I've got to share a slice of geeky happiness...

pinkgothic · 10-29-2005, 06:37 AM

About 99% of you guys probably won't care about this

and I'm sure only a handful will know what I'm even talking about... but I've got a huge grin on my face and I have to share why.

I've been playing a game called Ravenblack Vampires for way too much of my life. It's consumed large amounts of my soul and a good deal of real life cash to boot.

I've always been a think tank sort of person on it... whenever I get a good idea for a clan, I make one, or at least pass the idea on to an existing clan which could pull the idea off. The one I was most proud of and I guess I still am is called Splinters of Dusk, possibly the only clan in the game genuinely uncaring for the little numbers beside their name and simultaneously never ever ever ever fighting back. That's pretty, well, unusual, to say the least... most people defend their "blood points" like it wasn't a game. Anyway, beyond that, they're mercenaries / assassins. IC, they have no allies and their codex forbids they would, OOC they've got a lot of folk who they get along with. But IC, they're pretty much definable as underdogs

Anyway, there's currently a contest up here, and one of the polls reads this:

Clan of the Year (They're mean{or nice}, loaded with green, and they work like a well oiled machine)
o Sanctuary of Immortal Enlightenment
o Shadow Court
o Splinters of Dusk
o Capadocious Clan
o The Inner Circle

It got a nomination!

It probably won't win the poll simply because, well, Capadocious Clan is doing a marketing campaign around the whole thing and recruiting new vampires like mad just to win the poll

but it might get a runner up? But even so, a nomination! That's so cool.

Edit: Oh yeah, regarding IC/OOC,... yep, a lot of this stuff has to do with roleplaying. Not so much what happens in the game itself, but what people invent beyond it.

Dasilva · 10-29-2005, 06:39 AM

I know how you feel!

pinkgothic · 10-29-2005, 06:44 AM

Spitfire: Have a similar story to tell?

I should probably add I'm not actually in the Splinters of Dusk (a/k/a gekkonids) anymore, by the way. I just watch them from afar these days. n_n

Fairygdmther · 10-29-2005, 07:24 AM

I understand - you have to respect someone who does things their own way and succeeds! Like you, Pinksie - I respect individualism.

Lynsie

Jeysie · 10-29-2005, 08:46 AM

That is indeed awesome, Pink. The occasions when you see that one of your ideas has hit the big time are always a great feeling.

Peace & Luv, Liz

*stepurhan* · 10-29-2005, 11:51 AM

Even not fully understanding the idea I can appreciate the achievement. I like thay you've chosen to do something so apparently unorthodox with the clan. Too many people seem to stick to tried and tested formulas for these sort of things (only theirs is going to be the biggest and best at the tried and tested formula) I also can understand how great it is to get a nomination in a poll that isn't goign to mean anything to anyone outside a particular group. I won a poll in an internet group myself and remember how good it felt

OK, technically my shirt won the category Most Evil (hence my User title) but it's still legendary 2 years later and I have to wear it to any in-person get-togethers.

pinkgothic · 11-01-2005, 02:19 AM

Thanks, guys! *fuzz* n_n

Quote:

Originally Posted by stepurhan

OK, technically my shirt won the category Most Evil (hence my User title) but it's still legendary 2 years later and I have to wear it to any in-person get-togethers.

That does explain your user title... what was on that shirt? Why is it evil??

And don't say because people always have to ask you that...

*stepurhan* · 11-01-2005, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkgothic

That does explain your user title... what was on that shirt? Why is it evil??

And don't say because people always have to ask you that...

The shirt is still extant. That's actually me wearing it in my avatar. Because the avatar picture is so small it doesn't come across so well but it is actually eye-searingly bright. A good description is a fireworks display happening in front of an exploding volcano. It is predominantly this quality that has led to it being termed the evil shirt (though it's legend has grown since)

Perhaps this picture with some fairly disturbing shorts will help

Any clearer now?

Sage · 11-02-2005, 07:45 AM

Great photo!
Not everyone can coordinate an ensemble with the cars parked behind them in a photo. I'm impressed!

ScottMate

Lucien21 · 11-02-2005, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

Great photo!
Not everyone can coordinate an ensemble with the cars parked behind them in a photo. I'm impressed!

ScottMate

ROFLMAO

10-29-2005, 06:37 AM	#1
pinkgothic Feind der Anonymitaet! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,898	I've got to share a slice of geeky happiness... About 99% of you guys probably won't care about this and I'm sure only a handful will know what I'm even talking about... but I've got a huge grin on my face and I have to share why. I've been playing a game called Ravenblack Vampires for way too much of my life. It's consumed large amounts of my soul and a good deal of real life cash to boot. I've always been a think tank sort of person on it... whenever I get a good idea for a clan, I make one, or at least pass the idea on to an existing clan which could pull the idea off. The one I was most proud of and I guess I still am is called Splinters of Dusk, possibly the only clan in the game genuinely uncaring for the little numbers beside their name and simultaneously never ever ever ever fighting back. That's pretty, well, unusual, to say the least... most people defend their "blood points" like it wasn't a game. Anyway, beyond that, they're mercenaries / assassins. IC, they have no allies and their codex forbids they would, OOC they've got a lot of folk who they get along with. But IC, they're pretty much definable as underdogs Anyway, there's currently a contest up here, and one of the polls reads this: Clan of the Year (They're mean{or nice}, loaded with green, and they work like a well oiled machine) o Sanctuary of Immortal Enlightenment o Shadow Court o Splinters of Dusk o Capadocious Clan o The Inner Circle It got a nomination! It probably won't win the poll simply because, well, Capadocious Clan is doing a marketing campaign around the whole thing and recruiting new vampires like mad just to win the poll but it might get a runner up? But even so, a nomination! That's so cool. Edit: Oh yeah, regarding IC/OOC,... yep, a lot of this stuff has to do with roleplaying. Not so much what happens in the game itself, but what people invent beyond it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Me pee stick bigger you pee stick." (credit to, but not attributed to, Jeysie) "Don't be careful, be immortal." Brat™, certified as by Trep Winner of the Second-Best-Dressed and Non-Specific awards in the Unbiased Impostor Awards™, amongst many others. Non-Conformist to Non-Conformism™ Internet Explodifier™ - the best weapon of mass destruction!!!11one Trademark Overuser™

10-29-2005, 06:39 AM	#2
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I know how you feel! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

10-29-2005, 06:44 AM	#3
pinkgothic Feind der Anonymitaet! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,898	Spitfire: Have a similar story to tell? I should probably add I'm not actually in the Splinters of Dusk (a/k/a gekkonids) anymore, by the way. I just watch them from afar these days. n_n Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Me pee stick bigger you pee stick." (credit to, but not attributed to, Jeysie) "Don't be careful, be immortal." Brat™, certified as by Trep Winner of the Second-Best-Dressed and Non-Specific awards in the Unbiased Impostor Awards™, amongst many others. Non-Conformist to Non-Conformism™ Internet Explodifier™ - the best weapon of mass destruction!!!11one Trademark Overuser™

10-29-2005, 07:24 AM	#4
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	I understand - you have to respect someone who does things their own way and succeeds! Like you, Pinksie - I respect individualism. Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-29-2005, 08:46 AM	#5
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	That is indeed awesome, Pink. The occasions when you see that one of your ideas has hit the big time are always a great feeling. Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."

10-29-2005, 11:51 AM	#6
stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	Even not fully understanding the idea I can appreciate the achievement. I like thay you've chosen to do something so apparently unorthodox with the clan. Too many people seem to stick to tried and tested formulas for these sort of things (only theirs is going to be the biggest and best at the tried and tested formula) I also can understand how great it is to get a nomination in a poll that isn't goign to mean anything to anyone outside a particular group. I won a poll in an internet group myself and remember how good it felt OK, technically my shirt won the category Most Evil (hence my User title) but it's still legendary 2 years later and I have to wear it to any in-person get-togethers. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

11-02-2005, 07:45 AM	#9
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Great photo! Not everyone can coordinate an ensemble with the cars parked behind them in a photo. I'm impressed! ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

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