11-27-2010, 02:46 PM
Hello GMs!
I just wanted to throw some ideas at you guys and see what your thoughts are. I've been getting really into Live-Action Roleplaying, and while that isn't WoW RP it is about as heavy as RP can get. The idea I have comes from the way most LARP games run. What it is is that people play NPCs and/or PCs. While I know the GMs do that to a certain extent there aren't really ever any 'crunchies'. The word crunchy means, essentially they are mobs that are scary, sometimes terrifying, but most of the time they are balanced so the players can take care of them. Where it would get interesting is....With WoW...we are able to use any model that is previously in the game to represent a group. For example I had some really fun RP the other day with a couple people in Booty bay, they were talking about a cultish like group that is taking over Duskwood (Church of Shadow). What I am suggesting is that at certain times, we have a certain number of either designated number of "Staff". While staff is what we call them at a LARP we could probably come up with a different name. Staff at a LARP are not all GMs...we Have a GM, multiple Senior Staff, and then General staff. All of these NPCs play multiple characters as well as playing friendly and unfriendly characters (and crunchies). I am not saying "Lets make CoTH like LARP" I am just suggesting a way that we can add another level of realism to the game, other then mindless AI driven by preset macros. If we put a person in control of a mob the RP between the baddies and the PCs would be much more dramatic and realistic. Not to mention you could do PvP style combat, and use skills in the fights.
Anyways...I'd love to talk more with any GMs about it, and I would even volunteer to do it when I can!
Hope you're all well!
I just wanted to throw some ideas at you guys and see what your thoughts are. I've been getting really into Live-Action Roleplaying, and while that isn't WoW RP it is about as heavy as RP can get. The idea I have comes from the way most LARP games run. What it is is that people play NPCs and/or PCs. While I know the GMs do that to a certain extent there aren't really ever any 'crunchies'. The word crunchy means, essentially they are mobs that are scary, sometimes terrifying, but most of the time they are balanced so the players can take care of them. Where it would get interesting is....With WoW...we are able to use any model that is previously in the game to represent a group. For example I had some really fun RP the other day with a couple people in Booty bay, they were talking about a cultish like group that is taking over Duskwood (Church of Shadow). What I am suggesting is that at certain times, we have a certain number of either designated number of "Staff". While staff is what we call them at a LARP we could probably come up with a different name. Staff at a LARP are not all GMs...we Have a GM, multiple Senior Staff, and then General staff. All of these NPCs play multiple characters as well as playing friendly and unfriendly characters (and crunchies). I am not saying "Lets make CoTH like LARP" I am just suggesting a way that we can add another level of realism to the game, other then mindless AI driven by preset macros. If we put a person in control of a mob the RP between the baddies and the PCs would be much more dramatic and realistic. Not to mention you could do PvP style combat, and use skills in the fights.
Anyways...I'd love to talk more with any GMs about it, and I would even volunteer to do it when I can!
Hope you're all well!
