And~ It's day 3 of the roleplay and we're on 20 posts!
Not too speedy, but good enough progress I think. I know a few of you want to post more frequently (according to at least one PM), but for the time being I think this is a good pace to be moving at post wise. Plot wise... I guess we could speed it up a bit.
To commemorate post 20.... too soon? Okay. Umm to celebrate 3 days of... eh?.... Fine
Because I'm an ass, I'm going to be offering up feedback on characters as I'd rather address any issues and concerns sooner rather than later. I've been PM'ed by a few (Okay, just three people) regarding things over the past days, and I figured I should speak out as GM. Please note that this is not a good/bad player thing, but just a public announcement. I was originally going to PM the first three, but figured it'd be equally rude to praise a few and pretend others didn't exist. Plus, posting publicly means that others can express disagreement for a more accurate feel.
@Crimmy/Brooklyn
Not entirely sure what to do with Brook at the moment, though I should probably caution you that Brook staying up alone in a tree is likely going to get her killed, or have a near-death experience. Not all characters need to meet up with the 'main group' (that's developed) before getting to the school, but simply staying put and hoping for the best sounds silly and uncharacteristic of someone who's got the trait of 'cognitive.' Just as a random note I encourage initiave roleplaying, not reactive where possible. Can't really say much about Brooke at the moment since there's really been very little activity outside monologue'ing xD
@Onarax/Brock
Hmm, going to state that I've got rather mixed feelings about thew hole first-person typing. It's not bad in any way, but it's a bit confusing and awkward since I'm not used to first-person. Normally I'd just suck it up and stay quiet, but I have received an anonymous message that mentioned to me they're also discomforted by the first-person roleplaying. The character itself though I think has pretty good potential, and personally I think third person would look better, but that's just me.
Regardless of whether you decide to change or not, I'm going to have to say that adding your characters name at the top of your post will be mandatory if you intend to post first post, like so;
Brock
@Asuna Yuuki/Mia
No, that's not MIA(Missing in action) but the name of their character. xD
Remember how I said I wasn't going to nitpick at people who I felt weren't posting enough? Well, I lied! xD At least I lied regarding the current phase of the roleplay. Seeing as how there's been no IC or OoC posts from this character I'll be contacting their player today. (I mentioned how I was paranoid about people posting a CS and never following up). They haven't logged in since posting their character, and I had to remind them to do that as well... so I'm guessing they've either lost interest, or are really busy. I'm going to use this opportunity to remind people to try mentioning something in the OoC like NomNom did. It really helps and I think it's the basics of group communication/cohesion.
OthersPersonally I'm liking most of the characters.
@Karamonnom/Emilie and
@KoL/Kotori in particular because of their 'set' personality showing through really clearly. At first I was feeling a bit conflicted, but Emilie's "I have no idea where I am, but... can I touch your hair?" approach is silly, but really emphasizes her personality. Likewise Kotori's speaking in riddles felt odd at first, but I think the whole 'mysterious introvert' thing would be pretty interesting in the long run. Hoping to add
@TrixyTrix/Akiko to this list, but it's a bit hard to call at this stage.
@Bleu Chess/Aleric had a really interesting start, and I like the way he responded to Zeke, so I'm hoping for his character to continue shining the way it is.
@MelodyNoir/Ian likewise seems to be the center of the 'main group' so far (though it might have something to do with the way he greets/introduces everyone). Glad I appointed a Co-GM that seems to be keeping things together xD