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B-b-but, he spelled Stephen wrong.
Lord Wraith
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Reluctantly retired roleplayer.
Except when I'm not.
Why are you here when you should be writing posts?
You can edit a bad draft, but you cannot edit a blank page.
Except when I'm not.
Why are you here when you should be writing posts?
You can edit a bad draft, but you cannot edit a blank page.
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B-b-but, he spelled Stephen wrong.
This time my posting was delayed by waffles... I made waffles for dinner, because waffles.
Rigby is certainly pleased that he can see Ellis now. I was about to have him being all pleased with the questions like, yes, that's what we all want to know! Then I realised he didn't hear that part... I took a few liberties with the NPCs, feel free to give me a lecture, Wraith, and I shan't do it again, though honest, it's too fun a temptation.
Breakfast for dinner is best dinner.
I am interrupting the intoxication parade for a moment for this very unimportant announcement:
I'm done with work for the week and have no teacher-related duties for the weekend, so I'll finally get a chance to pick up the bow over the next few days.
Not sure how a bow is going to help you write but to each their own.
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Wait, the rest of you guys aren't already writing posts while high off something?
No, generally when I'm over tired and should be sleeping though. So it's a still a different state.
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This is how all of the best writers do it!
Grant Morrison...
...other writers who are also not Grant Morrison...
Time to do some drugs.
Alright, 5 am, can't sleep... time to down a shitload of ambien and get to work on writing posts for a talking tiger lawyer...
I knew there was drugs involved.
So some of us have done this dance a few times.
What's a character you've never seen portrayed or an idea you've never seen that you'd like too?
Funny enough, I don't recall seeing Doctor Strange in these games. Always seems like someone else is taking the title of Sorcerer Supreme and Strange appears as a supporting character or name drop.
It's at this point I'd like to announce my new Tawky Tawny/Detective Chimp NPC - Gorr the God Butcher, who likes to end every post by killing a Throg and dancing on his grave.
Please make him feel welcome!
FTFY
I'll ask here since it's coming up a bit now for @Master Bruce and @Lord Wraith. Where does the GM stand on establishing 'title characters' to fulfil other people's stories?
Per Examplé (Read it in a French accent, it's better), if I was playing The Flash and there was no Martian Manhunter player, yet I wanted to use that character to tell a story, how much of Martian Manhunters backstory could I elaborate on?
I guess I'm just worried that at some point someones going to establish something that will put someone else off applying.
Edit:
Ew I posted. As always feedback appreciated.
I can't speak for MB, but it all depends on the player's intention. If you're just name-dropping characters to flesh out the world, I'd ask you to be open to someone applying and maybe tweaking the interpretation. If the character is a recurring support character, appearing in a bulk of your posts, then that's different. They should be on your sheet so that at the time of your application it would be considered ala your situation with Thorunn and Mangog.
A player is better than an NPC at the end of the day but I realize I am the worst person to say that since I'm a large offender for not wanting to share toys in my sandbox. At the end of the day, it's why I have stopped going after characters like Batman and Spider-Man who do have very popular supporting casts.
One last thought, the character in question also matters. If you're playing Batman and you make Nightwing a supporting character, that's going to rub people the wrong way. But if you're playing Thor and you make Eric Masterson a supporting character, much less likely to raise an eyebrow or objection.
Sometimes your posts might even inspire someone to apply as a character solely because they think your stories look fun and they want in. It's ultimately a case-by-case process for me.
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