I didnt want to hijack the other thread and quite honestly it's something I really didnt think about since I'm not participating and saw it as "none of my business" - and might still may be depending on what answers this question generates:
I assumed that since RoG was an offshoot of Gorean roleplay, that Gorean characters would stay the same, just participating in a different phase of Gorean existence. That's how I understood the concept and while that might be incorrect too, it is what I gathered from the little I have read about it.
My question is simple, without agenda and frankly requires litte more than a yes or no answer:
Is RoG considered a completely different format of roleplay (like Vampires or other characters) even though it is based on the apocolyptice demise of the Gorean world those typists used to inhabit?
It's a little confusing to me, and though I am not particpating, I'd apprecite a simple clarification.which will also allow me to make a more informed decision in case RoG characters enter my regular Gorean roleplay. Are they there, or are they not?
Thanks in advance!
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amari and Wayland...y'all explained it WAY better than I did! Thankees!
Hi Waylander! Sorry, dont know how your comments got here since I closed the thread, but I am thinking time zones : ) Thanks for your information - I had closed comments because amari had provided the information I was looking for. My query was due to the confusion regarding roleplayers who were thinking RoG was a different type of roleplay and it was OK to have a Gorean character and an RoG character. That was my only interest,. I cannot speak for the others who posted on this thread, but
cont: but their words will stay just the same. As I said many times - I am not interested in the rules of something I do not participate in, just wanted clarification of how those characters were supposed to interact in the parallel storylines - NPC characters excluded of course. I think we've had some good answers, I'll leave the comments open temporarily in case there is a need for further discussion, but I have gotten the answers I was seeking.
Wayland, the thing is, I am just coming back from computer problems, that being said, I was just wondering what the rules were, nottrying to start anything, just get it straight, so we dont have confusion. that being said it doesnt help there are cynics that poke people into a fight, or sarcasm to confuse people
I don't see why someone can't play as someone else entirely, if it makes them uncomfortable to play as the name they're using in "real" gorland. I'd have done it if it'd occurred to me sooner, there's a name I'd have liked to bring back, or try something new. This is something different, and could use a chance. At the very least, join the group for stuff to read for entertainment purposes. We don't have all that many people but there's room for more. Got an empty world just waiting on ya.
I understand what you're saying, but for me the parallels are too close. So if it's something like Gaia in regular roleplay and "bizzaro" Gaia in RoG that I can understand. A delineation between Gorean and Vampire roleplay I understand. What makes things go bad is when people aren't sure what things mean and start tossing things like "dualling" and "rules are rules" and eventually both the new thing, and the old thing become tainted by the same old BS. Just trying to head it off at the pass!
Oh and the "bizzaro" reference is not saying RoG is bizarre, but a Seinfeld thing - an episode that one if them happens upon this restaurant and group of friends that are exactly like them, but exactly the opposite. I guess that's how I understand it? Worth a revisit if you have Netflix or something : )
And on that note...