mickilennial

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

Luna's preference for tea is a Long Island Iced Tea. :)

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

but if you're the bestest where are my posts then

@Carlyle

I've been working all day and I am tired. I'm going to bed when I get home. Early.

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

There really wasn't a template for the profile, but since everyone just copied Micki's, I'd just use that if you want.

@Carlyle

Because I'm the bestest.

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

Going to throw this down here as well:

Return of the GOAT

L U N A
L U N A

^{“What do you want now?”}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Luna Alderdice (29) is one of two people who operate the Alderdice Market located in the center of Starlight Cove. Her grandfather, Davis (76), now walks with a cane and as a result Luna has to do more work around the store to keep it working efficiently.

C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Alderdice Market is the glue keeping Starlight Cove together, or at least, that’s what its progenitor, Davis Alderdice, tells himself at night. But how much longer can it really stay open when the allure of the much more efficient, convenient, and aggressive corporate supermarket has taken hold of so many people in the cove? It’s a question that hangs over Alderdice Market. With his failing health, Davis has left much of the legwork to his granddaughter, Luna, who isn’t particularly the best example of a people person. Where the old man is warm, the bright pink-haired girl is cold, angry, and on a path that makes him concerned. He’s tried to set the right example, but he isn’t long for this world and the both of them know it. Despite this… friction between the two of them, they keep a steady flow of customers and keep their bottom line from going into the red. But competing with a megacorporation is a dead man’s gambit. It’s only a matter of time before Starlight Cove falls into their hands unless the situation of the area changes soon. Will it? Luna isn’t holding her breath.

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Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

Anders: Adventurer's Guild Hopeful

A N D E R S
A N D E R S

^{“Cute girls shouldn’t get lost in mines, you know. It’s dangerous.”}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Anderson Louris is a twenty-five year old adventurer, explorer and forager. He is new to Starlight Cove but hopes to find purpose in exploring and rediscovering the secrets hidden underneath.

C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y ________________________________________________________________________________________ Starlight Cove’s Adventurers Guild is… not in a good state. Anders is more than aware of that fact, but the red-haired young man cares little for things like sense and logic. Or at least, not on the surface. Anderson Louris was born on the mainland and grew up longing to be like the legendary heroes of old, the ones cemented as half fairytales and half historical figures, the type of people who looked at the world they lived in and thought “no, this isn’t good enough”. The modern day world’s adventurers guild is not what it once was, even in the expansive depths of the mainland continent, relegated to down-on-their-luck gofers with delusions of grandeur. But exploring the lost caves in the more rural parts of the world at least has a sense of adventure. It has been years since he started his training in the essentials of an adventurer. He’s even dabbled in mining and foraging! He’s still looking for that breakthrough and he hopes Starlight Cove could be just that. If he’s wrong, well, there’s always the next job.

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Luna: General Market Co-Owner

L U N A
L U N A

^{“What do you want now?”}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Luna Alderdice (29) is one of two people who operate the Alderdice Market located in the center of Starlight Cove. Her grandfather, Davis (76), now walks with a cane and as a result Luna has to do more work around the store to keep it working efficiently.

C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Alderdice Market is the glue keeping Starlight Cove together, or at least, that’s what its progenitor, Davis Alderdice, tells himself at night. But how much longer can it really stay open when the allure of the much more efficient, convenient, and aggressive corporate supermarket has taken hold of so many people in the cove? It’s a question that hangs over Alderdice Market. With his failing health, Davis has left much of the legwork to his granddaughter, Luna, who isn’t particularly the best example of a people person. Where the old man is warm, the bright pink-haired girl is cold, angry, and on a path that makes him concerned. He’s tried to set the right example, but he isn’t long for this world and the both of them know it. Despite this… friction between the two of them, they keep a steady flow of customers and keep their bottom line from going into the red. But competing with a megacorporation is a dead man’s gambit. It’s only a matter of time before Starlight Cove falls into their hands unless the situation of the area changes soon. Will it? Luna isn’t holding her breath.

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Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

Yep.

Adventurer's Guild Hopeful

A N D E R S
A N D E R S

^{“Cute girls shouldn’t get lost in mines, you know. It’s dangerous.”}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Anderson Louris is a twenty-five year old adventurer, explorer and forager. He is new to Starlight Cove but hopes to find purpose in exploring and rediscovering the secrets hidden underneath.

C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y C H A R A C T E R B I O G R A P H Y ________________________________________________________________________________________ Starlight Cove’s Adventurers Guild is… not in a good state. Anders is more than aware of that fact, but the red-haired young man cares little for things like sense and logic. Or at least, not on the surface. Anderson Louris was born on the mainland and grew up longing to be like the legendary heroes of old, the ones cemented as half fairytales and half historical figures, the type of people who looked at the world they lived in and thought “no, this isn’t good enough”. The modern day world’s adventurers guild is not what it once was, even in the expansive depths of the mainland continent, relegated to down-on-their-luck gofers with delusions of grandeur. But exploring the lost caves in the more rural parts of the world at least has a sense of adventure. It has been years since he started his training in the essentials of an adventurer. He’s even dabbled in mining and foraging! He’s still looking for that breakthrough and he hopes Starlight Cove could be just that. If he’s wrong, well, there’s always the next job.

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Wardens of the Glade: A Light Fantasy RP

I think I'll wait a few more days for @webboysurf to do their introduction/opening post before I start figuring out the next GM post in this cycle.

Wardens of the Glade: A Light Fantasy RP

Really enjoying reading this, but like... How long does it take you to write each response? It takes me over an hour to hit 300 words, including my drafting, proofreading, cross-referencing, revising...

These are long, long posts. How do you manage to do so much without manipulating other characters, or stifling their players? Whenever I write more than 4 paragraphs I feel like I'm doing too much in one post and I need to cut it back to let others respond.

@shallow grave

It depends, but generally a 300-600 word post from me is drafted anywhere between 30 minutes and two hours depending on inspiration and time management. If I am depressed it could be me staring at a blank page for days at a time, however...

I need to cut it back to let others respond.

@shallow grave

When I am a player sometimes this is exactly what you need to do, but sometimes quick snappy small paragraphs is all you need. Sometimes you want to get more introspective and give others more material to digest.

Do you send your responses accepting that large parts of your post simply won't be addressed as other players perform their characters in incongruent ways? Do you just trust each other to read everything multiple times and look for stepping stones to your next posts?

@shallow grave

I expect at minimum other players to grasp the dialogue and principal actions done in a post whether I am player or GM.

Death of the genre

I agree, good points: what makes you optimistic for the medium though? The idea that people will come back 'as they always do' or that after this wave of IM/Discord RP people will return to 'retro' roleplaying?

@Dion

Nothing concrete in terms of metrics, more of a gut instinct due to how trends fluctuate. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd like not to be.

Wardens of the Glade: A Light Fantasy RP

Huh, so was there a Discord server made for this?

@ERode

I typically only use a personal server these days, I'll throw you an invite.