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Kaos Wizard:
That's why I've boiled it down to the essenital of what's needed. Since the authors sign the bottom of each post, it doesn't need to be at the top too. The "Date" information I had was just a transfer of what was "Stardate" on my Star Trek format. Not really necessary since the game date is pretty much irrelevant. The only thing that really matters is whenthe post takes place in relation to other posts. That's why I've boiled it down to "Post Title" and "Time", I figure anything labeled "Current" in time can be assumed to be the actuall date. Otherwise a post can be referenced in game time by placing it before or after a specific post.

I've seen the other format of having different threads for different locations, but that just seems needlessly complicated when you've got an entire city to deal with and the post could be located anywhere. There aren't necessarily too many "common areas" I would probably start up seperate threads if other cities started becoming important

Brodie:
How I'm used to doing these is having everything in one thread, and everything and everyone contributing to the overall story in their own way (using info they have that others may not have). Everyone has their own character - their central character - and usually a cast of supporting characters (like a superhero who happens to be in a team book but has his own solo book). The supporting cast - npcs - fall under the same sort of honor system as the person's main character.

Over the past few years, we've become so interested in our little world and come up with story ideas that didn't fit into the main story. This led to 'solo threads' where the person would tell their story without it distracting the others from the main story/thread.

I guess it sounds a little more complicated than it seems to me.

But really, it's more like a collaborative writing effort. We're all conversing, discussing all the things we do and brainstorming (via private messages, instant messanger, etc.). Like I said before, usually only a few people have all the pieces of the puzzle while everyone else has a handful that the others don't. Keeps everyone interested. Theoretically, anyway; it's been slow lately aside from the solo stuff.

Kaos Wizard:
That format sounds very similar to how I hope the Dresdenverse Simm will progress. I'm not sure if solo threads will break out, or if other threads will start up for other locations/cities, but I'm open to a lot of things.

I figure B,C and other archs will develop naturally through a lot of the free form play. Especially since some players might not find a role for their character in the current A story line. I also anticipate that some players will be running secondary characters if they have an interest in it. These wouldn't be NPCs exactly since the secondaries would be dedicated to the player that created them, just like another PC. NPCs would be up for grabs for anyone to use in their posts. I'm working on the cast of starting NPCs at the moment, and more will appear as the storylines require.

I also anticipate that there will be a core GM group that will help develop the mysteries of the A storylines. They'll have most or all of the pieces, and clues will be dished out to the appropriate characters if they already have the appropriate information, or as they follow the investigation to find other clues.

Rock Me Asmodeus:

--- Quote from: Brodie on April 20, 2007, 07:38:39 AM ---But really, it's more like a collaborative writing effort. We're all conversing, discussing all the things we do and brainstorming (via private messages, instant messanger, etc.). Like I said before, usually only a few people have all the pieces of the puzzle while everyone else has a handful that the others don't. Keeps everyone interested. Theoretically, anyway; it's been slow lately aside from the solo stuff.

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That's the way my two favorite boards are right now.  When I'm talking about it I usually call it "collaborative fiction" because, face it, it sounds a lot less dorky to mundanes than "roleplaying game".  I've got a good group now that not only pitches ideas and plans where the story's headed, but can also pick up and run with subtle cues from each other's IC posts.  It's taken me years to find writers with the right...let's call it 'chemistry,' for lack of a better word.  Now, I want it to happen again, with brand new people. 

KW, you sound like you're pretty on the ball.  Concider me totally not "put off" any longer ;D. 

BTW, I understand your concerns about Faeries and I share them.  The challenge of their limitations is exactly why they seem like an attractive prospect to me.  Well, that and the opportunity to take a well known figure from folklore like Jenny Greenteeth or the Leanaunsidhe and stick 'em in a hard-boiled detective story (That is SO wrong. I wish I'd thought of it first).  But I'm not sold on anything, yet.  The brain is leaping in many directions.  I won't have a character until it settles down.

Rock Me Asmodeus:
Is this still happening?  The board seems to be, uh... "resting."

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