Posts made by dontpanda

I am currently Turo and Vayne.

I have been Marius and Nierzen.

Updated, because it has been awhile.

I played a bit. I liked what I saw. Unfortunately for me - and this feels very much like a me problem - I couldn't get involved in anything of consequence. I had no death scenes. I barely had any scenes of importance to the story.

The problem is, simply, time zone. With events happening with Est or Pst in mind, it never worked for me, who is in CST, to participate fully.

I wish I could have. I was super envious of people who had a cool scene. It just never happened to me.

Don't let my experience dissuade you. Not as a potential player, nor anyone who runs it. It's really a great concept. Just wish I worked for me and my admittedly limited availability.

@Selerik
Tomatoes were considered poisonous, as I recall, because cutting them released the acidic juice. When used with pewter dishes - which is what people had in the middle ages - it drew out the lead. Once ingested, the lead began to poison the eater.
I also thought they were commonly mistaken for something else that was poisonous... And now I see that Wikipedia informs me they were confused with nightshade.

I love these. They're the best cheezies in the world.

Sure, I'll bite:

• I am possibly the most politically/philosophically conservative I've encountered in this hobby. I've also found little tolerance for those differences of opinion from others, so I tend to not bother engaging that stuff.
• I am Canadian and can only barely skate, and have no love for hockey. Please don't tell my government or they'll take away my passport.
• None of the characters I've ever played are very much like me.
• I'm a better than reasonable cook. I am not handy at all, and very much wish I were. I would be willing to trade almost any of my talents to be good at fixing things.
• I rarely read anymore, though I used to read hundreds of pages a day. For fiction, I'm all about my kindle. For reference books, I need the physical thing so I can write notes in margins.
• I strongly dislike social activities and relationships at work, and have gotten a few concerned "talkings-to" about my lack of engagement, and what it communicates to the people I lead.
• The last 3.5 seasons of DS9 are the best in sci-fi, and I'll fite you with teeth and fists.

@derp

When someone tells me they can fold a fitted sheet:

Jaeni! I remember you!

I'll add here that I'm enjoying myself. I came because the mortal admin invited me, and I made a mortal. He's totally mortal (Reno).

I know almost nothing about the theme. My exposure to vampires is basically Angel/Buffy and a little True Blood. Anyway, that hasn't been too much of a hindrance, as people are really helpful and considerate in making allowances for my ignorance.

I sometimes have trouble finding random RP, but then I realised it's because I'm not actually on the channels... so I guess that's on me.

My throwaway email address is dontpander. For years I saw a stubborn refusal to be diplomatic as a good thing.

Dontpanda was born from that.

Updated.

@lotherio Oh, I'm sure it's less involved, code-wise. But I still like to make sure I have the time to dedicate to developing a character and connecting in a meaningful way with others. It's not about the game, just about my RL.

I seem to wind up playing reluctant leaders. Or, leaders who wound up in those positions through some twist of fortune, but who are just going to make the best of it (see: Teodor on Firan, Marius/Turo on Arx).

I would say that people seem to most enjoy when I play some sarcastic contrarian. Those are the characters I've had the best feedback about (see: Nierzen/Vayne on Arx).

I would like to try my hand at playing a female sometime. I'd probably base her off my grandmother, who was awesome. Not sure her story plays well, but she was a cool person.

I keep considering playing here, but I then wonder if I'll have time. I barely feel as though I'm keeping up with just arx.

People who tweet spoilers the next day and don't tag it as a spoiler alert are the best kind of people.

@ganymede True story.

@darinelle said in What is your turning point?:

How to instantly engage me:

• Be consistent with your character and setting even if it upsets people. I love people who stick to their character.
• Be cool with consequences, and willing to roll with the unexpected.
• Collaborate. Don't make me always set, or do the bulk of the reaching out, or the bulk of the story-driving.
• Change. Static characters make me /crazy/. Why bother RPing with them? Nothing is going to matter. When you show your character can change, and that things happening have an effect on them? I am instantly more engaged myself.

I tried hard to do this with Nierzen. He was sheeted as a misanthrope, but I couldn't be a total ass or no one would play with me. Still, he was no one's best friend.

Then came the consequences... getting eaten. I was cool with it - sad because I love the char, but cool with the consequences.

It can be hard to take a misanthrope and have him change in any way. So... I had him trust 3 people with his secret. That led to some cool developments, as they wanted to help him figure it out.

Unfortunately, I don't know if I drove story for anyone. Being erased from memory means people can't really build off what was left of him.

This is a good thread. It's helpful to be reminded of what makes people want to play. Thanks for starting it

@wildbaboons Adeptness? Capability? Finesse?

@rizbunz Montreal's a bit of a wildcard. Some people like Canada, some people don't.

Too bad you didn't choose somewhere more awesome. Like where I live. But that's okay. Maybe my love of Fallout will outweigh my utter disdain for Quebec....

ETA: You'd at least have a proud history of massively corrupt leaders, which could make for a fun Overseer