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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 20:56:14 GMT -5
Yup! You pretty much nailed it, Rivus.
Although--not all changes have to be justified in-character. For instance, when you level up, you could bump a skill from 8 to 9, even if your character hasn't been taking lessons. But if it's something major, or completely brand new, in-character justification is a plus.
Our reasoning: 1) Like Rivus said, it shows your character's growth and development. 2) It's justified by your (the author's) development. I.e., we can trust a member with 2000 points worth of experience not to power-play a level 9 skill, whereas we wouldn't have the same guarantee from a brand-new member. 3) It's a handy incentive to stick around! When a site doesn't allow for character growth, development, new skill learning, etc., it can feel stagnant after a while, since your character is always the same as s/he was at the beginning.
The system (I hadn't gotten around to detailing this, since it won't be relevant for a while) will probably be basically like the initial Application. When you reach the next point level, you'll post a copy of your bio in the Applicationis board, with changes highlighted and the word "Update" in the title. Then we'll come in, approve it, and replace your archived version with the new one.
As for locations: I'll see what I can do. Although, I'm not going to require that everybody list their character's location there. Since (thanks to the miracle of liquid time!) we allow people to participate in more than one thread at one time, characters might end up in multiple places simultaneously. For instance, right now Beolakh is both at the Marsolath compound in Caermarn's Central District and at Leritath Manor in the South District. Granted, that's not much of a shift--but it's entirely possible for someone to write a thread with their character in Aetherae at the same time they write one in Srada.
VINQUITH! Welcome, friend! *grumbles at Fvari calling dibs on your Audition...* We are SO writing a thread when you're done!
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Post by Vinquith on Jun 16, 2007 21:19:04 GMT -5
Thanks for being so welcoming, Rivus! I really appreciate it. Okay, everything you've said makes sense. What about 'learns majic', and, for my character, 'how to read'? Do those have to wait for upgrades? Or can we simply say that instead of being a -3, (which I am now), I am at least approaching a 1? You really make sense with your comments about character growth and development, thanks. (Okay, I'm not completely ignorant in shortcuts! ) Hello, Beolakh. (Has Fvarith told you my identity?) Have you read my application? It's mostly written to you; he, he, he. And I actually called dibs on Fvarith's auditioning; we have a plan... I have a question for you, Rivus. Your character name is Rivus, correct? And the quote at the bottom of your posts is a quote from Tydus Silvani, or is that a different character? (Sorry slightly confused.)
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Post by Tydus on Jun 16, 2007 21:20:17 GMT -5
Ok, thanks Beolakh! Wait, so our characters CAN be in two places at the same time? Well, I realize with mods that's kind of expected, especially since you need to be for the auditions. But once some of us get past the auditions and out into the world of Domhantir, the giant conglomerative world of roleplaying, can we do that? Or do we need to RP our traveling, as well as various other things? Or are you saying that our characters can do the same thing at the same time? And if that's true, how does one encounter effect the other? Gosh, this is getting sticky edit: about my name... yeah, I probably should change that to Tydus. Rivus is just my alias on various sites, so that's what people know me as. But I guess I should change my user name to match charry's name So from now on, when you guys see Tydus, that's me, Rivus.
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Post by Vinquith on Jun 16, 2007 21:24:04 GMT -5
Okay, thanks for the clarification, Tydus. (But I do appreciate the Latin pronounciation!)
Another question: can we change the color of our text in OUT OF CHARACTER posts?
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Post by Tydus on Jun 16, 2007 21:35:21 GMT -5
Yay! Another Latin appreciator Wait, the pronunciation of Titus (which Tydus comes from, or of Rivus? And I dearly hope its classical pronunciation, I like that so much more than ecclesiastical Um.... I think I read somewhere that that's ok, just so long as it doesn't become an eyesore.
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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 21:36:55 GMT -5
Not "sticky"...just, squishy. Mwaha. Ready for some mind-bending stuff? Here we go: *drumroll*
Liquid Time!
Meh. I've seen some forums where any given person can only write one thread at a time. Others (like CP) squish all the characters into one single thread (which makes multiple plotlines difficult). But here's the skinny on Domhantir's temporal workings:
Your character can be in as many different threads at any given time as you want. Or...can handle. Don't overreach yourself, it gets stressful. As for how different threads effect each other: it might help to have a general idea of your character's personal timeline. That way you know, "Okay, this thread happened before this other thread, even though I'm writing them both at the same time." However, that's not entirely required. Just be flexible.
That's where the term Liquid Time comes from. Here, time is flexible, rather than always perfectly linear, and it isn't always synchronized in different parts of the forum. For instance, Fvarith might be writing a thread somewhere that happens in the middle of summer, while, at the same time, I'm writing one in the dead of winter. Say someone's character moved sometime in their history from Bruman to Talambar. I would have no problem with them simultaneously writing a thread from before the move and one from after it. It would be perfectly all right, even, to write the "after" thread first and the "before" thread later. Because there is no universal timeline throughout the forum.
This way, we don't have to restrict ourselves to any given timeframe. If you get an idea for a story, you can write it, no matter "when" it happened.
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Post by Vinquith on Jun 16, 2007 21:41:36 GMT -5
Woah, confusing! I get the gist though. Tydus, how much Latin do you know? I know basics, but I'm very curious! I read your biography (bio ) and I'm so excited! Questions: Currency? Language? Wouldn't a wife and aunts and uncles be considered familiars? Or only pets?
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Post by Tydus on Jun 16, 2007 21:41:37 GMT -5
ok, thanks! Is there a general time frame that we are working in though? Or are you saying that we have license to go back a millenia or two? edit: well, I've taken through Latin III, and am moving on to Latin IV next year! Although I've only studied it for two years now so I can't speak it, but I know basic grammar, and am soon gonna be ready to read actual Latin texts from the age of the Romans! ;D
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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 21:45:53 GMT -5
Hmm...sure, you could go back a ways. Although, it might be tricky to explain how your character was alive then And yes, there is a general time frame. I'm working up to it in the "Brief History of Everything." Hopefully, it'll be done before our first Auditions wrap up.
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Post by Vinquith on Jun 16, 2007 21:46:21 GMT -5
I made it through Latin I by 7th grade, but changed schools. I hope to start up again in college.
(Beolakh - can we chatter in here, or should we go somewhere else?)
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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 21:49:16 GMT -5
(Eh...elsewhere would probably be better)
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Post by Tydus on Jun 16, 2007 21:52:39 GMT -5
lol, true, but I was wondering about multiple characters, creating characters in different time periods. But for some reason I seem to think it might be a little easier to have a cutoff date for how far back you can go, and and ever increasing cutoff for how far in the future you can go, if that makes sense. Oh well, whatever works best Awesome! They don't offer it at my school except in the high school, so I took it Freshman year, and then last year (sophomore year) I took an independent study Latin II/III since I could work the regular Latin II class into my schedule (we have block scheduling). edit: (oops, ok, where should we chatter? The really loud tavern place thing?)
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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 22:02:19 GMT -5
Hm...we could, but it probably won't be a problem, just because a character that lived a thousand years ago won't have anybody to write with! That, and we'll make a stipulation that you can't make major world changes without permission. Way-back-when threads would be a little difficult, then.
(yup)
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Post by Tydus on Jun 16, 2007 22:17:05 GMT -5
Ok, that makes sense, thanks Questions: Currency? Language? Wouldn't a wife and aunts and uncles be considered familiars? Or only pets? Currency... I'm not sure, eventually the almanac will have that in it (if it doesn't yet). As for languages, basically, the different regions have different languages though there is a common language, which remarkably is extremely similar to English I read somewhere about the languages but I can't remember where... but most of them are based off of real languages. edit: ahah! Here it is! domhantir.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=roost&action=display&thread=1180482987
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Post by Beolakh on Jun 16, 2007 22:21:32 GMT -5
Oh! Right! Sorry, forgot about those.
I'm sort of improving currency right now, but I'll throw something up in the Almanac soon.
Heh. Fancy that, huh? I think we should have a name for the common tongue...or, maybe we'll just call it Common-Tongue! Cause we're just creative like that. Any suggestions?
You can see the listing for language bases in the Resources Thread, in the Writer's Cafe.
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