Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-7974155-20140326055119/@comment-24821739-20140418004858

Yes. I'm going through the last chapter now. The big problem I see with this RP thread (of course I have very little experience with message board rp) is that there's no one as the GM/DM (Game Master/Dungeon Master), there's no one to reign people in. When one person escalates their character's abilities (because they don't want to see their characters bite it) to combat a huge force/obstacle, everyone esle feels like they should do the same. Here's some advice. (Take it or leave it, I'm posting it anyways.)

1): You character CAN DIE! Just because your attatched to a character does not mean they get to live forever. My most epic/favorite character I've ever played died in the middle of our campaign. Point being: EVERYONE DIES, you just need to figure out what you accomplish before that happens.

2): The GM/DM/origional poster needs to balance EVERYONE! If the GM/DM/origional poster favors just one player, that's when people start trying to boost their character. Wether it's to recieve attention, keep their character alive or whatever. For example, when one character recieves something retardedOP like the Warpforge, everyone else scrambles to find something else to fight back with, to keep their characters relavent.

3): HAVE A GM/DM DESIGNATED BEFORE THE RP STARTS. The GM/DM is the overall storyteller, creating the story/universe that the characters are in. The GM should have ABSOLUTE authority on wether something happens or not. HOWEVER, just because the GM does not want something to happen, does not mean that it shouldn't. If I was running something like Danny99's game, when the character Vulture found/utilized the WarpForge to absorb some of the Chaos God Khorne's power, that character would become something like an archnemesis of one or all of the players. A being of that magnitude is a great way to band your players together and keep then focused on the issue you want them to be, it's called a "hook" or "Hooking" (not to be confused with prostitution.)

3): In summary, the main issue that I can see from these posts is no one reigning anyone in when they go OP. There should always be a party to control this sort of things so everyone has fun, not just the World Destroying, Darth Vader esque, battle/combat monster characters/players.

(Yet again, sorry about the long post. RP is something I defend tooth and nail. :D )

Chaffeen (talk) 00:48, April 18, 2014 (UTC)