WEREWOLF AST APPLICATIONS

[benime]

*Notes the eerie, spooky silence surrounding the Were IC/OOC boards*

@_@

Yeah, so anyway... first of all, I would like to thank each and every last one of you for your support in my attempts to enrich your Emerald Sept Chronicles gaming experience. I would like to mention that I'm perpetually available for fielding questions, concerns and commentary, about myself and my methods or any other factor of this game that I have even a modicum of control over, and am more than willing to voice any of the following towards the other STs.

For a while now, I've known that our sphere is quite ST intensive. Vampire is a competitive game, and it is also primarily social to boot, which are a pair of features that explain why that game does not require nearly as many STs to run it. In a perfect world, I believe that this game requires at least one ST per pack, to allow each to run combats and act completely independently from one another. I've noticed that a great many people are restraining themselves from taking aggressive actions in this game, and I see that as a real shame, given that Werewolf is based around creatures designed to have really, really short fuses and a long list of hostile enemies.

So, to repair this situation, I took it upon myself to become an AST, so that I could make this game more enriched and enjoyable for everyone playing it. Let's be honest though - I would rather be playing a character than running a game, but that goes for most everybody. The difference is that I understand that if I want a fun, interactive, aggressive, immersive game, I'm going to need to do some time, so to speak, and in the interests of fairness, give you all a good story so that when it's time for me to return to the player base, I can be treated to a nice story of my own.

So I'd like to ask you - do you feel the same? Do you wish to help run this game so that your friends can fully enjoy it and engender the same bug in them so that some of them can return the favor at a later time? Hell, do you want to earn a veritable metric ass-ton(tm) of XP for your efforts, and spend it all on a new character at the end of your ST-ship? You know you do.

If any of this interests you, please notify the ST(s) of your choice with an email voicing your interest in joining our staff. (We also accept emails from people who know someone else they'd think would make a good ST, we'll talk to 'em about it.)

We'd love to have you. ;D

[wereastbill]

BEN!

CHECK YOUR MESSAGES FOO!

[benime]

wereastbill said:

BEN!

CHECK YOUR MESSAGES FOO!

I done checkity' checked them, foo'!

[wereastbill]

Well check 'em again, muh fucka!

[benime]

I like how you abbreviated the non-expletive part of that word. rofl

[Red Moon]

Well, as I have mentioned to certain persons, I am studying hard the combat system and rules, and though I am not quite ready to jump into ST-ship (don't think my Ap. would be accepted anyway) I'd still be willing to help run combat scenes once I am completely up to speed on all the specs. Perhaps I could ask some help to get that far.

[benime]

redmoon said:

Well, as I have mentioned to certain persons, I am studying hard the combat system and rules, and though I am not quite ready to jump into ST-ship (don't think my Ap. would be accepted anyway) I'd still be willing to help run combat scenes once I am completely up to speed on all the specs. Perhaps I could ask some help to get that far.

In-deed. I'll probably be trying to break people of certain bad habits and instilling a sense of the proper way combat scenes are run, so they can have a good idea of how well their characters can handle themselves in certain situations. Having combat advocates is a good thing. =)

Advocacy, however, is the first step on the ladder towards full ST-ship... ;D

[Red Moon]

benime said:

Advocacy, however, is the first step on the ladder towards full ST-ship... ;D

Perhaps when I am MUCH more familiar with all the specs. of Werewolf, but right now, Advocacy is all I can offer. Do you think, Ben, that we could talk about it in detail sometime? If it's possible, I'd like to be able to help this Sat.

[benime]

redmoon said:

benime said:

Advocacy, however, is the first step on the ladder towards full ST-ship... ;D

Perhaps when I am MUCH more familiar with all the specs. of Werewolf, but right now, Advocacy is all I can offer. Do you think, Ben, that we could talk about it in detail sometime? If it's possible, I'd like to be able to help this Sat.

Whoi soitanly. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

[Red Moon]

benime said:

Whoi soitanly. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

That's just creepy... >.@

[benime]

It's like you can see CURLY IN YOUR MIIIIIIIND.

[Red Moon]

benime said:

It's like you can see CURLY IN YOUR MIIIIIIIND.

No, see, that's the problem. It's creepy because I can only see YOU doing that, and that's what gives me the shivers.

[Alexander Faulkner]

You know... I thought about the same thing a while ago... but I didn't want to step on people's toes by reaching down and slashing actions to pieces because of rules... I tend to pay extreme attention to detail when running something... so I didn't want to be an ass about things. So I said nothing.

[benime]

Those of you who are extreme rules advocates (you know who you are), please note that the first rule of this game is "all rules are optional, at ST discretion." The difference, of course, will be consistency, but that's no problem to uphold.

The reason why we do not follow every canon plotline, every gift's rule, every spirit's role, etc, to the letter is because we want this game to be enjoyable, fun and exciting for everyone, not just those who have little interaction with the books. By the same token, the reason why we still do follow the majority of the rules, however, is because we want the game to be consistent, well-structured and easy to jump into, since we know that the majority of our players will correctly advise new players on how to play the game. We like this balance - it's one of our best assets, really.

So, in ST choice, we try to keep the same balance. For example - currently, on a scale of one to ten, where one is "adheres strictly" and ten is "makes **** up", here's my take (not necessarily the REALITY of the situation, just my bold opinion on it) on where everyone stands.

Henry - 8
Jeffrey - 5
Sarah - 5
Bill - 7
Ben - 9 (more like 10, lol)

This gives us a score of 32, for an average score of 6.4 on the chart. This means our team, as it stands, tends more towards fabrication and reinterpretation than straight application of the rules. I think our team could stand to have a few rules monkeys. ;D

[Alexander Faulkner]

You know I might make an app for Combat monkey. Let me do a refresher for times sake and then I will get with one of you this weekend with my paragraph or whatnot of what you want for my application. Mind you I don't want to be an AST, not yet at least. I don't feel that I could devote that much time right now to such an occupation. But a combat advocate I COULD do easily.

[benime]

At this point, I might just ask that people who want to be combat advocates should show up an hour early to game this week and I'll run us all though a refresher course.

[Red Moon]

benime said:

At this point, I might just ask that people who want to be combat advocates should show up an hour early to game this week and I'll run us all though a refresher course.

An hour might be difficult for me as I play Changeling. However, Changeling ends at 9:30.

[benime]

Well, y'know, whatever. It's not hard. ;D

EDIT: WTF, I HIT "REPLY," NOT "EDIT."

Christ on a pogo stick.

[Red Moon]

It's really not, but I still think that it would be a good idea for all the would-be advocates to meet. Let's say a half-hour before game? That should work out nicely. Oh, and because I forgot to ask, Are you asking that those of whom are applying for combat advocate submit like... a paragraph or something?
just because it was mentioned.

[benime]

I asked that AST applicants supply us with a quick email to let us know they wanted to apply, and then we'd ask for something more formal later. As far as Combat Advocates are concerned - just show us what you're capable of, and if we're impressed we'll give you the job. ;D