[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Iron]

There's no supercomputer in existence who can do what you're wanting Porygon to do.

As for secrets, you all have sideplots tying up your characters, and secrets can create tons of interesting choices. It's best to just accept this. But since it causes so much discord, I guess I can't create any new ones for you. The same meta that obliges characters to compromise affects the GM too, and every party is different.

[Lord Windos]

As for secrets, you all have sideplots tying up your characters, and secrets can create tons of interesting choices. It's best to just accept this. But since it causes so much discord, I guess I can't create any new ones for you. The same meta that obliges characters to compromise affects the GM too, and every party is different.

I'm fine with that decision, honestly. I rather not deal with secret subplots, no matter how interesting or rewarding they may be, if it brings me or the others in direct combat with each other. Besides, if you had a character trying to swear mine to secrecy or gave them a hidden task to do, I would just have Ventus either outright refuse or just tell his friends anyway. He doesn't 'do' secrets if they have lasting impact on the party...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

@Iron, I-I was enjoying the sideplots greatly... Now I'm a little sad. :C I liked what choices the Deyo Flowers etc. have brought and what aftermaths sideplots had. Can I still keep mine concerning the mission, involving my new Espurr and depending if and how you'd give it to me, Flamethrower-Minicorn? Those don't have to with the others in the party in the first place. Because I doubt the later'd be a 'Here I am, as a random Encounter in the wild!'...

Guess the only ongoing sideplot will be whether Ventus and my character will ever openly reveal love to one another. Or not. :C

[Iron]

Yeah I'm not going to trim the existing threads. And the Deyo Flowers thing is something Ventus just randomly decided to hate, so that has nothing to do with my secrets.

[Dragonstrike]

The only reason this one secret has caused so much discord is because it directly involved another character, and nobody would even give him the time of day on it even though it was related to one of THE most important things to him.

I think the sideplots can continue, but only as long as we can all agree that any characters that become involved in them later aren't completely shut out like that again if they inquire further.

At the very least, offer a reasonable explanation for why you can't tell them.  Nathan's had no end of trust issues ever since Shiva blatantly lied to him about it.

There's been no issues so far with any of the other ones.  I don't want one bad set of experiences to ruin the whole batch if at all possible :/  Nathan is going to try and repair things as best as he can once Shiva contacts him, I can assure you of that.

Both in and out of character, many apologies for all the trouble this has caused

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Nathan is going to try and repair things as best as he can once Shiva contacts him, I can assure you of that.

I think I'll have Shiva send a message onto phone/Pokedex before she heads off to the port.

Yeah I'm not going to trim the existing threads. And the Deyo Flowers thing is something Ventus just randomly decided to hate, so that has nothing to do with my secrets.

Many many thanks for this. Greatly appreciated, really.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Besides, @Lord Windos, will we still see Ven being overprotective over Shiva plus explaining why after she talked with Nathan? I was looking forward to this and hoped him to teach my Abra some relaxation method to speed up evolution, but I fear I can bury that hope for now. Rest asssured.

[Lord Windos]

The only reason this one secret has caused so much discord is because it directly involved another character, and nobody would even give him the time of day on it even though it was related to one of THE most important things to him.

I think the sideplots can continue, but only as long as we can all agree that any characters that become involved in them later aren't completely shut out like that again if they inquire further.

At the very least, offer a reasonable explanation for why you can't tell them.  Nathan's had no end of trust issues ever since Shiva blatantly lied to him about it.

There's been no issues so far with any of the other ones.  I don't want one bad set of experiences to ruin the whole batch if at all possible :/  Nathan is going to try and repair things as best as he can once Shiva contacts him, I can assure you of that.

Both in and out of character, many apologies for all the trouble this has caused

Glad you spoke what I have been wanting to say for so much time! Just didn't have the words for it...
I willing to let subplot happen, secret or not, if they either don't drag other characters in them, or let people in on them the moment they get personally involved as well. Otherwise, we are better off without them.

[Lord Windos]

Besides, @Lord Windos, will we still see Ven being overprotective over Shiva plus explaining why after she talked with Nathan? I was looking forward to this and hoped him to teach my Abra some relaxation method to speed up evolution, but I fear I can bury that hope for now. Rest assured.

Doubtful, at this point. Shiva said some nasty things about Nathan in his mind, and he has an especially long memory for people insulting his friends, even if the person that said such thing are other friends! He will eventually help Shiva out with Abra, but only after everything has settled. Even then, he not going to be his kind, gentle old self around her; he'll be cordial and polite, but restrained in his interactions.  Your character will have to make a proper heartfelt apology for this if you want the Ven and Shiva ship to sail...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Rescuing the remains of the friendship to both Ventus and Nathan is it before any ship can sail at all. Let's await how things between her and Nathan will resolve... But if both accept deeply honest apologies and agree to try again, happy tears will fall instead of bitter ones.