ATM II Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Anguirel · 10-05-2006, 03:45 PM

Perfect. Even better if Lola comes with us.

Lhunardawen · 10-05-2006, 11:03 PM

Post up. Finally.

piosenniel · 10-06-2006, 01:58 AM

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Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-06-2006, 04:35 AM

haha I was actually planning to go on this adventure with Lola. . .I guess an extra companion would do just nicely.

JennyHallu · 10-06-2006, 06:07 AM

I planned for Lola to be dragged rather unwillingly aboard Rune's little bandwagon. She doesn't really like tea: she only drinks bottled water and cosmopolitans. However, she'd find the inclusion of a pubescent teenage boy with a desire to protect her honor or some such rot (and rather more ability than any teenage boy has any right to have) infinitely amusing, and she might just come along for the fun and laughs associated with making sure the two don't ever get along.

Hookbill the Goomba · 10-08-2006, 02:09 PM

I've just posted!
Smilog set Anakron on fire!

He was soon evicted from Mount Zoom and now has a long journey back ahead of him!

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-18-2006, 10:35 AM

Hi folks.

How's it going? How is everybody?

I notice that we're running a little slow. Running dry on creativity? Confused? Buried with work? Captured by really big spaghetti monsters?

How about we make a master list of what still needs to be done to make life easier for everyone? We can weave plotlines together all we want, but a list of what should be taken care of before The End might be helpful.

So if you could take a moment or so to answer these questions:

Quote:

What do I want my character to have accomplished in this story?

How should my character have changed, if at all, before the end?

What is my character currently in the midst of doing?

What does my character still need to do to meet my end goal?

We can all read what's been written. We know what's currently going on in the story.

What we need to do is start tying up loose ends and pulling the plot back in again.

What I would like to happen is for everybody to, nearing the end, come face to face with the Blue Wizards. Before we can reach that climax, though, we need to simplify a little. You've done wonderfully in writing your characters into fun situations. You've done exactly what I hoped you'd do. But now we need to bring the diplomats back together (physically) so that they can face their greatest challenge thus far, making their ice breaker and ice cream difficulties seem (gasp!) trivial in comparison.

the guy who be short · 10-26-2006, 06:28 AM

I'm sure you've noticed I've been absent from ATM for a long time. I want to apologise, both for the absence and the lack of an apology earlier.

At first, I lost some interest because the posts in ATM seemed to be dying down and the story didn't seem to be heading towards any sort of rational goal. Lately, as my blog readers will know, I've been very busy with university applications. I have free time, but I'm too drained to write. All this university business should be over by mid-December, which will also coincide with a two-week break from school; hopefully, the RPG will not have ended by then. If we're still going, I will try my best to catch up then.

Feel free to do anything appropriate to Angawen,

Jay

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-26-2006, 08:02 AM

I am so sorry.

I really ment to have a reply up a long time ago. Unfortunately my life has be on an emotional downward slope for a while and it has really been hard on me. Yesterday I hit a new low, so it might be a while still before I can get around to post.

Yet again: I am very sorry.

littlemanpoet · 10-30-2006, 07:44 PM

Diiii - a - mooooond! He- llllooo - ooooo! ??? Are you out there? Posting soon? Do I need to change my last post to focus on something non-Skittles/Hissyfit?

Celuien · 10-30-2006, 08:27 PM

Save filled. The WereHippies are coming to town.

Lhunardawen · 12-19-2006, 06:00 AM

Save filled. Sorry it took me more than forty-eight hours...

Hookbill the Goomba · 12-30-2006, 01:45 PM

I'm just a tad curious to know if there is some kind of central goal we should start to be thinking about pointing our characters in the direction of. So... is there?
I'm only asking because I'm short of ideas.

10-05-2006, 03:45 PM	#1
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Perfect. Even better if Lola comes with us. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

10-06-2006, 01:58 AM	#3
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Just a reminder: Please remove your signature from EVERY post to the RPG thread - including SAVES Don't use smileys in your RPG posts or icons - e.g., etc. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

10-06-2006, 06:07 AM	#5
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I planned for Lola to be dragged rather unwillingly aboard Rune's little bandwagon. She doesn't really like tea: she only drinks bottled water and cosmopolitans. However, she'd find the inclusion of a pubescent teenage boy with a desire to protect her honor or some such rot (and rather more ability than any teenage boy has any right to have) infinitely amusing, and she might just come along for the fun and laughs associated with making sure the two don't ever get along. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-08-2006, 02:09 PM	#6
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I've just posted! Smilog set Anakron on fire! He was soon evicted from Mount Zoom and now has a long journey back ahead of him! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

10-26-2006, 06:28 AM	#8
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Sorry I'm sure you've noticed I've been absent from ATM for a long time. I want to apologise, both for the absence and the lack of an apology earlier. At first, I lost some interest because the posts in ATM seemed to be dying down and the story didn't seem to be heading towards any sort of rational goal. Lately, as my blog readers will know, I've been very busy with university applications. I have free time, but I'm too drained to write. All this university business should be over by mid-December, which will also coincide with a two-week break from school; hopefully, the RPG will not have ended by then. If we're still going, I will try my best to catch up then. Feel free to do anything appropriate to Angawen, Jay

10-05-2006, 11:03 PM	#2
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Post up. Finally.

10-30-2006, 07:44 PM	#10
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Diiii - a - mooooond! He- llllooo - ooooo! ??? Are you out there? Posting soon? Do I need to change my last post to focus on something non-Skittles/Hissyfit?

10-30-2006, 08:27 PM	#11
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Save filled. The WereHippies are coming to town. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

12-19-2006, 06:00 AM	#12
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Save filled. Sorry it took me more than forty-eight hours...

12-30-2006, 01:45 PM	#13
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I'm just a tad curious to know if there is some kind of central goal we should start to be thinking about pointing our characters in the direction of. So... is there? I'm only asking because I'm short of ideas. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...