Post by Queen Coretta de la Courcel on Jan 28, 2011 14:10:41 GMT -5
Soooo, I was thinking about how things can get stale at times in threads, or there's a lull... or, basically, there's no real change up in things to do. After some discussion, Nicole and I have decided to implement an idea into the board on a trial basis. It'll last for a month once it's begun, and once that time is up we'll discuss whether to keep it based on it's success and the reactions it produces.
What it boils down to is, simply, a Random Event happening in any sort of thread. For example, say Azabel and Delaunay are out walking in Mont Nuit, enjoying a leisurely evening stroll.
ie;
Aza: *walks along, holding Dels hand*
Del: "It's beautiful out tonight, isn't it?"
Aza: *Nods, smiling*
Random Event: A group of Eglantine adepts caper around the corner, putting on a slowly traveling free show to promote their House.
Del: "Oh look, some capering Eglantines!"
... Ok so my RPing skills fail here, but you get the idea. The Random Event will be posted in by a staff member out of a premade list, on a specifically made Random Event account; neither Aza nor Del will have control over what Random Event happens, but they can choose how to deal with it. Either they can stop and watch/cheer for the Eglantines, or they can keep going without paying much attention.
Some RE's will be neutral, like the example above, some will be good, some will be negative.
Example of good:
Random Event: A ring is laying on the ground before you. Diamonds and blue sapphires adorn it.
Your characters would have the choice of picking it up and keeping it, turning it in, or trying to find the owner, or, lastly, stepping over it and walking on.
Example of bad:
Random Event: A drunkard stumbles from a nearby doorway towards Aza and Del, grinning mouth showing holes where teeth used to be, hair scraggly and unwashed, eyes slightly feverish.
Aza and Del could avoid him and move on, or one of the characters could pick up on the NCP drunkard, either having him look for money, trying to entice one away from the other for sexual favors.... the possibilities are really endless.
Some random events won't be able to be avoided, such as Random Event: It begins to rain., but most will be able to, giving the players and characters outs if they don't wish to partake in it. There's always the chance of very good things happening as well as very bad, but with the increase for good and bad, the chances of it happening will decrease.
It is important to note that these WILL be random acts, and player/characters will not be chosen out. Staff will not be allowed to post random events to their own characters, or any threads with their characters in them. The only exceptions will be fetes and large scale RPs involving everyone, and those will be dealt with as a case-by-case basis.. ie I'm not sure if we'll do random events for them or not.
Please post any questions and opinions on it here in this thread, so we can keep everything together and hopefully only have to answer things once. This idea could lead to interesting things in the future, especially with the upcoming war.
Thanks all
What it boils down to is, simply, a Random Event happening in any sort of thread. For example, say Azabel and Delaunay are out walking in Mont Nuit, enjoying a leisurely evening stroll.
ie;
Aza: *walks along, holding Dels hand*
Del: "It's beautiful out tonight, isn't it?"
Aza: *Nods, smiling*
Random Event: A group of Eglantine adepts caper around the corner, putting on a slowly traveling free show to promote their House.
Del: "Oh look, some capering Eglantines!"
... Ok so my RPing skills fail here, but you get the idea. The Random Event will be posted in by a staff member out of a premade list, on a specifically made Random Event account; neither Aza nor Del will have control over what Random Event happens, but they can choose how to deal with it. Either they can stop and watch/cheer for the Eglantines, or they can keep going without paying much attention.
Some RE's will be neutral, like the example above, some will be good, some will be negative.
Example of good:
Random Event: A ring is laying on the ground before you. Diamonds and blue sapphires adorn it.
Your characters would have the choice of picking it up and keeping it, turning it in, or trying to find the owner, or, lastly, stepping over it and walking on.
Example of bad:
Random Event: A drunkard stumbles from a nearby doorway towards Aza and Del, grinning mouth showing holes where teeth used to be, hair scraggly and unwashed, eyes slightly feverish.
Aza and Del could avoid him and move on, or one of the characters could pick up on the NCP drunkard, either having him look for money, trying to entice one away from the other for sexual favors.... the possibilities are really endless.
Some random events won't be able to be avoided, such as Random Event: It begins to rain., but most will be able to, giving the players and characters outs if they don't wish to partake in it. There's always the chance of very good things happening as well as very bad, but with the increase for good and bad, the chances of it happening will decrease.
It is important to note that these WILL be random acts, and player/characters will not be chosen out. Staff will not be allowed to post random events to their own characters, or any threads with their characters in them. The only exceptions will be fetes and large scale RPs involving everyone, and those will be dealt with as a case-by-case basis.. ie I'm not sure if we'll do random events for them or not.
Please post any questions and opinions on it here in this thread, so we can keep everything together and hopefully only have to answer things once. This idea could lead to interesting things in the future, especially with the upcoming war.
Thanks all