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May 2016
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Okay then.

I'm posting this after some chats around and my other post where I went a bit insane on people.

Here's the deal. We all know that everyone else here can RP. We all know everyone else here wants to RP. Why are there no RP's?

'Cause we're all waiting around for someone else to tell us they want to RP. Well that's just silly. This isn't a high school dance, folks! No one is going to come to you and ask you for a dance. If you want to dance, you better get your ass on the dance floor. If you don't, you've got no one to blame but yourself!

This applies to me, too. If I want RP's, I can't just sit around and think RP's are gonna drop in my lap. None of you know what I'm up to over here, how are you supposed to know I want RP's? You can't know that, and I can't keep expecting you to.



Here's a few things I propose:

1. If you want an RP with someone's character, but you're having a hard time finding the balls to approach them on it, post a note here. Be like "Hey look, Frodo wants to talk to Arwen" or "Lothi really wants a chat with her dad" or "Aragorn's looking for his errand rider" or whatever. Then at least the ball is in someone else's court, yar?

2. Too many of us are scared to mess up someone else's rp plots by poking them for random RP's. To get around this, I suggest we all post some idea of where we're going with our characters. That way it's all out on the table and there'll be less conflicts and less reason to skip out on RPing with eachother.


We all want to RP. That's why we're here. I'll be the first to admit that I feel insecure and left out when no one pokes me for them. But I think I realised today that if I'm not poking anyone, they're feeling the same way I do.

And that just sucks.

Let's try and get over our fears and have some fun!

Comments

This is v. v. true. Am often terribly afraid of mucking up what others are doing and I am slow like plodding tortoise by only being able to do 1 rp at a time, so am guilty of not poking. I am a naughty bunny. ;_;

To clear up where charries are (cuz I have a lot of back logs to post):

Boromir - is back in city but is severely bedridden. Aragorn is going to attempt healingness o' Kings. Am hoping it works as am v. sick of his cranky ass. After that, he will conquer 50% of the Stewardship, while in bed, recovering. Interlopers feel free to invade his room, but beware of the dust.

Eothain - has re-met Rodwen again, and is being his usual stupid self. Hates her mom, as per the norm. Likes pestering Eomer, because he thinks that Kings need to be pestered, too. If Eomer rode off cliff, would ride off cliff, after him. Rohirrim. V. predictable that way.

Ilsa - is back and hopefully more active. But after keeping Boromir alive at base-of-falls makeshift hovel for past six months or so, was one pooped river-woman. She's gone home to her little cottage south o' Osgiliath, and will show up in city again as soon as she takes a river-nap.

Legolas - yes, I guess I'm picking him up and have no choice. At least he isn't pushy, like the other two boys are. I'm guessing he's been puttering around Ithilien, filling his head with plans on how to help make it more habitable. He will be present at the wedding, looking elf-pretty and smelling of strawberries. *hearts and sparkles*

Long term goals? I let the charries run wild and free so anything and anything can happen as it develops. 99.9% of the time, I have nothing planned cuz they tend to just...develop their own things, on their own, that I didn't ever imagine would happen. Nor did I want to. *facepalms*

And there they are, and even if there's rp going on and I have to suddenly rush off to do something, am always willing to pause so there's no rush or the likes. n_n

Okies!

Aragorn is stressed out, wants to get married, is stressed out, and doesn't sleep much.

Faramir spikes his coffee.

Miriel just wants to help.

Gandalf is cryptic as usual.

Khamul wants to have a bloody criminal empire.

Rodwen wants Eothain's, uh...bachelorhood?

I'm missing people...

Elendil I might drop.

Bere I dropped

Oh! Ziran! She's in Amroth - she lost her ship and crew and captain in the war and is a little listless. She also is recovering from an injury she's not sharing with me *squint*

Eomund is still dead. He'll be returning once Thain and Eomer are back in Rohan XD

Let's give this a whirl.

Imrahil, Amrothos, and my knight NPCs are on the way to Minas Tirith but haven't arrived yet.
Aergannel has just stepped off a boat and is in Minas Tirith?
Karigan is alternating between a shoddy drunken mess and superangry and occasionally actually -doing her job-.
Pippin is kicking around Minas Tirith being lonely and bored and planting greenery and stuff. I dunno.
Denethor is a ghost and is certainly available for visiting people >_>.

NPCS:
Elfhelm is... I don't even know.
The Archivist is being archival. I don't think that was supposed to be a verb but there you go. Pester him. Please. He's fun.
Nandir, my new baby knight NPC (aww so cute) is going to Minas Tirith with everybody else. Though he might stop random people on the street, you never know.


Essam is going to be the subject of some interesting rumors pretty soon that might call into question his ability to be knight commander, and that will recall his past as a prostitute before he joined the knights.

Erchirion...God only knows what the hell that man thinks he's doing. Somehow I've managed to turn out a knight again, though this one is definitely more um...more. :P I'm pretty sure at some point he's going to talk himself in trouble but I have no idea when that's going to be or what its going to be about and its more of a vague feeling at this point.

Frodo is hanging around Tirith, doing the writer thing. Incidentally, given the new plot circumstance, what happened in reguards to the scouring of the shire? If we ever get enough hobbits in game, I'd love to take that as something we could talk about or work with. I'm also interested in local shire politics though I have no idea how to work THAT in as of now.


Hirgon will be coming back to Tirith, walking back into his old life and resuming his duties. As this is a different starting point and he'll just be coming back, he's liable to be in various states of trauma and trying to work to ignore it which isn't healthy.

Theoden and Snowmane are dead dead dead also. They're coming back very shortly. I'd sort of hoped to have Theoden return to an empty Meduseld, walk in, attempt to take charge and get lots of weird reactions from whoever isn't in Tirith if that is okay with you and Eomer, Steph.

My NPCS...

ArĂ¡to has been promoted to a Captaincy in the Knighthood and is dealing with the issues presented therin. He's also going to have some interesting rumor plots to deal with soon. I've also pondered exploring his backstory a little, as outlined in some of the pre-reset chats with Essam where they spoke about his family, etc. I get the feeling he's still reeling from the deaths of several friends during the war, because he wasn't able to help them with the first aid skills he knows a little of. I don't know if this is going to come out or not, or rather if its going to come out with anyone but Essam whom he trusts for some strange twisted reason but its in the background anyway. I love this guy, can we tell? I'm about so close to making him an OC, I have a few other npcs I like a lot too though and want to give them all a chance to see who I like best. :P

Alagos, I imagine is in Tirith to help rebuild it. He's a bit of a renessaince man that way, and while he's more of an inventor and scientest than anything else, I get the impression he'd be a decent sort to have to order around in building projects. He still hasn't been free for very long and is prone to be jumpy with people in authority, though he's also known to be another of my guys with a mouth that has a mind of its own. He can pretty much be set to doing anything where he's needed, etc, whatever works best at any given time.

A few other NPCS are coming too and I can be talked into lots of them if anyone wants!

Plans:

- Lothi: Get married and have baby.

- Wulfred: Probably tag around with elf twins.

Locations:

- Lothi is wherever Imrahil is, I'm thinking. It's just easier that way XD

- Wulf is...either in Rohan or at Tirith. I'd be interested in having her randomly ask the elves if she could ride with them when the wedding party goes through Edoras, Steph, if you think that would be plausible ^_^


I have a possible pick-pocket type lurking in my head now who I may or may not end up apping. And I'm starting to wonder if I could manage a Sam.

Unfortunately, Sar and I established Lothi not-being-with-Imrahil cause we figured you'd want her in Minas Tirith as soon as possible. However! Aergannel and some other Dol Amrothians left on a boat that arrived in Minas Tirith before Imrahil, maybe Lothi went with them?

Ah, okay ^_^ Going with Aergannel works very well.

I'm like dumb 'cause I never put my own down here. XD

So far, this is what I have .... now that Elladan and Elrohir and Arwen are in town, Arwen would like to meet up with Miriel and Karigan again I think. She meta-misses her friends. Of course her short/long term goals are as simple as getting settled, getting married, and having a kid.

Zaira needs to take care of her funeral arrangements and still needs to meet up with Amro for curry. She desperately wants to meet Ziran, I don't think she'd mind a chat with Imrahil if she's ever near Tirith, and she's got a SEEKRET that she won't share with me.

Elladan and Elrohir want more Cwen/Wulf chats and more Elessar chats, and I don't think they'd mind pranking on Denethor's ghost either. The boys don't seem to have too many goals at the moment, besides keeping a sharp eye on their sister and generally causing trouble.

Ithiriel wants to chat with Faramir, her only goal that I can see beyond more with Gladha is becoming one of Faramir's rangers, and I think she's pretty open to any kind of chats.

Galadriel only just emerged from Fangorn, and her biggest concern is getting to Tirith to watch her granddaughter get married. Beyond the waning of the forests, etc.

I'm... missing someone I think, but I can't remember who. Oh! Iren! Iren's got no big time goals, except maybe getting Haladreth into bed with her.

Oh duh, I'm forgetting Eomer.

But we all know what Eomer wants. 1. To get back to Rohan where things are normal. 2. To meet Lothiriel and marry her 3. Make with the babies 4. Go kick some ass with Eothain.