Roleplay RevivalWe're seeing a revival of roleplaying on the forums, with five RPs open for sign-ups! Each is a different flavour, so check them out and see if you'd like to be part of one. All are welcome!
The link to our RP forum is
here.
A New Day:Wintreath, the year 2000. The world is on a precipice. After years of war, mistrust and conflict the people of Wintreath have decided to try a new way forward for the nations of the world. A new chance for peace. The last chance for peace. A Coalition of Nations. A new initiative for peace and understanding in a world full of lies and deceit. But old scores, ancient rivalries and new threats rear their ugly heads. Can the people of the world really create A New Day or will the fires of war rage across this world again? Only you can make that choice.....
A Tale Of Icy Proportions:A powerful snow demon has gotten loose in the countryside, enslaving and slaughtering the people. A band of heroes, who are lead by a powerful mage, will defeat the demon, but first they have to find it. This is the story of their uncomfortable adventures finding the demon.
Wintreath Bleeds:The year is 1503, and as the Renaissance starts to go in full swing, four factions wage a war for Wintreath's future. How will events unfold as two major noble houses clash with an invading force, and the peasantry start to turn to merchants and other commoners to deliver them from this feudal political system? Take part in this engrossing RP to help answer that question.
The Black Stone:You are a warrior, that is for certain, about to embark on this never ending battle. The Sultan is dead, and as her heirs squabble over their thrones, you know the battle you must fight. The battle for Pr Akash. For centuries two Sultans have fought for control of this one place, under the gaze of the Volcano God, it is the holiest city in the world to these people. He who controls it, controls not only the city of Pr Akash, but the nation named after it. The Sultan is dead, her mandate is over. Now you must make your seven oaths to seven gods. The Volcano God Rakaufa demands only battle. What the rest will demand from you is a mystery.
The Fighting Thirteenth:14 September 1749, war returns to the Realm of Galifor! Sergeants' cadences roar above the fife and drum as the Barons raise their regiments for the coming campaign. Sign your name on the dotted line brave men of Galifor, join the Thirteenth Scout Cavalry Regiment, and do your part for the Realm.
We also have two interviews with two of our RP Loremasters, North of
A New Day and Laurentus of
Wintreath Bleeds!
An Interview with North, Thane of Roleplay, on A New Day and the Future of RP in Wintreathby tauloverWhat are your thoughts on the state of RP in Wintreath over the past year or so?Alas, in the past year things for the RP in Wintreath have not been terribly good. Activity has been at an all time low until we finally reached the point where all the RP's slowly died. It was sad to see. I liked most of those RP's, they were good and enjoyable RP's. It really was just sad to see them go.
As Thane of Roleplay, how do you plan to revitalize the RP community?There are several ideas that I have proposed and are currently in discussion with our legislature and cabinet, we are currently trying to narrow down our options to the best possible choice. I wish I could say more but, alas, its confidential. I will say that I am hopeful for the future!
What are you doing differently in your new RP, A New Day, to improve roleplaying in Wintreath?Well, one of the things I noticed about our previous RP's was that if, in the unfortunate event that the Loremaster for that RP went inactive, the RP would come grinding to a halt. I hope to alleviate that problem with a new and revolutionary conception of how to run an RP. Beyond the day to day RP between players there will be a 'session' mechanic where crisis's and and disasters will occur and it will be up to the players to find a solution. When they do, the session will end. Every player will have an outcome they want, either one they organically came up with themselves or one the LM provided for them or even both.
The best part of this conception is that at that point anyone can run a 'session'. That, hopefully, means that engagement and involvement in the RP will be high and so will activity. That's the idea, anyway.
In the interest and OOC threads for A New Day, you mentioned some legislative rules. Could you elaborate on these mechanics?Oh yes, its simple, during a session and in between them you can motion in the Coalition Of Nations, a kind of UN-expy or like the WA from NationStates. You can motion anything you want from Declaring jeans illegal or banning crabs if you feel so inclined. However, you cannot propose to eject another player (cause, you know, that would not be fun) and you cannot motion to declare war on another player in the CON without unanimous approval. It's to try to keep things fair between players.
What do you think of the current resurgence of new RPs in the forum?I am very much excited and hopeful for the future! Hopefully with Laurentus's, Saerian's and my efforts combined we can revitalize RP in Wintreath!
An Interview with Laurentus, on Wintreath Bleedsby tauloverAs founder and former Guildmaster of the RP Guild, what do you think of the state of RP in Wintreath, and what are some things we should do to improve RP in Wintreath?Good day, Tau, and thank you for this interview.
RP has been on a steady decline for a while, and it seems the guild was unable to effectively deal with new challenges facing RP. Nor did it seem to have the will to. The guild, as a concept, was supposed to be a type of cabinet in itself, focusing exclusively on keeping RP alive and healthy. I think we all lost sight of that.
That said, some fresh blood and the help of the current guild master seems to have had a lot of success in bringing RP back. If we want to keep it going strong, though, our RPers can no longer afford to take such a passive approach to RP. We can consider things like RP owner transferral only if the RPers themselves are ready for such a responsibility. I wonder whether it would not be beneficial to let RPs rotate between various different lore masters, the same way TV series get different directors for different seasons. We are a very small RP community, and we are not focused exclusively on RP in the region, so if everyone doesn't do their part, it is not going to be possible to keep RP going.
What factions can we expect to see in Wintreath Bleeds? How do you plan on implementing the house system into the RP and this system of factions?The way it is envisioned right now, there will be four main factions vying for control. Two noble Houses will be at each other's throat from the word go, and House Telcontar, a royal House from another country, will see the chaos as the perfect time to invade. The populace will slowly be swayed by a type of merchant's guild to invest more power into very wealthy businessmen, instead of feudal Lords.
This is done to give everyone a chance to participate, as those not wishing to join an actual Wintrean House will still get to participate within at least one of the factions, and it does make for a very interesting setting, too.
A Wintreath house RP had been discussed for many years by Weissreich, which many may consider the father of Wintrean RP. How much inspiration do you plan on taking from Weissreich's material, and how do you plan on doing this while respecting his worldbuilding?I cannot hold a candle to Weiss's worldbuilding, so I am not going to try, either. His gearworks system would have been an interesting one to explore, and his establishment of setting is basically like the Bible of Wintrean RP, but it is also dense and might scare newcomers off if they have to get too far into it to participate in this RP. I take inspiration from his original idea of having a House RP, and will place it on an altered version of his map (diligently updated by various others), but don't take any further inspiration than that.
Again, everyone is welcome to join and participate in our RPs, which you can find in the
RP Gathering of our forums!
