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OOC.

Posted by AlcuinFor group 0
Alcuin
GM, 1 post
Mon 13 Dec 2021
at 21:22
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These are all necessary, so here's one for this game.
Alcuin
GM, 4 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 28 Dec 2021
at 11:31
  • msg #2

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In reply to Alcuin (msg # 1):
Hi folks.

I'm going to be adding those of you who are ready tomorrow.  There are still others I'm working on/with but I think by Sunday I'm going to close this game to new applicants.

After that we can all, as a group begin discussing what we want from the game and how we know one another.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 1 post
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 11:57
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Well it's a pleasure to be playing with you all. Looks to be a very interesting game :)
Alcuin
GM, 5 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 12:13
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Hopefully the Character Sheets are open now as well.  Please let me know if they're not, or if any other issues arise.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 1 post
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 12:14
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Hi everyone, your friendly neighbourhood slayer here. I'm looking forward to playing this game with you all.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 1 post
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 12:32
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Hello Miss Winters! I'm Inoue; shrine maiden, oracle, medium, sort-of-witch, and your new best friend!... as long as you don't need someone that's all "hip" and "with it" when it comes to pop culture, anyways!

If you need some occult research done, I'm your gal. If you need to talk to spirits or just need a generally observant sort, I'm definitely the one you want to talk to. I'm pretty good at influencing people (for a neeeerd) and a fair hand with both the yumi and naginata in a fight. I'm no Slayer though, nor the sort of person you'll see blasting fireballs and lightning bolts in a fight. My powers trend more towards augeries and scrying than combat.

There, now you know how useful I am! Now let me in, it's cold and rainy out here and I don't have anywhere to stay.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:06, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 1 post
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:07
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Greetings everyone.

Percival Galois, at your service. Future aspiring surgeon, and turbo nerd, at your service.

Looking forward to playing with y'all!
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 1 post
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:13
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Hello to everyone, looks like a long and varied cast :)

So glad that we have THE SLAYER among us... it will keep us Watcher types busy!

In terms of linking character backgrounds;
- Characters with an interest in botany might have caught one of Alice's lectures.
- Anybody who has dealings with Sir John might also be acquainted with Alice (as his assistant).
- Those who have an interest in cricket might have also met Alice at local matches (as an avid spectator).
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 2 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:21
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My character sheet isn't working yet by the way.

I have just enrolled at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology. I'm going to hold off on most of the IC stuff because it's cool doing it in game.

I'm looking forwards to seeing how she works out. She's quite different to my original ideas but (thanks are owed to the Narrator for his kind help) probably going to be really interesting and fun to play. I'm all fired up to see how this game goes!

Links to other people:
* Any one in the Officer Cadet corps/Scouting/Girls Venture Corps?
* Scouting is very popular and we could have met at a Jamboree or something
* I used to like in Manchester before moving here.

@Alice
Is your class at the College of Arts and Tech? If so I could easily be going to your class. And I'm quite happy to have met you at a cricket match or too.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 2 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:30
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Good question Elissa, I'll have to check that...

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
@Alice
And I'm quite happy to have met you at a cricket match or too.


Cricket is a handy place to meet.  If you have any questions that aren't covered in my cast description, feel free to ask here... or PM me.  That goes for anyone :)
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 2 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:31
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Inoue hitchhiked across the country and possibly across several continents because a vision told her that a pretty girl would need her help with something. Inoue takes visions very seriously! It does mean she probably doesn't know anyone though. No support network, no place to stay, just a trunk full of weird Japanese spellbooks and maybe twenty dollars pounds in her pocket.

Inoue has (somehow) finagled her way into into Ann's class to keep an eye on her, and maybe she'll meet the other PCs as well if they share classes. Ideally they meet in their formal capacities during an early hunt where the mighty Slayer saves Inoue's quirky butt. Or Inoue saves Ann's butt! It could happen, okay?! (Actually it's more likely Alice notices Inoue first and it's all incredibly awkward and full of misunderstandings...)
This message was last edited by the player at 14:34, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 1 post
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 14:44
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Hi everyone!

Julie is also at CCAT, studying Computing. And playing hockey. And learning karate. She's a bit of an overachiever.

She was probably in the Girl Guides, but not locally.

Links to other people:
* Anyone interested in computers or general science
* She's keen on most sport, including swimming and jogging.
* She's trying to get more of a social life, but it's a bit of a weak spot for her.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 2 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 15:00
  • msg #13

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In reply to Julie Drake (msg # 12):

Well hello there, fellow athletic/geeky person!

Would Julie branch out to other martial arts? Because Percival is a member of the Cambridge Fencing, and Amateur Boxing clubs.

But more importantly, how geeky is she? Because Percy always has more room at his AD&D table...
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 3 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 15:02
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Possible links Julie:

Scouting
  • The scouts do jamborees. People go from each troop to an international location. They've been doing this since 1920.
  • My father in law went to the Netherlands in 1937 for example and met up with literally thousands of other scouters.
  • In 1975 there was a Jamboree in Norway. Could we have met there?


I go jogging every day... Will probably be playing cricket and definitely in the fencing class (going to edit description now)

AD&D: Me! Me!
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 2 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 15:29
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In reply to Percival Galois (msg # 13):

She could be persuaded to try fencing. Her usual weapon for 'Getting Mediaeval' is a hockey stick :)

I love the idea of her being lured into playing D&D!


In reply to The Hon. Elissa St. Clair (msg # 14):

As far as I can tell, jamborees were scout-specific (boys only) at this time. But we could definitely have met while jogging, or fencing, or playing D&D.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 4 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 15:38
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In 1924 they held the first big Jamboree (called 'world camp'). 1000 girls, 600 from overseas, and from 40 countries.  In 1930 it was the first actual world camp held after the formation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (bigger). Since then they have been doing this kind of thing.

My google fu wasn't enough to work out which was the most recent before 1978, but they were defintely doing them.

So if you want we can have met there.

Otherwise just at the fencing club, where we decided to go jogging together on a morning. How about if we do the 'why not play AD&D' in game?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 3 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 15:43
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Inoue could definitely meet with the others in a fencing or archery club! She prefers polearms to swords though.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 3 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 17:19
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Sounds like the Fencing Club is going to be hoppin'!

Percival prefers the use of the rapier, and the Carolingian sword, which might be a bit unusual.

And Percival calls Paladin for the AD&D game! ;)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 5 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 17:29
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I call the Monk. Because I am clearly a masochist.... First edition AD&D monks... ah such bitter sweet memories...
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 4 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 17:33
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"I am not sure I understand. Why are we playing a game of make-believe about fighting monsters when we could be training to combat real monsters?"

"It's, uh, for tactical practice!"

"The real world doesn't run on a d100. I know; I checked!... it actually runs on a d10..."
This message was last edited by the player at 17:41, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 4 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 17:38
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"Haven't you heard the expression, 'God plays with dice,' my friend?"
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 5 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 17:46
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"No, but fine. I'll take... uhm... Elf."
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 2 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 18:14
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Is Inoue academically gifted? If so, I could see Ann coming to her for help with homework. If she doesn't get pop culture references, I'll be sure to have Ann drop Buffy-esque references when she talks to her, '78 vintage.

I assume that Alice has/will introduce herself to the slayer (I'm not sure whether the roleplay will start before or after that). Now that's a connection that writes itself. Once Ann understands her role, joining a fencing club and/or taking up jogging would make sense.

I don't imagine that Ann would even have heard of AD&D. And she probably wishes she'd never heard of cricket.

Julie, if you're trying to develop a social life in town, is it possible that we've bumped into each other at a disco?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 6 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 18:22
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Elf? Elf? We aren't playing D&D here. Those are last years rules. The elf is now a race not a character class!

@Meeting people
I also have an occasional job at the local green grocers...
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 3 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 18:56
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Re: OOC

Ann Winters:
I assume that Alice has/will introduce herself to the slayer (I'm not sure whether the roleplay will start before or after that). Now that's a connection that writes itself. Once Ann understands her role, joining a fencing club and/or taking up jogging would make sense.


After checking with Alcuin, I will be your official Watcher… very exciting!  I’ll try to get a PM to you later today so we can work out further details.

Percival Galois:
Because Percival is a member of the Cambridge Fencing club


Of course I forgot an obvious connection like this…

Alice will definitely be there, either as a member or spectator.  She would also encourage Ann to enroll :)
Alcuin
GM, 6 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:12
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Ann Winters:
Julie, if you're trying to develop a social life in town, is it possible that we've bumped into each other at a disco?


I recommend the Taboo in Regents Street, there's also Ronelles off Petty Curie but they insist on formal dress and being over 21.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 7 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:21
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Tell me more about Taboo... I'm hoping to invent 'The Hurricane' as a Punk club... although some other name is good. Where would that be?
Alcuin
GM, 7 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:29
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Somewhere in the Kite.  I suggest Eden Street perhaps, not far from the Ancient Druids.

Alternatively, it's in Benet Street in an area slated for demolition.

That's for the Hurricane.

As far as the Taboo is concerned, it's in Regent Street, more or less opposite the Prince Regent between the Christian Science Reading Room and a dodgy shop selling army surplus clothing.  It plays pop music in a labyrinth of dark rooms that are barely even decorated apart from a small snack room and a chill out room for people who may have taken too much acid (or come to close to a rather malicious Fae).
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:33, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 8 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:34
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Benet street sounds much more likely I think. For at least the short term future...
Rhiannon Davies
Engineer and Gwyllgi, 1 post
Werewolf of Cambridge
Engineering Student, CCAT
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:42
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Hello, all! Very excited to be here with everyone.

Rhiannon is eighteen, a Welsh engineering student at CCAT, and she works sometimes in her father's local auto repair shop. She was raised on a rural sheep farm and enjoys tinkering with machines, punk music and fashion, jogging, football, and the great outdoors generally.

She's also a werewolf, but she's not aware of it. As far as she knows, she's just sleepwalking a few nights out of the month and the fact that local sheep stopped vanishing when she moved away from the farm is a total coincidence. As is the sudden spike in "very large black dog-like creature" sightings locally since she arrived in Cambridge.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 9 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:44
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Hi Rhiannon. Perhaps we meet at the Hurricane?
Alcuin
GM, 8 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:45
  • msg #32

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I think all character sheets are open and user editable now, but I'd be grateful if people could have a look please?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 6 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 19:52
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Re: OOC

Ann Winters:
Is Inoue academically gifted? If so, I could see Ann coming to her for help with homework.

Intelligence and Knowledge both at 3! She wouldn't call herself talented at all, but her stats say otherwise. On the other hand, her Computers and Science are both firmly at 0. She may be a Nerd, but she's an occult nerd.
Alcuin
GM, 9 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:00
  • msg #34

Re: OOC

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
Benet street sounds much more likely I think. For at least the short term future...

An eminently sensible choice.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 10 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:02
  • msg #35

Re: OOC

OK I'm through the character creation process. A smooth and pleasant process. Description and stuff all set. Now I'm just keen to start playing Elissa!
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 5 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:15
  • msg #36

Re: OOC

Ah, a Werewolf. It's not a college party until someone sprouts teeth.
Rhiannon Davies
Engineer and Gwyllgi, 2 posts
Werewolf of Cambridge
Engineering Student, CCAT
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:26
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The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
Hi Rhiannon. Perhaps we meet at the Hurricane?

Sounds good to me! Rhiannon's enamored of Elissa's whole vibe already.

Percival Galois:
Ah, a Werewolf. It's not a college party until someone sprouts teeth.

In my experience, all the best parties are defined not by the sprouting of teeth, but by the waking up next morning in strange bushes without any clue how you got there, why your clothes are shredded, or why you feel as though you've just devoured whole the prize sheep from three farms down the road. Maybe that's just a me thing?
Alcuin
GM, 10 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 20:58
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Rhiannon Davies:
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
Hi Rhiannon. Perhaps we meet at the Hurricane?

Sounds good to me! Rhiannon's enamored of Elissa's whole vibe already.

Percival Galois:
Ah, a Werewolf. It's not a college party until someone sprouts teeth.

In my experience, all the best parties are defined not by the sprouting of teeth, but by the waking up next morning in strange bushes without any clue how you got there, why your clothes are shredded, or why you feel as though you've just devoured whole the prize sheep from three farms down the road. Maybe that's just a me thing?

OMG, that's lycanthropy?  My neurologist told me it was epilepsy.
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 3 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 21:31
  • msg #39

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In reply to Ann Winters (msg # 23):

Julie's definitely likely to hit the disco, so yes.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 6 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 21:36
  • msg #40

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In reply to Rhiannon Davies (msg # 37):

Sure. Remember, it's only called alcoholism if those blackouts become a problem!



Pictured: Percy trying to dance at a disco.


This message was last edited by the player at 21:40, Wed 29 Dec 2021.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 1 post
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 21:43
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Re: OOC

Greetings everyone.  I look forwards to making a fun/tragic/dramatic/funny story with you all.

I know Goffery going to be a slightly more odd one to work with... mainly because some of you may have already attended his funeral or heard about it at least.  So tragic to have been killed by a mugger, but what a lovely job was done to repair his corpse for an open casket funeral.

Though likely a member of the Fencing and Boxing club, he was probably a bit shy and unremarkable there as well as in studies.

Though any with a Watchers connection will likely have an easier time meeting with him in his current state.
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 4 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 21:49
  • msg #42

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In reply to Percival Galois (msg # 40):

The Shepard Shuffle!
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 3 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 21:59
  • msg #43

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Inoue Miko:
Ann Winters:
Is Inoue academically gifted? If so, I could see Ann coming to her for help with homework.

Intelligence and Knowledge both at 3! She wouldn't call herself talented at all, but her stats say otherwise. On the other hand, her Computers and Science are both firmly at 0. She may be a Nerd, but she's an occult nerd.


Then Ann will definitely be using her to help her with her studies. I'll keep Ann's Intelligence and Knowledge lower than those. I don't think that Ann would be studying science or computers at A level, so that's unlikely to be a problem. I'm thinking history, French and music.

Julie Drake:
In reply to Ann Winters (msg # 23):

Julie's definitely likely to hit the disco, so yes.


Cool, so we've met at the Taboo, while all the cool kids are at a punk club.

Percival Galois:
Pictured: Percy trying to dance at a disco.


Percy is so getting dragged down to the Taboo at some point to show off those dancing moves.

Alice Casey:
After checking with Alcuin, I will be your official Watcher; very exciting!  I'll try to get a PM to you later today so we can work out further details.


Excellent. I hope to frustrate you as much as Buffy did Giles.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 4 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 22:30
  • msg #44

Re: OOC

Alcuin:
I think all character sheets are open and user editable now, but I'd be grateful if people could have a look please?


Mine is working now, thanks.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 7 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 22:32
  • msg #45

Re: OOC

Ann Winters:
Percy is so getting dragged down to the Taboo at some point to show off those dancing moves.


The tweed makes everyone want to party with Percy.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 11 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 22:48
  • msg #46

Re: OOC

I'll come and party with you Percy. Even we cool kids sometimes come to the Talon. I'm sure we can find some way to get those feet movin...
Anjali Davies
Weird Artist, 1 post
CCAT Art Student
Head in the Clouds?
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:14
  • msg #47

Re: OOC

Hey, everyone. Hometown kid and CCAT art student here.

Sounds like there's already some other art folks to maybe know already, is anyone else local to the area?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 7 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:18
  • msg #48

Re: OOC

Did I mention Inoue also has a couple Art skill ranks? She's all over the damn place ^_^;
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 12 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:23
  • msg #49

Re: OOC

I'm majoring in Drama and Dance (art) at the CAT. Perhaps we can meet there Anjali?

The focal point of 'knowing each other' appears to be the fencing club, or one of the two main night clubs. Punk in the Hurricane, and pop in the Taboo

Edit corrected name of night club
This message was last edited by the player at 13:09, Thu 30 Dec 2021.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 5 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:32
  • msg #50

Re: OOC

AFK for most of the day (work stuff), but hello to Anjali, Geoffrey, Rhiannon, and others :)
Alcuin
GM, 11 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:32
  • msg #51

Re: OOC

Taboo, not Talon, although Talon would be an awesome name for a metal band.
Alcuin
GM, 12 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 23:33
  • msg #52

Re: OOC

Good Night everyone. Bedtime for tired GMs
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 8 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 00:29
  • msg #53

Re: OOC

Ah, sleep. I am on-call 24/7. I envy those that can sleep.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 1 post
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 03:45
  • msg #54

Re: OOC

Ohh a very active first day, welcome to one and all. Glad to be aboard, looking forward to telling a good story with everyone.

I'll be joining as a student of the Arts from a Well-off Scottish family. I also happen to be 'sensitive' or what some might call 'psychic'.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 9 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 16:21
  • msg #55

Re: OOC

Welcome Renee!

Can you predict the lottery numbers?
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 2 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 16:28
  • msg #56

Re: OOC

Nothing nearly that helpful, more like being haunted by the emotions of lingering souls or being overwhelmed by emotional resonances left on objects. Which all of the psychologists assure me is pure delusion and make believe.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 10 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 16:34
  • msg #57

Re: OOC

Well, it IS the 70's. You can get all kinds of party favors to self-medicate rather easily.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 13 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 16:42
  • msg #58

Re: OOC

Amusingly there are no lottery in the UK in 1978. At least not a legal one

You would be predicting the 'football pools'. i.e. who won, who drew, who lost in games of football. Only slightly less random than the lottery
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 3 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 16:47
  • msg #59

Re: OOC

Self-medication or even medication-medication is definitely a possibility.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 8 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 17:17
  • msg #60

Re: OOC

I've started rewatching Buffy for research purposes! I forgot just how pretty she is...
Alcuin
GM, 13 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 18:04
  • msg #61

Re: OOC

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
Amusingly there are no lottery in the UK in 1978. At least not a legal one

You would be predicting the 'football pools'. i.e. who won, who drew, who lost in games of football. Only slightly less random than the lottery

Three points for a score draw
Two points for a nil nil draw
One and a half points for an away win
One point for a home win.

The most common perm is any 8 from ten which is (10*9)/2 which is 45 lines, with the jackpot (which in 1978 was about a million pounds, and in 1978 that would by you a high class penthouse apartment on the River Thames or a Frank Lloyd Wright designed mansion in Wisconsin ... or a toilet in Tokyo) reserved for punters who actually managed to predict ten score draws and so get 45 lines of 24 points.  Not bad for 22.5 pence on Littlewoods or as low as 5p on Zetters (although their jackpot was only £200,000).
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 9 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 19:08
  • msg #62

Re: OOC

In reply to Alcuin (msg # 61):

I completely understand what all those words mean. Definitely.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 4 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 20:22
  • msg #63

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The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
I also have an occasional job at the local green grocers...


Any chance that Ann could have a Saturday job there too? Nights at the Taboo don't pay for themselves.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 14 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 20:24
  • msg #64

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That would be fantastic Ann. I'd really like that. I've only been there a couple of months, but you could have shown me the ropes. Not surprisingly Elissa didn't know an artichoke from asparagus when she started.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 5 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 20:42
  • msg #65

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The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
That would be fantastic Ann. I'd really like that. I've only been there a couple of months, but you could have shown me the ropes. Not surprisingly Elissa didn't know an artichoke from asparagus when she started.


The earlier everyone owns a microwave and eats microwave meals, the better. It will save poor teenagers from having to remember the difference between one unappetising vegetable and another.

Anjali Davies:
Hey, everyone. Hometown kid and CCAT art student here.

Sounds like there's already some other art folks to maybe know already, is anyone else local to the area?


Hi. Yes, Ann grew up in Cambridge, so maybe you were in the same school in one of the years above her?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 16 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 21:22
  • msg #66

OOC

Woot we are up!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 17 posts
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 21:28
  • msg #67

OOC

Oh .. for Americans.

It's legal to drink alcohol at 18. You can drink it aged 16+ if with a meal and an adult. The rules might be more permissive in 1978... I'm not sure.
Alcuin
GM, 15 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 30 Dec 2021
at 22:12
  • msg #68

OOC

Dunno about Cambridge cause I was 18 when I got there..  In my home town nobody carded you but if they knew you and you were underage, they turned you away (except at the local football club or the Leisure Centre).

In 1978 though pubs in London and in Cambridge closed at 10:30 (which came as a shock when I moved there, that half an hour made all the difference)

The Taboo is dark and if the doorman lets you in (which he will if you're female - unless you look under sixteen - and if you're male provided you're over 5'10" tall, have facial hair or look over 21) then the barman will serve you.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 11 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 00:02
  • msg #69

OOC

What time of year is this game taking place?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 20 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 00:11
  • msg #70

OOC

What an awesome question!
Alcuin
GM, 17 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 08:05
  • msg #71

OOC

Starting in September as Summer comes to a close.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 22 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 10:08
  • msg #72

OOC

A rule question...

If I want to 'help' someone do an action. i.e. cooperative actions. How would it work? I'm sort of expecting a roll on the skill and looking at success levels and adding those to the other person, or 'make a skill and add a fixed number' to the other person (I like the first better). But I couldn't find it in the rule book

Example: If I was to help Rhiannon dance... what would I roll? and what impact would it be?
Alcuin
GM, 18 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 12:06
  • msg #73

OOC

Add half of your successes (rounded UP for a change) and add to those of the person you're helping.

If more than one person is helping.  One person uses all their successes and the rest
s/n rounded up where s is the total number of successes and n is the number of people helping.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 6 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 15:43
  • msg #74

OOC

Happy New Year!

Alcuin: Could we please get a Fencing club IC thread?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 10 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 16:10
  • msg #75

OOC

Anyone want to humor me and come up with which tarot major arcana best represents your characters? Inoue is Hanged Man.

(Slayer doesn't get a choice; they have to be the Fool. It's the rules!)
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 12 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 16:47
  • msg #76

OOC

Sure.

Percy is The Emperor.


Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 4 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 17:24
  • msg #77

OOC

Probably High Priestess if I had to make a 5 minute analysis.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 25 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 17:31
  • msg #78

OOC

The devil reversed

Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 6 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 17:45
  • msg #79

OOC

Probably Hierophant reversed, based on a quick skim of a couple of tarot sites.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 2 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 18:47
  • msg #80

OOC

Going over things,probably the Hanged-man.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 11 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 19:03
  • msg #81

OOC

I'm guessing I'm the only one who regularly decides on a major arcana for my characters in case I end up being a social link in a Persona game then. I even have them matched with Pokemon types because I am just that big of a nerd. Alright, I'll exercise my best judgement with everyone, taking your assessments under advisement.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:07, Fri 31 Dec 2021.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 27 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 19:05
  • msg #82

OOC

I have never considered what tarot card I might be before... It was OK... but as I don't like tarot cards IRL... I'll not be doing it often.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 3 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 19:50
  • msg #83

OOC

I chose a harder character to set up, so some things are still in the air for fine details. But I was torn between Death, the Tower, and the Hanged-man. After consideration the Hanged-man seemed most fitting
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 5 posts
Fri 31 Dec 2021
at 21:14
  • msg #84

OOC

Yeah, I don't regularly look into the Tarot themes/archetypes nor consider the Personna or Pokemon type. Instead, I tend to think along potential pathways of progression.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 30 posts
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 00:21
  • msg #85

OOC

Happy new year everyone
Rhiannon Davies
Engineer and Gwyllgi, 6 posts
Werewolf of Cambridge
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 00:30
  • msg #86

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
Anyone want to humor me and come up with which tarot major arcana best represents your characters?

After much care and deliberation, I think Rhiannon is Strength (reversed).

Happy new year, y'all!
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 7 posts
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 01:09
  • msg #87

Re: OOC

Happy New Year!
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 13 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 02:10
  • msg #88

Re: OOC

Happy New Year!

I may not do tarot cards with my characters, but I DO have fun with them in another card form:


Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 12 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 04:11
  • msg #89

Re: OOC

Heeeey, Magic! I don't play or follow the meta or the lore at all, but I know a little about the game. I did play Pokemon cards for a while before the power creep got out of control. Do you know someone gave me a Ferroseed the other week that does more damage with one colorless energy than a freakin' base set Scyther? That used to be one of the best cards in the day. Makes me so sad.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 11 posts
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 10:48
  • msg #90

OOC

Happy New Year, everyone. I'm looking forward to some fun slaying with you all in 2022.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:00, Sat 01 Jan 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 13 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 1 Jan 2022
at 14:09
  • msg #91

OOC

Merry Neocycle!
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 16 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 00:08
  • msg #92

OOC

Jesus...I made a talker!
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 15 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 00:15
  • msg #93

OOC

Sure did! And I must have missed it by seconds.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 36 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 00:32
  • msg #94

OOC

I nearly cross posted across you Inoue

Now my talker has to be retalked
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 16 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 00:34
  • msg #95

OOC

*Giggle* Sorryyyyy~! Didn't mean to make problems! Let me know if you need anything from me to make it all work smoothly together.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 38 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 00:52
  • msg #96

OOC

Actually if you don't mind... there is literally no way that you would have had to dodge one of Elissas practice moves. No one who handles weapons is going to do a move when there is a person that could possibly get hurt.

I wasn't going to ask, but it's kind of you to offer. And just leave it if you want.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 17 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 01:03
  • msg #97

OOC

There's a lot of instances in Buffy where even the almighty Slayer nearly sticks someone in the eye socket after they sneak up on her. "Sneaky weirdo" I figured was on-brand for the genre, and a fair way to hint that the spaced-out chick might not be as out of touch as she looks. Realistically, you are absolutely right!

I finished the second season just before I wrote my post. There's a lot of kookiness in here!
This message was last edited by the player at 01:04, Sun 02 Jan 2022.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 18 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 01:57
  • msg #98

OOC

I'm loving this already.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 19 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 03:12
  • msg #99

OOC

❤
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 39 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 07:14
  • msg #100

OOC

Can you get a portrait Inuoue? Even a temporary one or symbolic one if you can't find one youl ike?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 20 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 15:18
  • msg #101

OOC

For at-a-glance identification of my posts? Alright. There was already one that I was eyeballing and trying to decide if it was good enough. I'll stick it in just for you. ❤
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 42 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 16:57
  • msg #102

OOC

Yes. Actually it's more that 'you look faceless' without it. I guess I am conditioned by RPOL to expect it.

Lovely portrait. Thank you. Really appreciate you doing it ❤
Alcuin
GM, 23 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 17:05
  • msg #103

OOC

And here's my avatar for those who like to see a face.  This is actually a picture of me taken in 2010 at a gig in Shoreditch, London
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 43 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 17:26
  • msg #104

OOC

Thanks Alcuin :) I appreciate it. As Inoue says it helps with that 'instant recognition'.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 21 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 18:28
  • msg #105

Re: OOC

You're welcome!

Alcuin:
This is actually a picture of me taken in 2010 at a gig in Shoreditch, London

You have a hat! That is how you know a man is not to be trifled with!
Alcuin
GM, 24 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 19:42
  • msg #106

Re: OOC

In reply to Inoue Miko (msg # 105):

I'm not sure that applies to men wearing straw hats.  I later replaced it with a forage cap.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 20 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:16
  • msg #107

Re: OOC

Sorry it took so long to reply. I've had a crazy busy day.

So, is there going to be a central plot eventually? Don't get me wrong, I like these threads, but it seems they are rather unconnected in time.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 46 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:18
  • msg #108

Re: OOC

Loved your fencing post Perc :)

And yes a plot thread would be nice. Mind you it's been great having these while we get going. Has everyone got a character sheet yet?
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 4 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:20
  • msg #109

Re: OOC

Sadly New Years Eve was a long day for my Food Service Industry self, and I have a slightly odd character to build so there is still some work being done for the character sheet.

But I am loving your posts so far.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 22 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:21
  • msg #110

Re: OOC

I was operating under the assumption that these were to help everyone figure out their character relationships because those are kind of a big deal in Buffy and that once sun hits horizon things would become a little more structured. By which I mean chaotic and filled with teenage hormones and maybe a literal bloodsucking boyfriend or three.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 23 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:29
  • msg #111

Re: OOC

Percival Galois:
Sorry it took so long to reply. I've had a crazy busy day.

A long time? It wasn't even twenty-four hours...

Uhm... if that is the kind of game this is going to be, I kinda have to give disclosure here. I'm a little bit manic depressive and my creative activity levels vary wildly from week to week. There'll be times I might have to take off for a week or two for my own mental health. I'll keep everyone appraised of course but I have never been able to fit with the daily-posting crowd.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 21 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 21:35
  • msg #112

Re: OOC

It was long for me because I work from home, and thus should have free days.

I also suffer from bouts of depression, and will sometimes just shut down, so I get it.
Alcuin
GM, 26 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 22:08
  • msg #113

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
I was operating under the assumption that these were to help everyone figure out their character relationships because those are kind of a big deal in Buffy and that once sun hits horizon things would become a little more structured. By which I mean chaotic and filled with teenage hormones and maybe a literal bloodsucking boyfriend or three.

^^^^
This!!!!

Once everybody's sheet is ready or Tuesday, which ever comes second.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 22 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 22:24
  • msg #114

Re: OOC

Okay, sounds good!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 48 posts
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 22:54
  • msg #115

Re: OOC

I'm in another game which has been 'starting' for three weeks now. Still don't have character sheets ready...

This is a much nicer way to start a game. We can mess around and build our characters. Certainly I am growing to love (is that the right word?) mine. And I'm getting a real feel for those I am interacting with.

And all without putting pressure on people to complete their sheets. Thanks Mr Gm. Really nice start to the game

As for manic/depressive stuff... we all get periods we aren't going to be able to post in. That's life and RPOL. For me... this is holiday time so I have a ton of free time and am relishing being able to post freely.
Alcuin
GM, 27 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 22:57
  • msg #116

Re: OOC

I've just dropped out of a game that's been starting for six months.  I hope nobody's going to feel like that.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 25 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 2 Jan 2022
at 23:02
  • msg #117

Re: OOC

*Scribbles GMing notes for my own games*
Alcuin
GM, 29 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 12:12
  • msg #118

Re: OOC

Aaargh! Has anyone here DM'd on RPOL before and if so, do you know how to set up an NPC?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 51 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 12:14
  • msg #119

Re: OOC

Yes. It's easy

Advice:
But unless they are a very common npc don't do it and just use their name. Because it makes many other things less good. If it's a major NPC well worth it.

Steps:
GM Menu
Edit characters
Add(existing)

You get a screen in which you can add multiple characters and at the top right there is a drop down of the player
Alcuin
GM, 30 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 12:33
  • msg #120

Re: OOC

Thanks.
Alcuin
GM, 37 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 19:38
  • msg #121

Re: OOC

I'd be grateful if, when you've finished your previews, everyone could make an introductory post to the appropriate educational establishment (anyone who is at school is a student, at the Maunder School, while the rest of you are students, faculty or staff at Emmanuel, Downing or CCAT) or (if you live there) at the YMCA.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 27 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:09
  • msg #122

Re: OOC

What about Inoue, who literally fell out of a Plot Hole?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 54 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:11
  • msg #123

Re: OOC

*laugh guiltily* I felt so mean sending you the wrong way Inuoe. But asking Elissa 'have you seen this person' isn't going to end with a 'yeah sure she's just down there'.

Loving your wierd mystic vibe. Just trying to react to it rather than 'just accepting it'.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 29 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:40
  • msg #124

Re: OOC

*Giggles* It's okay, fate will guide Inoue and they will meet when the spirits desire, no sooner! Glad you're enjoying her.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 56 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:43
  • msg #125

Re: OOC

Elissa would crawl naked over glass before she cooperates with an undercover cop knowingly. *laughs* misjudgements and confusions can be so much fun!
Alcuin
GM, 38 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:49
  • msg #126

Re: OOC

That was completely normal for 1978 Cambridge, Elyssa.  I'd only been there a coule of months when I started (just to practice talking to people, you understand) asking strangers on Hills Road for directions to Lensfield Road (at the crossroads where Regent Street meets Hills Road).  I was about 30 yards away when I started and seven people sent me in the wrong direction until finally somebody told me the right direction just outside New Addenbrooke's Hospital, which is right on the edge of Cambridge.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 57 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 20:51
  • msg #127

Re: OOC

I'm sure Elissa's misdirection was just an simple mistake *crosses fingers behind back, smiles sweetly, looks innocent*

Yes I've had that too in some places.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 26 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 21:12
  • msg #128

Re: OOC

Percival is ready to receive his lynching for not liking tea. He knows it has been coming for some time.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 6 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 21:15
  • msg #129

Re: OOC

Fortunately there is a slayer capable of dealing with all of the monsters in the vicinity.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 58 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 21:15
  • msg #130

Re: OOC

I am in fact going to stick it to you. Just saying :)
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 5 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 21:19
  • msg #131

Re: OOC

Oh don't worry Cival... I am more amused by that over Perc or Percy... Any way Cival, you aren't the only one around who doesn't drink tea... Just most turn to dust when the point is applied.
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 10 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 21:52
  • msg #132

Re: OOC

1978 pop music in the UK was... eclectic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfUm3I_P5M8
Memorably spoofed by the Barron Knights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9SDEKlCCqE
(I can remember their lyrics better than the originals!)
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 29 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 22:40
  • msg #133

Re: OOC

Anyone know a good Freeform GM? I am a terrible GM, which I have learned over more than twenty years of trying. But I have ideas in my head that I think will make for interesting games, even if I don't play them. One of them has almost been written to completion, and I wanted to know if someone out there wanted to play with it.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:40, Mon 03 Jan 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 61 posts
Mon 3 Jan 2022
at 23:53
  • msg #134

Re: OOC

Jade knight did a post in Gms wanted with his ideas. You could do the same?

Me: I always have rules backing freeform. Most of it is freeform with the rules providing the skeleton of the characters. And die for resolving conflict.. which is ten times better than freeform resolution of conflict all the times I've tried both. I don't mean for resolving conflict where you know the outcome before the fight. I mean a conflict where you don't know the outcome at the start.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:04, Tue 04 Jan 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 30 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 19:56
  • msg #135

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
Alcuin:
I'd be grateful if, when you've finished your previews, everyone could make an introductory post to the appropriate educational establishment (anyone who is at school is a student, at the Maunder School, while the rest of you are students, faculty or staff at Emmanuel, Downing or CCAT) or (if you live there) at the YMCA.

What about Inoue, who literally fell out of a Plot Hole?

I do still need an answer to this.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 67 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 19:59
  • msg #136

Re: OOC

You could always scare me by turning up at CAT and saying 'any other ideas where she might be' with that look in your eyes that you know I was telling you a porky
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 28 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 20:04
  • msg #137

Re: OOC

Maybe you tracked Ann down by some other means. Just turn up in the Maunder School thread. You could have been running around searching for her after your Fencing Club visit.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 68 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 20:13
  • msg #138

Re: OOC

Thats a much better idea than mine :)
Alcuin
GM, 47 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 20:43
  • msg #139

Re: OOC

In reply to Inoue Miko (msg # 135):

Inoue, you need to look in your bag.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 70 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 21:49
  • msg #140

Re: OOC

Just finished watching season 1 again. I had forgotten how much I liked it. Don't like season 2 (I like my bad guys to be bad guys and not the love interest gone crazy). Most of the rest are good though
Alcuin
GM, 49 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 21:52
  • msg #141

Re: OOC

I loved season 1 much better the first time I watched it but I preferred the last series and the one after Buffy died (and was working as 'Ann').  While we're at it, I much preferred Cordelia in Angel.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 31 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:14
  • msg #142

Re: OOC

Where do y'all watch it? All the streaming services I have access to that have it only have the shitty HD-ified version of it.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 71 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:16
  • msg #143

Re: OOC

Amazon prime. It's an SD version

I'm ... not really worried about resolution or stuff... Just playing it on laptop. Haven't watched tv for about 2 decades
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 32 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:30
  • msg #144

Re: OOC

The people that tried to HD-ify Buffy REALLY screwed it up.

They changed the framing, coloring, and lighting. Sometimes you can't see people talking to each other. Sometimes you can see people that were originally hidden in darkness because they lightened everything up.


The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 72 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:32
  • msg #145

Re: OOC

I'm sad to say I'm not that discerning a watcher (pun intended)

I've no idea though what this one is like. It does say SD not HD but I don't actually know what that means
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 9 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:34
  • msg #146

Re: OOC

I did enjoy it a good bit. A little afraid to go back and watch it after facts came out about people behind the scenes. Though I am sad an idea I had wasn't the path taken. After old Xander came back and stopped his wedding, I instantly thought it would be amazing if that was a trick that led to Xander becoming the big bad for the next season. Manipulating the scoobies, using what he knew to put everyone in danger. And make it a bit more psychological trauma danger.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 33 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:34
  • msg #147

Re: OOC

Standard Definition. Essentially the aspect ratio and picture quality of pre-HD days. So, what Buffy was originally broadcast in. Good for you!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 73 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:36
  • msg #148

Re: OOC

Thank Percy :)

@GM
Don't spoil it for me! All I know is that Sarah Michelle Gellar went on to be Daphne (awesome roll) and is now a cook and mom. Oh and Willow did good.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 30 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:41
  • msg #149

Re: OOC

In reply to The Hon. Elissa St. Clair (msg # 148):

And Wesley married Willow.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 31 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 22:42
  • msg #150

Re: OOC

Dumbledore kills Trinity with Rosebud!
Alcuin
GM, 52 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 23:12
  • msg #151

Re: OOC

Willow ended up in New York City, married to a guy from the Midwest and good friends with Dr Evil and this guy called Ted Moseby.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 34 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 23:24
  • msg #152

Re: OOC

Angel teamed up with his superpowered evil self and that one guy from Dingoes Ate My Baby to form a progressive rockabilly bluegrass fusion band called Meloditheurge.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 75 posts
Tue 4 Jan 2022
at 23:30
  • msg #153

Re: OOC

ROFL

OK thanks guys. Really glad you helped me with this xx
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 34 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 00:08
  • msg #154

Re: OOC

I'm not very familiar with this system. Is there a way to mechanically show off your skill, or have a contest, without actually hurting each other?

Because if these ladies are better at fencing then I am, why waste my time attempting to swordsplain to them?
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 10 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 00:13
  • msg #155

Re: OOC

@Percival Why, to be a proper British Gentleman and assume superiority without proof. That was meant as a slight joke, but to allow the narrative of subverted expectations and a reason for him to be interested in following these women into a dangerous situation and get pulled into plot.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 35 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 01:19
  • msg #156

Re: OOC

Percy doesn't really get machismo. If he discovered that these ladies were better than he was, he'd simply be delighted. Because that means they can teach him more about sword-play!
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 11 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 02:04
  • msg #157

Re: OOC

Never meant to suggest machismo. But until he tries he wouldn't know. The Director may allow an intligence or perception plus getting medieval roll after watch Elissa doing her forms to get an idea of her skill.  But sometimes you need to be handed your posterior to learn how good someone is or shows they are.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 76 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 02:32
  • msg #158

Re: OOC

If I watch someone doing a form I can tell how good they are. The internal styles: Chen style / Bagua /  Xing Yi / Yi quan especially. Hand /foot, elbow/knee, Shoulder/hip coordination. Does their knee go in front of their toe ever. What is the shape of the arch of the back. Do they keep their forehead pressed forwards against an invisible hand, is their crown as though suspeneded from a single gold thread. Is their gwar relaxed (I don't actually have a polite english word for this). I don't rate the master of the video I showed very much but I picked it because he dances a very nice dance...

A style like chen is about 'requirements' things you have to do to generate power. The point of the form is to practive maintaining the requirements while moving. aka drilling the requirements into muscle memory

Watch a capoerista do their ginga and practice moves you can tell too. The requirements are different (in some ways exactly the opposite which is interesting) but they are there

My dad did fencing, I don't, but I'm told they have requirements too.

I think though in all of them it's about relaxation, smoothness, consistancy and confidence. And you should be able to tell that.

Suggestion: if you do perception + going medieval or perception + kung fu and make it, then you know what level of success the  stylst got

@Machismo
Good for you :) Yet another good point for Perc.

@Teaching / Waste of time
Expert level is +7 to +10. Once you are there it would never be a waste of time I would have thought. People learn from interacting with other experts once they are good

Also... after a certain point... you can't get better from a teacher... or at least it's very slow, and you get better by teaching. Especially teaching an expert from a differnt style. The conversations you have then are great... It's all about the basics... and teaching amplifies your errors allowing you to see them, or someone else (your teacher) to see your errors amplified in your students.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:10, Wed 05 Jan 2022.
Alcuin
GM, 53 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 08:59
  • msg #159

Re: OOC

Guys, all Percival can tell by watching Elissa is that she is way beyond most experts. Is she better than him? Maybe, maybe not, it's impossible to tell, not least because hers is a different style and because she's not currently a threat.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 36 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 14:49
  • msg #160

Re: OOC

Telling someone's skill from simply looking at them wasn't exactly what I was asking.

"Is there a way to mechanically show off your skill, or have a contest, without actually hurting each other?"

Basically, how would you handle fencing, mechanically?

Regular combat, only with no damage done?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 79 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 15:21
  • msg #161

Re: OOC

It's really dangerous in real life. That's why sports like fencing were created. Along with  judo, capoeria Roda, tai chi pushing hands and sticking swords. These sports / games let you go all out without worrying, without holding back and let you assess the other person's skill and improve your own.

The problem is you have your bodyweight, and the sword is a lump of material. And when you apply your body weight through the lump of material... it's going to hurt. And lots and lots of sword fighting is about posture. The point of posture is to allow you to use your bodyweight both offensively and defensively. Not all of course... just a lot.

Another problem is that most of sword fighting is about grappling (unless you are fencing .. that's western martial arts too... my Son is in the world champions of the medeival combat with metal weapons and heavy armor... I can't bear to watch that it's so scary). Almost every move in that Tai chi kata had a grapple element in it,(and every move included a footwork element that was a kick). Grappling with heavy lumps of material... isn't safe usually.

This sparring with padded weapons is where most accidents happen in the style I do...so we do it hardly ever: we use other games like above to train.

...

The above was the problem. And we can use the solution that is used in the real world. We  can just do fencing (which is a great sport if you don't want to learn to kill people or vampires)  If we do that with the fencing swords, with the padded armour we can go out and no one gets very hurt because in real life no one gets hurt. Maybe a bruise or two RPed in. I'd take a minus to skill to use fencing because it's so alien to 'in the real', (I'd say -6 to me, start dropping to -3 within 100 hours of practice) but that's cool. I'd love to RP it with you Percival. And maybe introduce you to sticking swords...

In fencing there are points instead of hitpoints. The swords don't hurt much.
Alcuin
GM, 56 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 15:41
  • msg #162

Re: OOC

If you play with electric sabres, which seems to be the best for this particular contest, the points are recorded automatically.  The club should be set up for this, but I suggest you make it an official challenge, first to five points, full gear, 16 players, random, £2.50 buy in, winner takes all.

Plus today you can take a practice round, after all, Sebastian needs to set the odds.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 81 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 15:52
  • msg #163

Re: OOC

Sounds cool.

Never used anything like that. All our training stuff is low tech.
Alcuin
GM, 58 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:35
  • msg #164

Re: OOC

I've had a request for private language groups, so I've now set these up but I'd be grateful if some of you could say something in some of your non-English languages to see if it works.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 35 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:41
  • msg #165

Re: OOC

Okay!

[Language unknown: In mareolurin fo wil tr dayio.]
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 82 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:45
  • msg #166

Re: OOC

Could I request people to keep these to a minimum. It is considered bad manners to speak in a foreign language in front of people that don't know that language. I share that view. Especially in OOC

Please only use it when the story is better and be aware that to everyone else it reads like

[Language unknown:  K lait-fimowhiong pl erand ee notha.]

That hardly enhances the story compared to a 'X talks to Y in Japanese. Her body language and tone indicating it was a thank you' or 'X thanked Y in Japanese'.

In the first we have gibberish. In the second we have a story
Alcuin
GM, 59 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:50
  • msg #167

Re: OOC

Elissa, would you prefer it if I translated Inoue's text to.
"Watashi no hobākurafuto wa unagi de mitasa rete imasu." Thus enabling you to use google translate?
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 37 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:54
  • msg #168

Re: OOC

Is that considered rude? I've never heard that attitude before. I could see it being rude if they were talking about YOU and you didn't speak the language. But otherwise, I suppose I don't get it.

Maybe it's because I grew up in a bilingual household.

Testing.

[Language unknown: "Arwhi anrat foenfollce io?"]

[Language unknown: "Urse kor thohatthuorttho i?"]

[Language unknown: "Fo tha anosrotail le?"]

[Language unknown: "Set sti eeeselreos ck?"]

[Language unknown: "She ome asmeweoslo o?"]

[Language unknown: "Rohi oertr ousandday'butbut e?"]

[Language unknown: "Pe has iouallmanbleman wa?"]
This message was last edited by the player at 20:57, Wed 05 Jan 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 83 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 20:58
  • msg #169

Re: OOC

A million times more. Among other things it looks like a written language where as the other looks like gibberish

Not pushing it... just requesting people to remember the basic rules of politeness. If they want to be rude IC that's cool. But it's easy to forget how rude it is and be accidentally rude.

Something to consider: If there are two people in a conversation with no listeners how is it different if they were speaking in English or Sumarian? In either case no one else should act on the content. But if they wrote in English we have a story. If we write in gibberish we have a story. I like reading the story

As I say ... don't want to make a storm of this or anything... it's just that I detest things that turn a lovely story into gibberish

@Percival
I work in a team with 30 languages spoken. It's really rude. It's cutting someone out. Personally I only speak three: English, German Chinese. It's not rude of course if the others can speak it

But wow... look at the awesomeness of this. the game is so much better for having it: Really enhances the story telling (can you tell which language is which?)


[Language unknown:  "M theamecom blewilorewilare ai?"]

[Language unknown:  "Somconith tic ckes'plpriv o?"]

[Language unknown:  "Outit t leerliprntwhus ai?"]

[Language unknown:  "Be tin onseralessomive i?"]

[Language unknown:  "Th evver hitehoinri se?"]

[Language unknown:  "Oun ri thothilindinforomeame t?"]

[Language unknown:  "Alacro ntiithyin oulameyinvoreau u?"]
Alcuin
GM, 61 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 21:22
  • msg #170

Re: OOC

[Language unknown:  "Prsta ieck iothusllai t?"]
"Potestis intelligere me?"

[Language unknown:  "Iv oset ngenhoonck nt?"]
"Peux-tu me comprendre?"

[Language unknown:  "Urfi ent esisouanes ce?"]
"Kannst du mich verstehen?"

[Language unknown:  "Asch hawh oveioustikorome fi?"]
"Kan þu forstaa meg" (And that'll be a pain because it's not available on google translate)

[Language unknown:  "Anyno th earprearesonhis ei?"]
"Allwch chi fy neall i?"

[Language unknown:  "Unrea thi ioubleratortour n?"]
"Boreíte na me katalávete?"

[Language unknown:  "Meun eness redonsntiallund re?"]
"Hal tafhamunaa؟"

Oops sorry,
I knew I'd make a mistake.

"¿Puedes entenderme?" and not "Ken?"
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 39 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 21:30
  • msg #171

Re: OOC

[Language unknown: "Ngseev."]
"Perfecto."
Anjali Davies
Weird Artist, 3 posts
CCAT Art Student
Head in the Clouds?
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 21:33
  • msg #172

Re: OOC


There we go.
Alcuin
GM, 62 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 21:41
  • msg #173

Re: OOC

Thanks Anjali.

I'm going to leave the groups for those who want to use them, but I will do my best to translate the gibberish into the actual non English language as best I can.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 36 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 03:39
  • msg #174

Re: OOC

Since Alice seems to have claimed purple I am going to move Inoue's speech color over to Rose since I haven't noticed anyone using that one.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 87 posts
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 07:30
  • msg #175

Re: OOC

I edited my fencing club post. I realised I had mentally thought things that there was no comeback to, and that was (unintentionally) mean. It's now more obvious
This message was last edited by the player at 07:32, Thu 06 Jan 2022.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 24 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 09:32
  • msg #176

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
Since Alice seems to have claimed purple I am going to move Inoue's speech color over to Rose since I haven't noticed anyone using that one.


Much obliged :)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 89 posts
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 10:56
  • msg #177

Re: OOC

Is anyone else coming to the Taboo?
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 40 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 13:04
  • msg #178

Re: OOC

Unless he is invited, that's not really Percy's idea of recreation.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 38 posts
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 13:11
  • msg #179

Re: OOC

Although that is Ann's idea of a fun night out, I'm in enough threads at the moment, so I'll wait until we head to the Bronze Taboo as a group later.
Alcuin
GM, 68 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 14:43
  • msg #180

Re: OOC

I promise, the Taboo is not the Bronze.  Not nearly so many vampires and the nearest hellmouth is 26 miles SSE.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 25 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 10:01
  • msg #181

Re: OOC

Pardon to those in the fencing and Emmanuel threads… work has been full on (still going) and I’ve had to prioritise other threads.
Alcuin
GM, 76 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 11:20
  • msg #182

Re: OOC

Not to worry, Alice, when 1AM came around, you were on Madingley Road and facing a three mile walk home to Emmanuel.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 28 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 17:41
  • msg #183

Re: OOC

Thanks, good to know.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 41 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 19:20
  • msg #184

Re: OOC

Where should I post next?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 92 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 19:42
  • msg #185

Re: OOC

Fencing?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 42 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 19:53
  • msg #186

Re: OOC

You've woken up n the middle of the night post getting back to sleep and then your next post should be a tired but well fed Inoue arriving at school on her first day in the sixth form.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 43 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 19:54
  • msg #187

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
You've woken up n the middle of the night post getting back to sleep and then your next post should be a tired but well fed Inoue arriving at school on her first day in the sixth form.

Careful with your dropdown selector there GM.

Do I get a school uniform? Uniforms are cute! Especially with tiny pleated skirts...
This message was last edited by the player at 19:55, Fri 07 Jan 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 93 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 19:57
  • msg #188

Re: OOC

I would like to see Inuoue in a tiny pleated skirt. Very magic girl
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 39 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:00
  • msg #189

Re: OOC

In my post in the Maunder School thread, I said the students had "blue blazers, trousers and skirts". I don't imagine they'd let you in without one.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 94 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:01
  • msg #190

Re: OOC

You mean the boys need skirts too? That's very progressive
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 40 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:02
  • msg #191

Re: OOC

Everybody wears both trousers and a skirt at the same time, if you want to read it that way.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 44 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:03
  • msg #192

Re: OOC

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
I would like to see Inuoue in a tiny pleated skirt. Very magic girl

Yessssss, she seeeeeees
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 45 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:04
  • msg #193

Re: OOC

Aye. We always feel pretty in skirts, lasses.


The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 95 posts
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 20:04
  • msg #194

Re: OOC

My number one son got married in a kilt. Didn't look like that though!
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 46 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 7 Jan 2022
at 23:04
  • msg #195

Re: OOC

Inoue in tiny tiny pleat skirt deployed at Maunder! ^_^

(Obligatory tiny miniskirts: https://youtu.be/c4GbLPZY-6Q)
This message was last edited by the player at 23:06, Fri 07 Jan 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 48 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 8 Jan 2022
at 20:28
  • msg #196

Re: OOC

... am I being too silly? Is there such a thing as too silly in a Buffy game?
Alcuin
GM, 80 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 8 Jan 2022
at 20:51
  • msg #197

Re: OOC

There certainly IS such a thing as too silly in a Buffy game but you haven't even remotely approached it yet.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 49 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 8 Jan 2022
at 21:03
  • msg #198

Re: OOC

Excellent!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 100 posts
Sat 8 Jan 2022
at 21:05
  • msg #199

Re: OOC

@Silliness
Umm... I seem to remember an episode involving 'getting the mustard out' and 'taking the witness arias'. I think you have a long way to go Inoue


@Percival
I loved your post. It was very kind indeed of you to reach out like that. Elissa's just a bit(?) prickly when people offer her charity or similar. It was nice of you to give her that opening.

Like many poor people she lives within her means. Because she can't get credit if for no other reason.  I tried to leave it open for a place to do something together later.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 49 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sat 8 Jan 2022
at 21:31
  • msg #200

Re: OOC

Percy was afraid he had offended Elissa, and was trying to make up for it. He may have gone a bit "desperate" with his attempt to get her to stay.

lol

I'm sure we will run into each other again. The fencing thread was just our characters meeting at some point in the past, but we will all write a fun future together I'm sure.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 102 posts
Sun 9 Jan 2022
at 13:25
  • msg #201

Re: OOC

quote:
Alice's ROOMS, Elissa.  I think she lives onsite at Emma. I'm sure Alice will correct me if I'm wrong.

Edited. Thank you GM.
Alcuin
GM, 84 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 11:31
  • msg #202

Re: OOC

I'm sorry to say Anjali has dropped out.  I wish her well in other games and she's welcome to return.

I should now ask a couple of questions:
  • Is anyone else finding the pace too fast? (or too slow?)
  • Is the scattergun approach to threads making things difficult for anyone to follow?

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 107 posts
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 12:05
  • msg #203

Re: OOC

Obviously I am loving the scatter gun approach to the threads. Because it isn't scatter gun. They are all separate, and have separate purposes. They allow the people that like posting quickly to post more often and the people that don't can ignore the others.

Pace
Feels very good to me. Any brakes on pace result in game death quicker than anything else I've ever seen. That's my experience anyway. I'm not seeing anyone being ignored in a conversation. Because we have different threads and very few people in each thread, it's easy to post and keep track of whether you are being rude to someone


Threads I've been in
Different successes:
The Talon has just stalled.
The Fencing was great I though. Loved Inoue's intro. Loved Percival's posting. It seems to have ground to a halt now... but no reason for it to have
The grocery thread was great: loved it.  only 2 or 3 people in it
The graveyard thread... again great. only 2 or 3 people in it

Other threads
We have some great writers here, and I'm enjoying reading all the threads I'm not in.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:45, Mon 10 Jan 2022.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 52 posts
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 13:00
  • msg #204

Re: OOC

Sorry to lose you, Anjali.

I'm liking the pace as it is now. Much faster would be too much for me, but at the moment we have several threads in parallel and people are putting effort into their posts and the game doesn't feel like it's dying, which is always important on here. Plus, it feels more like BTVS to have the main characters split into smaller groups, so I like that and am looking forwards to interacting with the characters I haven't yet met.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 55 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 13:57
  • msg #205

Re: OOC

Sorry to see Anjali go...

I like the pace of the game so far. The scattergun is fine for now while we are all...scattered, but at some point we will all need to be on the same timeline for anything to make coherent sense.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 108 posts
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 14:13
  • msg #206

Re: OOC

There are two 'PLOT' threads at the moment. Parkers and the graveyard. It seems to me ten times better that these are two threads and not one, and it doesn't matter about time lines (as long as they are close)

The more people in a thread the harder it is to work. Nine people in a thread (plus NPCs) will be difficult to write in, difficult to read, difficult to get the pacing right. Three threads of three will be easy to write in, easy to read (and can be ignored easily) and it's easy to get the pacing right.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 34 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 17:17
  • msg #207

Re: OOC

I'd say the pace is a little quick as I haven't been able to properly interact with some players due to time factors (my fault... and work).  I'm trying to hang in :)

I'd agree with Elissa that a thread with all of the cast would probably be... unwieldy.
Alcuin
GM, 85 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 18:17
  • msg #208

Re: OOC

I'm hoping we will never have everyone in one thread, it is very rare to have that many characters in a scene in Buffy (apart from the scene where Spike saves the world).
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 22 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 18:35
  • msg #209

Re: OOC

I am sorry to see Anjali go.

I'm good with the pace, timezone differences and work/life obligations do make some things harder to post as fast, but it is good.

The scattered threads also work quite well, and I have enjoyed reading the other scenes.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 54 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 19:26
  • msg #210

Re: OOC

Aww, bye Anjali! I liked it when your character did that thing in the one thread, that was just great and I definitely know who you are.

Alcuin:
I should now ask a couple of questions:
  • Is anyone else finding the pace too fast? (or too slow?)
  • Is the scattergun approach to threads making things difficult for anyone to follow?

The pace is good. I occasionally catch myself refreshing RPoL and bouncing in my seat waiting for my next chance to write, which is a good thing, though I foresee it becoming stressful eventually.

The scattershot approach is something I generally try to avoid. I've had so much GMing work to do lately with getting a new game off the ground that I've confined myself to my own threads (Fencing, Maunder) in order to avoid information overload. I'm also a bit confused about the continuity, although fortunately I don't have to overly concern myself with that. I'm just posting in whatever threads the GM tells me to.

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
The Fencing was great I though. Loved Inoue's intro. Loved Percival's posting. It seems to have ground to a halt now... but no reason for it to have.

Glad you loved the intro; some aspects of it surprised me as well! The interaction between Elissa and Percival was dominant and urgant last time I checked, so I'm having Inoue spectate until she feels like it is "safe" to start contributing again.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:26, Mon 10 Jan 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 58 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 00:56
  • msg #211

Re: OOC

Monday through Thursday from two-thirty to eight-thirty Eastern time I am usually preparing for, in, or recovering from my live tabletop sessions. So, at those times I may struggle to write posts in a timely fashion. Just so ya'll're aware (try saying that three times fast! ya'll're'ware ya'll're'ware ya'll're'ware! sounds like one of the Old Ones have come to rip out my tongue).
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 60 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 10:34
  • msg #212

Re: OOC

This game is a bad influence. Look at what I just bought off Etsy:


Alcuin
GM, 87 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 11:17
  • msg #213

Re: OOC

Aww, that's lovely.

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 112 posts
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 11:17
  • msg #214

Re: OOC

I started watching the streamed from Amazon... but got sucked into Dollhouse. I do like Josh Wheddon a lot. Faith/Echo are both super characters.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 61 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 11:42
  • msg #215

Re: OOC

Dollhouse! I loved that show! They took it in kind of a strange direction in the second season, but I guess Joss really wanted to make the most of it.

Funny story about Dollhouse! I'm autistic, which means among other things that I am really bad with faces. Like, really bad! When I discovered Dollhouse it was shortly after introducing my family to Firefly. I knew that River Tam's actress (Summer Glau) was in Dollhouse, but I didn't know to what capacity. I assumed sight-unseen that she'd be in a starring role. For a long time I thought Echo was Summer's character.

The premise of Dollhouse is about these programmable people who are constantly changing not just outfits and hair but entire personalities. Costuming departments can do amazing things with the human body. So when I saw Summer's actual character finally appear on screen, I just assumed that it was just another of Echo's imprints. We had to pause the episode for a full fifteen minutes while my mother and I argued passionately about who the heck.

So now whenever people say I can't be autistic because I'm so eloquent and sociable, I tell them that I once confused Eliza Dushku with Summer Glau and watch the horrified expressions.
Alcuin
GM, 88 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 12 Jan 2022
at 11:51
  • msg #216

Re: OOC

I once had a boss with prosopagnosia (although as far as I know, she was not on the autistic spectrum).  She recognised most people in the office by where they sat and what they were wearing.  I was the only one she could recognise otherwise because I'm 192cm tall, have a distinctive gait (from cerebral palsy), a beard and long hair (possibly in dreadlocks by the time I met her).
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 62 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 13 Jan 2022
at 14:21
  • msg #217

Re: OOC

myY schedurele has been sisurpted amd my brain is very confuse.d dot'; know when i';ll be able to post again,
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 115 posts
Thu 13 Jan 2022
at 14:27
  • msg #218

Re: OOC

That was very funny Inoue
Alcuin
GM, 90 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 13 Jan 2022
at 15:14
  • msg #219

Re: OOC

I hope you come back soon Inoue and I hope the confusion abates.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 63 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 13 Jan 2022
at 23:14
  • msg #220

Re: OOC

I'm glad my executive dysfuction is funny to someone.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 67 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 12:42
  • msg #221

Re: OOC

The confrontation we knew was coming begins~!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 119 posts
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 12:43
  • msg #222

Re: OOC

And so much fun!
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 62 posts
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 13:02
  • msg #223

Re: OOC

I'm tempted to have Ann just buy some popcorn, sit back and watch. It's got to be more fun than the movie.
Alcuin
GM, 92 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 13:10
  • msg #224

Re: OOC

Better than Thank God It's Friday?????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..._It%27s_Friday_(film)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 120 posts
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 13:13
  • msg #225

Re: OOC

It can't be possibly be better than https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076240/. I mean ... it's .... well ... it's .... me ...

Anyway... sadly... you got pulled into it Ann.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 69 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 14:22
  • msg #226

Re: OOC

Because we skipped over first class and it seems like I won't get the opportunity to do it properly in-character, here's a line I had pre-written explaining Inoue's name:

quote:
"Miss... Miko?" Silence. "Inoue Miko?"

Inoue blinks. Miko? Since when did she- ohhh. It's English style occupational naming! Like Smith. Tailor. Miller. Miko; shrine maiden. She smirks a little as she realizes what the priestesses back home had done. She stands and waves to the class. "Inoue Miko, that is me! Definitely!" She curtsies and returns to her seat.


Just in case you were wondering why it wasn't the eminently-more-sensible Miko Inoue.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 67 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 14:42
  • msg #227

Re: OOC

Are they ever going to do second runs of Star Wars in the cinema?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 122 posts
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 14:51
  • msg #228

Re: OOC

Well in 1983/1984(?) my husband and I watched back to back all three star wars at the cinema... and ... I will never do that again. My bum hurt. A lot.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 68 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 14:57
  • msg #229

Re: OOC


Alcuin
GM, 94 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 16:13
  • msg #230

Re: OOC

Percival Galois:
Are they ever going to do second runs of Star Wars in the cinema?


Not in 1978 or 1979 but they do have Dune, Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings, Heavy Traffic, Fritz the Cat, a Bruce Lee All Nighter, Flesh Gordon and of course, Alien
Alcuin
GM, 95 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 16:15
  • msg #231

Re: OOC

Have fun together mes mecs! I'll see you again tomorrow evening
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 124 posts
Fri 14 Jan 2022
at 16:17
  • msg #232

Re: OOC

Alien is next year (this year is 1978 right?)  (I was going to do an alien quote but checked)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)

I did look up 'TGIF". It's got the lowest rating of any movie I've looked up. That's ... special. I think it got the 'the most terrible movie that ever won an award' award (one of the songs got an award).

I think Elissa would crawl over broken glass naked before going to see it... especially given the alaternatives
Alcuin
GM, 96 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 19:03
  • msg #233

Re: OOC

The award was for Donna Summer, but I disagree about it being awful.  Regardless of the critics, I quite enjoyed it, it was stupid in so many places and there was no proper plot but the acting and singing was pretty good.  It's fun if all you have to go on is the preview in Sounds.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 126 posts
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 07:09
  • msg #234

Re: OOC

Some movies are so bad they are good. The Rocky Horror Show being the king (or is queen) of that genre. Now when does the Rock Horror Picture Show come to cambridge?
Alcuin
GM, 97 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:26
  • msg #235

Re: OOC

Sadly not for a long time.  I never even heard of it until characters in Fame the Movie went to a performance where people dressed up.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 130 posts
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:36
  • msg #236

Re: OOC

You have... never ... heard ... no... say it's not so.

Go watch it now! Instantly!

I think I've been to see it at the theatre maybe ... five... six times. We even get dressed up for it a bit (my husband draws the line at fishnet stockings and a basque) and take torches in for the audience participation bits.

The movie has Meatloaf as Eddie, and Tim Curry as Frankenfurter... what better cast you ask for in a B movie. It's $3.99 to rent on Amazon...
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 131 posts
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:37
  • msg #237

Re: OOC

quote:
Guys, you could continue the conversation here, in the YMCA (which has a coffee bar as well as the restaurant where breakfast is served) or I could set up a new thread.  Which do you prefer?


I forgot to reply. The YMCA with a coffee bar sounds perfect. No need for a new thread from my perspective.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 76 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:44
  • msg #238

Re: OOC

I would normally prefer the notion of one thread per one scene, but that is not how this game is set up so I have no opinion.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 132 posts
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:49
  • msg #239

Re: OOC

I share that Inuoue. Both parts. It's only a mild preference though: both approaches can work well
This message was last edited by the player at 11:50, Sun 16 Jan 2022.
Alcuin
GM, 99 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:53
  • msg #240

Re: OOC

Okay.  That's a fair point both of you.  I will try to do that for plot scenes in future.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 133 posts
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 11:55
  • msg #241

Re: OOC

It's only a mild preference :)

 Most scenes take place at one location anyway. Note that we were doing this anyway in the graveyard thread: the location moved... but the scene stayed in one thread. Makes it easier to read afterwards
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 77 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 12:02
  • msg #242

Re: OOC

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
Most scenes take place at one location anyway. Note that we were doing this anyway in the graveyard thread: the location moved... but the scene stayed in one thread. Makes it easier to read afterwards

I concur with the easier read and if you've already established precedent for how to handle location-changing in scenes then I say you have to stick to it. We'll move to the YMCA's coffee bar but keep in the cinema thread.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 81 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 16 Jan 2022
at 14:43
  • msg #243

Re: OOC

El broke Inoue. =(
Alcuin
GM, 111 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 20 Jan 2022
at 19:10
  • msg #244

Re: OOC

Is anyone else awaiting new posts from me?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 84 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 20 Jan 2022
at 22:49
  • msg #245

Re: OOC

Are there any threads that I need to be in right now?
Alcuin
GM, 114 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 20 Jan 2022
at 23:08
  • msg #246

Re: OOC

In reply to Inoue Miko (msg # 245):

Not yet.  I'll have one up for you on Sunday.
Alcuin
GM, 116 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 21 Jan 2022
at 19:04
  • msg #247

Re: OOC

Just a note of a minor issue of language of which many Americans are unaware.  The United Kingdom (and before that, England, Ireland and Scotland) has a fairly complex system of Nobility and the language bends itself to keep up.

Knights and Baronets are addressed as Sir Adam, not Sir Smith but they are referred to as Sir Adam Smith, Sir Adam Smith Bt or Sir Adam Smith Bt (of Nova Scotia).  Where it is clear to which knight or baronet, we are referring, we refer to them as 'Sir Adam'.

Their wives are known as 'Lady Smith' but 'female knights' are called 'Dame Winona Smith' or in the unlikely event of one being a baronetess as ''Dame Winona Smith Btss' in the Seven hundred years that baronetcies have existed, there have only been four baronetess.

Let it never be said that this game is not educational.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 146 posts
Fri 21 Jan 2022
at 19:25
  • msg #248

Re: OOC

Adding to what the GM said

Note as well that knight hood is totally different to titles. You can be a duke without being a knight. You can be a knight without being nobility. Typically a knight hood is a reward for long and sustained service. There are an unknown (extremely small i.e. 1..2) number per year that are not on public record given by the queen personally not via the government.

To make things worse people have multiple roles. A duke can also be an earl and a baron and a knight of more than one order. Sometimes they are 'in' that role, and you need to address them suitably for that role

There are ten to a hundred knights for every noble that can go into the house of lords.

When addressing a noble it does very by rank. For example a baron is always called 'my lord' or 'my lady' rather than by 'sir' even if they are a knight.

@External links
https://www.theenglishmanner.c...rms-of-address/dames
https://www.theenglishmanner.c...s-of-address/knights
https://www.theenglishmanner.c...ms-of-address/barons

*laughs*
I learnt something too... thanks GM. I didn't know what a baronet is. A Baronet is below a baron and above almost all knights in the pecking order
This message was last edited by the player at 19:26, Fri 21 Jan 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 85 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 21 Jan 2022
at 19:29
  • msg #249

Re: OOC

Educational!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 147 posts
Sat 22 Jan 2022
at 17:31
  • msg #250

Re: OOC

I am reminded of a sign I saw in a field as a child

quote:
If you enter this field, make sure you can cross the field in less then nine seconds, because the bull can do it in 10.

This message was last edited by the player at 17:32, Sat 22 Jan 2022.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 80 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sat 22 Jan 2022
at 17:48
  • msg #251

Re: OOC

Good sign.

I find bullfighting brutal and distasteful myself.

But I did once witness a rather large Apache gentleman like...Judo throw a full charging bull, and that was impressive as hell.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 148 posts
Sat 22 Jan 2022
at 17:55
  • msg #252

Re: OOC

If you actually saw that must have been awesome. A bull can weigh in at a ton... .and if you get it wrong... you're dead
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 81 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Sat 22 Jan 2022
at 18:01
  • msg #253

Re: OOC

I was surprised the bull was still alive afterwards (it seemed fine). It sounded like a cannonball hit the ground.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 87 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 23 Jan 2022
at 20:24
  • msg #254

Re: OOC

I got bored so I wrote a nonsense. Yay nonsense! Maybe the GM can do something fun with it.
Alcuin
GM, 124 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 26 Jan 2022
at 19:59
  • msg #255

Re: OOC

Oh my.  Seven hundred posts.  I think Percival posted the 700th.  The last time I tried to run a game, it petered out at seventeen so thank you guys.  I am happy and humbled.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 86 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 26 Jan 2022
at 20:16
  • msg #256

Re: OOC

Well, I for one have been having a blast.

Well done, Boss!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 158 posts
Wed 26 Jan 2022
at 20:22
  • msg #257

Re: OOC

What Percival said :) And thanks everyone else too for being great writers to play with!
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 37 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Wed 26 Jan 2022
at 20:50
  • msg #258

Re: OOC

I'm also enjoying this.  I get stuck at work more than I'd like, but this has been fun to check on, even if I haven't gotten a chance to play with most of you.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 88 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 26 Jan 2022
at 23:46
  • msg #259

Re: OOC

We definitely overcame the hump! Most games on RPoL don't seem to make it past 400 posts. Those that do can usually count on being long-runners. Here's hoping for 700 more!
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 87 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 31 Jan 2022
at 22:02
  • msg #260

Re: OOC

Sorry for my slowdown, I should pick up tonight or tomorrow.
Alcuin
GM, 129 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 31 Jan 2022
at 22:06
  • msg #261

Re: OOC

Not a problem.  We're all doing our best I think.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 89 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 31 Jan 2022
at 23:05
  • msg #262

Re: OOC

You already know my situation!
Alcuin
GM, 130 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 31 Jan 2022
at 23:18
  • msg #263

Re: OOC

Understood, Inoue.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 88 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 01:04
  • msg #264

Re: OOC

My wonderful wife drew Percy for me! ^_^




Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 13 posts
Stewart Scion
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 01:05
  • msg #265

Re: OOC

shiny
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 45 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 04:24
  • msg #266

Re: OOC

Impressive :)
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 90 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 04:51
  • msg #267

Re: OOC

Very large! It might have been better to link to it rather than embed. But cool! I wish I had an artistic friend who could render my characters in their full splendor.
Alcuin
GM, 134 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 12:01
  • msg #268

Re: OOC

I rather like https://artflow.ai/ as a source for pictures even though it only does head and shoulders at the moment.

For example.

Alcuin


Sir John Gates Hobbs junior


Morgan Le Fey


Brendan Monaghan


None of these look as I imagine them (and Alcuin doesn't look like me) but the AI works from written descriptions so I find it an interesting game to play. Brendan is the closest to my imagination except I see him as clean shaven and with green eyes.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 168 posts
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 12:09
  • msg #269

Re: OOC

That's a nice website. Bizarely the 'example' of Disney Princess was exactly what I wanted to see... Its a shame it only does head and shoulders, but it is fun for ideas
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 90 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 15:09
  • msg #270

Re: OOC

Can't get it to make a good Percy.

Finally made a good character portrait for a character that I have that is of mixed ethnicity though.
Alcuin
GM, 135 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 2 Feb 2022
at 19:33
  • msg #271

Re: OOC

Ahh sorry Percy, looks like I passed on my addiction.  It's fun typing in poetry but sadly only English.  the AI doesn't seem to understand Baudelaire or Rilke.
Alcuin
GM, 137 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 6 Feb 2022
at 11:36
  • msg #272

Re: OOC

Guys.  If you're going to edit your posts then please tell me and any other players involved.
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 18 posts
Sun 6 Feb 2022
at 19:38
  • msg #273

Re: OOC

Sorry for my absence.
Alcuin
GM, 138 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 6 Feb 2022
at 23:04
  • msg #274

Re: OOC

Not to worry Julie and welcome back.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 43 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Mon 7 Feb 2022
at 00:46
  • msg #275

Re: OOC

In reply to Alcuin (msg # 272):

Understood. I've only editted posts to fix my poor American understanding of titles and nobility. Or small mistakes I noticed immediately after posting.
Alcuin
GM, 139 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Feb 2022
at 11:26
  • msg #276

Re: OOC

Immediately after posting is fine and so are small grammatical tweaks, I'll still see it then, I'm more concerned if it happens later and I (and quite possibly everyone else) don't know what's going on.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 91 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 9 Feb 2022
at 08:19
  • msg #277

Re: OOC

Should I have Inoue start doing a thing "next morning" now?
Herne the Hunter
NPC, 3 posts
Ancient Spirit
Mythago
Wed 9 Feb 2022
at 14:32
  • msg #278

Re: OOC

Yes please, but don't forget to react to the presence of Herne from the night before.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 177 posts
Wed 9 Feb 2022
at 16:22
  • msg #279

Re: OOC

quote:
Meanwhile at the ABC on Regent Street, the main film is Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.


Me! Me!
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 92 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 9 Feb 2022
at 20:01
  • msg #280

Re: OOC

Herne the Hunter:
Yes please, but don't forget to react to the presence of Herne from the night before.

... yes, forget. I will totally not forget, and I completely remembered that was a thing that I had to do. ^_^;
Alcuin
GM, 143 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 9 Feb 2022
at 20:05
  • msg #281

Re: OOC

Thank you.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 93 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 05:49
  • [deleted]
  • msg #282

Re: OOC

This message was deleted by the player at 05:55, Fri 11 Feb 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 94 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 05:59
  • msg #283

Re: OOC

Am I to infer from the schedule thread that we're skipping a week instead of proceeding directly to the next day?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 178 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 06:15
  • msg #284

Re: OOC

Yes.

I think it's pretty cool. If we watch a TV series each TV episode is often one to two weeks of time apart... i.e. a season often represents a year. It allows us to explore the calandar instead of just, say, the start of september.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:24, Fri 11 Feb 2022.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 95 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 08:17
  • msg #285

Re: OOC

True, I get that... I just really don't think Elissa is the sort who would let her last meeting with Inoue stand in its current state now that she's chatted with Alice. I was very much expecting it to happen the very next morning, or maybe after two days. A week? Naaaah.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 179 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 09:48
  • msg #286

Re: OOC

Oh I think we just blur our eyes and pretend it's not important :)


Perhaps there was a horrible bit of homework, or Inuoe has vanished because she got possessed by Herne the Hunter or something, or...
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 96 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 12:09
  • msg #287

Re: OOC

Historically, handwaving stuff like that has been one of my weakness as both a GM and a player. I know it's not important, but also consistency?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 180 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 12:23
  • msg #288

Re: OOC

Well it's only inconsistent if I make a fuss about it :) And Elissa is quite happy to leave it to Ann to decide when to do this

Don't worry about it. Worry about important things. Like what you are going to say to Herne!
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 95 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 14:32
  • msg #289

Re: OOC

If we're moving on, what shall we do next? Move to a scene with Ann, Elissa and Inoue patrolling?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 181 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 14:47
  • msg #290

Re: OOC

I like that plan!
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 96 posts
Fri 11 Feb 2022
at 20:20
  • msg #291

Re: OOC

Alcuin, where should we start a scene like that?

I'm going to be away this weekend, so I probably won't be able to post again until Sunday evening.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 97 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 12 Feb 2022
at 10:51
  • msg #292

Re: OOC

I'm gonna put down Project Zomboid for this weekend and work on getting posts out to all the games that have been waiting for me to emerge from the zombie apocalypse. Fingers crossed I stick to that!

I was going to set up a scene in Parker's Place where we could have Confrontation 2: Electric Boogaloo, so that we could establish a more viable working relationship before we get ourselves into danger together. Although danger-forged bonding has its appeals as well. I'll let you decide what happens: everyone goes for a nice foggy morning jog around Parker's Piece and we discuss stuff, or Inoue follows Ann and Elissa on one of their patrols and either gets into trouble or helps the wonder duo get out of trouble.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:43, Sat 12 Feb 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 182 posts
Sat 12 Feb 2022
at 12:17
  • msg #293

Re: OOC

I'm just as happy with the scene you plan Inuoe, or with us being on patrol together. I'm not fussed...

An amusing one of course is you still possessed by Herne... and us having to save you. But I don't think we have the skills to do that without Alice. We'd have to be very careful is we went down that route
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 99 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 12 Feb 2022
at 13:31
  • msg #294

Re: OOC

I don't think that a long term Herne possession is a credible concern. Inoue's possession spell gives her a lot of control over the situation -- it's literally her raison d'etre, so compromising that at this early point would see no one trusting Inoue ever again. I don't think the GM would do that to us!

I'm about to go to sleep though, so I guess we'll see what comes out of my head tomorrow later today.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:31, Sat 12 Feb 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 183 posts
Sat 12 Feb 2022
at 13:45
  • msg #295

Re: OOC

I am glad you said that Inoue :) Sleep well
Alcuin
GM, 144 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 15 Feb 2022
at 14:46
  • msg #296

Re: OOC

Folks, I'm not well right now.  I hope it's only flu, we shall see.  It's been three days so far and every time it starts getting better, it gets worse.

I'll do what I can but I'll be a lot slower.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 17 posts
Stewart Scion
Tue 15 Feb 2022
at 15:17
  • msg #297

Re: OOC

Take care of yourself. With the energy here, I have few doubts we'll be here when you recover fully.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 95 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Tue 15 Feb 2022
at 17:45
  • msg #298

Re: OOC

Real life always comes first. We will be here. Take care of yourself, Boss.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 99 posts
Tue 15 Feb 2022
at 18:20
  • msg #299

Re: OOC

I hope you feel better soon.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 103 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 16 Feb 2022
at 11:38
  • msg #300

Re: OOC

Aw boo, just as I managed to muster the writing spark again.

Be well GM! Do the opposite of everything XKCD recommends! https://xkcd.com/2580/
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 187 posts
Wed 16 Feb 2022
at 11:44
  • msg #301

Re: OOC

I do like XKCD :)  Nice choice Inuoe
Alcuin
GM, 145 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 17 Feb 2022
at 16:39
  • msg #302

Re: OOC

Hmm, now I've lost my sense of smell but not taste.  My wife insists it's not covid though so I guess it wouldn't dare.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 104 posts
My body, your instrument.
Wed 23 Feb 2022
at 23:56
  • msg #303

Re: OOC

Sorry Ann and Elyssa, sleep schedule and ADHD have been all out of wack lately, plus I'm a little demotivated to post while the GM is away because I had a plan for the current scene that requires at least a little GM input. I'm trying my best to get a post out but my inner Inoue is in for the winter and what I've been trying to force out is always such crap that I end up binning it. x.x
Alcuin
GM, 146 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 10:55
  • msg #304

Re: OOC

And I'm back.  Still coughing but let's see how this goes.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 188 posts
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 11:29
  • msg #305

Re: OOC

Welcome back GM. Really pleased to see you. Hope the coughing gets better
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 105 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 11:42
  • msg #306

Re: OOC

aaaand there goes my main excuse ^^;

Glad to see you feeling better though.

Edit: Woooow, has it really already been nine days since my last post? I am SO SORRY T_T
This message was last edited by the player at 12:05, Thu 24 Feb 2022.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 97 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 12:06
  • msg #307

Re: OOC

Welcome back, Boss!
Alcuin
GM, 147 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 12:13
  • msg #308

Re: OOC

Thank you kindly people.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 18 posts
Stewart Scion
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 16:00
  • msg #309

Re: OOC

Welcome back.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 101 posts
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 18:49
  • msg #310

Re: OOC

Good to see you back, Alcuin.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 189 posts
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 18:58
  • msg #311

Re: OOC

That was nice Inoue :) Glad your inner Inoue found herself
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 107 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 19:07
  • msg #312

Re: OOC

More like I yelled at her to get her ass dressed and go to school or I would ground her because I couldn't justify postponing any longer. I'm not super pleased with my post but my excuse to take all the time I needed ran out.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 190 posts
Thu 24 Feb 2022
at 19:08
  • msg #313

Re: OOC

Writer's block sucks. At some pont you just have to bite the bullet and go. I liked it
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 51 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Fri 25 Feb 2022
at 10:52
  • msg #314

Re: OOC

Wb Alcuin.

Pretty busy weekend for me ahead, just FYI
Alcuin
GM, 149 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 25 Feb 2022
at 10:58
  • msg #315

Re: OOC

Not a worry Alice.  I still don't do much from Sundown Friday to Sundown Saturday.
Alcuin
GM, 158 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 3 Mar 2022
at 12:26
  • msg #316

Re: OOC

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe the time has come for a major thread for all of us.  You may continue with existing side threads as well if you wish, but the night of the full moon is open to all and you are strongly urged to join.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 110 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 3 Mar 2022
at 20:09
  • msg #317

Re: OOC

Yay! Can't wait to make some rolls! As fun as roleplaying is I really do look forward to the game parts of this roleplaying game.
Alcuin
GM, 162 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 6 Mar 2022
at 19:13
  • msg #318

Re: OOC

Congratulations to Percival on hitting the 900th post
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 115 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 6 Mar 2022
at 20:03
  • msg #319

Re: OOC

Yay! Let's do the post dance!


The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 200 posts
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 07:20
  • msg #320

Re: OOC

We have security bots!!!  Run Percival



Alcuin
GM, 166 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 10:53
  • msg #322

Re: OOC

That's enormous.  I'll delete it when everyone has had a chance to see it.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 101 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 12:08
  • msg #323

Re: OOC

I obviously EX-TER-MIN-ATE! the security bots.

:p

Quick question, did I know of the existence of these bots before I started my break in?
Alcuin
GM, 168 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 14:21
  • msg #324

Re: OOC

Percival Galois:
I obviously EX-TER-MIN-ATE! the security bots.

:p

Quick question, did I know of the existence of these bots before I started my break in?

Perception + knowledge.  A simple success means you had some idea about the bots just as you might have noticed human security guards at anywhere other than Downing.  Three successes means that you were aware of the bots but believe(d) you can/could get what you need in time.  Five successes means you conspired with a hacker to try to produce some counter measures, the success of these countermeasures depends on both the hacker's computer skill and your own skill at unarmed combat (in order to slap a patch on the right place on the bot).

They don't really look like Daleks but I couldn't resist the pic.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 102 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 15:39
  • msg #325

Re: OOC

I rolled four successes.

Does that give me any idea as to the capabilities of the bots?

Like, is this a "Oh. Bots." situation, or "OH SHIT, BOTS!!!" situation?

Do they have fancy things like infrared heat vision, laser cannons, electric swords, etc.

Or are they extremely English, and will simply give me a stiff scolding?
Alcuin
GM, 169 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 20:08
  • msg #326

Re: OOC

As far as you know, they DO have infra red vision and both infra and ultra sonic senses but they have no weapons apart from their ability to contact the police if a stiff talking to doesn't work..

It is nevertheless, closer to an "OH SHIT, BOTS!!!" situation than an "Oh. Bots." situation
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 202 posts
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 20:19
  • msg #327

Re: OOC

I have to admit that if I saw a bot today, never mind in 1978, I would follow the great advice from 'Some Mothers do have them':

'When in danger or in doubt, run around scream and shout'.

They are (along with the other great piece of wisdom 'a trouble shared is a trouble doubled') great words to follow in a RPG like this
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 49 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 20:48
  • msg #328

Re: OOC

Let this be a lesson, crime only pays when you get away with it.

On the note of security bots, I doubt stairs will stop them, so maybe find another solution.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 103 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 20:58
  • msg #329

Re: OOC

Unarmed bots?

Why didn't you just say "guilt free violence?" lol

No, but I'll come up with a plan, just give me a little bit.
Alcuin
GM, 170 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 21:13
  • msg #330

Re: OOC

Percival Galois:
Unarmed bots?

Why didn't you just say "guilt free violence?" lol

No, but I'll come up with a plan, just give me a little bit.

This is England in 1978, the cops are unarmed, even the bloke standing outside the MOD building hasn't got his H&K MP5 yet.  Nobody even thought to put weapons on them yet.
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 104 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 21:20
  • msg #331

Re: OOC

Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure robot guards didn't exist in 1978 either, so, things might be different than what we might expect. ;)
Alcuin
GM, 171 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 7 Mar 2022
at 21:29
  • msg #332

Re: OOC

Ahh yes... well Downing College is edging toward superscience although the robot thread moved to Reading in a couple of years while Cambridge went big on Nanotech.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 112 posts
Fri 11 Mar 2022
at 08:18
  • msg #333

Re: OOC

If anybody is looking to get pdfs of the Buffy and Angel rpg books cheaply, there's an offer at Bundle of Holding: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Buffy2022.
Alcuin
GM, 175 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 11 Mar 2022
at 11:08
  • msg #334

Re: OOC

Hmm

a) Wonder if they're available in the UK and
b) Wonder where I could hide them from my wife.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 207 posts
Fri 11 Mar 2022
at 11:12
  • msg #335

Re: OOC

They are PDFs. And I just bought them :)

I already had a few of them (book and pdf), but it was such a good price I got the whole bundle for GBP16.
Alcuin
GM, 176 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 11 Mar 2022
at 15:39
  • msg #336

Re: OOC

Kewl
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 54 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Mon 14 Mar 2022
at 11:36
  • msg #337

Re: OOC

Ugh, its been super busy at work these last 2 weeks.  Trying to catch back up in here :)
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 124 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 14 Mar 2022
at 12:06
  • msg #338

Re: OOC

I'm continuing to struggle with fatigue. I've noticed I have this condition where when I get sick, I don't get symptoms; I just get really effin' tired. When I got the Covid I slept for eighteen hours a day for over a full week. My metabolism is weird.
Alcuin
GM, 185 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 14 Mar 2022
at 14:39
  • msg #339

Re: OOC

In reply to Alice Casey (msg # 337):

wb Alice
Alcuin
GM, 186 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 14 Mar 2022
at 14:39
  • msg #340

Re: OOC

In reply to Inoue Miko (msg # 338):

Hope you're better soon Inoue
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 212 posts
Mon 14 Mar 2022
at 14:41
  • msg #341

Re: OOC

Welcome back Alice. And sending a *hug* to Inoue. Getting sick like that sucks
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 126 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 15 Mar 2022
at 11:40
  • msg #342

Re: OOC

Mmmm, hugs~

My intent, though was to reassure Alice not to stress about catching up too much because of how slow I am being. I'm not sure that came across in my OP. I was sleepy. I can't remember the last time I wasn't sleepy.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 135 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 17 Mar 2022
at 01:23
  • msg #343

Re: OOC

1000th post! BANZAI~

... sorry. ^_^;
This message was last edited by the player at 01:23, Thu 17 Mar 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 218 posts
Thu 17 Mar 2022
at 01:24
  • msg #344

Re: OOC

Way to go everyone :)
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 27 posts
Stewart Scion
Thu 17 Mar 2022
at 02:27
  • msg #345

Re: OOC

Yes, a proper milestone.
Alcuin
GM, 194 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 17 Mar 2022
at 06:39
  • msg #346

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
1000th post! BANZAI~

... sorry. ^_^;

Congratulations
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 141 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 22 Mar 2022
at 18:02
  • msg #347

Re: OOC

I'm going to have sharply limited posting availability all week, sorry.
Alcuin
GM, 202 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 22 Mar 2022
at 18:20
  • msg #348

Re: OOC

Sorry to hear this, Inoue.  All the best and we hope to see you back soon. xxx
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 232 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:16
  • msg #349

Re: OOC

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonking:
Definition of bonk
1transitive, informal : HIT
Johnson isn't the only one who has noticed the glut of acorns this fall. Walkers are getting bonked on the head, and cars are getting pelted by the falling nuts.
— Lori Stabile
2intransitive, informal : to experience sudden, severe fatigue during strenuous activity
Two hours into the ride, you encounter a sudden loss of energy that leaves you weak, dizzy and nauseated. You've hit the wall, or "bonked."
— Sharon Cohen
3transitive, chiefly British, informal : to have sexual intercourse with (someone)


Not wrong century. Just wrong country and culture
Alcuin
GM, 206 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:18
  • msg #350

Re: OOC

Folks, if you're interested, there's another game in which I play that is looking for a couple of players.

It's set in the Underground of London (no not the tube system, this is another world - something like Gaiman's London Below or China Mieville's Unlundun) it's roughly present day but it started in 2019 and there is no Covid (but there may be other biological and ontological horrors).

Here's the 'about the game' section.  It's a homebrew game based mainly on Esoteric Enterprises with elements of OSR but the GM black boxes it.

quote:
London, beneath the veneer of mundanity there is a second city and Undercity. In Under London there are far stranger and more frightening things. In suburban basements, secretive cults worship old, alien gods, offering sacrifices of spilled blood and burned banknotes. Strange creatures live in the sewers and catacombs and Tube tunnels, things that look human at first glance but behave in profoundly odd ways and display weird and unnatural powers.

Driven men and women conduct research into the occult, unlocking the forbidden powers of the arcane and hiding their experimentation from the authorities. University libraries contain books kept under lock and key, so that only the most trusted scholars are allowed to study them, for fear of releasing things humanity is better off ignorant of. In the penthouse apartments of business-district tower blocks, the wealthy traffic in things best left alone to scrape whatever advantage they can over their rivals.

In this world, the supernatural is frighteningly real. It is an old and unpredictable force, a harbinger of madness and death and widespread destruction. Magic corrupts and inhuman beings prey upon humanity.
The mundane authorities are well aware of this. Considering the massive damage that can be done by a magical mishap, how could they not be?

Knowledge of the supernatural is suppressed, trading in magical supplies proscribed, and esoteric organisations frequently investigated and prosecuted. The British law enforcement agencies deal with occult crimes at least tangentially, and as rumors go have a whole department, the dreaded MI11, dedicated to keeping the supernatural under control.

The occult underground is live and strong, where the authority iron fist tries to choke the life of the magical trade there is room for a new type of professional. Small enough to fit the cracks, unimportant enough to be expendables you are an Undercity professional gather your crew or work solo to claw some piece of heaven in this dark corrupted city. 


If this sounds good...

link to another game
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 149 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:26
  • msg #351

Re: OOC

Wrong century was in relation to the pronouns, not bonking.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 233 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:29
  • msg #352

Re: OOC

Ah gotcha. (didn't know). Personally I've never heard those pronouns before other than in Sci fi

I went down a rabbit hole. Lots of fun chasing words like this... just don't go near the Urban Dictionary...  the first reference to Boinking (I'd never heard the term before today I think) was 1985. I suspect it's an Americanism
Alcuin
GM, 207 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:31
  • msg #353

Re: OOC

In 1978 in Academic circles the word for 'I don't know what gender' was 'he'.

S/he mir and zers began in the early eighties and xe/xer in the 90s.

In East Anglia though, and most other 'non standard' English dialects, it was 'they'.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 150 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:38
  • msg #354

Re: OOC

This isn't the first time Inoue's said something anachronistic. She made a reference early on to playing Jenga with live grenades. Jenga won't be invented for another four years.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 234 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 12:54
  • msg #355

Re: OOC

I recommend less annachronisms unless you are actually a time traveler.. I suppose a time traveler is not that out of genre for Buffy

But anyway we won't even notice them IC. We'll just put them down to you being Japanese
Alcuin
GM, 208 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 13:09
  • msg #356

Re: OOC

Of course, if you were related to Leslie Scott, the inventor, her family was playing it since about 1970 when they lived in Ghana.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 235 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 14:49
  • msg #357

Re: OOC

That game you linked to: is it an 'evil game'. i.e most PCs are what we could evil? And is it a pvp game.

The premise is good.. I just got nervous reading the RTJ
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 151 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 15:08
  • msg #358

Re: OOC

I'm not deliberately going out of my way to add anachronisms and rub the "ha ha my senseis are time wizards" thing in anyone's faces, but Inoue genuinely is not quite of this world and when something happens that draws my eye I feel the need to subtly highlight it.

I think I am full up on supernatural secrecy stuff. Plus I don't recognize the system and don't feel like learning a new one right now.

As long as we're talking about games, I just put something up in the discussion and advice forum a little while back. Even if you're not interested in playing I would really value any feedback anyone has on the basic premise and some of the questions I highlighted in my last post. link to a message in another game
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 237 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 15:10
  • msg #359

Re: OOC

The only problem is the that characters won't notice. There's nothing to draw attention to. They aren't anachronisms to the characters. They are 'Inoue is from Japan, and a strange sub culture within Japan'.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 152 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 15:12
  • msg #360

Re: OOC

You're probably right. I'm going to have to elevate my game!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 238 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 15:14
  • msg #361

Re: OOC

Something from the past would be better. Then we can spot it. Nothing from the future is going to do it. I mean there are robots in this world...see Percival's current problem... and lots of other super science

But the past is always an anachronism
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 153 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 15:28
  • msg #362

Re: OOC

That's not really a practical option for me for a variety of reasons.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 239 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 16:25
  • msg #363

Re: OOC

prehaps in the fulness of time it will all become clear
Percival Galois
Mature Student, 105 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Thu 31 Mar 2022
at 00:02
  • msg #364

Re: OOC

I'm not dead!
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 154 posts
My body, your instrument.
Thu 31 Mar 2022
at 00:08
  • msg #365

Re: OOC

Yey, life.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 248 posts
Thu 31 Mar 2022
at 03:50
  • msg #366

Re: OOC

I'm glad to see Chivalry is not dead and is back with us :)

It's good to see you again Percival
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 28 posts
Stewart Scion
Thu 31 Mar 2022
at 04:42
  • msg #367

Re: OOC

Yes, welcome back
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 161 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 2 Apr 2022
at 21:15
  • msg #368

Re: OOC

Demented violinist cats! I know exactly what that sounds like.
Alcuin
GM, 224 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 2 Apr 2022
at 21:30
  • msg #369

Re: OOC

Indeed... although it may be foxes I suppose.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 31 posts
Stewart Scion
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 01:02
  • msg #370

Re: OOC

Bah, no one know what the Fox say.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 162 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 01:24
  • msg #371

Re: OOC

*Giggle!*
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 60 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 03:25
  • msg #372

Re: OOC

Away for the day, FYI
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 256 posts
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 05:48
  • msg #373

Re: OOC

Gosh it's nicely awkward with you being there Renee.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 32 posts
Stewart Scion
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 07:37
  • msg #374

Re: OOC

I just stepped outside my front door. You are the ones visiting my neighbor.
Alcuin
GM, 225 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 07:40
  • msg #375

Re: OOC

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair:
That game you linked to: is it an 'evil game'. i.e most PCs are what we could evil? And is it a pvp game.

The premise is good.. I just got nervous reading the RTJ


Most players are 'strange'. I've been there around two years and I've never heard of any PVP incidents. I'm not sure whether most players could be considered evil. My own character is a multiple personality although she's currently showing her the self she was born as.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 257 posts
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 07:42
  • msg #376

Re: OOC

I had a chat with the GM. He seemed nice, but the premise of the game and the rules didn't work for me.

It does seem interesting and if you like that kind of dark game I think he's a good guy for it
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 262 posts
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 19:02
  • msg #377

Re: OOC

Gosh we might get everyone together :) That would be nice.

I'm sorry our meeting was so weird Renee, but that's just nice RP down the line. And it will be nice to meet you later Goffery
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 34 posts
Stewart Scion
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 19:27
  • msg #378

Re: OOC

It was even wierder from my point of view. No worries
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 150 posts
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 20:01
  • msg #379

Re: OOC

I'm going away for a few days, so after tonight I won't be able to post until Wednesday.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 165 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 3 Apr 2022
at 21:43
  • msg #380

Re: OOC

Alrighty. My live tabletop party is approaching the climatic encounter with one of my game's three BBEGs and I've been pulling overtime since Thursday to make sure it is the best encounter possible, so I'm going to be a little on the slow side too -- even more than I have been the last week or two.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:43, Sun 03 Apr 2022.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 53 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Mon 4 Apr 2022
at 02:10
  • msg #381

Re: OOC

It will be interesting getting the whole group together.  I'm sure that won't at all cause anything horrible or dangerous to show up and require all our attention.

And life happens, just means we will have to give you some good stories to read when you get back.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 265 posts
Tue 5 Apr 2022
at 14:40
  • msg #382

Re: OOC

I had to laugh at your post Goffery.

Have a little faith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtlA-Zu-X2A
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 167 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 8 Apr 2022
at 00:38
  • msg #383

Re: OOC

My tabletop gaming prep is done and the session went really well! I almost TPKed my party twice in the first two rounds of combat! Fun fun fun~! They're still managing to dish out some damage even as they scramble for their puny insignificant lives and munch through potions and revives as if they were delicious candies, so I think the difficulty level is right about where it needs to be for a climax boss!

Anyways, I should be back now. I'll get some posts out Friday to catch up. Maybe even tonight if things in Inoue-land are slow.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 169 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 8 Apr 2022
at 23:50
  • msg #384

Re: OOC

Alcuin:
And overhead without any fuss, the stars began to fade out one by one. - Arthur C Clarke - The Nine Billion Names of God

I am not sure if I am to take this quote as a literal depiction of events happening in game.
Alcuin
GM, 234 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 19:33
  • msg #385

Re: OOC

Inoue Miko:
Alcuin:
And overhead without any fuss, the stars began to fade out one by one. - Arthur C Clarke - The Nine Billion Names of God

I am not sure if I am to take this quote as a literal depiction of events happening in game.

No, it's not literal just a poetic way of ending the scene.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 270 posts
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 19:38
  • msg #386

Re: OOC

And I loved that story.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 170 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 20:26
  • msg #387

Re: OOC

Given that the full moon is due to be snatched from the sky, you can understand why I needed the confirmation! >.>
Alcuin
GM, 235 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 20:38
  • msg #388

Re: OOC

Oh absolutely
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 271 posts
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 20:51
  • msg #389

Re: OOC

Ah you didn't mention that IC Inoue...
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 171 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 21:19
  • msg #390

Re: OOC

In reply to The Hon. Elissa St. Clair (msg # 389):

Not while Elissa was around, but;

Inoue Miko (Night of the Full Moon - msg #9):
"It gets worse, though," Inoue continues. "As impossible as it seems, in my vision, as the moon reaches its zenith, it is snatched from the sky, causing all the werewolves to revert to their human state and leaving them vulnerable. I cannot imagine it is anything but a metaphor, but it is what I saw."

This message was last edited by the player at 21:20, Sat 09 Apr 2022.
Alcuin
GM, 236 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 9 Apr 2022
at 21:30
  • msg #391

Re: OOC

Ah well that one is... umm less metaphorical than the Arthur C Clarke quote.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 272 posts
Sun 10 Apr 2022
at 01:29
  • msg #392

Re: OOC

Oh I read it. It's just elissa doesn't know. And is probably happier for not knowing. I mean it's going to be metaphorical right? Right?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 172 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 10 Apr 2022
at 01:44
  • msg #393

Re: OOC

R-right! And we won't have to worry about seeing the pretty Welsh lass with her clothes off! ^_^
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 273 posts
Sun 10 Apr 2022
at 01:51
  • msg #394

Re: OOC

Ah! Bonus!

I mean... that would be terrible.

But actually that possibility isn't in Elissa's plannings. Her paranoia is telling her that the blower of the horn is coming for her and Rhiannon (is it paranoia if they are really out to get you???)
Alcuin
GM, 237 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 10 Apr 2022
at 10:19
  • msg #395

Re: OOC

You might think that but I could not possibly comment.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 173 posts
My body, your instrument.
Mon 11 Apr 2022
at 02:26
  • msg #396

Re: OOC

Are there any places where I need to write posts? I feel like Inoue is only currently active in the Full Moon thread and I'm waiting on Alice there.
Alcuin
GM, 238 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 08:52
  • msg #397

Re: OOC

I think that's it Inoue I'm afraid.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 275 posts
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 09:51
  • msg #398

Re: OOC

Why don't we ask the GM for a thread where we go on patrol on our own Inoue? I'd like somewhere to post as well
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 276 posts
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 09:52
  • msg #399

Re: OOC

Aha I have it! Why don't you come with me to see Sonja the next day?
Alcuin
GM, 239 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 09:58
  • msg #400

Re: OOC

Ahh yes.  That makes sense.

Feel free to continue that in the Sonja thread which I'm about to set up
This message was last edited by the GM at 09:59, Tue 12 Apr 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 277 posts
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 11:51
  • msg #401

Re: OOC

You nice person. Thanks Alcuin.
Alcuin
GM, 241 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 13:08
  • msg #402

Re: OOC

In reply to The Hon. Elissa St. Clair (msg # 401):

You're very welcome.  I would of course have been nicer had I remembered without a prompt.
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 174 posts
My body, your instrument.
Tue 12 Apr 2022
at 17:01
  • msg #403

Re: OOC

aaaaaand I have a cold now.

It's always something!
Alcuin
GM, 244 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 14 Apr 2022
at 18:35
  • msg #404

Re: OOC

If anybody likes the idea of playing a not-exactly heroic Soviet Airwoman fighting off the Nazi German advance, then you may wish to have a look at this game.  Tell them Firework sent you.

link to another game
Alcuin
GM, 246 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 17 Apr 2022
at 10:09
  • msg #405

Re: OOC

My GM from another game has asked if he can lurk.  I've never had a lurker before but it seems to me it's as much up to the rest of you as to me, so what do people think?  Do you have any objections/comments about the introduction of a silent lurker?
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 175 posts
My body, your instrument.
Sun 17 Apr 2022
at 10:15
  • msg #406

Re: OOC

Lurkers were my favorite unit in Starcraft!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 285 posts
Sun 17 Apr 2022
at 10:36
  • msg #407

Re: OOC

Often it's a good sign if they want to lurk: they'll be looking at the writing and seeing if it is in line with what they want to write.

When I GM I let people lurk for a couple of days in an adult game, but don't mind in a non adult game because almost everything is visible anyway.

Summary: I don't mind at all. Totally up to you and the others
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 154 posts
Sun 17 Apr 2022
at 14:07
  • msg #408

Re: OOC

Yes, I'm happy for lurkers to be allowed. If they join, great, and if not but they enjoy what they see, that's still good.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 56 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Sun 17 Apr 2022
at 20:14
  • msg #409

Re: OOC

I've got no issues with such.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 65 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Tue 19 Apr 2022
at 00:33
  • msg #410

Re: OOC

Lurkers welcome
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 289 posts
Tue 19 Apr 2022
at 13:21
  • msg #411

Re: OOC

Just as well I'm not heading to reality checkpoint! Or at least I hope I am not... It's in Parker's Piece right?
Alcuin
GM, 248 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 19 Apr 2022
at 14:41
  • msg #412

Re: OOC

It is.  Right smack bang in the middle of it.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 156 posts
Wed 20 Apr 2022
at 20:01
  • msg #413

Re: OOC

Does anyone want to have an IC thread with me? I'm currently off work and stuck at home with COVID, so I've got lots of time at the moment.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 292 posts
Wed 20 Apr 2022
at 20:01
  • msg #414

Re: OOC

I would love that!
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 157 posts
Wed 20 Apr 2022
at 21:00
  • msg #415

Re: OOC

Cool. What would you like us to do? Patrol? Have a night out? I'm happy with whatever we do.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 294 posts
Wed 20 Apr 2022
at 21:15
  • msg #416

Re: OOC

I'd quite like a patrol. We don't need to have anything happen although that would be fun. It's just a backdrop to talk in.

Timeline: before the full moon I think. Crazyness is happening and we don't know what it means yet. After all the other threads would be good too.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 158 posts
Wed 20 Apr 2022
at 21:19
  • msg #417

Re: OOC

OK. Alcuin, would you be happy to set up a thread for that? Or we could use an existing thread, such as Parker's Piece if you like.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 299 posts
Thu 21 Apr 2022
at 11:30
  • msg #418

Re: OOC

Hey Ann in the interests of avoiding paradox I edited my last response with regard to Sonja.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 66 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Thu 21 Apr 2022
at 15:28
  • msg #419

Re: OOC

Ann Winters:
Does anyone want to have an IC thread with me? I'm currently off work and stuck at home with COVID, so I've got lots of time at the moment.


Get well soon!
Inoue Miko
Vessel of the Kami, 176 posts
My body, your instrument.
Fri 22 Apr 2022
at 14:47
  • msg #420

Re: OOC

Jeez! I go away for Easter week to spend some time with the family and the game blows up with activity in my absence!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:10, Fri 22 Apr 2022.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 309 posts
Fri 22 Apr 2022
at 14:52
  • msg #421

Re: OOC

It's Ann's fault. She came down with Covid. Plus the GM seemed to find his 'enjoyment in GMing' gene
Alcuin
GM, 267 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 22 Apr 2022
at 14:57
  • msg #422

Re: OOC

Sorry Inoue.  I hope it's not too much?
Alcuin
GM, 270 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 25 Apr 2022
at 11:58
  • msg #423

Re: OOC

So THAT's why punks used to wear the Iron Cross... it kept away both vamps and fairies.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 319 posts
Mon 25 Apr 2022
at 18:33
  • msg #424

Re: OOC

Now me I thought it was to say 'up yours' to the viewers :)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 321 posts
Tue 26 Apr 2022
at 18:50
  • msg #425

Re: OOC

Wow that was really sensible Renee. Nice to see :)

So it reminded me of about the only time in movies where people are sensible and run away when they should https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRmSHSHyLw
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 324 posts
Wed 27 Apr 2022
at 12:37
  • msg #426

Re: OOC

One reason I like 1978 is no mobile phones

Even if I phoned Alice's House (which I will do when Rhiannon goes to sleep or wolfs out) there would be no answer

I remember in 1985 buying a Pager. It was 50 quid and just let someone text you a number. It was revolutionary! We felt like it was telepathy
Alcuin
GM, 274 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Wed 27 Apr 2022
at 14:20
  • msg #427

Re: OOC

I never bought a pager and I never even bought a mobile phone until 2005 when my wife decided  (after I came close to death on 7/7) that she'd prefer me to have one.  As it happens, mobile telecoms were jammed in London that day.  That phone survived being dropped down four flights of stairs and I only had to replace it once (with the same model - a Nokia one) until last year when my provider decided to change sims and then to stop doing pay as you go.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 325 posts
Thu 28 Apr 2022
at 18:30
  • msg #428

Re: OOC

I suspect we need a post from the GM on how we get together

My default position is 'I am hiding in a crypt behind multiple locked doors...' If Rhiannon goes to sleep I'll leave to make a phone call, and maybe that will randomly bump into the others: I am only 600 yards away or something

The other easy solution is that Renee bumps into the others

A third is that Inoue or someother magic user has a vision

Failing that... I suspect we meet at dawn.
Alcuin
GM, 276 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 28 Apr 2022
at 20:02
  • msg #429

Re: OOC

In trying to work out how the two groups might meet, I have just discovered my local during my time in Cambridge on the Lost Pubs website.  I find that very sad.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 332 posts
Fri 6 May 2022
at 05:28
  • msg #430

Re: OOC

Just a FYI

The church door is locked. I think it's pretty easy to pick though ... In the GMs words as long as you aren't actually trying to use your teeth to pick it. These doors often have 200+ year old keys...
Alcuin
GM, 278 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 6 May 2022
at 10:08
  • msg #431

Re: OOC

In the case of picking or not picking the church door feel free to roll but you only need a level 1 success.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 336 posts
Sat 7 May 2022
at 15:19
  • msg #432

Re: OOC

I'd just like to remind the GM two things
1: It takes a longtime for the eclipse I checked I couldn't find the duration
2: Rhiannon is already down in the the crypt and I'd have closed the door behind me.

She's in the crypt for exactly this scenario

If absolutely necessary I'll pay a drama point to make that definite.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:56, Sat 07 May 2022.
Alcuin
GM, 279 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 7 May 2022
at 20:08
  • msg #433

Re: OOC

Ach.  Yes, my bad.  She transforms, she howls but the door is closed.  She can still smell though.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 338 posts
Sun 8 May 2022
at 04:19
  • msg #434

Re: OOC

Awesome ty
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 341 posts
Sun 8 May 2022
at 05:48
  • msg #435

Re: OOC

I missed something in Ann's post. (She suggested a plan). Editing my last post to accept that plan.
Alcuin
GM, 281 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 9 May 2022
at 09:33
  • msg #436

Re: OOC

Inoue has asked to be removed from the game.  I wish her well in all things.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 343 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 09:59
  • msg #437

Re: OOC

Doh... I'm really sad. I too wish her well
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 344 posts
Wed 11 May 2022
at 17:07
  • msg #438

Re: OOC

I'm just waiting for Alice to respond to my question before I post
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 348 posts
Mon 16 May 2022
at 05:04
  • msg #439

Re: OOC

Any chance you are there (in the Hurricane) Julie? That would be a great way to meet
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 349 posts
Mon 16 May 2022
at 08:03
  • msg #440

Re: OOC

Hmm... do you think Joe needs a hand?

I'm looking at Slayer description
* If there is a bad thing that kills or torments humans, the slayer kills the bad thing


I'm looking at Joe's description
* He kills bad things that kill or torment humans.

Looking for the difference. Any thoughts people?
Alcuin
GM, 283 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 16 May 2022
at 10:28
  • msg #441

Re: OOC

It certainly seems on the face of it that Joe is similar to the slayer.  Fey do do bad things that torment and occasionally kill humans.  Joe's vendetta is going to lead him to kill a load of Fey but then, unlike Christopher, who just killed a god (and no doubt a few hundred humans as collateral), Joe IS Fey himself.

Perhaps a closer comparison would be Spike after he got his soul back or maybe even better, when he decided of his own free will to try to get his soul back.
Alcuin
GM, 284 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 24 May 2022
at 21:09
  • msg #442

Re: OOC

And here is Giovanni Dadomo as lead singer of the Snivelling Shits circa 1978.

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 357 posts
Thu 26 May 2022
at 18:15
  • msg #443

Re: OOC

Is anyone going to post in the full moon thread?
Alcuin
GM, 285 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 26 May 2022
at 19:16
  • msg #444

Re: OOC

If not, then I'm going to work out XPs for the series so fr and then start new episodes on Sunday or Monday.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 206 posts
Thu 26 May 2022
at 20:23
  • msg #445

Re: OOC

I've been waiting on the conversation to end before going to the church, but I'm happy to end the scene there.
Alcuin
GM, 288 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 26 May 2022
at 21:48
  • msg #446

Re: OOC

There are three new threads, one for Percival, one for Alice and Goffery and the other for everybody else.  I'll work out XPs over the next few days.
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 65 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Fri 27 May 2022
at 17:10
  • msg #447

Re: OOC

I couldn't think of much to add to the scene, not without throwing hands to throw hands, and that didn't seem fitting. I'll post in the watcher thread likely after work.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 358 posts
Fri 27 May 2022
at 17:12
  • msg #448

Re: OOC

I was hoping you would respond to my post. But I guess it's too late now

Ah well. I hope we get to RP together later. That post made you a much more interesting character and you were quite interesting before :)
Alcuin
GM, 289 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 31 May 2022
at 09:30
  • msg #449

Experience Points

It is half way through the series and it's time for XPs to be awarded (in PMs)

Please let me know in PM what you would like to spend them on.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 361 posts
Tue 31 May 2022
at 09:45
  • msg #450

Experience Points

Thank you! Woot! XP!

I get that so rarely in RPOL that it's a real pleasure
Alcuin
GM, 290 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 31 May 2022
at 10:44
  • msg #451

Experience Points

I think D/GMs/Keepers/Directors/Storytellers tend to forget on RPOL and then when the time comes to make a relatively major award (at the end of a major story arc for example or a series finale) they just say "Go up a level", which is not as much fun and anyway, isn't possible in BTVS.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 362 posts
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 05:37
  • msg #452

Experience Points

Can I ask if anyone is going to join ann and I in the vampires's lair? I think we're waiting for others. but what can happen is 'we wait', 'other's are waiting...'...

If no one wants to join we could always just 'fast forwards through it' and move to the next episode.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 51 posts
Stewart Scion
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 06:00
  • msg #453

Experience Points

I probably will. Ive been dealing with the need to seek alternate employment
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 74 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 06:22
  • msg #454

Experience Points

Don't wait for Alice.  Go kick butt! :)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 363 posts
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 06:28
  • msg #455

Experience Points

What she said!
Alcuin
GM, 291 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 13:11
  • msg #456

Experience Points

Dear everybody whose name isn't Ann Winters, I'd be grateful if you'd let me know how you wish to upgrade using the available XPs (or alternatively, whether you wish to save them for later)?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 364 posts
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 13:14
  • msg #457

Re: Experience Points

At the moment I am saving them. I'll pm you if that changes.
Alcuin
GM, 292 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Thu 2 Jun 2022
at 14:14
  • msg #458

Re: Experience Points

Thank you Elissa
Goffery Lemnin
Emmanuel Golem, 68 posts
Just a Normal Statue
Ignore the ancient tomes
Fri 3 Jun 2022
at 01:00
  • msg #459

Re: Experience Points

Sorry, couldn't think of anything to spend it on yet, so saving I guess also.
Alcuin
GM, 293 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 3 Jun 2022
at 07:31
  • msg #460

Re: Experience Points

Thanks Goffery
Julie Drake
Jock AND Geek, 35 posts
Sat 4 Jun 2022
at 08:43
  • msg #461

Re: Experience Points

Raise Julie's Influence from 1 to 2.
Alcuin
GM, 295 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 4 Jun 2022
at 20:52
  • msg #462

Re: Experience Points

Done, thanks Julie.  Also note I've adjusted some of your manoeuvres because you're slightly better than you thought
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 366 posts
Thu 9 Jun 2022
at 12:28
  • msg #463

Re: Experience Points

Can I ask people who are coming to the church to post in the Vampire's Nest thread?
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 53 posts
Stewart Scion
Thu 9 Jun 2022
at 22:19
  • msg #464

Re: Experience Points

Absolutely, just had to do some RL stuff this week.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 213 posts
Fri 17 Jun 2022
at 16:26
  • msg #465

Re: OOC

I'm going to be away until Sunday, but should be able to post from then.
Alcuin
GM, 297 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 17 Jun 2022
at 16:31
  • msg #466

Re: OOC

Me too (maybe Saturday night but we'll see).
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 371 posts
Tue 21 Jun 2022
at 03:31
  • msg #467

Re: OOC

I've sadly moved away from the conversation so I'm going quiet IC as there's nothing to post at the moment. I can't see Elisa leaving Rhiannon alone, so this is an inevitability of the current situation
Percival Galois
NPC, 108 posts
A Gentleman and a Scholar
"Chivalry is not dead."
Wed 22 Jun 2022
at 10:51
  • msg #468

Re: OOC

Unfortunately, Percival has left the game and so, with the former player's permission, I've NPC'd him.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 372 posts
Wed 22 Jun 2022
at 11:10
  • msg #469

Re: OOC

Really sad to hear that. I enjoyed writing with Percy
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 375 posts
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 08:18
  • msg #470

Re: OOC

If only we had mobile phones!!!

How to communicate with Ann...
Alcuin
GM, 299 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 09:40
  • msg #471

Re: OOC

She's upstairs isn't she, while you're in the crypt?
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 376 posts
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 09:59
  • msg #472

Re: OOC

Yes :)

I wasn't asking for help by the way: just expressing how powerful mobiles are and that I miss it! I don't think I can get to her without upsetting Rhiannon and that's my main goal (avoiding upsetting her)  at the moment...

While we are here:
Assuming the vampires come down the tower rather than through the door, is there anywhere I can be (with Rhiannon) so that we can exit the crypt without them blocking us from the entrance?
Alcuin
GM, 300 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 10:21
  • msg #473

Re: OOC

Rhiannon can get through the little hole in the crypt, but only in wolf form.  You can't get that way so you'd be stuck although Ann will detect the vampires before they enter the tower so you'd have a little warning.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 377 posts
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 14:18
  • msg #474

Re: OOC

I don't think I expressed it well. Sorry

There's an entrance to the crypt. If I am at the entrance to the crypt (the base of the stairs) will the vampires be able to block me off?

I might not act on this: just getting info so I can decide what to do :)
Alcuin
GM, 301 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 24 Jun 2022
at 19:40
  • msg #475

Re: OOC

If you're at the entrance and they come down from the tower, they won't be blocking you off.  There's a hollow wall in the tower and they come down direct to the crypt along the inside of the back wall of the church.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 378 posts
Sat 25 Jun 2022
at 08:35
  • msg #476

Re: OOC

Ah right. OK is there a way I could 'seal them off' make it so that they have to 'destroy something/make lots of noise' to get here.

Example: push lots of things against an opening.

(I'm running out of questions, I'll post soon)
Alcuin
GM, 302 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sat 25 Jun 2022
at 10:40
  • msg #477

The tower

I can't think of anything you could do to do that. And the smell of wolf pee is going to put them on alert.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 379 posts
Sat 25 Jun 2022
at 10:40
  • msg #478

The tower

Oh I get the alert :) I just want to survive... slow them down...

*ponders* I'll post tonight anyway (on phone at moment)
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 385 posts
Sun 3 Jul 2022
at 05:04
  • msg #479

The tower

I thought I'd just explain why 'running away'

Rhiannon will probably try and eat the other players... So we can't have a scene with her in the same physical place. The vampires will come before dawn... Fighting them on my own... in a crypt... no way to escape...  trying to protect the transformed Rhiannon... sounds bad. That kind of led to this.

Hopefully in the future we will have a 'safe place' for her to spend the nights.
Alcuin
GM, 304 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 3 Jul 2022
at 11:16
  • msg #480

The tower

Yes, understood, a sensible decision.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 387 posts
Sun 10 Jul 2022
at 18:15
  • msg #481

The tower

quote:
There is a legend that a Carpathian peasant once destroyed a vampire by soaking its coffin in Holy Water and then slamming the lid shut and held it down until the contents of the coffin were only ashes.

There's a legend that Ann kicked a vampire in the nads and he fell in a pool of holy water and went 'boom'.
Alcuin
GM, 309 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 10 Jul 2022
at 19:11
  • msg #482

The tower

Nah... that wasn't legend, that was news.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 66 posts
Stewart Scion
Sun 10 Jul 2022
at 19:36
  • msg #483

The tower

not a legend, yet
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 69 posts
Stewart Scion
Wed 20 Jul 2022
at 04:45
  • msg #484

The tower

Sorry folks. RPOL ate my post ages ago.
Alcuin
GM, 315 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 5 Aug 2022
at 19:31
  • msg #485

The tower

Sorry I've been absent for a while.  My stepdaughter's in hospital and I'm looking over her 4 year old son.  He'll be going back by next Friday by which time normal service will be resumed.
Alcuin
GM, 317 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Sun 21 Aug 2022
at 10:28
  • msg #486

The tower

I'm sorry folks, that took longer than I expected.  She is quite recovered and (Gott sei bedankt!) he's gone back home.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 71 posts
Stewart Scion
Mon 22 Aug 2022
at 12:20
  • msg #487

The tower

I am still fighting with my internet provider post-move and only have access on my phone. Hopefully this will get resolved soon.
Alcuin
GM, 319 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 22 Aug 2022
at 16:00
  • msg #488

The tower

Blessed be Renee, may your computer recover soon.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 76 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Thu 25 Aug 2022
at 13:09
  • msg #489

The tower

Got a few long work days ahead, hoping to catch up, sometime :)
Alcuin
GM, 320 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Fri 26 Aug 2022
at 11:08
  • msg #490

The tower

Not to worry Alice. Slowing down is fine.  We'll keep on going slowly until we pick up again.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 79 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Mon 29 Aug 2022
at 04:52
  • msg #491

The tower

Ok, got an update in…ty for the patience :)
Alcuin
GM, 321 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 30 Aug 2022
at 14:20
  • msg #492

The tower

The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 416 posts
Fri 23 Sep 2022
at 05:18
  • msg #493

The tower

quote:
Elissa is a kindred spirit, and as happy at meeting you as a fifteen-year-old at a Bay City Rollers concert

There is in fact a small amount of truth in that! Go Joe Go!
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 418 posts
Sun 2 Oct 2022
at 19:51
  • msg #494

The tower

Are we doing a 'I am waiting for you' but 'you are waiting for me' in the stumps cross thread?
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 250 posts
Sun 2 Oct 2022
at 20:21
  • msg #495

Re: OOC

I think we're waiting on Joe.
Alcuin
GM, 322 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 1 Nov 2022
at 11:37
  • msg #496

Re: OOC

Comrades!

I'm afraid my mental health is not currently up to DMing.  I hope to resume in the future and I hope you will all wish to continue, but I will understand if you do not.  I won't close this game and when I'm in a more stable equilibrium, I will resume with whoever wishes to continue and perhaps advertise for some other players.

I'm sorry that I hadn't realised earlier that this was going to be a long hiatus and I wish all of you the best in everything.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 421 posts
Tue 1 Nov 2022
at 11:41
  • msg #497

Re: OOC

I'll be here and I hope you are feel better soon.

Keep well everyone.
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 77 posts
Stewart Scion
Tue 1 Nov 2022
at 11:50
  • msg #498

Re: OOC

RL is always priority 1.

Take care folks.
Ann Winters
Schoolgirl Slayer, 252 posts
Tue 1 Nov 2022
at 22:55
  • msg #499

Re: OOC

I'm sorry to hear that, and I hope that you recover soon.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 87 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Wed 2 Nov 2022
at 11:54
  • msg #500

Re: OOC

Best wishes Alcuin.  I'm happy to stick around for a possible resumption... but look to your health first.
Alcuin
GM, 323 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Mon 8 May 2023
at 13:34
  • msg #501

Re: OOC

Sorry folks, I don't believe I will be resurrecting this game.  I'm sorry it has taken me so long to say so.  Please take a week or two to remove anything you might need from your characters before I delete it.
Alice Casey
Trainee Watcher, 88 posts
Pretty Irish Lass
Mon 8 May 2023
at 21:48
  • msg #502

Re: OOC

Thanks for the fun, GM & players :)
Renee Stewart
Sensitive, Emmanuel, 78 posts
Stewart Scion
Mon 8 May 2023
at 22:07
  • msg #503

Re: OOC

Agreed Thank One and All for Everything.

Best of Luck with all your gaming endeavors.
The Hon. Elissa St. Clair
Skint Aristocrat, 422 posts
Tue 9 May 2023
at 13:05
  • msg #504

Re: OOC

I'd like to thank you for running it in the first place. I've had a very pleasant time playing with you, and fond memories of the game

I hope to meet some of you in other games

Keep well everyone
Alcuin
GM, 324 posts
The Director
The Storyteller
Tue 9 May 2023
at 15:03
  • msg #505

Re: OOC

Thank you all for the good wishes and best of luck to everyone.
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