The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: LBTFan13 on April 13, 2009, 04:01:37 PM
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This is an idea I came up with after reading the topic about Natural Disasters in the LBT universe. I am currently at school and cannot fully give the plot, but I will as soon as possible.
Pretty much the Mysterious Beyond experiences a terrible disaster, which one is yet to be determined, and the residents of the Mysterious Beyond decide to make the Great Valley their new home by force. What happens when sharpteeth and other evil dinosaurs try to take the Great Valley?
Again, a better plot and more details will be given later. OC's will be allowed as well as canon characters, so if anybody wants to make their own character you may for this one. I will post what the character profile should contain later.
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Tell. me. MORE! :yes
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Hmm, Disaster! My love for catastrophism is telling me to try to join! Waiting for more details!
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Sounds interesting.
Tech level? I'm assuming it's tech level 0.
Is it a war story? I only ask because it sounds like the Great Valley is under siege.
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Now that I am free I can give some more details.
First off, I had not intended for this to be a war RP, but that could make it much more interesting if we had the major villains and any oc villains join together to attack the valley while the gang and residents of the Great Valley band together. Perhaps I should change the name to LBT - Battle for the Valley, as that would probably make this a little easier.
Secondly, this is a NO MAGIC RP. I know some RP's that tried magic kind of get out of hand and mess up a little, so I want to keep this as pure to the LBT as possible. However, I have not yet decided on whether or not prehistoric weapons will be used. For example, someone could take a sharp rock and tie it to the end of a thick tree branch to make a sword or spear. That may be to much, but you guys can leave feedback.
Third, this is already going to be a multipart RP, probably two at the most. The first part will take place in the Mysterious Beyond when the catastrophe happens. The second part will be in the Great Valley when the "war" takes place. This is where things may get a little complicated, BOTH RP'S WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME This will allow us to work out both sides of the story. Again, if this is too complicated, then we can certainly make it more simpler. It's up to you guys, because I will do whatever. I want to make this a fun rp for everybody!
Well I'm going to leave it open for suggestions on how the structure should work. If anybody has further questions on the plot please ask me.
Before I forget, if you are planning on making a character for this, this is the profile you must use.
Name:
Species:
Age:
Home of Origin: Great Valley or Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: Good or Evil
Appearance:
Short Bio:
I want to make this perfectly clear. NO SUPERNATURAL ASPECTS ALLOWED! This means no super strength, speed, sight, endurance, etc... This is going to be a fair rp.
For those that would like to use a cannon character, as in one from the movies or tv shows, I will make a list of the available spots. It is first come first serve for all characters, so don't wait to choose your character. Not all of them have to be used, especially since there is a wide variety of characters to choose from. If I forget any characters, please let me know :blink:
Great Valley:
Littlefoot:
Cera:
Ducky:
Petrie:
Spike:
Chomper:
Ruby:
Grandma Longneck:
Grandpa Longneck:
Topsy:
Tria:
Tricia:
Ducky's Mom:
Petrie's Mom:
Pterano:
Shorty:
Bron:
Doc:
Sue:
Pat:
Rhett:
Ali:
Hyp:
Mut:
Nod:
Tiny Longnecks: (Any of them)
Moe:
Mysterious Beyond:
Ozzy:
Strut:
Dil:
Ichy:
Rinkus:
Sierra:
Red Claw:
Screech:
Thud:
Sharpteeth: (Any from the series EXCLUDING sharptooth from the first movie)
I wrote a lot so bear with me. If you still have any questions, please ASK ME :lol:
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Now this is going to be something!
I'm in, might get me back on RP track!
I might join with two of my OCs, but in that case, I'll put their bio up later.
That'd be my blue runner Blueberry and his friend Fry, the tinysaurus.
As for orginal characters, these are the ones I could play as, or multiple:
GV:
Littlefoot
Ruby
Chomper
TINYSAURUES! Give me Skitter!
Shorty
MB:
Not sure, might come with an OC, but I'd have to think about it.
Anyway, Rob.
Count me in. I'd love to play in this one! :yes
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Well, since the Great Valley dinosaurs are going to be under siege and they are intelligent, I'd assume some of them would improvise weaponry as they were invaded to try and give themselves an advantage. Same goes for the invading force, they'd probably improvise weaponry to try and gain an edge. Hell, even Chimpanzees have been seen using spears.
Are there any restrictions on species of dinosaurs per side? One of the good characters is a sickleclaw (sharptooth)
I'll place my character bios here as I may jump in later.
OC:
Name: Deimos
Species: Sickleclaw (Utahraptor)
Age: ~23 (human years)
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Alignment: Good
Appearance: a solid brown Utahraptor with a small crescent scar on his face near his right eye
Short Bio: A wanderer from the Mysterious Beyond who lost his home to a flood. He has joined up with his leader and herd to find a new home but he has expressed doubts when the leader mentioned conquering the Great Valley. His sense of justice would not allow him to cooperate in a conquest mission and he has firmly made up his mind to defect to the Great Valley side.
Name: Dromaeo
Species: Sickleclaw (Deinonychus)
Age: ~30 (human years)
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Alignment: Evil
Appearance: a thin but muscular grey Deinonychus. He has a deep scar that cuts across the right side of his face.
Short Bio: A member of Deimos's herd. Along with the other members of his herd, he lost his home to a severe flood. He has expressed a desire for conquest of the Great Valley. He hates Deimos for no reason other than the fact that Deimos will not join the conquest mission.
Name: Ovius
Species: Fast-Runner (Oviraptor)
Age: ~25 (human years)
Home of Origin: Great Valley
Alignment: Good
Appearance: a dark blue Oviraptor with some slashes of light blue across his back and down his neck.
Short Bio: A member of a wandering herd who had gotten separated and eventually made his way to the Great Valley. He lived in secrecy until he was found by one of the Great Valley dinosaurs. He eventually became an accepted part of the valley.
Canon:
Ozzy (MB)
Strut (MB)
Hyp (GV)
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Well with me begin a RP addict I'm in! :DD I'll add the OC bios as soon as I can.
Now for characters...
GV:
Grandpa Longneck
Pterano
Ducky
OC:
Longtail
Cyrix
Hunter
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I love this idea, I'll only take a couple characters though since I'm still fairly new to the how rp thing. Cera and Spike, if you don't mind.
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I'm on the same boat. ._. I don't Roleplay LbT very much, so this'll be a starter.
I'll be taking Shorty for one canon. I think I might do well with his personality, and my single OC, Kyro.
Name: Kyro
Species: Rockback (Dorsum Lapis) (sorry for the copy on that one, Serris)
Age: Rounding the sixteen (16)
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: Good
Appearance: I'll use a small citation from my story for the appearance, if you don't mind. "(...) looking much closer, the stone was actually a living being, which’s back seemed to be the polished surface of a stone. The rest of their body, however, resembled one of a threehorn, due to the existence of a slightly grown horn in the front and the existence of two pre-born horns on the head. This was obviously a young citizen of these beings, and this particular one had a slightly brown color, and it was called Kyro."
Short Bio: Kyro, as well as most of those of his species, has lived quietly over rocky grounds of the Mysterious Beyond. Kyro, though, gives up the peace of the herd to explore more into the Mysterious world over the pile of stones.
Well, if it ain't enough, just ring a bell.
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Would it be fine if I brought some OC characters that would be neutral in this conflict? Like independent group of fastbiters that want only to survive and not to conquer GV, but at the same time they would hunting on Valleyers?
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Wow this definitely got a positive response :D You guys volunteered a lot, but I'm going to try and make this a little more even out. Also, the more characters you are responsible the harder it can get keeping track of it. However, if you truly really desire a certain character and I don't give him/her to you, please let me know by PM and I will work something out with you. I just want this to be fair for everybody.
Now then for the taken characters:
Canon
Littlefoot: Lillefot
Cera: raga
Ducky: GVG
Petrie: Nick22
Spike: raga
Chomper: Lillefot
Ruby: Lillefot
Shorty: Explorer (sorry Gustav, but you'll like who you get)
Ali: Drake
Rhett: Nick22
Moe: Drake
Grandpa Longneck: GVG
Grandma Longneck: Darkwolf91
Bron: Darkwolf91
Doc: LBTFan13
Sue:
Pat:
Ducky's Mom:
Petrie's Mom:
Topsy: Darkwolf91
Tria:
Tricia:
Pterano: GVG
Hyp: Serris
Mutt:
Nod:
Skitter (Tinysaurus): Lillefot (congratz :nyah )
Mysterious Beyond
Ozzy: Serris
Strut: Serris
Rinkus: GVG
Sierra: LBTFan13
Dil:
Ichy:
Red Claw:
Screech:
Thud:
Other Sharpteeth:
OC
Zaine: LBTFan13
Longtail: GVG
Cyrix: GVG
Hunter: GVG
Kyro: Explorer
Deimos: Serris
Dromaeo: Serris
Ovius: Serris
Blueberry: Lillefot?
Fry: Lillefot?
Lori: Drake
Alice: Drake
Al: Drake
Leo: Drake
Claw: Myrkin
@ Myrkin: Neutral characters would be an interesting addition. And if you wanted to later you could have them choose a side to fight on :D
@ Serris: Your characters are fine :) I didn't plan on having restrictions on the species on each side unless too many sharpteeth were on GV side or leaf eaters on MB side ;)
@Explorer: Your character bio is fine the way it is! You don't need to expand it unless you want to :D
@GVG and Lillefot: You two have the most characters, so if you ever feel stressed out or feel you cannot handle every single character, you may certainly opt to stop rping as the certain character. I'm sure somebody will want to grab him/her. Just let me know if you get too boggled down :yes
One final note, please do NOT feel obligated to play as a character because nobody chose him/her. NOT EVERY CHARACTER IN THE SERIES HAS TO BE USED :blink: I just posted the list so you guys knew your choices.
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I'm in. Sounds like fun. For canon characters, I'll just take Ali and Moe for the time being.
For OCs I'll play as my Allosaurus family.
First their only daughter:
Name: Lori
Species: Allosaurus
Age: 16? (Or a little older than Chomper happens to be at this time.)
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: ???
Appearance: : She is slightly shorter than Chomper. Her skin is reddish brown with blue stripes. Her underside is peach colored. Her eyes are red.
Short Bio: She is the only child in her pack and never had any brothers, or sisters. She has learned leaf eater from her parents. She is more mature than most other children due to her upbringing in the Mysterious Beyond and her lack of other children to play with, he can come across as cynical and cold, but is friendly once you get to know her.
Name: Alice
Species: Allosaurus
Age: 43?
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: ???
Appearance: Her skin is light brown with green stripes. Her underbelly is peach colored. Her eyes are green.
Short Bio: She is Al's mate and Lori's mother. Originally from a different pack, she left that one to join Al's after the two fell in love. She is a very caring person, especially towards her family, but is a vicious fighter when angered.
Name: Al
Species: Allosaurus
Age: 44?
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: ???
Appearance: Red skin with light blue stripes. He has several scars on his body due to his aggressive nature. His eyes are red.
Short Bio: The leader of his pack. He was the son of the previous leader and showed himself to be a good leader even from a young age. He learned leaf eater from his parents (who knows where they learned it from) and has thought this skill to his mate and child. Most of his pack was eradicated by the catastrophe and he feels guilty over that. He is often serious and aggressive and very protective of his remaining pack.
Name: Leo
Species: Allosaurus
Age: 44?
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: ???
Appearance: Red skin with blue stripes. His eyes are red.
Short Bio: He seems to be the opposite of his brother. He is a joker who believes in having fun. He can also serve to calm down Al when he gets too aggressive and has been a fountain of emotional support since the rest of the pack was wiped out. He is very popular with his niece, though Alice sometimes thinks he is a bit of a bad influence on her.
Their alignment is ??? because I'm going to wait and see what happens with the RP to see which side they join. They'll probably be on the Mysterious Beyond side though.
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I'll be Rhette and Petrie..Do you guys mind if I have Rhette constantly bhitting on Ali the whole time? :DD
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Name: Claw
Species: Fastbiter (Raptor)
Age: 30
Home of Origin: Mysterious Beyond
Allignment: Neutral
Appearance: His skin is green with reddish brown stripes. He is strong. His eyes are yellow.
Short Bio: Claw is the leader of small group of fastbiters, which was one of the few pack that didn't lose any of its members in a flood. Now they all are looking for a place to live, with enough food to feed them. That's is the reason why they came to the part of Mysterious Beyond in immediate vicinity of Great Valley. Along the way they've met the couple of fastrunners, which agreed to help them with getting to GV for promise of protection from other sharpteeth that arrived in this area.
I only bring one character description, because I prefer to introduce OC rather in game, so you will know the rest of Claw's pack later, if that is alright?
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Just a quick thing: I update the list of taken characters whenever you guys decide to choose somebody, so PLEASE REMEMBER TO LOOK AT IT :blink:
The characters in Bold are the most recent characters taken. Also, if there ever is a trade in characters, that will be in Bold as well :nyah
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I've got a name for the RP as a whole: Two Worlds, One Crisis
For the two parts:
MB part: Crisis in the Beyond
GV part: Battle for the Valley Subtitle: The Great Valley is under siege!
I still haven't gotten a response regarding weaponry. Granted, stones were used several times in the canon as weapons.
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Yes, it's reasonable that the dinosaurs may use the enviroment to their advantage as well. Rocks, sticks... those things work?
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Those names work great Serris! Thanks for suggesting them.
Sorry I didn't respond to you about weapons, but I completely forgot you mentioned them. I actually think weapons would work out great for this, just prehistoric spears or slingshots using vines and rocks etc...
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Well, the dinosaurs are essentially in the stone age.
I chalked up a list of weapon permissions for this RP as a suggestion (This is extremely similar to the weapon set in Twilight Valley except that fire is permitted in Twilight Valley):
Permissible weaponry:
blowgun and poison darts
maces (rock tied onto a stick)
clubs
stone knives
spears (stone and wood points)
stone ax
stone hammer
rocks
sticks
vines (for strangling)
poisonous/irritant plants (for poisoning food or throwing/dropping onto enemies)
Banned weaponry:
bow and arrow
atlatal (spear thrower)
Up for debate:
fire
sling launched stones
slingshots
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I am not so sure if the weapons are good idea. After all dinosaurs are dinosaurs and not humans. Why they would need to invent spears or clubs, when they have teeth, claws, tails or horns? Besides fourfeeters couldnt use most of these weapons, so it would be a little unfair for them.
By the way... When this RP will be started?
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That depends whether this is an RPG in the same genre as eg. Twilight Valley, or a "more or less" pure LBT adventure.
It would only be the bipedal dinosaurs that would be able to use weapons anyway, as Myrkin said. Unless the fourfooters have very flexible tails that is. ;)
And on the other hand, they have brute force on their side.
In my opinion, use of the enviromental paraphernalia, such as rocks, sticks... vines... would be pretty much enough.
We shall wait and see what Rob says.
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What Lillefot said. Some could be allowed, since bipedal are able to handle some weapons. So, using natural hazards seems the most adapted.
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I see the logic in your opinions, and I agree. The four footers would have brute force on their side, so it makes sense that only the two footers get use of such weapons. I am still working out kinks with this system, so I really appreciate all your help guys :D
We will start very soon. I'm just waiting for any more stragglers.
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Hmmm, could I possibly snag Grandma Longneck, Bron and Topsy? Just trying to determine who would be most useful :p
Ah, I just couldn't resist volunteering for this. It looks awesome!
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Glad you could join us!
I'm probably going to start the Great Valley part now nice we have a good number of people who want to take part in it, but I'm going to wait on the Mysterious Beyond part to see if more people will want evil characters.
Also, I just want to make one more announcement before we start. I know a lot of you are really passionate RP'ers, and I respect that as I am one as well. However for the sake of those who are not, let's try to avoid one-on-one posts for countless pages. For example, not to pick on anybody, three pages of me and Lillefot responding back and forth and back and forth can be very boring, so we want to have as many people involved as possible.
Just for fair warning, I may not be on as much because I am entering my last couple months of high school (woooooo :D ), so if you have any questions about the RP, please PM me! DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ASSUME SOMETHING AND POST IT, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE WRONG THEN THAT POSES PROBLEMS AND I WILL COME AFTER YOU AND I WILL GLOMP YOU :nyah
Before I forget, here are the rules of BOTH rp's:
No Godmodding - This means no use exagerated power. For example: Littlefoot leaped up into the air, tripple flipped, and all of a sudden the sharptooth died.... NO NO NO :lol: Keep everything as realistic as possible.
Keep it PG-13 - I will only allow two cuss words (Damn and Hell). The gang would not know what an ass is, and shit is to profane, and I despise bitch and bastard, and NO F-BOMBS AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Romance - Normally I would allow it at a minimum, but most of the time I see romance in an rp begin to take control of it and get out of hand, so in this case I'm putting a nix on it. Sorry guys, but I will not be responsible for lbt porn because it sickens me :x
Keep Graphic Violence Minimal - What do I mean by this? Well for starters, no protruding bones whatsoever! Also, no spilling of blood, maybe a small trickle. No ripping of flesh or tearing heads off etc... You could say that you cut somebody or badly bruised another.
Keep Fighting in Check - This goes along with the no godmodding rule. There will be battles in this rp, but keep them realistic. Sierra would probably not be able to singlehandedly take down Bron, Doc, or Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, so don't post that he would take them all down in one hit. Also, if you attack another RPer, allow them to post a reaction to your attack. There are no homing 100% hits in this. Then again, this is not The Matrix and nobody is Neo, so do not make it impossible to hit you.
As for technical stuff:
No Flamming other users - I will not tolerate it, and nobody else will either.
No Spamming - If it's not related to the rp, don't post it please.
Keep active - I can understand real life and I understand that people need to take a break every now and then. However, please don't post once and then disappear for a whole month unless you have an emergency of some sorts. If you are not active, I will send you PM's warning you, and if it becomes too much I will consider you quit the RP and give your characters to somebody else.
Stick With the Story - I know substories can be fun, but we can't let them get out of hand. Try to stick with the general plot. If you have an idea for a possible substory, pm it to me and I will discuss it with you.
Be Reasonable - If there is something you do not like in the rp, please do not get angry and post THIS RP SUCKS or THIS IS BULL**** or especially THE GM IS A DIP****. Please pm me if there is something you don't like and I will discuss it with you.
Above all, please have fun! This is hopefully going to be a great plot, so enjoy it as much as I hopefully will.
If you have any questions from now on, PLEASE PM ME or post it here in the discussion. Do not post them on the actual rp!
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Sounds perfect to me, Rob!
Let's get your show locked and loaded! :D
Shall you need asistance; I'm with you all the way!
Before though, here's my two OC's Blueberry and Fry, for those who feel that they need to know.
Fry's a relatively new character, therefore, his bio isn't done yet.
-Name: Blueberry
-Gender: Male
-Age: 15
-Species: Fastrunner, Oviraptor
-Color: Blue, purple. White details here and there.
-Eyes: Emerald green
-Allignment: Good
-Size/height: A bit higher and more muscular than Ruby. Higher crest
-Personality: Glad, playful and caring with a sense for laughter. A friendly lad who always stands up for his friends. Lazy at times, and can hold a cold attitude to ones who deserves it. Blueberry has proven before that he possesses a massive amount of courage, even in the hardest of situations.
-Family: Passed
-Biography:
Blueberry (as his friends call him, since he doesn't know his real name and because his creator sucks on names! :lol) was like Ruby, born in the mysterious beyond.
He lost his family in the big earthshake, during their search for the Great Valley.
Knowing his only hope for survival was to find the GV, he wandered for days, searching trough the wastelands of MB.
One day, when he belived that all hope were lost for him, he wandered into a group of other fastrunners, also heading for the GV.
They took care of him, teaching him what he needed to be able to one day stand on his own.
Blueberry has lived in the Great valley ever since. He spends his days playing with friends and exploring the wonders of life around him.
He's a good kid, who always stands up for the ones in need. Despite he has seen alot of dark things, he's positive, and has accepted the life he lives.
To him, his friends is the family he need. He would never give them up.
He's a bright kid, able to understand most situations, as well as new ones. The elderly rainbowfaces in the herd he once parted with made sure he was taught well.
He's often companied by his trusty side kick, Fry.
-Name: Fry
-Gender: Male
-Age: 11
-Species: Tinysaurus
-Color: Blue, with a darker back, belly is light grey.
-Eyes: Dark red
-Allignment: Good
-Size/height: Small, as expected for a Tinysaurus. Comparable to Skitter.
-Personality: Fry is an energectic, eager and joyful little fellow who lives we with his herd of Tinysauruses, lead by Big Daddy. Friendly, playful, trusty and courageous are words to describe this tinysaur. Though, sometimes too curious for his own good.
Family: He belongs to the same herd as Skitter. Rest unknown.
Often seen acompanied by Blueberry, the Oviraptor.
Friends: Although ready to make friendship with anyone he meets, his best friend is Blueberry, the Oviraptor.
-Biography: To come. Watch as we play. ;)
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And I might throw in a bad guy if I feel for it.
I'm not going to eat more than I can take.
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Since my characters will be neutral, where should I post? In MB part or GV?
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Since my characters will be neutral, where should I post? In MB part or GV?
Really doesn't matter. As long as you're not on the other side of the world or something, far away from other players.
Maybe this can answer your question.
One way of getting around this is to open your very first post with introducing your characters in the area they're in, and wait for other players to find you. Or you'll find them.
Something in the lines of:
"Dino X woke up in area X in the Mysterious Beyond."
"Dino X woke up in area X in the Great Valley."
That way, both you and others will be able to get the idea of your location, hopefully choosing to interact.
This is same for all players. I find it quite the good way of warming things up.
It depends though what the GM, in this case it's LBTfan13, has in mind.
As he said, he's considering to launch the GV part of this RP to begin with. In that case the method above would be useful, whether you play as GV dino or a MB dino.
You're neutral. I guess you might choose where to start.
I advice you to wait for LBTfan13 to confirm your question. He might have a plan. ;)
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To answer your question, post them in whichever one you want. Obviously they will be in the GV part, but if you want you can post them in the MB part. The MB part is mostly the disaster, which I guess has become a flood, and leading up to the decision to invade the GV.
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2 questions:
How old is the gang?
What is the final verdict on weaponry?
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Good questions. I never really thought about that.
1. Just for the sake of it, let's keep the ages of the gang to where they are at the TV series, so they are still young I guess. This would make it more of a conflict when they are possibly forced into battle.
2. I think the plan is four footers are not going to use weapons but two footers will. As of what kind of weapons are allowed, I'm still working on that, so for now lets not worry about it until we come to the first true battle.