05-17-2014, 01:58 AM
So.
CotH has IC forums. I see some people using them fairly regularly to in some way, shape or form record the going-ons of their characters when they are alone, writing down what happens when the character is not on-screen at the time.
This is great.
I am wondering, though, if there's any interest whatsoever in the CotH community to lead dedicated storylines that run primarily with forum posts with the occasional in-game adventure here and there. I ask this because I have a storyline in mind that I've been pondering for the past few months and in order to get all the necessary interactions with certain story-relevant NPCs and characters... the best way to introduce them to people is through forum roleplay.
Why is that?
Well... First of all, it puts less of a requirement on me and the players to be online at the same time and allows the story to progress naturally as long as either part has the time to produce a post once in a while. It eliminates the worry of not having the time to sit down and roleplay it on-server and lets the story evolve and relationships develop at a steady enough pace to let them last and then builds a good foundation for continued interaction in-game and still lets characters go about their business without being locked in place or anything like that. It lets the player integrate the forum experience in their in-game roleplay as they please to carry on the storyline. That way it doesn't have to steal a lot of in-game time or make anyone feel forced to log on just to keep participating.
Would this kind of storyline be interesting, at all? If I tried to get something like this off the ground, would you be interested in trying it out?
CotH has IC forums. I see some people using them fairly regularly to in some way, shape or form record the going-ons of their characters when they are alone, writing down what happens when the character is not on-screen at the time.
This is great.
I am wondering, though, if there's any interest whatsoever in the CotH community to lead dedicated storylines that run primarily with forum posts with the occasional in-game adventure here and there. I ask this because I have a storyline in mind that I've been pondering for the past few months and in order to get all the necessary interactions with certain story-relevant NPCs and characters... the best way to introduce them to people is through forum roleplay.
Why is that?
Well... First of all, it puts less of a requirement on me and the players to be online at the same time and allows the story to progress naturally as long as either part has the time to produce a post once in a while. It eliminates the worry of not having the time to sit down and roleplay it on-server and lets the story evolve and relationships develop at a steady enough pace to let them last and then builds a good foundation for continued interaction in-game and still lets characters go about their business without being locked in place or anything like that. It lets the player integrate the forum experience in their in-game roleplay as they please to carry on the storyline. That way it doesn't have to steal a lot of in-game time or make anyone feel forced to log on just to keep participating.
Would this kind of storyline be interesting, at all? If I tried to get something like this off the ground, would you be interested in trying it out?