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Re: Post Your Pictures!
This peaceful illusion is my younger child at rest. You can tell it's an illusion because she's actually a small demon when awake.
Zeheia
8
Re: Post Your Pictures!
I went chasing Northern Lights this evening, but it was a bit too clouded, meaning they reflected the moonlight a bit too much to see clearly. Also, the clouds were definitely too dense near the horizon to pick up any form of glow.
Still, the moon looked kind of nice!
Still, the moon looked kind of nice!
Teani
5
Re: Challenger Deep 0.5 (Public Release)
Screenshot time!
#1: An example of the system while bashing. Take note of how color is used in the character's prompt stats to communicate how high/low they are.
#2: Special exits can be defined as false directions. In this example, walking down will cause me to instead turn the statue.
#3: This is what you see when you type AREA INFO. The use of "area" is perhaps a little misleading, as it actually refers to the map area, not the physical area in which the room resides.
#4: Example of debugging output.
#5: The prompt with PK mode turned on.
#6: An example of how to write an emote as a natural sentence.
#7: The room display in its natural state.
#8: The room display while bashing. The area ID number turns red to denote that the area has been defined in the mob database. All mobs turn dark grey, with the current target highlighted.
#9: I ported the Oblivion level up display to Aetolia. This is what I do instead of designing a working Wayfarer combat route.
#1: An example of the system while bashing. Take note of how color is used in the character's prompt stats to communicate how high/low they are.
#2: Special exits can be defined as false directions. In this example, walking down will cause me to instead turn the statue.
#3: This is what you see when you type AREA INFO. The use of "area" is perhaps a little misleading, as it actually refers to the map area, not the physical area in which the room resides.
#4: Example of debugging output.
#5: The prompt with PK mode turned on.
#6: An example of how to write an emote as a natural sentence.
#7: The room display in its natural state.
#8: The room display while bashing. The area ID number turns red to denote that the area has been defined in the mob database. All mobs turn dark grey, with the current target highlighted.
#9: I ported the Oblivion level up display to Aetolia. This is what I do instead of designing a working Wayfarer combat route.
Lin
1
Re: Challenger Deep 0.5 (Public Release)
#6: An example of how to write an emote as a natural sentence.My dyslexic self liked this so I put it in. If you use ^ for your name, you can write a full EMOTE sentence without any need of ( or ).
Keroc
9
Re: Announce post #3162: Interactive timeline of Aetolia
Ceraen is pretty much my favorite part of Aetolia
Tiur
4
On Self-Centeredness and Paying Attention
A few years ago, when I was entrenched in Final Fantasy XIV's roleplaying scene, a friend of mine introduced me to a sort of Roko's Basilisk - an idea that imperils you the moment you learn about it.
We were in a public space, watching someone RP with someone else, when he said to me: "Look, scroll back up and read through her emotes very carefully. Check it out. Every line she writes is about herself."
It was totally true. Her partner was gamely trying to talk to her about a political intrigue. At no point did she acknowledge them in her emotes. Every post referenced only herself and her actions. What's worse, even the dialogue was self-centered. Nearly every sentence began with "I". Not a single comment was made that wasn't pivoted to somehow relate to her or draw a comparison to herself.
This completely screwed me up. Once he'd opened my eyes to the idea, I couldn't stop seeing it everywhere I went.
It's actually okay to talk about yourself. This is a natural function of conversation, and in a perfect world where there are no self-centered people, we are perfectly happy to learn things about you. It's not okay to relate to the entire world by doing this. It's not okay to spend time with a person and fail to notice a single thing about them. It's not okay to turn a conversation back to yourself every single time you get to talk. It's alienating at best, and rude at worst.
This is a pretty big problem in today's Aetolia. I'm not going to make any comments to the effect that there was somehow a Golden Age in which we didn't do this, but it didn't seem quite so prevalent. There's no need to imply things or name names, that's not the point. But please read that emote you've written before you send it. Please review your speech, your apology, your letter, and make sure that you've acknowledged there is another character in the room with you, being piloted by someone who is taking time to craft a story with you. Ask yourself these things: Who is your roleplay for? Who is the most important character in the room at any given time? If you switched out the character you were just talking to with anyone else, would the scene have played out differently?
I want to challenge everyone reading this to try at least one of these tasks, at least once a day:
We were in a public space, watching someone RP with someone else, when he said to me: "Look, scroll back up and read through her emotes very carefully. Check it out. Every line she writes is about herself."
It was totally true. Her partner was gamely trying to talk to her about a political intrigue. At no point did she acknowledge them in her emotes. Every post referenced only herself and her actions. What's worse, even the dialogue was self-centered. Nearly every sentence began with "I". Not a single comment was made that wasn't pivoted to somehow relate to her or draw a comparison to herself.
This completely screwed me up. Once he'd opened my eyes to the idea, I couldn't stop seeing it everywhere I went.
It's actually okay to talk about yourself. This is a natural function of conversation, and in a perfect world where there are no self-centered people, we are perfectly happy to learn things about you. It's not okay to relate to the entire world by doing this. It's not okay to spend time with a person and fail to notice a single thing about them. It's not okay to turn a conversation back to yourself every single time you get to talk. It's alienating at best, and rude at worst.
This is a pretty big problem in today's Aetolia. I'm not going to make any comments to the effect that there was somehow a Golden Age in which we didn't do this, but it didn't seem quite so prevalent. There's no need to imply things or name names, that's not the point. But please read that emote you've written before you send it. Please review your speech, your apology, your letter, and make sure that you've acknowledged there is another character in the room with you, being piloted by someone who is taking time to craft a story with you. Ask yourself these things: Who is your roleplay for? Who is the most important character in the room at any given time? If you switched out the character you were just talking to with anyone else, would the scene have played out differently?
I want to challenge everyone reading this to try at least one of these tasks, at least once a day:
- Ask a character for clarification about something you heard them say.
- Look at another character and acknowledge something about their appearance. Has their outfit changed? Are they glowing? Were they always male, and now they're non-binary?
- If another character has given you an idea or concept, don't find a reason to dismiss it, work with it. Play in the space for a little while.
- Consider a "difficult" character and why your attempts to start RP with them may not have worked. Try an approach more tailored to them.
- And of course, strike up RP with a stranger!
Lin
11
Re: On Self-Centeredness and Paying Attention
Lin out here giving people tips for successful first dates.
Jokes aside, I'm super in favor and cosign all of this. I see a lot of "RP" that's mostly just one person (or heaven forbid, TWO people) just monologuing at their counterpart. This isn't a book, RP is about action and reaction. There's definitely people who drive a scene, but I feel like a lot of folk conflate "Can write well" with "Good RP" and it's not the same. If you're an exceptional writer who's ignoring everything going on around you, you're being a poor roleplayer.
A good thing to keep in mind is the good ol' improvisation adage "Yes, and," where, when presented with a reaction to something, you say "Yes! And then!" you do the then part. You accept the other person's action, and then add on top of it.
Jokes aside, I'm super in favor and cosign all of this. I see a lot of "RP" that's mostly just one person (or heaven forbid, TWO people) just monologuing at their counterpart. This isn't a book, RP is about action and reaction. There's definitely people who drive a scene, but I feel like a lot of folk conflate "Can write well" with "Good RP" and it's not the same. If you're an exceptional writer who's ignoring everything going on around you, you're being a poor roleplayer.
A good thing to keep in mind is the good ol' improvisation adage "Yes, and," where, when presented with a reaction to something, you say "Yes! And then!" you do the then part. You accept the other person's action, and then add on top of it.
Tetchta
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