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Is anyone else still around?
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I'm around will post tomorrow
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Yes I get that I had same issue in games before. I'd like to stay in New York because I had a feel w that for this character. Think luke cage and **** like that. As a nyc native it's beeen something I wanted o do. I can move thou. And still keep my character.
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Here are my thoughts, please take no insult. I am also new to WoD, only one and a half games under my belt. I am not new to RPGs, nor to DMing which I typically do the majority of when I play. This makes this game even more important to me since it allows me to be a player which is RARE for me! I am very happy this is still around.
On Solo Games These are AMAZING! Solo games allow for particular characters to become flushed out, for DMs and PCs to work very closely together, and for some very interesting, personal, and dynamic games to mature. On that same note, they are a [insert curse word] for DMs at times. Don't get me wrong they are a lot of fun to do, and are really rewarding. But to keep track of everything going on, all the story arcs, and to keep them all in a well going pace is extremely time consuming and difficult. I love them, try to play them as much as possible, but they are extremely difficult. With Solo games I tend to be a bit more open book with players than normal. Not saying I give them the answer, but I let them form things alongside me, with me keeping the hidden things from them. It also gives me access to their thoughts in a way I might not normally get. I find this essential to a Solo game, since ultimately it is about this character and their evolution. You must learn to love their character, and, just as importantly, his/her interaction with the storyline and stuff you want to mess with. I find this is best done when you speak somewhat openly with the player. I stress the somewhat since you want to surprise them and also challenge them so must keep a great many things hidden from them. On New York Game I REALLY wanted to play off the bar theme. That was part of this character I really don't want to remove myself from. It just was how I envisioned him, granted knowing he will be elsewhere. To place him somewhere else doesn't destroy the concept, but moves away from what I was originally thinking. That isn't bad! just me informing you on that matter. I envisioned him as an intellectual who ended up in service. A lot of this character is me taking on my own life, and my own questions. I am invested in this character and using it as a medium to explore the interaction of service, intellectualism, and the supernatural. The other big thing I wanted to mess with was his Marxist beliefs. As aI don't want to get into political discussions here until I know we can have a rational discussion about it. No offense. We are here to game not argue. semi-Marxist it's something I feel strongly about and have always wanted to play a character forced to answer the hard questions. As a graduate student focusing to some degree on Marxist thought, it is something I know very well. I don't expect you too, I will bring that in. But at the same time this is a way to toy with my character. I will move forward with a bashed together or rushed move if it makes the game move faster. I am alright with slow too though. If it's easier to link the other two players first, and bring me in a bit later that is perfect for me. In particular if it keeps the integrity of what we are trying to build here. At the same time I can work with all of this since the character isn't entirely defined by these things, or well they are transferable things, and I also knew he wouldn't be behind a bar the whole game. :P I don't want to relive work....please...no. I come here to relax. On mechanics, I'm using a different version than you, though my sheet is updated for yours. This means I'm learning a new system too through the lens of an old system. I will be VERY relaxed with mechanics since I am learning too no worries there. Sorry if that was long. Just my thoughts. I hope it is useful to you! I am greatly enjoying this game and want it to move forward. I also don't mean to be too difficult, ultimately you are the DM, I am not telling you how to play, just what I think on the matter. I want to mess around with this character and i'm excited to see how this all develops.
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I really appreciate the input Sageheart, it helps me make decisions for the game that can keep everyone happy with what sort of story arc we are playing. I have intentionally made the story arc adaptable as this is a storytelling system and I want you three to sort out where the story goes. As far as the bar goes don't start packing just yet.
I am totally cool with having a Marxist sort of conflict in game but in order to flesh out all the motivations you're going to have to jog my memory. I studied it on a pretty basic level so I wouldn't know the complexities of it and truthly it has been over a decade since I even looked at it. Incorporating it into the game shouldn't require any real political assesment of any of our beliefs just your characters conflict. |
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We don't have to do anything crazy. Think a more progressive version of Bernie Sanders, more forward pushing. Marxism has evolved a lot over the decades, and morth into many different things. I study it from a literary and theory perspective, and plan to have this character take on that rather than the protestor. I want to have this change naturally IF he gets involved in politics in this game. I won't lie the idea of running or advising a group of radical Marxist vampires sounds kinda awesome. I would see him as the organizer and educator in such a group rather than the face. He's an alcoholic ex-academic who know tends bar again. He enjoys it but I doubt he would be able to go without a medium for these thoughts. Granted we are playing where it is assumed he is still publishing articles somewhat regularly. Someone in the academic field would know his name, that he was gaining notoriety only to cut his work and somewhat disappear, ultimately destroying his career.
He does teach one class. A night class. HUM4012: Science Fiction and Marxism. :P To research it I would just go over the wiki page, I feel like i'll bring a lot of it into the game myself once given an opportunity to talk on it. Will do it in his internal dialogue too. The writers I enjoy lately are Walter Benjamin, Gramschi, and Althussar. So a quick view of those names could help. Not going to ask you to do hours of research!!! I'm tired and having my drink for the night so this isn't a detailed answer but here goes something. The form of Marxism I am viewing for him, I'm not going through all the different sub-cultures/theories right now, is more akin to socialism. Free health care, reduced if not free college, human rights, workers having more control over the means of production, etc. That's the political side. Here is where the view is Different. From a theoretical standpoint you are studying means of controlling Labor, Production, Education, Class, and Repression. Those are parts of key "sentences" since they never reduce things easily to a few words. So my PC, like myself, studies literature, government systems, artistic movements, ability to produce humanities/arts, culture movements, colonialism, etc. through the "means of production", the control of labor, the class disparities, and the way force and repression is used in various ways for the powers that be. I see him not as a radical, but just highly aware of all of this going on, studying and writing about it, but going on with his life. He doesn't have the courage or the charisma to go out and be a revolutionary. Though he hopes, before his vampirism, to educate, groom, and mentor those who can do the work needed. Sorry if this is too much info. I've been basing him a bit on me (bar culture and as a student) as well as an elderly professor I had, along with a scattering of bartenders I know to make him a bit more hard. I'm more nice, respectful, and quiet than most bartenders haha. EDIT: Also if you haven't noticed I try to post less but post long! EDIT2: On my mentor and mine relationship: I see it very much as i'm a bit rebellious towards here, testing my bounds. She knows this, but also knows I can't handle this world alone, and I am a loyal person. I would assume I had proven this to some extent before game began, though nothing insane. She lets it slid, as you so beautifully wrote, and giving you XP for, with the smoking. I see this as somewhat of a reoccurring issue between us. Yet I am loyal, I won't move against her. I also would think my intelligence is what makes her keep me around, though I ma sure you have other tricks and thoughts up your sleeve.
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Thanks for all that information. Its also good to get a glimpse of what you want to see, what you are expecting with your characters so I can try and fit it into the narrative. I just responded to your checks which were pretty successful, so hopefully you can get a post up soon and we can push things along.
Xildur you are very close to a connection point so I was trying to let the other thread catch up a bit but we should be good soon. Abel Rain appears to have not been on site in over a month. Once we get you two in a single thread we will roll with it a bit before we decide to grab anyone else. I'd like to maybe have one more to keep the energy level up but we shall see. Do either of you have a friend you want to loop in here? |
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Thanks for all that information. Its also good to get a glimpse of what you want to see, what you are expecting with your characters so I can try and fit it into the narrative. I just responded to your checks which were pretty successful, so hopefully you can get a post up soon and we can push things along.
Xildur you are very close to a connection point so I was trying to let the other thread catch up a bit but we should be good soon. Abel Rain appears to have not been on site in over a month. Once we get you two in a single thread we will roll with it a bit before we decide to grab anyone else. I'd like to maybe have one more to keep the energy level up but we shall see. Do either of you have a friend you want to loop in here? |
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Just a quick tip for both of you. If when you roll you add smh8 after the dice it will give you a good idea of how many successses you've had.
so 3d10smh would be what you put in the dice tag for this result. Dice Roll:
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Just a quick update. Work has been busy and I have a Holiday party today so I most likely wont update till either the weekend or Monday. Still here though.
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No worries! We are all busy people. I'm barely in my other games until thesis is done so happy if this one is slow.
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Looks like I'll be joining in the fun.
Also I saw not everyone might have NWoD resources. This is good for reference: http://wodcodex.com/wiki/Main_Page And if you are in need of actual PDFs, PM me. (I have just about all of them & with them pretty much out of print I don't feel bad letting people use them.) Last edited by Zareaus; Dec 8th, 2016 at 05:29 PM. |
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Hey Zareaus,
I plan on bringing you three together soon but I will put up a Solo thead to get your started. |
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OK, I will wait then.
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