S:ARG - Solace - Advanced Roleplay Group introduction

[Azseth]

Solace: Advanced Roleplay Guild

Hello folks. Solace (S:ARG) is a new advanced level guild/group looking to recruit players. We want active, long term role players.

A few things about us:
First. We created this group to find a way to reduce the number of storylines (SLs) that die, leaving players annoyed and frustrated, and leaving the creators dejected and less apt to try to put their thoughts, their ideas and themselves out there. Prone to lose interest in a week? A month? A year? Then stop reading here and do not apply please.

B. We're not elitists. Self-inclusive, yes, to a degree. See my RANT HERE (Post #84) to explain somewhat. Yes, I may come off as a prick or jerk, but I am not playing around or wasting time. I'd rather have 10 good role players than 50 people who don't care about the group. If you think I'm a jerk, or have issues, feel free to read any of my OOCs or ask anyone I've RPed with in the past or am with presently. I'm actually pretty f'ing awesome.

3. Just as much as this is about roleplay, it's about being a community and supporting one another. If you want to join, talk with like minded people, and do several or one RP, great. This is not for people who need to be active in 10 SLs at once. Just for people looking for consistency and to not worry that next week, everyone will disappear.

IV. All RPG requirements apply here. That includes sexual conduct, to respecting people to the basic post requirements and expectations for an advanced level RP.

Finally, please read THIS POST if interested in this. This may sway you, or dissuade you, but either way I do not want to waste your time or ours, so I want all of S:ARG's requirements and expectations clearly in the open.

Please PM me if you have questions, or concerns, or feel free to ask here. However, if you don't have anything positive, constructive or informative to say, please don't post.

Go easy.

Az

[Fox Hound]

After months of back and forth with just me and a GM because others weren't as committed as I was to the storyline, I've been looking for a group like S:ARG. I've gotta say, after reading through the group thread, I can say this will be a perfect fit. I'm terribly excited to get involved with this.

[BlckDmnd]

Why does your application feel more like a legal document or End User License Agreement than an application...?

EDIT: And I do mean this politely, but seriously...it feels...stiff.

[SongBird2103]

I'm interested. Be expecting something by tomorrow.

[Shon Harris]

Why does your application feel more like a legal document or End User License Agreement than an application...?

EDIT: And I do mean this politely, but seriously...it feels...stiff.

The idea is to weed out the less likely to last, and inspire those willing to deal with a small hoop. Those who avoid this step avoid us. Actually, this is intentional, because if someone can't fill out a little application like this, they probably can't read 5-6 posts every week and progress a storyline either. At least, probably not in a way that we'd like to see. The idea is to foster meaningful, deep, and compelling roleplay. We'd like to cut down on unnecessary hindrances like people dropping without warning and all that. So, that's the long reason why we do this. It might feel stiff and droll, but it fends off those who lack the attention to stick with it.

[Azseth]

So far, Shon, you've answered two questions and put it pretty much exactly as I'd have stated it.

But a little deeper is that I don't want elitists also. I know that a lot of elitists have an issue with doing anything like applications, or RP samples. Because by god, they shouldn't have to.

So between that and trying to weed out fickle players with short attention spans NOW, vice in the middle of a progressing RP, the two main reasons for the application are displayed.

Last, I want to be honest. I want people knowing the expectations of this group, not guess at intentions dressed up in politeness. Could I have put it a bit more eloquently, mayhaps. But I didn't want those concepts and ideas watered down. I wanted them to be stressed, and kind of in your face so it sunk in.

So, Blck and Song, hope to hear from you soon. Please let us know if there are questions or concerns or thoughts.

Az

[BlckDmnd]

At the moment, I have too many rps on my plate to be joining this, so I'll have to decline for now. I might consider it after a few rps die depending on what I see you guys produce.

[qichao]

Thumbs up for S:ARG. Looking forward to doing some great things

[Azseth]

Blck, no worries, we'll be here.

Q - glad to have you aboard, things are going to start playing out here very shortly. I think we're close to our first RP going out soon.

Az

[KalasAlseif]

Application PMed :P