Dumbdumn5
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At the request of the user, I'd like to affirm that he spoke to me frequently trying to resolve the situation regarding his discord ban. Due to my prior involvement in the case, it would be best that another head or community manager choose to handle this complaint.
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I'm not aware of the status of the other engineers, though I'll pull up the logs now to check. As for the axe, Shadey thought it was a bit excessive if it was just for the doors considering engineering is brimming with crowbars that provide the same function. In this case I'd say it was fine since there were a ton of explosions beforehand and having the axe around is good for removing more than just doors if it comes to barricades, windows, or other obstructions. On blue or lower alerts where there's not a lot of chaos it's usually better to opt for the crowbar over the axe though.
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Apologies for the lack of acknowledgement prior to Purple's recent post, as the case had been batted back and forth. We dropped the ball and didn't get to this in a timely manner.
From the logs you absolutely aren't guilty of validhunting from an objective standpoint, though it seems Shadeykins inferred, through their experience, that there's very few occasions that an AI would call for help at its sat, and it seems as though the AI called for help over several different department radios through its nearby intercoms, one of which was engineering. The most that seemed out of place was continuing to bash the guy after he was down, doing a large amount of damage and ultimately killing him, as that's no longer self defense by the rules. I've spoken with Shadey about their assumptions and tried to work through the situation from the perspective of the logs and your own, where the AI simply called for help over all available radios, you only saw the engi department one, though security was also notified, and so you went to the sat to check for breaches or anything to repair.
In summation, the only thing somewhat wrong on your end was offing the guy, which was reasonable in this case due to the attempted drilling and head crunching of you and your fellow engis, but not completely necessary and not self-defense considering the phrase about hitting people while they were down. I'll be removing the note for validhunting as soon as possible. I'll leave this open for a day or two if you need to comment on anything.-
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In looking for feedback on storage concerns, I found a post from a mystcraft server admin at some point, might be better off to go with RFTools or none of those at all considering they're a storage hog. Post below:
QuoteAs a server admin, my objections to mystcraft are this:
1. disk space usage. The mod encourages the creation of ages for players to get pages to finally make the ages they want. This leads to a lot of age spam in save folder, that is very VERY difficult to audit. RFTools offers more tools for admins here, and requires a lot less exploration / trial age creation for players to get the dimlets they want.
2. Performance issues when new dimensions are created / When a server is first started. The less said about the age profiling mechanism the better. I do not believe it is appropriate to say bad things of mod authors who have, after all, given freely of their time. But I cannot find anything nice to say about this at all.
All that said - once the terrain is generated, and the profiling is done - mystcraft ages (And RFTools dimensions) impose no ongoing tps cost. Unless things like chunk loaders are being used by players. And the cost is not particularly larger than players just using chunkloaders in the overworld, and its quite easy to configure chunk loaders to simply not load-on-startup in dimensions so its arguably better for server performance.I did find a way one group got around it though, this would be an issue on the admin end and much more work auditing useless ages.
QuoteThe biggest problem our group encountered was the fact that Mystcraft ages don't get deleted by any mechanic ingame, leading to tons of disk space being clogged with wasted one-off dimensions.
We adopted an honor system of telling the server admin which ages are unused and thus ripe for deletion. Our method was a chest at his base, which the Age Book of unwanted dimensions was placed (and wiped upon each manual server backup). Due to the random nature of Mystcraft ave generation, it took a few tries to get the landscapes we wanted without any penalties, so it made his life hell searching for the right ones to prune, while making sure he didn't clip an entire base by accident. After people got settled, there was no reason to keep creating more (we did make a one-off age to fight the Wither, then kept it around as a dedicated age in which to do so). Our group was six regulars and a few ghosts/visitors of friends. I can't imagine trying to manage this for 10-20 strangers. -
@Dragonbone afaik the most intensive part is the storage capacity your server would have for worlds.
What're the server specs?
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(Depending on the version of the game you're using Mystcraft is kickass, but I might be biased because it lets me create entire worlds with paper and do cool shit with that.)
Wiki(One of a bunch, but good for telling you what it's about): https://ftbwiki.org/Mystcraft
DL: https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/mystcraft/files
Reference images:
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25 minutes ago, Denthamos said:Oh, I would imagine some players would like to see bibilocraft in as well for making their homes look nice.
Absolutely
Don't forget a minimap mod! I usually preferred Rei's when I played regularly.
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Third time's the charm for sure though. Remember, by ancient decree of Adr I count as a Player in this thread because I threadcamped too hard as a gamemin.
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Glad to have you around again, have fun, nerd!
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(But proooogrammed age) Finally somebody who appreciates a janitor ERT as much as I do. The rest of the apartment is nice, sure, but JANITOR PRIDE.
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8 hours ago, tiredbum said:
Edit:Shit, I didn't mean to enter this tonight, I cryoed and wrote this. If the round is still going on then get rid of this.
It's fine, the round was over by then, or nearly!
I was solominning on high pop and, in looking back at the logs, must not have noticed the previous time when they stabbed you 4 times with a kitchen knife and you took off for recovery in medical. Ley hit you a total of 9 times with a knife during your fight, you hit them a total of 22 times with a hatchet, which I had thought, in the context of just that fight, would be able to be considered reasonable escalation considering the lethality of the weapons and self-defense at the time, though normally self-defense doesn't include anything after one of the players involved is downed and that Ley didn't also ahelp regarding the situation. @DarkPyrolord you'll want to take a look at this further considering I can't handle my own complaint. Apologies for the mistake in not getting the whole picture first.
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Good to see a new face, poke me if you need anything, nerd, we're here for ya!
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Before I head out to PAX East I figured I'd make a post here since I won't have a computer for FIVE days. Remember that I count as a player in this thread by the eternal decree of Adr.
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Zeke is froggo boy.
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Please no.
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The OOC disabling test has finished, please leave your feedback here and vote as you please.
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5 hours ago, Chronarch said:
I love Slade's fanboy freakout about the SWF
He used to run D&D sessions all the time, of course he'd flip :P
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Edit: Names added to name list, all hail the name list.
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6 hours ago, BottomQuark said:
*Very loud internal screaming*
You can be a crabbo if you would like. I do that sometimes.
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@Warior4356 that's always or should always have been allowed, nothing restricting it IIRC.
@AletmagneYes, from the moment the characters are spawning in it will be disabled until the shuttle docks at Central Command, or at least, till the round end textboxes appear.
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Hi! There's recently been an admin vote to test the disabling of OOC during the round to avoid OOC abuse. This means that discord and deadchat will be the primary facets of out of character chat mid-round, though LOOC will still be completely available at all times unless otherwise disabled manually. This thread is for you guys to voice your concerns or comment on the changes made. Keep things civil as always, and thanks in advance for the feedback!
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"Hello floatymun. Goodbye floatymun."
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First Name: [EXPUNGED]
Last Name: Williams
Gender: M
Orientation: Heterosexual
Nicknames/Alias: Slade
Picture(If Available):
SpoilerMacho fish's drawing of Salad:
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My Pixel Rendition of Salad:
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Phantasmic Dream's Rendition of Salad:
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Age/D.O.B: [EXPUNGED]
Place Of Birth: Eastham, Massachusetts, Earth
Species: Human/IPC
Blood Type: A/B+
Alignment: Neutral Good / Bacon Necktie (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality)
Affiliation: Solar Government, Redspace
Religious Beliefs: Protestant Christianity
Childhood: Student, Child, Grocery Bagger
Adulthood: Psychologist, Graphic Design Student
Detailed Information
Appearance:
As a human, 6'6" with scraggly, near completely unkempt, brown hair and a continual five o' clock shadow. Plain, pretty uninteresting face.
As an IPC, a 6'6" amalgamation of scrap metal and unprotected wires stretching the length of a bootleg chassis practically battered into NT Regulation formats. His clothes, over time, will continually be stained by an oil leak somewhere around the torso. His screen is almost always covered in a film of hardened dirt as though it had been salvaged from something else, and displays a set of two, rectangular eyes. Occasionally the screen will gain eyebrows and/or a mouth in order to express certain emotions or further complement body-language when speaking.
Character Voice:
Slade has the voice of a stereotypical comic book henchman, with a slightly deeper tone and Boston accent. (The voice is most similar to that of the character "Watch" from the Venture Bros. TV Series.) Ex.
SpoilerImage of Watch
Personality:
In Action
SpoilerSlade is continually helpful to those that seem to be unreasonably beaten or otherwise hurt, regardless of their affiliations or actions leading up to the incident. In an altercation between a syndicate agent and a security officer, both would be healed if give the time, resources, and opportunity to heal both. When it comes to sapient humanoids, Slade is a pacifist, and will refuse to willingly harm any sentient being that is not openly and blatantly hostile with no "reasonable" justification. This means that Syndicate Agents, Changelings, Vampires, Wizards, or Shadowlings are things that he will refuse to harm, but Terror Spiders, Xenomorphs, and 'animal-like' threats are considered necessary to neutralize, as many, if not all interactions with those types of entities will result in immediate death, or otherwise irrecoverable dismemberment.
In Conversation
SpoilerSlade is generally adaptable in any situation a human being would be, considering his personality isn't pre-programmed and meant to emulate the prior human mind. He tends to lean towards the blunt or vulgar side, and has a morbid, somewhat gore fixated sense of humor, sometimes making crude or inappropriately timed jokes pre-surgery or after a cloning procedure. Though seemingly insensitive, if distress is shown towards this activity, Slade will usually respect the person's wishes and continue back with their normal conversational style. Events presented in favorable topics are often related to his own history or his shared history with other members in the conversation, or related to abstract concepts about personality and the meaning of certain events. Unless spoken to formally, Slade has an overwhelmingly casual approach to conversation, speaking as though to a close friend rather than a co-worker, and often answering every question he's approached with. When spoken with in a formal or serious tone, the casual behavior is set aside if necessary in order to get to the point of a conversation, though often poorly due to his tendency to ramble.
Medical Record:
[PRESUMED DECEASED]
Character Biography
Background:
Slade grew up as a lower middle-class Massachusetts resident and aspiring psychologist who dabbled in graphic design as part of his humanities degree. He was often seen as introverted and generally antisocial by his peers. As a child he would often stay inside and read fantasy novels or build tree-houses in the woods nearby his family home. Eventually he would graduate from high school with a 3.7 GPA and be accepted to a local community college, though he died months before completing his first degree program.
Family:
Bonnie Williams - Mother (Deceased)
Donald Williams - Father (Deceased)
Morgan Swanson-Williams - Wife (Deceased)
Joseph Williams - Brother (Deceased)
??? Williams - Unmet Child (Presumed Deceased)
Alive | Deceased | Presumed Deceased
History:
Human
SpoilerDeceased at the age of 21, presumably from operation in his university's robotics lab. Strange for the team graphic designer, though malfunctioning heavy machinery and subsequent decapitation has been filed as the cause of death. Though only recently married, his will states that all possessions and finances are to be turned over to his wife, Morgan.
IPC
Spoiler"You'll have to talk to me when I'm workin' if you want to ask about anything, don't think I could actually sit down to write an autobiography, especially not after this long."
Personal Relationships
Sam Aria (Close Friend , Admire , Respected) - "I don't know which of us is better for the other, though frankly I don't know that she knows either. In any case, she deserves my sympathy more than anyone else I've ever met, and one of the best friends I've ever made while working here. Regardless of what she goes through, she can still stand up and go to work in the morning, even when she's scrawling notes on the station walls in blood or deaf and blind and cripple. Better than I could do, honestly. Where she goes, I'll follow... literally, kind of stuck inside of her head, it's physically impossible not to follow them, even if I happen to not want to. It's a long story."
Alissa Bennett (Good Friend , Respected , Admire)- "I'd never known how bad the situation really was out here before seeing what they did to her. If she has to take this shit, I'll at least try to make it a little bit lighter on her if I can."
Rynnt Oethene (Good Friend , Respected) - "The husband of my best friend, and generally a stand-up human being. Works a lot of security detail on-station, but at home he may or may not be a goddamn fuzzball. Don't tell him I said that or he'll punch me for it."
Gloria Leois (Good Friend , Respected) - "Somebody who can put up with my bullshit, still thinks I'm a decent human being, and somebody I can talk with for hours at a time without getting bored. Works as a blueshield or a botanist and always seems to find some way to keep things at least a little bit stable on the job, which is more than I can say for some others."
Brooke Straub (Close Friend , Admire) - "Another person who puts up with life's bullshit and keeps on trucking. She currently lives in my guestroom with her wife, Isthel, at the time of writing, and always seems to be on the ball when at work. She helps out everybody else while I'm gone and, though maybe not as crazy as me, handles things with a level of finesse that I've not exactly got down."
Isthel Eichenwalde/Straub (Friend) - "We haven't spoken much, aside from a few words here and there, but she's Brooke's wife, Ipsum's ex, and a hell of a medic. We've had a few good stories together, mostly ending in her saving my ass, but we don't exactly know eachother too well just yet."
Kennard Rose (Close Friend , Admire) - "You know how kids want to become a detective when they grow up? You know how Noire films make ever single private dick look like the God of investigation and coolest bastard out there with some kind of heart of gold shtick? If they need any example for how that can become some kind of reality, look no further than this jackass. If there were a comic book written about this guy, I think I might have to start a fanclub. By the way, is it bad to run fanclubs for people who live in your house?"
Gerhard von Lutz (Acquaintance) - "Reminds me of myself if I were a little bit more serious. Jesus Christ is he in for a ride. Think I might have pressed the crazy pedal a bit too fast the last few times I saw him though, think he might need a little more harassment to understand what I'm about."
Hawke Boetirson (Close Friend) - "The prettiest princess on the Cyberiad, escorted a blue, wire mustached potato onto a pod thinking it was a princess, held posters hostage in his office as a psychiatrist, and got really, really high, lubed up his office, and bred bees for half an hour in swim shorts as a representative. He also rode a space bear without a saddle and is the craziest bastard I have ever met. I pay my debts to him in cardboard boxes."
Spark 5.5 (Acquaintance) - "Kind of a dick, but he's not evil or anything. Likes to pull pranks on people and fuck with traumatized people. More of a clown, now that I think about it..."
Thali Brassheart (Acquaintance) - "Chose to work for the Speaker for... some reason. Not exactly sure why, but she's still a human being, and considering I know the guy, she won't get into too much trouble serving under him. Shame about the Shadowlings though.
Valthorne Haliber (Good Friend) - "A fine drinking buddy and generally good guy. We don't get to see eachother too much, but we're a lot alike and have a hell of a lot of fun with eachother when together!"
The Speaker (Good Friend) - "Knowing who he is, I honestly just feel bad for this guy! He's always so grouchy even though he comes from something so good that I honestly think just getting him to chill out for once and have a good time will make a hell of a difference."
Alyssa Miras (Acquaintance) - "Quite the chaplain and Nanotrasen Representative, thinks I'm a bit of a weird God thingy, but as long as she doesn't make another Chruch about me we'll be fine!"
Slith Skaar (Good Friend) - "Another maint dweller and a frequent victim of my voice being in his head. We've done a lot together and I honestly can't think of any bad memories we've had together."
Ide Taro (Friend) - "A human being turned unathi that's seven feet tall and BREATHES FIRE! I may be making some shit up, but he's cool, don't know him much though."
Zeke Varloss (Friend) - "A drunken, pretty flamboyant, and slightly insane fishman with a boyfriend. Pretty good to talk to, and I put Garoon into his head once or twice."
Garoon Garuda (Friend) - "The scarf godking and only Unathi I knew too well before Slith. We don't talk much anymore, but he's still a good guy!"
Nova Somethinorotherthispartchanges (Friend) - "Either excessively tightlaced or running around naked protesting the existence of pants. Hilarious to be around, though she does complain a lot about security and being arrested for public exposure, usually for long periods of time."
Boris Lemons (Good Friend) - "If there was any captain I could hang out with absolutely all the friggin' time, drink till I explode with, and then somehow suddenly save a bunch of people, Boris would both participate and make it happen. When life gives you lemons, ask for Boris."
Nat Adams (Friend) - "Been a long time since I've seen this bastard, but he started a church after me for some reason and is also the creator of a shapechanging rendition of truth or dare I've played. I have been turned into a Vox several times, and a few of my other friends into teacups, deer, and cats."
Cole Laurenzi (Good Friend) - "He's barely remembered these days, but he used to be here all the time. Can't say I don't miss the bastard. Taught me how to be a proper engineer while guzzling vodka and whiskey about half the time. Hell, he's the reason we even have that liquor cabinet on the engineering satellite, or at least, that's what I've been told."
Hannah Snow (Good Friend) - "The best botanist this side of the galaxy and the wife or... girlfriend or... complicated of Cole Laurenzi. Her gibs were once taken on a date by an incredibly depressed Cole in a locker. She also got him to stop drinking, and unfortunately, shave that really wicked beard. Other than that though, she was good to have around. Definitely one of those "Heart of Gold" types."
Xann Zxiax (Acquaintance) - "I scared the everliving shit out of him at first, but he also has a phobia of demons. Actually... who doesn't have a phobia of demons, aren't they like giant, super concentrated bits of evil that look like somebody combined a Lovecraftian horror with the elf on the shelf."
Bulma Briefs (Good Friend , Respected) - "Gone now, possibly for good, but she's still one of the people I talked to almost all the time. Similar to Nova except without the protest, pretty much just walked around naked, insulted security sometimes, and could be a pretty decent command member when she had to put on the pants. We've also saved eachother on several occasions and had a pretty good time talking for hours on end."
Janette Green (Good Friend , Admire ) - "Helped me take care of Alissa when she was still stuck as... something I probably shouldn't write down. In any case, she's there for people who get fucked up and honestly one of the best I've known. Still remember them after all these years, so she must be important, I guess."
Tetra Vega (Good Friend) - "Redheaded space cop who puts up with my bullshit and seems to enjoy it. Spoken with her as a headvoice several times and had a wonderful time, and I suppose she might have my back if I need her to like I would have hers... if I had any hands usually, that is."
Quinton Sommer (Good Friend , Respected) - "Incredible NT loyalist, sure, but the guy's a softie and has a Syndicate affiliate as a good friend of his. Deserves my respect for putting up with my bullshit and proving to me that not all the bureaucratic assholes in NanoTrasen are actually just bureaucratic assholes, and might actually have some personality behind them."
Dar'Konr (Good Friend) - "Now aside from wanting a reality TV series called Keeping up with the Konr's, this guy is actually a decent officer, long-time friend of mine, and just a nice guy to be around. Don't know a ton about him, but still, figured he deserves a place here."
Si'Makra Hadar (Friend) - "An NT Representative who actually speaks with people, does his job well, and doesn't give people bullshit excuses for why they can't report or do something. He even does visits where he just talks to people and has a good time."
Cy Roberts (Acquaintance) - "Another NT Rep who I hung out with a bit while he was around. Don't know him as well as I do Makra, but he's still a good guy to talk about, I suppose."
Descant (Friend) - "Completely boned in terms of a past, but that's pretty much just an explanation for what they are. They seem to be pretty much stuck with me and Sam for now, so I suppose the only thing to do is make them feel more like a person and less like an unholy spirit of vampiric revenge who just so happens to enjoy talking while not even actually in control of things. Reminds me of a pretty evil, but also differently traumatized version of myself!"
Paper (Neutral/Unsure , Fear) - "A changeling that specifically stalks, kills, and absorbs my best friend and doesn't actually seem... malignant, just totally removed from the fact that killing people is both bad and incredibly destructive when it comes to their mental state. I can't blame them, it's their race and capacity for empathy, and from speaking with them they've been less and less eager to kill outright lately. Might be hope for them, though I worry."
Kitchi Ikamura (Acquaintance) - "Why is he outside my window floating, what is he doing there, why does he want to be put on the list. I can probably write something, I just don't know him too well, but here goes. He's a nice fluffy dude who does things on a space rock and talks words. Will have to talk to him more with those words."
Athena Castile (Respected , Friend) - "Funny, Kennard's investigation style reminds me of her. Used to be good friends, but she got a little bit distant. Married somebody then kinda cheated on her, which hurt them so badly that they left for a long, long time. Still, I can respect her security methods, friendly, somewhat more open. Just hope she eases up on the bitterness with age."
LIST TO BE MODIFIED LATER WITH MORE NERDS AND DUMB EVALUATIONS LATER
Romantically Involved | Romantic Interest | Admire | Respected | Close Friend | Good Friend | Friend | Acquaintance | Neutral/Unsure | Dislike | Hate | Despise | Death Wish | Fear
Faction Relations
The Syndicate (Neutral) - "I work with them as a means to an end, and so I can actually get on the station for work. They have a bunch of crazed, murderous douchebags, but the nonviolent guys are pretty alright since they actually value human life. Also, their aesthetic is way cooler than the dumb blue and gold shit NT does."
Nanotrasen (Dislike) - "Shit taste in aesthetics, way too megacorp, and honestly, these guys run so much bullshit and perform so much human testing that I'm surprised anyone actually works for them. Still, there are some good people in here, I can't absolutely despise or vow against individuals, the company is just bad news."
The Wizard's Federation (Love , Allied) - "Magic is real, oh my God magic is real, people can be goddamn wizards. I'm friends with a wizard blacksmith, I shot a shotgun that fired bullet sized corgis at something once, I have a corgi shotgun. Sweet Jesus this is the only thing the world needs."
Changeling Hivemind (Dislike) - "Murderous, human emulating but not really human feeling asshole monsters from space. If there weren't some that are actually a bit more aware of themselves I'd be against these guys entirely, but... well, there are those few that make me question whether or not these guys are pure evil or just a misunderstood race."
Are Vampires like a Coven or Some Shit, Can I Generalize? (Dislike) - "Well, one of them shares a head with a friend of mine and they subsist off of human blood and thrall people. I don't exactly like the thought of my friend having their head possessed by a dead dude and forced to bit their friends and turn them into servant zombie things, but there's also some pretty shitty ways to get turned into one of these, and they aren't all bad."
The Cult of Nar'Sie (Dislike) - "Mind controlling assholes who are themselves mind controlled assholes in service to an even bigger, even more mind-control-y asshole. I don't hate the cult exactly, mostly just the victims and sacrifices they force into their way of life."
Shadowling Nerds (Hate) - "Think about the cult, now think about something that extinguishes light, freezes your muscles for half an eternity, can absolutely get you anywhere if they get enough people under their wing, and are the corrupted, still somewhat empathetic, but wholly corrupted walking corpses of your best friends, who like to mind control your friends with space cancer. I don't want them dead, but I do want to shine a high intensity flare on the source of these bastards and pump his lair full of glow-stick fluid."
Solgov (Love , Allied) - "The new government of my home planet and surrounding systems. As a human being I still feel like I owe my allegiances here, even if my humanity's been gone for quite some time. I'll serve as an ambassador to Nanotrasen and double as a health inspector to make sure the places they run are at least a little more ethical."
Redspace (Allied , Neutral) - "There's gods, demons, dead people, magic, bullshit that I can use to make excuses for why things, myself, and everything else exist. Also I kinda started working here for some reason or another. Fun!"
Xenomorph... Hivemind? (Hate) - "A race of sentient, super-murderous insectoid-like things that infest people with their children, strip them of dignity, tie them down on a mat of plasma laced vines, and watch them scream as a bloody snake-demon thing literally explodes out of their body. Considering the chances I've given them to be peaceful, unless one of the crew has been turned into one of these or xenobiology has 'tamed' these. Then any sighting of these things that doesn't start with "Hello" or "Please would you mind not shooting me?" should end in buckshot."
LIST TO BE MODIFIED LATER WITH MORE GROUPS AND DUMB EVALUATIONS LATER
Allied | Love | Like | Neutral | Dislike | Hate | Enemy
Other Information
Themes
Non-Serious
SpoilerSeals:
SpoilerSolgov:
SpoilerSerious Nonsense
SpoilerCasual Theme:
SpoilerEvent Char Theme:
SpoilerMusic that I happen to use when in a massive rush to do way too much at once:
SpoilerSpace to put a song that honestly has no exact relation, but is pretty much the style of music I listen to while playing him in addition to the above:
SpoilerI never really thought about writing a character bio before, but I thought it'd be fun to list things out and I liked your formatting here.
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The best way you can roleplay a character is picking facets of their personality that you can absolutely nail without thinking about it. Make their manner of speech or movement something that just feels natural to you and then play out actions as if you were just flat out doing them. For instance, I'll lean on walls for a conversation and kick or push off of them when things are done, look from side to side or heighten the nerd's and compress their neck a bit when things are awkward, roll some eyes if somebody is being stupid, boring, or if it's just the perfect situation for it. Have some idle motions like whistling, humming, drumming your fingers on things, tapping your feet, finnicking with your hands, etc. Basically, make your nerd act like a more realistic person and people will usually treat you more like one. Though the above advice is also good for acting scared about things, if it does get hard to do, since you do see the same thing a hell of a lot of the time, you can still play it off in an interesting light. You can crack grim jokes about the absolute chaos going down, or just act tiredly when it seems like people are just sprinting into a death trap.
The easiest way to get better at roleplaying is by making a character that's so natural to you that you can snap in and out of character whenever you'd like. Your guy doesn't have to be as much of an appendage to yourself as mine is, but a bit of reasonable attachment and ability to just fall into the role without even really trying to makes the character all that more fun.
In essence, don't play a character, be a person.
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What do we classify IPC as?
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