Time to brush the dust off!
It's not a very well kept secret in some circles that about 5 months ago I began working on JipangMUCK, NuJipang, Jipang 3.0, whatever people want to call it. MotM had died down significantly and hadn't shown signs of picking up since and I'd been mulling the idea of making one last game from scratch for a while now. ProtoMUCK tech has come a long
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It's great to hear from you. I had heard you were mostly done with the RPing scene, which is sadness but also understandable. :( If you just come hang out for sporadic RP then that would be totally awesome!
I'm definitely getting a feeling that people are largely interested in the potential for OCs and aren't looking for a FC-centric environment. I'm actually glad to hear that, because one of my concerns about the game was the age of a lot of the source material and whether or not people would feel those casts/characters had already been so played out that they wouldn't have any interest in the game. But if people are excited about OC possibilities, then that alleviates one of my concerns.
I can definitely say the theme will be an amagalmation of a lot of different sources designed in a way as to be compatible with each other. That does mean that it will be a bit more fantastic than Kenshin and a bit more mundane than Naruto and Inu-Yasha, but I think the designs for the setting coming together so far will feel comfortable for characters from both end of the spectrum.
I can say that regarding Naruto, it's anachronistic elements will be left out of the theme, forcing some adaption/adjusting where necessary. The setting is intended to feel like 1860's Japan with a blend of fantasy mixed in. Modern day elements aren't going to be included. I've had some arguments to be made to allow for some Steam Punk, but if it is allowed, it'll be kept fairly primitive (no mechs! >_<) and clunky as to be too large to really be moved around much. But I'm still mulling on where that line is.
I can say for sure the same web features MotM has will be included, with the potential for going beyond that some.
I'm not familiar with Sengoku Basara, but having skimmed a bit of info on it, it seems like it'd be appropriate. I'll have to read into it some more to make sure the theme will give it what it needs.
And I should be aroundish in WoW now and then, but I probably won't be really active until the next expansion.
Hope you're doing well!
-Akari
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