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I'm so glad I could inspire you, @Squeakums!

I've been super busy lately, so I have not been lurking on the forums enough. However, I did throw together this fullbody picture of Cen!

I am so excited! Just finished readying the changes to the front page of the website to switch from a coming soon to a "we're here!" thang. 

Shiki said:

If anyone walked into a room with that happening to someone, I'd hope they wouldn't just ignore it and walk away. Would you do that IRL? *boggle*

I don't touch anyone's mudsex. If I walked in and I was concerned for a particular player I might send them a tell, but I'm not roleplaying that out. Nope.

I've been drumming up support for this, my dynasty, on Discord and in passing mentions a lot, so I figured with launch imminent I should probably put it all out there for people to see/express interest.
However, as I want to try to encourage the use of in-game comms to make the game feel like a thriving org to put a little less meta in, I don't intend to make any private Discord for its sole use or anything!

My character is intended to be a human chauvinist - as in, they are interested in the partisan advancement of their species. Gathering the like-minded, and those aliens willing to throw in their lot with humanity (such as how the Jin joined Scatterhome for the chance to be equals instead of inferiors in the Dominon and Ascendancy) Pollivar intends to attempt and secure for the human race a place greater than just Scatterhome in galactic society out of the fear of extinction. Brutally vicious towards the W'hoorn and the Shen, whom he blames for the destruction of the Human-led Free Fleet out of jealousy and through trickery, any other race is permitted!

This dynasty is intended to stir conflict and make a strong RP current in Scatterhome - but may not be always limited to Scatterhome!

There is the possibility that another organization would make some kind of offer towards 'humanity' in return for the entire group relocating itself. I would only do this if it turns out, due to extreme population issues, Scatterhome ends up being the most popular org by far and just, like, stomping over everyone, since that's not exactly fun. 

The tentative surname for the dynasty is 'Ral',  but that can change by the preference of those who join as I'm not wholly attached to it yet. My  discord, if you want to PM me about it, is mourningstar#8945.

The crest will be a parted gyronny of argent and guls, with a charge of a caltrop or. The motto is . Pollivar is kind of a theatrical man, so he enjoys heraldry. It means 'wherever you throw me, there will I stand', like a caltrop. Anyone who steps on humanity will bleed.

Syaja said:

IN PRIVATE is also key. Not where someone could reasonably wander in and be subjected accidentally.

If you're seeking a truly immersive experience, avoid as many layers of OOC communication as humanly possible.

There is an element that I think people aren't aware of, but is all too real; that sense of a character's image being marred by the image of their real-life player. Sul-chi the Jin might be a treacherous space pirate, known for her cruelty, but how scared of her will you really be, if every day you see her player post 2 year old deep fried memes and talk about how they just want to be everyone's friends?

You don't want to take away that special feeling of spontaneity, the excitement of having no idea what that other person is going to do. If things get edgy, violent, or hot and heavy, sure, ask if everything's good and establish a line of consent. But do this right. Live in your character's head and don't make plans. This is part of what makes roleplaying, in an environment like this, all the more fun. The best stories in Iron Realms are written in the moment.


Edit: I don't want this comment to be somehow construed as a condemnation of @Kestrel's proposed clan. Rather, I agree with @Cubey - I intend to squeeze every last drop of emergent RP I can out of this game. I don't believe that everyone needs to be as acerbic or insistent as I am in the True Hardcore Roleplaying Experience™, but all I'm saying is that if you haven't tried it, give it a shot. It's a drug.

annys said:

Well rape RP already isn't ok in any IRE game.

This!

(Although if two consenting individuals are doing it in private, it's not an issue. If it doesn't involve mutual consent, it's definitely not ok.)

@Kestrel @bairloch