[Gossamer's Scrapbook] The Ethereal Canyon I

[Gossamer]

. Annoying Part 2 Oh yes... I forget a few things in round one so we are back to round two. And actually they were two big things. If you are Kelvic, you cannot have furry ears and a tail. Kelvics are not FURRIES. Got it? They aren't weirdass anthropomorphic animals that walk around talking like people that give everyone but your cheesey little (and more or less perverted) subset the total creeps. Okay? No ears. No tails. Weird eyes are fine. A little bit sharper teeth - sure. Fingernails that look more like claws than human nails? Sure. Birdlike nervousness when your a bird? Sure. All that is fine. But seriously, don't bring your gosh darn pervness onto Mizahar. Don't even try it. I've shut down (or others have for me) about twenty of these requests thus far. Why? Because I'm a big party pooper and happen to be creeped out by the whole dogman catwoman pokeman thing. Second rant... if your a Drykas, you grew up in a polygamist society. Odds are Dad had three or four wives. Odds are you will be one of at least two wives if your female. To reject this or to say 'I won't share...' is ridiculous. You took a character cultural issue and the bonuses that went along with it forgoing the +15 anything generic weenie human in order to be a member of a fiercely proud grasslander culture where sadly the men get eaten by glassbeaks more often than not and there aren't enough guys to go around. It's just the way it is. If you reject this concept, sooner or later your going to be ousted from your clan. A guy should just be able to go to your parents, negotiate for you to become his wife, and you don't get a say. Then he can go to the next set of parents, etc... do the same thing... and boom you have company. You should like this. With the influx of more women, the work in the Pavilion is halved. Things go easier with more people. Its a new person to tell stories with, to sew with, to prepare food and weave with. This is not a bad thing. This is something that has been long accepted and practiced because life on the grass is hard, especially on the guys, and they die... a lot. Guys, the same thing should be said too you. You don't have to pick one over the other. You can have two or three... four if your rich or brave. It's the way things are. It is expected. You need to get heirs on these women, and frankly alot of them die in childbirth or get eaten out gathering food. Glassbeaks, young Velispar, or even Zith get them routinely. It happens. So you keep more than one around. If you don't like this type of roleplay, then you should have read your race listing better. The only guys that might not marry at all or would only marry one girl is the ones that are dirt poor, don't have a pavilion, and then they'd get the ones with something wrong with them or the non-Drykas. Get it? Just wait until I get Wind Reach open. That's when you'll get a taste of cultural harshness and the reality of status and caste membership. Life is going to be harsh, and if you aren't one of the 'in crowd' its going to downright suck. I'm all for unique PCs, people being the exception, but with something like this... it doesn't make sense for them to deviate so far from the culture and yet stay within the culture. Thats why when Wind Reach is up, I will do all I can to encourage the cultural acceptances I've built into it, even if they are completely counter to what our real lives are. That's the fun of roleplay. That's the incredibly cool part that people miss out when they buck the system or try to be the exception. Take a chance. Experience something new. Go with it and ease your real life standards. Mizahar isn't real life. Mizahar is a fantasy game. Let the boys experience what it would be like to manage a household full of women that aren't necessarily best friends... because you know they've always fantasized about it even if they won't admit it. Give them that pleasure. Then give them hell! I wouldn't turn down the epic catfights for the pleasure of being a cultural deviant. It would be way way too much fun. That's what we are all about. From the Akalak goodie/badies to the Eth that change from night and day... revel in the difference. We've designed Mizahar to be an escape from reality, a place to play out your what-if fantasy scenarios. You can be a superhero here, a supervillain, or be that mad scientist inventor you've always admired. Magic works here. Gods are perfectly willing to have a conversation with you here. Enjoy it. Don't make it reflect your real life values. It shouldn't. Its not designed for that.

[Malia]

More pet peeves ... good, good.

When talking about Kelvics having ears and tails, this came to my mind :

Secret :

About your second annoying point: While reading the article for Wind Reach, I got an idea for a drudge thief. Sounds like someone very common within the city, but it's really cool to have the writeups provide for interesting character concepts without the need of being the exception to the rule!

And that's also why I don't understand people who play humans. Not Drykas, not Vantha, but plain humans. Really, what's the fun? (So that'd be pet peeve #3 for me.)

[Gossamer]

I'm going to have an extensive players guide to Wind Reach including all the trouble the drudges get into! I mean, they aren't ever fed well, treated well (seriously, its fine to kick them or yell at them or even romance them whether they like it or not), and have nothing to loose when it comes to stealing etc. So a drudge thief would make perfect sense! Besides, its always fun to have an underprivileged downtrodden repressed aspect of society. They don't count right?

PS. People with animal ears and tails are horribly terrifying to me. I just think ICK ICK ICK everytime I see them.

[Malia]

Right. Thieves and criminals are so interesting ... not because they are "evil", but because they are forced to become like that by society. That's something I can identify with very well, and everyone else too. Who's not manipulated by one's surroundings? The drugde concept just adds the extra touch of drama.

And wow. Had no idea ... Should I remove the picture then? >.>

[Mao]

Haha I love the caste system just cause I'm a Dragon Age fanatic and the dwarf caste system was hilariously fun to read up on and actually see when you're playing the game. ^^

And about the animals ears, I just want to punch the people that do that. Weaboo's terrify me as much as the animal-eared fiends terrify you.

[Gossamer]

*hugs Mao and Malia* Right on! No.. don't remove the image, Malia. The damage is already done. And I'm terrified yet again to even google Weaboo to figure out what one is.

[Alistair deGrey]

More pet peeves ... good, good.

When talking about Kelvics having ears and tails, this came to my mind :

Secret :

About your second annoying point: While reading the article for Wind Reach, I got an idea for a drudge thief. Sounds like someone very common within the city, but it's really cool to have the writeups provide for interesting character concepts without the need of being the exception to the rule!

And that's also why I don't understand people who play humans. Not Drykas, not Vantha, but plain humans. Really, what's the fun? (So that'd be pet peeve #3 for me.)

I do see the enjoyment that can be derived from being the rule, especially if the rules are interesting. However, that being said, "plain humans" are not by any stretch boring. It isn't that they are uninteresting, its that the design approach to a "plain human" is different than that utilized by your "interesting humans". A "plain human" is a blank slate, one that allows for more player options. Here, the exceptions are the rule.

This seems to be the problem with the people that break the cultural molds given to them by the sub races. People get greedy, and want the cool culture as well as absolute freedom. Yet, it should be noted that while you still have freedom within the culture, you really can't have both of the aforementioned. That is what I think at least. People need to stop having split attentions and stick to one development method. You cannot ask for a set of rules so you can break them!

But, as somebody who plays a "plain human", and finds his character quite interesting, I personally rebuke your statement. Though I doubt it will change your mind. "Plain humans" just need a bit more work put into them because so little is done for you.

Regards,
Morse

[Torc Ironwood]

LoL,

Ok first off, yes Goss! If nothing else that was the best rant for polygamy that I have ever heard, and your right I wouldn't give up those cat fights for anything. They are the chance for some great RPing, The fact is that as a male you don't just have one person's emotional needs to consider but several. The fantasy is having multiple people you love all playing nice. The reality is that everyone in a house has to work as a team and make sure everyone is loved, and everyone requires different things to feel loved.

As far as, Wind Reach goes, I am personally moving there, because A) the caste system usually is grossly unfair, but then people in power will enslave anyone whatever system you have. B) the social interaction of being an outside and yet an artisian leaving by different rules then one grew up in is a really cool idea.

Zac

[Gossamer]

Hehehe thanks. You'll be able to start out at a Chiet level, which is a commoner with your skills I think. The Avora require a 25 or higher in skills really so competent not novice. But, it won't suck too badly cause a blacksmith will pick you up if for nothing else than to pick your brain about how they do it elsewhere.

[Gossamer]

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