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Man, it's been like, 5 years since I've come here. Good to see some old faces still around. Doubt anyone would remember me, but well.
It doesn't look the forums are doing well, though. I remember there were usually at least 3 or more different RPs active with daily posts, but now, well. :( Ah well. How's everything going?
vinnytre? if so I remember you :)
well people have been dropping off and so on, and not a lot of new people wanders in here anymore and stick around... but the few that are still here are a great bunch of writers :)
I recognize the name, I do believe
Bah I remember when there were 10+ active RPs daily. The good ol days ;_;
hey vinny. ;) welcome back. could use a man like you ;)
Sorry I haven't been around lately, wife just had a baby. Hopefully I'll be able to pump out a post in the next couple days...
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now can you please fill out a character sheet for us Darlok.
Name:
Age:
Race:
Sex:
Desc:
^_^
Apologies people, got a cold and had a 2 hr conversation with my dad about his business tonight during the time I meant to be writing a post.
I keep itching to double-post, and probably will tomorrow.
It's too bad there arn't a dozen threads running, I felt like topping Skysail.
many congrats Darlok!!
Thanks everyone. And just for you Geco:
Name: McKenna Lynn
Age: 10 hours-ish
Race: Human
Sex: Female
Desc: Daddy's little Princess. That's right, she's gonna have daddy tied around her little finger. ;)
edit: Geco, I'll give you til tomorrow night to get a post in. Then I'm gonna continue...
lol awesome dar. ;) you'll have to pop her snapshot up onto skype.
by the way... I keep missing you guys on there. ;) I think skype rules. :)
grats on the baby Dar! (rememebr to feed it yeah?)
hehe awesome congrats Dar, beautiful name too!
Human? How blase. Couldn't have at least gone half-elf? Now those are some kewl stats.
I mean... CONGRATS!
lol, I thought about it, but you know how hard it is to find an elf to mate with in the blistering cold of North-Western Canada?
I mean, just cause they own Canada in Shadowrun. But THAT's just fiction. ;)
man. i can't believe people are still here. Someone said that the boards were livening back up again. Thought i'd drop by and see if there was a thread or two that interested me.
and congrats on the baby Darlok!
Cool, a baby. Hoorah! =D
lol dar. ;) shadowrun... good times... ;)
yo lego! join up!
Thought I'd share this with you all. In trying to actually write a friend recommended this site to me:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node%252F402531
It's a non-profit called National Novel Writing Month and the goal is to have participants sign up and try to write 50,000 words (175 pages) in 1 month - November. I figured it was a really good way to motivate myself to write more. If anyone else is interested take a look, and, if you join let me know. My name there is Vagrant_Scribe
Oh man, that's an outstanding idea. I have countless notebooks of character sketches and profiles, outlines for story arcs, and world-building. Having the inspiration and fortitude to put such a cacophony of ideas into words is...difficult? What an interesting motivation to churn out a piece of work.
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I wanted to do nanowrimo this year. :)
anyway, I'm in Beijing. :) Very interesting city. it took 20 minutes for the train to leave the airport it's so large. very cool. They're having some national celebration day here, so we coudln't see tienanmen square today. Tomorrow is another day. ;) anyway. check the blog.
Hey Rensha, if you'd like some tips on what to visit and so on, I live in Beijing. I'd be happy to give you any tips for traveling the city. Best way to contact me though is probably not through the board, so you can try my e-mail.
/slowly lets steam out of collarQuote:
Originally Posted by LordKain
Oh you know you want to!
There's a great discussion here.
Is our own forum here inaptly named? Other 'roleplaying' forums I've flipped through have rapid, abbreviated threads written in first person. My sample size may be too minute to really formulate a conclusion, but characters seem to be fleshed out on the fly, in the moment. I feel like those few of us here write with a bit more calculated precision - highlighted by both the general length of and the time between posts.
Thoughts? Does anyone write elsewhere?
Hi all Zedpcee here I forgot my password to my old account so I was forced to start another. Anyway I'm still not ready to RP here, I think. But later i'm going to post a sample here or somewhere around here. Is there a thread to post writing somewhere? If so I will post in there.
@arctic pheonix I have been writing elsewhere, not because I want to though, you all know why. The forum I join roleplayerguild (was going to make that^^ a link but apparently you need more than four posts. Lol) they have three separate sections; Basic loads of one-liners here little effort put in to Character sheets.
Casual usually about a paragraph sometimes one-liners and more thought on Character sheet, there is an unofficial level High-end casual usually about three paragraphs a post and obviously more effort with Character sheets. Then there is advanced which ranges from a little better than High-end Casual to the standards expected here.
Quite often people will post with in five minutes of each other. Excepting Advanced where people can take a day or more to post. Also if you want to check the site mentioned above my name there is the same as this one.
Edit: I didn't find anywhere to post a bit of writing so i'm editing it in here.
Incase you don't understand here's a short synopsis the; the land is being ravaged by orcs. The elves and human who once had alliances have grown apart due to the brutal nature of humans long ago. Now the King of humans, me is seeking to restore it to save his race.
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Gandar bowed in turn neither too high or low, his smile became genuine. "I wish to talk to you, and your Queen about the possibility of changing the terms of our current relationship." He announced to his people. Non-existant he avoided saying. "Come we must talk in private, we will care for your horses and provide you and your men refreshments. After such a long treacherous ride you must need to rest?" he said questioningly
He whispered in Seirra's ear words of reassurement, more for himself than for her. He turned and walked further into the large shining keep built against the Lone mountain, or Ageuath by the elves. The elven guards went with a few servants who were to take them to rooms and where baths, food and drink awaited them. But for Ladul he and his wife would have to bathe later.
He lead Ladul and Mayira into a large sitting room where they would talk and get to know one another, if not to make friends at least make a working relationship. Eventually they would discuss the reason they were here. He could only hope that these elves weren't as racist as some he'd met briefly, if they were then Man had no chance and would be wiped off the face of the earth by the large Orcish threat.
Then eventually with out the humans as a barrier the elves would be attacked and worn down just as his own people were being now. All this they would have to discuss in such a short time, negotiations as important as this could take years, time they did not have they would be lucky to have a week. "I as you know am Gandar, and in this room we are not kings and queens, merely people beginning to meet each other. That will end our formality for now." He confirmed for the others, the elves, Sierra and himself already had all this planned out.
Zran - I must say that the writing in your post here has highly improved since you posted in Skysail. It is much more coherent and you are not rushing it. It's better formatted and fluid in writing. Plus, for once you have actually used correct punctuation. :)
I remember the post where you posted a paragraph without any commas and dots whatsoever. It was horrible to read!
Now, I'm still a bit confuzzled at times, when I'm reading your post, but it is way better! Plus, english is not my first language so I know that my own writing is a bit confuzzled at times.
Since skysail isn't my thread I won't say anything about that. But it's fun to see that you are so interested in learning and improving! Keep up the good work!
Zran you have indeed gotten much better. I have checked those other sites and I find that they are a notch below the writing talent that I have found frequently on this board. Not to knock them but they seem to be more interested in one uping one another and god characters then the actual story and character growth that is taken for granted in the stories that come up here.
Its a matter of experience I suppose cause most of the vetrans here are truly veterans and have been writing together (on and off) for years. What I like most about the stories here is they tend to be original and people aren't afraid to try new concepts. The threads here are the type of stories that you want to read all the way through like a book you can't quite put down.
...BOO!!!
*runs away, screaming becasue of her own randomness*
@ Sohee, you maybe confused cause I took that directly out of another thread and its about the third or fourth post I made there. I know I've improved a lot I only wish I still had that damn pass word, so I can change it a little so its less of a disgrace. Oh well life's like that...
@ Drice I fell asleep the other night catching up with Skysail, just thought I would add that.
Quick question, anybody seen Kich lately?
I see him on MSN now and then but he hasn't been posting here. My initial assumption is he has turned into a brain eating zombie who can no longer type ^_^
Ziran, definitely improved, and I'm surprised at how quick you've done it. The post pace has slowed down a bit in Skysail, I blame myself for that, so how about keep up the practice for another 2 weeks, post another sample then, and if you've once again showed your improvement you're welcome back with open arms.
You do still need to watch grammar and sentence structure. It might seem like a little thing, but an improperly placed comma just completely throws off how something should be read. Here's one example.
The sentence should be:Quote:
"I wish to talk to you, and your Queen about the possibility of changing the terms of our current relationship." He announced to his people.
I wish to talk to you and your Queen about the possibility of changing the terms of our current relationship," he announced to his people.
It's only 2 commas, but it vastly improves the flow and readability.
@Mire --> where have you been? I know I see you back around, reviving Tome now and again, but how come no more posts? You used to be such a regular to rely on ^_^
And I mirror all of Drice's sentiments.
Major appologies to everyone for my lack of input this past week or so. Been a bit of a zombie getting very little sleep. Things are starting to settle down now and getting into a bit more of a routine. Expect a post from me either tonight (more then likely) or at the lastest by tomorrow afternoon...
Oh you are indeed correct that many do not take roleplaying seriously, pushing out one liners with little thought at all. The bulk of those I associate with, and RP with, are at least semi articulate enough to pump out a paragraph of decent posting. A nice chunk of them, however, are more multi paragraph orientated with high attention to detail and proper usage of grammar and the like. In fact, one of the girls off BlueMoon I talk to frequently is a very big English buff, she went through Honors courses in high school these past few years and is quite good.
It's like with life in general, you have to skim through the mundane and look under the surface to see where the gold lies. The added benefit is that BM has a chat you can pop open at the top of the pages and talk with people that are on. I've never made a request thread for RP and people, mostly through talking to me in chat, have PMed me with RP ideas. It's nice, too, because the people you BS with you can pull up their names and see their RP history so you can gauge if you like their styles.
But, to each their own, and frankly I spend more time chatting than anything lol
Homework, unfortunately, limits me -.-
Whoa Geco your right when you said it slowed down. Its been 3-4 days since the last post. I'm putting it down to Jolly leaving on his trip.
Okay, so rant time...Ugh people on roleplayerguild.com are (can we swear here). The people are so retarded and only interested in one uping each other it makes me just want to abandon MY own thread! I modeled a Rp after this one and put it in casual and it ran pretty well for a while. That is until a few players decided to have a fight and just stopped play, which annoyed me as well. Recently I posted in the IntChk forum requesting new members for about two days nothing happened. Then all of a sudden it generated a heap of interest and and we got two new CSs' and two others possibly in the pipeline. (Haven't heard back from them) and the Engineer position got taken by the first new person to join. Now I am currently arguing with one player about him wanting to be the Engineer.
Whoa I was very lucky to not just have one run on sentence then...
Now you see my dilema I'm asking has anyone else had to deal with problematic players. Who keep harassing you and posting random **** in the IC. I haven't even barred him/her from the RP only said he can't be the Engineer. There's about 4 other positions open. I believe there's the Doc a fairly main position still open. There's even the First mate still open for god's sake!!
Edit: I apologize for any grammar mistooks up there^^^ =P
That's not to say all the players are ignorant arses who always try one uping each other. There are a few great threads one in particular is based off Warhammer 40K if you play it you will know what the Deathwatch is. Its really well thought out and the player's At least to me seem as close as anything here.
it isn't an IC post - no worry on grammar so much. ;)
That's good that we aren't the only little pocket of serious players. But yes, all in all, most people like one-uping each other, and even more like taking filled positions.
As a GM, just keep firm, and if he persists, suggest that a moderator might need to intercede if he doesn't take another position or leave altogether. Give him/her those two options: a) take a seat for the show somewhere else because they're all good ones, or b) leave.
Personally, being a GM takes a lot of energy and work. It isn't all fun and games or notoriety. I've done my fair share of being GM and Player. Both are hard work and carry different responsibilities. Although I find being GM more difficult.
While I don't condone copying a story from here and posting it elsewhere, I don't condemn it, because everything is unique, even if rehashed. it will be completely different, I assure you.
Geco, on the other hand, might have something else to say about it. you might have wanted to get permission first, unless you had already and didn't mention.
PS - Whenever ANYONE, not just myself, for a time or altogether, it slows down that much more. I have more posts here than anyone else. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a drop. Though these days it isn't as often as it used to be even two years ago.
Hey jolly I see you
erm I didn't use any text from here or even names. So yeah basicly its just an airship RP inspired by this one alike, but not. And...I don't know what else...but I'm asking myself 'When did I subscribe to this thread' *scratches head* stupid phone woke me up with an email saying YOU posted its 2:17am grrr. So if this just seems like rambling I have good reason.
Edit:Well his name was down the bottom before.
Edit 2: the guy who was annoying me before stopped cause you can make yourself appear offline so I'm laying low and PM people without him ever knowing I'm online. If nothing more I get breathing space.
On a side not I saw Geco and others elsewhere, mention Nanowrimo and I decided on a whim to enter it. Don't know if I am up to the challenge but there's one way to find out right? I got my plot idea in my mind already to go and my fingers icthing to be typing *wonders if he will be saying that later*. Wether or not I get the 50000 words doesn't matter to me least not for my first time its the fact that I tried. I would be just as happy to get to 10000, well maybe a little more but you get the drift. So Geco want to post our word counts here, no doubt yours will be hire than mine.
sorry folks, but I've been swamped. If it isn't people staying over, planned stuff and working late it's been something else. This week is probably gonna continue like this but I'll try to get a post in soon. Right now though I need sleep.
.........sigh.
Just to let you all know, I may or may not be on much in the next little while.
The pulp and paper mill I work at is shutting down and there is a lot of uncertainty going on in my local community and family. Job loss sucks.
So I will try to stick around, but truthfully, who knows....
@SoHee: *waves magic frying pan of sleep* chibby chuba ya woooo! There you go, now you can get lots of rest ^_^ Huntess let me borrow the pan from her stores haha
@Zir: I'm just as worried as you about not being able to finish NaNo. But ya, posting counts here could be a good motivator.
In terms of the slow down, it's usually a combination of factors. In this case, my suspicion is that we had a bunch of players drop, some of the ones who stayed are in a bit of a time crunch, and we've been on the island for awhile, so there's nothing fresh and new to inject some new life. But, it's coming ^_^ I refuse to move us forward with no regard to the situation we've created for ourselves.
Worry not, it's still going strong and I'm motivated to at least pass Archangel Protocols' IC thread to become the #1 IC thread on the boards (which probably means going 20-30 posts past its number because we had quite a few pure OOC messages along the way).