Over the Edge: OOC Thread
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				Title: <strong>Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>12-05-2013, 16:49:29</strong>
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				Y'all know what this is!<br><br>Keep it friendly, please.<br><br>If you have rules-related questions, this is probably the best place to ask instead of sending me a PM: other people may have the same question!&nbsp; Also, I'm shooting for the 'friendly' game model here, with as few secret notes and conversations with the Game Moderator as possible.<br><br>As the mood strikes, I will almost certainly be posting bits of my personal inspirography for your education and amusement.&nbsp; The Player's Guide had a whole bunch of fun little vignettes that deserve to be read, and there are a few anecdotes from play if my memory holds up...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 04:23:46</strong>
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				For those making characters, I found this page helpful:<br><br>http://erdtman.com/story-games/over-the-edge/characters/ (http://erdtman.com/story-games/over-the-edge/characters/)<br><br>It's a summary of the rules for making characters (as MadPanda has already provided), but includes a lot of examples as well.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 04:26:42</strong>
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				Don't worry. I'll have a character made tonight or tomorrow.<br><br>Also Ebb, that page was quite helpful. Thank you.&nbsp; :-)
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 04:31:48</strong>
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				So I'm only vaguely familiar with "Burn Notice". MadPanda, could you summarize what we need to know to make characters? For starters, what year are we setting the game in? I'd hate to spend time making up the secret guy behind Wikileaks only to find out that everybody's got a 300 baud modem...<br><br>Also, are you expecting everyone to be ex-intelligence agents, or is there room for other oddball characters who just happen to fall in with the group? I guess I'm looking for more direction here.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 05:00:41</strong>
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				According to the designer notes in the 20th Anniversary edition, the originally intended time period for the game is, and I quote, the Eighties.&nbsp; But not a specific year.&nbsp; So...the 300 baud modem is SOTA. There is no Internet as we've come to know it.&nbsp; Vinyl records are still mainstream.&nbsp; MTV still plays music videos. The Rock is still in grade school somewhere.&nbsp; Somewhere nerds are still arguing over whether there will ever be cooler special effects than those in TRON.<br><br>&nbsp;:-)<br><br>Burn Notice is <span class="bbc_u">not</span> a mandatory set up.&nbsp; It's just the one I've had in my head.&nbsp; Even so, since only a couple of the main characters in that show are actually spies, there's room for others.&nbsp; I would even add that someone with an espionage oriented Side Trait might qualify as an official spy...depending on which agency recruited them, and when, and why.<br><br>Does that help?
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 06:34:25</strong>
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				Yes, that does help. I guess my question is whether you intend to settle on a unifying concept like the Burn Notice idea before we make characters, or if you just want people to make characters they'd have fun playing and then draw together some kind of group concept based on what floats in. I'm in favor of the first approach, generally speaking.
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 06:39:36</strong>
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				Ah, I see what you mean.<br><br>Yes, the Burn Notice idea is meant as general background and is a proposed group concept, just not necessarily intended to make everyone play spies.&nbsp; Feel free to brainstorm connections and offer each other suggestions here while you work on your characters.
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				Post by: <strong>kylie</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 07:53:14</strong>
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				&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;So I'm assuming it's still going generally with the "burned" concept...&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sort of the same question.&nbsp; Were there any presumptions about whether the characters came from the same place(s) or faction(s), or know each other to begin with?&nbsp; Or to put it another way, should we anticipate a big "introductions and mutual suspicion" sort of phase?<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <em>Ponders, not all spies...&nbsp; Hmmm.&nbsp; That does open things up a bit...</em><br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I wasn't quite sure how much it's safe to figure we already know, or don't.&nbsp; Or for that matter, how much of the paranoia is likely to be mutual -- even if we do tend to run (more and less) "good."<br><br>Maybe it's just as well winging it even...&nbsp; But here it is morning and the question nags me a little, plus I probably won't make up my mind on a character figure until later.&nbsp; <br><br>I forgot there's some business stuff taking me on the road the 15th-16th or so.&nbsp; Sorry bleh timing, I might need to start in after.
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				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 07:55:26</strong>
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				Hey, I wouldn't mind a bit of feedback as I complete my character. There's some stuff I haven't filled out, but I actually would like to brainstorm a connection or two between my character and other ones. I also would like to know if I've been filling this out correctly.&nbsp; :-[<br><br>As far as the central trait, the private investigator one seemed well suited to someone who was an FBI agent, so I picked that. I shamelessly have copy/pasted things out of the resources available to me, so I hope that doesn't bother anyone.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Incomplete Sheet For People's Perusal</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Ysabel Hargrarves<br><strong>Concept</strong>: female FBI agent who was suddenly issued a burn notice<br><strong>Description:</strong> Woman in her thirties. Pic pasted below.<br><br><div align="center">(http://blog.badonlinedates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sexy-Woman-480x320.jpg)</div><br><span class="bbc_u">Traits and Signs</span><br><strong>Central Trait:</strong> Private Investigator— Surveillance, phone-tapping, subterfuge, and brawling.<br>(Shameless eavesdropper, reads other people's mail.) 3/4 (Good: 3)<br><br><strong>Side Trait</strong>: Intelligent — Putting clues together to form a valid hypothesis, understanding the meanings of obscure names and words, impressing similarly intelligent or erudite people. This trait represent a broad intelligence, whereas a trait like “scientist” includes intelligence highly focused on the specific area of knowledge. (rapidly finishes sudoku, easily predicts outcomes of books or shows) 3/4 (Normal: 2)<br><br><strong>Side Trait:</strong> Casing — Looking over an area to find easy means of illicit access, suitable hiding places, useful escape routes, etc. (Eyes that seem to dart about the room) 3/4 (Superior: 4)<br><br><strong>Flaw:</strong> Sucker for a Pretty Face — Penalty die when resisting manipulation by an attractive person. (Terrible flirt)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Stuff</span><br><strong>Finances:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><strong>Equipment:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Background</span><br><strong>Motivation:</strong> Desperately wants a normal life<br><strong>Secret:</strong> Fell in love and had an affair with another FBI agent who was married.<br><strong>Important Person:</strong> Spencer Evens from the Investigative Training Unit at Quanitco, the FBI Academy, who encouraged her to think for herself.<br><strong>Personal History:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br></div></div><br>I've avoided writing backstory, finances, and equipment, because I feel like I need to know more about plot/other characters before filling in that blank.<br><br>Ack, ninja'd by kylie!&nbsp; :-)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>kylie</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 07:59:59</strong>
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				&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Just for the record, I typed most of that about <em>four hours </em> ago...&nbsp; But then I fell asleep while trying to get the wireless to reconnect in the rain.&nbsp; &nbsp;:P<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I'm also curious about the placement of the thread.&nbsp; This seems to suggest there will not be any aliens or other non-humanoid encounters.&nbsp; Also that any bondage or d/s will be pretty clearly consensual.&nbsp; Is that actually the intent?&nbsp; It would sort of water down the setting for me, personally.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 08:05:32</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8217596#msg8217596">Quote from: kylie on 13-05-2013, 07:59:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> I'm also curious about the placement of the thread.&nbsp; This seems to suggest there will not be any aliens or other non-humanoid encounters.&nbsp; Also that any bondage or d/s will be pretty clearly consensual.&nbsp; Is that actually the intent?&nbsp; It would sort of water down the setting for me, personally.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I wouldn't mind aliens or non-humanoid characters. I also have no problem with non-consensual. <br><br>If Sara joins, I'll be sure to still behave around her character the way she asked, of course.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sara Nilsson</strong> on <strong>13-05-2013, 09:02:59</strong>
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				I dont mind if other people have non consentual bondage sex with camels :) as long as i dont have to ^^
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 05:02:49</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Were there any presumptions about whether the characters came from the same place(s) or faction(s), or know each other to begin with?&nbsp; Or to put it another way, should we anticipate a big "introductions and mutual suspicion" sort of phase?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This is mostly up to you guys and your preferences.&nbsp; I expect that some of you will be from the same faction, but not all of you.&nbsp; And a little mutual suspicion is a natural thing given your tasks and the circumstances into which you have fallen.<br><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">This seems to suggest there will not be any aliens or other non-humanoid encounters.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>This is incorrect.&nbsp; There are plenty of those running amok.&nbsp; You just won't be having sex with anything that can't pass for human.&nbsp; (This may be negotiable--the game can be moved.)<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Also that any bondage or d/s will be pretty clearly consensual.&nbsp; Is that actually the intent?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Yes.&nbsp; Non-con sex squicks out the GM.&nbsp; This is <em>not</em> negotiable: read my Preferences.<br><br>This is not the same as saying that you won't get kidnapped, restrained, or otherwise manhandled if the plot requires it or circumstances permit.&nbsp; Just that on-screen rape is not part of the package.<br><br>Blythe, I would generally rule that "Private Eye" includes the ability to case a location.&nbsp; You may choose another Side Trait if you wish...or you may keep it, and simply be really, really good at casing joints.&nbsp; Your call.&nbsp; :-)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 05:04:32</strong>
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				I'll change it and edit what I have some time tonight. &lt;3
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 05:14:37</strong>
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				Sure thing.<br><br>In the meantime, I see we have an ex-KGB agent in the Cast Thread.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D&nbsp; So the characters are already from a variety of agencies.&nbsp; And he did worse than defect--<em>he sold out to the GRU</em>!&nbsp; Oh, this is gonna be fun...&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;:)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sara Nilsson</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 05:41:04</strong>
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				working on my char, a friend passed away today so my brain isnt all there but i should have something up tomorrow. please bear with me
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 05:42:49</strong>
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				I'm sorry for your loss&nbsp; :-(&nbsp; Take your time!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>kylie</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 06:45:01</strong>
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				&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I tried to get on a few hours ago and just couldn't seem to connect to the site.&nbsp; I may be able to do something later today, but if not I'll probably have to wait until around the weekend after the business stuff clears up.&nbsp; <br><br>Sorry it's a weird time here; I'm juggling a small conference trip, and planning for two hopeful new jobs at once.&nbsp; Hope it's okay.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>kylie</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 09:11:01</strong>
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				&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Take care there, Sara.&nbsp; For what it's worth, I think the good people never really quite leave.&nbsp; We're always running into something from them again.&nbsp; It's not all we want I know, but it's something.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>14-05-2013, 10:04:13</strong>
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				*hugs Sara* Sorry to hear that.&nbsp; :'(<br><br><hr><br>Edited my sheet with the replaced side trait. Replaced Casing with Double-Jointed.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Incomplete Sheet For People's Perusal</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Ysabel Hargrarves<br><strong>Concept</strong>: female FBI agent who was suddenly issued a burn notice<br><strong>Description:</strong> Woman in her thirties. Pic pasted below.<br><br><div align="center">(http://blog.badonlinedates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sexy-Woman-480x320.jpg)</div><br><span class="bbc_u">Traits and Signs</span><br><strong>Central Trait:</strong> Private Investigator— Surveillance, phone-tapping, subterfuge, and brawling.<br>(Shameless eavesdropper, reads other people's mail.) 3/4 (Good: 3)<br><br><strong>Side Trait</strong>: Intelligent — Putting clues together to form a valid hypothesis, understanding the meanings of obscure names and words, impressing similarly intelligent or erudite people. This trait represent a broad intelligence, whereas a trait like “scientist” includes intelligence highly focused on the specific area of knowledge. (rapidly finishes sudoku, easily predicts outcomes of books or shows) 3/4 (Normal: 3)<br><br><strong>Side Trait:</strong> Double-Jointed — Slipping out of a pin, freeing yourself from manacles, avoiding injury from blow that would<br>break the joints of others. (Stretches a lot) 4/6 (Superior: 6)<br><br><strong>Flaw:</strong> Sucker for a Pretty Face — Penalty die when resisting manipulation by an attractive person. (Terrible flirt)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Stuff</span><br><strong>Finances:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><strong>Equipment:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Background</span><br><strong>Motivation:</strong> Desperately wants a normal life<br><strong>Secret:</strong> Fell in love and had an affair with another FBI agent who was married.<br><strong>Important Person:</strong> Spencer Evens from the Investigative Training Unit at Quanitco, the FBI Academy, who encouraged her to think for herself.<br><strong>Personal History:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br></div></div><br>I'm still contemplating the ways to fill in the other things I don't have yet. I'm sure I'll finish this at some point.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:05:28</strong>
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				If Double-Jointed is her Superior Trait, then she has a rating of 6 dice.&nbsp; Interesting choice.<br>Intelligent has a rating of 3 dice.
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				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:08:23</strong>
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				Gotcha. Previous sheet edited. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:14:08</strong>
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				No worries!&nbsp; The distribution of die values can take a bit of time to become familiar.&nbsp; Go ahead and post your character in the Cast thread.&nbsp; We can edit as needed.<br><br>In the meantime, if you have a few ideas about her background, go ahead and throw 'em out there.&nbsp; (Our Russian friend will hopefully contribute as well.&nbsp; I know he's got something up his sleeve...)&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;:)
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				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:24:19</strong>
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				Just wanted to say that I'm still thinking about this, but the ex-spies angle hasn't really sparked any fires in my brain. I'm trying to come up with some other angle that will still make it possible for the GM to wrap us up into the same plots. Just no compelling brainstorms yet.<br><br>Oh, and Blythe: I think I may have led you astray a little by posting that help page about character creation. The <em>most </em>important thing about the system (in my opinion) is that you're not constrained to picking things off of lists. All of the traits are freeform -- they can be anything you want. So your central trait probably should be something direct like "ex-FBI Agent". You don't have to pick "Private Investigator" just because it's the closest match from that page. Then the part in parentheses is the "Sign" -- something specific that other people would notice about your character which gives a clue as to what that trait is.<br><br><br>And Sara, I'm also very sorry to hear about your loss. My condolences.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sara Nilsson</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:27:08</strong>
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				im still working on my char... but the general gist will be she is of russian ancestry but born in america.. the CIA blackmailed her to work for them or they threatened to deport her family back to russia where they surely would be executed. she was more or less forced to use her charm and looks to get information from russian diplomats?spies?citizens... you know.. blackmail then in turn..<br><br>in the end she decided she had enough.. and.. spirited her parents away to south america or so.. and herself went underground.. as a result she is hiiiiighly paranoid and not a little suspicious of good looking people :)<br><br>at least that is the working premise atm.. 
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 05:36:12</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8227796#msg8227796">Quote from: Ebb on 15-05-2013, 05:24:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Just wanted to say that I'm still thinking about this, but the ex-spies angle hasn't really sparked any fires in my brain. I'm trying to come up with some other angle that will still make it possible for the GM to wrap us up into the same plots. Just no compelling brainstorms yet.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>That's perfectly okay!&nbsp; You can be the odd character out, if you want: not all the PCs have to be spies.<br><br>And yeah, I was wondering about that...those lists are examples, not a discrete list.&nbsp; Feel free to re-edit if need be, Blythe.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 07:51:53</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8227852#msg8227852">Quote from: MadPanda on 15-05-2013, 05:36:12</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">And yeah, I was wondering about that...those lists are examples, not a discrete list.&nbsp; Feel free to re-edit if need be, Blythe.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Honestly? I'd have no clue how to go about that, because the rulebook is too vague about how to do that. I wouldn't know how to make something that seems balanced and sensible. I'd rather leave it as it is.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 15:02:17</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8228520#msg8228520">Quote from: Blythe on 15-05-2013, 07:51:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Honestly? I'd have no clue how to go about that, because the rulebook is too vague about how to do that. I wouldn't know how to make something that seems balanced and sensible. I'd rather leave it as it is.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Don't worry too much about balanced- if it helps, think about the most significant things about your character, and what his or her job was.&nbsp; Like, for example, the character I came up with was a KGB Field Agent- that's his central trait.&nbsp; It covers all his major skills.&nbsp; I could have chosen "Hobo," or "L33t H@x0R", which would provide a different- and not at all- balanced set of skills, but would describe those characters perfectly.&nbsp; <br><br>Hopefully, that either made sense, or helped, or both, even if you like your character as-is.&nbsp; (also, if you're worried about balance in some game sense, don't worry. OtE doesn't have any.&nbsp; We'll be dealing with mindbendingly powerful conspiracies and weirdness, so don't feel bad if your character concept is "The Best Navy SEAL That ever done lived.")
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 16:11:16</strong>
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				Another way to look at it is that you, the player, don't really have to come up with all of the mechanics bits in the trait description. The GM can do that on the fly. So really it's just writing down "ex-FBI Agent", and you're done. Let MadPanda do the hard part of deciding whether that includes specific stuff as it comes up.<br><br>But enough yapping; I've got a character to make.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>15-05-2013, 16:14:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Also that, too.&nbsp; It's like everything else on Al Amarja, open to interpretation.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 00:04:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<del>Okay....I'll give it a go....but give me a day on it.</del><br><br>Would it be possible for me to use a character with a fringe power, if it's subtle? *has an idea*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 03:48:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay....I tried again, trying to be more creative this time.&nbsp; :-) I didn't assign numbers, but I did assign which traits were superior, good, and normal.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Brand Spanking New Sheet! &lt;3 </div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Ysabel Hargrarves<br><strong>Concept</strong>: female FBI agent who was suddenly issued a burn notice<br><strong>Description:</strong> Woman in her thirties. Pic pasted below.<br><br><div align="center">(http://blog.badonlinedates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sexy-Woman-480x320.jpg)</div><br><span class="bbc_u">Traits and Signs</span><br><strong>Central Trait:</strong> FBI Femme Fatale. Trained in investigative technique, use of firearms and disarming tactics, and some knowledge of forensics and criminal psychology. (stoic expression, asks a lot of invasive questions) (Good)<br><br><strong>Side Trait</strong>: Trivia Hound. Seems to know popular TV shows and movies, music, and the latest rumors and gossip. (always seems to know the latest trends, wears fashionable clothes)<br>(Good)<br><br><strong>Side Trait:</strong> Fringe Power: Object Sound Auras. Using this power lets Ysabel register a vibration or hum from objects of great emotional importance. The stronger the emotion, the stronger the vibration, and the more evil the emotion, the louder the hum. (head will bob as if listening to an unheard tune) (Superior)<br><br><strong>Flaw:</strong> Obsessive. Will not take on new obligations until old ones are resolved, can't leave personal affairs untidy, stubborn even in the face of defeat. <br><br><span class="bbc_u">Stuff</span><br><strong>Finances:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><strong>Equipment:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br><br><span class="bbc_u">Background</span><br><strong>Motivation:</strong> Desperately wants a normal life<br><strong>Secret:</strong> Fell in love and had an affair with another FBI agent who was married.<br><strong>Important Person:</strong> Spencer Evens from the Investigative Training Unit at Quanitco, the FBI Academy, who encouraged her to think for herself.<br><strong>Personal History:</strong> <em>Haven't figured it out yet.</em><br></div></div><br>EDIT: Forgot my flaw. Added it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 04:52:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8231880#msg8231880">Quote from: Blythe on 16-05-2013, 00:04:37</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Would it be possible for me to use a character with a fringe power, if it's subtle? *has an idea*<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>It's possible for you to have a character with a fringe power, even if it <span class="bbc_u">isn't</span> subtle.&nbsp; :-)<br><br>However, this...<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I didn't assign numbers, but I did assign which traits were superior, good, and normal.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>...is a bit wrong.&nbsp; You have one superior trait and two good traits.&nbsp; NONE of the traits on your character sheet will be 'normal'.&nbsp; 'Normal' is the die pool for any trait that you don't explicitly have among those three.&nbsp; It's what the average everyday Jo Q. Public would roll.<br><br>One Superior trait.&nbsp; Two Good traits.&nbsp; Not one Superior, one Good, and one Normal.<br><br>Trivia Hound strikes me as a bit Narrow, to boot.<br><br>But that Fringe Power is interesting!&nbsp; Very interesting!<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 05:02:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh, gotcha. *thinks about it* I suppose I'll change out Trivia Hound for something else more balanced, and edit the above sheet when I think of it. Sorry to be such a pain.&nbsp; :-(
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 05:20:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries at all!&nbsp; This is pretty open-ended, and it gives a lot of folks trouble at first.<br><br>But <em>don't worry</em> about 'balanced'.&nbsp; If you want her to be a trivia hound, then she can be a trivia hound.&nbsp; It makes her interesting.<br><br>Just because I think it's a Narrow trait (like Helicopter Pilot), doesn't mean it's useless.&nbsp; You'll note that Narrow traits get more dice to compensate...when it's in play, she'll be pretty good at it.&nbsp; (And kicks ass in Trivial Pursuit tournaments!)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 05:33:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, here's a shot.<br><br><strong>Name</strong>: Archibald Warburton, the Ninth Viscount Warburton<br><strong>Concept</strong>: British aristocrat and codebreaker<br><strong>Description</strong>: 56 years old, but fit for his age. Full head of silver hair, sparkling blue eyes and a quick witted expression. Dresses expensively, when the opportunity affords it. <br><br><em><strong>Traits and Signs</strong></em><br><strong>Central Trait</strong>: (Good) British Lord (wealthy, spotless etiquette, numerous contacts in aristocratic circles) [Sign: crisp English accent, medallion with his coat of arms on watch fob]<br><strong>Side Trait</strong>: (Superior) Codebreaker (naturally talented with ciphers, codes and puzzles) [Sign: Does crosswords in a single pass, keeps a small notebook full of interesting number patterns he's toying with]<br><strong>Side Trait</strong>: (Good) Charming (just tends to put people at ease) [Sign: Winning smile, always ready with a joke]<br><strong>Flaw</strong>: Drunk (Can't get the day started without his gin) [Sign: Sterling silver flask that seems to need refilling a great deal]<br><br><em><strong>Stuff</strong></em><br><strong>Finances</strong>: Embarrassingly well off<br><strong>Equipment</strong>: Notebook, sharp pencil, flask of gin, lucky pocketknife, pocketwatch, monogrammed handkerchief, packet of dental floss<br><br><em><strong>Background</strong></em><br><strong>Motivation</strong>: Asked to visit Al Amarja by a friend in the intelligence community. He was supposed to meet someone here, but apparently they've been delayed... Also, relentless curiosity.<br><strong>Secret</strong>: Several years ago while driving drunk, struck and killed a woman with his car. It was quickly covered up, no charges pressed, and he never even learned her name. The memory still haunts him, though he hasn't given up drinking. In fact, it's gotten worse.<br><strong>Important Person</strong>: Eric Bridgeman, an old school chum and current MI6 agent. Archibald's contact in the agency.<br><strong>Personal History</strong>: Archibald was born to privilege, the eldest son of the Eighth Viscount Warburton. When only a lad of 15 he chanced to meet Admiral Hugh Sinclair himself in a train station. The Admiral observed the boy working the Daily Telegraph crosssword puzzle in record time. Despite his age he was recruited into the Bletchley Park effort, where he quickly distinguished himself as a natural at puzzles, codes and ciphers. Archibald was never formally in the military, but he made numerous friends with members of the intelligence community. In later years he would often be called upon as an outside resource to crack particularly difficult nuts, a hobby which served to enliven his otherwise fairly dull aristocratic existence.<br>Today Archibald is a widower, his wife Wilma having succumbed to a rare tropical disease ten years ago. The two never had children, so his title and estate stand to pass to a distant nephew whom Archibald scarcely knows. Though he maintains interest in charitable concerns and constructs crossword puzzles for publication in his spare time, he feels there is something lacking in his life. When his contact within MI6 asked him to travel to Al Amarja as a special favor he jumped at the opportunity. Now, though, he feels that he might have gotten in slightly over his head, though it should be a grand adventure.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 05:46:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(laugh)&nbsp; Oh, he'll do...<br><br>I was going to suggest, if you were up for it, that you might play a native Margin hired to help nursemaid the other PCs, but I think Archie (<em>eh, pardonnez, M'sieur le Viscomte</em>) would work as well.&nbsp; Although that brings bits of The Prisoner to mind as well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 05:50:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8233795#msg8233795">Quote from: MadPanda on 16-05-2013, 05:46:20</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">(laugh)&nbsp; Oh, he'll do...<br><br>I was going to suggest, if you were up for it, that you might play a native Margin hired to help nursemaid the other PCs, but I think Archie (<em>eh, pardonnez, M'sieur le Viscomte</em>) would work as well.&nbsp; Although that brings bits of The Prisoner to mind as well.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Well, he is Number Nine.<br><br><em>I'm not a number! I'm a human being!</em><br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 06:02:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				'Course, this gives ol' Archie an advantage over the others...unless something happens to inconvenience him a bit.<br><br>which is to say, I may have to shaft him to explain why he's still on the island after a bit.&nbsp; The others, not so much of a problem: getting dumped here with frozen assets and no passport works pretty well for a burned agent.&nbsp; If you're amenable, I can think of a few things that would give our Viscount something in common with the rest.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 06:17:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8233870#msg8233870">Quote from: MadPanda on 16-05-2013, 06:02:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">'Course, this gives ol' Archie an advantage over the others...unless something happens to inconvenience him a bit.<br><br>which is to say, I may have to shaft him to explain why he's still on the island after a bit.&nbsp; The others, not so much of a problem: getting dumped here with frozen assets and no passport works pretty well for a burned agent.&nbsp; If you're amenable, I can think of a few things that would give our Viscount something in common with the rest.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Please -- and I say this to so few gentlemen on Elliquiy -- shaft away. The purpose of having advantages is to have them stripped away for roleplaying purposes. I imagine Archie is a little divorced from real-world concerns like having to carry money, so when he finds himself in a situation where his credit isn't automatically accepted he might be at somewhat of a loss for a while. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 06:26:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(rubs hand together,&nbsp; chuckles evilly)<br><br>All righty, then!&nbsp; I know just the ticket, too!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sara Nilsson</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 07:03:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				im gonn ahave to bow out.. sorry
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>16-05-2013, 08:06:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry to hear that, Sara.&nbsp; :-(<br><br>Okay, finished my character and posted her in the character sheet thread. I decided to keep Trivia Hound; who knows when it might come in handy? Thank you all for all your help. &lt;3
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>17-05-2013, 03:45:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I understand.<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>aaaand...just so everyone knows, I won't be online tomorrow night.&nbsp; It's tabletop night for me!&nbsp; But I'll be back on Saturday.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 05:01:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, waiting for Ebb to post his Viscount in the Cast thread...and a bit more of a pause to see if anyone else pokes their nose in through the door.<br><br>Already working on how I'm gonna launch this baby.&nbsp; Arch gets the first scene 'cause I thought of a wonderful anvil moment for him.&nbsp; The other two get flashbacks later on.<br><br>And I think I have a nice little Quentin Tarantino homage in my head for the opening theme, if this was going to be a tv show on USA Network or something.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 05:04:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8260641#msg8260641">Quote from: MadPanda on 21-05-2013, 05:01:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Okay, waiting for Ebb to post his Viscount in the Cast thread...and a bit more of a pause to see if anyone else pokes their nose in through the door.<br><br>Already working on how I'm gonna launch this baby.&nbsp; Arch gets the first scene 'cause I thought of a wonderful anvil moment for him.&nbsp; The other two get flashbacks later on.<br><br>And I think I have a nice little Quentin Tarantino homage in my head for the opening theme, if this was going to be a tv show on USA Network or something.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>There's a cast thread? When did that happen? <br><br>Okay, off to go searching...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 05:08:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Not officially labelled as such, but that's what it is.<br><br>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173865.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173865.0)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 05:18:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I hear and obey. And with a picture, even.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 05:35:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And now we have three!&nbsp; I will do my level best to get the first game post up tomorrow evening.&nbsp; Watch this <del>space</del> thread for the link!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>kylie</strong> on <strong>21-05-2013, 23:03:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				&nbsp; &nbsp; Sorry I have been a bit preoccupied and dithered...&nbsp; The setting has potential and I'm quite curious, but my transition period has been coming on here in fits and starts, and it's harder to focus now than I thought.&nbsp; So I think I might better hold off for the time being.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;First the summer management took forever to get back to me, and nearly stretched past everyone else's deadlines (in which case I would have had oodles of time, but this is not exactly the most inspiring place to spend it).&nbsp; Yesterday I finally got their contract, which I will almost surely take, although the manager is <em>still</em> on the road and hasn't answered everything she promised to cover today.&nbsp; I also heard today that my present gig will end a week earlier than I was previously told...&nbsp; Which is nice for the purposes of getting some travel in, but it means I may be on the road in <del>exactly</del> one month.&nbsp; <em>Eep, make that more like 3 weeks.</em>&nbsp; And the schedule for the next job has me rotating locations back and forth for the first month as well.<br><br>So again, sorry so slowpoke deciding.&nbsp; Maybe I can look again later in July, and see where things are at then.&nbsp; &nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>22-05-2013, 04:33:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries!&nbsp; RL comes first.&nbsp; And you're quite welcome to jump in later.&nbsp; We'll make room if we have to&nbsp; ;D<br><br>Working title is in place!&nbsp; It's silly, but it's workable.<br><br>My first task is, of course, to get you all together...easy for Alexi and Ysabel.&nbsp; My first three drafts didn't work out so well, but there you go.<br><br>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=174723.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=174723.0)<br><br>We have two scenes established at present.&nbsp; Feel free to ask questions!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>22-05-2013, 06:57:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Awesome, I've got it bookmarked. I'll read over it and ask any questions I have in a day or two before posting.&nbsp; :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>22-05-2013, 21:52:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hmmmm, just checking...would it be possible for Ysabel to use her fringe power to find the keys? Gonna go ahead and post, but just curious if I could have gone that route with it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>23-05-2013, 03:50:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm not even gonna make you roll to find your keys, if that's what you wanna do.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D<br><br><del>Whether your keys are in the room to be found, now...that's the question!</del>&nbsp; Oh, one other thing...what gun?&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;:)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>23-05-2013, 04:06:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Do I need to edit my post to remove the gun?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>23-05-2013, 06:30:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yes, please.&nbsp; You have no gun.&nbsp; Neither does Alexi, for that matter.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>23-05-2013, 06:56:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<del>Gotcha. I'll edit that tonight.</del><br><br>Edited!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 14:24:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				&nbsp;A quick question- does Alexi know he's on Al Amaraja, or does he never remember leaving Germany?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 22:14:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I feel like I could benefit from knowing if Ysabel <em>knows</em> she on Al-Amarja as well. *nodnod*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 22:36:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It might also be good to provide the basic "welcome to Al-Amarja" briefing, unless there's a story reason not to. Even if our characters have never been there, we may know some facts about the place generally. And if Archie's been there a couple of days, then some basics should have set in. (For that matter, I'm assuming Archie is in Al-Amarja right now, but that's never been explicitly stated.)<br><br>I'm thinking here things like the very strict laws against guns, or the absence of foreign newspapers.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 05:36:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexi and Ysabel do not know they're on Al Amarja...yet.&nbsp; That moment is coming, along with a briefing of sorts (courtesy of the fellow looking for his keys).&nbsp; Archie is on Al Amarja, and is aware of it--that's where he was meeting his friend Eric, after all.<br><br>As Ebb is aware, there are no guns on Al Amarja.&nbsp; (The real reason for this is that is keeps the party from being wiped out by a drive-by courtesy of Mac-10 and AK-47.)&nbsp; This is because Madame President takes a dim view of people trying to kill her, so certain things are very tightly controlled (guns and explosives head the list).&nbsp; Drugs are technically illegal on the island, but those rules are only enforced when the government wants to bother someone.&nbsp; Fascism is illegal, and the state is as serious about that as it is about guns.<br><br>There are very few foreign newspapers because Al Amarja keeps a low profile internationally--no embassies here, no Al Amarjan embassies elsewhere, a lot of effort to keep the place an open secret, and so on.<br><br>There's a lovely handout that you get on the plane, if you aren't knocked out, stripped of your passport, and dumped into a cheap hotel room somewhere in Four Points...oh, wait...&nbsp; ;D<br><br>Here's a link to that handout:<br>http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/OTEWelcome.pdf (http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/OTEWelcome.pdf)<br><br>More later, when I'm not trying to fall asleep at the keyboard!<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 05:54:08</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ah, that helps considerably.&nbsp; :-) I was wondering if the guy was addressing Ysabel (took me a bit to remember Izzy can be a nickname for Ysabel, so I'm sorry for not catching it in the IC), so when I next manage a post, I'll steer Ysabel more to the fellow who's after his keys.&nbsp; 8-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 05:56:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Updated a bit.&nbsp; More tomorrow, when I'm not trying to nod off.<br><br>This is meant to be a bit disorienting for Ysabel and Alexi, but answers will come soon enough. The hope is to give them a stronger bit of common ground for when they have to deal with the weirder news.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 22:25:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: AlexStone, from the IC</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> 4) We take his beer.&nbsp; This way, if we have to kill him, we will have his beer, at least." <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>....I laughed so bloody hard at this.&nbsp; ;D I'll work on a reply today.&nbsp; 8-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 22:44:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I do try my best. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>30-05-2013, 09:35:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				O.O<br><br>I totally had to go look up the definition of the word "jitney." Had no clue what that was. *grins*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>06-06-2013, 05:32:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Apologies for the delay!&nbsp; Three days of not sleeping very well followed by two days of early crashing after work...<br><br>But now you're all together and Yazkov can make his sales pitch.&nbsp; (I'd offer an extra experience die to anyone who knows where I got that name, but that'd <em>really</em> date me.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>08-06-2013, 00:15:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Just wanted to say that I'm ill, and my posting speed might not be great, but I'm hoping to still keep up with the game, since the posts aren't too large. Just wanted to leave the heads-up.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>08-06-2013, 04:50:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Get well soon!&nbsp; &nbsp;:-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>08-06-2013, 12:20:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll try. Also, if/when you guys need a post from me, don't hesitate to poke me via PM or mention it in the OOC.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>09-06-2013, 15:23:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So, A) Get well soon, Blythe!<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>B) So, to look around, I rolled a 9.&nbsp; (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=47138 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=47138))
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>17-06-2013, 04:49:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Er....just making sure....there was nothing wrong with my post, was there? I can always edit if need be.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>17-06-2013, 04:50:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Nope, nothing wrong.&nbsp; Just giving Archie and Alex a chance to chip in before I keep moving.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>17-06-2013, 04:57:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Gotcha. Just making sure.&nbsp; ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>28-06-2013, 06:36:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				You guys got that updated quickly!<br><br>Will be out of town this weekend, responding when I come back.&nbsp; Just about ready to jump us ahead to a new scene, since we've now established the basics.<br><br>Something to consider is that safe house--running an op out of a pair of hotel rooms would be a bit of a drag on security over time, so Yazkov will have to keep an eye out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>28-06-2013, 06:40:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8475200#msg8475200">Quote from: MadPanda on 28-06-2013, 06:36:05</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">You guys got that updated quickly!<br><br>Will be out of town this weekend, responding when I come back.&nbsp; Just about ready to jump us ahead to a new scene, since we've now established the basics.<br><br>Something to consider is that safe house--running an op out of a pair of hotel rooms would be a bit of a drag on security over time, so Yazkov will have to keep an eye out.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I am 110% fine with jumps to new scenes, rather than having to play out transit stuff and other dull details. Please, please feel empowered to throw us into the next fire, as long as you fill in what happened in the meantime.<br><br>Enjoy your weekend, assuming you're doing something fun.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>28-06-2013, 06:44:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I was tempted to yell 'cut' at the end of my last post.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D&nbsp; That, and if this were a movie script, I'd have a fade out to another scene, maybe a fly-by shot of the motel, with Yazkov's lines as a voice-over.&nbsp; Eh bien.<br><br>Thanks--visiting some friends for a couple days out on one of the islands hereabouts.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>28-06-2013, 07:30:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Totally cool with a jump. Have fun on your weekend!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>28-06-2013, 18:41:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Let's totally do the jump thing- no one really needs to listen to Alexi's paranoid rantings about the quality of taxi cab seats in Al-Amarja. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>07-07-2013, 22:23:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(facepalm)<br><br>Sorry, gang.&nbsp; That was a full weekend followed by an unusually full week that left me with little downtime.&nbsp; Finally caught up on my regular posting&nbsp; yesterday and totally spaced this game.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-[&nbsp; Bad GM, no donut...<br><br>But here we are!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 03:10:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Awesome. I'm still around. <br><br>Are we still doing that time jump thing?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 03:30:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Done.&nbsp; I updated my last post with a scene change for you.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-)&nbsp; We're back in Four Points, at your lovely hotel (such as it is) and the good Viscount has arrived with his luggage.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 03:32:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8529590#msg8529590">Quote from: MadPanda on 08-07-2013, 03:30:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Done.&nbsp; I updated my last post with a scene change for you.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-)&nbsp; We're back in Four Points, at your lovely hotel (such as it is) and the good Viscount has arrived with his luggage.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Good thing you posted here. Edits to an existing post don't bump the thread up to the top of the Bookmarks list, so they're easy to overlook. It's cleaner to just stick a new post on there to make sure things aren't misplaced.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 03:43:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This is true...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 04:45:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173866.msg8529604#msg8529604">Quote from: Ebb on 08-07-2013, 03:32:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Good thing you posted here. Edits to an existing post don't bump the thread up to the top of the Bookmarks list, so they're easy to overlook. It's cleaner to just stick a new post on there to make sure things aren't misplaced.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>*nods* I admit, I hadn't noticed, so I, too, am glad you posted here, MP. I'll get a post out for this in a coupla days. I've been busy since my tag switch. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>08-07-2013, 04:59:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries.&nbsp; &nbsp;:-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>14-07-2013, 22:27:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry, gang--got about halfway through a response, had to reboot...and got distracted by a RL mess.&nbsp; But I'm back!<br><br>This one's a bit light since Alex and Archie seem to have a handle on the discussion, and a camera is a good idea.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Blythe</strong> on <strong>15-07-2013, 01:53:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I might be a bit in posting. I had a great idea for what I was going to have my character do/talk about, and then bam! Gone.&nbsp; :-( 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>20-07-2013, 23:10:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Blythe has dropped out--which is not the sort of news I like getting when I'm in the middle of straightening out a bit of Real Life trouble.&nbsp; That said, I already have a couple of people I'm sounding out to step in and take care of that particular character's role, so bear with me!<br><br>Hopefully things will speed up here now that the emergency situation is rmore or less resolved.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>20-07-2013, 23:14:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I hope everything works out on your end MP.&nbsp; Ebb and I can fiddle around on the camera front for a bit. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>20-07-2013, 23:26:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh, it's all over but the refund and the reallocation of resources for the coming school year...&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;:(&nbsp; But my kid is now in a day-care program she likes a lot better, and we found someone to watch her before and after school.&nbsp; So it's all good.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 05:28:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Okay, we lost one player and with some trial and tribulation in the process, have finally gotten our replacement worked into things!&nbsp; Thanks for your patience.<br><br>We're back in business.<br><br>And for those of you in the know, I offer this tantalizing hypothesis to explain what just happened: blame the Cut-Ups.&nbsp; It might even have been their doing.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Pretty in Pink</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 05:36:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				And I thank you all for your patience as well.&nbsp; I've been having some busy times working on a game of my own, and I completely forgot about this game in the shuffle.<br><br>Thank you, Panda, for being patient with this forgetful RPer.&nbsp; *adds all threads to Bookmarks*
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 05:38:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I just hope we didn't lose the others, as quiet as it got in here...&nbsp; &nbsp;:P :P
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ebb</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 05:48:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ooops.<br><br>There's this plate, see. And stuff gets piled on it. And then stuff slips off the edge of the plate, and then onto the floor, and then gets eaten by the dog, who runs out in the street and gets hit by an ice cream truck.<br><br>So yeah, kind of lost track of a few things.<br><br>I'm willing to jump back in, though. I'll try to get a post up tomorrow.<br><br>Sorry.<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>12-08-2013, 05:51:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No worries!&nbsp; At least you're still here&nbsp; &nbsp;;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>18-08-2013, 12:46:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey!<br>So, a funny thing happened to me. A week ago, I was all set to move to a new place, but without a job. Then, two days later, I got a job offer to start tomorrow halfway across the continent from where I wad planning to move to. Long story short, its been a hell of a week, I'm without internet in my place right now, but should be up and running by the end of the week&nbsp; sorry for the absence, but its been a little crazy here.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>18-08-2013, 17:50:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Glad to hear you're okay, Alex!&nbsp; Catch up when you can...and best of luck with your relo and new job!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Over the Edge: OOC Thread</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AlexStone</strong> on <strong>23-08-2013, 23:00:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Gah, I meant to get back into the saddle sooner than this, but I am.&nbsp; At least enough to actually hold up my end for a bit, here.&nbsp; Off to the IC with me.
			</dd>
		</dl>
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