It Began in a Tavern (OOC Thread) (Part 2)

[ps102]

Maybe Olive can muster this ghost army?

Perhaps, but I think it's best that the monks have an agency of their own.

What's interesting to me is that they were killed by the royal family—but Arthur is part of that family! It makes me wonder what their ghosts think of it.

Even more interesting is the fact that, once upon a time, Arthur himself was a corrupt royal. It was mentioned that he brought down villages by breathing fire. But he forgot his identity and went to live just like the rest of the population he looked so much down to. And it's because he did that he is now against the corrupt monarchy of the country. He is someone who has experience from both lives.

Or at least, that is how I interpret his character. I introduced him but @Louanne Learning was the one who fleshed him out, so the character belongs to her, I'd say. I have little saying on the matter.

The same thing happened with Araspeth. I introduced her but Louanne fleshed her out into who she is now. And I gotta say that you did a super amazing job. You're good at building characters.

Very exciting! So many different plot hooks are converging!

I agree! Let's maintain the excitement.

 

[Louanne Learning]

but I think it's best that the monks have an agency of their own.

great idea.

What's interesting to me is that they were killed by the royal family—but Arthur is part of that family! It makes me wonder what their ghosts think of it.

Even more interesting is the fact that, once upon a time, Arthur himself was a corrupt royal. It was mentioned that he brought down villages by breathing fire. But he forgot his identity and went to live just like the rest of the population he looked so much down to. And it's because he did that he is now against the corrupt monarchy of the country. He is someone who has experience from both lives.

excellent analysis, and opens up new ways to develop his character

And I gotta say that you did a super amazing job. You're good at building characters.

Thank you so much!

I love this collaborative story-telling!!

 

[ps102]

Hey, @IgnitedxSoul

Your turn ends after tomorrow. Will you need more time?

 

[IgnitedxSoul]

My post will be up tonight!

 

[ps102]

My post will be up tonight!

I'm really looking forward to it! It will be such a nice break from academic literature!

 

[IgnitedxSoul]

Welp, I was helping a friend move yesterday and it ended up taking about twice as long as I anticipated. I'd like to request an extension to the end of today if possible!

 

[ps102]

Welp, I was helping a friend move yesterday and it ended up taking about twice as long as I anticipated. I'd like to request an extension to the end of today if possible!

Not a problem at all You can certainly have until tonight.

 

[IgnitedxSoul]

I did not manage to get to this, and with the holidays I won't have much time the next few days. I don't want to keep holding y'all up so you'll need to skip me this round.

 

[ps102]

I did not manage to get to this, and with the holidays I won't have much time the next few days. I don't want to keep holding y'all up so you'll need to skip me this round.

No worries! Stuff like that happens.

I'm European so I don't know much about Thanksgiving, but I hope you have a great time!

 

[ps102]

Heads up. I am making a small edit to this post.

There is an error in this line: Delta stood in the conference room all by herself, hood down. Her old, wise face stood against a tall doorway etched with ancient symbols...

Delta is not anywhere near as old as this makes it sound. When I was writing, I apparently also forgot that she has a pair of antlers on her head. I had actually forgotten this completely. But @Louanne Learning didn't and I give her props to that. She correctly described them on her posts.

I edited it into: Delta stood in the conference room all by herself, hood down. She faced a tall doorway etched with ancient symbols...

It makes so much more sense too. How can her face "stand" against the doorway? It's stuff like that which makes me question my level of intelligence.

I hope I didn't confuse anyone with this.

 

[ps102]

I need you all's opinion if you don't mind.

Remember when I said that I'm not likely to make another long post? Well... I am likely to need to again.

It's not a plot-forwarding post (so nothing big and complicated that needs to be followed on). Rather, it's a really important backstory. I have been planning this for a long time, and I do confess that when I said that I wasn't likely to need more word leeway, I did think that I might but foolishly figured that I'd able to make it work somehow.

I've been working on this thing almost daily and trying to keep under the word count has been putting me under a lot of pressure. So, I thought I'd turn brave and ask for this twice in a row.

I do kind of hate doing this overall. It's bad to write over the word count because I risk unfairly contributing too much. Thankfully, we've been writing this story for basically a year, and this has only been a problem (with me as a sole offender) three times now. I'm usually good with staying under. It's just this specific part of the story that caused the need.

All of that said, more word count doesn't necessarily equal more contribution. It's possible to make really good contributions with fewer words (which is why we have a such low minimum word count).

Truly this time, I don't reckon that I'll need one of those any time soon. Are you all okay with that? If not, I'll have to re-think my options.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I’m totally fine with it and can’t wait to read what you come up with!

 

[IgnitedxSoul]

I don't mind if anyone goes over their word count to be honest. I don't see it as unfair contribution! We're at the point now where we're more working in tandem to resolve the story we've built up rather than introducing new major plot points. Seems fine going forward to just do what's best for the story.

 

[ps102]

I will hopefully have my post up by tonight. It is quite the undertaking and I have been working on it every night since my turn began.

 

[ps102]

I will hopefully have my post up by tonight. It is quite the undertaking and I have been working on it every night since my turn began.

Just a little update. I couldn't quite get it done. It is genuinely one of the hardest posts I've ever written for this. Hopefully I can get it done today and be only one day late!

 

[ps102]

Just a little update. I couldn't quite get it done. It is genuinely one of the hardest posts I've ever written for this. Hopefully I can get it done today and be only one day late!

Nope, not today either. I tried super hard but got only so far. I'm near the end now but since this is such a challenging post, it feels like every single word needs special consideration.

I knew this was going to be hard, but I didn't imagine that it was going to be this hard. But if I can do it the way I envision it, a significant aspect of the story will become much clearer. On the other hand, if I do it wrong, it'll just be one big disappointment that we might as well delete.

I'm also feeling guilty over causing delays. I will try to finish tomorrow's studying early so I can spend the rest of the day on this and get it done.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Take your time until it is what you wish it to be!

 

[IgnitedxSoul]

Don't feel guilty! This sounds incredibly important to you, I want you to feel confident in it and get it right! I'm not concerned about the delay!

 

[ps102]

Take your time until it is what you wish it to be!

That would take forever, haha.

Don't feel guilty! This sounds incredibly important to you, I want you to feel confident in it and get it right! I'm not concerned about the delay!

Thank you! I am a bit concerned with how everyone is feeling over this. I'm glad there isn't any frustration or anything like that.

I did finish studies early today but other stuff filled my day. I still have time left to write and it's my hope that everything will go smoothly and I'll reach the finish line today. I've learned that nothing ever goes smoothly in the five or so sessions I've had with writing this so, we'll see about that.

 

[ps102]

I've learned that nothing ever goes smoothly in the five or so sessions I've had with writing this so, we'll see about that.

Not today either it seems, but I spent a lot of time writing and made great progress. There isn't long left now, and the only thing that stopped me is how I ran out of time. I'm confident now that tomorrow is the day.

Again, I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding. Thank you!