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GS Sailor Sapphire Captain
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 Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:20 pm
Okay, so as of now, we've been spending the majority of our focus on the main roleplay. As discussed earlier in this thread, we will be separating the roleplay by "seasons," and be giving approximately a two week time period in between seasons to make sure we have archived all threads, put together all summaries, and have adequately prepared some new ideas for the next season. In other words, the current idea we have with Saphir, Sailor Nemesis, the war, etc. etc. is all apart of Season 1. As far as Season 2 is concerned? We will decide that during the waiting period established at the end of Season 1 (which will end depending on how much time we put into that entire plot line; I'm hoping we won't rush it).
Now, the one thing I've been thinking a lot about lately is the side roleplays which will be going on. How exactly should we handle those?
• Should every side roleplay be recognized as a minor back story to the main roleplay?
• Should side roleplays be considered unrelated to the actual story-line? In other words, should we allow some threads to just be "for fun" threads that don't necessarily have anything to do with the character and their development within the main story?*
• Should we also allow side roleplays to have the potential of being apart of the main story?__- If we implement this, should we have these "tie-in" threads have a title symbol of some sort indicating they are __going to be apart of the main story?__- Should the side story lines have to gain the approval of one of the crew members first before being considered __an addition to the main roleplay?
• What other ways do you think we can approach this issue? Any alternatives?
I should also note that Season _ will have its own subforum. When the Season ends, the threads within it will be cleared during clean-up time and moved into the archives. Should the side-story threads be allowed to be placed under the same subforum? Should we create a separate subforum for them?
Also, when it comes to side-stories... what do you guys think of the idea of having one giant thread dedicated to season summaries for side story-lines (that relate to the main one, of course)? Members could submit their summaries explaining changes, plot lines, and developments for their character(s) that season so that it can be archived for future reference.
I apologize for the redundancy. I'm in a bit of a rush and am too lazy to revise this. xD
*=In other words, if Sailor Q gets a nose job in a "for fun" story, none of that will apply to her actual storyline in the main roleplay. If she levels up in a "for fun" story, that information will not apply to the main storyline either.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:23 am
I think that the side stories should and should not be tied into the main story.
To me, it would depend on what it is and how it is felt that it will change the story.
For example, if in a side story... Sailor V gets her fingernails painted... that wouldnt have any effect on the main story and thus should not be considered.
However, if Sailor V ends up dating Knight N, then that could change the progression of the main rp and should be considered.
Soo.... I guess my take on it is that for side rps, we should perhaps take a vote on what should and shouldnt be taken into account.... on a 'need to update' basis. Sure, it would be a bit more work... but I think in the long run it would make things simpler and far more consistent.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:27 am
I think the one issue I'm having with the side story/main roleplay collaboration is due to the fact that it may disrupt the story line occurring in a main roleplay thread itself. I definitely think the two should be allowed to intermingle, and I'd be interested on if you could possibly expand your idea for the voting thing Gabriella, haha.
The thing is that, okay, say you have one story that has x, y, and z occur and they're apart of the main roleplay. But then, a side story ends up being collaborated into the main plot which ends up shifting the context of the situation (ex. Sailor X is a demon in the main roleplay undergoing a major battle. Sailor X is no longer a demon in a side story around that same time because Mary Sue cured her)... I don't know, what I'm trying to get at is how would we manage these things?
Would we need to establish some form of order for when these subjects could go into effect? Would it disable certain things from happening in main roleplays? I don't know if any of this is making sense, I was unable to get sleep so I'm really trying hard to focus right now. xd
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:45 am
Yo! Okay, I think that
1) all the side-stories should have their own subforum, and
2) the story summaries and junk should have a seperate subforum.
Sorry I suck with explaining things but I was thinking that if the side-stories had their own subforum, people could create their own RPs under different topics and then IF they fit the main storyline without interrupting the plot or creating holes (which could be reviewed and discussed with the crew), then it could be incorporated after it's been agreed upon that it would be beneficial to the story, because adding a good RP that will only serve as a filler wouldn't do much good anyways. If the season summaries and junk had their own subforum then it would be waaaaay easier to organize, and also you would be able to lock the topics, so instead of it holding discussion threads, it would only hold resources, and people would be forced to put their input into the designated areas, and as a group we could help you look over everything that works (as to character developments and such) and put it all together in a coherent manner, so that those who don't have the time to be checking in constantly can have someplace to go and catch up without having to read pages beyond pages of useless information. The locked subforum (locked as in no new posts, not being unavailable to everyone) could also serve as the place to put the main RP thread once the season is over ...I guess the best way to put it is that it would serve as the main archive for the guild that everyone could access.
Anyways...I have no idea if any of that made sense but just giving my opinion sweatdrop ...hope it helps! xp
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GS Sailor Sapphire Captain
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:12 am
l Sailor Diamond l Yo! Okay, I think that 1) all the side-stories should have their own subforum, and 2) the story summaries and junk should have a seperate subforum. Sorry I suck with explaining things but I was thinking that if the side-stories had their own subforum, people could create their own RPs under different topics and then IF they fit the main storyline without interrupting the plot or creating holes (which could be reviewed and discussed with the crew), then it could be incorporated after it's been agreed upon that it would be beneficial to the story, because adding a good RP that will only serve as a filler wouldn't do much good anyways. If the season summaries and junk had their own subforum then it would be waaaaay easier to organize, and also you would be able to lock the topics, so instead of it holding discussion threads, it would only hold resources, and people would be forced to put their input into the designated areas, and as a group we could help you look over everything that works (as to character developments and such) and put it all together in a coherent manner, so that those who don't have the time to be checking in constantly can have someplace to go and catch up without having to read pages beyond pages of useless information. The locked subforum (locked as in no new posts, not being unavailable to everyone) could also serve as the place to put the main RP thread once the season is over ...I guess the best way to put it is that it would serve as the main archive for the guild that everyone could access. Anyways...I have no idea if any of that made sense but just giving my opinion sweatdrop ...hope it helps! xp
Oh god, I feel so bad because I JUST NOW noticed this reply. ^^; Ahhh, fail on my half. Sorry Vee. D:
So, the subforum for Season 1 can be all of the main roleplays basically, and then we can have another subforum for side roleplays that may or may not have to do with the main one, right? That could be really useful. What we could also do is provide the option for people to create a thread in the side roleplay forum that would have the potential of becoming a main forum if it is seen fit. Well, maybe... or would that be too much?
For now I definitely think that in the main subforum, we should have the crew be the only ones allowed to make those threads for the sake of keeping everything consistent and less confusing. That's aside the point though, but I'm just throwing that in. XD
The idea you proposed for making a subforum dedicated to summarizing the plots could definitely work out and be beneficial since, as you stated, it would save people from having to go through tons of pages just to find out what happened.
However, I do need a little bit of clarity. So far, this is how I comprehended the idea, so please correct me if I'm wrong ^^:
- Open a summary forum specifically for season/plot summaries
- Lock threads that are specifically made for specific summaries
- Allow people to discuss/establish these summaries and the plot holes within them and whatnot in the subforum on separate, non-locked threads to put it all into a coherent summary.
Then, when you say moving the main RP thread, do you mean into that same subforum or into the recycling bin? Because the recycling bin has an archive reserved for roleplay threads and whatnot, and is meant to also include a season summary once the season is over.
I definitely like where you're going with this, hmm...
(Hey, guild members, you need to join in on this conversation!)
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:51 am
It's ok, Saph xp lol...um, really the main RP thread should be put wherever you guys think it's best, but I was considering the same subforum as the summaries since it could potentially make it easier to organize. I mean the archive works too but I just thought it would make more sense to keep all important (story-related) summaries/future reference stuff in one subforum seperate from all the other old/dead threads, maybe...
Like I said it really doesn't matter to me I plan on keeping the archive thoroughly organized anyways so it won't make much difference in my opinion.... sweatdrop
Oh, and I think everything else you said sounded fine.... 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:29 pm
I think the seasons Main Story and the Side Stories should be seperate until such a time as they get permision by the crew to be intagrated.
They should also be placed in different sub forms to keep it neat.
Mostly I think the side stories are more of a way to personally develope the characters so we have a better feel for them in the Main story.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:08 pm
l Sailor Diamond l It's ok, Saph xp lol...um, really the main RP thread should be put wherever you guys think it's best, but I was considering the same subforum as the summaries since it could potentially make it easier to organize. I mean the archive works too but I just thought it would make more sense to keep all important (story-related) summaries/future reference stuff in one subforum seperate from all the other old/dead threads, maybe...
Like I said it really doesn't matter to me I plan on keeping the archive thoroughly organized anyways so it won't make much difference in my opinion.... sweatdrop
Oh, and I think everything else you said sounded fine.... 3nodding
The way I had the RP subforum in mind for the main roleplay threads is to have it where, yes, the subforum essentially gets "cleaned out" (as in all RP threads are moved to the recycling bin) and then archived like the stickies show within the Recycling Bin subforum. So, in the sticky for the roleplay, links would be provided to all the threads in addition to a summary.
@Uranus: I totally agree. Unless someone brings up a major point, I think we should make a separate subforum then, as Di and you both suggested. ^^
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GS Sailor Sapphire Captain
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:14 pm
Anything works on this end (you guys know how all this works better) just let me know what you come up with so I can help set up the archive or whatever else if need be xp
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:14 pm
Sailor Uranus Haruka Mostly I think the side stories are more of a way to personally develope the characters so we have a better feel for them in the Main story. I agree with this part. Why not have the players decide what is what? If someone starts a side rp, they can declare it as 'for fun' or 'serious'. Then the people who join will know not to add the for fun stuff in the main rp, and decide if they want to add the serious stuff in the main rp or not. Does that make sense? Since any kind of rp helps us get a better feel for our characters, anything we do in side rps is going to effect how they act in the main rp. It's just a case of whether or not something tangible happens. Edit: Ok...that was a little off topic from what you were wanting to discuss, but still.
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