What Is Next?

[Emperor Spellca]

The chat isn't working for me. Discuss what we are planning for the next big project here.

[midnightbomber]

Well as I mentioned in the chat. I like the idea of a Magic Academy. Modern times and having the academy be secluded. Pretty much the students would be trained with their powers and to "pay" for tuition, they get assigned to missions that require what they have learned as there are other factions out there that cause problems.

Students could be of any age, and though we would screen characters to make sure we don't have any godly powerful people, there wouldn't be much of a limit as to what someone could do as long as they can think of something.

Naturally I think the staff would play as the instructors, and the people who assign the students to their missions. If non-staff would like to play an instructor, I figure we could have an instructor template as well as a student template. I would also think that a staff used account for all major NPCs would be a good idea.

I can even make up a decent but basic layout for us to work off of, classes, areas of the facility, equipment available ect. I joined a board like this that had been very successful until the staff crapped out and nothing move forward. Aside from the staff doing that, it had been great, a lot of members, and very busy. It had even been going for about a month after the staff left.

If we don't do this. I have been thinking about setting it up myself and you would all be welcome to come and be part of my own staff. If we do end up doing this. I would primarily like to work on setting up missions for the members as I can custom tailor them fairly quickly.

[Kanta O'mur]

My idea sat more along the lines of exploration, set in a huge world of mystery, magic, and monsters. The world was peaceful, but lately a strange power appeared and had the purpose to turn the world on its rear, and create a blood bath all around it. Select soldiers from some form of council have been sent out, to try and stop this dark cult of mysterious origin, before it is to late for the peaceful empire.

Each person can choose to be part of a particular races chosen party of soldiers (some would join later than others due to travel) or be a civilian or other, who is able to join into a party due to dumb luck; home destroyed, wish for revenge, etc.
Or, they can play a soldier of one of these strange beings, and attempt to turn small farm villages into states of endless war, as the deceitful and devious creatures they are.
They can pick from a number of races and classes, that I will invent/rip-off.

The admins meanwhile will take control of their own characters; rulers of one of the many races, but they have been gifted with unique and amazing magical powers, each unique to its own.
They will watch over the actions of their respective parties, while communing with one another. I imagine they can take form of average soldiers or citizens, so as to get closer looks at the progress of their teams.
Mods, meanwhile, will take control of the elite group; the backup group. A group of soldiers with one soldier from each race. This group takes its own unique route, passing by the other groups, and always keeping itself secret.

I can work on weapons, races, regions, classes, cities, and notable people, as well as a history of this world, if need be.
But, with that last bit in Mids post, I might be more prone to his, coz I admire his RPing skill and don't see any future site surviving without him.

[Emperor Spellca]

Perhaps we can take both ideas and put them together. I would assume an academy of some sort could be the primary focal point of a world full of creatures, blood-thirsty cults and so forth.

I am sure we could make something out of this.

[midnightbomber]

I thank you for those kind words Fallen.

As for merging the two ideas, perhaps having the academy based off our own modern Earth, and the world to explore being on a different planet entirely, connect via a "Stargate" type of thing. The Academy could be based on being something of a guard station between them, many of the missions being that the students are sent into that world to assist with the different factions while operating as a mercenary group without any real loyalties which would let students choose which group to work with from mission to mission.

It would allow those who don't want to play as a student or teacher of the academy to be part of that world as well, allowing the players to have a wide option of what they could do. There could even be a similar academy on the other world, working as a receiving station and giving the Academy a presence in bother worlds, letting students from the other world work in the Earth-based world.

I think this could do well as it takes two rather successful things together in a means that really hasn't been played in such a way and the Zombie idea Neah had could be thrown up as an event, allowing to be used as well as I think it would do well as a long-term event, but not something to base an entire board on. No offense Neah but I've seen the zombie rps that were put together very well fail just because even with new strains and all that, there is so little to really go on.

[Emperor Spellca]

Perhaps a real world plot but adding in fantasy, mythology etc. We could make an academy part of this and a major focus.

If we can, the concept of different planets even via "Stargates" may be too sci-fi for some. I suggest intertwine fantasy with reality. The academy can be a major, if not the central focus, where different types of students co-exist and learn the skills/knowledge needed to thrive.

[Kanta O'mur]

I like these idea, and unless I read wrong, why not make my planet a fantasy/mythology planet, and maybe make the academy planet a slightly sci-fi one? The students attempt to hide their own true identities and knowledge (Blasters and such would not be very welcome in a fantasy world) and have to help out certain factions.

And, with that mysterious powerful race who are corrupting the planet, perhaps they could be from the same universe as the academy, which is why they feel like they need to help? We can go further into that when writing the history and such.

[Emperor Spellca]

If this moves forward, I am considering not taking administrative power - being more of a Consul; if allowed - similar to what I have given you gentlemen. The reason being I will be involving myself in an upcoming Star Wars MMO and a guide of such MMO. Therefore, admin, I could not be.

[midnightbomber]

I wasn't thinking of having any real advanced tech in the game, well aside from players who make want to make a technomancer type of character. When I mentioned the Stargate thing. I was thinking more of a portal, though it would require a receiver. Pretty much only having two worlds be assessable. One based on ours, and the other just as advanced, but through magical means instead of technological.

As for running it, I don't mind taking off a decent amount of the workload. I can even start setting up the board itself in a couple of days. Though right now I'm busy replacing the roof on my grandfather's place so it's gonna be a little while before I really get into working on it. Still. I would like to see us work as co-admins as we don't seem to argue or anything and all have something good to bring to the table.

[Emperor Spellca]

Awesome. I would be happy.

[Midnightbomber]

So it's in the early stages of construction, but this is the link to the board. Hope to see you guys so we can work together again. Drop the Aloysius account a pm to let me know it's you (Not that anyone else knows about it yet, but still)

www.twinfates.proboards.com

[Kanta O'mur]

Cool, I like it so far. Should I begin to make a character, or is that still being worked on?

[Spellca]

I joined and have some ideas I can express over there.