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Section #1: Jig Being Right
It has come to my attention, that I am primarily right and drunk.
Jig is completely right.
Jig is right.
[11.01.50] Gowi:
Jig is right. Feel free to send that along.
[Jig is] 100% correct.
Jig was right 8 months ago, and is still right.
I love you, Jig. It's because you're Always Right™.
Once again, Jig is absolutely right about this.
Where is Jig when I need to vent about politics?Drunk.
The mighty Jig is of course right.
Section #2: Jig's RP's
I'm not post-dating RP's I've been in that died out of nowhere and I've basically forgotten about, so here are my present ones.
Current:
Previous:
Wolf Manor (GM)
Wink Murder (GM)
Project Rehab (Player)
The Kidnapping (Player)
Wink murder: Who Killed Mr. Jig? (GM)
Finite Incantatem (Co-GM)
New Dawn Rising (Player)
Most Recent Posts
Most of my advice isn't helpful, but here goes.
Collaborative Posts: I like Googledocs. Everyone can access it, type concurrently, and there's a chat function. When I'm involved in a collaborative post, I encourage only one player to write the whole post from their character's perspective. Essentially, the non-writer(s) is/are just there to supply information, what their character/s do and say - and not to do any writing. Apart from direct speech, I encourage that collab's writer to rewrite all of the information they are given. This way, the whole post looks and feels like one solid post, just like any other. Otherwise, I find the flipflopping of perspective to be confusing, difficult to follow, and generally bad practice, since there's not really any difference between constant perspective shifts and a series of one-liners and you might as well do one-liners. It's worth saying that the system I've just outlined is by no means the standard, although I think it's had some popularity among players in the games I've run. It also has the bonus effect that you can blast through the exchange of information and plan the scene in one relatively short session ("so if my character says X, what does yours say?") and the writer can just take away the notes and write the damn thing in their own time.
Portraying Things Without Being Boring: My advice here would be, if it's not relevant, don't talk about it. Ships and buildings are pretty, and pretty is great, but don't derail actual content to just describe stuff for the sake of it. We call that 'fluff', as in, padding. I'm not saying that going into detail about these things is always irrelevant, but it easily can be. While I'm by no means the best writer in the universe, I find the best way to make my writing more interesting is to never use the same word more than once in a paragraph if I can at all help it, with the exception of 'the', 'a', and 'said'.
The Right Amount of Detail: How long is a piece of string? The right amount of detail is the right amount of detail that is needed. As above, if it's not relevant, don't be talking about it. Otherwise, it's fluff. If there's something to be got from detail, like how your character feels about how imposing a ship might be, or you want to describe something which will then come up in the near or distant future, go into as much detail as that needs. The least important thing to put detail into is your character's appearance and especially what they're wearing.
Getting into Advanced: I once played with somebody who was quite nervous about trying advanced as that was their first time. There was no marked difference between their writing or anybody else's that I picked up on. For me, I think the only thing that really separates Advanced from Casual is how much people are willing to invest in the games. Casual goes much more quickly while Advanced goes much more slowly, with predictable effects on post length, future-planning, etc. I've never ever seen anybody say to anybody else "you shouldn't be here" unless they were new to the forum altogether and were pitching something that clearly wasn't right for the section (ie: something that would fit better in Free), and, even then, it was constructive and not critical advice. Otherwise, GM's might be more inclined to request accurate spelling and grammar, but I've seen plenty of shonky SpaG in Advanced, and you seem to spell and use grammar confidently so it's not really worth your worrying about. Basically, go find something you want to join, and try it out. If you are really nervous, you could maybe say to the GM that you're open to advice and guidance.
There's no real reason to assume that Advanced is 'better' in any way than Casual in terms of writing quality: it's just for players looking for something maybe more in-depth than people in Casual might be looking for. Assuming it's about how well you write isn't strictly true. The longer posts that are typically expected will of course give your strong points more time to shine and maybe expose some weak points, but writing and reading longer posts would, in my opinion, give you a greater opportunity to improve your writing anyway.
Early Signs: I think that's number two on the list of things I've like to know, after the alchemical process that turns base metals into gold.
Collaborative Posts: I like Googledocs. Everyone can access it, type concurrently, and there's a chat function. When I'm involved in a collaborative post, I encourage only one player to write the whole post from their character's perspective. Essentially, the non-writer(s) is/are just there to supply information, what their character/s do and say - and not to do any writing. Apart from direct speech, I encourage that collab's writer to rewrite all of the information they are given. This way, the whole post looks and feels like one solid post, just like any other. Otherwise, I find the flipflopping of perspective to be confusing, difficult to follow, and generally bad practice, since there's not really any difference between constant perspective shifts and a series of one-liners and you might as well do one-liners. It's worth saying that the system I've just outlined is by no means the standard, although I think it's had some popularity among players in the games I've run. It also has the bonus effect that you can blast through the exchange of information and plan the scene in one relatively short session ("so if my character says X, what does yours say?") and the writer can just take away the notes and write the damn thing in their own time.
Portraying Things Without Being Boring: My advice here would be, if it's not relevant, don't talk about it. Ships and buildings are pretty, and pretty is great, but don't derail actual content to just describe stuff for the sake of it. We call that 'fluff', as in, padding. I'm not saying that going into detail about these things is always irrelevant, but it easily can be. While I'm by no means the best writer in the universe, I find the best way to make my writing more interesting is to never use the same word more than once in a paragraph if I can at all help it, with the exception of 'the', 'a', and 'said'.
The Right Amount of Detail: How long is a piece of string? The right amount of detail is the right amount of detail that is needed. As above, if it's not relevant, don't be talking about it. Otherwise, it's fluff. If there's something to be got from detail, like how your character feels about how imposing a ship might be, or you want to describe something which will then come up in the near or distant future, go into as much detail as that needs. The least important thing to put detail into is your character's appearance and especially what they're wearing.
Getting into Advanced: I once played with somebody who was quite nervous about trying advanced as that was their first time. There was no marked difference between their writing or anybody else's that I picked up on. For me, I think the only thing that really separates Advanced from Casual is how much people are willing to invest in the games. Casual goes much more quickly while Advanced goes much more slowly, with predictable effects on post length, future-planning, etc. I've never ever seen anybody say to anybody else "you shouldn't be here" unless they were new to the forum altogether and were pitching something that clearly wasn't right for the section (ie: something that would fit better in Free), and, even then, it was constructive and not critical advice. Otherwise, GM's might be more inclined to request accurate spelling and grammar, but I've seen plenty of shonky SpaG in Advanced, and you seem to spell and use grammar confidently so it's not really worth your worrying about. Basically, go find something you want to join, and try it out. If you are really nervous, you could maybe say to the GM that you're open to advice and guidance.
There's no real reason to assume that Advanced is 'better' in any way than Casual in terms of writing quality: it's just for players looking for something maybe more in-depth than people in Casual might be looking for. Assuming it's about how well you write isn't strictly true. The longer posts that are typically expected will of course give your strong points more time to shine and maybe expose some weak points, but writing and reading longer posts would, in my opinion, give you a greater opportunity to improve your writing anyway.
Early Signs: I think that's number two on the list of things I've like to know, after the alchemical process that turns base metals into gold.
Out
In my haste I forgot the date and left the
lights dimly on. Since my appetite
was shot, you will find me out to lunch,
so nobody’s at home and it’s better not
to go there, staring through the windows
and rattling at the doors; I’d gotten somewhat
bored and thought I ought to get some sun.
I think I wrote a note to whomever was concerned,
suggesting that they turn around and just join me out for lunch.
There is no point in knocking now the door’s been firmly locked behind me
on my way to lunch to escape that dreaded clock.
I knew the lights were on from the moment I was gone,
but such was my haste for lunch I just didn't turn them off and if you want to leave
a message, after the tone, I might hear it once I’m back from lunch and someone’s
finally at home. My fingers are sick of letters so post-lunch I’ll use some knives to pry
the paper from the contents and throw them on the fire. The house is really empty
so I thought I’d save you time because there is no use in trying while I’m out to bloody lunch.
If you want to come then you absolutely should
but enough about the lights; I could have left them on for fun
since I won’t be touching blues and I’m not going near the blacks
and even if it bruises I will beat the darkness back with bulbs if I have to
and a note on the door: Currently I’m out to lunch, might be back at four.
In my haste I forgot the date and left the
lights dimly on. Since my appetite
was shot, you will find me out to lunch,
so nobody’s at home and it’s better not
to go there, staring through the windows
and rattling at the doors; I’d gotten somewhat
bored and thought I ought to get some sun.
I think I wrote a note to whomever was concerned,
suggesting that they turn around and just join me out for lunch.
There is no point in knocking now the door’s been firmly locked behind me
on my way to lunch to escape that dreaded clock.
I knew the lights were on from the moment I was gone,
but such was my haste for lunch I just didn't turn them off and if you want to leave
a message, after the tone, I might hear it once I’m back from lunch and someone’s
finally at home. My fingers are sick of letters so post-lunch I’ll use some knives to pry
the paper from the contents and throw them on the fire. The house is really empty
so I thought I’d save you time because there is no use in trying while I’m out to bloody lunch.
If you want to come then you absolutely should
but enough about the lights; I could have left them on for fun
since I won’t be touching blues and I’m not going near the blacks
and even if it bruises I will beat the darkness back with bulbs if I have to
and a note on the door: Currently I’m out to lunch, might be back at four.
16/5/16
Lines
I know circles.
There are formulae and there are rules
But radii and signs, Archimedes and pi -
All baffled. Circles have been smashed,
Now dragged up against the banks of rationality
Post-mortem. After the fact.
The circles, once intact, have been ruptured:
Maths does not apply
And there is no principle or guide
For the worst kind of witchcraft that
Turns a circle into a line.
I know there’s just one place to be,
But spin the globe, just for me.
I’ll watch the poles shift as the axis thins,
Countries drift and islands sink,
Physics binned, spirals win
And orbit, itself,
Collapses,
Nothing more than a theory.
I know circles.
There are formulae and there are rules
But radii and signs, Archimedes and pi -
All baffled. Circles have been smashed,
Now dragged up against the banks of rationality
Post-mortem. After the fact.
The circles, once intact, have been ruptured:
Maths does not apply
And there is no principle or guide
For the worst kind of witchcraft that
Turns a circle into a line.
I know there’s just one place to be,
But spin the globe, just for me.
I’ll watch the poles shift as the axis thins,
Countries drift and islands sink,
Physics binned, spirals win
And orbit, itself,
Collapses,
Nothing more than a theory.
11/5/16
Circles
There’s a globe in my room.
Spin it, and wave goodbye to Europe, Asia
As they go, and dive back into the sea.
Little circles grip the world,
Only imaginary, of course;
They’re slimmer than my hips.
Me?
I’m tipping on the edge of a telephone.
Maybe they’ll know.
Hello, you know who it is. Any news?
Nothing to report.
This time if I spin the globe hard,
It’ll take you with it.
Throw you back into the sea somewhere warm
And still in sight,
But out of reach
So no tube can feed you
And maybe you’ll drown first.
There’s a globe in my room.
Spin it, and wave goodbye to Europe, Asia
As they go, and dive back into the sea.
Little circles grip the world,
Only imaginary, of course;
They’re slimmer than my hips.
Me?
I’m tipping on the edge of a telephone.
Maybe they’ll know.
Hello, you know who it is. Any news?
Nothing to report.
This time if I spin the globe hard,
It’ll take you with it.
Throw you back into the sea somewhere warm
And still in sight,
But out of reach
So no tube can feed you
And maybe you’ll drown first.
18/4/12
Had to put these somewhere.
I'm still paying attention but I don't seem to be holding anything up atm. Should anybody need me urgently, either tag me on here or PM me. If I don't answer then, it's because I'm not on the Guild at all. Thanks for your patience.
I don't know if any of you have been keeping an eye on my signature, but I'm currently spending 12-16 hours a day by a hospital bed, three hours sleeping, and whatever's leftover pacing around and gently going AAARRGHH to myself. As I'm sure you'll understand, this doesn't leave a huge amount of time and concentration for this. This doesn't mean I'm withdrawing, and I certainly don't want to, because, when things quieten down a little bit, one way or the other, this'll be a really useful outlet. Of course, if you want to carry on without me officially, that's up to you - just wanted to give you a heads-up that I'm going to be a bit of a non-entity or at the very least slow until further notice.
If you remember, keep an eye on my sig. Any developments will probably turn up in my sig before actually posting in OoC's and such.
If you remember, keep an eye on my sig. Any developments will probably turn up in my sig before actually posting in OoC's and such.
I like the idea, a lot actually. Just looking for a few clarifications.
So, essentially, we're playing figures or entities that are often mistaken for Angels of God, who are just people who willed themselves into existing post-death/enlightenment during life? So we're not all ancient, some of us are, and none of us were created by a single figure?
And what is it exactly we can do with Essence? Only one specific thing each Host, or a variety of things, with an overall effect on the Essence around us just by being there, i.e. each Host is capable of warping reality, but depending on their individuality, just being around Mortals cause them to feel and behave a certain way.
This is purely speaking academically, as this isn't happening at least right now:
The Hosts exist as a creation, deliberate or not, from the fountain of Essence, ie: God. In the same way you might find yourself with pent-up aggression and can choose to channel that aggression (sport, sex, whatever) or have it spontaneously build up and burst out of you, Essence works the same way. Had I spent more time on this, and had enough potential players, I would have allowed for 'ascension' - mortals that had generated so much essence that they became, metaphysically-speaking, indistuinguishable from Hosts. The Hosts can be either deliberate creations from God or kind of a byproduct of Essence. They are distinct from Mortals in that they understand Essence and can control it, at least to a point, so, yes, there is a point to which they could will themselves to being. It's worth saying that I've read enough philosophy to broadly disregard philosophy that is not based in logically proving things (as in maths) as 'nutters asserting gibberish', so I can't comment on Nietsche beyond the very basics, because I'm so discouraged from the topic as a whole.
If I give Hardly Divine another go, I'll try to be much clearer, but it's been hard for me to focus on this while also avoiding an infodump. This was based on a couple of things, but, particularly, The World Ends With You and Bayonetta.
In The World Ends With You, which is unbelievably tough to summarise, dead people with the sufficient quality of 'imagination' are thrust into 'the reaper's game', where they get to compete for their lives back over a series of missions: typically this involves erasing 'Noise' (negative emotions manifested in this extended plane of existence) but as the game progresses and characters scheme against each other, this develops somewhat. The Reapers are people who, having competed in the Reaper's Game, either don't want or haven't quite been successful in their attempt to get their lives back, but still get an 'honourable mention'. The overall game is based very much in the shallow metropolis of Shibuya in Tokyo, and while the players of the Reaper's game are invisible, they can interact with the overall mood and literal fashions of the city and the actual direct emotions of the living people in the city. Oh, and the whole Reaper's game is orchestrated by heavenly figures from another plane of existence who are basically bickering, and saying any more would be to spoil one of the best games I've ever played: if any of you has a Nintendo DS, I really really really recommend going on eBay and trying to find a copy of the game, because, while it has flaws, it is astonishingly good with a fantastic and ambitious plot.
Bayonetta, meanwhile, is perhaps best explained with an NSFW video: this one. I was basically going for the general content of TWEWY with the style of Bayontta. If anybody wants me to give them a heads up when/if I try this again, let me know.
Yo. I don't know if anybody has been keeping an eye on my sig, but the shit's about to hit the fan for me, and I'd rather not try to GM right now and focus on the games I'm already participating in in the time I have to focus on things that aren't the aforementioned shit or the aforementioned fan.
Many apologies and thanks to those of you who've already spent time on this and made sheets, but consider this not happening, certainly at least for now. If I give this another whirl, it'll be when I can commit to the time, energy and attention span which I can't guarantee now.
Thanks for understanding.
Many apologies and thanks to those of you who've already spent time on this and made sheets, but consider this not happening, certainly at least for now. If I give this another whirl, it'll be when I can commit to the time, energy and attention span which I can't guarantee now.
Thanks for understanding.
Also wondering where Brink got to. Still wondering what happened in the Great War. Have you got any info @Willy Vereb?
I'm still here for when this happens, but I'm very distracted right now. I got some shitty news a few weeks ago, and the universe has actually begun the process of making all my worst nightmares come true so now I've got even more additional shitty news to deal with.
There's no reason I shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't do this, but in the coming days, weeks, or - god forbid - months, there's going to be a final edition of my shitty news, at which point I will, as I'm sure you'll understand, have to drop 100% of all things, at least temporarily, in order to Sort Some Shit.
When it hits, I'll be more likely to update my sig than drop in with a heads-up, so keep an eye on my sig. If you should need me urgently for anything and I'm simply not around on the forum, I won't be offended if you try an email - though I should say that even checking my inbox has become incredibly draining, simply due to all the awful news that is constantly being pumped into it, and, even if I receive and read an email, I can't promise either activity or even a response. I won't post my address publicly, but a couple of you do have it, and have no objections to anybody here who needs it asking around for it.
There's no reason I shouldn't/couldn't/wouldn't do this, but in the coming days, weeks, or - god forbid - months, there's going to be a final edition of my shitty news, at which point I will, as I'm sure you'll understand, have to drop 100% of all things, at least temporarily, in order to Sort Some Shit.
When it hits, I'll be more likely to update my sig than drop in with a heads-up, so keep an eye on my sig. If you should need me urgently for anything and I'm simply not around on the forum, I won't be offended if you try an email - though I should say that even checking my inbox has become incredibly draining, simply due to all the awful news that is constantly being pumped into it, and, even if I receive and read an email, I can't promise either activity or even a response. I won't post my address publicly, but a couple of you do have it, and have no objections to anybody here who needs it asking around for it.
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