Island Idle Chatter

Before I forget...

I will be traveling for business from March 3, 2008 through March 8, 2008. I may be able to post at night from the hotel, I may not. Consider me AFK.

I'm venturing out into the real world for most of today. If I'm not back to answer tags tonight, tomorrow definitely. Later!

I figure I could leave a few OOC notes all over the place or I could just post here:

Work slammed me. Hard. I think I might owe a couple of replies (not sure actually), but if it's anything that can be done without my input, please don't wait on me! Hopefully tonight when I get home will be calm, but no promises on that.

Later!

Um, feel free to start your intermittent month-before-rescue posts. I'm going to be wrapped up in moving my website and stuff, so it might be a while before I take the lead on any of this stuff.

What do you want to accomplish for your PCs?

Post your hopes, dreams and goals. Let's kick this up a notch. ("BAM!")

Though it was close, after some time and consideration, I have decided to go with one month for the rescue. This gives people plenty of time to wrap up things, maybe do a few fun posts. Again, remember, you are not obligated to and don't have to RP anything in the month leading up to the rescue.

Alternately, you may post a statement like, "My PC builds a raft and sails around the island" or "Player X and I have decided that our PCs get it on like bunnies" or anything to that effect. If you want to RP it, feel free, if not, then don't.

Questions?

. . .Oh, and watch this space for news and announcements about the Next Big RPG (NBRPG); you folks will get first opportunities for joining up and picking characters, for all who are interested . . .

First, a poll question:

Poll #1120528 When should the rescue take place?
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: All

It's Day 39, when should the rescue take place?

Now, intermittent plans, things you want to see happen/role-play before the rescue? Suggestions, discussion, etc. (Also feel free to email and plot amongst yourselves.)

ETA: By the way, just because the rescue is slated for one or two weeks or even three months, doesn't mean we have to RP the whole time. A few mentions of pivotal events would be just as good.

As discussed last year, it's come down to that time. It's time to end fandom_isle. It's been great, it's been fun, but I think we can all agree (or mostly all agree) that it's all been done. For those of you who've held on since the beginning, kick starting life into the game with fits and spurts for two years (!!!), it's been great and fun and really appreciated. For those of you who are new, I'm sorry that the game will be fading, and I hope that you've had fun and will play with (those of ) us (who chose to play in another RP) again. This is a wonderfully creative bunch of writers and I'm so glad that I met all of you; I look forward to having the opportunity to do something like this in the future.

Now, instead of just allowing the game to languish, I thought we could play out the rescue and maybe touch a bit on what comes afterward. This means

• wrapping up the luau (and possibly the day after),
• deciding where your characters are and what they would have accomplished between the luau and the rescue,
• deciding when the rescue will take place, and
• gearing up for the rescue itself.

This means that the game is going to go into a little bit of a state of flux until the point of the rescue. No hard and fast rules as to what days we're on, so if you have something you want to post that can't happen for a week (in game time) you can start that thread. If you want to stick to the luau, you can do that. If you and another player have something worked out that you want to play through, you can do that as well.

The floor is open to comments, suggestions and discussion. Questions welcome as well.

What's up with LJ?
Every journal entry has an adult content disclaimer on it?
Did I miss something?

I figure with the holidays lurking just around the bend, and the silence that has descended on the comm, perhaps it is time to call a holiday hiatus? We can meet back here on January 2, 2008, ready to post and go? (That's not to say that anyone inspired can't post in the meantime, but no pressure).

Thoughts?

Will get my posts up later this evening.. and get a list collated of
still open threads posted. :)

I'm opening the floor to advance to Day 39, Morning.

As with all advances forward in time, you don't have to do it. Everyone may feel welcome to finish their Day 38 Luau (or not luau) posts at their leisure.

Not.

Anyway, I have a cold and it's not fun. My creativity is with me, my productivity not so much. I'm here but responses might be a bit delayed (unless I'm on really good drugs)

...but the mother in law is here until tomorrow, so I can't do anything. Much to their chagrin.
On the agenda:
1. breakout post for Rodney... (Hermit crabs!!)

To Those waiting on me, I know I owe (~counts~) three posts?

More, probably, if I can find my Aeryn or Radek muse....

But for now Marcus and Miho... yep, I remembered that much... but will try and post this evening my time.

I'll be at my parent's this weekend, so I will be sporadically AFK (more than my usual)

Just an FYI.

I think that it's been pretty much decided by the majority that the game is fast losing steam. I know this isn't true for everyone, but it is for the majority.

I am thinking that after the luau, there will be a game event to launch/lead the way to the peeps getting rescued. Then, if anyone is interested, we can do some "post rescue" playing, but we'll play that by ear. This doesn't mean that there is any rush with the luau, we can let that one play itself out (and feel free to start posting new luau threads as the current one is nearly 100 posts long)

I'm going to start working the kinks out of a new game, but that might be a while, so in the interim, play away!

(As always, the floor is open to questions, comments and discussion)

Seeing how folks would be interested in another game, I'd like a general idea of what sort of game you'd be interested in: science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, or what.

I'll be frank and upfront: First, if I run another game (and I probably will, but don't worry, we'll finish up FI first), it will be panfandom and (for this crowd at least) original characters will be allowed.

( Here's where my thoughts are going )

Chat away.

If you haven't voted in The other poll, please do so.

Now, this poll is to gauge interest in another RP with this group of players. Why? Because if I'm going to start up another one, I want to know how many people are in my corner and what the starting base of players will be in order to decide if it will be worth doing.

That said, here's the poll:
Poll #1084430 Where Do We Go From Here
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: All

1. If/When we wrap up Fandom Isle, are you interested in another RP?

2. If you answered "yes" or "maybe" above, would you be interested in a panfandom game or an original game?

3. For a panfandom game, would you:

Poll #1084431 Help Me?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

4. Lastly, would anyone be willing to help me mod/GM a future game?

(Sorry that there's two polls, but LJ went stoopid on me when I was setting up the poll, so the last question had to be a poll all its own)