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[Theifofdreams]

I don't know about RTDs, but usually co-dming is done best by having one DM tell the story, and the other do the actions.
I've met some DMs IRL (ghasp) that struggle at certain aspects of the game, and will unabashedly call on someone else to run the parts they aren't good at. All is for the sake of the fun and the story.

Online though... Would require a lot of extra work, simply in cooperating to keep everything updated and running correctly, let alone actually doing turns regularly (because some people just cannot keep a schedule.)

On an entirely unrelated note, Gat, when are you going to get around to updating your RTRTD?

[Gatleos]

I've met some DMs IRL (ghasp)

Tabletop games played on... a tabletop?! MADNESS

On an entirely unrelated note, Gat, when are you going to get around to updating your RTRTD?

When I'm not running a different one.

[Nighthawk]

Well, thanks for the info, you guys. Just to elaborate, I'm planning on doing this with a friend I know IRL. We both have Steam and each other's phone numbers, and we usually don't go more than two days without being in contact.

I think know how painful getting someone to commit to something over the net can be. Heck, sometimes people can't get around to answering PMs. So yeah.

The reason I'm planning on doing this is because my creativity and ability to create a good plot is not as great as my friend's, but his, eh... grammar abilities are not exactly up to par. So, we were both planning on contributing to plot, with him being the mastermind, and me rephrasing everything he types up in a nicer way.

Hopefully, if we do it, it doesn't all go to hell like the previous attempts. And if it does, I hope everyone gets a good laugh out of it first. 

[Gatleos]

A RtD. Based on Pikmin. Think about it.

A race for treasure, with players playing as captains controlling sentient plant-things in a quest to kill everything that is not a Pikmin and sell its corpse and/or loot for profit.

[Nighthawk]

A RtD. Based on Pikmin. Think about it.

A race for treasure, with players playing as captains controlling sentient plant-things in a quest to kill everything that is not a Pikmin and sell its corpse and/or loot for profit.

Only thing is, one of the attractive factors of RtD is being able to do whatever you want. If you based it off of Pikmin and followed the basic rules of the game, it would probably get a bit monotonous.
Not that it isn't a good idea. I don't think a Pikmin RtD has ever been done.

[micelus]

Seriously considering running that "guide the adventurers as spirits" RTD I mentioned, just need to work the specifics out. In other news...

Warhammer: Chapter Master RTD

To be a space marine is to be the Emperor's angel of death, to strike fear into the enemies into humanity and crush them utterly. But no marine, no astartes, stand alone. He has his chapter, his comrades in arms to aid him in battle. Leading these invincible warriors are the chapter masters, chosen for their experience and charisma....blah blah blah.

The game would pretty much be about operating a newly founded chapter and going about the daily issues...Training, recruitment, worship, protecting, plotting, falling to chaos...Things like that. Actually, it might be a better idea to make it a normal forum game...

[Theifofdreams]

Warhammer games would be hard to make just because of the sheer complexity of the in-verse lore, and metagame.
Also: It wouldn't be as cool if everyone had to be the same group, even though it would make it harder.
I think being able to, as an example, have an orc, a genestealer, and an adeptus chapter head in the same game would be awesome. Even if they never actually worked together.

[IronyOwl]

You know what could be awesome? Prequel RTD. It'd be like a peasant adventure but more soul-crushing and less wacky, with players playing as nobodies trying to suck less but mostly failing at it or advancing rather slowly. Though, I'm actually not positive it'd be best as an RTD. I'm just not sure what else it would be, other than freeform GMing.

[Dermonster]

It would also be an oblivion RTD, which is kinda complicated.

Still hopin' for the Zelda RTD.

[IronyOwl]

There's no reason it has to be complicated, especially if we're mostly concerning ourselves with the very lower end of it.

Also, maybe you should make a Zelda RTD yourself?

[Dermonster]

*Whistles and walks out slowly in an obviously nonchalant manner.*

[lopocozo]

as just thinking that too. exept with the cold war escalating in a modern setting, the massive new military budget of the US causing a depresion, and you being evicted and the game starting with the one dude with all the forms to sign that say you no longer own anything showing up at your door.
Oh, and another space race.
And the player being encouraged to lose his mind.
And it being a forum game with sucsees determined by the rolling of dice.
...
So nothing like that really.

Wow, triple ninja'd.

[IronyOwl]

*Whistles and walks out slowly in an obviously nonchalant manner.*

C'mon, it'll be awesome. You know you want to. Kind of.

[Dermonster]

I don't know how.

Because obviously all of you guys keep detailed notes laying around about dungeon layouts, potential loot, and semi-winged plot.

[IronyOwl]

I don't know how.

Because obviously all of you guys keep detailed notes laying around about dungeon layouts, potential loot, and semi-winged plot.

Ahahahahahaha!

Seriously though, quit stalling. If you can pull actions out of your ass as a player, you can pull reactions out of your ass as a GM.

Case in point:


Enter Shadow Temple

Grab the bomb off the shopkeeper's shelf, laugh at him, and run for it!

Jump over the seed or whatever it's spitting at me and stab it in its soft, trumpet-mouthed face!


Tell me you didn't immediately start thinking of possible outcomes for all of those. You're halfway to GMing already!