Outracing the Flames Discussion Thread

[Farael]

Nogrod, I hope this sounds as civil as I mean it to sound... but I really think that if we are hurrying along the horses (and riders) will need some rest, so an hour for lunch would be logical. Remember that the characters are not war veterans, they are just farm boys (And girls) and they will not be used to riding so much and in such haste without stopping.

We are in two groups now and both groups need some writing... let us scouts decide what we will do by ourselves.

Just to give you an idea on how to do things and still move fast, the lunch camp can be dealt with in three short posts if nothing else and then the fourth post after that can easily be the setting of a night camp if Arry wants to hurry us along. Then we can just say that the same routine repeated itself for three days and in five posts (from the scouting group) we'll skip ahead three days. I think that's rather fast. But Arry will decide when and how for us to move forward (or not). Part of the "fun" of a RPG is to let the story develop as it may and unless everyone wants out right now, we can still take a couple of days to enjoy ourselves and our writing.

[Nogrod]

I totally agree with you Farael!

And I have been quite sad to see the haste by which we are going to end this story...

I do not want to make this game end in a couple of days. I could go on for the next five months (RL) - that would make this a real story...

But I think Arry's message was clear enough: just a post or two by everyone, and then it's the end...

So sad.

[Farael]

Is that it Arry? let me know so that I can figure out what to do best. I didn't think we had a cap on the number of posts, just that the game is winding down.

[Arry]

We are now in week 14 of a 12 week game. I suppose we will just go along until it ends now.

So, carry on . . .

I will be away from May 14th to the 20th or later. At that point I'll have Pio close the game until I return.

[piosenniel]

Farael and all other active players

SHIRE RULES:The Red Book of Westmarch Thread is quite clear about players who go missing from a game without letting their fellow gamers know that they will be gone:

5. You must tell your fellow players if you will be unavailable for a while. Any character that goes missing for a two week period of time can be "killed off" or "lost" and will be out of the game. If you have posted that you will be gone, the game owner can then decide if someone else can take over your character if need be until you get back

Valier has not posted since 4/21; Maeggaladiel has not posted since 4/13 - they have now forfeited their characters.

"Fion" and "Vaenosa" are now NPC's (Non Player Characters) who can be used in posts by other players (keeping of course the character's Character Description in mind).

[Undómë]

Tevildo

Leod needs to come help Meghan and Brand with Sythric.

~ U

[Valier]

Sorry everyone for not posting...I felt fairly lost with the timeframing and was unsure where to interject a post and what it should be about, but I see you all now are to use my character to continue the story.....have fun.....sorry again

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Arry

We are now in week 14 of a 12 week game. I suppose we will just go along until it ends now.

So, carry on . . .

I will be away from May 14th to the 20th or later. At that point I'll have Pio close the game until I return.

What should we have to read into this actually?

I understand, that we are on overtime already - and I also remember you saying some week ago, that we should make our funeral posts, and then you would move us three days forwards, or something, to just get us to Edoras and that would be it.

But now we will continue the game after you come back - and thence "post as usual" also now - the period you are away notwithstanding ?

I don't know. Regarding, how the number of active players has waned considerably, the original idea of just ending the game might not be a bad idea either. If we continue with a normal style, this will take time indeed, for various reasons.

As I have supposed that we are going to end this very soon, I have let Sythric fall into such a situation as to just be a deadload for you others - and thence considerably making it harder for you to make the goal (I thought, you could just be convinced by Sythric to leave him behind, and then I could have made an end-post, where I could tell, what happened to him).

Secondly: with so many fewer writers, getting anything to happen will take even more time than up to now.

But what do you Arry / others think?

How about we write us to the nightcamp in just today-tomorrow (RL) and let our characters have some discussion there about the future of the company - before Arry leaves (RL)? If Arry has an outline of the last days of riding, he could give them to us, and those wishing to make their characters interact some more, could do that while Arry is away. Then Arry could just post us to the city.

Or something.

Of course I can keep sending you different nightmares of Sythric every once in a while as we first have a considerable break in the game - and then end this in August...

EDIT: Btw. I will have one coming in tonight... (SAVE made)

[Folwren]

Mostly, Nogrod, we need to back off a bit and let Arry decide how quickly he wants to finish it. Quite honestly, I don't think we have far to go before we can end it. If any day, Arry comes here and says 'Hey, guys, we need to end this game in four days. I'll write the post to get us to Edoras, you figure out your epologues' I believe that it would be pretty much alright. We don't want to rush to the end now, because at this point, this is all the story we have left. Once we reach Edoras, there's not much else to be done.

With fewer active players, the game will go a little faster because we don't have to wait up on as many people to write before going on. With RPers not playing, we can use their characters without having to make sure that the writer is alright with everything, or having to wait for them to get on to answer some question or make some decision.

There is nothing wrong with progressing the game as you seem eager to do (stop for lunch, cover a few miles, whatever), but I see little reason in rushing on until Arry says so. Right now, we should take our time to develope our characters as much as possible, make the story interesting, and have fun ourselves. Arry's the game owner, let him worry about the technical things. If we need to jump a few days, he'll take care of it and let us know.

-- Folwren

[Nogrod]

Mostly, Nogrod, we need to back off a bit and let Arry decide how quickly he wants to finish it.

Well that was the reason I asked this in the first place, as he has been calling for immediate end for a week or more now, and then I just started wondering his post I quoted above. vSurely it's up to Arry. But it would be nice to know.

With fewer active players, the game will go a little faster because we don't have to wait up on as many people to write before going on. With RPers not playing, we can use their characters without having to make sure that the writer is alright with everything, or having to wait for them to get on to answer some question or make some decision.

That's a good point. Didn't come to think of it from that perspective. I was only thinking, that with more players, if two or three can't do anything for a while, there are always two or three others to do it...

Right now, we should take our time to develope our characters as much as possible, make the story interesting, and have fun ourselves.

I agree with this. And as I said, I'll try to post one for Sythric today...

[Nogrod]

Just a small add-on to the earlier.

I just realized, that I might look like a flip-flopper here - as I have just said how I would have liked to play this to the end (#895).

But I didn't quite grasp then the fact that we are at least three players down. And I didn't know, we are going to have a considerable break in here. And I only stated a wish: as I think of the probable scenario, I'm afraid this will go slower and slower - due to the narration, the pause, less people writing etc.

A stalled game is not fun to anyone.

I'm all for sticking to this game to the very end - even if it takes time - but I would hope to know, that the others are too and that all we remaining people continue writing actively...

EDIT: X-posted with Folwren

[Eowyn Skywalker]

I'm still around... (shrugs) I just don't usually get on to post much. Yeah. I'll see if I can get a brief post in now before I leave for piano lessons.