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The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

@Leidenschaft I'd be more than happy to collab! I'm about to turn in for the night, though, so could we start it tomorrow, if that's convenient?

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

I apologize for the general lack of length, but I've finished my post nonetheless! Thanks for your patience with me.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

As the fight raged on around her, Bharzak took some time to catch her breath. It appeared that she was no longer the object of the pyromancer’s focus, and she was glad of it—she supposed the newcomers did at least give her more of a chance of surviving this encounter. She peeked around the corner of her makeshift shield just in time to see one of the newcomers fail to incapacitate Gwinnir, as he melded together the wound on his chest with a flaming hand, appearing more annoyed by the injury than anything. Her eyes widened in shock as she took in this new kind of power he displayed, and immediately she rule out any ideas that required close combat with the mage—or weapon-based combat, anyways. Judging by the fact the pyromancer seemed not to be running out of magicka anytime soon, he could probably ‘heal’ as many wounds as he acquired. It would probably take an attack that didn’t depend on letting the mer bleed out. She was not about to risk losing her war-axe to this flaming madman, and there had to be more effective ways to go about inconveniencing him. The only problem was coming up with something she could do that would both be useful and within her particular set of skills.

Then the pyromancer conjured himself a flame cloak. Bharzak immediately ducked behind her shelter once more, anxiety spiking within her gut so intensely as she heard the wood of the table crack and fizzle that the slight twinge of pain from her burn went unnoticed. Her eyes felt as if they were burning from the unpleasant heat that now surrounded her; the temperature of the cave was now rather sweltering, and the fresh air available to those within it had become noticeably scarce. Luckily, the wooden ‘fortification’ she had taken shelter behind was too damaged by the blaze, although there was no telling how many more of the pyromancer’s attacks it would withstand. Despite these significant distractions, however, the orsimer mage was able to concoct a plan of action as her eyes landed on an abandoned pickaxe and a few chunks of valueless, discarded stone lying not far from her makeshift defenses.

Her idea was a risky one, but if she could move quickly enough, it might just pay off. Bharzak did not know any particularly flashy or devastating spells, but she might not have to in order to make a difference in the fight. Perhaps her actions might be all someone else needed to bring the pyromancer down—and the orcish mage was not one to be bothered by not ‘claiming’ a kill, as long as the crazed mer was dealt with. Taking only the briefest of moments to prepare herself before she rejoined the fray, rust-colored wisps of a telekinesis spell began to emanate from one of her hands. Shortly afterwards, one of the pieces of stone rocketed up from its resting place, flying towards the Bosmer at a dangerous speed.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

I've almost finished with a post! It's relatively short, but it's the best I can do this week. The only thing I'm struggling with at this point is figuring out what sort of damage is or isn't acceptable to cause the pyromancer. I should have the post up by tomorrow or, at the very latest, this weekend. I'm sorry for being relatively inactive.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

@BrokenPromise For a couple that's probably true, but the majority of the ones that have ended for me are 1x1s, some of which had been going for over a year. The people in those contacted me directly, most of them mentioning being too busy to continue or that they'd simply lost interest. And while I understand and respect those reasons, it's just managed to happen more or less all at once.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but a lot of RPs I've been in seem to have died off lately, and many of them before the ten post mark is met or, in some cases, even before CS' are completed. There are a ton of different reasons this could be happening, but it's still nothing short of dispiriting and demotivating when it just keeps happening. I haven't been able to find energy to post for the few things I'm in that are still moving along now partly because of this.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

I'll try to write up a post today or tomorrow, folks! Sorry I've been slow, I've been battling a cold and dreading the weekend. From about Sunday to Tuesday I'll have no access to electronics because my school felt the need to hold all the graduating class hostage at a religious 'camp' with the intent of having everyone 'bond' with one another. That'll probably go over as well as can be expected.

heraldine ❖ interest check & discussion

Wait, so we do need to have an entirely new CS written up within a couple of days? I usually take one to two weeks to finish one, and even so, my schedule will be very hectic until about Monday. If the judging time for an entirely new app is that short, I may not be able to meet such a requirement. Although I suppose that also depends on the length and detail required.

heraldine ❖ interest check & discussion

I can see how applying might be useful, but I feel like we'd need to know a whole lot more about the world in which the RP takes place in order to make CS' specifically for it, and that could cause a whole lot more stress for everyone involved than is necessary. I don't personally have an issue with the 'first come, first serve' that is currently in effect, but if some sort of form was created, it would make more sense for players to send examples of their posts and CS' from other RPs rather than having them work on something entirely new. Just my two cents, though.

The Startold Company

@McHaggisOkay! Have a great evening!