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Dresden Files Forum Sim?
Kaos Wizard:
Just a quick update. I've been getting nibbles of interest via email, but I wanted to let the rest of the board know that the Simm is open for registration. Those that are interested are welcome to come and sign up. Admin (me) validation is still required, but that's mostly a formality to try and weed out flakes. The link is still listed above.
Rock Me Asmodeus:
I'm a flake. But you'll like me. ;)
Your format is unfamilliar to me. That block of bookkeeping info (time, place, etc.) that just goes at the start of a new thread, not at the start of every post, right? If it's in every post, that would put me off.
Do you have a character limit that I haven't noticed? I usually play more than one on small boards. If you need an NPC mod or anything, I'll be your single-serving friend...or enemy. Also, doctor, lawyer, or indian chief. Whatever the scene calls for, I'm in.
I admit, I have my doubts about playing DF totally free form. Once you have a lot of people onboard representing the various supernatural factions and can bring politics into play, free form's fine. But as long as it's small, how do you keep the occult mystery theme on track with everyone doing their own thing? Or...do you have something up your sleeve?
San Francisco is an EXCELLENT spot for forum fun and frolics, BTW. All those bridges, I bet there's trolls aplenty. Colma's gotta be a trip in the Dresdenverse. If you can't use the Second City, SF makes a good second choice. I'm anxious to See what it's like. ;D
Brodie:
I'm tempted, but I'm involved with other SIM work (didn't even know it was called that; my friends and I always refer to it as 'RP') that commands my attention most of the time.
The bookkeeping block is a minor turn-off for me, though; I've spent the past seven years or so not doing that. Another - but not a negative aspect, though - is the mostly free-from nature. My friends and work within a story, working towards the final resolution (we all know where the story's going, but only a small number know exactly what's behind everything [it's a superhero setting]).
But, like I said, I'm tempted. I want to play around in Dresden's world and being a writer, I want to 'play' by writing stories in that setting.
Kaos Wizard:
The block of bookkeeping is a hold over at the top is a hold over from my Star Trek sim. Just how I'm used to keeping track of posts. I've had a couple of people who weren't thrilled with the format. So I've decided to knock it down to Post title, and Timeframe only. The bare essentials basically.
Hope that helps some of you that would otherwise be interested.
Rock Me Asmodeus:
If the story and players are good I don't care if we have to post our Social Security numbers at the top of every post. ;D
I think Brodie and I are probably coming from a similar type experience and we're just as set in our "RP" ways as you are in your "simming" ways. No worries. We just get out of our comfortable ruts and try something new.
On most boards where I've played, a story would play out in several threads, each of which would be set in a different location in the gameworld represented by subforums on the board. When a character enters a thread, the player generally notes the location/title of the thread they're entering from and does the same should they leave for another thread. So, looking at your book keeping info block from my rut... er... perspective, it presents a jarring break in the narrative as I read a thread. However, I understand now that in your sims you keep all the In Character posts in one thread, regardless of a character's location in the story. In that case, that info block seems vital. Without it, reading the posts of a "split party" or about things happening at different times would make my head hurt. So, I'm cool with it.
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