Now that I think about it I don't think we need to limit ourselves to a turn per week. If we've completed a turn I don't think we have to wait a week to start up again as long as we just wait for everyone as long as we need to. That way if we all happen to be posting quicker than usual we can get a bit more progress.

So are we ready to start? Im on the phone now but i can add the things to my inventory as soon as i can post.

Actually Shy, I beg to differ. If everyone has responded to the roleplay, the earlier posters might want to edit their posts to account for actions which occur after their post ends, the likes of which later posters have added. Additionally, it helps to give everyone a chance to look over what they wrote and ensure they typed exactly what they meant.

If Sola types out his GM post, noticing that everyone has posted early, but one of the posters realizes that he/she made a mistake(E.G., he went to the "gallows" instead of the "gullies"), Sola might have to cut out half his post and re-do it as a result. I would like to save him that wasted time and personally, I would prefer to have additional time to make a more high-quality post.

Unless a particular turn is exceptionally dull(may God forbid). In such a case, I would be perfectly fine with faster turn progression.

Also, I am perfectly fine with embarking on our Adventure in Odesh!

Ok before you all start posting lets get a few things straight.
I am the only person who posts in IC.
In the OOC thread you will write what you plan on doing (This can either be super detailed and story-esque or simple but this does mean I have to do more writing :p)
To make it easier to find the Order/IC stuff within the OOC I would suggest placing it in a hider.
For example a turn may look like this.


Obviously you guys will probably be more creative and exciting.

You all know each other and should talk OOCly to what you plan on doing next as a group.

You have until Wednesday but as mentioned if we all get what we are doing the "round" then I can pull it forward and continue with the story :D

I always re-read my posts after writing them and after any changes I end up making so I don't have much experience with wanting to change them later.

I also somehow tend to post moments after someone else.

I have encountered circumstances in which people did not edit their posts for about a week after first posting. If you guys can manage to get your posts straightened out the first time through, my last point is null. Still, I feel as if the extra time can only help us make a more interesting story.

And, for you Sola, I have a few possibly annoying comments
-I don't know about the rest of us, but I find it more difficult to read a huge block of text than I do separate blocks of text. In the future, I would appreciate it if you could press enter every now and then when narrating. ;P
-When you said that the Red Dwarf Inn looks "as if abandoned" I became really confused, especially after the next two sentences. I know what it means now, but you get the picture.
-Are all the guards left-handed? You noted that their swords are on their right, but I'm not sure that's what you meant...

icicle said
And, for you Sola, I have a few possibly annoying comments-I don't know about the rest of us, but I find it more difficult to read a huge block of text than I do separate blocks of text. In the future, I would appreciate it if you could press enter every now and then when narrating. ;P

I will take that into consideration next time.

icicle said
When you said that the Red Dwarf Inn looks "as if abandoned" I became really confused, especially after the next two sentences. I know what it means now, but you get the picture

I don't see a question here...
If you know what it means by the end of the paragraph I think that it is fine...

icicle said
Are all the guards left-handed? You noted that their swords are on their right, but I'm not sure that's what you meant...

Yes, all the guards are left handed.
I hadn't even thought about that, but just for you and your questioning ways, yes they are all left handed.
HAPPY NOW !

Sola, judging from how you responded, it doesn't sound like you cared about what I implied by these comments. In the hopes that further entertaining the issue will settle future issues, I'll put it more bluntly - for the last two, at least.

- I dislike it when I am given contradictory information, at least for one particular part of the description, at most for the entire post. It limits how creative I can be with a response, and makes it far less fun to read what you are writing because I have to decrypt it. If you want to do all the writing, it's going to be a pain in the arse to read if you're not editing out simple stuff like this. Yes, I can understand that I am supposed to go to one of these areas by the end of your post, but your description should put a picture in our heads, not throw out random information and give us instructions like an assignment in sixth-grade English Composition. :P

- You insinuated that what side the guards holster their swords on is irrelevant. The only reason I wasted our time bringing it up was because it is the polar opposite of trivial.

I proposed that they were all left handed as a joke - if they were, the guards of this town would be world-renowned and would be called "leftoia" or something, because that is an incredible oddity which would likely root through the town's history back to the day of its founding. If you are unfamiliar with the advantage of being left-handed in a sword fight, the great majority of all fighters throughout history were right handed. As a result, left handed fighters would have a lot of practice against right-handed fighters, but not the other way around(R fights R usually, not R V L), and would thusly be far more proficient at taking advantage of the opponent's right-handed habits. Also, any weaponry the shop sells would definitely be left handed, if not ambidextrous. >.>

Aside from the left-handed joke, a person usually carries a sword on his right side as a sign that he isn't going to use the sword. It is a monumental task to draw a sword with your right hand from your right side in the heat of the moment - almost as difficult as drawing a sword from a back holster. This doesn't make sense for a guard, as they tend to use their swords very often. :3

So, after writing all of this out, I hope this seemingly trivial detail holds more weight in your heart, and that you will use all details with great reverence in the future.

Edit: Oh my...I just noticed that the word "online" now resides in that space to the left of my post. YAY! PROGRESS!
Also, I'm going to think through what I want Zimnis to do, because I want it to be as unpredictable as possible.

Going to sleep but ill post my actions first thing in the morning

Umm...well herp

Derp...tripple post this time =3=

After reading what you have to say I understand how strongly you seem to feel about these things.
I don't understand what is wrong with the sentence "Looking as if abandoned" if you could elaborate the problem I will be able to tackle it.

I have changed the guards position of sword to their left, this is so that you understand it was something I simply decided on whilst writing the piece.
Despite this many factors that could be the reason why they would have a sword on there right.
For instance you say that in our history most people where right handed and therefore more right handed sword wielders, but this isn't within our history. For all you know in this universe the majority of people could be left handed, and most guards and soldiers would then be left handed.
Maybe, as I only described the few guards that where leaving/entering the guard tower, the guards are coming off work, and so place their swords on their right to signify they are off duty.
Maybe the town guardsman use their left hands for swords as they all have powerful magic which they cast with their dominant right hands. Using the sword as a secondary weapon.

But as I have said above, for simplicity I have edited the original post.

Looking as if abandoned; the as if just seems like fluff. Saying it looks abandoned would suffice.

With that said I don't think we should get too hung up on such minor details.

For convenience, I'll copy the sentence in question here:

The one slightly left of you is called “The Red Dwarf Inn” the building looks as if abandoned. The brickwork missing a few pieces in places. But despite the look, the lights inside and the buzz of people suggest maybe the town is just not so keen on keeping appearances too tidy.

- "Slightly left of you" is really vague. After reading the post, I assume you mean, "in front of and to the left of you, across the street." I decided not to bring this up because you clearly know the layout of the town, so you will likely clear up my uncertainty about directions in your next post.
- "looks as if abandoned" could mean a few things. Either the building looks abandoned, or it looks as if it had been abandoned.
- "despite the look...suggest maybe the town...too tidy" is the main problem I had. As it is written, the Inn could have lights inside, but still be abandoned, whereas the town could have a buzz of people, suggesting that the town is well populated, but doesn't care about the upkeep of its buildings. It could also mean what you intended it to mean, that the inn had a buzz of people and lights within it, suggesting that despite how popular the Inn was, the keeper didn't really care about how the outside looked.

You could argue that this text not contradict itself, but in many ways, it does. You have to read it, pick apart each piece, look at the grammar, and weigh each option carefully in order to be certain that the meaning of this text is, in fact, not implying that the Inn is abandoned and buzzing with activity at the same time. Had you worded it more clearly, "The Inn looked abandoned at first glance, but the lights and activity within the Inn revealed the townsfolk's indifference towards tidiness," I would have gobbled it up like popcorn and moved right along. :3

You could also argue, as you did, that there are many reasons for the guards to be wearing a sword on the right side of their hip. I understand that you are highly creative, and that this argument could go either way, but the reason none of your propositions could work is quite simple: you didn't bring it up in your post. You just threw it out there without any extra information. The guards just had their swords on their right sides, for whatever reason. If you described said reason, or implied that there was a reason that this was the case, I would not have brought it up, because then it would be quite clear why you described it in that manner.

Also, holy cow, you are actually the first person on the internet who has not rage-quitted a discussion with me as a result of my diction. *applause* It's a miracle! I'll put this in my diary

Shy, this is not a minor detail. This is the only description we have about the Inn. A minor detail would be the wind which messed with the guards' chainmail. I only waste such a major chunk of my free time writing these comments so that we can avoid such mistakes in the future.

icicle said
.Also, holy cow, you are actually person on the internet who has not rage-quitted a discussion with me as a result of my diction. It's a miracle!

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But in all seriousness.
I will take what you have said to heart and will attempt to achieve better understanding of the English language via describing stuff better
I CAN RIGHT GOOD PRUMOUSE !

I liked the part where he talked about bacon chicken. That was the best. ^.^

Eerrrmmm...
What?! XD

Also you guys should start talking about where you want to go.

solamelike said
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Funny thing, I tried reading the spam part right there, and I thought that the underlined part sounded like "bacon chicken," or "bakin' chicken" without the extra "b"s.

Also, I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I suppose all this talk about bacon chicken merits my response, so I'll post it separately.

[I forgot to add wilderness survival and a sturdy constitution to Grommak's CS. It's not too late to add those in is it?]