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How do you justify being here & not there? - Max - 05-19-2015
Hello! I'd like to pose a question for those with characters that are oft away from their stations.
Why is your Ishgardian Knight mingling in Ul'dah?
What is your Wood Wailer doing outside the Twelveswood?
So on and so forth.
IC and OOC perspectives are welcome!
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Ignacius - 05-19-2015
Well, during the short time Orleans HAD a long-term position IC, he charged by the hour. Â So he was often sent "home" until he was needed.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Mountie - 05-19-2015
The most common reasons I have used in other games:
1. Investigating a lead.
2. Charged on duty day with being a messenger.
3. Scout.
4. R & R.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Aduu Avagnar - 05-19-2015
being on leave XD
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Nebbs - 05-19-2015
Nebula is a Chosen of Nymeia, the Spinner. As such her nose twitches and leads her to places where fate is in the balance. That way she can be just about any place.
Also her Carbuncle is known to run off and dig things up.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Melkire - 05-19-2015
Immortal Flame roleplayer, here.
Leaves of absence.
Military operations, exercises, and/or business.
That's it, really.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Kurt S. - 05-19-2015
Seeing as Kurt is now part of the Red Wings, which means he's based in Ul'dah, he shouldn't really be in the other places that much.
And yet you could find him in Coerthas, in La Noscea, in the Shroud. That's mainly because he's everyone's retainer and is usually sent out on ventures if he's not cooking for all of them.Â
"'Explore Coerthas' it said. What am I supposed to find here? Snow white dye? I guess that's something."
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - cuideag - 05-19-2015
Business, and... business mostly. One is an Ul'dahn merchant who lives in Limsa but still makes regular trips back and forth for trade. Now and again she'll deviate and make the trek up to the Sanctum of the Twelve because she's a good and pious little popoto, but it's mostly due to business.
The other is an informant who goes where ever the rumors and the gil goes. People pay her to be places so she makes it her business to be in those places. Hasn't gone back to Ala Mhigo due to Problems Being Made Her Problems, and a very foreboding feeling that she wouldn't have anything to really go home to anyways. Being practically homeless helps with staying mobile.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Manari - 05-19-2015
This is something I sort of struggle with myself. Manari has no IC affiliation with any Gridanian authority at all. She isn't ICly a Twin Adder, she isn't ICly a member of the Wood Wailers or the archer's guild. However, of her own personal doing, she is a self appointed defender and avenger of the Twelveswood. I've written her in such a way that she is always doing her best to uphold her own code of the forest and she loves it so much she hates to leave the woods.
So much so, that when ever I'm RPing anywhere that isn't in the Black Shroud, it really eats at me the entire time, because I know it would be eating at Manari to be hanging out in the awful salty air of La Noscea when she should be in her forest. As such, I always struggle to come up with any kind of reason why she would be in a place like Ul'dah. Anyone who knows Manari really well would think it extremely odd to find her in any place besides the Black Shroud. I don't really consider it being a case of "writing myself into a corner" because I love the way she is. But it does make casual random RP harder.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Khadan - 05-19-2015
Kayllen is the second son/3rd child of a small noble house which is a vassal house to Dzemael. Through various things involving "story" he was presumed dead and fled Ishgard after some betrayal related business where he lived in Thanalan for several years. Recently, also through "story" he's been recognized as 'still alive', had to answer for charges of heresy and betrayal, and plans to retake his house from the forces that currently control it. His ultimate goals aren't known by really anyone yet but for now, his reasons for not being IN Ishgard are likely that it would mean he'd be assassinated.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Desu Nee - 05-19-2015
Quki is the kinda Lalafel licks her finger, feels where the wind is blowing, and goes to that direction. She wants to learn absolutely everything she can.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Lady Rivienne - 05-19-2015
Adder:
* Her Commander sends her out to investigate or on a mission. She is often put on assignment elsewhere.
* She attends to private business, usually in Coerthas.
* To spend time away with her husband without worrying about work.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Aya - 05-19-2015
Aya likes to take short day-trip like vacations to Vylbrand (Limsa Lominsa and Costa primarily!) usually for just one or two nights, traveling via air ship
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - OttoVann - 05-19-2015
I don't justify shit to anyone anymore. My RP has blossomed harder for it. I render no apologies.
Free your mind OP.
RE: How do you justify being here & not there? - Max - 05-19-2015
(05-19-2015, 12:48 PM)OttoVann Wrote: I don't justify shit to anyone anymore. My RP has blossomed harder for it. I render no apologies.Heya Otto. I think you mistook the intent of my thread(?)
Free your mind OP.
I'm not demanding an explanation or apology from anyone. I'm curious as to why X character is away from Y through a story perspective. Backstories are the foreground of our characters, so I don't believe it's out of line to ask. We all have reasons. If you choose not to share them with others that's OK.
(Normally I wouldn't respond to these types of things but the last line of your post came off as a jab. If not I apologize for taking it that way)