Discuss My first RPG...I need help!

[Nomura]

Well, I'm planning on making my first RPG, except... I need help from common RPer's . I have no idea what I'm a gonna' do. I want it to be an anime RPG. Well, has anybody at all got tips?

[Sandy]

Well, my tip for you is NOT to create one just yet.

If you really have no idea what to do, go join somebody else's RPG, there's plenty of them around. Once you get a hang of things, you should feel more comfortable on creating your own game.

So hold your horses and take it easy, you'll get there eventually. ;D

[Nomura]

Thanks. I'll keep mind of that. Before I make a RPG ever, I'm hosting the Anime know-it-all. It'll test to see who's the smartest Otaku Board Anime fan. That isn't concidered an RPG is it? Sandy! I need help from you, since you are in the middle of OB: Survivor, and this is sorta like that.

[Sandy]

Oh, I'm sorry, but OB Survivor keeps my hands full for a long long time! I'd advice you to seek help from the Anime Lounge instead, there's lots of knowledgeable people there who are really into anime.

Your test doesn't even sound like an RPG really, so yeah, you're better off heading to the AL. ;D

[Nomura]

Thank you, Sandy! I'll try that!

But one more thing... How are people gonna sign up in the AL? Shouldn't I at least do that in AI?

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Nomura']How are people gonna sign up in the AL? Shouldn't I at least do that in AI?[/quote]

[SIZE=1]Well in it's current form Nomura your idea sounds more like a competition as opposed to an RPG, so those who are interested in it will frequent the Anime Lounge which is where you'll get your best recruits. If you are interested in creating RPGs then I do second Sandy's idea that you join some first to get to know the ropes, and after you feel you've got a good understanding of what you need to do you create one you just let yourself go in the writer's process.

I suppose my only other piece of advice is not to be discouraged if you sign up and don't get accepted for an RPG, just take what you can from the experience and learn from it.[/SIZE]

[Nomura]

Actually, I go to RPGs all the time...just not here. And they're free form. Well, I'm waiting for a good Anime RPG! :animesmil

[Guest Moooooo]

is there softwere is there for Easy RPG creation?

[Nomura]

Um... I didn't quite catch that. Explain?

[Saya]

Well I'm going to have to agree with Sandy. A seasoned role player myself (role playing on a few forums as we speak, not this one though), I think the best way of getting a handle on what to do is simply to jump in and start playing somewhere.

I'm also not quite sure whether or not you want a pen and paper tabletop RPG or an online RPG, either way expressing yourself properly is key and therefore good writing skills are a necessity. Though again, those sort of things would improve drastically with experience role playing on RPG sites online or RPing with friends.

Being a GM (Game Master) is not an easy task at all. It requires a lot of gaming skills (as far as writing descriptively as well as getting "into" a character), but it also requires the ability to handle people well.

Well that's just a few tips. Feel free to contact me through PMs if you need any more assistance or if you'd like to see samples for proper role playing (at least as far as online game play goes). In the end proper play means doing what you are comfortable with so long as you can get into and express your character... but of course there are ways of doing it more efficiently.

As for this whole competitive play thing, not quite sure... again, I'm an RP nut so I can only help you as far as that goes. Proper role playing is basically acting either through text (online), words (tabletop), or with your body and words (live action). After all, game-system type RPGs are radically different and are only based off similar principles found in pre-made RPGs (such as Dungeons & Dragons). If you RP freeform then you know the text based style I speak of.

Again, if you need further assistance from me please feel free to PM me.

[b]Note:[/b] If you are interested in role playing a specific system please note most libraries contain many RPG books which you can browse. Feel free to run in with a pen and paper to help get ideas. Like anime style role playing? Check out the BESM line (Big Eyes Small Mouth) for ideas - you need not follow the books perfectly, but it helps form a basis for creating your own RP character in a freeform game and or RPG of your own. If the library doesn't have the books you want, the bookstore will - again I'll gladly give you more ideas via PMs if you'd like.