Topics?

[Lithp]

So, Optimis (new lurker guy) & I were going to start an RP to show our particular brand of shameless life-lacking style, but we hit a slight snag: We can't figure out what the Hell to do. I thought of a sequel to FF1, but it sounds like crap, even for an asspull.

So, while we get our shit together, I figured I'd take note of what the board likes to do. Is there any sort of topic that you, as an individual poster, gravitate towards?

Anime? Final Fantasy? Pokemon? (I'll kill you) Halo? (Harley will kill you) Cthulhu mythos?

For originals, too. Mythology? Modern warfare? Science fiction? Fantasy? ...Mystery?

Dego's (the link--it loves you) tends to gravitate towards anime & FF with mythology/fantasy for originals.

[Optimis Prime]

Chaos, panic, disorder...

I see my work here is done.

[POS Industries]

My best advice would be to relax for a bit and join in on some of the RPs run by some of our other members so that you can get a feel for the community and really become a part of it before trying to start up an RP of your own. That'll give you an opportunity to glean what folks around here might be interested in as well as afford everyone a chance to really get to know the two of you as well, which will help encourage prospective players to trust in your ability to GM and join up.

Hopefully, when the time is right, you'll really be able to get the show on the road and come up with something a lot of fun!

[Lithp]

Honestly, I took a brief glance at the selection & I'm not liking anything that's currently up. It doesn't help that the majority of it is Pokemon, a subject I have an irrational, pathalogical hatred for.

Edit: Evidently, that's the majority of discussion threads. Similar principle.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Thats truly a shame. Something you should correct.

And also, its just one RP based upon Pokemon. Every time one thread is filled to about 10 or so pages, a new one has to be made, that one has just been around for a while and its pages fill up quickly.

[Geminex]

What Bard said.

List of RPs that're on at the moment:
Pokemon Umbral (that's the big pokemon thing you keep seeing. It's been going on for a while)
Big Bad Wolf: Mercenaries who fight the supernatural, demons, magic (and use it themselves).
One Piece RP: Exactly what the name says
Soldiers of Light: A swords-and-sourcery RP set in feudal japan with a lot of PvP elements
Avatar RP: Really long-running RP that involves not characters, but the users themselves.

[phil_]

Hey, there's Watch Your Dreams, too, Gem. We're just really all really slow posters. Also, sign-ups are closed, but whatever.

[Optimis Prime]

Ew, there are people who like One Piece here?

[Overcast]

Indeed ya jerk. Nah I kid.

But in all seriousness you should always give something a chance here even if the topic seems off because sometimes who is running it is far more important than what it is about. AB's pokemon is not exactly the pokemon you have in your head. Don't believe me? Go read that shit.

Also there is a certain level of tact that seems to be lacking between you two right now. It is fine to be judgmental when it comes to things you are sure about(for example I may be leaving the One Piece bit since I am having trouble with the herky jerky way it is proceeding), but just dogging on what people like isn't all that nice.

[Lithp]

You guys know I corrected myself about the Pokemon thing, right?

Anywho, I was just wondering if there were any observations anyone's made about their styles while I attempt to dislodge an idea from deep within my colon.

As for the RPs, there are a couple I might consider, but still, nothing's really jumping out at me.