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Post by rockerkitty2288 on Apr 1, 2004 0:43:51 GMT -5
Hi fellow pirates, and what not. What can I do? (my character is Katherine Rose Dawson )
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Post by Lady Disdain on May 14, 2004 23:08:51 GMT -5
Jeff, while I doubt this was your intention, at the moment your post reads like the people on both sides are pushing approximately the same place on opposite sides of the giant circular cinderblock and negating eachother's effort. Presumably you meant them to push so that the block might be rotated - half pushing one end and half pushing the other, but that would require a touch more coordination than I think is indicated. (btw - if its truly circular are the corner gaps large enough that a person might squeeze through them? Or, since I doubt the tunnel was square, might a person climb over it?)
Also, how does the wall 'know' that a person would be seperated from their companions considering that there might have been only one person, or it might have been the last of the group to move etc. Also, the writing seems to want to encourage a person to go down and plunder the riches... which I can't see these people who have warned about certain death doing... and wouldn't it also do something about there being no way out now? or something...
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Post by Lady Disdain on May 15, 2004 17:48:52 GMT -5
Guys I just got an idea for a really cool knock down dragout fight/culmination scene that'll tie up the bad guy storylines, any one object to my writing it? It'll be a massively long post but I'll keep peeps in character and all.
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Post by Niphredil on May 15, 2004 18:47:05 GMT -5
Sounds fine to me Lady D.
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Post by tancred on May 16, 2004 10:32:13 GMT -5
I do object, Lady D.
You want to write for the villains. Let's see, that would be Bosun's character, Carlita, and my character, George. Writing relatively minor things for another person's character is allowed, but not the major plot and character twists. Certainly not anything that would "tie up the...storylines." Do you have Bo's permission? I doubt you do. And you most definitely do not have mine to do something overly drastic to George.
Never have I seen in any rpg where someone writes who does not have a character. A character is a neccesity. You have no character. I don't see why you would want to or should be able to write further in the rpg. (good time to point out that as to most everyone agreeing a few weeks back that no new characters are being allowed in the current pirate rpg) If a guest came in and just started posting to the rpg, we'd all object. I also seem to recall that you yourself had some problems with a certain poster at another site, and how they were running all about with other peoples' characters and even practically ending stories. If I remember right, you were most upset about this. What you want to do is the same thing, Lady D, and I really do not think its right or proper.
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Post by Aladrien on May 16, 2004 10:36:44 GMT -5
I'm not sure I exactly agree with what Lady D's trying to say. Is that powerplaying, or am I imagining things?
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Post by ~Kawaii~ on May 16, 2004 12:08:49 GMT -5
Oh please... just because Lady D no longer has her own character doesn't mean she has lost the right to read a decent story.
And who else would do it? Bosun hasn't posted for ages, so I guess that would leave you Jeff. Suprise suprise.
Maybe Lady D would get things back on track and we might actually have pirates and villains in our pirates rpg once again. Because from my POV, when Summer left, she took them with her.
I also think that the major thing should be Jack and Carlita. But then saying that.... at the look of recent posts, it seems Jack has lost the ability to fight his way out of a paper bag, and might even get drunk and try to get in it's pants. So it looks like we've lost our only decent hero too.
Shame.
And powerplaying, Ali? I don't know, try asking Jeff; he seems to be the expert at that.
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Post by tancred on May 16, 2004 12:44:02 GMT -5
You say Lady D has the right to read a decent story, Jaysi. You're correct. She does. But there's a difference between reading and writing. Writers in rpgs have characters, and they write mainly from that character's viewpoint. Lady D is without a character. And no new characters are allowed.
Yes, Bosun hasn't posted in ages. For a long time there, neither were you or Lady D. Did anyone take your characters, and do anything major with them? No. And so, all the same, I think we should give Bo the time to return and give her character the ending she desires. Which also would have been nice if she could have done that for her other character, Latimir, but....
What happens almost every time after I make a post to the rpgs? I ask people on msn if they've read my post, and what they've thought of it. That's me trying to say, "hey, if something's up, I can edit my post." In the past, I believe Nilphy has raised a few issues with some of my posts, and I've gladly edited them after further thought. I can't recall much of any objections or pointers from either Jaysi or Lady D. I've always wanted to brainstorm with you guys on new things to do in the rpgs, on what could happen next. Have I not? I've done it so much, I was worried everyone was getting sick of it. Were not those attempts at brainstorming the ideal moments to put forth your thoughts on characters and plots? The ideal moment to tell me that you didn't like what I was writing? Believe me, I would have enjoyed feedback then. Far more than getting ganged up on all at once and long after the rpg was far into things.
And what is another thing I've always asked of people? To add to the rpgs. If you don't like the way something is going, one of the best ways to make things more to your liking is to post yourself. I've asked, I've pleaded, I've attempted to squeeze posts out of people. How many times have I asked or hinted that either of you post, Jaysi and Lady D? Lots of times. Its not my fault you didn't post as much. When lulls like that in rpgs happen, its usually the avid writers waiting for the less so to post. When it doesn't happen, people get impatient, and they add anyway. Maybe I did get impatient, and get eager for the rpg to continue. And then maybe I did post. Yet, I think I've only double-posted in the pirate rpg once. And that was with Summer's permission. Really, if you guys want to mold the rpg more your way, the key to doing it is writing. As long as you have a character, that is.
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Post by Aladrien on May 16, 2004 12:52:52 GMT -5
I agree with Jeff when he says he does come to us and asks if what he posted was alright. I know he's asked me plenty of times (in this RPG and all others we're in together). He's been pretty flexible in modifying his posts too, if there was a problem.
Thanks Jays, btw! Hehe!
Sorry for intruding in your arguement. I really don't like fights and I hope you guys can sort this out soon. Be happy! Hehe!
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Post by Lady Disdain on May 16, 2004 13:01:38 GMT -5
No, I do not have her permission. Which is why I was asking...
Ali, it certainly was a powerplay, and I had a feeling people might mind. No harm, no foul. I won't do it.
Jeff. I do love a good attack. You couldn't yell at me on your own terms you had to come here to do it?
For your information,there is a difference between objecting to character manipulation and plot manipulation. The first is highly objectionable, the second is called writing. And considering you've been holding a 'major plot twist' secret the whole of the game, I don't think you're one to talk.
As far as asking for input goes. I have raised objections to your posts on multiple occasions, to which you generally refused to listen. Is it surprising that eventually the objections stopped being made?
And I do not need your permission as to whether I post at all. Sorry, but that's not your call. It IS generally acceptable to post as other people, and I firmly intend to do it. You have issues with that you can deal.
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Post by ~Kawaii~ on May 16, 2004 14:21:21 GMT -5
For a start, do not patronise me Jeff. You are not the only one who knows what they are talking about on this subject.
I am sorry if I have not posted a lot in this rpg, I am ever so sorry for having a life outside of the open seas. I'll try not to do that again.
And of course you didn't do anything major with the other characters, just some mild character manipulation was enough for you to be able murder the story base and make your stereotypical Don Quixote like character feel at home. Who, by the way, fits excellently with the theme of the book. And knocking people unconcious and deciding who is where and what happens to them for almost the whole story is not major at all now, is it? Taking the lead role of the story and turning him into a fool is not major is it?
You can't decide on rules to force on others and then break them yourself when a character just so happens to make yours look bad.
And the Latimer comment, but... what? But...oh sorry I seem to have lost my head in the sand I can't seem to finish my sentence?!
And I have made objections to your posts. Many times. Most of them were in the posts I had to do after yours in order to stop my character being left behind because you had chosen to ignore her. Maybe the reason I stopped posting a lot was because I was sick to death of you moving on the story line at your own speed without consulting most others and 99% of the time, leaving my character behind. If you had listened, you would have known.
You made writing a chore Jeff. A repetitive, boring chore, allowing only the blandest most mundane contributions. No one should have to be nagged to do something they take on as a liesure activity. Haven't you realised that when you stopped nagging, more people wrote?!
Really, if you have problems with someone leading an rpg, you shouldn't try to do so yourself.
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Post by Athena on May 17, 2004 16:19:15 GMT -5
Oookay, no one hate me.
First, sure no one NEW can join the rpgs (IMO as we are already very far in them, they would be hard to remesh back into story, and they wouldn't know the story so well. To me, those are the reasons for no new char. I wasn't thinking that it was specifically, no one can do it at all. I have no problems with lady d rejoining in whatever she wants to do, and her idea sounds fairly plausible.
Jeff is powerplaying a wee bit, but in all honesty, without him this rpg (and the others) would ahve fallen apart. He might have come up with crazy and implausible plot twists...some of which I dont necessarily agree with. But they are his char and rpgs are a collaborative effort.
Did that solve anything? Probally not. But lets hold off majorly fighting until at least the end of that one. For the record, I LIKE when peole use my char, and anyone can feel free to do so.
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Post by Summer Sparrow on Jun 13, 2004 2:58:58 GMT -5
Alright, I do want to be a fair webmistress, and I shall allow Lady d to write her post, from what I know and respect, Lady D is a highly talented writer, and maybe we could get a diffrent perception on the rpgs. But she has no character! I hear you ask, yes, BUT she can always ask the permission of whoever she wishes and use one of the characters point of view, (she can always discuss with the owner of the character). Still you can ask anyone you want to Lady D, you can even use Ana if you wanted. The rpg is winding down already, I'll try to post when I have the time. ps/ please do not use the boards for anything other than rpg discussions use e-mail instead. Chow!
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Post by Niphredil on Jul 19, 2004 11:15:11 GMT -5
Just a note about my last post on the pirate rpg. I ended up editing it (a lot ), the last time being last night. So, even though the outcome of the post hasn't changed, the bit leading up to the very end is different (and now the stupid thing actually makes sense! What a concept.), and I rearranged it a little (thing with Kira is part one, thing with Gabby is part two). So now it isn't utter crap. Which makes me happy.
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Post by Niphredil on Aug 30, 2004 10:33:21 GMT -5
Ok, I just made a minor edit to the post I posted last night on the pirate rpg. I decided that I didn't want Gabby and *cough hack wheeze* to sleep together so while the ending still could interpreted as such I'm saying right now that Gabby and *cough hack wheeze* did not sleep together... except in the literal sense that they are in the same bed and are, in fact, actually sleeping.
I was just testing the waters, so to speak, by having Gabby and *cough hack wheeze* sleep together, but I decided those waters were best left alone at the moment... I want their relationship to remain pure, undefiled, etc...
Ok, I'll stop rambling now....
I feel happy, oh so happy....
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