@Gingerlily Clubs are awful, pretentious places that offer none of the relaxation, conversation, and fun that bars offer, replacing them with loud music, douches, and bad dancing. Unless it is a gay club. Then it's loud music, colorful drag shows, and being hit on by the sex I am not attracted to.
I can understand the desire to look cute, but at a bar everyone is beautiful. Beer goggles have that effect. 
Why are high heels a requisite for going to a bar? I could see a club being that way, but I can't think of any time I saw a woman in high heels in any of the bars I frequent. High heels throw off a woman's pool and darts game.
@Paris Yep. I hate actual parties that my friends throw where I don't know most of the people. I would rather go to a bar, because at least we are all strangers there, rather than me not being in the clique.
@Gingerlily said in What locations do you want to RP in?:
I actually wonder why bar rp is such a thing. Are the undead super focused on the final four based on nostalgia for their one time alma mater?
Especially because strangers talking to you at a bar can be really creepy, it doesn't seem like the best setting for meeting new people, or old people.
Is it because people like rping in a new situation with a pretend drink in their hand, just like in real life having one to hold gives you something to do and thus lubricates the awkwardness of being around all those strangers?
Bars are only cool for a short window of life, then they are the worst.
You must live in an area without a bar/pub culture. I sit at the actual bar of local microbreweries at least once a week and just strike up conversations with people. I have had some of my most interesting interactions in this way. Prohibition and the temperance movement really did a number on what is a very natural way to socialize - grab some good beer and talk to strangers for no reason but to just relax and have fun.
@ZombieGenesis You just described what is essentially Stargate SG-1's whole schtick - central base with thousands of worm holes to explore. Why not use that instead? They even have 4-men teams, so you can avoid a starship full of NPCs.
@Gingerlily said in What locations do you want to RP in?:
Maybe they were pretending it was opening night for a hot new exhibit, black tie and open bar. Maybe.
It's a MU, so how can one have the requisite BarP without a bar in every room?
@Nightshade I know, but there are a few people in the thread talking about how hard it is to find a coder. It's like someone saying "Hey, I need to buy fresh apples. Anyone selling some?" and someone else responding "It's so hard to buy fresh oranges this time of year."
@RnMissionRun Then @Streetwitch needs to edit their post or post a clarification here. Finding a builder isn't hard. It's easier to find a fish in Death Valley than it is to find a coder.
@icanbeyourmuse But learning how to build in a system is a lot easier than learning a programming language.
I got a feeling the OP meant they want someone to build and desc the grid then run plots once it is open, not a coder.
Never heard of builders being offered pay, since the supply of builders is much larger than coders.
@Arkandel Absolutely and in such cases give a very generic outline (Roll a pool of d10s equal to attributes + skill with successes being rolls of 7 or higher) and point to what books are needed, preferably with RPG Drive Thru or Amazon links for those books.
What is NeoTokyo Nights? Since it has a derivative of "by Night" in the name, I assume WoD. NeoTokyo makes me think something Shadowrun-esque.
Saying "Hey, I want to make XYZ MUSH. Who would like to help?" makes it hard for others to go "Sign me up" when XYZ is not a pre-existing IP we can reference to figure out what you're shooting for. At least NeoTokyo Nights doesn't appear to be a pre-existing IP. Google just comes up with a song.
Also a lot of MUs have wikis that leave a lot to be desired. On one page, give me an elevator pitch of the theme followed by a "It's X meets Y with a touch of Z" of other IPs summary of that theme. Then lay out the history of the setting, recent history prior to the start of the MU* preferable to getting Tolkien-esque, a breakdown of what has happened on the MU since launch is even better. Add a description of what roles the players will be filling and what direction the server is currently headed in.
On another page explain the game mechanics the server uses for resolution and any other idiosyncracies needed to play the game. Do I need to eat and sleep to get back my energy? Let me know here. I don't want to realize after 5 hours of playing that I signed up for MUSH the MUD when I was looking for something a lot less mechanic driven.
@ZombieGenesis As much as I dislike WoD and it's derivatives, I could see it working.
@Ashen-Shugar said in MU Flowchart:
@Ominous said in MU Flowchart:
@Ashen-Shugar Since he asked for 'the good old flowchart' rather than 'a good old flowchart,' I am assuming he is referring to some specific one that may be an old joke/meme.
Ah, in that case, this is the one I used to pin up in my cubicle a lot.
I have this only it says "Did you fuck with it?", "You poor bastard" and "Shitcan it."
@ShelBeast said in POLL Gothic Fantasy System:
I'd suggest looking at Lamentations of the Flame Princess. It's specifically built for this, while being a retro-style system game. Very fun. It's like playing D&D in the world presented on Cannibal Corpse and Iced Earth album covers.
LoFP overshoots gothic horror and goes straight to gorn. It's a rough glass of very strong liquor. I play it but it is definitely dark and bloody.
@ZombieGenesis They have a free download of most of the rules (no magic systems though) on their website, so you didn't need to splurge if you just wanted to look it over.
Honestly, if you find Warhammer 2nd edition easy to grasp, Mythras/Runequest 6 is even easier. It's pure skill oriented so you avoid the issues with career classes and all but two of the attributes are derived the same way with the two exceptions being only slightly different unlike WFTR 2's attributes.
@ZombieGenesis I have that one. It's good assuming your players don't mind dying a bunch. It's the Call of Cthulhu of fantasy tabletops.
@Ashen-Shugar Since he asked for 'the good old flowchart' rather than 'a good old flowchart,' I am assuming he is referring to some specific one that may be an old joke/meme.
@ZombieGenesis Birthright really should get way more love than it does. One of the more unique settings.
