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[Tiruin]

Thanks guys...so much. I will ponder on that for...a few days. =]

Edit: Oh wow, a new page. Now people will wonder who I'm talking to! D:
^Mwahaha~

[lawastooshort]

Everyone likes a new RTD. Don't worry about the setting too much.

The setting is important, actually. A medieval-type game has significantly different gameplay than a futuristic one.

What's more important, though, is how elaborate the game is (you could actually relate that to the setting as well - futuristic lends itself to complexity more, medieval lends itself to greater simplicity). Highly elaborate games tend to have extremely slow update rates. They're fun to sign up for, though.

Yes, but the general point of everyone likes a new rtd is true. (edit - as fniff has replied)

Errm, I mean that, sans my personal IRL problems getting in the way, I'm really curious on whether people are still interested despite the wait. Because I talked to a player and he said (while he's interested) that if delays will go as such then in general the playerbase will slowly whittle out and soon the RTD will be lacking and die, paraphrased from memory and I may be interpreting it wrong..but that's what I got.

And being a newbie GM is...well it pretty much has a greater effect than one who has GMd a lot and has a beltload of experience on that matter.

Occasionally people play genre favorites (I like medieval over sci-fi), but if the game's good, it's good, and people will play.

...And said GM asking that question is unsure of her own esteem >_> But..I got it. Thank you both for that very muchly.

My current two games are quite slow, and I am sure they would be better (easier to remember the plot) if they were updated more often. But then the players are still either interested or polite, so who knows. But I get your point about being an inexperienced GM etc.

Any, freeform is right. I have preferences, but I can't imagine a game setting and concept that would alienate everyone on the rtd board and get no players. I'd like to imagine such a game though.

[Fniff]

An RTD that would alienate absolutely everyone? Hrm...

Roll to Slowly Die of Radiation Poisoning After A Nuclear Attack?

[lawastooshort]

Well, I guess, but, I don't know.

It'd be interesting to do a survey of what people would play - cross reference settings, concepts, tone, etc.


Not on the same topic, but I was, not long ago, considering a concept involving being a team of crime fighting people like in Knight Rider, where every player would have an intelligent car, which would frequently run them over. I was also considering a concept called Mass Effeck, set in an alternative future after it had been discovered that priests could be used to fuel FTL space travel.

[Tiruin]

Phah. Only really really bad RTDs (or sexually implicit//forum-rule breaking RTDs) would really do that.

Or really bad socially evil RTDs which employ racism without context or really bad stuff, which really do fall under forum-rule breaking would do that

...On that note, now I'm confused if people are being polite or... xD

[...]I can't imagine a game setting and concept that would alienate everyone on the rtd board and get no players. I'd like to imagine such a game though.

Illegible text games even...have players. x3

Because it seems everyone sees a puzzle in everything. Even..really annoying (pseudo-)"puzzles"

[lawastooshort]

...On that note, now I'm confused if people are being polite or... xD

No, I don't think so - people can only be polite for so long. You can tell when people aren't really that interested. Well, I believe I can.

[Tiruin]

Well I set the standards at 'people will tell you when they do' because the only things I got when people dropped out were their...general inactivity. So politeness is the best way ever.
^{Yeah seriously thanks guys >_<}

[Yoink]

Well, I guess, but, I don't know.

It'd be interesting to do a survey of what people would play - cross reference settings, concepts, tone, etc.


Not on the same topic, but I was, not long ago, considering a concept involving being a team of crime fighting people like in Knight Rider, where every player would have an intelligent car, which would frequently run them over. I was also considering a concept called Mass Effeck, set in an alternative future after it had been discovered that priests could be used to fuel FTL space travel.

...

a concept called Mass Effeck, set in an alternative future after it had been discovered that priests could be used to fuel FTL space travel.

...!!

Mass Effeck

* Yoink dies.

[Tiruin]

xD

Ohgods now I get wat la was referring to. His other Priest game (british humor ahoy!) and...xDD

That had me laughing for a while.

[monk12]

An RTD that would alienate absolutely everyone? Hrm...

Roll to Slowly Die of Radiation Poisoning After A Nuclear Attack?

Challenge Accepted

[Tsuchigumo550]

I'm considering each class adding or subtracting from class die pools, for Attack, Defense (physical), Magic, Dexterity (magic), Focus (ranged attacks) and Skill (affects level ups).

Most are equal, +1, or -1. +2s and -2s are possible. You can't choose a class that would make one of your die pools 0 or below.

You'll be able to choose a Past, Profession, and possible a few other things that influence your stats. Growing up as a farmer who decided to spend time at church until becoming a monk would be strong and tough, as well as having piety, but may not know how to handle weapons.

[flabort]

I think a strict update schedule would help out with making sure GMs keep up. Basically, if they haven't posted for four days, say, the next GM is fully within his rights to pick up where he left off.

Spoiler: Possible Rules Set (click to show/hide)

1) At least 8 hours between updates.
2) At least one or more players must have posted actions to update. (shouldn't be a problem)
3) Once 96 hours (4 days) have passed while you were GM, the next player becomes GM.
4) If you did not post any actions for 96 hours (1 GM period), your character is "inactive".
4a) Inactive characters follow the party, but don't do anything beyond what they have to.
4b) Posting an action removes the inactive status.
5) If you did not post any actions for 96 hours (2 GM periods total) while inactive, your character becomes "Suspended".
5a) The other players vote on a suspended character's actions.
5b) Posting an action removes the inactive status.
6) If you did not post any actions for 192 hours (4 GM periods total) while suspended, your character becomes "Suicidal".
6a) Suicidal characters do everything they can to die.
6b) Posting an action before death occurs removes the inactive status.
6c) Posting that you want to quit automatically puts your character into suicidal status, unless a suitable "retirement plan" immediately presents itself.
7) Not posting any UPDATES while you are the GM counts as an extra GM period against becoming inactive, suspended, or suicidal.
Each player or GM must copy the most recent waitlist into their sign-up post when GM, and link to the most recent when passing on the mantle. This applies to the OP, too.
8a) GMs/players do not have to maintain the waitlist when not the GM.
8b) When a character dies, they are not automatically waitlisted, and the top player on the waitlist replaces them.
8c) New players are added to the end of the GM cycle, which is before the current GM's next turn.
9) Players may keep track of each other's inactivity.
9a) If players cannot keep track but want to check, it is possible to view the last post in the thread by that player and check it's time and date.
10) All GMs must abide by these 10 rules and their subrules, and they are immutable. However, if they are vague in any way, the current GM's word is law until the next GM.

[Fniff]

Great! Now all we need is a setting that suits having multiple GMs with different tastes.

Hrm... players are shifting between alternate universes?

[darkpaladin109]

I've got a few ideas. Specifically, an RTD where the players are monsters fighting each other, the other is a conversion of the WYRM system to RTD form.

[10ebbor10]

Great! Now all we need is a setting that suits having multiple GMs with different tastes.

Hrm... players are shifting between alternate universes?

Well, the only thing you need is a plot device to get the players between different universes, and perhaps a way to create a somewhat coherent plot.

Suggestions:
     - It's all a virtual reality, and the computer doing to simulation is breaking down
     - Interdimensional Time Travelling machine
     - Somebody destroyed the continuity of time and space, causing everything to happen at once. Sometimes it settles down, but at other time random things change.
     - A wizard did it.
     - A god did it.

Though you might not need it. Pretty sure that with decent GM's they'll be able to solve the transitions themselves.