Okay gang... we have a full crew compliment now and will be launching into the black soon. You might want to check the first post here in the OOC for some new links and such... I've triple checked the links to the rifles and pistols I put up and even had several other people check them for me, Pearl, Loves, Lilly and a couple who aren't involved in this game... they all said the links worked fine.<br/><br/>Please let me know if any of the links are not working or if you have any thoughts or ideas on what else we could post in the opening OOC post to help us with the game. I have some statistical information on the Dragonfly I could link to if y'all think we need it. Might be good material for our mechanic and pilots... Yeah, I think I'll put it up there.<br/><br/>I also have a nifty little signature add button that you can put in your signature if you'd like. I have it mine and when I get the IC thread put up and we get rolling, I'm going to link it to the IC. I'll be happy to help anyone with this who needs help.<br/><br/>Okay, so a few things to discuss. First on the list...<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Posting rules:</strong></span><br/>In order to keep things organized and aesthetically pleasing, I would like to ask that all posts begin with a sort of header announcing the character's name, location, and very brief note as to what's going on, all in bold font and centered. For example, if I were to post that my guy were getting ready to leave the ship on business, I would start the post like this:<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>-=Griff - In his cabin - Gearing up to disembark=-</strong></div><br/>And then I would write my actual post here... blah blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda.... words and stuff. Yay. Then if there were some other action event that takes place en route to his destination, I would include another header, like this.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>-=Griff - outside Papa Smurf's mushroom - Fighting off an attempted mugging=-</strong></div><br/><br/>Then I would continue to describe the mugging attempt and his fight to defend himself and his personal belongings... basically kicking some ass.<br/><br/>Okay, I think that takes care of that. Next on the agenda is:<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Pictures:</strong></span><br/>You don't have to include a character picture in your posts, but if you want to that's fine. Just crop the picture down to a small enough size so it doesn't dominate the post and... all things in moderation. Please don't do it in every single post. Once in a while to remind everyone what your character looks like is fine.<br/><br/>Next up....<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Posting Turns:</strong></span><br/>I don't want to take turns in the strict definition of "taking turns.' That is to say I don't want it to become:<br/>"Is it my turn?"<br/>"No, you go after Dragondancer."<br/>"Oh, I thought Pearl went after you and I then I went after Pearl."<br/>"No, *I* go after Pearl. Pearl goes after Griff and Griff goes after Dragondancer. You go after HER."<br/><br/>That's just crazy. What I'd like to do is more of a loose turn based style. Those of you who have played in group games should be fine, but for those who haven't, you just sorta watch the story, follow along and respond with your character when you feel it's appropriate. If you posted, you might want to wait until everyone else has had a chance to post before you go again, but that's not a strict rule. Sometimes it's okay.... even necessary for people to go twice or more before everyone has had a chance to react. We don't want to get too far ahead and leave people behind, but we don't want the game to stall either so... let's all try to be mindful of others and respectful. If you're not gonna be able to post for a while... for whatever reason, that's fine. Just let us know in the OOC if at all possible.<br/><br/>Next up...<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Character Interactions: </strong></span><br/>It should be okay to interact with each others characters without any prior discussions, however please respect everyone's On's and Off's. If you'd like to do something pretty substantial to someone else's character, you might want to PM them first to discuss it and get their seal of approval. They just might have different plans. When in doubt, err on the side of caution and ask them.<br/><br/>Pearl and I have tried to put together a group of great writers and... I think we've a ruttin' good job. So, let's go create some gorram magic y'all!<br/><br/>Are there any questions, concerns, comments, suggestions... anything?<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>