Kassarock

Well hello there...

What ideas have you backed off from, recently or otherwise?

So the current idea I've been working on (and continuously putting off actually doing) is running a Tabletop Paranoia RPG here on the Guild, or if not that, a game set in the universe of Paranoia's Alpha Complex. Basically after some kind collapse or calamity, all of humanity lives in a vast underground city called Alpha Complex, overseen by the Computer. No one knows how long this has been going on for - but its probably a long time, as everything is continuously breaking, the systems are collapsing in on themselves and the Computer has gone insane.

But the Computer doesn't realise this. It thinks everything is fine. All the problems in Alpha Complex? Terrorists! Terrorists and Saboteurs! So the whole city operates as a bureaucratic nightmare police state where everyone must prove their loyalty to Friend Computer and Fun is Mandatory.

It'd probably be a shorter RP, since Paranoia encourages both the killing of players by the GM and other players. There are lots of secret societies and factions (being in a faction is treason), there are mutant powers (being a mutant is treason), and you get rewards for reporting (or fabricating) your team mates' treason. So you can see why its called Paranoia.

It's feasible to run on the guild I think, just need to digitalise the item card system.

Gif the User

Pretty sure that's Nergal from Behemoth right?

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Ooooh I like the sound of both of those.

I think though, the bride hunt would be much better/funnier in Eorzia, after all Ozragad has something of an unfair advantage with Elise being the only Eorzian woman at court. Having in Eorzia would have him completely out of his element as well, not know the terrain, being surrounded by strangers, everyone in masks - I can see him freaking out a bit about the whole thing and I want to do that!

The other idea I was also considering as well but forgot to mention is having them exchange meaningful gifts, be cool since it would force them to think about what they other one would like, have to understand each other etc.

How The Leaves Fall

Eli Redgrave

He could see Violet was trying to make things better. She was thoughtless, yes, but Eli knew she wasn't a bad person deep down. It didn't mean it hadn't hurt though. He just wished he could handle it better. Why couldn't he, after two years? He thought he had been getting stronger, getting tougher, but maybe he wasn't. Maybe he was just as weak as he had always been.

In the background Eli could hear Emily stumble her way through the crime statists of Westcliffe followed by a brief discussion of the festival. He didn't mind, he knew it was probably her way to deal with moments like these. Fill the silence with words.

"It's okay, I know... I just... Never mind." Eli turned away from Violet and noticed the the kite on the edge of Emily's desk. He reached out and picked it up. He looked at his likeness, the tired eyes glancing off to the side, the smirk. It looked evasive, apt. "Thanks, Emily."

Eli stepped away from the group and walked further back to where he seat was in the room. As he passed the new girl, Denise, he briefly spoke to her.

"Anyway, nice to meet you Denise, I'm Eli. See you around, yeah?" With a small wave of his hand, Eli took his seat and waited for their teacher to begin.

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What character archetypes/characteristics do you gravitate towards?

So I have one particular character archetype I just can't get a way from, and though I don't play them all the time, I've played them a lot now. They have gone by many different names and appearances, but they are essentially the same character - the scarred mage who has done something terrible.

The thing I really like about this character its juxtapositions between things like frailty and power, intelligence and madness, vengeance and guilt. The character is always a frail mage, damaged both physically and emotionally by something they themselves have done, normally dabbling with powers and forces far beyond their ability to control. They often deflect their responsibility in whatever terrible thing has happened and externalise it in a misguided revenge quest. Often foolishly dabbling further with powerful magic in an attempt to gain greater powers in order to fulfil said misguided revenge

The intended character arc is them realising the futility of their vengeance and them learning to live with what happened to them. They cannot undo the past, they can only learn from it and move on. Giving up on forever chasing greater powers and learning to live by the maxim of doing what one must, rather than what one wills.

I know where loads of this characterisation comes from - damaged mages who do bad things are two of my favourite characters in literature, Ged from Earthsea and Kvothe from the Kingkiller Chronicles. Maybe if I have a real long running RP with this character I'll finally get it out of my system, but somehow I doubt it considering I've been writing variations of this character for over ten years now.

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

So got any ideas for things you want to do?

I still have the assassination plot ticking along in the background.

I thought as for a Formori custom that could be done before the wedding, maybe a hunt of some kind? Suitors having to prove their skill and worthiness to their betrothed etc. Will try to think of some more options.

Any ideas for Eorzian courtship rituals?

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Ozragad had not realised how close they were until she had reached out and took his hand in hers. Almost on instinct he began to pull away, but as her fingertips brushed his own he stopped himself. He could feel the difference between them, her soft smooth skin against his own, rough with scars and callouses. Why did she take his hand so? She had called him bloodthirsty warlord but a few days before. Could she not feel the blood that dripped from them still?

They were so close that he could breathe in the scent of her. He wondered then, what perfumes and oils did they used in Eorzia? What fragrances did she bathe herself in this morning before she came here? If he pressed his lips to that small, delicate, white hand that held his, what would it taste of?

He pulled his gaze up and away from that hand and found that she was looking back at him. There was something in her eyes, a look he had not seen there before. He had seen her anger and her fear, they were emotions he had learned to gauge in those azure pools, fish them up for their depths. But whatever she felt now, it was not fear, it was not anger. It was something else. It made him feel strange, it made it feel afraid, and he did not know why.

Get a grip of yourself. You are a King, do not be unmanned by the mere touch of a woman.

With hesitance Ozragad pulled his hand away from her and rose from kneeling to stand again. He stilled his face, calmed his nerves, set his walls about him once more. Stiffly, he strode back to his seat at the opposite end of the table.

"A new start?" He rolled the words around his mouth slowly, considering them. "Perhaps this would be for the best. As for the wedding, we have largely left the planning of the ceremony with your Father's council. The ceremony is to held in Eoriza, once the final treaty has been devised."

"If I may intrude, sire." Manawyndan began to move from his position at the rear to the hall to approach the table. "There are perhaps some Formori customs that could be seen to here before the wedding itself? We did not discuss such things at council today considering the erm... circumstances, but they could some way to familiarise our people with their Queen-to-be."

The Lord Steward stood behind a chair equidistance between his King and the Princess. He appealed to Ozragad for permission to join them. The King gave it with a wave of his hand and the old man cautiously took a seat, his dark flinty eyes darting back and forth between the two royal persons at either end.

"Perhaps there are some Eorzian traditions that could be preformed here too, before we leave for Novrandt? It could help the court... prepare... for the ceremonies in Eorzia. Assuming of course, both of your Royal Highnesses assent?"

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Oops I forgot there was an art contest going on as well - my vote goes to Starry Eyed.

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