ToG Role Play "Backstage"

Hi there^^,

Im creating this thread for the ppl participating in the ToG Role Play or anyone else who would like to tell us their ideas about the role play.
Click here to go to the "Role Play".
Additionally u can find the OC profiles of all the players for this FRP here: "Profile Thread"
Now we also have the "Item Shop".
This is where ideas for the RP are tested out: "Experimental Stage".

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PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD
is for us all to discuss how we want the Role Play to develop.

You can discuss your characters,
or the story development,
or write down the intentions you had with your last post in the Role Play,
or tell us your ideas about possible tests,
or any other idea u might have,
or anything else related to the RP.

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RULES FOR THE FRP (I might add more if the need arises ... / read them carefully ...)

1.
Please refrain from ending or starting tests/games by yourself. That is our job (Zain & Y.E.S.). We have many things planned and u would only interfere with our plans by doing so.
This includes not posting anything about any possible future events (in the next floors) without consulting with us before ...
2.
Please do not post in the profile thread before your OC has not been approved of by "Zain the Insane". PM him your idea for an OC and he will go through it with you.
After your OC is finished you should post it in the profile thread.
3.
There will be pauses between tests/games. We will need time to evaluate your characters and these pauses are the result.
4.
Do not post Flashbacks during the tests/games of the FRP. Use the pauses in between the games for that.
5.
If you want to quit the FRP please pm me or Zain about it and tell us whether you would allow us to use your OC as an NPC, regardless of your decision your OC will be put in the
"Hall of Fame" displaying all the former players and serving as an example for new players.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (plz check them regularly):

1.
The SDS decided to create story arcs in which different characters become the protagonist of the story.
(we need protagonists in order to have a red line the main story can follow, but to make it more fair to all players the protagonist will change with each arc)
For now we have three arcs planned out. Anyone who would like to have an arc where their character is the protagonist, plz tell me by posting here in the backstage.
I will pm u afterwards.
And I wont force anyone to be a protagonist who doesnt want to or doesnt have the time to.
Thank u~ all!
2.
Zain is currently on a tour with friends of his, so everything progress a bit slowly right now (including the entrance of new players).
We are trying hard to keep up with everything so I would like to thank u all for your understanding.
3.
Current Test has ended, the game is paused now, so if u want to post flashbacks, do it now^^
4.
The next test will not be started till all the active players have posted in the Profile thread mentioned above ...

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THE FRP-STAFF

Game Master: Zain the Insane
Organizer: YouEnjoySilence

Narrators: YouEnjoySilence & Zain the Insane

Dice: Nix / Zain the Insane / SilverAlex

Story Development Staff: YouEnjoySilence / Zain the Insane / Nix / SilverAlex / 25 Cazuul / Xain101 / Enasni Niaz
(no vacant spots for now ...)

Game Development Staff: YouEnjoySilence / Zain the Insane / Nix / Lucifer / M15T3RZ3R0 / Ryan / Werter

Profile Caretaker: Zain the Insane & Xain101

Bestiary Caretaker: YouEnjoySilence & Lucifer

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, YOU ARE ALL A GREAT HELP!!!

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POSTING SYSTEM FOR THE FRP (experimental stage) - plz read this carefully before posting in the FRP:



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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - note: I will probably update this some time later seeing as this does not necessarily include everything ...



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BESTIARY - I hope this helps u all with the RP xD
Please note that there is a set limit of pictures I can post, so I will just add a link to the pictures (simply click on appearance)
The bestiary is ordered alphabetically ...
Stats are ordered like this: Physical Ability / Shinsoo Control / Intelligence / Will Power / Overall (beasts usually dont possess Weapon Mastery or Potential)



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LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS
A list with all the achievements that appeared or might appear.

note: additional points can only be acquired if your OC has the according Special Class (check the special classes for mor details) ...
note2: only additional points of the achievement you choose are rewarded.
note3: some achievements have no additional points yet seeing as the special classes havent been completed yet ...



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HALL OF FAME

This is the Hall of Fame for fallen OCs.
Pay your respects fellow players ^^ ...

SHOKAR (dragonflamed) RIP (2nd Floor, 1st Test - Preliminary Battle Royal)

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SPOILERS
Additionally since Im working together with Zain in order to improve the RP, i will also give little previews like this one for anything to appear later in the RP:

I will also properly credit everyone^^
> IDEA - the one who had the original (first) idea ...
> RULES - the ppl who worked on making the idea playable ...
> INTRO - the person who wrote the intro that appears in the FRP ...
> DRAFT - the ppl who did drafts or additional art for the idea ...

here are the current spoilers:

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 17 April 2012 - 09:35 PM.

Awesome, Just awesome @YES.

Four thumbs up!

i have to keep my man out of the maze,, he will just get lost in there,,,

Question, the first floor test, what is it exactly.
It's called Egg Crush, (but @YES said something about taking a Ball), and how do we pass the test?
Crush all the Eggs and return to Headon?
Crush one Egg and return to Headon?
When one Egg is Crushed, everyone that are alive passes?
When all Eggs are Crushed, everyone that are alive passes?
When You have crushed one Egg, You pass?
When You have Crushed atleast one Egg, You pass?
When you have Crushed one Egg and Returns to Headon, You pass?

Please specify, cause my charater is blind and cant read the test message on the pocket ^^


Second Question to our dear story teller; You say Will Koon came up with a plan and that we put it into motion, BUT YOU NEVER SAID WHAT THE PLAN IS, execpt, Arwyn uses her Perfume to create a rampage (among the the male animals), two people rush into the nest in order to crush the egg, and then the rest (4) attacks the female animals in order to distract them.
(What part of that is a plan)

Edited by Lucifer, 23 March 2012 - 09:23 AM.

@lucy: Im sry, that was a mistake on my part. I had the idea for the test, but in my idea, I had balls placed in the nest next to the eggs. Zain then changed the idea to make it more simple / simply crushing the eggs T.T how mean (the poor baby marmadons) lol. I kinda accidentally used my original idea, sry xD kinda confusing for me sometimes x.x

this was my original idea (as u can see, even the creatures name was changed) - i hope this makes it more clear:

Headon said to Rachel, that whats important is the courage or will to face the test.

So I think the first test should be intimidating ... thats why i came up with this: Maddoth(from Mammoth) Egg Hunt!

The Maddoth is a creature with a very hard shell like the steel eel to survive in dense shinsoo. They are however by far slower.
They look kinda like armored mammoths. They lay eggs and they protect their nests.

There have been little balls placed in the nest of a Maddoth Mother (the amount is decided by the number of regulars participating > 1 participant > 1 ball).
The task of the regulars is to crush one of these balls. They can work in teams or not (its up to them), but the mammoth is hard to kill because of its shell.
So maybe someone could be a decoy for the others ... if they can trust each other coz the one to steal the balls cant crush it immediately but has to give it to
the other regulars to crush them or otherwise (s)he will be immediately teleported to the next area ...

feel free to change it to your likings or use it just like this ^^

So each regular has to crush an egg each to pass^^

and i cant speak for zain, dont know why he actually interfered with the test o.O there was no need to at that time (just my opinion) what he did should have been done by arwen´s player, not by him^^ its confusing me too xD

btw - credits for Marmadon Egg Crush: idea: Y.E.S. / rules: Zain & Y.E.S. / intro: Zain

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 23 March 2012 - 11:05 AM.

I Guess he felt free to change it

But my other question, exactly how do we pass?
And (of the recond) how do I get my charater to participate in a plan that he Thinks is nuts and maddness.

edited my previous post to answer your question^^ just crushing one egg lets u pass, but as soon as u crush an egg u are out of the game^^

hmmm, actually I find it quite difficult now, too, let me think for a sec (i will edit this post when i come up with something)

[edit]

HMMM ... i read what he wrote again and it seems to me that he first wanted to give something like a summary and at the same time progress the story (I feel that is unnecessary, there is no need to rush)
his idea kinda failed, coz he progressed the story too far, doing something he himself said not to: put characters other then your own to action.
I think its best for everyone if u keep involving the other players to a minimum or give them a choice like asking them or order them or something(they can disobey) ...

im gonna write something for zain now, so that he can replace his previous post ... i will make him change it, so you can ignore it - (Zains post)^^

I will edit this again to post what i wrote for him xD

[edit2] here u go^^ its just a summary now: (this is how it might look like after he edits it) - hope its better like this - feel free to tell your opinion

1st Floor, Headon is watching the test

It seems some regulars went into the forest alone, others formed parties.
Those who charged into the forest alone would never be seen again ...
their fault for blindly entering a forest with so many sinister creatures without any kind of plan ...
the Furkers (Forest Lurkers) already ripped them apart ... keke

Amongst the groups the regulars had formed, there was actually one who drew Headon´s interest.
That black haired kid named Sila had collected all the interesting characters participating in this test:
Alex, Rohan, Leo, Arwen, Zen, Yato, Will and Raiz ... really interesting ...
It was entertaining watching them deal with the raging Furkers.
A brilliant move, indeed, again by that black haired girl.

Lets see what else this group can come up with ...

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 23 March 2012 - 11:47 AM.

Okey, Thanks.
One of the reasons I felt I had toa sk was when I read your post (sila telling Leo to use his luck and be bait) since when people crush their eggs then eventually only Leo will remain runing around ^^.
So how about making it that only one Egg needs to be crushed but its Incredibly Hard, since these Maddoths can be found all the way up the 50th floor they should quite powerful (to powerful for use to defeat).
If they are to stong for us we would basicly have to crush the eggs/egg while distracting them (not beating them).
There would be a natrual timelimit since we would get tiered, there are are also some charaters more deppendant on Shinsoo (which will ruin out as they fight).

I did have something in mind (a plan) but my charater doesn't have the nececary insight to come up with it

@Zain
And one last thing, In the first post with all the charaters, could you add the name of the user as well, so it's easier to keep track on who has which charater.

Edited by Lucifer, 23 March 2012 - 10:43 AM.

@lucy: yeah, your idea would be possible, but it would need confirmed teams ... Headon never divided the regulars into teams^^ so thats why the teams are kinda voluntary ...
and thats why Sila said to steal the eggs before the maddoth/marmadons notice and run for it ... while they are at it, they would give leo one egg for him to crush^^
that was my plan actually

and lol yeah, sometimes u have to change plans to make it more authentic for your character xD

and I agree with u, that Zain should add the names^^ (said the one who always forgets to ask him)

The reason why I thought that it could be 1 egg crushed all Passes, where that some people might jsut have hung back and hitched a rid on our make shift groups success. (or that after the egg have ben curshed you need to get back to Headon in order to pass, which can cause some individuals to try and get rid of the competions, either by our charaters or some of the "idiots" that ran ahead.

I get what u mean, really, I do xD and it actually would have been better, but the test has already started and the team gathered together themselves (not pre-determined) ... and u dont have to worry about the NPC Regulars^^
If u noticed I changed Zains post, so there would also be other teams of regulars (we just dont what happened with them)

[edit] maybe we can use your idea as a variation of this test on later floors? you would get in the credits too^^

and since the first test is slowly coming to an end, Im using this now to leak a bit about the next test - part of the intro^^ (actually an old test revised) - credits: idea: Teddy H. / rules: Teddy H. & Y.E.S. / intro: Y.E.S.

The regulars were all teleported to the "Island of Survival". Their landing spots however were widely differing.
Some of them landed gently on soft spots of purple grass, others hit their heads on rocky ground, still others ... whatever ...
The only thing the landing spots had in common was, that Headon, who was standing on top of a large ball floating near the dark ceiling, was in their sight.

theres more, but thats for later^^

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 23 March 2012 - 12:21 PM.

Question, how did You edit his Post??

And personally I wanted things to progress more Like this:

After a fierce discussion, coughed inuslts, taunts and retorts the make shift group of regulars had manage to establice a plan.

¤Sila and Leo both had needels, and since the Egg was harder then steel they would be to hard to crush which was why they could use their needles to pierce it bit by bit and in such destroying rather then litterly Crushing it.
¤Arwen with her manslayer perfume would lead the diversion of the male Marmadons, using her perfume she would lead them of and keep them away, she would be assited by Raiz as she was the only female left (they couldn't risk one of the male getting affected by the perfume), Raiz would keep them in line and away from Arwen as she was leading leading them away (and in cirlces), being both wave controllers it would be though, but the group had no more women)
¤Will, Rohan, Yato and Zen would be the female Marmadons dirvertion, as there were allot more females then males (animal fights), Will with his spears and lighting attack and Rohan with his Shinsoo beam (if he chooses to hid his fire ability) could easily attack the unprotected areas of the Marmadons eyes and face in order to become bait, Yato and Zen being melee types would keep them of the ranged attackers while at the same time trying to deal some form of damage (these Marmadons are Big and Stong, these regualrs aren't pwoerfull enough to bring them down), with whatever arsenal they have.
¤Will with his Sunglasses with Lighthouse funcitons is also in charge of communitcations as the makes shift team had realised (THEY HAD NO LIGHT BEARER!).

Sila and Leo unable to pierce the egg even with their needles also discovered that the egg was to heavy for them to move, while reporting this to Will the Alpha Male came upon them.

The team needing a new plan (quickly) as they were getting tiered and the Wave Controllers didnt have an endless supply of Shinsoo.
Either Yato or Zen who were the once with most "brute" strength came up with a quick plan which ones the team had agreed was put to work.
One of them would have to leave the group and head over to the Alpha Male where Sila and Leo would be keeping it occupyed, this one would then take the egg, lift it and get it under the Alpha Males foots as it came down without getting caught himself.

(whether they would have to run back to Headon then or not would make some diffrence as they would be tiered, theo ther two groups wouldhave to escape the Marmadons and while the the groups where one there way back they could get attacked by forest lurkers)

Naturally I like the Idea, but sicne it restricts a little what the charaters can do by giving them assigments its over line right?
(trying to find the boundries here, (first time rping ^^)

Edited by Lucifer, 23 March 2012 - 12:49 PM.

I posted him, he will change it when he wakes up^^

and thats actually an awesome idea u got there^^ Im definitely gonna create a game for u, just so u can use a similar tactic on that test now (just need a bit of time to think of something) ...

And no I dont think its restraining, its logical and really within the limits of the characters, it would just be difficult coordinating it, cause u would have to pm every player and make them do what u want or something similar.
If the players are creative enough they can add in jokes, thoughts and other details to make the story more interesting, it would also slow down the Role Play (thats what we want, since we want to give everyone a chance to participate regardless of timezones)
But Im telling you, its really hard setting something like that up, cause it needs cooperation from so many players ...
> best example would be my first post - I expected everyone to just answer my question, but they did something I did not expect and I hopped along, coz thats what makes it fun xD

Well, its the reason why I created this thread, so that we could coordinate stuff like that^^ I hope the players become more active in this thread also, so that such scenarios become possible xD

btw - its my first time rping on a forum too (i played a lot of console RPG tho)

[edit] yay I evolved from Spud to Fingerling^^ 50 posts xD

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 23 March 2012 - 01:17 PM.

Haha ^^, Congratz

Btw do you want suggestion of tests fore future use?
If so, how should they be constructed?

Edited by Lucifer, 23 March 2012 - 01:29 PM.

Yeah, Im open for any ideas, structure them how u want (I dont want to block your creativity by binding u to a special form or something)

I will then revise them and either me or Zain will write an intro afterwards. If u want to be notified of changes we make for your ideas just tell me.
If you tell me, I will involve you in the discussion about the rules, etc.
If u dont say anything I will take your idea and change it to my hearts content^^
and when its done you can be surprised by the end result ^^
of course i would still credit u properly.

and thx^^

Edited by YouEnjoySilence, 23 March 2012 - 01:45 PM.

So we are going to sprint the egg back and have the alpha male crush it, interesting and probably better than running an egg all the way back to headon without crushing it and being chased by all the Marmadons in the forest. And sorry for hopping along with the team idea, I just did that because of how cowardly I can be at times. XD

@lucky: not sure, what u mean, u did nothing wrong^^ ... (Sila actually invited your OC, you know? - no offense for the others - I thought it would be more interesting if some ppl did their own thing^^ thats why I didnt invite all of you, but gave them the option to choose whether to come along xD)
@lucy: nice new avi btw^^ i like phoenixes and it kinda reminds of one ...

Okey, I have some simple ones I can post:

#1 Hunter and Hunted:
I dont know what its called in Englihs, but its a childrens game where one person hunts and the others runs, when the hunter touches one of the runners the runner becomes the hunter and the hunter a runner.
Using that as a base and making something like that you start with 10 points and every time you touch someone you gain +1 point and every time yor touched you lose -1 point, and something like the top X passes or something.

How many Hunters should there be?

Restructions:
Could be, no "attacking" and no "defending", and just Body strengthning, (and the touch needs to be physical). no Weapons.

#2 Throw Ball:
Similar to #1 but with a ball (about the size of a tennis ball), you throw it at someone, and if it hits you get +1 point and if you get hit you lose -1 point.
It works like this: you throw the ball and after it hit something it becomes "dead", which means it is safe to touch it without losing points, after you touch it, it becomes "alive", this means that the next time it touches something it will go dead and if its an individaul that individual will lose 1 point.
So if you throw and miss (its something) and it becomes "dead", you pick it up and it becomes "alive" if you know throw it up into the air and catch it or pass it to your other hand it will count as a "hit" and you will lose a point and the ball will become "dead", so that means the ball switches between "alive" and "dead" every time it touches something new.

The question is how many balls should there be? should every player have one of their own or should there be a few (1-5?).

Restrictions:
You may ONLY attack with the Ball.
Shinsoo strenghtning is allowed (or not?)
Weapons are allowed but if they are hit it counts as a hit on you, and you may not attack with them.

#3 King of the Circle:
Theres a Circle and then a Ring around it (size depends on the amount of participants). The test starts with everyone in the Ring, and then they are
free to move into the cirlce.
In the Circle you may attack anyone including those in the Ring (But you cant enter it and attack them, the attack must come from within the Circle).
In the Ring you're not allowed to Attack, but anyone from the Circle is allowed to attack you.
The particpants fight inside the Circle, they gain points for every second they are in the Circle, the count stops when they enter the Ring and resumes if they enter the Cirlce again, if your lose concious or is killed your score is nullified.

So the one that remain in the cirlce for the longest time (untill the time runs out) get the highest score.
This could also be done in Team Mode were the Team scores as one with all their individual points put together.

#4 Score Ball:
Okey, think rugby, now forget all the rules and marks on the field and throw away the ball.
Two teams compete against each other in rounds, every round lasts until either team score or one team is completly knocked out (you dont get to score then).
One of the teammates is selected as "Ball", and needs to get inside the opposing teams goal area in order to score, the opposing team will try the same, (there is no switching in defending and attacking, both teams will have to do both at once).
Each team start in their own goal area.

Should the "Ball" be switches each round or is it optional to switch.
Is the Ball Selected by the group (or group captain), or randomly by a system?

I know this one Might require a bit to much cordination between the Players in order to work as an Rp Test.


I would like to continue do discuss and evolve them to funciton better. (so yes Tell Me ^^)
That was some quick Ideas, I'll come back with some more later.

Thanks @YES, it is a Phoenix acctually http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/438839/

Edited by Lucifer, 23 March 2012 - 05:48 PM.

Changed my last post sorry for the confusion guy's. I am having a hard time with the story right now, (Note: I have really bad Dyslexia, esspecially when it comes to writing. When I was younger I was diagnosed with autism although this was not the case.) I am trying my best but have a hard time keeping things strait. I am not making an excuse I just have always struggled with this. And You Enjoy Silence sorry, I did not intend to change your story. And thank you, you are a very talented writer and have helped me out more than I can possibly express. And Lucy

"I Guess he felt free to change it "

hahaha, whatever, your just mad I trolled you. But good come back I was kinda butt hurt hahaha!

(edit: I got some messages from people who were concened this is some sort of fight? Me, Lucy, and Silence are all freinds, so don't take this to seriously. Also sorry Silence, I am done spamming now! Lucy said I talk to much lol, I think he is right. )

Edited by Zain the Insane, 23 March 2012 - 10:25 PM.