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Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

Esei said:

Assuming They don't have magical cleaning powers somehow, how would your god approach chores? Would They be particularly picky about how to do something (like folding laundry), get it all done at once, procrastinate, etc?

Terentia was originally assigned to dust all the furniture; however, She was then told to wash the dishes. She would do so begrudgingly, at first. However, given time, She finds ways to maximize Her efficiency at doing the dishes--not simply finding ways to get it done faster, but to get them cleaner and more sanitized. She'd scoff at the idea of using a dishwasher, because it is better to work with your hands. This skill then begins transferring to other chores She gets tasked with: laundry, mowing the lawn, bathroom clean-up, etc. Sundays are chosen as chore days, and She manages to get them done by 4:00 in the afternoon (She wakes up at 8am).

Terentia

Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow

Hey y'all.

I am an older player than I seem (Selia herself, if you check her birthday, was actually made around 2014, but she was more of a 'I may as well look at the guild I always thought was interesting before I go' and from the outset was not ever intended as a very serious character.), having gotten my start around 2006 or so and being really really heavy into the game for a few years, on a couple of different characters. None of them were noteworthy enough for me to reasonably expect them to be remembered, so far forward in the future, but I digress.

I played, off and on (more on than off) for a few years, and around 2013ish was kind of burned out, embittered, and didn't really see a positive direction or future for the game. I quit, you might say, with extreme prejudice. That's not to say I burned all the bridges, overturned the tables, and toppled the statues on the way out; I'm not much for drama and any strife I felt I kept to myself. The point is, I figured Lusternia was down the drain. For the next few years I'd look in and see the game struggling, and felt a bit of satisfaction at such ("I knew X administrative decision was gonna bite 'em in the ass, and here's my vindication"). If you were around for the mid-to-late 2010's, maybe you know the kind of zeitgeist I'm on about, though I confess that I'm not sure whether or not it was all in my head/confirmation bias.

Some time around early 2020, not totally sure why, I rolled a character in Serenwilde. I kinda intended to keep to myself and look through all my old haunts (RIP Moondancer's Guild), but I noticed that the game was...much more enjoyable than I recalled. It was, dare I say...fun, even. What had started as sort of a nasty desire for condescension slowly shifted. A lot of the problems that had driven me out were no more, or were alleviated enough that they weren't the wedges I remembered them being. Other systems were added that made other obstacles, previously insurmountable, now...surmountable. Gameplay was satisfying. Interaction was enjoyable. I found myself shocked not only at my engagement with systems that had been previously out of reach, but at the fact that I wanted to engage with them, to participate more. Life happened, as it does, and I fell away, but not with a bad taste in my mouth, as I had before.

Now I am back again. I thought about opening my old Seren character but this time 'round I decided to try the Celestine I'd made as kind of a last look-around before leaving in the past. I never thought I'd say it again but...Lusternia is good again. I just wanted to write this out to give a cheer and some encouragement to the administrators who have really turned this around and turned a jaded 'Lusternia isn't just dead, it was murdered' bitter doomsayer into a supporter. I'd say that's quite impressive to do, harder even than roping in someone new; a new player doesn't have ingrained biases and negativity to conquer.

So, thanks to the admins, from top to bottom, for turning it all around. I never thought I'd see the day.

I was talking about this in a squad with someone last night while bashing, and we both agreed that daily credits are probably the single biggest factor in this change. There's a real sense of progression now, whereas before I was always really frustrated at the lack of such past a certain point. One of my biggest gripes about pre-DC Lusternia was that so much convenience and utility was locked up in skills, and lessons were scarce; dailycredits solves so much of this. Similarly, the massive gap between have and have-nots is now much less daunting, as well; if nothing else, it can now be bridged with enough effort, whereas before it really did seem rather hopeless to try.

And the combat revamp! I was writing up my closing spiel and totally forgot to mention it. While I'm still hopeless in PvP, Nexus and autocuring and especially the revamp itself has done wonders towards making me feel like there's at least a chance, and I'm more interested in at least trying than I have ever been before. Where once I sneered and thought the revamp would either never come or be too little, too late, I am happy to admit that I have been roundly proven wrong.

I have given all of the IRE games an honest and open-minded try, often multiple tries, and as such I feel qualified in saying confidently that Lusternia tops them all. So once again, I just wanted to say, well done all the administrators, volunteers, ephemerals, and everyone else. Your efforts are appreciated and noticed and even paying off.

Selia

Re: Absence Thread

Expect slightly less regular activity for the next two to three weeks as I experience some life transitions. I will still be here, but less reliably!

Lantra

Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

Esei said:

Assuming They don't have magical cleaning powers somehow, how would your god approach chores? Would They be particularly picky about how to do something (like folding laundry), get it all done at once, procrastinate, etc?

Lantra's incredibly high standards for cleanliness would intimidate any would-be helper, because no one would do the job as well as she would, so please get out of her way thank you. Everything would be done with obsessively meticulous care and precision.

Lantra

Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

Esei said:

Assuming They don't have magical cleaning powers somehow, how would your god approach chores? Would They be particularly picky about how to do something (like folding laundry), get it all done at once, procrastinate, etc?

Maylea would probably pick a chore to do and get really into it.

Several hundred years later, someone comes by and finds She has done many different iterations of that one chore and only that chore, and because of that has missed many many dinner parties and a few centuries of gossip.

But She's doing just fine and didn't realise it's been that long.

Maylea

Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

Esei said:

Assuming They don't have magical cleaning powers somehow, how would your god approach chores? Would They be particularly picky about how to do something (like folding laundry), get it all done at once, procrastinate, etc?

Ignore it right up until you hear Dynara pulling into the driveway. Then panic-complete as many as possible.

Nocht

Re: The Serenity of Shadows

I would like to add a rave for @Nocht and His Order for being such lovely and enthusiastic folks about the little lore Nocht and I decided to use this arc for—we are so glad you had fun with it!

Lantra

The Serenity of Shadows

An absolutely delightful and heart-wrenching arc, beginning with Illy seeking Avaris out for a task given to Nocht's Order and turning into the long, gentle tug of the shadows on a broken soul. Will link to Avaris's finale in the comments when it is posted, for continuity and completion, and (if he ever releases them -squint-) intermediary logs.

Image: https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/vaHiI1Nhr0kvYpLVZ2t3XAlIzeJr_SzW5HYvxz0zrFA/%3Ftoken%3DeyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2I5NGUyZjEzLWE0ZDAtNGE2MC1iZDZkLTMyODBmYzgxZGExMFwvZGI2ZXNmdC03ZmEwY2YxOS1iMmMyLTQ5MGItYTk3MC01NWY0NmI5Zjk4NmEuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.U0xBMFWQ-mhjhAR1hVUjDvpJBSOeGGOoB-MtcPYHUdM/https/images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/b94e2f13-a4d0-4a60-bd6d-3280fc81da10/db6esft-7fa0cf19-b2c2-490b-a970-55f46b9f986a.jpg

In which Illyria seeks to talk to a Celestian paladin, specifically a Lantran
https://pastebin.com/pLExx5Rd

In which Avaris, broken and cast out, accepts a follow-up invitation to speak, and startling secrets come out (and then are tucked back away)
https://pastebin.com/dR6yijUA

In which Avaris sends a letter via crow, gets an unwanted reply, and Illy sings him the song she's always humming (which I made up on the spot so go easy on me)
https://pastebin.com/Wf13rL0k

And finally, while meditating in Nocht's Fulcrux, a prompting from Him causes her to reach out once more
https://pastebin.com/BR18uwbG

And, that last log flows directly into Avaris's.

--

Thank you SO MUCH, @Avaris!!! This was absolutely gorgeous, and the opportunity to really play Illy in all her quiet depth, calculation, and perceptiveness was an incredible treat.
Also thank you- thank You, rather- to @Nocht, for being wonderfully sinister, and @Lantra, for abusing Your devoted follower showing such willingness to take a player's concepts and run with them.

Illyria

Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

Terentia said:

I will answer my own questions too (and maybe some of the AMA questions--as long as they are OOC-ish).

My favorite emote right now is the one I made last night to mess with @Lantra.

I would like to revise my question to #9: Why did you do this to me.

Terentia smirks and smugly says, "Sure, Lan."

</3

Lantra

Re: Lusternian Divine AMA

I will answer my own questions too (and maybe some of the AMA questions--as long as they are OOC-ish).

My favorite emote right now is the one I made last night to mess with @Lantra.
More broadly, I am a fan of "simplenod." There is something so useful and stunning about "You nod your head." I would even cut it further down: "You nod." Nod to what? For what? Assent? Nerves? The minimalism is what I love the most.
I agree with racial emotes, but I do think there should be more class emotes. I think this requires a stronger sense of what the classes do "culturally" though.
I've already posted about some of my favorite library books here!
I've talked about how I believe my writing is sparer. I really love people who can make really lush emotes: @Lantra can, so can @Maylea and @Nocht and @Carakhan. Player wise, I really like @Rancoura's writing, the thickness of both @Falaine and @Avaris, but I also really enjoy several of the Skydrifter's, @Calioliahali for instance. I also have enjoyed reading @Uzriel and @Sapphira's writing. Everyone writes so well and beautifully!
Mournful.
For Terentia the Character, it would be one of Her crechemates likely (the only known one gone--so it would be some sort of miraculous intervention if that wasn't so!).
I am a lover of the Holy Celestine Empire, the Nature Wars especially. Maybe it is because I am more interested in how mortality exists without the presence of Elder Gods. Although, I have increasingly become fascinated by the Vernal Wars.
... well, I don't know if I can actually answer this one, haha.
You all are so silly. The action is clearly "splintered" which creates shards. Sometimes the action doesn't always correlate to the noun.

@Ayisdra When are you going to publicly release the Book of Terentia? (I'm guessing 'never publicly' is the answer).

I do want to release "the Book of Terentia" (whatever that might mean). I have so many notes about it that it is still in the stages of finalizing. Interestingly enough, I have debated on making it more "public." If only because it aligns with how Terentia currently engages with mortals.

@Coraline OOC: How do you pronounce "Terentia"? Teren-sha, or Teren-tee-a, or something else?

I think it is actually more like "Teren-shee-ah." I was surprised to realize that Terentia was the name of Cicero's wife (I am not a Ciceronian, but I have read his work on friendship for my academic research), and I think that is how you pronounce her name. I think I more commonly say "Teren-sha."

@Coraline IC: Hmm, I wonder if Terentia's militant nature is only through weapons, or if there is any "Words are my Weapons" tenet?

Although you preface this as an IC question, I think you would be surprised at how Terentia understands militancy or what She would find to be a weapon.

@Tyrus If you ever sharded (sorry, splintered) what do you think your shardlings (splinters, splinterlings?) would look like or be like? I'm not sure I would ever ask this in character though. Tyrus likes to have his head remain on his shoulders. [O]r a second question: If you could make two of one person by cleaving them in twain, who would that person be?

I think this would be a harder question to ask IC, so I'll answer(ish) it here, haha. From my own drafting of Terentia's history and personality, I do think that Her shards would be a bit different than what we expect. Though something warrior-y will still be there. To the second question, if that person is Terentia, (and here is an ambiguous answer), they would be the person she could have been and the person she is now.

@Tau Who was the most important Elder to You in Your life, Who is now gone

I am not answering this question, but I really like this question! Who indeed! Especially if there have been hundreds, thousands of Elders!

@Everiine When we getting Hajamin back

Never! That loser's gone.

Terentia