Radical Roleplays

[RichardShru]

Now, I'm fairly new to this game, but I am not so new to role playing games. Before I came to this game, I played another role playing, enforced in character game. We had a rather small player base (in fact, in comparision to this, it was miniscule) but with the small player base, we also had alot of large scale rp's. In other words, if there was a rebellion against the government set in the game, the gm's would actually assist both sides of it to further the role play as opposed to saying "that is too radical an idea for this game and it could largely unbalance things". The end result was loads of fun (at least in my opinion) and when things settled down nothing necessarily changed (seeing as how the rebels lost anyway) but it was still fun. Now my question is, would that work out here as well? Or is this one of those more limited role playing games?

[Tuxide]

First off, welcome to PlaneShift.  I think something along the scale of overthrowing the government is a question for the settings team here, but there can be large-scale guild wars that do not require intervention.

[RichardShru]

Thanks. I can see guild wars and things of that nature occuring without any objection. The reason I said overthrowing the government though is because its really the most radical rp I can think of (aside from detroying the world, which would be intresting but doubtful to occur in many cases).

[neko kyouran]

there are threads on this forum about past times when someone/ones tried to "overthrow the government" and why they will always fail.  you're free to read them. 

[Mathy Stockington]

Welcome to Planeshift RichardShru. I hope you enjoy your stay here and look forward to roleplaying with you.

[RichardShru]

lol, thanks, but you might already have. I've been in for a few days before I posted on here, and I was curious about this.

and btw

Would you happen to know of any right off the top of your head? I'm looking right now, but it would be much appreciated if you could point some out.

[Mathy Stockington]

I did not know we met do to the fact you are not using your character name I gather. Welcome all the same.

[Under the moon]

I don't know much about plots to overthrow the government, but I once tried to kill everyone in Hydlaa.

(The Un-Common Cold RP)

[RichardShru]

Hey, I like that idea. Did you try a "Jack The Ripper" kinda style or was it just a massacre?

[Miaua]

Welcome 

I think, that the best picture of what kind of RPs can one get here you can get from:

Roleplaying-Storywriting (Stories, mostly written from game RPs, time to time fictial, but still in game settings)

and

In-game Roleplay Events

Some good stories you can get on guild's sites and forums as well
Hope you will enjoy. And dont forget that game is still in developement, so there is a lot of things still to be completed. Game mechanics, as well as settings.

[RichardShru]

I've just read a few of those stories, and I have to say, some people on here can really write. lol. Thanks by the way. Oh, and I looked back as far as 2006 (I get bord pretty easily looking through so many topics) for the whole "overthrowing the government" thing, and so far I have only found two posts supporting the idea. lol. But thanks.

[Taniquetil]

there are threads on this forum about past times when someone/ones tried to "overthrow the government" and why they will always fail.  you're free to read them. 

Actually, they never even bud because they are immediately regarded as "against settings".

[Duraza]

Firstly, welcome to PS RichardShru.  

Secondly, there have been a few attempts but they never work out. I myself have tried (more than once mind you but sometimes were more heard of than others because they got bigger) and failed. A few people are still trying (myself included)  

The problem with large scale rps is that they are hard to organize among players. Also, as a player you can't 'force' your rp on someone else. With as small as a community as you mentioned it would probably be easier but ours, even though it is still small, isn't as easy to work with to get everyone to agree on that sort of thing. Players still do large scale events and when organized have a lot of fun. Most stick to smaller events though. GMs also run events, sometimes big ones that usually having more impact on the players and the world.

Actually, they never even bud because they are immediately regarded as "against settings".

I wouldn't say its 'agaisnt the settings.' RP wise we have the right to try. However we don't have a good chance at succeeding (and have little chance of living). Because things such as active guard NPC's don't exist we can't 'see' how strong the Octarchs military would be because it currently has no effect on crime in Hydlaa. If you don't limit your rp to what you see (as in game mechanics) then you know that trying to overthrow the government would probably be a sucide mission. In past attempts there has never been forces large enough (at least from what I've seen) to ever succeed  so when starting the rp you should OOCly know you'll meet failure.

[Under the moon]

Yes, not against settings. Just not possible given the current mechanics of the game.

[RichardShru]

My characters motto is "The only true failure is the failure to stop trying" lol. In the last mmo I played, I organized (you guessed it) a rebellion. It didn't work, and I had a live snake shoved up my @$$ and my head cut off (The gm's wanted to have a bit of fun in private, lol). But hey, who knows what I have planned this time around. Thanks!