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[Obscurus]

ooooh nice, the plot thickens :)

[AlteredTundra]

Hehehe, well I'm glad that my little plot twist is getting such great feedback. I was kind of worried that you guys wouldn't like it, but as @GoddessSophia has pointed out, it was a good one, so I'm glad. :)

As an added bonus, this should allow a lot of interesting routes for you guys to take your characters. I mean, of course no one knows about Celina and what she's all about, but perhaps characters who have the ability to see into the future could maybe have some hints about the incoming danger to Olympus Academy.

I'm also possibly working on something fun we all could work as to add more depth to the RP's universe such as adding face claims to the Godly Parents. I mean, eventually they will play a pivotal role in the RP and make ocassional appearances, so it would be nice to have faces to the name, right?

@GoddessSophia@Onarax@WhiteStar19@Kaithas@HereComesTheSnow @LadyTale@karamonnom@Obscurus@Plank Sinatra @HushedWhispers @Aspen Wren

[Onarax]

No.

The gods, even in classic mythology, were known to change their faces all the time. Adding a face claim makes them less godly. Plus every kid here probably had a different interpretation of their parent. Zaheen for instance had a Pakistani Hephaestus while Laurel's was probably white. Part of the mystique of the gods is how abstract they are, and there's a reason everyone has such a different interpretation of them. Adding any sort of "standardized" interpretation takes away all that makes them great.

Cause, to put it simply, they're gods not people, they don't need a specific face claim. Their image is in the eye of the beholder.

[AlteredTundra]

@Onarax

I just thought having a face to the gods would be an interesting thing to have for reference, but I can see how that would take away from some of their greatness. I just thought it would be something fun to do as a collaborative effort. Like, since there are a couple of us who have more than one character - actually, I think everyone has at least 2 characters - it would add another reason to work together to make the rp more fun, but like stated, I see how it wouldn't work out that well. So, I'll just drop it. ^^;

[GoddessSophia]

@Altered Tundra I personally wouldn't mind having face-claims to the godly parents. This after all is an rp, and I don't think everyone is exactly following every rule and myth about what makes them godly and what doesn't and about their different interpretations.

Whilst @Onarax has a good point nonetheless, I just thought I'd point the above out. In case more than one person agree it would be nice to have a face to the Gods. I think it would give us a better image/make them feel more real in then rp, then just being mentioned without being described/seen.

I've been in another rp where the Olympians had face-claims on another site and it was fun and made them feel real.

[Plank Sinatra]

No.

The gods, even in classic mythology, were known to change their faces all the time. Adding a face claim makes them less godly. Plus every kid here probably had a different interpretation of their parent. Zaheen for instance had a Pakistani Hephaestus while Laurel's was probably white. Part of the mystique of the gods is how abstract they are, and there's a reason everyone has such a different interpretation of them. Adding any sort of "standardized" interpretation takes away all that makes them great.

Cause, to put it simply, they're gods not people, they don't need a specific face claim. Their image is in the eye of the beholder.

@Onarax

ditto

i mean, zeus got more than one woman pregnant while disguised as an animal. them changing their shapes and forms to be more appealing depending on circumstance is quintessential greek mythology

[MiddleEarthRoze]

As for face-claims, perhaps the God/Goddess has one preferred image that they use pretty much all the time, and just alters it in order to do some frick-frack with mortals. Or non-mortals, depending on which myth you're looking at.

Either way, I'm sure they settled on a final image - for example, Hermes is nearly always portrayed as a young man; Hephaestus is always portrayed as a disfigured dude, and Zeus always has his rockin' beard.

So, I like the idea of having F/C for their everyday image - at the very least it gives us an idea of what they may look like.
Obviously, if people share a Godly parent, you'll have to debate over it, but I highly doubt it'll cause many issues.

[AlteredTundra]

As for face-claims, perhaps the God/Goddess has one preferred image that they use pretty much all the time, and just alters it in order to do some frick-frack with mortals. Or non-mortals, depending on which myth you're looking at.

Either way, I'm sure they settled on a final image - for example, Hermes is nearly always portrayed as a young man; Hephaestus is always portrayed as a disfigured dude, and Zeus always has his rockin' beard.

So, I like the idea of having F/C for their everyday image - at the very least it gives us an idea of what they may look like.
Obviously, if people share a Godly parent, you'll have to debate over it, but I highly doubt it'll cause many issues.

@MiddleEarthRoze

I like your idea about them having a preferred one. It allows us to put a face to them while still retaining some loyalty to the mythos of them having several ones. I'm sure @Plank Sinatra and @Onarax can agree to this, no? Of course, this is only the first step in the direction of deciding face claims for the godly parents. Speaking of which, I need to get at my half-siblings and discuss possibilities of face claims:3

[MiddleEarthRoze]

Oh, also, a question for our GMs.

XxLyraxX has been offline for over a month now - and has been absent from this roleplay for even longer. Would you be able to reopen the second co-GM spot and re-open the Son of Poseidon spot too? I don't they're coming back... :(

[AlteredTundra]

Oh, also, a question for our GMs.

XxLyraxX has been offline for over a month now - and has been absent from this roleplay for even longer. Would you be able to reopen the second co-GM spot and re-open the Son of Poseidon spot too? I don't they're coming back... :(

@MiddleEarthRoze

Mm yeah, I think we're going to have to. Even if Lyra has been away for a good reason, I don't think it's fair to everyone else to have an MIA GM. I think, especialyl now with me taking control temperarily, I'm going to need someone who'll be more hands-on with things in the event that I, too, have to go away from the RP. Plus it wouldn't hurt to have another person to discuss things with haha.

I'll contact Hushed to see if she can open up the second Co-GM slot officially and I'll handle the choosing of the GM for her in case she's still dealing with her family stuffs.

As for the second Poseidon slot, I think you might be onto something. With Lyra being gone, it's not really fair to someone who would like to join as a possible Son of Poseidon, be it someone already on the player cast or someone new. So, I will open it up for anyone who wants to make a character for that slot.

[GoddessSophia]

I posted for Clarissa :) and since Skye and Stella are NPC's for a while, there's some Skye in there too. Hope you enjoy.

[AlteredTundra]

I posted for Clarissa :) and since Skye and Stella are NPC's for a while, there's some Skye in there too. Hope you enjoy.

@GoddessSophia

Awesome post! :D I think you handled Skye rather well. :)

[GoddessSophia]

@Altered Tundra Thanks, it was rather fun writing it.

I missed Skye...phew...I am glad I passed that test, I only had a little bit to go off from his previous posts/interactions with Clarissa, so I was hoping I did him some justice.

[AlteredTundra]

@Altered Tundra Thanks, it was rather fun writing it.

I missed Skye...phew...I am glad I passed that test, I only had a little bit to go off from his previous posts/interactions with Clarissa, so I was hoping I did him some justice.

@GoddessSophia

I don't think it's that hard to get Skye's mannerisms down. He's pretty much a male version of Aphrodite, so I think you had a good amount of knowledge since, early on, Clarissa was like that. Still, with little what you were given, I do think you pulled it off brilliantly. :)

I kind of feel bad that I couldn't open everyone up for at least one post. I do some NPC posts so everyone can be involved in some way, shape, or form. I know it'll probably slow the time I intended to post at, but I think it'll be worth it once everyone gets involved. :)

Just gotta think on how I'm going to do this haha.

[GoddessSophia]

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I don't think it's that hard to get Skye's mannerisms down. He's pretty much a male version of Aphrodite, so I think you had a good amount of knowledge since, early on, Clarissa was like that. Still, with little what you were given, I do think you pulled it off brilliantly. :)

I kind of feel bad that I couldn't open everyone up for at least one post. I do some NPC posts so everyone can be involved in some way, shape, or form. I know it'll probably slow the time I intended to post at, but I think it'll be worth it once everyone gets involved. :)

Just gotta think on how I'm going to do this haha.

@Altered Tundra

I suppose that is a fair point, but thanks anyways :)

Well I look forward to what posts you come up with. The twist is rather good, so I am curious to see how it'll all unfold. I think there could be some good stuff.

[AlteredTundra]

@GoddessSophia@Onarax@WhiteStar19@Kaithas@HereComesTheSnow @LadyTale@karamonnom@Obscurus@Plank Sinatra @Aspen Wren

So, officially, Hushed has handed the RP over to me full-time. If you guys have any questions, concerns, ideas, please shoot them to me. PM preferred, but you can also direct them to my skype(See my bio on my profile for it).

That is all.

~Altered.

[GoddessSophia]

@Altered Tundra Oh, well hello new GM, seems like you got a promotion :)

I gather Skye/Stella will still be NPC's? or is someone taking them over as official characters?

[AlteredTundra]

@Altered Tundra Oh, well hello new GM, seems like you got a promotion :)

I gather Skye/Stella will still be NPC's? or is someone taking them over as official characters?

@GoddessSophia

Mm haha, yeah it does seem that I did. xD

As for Skye and Stella, I'm tossing between a few ideas:

• Having them become on-screen NPCs and the slots becoming vacant for new(or old people) to snag those spots
• Giving control of them to the players whose characters are their siblings(so you, and @karamonnom)
• Writing them out with some kind of big - and tragic - event near the end of the Kidnapping Arc.

I haven't decided on which one, but thoughts from the player cast might help me decide. :)

[GoddessSophia]

@Altered Tundra Mhh those are rather good ideas..

I wouldn't mind doing number 1/2...I am little worried about 3...even though it could be fun, I wouldn't want to see Skye and Stella getting killed off...or something

[LadyTale]

@Altered Tundra

I think option 1 or 2 would be preferable to most people, but option 3 gives an aspect of realism. Not everyone survives violent encounters, and demigod or not, our characters are still mortal.

Congratulations on your new post, Game Master Altered Tundra!

On a side note, could someone perhaps find Serafina's abandoned earring soon-ish?