Yeah, I think that'd be the best way to do things no matter what. We should let people pick their characters and say what they'd be willing/not willing (I expect this group to be mature enough for that not to get hairy o to have done to them and let things float as they go. I wouldn't choose gender/background/whatever for our characters mostly 'cos that's not our job to do. We should just outline who's going to be needed (i.e. Councle Members, Rose Bride, Revolutionary, Akio, Mikage-like character)

And I -really- think the people playing Akio/Mikage should be us since a lot of their job is manipulating the other characters and I think it'd be a more clever way for the GMs to be present in the story other than "okay this happens now"

Last edited by Hinotori (12-13-2006 06:02:26 PM)

Assuming Akio uses a similar MO as in the series, he wouldn't be present in the first arc (after selecting a Rose Bride) aside from the letters he sends.

Incidentally, Touga is almost entirely absent for the Black Rose arc which is the only time Mikage is active. So it shouldn't be hard for a GM to have a regular character in addition to a Manipulator type role if they want to.

Last edited by Ragnarok (12-13-2006 09:52:18 PM)

Yasha wrote:

A Day Without Me wrote:

Anyway, I'm going to request that perhaps a separate section of the forum be created, specifically for the RP and things related to it; additionally, if it is alright that a separate section be made, I would request that this thread be moved to it.

I'll have to consult with Gio on that, but I'm not opposed to it at first thought. The only thing is that I'm not sure if Roleplaying would take up enough space to warrant another forum... I dunno.

Yeah, I just figure it'd be easier to navigate that way, as opposed to having a few different threads about the RP farting around in this portion of the forum with all the other Utena-related stuff that isn't IFD material.

And, Hinotori, drop me a PM - I'd like to discuss directly with you stuff like storyline and whatnot (haha, woulda PM'd that, except I don't check mine often so I kind of assume other people don't either ^^;;;)

Yasha wrote:

To be honest, I would say that picking the Rose Bride before we even make characters is premature. If I was running this, which I am not so feel free to do whatever you choose with my words, I would leave the Rose Bride almost completely open. See how well the played characters respond to Akio's manipulations, how well they respond to Akio himself, and choose one of them BUT if none of the characters present themselves as good candidates, secretly have one or two of the NPC's ready to take the spot instead. Someone's emotional tie to one of the NPC's/minor characters would provide good fodder for the next storyline if that NPC is the Rose Bride.

I think it'd be really cool not to know who would get the spot, however, it does present plotting problems for the GMs.

I really like this idea.  yasha, you rock!  I might just have to play now when it all gets started.

I love it when people in charge agree with me. D: (BTW: A Day Without Me, Sent PM a while ago)

I'm only half the team so I can't speak entirely, but I think as soon as we decide whether or not to use a gaming system, what gaming system that is if I have my way we'll be able to take character outlines/ideas. I'd like to do that before we have anything set in stone largely so we know what group we have to work with.

EDIT: OHANDONEMORETHING. In the meantime we're still open for ideas. I think I've been quiet on my end a lot because I'm currently trying to parse this together in a way that'll be fun and allow a lot of wiggle room, and still be comfortable for all involved.

Last edited by Hinotori (12-15-2006 01:32:08 PM)

Not that I'm trying to cash in on the cool-Yasha-ideas™ market; would it also work to leave the student council members open as well as the Rose Bride position? The council is pretty malleable in the series anyway, so nothing would have to be set in stone, but would it be better for the council to exist before the game or instead to come into being early on? If someone had a character they wanted on the council they could play themselves there, rather than put it as part of their character description before things start.

Though it could make things too complicated or confusing at the get-go.

Last edited by Ragnarok (12-15-2006 02:00:41 PM)

A Day Without Me wrote:

Ok, Yasha made a suggestion to me. To quote her:

Why not have the focus _be_ Akio's search for a new Rose Bride?

Seriously, Akio's going to be pissed after Anthy leaves-- he's going to get a Rose Bride by any means he can, and there's more ways to skin a cat (or stab a Rose Bride with a million swords) than just catching them young. Akio could get the chance to manipulate events and people-- including side characters and players-- in a lot more direct fashion than he does for the first and second arc. Could be a lot more freeform, and no one would have the same expectations they'd have from something that follows the series closely.

Dammit, I love this idea. But then, it's just a suggestion-- take it only if you like it.

Now, I like the idea of having Akio going to the sister school in search of a new Rose Bride, although I think that shouldn't be the end-all to be-all - just the first arc in the storyline. I think its a really interesting idea, personally - like he assembles the student council partially to get a new Rose Bride, and then to find a person to revolutionize the world.

However, a problem does arise from this - how do we decide which student council member becomes to Rose Bride? Surely if someone has invested energy in creating a character to be a student council member they won't want to have them become to Rose Bride, and then, therefore, give up control of their character to Akio and whomever is the Engaged at any given time. Unless we decide who it'll be to begin with who ends up being transformed into the Rose Bride, and the person playing them perhaps controls another character so the losing of the control of their character (i.e. the Rose Bride) isn't a problem.

I would also suggest that the student council forgets that the person who becomes the Rose Bride was ever a member of the council to begin with, and any contact they had with Akio. And the Utena-type should arrive on the scene of the dueling after the new Rose Bride is designated (Utena-type can be on campus and not involved in the dueling yet). The student council wouldn't be dueling until after the Rose Bride is designated.

EDIT: Would anyone be up for designing student uniforms? ? I'd love you for a million years?

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Dear god. Plz nooooo.

Sorry. My GM self just stabbed me in the brain. The game I modded a while ago had a line like that and it was a PAIN IN THE ASS to deal with. Of course, that could just be the incest added in on the side, but I'm not sure.

I see a lot of you love the idea though, so I think I might just go back to lurking and making my own game a reality.

>>;;;;;;;

Dammit, now I want to bring Kizu-chan back. She's the Rose Bride/Seitokaichou from my game. Someone, tell me no.

Oh god, this remember me the MMORPG via browser that I was making ;_;

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Last edited by Sey (12-15-2006 03:02:03 PM)

You actually hit on exactly what I was considering.

And as mentioned in the PM you guys didn't see (hahahaha. This is the problem with me and PMs. I end up spouting the ideas back out in public anyway) I think it might be a halfway interesting idea to create a different ritual for the Rose Bride to be chosen under the guise of something else other than the student council, possibly an in-school club or something. That way anyone who's interested in one thing but not another won't have to worry.

Last edited by Hinotori (12-15-2006 04:45:36 PM)

Lady Chani wrote:

Side suggestion for you: If Akio is moving to Amsterdam, he'd have to start the whole game over, yes? So start the game with NO duelists, NO crazily powerful Seitokai, NO Bride, absolutely NOTHING. Normal, everyday (or not so everyday) characters that through interactions and seductions gain the chance to become what Ohtori was. THAT would be a lovely game full of intrigue and complexities.

Yeah, that's what I was kinda-sorta suggesting/thinking of. The problem I see with it simply being that it may be too confusing to coordinate everyone into forming the desired council and all that good stuff. And if things go on a long time without getting to the point where SKU started it could end up not feeling enough like the series to identify with it. (Not necessarily a bad thing either, but not the logical goal.)

If we can avoid the pitfalls I think it'd be a neatoriffic thing to do.

Just another thing I want to mention is there could be a student council but not the Student Council. Something to stand as the basis for what is to come, but something far more like a normal school, which would be consumed in the fires of Akio's manipulations and reborn as the sort of council we see in the series. (Had to do with the Phoenix metaphor!)

Just my two cents, of course.

*grins* I'm glad you love us, but how would you all prefer it to be organized? Locations, or games restricted to one thread?

I think that the Akio's searching of new duellist and/or Rose  Bride is better for the RP. Maybe some people(=me) are interest to interpret a Rose Bride character

angelicreation wrote:

EDIT: Besides, there should be places on campus where only certain characters can go.  Like wherever the seitokai meets and the dueling arena (of course).

But anyone can go to Akio's bedroom.