Humm, I'm honestly a bit disappointed that after two rounds of writing, Malphas is only now meeting other characters.
Oh well, I suppose he can be patient a bit longer.
Just some things for you authors to be aware of.
- Yes, you can take advantage of Malphas's new weakness if you're mean like that. Splash him with water and he'll hate you forever.
- Of course "There’s another demon on this island. A foreign spirit," is a reference to Sithis. So yeah, I just made it so that he's causing the storm to be so strange.
- You may have noticed that I'm shaping more details around Shadowlight and now the rainstorm being "Shadow Water." As I've said before, I'm making these details with no plans to explain them. This is a team effort --you guys feel free to (and should!) pick up some of those elements and run with them!
- I have actually thought through Malphas as a character more than I'm showing in the actual texts. If your character wants to know something about him, ask him (by emailing me) and he might tell you. Simple as that. :p
- This: "Only the strongest would survive the inspection a mere five days away, a conveniently imminent time, considering the events of the past forty-eight hours," is a reference to the TSU coming to the island (act one in the proposed three act model). I am bringing a plot direction upon you with enough time for you to complete your current imminent story ideas. Why? See the bottom "Remember!" note.
Other than that, another fun (albeit shorter) round.
I did mention to some of the authors about the seeming discrepancy between Malphas's character in his bio and his character in the text. Again, this is due to the fact that I wrote the bio before anyone had posted anything of content on this blog. His character in the text is the accurate one, not his bio, and I will be editing his bio later this week (if I have time). I'll post here when I do.
Remember! This is role play, which requires two things: interaction amongst characters (all of them) and direction (not necessarily plot). Bringing everyone to the central location (the Lens) was an attempt to create interaction. Now announcing the TSU coming within the week is an attempt to give direction. Don't forget that your characters don't know the TSU is coming, but they can easily find out when they find a disappointed Malphas observing nine out of nine living survivors.
Cool beans? Cool beans.
Thanks guys! Everyone is looking great so far!
Why is the TSU coming again?
ReplyDeleteI second that. I'm confused. We still haven't all met each other yet. I think we're moving too slowly. But maybe that's because there are such wide gaps between posts.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think we should speed the pace up a bit by trying our hardest to post on schedule, but not like fly ahead. I mean, were still getting to know each other's characters and their backgrounds... And I'm not sure why the TSU would attack. At this point they don't really have a reason....
DeleteI was thinking maybe we could have like something happen "island wise". Not necessarily a natural disaster (though we could do that everyone wanted), but like something that came from the island itself...that way we could still have get familiar with the other characters and meet them and stuffs. It's just an idea, and I'm open to anything...ideas?
It was because we were moving so dreadfully slowly that Megan and I eventually conjured up our three act direction for the story… remember the email that I sent out (that I don't want to post here for privacy's sake)? If not, I'm happy to send it again.
ReplyDeleteI asked in that email if anyone had any major dissensions against the idea. None were given except that it seemed slightly limiting, to which I clarified that the model doesn't force us into a plot line, but merely gives us direction, which again we desperately need right now.
So without anyone contending the point further, I decided to continue with the three act direction, the first of which is the TSU inspection/attack.
The original email with the three acts explains why the TSU would be coming. And again… if you had problems with it, surely you would have spoken up in the last month since it was proposed?
Let me know if I should send the three acts again. I'm happy to do so.
Also, if you want to meet the other characters… you're the author. There's no blame to be had, but you as the author are the cause for isolation if your character hasn't met or interacted with others yet.
DeleteNote that while Malphas has been placed in a position where he cannot interact with any character (until now), he knows of all of their existence. He has made multiple references to all of them concerning tigers, he spots Hunter's rune in the fight with Jace, and his story leaves an incredible amount of open plot points that your character could have stumbled upon. Maybe (s)he has an explanation for the rainstorm? Or the Books? Or the lighthouse? Or the tower? Or anything at all?
Involve yourself! It's more fun that way anyways. ;)
Uh, I didn't get said email...
DeleteAnd I do see you left several openings, but I think everyone is set in the backstory of their characters, just aren't sure they want to take those openings because they're stubborn about their character's own agenda. Maybe if we did move more quickly, we could further out personal agendas, while connecting them to each other's charries more.
Sure. Works for me.
DeleteThough… hopefully we can find *some* direction somewhere somehow sometime soon. We need it.
And lastly, I'm resending the email, just for reference's sake.