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Okay guys, here's something a little bit different. It's called a Role Play, and this is how it works.
First of all, everbody signs up for a game. You create a character, join a team and we all go racing. Once a week - probably every Saturday - we'll do a new race. To decide the grid, everyone will post their best lap times. For the race, we all go off and do it in the single player mode (so that people from across different platforms can participate). In the time between races, we each do a race write-up. This can take the form of news articles describing what your driver got up to during the weekend, internal e-mails within the team and even a straight narrative if you feel you're up for it.
As I won't be able to buy (much less play) F1 2010 until November, I'll be taking on the role of The Scruitineer (essentially the dungeon master). This basically means I'm running the game, and throughout the season I'll be throwing out various story arcs for you to explore. You'll have to deal with dodgy sponsors, bitter team rivalries, being released by your team for someone else, injury, a shortage of sponsor funds, team orders controversies and rogue Russian government agents.
In order to join, you'll need to write up a character bio (your character should be just that - a character; you cannot play as an actual driver). It should contain all their vitals and a brief backstory as to how they got to the point where they got into Formula 1. Do not include a team. Teams will be randomly assigned once everyone has joined up (and besides, at some point during the season, people will be changing teams). Remember that this is not so much about who wins the World Championship, but the actual characters. Anyway, here is an example of a character bio:
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Hristofor Vodenicharov
Affectionately known as "Bulgarian Chris" up and down the paddock due to his difficult-to-pronounce name, Vodenicharov is, according to the Bulgarian media, "The Hope of the Mother Country!" and is seen as leading the charge in Sofia's push for a Bulgarian Grand Prix. After making an impact in the World Series by Renault, he was rapidly promoted to Formula 1. While he is no doubt fast, he is extremely shy and introverted, and can often be seen socialising with the GP2 and even the GP3 drivers rather than his Formula 1 bretheren. During interviews, it is often difficult to get him to open up about his racing, though a savvy interviewer can often connect with him if they bring up the right subject, usually his love of the bass guitar. He often gets lost when faced with a lot of media attention. Vodenicharov is very stubborn, but self-efficacing; he tends to blame everyone else when he makes a mistake, largely because he knows his self-confidence is fragile, and he can eventually be talked around once he has had time to let his emotions reset themselves. Overall, he has had a difficult time adjusting to Formula 1. Pundits have noted that it took him a year or two longer than most drivers to adjust to Formula Renault, but once he was comfortable, he excelled. Several teams are reported to have their eye on him, but for the moment he is staying with his current team as qualifying is his currently weakest point.
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That's about what I'm looking for. It doesn't have to be that detailed, but you should at least find a weakness for your driver (ie qualifying, wet weather, low-downforce circuits, tyre preservation). I don't want somebody who is absolutely bullet-proof or another Lewis Hamilton (and if you write one like that, you're likely to be cast in a Hispania). If you're stuck for names, then I recommend Behind the Name and Behind the Surname. If you're truly stuck, you're welcome to use Vodenicharov, or I can write someone up for you. Once you've put up an entry, I'll contact you via private message with your team and you'll be free to start write-ups. Right now, we're concentrating on the pre-season, so driver moves and team changes (like Lotus parting ways with Cosworth) are the order of the day.
THE CAST
Team - Driver (User), Driver (User)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes -
Mercedes GP Petronas -
Red Bull Racing (Reault) -
Scuderia Ferrari Malboro - Taiki Saruwatari (DC9990)
AT&T WilliamsF1 (Cosworth) - Nathan McKane (Crashbroke23)
Renault F1 -
Force India F1 (Mercedes) -
Scuderia Toro Rosso (Ferrari) -
Lotus Racing (Cosworth) -
Hispania Racing F1 Team (Cosworth) -
BMW Sauber (Ferrari) -
Virgin Racing (Cosworth) -
Hopefully we can get some interest going here. We don't explicitly need twenty-four players, though I would like at least one in each team. Any vacancies will just be filled up by additional characters created by me (though they'll be very brief; you'll be free to expand on them as the story goes).
First of all, everbody signs up for a game. You create a character, join a team and we all go racing. Once a week - probably every Saturday - we'll do a new race. To decide the grid, everyone will post their best lap times. For the race, we all go off and do it in the single player mode (so that people from across different platforms can participate). In the time between races, we each do a race write-up. This can take the form of news articles describing what your driver got up to during the weekend, internal e-mails within the team and even a straight narrative if you feel you're up for it.
As I won't be able to buy (much less play) F1 2010 until November, I'll be taking on the role of The Scruitineer (essentially the dungeon master). This basically means I'm running the game, and throughout the season I'll be throwing out various story arcs for you to explore. You'll have to deal with dodgy sponsors, bitter team rivalries, being released by your team for someone else, injury, a shortage of sponsor funds, team orders controversies and rogue Russian government agents.
In order to join, you'll need to write up a character bio (your character should be just that - a character; you cannot play as an actual driver). It should contain all their vitals and a brief backstory as to how they got to the point where they got into Formula 1. Do not include a team. Teams will be randomly assigned once everyone has joined up (and besides, at some point during the season, people will be changing teams). Remember that this is not so much about who wins the World Championship, but the actual characters. Anyway, here is an example of a character bio:
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Hristofor Vodenicharov
Affectionately known as "Bulgarian Chris" up and down the paddock due to his difficult-to-pronounce name, Vodenicharov is, according to the Bulgarian media, "The Hope of the Mother Country!" and is seen as leading the charge in Sofia's push for a Bulgarian Grand Prix. After making an impact in the World Series by Renault, he was rapidly promoted to Formula 1. While he is no doubt fast, he is extremely shy and introverted, and can often be seen socialising with the GP2 and even the GP3 drivers rather than his Formula 1 bretheren. During interviews, it is often difficult to get him to open up about his racing, though a savvy interviewer can often connect with him if they bring up the right subject, usually his love of the bass guitar. He often gets lost when faced with a lot of media attention. Vodenicharov is very stubborn, but self-efficacing; he tends to blame everyone else when he makes a mistake, largely because he knows his self-confidence is fragile, and he can eventually be talked around once he has had time to let his emotions reset themselves. Overall, he has had a difficult time adjusting to Formula 1. Pundits have noted that it took him a year or two longer than most drivers to adjust to Formula Renault, but once he was comfortable, he excelled. Several teams are reported to have their eye on him, but for the moment he is staying with his current team as qualifying is his currently weakest point.
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That's about what I'm looking for. It doesn't have to be that detailed, but you should at least find a weakness for your driver (ie qualifying, wet weather, low-downforce circuits, tyre preservation). I don't want somebody who is absolutely bullet-proof or another Lewis Hamilton (and if you write one like that, you're likely to be cast in a Hispania). If you're stuck for names, then I recommend Behind the Name and Behind the Surname. If you're truly stuck, you're welcome to use Vodenicharov, or I can write someone up for you. Once you've put up an entry, I'll contact you via private message with your team and you'll be free to start write-ups. Right now, we're concentrating on the pre-season, so driver moves and team changes (like Lotus parting ways with Cosworth) are the order of the day.
THE CAST
Team - Driver (User), Driver (User)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes -
Mercedes GP Petronas -
Red Bull Racing (Reault) -
Scuderia Ferrari Malboro - Taiki Saruwatari (DC9990)
AT&T WilliamsF1 (Cosworth) - Nathan McKane (Crashbroke23)
Renault F1 -
Force India F1 (Mercedes) -
Scuderia Toro Rosso (Ferrari) -
Lotus Racing (Cosworth) -
Hispania Racing F1 Team (Cosworth) -
BMW Sauber (Ferrari) -
Virgin Racing (Cosworth) -
Hopefully we can get some interest going here. We don't explicitly need twenty-four players, though I would like at least one in each team. Any vacancies will just be filled up by additional characters created by me (though they'll be very brief; you'll be free to expand on them as the story goes).
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