@Snackness This.

I love social RP and I think it’s where a lot of character development and growth can happen but there’s got to be something to talk about beyond ‘hey how’s the weather’.

There’s nothing wrong with those kinds of scenes once in a while either but if it’s the majority that’s (for me personally at least) when social RP starts becoming kind of exhausting

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I just wanted to drop another note here thanking everyone for their insights on this and @STD for starting the discussion. I am a ‘worst case scenario’ kind of person and wasn’t really expecting anyone (or very few people) to join ND but we have 17 registered bits (including myself and 1 alt) and people are really running with the idea and creating things to make it their own.

And I really don’t think that would be happening if I still had the Handle policy in place. So thank you

I navigated a very busy downtownish area/parking garage on my lunch break without panicking \o/

@Cobalt Ironically one of my GH Alts was in a relationship with Itzhak, who eventually left her for Rui, though I think story wise I just had my girl break up with him so she could go get herself some help and I idled her out for a while. I admit I wasn’t very active in general at that point but they (Itzhak) ALSO rarely ever asked me to play either and I hate feeling like I’m always the one reaching out. So when I eventually brought her back I just kept my distance.

Another of my alts also had IC history with Ruiz and lets just say I’m glad I’ve seemingly dodged all these bullets.

ETA: I have my discord notifications completely turned off on my phone. Best thing ever

Same on hearting my own and others when I read them. Like @helvetica i also see it kind of like the voting thing. I know some places have removed it entirely which i think is kind of disappointing when just stopping the weekly forum post ( which i dislike personally) should be sufficient

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Semi-sandbox and inspired by media such as Welcome to Nightvale and the Twilight Zone, Neo Draconis is a game where Slice of Life meets Small Town meets Weird. It’s a town that is nestled in an alternate dimension adjacent to our own where Weird things happen and that’s completely normal.

You can be a Human, Gifted Human, or Non-Human (which is basically anything except inanimate objects). Use of the Trait system combined with FS3 gives some flexibility in building what you want. There are a handful of rosters up as well to jump right into things.

We are currently considered in Beta with only a few things left to be fleshed out as characters are created/claimed.

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I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

I’ve gone ahead and removed it for now and if something comes up in the future where I feel like handles (in some capacity) for everyone are necessary, I’ll address it then.

I just wanted to drop another note here thanking everyone for their insights on this and @STD for starting the discussion. I am a ‘worst case scenario’ kind of person and wasn’t really expecting anyone (or very few people) to join ND but we have 17 registered bits (including myself and 1 alt) and people are really running with the idea and creating things to make it their own.

And I really don’t think that would be happening if I still had the Handle policy in place. So thank you

@Faraday it’s not a contest but sometimes people make it feel like one. Or the brain weasles are like 'my scene isn’t on there, I’m terrible."

Same on hearting my own and others when I read them. Like @helvetica i also see it kind of like the voting thing. I know some places have removed it entirely which i think is kind of disappointing when just stopping the weekly forum post ( which i dislike personally) should be sufficient

@STD I absolutely understand where you’re coming from and I appreciate you airing your concern and adding your two cents. I think you make a good point too about the bad actors and victims being easier to target.

Like I mentioned above I can see reasons why people wouldn’t want to link a handle as well since I’ve been in that situation myself. So having another set of eyes go ‘wait, what? Why?’ and making me see I didn’t really have good reason at to ‘why’ was very helpful!

@Third-Eye said in Neo Draconis: Embrace the Weird - Discussion:

…My experience is that bad actors who you know are out there aren’t particularly good at hiding or changing their behavior if they’re still going to be a problem, so either way you’ll figure out what’s what…

This is so 100% true. I have had situations where I’m like ‘I know that’s got to be XYZ’ and sure enough it comes to light that it was indeed XYZ. So yeah, like I said, it sounded good when I wrote it but I’m not going to die on that hill lol

I’ve gone ahead and removed it for now and if something comes up in the future where I feel like handles (in some capacity) for everyone are necessary, I’ll address it then.

Thank you for airing your question @STD (and agreed with Tez, thank you for making a new thread)

I’ll admit this is actually one of the policies I have been going back and forth with myself on. It has nothing to do with the alt policy as I do state it’s required even if you only have one alt.

I think, in my mind, it stems from issues with troublemakers and bad actors in the past and the idea that knowing who you’re playing with from the jump has some kind of…I can’t think of the right word but it can put people at ease? If that makes sense.

You make a good point though. People can make new handles or use the other option of making a non-Ares player Handle (which I should clarify would also be okay)

However I’m not totally set in stone on keeping this policy. It’s not a hill I feel I need to die on.

It sounded like a good idea when I was drafting things but I don’t always have good ideas and I’ll admit that. I also can come from a place of understanding where someone might not want to link a handle (at least not right away) as I can be like that myself at time while I’m feeling places out. So I don’t have an issue tossing it into the wastebasket either.

Web Portal: https://neodraconis.com/
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Semi-sandbox and inspired by media such as Welcome to Nightvale and the Twilight Zone, Neo Draconis is a game where Slice of Life meets Small Town meets Weird. It’s a town that is nestled in an alternate dimension adjacent to our own where Weird things happen and that’s completely normal.

You can be a Human, Gifted Human, or Non-Human (which is basically anything except inanimate objects). Use of the Trait system combined with FS3 gives some flexibility in building what you want. There are a handful of rosters up as well to jump right into things.

We are currently considered in Beta with only a few things left to be fleshed out as characters are created/claimed.

Web Portal: https://neodraconis.com/
Client Info: neodraconis.com port 4201

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