A Defiant 'Verse OOC II *Sign Ups Open!*
POSTED BY: Defiant2thelast
UPDATED: Monday, August 10, 2009 09:50
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nice.
Well, I just posted, and its only up to the moment of impact- but I figured I was slightly behind the happenings and needed a catch-up.
Also, I needed to check-
Are both the cargo-bay doors (outer and inner) closed?
Do we have a fortuitous cargo of soft-feather beds-
(or anything of similar effect) or will I be going with bumps, bruises and breaks when Dale gets flung over the stairway's hand rail?
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Plastic crates could be a more ideal landing zone than the hard cold deck plates.
Also lets avoid the loss of gravity for now. Captain doesn't like the idea and this can get confusing enough without tossing other stuff into the mix. Right now apparently the station has power to lights and critical systems, for now.
Good luck posting.
If you need help feel free to contact me at l DOT bargara AT gmail DOT com I'll always help with technical issues you have, few people know Fireflies better than I do and that's not bragging. Also leaving messages in the chat is a good idea too, I'll try to remember to check there tomorrow.
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"Progress doesn't come from early risers — progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Robert A. Heinlein
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Great post Ava.
Lets get this going again. Post people POST!
:D
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"Progress doesn't come from early risers — progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Robert A. Heinlein
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POST MOAR FASTER!
And because everyone should know the awesomeness of this
www. youtube. com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04 (except without the spaces and all lol)
MOAR DOTS!
Above video does have profanity, so if you be at work or sensitive to the ears, do not clicky with loud volume
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I just completed the most stressful couple of work weeks I've had in 14 years!
:(
Have pity, have mercy. I can't post right now.
My problem, as far as posting, is that I often only have a unexpected and sudden window of time open up where I can do some writing. I can usually find time once a week, but not lately.
This doesn't leave me a lot of time to ask a question here, wait a day or so for an answer, and then get to my post. I just don't have that much free time.
I haven't yet read the latest IC scenes, so if you're needing something from the doc, maybe Dale can cover. Maybe Jackie got knocked out by the blast? (I know there was a blast because I read it above, here in the OOC thread.)
Sorry!
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ok. So I know my post wasnt anything pretty- but I figured somebody needed to close the door. That and peeps were naggin for posts.
Celestia-
No trouble. I can easily find you out cold with a bump on your head if circumstance requires. No pressure for you to post before your ready to. I must say however, that the speed at which the thread moves probably means that the Doc wont be interrupted or found before you're available.
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You both have mentioned posting in a very negative manner and that's not what it is at all. The thing about PbP RP is that we all have to rely on each other. We aren't writing a single story where if you don't feel like posting, no one is affected, or if it's one on one, you just have that other person to contend with, and if you feel like pausing for a bit, there's no problem with just picking it back up where you left off.
I'm not trying to pick on anyone in particular, or say that I'm right you're wrong, but if we're having this much trouble keeping up with how posting is going now, I'm worried to see what happens when we are actually in the air and settled.
Even if you can't come up with a post right away, say something in the OOC thread so that we know what's going on. There's so much OOC chatter on the Oberon talking about why we may not be able to post because of RL circumstances, and about why we posted this that way, or what we're hoping to convey. You can't see the backstage chatter unless you're part of that particular ship, but I promise you it's there. Obie's is at least twenty pages long.
Nevertheless, I'm not trying to bash on anyone, or upset anyone, I'm just trying to put into perspective that once we get to flying, things are going to be moving a lot quicker and we won't have to rely on the GM as much. Our characters will be interacting freely with one another, unless there's some magical way to avoid everyone on the spaceship that I don't know about =P
Furthermore, as much as the GM is the "leader" and the one to push the story along, we all are a part of this and all have to take into consideration that our posts and actions IC help this story be what it is and move along in a timely fashion.
<3
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Wow, look at Ava with all the good points. You sound like such an old pro - I'm so proud lol :)
Just wanted to point out Shade was still outside (I hadn't figured what to do, should have realized GO INSIDE was the obvious answer - was going to help the captain, but he's inside already so no point) anyhow, I edited my last post to amp up the damage from the explosion AND to move myself inside.
I'm not getting left behind because of being overlooked. That's stupid.
Anyhow, Ava's right about a lot of things. One of the things I ask people before they join the Oberon is if they are SURE they want to commit to something like this. It CAN take a lot of time and effort at times. At the same time, if people know what is going on with you out of character, know that you're on vacation, or working overtime, or babysitting your cousin's octuplets - whatever it is, if the others know you a little better, they can help work around or with you to help you out more.
Another thing - I've been encouraged twice, I believe, to post for another character. I can't do that. I dont' KNOW them. Now, the problem there is if you're more vocal in general, and I get to know YOU, I'll have a WAY better chance of having SOME idea what your character might do, even if you haven't had the chance to post enough to let me get to know the character.
OOC chatter is SO important. We chat about ourselves, about life, about what we want to do, what we're planning for our posts, even funny ideas we had for incidents or reactions.
Having our backstage chatter available ONLY to us means readers never get plot spoilers. We treat our stories like a TV show - we don't even call it a play by post, but a Writing Collaborative. We plan a lot, but only in the general sense, as in establishing what point a is and what point b is, all the way through to the end of the current plot. What is actually posted is the meat, the details, that fill in that journey from a to b to the end.
Now, having said all this, I do believe that Defiant is run more like an old Tabletop RPG. The "roleplaying" comes in somewhat aecondary to the "game" part. That means he's looking more for your reactions to things that happen, than how you feel about what happened. He's looking to see what you DO, what choices you make. Not read reams on your internal conflicts and motivations.
That doesn't mean they shouldn't be included - that's what makes it fun to both read and write these things. So - don't leave it out, but be aware that what you do will have consequences that he's not going to cooperate with you to "work through". If you make a mistake, you might pay for it.
That said, I think we all know if he does something to completely kick you out of the game, he's got to be careful, or he will get rid of all his players, and a GM without players is a sad, boring thing! LOL!! So, you may have to pay, but if you're smart about it, you'll find a way to survive.
I hope that helps too. I went into this expecting something more like the Oberon, where we have more of a plan, and the writers are all as in control of what happens as I am - not pawns controlled by me, but equals in the sense that they know everything that's planned, to a certain extent, and they had a hand in planning it.
Doesn't make Oberon better, just to say, cuz it's just DIFFERENT. I miss my tabletop days. Knowing this is more like that sort of environemtn - even if Defiant is rather absent, he's our GM, and we're just players, so we've got to watch each other's backs, and we can do that by talking to each other a little more!
ok, now I think I'm rambling. ANyhow. just in case, don't nobody take any of this as wrong, as far as, it's just me talking, putting thoughts out there, and stating things as I understand them. I'm making an attempt to have a conversation, not attacking or complaining, or anything ELSE. Just talking. I hate how you can't see that I'm smiling, or hear that some of this is amusing, you only have my words on the screen, and i know people have a bad habit o
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whoa. chillo folks. I understand your helpfull comments were ambiguous and for general use-
but i definitely feel like im a targeted piece of ambiguous.
All i meant to say in my previous post is-
iz all goood bra.
No time hassles- you'r covered- and you probably dont even need to be.
[there was no intention of any slur on the game-speed, only an emotionless estimation]
As for using OOC threads more-
well, it sure sounds good. But until we start using the entire crew (or at least more than two people!) in a single conflict, action sequence or even just a chaotic conversation, Im not sure we fully need it yet.
Also, if we commit more time to posting on the OOC regarding in character posts, awaiting replies on it, responding back and awaiting their second reply(s) before you even post in the in-character thread-
You could very well add a week or more to the time gap between in-character posts.
But, as I mentioned earlier-
for multi-character actions/fights/arguments (with interruptions! :) !)
Yeah- OOC will be mighty handy.
Cheerio
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not so much saying anyone has to post more - I was just pointing out chatting more amongst ourselves leads to a closer-knit, more productive group :P
I rambled a LOT... brain just kept working.
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