TS - Danger zone

Pandora

@Tinuviel said in TS - Danger zone:

I would say "spicing up the grid and handing out plot nuggets" doesn't include typefucking.

That's one opinion. Typefucking is a huge draw for many people, don't knock their spice.

Tinuviel

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

That's one opinion.

And that is literally what I was asked for.

Arkandel

@Tinuviel said in TS - Danger zone:

I do care that the player in question gets extra time with an NPC that others don't for no reason other than the staffer wants to boink using that glove.

ETA: By "NPCs time" I mean available RL time to interact with the NPC. I don't care that the NPC's IC time is mostly oriented towards chasing tail, or whatever, but if it's impossible to get a chance to interact with the NPC because their RL time being taken up with the arduous task of TSing for hours, that's my issue.

I'm up early so I'll use my extra time wisely by coming up with a TS plot that involves NPCs.

Let's say I'm running a PrP series for a character stranded in the Hedge. She runs across a stranger (NPC) who helps her fight off some critters, he takes her to his home where they strike up a conversation, she picks up some local lore that could perhaps justify an XP expenditure. They also boink.

After the boinking (he was very good, not to brag) he betrays her! Ohnoes, he was working for a True Fae all along but she barely manages to get out of there before things get super awkward.

At this point what has happened? I didn't use any precious NPC's time - I made this guy up after first talking to staff to made sure it was okay to use a Loyalist - and the roleplay was thematic. Furthermore I now have an NPC in my pocket I can reuse in the future; he can be a recurring antagonist who can come back to haunt the girl, and her player can use the experience to drive her character's growth. Also hey, she can justify the pillow talk to buy something with XP.

Who's the victim here?

Tinuviel

@Arkandel I was very specific in what type of NPC I was talking about, and that example doesn't fit. If you're going to use the broad category of "NPC" to ask questions, you're not going to get any useful answers. If you're running a PrP, then do whatever. I still think the TS bit is unnecessary, but whatever.

Arkandel

@Tinuviel said in TS - Danger zone:

I still think the TS bit is unnecessary, but whatever.

What does that mean?

When is TS necessary?

Tinuviel

@Arkandel said in TS - Danger zone:

@Tinuviel said in TS - Danger zone:

I still think the TS bit is unnecessary, but whatever.

What does that mean?

When is TS necessary?

It isn't. But I'm of a mind that those running a plot should only do what is necessary for the furtherance of that plot. If you don't need TS to show that two characters did the dirty, don't do it.

But that's a peeve, rather than anything that I expect or want action on.

Arkandel

@Tinuviel said in TS - Danger zone:

But that's a peeve, rather than anything that I expect or want action on.

Okay, I see where you're coming from now, and that's fair.

Ghost

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

ETA: @Ghost It's okay if sometimes you don't have anything useful to say; not-chiming-in has never in and of itself killed anyone.

Nanneh
Nanneh
Boo
Boo

Pandora

@Ghost said in TS - Danger zone:

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

ETA: @Ghost It's okay if sometimes you don't have anything useful to say; not-chiming-in has never in and of itself killed anyone.

Nanneh
Nanneh
Boo
Boo

It's na na na na boo boo, pleb.

Ghost

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

@Ghost said in TS - Danger zone:

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

ETA: @Ghost It's okay if sometimes you don't have anything useful to say; not-chiming-in has never in and of itself killed anyone.

Nanneh
Nanneh
Boo
Boo

It's na na na na boo boo, pleb.

But is it?

IS IT, TRULY?

Auspice

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

@Ghost said in TS - Danger zone:

@Pandora said in TS - Danger zone:

ETA: @Ghost It's okay if sometimes you don't have anything useful to say; not-chiming-in has never in and of itself killed anyone.

Nanneh
Nanneh
Boo
Boo

It's na na na na boo boo, pleb.

Opinion

Pandora

This is why NPCs don't play grab ass with you people, you're annoying as hell.

Ghost

Its okay if people think its nannehnanneh boo boo or nanabooboo. That important thing is that people are enjoying it and that it ends in booboo. Not to be mistaken as "boob ooo". There are lots of different kinds of people out there from all different walks of life, and like I learned from being a parent it's probably best not to reserve judgment and just let people say what they want while understanding that it's all pretty much saying the same thing.

Also: Staff totally monetize their time through TS partners. From 1995-2008 it was the most reliable way to get a Force User slot.

Hah. Slot. eyooooo