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Estermere - A Medieval Fantasy Roleplay

I'm still interested, I just feel there needs to be more story to it all. Saying 'Here's a town, go play' is a bit difficult to turn into a coherent plot line, since we lack the same tight space many other RPs take place in as well as the immense resources and possibilities of a Nation RP.
I would totally be in favour of a reboot. However, it is the run up to Christmas, so expect a few delays in posts.

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Support, that was meant to say.

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Sorry about the delays. Real life can be a pain in the neck.

Also, PK? What happened to using surprise as an advantage? Lanius will know of the assault way quicker now you've given the soldiers a chance to react and send messages requesting aid and suppor.

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Peace Keeper said
Gangbanged. Two-front flanked.

Double-killed. Front-and-backed.

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Peace Keeper said
If they do make a scene, then there are plenty of royal guard members active in the hall.I take personal command of all Royal Guard members, if that is ok.

Your guards, your rules. I ain't going to stop you from portraying your creations your way.

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"Phew" That was good news. At least he wasn't trying to hop in bed with her.

"Why didn't you just say that then? Nearly gave me a heart attack. I thought you were going to... never mind. Yeah, she's..."

Looking around, Luna tried to catch sight of her mother. She wasn't wearing anything particularly distinctive, just an old forest-green dress. Apparently, she wore it at some other formal occasion, a meeting with a chieftain or her coronation or something. It was plain, long, with a golden trim. It didn't look very comfortable, but Kali had insisted on wearing it, saying 'a little pain is worth a good impression.' Trouble was, she looked like she was uncomfortable, which made it seem like she didn't like formal occasions or being away from home. Even a political novice like Luna knew that didn't look good for a leader of a country.

Whilst the Empress blended with the crowd, Corvus stuck out like a sore thumb. Clearly caring little for the formality and exigences esthétiques of the situation, he had flouted the 'no-weapons' rule, with a long cutting sword at his hip and two daggers across his chest, and decided the best item of clothing to wear was his armoured Inquisitor robes. Because nothing said 'classy and approachable' like a set of dark red, heavily-armoured robes emblazoned with an eye in the centre of the burning sun across the chest. Thankfully, he decided not to wear his helmet, but brought along light red greaves, boots and gauntlets to make up for it. He was right next to the Empress, which was helpful, though it would be unlikely for him to be anywhere else. He kept scanning the area, no doubt looking for threats of some description. He had one hand on his sword at all times. He probably didn't even know he was doing it - it was just instinct for him now.

"... over there. Come on, I'll take you over."

Having totally forgotten her earlier panic, she noted grabbed the Gu'Shedal by the hand and practically dragged him behind her, ignoring the strange looks she was getting.

"So, what was it you wanted to talk to us about?"

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"Ma'am?"

"What's wrong, Corvus?"

"Those two óinseach over there..."

"Corvus! Language!"

"One is claiming to be Jeffsoff Curlow of Marmon."

"Oh?"

"Ma'am, he is not a noble. He is not even high-born. He looks like a common peasant."

"How can you tell? Looks perfectly moble to me. A bit roguish, perhaps, but..."

"The way he walks. The way he wears his clothes. His accomplice. It's all a dead giveaway. He's a fraud."

"We can't prove it. Don't try anything untoward."

Pause

"Corvus! Where are you going?"

"I'm going to talk to 'King' Curlow."

"Corvus, get the muca back here!"

"Excuse me, miss...."

"Corvus! Oh, gods be damned..."

Estermere - A Medieval Fantasy Roleplay

BingTheWing said
If anyone has noticed I'm not posting as much, please, again, note that my banner is still applicable. It's a busy time of year for everybody.

Also, am I the only one that thinks this RP needs a reboot? I'm fully aware of the huge character development right now, but I feel that it's lost some... "flair" from its youth.

A reboot certainly wouldn't go amiss.

Is RPGuild dying?

I thought you were genuinely asking the question 'Is RP guild dying'. Turns out this whole thread has degenerated into a slagging match where one side demands updates and fixes and the other side - myself included, looking back - defends ceaselessly.

So, I'm going to sum this whole thing up: You don't like it? Leave. Too impatient to wait for updates? See ya. Want to bitch on a bout how the guild sucks and we should all leave and join Iwaku rather than sit it out? Please bugger off.

All comments after this are redundant. Every point to be argued has been argued, No, the Guild is not dying, it is going through a slump. Yes, there are other sites with more features. No, I really couldn't care less about them. Can we please put this issue to bed?

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Luna squirmed under Imperia's glare as she thought.
"I would need to..."
Then the full weight of the Gu'Shedal's words hit her. How did he know she came here with her mother? Did he recognise the name? He didn't show any reaction to it. Maybe he recognised her from that wretched portrait - the one where she looked about seven years old, holding a sword and wearing a leather corset she was certain was two sizes too tight. But then, wouldn't he know her name, or recognise her face? She hadn't told him he was a noble, just that she was from Torin, which could mean she was the daughter of a chief or warrior. Based on her skin and face, most people would guess she was Kasai, so that seemed more likely. Regardless, it seemed more likely that she would show up with her father rather than her mother. So why did he say Mother?

Oh gods... Had he mistaken her for a whore? She didn't think she looked tartly and by Torin standards she looked fine, but here it might be different. Wearing sleeveless dresses or knee-length skirts might be considered immodest here. To think, she had spent all that time getting her hair into that spiral-pigtail everyone found cute and picking a dress only to end up looking like a tart! The more she thought about it, the more it made sense - being asked to go with him someplace private, politely ignoring the fact she walked right into him, asking her to stay, telling whosherface not to yell at her. Maybe Mother was code for pimp, or was a hooker he frequently went with. Maybe prostitution was a family business, so daughters followed their mothers. Maybe he wanted them both.

But what about the age limits? She wasn't technically allowed - she had to wait for her first blood going by Torin laws. And even though she was abroad, she followed her own laws, always.

Panic and embarrassment once again took centre stage on Luna's face. Without thinking, she backed away from Mundir a couple of steps, her gaze firmly watching him. She was scared of him, and there was no hiding it.

"Sir" she began "Why can we not talk here?"

Is RPGuild dying?

KabenSaal said
Short answer? No. Long Answer? Nooooooooooooooo, But seriously, any site like this, wither it is a shinning tower or internet gold, or something passed though the four stomachs of a Web-Cow, rely on the people to keep it active. And as the community is right now, I would say no, it's nowhere near dead.

Nice ZP reference,

But in all seriousness, the fact this thread has gathered so much attention in the space of a day is something. And as far as I'm involved, the RP's I'm in take casualties and recruit new guys every couple of days. Yes, there is some decline, but I don't think we are dying out. We go through low points and high points all the time. It means nothing to have slowed down, what we should worry about is when no new members show up and we lose members on a regular basis.

You can RP on multiple sites, remember. I've never even heard of Iwaku until this here thread.

And I think ya'll are being a bit harsh on Mahz and the Guild in general. Yeah, we lost a few fonts and colours, but honestly, what's the problem? People end up making their writing illegible and it's just distracting to have one character speak in red Arial whilst his buddy speaks in blue Times New Roman. You might argue it makes it easier to tell which character is saying what, but a good RPer/writer should be able to make that distinction without the need to resort to cheap measures like adding colour to speech. When was the last time you read a book that used more than what QQcode offers? I haven't read any. And to me, QQ isn't really awkward or clunky or everything everyone else is saying. It doesn't bother me to put [i] or [b] around something - barely takes me any time. I don't mind it.

I understand the deletion issue, but hey, you shouldn't really be making a post you need to delete anyway. When you do need to delete something, replace it with -- or "Deleted" or something. It's not a problem.

Maybe I'm just barebones. But I personally don't see an issue with the guild thus far. Sure, it would benefit greatly from three or four updates, chief of which should be the removal of the WSoD (White Screen of Death/Doom). Everything beyond fixing that is trivial.

If you want to go to something because it let's you change the colour of your words, go right ahead. Personally, I prefer the community and simplistic feel of RP Guild.