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NotFishing

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That thing is basically the dragon equivalent of Salad Fingers. Gorm can take him on no problem.

If you inflict enough pain, the pleasure he gets from it will distract and hinder him just as much as any intense burst of pain could. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

07-Jul-2016 06:40:32

Inferi

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Bah, fine, I guess I'm outnumbered. I won't lie and say I don't care, but I'll try to keep quiet about it. Just...don't do it with anyone of mine, please.

EDIT: No, you know what, **** it, I might as well say my piece. I hate it when people do that because it violates one of the basic rules of roleplaying, and that rule is don't control what isn't yours . If everyone else wants to go ahead and not care about that, fine, you can have it however you like, but I don't want that. Maybe it doesn't matter, but the road I have seen such things going down, which leads to characters being argued and fought over because multiple people are typing out contradicting actions, is not one I am willing to traverse. Even if I describe a character perfectly (which I don't) there will always be a change in interpretation about things that they do, and no matter how minor the shift in their actions it will be different than what it should be.

In short, it bothers me. A lot. Maybe I'm just looking stupid to everyone for even bothering to type this, but it's an issue that sets me off worse than most others. Most of it is harmless; I'm aware of that. However, even harmless breaking of rules can lead to worse things, and, like I said, I don't want to even begin going down that road.

NotFishing said :
Inferi said :
Nah, that takes away from the relative lack of strength that everyone there has.

Gorm Greatly Disapproves.

Then he doesn't belong there. Out. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Jul-2016 12:14:06 - Last edited on 07-Jul-2016 12:27:37 by Inferi

Inferi

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I'm not positive what you meant by that, Fish, so I'll address what I think it meant.

The first part of that post was a response to Azi and west, because I couldn't just leave it. There's few things that I legitimately care about when it comes to rules of roleplaying conduct, and that happens to be one.

As for my response to you, it was a comment about spirry being a lot more powerful than all of the other characters there although I wouldn't say overpowered because there's plenty of people in the other scenes that can match him. It was a joke to you in that last post that Gorm can't be there because he's not average enough, which is not serious. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Jul-2016 14:39:03 - Last edited on 07-Jul-2016 14:40:42 by Inferi

Westenev

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I guess our interpretations of conduct are different then. While I agree active characters shouldn't be under the direct control of someone elses influence without their creators permission (ie. godmodding), this doesn't mean we should maintain a hands off policy with other people's characters. If we did, this would not only make interactions difficult, it would also make for some very boring and disjointed storytelling.

Now, in the case someone is gone for a period of time or quits the thread, I disagree that such a character should just "disappear" entirely if they have already been used in canon events and not yet dismissed from the story (ie. death, dismemberment, or another satisfyingly gory conclusion to tell us why they aren't coming back - not just an OOC message "I QUIT STAWP USING MY CHARACTER" ). And if, by chance, your character still has a role to play in the background even after you're gone, doesn't that only compliment your skill as a writer?

I've never been a fan of the "put on a bus" trope, but if you're going to use it, you have to use it correctly - phasing in and out of existence as you suggest is not a captivating way to do this. It also invokes feelings of 'dude, where's my char' when you do come back - amusing if the thread moves at a snails pace, a little less so if you want to pretend you were left behind/ignored by the group. Cause, y'know, that totally ain't character development in its own right.

But you're free to your own opinions.



EDIT: ... I can write this, but I can't write a post for BW, D37 or... uh...

EDIT 2: As demons weeping. I totally knew that.
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07-Jul-2016 16:51:05 - Last edited on 07-Jul-2016 16:52:52 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

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For me, storytelling is important, so if a character phases out of existence and no-one cares, well, it's rather unrealistic and nonsensical. Though, then again, I should just notice it's just RP, no-one's necessarily interested in realism anyways.

In the long-term, Spirry has the advantage, as the Newborn does not feel trouble by pain, yet resembles something that would be in great pain, which may have a psychological affect on those around him. Let's not forget he knows psychokinesis, allowing him to use that magic to move things even bigger than himself with just upper body strength and his arms.

Anyways, I am currently in another city, so I won't be home at least until nighttime (about nine hours from now) so it is unlikely I will be able to RP today. I will read the new post. Ha, and I forgot that my RP "Mechanical Necropolis" is actually called Ashes to Ashes.

07-Jul-2016 19:27:56

D F Angel

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Westenev said :
I guess our interpretations of conduct are different then. While I agree active characters shouldn't be under the direct control of someone elses influence without their creators permission (ie. godmodding), this doesn't mean we should maintain a hands off policy with other people's characters.

Read: Just because we can't control someone else's character doesn't mean that we can't control someone else's character.

Westenev said :
Now, in the case someone is gone for a period of time or quits the thread, I disagree that such a character should just "disappear" entirely if they have already been used in canon events and not yet dismissed from the story (ie. death, dismemberment, or another satisfyingly gory conclusion to tell us why they aren't coming back - not just an OOC message "I QUIT STAWP USING MY CHARACTER" ). And if, by chance, your character still has a role to play in the background even after you're gone, doesn't that only compliment your skill as a writer?

The issue here is that no one can ever hope to understand a character so intimately as its original creator. You can try to play someone else's character as faithfully as you want, but you're never going to properly hit the mark. Which means that you are then making someone's character undergo actions which they wouldn't undergo, make decisions they should not make, etc.

I much prefer the concept that they are still 'travelling' with the group, and that it is assumed they have been fighting alongside them and interacting, but not in so meaningful a way that it requires recording in post form. Trying to force someone's character to do something without the creator's consent has always been messy, and it's the sort of path I wouldn't want to be going down personally. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

07-Jul-2016 19:47:38

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