Can we plz get a few good non adult RPs please?

[nero123]

Seriously there are too many adult RPs, sure ur gonna say "Make ur own" easier said then done, I used to be great at thinknig up stories for RPs but not any more for some reason. look at the 2-3 groups i actually run...see how bad they are? perfect example of why i can't just make my own.

if u want private RP then push for a Private stting so u don't have to put (private) in the group name.

main reason im ranting is because im bored and so far no good non-aduly RPs have show up.

so to everyone who i have upset, offended, annoyed, angered,ect i'm sorry in advance

[Eden]

If people make an RP adult, it's generally for a reason. Perhaps they want to allow players to RP whatever they want, perhaps they want to screen out younger players, perhaps it really does need to be adult.

[nero123]

bit dumb when ur a year or so away from turning 18

[Eden]

That's a complaint that should be taken to the staff and itself, and not be directed in rant form towards RP creators. : P I'm not sure it's even entirely legal for them to allow minors access to adult content.

[Tigerkytti]

Out of curiousity, why do you not consider ISK a good, non-adult game? Do you just have a dislike of the theme?

[BoredNeko19]

I have idea's for non adult rps... it's just as an adult I'd rather not have to pg-13 my posts down, so they get made into adult role plays. Which I think is the reason for alot of the adult role plays are because there are adults here who don't wish to pg-13 their posts or keep their posts in check with being kid friendly. What Eden said could also be true, having it rated adult gives the people writing freedom to write whatever and keeps annoying kids away too.

I would ask why you don't consider Shichiyou High good but it's a high school rp and not a good planned one or anything, so I know it's a bad one.

I'm too wondering what Tigerkytti asked... ISK is a good role play which isn't adult rated.

[nero123]

Boredom makes me do dumb things, my post is an example
but yeah ISK seems all well and good but i'm not much of a school rp person
Sure I make school aged characters but that's only because i don't like playing as a 25-*infinite number* much sure if they have a smart ass personality like Dante from DMC (death to ninja theory for ruining dante's awsomeness).
so yeah to sum it all up i dislike the genre but not entirely against it

[Tigerkytti]

Thank you neko^^ I totally appreciate your kind words about it

Nero, btw, ISK isn't high school aged lol It's for ALL ages. From younger to centuries as old as well. ISK is a school of learning for any and all who need it, from any world/dimension/realm.

But that's ok if you don't like school based rps much, everyone has their own tastes and the like. Just thought I'd let you know ISK isn't exactly what you would call typical.

Good luck in your search then^^

[Eden]

I like how this got even more derailed into people defending specific RPs. xD If someone doesn't like an RP, don't take it personally. : )

[Tigerkytti]

rofls, your silly if you think I was defending ISK. I asked him specifically with the idea in mind in improving ISK if he had a legit reason for disliking ISK beyond disliking the genre. There's nothing wrong with listening to input from people in order to improve a group rp.

[Brook V]

rofls, your silly if you think I was defending ISK. I asked him specifically with the idea in mind in improving ISK if he had a legit reason for disliking ISK beyond disliking the genre. There's nothing wrong with listening to input from people in order to improve a group rp.

It's called constructive criticism. Which is good while flaming isn't.

[AceofMana]

What sort of Rps do you enjoy? Perhaps some brainstorming could be in order firstly and then find someone else you enjoy working with and create something from there ^^. But i do agree i think more Non Adult rps should be made.

[Maneki Neko]

I think it's partly a matter of people putting things into Adult for various reasons that don't necessarily have to do with Adult content.

I'm very seriously thinking of making a mid-range rating for the games to help with that.


ie:
General
Mature (or Teen)
Explicit


Thoughts on if that would help?

[Eden]

Possibly it'd help for some, yeah, though speaking for myself it probably wouldn't change my own rating.

[Lumine]

Have to agree with Eden on that. For my roleplays specifically, the Adult rating is true in its purpose but I know others that tend to fall into a grey area. Not necessarily safe for all eyes but nothing they wouldn't put in a 14+ movie.

[Maneki Neko]

Yeah. xD My own Shadow Grove would certainly be "Explicit" as I fully expect players to write out in detail torture/murder scenes, seductions; etc.

I might consider upping Honeydale to Mature since those sorts of things would happen "off-camera", though it wouldn't be required since it does happen off-camera...

"Mature" would still be under the "General" rating, a sort of "at your own best judgement" sort of thing. So people would have to decide if their currently-existing "Adult" games were "Mature" or "Explicit" and change it based on that.



Just random thoughts. It may not work precisely in that manner. ^^ I may need to add another usergroup for "Mature" that covers users who are at least x years old (16, perhaps. I'm not sure what, legally, may be required). It would certainly force me to more properly cover what fits under which rating.

[Lumine]

I think that would probably work xD Seeing as the ones who are frustrated by the 18+ seal, tend to be 16-17 years old which is why I can see why nero's frustrated with it. Would open up some rps. I think having the Adult option being the only one there is often used as a precautionary so as to not get into trouble the moment that 'line' is crossed, whether violence of sexual themes become excessive and such. Though tif you did make it so it was General - Adult/or/Mature - Explicit I'd probably have to adjust most of mine for that xD.

[Eden]

Actually with that explanation I think you could get a lot of people to downgrade from "Explicit" 18+ to "Mature" 16+. For example I do NOT want any explicit stuff in my RP but I definitely feel it needs to be at least 16+. I can see a lot of other games doing the same thing. However maybe for Mature games you should allow explicit stuff to be in invisible locked rooms provided both users are in the 18+ group? I can see that being a major reason not to downgrade, because your players still aren't allowed to do whatever they want.

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As a side note, not having your RP look like it's a cyberfest is one big benefit of having a "middle ground". xD

[Omlyt]

There are many good non-adult roleplays that you can join. If you need help developing an idea, here's another minor to talk to. ^w^ I'm a somewhat good writer for a 13 year old.

[BoredNeko19]

A Mature rating would help out greatly I think. I agree that it should be 16+ for it, as by then most should be mature enough to handle some of the role plays that fall under the adult rating now. Besides I think in some places of the world 16 is a legal age like 18 is for America.

Besides 16 year olds can go into a library and cheek out a smut book if they wanted without much of a problem and 14 year olds could sit in the library or book store and read them without any problem too. Which smut books can be worst than a lot of the stuff in some of the current Adult rated role plays.
But I'm not saying 14 year olds should be allowed but 16 year olds should have the option of more mature role plays if they wish.

[Strude]

Seriously there are too many adult RPs, sure ur gonna say "Make ur own" easier said then done, I used to be great at thinknig up stories for RPs but not any more for some reason. look at the 2-3 groups i actually run...see how bad they are? perfect example of why i can't just make my own.

if u want private RP then push for a Private stting so u don't have to put (private) in the group name.

main reason im ranting is because im bored and so far no good non-aduly RPs have show up.

so to everyone who i have upset, offended, annoyed, angered,ect i'm sorry in advance

I believe most of the role plays are labeled adult to allow the players the option of role play adult content. It is why I've marked all my groups as adult, because I want the option of actually role playing adult material. So I wouldn't shit on the parade, maybe you may want to actually sit down and look at what you have. Just because a role play is rated adult doesn't mean it isn't worth your time. So you may want to take a gander at what other people are doing, that or take their lead to make your own RP better.

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Actually with that explanation I think you could get a lot of people to downgrade from "Explicit" 18+ to "Mature" 16+. For example I do NOT want any explicit stuff in my RP but I definitely feel it needs to be at least 16+. I can see a lot of other games doing the same thing. However maybe for Mature games you should allow explicit stuff to be in invisible locked rooms provided both users are in the 18+ group? I can see that being a major reason not to downgrade, because your players still aren't allowed to do whatever they want.

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As a side note, not having your RP look like it's a cyberfest is one big benefit of having a "middle ground". xD

Unless, you know, you role play tasteful smut . . . and by tasteful I mean it doesn't look like a virgin 16 year old wrote it . . . I write good sexings Eden! XD *winks*

[Tigerkytti]

That's the problem, for some people it doesn't matter how tastefully written a sex scene may be written, some people are overly prudish and lump it all together into one big pile of smut. It's really a shame how it can be made to seem as if sexuality of any kind is such a shameful thing... anyways I digress before starting on that lol

The biggest reason why there is an 18+ rating is because of how overly sensitive again people can be. For example, most free forum sites won't allow even the tiniest bit that even hints in that direction because their supporters to make them free (such as google) will abandon them. And even if in other countries the allowable ages are lower then the US, since it's the US the server is located in (correct me if I'm wrong) they have to follow those laws. So the mature rating, really seems moot to me because anything that is not considered 18+ can be played in the other games. Aren't PG14 ratings and the like just classifications of what has been socially deemed acceptable, and there's no real laws I'm aware of concerning them. It's only when you get to the 18+ content I've noticed laws are involved.

So, it seems like it would be more for just humoring those under 18 to make a 'mature' rating for, even though in the end nothing would be changed, would it?

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Perhaps an idea would be to making non-Adult rp versions of those rps that are Adult so most people can join in, then move onto the Adult part (if they are of age) if the Adult material comes up? Assuming of course, the creator of the rp wishes to handle both.

[Strude]

That's the problem, for some people it doesn't matter how tastefully written a sex scene may be written, some people are overly prudish and lump it all together into one big pile of smut. It's really a shame how it can be made to seem as if sexuality of any kind is such a shameful thing... anyways I digress before starting on that lol

Oh, didn't mean for people to take me seriously! >D I was just joking. Eden is an RP partner/group member of mine for years. I write gratuitous sex for the sake of writing sex scenes (I think like most people secretly). I'm shameless and love my smut and borderline pornographic writing, but I'm also not 17 and can appreciate a good round of written hide the salami! >D But I too digress!

Move on with your discussion fellow thread goers. I'll be over there with my dicks and ass! XD

*Scampers off*

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Perhaps an idea would be to making non-Adult rp versions of those rps that are Adult so most people can join in, then move onto the Adult part (if they are of age) if the Adult material comes up? Assuming of course, the creator of the rp wishes to handle both.

Now this is a lot of wasted time, space and more work than it is worth. Just join the 18+ RP and get over the fact you might see someone write a desciption about a penis inserted in a vagina, ass or mouth [insert other hole here]. As a GM there is no way I could maintain, manage and run two versions of the same RP and to what end either. No offense but it isn't worth it to any RP to do this, unless you're the type who wants the extra work.

[Tigerkytti]

The recommendation actually is for those who want those younger then 18 to be able to play in the rp lol Not to hide that stuff. That's the entire reason for the thread after all XD

[Eden]

Now this is a lot of wasted time, space and more work than it is worth. Just join the 18+ RP and get over the fact you might see someone write a desciption about a penis inserted in a vagina, ass or mouth [insert other hole here]. As a GM there is no way I could maintain, manage and run two versions of the same RP and to what end either. No offense but it isn't worth it to any RP to do this, unless you're the type who wants the extra work.

I agree. Big time. If the creator cares enough to exclude a group of people, then I can't see most going out of their way to include that group all over again unless the player's really worth it.

[Tigerkytti]

That is of course your choice, while not everyone will agree. Some people include 18+ elements because it's necessary, others because they don't want to limit other's writing. And when it's more of the not wanting to limit someone's writing, they'd probably be more inclined towards the non-Adult version along with an Adult alternative.

IF it was possible I would say it might make it easier if a part of the rp itself could be designated an 18+ area without having to lock it, and only ones with an 18+ account could see it. However I have the feeling that wouldn't be possible, though since I'm not an expert on coding I know I could be wrong.

[BoredNeko19]

Now this is a lot of wasted time, space and more work than it is worth. Just join the 18+ RP and get over the fact you might see someone write a desciption about a penis inserted in a vagina, ass or mouth [insert other hole here]. As a GM there is no way I could maintain, manage and run two versions of the same RP and to what end either. No offense but it isn't worth it to any RP to do this, unless you're the type who wants the extra work.

I agree. Big time. If the creator cares enough to exclude a group of people, then I can't see most going out of their way to include that group all over again unless the player's really worth it.

It isn't a waste of time or anything, most of the adult role plays that I looked at here aren't adult enough to be considered really adult but probably just adult to give their players freedom of writing without having to worry about the kiddies on the site. And one can't join an 18+ rp if they are 16 and want to join it unless they make a new account and lie about their age on it, which is a whole lot more work than a GM making two versions of their game.
Having two versions of the game also lets different things happen like say in the Adult game your character goes left at a fork in the road and end up fighting a dragon while in a kid friendly game character can go right at the fork in the road and end up in a town.

I have an general and adult rated versions of the same rp with a few little differences but they are the same game. It isn't extra work or anything, I treat it as two different role plays, which to say you can't handle running two versions of a game doesn't that mean you can't rp in more than one role play at a time?

My Shichiyou High is the general rated while My Shichiyou Academy is the adult rated so that people aren't restricted to keeping their writing kid safe (and because my main girl isn't a PG-13 character but more of an R rated character). I don't think of it as a waste of time but I'm not gonna do that for all my role plays simply because I don't have time to run them, if I had the time I would make general and adult versions of my role plays. But that is me.

IF it was possible I would say it might make it easier if a part of the rp itself could be designated an 18+ area without having to lock it, and only ones with an 18+ account could see it. However I have the feeling that wouldn't be possible, though since I'm not an expert on coding I know I could be wrong.

Any experienced or advance coder could make a code that would work like that but it would need to be tested a lot to make sure it works with the other coding of the site. If I knew enough about java and other coding types aside from just basic html and css (by basic I mean, I can build a website from nothing if I wasn't so lazy) then I would probably attempt to make a code like that... but I don't so I can't and I'm too lazy to learn it on my own when it's one of the things I'm gonna take when I get to college.


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Sorry if I seem like a jerk or anything in this post... I wasn't really thinking when I typed it up and I'm too lazy to really change anything in it.

[Xavirne]

Seriously there are too many adult RPs, sure ur gonna say "Make ur own" easier said then done, I used to be great at thinknig up stories for RPs but not any more for some reason. look at the 2-3 groups i actually run...see how bad they are? perfect example of why i can't just make my own.

if u want private RP then push for a Private stting so u don't have to put (private) in the group name.

main reason im ranting is because im bored and so far no good non-aduly RPs have show up.

so to everyone who i have upset, offended, annoyed, angered,ect i'm sorry in advance

Even though I'm 21, I don't usually opt for adult roleplays. However, they are easier to work with because you don't have to worry about underage people stumbling into it. For the most part, I don't even go into the more "mature" means of a roleplay. I still timeskip hot 'n heavy parts.

Anyway, I thought about making a group roleplay on here, but I tend to vanish about a month into the roleplay. >< If I were to make a roleplay over here without the age restriction, it would be a remake of one of these two:
http://www.menewsha.com/forum/commun...pe-fade-o.html
http://www.menewsha.com/forum/commun...marks-sin.html

[Strude]

It isn't a waste of time or anything, most of the adult role plays that I looked at here aren't adult enough to be considered really adult but probably just adult to give their players freedom of writing without having to worry about the kiddies on the site. And one can't join an 18+ rp if they are 16 and want to join it unless they make a new account and lie about their age on it, which is a whole lot more work than a GM making two versions of their game.

Having two versions of the game also lets different things happen like say in the Adult game your character goes left at a fork in the road and end up fighting a dragon while in a kid friendly game character can go right at the fork in the road and end up in a town.

Maybe you don't have the same type of games I do, because I would be hard pressed to manage two version of my RP. I can just skim by maintaining the one version, let alone a second version. I'd be fucked, the players would be fucked, and both version would crumble to the ground.

So my opinion still stands that it would be a waste of time. *Shrugs* But I guess we have different GMing and game styles, so I assume your RPs generally have the ability to be recreated a second time. Were as mine are simply not practical to recreate.

[BoredNeko19]

Maybe you don't have the same type of games I do, because I would be hard pressed to manage two version of my RP. I can just skim by maintaining the one version, let alone a second version. I'd be fucked, the players would be fucked, and both version would crumble to the ground.

So my opinion still stands that it would be a waste of time. *Shrugs* But I guess we have different GMing and game styles, so I assume your RPs generally have the ability to be recreated a second time. Were as mine are simply not practical to recreate.

Any role play can be recreated a second time, it just depends on who is running it and the amount of skill at multitasking the person is. On here there really isn't that much to do to maintain a role play so it is far easier than maintaining a forum site that is dedicated just to that one plot. Running two or more role plays isn't that hard even if ya don't have a lot of time.

Which I looked at your games and didn't seem that hard to recreate and you wouldn't need to recreate, just copy the info that you have and stick it under a lower rating and it would be done. It isn't something like a book that you wrote when you were ten and then want to recreate it now that your older.
From what you say, I take it you have a hard time multitasking and being in more than one role play at a time. And no I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just saying what I get from what you say.

But I say it's easy to run more than one role play because I'm using to running five role play sites (with only like two other staff members) and rping as ten characters on each of the sites and doing ten or fifteen one on one role plays. Plus making up ideas, places, rules, everything else, and characters for future role plays to make. I've been doing that for the past 10+ years, so it comes naturally to me now.

Maybe a pro and con/debate of owning multi role plays/helpful advice on how to run multi role plays thread in the role playing discussion or someplace else would be interesting on here.