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Gault Laugh and grow dank! from beyond the kingdom Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: P.S. I love you
Laugh and grow dank!
#31701: Jan 27th 2017 at 2:19:04 PM

[up] I have two characters that can only appear in threads like Frontier, so I'm waiting on that rather eagerly.

yey
Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#31702: Jan 27th 2017 at 2:29:57 PM

It looks like we've got a little spat on our hands. To arms! To arms!

I mean... Will, it's your turn, whenever you see fit.



Just curious, but do people see finishing threads up nicely as something very important? I can't know that personally, given that three of my character plotlines met an abrupt end and one basically went in the opposite direction I originally planned to, making it harder to invest myself in the current threads.

It's an opportunity that isn't always available, so it's nice to take it when it is. Plus, I've been working on these little plots for over a year now. They might not mean much in the grand scheme of things, but I hate to just dump them off a cliff so close to the conclusion. And I do like the setting. Reminds me of hiking trips or vacations I've gone on in the past.

They'll turn your world around
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#31703: Jan 27th 2017 at 3:23:24 PM

It depends on how the thread went, I suppose. in this case I would like to properly wrap it up if possible.

Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#31704: Jan 27th 2017 at 4:57:49 PM

@ladytanuki: what say you on wrapping up the Frontier thread? It seems that your arc is close to a close with the sleeping/comatatose students now awake and most of the others back in town.

@Willderegio and others: it also looks like the Joseph/Omar plot is close to finishing, too, once things are resolved one way or t'other at the cave/mine.

How many other arcs are running?

edited 27th Jan '17 4:59:07 PM by Wolf1066

Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#31705: Jan 27th 2017 at 5:12:11 PM

[up]

I'm waiting for the next (and last) in thread day to wrap up John and James's subplot. Also Amy and Maya's should wrap up soon too,

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#31706: Jan 27th 2017 at 5:13:26 PM

It's been four real life days since anyone posted in the thread. At that rate, I don't think there's going to be another in-thread one.

Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#31707: Jan 27th 2017 at 5:15:15 PM

[up]

...There was just a post today.

Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#31708: Jan 27th 2017 at 5:30:05 PM

I was planning on seeing the most prominent events get closure, and then backing out of the thread with the likes of Connie and Davey getting dinner or something.

Story wise, they're slated to stay another day at least, but like nrjxll says, there's not enough interest left to make that happen. Plus Rip has been stuck in the desert since November, which kinda screwed up the development of his plot and further stuff for the other two to do.

edited 27th Jan '17 5:31:39 PM by Ryuhza

They'll turn your world around
Kkutwar The Prince of Foolish Relevations from A Place Beneath both Good & Evil Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
The Prince of Foolish Relevations
#31709: Jan 27th 2017 at 5:50:56 PM

I'll likely post for Noire and Midnight Stitcher first. Overall I've just been in an odd mood (I wanted to be either a dad or official creative before my latest birthday), and it helps my creativity by watching & playing things. Though doesn't seem like Caleb & Half have done anything this turn in the Graveyard yet.

"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."
Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#31710: Jan 27th 2017 at 6:14:18 PM

Waiting on ladytanuki both at the wagon and the Doctor's office.

The only other places I've got characters are The Tipsy Toad and the Livery Stable (before going to The Tipsy Toad) and they're the only recently-active characters there - I doubt anyone aside from me is interested in what's going on there so I'll just be glossing over it when they next interact with other troper characters.

At least I've written, for my own sake, what's been happening there while other things have been going on so I've got an idea of what everyone has recently experienced/learned.

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#31711: Jan 27th 2017 at 7:03:53 PM

...There was just a post today.

To be fair, I'm an idiot who just wasted three hours looking at random funny stuff online that included literal cat pictures.

Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
VioletN the cutest lizard from somewhere in the between Since: Jan, 2017
the cutest lizard
#31714: Jan 28th 2017 at 9:14:28 AM

I generally like it when a thread has an actual conclusion instead of just ending. A sense of closure is nice.

I'm also not entirely sure what I'm going to do for Space Cruise, since I have a lot of characters and not all of them would fit super well in that sort of setting. I'm also probably only going to use one character for this thread, since I don't think I could handle multiple characters in multiple threads at the same time. Hopefully this one will be easier to write for due to the more laid-back atmosphere.

She turned her eyes to see the ship's fins - they are rising upward to the ring again...
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#31715: Jan 28th 2017 at 2:31:44 PM

I just feel like both thread ideas right now are more focused on worldbuilding than is really good for the CDTs.

Gault Laugh and grow dank! from beyond the kingdom Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: P.S. I love you
Laugh and grow dank!
#31716: Jan 28th 2017 at 2:42:12 PM

[up] One of the best threads I think I've ever had, if not the best- at least for me- was Capital. That thread's setting was extensively worldbuilt, with plenty of details as to it's precise areas and how it all functioned. The setting is very important to supporting character interaction. Besides, certain characters will fit more in one kind of setting than another. A lot of my characters from Avanterra are adventurers, who really wouldn't have much to do in a low-key setting.

edited 28th Jan '17 2:43:37 PM by Gault

yey
Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#31718: Jan 28th 2017 at 3:26:55 PM

Yes, I'll be working on a post as soon as I get my mind focused and ready to go. Kinda loopy and out of it today. sad

VioletN the cutest lizard from somewhere in the between Since: Jan, 2017
the cutest lizard
#31719: Jan 28th 2017 at 3:45:45 PM

I don't really think there's all that much worldbuilding in the space thread. It's just a luxury cruise in space.

She turned her eyes to see the ship's fins - they are rising upward to the ring again...
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#31720: Jan 28th 2017 at 4:03:26 PM

With extensive detail required on all the little aspects of a spaceship, because space liners don't actually exist.

I don't like Like Reality, Unless Noted as a normal writing trope, but for something like this with characters from tons of different settings, I think it's kind of useful.

I'm not intending to start a serious debate, though - merely noting why I'm not enthusiastic about Space Liner despite writing science fiction.

VioletN the cutest lizard from somewhere in the between Since: Jan, 2017
the cutest lizard
#31721: Jan 28th 2017 at 4:11:24 PM

I don't think we really need to explain how the spaceship works, because that's unlikely to actually come up in the thread? The "space" part is mostly just set dressing. It's not really any different than if we just had a regular cruise ship on Earth.

She turned her eyes to see the ship's fins - they are rising upward to the ring again...
Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#31722: Jan 28th 2017 at 4:11:50 PM

[up]x4

Oh yeah, I know the feeling. Well, whenever you think you're ready. smile

edited 28th Jan '17 4:12:12 PM by Ryuhza

They'll turn your world around
ladytanuki Friendly Neighborhood Lich from SF, CA, US Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Friendly Neighborhood Lich
#31723: Jan 28th 2017 at 4:44:02 PM

I'm planning on dedicating today to posting (with a priority in Frontier), so that'll be up soon. I think my posting will mostly be on weekends now and maybe Mondays, as right now besides work, I'm also dedicating a lot of time to recording footage for a Let's Playnote , since it's of a game I'm borrowing from a roommate who'll only be around until March.

Also, update on Pokemon Moon: I just finished catching all the Ultra Beasts, and I named one of the Pheromosas Gabriel, after KC's Gabe. Because, y'know, it's a white-clad high-heeled beauty with Super-Speed and high attack power. I named another one Lucina after Sinistrina's twin sister, who Gabe has been mistaken for a couple of times.

EDIT: After reading Will's post about Witch Species, I suddenly realized that all three species of Orenya could qualify as such, since they all have a physical Third Eye that forms most of the basis for their use of magic (that and prolonged exposure to a Background Magic Field). Nemaforte briefly explained it in Frontier, so I feel justified repeating that info here.

Okay, so what, are we having a song-posting party? Um, okay... I guess I'll contribute my current top favorite song.

edited 28th Jan '17 4:52:15 PM by ladytanuki

Come, my child of the devil. Your mother is calling you. Hear my call in Hell's grand hall, where all our dreams come true.
SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#31724: Jan 28th 2017 at 5:43:26 PM

Sorry about the continued delay in posting. Been dealing with the student union regarding my writing club being frozen and these people seem to really delight in giving cryptic answers.

The last battle's curtains will open on stage!
Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#31725: Jan 28th 2017 at 5:56:20 PM

I'm not seeing that an over-abundance of world-building has been done on the Space Liner - detailed map showing where everything of importance is, sure; links to resources that give a better idea (for those of us that have never been on one) what a luxury liner looks like, OK. But as far as how the science works, what drives the ship, why it is a ship rather than a more realistic spacecraft, how the artificial gravity works etc, all that's been glossed over and it's enough to say "I went up three floors from my cabin to the wherever and did so and so..."

The setting is more like "Like the MS Queen Elizabeth Unless Noted" and it exists merely as a place for characters to be and interact.


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