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| Topic Started: Feb 14 2016, 11:49 PM (332 Views) | |
| Rhyme | Feb 14 2016, 11:49 PM Post #1 |
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...urk, haha. This might just be me being a little too used to certain systems in other sites I've been in, but like I said before in the chat, it would be helpful if there's something that could keep track of which roleplayer plays which characters. Although I think somebody said that you guys tried it before and not many used it, or something? And there's people who list their other characters in their signature, too... alternatively, the roleplayer's forum nickname could be in the miniprofile? Well, this is more just things I noticed, and they're mostly just for convenience... you could tell who the roleplayer is by viewing the profile, and I guess I'm just new here and I could get used to it. Just suggesting, although I haven't really done much in the site for now >.> Thanks for reading! |
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| Aniketos | Feb 15 2016, 07:42 AM Post #2 |
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User nicknames are usually listed on the account profile – the page you get if you click on the account name to the left of someone's post. This is generally what I do if I'm unsure. We had a sort of registry for a while, but it was hard to keep it updated, as it was up to the player to report their characters and people almost never remembered to do it. I like the mini-profile idea, and we may well just go for it, but we'll have to see. |
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| Shrista | Feb 15 2016, 06:02 PM Post #3 |
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I like the mini profile idea too. That is all. 8D |
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| Akra Burzug | Feb 17 2016, 03:47 PM Post #4 |
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Just wanted to suggest a possible couple of contests around things that add lore to the Elenlond world. Nothing overly large, but maybe one month there is a contest for coming up with a new animal? Then the next a new plant? Then a mineral/metal? And maybe the top three or four could be added to a part of the world lore dealing with that kind of thing? Just thinking like, people could invent a new animal, write up it's appearance, habits, what it eats, what climate it is indigenous to, etc. |
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| Aniketos | Feb 19 2016, 05:39 PM Post #5 |
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This is a sweet idea but it would make more sense if we had any sort of pre-existing lore article, such as a bestiary, for that kind of thing. As it is, there is none: we have lore articles for the countries, historical/plot events and that's about it, because those are essential to Elenlond's fabric. We let people invent their own flora, fauna and materials as they please. Our lore is already a big read (though not as much as some places), so I think it's best not to add more. |
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| Shrista | Feb 19 2016, 07:36 PM Post #6 |
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I think it's a fun idea. We could always set up a form for players to submit their own little articles, maybe even link it to the explorer's guild or something hehe. Since so much of the lore is basically optional whether you want to be a part of it or not, or read this or that, and is relatively flexible, it's a neat way to include something that sort of embraces both writing and illustration if people feel they wanna do that, as well as people's interests in things like geology and biology. Maybe something to think about? |
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| Rhyme | Feb 22 2016, 11:44 PM Post #7 |
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Hrm... how about a country that's specifically predominantly non-human? //this thread is becoming an assortment of ideas XD |
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| Kestrel Sumner | Feb 23 2016, 11:06 AM Post #8 |
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There could be countries that are predominantly non-human, but they would exist outside of the four that are actually in play, I think. I say that because most characters are human/humanoid and none of these countries have ever been comprised of predominantly non-human characters, so, at least in my opinion, it would be kind of weird to suddenly say, for example, that Soto is mostly non-humans. However, I see no reason why there can't be communities of non-human creatures and why those communities couldn't be prominent or expand. So as such there could be the potential for lore on that. |
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| Phaedrus | Feb 23 2016, 11:33 AM Post #9 |
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^ agreed with Shadow! there's plenty of flexibility here. c: if you feel like anything is lacking or have an idea (like communities of non-human creatures) you can always type up your own lore and put it under chronicles or your character's profile. for instance, I made up a bunch of lore about the realm of death and the denizens therein. while it's not canon, I welcome everyone to use it and take inspiration from it if they'd like. likewise you can definitely type up something for your own community and insert it into the world at large. Edited by Phaedrus, Feb 23 2016, 11:34 AM.
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| Aniketos | Mar 2 2016, 04:32 PM Post #10 |
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Hello all! We've taken all this into account, and the changes we want to make will be made all together so they can be bunched up into one announcement. First, we'll definitely add a player section to the mini-profiles. Second, after thinking about it for a bit, it looks like we're all in favor of a Member-Contributed Lore forum that would be a sub-forum to the regular Lore forum. We won't have competitions; rather, members will be free to post lore articles. I just wanted to put up how we were thinking of doing it to see what y'all think! So, here's a rundown:
What do y'all think???? |
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| Kelvin Friedhelm | Mar 10 2016, 10:10 AM Post #11 |
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I love it all, but I feel like you haven't described the organizational method enough. (Not trying to offend, just looking to understand the end goal better.) You said that the forum will likely not have any subdivisions- but the organization looks like it will be based on individual posts. Will there be a system that distinguishes articles on beasts/races from plants/substances? I feel like that if all the posts were thrown into one 'folder' it would become hard to navigate between topics. Also, would you consider complex magic systems (such as that one idea about the 'gate' realms, or my Fyodor's rune system, or a recipe list for potions/poisons) of enough merit for an article? (And this is just an idea) If it was divided into topics, would you consider a format for post titles to make searching easier? |
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