I'm Stern Algorithm, you can call me Stern or Algorithm. Not my real name (clearly). I was on the old forum with the same name, but a few months of internship followed by a few months of being in a different country meant that I had no idea the guild had undergone so many changes (as well as being away from RP for practically half a year or more). I am now back home and no longer in an internship and on the hunt for my next job. I look forward to reconnecting with some old friends and meeting some new ones.
A few notes about my schedule:
1. I live in America, Pacific Time.
2. I live with family, and I spend time with them during weekends and holidays and will probably have difficulty posting on such days. I realize this is counter to most people's schedules, but that's just how it is.
3. I am back at work with my internship as well so I don't have much time to myself on weekdays in the day, and I spend time with my family at night. I work Monday-Thursday, so my optimal time for posting is Friday in the day when I'm by myself at home and my sibling is out working.
4. This ultimately means that you can maybe expect 1-3 posts per week.
5. That doesn't mean I won't try my best to accommodate other people, but I'm terrible at speed-posting and at keeping up with those who do, and will fall by the wayside and probably drop out if that happens.
6. I hope this doesn't come off as selfish, but I like when people wait for me or give me a gentle nudge. I will try to communicate as much as possible.
If I am GMing, then you have been redirected here for instructions on how to reserve your position in my RP. These are my conditions
1. Your personal schedule is not in direct conflict with mine or that you at least understand my schedule (see above).
2. I would prefer you to post at least 3-4 times per week and not hold up the RP.
3. I would prefer you to not back-and-forth speed post with one other person and leave other RPers behind.
4. In short, I request moderation, though I understand that as GM, it's my responsibility to keep things engaging and to set the pace.
5. Please don't drop out for days without a word. If you need to be away for a bit, or are leaving permanently, please let the RP know and if necessary, put your character in a position to accommodate the change, or relinquish control of the character.
6. I have no standards for post length. One-liners are annoying, but are sometimes a necessary evil just to push things forward or to have conversations instead of monologues. I much prefer good grammar and spelling. Honestly, if it's not a confusing jumble where I don't know who is doing what, then I should be able to tolerate it.
7. Finally, the part you've all been waiting for, to reserve a spot in my RP, let me know that you are reserving a spot, say whatever else you want to say, and then include: a power of two that is three digits or higher, ie., 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, etc. My favorite is 65536.
If that hasn't scared you away, here is a list of my interests for anyone who's curious, I'll also link to this post if anyone asks me for an introduction.
Superheroes, superpowers, villains.
Sci-Fi/Espers
Fantasy/magic
Super Sentai
Magical Girls
Mecha
Harvest Moon/Rune Factory
Megaman (I love Megaman! Especially the X-series, and the DASH/Legends series)
However, I am a bit wary of fandom RP's simply because I have a difficult time holding onto extensive lore and tons of characters, especially for loooong-running series, so my preference is obviously non-fandom RP's, even though I realize a lot of my interests can easily be assigned to the various fandoms that exist out there.
I prefer casual RP since I sometimes have difficulty squeezing out 10 paragraphs per post and as mentioned above, have difficulty keeping up with speed posts.
I have tried GMing a game once, but that sort of crashed and burned. Before I try that again, I would like to co-GM first.
Other than that, I really have no aversions to anything, I'm an adult and can handle my gore and sex and other R-rated stuff. I've been to some of the weirder places on the internet, but if you want to RP a kink, ask first and I'll think about it.
Also, I'm male and tend to RP males, though I can RP maybe one or two female archetype characters at best.
If I left anything out, I'm open to suggestions to improve this post, but other than that, I'm glad to be back.
