Primer idea on extended role playing

[mewrei]

I've been analyzing the situation of not being able to keep role plays going for very long and I've come up with a theoretical solution. From what I see, RPs are abandoned because of lack of anything to do. I understand that sometimes you work more closely with certain people than everyone in the RP(please, no rambles about Iron Curtains, this applies to everyone).

However, I think that if Game Masters keep the role players in a tight knit group as possible, give everyone something to do, and keep everyone involved, we will probably have better sucess in role plays.

That's my $.10, and take it for what it's worth.

[ShadowedFigure]

Hmm, sounds about right. You think we should try to revive a few or write completely new ones?

[mew2cool]

you forgot to mention the leavers. they usually jam the RP. someone important doesn't post and the RP goes down.

[Orgun]

Is that why the rp with me, shadow and rei died? Also cool has a point, if someone goes its not just the captain that goes down with the ship, its everyone else who are kicking and screaming too.

[Godgolden]

you only just realised rei?

[MewtwoMew]

Well, the only reason I didn't post in some rps was because there weren't things for me to do, as well as others in the rps I was in. You see, when there's nothing for a character to do in an RPG, then you start thinking, "Why bother posting here when there's nothing to post?"