This is something I've come across in developing plot that has been bugging me and I was curious how it could be dealt with or how you may have handled it. Let's say you have a plot developing that keeps your character busy or in a particular area with limitations around it. Say your character is in somewhere in Eorzea hunting something down in Eorzea specifically that needs the utmost attention ICly, this prevents them from visiting any of the far east or attending too much RP on the side that wouldn't already be on the way of your plot. How do you handle this?
Typically I just figure I can write around the details to make things work, like the character is taking a break or has been given some time to relax and etc. I feel like I do that too often though and I'd love to get some freedom to RP anywhere within any zone. At the same time, following the plot for the character has become fun, interesting, and something I don't want to just outright drop for the sake of "screw it, I'm bored and wanna go places". By the end of the plot I picture being free to roam wherever I allowed in writing it just like before the plot was developed.... Until then though, I feel a bit trapped between either letting go long term plot RP to have fun, or keeping to it and just waiting/playing it out until it completes. I'm sure this asks "why not just wrap it up now then?", the problem being people's schedules varying here and there. The people involved in the plot sometimes aren't available to do it or have little time left to, so I'm not left with too much time to easily complete it.
I really want to avoid just writing around it and claiming because the fun is getting to enjoy the writing in person(so to speak) but I'm also just feeling trapped like I said. Have you experienced this or is there any suggestions? How do you handle having a long term plot but also get the freedom to do as you please or go where you'd like? Do you get to or do you use self discipline to keep accurate to the concepts and lore?
I'm somewhat mixed in terms of my RP intensity, I would say light to medium, though I've wanted to become heavy but this plot concept has felt like it's kept me from becoming just that. Considering the time it's eaten up and the mixed schedules. Thoughts?
Typically I just figure I can write around the details to make things work, like the character is taking a break or has been given some time to relax and etc. I feel like I do that too often though and I'd love to get some freedom to RP anywhere within any zone. At the same time, following the plot for the character has become fun, interesting, and something I don't want to just outright drop for the sake of "screw it, I'm bored and wanna go places". By the end of the plot I picture being free to roam wherever I allowed in writing it just like before the plot was developed.... Until then though, I feel a bit trapped between either letting go long term plot RP to have fun, or keeping to it and just waiting/playing it out until it completes. I'm sure this asks "why not just wrap it up now then?", the problem being people's schedules varying here and there. The people involved in the plot sometimes aren't available to do it or have little time left to, so I'm not left with too much time to easily complete it.
I really want to avoid just writing around it and claiming because the fun is getting to enjoy the writing in person(so to speak) but I'm also just feeling trapped like I said. Have you experienced this or is there any suggestions? How do you handle having a long term plot but also get the freedom to do as you please or go where you'd like? Do you get to or do you use self discipline to keep accurate to the concepts and lore?
I'm somewhat mixed in terms of my RP intensity, I would say light to medium, though I've wanted to become heavy but this plot concept has felt like it's kept me from becoming just that. Considering the time it's eaten up and the mixed schedules. Thoughts?
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