The Log of the HMAS Marigold OOC Thread

[MWBailey]

Please don't misunderstand, I realize it was all in character only. Sinclaire just seems to be such a self-righteous fellow, though.

It seems odd, though, that Sinclaire would know who ordered the rifle company's actions.

[Cpt Wallace]

doesn't Piggott-Steng has commander over of the Marigold and her crew? It would have to be a very senior officer with the balls to order the deployment of soldiers on whitehall.

Sinclair is just going up the chain of command as it were Piggott-Steng being the first in line that could issue such an order.

You also got Sinclair spot on he believes himself to be cleverer than everyone else, believes he is untouchable he's worked his way into where he's at to put his own agenda into place and doesn't conceive of anyone say perhaps Ing being able to undo his work

[MWBailey]

The plot seems to be moving on again, but no. I'm sorry, but there's a piece of business that needs to be addressed.

Captain Wallace, You are a very creative and talented person. I would hate to lose your input in this game.

However, You have shown a repeated penchant for running ahead with the plot, creating various characters and initiating various additional events and scenarios whose incursion into the storyline (whether intentionally or not) muddles the storyline and makes it difficult to keep the plot on the track, and timetable, intended by the current GM. Everybody implements their own additions to the plot, but you keep going a bit too far, and then acting as if you had no idea anyone might not agree with your idea. 

That needs to stop.

Everyone determines the plot, which is to say, every post influences how the plot actually turns out; that is unavoidable in any group setting; but guidance and determination of the overall direction and implementation of the plot is the role of the GM, not the individual player, no matter how influential or ingenuously creative he or she might be.

Miss Alexis and Miss Stella are the GMs for this episode. Please allow them to determine the plot. If there is something you wish to add or change, in this episode or any other, please run it by the current GM(s) and get their OK before going ahead with it.

Everyone, please pardon my "verboseness."

[MWBailey]

I'll be out this Saturday and most of the Daytime this Sunday; an old friend has worked up an Oldtime Music festival in his hometown and I promised I'd attend. I'm not performing in it (unless I'm asked to), but they might need me for a flute workshop or two, and anyway it's a chance to jam with people whom I don't see very often anymore.

November and December are performance-heavy this year. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but suddenly the Dulcimer Society and another group I belong to are being invited to do more seasonal/heritage programs.

[Alexis Voltaire]

I'll be out as well for a few days, I have IRL stuff that needs taking care of.

[MWBailey]

"...for purposes of mitigating excessive maickal activity ..."

that would be activity of a maaaa ... ICKle! sort, I suppose...

Fixed that.

[Alexis Voltaire]

I've been getting unexpectedly overwhelmed, stress-wise, by school and a few other things lately, and I'll have to take a longer break than expected. I hate having to leave mid-game but I can only deal with so much at one time right now, so I'm asking Stella to take over running things for the present.

I'll do my best to post when I can, until then Felix will just be tagging along in the background...

[Stella Gaslight]

Don't worry I have a plan! (kind of) So the game can keep moving along.

[MWBailey]

*Japanned: Japanning is a technique of using several thin coats (like, several as in 20 or more) of rapidly-drying varnish to achieve certain kinds of effects such as woodgrain on a plainly-grained wood surface, or special deep color toning. the technique became popular during ythe latte rhalf of teh 1700s, and remained so, with may improvements  and new techniques added to teh common repertoire, on into the early 20th century (sme retro-themed furniture manufactories still turnout japanned peices such as longcase clocks, tables,and the like). Artists also use a type of paint additive/thinner called "Japan Dryer" (which comes originally from the japanning finishing process), for making thin, transparent glazes.

Rourke's planning to gain access to the monks' sanctum using the borrowed ability referred to in the post, so that he can let the Rifle company and the others in -- unless, of course, it's against the plans already laid, in which case he'll just seep in and get himself in a tight spot that he has to fight his way out of...

[Stella Gaslight]

That sounds fine to me.

[MWBailey]

I'll be driving across town both Saturday and Sunday to perform with the North Harris County Dulcimer Society and the Bay Area Dulcimer & String Society (yes, that does spell "BADASS" if you insist on not using an ampersand . Uh-oh, I hope they don't see this... ) at Armand Bayou Nature Center's Martyn Farm area.

What with all the post-election insanity, combined with the SHTFers and 2012 Apocalypsists, I must be off my own rocker driving that far. Oh, well...

[Stella Gaslight]

Starling is currently dealing with a magical trip wire that is doing a wonderful job of blending in with the floor.  It will take her a while to figure this out.

[MWBailey]

Matthews is just trying to help out, in his own, coarse way. Whether or not his idea is helpful or a hindrance is completely up to Stella.

[MWBailey]

To my mind, The spotter's "grief" and Mina/Wilhelmina's headlong plunge are both born from a perceived, rather than the actual, state of affairs. Rourke isnt dead (Far from it, in fact), and while a couple or few riflemen would have been injured or killed, it certainly is not the end of the entire force, or at least I wouldn't think so.

[MWBailey]

For some reason, the assault on the Sultan's palace from The Wind and the Lion keeps running through my head in regard to the Marigold's forces impending attack on the monks...

[Stella Gaslight]

I am finally home again where i have net access that is not from my phone so I can start posting normally.

[MWBailey]

I'd postponed making the entries in the Between Stories thread that I'm making now for a long time. I'm not necessarily trying to resurrect Steam London, but rather establishing a premise for a future game or games related in at least part to that multiverse, sometime after Cross and Serpent is completed. References to the characters Irene and Nadia are intended only to refer to their former presence, since both were absent from the game by the time of the RTAF St. Elmo's investiture as the Aether League's's Airwise University, though I may change my mind slightly and do an AU cameo with Irene, Dreyf, Jock and the gang.

But, I'm gettiong ahead of myself...

[MWBailey]

My mother had surgery (joint replacement reversal, or at least I think that's what it's called) this last week. She had to go to the emergency room saturday afternoon (yesterday, now) with high fever and apparenty an infection in the surgery site. She's being kept in ICU for observation, but the danger is over, we think. As far as I know I will be available to post, but if there are more complications I might have to do so more slowly than I would like, or maybe even put myself on hiatus (but probably not). Just a heads up, so to speak..

[Stella Gaslight]

I figure the creature is a tentacled nightmare and one of their last ditch attacks.

[walkthebassline]

Sorry for not being around much. The holidays have brought much business with them.

[MWBailey]

Not meaning to fight whats happened or what is planned to happen (whatever that may be) just adding a bit of spice, as it were.

[The Corsair]

It's been about 4 months since the last activity in this game. Are we calling it (or at least this episode) dead?

[MWBailey]

It's been about 4 months since the last activity in this game. Are we calling it (or at least this episode) dead?

I don't really want to, but I think it's probably the best solution. I plan to start a new Marigold game at some point, but at the moment I only have time for the RP I'm currently actively posting in, so it's probably best to merge this bunch of episodes so that others can fit their games in.

[The Corsair]

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[The Corsair]

I lie, unstickying doesn't seem to work right now...