MBI Updates, Cycle Two is Open

[Musicspren he/him]

You have to take in account what other characters have planned as well. Daerra has a few nasty things up her sleeve.... (wuhahaha).

Only a few? Given the ball, I should think she has enough nasty things to fill both sleeves and still have a few left over to wear as earrings. Not that I dislike her as a character, but she has enough plots and subplots to make an Aes Sedai sniff and shift her shawl.

I dunno, I have a couple things planned that are downright evil. And as for character art, you can see a few doodles in my gallery, and I'm working on a character study for Camille on and off when I get time to draw.

Downright evil? You probably have a friendlier set of characters than most...but not lacking some capable of downright evil.

Is Nessa any relative to Vin? She looks to be giving a Vin stare.

[Comatose he/him]

Downright evil? You probably have a friendlier set of characters than most...but not lacking some capable of downright evil.

Is Nessa any relative to Vin? She looks to be giving a Vin stare.

I take it you haven't read Aerouna. True, she's a victim of her circumstances, but... she's also an inquisitor XD

[KChan she/her]

Downright evil? You probably have a friendlier set of characters than most...but not lacking some capable of downright evil.

Is Nessa any relative to Vin? She looks to be giving a Vin stare.

No, she's not. She's just angry/pouty at being stuffed into a dress. As for your first comment:

I take it you haven't read Aerouna. True, she's a victim of her circumstances, but... she's also an inquisitor XD

This. Also, I have a way of putting my characters into horrifying traumatic experiences, even if they themselves aren't evil.

[Chaos he/him]

The resuming of progress inspired me to do what I've been slowly working through for a long time: finish reading the Luthadel section (basically all the plot, but not all the out of character and Ars Arcanum things). I have read many of the character apps, basically any that were characters that played a large part. I started with reading the Casuana Ball because I always liked the ball scenes in the trilogy. It's still my favorite part of the RP, but once I'd read that, I had to read the rest, so I started from the bottom (except for the silly boards, which I saved for last) and worked my way up.

A few comments/questions:

@KChan: Was this forshadowing intentional? (If so, it was epic, given that those were posted nearly a year apart.)

Marisha is probably my favorite character.

Viridian and Nerid are probably my favorite couple (although if Lucille/Kardin ever became canon outside the musical, the sheer absurdity while retaining a kernel of logic might win me over).

Everything with groups of Delissia/Efram/Aldwin/Lucille/Sanna together was great. Particularly when it involved a fountain.

I didn't know posts this short were allowed .

Riordan's Pity Parade was inspired.

You all are great (and crazy, but I suspect most of us at 17th Shard have a bit of insanity).

It really pleases me that someone else is enjoying what we're writing. (Though some of my old stuff I would have done very differently, as well as structure the ball better) And good, someone likes Riordan! I had a blast writing the Pity Parade topic.

In the future you might want to use the Continuity Thread to navigate around. We're doing some things out of order at the moment.

By the way, did you know that when you read the Ball, that was probably the length (word count) as the Well of Ascension?

I'm excited to see what your character will be like

[Musicspren he/him]

I take it you haven't read Aerouna. True, she's a victim of her circumstances, but... she's also an inquisitor XD

This. Also, I have a way of putting my characters into horrifying traumatic experiences, even if they themselves aren't evil.

Ah, completely forgot about her. I did read her app, but forgot she was yours. And Colette is also unpleasant (if not "downright evil"), but those feel more balanced by people like Lucille and Aldwin. It's not a matter of good or bad characters; yours just felt more friendly on average.

It really pleases me that someone else is enjoying what we're writing. (Though some of my old stuff I would have done very differently, as well as structure the ball better) And good, someone likes Riordan! I had a blast writing the Pity Parade topic.

In the future you might want to use the Continuity Thread to navigate around. We're doing some things out of order at the moment.

By the way, did you know that when you read the Ball, that was probably the length (word count) as the Well of Ascension?

I'm excited to see what your character will be like

I've enjoyed reading it!

Sometimes Riordan is a good character to dislike (not that he is bad as a character, but he is easy to dislike), but he - and his trumpet - were amazing. Plus making Daerra listen to that was entertaining.

I would not have guessed that the ball was nearly that long...wow. It was long on the page, but that has a bit to do with the profusion of character portraits (where do those come from, by the way?).

And don't get hopes up for a character very soon; it will be at least until winter break before I will devote the time to crafting one.

[Chaos he/him]

Sometimes Riordan is a good character to dislike (not that he is bad as a character, but he is easy to dislike)

Yeah, he doesn't listen to what I want. He just keeps going... and going...

We randomly steal pictures from the internet to make our avatars. Actors and such. It's pretty dang hard to do for Inquisitors, you know.

And yeah, I actually did a word count of part one of the ball. It averaged about 330 words per post. Multiplying it out through part two, and it's longer than the Well of Ascension.

[Musicspren he/him]

Yeah, he doesn't listen to what I want. He just keeps going... and going...

We randomly steal pictures from the internet to make our avatars. Actors and such. It's pretty dang hard to do for Inquisitors, you know.

And yeah, I actually did a word count of part one of the ball. It averaged about 330 words per post. Multiplying it out through part two, and it's longer than the Well of Ascension.

Inquisitors are difficult? You mean there isn't a multitude of pictures on the internet of people with spikes in their eyes?

(Then my question is how does Vizar have a picture that looks perfect - including earrings?)

Also, because I forgot to respond in my last post:

No, she's not. She's just angry/pouty at being stuffed into a dress.

I know why (that scene was entertaining), It just reminded me of

"We might actually turn you into a lady, Vin!" Kelsier said with a laugh, earning him a glare from Vin.

"First we'll have to persuade her not to scowl so often, Master Kelsier," Sazed noted.

"That's going to be hard," Kelsier said. "She's quite fond of making faces."

and

"Try to offend him or something. Give him a couple of those glares you do."

Vin regarded Kelsier with a flat look.

"That's the one!" Kelsier said with a laugh.

(pp. 159 and 201)

[Moru she/her]

Inquisitors are difficult? You mean there isn't a multitude of pictures on the internet of people with spikes in their eyes?(Then my question is how does Vizar have a picture that looks perfect - including earrings?)

Actually, the picture of Vizar is photoshoped. I found a picture of a copper earring, and made it small and fit on his ear. Really, the trouble with him was finding a picture that had the guy's ears in the right position in order to put them on there.

(Yep, I play Vizar XD and made his signature. xD)

[Musicspren he/him]

Actually, the picture of Vizar is photoshoped. I found a picture of a copper earring, and made it small and fit on his ear. Really, the trouble with him was finding a picture that had the guy's ears in the right position in order to put them on there.

(Yep, I play Vizar XD and made his signature. xD)

Well, you did well, and congratulations on having one of the best (if not the best) character images.

[KChan she/her]

Ah, completely forgot about her. I did read her app, but forgot she was yours. And Colette is also unpleasant (if not "downright evil"), but those feel more balanced by people like Lucille and Aldwin. It's not a matter of good or bad characters; yours just felt more friendly on average.

This is true. I tend to gravitate more towards friendly characters naturally; it's just how I write. As for Colette, though, I can tell you that she is, in fact, downright evil. We've seen her do something horrible onscreen, but I haven't said explicitly what it is yet. Those of you who've figured it out, hush.

Also, a few of my other characters have done some pretty nasty things. One is a RAFO, and a couple others can be found in character applications.

EDIT: Also, I love your quotes from the books XD I've noticed a couple Vin-like tendencies in Nessa (early early Vin, that is), but I think that's just a product of having vaguely similar backgrounds. Overall though, Nessa's a lot more random. And I'm glad you liked that thread; I had a blast writing it.

Edited October 8, 2011 by KChan

[borborygmus]

Colette is seriously vile. Heh. She kind of scares me a little.

[KChan she/her]

She's great practice writing, though. She's the complete opposite of the characters I like to write the best, so playing her is a neat little challenge for myself. The same goes with Phyra 2.0, though she's far more exhausting to write.

[Musicspren he/him]

She's great practice writing, though. She's the complete opposite of the characters I like to write the best, so playing her is a neat little challenge for myself. The same goes with Phyra 2.0, though she's far more exhausting to write.

You have Phyra? I thought someone else did. She strikes me as perhaps the most evil of all characters (even pre-going rogue).

(To all:) By the way, I already love this thread.

[borborygmus]

She has Phyra now. Previously, another member was playing Phyra, but after he disappeared from the board some important plots with Phyra were left hanging. Primarily, Mikhail needed to be murdered! So Kchan took her over to carry them through to completion - hence, Phyra 2.0.

I like that thread too.

Edited October 8, 2011 by borborygmus

[Musicspren he/him]

She has Phyra now. Previously, another member was playing Phyra, but after he disappeared from the board some important plots with Phyra were left hanging. Primarily, Mikhail needed to be murdered! So Kchan took her over to carry them through to completion - hence, Phyra 2.0.

I like that thread too.

Ah, I see. Although with Camille after her, I doubt she will last long. (Not to mention that there's a thread subtitled "The Death of Phyra Venture," which is rather...unambiguous.)

@KChan the RAFOer: This post by Comatose is suspicious...Luci and Kardin? Sanna and Lucien???

@Chaos and somewhat Comatose: I believe I found Riordan.

[KChan she/her]

Yeeeeah, she's not going to. Just saying. And it was supposed to be Sanna and Lucius, actually. I don't ever know if it would happen in the RP, but there was an in-joke going around about Luci putting on a man's suit and calling herself Lucius Deveaux, so in Matt's post, "he" is going on a date with Sanna. I'm curious about which RAFO you're referring to, though. That's definitely not something nasty, so... XD

[Musicspren he/him]

Thanks for clarifying...slightly.

I'm curious about which RAFO you're referring to, though.

From the first page:

As for Luci/Kardin? RAFO.

[Chaos he/him]

Man, Musicspren, I can't wait for you to read my Inquisitor, when I finish her app. She is pure evil.

Yes, once we had two female Inquisitors, I had to make a third. They are the Angels.

[Comatose he/him]

Also, if you like the character questions thread... we're planning on doing something similar here on 17th shard. Stay posted!

[Musicspren he/him]

Man, Musicspren, I can't wait for you to read my Inquisitor, when I finish her app. She is pure evil.

Yes, once we had two female Inquisitors, I had to make a third. They are the Angels.

Purer evil than Phyra? Perhaps it's possible from an Inquisitor... But characters are going to have to stop thinking female Inquisitors are unexpected, given that the only male to have active posts so far is Valkyn.

[borborygmus]

But there are more male NPC-Inquisitors beyond the PCs. The female Inquisitors get more screen-time, but that artificially enhances their presence.

I also suspect that women in the Ministry in general are not common; most of the Obligators are male.

[KChan she/her]

Yeah, the demographics in-world are stacked heavily in favor of the men, but once we had two female Inquisitors, we had to have a third to create Shokhan's Angels. The PC obligators, though, are entirely male, except for Felicity (who is technically retired anyways and thus arguably not might count).