While We Wait: (Almost) Anything Goes

[Angst]

Do you like Dark Souls, RPGs or mobas? Here's a new IOT! (prethread) Take a look - Ohhh so *shiny*!

forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=14344333

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[Thlayli]

That looks pretty fun angst. If I wasn't already in MigratioNES, ONES, NDNES, and starting my own (t_t) I'd totally join. Maybe I will later! Although you can color me sad you didn't launch it in the NES forum

Maybe "cooperative story telling" instead of just "story writing" ?

After thinking about it for a while, I think "collaborative" is a better term than "cooperative," since people are working together to build a shared world, sure, but might also be competing against each other in a war or something.

Collaborative sort of exists in that interstitial space between competitive and cooperative while accepting both styles of play.

 

[Angst]

That looks pretty fun angst. If I wasn't already in MigratioNES, ONES, NDNES, and starting my own (t_t) I'd totally join. Maybe I will later! Although you can color me sad you didn't launch it in the NES forum

Still good to know you find it interesting You're always welcome

Forumwise it's a question of communities and player availability. Lately I've simply been chatting to IOTers more, and the forum seems more active right now (On CFC at least.)

 

[Thlayli]

"Narrative roleplaying games with an emphasis on collaborative writing."

If anyone has any objections to this description, let me know in the next few days. If not I'll propose it to leif.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

I like that!

 

[ork75]

Succinct.

 

[Thlayli]

Based on some input I've gotten, some people want the fact that we use maps included in our description. Maps are a pretty important aspect of the game, so here's some thoughts:

"Narrative map-based roleplaying games with an emphasis on collaborative writing."

Something with a bit more detail on the structure of NESing would look like:

"Narrative roleplaying games with maps, updates and stats, emphasizing collaborative writing in diverse settings."

 

[Terrance888]

The added detail does not take away form conciseness, so I approve.

That said, I actually need to question how a third party from not the NESer/IOTer forum game culture would understand "updates" and "stats". Mostly updates would be things like, software patches in the common understanding? [not that we need to explain it here, just questioning the assumption it's self-explanatory]

 

[Ninja Dude]

The added detail does not take away form conciseness, so I approve.

That said, I actually need to question how a third party from not the NESer/IOTer forum game culture would understand "updates" and "stats". Mostly updates would be things like, software patches in the common understanding? [not that we need to explain it here, just questioning the assumption it's self-explanatory]

I've wondered how the "outside world" would interact with and view our community. Like, if it got thrown at a place like reddit, would people take interest? Think we're just a bunch of big nerds? of course

 

[Terrance888]

I've been to places like r/worldbuilding and I'm sure some of them would be interested with some aspects. AAR (and story and tales) communities might also like the greater degree of story telling available.

 

[Buster's Uncle]

Hi. I have a question about outsider spectator etiquette - I'm really enjoying the Gods and Get Vash game/thread/story and do I surmise correctly that it would be inappropriate for me to say so in that thread as a non-participant not interested in participating but liking following? Is this OT thread the most appropriate place for that?

 

[Ninja Dude]

Hi. I have a question about outsider spectator etiquette - I'm really enjoying the Gods and Get Vash game/thread/story and do I surmise correctly that it would be inappropriate for me to say so in that thread as a non-participant not interested in participating but liking following? Is this OT thread the most appropriate place for that?

I would have no qualms about you making OOC posts in thread if it pertains to the game, although this place is also perfectly fine Whichever you prefer!

And glad to hear you're enjoying it!

 

[Thlayli]

Yeah, what Ninja said.

 

[Terrance888]

Jeho's cool.

But man, f*ck Vash. Amirite?

 

[Nuka-sama]

I'm running a WW II era alternate history game Come check it out

 

[gay_Aleks]

Also join Arcanum as an NPC once it launches!

(Key words being "once".)

 

[Robert Can't]

Absolutely join Nuke and Crezth's game 10/10 would recommend

Edit: ofc also feel free to join in the 19th iteration of the numbered IOTs which is effectively a MUN run by Thorvald with some semblance of game provided by myself

 

[gay_Aleks]

best aristo scum killer simulator

would play again

 

[inthesomeday]

It's just so massively complicated

 

[gay_Aleks]

the better part is that is just got slightly more complicated