Possible Story Ideas

[Metalogic]

Well to be honest I think if there were a few ground rules in place the number of writers 3 or 5 wouldn't be too hard to manage. One of the things I definately would like to have on place is a non-favoritism thing going on. By that I mean I wouldn't think it anyway ethical if i kept pumping out pro-Merv story ideas just because the character I play is a Merv. In a bull session the writers/event planners should be just concerned about getting the best possible story/event out there. I know some of the opinions about this would be "well we're all adults here so we wouldn't write stories bending totally in favor to one organization or another." That sounds nice but it still happens. I've seen stuff like that happen before and its not really anyones fault, just the nature of the beast i guess.

I am absolutely in favor of these meetings of the writers be in voice chat for reasons already posted. Takes out alot of misunderstanding and ideas do come out quicker. Just everybody have pen and pads ready because i suspect there would be alot of note taking.

Serious decision making (and by that I mean stories that would involve the death or retirement of a main character or some other severe plot twist) should be handled with a vote but the results have to be 100% backed by the group. Meaning if you voted not in favor of Morpheus being dead for example, you don't act like a baby, pout and cross your arms saying you're not going to contrbute to the story. Once a decision is made you have to get behind it and make it work.

I also think we should have a "suggestion box" of sorts. It may look impossible but 3-5 people CAN get stumped on a story idea so it would be convenient to see what some other folks have in the way of ideas. Just please make sure you give the folks whose ideas your going to use their props.

Finally we also have to take into consideration the game mechanics as well. If we wanted a conflict for example between the Cyphs and the Mechs it would be nice if they could be pvp flagged to each other (hope hope! ). But that might not be the case. The thing is we have to see what is possible for the game and what isn't before we start planning a story/event.

I agree with all of this. I do think that any writing team formed will need some ground rules, and that they will have to work as a group. While I do think that keeping things balanced kept the storyline stifled in the past, it would be unfair for one side to keep winning and winning.

If we decide to do a voice chat, then I better buy a better microphone. *laughs*