The Knights Next Door

[AonEne he/him]

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7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

If we want everyone to have a say in the plot and the worldbuilding, then shouldn’t everyone be in the PM where those things are discussed? 

We can make a new PM if it fills up. Or we could switch to a thread, if we get too many. 

They can have a say through polls, and some people won’t want the PM clutter/chatter, or won’t want to be involved in the worldbuilding process but merely vote when it’s done. 

We have no real reason to do that. Besides, if we switch to using the thread, then what in the world was the point of the PM at all? 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

You can’t suggest new options, which can make compromise nearly impossible. 

You can. As a bonus the polls often have compromises built in. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

People don’t tend to post the reasoning for their votes in the thread. And asking why people aren’t vote for your preferred option would make me sound like a spoiled child asking why people don’t want to play with them.  

That’s because for most people, the reasoning is that they prefer it and think it will work better, whatever it may be. Pretty simple. And trust me, I’d much rather have people ask than have this discussion. If you ask nicely, which I’m sure you will, then it won’t sound anything close to that. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

It would indeed be less convenient, that is true. However, I feel the benefits are worth the costs. 

Hopefully we wouldn’t need to keep track exactly– one side or the other will be the obvious majority. If there isn’t an obvious majority, a compromise ought to be made. 

For certain polls – ones with multiple mutually exclusive options, for instance – it might indeed be better if the polling were to be done through a header poll. In these instances, discussion would first decide on what the options would be, and then a poll would be created. 

And a poll is better?  People don’t see it unless they scroll up to the top (which I, at least, almost never do) or unless someone mentions it in thread. 

I disagree, but this is a matter of opinion so I won’t go on. 

You should always keep track of the results of a poll, at least when it’s happening. 

Doing some through one method and some through another doesn’t sound at all worth the effort. I put enough effort into these. I’m done with this discussion - I’m sorry, your way of doing polls might work in a different circumstance, but in this one I’m the one it affects most as unofficial moderator and I’m sticking to this way of doing it, because I see no advantages to the other way. 

I always mention it in the thread, every single time, so that’s a nonissue!  

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

People don’t necessarily all have to agree that the idea we choose is the best one, they just have to be able to accept the idea. 

And again I reiterate, the odds aren’t in favor of everyone approving of the idea. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

That more than one person is contributing to the plot worldbuilding?  The closest anyone has come is Sorana, with the seedstones. But that was only one thing, and wasn’t even written directly for the plot. 

We’ve talked about plot, but no one has ever made a suggestion for a modification to one of my plot posts. 

Many contributions have been had about both plot and worldbuilding. Less contributions have been had when it comes to your worldbuilding. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

It’s possible they were in there. But I distinctly remember that the main point of the option being that Voidbringers would eventually become singers. 

The point is that it wasn’t actively voted against, and – as I mentioned earlier – was actually decided for at an earlier date. 

It seems you interpreted it differently from how I intended. Never mind. Xino, I don’t know what you mean to say, because it was voted against and the word ‘actively’ doesn’t make sense in that context. Everyone should have read the question before choosing it, and if they were aware of what they chose, then they were actively deciding on that option. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Really? *surprise* My main objections so far have been defending canon. Maybe I should have phrased this as ‘different ideas about what is canon.’ 

I believe that you have been defending what you believe is canon. Clearly others don’t agree. My idea of canon is what we agree on as canon; the majority vote. That is, in fact, the definition of canon in this setting (disregarding the non-RP meaning, since all RPs are fanfics and what Brandon writes is the real canon.) 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

*sigh* And it happened anyways.   

Yes, which is why I’m going to ask that everyone please stop, including you. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Are you upset that I didn’t accept Cassie’s offer of conversation? If so, I apologize. That was a generous offer, and I feel guilty that I haven’t accepted it yet. 

Not even close. It’s your decision what to do with Draug; I offered a way to get involved, since you’d mentioned not feeling involved. If you want a way into the stuff that’s happening, she’s available most of the time. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

That would be good, if you’re willing. Sheln would attempt to overpower Leona and Cassie using the sword. At some point, he’ll get hit with something that leaves him stuck in the Physical somehow… I’m not entirely sure what. 

Noted! Thank you! (BookishOcelot, hope you don’t mind that I skipped over the actual fight, didn’t want to godmod Leona by leaving her out.) 

On an irrelevant note, I’ve found Cassie’s theme song. Rise Up by Imagine Dragons, it fits her word for word. 

Ignoring her plea, the Voidbringer lunged at them again with the sword he’d obtained [...] and a short tussle and one trip to the Physical Realm later, the Radiants stood triumphantly over him, their Stormlight having barely outlasted his Voidlight. Now he couldn’t get away and was disarmed. 

Cassie noted that the battle seemed to be over, that the two of them were the stragglers. Rob and Ashlyn were speaking in the middle of the lawn - which was in a somewhat bad shape - and everyone else had apparently gone inside. The chaos of the fight was caused their captive Voidbringer to vanish, probably dead, and Cass’s eyes wandered down to the one they had right here. 

“I’ll keep watch over this guy,” she told Leona tiredly. “You want to go get some of the others to help? Or could you...would Soulcasting bindings be too precise for you to do?” 

@BookishOcelot 

[Bookish Ocelot she/her]

15 hours ago, AonEne said:

Ignoring her plea, the Voidbringer lunged at them again with the sword he’d obtained [...] and a short tussle and one trip to the Physical Realm later, the Radiants stood triumphantly over him, their Stormlight having barely outlasted his Voidlight. Now he couldn’t get away and was disarmed. 

Cassie noted that the battle seemed to be over, that the two of them were the stragglers. Rob and Ashlyn were speaking in the middle of the lawn - which was in a somewhat bad shape - and everyone else had apparently gone inside. The chaos of the fight was caused their captive Voidbringer to vanish, probably dead, and Cass’s eyes wandered down to the one they had right here. 

“I’ll keep watch over this guy,” she told Leona tiredly. “You want to go get some of the others to help? Or could you...would Soulcasting bindings be too precise for you to do?” 

@BookishOcelot 

"I could, like, soulcast blocks around his hands? Or some kind of rope, but I think it'd be a stretch if it was anything but cake." Leona replied. "We can take him back to the physical realm with us and decide what to do there?" She sighed. "I'm getting so tired of this. I think it's over, but then we get kidnapped, or ambushed. I just want to be a normal teenager. Except the cake thing. I wanna keep the cake."

[AonEne he/him]

2 hours ago, BookishOcelot said:

"I could, like, soulcast blocks around his hands? Or some kind of rope, but I think it'd be a stretch if it was anything but cake." Leona replied. "We can take him back to the physical realm with us and decide what to do there?" She sighed. "I'm getting so tired of this. I think it's over, but then we get kidnapped, or ambushed. I just want to be a normal teenager. Except the cake thing. I wanna keep the cake."

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We’re already in the PR. 

“Rope might help,” Cassie thought out loud. Meeting Leona’s eyes, she added, “I’m with you there. It would be nice not to have an attack around every corner.” 

Edited November 8, 2019 by AonEne

[Bookish Ocelot she/her]

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whOOPS

Spoiler alert: The 11th essence is Cake

"I could soulcast fondant and then soulcast that into steel. Easier if it's cake-related." Leona looked at Onyx, who made something that could possibly be classified as a nod of affirmation. "Here goes. 

When she opened her eyes, there was a large lump of white fondant in her hands. She molded it into a set of ropes, then wrapped them around the voidbringer's hands and feet. "And now, the hard part."

Closing her eyes again, she envisioned the cognative realm, filled with beads. She plucked one from the endless shining span - the fondant.

"You want to be solidified. To be firm."
I wish to keep my options open
"You want to settle. To be strong, un bendable."
that is not right. I am flexible, fluid.
The argument continued, Leona's will pushing against that of the fondant. A few minutes later, she opened her eyes. The voidbringer's limbs were wrapped in glittering steel. 

"I know you said rope, but steel is stronger. I can soulcast it back later."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

If we want everyone to have a say in the plot and the worldbuilding, then shouldn’t everyone be in the PM where those things are discussed? 

We can make a new PM if it fills up. Or we could switch to a thread, if we get too many. 

They can have a say through polls, and some people won’t want the PM clutter/chatter, or won’t want to be involved in the worldbuilding process but merely vote when it’s done. 

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If they aren’t in the discussion, how are they supposed to compromise?

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

We have no real reason to do that. Besides, if we switch to using the thread, then what in the world was the point of the PM at all? 

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Don’t ask me. I only used it because it was there.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

You can’t suggest new options, which can make compromise nearly impossible. 

You can.

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Suggest new options? You can’t add options to the poll while it’s running.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

As a bonus the polls often have compromises built in. 

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But not always. And not always the best compromise that could be suggested.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

People don’t tend to post the reasoning for their votes in the thread. And asking why people aren’t vote for your preferred option would make me sound like a spoiled child asking why people don’t want to play with them.  

That’s because for most people, the reasoning is that they prefer it and think it will work better, whatever it may be. Pretty simple. And trust me, I’d much rather have people ask than have this discussion. If you ask nicely, which I’m sure you will, then it won’t sound anything close to that. 

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That is what the nature of the poll seems to suggest and even encourage. But… maybe that isn’t it. Maybe people don’t post their reasoning because they feel like discussion is over at that point, and reasonings would be out of place.

I hope that’s it. Because the alternative is that the majority of people are intractably opposed to me, my creations, and my perspective– rendering compromise impossible.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

It would indeed be less convenient, that is true. However, I feel the benefits are worth the costs. 

Hopefully we wouldn’t need to keep track exactly– one side or the other will be the obvious majority. If there isn’t an obvious majority, a compromise ought to be made. 

For certain polls – ones with multiple mutually exclusive options, for instance – it might indeed be better if the polling were to be done through a header poll. In these instances, discussion would first decide on what the options would be, and then a poll would be created. 

And a poll is better?  People don’t see it unless they scroll up to the top (which I, at least, almost never do) or unless someone mentions it in thread. 

I disagree, but this is a matter of opinion so I won’t go on. 

You should always keep track of the results of a poll, at least when it’s happening. 

Doing some through one method and some through another doesn’t sound at all worth the effort. I put enough effort into these.

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Ideally, doing polls this way will mean you don’t have to come up with them at all.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

I’m done with this discussion - I’m sorry, your way of doing polls might work in a different circumstance, but in this one I’m the one it affects most as unofficial moderator and I’m sticking to this way of doing it, because I see no advantages to the other way. 

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I’m a little disappointed to hear such negative feedback, but hopefully an agreement can still be made. If my clarifications leave you still disillusioned with my proposal, could you perhaps tell us what ideas you have in regards to the resolution of this issue?

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

I always mention it in the thread, every single time, so that’s a nonissue!  

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But if people aren’t keeping up with the thread they’d still miss it, wouldn’t they?

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

People don’t necessarily all have to agree that the idea we choose is the best one, they just have to be able to accept the idea. 

And again I reiterate, the odds aren’t in favor of everyone approving of the idea. 

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You think that there does not exist a possible idea that at least one person would not have an intractable objection against?

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

That more than one person is contributing to the plot worldbuilding?  The closest anyone has come is Sorana, with the seedstones. But that was only one thing, and wasn’t even written directly for the plot. 

We’ve talked about plot, but no one has ever made a suggestion for a modification to one of my plot posts. 

Many contributions have been had about both plot and worldbuilding. Less contributions have been had when it comes to your worldbuilding. 

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Which is exactly my point. If we are going to have an overarching plot, we should have more than one person contributing to it.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

It’s possible they were in there. But I distinctly remember that the main point of the option being that Voidbringers would eventually become singers. 

The point is that it wasn’t actively voted against, and – as I mentioned earlier – was actually decided for at an earlier date. 

It seems you interpreted it differently from how I intended. Never mind. Xino, I don’t know what you mean to say, because it was voted against and the word ‘actively’ doesn’t make sense in that context. Everyone should have read the question before choosing it, and if they were aware of what they chose, then they were actively deciding on that option. 

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Just because people voted for Voidbringers being corrupted humans doesn’t necessarily mean they are against Voidbringers having singer features. The main objection to my proposal was the fact that Voidbringers could be singers.

19 hours ago, AonEne said:

On 11/7/2019 at 5:14 PM, xinoehp512 said:

Really? *surprise* My main objections so far have been defending canon. Maybe I should have phrased this as ‘different ideas about what is canon.’ 

I believe that you have been defending what you believe is canon. Clearly others don’t agree. My idea of canon is what we agree on as canon; the majority vote. That is, in fact, the definition of canon in this setting (disregarding the non-RP meaning, since all RPs are fanfics and what Brandon writes is the real canon.) 

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Before the institution of the polls, worldbuilding was whatever was generally agreed upon, correct? What I was defending at the time were things that I believe were generally agreed upon. Was it not the case that they were?

 

[WrathofaShardKitten]

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So, if you don't mind, I think I have some things to add to the debate.

On the voidbringer gaining singer features thing:

On 3/29/2019 at 0:54 PM, xinoehp512 said:

• I like the idea of them being human, and blending in with others in society.
• We could have this be a public or non-public battle; personally, I think it would be more interesting if it was a secret battle between underground Radiants and Voidbringers trying to invade.
• Perhaps they could be a society that could 'convert' people to be one of them somehow.
• Red eyes would be the sign that someone is a Voidbringer, I think. This could either be only when they use their powers or all the time.

On 3/29/2019 at 1:01 PM, Dr. Dapper said:

Yeah, I like the idea of a secret war between Radiants and Voidbringers.  

And maybe higher ranked you become, the harder it is to hide your nature as a Voidbringer

That happened, though I'm not sure if it changed with the poll.

As for the way we've been doing polls, I think that the way we've been handling it is good. I like having the polling options above for a vote. I've never had a problem with missing one. I have had times when I've wanted to add clarification and reasoning behind my vote option, but I haven't because I ended up thinking that the matter was already decided. I'm glad that I know I can do that now, and I'll try to add that to voting when I think of something I want to bring up.

Hopefully that helps with some of the things you've been debating

 

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

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@Sorana Eluvanii (I hope I spelled that right, if not, sorry!) and I have both attacked.  Just so you know.

 

[Eluvianii he/him]

6 hours ago, Aragorn said:

 

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I think tags don't work inside quote boxes, but either way this probably means she won't be here until tomorrow, maybe Monday.

 

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

47 minutes ago, Eluvianii said:

 

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Oh, yeah, duh. Thanks.

 

Edited November 9, 2019 by Aragorn

[AonEne he/him]

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23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

If they aren’t in the discussion, how are they supposed to compromise? 

If they don’t want to be in the discussion, then they don’t have to. Not everyone wants to bother having discussions like these. Some people may simply want to vote and then move on. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Don’t ask me.  I only used it because it was there. 

That was a hypothetical question... 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Suggest new options?  You can’t add options to the poll while it’s running. 

You don’t need to, because you can make a new poll when it’s done. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

But not always. And not always the best compromise that could be suggested. 

Not every poll needs a compromise. Take the one about the year, for example. And that is your opinion. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

That is what the nature of the poll seems to suggest and even encourage. But… maybe that isn’t it. Maybe people don’t post their reasoning because they feel like discussion is over at that point, and reasonings would be out of place.

I hope that’s it. Because the alternative is that the majority of people are intractably opposed to me, my creations, and my perspective– rendering compromise impossible. 

I sincerely hope that everyone is choosing what they do because they want it to happen. 

Xino, just because people are opposed to some of your ideas doesn’t mean they’re opposed to you. And compromise means you don’t always fully get your way. You’re coming across to me as someone who is not willing to accept that all your ideas might not be implemented. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Ideally, doing polls this way will mean you don’t have to come up with them at all. 

Someone always has to come up with the poll. Someone has to decide what the options are and how they’re worded. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

I’m a little disappointed to hear such negative feedback, but hopefully an agreement can still be made. If my clarifications leave you still disillusioned with my proposal, could you perhaps tell us what ideas you have in regards to the resolution of this issue? 

I don’t know how you’re classifying that as negative when I am trying to be excessively positive during this whole thing , but regardless, my point continues to be that there is no issue with the polls we use now. I have had other people echo this opinion, and I honestly think you might be the only one who has a problem with the header polls. You are the only person to ever voice a complaint in my memory. That is why we are not changing the way we take votes. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

But if people aren’t keeping up with the thread they’d still miss it, wouldn’t they? 

If people aren’t keeping up with the thread, then that’s entirely their own fault. If they’re inactive then it wouldn’t make much sense for them to be voting anyway. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

You think that there does not exist a possible idea that at least one person would not have an intractable objection against? 

Of course not, it’s possible that there are concepts everyone can agree upon. I’m saying that not every question will be like that, because that has been proven with this roleplay’s history so far (and the history of every other roleplay I’ve ever been in). 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Which is exactly my point. If we are going to have an overarching plot, we should have more than one person contributing to it. 

We do. 

23 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Before the institution of the polls, worldbuilding was whatever was generally agreed upon, correct? What I was defending at the time were things that I believe were generally agreed upon. Was it not the case that they were? 

I don’t currently have the time to scour early pages, but I’d like to bring up two things. One opinion that has been expressed is that you have been taking things as canon without explicit approval from the majority, or that some didn’t understand what your worldbuilding was. Also, that worldbuilding is malleable. 

21 hours ago, Hope Spren said:

...if you don't mind... 

I definitely do not mind! It’s wonderful to have more points of view, and in fact I encourage anyone else with something to add to do so. Thank you for your opinions. 

 

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

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I agree with Ene here honestly. I'd wager that a majority of these debates are only an issue because of what I perceive as inflexibility in the worldbuilding. Now, having a solid, rigid, worldbuilding might be useful in Tabletop RPGs like D&D, where a single Dungeon Master comes up with a basic plot outline and knows from beginning to end; however, such is not the case in this less structured RP. We have no Dungeon Master- I do not think only one person should be in charge of our plot; to do so would be futile, and goes against the strengths of RP'ing in this particular format. In fact, I'd wager that nobody here really knows how this is all going to end, and that's not necessarily a bad thing; however, the plot also needs to have room to grow and shape itself over time. Inflexible worldbuilding is making it impossible for the plot to naturally shape itself in the way that the majority of the members here are moving towards. 

Now, to be quite frank, all of this endless debate, primarily due to a general inflexibility in some of the worldbuilding, is having a negative impact on my ability to enjoy this RP, and I think it's fairly obvious that it's negatively impacting others as well. 

That's my two cents on the issue, and I think Ene conveyed most of my stance on the matter quite eloquently, so I shall let it be known that is my stance on this issue.

 

[AonEne he/him]

On 11/8/2019 at 6:04 PM, BookishOcelot said:

"I know you said rope, but steel is stronger. I can soulcast it back later."

Cassie grinned. “That works great! Thanks.” Her grin dropped tiredly as the reality of the situation knocked into her yet again, as it had been doing for the past five minutes. “Thanks for helping me fight, too.” 

Edited November 10, 2019 by AonEne

[Lunamor she/her]

Ben left James’s room and closed the door behind him, heading to his room. On the way over he noted that Shana’s room was empty. Hopefully she was doing alright. He sent Glint to go find and check on her. If she wasn’t busy, he would go and talk with her, make sure she was ok. She didn’t seem to be doing too well with dealing with having to kill so much, with having to change out of her bloody clothes so suddenly. He couldn’t blame her. He would probably being doing much worse if he were in her situation. He arrived at his room and walked inside, sitting at his desk and booting up his laptop. He would do some research on that strange black sword that had hurt James while he waited for Glint to report back. Hopefully he would be able to find something useful.

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I am so so sorry that I took so long to respond and if it prevented you from rping, Wyn.

@Wyndlerunner

[Wyndlerunner he/him]

45 minutes ago, Lunamor said:

Ben left James’s room and closed the door behind him, heading to his room. On the way over he noted that Shana’s room was empty. Hopefully she was doing alright. He sent Glint to go find and check on her. If she wasn’t busy, he would go and talk with her, make sure she was ok. She didn’t seem to be doing too well with dealing with having to kill so much, with having to change out of her bloody clothes so suddenly. He couldn’t blame her. He would probably being doing much worse if he were in her situation. He arrived at his room and walked inside, sitting at his desk and booting up his laptop. He would do some research on that strange black sword that had hurt James while he waited for Glint to report back. Hopefully he would be able to find something useful.

@Wyndlerunner

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No worries Luna!

 

[I think I am here. he/him]

On 06/11/2019 at 9:45 PM, Sorana said:

Mahad collapsed his wings, tumbled down and landed on Rob's leg. Not that his form made a difference, but he liked the dramatic flair behind the action. He shaped his body into the form of a lizard, the usual small clouds of smoke escaping him now and then. He had been convinced that cup could fly, had thought that all spren could, but then he had only played with Glint and Lopen, rarely with another one, so maybe he had simply assumed. He shook his head, as if to clear his head after tumbling down and looked up at Cup. Running over Rob's leg and chest he climbed on his arm as well.

"We can walk, or run?" He suggested and nudged her gently. "Do you like shiny things? We could search for them. Or we could paint." He liked painting, although Shana usually forbade it. But as Shana wasn't here, there was no reason not to.

Cup stared at Mahad with wide eyes as he landed on Rob’s leg and transformed. He transformed so much. As he climbed over Rob and moved closer to her, she stepped back, tried to make space for him on Rob’s arm. He listed out some things they could do, and Cup felt a little excited. Someone wanted to do something with her! But, worry hit as she realised she could mess it up as well. Then Mahad would never want her company again.

He nudged her and her glowing figure pulsed for a moment, shrinking. Mahad was so cool. Strong, and cool, and he could even fly. Cup had thought he was scary, too, but he was nice. Nice, and not scary.

“Painting, can we do that?” She asked when he brought it up. Art, it was so nice. Nice and calm. Realising what she said her eyes widened and she looked up at Mahad suddenly. “Only if you want to, I didn’t mean to intrude...” she said quietly, voice wispy.

[+Sorana she/her]

On 7.11.2019 at 6:26 PM, Wyndlerunner said:

As a lover of History, I would love to travel Europe and see some of these places that seem so innocuous, but in reality are ancient

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Should you ever decide to come tell me please. It interests me greatly what you think of it.

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Shana watched them come at her and realized two things nearly immediatly. First, Nym was proficient with her blade, the way she held it, the way she moved spoke a telltale story of someone who started training years ago. Add the shardblade she had in her hand when she netered the training room to the mix, and Shana had an opponent that proved a challenge, especially if she reigned herself in.

The second one, was that they did exactly the right thing. Move to both sides, far away from each other, so that she had to face one of them, while opening her guard for the other one. Excitement shot through her body, while her face turned earnest in concentration, when she stopped to think and started to act.

Edwin's attack was aimed for her back, if she turned to face Nym. Good choice. Shana turned, accepted the blow to her back, when she brought her staff between herself and Nym, tried to stop the woman from getting to close. Pain blazed where the wood hit her, and she was grateful that they had decided on training weapons. Witha sharp blade, the hit would have opened her flesh to the bone, as it was it left nothing but an angry red welt and a dull pain whenever she bent the wrong way. Slickening her feet she quickly moved around Nym, to be able to see Edwin again. He could easily follow her, but if she stayed between them, it would be over soon. Feinting to her right, she used stormlight to add to the speed of her movement and then changed the course her staff took, aimed for Nym's left leg instead.

@Eluvianii @Aragorn

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41 minutes ago, I think I am here. said:

Cup stared at Mahad with wide eyes as he landed on Rob’s leg and transformed. He transformed so much. As he climbed over Rob and moved closer to her, she stepped back, tried to make space for him on Rob’s arm. He listed out some things they could do, and Cup felt a little excited. Someone wanted to do something with her! But, worry hit as she realised she could mess it up as well. Then Mahad would never want her company again.

He nudged her and her glowing figure pulsed for a moment, shrinking. Mahad was so cool. Strong, and cool, and he could even fly. Cup had thought he was scary, too, but he was nice. Nice, and not scary.

“Painting, can we do that?” She asked when he brought it up. Art, it was so nice. Nice and calm. Realising what she said her eyes widened and she looked up at Mahad suddenly. “Only if you want to, I didn’t mean to intrude...” she said quietly, voice wispy.

"Of course." happily Mahad lost his shape for a moment, nothing but a cloud of ash for a moment, whirling around in excitement. "What kind of painting do you like?" He asked and thought of something he could make. "Like with colours or pencils, or..." he stopped himself, when he realized that his style of painting wasn't available to her. "What is your favorite animal?"

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I'd like to say something regarding this ongoing worldbuilding discussion as well.

First things first. Xino I greatly respect your skill at worldbuilding. You manage to create something beautiful and complex out of nothing, and I am every time impressed by how easy you do that.

Secondly, I do, too have some issues with the current situation. As this is a freeform rp, I enjoy that everybody is able, or should be able to contribute ideas to the setting, to the plot. All of us steer it together, and if we want to spend four ooc weeks preparing a party, then let's do it. No matter what we decided on so far, it always ended up in cool scenes, where those that wanted to, had a chance to contribute and to receive some cool rp. I know that not everything is always completely earnest, especially the scenes with the spren are small and easy and fun to write, at least for me, and yet despite their lightheartedness, even with the spren is some kind of character interaction.

That is only possible because of all of you, and it's one of the reasons this rp is still going, with new people joining and so many of us enjoying our time here. Thank you, all of you for that. It's an honor to rp with you.

Back to topic. If there is one thing, that really irks me when it comes to rps, then it's the discussion of rules. I know that it is neccessary sometimes, but it really can spoil a whole setting for me. At the moment this is what I see happening. We have endless discussions about small, little points that in the end, add nothing to the ongoing situations. (I know, that sometimes, more often than not they do, but, just allow me  the room to be a little inaccurate here.)

What I'd like to have is an easy, flexible worldbuilding, that we make up, as we go on. Then we can create details the moment we need them, based on what we have so far, based on the direction this rp is going. I feel like we trap ourselves with a worldbuilding that is so complex, I personally have trouble to remember every single detail, and, now we're back to the rules discussion, I don't care about every single detail. I am sorry if that is offending, but what I'd like to have is something I can sum up in bullent points, something that I can easily remember over the course of months, without having to read through things from april to remember a little detail and without the need to spend hours to think about any possible effect this worldbuilding might have on the world. 

When someone has an idea, that adds to a certain situation we didn't rp so far, then I'd like to add to the worldbuilding easily, without the need to discuss for pages, why the idea concerning a new situation suddenly contradicts our current worldbuilding.

Last but not least an example of what I mean: Problem: We need stormlight for our surges, but there is no stormlight on earth. Solution: KR generate stormlight which is stowed in gems.
--> Easy worldbuilding, memorable and if we need to add something about cakecasting we do it easily.

 

Edited November 10, 2019 by Sorana

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

8 hours ago, Sorana said:

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Shana watched them come at her and realized two things nearly immediatly. First, Nym was proficient with her blade, the way she held it, the way she moved spoke a telltale story of someone who started training years ago. Add the shardblade she had in her hand when she netered the training room to the mix, and Shana had an opponent that proved a challenge, especially if she reigned herself in.

The second one, was that they did exactly the right thing. Move to both sides, far away from each other, so that she had to face one of them, while opening her guard for the other one. Excitement shot through her body, while her face turned earnest in concentration, when she stopped to think and started to act.

Edwin's attack was aimed for her back, if she turned to face Nym. Good choice. Shana turned, accepted the blow to her back, when she brought her staff between herself and Nym, tried to stop the woman from getting to close. Pain blazed where the wood hit her, and she was grateful that they had decided on training weapons. Witha sharp blade, the hit would have opened her flesh to the bone, as it was it left nothing but an angry red welt and a dull pain whenever she bent the wrong way. Slickening her feet she quickly moved around Nym, to be able to see Edwin again. He could easily follow her, but if she stayed between them, it would be over soon. Feinting to her right, she used stormlight to add to the speed of her movement and then changed the course her staff took, aimed for Nym's left leg instead.

@Eluvianii @Aragorn

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"Of course." happily Mahad lost his shape for a moment, nothing but a cloud of ash for a moment, whirling around in excitement. "What kind of painting do you like?" He asked and thought of something he could make. "Like with colours or pencils, or..." he stopped himself, when he realized that his style of painting wasn't available to her. "What is your favorite animal?"

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Nym was having fun.  It felt good to be moving.  And, for a while this was just another bout.  She was back in her home.  Then, Shana was turned toward her,  she dodged the staff, barely and swung at Shana's chest.  Hoping that Edwin would come to Shana's back and hit her from behind.  She was grinning, she loved this.  @Sorana @Eluvianii

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[AonEne he/him]

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*wanted to join in on the spren scene before remembering* 

 

[+Sorana she/her]

49 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

She lashed Shana towards her, sending the blow right where it was supposed to go.  She was grinning, she loved this.  @Sorana @Eluvianii

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Quick question, do you have to touch for that surge to work? Do I need to touch my target for abrasion? I know I need to for division, and I kind of thought I needed for the other as well, but I'm not sure?

 

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

9 minutes ago, Sorana said:

 

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I'm not sure, because the assassin in white did it to Kaladin without touching him.

 

[AonEne he/him]

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When did Szeth ever Lash Kaladin without touching him? Pretty sure you need to be touching. 

 

[+Sorana she/her]

49 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

I'm not sure, because the assassin in white did it to Kaladin without touching him.

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According to the coppermind you need skin contact. I checked after Ene's post. Do you want to edit, or let me work with it?

 

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

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4 hours ago, Sorana said:

 

I just fixed it.  Sorry about that.  You can reply now.

 

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[Eluvianii he/him]

Edwin hit Shana on the back as she turned to Nym and she quickly changed position so she could face both Nym and him. Right, abrassion. If this was to work, they would have to coordinate their movements, he had landed that hit only because they both were striking at the same time, if they could keep that going...

He shortened the distance between him and the other two when he saw Nym swinging towards Shana's chest. Now. He didn't have time to get behind Shana to do a pincer attack but stopped at her side and thrust his weapon, aiming for her left arm.

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Well, since everyone's sharing their thoughts, I'd like to say that I don't see any real problem with how we've been taking decisions so far. A little discussion may be needed with important things but it will likely lead to a poll and everyone's happy. Even if a certain group votes for a different choice, I'd like to think everyone ends up having fun anyway. I mean, if we were that rigid with which path the story takes or which piece of worldbuilding is canon or not, we'd be writing a book instead of rp'ing.

I like to think of this as a way to be silly or angsty or awesome just for fun, while we try to build an interesting story together that we can remember fondly in the future, without having to worry so much about the little details, those can be decided when the need comes, which is what we've been doing so far? So yeah, I really think this works as it is.

 

[+Sorana she/her]

14 hours ago, Aragorn said:

Nym was having fun.  It felt good to be moving.  And, for a while this was just another bout.  She was back in her home.  Then, Shana was turned toward her,  she dodged the staff, barely and swung at Shana's chest.  Hoping that Edwin would come to Shana's back and hit her from behind.  She was grinning, she loved this.  @Sorana @Eluvianii

 

3 hours ago, Eluvianii said:

Edwin hit Shana on the back as she turned to Nym and she quickly changed position so she could face both Nym and him. Right, abrassion. If this was to work, they would have to coordinate their movements, he had landed that hit only because they both were striking at the same time, if they could keep that going...

He shortened the distance between him and the other two when he saw Nym swinging towards Shana's chest. Now. He didn't have time to get behind Shana to do a pincer attack but stopped at her side and thrust his weapon, aiming for her left arm.

Shana dove to the ground in a role, relieved that her repositioning had worked, now it depended on Edwin's reaction if the rest of her plan would work as well. The rapier grazed her shoulder and she hissed in pain when it drew blood, while Edwin missed her completely. She hoped that with her gone, his weapon would hit Nym in her place. She finished her role and got back to her feet, faced them again, blood dripping on the bare skin of her arm.

A part of her brain danced happily when it realized that she was still holding her weapon in her hand, and a crazy idea crossed her mind. She had trained with Rob, why not use what she had learned while fighting him. Carefully she inhaled more stromlight, concentrated and then slicked her chest, to take the brunt of the two blows she planned to take.