Frozen Tension

There's a moment in time where one is in waiting for some thing that they consider to be important to them. Depending on the person, it could be anything. The high schooler waits for the acceptance letter from a top college that they applied to, and their heart races the moment something arrives in the mail. The man who just proposed to his girlfriend is waiting for her response (and for some reason, that moment seems to be an eternity away). A famed sports competitor has just finished a performance of their athletic talents and is nervously waiting for the judges' numerical opinions.

With all of the above examples, there comes with it an arrival to the aforementioned "moment in time where one is in waiting" and the palpable tension they go through before the next part happens. That "nervous chill" if you will is a natural response, and it's a near-universal experience for us all.

Today is one of those days where this frozen tension is building up within myself. Just like the above examples, I've arrived and now the wait is starting to get to me. Unlike the others, though... I'm not exactly going through something that could really be considered nerve-wracking. Then again, to each their own - and in my case, the wait for the event is pretty killer.

So, if you feel like waiting alongside me, then keep going.

Rusty Roles

Coming up with role-playing background information is a lot harder than I remember it to be.

Creating the history and lore behind a character... coming up with the reasons behind why they act the way they do... forging a personality that embodies the soul I designed for the character in question... breathing life into his or her actions to make them seem like an authentic person... ...it's quite the task to perform. Careful research has to be done to make the entire experience exude authenticity and proper craftsmanship.

Of course, this is accomplished with enough practice and experience under your belt. However, when you don't get an opportunity to simulate and recreate such experiences, you find yourself a bit rusty.

You'd cower in fear too if you have to face off against a literal embodiment of hatred.

That's how I'm feeling right now with Gefallen. My rustiness is getting in the way, and all I know is that I need practice - much like my combat abilities. However, I'm getting there - and if a bit of practice in both writing and roleplaying is what I need to get myself into an esteemed roleplaying guild, then that's cool.

So until I get another opportunity... we'll see. For now... "/train"

A Rogue's New Home

Today's entry is both about roleplaying and about World of Warcraft. As such, I must start it by stating something interesting: Gefallen is no longer on Tichondrius.

Wat.

Toyo Saltbrew, Pandaren Monk

Today is date day, and as such, I'm afraid I don't have much for you today. But rather than post a short entry with boring words, here's an introduction for one of my newest characters on World of Warcraft: Toyo Saltbrew, a pandaren monk of the Alliance! Here's the basic biography I created for him in MyRolePlay.

I decided to make a monk who kills with both his fists paws... and his cooking.

Toyo Saltbrew is among the latest pandaren to join the Alliance. A young monk-in-training, he has proven himself in the battlefield and in the arena. However, this wasn't the calling he desired.

All his life, Toyo wanted to be the best chef he could be. Ever since he learned how to go about in the kitchen, he has experimented, pairing this ingredient with that one - in the hopes of one day having a culinary dish named after him.

Unfortunately, his creations are anything but edible. He has gotten all of his childhood friends sick at least THRICE, and to this day his cooking has spawned a few urban legends amongst his newfound Alliance allies.

And as Toyo travels the world to improve his skills in combat, so too will his cooking abilities... we hope.

Meet Allisenna Novelli

So while looking for something to do today, I decided to mindlessly play with my customized Lego stuff as I watched The IT Crowd. I had told my friends that I have yet to finish the series (I had stopped after the second season) and much to my chagrin, I found them chastising me for my failure to complete such a short show. I mean, four seasons consisting of six twenty-plus minute episodes each - how the frak could I not complete that in a day? So after re-watching the first two seasons, I began watching the third season and had a few laughs.

I think I have to put Richard Ayoade on my "Famous People I Want to DM (or at least Narrate) for Me" list now.

Then I got to the first episode of season four: "Jen the Fredo." Part of the plotline involved a tabletop roleplaying game hosted by Moss (played by Richard Ayoade, pictured above). Most of the other guys were completely skeptical (and almost antagonistic) when the session started. By game's end, however, they were so invested in what was going on that they were moved to tears.

While it was completely hilarious (I'm pretty sure my side was splitting by the episode's conclusion), it got me thinking about some things involving my future roleplaying prospects. I had to wonder what it was I was doing and why I wanted to do it. I questioned what it was I was trying to accomplish and how my actions would benefit me.

Mind you, I'm not questioning me and my desire to role-play. I'm questioning why I haven't come up with a character backstory for Erfrischen Allisenna yet. So, since I have time to kill between now and some plans for tonight, I figured: "Why not work on some roleplaying?"

A Toast to Lives, Old and New

To say that today's entry was going to be a swirling vortex of heartfelt string-plucking and geeky ridiculousness is a complete understatement.

The storyboard says Starbuck flies into this maelstrom as the camera flies head-on into her Viper. That's what you'll be doing as well today - metaphorically speaking, at least.

To say that today's entry is going to be waxing pseudo-philosophy in regards to friendships and gaming... yeah, that sums it up quite nicely, I'd say. Don't take my word for it, though - read on and see for yourself.

Silly Books of Silliness

It's been a while since I've done any role-playing on World of Warcraft. I kind of miss it - it was fun (especially when a lot of my friends were on), and we had happy drama fun time together. The more vigilant of you probably have put two and two together and come up with a slightly-shocking conclusion just by reading the previous "I role-play on WoW" sentence above. Those of who who haven't: here's why they're shocked - out of the three characters I've named on this blog so far, which one's on the role-playing server? Chariselle. Yeah; I do role-play a girl. I don't do that erotic stuff (which is probably a good thing, really), but I do other things, such as pick fights she'll lose (matches my stubborn streak) and surprise people with her lazy intellect (much like my brilliant laziness... if I could be called "brilliant"). Maybe I have issues; maybe I don't - but that isn't the subject at hand.

Anyway, to help me out whenever I'm on Chari and an RP session goes on near her residence, she will probably be seen either reading a book (assuming someone didn't decide to pick a fight) or loaning one to a friend. Since most of the time I do my role-play with mass amounts of dramedy, it can be assumed that I'll make sure a joke is cracked somewhere - be it with the cycloptic sin'dorei's sarcasm or her ridiculous library.

Speaking of the latter: this is a list of some of the many, many books I've invented for numerous role-playing sessions. While some of these actually exist in-game, the majority do not - but that doesn't stop RPers from getting a quick laugh and enjoying my silly list of ideas. (DISCLAIMER: Obviously, the whole "roleplaying in World of Warcraft" thing isn't my idea, but I do take non-profit credit for the books that I made up.)