re: Move 1

[yhlee]

A player character has asked a question re: mission leadership in Move 1 and I'm opening an OOC thread to ask what y'all would like to do. Please read the comment over there, then respond to this post with your thoughts. (I'd do it over there, but we're up to 80+ comments on Move 1 already, which is going to be hard on folks playing the game over mobile, so I thought a new post for discussions would be best.)

To reiterate:

[GM/OOC: Before I respond to this, I would suggest that a logical mission leader should have some kind of history with the resistance (so, not a newcomer) and, ideally, military, intelligence, or diplomatic background as well. Does anyone in the player group want to volunteer? If not, I'll assign someone based on GM judgment and/or hilarity.]

Comments

[smokedetective]

I'd like to volunteer Ashari. They're used to taking charge, planning events, and coordinating. They have a take-charge attitude, some level of intelligence, and a diplomatic background and Andan training that could help smooth some team stuff over. They're military training is a little lacking, but they have experience in the rebellion and are willing to listen to those that do.

[vass]

I think Ashari's the most practical idea, although it'd be hilarious if our nameless contact replied to Kaliyan's question with "You are!"

[yhlee]

Don't think the idea hadn't occurred to me. ;) But, you know, it's a game--it makes more sense for y'all to decide what you'd enjoy doing. =)

[vass]

If Ashari's (or anyone else other than Kaliyan is) who everyone decides on, theoretically she could still say that, and be overruled. :D

[smokedetective]

No matter who's going to be the leader, Ashari's going to try to get as high of a position as possible in the ship and rebel hierarchy because of that good ol' Andan nature. xD

(That's separate from me as a player volunteering them as the team leader. In all honesty, my plan from the beginning had been to have Ashari vie for the leadership role, because I think it's in character and would make good drama. )

[pengwern]

It's not in character, but I see Mikodez trying out the ol' (entirely spurious) maneuver of "run away really fast and the enthrallment won't stick" sometime soon.

[after_almsivi]

It would give give Ashari a chance to volunteer, I quite like that idea.

[venndaai]

I like this too!

[after_almsivi]

I agree that Ashari's the best fit for the role.

[yhlee]

Ashari's been designated leader, but Crow (your contact) is going to insist that one of the Kel (Ankat or Kaliyan) be designated second in command for the complementary military experience, in case things turn violent.

[slybrarian]

Clearly one of the ex-Kel would be perfect, because this situation calls for a frontal assault.

[lleullawgyffes]

I have no particular feelings one way or another about — Ashari does seem a logical choice, but I'd be fine with a randomly selected leader, too.

[zuhrovet]

As a player, I have some experience getting a cohort of introverts moving in the same direction.

But as a character, Sasha would very much prefer to let someone else take charge, then yell at them for doing it wrong. She'll accept just about anyone except for the teenager.

[venndaai]

Does anyone have another suggestion or should we go ahead with Ashari?

Also, once we have a leader, maybe someone should compile all the information we've learned so far.

[yhlee]

At this point, I'm going to assume the group is going with Ashari unless I hear an objection/alternate in the next 4 hours (9 p.m. CST). I just want to make sure everyone who has an opinion gets a reasonable chance to weigh in; even an "I have no opinion" response is helpful (as opposed to silence).

[lookingforoctober]

Hmm, how often are you expecting people to be around in order to fully participate in this game? I did have an opinion (not on the leadership question exactly, but sort of related), but I have been busy for the last couple of days and haven't checked back until now. (And wow is there a lot to catch up on for only being away for a couple of days.)

I sort of thought this was a game where being around a couple of times a week was what was expected (I know I saw it somewhere)...

If a constant presence is needed, or really anything above the twice a week because I do have other creative things going on and can't commit to more, then I should bow out.

Let me know!

[yhlee]

Yeah, at this point it looks like the game is going to be moving at...a faster pace. I'm truly sorry--I had anticipated that it would go at a more relaxed pace than this, which was why I went with "twice a week minimum" in the guidelines. I don't think throttling people to fewer posts a week is going to be realistic, especially when the majority are posting more actively. I'll miss you, and I'm sorry things have turned out like this, but I respect your need to manage your creative endeavors!

[lookingforoctober]

Yeah, I think it's going to be too fast for me to keep up with. I've been in almost this exact situation before with a game, and I tried to run faster for a while but ended up dropping out in the end, so I might as well skip the middle bit this time.

I wish you and all the players the very best, I'm sure it's going to be awesome.

[yhlee]

So noted--I'll remove Elesa from the active player roster, and good luck with all your other endeavors!

[lookingforoctober]

Thank you!

on information-centralization

[yhlee]

As far as compiling information goes, it would be...a lot of work for a single person. If you like, I can ask my web person about setting up a wiki for the game on my webhost. I don't know who-all has experience editing wikis, but I've done it before and it's not difficult to figure out. Also, with a wiki, multiple people could edit and add information, making it less work for any one individual.

Re: on information-centralization

[venndaai]

Oh, I was just thinking of copy pasting all of the info we've gotten from the npc about the mission into one comment. Wouldn't take me very long but people wouldn't have to comb the threads to find it for future reference.

Re: on information-centralization

[yhlee]

I'm working on getting a wiki set up, which I'm going to use even if the rest of y'all prefer to keep your notes elsewhere ;) but my web person says it'll take a day or so for the subdomain to propagate. I'll drop the link once it's up.

Re: on information-centralization

[yhlee]

See this re: mission info and wiki (posted is locked to members only).

[yhlee]

It's Ashari, but your contact is going to insist on one of the Kel (Ankat or Kaliyan) as second in command, for the complementary military experience.

[mercuryhatter]

I'm also in favor of Ashari, for the record!