Iren's Play-by-post fantasy games - General Discussion thread

[maidenhaver]

Humbaba broke my immersion, when he posted an anime-length monologue, there's no cause for that. Its well known in the valley that orcs are called *******. He best get used to hearing strange things, because he's an outlander.

[Humbaba]

It's not proper rpg etiquette is all I'm saying. Don't be That Guy.

[Humbaba]

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[Lord of Riva]

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I would like to react somehow but we are missing many reactions.

[logincrash]

Should there be guidelines on how to format actions, dialogue, thoughts? I like how some people color code their dialogue so that it instantly draws the eye.
Thoughts could be put under the ispoiler, maybe? I'm mainly asking because I'd like to avoid literally reading other people's minds.
So, it'd be something like:

Norman takes a look around. "What a cozy place," he thinks to himself. He then walks over to the innkeeper and says: "How's it going?"

[maidenhaver]

It's not proper rpg etiquette is all I'm saying. Don't be That Guy.

Let me go get That Guy! YOU will NEVER tell to ME about etiquette! You little ****! Who the **** are you to tell me anything, goddam sexpest roach? You can't even help yourself. I'm here to open a can of worms. You were the last ********** to start, and nobody said a goddam word. I won't hear about etiquette from you.

[Humbaba]

Should there be guidelines on how to format actions, dialogue, thoughts? I like how some people color code their dialogue so that it instantly draws the eye.
Thoughts could be put under the ispoiler, maybe? I'm mainly asking because I'd like to avoid literally reading other people's minds.
So, it'd be something like:

Norman takes a look around. "What a cozy place," he thinks to himself. He then walks over to the innkeeper and says: "How's it going?"

Color coding is a good idea, most people already do that. Idk bout spoilering, using italics I think is a bit more elegant.

Let me go get That Guy! YOU will NEVER tell to ME about etiquette! You little ****! Who the **** are you to tell me anything, goddam sexpest roach? You can't even help yourself. I'm here to open a can of worms. You were the last ********** to start, and nobody said a goddam word. I won't hear about etiquette from you.

You used to be cooler when you used to LARP as a fat bloke.

[maidenhaver]

@Irenaeus I'm serious about not wanting to play, anymore. You don't even need to write me out, because nothing happened yet, and Humbaba's starting ****.

[Humbaba]

That Guy comes in many fascinating and unique configurations, and can generally be observed in the wild displaying one or more (often many) of the traits described below, with said traits often tragically defining their entire personality:

That Guy has a real-world, out-of-universe political agenda that they can’t leave at the door and will inflict upon everyone in their immediate vicinity. If you have a problem with that, you’re somehow the ******* who needs to be forced to bend the knee or leave.

[Humbaba]

Loudly announcing to the group that you're not serious about anything and just want to shout ****** is bad etiquette. Grow up lardass.

[Humbaba]

The enniggering of da great green prophet by Fat George

[fkirenicus]

fkirenicus came, saw, shaked his head, and left.

[maidenhaver]

Loudly announcing to the group that you're not serious about anything and just want to shout ****** is bad etiquette. Grow up lardass.

Word-twisting rapist roach, your family can die in a fire!

NOBODY ON THIS ENTIRE BOARD HAS A GODDAM SPINE

[Humbaba]

Word-twisting rapist roach, your family can die in a fire!

NOBODY ON THIS ENTIRE BOARD HAS A GODDAM SPINE

You can still keep playing without any orcs or using anachronistic terminology you know.

[maidenhaver]

That Guy comes in many fascinating and unique configurations, and can generally be observed in the wild displaying one or more (often many) of the traits described below, with said traits often tragically defining their entire personality:

That Guy has a real-world, out-of-universe political agenda that they can’t leave at the door and will inflict upon everyone in their immediate vicinity. If you have a problem with that, you’re somehow the ******* who needs to be forced to bend the knee or leave.

This is you, ******! You chose a goddam shittily-written anime monologue for your openning post, then you come here and post a haha funny theme song! You're an assclown! I was being entirely serious, and role playing. You're absolutely bewildered by your role! And you want to ***** about politics? What about the politics of this ******* forum? WHERE THE **** ARE YOU?! Nobody gave a **** about you disappearing, yesterday. It should happen more! I yell to get my point through, **********! Get used to it! You stupid ******* chose to stand by a turkroach sexpest, of all the arguments to start. Goddamit.

[maidenhaver]

Word-twisting rapist roach, your family can die in a fire!

NOBODY ON THIS ENTIRE BOARD HAS A GODDAM SPINE

You can still keep playing without any orcs or using anachronistic terminology you know.

****** isn't anachronistic. Wrong argument. You don't even know why you're arguing, you just want to stir **** up. Well, I'm happy to do just that, because I'm That Guy. If there's a misfire in communication, its on your end, ******.

[Humbaba]

[maidenhaver]

Yes. I'm going to cut to the quick: an outlander has no business telling a Ranger what he can say. If you had an immersion problem, you should have taken it to Iren through a pm, then let him tell me what he's thinking. Nobody said anything, until you lied about my intent. If you wanted my character, you should have rolled for him yourself. I'm not going to rp a madman comic relief, and I'm digging in on this, so I'm done. Play your ******* game, its your's. It belongs to you.

[Humbaba]

um ok.

[maidenhaver]

um ok.

Rat.

[Lord of Riva]

Should there be guidelines on how to format actions, dialogue, thoughts? I like how some people color code their dialogue so that it instantly draws the eye.
Thoughts could be put under the ispoiler, maybe? I'm mainly asking because I'd like to avoid literally reading other people's minds.
So, it'd be something like:

Norman takes a look around. "What a cozy place," he thinks to himself. He then walks over to the innkeeper and says: "How's it going?"

Yeah let's do that, I will edit my post and use that format for now.

[Stack of Turtles]

Yes. I'm going to cut to the quick: an outlander has no business telling a Ranger what he can say. If you had an immersion problem, you should have taken it to Iren through a pm, then let him tell me what he's thinking. Nobody said anything, until you lied about my intent. If you wanted my character, you should have rolled for him yourself. I'm not going to rp a madman comic relief, and I'm digging in on this, so I'm done. Play your ******* game, its your's. It belongs to you.

Why are you yelling at someone who doesn't exist?

[asf]

do i get prophecies randomly or do i need to actively do some prophecizing

[Vergil]

Who would have thought letting the spamroach play would cause problems

[maidenhaver]

Yes. I'm going to cut to the quick: an outlander has no business telling a Ranger what he can say. If you had an immersion problem, you should have taken it to Iren through a pm, then let him tell me what he's thinking. Nobody said anything, until you lied about my intent. If you wanted my character, you should have rolled for him yourself. I'm not going to rp a madman comic relief, and I'm digging in on this, so I'm done. Play your ******* game, its your's. It belongs to you.

Why are you yelling at someone who doesn't exist?

[Humbaba]

do i get prophecies randomly or do i need to actively do some prophecizing

You could try prophecising about the rats and see what happens.

[Vergil]

Yall should vote for who has to get kicked out

[maidenhaver]

I was role playing, I don't like my immersion being broken by getting told I wasn't serious.

[Vergil]

I was role playing, I don't like my immersion being broken by getting told I wasn't serious.

Much like how he tries to force himself on young girls roachbaba thinks he can force himself on everyone else's roleplay.

[maidenhaver]

I was neutral about him, until he called me a fraud.