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2010-12-03, 07:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
As long as he doesn't completely overshadow the Mortal Coil or the rest of Imperial troops Horngeek, I don't think anyone will have a problem.
On another note:
This bears repeating, I think. Basically, as far as OPness is concerned, the important thing to remember is that the low-powered, normal and/or mundane characters aren't NPCs, meaningless extras and cannon fodder. They're actual characters with actual players behind them. Players who won't like it when their characters are relegated to being background to someone else's powerful demigod/epic mage/demon lord/avatar of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
And finally, what is it with you people and going through five pages of OOC in one night lately? Geez.Last edited by Morty; 2010-12-03 at 07:48 AM.
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2010-12-03, 07:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I'd love to hear more about improv rules. It sounds very applicable to ffrp.
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2010-12-03, 07:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
The rules of Improv (sadly I had to Google this - I seem to have lost my GCSE Drama notes from last year):
1) Don't Deny
Denial is the number one reason most scenes go bad. Any time you refuse an Offer made by your partner your scene will almost instantly come to a grinding halt. Example: Player A) "Hi, my name is Jim. Welcome to my store." Player B) "This isn't a store, it's an airplane. And you're not Jim, you're an antelope."
2) Don't ask open ended Questions
Open ended questions (like "Who are you?") are scene killers because they force your partner to stop whatever they are doing and come up with an answer. When you ask your partner and open ended question, you put the burden of coming up with something "interesting" on your partner - so you are no longer doing a scene together but forcing one person has to do more work than you are willing to do.
3) You don't have to be funny.
The hidden riddle of improv is that the harder you try not to be funny the more funny your scene is going to be. Why? Because it's the very best kind of improv scene you can do is an "interesting" scene, not necessarily a "funny" one. When you do an interesting scene, a very surprising thing happens… the funny comes out all by it's self.
The best ways to go are to stick to your character, stick to the story that is being told, and to stay within the reality of the scene you are playing.
4) You can look good if you make your partner look good.
When you are in a scene, the better you make your partner look the better the scene is going to be and, as a direct result, the better you are going to look. All too often, I've seen players enter a scene and I can just tell they have some really great idea about the character they are going to play or an idea they want to do. This is wonderful, but guess what? Your partner probably has absolutely no idea what's cooking in your evil little mind, and so has no idea how to react. And no matter how brilliant your idea might be, it's practically worthless if the scene as a whole goes bad.
5) Tell a story.
Storytelling is probably the easiest rule to remember but the hardest one to do. The real magic of improv is when we see the players take totally random suggestions (like a plumber and a cab driver selling shoes in a leper colony ) and somehow "make it work". If all these unrelated elements are going to come together then it's going to happen in the course of an interesting tale. So that's just what the players are going to try and do, tell us all a story.Last edited by Ashen Lilies; 2010-12-03 at 08:04 AM.
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2010-12-03, 08:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Actually I think those rules are good for ffrp except for number 2. Because we are not really constrained for time or anything we can actually take a break and go, "hmm, who is my character?..." But yeah, I like numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5.
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2010-12-03, 11:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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2010-12-03, 05:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
This whole situation so far made me do this....
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2010-12-03, 05:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-03, 05:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
And Atheor will have been there for a few hours already, sitting atop a pile of vampire corpses and getting drunk.
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2010-12-03, 05:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Last edited by Rae Artemi; 2010-12-03 at 05:17 PM.
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2010-12-03, 05:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Alright, a slight change in the NBR organization: I'll write up a generic signup form so that people can join without talking to Askepios or a member. It's easier this way.
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2010-12-03, 05:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-03, 05:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
BTW, anyone who wants to catch Moff dumping itching powder in the arenas and kick his ass for it is welcome to.
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2010-12-03, 05:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-03, 05:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
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2010-12-03, 05:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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2010-12-03, 05:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I made comics!
Crae is the bestest daddy,
I make avatars, all you have to do is ask, and I'll do it if I can.
My Awards
I've got a Formspring, ask me questions if you want.
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2010-12-03, 05:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Seeing as one of their members is Mr. Cat, a cannibal and identicle twin of Chezzy, I'd say they're probably the worst crime fighters ever.
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2010-12-03, 05:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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2010-12-03, 05:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I made comics!
Crae is the bestest daddy,
I make avatars, all you have to do is ask, and I'll do it if I can.
My Awards
I've got a Formspring, ask me questions if you want.
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2010-12-03, 05:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Last edited by Darkcomet; 2010-12-03 at 05:38 PM.
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2010-12-03, 05:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
As a general rule, backstory events have less weight than on-screen ones. Reasons are, I believe, obvious.
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2010-12-03, 05:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I made comics!
Crae is the bestest daddy,
I make avatars, all you have to do is ask, and I'll do it if I can.
My Awards
I've got a Formspring, ask me questions if you want.
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2010-12-03, 05:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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2010-12-03, 05:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-03, 06:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I want to hug Ermine. (nodnodnod)
And Rot. (nodnod)
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Let's be honest. I want to hug every character EVER.Recent Homebrew: The Socialite | The Crystalline: Memory Altering Construct Race | Sanguine Hand, a ToB Discipline of blood and cruelty
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2010-12-03, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-03, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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I have this perverse impulse to hug Cricketbatman. >.<
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2010-12-03, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to hug Chezzy.
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2010-12-03, 06:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I don't think anybody wants to hug Dalachrech. The idols in His temples are very good likenesses, I'm told.
Terrowin Avatar by HappyTurtle. Much thanks!
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2010-12-03, 06:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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