RP Board Planning - Original 5 [opening date: 7/21/2020]

So, this seems pretty fun, I had a few questions though

How big is the hope that this will be? Will there be a character limit? (1/2 for each clan, etc), will people be able to join each clan, and how will we work out plots and character arcs without putting the limelight on certain characters? Like, how will plot management be handled?

My only hope right now is that it'll get a decent amount of members. I don't wanna have too much hope and optimism because I am not fully sure. Based on the survey I did, there were 23 responses to the Fan Clans side. If we do some math, there would be at least 4.6 people per a clan, not including doubles. That's small-ish but it's a good start!

answer 1 -- I'm thinking we can discuss this because, originally, I was thinking no but... depending on the amount of members & how many characters they have is a very questionable thing.
so basically -- How do we all feel about character limits?

answer 2 -- Yes, everyone will be able to join each clan. I find it important that people get a chance to experience all 5 clans.

answer 3 -- Plots are something I hadn't considered because if we make this largely plot driven, it may scare new members away or it'll make them super interested. We have to avoid spotlighting, so again, another thing to discuss.

I know that in Cloudclan we'll have one main plot at a time and then smaller, more minor plotlines that may tie into the main line so that it gives a chance for many different characters to have a chance to come forward and make a lasting place for themselves

Personally, I think a character limit might be a good idea in this case, I’d say to start, maybe 2 cats per clan, which would end up a total of 10 characters per person if they joined each clan with two characters, which seems like a good starting amount for a big multi clan roleplay like this, because otherwise it could get out of hand, and while I know a lot of people can handle a lot of characters, it can also become a little hard to keep up with outside of a small group roleplay, plus with limited amounts in each clan, we’ll probably be able to develop our individual characters pretty good for all the clans

Then, I’d say, my biggest concerns with something like this would be 1) plot management since we’ll wanna make sure everyone has something to do but not let things get too out of hand, and 2) inclusion, sometimes with big roleplays like this, the little guy can get ignored, and while I don’t think that’ll be too big of an issue here, I can see that potential causing some problems down the road

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Hmm, it could be too small of one, but I meant it more of like, a starting point, to make sure people don’t start out with a ton of characters, if 2 is too small, what about 4-6 per clan for a starting point?
With like, being able to make more characters as we go on, that’s more of what I meant by a starting point
Start out small and as we go on, being able to add more characters in

But if you guys don’t think that’ll be an issue, no character limit works too, i was just worried about the possibility of it getting overwhelming right off the bat

I'll be back on tomorrow and will try typing out some of the details for the territories.

What are the basic territories for each clan? The forest ones? The lake ones?

Re: Plots
Honestly I hate clans that are plot driven instead of character driven, which like everything on fanclans seems to be and it drives me, personally, away because it means if I'm gone a few days for whatever reason I lose my spot in being involved or don't ever fit in if I join late.

Maybe thats just because im bitter and old, but I'd like to recapture some of that original wcf magic, where people were free to do and create without having to conform to only certain things or be ignored.

If this is going to be a forum wide roleplay, we definitely need something looser to suit everyone. Having a plot before we even know what other peoples characters or like or who wants to be involved is going to deter that creativity.

I think longer territory descriptions broken up into shorter paragraphs would be best.
Edit: I have all of the field guides, so just let me know if I need to check any of them for descriptions or anything.

As for character limits, maybe 4ish?

I like having an overarching plot to give some direction to the roleplay, but still have room to not only focus on it.