Posts made by Misadventure

Maybe this should be a sticky.

These is a brief list of goals I have as a ST:

Help the characters be

• Resourceful
• Determined
• Competent
• Smart

Keep scenes

• Narrative-first
• Open-Ended

Be on the lookout for a chance for things to be:

• Cool
• Interesting
• Dramatic

My very little experience talking to people using AI to write
(one author chgecking their work for issues, one GM having AI write up descriptions and events that aren't /intended/ to impact play unless a player runs with them, and a player trying to see if the AI can provide enjoyable responses or a cohesively written summary of the scene)

none of them have tried to have the AI correctly produce exact context that would make information meaningful. That is in part due to the length limits they work with for prompts and the AI's memory. I know that mnore resources could be made available and rules abnout what to never for get could be put in, but I've not seen it.

Can an AI suggest that an NPC is proud, and put in 2-3 details in a scene the players could play on that without being explicit? Even if prompted to do so?

I dont know.

I think I would be more accepting of a ST using AI to help produce content details and well phrased poses. On one hand, more, organized, content would help the STs. On the other it might eat at the unstated and often unconcious bias that if a ST says it, it has weight, especially if they are a staff ST. Like the results will impact the setting more. It might undermine that sense of value even if it didnt alter the actual weight.

@Ghost propbably the impression that you have someone eleses attention, for at least as long as it takes to read a pose.

If you want to focus on the sexual element, I'd say keep an eye on the porrn industry, and see if AI generated material takes over. The point being that RP and sexual fantasy are exactly that, and sometimes an idea that throws it off basically ruins it.

For example, if a ST writes something maybe it's a cue or clue to the potential of the scene. If an AI writes it, it has no intent.

I'm sure that the generatiion born now will be much more comfortable with the idea, and their children will think its as typical as the current youth think of their own culture with smartphones and mental health being more open and public.

Its an easy path, but humans never take the easy path, right?

I'd be okay with using AI to analyse ones own writing or maybe the final scene, especially if it might point out story structure and hooks etc with suggestions on how to make them work better.

Utter side note:

A D&D group I know had a GM lean into images and text and even story tidbits to flesh out their new small setting so the GM coulod focus on what happens next etc.

So lots of NPCs with described personalities and relationships, items with stories and local history flavor all made this way.

Best way to quit is to take a week or two break.
See how you feel then.

If you still arent sure you want to stay, look for other places and take breaks of days to weeks.

Repeat until you decide.
Probably good to keep up with any necessary administrative stuff if you have responsibilities to other players along the way.

No one needs to know a thing until you go away, and even then only if there are questions etc that really need you to answer.

Literally staff and your fellow players can write you out as they need without you.

Mine is unpleasent.

When whatever version of WORA came up that I joined, a woman had just been mauled to death by two dogs whose owners didnt like her life.

I found it biiterly funny that they were charged with ...
"Keeping mischievous dogs"

So I was going to be "Mischievous dogs" as a reminder of how shitty people can be, and how most of life just goes on. Apprpriate when dealing with some parts of the MU* community.

I happened across the term "death by misadventure" and it:

1. seemed nicer
2. acknowledged that I expected to get rolled by participating (and I was not disappointed)
3. a family name is Chance which is sort usualy part of misadventure

And for a while there was the moment when people were gendering up their user names, and Miss Adventure was right there.

This is something we discuss and aim for at my company, and maybe it offers something for online RP. And for online forums. Each builds on the previous. It can be found online.

Four levels of psychological safety

Belonging - feel part of the group, welcome

Learner Safety - able to admit not knowing, or making mistakes

Contributor Safety - to use their talents and interests to add in to the whole, suggest new things

Challanger Safety - able to critique or question why something is done the way it is

@Ghost
Its been said that the human brain cannot distinguish between imagination and reality. Seems fair, given that everything is in the brain, and we can fool ourselves or be fooled for a long long time.

If you believe that people can have strong personal reactions for public images, or characters in a book or film, stands to reason it would be fairly common for there to be bleed. In a way, that IS the point, to have investment, sympathy.

It's a question of self awareness, and managing that bleed.

I'd like to suggest that even if a player is completely separate from a character, as we imagine an author or tactical player might be, there is still the reward of collaboration, and the ease of familiarity, which is still an in to a players emotions.

Be aware, and manage it.

@Ghost
Know, learn or guess what your personally vulnerable roleplay topics are.
Don't do RP thats personally vulnerable.
Dont' give out personal details like names, locations, job title.
Don't share any social media, it's a network of places for you and others to make security mistakes.

If there are questions about people you RP wiith, ask them. Ask others. You dont have the believe anyone and you need to remember both manipulative intent, and personal bias.

Remember that these are people, with all the human traits, good and bad.
Remember that you are worthwhile.
Look up manipulation techniques, such as framing everything as what you owe others. Resist them. Discuss what you feel and walk away from those who are repeat offenders.
In game events do not justify bad behavior as a player.
If you are connecting romantically, sexually, or as companionship, it comes with all the risks of using an app to find someone for the same. Stalkers, grifters, users, abusers galore, entitled, jaded, etc
You don't owe anyone your time.
You don't owe anyone anything other than basic good citizenship.
You'll be lucky to finnd some great friends you can suspend all this with.
If you must use other media like discord, ideally create accounts per game.
Do not go on camera.
Do not expect staff to be more trustworthy. Being staff just means they get something done.

They say that nicotine addiction after a certain point is about relieving the withdrawal. If someones "friendship" feels like you are in trouble and then when you do the right thing, it feels better, get away.

Still make friends and delight in how awesome a lot of people are.

@Tapewyrm not much help, but there was a thread fairly recently (as in within a few months) where the status of some various game finders were discussed. It might be worth tracking down, but I do think the general news was many are static, but the ares one mentioned and maybe some others still had newer games listed.

@Ghost just as an example, this is the sort of question I would normally ask.

However the responses here have always included hostility and suspicion, so its never been worth the time.

Just a data point.

@Tapewyrm The home page shows when a thread was last active.

https://musoapbox.net/users?section=online

will show you who has been acttive recently.

So the answer is yes, no, but yes.

Mojo Nixon

Do they have a subscribe button?

Alrighty, thanks for the replies.

Shot in the dark post to see if anyone has experience with something similar.

Friend who is neurodivergent needs to communicate with a person.
Person is described as ND, but not sure if that's anything official.

Friend sends large info dumps by nature, but understands this isnt everyones cup of tea.

Person ignores messages over a certain length as boring. No matter how important the content might be. Think co-workers defining a task or similar.

Person must be able to be communicated with, they work in this kind of field. Yet, a bullet point list might be seen as too long and boring.

Information? Suggestions?

@Ghost there are definitely issues between staff and players, and players and players about what the expectations are.

The topic was piqued for me over, as I mentioned, examples of play where the players were intent on sharing more internal state information than I usually see in MU* RP. To me, it fits the "newer" ideas category like game setups where the players are filling out the world, or actively creating their own IC situations and difficulties like a mix of a character-actor and show writer. There is more info put out, so people can get in on whatever, but also that's just the goal to create something like the experience of watching of a show for the players.

Given how hard that is at an established gaming table, it's unlikely to ever be seen in MU* RP.

Just food for thought on RP creation.

@Ghost as staff, you are expected to provide secrets and twists and things they didn't prepare for.

I wonder what the real difference is?

@faraday Do you have personal preferences?

I hope everyone thinks that I and hopefully most players are aware there are different styles, different tables, etc.

There feels like it would be different to have a group member be revealed as the undead in most settings of D&D vs most settings of whatever World of Darkness is called these days.

In part I am talking about what an author might write, what is not strictly available to a PC - like having someone be angry and lash out, because they are confused, if they don't show that confusion.

Then there are things like I was a surgically altered <insert very biologically different and hostile opposed culture group> the whole time.