
2845 is the current year & I am closing it. Joel --- "Thalog ."wrote: > Well hopefully we cna get things going again, i > turned in my actions and > worked with them a long time ago for this year so i > have no idea whats > happening now, are we on to another year, i think ur > last on was ??45 or > something ike that, i dont remember seing how i > havent really thought about > it much. > > -John > New Tyrean Empire > > > >From: > >Reply-To: celandra@phoenyx.net > >To: celandra@phoenyx.net > >Subject: Re: [Cel] Hello everyone - Elyria's GM's > comments > >Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 10:34:40 CDT > > > >Players have come and gone, to my knowledge either > due > >to lack of GM's or real life concerns of their own. > > > >I am as frustrated as some of my players aabout the > >speed of this game. I imagine some of it is > >attributable to the combination of my life > scheduling > >problems and my trying to give everyone plenty of > time > >for revisions. Eliminating some of the revision > time > >and taking more decisions upon myself may help > speed > >things up. > > > >For discussion purposes any comments anyone has > upon > >how best to GM this game should be made now. I > ain't > >perfect, now is the time to tell me how to fix the > >game if we are to continue. From my perspective, I > >spend too much time chasing after many of you to > make > >corrections to moves that I have suggested. > > > >The main complaint that I have heard from many has > >been time between moves. I am willing to try a > >somewhat speeded up version. Jason & I have tried > to > >keep turns running together but that may not be > >possible. > > > >We can try a 2 week timetable. And this time it > will > >be very rigid. I have tried to give everyone > plenty > >of time to revise their moves and it appears to > have > >created too many delays. > > > >My suggestion to speed up the game in addition to a > 2 > >week timetable, I will make more of the revisions > of > >moves upon myself. If anyone has strong > differences > >of opinions, you will have 2 days to comment, > >otherwise my rolls and comments will stand. > >Those of you who are serious players will respond > in a > >timely fashion, those who are not as serious will > live > >w/ the results they get. Anyone wanting an > extension > >to the deadline for results or response can ask for > >it. > > > >In addition, many of you are not filling providing > all > >of the data. Such as secondary or primary > >determinants, etc. I would like to encourage this, > >since most of you do not seem to want the benefit > (the > >carrot), suggestions for a stick are welcome. > Either > >the action can be ignored or the roll will > >automatically receive a -1 penalty for piece of > data > >not filled in. > >To implement this I suggest, we design a new form > that > >can be submitted to the GM. > > > >If a 2 week timetable proves unworkable then we can > >try shorter or longer. I do not imagine a shorter > one > >would work. Part of the game is supposed to be > about > >writing stories for your society and that aspect > would > >risk getting lost in a shorter timetable. > > > >All comments are welcome. > > > >Joel > > > > > > > >--- "Juha Vesanto (Juuso)" > wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Louis Pasztor wrote: > > > > There is TheMain :) is similar and space > > > base....and I am interested in > > > > playing GM for it... which is my fault for > making > > > a strong impact on its > > > > creation in the first place. But not enough > > > players interested in playing > > > > that game :/ > > > > > > I don't think it's the lack of players. It's the > > > changing GMs (or > > > lack of them). > > > > > > juuso > > > > > > PS. themain list is now dead (by accident or > > > purpose, I don't know, > > > but having been comatose for (half) a year, it > > > doesn't make much > > > difference). Louis, if you want to restart it, I > > > think it is possible, but > > > you better do something about it soon. > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, send mail to > > > celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, send mail to > celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to > celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.