So, this idea has been bouncing around in my head for a couple of days, and I know it needs work. BUT! As far as I know, this has never been done before, at least not in this medium. So, here's the idea.
It's starts out simple, everyone makes a very simple Character Sheet, guided by a few rules. Example:
Age: 10
Appearance: Kaedai has all of the traits of a regular 10-year-old boy. He is not muscular, but is not gauntly. His skin is tan, and he has bright blue eyes. His hair is a dark brown, and is usually worn short.
Personality: Loves to have fun and be with friends.
Biography: Kaedai has been living in Maelorn Village since his birth, and helps his parents around their small hut doing miscellaneous chores.
From there, you would start the RP in a...probably like a village setting of a Fantasy Theme (y'know...elves, magic, all that), so everyone can get to know each other. As the story progresses, your character actually ages and has more added on to his/her Character Sheet. Now, this idea would include timeskips, but nothing like 10 years. Like...maybe six months or so. Probably less. So, two years later, the Character Sheet would look like this:
Age: 12
Appearance: Kaedai has all of the traits of a normal 12-year-old boy. He is a little muscular, but not overly so. He has very tan skin and bright blue eyes. His hair is dark brown, and is usually worn short. He has a scar under his right eye.
Personality: Loves to have fun and joke around. Also loves to be with friends, but also has those "Lone Wolf" times.
Biography: Kaedai has been living in Maelorn Village since he was born, and since he was 10 has been helping around the village. His father has also taught him the basic needs for survival in the wilderness, and they have been hunting together many times.
As you can see, Kaedai's profile has grown. The story would continue on like this until around 20/24, when a main plot line would come into play. As the characters go about that, they continue growing, until the plotline is over. At that point, there are two main options. The first, and one I hope doesn't happen, is that the RP ends, people go home, end of story. The second, and really more fun, option is to continue the character's lives until they have kids, and then the process starts all over again.
I'm just looking for some feedback on this idea, and don't hesitate to tell me something that I left out. Oh, and if you're wondering: "But Kaedai, you are already in enough RPs!" I know, this RP will not go into effect until...probably
when school starts, when I have a more regular schedule.
6/30/08
Now accepting Character Profiles. See sheet below.
Name:
Age(Up to 16):
Appearance:
Personality:
Bigraphy:
The entire three islands are collectively called Aelariah[Aee-lah-reeah]. The one you start on is called Maeloor[Maee-lor]. The only village on the island, where you start off in, is called Maeloor-Ai[Maee-lor-aee]. You must have a family, but they do not have to come into play anywhere.
7/12/08
Timeskip: 4 Years. Changed Character Sheets and added more to Maeloor. All previous members, send me PMs with new Character Sheets.