Hylozoist

Project Crossover [Video Game Crossover RP]

@HylozoistIt's all right. I give each person 3 days from when the last person on their team posts.

@Holy Soldier

Thanks for understanding; I'll try and get a post up during the weekend, and if it looks like that's not happening, I will let you know as soon as I know. I am hoping that eating my own weight in hot cross buns will solve some of my problems.

What Are You Listening To?

This is kind of like the Music Appreciation Thread, but without the need to get openly judged by your peers!

Music Appreciation Thread

@Heat I'm not sure I could get behind the vocals, but the drums and guitar were stellar - fast and aggressive, like a god-damned hammer smacking me in the temples, trying to knock the me out of my skull until there's nothing left but that stellar, angry guitar and drum work. The premise for the video was neat as well. I reckon folks who're more into this sort of metal would appreciate this way more than me, but even as somebody who isn't into Lamb of God's particular style of metal, I'd give that a seven out of ten.


Warning: it sort of gets a bit graphic towards the end of the video, so if you're feeling squeamish, best to just listen to it without watching the video. Though the video helps make the track even better, so it's not violence and vaguely uncomfortable looking imagery for the sake of it, if that makes sense.

Project Crossover [Video Game Crossover RP]

Sorry about the delay @Holy Soldier, my brain is really trying to kick my rear end at the moment.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Right, GM Hat on, along with the Responsibility Scarf and, if it weren't for the encumbrance penalties associated with it, I'd likely be wearing the +3 Full Plate Of Resolve. As it is, I've got my pyjamas on, and while they offer relatively little protection, they are warm and fuzzy, and so that probably translates as some kind of resistance to cold at least.

I am not sure whether or not I can carry on running a game at the moment. I'm not going to offer excuses for this; I've managed to bite off more than I can chew, and I have struggled with the responsibility of it, to the point where I have been too nervous to actually look at this thread for days on end. This is entirely my fault; it turns out I don't have a particularly well thought out coping strategy for this sort of thing, and so fell back on my usual "hide away and hope for the best" which, unsurprisingly, just made it worse. I don't know when this phase of anxiety is going to pass, and although I would like to try and resurrect this game at that point, it's not right for me to ask for people to wait an unspecified amount of time for something that may not even happen.

It's time to put the GM Hat and replace it with the Fuzzy Bear Hat Of Keeping My Head Warm, I'd like to say how thankful I am to you all - you are all wonderful players. You've been creative, you've been funny. You've surprised me, entertained me and made me laugh. I could not have asked for a better crew of players, and anyone else on the site brave enough to don the GM Hat should probably start trying to poach you for their own games.

I'm going to put the GM Hat down now for a while, have a cup of tea, and try to breathe.

Project Crossover [Video Game Crossover RP]

Post incoming tomorrow morning. My apologies for the delay.

@Lugubrious

I'll try and get my post in after that; I've basically pencilled in Friday for doing big posts here and in my game (it's taken me a while to find my GM Brain again; it fell out my head, ran behind the radiator and has been there for days, resisting every attempt I've made to coax it out with cake and tea).

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

I'm sorry that there's been no progress on the GM post from me; I think it's a combination of "anxiety" and "responsibility" that is giving me both a case of serious writing paralysis and bouts of terror. While the phrase "it's not you, it's me" seems a bit tired, it's pretty apt here - you've all demonstrated commitment and patience above and beyond my expectations, and I'm going to try and put my GM-brain-meats into some semblance of order over the next few days, so, please, hang tight, remain calm and hopefully I'll see you on the other side of my self-induced brain wibbling towards the end of the week.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Sorry about the delay; anxiety is trying it's damned hardest to gnaw away at me today.

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

@Hylozoist@CriticalHit Alright, since it looks like we'll be able to move ahead soon, I'd like to start coming together on how Seth encounters Shinx and Togepi. If either of you have an idea or preference for that or nicknames, I'm happy to hear them.

@Saltwater Thief

I did have some thoughts about how Seth might encounter Togepi, mostly along the lines of her actively looking for a minion trainer after her friends had been caught by other trainers. Quite possibly, she'd been caught by trainers before, and released after they realised that she wasn't exactly a great catch. Obviously this'll need fleshing out, but it's quarter past midnight for me at the moment, and so my brain is starting to get a little bit fuzzy.

So, if there's some reason for Togepi to put herself into battles without Seth calling her, or some other thought you may have on the matter, I'm all ears!

I kind of imagined Togepi as having something to prove - especially if she's gone through a few trainers who have all gone "nah, it's not worth keeping that one" - so perhaps that sort of attitude can manifest itself well through wanting to take part in battles, even when it's not such a good idea. I'll have a bit of a think about this further (after some sleep!) and hopefully come up with something that makes a bit more sense in the morning.

Home for the Supernatural

First posts are the bane of my existence.

@XxLyraxX

First posts are really tricky; first post for a new character is hard, but the first post of a game can be pretty nerve-wracking, as it sort of sets the tone for everything else. I'd probably end up running more games myself here if it weren't for the first-post-nerves!