Wraith Worshippers Anonymous - Introduction, Joining And Inactivity, Rules, OOC Chat

[ciannwn]

This is a reminder that we still have to sort out the guest list for the Hive 95 event. Any player who is interested in their game alter ego and Wraith/other charaters attending should post their applications here.

Now that TechnoWraith has confirmed that the Pirates and the Hippies are counted as two separate hives in their own right we have ten spaces in the two parties of five for Boris's hive. I've already listed the characters who will be in the Commanding Officership party.

Mariellelita's characters are covered by the invitation for Kenny's Hive.

[TechnoWraith]

Since most of us "original players" are from the "roleplay" that took place in the All Wraith Thunk Thread, here's an outline of how typical roleplay systems work. More or less, we've kinda hit a snag with the timing of how things occur in the roleplay. And this is caused by how we've run the roleplay in the AWTT. Since most of us used real-life and real-time as a basis for events occuring in the roleplay, we've had a few issues with the timing of when things actually ocurred. To prevent this problem in the future, I've presented and discussed a new roleplay system with Ciannwn and the others who made the roleplay game here. Here is the system:

The most common time system used in most roleplay forums is the in-game time system. What this means is that the game tends to progress when players are online, and not according to player real-time. In other words, using the Grand Opening as an example:

1. I post the grand opening event on tuesday.
2. Players can choose to participate when they're online.
3. The event progresses as each player involved makes their posts.
4. The timing for the event ends up stretching over a couple of days, because the party progresses as each player makes a new post.
5. The party does not "run in real time." (Each poster participating in the party makes a new post, then waits for a response, and then he or she can make a new post, advancing the event).

This system is how roleplay forums work in general. In each game thread, a player is waiting for a response from the appropriate poster so he or she can add their section, and then the next poster will respond in turn. In the case of very active players who can be participate for long periods of time, the stories and events progress pretty smoothly. But one caveat of this system is that a single player can bring the entire event to a grinding halt if there is some underlying reason he or she can't participate actively for some reason. This system changes the timing of our roleplay system drastically, as we are no longer using the real-life/real-time system anymore. It seems backwards, but once you try it out, it makes perfect sense and helps to iron out "continuity issues." Granted, it's possible an inactive player can bring a thread to a halt, but there are ways to deal with inactive players. Game rules establish the methods for dealing with inactivity, and will be used accordingly if a player is unable to keep active. We understand that people may experience a real uptick in real life commitments. Don't think you're going to get kicked out because you can't participate due to real life commitments. All we ask is that you either contact a person in charge of the game, or post in the OOC chat thread (This thread) why your characters are inactive. This helps keep the game running smoothly. We hope you understand this need.

[Mariellelita]

Yes, TW, Ciannwn, I like the new roleplay rules as well. It would allow in game parties to last longer.

[Gatecat]

This is a reminder that we still have to sort out the guest list for the Hive 95 event. Any player who is interested in their game alter ego and Wraith/other charaters attending should post their applications here.
Now that TechnoWraith has confirmed that the Pirates and the Hippies are counted as two separate hives in their own right we have ten spaces in the two parties of five for Boris's hive. I've already listed the characters who will be in the Commanding Officership party.

Mariellelita's characters are covered by the invitation for Kenny's Hive.

Sorry, I´m off for the whole week.

[ciannwn]

First of all, none of what I'm going to say in this post will ever effect what goes on in The Chill-Out Hive because it's a specialised role playing thread.

TechnoWraith and I came to the conclusion that the only way the Private Grand Opening of Deveareax. would work is if Hive 95 had it's own role playing thread. The other game organisers agreed. This new thread will be created some time during the next couple of days.

We'll be using the 'in game' time system in the Hive 95 role playing thread for the Grand Opening event. This way, nobody has to miss the party if the event starts after they've gone to bed in their 'real life' time.

We'll carry on playing as we normally do in Boris's Hive, The Planet and Kenny's Hive while the Grand Opening of Deveareax.is running. Anyone who hasn't had much experience of online role playing can practise using the 'in game' time system in the Hive 95 thread without having to worry about 'getting it right' in the others. It might give the impression that a lot of our characters are in two places at once but we'll just put it down to magic leaking off TPD-123 into some parts of Pegasus so it's causing strange time anomalies.

[ciannwn]

Yes, TW, Ciannwn, I like the new roleplay rules as well. It would allow in game parties to last longer.

Organising any party event in the AWTT thread was always a bit of a headache because of different time zones and some people being unable to play on Friday evening while others wouldn't be available for Saturday afternoon. The 'in game' time system would mean that everyone gets a chance to join in the fun - one evening at The Lab could last for several days of 'real time' instead of the event ending because players had to leave the game and go to bed.

The Lab has a few rooms where Wraith and Worshippers can get away from it all if they want to. The 'in game' time system would mean that a player no longer has to leave the game by saying "I'm really tired now so my Wraith and I are off back to Earth. Goodnight". The player's alter ego and Wraith could now say they're getting away from it all for a while in one of those rooms or even go for a walk in the jungle. When the player comes online the next morning The Lab event will still be going on so their game alter ego and Wraith can just emerge from their room or return from their walk in the jungle.

Players whose game alter egos live on Earth with their Wraith because of school or work etc can still go back to Earth, of course. The difference would be that the players could choose when their game alter egos and Wraith do this rather 'real time' dictating that they have to even if they're in the middle of a game activity they're enjoying.

[Fandom Addict]

*Waves hello to everyone*

Hey, I'm going to try to around more now, hopefully, but work is still a bit hectic.

[ciannwn]

*Waves hello to everyone*

Hey, I'm going to try to around more now, hopefully, but work is still a bit hectic.

Hello again.

There are now Character Guide and Character Owners guide entries for Fandom Addict and Spike. The Character Guide entries will explain where Spike and game Fandom Addict have been.

[Draygon]

In relation to the Hive 95 event, just wanted to say that myself, Michael and my OC Molly will be attending (though Molly may well be with the Hippie Camp party)

[ciannwn]

In relation to the Hive 95 event, just wanted to say that myself, Michael and my OC Molly will be attending (though Molly may well be with the Hippie Camp party)

Game Draygon and Michael will be going in one of the two parties of 5 from Boris's Hive.

Hippie Commune party (separate hive) will be - Ellia, Zaddik and Molly. The Hippie Commune has the Wraith version of a laptop so Ellia can send her own communication to Hive 95 as an RSVP.

[ciannwn]

Game update. Two new original characters have been added to the Character Guide and Character Owners Guide.

Gloria Oglethorpe (Sales Representative for the Koffee Nirvana company. The company's HQ is in the Kenny's Hive role playing thread.) Full details of this character will be found by looking for Oglethorpe Gloria in the guides.

Tharaison (Oversees coffee plantations on human inhabited worlds. Coffee plantations are owned by the Koffee Nirvana company and are part of the Kenny's Hive role playing thread)

Player Mariellelita is all on her own in the 'Kenny's Hive' role playing thread because there's been no easy way of getting information about the Koffee Nirvana company across to the Boris's Hive role playing thread. Gloria is an experimental character and we hope she will help to make the two role playing threads interactive.

Shawn is also attending Koffee Nirvana board meetings when the subject of discussion is the range of healthy, nutritious cakes and pastries which he creates for sale in the Koffee Nirvana shops. He can't spend a lot of time on Kenny's Hive, though, because he's the chef for Boris's Hive and runs the kitchen and dining area.

[Mariellelita]

Kenny, Chris, and myself will attend the Hive 95 event.

[ciannwn]

Kenny, Chris, and myself will attend the Hive 95 event.

Thanks. They are covered by the invitation to Kenny's Hive. When the Hive 95 role playing thread opens you can send a communication from Kenny to Hive 95 giving details of who is going.

[Isolde]

Crockett and Isolde will be at the Hippie Commune party...

[ciannwn]

Crockett and Isolde will be at the Hippie Commune party...

I'll add that to my notes. They'll be in the Hippie Commune party going to the Hive 95 event, by the way.

[Mariellelita]

Are the nymphs and dryads available for borrowing? I went through the M-Z guide on Ciannwn's page but didn't see anything that doesn't allow it or any owners for them. Are they Draygon's characters only?

[Fandom Addict]

Spike and Game Afa will be attanding the Hive 95 event.

[Draygon]

Are the nymphs and dryads available for borrowing? I went through the M-Z guide on Ciannwn's page but didn't see anything that doesn't allow it or any owners for them. Are they Draygon's characters only?

Though I originally came up with the nymphs and dryads, they've become part of the island communities and are all avaiable for borrowing by everyone

[Mariellelita]

Ok Dray. Thanks.

[ciannwn]

Spike and Game Afa will be attanding the Hive 95 event.

That's two Pirates, then. I'll add Jean-Luc to the Pirate Camp party. He'll send a message to Hive 95 with the details.