Killing dragons? Wandering the irradiated wasteland? Saving humanity by way of colored explosions?

[amhran_comhrac]

We're deep into that lull between games and it's no secret that things have gotten quiet around here.  I know a lot of us have been branching out.  So... share.  What have you been up to?   Fic in any new fandoms?  Working on any OPs you want to talk about?  Let's chat!

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Ohai!

[sleepyowlet]

Yep, DA burn-out. My multi chaptered fic is on the back-burner, as is the next installment of Proverbial Branwen. Not really feeling like drawing DA stuff either.

I'm keeping myself busy by slowly but surely typing up a Babylon 5 fanfic that I wrote and finished ages ago (and, surprisingly enough, there are people who actually read it), and I'm writing something Wraith-centric for the Stargate: Atlantis fandom. Little Goth me writing about Wraith? It was only a matter of time... I'd draw Wraithy stuff too, but at the moment my tablet is all wonky and I can't.

I'm not all that excited about DA3 - since they already announced that they'll keep the voiced protagonist and the Wheel of WTF. Both are my main gripes with the second one. I like making up my own character, and a voiced protagonist and a dialogue wheel prevent me from doing that. So I don't think I'll be playing it.

Re: Ohai!

[1smut_princess]

Yeah, the last 'bout sums up why I'll just be like "Meh" when DA3 finally comes out. Unless and until I hear they haven't borked it utterly, I won't be buyin' it.

And oh my, the Wraith? O RLY? *cackling as she waves from Ansbach*

Re: Ohai!

[sleepyowlet]

Yeah, The Wraith! :D Gotta love them...

Somebody once said that roleplaying is like improvisation theater - you make up a character for a play, become that character and see what happens. The DM gives you stuff to react to. You get to decide what you say/do, and how you say/do it. In a CRPG with a silent protagonist you have fixed lines, but the personality (and the voice) of your character is still yours to make up, as is the details of their past and their motives. You get to decide if you love your parents or hate them.

DA2 took away all that. It was like being forced to play through "Hamlet" - depressing, no choice but to eventually screw things up, no matter what you did, same result. An excercise in futility. Only you were able to choose between funny!Hamlet, sarcastic!Hamlet and angry!Hamlet. Oh, and you're doing it with playback - not your own voice.

Anyway, it's lovely to hear from you. Weren't we planning to meet up sometime?