stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. I [OOC]

[James Heard]

Let me know if Sir Khensu, Flaming Knight of Drama gets a bit too much!

Nah. I won't deny that the continuous drone of other characters noting the distinct lack of a G on my character sheet isn't annoying sometimes, but on the other hand I LIKE the roleplaying opportunities that you get from...vigorous discussion and exposition in PbP. I mean, in sit down games you rarely have enough time to sit down and launch a monologue of any sort. That means there are conversation heavy elements in PbP that are easier to accomplish here than in real life, which I think is fantastic.

Usually I'm more worried that I'm ticking off the other player, because it's true: I've been running a bunch of grating sorts of characters for a while. Once I discovered the joys of italics for internal dialog that's helped ME some with the worrying bits, but I think it sometimes still gets translated as actual speech by the reader unintentionally.

Anyways, so yeah, Janis isn't fond of anyone besides her snake. She's self-centered and probably brutal in her assessments of people, including herself if she'd take a moment to tackle that. I've been trying to stress though, that she's not a bad person. She's Han Solo, Sawyer from Lost, Codelia and Anya from Buffy...Maybe an unlikable person, but so was Han Solo to everyone but the audience. That's all I ask that everyone keep in mind when trying to frame her in reference.

Her lack of a G in her alignment reflects more on her lack of "Good" reasons for doing good, but just because she's probably every bit as vitriolic and mean as she comes across it doesn't mean she isn't doing things more or less as she believes to be in everyone's overall best interest (with her own interests being in the forefront, of course). She may never be a noble champion of heroic deeds, but that's the character. I like flawed, somewhat reluctant heroes. It's easier and more interesting for me to write, which is what this is all about for me really - an opportunity to force myself to write a bit.

 

[GwydapLlew]

*lots of things I agree with*

Oh, nothing to worry about on this end. As the resident paladin, I'm having to do much the same from the opposite end of the spectrum. I'm always going to assume that, unless drastic interaction occurs, Khensu will find a way to work out differences between himself and the others.

I like the Han Solo comparison. Just because Janis can be a difficult person doesn't mean that Khensu doesn't see value in her - and as was just shown, her methods work where other's don't.

I'm cool with her.

 

[stonegod]

As the resident paladin...

... inquisitor. Don't forget that part!

 

[stonegod]

I've updated the Dramatis Personae to include our well-adjusted Burgomaster's son.

 

[DEFCON 1]

See, Khensu gets to be in the middle, while Jarrith and Janis are on opposite ends. And continuing the 'Lost' metaphor... while Janis is Sawyer, Jarrith would definite be Jack. He considers himself to be this harbinger of Good but anyone who doesn't follow his exact way of thinking will bring about anger or tension. Jarrith's a very tightly wound string... and while he can sound quite beautiful when he's plucked, he also can snap under the strain in an instant. The reason why he gets along with Sir Khensu so well is because the shifter is a calming influence, and will pluck Jarrith's strings in such a soothing manner.

The way I've been playing him, it's usually when Janis (or really anyone) questions the Silver Flamist's heroics that Jarrith goes nutty. He's gotten enough crap about his devout devotion to the ideals of the Flame over his lifetime that when people imply that he's wrong to be that devout, it's then that he fights back. As I wrote in my original bio... he's not the kind of fellow you want to sit next to at a dinner party, because he doesn't debate well. You question him, and he'll yell at you instead of debating... more often than not.

So I fully expect tensions to always soar with the two characters on occasion... although I am also watching Jarrith's character arc carefully so I can make an actual progression over time. So the man we saw at the beginning certainly shouldn't be the one we'll end up with at the end (if I follow his arc correctly).

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Hmm... then if Jarrith is Jack and Janis is Sawyer, then I think that makes Maraath Kate. Determined individual with a shady past, on the surface. Yet it's all for the best! Really!

 

[stonegod]

Hmm... then if Jarrith is Jack and Janis is Sawyer, then I think that makes Maraath Kate. Determined individual with a shady past, on the surface. Yet it's all for the best! Really!

Yeah, but a Jarrith<->Marot<->Janis love triangle would be... odd.

 

[drothgery]

Yikes. That makes Daellin Locke, doesn't it?

 

[GwydapLlew]

... inquisitor. Don't forget that part!

Oh, don't get me wrong. Once he's determined that something is Evil, he whacks it with a big ol' axe until it's purified. I'm playing him as a slow burn - he doesn't jump to conclusions, but once he reaches one, there's nothing that will stop him from executing some holy justice.

I don't watch Lost, so the comparisons are lost on me.

 

[stonegod]

I don't watch Lost, so the comparisons are lost on me.

I knew there was something wrong with you.

Besides all those other things.