[OOC] Blackbury: City of Supernatural

[Tatsua Aiisen]

Draconilian said
To me your writing quality is consistent.

Although it hasn't really shown yet, the writing quality you see in these posts is about 25% lower than my usual standards for casual-level writing. I'm agonizing over my own ineptitude, but I do understand that they aren't actually all that bad.

Draconilian said
I daresay I'm not doing the best job myself (forgive me it's so hard to get back into this stuff. I haven't GMed in months to be honest)

It's totally fine, many of us are coming from long periods of downtime, so it's reasonable to assume we're all slightly below our prime. As of yet, you haven't done anything particularly horrible like control a PC's character without their permission or limit player's options to the point where they are literally unable to creatively explore their environments.

[Draconilian]

I consider those rules every GM should follow. I try to give everybody choices while still keeping secrets and making sure that things that need to happen, happen.

I remember reading once that a crappy GM will plan for his players to go into a dungeon, and if they don't go to it in the north he'll come up with some contrived bullshit to make them go there. A good GM will keep the dungeon a secret and when his players go south it is secretly moved to the south making them feel like they discovered it on their own.

Of course Play by post is far different and I try not to be quite so sinister.

[Tatsua Aiisen]

Draconilian said
A good GM will keep the dungeon a secret and when his players go south it is secretly moved to the south making them feel like they discovered it on their own.Of course Play by post is far different and I try not to be so sinister.

Oh god the memories. Although at times, I might completely change the universe and possibilities due to single player choices that may or may not seem to affect anything.

[Draconilian]

Damn butterfly effects. I get the feeling your character is going to have a big influence on how things go.

[Tatsua Aiisen]

Draconilian said
Damn butterfly effects. I get the feeling your character is going to have a big influence on how things go.

I would hope so.

[Draconilian]

That's the spirit! I do love when everyone feels like they have a say in how things go

*continues to plot from behind the scenes*

[Imperfectionist]

And, there you are.

:) Noor's prep work gives us all a good foundation of knowledge to build upon. The basic picture laid out in her notes and crime scene tests is that whoever the murderers were, they were good. These were apparently very skillful, very experienced killers, and they cleaned up after themselves well. Just so you know, the other supernatural victim was a mage (her body is in Noor's makeshift "morgue"). There's an autopsy report for her on the laptop, but it isn't very conclusive, as Noor isn't the best M.E... Hopefully when Frank gets a look at her, he'll be able to glean a bit more?

[Whisket]

Neato, been waiting for some dead bodies.
Also, where is adjectives?

[Draconilian]

Whisket said
Neato, been waiting for some dead bodies. Also, where is adjectives?

presumably out somewhere modifying nouns.

[Imperfectionist]

Quite.

Seriously, though, he/she'll probably turn up soon.

[Draconilian]

So, who's gunna post next?

[Whisket]

I'm waiting for one of the kid wizards to make a post before I do.

[Draconilian]

Pretty much so am I

[Adjectives]

Oops sorry, I didn't even notice those 3 days. Silly alcohols.

I shall post now. :)

[Imperfectionist]

0.o It seems he was modifying more than nouns. Maybe it isn't my place, but a three-day bender just can't be healthy.

[Whisket]

Was it beer or hard liquor?
Or both?

[Adjectives]

Haha. I'm a student, this is normal. Uh, mostly vodka. Would be going out tonight but I fear for my liver.. but I will tomorrow, so don't expect any posts again until Sunday.

Damn you guys wrote a lot. I'm taking an American Horror Story break before I continue writing this post. :P

[Whisket]

Party hard

[Adjectives]

Indeed. I'm too lazy to finish this, I'll do it tomorrroowwwww. Sleepytimes.

[Whisket]

And that was the last thing they ever wrote