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[evilfusion]

I try to help.

 

In disturbing quantities and frequency.

[.:Blu:.]

hehe, I won't have Elliot stray away from them, I'll just have him follow them

[a coffee]

I'll be honest, I feel absolutely excluded from the plot. There's no reason for Nick to be there, and none of the characters present have a reason to interact with him, so I can't really post. It's sad really. I'll just be a third wheel no matter what my character does on all fronts.

[evilfusion]

It might have something to do with the fact you and Dan are "elsewhere" whereas the other Sins and Heralds are...somewhere else.

[a coffee]

I'm elsewhere because noone ever actually bothers to make interaction with Nick. Not to mention you and Zaifire effectively destroyed every character plot I had going for Nick, so I'm trying to pick up the peices on the character, let alone go searching for everyone AGAIN.

[BANZAI!!!!]

Have nick find Jane, Elleiot, and Kane then. maybe a duel could spring up

[Ghoulish]

are use accepting?

[BANZAI!!!!]

MAAD: yes.. you applied before right? re post the app in the new format.

[a coffee]

Only a bandage to the problem, but I might as well.

[evilfusion]

I've gotten the impression that the Sins have "friends" among each other, but otherwise dislike or ignore the others. Madeline doesn't seem to have a particular interest in the other six Sins and only knows them to a degree.

 

As for the Six members, only Kane, Jane, and Elliot have REAL interactions throughout the RP (due to most people not posting and positions swapping)

 

But if you dont pick up the pieces quickly and interact, the pieces dont repair themselves. Staying out of the way only means you won't get interacted with because no one's going to bother with the detour to find a character whose RPer won't necessarily reply. A bandage is the best start.

[a coffee]

Oh good. I had no idea what I was doing. Thanks for clarifying. There's NO WAY I would have thought of doing something rather than sitting there and letting my position in the RP die.

[Serenade]

Both of you chill your seats, alright?

 

I will agree that more people in this RP need to actually make an effort at doing things with other characters rather than just repeating themselves over and over again as the Ordo Everto seems to do,

 

I will also agree that it seems like the SAME FREAKING PEOPLE are chasing each other down over and over. For example, I see Majoras in particular just exiled entirely unless he chases down someone and talks to them.

 

Make an attempt to actually have development with someone else. Not to pick out names, but Evilfusion, I see it in your posting an awful lot. You're content with sitting there and letting the rp fall into your lap. You need to have a progressive foot forward to finding other characters and creating development rather than tuning out half of a character's dialogue like I see alllllll the time in this RP, not even just you, Fusion, but in general.

[Lord JZ of the Enigma]

and with my horrid classes over I'mma make my place in the RP again...

[evilfusion]

While I admit that I am a passive RPer in this RP, that's also because I want diminished spotlight without losing presence. Madeline had the first duel in the RP, a plot significant one, and won. There's in-universe justification for her avoiding attention after that. Derek also managed to squeeze a duel in. Madeline had a second duel and won. I've controlled a few of the NPCs. In the meantime, a sizeable number of RPers and characters haven't dueled at all, both your and Majoras' characters included.

 

I could easily push for confrontations between my characters and others, but in doing so, I would risk stealing the opportunity from the other Sins, almost all of whom haven't dueled at all and they could easily grow irritated with that and get bored.

 

However, none of them make the motions towards confrontations either, leaving some of us going in circles. The plot is somewhat restless but pushing it was disastrous. My statement towards Majoras, although stating the obvious, was trying to explain that doing nothing and complaining about doing nothing...does nothing. I won't take a step towards confrontations because Madeline (the more impulsive character of my two) has already had her spotlight time and should take backseat to give the others the chance.

[Serenade]

While I admit that I am a passive RPer in this RP' date=' that's also because I want diminished spotlight without losing presence. Madeline had the first duel in the RP, a plot significant one, and won. There's in-universe justification for her avoiding attention after that. Derek also managed to squeeze a duel in. Madeline had a second duel and won. I've controlled a few of the NPCs. In the meantime, a sizeable number of RPers and characters haven't dueled at all, both your and Majoras' characters included.

 

I could easily push for confrontations between my characters and others, but in doing so, I would risk stealing the opportunity from the other Sins, almost all of whom haven't dueled at all and they could easily grow irritated with that and get bored.

 

However, none of them make the motions towards confrontations either, leaving some of us going in circles. The plot is somewhat restless but pushing it was disastrous. My statement towards Majoras, although stating the obvious, was trying to explain that doing nothing and complaining about doing nothing...does nothing. I won't take a step towards confrontations because Madeline (the more impulsive character of my two) has already had her spotlight time and should take backseat to give the others the chance.

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Not while you have active character plot. All that does is inhibit everything from progressing.

 

Also, dueling will come as dueling goes. You control a good amount of plot important characters. If you didn't like being frequently involved, I hate to say it, but you should have volunteered for so many spots. Not to mention, you're being interacted with considering you control the only active leader in the RP as well as being a love interest for a character. You need to be a lot more forward progressive rather than "passive" when you wield several important parts.

 

As you can see, the OE is being more active overall, but you did honestly shut down a few character plots by backseating your characters so abruptly.

[Lord JZ of the Enigma]

My duel was minor, but I kind of felt the same, the sins should all get at least one duel, but since I've been gone for long enough, I'm going to have a lot of catching up to do, and anything, My character never ignores anyone, if I spot something directed towards me I will normally go ahead and edit to respond.

[evilfusion]

I aim to not ignore anything that Madeline (or Derek) would respond to.

 

The only real character plot (for me) at the moment is Madeline's active interest in pursuing Kane or at the very least taunting him in some way so he'll pursue her. But I also dont want to rush a confrontation, again, because I feel it'd steal most of the focus from everyone else.

 

Nick wanted a shot at Jane, Madeline wouldn't mind using Jane as her punching bag to taunt Kane...I suppose in combo that boosts Nick's envious nature/twisted admiration for Madeline, and Jane probably wouldn't mind beating Madeline for Kane's sake, but I've also been expecting the Six to get some exposition, which Zai alluded to but never got around to doing yet. Dan...is somewhat passive when not full of himself, Greed, controlling by Cake, hasn't had much opportunity to do anything...

 

I mean, sure, I COULD create plot developments between my characters and others, but again it runs the risk of spotlight stealing and making a character too involved in everything.

 

...great, now I have a dozen ideas.

[Ghoulish]

Zaifire the on i posted was for he fire element and that's taken so if u like i can mak another evil character? Ill post it and u tell me what u think.

[Serenade]

Well, this is only because you discarded most of the character plots you could've taken.

 

I recall Nick telling Saviero off and having Madeline walk away from him not once but TWICE in the same conversation.

 

That's what I mean. You're effectively shutting down a character's chance at developing. Not cool.

 

Also, when the Ordo is trying to kill Jane, Kane, and Elliot, I could imagine it'd be awful hard to pull off a successful disguise, seeing as how he's probably going to duel one of the three right now at a desperate attempt to have storyline importance. I don't know, the ordo everto seems to all have great RPers that are wasting a devastating amount of talent by blatantly ignoring each other.

 

I'm not targeting you, I'm giving you suggestions on how to prevent certain characters from shriveling up and dying, considering I can't personally make posts to affect the matter.

[Ghoulish]

My New app:

Name: Terra Brave (changed from Mattai Toran)

Age:17

Gender:Male

 

Physical description/Picture: Brown hair, brown and white unzipped jacket, white pants, black singlet, white shows, Brown eyes.

 

Faction: Elemental Six Earth

Deck type: Ancient gears/Gadgets + my own customs in it.

 

Elemental beast/Wicked god/Earthbound Immortal/Dark Synchro/Ace Card: Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Golem

 

[spoiler=Biography]

His name was originally matt however after a certain event he was reffered to as "Terra" the brave. He has a brother and had a father, it is unknown what happened to his mother. As a child he seemed to be enticed by Mountains and landscapes, he would often climb to the tallest mountains and later be ridiculed for the threat that may have been caused to his life. When he was 10 his house was caught in a landslide, no one in town was strong enough to free those trapped inside the rocks, his little brother who was 3 at the time was unable to leave the house and his father was trapped under a big peice of Rock. Seeing this Terra gained immense courage as a Brown aura surrounded him and a Brown symbol appeared on the back of his hand. He ran through the Rcoks smashing them whenever he touched them and throwing huge rocks out of his way. It is unknown what happened to his father he did however return out of the Rubble with his little brother saving his life. Everyone after that event reffered to him as Terra the Brave. His brother was put under foster care as he needed a family, Terra did promise him however they would meet again. He now travels the world in search of the family that took in his brother. His Deck was created through a mountin collapsing one night, after searchin the rubble of the mountin he found a Deck inside, hwas able to find it through his immense strength when throwing rocks around, The top card of the Deck was a Fusion Monster Card "Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Golem".

 

 

[spoiler=RP sample:]

The boy now known as Terra continued to walk down what seemed to be an endless path. It was surrounded by waving green grass and mountains so high the peaks could not be seen. The night continued to silence the area with darkness.

 

"Will I ever find him?", Terra thought as he looked down at the solid path. Suddenly the ground began to shake violently.

 

"What is this! An Earthquake?!" Terra looked to his right at what appeared to be one of the biggest mountains in the area. No more then 100 meters away the mountain began to crumble, giant portions of the peak slamming against the ground forming a giant pile of solid rocks. As the ground came to a stand still and the mountain stopped releasing giant boulders, Terra ran towads the giant rubble. As he appraoched he noticed the rubble stood up to 30 meters in height. Terra began to climb the rubble as he noticed a brown light being emitted from the top of the pile. As he reached the top he kneeled down and picked up what appeared to be a Deck.

 

"Duel Monster cards?" Terra began to look through the cards and stopped right in the middle of the Deck. "This cards pretty powerful", he said while he observed the card. The symbol on the back of Terra's hand began to glow. Terra smiled. "Something tells me I'll need this", He took the Deck with him and persued down the rubble.

 

[evilfusion]

Madeline walked away specifically so he could talk to her without making a scene, knowing he would follow (Madeline was still in her "avoid unnecessary attention" plan). When he caught up, she immediately asked what he wanted, but the conversation soured. The second time was me mis-reading his post and thinking HE walked away first, and then not realizing I had made the mistake until about a page later, when Nick's reaction was shown.

 

From a character standpoint, Nick seems to be too openly pissy and venomous for Madeline to enjoy having any real interactions. Therefore, she never seeks him out. Dan is closer to Nick than to her, so she doesn't seek him out. Tyson only recently re-entered the scene. Seth, Aifeldt, and Yamato she barely knows and has rarely seen. Therefore, Madeline is a loner who likes company, but doesn't seek it from her colleagues, instead preferring to toy with random people for her own amusement. It's not exactly how I originally intended her character, but considering the cast she's involved with, it becomes the result.

 

I agree with your viewpoint, but almost all the main Sins have the same negative traits: Anger. Madeline gets riled up when annoyed, Dan is arrogantly loud, Nick is psychopathic, Wrath is Wrath. The other three are much less so, but rarely seen. Anger and violence are not traits that endears them to Lust, which I consider to be a more playful Sin. Therefore, she avoids them or tolerates at best.

[a coffee]

I will be continuing to use the FIRE spot in this RP, so that spot cannot be taken.

 

As for your other character, I can't have you CREATING sins. Not to mention, you'd have to use an earthbound immortal, which "Incinerating-Eyed Glorious Dragon" is not one of.

 

You're going to have to improve your apps to get accepted.

 

 

Also, Evilfusion. It's called Jealous Rage, and Nick's feeling a lot of it at the moment considering he's continually getting blatently shoved out of the plot. Only so much I can do without being rediculously unrealistic.

[Serenade]

Since this is going nowhere, I will leave you all with a saying:

 

Have to give a little to get a little.

 

You want the characters to be less violent and angry? Have your character question them on it. Most characters will be proverbially smacked in the face by this and realize they have no real reason for anger.

 

Want to be more important but realistic? Cause havoc amongst the "good guys" with this jealous rage to show nick's importance in the plot.

 

If you're still having trouble after this, god help you.

[Ghoulish]

yea i mean theyd get accepted anyway and besides i posted my app for the fier character when no one had it it was just it never got lookd at or accepted. Ill edit it anyway

[BANZAI!!!!]

maad: you need to learn to use spell check, seriously. In the rp sample, you give me an example of your roleplaying. It can be anything from a previous post to random stuff you made up. It gives me a good bearing on how good of an rper you will be in the rp. post the sample, and I'll give you the verdict

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sorry about the double post everyone....

 

I have a busy weekend ahead of me, so I most likely won't be very active at all until monday or tuesday. Bear with me, please.