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thank you and ! It has been super helpful and enlightening, and I really appreciate your input/opinons. I will be considering these while I knead this idea into dough and continue building the world/setting.

I think what I have been struggling with most is how to create communal goals and intertwine them with light mechanics. Whether or not members should be able to purchase animals (which I personally don't like the idea of), or only limit them to certain animals, crops, recipes, etc. that coincide with their upgrades and their level (ie, someone at the "bronze" tier can only have chickens, cats, dogs, etc. and can only make certain dishes, etc.). But, i feel like doing this takes away from creativity, fluidity, and freedom of having characters interact with certain things -- or maybe that would be part of the incentive? I don't want it to seem "game-y" or "grindy", but still want to incorporate something substantial for characters to work towards inside and outside of communal goals. 
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honestly, i don't think one would last a long time, so maybe a bridgerton mini rp. let me make a risque move in thread like touching your shoulder in public.


yes, *this* or like a victorian rp would be wonderful. let's have scandals and balls and dramatic themes
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Hello, everyone!! Coffee here ♡ 

I'm in the middle of putting together a lax harvest moon/story of seasons rp and I really need some advice about the potential mechanics I could do! I notice a trend where a lot of slice of life forums are only ever character-driven, and because of that, don't tend to last very long -- and don't get me wrong, I love the character dynamics, development, and story progression that comes with any character-driven, relaxed rp! But, I really would love to integrate some sort of mechanics system that doesn't take a lot of heavy lifting or math/numbers, but can still be fun and rewarding for people who want to write chill small town vibes and participate in the overall story. I just don't want anyone to feel like they're playing the game, but want to be able to measure the amount of magic you (your character) can bring to the town, and maybe even different tiers/levels of skills and tools, and what you could buy in the shop, etc.

Does anyone have any ideas for this sort of thing and how it could work? I'm hoping for a system that doesn't involve dice... maybe like characters could advance through activity/posting and participation in events??

Thank you very much for reading! Any and all thoughts/ideas are appreciated ♡
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Just trying to see if it would interest anyone to have a pokemon x harvest moon/story of seasons rp. I have one in the works, but I just want to know if anyone would be interested in it before I move much further !
so far it features:

• an original region with lore surrounding around Arceus

gen I-gen IV(kanto to sinnoh) pokemon with the inclusion of gen VII (alola)

• stat-less, no levels, and light mechanics

• everyone starts out at the the same tier regardless of occupation and experience to make the game fair, with one starter pokemon of your choice

• you can potentially catch whatever common/basic pokemon you want in a thread, without Staff having to mod it

legendaries, rares, and shinies can be bought/requested from the poke-shop, though some legendaries could be encountered through events and in participating to help restore the town/region

• an overall story and focus on a bigger goal of returning magic to the region and re-building/fixing certain parts of the town. By doing this, the members will unlock more areas to explore and have access to other parts of the region

• exploring slice of life elements with pokemon, and the beginnings of battling with pokemon, so no gym leaders, no elite four, etc.

no canons, but you can use pokemon fcs -- however, i'm also considering adding pokedex holders from the Pokemon Adventures manga/games to be pulled/dropped into this new region and having to help the bring Arceus back  in order to return to their original universe/regions. I really like the idea of no series/manga canons. Instead, I am playing with the idea of potentially making canon roles that are based on the titles of the the Pokedex holders (the fighter, the evolver, etc) that are oc characters, etc. or I might just make awards based around them!

potentially thinking about adding Mages and Gijinka as a playable race/species but they would be few and far between. If not now, then definitely later!
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with the new Pokemon Legends game having been announced and just my love for the Pokemon: Legends Arceus game in general, and its setting/mythos/pokemon, I have been craving an rp like this. Like imagine feudal Japan with pokemon in Hisui. Not only could you have really nostalgic sengoku jidai character-driven slice of life interactions and life-styles, but also enjoy unlocking/exploring new areas/pokemon.

  • There would be two-three time-travellers from present day that were "chosen" by Arceus and dropped into the site's setting, unable to return until they summon Arceus.
  • Obtaining Alpha Pokemon could be done either through buying the encounter from the site store or stumbling upon a new area.
  • Staff would NPC Noble Pokemon for events, who are seen as the "guardian diety" of certain locations, with each giving your character a colored plate, which could lead to the eventual reveal of legendaries, and maybe even Arceus.
  • Characters could be members of the rivaling Diamond and Pearl clans, could be Wardens of certain areas, Bandits, members of the Corps, wandering merchants, or passing travellers.
  • Any starter from the Hisuian Pokedex, as long as it's not a Noble, Alpha, or Legendary Pokemon.
  •  There would have be a lot more brain-storming!


I am not in any rush for this, as I'm really enjoying what I currently have, and don't want to deviate from that. It would also take a lot of work from staff and be time-consuming to run/manage/plan for a Pokemon site. But, this is an idea that's been living in my brain for a while and I always wondered why there was never a Pokemon Legends-inspired rp.

At the very least, I have always been kind of tempted to make a laid back slice of life Hisui rp with a Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons feel/focus on exploring/skills and trying to bring the "eternal deity" Arceus back. But something with any amount of this effort would have to be done later, or with a whole bunch of help!
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A little idea that has been brewing at the back of my mind for a while now. Not sure whether I'll go through with it, but we'll see what happens.

‣ A medieval fantasy site with a stronger emphasis on slice-of-life and member-made plots
‣ The setting would be reminiscent of 13th to 15th century Europe
‣ Somewhat sandbox-y
‣ Primarily low fantasy — magic would be regarded as a mysterious, fickle force that is — albeit present in the world — not well-understood and generally considered to be dangerous. Characters with light magical abilities would be allowed.
‣ Set in a fairly isolated setting to encourage character interaction. The RP would take place in a single kingdom, more or less isolated from the rest of the world with either stone battlements or deep forests. Venturing beyond the kingdom's borders would be unadvisable and deemed highly dangerous, due to the plethora of malevolent creatures that roam all around (custom bestiary included in the guidebook!)
Short and digestible required reading. Although the site would feature some extra lore tidbits, they would be regarded merely as supplementary materials.
‣ Optional overarching plot (with a handful of canon characters), participation would not be required
‣ Statless, freeform combat
‣ The possibility of small member-made factions: guilds and noble houses. Permits to create these would be purchasable in the site store.
‣ Knights, scholars, royals, adventurers, innkeepers, but also just a bunch of peasants just trying to make it through the winter. Just have fun!
‣ Somewhat inspired by GoT, The Witcher and Sun Haven

I've been wanting something like this for a while and had even started designing a setting similar to this, but it kind of turned into a magical fairytale-esque deal with a bigger plot than I had intended, and I lost inspiration for making it into a rp...

long story shortthis idea you have for medieval fantasy that is somewhat in the making here sounds right up my alley ♡ ! perfect mixture of court intrigue, a little bit of magic, and character-drivenness! where do i sign up??

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i really want a magical girl / magical boy site. I would say something like tokyo mew mew, sailor moon, or maybe even the lesser known shugo chara and pretear, since I love the powers, themes, and elements of these series -- even puella madoka, especially with its witches, is great. I've been really considering making an original magical girl/boy rp based in either New York or Tokyo, because those seem the most diverse to me and the easiest setting(s) to construct. As far as whether or not the magical characters will be reincarnations or not really depends on the setting and how I feel -- part of me really wants to do like either reincarnations of Japanese gods (for Tokyo) or the Greek pantheon (for New York), but even that seems a little cliche. I think the hardest part would be trying to find an "outfit" or a couple things on the magical girl/boy apparel that would "tie" the characters together, and make them aware of each other and what they are, and in forming a team (like sailor senshi having sailor collars and tiaras, the mew mews having mew chokers with pendants, etc.)

I feel like fandoms like sailor moon have become over-done, but I still love the idea of characters being approached by a small entity or person, being told they're destined to defend something, and coming into their powers and learning about an evil that is terrorizing their world. Alternatively, the "evil" is, while generally *can be* monsters and youma and intrigue, and ofc that could be part of it -- but, I always like to think there is a small group of people pulling the strings, maybe creating the monsters, for some grander purpose, and players applying for these villains would be encouraged, too.

It would just take some serious world-building, brain-storming, and planning, and I'd rather see if anyone would be interested in this concept before starting to work on it.
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unpopular opinion: this time of year and onward until like, Spring, I always want a roleplay based in the world of Narnia or -- one I've been thinking about a lot is The Land of Sweets, as shown in The Nutcracker, or something similar to it. I adore the idea of a few hero and heroines being isekai-d into a magical winter wonderland, where only they can save it, experience the nuances and whimsies of the new world, meet new characters who are a part of the land, and go on a journey to release this other existence from eternal frost and snow.