Brainstorm Thread, For a new RP of course Options

[Dantrag]

Ahem,

Judging by previous conversations as well as the low activity in WoH, the plotlines are simply too involved and confusing for any newcomers as well as old participants. (yes, I can use big words like 'participant') So, brainstorm time.

Things we have figured out based on experience :

- No 'all powerful' characters (ex. Arcyakt - he just made things complicated and caused a lot of argument, considering the fact that he had no limit to his powers, and kind of made defeating him illogical)

- Too many factions = bad. It just makes things hectic and hard to put together, expecially since with each new faction, you need at least 3 more characters, usually played by someone that already has multiple characters.

- Large scale = bad. I mean, in WoH, it's all large-scale political schemes that go nowhere. There are no epic duels, huge arguments (Hey, the Sel vs. Niran stuff got old, but it was interesting), etc.

- Feel free to add anything else.

So based on these main no-no's, we need plottage. I was thinking that some kind of plot with two (somewhat equal) sides would be good. WoH was too much, but AMU was too one-sided. I'm sure Kiln and Shogun got bored RPing with only Arcyakt. If we could balance out the sides a little more, it would be good. And of course, there has to be some good old internal conflict.

If most agree with these points, we can get into more specifics.

[Dantrag]

Hmm...maybe we should stay away from the 'guild' plots. I mean, if you wanted to be a fighter, you wouldn't very well fit into the mages vs necromancers plot. Conversely, a mage wouldn't fit very well in the khajit vs imperials. That seems almost too limiting to me.

Here's just a kind of random thing I thought of :

There's a huge celebration in a large city. (think the equivalent of mardi gras in New Orleans (before the hurricane, obviously)) Everyone's feasting, having a good time, you know, when something bad happens. (this could be, summoned monsters killing innocents, the local lord assassinated, someone kipnapped) this bad thing is of course, done by the evil group who has some motive that is yet to be determined.

Then, the good guys take it upon themselves to hunt down the bad guys, and from there it really depends on what the bad thing they do to the town is, and the reason for it.