Decide the route of LOD!

In the general thread for the LoD RPG here some wanted to try to "mix things up" a bit, with the idea of instead of the RPG taking place on a post-JP3 Isla Sorna, it would take place on a post-JW Isla Nublar instead. Someone said to start a poll to let the users decide and long story short...here we are.

So, what do you want LoD to be about? An RPG set on Isla Sorna years after Jurassic Park 3 or an RPG set on Isla Nublar after the events of Jurassic World? I personally after hearing the new idea want to go for it, but I will let the users decide!

There's pros and cons in both.

A post JW Nublar would be refreshing and new, but would be more limiting in species and space.

Sorna is larger and previves more space and species, but is pretty much more of the same old same old.

Can't I ask for both?

Man this is really close.

The forums have a lot of past LTLers who want to bring their Isla Sorna characters back (speaking off my ass here, maybe they don't ) . There is so much history there. But it will be so confusing and offputting for newcomers. JW is more fresh in mind for most people here, and some people are willing to let go of the past and start fresh and new, start writing history again.

This entire site is rising from the ashed of JPL, but also, we are leaving what was there behind, and starting anew here. I think it would be fitting for this website's RP to go to JW Isla Nublar, and leave the days of LTL behind to start fresh.

The limited amount of species and space I don't see as a huge issue, as the site's population isn't exactly high.

But if we do go ahead with JW...I will never forget about the old days of Isla Sorna, all the crazy characters, the convulsed plots and rich history. But I am excited to be able to create a new history, new characters, new plots, in a new land. So here is my vote. Isla Nublar is the way to go

I vote Sorna. A park environment would be fun, but Sorna simply has more species. My only worry is less people may be willing to join if the game isn't set in JW...

EDIT: I'll play either way. I won't refuse to participate just because less people agree with me.

Well the idea is we can include more species supposedly on the Park Hologram map, and there is the Restricted Area, which carries species from the old Park...and if we go Nublar this would be in a JW/JP mixed island, with the ruins in the RA and what remains of JW in it's area. I love this idea, because it opens up, to quote one park manager, "a whole new frontier". And D4E, we can certainly HAVE two islands, but for now one island is good.

Can we get a Carnotaurus? My only concern.

TheRexMan22 wrote:

Can we get a Carnotaurus? My only concern.

It can be worked in.

Really like the idea of post-nublar jW. I think if we properly see the restricted section that should be cool.

Since post-JW Nublar is winning, I need to ask... we're not going to follow through with the idea of it being ''human characters only'' right? Right?!??

Looks like Nublar's gonna win...I better whip up another species roster. Keep in mind that Rexy will be off-limits only to RPG moderators, and will serve as a "culling character" like in LTL, where it would go and kill characters owned by players who broke the rules, as well as serve as a "force of nature" to spruce things up (for example, a herd of hadrosaurs stalked by Raptors will be broken up by Rexy).

And Oli, hell no. Human characters are a side point (like Jurassic Trackers), dinosaurs will always be the center point. It's just mostly a setting change.

I second Nublar.  It's essentially new territory.


For the returners, the characters could be perhaps grandfathered in.  Maybe humans transferred them to display them in the park and that's why they're there.


Humans could be the odd event every so often possibly though.

Richard Levine wrote:

Looks like Nublar's gonna win...I better whip up another species roster. Keep in mind that Rexy will be off-limits only to RPG moderators, and will serve as a "culling character" like in LTL, where it would go and kill characters owned by players who broke the rules, as well as serve as a "force of nature" to spruce things up (for example, a herd of hadrosaurs stalked by Raptors will be broken up by Rexy).

And Oli, hell no. Human characters are a side point (like Jurassic Trackers), dinosaurs will always be the center point. It's just mostly a setting change.

What about using the JW website as a source for some dinosaurs the species list? I'm not saying restrict the species list to just that, but for the species that do happen to have been in JW, use the site's info for their sheets.

And thank Godzilla humans won't be obligatory...

Oliphaunt wrote:

Richard Levine wrote:

Looks like Nublar's gonna win...I better whip up another species roster. Keep in mind that Rexy will be off-limits only to RPG moderators, and will serve as a "culling character" like in LTL, where it would go and kill characters owned by players who broke the rules, as well as serve as a "force of nature" to spruce things up (for example, a herd of hadrosaurs stalked by Raptors will be broken up by Rexy).

And Oli, hell no. Human characters are a side point (like Jurassic Trackers), dinosaurs will always be the center point. It's just mostly a setting change.

What about using the JW website as a source for some dinosaurs the species list? I'm not saying restrict the species list to just that, but for the species that do happen to have been in JW, use the site's info for their sheets.

And thank Godzilla humans won't be obligatory...

That's what I'm scouting out right now, for ideas.

Nublar!

I admit, it would be exciting to explore Nublar in a RP. Hundreds of secrets to explore in the Restricted Zone... old park ruins, of course, and the holding pens and VC...

It'd be fun to control a dinosaur, roaming through the desolate remains...

Post-JW please. xP

Richard Levine wrote:

Looks like Nublar's gonna win...I better whip up another species roster. Keep in mind that Rexy will be off-limits only to RPG moderators, and will serve as a "culling character" like in LTL, where it would go and kill characters owned by players who broke the rules, as well as serve as a "force of nature" to spruce things up (for example, a herd of hadrosaurs stalked by Raptors will be broken up by Rexy).

Will other Tyrannosaurus PCs still be allowed, though? Because Sue was the only PC of mine I could recover (though if not, I suppose I could try to recreate Snapper and Thrash from memory).

CT-1138 wrote:

Richard Levine wrote:

Looks like Nublar's gonna win...I better whip up another species roster. Keep in mind that Rexy will be off-limits only to RPG moderators, and will serve as a "culling character" like in LTL, where it would go and kill characters owned by players who broke the rules, as well as serve as a "force of nature" to spruce things up (for example, a herd of hadrosaurs stalked by Raptors will be broken up by Rexy).

Will other Tyrannosaurus PCs still be allowed, though? Because Sue was the only PC of mine I could recover (though if not, I suppose I could try to recreate Snapper and Thrash from memory).

Well, I mean...maybe? There's that thing on the JW website that mentions other tyrannosaurs in the park, so it could be set up for maybe 2-3 other Rexes.

DPFAR: Here is the current species list I have. Comments and feedback are appreciated.

Jurassic World:
Ankylosaurus magniventris (Masrani)
Apatosaurus excelsus
Baryonyx walkeri (Masrani)
Dimorphodon macronyx
Edmontosaurus annectens
Gallimimus bullatus (Masrani)
Metriacanthosaurus shangyouensis
Microceratus gobiensis
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Masrani)
Parasaurolophus walkeri (Masrani)
Pteranodon longiceps "masrani"
Stegosaurus stenops "gigas" (Masrani)
Suchomimus tenerensis (Masrani)
Triceratops horridus (Masrani)
Tyrannosaurus rex (Masrani)

Restricted Area:
Compsognathus triassicus
Dilophosaurus wetherlii "venenifer" (InGen)
Herrerasaurus ischigualestensis (InGen)
Proceratosaurus bradelyi
Troodon pectinodon "ingen"
Velociraptor antirrhopus "nublarensis" (InGen)

Other:
Brachiosaurus brancai (InGen)
Tylosaurus proriger
?Stegoceratops horrinops?

Is Megaraptor no longer a considered species?

MissDNA wrote:

Is Megaraptor no longer a considered species?

Well, seeing as how the polls are leading towards a post-JW centered RPG...I can include them as a bonus species with Stegoceratops and all them in "Other". Perhaps work them in as "another attraction Masrani had stored, based on their hunting abilities".

It would be fun if we could expand the species list a little beyond what is canon, imo. LTL did it, but I suppose that was mainly because the species list in the films were rather short...

I'm trying to find a balance between canon and just throwing in obscure species. Megaraptor works because it was discovered in 1998 (which gives enough time for Masrani Global to get DNA fragments/amber blood and clone it), but species discovered in recent times like 2015 will not work. And Isla Sorna worked because it had a lot more species to it than Nublar (two Raptor species, two Pteranodon species, etc). I will try to find more species that can be worked in, but dont worry about Megaraptor.

Any comments?

Sweet.

By the way, having both Baryonyx, Suchomimus and Spinosaurus could be a tad too much of the same thing, unless we could seperate the Sucho enough from either Bary or Spino behaviour wise to justify the three of them. It could very likely end up with one or two species barely played.

MissDNA wrote:

Sweet.

By the way, having both Baryonyx, Suchomimus and Spinosaurus could be a tad too much of the same thing, unless we could seperate the Sucho enough from either Bary or Spino behaviour wise to justify the three of them. It could very likely end up with one or two species barely played.

Well, Spino wont be playable (unless you wanna control a scattered pile of bones ), but I think we can mix up the other two enough where they are distinguishable.

Quite happy with this list. A wide variety of species is very pleasing.

Ya'll done a great job. c:

Now another thing we need to work out is a name. Obviously we cant keep "Life or Death: Isla Sorna". Got any suggestions? I like "The Forgotten World: Isla Nublar".

Richard Levine wrote:

DPFAR: Here is the current species list I have. Comments and feedback are appreciated.

Jurassic World:
Ankylosaurus magniventris (Masrani)
Apatosaurus excelsus
Baryonyx walkeri (Masrani)
Dimorphodon macronyx
Edmontosaurus annectens
Gallimimus bullatus (Masrani)
Metriacanthosaurus shangyouensis
Microceratus gobiensis
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Masrani)
Parasaurolophus walkeri (Masrani)
Pteranodon longiceps "masrani"
Stegosaurus stenops "gigas" (Masrani)
Suchomimus tenerensis (Masrani)
Triceratops horridus (Masrani)
Tyrannosaurus rex (Masrani)

Restricted Area:
Compsognathus triassicus
Dilophosaurus wetherlii "venenifer" (InGen)
Herrerasaurus ischigualestensis (InGen)
Proceratosaurus bradelyi
Troodon pectinodon "ingen"
Velociraptor antirrhopus "nublarensis" (InGen)

Other:
Brachiosaurus brancai (InGen)
Tylosaurus proriger
?Stegoceratops horrinops?

Only major concern I have is Tyrannosaurus (and raptors to a point but not too bad); it definitely needs a limits or sorts, either with the number of characters that can be made or with the size of the Tyrannosaurus characters themselves. Having a dozen adult Tyrannosaurus running around wouldn't work too well IMO. Raptors needs a limit too, but nearly as hard as the Rexes.

Otherwise, that list looks good to me; given how most of them are Masrani bred, we can go a little more liberal with coloration, behaviors, and patterns than we would on Isla Sorna (not too much though).

Richard Levine wrote:

Now another thing we need to work out is a name. Obviously we cant keep "Life or Death: Isla Sorna". Got any suggestions? I like "The Forgotten World: Isla Nublar".

I like that name too. Another possibility could be Paradise Lost[/Found]*: Jurassic World Isla Nublar. The name I think, if we do end up going post JW, should be put up for a vote as well.

*[anything in here is a suggestion, not apart of the actual name]

Sinncrow wrote:

Only major concern I have is Tyrannosaurus (and raptors to a point but not too bad); it definitely needs a limits or sorts, either with the number of characters that can be made or with the size of the Tyrannosaurus characters themselves. Having a dozen adult Tyrannosaurus running around wouldn't work too well IMO. Raptors needs a limit too, but nearly as hard as the Rexes.

Otherwise, that list looks good to me; given how most of them are Masrani bred, we can go a little more liberal with coloration, behaviors, and patterns than we would on Isla Sorna (not too much though).

Richard Levine wrote:

Now another thing we need to work out is a name. Obviously we cant keep "Life or Death: Isla Sorna". Got any suggestions? I like "The Forgotten World: Isla Nublar".

I like that name too. Another possibility could be Paradise Lost[/Found]*: Jurassic World Isla Nublar. The name I think, if we do end up going post JW, should be put up for a vote as well.

*[anything in here is a suggestion, not apart of the actual name]

I already have an idea for 2-3 (at the most four or even five) T. rexes maximum for the island, and the Raptors will definitely be capped off at some point.

How will we deal with male and female characters? Now I didn't really investigate into JW but I assumed all the dinos were female and they already fixed the frog DNA defect from JP. But male/female dinosaur interactions were a big part of LTL and I don't want to lose that. I am thinking we should take creative liberties for the sake of a more enjoyable, if less authentic, RP experience.