KoL

Framing Devices and Role Playing

Hi. I read this part of the forum quite a lot but rarely, if ever post my opinion on anything, or start discussions.

However, I came upon a question while planning a RP with a few friends and that brought me a doubt that could be a good debate issue.

Simply put, what are your opinions/tips/view on the usage of framing devices for a role play? For those who may not be aware, I refer to things such as story that is game inside of game, or the RP being a story/song/poem being told by a narrator to an interlocutor of whatever nature. Things like this, where the player characters are unaware that they are inside of a story, but there's a higher level existence within the narrative that knows better.

How would you pull one of these settings, or wouldn't you?

The War of the Three

I feel like I made a meh post. Also forgot to tag people in it so gonna make that edit.

@Banana

Pro tip for the guild: Tagging people after you've made a post (i.e.: editing it), won't notify them. You're much better served by saying it in the OOC.

The War of the Three

@KoL So, Juno throws a temper tantrum when people are strong enough to block her attacks, but feels bad when she uses so much power they can't?

@The 42nd Gecko

It was not that part. It's about breaking his things. Unless I'm misinterpreting it very badly, it looked like Henry got like a kid whose sweets have been taken, I child almost picture him sobbing.

I admit that it's not like he was being a greedy bastard, note that I think about it. My habit of doing things in the defensive gets the best of me sometimes. If the case is the latter, Juno would only think it's deserved.

The War of the Three

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@TheWindel

I don't expect you to understand it, o dearest evil overlord. However, there are people who do have a good heart but sometimes lack the common sense to not do things they'll feel guilty about later.

The War of the Three

Hmm...

That last post from Henry made me feel kinda bad. Instead of causing him to go ballistic on Juno it looks like she was taking candy from a baby.

It'll probably weigh on her mind later, since Juno is just a big, dumb goody, after all. Trashing people while fighting is cool, but being a bully isn't.

God's Shattering [Concluded]

@The 42nd Gecko, @KoL

Probably some talk and then right into a fight to get things moving. So individual posts should be fine.

@TheWindel

I'd prefer this as well, given that collab'ing is really an issue that I'm not very fond of.

God's Shattering [Concluded]

@The 42nd Gecko

Not that Yggdrasil is the most eloquent being ever. This might be kind of a short talk, indeed.

God's Shattering [Concluded]

God's Shattering

To none's surprise the one who came though the path that lead to Yggdrasil's office was none other than the Platinum Guardian in metal and... more metal. The clattering giant clad in armor heavier than a man of his size would be able to wear normally, eyed the group standing besides the door of his sanctum.

"Speak." Was Yggdrasil's long and to the point reply to Meihou's tirade as he walked into his office and set up his tome over the pedestal. Given that neither Titania no Axon had made their voices known to Yggddrasil, he didn't bothered addressing them. As Yggdrasil placed his tome back in place, the shimmer of a silver chain could be seen around his right wrist, a detail that would escape anyone with untrained eyes.

Back on sewers, the situation was beginning to get complicated. Asgard raised back to her feet with a shacky grip of her sword. The bleeding that even now stained the waste waters of the capital refused to stop, a remainder of the price Eleonor paid for making use of Vladimir.

"Do-don't worry, Lorelei, I'll be well, given the time to recover. More importantly, we should take this opportunity to evade our pursuers." Asgard said as she finally steadied her posture, leaning against a wall, the bleeding slowly coming to a halt. "You don't happen to know any hiding places on the vicinity, do you, Solanne? It seems like we will have to find a way to convince the Imperium that we are doing what's right, in the meantime, surviving is our only option."

Close to them, Linea, Siena, Tori and Nebula laid, close to the main piles of debris. In fact, Nebula's body was under a very big section of floor, likely unharmed, but stuck nonetheless, unless the heavy stones were lifted. Linea hit her head hard and blacked out but, otherwise escaped mostly unscathed and Tori's fate was a nebulous one. Siena however didn't shared the same luck of her sister, or rather, she was the one who spared her sister by pushing Linea away from her at the very last moment.

While she had survived the fall as well, a heavy block of stone and pool of blood where all that laid on the place where Siena's right arm was supposed to be. She was unconscious, most likely due to shock and blood loss, but if she were treated, it was unlikely that Siena would die. Her arm, however looked like it was gone for good. Needless to say, none of the three girls close to Tori had the means to reply to Ruxen's complaints.

On Riven wood, the fight between the fey and the mercenaries was beginning to swing in favor of Tegonay's men. As long as the black knight was able to keep the elven prince in check, the numerical superiority his troops had over the fey would guarantee the victory of the Imperial troops.

Jessi's and Chen's search for a way to penetrate the battlefield and forget the scenes of unbridled lewdness happening on the bush where they were hidings would bring the two of them to the back of a relatively unoccupied lane where a group of mercenary riflemen took cover while exchanging fire with elvish archers. If the two took this position, it wouldn't be hard to access the main skirmish, but that would also put them in plain view of both forces.

Whatever was they decision, it should be made wisely and fast.

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Summoners of Babel

I'll be posting here up to this Wednesday, sorry if the delay is a bit big, but my finals begin this tomorrow and weekends are not my very best days. Either way, I'll try to have something interesting once I do catch up.

The War of the Three

@The 42nd Gecko

I don't think there's any issue with that new power. But it will depend on Windel and Lone how she'll do to get it.