This thread died on reply #666. Aaaaagh!
... Anyway. So I was thinking of doing something unusual in terms of rules. I've heard the idea kicked around a bit, but not very often. Here's my take on it, anyway.
Communist Roleplays, where everyone is a GM!
There are three types of character in a communist roleplay.
Leads are characters that a player is entirely based around. This is the traditional player character. You can never control this character if it is not yours. There can only be one lead for every player.
Actors are characters that are major parts of the story. They usually possess a defined character and appearance. You can declare a character an Actor which means that players can only control them with permission from you.
Extras are characters that are minor parts of the story. Their character doesn't matter much and usually can be decided on the fly. Any player can control an extra and define their appearance and personality.
When doing things that require random chance and skill, players post actions at the end of their posts, which are in bold. When this is posted, any player can act as GM and roll for the action, then describe the result. D20s are the standard, though other dice may be used as appropriate. Rolls cannot be made by the same player who posted or by people who have an obvious conflict of interest (I.E a player in a fight scene rolling for the other player) and the other player must respect the roll's description. If, for instance, the player posts that an attack is indescribably painful, then your character should act like it, no matter how badass you want them to be. The system should be also quite minimalist: just roll a single dice for an activity.
Just need to work out a setting. A complicated setting would just end up getting lost in the natural evolution of the roleplay, so it needs to be a simple concept. It also shouldn't have the potential to grow too fast and leave newcomers in the dust, so it should be easily graspable. Hrm. Perhaps time to revive Anything Can Happen? Always thought that needed a dusting off.
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