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by Finland SSR » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:15 am
by Nature-Spirits » Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:44 am
G-Tech Corporation wrote:I'm amused at how people think RPers do one or the other- there are plenty of us that walk both sides of the divide.
Finland SSR wrote:Awesome work, Nat-Spi, as always.
by The Starlight » Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:54 pm
Nature-Spirits wrote:
The P2TM Times
Issue X: Page X, Since 2015Day of the Week, Month Day, 2015Merchant on the Silk Road
An interview with Alleniana
By Nature-Spirits
Alleniana — or Allen — is fairly well known to those of us who frequent the Restaurant and the Café. That said, those who don’t know him well might wonder why, if he’s so well known, they haven’t encountered him in any roleplays.
In fact, he’s a fairly accomplished roleplayer. However, he doesn’t engage in character roleplays; he prefers nations.
He first got involved in roleplaying in 2012, when he first found NationStates. “I didn’t quite understand the concept at first,” he said of his beginnings, “but … I quickly got into the swing of things, albeit with one-liners”. He soon abandoned his previous hobby and became involved in several roleplays. “I’d never come across a game that could be social, and competitive, and creative.”
Allen has a passion for history: along with roleplays on P2TM, he enjoys playing historical strategy games, and studies chiefly pre-WWII history in his spare time, along with related pursuits, such as politics, vexillology, and human geography. He is responsible for the creation of P2TM’s Historical RP Group — which is home to many nation roleplayers — and Historical Population Reference Resource. He is also interested in languages, having developed several constructed languages, and he is the founder of the P2TM Translation Service Thread.
When asked about the separation between the character and nation roleplaying communities and his role as a member of both, he said, “It’s interesting [being] significantly involved in both communities, as ordinarily, they’re not going to have too much interaction due to their RPs’ differences.” Interesting indeed; most of P2TM’s residents are firmly entrenched in one group or another, and rarely stray from the community that they know. “[It’s] less of a genre difference as a difference of modality.” As an example, he mentioned post-apocalyptic roleplays, saying that, while there are both character and nation roleplays of that genre, “the two tend not to cross over, because RPers … are going to either be looking at it from the top down or the bottom up.”
He elaborated that “[t]his isn’t necessarily a bad thing”, citing that “different people prefer different topics, themes and styles for RPing”.
That said, “[he] would encourage further interaction, to enable the spread and trade of ideas and concepts, and mutual understanding.” Allen’s unique perspective on the issue seems to have impacted his views on P2TM, and has given him ideas on how to improve the community as a whole. “At the moment,” he said, “it’s almost a sort of dualism; what would work better is something more like a spectrum”. He emphasised that both the character and nation roleplaying communities could benefit greatly, arguing that further interaction could enable the “best of both worlds” and allow roleplayers to approach their craft “from whatever point, and find what they’re enthusiastic about from it.”
In an analogy that showcases his interest for history, he compared P2TM to medieval Eurasia: “one side the east, one side the west; trading, exchanging and becoming more linked, but not merging. And I guess I’m a merchant on the Silk Road, then. Anyway, both are good, if a bit disconnected.”
It is clear that P2TM has a long path of community development ahead. Each year, players come up with new ideas and we advance as a community; and while we have come a long way since the F7 days, further improvement is bound to happen as new perspectives and fresh ideas come about. Allen’s vision for the future of the character and nation roleplaying communities of P2TM is compelling, and perhaps it is time that there is more collaboration and networking between the two.
Nature-Spirits serves as an editor for the P2TM Times. They can be contacted via TG.
I didn't like what the TG did with the BBCode when I previewed it, so I thought it'd be best to just drop this in here.
Call me StarBest High Fantasy RPer of '14 and '15
"Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination""Strength does not make one capable of rule. It makes one capable of service"
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world"Tri: NS's Tolkien incarnate
Lith: Twinky-toes, Lord of Elves, and the only man to enter Tolkien's Holy of Holies
Neros: A Star Among Men and a Tolkien force of nature in relation to Elves and Asgardians.P2TM: Infinite Justice | ✎ Member - ℘ædagog | ℳadhouse
by Lavan Tiri » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:29 pm
by Nightkill the Emperor » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:31 pm
Lavan Tiri wrote:Due to trying to wrangle the monstrosity that is TVTropes coding on the IJ trope page, I've an idea for an article. Namely, making trope pages for your RP, and that sorta stuff.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Lavan Tiri » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:42 pm
by Nightkill the Emperor » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:47 pm
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Lavan Tiri » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:53 pm
by Constaniana » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:26 pm
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Lavan Tiri » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:33 pm
by Alleniana » Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:51 am
by Lavan Tiri » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:44 am
Alleniana wrote:Lavan Tiri wrote:I never intend on pursuing anything where real coding is required, and if I do my friends have instructions to kill me.
And for the record, it's fall child
system.print("ha");
sys.exit(0);Lavan Tiri wrote:Lolno. I don't have any drain bamage!
Does it rain a lot in autumn over there, then?
by The Starlight » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:56 pm
The Starlight wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:
The P2TM Times
Issue X: Page X, Since 2015Day of the Week, Month Day, 2015Merchant on the Silk Road
An interview with Alleniana
By Nature-Spirits
Alleniana — or Allen — is fairly well known to those of us who frequent the Restaurant and the Café. That said, those who don’t know him well might wonder why, if he’s so well known, they haven’t encountered him in any roleplays.
In fact, he’s a fairly accomplished roleplayer. However, he doesn’t engage in character roleplays; he prefers nations.
He first got involved in roleplaying in 2012, when he first found NationStates. “I didn’t quite understand the concept at first,” he said of his beginnings, “but … I quickly got into the swing of things, albeit with one-liners”. He soon abandoned his previous hobby and became involved in several roleplays. “I’d never come across a game that could be social, and competitive, and creative.”
Allen has a passion for history: along with roleplays on P2TM, he enjoys playing historical strategy games, and studies chiefly pre-WWII history in his spare time, along with related pursuits, such as politics, vexillology, and human geography. He is responsible for the creation of P2TM’s Historical RP Group — which is home to many nation roleplayers — and Historical Population Reference Resource. He is also interested in languages, having developed several constructed languages, and he is the founder of the P2TM Translation Service Thread.
When asked about the separation between the character and nation roleplaying communities and his role as a member of both, he said, “It’s interesting [being] significantly involved in both communities, as ordinarily, they’re not going to have too much interaction due to their RPs’ differences.” Interesting indeed; most of P2TM’s residents are firmly entrenched in one group or another, and rarely stray from the community that they know. “[It’s] less of a genre difference as a difference of modality.” As an example, he mentioned post-apocalyptic roleplays, saying that, while there are both character and nation roleplays of that genre, “the two tend not to cross over, because RPers … are going to either be looking at it from the top down or the bottom up.”
He elaborated that “[t]his isn’t necessarily a bad thing”, citing that “different people prefer different topics, themes and styles for RPing”.
That said, “[he] would encourage further interaction, to enable the spread and trade of ideas and concepts, and mutual understanding.” Allen’s unique perspective on the issue seems to have impacted his views on P2TM, and has given him ideas on how to improve the community as a whole. “At the moment,” he said, “it’s almost a sort of dualism; what would work better is something more like a spectrum”. He emphasised that both the character and nation roleplaying communities could benefit greatly, arguing that further interaction could enable the “best of both worlds” and allow roleplayers to approach their craft “from whatever point, and find what they’re enthusiastic about from it.”
In an analogy that showcases his interest for history, he compared P2TM to medieval Eurasia: “one side the east, one side the west; trading, exchanging and becoming more linked, but not merging. And I guess I’m a merchant on the Silk Road, then. Anyway, both are good, if a bit disconnected.”
It is clear that P2TM has a long path of community development ahead. Each year, players come up with new ideas and we advance as a community; and while we have come a long way since the F7 days, further improvement is bound to happen as new perspectives and fresh ideas come about. Allen’s vision for the future of the character and nation roleplaying communities of P2TM is compelling, and perhaps it is time that there is more collaboration and networking between the two.
Nature-Spirits serves as an editor for the P2TM Times. They can be contacted via TG.
I didn't like what the TG did with the BBCode when I previewed it, so I thought it'd be best to just drop this in here.
Thanks, Allen and Nat-Spi, very nice. Issue 5 will be up tomorrow.
Call me StarBest High Fantasy RPer of '14 and '15
"Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination""Strength does not make one capable of rule. It makes one capable of service"
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world"Tri: NS's Tolkien incarnate
Lith: Twinky-toes, Lord of Elves, and the only man to enter Tolkien's Holy of Holies
Neros: A Star Among Men and a Tolkien force of nature in relation to Elves and Asgardians.P2TM: Infinite Justice | ✎ Member - ℘ædagog | ℳadhouse
by Vancon » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:13 pm
Mike the Progressive wrote:You know I don't say this often, but this guy... he gets it. Like everything. As in he gets life.
Krazakistan wrote:How have you not died after being exposed to that much shit on a monthly basis?
Rupudska wrote:I avoid NSG like one would avoid ISIS-occupied Syria.
Alimeria- wrote:I'll go to sleep when I want to, not when some cheese-eating surrender monkey tells me to.
Which just so happens to be within the next half-hour
Shyluz wrote:Van, Sci-fi Generallisimo
by TriStates » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:28 pm
Vancon wrote:Is there a size limit for these? Mines in my factbooks and is maybe 40% done, but it's getting quite out of hand.
My Past Adventures: After WorldVytautas wrote:There are two kinds of people in this world:
* people giving a fuck,
* people not giving a fuck,
Drink Vytautas, give a NEGATIVE FUCK!The Burning Sun wrote:...you seem to experience what I shall completely non-offensively dub the Triplex, or TriStates Complex - you spend a ton of time crafting a beautiful work of collaboration, and then you mysteriously disappear...
by Nature-Spirits » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:34 pm
Vancon wrote:Is there a size limit for these? Mines in my factbooks and is maybe 40% done, but it's getting quite out of hand.
by Vancon » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:35 pm
Nature-Spirits wrote:The Starlight wrote:*scratches neck awkwardly* Maybe Tuesday or Wednesday would be more accurate.
Hey, whenever works. We are all slaves to our schedules, eh?Vancon wrote:Is there a size limit for these? Mines in my factbooks and is maybe 40% done, but it's getting quite out of hand.
If it gets too long, you can always split it into several sections, each to be published in a different issue under the same title (like a column). Not only does it make for shorter articles that are easier to read, but it adds an article to several issues, instead of just one -- and we could always use more articles.
Mike the Progressive wrote:You know I don't say this often, but this guy... he gets it. Like everything. As in he gets life.
Krazakistan wrote:How have you not died after being exposed to that much shit on a monthly basis?
Rupudska wrote:I avoid NSG like one would avoid ISIS-occupied Syria.
Alimeria- wrote:I'll go to sleep when I want to, not when some cheese-eating surrender monkey tells me to.
Which just so happens to be within the next half-hour
Shyluz wrote:Van, Sci-fi Generallisimo
by Nature-Spirits » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:08 am
Vancon wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:Hey, whenever works. We are all slaves to our schedules, eh?
If it gets too long, you can always split it into several sections, each to be published in a different issue under the same title (like a column). Not only does it make for shorter articles that are easier to read, but it adds an article to several issues, instead of just one -- and we could always use more articles.
1. Have a look and tell me what you think, just size wise. 2. I want to finish it completely before I post it though.
by Alleniana » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:21 am
by Nature-Spirits » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:27 am
by Alleniana » Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:28 am
by Grenartia » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:03 pm
by Alleniana » Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:34 am
Grenartia wrote:Any word on the new issue's publication time?
by The Starlight » Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:41 am
Call me StarBest High Fantasy RPer of '14 and '15
"Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination""Strength does not make one capable of rule. It makes one capable of service"
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world"Tri: NS's Tolkien incarnate
Lith: Twinky-toes, Lord of Elves, and the only man to enter Tolkien's Holy of Holies
Neros: A Star Among Men and a Tolkien force of nature in relation to Elves and Asgardians.P2TM: Infinite Justice | ✎ Member - ℘ædagog | ℳadhouse
by Alleniana » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:05 pm
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