Well, Ardent an I are planning to end the issues at the table in one fell swoop, very shortly =P
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When you go from walking around at 5am like a half shut knife to bouncing out your bed 10 minutes before the alarm goes off within a month of early starts at work. Self-improvement, ho!
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Celebrating the one-month anniversary of my RP starting! 135 IC posts already and still growing. Also still accepting players, so hop on over if you are interested in gritty superheroes. All welcome!
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How to know when your day as a home shopper will be busy - when your boss can't be arsed counting all the orders to pick so he logs the official total as 'mental' :-P
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Best feelings as a GM #1 - Sitting at work cackling because a player has literally set up an amazing plot hook without realising it. *evil chuckle*
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Well, where to begin?
I found my love of roleplays through a brief block of sessions of D&D when I screwed up enough and brought an class from an entirely different plane to join the main party. After following the plot to the end - which involved our dwarven pilot flying a gunship while simultaneously controlling 4 cannons by tying string around them - we ended up crashing through a portal onto a different plane. When attempting to formulate a plan, one of the PCs delivered a line that has stayed with me ever since.
"Ask the artificer, he's already done it once."
Since then, I've done a 3+ year RP between two players - using the FATE system - in which we created an entire city through creating mentally unstable characters and callus cold-blooded killers. One particularly nasty NPC came about by a sheer accident, when the melee-build character out-snarked the diplomat. Which was much more fun than it sounds. Had a bad experience with this site before, in which the GM didn't plan far enough ahead to include any NPCs whatsoever, and the other characters had no interest in Player-to-Player interactions outside of their own 2-man group. Needless to say, it died with incredible speed, which was a shame.
But I was tempted back by a friend to play a Pokemon RP despite having no knowledge whatsoever of the topic outside of Gen 1 stuff, and even that was years ago. Despite everything, I've not only been holding my own, but coming up with a completely separate sub-plot from the main plot, and making the GM's life a misery. (Sorry Zan!)
My writing style draws heavily from the likes of Worm and The Dresden Files, which means I can do a great deal of two things. Snark and Escalation. Outside of that, I like to think i'm a dynamic roleplayer, but I prefer sticking to High Fantasy sort of settings. Anything Slice of Life-y doesn't do it for me. Unless i'm slinging magic, psuedo-magic or demons (while snarking at whoever is unlucky enough to warrant it) I feel as though I could be doing something more entertaining with my time. When it comes to RP systems, I enjoy FATE or narrative based things.
My first RP which I am GMing on this site is themed around Dragon Age as carried on from the far superior (in my humble opinion) plot of the first game.
That's pretty much all there is to know about me that people would actually care about. I'll update it as I do with important changes or epic moments. Until then, feel free to PM me if you have questions or invites to stuff, and i'll respond as soon as I can. ^.^
I found my love of roleplays through a brief block of sessions of D&D when I screwed up enough and brought an class from an entirely different plane to join the main party. After following the plot to the end - which involved our dwarven pilot flying a gunship while simultaneously controlling 4 cannons by tying string around them - we ended up crashing through a portal onto a different plane. When attempting to formulate a plan, one of the PCs delivered a line that has stayed with me ever since.
"Ask the artificer, he's already done it once."
Since then, I've done a 3+ year RP between two players - using the FATE system - in which we created an entire city through creating mentally unstable characters and callus cold-blooded killers. One particularly nasty NPC came about by a sheer accident, when the melee-build character out-snarked the diplomat. Which was much more fun than it sounds. Had a bad experience with this site before, in which the GM didn't plan far enough ahead to include any NPCs whatsoever, and the other characters had no interest in Player-to-Player interactions outside of their own 2-man group. Needless to say, it died with incredible speed, which was a shame.
But I was tempted back by a friend to play a Pokemon RP despite having no knowledge whatsoever of the topic outside of Gen 1 stuff, and even that was years ago. Despite everything, I've not only been holding my own, but coming up with a completely separate sub-plot from the main plot, and making the GM's life a misery. (Sorry Zan!)
My writing style draws heavily from the likes of Worm and The Dresden Files, which means I can do a great deal of two things. Snark and Escalation. Outside of that, I like to think i'm a dynamic roleplayer, but I prefer sticking to High Fantasy sort of settings. Anything Slice of Life-y doesn't do it for me. Unless i'm slinging magic, psuedo-magic or demons (while snarking at whoever is unlucky enough to warrant it) I feel as though I could be doing something more entertaining with my time. When it comes to RP systems, I enjoy FATE or narrative based things.
My first RP which I am GMing on this site is themed around Dragon Age as carried on from the far superior (in my humble opinion) plot of the first game.
That's pretty much all there is to know about me that people would actually care about. I'll update it as I do with important changes or epic moments. Until then, feel free to PM me if you have questions or invites to stuff, and i'll respond as soon as I can. ^.^
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@Thundercrash I was going for the contrast in that yea, Tantalus is still vain as all hell, but he keeps it hidden. Hope on the other hand doesn't look capable of hiding any emotion at all =P
I have the burning desire to try than IC...
We appear to be making our own entertainment in the meantime, GM, I wouldn't worry =P
Sorry for posting again, so soon. I'll fade back into the ether and return to silently gleaning information for a while. You know, which was my whole reason for attending until Yveltal came. =P
Sitting at the table, Tantalus marveled at the newcomer’s outburst, the bottle of wine and his cup vanishing therein.
Did you really have to do that? You could have yielded a single moment to her. The small voice from his lap remarked, mentally.
How could you ask such a thing? She came waltzing in like she owned the place! The only person at the table with enough money to buy this place out is me, I can't have her giving my future clientele the wrong idea. He replied, humorously.
In truth, she reminded him of himself, when he had first gotten powers. The ego that flowed from every pore of his being, a god in mortal form. Not befitted of a benevolent Pokemon such as Xerneas, however, so he had concealed that side of him as best he could. It was still prominent within him, certainly, but tonight it was on the back burner until the problem with Yveltal’s presence could be sorted. Focusing on the conversation was helping him to control the cauldron of vile emotions causing his skin to crawl, and he was, in a small way, grateful to the intruder.
Tantalus laughed, raucously, and reached into his knapsack and drew out a second bottle of Pinot Noir, placing it lightly on the table in front of him. Collecting one of his other glasses littering the unoccupied space of the table across from his plate, he poured himself another glass of wine.
“Did I strike a nerve, perchance? As I have explained already, had you at least had the courtesy to show up on time, Xerneas is no longer with us. His power is now mine, and I do with it as I see fit. What I choose to do with it is heal those who are in need, and i will leave the fighting to those more suited to that role. Regardless, you have entertained me, as I asked of you. Enjoy the wine, although I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t vanish any more. I only have one bottle left unopened to last me until I return home.” Tantalus raised up his wine glass, looking the woman dead in the eyes with a smile.
“Cheers!”
Did you really have to do that? You could have yielded a single moment to her. The small voice from his lap remarked, mentally.
How could you ask such a thing? She came waltzing in like she owned the place! The only person at the table with enough money to buy this place out is me, I can't have her giving my future clientele the wrong idea. He replied, humorously.
In truth, she reminded him of himself, when he had first gotten powers. The ego that flowed from every pore of his being, a god in mortal form. Not befitted of a benevolent Pokemon such as Xerneas, however, so he had concealed that side of him as best he could. It was still prominent within him, certainly, but tonight it was on the back burner until the problem with Yveltal’s presence could be sorted. Focusing on the conversation was helping him to control the cauldron of vile emotions causing his skin to crawl, and he was, in a small way, grateful to the intruder.
Tantalus laughed, raucously, and reached into his knapsack and drew out a second bottle of Pinot Noir, placing it lightly on the table in front of him. Collecting one of his other glasses littering the unoccupied space of the table across from his plate, he poured himself another glass of wine.
“Did I strike a nerve, perchance? As I have explained already, had you at least had the courtesy to show up on time, Xerneas is no longer with us. His power is now mine, and I do with it as I see fit. What I choose to do with it is heal those who are in need, and i will leave the fighting to those more suited to that role. Regardless, you have entertained me, as I asked of you. Enjoy the wine, although I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t vanish any more. I only have one bottle left unopened to last me until I return home.” Tantalus raised up his wine glass, looking the woman dead in the eyes with a smile.
“Cheers!”
Playing a minor antagonist is very fun, unfortunately i'm semi-bound by moral constraints at this stage in time =P
Tantalus honestly wouldn't care at this stage regardless, he lashed out as a way of controlling himself, which is hilariously ironic. Gotta admit, i'm not the biggest fan of Pokemon, but i'm glad I was roped into this. It's proving to be interesting.
All of a sudden, the nice quiet atmosphere at the table had gone up in smoke as yet another Avatar had materialised onto the scene. Whereas the collective at the table had at least a semi-respectable aura about them, this new arrival just didn’t. Barging in like she owned the place and instantly trying to provoke a response, killing any hopes of a good conversation over the recently served dinner.
Not to mention Tantalus’s concentration.
As the sips of wine threatened to come back on him, the idea of simply ignoring the newcomer appealed to him. She craved attention, and so depriving her of such would be the best approach for someone so obviously high-and-mighty. So obviously like him. That scepter in her hands was proof of that.
Regardless of what the best approach would be, not all Avatars at the table would play along, so ignoring the girl wasn’t possible. In that case, this would be a good time to regain the composure that was so rudely taken by Yveltal. A chuckle spilled across the table.
“Well, well. It would seem tonight’s entertainment has arrived! I wonder, can it do tricks? One would hope it has a more substantial repertoire than mere teleportation.” Reaching down to pick up his glass, Tantalus took a sip of wine, before placing it back on the table.
“Whoever you think you are, it might bemuse you to know I am the Avatar of Xerneas. The embodiment of life itself. Of all the people to accuse of sitting on their hands while the world dies, I am perhaps the worst target you could have possibly picked. I have saved the lives of more people than you can count, although, I’d wager that isn’t very high anyway.”
With a gesture towards Giratina, he continued. “The points put forward by Giratina are all entirely valid, so go ahead and entertain me some more. Just who are you, to interrupt our merriment? I don’t get many days to rest, and I could do without one being disturbed by those who should know better.”
Finishing his retort to the woman’s question, Tantalus felt revitalised. His focus and control were back, mostly because the presence of Yveltal at the table had been pushed to the back of his mind. A smile had crept across his lips at some stage during the outburst, and he began to eat his meal, feeling more like eating, all of a sudden.
Not to mention Tantalus’s concentration.
As the sips of wine threatened to come back on him, the idea of simply ignoring the newcomer appealed to him. She craved attention, and so depriving her of such would be the best approach for someone so obviously high-and-mighty. So obviously like him. That scepter in her hands was proof of that.
Regardless of what the best approach would be, not all Avatars at the table would play along, so ignoring the girl wasn’t possible. In that case, this would be a good time to regain the composure that was so rudely taken by Yveltal. A chuckle spilled across the table.
“Well, well. It would seem tonight’s entertainment has arrived! I wonder, can it do tricks? One would hope it has a more substantial repertoire than mere teleportation.” Reaching down to pick up his glass, Tantalus took a sip of wine, before placing it back on the table.
“Whoever you think you are, it might bemuse you to know I am the Avatar of Xerneas. The embodiment of life itself. Of all the people to accuse of sitting on their hands while the world dies, I am perhaps the worst target you could have possibly picked. I have saved the lives of more people than you can count, although, I’d wager that isn’t very high anyway.”
With a gesture towards Giratina, he continued. “The points put forward by Giratina are all entirely valid, so go ahead and entertain me some more. Just who are you, to interrupt our merriment? I don’t get many days to rest, and I could do without one being disturbed by those who should know better.”
Finishing his retort to the woman’s question, Tantalus felt revitalised. His focus and control were back, mostly because the presence of Yveltal at the table had been pushed to the back of his mind. A smile had crept across his lips at some stage during the outburst, and he began to eat his meal, feeling more like eating, all of a sudden.
@Zanavy Well we are already far above the first RP I tried on this site if the GM actually has plans =P
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