[OOC] The Elder Scrolls: Rage of the Waves

[Dervish]

I see how it is, put all the non humans in the sewers. Mer hating racists

@ConstableWalrus

Talos wouldn't have invented sewers if he didn't intend to put the filth there.

[ConstableWalrus]

@Dervish
Elf invention sir, Humans have been shoveling it long before talos was breathing.

Ayleids are fun!

[Luminosity]

I'm assuming we'll be collab'ing stuff once we get moved to our next location? I can log on long enough to write once a day, usually, so I don't know if I can sit down to hash out entire collab'd posts, but I should be able to work on stuff over time still.

[Dervish]

@Dervish
Elf invention sir, Humans have been shoveling it long before talos was breathing.

Ayleids are fun!

@ConstableWalrus

Thalmor lies, all of it.

I'm assuming we'll be collab'ing stuff once we get moved to our next location? I can log on long enough to write once a day, usually, so I don't know if I can sit down to hash out entire collab'd posts, but I should be able to work on stuff over time still.

@Luminosity

Usually, collabs take a little longer because sometimes it's neigh impossible to get people on at the same time to write. Usually, I just check the collab whenever I get on, throw in my part and hope the partners do the same thing.

[Hank]

Or we do it the old-fashioned way, one post at a time.

[Dervish]

Or we do it the old-fashioned way, one post at a time.

@Hank

What heresy is this

[Leidenschaft]

<Snipped quote by Hank>

What heresy is this

@Dervish

DERVISH HAD THE 666TH POST

ALL HAIL THE GREAT SATANUS, DERVISH

As for the RP, I was going to have Brynn react to Finch and notice Valen, unless someone else has a post in the works. I'm also going to have to find a way for us to get ahold of a forgery master.

[DearTrickster]

@Leidenschaft I know forgery is kind of a big deal but would it be alright if Kiralla took a shot at it? Her handwriting and artistic skills are pretty decent.

Unless you had somefin in mind.

[idlehands]

While we're still at the Inn, I'm going to work on a collab with @ConstableWalrus

[Leidenschaft]

@Leidenschaft I know forgery is kind of a big deal but would it be alright if Kiralla took a shot at it? Her handwriting and artistic skills are pretty decent.

Unless you had somefin in mind.

@DearTrickster

Sure, why not. This actually works well with what I was working on.

[Lo Pellegrino]

Hank definitely has a point there. Dervish and I have been running RPs for a while and we notice they always got bogged down when any of these happened:

-We were too laissez-faire with the players
-We let them have too many collab posts
-Literally nothing of note (anything from a fight to a character's admittance to something or a great reveal) happened for any length of time

There will always, always be chances for characters to interact. This scene in the tavern was to introduce us into Camlorn and allude to us plotting, as well as just so happening to be a place for Finch to further his character's arc just a wee bit and for a certain Dunmer to introduce themselves. I tried splitting each group into characters I think wouldn't give each other the time of day given your regular ol' tavern scene. I wanted to pen you guys in and force your characters out of their comfort zones when it came to people they're not used to fraternizing with. Brynn vs Fiona and Faruq are particularly at odds with one another, one being a man whose reputation has spiralled out of control and whose betrayal by his group is shrouded in rumor and the others being otherwise righteous do-gooders who Brynn would've had to fight in any other kind of meeting with them.

This kind of dynamic can be seen by Mauly's group, that and I really want to peel back Cyrendil's shell and get him talking about his life somehow. I'll get you one of these days, you sonofabitch. But I know these things take time, I'm just saying, conversation will happen. Dervs and I wanted to get you into the filet mignon of the story. All we've experienced so far was the pre-dinner salad, so to speak.

@Leidenschaft

This pre-dinner salad is pretty good so far. I can see the concerns about speeding through opportunities for character development, but I must agree, it seems that our characters are mostly sticking to specific sub-groups thus far. In these groups there is a touch of conflict spurring some development, but it seems like most of them are still in the getting to know one another phase. I expect as the new small groups break away to sneak into Camlorn proper the added stress will create more opportunities to develop. Maybe it's not appropriate to have some long moral speech as we sneak into the castle, but meeting eyes as a sneakthief lifts a precious gem and saying nothing is quite powerful too.

I welcome the chance to have Faruq actually engage with Brynn and Fiona directly. Brynn and Fiona are making hard decisions to help the group survive, something I think Faruq respects on one hand but also suffers as their way challenges his sense of self. I think having the three go in together will make for a serious power team in terms of combat and inspiring change in one another.

[Spoopy Scary]

Having a plan to fall back on should a fight break out is good, yes, but if it ever comes to that we've already kinda failed the mission. Unless one of us miraculously manages to slip through the chaos unnoticed and springs the lord when the castle is distracted.

Though I guess Camlorn will find that out that the Shornhelm lord was behind it eventually and try to do something about it. We might get a civil war for all we know.

[Dervish]

Having a plan to fall back on should a fight break out is good, yes, but if it ever comes to that we've already kinda failed the mission. Unless one of us miraculously manages to slip through the chaos unnoticed and springs the lord when the castle is distracted.

Though I guess Camlorn will find that out that the Shornhelm lord was behind it eventually and try to do something about it. We might get a civil war for all we know.

@Spoopy Scary

Team Iron Man.

And after the movealong post hits, I'll fire you off a collab start.

For everyone, the teams and assignments are just guidelines. If your character has a better idea and wants to act on it after the fact, far be it from us to stand in your way. We love organic storytelling and chaos; we just have to sometimes steer things back on course to keep the plot progressing.

[Spoopy Scary]

As a side note, everyone should get ESO and make their characters. We can start a guild!

[Lo Pellegrino]

As a side note, everyone should get ESO and make their characters. We can start a guild!

@Spoopy Scary

My laptop can't handle much beyond Skyrim and I'm afraid ESO may beyond its capabilities. Truthfully, I'd love to experience some TES without going back to heavily modded versions of old games though.

[idlehands]

As a side note, everyone should get ESO and make their characters. We can start a guild!

@Spoopy Scary

I had it until ESO upgraded and left Direct X10 in the dirt.

[Leidenschaft]

Does anybody have anything in the works? We've a Dunmer waiting to be called out and Finch debuted his new look.

[DearTrickster]

Nah I'm good. Nothing in the works atm.

[Leidenschaft]

Movealong post will be tonight

[idlehands]

@Leidenschaft

I was working on a post for the inn tonight. I'm still going to post it then. Sorry for continuance.