Caim frowned at the proceedings, as he was overpowered by a previous posters OP mooks without any say whatsoever and saw the carefully planned plot fall into shambles once again. The dragon landed by his side and tilted her head in similar confusion. Disregarding the matters that did not mean anything to them, Caim quietly climbed on the dragon's back, and prepared for god knows what.
Meanwhile in the Real World, some riverside area in Florida
Teri looked at the screen with annoyance, as the plot ran amok again. Her eyes were dryish and she wondered, "Is anything going to go to proper plans at all? Is anyone going to follow the rules anymore? Will this damn RP ever make sense?" She shook her head in dismay, and began to type an OOC post about her grievances.
Meanwhile in the Real World, some riverside area in Florida
Teri looked at the screen with annoyance, as the plot ran amok again. Her eyes were dryish and she wondered, "Is anything going to go to proper plans at all? Is anyone going to follow the rules anymore? Will this damn RP ever make sense?" She shook her head in dismay, and began to type an OOC post about her grievances.
Two things:
1. I do believe we are in need of a new plot. The last one was kind of destroyed.
2. Chillz.... I think you need to sit down and have a serious talk with the rest of the regulars about your posting. Take a look at the first post of AA. LOOK AT IT. You break several of the rules and it's really starting to piss me off. Let me count the ways.
"Don't be OP" This is your biggest problem. Hands down. This is what keeps cropping up, and all of my other issues with you and your posting will tie back into this. From all of the posts I've seen you type, you will pull some kind of power out of your ass, or you gain some kind of mega weapon of doom that allows your character to do what he does. Now, for example, when I brought in something new, I gave a clear and logical explanation for my actions and gave canon evidence for my character to be able to do that. Leet does the same thing for Youmu, and so does anyone else. Also, Ram points out that your characters should have a weakness of some kind. From what I can tell, Severin doesn't have anything like that. Most of our characters do, and should, so that they keep balance. You, do not.
"Only One Character" I have seen a few people break this rule, and it hasn't bothered me terribly. Some of the characters fall out of focus, some will be important for other plotlines, etc. But all of the extra characters you have.... Ridiculous. Extra names from other media that aren't necessary. Or, if a character is out of focus, he/she will be just as derailling/OP as the rest of your lot. Therin lies the problem, everyone you play as, that has a name, is OP. On top of that, some of your posts can be extremely tiring to read, because you either pull something completely random and new out of nowhere/they derail everything. Heck, if I remember correctly, one of the earlier posters called you out, and said the equivalent of "What the fuck" for bringing in the Sanguines again. But I digress. This returns us to the OP problem, which has already been discussed.
"Using other characters is okay, but NOT NECESSARY" This speaks for itself. I don't need to say anything more.
Now chillz. I hope you've read the whole of this before deciding to post a refutal. I hope others have read this list of grievances as well. I'm not saying that you need to stop posting, or stop playing Severin. All I'm saying is that all of your shit, needs to be taken down a few notches, so everyone can have a chance to have their own fun in the RP, instead of you taking everything and bending it to your will. I'm sure I'm not the only one fed up and irritated with it. Diabolo had to learn OP lessons with Rugal, and he was here a much shorter time than Chillz was. Hell, wasn't the reason we created this reboot because everyone was becoming too OP for the last universe? At least, that was to my understanding. Unless OPdom has become something accepted around here, I hardly think that any of this has been tolerated. Before we continue into the next plot, I think all of us should have a say about this. Eh, AA?
1. I do believe we are in need of a new plot. The last one was kind of destroyed.
2. Chillz.... I think you need to sit down and have a serious talk with the rest of the regulars about your posting. Take a look at the first post of AA. LOOK AT IT. You break several of the rules and it's really starting to piss me off. Let me count the ways.
The rules in particular that I see you bending over your knee and telling to suck your dick would be:Ramthundar said:The Avatar Adventure is an Open RPG because you don't need stat-points or character sheets. You can come in and be anything you want; a main hero, a main villain, an NPC (helpful or random), a Random Encounter, a quest giver, or even an item. You character is your Avatar, and can either BE whoever your avatar is (if, for example, it's Link or Freeman) or you can make a new character with your avatar's looks/powers/body.
There's very little rules that need to be followed.
THE RULES!
Simply, you just drop in and use your Avatar to move the plot. The only rules I'd like to be followed is:
You have to contribute to the plot: Doesn't matter if your just going to pop in now-and-again or be a constant player, each post should move the plot a little bit.
Don't control the story by yourself: Each post gives you temporary powers as a DM, so don't abuse it and don't disrespect the previous poster. You have to react to the story, not change it to your image. For example, if the previous posts were all about getting ready to go to X Village to fight some boss, don't put in your post that everyone changes their minds and decides to have a cookie party.
KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! A common problem in previous instalments of this RP is that people got it in their minds to create 5 paragraph long posts where they put in detail about their character, what they did, why they did it, what color their weapon was when they did it, etc. Here at the AA, designated Players will provide the Plot, Conflict, etc. You just relax and just post whatever your character would do (preferably in a funny manner) and some of the things that happen in reaction to your actions.
There will be Designated Players I.E, players who provide the Plot and Conflict, and are okay to have a little more power then the average player. This will only go to those I trust and believe are capable of the responsibility.
Also, their will be at least One DP for the good guys and one DP for the bad guys. They will provide the quests for you, either for their own kind (we gotta find some power ups!) or to the opposing side (we gotta ambush them!)
Don't make All Powerful Characters This means any creature that can do anything he/she wants, has no weaknesses and is the super-bestes, etc. Though their isn't a real "character sheet," you character should have at least the following basics:
-One All Powerful attack plus a few smaller attacks or means to attack
-One Weakness, Specific or General it doesn't matter
-One way to get out of serious trouble but only to be used rarely if at all!
Only Once Character Per Player Meaning no making a Good Guy and a Bad Guy
NOTE! If you'd like to make a duo character, ie superhero and loyal side-kick, that is acceptable.
Using other characters in your posts is okay, but not necessary: This means that in your post you can say what the other characters did (exp, I would say how Mr. Ninja used his skills to find a door if it was in my post). But you should only do this if either a)the character's person hasn't posted in a while or b) if it is crucial to the plot of the RP.
ALSO, you can't make major decisions for that character, like dying or quiting or giving up some uber power, for that character. If you think you won't be on the thread for a while (or just get sick of it) please be sure to off your character if it's a main one, either through a death or simply saying "bye." Thank you.
When you come in, try to stay the same What I mean is, if you come in as a Good guy, try to stay a good guy unless you have a good reason, ie, NOT cause the bad guys have a cooler base then ours.
Have Fun. This is not supposed to be a serious thing. I hope to have this adventure become a funny one, so post with jokes or a relaxed manner. No need to be serious about it.
Also, any comments/messages/you saying something should be either put in a Spoiler box OR a PM. If you have any problems with this thread (poor/disrespectful players, bad rules, ideas to improve RP, confusion on the plot) please PM me for any of that.
Other wise, Enjoy!
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First and foremost: "Don't control the story". Look, a few attacks here and there are one thing, but having your Zero character basically take the MacGuffin, who isn't even your main character, (but I'll get onto that in a minute), imprison 3 PCs with MOOKS and almost take over the world.... Only to be saved by the 'proper' copy of your main PC... I call bullshit most foul. I don't care you are supposed to be a villain, this is ridiculous. We don't even have a chance to type a response or some reason to fight back; and I'm certain that this isn't what Orinon had in mind for this setting. From what I see, this just appears to be a childish way for you to gain attention to your legion of characters (which I will bring attention to). Which brings me to my next point:Don't control the story by yourself: Each post gives you temporary powers as a DM, so don't abuse it and don't disrespect the previous poster. You have to react to the story, not change it to your image. For example, if the previous posts were all about getting ready to go to X Village to fight some boss, don't put in your post that everyone changes their minds and decides to have a cookie party.
Don't make All Powerful Characters This means any creature that can do anything he/she wants, has no weaknesses and is the super-bestes, etc. Though their isn't a real "character sheet," you character should have at least the following basics:
-One All Powerful attack plus a few smaller attacks or means to attack
-One Weakness, Specific or General it doesn't matter
-One way to get out of serious trouble but only to be used rarely if at all!
Only Once Character Per Player Meaning no making a Good Guy and a Bad Guy
NOTE! If you'd like to make a duo character, ie superhero and loyal side-kick, that is acceptable.
Using other characters in your posts is okay, but not necessary: This means that in your post you can say what the other characters did (exp, I would say how Mr. Ninja used his skills to find a door if it was in my post). But you should only do this if either a)the character's person hasn't posted in a while or b) if it is crucial to the plot of the RP.
ALSO, you can't make major decisions for that character, like dying or quiting or giving up some uber power, for that character. If you think you won't be on the thread for a while (or just get sick of it) please be sure to off your character if it's a main one, either through a death or simply saying "bye." Thank you.
"Don't be OP" This is your biggest problem. Hands down. This is what keeps cropping up, and all of my other issues with you and your posting will tie back into this. From all of the posts I've seen you type, you will pull some kind of power out of your ass, or you gain some kind of mega weapon of doom that allows your character to do what he does. Now, for example, when I brought in something new, I gave a clear and logical explanation for my actions and gave canon evidence for my character to be able to do that. Leet does the same thing for Youmu, and so does anyone else. Also, Ram points out that your characters should have a weakness of some kind. From what I can tell, Severin doesn't have anything like that. Most of our characters do, and should, so that they keep balance. You, do not.
"Only One Character" I have seen a few people break this rule, and it hasn't bothered me terribly. Some of the characters fall out of focus, some will be important for other plotlines, etc. But all of the extra characters you have.... Ridiculous. Extra names from other media that aren't necessary. Or, if a character is out of focus, he/she will be just as derailling/OP as the rest of your lot. Therin lies the problem, everyone you play as, that has a name, is OP. On top of that, some of your posts can be extremely tiring to read, because you either pull something completely random and new out of nowhere/they derail everything. Heck, if I remember correctly, one of the earlier posters called you out, and said the equivalent of "What the fuck" for bringing in the Sanguines again. But I digress. This returns us to the OP problem, which has already been discussed.
"Using other characters is okay, but NOT NECESSARY" This speaks for itself. I don't need to say anything more.
Now chillz. I hope you've read the whole of this before deciding to post a refutal. I hope others have read this list of grievances as well. I'm not saying that you need to stop posting, or stop playing Severin. All I'm saying is that all of your shit, needs to be taken down a few notches, so everyone can have a chance to have their own fun in the RP, instead of you taking everything and bending it to your will. I'm sure I'm not the only one fed up and irritated with it. Diabolo had to learn OP lessons with Rugal, and he was here a much shorter time than Chillz was. Hell, wasn't the reason we created this reboot because everyone was becoming too OP for the last universe? At least, that was to my understanding. Unless OPdom has become something accepted around here, I hardly think that any of this has been tolerated. Before we continue into the next plot, I think all of us should have a say about this. Eh, AA?