Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
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Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Sept 30, 2014 23:15:43 GMT
Guys, that's a thought:
I'm seriously considering skipping Summer in our timeline this year. We took more than expected in Kyuden Seppun and the first month of Spring. I also know some players wished to have their characters doing long trips, etc etc. Of course all current plots (at least the ones with short terms consequences) would be finished before we skip summer.
The idea was to completely skip summer, each character opening a thread to tell us what he/she has been doing during this month. Summer is usually a very busy season for all clans, though the Empire is in relative peace, no great events must happen.
So we can restart in Fall/Autumn and proceed through the season with new adventures, and then to Winter and Winter Court affairs (if we don't start a war in the meanwhile).
I'd like to know what you think it, other solutions/suggestions, etc.
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Oct 1, 2014 7:08:14 GMT
I don't mind. In fact, I thought we were further along than we apparently were (which is why I started my stuff for the winter court). We will however have to see what to do with the long term plots (like Lady Mai's assassination, the bells of Purity), because just putting things in one post might be going a bit fast on those. It can be done, but I would be hesitant.
And we will have to finish the winter court and imperial consort plots as well. For that we need to think on how to proceed, as some players have created characters who are very fun to write with and to read posts from, but who have nothing to say in their clan (Kaigen for instance, and Kasumi as well). I've created an alter to handle these things, but not everybody is willing to do that.
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Post by Shiba Kaigen on Oct 1, 2014 9:10:25 GMT
Yeah, the Phoenix are going to remain essentially absent from the political scene- especially since I'm gearing up for Winter Court, and will be getting all the courtly action I can stand there...
As far as skipping summer, it'd let me FINALLY get Kaigen back to the Phoenix lands for his father's Nefarious Scheme.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Oct 1, 2014 12:27:24 GMT
About the schemes for Winter, consort and such, we have FALL. It can be enough time to finish whatever long term plots that are still unsolved (as assassination of Lady Mai and even any long term consequence brought by Chimes of Purity not directly solved already). About some clans lacking characters that can have a say in political matters, it puts an incredible responsibility in ST hands. The prior idea of these forums was having the clans deciding those things by themselves. One way is using your main characters (which is not possible for everyone). Another way is using alters. A third way is populating your clan with NPCs, fleshing them when necessary to represent your clans interests. A fourth way is simply to PM the ST telling what your clan is up to. A fifth way is using rumors to give hints of what is happening. If none of these are happening, will come a moment when I'm going to decide what clans that aren't making their own choices are doing and scheming, something I'm not comfortable with, but may be our only choice. Rokugan depends on political decisions.
Samurai (and even monks) are political pawns, if not active players of this game. While not always is interesting to play "political characters", if you don't take a decision about your clan, someone else will do. And it will be, most probably, another clan.
On a side comment, I'm not telling you to finish what you are doing in a haste or in a single post. I'm just asking if it's ok to skip summer once the threads in Kyuden Seppun are finished. The post (or thread) in which you guys tell what your characters (both main and alters) are doing during summer, can be an edited version of what you and your allies are doing, for instance (you can flesh out the details later in a flashback later, or in private RP, for instance). Thats my suggestion, I think there are many ways it can work well.
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