, do try my best to keep up with RPs.
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If you are only allowing 5 players which 5 are allowed to be in the rp?
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I tell you what. Let's do it like this. If you have already posted in this topic and are interested in the RP then you're fine.
So here is who we have.
MrDrake
Kor
Starfall
Me
General Grievous
GVG
That makes six.
If Pangaea decided to join then that will make seven but that is the most I am willing to allow. It gets bogged down and confusing when there are too many characters.
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Hehe awesome. I don't have many LBT characters anyway. I only have three and for this RP, I would rather use Skye myself....especially since it's based upon the first movie.
So yeah, would give off a good background for her, I mean, I do have one....just a way to play it out ^^
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So how many characters should re restrict ourselves to?
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There's not a character limit.
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Doesn't matter to me, as I'm just going to stick with Skye, my other two wont really fit into this sort of one.
Besides, saves me using too many characters in this one :lol:
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I was planning to use three characters, two of whom I designed specifically for this RP, the other being the one I created for another purpose; the one I am extremely reluctant to use before a certain (indefinite, though hopefully near) point in time.
How long before you were planning to start this RP? :unsure:
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I will probably post it tomorrow morning or afternoon. It is going to be called Wayfaring Strangers.
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I have a question or two about this at the moment, just on the starting point.
As it is meant to be set in the first movie, one's characters can start anywhere right? Just so I know.
Also, I am just curious on this, why was the first one called "Sleep and Remember?" was it just something to do with the characters dreaming and acting out their dreams sort of thing?
But yeah, I shall be able to post tomorrow for starters ;)
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I have a question or two about this at the moment, just on the starting point.
As it is meant to be set in the first movie, one's characters can start anywhere right? Just so I know.
Also, I am just curious on this, why was the first one called "Sleep and Remember?" was it just something to do with the characters dreaming and acting out their dreams sort of thing?
But yeah, I shall be able to post tomorrow for starters ;)
To answer the first question, yes. It does not matter where you start out.
As for the second question, I have no idea why it was called that. It was not my RP and the original creator has not been on this site in months. Me, GVG, Grievous, and Starfall just kinda took over after the original players stopped posting.
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If I understand it correctly, MrDrake, the RP takes place at the same time as the first LBT, shortly before the Great Earthshake. The characters are all dinosaurs traveling to the Great Valley, under similar circumstances to what the gang of five encountered. The gang themselves do not appear, and as far as I know, neither does the main herd of traveling leafeaters (including the gang’s families, Pterano, and other background characters who appear in the series) that forms after the earthshake. So it’s pretty much all OCs, many of whom, I believe, start out far apart from one another, but are separated from their families (or even leave them voluntarily), and eventually end up meeting each other.
Is that about right, F-14? Anything else you would add?
Also, after you start the RP, how long do you estimate it will be before you have the earthshake strike?
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Ah okay, I had a feeling that no cannon characters would appear, as in, the gang, Chomper, etc, etc.
And it's before the Great Earthshake, now that's actually a good thing for me, gives Skye even more of a backstory, well, in a way anyway, I mean, it's already known from me with what happens with her and what have you, but it's still a good way to play it all out, I do like the idea even more now :lol:
I take it, with what Pangaea had just said, that would would be the one that says when the Great Earthshake happens F-14?
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Yeah that's pretty much it. As for the quake, I'm not sure. it should be pretty early on though.
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I imagine it would depend on how soon everyone else was ready, but are you thinking hours, a day, a couple of days?
EDIT: I mean the time (real-world, not RP-world) it's estimated to take after the RP gets started to reach the point when the earthshake occurs.
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I hope it's soon. It'll be good to get more of Dante...probably a lot more of Arius, too.
Also, will there be any persistent sharpteeth like Shriek in S&R?
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I wonder which of my characters would fit into the rp. I can prove links to where I have info on the characters of Mim, Mia, Diver, Deon, and Rhyn, if wanted. Just curious which ones may fit into the rp best.
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Good question about the Sharpteeth one, I too wonder if there would be any persistant ones or not in this one.
As for when the Earthshake happens, I would imagine, maybe, a day or so real-time?
But yeah, I'm ready to start anyway ^^
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if Deon is in the rp he'd be heading to where a lake is nearish to the Great Valley where a herd lead by his great grandfather lives.
Not sure which of my characters would fit in the rp.
Not sure which of the oc's folks have knowledge of or if I should post links to where info about them is.
For those interest I"ll post links to the characters. No idea which ones, will fit into the rp.
Deon: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=128 (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=128)
Diver: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=129 (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=129)
Mia: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=130 (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=130)
Mim: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=131 (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=131)
Rhyn: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index...=0#entry2169549 (http://z8.invisionfree.com/Turs_Cave/index.php?showtopic=132&st=0#entry2169549)
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I'll put up a profile up for Skye at some point in time....so you guys have an idea on how she acts like XD
But yeah, I take it'll start up in the next day or so...or something along those lines?
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Pangaea wanted to wait a little bit because of a issue with a character but I guess we could go ahead and start the RP. The earthquake doesn't have to happen right at the beginning.
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Ah okay, well, if he wants to wait, then we can still wait, I don't mind at all.
But I do have to agree as well, the Earthquake doesn't actually have to happen, as you said, at the begining of the RP....to be honest, I do think it would be best to give it a page or so before it does happen....you know, not rush it so much ;)
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I'm easy with starting things now or waiting for a bit. I guess you'll mention when it starts and post a link here?
Still not sure which of my chars to use but no biggie.
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Alright, I've posted the RP now.
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I guess mainly teens would fit into the rp since I think most of the chars so far are teenager?
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Assuming this thread is the one we will continue to use to discuss the RP, I think we should discuss the matter of posting order here (as well as any other present and future issues, such as which characters to use).
As MrDrake and Kor pointed out, there has been no previous mention this RP having a set order in which players should post. While a posting order might help prevent certain members from falling behind, there are only seven people participating in this RP; not a lot to keep track of. Plus, not all of us post at the same rate; some might need to post more in order to keep up with the story than others. As you've probably noticed, I am an exceedingly slow poster, both in making new posts and in "covering ground" with each post (there are also factors that are presently making me reluctant to post at all), and I can't guarantee that I'll always have material to post. While I'd like to try to keep up with everyone else who's posting, I think having everyone waiting up for me all the time would mostly serve to slow down the RP (At the moment I could probably be ready for the Earthshake in three or four more posts).
Furthermore, some RPers, such as myself and Kor, do not interact much with other players; most of our posts will likely consist of our own characters talking to each other. That's not to say that we can't or won't interact with other RPers (though I can only speak for myself in that regard), but it means that we don't have to be absolutely synchronized with everyone else. (I'm personally planing on having my characters travel alone for a long time before they meet up with any of the other players.)
Of course, F-14's the boss here; if he thinks that a posting order is a good idea, I'm not one to argue. If that's the case, however, we should know WHAT exactly that posting order is.
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I may not post till I hear from F14 one way or the other if there is a post order and what it exactly is if there is one. I wouldn't want to post out of order and then start the habbit I'd have to remember to break later on.
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Attention! There is no posting order.
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Where is everybody? Nobody's posted in a long time.
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I was waiting for 1 or 2 others to post. I'll post later tonight.
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General Grievous said that he was waiting for StarfallRaptor to post. Even if there's no posting order, I think a lot of us prefer to space our posts out. My main reason is that, since I write such long posts, I like to make sure that everyone else has the chance to read each one I make before I post the next one. Another reason I can imagine is that it helps ensure against the other RPers falling behind. But since it's been over half a month since I last posted, I'll just add another one right now.
It might be a good idea for someone to PM StarfallRaptor and remind him about the RP. (I was thinking of doing it myself.)
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Is he on often? Maybe a pm or an email if he does not visit here very often.