Lance Kensington Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Glad I could be of service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Coyote-Mad Scientist Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Fox, thank you for moving, but you missed two closed CN fics: The Cat and the Mecha and Mission 0. Can you move those over, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yes, this would please thee thus, and anon... and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Moved. Thanks for pointing that out, I missed them because of the FIN at the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Sorry about that... I tend to do that with my fics. Oh, Kei/Naomi here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Don't worry about it. I like them to be marked FIN once they are done so we know which ones are still active or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Minami Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Perhaps you should move the other CN threads in the main Infinite Earth forum to the CN directory too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 I thought about that, but I would rather have Fic's separate from OOC stuff. I could sticky the OOC thread and one other World summary thread however, to make it easier to find the important stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Minami Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Sounds fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Grimson Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Mel just doesn't work out for posting mojo. So I am pulling him out, but working on other character concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Coyote-Mad Scientist Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Mel just doesn't work out for posting mojo. So I am pulling him out, but working on other character concepts. Sorry to hear that. Lemme know if you need concept help. Also, I'm giving until tomorrow after I get off work (so about 1 a.m. CST) for people to post their perception rolls in Undernight. After that I'm doing rolls for you and moving it forward. I figure it's better to roll for you than skip you and deny your PC the chance to participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Fox, you missed my post. In my post I did all of what was linked. Sorry, if you want to do this you can, but this is AFTER my post. If you missed it, that's okay. But just letting you know that it sounds like you missed my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Minami Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have a question. My aberrations are not taint based (I'm at 0 Taint in fact), and I was thinking of having a series of things during different threads where Naomi starts rediscovering her Humanity. This will eventually lead to her reaching Dormancy 5 and regaining a human form. Is this even possible with her condition as it stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guo Zhenglai Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 As of right now, yes. I see four aberrations listed on Naomi's character sheet. Each dot of Dormancy reduces Taint (and any corresponding aberrations) by 1. Since Naomi is, as you say, at zero Taint right now even a single dot of Dormancy should be enough to remove all of them unless you, yourself want to say differently. And that is the key point here: what you would say about this. None of Naomi's aberrations are 'real' in a rules-sense of the word. You did not 'purchase' them as Flaws or acquire them through the discounted purchase of nova powers; Naomi's aberrations are just 'there'. Technically, she doesn't even need Dormancy to get rid of them; they're only there right now because you want them to be. So yes, Dormancy (of any rating, but certainly a rating of 5) should allow her to hide her aberrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 You ninja'd me. I'll edit later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Fixed. Take a look. Kei still gets splashed, I just altered the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Will do. And you think you wanna do "the trip" in a separate thread? Our little sojurn could happen the morning of the end of Nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yeah, a separate thread would be a good idea. No sense in filling up the Atlantic Nights thread with stuff that no one else is involved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Heh, I must be some sort of psychic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Kensington Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Okay I am working on a post involving the DSA and I have run into a slight complication. I'm not really sure what the DSA does. What is it's mission statement? Is it like the FBI in that it investigates crimes committed by Novas? Is it a training and recruitment type organization like the Rashoud facilities? Are they more like a think tank in that they study Novas and quantum phenomenon? Is it a bit of all three? I'd just like to get an idea from you folks so I don't misappropriate someone Else's idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 It is a bit of all three, actually. It is a overall multi-role organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Coyote-Mad Scientist Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 It is all three. It's ultimately responsible for the actions of US novas, whether good or bad. They are to deal with the forces that the police can't. They also are there when there's natural disasters that can be aided by novas. They find and recruit new novas. They develop nova technology and monitor its dispersal and use. Basically, if it has a node in the US, the DSA has their fingers in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telluris Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 ...which conjures up all sorts of mind-scarring imagery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Kensington Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I feel bad for Rob's...node. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 God I hope I don't turn into the DSA's version of Pax... I really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novakowski Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 To late. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'm going to make some major changes to Department 0. I will link the changes when they are done. Addendum: Here it is. I removed D0's interests in the gates (for they will have none). For now they're quite vanilla. Note that could change later on as plots develop. After all D0 may be nice, but they do look after the best interests for their country above anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Coyote-Mad Scientist Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Jedi! Telluris! I'm going to be really nice and give you guys one more night to post in Under. Also, I am not up to an ST post, but you should also remember that I am just a good and generous person who deserves affection and cookies for her kindness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telluris Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Minami Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I know this may spark fierce debate, but I am going to offer up a simplification of things in terms of XP. By standard IE rules, we get 25xp per month, and XP per thread based on the word count. I think while the word count option is a good way to encourage posting, it is quite hard with how the forum software works to go through the process of cutting and pasting into your local word processor. So here is what I am thinking. We still in CN get 25xp a month. We get a base 5xp per complete thread PLUS at the end of a thread the participants state (in a spoiler) something someone did that was particularly memorable that would give 1 extra XP? The CN world thrives on characters and story, and perhaps by encouraging good characterization we could make earning that xp much more satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telluris Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Sounds good to me. BTW, Undernight post forthcoming from me tonight - having a busy day atm (Edited due to second thoughts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guo Zhenglai Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I know this may spark fierce debate, but I am going to offer up a simplification of things in terms of XP. By standard IE rules, we get 25xp per month, and XP per thread based on the word count. I think while the word count option is a good way to encourage posting, it is quite hard with how the forum software works to go through the process of cutting and pasting into your local word processor. So here is what I am thinking. We still in CN get 25xp a month. We get a base 5xp per complete thread PLUS at the end of a thread the participants state (in a spoiler) something someone did that was particularly memorable that would give 1 extra XP? The CN world thrives on characters and story, and perhaps by encouraging good characterization we could make earning that xp much more satisfying. I wouldn't much care for that. I write long posts and - as a result - long stories. What you're suggesting here would cut my expected XP 'income' from completed threads by something like 85%, if not more. So I vote 'NO'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Regarding XP suggestion: I would be fine with that as an addition to the standard rules, however, I very much like the idea of rewarding people for creating longer more in-depth stories. Plus, when you are writing on your own and there aren't others in the thread, I'm not real comfortable with making an "I did this super cool thing and I deserve XP for it" post. Even if there are others in the thread, I would hate to set up a situation where one player gets resentful over the other not suggesting they get bonus XP. Don't get me wrong, I've got no problem with the idea of nominating someone for bonus XP because they did something cool, cool stuff deserves rewards. I'd just rather not see it be the only way someone can be rewarded for hard work, and writing a 30,000 word short story is deserving of reward whether you are an awesome writer or a beginner. It is through writing after all that we improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telluris Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 In agreement with Cent here. Fiction/story XP should be a reward for writing, not merely participating in a thread written with others. At the end of a group thread, you should get a reward based on your own contribution to the whole. It might be difficult and exacting from a book-keeping standpoint, but it's fair. Quite frankly, I don't think it's fair to be awarded the same as people who either write mono-paragraphic posts or, indeed, write huge intricate posts that put mine to shame. I vote NO, the system should stay as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guo Zhenglai Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 For my part it's largely an issue of motivation. If no additional XP were being awarded for completed threads at all, I'd still be writing long posts for long stories - cuz I can't help myself. But when rewards are being given, it's very discouraging to know that the 30,000 word fic I just completed only earned me the same 5xp as the really short fic from the next thread up - written by a player who completed six such low-word-count stories in the time it took me to complete one of mine. My writing isn't always good, but I work damned hard at all of it, putting in hours and hours of research into pretty much every one. If we were to switch to this suggested new system I can promise that it would do pretty much the opposite of encouraging me to write more or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 That's an excellent point Telluris. I was never happy with the thought of someone dropping in one sentence replies to a thread and getting a big ol' pile of XP for the work the other writers in the thread did. The onus is on the writer to track their own efforts and record their XP. To some people the XP is a big motivating factor and to others it is barely noticed and not really cared about. Personally, I don't cut and paste into Word unless I know it is a long story that I've put a lot of effort into. It is up to the writer to follow up if they choose to do so. I believe I will update the general IE xp rules to state that it is the writer's own word count that generates XP not the overall word count in a shared story. That should motivate people to make longer posts. Unless people vote otherwise here in CN, I will assume the CN setting is grandfathered in under the original XP wording rather than going by the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Minami Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Oh I thought it was the total Word Count of a thread, not what WE post. That was what my confusion was. I withdraw my proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Originally it was the overall word count that mattered, and that isn't really fair, so kudos to you for bringing this to everyone's attention and getting it corrected. Unless folks here object to the change you can consider it in effect in CN. If people want to leave it so that overall thread word count is what applies rather your personal contributions to the thread, then speak up and vote for that. If so we can grandfather CN in under the old wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaEagle Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 That would actually make tallys easier. I like Fox's revision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Note: the Experience Awards section of the IE Settings and Rules thread has been updated to include wording to specify that it is the author's own word count that matters, not the overall word count of a thread. Also, added under Special Gifts of XP that an author can be nominated for an XP award by others in the setting. Experience awards: 25 XP per month of participation. 5 XP per completed story of upto 10,000 words 15 xp per completed story between 10k and 20k words 30 xp per completed story between 20k and 30k words 45 xp per completed story between 30k and 40k words etc. Note: The xp awards for word counts are for your contribution to the thread, not the overall word count from all authors in the thread. In other words, take your posts from the thread and drop them into Word or other program in order to derive an accurate word count. Special gifts of XP:Each July 1st everyone receives 25xp in honor of the games anniversary.Birthday gift - on your birthday each year you may take 25xp2010 holiday season those in the game at that time were gifted with 25xp.Writers can be nominated for bonus XP for any reason, but this requires the agreement of the majority of the players in the setting (or lack of any objections). It is up to you to track your XP. Either in your character's Profile thread or via a running PM to me, however you choose do it, please track your XP awards and expenditures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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