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@Roman A discord server might help in regards to planning out collabs and whatnot, I was in a couple of rp's that had them and it was a pretty helpful way to plan rp related stuff/generally shoot the shit, up to you though


Fair point; this level of third-party organisation is not my forte. Nonetheless: discord.gg/yrkXYx
Are there any further hints or explanations about what has been wrong with him or is this all the 'detail' I am going to get?

I like the 'magick deadzone' idea. I don't mind a blood mage, if done in the right way. I'm not even against the idea of a renegade splinter-group from the Barbed Church, which I think is what may have been going on in your bio. Retain some of those elements and recycle them into something we can build together from the ground up, or pitch a new character, or if I've (rightly) upset you - and I wouldn't be surprised - tell me to shove it right up my ass. All very viable responses.


If you'd like to work with me to rebuild him, PM me. If you'd like to pitch a new character that we can work on from the ground up, PM me. If you want to tell me to shove it up my ass, tell me to shove it up my ass. I understand you're frustrated, but please don't be passive aggressive.

so like in my latest post Lowe says "y'all". I'd like to start by saying I'm from southern Louisiana and have a very thick accent, but I think I've learned how to hide it over the years. anyway, Lowe has a slight southern accent and no one will mention it. like ever, even his sisters have it and no one in the church knows where it comes from but oh well. is that cool?


'Y'all' is a very regional slang term in reality and langauges across different realms doesn't develop in the same way. I would avoid modern slang and as much real-life regional lingo as possible. You may have a southern Louisiana accent, but Lowe is not from Southern Louisiana, nor does such a region exist in Vassidia.

On a seperate note, if we're having large portions of back-and-forth dialogue in the IC, a Collab is preferable, to make the scene more organic and to lessen 'clutter', which isn't the right word. Essentially, there's no need to have 3 posts from 2 people with a paragraph and a half of dialogue in each of them and that's it, rather than 1 post worked out between 2 people that contain the dialogue in its entirety.
It would appear general consensus points towards Kafaara being the group's first destination. Prepare your supplies and take your leave; I will be there to guide you on your path.

Please refer to the world map supplied on the first page of the OOC as well; it holds the most concrete detail you and your characters possess at the moment. When you depart Vasilius, I will step in where necessary to move the plot along and offer some direction and action.
@Roman
Maybe it would have been better to just tell me straightforwardly that you have no time instead of repeatedly stating that you'd message me at day x or together with person y at day z as it has happened repeatedly while other activities in the RP have been kept going.

Anyway, what has happened can't be changed and there's no point in making any kind of debate out of it. I also try not to be that kind of annoying guy, but I'd like to ask for some kind of understanding that I started to suspect the possibility that I could have been left behind deliberately, for profound reasons or not.

At least I now know that, although there have been no details and no kind of discussion, that my character and the effort I've put into it are a complete train wreck. Given what you've said I assume that there's no point in even trying to salvage any aspect of it somehow.

I need to think about if I'll give this another try or just abandon the RP...


You're right. I could have handled this better, and I let my own priorities skew and ended up disappointing my players and prospective players and in the end, failing in my obligations as Game Master. I put off addressing your sheet in favour of other tasks, and that was wrong of me. I can only apologize, and hope that this doesn't colour your view of myself, this game, or the other players in it.

I like the 'magick deadzone' idea. I don't mind a blood mage, if done in the right way. I'm not even against the idea of a renegade splinter-group from the Barbed Church, which I think is what may have been going on in your bio. Retain some of those elements and recycle them into something we can build together from the ground up, or pitch a new character, or if I've (rightly) upset you - and I wouldn't be surprised - tell me to shove it right up my ass. All very viable responses.
*still waits for at least some kind of message about his application while others who have been posted later have been looked at earlier, the IC has been started and the first round of posts been done*

Am I to assume that the absence of any such word is to be interpreted as a 'no' so absolute that it wasn't even worth mentioning it?


I've actually been talking about your application with some close friends of mine who also run their own games and I've been writing with for a number of years.

I can see there's a lot of passion in your sheet and for the most part it's well-written, thought-out...but ultimately I have a lot of problems with it from top to bottom and I've been struggling to figure out a way to rectify the issues I have while still maintaining the vision of the character you've pitched rather than completely re-writing him.

If you have any other concepts you'd like to spin I would be more than happy to lend you my time and ear and lock-in on hashing out a sheet with you that you end up happy with and that I am happy to have in the game. The sheet you've given me isn't there for me unfortunately.

@Fetzen Please be patient. Roman is just a busy guy, lol.


Also this. I took Monday/Tuesday off work and I'm on holiday from Sunday 20th until Monday 28th so I have a lot to do this week and 4 days to do it. Today is my only day with an evening free, every other night I'm not home until gone 11, and then it's just shower, eat, sleep, back to work.


I’ve decided I’d rather actively manage this in the IC than make changes to the sheet itself as my main concerns are the potential impact the character could make to the ongoing story and the world at large. On that note, Accepted - I just ask that you take the time to specify somewhere on your sheet that wolyo is a breed of Direwolf. Then chuck it into the character’s tab!

Loving the IC posts so far guys, some great writing going on! The group will need to decide their first destination and embark on their quest, though I will leave it entirely in your capable hands. I will occasionally drop in with a narrator/GM post for certain events and whenever I feel some direction may be necessary.

Edit: I will also say that I’m probably going to be looking for a Co-GM, due to not taking a character myself so needing someone to work with for a more active presence in the IC and someone I can spill secrets to that can then work to subtly guide the IC in the correct story directions. If anyone’s interested let me know; ideally those of you with good experience of running Advanced games and worldbuilding background.
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Holy crap, I'm rereading my app and I just realized my late night stupor she's learning magic from a wolf. Unless you find that fine, I'll correct that wierdness when I get to a computer.


I'm umming and aah-ing about your sheet so I will try and PM you to discuss it tomorrow. @fetzen I know you're still waiting as well so I will do you both at the same time.

@roman I've posted my application with the revised content, whenever you get a chance can you please check?


In all honestly I'm struggling to see any significant changes that you've made to address what we talked about? I like Jartod but he needs some focused direction and something to distinguish him from our other Knight-archetype characters, Gaius and Roderick.


Waiting on your reapproval.


And you shall have it! All good, we only had a few very minor quibbles and they’ve all been fixed, so go ahead and throw Kassandra into the characters tab with the rest of the cast!


I'm still a little uncomfortable with the Black Blood, but ultimately this is a smoother read with a lot of our discussed issues cleaned up. Accepted. Go ahead and put her in the character's tab.

Edit: On second thought, is Black Blood necessary? It's not referenced in the backstory for the Harbingers that you provide, or for Ravensworth in general, and seems to be there as an addendum to add a faux-vampirism to your character. Could you take the time to PM me with some further explanation?
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