Jedi Council OOC planning

My comfy chair is a Jetii corpse....

With age, comes wisdom. And with wisdom, comes such badassery that I don't have to stand up to win a fight.

I am currently fighting Mandos on Dressel and assembling the team to run the blockade on Yavin while simultaneously breathing life into the Republic.

I don't know why Yavin days are not moving forward though.

Hey, don't look at me, I'm the only one on Ossus...so...yeah...
Trying to get some kind of RP going (anything really) while waiting for the Mandos to knock on our door...but, it's hard to RP a planet without a population...not that that's an excuse, just saying where I'm at. I think everyone got bored and left or had something happen RL that's keeping them away.

A few things I think will help:

First: If you're waiting on someone to post, and they're taking forever, take stock of what their response requires. If it's calling/denying a hit, that can be circumvented by getting allowance from the writer themselves, allowing a second post to be made in order to allow the "bigger picture" part of the story to continue.
If posts require some density in the response, then that writer needs to either be notified about it until they do (barring actual RL problems), and foregone if they aren't.

Second: Keep in mind our own individual schedules. I have a baby on the way in the next couple of weeks, I'm still unpacking and setting up my new place (without the help of a spouse considering her current condition lol) and am in school while juggling a dozen other RL issues.
But I am ready to admit that half the time I don't respond to a post on time is laziness. I'll know what I need to write, where and how, but I'll put it off regardless. I'm working on getting over that, though, and have been ready to get things going for a while.

Third, and lastly for now: We need to allow for more decisions to be made at the discretion of the writers available. Barring the alteration of major plot points in the SL's we have going, we need to avoid differing all of our decisions to the same handful of people. I hear a lot of "Well, ask David/Dav, or Rob/Ashrah" etc and so forth.
As long as certain decisions on story do not require those specific individuals' outputs, or affect the bigger picture in a significant way, they can be made by the writers available.

That's what I've got for now. I'm unfortunately still out of it as far as knowing who's-who a lot of the time. Maybe I need to spend more time in Chat.

I hope that all helped.

Sorry, I just meant don't look at me for holding things up. I know things happen. I'm good with rolling at whatever pace. I'm used to the slow crawl.

As far as what's needed for Ossus? As far as I can tell from my correspondence, it's just a matter of getting some sort of story going to actually interrupt. I think the Jedi are just kind of in a holding pattern, waiting with baited breath for the Mandos to arrive and crash the party.

I guess everyone is waiting for someone else to take the lead. All I'm saying is, I'm ready whenever the Mandos want to tangle.
I mean, I know--at least from what I've read and discussed with Corr--that there aren't as many Mandos as Jedi writers, so they're going to be stretched thin. So, I understand the slower pace. It's tough to keep things organized. Especially when they get hectic as wars tend to do.
So, just send a battle group/fleet/strike force/landing party, narrate the beginning of an attack. I can run it--though it'll be mostly written from the Jedi perspective--if needed. I think we're all pretty aware of what needs to happen. As much as I'd like there to be RP and my fellow writers would too, I'm certain; if push comes to shove, we can write it with minimal Mando writers involved. Or we can wait for more Mandos to come and help bolster the ranks. Either way, I'm flexible.

The way I was thinking it was going to go down was a battle as the background and PC character development in the foreground. Whether PvP or PvE or something, I'm not sure. Not sure if it really matters too much to nail it down or if we'd rather go with the flow around a certain pre-planned story or predetermined plot points.

With Ossus being down to one writer, is it really smart to hold a battle there? I mean, we need 'teams' on the ground, and for the PC's in the forefront...not one PC. Granted, not many planets on the Jedi side have a ton of RPers, save for Yavin, but still. It isnt fair to ask Dev to be the only one to defend Ossus....even if he would be willing to do so for the betterment of the RP.

Dav, you've said there are a lot of Jedi writers on Yavin writing side stories to the war, but they aren't progressing the main story much, if at all. You guys can't forget, this isn't just Yavin anymore...this is nearly site-wide. I know that you guys are writers who take your time in making posts, and it shows in the quality of writing, to be sure. You guys are some of the best on the site. But, when you wait on one or two people on the Yavin side, and the Mando can't advance -their- part of the story on the planet, it holds up not only Yavin, but also the rest of the war as a whole. Four months...plus what we did from December to February before the site crashed...for one day of RP? It's a little much to ask of anyone to swallow. I completely understand that there are RL commitments to be had....I have a lot of them myself, including work, family, and a social life. I still manage a post about every two to three days, when things are moving. Right now, Im able to average about one post per week, to ensure we don't move too far out in front of you guys.

I knew it was going to be something that took a long time when I signed on, as did most people who put their names out there for the RP. I knew it wasn't going to be a cut-and-dried, 'clean' RP as Will said. What I didn't expect is taking til now to get into about a half-day into the war. I'm not asking for sloppy, half-assed RP, TOTALLY not what Im asking for. Im not asking for rush jobs, or pushing beyond your limits, or cutting into your real life duties....at ALL. What I'm asking for is at least SOME kind of progression, as are a lot of writers who would like to actually get into the meat of a part of the story. There are storylines, opportunities for character advancement, and tons of fun to be had, but we need to move a little bit.

Now, and I know I've brought this up before, but with all the writers on Yavin right now, why can't it be taken temporarily in lieu of Ossus, due to the lack of a full team on the big O? Now, before you get all up at arms about me wanting to change the storyline, hear me out. Yavin is one of the Jedi's greatest bastions at this time...has been since 1.0. The Jedi team there is nothing less than stellar, and a shining example of what we should aspire to be, but it seems like you guys are holding on to it with all you have OOC. Its just a planet....a set of boards on a roleplaying site. You guys have already given a lot, what with reducing the effectiveness of the defenses as you have already, but let's face it....If the Mandalorians were there in the force you are claiming to allow them to be, they'd roll over the defenders like a herd of elephants. Let's lose something valuable to the Jedi cause. Honoghr is on the chopping block, too. I believe Corr is working out, or has worked out something with Ice to do so. We are all losing a lot...friends, territory, and some of us are losing pretty much everything that's near and dear to them, myself included. If we really want to show that the Mando are kicking our asses, then let's LET them do it. Let them push us back into a corner. Let them beat us up, and think they have beaten us into submission. We have the ability, the strength, and the writing teams to take pretty much everything back, and truthfully, it'll be difficult for the bucketheads to stop us once we put our collective minds to it. I know, it's a huge sacrifice to let go of something that you've built for so long...even for a short time...but ultimately? You can write like you guys do -anywhere- on the site. It might even spark some new RP for you, a story angle you may not have thought of. The RP that the Mandalorians bring is just as stellar as anything we can do as well....the planet wont suffer, nor will the rating. If anything, it'll be boosted with the diverse RP that they bring to the table. They are skilled, smart, and I am sure they would be willing to work within some limits.

I guess what I'm asking is....let's get out of our comfort zones, and really tear this RP up, make it AWESOME! It will mean working with different people, getting out in the universe, and doing what we are supposed to do....have fun with a game that's so much a part of our lives with people that are some of the best writers I've ever had the privilege of working with....Yes, that means even you, Mike Frantz.....*snrk*. I'm not trying to be an asshole with this...I'm really not. But sometimes, someone has to be 'that guy' that says something. That is usually the role I play, and play it well.

Hello, this might be the wrong thread, but I'm new and wondered if you guys were recruiting? I'm looking to RP as a Jedi/Lightsided character

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