Just realized I never really explained how this was going to work. Basically, an RP needs to have as enough votes that, if everyone who voted joins, there would be enough people to cover each HQ (and then some, preferably). So a 4th Age RP could probably be run with only 8 people (votes), and the 1st/3rd age options would need more. So far, we've only had 7 people vote total, so I need a few more people to vote to see what everyone wants.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
Just realized I never really explained how this was going to work. Basically, an RP needs to have as enough votes that, if everyone who voted joins, there would be enough people to cover each HQ (and then some, preferably). So a 4th Age RP could probably be run with only 8 people (votes), and the 1st/3rd age options would need more. So far, we've only had 7 people vote total, so I need a few more people to vote to see what everyone wants.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
I forgot to specify at the beginning, 'K? Which is why I'm doing it now.
The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity; The day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
Great idea! I like it, and would definetely play that. Actually, I'm kind of feeling that after about a year of play in a Fourth Age RP, Tul Generas would challenge Grulkogh in a similar fashion.
If he wants to be smashed.
Um. . . Unless Grulkogh uses a Mace or large axe, Grulkogh doesn't stand a chance. A Huthvir is meant for fighting mulitple people at once. What will he do against a weapon of that velocity, when the Huthvir has broadsword blades on it? And don't think that your guy is stronger, Tul Generas is a Black Uruk. Not to mention crafty, he was the general in the Seige of Anorien.
Tul Generas of the Orcs, Darthraxx of the dragon Knights. I RP, and have lots of fun.
Just realized I never really explained how this was going to work. Basically, an RP needs to have as enough votes that, if everyone who voted joins, there would be enough people to cover each HQ (and then some, preferably). So a 4th Age RP could probably be run with only 8 people (votes), and the 1st/3rd age options would need more. So far, we've only had 7 people vote total, so I need a few more people to vote to see what everyone wants.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
Firstly, He's pointing out the fact that we made this vote so we might be able to have multiple RP's. Secondly, the 3rd Age RP was basically during Return of the King, with minor changes to Canon (namely the fact that all armies were fully functional and spread out, not just Gondor and Isengard) Shamrock's idea is basically a canonical free-for-all, which was the point of his idea. We all want the Canon, but a free for all sounds fun, which is why people voted for it.
Tul Generas of the Orcs, Darthraxx of the dragon Knights. I RP, and have lots of fun.
I'm going to switch my vote to FA now that other has-been voted for
you can vote for multiple. I'm voting for all other than Fourth Age, because I liked the numerous Orc HQ's, and otherwise large numbers of orcs (because that Fourth Age basically takes you, me, and anyone else who wants to play orc into one HQ, the 2 people playing dwarves into one, and the humans into 1 of 6.)
Tul Generas of the Orcs, Darthraxx of the dragon Knights. I RP, and have lots of fun.
Just realized I never really explained how this was going to work. Basically, an RP needs to have as enough votes that, if everyone who voted joins, there would be enough people to cover each HQ (and then some, preferably). So a 4th Age RP could probably be run with only 8 people (votes), and the 1st/3rd age options would need more. So far, we've only had 7 people vote total, so I need a few more people to vote to see what everyone wants.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
Amen, Kat. Thanks for explaining that.
Also, the 4th Age RP now has 8 votes, which is pretty much exactly the number we'd need to start that RP. So unless someone has a serious (and reasonable) objection, I'm going to ask the staff to create a "4th Age Roleplay" Subforum here. Sound good?
The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity; The day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
Amen, Kat. Thanks for explaining that.
Also, the 4th Age RP now has 8 votes, which is pretty much exactly the number we'd need to start that RP. So unless someone has a serious (and reasonable) objection, I'm going to ask the staff to create a "4th Age Roleplay" Subforum here. Sound good?
4th and 3rd are tied.
I can't believe I had the same awful signature for nearly 8 years. Sorry for disappearing for 2 months, life happened for a bit.
I will remind you, EE, quickly, of your responsibilities as Rep ; the majority will always win a vote unless otherwise specified at the beginning.
Secondly, I will point out to all of those wanting a '3rd age RP' that the entire time in the old RP we were battling after Sauron's death, anyways; a 4th age RP only adds Aglarond and moves the major battles more towards the south, including Harad more often. It also moves more of the battles towards men and dwarves, given the orcs being defeated and the elves leaving; but that is all it really changes.
As to Shamrock's idea of an RP brawl-idea, where it's every man for himself, I will point out that there's no current RP rules against Rohan declaring war against, Gondor, for instance. It's against canon, but nothing against it other than that. If we were to set it up so that a free-for-all could exist, we would tear out so much canon that this might as well be a fantasy/medieval RP without any LOTR in it. In summary; I think it's a bad idea, but that's just me.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
My eyes!!! So. Much. Reading. Brain hurt.
That makes a lot more sense, thanks I don't know how we would do it without you I like the sound of that plan too. It makes a lot more sense than anything else we talked about
See my first line to hear my thoughts about no character limit
One mod to rule them all and in the darkness ban them - Lord of the Mods "I am the Mod Reborn!" - masterlegobuilders I'm the real boss
Also, the 4th Age RP now has 8 votes, which is pretty much exactly the number we'd need to start that RP. So unless someone has a serious (and reasonable) objection, I'm going to ask the staff to create a "4th Age Roleplay" Subforum here. Sound good?
4th and 3rd are tied.
A Third-age RP is still going to need a good ten or twelve players to operate properly. We'll probably start it up once the Fourth-age one's in stable running condition and these boards are also fully functional.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
Amen, Kat. Thanks for explaining that.
Also, the 4th Age RP now has 8 votes, which is pretty much exactly the number we'd need to start that RP. So unless someone has a serious (and reasonable) objection, I'm going to ask the staff to create a "4th Age Roleplay" Subforum here. Sound good?
Sounds good to me. Even if we don't use it until later for some reason, it'll still be used eventually.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
My eyes!!! So. Much. Reading. Brain hurt.
That makes a lot more sense, thanks I don't know how we would do it without you I like the sound of that plan too. It makes a lot more sense than anything else we talked about
See my first line to hear my thoughts about no character limit
Don't worry, this is just the warmup for when I really have something to ramble about.
Well that's why I mentioned it, obviously.
Think of it this way: If we had a character limit, you'd be reading the same thing just spread out into two or three separate posts.
The cool thing about this new poll system is that if there's an update that got left out earlier, people can easily change their votes if they'd like to. However, I'd agree with EE on this, for multiple reasons. First, if one RP needs more members than another in order to function but doesn't get enough (while the smaller one does), then it doesn't matter if it has more votes, because it simply can't work. Second, at least how I see it, a vote essentially signifies that the voter has the time and is willing to participate in any RP that he votes for. That first reinforces my first point (that if an RP doesn't get its minimum number of votes, it can't operate), but it also shows that if multiple RPs get enough votes, then we should actually have the capacity to run multiple RPs at once. Personally, I see no harm in this update. If no single RP reaches its necessary number of votes, then we should either go with the most votes or closest to necessary votes, preferably with a discussion to see which one people would be most content with.
But, my dear Gotee, you still desperately need to get your librainians some training, or something like that. Our Third-age RP wasn't after Sauron's destruction, but before it, sometime while Frodo and Sam were carrying the Ring to Mordor (probably a little before the Battle of Helm's Deep).
Indeed there isn't, but that's beside the point. With the diplomatic infrastructure already set up as it is in our regular RPs, there are few, if any benefits to attacking one of your allies, and many harms to it, which is why such happenings are very rare, and really only happen if the attacker got bored of the current state of things and needed some action. However, with a new RP set up for this, we could dump the old diplomatic infrastructure and encourage players to manage their own alliances. Would we have to break canon? Yes, but that's just how it would be. As long as this is just a side-RP, and not our main/only one (which it also shouldn't be because of the issue of capturing HQs, as I've detailed elsewhere), then I see no problem with ignoring some facets of canon for the sake of the gameplay for this RP only. Of course our other RPs would stick to canon just like they normally would, but this single one could be modified to better facilitate a LotR-themed free-for-all.
So, personally, I could go for any and/or all of the options here. I think we should probably start out with the Fourth-age RP, and add the Third-age one in once we have enough players and our new home has been properly established (or vice versa). Once those are done, and everyone's situated and everything else is nice and steady, then we can add on our free-for-all RP. Then lastly, should we get enough players with the proper knowledge necessary, I'd be all for a First-age RP to top things off, but I doubt that'll come for quite some time. But for now, I think we should start with the Fourth Age since it's a bit smaller and will be easier to manage while everyone gets used to how things work here, and until things have quieted down with these new boards.
Oh, how wonderful it is to not have a character limit.
Amen, Kat. Thanks for explaining that.
Also, the 4th Age RP now has 8 votes, which is pretty much exactly the number we'd need to start that RP. So unless someone has a serious (and reasonable) objection, I'm going to ask the staff to create a "4th Age Roleplay" Subforum here. Sound good?
That makes a lot more sense, thanks I don't know how we would do it without you I like the sound of that plan too. It makes a lot more sense than anything else we talked about
See my first line to hear my thoughts about no character limit
Don't worry, this is just the warmup for when I really have something to ramble about.
Well that's why I mentioned it, obviously.
Think of it this way: If we had a character limit, you'd be reading the same thing just spread out into two or three separate posts.
It's going to be realy nice for when we post our units. That way I don't have to do 6 posts for my units.
Basically, an RP needs to have as enough votes that, if everyone who voted joins, there would be enough people to cover each HQ (and then some, preferably). So a 4th Age RP could probably be run with only 8 people (votes), and the 1st/3rd age options would need more. So far, we've only had 7 people vote total, so I need a few more people to vote to see what everyone wants. 
So. Much. Reading. Brain hurt. 