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 Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:44 pm
I am an escapist at heart so LARPing fits me, Also beating the snot otta people with safe foam weapons helps manage my rage. Plus I look damn cool in my were kit smile @ Theo: I really wish all that cannon had not been lost. crying It's a shame how one mistake did so much damage to us all... (No I am not Naming the person to the newer people) I am hoping this somewhat fresh start gives us a chance to rebuild. I am going to be very selective of crew in future.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:48 pm
Nights-Rune I am an escapist at heart so LARPing fits me, Also beating the snot otta people with safe foam weapons helps manage my rage. Plus I look damn cool in my were kit smile @ Theo: I really wish all that cannon had not been lost. crying It's a shame how one mistake did so much damage to us all... (No I am not Naming the person to the newer people) I am hoping this somewhat fresh start gives us a chance to rebuild. I am going to be very selective of crew in future. Yeah, that was a really frustrating loss. Unfortunately, the HDD on my old notebook died, or I'd repost my own work.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:49 pm
Paragon TL Jianichie ]Well I wasn't sure if the profiles were for that role-play exclusively or someone's actual stand-by character so that could have some explanation; yourself being an example. ^.^;; Ugh though that's rough. I hate having loose ends with plot especially since I strictly use one character (three if you want to get technical). What I usually do in those situations is make a quick end to whatever was going on if that role-play is dead; that way the character retains memory of former events and isn't frozen within that time frame. And I know this will sound very shrewd of me but I was actually referring to all profiles within that thread. D: <- I feel like an a** now. QQ First of all, I don't think you should feel like an a** at all; being particular about character profiles and descriptions is just one of those things that comes along with being experienced with RP. Second, I'm not familiar with the characters of some of the newer members of the guild, but I do know that some of us have pages of background info for our OCs that we're using in this most recent scenario (some of us used to have quite a bit of that canon posted here in the guild in its first iteration). Third, although my opinion on the matter may be different than some others' here, I'm actually content with the smaller amount of information I've been given about some of these characters. As I noted in the info thread, I prefer to build my base of knowledge and opinion about individual characters based on what my character knows. I think it keeps me from being tempted to make judgments and in-character decisions based on meta knowledge. That being said, it's completely up to each person to decide how much they want other participants to know about their own character; just giving my thoughts on the matter. Thank-you; I wasn't intending on hurting feelings or bruising egos with that statement. You are correct on the statement -- since I'm more seasoned than most others my norm is off or more expansive than let's say the common writer. You don't say? <- Sorry, I'm short of a better response for that segment of your reply. ^.^;; I completely understand your point of view and respect it also. In fact, it shines some light on perspective regarding why (such as yourself) keep a subtle amount of information. Being a combative fighter I've acquired a trait of sorts, being able to differ what I know and what my character does; having their decisions, thoughts, etc. entirely confound within that RP universe. Naturally~ I enjoy conversing amongst others with different insights to things since it broadens mine.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:50 pm
While I do have more information on Noxy but she's a little more lacking than some other characters. Since I roleplay online, and have done for many years, I have other characters which I are fleshed out but honestly I'm with Theo, I really like getting a rough outline of fellow characters and then finding more about them as we progress. It seems more organic. When starting a roleplay with someone I usually pick the character, discuss the important points (much like the small profile set up) but then just roll with it, I guess it makes me more immersed because in real life people don't come with profile sheets. sweatdrop Not that I'm saying there is anything wrong with it, just my own opinion.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:51 pm
Nights-Rune I am an escapist at heart so LARPing fits me, Also beating the snot otta people with safe foam weapons helps manage my rage. Plus I look damn cool in my were kit smile @ Theo: I really wish all that cannon had not been lost. crying It's a shame how one mistake did so much damage to us all... (No I am not Naming the person to the newer people) I am hoping this somewhat fresh start gives us a chance to rebuild. I am going to be very selective of crew in future. Hmmm . . . beating the stuffing outta people with foam weapons DOES sound appealing. >:3
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:54 pm
Jianichie Thank-you; I wasn't intending on hurting feelings or bruising egos with that statement. You are correct on the statement -- since I'm more seasoned than most others my norm is off or more expansive than let's say the common writer. You don't say? <- Sorry, I'm short of a better response for that segment of your reply. ^.^;; I completely understand your point of view and respect it also. In fact, it shines some light on perspective regarding why (such as yourself) keep a subtle amount of information. Being a combative fighter I've acquired a trait of sorts, being able to differ what I know and what my character does; having their decisions, thoughts, etc. entirely confound within that RP universe. Naturally~ I enjoy conversing amongst others with different insights to things since it broadens mine. I think I can blame my more subdued approach to exposition with a new group of people on the fact that I'm more experienced with D&D than I am with more loosely structured RP scenarios.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:59 pm
Yen Quest Jianichie Well I wasn't sure if the profiles were for that role-play exclusively or someone's actual stand-by character so that could have some explanation; yourself being an example. ^.^;; Ugh though that's rough. I hate having loose ends with plot especially since I strictly use one character (three if you want to get technical). What I usually do in those situations is make a quick end to whatever was going on if that role-play is dead; that way the character retains memory of former events and isn't frozen within that time frame. And I know this will sound very shrewd of me but I was actually referring to all profiles within that thread. D: <- I feel like an a** now. QQ Well, I was too lazy to create my own RP character thread to house all of my OCs, so I decided to just use whatever is there without having to spam up the RP subforum with too many OC threads. xD That's what I thought, lol. I would give most people in that thread some slack though, since a lot of the OCs are based off of their current avatars. Can't really expect much for avatar based OCs, since not many people think of building a story around their avatar. Holy shizzles, your OC's profile is very intimidating. My writing isn't as great, and my poor boy OC ain't as fleshed out as that one is. Main reason is because I have yet to give him a set skill. eek Hahahaha, yeah that may be somewhat of a hassle. I wouldn't dare post all of my characters from my story here because that'd A. take for-freaking-ever and B. would just eat the whole place. Ah. Yeah that is true. They just make a spiffy look, slap a name and call it a day; perhaps adding the spice of "they're so cool" into the brew. XD I have my avatar as my OC to simulate an idea without words how they appear via RP rather than the approach others take. Heheheh, I'll take that as a compliment. XD Well the RPCP needs a ton of revising still for a better draft. They're so fleshed though because he's the main character of a story I have finished (yet written though) and as stated before -- I've developed this character for eleven years now. ^.^;;;
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:05 pm
I also respect your opinion you have to be very detailed with combat based rp's otherwise it confusing and unfair very fast. (I have reems of notes on my attacks and weapons in a Vampire paper based I am in) I am used to playing people that are different to me and doing LARP has given me a kind of split personality ability in that I know everything about the Char in my head and can slip into their mentality whenever (You need to be able to switch in LARP if you need to be yourself for out of character emergency stuff quickly) So I get used to free flowing RP where I react as the char... We all lost so much. There are big notes all over the crew forum to not perma delete ANYTHING... My original Troll Base was so much better and I lost the story I had written on Rune finding her Zurg baby... I actually cried about it when I saw how much of our stuff had gone...
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:05 pm
Paragon TL Jianichie Thank-you; I wasn't intending on hurting feelings or bruising egos with that statement. You are correct on the statement -- since I'm more seasoned than most others my norm is off or more expansive than let's say the common writer. You don't say? <- Sorry, I'm short of a better response for that segment of your reply. ^.^;; I completely understand your point of view and respect it also. In fact, it shines some light on perspective regarding why (such as yourself) keep a subtle amount of information. Being a combative fighter I've acquired a trait of sorts, being able to differ what I know and what my character does; having their decisions, thoughts, etc. entirely confound within that RP universe. Naturally~ I enjoy conversing amongst others with different insights to things since it broadens mine. I think I can blame my more subdued approach to exposition with a new group of people on the fact that I'm more experienced with D&D than I am with more loosely structured RP scenarios. Can't say I'm familiarized with D&D, though what little is understood about it an idea can be formed on your gist.. I myself follow personal poetic imagery description and what my mentor instructed me when truly engaged with a plot.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:14 pm
Jianichie Paragon TL Jianichie Thank-you; I wasn't intending on hurting feelings or bruising egos with that statement. You are correct on the statement -- since I'm more seasoned than most others my norm is off or more expansive than let's say the common writer. You don't say? <- Sorry, I'm short of a better response for that segment of your reply. ^.^;; I completely understand your point of view and respect it also. In fact, it shines some light on perspective regarding why (such as yourself) keep a subtle amount of information. Being a combative fighter I've acquired a trait of sorts, being able to differ what I know and what my character does; having their decisions, thoughts, etc. entirely confound within that RP universe. Naturally~ I enjoy conversing amongst others with different insights to things since it broadens mine. I think I can blame my more subdued approach to exposition with a new group of people on the fact that I'm more experienced with D&D than I am with more loosely structured RP scenarios. Can't say I'm familiarized with D&D, though what little is understood about it an idea can be formed on your gist.. I myself follow personal poetic imagery description and what my mentor instructed me when truly engaged with a plot. Mostly it was conditioning. Your GM giving you a -2 to your next Fortitude save because you used a bit of info your character shouldn't have known isn't exactly fun.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:15 pm
Nights-Rune I also respect your opinion you have to be very detailed with combat based rp's otherwise it confusing and unfair very fast. (I have reems of notes on my attacks and weapons in a Vampire paper based I am in) I am used to playing people that are different to me and doing LARP has given me a kind of split personality ability in that I know everything about the Char in my head and can slip into their mentality whenever (You need to be able to switch in LARP if you need to be yourself for out of character emergency stuff quickly) So I get used to free flowing RP where I react as the char... We all lost so much. There are big notes all over the crew forum to not perma delete ANYTHING... My original Troll Base was so much better and I lost the story I had written on Rune finding her Zurg baby... I actually cried about it when I saw how much of our stuff had gone... Thank-you. Right, when combative role-play detail is essential; however, I'm not fond of the tower post methods some "elites" use thinking every nitpick is mandate. Then again, I'm very fine lined, old fashioned and set in stone regarding my perspectives on how proper combative role-play should go about. Do you now? I'd be interesting in reading that detail if ever offered. Heck, if you're into combative role-play I'd even propose a spar. Speaking of fighting though would you mind me posting a combative role-play rule sheet? I believe it would be an essential asset to your role-play section of the guild. I myself have obtained that trait which is one secret to my success as a role-player. I'm not going to lie, the LARP ordeal has me fascinated as to its finer details; however, in person I'm much to shy to ever try something of that nature.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:18 pm
Paragon TL Jianichie Paragon TL Jianichie Thank-you; I wasn't intending on hurting feelings or bruising egos with that statement. You are correct on the statement -- since I'm more seasoned than most others my norm is off or more expansive than let's say the common writer. You don't say? <- Sorry, I'm short of a better response for that segment of your reply. ^.^;; I completely understand your point of view and respect it also. In fact, it shines some light on perspective regarding why (such as yourself) keep a subtle amount of information. Being a combative fighter I've acquired a trait of sorts, being able to differ what I know and what my character does; having their decisions, thoughts, etc. entirely confound within that RP universe. Naturally~ I enjoy conversing amongst others with different insights to things since it broadens mine. I think I can blame my more subdued approach to exposition with a new group of people on the fact that I'm more experienced with D&D than I am with more loosely structured RP scenarios. Can't say I'm familiarized with D&D, though what little is understood about it an idea can be formed on your gist.. I myself follow personal poetic imagery description and what my mentor instructed me when truly engaged with a plot. Mostly it was conditioning. Your GM giving you a -2 to your next Fortitude save because you used a bit of info your character shouldn't have known isn't exactly fun. That's . . . rather interesting. In fact, the game suggest discipline if safe to assume which is something newer generation role-players heavily lack (imo).
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:18 pm
*reads the discussion going on and reminds herself of another thread*
I'll be um, standing in over here and learn about how various types of rps are handled. I mean, I've only participated in a RP for... probably 5 times in my life so far. >w>;
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:26 pm
I keep them all in my character book for that role-play I also chronicle it as i go (Which produced the funniest ever entry were I botched a roll and wound up utterly believing that an arch angle was a talking pine tree... ) I would have to find my book and type it up... LARP is incredible and I would strongly suggest that people do it. I have no idea what other systems are like bit mine has combat and is Time in from 10am till 2am so you are in character all day. I haven't been involved in a combat RP on the net for a looooooooooong time... I am not sure what I would do. If you want to make an RP or such then feel free. @Yen: I like how you RP! You make me lol and you have great ideas! Luff it!
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:50 pm
Nights-Rune @Yen: I like how you RP! You make me lol and you have great ideas! Luff it! Aw, thanks. I tend to make myself amusing (or cute, people tend to say cute) whenever I deal with animals in RPs. I wish my writing's better though. Vocabulary's pretty limited. And I can kinda ruin a good RP if I go off the wall with this whole magic-without-limit sort of thing. Can't say my dislike of other people's characters who are slightly on the god-mod side, since my character is pretty much the same (if not worse). sweatdrop
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