I wanna play! Have I mentioned I ramble? Sorry, Sel.
PART 1
For this part, please rank how strongly you agree with each statement.
0 = don't agree at all
1 = agree a little bit
2 = agree a lot
3 = agree very much
I enjoy creating characters that are unlike anyone else's 2. I try to go for unusual plots, but having small commonalities can be helpful for plotting sometimes. *shrug*
I enjoy roleplaying action 2. Depends on whether the other person does, too, and whether the fight is "fair." Oftentimes, RP battles include at least one person determined to WIN, so nothing your character do can cause any problems.
One of the most fun parts of Potter's Army is socialising with other members 1. This used to be a huge, huge thing for me. And I have met some of my best friends here. But over time, people tend to leave and that makes me sad. Plus, I'm really busy in real life. So this, for me, is about the fun to plotting and writing out unusual situations. I like getting to know people organically through plotting or my Admin duties rather than talking just to talk. It ends up meaning more to me that way.
I enjoy open threads more than closed or tagged threads 0. Hahahahhahaa. I start them when I know my current thread partners are busy and sometimes they go well, but usually I don't enjoy them. Same with mass threads. But you knew that already.
I enjoy it when people know who my characters are and what they have done in the past 3. I feel like we all do, even if we don't all admit to it. Because it's easier to plot, and frankly it's nice to see your actions influence the site. Getting on the PA History thread is literally my RP goal half the time.
I would let my character lose a fight to help someone else's plot 3. I can't think of a specific example, but most of my characters are actually rather rubbish at dueling. Only a few could legitimately win against a stranger with skill. So yeah, that's aight.
I like my character to have unique powers and abilities 1. I think that having magical characters is difficult for me because, as we've seen, lore can get messy for them. Only two of my characters - Lucien and Katherine - have any weird/unique abilities. But neither of them really know how to use them, so that's honestly more fun than them using them correctly sometimes. And Safiya is my only magical creature, unless you'd count Katherine there as well. I dunno.
I am proud of my ability to develop my characters over time 3. If this isn't happening, I don't want that character to be on the site anymore.
I don't care whether my character is on the winning side of a battle, so long as I achieve my goals for them 2. This would be a three, but sometimes it's fun to win. Lawl. But no, I rarely can find a reason for my characters to be involved in battles because faction activity is so low.
I would like to be the leader of a faction / I enjoy being the leader of a faction 0. I used to. PA is fun but nobody is joining, and it's generally impossible for the Order to respect/go along with the leader. At least in the years I've been on PA it has been. So it just makes me sad most of the time.
I enjoy it when people mention my character in their posts 1. It's alright. Like, it's nice if they really know that character. But otherwise, a lot of the time it's assumptions or godmodding/meta gaming that piss me off. I'm cool with characters having incorrect assumptions. That's, like, half of Apollo's plotting at this point. But if it's flat out wrong or implies extra knowledge of what my character's up to? No thanks. We used to have those gossip columns among the students - not the TV-show style ones, but the ones "run" by the students, y'know? And I lived in fear that my characters would have plots ruined because of it. I don't mind some plots being messed up. That's how life is, as I well know. But sometimes it just ruins the entire purpose of a character. I dropped one a few months back because someone suggested a plot and everybody else agreed with it even though it was about my character, so it made another of mine completely useless. So. Generally, no thanks.
I like my character to have an important job, even if it doesn't have activity requirements 1. It's fun, sometimes, but.. I only really do it if it fits the character. Like Keiran. He doesn't feel like he's worth anything unless he holds some kind of important, helpful position. That's why he's had so many. But most of my others are whatever about it.
I enjoy describing impressive spell effects 1. I don't battle enough to care. And, again, most of my characters are useless at this. But, to use Keiran as the example again, it's cool when your character has more knowledge in a certain subject and can do something interesting with it. This is more about the character for me than about the spell itself.
I like contributing to the lore and worldbuilding of Potter's Army 3. See earlier answer about PA History thread. If my characters don't end up there in some way, shape or form, it isn't worth me writing about them. Not everybody can be a hero. Most of mine aren't. But if I'm not affecting the site with at least one of them, I don't feel like I'm spending my time well when I could be at work or writing for something else.
I enjoy it when my character is on the winning side of a battle, regardless of whether they are good or evil 1. I mean, I guess? I don't really care so much. Again, mass threads make me mad.
I would let my character lose face or be humiliated to help someone else's plot 2. I know you said not to say it depends on the character. But for some, it's more interesting when they're torn to bits by their peers. Apollo, for example, is easily my weakest character besides Avery. Seeing him destroyed is fascinating because he's so ridiculous about it. But then, if Safiya's made fun of, she literally doesn't care. And Keiran would sooner just leave the room than respond. So I'm cool with it, but the other person might not get the reaction they want.
PART 2
If I were a witch or wizard and I beat someone in a duel, I would
(c) say nothing and just finish the job
Why waste time and risk it, right? But then, I wouldn't actually kill anybody, period. I'd just incapacitate them.
What kind of spell would you use to finish that duel?
(a) a simple disarming charm, what else?
I mean, see above answer. This is too weak for me but the others weren't quite there either lol
My preferred method of plotting is
(c) a lot - sometimes, I don't even have to RP it
I know this is problematic sometimes. But for little "oh, and then Christian passed Ace in the hall that one day and they weren't talking still and it made them both sad" moments, I don't need to RP that. I just like discussing what happens between threads and what leads up to threads. A lot of the time I come up with HCs that don't even happen, but the plotting is oftentimes just as fun for me. The writing is practice, and it's about getting a reaction from the other writer. Getting texts from Jackles about specific lines or sections or the post as a whole literally makes my day. Writing is meant to cause some kind of affect, even if it isn't what I was going for. So, yes plz.
by Selwyn Thorfinn Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:35 am
