Warcraft - World of Warcraft NC-Exotic game?

[Bayushi]

For a couple of years now, I've played World of Warcraft, and it oddly enough, took me until now to think that it would make a great game here.

Like it is in the RTS Warcraft series, as well as the MMO, it'd basically be Orcs vs Humans, with the various elven subspecies, Undead, Tauren, and the like thrown in.

I don't think I have the time to run a game(at least by myself) like this, but would not be adverse to help getting one organized and set up/started.

Any thoughts on whether it should be freeform or follow a system? I have not tried the WoW d20 game, so have little to no knowledge of that.

[Zakharra]

 *ears perk at the mention of world of Warcraft*

[Muse]

Mi'lord you have my undivided attention. 

[Alexander]

as a player of world of warcraft, i am for this idea!

*Staps with Alexanders Seal of Agreement*

[Myrnodyn]

Can't GM it...but I'd be willing to join...

I think freeform would work best, but I haven't tried the D20 system so I really wouldn't know...

[Kitikat]

Another "Yay WoW!", as well as a "Vote for Freeform!"

Not quite up to GMing at the moment, though I might attempt to out of desperation if nobody else steps forward :P

[DreadD]

Sounds interesting.  With a side of "Yay, freeform"

[Arlyn]

Would you believe I've never played WoW?  Still, I am interested, and I'm sure I could do a little research so I know how to RP in such a setting easily enough.  I'd be up for it... and yay for freeform.

[Temari Cruelty]

I'd be willing to GM, but I need some time and general plot line spelled out...
I know I sound stupid asking that from a WoW RP, but you see,
I get slight confusion as to RPing WoW, and not playing it...


Would it work like a normal WoW game, as in we went Freeform, or what?

Then I need supporters too, ta make sure when I make it the thing will stay alive for a bit...

[Kitikat]

We seem to have supporters above, and so far the consensus seems to lean towards freeform.

As for storyline... well, I think it'd be easier to avoid the official storyline. I think we can assume the areas of land are bigger than pictured in the game itself... Westfall, for example, would have more than three farms, Duskwood is miles of dark, grim forest, and the Barrens stretch for what seems like forever :D

Plenty of space for our own bandits, conflicts, mini-wars and picturesque little towns, I hope :P

[Zakharra]

 Sigh me up, please. Is vanting to play World of Varcraft. Is most finest game, yes. *sage nod*

[Temari Cruelty]

Yes, that sounds like a grand idea Kitikat-Chan ^^

And I think that would make it more realistic, don't you? ^^

[Kitikat]

I cannot see it working any other way :)

As for plotline... well, we need to decide about factions. Are we playing horde, alliance or both? Playing both against each other sounds fun, but also hard work for the GM, and one side will eventually need to 'lose' for one to 'win'... so that can be tricky.

[Zakharra]

 I'm up for either Alliance or Horde.

[Myrnodyn]

I'm up for either as well, though I'm more familiar with horde lore, and personally think that Horde has a much more interesting background.

[Zakharra]

 The Horde hasn't been spanked like the Alliance has.

[Kitikat]

Now now, no alliance vs horde arguments here please... both sides have their deliciousness, and both sides have been severely beaten upon by various opposing factions, including each other :)

Actually, as this is our game, I'm sure we can come up with a plotline where members of both factions have been thrust together and forced to work together for the sake of the common good... much like the end of WC3? :)

[Arlyn]

I like that idea.  Gives everyone a chance to decide their own true allegiance, and makes it much simpler for characters from both sides to interact in ways other than battling each other.

[Kitikat]

*nodsnods*
If our GM agrees, of course :)

After all, cooperation doesn't require friendship... and nothing is stopping both sides trying undermine each other, whether it be through mental or *ahem* other means ;)

[Muse]

If this wasn't freeform I would so totaly be all over it. *sigh* 

Have fun, everyone! 

[Kitikat]

Dammit Muse, I do like your writing. You and your system thing. Botheration.
*sulks*

[Muse]

*tickles kit kat*  Sorry.  ^_^;; 

[Temari Cruelty]

I love little twists like that!!

But alas, I am going to be jacked up for a bit, might be able to get on this weekend more solidly, but right now I am having a few troubles around the house!!

I will notify everyone in the appology thread if I cannot get on this weekend!!!

[Temari Cruelty]

OK, I would like to get everyone's thoughts on plot...hmm...how should I do this...
I guess once I get the ideas, send through PM please, I will put up a poll or something like that, and we can see which one becomes more interesting.

I will be in and out on the week days, but I should be able to at least check in now! ^^

[Kitikat]

PM sent :)

Btw, did we decide what 'level' our characters are at? I'm assuming we're all the equivalent of 70, and as such have level 70 abilities available to us (eg shadowstep, or flight form)

[Temari Cruelty]

I like to give a bit of linency, so some where between 50-70 sound good?

[Zakharra]

 Horde or Alliance? If Alliance, I'd like a Draenei, if Horde, Blood Elf.

[Kitikat]

I think we're going with both, thrown unwillingly together by the vagaries of a greater threat.

[Zakharra]

 Aaaaaaaaaaarrrghhhh!!   What will I play then?! I love both sides (and races..rawr..)

[Temari Cruelty]

Lol, I am aiming at having both sides in it, yes ^^

Maybe have a bit of dispute between certain characters for their races would be aloud, hehe

[bunn]

If I was going to join (which I'm not sure of) and was asked to give my ideas on the story of the game I would say...

Well maybe the best thing for us to ban together to be fighting would be the scourge or the baddies in the outlands. If we were going to stay in Azeroth I would suggest that our party was brought together to fight the scourge. That from the horde side comes experts hand picked by Lady Silvanis (warlocks and mages don't have to be undead to be experts about magic and dark rituals nor does a warrior have to be aware of what he is hitting to be effective and I'm sure a member or two on the horde side would be there just in case things go sour) and from the alliance side I would suggest maybe an ex member of the scarlet crusade, and other scholars, heavy hitters and such. This would be a gathering to share knowledge about the scourge with each other. It would of course have to end in the plaguelands (which is separated from Alliance territory by a lot of Horde land) so as a show of good faith by the horde they would send their team to the alliance first. I don't think the alliance would be all to happy to broadcast that they are making treaties with the horde so they would have to be kept out of public eye. Thats why I say it should start in Duskwood where the town is put under order, comply and dont make trouble and you'll have more aid in your town after the coming spring. After the group meets up and gets to know each other they could do... stuff (and by stuff I mean I have no idea as to how to move them from point A to B) and then together travel to the plaguelands to fight zombies and such. We could even climax it in the linch king's floaty dungeon thing which I think is somewhere in there until WotLC launches.


So I basically just threw-up all over your thread... sorry about that. But I'm sure that in there somewhere could be some faint likeness to a possible story. I figured it couldn't hurt to try putting up some ideas.

[Kitikat]

That's some really nice thinking, bunn, thank you :)

[Zakharra]

 I still have to decide which race though. Draenei or Blood Elf. I like both races alot and play both races in WoW.

/headdesk

[DreadD]

If anyone wanted to play an appropriate sort of character, I wouldn't mind playing a succubus familiar or something >_>

[bunn]

Thats something I don't think was mentioned yet but is a very good point. I think this game should be flexible enough that succubi (or even incubi) should be available. Maybe we could even play pre-established characters from the warcraft universe.

[Kitikat]

Ooh, I'm always reluctant to play canon characters... one rarely manages to play the mental concept other people have, and I've seen an awful lot of canon games crumble into "But he wouldn't do that!" arguments :(

DreadD, nice idea on playing the familiar. I'm actually tempted to play a Lock, although my first choice is a druid :)

Zak... blood elves are far too skinny, and look too much like Britney Spears. Play a Draenei :P

[Arlyn]

My vote would be for Draenei over the Blood elves.  That's just the vote of one person who hasn't played WoW, though.  hehe

[Zakharra]

 I like both races a lot. My Draenei  is 66. She would be 68-69 if I was able to play for the past 2 1/2 weeks. My highest BE is 53. I do not find them too skinny. They are elves, not human, and will not have a human's thicker body.

Both are sexy.

[Darthvegeta800]

I was wondering wether Death Knights could be played. Or would that be far too difficult to integrate in a plot?

[RogueJedi]

I would be interested in this very much.  I like the idea of playing a Blood Elf... or a familiar indeed....

[Kitikat]

I like both races a lot. My Draenei  is 66. She would be 68-69 if I was able to play for the past 2 1/2 weeks. My highest BE is 53. I do not find them too skinny. They are elves, not human, and will not have a human's thicker body.

Both are sexy.

My comments were, of course, a joke :)
Having said that, with the variance in fictional descriptions of 'elves' (who are not, as far as I'm aware, a real species, and would therefore have no actual defined characteristics), one could not state with any certainity how slender or not they are. In any case, the Warcraft night elves are noticably more curvy and therefore, in my possibly not-humble-enough opinion, substantially more sexy.

[Zakharra]

 The kaldorei are certainly taller than other elven races.  ;D My one kaldorei is only 6' tall. Short for her race, but fairly curvy, and a sexy lady. As is my BE rogue. Tiny (5'1" tall) and lithely curved, and a sex fiend. My BE paladin, Velliria, is more muscled, with no interest in sex at all. She lives to kill the enemy. Not many would want to sleep with her anyways. She is cursed with the Plague.

[DreadD]

So, who's going to be running this party, and when's it going to get started? >_>  Just curious ^_^

[bunn]

well thats the problem... =/ I don't think we have anyone to run it yet.

[Bayushi]

Well, like I'd mentioned, I really don't have the attention-span to devote to running a game right now.

But, I'd love to play. I was hoping we could have a little racism, orc on elf nc fun, amongst other things. Personally, I'm leaning towards playing either a Human Rogue 70, or a younger Night Elven Druidess(who is only 37, in WoW, right now).

The younger druidess might be best, as she'd be more likely to be overpowered and 'taken advantage of'.  ;D

[Bayushi]

This still alive? Or did it decide to die off?

[Darthvegeta800]

For now it seems that way... regretfully.