Guest Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Gerald "Snoopy" Hobbes is joining. He's a hard-core camping/survivalist type.
vineyarddawg Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Bubba was getting really concerned as his suspicions grew that he was the only person in the room who wasn't really crazy. Well, that is, he did imagine his friend Stephen, and Stephen did essentially control his movements, which was a little creepy. But creepy isn't the same as crazy, right? Or is it? Yeesh, thinking about this stuff too much gave Bubba a headache, and he was already feeling a strong one coming on. Fortunately, right then, Ron Lav walked into the room. Bubba's face brightened up immediately as Ron walked directly to him. "Aw, hey, you finally got here Bathroooommpphhhh." Bubba's last word was interrupted as, without so much as a warning, Ron punched him directly in the mouth. Ron said, "You know I hate that," and then scurried off to a less-crowded corner of the White Room. "Weww, ad leass now I gobba heabache for a goob reasom," Bubba sputtered. He was a little annoyed, because now he was going to have to convince his imaginary friend Stephen to let him go to the dentist to fix the damage to his teeth. He couldn't stay mad at Bathroom, though. Bubba knew Ron didn't like the nickname, so he had just been asking for a confrontation. And after all, it wasn't the first time he'd ended up needing dental work because he'd pushed someone too far... Edited February 17, 2015 by vineyarddawg 1
Metacognition he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I was meaning to get around to reading at least the first book beforehand, but couldn't find a copy in time, so Melvin (He prefers to be called Malphas, the Destroyer though) joins. He's a teenager with a gothic complexion and is a kleptomaniac. He's constantly trying to pocket small things from around the house. He really thinks he steals these things, even as his hands pass right through them. The reason they reappear must be because his nemesis, Raguel, keeps putting them back! 3
Herowannabe he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Welcome aboard newcomers! We're glad you decided to join us! Gerald "Snoopy" Hobbes is joining. He's a hard-core camping/survivalist type. One quick reminder: everybody will be getting a specialty, but it will be assigned to them at the beginning of the game, and may or may not come with special abilities that can be used in the game. So I'm going to tweak your camping/survivalist thing just a bit to turn it into more of a mental disorder/quirk than an actual skillset/profession. 1
Eolhondras he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Hondren has an incredible aptitude for diagnosis. This stretches from physical to mental to imagined ailments and his talent has given him a reputation as something of a doctor among the other Aspects. By no means however could he begin to treat his 'patients' but at least he can tell them what they've got. 1
Guest Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Welcome aboard newcomers! We're glad you decided to join us! One quick reminder: everybody will be getting a specialty, but it will be assigned to them at the beginning of the game, and may or may not come with special abilities that can be used in the game. So I'm going to tweak your camping/survivalist thing just a bit to turn it into more of a mental disorder/quirk than an actual skillset/profession. Oh. Sorry. I was just saying that for RP purposes. I haven't managed to read Legion, so I'm not exactly sure what goes on with the aspects...
Kasimir he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Signing on as Bernie Kassig, a Swiss man with detachment issues, and who thinks the world isn't real. Edit: Hreo, I have a question. Are the Special Roles that aren't Nightmare Aspects safe roles? Edited February 17, 2015 by Kasimir 2
Cheese United he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Man, these people are so crazy, Cheesy thought as the room filled up. Not like me. I'm the most sane being on the planet. I'm like that guy from that one thing. You know, the sane one. Something caught Cheesie's eye though. He was sure he had seen Santa Claus. "Why is Santa here? Shouldn't he be up at the pole, making toys? Is he a fake?"
Herowannabe he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Well we're now up to 18 players, which sounds much better for what I have in mind, so I'm going to go ahead and try to get this started later today. Oh. Sorry. I was just saying that for RP purposes. I haven't managed to read Legion, so I'm not exactly sure what goes on with the aspects... No problem. Since there seems to be a few people who haven't read the books yet, let me describe them in a little bit more detail (without giving away any spoilers). Stephen Leeds is a super genius, able to master any subject just by skim-reading a handful of books on the topic. However, to do this, he creates "imaginary friends," if you will, which he calls "Aspects" to contain the information. Stephen isn't crazy, he's perfectly sane, he just hallucinates all these different aspects who give him information as he needs it. However, each of his aspects IS insane, in one way or another. One of them suffers from megalomania, one has trouble coming to grips with reality, some have odd phobias, and etc. So basically, each of his aspects has an area of specialty, in which they are very highly skilled. Each also has one odd quirk or mental disorder or disability that they suffer from. Some of them are aware and acknowledge that they are hallucinatory people, some of them don't. Each Aspect is also very unique, with all sorts of races, cultures, personalities, and religions being represented. As far of this game goes, the mental disorder, the personality, background, and etc are all strictly for roleplay purposes. However, your special skillset will be assigned to you at the beginning of the game, and may or may not contain a role with abilities that can be used during the game. Of course, as is always the case with these games, you can claim to be any role you so desire, whether or not that is your actual role. Signing on as Bernie Kassig, a Swiss man with detachment issues, and who thinks the world isn't real. Edit: Hreo, I have a question. Are the Special Roles that aren't Nightmare Aspects safe roles? I was wondering how long it would take for someone to ask that. In this game everybody is limited to having one and only one role (the Lovers are the only exception- anybody with any role/alignment can be made into a lover). "Nightmare Aspect" is a role. Thus, anyone with any of the other roles cannot be a Nightmare Aspect. I'll make note of that in the Rules Clarifications thread. Speaking of which, I'll be updating a couple things in that post (it's the third post in this thread), so everyone make sure to keep an eye on it before the game begins. 4
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Signing on as Bernie Kassig, a Swiss man with detachment issues, and who thinks the world isn't real. Edit: Hreo, I have a question. Are the Special Roles that aren't Nightmare Aspects safe roles? This game just got a WHOLE lot more scarier...
luckat she/her Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Lily Carter is signing up. I'll RP if I get time for it. 1
Alvron Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 So when is it starting? If I got the time zones right then about 1hr 40mins from time of this post.
Guest Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Crap. Why can't someone rum a game in EST for once?
Herowannabe he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 sorry guys, work happened. I've been at work for 13 hours today and am still here. So I will start the game tomorrow and make sure we have at least 24 hours for the first cycle. After that things should settle down and I should be better about my schedule. I think. :\ 3
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Crap. Why can't someone rum a game in EST for once? They will when you GM. 3
Mailliw73 he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Crap. Why can't someone rum a game in EST for once? Hey it's been worse. Claincy ran games in Australian time and that threw me off. The turnovers were always early, early in the morning. Most have been fairly reasonable. 1
Kasimir he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 This game just got a WHOLE lot more scarier... I don't see what's so scary about scepticism. Hmm. Hreo, I just want to clarify that I'm understanding the rules correctly. We are not allowed to RP in the thread (i.e. in the White Room), but we can RP in the Room PMs (i.e. the group PMs.) Would that be a correct way to understand what you mean?
Herowannabe he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I don't see what's so scary about scepticism. Hmm. Hreo, I just want to clarify that I'm understanding the rules correctly. We are not allowed to RP in the thread (i.e. in the White Room), but we can RP in the Room PMs (i.e. the group PMs.) Would that be a correct way to understand what you mean? Yes, but add discussions, accusations, and most everything else to RP. Literally all that is allowed in the white room is one post a day saying "I vote for player X, and tomorrow I'm going to room Y."Edit: everything goes in the room PM groups, though. Edited February 18, 2015 by Herowannabe
Metacognition he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Crap. Why can't someone rum a game in EST for once? I actually live in EST. Problem is, I'm a night owl, so the best time for me to do write ups is after everyone else goes to sleep. According to this, you really need someone who lives in China or Japan to run a game! That way, they're off enough for your schedule and yet will likely have the free time to do write ups around then as well! 4
Kasimir he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 I actually live in EST. Problem is, I'm a night owl, so the best time for me to do write ups is after everyone else goes to sleep. According to this, you really need someone who lives in China or Japan to run a game! That way, they're off enough for your schedule and yet will likely have the free time to do write ups around then as well! Of course, my timezone is also listed as being in the same bracket as China...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Heh, I'm EST, but with my wonky schedule, when I GM from now on, my post times will be all sorts of messed up! Din tried to stay towards the back of the group as they ambled about and shouted at each other. It had taken all of his self control to not bolt from the room on multiple occasions, but he knew that there was no backing out now. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his nerves and glanced at those standing around him, also silently waiting for the festivities to begin.We are at a party, right? He asked himself, not exactly certain. He raised his finger up and turned to the person standing next to him to ask them what they were waiting for exactly, but then froze up.No! He yelled at himself. Don't ask that, you'll just look like a fool! Who the heck shows up somewhere and is unsure why they're there? He closed his mouth and then felt awkward as whomever he was about to talk to just looked at him expectantly.Din flushed and brushed his upraised hand through his hair, trying to save the motion and make it look smooth. Great! Now they'll think you're stupid and awkward!"Uhm, waiting for these things can be quite nerve wracking huh?" He finally asked, fishing for something to work off of. He consciously avoided grinding his teeth as he nervously tried to act nonchalantly.As always,this was just exactly how he had expected it to go. He tried to hang back and stay silent, to avoid as much attention -- and judgement -- as possible, but of course he had to put his foot in his mouth before he could even open it.So he made a firm decision. He was going to make a new rule for himself. Before he mustered up the courage to come here and overcome his anxiety, he had promised himself a set of guidelines of how he would act, to avoid uncomfortable situations. So, to adapt to the situation, he had to make himself a new promise. a new Rule to abide by.Whenever he was the room, this White Room, he wouldn't even barely speak. Maybe a sentence or two, but he doubted he could manage much more than that. There were too many people in this room anyway, he reckoned. It was almost a full Legion of people he had to contend with, way too much for him to handle. He would wait til he had smaller groups to contend with. Less people to worry about. Yes. Much safer that way.Feeling a little better, and less daunted by whatever tasks were ahead, Din retreated back to a small corner by himself and slowly started repeating The Rules in his head to relax him until the time came.He even shrugged off the murderous glance some indistinguishable face shot at him from across the room. He figured it was just his paranoia getting at him again, misinterpreting a look, or seeing something in it that wasn't there.Although, he just couldn't help but feel the slight building of panic as a small bead of sweat began to leak down the back of his neck. He gulped.I've made a huge mistake. 4
phattemer Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Roger De Bree, a man with dissociative personality disorder, walked up the driveway. So did Alex Wunkel, a man with dissociative personality disorder. 4
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Hey it's been worse. Claincy ran games in Australian time and that threw me off. The turnovers were always early, early in the morning. Most haveJust wait been fairly reasonable. Well, we can only post when you guys are either sleeping or just woke up. Time zones are annoying. I don't see what's so scary about scepticism. Hmm. Hreo, I just want to clarify that I'm understanding the rules correctly. We are not allowed to RP in the thread (i.e. in the White Room), but we can RP in the Room PMs (i.e. the group PMs.) Would that be a correct way to understand what you mean? Kas, you are one of the scariest players I know. Just collaborating with you requires a nappy on my behalf. Edited February 18, 2015 by Lightsworn Panda
Herowannabe he/him Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome last minute newcomers! Sign ups are officially closed. Write-up and beginning of the game PMs are coming soon... 4
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