Subject: Re: Oh, cool. ^. ^
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Posted on: 2011-04-13 06:40:00 UTC
Yeah, there's a distinct line between what you can do in an RP and what you can do in a fic. At least with a fic you don't have to worry about people not showing up to contribute (I've had some experience with that; it was unpleasant). I don't think I'll ever go back to a roleplay Weyr. It just doesn't work. :(
Hello, there. Um, I actually found the PPC Wiki completely by accident. I started looking through it (haven't read it all, but that's to be expected at this point). I also began reading the original series. I have to say, it's such a relief to see Mary Sues and badfics getting what they deserve (I've seen some bad stuff; there are some stories that shouldn't be thought up, much less written down or posted on the internet for all to see). I decided it would be easier to just post and get it over with, since I'll probably be lurking for a while otherwise.
Anyway! My name is...not important. You can call me Raven. I am a girl. I am 18. The only world I dabble in is Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, but I mostly write original fiction. I love dragons, reading, and writing with a passion. And...that's pretty much it at this point.
So. Am I allowed to join? *hopeful*
Here's a staff, even if you don't have any magic powers you can still use it to bonk fools on the head and use it as a walking stick! :D
You can never have too many nice staffs, even if the magic's only in your head. :) Also, the fool-bonking aspect is mighty tempting. ^.^
Welcome to The Board. Here's a few things to help you out: a shining star for steering tall ships by, a painting of the moon for hanging on your ceiling, a classy wizard-stye hat for formal occasions, and a particularly large dust bunny.
Have a pretty dragon shirt!
It's always good to have some newbies on the Board!
*dons shirt* I'm glad to be here. :)
Welcome to the Board, delicious friend! Have a pet cat, a tinfoil hat and a baseball bat.
*cuddles the cat*
*dons the hat*
*prepares to wield the bat*
I think I'll fit in just fine here. ^_^
Welcome, new friend! Help yourself the sack of venomous arthropods. Don't worry, they don't bite!
Don't mind if I do! *is promptly bitten*
Don't feed it Sues or Stus.
Hi, have some fudge!
Why, thank you! *nibbles fudge*
Fair winds!
Now you can throw BBQ parties!
Here's some food and drinks just for you!
Have a bag of ribbons!
Good luck with lurking. I've been here all of a week and it hasn't worked out for me. Everyone is too friendly to hide from.
Oooh! Ribbons! Now I can be happily distracted for another month or so. ^_^
Haha, I'm sure you're absolutely right. :) I'd prefer getting in on the discussions to lurking anyway.
Well met, rookie! Please enjoy this flame-proof overcoat as a welcoming present.
Well met, indeed! I'm quite sure the overcoat will be coming in handy in no time at all.
Heh, most find this board by word-of-mouth.
DRAGONS. I LOVE DRAGONS. THEY ARE AMAZING, DESPITE SIX LIMBED ANIMALS BEING IMPOSSIBLE.
Anyway, welcome to the board! Have a cardboard box and a faceless plushie in a dark suit!
Yes! Dragons are absolutely amazing! If only they were real... *longing sigh* I guess that's why we have books. :)
Oh! A cardboard box! My new home away from home! And a new roommate too. How convenient! Thank you very much. ^.^
Apology: I'm just so used to being, what, the 33rd in line to offer my congrats....
Explanation: Any sane or insane writer or reviewer may be a part of the Board. Any person who has proved their ability to write well and knows enough of the PPC rules and technicalities can write up a pair of agents after gaining Permission. Permission involves a petition-type thing, but that's several weeks away from now. For now, lurk and learn. Or talk and learn; the latter is preferable. If you make mistakes now, think of them as learning experiences. :D
You guys are really thorough. =) Yeah, I'd read about the Permission earlier (I don't like jumping in when I don't know what I'm doing, so I tend to read up first). At least a month a the Board, right? Still, it'll be great to get to know everyone. I look forward to it.
Well then, welcome aboard the Board, fellow lurker!
Last I checked we don't have any restrictions on hanging around the Board, so join away. {= D
It's nice to meet another Pern fan. I've only dipped my toe into Pern badfic since Anne McCaffrey opened up the fandom, but I was on the role-play scene beforehand, so I can imagine. I saw some weird stuff in RPs, man. >.
There was also a Dragonriders of Pern Division at some point, but I don't know if anything much came of that.
Anyway, again, welcome!
~Neshomeh
Thankies for the welcome. =D
So I'm not the only Pern-fan! Yay! ^^ Actually, I already knew about Derik. >> (I'm a stalker, yes. I found the site from the section on Pern and sort of glommed on.) I've almost completely lost hope for Pern fics, actually. I saw one a year or so ago on FF.net that I reviewed. It was awful. Bad writing, blatant Mary Sue (I don't even know if she was from another series or was an original; it was never explained), every canon character was OOC. But I was nice gave a long review of suggestions and helpful critique. I don't think she ever saw.
I don't touch roleplays anymore; too many people keep putting in new colors. >.
I don't mind my spin-offs being stalked. ^_^
Oh yes, all the new colors. To be honest, I did run a Weyr guild on Neopets for a while, and we did have extra colors and other AU stuff in order to actually get people to show up, but ours had normal names and at least an attempt at a scientific explanation (widespread retrovirus that affected the genes for pigmentation, and also mosaicism to allow for mottled colors). In comparison with the ones who had emerald, midnight, pink, sunset, etc., I still don't feel too bad about anything we had. >.> I wouldn't do it in a fic, though.
~Neshomeh
Yeah, there's a distinct line between what you can do in an RP and what you can do in a fic. At least with a fic you don't have to worry about people not showing up to contribute (I've had some experience with that; it was unpleasant). I don't think I'll ever go back to a roleplay Weyr. It just doesn't work. :(
My attempts at injecting a plot and other types of characters (crafters and holders? What are those?) were generally met with silence and "Hey, so when's the next Hatching?", so that's when I gave it up.
Anyway, all that was years ago. This is my main hobby now. {= )
~Neshomeh
I tried to bring in Holders and Crafters. That was was a fail. Then, since people just didn't show up ever, I tried to give them the chance to be Traders who didn't *need* to be there all the time. Yeah. It didn't work.
I think I like you. ^_^ You understand Pern.
*dodges tomatoes*
But, yes.
I did have some really good people, to be fair, but they would get busy or just vanish, and it was sad.
Thanks you! You, too. ^_^
~Neshomeh
XD I get the feeling I should read my posts a bit more closely when I'm tired. I just reread that and thought "what did she hear...?"
Yeah, I've learned that I'm not good at waiting weeks for someone to remember to post (and I can't blame them either; life gets in the way). I stick to writing now, because then I have only myself to blame if I'm taking too long or if the quality isn't as good as I'd hoped.
~*P Raven
I was reading over the site, and good god was I domineering back then. My apologies. >.
~Neshomeh
What/where was your group, by the way? Mine was Galen Weyr, on Neopets as I said. I left the site for it up, because I put a crapton of work into it. If you're curious, http://galenweyr.tripod.com/index.html
~Neshomeh
Oh dear! o.o I hadn't been back to my old Weyr in forever. It was on Gaiaonline. I just looked back at it; I think I was around 15, but that doesn't really excuse it. I'm...slightly ashamed and quite embarrassed. I gave it up a while before it fell apart. It looks like no one's posted there in a year, though, so that's a blessing. I hope my sense of plot and logic has gotten better since then. >.> http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds-home/dragonfire-dragonriders-of-pern-rp/g.7775/
Wow! You had a ton of people in there! I'm impressed. (Haha! Impressed. XD) I could never get more than a dozen or so people, and it felt so empty. I ended up making more and more characters to play. Not a good idea... >.> And yet I still miss it. I guess it reminds me of a simpler time, when I actually had time to roleplay.
Really it's just the characters with links who had players, and a lot of 'em were me and a few of the really good people I mentioned. The rest was me making up names to go with hatchlings who weren't Impressed by PCs. That way I didn't have to come up with a reason for tiny clutches or masses of dead dragonets. {X p
Eh, I've seen worse premises. Concerning Thread, ours was something like the Red Star just wobbled back on its own. Handwavey as heck.
So, you're on Gaia? I'm Neshomeh_soul there. Actually, I'm in a medieval fantasy RP that's open to new players. Interested?
~Neshomeh
It's easier to manage an Interval Weyr, I guess. Not so many eggs. I never bothered coming up with names/hatchlings that were unImpressed.
Cool. I haven't been on Gaia in a while (life took over). I was Cherished_Strawberries. I might check it out. What's the title/link?
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/barton-town/a-campaign-after-sundown-medieval-fantasy-casual-rp/t.70230253/
There you go. {= )
~Neshomeh
Thanks! =) I'll check it out. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up and stick around for a bit.
Chocolate? Chocolate!