Dragons of the West (Inactive)

Game Master Matt, Garnished Game Designer

I think 14 people combats would be awesome or terribly bad. Probably best to have 2x7.

Reading it all is fun but eork is sometimes busy and i cant post until im home. Which isstill several hrs away. From Oz here.

Thorrpe, I actually really like Shadow being named Shadow. :)

EDIT: And, Tatsuo, you work in the Land of Oz? How novel. Say hi to the Wizard for me. :)

I think the two groups thing is a fun idea. I don't plan on rocking the boat outside of what Ysanne feels is the best for her, and so far a dark Vem and a magnetic Jezelyn thrill her to death. But if she's group B, she's group B, no feelings hurt.
Personally I like the number of posts, it's a fun read. Apologies to the ones that wish it was a little quieter, usually after a week or so people tend to quiet down and some disappear so it might get better. I'm excited to be in this PbP and very aware I'm probably on the heavy side with posts so apologies for my part in adding to the complexity.

A'ight. Title time plus fishing for ideas.

生 (ki) "life"
or
霊 (rei) "soul" or "spirit"

Alternative options includes 亡 (Bō) meaning "ruined"

plus...

tatsu or -long

"ki-long" ("life dragon") this is a mash-up, it sounds better to me than "ki-ryuu" due to Street Fighter, and better than "Ryuuki" because that sounds female to my ear.
"tatsu-no-ki" ("dragon of life")

Incidentally, Thorrpe, the thing with the dog is first-class awesome. I've run out of time to respond at present, but I will, for sure. :)

Also, it looks like the "Mharo" crew have it. :)

(-long and tatsu are both "dragon", though -long is Chinese).

だめ ひとつ

Bad/Broken/Useless One

glad you like it...I would love help coming up with a new name for Shadow, shadow is really a place holder.

Well, uh, there's always:

影 (Kage) or "shadow" in Japanese

There's always Anhinga or "snake bird" or Telotornis the "bird snake", but, uh, I dunno?

You might mix them somehow? Alternatively,

鳥 (Tori) "bird" in Japanese; or 羽 (Hane) "feather" in Japanese

ヘビ (Hebi) "snake" in Japanese

ヘビウ (Hebiu) "snakebird" in Japanese No, I don't know why that happens.

Or Quetzalcoatl or one of the others there. :)

... but I actually like "Shadow". (I also like Shadow: he's pretty neat.)

I think the two groups thing is a fun idea. I don't plan on rocking the boat outside of what Ysanne feels is the best for her, and so far a dark Vem and a magnetic Jezelyn thrill her to death. But if she's group B, she's group B, no feelings hurt.

Personally I like the number of posts, it's a fun read. Apologies to the ones that wish it was a little quieter, usually after a week or so people tend to quiet down and some disappear so it might get better. I'm excited to be in this PbP and very aware I'm probably on the heavy side with posts so apologies for my part in adding to the complexity.

からす (Karasu) - Raven

oh i figured people would think it was cheesy,

I will leave it alone.

i think once we get to the point where we are breaking up that we should reevaluate who goes where, since some will develop relationships

Should we assume our characters gain the basic information in the Google Doc about the monastery under the Campaign Info tab, as they explore it now?

Yes, assume all information under the google doc is known information.

Nice. Thanks!

Excellent, that'll make everything much smoother.

Thank you! I have to read later.

As well, I wish to state that I am a very flexible GM. I understand that some people post more and some post less. I myself enjoy giving PCs plenty of time without GM interaction so they can RP with each other just as in a real life campaign.

I never demand more than a post a day and I understand that some PCs may be lost within the walls of text.

However, if you find yourself shut off from a conversation or unsure of what to do, feel free to wander the monastery for now, meet some of the people living there and I'll be happy to oblige.

If your character wishes to spend some time alone, feel free to do so.

However, if any characters ever feel left out or unsure if they wish to continue or commit, please PM me. I try and make a campaign fun for everyone. Some of you may be combat oriented and I can always adapt to character needs.

QUASI-EDIT: Hah! Ninja'd! ... makes sense in this game.

So, this is probably my finalized name.

Slow day today eh?

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I accept, and totally want to be a Dragon from or of the West! Rar

i think we should reorganize the groups into two based on the replies. So far we seem to have a for the good of the land and a yes I will help and along the way darkness will rise :)

So far the way I see it the groups look like

Thorrpe
Mhar
Rai

Ysanne
Vem

Those who surround themselves with like minded individuals quickly run out of things to say. I disagree thorpe.

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i think we should reorganize the groups into two based on the replies. So far we seem to have a for the good of the land and a yes I will help and along the way darkness will rise :)

I think I've been quite friendly and "good". A darkness rises group is going to be very small.

In addition you'll find only 3 to 4 individuals have alternative motives, that's not much of a party.

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Those who surround themselves with like minded individuals quickly run out of things to say. I disagree thorpe.

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HA! I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement. My worry is that the dark group will wind up being at odds with some of the others...myself included. In any event that is my suggestion the group can agree or disagree and I am fine with it, but I have done enough of these to know that intraparty conflict kills them very quickly, and if we can have two groups that have a similar view on life we might do better.

in any event not trying to start an argument

Vem wrote: Those who surround themselves with like minded individuals quickly run out of things to say. I disagree thorpe. -Posted with Wayfinder HA! I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement. My worry is that the dark group will wind up being at odds with some of the others...myself included. In any event that is my suggestion the group can agree or disagree and I am fine with it, but I have done enough of these to know that intraparty conflict kills them very quickly, and if we can have two groups that have a similar view on life we might do better. in any event not trying to start an argument

My favorite character i ever made and my highest level one is a chaotic evil oracle of noticula in a party of monks and paladins.

Edit: She is neutral evil now though.

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My worry is that the dark group will wind up being at odds with some of the others...myself included.

Personally if I do something that puts you at odds with me, I'm not a very good evil witch. :)

Dark is only a good start,as dark characters are always fun.. except that one Chaotic Evil guy who whines and complains about nobody wanting to work with him.

I suppose we'll play it by ear for now.

Wait. I agree with both [s]of the above points[/i] Thorrpe and Vem! And they disagree! What party am I part of again*?! Maaaaaaaan, now I gotta clone extra Mhars to send them with people...

:)

* I actually know. I'm just having fun. Also I've found that agreeing with two opposing sides is actually substantially less difficult than I once thought.

EDITED: for clarity... like a Ninja! (Because I got NINJA'D. Like three or four times.) :D

I would personally like to apologize for Mhar's generally one-note moodiness. Currently, he's a seventeen (+/-300)-year-old young man who has literally had everything that he thought defined him stripped away. He's going to emotionally fluctuate between grim determination and whiny (if accurate), "it's not fair!" Dialogues until he gets used to the new paradigm and actually has something new that can define him well - he wants to live, he's just lacking a good reason at present. And even then, it'll probably take some time to settle into that new raison d'être and for it to feel real. Sure he's a little more mature than his years would suggest (okay, okay, so it's just "more mature than he was"), but he's still 17: basically hormones plus brain development in an ever-hungry meat-sack. But he should adjust "soonish" in-game. Pleasantly, he'll soon be 18 years old! and! you know! that's a whole year older: loads more mature! :D

To be clear, I recognize that not all teenagers neatly fit into the stereotypes. I certainly didn't over-all; but the stereotype is there for a reason, namely that it exists as kind of a loose and multidimensional Ven Diagram of Teenage-hood with most people touching at least some of the stereotype somewhere which, when pulled back far enough, kind of gives a general impression of "this thing" (with few actually touching all parts).

For the curious, I (loosely) imagine him as having acquired the "penafits" of ancient during his time dead: -6 physical stats (except CON, 'cause, you know, I need it) and +3 mental stats. Just so you guys can have a kind of picture of what he was "before" v. how he is "now". I don't imagine the physical effects came because of the 300 years (they came because of the events on the ship wreck), but the mental effects sure did (he matured greatly in the spiritual processing line; he just can't consciously remember it).

This got me thinking, and it's not directed at you Thorpe, but I find in my experiences the source of party conflict when mixing evil and good alignments, comes from the good side instigating said fight.

And the way they do this, is by generally trying to control an evil character in a way that an evil character is better at. Let me explain; if I was a good character and grouped with an evil character the last thing I'd ever do is threaten the evil character.

Why? Because they're better at being evil than I am. They know I'm good, they know there are things I won't do, and they don't have those obligations. Why would I threaten someone who has no moral high ground on slitting my throat in my sleep? I wouldn't.

In the same way, an evil character doesn't do well to be an annoyance to their party. The party has no obligation to keep them around if they're not useful. It's their job to stay on good terms with the good characters, they certainly don't have to be nice, but they have to work together. If not, why would the evil character stick around at all. They wouldn't. So they need the party to accomplish their task. The party is a valuable resource to them, and they shouldn't squander this resource.

Some of my favorite games have had evil and good characters who collide, maybe even come to blows with each other, and eventually reach an understanding. That's character growth, and it's awesome.

Just some thoughts.

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I had Simeon be a stowaway at first so I though it would be strange that he has a bunch of druid gear and whatnot. I am intending to play it out so the year of training has him encounter a spirit or something, perhaps a dragon spirit which shows him the way to become a druid. And from there he would start to grow more. Even though he is not the youngest he still probably is the least experienced of everyone and takes a while to feel like anyones equal.

I decided to amuse myself by making Vem's conversation bit with Zayne.

http://tinyurl.com/lo3rlpp

Note to all, Spirit of Kotei won't be able to post for a little while because he is on vacation and his devices are dead. Feel free to keep RPing until he can post again

gotcha

Ah, okay. Thanks for letting us know!

Who wants to *edit* talk smack about him behind his back? *nudge nudge* :)

Thanks for the update!

(Also, don't you mean "talk smack" about him? I'm not entirely sure what "Smack about him" means, otherwise, but it sounds terribly awkward, and probably isn't legal under the Shogunate...) ;D

I posted in gameplay in a way that I think we can all continue talking in character there for a while. I think the Spirit of Kotei will be fine with it, and, if not, he can retroactively amend anything that doesn't work for him.

Who wants to *edit* talk smack about him behind his back? *nudge nudge* :)

Be careful Zayne... I've got my eye on you...

Finally heard that sound clip Vem. One word. Creepy. Excellent job.

It picked up a lot of noise when I uploaded it which was kind of disappointing; the one on my hard drive is much cleaner.

But thanks :)

Maybe I'll try to clean it up and re upload it later. I liked making it so I might do more when I have the time.

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So, since months are going by Ysanne would ideally like to meet and talk with everyone but I don't want to force interaction on anyone. If someone wants to interact with Ysanne, she is normally in the library, and its obvious she isn't skilled at any much combat or stealth stuff.

I call bullshit, Zayne has seen you stare down a sahuagin twice your size and then put him to sleep with a snap of your finger. Magic is powerful stuff and the witch is up there with the best. But Zayne wouldn't say this. He would re-double his efforts to keep up.

I meant combat not including magic, sorry. I was assuming monk training at the dojo doesn't include evil eye and sleep all day.

Decided to go back over my original clip with Zayne to try to clean it up. Think it turned out ok.

Vem to Zayne, remastered or whatever

*evil eye* *sleep* kick and repeat.

Simeon will definately interact with everyone over the year as he progresses with his training.