Recruits needed for Quest! - Page 50

Lady Willow Rose · 08-27-2006, 07:11 PM

Hi, Willow

Yeah, this is going to be awkward.

Willow Oran · 08-27-2006, 07:17 PM

Perhaps a bit.

Don't worry. I only plan to use this account when posting for the character. Just one of those things.

Lady Marion Magdalena · 08-27-2006, 07:20 PM

See? Not so awkward. Similar names happen. It could be worse.

Lady Willow Rose · 08-27-2006, 07:26 PM

Oh, so it's you!

Hehe, but I'll have fun with the similar names when Eresse meets you

Acalewia · 08-27-2006, 08:12 PM

You did'nt know Willow Oran and LMM were one and the same?

Lady Willow Rose · 08-27-2006, 09:52 PM

No, I'm afraid I was not aware of that fact

***Earniel*** · 08-28-2006, 06:34 AM

Serenoli, the text is fine, no edits necessary.

Now for something completely different, this may be only a silly problem but it does bothers me somewhat. I've noticed a certain difference writing style between the old crew and the new members. The constant switching from one to the other is a rather bothersome when you're reading through a few pages.

The old crew, like me writes, mostly in a sort of script form, with the naration between ** or in italics, and spoken dialogue following the name of the speaker. The new crew writes mostly (like most other RPG's are done) in full naration.

I would very much like if we all would use the same method of writing. Personally I would prefer the script form as that's what we're using from the beginning, but I'm willing to leave the decision which method to use either to democracy or the captain. But I would really like some consistancy either way.

Butterbeer · 08-28-2006, 07:34 AM

*BB sipped his black coffee pondering if he could be arsed going to get some milk... the day was creeping by and he was weary, outside it was as changeable as England ever is, sunny and windy with sudden tempestous heavy squalls of rain lashing against the window ... fast shape forming fluffy clouds reel past on an otherwise still pond of blue *

Eärniel: "is this relevant?" *rolls eyes ... nice eyes i'm sure

*

BB *sips coffee*: "anyone ever tell you that you have nice eyes?"

...

what, like that?

Is that the sort of thing?
You can still have narration but the form is between: *the Narrator was in a talkative mood* for description et al, and ...

... Narrator: "hello! " for speech / dialouge? *said the narrator in a deep silky voice*

*BB wonders vaguely if this is right?*

Butterbeer · 08-28-2006, 07:42 AM

also .. is this something we can ease in .. to make a smooth transition to the new style, rather than jolt from one to the other (that is, new for those that are ...new ... not new for the rpg, for, for the rpg it isn't new, but for those who are new it is new .. for those that write in the old fashioned way, i mean...)

can there be an easing-in period of a week or so just for those 'finding their feet' as it were?

Personally, i see no debate here, if that is the form of the rpg then so be it.

Unless as Eärniel says the XK is happy to go one way or another or fuse the two?

Elfmaster XK · 08-28-2006, 09:49 AM

ndeed, I agree with Eärniel. I noticed this a while ago, but as has been shown I'm not always capable of expressing myself without sounding annoyed.

The script format gioves you greater freedom to interact. It is, I think, because of this format that in this RPG there is some use of other people's characters. See I noticed how the new members will post their character speaking one line, in answer to someone else, with little or no dialogue from any other characters. That's fair enough. I know some games don't permit you to use each others characters.

As BB says, this is the form of the RPG. Eärniel, Willow, Katt and I will remain using it and as Eärniel said it would be much appreciated if you all did the same. BB...I think a break in period would work.

Give y'all a chance before we keelhaul ye...hee

Grey_Wolf · 08-28-2006, 02:01 PM

I hope the posting and subsequent erasing of my post hasnt caused any hiccoughs in the story.

Acalewia · 08-28-2006, 07:14 PM

So everybody should write in the script style?

Lady Willow Rose · 08-28-2006, 11:56 PM

Mm. So it would seem.

Mm.

Elfmaster XK · 08-29-2006, 08:11 AM

It would be nice if everyone wrote in the script format, since that's the way this game has always been played. It would flow better in reading.

Acalewia · 08-29-2006, 10:24 AM

Ok I'll work on that. I'm used to the other style

Do i need to go back to my other posts and edit the style?

Elfmaster XK · 08-29-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acalewia

Ok I'll work on that. I'm used to the other style

Do i need to go back to my other posts and edit the style?

Noooo...that'd take you forever! I'm not quite *that* evil.

I hope you all find the style alright, and settle into it well.

Butterbeer · 08-29-2006, 03:25 PM

... else ye' all be a danglin' by your wobbly bits

(except the Entwife of course, who will be forced to read an IKEA catalouge!)

The last sane person · 08-29-2006, 05:43 PM

You are EVIL. Actually, most of Ikea's stuff are of composite boards, not hardwood, so, wait...she'd be seeing mutilated bits of a buncha trees squeezed together!!

Butterbeer · 08-29-2006, 06:03 PM

EVIL?

liddle ol' me or XK????

psst ... better say XK ... after all, you, me, Lady M and Earniel all know of Serenoli's hardbitten gangsta style no nonsense fearless strike first and hide the body after reputation ...but it may go hard on da Cap'n's reputation ...

best BB xx

Huorn · 08-29-2006, 06:22 PM

Your guys are evil to a poor innocent little Huorn.

08-27-2006, 07:11 PM	#981
Lady Willow Rose Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a field of paper flowers Posts: 733	Hi, Willow Yeah, this is going to be awkward. __________________ Real love is a mixture of pleasure, pain and a soul-deep happiness that blasts any complaints out of the water. When you're in love, his voice makes you smile and his laughter warms your heart. And when he weeps, you feel yourself dying in each fallen tear. Love is madness of the very best sort.

08-27-2006, 07:17 PM	#982
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	Perhaps a bit. Don't worry. I only plan to use this account when posting for the character. Just one of those things. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

08-27-2006, 07:20 PM	#983
Lady Marion Magdalena Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a Field of Giant Daisies. Posts: 821	See? Not so awkward. Similar names happen. It could be worse. __________________ "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; Leave me my name!" - The Crucible "nolite hippopotamum vexare!"

08-27-2006, 07:26 PM	#984
Lady Willow Rose Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a field of paper flowers Posts: 733	Oh, so it's you! Hehe, but I'll have fun with the similar names when Eresse meets you __________________ Real love is a mixture of pleasure, pain and a soul-deep happiness that blasts any complaints out of the water. When you're in love, his voice makes you smile and his laughter warms your heart. And when he weeps, you feel yourself dying in each fallen tear. Love is madness of the very best sort.

08-27-2006, 08:12 PM	#985
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	You did'nt know Willow Oran and LMM were one and the same? __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

08-27-2006, 09:52 PM	#986
Lady Willow Rose Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a field of paper flowers Posts: 733	No, I'm afraid I was not aware of that fact __________________ Real love is a mixture of pleasure, pain and a soul-deep happiness that blasts any complaints out of the water. When you're in love, his voice makes you smile and his laughter warms your heart. And when he weeps, you feel yourself dying in each fallen tear. Love is madness of the very best sort.

08-28-2006, 06:34 AM	#987
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Serenoli, the text is fine, no edits necessary. Now for something completely different, this may be only a silly problem but it does bothers me somewhat. I've noticed a certain difference writing style between the old crew and the new members. The constant switching from one to the other is a rather bothersome when you're reading through a few pages. The old crew, like me writes, mostly in a sort of script form, with the naration between ** or in italics, and spoken dialogue following the name of the speaker. The new crew writes mostly (like most other RPG's are done) in full naration. I would very much like if we all would use the same method of writing. Personally I would prefer the script form as that's what we're using from the beginning, but I'm willing to leave the decision which method to use either to democracy or the captain. But I would really like some consistancy either way. __________________ We are not things. Last edited by Earniel : 08-28-2006 at 06:36 AM.

08-28-2006, 07:34 AM	#988
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	BB sipped his black coffee pondering if he could be arsed going to get some milk... the day was creeping by and he was weary, outside it was as changeable as England ever is, sunny and windy with sudden tempestous heavy squalls of rain lashing against the window ... fast shape forming fluffy clouds reel past on an otherwise still pond of blue Eärniel: "is this relevant?" rolls eyes ... nice eyes i'm sure BB sips coffee: "anyone ever tell you that you have nice eyes?" ... what, like that? Is that the sort of thing? You can still have narration but the form is between: the Narrator was in a talkative mood for description et al, and ... ... Narrator: "hello! " for speech / dialouge? said the narrator in a deep silky voice BB wonders vaguely if this is right?

08-28-2006, 07:42 AM	#989
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	also .. is this something we can ease in .. to make a smooth transition to the new style, rather than jolt from one to the other (that is, new for those that are ...new ... not new for the rpg, for, for the rpg it isn't new, but for those who are new it is new .. for those that write in the old fashioned way, i mean...) can there be an easing-in period of a week or so just for those 'finding their feet' as it were? Personally, i see no debate here, if that is the form of the rpg then so be it. Unless as Eärniel says the XK is happy to go one way or another or fuse the two? Last edited by Butterbeer : 08-28-2006 at 07:53 AM.

08-28-2006, 09:49 AM	#990
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	ndeed, I agree with Eärniel. I noticed this a while ago, but as has been shown I'm not always capable of expressing myself without sounding annoyed. The script format gioves you greater freedom to interact. It is, I think, because of this format that in this RPG there is some use of other people's characters. See I noticed how the new members will post their character speaking one line, in answer to someone else, with little or no dialogue from any other characters. That's fair enough. I know some games don't permit you to use each others characters. As BB says, this is the form of the RPG. Eärniel, Willow, Katt and I will remain using it and as Eärniel said it would be much appreciated if you all did the same. BB...I think a break in period would work. Give y'all a chance before we keelhaul ye...hee __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

08-28-2006, 02:01 PM	#991
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	I hope the posting and subsequent erasing of my post hasnt caused any hiccoughs in the story.

08-28-2006, 07:14 PM	#992
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	So everybody should write in the script style? __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

08-28-2006, 11:56 PM	#993
Lady Willow Rose Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a field of paper flowers Posts: 733	Mm. So it would seem. Mm. __________________ Real love is a mixture of pleasure, pain and a soul-deep happiness that blasts any complaints out of the water. When you're in love, his voice makes you smile and his laughter warms your heart. And when he weeps, you feel yourself dying in each fallen tear. Love is madness of the very best sort.

08-29-2006, 08:11 AM	#994
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	It would be nice if everyone wrote in the script format, since that's the way this game has always been played. It would flow better in reading. __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

08-29-2006, 10:24 AM	#995
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	Ok I'll work on that. I'm used to the other style Do i need to go back to my other posts and edit the style? __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

08-29-2006, 03:25 PM	#997
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	... else ye' all be a danglin' by your wobbly bits (except the Entwife of course, who will be forced to read an IKEA catalouge!)

08-29-2006, 05:43 PM	#998
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	You are EVIL. Actually, most of Ikea's stuff are of composite boards, not hardwood, so, wait...she'd be seeing mutilated bits of a buncha trees squeezed together!! __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. Last edited by The last sane person : 08-29-2006 at 05:44 PM.

08-29-2006, 06:03 PM	#999
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	EVIL? liddle ol' me or XK???? psst ... better say XK ... after all, you, me, Lady M and Earniel all know of Serenoli's hardbitten gangsta style no nonsense fearless strike first and hide the body after reputation ...but it may go hard on da Cap'n's reputation ... best BB xx

08-29-2006, 06:22 PM	#1000
Huorn Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fangorn's Treeherd Posts: 393	Your guys are evil to a poor innocent little Huorn. __________________ Silver Valley Oak As for me and my house we will serve the LORD Just call me Oakie

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