[OOC] The Spirits Within

[Ozerath]

Tenish the Mighty said
Preach it sister.Aww, ain't nobody want to be bros with Remiel. I don't get it, he's such a lovable bundle of repression.

I thought him and Freddy were going to be bros?

[JJ Doe]

Ozerath said Hey JJ, how would you feel about Thael and Fuzzy/Kimbo being bros? Like, heterosexual life partners level bro?

If you can love a smile like this:

Then sure!

[Tenish the Mighty]

Daaafoooooeee!!!

Ok, now Fuzzy needs to get powers and skills based upon the many roles played by Willem Dafoe.

So...a Goblin Glider...various detectiving skills...the ability to plan elaborate ways to escape fish tanks with the help of an eclectic mix of aquatic companions...a sonly love of Bill Murray.

You know, practical stuff.

[Mirandae]

# My mood was not ideal, but there is no emotion quite like the one of having people participate and post in a roleplay that you created. It is unique and… jubilant.

# I have been working on updates for the codex and other things, I will notify you when they are ready.

# Ozerath, I admire your creative initiative regarding the picture, and you should not remove it, but I must ask you and everyone else to refrain from posting pictures in the future. I should have specified this in the posting rules, but it slipped my mind. I have a quite specific vision for this roleplay and its mood. I have spent hours and hours on finding appropriate concept art that fit this specific mood and the story. However, I do not want to limit your creativity, so if there is a picture that you feel would really fit into the mood of the roleplay, and then run it by me here or in a private message. I hope you understand! Other than this, your post was delightfully excellent.

Forum Stability
When the guild went down over the holidays this year, I created a back-up account over at rpnation.com. If the guild goes down for a month again, or if this daily six hour+ downtime continues, I’m going to move everything over there. So, if things go to hell here, you can find me at rpnation—“Prisk.”

[Ex]

Hopefully, the downtime is gonna be much less now - Mahz (finally) got a Twitter account and upgraded the server, so it seems like there'll be more communication and updates from here on out.

Prisk, maybe it would be helpful if you told us a little more about the mood/style you're intending? You've already conveyed some of it, but I feel like there might be more. Personally, I love finding concept art for stuff, so odds are I'll find something that'd fit (though I usually do not include images in posts).

[Ozerath]

@prisk : sorry bout that, I actually saw yours and felt like I should try to do it as well XD. I'll edit it out when I'm not on my phone

@JJ can and do, I like the idea of them being total opposites and bros

[Sixsmith]

I'll go ahead and throw up my post in a bit.

It's all done, but I'll look over it for any typos or mistakes. Nothing like writing a post, sleeping on it, and then coming back to the atrocity that you created. QQ

Roy/Thael forever and a day. <3

[Mirandae]

Ex said
Hopefully, the downtime is gonna be much less now - Mahz (finally) got a Twitter account and upgraded the server, so it seems like there'll be more communication and updates from here on out.

Prisk, maybe it would be helpful if you told us a little more about the mood/style you're intending? You've already conveyed some of it, but I feel like there might be more. Personally, I love finding concept art for stuff, so odds are I'll find something that'd fit (though I usually do not include images in posts).

Hopefully all is sorted now. However, I'm strongly considering a move to rpnation, as it appears to be a superior forum to this one. But, as long as this forum is functional, we will complete this roleplay.

Well, there are two sides to that coin: mood and vision. I envisioned this story, this world, as a fusion between Half-Life 1 & 2, Final Fantasy VII, VIII, XIII, and the square enix's motion picture "The Spirits Within." Therefore, I have a very specific mindset when it comes to concept art and visuals. I'm not a very good creative writer, as everything about me is based on visual perception—memory, emotions, everything. So, each piece of concept art that I have selected, which fit into these ambiguous parameters, are tied to many different things in the world and the story. When someone posts their own pictures, this vision and mindset of mine is severely disrupted. However, I don't want to say: "Don't post pictures," which is why I asked that you run any concept art that you think would fit by me before you post them. To give an example: I have over 150 pictures of concept art selected for this story/world—it took me quite some time to collect them.

The second part is the mood. This one is difficult to explain. It has to do with the mood of the pictures—how they are drawn, the style, colors, shading, everything. I go to extreme lengths to find the proper mood for a specific situation, and then it has to fit into the story as well. This is all very convoluted, but the further into the story we get, the better you will grasp the mood and vision.

I hope this answer made sense... I'm not sure if I understood it myself.

Ozerath said
@prisk : sorry bout that, I actually saw yours and felt like I should try to do it as well XD. I'll edit it out when I'm not on my phone

You don't have to do it now, as you've already posted it. Just for future reference.

[Rockette]

Hopefully the Guild maintains, but for now, I'm notifying that I won't be able to post until Friday after I get off work. I had to work my schedule so I would have the entire weekend off. Finally. d:

I have some of it written and I'm trying to maintain some simplicity with it so I don't run-off into elaborate tangents; it's quite interesting. Loving the posts thus far though!

[Mirandae]

That's alright Rockette, take your time.

Everyone # I updated the Codex with new entries, read them at your leisure.

[Blackwell]

Ugh these posts are breaking my heart. :P

Mine'll be up tomorrow most likely.

[Sixsmith]

Lol, people from the 80s dance around... lol.

That's wonderful. Lel. XD I loved it Adora. <3

If only I could have Roy make a Scooby Doo reference. :(

Blackwell said
Ugh these posts are breaking my heart. :PMine'll be up tomorrow most likely.

Remi's heartless, stoic romance shall patch up that heart of yours! Don't lose hope, yet. D:

[Mirandae]

Keep the sodomy references to a minimum, people.

I'll post on Monday in order to give people time over the weekend for introduction posts. If you still haven't posted by then, your character will simply autopilot until you do.

[Ozerath]

Top lel Adorab, +2 for taking the euphemism "Diskostick" to a whole new level XD.

[Adorabadass]

Freddy Gaga?

[Tenish the Mighty]

Love how everyone is waking up to the fallout of some sort of relationship shenanigan. Set's a nice tonal contrast between where the sacrificial pawn- I mean heroes, are now, and what will come latter, I think.

Youthful indiscretion, gastronomic uncertainty, and interpersonal angst, hallmarks of maturation and then a smash cut to the war-is-hell landscape of a bombed out city as we crawl underneath rubble and artillery fire, gutter fighting horrible. extra-planar monster what's-its.

I'm diggin' the dichotomy is what I am saying...also whatever is in this rice crispy treat from the party last night. It's got me feeling...liquid. Swooosh!hehehe...

[Ex]

So I'm working on Emily's intro post, and while I have a different theme for the post itself, this is definitely Emily's theme:

[Mirandae]

Clever observations Tenish!

Great posting everyone. I haven't read the new ones yet, the ones after Adora, but I'm sure they are terrific.

Regarding the music: you can post themes as much as you want here, but remember the posting rules in the in-character. They might seem silly, but if I've set them up, I have to follow them.

Edit: Oh, I also got a new mouse yesterday. Razer naga 2014. Loving it so far. What kind of mice do you guys have?

[Adorabadass]

My mouse is actually a miniature giant space hamster. His name is Boo.

[Ozerath]

Mine is an ancient mostly broken Razer diamondback. Seriously, I'm the only one who can operate it.

Also, DAMNIT EX. Now I have to scour the web to find a Thael theme!