Yeah, I tried Sam briefly in Sabra and it didn't work! But Aather is also a very different feel, so it might work differently here?
Head, Kamui, Max, Connor, Vincent, Oz (strangely, I don't know if I could pull him off, but he would be a fascinating contrast), Bunshichi. Mostly I want someone who would contrast well with my two.
They all have their problems. Kait's super abrasive!1 Sirkka... idk if I could play but I would want to. lolololheadlololol. Cissnei I STILL NEED THE LAST BITS OF BC TRANSLATED FANDOM I HATE YOU. And Dietrich I could do as a knight because I could let his first skill be "following orders/obedience" HA. orz. But idk I am super content with my two at the moment.
I am actually happy with all the non-trauma games we've had. I'd like there to be spaced out trauma so people could recover, since I really, really love the feel of Aather and how people's dynamics really influence how the game goes rather than the NPCs making it bad. But if the NPCs fuck with them, they'll know it's the NPCs and it won't break bonds. I hope there's a kissing one I can play in.
Which is bizarre for me, I realize, but my tastes as a role-player have changed.
Is it intentional that what the personae want from the knights isn't entirely set in stone, thus lending them independence? I'm really fascinated by your world building.
Yup! I enjoy the different demands that we can place on the knights -- and the amount of "choice" that is given is really important to me! So you can be Sei-chan and not give food, or you can be Suzaku and BE JUSTICE or you can be Mithos and be ALL THE HEALING, etc.
Eventually I hope to be able to do something with this and knights and Choice that the players will enjoy :3c but yesss. The system is made to be that way for a reason.
What area/addition to the world map would you like to see most?
I AM REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE BLACK STONES AREA and I have a feeling that's going to mean SERIOUS SHIT when it's unlocked.
Are you worried about running out of things to be unlocked? Or is that eventually meant to happen? OR AM I ASKING A QUESTION I CAN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
Unlocks are actually super easy. THERE ARE SOME THINGS PLANNED for larger unlocks and uhh I don't want to say 'final unlocks' but I mean in terms of 'wow this forest is now really crowded' unlocks! But they are mostly meant to give people more things to play with, atm |D
So, a herd of rampaging cannibal goats runs through Aather and mauls half the population. What do Riku and Suzaku do?
Riku and Suzaku's actions would be similar! They would be going around helping everyone except "everyone" for Riku means "the people he gives a crap about, and if he can, the people THEY care about, since they asked," while Suzaku literally would be trying to help everyone and would probably go after the goats themselves. Riku would take a surprisingly passive role in trying to defend his friends specifically and ensuring that they are seen to safety/not being broken.
Stupidly, Riku wishes for power! Not power that he would use to hurt his friends, but to protect them. He has a weapon, but he's still shoddy at using it, so he feels pretty helpless. It sucks because he started off all I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT IF I TRY and quickly realized that noooo, that isn't possible. Shit.
Suzaku wants the personae to stop bringing in people who aren't interested in saving the world!
I tend to either be a KYA INTERACTION KYA SHIPPER or a not . . . shipper in general. So the answer is both YESSS and noooooooooo.
Like, I ship Sugata and Souya but not in a sexytiems way. I just enjoy it when Souya feels topped and tsundere.
On the same token I love Suzaku and Sei-chan's interactions and I guess it's more traditional ship in that sense but it isn't like I am sitting here rooting for sex either...
It is a very negative relationship. Suzaku believes he can possibly control and keep Seishirou in line by holding his attention, and (as far as I know), Seishirou is willing to "humor" him—by which I mean he's willing to talk to Suzaku. Most of it is that Suzaku really doesn't trust Seishirou's intentions. It's obvious that what he finds interesting or fascinating can prove incredibly detrimental. He doesn't understand how anyone can think that way.
Which is where the other part comes in. Or one of the other parts. Mostly, Suzaku and Seishirou work so differently. Suzaku is self-righteous and dickish but inherently good. Seishirou is a giant bag of dicks, but he's ... not. They both have incredibly domineering personalities. As a result, Seishirou ends up putting Suzaku in his place, but it doesn't mean a whole lot. Suzaku is like the great wall of China when it comes to his stubbornness.
That said: He thinks it might be useful to try and track a pattern to Seishirou's thinking! (Hint: He'll never be able to.) And some part of him is so flustered and confused by Seishirou that he doesn't altogether get it. He wants to be right, but it's impossible to be right with someone who doesn't seem to care; that someone seems to like to let Suzaku think he's right, no matter what. It's frustrating! Because he wants to show he's actually right! Which is where an interesting balance of maturity comes into the mix.
But most of all, he just doesn't like him, but he finds him interesting—which is incredibly hypocritical and boy is he aware of it—because he thinks differently. But also, he is physically attracted to him! In a weird ... competitive way, where he doesn't like ending up on the receiving end of things. Some part of him enjoys the challenge and the minor slipping into flirting, because it's something where he thinks he can get an edge. (Hint: He never does.) It's just also ... incredibly unhealthy, because as much as he finds him fascinating, he also wants to hurt him. He's able to guess a portion of how dangerous Seishirou can be. He doesn't know entirely, though.
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Date: 2011-02-22 04:53 pm (UTC)Head, Kamui, Max, Connor, Vincent, Oz (strangely, I don't know if I could pull him off, but he would be a fascinating contrast), Bunshichi. Mostly I want someone who would contrast well with my two.
What about you?
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:02 pm (UTC)They all have their problems. Kait's super abrasive!1 Sirkka... idk if I could play but I would want to. lolololheadlololol. Cissnei I STILL NEED THE LAST BITS OF BC TRANSLATED FANDOM I HATE YOU. And Dietrich I could do as a knight because I could let his first skill be "following orders/obedience" HA. orz. But idk I am super content with my two at the moment.
What kind of game do you look forward to?
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:08 pm (UTC)Which is bizarre for me, I realize, but my tastes as a role-player have changed.
Is it intentional that what the personae want from the knights isn't entirely set in stone, thus lending them independence? I'm really fascinated by your world building.
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:13 pm (UTC)Eventually I hope to be able to do something with this and knights and Choice that the players will enjoy :3c but yesss. The system is made to be that way for a reason.
What area/addition to the world map would you like to see most?
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:18 pm (UTC)Are you worried about running out of things to be unlocked? Or is that eventually meant to happen? OR AM I ASKING A QUESTION I CAN'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:22 pm (UTC)So, a herd of rampaging cannibal goats runs through Aather and mauls half the population. What do Riku and Suzaku do?
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:43 pm (UTC)Five things you want to do with Break?
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:47 pm (UTC)• top sugata moar
• secretly shank something for someone he cares about
• IDK EVERYTHING
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I am very WHEE WHATEVER with my characters right now.
Is there anything Riku or Suzaku wishes for right now?
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Date: 2011-02-22 06:31 pm (UTC)Suzaku wants the personae to stop bringing in people who aren't interested in saving the world!
Do you ship anything in Aather?
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Date: 2011-02-22 06:50 pm (UTC)Like, I ship Sugata and Souya but not in a sexytiems way. I just enjoy it when Souya feels topped and tsundere.
On the same token I love Suzaku and Sei-chan's interactions and I guess it's more traditional ship in that sense but it isn't like I am sitting here rooting for sex either...
SO TELL ME ABOUT SUZAKU AND SEI-CHAN 8D
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Date: 2011-02-23 07:44 am (UTC)Which is where the other part comes in. Or one of the other parts. Mostly, Suzaku and Seishirou work so differently. Suzaku is self-righteous and dickish but inherently good. Seishirou is a giant bag of dicks, but he's ... not. They both have incredibly domineering personalities. As a result, Seishirou ends up putting Suzaku in his place, but it doesn't mean a whole lot. Suzaku is like the great wall of China when it comes to his stubbornness.
That said: He thinks it might be useful to try and track a pattern to Seishirou's thinking! (Hint: He'll never be able to.) And some part of him is so flustered and confused by Seishirou that he doesn't altogether get it. He wants to be right, but it's impossible to be right with someone who doesn't seem to care; that someone seems to like to let Suzaku think he's right, no matter what. It's frustrating! Because he wants to show he's actually right! Which is where an interesting balance of maturity comes into the mix.
But most of all, he just doesn't like him, but he finds him interesting—which is incredibly hypocritical and boy is he aware of it—because he thinks differently. But also, he is physically attracted to him! In a weird ... competitive way, where he doesn't like ending up on the receiving end of things. Some part of him enjoys the challenge and the minor slipping into flirting, because it's something where he thinks he can get an edge. (Hint: He never does.) It's just also ... incredibly unhealthy, because as much as he finds him fascinating, he also wants to hurt him. He's able to guess a portion of how dangerous Seishirou can be. He doesn't know entirely, though.
... I suspect he will, eventually.