Hi there! Well, I really don't know how to start with this... it was an idea I had some time ago. I have no idea if it has already been given or not, but I just felt it was a good one and needed to share it.
So, basically, it's just like the RPs on the forum, only in real time. Every once in a while (for example, every week) there will be a case. Everything in it is gonna develop in real time using the IM program Skype. Here's how I see it - every Monday the case will be announced, as well as the available roles (prosecutor, witness, judge, etc). Till Tuesday the roles will be given to the players on a "first come first serve" basis. The characters who play the witnesses will get a detailed explanation on what they did, so that they can give a good testimony in court. The entire Wednesday will be spent in investigation. The prosecutor and the detective will get a full list of witnesses in the morning, and the attorney will only get the name of the detective. During the entire game the two opponents can gather evidence, question witnesses, etc. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the three days during which the court sessions will be held. Investigation between them is also permitted. The trials should not necessarily end on the 3rd day.
Right now I'm thinking about a judge-given verdict based on evidence, but if there are more people than I think there are gonna be jurist system may also be implemented.

So yeah, right now, tell me if you like the idea or not, and would you like to participate. If there's interest I will realize it. Thanks!

Case 1: Turnabout Initiation
This is sort of a test case. I made this one out of curiosity and will eventually make others if there's interest. This case right here is a fairly simple one. I didn't put much effort into it and the truth is more than obvious. As I said, it's only a test, just to see how things are gonna work out.

CASE SUMMARY:
A young woman is shot to death in her house. The only witness is her husband, who claims he saw a man sneaking in and shooting her out of rage. The suspect's own gun was found in a garbage bin not far from the crime scene. And now, this man's trial is about to begin. Is he guilty... or innocent?

TRIAL COMPLETE! VERDICT: GUILTY
Attorney: Alpha
Judge: All Mighty Eye
Prosecutor: Denerop

Case 2: Turnabout to Nowhere
Alright, now we're getting serious! Although the first trial wasn't quite what I expected it to be, at least it gave me some priceless tips on how to run this whole thing. Section "Requirements for Participation" added below. So, without further ado, let's dig into our second case!

CASE SUMMARY:
A man is found strangled in his hotel room at Gatewater Hotel. The suspect is none other than Lily de Killer, the only daughter of the infamous assassin. She is captured on the spot, but claims no part in the murder. The truth seems pretty obvious, but is there something more to the murder? A deep underworld secret that was never meant to be discovered, for example?

ROLES:
Defense Attorney
Judge
Prosecutor
Detective
Lily de Killer - The Defendant
Witness 1
Witness 2
Witness 3

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1. You must have Skype installed, and have an account on it
2. You must have beaten at least two "Ace Attorney" games from beginning to end, and be familiar with the court proceedings
3. You must speak English fluently, without making too much mistakes
4. Before you take a role, you must make sure that you WILL represent the role. If you back out less than 24 hours before the trial begins, you WILL be banned from Skype RP
5. Before you take a role, you must make sure that you will be available at 6PM Greenwich time for at least 2 hours after that (without being interrupted, without getting off the PC except for emergencies, and without logging off). Players who go away during the trial and don't come back after more than 20 minutes have passed WILL BE BANNED! If you absolutely, really, really, REALLY need to go AFK during the trial for more than 20 minutes, you have to point out a substitute from your friends or the observers. If the substitute doesn't perform well (aka writes extremely slowly, doesn't know what he's doing, etc) YOU will be held responsible!
6. During the trial, you must obey the rules specified by the judge. If he says "No pressing unless you have a point", then absolutely no pressing unless you have a point, or you'll be penalized. Arguing the rules with the judge will also result in a penalty
7. Have fun, but don't ruin the fun for others! People who ruin the RP, no matter how, WILL be banned!

UPDATE: For everyone who wants to observe the trial when it happens, add "turnabout.skype" to your Skype contacts.

UPDATE2: If you want to take a role, do not PM me! Add "turnabout.skype" to your contacts and specify which role you want!

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Last edited by Ridler on Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:02 pm, edited 14 times in total.

I can't lie, I absolutely love the idea of a Skype Courtroom RPG.

That being said it does have it's numerous advantages and disadvantages though. The only real problem I can see is the organization of how this will work. I'm sure there would be a lot of different ways to pull off time restraints and such. Like I can actively say I'm really busy on Saturday, so setting up that date to be an important court procedure won't sit well if I were to RP. Obviously before the RPG starts all the participants would need to make some sort of schedule, and times zones and stuff really don't help that either.

Just something simple like that. I'm sure if everybody in the RPG working hard you can make it a success.

I didn't say that they SHOULD be on those days, it was just an example. But anyways, it really is a good idea to make sure the participants are free on those days.

PS: Potatoes? Is that the best you could come up with, Court Records? An exclusive story about how GS5 is gonna focus on Phoenix x Edgeworth would have been way better :D

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This sounds like a good idea, if this is going to continue, i'll join it.

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I see that the two topics were merged. This is actually a pretty neat idea, and I apologize for not doing that myself.

So, let's see how many people will join in.

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I like the idea (and this should be in the trials RP area but nevermind) but what if someones internet connection drops out? What if people don't have mics? (I personally am up to ears in them but it is a valid point if someone wants to join in but doesn't have a mic)

Also there is a Skype app that's free for the iphone that some people can use, i'll join but how will the cross examination go? Does the witness say something and then types it into the chat incase we forget it? And what about the court record? How do we keep track of that? And one final question, how do we investigate? I think it would be better to scrap investigation seeming as it will be voice chat and to simply just go trial with people being told about the evidence and witnesses before the trial and then the prosecution can present it in court.

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Hmm, I personally considered using written chat instead of voice chat. That way it'll be far easier, and all of the flaws you mentioned above will be eliminated.

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Makes sense I guess, will we be using voice at all though? Because i'm sure everyone is dyeing to shout objection over the internet

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Well, I guess maybe (if the lawyer/prosecutor has a microphone) they can use it just to shout OBJECTION!, HOLD IT! and TAKE THAT!. Otherwise, I don't think it's gonna work if it's all voice chat.

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I'm quite interested in this.

I can't seem to tell from the OP whether or not OCs are accepted, though. Are they?

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It's actually OC only :D Canon characters are not accepted, not right now anyways. Well, except for the judge, maybe. He's everywhere

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Oh, alright. I'll PM you my application, then. ^^

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Thread updated.

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Names coloured red means they're taken?

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Yeah. Red = taken, Green = available

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What if your colour blind? Also know when abouts were going to have a concrete date? Obviously were miles off right now but do you think we'll have enough people next week or f it will take longer?

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If someone is color-blind, I'll inform them if they request a taken role.

Also - it all depends on how quickly I find people for the other roles. I wanted it to happen next week, but since there's little to no interest in the RP (3 people requested roles, and only 1's in the Skype contact I specified).

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I've sent my application and added you on Skype. I can't wait for this to start. I don't have a mic.

Everybody who has added me on Skype - please send a message, or call (I won't pick up) so I can see your application!

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I've only just got on so i've added you, i'll do a test call now

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I added you to

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I would like to observe.

Alright then. Just add me in Skype. I'll notify you when the trial's gonna take place ;)

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First - sorry for double-posting

The roles are all filled, and the trial will take place tomorrow (6th of April), 7PM Greenwich time. If you want to observe/be a jurist, add "turnabout.skype" to your Skype contacts! Just remember to do it before the trial starts!

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Please correct me if i'm wrong.
but i think that goes here
trials/

Yeah, but at first, I really didn't know what I was going to do with the concept, that's why I posted it here

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First trial went well I think, and by well I mean two testimonies, around 5 pieces of evidence, the defence pressed the witnesses twice I think and the detective had to leave early, but it was fun and once we get it right it will be better, it was a fun experience despite not much actually happening.

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It was fun, i was the prosecution and i won the case.
But, not everything i knew was said in the trial.
Anyway, i'm looking forward to a new case.

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Could've gone a little better but it went ok for a first trial.

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O_o sorry I'm late...

This looks fairly interesting :D Why not try to make a voice version to sometime?

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I'm really sorry that I got dragged off the computer and all. D:

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The problem against voice is that not everyone has a microphone or is not willing to talk, it could work if we got the right people though.

I think now that we know what were doing it will go alot smoother and for when you were there you did great Alpha (except when you tried to cross examine without my permission!

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Updated!

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rules seem fair but the judges role looks so more fun now

When will the next trial be held by the way?

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The trial will begin when all the roles are taken, but I expect it will happen sometime this week ;)

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There is absolutely no interest in the RP. Can a mod please lock the topic?

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How many roles are left?

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Everything in green is available

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I would gladly joined but I assumed that the RP would have been this weekend and I'm busy this weekend. But dont give up this yet becaus it really is a nice idea.

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