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Post by Reiqua on Jun 15, 2017 16:06:22 GMT -5
It's Friday where I live, which means it will eventually be Friday all over the world, which means that (in some sense) Wrighton starts today. With that in mind this is entirely the wrong time to introduce this thought because a) people won't be interested at the moment, and b) this thread will get lost amidst all the Wrighton stuff But oh well, here goes nothing Medieval was a forum game that happened before I was involved in the forum and before many of the current forumers were around actually. Medieval was arguably the jewel in the crown of modern forum games (though I'm sure there will be people who argue that) but undeniably it has had a massive and lasting impact on the forum and on forum culture. I for one would like to read Medieval. Not so much so that I understand what's going on when people talk about it, but just because I know the people who wrote it so I know it'll be great writing and a great story. The thing is, there's a lot of reading in Medieval and I'd kinda like a bunch of friends - forum friends - to read it with. My proposal would be to do something a bit like a book club, you sign up and undertake to try and read one chapter a week (eg) and we have a thread where we can discuss and speculate and enjoy the writing and the story together. I'd be interested in two classes of people joining me on this - those who (like me) only came on the scene after Medieval was already done and dusted, and then also those who played Medieval and wouldn't mind rereading it and reminiscing on the glory days of that universe. I think your contribution to any discussions we might have would be especially valuable Anyway, if you're at all interested in the concept, please post here to let me know. I'm imagining that once Wrighton has finished and the hype has died down a little, the post-Wrighton blues might be a good season to look at starting this project but I'm flexible. If we get some interest, well and good! If I am met with nothing but the deafening chirp of crickets... well, I may give this thread one more poke after Wrighton is done, but we'll see won't we
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Post by Shinko on Jun 15, 2017 16:21:54 GMT -5
I played the game (my characters were Morgaine and Sieg). I'd be up for a book-club re-reading of the ol' maingame that started the legend, ahaha. ^^ By "chapters" are you thinking of reading a round a week? That seems like a good metric for keeping it reasonable, as some folks posts could get monster-length so you don't wanna take on too much at once.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 15, 2017 16:25:48 GMT -5
In a shocking twist that will surprise nobody who's looked at a post of mine, I also Medieval'd, and would enjoy jumping in those waters again and sharing all the juicy behind-the-scenes gossip! ...Well, the House Jade gossip anyway XP ^_^
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Post by PFA on Jun 15, 2017 16:27:59 GMT -5
This is an awesome idea \ o / I'm a veteran Medievaler and can't guarantee that I'll have time to read every week, but I'll happily contribute to discussions and whatnot.
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Post by Reiqua on Jun 15, 2017 16:44:11 GMT -5
Oh awesome! I'm glad to see there's so much interest xD Shinko Yes, a round a week was my general idea but I'm not locked into it yet. Do you think it would be achievable? I read much of round one once upon a time and it was looong... but then, if my scant experience of hero city is anything to go by, it might be that the first round or two might be kinda long as everyone scrambles to do the whole "Must post must post must establish things must introduce Characteeerr!!!!!1!!11" and then might become a bit more manageable for a few rounds before picking up at the end again as everyone scrabbles to tie off loose ends and close character arcs? If that's semishly accurate then that might work well because that's probably about how my stamina for reading might go too!! And just a note for those who played and don't want to necessarily read but do want to chime in (tbh, we would quite likely be tagging you in our discussions anyway) you're contributions would be much appreciated but just a note to please please please be careful about spoilers Kinda goes without saying but I wanted to say it anyway xP And finally some tags to people I thought might be interested: You don't have to be interested just cos I tagged you and if I didn't tag you it doesn't mean I didn't think you'd have an interest - probably just I didn't realise you hadn't participated in Medieval yourself
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Post by Gelquie on Jun 15, 2017 16:51:13 GMT -5
I'll probably stay silent for the most part and watch this thread so I can see your raw reactions, but yeah, following along. =3 (Feel free to tag me if you have questions or comments about something. If the answer is spoiler, though, I reserve the right to give a non-answer.)
I'll also be curious to hear your theories about roles, since exact roles were kept secret for a lot of players. (Though some may already be known because they winded through the NTWF grapevine and came out in casual discussion, but for the ones you don't know, theorize away! (If you want.))
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Post by Shinko on Jun 15, 2017 16:58:47 GMT -5
Reiqua Yup, that's pretty much exactly right- first two or three rounds are pretty long winded because everyone was still posting actively and trying to get involved in things, and round one was longer than most anyway. It gets way more managable later on as people settle into plotlines, and some folks lost interest and stopped posting altogether or only gave a token post once a round. In general the content is probably going to be longer than Hero City was as a general rule, the roleplay was a lot more active for Medieval, but I still think it's easily managable to read one round in a week. Building off what GLQ said, if you don't already know what someone's role was, don't read any of the spoiler-tagged stuff in Carrie's first goderator post. Unlike in Hero City, in Medieval all the roles were kept secret (except for the four merchants). We knew each other's factions, but not who had what role in each faction. So if you wanna experience things in the same way we did during the game, don't spoil the roles for yourself if you can avoid it.
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Post by Celestial on Jun 15, 2017 17:01:54 GMT -5
This is an awesome idea! I participated, but due to reasons of time and hating my own writing, I will not be reading along. But I will glad jump into discussion, answer questions (because I have an obsessive knowledge of this 'verse) and if people want, recommend expanded universe content for people who want more and I swear it won't just be my own fics.
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Post by Gelquie on Jun 15, 2017 17:02:38 GMT -5
Building off what GLQ said, if you don't already know what someone's role was, don't read any of the spoiler-tagged stuff in Carrie's first goderator post. Unlike in Hero City, in Medieval all the roles were kept secret (except for the four merchants). We knew each other's factions, but not who had what role in each faction. So if you wanna experience things in the same way we did during the game, don't spoil the roles for yourself if you can avoid it. Building into this more, at the beginning, there was one faction where its members weren't known, and that was the Shadows. (In the early game list, all the Shadows were glommed into the list of Recruitable Peasants; only Shadows knew who they were unless they were sniffed out.) After a few rounds into the game, people were gradually outed to be Shadows, so later in the game, everyone knew what faction everyone was, though the roles were still unknown. So that's another thing you can theorize on for early game; who is a member of the Shadows. ^^
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Post by Twillie on Jun 15, 2017 17:16:05 GMT -5
Oh sweet, I'd love to participate in this! I've been telling myself over and over that I'd read Medieval, but then never actually get to it due to the large undertaking. This can make the reading much more manageable, and everything's better with friends!
I think I've kept safe from most spoilers (although I do know a number of the characters' personalities and romances, either from conversation and occasional skimming), aside from maybe a couple. Off the top of my head, I already know some of the ending as well as Elin's role, but but to be fair, I have no idea what her role means, so I'm sure there's still some surprises waiting for me in the reading :3 Still plenty of speculations to be made, many of which I'm sure will amuse the writers x)
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Post by June Scarlet on Jun 15, 2017 17:22:24 GMT -5
Quite honestly, I never thought I'd have the discipline to read Medieval, so it wasn't even something I had told myself I'd get to someday. I just figured it'd be another one of those things I'd forever be out of the loop on.
But hey, if other people were going to read along, and I'd have support and people to discuss it with, then the chances go way up. Sounds cool to me.
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Post by Liou on Jun 15, 2017 17:28:41 GMT -5
I will just hand you a Disclaimer saying that my posts were crappily written/improvised due to panic and looming round deadlines and to plz not devour me, then I shall hide under my desk to listen without drawing any attention to myself. Hope you have fun!
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Post by Thorn on Jun 15, 2017 17:56:14 GMT -5
Hmm tempting, tempting...will definitely give it some thought! I was around at the time of the game but didn't play, but on the other hand I DO know how it ends, so don't really fit in either category. xD And I've read parts before. And it would be fun!
(and pssh, in my eyes Hero City was as much fun as they come. <3 Medieval might be AS good, but I can't see it being better. ;-D)
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Post by Reiqua on Jun 15, 2017 18:02:30 GMT -5
(I feel like I'm just going to coin the term "Mediveteran" since it seems like it'll be a useful word) June Scarlet - that sounds awesome, I'd love you to join in the project! It feels weird that even though (in my mind) you've been around so long, you weren't actually a part of Medieval. Though that said, I guess you're just old by JCW standards and relatively new to NTWF still. That does put me in mind of Carolyn though - I think she's not a Mediveteran either? Though I know that she tends to keep pretty busy with work and suchlike and may not have time for a Medieval read through? Anyways, feel free to post if you're interested Carolyn! And @nobodyinparticularbutmaybeeyeballingliouandorcelestialjustalittlebit - please don't be too disparaging of your own writing as we think back over Medieval, people. Writing is a beautiful gift, a way of creating art. Sure some of us can do it more neatly than others of us, and many of us (hopefully all of us) can do it better now than we could a few years ago, but the fact is that everyone on this forum can do it. We're all writers and that's nothing to be ashamed of. We all want to do our best certainly, but if what you're looking at is your best as of a few years ago, or the best you could do under adverse circumstances, please don't devalue that. Our writing is still precious and to disparage it is unfair on those who would give a whole lot to be able to produce a piece of writing even to the standard we're looking back on and cringing over. Not that I really meant to give a full lecture just then but yeah, maybe you feel there's some merit in what I had to say, maybe you don't EDIT: Thorn - I don't think the fact that you don't fit neatly into either category is really an issue. If you have an interest in reading or rereading Medieval, then you have a place here and your contribution or lack thereof to any discussion would just be as you choose to make it based on how much you know (without spoilers of course xP)
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Post by Celestial on Jun 15, 2017 18:13:04 GMT -5
Sorry, Reiqua. I think my main problem with some posts in Medieval *coughcoughfirstpostcough* is that they suffer so badly from Early Character Syndrome. My two characters, more than any characters in any NTWF RP before or since, ran away from me hardcore, to the point where I can't even stand the first few rounds I wrote them into because it feels so wrong. Conversely, because these characters were driving themselves and were incredibly alive and developed, I also think the RP contains some of my best writing. :3
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