What original theme interests you?
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@Polk said in What original theme interests you?:
I voted Soap Opera.
I never watched them. But I know they could get pretty barking mad, and I love me some barking mad as a player or GM.
Don’t must Mu*'s end up being part soap opera? Love triangles, crime lords, romance, secret relationships, extramarital affairs, genuine hate, having kids, and if you are lucky and it’s a game with rules to do some action, you might ALMOST do something related to that actual ruleset.
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I love the idea of Angels and Demons… but I also hate the idea of certain other people who would love Angels and Demons for all the bad reasons…
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@Pavel Yeah, 100% get that. I’ve still got some moving to do before I can think about putting something down, but once we get moved over I’m going to grab my In Nomine book to sort of glean some ideas from.
And maybe put out feelers see if anyone wants to help me build it. If not! On to the next idea.
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Kudos for bouncing back pretty quickly.
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@Cobalt Angels/Demons might be a particularly difficult slope, as with anything involving religion you have your cool people - but there are the extreme people and you might have to address some level of homophobia, transphobia, or well any other phobias and such.
While the majority of players are likely fine, after all we’ve had shows like Angel and such now. It only takes one weirdo to ruin a day.
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@CuriousGamer if I need to ill post this image on my theme page.
And I may take the Facebook group approach of in the app put a list of things you gotta agree to a list of questions along the lines of:
You agree not to be sexist, racist, homophobic, or transphobic OOC and not to push storyline involving these elements onto the game.
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Will there be a Demon: The Descent-style go loud option? I’m all for a sudden shift to horror as a mess of wings and eyes yells “BE NOT AFRAID”.
Imagine the need to experience sheer terror, but being unable to, because not doing so has been commanded of you.
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@Cobalt said in What original theme interests you?:
@CuriousGamer if I need to ill post this image on my theme page.
And I may take the Facebook group approach of in the app put a list of things you gotta agree to a list of questions along the lines of:
You agree not to be sexist, racist, homophobic, or transphobic OOC and not to push storyline involving these elements onto the game.
Not to be a Debbie Downer but those kinds of warnings / questions on an app don’t really do much to deter people from being awful. It’s honestly going to require a lot of oversight and very very specific theme files and even then you’ll still going to get assholes.
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@bear_necessities Yea, I do know that. I’m only going to commit to the idea if I have people I trust to help back me up.
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@bear_necessities If people act poorly, just fire them into the fucking sun.
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@bear_necessities said in What original theme interests you?:
@Pavel Well I mean yes but @Cobalt said she was tired of playing whack-a-creeper with the last game and this seems ripe for another round lol
Then she can hire me. I like playing.
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@bear_necessities I understand your concern and appreciate your acting as a voice of reason. When I’m done moving I’m gonna ping a few people I trust and see if they have the free time/energy to help me out.
If not the idea will go into the bin. I know it may seem like I’m running full tilt at windmills, but I’m not committed to anything yet.
I’ve heard some support for the soap opera game but I have mild concerns about creepers there too.
The post apoc game will require research to be done so the science isn’t just terrible. God’s Mall may feel too similar to Keys.
They all have different drawbacks. I just like workshopping ideas in the moments when I can escape from tripping over boxes and my family members.
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@Cobalt said in What original theme interests you?:
I’ve heard some support for the soap opera game but I have mild concerns about creepers there too.
I will say that “I must go, my planet needs me (Poochy died on the way back to his home planet)” is a fairly common trope in soap operas due to actors not getting contracts renewed and the writers needing to bail quickly on any storylines the character was involved with. It won’t stop creepers, but it might make dealing with the aftermath as soon as they are expunged easier.
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@Cobalt said in What original theme interests you?:
I have mild concerns about creepers there too.
There’s always going to be creepers, no matter the genre, the playerbase, or whoever is running the place. Creepers are people, if you have people you’ll eventually get creepers.
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@STD said in What original theme interests you?:
@Cobalt said in What original theme interests you?:
I’ve heard some support for the soap opera game but I have mild concerns about creepers there too.
I will say that “I must go, my planet needs me (Poochy died on the way back to his home planet)” is a fairly common trope in soap operas due to actors not getting contracts renewed and the writers needing to bail quickly on any storylines the character was involved with. It won’t stop creepers, but it might make dealing with the aftermath as soon as they are expunged easier.
Either that or “this character is suddenly being portrayed by someone else, with completely different hair.” (And hopefully a completely different understanding of good taste and boundaries)
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@bear_necessities Just easier to deal with them when they do the things they said they wouldn’t. Boot, and no worries.
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No matter what type of game your going to deal with creepers. You could make a Rainbow Brite, or Sailor Moon theme and still have creepy creepers. You’ll probably deal with some of the same people again no matter what theme you make.
Whatever game you make, just make sure you staff it with others. I think those extra sets of eyes and presence could really help you. So your not taking on all of a staffing burden yourself.
Having someone else on your level on staff can make it easier to bounce thoughts off. And just ask - I need a second opinion, is this creeping behavior to you?
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@Gasboy Isn’t that exactly what caused The Pack to close?
I’m all for making new games. Please keep doing so.
Just do not expect a new theme to solve the same old problems. You will still have creepers and weirdos.
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It’s interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a game without creepers - even if I didn’t hear about some of the creepers until years later. The only game I don’t think I’ve heard ANY creeper stories about was the Greatest Generation, and that one was a) a real niche game with b) a lot of character risk, and c) so much plot going on that it probably scared off a fair number of the people who were primarily there to try and dare people to enter their magical realms.
