RPG Idea (need suggestions)

[GATEGOD]

I had this idea of a new rpg to run in tangent with the current one. I didn't see any rule saying there can't be more then one Buffy Rpg. I can't see why there can't be if they are housed in different thread with different storylines. Meaning: It would be about a completely different story, not as many characters would be available, and different people could play different characters. (or the same characters if they wanted) It would be an (AU) Buffy story in which the RPG would start at some point within the Buffy seasons , unlike the current rpg which follows more of the what happened after season 7/ season 8 comic book feel to it. The story would begin post Hells Bells in season 6, or Near the Beginning of Season 7 episode 1-3. Somewhere in there, maybe a little further along. If the story starts right after Hells Bells there are a few good/bad things. One Willow wouldn't have went dark yet, Warren and gang would still be terrorizing people, and we would eventually either have to make what happened in the show happen in the rpg or come up with something else. The only good thing about starting here would be the includence of another character (Tara). Now if we start after where Season 7 starts then we can't have Tara, but we won't have to deal with Willow going dark, or Warren. We would be able to come up with new and interesting stories, following Buffy the newly made counselor, Dawn who is going to highschool, Willow who is trying to control herself with the magics, Anya who is either still a demon or not (depending on if it's after Selfless or before) Xander still construction guy with Both Eyes!!, Spike with his newly acquired soul a tiny bit crazy but recovering (ie: no killing spree), Giles could come in, aswell as Robin wood and Andrew, If alot of people want to join. There would be NO FIRST! NO 2000 Slayers, NO Season 7 after when we start the RPG, everything we do will be new and (AU) meaning it won't be as if we are following the story, we would be creating our own and getting into the scooby feel that was Buffy!!! We wouldn't follow any of the canon that occurred about the first/slayers in season 7 it would be as if it would never happen.

Characters:
Buffy
Willow
Xander
Anya
Dawn
Spike
Giles (If there is alot of interest)
Andrew(If there is alot of interest)
Robin(If there is alot of interest)
Tara (If just Post Hell's Bells)

If the only reasons for a 'NO' for the rpg is because it would be too confusing or there wouldn't be enough people, I think that if someone can't take the time to read which rpg is which then.... 'they should get confused' Plus a Buffy scooby type feeling Rpg would be fun too. Plus, why would there be a rule against creating more fun and developed stories that everyone can enjoy. So I posted this hoping for a good response ^.^ because I can't see any reason there can't be other then that it's never been done. But since when is that a reason ^_^ (lol I'm talking as if you're all going to throw tomatoes at me, okay!! hopefully you'll like the idea of 2 rpgs!)

So what I was hoping is that everyone can chip in ideas to what I've suggested that would make the rpg workable and playable. All helpful, and positive suggestions are welcomed. Really want to sort through what time frame should/could be used around the seaons 6/7. Thanks!

 

[Lyri]

no, no rules about more than 1 RPG running at anyone time, but there is a rule about Admins/Mods being the ones to create RPG's on the boards.

you need to talk to Bufy Summers or Black Eye Guy...but my feeling is that this won't be given a green light. sorry.

 

[Kean]

You know I'm in! Will this rpg be run by you of it's given the greenlight?


EDIT

guess Lyri anwered my question

 

[Lyri]

Will this rpg be run by you of it's given the greenlight?

i repeat...only Mods/Admins can run RPG's on Buffy-Boards.

 

[Buffy Summers]

I think there also needs to be enough interest to keep one RPG going before we add another. Trying to get a Firefly one going concurrent with the last Buffy RPG was a disaster.

 

[GATEGOD]

i repeat...only Mods/Admins can run RPG's on Buffy-Boards.

I don't want to run it, just help get the basic idea down, then one of them can take charge But if they don't want to take charge and I can't run it cause I'm not a mod/Admin then :cry:

So what did you think about the premise of it? Where would it be ideal to start at?

 

[VisionGuy]

I'm not involved in any RPG activities but I highly doubt this is gonna happen. I'm sure Black Eye Guy has his hands full enough with the current RPG. There's really no need to start a new one anyway because everybody can join the RPG if they wanted.

EDIT:

I think there also needs to be enough interest to keep one RPG going before we add another. Trying to get a Firefly one going concurrent with the last Buffy RPG was a disaster.

There's your answer. LOL

 

[GATEGOD]

I'm not involved in any RPG activities but I highly doubt this is gonna happen. I'm sure Black Eye Guy has his hands full enough with the current RPG. There's really no need to start a new one anyway because everybody can join the RPG if they wanted.

EDIT:



There's your answer. LOL

You do get the reason for a new RPG? ....does it escape you ^_^

A new one would be DIFFERENT. It would be set back when the characters were on screen. There would be new characters available, and it would be more like what we've seen on the show. If BEG has his hands full someone else could always run it. There are alot of mods on the forum.

 

[VisionGuy]

You do get the reason for a new RPG? ....does it escape you ^_^

A new one would be DIFFERENT. It would be set back when the characters were on screen. There would be new characters available, and it would be more like what we've seen on the show. If BEG has his hands full someone else could always run it. There are alot of mods on the forum.

No, the reason does not escape me. I completely understand. There is no real reason to have a seond Buffy RPG when we already have one that deals with the whole Buffyverse I.E BtVS and AtS. And like Buffy Summers said, before going around suggesting ideas for a new RPG, there should be enough interest in the current RPG. Starting a new Buffy RPG would just take away from the one they already have.

 

[Buffy Summers]

I would suggest that you stop asking people if they've read what you wrote. Obviously they do, or they wouldn't respond. No need to treat them like they're stupid.

 

[GATEGOD]

I understand completely. The reason does not escape me. There is no real reason to have a seond Buffy RPG when we already have one that deals with the whole Buffyverse. And like Buffy Summers said, before going around suggesting ideas for a new RPG, there should be enough interest in the current RPG. Starting a new Buffy RPG would just take away from the one they already have.

There is alot of interest in the current Rpg... There's Willow, Xander, Faith, Gunn, Dawn, Amy, Gwen, Spike, Illyria more people who want to be in it who haven't been cast... There is a good deal of interest in it ^_^
I don't want to take away form the other rpg and it wouldn't. The people who are in the current rpg don't need to join the other rpg, nor play the same people. It would be a new story with new characters who are different from the ones in the current rpg. Things/ the situations at the current time would come into play and make the characters react differently and choose different paths. Taking away from the current one though?
This is what I didn't want to happen ^_^ I only wanted suggestions and ideas on how to make this idea work and be playable. Not a debate on the reasons it can't work. Because each and every reason can be overcome. What I was looking for was a time to start and a way to begin.

 

[Buffy Summers]

A new RPG will not be considered until there is enough interest to sustain two RPGs.

 

[Black Eye Guy]

I'd agree with what VG just said, people weren't interested in the Firefly RPG (And we have LOTS of Firefly fans on here, so it wasn't lack of fans) Running two stories based on Buffy could get tricky. And the reason I was running the RPG was cuz others didn't have time, so be careful about offering others time.

Saying that I'm not gonna shut down the idea, if people are interested?

Personally I don't like the idea of AU storylines, I don't really see the point in them when we know what happened. Also as the RPG is pretty active there's allot of reading to do, if you add more to that people could get easily confused.

And you can't just come up with a way to start it's not that easy.

 

[GATEGOD]

I'd agree with what VG just said, people weren't interested in the Firefly RPG (And we have LOTS of Firefly fans on here, so it wasn't lack of fans) Running two stories based on Buffy could get tricky. And the reason I was running the RPG was cuz others didn't have time, so be careful about offering others time.

Saying that I'm not gonna shut down the idea, if people are interested?

Personally I don't like the idea of AU storylines, I don't really see the point in them when we know what happened. Also as the RPG is pretty active there's allot of reading to do, if you add more to that people could get easily confused.

And you can't just come up with a way to start it's not that easy.

If the only reasons for a 'NO' for the rpg is because it would be too confusing or there wouldn't be enough people, I think that if someone can't take the time to read which rpg is which then.... 'they should get confused' Plus a Buffy scooby type feeling Rpg would be fun too. Plus, why would there be a rule against creating more fun and developed stories that everyone can enjoy. So I posted this hoping for a good response ^.^ because I can't see any reason there can't be other then that it's never been done. But since when is that a reason ^_^ (lol I'm talking as if you're all going to throw tomatoes at me, okay!! hopefully you'll like the idea of 2 rpgs!)

You said the rpg is very active, so there is some interest isn't there?
Alright, I can see no one who is in power is interested ^_^ I guess it's a quashed idea. I am sorry I posted this lol. I got to go right now, so I can't ask for people to help further the idea, I'll be on later, maybe It'll capture the hearts and minds of some people and they'll support it :lmao:. Bye ^_^

 

[Black Eye Guy]

Yes I read what you wrote, but just because you say people shouldn't get confused, doesn't mean they wouldn't, and I mean little things, it would be hard to keep track of little things, people make small mistakes in the other RPG.

You said the rpg is very active, so there is some interest isn't there?
Alright, I can see no one who is in power is interested ^_^ I guess it's a quashed idea. I am sorry I posted this lol. I got to go right now, so I can't ask for people to help further the idea, I'll be on later, maybe It'll capture the hearts and minds of some people and they'll support it :lmao:. Bye ^_^

Yes people are active in the other RPG but we haven't had much interest in starting a new one.

Again I also said that I wouldn't squash the idea, if people are interested, I would be happy to help. And then I said that I didn't much like the idea of AU storylines, so I was trying to help...

 

[Angels baby101]

I'm in no way in power but honestly We've tried having two RPG's running and it just didn't work... No one had time for both... one or the other was always getting left for days

Its not that your Idea for an RPG isn't good or isn't well thought its just something that probley wouldn't work right now for one and for two they are right it gets confusing with two RPG's based on the same thing pretty much

These Mods and Admins are great about listening to Idea's when they say no its not because they want to be mean about something i'm sure they love the fact that people want to bring more life into the forums but arguing with someone and telling them they dont read your point isn't going to get you anywhere but your idea lost completely

Its like a parent if you whine about wanting a toy in a store 9 times outta ten your parent is gonna drag you outta the store kicking and screaming and you wont get that toy you wanted so badly....

BEG is the only one running these RPG's and he's doing a darn good job of it maybe if people stay interested in this rpg for more then the usual 2 months if that they'll consider doing a nother one they normally concider it anyways but to start one up now would just be no offense pointless the one going now is perfectly fine and well entertaining

I just realized my post probley didn't help i'm not good with words sorry 🙁 you can delete it if you want lol *goes to corner and reads Xanders copy of "Speaking firmly and with great wordy thingys" *

 

[Spirit_Of_Fred]

just here to put in my two cents; just as a disclaimer, i dont mean to offend anyone 🙂.

i agree that running two RPGs at the same time would be complicated. in only the time ive been here, ive seen the current RPG go through many lulls, just showing how much more complicated adding a second one would make it.

HOWEVER, were the opportunity/time ever to present itself, i do support GATEGOD's idea. i like AU because it gives the readers/writers a chance to see other ways the show couldve happened, as obviously, "alternate universe" kind of states 😀. while some might be bored with it, i believe that many would also probably be interested in playing out these new scenarios. after all, with the season 8 comic out now and all, cant we also be considered an AU 😛? also, and probably more importantly, as GATEGOD pointed out, it gives players/writers a chance to play characters which are dead or no longer there. it could also change the environment, such as putting it in the high school years. in addition, it would also change the characters, giving wirters a chance to write for the same characters, but in a new way. for instance, willow pre-being a witch, meeting tara, and watching her die was still willow, but was also different. for those who prefer lighter years, it could be set earlier, and then the plotlines would be a stark contrast from the darker plots, and the ansara plotline (as another slayer wouldnt exist to be turned vamp...unless it was buffy, kenda, or faith of course). or, for those who prefer the darker years, it could be set later in the seasons, and still be different. the couples would be different, there wouldnt be other slayers, etc (GATEGOD makes many points in the original post about how the later seasons might be different).

basically, what all this rambling is trying to say is, no new RPG now, but if and when there can be another, im totally on board with this idea :thumbsup:.

 

[GATEGOD]

Yes I read what you wrote, but just because you say people shouldn't get confused, doesn't mean they wouldn't, and I mean little things, it would be hard to keep track of little things, people make small mistakes in the other RPG.



Yes people are active in the other RPG but we haven't had much interest in starting a new one.

Again I also said that I wouldn't squash the idea, if people are interested, I would be happy to help. And then I said that I didn't much like the idea of AU storylines, so I was trying to help...

That's cool, I can wait. I'll have to bug you every now again to ask if it's time yet ^_^ But I'll wait forever if need be ^_^

just here to put in my two cents; just as a disclaimer, i dont mean to offend anyone .

i agree that running two RPGs at the same time would be complicated. in only the time ive been here, ive seen the current RPG go through many lulls, just showing how much more complicated adding a second one would make it.

HOWEVER, were the opportunity/time ever to present itself, i do support GATEGOD's idea. i like AU because it gives the readers/writers a chance to see other ways the show couldve happened, as obviously, "alternate universe" kind of states . while some might be bored with it, i believe that many would also probably be interested in playing out these new scenarios. after all, with the season 8 comic out now and all, cant we also be considered an AU ? also, and probably more importantly, as GATEGOD pointed out, it gives players/writers a chance to play characters which are dead or no longer there. it could also change the environment, such as putting it in the high school years. in addition, it would also change the characters, giving wirters a chance to write for the same characters, but in a new way. for instance, willow pre-being a witch, meeting tara, and watching her die was still willow, but was also different. for those who prefer lighter years, it could be set earlier, and then the plotlines would be a stark contrast from the darker plots, and the ansara plotline (as another slayer wouldnt exist to be turned vamp...unless it was buffy, kenda, or faith of course). or, for those who prefer the darker years, it could be set later in the seasons, and still be different. the couples would be different, there wouldnt be other slayers, etc (GATEGOD makes many points in the original post about how the later seasons might be different).

basically, what all this rambling is trying to say is, no new RPG now, but if and when there can be another, im totally on board with this idea .

:grouphug:

 

[Black Eye Guy]

That's cool, I can wait. I'll have to bug you every now again to ask if it's time yet ^_^ But I'll wait forever if need be ^_^

Well it's not up to me, there will be no point to keep asking me, it's all about when others are intrested.

 

[Buffy Summers]

Alright, I can see no one who is in power is interested ^_^

If we weren't interested, we would have just ignored your post.


I don't have any problem with starting a second RPG. Once the one that we have just re-started shows that it can sustain itself with a second one going. I've started more than one RPG at once and it just doesn't work. You need a core group of players to keep one going, which is hard to do, and with two going it's more than double the difficulty.

There wasn't really a need to "make it work" because there wasn't a problem with the idea of it and the only thing that needed working out was for there to be enough interest for two.

The other thing is that with the Firefly RPG, there were a lot of people who said they were interested in it, but when we went to cast it we had I think only 2 responses. It's easy at the beginning of a RPG to say there's interest, and when people have a lot of time on their hands it's easy for them to play in more than one, but once real life happens and they can't be online as much, RPGs suffer.

Also, I think it would be better if we were going to start a new one to start it a bit later anyway, so that new people have an opportunity to get in at the beginning of the RPG rather than having to always jump in in the middle, which can be difficult for some.

As for the idea, though, I think if you're going to run AU at the same time we have a more traditional one running, it should be more extreme. Just picking a time period and working from that point is kind of traditional in and of itself. It would be better to have one that's kind of normal for people who like that, and then one that's really out there and outlandish for those who like to play that way. I remember being in a Charmed RPG where we got turned into chickens at one point lol. I think the idea we had in the hopper for a second RPG when we set up the one before this one was to make all the good characters the bad guys and vice versa, for example.