[OOC] The Black Undeath

[ArkmageddonCat]

@FistOfZeus No problems my dude, even if you can't get it posted by the time the IC drops you'll still have time.

[Nerdude]

You can consolidate or stay split up, doesn't matter much to me as long as you don't insist on staying half a world away for the foreseeable future.

I've got some ideas on getting you guys together, though. Don't you worry.

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EDIT: As I hate to double-post in RP OOC threads (and don't feel this is worthy of a separate post anyways), I'm editing into this comment that the IC will not be going live today (Monday, June 3rd) due to summer classes and associated work. I will try to make sure the IC goes live on Wednesday, but I don't feel I can promise that with how fast paced I'm expecting one of my classes to be. Luckily I've only got two days of classes, so my time shouldn't ever be totally consumed by summer school.

Apologies for this delay and I hope it doesn't last longer than I'm expecting it to.

@ArkmageddonCat

Apologies accepted. Can hardly wait to be a post closer to my death.

[IAmKnight]

If you're still accepting a few more, I may or may not be interested in creating a character. I have some finals to attend to for the next week or so, though. But I'm interested, so either way I'll place this post down so I can remind myself later.

[Ocelot79]

I'd like the idea of starting together but explaining how we got to that same place in our opening posts. What do you think?

[ArkmageddonCat]

@Nerdude Glad to hear it, can't wait to kill you all.

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@IAmKnight Of course, feel free. Whenever you have the time, of course. If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them.

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@Ocelot79 I mean it could work, but if we're talking about combining the Cartelom and Tarne groups so early I feel like we'd be missing out on some possibly neato character development.

If people agree, then by all means.

[pugbutter]

Nah I agree. Fundamentally I'd prefer to show the convergence rather than tell about it.

^{assuming your plan isn't lame-o of course :^)}

[Nerdude]

Story lines should converge through proper storytelling and story development, rather then through condensed narrative exposition. If an early get together is possible with the above in mind than I am all for it. If you feel it isn't then I am against it.

Cartelom group coming together sounds like a natural development, be it sooner or later, one way or the other. Same for Tame.

[ArkmageddonCat]

The IC is now live! I didn't get done with it as early as I'd hoped, but I wasn't as drained from college today as I was worried I would be.

To those in the Tarne group: the opening post does not directly concern you, but that doesn't mean reading it won't help (Not that I'm expecting you to not read it). So if you don't feel comfortable describing Tarne for yourselves, think of it like Oroulam's equivalent to Cartelom. Except, it's actually a more of a capitol than Cartelom, whereas the current capitol of Rhogein would probably be Mynelis (even though Cartelom is basically the heart of military power in the region). They won't be as well-equipped as Rhogeinian soldiers, but being the most important city in Oroulam affords them certain luxuries that the rest of the region doesn't have.

Other than that, feel free to describe the cities as you guys feel is appropriate. If you're uncertain of anything, as always you can check with me. I won't bite, I'm not undead. Yet.

[pugbutter]

@YeetMeister Did you wanna discuss an opening post or are you doing your own thing?

Edit: I got a plan for either so I'll follow your lead. Makes no difference to me.

[Ocelot79]

And just like that, I realized I never pointed out where my characters begins his story. Brb expanding the bio.

[ArkmageddonCat]

@Ocelot79 That's true, but that also means you're not locked into a specific location. But, as I said a while back, you're free to change it up until your first post IC as long as you notify me - which you've done. Just restating it for anyone who didn't see it the first time.

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Also, Tarne crew, I totally forgot about another important thing. Most of the walled cities there have better natural protection than in the other regions due to the relative abundance of sheer rises and cliffs, making the terrain more difficult and restrictive to traverse and allowing entire sections of perimeter wall to be inaccessible to attackers due to unsafe cliff edges or having been build on rises in the terrain (effectively increasing the height of the walls). This of course forces attackers into a limited number of directions and improves the focusing power of the defenders (for example, providing for a denser volley of arrows).

The other regions have built their walled cities with similar concepts in mind, but in Rhogein specifically they've had to develop stronger walls and defenses to compensate for the lack of those natural ones.

I really need to write this shit down like I do with literally everything else in this RP.

[pugbutter]

I very much chose Oroulam 'cuz I figured it'd be the best environment for bandits looking to hide from sight and ambush people. They could do that Swiss pikeman thing of throwing boulders and logs onto the passes to trap people, and all kinds of stuff. So yeah, it's all accounted for 👍

[YeetMeister]

@pugbutter
I’ll send you a PM

[Nerdude]

I assume Cartelom people are going to meet up with Captain hansolonigan?

[ArkmageddonCat]

@Nerdude Yeah, seems like.

[ArkmageddonCat]

@pugbutter@YeetMeister How you guys doing on your introductions? I'll try to get another post up tomorrow morning or Tuesday.

[pugbutter]

Wrote my opening paragraphs yesterday evening. Haven't seen Yeet since before then. We should probably try and get a full-blown collab session done sometime tomorrow, when I am completely free for this work-week.

[ArkmageddonCat]

Oh, before I put up my next post, do you guys in the Tarne group need anything from me or are you good doing your own thing for now? I don't want to interfere too much with any plans you might have.

[YeetMeister]

@ArkmageddonCat
As far as I know we're good, but you'd better wait for pugbutter to answer that.

[ArkmageddonCat]

Yeah, probably should've thought to check up on that sooner, I wanted to get the post up tonight. But at least I've got it ready to go, barring any additions for you guys.

It's not a very big post, though. Just something to keep the ball rolling.

EDIT: It's been about 18 hours, and I've decided that this post isn't significant enough to warrant waiting any longer. If I can get people to post after me, I can just deal with anything I need to do for you guys in a follow up post.