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[The Magician]

[Alhaja]

I'd definitely consider applying if your prologue, rules and any other background information were as intriguing as the ad here. I agree that it could be a place where one could really explore an interesting and imperfect character.

One of my main concerns would be recruiting a reliable cast. With a plot arc like you have planned, it's hard to add more players if people disappear. I would suggest that you request links to other stories as writing samples and that you be very picky about who you admit.

[Scattercat]

So... Order of the Stick the Roleplaying Game?

[Scattercat]

Planning on using any sort of system or published world? Or just pure freeform? The more specific your base setting, the easier it is to work out what sorts of things go against the traditional mold...

[Bloodgod]

Hmm.  How serious would the storyline itself be?  I mean, are we looking at characters who have to overcome their flaws and rise above themselves in a epic tale of bravery and courage, or are we looking at a lot of jokes at the character's expense?

[Alhaja]

Personally, I would like to see some of both. I like a little humor mixed in with more serious stuff and I'm generally not a big fan of overdone humor.

[Scattercat]

The way it's described certainly leads one to expect a certain minimum level of seriousness. It's very difficult to have character arcs in a purely silly story.

This is not to say that silly things cannot develop more serious character arcs, but pure crack rarely involves growth and change. Maturing isn't funny; static and exaggerated characters are funny.

[Alhaja]

Good point.

I was wondering if anyone was interested in a fantasy game with a humorous theme? The actual fantasy world would be more or less serious but the player characters would be work shy lazy incompetent scoundrels

It would be a great opportunity to show some character development as the characters eventually (hopefully) become heroes and a bit of fun too.

Seems pretty clear to me. Come to think of it, I probably wouldn't have replied in the first place if there hadn't been the implication of a good mix of seriousness and comic elements.

[Scattercat]

Besides, it's no fun being silly if everything is silly.

If an ordinary businessman is walking down the street, and abruptly a strange woman in a red wig comes running up and slaps him in the face with a trout, that's funny.

If the man is an anthropomorphic pie, and the street is made of golden coins, and the man is carrying a walrus wearing a tophat, and it's raining Butterball turkeys, then the troutslap loses a lot of that raw edge of humor.

The exception, as always, is Twisp and Catsby.

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