The Super Reality (OOC)

[Macguffin]

What if we re-work Professor Leviathan's background so that he was a graduate student and TA when he got his powers. He did go a little crazy, but more in the locking himself in the basement and not talking to anybody for a month kind of crazy rather than outright villainy. When he emerged he started trying to raise awareness and fight for eco-rights and that his main reason for wanting to be on the show.

I will honestly cop to the fact that I hadnt read enough before I wrote Ranger into his background. Sir Tzanek and I are old friends and I was thinking a friendly rivalry would be nice, but he seems to have that covered... that being said Know-it-all save the planet Professor Leviathan is sure to have some fun run ins.

The "Professor" part of his name is not actually true anymore, but I am keeping it as part of his codename because it fits his personality and super codenames are full of unearned doctorates.

If you want I can write a new interview.

[Lord Fell]

That sounds more flavourful.

I know it's not always pleasant to read criticism of characters, but on the other hand, I think that if the problem with a character is something that could be addressed with a background rewrite, then we both benefit.

[Lord Fell]

Ok, I got a PM from Troubleshooter asking me to post something... I'm kind of waiting for Ranger to shift back into his wolf form and do some sniffing around. Frankly, Pompadour is a bit suspicious that the girl might be a trick the house is playing. The fact that her feet aren't actually cut tends to increase that suspicion. So, yeah... looking to hear what he finds out (or if he declines to shift).

As I said before, I'm a bit antsy about this game to... go somewhere. It sounds like at least Troubleshooter is also committed. So... what's everyone's schedule like? Are you still busy, Class Dunce? I could post every damn day, but I think that would be pointless, unless we're all getting a chance to do stuff. On the other hand... I don't like checking the game twice a day, only to see that it hasn't moved.

Let's get an established posting expectation understood... I'd like to see 3 "turns" a week, at least.

[Troubleshooter]

Ok, I got a PM from Troubleshooter asking me to post something...

I didn't mean here.

I'm kind of waiting for Ranger

And that is the problem.

Don't wait. When we sit around and wait for somebody to do something for us to react to, the game slows to the speed of the slowest player, who may be absent. For example, Nightblaze hasn't posted anywhere in a week. Hopefully, it's a minor and temporary problem - computer issue, work spike, surprise all-expenses paid vacation to Tahiti - and not something more serious, like a personal emergency or the dreaded Spontaneous Catastrophic Interest Failure. In any case, if we wait for Nightblaze to post, the game may already be over.

This stage of the game will require a lot of roleplaying with NPCs and piecing together clues. It will be slow, and can move, at a maximum, as fast as CD. CD, I strongly suggest that you make a habit of responding to whoever has posted at reasonable intervals. You don't want to let one player monopolize the conversation, but if literally days are passing without anybody else contributing, then you have a de facto monopoly anyway. For everybody else, I suggest responding as soon as your character would reasonably do so. If nothing else, just ask a question, or have your character try to figure something out. Hell, we can make sidebar comments to the Fortress of Solitude just to keep the story going! We have no excuse to wait for days and days.

Don't wait.

[ClassDunce]

Don't wait.

Thats probably the best advice I've recieved on running a game yet. You guys probably should have noticed that this is like my first time doing this. I am busy, I'm working 14 hour days during the summer but thats no excuse to how often I've been updating since I work infront of my computer. So, I am going to post here more and even if I have to circumvent a couple player posts I am going to post atleast 3 updates to the game a week from now on.

Sadly it does look like Nightblaze is gone so that brings us to just 3 player characters in the house. I am accepting Bacon Golems Character to the game, the others were interesting but his fits the most and we'll see about getting him in the game as quickly as we can. So if he accepts that 4 slots filled.

Troubleshooter, I know your by yourself up stairs so you can feel free to write dialogue for both Big G and Valkyr and any basic interactions you'd like I'll just controll them in combat situations for the moment. Is there anything you guys want to discuss here too? Anything else that your concerned about or that you feel that I could be doing differently?

[Lord Fell]

Well, it looks like we need two new characters. I'm fine with BaconGolem's character, but I would like him to tone down the attractive at least.

For a 2nd character, I think we need to bring our feminine quotient back up to 2. I don't consider Rune a suitable candidate, even as the sole female applicant. If Nightblaze returns soon, this will be a moot point, though.

I don't actually think that there are any complaints I have about how the game has been run, that couldn't be shrugged off as us getting used to you and vice versa, and some of that has a lot to do with me being a novice to PbP as well.

[ClassDunce]

I've sent Bacon Golem a PM but he hasn't posted on the boards for nearly a week as well so we'll have to see what happens. And I do agree that we definatly need another Female Character, this isn't the type of game where you can just get by with one. MTV needs Gender Dynamics...

I really don't wanna have to except Rage-Nar...

[Troubleshooter]

We could always hold out hope for Lord Rage-Nar's sister, Rage-Ina. Fresh from a round of hosting Abaddon's Next Top Model, she has star power to spare, and appeals to the critical female megalomaniac demographic. When asked what her next project would be, Rage-Ina responded:

"TREMBLE BEFORE RAGE-INA, WORM! AND GET ME A DIET COKE!"

I think signs are good!

In the meanwhile, I'm holding out hope that Nightblaze will suddenly reappear (since I pretty much have no idea what to do with Li'l Spooky here). He's only been gone a week, which is less time than it's taken for me to get my computer repaired in the past. I'm pretty sure I can guess what Valkyr and Big G would say in a given situation, but I'm not feeling a really definitive need to write for them yet.

[sirzanek]

Well, I know from another thread that Nightblaze was in the process of moving, and who hasn't had the move with unforseen complications? I'd be inclined to give some leeway.

[Troubleshooter]

This time you hear the voice out loud, clearly feminine but still familiar and obviously right inside the open room. “An open door is an invitation…”

Oh, hell. It's learning.

[ClassDunce]

The house is a pretty much a sentient being, it’ll learn from and adapt to the people inside of it.

Also as to your OOC question in the thread, since Big G is pretty much anchored waist deep to the house I don’t think that you would be able to rip him out of the floor with your powers.

[Lord Fell]

I'm going to be away for most of the day...

Notice to see Ranger slip away. Notice to hear the woman's voice at the top of the stairs. (1d20+5=9, 1d20+5=25)

My DC to notice Ranger disappear is 23 (his stealth) so that's not gonna fly.
I have no idea if it's even possible for me to hear the voice at the top of the stairs, so even with my roll, I'd accept a ruling that it's impossible. I should be able to post tonight.

[ClassDunce]

Pompadour didn't notice him slip away and you rolled a perfect 20 on that second notice check... So I am tempted to have you notice something but at the same time I have to take into account what's gonig on around you. Pompadour is talking to Delta-V over the communicator, while he's also questioning and holding a very scared young woman thats crying, cooing and rambling at the same time.

The likelyhood that it would be remotely possible for him to hear whats being said on another story of the house is more than extremely remote. So even though you rolled that Nat-20 I'm gonna Fiat any possibility of him hearing it. But I am going to give you a Hero Point for it bceuase with a Nat-20 you should've heard atleast something like maybe stairs creaking or something.

So Pompadour recieves a Hero Point but does'nt hear his team-mate be lured away by the House.

[sirzanek]

So Pompadour recieves a Hero Point but does'nt hear his team-mate be lured away by the House.

I can't tell you how comforted I feel by that.....

Ok, I'm putting money on when Ranger opens the door he sees....

The girl he saved from being harrassed by the thugs.

[ClassDunce]

Dude, I gave you like the biggest clue in the world. I directly quoted who it was gonna be lol.