We have one now!

And in a little bit, we will be up to 4 players.

Hey everyone, looking forward to playing with you!

I'm working on my post for the creation pool at the moment.

I'll do more once I get home from work. In the middle of a shift change but should be stable in two weeks.

I made a non-definitive description for Luminous. I didn't like any of the pictures so I sent in one that I'm planning to use when it gets uploaded. I also put it in her description for reference.

GM, if I may ask, how many players were you thinking of for this game?

Yeah, having a hard time with Winston's pic as well. I was debating upping his age a bit just to get the hair right >.>

This dude's hair is kind of white-ish though!

Yeah, it's from the lighting :) It was either that or a black and white, which i could not find a good one I was satisfied with. But I will keep to it for now.

Updated description, pending review from the Gm (I took some liberties).

Hi all, New here. How are y'all.

Hi Melody, I like your name :)

Thanks.

We have 1.5 Fey I know of ATM.a

I have begun handing out "contacts", and a first story has begun.

Let me know if anyone wants a thread for something.

Yay! :D Trying to decide if it makes sense for Luminous to be in the conference room. If not, do we assume our characters are being called in during whatever it is they're doing, or will you handle that IC, GM?

Yes, they can show up at any time, being the library's "crew".

I will be out through the rest of the week, Thanksgiving traveling!

Late tomorrow, I'm heading out, but I'll try to post as I can.

Have fun everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving! Sad European here :P

Texan in Canadia, I get to donot twice!

Thanksgiving!!! Jake is gaining about 10 pounds. Good thing he's probably going to have to deal with a troll. Hopefully that stops him from keeping the weight.

Aw, you're no fun Kioshi! :D I have to ask though, how does he know it's about a troll? Did I misread that he didn't enter until after this was discussed or is he already aware of the troll situation? If it's the first, Luminous would look like a dumb-ass for talking around it :P

You literally just talked about in front of him. Even if he doesn't know it, he is a Fennec Kitsune, Sharp ears.
This message was last updated by the player at 16:47, Wed 25 Nov 2015.

Ah, from how I read it the convo stopped as soon as he entered, but your second point makes sense anyway! Now I can just have Luminous be disappointed at her cloak and dagger fail :D

Yay, my picture got uploaded!

Where do you do that? I've always been a little disappointed with the options.

I know how that feels!

You can ask the mods to upload one avatar per month that you'll actually be using, so you can't ask them to upload a bunch unfortunately.

You mail the picture to portraits@rpol.net and add your username (or else it won't get added). They upload new pictures once a month, around the 27th.

You can find more info here: /help/?t=faqs&page=portraitsfaq

I've found that it's best to send the image in the right size yourself. I once sent a bigger one and they compressed it and it became really blurry.

ah okay. Thanks

I've had a super busy weekend, I'll get a post up within the next twelve hours though. Sorry for the wait!

No biggie from me, just make sure you include something to me. Pleasssssssse

Of course! :3

And we're back.

Gadzooks, lots to catch up on!

Welcome back, I hope you had a great thanksgiving!

I don't think we had specifically planned to go with Jake but personally I think it's a great idea :D Jake commented about getting into the airport - does the agency have any sort of authority? Do we cover as a police force, or would we indeed have to sneak/talk/trick our way in?

The Library has no "official" authority.  In fact, its operations other than as a purely mundane historical and arts library are secret.

If you want to get anywhere an ordinary visitor cannot get, you will have to do this the hard way.

On the other hand, you do have a Sylph available- Haelee. They fly.   And there are some other powers at your command.

Pfe, the hard way is more fun anyway! :D

Luminous and Melody are you guys planning on joining me, or should I just leave with the Fairy?

Yes, I was just waiting on some clarification before I could post again, I'm working on something now!

Sorry for going MIA there for a moment. Broke half a molar and in a bit of pain.

Oh no. Well get better soon.

Eek! I hope it gets better soon, toothache is the worst.

Melody is retiring.  However, we have a new player.  Things change, but remain the same. Onward we go.

I'm sorry to hear that. Welcome, new player!

Hello All. I am the new player I believe or a new player.  I am playing sn Elf hiding as human.  There is a bit more in my character description.  If anyone is interested in working out plotlines. I am open just PM me. I look forward to playing with all of you. :)

Welcome to the l8brary. I apologize as I am not currently 100%. I do plan on posting tommorrow though.

Hey Evaline! I'm always up for that sort of thing. I posted all common knowledge on Luminous in the creation pool topic. If you see anything that matches up with your character, gimme a poke!

Oh crap :|

A question! Can all the characters see through the Veil?

Fey characters can do so naturally.  For them, it's like looking at an "ambiguous image". Like the famous Duck Bunny.   You can force yourself to look at it one way, or the other.

For Human characters, we shall assume they all have some talisman, artifact, charm or other power, maybe just an inherent "Gift" that allows them to see things as they really are.

It wouldn't help for characters committed to work with the Faerie world to be unable to see it.

I hope your tooth feels better. I had that experience and it was horrible. Be Well.

I feel like Jake is able to tell when things are being...covered up, but he can't quite see what is being covered up.

A little slow over Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all!

Do we have an idea on the weather? Going out and about close to Christmas in New York I'd imagine it's cold to be sure, but is there snow? what are we dealing with outside?

Game time is the beginning of December.

We would be in late afternoon on a weekday.

Still on my Christmas Holiday, so things still slow.

I've mostly recovered.

Glad to hear that! I hope you all have a great New Year's Eve.

I have to say that as a professional language nerd and someone who practically lives on the doormat of a Scandinavian country, this is the hardest time I've ever had keeping IC and OC separated :P

Oh geez, now I feel very nervous about my google translations. lol

I had the same feeling in a Mythic Norse changeling game run by a Swede I was in. He seemed to take it in stride though :)

I am going to assume that Jake manages to contact the library before Julian and Evaline leave, because it is a major plot point.

I am going to be away (mostly) until Sunday.

Time to get this moving again!

Ready and waiting to go. :) Just giving Evaline a chance to post if she wishes to.

Nordic countries do have some great mythology, that might be it :D

Me and the 1000000 pounds of food I ate over the holidays are ready to go!

I'm here, just my guys kinda waiting, as he has no real idea what's going on, and logicly isn't in the group chat, none of them have his number in it, being just applying and stuff.

In reply to Kioshi Finnikugo (msg # 62):

Alright. Well if we know everyone is at the airport, we'll go there. Or we can go with the Tree festival bit.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:25, Tue 05 Jan 2016.

Whichever is most logical for your character to choose

We have two trolls to contend with, I think y'all should totally come help us out. But that's just me xD

I would agree that the Trolls might need the additional man-power. Julian and Evaline should be able to handle the xmas tree mystery, if we need back-up we can simply call for it. :)

I'm going to assume that Winston and Kioshi link up with the others, then.

Given the length of the trip, they'd get there early evening.  So you get your choice of just where to meet:

The airport itself, near the Norwegian airlines counter.
At the wildlife refuge.
Nearby, at a restaurant
A little further down towards the beach.

Meanwhile, Evaline checked in today, so I hope she'll post soon.

I will assume it is the same time for Evaline and Julian, obviously they ran a little longer studying and then went to Bryant Park by early evening.

I think Jake and Lumi would start by following the footsteps,and wait depending on where they lead?

Just as an FYI, I will be gone on a small vacay this weekend starting tomorrow and won't be back to post till Monday evening/Tuesday depending on my flight.

In reply to Luminous Despair (msg # 68):

I second this

I've got Thespian Festivle tomorrow and Sat. Unsure on how much I'll have access.

Yay team Jake & Lumi! So where would that make us end up to wait for the others, DM?

No contact from Evaline.  I am going to assume Julian goes to the part, and she may or may not catch up.

I am also going to assume that the others eventually regroup, in the area, in the neighborhood called Broad Channel.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:30, Mon 11 Jan 2016.

Post! I've been super lazy with my summary. Should Winston or Kioshi actually need one, let me know and I'll recap in a few lines.

ok then. Guess I'm off to the park.

If Evaline doesn't post, I'd be happy to switch out and join Julian for some PC interaction :D

Do I continue to the park in the same thread? or are we opening a separate one?

We're going to cover this in the same thread, as it does involve a Plot Point.  Evaline or nor Evaline, and then get the characters reunited somehow.

Some of you may already suspect that this whole thing goes far beyond Find Monster/Defeat Monster.

It's the Fey.  Things are expected to be Convoluted and Weird.

As a fellow monster, that's greatly appreciated :P

Sounds good to me
This message was last edited by the player at 01:05, Thu 14 Jan 2016.

I think we should resume with the time being either Late at Night or The Next Day, allowing the group to meet up again, with what they now know.

Especially as they have found their Troll.  Well, sort of found it.  They know where it is.  One of them, at least.

Sure, what topic do we use?

I'm voting for late at night. I feel like this isn't something we wait for the next day to deal with.

Let's assume the party can regroup at night, then, close to the place their Troll is currently being held.

There are available places to rendezvous, stores, parks, or perhaps at the same pizza place.

At any rate, they need to work out their next move.

It is only a matter of time before the NYPD either:

1)  Transfers their troll to some other agency.
2)  Figures out their detainee is speaking a form of Norwegian.

or

3)  Needs the cell for a more important suspect, or merely just gets bored and lets him go.

I suspect we might need to lean on Kioshi here :P I agree about continuing the same evening at any rate.

Sorry, been busy and it didn't turn red for some reason.

Understandable. I have had that happen to me alot, and then I miss entire threads moving.

it all sounds good to me. :)

Are we waiting on something from me?

Questions?

New Thread wanted?

Still here, just waiting on the ohers :)

Been busy, and got distracted yesterday. Twisted is EPIC

We have a potential new player with a different and I think interesting idea for a character.  A dog.  Not just an ordinary dog, of course, but a Faerie Dog.  The catch is, it's a dog.

In trying to think of a way to get a dog mixed in with the story arcs and able to go where everyone else goes (most of everyone, that is) one very interesting idea is "Service Dog!".

Service Dogs can go anywhere, and although they are normally considered just for the blind, this is not the case.  There are service dogs for a variety of things.

But, we would need a character to volunteer to act as the "dog handler" when the characters are in a public place, like the pizza restaurant where you now are.

Sorry, life has been super busy lately! I'm changing jobs and it's eating all my time and energy. Still around though!

The dog idea sounds interesting :D

Are you volunteering to have a dog?

I never mind these kinds of things, I think it's cool when players have connections! But if anyone else wants, that's fine too for me.

Hello all

Mouse greets you all with much wagging and sniffing.

Hey pup. Stay outta the crotch *sticks her tongue out* LOL.

"Woof."

Mouse knocks Brynn down and gives her a thorough and very wet face-licking.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:17, Sat 20 Feb 2016.

I'm going to start off both of our new players, tomorrow, pursuing something parallel in a new thread.

If no one has taken the mouse I will.

*Points at the pool* Sorry bucko. I mean, he's not mine or anything, but I'm going to be petting him the most.

Our New Players should go on over to The Christmas Trees.

In reply to Brynn (msg # 102):

Who said we couldn't share?

Maybe I don't like sharing

Welcome Brynn and Mouse! And other upcoming players I see in the cast page, hee hee.

My time is looking better again so I kicked off with some ideas. I hope one of them works :D

Sorry on being slow, catching up on school work.

Hello all!

Woof!

Mouse walks over, looking at her closely.  He circles her slowly, sniffing inquisitively.

Then he sits in front of her and raises a paw to shake.

Amara bends over and takes his paw and shakes. "Greetings"

Watch out. He's a crotch sniffer.

Mouse growls playfully at Brynn.

*Sticks her tongue out at Mouse*

Now now, be a good puppy.

Mouse lays down with a look of doggy sorrow and whimpers piteously.

Aw, you silly doggy!! *Buries her face in his rib fur and rubs it back and forth*

Mouse quickly snatches Brynn's hat and begins running around the room with it clamped in his teeth.  His tail is wagging furiously.

*Widens her eyes and slaps her hand down on top of her head as her long, pointed ears escape the confines of her hat and flop outward* Why you! Come back with that! *Gives chase*

After a few circuits of the room, Mouse stops and drops the drool-soaked hat at Brynn's feet.  He barks happily and  sits watching her with his eyes glowing brightly.

*Snatches her hat away from the ground and wipes it several times on her coat before pulling it onto her head and tucking her ears up underneath it* Silly puppy

Sorry I'm late--my notification prefs were about a decade out of date and I failed to notice I'd been added. I'll try to be good from now on...

Amara makes a milk bone appear and holds it out for Mouse.

Mouse carefully takes the milk bone from Amara's hand and eats it happily.

He curls up at the feet of the magickal producer of cookies.

Hey Darren and Amara!

Really Mouse? One cookie and your adoration shifts? I see how it is.

Mouse looks ashamed.

But he doesn't get up from where he's laying.

*Laughs* Un huh. Ashamed, but not that ashamed still.

Amara throws another milk bone to Mouse.

Mouse snaps the treat out of the air and eats it happily.

Hey GM? Would you like me to post Julian calling the Library in the Christmas Tree thread to report that new info? Or would you prefer to handle it yourself?

Go ahead, you can let them know.

LOL! I already like Julian!! Spout off all this and that about a troll, and then think to verify who he might be talking to. Classic.

Well, he is something of an anxious fellow at times. Glad you approve. :)

He probably recognized my wonderful voice.

Just a note regarding the two groups- they don't have to get together!  They can do perfectly going in two separate directions, and communicating.

I was waiting on a few of the other players, who seem to have gone quiet lately.  But I will proceed tomorrow!

Sorry, had alot of stuff, work, school stuff, family visiting, and now WiFi is acting up.

Julian will soldier on, even on his own!

Why does everyone leave? Was it something I said? *sniff*

I am still here!

Me too! Sorry Julian, I've just asked the GM where it would make sense for me to jump back in :D

woof!

Very busy this week.  Should be back tomorrow.

OK, still here.

DM, are Julian and I missing something obvious or is this our cue to get creative? Or maybe we need to wait for the other group to gather info? I keep thinking we're overlooking some important clue but I might be barking up the wrong tree :D

That and I'm a little confused. Do we know we have air-affinity type fey within our organization? Couldn't they be of help in this watch for Nisse activity?

You're not missing things, it's a good solution to Nisse catching, but you do have to have a solution to the problem of time.

Remember, your characters are not alone, they have their cell phones, and they can call in favors, and even set up a rotating watch.

We can always skip ahead to the plot points, we don't have to fill every moment of the characters' lives.

That last one is actually one of my ongoing gripes with so many RPOL stories.  Everyone wants to do everything "now".  All of life is lived in one Saturday afternoon.  There is nothing wrong in taking things like a film or book and saying "Let's move ahead to the point where THIS happens", and move past simple "ordinary" things that do not advance the characters or the story.

This is one reason why I have a Thread Request Thread.  It's there for:  What would you like the next scene to be?

Your characters would know *of* any other characters affiliated with the Library, even if they do not know them well.  You can even assume the Library has a roster.

Hello everyone :D

Woof!

(romps around violet, wagging his tail)

Awwwwwww.... *Scratches behind Mouse's ears*.

Hello new person!

I have an idea to realign this more as a general role playing game than a mystery solving game, once the current mystery is through. Thoughts?

I think it's good that there's a purpose for the characters to work towards... but socialising is also fun, maybe when this is done drop a few mysterious hints about things, see if the characters pick the hints up? But then I'm new so I haven't really gotten into the mystery yet in the first place...

I'm with violet on that one. General RP is fine, but having a few hints here and there for other mysteries is a good thing.

I am fine either way.

I always find it interesting the limits on abilities... I mean if you can literally do ANYTHING then things get boring... presumably you can't just summon one of the gnomes or someone would have done that and we could talk to it, and presumably none of the characters so far could dowse for them etc... but IC and OOC I'm wondering what each type of fey can do, and what they can't do.

What makes their magic different to each other? Why are elves considered strong at magic (what can they do that most fey can't)? And what can't they do that they might have skimmed over or asked 'lesser fey' to do in the past?

I have a few ideas... but I know I'm new and I'm not sure what's already been established or what other people have in mind for their characters or what details have been stewing in the GM's brain etc...

Well, I am a Djinn and I can conjure minor items and fly and do illusions for the most part. Don't ask for wishes and more complicated things like a cell phone.

I'm a black hound.  Capable of growing to the size of a bull, extremely strong and durable, and my howl causes uncontrolled terror in those who oppose me.

Plus, I can catch frisbees with my mouth!

And, unlike most dogs, nine times out of ten you know when people have only pretended to throw the ball!

Hi group!

Gremian the Gremlin, the kind from WWII, not from the movie is moving into town :)

Welcome Gremain!

Woof!

I'm thinking perhaps the elves are more ritual magic based? They can make big powerful stuff but they need preparation to do it? (Though I'm not sure as there's another elf in the cast list but she hasn't commented on anything since Christmas, did she do any spells?)

I can imagine pre-preparing a magical shield amulet or something that they can activate short notice, or charging wands with magic etc but mostly being restricted by needing ingredients and visualisation etc... and thus doing their magic in secret. They couldn't make a cookie appear (even if they knew what they were doing) but could take an hour or so and enchant a cookie jar so that it was ALWAYS full of cookies.

Or of course if they weren't in a cookie mood they could do more dramatic things like magic swords, summoning rituals, hiding whole sections of forest from humans, enchanting someone with a powerful glamour that replicated the veil so that they couldn't see fey or be seen by other fey for three times seven years.... possibly a particularly powerful elf, or group of elves, created the veil in the first place but nobody knows because it happened so long ago.

This would explain why the description says the high fey are known for having very strong magic, but without going OP as there's still restrictions (they just might not advertise them so other types of fey might not know).

What do people think?

Rather than specific rituals (which would result in "you must get X spell book") I'm thinking it's the narratives and sympathetic magic aspects, if it makes a good story in the elf's mind that's how they channel the power of narrative into the objects imbuing them with magic that they use in the spell.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:52, Fri 06 May 2016.

Hello all! It is I, the wonderful Elliot! How do you do?

Welcome! And what might you be?

Hello, hello, another new player hiding in the wings.

 I look forward to playing with you all.

I'm a nature fairy with an inclination to prank.

Woof!

Mouse jumps about excitedly, rushing frantically from one new-comer to another.  So many new friends!!!

SO MANY :D

I take it Felix is half wendigo half elf? Or something?

What are your thoughts on how elfish magic should work? (It was our topic of conversation before all the greetings)

Actually, I'm a Hulda/Hulder. It's just that when they settled in America they were named Wendigos by the locals and it kinda stuck.

For those not familiar with Norse Folklore: A Hulda is a female elf who walks the woods, lures in men and then eats them. A Hulder is the male variant. A Hulda is always incredibly beautiful, and Hulders are always described as incredibly ugly.

As for the topic of Elvish Magic:

 Being a natural folk, magic involving use of natural components would make the most sense to me. Ritualistic magic seems fitting as well so long as it has a traditional base. I'm used to playing systems similar to Changeling: the Dreaming, where "fast-casting" is difficult, but difficulty is lowered through "bunks" or semi-ritualistic actions.

 Also, it could just be me talking, but I feel like if one is rolling with an elf or pixie, or other magically-inclined being that keeping the range of one's magic to a certain area helps to insure everyone is still rather unique. I limited Felix's own magical capabilities to be only regarding ice/snow/the cold and to be not fully controlled in an effort to give him a niche and for story opportunities. Also mostly because despite being considered int he general taxonomy for being an "Elf" species, Hulda/Hulder are not known for their magic prowess.

Hmmm.... It's not really covered (as she doesn't know it IC) but I kind of see Violet as more Sidhe court in terms of her family tree, that perhaps there was some battle between courts or an attack when she was a baby and her mother hid her from all fey including herself to keep her safe until someone could come and find her, but nobody did (perhaps they were dead or didn't know where to look because she was too well hidden or thought she had been killed etc).

I'm just trying to work out what a lost faerie princess who didn't know she HAD magic until now would have in terms of magic :P

Traditional Elf magic is associated with "Glamour" - not generally the fashion kind, but it overlaps.  Elf magic changes appearances.  It can make things brighter, and "feel" brighter as well, disguise people or things or even places.  Elves can conjure light and "play" with it.

Mostly for our new players:

I'm going to start a new thread, skipping over the time, and allowing the characters to regroup.  The new thread is, "At the Stock Exchange"

The characters have thus far figured out that something very strange is going on with little "Christmas Elves", the traditional Nisse of Norway, who have been decorating big public Christmas trees in the middle of the night.

The decorations involve ancient Norwegian runes of magical power.  And also they've apparently abducted an important Norwegian Troll.  So things are a little bit worrisome.

The characters at the library have a good idea of when and where the Nisse will make their next appearance:  the tree at the New York Stock Exchange.  So they will set a night watch over it, and wait.

The events of "At the Stock Exchange" will assume that characters have been watching over the area, ready to spot the strange little Nisse and catch one, and find out at last what is going on.

This is not mandatory!  The library is not that kind of organization.  They can only ask for help and hope.  If you want to be somewhere else, let me know.

New Characters- we will assume the library put the word out that help might be required, as this is serious business, so characters who didn't previously participate have a reason to be there.

So, even if we have no connections yet through the pool, we can still participate in the new thread?

OK, I will move there soon!

With my new face and descriptions/hooks post in the Character Creation pool, I'm ready to join the fun, well except for needing to go to sleep before the kids wake up in the morning ;)

Gremian would join the watch. He could easily climb and set shop on the rooftop. I'm correct to assume that we got cell phone or some other way to communicate? (I saw post #144)

Hmmm, glamour always strikes me as small magic (as it only changes the appearance not the reality) and the description said elves were known for their strong magic... I mean I don't mind but this seems like a clash...  Though to be honest the veil is very big and powerful glamour, but seeing as that's already in place...

I can work with it, it just seems like the kind of magic that in stories would be had by the underdog and used skillfully to surprise everyone, not what you'd expect the 'high' fairies to be known for. *shrugs*

elves were also potent enchanters, both of minds and items.  they seem to have had some nature related magicks as well, though somewhat ill defined.

the important question is what type of elf are you.  try googlis aes sidhe or the faery court for information.  (from your coloring i'd guess you to be of the seelie court)

See now that seems a more interesting concept...

To be honest the main reason for asking everyone else is that there's other high faeries and if all the elves had similar powers (like all pixies can fly) then it'd be good for us to have consistency on what they are. But as it turns out the other two active high faeries are more loosely associated with the elves (being a Djinn and a Wendigo) and therefore slightly different, and there's no sign of Evaline... perhaps it doesn't matter.

hmmmmm... I am thinking Seelie Aes Sidhe from a royal bloodline (though there's probably half a dozen courts in Scotland alone so it's not as special as it might sound).

Imbuing magic into an object, such as an enchanted item or brewing a potion of some kind, sounds an interesting way of focusing power, light (as the source of energy for plants, and through them nature as a whole) could be seen as a diluted form of magic and shaped similarly (hence the reputation for glamour), with the reason for the name and the courts being the ability to make the Sidhe (or mound) where particularly powerful elves could create whole palaces and gardens under the ground and safe from human interference.

This is less of a concern these days with science keeping most humans from piercing the veil but it used to be that the courts were the places to seek asylum in return for fealty to the reigning monarch of the mound. (Of course modern fey are less likely to be pro-feudal when the world is full of examples of democracy, but there's been a long history where feudal was the way of the world.)

Okay, all of that was rambling and reasoning based enough to make a pixie grow 3 inches, but I think I have an idea of Elf magic now... at least the noble lines of the Aes Sidhe... (unless people have objections)

Actually, when it comes to Sidhe, there are 2 "major" courts - Seelie and Unseelie. Every Sidhe is considered generally one of the two.

 Every game I've been in, all Sidhe were considered "noble" to some degree, with a large slew of noble houses both Seelie and Unseelie.

 As for them being democratic, my only concern is that the Fae in general do not always have similar thought processes to Humans - they're almost alien in that regard.

For prime example, take the scene in Briar Rose where at the christening, the good "seelie" fairies have been invited, but the bad "unseelie" one was not and she shows up anyway. At first, she is cordially, asking if there is some mistake, but when she is told she wasn't invited on purpose, she finds it justifiable to curse the human princess to die by pricking her finger.

By our Human thought process, she did it because she was just so evil. When from a Fey point-of-view, the nobility had taken sides in a the grand Fae conflict between the two courts, and had made themselves the sworn enemies of all Unseelie. A Human's life is minuscule compared to that of a Fey, especially a Sidhe, and the taking of life during youth is often considered a "preferable" death for a Human, as Fey do not find the concept of aging to be an appealing one.

 I would think any Fae that hasn't explicitly been raised heavily in the contact of Humans would maintain this somewhat alien thought process. Helpful at times, because different points of view allow one to see a fuller picture, and probably why the Library requires Human aides - because even for all their wealth of knowledge, most Fae just do not understand how Humans work, both physically and emotionally.

I didn't mean the fey being diplomatic, simply that they may be more reluctant to pledge fealty to the king or queen of a mound if they have non-feudal systems to compare with (depending on the amount of time they spent near humans).

I'm kind of imagining two Courts (capital C) the Seelie and Unseelie, then a few dozen courts (lower case c) each consisting of a mound with its own King or Queen that rules it and which pledges allegiance to one of the Courts, with a High King or Queen ruling the Court. So there'd be (for example) a High Queen of the Seelie in County Galway and a High King in County Wexford (both in Ireland) and these mounds were the first, largest mounds. Then there'd be about a dozen other mounds in Ireland and another 2/3 dozen more scattered across the rest of the UK and western Europe. Each mound is ruled by the sidhe who can control it, who its magic answers to, which is usually hereditary because powerful sidhe tend to have the most powerful children. If a sidhe wants to challenge the High King or Queen all they have to do is take the traditional ruling mound from them by magical force.

Most sidhe can't make their own mound, and it would be very lonely if everyone had one and nobody gathered, so they pledge themselves to the King or Queen of a mound and serve them, 'lesser' fey pledge themselves to one of the sidhe, often the King or Queen will put one of the sidhe in charge of brownies and another in charge of true fey and so forth... depending on the numbers of each in their territory (another reason why there's few new mounds in most countries, established mounds don't want extra competition).

Because few sidhe leave their mounds other than to mix up the gene pool a little and strengthen the Courts by going to an allied mound they haven't spread as far as many types of fey and there may not be many in America... though there's probably at least one court of each somewhere, perhaps a Seelie in Washington and an Unseelie in Chicago?

All sidhe have a link to enchantment to a degree (hence their ability to be chosen to shape a mound by the magic of the mound itself) but most find their power more drawn to certain elements or concepts (such as battle or love) it is rare for a sidhe to specialise in enchantment, but only those powerful enchanters can create a new mound (and other powerful artefacts, such as Excalibur because iron is very very hard to magic).

The Morgan library may even be considered an honorary mound because the protection of the veil (which on re-reading only seems to cover NYC and it's area) helps keep the fey safe from humans. But as it lacks a King or Queen (that they know of) it wouldn't be considered seelie or unseelie.

Thoughts?
This message was last edited by the player at 09:08, Sun 08 May 2016.

My thought is I should be the Queen!

We are FEY!  Let Chaos resign!

WOOF!!!

For those of our players who are not at the Wall Street Christmas Tree, would you like another story arc to start out on?

Or some place to be?   Although, technically it is the middle of the night.

Still, a fairy's work is never done.

Yes, I'm not really sure where to start right now :P

Okay, I will thinks up another story arc.

There is the issue of the annual Library Thanksgiving dinner.

You see, many Fey folk do not have normal families.  Pixies don't even know how they come into this world.  (Some believe that crazy story about children's laughter creating Pixies, but then, Pixies will believe all kinds of silly things).

But, when these Human holidays roll around, many Fey see the Humans, and the bonds the Humans have with families, and they feel something missing.

So the Library has a tradition of holding a dinner for Fey Folk with nowhere else to go.

Every year, this dinner for the Fey Folk needs to be organized.

But you see what I did there?  Used "Fey" and "Organized" in the same sentence?

Those two words normally have nothing to do with each other.  This job is much, much harder than it sounds.  That's why every year the Librarians have to talk new volunteers into doing it.

Sounds good! :)

I think this would work well.  For Tiatha, Thanksgiving would be a special time here because it is Unofficial Official Start of Winter.  HER time.

I imagine the rest of year, a Winter Fairy tries to find ways to keep cool.  Probably does a lot of ice skating.

Just another thought I had...

In every game, there are Player Characters, who are always up to something somewhere, and the many NPC's.

The NPC's are only around when needed for their part in the story, and fade away when not needed.  But when they are needed they can be very important.

Of course no one would want to run an NPC as a main character, because it means having nothing to do for months on end until the NPC is in a scene again.

But, if anyone wants to run an NPC as a second character, let me know.  NPC's would appear in one seen at a time, with a specific purpose from the GM (Me!) such as "Get the characters interested in this" or "tell them about..."

If you want an NPC running job, let me know.

I'm not sure what your are proposing. Is it a npc like Arna or Karl for a one shot, or more like an other Library member, one that doesn't adventure? Either case, it could be interesting, but I don't have idea for one right now  :)

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My thought experiment on the gremlin origin prior to WWI (well other than being ex-goblin). They lived on clouds (like the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk) and didn't interact much with the ground-dwellers. They didn't care about the humans with silly balloons much, so they didn't show up to them. But when humans made machines "heavier than air" that could fly, the gremlins took it at an act of war. They try to retaliate, but those damn human where too fast, too many and, with time, made machine that are gremlin-proof. Having lost the war, many gremlins retreats to fairy land, like many other races.

My NPC idea is for useful and recurring characters that are partly "GM tools"- that is, characters used to advance the plot, provide information, etc.

They would have to be there just for that element of the story.

An example might be the library receptionist.  This character might know a lot of things, talk to anyone that shows up at the library, knows who is where and when, but doesn't do anything other than that.

Usually.

I'd be open to running one of those, depending on who you have on your handy vacancy list.

Quick question, what colors are still available for me to select from as my character's text color?

We don't have assigned colors, so its optional.  However, I know Green, Purple, and Blue are in use.

Violet has little control or awareness over her powers at the moment, but I think they lend themselves very well to the troll and grotto makeover... after all the Aes Sidhe are dwellers of mounds, underground palaces, so I think when she's actually IN the cave, ready to make it into a grotto, everything will just click and her instincts will kick in.

Ok, I'll just use Periwinkle then
This message was last edited by the player at 15:48, Wed 18 May 2016.

Sounds good, I'll change Breeze's text then, she's an npc you definitely get priority and Periwinkle is a nice colour :D

Okay, perhaps Breeze can take dark blue or coral

A forewarning, between June 4th and June 12th I won't have access to Internet.

Actually, that reminds me, I'm going camping this weekend so I'll disappear for a few days.

GM, can you get someone else on the scene at the library to show Tiatha what to do first? She was sort of lost in all of Breeze's instructions earlier. :P

No prob!  We are here to help.

Sorry for the short post, I'm really busy today.

BEST BIRTHDAY EVER! (and it was my character's not mine)

LARP was awesome, but I have lots of reading to do to get back to speed to post in any of my games, just thought I'd give you a heads up that I'm home safe and starting reading.

I have been utterly zonked following Memorial Day weekend.  Should be able to get back to normal tomorrow.

OK, I think we are waiting on you GM.

My last post before my vacation.

If Gremian action/reaction become important, he will follow Julian lead, except for going into a cave :) or making deal.

Real life is piling on me, but I will be back.

GM, good luck. We will be here.

I'm a little stuck with the troll, if someone want to join in.
I'll try to write something later tonight.

I will be gone after tonight till July 5.

I'm heading out of town for my birthday the rest of the week and won't be back till Monday. :)

In reply to Julian Winters (msg # 212):

Happy birthday!

Where has everyone gone?
Catching Pokemons?

Sooner or later, someone is going to start spray painting rats bright yellow.

It must be the Pokemon thing.  Only possible explanation.

Sorry, I kept forgetting to reply: RL got in the way this week. And Pokemons are not accessible from my country.
Are you playing yourself?

No, walking around here with your head glued to an I-phone is an easy way to get hit by a bus.  I would not dare.

I don't think there is a safe place to do that.

Today, I thought that Pokemon Go could be a fun game to try with my children. I probably won't pick it up otherwise.

I have been playing Pokemon Go. I've haven't gotten this much exercise since I was in the military and I really love it. I live close to downtown here and it's a big spot for a lot of folks. I've never seen the parks and streets so full of people at night. It's really cool that so many people are meeting up and socializing and getting OUTSIDE.

In reply to Gremian (msg # 216):

Or fall onto the subway tracks.

I am sure my kids will want it.

My phone is too old of Pokemon Go...

I'm kind of lost with the new thread. Do we continue the night (early morning), or do we skip to the morning and getting up part?

I say we all go to the Jolly Madison Hotel

For simplicity's sake, I think it's best we assume everyone reconvenes in the morning.  These characters have had a long day!

That's fine!

Hi there! New writer and player here. Johnny will be new to the Library but it would be easy for the long-time-wandering musician to know people who are here already. It'd be great to have one or two people here that he knows as I'm coming in out of the cold here.

Looking forward to writing here!

And a quick question. If I'm getting ready to post at the Library location, what is the name for that thread?
This message was last edited by the player at 19:08, Sun 31 July 2016.

We are currently in 'The Library, new House Guests.' which is a conference room.

We're going to assume at this point that Johnny is yet another "issue" for the Library to deal with.  He is new to New York, having been drawn here because of the city's enormous and very anarchic "Indie" music community- there are plenty of clubs where you don't need any official documentation to play.  Anyone can play.  If you are good you can even get paid, in cash.

Being lured by the lights and excitement of the city, but being stuck with no home, no steady income, and no official identity in a world that demands it constantly, this is a common problem for Fey in New York.  Most of them learn, though, seek out the Morgan Library.  They'll help set you up, or connect you with someone who can.

And so, Johnny has been directed to the Morgan Library.

The club and music world and the Fey world in NYC have much in common and overlap.  For example, both have a whole language of strange runes and symbols which have deep meaning for them, yet are indecipherable to the general population.  The music culture tends to leave their's in the form of stickers stuck to various walls, doors, utility poles, etc, especially in the East Village area of Manhattan:

I'm going on vacation tomorrow and won't have much time to write while away. Will be in Vegas the 1st through the 8th for the 50th Anniversary Star-Trek Convention. :)

In reply to Julian Winters (msg # 228):

Have fun

@Johnny your link was perfect. It remind me to subscribe to Lindsey Stirling.

*flutters in and flops onto the comfiest beanbag available*

"Hey there, you guys! Someone remembered to close the window. So I had to throw a rock through it. Doesn't glass get tinkly when it breaks?"

That's right, Flea here for all your in character cockroach-herding needs! Need a cat to ride? No problem! Want to get a mouse to scuttle over someone's bed? Easily done! Want a crow to peck someone hard on the nose? Can do! Desperately need Flea to take a bath? *flutter of wings flying away rapidly...*

Hi there!

Welcome aboard!

I love your concept.

Thank you! I am hoping to have a lot of fun with this!

Hello all! Your friendly neighbourhood Englishman in New York...Well, Irish woman, but you get the picture :P

Sorry about missing post. Thought I'd sent one out, obviously it was devoured by internet demons. Reading and getting ready to post up again. So sorry writing crew.

Actually, I have had posts that I know I posted vanish on me in the past too, Johnny. This was especially frustrating when they did so in a game I was GMing, and I was puzzled as to why nobody was replying. I've even had an entire *game* completely vanish. Gone. Poof! Not moved to inactive or deleted, completely gone. I was using it to placehold a lot of information, so the disappearance was pretty inconvenient, even if the game was not running at the time.

I think a lot of games vanished when the update to adult games etc happened, I know a couple of mine did (although they were long term inactive at the time).  That's not much help with individual posts now though.  The annoying one is when you hit backspace and your browser decides you meant 'back', less frequent now pages ask if you're sure you want to leave without posting.

So, I know our GM will find ways to get new characters out and amongst you, but given Flea and her long-term residency in Manhattan, would any of you know her already? I suspect any animal-based individuals might do, as she tends the local animal communities. And she can often be seen doing odd things in corners of the Library. It's usually better not to ask what...

Hello newbies. I have been here for a bit.

That the reason I used plugin like Textarea Cache. Autosave for the win :P
And welcome to the game.

As we have a few new players joining us at once, I am going to use the side plot of the Thanksgiving Dinner to get them involved in things.

I think it's a good way for mutual introduction.  Get characters talking to each other, then see what fits from there as far as Further Adventures.

Speaking of which, hello everyone! I'll be playing Grabble, who submits to being called Gabe. He's a goblin who fancies himself a private eye.

*bounces about and waves and greets and things of that sort*

Hi Flea.

So, what the best place to get started posting?

I think that the best place would be to join the group in "The Library, new House Guests" or to go for the "Planning a Dinner, Part Two"

I do love the way RPoL turns my Google history into something that a psychiatrist might read and become very concerned. The latest addition: How many pigeons live in Manhattan?

That's a tricky one to explain away...

Been in a busy stretch.  new posts tomorrow!

I will be away until Monday, traveling.

Travel safe! *waves*

In reply to The GM (msg # 248):

Have fun. We are not going anywhere.

I am having way too much fun with this character. It should be illegal.

I love your character and your posts :)

Why thank you. *curtsey*

I wonder what inspire you? The "urban nature fairy" is extremely lacking in example :)

It is something I have always wanted to do, but I confess I was rather inspired by Toot and the Za Lord's Guard from The Dresden Files.

High five! I love the Dresden Files too :D
* leave to check when the next one is coming *

I vaguely recall next year being mentioned. It has no release date on Jim Butcher's official site, so he is running true to form...

I found and read the series late enough that I almost never wait for a book very long.

The RPG is also pretty awesome.

I've never played in a Fate game, and I'm little scare of Dresden with its long lists. I kind of hope that the FAE version would be easier for me to start with. That and I don't play much RPG in real life nowadays.

Hello there folks :) How are we all? I'm the new guy

Hi all! Still here, just been getting a bit swamped by RL and health issues recently.  I'm hoping to get back up to speed with all things rpol by the end of the weekend.

Welcome to the new kid. Glad I don't have to be the new kid anymore.

Apologies from Sionann. She's been a bit swamped with reality, and is battling persistent and unpleasant germs. She's still around, but real life is being a brute. She will return as soon as she is able!

I've been a little under the weather too.  That kind of time!

Any characters that might want to accompany a Troll to see the Rockettes, find an excuse to wander into the Dovregubbenson thread, please!

OK, so those of us with the Nisse can go find the troll?

Those already in the library are not far, in the same part of the Library, just in different conversations.  Just make an excuse to wander over!

Others are headed towards the library, and we can assume they arrive.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:35, Sun 06 Nov 2016.

To accommodate new players and changes in cast, we are going to switch to two new scenes.


In "Luthraeg" a few of our intrepid Fey will pay a visit to one of the city's Unseelie.

In "A Night on the Town" characters will accompany the Troll Prince Dovregubbenson to see the Rockettes, and then, who knows.

Of neither are appealing, hang around the library and let me know, and other things are bound to turn up!

Nice :)

Just to mention the image is broken in the Luthraeg thread. An extra space after the "=" I think

Thanks!  Does it look right now?  It's the kind of place an Unseelie Faerie would feel at home.

All good :D

I shall post tonight in the new thread.

waiting for someone to notice my arrival at the library

Suggestion:  Threads got a little scrambled with what is happening where, that is why I set up two new ones.  In the last bit that let up to the Night On the Town thread, Dennis, a senior librarian, announced that he was able to secure multiple Radio City Music Hall tickets.

You could invite yourself!

(Fairies do that sort of thing.  They often don't bother with Human social conventions.)

Which thread am I meant to be posting in? Helps to confirm!

In reply to Flea (msg # 275):

I believe we're going to visit Luthraeg.

the library new house guests, as that's the only one I saw that said the library in the title for the thread

I know, I know , but it was getting a little chaotic, so it's best decided here which story line you want your character to be in.

The Rockettes Tickets were mentioned in the last message of Dovregubbenson but everyone does not read every thread.

Might I suggest a compromise? It seems reasonable to assume that our group would pass through the Library on our way out, and we could collect Virana en route.

I suppose that could work, also then it's not just two of us interacting and just chatting away with no other purpose.

Rpol having conniptions.  Posting might be slow or non existent.
On top of that, I am going on a week long trip as of Monday morning, so things will be spotty for a while.

Things normally get spotty Thanksgiving week in the US.

I have had virtually no RPoL access the past couple of days, and it keeps crashing even now... I will post as soon as I am able! Buried in work, too :/

No worries, mine has been acting up too.

It seems to be acting fine now but it still might crash again.

Alrighty then!  Meeting with Virana should go into the Library New House Guests thread.

Someone go say hello already!

As a reminder, I am out this week, very minimal access.

Anyone want to join Gremian at Luthraeg's place or is he facing this alone?

In reply to The GM (msg # 287):

*Grabble, not Gremian

I was under the impression that Flea and Pan were coming at least.

well how would Luthraeg react to a young Kitsune coming along?

I am sorry everyone, I am absolutely buried in real life at the moment, with two projects to work on with rapidly approaching deadlines, my health being very poor, and still dealing with issues of my father's rapidly declining health. I am struggling to find time to play, or even for those games I am running. It might be best to move on and not wait for me at this point!

In reply to Virana Nogard (msg # 289):

Luthraeg probably isn't going to react all that well to the goblin who is currently going, but that's what will be so much fun! I have no objections if you tag along.

well need someone else then that knew or knows Viranas father to come and get her to tag along, that is if Flea can't due to RL.

OK, the problem I see here is that I need to have a scene with Virana, while the Luthraeg scene is also needing me to be there. Would Virana and the GM be ok if we time-fudged it a bit? We could do the scene of their encounter, while at the same time they could post in the Luthraeg thread, and imply their meeting happened some time earlier. If we don't do it that way, then the Luthraeg scene would need to wait until Flea and Virana have finished, and I do not want to hold things up any more. I am pushing to ensure I get RPoL time to do updates at least once a day. I trimmed back on some games, but didn't want to neglect or leave here, as it is a great game, with some superb writers, and I want to ensure this is one of the couple of games I keep going.

Virana and GM: would that work for you? This way Flea and Virana can go right to the Luthraeg thread, and do their own meeting without having to rush.

I suppose we could if the gm is ok with it.

No problem with time fudges at all, as long as you don't tamper with the big lever that says "Temporal Continuity".  Cleaning up the space time continuum is a lot of work, if paradoxes get loose.

OK, I will look to post according to this plan!

Grabble I was waiting for Flea to post in Luthreag before I did as I wasn't sure how to bring Virana in without her already there.

In reply to Virana Nogard (msg # 297):

I'm ok with waiting for Flea to post if you are.

I might not be able to post for a whie. HUGE real life crisis has hit me, and I am officially Not Able To Cope. Struggling to handle anything at all right now. Sorry everyone, but this is really a huge problem. :(

Suppose we could just say that Flea sent Virana on ahead and take care of the introduction later.

That is fine too!  You can always back date posts later!

Catch up with everyone in the Night on the Town thread.

I was saying that to perhaps keep the Luthreag thread going, pretty much have Virana show up out front with her truck and maybe even say that Flea was at least temporarily delayed if that's alright.

Well obviously she's delayed! Do you know how hard it is too find parking for a truck in Manhattan?  It might even be beyond the powers of faerie kind.

In reply to Virana Nogard (msg # 302):

Works for me. Throw up an intro post and I'll have Grabble come over to you. We can say someone at the library told him about a girl with a truck joining him.

Just to be sure, this is the path to the Rockefeller center from the Library? https://goo.gl/maps/GbiiBkhuzBy

Thats it! Everyone can follow along on google maps!

I can tell Virana and Grabble are going to get along great.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:25, Tue 13 Dec 2016.

In reply to Gremian (msg # 305):

So how is the time adjusted for snow and traffic?

In reply to Amara Tahan (msg # 308):

I believe that the traffic would have little incidence on our commute as we are on foot; Either google includes it in its calculation, or we pass beside.

For the snow, base on my experiences in Montreal, it would be between no effect for light or already plowed, and doubling our time for fresh heavy snow or ice.

In reply to Gremian (msg # 309):

don't forget that there always seems to be some people that never seem to learn how to drive in snowy conditions so you might have some accidents to deal with aswell.

After a heavy snow there is some increase in foot travel time in Manhattan.  This is because the plows create snow barriers along the curbs, but then only a relatively narrow gap through the barrier is cleared for pedestrians to cross at intersections.

The snow in the story was unnaturally quick, but not heavy enough to cause that.

well I'm used to county highways and country roads not really big cities, but the St. Louis branch of humana will close for just a couple of inches while the Green Bay branch stays open unless there's a major blizzard and even sometimes then it will be open but the employee's are told that they can come if they want but aren't required to.

In reply to Virana Nogard (msg # 312):

In Denver I would regularly drive to work in heavy snow because it was really close and the roads were well taken care of by the time I went in, but now that I've moved to Alabama everything closes for a dusting.

Snow removal in New York is different.  From anywhere.  It's not deeper than Green Bay, but it's run like a massive military operation.  More than 500 snow plows, plus front end loaders, dump trucks and snow melting trucks go to work.  Canadians have the same equipment, but no one else has so much of it, because New York has a different problem.  There is no place to dump snow.  So it all has to get melted or moved to the river and dumped there.

and now Luthraeg is starting to push Viranas buttons when it comes to vehicles, and I can give you more history on the 69 Dodge Charger Daytona too.

The unseelie is good at that.

It is helpful that Virana is hanging around with Grabble.  If she had befriended Gremian... an auto enthusiast and a Gremlin, I shudder to think of what could happen.

In reply to The GM (msg # 314):

My cousins told me they have to do that for heavy snows in downtown St. Louis too. They dump it in the Mississippi and put it on southbound trains to get rid of it. Denver definitely never had the problem of finding places to put the snow though, lots of open space.

EDIT: @GM: It's possible that I can't find it, but is there a game policy about cursing in our posts? Grabble could curse like a sailor, but I've been trying to keep it PC.

@Virana: Loving the tag team on Luthraeg.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:03, Thu 15 Dec 2016.

In reply to The GM (msg # 316):

my real dually has been sitting in a shop in Stevens point for over three months because of gremlins in a gentleman's 96 Suburban. The shop thinks they have the problems fixed, after completely redoing part of the wiring harness, and then something else in the electrical goes out or acts up. Or like earlier today, my brother came over for me to help him with a trans cooler line, we get it replaced then the other one starts leaking at the fitting on the transmission, put an extra o ring to get it to seal and it stops, until my brother is trying to put a holding bracket back on then the line suddenly pops out, so we pull the fitting to possibly replace it, only to find that non of the local part places have it in stock, so we reinstall it, hook the line back up and try it, and no leak.

In reply to The GM (msg # 316):

Hey! Gremlins do appreciate fine constructions, ... in pieces so we can learn how they works ;)

Happy new year!

In reply to Grabble (msg # 320):

Happy new year to you too !

Happy New!

2017!
8th year on Rpol.
Time...

@Virana: Any opinion out of character about what to do next?

In addition to everything else in life right now, my computers chose this time to have inexplicable problems.

I have a PC and a laptop.  For weeks now, browsers will freeze up.  All browsers- Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox.  And they will not restart.  Only restoring the system gets them running again, and that is not fast.  On both machines.  Mcaffee scans turn up nothing, nothing looks out of the ordinary, I am baffled, and very frustrated.

Any computer geniuses out there?

Go into your programs and see if anything was recently added and if it was, uninstall it from the programs area unless you know what it is.

My first guess, because both computers are affected, is a malware (that Mcaffee can't detect...). Try with a free antivirus. I use Avast, because AVG wanted more information that I wanted to give, but I didn't try other yet.

My second guess is, by bad luck, both have faulty hardware: memory or hard disk. I don't have much experience with any tool that could help with that.

In reply to Grabble (msg # 324):

I don't know I was kind of thinking we go get other guests and that, as Virana isn't much for big bands or concerts.

In reply to Virana Nogard (msg # 328):

Sounds good. Should we go warn... er... invite the Sylph?

sure you want to start or let the gm and have the gm get things started for that

I'll post in the thread.

hope it's not a big problem using illusion as an excuse for switching vehicles:)

Checking in.  I certainly didn’t intend to be away from rpol this long, but life had definitely taken a rough swerve.  I’m okay.  But, I am the person everyone else counts on.  I am the rock.  And that is hard.  It drains energy.  Sucks it right up like a great emotional Shop-Vac.  I am not leaving rpol, though, I will be around and post when I can.  Maybe things will calm down, re-stabilize somehow.

If I was to reincarnate this game with a new plot line, anyone still around who would be back?

I could be persuaded...

I would be intrigued :)

might be interesting

Entirely possible

The restart I have planned will involve the Fey dealing with a mystery and a common danger:  Somehow, the Veil has completely overtaken several Fey folk, robbing them of their Fey identity entirely, leaving them to live their lives as the mortals they pretended to be.
Of course with Faeries, nothing can ever be truly required, but the crisis will provide an overall plot driver.

Hi all! I'm looking forward to the restart and playing with everyone. So who wants to drag this little boggart into the new investigation, hmmm?

Hey all, new signup here.

Just got my description up, hope everything goes well. I can usually be found in the library, or taking a jog at the park for those interested in running into me. Pun intended. :)

Hi all, new player here and bio has been completed (i hope).

Look forward to playing with you all.

Out of interest are there any characters here that ever lived or spent time in ireland?

Looking for possible connections :D
This message was last edited by the player at 21:12, Wed 13 May 2020.

Welcome to the new faces! Though, I feel like I'm only a game older than you ;)

I've read my old posts... Oh boy! it feels like two forever and an half ago.


@Botach, Gremian moved to New York past winter. Before that, he lived in England. So he could have visited Ireland or lived there a few years without problem.

Heh, more or less for me.

I've had this game on my list for a long while now, ended up RTJing when the GM considered making a final run... December 2017, i believe?

Things were quiet for a while, and then GM was poking around to see who was still around, so i ended up applying.

Fun Fact: It's the same character i had planned to apply with back in 2017 XD

I can only apologise for my dropping off the radar as I did. I became very, very ill. Surgery, chemotherapy, crazy levels of medication, hospital time... It's been pretty awful. Hopefully, when this game gets momentum going, I will be able to stay the course now that is behind me!

Well, welcome back then, and good to know you're back at full health.

Positivity! ^^

Wouldn't apologise for life hitting you like a train :D
Glad to hear you made it through :)

hey Alisa would your character be interested in getting a nice classic car to drive?

Alisa doesn't have a license i'm afraid... Legal driving age is 18 in Mexico, which is where's she's from. It's also a metric ton busier in NY than what she's used to, so she's still getting used to it.

Also, just posted!

there's old mopeds that don't require licenses as their treated just like bicycles

did someone call for a Blizzard in the middle of summer...?

*chuckle*

Just a general point.

It would be helpful if character descriptions included both the True appearance of the character, and what the character appears to be when disguised by the Veil.

Remember that the Veil tries to use the "easiest plausible solution", but can stretch when needed.

Well, i'm in uniform now, but generally speaking my appearance in both would be about the same, with hair covering my ears and usually a beanie of some kind.

Should you run into her during her offtime and on her skateboard, probably something like this:



With the added note that she does wear wrist and knee protectors, they're just under her clothes due to a sense of vanity.

Mines on character description but is a shape shifter so played with the idea that he can basically show what he wants in the human world since its one of the things puca are famous for :)

Just making sure we're not waiting on each other, but i'm holding back for Gremian to introduce me to his friend.

If i'd post it'd basically be just that, holding back on introducing myself since Alisa knows too little about the current situation, and "Hey, i'm a med student. Are you on drugs?" doesn't really rank high on the list of good conversation openers.

Sorry, I was kind of was waiting too, because Proge's question was directed toward Alisa. I'll try to do the introduction during my lunch break or this evening.

Figured you would (i would have), which is why i nudged the OOC ^^;

Sorry for vanishing for so long, when i signed up for the game i ha enough time but work has recently kicked into overdrive so regrettably i have to drop out of this game :( its shame coz the characters and world looked very interesting to explore.

@Alisa
Unless the GM/Proge reveal something new when answering us, I will be done too.

Yeah, Alisa has a perfectly reasonable explanation to explain what's happened (that obviously doesn't take the Veil into account) so to her, keeping in mind the information available to her, she's pretty much figured it out.

I can't wait to hear them :)

Where Gremian and Alisa could go to discuss their theories? Another cafe?

I'd say... what makes the most sense is to head back to the library and pool our information with what Flea and Oscar found out. That'd also be the best place for Alisa to mention her own theory of what happened.

Sound like a good plan :)

Do we want a regroup and share info thread?

Sure

And that's Alisa posting her findings.

https://www.healthline.com/health/concussion

Seriously, Proge's ticking all the boxes.

Just waiting on Gremian to give the go ahead that the talk's over and we should be getting back, so i can get one more post in and be done as well there :).
This message was last edited by the player at 18:51, Fri 17 July 2020.

Sorry for Oscar's harshness Alisa...the player isn't so mean. Promise :-)

Sorry, I've got caught in real life stuff at the beginning of the week, I should be able to post tonight.

In reply to Oscar (msg # 369):

Oh, no probs. IC is IC, OOC is OOC :)

On my behalf, sorry it's taking a while for her to adjust to the whole Veil thing, but she's really going into it blind so it's not something that can get fixed in like five minutes. She'll likely have to sleep on it ^^;

If Flea's player is available, I propose that we send her spies first before either going in the day or night (still not sure if I would go in the night, not alone, at least)

If it's a college, with Alisa being a student herself she'll have an easier time blending in. A number of colleges offer courses for visiting students, so that could give her a reason to spend a day or two on the premises without attracting suspicion, should we go that route.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:42, Tue 25 Aug 2020.

OK, I will TRY to get a post up later today. However, I shall be in hospital for tests the next two days, and as such, cannot be sure that I will have internet access. Hopefully it will be possible!

In reply to Flea (msg # 374):

Please, don't rush for us! Take care of yourself

This update is copy/pasted to other games. I guess I am outing my alts. But this is not something I want to type over several times.

Had medical examinations internally yesterday. As some of you are aware, I have been fighting cancer the past couple of years. Well, the exploration revealed some nasty little polyps growing on the site where previously tumours had been. This could be entirely benign - a lot of people have this, and it is entirely fine and never causes any kind of problem. In my case, obviously, this is far more concerning. The doctors removed stuff from inside me, and it is being sent away for examinations. Until I get results of this (in a couple of weeks or so, I expect) I won't know for sure whether or not I'm having a relapse, and need more treatment. So I'm not likely to be at my best. I should still be here and posting away, but I would ask for a little patience if I seem a little sub-par when it comes to my posting.

And crossed fingers, prayers, and gifts of cake are all very much appreciated!

Wishing you all the best Flea. I hope things turn out ok for you.

Same here. Here's to hoping it's benign, but either way, it's a good thing they found out sooner rather than later.

Glass half full, i know, but positive thinking can really help.

Best of wishes, I think we are all pulling for you!


emailing cake is hard, though.

have we stalled?  Anybody waiting on something?

Don't know. I'm both the last poster and the least knowledgeable about Fey, so it can't be me... :/

Sorry, I am having a very rough time of it at the moment out in reality, I will try to get a post up soon!

RL is taxing right now, so I apologize for my lack of posting :-(

Sorry, I've saw the last updated, waited a bit for someone else to say something, then I forget...
I'm writing my post right now.

Well, we are down one Oscar, he cannot continue!

And Flea???

What shall we do?

To continue with two?

Regroup and recruit, change of plot perhaps?

Ehhh.... We could, i mean we need to finish the current mission regardless. Alisa will have herself straightened out the following ingame day or so, but until she witnesses a major Veil event firsthand it'd be unlikely to disrupt how she's being affected by it like a human would.

Whether that means heading back to regroup or not is one thing, but we could just as easily say that Oscar and Flea went to keep an eye out, look for a fuse box or something, leaving me and Gremian at the literal wheel. In the meantime we could recruit, and meet up with the new people after they have gotten themselves acquainted at Morgan's?

My preference would be to terminate the storm story even if it is only the two of us.

After that, I don't have strong preference between if you end the game or recruit new players.


I'm sorry, I've been caught in some friends drama in real life, but I should be able to post tomorrow evening at the latest.

I am here. Sorry for no post, I am REALLY struggling in lockdown at the moment. My mental health is at rock bottom, and the isolation is making creativity really difficult. I do want to continue. I just need to get myself out of this mire!

For clarity, i have no issues with this being a slower paced game if that ends up being more comfortable for the players. So Flea: Don't worry about slowing down the pace as far as i'm concerned, mental health is important and you have the right to enjoy the game just as much as everybody else :)

Greetings everyone!

I'll be a new player, joining the goings-on. Nice to meet you all, and I hope to have a blast with you!

Hellloooo!!!!

And welcome to the game :)

Small note, as it's easy to miss: Alisa grew up with humans, so she has had practically zero exposure to the Faerie world, despite being a High Elf herself. She's a medical student that's recently landed a temp job at the library counter, so she's only been with the Library for like a day or two at most.

And already breaking and entering. Gremlins would be proud.

Welcome !


There weren't any lock to stop us ;)

In reply to Gremian (msg # 393):

Well, we did breaking and entering, just not in that specific order ;)

Hmm... yeah.

Alisa is going to call it a day, i think that would make the most IC sense.

She'll be back the next ingame day though, and the others could still contact her (Edna has her mobile phone number) if you want, but she wouldn't be present in the scene with Faolan.

Character trumps player, after all.

Apologies, I am having a really rough December! I shall try to get a post done soon. Just had my covid vaccine and I feel like crud as a result. :P

You've got one????
I think I am further down the list.  "Essential Worker" but not health care.  I'm guessing by spring.

I got one. Not for good reasons, though. Cancer and chemotherapy are pretty extreme ways to get classified as extremely vulnerable in order to get the jab. I could have done without it. :P

Yeah, under those circumstances i'll be happy to wait a couple months.

How's the rehab itself going btw?

Well, they had to take some stuff out to biopsy, so waiting on that. But tomorrow is the very final blood screening. If it comes back fine, they may declare me cancer free. Not recovered, that takes time to regain strength and so forth. But for now, at least, out of danger! So, fingers crossed!

That, and you'd have been just in time for an early covid shot, so hey, here's to hoping :)

I'll take a few days off, might be more...

No probs.

Take it easy Grem, keep your mind healthy :)

Sorry for my slowness, but I am really unwell right now. I will try to get to posting more as soon as things pick up. If GM could throw a post or two out for me to stop it slowing things down, it would be much appreciated.

In reply to Flea (msg # 404):

Speaking of health, how'd the blood screening go?