Vorkosigan RPG discussion group

vor_rpg @ 2006-05-09T10:47:00

2006-05-09T14:48:52Z

things happenign in teh community

Richars and Byerly Vorrutyer

2005-01-06T20:21:54Z

I thought I'd get this out.
I think Byerly's machinations were covert enough for Richars to suspect (if he were inclined to do so) that Byerly was involved, but not enough for him to get conclusive proof.
In my mind, Richars believes that Byerly loves him and wouldn't deliberately set him up, or sell him out, but that he was forced to turn imperial witness by ImpSec in those ways they have. He is a bit saddened that By didn't trust him to get him off without turning imperial witness, but he attributes that to a weakness in Byerly's character.
Thoughts?

these are the characters that have been asked for

2004-12-02T15:20:10Z

taura,
cordelia
gregor
MArk

before we'dstart we NEED also:
Miles
Aral
Ekaterin
Simon

you can double up(though i would suggest not playing say Miles and MArk at the same time)

so far the only applications we have are for laisa and ivan. if you wnat a character, send in an app :)

EDIT: and Laisa has just been assigned
so has Ivan
so has alys

Vor=RPG rules

2004-12-01T20:49:23Z

Posting Rules :
1.) Characters are expected to post to their own
journals at least once a week and to interact with other threads and
other people regularly. Obvious exceptions for vacations, medical
leaves, etc, but please inform the group you are leaving. Any
journals left inactive for two weeks may be removed at the discretion
of the mods.

2.) vor_rpg, is the primary IC journal. This is where all the third
person actions go.

3.) vor_ooc is for plotting and other out of character interactions.

4.) Your personal diary entries go into their own journals, and are
either locked to others or not (locked status should be mentioned in
the title, rather then using GJ's actual privacy settings

5.) Please refrain from using netspeak, sticky caps (LiKe tHiS), or
obvious anachronisms (Smokin' hottie at 12:00!). Remember this is the
Barrayar (or Beta or whatever), and American slang would be out of
place.

6.) Please work to bring threads to a conclusion. We understand that
outside factors can interfere with posting, but unfinished dialogue
between characters can leave gaping holes in plot, which leads to
messy back-tracking. It is also disrespectful to the other player(s).
If it takes several days to bring a scene to a satisfactory
conclusion, very well, but at least make the effort.

Other Rules (AKA common courtesy) : 1.) You can bring your own
plotlines into our RPG, but please contact any members it involves
and of course the moderators to see if it conflicts with anyone
else's plots.

2.) Please put pictures behind cut-tags for those with slow
connections.

3.) Please restrict the commenting to "Friends Only" to keep
non-gamers or anonymous people from commenting in your character's
personal journal. The IC journal will be public, but the ooc
journal, as well as your own journals for this game should be locked
friends only. We do not want non-players reading the non-IC stuff

4.) Once in the RPG, place everyone plus the communities on your
friends list. It makes it easier to keep up with everyone. This way
you will not get left behind. Do not add anyone to your friends list
but other players. Once again, your character's journal is only meant
for this group. We do have a method in place which automatically adds
all registered players to your friends list in one easy step.

5.) Do not join multiple communities with your character's journal.
It is only meant for this group.

6.) THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISING COMMUNITY! If you want to hook up with
players and start another community, or join another community,
that's cool. But please do not openly advertise in our OOC boards.

7.) Be friendly to everyone. We're not here to start drama out of
character; we're here to have fun. If you are reported as harassing
or annoying people by anyone, you will be spoken to and most likely
removed, possibly hunted down and shot on sight as a terrorist, well
maybe not, but please, treat everyone as you would like to be
treated. It's a good rule of thumb.

8.) The moderators are friends, not food. They work together to make
sure everything runs smoothly. If there's a problem, they fix it. If
you have a problem or need some guidance, please bring it to their
attention. It's what they live for. Also, they are the final arbiters
and what they say goes. Meaningless arguing with the moderators is
strongly discouraged. Rational explanations are usually acceptable.

Relationship Rules :

1.) Any reasonable relationships are allowed
(het/slash/swirl/monogamy/polygamy/bestiality, etc.), but not without
character development. You can't just start out having an affair with
a unicorn. You must go into the whens, wherefores, and whys.

2.) Relationships require the consent of all parties involved.
Unrequited drooling does not require any consent at all. Stalking is
acceptable provided it is in character.

3.) Please try not to take IC romances/antagonisms out of character.
This is, after all, role-playing. Though Character A may be in love
with Character B, Player A might not be infatuated with Player B. Or,
though Character A might wish Character B a gruesome death, that does
not mean that Player A wishes the same for Player B. Keep
relationships in perspective.

Any questions, comments or concerns about these rules can be directed
to the moderators, using the contact information found on the front
page of this community.

Have fun!

character app

2004-12-01T20:47:48Z

please send this app to vormods@yesowitch.org

Vor RPG application

This game takes place AFTER Diplomatic Immunity.

Personal Information

Your name: Your LJ handle:

Your AIM screen name:

How you heard about Vor_RPG:

Other RPGs or previous RPG experience (you can include tabletop and
LARP) (Please include links, if available.):

Character Information

1.) Name of the character for which you are applying (No original
characters accepted.):

2.) Your character concept, as in basic personality traits,
motivations, what you'd like to see the character develop toward.
These are not things that you're forced to keep forever. Characters
change, but we'd like an idea of how you see the character. Your
entry should represent your character and focus on the things your
character is interested in and the things you're interested in:

3.) First person entry, or a "journal style" entry. This is where
you show us your character's style of thought, and how he/she
perceives the world around himself/herself:

4.) Third person entry or a "role-playing entry." This is where you
set the tone for potential character interaction. These entries are
always written in third-person past tense:

5.)The icon you would like to use to represent your character.

news

2004-12-01T20:01:45Z

ok, marci is now a moderator (yay!)

we are working on figurign stuff out.

DON'T create your GJ userids yet

we will ahve foryou an app imminently and you can app for characters. then onceyou have them, you can go and create appropriate names.

:)

vor_rpg @ 2004-11-24T21:17:00

2004-11-25T02:21:32Z

Marcy asked when/how we start. well, good question

before we start the following needs to happen.

we need moderators other then jsut me. (viv, you interested?)

then we need to have an app, and have peopel app for characters. i have a good way to do that but need another mod first :)

then we need to establish who we have and who we don't. (we NEED to have miles and gregor and laisa and ivan and ekaterin for starters)

then we need to create some communities on greatestjournal and accoutns, and then we can start.

:)

thoughts?

hihi

2004-11-18T04:56:45Z

hihi

so you all have been invited here cause you expressed interest in a Vorkosigan RPG(or in dan's case your wife expressed your interest for you)

here are my thoughts:

setting: Barrayar post Diplomatic Immunity

characters: Main characters, and anyone else mentioned in the books, but no invented people as PCs multi-charactering allowed

style of game: an IC board, an OOC board, personal journals

mederation: mods are good, mods are our friends. mods come up with overarching BIG plot, while everyoen else comes up with individual plots?

where: Greatestjournal.com is an LJ based engine, but it has lots of stuff for free that LJ has to paid members only. it has adds, and you can turn them off.

these are not rules or anything, jsut my thoughts. comments? questions? oppinions?

:)