RP Brainstorming Thread

I don't believe we have a thread like this. This is basically a place where anyone can put them their ideas for an RP. Even if it is just a draft or an abstract for the RP; I'm not forcing anyone to put down a complete idea. If people want to build upon someone's idea, they can. And possibly, if that does happen, we can open ourselves to a new RP. I encourage people to put down whatever they feel has potential to be an RP.

Well, the first idea I have is concerning Elementals, but I'll need to do some research on that...

An RP where the Scourge begins it's advance upon Ashenvale or on the last remaining forces in Azeroth and Lordaeron (Argent Dawn, Scarlet Crusade). And it's up to the good ol RPers to stop the Lich Kink's plans.

I am working on my own RP which I will get Taur to approve, it will be to explain Phantom's origins.

Well, HoS. If you have any RP ideas about Phantom, feel free to post them here. Since Taur is vacationing, it's up to us as a mutual group to decide if it's good or not. All we need to decide is who would be the creater of the RP (and therefore the one who controls its main storyline). But then again, that can be mutual as well. Which, I have no doubt, should be you. It's your char, after all.

I have no ideas as of yet, this post is just one of those "Now that I have a post in that thread, I've subscribed to it." posts.

Okay, thank you Dragon, however I am unsure when to place the time of this as I am unfamilar with War3 history after the TFT, I want to make it so that he was created around the time the events of War2 occured but I have no clue what that is as I have never read the history of War2 and I don't think they have dates in Warcraft, I dunno but I wan't things like this because it gives the story more depth and a higher sense of realism.

Warcraft 2 was the aftermath of Warcraft 1. The Orcs spawned from the portal to Outlands in the Blasted lands and established bases in the Swamp of Sorrows and Blackrock Spire. Lots of war waging but the Orcs eventually succeeded (even though you can make either side win, the Orcs win historically in wc1) by destroying the city of Stormwind.

Warcraft 2 was about the humans, elves, and dwarves that escaped the burning of their home and establishing a new castle across the great sea (not in Kalimdor, just to another part in the Northern Kingdoms.) The new castle was dubbed New Stormwind but is shortened to just Stormwind (the same one in WoW.) However, the humans win the war and destroy the Dark Portal only for the rift to remain. Beyond the Dark Portal was about closing the rift using an artifact of great power called the Skull of Gul'dan. This leaves me to ponder because the skull is later found and consumed by Illidan Stormrage in Felwood of Kalimdor. I don't know how the translocation could have happened unless the humans lost Beyond the Dark Portal and was kept open by Ner'Zhul, the Lich King. But Ner'zhul had to have failed, that was why he was made into the Lich King by Kil'Jaden. He was given another chance to invade Azeroth in the form of an undead Scourge.

After the frozen throne, the Alliance and Horde were allies up until Jaina's father, Admiral Proudmore, waged war upon the Horde still believing they were the same merciless Orcs in wc1 and wc2. Admiral Proudmore, having been a long veteran with great respect, convinced the Alliance to wage war on the Horde once again despite Jaina's words not to. Jaina left to Theramore Isle to be a neutral party in the war, wanting nothing to do with it (even though in WoW, she's Alliance.)

So, it forks in history for Beyond the Dark Portal but in summary: Orcs win wc1, Humans win wc2, Humans/Orcs win wc2: BtDP (Depending on which history is more logical), and all stories are correct for wc3 and wc3 TFT (I love the historical race change instead of the confusing "choose a campaign" version.)

So, there's a summary of the history for you. For more information, you can visit WoWWiki

Uh, I suppose thats helpful but I have played War2 just not War1 (and War1 isnt that important anyway ) So I know the history just not the points of time (say like the point A.D. 1241 or somethin, but they don't have A.D.). I suppose I could make up my own.

Yeah, the timeline is not made by any date, but the differences in time are known here: Warcraft Timeline - Wikipedia or here Warcraft Timeline - WoWWiki

Thats exactly what I wanted to know, thanks a huge amount Dragon, now I can begin without further ado.

Happy to help, ask again if you need anything else.

I'm afraid I won't be doing the RP idea I had for some time. Mostly because I'm a complete noob at RPing. Im also clueless at what I'm going to do for the storyline. To start it out at the point of Phantom's origins would be kinda random and not make much sense. I also haven't a clue as to how to integrate Glen or other Rpers into the storyline. So I guess for the timebeing i'm not gonna do anything with it. Makes my head hurt thinking about it.

Well, experience is the main thing to fix that, but you can learn from trying what others have done. In case you might create it later, after you have more direction, look at past RPs and see how they started out (mainly just the original post, you can look into them as well.)

Ok, I'll take a shot, lets see what ya think!
And please note I'm not trying to create an rp in the brainstorm thread! I'm just seein what ya think!

Story
The fight with the Scourge and the living continues on with neverending brutality and atrocity. To many of the Argent Dawn, who are not as safe as the night elves the war seems like it will never end. Word of the Lich King defeating Illidan has reached the ears of the living as well. Not only that, but this Lich King is reborn, empowered, and unshackled by the confines of the Frozen Throne. This news spread terror throughout Azeroth (Note this takes place around the time of WoW, the Lich King had been freed long before news reached them). However the lands of the Argent Dawn are secure for now, and their mages have sensed a large scale magical explosion in the Dragon Blight. Fearing that the Scourge are attempting to make magical weapons the Argent Dawn begins getting ready to gather the elite of the races...

Welcome to Hunters of Shadow, You can be either the Mercenaries or a few warped hideous monsters for the laboratory. For the good you can be any race you want. For the evil...be inventive and FAIR!. I can only have a maximum of 6 people for the good and a 6 people for the evil. You can be a minion or have a minion, and please if you haven't, read the rules and reread them if you haven't in a while.

Location:Initially in the Argent Dawn for when the RP chars meet and get ready to go to...



The Dragon Blight!

The place the RP heroes will end up going is the source of the magical explosion to investigate a laboratory that is east of the Azjol-Nerub Entrance resting right up next to the Zul'Drak (that big Zu thats cut off). Scouts reported that the surrounding area was filled with choking magical energy and undead who had been drivin mad and filled with power by the energy.

Important Locations
Stormwind Keep The meeting location where the RP characters gather
Nameless Laboratory Where the RP characters will gather.

Important NPC's
High Priestess MacDonnell One of the more well known Templar of the Argent Dawn, here to hire mercenary heroes to investigate the laboratory.
Malygos The Blue Dragonflight Aspect of Magic, what purpose he serves...I'm not gonna tell you.

That's pretty good for a first submission. I do have some questions, though.

I don't really know anything of the topography of Dragon Blight. Like, is it mountainous, cold, etc?

Having up to 6 RPers on each team gets a little crazy on posting time. You could potentially make it 3 RPers that can have two characters each. I'm saying this, because we don't usually have that many people.

Lol

I'd like to play a deformed creature, because I do have one on reserve. I don't know if that'll make sense, though, because the two of them were from a Dalaran experiment, but that can be changed.

Sounds nifty, but like all RPs, we have to keep consistent.

As for my RP concerning Elementals, I don't think I'm going to do it in the Warcraft universe. I do have a story in mind, where just like the Elemental Plane, all of the different types of Elementals fight one another for domination. But there's going to be no Old Gods or anything; All of the primary elementals have their own heirarchial societies. While the secondary elementals live in smaller factions, I guess. Yes! Wartime with Elementals. And nothing but Elementals. Ah...

But the look of the Elementals may look like the ones in Warcraft. The ones in WC are not refined enough. The ones I had in mind have more human looking aspects. If only I could draw... *cries*

Took you long enough.

As for the number of rpers...ehhhh yah sry about that. I meant characters.
And I don't mind if you are one of the experiments, just make sure hes absolutely TWISTED! (manaical laugh)


uh...oops hold on a sec...This is from wowwiki


There the topography


Yay! Bow before Kar!

Nice information. Okay, I should explore more of WoWwiki. X_X

Yeah, one of the things I was looking for was Elemental characters. Kar came out and then I was thinking, "Hmm, this might work," but I'll need to actually get the rough idea down before doing anything.

EDIT: Curses. It looks like nothing on Google is what I expected. Some images were too hideous, some too human-like, only a few kind of there.