Mirandae

How do you look for a suitable RP?

I need a really good hook at the very top of the interest check, preferably accompanied by an inspirational image. Then, a concise premise that complements the hook with most of what I wonder about. Lastly, layout and formatting.

Reputation & Influence

Question 1: How does player reputation affect you?

It doesn't. I have to see it for myself if it is to affect me. If there is a reputation, I might look for it whereas otherwise I either wouldn't or would discover it for myself. However, if I know about some kind of behavior of a person, that I've seen myself on several occasions, that 'reputation' will certainly affect me in the future.

Question 2: Are you influenced by how the RP community looks at you?

No. I know that people don't like me, so I have nothing to lose. People don't like me in real life either, for various reasons, once they get to know me. My negative sides heavily shadows my positive ones. If I let how people look at me influence me, then I wouldn't be able to do anything at all.

Question 3: How important is learning from your reputation?

I'm impulsive, brutally honest, a perfectionist, jealous, and manipulative. They're difficult traits to just 'change' because people don't like them. But, I'm very aware of my faults, and I try to control them, so there isn't much to learn from a reputation that I already know about.

The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

It's time that I let this die, permanently. The Spirits Within was a nice idea in the beginning, but I've been beating a dead horse ever since. I need to let it go, try something else, or quit roleplaying altogether. In the past few days, I've discovered that I absolute despise this roleplay.

I'm not going to blame anything or anyone. I just don't want to do this anymore. It stresses me out, makes me feel anxious, and a whole heap of other bad stuff, which I have no interest in dealing with.

So, thanks to everyone who participated. Apologies to those that arrived late. Big thanks to @Rockette for being so much better than me at everything that has to do with roleplaying. This would've died much sooner if it wasn't for you.

Lastly, anything you can find in this thread in terms of lore, ideas, or whatever, you are free to use for your own purposes.

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Hmm, I'd like to have the option of using the Kinabalu Eidolon as an encounter later, so perhaps it disappeared during the clash between the Guardians and Magdalena. It didn't cause trouble for the army, but it didn't attack the Mordrem either. @Redrum@Ozerath@Hexaflexagon are you guys okay with Rockette's suggestion? If you are, then we can assume the Guardians to have ventured into the mine, but the Eidolon would have already left. They return to the village and inform its inhabitants that the danger is gone.

@FantasyChic
We are doing a time-skip forward, so all characters will be together on a new mission. But, talk with @Rockette about what you want to do with the reactor mission.

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@Rockette
I think Selene's encounter with Mags did a number on her. She already had a morphed view on cults, aggressors, and things of the dark zone, so this meeting probably pushed her further into hatred. This will work well with my private subplot for her. I feel like the Guardians would have considered the Eidolon contained by mags herself, even if she is protecting it.

@Archangel89
After my next post, everyone will be together. If you want, you can describe previous events for your character in a flashback, but it isn't necessary.

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Okay, then we'll go with a reboot by pushing the mission forward to the point where all the characters would've ended up together anyway. Basically, this will be when the army has reached the ocean gap between Cetra and Anatolia. Moving the M.O.V.'s and other vehicles across the water will take some time, but the landing in Anatolia has to be scouted and secured. Our characters have been sent ahead for this task. They will arrive in an area where we'll do mini-missions (1-3) together instead of being spread out.

Here's the map with the location. As you can see, some of the Dark Zone is gone where the army has pushed forward.



Anyway, the two active missions have to be resolved. I know that @rockette and @DJAtomika are discussing the reactor mission, and we were going to resolve the Kinabalu mission in flashbacks. I think the smoothest option would be to discuss it here, in a summary, and then flashbacks can be optional if you want to express certain details.

So, what happened at Kinabalu after the last few posts?

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So, seeing how this semi-sandbox format of the roleplay didn't change much from a linear format, in terms of... well... many things, I'm thinking that I'll direct the rest of the story towards the linear, but with a touch of 'quest-hubs' and mini-missions where the characters are closer to each other. However, the easiest way to do it would be to do a bit of a time-skip forward. The current missions that are doing well can be written as Flashbacks, or we'll just settle on what happened, if necessary. How do you guys feel about this? You'll still be able to roleplay all of your characters, but they'll all be together. Basically, we'll do a bit of a reboot within the same thread.

@Wade Wilson
No problem. It's always easier with a frame of reference.

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@Wade Wilson
So, do you genuinely feel this way or is it because you're trying to personify people's insecurities? Anyway, the most fundamental explanation is: supersoldiers do supersoldier stuff. The world it itself is based on various Final Fantasy installments, not to mention Square Enix's animated movie of the same name, 'The Spirits Within'. I'd recommend that you watch Let's Plays of Final Fantasy 13 (XIII) and Final Fantasy 7 (VII). This roleplay has a lot of influences from the latter, FF7.

Other than that, you'd have to be more specific about the things you can't grasp. If this is the case for everyone, and the reason why people have left the roleplay and new ones haven't joined, it's quite a serious problem. I'd have to re-write everything.

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@FantasyChic
That's alright. I'm struggling myself at the moment. It's mostly because of other things in life right now. Everything sort of affects everything else. Just take a break, hon', if you want to. Then at least this won't loom over you and make you feel even worse. Come back whenever you want and we'll sort things out at that time.

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@Ozerath
Yes, such a lil' bitch.

@ZB1996
No worries, ZB. You're welcome back at your leisure. Contact either me or @Rockette (or both) at that time and we'll sort things out. I hope whatever pulls you away goes well and that you're safe and out of harms way in the process. Thanks for all of your contributions so far! ♥