Revival Discussion GO

[Zen]

OKAY SO. We’re trying to revive our dear old Mavros here, and I want to know what everyone thinks about how we should go about it. I mean more than just obviously advertise to get more new people. What should do onsite? Should we do a time skip? If so, how far ahead should we go? What sort of plots should we have in the near future? Etc. So please, discuss your thoughts on the matter!

[madb]

I think we should throw a party a gathering so that any/all of us who are in the process of coming back can just hop right on in with whatever character they want, no pressure ! natural reconnecting of characters

but in all seriousness, we probably need to do a timeskip. Maybe wrap up a few important character threads that would affect characters moving forward, but we gotta make it as new and clean as possible so any newcomers we might attract will find it easy to dive right in!

not sure how long or anything, none of my characters are major players or were involved in much super plotty even when I was active also my brain is rusty

leadership drama ?? if I remember correctly we were totally building up to that already! I think we can still work with Mavros being looked down upon by the outside as well, there's a pressure-cooker on high and azzy's right in the middle of it. Maybe some of the other bronzers are starting to shift a little underneath him, challenge him directly or indirectly because of his assumed inexperience and dat baby drama. gosh how embarrassing would it be (and potentially dangerous) for a weyrleader to be actively talked down by the riders who are supposed to support him, in front of other weyr's riders?

i feel like im being unduly mean to azzy here ilu azzy

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We need to figure out where the OUAT weyrlings are at in their education, too.

That's about all I've got~

yes everyone needs to advertise that's a great plan

[avon]

A time skip would be good. Maybe make the weyrlings closer to graduation so they can get in on plots more?

It's cliche, but we should probably have a clutch if we want to bring in new members.

Maybe sabotage or spying from another Weyr as a plot?

[Rhush]

I think we should throw a party a gathering so that any/all of us who are in the process of coming back can just hop right on in with whatever character they want, no pressure ! natural reconnecting of characters.

^ I like this. Great way to rekindle muse and it's optional for those who aren't sure how to pop in. :3

But moving on. I do agree that we probably need to do a time skip. Time here hasn't really moved since the second hatching; we have half-grown weyrlings and hatchlings that need to move forward in their education, training, and growing. Weyrlings have tons of plot potential, but riders have still more. xD I know when we chatted about this previously, Zen, you had mentioned leaving the time the same for a little while to get everyone resituated and to find out who's coming back and who isn't, and then doing a timeskip towards the next clutch (which, in tandem with advertising, is a great way to attract new people), and I agree with that.

A little more in depth; if we set up the time skip in the next couple of days and we use characters that haven't been reclaimed as plot tools, and then their player comes back and we've already killed them off, well... it doesn't tend to sit well. I mean, you can't exactly blame anyone, as there was a mass e-mail sent out, but it still leads to drama we don't want. So like, I say maybe we don't skip for another couple weeks/'till the end of February, so there's ample time for people to come back if they're interested, and then move time up.

Leadership drama ?? if I remember correctly we were totally building up to that already! I think we can still work with Mavros being looked down upon by the outside as well, there's a pressure-cooker on high and azzy's right in the middle of it. Maybe some of the other bronzers are starting to shift a little underneath him, challenge him directly or indirectly because of his assumed inexperience and dat baby drama. gosh how embarrassing would it be (and potentially dangerous) for a weyrleader to be actively talked down by the riders who are supposed to support him, in front of other weyr's riders?

^ Mad I love you. <3 This is a great plot device, various rankers beneath Azzy beginning to challenge his authority, especially if the whole thing about him knocking up a candidate that impressed the next day and is now a pregnant weyrling gets out around the weyr (which it might have). Mavros needs every dragon it can get, and the potential of a weyrling going between because of emotional shock due to his rider giving birth is a major issue for unrest to rally around. "A'zael isn't a fit leader, he's killing hatchlings because he can't keep it in his pants..." Gossip does a lot to a person's reputation, lol. And, of course, if/when I finish my little spy girl, we can open up plots around spies from other weyrs infiltrating Mavros in order to usurp their political powers and/or destroy it from the inside out. Naturally, people can take any side, but the setting and general pernese reaction leans towards the doubt trend; "is it worth it to keep trying? can we jump these hurdles and survive?" The weyrhold already had some drama between the hold part and the weyr part, just have to poke at that wound until it really rips open.

ahemsomanyplotideaswhoasorry.

[Deleted]

Lace's idea:

1. RP in current time until Feb 22. 
2. On Feb 22, send out "final warning" email to all members saying that if they do not respond by March 1st then their characters will be NPC'd/adopted/killed.
3. March 1st, initiate time skip, adoptions, deaths, NPCs, and plot devices.
4.
5. Profit.

(Also note that this plan was made in part with cbox discussion and did not come straight from this thread alone.)

[Rhush]

I'm down with Laci's timeline. :3

Now we just need some specifics. (I'm writing this on my phone so bear with me if I generalize a lot, I can't have more than one tab up at once to check myself. xD)

Time Skip - How far forward should we jump?

Personally I think it depends on what gold would be next to clutch in the timeline, assuming we want a clutch on the sands as part of the revival draw-in.

Situation: We have two active golds right now - Danovelith (Weyrling) and Zalmaranth (adult). Sularenth (weyrling) and Aerroth (adult) have yet to be reclaimed. If we want a clutch after the time skip, we technically have two options currently;

1. Go straight to Zal's next clutch time (as I believe she's next), which I think is next turn in a few ic months.
2. Jump Zal's next clutch (so make an adoptable/npc clutch) and move to the next one after that (which I think would either be the twins or Aerroth). This, I believe, is in two turns 9 ic months.

Either one lends to lots of plot devices, we just need to decide which plots we want to use. x3 Speaking of...

Plot Devices - What do we want to do?

I probably should have put this first, lol. There are tons of things we can do for plot devices; major threadstorms, overthrowing power, disease, floods, war within and without, splinter factions, isolation, self-destruction, self-rebuilding, abandoning the island in search of a new, better one-- the opportunities are endless. The question is, what do we want to do first? ;P

For example, running with the inactive golds i mentioned earlier, Hiko put Talera down as NPC or kill off, and Seraphim put Melana down as adopt out in case of disappearance. If we go two turns into the future, we could potentially roll into a leadership void (Talera could be killed off, poisoned, or Aerroth could rise at the same time as Sula/Dano, and while the twins wouldn't hurt each other, they wouldn't take kindly to Aerroth's interference, etc.) where unrest in Mavros as to the leadership could get really crazy (and I'm offering up Srunae as one of those being persecuted or rallied behind, so it's not just Azzy, lol, I like the idea of throwing her into the fire right after weyrlinghood. ;P), and we could hold an adoptable contest for Melana/Sularenth on top of the clutch.

Lots of stuff we could do with that particular jump, but that idea requires certain people still don't return by the end of the month, so it's just an example. x3

So fellow RP'ers, give up some of those ideas you have stewing around in your brains, don't let me do all the plotting! xD This is a collaboration, after all, and I'm sure someone has better ideas than I do. :3

(Edited some time stuff 'cause I realized that I was going by Interval gold risings, not Pass gold risings, and we're in a Pass. xD)

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Party sounds good, but I'm a little shaky on the idea of another timeskip. If it was only a few months to a year when we've all gotten established, then I'm up! But more than that would be REALLY hard to fill in without actual roleplay.

[Zen]

I'm planning for the timeskip to be 9 months, just an fyi. Zal will have risen and have an NPC/adoptable clutch and aerroth will have a clutch on the sands. Beyond that I'm still very open for plotting ideas.

We were talking about some dissent in the ranks over A'zael as Weyrleader, one because he got a weyrling pregnant and depending on Hiko we'll see what happens with that when it comes to the timeskip. And two he's going to try some things with allowing blues and greens to pick up more slack in the wings by flying longer and some traditionalists aren't going to like it. And who knows what the heck else we can come up with but xD

Obviously there's a lot more that can be done, as per Rhush's suggestions, I just need to know what everyone is interested in to see where we go first, and also if there are any other suggestions.

[Alyx]

Nine months isn't too bad; lets out weyrlings be full riders, right? Or a little closer?

My question is what will happen to our little golds if their players don't come back. Not going to just hand them to anyone, right? *flinches nervously*

Well, I'm up fore it - back with my little group; nothing really fancy, but mine are here all the same

[Zen]

The oldest Weyrlings would be like a month away from graduation~

Sera chose the option for melana and sularenth to be put up for adoption should she not return so we'll do that, just gotta figure out how we want to go about it.

Rhush is still very much active so her gold is safe lol, and so is karredy and zal, but hiko said to kill aerroth and talera off if she doesnt return so that'll be a thing that might happen and give us a nice plot point.

[Rhush]

Feb 10, 2015 23:22:58 GMT -5 @lacihparg said:

Lace's idea:
1. RP in current time until Feb 22.
2. On Feb 22, send out "final warning" email to all members saying that if they do not respond by March 1st then their characters will be NPC'd/adopted/killed.
3. March 1st, initiate time skip, adoptions, deaths, NPCs, and plot devices.

Well, it's now March 5th, and the time skip should be coming soon (Threads currently in progress will likely still be able to be played as long as they're fuzzy-timed, blah blah). Anyone else have input as to plots they want to see? Now that we know who isn't coming back, pretty much all of my posed (even the examples, lol) plot ideas are viable, and since Rhu is indecisive when it comes to plots, she can't pick a favorite. xD

So, anyone else interested in throwing around plot ideas? Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? This is probably going to be the last call, as we're already just about a week past the timeline Laci threw out, and we need to get things rolling so we can start advertising and such. x3

(Btw, Rhu likes to use her phone to post at work. She's bad.)

[Hiko]

I'M BACK I'M BACK I'M BACK

Sorry. Time got away from me. Again. I'm bad at this juggling forum-work-school thing. D: How did I do this, back in high school?
Ohgod. That was ten years ago. Ohgod. I CAN'T TEENAGE ANYMORE.

...

Soyeah. Tally's alive. We could kill her off if you need a good ohnoes, but I kinda wanna see where the Tally/Adion thing might go.

Updated the Mozael thread, so that's a thing.

I have... thoughts for T'rel, but that depends on the potential dissent idea.

Anyway. I'm alive.

[Rhush]

So, to sum up the current events, because this thread wasn't updated with that and we've been exceedingly slow at getting things up and running, lol.

1. The timeskip has already been enacted, and the board as a whole is now 10 months into the future. Weyrlings have been aged accordingly, and Zen also posted a thread with all the ages of current active characters moved forward to match current time (mostly; Tell us if your character's age is incorrect).

2. A'zael is once again weyrleader, his Fath having caught Zalmaranth over the course of the timeskip. Her (NPC) clutch was laid and has hatched, and the babies are available as adoptable junior weyrlings in the adoptable thread. This in mind, the political dissent plot has been enacted, and its generally understood that many of the older weyrfolk aren't very happy with A'zael as leader, especially now that he plans on flying the more enduring blues and greens longer. Check with Zen for specific details on that. X3

3. Aerroth has risen and been caught over the timeskip by (NPC) A'dion's bronze. Her clutch has been laid and will be our opening clutch after the timeskip, so it will happen on camera once we have all the babies done and set up. :3 There will be a gold in this clutch, whether we move forward with any plots to kill off Aerroth and her rider or not, so be prepared for some kind of drama around the clutch.

4. We will be setting forth a contest of sorts to adopt out gold Danovelith's twin sister, gold Sularenth, and her rider, Melana. Zen and I have been soundboarding the rules and requirements off one another for a while, so presumably things will get settled on and a thread on the event will appear before, during or following the hatching. :3

So. We need to start advertising and get some candidates and large male dragons (bronzes, browns) rolling around here, so if anyone wants to make some new characters, have at it. :3 We also need some more plot ideas/thoughts on plot ideas - this is a player plot driven site, give up those ideas guys! XD So yeah, basic sum up. :3