LOTR RP - Timeframe Poll

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.

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.

8, presuming that we are allowing people to be the only person in 2 different HQ's. At least, what I could count for:
MOrdor
Morgul
MOria
Angmar/Gunabad
Rhun
Umbar
Wild men
Isengard
plus the good ones:
Bree
Gondor
Rohan
Mirkwood
Wood Elves
Dol Amroth
Iron Hills
Erebor

The good ones might not be right, but I think that's it. Also, we could probably tone it down slighlty (getting rid of one elf, one dwarf, Morgul and Wild Men HQ's.) If we really want them, we could add the Eagles and Ents, but in truth, just put the Ents in the Wood Elves and get rid of Eagles and Fellbeasts until we have the people we need for them.