GM Therenger's Manifesto:
I will endeavor to follow these commandments.
Three player qualities in particular will be lavishly praised and rewarded with more attention from GM: Consistency, Ingenuity, and Fearlessness. Daily posting is expected when actions are available. If you want to post more frequently, say to engage a NPC in 1-on-1 dialog, I am totally game. I have a home office and I write business reports for a living, which occasionally allows for 15 seconds to 15 minutes of not-exactly-downtime while workflows execute. If I'm not already doing something else, I will check these games for new activity. Also, if you'll be offline for a few days, please let us all know. 2-day rules are in full effect: any two players agree on a course of action, or two days pass without activity, and I will look to advance the action.
Regarding Ingenuity, if I don't explicitly mention Chekhov's gun, that doesn't mean it's not there. We're playing in a familiar homebrew sandbox, which I consider the framework only of an expansive and infinitely detailed world which we all share responsibility to create. Expect to be rewarded for posts which uniquely and intriguingly enrich the roleplaying experience. I will never tl;dr your prose, and walls of text are not forbidden here.
As for Fearlessness, I roleplay by one mantra: Never Tell Me the Odds / I Don't Believe in a No-Win Scenario. Generally speaking, if your inclination is to Go Boldly, that is exactly my style. Acts of great bravery, so long as it is not blatantly reckless or endangers other party members, are appreciated and encouraged. This pairs nicely with Ingenuity; leverage the environment, be creative, and don't shy away from risk. And I do understand reserved characters - everything is relative. Obi-Wan was reserved, but also decisive.
Finally, there may be times when I steal a fragment of agency from players, either to help shape a narrative or for expediency or, less likely, by overstep. Please don't be offended; we can ret-con when necessary. Message me if you ever have any concerns.
