Valton: The New Hold, OOC & Sign-Up Thread #XXIII

Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:37 am

I suppose the main hub for my character would be the Inn so he could take up writing to add to his alias and also to cure the boredom. Besides he could always go out at night and practice if he's feeling lucky. By taking up odd-jobs he could do things like help clear out the mine for free drinks or something like that.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 7:10 am

That's where odd jobs come in, it can be his source of income. As Gorbad also suggested taking up writing could also be interesting.

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Ross Thomas
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 11:22 am

The Inn won't be ready to rent out rooms or do any kind of business yet. It is currently under reconstruction and still has a couple days work left before reopening.

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Ricky Rayner
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:44 pm

Well I can murder your character, use his corpse to walk around town and converse with people while I hang around in your house dragging people in so I can eat their hearts and raise an undead army.

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Beulah Bell
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 9:56 pm

Seriously though, if no inn currently exists where could I possibly live?

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Joanne
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:02 pm

You could always help my character fix up his stable. He'd provide you with some gold or a roof for the help and wouldn't ask any questions that you don't want to answer. It'd also give you a bit of interaction right off the bat.

Or you could teach him a magical trick or two, though he's only skilled in Illusion and probably wouldn't be too eager at first to raise the dead.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 8:42 pm

There we go, that sounds pretty sweet. I'll consider doing that. I just need to work out the kinks in my character first.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:14 pm

For anyone wondering where to live while Hela's Folly is closed for reconstruction:

When the Inn closed down, Sarynetta offered the then customers renting rooms the option to sleep in a tent in the back yard for free. It is just a tent out on a patch of grass, mind you. And you share it with other patrons.

When the Inn reopens you can rent rooms.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:01 pm

Well I suppose I could request to stay there, any other problems that I could fix?

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 7:10 pm

Now we're getting to the core of the problem. If your character could actually do something else than raise zombies, he could live with someone else of that profession. :D For example, Gorbad would surely let an Orc sleep in his house, assuming he could get some help around the forge. Alguidar by the farm lets Jack stay there, since she's helping around the farm. Same would be true for your character, if there would be a necromancer in Valton... :D The crinimal khajiit brothers might offer lodging as well, if they were active.

Overall, it's a very tricky situation you've put your character into, and he doesn't have any kind of skills to get him through it. Modifying the character to fit the situation better would solve the problems better than trying to find a solution, because the one thing that can easily change is the char-sheet.

If the stables open, you could sleep there, assuming Fisheye's character doesn't mind, and possibly gets some use out of your character around the stable.

Edit: Many good solutions already posted when I was done with this post. :teehee:

Although, casting spells would be absolutely no-no, and I definitely recommend shaving the beard and changing cloth's as soon as possible, no matter what your character ends up doing.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:35 pm

Casting spells a no-no? I'm not going to be going around, stabbing people then sending them around town to be pissing in peoples mead. I'm just thinking more along the lines of finding a dead rat and having a bit of practice on it. I think the job problem has thankfully been sorted by Fisheye. I'll fix my characters clothes and beard... somehow before I enter Valton.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 10:27 am

Casting spells in public is a no-no is what I meant. Your character's trying to hide, after all.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:05 am

Well, yeah okay. So, everything good? If so I'll start writing in a little while after reading up on the current situation in Valton.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 12:08 pm

Fisheye hasn't dropped a character here yet, but other than that, looks like everything is fine.

Stay incognito, or the guard'll be coming. :ninja:

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 5:27 pm

I'll just tear down some wanted posters and bribe some heralds if it comes to that. :wink:

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 4:34 pm

I bet the stables owner wouldn't mind letting people sleep on a pile of hay if they ask nicely and don't spook the horses :)
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Nikki Lawrence
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 7:11 am

He most certainly would not mind, unless you're rude and/or lazy.

The CS is progressing at a nice pace and should be submitted sometime tonight.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 10:27 am

As requested by AyumiFan, my character is now 6'1".

It would've been cool if he was distantly related to some giants, not that I think of it. But that would involve more work, and I'm lazy. :P

EDIT: Quick RP question: do I repeat anything other player characters say after they interact with my character? This part seems to always confuse me for some odd reason.
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 12:57 pm

Smig, are you going to make a post?

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 11:32 am

so euhm, a few questions...
is there like a sawmill for Greorn? i still need him to get to the jarl to buy a home and the sawmill if there is one? like there are in Skyrim (the game).. if so maybe the wood they are ysung could come from him? maybe right now a guarf is operating it and he'll take over and make a bussines deal with sarynetta or jack?
and he'd have to make a deal with the jarl because I doubt he'll have enough septims with him...
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 7:56 pm

I seem to remember this same discussion a year ago, but I don't know if we ever decided anything. Personally, I'm fine with everything you said.

I'm very sorry, but I've been very busy. I'm catching up now so I'll try to post tonight.

That depends on how you want to tell your character's story. You don't have to repeat anything but it might be useful for continuity, so that your readers don't feel lost with your new post. I usually just repeat the last line and go from there, but you could repeat all to narrate your character's thoughts during those.

That's very classy and mature of you :smile:

Jormaw was one of the most memorable characters of the first chapter, it would be nice to have him back. You should know that he's supposed to have disappeared in the meantime, and before that, he's supposed to have received some unspecified gift from Alguidar.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 10:18 pm

I would be interested in taking up the position of traveling artist. I've not got all of the details worked out yet, but basically a Dunmer who paints and draws. Mostly illustrates books for scholars, sells charcoal drawings of people in the market, or does full oil paintings of nobility and those who have lots of coin. Hears about the town, and stops by to offer her services. A little alchemy on the side. Seeking a quiet place in the country, where she make the drawings of ingredients for an alchemy book. Would that be something worth starting with?

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 3:08 pm

Now how strange! A gift from Alguidar? Surely this must be either something cheap, homemade, resourceful or saurian deigned.

P.S. From the look of things, I'm going to need to do quite a bit of research to know where everything is standing at the moment.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:19 pm

The last chapter ended with Jack convincing Alguidar that Grief was behind the wolf attacks, and that Alguidar's problems with his neighbours were the reason. Hence the gift. Definitely something cheap but generally regarded as valuable by farmers. Feel free to think of something :tongue:

Oh, I love that :D

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:57 am

Remember the bandits that briefly plagued Valton? So what happened to the ones captured?

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