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...I give you Flame Warriors. For relief and reassurance you are not, in fact, at fault, I suggest logging in and seeing how many types you can spot.
I've been strongly put forward for a twelve month post in Barry, working in the research labs for the company that co-sponsored my PhD. If I am offered the post, I'll get paid £30,000 or so for the year. This is more money than my parents wages combined, and moderately disturbing.
I don't want to move out of Bath, away from Emma, regular roleplay games and the vast majority of people I enjoy spending time with, but thirty thousand pounds is sick money. I don't care if you earn more, or know someone who earns more. I still call it sick money.
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I really don't want my next character to show up at the Gathering only to be slotted within five minutes of time in because he comes from Mauritanja. I wonder what combination of who's actions (as if I couldn't guess) lead me to having to worry about my character's safety from other characters, rather than from the actual bad guys - you know, the ones that come out of the monster room that we're SUPPOSED to be fighting against.
To those very people, who I doubt are reading, but might be - this is a public journal, after all - thank you. Thank you so very much for turning that particular world to glass for the forseeable future. I'm not allowed to complain, because that isn't the done thing, so I'll just sit here and think it instead.
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Steve and Greg have started making noises (quietly) about next year's campaign. This, in turn, explains to me why I'm so pissed off about going IC at the LT being so dangerous - the level of excitement that is instilled in me at playing Rhinyn v2 obviously comes from the memories I have of playing Rhinyn v1, and I know that for a fair emount of time, I won't be getting that at the LT as I'll be looking over my shoulder every ten seconds.
Still, I get Rhinyn v2, in a situation that is probably as well suited to him as I could have hoped for (despite what I hear about some of the campaign ideas that were not picked), and now all I need is a means to be in Bath every weekend to play him.
£30,000 would pay for the train tickets, at least.
I've been strongly put forward for a twelve month post in Barry, working in the research labs for the company that co-sponsored my PhD. If I am offered the post, I'll get paid £30,000 or so for the year. This is more money than my parents wages combined, and moderately disturbing.
I don't want to move out of Bath, away from Emma, regular roleplay games and the vast majority of people I enjoy spending time with, but thirty thousand pounds is sick money. I don't care if you earn more, or know someone who earns more. I still call it sick money.
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I really don't want my next character to show up at the Gathering only to be slotted within five minutes of time in because he comes from Mauritanja. I wonder what combination of who's actions (as if I couldn't guess) lead me to having to worry about my character's safety from other characters, rather than from the actual bad guys - you know, the ones that come out of the monster room that we're SUPPOSED to be fighting against.
To those very people, who I doubt are reading, but might be - this is a public journal, after all - thank you. Thank you so very much for turning that particular world to glass for the forseeable future. I'm not allowed to complain, because that isn't the done thing, so I'll just sit here and think it instead.
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Steve and Greg have started making noises (quietly) about next year's campaign. This, in turn, explains to me why I'm so pissed off about going IC at the LT being so dangerous - the level of excitement that is instilled in me at playing Rhinyn v2 obviously comes from the memories I have of playing Rhinyn v1, and I know that for a fair emount of time, I won't be getting that at the LT as I'll be looking over my shoulder every ten seconds.
Still, I get Rhinyn v2, in a situation that is probably as well suited to him as I could have hoped for (despite what I hear about some of the campaign ideas that were not picked), and now all I need is a means to be in Bath every weekend to play him.
£30,000 would pay for the train tickets, at least.
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Date: 2007-07-05 05:45 pm (UTC)but as far as I'm concerned - PvP - not needed. I know people disagree with me, but that's there view.
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Date: 2007-07-06 10:34 pm (UTC)Until then...
"This character has slaughtered my family. I want to kill this character."
"You can't."
"Why not?"
"Umm...shut up. Incoming."
No thanks.
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Date: 2007-07-05 06:05 pm (UTC)My congratulations on the possibility alone!
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LT - let's have a chat. I persist in happily wandering around LT events without any qualms. Of the times I've met an unsightly end, one was when the faction declared me Faction Champion and then gave me a Permanent Silver Sword, and then I chose to wander alone through muggers alley in the dark between where everyone knew the Unicorns would be and the Unicorns camp. *shrug* Who's to blame in that scenario?
The other - StormClaw was ostensibly on the Tarantula "assassinate when the opportunity presents itself" list for over two years and I didn't exactly cut back on risks. In the end, the opportunity came up, but again I went looking for it in the dark and knew I was doing it.
I don't know what kind of PC you're planning on playing, but I'm trying to put a bit more group into the group atm, just to see if it can be done, and would like the opportunity to talk you into it.
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Date: 2007-07-06 10:36 pm (UTC)That said, I'd still be interested to hear what you have in mind.
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Date: 2007-07-05 06:34 pm (UTC)Re: LT
Date: 2007-07-05 09:42 pm (UTC)Re: LT
Date: 2007-07-06 12:22 am (UTC)Re: LT
Date: 2007-07-06 11:55 am (UTC)Someone does need to step off the merry go round first, but that's really hard to do as the whole faction has to admit defeat to do it. And admitting defeat is a very, very depressing thing.
Re: LT
Date: 2007-07-06 02:20 pm (UTC)That's one advantage of Maelstrom - players have just as much chance of creating peace as they have of creating war. No interventions from the organiser to force players down a route they aren't happy with.
Re: LT
Date: 2007-07-06 10:38 pm (UTC)[/rant]
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Date: 2007-07-05 08:39 pm (UTC)When will the job start if you get the place?
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Date: 2007-07-06 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-05 09:40 pm (UTC)Yes, we have Certain Someone to thank, but it's being dealt with. I don't know the details, I don't want to, but I said the same thing to someone and they said not to worry too much.
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Date: 2007-07-06 10:40 pm (UTC)themthe problem", or "*pat pat* don't worry, little girlie, us big boys will sort it out for you"?no subject
Date: 2007-07-06 10:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-07 11:40 pm (UTC)