Hello and welcome to the most important blog you will ever read. After this, your life will never be the same. or maybe it will. In any case, what follows are my rankings for June. The system is simple: Number of posts multiplied by the general quality of your posts. These are my own ratings so feel free to think otherwise. RP Multipliers: 0.0 - 0.9 = In general these posts are below average. Not necessarily bad, just a bit underwhelming by my own definition. 1.0 = Solid posts, considered averag
Hello and welcome to the most important blog you will ever read. After this, your life will never be the same. or maybe it will. In any case, what follows are my rankings for June. The system is simple: Number of posts multiplied by the general quality of your posts. These are my own ratings so feel free to think otherwise. RP Multipliers: 0.0 - 0.9 = In general these posts are below average. Not necessarily bad, just a bit underwhelming by my own definition. 1.0 = Solid posts, considered averag
There are a great many guides and opinions that inform you of good characterization or storytelling. And I'm here to tell you that while that is of great importance, it matters little next to the power of the Golden Triangle. The greatest characters fade away when you don't understand it. The best stories die without it. The greatest of relationships with other players is meaningless if poorly utilized. The Golden Triangle is the device that lays at the heart of the roleplay mechanism that churn
Once I walked a fine beach and thought to myself, "is a man the sum of his experience, or are his experiences the sum of a man?" Is life your accumulated reaction to stimuli or are you responsible for the stimuli's very existence by the nature of the emotional, some might say spiritual, power you invest in events?
During a cast check, you may get a ping. Stop freaking out or being defensive. A ping is good. Under certain interpretations of the rules, if you receive a ping, you should receive a warning. You don't because it isn't fair. A ping doesn't do jack to you. It's a reminder. Maybe you hate being reminded, but that's all it is. The fact that I receive more replies and back speech regarding character pings than I do actual warnings is telling. A ping means you failed some portion of the cast check,
These are my personal thoughts on cast characters here at Canterlot, and in no way reflect the stance of staff or administration. So, you play cast or want to play cast, eh? Can't blame you, it's a lot of fun! It's also a heavy responsibility in many aspects. You are the beacon that shines the brightest to attract those with the willingness to RP. Original Characters are the lifeblood of the Roleplay, but those charged with playing cast are what gets the ball rolling. When someone looks for a Po
