[OOC] The Absent King

[Thortimer]

I'll be responding to Linus right after @Errant Son makes his post. No rush, though. I'm still sick as a dog. Probably won't be able to get anything of substance out until it runs its course.

[Errant Son]

I'll be responding to Linus right after @Errant Son makes his post. No rush, though. I'm still sick as a dog. Probably won't be able to get anything of substance out until it runs its course.

@Thortimer

haha, am I the only one that saw this part and thought he meant in real life?

[Life in Stasis]

Well that's a graphic thought. I think I prefer the vivid imagery in your IC posts, ES.

Get well soon, Thor.

[Errant Son]

Sorry.

[Fireball XL5]

Posted. FYI that introduction takes place at sunrise, just prior to the main party's arrival at sunset.

[Errant Son]

I think Gawain has made a fool of himself enough for a lifetime of bad reputation, but perhaps he can make himself useful some day yet to come.

[JulienJaden]

As for Annara, I think I'm gonna have to wait with posting for her until other people have acted first, perhaps even until the next cycle of posts - the downside of choosing to make her pretty beat-up.

[Life in Stasis]

As they strode into the small hamlet that was, apparently, called Udny Pass...

@Errant Son

Just in case any of my wording was misleading, the hamlet was the tiny village that got swallowed up by the earth earlier in the story. Udny Pass deserves to be called a small city. A fraction of the size of Marion Bay, but still quite large and busy for such a remote area of Areta.

Now that we're here, I'm looking forward to something a little slower paced and less action-heavy. I've thrown you all through the gauntlet, and now we can finally explore our characters in a more peaceful setting. It's all been a bit hectic up until now, but it was necessary to get the plot going.

I think one of my worst pet peeves in RP is forced idle chatter, lacking heart or spirit. Now when our characters converse, they'll have something to talk about other than what's in their bios on the char page. Conversation will actually move the story forward instead of filling space.

[Life in Stasis]

As for Annara, I think I'm gonna have to wait with posting for her until other people have acted first, perhaps even until the next cycle of posts - the downside of choosing to make her pretty beat-up.

@JulienJaden

Noted, JJ. I'm hoping this round moves pretty quickly. And as you may have observed with Fireball XL5, you won't be the only one waiting until the next round to join the scene.

[Errant Son]

Nah, it was my misreading that caused it. One moment.

[Life in Stasis]

No problem at all, it was a lot of info and you joined a little later in the game. I wouldn't expect or ask anyone to read every word of the RP when it doesn't pertain to their own character.

Also I found some more art. It reminded me of the spirit of my dear Knights.

[Errant Son]

There's actually an entire comic based around that art/artist.

[JulienJaden]

@Life in Stasis Indeed. And I can't wait for the two groups (and two new players) to come together.

[Life in Stasis]

There's actually an entire comic based around that art/artist.

@Errant Son

So there is. Checking it out now.

Also I'm in talks with a potential new player who may be joining the game.

[Errant Son]

@Life in Stasis I've never read it. It's just all over DeviantArt, kinda hard to escape it.

[Life in Stasis]

Ah, I was just looking at the website. I use DevArt when I'm lazy and need pictures for something, but that place is a cesspit of fan art and I avoid it as much as possible. Haven't been an active user since about 2009.

[Errant Son]

ha

hahaha

do you want to see my collection of shitty fanart that I laugh at whenever I feel sad? dA is exactly what you say it is. :p But there is the occasional gem.

[Life in Stasis]

There are legitimate artists who use it as an easily referenced archive, but mostly you just tend to get ponies, sonic, weird horse RP characters, or furries no matter WHAT THE SEARCH TERM. YOU CAN LITERALLY TYPE IN 'ROMAN ARCHITECTURE' AND FIND BLUE HORSES OR FURRIES

[Errant Son]

So relatable. It's kinda sad actually. The ones that always make me laugh are when you search for a serious term, looking for a serious character picture.. so I just entered a collection called 'Vikings' and I see some semi good pictures, and then there's this one picture of a woman with a sword who's wearing only a belt.

True art, that is. :/

[Life in Stasis]

Oh I forgot all about the "photography" of artful nudity, in which the subject stares forlornly into the camera, as if looking directly at me and knowing exactly how I came across their picture. Because I plugged in the search term "desert city".