01-25-2014, 01:41 PM
Personally, I think the best approach is to take the time to work out a functional system (reminiscent of past systems, Skylessia in particular - I had loads of fun with Sky) and allow everyone to do their own free-form RPing in the mean time. Should they create their stories with existing characters, let that be their decision - should it be a fan-fiction type of roleplay, that would work too. I myself enjoy a structured RP system as opposed to open-ended, free-form RPing. Once the RPs are up and ready, let people do their thing in its own section, similar to how it was in the past, and then have our structured, world based RP.