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Maugan Ra

Maugan Ra

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  • gman391
    As a random aside, was this new quest of yours why you never answered my PM?
    gman391
    gman391
    Um, sorry to be a nag, but still waiting on that feedback.
    gman391
    gman391
    Again I know I'm nagging and apologize for it, but even just saying when I can expect to hear from you again would be appreciated.
    Lisafication
    The debate currently going on in the thread is possibly the most invested I've been in a quest decision in...ever? So props to you on that front. I don't envy you having to read through it all later.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    I'm actually vaguely surprised at how it's going. After all, it basically just boils down to "Are you willing to kill a helpless prisoner for your own convenience". And apparently the answer here is 'yes'.
    Lisafication
    Lisafication
    I'd be less upset if the same people who want to kill Aoi didn't also want to recruit Rukia/Byakuya. That is *not* how character development and roleplaying works! I can excuse the lack of ethics on account of people being young.
    Lisafication
    Lisafication
    I don't normally ask for GM intervention, but is there any chance of you straightening out the people who are convincing themselves that the "Imprison" option is actually morally worse than the "Kill" option? People are convincing themselves into there only being one 'real' option, because both will have the same result.
    Kaizuki
    I'm going to note that granting Omakes xp is generally unhealthy for a perspective long-lived quest, simply because long-lived quests tend to be /popular/, and omake XP grants therefore tend to rapidly spiral out of control as more and more people post omakes in the name of boosting the quest that they like.
    Kaizuki
    Kaizuki
    If you intend to continue with We Stand in Awe for a while, you might consider doing away with the xp grants. It's seemed to me for a long while that the quest has been running counter to the statements made in the OP due to ridiculous progression from omakes. Have you actually looked at how much XP has been awarded for quest activities relative to omake? Because the ratio is, uh, /skewed/.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    I can certainly see why it could be a problem, and there *have* been more Omakes than I was expecting. Still, in this particular case I'm fine with it. Makoto's bizarre power growth has been factored into the plot and I have a ready-made explanation for how it is happening all worked out, which should lead to some pretty interesting character development a bit further down the line.
    The crazy demon
    Hello! I must say you are quite a good writer, been following you since Boundless Profits in SB. :D

    Would it be possible for you to say which are our subordinates about both of the options in the current vote in We Stand in Awe? The extra pov should be nice at least.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    What, like get Feng and Mirumoto to give you their opinions on the choice at hand? I'm... hmm, not really comfortable with that kind of meta commentary, especially when the vote is so close.
    The crazy demon
    The crazy demon
    Ah, i understand. Should have asked sooner.

    No matter then. If anything you should be proud, you did broke the 100 votes barrier on a quest :)
    Hykal94
    Congrats on the new job!

    Truly a job worthy for one with demonic ancestry.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    I will have you know that my ancestry is *devilish*. Demons are those ugly louts over there.
    Broken25
    So, how does it feel to join the oppresion squad?
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    It is everything I ever imagined it would be.

    ...also, it is incredibly tempting to abuse. Every time someone disagrees with me I find my gaze straying to that little 'infract' button next to their post...
    Estro
    Congrats man! You certainly deserve the job, if not the ... Effort that comes with it. Try not to burn out, Kay? :p
    The Laurent
    *waving arms frantically* The quality of The Lost Files is not representative of my usual/average quality! Nothing to see here.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    *blinks* OK?
    I mean I just took a quick look at the thread on my lunch break at work today, and I don't think I posted anything, so I'm both slightly weirded out and obscurely pleased you felt the need to say that...
    The Laurent
    The Laurent
    Sorry. It's just...I respect you as an author and all, and that Quest, while I like some of the writing, is a bit of a mess. The mechanics are a mess and hard for me to use/other times nebulous (which is one complaint I know you've had experience with) and the plotting/etc is a bit lackluster.

    ((Cont))
    The Laurent
    The Laurent
    It's more that of everything I'm writing, it's the thing I'm least confident in saying, "This is me, this is my authorship/skill at work." Sorta like that embarassing fanfiction some people wrote back when they were teens. Only...ongoing.

    Sorry for freaking out.

    (I happened to see you in the bottom when I was in the middle of something else stressful.)
    Night
    Is Empire of the Emerald Stars still being worked on in the background? Kinda hoping so but-oh hey, Exalted/40k thing. I could live with that instead.
    NewAgeOfPower
    With all due respect, we have over 150,000 crew under our command. Even if only 1/1000 were exceptional, and 1/10 of them very trustworthy, we should have at least 15 potential starship helmsmen.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    Right. And those guys tend to have a skill rating of 40, which is notably above human average and is represented by the Crew Rating.
    NewAgeOfPower
    NewAgeOfPower
    So we basically have to focus on upgrading our Crew Rating?
    NewAgeOfPower
    "While I cannot award this canon status due to the slightly OoC comedy elements, it amuses me enough to offer a reward. You get a proper threadmark, and Serafina gets to remove a number of insanity points. I'll work out how many in a bit. "

    If it's Isabelle, I can just delete her section.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    Nah, it's fine. Like I said, it amused me. Besides, the only thing that would really change is the label on the threadmark.
    horngeek
    That thing with your job not actually having any work for you is /still/ going on? Hope that resolves itself soon.
    A Nation's Virtue
    Sorry if I'm bugging you (I know you're probably taking care of other things), but is it alright if I ask when the next update of TC is going to be? My apologies if I'm being obnoxious.
    Maugan Ra
    Maugan Ra
    Huh, I *have* forgotten to update that one. My bad. I'll see about getting something done today.
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