[OOC] The Whispering Badlands

[beyond visions]

@MacabreFox@The New Yorker Loved it!

So, I had different takes with the post I've just submitted, but in the end I decided to give an introduction to the Dry-Bones, as they will be a predator in the desert. The character most likely will not actually encounter them just yet. But the slavers are definitely going to have a big part in the story later down the road.

[MacabreFox]

@MacabreFox@The New Yorker Loved it!

So, I had different takes with the post I've just submitted, but in the end I decided to give an introduction to the Dry-Bones, as they will be a predator in the desert. The character most likely will not actually encounter them just yet. But the slavers are definitely going to have a big part in the story later down the road.

@beyond visions

Thank you! I think our collab came out pretty well ^.^' everyone gets a chance to see Grace's softer side, when she's not mouthing off, and a side of Cillian that is gentler in nature as well.

[beyond visions]

@Deserted Very interesting move you did with Rook, Emmett's going to be furious with Rook... For all he knows, slavers took his father and his uncle seemed to have compromised with individuals connected to the slavers. The boy's going to jump to conclusion and to a rampage.

[Fetzen]

Let's see if this rampage can be contained once its happening.

[Deserted]

@beyond visionsThought that might stir things up. I kind of feel some co-op posts or short ones might be needed since I'd be willing to bet there is going to be arguing at this point.

[beyond visions]

@Fetzen Haha, we'll see! I really want to know what the rest will do when Emmett acts on impulse. Working on the post now.

@Deserted EDIT: Would it be better if we collab a post between Emmett and Rook?

[beyond visions]

@Deserted Actually, I'm going to keep it open since, my next post will show how his drug withdrawal is really getting the best of him. Give others the chance to jump in.

[Deserted]

@beyond visionsYou're the GM, but generally when I run a game, I make sure to have it open for other characters to intervene... so collaborative but short or open posting.

Rook will probably get his butt kicked by Emmett if he's in a fight. I mean, he's a treasure hunter, not some sort of super-warrior. He wouldn't be a push-over, but he's expecting action from Grace, Emmett, and possibly Othen (but not likely Othen since he knows better than most that without the water we are pretty much dead.)

So, in a fight he is going to...
-Keep his eyes on them and be ready to jump if necessary to avoid initial strikes.
-Disarm himself if posed with weapon combat.
-Not even hold his fists up if confronted hand to hand.

So, in argument he is going to state...
-We have no clue what happened to Emmett's father, only that he has been missing with the entirety of his expedition for a while. (I was thinking something like 10 or even 15 years, but I'm not sure what you had in mind.)
-The Badland Wardes (the guild that Emmett Sr. and Rook were born into... kind of like the Texas Rangers) number in the hundreds, are incapable of liberating the badlands because of the slaver factions that number in the thousands who inhabit the desert. 6 people are not going to succeed where hundreds have failed.
-You have to pick your fights. We can either choose to squabble with slavers, or face the real threat we have yet to even discover.

[Deserted]

So... I'll get writing up a new character then. LOL

[beyond visions]

Alright, the collab is up with an open chance for anyone to intervene. Hm... Who will it be?

[Deserted]

Uh oh, folks, the GM is laughing at my character's potential death. That's a really bad sign. =D

[dreamingflowers]

Uh oh, folks, the GM is laughing at my character's potential death. That's a really bad sign. =D

@Deserted

If you die we will all die!! :(
Altough Rook seems to believe Floure will do fine by herself. ;)

[beyond visions]

So, I'm of course not posting yet, but as for a side note, Emmett's not stopping unless he's forcefully put down. And even when he's pulled off, he'll try to charge back. Even holding him back leaves him squirming in attempt to have it at his uncle again. So, have fun trying to restrain the rampage youth with any means necessary, well without killing him of course.

[Deserted]

@beyond visionsWait, are you saying that it's possible to kill a GM-PC? I don't know... something doesn't seem ligit about that statement.

[beyond visions]

@Deserted What? No, I said, "So, have fun trying to restrain the rampage youth with any means necessary, well without killing him of course."

[dreamingflowers]

I am working on a post but I'm not sure I'll finish it tonight.

[beyond visions]

@dreamingflowers Awesome, dying to know how Floure will feel about Emmett's outrage.

[The New Yorker]

Hmm, I'm thinking of a post I could make for Cillian. I'm not sure though. He may still be asleep. Who knows?

[beyond visions]

@The New Yorker Even after Emmett woke everyone up?

[The New Yorker]

I mean, he's most likely awake at the time of the fighting, but I'm not sure how long it'll take him to be fully awake. I'll start writing the post some time today. I might be able to post it by tomorrow.