Coreagen's intention with the spiders is two fold, the first concerns their silk. Spider silk is amazing stuff, 5 times as strong as steel, twice as strong as kevlar. If the spiders can be trained to produce silk for use for the Sharalik, it will make great cloth, resilent and light. Woven denser it will make good light armor. The second idea is to domesticate the spiders, as guardians, pets and hunting animals. As I assessed the situation the primary problem with the spiders are they weren't smart enough and too predatory to be trained. Coreagen is trying to change them to be less predatory, friendlier and smarter.
[Closed] A Divine Theater
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John E Smoke
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Ugh, I've been neglecting this game far too much lately and I apologise for that. I've really enjoyed it so far, but it seems most of my creative juices are being channeled in other directions.
With that said, I'd like to hand over Attar to Cepter, if he's still interested. He's a friend of mine and from what little talk I've had with him about this game, it seems that he's far more into it than I am.
With that said, I'd like to hand over Attar to Cepter, if he's still interested. He's a friend of mine and from what little talk I've had with him about this game, it seems that he's far more into it than I am.
WizWrm
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Sorry, but I did promise Kalanyr that he would be the first alternate. If Kalanyr isn't still interested, you're up. He'll be starting with a new tribe* (maybe slightly advanced), unless John wants to give him Attar, but I totally understand if you'd rather wait for your friend to come up. The Jasad will just stay in limbo until then, unless one of the other divinities comes in contact with them, in which case I'll have to decide what to do.
*If y'all've been following Asveh, you'll notice that he just made the first contact of the game with a second divinity. Kalanyr, if you're still interested, you also have the option to take over that divinity, but he's kind of in a difficult place right now and he may not be quite what you had in mind. Your choice entirely.
I don't mind that you guys read what the others are doing, but all I ask is that you keep OOC knowledge OOC. Though, when you eventually make contact (see below), you'll know what each other's tribes look like without having to have me extensively describe them.
Kavyk asked about this, and you all should know it. In regards to the planet and the chronology: Yes, you're all on the same planet. It's roughly half the size of Earth (forget gravity, maybe it's really dense or something), and maybe smaller, based on the travel times I'm giving you all; I haven't worked it out exactly. I have you all placed based on a rough description of the world, though (obviously) you haven't found each other yet. There was one "close call," a bit back, but it hasn't panned out yet.
For the timeline: you're all spending different amounts of time doing different things, so most of you aren't really "in the same time period," and in fact, some of you are as much as thirty years apart. However, because you'll inevitably meet each other, this is how I'm going to work it: when you meet each other, that's when the timelines of the tribes making contact will 'lock in' with each other, subject to mutual decision. That is, you'll advance time together, and can also choose to advance asynchronously (is that a word?), but you won't be able to speak with each other until you synchronize your timelines again.
This implies that some of you started "earlier," than others, since one tribe may be 'fifty years advanced,' while another may be 'five years advanced,' when they meet each other.
Did that make sense?
Also, one more thing: I'll be gone from Wednesday evening until Monday evening, with no access to the net. I'll try to get one more update in before then, but just a head's-up.
*If y'all've been following Asveh, you'll notice that he just made the first contact of the game with a second divinity. Kalanyr, if you're still interested, you also have the option to take over that divinity, but he's kind of in a difficult place right now and he may not be quite what you had in mind. Your choice entirely.
I don't mind that you guys read what the others are doing, but all I ask is that you keep OOC knowledge OOC. Though, when you eventually make contact (see below), you'll know what each other's tribes look like without having to have me extensively describe them.
Kavyk asked about this, and you all should know it. In regards to the planet and the chronology: Yes, you're all on the same planet. It's roughly half the size of Earth (forget gravity, maybe it's really dense or something), and maybe smaller, based on the travel times I'm giving you all; I haven't worked it out exactly. I have you all placed based on a rough description of the world, though (obviously) you haven't found each other yet. There was one "close call," a bit back, but it hasn't panned out yet.
For the timeline: you're all spending different amounts of time doing different things, so most of you aren't really "in the same time period," and in fact, some of you are as much as thirty years apart. However, because you'll inevitably meet each other, this is how I'm going to work it: when you meet each other, that's when the timelines of the tribes making contact will 'lock in' with each other, subject to mutual decision. That is, you'll advance time together, and can also choose to advance asynchronously (is that a word?), but you won't be able to speak with each other until you synchronize your timelines again.
This implies that some of you started "earlier," than others, since one tribe may be 'fifty years advanced,' while another may be 'five years advanced,' when they meet each other.
Did that make sense?
Also, one more thing: I'll be gone from Wednesday evening until Monday evening, with no access to the net. I'll try to get one more update in before then, but just a head's-up.
Ah. Cool. i think I may have mentioned that I don't read anything that doesn't have an Eilil in front of it. But Yay Asveh! Way to go with the exploration and finding new friends. I may go back and read everyone else's stuff later, but for now, I like to think I'm not borrowing too many ideas from other players/divinities.
Serpenteye
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WizWrm said:Well, not exactly new friends.
If by friend you mean that I enjoy his company, I guess that makes him my friend. If friendship means not killing the second party for fun and power, I guess we're not friends, even if I do like mr XP
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WizWrm
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All right, guys. I apologize for this, but I think I'm going to have to step down as gamemaster. Ever since I got back, I've found that I've just been trying to avoid updating, and by now I've realized that this game was just becoming a huge drain for me.
The last update, believe it or not, took me nearly two hours to prepare and write up, and that wasn't time I was having fun with. It's turning into work more than a game. I'm now getting heaps of more important RL work that needs taking care of, which comes first. Even if I tried to continue, the pace would just slow to once a week or slower, and I don't want to let the game just sputter out like that. I think it was a mistake to make my first entrance into GMing with such an ambitious project, as I did warn in my first post that this might be the result. I'm sorry. I may try to start another game, but it will be farther in the future and more limited and traditional in scope.
However, I did promise that I'd try to find someone else to run the game if I found myself unable to continue, rather than let you guys fall off into oblivion with the rest of the failed PbPs and vanished GMs. I can tell you guys are having a lot of fun, and I'd rather not let this game die in any case. So, before asking around, I thought I'd turn to you guys and see if any of you are interested in running this. I know you are all great writers and have an interest in this type of game (obviously), and I think it would be best if one of you could run it in my stead. If one of you is interested, I'll send you my notes (they'll be a bit sketchy and unorganized) and give you an overview of what's going on "behind-the-scenes" for each player, a bit of what I had planned, briefly "how the world works," plus a loose description of the geography, etc. I'll remain available for questions or clarifications if needed. Obviously, if one of you guys wants to GM, your tribe will either fall into limbo or go to Kalanyr, as you decide. If you'd rather not hand it over, I would ask that you let Kalanyr start up a new one, since he's been very patient in waiting.
If none of you are interested in taking over, I'll open it up to the general populace (preferably people I know and who have been following this game, if there are any who meet both those criteria), though if you guys know someone specifically you feel would make a good GM, I can ask them. If you have comments, suggestions, or concerns about someone else taking over the game that you'd rather remain private, you can e-mail me at wizwrm@yahoo.com
The last update, believe it or not, took me nearly two hours to prepare and write up, and that wasn't time I was having fun with. It's turning into work more than a game. I'm now getting heaps of more important RL work that needs taking care of, which comes first. Even if I tried to continue, the pace would just slow to once a week or slower, and I don't want to let the game just sputter out like that. I think it was a mistake to make my first entrance into GMing with such an ambitious project, as I did warn in my first post that this might be the result. I'm sorry. I may try to start another game, but it will be farther in the future and more limited and traditional in scope.
However, I did promise that I'd try to find someone else to run the game if I found myself unable to continue, rather than let you guys fall off into oblivion with the rest of the failed PbPs and vanished GMs. I can tell you guys are having a lot of fun, and I'd rather not let this game die in any case. So, before asking around, I thought I'd turn to you guys and see if any of you are interested in running this. I know you are all great writers and have an interest in this type of game (obviously), and I think it would be best if one of you could run it in my stead. If one of you is interested, I'll send you my notes (they'll be a bit sketchy and unorganized) and give you an overview of what's going on "behind-the-scenes" for each player, a bit of what I had planned, briefly "how the world works," plus a loose description of the geography, etc. I'll remain available for questions or clarifications if needed. Obviously, if one of you guys wants to GM, your tribe will either fall into limbo or go to Kalanyr, as you decide. If you'd rather not hand it over, I would ask that you let Kalanyr start up a new one, since he's been very patient in waiting.
If none of you are interested in taking over, I'll open it up to the general populace (preferably people I know and who have been following this game, if there are any who meet both those criteria), though if you guys know someone specifically you feel would make a good GM, I can ask them. If you have comments, suggestions, or concerns about someone else taking over the game that you'd rather remain private, you can e-mail me at wizwrm@yahoo.com
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