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[TreeHuggerHannah]

- I was thinking that, stealing a page from Bioware's book, we could give our character a title. It could be an easy way to capture the essence of your character. We could do these and add it to our character description!

 

I've been thinking about this.

 

It's a bit challenging because I don't know other people's characters well, so I don't mean to imply that only Tempest is this, or that she is more so than the rest of the party.

 

If I were applying a title just to Tempest herself and not in comparison to anyone else, though, I would call her The Compassion.

[BFace]

I am going to be away from the net pretty much all of Friday, but I will be in and out all weekend (and can post and whatnot).

[TreeHuggerHannah]

By the way, if anyone has any fun ideas for the ex-templar Tempest was trying to meet up with, be my guest. From my end he was mainly just a plot device to get Tempest to venture away from home, and he can continue to be just Ser Not Appearing In This RP, but I just thought I'd throw it out there.

 

Only stipulation (which I assume is sort of obvious) is he has to either be open-minded enough to be willing to meet with Tempest, or a good enough faker to convince her he was.

[BFace]

"Ser Not Appearing In This RP"

 

I guffawed.

[TreeHuggerHannah]

Yes, Tempest totally just volunteered to help people she has no connection to, because that's how she rolls.

[berelinde]

Don't feel obligated to interact with Beldin. He is a place-holder for Boom's character and not a permanent part of the campaign. I just put up some RP stuff for him in case anybody *does* feel like interacting with him. Treat him as you would any other non-essential game world NPC. He's there for your convenience and/or amusement, nothing more.

 

And the next Plot Post will take the party out of The Arbor Inn and on to the next step. I will be locking and unpinning the thread and starting a new thread with the game post. If anybody wants to respond to anything that happened earlier, you can link the previous post and carry on in the new thread.

 

I'm doing this because 15-page game threads are a pain in the big toe to navigate. It's easier if they are broken up based on location (at the inn, on the road, etc).

[Mahumia]

I was wondering if we should roll on whether or not we spot Beldin? I actually wanted to 'miss' him anyway, as I consider Bartha to occupied with wanting to take a bath and all the people at the table. As this is a roleplay-moment, and not combat, I think we can simply choose? But if you want me to roll, I'll roll and act according to the result

[berelinde]

In this case, you only need to roll if you plan to interact with the new arrival. If you intend to ignore him and continue with an already-planned course of actions one way or another, you don't have to roll.

[CuriousArtemis]

Hey guys, I've got some (maybe?) bad news. I think I'm going to be pulling out of the rp. I've felt my interest kind of waning, and I don't think I have the mental fortitude to devote myself to yet another writing endeavor. 

 

Lorien, if you want, you can just pretend Auren was never there OR perhaps "rewrite" the character... maybe Laura has an older sister instead of a brother In other words, I don't mind if you guys keep the "Dalish archer rogue" character for rp purposes, but please change it from Auren specifically, since he's my character.

 

Thanks and good luck!

[mysteriouspast]

Sorry to hear you're not up for it, but we understand. Feel free to spy on us and come back if you want!

[berelinde]

Well, you tried, but there is a time commitment. I'm sorry that you won't be playing, but you are welcome to hang out, participate in the discussion as you like, and rejoin any time you like.

[TreeHuggerHannah]

Sorry to hear but completely understand, Art. 

[TreeHuggerHannah]

I didn't have Tempest react to Beldin, by the way, because since she's off to the side with Laurelin she'd have no reason to think what Beldin is doing concerns her.

 

She did notice Etienne because per Chachi he wasn't trying to hide that he was staring, and Tempest is hypervigilant.

[ChachiBobinks]

Etienne: *IS PRACTICALLY IN HER FACE despite being feet and feet apart.*

[Mahumia]

Too bad MMG, but the number 1 rule is that you should have fun I hope you'll stick around to lurk, so you can at least follow our misadventures? 

[TreeHuggerHannah]

Etienne: *IS PRACTICALLY IN HER FACE despite being feet and feet apart.*

 

Haha! Yeah Tempest is way over the top concerned in situations like this.

[berelinde]

Haha, RP rule number 8 (I think): A cheerful, gregarious drunk is always closer than he appears in the side mirror.

 

And Hannah, technically, if you intend to interact with the approaching stranger, you should roll, but if you intend to role-play ignorance one way or another (you seem to indicate that even if she passed the test, she would attach no importance to it), it makes no difference. If you don't intend to interact with the approaching stranger, there's no need to roll because you aren't taking that particular RP hook.

 

Edit: Er... Tempest notices someone staring. Should I assume that you rolled the test anyway?

[TreeHuggerHannah]

My understanding was Beldin was approaching the main group, which Tempest was not a part of as she and Laurelin are sitting off to the side? Apologies if that wasn't your intention. Since she's having a conversation with someone else, I didn't see any reason she'd shift her interest to a conversation at another table.  She'll talk to him later on, once he's clearly part of the group.

 

Based on my discussion with Chachi, Etienne was staring blatantly so it wouldn't have been an opposed roll. (I.e. He is not trying to prevent her from seeing what he is doing.) I can still roll a Spot if you'd prefer, of course, it just seemed like sort of... an obvious part of the scenery, especially given Tempest's particular set of issues.

[TreeHuggerHannah]

You know what, never mind, it doesn't matter. I just deleted the reference to Etienne in my post. It's not worth worrying over.  He can interact with her later if you'd like, Chachi.

 

Sorry if I stepped on any toes. I'm still getting used to the group's playing style, and will try to be more careful.

[berelinde]

No, sorry, my misunderstanding! Characters involved in active RP can always interact. I just got confused myself because I thought Etienne was engaged in conversation with Laurelin, which would put her in close proximity to Tempest. The "*ETIENNE IS PRACTICALLY IN HER FACE* despite being feet apart" threw me. By all means, please carry on.

 

And I didn't know who you were referencing when you were talking about a man who was staring.

 

I'm making a total mess of things, aren't I? Maybe I'd better just shut up.

[TreeHuggerHannah]

No, Tempest was sitting by herself and then Laurelin joined her. There's no one else at their table at present.

 

Etienne was the one staring at Tempest and not hiding it, which I had clarified with Chachi before posting to see if it would be an opposed roll. I didn't use his name because Tempest shouldn't know it yet. Chachi was (I think) joking about Tempest's rather extreme reaction. Which I subsequently deleted.

 

Hope that helps!

 

ETA: I can add back what I deleted, I'm just super confused right now so I'll refrain for the time being.

[berelinde]

I heartily apologize for being such a foch-up lately.

 

Attention: Incoming rant! Def-con 4! Way, Way, TMI warning!!!!! Venting is necessary (because this is literally the only place I can speak without observation), but indulged with great reluctance.

 

Spoiler

 

My tabletop gaming group consists of my fiance, his friend Sean, my friend Eileen, and my sister, who is currently living with me because she and her boyfriend are down on their luck. Fiance, Sean, and Eileen are longtime roleplayers across a variety of gaming systems, and they all play together beautifully. My sister is an active alcoholic and she's on the Autism spectrum and has Borderline Personality Disorder. We game once a week, but I see her every day.

 

My sister loved our first gaming session (but the other players did not). She looted every dead or disabled creature we came across (even when I blatantly pointed out that I was erasing items from another player's character sheet), insisted upon illogical bonuses to every roll, and randomly ran off from the main party, necessitating an extended interval where I had to GM for her individually. The entire time, she was continuously re-rolling her allegedly hopeless character because said character did not have any 4s.The other players have all known my sister for >20 years, so they know her quirks by now. They were patient, but irritated. They enjoyed the game and declared the new system a success, but each of them asked me to do something about my sister, because she was legitimately impacting their ability to roleplay. The drinking was a problem. Most of us don't drink while we game. If anything, we'd be more inclined to overdo the coffee or energy drinks. But my sister was tanked. And longtime friends are all aware of her mental issues. Under most circumstances, I would tell people to put on their big boy/girl pants and suck it up because they don't know what she faces every day, but when three very well grounded people tell you that they're seriously considering lynching another player character, you tend to take notice. And there is a difference between compassion and enabling.

 

Last week, I decided to put on my big girl pants and stop pandering to my sister. Oh. My. God. It was disastrous. For one thing, I was also forbidding alcohol at the gaming table, which pretty much guaranteed at least one unhappy camper. For another, I didn't allow my sister to hog the spotlight. I've been hearing about it ever since. Every night. For at least an hour. As soon as I walk in the door.

 

So, yeah, obviously I can't keep pandering to my sister or I'll alienate everyone else, but she is my sister, and her emotional issues guarantee that she will take everything personally. Of course, I'm playing favorites. Of course, I'm being unfair. Of course, I'm deliberately shutting her out of the game due to some kind of warped personal vendetta. And that assumes that she's sober at the moment. If she isn't, she'll sit in a corner and sob loudly and incoherrently for hours.

 

Anybody got any thoughts, because at the moment, fratricide sounds like my best option. (I'm not serious.) In perfect seriousness, I should probably check out Al-Anon. Except that I'm agnostic, which is apparently not allowed. (sigh)

[Lorien19]

Hey guys, I've got some (maybe?) bad news. I think I'm going to be pulling out of the rp. I've felt my interest kind of waning, and I don't think I have the mental fortitude to devote myself to yet another writing endeavor. 

 

Lorien, if you want, you can just pretend Auren was never there OR perhaps "rewrite" the character... maybe Laura has an older sister instead of a brother In other words, I don't mind if you guys keep the "Dalish archer rogue" character for rp purposes, but please change it from Auren specifically, since he's my character.

 

Thanks and good luck!

Aww Sorry to hear but we understand no worries!

Berelinde maybe we can pretend that Laurelin asked Auren to return to their clan and inform them of the situation,while Laurelin stays with the rest of the party to investigate further,in case Artemis wants to rejoin in the future it will be much easier to roleplay that Auren was there but just had to leave.

[berelinde]

Aww Sorry to hear but we understand no worries!

Berelinde maybe we can pretend that Laurelin asked Auren to return to their clan and inform them of the situation,while Laurelin stays with the rest of the party to investigate further,in case Artemis wants to rejoin in the future it will be much easier to roleplay that Auren was there but just had to leave.

Sounds like a plan! I like the fact that it leaves future opportunities open to Auren.

[Lorien19]

Sounds like a plan! I like the fact that it leaves future opportunities open to Auren.

Ok then, I will have Laurelin announce her decision to Auren after her conversation with Tempest is over,now Artemis if you could write one last farewell scene between the siblings it would be grand,otherwise pm me about how would you like Auren to react to his sister's announcement,so that I can write the farewell scene myself, from Laurelin's pov.