MagikalCookie

I believe that if you begin by introducing the Antagonist by destroying a small village or appearing before the players in a very threatening and "in your face way," that would encourage the character not the players to unite under one banner for the same common goal. Of course you should still allow those who wish too seek it to aid the antagonists as well. In summary i think that the key to a good balance between overpowered antagonists and elitist protagonists is to reduce the amount of OOC influence while still keeping both groups joinable, this does not mean that they should be easy to join, as long as there is a way to join them without having to contact anyone outside of IC interaction. Just to further summarise my points: Give the players a threat, and enough time to respond. Allow players to join either side, but not without relative difficulty. Joining a side must not require any OOC interaction. I am certain that if these simple points are followed then there would be no need for a artificially created protagonist group because the initial warning or threat of sorts would force nations to stop quarreling and unite, and if the leaders of nations do not unite, then that should be part of the roleplay. For example, If a nation leader refused to agree to treaty and untie for a common goal then he would most likely displease his populous and cause possible riots, coos and protests. The introduction of a protagonist group denies players the option of this fun roleplay. Also remember that this is all my humble opinion and i did not mean to force it upon anyone that does not agree with it. Sincerely, COOOKIE!

I was thinking that perhaps the group shot at the end of the video could comprise of as Samo said, a snooty high elf with perhaps a monacle looking down upon the others. The orc could be attempting to eat the halfing by lifting him into the air whilst smiling towards the camera or he could be looking clueless while scratching his neck with someone else's arm. Of course the wood elf would be sitting on a tree branch in the background whilst smiling towards the camera, and underneath him/her would be an angry dwarf trying to jump up and hit the branch with his comically huge axe. I strongly suggest using the foreground and background to demonstrate to more involved and more isolated races, for example the High elves would more than likely be looking down upon the others from afar whilst the "Brutish" Humans, Dwarves and Orcs would be situated at the foreground of the freeze frame.

I think that you should end each video with the said race ending up in a scenario where they are in a group with the other races much like the TF2 ones by valve, this is because it helps the audience to understand the relationships between the stereotypes A good tip is to use techniques from english such as Juxtoposition and paradoxes which were both used n the above Pyro video to create a comic element. I also believe that it would be best to choose the stereotypes as such: The Human: A noble in heavy armour that charges around breaking down doors and screaming loudly. The Elf: You may have to address the difference between the downright snooty and disapproving high elves and the hippy dippy wood elves. The Orc: I do not have much experience with orcs but I imagine you could take a much similar approach to the TF2 Heavy, a comically gentle giant maybe. I am not experienced enough in either the dark elves, dwarves, halfings or kharajyr (Hope I spelled it right..) to help you there. Finally, I would recommend that you start with the Orcs or the Humans as the traits of both races are rather well known and would attract a large amount of attention to these undoubtedly deserving videos. Of course this is just a suggestion and i am not requesting anything of you other than maybe an old hat banner? I jest, of course. Sincerely, COOOOOKIE!

Why the default texture pack? (My brain refuses to let me call them resource packs for some reason unknown to me) Please use a texture pack, It makes EVERYTHANG betar.. Kay? I personally like to use either A'therys ascended or...... no actually only A'therys Ascended. However ANYTHANG is better than default. Link to A'therys Ascended Textu- Resource Pack: http://atherys.com/pack Other Tex- Resource Packs are available http://resourcepack.net/

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