Roll Call, HERE!

If you look closely, you will see that I didn't explain anything about her back story other than a short description of where she came from. And if you look even closer you will see that i never explained how she tied in with mona. Why did i not explain this? B/c I am not good at developing things before hand. I tried doing this many times and it fails miserably. I like to do things on the fly, or develop such things as personality and backstory as I progress and get a feel of her. I mean, there is a reason why my characters never have a good personality description to them.

Blow up a town - it adds legitimacy.

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I'll be going now.

May I ask what is unfair about asking for characters that have ties to Mona? This is, after all, based around Mona.

Besides, he can still use her, I've already said this three times.

Ok, i wanna say this: I never said she didn't have any ties to mona, as i pointed out before she i never posted a back story for her, this is one of the reasons. Second, the unfairness we were pointing out was the fact that you have half a dozen other characters posted with as little ties (if not even less than the one i posted) than Iriah did. And i was the one singled out. I blamed the lack of individuality that is ever crucial for a personal character. Yeah, as i have said before nearly all of my characters lack this in the beginning. And the reason why i keep the ones that are lucky enough to develope some unique traits that i love.

When i threw in what i thought was a seed of something, something that i wanted to develope so that i'll have a better understanding and feel for whenever i decide to do some RP on the game, or portray her personality in Amanda's comic, that I would have a chance here. I wanted to throw in a character that i thought had potential to be fun in this RP, but apparently it's just "copy and pasted". Unlike the other characters i seen posted, which of course weren't "copied and pasted" from a game.

peh, whatever, it's not my forums, not even my character under question really. I mean, if it's just copied and pasted, it's all blizzard's, not like i she has a personality, a life's story, feelings. I'll just stay in the shadows and observe then.

The fact of the matter is that you posted a character made for another world without any visible effort to make her fit into Mona. I took another look at Rece, and it has become apparent that Amanda did as well. Under any normal circumstances, these characters would have been rejected, whereas Vivienne and Tara would have been accepted for the sole reason that their creators went the extra distance to give them a reason for being on Mona, whether it's some sort of quest, or their histories were altered to make them Monan in heritage.

The argument that your characters usually start with little to no character development is just poor planning, and isn't my fault. You have great characters, and I don't believe I've ever seen them prior to their personalities being brought forth. Even Mattaku, who I was sketchy about having around because he was so closely tied to VbN, was who he was because of how you portrayed him. That was only possible because he had some kind of established connection to Mona. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been allowed at all. Now he's a dominant character and is involved in the main threads, a unique individual.

I may be on a bit of a high horse by saying that I prefer characters who have Monan ties, but I have agreed to allow characters not normally allowed into this RP. Iriah's lack of connections isn't my fault. Because of said lack, however, she appears to have been created for something else and thrown into the forums. Rece as well.

As for other people who have less connections than Iriah, I would have to ask you for an example. I specifically ask people to establish some sort of reason for their characters to be on Mona if they're not originally from there, all before posting their profiles.

I'm not saying that Rece and Iriah wouldn't be fun. I'm just saying that they normally don't belong here, which is something I frown upon.

I'm sorry for not posting a character without monan ties, I'm sure that's my fault. And no, starting character's with only an idea is not poor planning, not for those of us that "organize" our thoughts like this. This is how i build a character. I start with an idea, this one happened to be laid out for me already, then i work with the idea, sometimes in my head, other times by jumping in head first. Yeah it does lead to a lot of deletions, but that's just how i work. But i digress. One of the reasons why i didn't post any thing else, is b/c i like to see what the scenario is and the settings like before i really delve into a character, a good practice for pen and pencil rp's.

As per the other remark about the least ties as much as iriah, yes i was referring to Rece, but it bothered me more when you spacificly targeted mine, with no other consideration.

But, what bothered me the most, is that you had no faith, or confidence in me to post a character that would be suitable for an RP, even a goof off one which i though this was.. I like to think that I have more credibility for that.

well with that i am going to leave it here.

I never said that Iriah would not be suitable for this RP.

I was pointing out the fact that...ugh. You know what? Nevermind.

If someone else wants to head this RP, fine. If not, I'm deleting it in three days.

For the record, Matt, this isn't a pen and paper RP. It's a forum RP, which should decidedly take more planning.

There's never any point in arguing about this stuff, is there... Wasn't this suppose to be a sort of 'refreshment' RP? I had no idea it would have anything to do with the main threads at all. Hence the title "ALTERNATE". As in, not related. Other. Different than the main. An alternative.




If you want to point something out, then that's fine. Whatever. But how you said it was what hurt my feelings, even if it wasn't directed at me. I can't believe you'd treat one of your forum's members and best friends that coldly.


Sorry if I'm a little on the sensitive side, cuz I think I'm the only one.

There's no explanation as to why I said the things I did. They were a bit harsh, I guess, but I believe that both sides of this argument were misinterpreted heavily. I say this because I fully understood everything I've said up until now, and I don't necessarily seek to take any of it back. I know what I was talking about. If we were to sit down and rationally discuss the situation, I'm sure both views would appreciate the other. I'd like to explain something, first.

By "Alternate RP," I refer to a Mona in which the Sage Stones never happened. It's still Mona, and the same rules apply. Otherwise, it would be in some random RP somewhere else on the board. It was supposed to be an easy-going role play where the rules didn't really matter inside the thread, and characters not normally seen on Mona could be there, but they at least needed to have a reason to be there...otherwise, we'd have a "you've all been traveling together for some time now" situation on our hands, and we all know just how boring those are. By giving a character a reason to be on Mona, regardless of who they are or where they're from, gives that character a direction, or a purpose. I believe that it is essential for characters from other worlds to have a reason to be on Mona, even if it's as meaningless as having gotten lost somehow.

I'm not really sure what to do now. I'd like to continue on with the RP, but I don't want to do it without Matt and Amanda at least thinking about being involved. As it stands, the RP will close.

And who said Matt or myself wasn't going to give them a reason to be there? I was planning on RPing Rece's intro to the world and explaining things from there.

Who assumed that they had no place? You did. And I don't appreciate that, personally. And please clarify in some sort of rules if characters like this will bother you too much.


I'm out.

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<.<

Okay...sure. So we're down a leader and at least one player. What sort of salvaging can we manage here?

Wow.






I could lead.

Name: Dagly "Dag" Ohanii
Hometown/world: Mountaintop Zarack
Height:6'5"
General description: Dag is very tall and very muscular, It would not be prudent to compare him to your modern day juiced up professional body-builders, but he has look about him that would frighten a lesser mortal. It's not so much his muscularity and broad shoulders, but his over all hight, which makes him stand out more than his dark Egyptian-like skin complexion. His hair is moderate length, and very shaggy often covering his upper face and eyes. His close are all earth-tones which dull him in a crowd. The only notable feature other than the physical appearance is the sheathed sword strapped on the broad of his back. The hilt of the sword is a dull gold with several chips and scratches. The sheath is a brilliant scarlet pattern with gold trim, which is the only thing of any worth on Dag's person at any time.

Notable personality traits: Dag is a very quiet person, usually letting his actions speak for him. He rarely smiles, which is why when he cracks a joke, it is a notable action. This doesn't mean his personality is dry by any means, it only means Dag is one of the last people to share anything personal to an unknown fellow.


Any background info: Dag was born to a very old couple, which was the unfortunate reason for his mother's death. His father did the best he could but when he passed on the only family member Dag had was his sister, born many years apart, he cared little for. Dag and his sister never really new much about each, except that the other existed, Dag was a bit unruly and his sister was very much a freak to him. He could not see past the unknown to understand the strange power and faith his sister.

Special abilities/talents/things they're too good at what they do: Ouregetsu (ooh-re-getzu)*, expanded knowledge of various weapons and their uses.

Anything you need to know: Ouregetsu is the name given to his blade, or rather, the sheath to his blade. Ouregetsu is very mysterious, a gift from an unknown source, the blade's power is as limited as it's use. When drawn, even Dag us unsure of what form Ouregetsu will take on next. One battle it can be a great sword, the next a small dagger. Despite what from it takes, the weapon ways the same each time, which makes it truly remarkable. The sword seems to only work for a limited amount of people. So far Dag is the only one who is able to make it transform, but that is not to say that the sword only works best for him. When in it's normal form Ouregetsu looks like a very battered long sword, with chips in the blade, and the edge so dull Dag wouldn't even use it to cut his butter. At the base of the blade Ouregetsu is marked with an unusual insignia which, due to the condition of the sword, is unreadable.

Dag believes the sword to have a mind of its own, which he has some evidence to back his claim up. The biggest of which is the fact that the weapon will not return to it's usual form until the battle has finished, which makes things very frustrating if Ouregetsu doesn't not take on the form of an advantageous weapon.

*note: Ouregetsu's forms will be determined by a random weapon generator, as soon as i get one programmed that is, in order to keep things fair and interesting.

Awesome. :3

Get in thar.