Role play

[Tsar Hoikas]

I'm not used to the US rating system, so I had to take a guess at rating.

Nor am I, I used a web page to translate the grades to my local (German) grade system... or to be more precise, one of the German grade systems

Education in the US is a lot different from that in Germany... The Germans make us look like bumbling fools.

Oh, about the IC forum. Figure out exactly what you want, and it shall be done.

[GPNMilano]

Well, if I had to write up full pages it would be boring for me and you
I'm not used to the US rating system, so I had to take a guess at rating. In reality I'd probably rate them lower. )

It's funny, in my school we NEVER used the Letter grading system. We instead used the us "tens system" (90/80/70/60) with 90 and above being the highest possible grade, and a 60 or below being the lowest. 65, in my school was the lowest possible passing grade. Then, I think in my junior year, there was a movement by the school board to change the grading system so that the lowest possible passing grade would be still be a 65, but making it so that teachers could not assign anything lower than a 55.(Until the proposal anything failing a teacher could assign. So if you really sucked and got a 20, you really sucked and got a 20) It was actually the students themselves who protested that movement and walked out of classes.

[BAD]

GPNMilano,

That is why I want Trylon's version of the writer's history to be condensed into a nice neat synopsis focusing on the past events. I think it sums up the formation quite nicely.

As to the future, a few public RP events (classrooms?) could be done to let everyone know what's going on and inspire others to do the same. Heck, I hear JD Barns and company are going around the Cavern again, so the cavern is already warmed up for these things.

Hoikas,

I think simply a new Forum called "The Guild of Writers in the cavern" would be enough. We would need sub categories though.... :\. We could start of with "General discussion" and then once we come up with how things progress, make new categories?

Any ideas in that direction?

[Tsar Hoikas]

Hoikas,

I think simply a new Forum called "The Guild of Writers in the cavern" would be enough. We would need sub categories though.... :\. We could start of with "General discussion" and then once we come up with how things progress, make new categories?

Any ideas in that direction?

How about a general role playing forum and an OOC forum specifically for discussing issues in role playing (how the GoW came about, etc)? Either that or we could move this thread in there, sticky it and mark it as [OOC] and use that for any OOC discussions

[Jadawin12]

Sounds smart...

Maybe for the IC folder we could give Age updates or even better we could have chatlogs of our chars bringing the new Ages before the Guild in the ampitheater in Kirel... The only problem I would have is my own IC char is not a member of the Guild... but he could work with them... Just throwing out ideas

[Aloys]

That's a pretty good story Trylon.
That approach sounds quite coherent to me; I'm all for having our IC story stick as closely as possible to our OOC story.

With that in mind there's one thing that seems important to me: when it comes to the places we used to meet do we need to totally separate the IC story from the OOC history? If IC we met in the Cavern a lot (or other Ages), it also sounds likely that we communicated a lot on the Surface, and in particular that we used internet to talk, share our discoveries, store our knowledge etc...
I don't think all our OOC internet history should be converted to 'Cavern meetings' history. Internet also exists IC. All the forums we used (and still use) might be real IC; it's just that instead of sharing file formats and Blender tips we share Book Making and Writing tips.

It's a pet peeve of mine: If we want a realistic approach to IC, it is very likely that most explorers do not live full time in the Cavern (and even less in their Reltos). Even if you are into camping and treking, full-time life in the Cavern must be difficult to say the least. You need occasionnal trips to the Surface to replenish. (that's right, Ages can't produce everything ) You might also want to check out families and friends. Not to mention that most people have jobs and responsabilities of all kinds on the Surface..

Internet access directly from the Cavern doesn't sound too realistic, but anyone who can write a Linking Book is potentially just two Links away from his/her Surface home and an Internet access.
(Unless someone has set up a 10 miles long network cable from the Surface through the Shaft and the Tunnels which is possible after all.. And if we were really in the Cavern that's surely something someone who have attempted or at least contemplated. Actually, that might make for a fun IC story..).

How about a general role playing forum and an OOC forum specifically for discussing issues in role playing (how the GoW came about, etc)? Either that or we could move this thread in there, sticky it and mark it as [OOC] and use that for any OOC discussions

That first option sounds good to me. We might as well keep the IC forum as OOC-free as possible.

[Trylon]

It's a pet peeve of mine: If we want a realistic approach to IC, it is very likely that most explorers do not live full time in the Cavern (and even less in their Reltos).

Well, I know I don't live in there full time
Still, the cavern does provide a neat free living space, and the surface is just two links away.

(Unless someone has set up a 10 miles long network cable from the Surface through the Shaft and the Tunnels which is possible after all.. And if we were really in the Cavern that's surely something someone who have attempted or at least contemplated. Actually, that might make for a fun IC story..).

I'd run a fiberoptic cable down through one of the air channels myself, and set up one or two satellites on the cavern roof. Since the distance to the cavern floor is neglagable in comparison to orbital satellites, those who want internet access'll just need to put up a satellite dish, and have connection with nearly no latency. Works better than trying to put wires through half the cavern streets.
Oh, it only needs to go three miles down afaik. Of course it does need to run a fair distance on the surface too....

[Aloys]

We have found the infamous Cavern air ducts? I had ended up believing they were just a rumour. Where do they lead on the Surface?

Well, I know I don't live in there full time
Still, the cavern does provide a neat free living space, and the surface is just two links away.

That's something I've given quite a lot of thought for one of my Ages stories, and the 'two links away Surface' solution is indeed the best option as you get the best of both worlds. Books are a very fast and practical mean of transportation. (although I do have problems getting large/heavy items through Books... How did the D'ni do?)

[Trylon]

(although I do have problems getting large/heavy items through Books... How did the D'ni do?)

I think RAWA said somewhere that they used large beasts of burden (who are organic and therefor could link, and are big, and therefor could take more along with them when they take a step)

[Tweek]

It's a pet peeve of mine: If we want a realistic approach to IC, it is very likely that most explorers do not live full time in the Cavern (and even less in their Reltos). Even if you are into camping and treking, full-time life in the Cavern must be difficult to say the least. You need occasionnal trips to the Surface to replenish. (that's right, Ages can't produce everything ) You might also want to check out families and friends. Not to mention that most people have jobs and responsabilities of all kinds on the Surface..

Don't really see it as much of an issue, the Ages have food, water etc, perfectly possible to stay in the cavern.

Internet access directly from the Cavern doesn't sound too realistic, but anyone who can write a Linking Book is potentially just two Links away from his/her Surface home and an Internet access.
(Unless someone has set up a 10 miles long network cable from the Surface through the Shaft and the Tunnels which is possible after all.. And if we were really in the Cavern that's surely something someone who have attempted or at least contemplated. Actually, that might make for a fun IC story..).

Again don't see it being a big deal, the KI can communicate across 'verses, Laxman was a wizard with D'ni tech, the concept that he rigged something up to a laptop in the cavern or something isn't that far fetched. Not to mention the DRC established that they had the net in the cavern (hoodcam for example).