The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: tempestwheel on June 09, 2009, 11:38:07 AM
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Here's an idea for another RP, and while I do have some details planned, I'm open to ideas for people who want to participate for what the RP should feature.
Here's the idea:
Basically, this is set in an alternate universe. Dinosaurs were never wiped out by the meteorite, and grew on to become highly evolved. (Albeit, kept their same appearences.)
Presntly, in 2009, dinosaurs are now the dominant species on earth, and humans are extinct. Other animals (mammals, fish, non-dinosaur reptiles etc... still exist though.)
Now, all the dinos live in a world like ours with technology, schools, clothes, phones, vehicles., etc.... (Though no more advanced than what we have now.) Meat eaters and leafeaters get along because acrnivores eat the other animals, and egg eaters would eat the eggs of non-dinosaurs.
Also, this rp would have all the LBT cast (and your OCs...), so they wouldn't be around in the BCs.
So, anyone interested? Or have any ideas? You can play as many characters and Ocs as you want.
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Maybe take some ideas you may like from Dinotopia and add that in. Not sure if Dinos would wear lots of cloting, especially 4 footers, how would they put their clothes on? having belts with pouches I can understand, those are handy, though not sure how a 4 footer would use those. There are some pictures in the dinotopia books of 4 footers having pouches. I guess they are for 2 footers to extract any fee of a purchased item or service. Or to carry small handy things that they can ask a nearby 2 footer to take out for them.
Carnovires can also eat fish. Maybe some specialized animals also, like humans do with goats, cows, ect.
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Maybe take some ideas you may like from Dinotopia and add that in. Not sure if Dinos would wear lots of cloting, especially 4 footers, how would they put their clothes on? having belts with pouches I can understand, those are handy, though not sure how a 4 footer would use those. There are some pictures in the dinotopia books of 4 footers having pouches. I guess they are for 2 footers to extract any fee of a purchased item or service. Or to carry small handy things that they can ask a nearby 2 footer to take out for them.
Carnovires can also eat fish. Maybe some specialized animals also, like humans do with goats, cows, ect.
Good point: Maybe there would be specially-designed clothes for 4-footers. (2-footers could help them put them on.)
Actually, I never have read much of dinotopia honestly.
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It's ok, most folks have not and likely dislike the books. The official site is: http://www.dinotopia.com/ (http://www.dinotopia.com/) if you want to look at any pages.
Some may try to work on vocal input of computers and some digital items so 4 footers could use them vocally. Not sure if they'd be more or less advanced or the same as ours today. Or using eye tracking where the computer can track the eye and you can make selections that way.
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More good ideas. So, since you sound interested in the idea, is there anyone you want to control?
I guess when I said the technology shouldn't be more advanced than what it is now, I forgot to take that into account. Maybe advanced just to the point that would be needed for 4 footers.
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Not sure who I"d like to control right now.
The overall tech may be the same as what we have, with maybe some bits a bit more advanced, and some less so perhaps. But overall about the same.
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Agreed. I'll control Chomper and Shorty.
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Humans are extinct? Wouldn't it make more sense to say that humans never existed in this alternate universe?
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I wonder if he has a sort of background story.
I guess large dinos would not use airplanes, and they may need to have different airlines for each type since it would take different size seats, ect to have passengers of such a variety of shapes & sizes. Same for other vehicles. Though one can keep those off screen for the most part I guess.
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The RP I'm planning is actually somewhat similar to this idea. I'll let everyone know about it next Monday, when I actually have the time to get to it. I don't want to participate in too many RPs, so I'll probably make an occasional guest appearance or two in this one.
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Thanks Chronicler.
And you're right DH. I should just say that humans never existed in this rp. It would make more sense.
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Well, I'd imagine that dinosaurs would wear little to no clothing except in situations that required it (firefighting, police work, industrial, military, etc).
They may wear messenger style bags or bandoliers to carry items.
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Makes sense. So clothes would only be used for necessary careers.
Do you want to join the RP Serris?
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Well, I'd imagine that dinosaurs would wear little to no clothing except in situations that required it (firefighting, police work, industrial, military, etc).
They may wear messenger style bags or bandoliers to carry items.
I don't know. If this RP is supposed to be set in the modern world, as we know it, it would make sense to me for them to wear at least enough clothing to cover the, uh, nudity, if you know what I mean. :oops
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you'd have to have covering for the 'sensitive areas.. although as the gang are kids thats not a big deal as of yet
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Good point. That's an added idea now.
So, feel free to control which characters you want.
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Also one has to remember that since dinos are not mammals their bits would likely not be hanging out. I assume they'd be more like birds, reptiles, or dolphins instead.
It makes sense to me that they'd only have protective coverings for certain jobs, and perhaps for cold weather maybe, not for normal everyday wear. Some for sensitive areas if one is going to be doing certain sports, including helmets that also protect the face, ect.
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Didn't think about that. So yeah, clothes are only used for protection or jobs, or maybe if the characters just want to wear them.
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It's easy to forget but dinos would have no breasts, nor male bits hanging out. Breasts developed in the Synapsid like and what most call dinosaurs are of the Archosauria branch. 2 different lines. I don't know much of dinosaurs but I've read a bit about this many many years ago.
The post office may employ many flyers who deliver only letters, with maybe the huge flyers, Quitzaquatilus (however you spell that) maybe delivering small packages. The UPS and other deliveries may have only 4 footers or 4 footers with a 2 footer partner who deliver packages.
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Nice idea about the flyers Kor, that's definitely added.
We should also have, mostly for fun, the dinos using video games and the internet.
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We should also have, mostly for fun, the dinos using video games and the internet.
I will tell you right now that computer and video game consoles have to be heavily modified as most bipedal dinosaurs had three fingers. As an experiment I taped my thumb and pinky together to simulate the 3 fingered hands of an Oviraptor and attempted various tasks.
Typing: quite difficult but possible
Using a mouse: easier than typing but still hard
Reading: surprisingly easy
Opening a pill bottle: easy to nearly impossible (varies with bottle)
Using a camera: quite difficult to nearly impossible
Plugging and unplugging outlets: very easy
Using a Gamecube controller: moderate difficulty
Opening doors: very easy
Using light switches: very easy
Using a remote control: moderate difficulty
Turning a faucet on and off: very easy
Using a cell phone: moderate
Surfing the Internet: quite difficult but possible
And that's all for my test data. It may not be accurate but it's a start. Note that this entire message was typed during this experiment (with taped fingers). And yes, I do have photos of my taped hands as proof of this experiment.
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Makes sense, and some things like keyboards may look different to some extent then what we have since certain items assume one has 4 fingers and a thumb on each hand. Though some things may be more difficult even with things looking a bit different.
If there are any airplanes, ships, busses, trains, ect, maybe only folks under a certain size can use those, and or if larger ones can maybe their fee is higher then smaller folks.
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Cool experiment Serris. I guess each kind of devicve is different for each dino. Maybe instead of phones, 4-footers would have some kind of Bluetooth headset maybe?
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That could work. Some devices may be different then what we expect. There may be 2 remote controls, the type we use, that 2 footers could use, or at least ones under a certain size, and some larger simpler ones maybe like ddr pads that 4 footers can use, though those may be with a handle to grasp in the mouth to move around.
Other sorts of things maybe can be suggested by some people here.
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I have another question: what would the political world be like? In other words, do they identify themselves with the same countries we identify ourselves with(United States, Germany, Russia, China, etc.), or do they have different names and different borders?
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I had planned they would have the same borders we do. (US, Japan, Mexioc, etc...)
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Bluetooth headset for 4-footers might be appropriate. But would 4-footers have to hire a biped dinosaur as a helper of sorts or are they going to use robots as assistants?
And Brekclub, I am considering it but I'm running 2 right now (possibly even 3 in the near future).
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Oh, understood.
I guess each dino would probably have a biped friend, so that would solve that problem.
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Maybe live with them or lives nearby, depending on personal preferences and situations.
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Exactly. There'd be dino-sized houses, stores, etc...
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Even tiny ones for small ones like Compys to live in and use?
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Yes.
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Compy cars may be harder to see, though some compys may use helicopters to get around instead.
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This sounds random but cool and fun :lol! Another thing to think about would be house structure. Considering the sizes of some dinosaurs, there would have to be some awfully big houses built. Weight is another thing to consider. The houses would have to be able to support the weights of the dinosaurs.
As for various housing accommodations, apartments, condos, townhouses, etc. can be used depending on the sizes of the dinosaurs.
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So, do you want to join CT?
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Sure. Sounds like fun :yes!
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Who would you want to control?
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I think I'd like to control Cera. Are OCs allowed?
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Yes they are. And maybe you can tell what your OC is like in this AU?
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If you would rather it be a secret you can pm the info to the gm instead.
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Hmm. Let's talk military (Twilight Valley on the mind).
I think the smaller two footers may be able to serve as drivers or even pilots. But that raises a serious problem: scale. A Compy tanker cannot pilot the same tank as a sickleclaw can. Also, four footers obviously cannot be drivers or pilots so what would they do? Their size makes them vulnerable to weapons fire (granted their immense size protects them from all but cannon caliber shells <20 mm and up>). So would they become mobile radio towers or living armored vehicles?
Also weaponry:
A rifle designed for a Runner like Hyp may be too small in the hands of someone like Ms. Maia. Likewise, Ms. Maia's rifle may be too heavy for Hyp to use.
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Hmm. I may decide to toss in Deimos (military)
Appearance: usually wearing an olive drab flight suit (he doesn't like nudity) but may wear an armored vest over it. He may have a pistol in a chest holster along with some spare magazines.
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Interesting ideas, and they can be in the RP Serris. Although this RP isn't going to focus on the military, it can be a subplot. Your description for this universe's Deimos sounds pretty cool.
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Not sure I'd want to be in a military type rp.
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I might toss in Raptix as well (Deimos's partner)
Appearance: Unlike Deimos he has no problem with nudity but per base regulations he wears an olive drab flight suit. He may wear an armored vest over it. Unlike Deimos, Raptix is rarely if ever armed with anything more dangerous than a wrench (he's a mechanic).
A little quirk about Raptix: he likes to curl up at the foot of Deimos's bed like a dog and he enjoys being petted by Deimos.
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Cool, but as mentioned before, the focus of the RP isn't on the military.
Got any characters in mind who aren't army related?
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Maybe relatives of the chars you've mentioned? or 1 or more of their civilian friends?
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Good idea Kor.
Phobos (Deimos's brother):
Appearance: Usually wears a white shirt and pants (has the same aversion to nudity as Deimos).
Short Bio: He attempted to follow Deimos into the military but was rejected due to his poor eyesight. He has since opened a gourmet food shop.
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Neat idea, that character is added! :)
I might be starting the RP in a few days.
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Sounds like an interesting character.
Going to do a list of the fc's that are taken?
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ADDED NOTE:
Sort of like the Sharptooth Valley RP, all the canon characters can be controlled by everyone. OCs can only be controlled by their owners.
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Sounds odd to me. every can control all the fc's?
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By fcs, do you mean characters like Littlefoot, etc? Sorry, I haven't heard that abbreviation before.
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Yeah. That's what he means.
FC = feature character = canon character
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Thanks for clearing that up, my mistake.