Diplomatic Immunity: Almost Ready Maybe?
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Rystil Arden
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We're going to start here for several reasons, chief among them the fact that otherwise half the people are going to be waiting otherwise, and that this way the part that lets everyone into this Prelude be together is immune to 'crazy Ivan' .
If you'd like, however, perhaps Kalli has never actually met Tiberius in person--she just heard that he purchased her and was taking her on a ship. Of course, you'll need to tell unleashed, if that is your preference
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We're going to start here for several reasons, chief among them the fact that otherwise half the people are going to be waiting otherwise, and that this way the part that lets everyone into this Prelude be together is immune to 'crazy Ivan' .
If you'd like, however, perhaps Kalli has never actually met Tiberius in person--she just heard that he purchased her and was taking her on a ship. Of course, you'll need to tell unleashed, if that is your preference
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Rystil Arden
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Kohbiel:
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Well, I'd imagine that most of the Roman colonies were more or less Roman in name, even the ones in Spain, so Gades should be fine. Of course, it sounds sort of like a city name and not a person name, but I don't think anyone will mind.
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Well, I'd imagine that most of the Roman colonies were more or less Roman in name, even the ones in Spain, so Gades should be fine. Of course, it sounds sort of like a city name and not a person name, but I don't think anyone will mind.
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Brother Shatterstone
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I see… So all the talk for beforehand didn’t really mater. :\
I'll think on it. I don’t want to make any snap decisions or worse giving the impression of it.
I'll consider it.[/SBLOCK]
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I see… So all the talk for beforehand didn’t really mater. :\
I'll think on it. I don’t want to make any snap decisions or worse giving the impression of it.
Rystil Arden said:If you'd like, however, perhaps Kalli has never actually met Tiberius in person--she just heard that he purchased her and was taking her on a ship. Of course, you'll need to tell unleashed, if that is your preference
I'll consider it.[/SBLOCK]
Rystil Arden
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Let's face it, I wouldn't imagine there would be much talk beforehand in which Kalli would get to participate. If we start earlier, it would basically be a lot of Tiberius talking to NPCs (yes, admittedly with a little bit of Tiberius talking to Kalli or maybe NPCs talking to Kalli thrown in), and if you've seen Shards of Memory, you know that unleashed can talk to NPCs for a long time. You're one of the people who is being aided by this decision, so please don't think otherwise. Of course, let me know if you'd prefer to start earlier, and I will note that. If I actually act on it, however, then I expect not to hear any complaining of the 'can my character post yet?' variety, even if there winds up being like a week RL time in between posts for Kalli
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Let's face it, I wouldn't imagine there would be much talk beforehand in which Kalli would get to participate. If we start earlier, it would basically be a lot of Tiberius talking to NPCs (yes, admittedly with a little bit of Tiberius talking to Kalli or maybe NPCs talking to Kalli thrown in), and if you've seen Shards of Memory, you know that unleashed can talk to NPCs for a long time. You're one of the people who is being aided by this decision, so please don't think otherwise. Of course, let me know if you'd prefer to start earlier, and I will note that. If I actually act on it, however, then I expect not to hear any complaining of the 'can my character post yet?' variety, even if there winds up being like a week RL time in between posts for Kalli
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Brother Shatterstone
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My thoughts have always been that their meeting should be roleplayed out. I’ve said that a month or two ago and I said it last week. You have a 700-post prologue for Bront and I’ve been trying to get this one started since that one started basically because of this. Don’t worry about the posting I can find a reason to post if only the DM will allow me to post.[/SBLOCK]
I thought your skills of ablibed posts wouldn't really allow for that to happen. Maybe I'm wrong,Rystil Arden said:
My thoughts have always been that their meeting should be roleplayed out. I’ve said that a month or two ago and I said it last week. You have a 700-post prologue for Bront and I’ve been trying to get this one started since that one started basically because of this. Don’t worry about the posting I can find a reason to post if only the DM will allow me to post.[/SBLOCK]
Rystil Arden
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I agree that it would be fun (and good to set the tone between them) to play out the first meeting, so that's why it would be best if they first met in person on the ship (perhaps Kalli has seen Tiberius from afar before though, up in the audience of the coliseum). If we started some time before they left Gyaros, Kalli would still be a slave, so Tiberius would spend most of his time dealing with NPCs, while she would be locked up most of the time, and she would have to wait until Tiberius finished before continuing, whereas on the ship, there are plenty of possibilities for Kalli to interact, and it is unlikely that anyone will have to wait almost at all.
Well, one part of that skill is knowing where to start. It wasn't easy for me to make that decision--it took the better part of a day after Kohbiel e-mailed his info. And as you've seen, I haven't been perfect in the past at getting it right so that the players didn't have to wait for other players to post. That's why I set it up the way I did--I was looking out for everyone, particularly Kalli, to try to be proactive in preventing a stall for anyone from happening again.
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I agree that it would be fun (and good to set the tone between them) to play out the first meeting, so that's why it would be best if they first met in person on the ship (perhaps Kalli has seen Tiberius from afar before though, up in the audience of the coliseum). If we started some time before they left Gyaros, Kalli would still be a slave, so Tiberius would spend most of his time dealing with NPCs, while she would be locked up most of the time, and she would have to wait until Tiberius finished before continuing, whereas on the ship, there are plenty of possibilities for Kalli to interact, and it is unlikely that anyone will have to wait almost at all.
Well, one part of that skill is knowing where to start. It wasn't easy for me to make that decision--it took the better part of a day after Kohbiel e-mailed his info. And as you've seen, I haven't been perfect in the past at getting it right so that the players didn't have to wait for other players to post. That's why I set it up the way I did--I was looking out for everyone, particularly Kalli, to try to be proactive in preventing a stall for anyone from happening again.
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Brother Shatterstone
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RA:[sblock]I hate to use the world care because then it seems like I’m putting myself above the others which is really true… I’m just trying to make sure I have all the reference points aligned so I can effectively roleplay Kalli. Anyhow, hopefully if I give you a list of my wants and what I care about maybe it will help you.
My need or care list:
My need or care list:
- Kalli is still in a cage when the game begins. (Anything else and she would have tried to escape. I would suggest a prison that rolls/hovers as she pretty fleet of foot and would have gone for the gold if they allowed her to walk.)
- She has freshes bruses and wounds (she may have full HPs)
- A series of older scars.
- She doesn’t know of her sale and/or why she is on a Spelljamming ship again.
- She never met any of the other PCs before.
- She has no friends and all of her sister’s are dead.
- She’s been starved of symbiosis completely or just enough to live (and stay attractive for the crowd)
- she being captured she’s been treated as a slave and her opinion doesn’t matter.
I think that’s about it.
Oh it might be a good idea for her new master to have a supply of coconuts to soothe the savage beast.[/sblock]
Rystil Arden
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Yes, that is actually very helpful.
I'll address this list:
#1: That makes sense to get her to the ship, and it wouldn't arouse suspicion--I guess it can be done, though the intention would be to release her immediately when they take off.
#2: That's easy. Done.
#3: Also done.
#4: She has to why she's here--this would have been true no matter what, as the NPC Catullus came and told her beforehand. Now does she believe him? Maybe not.
#5: She's met the NPC Catullus for sure, but we can probably have her not have met any PCs
#6: That's easy enough--we already have this in her history. Done.
#7: Yes, that's fine. Done.
#8: Do you mean by the original owners in the Coliseum. If yes, I agree. If you mean by the new people, then no. They want to help her become free.
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Yes, that is actually very helpful.
I'll address this list:
#1: That makes sense to get her to the ship, and it wouldn't arouse suspicion--I guess it can be done, though the intention would be to release her immediately when they take off.
#2: That's easy. Done.
#3: Also done.
#4: She has to why she's here--this would have been true no matter what, as the NPC Catullus came and told her beforehand. Now does she believe him? Maybe not.
#5: She's met the NPC Catullus for sure, but we can probably have her not have met any PCs
#6: That's easy enough--we already have this in her history. Done.
#7: Yes, that's fine. Done.
#8: Do you mean by the original owners in the Coliseum. If yes, I agree. If you mean by the new people, then no. They want to help her become free.
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