Pantheon: The Third Age - Rules and Comments Thread
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Both of Aarklar's game posts would've been in the turn submissions if they hadn't been posted. As it is, I should be able to get by with about a page.
“Borders are scratched across the hearts of men
by strangers with a calm, judicial pen,
and when the borders bleed we watch with dread
the lines of ink along the map turn red.”
by strangers with a calm, judicial pen,
and when the borders bleed we watch with dread
the lines of ink along the map turn red.”
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I would take the occasion to remind you all that turns should be sent at the pantheon.allfather e-mail address; for those of you who do not have it yet, or who have lost it, I have posted it at the beginning of the rules, the first post of this thread.
Please send turns only there - it makes things much easier if I don't have to sift through three e-mail addresses and the PM box in order to recover all turn orders
Please send turns only there - it makes things much easier if I don't have to sift through three e-mail addresses and the PM box in order to recover all turn orders
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I usually write enough so that my intention with the order is clear (occasionally extending it to specifically rule out any possible twists I can think of that Xar might throw at me ), and give it only the barest dressing of story. When I can think of a way to do it better, I do, but most of my orders don't need it/I can't think of anything intersting for.
Quite interesting entries so far, I think,
I am managing to find a bit of spare time to do a contest entry. I am roughly a third done (at least a spare 20 mins last night enabled me to be).
I just wanted to add a forewarning, assuming I am able to finish the entry in time. I am not going to spoiler tag the entry, as I don't think it's that strong but - the entry does have infanticide as a central event. If anyone has a problem with that (and the problem over-rules any context), then I would suggest skipping it.
I am managing to find a bit of spare time to do a contest entry. I am roughly a third done (at least a spare 20 mins last night enabled me to be).
I just wanted to add a forewarning, assuming I am able to finish the entry in time. I am not going to spoiler tag the entry, as I don't think it's that strong but - the entry does have infanticide as a central event. If anyone has a problem with that (and the problem over-rules any context), then I would suggest skipping it.
"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
infanticide might be a concern ... was is the past in an entry that Nor Yekith did. Certainly is in character with the type of deity you are playing. perhaps a spoiler tag is you don't think it destroys the mood of the piece would allow those those who are sensitive to such elements to enjoy the bulk of your writing without getting distressed over this part.Montresor wrote:Quite interesting entries so far, I think,
I am managing to find a bit of spare time to do a contest entry. I am roughly a third done (at least a spare 20 mins last night enabled me to be).
I just wanted to add a forewarning, assuming I am able to finish the entry in time. I am not going to spoiler tag the entry, as I don't think it's that strong but - the entry does have infanticide as a central event. If anyone has a problem with that (and the problem over-rules any context), then I would suggest skipping it.
thanks for mentioning this ... shows sensitivity to your fellow players. *bows*
You're not giving the Propaganda Ministry much to work with. They'll have to invent some juicier details about your followers!Montresor wrote: I am not going to spoiler tag the entry, as I don't think it's that strong but - the entry does have infanticide as a central event.
Seriously though, it's good to give a warning.
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I'm with Murrin. When it comes to the turns, I tend to write it more like a strategy submission than a story, unless there is specific back story that needs explaining.Murrin wrote:I usually write enough so that my intention with the order is clear (occasionally extending it to specifically rule out any possible twists I can think of that Xar might throw at me ), and give it only the barest dressing of story. When I can think of a way to do it better, I do, but most of my orders don't need it/I can't think of anything intersting for.
All my prose goes to the game thread.
From a single Acorn, a mighty Oak
Haha. Don't worry. They'll have plenty of juicy details soon enough.Unzen wrote: You're not giving the Propaganda Ministry much to work with. They'll have to invent some juicier details about your followers!
More or less the same. I use the orders as the only time I will ever do a first person perspective write-up of Eztlicoatl. It's in the style of his plans, but I keep it as brief as it needs to be - which is why the length of mine surprised me.Tawhiri-matea wrote: I'm with Murrin. When it comes to the turns, I tend to write it more like a strategy submission than a story, unless there is specific back story that needs explaining.
"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.