[OOC] The Faraway Land

[Thinslayer]

@Lord Zee
@Darkmoon Angel
@Cuccoruler
@Rekaigan
@ineffable

Are you guys waiting for something before posting?

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[ineffable]

@Thinslayer
Could I just make a suggestion? I can see I'm acting kind of jerky and all but after reading a few comments I feel that due to the whole people not posting thing...well, quite plainly you are forcing us on the whole idea a bit too seriously this is nothing like "casual role playing". I'm still going to join in (if you would like me) but please I think you should stop aiming to force people on this idea and instead just make it casual. And if you are please make it less a sarcastic, oh I'm GM which renders me owner of this whole thing because face it: you already lost a player @XenoCyanide and quite plainly I be never seen a GM like you before. As I said before I understand that it's a hard job but please if you notice that people are losing interest and actually lay a more casual hand over this it would be appreciated :). I never usually lash out like this and I'm not trying to be mean, I promise. I have a lot of respect for you as a GM, making such a marvelous story but I just would like to let you know this. Sorry if I come across as angry or bitchy...I'm not trying to be :)

[Rekaigan]

@Thinslayer

Hmm. I'm just letting more people post before making my post, because I feel that sometimes casting magic can be a little bothersome to some people.

ie. It stops them from making a certain part of their post from happening; like "He slashes the boss with his sword!" but he won't get to make that post because the boss is already brilliantly on fire.

Thus I tend to wait for people so I can work around them more easily. Sometimes I don't do this, but I thought since magic casting came back from breaking the curse, Zenovia is going to go all out and pass out or something..

Additionally, you gotta cut people some slack, they're most likely really busy with Christmas stuff.

[Thinslayer]

I wasn't being sarcastic at all. I know that tone of voice can be difficult to read on the internet, though. I don't want to force anyone to post anything. As was noted, that's how we lose players. I just wanted to collect information. I'm not omniscient; I don't know whether the absence of a story post for several days in a row is due to business, disinterest, difficulty, or whatnot. Because of that, I don't know how long to wait before asking why the holdup.

Should I wait 3 business days? 3 calendar days? A week? Because on the one hand, I totally get where you're coming from, but on the other hand, I know for a fact that players tend (not always, mind you) to lose interest after 3-4 days of inactivity. The creative spark vanishes, writing becomes work, and the RP gradually dies as people just stop posting.

Put yourself in my shoes. If it has been 2-3 days since the last post, RPs begin death throes after 3 days, you don't want to piss off the players who have a life outside of RP, and you have no idea why we're waiting, what would you do in my shoes?

EDIT: Look at me, digging more holes for myself. You're right, I'll lay off. Enjoy the holiday. :)

[Darkwatck01]

Look, when it comes down to the element of hitting the big bad here, leave that to me because its more or less stress off Thinslayer. Outside of that ya its Christmas so I am willing to give today as a freebie day, that being said it will start to hurt players more the more time that passes, but for today go play your Xbox, PS#, ETC.

Now onto something else less important, hope you all are having a good holiday and getting drunk off your ass because I tell you this, I can't even legally drive right now and its not even 11am my time. Good day.

[Thinslayer]

Saturday thru Monday are no-posting days, especially around the holidays, so maybe I'm just paranoid.

Have a good holiday, everyone! Let posting resume Tuesday.

[ineffable]

@Thinslayer
I understand that completely but it's okay. I'll leave the GMing to you. Sorry for all the fuss,really :(

Happy holidays!

[Cuccoruler]

@Darkwatck01 been forgetting to ask weather vert can use her legs or not now?

[Darkwatck01]

Depends, this is more or less physiological conditioning effecting Vert, not something like their strength. It will take more then a couple of minutes to overcome such an affection, but at the same time you can always try and fight it. Its all relative to what your willing to do versus what you won't do.

if your asking me personally, then no. Vert hasn't had enough time to undo what has been done mentally, but it can be over come.

[Cuccoruler]

@Darkwatck01 Are you gonna post?

[Darkwatck01]

Currently waiting on Thinslayer, as stated he wanted me to wait for him to post before I made my next one. And fair warning I am going to try and just get this little battle over with, some points have been made IC wise that have drawn a conclusion as to how things will proceed on my end. Nothing bad, just some more though I will have to put into my next posts.

[Rekaigan]

Err.. I'll make a post today. Sorry~

[Thinslayer]

I'll post a new round tonight. Anyone who doesn't take their turn forfeits it.

[Thinslayer]

@Lord Zee
@Darkmoon Angel
@Cuccoruler
@Rekaigan
@ineffable

Come on guys, it's been a week. I gave you all the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you all went drinking Monday, got hung over Tuesday, began your posts Wednesday, and ran into writer's block Thursday. But it's Friday now, and there's nothing. Come on, guys. We can't wait forever.

[Darkmoon Angel]

Ummm... Its Thursday for me

[rush99999]

@Thinslayer

It's Thursday on my end too.

[ineffable]

Ummm... Its Thursday for me

@Darkmoon Angel

@Thinslayer

Fail
Can't seem to see where I fit in tho.

[Thinslayer]

Oops, almost Friday. Yep, fail. e_e

But still. It has been a loooong time since anyone posted.

[Thinslayer]

Can't seem to see where I fit in tho.

@ineffable

I have a better question: where don't you fit in? You can...
* Smack the Warlock with your staff like a badass
* Start healing Kaite, and describe how awesome and painful it is
* Use your noncombatant position to scheme, analyze, and strategize
* Calmly pack your gear amidst the chaos and piss off the Warlock

There's all kinds of stuff you can do as a noncombatant! Get creative!

[ineffable]

<Snipped quote by ineffable>

I have a better question: where don't you fit in? You can...
* Smack the Warlock with your staff like a badass
* Start healing Kaite, and describe how awesome and painful it is
* Use your noncombatant position to scheme, analyze, and strategize
* Calmly pack your gear amidst the chaos and piss off the Warlock

There's all kinds of stuff you can do as a noncombatant! Get creative!

@Thinslayer

Thank you, will get to writing soon then ;)