by Shane Wallsly on June 25th, 2015, 8:44 am
So... I've been so on and off on this site in the past year that I'm getting that whiplash you get on those particuklarly badly designed rollercoaster rides. You know like the old ones with really sharp corners that hurt a fuck ton. Not to say I wanna get off this ride. Fuck no. Rather petch no. The ride's too good.
So, I've got Shane, Thannis and Gyarados Gyndarios. I'd like to keep all three but Gods I have to be realistic. If any of my characters was my 'main' character it would be Shane without a doubt. Thannis and Gyndarios are probably two of the more interesting charecters I've created, or at least I think so, but Shane has a history and just enough of me in him to be more like my baby than just something I made up. Though I admit, to my shame, that his personality probably changes a little everytime I get back to it. I have very little discipline as a writer, hence basically every issue that I am now complaining about.
So Shane... He had a pretty nice thing going in Syliras and he could have had a better thing going in Riverfall. My absence has kind of killed that dead a little. He's certainly not ran out of money, though I keep having to pay for a very minimal season's worth of threading, or options but he's went stale like back of the shelf doughnuts (Why is the word 'nut' in there? It's not got nuts in it and it's not shaped like nuts... I don't get it). With Shane I think I need to start fresh. A new city? A new Career? A new situation? One of the three could help. I wonder if I'd get away with selling dodgy readings from a stall in RF without Kuvan status... I've also pondered the idea of dragging Shane down to some low point. Perhaps having all his money stolen or taken from him. He'd be right back at the bottom again. There's plenty of good turmoil and such there for him. I could go a step further and have him enslaved somehow... Perhaps when Xy opens... Shane would make a pretty rubbish slave or a great one if they could get him to use his magic.
Shane's pretty easy to freshen up. I just kind of need the cahones and the drive to thrust him forward. Maybe my hesitancy is somewhat reflective of my hesitancy to move forward as a person outside of writing. Interesting concept. Or random thought. I'm no counsellor.
Anyhow so that leaves Thannis and Gyndarios. Thannis could be a mod hog. Especially if I tried to go through with my plans of creating and running a Returned Cell in Sunberth. I don't know if therre's currently a mod down there but if there is surely they're much too busy to be wasting their time on me for that. Option 2 for Thasnnis is the ole Isle of the Undead. Of course that poses more problems than solves. How would Thannis get fresh blood on the Isle of the Damned? How would Thannis prevent the Uldr-hating peoples of Sahova from doing mean things to him? How would Thannis cope with a Desolate One like right there on the Island probably making him do things all the time like a big meany? Okay, these are polot points and not problems... I should probably do this with Thannis.
And Gyndarios... I could really just start fresh with him. He didn't even make it to 50 posts. I could move him to Sunberth actually. He might do better indulging his Brawling skills there. I don't know what he'd work as however or in what direction that would take his character. By the Gods it would be a waste for him to end up in a gang of all things. Common thugs. He'd fit in well at Nyka but it's a bit of a ghost town and I know that shouldn't discourage me. I should embrace it and be a shining example to all.
Speaking off I have been avoiding helping out in any real capacity since my time as AS of Sahova ended but the site really needs all hands on deck. I will not watch the Gods damned best Roleplaying site on the internet to fall into disrepair. That's just not going to happen. It's not bloody right. I'd be kicking myself for the rest of my life. I'd summon a preist to my deathbed and my last words would be "I'm not a religious man, Father, but before I die I must confess my greatest sin... I let Mizahar die..." Those are terrible last words so for the sake of probably the best thing I'll ever say in my life I need to help. I just don't know if I can trust myself or if Mizahar should trust me. I'm going to be blunt as well. I'm not interested in development so much and only a bit more interested in Grading. What we need here is storey. We need the kind of player-storyteller interactions that I've heard used to happen. We need grand overarching storylines and tiny ones that hold true significance only to the player involved. That's what we need.
But most of all we need Nyka back because it brought a certain whackiness that I think would cheer everyone up a bit. If I do end up in Nyka I'll be making sure everybody has a mandatory cvisit or second character there. Nyka's good for your health. Studies show. If at least not Nyka I think erverybody should make it their mission to do something whacky or hilarious in character every month. It'll extend your life by at least 10,000 more words. Guaranteed.
Right that's me off. Have to go for a dental appointment but I'll be back probably before any American sees this post.
PS Puns about Winter are snow joke.
PPS What do bad Eskimos get in their stockings for Xmas? A lump of cold.
PPPS Do top scientists in the North get the Snowbelt Prize?
PPPPS Who played guitar for Guns 'N' Frozes? Slush.
W hat happened to their lead singer's van in winter? Axel Froze.
And there was one other near miss, where the rhythm guitarist was driving the van in a snowstorm and he couldn't see the lane markers. They called him Blizzy Stradlin'.
PPPPPS Why all the snow and winter related puns? I think the people of Mizahar need to chill.
EDIT: At the very least I could be a CS Liaison. That's something to think about as well.