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BA RP Update #5
Oct. 7th, 2012 08:18 amI was going to write here more in-depth about the reasons that I like Bleach Volume 25, but the more I think about it, the less I want to tread that old ground again, so here I am, doing another update on my roleplaying adventures.
In my last post on the subject, I briefly mentioned something called the Aesir, citing it as evidence of Will the now 5th's fitness for a 3rd seat, and now I'll actually explain what it is. Now, people who are up on Norse mythology or have access to Wikipedia will know that this is also the name of the main group of Norse gods, and, following The Avengers, everyone in the division seems to be on a Norse mythology trip. Seriously, our user titles have been changed - we're now split by rank into Asgaardians, Valkyries/Einherjar and Vikings. I'm a part of the second category, being of middling rank, and when this change was suggested I said it was unfair for female members to be called Valkyries and the male members Einherjar, considering that everyone in the division is supposed to be a warrior, and there are no separately designated roles for men and women. I just didn't feel that being called a Valkyrie was on the same level as 'Einherji'. But no-one took up the complaint, so I've been using 'Einherji' as my user title in protest ever since.
Anyway, back on topic: the Aesir is, in short, the Avengers team of the 1st Division. Officially, we're an elite attack squad, but, in RL, the reason why this team exists is basically to give RP nuts like myself an excuse to go off on missions all the time and a way to make that easier to do (normally with a mission you have to run around finding interested parties and co-ordinating everything, or go through the rigmarole of playing all the characters by yourself).
But, I must say I also like the RP conceit of the thing: we're currently working on an origins mission in which our team meet up in an emergency, and through their experience decide to work together - kinda like in The Avengers, only a little bit more spontaneous, i.e., there's no Shield behind everything. What I like about it, though, is that it gives us an opportunity to develop our characters through prolonged interaction with others and through a continuous storyline. It also means that we'll be able to learn more about the way each person fights and how we can use that to complement each other to create more and more fun scenarios. Indeed, so far, it's shaping up to be a really fun pick 'n' mix, but we've not really got going yet. More updates when we do. Though I should give special shout out to Kyle (character name, Kiyoshi), whose every post is made of win. Why? Because he is the best wise-cracker ever. I can’t speak for whether or not it’s a natural gift, but, either way, dude’s a genius.
In my last post on the subject, I briefly mentioned something called the Aesir, citing it as evidence of Will the now 5th's fitness for a 3rd seat, and now I'll actually explain what it is. Now, people who are up on Norse mythology or have access to Wikipedia will know that this is also the name of the main group of Norse gods, and, following The Avengers, everyone in the division seems to be on a Norse mythology trip. Seriously, our user titles have been changed - we're now split by rank into Asgaardians, Valkyries/Einherjar and Vikings. I'm a part of the second category, being of middling rank, and when this change was suggested I said it was unfair for female members to be called Valkyries and the male members Einherjar, considering that everyone in the division is supposed to be a warrior, and there are no separately designated roles for men and women. I just didn't feel that being called a Valkyrie was on the same level as 'Einherji'. But no-one took up the complaint, so I've been using 'Einherji' as my user title in protest ever since.
Anyway, back on topic: the Aesir is, in short, the Avengers team of the 1st Division. Officially, we're an elite attack squad, but, in RL, the reason why this team exists is basically to give RP nuts like myself an excuse to go off on missions all the time and a way to make that easier to do (normally with a mission you have to run around finding interested parties and co-ordinating everything, or go through the rigmarole of playing all the characters by yourself).
But, I must say I also like the RP conceit of the thing: we're currently working on an origins mission in which our team meet up in an emergency, and through their experience decide to work together - kinda like in The Avengers, only a little bit more spontaneous, i.e., there's no Shield behind everything. What I like about it, though, is that it gives us an opportunity to develop our characters through prolonged interaction with others and through a continuous storyline. It also means that we'll be able to learn more about the way each person fights and how we can use that to complement each other to create more and more fun scenarios. Indeed, so far, it's shaping up to be a really fun pick 'n' mix, but we've not really got going yet. More updates when we do. Though I should give special shout out to Kyle (character name, Kiyoshi), whose every post is made of win. Why? Because he is the best wise-cracker ever. I can’t speak for whether or not it’s a natural gift, but, either way, dude’s a genius.
