Well, what I want is adventure. A bunch of unique characters questing through a very interactive world full of various quests all with unique rewards and progression. I figure all quests will depend on the uniqueness of the characters, as well as different encounters we create and also the state of the world we design. I know I want it to be highly fantasy influenced, but I do not have a specific world in mind. I also do not have specific quests or antagonists in mind, though I would assume there'd be a few antagonists throughout the story and possibly an over arching problem that kind of guides us along -- perhaps a desire to find out what brought us here to this world and together, or perhaps something that threatens to destroy the world we've been reincarnated in. I'm thinking light dice (I've never used dice, so I'd want it to be simple yet satisfying) for the sake of luck and chance but we don't have to. As well as creative freedoms so in theory you have a huge list of options in terms of your class/title, and what you aspire to be (as we all start out pretty much noob equals) and each of those unique designs will lead to certain situations in the story.
I don't know the other RPers enough to say, so I guess it depends on how numerical things are. If the RP is going to have stats and such all over the place, then a little dice would certainly make sense. But everything is going to be mostly free form then dice would be out of place.
For both current and if there is reincarnation, former:
I am a world building passionate/freak. I'm currently building a wiki for one of my most developed worls, Euphorium, and have worldbuilt isekai worlds in the past, my most commonly used one being Kaisen. So you can guess my stance on this matter.
Gun to my head, I would say I prefer reincarnated, because it opens more possiiblities for what kind of characters can be made and I always love exploring the contrast there XD That said I do agree with
Synder
for the most part on this topic, as I think the best possible answer is to open more possibilities here some being reincarnated, others being transported or summoned and others just being natives (though the natives might be harder depending on the intensity of the worldbuilding...)
I think adding in some dice elements could be interesting. But if we were to use them for combat at loot, would it just be the one roll to determine the outcome or would it take more of a tabletop approach and have multiple rolls to determine each action we take?
The additions I would recommend, which may overlap with the opinion of others as well, would be a split-character sheet. What I mean by this is that the characters who have been reincarnated would have part of their cs denoted to their "Old Life" and the other portion to their "New Life" or reincarnation. For the specific components I believe
Idea
covered some that would work quite well.Well I'd say a healthy dosage of world building is for the best. I have a bad habit of wanting to go into more detail than is needed when to comes to world building, naming the signboard outside of the town hall, that rests within the etc. etc. So I think a significant amount would be for the best, plus it would allow for the characters and players alike to have a better grasp on the situation they've found themselves in.
Personally I enjoy the idea of having a character getting reincarnated, I feel like it allows for a wider range of character diversity and generally spices up how they may interact with the world. But when reading the other responses I think that
Synder
had a really good point, adding in different ways for the characters to be a part of the world would even further diversify the cast. So I would highly recommend the idea of having multiple ways people are brought into the world, though I'll likely remain partial to the reincarnation end of it.
Spoiled Bread
and I personally enjoyed the different cases they had brought up. I think that the first and third option they presented would show quite a bit of promise. Namely due to the fact that the first just happens and the third could add a fun little bit of lore into the world, and highlight the actions of deities.
Spoiled Bread
norway
I hope you will answer by tomorrow night. I don't need anything huge, just some sign you're alive (and hopefully some reason why you haven't said anything in several days). Otherwise, and though it pains me to say this, I will have to take my leave.
You can leave if you’d like. I made it a casual posting requirement for a reason. I personally just started a new job that goes from 7 - 6 so I’ve been extremely busy. However I do apologize for vanishing. Just got caught in between school and work. Haven’t had a chance to even read all the suggestions here. Regardless the story won’t start for a while as we have so much building to do.Today marks a week since the GM vanished without a trace. I am starting to really think of just quitting.
