Some general questions

[morrisb]

Okay, this site is new to me and so there are a couple of questions I need to ask. Nothing particularly big but some may be important factors in an RP.

1. Can we drag Canon characters into adventures as "secondary characters" ?

More specifically speaking: most people (myself included) usually don't play as Canon characters, BUT it would be a nice touch if we were permitted to temporarily get our hands on a Canon character for story advancement purposes in an adventure.

Example:

your OC character is friends with Inuyasha's group due to a past encounter (described in your character's history). In an adventure, you face a demonic barrier around a castle so you (and the other roleplayers) agree to seek out Inuyasha and ask him to un-make the barrier. Inuyasha eagerly helps because there might be shards of the Holy Jewel involved.

At this part, one of the roleplayers will take control of Inuyasha and RP with his/her own OC character AND Inuyasha at the same time, until Inuyasha's part in the adventure ends.

Since assigning Canon characters to one specific forumer can be fairly confusing and backsetting at times, I believe it would be a reasonable request to use Canon characters like this, don't you think ?

2. Can our OC characters bring several NPC-s with them into the adventure ?

Example: let's say my OC characters is a leader of a group of bandits. It would make sense to bring the aforementioned bandits along with him/her into the fray, right ?

This is an especially vital factor for human characters (as humans are generally weaker than demons and half-demons). It would make sense for them to bring some comrades-at-arms along. It wouldn't upset the balance too much, most of them will likely get butchered in the adventure anyway.

3. What is "the plot" mentioned in one of the posts ? Will it be 'enforced' in any matter ?

I, for one, am against plotlines laid down by others in an RP site. Everyone should be allowed to have their own storylines without being limited by anything more than gameplay balance and/or Canon material.

Some adventures related to the same plotline and open for the general public would be suitable though...

4. Can we use swear words in adventures to a limited extent, or are swear words forbidden entirely ?

Swear words are parts of our lives and as such are indirectly parts of our characters' personalities as well. It's not like we're going to make entire dialogues up from swearing alone... sometimes swear words improve the atmosphere of the adventure or help set a character's personality.

Then again if we want to keep the site child-friendly, we can always resort to typing **** instead of... well, you know ;D

[kitsune]

Hello! Those are some interesting ideas; good ones, in my opinion. I made the plot to set a baseline so as not to start off hollow, with no idea what to do. It will probably change, and wewill need to come up with ideas as to what the main plot should be. As for canon characters, That is a good idea, but some people would play the secondarys differently. For example, someone might play Inuyasha as kind and sweet, while another would play him as violent and evil. Having one person to set the guidelines and play it the same way is more efficient, and if anyone wants their character to interact with them, they most certainly can request it in a thread. As for swearing, doing it is fine. Just not in every sentence, because overdoing it can get annoying. NPCs are fine, just do not create an army for an unfair advantage of them. Remember that NPCs can be powerplayed, however... unless specifically requested.

[morrisb]

I made the plot to set a baseline so as not to start off hollow, with no idea what to do. It will probably change, and wewill need to come up with ideas as to what the main plot should be.

Maybe I could help with that. I have some experience in that field, but again I prefer just a generalised setting.

Currently that stuff about "holy demons" is just meh, nothing interesting in particular but we can discuss things via PM.

As for canon characters, That is a good idea, but some people would play the secondarys differently. For example, someone might play Inuyasha as kind and sweet, while another would play him as violent and evil. Having one person to set the guidelines and play it the same way is more efficient, and if anyone wants their character to interact with them, they most certainly can request it in a thread.

I say having general outlines for Canon characters in the Canon Character section of the forum would be better. This way everyone could follow a guideline without making Canon character suffer from multiple personality disorder from adventure to adventure ;D

NPCs are fine, just do not create an army for an unfair advantage of them. Remember that NPCs can be powerplayed, however... unless specifically requested.

Yeah, one has to know the limits... the more powerful the escort personnel are, the smaller the numbers, logically.

There may be times when larger numbers are a "necessity" though. For example: Naraku organizes several demon clans to conquer an area, in response the local Lords organize a defense force, and the player characters have to choose sides.

Anyway I think most NPCs beside "boss enemies" will be fairly insignificant or used for speeding things up (ie. spies/informers). Bosses should be reasonably strong of course, but that's no problem (as they will likely oppose ALL player characters anyway).

[kitsune]

Alright, I thought the sacred demons would be alittle boring... Anyways, yeah If you want to you can help come up with a good plot ^^ As for canons, Maybe we should wait for Roxy's opinion as well... And NPCs sound fine with me!

[Roxy]

roxy's idea for the canons is that we won't have permanent canons, but we will have a sheet that people can use in a section to say that they are using the character in a thread and we can check up on said thread every so often. Then again, I'm not a fan of canons in general ;P

[morrisb]

Your idea sounds reasonable enough Roxy. IMO Canon characters are good to increase the fun factor of an adventure at times (who wouldn't want to team up with Inuyasha and Kagome against Naraku in an epic boss battle ? ;D ), but otherwise the adventures should be primarily focused on OUR OWN characters. What else would be the point of making your own character if not using it in adventures, right ?

[Roxy]

Exactly matey ;P Tis my logic to non canon rps

[kitsune]

Great ideas!