New Civilizations ( OOC, Always Open, Reboot )

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

I got a strange idea, I have children with another immortal, will the kids be immortal?

[Endem]

I posted, how is it looking, why do I feel my writing style is really inconsistent between posts?

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

I guess this is enough space to make a post.

[Bortslovakia]

I got a strange idea, I have children with another immortal, will the kids be immortal?

Nope.

As G pointed out, thousands of years of progress put into living standards and genetics will undoubtedly have a minor effect. But immortality itself is not hereditary.

Think about it. Your kids would be newborns forever. That would suck for all involved parties.

For this RP, immortality is on the lower end of the spectrum. Joohan wasn't even going to do the whole "choose one other person to be immortal" thing in this iteration, but it was brought back by popular demand. We're a bit physically healthier, and have all the perks that come with being able to maintain a body indefinitely. No regenerating limbs, no coming back from the dead, no hereditary immortality, etc.

I always imagined the omnilingual part to be a separate ability, as it has it's own distinct rules.

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

I got a strange idea, I have children with another immortal, will the kids be immortal?

Nope.

As G pointed out, thousands of years of progress put into living standards and genetics will undoubtedly have a minor effect. But immortality itself is not hereditary.

Think about it. Your kids would be newborns forever. That would suck for all involved parties.

For this RP, immortality is on the lower end of the spectrum. Joohan wasn't even going to do the whole "choose one other person to be immortal" thing in this iteration, but it was brought back by popular demand. We're a bit physically healthier, and have all the perks that come with being able to maintain a body indefinitely. No regenerating limbs, no coming back from the dead, no hereditary immortality, etc.

I always imagined the omnilingual part to be a separate ability, as it has it's own distinct rules.

Thanks for the clarification, now I'm just gonna go and vibe check some Thracian ships.

Edit: but alas, it is sleep time for me.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I posted, how is it looking, why do I feel my writing style is really inconsistent between posts?

Hm. That’s probably down to inconsistency in narrative standpoint. Swapping between internal voices is difficult, and most folks can’t do it. I barely ever even try any more.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Religious voids in Oak you say... send in the missionaries!

[Endem]

I posted, how is it looking, why do I feel my writing style is really inconsistent between posts?

Hm. That’s probably down to inconsistency in narrative standpoint. Swapping between internal voices is difficult, and most folks can’t do it. I barely ever even try any more.

Internal voices?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hm. That’s probably down to inconsistency in narrative standpoint. Swapping between internal voices is difficult, and most folks can’t do it. I barely ever even try any more.

Internal voices?

Indeed - the mindsets of various characters. A prince shouldn’t think the same as a pauper, see the same things, behave in the same way. Good multi-narrative writing swaps between those different mindsets of the characters - the “internal voices” - seamlessly, without losing detail or structure despite the switch. It’s a really hard trick to pull off though.

[Endem]

Internal voices?

Indeed - the mindsets of various characters. A prince shouldn’t think the same as a pauper, see the same things, behave in the same way. Good multi-narrative writing swaps between those different mindsets of the characters - the “internal voices” - seamlessly, without losing detail or structure despite the switch. It’s a really hard trick to pull off though.

Oh, this, I wasn't talking about that... I more thought of the way I wrote things in my previous post and the one I did now ( by the way, how is the post looking? )

[G-Tech Corporation]

Indeed - the mindsets of various characters. A prince shouldn’t think the same as a pauper, see the same things, behave in the same way. Good multi-narrative writing swaps between those different mindsets of the characters - the “internal voices” - seamlessly, without losing detail or structure despite the switch. It’s a really hard trick to pull off though.

Oh, this, I wasn't talking about that... I more thought of the way I wrote things in my previous post and the one I did now ( by the way, how is the post looking? )

Ah, that's what I meant - you transitioned from talking about your Author to talking from a different perspective, and didn't necessarily put feeling into that new internal voice. How do the Czarts feel, facing their first real test? Navigating on the river like they don't do often? Operating in the night, trying not to get ambushed themselves? Those are all good internal voice things to consider and expand on to build believably.

[New Arcadius]

Finally made my post.

Now to wait a while and take a break, for my next one will be 2 years later... I don't know when the time skip will occur.

Joohan should post in the OP on how time progresses.

[Endem]

Oh, this, I wasn't talking about that... I more thought of the way I wrote things in my previous post and the one I did now ( by the way, how is the post looking? )

Ah, that's what I meant - you transitioned from talking about your Author to talking from a different perspective, and didn't necessarily put feeling into that new internal voice. How do the Czarts feel, facing their first real test? Navigating on the river like they don't do often? Operating in the night, trying not to get ambushed themselves? Those are all good internal voice things to consider and expand on to build believably.

This was technically their first real combat deployment, true, before they just needed to deal with ruffians, however, all of them received as best training as possible, which included, navigating water and operating at night ( yes, I'm fairly certain I said somewhere in the IC or just here in OOC they are my ( for now ) military and ( permanently ) spec ops and that they received a training as best as Gdansk and Krystyn could provide, plus, fun gear that is 'definitely not meant to scare their enemies when facing them' ), *cut out a part of this post* sorry, I'm just very proud of Czarts, anyway, thanks I'll try to make the next post better with insight you provided, and this time talking from a perspective of a Czart rather than the all-knowing narrator ( wait, so, I'm in position to write in 2nd person if I pull this right *excitment noises* )

[Bortslovakia]

Ah, that's what I meant - you transitioned from talking about your Author to talking from a different perspective, and didn't necessarily put feeling into that new internal voice. How do the Czarts feel, facing their first real test? Navigating on the river like they don't do often? Operating in the night, trying not to get ambushed themselves? Those are all good internal voice things to consider and expand on to build believably.

This was technically their first real combat deployment, true, before they just needed to deal with ruffians, however, all of them received as best training as possible, which included, navigating water and operating at night ( yes, I'm fairly certain I said somewhere in the IC or just here in OOC they are my ( for now ) military and ( permanently ) spec ops and that they received a training as best as Gdansk and Krystyn could provide, plus, fun gear that is 'definitely not meant to scare their enemies when facing them' ), *cut out a part of this post* sorry, I'm just very proud of Czarts, anyway, thanks I'll try to make the next post better with insight you provided, and this time talking from a perspective of a Czart rather than the all-knowing narrator ( wait, so, I'm in position to write in 2nd person if I pull this right *excitment noises* )

Hey, writing from the perspective of a character other than my own is something I'm awful at too. We can only improve!

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

Touhou reference in next post, can you spot it?
Edit: posted, please vibe check for possible metagamey things

[G-Tech Corporation]

Touhou reference in next post, can you spot it?
Edit: posted, please vibe check for possible metagamey things

‘twas a good post. I would just note that conversion, even in animistic regions like the Cyclades, will take time. Years, probably, to hit double digits, not months. Unless you are ‘converting’ people at sword point, and then you’re obviously looking at problems of opposition and backsliding.

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

Touhou reference in next post, can you spot it?
Edit: posted, please vibe check for possible metagamey things

‘twas a good post. I would just note that conversion, even in animistic regions like the Cyclades, will take time. Years, probably, to hit double digits, not months. Unless you are ‘converting’ people at sword point, and then you’re obviously looking at problems of opposition and backsliding.

Its mostly sword point, and making examples out of the opposition and backsliders, and we do try to integrate their animistic faiths as much as possible to facilitate smoother conversions. And uhh, getting turned into a flesh flag is quite intimidating no? But yeah, thank you for the advice G, always love it when it comes from you. Anyways, is Viktor gonna vibe check me?

[G-Tech Corporation]

‘twas a good post. I would just note that conversion, even in animistic regions like the Cyclades, will take time. Years, probably, to hit double digits, not months. Unless you are ‘converting’ people at sword point, and then you’re obviously looking at problems of opposition and backsliding.

Its mostly sword point, and making examples out of the opposition and backsliders, and we do try to integrate their animistic faiths as much as possible to facilitate smoother conversions. And uhh, getting turned into a flesh flag is quite intimidating no? But yeah, thank you for the advice G, always love it when it comes from you. Anyways, is Viktor gonna vibe check me?

The Imperium probably won’t hear of you until you burn down the House of Wisdom

We’re still up in the north, more or less.

[Endem]

Its mostly sword point, and making examples out of the opposition and backsliders, and we do try to integrate their animistic faiths as much as possible to facilitate smoother conversions. And uhh, getting turned into a flesh flag is quite intimidating no? But yeah, thank you for the advice G, always love it when it comes from you. Anyways, is Viktor gonna vibe check me?

The Imperium probably won’t hear of you until you burn down the House of Wisdom

We’re still up in the north, more or less.

Since on topic of noticing smaller civilizations, would the Imperium know about the political and technological changes in Gdansk?

[G-Tech Corporation]

The Imperium probably won’t hear of you until you burn down the House of Wisdom

We’re still up in the north, more or less.

Since on topic of noticing smaller civilizations, would the Imperium know about the political and technological changes in Gdansk?

At the moment, I assume those changes are largely blending in with the thunderdome that is the Baltic coast. A tribal confederation looks like any tribal confederation unless one takes a large amount of time to investigate it, and between direct Norse meddling, and the reaction to that meddling, the Balts are probably in a large swathe of political and military foment.

[Endem]

Since on topic of noticing smaller civilizations, would the Imperium know about the political and technological changes in Gdansk?

At the moment, I assume those changes are largely blending in with the thunderdome that is the Baltic coast. A tribal confederation looks like any tribal confederation unless one takes a large amount of time to investigate it, and between direct Norse meddling, and the reaction to that meddling, the Balts are probably in a large swathe of political and military foment.

Ah, I see, good, Imperium doesn't know Gdansk has access to chemistry, and that Czarts are there, by the way, what would be the Imperium's reaction to Czarts?

[G-Tech Corporation]

At the moment, I assume those changes are largely blending in with the thunderdome that is the Baltic coast. A tribal confederation looks like any tribal confederation unless one takes a large amount of time to investigate it, and between direct Norse meddling, and the reaction to that meddling, the Balts are probably in a large swathe of political and military foment.

Ah, I see, good, Imperium doesn't know Gdansk has access to chemistry, and that Czarts are there, by the way, what would be the Imperium's reaction to Czarts?

To tribal warriors that wear masks? Much the same as the reaction to any other tribal warriors, I assume.

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

I wanna do a Euron Grayjoy and raid every inch of coast in the world, they will pray to the Greatest Prophet when they see his sails on the horizon. Better get my pillaging pants ready.

[Endem]

Ah, I see, good, Imperium doesn't know Gdansk has access to chemistry, and that Czarts are there, by the way, what would be the Imperium's reaction to Czarts?

To tribal warriors that wear masks? Much the same as the reaction to any other tribal warriors, I assume.

Oh, I expected something better since their masks are modeled after demons and stuff ( you know, horns, large teeth, pig faces, goat faces, etc. ) and Imperium is a largely Christian state

[Plzen]

I wanna do a Euron Grayjoy and raid every inch of coast in the world, they will pray to the Greatest Prophet when they see his sails on the horizon. Better get my pillaging pants ready.

...how very interesting. Well, it's not in the Commonwealth's waters, so it's none of the Commonwealth's concern, but the Imperium has a reasonable interest in both the North Sea and the Mediterranean, so from their perspective the seas probably feel very hostile indeed.

Skál to the Law of the High Seas: to the strongest will shall go the spoils of war!