@IAmTheIsland, see above.

Sorry for @ing you, but you only ever seen to respond here when someone addresses you directly.

@IAmTheIsland, see above.

Sorry for @ing you, but you only ever seen to respond here when someone addresses you directly.

I didn't realize we were discussing this in the OOC last night, but I messaged her on Discord last night. But I honestly feel like most of the responsibility falls on me. Due to me not posting as frequently in the IC there was a wane of interest and probably worry that I'd abandon the RP as GM. But I want to make it known for everyone today that I am not abandoning the roleplay no matter how busy I get.

So if you're all still on board please respond to this with affirmation. I'm tagging everyone even if I know you already are.

@IAmTheIsland @Bacon @Crimson Flame @Sadu @mattmanganon @Eviledd1984 @Daxam

@King Kindred

I apologize as well for the lack of posting. I have been dealing with a lot of IRL issues. I am still ready to rock and roll on this RP. I am working on my part right now, and I hope to have it done by today.

As a birthday present to myself and to you all, I have posted again! This time for the Traverse Town group as well.

CF, I tagged you so you know what to expect when you get to Wonderland.

@King Kindred

I apologize as well for the lack of posting. I have been dealing with a lot of IRL issues. I am still ready to rock and roll on this RP. I am working on my part right now, and I hope to have it done by today.

Thank you and thank you for the update! But honestly, you and Matt are good right now since you're still far ahead of everyone else in the story right now. So I don't mind a slower or extended pace for Enchanted Dominion.

I’m still here.

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I didn't realize we were discussing this in the OOC last night, but I messaged her on Discord last night. But I honestly feel like most of the responsibility falls on me. Due to me not posting as frequently in the IC there was a wane of interest and probably worry that I'd abandon the RP as GM. But I want to make it known for everyone today that I am not abandoning the roleplay no matter how busy I get.

So if you're all still on board please respond to this with affirmation. I'm tagging everyone even if I know you already are.

@IAmTheIsland @Bacon @Crimson Flame @Sadu @mattmanganon @Eviledd1984 @Daxam

TBH, for me, it's been the generally quiet nature if the OOC that's had me checked out.

Admittedly, between real life/away from keyboard matters (family functions, in-person adventures and activities, work, and general self-care/struggles therein some of which I opened up about a while back) my RP focus has been elsewhere if anywhere.

I've been feeling like Hoshi as a character hasn't/won't have much going for her in terms of the plot until later when things relating to her arc actually start to manifest more. In short I feel like I hit a creative wall in this one and have thus been more oriented towards projects in which my plotting and planning has essentially written my character arcs in full already. I've been hoping something clicks for me as far as this goes in terms of getting from where we are/I am to where I intend things to go on my end. Maybe I'm over thinking? I certainly feel like I'm a washup in this compared to another project I'm in and it's been adversely affecting me in the vain of posting.

@IAmTheIsland As a DM for tabletop, i do have to constantly tell people "If you are having trouble with the RP, then remember one simple thing: We are all adults who can partake in adult conflict resolution." Pretty much, if you're having trouble coming up with ideas for stuff going forward, just say it in the OOC. Tell us where you want to take the character and let us help you get him there.

@IAmTheIsland I completely hear and understand where you're saying. You're not overthinking. A lot of the beginning has been focused on planting seeds for the directions of each other's characters and admittedly there's been a lot of behind the scenes discussions rather than openly in the OOC and with this I understand why you wanted a discord because of how planning goes there.

This is on me. I said we're all GMs here but haven't been acting like it because I thought people wanted to keep things a surprise for their characters and for the players for when it happens, but I agree with @mattmanganon and I feel like it's better to have it all more openly discussed here so we know where the story's going. Do we all agree?

Sorry I've been MIA. I'm still here, things have just been busy for me. I'm about to have a week and a half off of work, during part of which I'm attending a convention, and as it's my first one, I've been putting a ton of focus into that, making sure I'm ready for it. Not to belabor the point, but with how quiet things have been, it was really easy for me to kinda sorta forget to check in lol

@IAmTheIsland I completely hear and understand where you're saying. You're not overthinking. A lot of the beginning has been focused on planting seeds for the directions of each other's characters and admittedly there's been a lot of behind the scenes discussions rather than openly in the OOC and with this I understand why you wanted a discord because of how planning goes there.

This is on me. I said we're all GMs here but haven't been acting like it because I thought people wanted to keep things a surprise for their characters and for the players for when it happens, but I agree with @mattmanganon and I feel like it's better to have it all more openly discussed here so we know where the story's going. Do we all agree?

Not quite sure that's what he meant, though he can chime in if I'm wrong. Think he's just saying that if you ever get stuck with where to go next on a post, that you can bring it up here so we can collectively help out on a way forward. Not that we should discuss every single story beat publicly and not let anything be a secret or a surprise, but rather that if anyone is having trouble integrating their character and the plans they have for them into the overall main plot of the story (Which is currently to travel to different worlds, seal the keyholds to keep darkness from coming through and destroying said worlds, and ultimately find out who is responsible for unleashing darkness on the worlds, (Which I'm pretty sure we publicly OOC all know is Xehanort)

Not to say some things can't be more public, but some things should stay a mystery even OOC until the time comes.

I know it can be hard to play a character who hasn't really reached the point yet where they have truly become the character you imagine them to be. Morgan has gone through changes since we started, I've changed things about her (Like how I practically dipped all of her ice stuff in favor of her being a White Mage) and, ultimately, (This might be a spoiler for anyone who cares about that sort of thing with her), she's not even the character I intend to be playing come a ways down the line. I mean when the RP first started she was very standoffish, didn't really seem to like anyone, and just kinda thought everyone was an idiot. But I've pretty much rewritten how she works as a character because that just wasn't very fun to write with.

But we still gotta figure out who they are in the now, and changes can be made to the characters if need be, we can retcon things if we want, just to make a character better and help them fit in and help them move forward, and become who you, the writer of that character, want them to be.

Morgan is a long ways off from what she's going to be come the end of KH1. But still gotta write her in the now, and work on getting her to that point through the experiences she has between now and then. Initially Morgan was a Black Mage capable of Ice and Fire magic, just not very in control of it. Now I have effectively gotten rid of her ability to use Black Mage spells, and she's just a White Mage. I did that because I didn't feel like being an Ice Witch really fit her character at all, given that she's a Princess who was trained by Merlin Himself. I had my reasons for it originally, but now I have pushed those ideas onto a different character who will serve an altogether different role.

The point of all this is to say... we can make changes. Don't feel locked into what you have gone with so far. I mean, we may be quite a few months into this RP, but let's face it we're still in the Tutorial. So now's as good a time as any to rewrite characters if we need to.

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Not quite sure that's what he meant, though he can chime in if I'm wrong. Think he's just saying that if you ever get stuck with where to go next on a post, that you can bring it up here so we can collectively help out on a way forward. Not that we should discuss every single story beat publicly and not let anything be a secret or a surprise, but rather that if anyone is having trouble integrating their character and the plans they have for them into the overall main plot of the story (Which is currently to travel to different worlds, seal the keyholds to keep darkness from coming through and destroying said worlds, and ultimately find out who is responsible for unleashing darkness on the worlds, (Which I'm pretty sure we publicly OOC all know is Xehanort)

Not to say some things can't be more public, but some things should stay a mystery even OOC until the time comes.

I know it can be hard to play a character who hasn't really reached the point yet where they have truly become the character you imagine them to be. Morgan has gone through changes since we started, I've changed things about her (Like how I practically dipped all of her ice stuff in favor of her being a White Mage) and, ultimately, (This might be a spoiler for anyone who cares about that sort of thing with her), she's not even the character I intend to be playing come a ways down the line. I mean when the RP first started she was very standoffish, didn't really seem to like anyone, and just kinda thought everyone was an idiot. But I've pretty much rewritten how she works as a character because that just wasn't very fun to write with.

But we still gotta figure out who they are in the now, and changes can be made to the characters if need be, we can retcon things if we want, just to make a character better and help them fit in and help them move forward, and become who you, the writer of that character, want them to be.

Morgan is a long ways off from what she's going to be come the end of KH1. But still gotta write her in the now, and work on getting her to that point through the experiences she has between now and then. Initially Morgan was a Black Mage capable of Ice and Fire magic, just not very in control of it. Now I have effectively gotten rid of her ability to use Black Mage spells, and she's just a White Mage. I did that because I didn't feel like being an Ice Witch really fit her character at all, given that she's a Princess who was trained by Merlin Himself. I had my reasons for it originally, but now I have pushed those ideas onto a different character who will serve an altogether different role.

The point of all this is to say... we can make changes. Don't feel locked into what you have gone with so far. I mean, we may be quite a few months into this RP, but let's face it we're still in the Tutorial. So now's as good a time as any to rewrite characters if we need to.

I meant essentially both. If you want your plans for your character to be a secret they can be, but if they affect any of the other characters in anyway that needs to be discussed with the players whose characters it'll affect. But other than that, yeah. Openly discussing plans for your character and where you want to take your character is beneficial for everyone. People won't step on your toes and you'll be able to make it work out the way you intended it or better with help.

Added to the collab

Sorry, it took so long, but I finally got a post up.

I'll more than likely be able to get a post up tomorrow. I'll be at the convention from Thursday to Sunday, but I'll be able to check in here and there on my phone. Just won't be able to post much, if at all lol

Added to the collab

Added to it as well. I figured both Hoshi and Levi attacked their target multiple times so all that's left is one gauntlet and a sturdy torso.

@Crimson Flame@Sadu@Bacon

What kind of parent would allow such a small child to wield such a thing?

Probably parents in a red state...

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Probably parents in a red state...

Lmaoo I was thinking this as I typed it.

Famous last words on my part, but after next weekend (first weekend of August) I should be in a better place to keep pace here again. Honestly been on a run of weekends of traveling (for fun, of course). I will be on a legit vaca at the end of August, but that's more of relaxation vacation than a rahrahrahpartyitup vacation, and once that I 100% intend to use as a creative retreat of sorts and hopefully pull myself out of some of what I've been stuck up in.

Famous last words on my part, but after next weekend (first weekend of August) I should be in a better place to keep pace here again. Honestly been on a run of weekends of traveling (for fun, of course). I will be on a legit vaca at the end of August, but that's more of relaxation vacation than a rahrahrahpartyitup vacation, and once that I 100% intend to use as a creative retreat of sorts and hopefully pull myself out of some of what I've been stuck up in.

Woohoo! Enjoy your vacation and get that much needed rest. I hope you come back refreshed and feeling like yourself again.