[OOC] Welcome Back to the Guild

[Kaga]

Euclid said
Not to sound impatient - more eager, really - but, how many characters are we needing before this officially starts?

Well right now I'm just waiting for the people who said they would get a character up but haven't yet - like Neo.

I'll probably start preparing the IC once Neo finishes his CS.

[John Walrus III]

CS
Name: John White

Age: 17

Appearance: John is mildly thin but not overly so. He tends to leave his hair ever-so-slightly over his face, his hair being a very dark brown, easily confusable with black. He holds himself very lightly, always just slightly hunched, though his stance is one that implies self-confidence. He often wears some kind of coat, almost always with a hood, but he never seems to wear it, even when it rains. He stands at just under 5' 10", though with his slight hunch measures 5' 9". He always wears pants that are easy to move around in, refusing to wear jeans because of this. his trademark shoes are his boots, of which he owns a number of these, at least one of which is steel-toed. He enjoys being able to walk though anything unhindered.

Personality/History: John is careful. That is, as much as he can be careful. His carefulness can often lead to carelessness, though he is good at controlling these situations when they arise. He is often quite observant, even when he believes he is safe, simply to absorb knowledge and features around him. In spite of this, his knowledge comes and goes, but he doesn't mind. John has no wish to be superior to others. He also tends to be mildly paranoid about everything, as if constantly expecting the worst to happen. Although he dislikes going outside, he finds himself outside quite frequently when it's raining.

John was never one for the outside world. He preferred to occupy his own time with various activities: reading, drawing, the likes. Of course, he was always one for Roleplaying. It was a good combination of what he loved, of creating and providing that creation a life of it's own. But he found that it was slowly grating on him. The characters he made were never truly him. He wanted something that was a true part of himself. So the ad through him off. It was such a simple ad, covering the whole damn screen, but there were never ads; he even got software to eliminate any that were there. Obviously, he wanted no part of the ad, but finally, he gave in.

So he clicked.

Roleplaying Preferences: Preference to nearly any form of fantasy, from science to magic to something in between.

Other: John always carries some kind o trinket on him, a 20-sided die, a deck of cards, etc.

[Euclid]

Kaga said
Well right now I'm just waiting for the people who said they would get a character up but haven't yet - like Neo. I'll probably start preparing the IC once Neo finishes his CS.

Alright, cool.

[Kaga]

John Walrus III said
Name: John WhiteAge: 17 IRL; Unknown IRP. His passage of time has surpassed his memory.Appearance: John appears similar to a rag doll or puppet, with big button-like eyes on his face and another large button-like object on his chest. His arms look as though fashioned from wood, with sleeves covering the elbow down. His hands are comparably detailed to the rest of him, with near perfect representation of a human hand. His legs are similar to his arms in overall appearance, though they are differently proportioned accordingly. His feet are very simple, similar to a mannequin's. In spite of this, John is very mobile, likely more-so than a human at times. Personality/History: John is careful. That is, as much as he can be careful. His carefulness can often lead to carelessness, though he is good at controlling these situations when they arise. He is often quite observant, even when he believes he is safe, simply to absorb knowledge and features around him. In spite of this, his knowledge comes and goes, but he doesn't mind. John has no wish to be superior to others. John was there at the beginning. At least, he was pretty sure he was. That much he remembered. It had been so long ago. And then there had been the first people. It was hard to remember; it had all happened rather quickly. There were bits that floated in and out of his memory. He had helped establish the Guild, the universal law and code. Yes, that he remembered. That was a noble event. But now, something spoke to him, as though from afar. At first John was confused. He saw through a new set of eyes, into a world that was familiar yet strange to him. It was then that a flood of knowledge assailed him, filling him with confusion and dread. He was not real. None of this was real. Yet it was, and that shouldn't be possible. He couldn't comprehend the knowledge of the real-world as it assailed his false knowledge. He stood, confused, for days, understanding and not understanding. Finally, something clicked and the ideas and thoughts fell into place. Something had gone wrong. Or right. Something was out of place or had fallen into place. John nodded to himself and went to speak with whom he could. He needed answers for himself. And for the one who had made him.Roleplaying Preferences: Preference to nearly any form of fantasy, from science to magic to something in between.Other: John holds an entity inside him, almost like a soul, called the Spark. It speaks to him occasionally and grants him his supposed immortality and, in dire situations, superhuman powers and abilities. Also, he can take a hell of a hit, so feel free to beat on him.

:/ The intention was that you start the RP having just been sucked into the RP world. Unlike with the original WttG, I didn't put nearly as much info about the RP world into the OP, because I wanted to reveal and explain things better IC via the roleplayers meeting Muse and such. Given the fact that I haven't described the RP world in as much detail would be, uh, confusing if your character was there for supposedly this long.

Besides, I know I said time is wibbly-wobbly, but Guildfall only just happened even from Muse and Godmodder's perspective. Hell, it really only happened recently IRL - and given the slow speed at which RP's usually move, it would've been even more recent from the RP realm's perspective than from ours.

[John Walrus III]

Kaga said
:/ The intention was that you start the RP having been sucked into the RP world. Unlike with the original WttG, I didn't put nearly as much info about the RP world into the OP, because I wanted to reveal and explain things better IC via the roleplayers meeting Muse and such. Given the fact that I haven't described the RP world in as much detail would be, uh, confusing if your character was there for supposedly this long.Besides, I know I said time is wibbly-wobbly, but Guildfall only happened even from Muse and Godmodder's perspective. Hell, it really only happened recently IRL - and given the slow speed at which RP's usually move, it would've been even recent from the RP realm's perspective than from ours.

Ah, apologies. I'll fix that up right away.

EDIT: Altered my CS; again, apologies. I assume that besides the history, everything is allowed to be based on the RP-Character? Just to clear it up.

[Kaga]

John Walrus III said
Ah, apologies. I'll fix that up right away. Altered my CS; again, apologies. I assume that besides the history, everything is allowed to be based on the RP-Character? Just to clear it up.

...I still don't understand... was the part about him being a "rag doll" and also having "the Spark" in the original version, as well? Because I did say that, no, the roleplayer characters do not take on the attributes of roleplay characters... and if the history ends with him entering the RP world, so he hasn't had a chance to explore anything yet (like the history should end), then that description makes even less sense.

The setup of the RP is that roleplayers just like ourselves got sucked into this. And they are, even in the RP world, still roleplayers. Without giving much away, they will learn to do some cool stuff with their imaginations later on, but... at the start of the RP? No.

[John Walrus III]

BAH! I'm sorry! I'm going to run through everything again, I do apologize.

[Kaga]

John Walrus III said
BAH! I'm sorry! I'm going to run through everything again, I do apologize.

Take your time. I'd much rather you understand everything and make a solid CS than have you rush and miss some obvious things. I promise there's no need to hurry.

[John Walrus III]

Ok, I believe I have it down now. Again, I'm very sorry. I've been rather anxious for no real reason, I think that interfered with my creation.

[Kaga]

John Walrus III said
Ok, I believe I have it down now. Again, I'm very sorry. I've been rather anxious for no real reason, I think that interfered with my creation.

I understand. We all miss obvious things when we're too eager to jump into a story, sometimes.

Accepted this time. :)

[Euclid]

Was it alright for me to use a picture for my appearance, or should I go back through and add a description?

[Ebil Bunny]

I wonder how this is going to be played out...

[Kaga]

Euclid said
Was it alright for me to use a picture for my appearance, or should I go back through and add a description?

Pictures are just fine. I never really expressed any preference towards one or the other - most people just happened to use descriptions.

You guys are all free to use whatever you like best.

[Kaga]

Also, was the introduction I put in the OP enough for you guys to get a sense of Muse and Godmodder's characters? They don't exactly fit the CS skeleton I gave you guys, so I didn't intend to make CS's for either of them, but if you want more info on them, I can give them both further "introductions" of sorts for reference.

[Euclid]

Kaga said
Also, was the introduction I put in the OP enough for you guys to get a sense of Muse and Godmodder's characters? They don't exactly fit the CS skeleton I gave you guys, so I didn't intend to make CS's for either of them, but if you want more info on them, I can give them both further "introductions" of sorts for reference.

I think it would be best to save their "introductions" for the IC. I'm lacking as to the reason why, but I just feel it's better that way.

[John Walrus III]

I think they were rather well laid out. Of course, I'm the crazy one so far.

[Kaga]

Alright, so long as you guys think so.

[Kaga]

I suddenly feel the need to open the RP with Godmodder riding a unicorn.

[nautilusmp]

No, it's better if that guy just floats by himself without needing to sprout wings as Muse did.

[John Walrus III]

Why are we all unicorns. I am baffled.