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| Saturday, July 28th, 2007 | 11:34 pm
[yeehaw]
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Hey You...
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Hey Nef SM ladypersonage. Can you send me UW? Ty in advance. I was wrong. | | Thursday, September 15th, 2005 | 6:25 pm
[variform] |
Ferakoss, Part 2 Okay, my little writers block done broke. Part 2 isn't what it could be, but then that's why I'm putting it up here. To try to get feedback. So feed me back, anyone. Sorian had always been connected directly to Arvandor by a number of silver roads, which was of course the reason the dragons had departed from that continent and the elves had made it their own. ( Read more... ) | | Friday, May 13th, 2005 | 1:04 am
[nikkinicola]
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I wanna play
But, I really don't think that's possible. My favorite character is about done for. Another of my favorites is out too. I have one character left that actually took off and was received well during play, and I'm not even sure I'd want to play her anymore either.
I am constantly getting new ideas for characters. My mind seems to always be working on someone new. But, it's so difficult to introduce a new character into play. I'm always worried that anything I do to attract attention to myself in an effort to be included in the current scene, will be misconstrued as drama.
Maybe I'll try something new this weekend. Hopefully, I don't screw things up as I tend to do with new characters. My new arrivals seem to fail... most of the time. u.u
Current Mood: cold | | Monday, April 18th, 2005 | 7:50 pm
[yellowrosetx]
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Something to say Crossposted to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) thecircle and mutualendeavorsA couple of friends pointed a few things out to me today. One of those things made me realize that I seem to have no middle ground, I'm either too subtle or I bitchslap people until their heads spin. I prefer to not have to do the latter, however, if I don't, people often miss my polite attempts to tell them they are pissing people off and, quite bluntly, irritating them to no end. I'm going to try to hit somewhere in between, "your recent course of action will cause serious repercussions," and "Listen up you primitive screw heads, you are annoying the fuck out of people." Unfortunately, unless you spell things out in minute details for certain people you get the response of, "But you didn't say that" even though what you gave them was the polite version. There's civil and there's polite, I'm shooting for civil. Please note that the word you is used in a generic manner. ( Read more... ) | | Sunday, February 20th, 2005 | 4:36 am
[yellowrosetx]
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| | Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 | 2:21 am
[variform] |
My Reason for being off my game
Last Wednesday morning, the 2nd of February, I called Dad's place and got his wife, my stepmother. She lead with 'It's been a bad night', so I immediately began to think about a visit. The cancer that has been roaming around his organs for the last couple of years reached his brain a couple of months previously, and though it hasn't really affected his reasoning, the sheer difficulty of treating it made it aggravating. It wasn't long before was headed toward his place; I was cheerful enough, for all that I had a feeling this was going to be a goodbye visit.
The moment we walked in, my stepmother told me 'He's gone.'
So I didn't get to say goodbye.
I will never see my father again.
Never share a joke with him.
Never hear his counsel.
Never watch a movie with him.
Never recommend a restaurant to him.
Never lend him a book.
Never borrow a book of his.
Never go camping with him.
Never go canoeing with him.
Never make a gift to him.
Never receive a gift from him.
Never ask him for help.
Never hear him ask me if I want help.
Never hear him ask me anything.
Never hear his answer.
Never hear one of his famous non sequiters.
Never hear him sing.
Never join with him in song.
Never join with him in prayer.
Never join with him in fellowship.
Never peer through his collected records.
Never go channel-surfing with him while enjoying forbidden sweets.
Never hear him critique anything I write.
Never hear him review any play I perform.
Never see him clown again.
Never see him juggle.
Never see him work magic.
Never hear him play the harmonica.
Never feel the sting of his 'motivation.'
Never feel the warm solidity of his embrace.
Never ponder some newly discovered similarity to him.
Never ponder some newly discovered difference from him.
Never reflect with him.
Never argue with him.
Never be with him.
But I will always love him.
He doesn't have to be alive for me to love him.
I don't have to eat his cooking, or hear his songs, or walk the same ground as he does to love him.
But I do wish I had had the chance to say goodbye. And I always will.
I'm sorry if this has run on a little while; I just wanted to clearly explain why I may or may not be off my game for a little while. It wasn't totally unexpected, but I find that it still hits hard. | | Tuesday, November 30th, 2004 | 2:20 am
[variform] |
Monday Night Menu
I've come to a decision. I've decided that, unless someone else posts a different menu, Monday nights will be garlic night at the SMI. This is the standard menu - ::The buffet includes a huge tray of Potstickers, complete with Garlic sauce, Jack-fish Fillets, Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry, Cheesy Broccoli & Cauliflower, Onion Blossoms (Cooked in Garlic & Spices), Huge Portabella Mushrooms grilled with a Luscious Garlic Stuffing, Baked Pears, Plum Salad, Pastries from the Bakery::
For whatever it's worth. :-)
Current Mood: full
Current Music: Have some spaghetti | | Wednesday, November 17th, 2004 | 4:16 am
[ehzoterik]
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Wall of Fame
Not to be mistaken for the Wall of Shame I periodically post. This one is for your amusement:
SMI Multifarious: ::and another coffee! The Coffee Machine Golem was in his element! Caife's hour has come!::
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Wonderboy" -- Tenacious D | | Friday, November 12th, 2004 | 7:44 am
[ehzoterik]
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Roleplayers are People Too In the past few days I have taken a lot of time out from my usually scheduled play time to actually talk to a few individuals concerning a lot of rumors that I have heard floating around. Considering the fact that they were at first rumors, I felt the need to go straight to the horses' mouths to hear their thoughts and opinions on these matters. Granted, I have not been able to talk to all parties involved in these affairs, but I do not feel I need to at this point in time. I've formulated another opinion that this time I feel to be justified. My argument will begin with the statement that there are three key factors involved in these particular situations. 1.) Favoritism. 2.) Harassment. And 3.) Blending. These are bold accusations being made, for certain. But based on what I have been told by others and what I have seen, this is how I perceive things to be. There are certain individuals out there in RPland who are victims of being discriminated against. Most of the reasons for this are petty to say the least. To be truthful, I am not fully aware of all the reasons that enmity exists. However, I am certain that others are guilty of the "crimes" I have listed above. In an attempt to not point fingers here, I am just going to present a few facts that I have dug up concerning how to handle these "crimes." When reviewing AOL's terms of service, I was presented with loose ends. By venturing over to AOL Keyword: TERMS OF SERVICE > Community Guidelines > Respect Others ... we are presented with a vague explanation of what is expected of members. To avoid violating my own member agreement, I will just provide a link here. I think everyone should take a moment of their time to read what is written in the popup window on AOL concerning Respecting Others. The very first clause is the on that is of the most importance. The word "harassment" itself is defined very vaguely as well. According to Meriam Webster, to harass someone is "to annoy persistently" or "to worry and impede by repeated raids." And from what I am hearing through the GrapeVine, a raid is being planned. No further detail on this particular subject needs to be included here. However, from those definitions and the explicitness of AOL's rules concerning such action -- it is not to be tolerated. But it is being tolerated. And I, for one, am very irritated by these facts. Similarily, one can logically deduce that this is active violence being tolerated. Since I am not at liberty to disclose certain privelaged information due to my AOL member agreement, all I can say is that there are further resources to examine concerning the fact that open defamation is not acceptable as well. According to Meriam Webster, to defame someone is "to harm the reputation of [an individual] by libel or slander." Having no desire to clutter my words up with excessive dictionary definitions, I'm simply going to direct all of you to AOL Keyword: DICTIONARY to look up precisely what libel and slander mean. Assuming you do not already know. However, even if you think you know, I would recommend reviewing your knowledge just for the sake of argument. There are certain things that AOL itself does not tolerate from its members. Harassment, violence, and threats are only a few of these things. All of them are in effect at this time. Defamation is just one form of violence. In this case, it is a verbal act of violence. Much to my dismay, there is nothing written in the member agreement and Terms of Service concerning favoritism. However, I am aware that certain individuals are expected not to behave that way when dealing with other members. You know who you are and what I mean by that. As for blending? I have seen it. Everyone sees it happen. To be honest, even I am unaware of whether or not I am blending my out of character knowledge into my in character knowledge. A good deal of my characters are of the supernatural variety. So it is expected that they might know things they otherwise should not. However, I try my very damnedest to ask permission from other individuals involved before just having it happen. Once again it is just another one of those things that AOL has no comprehension of. My last few posts have been rampantly seething, and for that I have apologized. This time, however, I have no intention of doing so. I have sat down and assembled my thoughts in a more precise and clear pattern. I have asked around to hear more thoughts and opinions on certain matters, and I will be the first to admit that I am not omniscient. I do not know everything. I only know what I have been told and what I have been taught. The truth of the matter is that there are certain behaviors that are being tolerated by others that should not be tolerated at all. My advice to all those who are feeling harassed and victimized is to prepare yourselves. Keep logs and documentation if you cannot otherwise resolve these issues in a civil manner. When all else fails, need I remind you that AOL does provide an IGNORE feature? There are also ways in which you can block members from seeing you and contacting you online (buddy list, IMs, e-mail, and more). And when extreme measures need to be taken, there is always Notify AOL. However, it is my hope that these issues can be resolved in a civil manner. I have faith in all of you. Remember the tennants of cooperative freeform chat-based roleplaying. My recommendation is for all of you to review them on the Red Dragon FFG Group page. Most of us are rational adults, start acting like it for once! Above all things, remember to do unto others as you would have others do unto you. We are all human. To err is human. We are not infallible, but we are all individuals. Our thoughts and opinions are our own. This is just that. My thoughts and opinion. Though I do hope that it makes a beneficial impact on our community. Not that I expect it to. Hope ... is what keeps me going. --The Nefarious SM Current Mood: cynicalCurrent Music: "Breaking the Habit" -- Linkin Park | | Thursday, November 11th, 2004 | 8:55 am
[ehzoterik]
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Addendum
In regards to my previous post here to the Circle, I would just like to say this:
I apologize
To anyone who may have taken everything I wrote too personally. My purpose for writing what I did is twofold. Yes I did have a point to get across, and hopefully it wasn't lost in all of that incessant babbling. However, for the most part I had just finally absorbed as much angst as I could. Unable to contain the rage any longer, I just needed to erupt.
We all need to explode every now and then. We're all entitled to our opinions. I just needed to take that moment to excercise my right to freedom of speech on all those things that have had me concerned about the well being of others. Mental well-being mostly. I can only absorb so much before I need to just let it all go in one fell swoop.
And as someone was kind enough to remind me, it was a long time coming.
Current Mood: pacified
Current Music: "I Ran (So Far Away)" -- A Flock of Seagulls | | Wednesday, November 10th, 2004 | 2:34 am
[ehzoterik]
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How Black is Your Heart? There comes a time (let's pluralize that) in which people just need to let bygones be bygones. The only way that society can survive is if humanity works together, for better or for worse. Life is just one immense marriage agreement with the world at large. What do I mean by this? Well ... Sit back and relax, because this is going to be a lengthy opinion. ( Against the Odds )I hope you bothered to care for once. Current Mood: pissed offCurrent Music: "Sick Sad Little World" -- Incubus | | Wednesday, October 27th, 2004 | 8:16 am
[rachaelwynter]
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Communications Breakdown?
Well, the things I described in a recent Circle post bring to mind a related topic that's been floating around, either openly or between the lines, of posts here nowadays. I'd like to address it openly now.
Communiciation.
Everyone who's posted here knows the importance of communication.
I've noticed a tendency lately to close off communications when it comes to certain storylines and/or players out there. I admit I've been guilty of miscommunication or lack of communication in this area, especially recently. I've personally tried to learn from my mistakes.
I would like to see more communication between the roleplayers out there with regards to the shared universe we all are part of. Otherwise, when communications break down, eventually we end up playing with only ourselves and I don't mean the fun way. Our characters and storylines will stagnate as a result.
These are my opinions on the subject. Your mileage may vary.
Current Mood: frustrated
Current Music: Communications Breakdown (Led Zeppelin) | | Saturday, October 16th, 2004 | 10:29 pm
[rachaelwynter]
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Character/Player Respect?
What do you do when Player A appears to consistently ignore what Player B's characters have been established as being able to do when storylines are being planned and/or played out, which Player A used to acknowledge and play along with but Player A suddenly stops acknowledging the information? Or what if Player A tells Player B one thing and ends up going back on what they say to do something Player A wouldn't have happen with Player B's character but allow to happen with Player C's character?
To clarify what I'm talking about, I personally try to keep in mind what other player characters have been established as doing in terms of profession. For example, I know that Collie breeds horses and is a midwife and if I had a character which needed those items/skills, I would have them go to Collie rather than NPC a horse breeder or midwife, if possible. I prefer to at least establish the storyline with the character in live roleplay, even if later events end up being vaporgamed.
I'm getting rather frustrated with players out there who suddenly have convenient memory lapses when it comes to skills my characters have and these players either NPC characters to play the parts, have others create new characters to fill these parts or make excuses why their characters wouldn't all of a sudden trust my characters to do X skill when my characters were fully trusted before.
/rant
Current Mood: frustrated
Current Music: Respect (Aretha Franklin) | 6:27 am
[ehzoterik]
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Wall of Shame
Tonight's idiocy brought to you courtesy of ...
Gouka Kageboushi: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EVERYONE IN HERE ROLE PLAY SKILL=QUITE IT AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, and have a nice day.
Current Mood: predatory
Current Music: "Crazy Little Voices" -- Ra | | Wednesday, October 6th, 2004 | 4:54 pm
[yeehaw]
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The Secret Origin Of Yee~Revealed
Name: Steven Gordon LaRue
Aliases: Yeehaw Majora Kikass; Tinkerbell; Poof; Late For Dinner
Occupation: Nanny/Babysitter, former mercenary
Age: 32
Ht: 6'3"
Weight: 256 lbs.
Eyes: Black/brown
Hair: black(greying), dyed purple(mohawk)
First Appearance: A RIFTs campaign, (online)The Red Dragon Inn.
History: Yee(or as he was known then as Steven) started out life with his parents and sister in a caravan. They lived like gypsies, traveling from town to town. Steven was basically a happy child despite how his father treated him. His father was an oppressive dictator who physically punished Yee harshly for any mistake or transgression. Yee's mother pretended not to see, and his sister went so far as to block from her memory any of Yee's beatings. Despite his father's attempts to crush his spirit Yee did not rebel and wasn't crushed though he grew a 'weather eye' in regards to his father's moods. His mother noticed and gave him the knickname, 'Poof', because he would disappear anytime voices were raised or tempers flared with regards to his father. No one would see him leave and no one would realize he'd left til he was gone. This talent would prove invaluable to Yee later in life.
At 13 Yee started puberty. Thankfully for the local girls he was too shy to do anything. Yee was very introverted(due to hsi father's treatment of him) and didn't have many friends. Lonely were Yee's early teen years.
Yee had been 13 for two months when the band of raiders attacked his family's caravan. The caravan fathers fought bravely for their families but were unsuccessful. Being merchants and not warriors the raiders slew them easilly. Ye watched his father die under a raider's blade. Instead of feeling relief Yee was overwhelmed with rage. Rage for something impossible to replace was lost that day. Yee had often dreamed of living up to his father's harsh standard for him. Now he'd never do it. Yee leapt on the raider's back punching, kicking, and screaming. The raider, a Psi-stalker of no small means, easilly backhanded the young Yee away. Yee's world swam. He awoke to see his mother and sister being raped by the raiders. Yee could only look on. Violence numbed him and if he's been able he'd have 'poofed'. Between 'turns' the raiders would abuse and torture Yee but after his early treatment by his father he was able to go within himself and suffered less. When the raiders were finished w/ the women, they killed them. The Psi-stalker who had killed his father stuck that same bloody knife into Yee. The raiders looted and left him for dead. But a curious thing happened.
He did not die, not yet anyway.
Yee truelly suffered but eventually he healed. He hid and moved to a small town called Charleston, living as a City Rat for a time. He became quite adept at pick-pocketing and fighting...but something grew in his heart. The rage from when his family died was never quenched. In his fights he began to get colder and crueler. Not settling for defeating his foes, instead curb-stomping and pig-sticking them while they were down became his sigantures. His reputation grew, as did his ego. He began to have delusions of grandeur. Eventually he made the mistake of picking a fight with a Juicer. The Juicer tried to go easy on him but the chemically-enhanced warrior's reflexes and super strength put Yee in the local non-profit hospital for a long, long time. When Yee eventually healed he knew 2 things, one he wanted to be the best, and he wanted revenge. He began to ask around to his contacts, learning all he could about Juicers. He found out there were types of Juicers-specifically Mega-Juicers. If a Juicer had hurt him that bad, how badly would a Mega-juicer? Asking just the right people Yee found a Gang Lord, Lusivur who could pay for the process to be done to Yee, but there were 2 catches.
The first catch was he had to swear to be in Lusivur's army for 3 years. Becoming a Juicer(even a Mega) shortened a person's life expectancy to about 5 years-give or take because of violence. Ultimately the drugs used in the process caused the Juicer's body to burn up-literally. So if Yee joined Lusivur's gang 3 years of his life would be given to the gang. Yee didn't really mind that idea too much, he wasn't doing anything better anyway. The second catch though...that was the tough one. Some of the elder members of the gang had been the raiders who'd killed his family. It stood to reason they might recognise him. Yee solved this by shaving his hair(into a mohawk-dyed purple) and got into a series of brutal street fights where he lead with his face. breaking his nose a few times, losing some teeth, some bones becoming free floating his face and he took Lusivur's offer.
The painful process took about a week. Yee was more than happy w/ the results. Some of the other Juicers took him under their wing and taught him how to use his new powers. With his burgeoning abilities coming under control he wrought a lot of harm to the gang's enemies. Yee even managed to get the confidence of the former raiders. Unfortunately each evil act Yee did made him more like his foes. He didn't seem to notice and began to revel in the carnage he could bring. A funny coincedence would lead to the end of his life, and his rebirth.
One day in the middle of a simple snatch-n-grab, Yee was Nexxus-napped. Disarmed save for his beloved Panzer glove and a vibro-knife, Yee found himself a stranger in a strange land. Rhydin. It was like nothing Yee had ever experienced. The creatures that were the rarity back home were the norm here, and no one knew what a Juicer was. It seemed even normal people were rare and endangered creatures here. Rather than muster with the few humans Yee declared himself a god. He was actually surprised when no one worshipped him. He stumbled into the Red Dragon Inn one day and didn't leave for almost a month. Out of currency Yee became desperate and took a few assassination jobs just to keep himself in beer. Eventually he would meet the woman who would become the closest thing he would ever call friend, Ariana. She seemed to see through the blunderbuss and shouting. She gave Yee the benefit of the doubt and was usually very patient w/ him. Eventually she even hired him to be the bodyguard for her child, Elaine. Despite the dementia the chemicals were bringing to him, he took his job very seriously. Even attacking with murderous intent anything he thought threatened his charge.
Eventually Yee picked a fight with a dragon....and lost. For reasons forgotten to even Yee, the dragon tore his bio-comp and drug harness from his body. Some friends of Ariana's tried to heal yee but he decided he'd rather die w/out his powers and they respected that. Yee died.
A few weeks later a creature of the race the Bhlaze found Yee's body and used it and his DNA as a template to remake itself. In taking some of his DNA it also took some of his mannerisms. This confused many of Yee's latest aquaintences. Eventually the Bhlaze left the planet too confused to continue it's exploration here.
Lord Thor of Asgard took notice of Yee and his spirit and was impressed. He saw a berserker who could be manipulated to use his penchant for violence for the good of mankind. Thor used his massive power to ressurrect all that was fierce in Yee and gave him a new body and new powers. Mysteriously Thor told Yee little and set him free.
Yee wandered back to Rhydin, led by new instincts and powers he doesn't understand. He tried to ressurrect his old life but evil no longer felt good. Able to get his old job back as Nanny and babysitter for Elaine, Yee is still confused. He has found he is now a werewolf and his instincts lean more toward killing bad guys than just randomly killing. Yee still hears voices from his first life, suffers delusions of grandeur, and is finding a new capability to do evil in this life. If Thor objects he doesn't do anything about it. Yee gets into random fights trying to figure out what feels good and what doesn't. It's kind of like learning to walk all over again. He doesn't like it but it is definitely interesting. Between work, shape-shifting, fighting, and chasing off a certain Spaniard kid from Elaine-Yee is quite busy. | | Friday, August 27th, 2004 | 5:01 pm
[yellowrosetx]
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For the curious.. a rare public post It has come to my attention that a post that I wrote as friends only has been passed around. Congratulations, if I'd been testing to see how fast something could get around, one of you passed with flying colors. However, if I was testing to see who could be trusted, someone failed miserably. Now, I'd like to lay the blame on the doorstep of a whacker, because it couldn't possibly be someone that reads or posts here. Could it? Wrong. While it could be a whacker that's accessed the locked posts, I surely doubt that they would go through the effort of hunting down an unnamed person to pass along what I said. ( Read more... ) | 2:36 pm
[chaselemonde]
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Actually, it's come to my attention in this that I don't necessarily know all of you. I know of most of you, at least, but there are still one or two that I'm not familiar with in any way, shape or form. The rules, as of this moment in time, clearly state: "Those interested in joining this comity should send an e-mail message with character name(s) here. The three moderators will confer over the application and a decision will be made. Once the application is approved, the applicant will be invited to click through and the request will be approved. Unknown characters/players will not be added."As one of the moderators here, I should know each and every one of you. SO, that having been said, I'm giving the community one (1) week to make themselves known to me. This is a more than reasonable amount of time, given all of you have been members for at least a number of months already. You can either comment to this post with the name of one of your characters, or, if you don't wish to out yourselves to the general populace, you can email me at johanthehunter@aol.com with the name of one of your characters. Don't assume that I know you, you'd be surprised! If, by the end of this one week period, I still don't know who you are, consider yourselves gone as you lack the proof that you fit into the community guidelines. If, for whatever reason, you are unable to read this message within that week's time and wish to become a member once again, you are perfectly welcome to apply again, following the guidelines laid out in the community info page under the heading "Becoming a Member". Thank you, and have a good day. Current Mood: fed up | 1:52 pm
[chaselemonde]
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Congradulations, you are an idiot!
Alright, whoever is letting outsiders read PROTECTED entries in this community? Do it again, and heads WILL roll. You want to tell a person that there are complaints lodged against him, cool. You will NOT give others access to this community. This community is a safe haven for us roleplayers here to discuss roleplay issues foremost, but its original intention was, and the intention remains, that this is a place to safely vent and bitch about what's bothering you in roleplay. By doing what you did, you just violated the trust of every other member here, not to mention ruined the spirit of this community.
If this happens again, I will PERSONALLY cut any and all of you that *I* don't personally trust implicitly. And let me tell you, there aren't many here that I don't trust, so it wouldn't be much of a labor.
Current Mood: annoyed | | Sunday, August 22nd, 2004 | 2:40 am
[yeehaw]
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The Brawl For It All...
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...Is coming...are you prepared? I will be wrapping up the William 0005 storyline one way or another and YOU are cordially invited. Exact times have not been determined yet. I will email anyone who wants in(granted I know yer email) with details. Keep in mind this will be a War-style battle in a PR. Those without powers or really super-neato power armors should likely reconsider signing up. I can not guaranty the safety of anyone in this one. This is 'the Final Battle' in a lot of ways. I will do just about everything in my power to make this enjoyable battle. Multi-chars are welcome, want to play more than one? Go for it! This promises to be intense and enthusiastic.
Current Mood: Hot Rod | | Monday, July 26th, 2004 | 7:53 am
[rachaelwynter]
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A Few Questions Out Of Curiosity
I'm putting these questions out to the Circle membership at large.
1) What do you consider fun roleplay?
2) What do you consider boring roleplay?
3) What do you consider fun rooms?
4) What do you consider boring rooms?
5) What do you consider the good old days of roleplay?
6) What keeps you roleplaying?
7) What would drive you out of a room you're roleplaying in?
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Fantasy (Aldo Nova) |
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