In a forum of 7000+ members, there’s going to be some bad roleplayers, and some of them will want to roleplay. I’ve experienced—countless times—how one rogue roleplayer makes a whole thread go haywire. I’m sure anyone who’s been in more than one RP has experienced that as well.
The VRP board is a hidden, invite-only roleplaying board. Our goal is to eliminate, in our specific instance, the combat-centric, adolescent power-play trend that so many roleplays descend into. We do this by sieving out obvious godmodders and otherwise poor roleplayers by an invitation process. Anyone who wants to sign up for the VRP boards should say so on this thread. You will be given a situation by a moderator, who acts as a recruiter, in a timely manner (This will be either me, JediGuy, or Sable Dove). This situation will be ubiquitous; it should not imply an especially fantastic universe. You are unlikely to find yourself in Sheogorath’s realm of oblivion or in the middle of a Dyson Sphere. You’ll be somewhere nondescript, a forest, a mountaintop, or a city (the culture, technology, etc. of this city you will, of course, infer on your own)
An example that we will not necessarily use would be:
The object of this situation is not to overcome it easily. It is not to overcome it efficiently; it is not to strike a badass pose. It is to give us drama. You aren’t expected to give us very much; in fact, any at all should be good enough. If your situation is being thrown into a pit of crocodiles and your solution involves karate, you are probably doing it wrong.Kilroywashere wrote:You find yourself severely wounded deep in the swamps. As you slowly limp your way to safety, you watch as massive crocodiles slowly enter the water when you draw near. Please provide a brief description of your character, and then write up not only how you got yourself into this mess, but how you intend to get yourself out of it."
If the situation would be too easy for your character—if you’re Bear Grylls in the above example—let us know. If the character you use for the situation defeats it easily, find a different one. We need conflict. We won't send you "you're stuck in a babies crib," we'll probably say "you're suddenly in the middle of a barfight."
Once they respond, take their response and place it in an invitation thread. It doesn’t have to be great; just good enough for government. Once we’ve all taken a quick census (if we even need to), we’ll contact you back. Chances are, you’ll do fine.
If anyone wants entry to the VRP board, please say so here and one of the recruiters (Me, Jediguy, or Sable Dove) will respond.