Paarthurnax is bringing back RPGing!  Please click here or scroll down to his post for what this forum is now for!

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This thread is for some head-scratching and talk about how to bring roleplays back to the Thu'um forums.  It's not for saying how sad you were when it was gone. And I know is wasn't good at times but if we can come up with something that could work, and make it good, we can then show it to Paathurnax. And maybe get RPs back!  So do you have an idea?

Dovahzul Only or nothing. At this point, if we even permit the slightest English writing it goes to shit.

Hmm, I do like that. But what if there were levels?

Beginner, intermediate, experienced.

They could have varying amounts of Dovahzul so everyone could find one that works for their knowledge of the language.

The RPing was never my thing here, but I can see why it devolved into the trash it did. A DnD thing would be fun though. 

This would be amazing to do, both fun and would help keep the site alive. I would gladly join in, and I agree: Dovahzul or nothing. It'll help people learn, give us some entertainment, and keep away people who arent interested in Dovahzul. Besides, I can already imagine the poetic gymnastics required to write some words, lol.

Let's get this party started. (No party dragons involved.)

I usually keep things I'm working on under wraps, but for this I'd rather get all of your input and let you know where progress is at. I'll use this thread to provide updates and ask for feedback.

Let's talk about features. The more existing systems we can use, the better. For example, would RP's as subforums work better than RP's as threads? Examples of existing subforums include the Sikaav subforum on Site Discussion, and the language subforums on International Translation Discussion. In this setup, there'd be an overarching Roleplay Forum that would contain posts for the rules and guidelines, and then each individual RP would be a separate subforum. GM's could then pin posts on their subforum like setting or story summaries.

Next, I'm thinking there'd be a new Character Sheet section, where you can make and edit characters. These character sheets would be broad enough to apply to any RP, and would include sections like:

• Name
• Race
• Age
• Gender
• Appearance
• Personality
• Background
• Skills/Strengths
• Flaws/Weaknesses
• Goals

Then, there'd be a code you can paste into your post to automatically display your character sheet, something like:

{{character 1234}}

Any other features you would like to see? Dice rolling? Turn order? Let me know.

First off, I'd like to say I'm glad this thread has new life and purpose. I like everything that's been said so far, and would like to add a few ideas or bring up a couple things to be sure:

• Editable character sheets. So if your character changes and whatnot.
• character sheets can have a picture. Either game screenshots or artwork, but people like showing who the person is.
• "Private" games. So someone can't just spam a game they aren't in.
• different styles be allowed. So not all of them have to exactly be D&D with shouts and CHIM.

I would also say, though I don't know how it would work, that a GM gets moderating power over their games. So everything can go smoothly.

I'm a newcomer to RP'ing, but RP'ing for the sake of learning Dovahzul is definitely something I'm up to.  The only thing I can contribute right now is my support for this.