Calvinball Discussion Continued

[Toastburner B]

Well, seeming as the last Calvinball discussion topic has parted the first page, and was over the post-limit anyway, we seem to be in need of a new one.

I'll start with some words of wisdom from the first one:

Originally Posted by slightly aboveaverage man

Allow me to explain.

The original calvinballs were ended by a "Best Post wins" basis. The fight goes on as it usually does, but once the posts neared the 100 stage, someone would come up with an in-depth, relevent and occasionally funny ending. Whoever came up with the best one is the one we would go with, and the poster would be the winner.

Originally Posted by DruidoftheDead

God Moddy is when you basically can't be hurt and can demolish anything and everything by pointing your finger.

In calvinball you can be powerful, but I think the point is to be a little more silly than uber

Originally Posted by slightly aboveaverage man

The rules run the same as a normal RP, but zaininess is allowed, and encouraged. Random is your best friend. Just don't spam/ godmod.

Originally Posted by Dragonsbane

Remember people, NO GODMODING!

Originally Posted by Thaumaturge

I suspect that the main problem is that people are presuming the effects of their actions on others. Always let the other person respond, and if you're the person responding, play fair. It's never fun to fight an invincible foe - everyone here has a weakness, or should have. Respawn by all means, but take the hit.

Originally Posted by Jadarendir

It was originally a Godmode arena, but that led to problems (spam, noobs, etc.). Therefore, we made rules such as: A player may only say what they are doing, not what they accomplish. So, if you want to punch, say, Thaumaturge in the face, you say something along the lines of "Argent throws a punch in Thaumaturge's direction." Thaumaturge, or one of the other players, will decide what happens next. This rule, I've noticed, is slightly flexible, since if everyone decided their own fate, we wouldn't get anywhere.

I'm sure there are other rules, but I can't recall them. The basic object of the game is to get the Calvinball and, above all else, make it funny.

Well, now that we have the rules set forth, we shall now discuss.

The first thing is who is going to start the next game. I said I wanted to here, Argent Lord said he wanted to here and Arhra said he wanted to here, and Jadarendir here.

Who do you guys think should start the next game?

[LordZoma]

I highly reccommend starting on the grass in front of calvin's house, but if you want to, we can start down the road by mine.

[The Argent Lord]

you missed it, but on the same page as arhna, a little ways up, I requested to start too.

[Jadarendir]

I've got the best idea for a beginning for the new thread. Please, please, please, let me start. I'll PM you the beginning if you want.

[Sandworm508]

Um... newbie here. How does one play Calvinball? Is it anything like sport from the strip, like with the black masks and spontaneous outbreaks of song?

[Arhra]

Well, I'll pass on starting the thread this time. I'd like to start the next next one though.

[Jadarendir]

Originally Posted by Sandworm508

Um... newbie here. How does one play Calvinball? Is it anything like sport from the strip, like with the black masks and spontaneous outbreaks of song?

That's how it is in the particular thread we're on, but in the previous ones and the ones to follow, it's basically us tearing the living shit out of each other and trying to make it funny. The rules of gravity, time and space no longer apply, and anyone can pull any object out of any orifice.

Of course, there are a few rules. Read the first post on this thread, it should explain everything rather well.

Have we decided who's starting the new thread? I REALLY think we should use my idea, it took forever for me to write it. I guarantee you'll like it.

[Toastburner B]

Originally Posted by Jadarendir

I've got the best idea for a beginning for the new thread. Please, please, please, let me start. I'll PM you the beginning if you want.

Off-hand, and as if I have any say in the matter, I'd say go ahead. My idea would probably be better for a week before Halloween thing, anyway.

Besides...you started this whole thing, anyway, I'd say you'd get to choose when to go or not.

Or at least a bigger say than me.

[videogamerz2000]

If's Jada's gonna do it, it would be good right now. Especially how we just ended on that last post.
"Back to the Present!"
It has some zing....

[Jadarendir]

Originally Posted by videogamerz2000

If's Jada's gonna do it, it would be good right now. Especially how we just ended on that last post.
"Back to the Present!"
It has some zing....

Ooh, I dunno. I had a really good ending post too... how about I just edit my last post and then start the new thread? Be warned, it's really very long.

I'm just gonna go ahead and start the new thread. Seeya there.