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The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

Mistress Dizzy said
Mildly worried that Krimp hasn't been on for a bit. No one's posted yet, but I'm sure everyone's already working at it. I don't want to fall behind...

I can't speak for others, but I'm a little fried after this week so I wouldn't worry too much, since they might be in the same boat. Half the post is floating around in my head, colliding with the other half of my head that can only speak one syllable words right now. The way the posting is laid out almost guarantees that you won't fall behind, Dizzy. If Krimp is otherwise occupied or has dropped completely, you're still OK. Just jump into interactions with someone else. You have a couple options at this point. (edit - I'm a simultaneous posting loser now, so thanks Krimp ;p)

@Dextkiller - I think the way you've laid out the posting is terrific. It completely avoids the awkward transitions where things just kind of meander into nothingness. More like a novel, there are significant events, accompanied by character development. Perfect format!

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

Skyswimsky said
Does our ride provide plenty of free food ^w^?

It's a cruise ... of course it does! Buffet on the Lido deck.

Lords, Ladies and Lies of the Court

We could, of course, always start regardless. Maybe set a point where we just go ahead with intro posts if we haven't heard anything from our GM?

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

I set up a public pad for The Arrival on Titanpad. If anyone would like to interact with Shani please PM me and I'll send you the link - it's public, so I don't want to just post it. Warm Regret, I'll be sending it to you in a second regardless.

Lords, Ladies and Lies of the Court

Looking forward to the intro. (nudge nudge)

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

I've updated Shani to reflect the new partnership with Warm Regret.

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

I like the Raevan drawings. When thinking through their physique for Shani, I did some wing span research and, without magical intervention, physics alone put them with a pretty impressive wingspan. Going by flighted birds with at the approximate weight of a smallish humanoid (~100-125 pound range) and adding the wing weight, they'd need roughly 20-25' of wing span to get enough surface area for flight. I'd originally kind of seen them as having wings similar to the drawings but, after the research, realized they'd need another joint, so instead of coming upwards from the back and then down, the first segment of wing would go down, then up, and then out.

That same line flowed, for me at least, into the layout of Sachia itself. Any kind of structure would probably have larger halls and doorways than needed by a non-winged humanoid, and great rooms would likely be either open air or have significantly higher ceilings to allow for limited flight. Much as movements and gestures are expressive for humans, so would flight be for Raevan. Development on the isles themselves would also probably be less than friendly to non-flighted creatures - i.e. why build bridges, ramps, or stairs? Extending this, I imagine the Scael would have similar aquatic features that simply weren't designed with non-aquatic creatures in mind.

Oh, and update - Warm Regret and I have been working via PM to get things sorted out. Once I've seen the new character, I'll update my CS to sync appropriately.

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

Warm Regret, I've not heard anything from masked_egg, so I'm apparently without a partner. If you're still interested, PM me and we'll work something out with our characters.

Lords, Ladies and Lies of the Court

But nobody's having fun if we don't start! Hint hint!

The Lost Lands of Ialdia: A paired high fantasy RP

I'm starting to wonder if I may be in that partner-needed category. Nothing yet from masked_egg so egg, if you're around, just a quick check in would be much appreciated. If there's no word by, say, Thursday, I can start working with you Warm Regret.