IcarusBen

We are red, we are white, we are Danish dynamite!

Ah, Danmark. The good ol' moderlandet. Never been there, but my mom is full-blown 100% Dane.

It's alright. Sorex is bound to be a serious old fart by this RP, though.

Toa Onaku, if you're interested in working with us, send me and Tyler a PM. If not, then... Ignore this paragraph.

There's something wrong with her that could probably be treated, definitely, but I think giving her to a home that has no dogs is probably what's best for her. Taking a bad solution that's guaranteed to work is better than taking a good solution that has a large chance of not working.

I'm going with probably 4E 227, so I can have it start on the 25th anniversary of war's end.

I like good numbers.

In the area around Solitude, I believe there's the Daedric quests for Meridia, Peryite and Sheogorath, so if there's a Daedra sub-plot, that'll be useful. It's got a nice, big palace, some cool architecture, and a few nearby caves and ruins.

Now all we need is a good map of the Solitude area and we're in business.

Also, since you've given me a good idea, if you want to help with writing this, you're welcome to.

Will Jaller OM NOM NOM brains? Cause if so, go zombie Inika!

Actually, this theory isn't very good, but it's nice fanfic fodder. Sadly, one Greg quote ruins it.

*curses.*

I don't think that we can assume that the DB's soul belong to those 16 daedra. He's a dragon, so logically, Akatosh would get dibs. Miraak only became HM's servant because he was solely pledged to HM, plus, I don't think Miraak ever actually died, but rather was banished to Oblivion.

Also, yeah, I know the DB has dragons and shouts. That was kinda important.

But, if you're absolutely, 100% certain that putting in the Dragonborn would be a mistake, fine. No Dragonborn allowed.

Toa Onaku, if you're willing to help me write this thing, I'd be more than happy to work with you.

A different motivation, for one. The Stormcloaks want a revolution, but the Dragonborn wants a military coup of the Empire.

The Hero of Kvatch became a god, and no one knows what he looks like (well, I mean, he probably had the Grey Cowl, but still) so is it really a stretch to assume that the Dragonborn could become emperor without his race, gender or appearance known?

Admittedly, I do see your point, but no one cared Neloth declared the Nerevarine a "he" in Dragonborn, despite anyone who played a female Nerevarine being thrown off the canon bus.

(That includes me, BTW. RIP Eponine, 2007 - 2012)

And besides, idiot Jarls set the stage for the first Civil War. It'd be like watching old reruns of CSI. Adding onto that, for the first war to end, the Dragonborn needs to take part, otherwise it's implied to have stalemated.

Also, I did mean for the Dragonborn to have taken Morthal, not Solitude. Solitude's still mainly Imperial, ruled by Queen Elisif the Fair.

I find Windhelm more boring than Markarth because Atmorans are more boring than Dwemer. Also, I don't like snow.

Finally, Solitude was my first choice, but I decided to leave it up to vote.

I'm giving anyone who wants to handle a Fallout RP my blessing. The community wants Nawlins, and I'm wanting Arizona. Needless to say, I don't want a repeat of my failed attempt at writing an Elder Scrolls RP. So, I've thought of an idea, but instead of writing the full RP first, I'll get some criticism and then write it out.

It's an Elder Scrolls RP, taking place somewhere in Skyrim a couple of years after Alduin was defeated. The Civil War ended fairly quickly once the Dragonborn got involved, with Windhelm and the Stormcloaks falling to the might of the Imperial armies.

But, apparently, the Dragonborn had second thoughts. In 4E 205, s/he (haven't decided how I'll describe the Dragonborn, though perhaps I'll refrain from referring to h/im/er until later on) leads the holds of Whiterun, Hjaalmarch, Eastmarch and Falkreath on yet another civil war, this time not just fighting for the independence of Skyrim, but the conquest of the entirety of Tamriel. Fashioning themself as a modern Tiber Septim, this Dragonborn takes on a claim to the throne by divine right. And so begins yet another bloody tale in Tamriel's history.

Now, here's where things get iffy. I want to limit the size of this RP to one of the five major Hold Capitals in Skyrim, plus any areas that become plot relevant. I can't decide between Whiterun, Riften, Markarth, or Solitude (I'm not really feeling Windhelm, despite the rich history, I found it to be the dullest of the largest cities in Skyrim.)

Players can expect large-scale battles, attacks from the Dragonborn's army of, well, dragons, royal intrigue, swarms of Draugr, dragons, racist High Elves, dragons, and dwarven ruins.

Did I mention dragons yet?

I'd also like to not write this out single-handedly, so if anyone wants to write it with me, I'd be very happy.

Title says it all.

As for me, mine is the last mission in Saints Row The Third. That moment when I Need a Hero starts playing, that whole chase sequence... amazing...

2nd favorite is the Battle of Hoover Dam in Fallout: New Vegas, especially if there's a good song on the radio.

Just beat BK: Nuts and Bolts. Good game, bad BK game.

How about having a generic name on the front and the instructions or the back of the box give out a little bit of backstory and the name?

Have I finally gotten a mention in a chapter? Yay!

Have I ever been mentioned before?

I've kinda noticed Skull Grinder is a stupid name. I would've preferred something like Skull Knight or Skull Baron.

Yeah, "where no one has gone before" always bugged me, since often times there would be someone whereever they went.

This troubles me. And I thought this RP was going so smoothly.

When I saw the plot submissions idea, I cried manly tears of joy. Finally, a way for the players to more directly control the world without consistantly nagging a GM! yay!

Also, is Ashfall really and truly dead? If so, I'm rather sad.

Finally, what's the ship's mission? Is it to boldy go where no sapient lifeform not native to where it's going has gone before?

A. Nawlins, as it turns out, has NOTHING in Fallout. Meanwhile, I know Arizona like the back of my hand, and after F:NV, it's at the center of politics.

B. I'd forget about Ghost Buster, but every RP I've ever run has had someone just like that. *cough*Jeff*cough*

C. I do. Once it's in the editor, it looks normal until I post it again.

That incident with Tyler and Ghost Buster taught me a valuable lesson: when you assume something as common sense, someone else just... Won't.

Also, when I copy It, it looks alright till I post it. Then it goes all Yog-Soggoth on me and... Bleh.

Adding to Tyler's point, I feel that having players create their own characters is a good way to gauge how well they write, and gives you a good idea of how they're intending to play the game.

 

On the Fallout RPG concept... It seems to me that a lot of how it's written is still very much couched in video game mechanics, rather than having been translated over to how a text-based RPG - itself more of a story written by multiple authors with often conflicting goals than a traditional game - works. 

 

Like, does alcoholism really need to be written in as, basically, "Status Effect: Alcoholism"? Can't it be an RPing choice the player makes if they decide they want to go down the road of writing about their character coping with addiction?

 

Does it really need to be said that food won't repair a gunshot wound to the stomach? Does any OTC RPG - the context the players would be coming from - work like that? Or is food generally understood to just be food, not a full first-aid kit?

 

What I'm seeing in the rules is a lot of stuff that takes the idea of damage as "You now have 15/398 HP, better drink a healing potion" rather than "You have a piece of shrapnel in your leg, a bullet has shattered your humerus at the shoulder, and you've been shot in the stomach. Maybe you shouldn't have charged those raiders with a spoon."

Really? I did my darndest to make it as.. Non-gamey as possible. Those rules are just common sense rules because I know someone wIll loophole their way into something; food heals in the game,I just want it to be known that it doesn't in the RP.

BTW, in that last example, those two aren't mutually exclusive, but also I'm seeing more of the latter.

As for why I don't post the full link, I've had this problem where copying things into the forum screws up the formatting.

I'd like to remind everyone that I posted a full RP and no one has even given it a how-do-you-do.

The Olmak's rarity precludes it from being included, but the Vahi's rarity doesn't?

Otherwise, good story. Can't wait to see more. Perhaps a Doctor Who/Bionicle crossover?

I've never played an Infamous game. Isn't it a PS-exclusive?

What if this hunter is Kopaka after a sort of weird transformation? Or, perhaps, a sort of replacement for Kopaka after he sacrifices himself to save the Great Spirit Ekimu Nui.

my nerdrage triggered cause you thought i said they were different when i just said fo2 has more stuff

I'm talking about the inital nerdrage, not the second, auxillary nerdrage.