Character Development Thread--Discussion

Thanks for that! I'll probably update the two military people with some basic details after the next post, and add the cowboy to the list.

Speaking of next post, I'll probably post my modified version of the next segment(realized my caffeine-educed writing session had some kinks... ended up researching duels, among other things) after electronic-tragedy and/or madprophet post.

Huh, I thought I moved Garganteum...

YEAH I'll work on a post now.

I'm somewhat uncertain about what to post for Frontier right now. Might wait on some other people to go first.

Also, feel like I've been waiting a while on Dream.

Having a really hard time writing anything right now. I'll try again later. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll get to reply with all four characters in their respective situations.

edited 28th May '16 3:56:30 PM by Ryuhza

Anoerith post probably coming today! Sorry for the delay. I didn't even notice it was my turn.

Althought maybe I didn't want to, since while Ano is one of my less developed main characters, and she is surely the one in direst need of a rewrite, but unfortunately my over-ambitious mind decided to pull two other characters in a plot thread that I can't just interrupt in order to force me to write her until I learn how to write her.

Well, nothing I can do about it now. Hopefully, Troperfrom 95 will make their Salaam post soon, since writing for Cira helps me relax from writing for Ano.

Sorry my post in Frontier is so brief but I've been battling a stress headache all day and it's now the early hours of the morning.

Hopefully it's enough to keep the balls rolling in the Northwestern Desert and on the road to the mountains.

I don't know if it's fair to call Hazel a woman...after all, she's probably the youngest in the group. Hazel shouldn't be in college. Hazel should be in high school.

Explanation: In Real Life, the youngest you can legally enlist as is the age of 17. Generally in order to do so, you need to be graduating early and have your parents permission. I believe you are also not allowed to go into any combat situation until you are 18. Hazel enlisted right on her 17th birthday and left not too long after. She was deployed to an Iraq in the thick of insurgency not too long after her 18th birthday. A Birthday, Not a Break, eh?

edited 29th May '16 7:04:25 AM by Tehpillowstar

Making my Anoerith post right now. Sorry for the wall of exposition, it feels as cringe-worthy for me as it does for you. After the trio enters the underworld proper and the gatekeeper leaves, ideally they should meet a person from each character's past one at a time, either someone they love or hate, and see what happens, knowing that the gatekeeper will let those birds attack them if said person doens't choose to leavevthe dream.

Yeah, I dragged you into a quest. I hate myself so much right now...

No idea why that Barn post was giving me so much trouble. I really wasn't feeling motivated yesterday to begin with, which certainly didn't help.

School eating your time, Snowy?

Pretty much, yeah. I had certain expectations heading into summer classes because I'd taken American politics and intro to music theory last summer, which were four and three units respectively. Both of my journalism classes are three units so I assumed they'd be a bit harder than my music theory class because I was already familiar with theory when I took that class (I registered solely to increase my units enough to qualify for financial aid) but not that much. Turns out the time commitment for each is more like my four unit class. RIP in pieces, me.

It also sucks that I have to teach myself video editing and Photoshop on the fly for my multimedia journalism class. I've found that when the course description says you don't need prior experience in something, it's at least a half lie 90% of the time.

edited 29th May '16 10:27:16 AM by SnowyFoxes

-hug-

Hang in there, Snowy. We need you.

By the way, who's the handsome fellow in your avatar?

^^ -is hug- Thank.

^ Arcade Gannon, who shares the title of favorite Fallout: New Vegas companion with Veronica Santangelo. I'm going to make myself stop there because I could fill this thread with my Fallout-related screaming but I won't (and shouldn't).

I did try writing again yesterday, but I fell asleep after something like a paragraph. Feeling more fit for it today.

Oh, of course! I knew I recognized him from somewhere. Fantastic character and a favored companion for me as well.

Also *hug*.

edited 29th May '16 1:04:06 PM by Gault

Damn, I keep meaning to get New Vegas. I mean, it's Fallout... written by the very justly legendary Obsidian Entertainment^note yes, I know, Torment was when they were still Black Isle Studios, but there's a definite continuity there. I just keep remembering it only while in the middle of other games...

I've never played Fallout but I've heard very good things about New Vegas. And very bad things about Fallout 3.

New Vegas is pretty darn good. That's funny because a part of Samuel's appearance is based off Boone (that and other unsavory backstories pieces).

I wish I could play it without it crashing after 5 minutes (I used to have a really really shitty old PC—so I use my sister's which can barely run her Touhou obsession).

edited 29th May '16 2:37:10 PM by electronic-tragedy

I have to get back to playing New Vegas at some point in the future, but I'm so super into Battleborn these days, that I'm even neglecting to play FO 4.

Fallout 4 is my first fallout game so I don't know much about Vegas.

Though I haven't been playing Fallout 4 lately; still playing Skyrim lol.

I was playing Skyrim for a little while a few months ago, but then I stopped.

Still bugs me how like every character in that game is a human even though there's a bajillion other races.

Even though there's lizards.

Man, I don't know about quantity, but by passion and volume, the loudest cheering in the Elder Scrolls fandom would be for The Elder Srolls VI: Black Marsh.

@Eterna Memoria: I'm personally fine with how things are going, and I'm working on a post for Mazra now, but I wanted to point out that it is a dream - if you really don't want to do a third character/subplot after all, there doesn't need to be much of an excuse to simply move Mazra and Caleb somewhere else.

x3

Well it is a cold-as-hell region. Even with jackets and evolution or magic-tree-sap-volution or however it works, you could see how a species of reptiles might not be keen on the location.

Me and a friend have been wanting that ever since you could go down and touch the corner in Oblivion.



The northern desert part of my post is done. Now writing for the bed and breakfasters. Very much waiting on ladytanuki/nrjxll/slysheen for the wagon.

edited 29th May '16 3:40:29 PM by Ryuhza

No. I may complain more than I should, but I still haven't given up. Plus, the delay was only that long because I didn't notice it was my turn.

edited 29th May '16 3:41:13 PM by EternaMemoria