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[Black Six]

RPG Forum Text-Based RPG Contest 26

It's that time again. No theme this time, just give us your best Bionicle RPG!

Any questions about the theme may be asked in this topic.

Here's how these contests work:

• The contest will be run every three (3) months, or four (4) times a year.
• All members are welcome to enter the contest.
  • Each member can only enter one (1) Text-based RPG entry.
  • The only exception to this is that BZPRPG and RPG Contest staff will not be permitted to make entries.
• There will be three winners selected in every contest.
  • The winners will be the three RPGs with the most votes after one or more rounds of voting (depending on the number of entries).
• Whether or not a given RPG wins or not, it will be allowed to run in future contests, with the below conditions and restrictions.
  • For and RPG that lost a contest, the creator must make an attempt to alter and improve their entry before entering it in the next contest.
  • If an RPG has won four (4) consecutive contests that it has entered, it can not enter the next four contests. It does not, however, have to be altered before being entered again after its break, although the creator can do so if they desire to.
    • Example: A RPG wins two contests in a row. It is not entered in the next contest. It is entered and wins the fourth and fifth contests. At this point it cannot be entered into the next four contests.
  • Other restrictions as a result of other rules or administrative action may prevent a member from submitting an RPG.
• At the end of the three-month interval between contests, if an active RPG does not win again, it will be closed.
  • If a former winner wins again at a later date, the creator of the RPG can choose to continue in the old topic where they left off or start over again in a new topic.
• If the creator or members of a winning RPG break the RPG forum rules, that RPG will be closed.
  • The next runner-up from the previous contest will be allowed to run for the remainder of the term.
  • The offending RPG will not be allowed to participate in the next contest.
• This system is designed to be more fair than the TBRPG approval process has been in the past, so absolutely no complaining.
• TBRPG Entries
  The following is what determines a Text-Based RPG entry. The creator of each entry must provide at least:
  • A brief introduction to the RPG.
    • A description of the setting, the time and place the events occur.
    • A history of what has happened leading up to the current situation.
    • The characters and creatures involved. Does this take place in the canonical Bionicle Universe, or is this your own island with its own heroes and villains?
  • A description on how you plan to further to story.
    • Does it follow the actual Bionicle story or take place in a setting of your own creation?
    • Is there an outline on where you plan for it go?
    • Will the players be allowed to choose the direction the story takes?
    • Is there an ultimate goal or quest, or is it merely a world for members to inhabit?
  • Requirements for those wishing to participate in your RPG.
    • Will members be taking the role of existing characters or characters you have created?
    • Can they make their own characters? If so, what sort of restrictions will be placed on them?
    • What sort of equipment, masks, stats, etc will members get when they begin?
  • Rules determining how players will interact with the environment and other characters.
    • How will the winner of battles be determined?
    • How will members buy and upgrade their equipment?
    • Will members level up? How will they gain experience?
  The above information can be submitted however the creator prefers. It does not have to be delineated in this way, as long as it is all there.
  
  Contest Procedures
  How the contest is going to be run. Here is the format the contest will operate under:
  • Members will have three weeks to draft and submit entries.
    • Entries will be posted in the Contest Submission thread. Any entries posted elsewhere or PMed will be disregarded.
    • At the end of this period, no further entries will be accepted.
  • The entries will be grouped into as few polls as possible for the initial round of voting.
  • Each round of voting will last for two to three days (48-72 hours).
  • The format of subsequent rounds of voting will be determined depending on the number of entries.
  • The three entries with the most votes in the final round of voting will be declared the winners.
  Any questions can be posted in the Contest Rules Thread or PMed to Contest Host Black Six.
  
  NOTE - All current TBRPGs must be submitted as entries if they wish to continue running.
  
  Entries can be SUBMITTED from now until 11:59 PM EST on Friday, December 21st.
  
  You can review other entries and discuss the reviews in the Review Topic.

[ZHX]

Well then, seems like the new contest has started.

 

I miight partake in this one.

 

Might.

[Lord of Adders Black]

Question for the RPers: Should I keep DatD running or go with something else? 

[Indigo Individual]

Now I will get a genuine chance to have another go at Fatal Error...

 

- Vorex

[ZHX]

Oh right, no themes.

 

I have an idea, ladies and gentlemen.

[The Giant Space Butterfly]

Question for the RPers: Should I keep DatD running or go with something else? 

DatD isn't very active. Probably because nobody has really done that much apart from get a few supplies and kill some zombies. It has quite a bit of potential though.

[ZHX]

Most of the RPs other than the BZPRPG haven't been really active recently actually.

[Norik The Blood Elf]

That is true, but it's still interesting to read the entries, all.

[Dallas Winston]

I might have something cooked up for this. No promises.

 

-Tyler

[ZHX]

Teeeeeccchhhnnnaaaaa~!

 

Need more Techna.

[Indigo Individual]

I might have something cooked up for this. No promises.

 

-Tyler

If you make something for this, I will have no choice but to join it.

Make it.

 

- Vorex

[ZHX]

I agree with Vorex. I shall support you in this popularity contest.

[Dallas Winston]

Alright, yea. I have an idea in the works.

 

-Tyler

[ZHX]

I made an idea up just now.

 

Time to find enough time to actually bother to use my time to make something worth all your time.

[Hurricane iBrow]

Looking forward to seeing the entries for this contest! Unfortunately RPGs has been one of the things here I had to chop off as of late, but I'm feeling exeptionally lucky this time around.

Mostly because I have a very strong feeling I'll be seeing a certain RPG that should've been voted in years ago going head to head with everybody again.

 

-ibrow

[Ilyusha Blokfase]

I might have an idea. Now, if I could overcome my laziness to implement that idea, it might work. Probably not, though.

[BZP Blade]

Teeeeeccchhhnnnaaaaa~!
 
Need more Techna.

 
I would support that RPG so much; it might actually get me back into role playing here. =P And I again apologize for the epic failure of Aloft at the end; I had awesome plans; life just got in the way. =/[/hr]

[Dallas Winston]

I can tell you that I, myself, won't be entering Techna: if LL wants to enter it as his RPG, and then let me do the running, like he did with Breakdown, he can, but my idea is totally separate.

 

-Tyler

[Ilyusha Blokfase]

I like that idea of yours, Tyler. You should implement it.

[Zakar0%]

No theme this time? Eh, at least this could bring around some sequels to unresolved RPGs.
May enter if I get a good enough idea.
Zakaro

Edited by Bounce goes Zakaro!, Dec 01 2012 - 11:15 AM.

[Replicant]

Question for the RPers: Should I keep DatD running or go with something else? 

 

Island of Pain. Just so everyone can get killed my one of Lev's Shadow Toa again. In all seriousness, that RPG was amazing, you would most definitely get my vote if you entered it.

 

Oh, I might get something up for this too, but mostly undoubtedly not until a day or two from the deadline. 

[Bulik]

 

Question for the RPers: Should I keep DatD running or go with something else? 

DatD isn't very active. Probably because nobody has really done that much apart from get a few supplies and kill some zombies. It has quite a bit of potential though.

 

 

Yeah, it had great potential, but the lack of a main story hindered it, really.  It would be great if you continued it, but with a twist that creates a main plot and all that jazz.

 

Anyways, I've had this idea floating around in my head for a while, and I suppose I'll try it out for this contest.  Just beware of the Tactical Nuke caches.

[BZP Blade]

Just to say, I'd also support island of Pain, if it was brought back. That was awesome, and ended at totally the wrong time, since it was just as the awesome battles were about to start. xD

[Toa Levacius Zehvor]

Eh, I'll throw my hat in on the Island of Pain boat. I'd throw it on a few other boats as well. Every good story needs to have an ending, and that was too close to it to have been cut off so closely.

 

I have some ideas for Techna if it's brought back as well.

 

If this hasn't already been noticed, I put Waves of the South: Alter Securi (the later half of the title was meant to be in all Bionicle characters, but I couldn't get the formatting to work right, so you get English Latin) up. This will be the second part of a three-act story, and as such will be more closely focused on trying to explore character development and relations, as well as revealing the unfolding back story, the main plot, and of course revealing the real conflict that is going on.

 

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

[Parugi]

I've had this idea floating around in my head ever since Day Run ended, which some of you guys know about, so if I can find time to write it up then I might just enter this time around.

 

No promises, but still.

Edited by Parugi, Dec 01 2012 - 03:04 PM.

[Zakar0%]

Got an idea and am writing it out now.

If anyone wants to Co-GM or help out in any way, just shoot me a PM.

Zakaro

[Ilyusha Blokfase]

I've written out my big idea.

 

OFF TO POST DO I GO

[ZHX]

I can tell you that I, myself, won't be entering Techna: if LL wants to enter it as his RPG, and then let me do the running, like he did with Breakdown, he can, but my idea is totally separate.

 

-Tyler

Well then, time to focus more attention on LL.

[Legolover-361]

Why are you all staring at me?

Honestly, I don't think I want to enter a second sequel to Techna in this contest; I would like the Techna series to take a breather for at least another RPG season or two. Instead, I'm attempting to plan another RPG (that may or may not occur within the Techna universe, if anyone is concerned) that will hopefully introduce gameplay concepts not seen in most RPGs due to being deemed too powerful or too dangerous and feature a more intensive plot than did Techna and Techna: Breakdown.

[Hurricane iBrow]

I've had this idea floating around in my head ever since Day Run ended, which some of you guys know about, so if I can find time to write it up then I might just enter this time around.

 

No promises, but still.

Well, there goes my life for the next three months. At this rate I'll be a hermit in RPGs living off of peanut butter and orange juice. xD

 

-ibrow

[ZHX]

Sad face.

 

Well then, time to move on to constructing my own idea.

[Parugi]

 

I've had this idea floating around in my head ever since Day Run ended, which some of you guys know about, so if I can find time to write it up then I might just enter this time around.

 

No promises, but still.

Well, there goes my life for the next three months. At this rate I'll be a hermit in RPGs living off of peanut butter and orange juice. xD

 

-ibrow

 

Uh oh.

 

Well, uh... bad news, iBrow... I'm working on it now. So unless something comes up, consider this an official announcement of my return.

 

Prepare yourselves. The life of a hermit is a difficult one.

 

[Toa Xemnas of Crystal]

I might have something cooked up for this. No promises.

 

-Tyler

 

Wait, is it the idea or a different idea?

[Norik The Blood Elf]

-ibrow
 [/quote]
Uh oh.
 
Well, uh... bad news, iBrow... I'm working on it now. So unless something comes up, consider this an official announcement of my return.
 
Prepare yourselves. The life of a hermit is a difficult one.
 
[/quote]
Yep, we ran ot of orange juice. .. ..

[Jedi Knight Krazy]

Wow, it's contest time already? Violet Orange hasn't even gotten started yet...

 

Hmm, maybe I'll enter something this time. Or I'll just play. 

[Hurricane iBrow]

Well, if this is a Day Run-variant/universe RPG, it might be just what I need to swing back into this.

 

-ibrow

[JL v2]

I have an idea, which is..... Probably unique. I'll write it when I get back frm camping.

[Legolover-361]

Good news (kind of?): I have an idea for an RPG. It's still rough around the edges, but I wrote a good chunk of its body this morning. It should be ready for viewing and reviewing in a little over a week.

[ZHX]

Good news (kind of?): I have an idea for an RPG. It's still rough around the edges, but I wrote a good chunk of its body this morning. It should be ready for viewing and reviewing in a little over a week.

Probably will be voting for you.

[Jedi Knight Krazy]

Well, I'm actually gonna be entering an RPG. Wrote up the basic outline today, and I'll probably flesh it out over the weekend and submit it. Who knows, might actually win!

 

Any advice for a first-time RPG host? (assuming it wins, of course)