Posts made by Goldfish

I love researching for a new character. I mean, I'm a nerd and I know I probably overdo it but I just end up learning so much! Today, it's income demographics of an American state. Then I wondered why people were so poor around a certain area. This lead me further down the wikihole...I ain't back yet. All because I wasn't happy with the character being from Large, Popular City, USA.

Yesterday, it was the history of midwives, the day before might have been an extensive study on old western slang. Over the years, I have gathered a wealth of information about subjects all over. It may have only been relevant for a short time but it sticks with you.

I suppose I should have been a little clearer but I'm excitable so that happens.

It's not just IC baggage. There is OOC baggage as well. I'm thinking about old, dusty rules and policies. Tired storytellers, contained within the setting and theme. I'm an optimist and think a new house can make a whole world of a difference.

@arkandel I'm not sure if I am about to actually answer your question but I see Portland as a chance to take the community we have (assuming they follow), add to it in a city more familiar, and drop the fuckton of baggage that our old characters have.

I'm not ashamed to say I intend to play a reimagining of my current character. I love my guy but he was heavy and I'm so excited to go at him fresh. I've already begun research.

For the record, the reason I'm slow is...sigh...I hate how this is gonna sound. I'm not tooting my horn, I promise.

I really, really like to put thought into what my character says and does. What they wear and how they look and present themselves is all important to me. I have a habit having a lot dialogue within poses, making my characters long winded. So I try to break that up with body language and a dash of meta? I think that's what it's called. I don't do that thing where I express their thoughts outside of speech but I will pose outside of the moment.

So I'll start a pose and realize OH! This guy would be wearing a nice suit that's rumpled. Because I have that visualization issue, I need to take a second and google up suits so I get a better idea of how to describe it. Then I'm posing until OH! He's feeling sad and closed off. So I have to think about how to describe that without him saying he's sad and doesn't want to talk. Arms crossed, shoulders drawn in, eyes away, etc. One of mine is supposed to be smarter than me. I don't make a huge deal of it but sometimes a moment comes that I need to flex. Off to Google or game books to make sure I am using the right words and terminology.

So that's why I'm slow. I'm a tryhard. The person that pulled me aside wasn't an asshole, they were kinda giving me a heads up sort of thing to keep the big combat scene moving. Because when I show up, a large scene can and has slowed because of me. I'm adapting but it is a newish thing to me.

@arkandel said in Paragraphs, large scenes and visibility:

@goldfish said in Paragraphs, large scenes and visibility:

Still mad that my Sirius didn't look like Gary Oldman but WHATEVER)

If it helps, Gary Oldman doesn't always look like Gary Oldman either.

These are true facts. So versatile.

@Thenomain Recently someone pulled me aside in a scene and said something that contained the phrase "...since you are a slow poser..." I was shocked. Then I was like, yeah...word. So I'm adapting. This reading is part. The other is pretyping poses. Some characters are gonna do X or Y in this situation regardless, so I get started replying as soon as I can so I can spit out something with substance. Or I just throw up my hands and short pose and hate myself later.

@roz Thank you!

@roz regex highlight? Can I have that in english with a full tutorial? Please?

Meanwhile, I have posebreak and +poseorder's alert is highlighted as well. This are all great ideas guys. Thank you.

@Sunny I found myself apologizing and asking for recaps so many times that I got embarrassed and made this thread. I have a hard time following action anyway. I have a hard time picturing any scene. Like who is standing where, or where the enemy is in relation to me or how big the room is. That's just a Goldfish trait.

(Digression: I would have never made it through the Harry Potter books if I didn't start them at the same time the first film was released. JK's world is so vivid and wonderful but when I read, it's always very blank and bland. Having the films as reference made the books that much better for me. Still mad that my Sirius didn't look like Gary Oldman but WHATEVER)

My client is Atlantis.

I have this problem in large scenes, especially when the poses are large and/or there is a lot of OOC chatter. I just miss stuff. I swear I'm reading but I'm clearly just scanning and glossing. Part of the problem, after some thought, is the way the text is on the screen. Just lines and lines of white on black and it's just turns into white noise on me. So, I'm looking for a way to make poses stick out more or highlight or something so I can keep up. I already highlight my character's name, so I don't miss that. I have thought about spawning OOC chatter in another window but that will lead to a lot of back and forth. I have upped the text size. It took me too long to realize there was some eye strain happening there.

Any other tips or tricks to help me keep up with what's happening?

I was being facetious and a little overexcited--as I am wont to do--but I get it. Black Hat =/= Asshole. I am just reminded of those in your face types and how poorly that would go for me. Anywho, I think I might look in that direction for a change and a challenge. I play so many heart of gold types, I'm kinda getting sick of myself. I had a CoD Mage that was an attempt at that black hat vibe. I can probably channel that. Thanks y'all.

@Ganymede I have a whole tattoo dedicated to The Last of Us and man, given the chance, I would play the hell out of a Joel-type character. He's been on my shelf since that glorious summer...

A bad guy...

That is something I've never done. How do you even do that? How can you be an asshole AND get people to play with you. (I mean, I've seen it but I can't figure it out.)

The question I want to ask is "What do you need?" but that is the wrong question from the looks of the game via so...

What role can I help fill? Is there a gap in something? Shortage of a type? An imbalance?

I am totally down to give this a try but...I'm lacking a spark.

(Also, is it a sausage fest or a clam bake? I like that relationship RP and I can play either gender but if'n you need more of one than the other....)

Alien: Mutation is still ongoing! I've been sick and RL has been an asshole so I can't personally speak for how far along we are in the story...

BUT!

The next story has been revealed! Prosperity's Price! We're goin' back in time. Old West style y'all. There are all sorts of new rules and changes coming into this story only, so come and take a peek if you are at all curious! I really like the Perks and Quirks myself.

@auspice Ahhhh, I remember him. If he was Custodius, good riddance. Either way, bro was totes missing the point.

@mietze I picked up a character after about two months down and I thought I was having a hard time. Good on you! Have fun!

@bored Someone tried to min-max?

Fucking LOL. Try-hards gotta try I guess.

@skew Yes. This. Hell, in the Observation Deck, I wandered off and missed half the scene. They gave me a recap.

It seems to be fostering a sense of community. If we aren't in the scene we are welcome to watch. Logs are available and there is an whole damn system to make them easier to post.

To correct @Auspice, the event TONIGHT 8pm EST / 5pm PST is for The Noc.

@bear_necessities It has a feel of blink and you miss something but you really don't. 2-3 hours every few nights or so is about what I do and while I am missing some awesome Facility stuff while i've been out of town, then sick...it's not a big deal.

@surreality I'm so glad to see you working wikis and having fun doing it. I'm having fun watching!

@surreality Preach!

I realized that something special was happening when I was making coffee this morning and pleasantly wondering to myself: "What are his last words going to be?"

Like...what the hell? I've never, ever been so excited to possibly die in a game. Usually it's all fraught and upsetting (There was an incident years ago on HM with a player death. It wasn't even mine....it's like gamer's PTSD) Instead, I'm just ready to move forward.

Not to mention the half hour I spent picking out new pics for my PB because I have decided to keep the PB but change the main pic from story to story. All because the upcoming roles were posted. Supporting characters are brewing too. AND AND AND it's my first Sci-Fi setting.

And I haven't even taken my boy to The Facility yet. There's all that too. It's like a constant creativity machine.

I stand by my statement in another thread.

This is some wave of the future shit we are on.

It was imperfect. Messy. Confusing. But it's been incredibly active. The short stories and constant waves of new information kept my character active. There is always something to talk about, discuss, plan or whatnot.

If I had one issue, it would be this sort of pressure to be there or you'll miss something important. But this could be my hangup more than a game complaint. I'm about to leave town just as the story is coming to a close and I'm salty. (Even though, I probably won't miss it. Still. I might.)

But the story isn't even The End! I'm already brewing the next version of The Confidant and I am totally psyched to keep on.