My favorite dispassionate egomaniac is having a birfday!? Happy extraction anniversary!!
Latest posts made by oni
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RE: Happy Birthday…
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RE: Goodness Grief
It wasn't always the sheriffs who had the upper hand, we just happen to be on an upswing. In the not too distant past we were one of the weakest factions IG as far as our ability to be sheriffs was concerned. If I am buggin you, just let me know, we'll see what we can work out.
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RE: Arkham's Inquiries - Storytelling
For me, I try to tell the story with other players. I look for things in other characters "lives" that perhaps my character can help them develop. I like watching other characters learn and grow just as much as I enjoy the ones who find a niche and stay there. Everything my characters have done have been made possible and driven by other players. Seeking out and learning from experienced role-players opens up a whole new dynamic and reveals, I feel, That the server is truly not one large story, but a collection of hundreds of small tales. I try, quite clumsily, to engage everyone I meet in game at least once.
Taking the time to hear about another characters home, family, relationships and other small details will undoubtedly produce a wealth of information that can be manipulated and structured into a full grown story all it's own, all while sitting at a table drinking ales. Exploring weaknesses and strengths, Dealing with vice and corruption, all these things are awesome and make the story of Arabel compelling to me.
Hope this is to the point, but it is how I can best describe what storytelling is to me.
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RE: Auto-Involvement vs Earned Spot
I am one of the -least- reliable players on the server and I can tell you from experience that the players here are forgiving as all get-out, with the exception of very few. The very few players who are not interested in taking someone on are in no way obligated to unless given very good IG reasons.I see fairness across the board. Personally, I have been given numerous chances and had a handful of players actually take me under their wing to help me understand the game and have loads more fun. this is a -GAME- of imagination and fantasy role-playing. If you need a friend to help you get along with the others, just ask someone for a pointer, the DMs are a great resource and so are the players. go get involved and don't be afraid to ask questions!
Perhaps my ignorance is showing, but I doubt elitism is a serious problem here.
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RE: New and terribly intimidated
I think The first words Oni, my main character, said were "wtf where do I get more gp?". this was in response to a friendly "hello" from another player. If you can do better than that, I am sure you will have a great time.