Archive For March, 2010

We Interrupt Wrathgate Wednesday…

By | March 17, 2010

Last night, Anna linked me a (now deleted) blog post wherein a guild was planning on encourage RP Griefing, “RP they found stupid.” On the surface, it appears that this “Bloggy Guild Event” was going to target ERP on Argent Dawn. edit: It’s been brought to our attention that this was not a guild sanctioned [...]

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Someone Cleanse Me /snifflecough

By | March 15, 2010

I’ve been laid out with an IRL case of the plague all weekend, so today, let’s have fun with screenshots! Your mission: caption this action shot I found deep within my screenshot folder! (Clicky for a larger version)

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Sneaky Saturday: Just Between Us Guilds

By | March 14, 2010

Shaila Viridiant by *JRinaldi on deviantART Shaila Viridiant, a long standing member of the Order of the Rose and frequent collaborator with the Wildfire Riders For all the discussions on communication we have hosted at WTTRP on communication, there is still one area that we need to improve in: Inter-guild communication. What is the best [...]

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Friday Fic: The Dark Side Of Duty

By | March 12, 2010

Playing the straightman or woman can be an amazing comedy experience. Knight Captain Haylie Dannis, who is playing the lone “straight” cop in Old Town is a darker, vaguely comedic, experience. Usually, the joke is on her. Since SI:7′s recent decision to focus on The Riders, she gets to deliver the message TO the riders. [...]

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Communication 120: How to Communicate

By | March 11, 2010

Despite all the communication tools at our dispoal–in game client, guild forums, raid forums, blogs, Wave and Twitter–sometimes the message doesn’t get through. Maybe someone didn’t check the forum, maybe someone lost their internet access at work,  or maybe it’s as simple as someone just forgot a name on email. Regardless of the mixup, the results are similar: Mixed up [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday: Arthas Appears

By | March 10, 2010

Welcome to Wrathgate Wednesday:  The collaborative fiction of The Wildfire Riders on US Feathermoon on their role in the Battle of Wrathgate. Currently, the Riders are starting to pull back from the Field.  Some, like Bellesta, are letting their base instincts take over.  Others, an ally like Aleros, are continuing to heal the wounded.  Most [...]

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Conflicted!

By | March 9, 2010

So normally I blather on about something rp looking, but today I’m going to very briefly touch on Bliz’s recent “buff” in ICC that will scale damage so the encounters go more smoothly/quickly. This week saw dps and healing doing five percent more damage (though I don’t think tank threat scaled . . . good [...]

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RP Archetypes: The Mentor

By | March 8, 2010

Part of fleshing out a character’s backstory is taking a look at what people played a significant part in his or her life — parents and guardians, siblings, relatives, friends, old flames.  What impact did they have on his upbringing?  If she lost someone early on, did that cause her to look for others to [...]

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Friday Fiction: Excursion ‘Round the Bay

By | March 5, 2010

((This is the first part of a collaboration between Tarquin’s player and myself. What do criminals do when they go on vacation?  It was suggested to Tarquin that he needed to take some time off and regain his balance — though his interpretation is probably very different from what Alishe had in mind when she [...]

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This is the End

By | March 4, 2010

No, I am not quoting the Doors. I am not deleting Bricu nor am I ending my run on WTTRP. I’m talking about the end, the conclusion, of stories. I have a problem with endings. I think I can hook a players into a story. With enough time and participation, I can push the story [...]

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