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by New Aksarben » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:13 pm
Happiness is when
what you think,
what you say,
and what you
do are in harmony.
-Gandhi
Official Squirrel of PL
Agnostic
Democratic Socialist
Comp Sci Major
History Enthusiast
Amateur Artist - My Art!
Nonbinary/Genderqueer
Gay
Wragon Furry
Brony
✎ Member - ℘ædagog
Roleplays I'm part of:
Personification Life
Sburb: The Roleplay
Fallout Equestria
Imagine Dragons-Demons
Sabaton - Carolean's Prayer, A Lifetime of War, Carolus Rex, Lion From the North, and Coat of Arms
DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:17 pm
Swith Witherward wrote:Alright, this is getting lost in pages of chatter. I'm bumping it so people can get an understanding of what we're doing. Start at this post and read through the next page.
This is your OP's challenge.Cerillium wrote:You do good.
I'll pick on Swith.
Bran did a good post. He's got thought in there and action. He's giving a bit of the world and his character's relation to it. Short post by Bran but containing necessary information. Swith was probably tired when she replied. Sydney outlines "rules"; advice to keep them alive and to explain some methods cultists use. Clever girl. You negated a few cruel things I was preparing to throw at the girls. She neglects to ground the characters in the scene however. I sent a description to her in TG; it wasn't in her post. Bran's left blind for his next post. He can only follow up with dialog. Not fair to Bran. This happens too often in PL. Swith's experienced enough to know better.
Example of how far she's slipped into bad habits. This post was from 29 Oct 2012, Diplomacy Forums:
Damn it all, Swith. I'd like to chew you out fully but I'd be a hypocrite.
My post is absolute rubbish. I fucked over Tilt twice. I missed too many opportunities: bonding/rejecting Siduer; forming a stronger bond with Chrys; properly reacting to Dora's return to Ogoti for the coffee invitation; fucking myself out of expansion regarding Toshi's independent action.
I'm going to attempt to regain my own "rusty" skills. This means greater time between my posts. I owe it to myself and to players I'm interacting with to be at the top of my game.
Basic rules of RP: read every post. Look at what other players provide. React to it. Craft a post after spending time considering the situation. Go back and read the scene if too much time has passed in order to keep the element (theme, feel, concept) on track.
Aeten's posted a few times: I can't respond to that. There's not enough to work with. He's correct. It sounds rude but he's in his right to ask a player to provide more.
This brings up a point that I was about to make before NA made it just now:
Give players time to react. Aeten posts slowly. He crafts his response. He shot a few posts out but he assumed some players weren't expecting a response; they were only informing. Aeten should have sent a TG to NA to ask if he required a response.
Finally, follow up a post to an offline player by sending a TG to them. We circulate as well. I might be in another thread but I'll see the TG. I'll pause in my rotation to respond in PL. If you post and don't see any posts from me in OOC it means I'm in Diplomacy or General. I won't check back in with PL for an hour or so.
And now, PL Peeps... I challenge YOU!
Your OP set the standard this morning. viewtopic.php?p=16706709#p16706709
I worked hard in an attempt to top it. Now I want all of you to top me. TOP ME. Out-write me, so to speak. It doesn't mean you have to have flawless grammar or potent linguistic skills. Nope.
Work hard to add all the elements to your post:
- Make your character a part of the world by describing the world around him. If you don't know what the world looks like, ask the person you're in the scene with. If you're in a story, let the ref of that story guide you.
- Read the posts made so far for that scene. Carry the elements through. Post in context.
- Remember the basics and answer these questions in your post: who, what, when, where, why.
- Preview your post. Look for typos or mistakes and correct them.
- Don't post right away. Stop. Reflect. Make the scene in your mind. See the world, determine your character's reaction to it, write it. Don't add shit just to have a longer post. Make every action and reaction and word count.
Someone please bump this to the next page until everyone has seen it. Thanks!
by Swith Witherward » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:54 pm
Tiltjuice wrote:Mods are cracking down again on anything that isn't story planning/discussion/char apps in an OOC. The latest example looks like a pretty severe case of off-topic chatter. Please take care; don't want this thread locked.
As always, there's a place for chatter - either the RMB or the OSF, or TGs for two-party convos. YouTube comments, as noted, on the video pages themselves.
Ta!
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by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:24 pm
by Urran » Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:26 pm
The Blood Ravens wrote: How wonderful. Its like Japan, and 1950''s America had a baby. All the racism of the 50s, and everything else Japanese.
by The New Velociraptor Empire » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:12 pm
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:15 pm
The New Velociraptor Empire wrote:Hello everyone, I'm not feeling so good today.
by The New Velociraptor Empire » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:32 pm
by Erucia » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:34 pm
"Peace, like war, must be waged."
- George Clooney, 60'th Anniversary of UN PeacekeepingI wear teal, blue pink & red for Swith.
by New Aksarben » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:35 pm
The New Velociraptor Empire wrote:Tiltjuice wrote:
This calls for a heat lamp. No worries NVE, taking some time off the IC?
No, this place calms me, may take a while to post though. I've skimmed through both threads, so the standards are going up? I neither protest nor support it, it's just something to write around.
Happiness is when
what you think,
what you say,
and what you
do are in harmony.
-Gandhi
Official Squirrel of PL
Agnostic
Democratic Socialist
Comp Sci Major
History Enthusiast
Amateur Artist - My Art!
Nonbinary/Genderqueer
Gay
Wragon Furry
Brony
✎ Member - ℘ædagog
Roleplays I'm part of:
Personification Life
Sburb: The Roleplay
Fallout Equestria
Imagine Dragons-Demons
Sabaton - Carolean's Prayer, A Lifetime of War, Carolus Rex, Lion From the North, and Coat of Arms
DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames
by Primordial Luxa » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:40 pm
Swith Witherward wrote:Tiltjuice wrote:Mods are cracking down again on anything that isn't story planning/discussion/char apps in an OOC. The latest example looks like a pretty severe case of off-topic chatter. Please take care; don't want this thread locked.
As always, there's a place for chatter - either the RMB or the OSF, or TGs for two-party convos. YouTube comments, as noted, on the video pages themselves.
Ta!
Just to reiterate!
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=16710936#p16710936
Per Nathi (Dread Lady Nathicana) on another OOC thread that was locked today:
Now here's the skinny, folks. The spam? It stops. This is not a *squee and snug* thread. It's an OOC thread for working out issues, and clarifying the IC thread. What many of you have been doing, is spam. Not acceptable.
Nathi is one of the most lenient RP peeps I've encountered. She takes a casual approach to her games, IC and OOC. If she's wagging a finger at OOC behavior elsewhere, it's in our best interest to pay attention.
So... a reminder to what we established before. This is what I see as acceptable/not acceptable as your OOC OP:
- Greetings (*tackles NVE, chews sickle claw*) are acceptable here, but put some game-related stuff in that post! Continued banter and horseplay after that initial greeting isn't acceptable. Cover your ass by including game-related stuff in your post. Every time.
- Mild discussions on game-applicable stuff ("Hey, did I ever describe a Chaos Space Marine's shoe size... because he just stomped on that NPC!") are fine, even if they seem offtopic, as long as it's not an invitation to debate 40K vs Doom. (There's a forum for that!)
- Posting thread-related video links - fine. Feedback about that video - fine. The videos are always PL related anyway.
- Talking about character development, player techniques, ways to improve, critique, etc, or asking questions about RP in general, or asking mentor advice for a different RP - fine. We bill ourselves as a place where mentoring happens. I don't mind discussing it here where players can get straight up answers from experienced people, even if it's for a Diplomacy forum RP. We aren't a typical RP. We encourage these kinds of discussions.
- A single post to gripe about about a crappy day at work - fine. Make sure it doesn't turn into a discussion. Take it to TG.
- Making a comment about a video game - don't turn it into a discussion. Take it to TG, or Steam, or the OSF.
- Continue to spoiler pictures. You guys are awesome and already do this.
- Most of all - watch the "squee and snug" shit. It's spam. We all do it. We all enjoy it. We've been really, really good at avoiding too much of it. Let's keep up that good work.
And, in accordance with my own advice...
*hugs* Bran, nice follow-up post.
Also, I'm only going to make one post and then I have to duck out for my meeting. I'll be home around 10:30 PM EST.
Swith Witherward wrote:But I trust the people here. Well, except Prim. He has shifty eyes but his cute smile make up for it.
Monfrox wrote:But it's not like we've known Prim to really stick with normality...
P2TM wrote:HORROR/THRILLER Winner - Community Choice Award For Favorite Horror/Thriller Player: Primordial Luxa
by Cerillium » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:16 pm
I wear teal, blue & pink for Swith
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:20 pm
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:31 pm
Primordial Luxa wrote:I love a good challenge and hope that it helps improve the over all quality of the thread.
by Urran » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:38 pm
The Blood Ravens wrote: How wonderful. Its like Japan, and 1950''s America had a baby. All the racism of the 50s, and everything else Japanese.
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:41 pm
by Urran » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:47 pm
The Blood Ravens wrote: How wonderful. Its like Japan, and 1950''s America had a baby. All the racism of the 50s, and everything else Japanese.
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:54 pm
Urran wrote:http://media2.policymic.com/ecce38cca90935a86f2cd5825ec58a5e.png
wow, just wow.
Anyway, thanks Tilt.
by The New Velociraptor Empire » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Urran wrote:http://media2.policymic.com/ecce38cca90935a86f2cd5825ec58a5e.png
wow, just wow.
Anyway, thanks Tilt.
by Urran » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:58 pm
The New Velociraptor Empire wrote:*looks at homestate*
Yep, sounds about right.
The Blood Ravens wrote: How wonderful. Its like Japan, and 1950''s America had a baby. All the racism of the 50s, and everything else Japanese.
by New Aksarben » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:04 pm
Happiness is when
what you think,
what you say,
and what you
do are in harmony.
-Gandhi
Official Squirrel of PL
Agnostic
Democratic Socialist
Comp Sci Major
History Enthusiast
Amateur Artist - My Art!
Nonbinary/Genderqueer
Gay
Wragon Furry
Brony
✎ Member - ℘ædagog
Roleplays I'm part of:
Personification Life
Sburb: The Roleplay
Fallout Equestria
Imagine Dragons-Demons
Sabaton - Carolean's Prayer, A Lifetime of War, Carolus Rex, Lion From the North, and Coat of Arms
DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames
by Tiltjuice » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:08 pm
by Urran » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:10 pm
Tiltjuice wrote:As for what Luce is watching...pick a random show to entertain Yoshi and Katya. I don't watch Animal Planet so I have no idea what their programming is.
The Blood Ravens wrote: How wonderful. Its like Japan, and 1950''s America had a baby. All the racism of the 50s, and everything else Japanese.
by Cerillium » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:21 pm
I wear teal, blue & pink for Swith
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.
by Giovenith » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:33 pm
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