Community RP Guild Idea

[knightmair]

When I did RP in Rappelz, I did more than just chat in character. I set up story based events, some which can be found on the Rappelz boards. But I don't have time to set up the event frequently, and even if I did plan an event, the chances of me getting to that time/deadline to run RP is slim as I can be called in to help at any time. That was the problem why the in game RP failed when I ran it in Rappelz. However, it can be done and I advise that if you do in game RP that there is more than 1 person available to run it. 1 person running the show can go wrong when they can't make the RP they arranged.

[netherwynd]

So far the Poll is going towards Tensess League, where I am! Yay!

[fyanan]

Yes, posting a guide for those new to RP would be a good idea. I'm not sure if I mentioned it here, but I would be willing and interested in helping organize a guild for anyone interested in RPing. Provided it's a League guild on Tensess

It seems there's some Empire on Tensess as well. Perhaps we could have two guilds on Tensess with some form of relation or history together, or in the case that people will be making new characters to RP with, perhaps no relation just yet, but in the future.

To be honest, I think that playing Empire would be easier to RP with... considering thier story line is more drawn out and more of "why we hate the league" as opposed to the alternative.

I've personally very little RPing experience, but if we need to form two guilds on Tensess Empire and League, then so be it. I'd be happy to help set one up for the Empire side, but I would need alot of help. Event management and whatnot. Two guilds on the same server on opposing sides could lead to some epic RP events though...

[knightmair]

You can always do role play on both sides.

[cloww]

intresting...would love to see one of the..plays in teh game..

[netherwynd]

You don't necessarily have to follow the storyline of your side. Why not make your own backstory?

[seirella]

You don't necessarily have to follow the storyline of your side. Why not make your own backstory?

Exactly. That was sort of what I was getting at. One of the wonderful things about RP is that you CAN go ahead and do that, so long as you explain yourselves well =)

Example:
They could have been two guilds working toward a truce between the two, who had hoped to one day even unite the two factions. Unfortunately, war broke out between the two when one of the Empire guild members thoughtlessly killed a Gibberling (or at least that's the story the League side will tell). Of course, if you ask the Empire, they'll tell you they're sick and tired of the haughty elves looking and talking down to them all the time, insulting their intelligence. They may say that rumor has it that a small group of rogue elves even stole a sacred magical heirloom from one of the Xadaganians, but blamed it on a small Gibberling family and that was why one was killed, resulting in an outbreak of war between the two faction guilds.


Is it a perfect story to follow? Not necessarily. However, it's a decent example of what I'm talking about. It doesn't have to be straight behind the main storyline, and it leaves room for RP work in many directions, because, of course, even if we have some form of storyline like that, there's many other options for RP, and as always, there's casual RP in game between characters as well.

[netherwynd]

Exactly, make your own storyline! Craft an epic tale about your character's heritage and embark on an epic journey to find his true calling or something like that. Have fun with it.

[seirella]

Heck, they could even be crafting guilds, competing over whose product is better, fighting for and fighting over materials and mining and harvesting zones.

[larria]

Having a generic community guild leaves alot of room for interpretation by it's members and race/faction council members. I think we should have one guild on each side if there is enough interest on the opposite side (looks like most interest is in league atm but the game lets you have a character on either side on the same server). And yes.. the guilds could be anything and actually everything. There can be a division for crafting/market.. it could be a military division of the league/empire.. or have a military division that focuses on PVP and irradicating the other side for as you stated above for any reason they deem fit. There could be a secret side to the guild.. a dark twisted side that wants to capture gibberlings or arisen and do horrible.. yet fun tortures and experiments, etc etc etc.

But yes.. each character would have their own identity, backstory, driving force for why they want to fight the opposite guild/side or even not fight them.