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Kotoll is a modern fantasy, 18+ writing community that begins in a post apocalyptic world where people have rebuilt the world using old and new technology. Tensions are rising between the rich upper class and the lower, who live literally separated by their city's architecture. We're active, with awesome writers and we love to help your plots unfold! -
As roleplayers and fans of existing fandoms, what are your thoughts on implementing major non-canon plots in-game? I'm kicking off a Dragon Age pbp rpg but, as a GM, I like to mix things up between canon and non-canon plots, especially when there's timeline gaps between canon narratives and/or game releases. I'm calling my non-canon plot "Scions of the Land" (check out the teaser image attached). Is it wholly lorebreaking to take creative liberties? Or should we provide players with more narratives so they can branch out a little? Personally, I'm of the latter school of thought, but I'm interested in hearing about other non-canon plots that GMs from other fandom rpgs have tried out. What did you name yours, and why? Was it a successful plot in-game? If yes, what made it work? If no, why do you think it floundered? Did you put a cap on how many players could be involved? What inspired you to buck tradition and try out a different, non-canon direction in the first place?
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I ask this question because I'm curious and perhaps looking for a different way to hold the Sitewide Plots for my site. I know there's tons of sites out there that do Sitewide Plots in their own fashion, and I'd really love to hear all about it! (and see it, if you're willing to link your site!) We currently release our Sitewide Plots with a new site month and line up a bunch of threads focusing on one or two groups at a time. People can sign up for these threads, but we're pretty strict with activity and posting speed... and I worry that that makes people not want to sign up for them. Though, on the other hand, these threads usually line up in a consecutive fashion, so it's important to know what happens in the thread before... which is why the strict standards. The movement of our site's time also depends on our Sitewide Plots a lot... an in-game month taking 6 RL months to finish due to the plot moving slowly really screws with people's perception of in-character time and drags the roleplay along. We try to avoid that at all costs. Lately, we've been trying to cut down the events in each Sitewide Plot we release to hopefully cut down the time it takes to complete them, but at the same time, that sucks because there's less opportunity for people to participate in directly related events. We always advertise spin-offs, but it doesn't seem like people are really into those or get what they're supposed to be and I personally have no idea how to explain them better SO now you all know the basis of my curiosity: basically, I want to figure out a way to do this better. I've personally always been a fan of open-ended types of events or plots, kind of like prompts, where people can potentially take an idea and run with it or solve a problem in their own way without us holding their hand every step. Though, on my site, it seems like our members don't actually participate in anything unless there's someone leading an example or we (staff) is holding their hand through the whole process. It's honestly very frustrating. Thank you all in advance for your input, advice, and ideas! 😄
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Why the heck is it so hard to start threads, and how do I make it more interesting so that I WANT to be the thread starter? Nobody likes to start a thread, but there has to be some way to deal with this besides "suck it up and start the thread."
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Hello. My name is Jacquelyn, but I mostly go by Jackie, JD or Jackzilla. Actually... please call me one of the three options, because not even my fiancé calls me by my real name. I would suggest that you can call me by his petname for me, but I'm not too sure you'd feel comfortable calling me that. I totally wouldn't mind though! I mean... well, anyway. That was off topic, huh? Let's see... what do you need to know? I am 24 years old, I live with my fiancé (God I love saying that. We're recently engaged, so you'll have to excuse me) and our cat Loke (Which is the Danish version of Loki). I am a social worker and I work with adult psychiatry and addictions. I've been RP'ing since I was 13 years old. Well... officially. That's when I joined sites and became aware of the term RP'ing. Before that, I did it and just called it "playing over text, because my friends and I can't be out past curfew". Let's get on with some questions, shall we? How long have you been RPing? Interesting question. As you see above, I've been RP'ing since I was 13, officially. So that would be 11 years now. Unofficially? Since MSN and texting on cells were a thing. What are your favorite RP genres? Marvel/DC Original Supernatural General fandom Real Life Not necessarily in that order, sometimes I have more muse for one than the other. How do you like to RP (Forum, chat, email)? Forum Chat Googledoc Email You think of it, I might like it. Except for Tumblr. I don't understand how that works. What is your favorite kind of plot? Friendship Love Hate/enemies Frenemies What is your favorite book, movie or type of music (or all three)? Oh gosh, I love so many different books. Well, the obvious are: Harry Potter Tolkien's universe Mortal Instruments Then there's the not so obvious ones: The prophesy of the three stones The curse of the kings My secrets What other interest/Hobbies do you have? Oh gosh. Well... I make cosplay, I knit and I watch a lot of Netflix and Youtube. What's your favorite color? Purple, baby blue and leaf green. These colors make my world happy. What's your favorite drink? Strawberry daiquiri. And Pepsi max.
