[OOC] The hunger

[Cuddle Pot]

@CLIW @Revans Exile @Razael @La Inquisidora @archie @Master Crim

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls we are ready to begin! (Those not seen in the interest check their is still time if you act quickly)

Rules are simple
-Be nice to each other, your characters can hate each other but be polite to your fellow role-player.
-No overpowered characters
-No Marry Sues (a just cause character, give me a reason)
-If your gonna be gone for a while, please warn us in advance
-I will be GM so I'll control the NPCs and enemies
-Character death is a threat but don't worry I won't just have them die out of the blue
-If I am gone I may ask Razael to co-GM if we left off at a tense spot.
-Ask questions if confused or need to know more lore.
-I'm not a big stickler on post length
-Most importantly have fun!

[Cuddle Pot]

Post characters in the box and wait for my okay.

[Revans Exile]

Post characters in the box and wait for my okay.

@Cuddle Pot

By the box do you mean Character tab or the OOC tab?

[Cuddle Pot]

Character tab

[Anodyne]

you forgot me D:

[Revans Exile]

My profile for Gia mentions a handler. I will create a profile for the handler sometime after 7pm eastern.

[Razael]

@CLIW @Revans Exile @Razael @La Inquisidora @archie @Master Crim @Anodyne

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls we are ready to begin! (Those not seen in the interest check their is still time if you act quickly)

Rules are simple
-Be nice to each other, your characters can hate each other but be polite to your fellow role-player.
-No overpowered characters
-No Marry Sues (a just cause character, give me a reason) *Note on Mary Sues from Razael*
-If your gonna be gone for a while, please warn us in advance
-I will be GM so I'll control the NPCs and enemies
-Character death is a threat but don't worry I won't just have them die out of the blue
-If I am gone I may ask Razael to co-GM if we left off at a tense spot.
-Ask questions if confused or need to know more lore.
-I'm not a big stickler on post length (Razael preference: No three word posts or one liners)
-Most importantly have fun!

@Cuddle Pot

I would like to offer a bit more clarification on the term Mary Sue. Well Cuddle Pot explained one of the factors that make a character a Mary Sue I will give an actual definition so you can avoid the pain of Cutting your character apart out of fear of Mary Sueing your carefully (or not at all) designed character.

What is a Mary SUE you may ask? A Mary Sue can be a character that is a shameless self-insert, poorly developed, without flaws and stupidly overpowered character, another more generalized definition is a character who is overly-idealized character who exerts an unjust amount of influence upon their respective setting or story.

How do I know if my character is a Mary Sue?
If you answer yes to any of these questions then you are one step closer to Mary Sueness and a rightfully deserved purging!

1. Do they feature an entirely contrived "weakness" that doesn't affect them any time it would harm them (such as being clumsy unless they are required to perform a great feat of athleticism) or isn't really a weakness (such as being too kind or righteous "for their own good") which was clearly added solely so the author could point to it when accused of writing a Sue?
2. Is the main problem in the story one that this character can easily fix or solve on their own? (Doesn't count if they're the only character in the story).
3. Is it a character written by Matt Ward, Kim Dal Young, Stephenie Mayer or Ayn Rand?
4. Do they always make good decisions? And Bad ones that are suddenly revealed as good choices?
5. Does their personal morality always perfectly match objective reality? Would there be any difference between describing their opinion and simply narrating what was actually going on in a scene?
6. Do they start the story at the pinnacle of achievment and have no way to grow or improve?
7. Do you never allow other characters to dislike them? Or do you punish those characters for disliking your character by portraying them negatively and/or making something terrible happen to them?
8. Do you use absolutes like "always," "everybody," or "never" when describing their abilities?

Infamous/Famous/Mostly Infamous Mary Sues
Eragon: medieval rip off of Luke Skywalker copying his story in almost every way and is a whiny, sociopathic
Alice Abernathy: the matron mother of sues and in this role players opinion the main reason why the resident evil movies were bad!
Drizzt Do'Urden: and the Quadrillion clones he has spawned!
Bella Swan and her trusty Marty Stu Edward! I doubt there is need of an explanation on this one besides the fact the two have NO compatible features whatsoever yet it is somehow love at first sight.
Kaldor Draigo: Matt Wards Mary Sue and a good example of a "Just because" Sue.
Captain Matthias Ward: Self insert Mary Sue by Matt Ward
Elminister: At least he doesn't kill all the evil in the world like he could because he would destroy the world in the process (Sorta like Super Man)
Jaela Daran: Eberron is a pretty interesting setting in D&D I guess but this swine does not help its case.
AVATAR A.K.A Fursona A.K.A James Cameron's crack at creating the most expensive self-insert furry transformation fanfiction! He not only managed to make an entire race of Mary Sues but his character became a Mary Sue of Mary Sues! Right now as we live our lives the Na'vi (Hey Listen! Mary Sues over here!) Alice and James Cameron John Connor Jack Dawson Jake Sullivan Semaj Noremac are trying to bring our characters into their master race, with an army of Drizzt clones at their command helping out of their own free will Just cause of their Mary Sueness!

Though the term Mary Sue is a lot like the term "Fun" there are a few ways to tell if you are a Mary Sue and need to be purged in righteous fire or have the almighty ban-hammer dropped on you! Please do not read this and think I am a cruel and evil person and please do not fear me for I am simply a co-GM and have no real power over the ban-hammer, I can only angle it and poise it to drop its almighty weight upon you, it is up to Cuddle Pot to decide when or if it falls.

Thank you @Revans Exile for helping me fine tune this post and in doing so, have already set me on the path of becoming a better writer and making this Role play more enjoyable for all involved.

[Revans Exile]

Im'a gona go on a little rant here

@Razael

I stopped reading after that.

People who have to rant to get their point across aren't worth reading. Don't ever expect me to take you seriously before the end of time.

Also Im'a isn't a word. If you are going to use the slang gonna spell it correctly.

[Master Crim]

Still here, but it may take a while to get a character up.

[Cuddle Pot]

I apologize @Anodyne but were do I know you?I'm excited to have another member however and am gear to begin!

[Anodyne]

@Cuddle Pot

i thought i posted in the interest check. hm.

[Cuddle Pot]

Weird, all well I'm glad you made it!

[Razael]

<Snipped quote by Razael>I stopped reading after that.

People who have to rant to get their point across aren't worth reading. Don't ever expect me to take you seriously before the end of time.

Also Im'a isn't a word. If you are going to use the slang gonna spell it correctly.

@Revans Exile

I apologize Revan my word choice was not the best, I did however, use it in the context that some other individual may see the message following aforementioned statement as a rant due to the fact that I have had many other Role players on this sight claim long posts not in the IC as "Ranting," "Rambling," or "Raving" when I was just trying to get information across without flooding the thread with post after post. As for the misspelling I included that due to another fact that contrary to the popular belief of fellow guild members actually reading what is in a post, they often seem to do nothing but look for grammar errors instead of processing what was included in the post. I have had many partners quit on me without a word solely for having long posts as well.

In short my apology is sincere on my part and I shall strive to be more vigilant to the expectations of my fellow members apart of this thread and shall ignore slang unless the term is required for a character, even then I shall avoid them and in doing so hope I do not drive you away from this thread.

[Revans Exile]

I apologize Revan my word choice was not the best

@Razael

Since it wasn't supposed to be a rant according to you, I decided to actually read it, the excessive use of the capslock to me at least seems to invalidate your claim that the post was not a rant.

[Razael]

<Snipped quote by Razael>Since it wasn't supposed to be a rant according to you, I decided to actually read it, the excessive use of the capslock to me at least seems to invalidate your claim that the post was not a rant.

@Revans Exile

So would you prefer me to look up the exact wavelength of the shouts such phrases are supposed to represent? As adding more exclamation points would also incite more displeasure. If this is required then I fear many mobile devices will not be able to view this thread.

[Revans Exile]

So would you prefer me to look up the exact wavelength of the shouts such phrases are supposed to represent?

@Razael

The fact that you feel you must shout to get your point across means you lack the communication skills to effectively & efficiently get your point across.

If you want people to listen don't shout. Speak like a normal person in a normal conversation. Shouting makes you look like a stark raving mad lunatic. Do you know how many people listen to a stark raving mad lunatic? Less than zero.

[Razael]

Edited, thank you for your feed back.

[Revans Exile]

Alice Abernathy: the matron mother of sues and in this role players opinion the main reason why the resident evil movies were bad!

@Razael

The only character in the history of RE that I actually like. The rest can all got rot in hell.

Drizzt Do'Urden: and the Quadrillion clones he has spawned!

@Razael

That idiotic name alone is enough to insure I will never allow that garbage to entire my brain.

Bella Swan and her trusty Marty Stu Edward! I doubt there is need of an explanation on this one besides the fact the two have NO compatible features whatsoever yet it is somehow love at first sight.

@Razael

No body watches/reads that series for anything other than sexual/romantic chemistry. It's romance novel softcore porn and nothing else.

[Razael]

<Snipped quote by Razael>The only character in the history of RE that I actually like. The rest can all got rot in hell.
Most of them do since most of them die.
<Snipped quote by Razael>That idiotic name alone is enough to insure I will never allow that garbage to entire my brain.
His first name is a Russian translation for Diarrhea so that is also a deterrent

@Revans Exile

Any way back to business Ill get my character up today Cuddle-Pot.

[Cuddle Pot]

I would like to remind everyone that politeness is one of the rules I enforce. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and to present them in a fair manner. Live and let live and let's move on.