So I have this holiday RP idea...

[Caelum]

So I've had this idea for an RP for about a year now. I was debating doing it over either November (for Thanksgiving) or December (for Christmas). I think I'll go with December, should enough people be interested, cuz it's almost November anyway and I know some folks are focusing on NaNoWriMo and there's also the fact that not everyone here is American and thus wouldn't celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time I do, if at all.

So here's the basic plot: It's Christmas eve/day at the Paradise Estate. The characters are a family--they're all related to each other, be it through blood or marriage--and they're all coming together to have the annual family holiday celebration.

The idea is that, well, this is a family. A crazy, somewhat dysfunctional, loving, silly family. You know how you get together for the holidays with your family, some of whom you haven't seen in ages, and you're laughing over Uncle Al's latest shenanigans and wondering why Great-Aunt Sara dresses like that and ignoring Grandpa Bob as he babbles about the Good Old Days to whoever'll listen and people are gossiping about Cousin Ed's college life and wondering why Cousin Laura turned into such a brat when she became a teenager and congratulating Uncle Steve and Aunt Kari on their new baby and the whole time Great-Uncle George is running around with his camera snapping photos and Aunt Karla gets in a fight with Cousin Fred over something stupid and then Cousin Will brings his girlfriend Katie along to introduce her to the family and meanwhile all the little kids are running around stealing candy from the candy dishes and demanding when it's time to open presents. You know what I'm talking about?

So the idea is that the characters--all these family members--are getting into all sorts of shenanigans and having all sorts of fun during the day-long Christmas celebration, interacting with each other, stuff like that. Events could include but are certainly not limited to:

Trying to sneak food from the kitchen
Christmas caroling
Chestnut-roasting
Trying to figure out what your presents are
Christmas dinner
Opening presents
Playing outside/snowball fight/snowman-building
Baking Christmas cookies

...And whatever other traditional holiday activities there are. Of course, improvisation is definitely encouraged, so if someone suddenly decides to do something like hang mistletoe somewhere and wait for unsuspecting victims to come along, that's good too. XD

The RP would have a scheduled running time, of course--probably starting sometime after Thanksgiving, to give us more time, and going either until just before Christmas or the end of December, depending on the circumstances. The start would be marked by the family convening on the location--be it walking down the hall from their quarters or coming through the Estate gates after traveling from wherever home is. The ending would be marked by the family settling down to Christmas Dinner. Anything that happens between those two points, however, is fair game.

So, would anyone be interested in anything like that? I think it'd be a fun exercise in creativity, character-interaction, and small-time plots. I really do think it'd be a lot of fun, but I'd like to know if anyone else is interested before posting it. ^_^

[Marbletoast]

That sounds like a fun RP-short!

One possible idea/variation is a non-canon Christmas "party" of already existent characters. I say this because I'd find it hard to get into a character for such a short RP event, but that's probably just me. I also find it fun to get character development practice in for "real" characters by throwing them into these "non-real" situations, if you know what I mean?

Though of the course the family plan both makes more sense, really, and would still be fun with new characters, and I suppose is more on target with your small-time plot practice idea. So yea. Cool idea. x)

[Bright Glow]

Caelum I hope I'll be able to read your full Hasbro Christmas Carol story which you started last year at the Arena's fanfic forum.

[sunstar]

I'd definetely take part! I have a huge family that I see every holiday that practcally do those very things! my character choices would be the aunt and uncle with a new baby.

In fact, there was the one year we all got into a game called Battle of the Sexes that we lost tract of time until somebody mentioned when it would be time to eat. there was a stampee of aunts, my mom, and my grandma to the kitchen and we had burned food that year. there was the other time when one of my uncles was smoking and somehow managed to burn down the christmas tree, and there was the year the dog knocked the tree over chasing the cat, and the year the cat dove into the pot of potatoes and water which wasn't on thankfully, and the year we had to rush a choking dog to the emergency vet who removed a turkey bone from the dogs throat.

[Caelum]

Well, that's two people. ;D

@marbs: Well, like I said--oh, actually, wait, I didn't say. Whoops. Stupid me. Anyways, I was actually gonna make it so that OCs and canon characters would both be equally welcome. I'd actually much prefer to use canon characters, cuz most people will already be familiar with them. This would mean that players would have to suspend their disbelief while playing, though--someone might decide that Slugger is Fizzy's nephew, or that Skydancer is married to Powder with five kids, or that Shady is a guy, and so on. The relationships that are created for the RP probably won't fit into most people's headcanon, so players would have to suspend their disbelief and pretend we're in some alternate reality for the duration of the RP. XD

Actually, heck, come to think of it we could probably make it so that it IS a Christmas party with the canonical characters and not necessarily a family--after all, the ponies tend to be a giant, extended family anyway. Hmm. I'm definitely gonna keep that in mind. Might just end up changing it.

@bright Glow: That's completely off-topic--I'm asking what people think about the RP idea. As for the story, I'm not sure--I've been thinking about it, but whether or not I actually write it remains to be seen.

@sunny: Sounds like you've got a lot of experience here! If this thing happens, I hope to see you there! ^_^

[Bright Glow]

Oh, sorry because I wrote my earlier reply to the wrong place , I only read the title and it made me so excited and hoping to be able to read the full story of your Hasbro Christmas Carol because I really liked the first two chapters of it and I really wonder who would be the ghost(s) of the present and the future's christmases.

[Caelum]

In that case, Bright Glow, you should probably read things all the way through before jumping in.

[sunstar]

I'll totally be there!

[Bright Glow]

Ok, I reread the RP's discription and I would like to play in it, I just wonder if I could play my own pony character or I should play a Hasbro pony character since it will be play at Paradise Estate.

[Marbletoast]

If we used OCs, I'd have to suspend a ton of disbelief anyway, since I'll bet it won't be anthro. xD So, consider my belief suspended?

[Bright Glow]

There is only 1 month until christmas (point to my sig) and I would like to know when will we start to play this christmas RPG because I really truly would like to play in.
By the way I haven't got any answer for my earlier question