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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 2, 2008 12:52:35 GMT -5
So a quick, but interesting question, what is your favorite Dr Quinn Made - up Character within this role play?I got to say, there are so many that i can only think of a few main made up characters and funny enough, the ones i think mostly about, are my own. HaHaHa!!!  Actually i got to admit, i like Oliver, even if he was originally seen in DQ, i think the way his character has developed and was given a background and his character has now got a personality, he adds to the Dr Quinn ethos. I think he is the only made up character of that family O'Neil, that really has grown through the role play and showed true friendship to others. Oliver i think is a very sweet character and that i hope to hear more from him. YAY!! ;D Edit by Hel: I edited the subject and erased the original thread for the discussion stay in only one thread. Also, this is for any made-up characters (the one already townies of CS, the one coming to live there, the one which only pass in town, the reccuring from the serie which evoluate since the original serie), take a look on the list here! |
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Post by Preston-Lover on Nov 2, 2008 13:08:46 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your comment on Oliver. It means so much to me that you appreciate the efforts I do with my character. I admit that he wasn’t really a character I wanted to play a lot (only at the bank) but having Lottie to support him has really made playing him a joy.
My favorite made-up character? Hmm…not sure, I tend to only like the main characters (no offence lol) hmmm..I think I’ll have to go with…oh no…it’s too hard…haha…..ok, I think I’ll choose Laura, but only because she is put in this very interesting position – being a widow of a Lodge brother and that all the Lodge’s has some kind of hate towards her, which is exiting having my character Preston be a part of.
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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 11, 2008 18:08:32 GMT -5
not many seem to have opinions on thier fav made up...shame because it would have be intresting
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Post by HelChamp on Nov 12, 2008 6:41:02 GMT -5
not many seem to have opinions on thier fav made up...shame because it would have be intresting Since major character have 1 day played (in story), that not always give a lot for make an opinion for some. Like for Tom and Whisper characters, I can't wait to see more in current or flashback for see them more. I must admit to be able to see Ezra Standish in town with Hank and Preston, it woud be very hilarous and interesting to see the scenes! That would value a video for sure (when Ezra meet Hank and Preston!). I love the idea fo reccuring character, at this tiem we ahve Atlantis, but maybe more later? My favorite made-up character? Hmm…not sure, I tend to only like the main characters (no offence lol) hmmm..I think I’ll have to go with…oh no…it’s too hard…haha…..ok, I think I’ll choose Laura, but only because she is put in this very interesting position – being a widow of a Lodge brother and that all the Lodge’s has some kind of hate towards her, which is exiting having my character Preston be a part of. Thank you, Laura is funny to play because she must hate the Lodge brothers (for match with the background story) and that is very weird to be in war with the Lodge, as a Preson fan myself and always defend him in front of other!!! But to interfer Laura between Preston and Annabelle, would be more and more interesting to write! In a odge point of view, she is hateful in a way, but at the end, she is have only resentment about her husband death. |
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Post by Preston-Lover on Nov 13, 2008 11:23:27 GMT -5
Aren’t we in day two now Hel? And moving soon on to day three… Well anyways, Preston will be ready when Ezra arrives in town. Yeah, I guess I’m in a way looking forward to their meeting as well, where I’ll play Preston´s character more like his spirit from the show. I love the idea fo reccuring character, at this tiem we ahve Atlantis, but maybe more later? Only Atantis? What about the new teacher and her son and the O'Neils, just to take an example. I know they basically live in town, but they are still unknown faces, and they are being focused on just like the main characters. So like Atlantis, they are all made-ups. Well in my opinion I think we should focus more on the main characters from the show. I’m not saying no to more recurring, just that it would be nice for a change to deal with the main characters, characters that we know everyone knows. So like, when guests visit our RPG and read our stories they’ll not always wonder, hmm… who’s this character? Maybe it’s not always a good idea to have too many unknown faces be a part of the stories, even though they most of the time are the ones that actually make the main story and help it evolve. Episodes of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman don’t always center around a new face, so maybe we could try to build stories around the characters who already have made themselves known. It might be tricky, but it’s worth a try and perhaps it would be beneficial when it comes to new writers wanting to take part in a Dr. Quinn universe. |
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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 13, 2008 11:29:25 GMT -5
Hey, I like that idea, about building stories to go with the actual Dr Quinn Medicine Woman characters, i think from an outside perspective, its more like the show then because i love the show and thats how i come to met you guys.  Though i do understand the made ups make the whole game ( i got a family of made-ups myself! only because the characters i had originally wanted were gone, and i thought a made up family, would then get to interact with the others...)and these made ups do fill up the town, but i think sometimes, we focus too much on these characters. Making it so that we hardly hear anything from the original ones....which is sad because if i was a new one to the page, and roleplay, i would be here to roleplay the show and if i saw not much of the characters being played, it'd make me think twice about joining. Though im loving the game and the characters we do have, i think the less made ups we have the more we can concentrate on the real characters and the ones we got already, it could make a very exciting town scene.  |
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Post by HelChamp on Nov 13, 2008 12:54:40 GMT -5
Yes, we are on Day 2, but some me-up arrived in Day 2 only, the day one was majorly played when we were on the mailing list and with the move, the writers list changed a little.
For some made-up, I have on text files lot of stuff (some are later part which was write in collaboraion of the previous writers in the rpg). When we make the transfert from the mailing list to the board, we lost some writers and also main character writers. Like for the Quessy, I have some parts already written by Elizabeth of the Reverend and Carl, since it was planned that teh Reverend was a kind of figure/guardian for Carl (and bring a task and challenge to the Reverend), or liek the Brian (which was played by Randu before), the journalist story line with the robbery of the boarding house made-up (so we brought Daniel as sheriff, which it was suppose to be Brian/Daniel tracking the thiefs), etc... and some more for other DQ characters which were not more taken by full time writers since not all the writers seem able to continue with the change, some try on the board, but like the change from the mailing list.
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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 13, 2008 13:37:19 GMT -5
I think, you take a character and you play that character....not use someone else's things they did ages before....a new board...a new fresh start
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Post by Preston-Lover on Nov 13, 2008 13:45:01 GMT -5
Yes, we are on Day 2, but some me-up arrived in Day 2 only, the day one was majorly played when we were on the mailing list and with the move, the writers list changed a little. True, true… But also many of the made-ups have been part of the story from the very beginning, and I think they’re evolving nicely and I wouldn’t want them out of the story for one moment, it’s like they’re a part of the town. For some made-up, I have on text files lot of stuff (some are later part which was write in collaboraion of the previous writers in teh rpg). When we make the transfert from the mailing list to the board, we lost some writers and also main character writers. Like for the Quessy, I have some parts already written by Elizabeth of the Reverend and Carl, since it was planned that teh Reverend was a kind of figure/guardian for Carl (and bring a task and challenge to the Reverend), or liek the Brian (which was played by Randu before), the journalist story line with the robbery of the boarding house made-up (so we brought Daniel as sheriff, which it was suppose to be Brian/Daniel tracking the thiefs), etc... and some more for other DQ characters which were not more taken by full time writers. Hmm…so you´re thinking about posting this text on the board Hel? Well, since we don’t have the writers present at our board, maybe we should make some minor changes of what has been planned for those characters that doesn’t really have a current writer. |
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Post by HelChamp on Nov 13, 2008 13:56:02 GMT -5
Hmm…so you´re thinking about posting this text on the board Hel? Well, since we don’t have the writers present at our board, maybe we should make some minor changes of what has been planned for those characters that doesn’t really have a current writer. I don't know, abotu teh Brian/Daniel story, I don,t think do domething since that is to huge to deal alone (a fulls tory lol), but for the Reevrend I can re-use what Elizabeth had written for it of he idea she planend at the begining. I can temp the Reverend for use this text too, but don't ask me to write a full church part lol. But it wouldn,t be more too rpg style, since I will write for Carl and the Reverend, so mainly lead the story like a single fanfiction and not more a rp story. |
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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 13, 2008 14:07:47 GMT -5
I think you need to encourage people to write their own things for their characters...its all about writing and their style of writing for their own characters that they chose when they came to the forum...if you keep posting things that someone wrote ages ago, your going to make them people feel they are not good enough and that their plans for their own character are not good enough....it will end in disaster for the group, because people will not want to write anymore if someone was writing for them, or even join for that matter...why join when you got someone posting for the character you wanted, who hasn't even joined the forum...
Maybe encouraging them to write their own ideas and for their own characters, it might make the board more active...it's just like how you enjoy writing your own fanfic...imagine if someone came along and posted something in between all of your own work...it makes you loose a bit of your character...and even more so...the respect for that person.
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Post by Preston-Lover on Nov 13, 2008 14:18:18 GMT -5
for the Reevrend I can re-use what Elizabeth had written for it of he idea she planend at the begining. I can temp the Reverend for use this text too, but don't ask me to write a full church part lol. But it wouldn,t be more too rpg style, since I will write for Carl and the Reverend, so mainly lead the story like a single fanfiction and not more a rp story. If a new writer decided to take the character of the Reverend, does that writer then have to follow the already written idea or is the writer free to make up his/hers own story? Anyways, I’m happy you’re wanting to play the Reverend, maybe we’ll even have a church scene (in the morning of day three, or is that only Sundays? lol), no don’t worry, I’m not asking you to do anything lol. |
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Post by HelChamp on Nov 13, 2008 14:19:13 GMT -5
Maybe encouraging them to write their own ideas and for their own characters, it might make the board more active...it's just like how you enjoy writing your own fanfic...imagine if someone came along and posted something in between all of your own work...it makes you loose a bit of your character...and even more so...the respect for that person. That is a fact in a way, but since their is half of the cahracter temped since we are 3 full tiem wrietr and 2 or 3 other part tiem writer (if we can acll it like that), all the temp shuoldn't be temped for not scare new writer with what you write. No, Dr. Mike, no reverend, etc... at first is was tihnking mroe liek that, but for interact, we need townies, if we not take real townies in hope that someone else join for take it, that bring the made-up for bring some role-play. Both situation have this positive and negative. Don't touching to DQ characters will bring to have to create some character for bring the interaction (a sample: no touching loren since no full time writer, brought to create a worker at the store) for interact with the shopper without integrate a story line to Loren in case someone want to play it, etc... We try to avoid to play a Dr. Mike since not full part writer for her, but hard for the town to not have a doctor in town since she is a character often requested for lot of situation. |
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Post by HelChamp on Nov 13, 2008 14:23:43 GMT -5
for the Reevrend I can re-use what Elizabeth had written for it of he idea she planend at the begining. I can temp the Reverend for use this text too, but don't ask me to write a full church part lol. But it wouldn,t be more too rpg style, since I will write for Carl and the Reverend, so mainly lead the story like a single fanfiction and not more a rp story. If a new writer decided to take the character of the Reverend, does that writer then have to follow the already written idea or is the writer free to make up his/hers own story? Anyways, I’m happy you’re wanting to play the Reverend, maybe we’ll even have a church scene (in the morning of day three, or is that only Sundays? lol), no don’t worry, I’m not asking you to do anything lol. By experience in the RPG DQ in the past, when a cahracter change of writer, the new writer take the lead of the character. Sure it could bring a transition but the current writer always took the lead. A sample, in one rpg, a girl played Preston and a new young lady in town. Her story was to bring Preston and the yougn lady to finish together, but the writer let Preston and Felicity which takent Preston changed totally the story line - Preston finally didn,t haev so much interest commun for be with this girl (sure that was explain in a paragraph about that wasn,t love interest for this woman for stay role-play), but it totally changed the follow of the story and that was alright. |
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Post by Little Quinn on Nov 13, 2008 14:43:22 GMT -5
But Hel, ain't stories full of twists and turns?....its what makes the role play unique...if one takes over a character, one changes it the way they should play...its not in the rules to changed the character to suit the writer...its actually something each person has to do...you cannot change a writer...you change the character...It is just a writer trying to get on with the story and their plot line...giving someone a plot line does not count, if a writer does not want to do that plot line, then you just take it in your stride and carry on, its their own ideas and their own way of playing that character is what brings the story to life...it might not be something you wanted to happen, or you haven't planned for, but its more interesting and could lead to a bigger plot...its part of writing and part of roleplaying...
Sometimes the only way you can get people to join, is to show its active, even if it means tempting main characters...i've done that until the writer came back, so another writer could continue the storyline...it didn't harm the character or the writer....its the same like as we wait for new members and we haven't got someone playing the originals, temp them first, before making more made ups...at least they will join and when they do, tell them they are just being tempted...that they are not taken...dont tell them a storyline you were going to do, tempting is not planning for the character and the direction you it...its just being there in that moment just to help the story move on...
I'm glad you agree about encouraging present writers to write their own posts, i think its something that is strongly called 'roleplay'...its spontaneous and its thiers...something they own and grow with the character...even if you got a good post from previous years, you shouldn't post it in between the replies...it hurts you as a writer, but more so, you don't know how to move your character after that...imagine it happened to you...what would you do?...that person who had written that, might have played that character different...
Some people enjoy posting and enjoy the way story lines can spontaneously end up...i think i can understand that some people might be nervous of change and need consistency and so maybe thats why you post the replies you've had..like using spell check...its safe way out of making mistakes...
It's just respect from a writer to another writer and accepting their posts, even if its going in a totally different direction than you wanted to.
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