Music Themed RP

OOC is up! Head there if you wish to discuss as I'm leaving this one in the dust!

http://kh-vids.net/threads/symphony-ooc.149286/

I've been pondering a few months about making a RP revolving around music. More along the lines of fantasy rather than a simple slice-of-life RP. These are ideas I wanna incorporate in the RP

• Every conflict in the game will be resolved in a music battle (borrowed the idea from No Game, No Life as the anime resolves issues with a game)
• What type of instruments will also factor in battles (ex. The more powerful the instrument, the stronger it will be, but harder to handle and control)
• Since music is the main theme, I want to include a hierarchy system in the game where people with disabilities are discriminated and looked down upon
  Thanks to some insight, this will be changed. Instead of a hierarchy, the discrimination will be more on a micro level rather than a macro level to be more realistic(ex. one person picks on another due to ect. It was originally the government splitting the two groups apart, but that just sounded silly). Also to clear up the disability stuff, it will only apply to those with disabilities that seriously affect musical performance
  Ugh why is this even an idea. It's gonna be naturally implanted. Terribly sorry guys =3=
• Setting will be on a continent split into different sections relating to musical instrument proficiency (ex. One section of the place will be dedicated to string instruments) and each part will be unique
• Will include some sort of history and backstory explaining the birth of the continent (of course it needs a dark history)
• Besides the music battles (and possibly other events), it will be a heavily character interactive RP

So how will the music battle work? Well I think this video should explain (except people don't vaporize like in the video :P)

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Thanks to some suggestions, a link to a music piece can make a music battle much livelier. It's not required to link a piece of music as you can simply explain what's going on, but I think it's a great way for the battle to be visualized much more (not to mention show off your tastes in music ^^)

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I do need some advice on the following

• A goal of some sort. I have a few ideas, but they don't seem to fit in well (My main idea was people entering a music competition, but it sounds rather cliche. I would prefer something more fresh. Hopefully we can think one out).
• Some sort of outside force to disrupt the peace and how will that incorporate within the RP (terrorist group or something? Probably make it related to past events)
• And yes, I do need a title for this RP as silly as it sounds. I'm not pulling anything good at the moment

NOTICE: It has come to my attention that a previous member made an RP very similar to the information in this post 2 years ago (thank you very much Alt). I would like to say I had NO KNOWLEDGE of this prior to making this post. In fact, I may use the RP that was created as a source (with credit of course)

RP: http://kh-vids.net/threads/synchronize.137936/

If you have any other questions of suggestions, please shout it out!

 

I'm sorry but I cannot wrap my head around this. What does this have anything to do with music? I'm sorry but this just outright bothers me. Do you mean like, people who are tone deaf are discriminated against? I don't understand.

This seems to imply the creation of a character who has a disability with the soul purpose of being discriminated against because what... they are blind? but they can learn to play the piano and not be looked down upon r- oh no because they're blind.

I'm all for the idea but this one detail (Which just spawned a pseudo rant oh my gosh I'm so sorry) is a big no for me. Unless you were going with "tone deaf" being a disability and not actual disabilities that people are constantly discriminated against in the real world.

 

Haha it's fine~

Yea it's more along the lines of what you're saying. Sorry if I made it sound a bit too broad. Not to mention the hierarchy being rather silly, I'm gonna fix that part a bit.[DOUBLEPOST=1420497601][/DOUBLEPOST]

I like the video a lot (Lindsey is awesome) though it's mostly just really strong soundwaves from speakers and stuff. I as I posted, mine used flashy lasers and beams and stuff like that. Soundwaves can be included is you wish

Cliche as it is (well what isn't nowdays lol), I think I could use that idea as a basis. Thank you for the feedback/idea

Also, I updated the disability thingy so give it a look and see if it makes any more sense. If not, err I might have to scrap that idea or somethin

 

Didn't Heartless angel make an rp with a similar concept.

 

Oh wow apparently she did. I had NO idea. Shockingly, VERY similar to what I visioned in my RP. Thanks for the heads up (and possible warning).

 

No problem. I was fond of the concept of that rp

 

If I may ask, is there something else you would like to add?

 

Nothing comes to mind at the moment.

 

So are you just going to rp the music battles like in a regular rp, just with descriptions and actions written down of stuff similar to the video, or would you actually ask people to link the music that they are playing to go alongside the written rping?

 

That's actually a great idea! It would be really fun for people to battle each other with description that can match the music linked. I'll place that right now c:

 

Ok guys. I think I got enough ideas and plans to finally start giving shape to this RP. I'll probably make the OOC room soon and then the RP itself sometime within the next week or so.

 

Also does each type of instrument have it's own power/ability? So maybe like drums cause shockwave like attacks but the strength of the shockwave will depend on the actual drum used (there might also be different varients on that same general power) and like you said the ability of the musician will decide how much control they have when they use it. Um, just throwing out suggestions.

 

Man you're chugging out some good ideas. You should totes be my secondary.

Great idea. Though I think I'll let you peeps customize how you want your powers to be. Sometimes, people would rather have a large blast of energy rather than a shockwave which I wouldn't mind accepting either since they both would make sense.

 

Boom OOC is up guise 8D

http://kh-vids.net/threads/symphony-ooc.149286/

 

Another question: Do the powers have to be the force type? Like could some potentially send people to sleep or create illusions or even hypnotise people? Because it doesn't make sense for certain instruments to be physically strong but could be powerful in different ways.

 

Very true. That's something I can (and probably will) consider adding into the RP. My goodness I should just let you host this entire thing D:

 

I have this feeling of the Music Moister popping out of nowhere.

 

Music Moister?