The Absurd Rogue
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8/10/2016
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Edit: The Google Doc is here, the poll is just for show now because of my technical ineptitude. GG.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GMwb2wMPDXRqPz7nico5JTt9YcPNW4Oqy7vxV19LxI/edit?usp=sharing
First of all, if your character has chosen a side in the conflict you should also declare it in the forums as well as giving a basic reasoning as to why, without giving too much. You can explain it IC if you feel inspired!
Secondly, you need to establish for everyone else how much of your character you want to put on the line. There is no pressure for this to be a cataclysmic event, but this will be the end of Eli Lowe II's story arc. One of these sides is going to lose.
Thirdly, any other concerns should be voiced here.
The Flowerdene Insurgency
Headed by the well-known stronghold for thievery and murder, The Flowerdene Initiative, these sons and daughters of perdition seek to destabilize Bazaar assets and push back all agents of The Powers That Be out of Spite, cutting off Wolfstack and Watchmaker Hill. They are highly dangerous and fanatical in their disposition, comprising of some of the most notable characters in our stories.
The Urchins, The Criminals, The Docks, Hell and Tomb-Colonist factions all have declared their support.
The Stability Pact
Formed by Agents of the Bazaar, this strike force will respond to the threats posed by Flowerdene and conclusively bring this threat to the safety of the people crashing down around their ears. Licentiates and Midnighters are all called to join this invisible war and put an end to the affront to justice.
The Masters, The Constables, The Great Game and The Church all have declared that they will honor the pact.
All other factions are neutral.
edited by The Absurd Rogue on 8/10/2016
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Eglantine-Fox
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8/10/2016
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Flowerdene, obviously, but hoping we don't do this right away. When it all happens, I'm hoping there's a bit more peace and quiet, however uneasy, first. A lot of big dramatic stuff's happened recently already, and I'd like to enjoy the lull a bit longer.
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Passionario
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8/10/2016
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Passionario will be there, doing what he does best: making things much worse for everyone involved.
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Amelia Syrus
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8/10/2016
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Let me present some of my concerns so far:
1. If a roleplayer voices that they want to kill off their character than I think that should be respected when it has been planned. But from my own personal experience, sometimes this results in interference by another player or worst the audience/other roleplayers are not pleased by the death when the character was their favorite. (This also included getting a ton of private messages that can be summed up as complaints.) I'm starting to already see this problem now with how the division is leaning mostly in support for Eli. More with the later than the former.
2. As a group rp, it should be noted not just what will be the beginning and end but also what each individual involvement should be. As it stands now, there's a clear division line with some definitions and with clear bias in play. Though it's good to note that a third definition can be made. But also you want to have some coordination so that every roleplayer feels like they contributed in some way and don't feel left out. Which again from my experience is easier said than done. I think discussing what everyone's character would do is a start.
All of that said, I have absolutely no clue where Amelia would stand. Anyone whose been following The Great Catch knows she's been currently combing about the Neath on a crazed journey. So I'm not sure if this is something that would need her immediate attention among other things.
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Amelia Syrus
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8/10/2016
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The Absurd Rogue wrote:
1. I feel that's sort of necessary, at the end of the day, these characters are the intellectual property of the writer who created them. They should have the right to do whatever they wish with that character unafeared of being prodded.
2. That bias is closing fast, we'll see what happens. Also, I addressed that in my earlier comment.
Agreed, I'm mostly concerned with whether or not the end result will be happy for everyone especially you since this is mostly about your character's impact. But so far it seems doable and manageable. On what's purposed, I'm intrigued especially since it sounds like this would take more than a month or two to work out. I think ideally everyone would be involved but in different ways and spanning more than one thread. Also if players of The Great Game get involved, it would make sense if things like ciphered notes among other things are passed around.
Only other thing I'd propose is some fluff in between all of this. I'm for dramatic roleplays but it almost always loses it's weight when it becomes consistent, even if there will be long breaks before the climatic battle.
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Lord Vaustus
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8/10/2016
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I do like the idea of warrooms. It might work well if we appointed someone to act as the organizer, listing potential targets and describing the impact of large changes. I'd like to volunteer, but I'll be away from key board soon-ish for a few weeks
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Kukapetal
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8/10/2016
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The Absurd Rogue wrote:
1. I feel that's sort of necessary, at the end of the day, these characters are the intellectual property of the writer who created them. They should have the right to do whatever they wish with that character unafeared of being prodded.
Wait, does that mean I have to check with some writer at Gearbox Software to see if it's okay to kill off Fleshy? :P
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Professor Strix
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8/16/2016
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OK, I have an idea that might work. Let me try it (since I'm one of the only openly neutral people in this topic).
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Professor Strix
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8/18/2016
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Kukapetal, I'm pretty sure you would love it. I mostly lurk, there are enough people there that you can be invisible until you feel like talking. Amelia, I don't know how to create chatrooms (I use IRC in a server, because I don't really have an account), but it needs to be one that lets you read the logs (mostly because of timezones). The closest I can think of a service like that is skype. I'm too antisocial. *shrugs*
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"THIS SATURDAY, in MAHOGANY HALL, delight your eyes with the DARING FEATS of the DAPPER ESCAPIST. Gape at his CHARM and WIT and his CLEVER TRICKS OF ILLUSIONISM. No mirrors used."
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Professor Strix
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8/16/2016
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Vavakx Nonexus wrote:
I'm interested in what you'll do, Professor. Don't keep us waiting.
Wait, what happened with the topic? I posted it an hour ago or so.
Sigh. Let me type it all again. And I hope I learn to back up EVERYTHING.
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"THIS SATURDAY, in MAHOGANY HALL, delight your eyes with the DARING FEATS of the DAPPER ESCAPIST. Gape at his CHARM and WIT and his CLEVER TRICKS OF ILLUSIONISM. No mirrors used."
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Social actions welcomed. Will take menaces if not currently grinding that one stat. Send them and cross your fingers.
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Vavakx Nonexus
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8/17/2016
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I am planning on using 'Euphemia', my shop, as a neutral asset for communication and encryption (a message trading spot with the potential of sabotage, basically) in the events to follow. So, I'm wondering, how much actual encryption and other obscuration do we want to use in this RP (and how much use would the place actually receive)?
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Kukapetal
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8/17/2016
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Cool, I never knew this place had its own chat!
*considers joining out of curiosity but is too intimidated* :P
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Lord Gazter
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8/11/2016
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Lord Gazter is a defender of the status quo.
I have one quick question though. How is the Flowerdene Insurgency going to deal with endless hoard of bats that Masters have?
edited by Lord Gazter on 8/11/2016
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The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/11/2016
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Lord Gazter wrote:
Lord Gazter is a defender of the status quo.
I have one quick question though. How is the Flowerdene Insurgency going to deal with endless hoard of bats that Masters have?
edited by Lord Gazter on 8/11/2016
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Kukapetal
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8/11/2016
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absimiliard wrote:
I think my Abs needs to be Zee during this. My reasons for not being able to participate are purely meta: I, personally, don't deal well with confrontation even IC and I have a plan for my Abs and I refuse to deviate from it until there's a broken cat down a well. (or Abs is happily married, either would work, but neither is compatible w. dying in an earlier RP)
Sorry.
I totally get that. I honestly wish there were a way for me to bow out of this one too, given how emotionally draining the last two "Eli's life is on the line" incidents have been for my emotionally unstable character, but I've written myself into a corner and can't really see a way out that wouldn't be horribly OOC.
At least there's an end in sight :P
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Professor Strix
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8/11/2016
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Good news! My weird mood is clearing! None of my characters are too friendly of the Bazaar and the ruling classes' exploration of the poorer masses, but neither are them sympathetic to the FI. Derek doesn't care (he doesn't care deeply for many things, I don't think he would engage in that matter unless called by the Professor) and the Professor doesn't think that crime is a good foundation to anything. Plus, if she knew Eli's plan, she would probably get angry enough to try to slap the 'fake-Jesus complex' out of him. She is passionate in matters of ideals and absolutely does not approve of engineered sacrifices.
Professor Strix would probably join in as a "neutral" party, interested in making sure that the bloodshed doesn't happen (or is down to a minimum), offering safe havens for urchins in my lodgings (with the Professor and her allies being particularly stern towards anyone trying to use children as soldiers - one thing is to aind urchins in a war with cat-apults and screams, other, very different, is to put them on a battlefield with guns and high risk of permanent deah). She could also open her 'boarding school' (an orphanage/school hybrid, actually) as a sanctuary for people being pursued by either side, injured people and dead people as they recover from death. It is located near the 'border' between Spite and Veilgarden, for reference.
About risks, she can't be killed (to her chagrin), but she is risking being hated by people she likes for having to put her foot down and not helping them on things she thinks are wrong (which is a thing that makes her suffer deeply, as she know it will be a blemish she will carry for the rest of her looooong life). And, in case someone is unlucky/unwise enough to try to kill her, well. Each number that is added to her body count makes her more unhappy with herself, which might lead to another existential crisis for her.
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"THIS SATURDAY, in MAHOGANY HALL, delight your eyes with the DARING FEATS of the DAPPER ESCAPIST. Gape at his CHARM and WIT and his CLEVER TRICKS OF ILLUSIONISM. No mirrors used."
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Amelia Syrus
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8/11/2016
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I can understand not wanting to join with the way events have been in the forum lately. It's why I started doing a drabble series and writing my character the way I wanted her story to go. But this isn't as if anyone is under any obligation to join. It's your character, you write them the way you see fit and that includes roleplays too. And like I voiced before, I'd rather not jump into this too soon. This event shouldn't be something until later. Preferably months later.
As for the factions, I agree with that sentiment. There doesn't seem to be much of a drive outside of our characters loyalty to Eli. Outside of that, would there be any other reasons?
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Sara Hysaro
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8/16/2016
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I'm sure it wouldn't stretch credibility for there to be a place where people aware of the events to discuss it while remaining neutral. Everyone will have their own slants towards one or another side, and everyone will have their own reasons/agendas for being neutral, but exchanging information helps both those trying to find a side and those trying to profit from the situation. There's a definite benefit to having such a place.
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The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/10/2016
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YES.
(No.)
But I'd be flattered if I got a lawsuit over an RP character, personally. ^_^
edited by The Absurd Rogue on 8/10/2016
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Shadowcthuhlu
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8/10/2016
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Wouldn't it just be easier use the roleplay as inspiration but basically make new characters based on the old ones?
Less lawyers laughing at you certainly.
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The Absurd Rogue
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8/10/2016
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GMwb2wMPDXRqPz7nico5JTt9YcPNW4Oqy7vxV19LxI/edit?usp=sharing
Everyone who's in on this, go here and put down your allegiance and anything else you think is relevant off-table.
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