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Communication 120: How to Communicate

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

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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This is the End

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 [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday: Still Organized

Welcome to Wrathgate Wednesday, the public retelling of the Wrathgate Cinematic by the Wildfire Riders of Feathermooon (US). Let’s review:
Tarquin ap Danwyrth and his merry band of miscreants signed up to fight the Lich King (known by Northerners as The Bloody Prince) and agreed to man a ballistae post over looking the battlefield. [...]

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Friday Fiction: Gnome Justice

Anna has (or will have) a story up, based on the Shakedown Story Idea post from a few weeks back. Be fore-warned: This story is more awesome than legal in certain States (I’m looking at you, Utah).

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Rounding out the top: The Three Most Important Factors of RP

We here at WTTRP have mentioned communication more times than we’ve run Naxx. We cannot stress enough how important it is to communicate (and communicate WELL) with the people in your circle. Despite our posts, and beliefs, communication is not the most important aspect of RP. I believe that there is a [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday: Retreat

Welcome to another installment of the collaborative fic event hosted by the Wildfire Riders.
The collapse of the Ballistae line and increased pressure on the line has Tarquin calling for a retreat. The problem is getting the call heard. While Tarq runs, Aely is down in the thick of the fighting on the field. [...]

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Timing

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Back in the day I took a course on Educational Psychology. According to my professor, the key to knowing what intervention to use when working with a particular kid was timing. My professor felt so strongly about the idea of timing that he wrote a song about it. [...]

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Wrathgate Wednesday

Another Wednesday, another look into the collaborative fiction of the Wildfire Riders. Last week, a Crypt Lord erupted at the Ballistae lines, forcing the riders to rethink their plans. Yva’s ritual, combining all three schools of magic, is nearly ready. Meanwhile, the Al’Cair sisters, one at the front and one at the [...]

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Friday Fiction Writing Assignment: Shakedown

Righto folks, here’s the deal:
Your assignment, should you chose to accept it, is to write up how your character was approached by an indidivual of questionable standing (the Riders are using Bricu) and asked to impose themselves in the way of a shakedown (searching a building, taking someone into custody, obessively looking into [...]

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