A Land Far Away

Hi there folks,

have been looking around your place for a bit now and kind of like it too... sadly its more or less empty though. Im past the times where I log in to an empty server and sit around hoping for someone else to show up but if anyone is looking for company to participate in something apart from sitting around chattering with other folks I am more or less available. Im not the type to play miss goody-two-shoes but kind of adaptable otherwise. My time zone is european standard (UTC +1) and Im usually available roughly around late afternoon till midnight if not occupied otherwise. Saturdays are more flexible here, sundays mostly unavailable until later evenings.

I will keep checking on the forums and messages from time to time.

-K.

Welcome to ALFA!

Low level, non-goody-two-shoes types gathering on Moonshaes. Your play times sound fairly good. Drop a line if you want more info....or just log in

Welcome! I have seen your gameplay "elsewhere" and glad to have you join us. Please try the Moonsheas and/or TSM if you want Euro players. And IRC chat is a great way to say "HEY here I am, come play with me!" (plus there are always endearing people to chat with in IRC about D&D)

It might be hard to get used to the lack of fast XP and fast gear and fast progression but people here will respect canon and spend time developing your character with you as well as provide individual DM events frequently.

Also the Holidays is a lull time..sporadic moments of happy and then poof everyone is off to see the family.

There are a decent number of Euros about the place. causk43 and blindhamster are two that quickly come to mind, both play on TSM I think.

Swift wrote:There are a decent number of Euros about the place.

Lies and slander. I keep looking in my portemonnaie, but there's not even close to a "decent number" of € in there.

Hullo, by the way!

Yay! Welcome!

I saw you in game for a quick little stint the other day! Give it some more time to meet some others around and in your play times, and you won't be disappointed.

Tavern RP is big, but, that's only because it's really not realistic, fantasy world or not, to bounce into the woods every day, even for hardened warriors and wizards to risk your life against beasts and humanoids - adventurer or not... so, while everyone certainly agrees, the "hang out in tavenrs all day" and not go hunting just isn't as much fun... it's more realistic. But we do find ample reasons to hit the wilds, so get some in game relations going and it will pick up for sure!

Cheers, and hope to soo you in there!

~G

Okay folks,

first things first: Thanks for the welcome.

Have been slightly busy otherwise lately so I didnd really get to play much on ALFA. For what its worth, Im going to give it another try and see to get my feet onto more solid ground this time. I have somewhat of a bad habit to create characters with horribly anticlimatic personalities which not many players (and even less IC characters ) have been comfortable to play with in the past. Experience taught me some restraint in playing with new faces since I certainly dont want to spoil any of their fun and unless I know how far their acceptance lies towards certain aspects of my playstyle. Though admittedly this makes getting involved with other folks somewhat more difficult than it might be for an openhearted altruistic character... and basically thats why I am asking for interested folks of likewise minded players.

I dont consider "evil" as something you do. Its something you label things with if you think they are bad and you wouldnd do them yourself. Thus none of my characters acts intentionally "evil". However if you are willing to lure someone into a dark corner and introduce him to the recieving end of your blade and pay your gambling debts with his gold afterwards (very much necessary to avoid serious trouble for yourself but a kind of questionable choice in regards of how you obtain the money...) a lot of folks sure will percieve you as "evil". The sinister aspects of life are just as much part of roleplay to me (If I got abducted by some loviatarian cultists I can expect to have a few interesting scars to show off later should I survive to tell the tale...) as adventuring trips and tavern gossip. And after two decades of roleplaying I have yet to encounter an in game situation I was not comfortable to play out, including themes like devil-worshippers, drow, savage orcs, unfeeling necromancers and the depraved spawn of bored upper class "civilized" people. (Just name your favorite atrocities... torture, mutiliation, maiming, rape, scarring, slavery and slow ritual murder are only a small portion of countless possibilities here.)

I am equally fine with giving and recieving ends of such situations and should someone need a helping hand for their plot that requires a more or less ammoral but not irrational individual Id be happy to play the part. And I am well aware that beeing evil doesnt mean you cannot become a victim yourself as well. Dont play with the fire if you are afraid of burning your fingers... (And of course there is no tatooed "evil" inscription on my forehead either. Often enough folks mistook my characters for one of the "good girls" in the past. OOC I consider it somewhat impolite to impose the twisted persoalities and resulting in game consequences upon folks who dont enjoy playing that kind of thing though.)

That beeing said I consider such things as part of the overall roleplay experience. Just as fierce fights and sneaky burglary, ancient ruins exporation and bounty hunts for the next wanted criminal it adds to the game in itself. To me it just is a more realistic and heartfelt kind of roleplay fear if you are an apprentice wizard girl and out of spells facing a huge orc chieftain. After all he might very well do worse than just kill you...

On the other hand some characters of mine have done things in game you wouldnd even want your kids to know they *can* be done at all. (Mind you, given starting level and slow progression on ALFA not very likely to be happening anytime soon again... but still helps making a point here.) And in the end thats why I am posting this. Its only fun to play such things among other folks who enjoy them too. So if there are some players/DMs/whatever else one can encounter on ALFA interested in having me... please feel free to poke me.

And of course this doesnt mean I wouldnd want to participate in adventures that dont contain such elements at all either. Just mentioning I am up for it and open to almost anything that fits in character.

Anyway, hope to get to meet more of you in game soon.

-K.

You're most welcome!

I'm sure you'll find no problems RPing with ALFA people since everything you stated happens often enough between consenting players as far as I know.

Pleasure to see you in game, looking forward to seeing you more!

one more thing though...

Kirulianne wrote:... if you are willing to lure someone into a dark corner and introduce him to the recieving end of your blade and pay your gambling debts with his gold afterwards (very much necessary to avoid serious trouble for yourself but a kind of questionable choice in regards of how you obtain the money...) a lot of folks sure will percieve you as "evil"....

hmmm.... the example above... if your PC does that... ...he/she IS evil.

Perception of what he/she does making others "think" that your PC is evil, is exactly the point.

That is the kind of thing that evil PCs...........do.

Ya can't roll a Neutral or Good character, murder and rob others, and say you're not evil because being evil is only the label others give you because they wouldn't do it themselves. :0 lol


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welcome again!

~G

*nods* That be evil per D&D

Evil characters and creatures debase or destroy innocent life, whether for fun or profit.

“Evil” implies hurting, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and kill without qualms if doing so is convenient. Others actively pursue evil, killing for sport or out of duty to some evil deity or master.

Now as for radiating an aura of evil, well..........that needs another layer of EVIL atop it.

Welcome!

Of course it is evil from a objective point of view.

But in all honesty, very few (usually mentally instable) individuals would do something like murder or robbery in order to be to be "evil". They usually dont see themselfes as "evil", even if they in fact are the most depraved monsters wearing human guise you ever met. Most villains have good reasons (at least they see it that way themselfes) for what they are doing. Did Dshinghis Khan see his wars and countless murders as evil? I honestly doubt it. Would a christian Inquisitor have thought himself to be evil for torturing and murdering "witches"? Would a typical member of a sizilian "family" have considered their choice of methods to keep their brother out of jail by silencing all witnesses as evil? ...my point was an evil character, as twisted and inhuman they might be, rarely percieves herself as evil. Its an IC thing as of course in fact they *are* evil from players perspective. But then again... a paladin might already label you as evil if you beat the considerably weaker wannabe robbers senseless with your bare fists. A by no means evil and straightforward follower of Tempus might already consider this an act of mercy instead. OOC there are rules regarding good and evil (and my exemplary character most certainly was evil of course) but in character good and evil are much more stretchable terms. People have different ideas of what crosses the line after all.

Actually I tend to make quite an effort to keep the evil stuff hidden beneath one or two layers of less disturbing characteristics. Even notoriously evil villains dont work 24/7 after all.

*plots to do ebil deeds anyway* ...in any case, I just wanted to throw a few words in advance so I wont run into unnecessary unpleasantries with folks who dont agree to my approach here. I can understand there are things you wouldnd want to have in a game you play in your spare time and consider a fair OOC warning to be the easiest way to avoid trouble. Its meant to be fun after all.


-K.

Yes, evil is an objective and absolute game term concept, but not usually or necessarily a character's subjective concept. This is DnD .

Evil PCs are usually fine as long as there is an effort to be conducive to the general campaign, and the fun of others - evil to prove how much "cooler" or "smarter" one is usually is fairly disadvantageous to one's prolonged fun in this community.

Cheers,

Since I also are the new kid around the block, and comes from Europe, I wouldnt mind to met your characters around for some RP, even it its distrubed onces. RP are just RP. =)

Send me a PM or message here and we will start something out. Im seattled in Moonshae =)

Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.

Europeans - Come drop by my session sunday 6pm gmt Moonshaes - Skaug I will show you what nwn2 can really do!

Welcome, Kirulianne. It's good to have you with us.