Dervish

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

@Dervish

Kek.

Kaliri's inside tho.

@Monochromatic Rainbow

Fine, be that way jeeerk!

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That got me on a mental tangent about killer hillbilly movies which lead me to the Wrong Turn series which then lead me to Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

Thanks for convolutedly reminding me of that movie, Dervs. Really gotta watch it again.

@Frizan

You're welcome. That movie is required watching and I also haven't seen it in a while.

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

@Leidenschaft
I'm not exactly eloquent, but that post was spectacular and I loved every bit of it.

@MacabreFox@Frizan

Y'all have any room for me in this collab too, if I may ask?

@Monochromatic Rainbow

YOU CAN WRITE WITH ME HEH HE HEH /creepy hick voice

Mass Effect: Borealis

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Can't blame me, he's about as bad as I am about keeping track with time. >,< *hides*

@Fallenreaper

No, baaad. *squirt bottle*

My whole point of not tagging people with warnings is because I shouldn't have to chase after them and remind them that they want to be a part of the game. If it's that hard to hit the subscription button whenever you sign on and actually post in the OOC, let alone make an IC post, then maybe it's not the right game for you. Why should everyone else who actually make an effort to be players in any game have to carry along the barely beating corpse of a player character who isn't even putting any input in and continue to pretend like they matter when they might as well be a blow up doll at that point? This is why I tend not to like roleplays where there's roles that have to be filled, because what if somebody drops, do you keep pretending that character is in the game because they're the chosen Champion of Taco Bell or whatever? Likewise, would anyone here be really having fun if any of the dropped characters were still people they had to incorporate in their posts? No, it's not really fair. Your heart is in the right place, but understand that in cases like this, it's not about being someone's friend and trying to cover for them, it's about being fair to the group as a whole.

So, in cases like this, I really like Rtron as a friend and a player, but it was honestly two days away from him getting removed from the game, and how many days past that would it have been before he showed up again to actually participate? If he actually wants to be here, great! But deeds, not words. It's not your responsibility to look out for him. This is part of exactly why I cautioned right at the beginning about you guys having character sheets that were really tight for backstory.

Mass Effect: Borealis

I'M HERE

I'M ALIVE

RL BULLSHIT

SAVE ME

OR KILL ME

WHICHEVER IS EASIEST FOR YOU.

@Rtron

Fallen told you, didn't she?

I've checked your profile and saw you fairly active within the past week, so really man, there's zero reason for you to have not had five seconds to have stopped in the OOC to say something. That's literally all I ask for.

Consider this your head's up. Next time, I won't say anything, and if 14 days go by, don't be surprised if the door's locked and nobody's letting you in.

Sorry if this seems rude, I just made it abundantly clear from the get go everyone's held to the same posting standard regardless of personal attachment and I've had way too many games die because I was too lenient with dragging people along who can't be bothered to literally check in twice a month.

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

@Frizan@Leidenschaft

I'll have time tomorrow to write if you guys have already started. What pad have we claimed?

And @Leidenschaft, seriously, that was probably the most intense thing I've ever read. Broke my heart in so many ways, especially when it came to Solveig.

@Dervish Glad you like the feels (:

@MacabreFox

Like? Luv dem.

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

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A man needn't be shamed by the things he can't control. It might not mean much, but you'll be at a hundred percent soon enough, man. And I just thought some of what I wrote was drunk drivel at times. There are still a few typos, but, eh. Still though, dude, you're the catalyst for me to git gud. Writing's my passion, so it's always cool to see a dude I looked up to in writing giving me compliments.

Also, I'll be hanging around the pads, @Frizan and @MacabreFox.

@Leidenschaft

I may join you guys, just to chat. What be the Tampax you are commandeering?

It's not so much my situation as just how filthy and embarassing this thing is. I've had enough leaky, disgustin bags and tubs hanging from my gut to last several life times. I no longer have a compass for normal. >.>

I think the worry about being a cruddy writer is pretty much the norm for everyone! I kbow I look at my posts and think, "holy ballsack, that's so thin I couldn't butter my toast with it", and "Yup, my character spilling his guts like this is about as believable as Kim Kardashian's dignity and has about as much emotional weight with the delivery as a fucking robot pretending to be Mr. Spock.", like all the damn time. I end up being surprised people like me writing like 80% of the time. It's very rare I make a post and feel satisfied.

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@Leidenschaft and @Dervish and...fuck, everyone here.

I really hope to get on your guys' levels of writing; such good flow and dynamics at play. Signing up for this RP may have been one of the best decisions I've made. I'm glad I broke out of my comfort zone and dove headfirst into advanced.

@Frizan

Honestly, and cross my heart not just saying this because we're all being soft serve right now, but it surprises the hell out of me that you aren't an old hat at Advanced. I swear I thought I saw you here years ago, and your writing is fantastic! Seriously, you don't have to aspire to match anyone; you have a damn good voice.

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Aye, I'd have to agree with Frizan here, you guys have been a great inspiration and have helped me be a better RP'er. So, liek Frizan said, signing up for this RP has been one of the best decisions I've made.

@Mortarion

As I said numerous times, in the last two months, you have improved so damn much I find it pretty inspiring. You took criticism super well and listened to people's suggestions and are really a strong writer for a guy who doesn't speak English as a primary language! Your OOC posts have a lot of errors still, but you proof read the shit out of your IC and it really shows. You're fantastic, man.

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Wow.

I actually loved reading that, and not just because I'm a vane prick, but there's always times I feel like a hack. It makes it better that I wrote half of that post drunk. Seriously, though, thanks. For real, man.

AAAAALSSSOOOOOOOOO, I'm really happy that your surgery went well, dude. Thor truly was listening to my prayers, and when I sacrificed that goat and poured a libation of its blood onto my front lawn. So worth the weird looks from my neighbors.

@Leidenschaft

I know you often give me credit for inspiring you to git gud at writing all the way back when you joined a little shindig called Voice of the Sky, but I honestly think you've surpassed me in a lot of ways for writing characterization and articulating it all. Also, don't be a show off; I wish I could drink, so hard. It was my pleasure, tho. I know I love getting feedback, but this is one of those times I really felt I'd be slighting you by not speaking my mind lol.

Yeah, I guess it did, but if you could pray to the god of morphine and good drugs and tell the god of disgusting body functions to eat a dick for me, that would be appreciated. I've been suffering super bad the last few days and my dignity's been super shredded lately.

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

@Leidenschaft Man, if I could like this post a dozen times, it still wouldn't convey exactly how much I loved it. Everything about it just hit me in all the right places, and you write such a natural feeling family it's impossible not to feel anguished at their plight, and forcing Solveig to make those choices just kills because they're such impossible choices to make if you want to be moral and just without giving up on your family and sacrificing yourself (I actually totally want her and Marassa to meet one day, there's so much that's similar but different between them). Jorwen's inner conflict just seeps of the Nord culture, and every time we get scenes like this that show how much war has cost him and having lost all his friends, you get a sense that he wonders if it's all worth it, but it's the only life he's known.

Fuck dude, standing ovation. I'm impressed beyond words. I loved this

Mass Effect: Borealis

Okay, that was amazing. It was super delightful. :D

Mass Effect: Borealis

@Hellis DRONO ACTION DOLL?!

DIBS.