Speaking of forum games, I had an idea for something like the above as a forum game. Forum Wars or something like that. Each player is a forum, and they are rated by forum statistics. More statistics, more resources. The cool part is that the players can interact with each other in interesting ways.
Hmm, I don't think I understand, I guess there's been times I've thought of tying them in small ways. In Pandemic, the person who goes first is the last one to get sick. I've thought of similar things for like most posts or oldest account if it fit the theme.I see, so not the actual forum statistics, just a game with pretend forum statistics. Sounds fine. I really like the tokens as resources in arms race. The more power you can squeeze into a smaller number the more potent, and I just think that's neat.
But, maybe HUGE numbers can be part of the lulz factor. Forums don't usually interact though, so what would the players do?
(A user can also be a member of multiple forums.)
At this point, I can only assume you enjoy getting dunked on. There's folks trying to discuss the actual topic of the thread, and you insist on dragging the conversation back to this nonsense.
Mate, just give it a rest. Play forum games, run forum games, have some fun. Don't create drama.
hmm
While I agree that it's a stupid discussion that shouldn't be happening, if it has to happen, FGRP is probably the right place.
this was you?
The 'topic at hand' is anything that relates to forum games. There's complete dispassion and detachment from anything even near drama in my post, so if you interpret it as such it's only what you are bringing to it Nuke. I am a little slow to collect my thoughts on things. I'm sure for you, always being so quick to shoot a rebuttal it must seem very slow. With some things I am quick, but others I like to take my time.
Also: I am autistic, and I have a common trait for not really picking up on authority-based subtext(I sit comfortably with kings and paupers alike), and being more focused on collecting and dispersing truth than other considerations. So consider my "dramatic" stuff is really coming from a more mundane, or at worse, playful---place. It's mostly is just me being oblivious to taboos, and not really caring when I find out about them, as they usually are stupid.
More seriously, this is the Forum Games and Roleplaying section of the boards. If this discussion continues, then this very topic which is actually useful for setting up Forum Games and Roleplaying needs to be in General Discussion, which would be a waste of an otherwise valuable topic.
The thread could possibly be broken into a FG General Discussion and FG Setup Discussion separately. It seems there's only spikes in the former though, but maybe it would be good. I don't know.
Even though I am some dramatic figure or whatever, it seems people don't mind taking advantage of the resources I create like this thread, so maybe I will.
On the topic of improv cohosting, I actually have a recent success/fail story. Mephansteras hosted
Bastard Paranormal 3 and I worked with him to provide art for the whole experience. The players were too clever though, and saw through Meph's ruse for them to all be Exterminators(armed serial killers). Meph is a very chill guy, unlike me, so it really was something to watch him go on an improvised RPG-esk adventure with the players. There were clear boundaries in our partnership in terms of what I would do, I set a limit of 15 pictures, and he steered it to meet that goal more or less. It is kinda like a ship in a storm, and anyone closest runs to patch the nearest leak. I created a map since I was already doing art, and he fleshed out the details of the rooms. There was no map originally. The game was a success, so what was the failure? Well we had planned and advertised an epilogue, it ended up being too complex so that was an unfulfilled promise. He was the story teller and I was the artist, but that project would be much more involved for both of us than a normal update. I feel bad about it, but he and the players seem to think well of the experience, and that makes me feel better. I was the one that was pushing hardest to do it though, so that's on me.
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