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Do You Have RP Pet Peeves?

One word, Retconning

@ChronicleMan

A GM retconning their own RP? Or retconning an existing IP?

Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

Should I do something with Hoshi? Would anyone mind if I kicked off the Heartless fights leading Guard Armor?

Also isn't Merlin's house in the 3rd District?

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

At a glance, this town seems in need of an official Inn/Tavern

The Innkeeper

Norwen Rothfuss III

30
Owner & Keeper of The Big Dipper Inn & Tavern

Hider

Norwen's grandfather, Norwen Rothfuss I (85) arrived in Starlight Cove nearly sixty yeaes ago. With him he brought a simple dream: to create a space wherein locals and travelers alike could stop for a bout of home comfort, strong good drinks, and delicious food; a place for people of all walks of life to gather, socialize, and enjoy the simpler things in life. After several years of laboring and planning, the Big Dipper was founded. Originally serving only as a tavern it became a hotspot in the community, being a place where dinner meetings were held and holidays could be celebrated. Beyond food, drink, and merryment, news from out of town was the house specialty, as adventurers would pass through telling tales of their journeys and the goings-on of the wider world.

After a long career, Norwen I passed the ownership of the tavern to his son, Norwen Rothfuss II (60). Under the son, the Tavern expanded. The addition of overnight lodging sparked a boom in the Big Dipper's business. Traveling merchants, wandering adventurers, and festival goers could rely on the Inn to provide a bed in a cozy room any time of the year. He also expanded the dinning room and bar making a space dedicated to local meetings and performances by bards and other entertainers. If anyone asked, The Big Dipper was the place to go for a good time.

The business flourished.

Until it didn't.

Norwen Rothfuss III was raised and groomed to carry on the legacy of his grandfather and father before him. Though he's harbored dreams of adventure for himself, his sense of duty and loyalty to his family's handprint in Starlight Cove stays his hand. He has his work cut out for him. As Starlight Cove has fallen to disrepair, so too has the Inn & Tavern. Though the food and drink remain a staple, the jovial atmosphere has faded, and much of the space requires copious maintenance both inside and out. Together with his wife, as well as a resident cat named Melkie, Norwen takes on the revitalization of the old Inn with a determined, if slightly frustrated, disposition.

Multiversal Breakout

Are we allowed to play as prison guards?

Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

Finally got a moment to sit down.

Office ladies where I work pissed off a customer so they have been worried for days that they are going to come into the office and start drama, so they have had everyone they can sitting at the office ALL DAY.

I'm not paid enough to be security...

Working on a post now.

@Sadu

RIP your sanity.

Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

How we doing?

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

@Little Bird I'm going to go ahead limb and say 93rd Street won't be negotiated.

It's okay. Good luck with your endeavors, Little Bird.

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@Yankee I forsee at least two, maybe three scenes/collabs with your spies. I'll add them in my post. Looking forward to your sheets!

@evierose The NPC's look great, approved

@Qia Sounds good regarding the collab with Lana, I can't wait to see it. :>

@Estylwen

If that's so, then I request you simply play it as though I were never here. At least want the dignity of wiping myself from the map on my own terms.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

@Little Bird Nothing is going to change the fact that Merryland is being invaded, and that it's likely 93rd Street will also be invaded.

Here are your options:

1) Defend your territory like everyone else.

2) Leave the roleplay.

I will not be discussing this further with you. We have been very patient the past few days, but enough is enough. Any attempts to continue talking about this, and I will have you removed myself.

@Estylwen

Barring an opportunity to negotiate over 93rd w/ out a fight, I'm probably best off dropping.

I thought I'd be up for it, but I doubt my headspace can handle the competitive edge on this scale. Not in the long term.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

For someone playing so passively... it's definitely and so passive to be sneaking right into a mafia leaders den. Also, dude, you keep complaining about absolutely everything if it doesn't look to be going exactly the way you want. You have complained about multiple things at this point, trying to get people to bend to your will, and you keep making contradictory statements. I'm sorry but it's quite annoying. I've been trying to hold my tongue about it but you just did it again.

Complain. Complain. Complain. But your characters are doing exactly what you are complaining about that others are saying they might possibly do to you.

You never once said "Hey Sav, I am going to have someone sneak into your base. What does your skyscraper layout look like? How do you want this to go man? What is the outcome we both want to get to this," you just did it though you are demanding that you have a decision on outcomes because it's your characters and your territory. Hypocritical and childish.

And I don't care if this gets me in trouble with everyone else and upsets you. I am okay with those consequences.

@The Savant

Sylvia is on the street. Not in the tower. When/If the skirmish enters the tower I'm pulling her out of Nickel; sneaking into the tower would be a point of no return without question, especially given the circumstance. If she did go in I'd have her do so openly and align with Krish, partly because a rogue party throwing bombs around boads ill for everyone, and partly because it *might* make dealings with Asterion less complicated if she stepped in to help. If the latter is serviceable to you I can go that route. Otherwise I'm leaving that situation be and getting an NPC back to Yellow Brick while Glyde deals with things in Merryland.

Hailey has become of more interest to her at this point than her original goal, which was go in and get a feel for Asterion's intent. I was looking to get a valid reason for Glyde to know of Asterion's interest in 93rd street.

I have another NPC on a diplomatic venture to hopefully head off any future tensions with Iron Rose.

A third was sent to find insight into the Order, although that one getting brought back because someone has to let Glyde know that Merryland is about to get a lot less Merry.

In terms of seizing territory, if the situation were reversed, I'd be open to the idea of throwing an early-game battle. Failing to take a territory is less skin off my back than someone potentially losing ground. Seeing everyone fully realize their board is more interesting to me; it's more exciting that way.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

If it makes you feel better Little Bird, on the opening post there is even this note:

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If you don't want to give up territory, simply don't surrender. Of course there may be penalties after the fact, but as far as how I'm interpreting the "rules" you don't have to worry about suddenly losing ground if you don't want to/don't think it fits the story. But as mentioned before, suddenly finding themselves under attack is a good way to develop the RP and the group's relationship to the story at large. Will they deal with themselves and remain isolated? Reach out to local PD for assistance? Cut a deal with mafia groups to force the Order to retreat? It's a good way to flesh out how your character will react to the situation.

And yeah, like Savant mentioned many characters are already being targeted by others. Invading territory was going to happen regardless.

@Yankee

If not for the underlying board game element declaring that I either defend or lose territory I'd honestly be content to ignore the Order and let them operate there. Sharing is caring. Plus 3 poor districts can't keep up in direct conflict with others, so I'd prefer to play as passively as I can until I'm built up where I am or have the resources to expand. A less aggressive play style in the short term behooves me.

I'm also inclined to let the conquest and resource management aspects takeva back seat in favor of developing the narrative and immersing into the characters and setting.