Sailing Away Discussion Thread

[Firefoot]

I like the way everything is picking up here. I will have a post up soon, hopefully within a couple hours but maybe not until tonight. I may put up a save anyway - I'm not sure yet.

Kitanna - (I'm not picking on you, really - it's not your fault. This has happened to me before, where posts just get written in the wrong order.) If by the subject line in your save you mean that Marroc will be helping Sassy get the raft to shore (which is the impression I got - tell me if I'm wrong), I think we're going to need to move some posts around again. The sequencing would probably work better if yours came before Boromir's. If that is the case, Boromir, would you mind moving your post to after Kitanna's?

Also, Boromir, this is really minor, but would you mind taking out the line where Sondo says "Who's with me?" He'd be more likely just to expect them all to listen... If you want, though, Sondo could give Rory some kind of pointed look, something more 'personal' between the two.

[Firefoot]

Okay, my post is up (if sooner than expected ). I'm going to write a post "crashing the raft" sometime soon, as time permits. What should happen between now and then:

The hobbits, for whatever reason (rapids, maybe? Be creative!) start getting up and ignoring Sondo's safety precautions. Perhaps the storm could *temporarily* let up, and then return with a vengeance... At any rate, the raft will crash sometime in the late evening - I want it like this so that it is actually dark, and the hobbits will have a rather sleepless night, not meeting up until morning (does this sound cruel or what? ). Sorry for what seems like a break in the action right now - I hadn't planned on the storm picking up so violently already, and I'm trying to get us on to nighttime.

On post sequencing: with my post 'being in the way,' Boromir can't just move his post, so Kitanna, fill your save as you want and we'll work it out then.

[Boromir88]

Also, Boromir, this is really minor, but would you mind taking out the line where Sondo says "Who's with me?" He'd be more likely just to expect them all to listen... If you want, though, Sondo could give Rory some kind of pointed look, something more 'personal' between the two.

Sure thing .

[Child of the 7th Age]

Firefoot and fellow rafters

I am wondering if we have another minor conflict that needs fixing.

In Primrose's post, she says this:

The rest of the steering poles, which had been stacked near her clattered into the river as the raft bucked on what was normally an area of low rapids, but was now swollen with rain.

I got the feeling that all the remaining poles (except for Sassy's broken one) went overboard. Or are there other poles than the stacked ones that Primrose had go over?

Firefoot's post for Sondo that comes later says this:

Everyone else pair up on the remaining three poles and try to guide the raft closer to shore. We need to work together, everyone!”

So do we still have poles at the beginning of this post? (I understand they will all be lost in the later part of Sondo's post...)

[Primrose Bolger]

I did say that all the poles had gone into the water. If you still want the other three poles on the raft, please advise and I will edit

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I would like to discuss one thing that I noticed in this game. And it may be because many of you have gamed together and feel ok about using each others' characters.

I would like to be the only one writing for my character in so far as how she acts, speaks, or feels about whatever situation is going on. Any of you can, of course, PM me or put a note on the discussion thread saying you want to use my character in a certain way. We can then agree on it and you can leave me a 'hook' in your post to react to what you've set up.

I'll do the same for you as needed.

OK? Questions?

Respectfully,

-O- Primrose

[Encaitare]

Primrose--

I shall certainly honor your wishes regarding Sassy, but is a small bit of dialogue or action here and there okay? Nothing hugely deep or important, but just enough to move things along?

[Firefoot]

Prim and everyone -

I think that's a good thing to address. I know that I have been fairly liberal in mentioning other people's characters in my posts, and if anyone has a problem with something, please do say so. This goes for everyone. If you have a problem, please do speak up. We're not going to bite you. That in mind, Prim, do you have a problem with the way Boromir88 and I handled Sassy's 'rescue'? I think I'm going to edit slightly anyway (not reading close enough, again, see below) since I had originally though Sassy was partially overboard. As you requested, I will take out anything specifically saying how Sassy responded. Then you can deal with it as you like.

Concerning the poles -

That was my fault; I didn't read closely enough. How about this: Prim, you leave your post as it is. I think Kitanna is planning on having Marroc agree to help - this would leave them with one pole. I will edit my post accordingly.

Can you tell I was in a time crunch before? I may as well change my whole post.

EDIT: Okay, my post should now be in line with what the other posts are saying, and I've left Sassy's reaction up to you now, Prim.