Played out the conclusion of a storyline that has taken over half a year to reach. The ending was so much better than I expected. Utterly tragic and with consequences that have irrevocably changed all the characters involved.
Thank you, @Darinelle. Who would have thought that a small request to look into a tiny piece of backstory would have turned into this?
The only MUSH marriage I've ever had has been Eleyna and Talen marriage on Arx, but I would say it has been highly successful both IC and OOC.
I had one of those scenes last night that remind me why I love RP over just writing on my own despite the frustration and irritation of interaction with other players sometimes. The scene took a turn that I didn't see coming and deepened what was already an awesome story. It's my favorite type of story as well; less about being a bad ass (though those are fun) and more about the ties between characters and the emotional consequences of those ties. This has been one of my all time favorite RP stories ever.
Like @Sunny, I also play a social powerhouse and have NO combat skills. It takes a bit of effort to work into the metaplot, but I don't feel like that's been a problem, even before Eleyna was a leadership character. I can recognize that others in the same boat might run into difficulty, but I also put out the offer to help change that. I like throwing stuff to do at people.
Also, the metaplot isn't the only game in town. People are doing some remarkably cool stuff right now that isn't directly taking on the Gyre but rather exploring other aspects of the world that's been developed.
Ianthe at Arx. She was a charming disaster that started out as this free spirit until she finds out a pretty crushing secret that completely broke her. RPing that out was difficult but it was one hell of a story with her making mistake after mistake because that revelation wounded her deeply enough that she couldn't figure out who she was supposed to be anymore. I would have loved to see more closure for her, but I think a tragic ending fits for how that story arc went. Not every story should have a happy ending.
That event was so creepy. So. Creepy.
I loved it.
That's why social combat shouldn't be a 'one hit and done' sort of deal. Not even physical combat usually works that way unless the combatants are way mismatched. Social combat can be subtle and done by degrees. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. One good roll shouldn't let my socially proficient princess know all your secrets just like one good roll shouldn't result in my knight being able to instantly behead your character. It's a story that we use dice to help tell. Winning (or losing) easily is usually a boring story. A good social combat system would keep that in mind.
@Meg The scenes between Myrinda and Ianthe were hilarious. So much exasperation! Haha.
Current:
Arx: Herja(staff bit), Eleyna
Previous:
Arx: Ianthe, Yasmine
My character does not hit on Luca. Because they are related. Sadness. 