That sounds confusing and fragmented. Having a Half-Gaiden timeline on an already sliding timeline it probably going to be about as canon as any of the DBZ movies. The only way I see this working is by people posting almost entire stories on their own, and we have a whole other topic for that. But wait, all is not lost. What if we did non-canon RP here? WHAT IF WE DID WHAT IF'S?
Well gee Kirious, I don't know what a What If is.
A "What if" asks '"what if." Someone starts a topic, creates a scenario, and we play that Scenario. What if the allied forces lost the Crystal War? What if the entire cast was gender swapped? What if we were our Abyssean counter-parts? What if we were the cast of the first Final Fantasy?
Obviously we would want major changes that would effect everyone's characters, not minors that would only heavily effect a single character's development. Something like: "What If Kirious had never been made into a Blue Mage" would heavily effect the story of at least a few characters, but would not necessarily world changing for everyone else on a dramatic level. Perhaps we'll even have a topic start and give it a week or two for basic world building where it is necessary, like, say the Crystal War one. What happened to the cities, where is everyone, what are the Beastmen up to, how are the Zilart holding up with these changes?
I like the Forum RP idea. It is good for those who cannot log in game for personal reasons, and I'm really looking forward to see them post here.
Regarding the What Ifs, I think there is already a fanfiction section for that, that can also be used to roleplay in (the last free writing contest was a good example for that, though almost no one decided to take the roleplaying route of it by replying to someone else's entries). So let's keep that for the What Ifs. Good idea, Avi.
Regarding the What Ifs, I think there is already a fanfiction section for that, that can also be used to roleplay in (the last free writing contest was a good example for that, though almost no one decided to take the roleplaying route of it by replying to someone else's entries). So let's keep that for the What Ifs. Good idea, Avi.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." – Doug Walker
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." – Doug Walker
Moved this thread into the Brainstorm section, since this clearly turned from 'introduction' to 'discussion'.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." – Doug Walker
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." – Doug Walker
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