ASTs.

[Storyteller Joy]

So I've thought long and hard about the "AST" Postion... what I need, and what I don't need.

A lot of you (read: pretty much EVERYONE) has stepped up and said "I'll do it! I'll be your AST!!!"

And... that's fantastical... I love that you all love Harpeah- as a world- so much your willing to drop everything to 'do' it... But it makes it a little difficult to choose one or two people to bounce in to start making their own very unique marks!

Not bad. Just. Different. And I'm like an over protective mama over her baby "you can play withit, but you can't keep it" and that's not fair.

Nor can I choose between anyone without hurt feelings...

Kat was originally going to be my AST.... and well, lol judging by the lack of character and her busy schedule- we just haven't..... clicked it into place. No harm or foul-- neither one of us holds it against the other (after all, my character in the sailor moon game was a brief flicker of ..fluffy.. before I just fluttered off into 'beh' land...) And I'm not desiring, even now, to "hoist" her out of her AST position in this game. If she ever finds the time, she WILL be an AST--- as she desires.

So ANYONE coming on has got to be able to work with Kat... potentially... Because my little sister-in-spirit rocks my socks.... and a unhappy AST crew is the first step to doom with fireballs.... but again, she's not exactly 'here' so...

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How do I pick? Each of you are my friends... with their own unique strengths-- and weaknesses. Certainly with my style of storytelling ti can be a hotbed of whining, bitching and head butting. (Look. I do know myself ok? )

So.

What I'm going to do instead is open it up... each one of you here has the potential to be a storyteller--- each one of you, frankly, could do my job in spades... Some of you have been storytellers before in your own right-- most of you in fact-- so it's not that you can't do it.

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Requirements:

- A Skype or in person chitchat once a week to check in, keep the flow of game going and plotting for how to keep motivated in going forward... working on solutions, not problems that can't be solved....
- the ability to communicate when pissed off... (... I will... piss you off.)
- the ability to keep YOUR characters NOT apart of YOUR storylines except as fringe or basic characters-- your not the main character of your own story lines... your job is to help me help them...I'll totally be your personal storyteller for when YOUR character gets the spotlight--- in probably epic ways as .well.. we got to explain why your character is busy huh?
- the capacity to be flexible and supportive-- not just of me but of 'everyone' in the game.

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if you want to whack at it... Cool. Throw your name into the ring. Give us all a little paragraph about why you want to be a storyteller in Harpeah and why you really groove on the game. What kind of stories do you like to read/write? what type of game makes your toes curl in glee..?

After a week, as a GROUP there will be a private vote for the person you feel would be an asset to the game.

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At this point there's still a pretty small group.. but I still like to pretend we're going to grow and develop into a strong, bigger game in the long run.. so I would like to take on 2 ASTs. This also would allow people to be able to find someone they can groove with and not be forced to work with someone they -- well-- -hate.

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I'll be honest. At this point I'm so heart sore and nervy that working with anyone will be a challenge. Yeah. Anyone. And I LIKE all of you. So I'm going to have to struggle past this and I'm hoping a mutual love for the game will give us all a fertile ground to work with instead of Doom. Taking on Two AST's means that if one doesn't work out, we aren't back at the drawing board...

(An AST should always have the right to step down because it's not working and not have hard feelings. I know I'm a real whore sometimes.)


Joy.

Ps: updates will be starting up soon and going onward.

[Storyteller Joy]

Oh and one more note.

If you become an AST you gotta post.

.... I know.. POT KETTLE... but really, ASTs (and yes, the ST) need to post to keep things moving... And that means one requirement is you gotta post... so if that's a problem you won't be an AST for long.

(.... i'm grandfathered in... if I wasn't the storyteller the main plot wouldn't be Harpeah... not really anyway lol)

[Reginald Moriart]

I'll go ahead and throw my hat in. After discussing with an important part of my time absorbtion, it was decided that I do, in fact, have the time to do it. I enjoy the game, not because of the players, or because of the staff, but because of the concept of the world as I've heard it a thousand times over. Having helped Joy in a couple of the LARP games and having helped her keep the system balanced (though minimal work has been put into it from me so far) I have a reasonable skill at keeping the rules balanced, and a willingness to throw them away if they interfere with the story for some reason or another. The best games, I find, are player driven games. Players create the plots, and the storytellers react, by the PC's taking steps and actions and the staff being able to be creative to give the players obstacles for their goals. I do love a good dungeon crawl as well, which tend to be 85% of all games. Stories I read and write tend to be mystery fantasy/sci fi and steampunk horror. I love a good story that keeps a person on their toes. If you aren't constantly trying to keep up with the story, you're probably just missing a piece of the puzzle. I am willing to talk to anyone about any concern, and won't judge the player by their concerns, even if I have had issues in the past I won't hold it against you, because I want you to have as much fun as everyone else as well.

[Deleted]

I vote for Kit

[Vanessa Roper]

In any other circumstance I would be doing cartwheels, with shiny pom poms and doing the "PICK ME" chant. However, with the new job starting in a few short weeks, I know I will have very little mental time to spare and that's not fair. An AST needs to be available and I cannot fulfill that currently. IF there is a second round, then perhaps I will toss my hat into the ring then. But until then, it will be interesting to see who steps up to the plate and I will give everyone an open and honest consideration for the position.

[Jean Delbrady]

I'll go ahead and throw my hat in. After discussing with an important part of my time absorbtion, it was decided that I do, in fact, have the time to do it. I enjoy the game, not because of the players, or because of the staff, but because of the concept of the world as I've heard it a thousand times over. Having helped Joy in a couple of the LARP games and having helped her keep the system balanced (though minimal work has been put into it from me so far) I have a reasonable skill at keeping the rules balanced, and a willingness to throw them away if they interfere with the story for some reason or another. The best games, I find, are player driven games. Players create the plots, and the storytellers react, by the PC's taking steps and actions and the staff being able to be creative to give the players obstacles for their goals. I do love a good dungeon crawl as well, which tend to be 85% of all games. Stories I read and write tend to be mystery fantasy/sci fi and steampunk horror. I love a good story that keeps a person on their toes. If you aren't constantly trying to keep up with the story, you're probably just missing a piece of the puzzle. I am willing to talk to anyone about any concern, and won't judge the player by their concerns, even if I have had issues in the past I won't hold it against you, because I want you to have as much fun as everyone else as well.

Yes.. its exactly what Kit said.. however I fit the same profile, so there.

[Reginald Moriart]

LOL Plagarist

[Deleted]

Ah plagiarism - what a masterful art. Second vote for plagarist.

[Jean Delbrady]

Apr 30, 2015 8:16:51 GMT -8 Jean Delbrady said:

I'll go ahead and throw my hat in. After discussing with an important part of my time absorbtion, it was decided that I do, in fact, have the time to do it. I enjoy the game, not because of the players, or because of the staff, but because of the concept of the world as I've heard it a thousand times over. Having helped Joy in a couple of the LARP games and having helped her keep the system balanced (though minimal work has been put into it from me so far) I have a reasonable skill at keeping the rules balanced, and a willingness to throw them away if they interfere with the story for some reason or another. The best games, I find, are player driven games. Players create the plots, and the storytellers react, by the PC's taking steps and actions and the staff being able to be creative to give the players obstacles for their goals. I do love a good dungeon crawl as well, which tend to be 85% of all games. Stories I read and write tend to be mystery fantasy/sci fi and steampunk horror. I love a good story that keeps a person on their toes. If you aren't constantly trying to keep up with the story, you're probably just missing a piece of the puzzle. I am willing to talk to anyone about any concern, and won't judge the player by their concerns, even if I have had issues in the past I won't hold it against you, because I want you to have as much fun as everyone else as well.

Yes.. its exactly what Kit said.. however I fit the same profile, so there.

Okay, on a serious note, because Joy asked me to.  I have been involved in this game and world since Joy brought me in years ago.  I have an idea of how the world itself should work, and what the maximum could possibly happen, as well as what would logically go with that.  With myself as an AST I would be able to watch the course of the story and make judgement calls as needed, as well as use my own characters and other NPCs to help advance the story.  I have plenty of experience with moderating and admin work, as well as story assistant work on forum based stories.  And I am fully invested in the story and game, and care more for story than the gaming aspect.  I see things like this as novels instead of just power games.

[Storyteller Joy]

Welp. It makes it pretty easy to chose two AST's when only 2 people apply?

Assuming no one else jumps froggy style into the ring, I'll be finding time to steal people for a meeting and get the ball rolling downhill.

[Cole Masters]

Well to be that frog, I will jump in the ring as well. :-) That being said. Most if not all of you should know that I very much enjoy this game and have played in many of the versions of harpeah. I know the world as much as the others tho maybe not as much as the all mighty chaos. :-) I feel that I would be much help to joy in the Times when she is having trouble posting. I am typing this from my phone so please excuse the shortness of this post.