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Godmoding: Never Appropriate or Necessary to Forward the Story?

I think you can't GM without Godmodding to some degree or other. That said, as a GM you do not and SHOULD not ever exert control over another PC. You just flat should not do it. It's not a GMs place to make PC A do action B--that is up to PC A. Now, time-skipping is something I've done in my own RPs, it is very necessary at times; but I always give my players a chance to write down their actions prior and leading up to the time-skip.

I still say even small actions can be a problem. What if my character isn't the type to say hi back? Or what if my character is the type to just let the ball go uncaught? THAT is the problem with even minor godmodding.

Fallout: The Tiger's Gaze

musicway said
This literally has nothing to do with Wolf leaving, but I'm backing out of this, I'm sorry to say. I've brought back a few RP's on the writing forum that I originally came from. and this didn't quite make the cut on my list. Sorry guys, I just didn't get far enough with my character to take the final steps of staying with this. I'll see you all around though, hopefully :) As for you, Wolf, hang in there buddy, you have my love.

Thanks Musicway, I appreciate your concern and I will hang in there; MOST people I know have agreed to let me write to them at least, if I end up having to lose internet access like this. That said, I have a DAMN good friend that I will lose contact with completely--that will sadden me greatly. I appreciate your support, Music and I hope things work out. And no worries on the RP, I've been there myself. I'm sorry that I couldn't make the cut though, because I LOVED RPing with you in the Firefly that BV had going. We should start another Firefly RP together someday if I can stay here!

Thanks for getting a post up Obsidian, I really appreciate that :)

NOW we just need ATHAN to make an appearance. I give him until tomorrow to show up, then I'm going to PM him. Unless Shufflecat or Jannah wants to PM him tonight, in which case you are more than welcome to as co-GMs :P

Godmoding: Never Appropriate or Necessary to Forward the Story?

I think even simplistic actions can indeed be a problem. I've never had it be for me personally (yet) but even when it comes to just making a character go somewhere or walk....what if that RPer didn't want said character to go with the other? Even if you stick to the char sheets, I don't think one can assume what another character will do. You should always give the other person a chance to make their char respond how [i]they[\i] feel the character would act, not how you believe they would--even for seemingly benign actions.

Like I said before, there are ways around this. Asking the person before you make their char act, or collaborating the post with them.

What's Bothering You?

What's bothering me is that I'm still feeling extremely lonely after someone I thought was good friends and I parted ways. That pain, the hurt...it's still there and it sucks. I see her name every day, and I want to PM or message...and I know I shouldn't because she pretty much made it clear we'll never be friends again. The sickest part of it all, is I never wanted us to be apart, I just wanted this person to realize they were hurting me, and care about that fact. It sucks to lose someone who was so close to you, that you felt almost like they were a part of you. That is a pain that nobody should ever have to face, but happens all too often.

Godmoding: Never Appropriate or Necessary to Forward the Story?

In all the RPs I've ever been in, this was a big no-no, unless the other person explicitly said you could. That said, if you are working THAT closely with another character, you could always set up a google docs and collaborate a post together. I've done this in a few RPs with a few different people. Not only is this amazingly fun, but it's also a way to get a lot accomplished in a single post :)

Writer of the Month #1: Guidelines

ShonHarris said
I'm not trying to be an ass here, but I think this question could be good for the group.Not everyone here is from America or the Euro-ancestral nations for the matter. That said, notable periods of history and well-known figures could vary pretty significantly. For example, if one wanted to place a story set during the Soviet-Afgan War, this period is very significant to many, but not really common knowledge in America. There are numerous other situations like this, so I just wanted to get some clarification. This is absolutely a criticism. I love the changes and this theme, and am happy to see the WOTM back and strong!

Well notable could mean many things to many different people. It might mean things that are well known across the globe, not just by American standards. Something like World War 1, World War 2, the Crusades, several of Rome's impressive battles...there's a LOT of well known historic moments that most of the *world* is familiar with. While I can't speak for those who put the WOTM together, I imagine this is probably what they were shooting for. That's my guess, anyway.

Writer of the Month #1: Guidelines

DO IT JANNAH!!! I have faith in your writing, I've seen it and RPd with you extensively. I'd slate you to win this thing if you entered xD

Rate the quote above you

9/10 it rings SOOO true

"A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West! "--Aragorn, The Return of the King

What's Bothering You?

Magic Magnum said
No problem. I get how being annoyed and disliking religion can anger or confuse a lot of people, even those not religious themselves.That's just not healthy though, for the only thing you have is blind faith in something the world has created at least tens of thousands of versions of it, all of which claims to be the one and only true God or religion.Oh I get it, I was Christian for most of my life.It's having grown up Christian that helps fuel my reasons for disliking Religion.To honestly consider one self part of a Religion, you should be reading and obeying the Bible of said Religion.To not do so... Well then you're ignoring the entire religion and honestly shouldn't call yourself a member of that Religion in the first place.So with that leaving those who actually do follow the Bible, most religions tell their followers that they're God's word is law. That God is all knowing and infinite.I makes sense for the rules man put down to change over time, we're only men. We learn, we adapt, we change. But for what God says to change? If he does change his mind later one he is either sadistic, or he isn't all knowing cause he had to change his word in the first place.Also even Religion's like Christianity aren't fully clear as to if the Old Testament is to be disregarded or not.That's just one possible interpretation of what Jesus said, and it's the interpretation most religious people choose to take cause it let's them dodge what would otherwise be a very inconvenient bullet.Even then though, the New Testament has more than enough to tear apart with including women not being allowed to speak outside of their home.You want to look at a Religion and go "This scripture's are too old, we should ignore them and do something else" be my guest. But stop calling yourself a member of that religion, cause you're outright disobeying it at that point.This is true. But let's put this in another perspective.Let's say a School put a rule in saying "You are allowed to pick on, bully, harass and abuse Girls, Gays, Blacks, Jews, Asians etc.". Would you stand for it and say "Well Assholes will be assholes may this rule be in or not?". Any half-moral person wouldn't allow a rule that outright promotes the harm and bullying of others, even if humanity has some asshole's that would act that way even if they weren't allowed to.Not liking Religion is not the same as shunning anyone who is Religious.As far as Religion vs Non-Religious even goes, it's normally the Religious people shunning the non-religious (or religious people of another religion) for not believing in their God.Non-Religious normally just show a disliking to Religion, disagree with it and tell them to stop trying to force their religion on others.Sometimes creating atheist groups and such as a place of acceptance cause so many religious people won't accept them.I'd rather avoid flame war's too honestly is possible.But I'm not going to let the fear of a flame war prevent me from being open and honest about my opinion if people ask about it.

Being religious myself, I can say that there's a LOT of people who give Christians a bad name. The bible says just the OPPOSITE of what you claim your problems with religion are, Magic Magnum. Jesus teaches us to love one another. The people he helped and spent his time with were murderers, thieves, prostitutes...because they needed direction and guidance the most. Jesus didn't shun the non-religious or look down upon them. I think the biggest problem with Christianity today are the people who sit there, with their noses in the air, acting like anyone non-religious is a piece of crap--OR come up with the stupidest shit, like "if you smoke you'll go to hell" (baptists and Catholics are big on this one, among other things).

But not EVERY person who loves and believes in God is like that. MANY of us respect people's right to live any way they choose, and follow our own faith without trying to shove it down everyone's throats. It's just that those who do, they are louder and get more media attention.

As for most non-religious people often not shunning people who ARE religious...to put it bluntly, that's bs. I can name a BUNCH of examples where this is simply not true--from taking "under god" out of the US pledge of allegiance, to telling people they aren't allowed to pray quietly in public--which to me, violates not only freedom of religion but freedom of speech. It seems to me, there is this HUUUGE anti-religion movement happening in the United States, where our rights to religious freedom are slowly being chipped away at. And a lot of atheists are incredibly rude and demeaning to those who are religious. I can speak from personal experience here.

I seldom even get involved in these kinds of discussions because often, the second I mention that I believe in God, it's like I open the floodgates to total flamage. But I can't be silent on this post, because as much as I've come to like you Magic Magnum, I have to disagree with you on this one. I may not be the perfect Christian, I may have ideas that would have me labeled a heretic in the Renaissance days , but in the end I believe in everyone's right to follow whatever God they choose and not be lashed out and bullied because of it. Likewise, I believe that no religion should bully non-believers either. I think there's room for improvement on both sides, but don't deny the fact that a LOT of non-religious people are quite cruel/judgmental/hateful to anyone who says "I believe in God."

Rose Plague

That's fine, no rush; MAYBE I'll post something for my other character; idk for sure, I kinda like to post both mine at the same time :P Just trying to keep the RP moving for Amanda while she is away :)