I'd really like to know...

Baal's picture
And done.

I had an idea and I'd like some thoughts. I literally just had it, it's poorly thought out and I've no idea if it stands a chance in hell of working, but I thought it was pretty awesome.

Hear me out?

I would like to create a fawn, I will post the Username and Password to a journal that will actually be the fawns bio.

The idea is to create a sort of multiple personality deer or something like being John Malkovich where there is a portal that leads different "Lost Souls" into the fawn.

Basically, anyone can play the fawn/deer as they would like and can make changes to the bio, add updates, write stories, draw, anything of the like for their time as the fawn. Heck, more than one person could play it and give it a finding itself moment. It can be male, female or anything in between depending on who plays it.

I don't know, I have tons of ideas on the little guy and not a lot of organization in my head with it. I suppose it would be a community thing...Anyway! Thoughts? Ideas? Tell me it won't work? Love it? hate it?

I leave it up to the community.

I actually really like the

I actually really like the idea. I thought of doing something like that with a friend. But for the whole community and not knowing who did what? It'd be very interesting how it ends up. X-D
Baal's picture

See, that is exactly the

See, that is exactly the thought I had! How neat would it be to not have any clue who was playing it at any given time? I think it would make for a varied and fascinating experience. :3
thelittleraven's picture

I really, really like this.

I really, really like this. I'm all for it. <3

I say... go for it... that

I say... go for it...
that really sounds like an awesome and interesting idea ^^

... also funny if there are two persons deciding to play it at the same time
Kaoori's picture

^oh god if half the forest

^oh god if half the forest logged in as the fawn at the same time



IDENTITY CRISIS

Hm, that's an interesting

Hm, that's an interesting thought, AliceV.

Perhaps it could be a spirit of sorts which can split into multiples and becomes solid or transparent? I don't know. Just throwing things out there. X-D
Baal's picture

Well yay! Better reception

Well yay! Better reception than I was expecting. ^_^

Alice - Wouldn't it? I would LOVE to see what would be done for that day in the updates. xD
Fawn - "Today I found myself." xD

lmao Baal

lmao Baal
ocean's picture

I had this idea a long time

I had this idea a long time ago and never ended up doing it. So naturally, I'm in support. :j
Baal's picture

LMFAO! OMG Kao! That would be

LMFAO! OMG Kao! That would be EPIC! xDD I'd die. lol!

Anyone remember the toefat

Anyone remember the toefat party? |D *random thought is random and totally not topiy related*

omg this is an awesome Idea!

omg this is an awesome Idea!

Baal's picture

Ffff...Okay. I'm gonna do it.

Ffff...Okay. I'm gonna do it. xD

Done. :3
Ourania's picture

I /love/ this idea. I just

I /love/ this idea. I just hope no one gets angry for someone else logging on to it first XD
Baal's picture

:3 And that wouldn't be good.

:3 And that wouldn't be good. I suppose we'll have to hope for a real community spirit and folks handling it in a mature fashion. ^^ I think this is about the only place it could be handled maturely. xD
Aivilo's picture

I'd suggest putting up some

I'd suggest putting up some guidelines of what is/isn't okay (for example, making new blog topics, re-doing the journal layout, etc), and a list of the personalities (maybe a post like "I Am One" where little blips for each color are set up - Color, Defining Trait/s [just 1-3 maybe], other colors they like/dislike, short things like that). It'd help avoid people doubling up on colors by accident, I think.
GingerNut's picture

^ Agreed. Eeyup cx

^ Agreed. Eeyup cx
Baal's picture

Ah! Very good idea Aivilo! I

Ah! Very good idea Aivilo! I was thinking of posting up the colors so that others would not try to take them earlier, but failed to get to it. xD

I think I'll do that tomorrow along with some rules/guidelines.
If anyone at all would like to suggest some rules or have any thoughts to add I'd love to see them. Smiling I'll get a better layout to everything up tomorrow. Unless someone beats me to it. xD
Aivilo's picture

Also, I don't know if the TEF

Also, I don't know if the TEF community site will allow multiple people to edit the same blog at once without one person accidentally deleting someone else's work because they submit two different copies of the coding.

..That sounds horribly confusing.
Let's try that again.

Person A and Person B click "edit" at the exact same time and have a copy of the exact same code.
Person A adds his/her new text, and B adds his/hers.
Person A's new code does not contain Person B's. Person B's does not contain Person A's.
Person A submits before B.
When B submits, A's code is erased - like it was never put up.

I haven't had this happen with TEFc because I've never tried having two+ people edit the same blog at the same time, but I have had this situation happen in other places and it can be frustrating if you've spent a lot of time writing and have not made a copy somewhere before submitting your work.
TEFc may give the "you cannot edit this page" error and (hopefully) leave what you've written intact in your preview area, but I'd recommend taking safety steps to anyone who decides to contribute, just in case.

I guess the folks who're tampering with the journal right now might be able to say whether or not it's been a problem so far.


Edit: Looks like folks have started up a bit of a color ID thing at the bottom of the journal.
It's going to get pretty long pretty quick, though, I would think xD May be better off on another page or in a larger scroll box to the side or somesuch.

I wonder if it would be better for users to keep themselves anonymous, or if they should be allowed to say which they play if they feel so inclined.
I imagine artwork will give the artist players away at some point.
ocean's picture

Yes, Aivilo, that error does

Yes, Aivilo, that error does come up.
I get around it by copying my text, going to the blog again via My Blog, then pasting it in. (:
But it's still a pain, haha!

Also, I don't mind if people redo what I did with the layout. It was really all on a whim for organization. 8D Plus the backgrounds were chosen mostly on a "that looks alright" basis. >>;
...Though it would be preferable if everybody didn't try to redo it at once. ;D
Baal's picture

lol, Yeah, so far it seems to

lol, Yeah, so far it seems to have a stop you from editing if someone does so before you thing. And I tend to do like ocean and just copy/paste and re-open the blog to post. It seems to be working pretty well actually. ^_^

And yanno, if someone know how to make tabs, that could work for it. Set a tab for conversation, tab for rules/guidelines and a tab for the participants. It'd make things nice and neat. ^^

I, personally, find most of the fun is in the not knowing. :3
Aivilo's picture

Haha. That error catches me

Haha. That error catches me on my own blogs sometimes, drives me nuts. I couldn't remember if it left the changes intact or not 'cause I know I've lost things that way without realizing it until later.

Yeah, I'd imagine it could be pretty annoying if several people were trying to update at once and kept bumping each other off xD


Edit: Tabs sound like a good idea.
I'm not very good with them, but there's a blog on how to set them up somewhere.
You have to change the way the blog's coding works, though - from BBC (or whatever it is) to HTML - or the tabs go crazy.
Baal's picture

lol, Yeah. xD I think they

lol, Yeah. xD I think they are doing pretty well for the most part it seems. :3 I'm actually really thrilled at how well things are running with it. So far all have been doing a great job of keeping things neat, player friendly and fun. Smiling

Edit: Ick, I know nothing of coding. Maybe some kind soul will give it a non-catastrophic try. xD
Aivilo's picture

lol. I can try at some point,

lol.
I can try at some point, but someone will probably beat me to it because I'm not on very often lately.
Baal's picture

Good luck if you do! ^^ I'm

Good luck if you do! ^^ I'm terrible at it, so I don't think I'll even try. Don't want to mess it up with my crap coding skills. xD

Question. I know they are

Question.

I know they are lost souls in one body, but when you say "give it a finding itself moment", what exactly do you mean by this?
As in, they are finally at peace, free?
Could they be reincarnated, become their very own character?
In time, of course.

Would this be a deer that ages, and always has souls/personalities coming and going?

I'm mostly just curious what happens when they find themselves.
Baal's picture

Oh, the finding itself moment

Oh, the finding itself moment is a sort of joke on my part. If it saw itself in the forest then it technically "found" itself. That's all there is to that. ^^

You know, I'm kind of hoping these 'colors' do escape to make their own characters in the forest. I honestly think that would be amazingly fun! I really don't know if they are trapped ghosts, personalities or what, but I think, with a little bit of guiding here and there by those who play them, this could turn into a really fun event that at least some could get a real character out of.

At least I hope so! xD

I agree, I think that would

I agree, I think that would be really fun. I asked because, should everything go well, in time would definitely love to have Teal become their very own character. So I am thrilled to know that you're not opposed to the idea of something like that happening.