Aeon, I guess this is a question many of us want to ask: We each seem to be in control of various NPC's and such that we may need to encounter in order to fulfil our character's goals (save a select few which you have control over only). I just want to ask to what extent we are allowed such freedom, exactly. Can we take control of a city mayor? Perhaps the leader of a Thieves' Guild? Or are we limited to "nameless commoners," and such, as well as people who may have contacts but otherwise hold little power?
I'm asking because--well, as I said before--some of us may need to interact with such high-standing characters. This question also covers how big changes we can make ourselves without your express approval/permission.
Generally, I'd just like to know a bit more about what our limits are. You've made it clear that we have far more freedom than in the normal "Go slay that dragon!" type of Roleplay, but how much more, is what I would like clarified.
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25 y/o guy, currently student and living by myself, yada yada.
Veteran Roleplayer, with over 7-8 years of experience in both Pen & Paper and text based, with minimal LARP Experience. I have a great interest in fantasy settings and tends to dislike Post Apocalypse, or generally anything involving guns and modern weaponry. Gimme a sword and the ability to throw fire, and I'm happy.
I have relatively high standards and find myself somewhat disappointed if my posts are below 500 words, preferring ~1000+ whenever possible (sadly, not always easy). At the same time I expect similar standards from my fellow players. I also have a tendency to play female characters in spite of my being a guy, mainly because I find it more entertaining than playing the big burly guy.
Anywho!
25 y/o guy, currently student and living by myself, yada yada.
Veteran Roleplayer, with over 7-8 years of experience in both Pen & Paper and text based, with minimal LARP Experience. I have a great interest in fantasy settings and tends to dislike Post Apocalypse, or generally anything involving guns and modern weaponry. Gimme a sword and the ability to throw fire, and I'm happy.
I have relatively high standards and find myself somewhat disappointed if my posts are below 500 words, preferring ~1000+ whenever possible (sadly, not always easy). At the same time I expect similar standards from my fellow players. I also have a tendency to play female characters in spite of my being a guy, mainly because I find it more entertaining than playing the big burly guy.
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Sorry for the short reply... not a whole lot to do.
Theá and Amaretto had finished eating and simply sat together in silence for several moments when the door opened, revealing a beaten and battered Gryphon.
Moments before, Amaretto noticed, Theá's ears her gone erect and turned towards the wall, slowly rotating as if following some feint sound. Now he figured that it was just the gryphon. He stood up, grabbed his sword in his magic and darted forward, the sword pressing against the Gryphon's throat, Amaretto himself at eye height with the hybrid. He opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by a short command from the goddess.
"Stand back," she said, eyes trained on the unicorn. "He is no enemy."
Amaretto did as told, albeit reluctantly, and sheathed his sword. He grumbled something unintelligible as he stepped back, allowing for entry, and closed the door behind the Gryphon. Though the sword was gone, there was no doubt from the look in his eyes that he wouldn't hesitate to attack, wounded though the newcomer may be.
"It has indeed, Xerihan," Theá commented, still lying in the bed. "Almost two weeks. What brings you here? And for that matter," her gaze briefly diverted to his bandaged paw, "what happened to you?"
Moments before, Amaretto noticed, Theá's ears her gone erect and turned towards the wall, slowly rotating as if following some feint sound. Now he figured that it was just the gryphon. He stood up, grabbed his sword in his magic and darted forward, the sword pressing against the Gryphon's throat, Amaretto himself at eye height with the hybrid. He opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by a short command from the goddess.
"Stand back," she said, eyes trained on the unicorn. "He is no enemy."
Amaretto did as told, albeit reluctantly, and sheathed his sword. He grumbled something unintelligible as he stepped back, allowing for entry, and closed the door behind the Gryphon. Though the sword was gone, there was no doubt from the look in his eyes that he wouldn't hesitate to attack, wounded though the newcomer may be.
"It has indeed, Xerihan," Theá commented, still lying in the bed. "Almost two weeks. What brings you here? And for that matter," her gaze briefly diverted to his bandaged paw, "what happened to you?"
And then there's me, I come up with a concept for a character, and then I slowly build upon it. It usually starts with a characteristic or a power, and then I just flesh it out as I work on my character.
I actually made the longest character sheet? Whoop! :D
As Aeon said, it'll take quite a bit to get invisibility, and if it's just thrown in he'll reject it :p
Not everyone has been approved, as far as I know. Aeon does have his girlfriend to tend to, after all :p
Jokes aside, I believe we're nearing the point where we can start, seeing as two people have jumped ship, as well. I haven't really kept count, but I think we are a respectable number of players regardless.
Edit:
I just looked through the pages, and it looks like we have 7 people who have actually submitted a character. And those 7 is without the two who jumped ship.
Jokes aside, I believe we're nearing the point where we can start, seeing as two people have jumped ship, as well. I haven't really kept count, but I think we are a respectable number of players regardless.
Edit:
I just looked through the pages, and it looks like we have 7 people who have actually submitted a character. And those 7 is without the two who jumped ship.
And posted.
I want to make something clear, now: You don't have to do it as coop posts, but if you want I'm not gonna stop you. You would also have to decide the outcome between each other. That's not something I'm gonna decide. Not this time, at any rate.
Also, Lazo, sorry for throwing you out alone, but I can't do two character's fighting atm. A bit too much for me, and I trust you the most when it comes to being able to write a realistic fight yourself :) and you can decide the specifics when it comes to Charles. Appearance, Shifter Class and Creature, what he can do etc. All that's set in stone is his name and the fact that he's French :p
I want to make something clear, now: You don't have to do it as coop posts, but if you want I'm not gonna stop you. You would also have to decide the outcome between each other. That's not something I'm gonna decide. Not this time, at any rate.
Also, Lazo, sorry for throwing you out alone, but I can't do two character's fighting atm. A bit too much for me, and I trust you the most when it comes to being able to write a realistic fight yourself :) and you can decide the specifics when it comes to Charles. Appearance, Shifter Class and Creature, what he can do etc. All that's set in stone is his name and the fact that he's French :p
Lily and Tsukiko had to run for the train to catch it. It was the second to last train they could take and still be on time, whereas the last one would bring them there with dangerously little time. Knowing Ikari—who would undoubtedly be there—it wasn't outside the realms of possibility that they would start early. They passed through the corridors as fast as they could, and soon saw the station with the train already there.
It was not without panic that Tsukiko grabbed hold of Lily, slipping a hand under her knees and back as they can and sped up, running almost as fast as she could towards the train station with her girlfriend held bridal style. "Almost there!" She exclaimed, the doors to the train getting closer and closer. Tsukiko grinned as the doors started closing and she barrelled inside, falling into a heap with Lily, though turning so that she cushioned the fall for her un-shifted companion.
"Do that again in public and you're not getting any massages for the next month," Lily grumbled as she stood up, rubbing the back of her head, one eye clenched shut in pain.
"Sorry," Tsukiko replied, chuckling as she stood up herself, and started leading them towards a couple of empty seats. "But you were so slow~!"
"Sure... slow. Not like you're the bloody speedy gonzales, what with you running a hundred kilometres per hour if you actually want to." Lily sat down, sighing contentedly as she leaned back into the plush seats. Or, well, as plush as the seats on a relatively cheap train could be. It was better than the metal floor they had fallen on.
A pout found its way to Tsukiko's lips, her eyes shining. "It's not my fault cats are fast," she mumbled dejectedly.
"I... What?" Blinking repeatedly, Lily turned to look at Tsukiko, a perplexed look on her face. "What are you talking about?"
"That you're sweet," she replied, leaning into her and wrapping both arms around her. Lily, for her part, simply returned the hug as they drove towards the rendezvous point.
Lily and Tsukiko were some of the last to arrive, as evident by the already large group at the rendezvous point. There were a few faces she knew, but mostly she didn't know them, or hadn't met them often enough to care remember their faces or names.
They waited patiently for the next twenty minutes, during which nothing happened but a few stragglers showing up. One person, however, did catch her interest. Sindri came walking towards the group barely ten minutes before they had to start. She smiled impishly at him even before he had noticed her, and continued shooting glances at him even when, and after, he did.
"There he is," she whispered, drawing Tsukiko's attention. "Am I sadistic for wanting to punch him in the face?" She added.
"Not really," the cat-girl replied, watching Sindri out the corner of her eye as well. "You two do have a reputation for being... rivals isn't quite the right word, but you have a weird relationship. You seem to either hate each other or have a rivalry going on between you at any given time, and it sort of shifts from day to day basis."
"True enough—Hey. What's Sylphide doing? Talking to Sindri?"
"Hello Sindri," Sylphide said, a gentle smile on her lips as she stepped closer enough to be within earshot. "You look tired today?"
Sindri nodded, the tense smile on his lips wavering as he struggled to keep it in place.
Sylphide sighed, shaking her head slightly. "You should sleep more. It's not good for you if you don't stay well rested. Bad things could happen if you don't make sure that you're fully awake and aware of what you're doing. You know that, right?"
The Mythic was silent for a bit, allowing Sindri to say anything if he had something to say. When he didn't, she just smiled again, and while it was not any different from the previous one, it seemed to have a different quality. "Also, for the sparring matches, please try to be nice to whoever you're paired up with, right?" She didn't wait for a reply before she walked away again, giving Sindri a light pat on the head before she left.
"What the heck was that about?" Lily muttered as Sylphide walked away from Sindri again.
"I don't know, but there's Ikari and Draco. Sylphide is walking over to them so I guess they'll be supervising us."
"Observant as always, Tsuki. What made you think they were going to be supervising us?" Lily replied, the sarcasm in her voice all too easy to notice. "But yeah. It'll be those three today."
Before Tsukiko could reply, Ikari snapped her fingers and produced a loud whistling noise, drawing the attention of every student near them. Even then, it wasn't until several moments later that everyone had quieted down. She then spoke.
"Good morning!" Ikari said—or rather, shouted. "It's time for the first sparring match of the year, and for that we will be laying down some ground rules."
"First!" It was Draco speaking, still in his humanoid form; a man whom some might call 'big' in the sense that he has more fat than necessary, but in fact was hardly anything but pure muscle, which was also the reason for his expansive belly. "As always, do not attempt to kill your opponent. While most of you are permitted the full use of your powers, always make sure to stop before dealing a blow that might be lethal or crippling. These matches have the purpose of teaching your how to fight other Shifters, but as every kind of practice, it can't fully prepare you for the real deal."
"Secondly." It was Sylphide this time. Even those farthest back could hear her clearly, despite the fact that she never seemed to raise her voice beyond normal speaking levels. "Do not interfere with other matches. While interference does happen in a real fight, you are not allowed to do so here. Practice matches for those instances will come at a later date."
"And third," Ikari said, speaking up once more. "If any severe injuries should happen send a mental shout. A fellow Mythic has cast a telepathic network across the entire field which will allow you to contact one of us should accidents happen. It is, however, only connected to us, so you can't look into each others' minds. Now, if you got all that, then it's time for the pairings." Turning to look at Draco, she nodded and stepped back together with Sylphide, allowing the sole man among the three Mythics the spotlight.
"You will be divided into pairs, and given a designated area in which you are allowed to fight. Exceeding those boundaries is not forbidden, but it is highly encouraged that you stay within them. The pairs are as following: Tsukiko Kitaouji against Drake in Area North #4. Alice Blackwood against Lily Strider in Area West #14—"
"What?!" Lily exclaimed, only able to stop herself from shouting because she didn't want to live through the following scolding from Ikari. "She promised me!"
Tsukiko said nothing, she just grimaced and stayed silent, for once not quite sure what to say.
"—Melina Yelis against Sindri Haynes in Area North #6. Celica Dancer against Charles Lafreniere in Area South #2—" He continued listing up the different pairs, stopping only after several minutes when all had been announced. "In case some of you forgot during the summer break, Area South is to the south, North is to the north, and so on. The number indicates which section it is. You will be notified via a telepathic message when you've reached the centre of the area you've been designated. Alright. Move out!"
Shifters, big and small, started walking or running towards their designated areas, some shifting to fly, as well. Lily, however, just grumbled and stomped over to Ikari, eyes alight with annoyance and anger.
"You promised me you'd pit me against Sindri!" She said loudly, but not loud enough to drown out the din of all the other students walking or running.
"I didn't promise that you would be pitted against him," Ikari explained, her face a mask of neutrality, albeit with a smile tugging at her lips. "I promised that I would see if I could get you pitted against Sindri in the next sparring match—and you specifically asked for the next one—and since the next sparring match was today, there was no time to change the schedule. As you should know, the matches are decided upon at least a week in advance. I promised that I would look into it, and I did. I asked Draco if we could change the schedule, and he said no." She smiled at Lily, a Trickster's smile. "I did as you asked, after all."
"Stupid fucking... Why did I even bother?"
"You know why," was the only response Lily got, not that she listened to it as she started running west, not even bothering to see if Alice was following, or if she had gone there already.
She reached the area after half an hour of running, a mental ping telling her that she'd reached the area.
"Now, where is that Alice?" She murmured, looking around to see if she could spot her.
It was not without panic that Tsukiko grabbed hold of Lily, slipping a hand under her knees and back as they can and sped up, running almost as fast as she could towards the train station with her girlfriend held bridal style. "Almost there!" She exclaimed, the doors to the train getting closer and closer. Tsukiko grinned as the doors started closing and she barrelled inside, falling into a heap with Lily, though turning so that she cushioned the fall for her un-shifted companion.
"Do that again in public and you're not getting any massages for the next month," Lily grumbled as she stood up, rubbing the back of her head, one eye clenched shut in pain.
"Sorry," Tsukiko replied, chuckling as she stood up herself, and started leading them towards a couple of empty seats. "But you were so slow~!"
"Sure... slow. Not like you're the bloody speedy gonzales, what with you running a hundred kilometres per hour if you actually want to." Lily sat down, sighing contentedly as she leaned back into the plush seats. Or, well, as plush as the seats on a relatively cheap train could be. It was better than the metal floor they had fallen on.
A pout found its way to Tsukiko's lips, her eyes shining. "It's not my fault cats are fast," she mumbled dejectedly.
"I... What?" Blinking repeatedly, Lily turned to look at Tsukiko, a perplexed look on her face. "What are you talking about?"
"That you're sweet," she replied, leaning into her and wrapping both arms around her. Lily, for her part, simply returned the hug as they drove towards the rendezvous point.
Lily and Tsukiko were some of the last to arrive, as evident by the already large group at the rendezvous point. There were a few faces she knew, but mostly she didn't know them, or hadn't met them often enough to care remember their faces or names.
They waited patiently for the next twenty minutes, during which nothing happened but a few stragglers showing up. One person, however, did catch her interest. Sindri came walking towards the group barely ten minutes before they had to start. She smiled impishly at him even before he had noticed her, and continued shooting glances at him even when, and after, he did.
"There he is," she whispered, drawing Tsukiko's attention. "Am I sadistic for wanting to punch him in the face?" She added.
"Not really," the cat-girl replied, watching Sindri out the corner of her eye as well. "You two do have a reputation for being... rivals isn't quite the right word, but you have a weird relationship. You seem to either hate each other or have a rivalry going on between you at any given time, and it sort of shifts from day to day basis."
"True enough—Hey. What's Sylphide doing? Talking to Sindri?"
"Hello Sindri," Sylphide said, a gentle smile on her lips as she stepped closer enough to be within earshot. "You look tired today?"
Sindri nodded, the tense smile on his lips wavering as he struggled to keep it in place.
Sylphide sighed, shaking her head slightly. "You should sleep more. It's not good for you if you don't stay well rested. Bad things could happen if you don't make sure that you're fully awake and aware of what you're doing. You know that, right?"
The Mythic was silent for a bit, allowing Sindri to say anything if he had something to say. When he didn't, she just smiled again, and while it was not any different from the previous one, it seemed to have a different quality. "Also, for the sparring matches, please try to be nice to whoever you're paired up with, right?" She didn't wait for a reply before she walked away again, giving Sindri a light pat on the head before she left.
"What the heck was that about?" Lily muttered as Sylphide walked away from Sindri again.
"I don't know, but there's Ikari and Draco. Sylphide is walking over to them so I guess they'll be supervising us."
"Observant as always, Tsuki. What made you think they were going to be supervising us?" Lily replied, the sarcasm in her voice all too easy to notice. "But yeah. It'll be those three today."
Before Tsukiko could reply, Ikari snapped her fingers and produced a loud whistling noise, drawing the attention of every student near them. Even then, it wasn't until several moments later that everyone had quieted down. She then spoke.
"Good morning!" Ikari said—or rather, shouted. "It's time for the first sparring match of the year, and for that we will be laying down some ground rules."
"First!" It was Draco speaking, still in his humanoid form; a man whom some might call 'big' in the sense that he has more fat than necessary, but in fact was hardly anything but pure muscle, which was also the reason for his expansive belly. "As always, do not attempt to kill your opponent. While most of you are permitted the full use of your powers, always make sure to stop before dealing a blow that might be lethal or crippling. These matches have the purpose of teaching your how to fight other Shifters, but as every kind of practice, it can't fully prepare you for the real deal."
"Secondly." It was Sylphide this time. Even those farthest back could hear her clearly, despite the fact that she never seemed to raise her voice beyond normal speaking levels. "Do not interfere with other matches. While interference does happen in a real fight, you are not allowed to do so here. Practice matches for those instances will come at a later date."
"And third," Ikari said, speaking up once more. "If any severe injuries should happen send a mental shout. A fellow Mythic has cast a telepathic network across the entire field which will allow you to contact one of us should accidents happen. It is, however, only connected to us, so you can't look into each others' minds. Now, if you got all that, then it's time for the pairings." Turning to look at Draco, she nodded and stepped back together with Sylphide, allowing the sole man among the three Mythics the spotlight.
"You will be divided into pairs, and given a designated area in which you are allowed to fight. Exceeding those boundaries is not forbidden, but it is highly encouraged that you stay within them. The pairs are as following: Tsukiko Kitaouji against Drake in Area North #4. Alice Blackwood against Lily Strider in Area West #14—"
"What?!" Lily exclaimed, only able to stop herself from shouting because she didn't want to live through the following scolding from Ikari. "She promised me!"
Tsukiko said nothing, she just grimaced and stayed silent, for once not quite sure what to say.
"—Melina Yelis against Sindri Haynes in Area North #6. Celica Dancer against Charles Lafreniere in Area South #2—" He continued listing up the different pairs, stopping only after several minutes when all had been announced. "In case some of you forgot during the summer break, Area South is to the south, North is to the north, and so on. The number indicates which section it is. You will be notified via a telepathic message when you've reached the centre of the area you've been designated. Alright. Move out!"
Shifters, big and small, started walking or running towards their designated areas, some shifting to fly, as well. Lily, however, just grumbled and stomped over to Ikari, eyes alight with annoyance and anger.
"You promised me you'd pit me against Sindri!" She said loudly, but not loud enough to drown out the din of all the other students walking or running.
"I didn't promise that you would be pitted against him," Ikari explained, her face a mask of neutrality, albeit with a smile tugging at her lips. "I promised that I would see if I could get you pitted against Sindri in the next sparring match—and you specifically asked for the next one—and since the next sparring match was today, there was no time to change the schedule. As you should know, the matches are decided upon at least a week in advance. I promised that I would look into it, and I did. I asked Draco if we could change the schedule, and he said no." She smiled at Lily, a Trickster's smile. "I did as you asked, after all."
"Stupid fucking... Why did I even bother?"
"You know why," was the only response Lily got, not that she listened to it as she started running west, not even bothering to see if Alice was following, or if she had gone there already.
She reached the area after half an hour of running, a mental ping telling her that she'd reached the area.
"Now, where is that Alice?" She murmured, looking around to see if she could spot her.
The Fated Fallen said
I really appreciate the effort, this isn't on your head. Clearly I'm an idiot, I know, I get that a lot
I'm going to give my two cents here, and try to sum up everything:
Aeon doesn't want an RP where it's a group of players who are forced together for reasons that don't make sense. Most of the time those characters would be so different and so "ragtag"-ed that they would never work in a real world. This is a Roleplay where we each have our individual characters and a storyline. You saying that you want to try to get a group of characters together to complete your guy's goal goes against this. Why would any of the rest of our characters care about what happened to your guy?
I know it sounds a bit rude, but that's how it is. It's very unlikely that anyone would bother helping him. I know that, for my character at least, she wouldn't even consider helping him unless he could either give her something that would help her in her own agenda, or she had to do it regardless to complete her own goal.
From my point of view, it seems like you're trying to force a "Adventurers slay the dragon" scenario into this RP, which it was never even meant to be. Furthermore, what you see as a "True Roleplay" is the thing I mentioned before about slaying a dragon, but that's just one type of Roleplay. Roleplaying is taking on a "role," as in pretending to be someone you are not for one purpose or another, be it adapting to a social situation or playing a game like this one.
Look at it this way: This Roleplay isn't centered around just a small group of people, but an entire world. The scope is much grander which is why a small group of characters travelling together wouldn't work. Yes, you're right when you say that we each write our own story, and while our characters may interact with each other, that's not an important thing. At all.
The best analogy here isn't that we're Roleplaying characters, but Roleplaying the world around us, but we're multiple players about a single "character" (The island), and what we each do may have effect on what the others might do/what would happen to them.
You can interact with other characters, and seek them out (provided you get to know about them), but don't expect them to want to follow you if they have their own agenda. Actually... calling the Characters wouldn't be precise enough. What we're actually playing are People--each with their own personality and opinions, as well as wishes and wants. You're a stranger to them (unless you have agreed with someone else that your People know each other), so why would they care?
Again, it sounds rude, I know, but that's simply how it is.
I hope this clears up some stuff.
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