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Imagine all the people. Playing this great game! You may say "It's not up yet." But I'm not the only Judge. They must go and approve it! So the website can play as one![/terriblebeatlesparody] It's finally up and running guys! Feel free to go crazy! Support Banner [url=http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=309089][IMG=http://li250.photobucket.com/albums/gg250/WeavileTamer/ImagineBanner-1.png][/url]
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Are you mentally ill or legally insane? Do you love to do crazy things for no odd reason? Does your imagination run wild at the sight of a blank piece of paper? Do you have the stuff to approve profiles and deal out punishments? If you answered yes to two or more of those questions, you may be eligible to join the staff of Imagine. PM me if you're interested. There are three spots still open so apply now while you still can!
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Okay guys, here's the lowdown. The Daughter is being withdrawn even before the contest starts. I'm sorry to all who may have been looking forward to it. The reason is because I don't think I can handle the strain of two games plus numerous other games that I play. There's also the fact that I've pretty much had it with BRPGs for now. I've entered every RPG Contest for the past year and have ran three BRPGs. I've never really been able to experience the contest as a player instead of an entrant. When you're an entrant you're so focused on your game and your game only that you (at least in my case) tend to forget all the hard work that everyone else put into their games. This time around I don't want to do that. I may or may not enter Daughter next contest, but I will be entering. For now at least, I want to actually play the games that win the contest, instead of having to focus most of my attention on my game only. For once, I want to be part of the actual winners in the RPG Contest, the players. -EF
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I'm writing this entry during a free period at school. This is for anyone who plays AP, was planning to play it, or just wants to offer some friendly advice from one RPer to another. In short, I know that AP was a failure, but I had a lot of stuff planned for it before the downtime ruined everything. I still have all that stuff planned and I have a huge post that I'm almost finished writing up. But now I'm at a crossroads. I can take this post in two directions. Either I let the game continue to limp along in hopes of it picking up interest, or I can call my shots, throw in the towel, and end it with the biggest fireworks show an RPG has ever seen. My decision will be my own, but I want to hear your thoughts as well. Sincerely, -EF
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Vote Abyssal Plain in RPGC14! The finals are upon us. AP needs every one of your votes to succeed! The fate of the Matoran Universe rests in your hands.. and votes.
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Part 1 Part 2 The black water beckons as the light is quenched. There is only one way to go. Down. Step into the abyss, where there is nothing down below... Explore the world of Mahri-Nui as the Undercity is filled with turmoil. Join one of many different factions as you fight for freedom and power. This is the last stand of the Matoran race and all have been doomed to the abyss.. Read. Review. VOTE!
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So, as RPGC 14 fast approaches, one has to think about the many possible amazing entries that will be going up around that time. June will be a rather sporadic month for me, so I won't be around to analyze the contest day by day. Inside, I'm still debating whether or not I should re-enter Abyss. Here's the situation: - I'm leaving homeschool, and going to an actual highschool next school year. This will dampen my time on BZP. - The school year starts in July because Arizonans are werd like that. - Abyss may not win. My question to you guys is thus: How do you think Abyss is doing right now? Do you think I should re-enter? Do you think I have a chance of reclaiming my title? I'll still make an independant decision on this. I'd just like to know what you think.
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My new RPG idea. Imagine Today's dreams are tomorrow's realities.. What you guys know (rather, what I decided to tell): -Set in 2009 -Relates to 1960s -Involves tourism in a way -Utililzes Time Travel -Takes place in three places What I know: -Everything So if you want to add to the first list you can ask questions. I'll be taking them here, AIM, and the RPG Topic. Begin speculation!
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I posted an entry a while back about the sorry state of COT RPGs. It was mostly about the conformist attitude that seemed to be going on in COT. Now a new problem has arisen. Let's face it, the once glorious COT RPGs are now crumbled shells of their former selves. RPGs are dying left and right. The RPG giant, Reality, is closing its doors soon. Supposedly blockbuster hits like IF, Outbreak, Downfall, and Demonic Beginnings have all crashed and burned. What happened? Well, I think it's a combination of the rollback and a significant lack of originality among RPers, plus add the fact that many will be rushing to study for their finals, and we have ourselves a situation. The Rollback caused great damange to the RPGs. Reality lost more than half it's data, while entire series like Outbreak, or games like Pokemon were obliterated. There is also an originality crisis amongst RPers. It seems like every game can be compartmentalized into this category, or that designation. The only game that bucks this trend is Reality, which is dying because it's creator has left BZP. Finally, the time of year plays a part. With finals approaching, life catches up to people this season. When life catches up, you have to drop extra baggage, and RPGs are one of them. So the question, my fellow RPers, is this. What can we do to bring back the glory days of COT RPing? Who killed Cock Robin COT?
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I just reported IF for closure. It was a good idea but failed due to a multitude of factors. Not the least of which was me. I may try again later, but for now, join me in the funeral procession and in the hope that every new game will be better than the last. Goodbye IF
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MWAHAHAHAHA! After months of preparation, my victory is nearly complete. I have won the RPG Contest Now I just have to wait until it ends >_> Looks like my cheating device worked this time. Last time, I tried pressing the win button and it broke half way through the finals, leaving me in fourth place. These win devices are on sale at Wal-Mart. You can see a picture here. I think B6 caught me sending one to Robo via UPS, and that's why he was DQed. Good thing 6 didn't realize who sent it. I forgot to add the return address on the package
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Here's a little poem I wrote about the 13th BZPower RPG Contest. I plan to write one about every contest here after. Try and find the mentions to all 30 contest entries hidden in the words. SHADOW ENTITY Who can be trusted to carry on? I can’t break my strong chains The shadows will reign I’m riding the night with a fire within My heart’s door is shut No one can get in There are walls all around me I’m the shadow entity I invade in the night It’s your darkest day Eclipsing your fears with this infinite pain It’s an era of crisis in this barren land There’s insurrection, and uprising More war is at hand There are walls all around me I’m the shadow entity There’s a new regime now I reign in your heart. As your soul falls into the abyss of the dark A land built on chaos Twilight, it will stay Your great coffin is ready There are walls all around me I’m the shadow entity As I fight for survival, the wind blows with hate Is it really my destiny, my trail, my fate? I have walked this bleak place for days upon days It’s a province of shadow A school of hate My heart’s door is shut No one can get in There are walls all around me I’m the shadow entity -EF
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Head here to vote for the next three Bionicle RPGs. Thanks B6 for getting these polls up.
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May I draw your attention to this utter copy cat. Nevermind how amazing the RPG listed there is, or how good the creator is at RPGs. Only focus on the fact that said creator ripped off my blog entry! And please don't vote for Robo's RPG unless you vote for mine as well :angry: I'm glad we reached an agreement. -EF
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Robo killed George Washington as noted in the afformentioned link. Well, technically I made the killing post, but Robo's char did the work. It was all very simple. Easiest assassination in history.
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We're only waiting for B6 to get off his freakin plane Now, to make one final sales pitch. My RPGC13 entry is known as Abyss. Below is a quick summary of the game. The full version can be seen by clicking the banner. In Abyss players will explore the underground world of the Undercity in the midst of an emerging civil war. The Matoran immigrated to the Undercity 500,000 years previously in order to escape Makuta's wrath. Now they have evolved to more perfectly fit their environment. Their entire history has been forgotten, and the three virtues no longer hold any place in their hearts. It is up to the players to dive into this world and bring back (or not) unity, duty, and destiny to the Matoran. The Undercity is pictured above, but players will also be able to expand and traverse the innards of the planet. Highlights: -Underground setting. -Evolved Matoran with interesting abilities. -Enhancers and PEAs add diversity and power to the Matoran. -The Player Driven Story allows for non linear, player created plotline. Players may follow the main plot or choose to strike out on their own. Special thanks to all who made this possible: Crimson Jester- For coming up with a much better title. Kagha- For the wonderfully beautiful map. Taka Kun- For giving inciteful criticism and support. Robo- For consenting to be staff amid all his IRL struggles and RPG cutbacks. And to every person who chooses to vote for this game I give my heartfelt thanks. You are the ones who will truly make this dream a reality. Thank you for that. -EF
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The Fate Of The Naruto Rpg After This Incident
Lazzy the Spazzy posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_927
In case anyone’s wondering: I do plan to start the NRPG again. Since I saved the first post in Microsoft Word I can always just repost it (once it gets approved of course). The main problem (but actually not a very serious one if you think about it) is the lack of NRPG v. 3 or 4. That means we pretty much have to continue using just our memories. This also means I can’t finish the Naruto RPG timeline since I can’t see what happened in v.3, so some of the newer players might not know what happened before they joined. Still, I worked really hard on my Project Revolution storyline and I’d like to see it through, so we’re going to do the best we can and continue RPing in the Naruto RPG. -
IF! The Historical RPG sensation that has been hyped for who knows how long, is finally up! Go and join today for only $19.95!
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Ratings systems for RPGs rarely work, mostly because RPGs are hard to rate. Personal opinion plays a large factor in the final outcome of the game’s rating. Let me go through a popular rating system and point out its inherent flaws. Writing Story (20) NPCs and Regions (15) Style (10) Technical Grammar (5) Rules (15) Format (15) Bonus Originality (10) Look (5) Bonus (5) On the surface this rating system looks great. I beg to differ. This system relies heavily on personal bias towards an RPG and probably won’t reflect the technical aspects of the game. Problems with this system: • The rating points are too large, sometimes assigning high grades to low quality games. For example, it is still possible to score above 80% and have a zero on Story. This does not inspire the GM to work harder for a better score. Tthey assume they already have a good one. This, to me, shows that it is too drawn out. • Seemingly extraneous ratings. Some things are almost exactly the same. In fact one reviewer couldn’t tell the difference between look and format. Bonus is also extraneous. If they earn a Bonus, it should have no impact upon the out of 100 rating and instead should be a completely extra addition. • Personal bias is inserted too often. Unfortunately, this is unavoidable with any type of review. It is my belief that a more compact and precise ratings system, where every lost point truly hurts, is more efficient. I have designed such a system. Story (15) This is a collective score of everything in the category under it. All scores in the Story category are added together to get the Story score. The same is true for each of the other categories. -Writing(10): How does the story flow together? Does the GM use correct grammar? Is the story believable? Is it entertaining? -NPCs(5): The main question here is, do the NPCs expand the story? Are the detailed? Are they believable? Gameplay(25) -Factions(10): What groups are in the game? Are there any groups? -Locations(10): Tell us about the environment. Is this someplace we’ve seen before or is it a whole new world? -Technical(5): This portion is for rating the rules and other technical portions of the game. Anything new or interesting would go here. Presentation(20) Initial Reaction(5): Is it eye catching? Does it contain a banner? Are you automatically sucked in or is the first thing you think, meh? Use of BBCode(5): Does the GM make a pleasing atmosphere of pleasant colors, bolds and underlines? Formatting(5): Is each section put together in a easy to navigate way? Or does the RPG feel scattered and unconnected? Grammatical(5): Are paragraphs spaced neatly, or squashed together like jelly? Does the GM use proper grammar? Is everything spelled correctly? IMO this is a much better system than the other one. Each point lost hurts much more and makes the GM actually thing about what they did wrong. This is my kind of system.
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The year of 2009 has come upon us and with it comes a slew of new role-playing games. This is a list of 10 COT RPGs to get hyped up for in the coming months. This isn’t necessarily a rankings list and the games are in no specific order. Enjoy. 10. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Break Point By: Crimson Jester Status: In Progress What is it?: CJ’s brainchild. He wanted WWII and this is about as close as it gets. 9. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Maximum Security By: Chronicler of Ko Koro Status: Awaiting Approval What is it?: Probably one of the greatest Sci-Fi RPGs since Reality first touched down. Just read it and you’ll see what I mean. 8. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Panacea By: Kumata Nuva Status: Awaiting Approval What is it?: One of the most detailed games the Judges have seen in a long time. There is almost no word to describe it. 7. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Paradise Lost By: The Bird of Hermes Status: Awaiting Approval What is it?: A game based on the Devil May Cry universe. This RPG stretches the limits of BZP’s religion rule to near the breaking point and provides a horrifying game experience to boot. 6. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Mercenaries: Destructive Mayhem By: RoboDevil Hosted By: Nero Status: In Progress What is it?: Another highly detailed game. Ever want to go all out GTA on BZP? No? Well if you have Mercs is the game for you. 5. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Demonic Beginnings By: Spink Status: In Progress What is it?: A game based off of Spink’s novel series Demonic Beginnings. The linear plot may be a turn off for some, but Spink’s legendary quality ensures that this will be a hit. 4. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Outbreak II By: Alex Humva Status: In Progress What is it?: The sequel game to the wildly popular Outbreak. II takes place in the war torn alternate universe that was introduced at the end of I. 3. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Alternate Reality By: RoboDevil Hosted By: The OoMN Chronicler Status: Awaiting Approval What is it?: This is a companion game to the (almost) largest RPG in BZPower history. Dubbed “Reality for newbs” by Robo, AR promises to draw in those players alienated by Reality’s sheer size and ever deepening plot. 2. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «[Forum*Ace] By: Miyuki Takara Status: Awaiting Approval What is it?: Only one of the best games the Judges have ever seen. We approved it unanimously and then sent it along to Kex for his approval. We haven’t heard a peep since (In three whole months!). I’m seriously considering spamming his inbox with petitions to approve this game. 1. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «If: American Revolution By: Exo-Fat Status: In Progress What is it?: We all know that historical RPGs are practically doomed to failure. Not so with If. In this game the object is to change history. Want to assassinate George Washington? Go ahead. The possibilities are endless with If.
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The stars. The nightlights of a darkened sky. For centuries they have done nothing but good for us. They guide us in our journeys. They light our path when we cannot. They foretell of things to come. For all time Matorankind has been enthralled by the stars. Times have changed. Makuta’s reign of terror swept over Mata-Nui. For over two thousand years the Matoran fought bravely against the Makuta and his Rahi. They were driven and slaughtered until only one option remained. Led by Ta-Koro, the Matoran escaped into the ground, leaving the lights of the stars behind them. There, they hoped, they would be safe from Makuta. The Matoran created an extensive tunnel network. They had all that they needed for survival, but not for life. Slowly, but surely, those who remembered the world above died. The culture of years past slipped away. The Matoran became more technologically capable, and the Undercity grew more advanced than even Metru-Nui. What’s worse, they forgot the stars, they forgot Makuta, and they forgot the three virtues they had fought for. Five hundred thousand years passed in relative peace. Makuta was regarded as a mere myth. The Matoran lived in happiness and harmony. Until, that is, one Koro went too far. During one of their expeditions to find more lava, the Ta-Koronans delved too deep. They burst open an underground cave and unleashed the horror within. A pillar of black flame burst up through the roof of the caves and into the Overworld. The top came crashing down and the lava farmers struggled to escape. Only one survived. The next Inter-Koro council meeting was tense. Reports of strange Rahi were surfacing all through the Undercity. There was a water shortage. One by one the Koros turned on each other. The Onu-Matoran refused to supply Ga-Koro with protodermis if they didn’t receive water. Le-Koro blamed the Rahi attacks upon the Ta-Koronans, because their miners had opened up a hole to the world above. Ko-Koro withdrew itself from the council without another word, and Po-Koro was left to fend for itself amongst an emerging war. Whatever happened to Unity, Duty, and Destiny? Civil war has sprung up and you are caught in the crossfire. The virtues are dead. You must rely upon your wits and your strength to survive. We have forgotten our past, the present is in shambles, and we might not live to see the future…
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In RPG Topic: ZOMG Edition Bunda asked whether a Mass Effect RPG was viable. I told him it was. I told him the market for Sci-FI RPGs was open and that ME would do well. Oh how wrong I was. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Super/Sci-Fi-22 75% Mecha-2 6% Sandbox-2 6% Fantasy-5 13% WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? When 75% of all your RPGs deal with superpowers and space ships you know you have a problem. COT Role Players! We need to expand our outlook. An RPG is not great because it has "the ownedage powrz". People are obviously tiring of these forms of RPGs. Whenever someone creates a new game, people click on it to see if it's good. Then they see the words "In the year 2233, American scientists....". They promptly backspace as fast as possible. The majority of RPGs in COT are FAILING! They are failing because they are not ORIGINAL. Currently, the most successful RPGs in COT are Reality, Heroes, To Save The World, and Transformers. Reality has been around for ages and has the sandbox factor. Heroes is based off a popular series. Like Reality, TSTW has been there for ages. And Transformers is riding off the success of the previous RPG. These are 4 RPGs. There are 29 total RPGs in COT. We can do better than this. I know we can. I want all RPers to think up something original. That is why I have decided not to approve RPGs unless they bring something new to the table and are not just a rehash of last year's fodder. I encourage the other judges to stand with me and save COT from emminent doom!
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Hey, I thought since Robo has one, why not me? RPGs I've Played In Transformers Desecration: Endgame To Save The World Teen Titans Teen Heroes Star Wars RPG: Episode II Shattered Earth SWARM Reality Outbreak Indiana Jones Fire Emblem: Seized By Chaos Darkwatch: The Hollowed Days Crossover Island Paradise Assassin's Oath Zoids Chaos Unleashed RPGs I've Staffed Outbreak II (Not up yet) Law No one likes me enough to staff in their RPGs. RPGs I've Run Pokemon: Stench of Blood Seeds of Corruption: Pikmin RPG2 Make a Stand: Pikmin RPG The Playground I'm currently working on an RPG called If: The American Revolution. Yah, my resume sucks compared to Robo.. and Spink.... and the Captain.... and CJ... and Kittan.... but other than those exceptions it's good
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One of my favorire RPGs in COT died quietly at home last night. It didn't even realize that Janus closed it until it found itself in RPG Paradise. RIP Outbreak. -Unit #EXFT- Vahki Command Code: 6218 Forum Division Zone: 3 Staff of Presence Vahki Infiltrator
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Because Kittan went insane from the strain of running Fracture has been deemd unable to continue running an RPG decided he can't keep running Fracture, he had it closed. As it stands, my RPG was the 4th place entry. That means I get to post! So go to the RPG forum and Play The Playground. YOU MUST PLAY OR HAPORI TOHU WILL HAVE HIS VENGENCE
