Role-Playing Writing, Part 5
The saga of the Empowered vs. the Evil One, continued from Part 4.
Date: April 12, 2008
Categories: RRRs, RPWs, and RPGs
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Alice
in April 12th, 2008 @ 10:44*sigh* What on EARTH makes anyone think a new thread would help? We’ve still lost most of our characters and we’re sort of wandering around in a daze.
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The Man For Aeiou
in April 12th, 2008 @ 12:211- ’twas a hedgehogboy.
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Alice
in April 12th, 2008 @ 12:292- I know.
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La Mort, La Vie, L'Amour
in April 12th, 2008 @ 12:29Methinks we should let this die like you guys decided to let RPW2 die.
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Alice
in April 12th, 2008 @ 12:594- Methinks it’s dying whether we like it or not. I am sad to let it die, because I spent a LOT of time and effort with this one, and I love it dearly, but I suppose you’re right. If it dies, it dies.
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POSOC
in April 12th, 2008 @ 13:225-I think our mistake here was introducing too many major characters. That way, we couldn’t continue the story if a few key people left.
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Alice
in April 12th, 2008 @ 13:256- Yeah. That’s the problem with these things. RRRs at least can continue if two people are left.
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La Mort, La Vie, L'Amour
in April 12th, 2008 @ 13:286 The thing is, with both RPWs that were started, everybody wanted their character to be a major one. I think if we could make one of these and limit the number of major characters, then it would work better. But that would be hard to do.
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Alice
in April 12th, 2008 @ 13:428- Yes. No one wants to be a secondary character. It always seemed to me that rank of characters was determined by how much they posted, which always resulted in a lot of main characters…
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POSOC (4 CC points and 4 wung points in cardinal defense, 18 wung points in reserve)
in April 13th, 2008 @ 00:329- But then, later on, they left. A pity.
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Taiwan Hippo Fan
in April 13th, 2008 @ 12:48I left for a while, and this had been going for a while by the time I came back, and I’m sorry to have missed it. I don’t really have time to catch up reading and come up with my own character, but I can help fix any problems or whatever.
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Purple Panda
in April 13th, 2008 @ 12:54The main problems with the Role-Playing Writing threads, is that each blogger/person has their own character, and it can’t really be taken over by another person. So, if one of them leaves, it can create a big hole in the story, which makes it hard to continue.
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Baobabballoon
in April 13th, 2008 @ 16:01Argh. Well I don’t mind being a secondary, tertiary, etc character. Cast me as the Assistant blueberry picker used in pie-making for all I care
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The Man For Aeiou (10 Wung Points, Creativity Ceylon 31)(2 Temp Bday points)
in April 13th, 2008 @ 16:0713- are you new? *PIES* If you want to join, read all four other threads.
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Cinnamoon
in April 18th, 2008 @ 06:14Sad, isn’t it?
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POSOC (4 CC points and 4 wung points in cardinal defense, 4 wung points in reserve)
in April 19th, 2008 @ 14:5515- Dead, and still on the main page.
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Cinnamoon
in April 20th, 2008 @ 02:29We have to get this finished, if only to stop it hanging over our heads. I have an idea…
What if we assume the large and climatic battle has happened. In the process, several major characters dissapeared, and we don’t know if they are alive or dead (the characters who left). So now, the rest of us could write letters talking about what happened, and what the outcome was. What do you think?
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POSOC (4 CC points and 4 wung points in cardinal defense, 31/36* wung points in reserve)
in April 20th, 2008 @ 14:3217- That could work. I can’t really write, though- who would I write to?
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Cinnamoon
in April 21st, 2008 @ 12:1618- Well, I suppose we’d have to decide who won – then we can decide whether you’re good or evil or dead.
What does everyone think? Did we win, lose, or all die in the attempt? Is Tut evil or not?
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badrang(agent silver tungue
in April 21st, 2008 @ 14:34can we join this thread?
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Alice (4 platypus points, 4 wung points)
in April 21st, 2008 @ 15:5519- I’m not sure… A lot of us died. I think Tut’s good. I think.
20- It’s almost over…
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The Man For Aeiou (10 or 7 Wung Points, Creativity Ceylon 31)(2 Temp Bday points)
in April 21st, 2008 @ 17:40Good. And ridence.
It’s a great idea. We should do something like this as a RRR. A.k.a. We Write it in letters, but all of us can write.
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POSOC, who urges you to attend the Museican Constitutional Convention
in April 21st, 2008 @ 19:1222- It’s been generally determined that the failure of this thread was that it depended too much on the presence of particular MBers, so if we do another, it should be more of an RRC (Round Robin Correspondence) than an RPW. I propose that we use this thread for the purpose, as soon as (or indeed, if) we finish up the other.
To accomplish the first goal, where exactly were we? We’ll need to figure out the chain of events so that there is no inconsistency in our climactic letters.
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Alice
in April 21st, 2008 @ 20:27I’ll find out wherever we were. Hold on a moment…
OK, so they were on the Moon, and Luna was cracking the Crystal, or pretending, and Rhoda was hiding near them with Lsyor and John S. and maybe some other people, in order to switch Tut. Unfortunately, at that moment, Tut chose to employ Kanjal’s powers, and goodness knows what happened. All I know is that Rhoda’s drifting around, lost and disoriented, with her spirit unraveling.
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The Man For Aeiou (10 or 7 Wung Points, Creativity Ceylon 31)(2 Temp Bday points)
in April 21st, 2008 @ 21:0523- that’s what I meant.
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Hypatia
in May 4th, 2008 @ 11:53Is this RPW being continued or a new one started? If you do indeed begin one, I would love to join. I think, however, that a rule should be implemented that, if you wish to leave the RPW you must dispose of your character properly, by killing them off or some other like device.
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Alice
in May 4th, 2008 @ 14:0526- I believe we’re trying and failing to finish this one up.
I really enjoyed this thread, but I didn’t like the other one at all. Hmm. *thinks* I was too busy to get into it, I guess. And too confused.
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POSOC, who urges you to attend the Museican Constitutional Convention
in May 4th, 2008 @ 14:53Let’s figure out the sequence of events here. Then, once we’ve wrapped it up, we can write about it.
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Alice
in May 4th, 2008 @ 15:1628- OK. Where to start?
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Shadowkat
in May 11th, 2008 @ 18:2429-Not sure…where would you like to start, my dear?
I feel I may be of some assistance, if you’ll have me…lol. Sorry about the weirdness…I’m slap-happy.
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Shadowkat
in May 15th, 2008 @ 15:54Peoples, peoples! I’m summoned here in all urgency, and when I get here, nothing’s happening!!! What’s wrong?
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POSOC & Mim
in May 15th, 2008 @ 16:4831- Most of our characters are gone. That’s really what’s wrong. I think you’d be of most assistance if you wrote a letter to someone describing the effects of Kanjal’s attack. Feel free to finish off John Smithsonian. He hasn’t been here in ages.
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Alice and Timon (and Monica)
in May 15th, 2008 @ 17:2431- Gosh, I don’t even know where to start.
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Shadowkat
in May 20th, 2008 @ 14:1032-Ah…well, yes, that would be a problem…*Lsyor shoots John Smithsonian*…that’s one problem solved, eh? What’s Kanjal? And what did he attack? Or do I really have to read the whole thing…? Does anyone have a composite form of the story that they could email me, please? Maybe? I would be most gracious…
33-Well, I’m creating the in-between story for Lsyor…
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Purple Panda
in May 31st, 2008 @ 08:41Overall, I definitely think the (good) Empowered should win. It would just be too depressing if the “bad guys” win, and I don’t think the story fits with an enemy win. However, it definitely can’t end too mushily. Someone key probably should die so that it still has conflict. Maybe Tutankhbastet should die at the very end?
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Alice (3 wung)
in June 1st, 2008 @ 13:2535- Yeah… But a lot of people have died already…
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Purple Panda
in June 5th, 2008 @ 19:34I know, it just seems like it’s too easy for it to end really happily right now. I’m not sure how else to do it.
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Ã߀ƒ
in June 28th, 2008 @ 12:43Such a good RPW thread wasted. If we can’t continue the Empowered, why don’t we just start a new plot? Just a suggestion…
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hedgehogboy5
in June 28th, 2008 @ 21:02HI
everybody sorry ive been gone
but im back!
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Purple Panda
in June 30th, 2008 @ 11:50Yay!
Now, all we need is everyone else to come back, too…
*sigh*
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POSOC with 5 BP and 60 IWP
in June 30th, 2008 @ 12:42I’m back.
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Alice, Secretary of the International Wung Appreciation Society
in June 30th, 2008 @ 15:41I’m back.
I never left, actually. I check this thread daily.
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The Man For Aeiou
in June 30th, 2008 @ 23:19Oddly, me too.
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Alice, Secretary of the International Wung Appreciation Society
in July 1st, 2008 @ 00:1043- That is odd.
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The Man For Aeiou
in July 1st, 2008 @ 10:2244- why?
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Alice, Secretary of the International Wung Appreciation Society
in July 1st, 2008 @ 10:3145- Because a) the thread is dead and b) you were never involved.
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The Man For Aeiou
in July 3rd, 2008 @ 20:19Good points.
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The Man For Aeiou
in August 24th, 2008 @ 14:28I’m still here, Alice.
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Alice
in August 24th, 2008 @ 14:5748- You win. I never even check this thread anymore.
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The Man For Aeiou
in August 24th, 2008 @ 15:0749- Me nether. I just thought it was funny to post that.
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Alice
in August 24th, 2008 @ 15:2250- Oh. Then I take it back. Shall it be a draw?
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The Man For Aeiou
in August 24th, 2008 @ 15:4951- yes.
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Purple Panda
in August 24th, 2008 @ 16:20I’m glad you two could work that out.
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Alice
in August 24th, 2008 @ 16:2853- I know, it’s a big relief. That weighed really heavily on me.
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Cinnamoon
in September 17th, 2008 @ 02:24So, what are we going to do?
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Errata
in August 18th, 2009 @ 23:51It wouldn’t be possible to revive this so long on? Didn’t think so. *wishes* I’m an insane person who enjoys reading ancient Roleplays for fun, and now I really, really wish I had been around when this was active. It’d never work now, half the key players barely come on/are totally inactive. But it would be so much fun! I even figured who I’d be on this thread, and I wouldn’t even have to start a new character. *sigh*
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Alice
in August 19th, 2009 @ 00:3056- Really? Do tell.
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Errata
in August 19th, 2009 @ 00:3357- Oh, I was going to be Drakesinger. Who would mysteriously morph into a girl, since I don’t think en’s gender was ever specified.
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Alice
in August 19th, 2009 @ 10:14I forget who that is.
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Alice
in August 19th, 2009 @ 10:29Oh right. One of the corrupt Empowered.
My dear Errata, I am delighted that you care. I wish more people did. But there is nothing for it anymore. E2MB, Stormwatcher, Koko Pelle, Shadowkat, and Hedge are all gone entirely. Pan and Cinnamoon are hardly ever around. Oxlin, Fio and POSOC are still active, but I doubt either of them has any interest in the story (although you never know).
Even I can hardly stand the cliches.
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Errata
in August 19th, 2009 @ 14:10Fio didn’t even have much interest in the story back when it was somewhat active. I know POSOC still remembers the story, not that you could forget it.
*sigh* Here I am, proclaiming that there’s no possible way to revive this and still busily working on ways to do so. And figuring out a backstory for Drakesinger, which will never be used. I might post it here, once I’ve typed it out.
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Alice
in August 19th, 2009 @ 14:5961- You know what would be good, if we could do it (which I don’t think we can). If we could bring back a few key people, since we always had too many characters anyway, and rework the story so that it is not as cliche, and also so that we know what is going to happen. Then we write it. This story is even worse than the Sea Roc, but it was fun to do and I want closure, you know? It was an awkward format, but maybe we could even adapt that so that it works better.
But it won’t work, you know. POSOC will either refuse flat out, or come back once or twice but vanish after that. Pan will come back once or twice. Oxlin’s reaction is hard to predict, since I haven’t any past experience with her and dead RRRs. Fio probably won’t come back at all. If we can find Cinnamoon, we can ask her to come back, but she’s hardly ever on. I’m sure we could find new people to fill the slots, but that wouldn’t be the same, you know? If it comes to that, I’d rather let it rest in peace.
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Errata
in August 19th, 2009 @ 22:0362- No. It wouldn’t work. But I keep wishing it could. I’ll go convince people that a new RPW is in order, then. We decided that the AH one was too focused on the tentative plot, and not enough on the AH aspect. And, there was absolutely no characterization going on. But a new one could be fun.
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Alice
in August 19th, 2009 @ 22:4663- Hm, I don’t know. I think a lot of people would be up for a new one, but I can’t say I would be. New things are so hard to keep up with, and it’s all the new people that I don’t know–but I suppose this was mostly new people back then. I think I might be too shy, in a way, to come in and really contribute. But I can try, if we have a new one. And everyone states their character and makes sure that it isn’t a Mary Sue, and I have someone to write to. I must have someone to write to. Can I write to you, Errata, if we have a new one?
It’s funny… I think maybe I’m a little shy of the new crowd. Which is just so plain weird, it’s kind of hard to believe.
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Errata
in August 20th, 2009 @ 01:2964- Hah, we’re still using the little numbers, as if we weren’t the only ones posting on this thread. Anyway…
Of course you may! Now we just need an idea of what it’s about. Or we could make it up as we go along…
I’m thinking a medieval-ish setting, maybe?Oh, you shouldn’t be shy. We’re quite nice, really.
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Alice
in August 20th, 2009 @ 11:3965- Medieval would be OK, except that if we were to be remotely authentic, none of us would know how to write. I’m fond of 19th century settings myself. I think I had a medieval phase a really long time ago, and got over it, but we could do it if you’d really like to.
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Alice
in August 20th, 2009 @ 13:41I have a character (a Victorian one, but I can modify her to fit into a different time period if necessary) and a First Post with Helpful Rules and Guidelines. Now, we need to decide the setting and we can start, right? -hopeful grin-
We might need votes. I’ll post on the Suggestion box.
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