A note on Ranuri. (i.e., Let’s not just write about sex, ya’ll.)
I like sex. I hope you do too. A lot of people like sex and a lot of people enjoy writing about sex. I, personally, enjoy writing about sex as much as I enjoy writing about anything. That is to say it isn’t about sex when I write, it’s about what the sex is or is not doing for my plot. Not once since I began playing in Mizahar has sex been written into a thread of mine. (I played a kelvic who walked around naked a lot too.) Oh, characters have had sex off scene, and sex has been talked about, flirted around, sexual tension abounds in some places and sex led up close to; but there has yet to be a single involved sex scene in my threads. I haven’t gone out of my way to avoid them, but then I haven’t structured a plot set up around sex or using it as a plot vehicle either. The closest I’ve come was in a scene with Lillis and Caelum way back when Lillis was still an active PC and Lillis’ player thought we should close the curtains, so to speak, and end the thread. She was no prude. She just understood that there was no plot furthering device left to be had in the scene. We had already accomplished what we set out to. Fast forward and here I am, reactivating Caelum, who has Nikali’s gnosis. I have looked and so far not found another active PC with that gnosis. It puts me into an awkward position due to the unfortunate misconceptions of other players. Not always, but sometimes; and sometimes is often enough, honestly. Therefore, allow me to set the record straight. Ranuri is not about sex. One more time with feeling. Ranuri is not about sex. To clarify, Ranuri can be about sex depending upon the panorama of needs someone with Ranuri comes into contact with. Or it can be about sex for the course of time in which a person with Ranuri just so happens to have sex with someone. Okay, well, if a Ranuri has sex for any reason then their mark will be active; but that is still a large and distinct difference.
Note that I said sexual needs there, not sexual desires. This is key. This is, in fact, the most important thing for you to understand about Ranuri. Ranuri is about what individuals, groups, and entire worlds need, not what they necessarily desire. Needs and desires, while typically having a lot of common ground, are not actually the same thing. At all. I can need the iron in spinach for my health, but could really just desire a damn milkshake. I can need better financial planning skills, but only desire to win the lottery. I can need a punch in the goddamned face, but desire a hug. Follow? Now I want Caelum to run into someone who needs a punch in the face. Heh. - k. |