Seeking RP-ers!

Dracorex, on 07 June 2012 - 07:01 PM, said:
As everyone has no doubt noticed, the Role-Playing Games section is becoming extremely lively, with seven games in the running, old faces showing up once more, and people waiting on inspiration for their character sheets (myself included). 

This is all very well and good, but we wouldn’t want to bite off more than we can chew, do we? It would be quite sad if anyone had a shiny new idea they wanted to share, but it doesn’t take off due to other RPers being busy with already established RPGS. 

So, Ever and I would like to ask all budding game masters not to start any new RPGs for now .
We will notify everyone when we think the danger of over-saturation is past, which will probably be when the current RPGs have stabilised, and new members make their presence known in the section. 

Keep having fun, people ^__^.

Now allow me to add to what Rinn has stated. I will not lie, I am always a proud and boisterous proponent of the RPG Section, I was on Be Creative and Hortorian and I still am for Vivi. I’ve text-based role played for the past seven years, its what got me into foruming and its what kept my interest in the net. Its also, vicariously, the reason why I’m now the owner and admin of this forum. You see, I originally joined Be Creative because I wanted to better my writing, but in actuality I had been eye balling their RPG Section.

 The poor thing was so dead and pathetic and … Sad. So before I knew it I caught myself writing up a guide, then helping, then I was promoted to RPG Moderator and totally energized the section.

 I’m proud of the forumers that have come out of that project, and I’m proud of the strong unit of RPG Community BC, HF and VC have maintained. I’d like to see it continue to grow. I’m 100% behind this initiative, I know how RPGs cycle, how they work, how they can lose steam so quickly, and one of the causes is lost interest when something else, something new comes about.  We have AWEsome games in the work at present, let’s focus on continuing to build the section, promote the close-knit community we have, and continue having fun.

Let’s either bring in our fellow rp-ing pals, or perhaps I can persuade some of you non rp-ers to take up the art. I’d gladly make the argument for taking it up, I’d love to talk to anyone one-on-one or in this thread to persuade you to join an RPG, so just ask.

Rambling aside, this initiative to prevent further saturation is actively in place, so if you’ve any questions feel free to ask. As you’ll note, I’m actively spreading the word.

 Check out Vividus Connect today!

AFB Is Back!

AFB What?

All Forum Battle, that's what

For the scant few of us who hail from Be Creative will remember this tricky battle of creativity well, and for those of you who are second generation from Hortorian will likely remember the version of the AFB we use now. But, for those of you who are new to our community all me to explain. This forum, relatively speaking, has a long history. Originally Be Creative was created by Fiachra (DarkRaven) and ran a good little stint until it unfortunately died, however rallying his spirits and a new troop Fiachra opened another forum, one most of you are familiar with, Hortorian. Now Hortorian lasted for over a year, it built a strong establishment for its particular niche, but unfortunately was laid to rest last summer.

However, what both of these forums had in common was the AFB. What this was comprised of, originally, two major teams: Homer's Legion (led by Angelic Night) and the Opposition (led by Matty Lee). Through their efforts the AFB was formed, yet it died with Be Creative. With Hortorian's creation many members continued to inquire of the staff if they would be bringing the AFB back, and through the efforts, and contributions, of Jsquared, Kari and myself it was retooled and reintroduced.


Now, of course, there are surely those of you that are new to our community and never had the pleasure of participating on the former sites, Be Creative or Hortorian. AFB stands for All Forum Battle and initially was a forum wide contest between the two teams - Homer’s Legion and the Opposition. However, this division of rank was restrictive because it prevented members from challenging their own teammates, and ultimately prevented them from truly testing their creative ability.

The goal of the AFB is to provide a productive and encouraging environment of what some call an ultimate Creative Contest - participants are able to join up in the AFB and choose their own battle rank which decides what contests they can participate in. You have the following Ranks to choose from:

Artillery (The artists)
Infantry (The writers)
Magicians (The poets and lyrical sorts)
Commanders (Those who dabble in the arts, writing, and poetry/lyrical works)


Members choose their rank and then issue challenges to participating members, its quite fun. The AFB will be coming out shortly, and because many maybe unfamiliar with the AFB registration and the rules will be opened before the official launch of the contest to allow for members to browse though the rules and guidelines and ask questions beforehand.

The AFB will officially launch June 25th to July 25th, registration shall open June 22. Questions? Feel free to ask, comment or the like!


Soon the creative battles shall begin, and the stakes will be raised.

So come check us out at Vividus Connect today, [Coming Soon] - The AFB

Two Weeks and a Few Days! What's Happening Now.

Hello there wonderful, lurking ladies and gents! More news on Vividus Connect here today! We are just barely past the two week mark of being open with a total of sixty members, verging on three thousand posts and buzzing activity in areas of the forum! The RPG Section is hot afoot, with seven active games currently going, not to mention great activity abuzz in our Battle Literature arena in Essays & Short Stories located in the Writing Section. So, what's this all mean?


Encouragement! I encourage you to check out the forums today! Writing, art, discussion and more, Vividus has it!

I know this is a little bit shorter of a post than previous ones, but sometimes short and sweet are best because they get to the point. So, yes, come check us out, ^^

Come visit us at Vividus Connect today, ^^