(04-16-2014, 11:07 AM)Zhavi Wrote:(04-16-2014, 08:42 AM)Ignacius Wrote: Definitely violent justice. Â Not only that, but I suppose most people don't have the research put into criminal activity, gang culture, and organized crime that I do. Â One of my favorite things to do in RP is to bring that up and run with it.
Take, for example, justice. Â Just about all criminal organizations, from your local slicer-dicer gang to La Familia have a strict code of silence. Â You don't go to the police ever, not just on behalf of a victim but on behalf of yourself. Â If someone breaks into your house, you don't call the police. Â If someone shoots your best friend, you don't call the police. Â You get justice yourself, blood for blood. Â That's not something, I hope, anyone here has experienced or really understood. Â It's not just that your angry and want revenge, it's literally an honor-bound code for vengeance and violence that you have no choice but to participate in.
Ah, if only I could just move that character over. Â Love playing him. Â If only Final Fantasy had room for that sort of brutality, but even I feel like that would be a stretch. Â I'll have to get back into WoW a bit now that my internet is working.
Yeah, I honestly used to be a lot looser about research and stuff -- and then I started rping with this sarcastic mofo with a need for things to make sense. Â Every idea went through the grinder of his mind, with such questions as "How does that even work?", Â "Does that really make sense?" , "Why would they do that?", and one of my favorites, "Are we doing that? Â We're not doing that." Â (loosely paraphrased) He's bossy and brutally honest, but I really do feel like my writing has improved by going along with him. . .even when he shreds my ego into pieces. Â Still have a tendency to propose off the wall ideas to him that he takes all of .03 seconds to shoot down, but I've really learned quite a bit, and I feel like hte resulting rp feels fuller, I guess? Â I get more fulfillment out of it. Â And now I also do more research! Â Spent a few weeks researching the origination of the mafia for one rp, and Spanish court systems in the 15th-16th centuries for another. Â Still doing a lot of research into medieval trade (particularly around the mediterranean, because hte mediterranean is love) -- there is a lot of really, really cool stuff.
Sounds like you've still got more time into it then I do, but hey, if you've got any fabulous links to stuff please do share.
And, well, if you have ideas about brutal criminal stuff for Final Fantasy and don't mind forum rp, I'd be totally down. Â
Actually, I'd say to check out a few television shows to get you into the mindset. Â HBO has run a few, especially series about prisons. Â Gangland is sort of my favorite series. Â It's annoying to watch sometimes on DVD because they have a tendency to catch people up, so you'll have a lot of stuff repeated between slots for commercial breaks. Â But they're very thorough on giving you a historical breakdown on how gangs form and dissolve. Â Netflix is your best friend, as you can catch up on a lot of more in-depth history through National Geographic. Â They have a lot not just on large syndicates, but also biker gangs, narcotics rings, and street gangs. Â It's really the street gang stuff that gets you into the mindset. Â Especially when you get interviews with active gang members and they talk about the sense of disenfranchisement in greater society versus acceptance in criminal culture. Â It's very similar to ancient tribalism.
As to the second part, that's a lot like what architecture school and practice is like. Â Essentially, I've been doing that for some eleven years, so I totally get what you'd find helpful about it. Â It's a great way to learn in a hurry.
As to the third part, I've no problem with forum RP. Â Wouldn't mind it at all, though I might have some delays finding time. Â I might restart RP in WoW because I've been thinking about my favorite character in WoW to RP as. Â Kind of looking forward to going grimy.
