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Wal Quest - Interactive Post Apocalyptic Quest

[X] - Ivory Crane, a monstrously huge paper odachi that is said to be crafted from compressed origami sheets. It is relatively lightweight for its enormous size but is considered to be unwieldy in close quarters. It more than makes up for it with a blade that can bisect a Stocker in half with enough force. It has seen battle with the edge have dulled over years of usage.

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Obviously we kill the Smilers next for daring to scoff at us.

Why Is No One Joining My RP (General Advice Thread)

My biggest failures hinge on not getting Bork to GM all the RPs I want.

The Cherridome: CHING SHIH, EAT YOUR HEART OUT: IT'S PIRATES

Just let me steal @Bork Lazer's pirate patch, the RP demands it.

Why Is No One Joining My RP (General Advice Thread)

"what does success mean for me as a GM/RPer"

@BangoSkank

Because I'm petty, I'm going to answer my own question, I'm also going to quantify my answer as I feel that makes it a bit more practical.

As player success is completing a character sheet that I am happy with.

I consider it a bonus and view an RP as extremely successful as a player if I manage to make one post in character before said RP dies.

Although I don't GM, if I did GM I would consider a group RP as successful if I got three players to submit character sheets. If each of my three players posted once before my RP died, I would consider my RP to be extremely successful.

Finally, although I will never 1 x 1, if I did 1 x 1, I would consider it a massive success if one person expressed interest in my ideas. Getting a 1 x 1 to the planning stage would be even more of a success and getting one post each into a 1 x 1 would in my book lead me to consider it successful.

The Shadowed Throne

Sad to hear but totally understand, looking forward to any other cool ideas you post in the future.

Why Is No One Joining My RP (General Advice Thread)

I always feel there's a bit of a case of exaggerated expectations for RPing (and creative pursuits in general).

You have to ask yourself, "what does success mean for me as a GM/RPer"?

And realistically, if success for you is a several year long RP that runs perfectly, you will always be disappointed. Even expecting more than two people to post their interest or even commit to an RP is a pretty lofty goal.

RPing is like any form of writing (although I don't really think it's exactly the same as novel writing) in that it takes a lot of work, practice, and failure to learn. And like life, it's doomed to die. You can never beat death. Your RP no matter how great, no matter how fun, no matter how much effort you put into it will die (but you should embrace that and it be a motivating factor).

Reasonable goals when you start (or as you learn) are things like "I want to get 1-3 posts in before this RP dies" (as a player or GM). Looking at all the RPs posted on this forum, if you manage to make one post as a player or get one player post in your RP, then congrats, you've now reached the elite of the elite in terms of RPs, players, and GMs.

Eventually you might find groups or individual players you jam with. This however rare, this is special, and it isn't something you should expect to find regularly (e.g., if you are going into RPing expecting to find your creative soul mate or best friends for life, then you are setting yourself up for failure). If you do find people that you mesh with, then at that point just enjoy it for however long it lasts (there are no assurances of time in RPing or life).

RPing is a fun, ethereal hobby you should engage in purely for your own amusement, chasing success (outside of your own fun and the fun of other people) or "popularity" is massive waste of time in a medium that amounts to "I put on my wizard hat".

The Cherridome: CHING SHIH, EAT YOUR HEART OUT: IT'S PIRATES

I vote for the second RP. :D

Swashbuckling always pairs nicely with low magic.

Wal Quest - Interactive Post Apocalyptic Quest

[X] - A splintered shield lanced through by two color pencils in a criss cross.

[X] - Politely refuse his gift.

We have no need for the trinkets of a false god.

Wal Quest - Interactive Post Apocalyptic Quest

[X] - “ Far from home, samurai? We’ll know who to look for if someone finds a headless body in town. Next! ”

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Had the same thoughts, I really love Cereai more, but the writing for the papier-mâché samurai drew me in more.

Straits of Steel (A South East Asian Cyberpunk Thriller)

The Scrapper

5 Meters

Toma shrugged and took a seat at the bar. She didn't care much for arguments. She cared even less for arguments between her employer and fixer. The diver eyed the fish the culinary fixer was gutting carefully. It looked fresh. More importantly it looked clean. She hoped that there was sushi on the menu. Despite a life spent beneath the waters of the South China Sea Toma made a habit of avoiding any fresh catch. The waters were full of pollutants and the average fish contained more plastic than she cared to consider. Synthetic proteins and tofu was the breakfast of champions in New Malacca.

The corporate suit worried Toma. He seemed flaky. He seemed like he'd crack. She suspected he'd drown all of them if it meant saving his own worthless skin. She'd happily relive him of his money though. She'd just keep an eye on her sonar all the while, especially when it came time to collect. Clean up jobs were never fun when you were the mess that needed cleaning.

She breathed in and leaned back, balancing precariously on the stool as she took in the room. The running water comforted her, reminded her of the deep, a simpler place, and a better place. The brutal minimalism of the room and the chef spoke to something deeper inside of her. Toma doubted any of it had come cheap though. It was some sort of statement that she didn't care to ponder over. Not when there was fresh fish in front of her. Not when there was thousands of credits on the line.