[HQ Ignorance] First Scene: Sog City, Message test and questions...

[Lev Lafayette]

IC and OOC are acceptable standards and we can use
them here.

My experience of pbem is that flow is better than
steps. Using steps means you're invariably waiting for
someone to put their orders in and the game grinds to
a halt.

I tend to agree with Sam that devious tricks are
entertaining in collaborative storytelling when
everyone knows about them, even the victim. Of course,
it is perfectly acceptable for the player to keep
secrets also for entertainment value to revealed at a
later day (e.g., squidish priest of Saint Galvost)

Loran's character sounds just fine. I don't think
there are any specific HQ sources, but that doesn't
really matter. Just pick the keywords and your
abilities from your introductory narration and we'll
be fine.

As for the Master's advice... What do *you* want it to
be? ;-)

All the best,


Lev

--- Sam Elliot <sam.elliot1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Hi Nic again.
>   Hi Dougie. I think it ought to be an "Uncoling"
> but I like Uncoiling better and I say stick with
> it...
>    
>   Hi Loran. "Poor" English is better than my
> execrable (sp?) French.
>    
>   I say:
>   IC = In Character while OOC = Out of Character.
>   I say too:
>   Everyone writes when they can (real life and all)
> but everyone accepts the possibility of
> backtracking. 
>   I say, furthermore:
> Private actions - BOOOOOO!!!! If you wanna do
> something sneaky then by all means do, but let us
> know how terrible you are being so we can all enjoy
> it. I bet everyone is sufficiently grown up to have
> their PC´s not know and have them "walk into the
> trap" or whatever if it´s an interesting one. So, my
> suggested proportion is: 99:1 [on very rare
> occasions, you want communication between GM and
> player for something particularly fun]
>   I say, finally:
>   Tips for beginner - enjoy, rememeber it´s email so
> people are likely nicer than they seem, ask
> questions.
>    
>   Those are just my thoughts. Lev or anyone else may
> have other thoughts...
>    
>   Sam.
> Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>   Hello to you, happy tax-payers ! :-)
> 
> First excuse my poor english in all my coming
> messages, it is not my native language.
> (perhaps then I should take a foreign character to
> make fun from it...)
> 
> Although I'm rpgaming since years, espacially in
> Glorantha. It is my fist PBeM, so I need some
> explanations before starting :
> 1. What are the communication rules used here (e.g.:
> to distinguish from gaming to non-gaming comments ?)
> 2. Do we work in flow (everybody contributes
> altogether) or by steps (every players contribute by
> himself, then the GM) ?
> 3. What is the proportion of public and private
> actions/messages ?
> 3. Do you have any useful tip for a beginner ?
> 
> 
> Concerning my character, I'm thinking about playing
> a follower of the New Hrestoli Idealist Church of
> Loskalm (source:
> http://www.etyries.com/malkioni/idealist.htm ) or a
> related heresy from anywhere in Fronela (Red Moon
> tainted perhaps ?).
> 
> He passed with success the tests of the Farmer,
> Soldier and Knight casts. He is now striving within
> the Wizard caste, still feeling more confortable by
> acting more as a knight than a sorceror...
> 
> Questions :
> 1. Do you have any precise HQ sources about this
> kind of background ?
> 2. Does the Master has something to advice to it
> (here or in private ?)
> 3. Do we make just an official public background or
> a public and a secret for the GM (e.g.: for who
> wants to play a squidish priest of Saint Galvost).
> 
> Thanks for the opportunity of playing again :-)
> Loran
> 
> ----- Message d'origine ----
> De : Lev Lafayette 
> À : ignorance at mimesisrpg.com
> Envoyé le : Jeudi, 11 Janvier 2007, 5h12mn 52s
> Objet : [HQ Ignorance] First Scene: Sog City
> 
> 
> Player's Notes
> --------------
> 
> Once again, thank you for your interest in this
> game.
> I have had a large turnout (there's 12 on this list
> including myself) so between us we should be able to
> generate a "ripping yarn" of epic adventure.
> 
> Some of you I believe have much better Glorantha
> knowledge than me. Feel free to offer plot or
> setting
> advice at any time. I really do want to make this
> project as collaborative as possible.
> 
> With regards to posting, adopt any style you feel
> appropriate. I'm not going to force you to write in
> any tense. In terms of detail, go for big rather
> than
> small. As I mentioned to one player already, this is
> more like "The Silmarillion" than "Lord of the
> Rings".
> 
> It is expected that each player contribute at least
> two posts per week. Lead characters (see below) will
> need to contribute four. None of the posts have to
> be
> particularly long; just enough to get an idea of
> what
> you're doing and what you want to happen. 
> 
> Character Generation
> --------------------
> 
> Read through the notes for the first scene. Generate
> a
> character based on those notes, with narrative
> method
> (p20-21 HQ), introduce yourselves in a manner
> fitting
> to the first scene and send them in asap. Two of you
> get to be leader characters with 40 points to
> distribute among your abilities (no more than +20 in
> any ability) and the rest receives 30 points (no
> more
> than +15 on ability). Leaders can be one of the
> "People of Note" from Fronela (RQ Genertala Book,
> pp10-20) if appropriate.
> 
> Obviously people like Harrek The Beserk, Sir
> Meriatan
> etc are not appropriate.
> 
> Leader characters are assigned on a first-come,
> first-served basis. Do your introduction quickly and
> mention it.
> 
> First Scene
> -----------
> 
> It was but a brave shepherd of the Kingdom of the
> Jonatings who first found to stone-hut near the
> region
> under The Ban. Although he could sense Power from
> within, he entered and defeated the Guardian Spirit
> within. Among the ruins he discovered a hitherto
> unknown fragment of Kyrmon's Scroll which bore great
> information pertaining to the troubles of Fronela.
> It
> aid that a heroquester would meet with Gbaji The
> Deceiver and form a Kingdom of War to herald his
> return and only the knowledge of the Nameless Man
> could prevent the greatest Chaos returning to
> Fronela.
> 
> The scroll was taken to Okarnia and from the Kingdom
> of Jonatela heralds were sent far across East and
> West
> Fronela, even to the Mostal of the Nidan Mountains
> and
> the Elves of Winterwood and Erontree. So it was a
> Council was hastily convened at the University of
> Sog
> City to discuss the document form a Hero band to
> seek
> the knowledge of the Nameless Man. 
> 
> The Kingdom of Loskalm sent two, as did Jonatela.
> The
> Duchy of Junora sent one, as did the County of
> Timms,
> and even one representative came with the agreement
> of
> many from the Rathori and Uncolings. From among
> their
> number the Janube states elected one, and Sog City
> had
> its own. Finally, both the Mostal and the Aldryami
> sent one of their number. Amd within the great
> chamber
> of the University they began their plan.
> 
> (See? 11 players and 11 characters)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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