Legend

Myriad Reality

@Legend

I'm familiar with Ender's Game, though I never read any of the followup books. Still, even if we allow for superpowers, I suspect I'll have to do a fair share of math to accurately write something with this game's power level. Anyways, I'll add the wikipedia articles on Speaker for the Dead and its ilk to my reading list for this game.

@PentagonWhite

We rarely deal with exact numbers, and as long as you're relatively close, it should be fine. We don't expect attacks in Newtons of force and then have the exact distance their opponent travels or the energy released.

Read the article on philotes and that's all you'll need. I'll also find my person explanation of how they interact with Existnce.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

It's been a while since I've had to include my math with an RP. It'll be nice to dust off some of my old textbooks and remember freshman calculus. I'll make sure it's scientifically plausible, though I'm not a STEM major, while also hopefully making something engaging narrative-wise.

@PentagonWhite

You likely won't have to do any calculations. We'be developed a system that accounts for underlying sub-quantum theory that allows for powers to be scientifically possible. The system was inspired by one from the Ender's Game series of books if you're familiar with that.

Myriad Reality

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Yours.

@Heroic

Would you clarify?

Myriad Reality

I just need to know where exactly I want to fit into the group. I know I want to make a character who is not blessed with universe-shaking powers, someone an order of magnitude less powerful than the extant cast, but beyond that I don't have much of a plan. Maybe someone with a strong belief in self-determination? Someone who suffers from cognitive dissonance, or someone in the process of questioning their deeply-held belief system? I'll ruminate. Suggestions or pieces of advice are totally welcome, I want to make the game better for everyone.

@PentagonWhite

All that matters is realism. If what you come up with is scientifically possible and logical, it flies.

Myriad Reality

Splendid! I'll try to figure out what exactly is going on OOC and who everyone is: this much information is sort of hard to parse. Once I have a firm handle on things, I'll throw out some character ideas, see if any of them fit narrative-wise with what's already in place.

@PentagonWhite

Wonderful. This is a sandbox, so appropriate character development likely won't be difficult.

Myriad Reality

Its rare that I don't have my phone with me, so thanks to the shorter posts the answer is likely 'most of the time that I'm awake'. I do go to university, and have a job, so longer posts are usually reserved for evenings CST. I keep regular hours and am fairly busy, but I can find time to make posts just about whenever.

@PentagonWhite

That's perfect. And since you know of the wiki, I assume you've read the rules and are familiar enough with the posting style. If that's correct, then we'd be glad for you to join.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

I can live without a definite ending, and I'm certainly ready to try and live up to expectations. The indefatigable nature of the RP is sort of what has drawn me to the thread in the first place, in fact.

@PentagonWhite

What are your available hours?

Myriad Reality

Hey there! So I've seen this thread a few times now, and it's a genre of writing I've never really tried before, but would love to dive into. I'm currently perusing the wiki, but I figured it would be easier to ask here than to look through 3044 pages of OOC: are you still interested in taking on new RPers?

@PentagonWhite

If you're willing to be dedicated. Fair warning though; this doesn't have an ending. We're also currently in the process of updating the wiki, so it would be better to ask.

Myriad Reality

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Not now, but I did.

@Heroic

What lies are you referring to?

Myriad Reality

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Those are what I see.

@Heroic

Do you now?