Across the Wilderness

[Arithmatus]

Yes, but our story is temporarily running separately from their's. Whatever happens here is not going to affect them in any way for good while. I would slow down if you guys need more time to think things through but we still have a lot of stuff we need to do before we might deem it necessary to meet some characters on the other side.
I posted part of the forest battle scene. Sirk and Rook you guys can go ahead and write whatever details of it you want and then I'll conclude it with one more post. Sirk you said you wanted Ash to separate from Prince for a while? Would you want to separate immediately while they're still traveling, or put that off until they reach the town of Larkshire?

[Pyroteknik]

Right, I understand that it's not going to affect the others for a while, but technically, all of these stories should probably be running as close to parallel as possible. That way, it's much less confusing to read, and certainly ensures that no one group gets to a significant place in the plot before the rest even have a chance. Additionally, we are going to need Kooala's help with some of the details of what they encounter in their journey, and I for one do not want to accidentally override something she had planned. If, indeed, she still plans to participate at all.

[Arithmatus]

I see your point Rook. But, I begin to sense that everyone on the other side of the frontier (including Kooala) have disappeared.
Are there anyone still here besides me, Sirk, Doll, and Rook? If so, please say "aye" on OOC so we can determine whether to move on with our story or wait.

[XShishioX]

OOH! ME!

[Arithmatus]

No one else besides Shishio??

[Sirk]

I'm here as always. Quick question how many bandits were with the three we saw?

[Vix]

I'm here but I can't continue without Thadine or Kooala.

[Arithmatus]

I'd say there were no more than 15 total in that scene Sirk.

I think it is unfair that those who are still here must be kept waiting by the inactive roleplayers. If they've been gone this long, doesn't that tell us their level of seriousness to this rp? And even though Kooala is the gamemaster, she has no right to do this to us. I think she deliberately abandoned this. It says her last visit was pretty recent but she doesn't even say anything on OOC?
How about if those who are kept waiting (Rook's other characters, Fox, Shishio) just write as if everything in the beginning of this roleplay never happened. Just forget about whatever interaction you guys had in the beginning with the currently inactive roleplayers' characters and start from scratch. Discuss what you guys plan to do on the previews. And maybe later I'll make a remake of this.

[Pyroteknik]

Mm... the only thing is, if the GM's gone, the plot as such kinda goes with it. A remake could work, but a retcon on that scale is a little... well, at this stage I think it might be a bit much. I can understand the frustration though. I wish I knew what was going on, but I think we ma just have a force-killed RP on our hands.

[Arithmatus]

I highly doubt Kooala had any long-term plot planned out. Other than just the basics, it's not even like she wrote the entire lore and bestiary of this. I think we should consider doing a remake as a future option and just continue writing for the time being. What do you guys think of just forgetting about everything that was involved with the inactive characters (as if none of that happened) and starting from scratch? It's still pretty early in the story so I don't see a problem and this would apply to only Rook's characters other than Elion, Fox, and Shishio.

[Pyroteknik]

Mm... I understand your point, and applaud your dedication; it is far superior to mine. Unfortunately, I think I'm going to bow out at this point. It was fun while it lasted, and I'm sorry to make the ignoring thing an even bigger pain. If it's more convenient to you, please feel free to puppet Elion as you please. Not having to reincorporate Tarquin should actually make things easier rather than harder, and Sadia never interacted with anyone else anyway.

Cheers, guys, and good luck!

[Arithmatus]

You are acting like a stereotypical roleplayer Rook.
For those of you still here, what are your suggestions? I personally don't want this to share the same fate as 99% of the other roleplays on this site. Even though the GM and some others have abandoned, I still think the story has alot of potential to become great. Its not the number of roleplayers that makes a good rp, but rather a few (even two) enthusiastic writers that can make a good rp experience. What do you think we should do with this? Don't say nothing and act like you are not here. Put forth your opinions please.