Personification Life OOC VI [OPEN]

[The BranRiech]

G'night, Eru. I'm out of here too.

[Swith Witherward]

Now that I'm thinking about it, I realize that there's a lot of story going on everywhere and players might not be aware of it. '

Main Quests are what each player sets up for his character to achieve. Main Quests are GM-run, with the player fully in charge of the story. They are the main event for that character. Side Quests are things other players have asked characters to be involved in. Personal Development are things that players want to work on as an undercurrent while on their Main Quest and Side Quests.

I'm guessing with Tilt and Cer.

Tilt:

• Luce
  Main Quest: the Allspice salesman who died. He's brought Chaos into it because those forces are the eyes and ears he needs. Chaos, in turn, is creating scenes to find evidence. Tilt is the GM of this story and he's setting tasks for Cer and me.
  Side Quests: The God War. Bane.
  Character Development:
  
• Chrys
  Main quest? Possible Allspice.
  Side quest: she's part of both Allspice and the God War.
  Side Quest: The God War. Bane.
  Character Development:
  
• Dora
  Main quest?
  Side quest: helping Katya for her company.
  Character Development: find her place in society.

Cer:

• Atosh
  Main Quest: build up his forces to launch an assault on Bielefeld and kill Swith.
  Side quest: none. Cer is GM of this story and sets tasks for all of those involved.
  
• Klaus:
  Main Quest: stop Atosh.
  Side quests: none.
  Character Development: he now has to deal with being a father. Deal with his emotions for Minerva.
• Klaus: Secondary Main Quest: stop Bane. It ties in with the other Main Quest, but he's running it as separate for the time being.
  
• Ogoti
  Main Quest: protect Swith.
  Side quests: Tome of Time with GT; Help Giovenith become a fledged god.
  Character Development: relationship with Dora.
  
• Hans
  Main Quest: Get laid by Chrys Deter Bane. He's brought the Conservators into this.
  Side Quest: Allspice.
  Character Development: Come to terms with his love for Chrys.
  
  NPC John. Part of the Yuna story.

Swith:

• Swith
  Main Quest: None although I'm co-GM of the God War so I participate behind the scenes.
  Side quest: Stop Atosh, stop Bane. Revive Thriller.
  Personal Quest: Heal. Find her identity, determine if she will remain a god or become mortal or cease to be. This will turn into a Main Quest down the line.
  
• Minerva
  Main Quest: none.
  Side quests: Stop Atosh, stop Bane.
  Character Development: reconcile with Purna.
  
• Will
  Main Quest: Teach Yuna
  Side quests: Bane, Atosh
  Character Development: get over his frustrations with Yuna's age. He's attracted to her.
  
• Misaki
  Main Quest: none. Support character.
  Side quests: Allspice. She'll later be involved with the God War.
  Character Development: none. Support character/NPC
  
• Hans (now a shared PC with Cer)
  Main Quest: Get laid by Chrys Deter Bane. He's brought the Conservators into this.
  Side Quest: Allspice.
  Character Development: Come to terms with his love for Chrys.
  
• Blythe
  Main Quest: none.
  Side quests: Something GT is working on. She'll later be involved with the God War.
  Character Development: find a way to blend her love for Superbia and Lucius.
  
• Xanthe
  Main Quest: none. Support character.
  Side quests: Something GT is working on, Tome of Time perhaps. She'll later be involved with the God War.
  Character Development: she's in love with Lucius but too shy to admit it.
  
• Monique (Caroline_
  Main Quest: Nifid plot (winter 2014)
  Side quests: help Fortu set up their company, help Gretta and NVE fit in socially.
  Character Development: separating herself from the Nifid. This will play into my later plot.
  
  NPC: I have a host of them that I use to keep the city working, keep players moving, help new characters settle in, etc.

[Swith Witherward]

Swith, that reminds me I need to get Sig to finish building his boat in time for the Island. The problem is, he has no parts because whenever I tried playing him to get parts, no one would help me, even when I asked OOC'ly to get scenes set up so he could get them.... He really could be done by now, but I keep forgetting and I can't think of a way for him to get the pieces he needs....

Albert's working and I'm abstracting it because he can get those parts quite easily. Sig's different because he's stranded in a different universe, thus he can't easily find parts.... But whenever I try, nothing comes of it or he gets distracted by something.....


Eh.... just me ranting a bit. HE might have it done if I wasn't being so lazy lately, and actually remembered that he had a goal to get done.... <.<


Sig has a lot of opportunity to do interesting things, but it can't happen because it seems like no one helps him when he needs help, and he's barely met anyone because characters always have been sequestered on something when I play him.... Or just ignore the fact he's a 6"5 Viking wandering around....

Sig might have luck with the Teutonic set (Klaus, Hans, etc... any of the former Nazis) or with Minerva. They could bring a boat forward in time that just needs minor work.

[Swith Witherward]

Bumping this forward.

I only asked because that's what I thought would happen.

Prim, you actually mae that?

I think what happens is we want to settle into a scene after "business" has been taken care of without realizing that other characters are on a quest.

It's like the scene I'm doing with Tilt and Cer. I brought Mitzie in so she could relay info. Cer took over from there and used Hans... who I was running for a while... as a tool to inform Tilt of current events. That's the whole purpose of that scene. Mitzie had nothing to contribute, so if I tried to play her in conversation it would detract from what Tilt and Cer are doing. She's still there, and might chime in, but only if it's relevant to the purpose of scene itself. The scene is laying out background information that all players can refer back to to refresh their player knowledge once the events get into full swing.

The difference between advanced level and medium level players is like this (and I'm NOT picking on anyone. This is just an example that we've all seen in IC.)

Yoshi and Katya are talking about the baby. Then they run out of things to say, so it becomes "What do you want to do?" and "I dunno, what do you want to do?" Instead of letting it become the same idle chat between them, Yoshi could excuse himself because he needs to interview Swith (and Urran sent a TG to me before hand to see if Swith could take time away from her quest). Katya then is free to work with Dora on her company.

So Yoshi goes to visit Swith. He interviews her. Then it turns into "Let's have coffee". Well, Swith has her own objectives. I, as a player, took time out my character's main story to help his character out. I need to get back to Swith's own quest. So I have Swith say, "Nope, busy."

Urran might feel slighted because I don't want to RP with him. In fact, his character doesn't fit into what Swith needs to do, so it won't work having him along. Urran, in this case, had no clear objective other than being bored and wanting to do a scene. He's not actually doing anything with all these interviews. No focus. Instead, he gets caught up in the tide of relationship building and that drags Torsi away from his own quest.



Now let's focus on your characters. Bran needs parts. He goes to NVE. NVE stops his story with Gretta to RP a scene where Bran picks out parts. Bran then wants to stay and continue to RP, but NVE has to get back on track. So, Bran takes his parts and moves off.

You, the player, drop Cer a TG next. No prob. Char!Bran then goes to the observatory to see if they have parts. They do. Bran takes those home and begins to work on his stuff rather than tie Cer's characters up.

Then char!Bran totally fucks up... raptor tech and tech priest tech don't mix well. (You, the player, have already asked permission to do this!) So that tech takes on a mind of its own and begins to tear apart the fish market. Oh nooooes! Now Bran runs back to the raptors and the tech-priests. HELP! This big airplane is going insane! And that becomes a small side story whereby NVE and Cer pitch in to stop the monster from eating all the fish. The end.


What happened was that your character stayed focused on his adventure and built up a plot over time and through several scenes. You didn't get distracted by small talk and silly relationship building, or by senseless "let's find something to do." There's ALWAYS something to do if you've got an objective in mind. While Bran's working on building that monster, he might have to pause to answer a question from Misaki or help Dora fix a flat tire, but your character returns to his quest right after.

That's how an open RP like ours functions well. We layer stories like shuffling cards, where the cards come together to form a deck over time. That's also why, when an objective in a quest is met, we need to move our characters on to the next objective. Other players should understand this and, since they have their own quests, use that freed-up character to move to their next scene.

[New Aksarben]

Swith, that reminds me I need to get Sig to finish building his boat in time for the Island. The problem is, he has no parts because whenever I tried playing him to get parts, no one would help me, even when I asked OOC'ly to get scenes set up so he could get them.... He really could be done by now, but I keep forgetting and I can't think of a way for him to get the pieces he needs....

Albert's working and I'm abstracting it because he can get those parts quite easily. Sig's different because he's stranded in a different universe, thus he can't easily find parts.... But whenever I try, nothing comes of it or he gets distracted by something.....


Eh.... just me ranting a bit. HE might have it done if I wasn't being so lazy lately, and actually remembered that he had a goal to get done.... <.<


Sig has a lot of opportunity to do interesting things, but it can't happen because it seems like no one helps him when he needs help, and he's barely met anyone because characters always have been sequestered on something when I play him.... Or just ignore the fact he's a 6"5 Viking wandering around....

Sig might have luck with the Teutonic set (Klaus, Hans, etc... any of the former Nazis) or with Minerva. They could bring a boat forward in time that just needs minor work.

Hmm.... That might work, as he'd just need to find the right timber and other things to make repairs. I'll need to post for Sig at some point to get him mobile so they could possibly meet. I know he's already met Klaus and Minerva(at the carnival a while back, and Minerva helped him get settled and such) so they might be able to help... or something...

[Swith Witherward]

Sig might have luck with the Teutonic set (Klaus, Hans, etc... any of the former Nazis) or with Minerva. They could bring a boat forward in time that just needs minor work.

Hmm.... That might work, as he'd just need to find the right timber and other things to make repairs. I'll need to post for Sig at some point to get him mobile so they could possibly meet. I know he's already met Klaus and Minerva(at the carnival a while back, and Minerva helped him get settled and such) so they might be able to help... or something...[/quote]
Minerva's just supporting other things, and I've got my other NPC's working on it. Sure, do a post and I'll find a way to send her along.

And now... *yawns* Goodnight peeps!

[New Aksarben]

Well, sometime later. I need to think of what he's been doing the last day or so since he's been frozen IC'ly.

Night Swith!

[The New Velociraptor Empire]

Night Everyone!

Wow that is a lot of stuff I skip over...
*skims through it*
Neil and Gretta are not meant to fit into human society and are actively resisting it. One of the reasons Arthur is now outside of Neil's head is to remove any identification with humanity from themselves. And it is why they have no more swapping between forms (outside of major events).

[Reddogkeno101]

Hi, I was wondering if I could join. Here is le app:

Your NS Nation's Nickname: Reddogkeno101

Character Name: Jazz

URL to Character Picture or description of what they look like:http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/f/f2/Jazz-g1-shout-dvds.jpg

Character Species (nation personification, human, alien, etc):
Transformer
Character Unique Skills(if any): Cultured. Basically G1 Jazz

Character Powers (if any): Transformation and Strength

Character Weaknesses/Flaws: Is small

Character Background: Jazz is Optimus Prime's right-hand man. Unlike Prowl, Prime's military strategist, Jazz responds well to change and improvisation. Whatever surprises the Decepticons spring, Jazz can deal with it. His position as Special Operations head calls for all the skills he possesses, yet he still has time to add some style to everything he does. Jazz's upbeat and outgoing personality make him one of the most popular Autobots among the Ark's crew.

An admirer of Earth music of every kind, Jazz loves culture. More than most other Autobots, he has his finger on the pulse of Earth trends and lingo, effortlessly incorporating human slang into his vocabulary. Chances are, Jazz could tell you the status of almost any reality television show and each week's Top 40 list.


Why he/she/it is in Bielefeld: He wants to settle down and spend time on Earth

URL to Apartment Picture: http://www.whatsyourobsession.com/images/2010/custom-transformers-ark-computer-2.jpg

Link to RP examples: Tell me If I need to.
IMPORTANT:
One paragraph that sums up your character. This paragraph is what we'll use on your player tab on the first page of the thread. This MUST be brief. Your tab will contain a link to your application so people will have full details: Jazz is a Transformer who is an Autobot. His alternate mode is a Porsche 935 Turbo. He is obsessed with human culture and his colleagues expected him to stay when they returned to Cybertron. They were correct and now Jazz is living in Bielefeld. Before you read my posts, listen to Jazz talking in Generation 1. Then read my posts in that voice.

[Tiltjuice]

Hello Reddog.

Cerillium, our IC OP, will take a look at your app when he's online next.

[Reddogkeno101]

Hello Reddog.

Cerillium, our IC OP, will take a look at your app when he's online next.

Thank you.

[Tiltjuice]

Hello Reddog.

Cerillium, our IC OP, will take a look at your app when he's online next.

Thank you.

You're welcome!

[Reddogkeno101]

Thank you.

You're welcome!

I'll be here for 1 and a half hours waiting. Unfortunately, time zones happened. I live in Australia. So it's more than likely I'll be waiting till (for me) tomorrow morning. So unless Cerillium looks at the app within the next hour and a half, goodnight.

[Tiltjuice]

I'll be here for 1 and a half hours waiting. Unfortunately, time zones happened. I live in Australia. So it's more than likely I'll be waiting till (for me) tomorrow morning. So unless Cerillium looks at the app within the next hour and a half, goodnight.

Goodnight. Yeah, it'll be tomorrow for you. He's US East Coast.

[Reddogkeno101]

I'll be here for 1 and a half hours waiting. Unfortunately, time zones happened. I live in Australia. So it's more than likely I'll be waiting till (for me) tomorrow morning. So unless Cerillium looks at the app within the next hour and a half, goodnight.

Goodnight. Yeah, it'll be tomorrow for you. He's US East Coast.

'Night. Thanks for informing me.

[Tiltjuice]

Darn it. I tried to have all three spoiler titles reference movies. Ah well, 2 movies and 1 TV series isn't too bad.

[Germanic Templars]

Bleh, I am done for the morning. Be back at around 1800.

[Tiltjuice]

May or may not be on tonight. WSOP ME FT is on ESPN live today and tomorrow.

EDIT - Char check for myself.

Chrys, Luce, and Dia are in Chaos.
Cuisine is somewhere in front of Chaos.
Deader is in its alchemy lab.
Dora is with Katya.
MB is with Abel (frozen).
Tasia is with Torii (frozen).

[Cerillium]

Will be on soon. Stopped for Chinese.

[Torsiedelle]

I'm here, and totally awake!

[Tiltjuice]

Hi guys. *gives penguins*

[Urran]

Blargh!

[New Aksarben]

Hey Urran. Something up?



Hello everyone else! *waves*


Did Deader go by Albert in your post, Tilt? Just checking, really.

[Urran]

Hey Urran. Something up?



Hello everyone else! *waves*


Did Deader go by Albert in your post, Tilt? Just checking, really.

not really. the job hunt continues

[New Aksarben]

Hey Urran. Something up?



Hello everyone else! *waves*


Did Deader go by Albert in your post, Tilt? Just checking, really.

not really. the job hunt continues

Good luck with that. I need to get on getting a job myself, so I can actually buy things for myself.