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saveyourbrain2013-05-01 08:17 pm
theearth) wrote in saveyourbrain2013-05-01 08:17 pm
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OOC DISCUSSION MEME;
Save the Earth requires a good deal of thought to apply into. Because of this, it can't hurt to get some input into your ideas or to get some idea of how other players will feel about them.
This post is exactly for that. Think of it as a creativity workshop where there are no stupid questions, bad ideas can get weeded out and good ones can get fed properly. However, this space is for constructive criticism only. Please remain mindful of that.
How it Works:
Put forward your idea for a character you wish to apply. Point out the parts you like most, the holes you want help with, the parts where you can't seem to make up your mind either way. Consider what sort of goals you'd like to achieve in the game, why you think the character is a good fit and what sort of roles they'll be able to fulfil. Don't be afraid to let it all If you have an app in progress, you might want to link to it. Similarly, linking to a resource to let others know the preincarnated character better might be a good idea.
Then, discuss with others! Hopefully you'll be able to make your vision more complete and understand the game better. Potentially you could formulate future CR or even pre-game CR.
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If I were to join in, it'd be with Rebecca St. Clair from Warehouse 13. It's the show of my heart, I essentially want to be Rebecca when I grow up, and I'm relatively sure she won't be getting any more canon at this point. I also really, really want to play me an awesome '50s!Warehouse agent somewhere.
Pros: I hear y'all need some more ladies about the place. I already have a few reincarnation-AU ideas (not least because childhood in the 1980s would be rather different than childhood in the '30s). Once she remembered it, she could be quite the badass; it's canon that she's a damn good shot, and she has many many points in investigating things (and keeping her head in a crisis).
Cons: She may be a badass, but she's still a baseline human. (A baseline human who would eventually have a Tesla, yes, but... baseline human.) She's also making a lot of faces indeed at the prospect of ending up in any game without Jack to go with her; I don't suppose I could tempt anyone into apping him? I can bribe with icons!
Neutral points: Minor character means a fair amount of headcanon, but I've thought a lot of that up already (I just have these feels okay). While I do already have a journal for her, I would probably make another one for this game, and I have no idea what I would call it. I've also gathered there are a lot of teachers already, and I'd probably carry over that aspect of Rebecca's character; on the other hand, she's definitely more early-childhood than college-level.
Also I can't for the life of me figure out what the first Echo would be. Tesla? (Probably not.) Knowing how to shoot a gun pretty damn effectively, despite never having done in this life? Jack's ring, minus the engraving for a while?
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Unfortunately with the new character I'm working on I don't think I could app with you (plus I don't know the show well enough to app from it). I can see how not having a character that's important to her could be tricky. Do you think she could develop a similar relationship with some CR in the game?
I don't think the baseline human part is a problem as long as she has some useful skills, which she obviously has! And I think it'd be cool if she's an early-childhood teacher, IIRC we don't have any of those yet (just a few high school teachers and some folks that work at the University).
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(I don't usually tend to 'lolz you're NEVER GOING HOME AGAIN' games, but the reincarnation aspect of this one makes that easier to think around. XD)
It is... possible, at least at first, she might develop a new relationship. But as she started remembering things I'm not sure what would happen. Jack was a liiiiittle important to her.
Knowing that baseline-human likely wouldn't be a problem, though, that's a relief! Rebecca definitely has useful skills (I mean, when you're watching the horrible thing that happened to your partner/boyfriend play out all over again and you're the one who sets up the generator cables... I salute you, madam).
Another thing that occurred to me: There would be occasional entirely-headcanon things that would almost certainly come up as Echoes. The one that hit me this morning has pretty much nothing to do with canon, but there is no way Rebecca doesn't know where she was when JFK was assassinated; it's very possible that the news clip coming up or talking about it in a classroom setting would trigger an Echo. (Mostly the headcanon things are related to her canon experiences, but some things... yeah.) I suspect from looking at the request list that wouldn't be too bad if I didn't overdo it, but it would definitely be a consideration every now and then.
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But some of them, other than perhaps a passing thought of 'I feel sorry for whoever ends up having to collect Artifacts from that,' would just be old memories. And something like 'where were you when [thing happened]' could be powerful enough to break through.
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Re: same person, brand spankin' new journal
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As far as baseline human goes, I don't know what modly plans are in place, but I do note that the FAQ page talks about apping StE natives - "a completely ordinary human" - and says that "This may not seem appealing in early gameplay, but will become more relevant in later seasons." So there may well be unexpected Somethings.