New Crossover

I don't have a link, but it was one of those things I used to do when I only had my phone to post with. Sooooooo it's pretty accessible via phone. The only thing is that I'll be expecting you to watch after your own inventory. The setup is very similar to my old stuff. Think Lost Kingdom without all the skills and such. I'll just be working to make things a little more in depth and I want players to expect death.

Right now, we should probably focus less on what's possible and just more on what you want. I can get to narrowing it down once I've got stuff.

I could definitely pull something like that off if that's what everyone wants. I'd need some input on how everyone wants these characters controlled though. Plus, we could use some work deciding a bit more on setting. Why this group is working together, what they do, etc.

Hmmm okay so here are my thoughts hopefully this is helpful to you Just and/or Punk.

I like the idea of us being a group of adventures. I don't know time travlers ehhh not really my thing but well dimensional traveling or hub world feels more natural.

Now as far as content I always been a fan of both whether its original, familiar/ well known, or familiar content with a twist. If it helps in thinking or sorting. Well one area/world/ part can be everything based off of one game (Mario, Sonic, etc.) another area can be focused on another area in a way to keep it organised.

Now as far as common goals or idvidual goals. I like the area of one underlining goal driving everyone towards something. Yet theres enough freedom in which we choose how to get there.

Example ultimate evil has to be defeated, ultimate war, or ultimate battle has to be defeated. Now how we get there is up to the player. It shouldn't be that if X isn't done then the entire endgame is pointless it puts a time limit on it and time limits are never a good thing. It puts pressure on trying to rush something which should come naturally or as a part of the adventure.

So I guess yeah a central overriding theme but it can be something thats not mentioned til later on or some very important NPCs can be like there is X and Y something seems off lets keep an eye on it for now but well something doesn't feel right.

I have always felt like if its too wide open and theres no real goal then I am just wandering around headless with no direction and its hard to really pay attention or become invested in the story. Yet too story driven then it becomes too on the rails or too confined. I guess it can appear to be open at the beginning but well by visiting someplace or interacting with something it triggers a story even and how small or large is up to the GM.

Now as far as player input. This is just my view and my opinion but here is where I think Vitquest failed. We were doing fine and moving along at a reasonable rate but then for whatever reason our momentum came to a screeching halt like we had this big encounter and then nothing.

I want to say both ways of character interaction has its pros or cons.

With individual characters we control as players it allows us to shape our own world our own way and it gives us a lot of freedom. Yet it also is heavly depends on the players being a part of the story and a constant demand they can post and be present. The promblem with Vitquest is that we were doing great but then people just stopped posting and interest quickly faded.

With people controlling a group of players you don't have to worry about one person holding up the entire story. You are much more free to move the group along at a more steady pace because you really only need one input. Yet then you run into the promblem where others want to join but if they want they are completely lost unless they were present from the beginning or want to catch up.

I don't know if its possible to find a way to find a way to combine the two.

I think that's all

Personally, I vote for consensus. Much, much easier to manage.  As for openness, I think there should be plenty of options, but they should be limited.  There should be a story to be told, with the specifics of it being determined by choice.  Without story, a game is lost, even if it is more based on the challenge of survival and making wise choices.

I absolutely love Sliders. That could actually work really well. Would allow us to focus on it as a game rather than s crossover rather well to, because it would be one setting at a time rather than multiple.