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Hinoa at 00:00, 8 November 2006

Hinoa — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:32 GMT

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	Being such a social thread, and having had such a long life, it is essentially no more than a gigantic [[threadjack]].		Being such a social thread, and having had such a long life, it is essentially no more than a gigantic [[threadjack]].

-	The beginning of the end for the thread involved a drunken dare by Giboc, then-mod of RR. In a move similar to, albeit far weaker than, his early deletion of RR, Giboc agreed to lock three random threads based on numbers given to him by people in chat. K4P was one of them. Although not removed completely from the subforum, the act caused a chain of events which led to Giboc's second removal as mod. The replacement chosen was Kenny Strife himself. '''''[[Kenny 4 Prez\|(more..)]]'''''	+	The beginning of the end for the thread involved a drunken dare by Giboc, then-mod of RR. In a move similar to, albeit far weaker than, his early deletion of RR, Giboc agreed to lock three random threads based on numbers given to him by people in chat. K4P was one of them. Although not removed completely from the subforum, the act caused a chain of events which led to Giboc's second removal as mod. The replacement chosen was Kenny Strife himself.
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		+	As the point of the thread was to elect Kenny Strife to a position of power within an undefined scope, this action seemed to render the thread as little more than a victory party. When K4P returned to action, it began to lose steam, the conversation focusing more on Katamari Damacy than anything else.'''''[[Kenny 4 Prez\|(more..)]]'''''
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Hinoa at 23:59, 7 November 2006

Hinoa — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:59:34 GMT

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-	'''[[~~RR RPGs~~]]''' ~~(Role-Playing Games) are~~, ~~for~~ the ~~most part, the least random~~ threads in Random Ramblings. Rather than simply setting a concept loose on the general populace, the RPG forces the poster to play a character within a world, much like in other RPGs, such as Dungeons and Dragons.	+	'''[[Kenny 4 Prez]]''' is a legendary thread, one of the great spam threads.

-	~~There are several definitions of an RR RPG~~. ~~All of them have the same general principle~~, ~~though; a GM (almost always~~ the ~~original poster~~, ~~though occasionally there have been exceptions) creates a world~~, and ~~then requests other posters~~ to ~~sign up, using character forms that~~ may be ~~complicated or vague, depending on how~~ the ~~GM wants~~ the ~~characters to act~~. ~~However, there are a few basic concepts of the theme:~~	+	Begun by ranar simply as a tribute to his friend, Kenny Strife. Famously, the three options in the poll were "yes," "no," and "spam." Even more famously, Kenny is well-known to have himself voted for spam. The thread therefore may in fact be one of the earliest to use the concept of a "comedy option."

-	*Basic RPG: This is the ~~most familiar form~~, ~~wherein~~ the ~~characters are people~~, ~~and each player controls his or her character directly~~.	+	The thread was generally a linchpin of the socialization of RR, forming a sort of secret society. This concept was eventually solidified when Kenny began to make a comic based on the thread, using the current posters in the thread.
-	*[[~~ArmPG~~]]~~: Focused less on character development, these are a combination RPG/Strategy game~~. ~~Rather than portraying individuals, players control masses~~ of ~~forces~~, ~~either representing themselves as governmental figureheads or some other position~~ of ~~power~~.	+
-	*[[QTE\|Quest to Escape]]: In ~~these, the player creates~~ a ~~character~~, ~~and sits back as the GM takes complete control~~ of ~~said character for a series~~ of ~~fights~~. ~~Seemingly going against~~ the ~~concept of an RPG~~, ~~there have been occasions where~~ a ~~QtE has been counted~~ as ~~an RPG~~. The ~~two genres of game have also influenced each other, crossing storylines and paths on occasion~~. '''''[[~~RR RPGs~~\|(more..)]]'''''<noinclude>	+	Being such a social thread, and having had such a long life, it is essentially no more than a gigantic [[threadjack]].
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		+	The beginning of the end for the thread involved a drunken dare by Giboc, then-mod of RR. In a move similar to, albeit far weaker than, his early deletion of RR, Giboc agreed to lock three random threads based on numbers given to him by people in chat. K4P was one of them. Although not removed completely from the subforum, the act caused a chain of events which led to Giboc's second removal as mod. The replacement chosen was Kenny Strife himself. '''''[[Kenny 4 Prez\|(more..)]]'''''
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		+	'''Previously Featured:''' [[RR RPGs]] - [[QTE\|Quest to Escape]]<noinclude>
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Hinoa: It's that time again...

Hinoa — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:21:03 GMT

It's that time again...

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-	'''[[~~Quest to Escape~~]]''', ~~more commonly abbreviated as QTE~~, ~~is a series of forum story games based~~ in RR. ~~Presumably inspired by an anime titled Battle Royale, in which~~ a ~~number of characters are given weapons and defenses and stranded somewhere to fight each other to~~ the ~~death until only one person remains~~, ~~Firestorm Zero chose~~ to ~~create~~ a ~~game where RRers could sign up with characters~~ and ~~then watch as he wrote out the results of the ensuing bracket-style tournament. The results are usually decided by random dice roll, though how this dice roll is set up changes from author to author~~.	+	'''[[RR RPGs]]''' (Role-Playing Games) are, for the most part, the least random threads in Random Ramblings. Rather than simply setting a concept loose on the general populace, the RPG forces the poster to play a character within a world, much like in other RPGs, such as Dungeons and Dragons.

-	~~Sign-ups~~ are ~~limited to one character per RRer, and the roster~~ of ~~players usually fills up quickly~~. ~~Characters range from utterly serious to hysterically silly~~, and may be ~~either totally original creations~~ or ~~based off of existing fictional/living beings~~.	+	There are several definitions of an RR RPG. All of them have the same general principle, though; a GM (almost always the original poster, though occasionally there have been exceptions) creates a world, and then requests other posters to sign up, using character forms that may be complicated or vague, depending on how the GM wants the characters to act. However, there are a few basic concepts of the theme:

-	~~The time it takes to finish a QTE~~ is ~~entirely dependant on~~ the ~~writing skills and free time of~~ the ~~game-runner~~, and ~~may be anywhere from a few weeks to~~ a ~~few months~~. ~~There also tends to be some confusion~~ as to ~~who gets to run~~ the ~~next game after one has just ended~~, ~~which is why~~ an ~~organization thread was later created~~. '''''[[~~QTE~~\|(more...)]]'''''<noinclude>	+	*Basic RPG: This is the most familiar form, wherein the characters are people, and each player controls his or her character directly.
		+	*[[ArmPG]]: Focused less on character development, these are a combination RPG/Strategy game. Rather than portraying individuals, players control masses of forces, either representing themselves as governmental figureheads or some other position of power.
		+	*[[QTE\|Quest to Escape]]: In these, the player creates a character, and sits back as the GM takes complete control of said character for a series of fights. Seemingly going against the concept of an RPG, there have been occasions where a QtE has been counted as an RPG. The two genres of game have also influenced each other, crossing storylines and paths on occasion. '''''[[RR RPGs\|(more..)]]'''''<noinclude>
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Hinoa at 18:54, 25 October 2006

Hinoa — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:54:56 GMT

New page

'''[[Quest to Escape]]''', more commonly abbreviated as QTE, is a series of forum story games based in RR. Presumably inspired by an anime titled Battle Royale, in which a number of characters are given weapons and defenses and stranded somewhere to fight each other to the death until only one person remains, Firestorm Zero chose to create a game where RRers could sign up with characters and then watch as he wrote out the results of the ensuing bracket-style tournament. The results are usually decided by random dice roll, though how this dice roll is set up changes from author to author.

Sign-ups are limited to one character per RRer, and the roster of players usually fills up quickly. Characters range from utterly serious to hysterically silly, and may be either totally original creations or based off of existing fictional/living beings.

The time it takes to finish a QTE is entirely dependant on the writing skills and free time of the game-runner, and may be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. There also tends to be some confusion as to who gets to run the next game after one has just ended, which is why an organization thread was later created. '''''[[QTE|(more...)]]'''''<noinclude>
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