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Post by piñata on Jul 7, 2010 1:00:17 GMT -5
XD Mrr, several years ago, I actually used to stalk myself in the Yahoo gamerooms. Had a second account that'd come in, harass my first, and yell at anyone else that harassed my first in the least. I was bored. I can beat that. In one of the browser-based games I'm in, I have an alt that's PKing my main characters.
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Post by piñata on Jul 6, 2010 13:20:23 GMT -5
I actually really like this! Only a few suggestions. I haven't read the tropes yet, so sorry if the answer is there. Firstly, you're probably going to want to set a few guidelines about which mythological creatures we're using (Greek vs. Chinese) and who gets to control those characters. Also, make a few rules about having "good" mythological characters because I can see that getting WAY out of hand lol. Mostly Greek/Roman (centaurs, harpies, a hydra in the 3rd book although we might encounter it earlier in the RP) and British (orcs, goblins, fairies, etc.). I haven't learned enough about Chinese mythology yet, so nothing Chinese is in there at all... even the dragons are more like the ones in Eragon (well, they're actually more like the Bothans in Star Wars, but they're intelligent like the ones in Eragon and the physical design is similar). As far as the mythological characters that are "good", there's only two who will be going on the bulk of the adventures with the characters... an Elf and a fairy. I can put clothes on the fairy in order to make her more family-friendly, but that race isn't exactly known for decorum in the book series. But you're right, there are well over 100 named characters in the book series so it can get out of hand. Of course, probably three quarters of those characters die so it's not exactly like you're being overwhelmed with too many at any particular point in the storyline... but that many characters could really screw up an RP, so I'll keep an eye out to make sure nobody gets too carried away. Actually, that's a pretty good idea. A lot of college students are like that in real life, so it adds more of a "this could actually happen" flavor to the proceedings. ...maybe. But I am most certainly not to be counted on. That said, I read "this 10-book fantasy/Deconstruction of fantasy series essentially asks the question, 'What if Quentin Tarantino wrote The Chronicles Of Narnia?'" to my roomie. I do believe he wishes to know when/if you get the stuff published. Tell him I'm hoping for mid-to-late 2011 for the first book, I'm a bit more than halfway through it now so barring another bout of writer's block I should finish it within the next few months. Hmmm...well, I'm not really much of an RPer, but I have been writing a little lately so...maybe I could give it a try? I'd hate to bog down an already-slow site with amateurish posts though. You're more than welcome to join if you feel up to it, Ape. Don't worry about amateurish posts, it just means you've got nowhere to go but up. Ask some of the experienced RPers here how their first few posts looked and you'll hear some real horror stories about amateurish writing/RPing... improvement usually happens really fast, though. I was getting called out for godmodding at the beginning of my first RP, and was getting compliments on my skills by the end of it; Rosy's first RP I watched her writing steadily improve the entire time, to the point where at the end of the thread it was almost like posting with a completely different person. So by the end of this RP, you probably won't be very amateurish anymore. We all start out as noobs before we get good... don't let that stop you from trying altogether.
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Post by piñata on Jul 2, 2010 12:26:42 GMT -5
This is inspired by the series of fantasy novels I'm writing, the Mythology 101 Cycle (links to the TV Tropes page that I prematurely put up largely in the name of free advertising). Basically, a mythology teacher and his students find out that not only do the various fantastic and mythological creatures they've been learning about actually exist, but that the ancient sorcerer these creatures have been learning about for hundreds of years can only be defeated by this particular mythology class due to their being named in an ancient prophecy. This will contain less extreme, over the top violence and graphic, disgusting sex than the book series because Embyr Haven's supposed to be a family-friendly site... still, expect it to become fairly intense at certain points. I figured since we lack other RP ideas at the moment, and the last time I used one of my book ideas for RP fodder it went for 70-something pages in the Original Themes board, we might be able to do something with this here. Character-wise, I'd like to see the usual high school/junior college stereotypical arrangement of nerd, jock, rich kid, cheerleader, goth, troubled foster child, class clown, etc. However, feel free to subvert these however you want... the nerd can be physically powerful, the jock can be a coward, the rich kid can be nice, and so on. Also, we don't need to go with the character names listed on the TV Tropes page... that's just linked to to let you know what you're getting into. I'll be away for the July 4th weekend, so that's plenty of time for whoever cares to log in and post a comment to tell me whether this sucks as an RP idea or they actually want to do it. On Tuesday, I'll reply to everything that's been posted and start getting things moving on the RP if there's enough interest.
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Post by piñata on Jun 25, 2010 11:11:30 GMT -5
I live in a much larger city (my graduating class -- just one year's worth of students -- had 400+ people in it), and my principal was exactly the same way about that kind of thing. So it's not just that you've got a conservative dolt with a backward, small-town way of thinking, it's how principals apparently are all over the world.
And no, there wasn't much gang activity at my school. Between the school being more toward the rich side of town and the fact that there was quite a bit of budding-terrorist activity, the gang members were either too poor to go there in the first place (it was a public school, but they zone them so that only certain types of people are allowed in) or too afraid of the explosives nuts.
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Post by piñata on Jun 25, 2010 0:35:13 GMT -5
You better not be on my ceiling again.
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Post by piñata on Jun 24, 2010 12:24:48 GMT -5
So...you were stalking Bill Clinton? Of course not. I only stalk hot brunettes, like Kait and Novalyyn.
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Post by piñata on Jun 24, 2010 1:21:50 GMT -5
Yeah, I know. Real life got ugly. And I mean Linda Tripp ugly.
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Post by piñata on Jun 23, 2010 0:51:22 GMT -5
Pinata? Where? That guy owes me money...
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Post by piñata on Jun 16, 2010 12:39:36 GMT -5
Excuses, excuses. The first picture I posted, the darker inside one, was taken with a several-years-old camera in a dark room with no flash. Not sh!tty camera excuses. And you're manly non-shavery may make up for your aparent lack of bravery, and you'll absolutely look like a masculine alpha-male beast. Post pictures now! When I said my digital camera was a piece of sh**, I meant it doesn't work. AT ALL. So it's not an excuse, I just need a new one and can't afford the expense.
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Post by piñata on Jun 14, 2010 1:26:48 GMT -5
Pinata: Did you ever get over your, ummm, "issue" with posting pictures of yourself online. Because, you know, if you don't post one soon I'll post the ones I took from outside your bedroom window. And Pinata, neither of us wants that. I'm comfortable posting pics of myself now, but my digital camera is a piece of sh**. And I need to shave. And I HATE to shave.
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Post by piñata on Jun 12, 2010 1:32:21 GMT -5
Fine, then.
Novalyyn, I'll reiterate... you are freakin' HOT.
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Post by piñata on Jun 11, 2010 1:53:46 GMT -5
I'm just bracing myself for when Pinata sees it. <.< *refuses to be creep'd out this time* Took me long enough, didn't it? Just to avoid creeping you out, I'll withhold my comments. You probably have a general idea in mind of what I was going to say anyway, but since it's meant to be complementary rather than creepy actually saying it might defeat the purpose. Wow, that was a really long way of saying that I have nothing to say.
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Post by piñata on Jun 11, 2010 1:20:07 GMT -5
*pokes head in* *head gets eaten* Ouch. *wonders how he can talk without a head* Okay. NOW it's violent.
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Post by piñata on Nov 6, 2009 13:05:35 GMT -5
By the time Pinata arrived in Gitrem he was starving... he had learned to make his own jerky from Mammoth, but had finished his entire supply on the way here. Therefore, his first stop was a rather large smokehouse in the main area of the city.
Upon entering, it was impossible not to notice Mammoth. Certainly there were other big men in there, but none as impressive as Pinata's friend. He sat down at the table behind Mammoth, the larger man's back to him, and ordered some food and rum... something told him the conversation Mammoth was currently engaged in might be important.
(OOC: Gives Reaper one last opportunity to post before we advance without him... Mammoth, you can post and notice Pinata sitting behind you once you're sick of waiting for him.)
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Post by piñata on Oct 23, 2009 11:43:07 GMT -5
w00t! I'm unreliable!
Wait a minute... <_<
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