I think we need to start this site from ground zero again -.-;;;
I know its a pain in the ass - but - in order for the roleplay to start up again I think we need to renovate it and such.
Some of my ideas include:
- I like the new set up for the character list, HOWEVER, there are A LOT of Bat characters I think should and need to be added, on the middle ground and on hte good guy side in particular. I have created my own list which I will post up right after
- We should probably make the acceptance into the forum a little more - well - difficult. For Bat-character and Self-Created-Characters alike. In this way, we can weed out the single liner people - the people who don't know a damn about their character - and general people who aren't dedicated to roleplaying to those who do. I think it would just be helpful in hte elimination problem and we would avoid people from starting off as Dick Grayson and then turning into Two-Face >.> lol sorry...
My idea for the new Profile Creation Template:
Full Name: (Provide a Full Name - pretty self explanatory)
Alias: (If youre character has a name they use other than their full name - put it here!)
Age: (...age!)
Gender: (...GENDER! But I guess with Self-created-characters you can be a tad bit more creative)
Nationality: (...National Background! French? American? Ecuadorian? etc.)
Occupation: ( Everybody has to do somethin to earn their livlihood. May a short job history would be nice.)
Eyes: (Eye color - be descriptive! Eyes are considered the mirror into one's soul!)
Hair: (Hair color - short, long, etc. Again - be descriptive!)
General Description: (Body image, personality traits, other little quirks that the character has. This part is the most tedious - so don't rush it! I don't need every single detail about the character but a nice ground work would suffice - especially for Self-Created characters)
Clothing: (What they wear - again - be descriptive!)
Weapons: (In Gotham it's almost necessary to have a weapon - however, it's not essential)
Other Equipment: (Any trinkets they carry around with them? Anything of value? Put it here!)
Transportation: (How do they get around from one place to another? I mean, it could sound kind of hoookey - you can simply put in long walks - but maybe they also have something similar to the Bat-mobile! Or ride motorcycles - or even get by in a wheelchair!)
History: (Again another tedious part! Every character has some sort of beginning - except maybe in the case of a couple of Bat-characters - but try to be descriptive here to! We need to kno where the character started off from to understand how they became the person they are today!)
RP Sample: ( And now we need to gauge your RP skills! You can write anythin here you want your character to be involved in. Whether it's taking a stroll through Robinson Park or beating up some bad guys on the night shift. )
Again this will be applied to both Self-Created and Bat-owned Characters. If anything Ill do one of these myself for a reference if you'd like. Self-created characters get to have more flexibility of course-such as if youre character changes her/his alias - such as starting off as an average joe and then becoming some vigilante will cause of a change in alias at some point.
- We probably need to be more descriptive about our RP World - in this case - Gotham City - probably divulge a section in the rules to explain the set up of our RP world and explain certain important facets that has happened in Gotham - etc. etc. Just so all the RP people are on the same page. And new people are able to understand whats going on without having to be a hardcore Bat-fan or other such thing.
- Competitions are most certainly fun! Definately keep those - but we shouldnt have one till we get enough people in this site to accutately carry one out lol
Well thats basically it - and pretty much get rid of these old threads which we have recklessly abandoned >.< and just start a new.
ow I dont claim to know everything about everything - Im just giving some advice! I've been around the RP block a few times. And I love Batman! I just dont want to see a highly potential Bat-forum go to the ground without even having a fully successful run!
Subject: It kills me but... 
Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:23 pm
