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Shame that thing happened there, but nice essay on metagaming, I suppose?
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The longest post I ever made was 55 paragraphs. It was in a Nation Role Play and I was addressing five separate issues in one post, including a collaboration. The one thing that annoyed me about that NRP was metagaming. I posted a conversation in my President's office with a few of his cabinet officers or Ministers. It was a private conversation spoken free from reporters, hidden microphones or spies. Yet, one of the other nation's leaders all of a sudden began making comments about the conversation that was allegedly in a newspaper. It was not in a newspaper, it was a private conversation conducted behind doors. But you can't say, "My nation is doing X, Y, & Z" if you haven't prepped it yet. This type of conversation is what I like to call SSIC or Super Secret In Character.

Metagaming, in this context would be using OOC information or IC information said in private in a public manner. Just because the author/Role player knows something, it does not mean the character knows it too. If two characters have a conversation away from everyone else and a third character makes comments about this conversation, they were not privy to, that is wrong too.


I'm glad you mentioned this. I've revealed small spoilers here and there. Anyone who knows those, make sure you forget them real quick.
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I'm glad you mentioned this. I've revealed small spoilers here and there. Anyone who knows those, make sure you forget them real quick.
No worries, mate. I'm old and senility has set in early. ;)

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@Gunther There is no way you're that old. Unless you're looking Death in the eye, you're not old in my mind. And, judging from the sound of your life, you're under fifty.
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May I join in? Forgive me if I messed up, this is my first tabletop RP.

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hey, due to real life and other RPs that im already in, i wont be able to really get anything done until like tomorrow or saturday. i was thinking i could have my character be a lonewolf merc who shows up later to help, but if you need to nix my character from the RP i understand. sorry

but i have caught up on the OOC posts at least...

finished (i think) Heston's profile in the character tab. will have a go at the other two...at some point
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@Infamous Empath While I do not approve of you posting in the Characters tab without my approval, I'm glad you're working on it. I'm still a bit confused, though. Are you planning on playing three different characters at once? If so, it might be a good idea for you to write them in as some sort of gang, or at least be related to one another in some way or other. Replace Heston's equipment with:

Durandal Arms and Armor 'Sybaris' Lever action Marksman rifle (firearm)
Smith & Wesson Model 682 Single Action Revolver (firearm) x2

Also, I would advise against the usage of actual knives. Most of your enemies will be impervious, if not downright ticked, by your usage of such archaic weaponry. If you'd like, you could replace them with Hardlight Daggers, or Displacement Short Swords.
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@floodtalon I love your creativity! Absolutely, you can join. Feel free to post your CS in the Character Tab, and put up a "Waking from cryosleep" post, whenever you're ready!

I'm amazed this has gotten so much interest.
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@PrivateVentures Thanks I'll get a post up in a bit.
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@floodtalon My character, Mei is taken to referring to Henry Tapter by the nickname, "Silver".
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sorry i couldnt find the rule on the character tab, and on this site it seems to be half-and-half between approval first, and approval after.

yeah they all know each other, but i will be RPing them separately. if/when Heston dies, Space Lord will replace him.
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@Infamous Empath It was implied in the 'Apply Only'. But, don't worry about it. The past is past.

That's interesting. Are they... Brothers? Friends? Or are you just prepping, with another guy in line just in case?
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@floodtalon May want to edit your CS. The ENDGAME wasn't initially a pirate ship, but a heavily armed freighter, built for speed and power, to transfer classified cargo from place to place. Only now has it become a potential pirate vessel.
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@floodtalon Be advised: Anytime you're talking to someone right in front of you, use normal text in quotes, just like you were. On the comms, use italics in quotes. Ex.

In person: "Get on the ground! Spread your legs!"

On the comm: "He's clean. I'm bringing him in."
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Ok.
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@floodtalon By the way, if I seem a little uptight, just know I'm not. If you'd like to see me less tightly wound, check out the Discord Chat. https://discord.gg/CHFRhUw. It's a good place to discuss things in real time.
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havent thought that far ahead. probably not brothers. they look too different
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Sorry, guys, haven't been able to do this or anything else lately. Got love tapped by a car on my evening run. I'll be back when I can. Thanks for being patient with me.
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@PrivateVentures It is with heavy heart that I leave RPG. I love this hobby and the itch to get into a role play will always be there. Even when I try to limit myself to one RP, I always tend to branch out into more. I promised my wife 13 years ago that I would write a book. I am 62% complete, but I have very little time to write. When I do get time, I find myself working on Role Plays instead of my book.

My goal for the book is 100,000 words which is roughly 400 pages. I have 62,000 words written. I am very close and know I can do this. I just need to eliminate as many distractions as I can. This site is a HUGE distraction for me. This does not mean I won’t be on the site. I know myself and know it would be very difficult for me to stay away. I may read posts, but not get into an RP. You can PM me, but I will not get into the RPs themselves.

Apologies for the few RPs I had intended to get involved with and will not be able to continue.
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