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I like the overarching plot of the omnipotent presence who likes messing with people. I think a simple "plot" like that is a great way to allow for a more casual atmosphere and provides material for some great moments from characters.
The omnipotent presence should be Blarzigord
"Day 2357: I have done my best to complete my task and to "just keep posting". But it has come to the point where my food is all but gone and water is a distant dream. My only hope now is that our Omnipotent Lord Blarzigord can forgive me in the afterlife..."
And exactly, it's not like we want a massive overarching plot with various secrets disputes and factions. But something small like this, to prevent fourth wall breaking and to give some reason to it all would increase the amount of insanity and funny moments provided.
I demand a fight between Jeb from Gunpowder and McGregor from Outbreak
Pokemon battles would be hilarious though:
Charmander is confused!
"****, he's turned! Put him down!" *smashes hammer*
But I agree that there shouldn't be any plot in the RP. Posts should be allowed to be as short as they want to be - making it an IC DCC.
Oh Gods, Charmander, what have they done to you. I can imagine pokémon battles would be freaking hilarious also... I can imagine the reactions that non-pokéverse characters would have to the 'mons.
On the other hand... while the idea of the whole "IC DCC" thread is one option. It is still an RP... right? I mean of course it's going to be casual and fun but shouldn't the basic RP rules still apply? At the very least the 100 word post minimum? I think if posts were allowed to be as short and ridiculous as possible then it would kind of take away from the experience. While casual randomness is fun... some structure is important lest things dissolve into chaos and stray off the path of the various setting our characters could encounter.
Yeah maybe we could have special event weeks with battles... but again I feel it'd be too much plot and too little casual. This would be meant as a break from yer average plot ridden RPing here. So if you wanted to battle, you could simply go and do it somewhere. Some characters probably aren't created for battle even!
I see your point there, battles can get pretty intense. But some characters, like my own Vanish for example, live for killing and violence. Still, perhaps the occasional event for the battles could be the omnipotent force
Blarzigord warping the characters to some sort of battle arena? Still, who knows? And not everyone is built for battle yes, but that doesn't mean that they're not going to be put into a position in a world as crazy as this where something or someone wants to murder them right?
I was in something similar on another site about seven years ago. We all brought characters together from different games and just had fun in a casual setting. Then we got all multiversal.
We called it The Portal. It exists in all times, in all places. Sometimes it was an old world tavern, sometimes it was a sylvan glen, sometimes it was a simple drink stand on the beach. It could be anything at any time, at the whim of it's owner (our GM, whenever he wanted to mix things up). Everyone was welcome, from the child on his first adventure, to the old man telling his life story. Humans, monsters, robots, ghosts, all were welcome. It didn't matter if they were from the distant past, Next Sunday A.D., the apocalyptic future, or even another dimension. There was a bar where you could share food and drinks, bedrooms where you could sleep or *fade to black*, an arena out back where you could fight (with both parties being fully healed at the fight's conclusion), and a gift shop. We would hang out, talk shop, and occasionally go on adventures in our new locale.
Eventually, it just became a place for us to gather our favorite characters and go on quests. The arena got its own thread, and we'd send characters from one to the other as we saw fit. It got complex, with two separate threads having the same overarching story, but was by far the most popular thread, even getting a sequel thread once we hut 500 pages. Funny thing was, there were only about eight of us, and some even temporary dropped out for a bit, only to rejoin weeks later. So, even with a small and somewhat inconsistent group, it went on for a while.
This reminds me of another RP this sort, it's called "the multiverse" it's incredibly incredibly long, has had hundreds of players and is still going to this day. (I believe it rivals several full length novels in size now) Anybody can join making any sort of character they want and players are free to make their own plots an stories, it was really cool!
(Not saying this RP is going to be anything like that of course, as The Multiverse actually had many serious and overarching plots.)
I'll be looking forward to a murder mystery roleplay in an inescapable setting like a moving train (think: Baccano!). Don't disappoint me.
Someone murdering everyone? Gee I wonder who that will be.
I mean, that sounds like an awesome idea! Seriously though, this concept wins an award for one of my favorite random setting ideas.