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QuirkyAngel
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Give everyone a quick summary about your roleplay.
Chronicles of Aldelor takes place in a fantasy-ish setting where players are asked to build a kingdom/nations from scratch. With the aid of a trusted fairy who chose them, players can play through their nation's kings and queens as the rp unfolds. Timeskips occur via post limits. There are other minor game elements like nation's stats, dices, etc, but I believe the roleplay's biggest draw-in factor is the fact that it is very open to world building. We have a nation of undead, dryads, leviathans, mermaids, etc. This rp is built by the players, for the players, and is limited to player imagination (for the most part).
My players have created more lore than I have.
What are some of the things that inspired you to create this roleplay?
Ni no Kuni 2, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic...essentially any concept that involves kings being chosen by kingmakers of some form to rule over a realm of their own. It's a cool idea.
What made you decide to try your hand at a nation building roleplay?
The concept has always been interesting to me. It's just that I never really plucked up the courage to try because it always seemed so complicated. After playing through Ni no kuni 2, which has the simplest kingdom-building setting I've seen, I thought 'why not'. Worst that can happen is I'll fail.
What do you find you like the most about nation building roleplays?
I'm not responsible for carrying the plot. Each player writes about the struggles or lack of struggles in their own nation. I just record them.
What do you believe are your strengths as a GM?
I'm flexible (to a certain extent). I listen to player opinions. Someone once said I'd make a good diplomat. I try to make things fun and accommodate all sorts of players.
How about weaknesses?
I'm lazy and my standards are low. I'm not that much of a chatty person and I don't think I'm great at managing either.
How do you garner interest for your roleplays?
The interest check. My signature. You'll have to ask my players how they found out about my rp because that's pretty much all I did. Players will like what they like.
How did you come about roleplaying?
Boredom. I first started roleplaying by rolling dices with my brother while we made our own make-believe stories. It wasn't anything complicated like DnD. We just rolled dices to determine random events/situations and it was fun. That's probably why I try to instill a game element in all the rps I create.
My first online rping site was hexrpg since I was Harry Potter fan. Still am, to an extent.
How did you discover RpNation?
I was searching randomly for another rp site. RPnation caught my eye and I never found a reason to leave.
How do you usually go about planning your roleplays?
I collect all my ideas. Write them down so I can see them. Start creating npcs. The rest I just wing.
What struggles do you have when you create a roleplay?
Maintaining interest. Both player interest and my own. Pushing through the fizzle factor to just write is the hardest part.
What are some roleplaying tips and tricks you think others could benefit from?
Read every post. Take into account everything players do. Make the things they do matter. Players will leave if they feel they are being ignored. More importantly, as game-master, it's good to remember that your primary purpose is to make sure others are having fun. Writing a good story is great and all, but giving players the freedom to be creative is also important.
Do you have any other projects in the works that you would like to share?
Not really.[/div]
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QuirkyAngel
[/div][/div]Give everyone a quick summary about your roleplay.
Chronicles of Aldelor takes place in a fantasy-ish setting where players are asked to build a kingdom/nations from scratch. With the aid of a trusted fairy who chose them, players can play through their nation's kings and queens as the rp unfolds. Timeskips occur via post limits. There are other minor game elements like nation's stats, dices, etc, but I believe the roleplay's biggest draw-in factor is the fact that it is very open to world building. We have a nation of undead, dryads, leviathans, mermaids, etc. This rp is built by the players, for the players, and is limited to player imagination (for the most part).
What are some of the things that inspired you to create this roleplay?
Ni no Kuni 2, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic...essentially any concept that involves kings being chosen by kingmakers of some form to rule over a realm of their own. It's a cool idea.
What made you decide to try your hand at a nation building roleplay?
The concept has always been interesting to me. It's just that I never really plucked up the courage to try because it always seemed so complicated. After playing through Ni no kuni 2, which has the simplest kingdom-building setting I've seen, I thought 'why not'. Worst that can happen is I'll fail.
What do you find you like the most about nation building roleplays?
I'm not responsible for carrying the plot. Each player writes about the struggles or lack of struggles in their own nation. I just record them.
What do you believe are your strengths as a GM?
I'm flexible (to a certain extent). I listen to player opinions. Someone once said I'd make a good diplomat. I try to make things fun and accommodate all sorts of players.
How about weaknesses?
I'm lazy and my standards are low. I'm not that much of a chatty person and I don't think I'm great at managing either.
How do you garner interest for your roleplays?
The interest check. My signature. You'll have to ask my players how they found out about my rp because that's pretty much all I did. Players will like what they like.
How did you come about roleplaying?
Boredom. I first started roleplaying by rolling dices with my brother while we made our own make-believe stories. It wasn't anything complicated like DnD. We just rolled dices to determine random events/situations and it was fun. That's probably why I try to instill a game element in all the rps I create.
My first online rping site was hexrpg since I was Harry Potter fan. Still am, to an extent.
How did you discover RpNation?
I was searching randomly for another rp site. RPnation caught my eye and I never found a reason to leave.
How do you usually go about planning your roleplays?
I collect all my ideas. Write them down so I can see them. Start creating npcs. The rest I just wing.
What struggles do you have when you create a roleplay?
Maintaining interest. Both player interest and my own. Pushing through the fizzle factor to just write is the hardest part.
What are some roleplaying tips and tricks you think others could benefit from?
Read every post. Take into account everything players do. Make the things they do matter. Players will leave if they feel they are being ignored. More importantly, as game-master, it's good to remember that your primary purpose is to make sure others are having fun. Writing a good story is great and all, but giving players the freedom to be creative is also important.
Do you have any other projects in the works that you would like to share?
Not really.[/div]
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@PotatoPhoenix asks the community What's the hardest thing for you when creating a character? Share your difficulties that comes with creating your characters and how you work to resolve them, or perhaps give advice on how to overcome certain character creation issues. Sharing the challenges of character creation might help and even inspire you!
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[/div]Dapper's Dumb Doodles are anything but dumb.
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CosmicChill's Character Pile keeps growing with an array of lovely character from many different rps. A aaaah also brings to the world Hinata Kokuro, a cheerful bounty hunter who helps all those in need. He's a highly skilled swordsman and a force(field) to be reckoned with.
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CosmicChill's Character Pile keeps growing with an array of lovely character from many different rps. A aaaah also brings to the world Hinata Kokuro, a cheerful bounty hunter who helps all those in need. He's a highly skilled swordsman and a force(field) to be reckoned with.
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[div class=ABubble]It wasn't until I got into Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis that it really came to me. There is an ancient civilization in the show called the Alterans.[/div]
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[div class=ABubble]The key thing here is not to know what everything is, but to know how BBCode works, the tags, the syntax, the order, etc. Alot of people these days think that you need to use divs and CSS coding to make anything pretty, but there are many beautiful things that can be done with the original BBCode.[/div]
[div class=ABubble]From there I'd recommend looking into CSS, searching up stuff online and start to incorporate divs into your design. You would eventually reach a point where you can do better things with just divs and classes alone.[/div]
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