The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: Belmont2500 on August 23, 2010, 07:53:30 PM
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Well again I have yet another RP idea and I hope this one won't be a fluke because it is kind of intresting, basically its kind of a cross between Noname's "Fantasy Roleplaying" and The Elder Scrolls games, but here's the catch: we'll be playing ourselves, its been done on the GOF before but not in a Fantasy RP from what I've seen.
The Story:
The story begins when one member of the GOF finds a mysterious book in an old,abandoned library, when he or she opens it they as well as many others are taken into another world(that is similar to the world of Elder Scrolls or many fantasy novels,flims etc.) and it dosen't take long to find out that this new world is in grave danger, this tale will be known as "Eymreil".
Apart from playing yourself you can also play random peasents,shopkeepers and other townsfolk unless they play a huge role in one member's story(in which case only that member can take control of that character) but other than that most characters can be playable by all members, simple as that.
GOF Members:
Belmont2500
Nick22
Kor
StarfallRaptor
Fictional Characters:
Dar Ma(played by Nick22)
Aylwin(played by Belmont2500)
Noma(played by Kor)
Ashni(Played by Belmont2500)
Crito(Played by Belmont2500)
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I guess no one's intrested then.
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Wouldn't most modern day folks be somewhat helpless in a fantasy world, unless they were members of sca, or had archery has a hobby so knew how to wield medieval weapons? or will that be taken care of in the plot/story or other methods?
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T'will be taken care of via the plot.
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Sounds reasonable. I guess it would be in the same vein as some fantasy books I read long ago, modern world person, or a few folks, wind up in a fantasy world, sort of thing?
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That's the idea.
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Sounds interesting. Though I'd have to do a slightly altered version of me, so that version can eat a wide variety of things in the elder scrolls world, and does not stutter. I guess my wearing glasses would be ok.
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It would.
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I'll play.. hmm.. I'll bring in Dar Ma the Agorian you meet in Olbivion
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Sure.
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i know that but it was the only oblivion game i've played.
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And Morrowind is the only one I've played.
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Hi everbody, nice forum thingy Belmont.
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Thanks :)
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I've played both Morrowind and Oblivion. I played the reptilian race both times. Forgot what their name is.
I think I liked Oblivion better since it had less annoying elements then Morrowind did.
Wonder if I should do one based on my oblivion character. Though I don't recall his name, and he'd have to be changed since I guess one can't say one's completed quests in the game, nor have certain official plugins like the Frostcrag Spire. Though I had the vile lair also, since it had stuff where you could cure yourself from vampirisn for free if you contracted it from attacking vampires before you became a vampire yourself.
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Hmm...sounds fun. Regardless of what race I end up becoming, I know what my weapons will be.
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Well, we all end up as..ordinary humans, boring, I know but the idea when entering the world of Eymreil is that you simply get pulled in and end up there just as you were in reality, anyhow you're in.
@Kor: I believe the repltilian race are known as Aragonians, personally I like Morrowind more than Oblivion, because Oblivion was more like a playground while Morrowind felt like home.
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Argonians, yes that is their race name.
Do you prefer if folks just played as themselves or if some used an oc also?
As for just being the me in real life, I doubt that would work very well since my eyes are light sensitive, my stuttering comes and goes and can be pretty bad and the variety of foods I can eat are very very small. So I'll do a few minor alterations like I can eat normal foods and have non light sensitive eyes, maybe won't be near sighted either, but I'm not sure about that one. If I loose my glasses I can't see to much.
While I did like Morrowind I disliked what I what to me was the annoying elements. Their running speed is the speed I walk at and is not running speed, their walking speed is to slow, slower then I walk at. The pausing the game had to do so much. Getting most places & all the mountains. Eventually I started using the coc cheat code and to get around in places within a cell I at times would go to god mode and fly like getting around in the town of Vivec. Though I did like Morrowind apart from those annoying elements. Oblivion, to me, had far fewer annoying elements. Though unfortunately it has a few, like Shivering Isles having securom, though you can replace main exe file with one from a certain site that has no securom in it. Just my opinion on those games.
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they play as themselves but can also play OCs.
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i'm in, i'll play as myself anf dar ma..
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I don't know of any good argonian names. I'll look things up and make a character similar to the one I did in either Oblivion or Morrowind. Will the magic points thing regenerate over time like in oblivion or only when you sleep like morrowind? And any restrictions on oc's like no game quests could they have done, no plug ins like free homes, ect?
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MP only regenerates when you sleep, and there are no OC restrictions.
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Alright. Sounds doable!
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I'm definitely looking forward to doing this1
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It starts on the 4th weekend of September.
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A few weeks off, ok.
Anything you can think of you wish to discuss?
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Not really.
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I guess since the magic system is like in morrowind if I do an argonian thief fighter type who knows some spells since you can run out of magic to fast if you were a mage in morrowind.
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Yeah, its kind of along those lines.
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So are we going to start in prison like in the games?
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If you wish. but it starts in the present day where we're all just doing our normal routine until one of us accidently opens the gate to the medieval world, so you could say you were arrested right after you ended up there.
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but we don't have to, and what if we are doing a native like an argonian?
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it doesn't matter the species we start in prison...
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but we don't have to, and what if we are doing a native like an argonian?
Its your choice.
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Should I should put together a char sheet for the argonian character?
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Again, if you wish.
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so should our human characters meet in the "real world' before being "brought" in the Morrowind?
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No, we don't meet in the "real world".
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Only one more week until the RP begins.
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What sort of info do I need to put here if I wish to rp as an argonian also.
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just the name, thier age the city there are from and what clothes are they wearing..
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So the name, and a description of clothing, or just if it is upper, lower, merchant class type? I guess no other equipment they have?
I'll have to think up a name and look up some Morrowind City names.
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that stuff isn't necessary i don't think...
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Not sure if I want to do a male or female argonian, but I was thinking for the name the char may use Nom for most stuff and the char's name may be much longer but for most day to day purposes the 1st 3 letter of their name would be enough. Not sure of other info I'd need for the character.
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Some of the character's history would work too, although if you don't want to explain his or her backstory you don't have to.
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we'll be starting this week right?
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How much of a history? I guess one can only be a member of one guild?
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just thier age, and where they are from should suffice..as for guilds, you can be in more than 21, but we're not talking about being in many guilds at once like the thieveguild the mages guild and the dark brotherhood
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I was thinking maybe human equivalent of early 20's and a member of the mage guild and fighter. The char I played when I played morrowind was a figher type with some thief skills and knew some spells. Since you had to sleep or drink a potion to get your magic back I thought it best to do a mage as a secondary thing instead of a focus. Maybe with an interest in magic, but one can go through one's magic pretty fast the char maybe was thinking its best not to rely on spells first. Though there are times when magic is very handy.
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thats fine kor.. nice work
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we'll be starting this week right?
Yeah, this Saturday.
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As for the argonian char name I was thinking maybe Nom as a short part of the char's name since the full name may be long and hard to pronounce so instead usually goes by just the first part of their name.
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Noma, perhaps, if its a female?
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It has begun.
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replied in it, now waiting for the others..
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By the way, its noticeable that I did use Ye Olde English in both of my RP posts, and for those of you who are wondering weather or not you have to use it. Well, you don't have to if you don't want to.
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no, thats fine, i like the idea of using that..
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do you have to use your real name for your character? I guess the book in that 1 location is the only way to the world?
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you can call yourself Kor if you wish... and we'll say there are otherways besides that onbe book..
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I thought that one book was the only way.
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no, because that would require all of us being in the same place, which is very unlikely..
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Not sure how to get there. Guess I'll start posting with the argonian character.
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thats fine if you want..
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Well...I'm in prison, in the exact same cell that Nick is in....go figure.
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hopefully we can get more people to post in this one..
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Hopefully...
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i'll reply in this one..
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@Nick22 So for we've arrived in Eymreil, got locked in prision, left Lascivia and picked up a horse.
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Alright. we;ll meet my character Dar Ma in Chorral and she'll join our little group..
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Dar Ma has joined the group now lets meet those other characters you mentioned Belkmont..
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Ok, my plan is for us to fend off a few attackers and escape Chorral, but we don't get very far and ethier pass out from exhaustion or get knocked out and are later found by survivors of the attack and are taken back to Chorral, where we'll meet them.
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alright, so we'll drive the attackers out first then head out into the wild . they'll find us and ask us to come back..
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so where do the khajit send us after the prophecy..
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I'm still haven't decided yet,perhaps a temple or some ruins.
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well.. alkright.. perhaps have a evil sorcerer there cast a spell on one of us
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perhaps an Idea would be for Johnand nick to transform into agorians and infilirate a agorians aklied with Apep.. just some ideas..
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Aby new ideas Belmont?
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I hate to announce that(we've been dreading it but it was inevitable) I am canceling this RP(although it may be ressurected in the future),due to real-life issues and that it wasn't being taken in the right direction. For example ,I didn't like the fact that it was turning out to be too similar to the ES series instead of an original Roleplay, despite how this RP had potential, its over.
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Understood Belmont.. thanks :(
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Story is Closed. I might resume this rp at a later date Belmont..