We Have All Been Genderflipped 2.0 Discussion Board

The latter.

Okay!

Posting in 3...2...1...

Don't mind me, just announcing my presence.

-speaks into a megaphone- ICHI IS HERE.

I'm going to be expanding on Alex's appearance a little more but only because I feel like I've basically put too little there.

I can expand on it some, because I've at least considered a few things for the sake of the masquerade and how I'll work it.

Heh. So, soon this begins, huh. Here's to hoping I don't get caught in the situation where RL timetables keep dragging me away.

are we allowed a second character completely unrelated to our first?

at this second i'm going to say no.

we made one exception for twins but at the same time we already have quite a few players characters already.

let's see how things run for a bit and then consider that sort of thing.

ah, okay.

Alright. I am ready.

ATTENTION

2.0 has begun.

EDIT: note that the opening her is for people who did not give us a way they were entering the game; if you have mentioned to the gm's that you wanted to enter the game in an alternative way, feel free to do so, and we'll make sure to guide you through that as well.

edited 16th Jun '16 8:14:48 AM by ImmortalFaust

of note, folks, and we've been saying this for months; we are trying to move away from a scripted format. we'd like to see solid paragraphs and whatnot instead of a few lines of individual dialogue and actions a la WHABGF 1.0.

remember, this whole thing is trying to improve on the areas we were lacking in in the last game and an experiment on the gm's end as we've never done this before, so again, bear with us as we get absolutely every last thing sorted out.

I'm quitting the game because apparently any person I bring in to any game I play will inevitably cause everything to go pear-shaped, and I'm sick and tired of looking like an idiot every time I do so.

you don't look like an idiot aqua..

Hmm. Time to puzzle out an introduction, then...

@Aqua: You're no idiot, Aqua. We just have our moments where we aren't the brightest. I still believe you are a bright person, and are definitely altruistic.

@Engie: Ah. Well, don't be too afraid to take your time. It took me quite a couple hours to think that out.

Okay, just to clear things: is there a grandfather clause, or should I sign up again if I want back in?

whip up a sheet and post it in the signups. we're taking things a little more seriously this time around.

All right, no problem. I prefer the more serious direction to be honest.

edited 16th Jun '16 1:24:56 PM by TooManyIdeas

Oh, it started?

Alright.., How should I go about this,..?

I'm quite glad that this is a slower-paced roleplay. Lets me do things like go AFK for an hour and not really miss out on too much.

Just for the record, I am going AFK for an hour.

Room for kitteh? :3c

Write up a signups post, just like everyone else.

This is just for everyone's convenience here, it's not all the nitty gritty, but it should give you a taste for Koi.

Name: Karel Verona (Goes by Koi)

Age: 19 and a half

Gender: Male (Previously Female)

Species: Merman

Personality: Charming, somewhat flirtatious, slightly flamboyant, understanding, kind-hearted, of relatively good intention, kind of geeky, deep, emotional, swift to act, a little insecure, bubbly, has an irrational fear of bears, enjoys the ocean, despises pollution, creates small crafts, loves anything with sea salt and caramel, favorite drink is 2% milk, natural story teller

Appearance: 5 ft 8, athletic, lean build, long and messy hair in a ponytail, mix of a redhead with a brunette, deep, cerulean eyes, sprinkling of freckles, two moles near his left eye, rather small 6 pack, gills located close to his hips, really freaking nice hips, koi fish merman tail with white hip fins and orange triangle bottom fin, finned ears and slightly webbed fingers, cerulean markings under eyes, galaxy blue nails, prefers loose tank top, skinny jeans, and high boots, always wears a raindrop shaped necklace, has tattoos on his chest and shoulder of the ocean waves and a fish, is hoping to get some more on his back, diamond shaped nose piercing

Backstory: Koi grew up as a girl named Karel in the city of Arabesque with his sister Aurelia and father Audri, both of which are adoptive. She lived a fulfilling life, did a lot of artwork as a hobby, worked for her father's restaurant, and would often participate in her sister's potion making endeavors. Karel loved the bay that lead into the city most of all, hanging out there with her friends to fish, collect glass and shells, and watch the sun set, sometimes even swim if they could find a boat to go out far enough. She was great friends with a local music shop owner, Forte Crescendo, and as a result of that friendship, she would learn of her true heritage. She one day found a bottle with an ancient lullaby inside, and after figuring out to sing it, unlocked a tiny fraction of her unknown natural abilities, which would cause men to follow her around and sometimes slight drizzles of rain. She sets on a quest to learn more after consulting Forte about it, sailing out to see in search of a mermaid who has the answers, Forte's wife Rillia. She ends up as a castaway on a magical island, where she awakes from the wreckage to find herself as a man, in the nude no less. He goes and manages to survive on the island, going out swimming every day to look for Rillia until finding her and returning her home. There, he finds the answers to his strange hypnotic abilities, as Rillia and Forte explain together that they're his aunt and uncle, and that his parents, Cadence and Vanna, were merpeople no different from themselves, who died heroically in a terrible war. Koi has a bit of an identity crisis, but manages to bounce back, deciding to travel on a journey of self enlightenment around the world. He ends up slowly but surely unlocking his true merman heritage after accidentally falling into a sacred freshwater lake while on a trip to Japan, and thus returns home to learn how to handle his new, strange condition. Over a period of a year, he is granted his full tail and has a good grasp on how to responsibly use his powers. He returns to traveling and goes to see the world once more, until the plotline of this forum begins.

Strengths: -Has a strong resistance to most poisonous substances -Is a really strong swimmer, loves going for distance and diving -Has a charming voice, enjoys doing singing and character impressions -Has an extensive knowledge of sea life, as well as sea food, or just food, did I mention he really likes good food? -Enjoys crafting in various mediums, ranging from sketching, to composing, to making sea glass mosaics -Is capable to designing and creating tattoos

Weaknesses: -Has an irrational fear of bears -Struggles when exposed to estrogen supplements in the water, same with oil -Is a bit clueless when it comes to combat -Is really cranky and even a bit bonier when dehydrated -When touched by water, whatever body part is wet reveals his merman scales, is a bit paranoid of being initially found out

Abilities: -Hypnotizes people using his voice, though he knows not to overstep boundaries -Reveals his merman tail when completely submerged in water -As a merman, can swim at incredible speeds for long periods of time -Is able to share his abilities with up to two other people if holding hands while transforming, can't go over that or he'll be temporarily unable to use his abilities until recharging -Is affected by the phases of the moon, may be more or less empowered depending on what's -showing -Shares in his family's knowledge of potions and magic songs, needs help to perform some of them

Miscellaneous information: Has a pretty extensive family that he'll talk about along with his adventures, adoptive sister was also subjected to being gender bent (who is also a huge flirt)

Equipment: -Wears a raindrop necklace from Arian (his sister turned brother), contains a special potion inside -that is attracted to magic (which he'd use in an emergency if he didn't have water) -Carries a waterproof book of merfolk songs that work as spells -Has some beads, string, and sea glass in his pocket to make jewelry with -Carries a small bottle that can send letters anywhere on land

hey guys, i'm noticing that people are falling back into the script format again, which is something i'm really trying to get people to move away from.

in my opinion, script format didn't flow very well and only helped contribute to the lack of immersion in the game. writing things like that generally made the interactions more stilted and awkward. the main issue i see with it is that by segregating action and sentence, the entire post becomes far more mechanical and drawn out, and feels like the player is posting, rather than the character acting and speaking by themselves.

prose format, as it's the best name we can come up with for the damn thing, is writing more organically, as if you were writing a story or the like. actions happen in the past tense and the spoken parts of the posts are integrated within the action narrative itself. in this form, the entire interaction with the world, the characters, and the game as a whole feels more like the character is a living, breathing entity within the world, instead of a robotic extension of the player put to paper...or rather, forum, in this case.

the two examples below are, in order, engie's recent post (not trying to throw you under the bus, mate, just found it a good example of script format) and then a rewritten version (done by myself, apologies if it's not entirely in-character) to give an example of the prose format we'd like to see.

SCRIPT:

"*Deltora stares almost wordlessly at Art. A thousand confused thoughts are racing through her head at the moment, quite a number of them being related to his lack of knowledge regarding medieval armor. She shakes her head, still quite clearly in a state of disbelief.*

"Nah, no e-mail thingies 'ere. Chainmail's a type 'a armor, y'know? 'Ave y' really not seen this b'fore?"

• She indicates to the chainmail shirt - essentially, a large number of small metal rings, linked together in a pattern where one ring's solid section is looped through about eight other ring centers, stretching all the way across Deltora's body, along her arms, up her sides, and by the look of it, she's probably got chainmail pants on too. She then turns to Eisen again.*

"A knight? Nah. Fewtimes, ah've found m'self wishin' ah was, though..." "

and the same post, rewritten in PROSE:

"Deltora stared wordlessly at Art, a perplexed disbelief taking up the majority of her thoughts at the idea of anyone knowing so little about medieval armor. Shaking her head, she said "Nah, no e-mail thingies 'ere. Chainmail's a type a' armor, y'know? Are y' really not seen this b'fore?"

She indicated to the chainmail shirt, a multitude of small metal rings joined together so that every one was linked through eight other ring's centers, stretching all the way across her body, arms, sides, and, in reasonable possibility, her legs.

"A knight? Nah. Fewtimes, ah've found m'self wishin' ah was, though.", she said, turning back to Eisen. "

does that make things a little clearer for anyone?

edited 17th Jun '16 10:13:12 PM by ImmortalFaust