Doug Millington-Smith (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
magicaddict) wrote2006-05-18 12:54 pm
magicaddict) wrote2006-05-18 12:54 pm
Watching, Not Driving...
...and for fifteen minutes yesterday, I had no idea what I was saying.
Steve recently ran a discussion on his LJ where the concept of getting so deeply IC that their character acted independently of the player was discussed. As it was put there, "while I was watching, I wasn't driving". When it happens to me, I know of it by having a hazy section of memory surrounding the action. Until yesterday, there were only three times I'd managed this particularly enlightened state:
Playing Trillian Mistwalker for the first time, particular event sparked by a short piece of conversation with Outcast.
Playing Jud Fry in Oklahoma, while I sang Lonely Room.
Playing Rhinyn on the recent scouting mission to Sonalista.
Yesterday, while giving my PhD final year talk, I did it again. I kicked back and relaxed as someone with my voice gave an almost flawlessly unstuttering talk using my mouth - or at least that's what it felt like.
The rehearsal had been mediocre, my having been clocked at well over twenty minutes rather than the required fifteen, and I knew I had more slides than then and had to get on with it. From the moment I started the proper one, however, it was like I was driving a very fast car in a stright line: If the wheel turned, I was going to roll, crash and burn. Very strange feeling.
According to sources, it went really quite well, though I put in a few too many light-hearted asides. I can live with that.
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As everyone was around last night, Jon ran an impromptu Warhammer session. It turned into a bit of a nightmare for several people, as while I can't condone some of Felix's actions (telling another character to shush IC while she was trying to roleplay is a bit of a downer, especially as she had something reasonable to say), everyone reacted to being under suspicion of murder very differently. Pieter was the arresting officer, so he was in the clear; Felix made sure he looked like he was in charge...as usual...even though he was prime suspect; Mel seemed not to know what was going on, which is par for the course for her; Ali kept trying to help but got told to shut up bythe great and glorious leader Felix on several occasions; and Alaina curled up in a corner and hoped it all went away.
When all was said and done, they got off, and have just dropped into the sewer - backed by several members of the Middenheim watch - to go and dungeon crawl a skaven hideout. It'll be nice to go on a mission on almost full hits for once.
Steve recently ran a discussion on his LJ where the concept of getting so deeply IC that their character acted independently of the player was discussed. As it was put there, "while I was watching, I wasn't driving". When it happens to me, I know of it by having a hazy section of memory surrounding the action. Until yesterday, there were only three times I'd managed this particularly enlightened state:
Playing Trillian Mistwalker for the first time, particular event sparked by a short piece of conversation with Outcast.
Playing Jud Fry in Oklahoma, while I sang Lonely Room.
Playing Rhinyn on the recent scouting mission to Sonalista.
Yesterday, while giving my PhD final year talk, I did it again. I kicked back and relaxed as someone with my voice gave an almost flawlessly unstuttering talk using my mouth - or at least that's what it felt like.
The rehearsal had been mediocre, my having been clocked at well over twenty minutes rather than the required fifteen, and I knew I had more slides than then and had to get on with it. From the moment I started the proper one, however, it was like I was driving a very fast car in a stright line: If the wheel turned, I was going to roll, crash and burn. Very strange feeling.
According to sources, it went really quite well, though I put in a few too many light-hearted asides. I can live with that.
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As everyone was around last night, Jon ran an impromptu Warhammer session. It turned into a bit of a nightmare for several people, as while I can't condone some of Felix's actions (telling another character to shush IC while she was trying to roleplay is a bit of a downer, especially as she had something reasonable to say), everyone reacted to being under suspicion of murder very differently. Pieter was the arresting officer, so he was in the clear; Felix made sure he looked like he was in charge...as usual...even though he was prime suspect; Mel seemed not to know what was going on, which is par for the course for her; Ali kept trying to help but got told to shut up by
When all was said and done, they got off, and have just dropped into the sewer - backed by several members of the Middenheim watch - to go and dungeon crawl a skaven hideout. It'll be nice to go on a mission on almost full hits for once.
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And is there such a thing as too many light-hearted asides?
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Or are you, like most of us I guess, rping being an adult doing adult things?
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I have got an invite to Fifth Season (http://www.fifth-season.co.uk/), however, so he might come in handy.
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Seem to be losing it with him rather more often of late. *sigh* only a few more weeks...
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Wonder what Trillian would say if he found out outcast was killed... *rubs chin*
Hehe.
Anyway, If a character is talking too much and telling peole to shut up, you should tell them to shut up back. With blunt objects to the back of the head.
nothing says 'your being a cock' like giving someone concussion
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