Personally I hate these things, but following the chit chat in the thread is starting to get a little bit on the hard side. I'm really glad people have taken to this RP so well, even you IWY.

For those of you that are afraid for some reason to PM me about your questions, then this is the place to ask me as well. so without further ado:

If we can keep all the general chatter in here it would be nice, a few things that should now be pointed out to answer a few questions:

1) Yes, reconaisance is just writing in your post about you observing the vampire hunter in some way or other. So spot on there kymned.

2) Please don't take control of V-Branch, they aren't a valid target for you to control without prior approval, mainly because you could do something insane with them and it would kinda ruin things ... Anyway, their current research (the one that IWY wrote about) is a complete fail, but we can work that into the story somehow I am sure.

3) derailing peoples character progression and story without giving them a chance to develop/reply is general frowned upon, please don't do it. By all means cofront them in the RP about it, but don't do it in such a way as to cut them and their plot line out just so yours can be in... It's kinda frustrating

4) You people are going to need to start interacting more, we only have 2 groups of people working together at the moment, you can't do this on your own, and even your fnag gang may not be up to the task if I feel that you are just going about things on your own... Consider this a friendly warning ...

5) Council talk, like V-Branch, is always in red. You can however take some control over the council, what you can't do with them is make them make a decision that affects everyone in the game. You can make them make a decision that affects you though. (and if you ask me I am sure we can make it affect everyone in the game)

Anyways, on a completely unrelated topic, has anyone seen 30 days of night? I was thinking of buying it but didn't know if I should get that or Planet Terror ... lol

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Ahh, I'm glad you made this. I've been hesistant to post again just yet because things got a bit confusing, especially with what V-Brance were doing etc.

I have intentions of bringing my character to the council to interact there, as is quite obvious from the weird dreams and urges my character has been having. There's just a few things I need to sort out in our crypt first. So my character will be interacting much more soon....not to mention the fact that Vincent and Niah just have to meet Journey and Debussy.

I'm really enjoying this RP though, just a shame that it came across a few problems. Nothing that can't be fixed I guess.

Just to clarify, did the research bit that IWY did count? Are we still having that bit? Because it totally ruins a storyline for Niah. (she's working on a cure, but will obviously never find it. It's just going to be an ongoing story point) I'd prefer it if it was uncurable.
Besides, our two characters are classed as 'young vampires'. Does our game end if we feed on someone who has drank the water?

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Simply put - No IWY's little bit is not being counted. It was a massive assumption on his behalf and one that goes agains the core story of the RP... Vampirism is incurable. Period. Exclemation mark. Exclemation mark. One.!

As for the V-branch thing - That was the whole point of the RP, that they noticed the vampires are amassing in London again, the dreams that Faith is having are actually shared by all vampires, a fact that Rill apparently lied to Klanis about, but nevermind, it's a crucial story development and leads to the <censored because of spoilers>

You don't technically have to interact with the hunter in your area, they will obviously have to spend some time tracking, observing etc etc, so you can avoid them for a while, but you will need to take out at least the one in your area otherwise they tend to have a nasty habit of tracking you down ... (You have about a week in game for this, depending on how generous I feel, so at least a week we shall say.)

I'll let something slip now, the aim of the RP now is for the vampires to take London, but the RP doesn't end when they do. Something else does happen when they have, and it will be far more interesting than just sluming it in London for a while. So there's some incentive as well

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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This was a great idea, I hated having to put too much OOC talk in my posts, cuz it kinds ruins the moment. I hesitated to pm u, cuz I wasn't sure if ur one of the few people who checks those things, LOL.

Del, yeah, I was thinking that too. That's why I started working a bit of  "forgiveness" towards Niah (like she actually did something wrong, LOL) in my last post. Journey is still as twisted as ever, but I felt that she needs to evolve a little. She's realizing that something as petty as jealousy is beneath her now, and she's grown a bit attached to Niah, who is her first. However, the first meeting between everyone should be a treat! LOL. Anyway, if you have any ideas on how you want it to go, get with us and we'll see what comes up.

Everyone: For future reference, I play pretty much as I go and don't have a whole lot of plans for where Journey's going. I like my characters to tell me how they're going to grow and change, instead of the other way around, if that makes sense. Anyway, feel free to approach Journey or add her into your story, just don't have her do anything out of character, like saving a kid from being hit by a bus, or something. If it's major, just pm me and I'm sure we can work something out. I know a lot of people hesitate to use the others in their posts, simply because they don't want to offend. I assure you, it takes a lot to irritate me. That's the one thing I miss about the ol days of D&D, when I was a kid in the 80's and 90's, it's  ALOT easier to roll play when you have everyone sitting around in a circle together. God, I'm old. Anyhow, I haven't done any roleplaying since then, so I may be a bit rusty and I apologize if I bore you guys; I have the habit of writing alot.

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It seems to me you already have a set plotline in mind and don't seem to like my twists that require improv... so i'll shut up with everything that pertains to any other character or their npc's, as I seem to just mess up your planned storyline when I do. However, any npc's that I make up I will continue to develop sub-plotlines for them whether you like them or not.

and it would be nice to know that I am required to have certain dreamns at certain times.... just a hint saying that you are having prophetic dreams doesnt exactly clarify it as belonging to everyone... and something that is imprinted from the very beginning doesn't show up in everyone at the exact same time.

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Ahhh cosy.....*sits on a bean-bag*

Needless to say I was never intending to have anyone cured myself. It was always intended as a dead end, but this V-branch twist will be a pain for me..... Ah well, more kills to rack up!

Hmmm..... Now we have werewolves.... Its starting to shape into the actual Underworld movie if you ask me. Which is totaly awesome, I loved it. So obviously, we may require a few more lycans. Are these planned as NPC sub-plots, should we not gain more players? No need for any spoilers, just a simple y/n answer will set me.

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IWY, it's more the fact that Munchie asked for people to pm him about the details for controlling V-Branch and the other human activities. If anybody can just control them at will to do what they desire, then that gives them way too much power. Such a powerful 'character' needs to be regulated.

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TheIwatchingyou:

It seems to me you already have a set plotline in mind and don't seem to like my twists that require improv... so i'll shut up with everything that pertains to any other character or their npc's, as I seem to just mess up your planned storyline when I do. However, any npc's that I make up I will continue to develop sub-plotlines for them whether you like them or not.

and it would be nice to know that I am required to have certain dreamns at certain times.... just a hint saying that you are having prophetic dreams doesnt exactly clarify it as belonging to everyone... and something that is imprinted from the very beginning doesn't show up in everyone at the exact same time.

I have an initial plot line in mind, yes. It would be foolish to set up something this complex without having a clear idea of where it should be heading. It's like the difference between setting fire to a barrel of gunpowder and setting fire to a firework. On one side it's just a mess on the other it's a guided rocket ... of sorts

All I ask is not that you don't have your twists and subplots, but just pass anything that affects everyone else by me first, it's not that difficult and 9/10 times I will say yes, for instance I would have said yes to your daywalking, however I wouldn't have said yes to a cure for vampires. I would have said yes to your nanites etc etc. It's common sense that something like a cure for vampires might not be on the cards in an RP about vampires ...

and you would of course have been informed if there was any dreams that your character was supposed to be having, the fact you haven't means that you're not supposed to be having them ... I was trying to develop a plot, and a purpose, for the council. There is a back story to Faith and there is a reason she is the only one of us players that has had the dreams, but as I said to you before, Rill clearly lied to you about not having the dreams. It will all become clear, and calm down. I said you're a welcomed addition to the RP, I enjoy reading your posts, but at the same time you have to admit that to everyone else you have tried to warp the rules to fit your desires without thinking about the other RPers first.

@Kymned, I like your character, it's a more psychotic version of Faith, which is saying something.

@Chupa: Did the thread title not kind of give away what I had been thinking of originally? That got a little bit too complicated so I stripped out the Werewolves, but SenileSkunk offered to do the leg work if we could have them in the RP, so I checked through his rules and stuff for balancing and felt that a limited number of Werewolves at this stage fits in nicely.

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Well I am not sure where the police stand now, what with all the war and everything but can I ask again, for the sake of easiness, that everyone let it be known in which area you are raising hell. I know I asked before but naturally, some people don't read my posts. Just the area code is fine.

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Cretin=

brainless, stupid and full of pointless information that makes no sense and appeals only to other cretins. They can be found in every single internet forum, where they race to post as many mind-numbing messages as possible.

haha, yes indeed. The police are carrying on as usual. The V-Branch action is secret remember

I need to reassess the policing situation ... a lot of people have figured out that they draw attention to themselves by not being quiet, but some are still setting the world alight, literatlly in some cases

Captain Skinners character has evolved a bit since the start, I think I'll keep him ... he could come in useful later

Frank on the other hand may get a promotion shortly for his hard work.

Both are getting a visit from V-Branch operatives to brief them on what is going on and to keep their finding secret. It's like the CIA only more efficient lol

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Thats , because, through lack of a better idea, Frank was considering telling the papers just so someone would finaly sit up and smell the coffee burning.

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Cretin=

brainless, stupid and full of pointless information that makes no sense and appeals only to other cretins. They can be found in every single internet forum, where they race to post as many mind-numbing messages as possible.

SgtF...when we signed up we stated what area we were in, so just a quick check should give you that information, unless everybody moved...
But for the record, we're in N3.

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Love that Avy atm del!

and SgtF is talking about where people are actually doing things as opposed to where they live. It only really counts if you are breaking the law or doing something the police would be interested in though.

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Yes yes that is it. Just so police no where the crime has taken place.

Ooh when my character gets back to London some bre's gonna get murked!

(translated: someone is going to get punched or killed.)

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Cretin=

brainless, stupid and full of pointless information that makes no sense and appeals only to other cretins. They can be found in every single internet forum, where they race to post as many mind-numbing messages as possible.

I've been having a proper ganders at the goings on of the RP, and with one more post I think that the stage will have been properly set. Which means no more posts from me on the Council or V-Branch for a while.

I want some feedback on how people think it is going though, is this "turn" something that you want, or would you rather not have the whole conflict element?

Anyways, I need to write my Faith bit for the day ... so off I go to writting that.


EDIT: I should probably point out the following as it is kinda important;

Once I have posted up the strengths of your hunter, you can then go on and take conntrol of them. I want nothing more to do with the hunters after that, it would get to complicated for me ...

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Just to let people know that my uni workload means I wont be as active as some others, although I definately want to keep going in this RP. Currently I'm just trying to figure out how I'll get around the whole wanting to kill the one that made me thing now that someone's actually made that character.

Perhaps I can just remain oblivious to the fact that Journey turned me or something. *ponders*

Oh, can we clear up the whole religious symbols thing? I purposely left them out of my 'experiments' as I was unsure whether they're supposed to hurt us or not. Munchie?

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I wouldnt think religious symbols would have any effect, as it really has nothing to do with the vampires.... and the fact that my character was blessed by Jesus Christ himself it would kind of conflict that a Christian Cross would harm him... at least not without going into a wholly different sub-plot.
And as for other religious symbols, I've never even heard of the Cressent moon or the 8 spoked wheel or the star of David hurting any mythical creatures.

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Well, I'd prefer it if they didn't harm us either, but he did say we can't enter churches, so...

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*Walks into the thread, finds the beanbag and plants his backside whinging about how school sucks*

Well, munchie, I would have noticed the title's origin if I could even remember the movie half the time. Now, seriously, the only way it could be damaging to us, to be hit over the heat with a religious symbol, is if the crucifix was made with whatever wood it is that hurts(Probably all in this RP. Folklore says birch iirc.) the vampires, and leaves splinters in our heads. Or we do what I did, and make a sword from a spare crucifix.

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LEORA:

Well, I'd prefer it if they didn't harm us either, but he did say we can't enter churches, so...

Vampires have an irrational hatred of the church, as the church have for centuries considered Vampires as demon like creatures, entering a church as a vampire would normally end up with the priest trying to exorcise them and yeah, basically going into a church would be too much hastle so they don't do it.

I guess seeing a cross is just going to piss off a vamp rather than hurt it then

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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Yay. Well, I'm sure it wont be hard for me to conjure up some hatred of the church on my character's behalf.

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Leora, I think that even with Journey as a character, you can still hate and want to kill her.After all, she is almost the exact opposite of what Niah is. A part of Journey still hates Niah and Vincent (for an incredibly irrational reason), but I figure as time goes on they will end up immersed in what is happening and leave their issues behind. I had also thought about that perspective, which is why I made the story happen where Journey saved Niah by turning her, for the irony, of course, but also so that it would give you an out.  I had spoken to del before I started the character and he said that it would be okay, but I should have spoken to you too, so for that I apologize. I hope I didn't hijack your story.

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satansmunchkin:

I guess seeing a cross is just going to piss off a vamp

And I thought we were role playing...

Ah well. All the easier. God I hate not being able to be at the LHC at school. It's detracting the time I have to get my mindset for the RPing, and to take in the other characters. Lately I have nothing more then read the V-branhc, elder council and my own RPs, whilst observing skunky's for the werewolf part.

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Don't worry, Del showed me what you sent him and got my OK on it.
I've been thinking of something to do with my character which I'll be PMing Munchie about if I ever decide how it's going to work, maybe it'll provide a way around this issue... Or at least make it more interesting.

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Great, just what I want, another sodding pm, do you think I have nothing better to do with my time than read the random drivel you people send me ...



Wouldn't it be really strange if I really was that much of an ass! lol

I look forward to seeing what this is Leora

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Mortalitis_Infinitas:

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