Cold Space- Discussion Thread

[Charlie Sharper]

agreed on both counts mooney!

[Moonfire]

Also, this could be an interesting opportunity for Moonfire (my Padawan character, not myself >_>) and Kalan to go through one of their trials. Perhaps of the Flesh or Courage?

I'd actually -love- if Mooney could get injured somehow. I do so love having my characters get maimed XD

[Charlie Sharper]

I was about to suggest that we have the gang split up (or GET split up) and the Paddys would be together.. Thoughts?

[Juzt]

Sure. Though Kalan is the scardiest scardy cat.

[Thaddeus]

I am sure having a blastdoor close unexpectedly is not out of the realms of reason, and that could split our gang up with the two padawans alone together.

[Moonfire]

Oh man, Moonfire and Kalan. The most incompetent of Padawans.

Moonfire will have an anxiety attack and that will be wonderful.

I'm so excited.

Okay, so my main question is who do we intend to lead the story? Not so much the actual leader of the group in character, but the person who will introduce each new wrinkle of plot to the thread, introduce conflicts and give responses to our attempts to solve them, etc etc?

[Thaddeus]

I vote Moonfire

Thad

[Charlie Sharper]

I would be open to being the one, but would rather someone else take it on.

[Moonfire]

Actually, Thad, given your personal initiative and writing quality I think you'd be rather suited to it X3

Plus I'm lazy and have trouble with pacing!

And Charlie if you'd like it, I'd be happy to follow your lead as well :3

[Thaddeus]

Detente...

Seriously though If Charlie wants it I am cool with that, if peeps are happy with me then I will gladly take it on.

[Charlie Sharper]

Thadd, Thadd, Thadd!

[Thaddeus]

Haha! XD Alrighty then I am happy to

EDIT: My opinion on the Tem+padawan's location when the rest of the gang arrives is that we actually go for the dull option: they are waiting at the bay to meet them. Yeah it is not the most dramatic but we will have plenty of horror, drama, and terror in this thread so I think having them there waiting is perfectly acceptable. They can report on the fact no life has been found, the station is in bad shape, and the specimens are missing, etc. and are also responsible for the securing of the docking bay.

Not super exciting I know but like I said I think we will have plenty of that without needing to artificially notch it up at the beginning.

Just my two cents

[Mara]

I'm okay with just about anything, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Ziggy's option 2. Where Tem and Kalan are sent to investigate on their own... and either because of communication breakdown or because they request it after seeing what they're dealing with, ask for more Jedi (Xierra, Balkk, Moonfire) to come.
And whether they're waiting on the doorstep for their arrival, or the new arrivals just enter to look for them... I'm fine with either.


As for the 2-day rule... I'd like to say that I'm all for moving threads forward, and I'm probably one of the biggest haters of incomplete threads. However, I think 2 days is just a bit restrictive. We all have other things to do, other threads to reply to and stuff like that. So I'd suggest bumping it to at least 4 days and then a turn is skipped. Otherwise I think the thread might stall just because everyone is running out of their 2 days to post.


Ahh yes, the idea of someone 'leading' the thread and introducing new elements and whatnot.... How about everyone gets a turn? That way it's a bit more collaborative (and fair). I do realize that most of the time there is someone who kind of directs the plot in missions like this, but in this particular case, I think it would be a lot more interesting if everyone introduced something,  maybe after every 2-3 posting cycles. Especially if we all get split up after a while.



Think I got everything there, haha.

[Mara]

Double post --

Thad, since Balkk and Xierra are doing that mission on Tatooine already, was wondering if you wanted to have the call for Taris assistance come in while they're on their way back after completing that one? Like right after they drop Artaga back home or whatever, they leave right away for Taris. (Or even have Kaelan's Jedi continue on, if the message to go to Taris was urgent). Something like that.

If you want to go that route.

[Thaddeus]

Nov 11, 2014 11:57:11 GMT -5 Mara said:

I'm okay with just about anything, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Ziggy's option 2. Where Tem and Kalan are sent to investigate on their own... and either because of communication breakdown or because they request it after seeing what they're dealing with, ask for more Jedi (Xierra, Balkk, Moonfire) to come.
And whether they're waiting on the doorstep for their arrival, or the new arrivals just enter to look for them... I'm fine with either.

I really do feel like the most dull option of them merely arriving first, securing the landing, and then meeting the rest of the gang is the best option. Firstly it is the simplest, and secondly it doesn't feel like its trying to make things more scary or action-packed (this thread will have plenty of both without it). But would love to hear your thoughts Moonfire & Charlie Sharper ?

Nov 11, 2014 11:57:11 GMT -5 Mara said:

As for the 2-day rule... I'd like to say that I'm all for moving threads forward, and I'm probably one of the biggest haters of incomplete threads. However, I think 2 days is just a bit restrictive. We all have other things to do, other threads to reply to and stuff like that. So I'd suggest bumping it to at least 4 days and then a turn is skipped. Otherwise I think the thread might stall just because everyone is running out of their 2 days to post.

I don't think two days is unreasonable, but again what are the other's thoughts?

Nov 11, 2014 11:57:11 GMT -5 Mara said:

Ahh yes, the idea of someone 'leading' the thread and introducing new elements and whatnot.... How about everyone gets a turn? That way it's a bit more collaborative (and fair). I do realize that most of the time there is someone who kind of directs the plot in missions like this, but in this particular case, I think it would be a lot more interesting if everyone introduced something,  maybe after every 2-3 posting cycles. Especially if we all get split up after a while.

Hmmm... I must say I am never a big fan of alternating who is writing as the 'scene director' or 'storyteller' as it leads to an inconsistent feel to the thread (with people accentuating different things, and also without a single mind at the helm we run the risk of being lost amid many different competing visions for the thread) through no fault of the many people taking on the role; just a case of too many cooks spoil the broth.

Of course I don't think having one person taking the role on means that the rest of us are without say in how the rest of the plot unfolds, we all have access to this thread to come and post ideas to.

Nov 11, 2014 11:57:11 GMT -5 Mara said:

Think I got everything there, haha.

Nope Hehehe.

Nov 11, 2014 16:22:18 GMT -5 Mara said:

Thad, since Balkk and Xierra are doing that mission on Tatooine already, was wondering if you wanted to have the call for Taris assistance come in while they're on their way back after completing that one? Like right after they drop Artaga back home or whatever, they leave right away for Taris. (Or even have Kaelan's Jedi continue on, if the message to go to Taris was urgent). Something like that.

If you want to go that route.

Hmm... well he doesn't have Moonfire with him on Tatooine, but I definitely agree this mission should be after our thread on Tatooine. So yeah as long as we have had them return to Coruscant so Balkk can grab his padawan we are all good timeframe wise on my end.

Thadd

[Charlie Sharper]

Well, on the topic of Tem and Kalan arriving early, if we aren't going to have them learning anything or doing anything in particular, then why have them arrive early? I mean, why would they arrive in two separate waves unless something changes between Tem and Kalan's arrival and the rest of them arriving? not that I'm against the idea, just saying, if we aren't having anything happen to Tem and his Padawan, then they should all just arrive together.

[Thaddeus]

In my head all that they got from the Republic before leaving was that the station sent out a distress call, so I figured with Tem+Kalan arriving early they could as I said find out that the station is falling apart, everyone is dead, and the specimens are nowhere to be seen.

[Juzt]

I think it is best personally. If Kalan and Tem turn up, and then the Jedi loose communications with them. I think it would add tension, and speculation. As the jedi sent to help them would have no idea what happened to them either, and when they arrived and saw the devestation. They may well wonder "Are they dead to?" Until obviiously they meet up.

[Mara]

I don't think having Tem and Kalan being there first, and already starting to investigate will add any more action. Especially if we start the thread in medias res... like after they have been there for a while. And with the other Jedi just arriving, either to meet Tem and Kalan at the door, or to discover that they must both find them and help them with whatever is going on at the station.

To me, it makes the most sense for the second group of Jedi to arrive because of a distress signal or a breakdown of communication from the original Jedi duo back to the Temple, or what have you. Otherwise, I see no reason for the others to be there.

Because like Ziggy said, why would Xierra/Balkk/Moonfire even be there later, if all Tem and Kalan did was get there and secure the landing? And they have no idea what's going on inside the station except what they were originally told by the Republic.

So I think they need to have done something at the station, even if it has just been to go inside and find bodies or carnage or whatever... and maybe sensing there is more trouble than first thought, ask for Jedi assistance.

Nov 11, 2014 19:02:21 GMT -5 Thaddeus said:

Nov 11, 2014 11:57:11 GMT -5 Mara said:

As for the 2-day rule... I'd like to say that I'm all for moving threads forward, and I'm probably one of the biggest haters of incomplete threads. However, I think 2 days is just a bit restrictive. We all have other things to do, other threads to reply to and stuff like that. So I'd suggest bumping it to at least 4 days and then a turn is skipped. Otherwise I think the thread might stall just because everyone is running out of their 2 days to post.

I don't think two days is unreasonable, but again what are the other's thoughts?

I just think two days is a pretty short amount of time, especially with the holidays and such coming up. It might not be a problem at the beginning, with everyone so eager to post in a new thread and all, but after a while, the 'new car smell' will be gone. And then I think the two-day limit might become a problem.  We all have other obligations. Real life stuff, other online stuff, whatever. And everyone will end up being skipped, for one reason or another.  Because maybe writer A has something come up that makes them busy... and so they are skipped over... and then it goes to writer B... writer C... etc. Until it comes back around again, and no posts have been made.

I mean, I'm generally around just about every day (at least in the mornings/afternoons; in the evenings I'm away, being sociable with my family; and Sundays I'm rarely on at all), but I don't always have the time or energy or inspiration to post. And I'd have to have to force myself to churn out a sub-par post just because my two days is almost up and I don't want to be skipped over.
I also don't want to have to set my other threads on the back-burner just to keep this mission going. It's not fair to my other RP partners.


I really think we need to extend the time we wait before skipping over someone.
But if it's what everyone wants, I guess I'll have to try to deal with it.

Nov 11, 2014 19:02:21 GMT -5 Thaddeus said:

Nov 11, 2014 16:22:18 GMT -5 Mara said:

Thad, since Balkk and Xierra are doing that mission on Tatooine already, was wondering if you wanted to have the call for Taris assistance come in while they're on their way back after completing that one? Like right after they drop Artaga back home or whatever, they leave right away for Taris. (Or even have Kaelan's Jedi continue on, if the message to go to Taris was urgent). Something like that.

If you want to go that route.

Hmm... well he doesn't have Moonfire with him on Tatooine, but I definitely agree this mission should be after our thread on Tatooine. So yeah as long as we have had them return to Coruscant so Balkk can grab his padawan we are all good timeframe wise on my end.

Thadd

Yup, I assume that the BlasTech kid would be returned to Coruscant. So no worries.

And then the three of them could travel on to Taris.

[Juzt]

That is what I was saying. I think that the second group of Jedi should respond ot a loss of communication with Tem/Kalan or with a distress signal from themm. When the seccond group arrive I am imagining a Peragus looking situation like from KOTOR II if you ever played it.