@tex

Edited. Any other issue with my character you need just to tag me :-)

@13org Thanks.

Also, to anyone interested, I may create a dicord/skype chat for this group if the RP actually thrives for more than 200 posts. We'll see. Considering how much effort I've put into this universe, I hope we get somewhere that isn't synonymous with 'death'

@13org Thanks.

Also, to anyone interested, I may create a dicord/skype chat for this group if the RP actually thrives for more than 200 posts. We'll see. Considering how much effort I've put into this universe, I hope we get somewhere that isn't synonymous with 'death'

Yeah, I hope peeps are gonna stick around this time and be active.

We have a lot of great characters now, so I'm really excited :P

Really excited!

Really hoping that it doesn't die!

A lot of good rps i was in somehow died without apparent reason T__T

People lose interest, that's the most deciding factor. Sometimes it becomes a chore to write if people become less engaged, which is why I try to get people to contribute to the universe, and become invested, so that they really feel like they're part of something.

I want to emphasize that there is no 'post expectation' for this RP. 1 paragraph, 5, 10, idc. As long as you can convey what your character is doing and feeling, it's all good here.

Well, I'm always in something for the long haul usually~

so no worries there! Really looking forward to this

People lose interest, that's the most deciding factor. Sometimes it becomes a chore to write if people become less engaged, which is why I try to get people to contribute to the universe, and become invested, so that they really feel like they're part of something.

I want to emphasize that there is no 'post expectation' for this RP. 1 paragraph, 5, 10, idc. As long as you can convey what your character is doing and feeling, it's all good here.

I think one of the big keys is for players to feel like their character matters. I've never felt more disengaged from an RP than when I feel like I've been railroaded, and my decisions don't matter, you know?

I had a faction RP I was in once with a pretty good GM, and everyone had an impact on every individual scene, but at the end of the first arc I realized that the overall plot for my group had been largely unaffected by us and I had no motivation to go into the second arc.

@Guilty Spark Much of the time I do have a plan in store for the story's path, but it shifts violently when characters make any grand decisions in character. The only issue with national RP's such as S-S, where players only have control over one-three characters, is that it's hard to have a grand influence without achieving the assistance of NPC groups, which I fully encourage.

There are currently a plethora of events occurring in Scattered shades that will become obvious in the first IC post, many of which are set in motion by not only the story's natural progression, but the characters in the previous iteration. I'll try my best to offer opportunities to the characters IC, but part of the responsibility falls with the players, and their courage to make decisions in-character of course. Too many people are scared of affecting the GM's dogma to make decisions, I find, which makes it hard for GMs to really... Pertain to the desires of those who want to have influence in he story. By all means everyone, please attempt to have influence, I'm not going to get upset unless you break the rules, or create lore without talking to me about it first.

Creating lore without consulting me is technically meta gaming anyways, so I doubt anyone's going to do that.

The old iteration of scattered shades might have progressed too slow for everyone involved (strange since more than half of the players dropped out after less than 2-3 pages of in-character posts), which might not be as much of an issue in this continuation, but patience is certainly appreciated for times when players cannot simply carry out their plans without any effort whatsoever. I'm not going to be allowing people who attempt to raid an entire nation full of powerful mages on their own to kill off important characters, for example, haha. But if you try to do something like that carefully, you can definitely, well, shift the course of the universe pretty violently.

@tex
Are you saying that you like it when people challenge you with an unexpected outcome? I know I do. It's what makes a good novel worth reading and I suppose encouraging that for all players might help keep interest.

You gave me a tough choice between Lauchlin and the king and I get the idea you had an outcome for both planned. Despite having no sudden action that was a very interesting part that had me thinking.

@Necrophage I enjoyed that interaction more than most of the RP and I was going to be excited regardless of what path you chose, haha. Staying with Sulfrax was probably the more interesting Choice, otherwise you were probably going to end up going back to the paradise with Luke. With Sulfrax, you were bound to run into Whimsly's character and Zay.

But yea, I enjoy being forced to adjust my story to what characters are doing, otherwise I wouldn't really be having fun as a GM. It would just be me writing a book, and everyone else kind of pretending to be involved. That's kinda boring.

A few notes, everyone.

You can start your character off, ANYWHERE you'd like. They can be a junker in either Survey group, they could be at diver's Paradise, In hyznia, Arcadia, they could meet one of the other groups along their travels, hell they could even be out in the middle of no-man's-land in an area of your own creation if you consult me first. You can even discuss relationships with one another, whether or not your characters know each other, etc so on and so fourth.

However, if you would rather have me place you somewhere in the RP forcefully, let me know, and I shall create a new branch for you, so that you can naturally join up with the main plot line, or discover a new one. Whichever comes first. If two or more of you wish to be grouped in a separate branch, discuss it and let me know. I will further discuss it with you in PMS. @13org You will start in Illon, regardless, but I will give you a prompt when your path is ready to start. Please be patient.

Any questions, concerns, etc, should be brought up ASAP with me. Please don't refrain.

Without further stalling for time, let the RP begin!

Ah, right. Here's an obligatory tag for everyone. Read the post above, lol.

@Rekaigan@LokiLeo789@Jensoman@Guilty Spark@Empath@13org@Necrophage@Hatman1801@SilverDawn@Rune_Alchemist

Awesome awesome.

Annnd I shall now get to work on a posty post~

@tex

Aye aye sir!

Sounds fun - and if anyone wants to create any ties to Mira feel free to do so: I always find it more interesting and fun when ties are created between characters ^^

For now, I think it would make the most sense for her to be located at the Diver's Paradise, considering her past - but I will see what I can come up with.

I'll probably be putting Lila in the Paradise as well for now. Wouldn't exactly fit in anywhere else, I don't think. Suppose I might have her harassing one of the survey teams for the lulz though, but that also sounds like a good way to get dead.

If anyone wants to discuss possible relations with the grumpy recluse, I'd be all for it.

I would be up for that @Rune_Alchemist, if Lila can handle Mira, of course ;)

In all seriousness I think that Lila might actually be a character that Mira would bond with: both characters keep to themselves (good for Mira as she shies away from physical touch) and both have survived a lot, so they could perhaps bond over the troubles of life - and of course Lila's knowledge of the No Man's Land would make her the perfect candidate to actually make Mira approach someone. Also having lived in the upper classes of society where no one speaks the truth or says what they truly feel, someone like Lila would be refreshing for Mira...

Guess I've blabbered on for too long now, my apologies, my brain is a bit tired so I better head to bed now and get started on a post tomorrow. Feel free to reference to Mira in any way you guys might want to.
Nighttime night.

@Empath

Pfft. Mira's the one who'd need to put up with Lila's vast amount of bullshit xD

I'd be all for it. About how long would they have known each other, then? Lila's been out in No-Mans land for around seven years or so, so they'd have plenty of time to be acquainted with each other in some fashion. Lila might need a bit of persuasion to ever be 'friendly' with, but I could see them having a bit of a friendship if Mira could put up with her bullshit. Mira's been out there since she was...27 if I remember from her backstory. I could see Lila might teaching her a bit, or at least letting her tag along on her hunts or occasional CMAS raid so she could watch and learn.

@Tex
Speaking of, I've been meaning to ask if it'd be alright give Lila a bit of a hideout out in the Ulimani Crags. Nothing big, but just somewhere she'd stash some of her more important junk and occasionally stay if she was in the area.

@Rune_Alchemist That would be fine, but some Divers might know about it. Either way, they won't care much. They'd probably be more confused about why she doesn't just live in the paradise itself.

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