[OOC] Blight [OOC]

[Ichthys]

I'm both flattered and excited.

[glibglobb]

As far as the timeline expect to see IC opening posts today or tomorrow. For those still working do not be scared off. There is no, I repeat no, cut off date. This isn't like enrolling in a class, so take your time. We'll still be here :-P

[Elsa]

glibglobb said
And, yes, Elsa, OP for the IC is coming, don't jump the gun :-P.

sorry, sorry, i'm a bit restless today :/

[Mischief]

Elsa said
sorry, sorry, i'm a bit restless today :/

Same here, except I've been pretty restless the last few days.

[Ichthys]

If we're being honest, I've been pretty restless as well. I haven't gotten my fix of RPing since before the shutdown of the old site. And even then, it was just a character sheet and not an actual RP, since I had just gotten off a hiatus. If we're talking in terms of strict IC RPing, then I haven't RPed in more than a small number of months. Regardless, I'm energized by my anticipation.

[glibglobb]

Haha I know how you folks feel. I got bit by the RP bug just after xmas and immediately looked for rpgguid. Then I discovered to my chagrin that it was down. I tried a few other communities for a while, but they were honestly shit. Couldn't get anything started. It got so bad at roleplaygateway that I.... I.......I....fuck I can't even say it.... I made.... a vampire/werewolf game... THERE I SAID IT! <runs into room crying>

Oh and on that note IC is open :-P

I do pictures for the first round because I feel it helps establish the setting.

Oh, and don't be sad if your character wasn't directly referenced. Just wedge yourself into ongoing action or set your own scene and subplot spinning.

[glibglobb]

Oh and I will correct my mistake with the [OOC] eventually, I just don't feel it would be right to bug admins about something petty when the site is still in intensive care.

[Elsa]

I'll try and post tonight, I think. I should have the time.

[cthulu]

Working on my post should be up in about 5-6 hours (I'm off to my volunteer work in about 20 mins and won't be on for about 4 hours or so).

[glibglobb]

cthulu.... does volunteer work. That brings so many images to mind.

[glibglobb]

Love the IC posts so far, by the way. Don't be alarmed that I'm all over the place with my posts. I always do that initially in order to give people a broad sense of the setting. As the game continues my posts will contract to focus on the players and major NPCs.

Time is always a problem in forum RP, so I thought I might try something different in order to keep people on the same page (chronologically speaking) by posting a standard image of a sun and moon in the IC as time passes. It would be an analog of the day/night counter that you see on the status bar of many classic CRPGs like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Does this sound like a good or a bad idea?

[cthulu]

@Glib yes it does seem unlikely but even the elder god likes to give back now and then...oddly enough to those with mental illnesses. ^_^
Also the day night counter sounds like a really good idea, even in rather smoothly running rps its a bit tricky to remember what cycle your on after long gaps in posting.

[Mischief]

I agree with cthulu. I like the idea of a day/night counter like that.

My first IC post will be up this evening, as I have a class to go to soon. I can't wait to hurry home and get writing. :D

[TaliPaendrag]

I have rifle practice tonight, so I won't be able to get anything up until this evening.

[K-97]

Kalan's first post is up.

[glibglobb]

No rush on the posts guys, better you take your time

[glibglobb]

Okay so K-97's post, which was excellent btw, reminded me I need to explain something. At the end of my first post, I introduce the Grey Elven concept of a jacta, an error in thought. All a jacta is is a logical fallacy. Ad hominem, argumentum ad populum, argumentum ad temperantiam, appeal to authority, slippery slope, they are all jactas. The Grey Elves, being a rational people, are obsessed with formal logic. The slippery slope jacta, the nel dwekar, happens when you argue against a position based not on that position, but on its possible (often questionable) consequences. Slippery slope is common as an argument against gay marriage when the con position claims it will lead to bestiality. That's slippery slope.

The irony in that scene was that the elf actually used the slippery slope!! His argument contained the fallacy when he argued that the fae can not be given any freedom because it will lead to full integration. He essentially used that fallacy to manipulate the mayor the way a sophist rather than a logician applies logic.

Don't worry if the above is Greek to you. Philosophy and logic is not an overarching theme of the game, it's just a theme for the Grey Elves.

[Ichthys]

^ Totally understand all that. Yay for logical fallacies~

Anyways, my post should be up soon. Haven't had time to work on one until now.

[glibglobb]

Here are the sunrise/nightfall images. I'm going to dial back on posting images to IC so they should stand out and keep everyone aware of time flow.

[Ichthys]

Posted. Got lost in the writing and just went with the flow. I hope I don't have any poor English anywhere. Usually when I'm in the zone, so to speak, I forget about some rules of English and just fail at spelling and all that. If anyone notices a problem, I'll just say it was rhetoric, and I did it on purpose.

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Also, I like the Day/Night idea. You can be quite ingenious, glib.