[OOC] The Faraway Land

[Darkwatck01]

@Rekaigan

Unless one understands it.

@ineffable

Well yelling to get someones attention, works.

[Darkwatck01]

From my house to yours, Happy New Years. For what its worth, got to go burn some people in TF2 now.

[Cuccoruler]

And I'm just sitting here playing Dragon Quest Builders XD

And Princess Maker 2 Refine

[ineffable]

@ineffable

Well yelling to get someones attention, works.

@Darkwatck01

Thought so ;)

[Hawlin]

Happy new-years, all yas!

[Thinslayer]

Happy New Year's!

[Darkmoon Angel]

Happy new years everybody, heres to a good 2017 :)

[Hawlin]

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[Lord Zee]

I'd like to apologize for my lengthy leave of absence! I'm very sorry for not saying anything and I know I should have. With break and all, plus the holidays and getting to see friends from college, I just found myself pretty much busy everyday. I'm still here and have not abandoned this Rp! I shall now write, no more excuses.

[Hawlin]

Blah post.
:T

[Thinslayer]

@Lord Zee
@Hawlin
@Darkmoon Angel
@rush99999
@Cuccoruler
@Rekaigan
@ineffable
The new round has begun IC. I don't know if anyone noticed, but I will be posting new characters and updating old ones from time to time on the Characters thread. Keep an eye out. ;)

[Darkwatck01]

Well Noted.

[Thinslayer]

@Lord Zee
@Hawlin
@Darkmoon Angel
@rush99999
@Cuccoruler
@Rekaigan
@ineffable

So...who's waiting on who?

[Rekaigan]

@Thinslayer

Sorry I've been busy with work recently. I'll write something up tomorrow night!

[ineffable]

@Thinslayer
Well just waiting to see what happens I guess and where Laina can come of use. if anyone who posts before me is majorly hurt or anything of the sort :)

[Thinslayer]

@ineffable There is more to being a healer than being a body mechanic. Some party members have been hurt in ways that no magic can heal. And more than just healing wounds and injuries, the job of the healer is to reinforce, strengthen, and bolster the individuals under their care. You could make the champions a healthy meal so they will be prepared for tomorrow's trials. You could sing them songs to ease their weary souls. Or, in this specific circumstance (with Dionaea suddenly found missing), you could calm their fears and help them think more clearly.

Or you could even be a leader. There's no one saying you can't bark out orders or show them how to handle all the revelations they've just had. Help them make sense of it all, give them clarity and purpose.

Don't just sit around waiting for people to act so you can react. If everyone did that, the RP would stagnate. Take initiative and do something. Heck, maybe even consider starting your Subplot.

Act, don't just react.

EDIT: I just had an idea. If you're feeling useless, maybe Laina is too. Convey that to somebody IC and use it to bond.

[Hawlin]

@Thinslayer

I just posted or I'd be on it.
:x

[Thinslayer]

@Lord Zee
@Hawlin
@Darkmoon Angel
@rush99999
@Cuccoruler
@Rekaigan
@ineffable

Okay. so I have some difficult questions to ask. The RP is seriously stagnating, and I'm hearing complaints ranging from writer's block to excessive business. I find that when a person really wants to write, there's not much that'll stop them. Having lots of real-life work isn't actually as much of a problem as we make it out to be - I can personally whip up a solid post on my Android during a 10-minute break if I know exactly what I'm doing. The fact that I have to prod people to make them post after days of inactivity sets off alarm bells in my mind, and I aim to diagnose it.

* Do you still want to play this RP?
* Do you still find it fun?
* Is participation difficult?

[rush99999]

* Do you still want to play this RP?

@Thinslayer

Yes, but not as much as I wanted to at the start

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* Do you still find it fun?

@Thinslayer

Yes, but it's not as fun as I found it at the start.

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* Is participation difficult?

@Thinslayer

No, but it was easier at the start.

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The hype I had for this RP at the start is beginning to lose it's power. It's not completely gone, but it's going.

[Thinslayer]

@rush99999
Do you have any ideas for how to improve the RP?