User talk:GW-Alc/RPG

Well, I've never RPG'd in my life, but it seems a bit like a professional version of what I used to play as a child :P I'm interrested, but I'd like some more details of how it's played (on a seperate site or something), and how the contact between players happens before I'd say yes.--El_Nazgir 10:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, somebody is interested. :) Well either contact me via MSN or Skype if you can. If you have any. Don't tell me you don't have MSN. Disclaimer: Yeah some people have called it childish before, but imo it's a neat way to spend time if you're near the internet. I'm thinking of a site for it soon but meh.--//Alcedo Storysparrow \\ 11:17, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Some people (like me) stay a child for their entire life ^.^ I've been thinking of joining an RPG my brother's in, but that one went near-dead, and adding in more characters would have been very confusing, not to say difficult. Oh, and I do have MSN, but I hardly use it.--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]El_Nazgir  11:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I am confused. Is this basically 3D DnD, or what? Is there a sort of similar game you could compare it to? (T/C) 11:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Adventurers. Text only (I presume).--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]El_Nazgir 11:29, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Just like MUDs? Because I'm totally at home in that type of setting. :) [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 11:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * MUDs? what's that?--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]El_Nazgir 11:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Very fun text-only game, something I grew up with ^_^ (and it's often still better than Build Wars, lul) [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 11:50, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ARGH! Meh I give up...Okay I'll give thorough infos here, but this might ruin the mood of people. It's basically an MSN-based play-by-narration RPG - as in, one person takes charge of the role of game master (GM), rolls most decisions and makes the events, controls the majority of NPCs and is responsible for game development, that'd be me, while the other PCs take part as subplayers, who have limited control of events (decision making, or making less important events i.e. the character is free to do anything in the boundaries of rationality) and can control their own NPC allies in most cases. To clarify, this game is NOT visual, it's word based. The mechanics are a mix of DnD, GW and WoW, but with several unique elements. (you can't make things 100% unique nowadays in mechanics) However, the game is multi-genre. There are elements which are simple RPG (player gives commands, encounters monsters, has his or her own profession, class, weapons, spells, etc), but some parts of the game include logic and puzzle (some jobs need riddle solving or a keen sense of finding details by asking the right questions), and there are also strategy (military campaigns) and citybuilding elements. Long story short, in this game one can create his or her own character, interact with the world, do his or her own job, like the classic alchemy, smithing and such, but can also lead batallions of armies into war, and/or lead a nation to its prosperity, from a tiny village to a mighty city. Details for playing ingame for clarification: opposed to common RPG-leadings (method of storytelling, speaking from the third person and quoting the dialogues of PCs/NPCs), MSN allows a faster way of letting events flow. Me and my co-founder developed it so we would have no trouble advancing, since we both had and will have sparse time. But now since I might be getting new people, I'm willing to return to the way of storytelling. (I'd need a website for it, or this webspace, if allowed) Our current way of playing is that we mention the actions of our character(s) between stars in brief (for example: *draws his weapon* refers to my character drawing his weapon, getting ready for combat), whilst simple text is conversation text (staying at the prev. example. by simply typing Come get me!, your character says that). Combining the two allows us to clearly say what we wanna say, or do what we wanna do. The GM's job in the former case (starred part) is also providing bits and pieces of information for the PCs. When a player queries some detail in the environment (*What's the interior look like?"), the GM has to comply - I'm creative enough to improvise anything ;) (*The dark aula of the palace looks quite old, cobwebs everywhere. There are a couple of staircases leading upwards to an even darker place"). Mostly I can form the story so the other player has alternatives to choose. If not, I'm experienced enough to ask him or her (*Where do you want to go/What do you want to do?*). Non-game related comments are in brackets. ((OK I wanna stop playing now)) That's sorta how we've been playing for over a year. --//Alcedo Storysparrow \\ 12:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * (completion) Yes, it's a MUD. I always lacked the name...--Alc ^^  12:34, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh....well, that sounds cool, but I don't think I'd have the time for that style of thing. Since it requires real people n stuff to run it. :\ A MUD is a computer program, more or less, so it's always up. Except when they are doing the daily maintenance reboot. But you get used to that. That being said it sounds quite impressive and you may want to look into making it a "real" game someday :) [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 12:40, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The option always stands up, but A: I'm no programmer, but the co-founder is lololol B: I'm on economics, but I still try to spend time with it C: So technically it's just a word-based RPG, not a MUD. Not visual, I repeat. --Alc ^^  12:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, we could also make a wiki version ^.^ (inspired by the huge amount of mafia games). our very own wiki (maybe GW-based) RPG.--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]El_Nazgir 13:12, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Mafia has been dead for awhile and I'm not particularly keen on seeing it start up again. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 13:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't mean a new maffia or something. It's just that there are people who'd like to seriously play some text game here on the wiki. Not a mafia this time (I don't think there has been a single one that actually finished), but an RPG.--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]El_Nazgir 13:15, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Interested
I am. Living on Central Eurpean time, like you (?). -- ◄mendel► 21:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Same, GMT Random Time  21:21, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Same, GMT &mdash;[[Image:MaySig.png]] Warw/Wick 21:29, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Different. GMT +1 but lol. I'll catch you either on IRC or ingame sometime. It too, RandomTime? wowsa I thought the king of random isn't inerested in such things lol...--Alc ^^  05:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Let's fix a time. Sat 17:00 GMT (18:00 our time)? on irc? -- ◄mendel► 07:35, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm interested too (GMT+1), but I'm not sure how to do this, I've never RPG'd before, although I like the concept (and I've seen my brother RPG, or something like it, on a forum). And we just give our E-mail adresses to each other here or something?--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 15:44, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No, the idea is to come together at a virtual table, i.e. chat on IRC. We could also use teamspeak/vent if we wanted to, or some website that allows exchanging scribbles. And I've never played this before, either. -- ◄mendel► 15:48, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

meeting
So what IRC channel do we meet in?--<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 12:46, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * #gwiki's channel ofc. I couldn't be here today, I had a breakdown... I had to mend myself again. I'll try to be at that time tomorrow. Thanks.--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  19:43, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, tomorrow, I probably can't be there at that time, sorry. I'll try, but don't count on it.--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 19:48, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I couldn't come becaue family business interfered, which was a pity. :-( I'll be there next time, although today is awful again, because I'm going to be free around 7 pm GMT (8 pm CET). -- ◄mendel► 10:23, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay so when'sit gonna be? When should we meet? Pinpoint a fair time for sometime next week, so we can finally do this. My week this week is too busy. People!?--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  11:05, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, if we can keep the time, we can make a table with the weekdays and sign that. Or check in on irc at that time, and when you see enough ppl online, start the game. Just tell everbody to /join #alc-rpg for playing and we're good to go. -- ◄mendel► 11:52, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I asked for a discreet TIME! A regular one. Ya knowww come together every then and then?--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  18:34, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Sunday afternoon/evenig or Monday afternoon/evening would be fine with me. There may be other times. Maybe even Sunday morning. How about everybody else? -- ◄mendel► 01:28, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, any of the stuff you listed (sunday/monday afternoon/evening) would be good for me, just as long as it isn't too close to 19h GMT+1, because we usually eat then.--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 07:10, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * How about 18 GMT? My partner often has time then on Sundays. I'll just make him. Weekly sessions it is then. Okay so tmorrow 18 GMT plz come. That goes for you El_Nazgir, F1, Warwick, RT and mendel! Did I forget someone?--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  09:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, the Nazgir is going to arrive late, then, because 18:00 GMT is the same as 19:00 GMT+1. Can you make 19:30, El Nazgir? -- ◄mendel► 11:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe, dunno. It all depends on how late we start eating. I'll try to eat quickly then :-) --[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 13:06, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

We're online and waiting. -- ◄mendel► 17:52, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * We're picking characters. -- ◄mendel► 18:48, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * We're done testing.--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  20:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Yikes!
This need testing. Nonetheless it was fun.--<font face="Book Antiqua" color="Green">Alc <font face="Times New Roman" color="#004444" size="0,5">^^  20:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was great fun. But I've got some small questions. For fletching, do you also need woodcutting or can you just cut off some branches without woodcutting? And is there any skill required for skinning an animal (like, is it part of taming or something)?--[[Image:El Nazgir sig.png|Talkpage]]<font color="Green">El_Nazgir 07:18, 23 February 2009 (UTC)