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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
I'm not sure if I should feel called out or like its time to ask Carakhan about all Her secrets.Carakhan said:One caveat, if you're a Magnagoran, especially a Drocillan, and you show up in Carakhan's fulcrux asking about secrets, you will probably not get the same response that other people would.
Uzriel
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Re: Lusternian AMA
- Not really relevant to Yinuish, because I haven't played for long, but I was pretty disappointed when I saw Octavia had cut her thread. I was really enjoying seeing her around.
- The things that were unique to them - loved the guild items for the leaders, guild rites, guild champion pets, the rituals we coded in for particular ones. This is absolutely something I'm planning to work on for Magisterium, but atm I feel a bit like a one-woman army and it's draining my motivation. That's not to call out the other people in the Magisterium, I'm bad at delegating maybe.
- The potential to make them into something awesome. I honestly do love the idea of the Magisterium! And the guildhall, omg it's amazing and I love it.
- No idea.
- I don't really have 'one figure' but I'd like to see more on the Celest houses. Like Mag has this huge emphasis on them and they're everywhere and I think Celest lacks that.
- I honestly don't like huge sit down drawn out roleplay sessions. Terentia has been perfect with the little 5 minute interactions which have just been like a tiny acknowledgement or pick me up. Suits my style so well. I DO like sometimes being given small tasks - not some huge involved 'you must embark on this epic quest for me' but sometimes 'design an order scroll' or 'write a paragraph on this' or 'do this quest and reflect on how it's relevant to a concept of the order' but also no pressure to do formal tasks. More... looking at what each person's strengths are and give them something to do that makes them feel like they're contributing.
Yinuish
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
For me, it's less about what RP I like and more about what RP I have time for.Turning this question around to the divine and adding the following: How do you like your rp? Does it bother you oocly when random mortals show up to ask inane questions?
My personal time online these days is usually limited to certain windows, and sometimes, those windows are brief or don't align with when my order is online. You would laugh and cry to see the amount of times I am about to head to bed and suddenly I notice everyone else in my order has popped on!
I try to prioritize with my online time, though. What is the most important thing I want to accomplish as Lantra right now? What are the things I need to do and work towards to achieve my goals? For example, my first priority after releasing was getting a lot of one-on-one interactions with Celestian players while I built the foundation of Lantra's order with clear tenets and crowdsourced initial order tasks. Once I had that established, I wanted to be sure I had several trusted orderlings rise up to a rank where they could oversee progress through the outer circle without my guidance.
Right now, I'm working on making more lore about Lantra the character accessible to players and building more foundational things that my order as a whole can enjoy. One small example of this was the new Rhapsody quest in Celest. I have been doing a lot of work in this vein behind the scenes, and I'm thrilled about how close I am to sharing it with you!
That is probably my favorite type of RP, to be honest: building something cool and getting to share it with players.
Lantra herself isn't a very social god, but I like keeping an eye out for ideal moments to appear and RP with players (such as when @Neladahi completed a blessing in Celest). I often attempt more public Divine RP, either as Lantra or Nabithia, when I have that time to give because I want more people to enjoy it; I find the kind of RP that is born organically from an action or a story point is generally more satisfying than playing a game of 20-questions with a Divine, though I certainly don't mind being asked things and have had some very enjoyable Fulcrux one-on-ones.
Which brings us to...
Have you ever had a player ask you a question you didn't have an answer for/ hadn't thought of?
There are however other questions I intentionally avoid answering, because I want the impact of their answer to be received a different way. For example, I had only told @Faragan about Lantra loving Rhapsody before that quest released, which I think helped create a more dramatic reveal.
PS: the curse continues.Terentia said:This might have been a long-winded answer, but I hope it helps. @Lantra and I joke that Celest admin become, much to our chagrin, verbose writers. We blame Eventru.
Lantra
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
Reading this, I am reminded I am at some point guilty of not taking opportunities myself at times and offering tidbits as to what I actually want or need from a divine, though I do realize it's mostly through me still getting super nervous with interacting with godroles, I probably should try to be a little more concise in prayers etc as to what I do seek and require. Thanks for those insights and the reminder. <.<
Aeldra
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
Even just a clue is plenty! The difference between 'hey can I talk to you' and 'hey can I talk to you about my order tasks' is huge. As long as it actually tells us the area of the question and isn't too general - such as 'can I ask you some questions' - then you've done plenty.Aeldra said:Reading this, I am reminded I am at some point guilty of not taking opportunities myself at times and offering tidbits as to what I actually want or need from a divine, though I do realize it's mostly through me still getting super nervous with interacting with godroles, I probably should try to be a little more concise in prayers etc as to what I do seek and require. Thanks for those insights and the reminder. <.<
Aonia
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
I love getting questions. I can think of a few that I've had to dodge in the moment, sometimes because I have no idea, some because I haven't thought it through yet, and some because that absolutely is something I've thought about, a lot, and I have plans and don't want to just tell someone when I could show them once I finish certain things. But in general, questions are nice! Even if I don't answer them in the moment, if they get me thinking, that's lovely.
One caveat, if you're a Magnagoran, especially a Drocillan, and you show up in Carakhan's fulcrux asking about secrets, you will probably not get the same response that other people would.
I'll definitely echo others who say that specifics in prayers or fulcrux visits etc are nice to know so I can plan out responses. Between idiosyncrasies in my real life schedule, behind the scenes duties, and timezones, I don't always have as much time for improv rp as I'd like. Which isn't to say you need a full on "Lady Carakhan please answer this specific question" to get some interaction, but if you can tailor your prayer or give me some breadcrumbs to pick up and build on, that's always helpful.
Carakhan
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
Maylea tends to be more personable and down to earth than some other Divine. As such, She does tend to show up randomly sometimes, visibly or not, and can be curious about minute details of a character's life; that is part of Her philosophy.
However, this doesn't mean that Maylea is no longer an Elder Divine, with concerns that can be very different from mortals, and I think sometimes that is forgotten due to Maylea's relative approachability.
I think one point of what I've found odd at times about mortal interactions is when characters call Maylea just by the bare name 'Maylea', to Her face. While this can be a deliberate RP choice for certain characters who may have a specific reason to do so, sometimes it can seem like it comes out merely as an expression of the character (or player's) lack of internalization that Maylea is actually a real Divine with powers that could unmake people. That Maylea usually chooses not to do so when people address Her that way doesn't take away from Her ability to do so.
Likewise, while Maylea and other Divine may have certain opinions regarding different organizations and their politics, it is somewhat disconcerting when mortals approach Her to talk politics when there are political disagreements, especially as a way to determine whether or not a certain political decision or orientation should be made (and potentially use Maylea's words for support). Maylea is one Goddess with specific opinions that may be very different from that of other Divine (including Serenwilde Divine), and Her thoughts may change, just as any other character's may change, over time. It can become especially awkward when there then also comes the expectation that Maylea (or any other Divine) -must- think a certain way because They are associated with a certain org, or resentment against the Divine when They don't agree with a philosophy, or even sometimes carrying over the resentment for the admin (who are separate from Divine roles).
I guess the point that I want to make is that the Divine are Divine, and that They are also characters, and not synonymous with the admin behind the roles. Keep this in mind as you approach Divine, and you might find it a lot more enjoyable!
Maylea
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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA
I think part of my answer is alluded to in the question! I am ambivalent to visibility. @Eritheyl mentioned in the other thread about imagining the onslaught of player interest and excitement when you go visible, and from my experience, that isn't really the case. At most I get a couple "Hail Lady" on CT or on OT, but that's about it. I've never really been a fan of the kind of god-player RP where I suddenly appear or interact with them; I feel like I need a reason to do that, and honestly, I have very few reasons.
And I think part of that is because there isn't a lot of initiative (on my end and player ends) for RP. I have been noticing that a lot of engagement with Terentia is "service," which is to say, people "want to serve" Terentia, but never give any indication on what exactly that service looks like. It isn't clear what they want to do, so I am not sure what I want to do. Something that I think is slowly being named, at least amongst Terentia's followers, is that Terentia favors boldness. I take that to mean that I don't want players or followers to wait for Terentia to give them a task, I want them to start thinking: oh, what can I do? What am I good at and can provide? I want players to feel like they can just do whatever they want (of course, within the sort of boundaries of Terentia's ethos), and that I can try to do my best to help with that.
In which case, does it bother me when mortals show up to ask inane questions? Not really. I don't entirely know how useful it is for either of us to entertain them; does learning whether or not Terentia likes fishing really help you know anything more about Terentia? I don't think so. But I do think it opens up the possibility of the kind of stop-in-your-tracks questioning like @Aonia mentioned above: someone might ask a question that is very core to the character. I will say, I think of Terentia as a TTRPG GM might. I have scattered notes and general ideas about things, but I don't really have 100% solid stories or answers. So you could ask Terentia about Her relationship to Meridian, for example, and I can sort of talk around it, but I may not have yet fully written out stories between her and him (and this is more just my slowness in doing that kind of work--some of my colleagues in the Havens can easily draw out complex stories or scenes with gods and histories very fast!).
This might have been a long-winded answer, but I hope it helps. @Lantra and I joke that Celest admin become, much to our chagrin, verbose writers. We blame Eventru.
And I think part of that is because there isn't a lot of initiative (on my end and player ends) for RP. I have been noticing that a lot of engagement with Terentia is "service," which is to say, people "want to serve" Terentia, but never give any indication on what exactly that service looks like. It isn't clear what they want to do, so I am not sure what I want to do. Something that I think is slowly being named, at least amongst Terentia's followers, is that Terentia favors boldness. I take that to mean that I don't want players or followers to wait for Terentia to give them a task, I want them to start thinking: oh, what can I do? What am I good at and can provide? I want players to feel like they can just do whatever they want (of course, within the sort of boundaries of Terentia's ethos), and that I can try to do my best to help with that.
In which case, does it bother me when mortals show up to ask inane questions? Not really. I don't entirely know how useful it is for either of us to entertain them; does learning whether or not Terentia likes fishing really help you know anything more about Terentia? I don't think so. But I do think it opens up the possibility of the kind of stop-in-your-tracks questioning like @Aonia mentioned above: someone might ask a question that is very core to the character. I will say, I think of Terentia as a TTRPG GM might. I have scattered notes and general ideas about things, but I don't really have 100% solid stories or answers. So you could ask Terentia about Her relationship to Meridian, for example, and I can sort of talk around it, but I may not have yet fully written out stories between her and him (and this is more just my slowness in doing that kind of work--some of my colleagues in the Havens can easily draw out complex stories or scenes with gods and histories very fast!).
This might have been a long-winded answer, but I hope it helps. @Lantra and I joke that Celest admin become, much to our chagrin, verbose writers. We blame Eventru.
Terentia
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Re: General Dissatisfaction
You remember me mentioning vacation? Well it was more of a "vacation" so to speak. First day in, arrive, appartment is nothing like on the pictures, definitely not worth the money. About a few hours in, my unsettled stomach I arrived with turned into a full blown stomach bug with everything it carries along. Thankfully got the hint and cancelled on the spot and drove back home. Spent the next few days crashing at my parents couch because I was not really doing well. Was tested for COVID too, because I had a fever (thankfully was negative, that's at least good), still... so much for vacation. Got a week left, am going to make short term trips out of it next week, depending on how my stomach feels... we'll see.
Aeldra
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Re: Lusternian AMA
I think there's a little of this everywhere, but it felt truer still in Gaudiguch. Serenwilde's Listeners/Sowers feel like they have more rooting lore and relative RP purpose, and I've been tempted to pick between the two on occasion.Eritheyl said:2. Everything. As much as I love the idea of the freedoms that we get with the new guild setup, the "guild" identity has largely been lost to me. Maybe it's a grass-is-always-greener type situation, or maybe I'm just jaded after having been through the ringer with guild leadership time and time and time again, but the current incarnation is rather just social clubs that have no substance in my opinion. Could also be a Gaudi-exclusive thing!
Jolanthe
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