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Author Topic: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.  (Read 698053 times)

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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2520 on: January 12, 2015, 04:22:46 pm »
Actually, this works perfectly with what I have planned for my character.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2521 on: January 12, 2015, 10:19:28 pm »
This sounds like a fairly cool system. However, keep in mind that no matter how rigid and balanced the point distribution, at the end of each year, the headmaster is just going to choose his favorite faction and award them absurd awards for random reasons until they win.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2522 on: January 13, 2015, 04:32:35 am »
As the headmaster, I heartily approve of this.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2523 on: January 13, 2015, 04:15:36 pm »
You guys the main writers seem to work better with less constraints is adding more really a good idea? This idea would make it easier for new community members but how many new people actually show up and directly contribute?
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2524 on: January 13, 2015, 04:32:56 pm »
The intention is to avoid having main writers. Fortresses are more likely to turn into glorious madness when there's no guiding hand behind them. My plan is to have the canon of the next fortress rest with the current overseer so they can remove something they really don't like, but the 'owner' of a character can veto something the overseer wants them to do if it's very out of character. The system will also hopefully encourage alliances and antagonisms that change at a moment's notice, which would be good for making conflict.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2525 on: January 13, 2015, 04:35:38 pm »
Thats true but to be a realist we do have main writers true other writers contributed throughout steelhold but there were main writers and i do not think we should try to avoid something that made the story what it is.......
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2526 on: January 13, 2015, 04:36:08 pm »
But thats just my opinion...
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2527 on: January 13, 2015, 04:42:25 pm »
Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2528 on: January 13, 2015, 05:10:02 pm »
Quote from: Deus Asmoth on January 13, 2015, 04:42:25 pm
Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.

Besides, how do we decide who's a main writer? I mean I basically stopped writing halfway through this thread, Gnorm is banned for protecting us all from the LIBERAL MENACE... that leaves Asmoth and Rhaken as the only regulars from Steelhold.

Central planing ain't gonna work.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2529 on: January 13, 2015, 05:11:39 pm »
I agree.
I see no problems with the overseer having high control, with other players being able to veto things that break character too far.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2530 on: January 13, 2015, 05:53:13 pm »
Just my opinion it's the collective threads choice...
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2531 on: January 16, 2015, 10:47:51 pm »
Quote from: MDFification on January 13, 2015, 05:10:02 pm
Quote from: Deus Asmoth on January 13, 2015, 04:42:25 pm
Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.

Besides, how do we decide who's a main writer? I mean I basically stopped writing halfway through this thread, Gnorm is banned for protecting us all from the LIBERAL MENACE... that leaves Asmoth and Rhaken as the only regulars from Steelhold.

Central planing ain't gonna work.
You forgot me lolz.

But yeah, I dissappeared twice, once in the middle and then right at the end...

Sorry guys...

Edit: Wait, we're not done yet?

CAN I HELP!?!?!?
« Last Edit: January 16, 2015, 10:50:34 pm by 4maskwolf »
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2532 on: January 17, 2015, 10:01:49 am »
Quote from: 4maskwolf on January 16, 2015, 10:47:51 pm
Quote from: MDFification on January 13, 2015, 05:10:02 pm
Quote from: Deus Asmoth on January 13, 2015, 04:42:25 pm
Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.

Besides, how do we decide who's a main writer? I mean I basically stopped writing halfway through this thread, Gnorm is banned for protecting us all from the LIBERAL MENACE... that leaves Asmoth and Rhaken as the only regulars from Steelhold.

Central planing ain't gonna work.
You forgot me lolz.

But yeah, I dissappeared twice, once in the middle and then right at the end...

Sorry guys...

Edit: Wait, we're not done yet?

CAN I HELP!?!?!?

I have brought shame to the thread.
I must commit sudoku.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2533 on: January 17, 2015, 10:06:52 am »
Anyone that wants to help can. I've been a bit swamped this month, but I'll be able to get some decent work done on this after the 26th.
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Re: Demongate: Wrapping up the Loose Ends.
« Reply #2534 on: January 26, 2015, 05:43:46 pm »
Bump.
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