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TheManWhoWasNotThere
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ok let me make this very clear, I'm not entirely sure I should be posting this here but its not as if you guys have a suggestion forum here so I dont really have anywhere else to go, unless you do and I overlooked it (which is entirely possible, I'm not very observant) in which case just shut me up right now and switch it over there (if possible). anyway, another thing that I'd like to see here is a role-playing forum, I know, I know, this isnt the WoW forums, people here are WAY too intelligent for that, no, my idea is that in this forum people can create situations and just generate stories, classic role playing stories created by the 10 or so people in them. You could have the Thread host (The OP) become the moderator for the whole thing in terms of content, he decides when to call a vote on where the story should go, if new people can join, etc. (hes not an actual moderator, just for this thread on this forum). the first group of people who sign up and are approved by the thread host are allowed to post there, after that if any1 wants to join they have to send a message to the host asking permission (or otherwise get into contact with him) after which the host can chose to open the floor to a vote or he can just, u know, not. no one other than those people can post in this thread after the thread host passes the point of accepting applications to join, after that it becomes locked for everyone except them. this I think would be a very fun, troll free way to do this. or you could just make an RP server with none of that stuff. i just figured it would be nice to have so i thought i'd suggest it.
other advancements would include a point system which the thread host doles out points kind of like a text based game sort of but more litterary, thus allowing each person to come up with new abilities and so on. you could choose what weapons are allowed in this thread, those points could be used to buy those weapons, FOR THAT THREAD ONLY, they dont cross over to other threads. anyway, this I think would be a cool idea.
other advancements would include a point system which the thread host doles out points kind of like a text based game sort of but more litterary, thus allowing each person to come up with new abilities and so on. you could choose what weapons are allowed in this thread, those points could be used to buy those weapons, FOR THAT THREAD ONLY, they dont cross over to other threads. anyway, this I think would be a cool idea.
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I can't really speak for the admins but I doubt they have the interest in allowing game hosts to become mini-moderators, or to add the functionality you are talking about (considering that subforum gets less traffic than many others). Again, not putting words in any admins mouths, just what I think their response will be.
Anyway, Critical Failures is pretty much the role-playing forum without the ability to do the things you want the forum code to be capable of. People are pretty respectful there though. And I think it's already against the rules to post in a thread you aren't involved with.
Not sure what you mean, then. I mean, as long as you have an interesting game suggestion and can follow through, I think it would be allowed there. It is dominated by tabletop gaming, but there are other types of games there as well, like the Phallas which are not tabletop games and are essentially strategic roleplaying games (though actual roleplaying is not usually a necessity).
I think the CF mods would have to chime in, like Thanatos, and/or Tube, but more or less that's what the Critical Failures subforum is for - forum-based games.
like i said, i kinda figured they wouldnt, just figured cuz i had some free time it would be cool to post a suggestion. also, try as I might, I cant seem to find word based games, not looking for stat based games, looking for the more litterary type of roleplaying stuff.
thx, I think.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=60109
I didn't read this too thoroughly, but it looks like one of the word-based games. It's a Phalla, like "Mafia" games that you might play in real life. Again, not very heavy on actual roleplaying along the lines of "I strike at thee with my elvish blade!" but it is a conversational game with voting and goals and it's pretty fun. And you do get a "role" to play, though it is usually a secret role.
You can also read here to get a better general idea of what a "Phalla" is:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=57730
I'm sure the forum would be open to playing something other than a Phalla that isn't stat-based, though.