[OOC] Curse of the Talisman {Charming Devil & c3p-0h}

[CharmingDevil]

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[c3p-0h]

First post looks good! I'm gonna take a while tho because I have a few other RPs to take care of first.

[CharmingDevil]

No problem. Take your time. I have a couple other RPs as well that I can bide my time with while I wait.

[c3p-0h]

hey i'm sorry for making you wait so long. i'm in the middle of writing a post but i'm reconsidering a few things… i might end up just starting over and changing the whole thing, lol. either way i should have it up some time tomorrow (today?)

[CharmingDevil]

Haha it's ok I understand. That happens a lot to me too. Sometimes I'll start typing up a post and different ideas will suddenly pop into my head that makes me want to change a few things. It happens, it's all good.

[c3p-0h]

Ok what do you think, a more mature captain betrayed and thrown overboard by her crew, or a younger deck hand who falls in the storm and finds the talisman her captain was hellbent on finding?

[CharmingDevil]

I like both ideas. But for the mature captain, why would she be betrayed? And if she was a younger deck hand, how would she be privy to the knowledge of what the captain is looking for? Maybe she would but to the extent of my knowledge of pirate lore, I would think the deck hands merely follow the orders of keeping the ship maintained and clean. Maybe she overheard the captain talking about the talisman? Or maybe you could have her be the quartermaster. They're the highest ranking officer just below the captain (so basically second-in-command). They oversee punishments and discipline and have the power to veto the captain's decisions. They also are usually the ones to lead a raiding party (unless the captain themselves prefer to). Just another option.

I also just had another idea. Back then, having a woman on board a ship was considered some serious bad luck. Maybe you could have her be disguised as a boy and someone finds out that she's actually a woman, thus throwing her overboard? Maybe she's an orphan and decided to become a pirate in order to start a new life for herself? I don't know. It's up to you. Hope this gives you some ideas. :)

It really just comes down to what kind of personality you want her to have and build her character around that. Ruthless and cunning? Be a captain. Reserved and stoic? Quartermaster. Young and naive but potential to grow out of that innocent ignorance? Deckhand. Tomboy and independent? Woman disguised as boy. But that's just how I see the personalities. You might view them differently.

Sorry for the word vomit haha

[c3p-0h]

We actually had pretty similar ideas lol. The post I was originally writing was the captain one and she was betrayed because she got discovered as a woman in disguise. The bad luck aspect coupled with the deception and a healthy dose of mob mentality got her thrown.

[CharmingDevil]

Oh cool, yeah that works! :)

[c3p-0h]

ok so the post is kinda just a big mess but it did what it needed to do, lol.

[CharmingDevil]

Haha no worries. I liked it.