Hi! I'm that Stormlight Animatic person.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

So, hi.  I'm a long-time reader of the Cosmere, and I tend to haunt all of the Sanderson reddits.  I do comics of all the characters and animation/storyboard music videos for Stormlight.  I used to do a lot of forums on Figment(a now dead writing site) when I was a teen, and this is my first time getting back into a forum setting in a long while.  A lot of other fans reference 17th Shard a lot, so I figured it was worth at least popping in and checking everything out.  

If there's anything you particularly like about the forums or "a best part" as it were, I'd love a brief walkthrough.

Thanks, and hello!

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

Welcome to the Shard!  Great to have you here!  I love your animatics by the way, I've seen them around and I really like the style you use.

I have a special place in my heart for the RPs, especially The Fellowship of the Thing, as a semi-member of it.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

There are RPs here?  I used to do some of that on Goodreads as a teen; it'd be fun to read through some of them.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

4 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

There are RPs here?  I used to do some of that on Goodreads as a teen; it'd be fun to read through some of them.

Yes, there are!  I'm not part of most of them, but FOTT is pretty big.  It all started when @Channelknight Fadran was bored and wanted to mess around... now it's got six threads and like thirty characters.  I know @Condensation has made a few RPs.

[midnight13 she/her]

5 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

There are RPs here?  I used to do some of that on Goodreads as a teen; it'd be fun to read through some of them.

Yep there are. Here’s the link to the page that shows all the topics (is it called a topic page? Ah whatever): https://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/15-role-playing/

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

Just now, Spren of Kindness said:

Yes, there are!  I'm not part of most of them, but FOTT is pretty big.  It all started when @Channelknight Fadran was bored and wanted to mess around... now it's got six threads and like thirty characters.  I know @Condensation has made a few RPs.

Where do I find these?  I'm wading through the forums posting my art/writing/crafts where it seems appropriate, ha.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

1 minute ago, midnight13 said:

Yep there are. Here’s the link to the page that shows all the topics (is it called a topic page? Ah whatever): https://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/15-role-playing/

Thanks!

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

Just now, ProfetessaOscura said:

Where do I find these?  I'm wading through the forums posting my art/writing/crafts where it seems appropriate, ha.

Down in General Discussion, there's a RP subforum.  That's where those are.

[Channelknight Fadran]

11 minutes ago, Spren of Kindness said:

Yes, there are!  I'm not part of most of them, but FOTT is pretty big.  It all started when @Channelknight Fadran was bored and wanted to mess around... now it's got six threads and like thirty characters.  I know @Condensation has made a few RPs.

Yay! Free advertising!

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

9 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Yay! Free advertising!

Which RP is your favorite, and should I haunt it?  XD

[Channelknight Fadran]

5 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

Which RP is your favorite, and should I haunt it?  XD

My favorite is Siren's Call and you should join it.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

3 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

My favorite is Siren's Call and you should join it.

First I need to figure out character creation, forum and post order/pacing etiquette, and the like.
Is Siren's Call a Cosmere setting?  Which world?  
Pardon me while I go check it out. 

[Honorless he/him]

Welcome to the Shard! Hope to see you around on the theorizing side of the forums too! 

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

23 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

My favorite is Siren's Call and you should join it.

Is this like RWBY?  Like a Remnant - Stormlight blend?

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

Just now, Honorless said:

Welcome to the Shard! Hope to see you around on the theorizing side of the forums too! 

Of course!

[Channelknight Fadran]

48 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

First I need to figure out character creation, forum and post order/pacing etiquette, and the like.
Is Siren's Call a Cosmere setting?  Which world?  
Pardon me while I go check it out. 

It isn't cosmere. As for forum RP etiquette...

I'll just give an example post:

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Quote

Put all non-character posts in quote boxes.

Fadran did something in the world of the RP. "Hey, guys, I can use quotation marks to say stuff, just like normal writing!"

@ProfetessaOscura

Quote

Make sure to quote/tag whoever you're interacting with. A few things you should avoid:

• Swearing: It's allowed, just not excessively.
• Sexual content: Innuendo is as steamy as you're really allowed to get.
• Godmodding: Don't try to control someone else's character. There's a lot of gray area here, though. Most people are pretty okay with stuff that harms your character, I.E "I stab Fadran," but if it downright kills them or something, then we get a bit annoyed.

 

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

5 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

It isn't cosmere. As for forum RP etiquette...

I'll just give an example post:

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Fadran did something in the world of the RP. "Hey, guys, I can use quotation marks to say stuff, just like normal writing!"

@ProfetessaOscura

Sent you a message with a character idea?

 

[AonEne he/him]

44 minutes ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

Is this like RWBY?  Like a Remnant - Stormlight blend?

*glances at closet where she's trying desperately to not let the RWBY RP die*

Anyway, welcome to the forums! I'll need to check out your stuff sometime I do need to tell you as a mod that we prefer that people don't post twice in a row, instead using the edit feature, though it's not a big deal.

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

Just now, AonEne said:

*glances at closet where she's trying desperately to not let the RWBY RP die*

Anyway, welcome to the forums! I'll need to check out your stuff sometime I do need to tell you as a mod that we prefer that people don't post twice in a row, instead using the edit feature, though it's not a big deal.

Good to know, thanks!  
Also, RWBY RP?  Lol.

[AonEne he/him]

1 minute ago, ProfetessaOscura said:

Good to know, thanks!  
Also, RWBY RP?  Lol.

I can add you to the PM (private message) if you're interested in reading and/or joining it, as well as the group chat for RWBY (though, actually, it might just be best to make a thread at this point...hmm).

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

Just now, AonEne said:

I can add you to the PM (private message) if you're interested in reading and/or joining it, as well as the group chat for RWBY (though, actually, it might just be best to make a thread at this point...hmm).

That would be fun. 

[Aeternum]

(Very late) Welcome to the Shard!

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

17 minutes ago, Not an Ookla said:

(Very late) Welcome to the Shard!

Thank you!

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

On 12/30/2020 at 0:53 PM, Channelknight Fadran said:

My favorite is Siren's Call and you should join it.

Plus they are making a book out of it. 
Welcome to the Shard, @ProfetessaOscura!

I know we’ve interacted before, but welcome! 
What’s your favorite cosmere book?

 

[ProfetessaOscura she/her]

Just now, Bearer of all agonies said:

Plus they are making a book out of it. 
Welcome to the Shard, @ProfetessaOscura!

I know we’ve interacted before, but welcome! 
What’s your favorite cosmere book?

 

Probably Way of Kings.  All of Stormlight is my jam, but seeing Kaladin struggle and bring up all those around him is fantastic.  Shallan is getting established in that book, and I didn't see much of her point in the book when I first read it as a kid, but she's interesting enough in re-reads.  The Way of Kings is definitely a Kaladin book, though.  That Taravangian twist, though!  At the end when Jasnah and Shallan had just been chilling with him, not realizing what he really is.  It's just such a great establishing novel with quotable parts and characters, high stakes, and ugh.  Wonderfully done.

I was upset at Mistborn when I was a kid because Kelsier was my favorite, and I thought he did a dumb with his final move.  On a reread, though... I guess it makes sense.