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    (old meme is old)

     

    I’ve also spent a lot of time wanting things to be perfect, and I know it’s definitely disheartening when you begin to realize how unrealistic a goal that is.  I don’t know if I can say that giving up on that idea of perfection is “better”, but it doesn’t need to be entirely bad.  Once you know things can’t be completely perfect, it can be an opportunity to take a more realistic look at things and not feel overwhelmed by every individual failure—just one of those might ruin the chance at perfection, but even people who mess up a bunch can still come out pretty darn fine in the end.  And sometimes it can be easier to accept setbacks, because hey, nothing’s perfect, and bad things happening doesn’t prevent good things from happening later.

     

    Granted, this is just what I’ve been telling myself and I know that my stressors are very different from yours.  I don’t know if this can help you, but I’m really, really hoping you find something that will.  I believe in you!

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    Pahrak Model ZX

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    Ah, I forgot to mention that!  Two years passed between the first story and the second (in hindsight that's way longer than was necessary), and one year has passed between the second and the third.  After realizing I went overboard on the first skip I knew I had to reduce this one, but with everything that needs to happen between 2 and 3 I couldn't help but feel a few months just wasn't enough.  The main cast is about 14/15 right now.

    Pahrak Model ZX

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    From what I can remember, I'm 90% sure both parties had to agree to the trade.  I believe the backstory says that Gorm did steal most of Nick's Royal Glinch-whatever-you-want-without-trading Power when he was young, but that's the most nefarious thing I can recall.

     

    In other news, this game is probably happening, just not super soon.  I have a project I'm aiming to get off the ground in December, plus I'm participating in the Fanfic Exchange, and I should probably try to come up with something to show for my Olkir project, so I'd say...maybe January, I'll host Glinch Festival?  So it doesn't clash with Christmas inactivity?

    Pahrak Model ZX

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    The PM focus was something I was worrying about, and that does sound like a good way to fix it.  Plus, updating limbs like that, I can give them a complete inventory each time (You have an Aquart arm, a Wexer arm, and two Siktari legs), which negates the possibility of people forgetting what their current status is.

     

    The random right or left could be interesting, but since it would also affect whether the player would be losing their right or left, it might end up proving a little extra counterproductive to the strategy they’re building.  Then again, this is likely to be so chaotic that any strategy will fall apart in seconds, so perhaps I’m just overthinking.

     

    Extra limbs sounds interesting, but it also sounds like a lot more work, so I think I’m going to skip that.  Drawbacks for Royal limbs is also a very good idea that I’ll try out.  I wasn’t thinking there would be a way to protest a swap—since this is being portrayed as a festival it could just be a rule that “someone tags you, you have to do the Glinch they ask for”.  I suppose there could be some sort of item that allows you to refuse a swap, though it’d need to be one-use, I’d need to figure out how to distribute them, and that brings up the question of if the person asking loses their action for that round or if they get to do it again…plus after that, then someone else could just make the exact same request.  Maybe an alternative could be just the opportunity to skip a round altogether, preventing anyone from targeting you but also giving up your own action for that round and going onto the next challenge without changing your limbs at all?

    Pahrak Model ZX

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    After putting some thought into it (my gosh I put actual thought into this), here are some revisions:

     

    -Players sign up and then I randomly assign species to each of them, and list those species next to their names on the player list.  The four species will be divided equally, with 1-3 Royals if the number isn’t divisible by 4.

    -Participants of the Glinch Festival wear loose-fitting cloaks.  The head can be seen so others can still recognize a person and tell what species they are, but their limbs cannot be seen, so when you ask that Aquart to Glinch his left arm to you, you might end up with a Wexer arm instead.

    -At the start of each round, I’ll announce one of four challenges: Foot Race, Swimming Race, Written Exam, and Cooking Contest.  Each species has an affinity for one of these challenges—respectively, they are Siktari (because they go fast, probably because they’re blue), Aquart (because they’re fish men or something), Amphibib (they’re psychic, don’t know why having their limbs would play into this but who cares), and Wexer (they are living plants and so know what plants make good spices and stuff, it could get dark).

    -After the challenge is announced, each player can then PM who they want to Glinch with and which limb they are glinching; each of them only gets one shot.  When that’s done, the challenge occurs, and everyone’s performance is determined.  I’m thinking I’ll RNG a number 1-6, which will determine the number of points they get (100-600), but for every limb of the species specializing in this skill they will get a point multiplier.  1 limb multiplies points x1.25, 2 limbs multiples x1.5, 3 limbs is x1.75, and all 4 limbs multiples x2.

    -Royals probably won’t be identified on the player list, they’ll likely be disguised as another species.  If someone possesses a Royal limb, it automatically counts as a limb from the specialist species no matter what the event is.

    -The order of challenges will be determined randomly.  After four rounds we’ll have done each one, so maybe then I’ll repeat them all once in either the same or reverse order.

    -I hate myself more than I did yesterday.

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    Pahrak Model ZX

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    I've never heard of that until just now but yeah it...looks kind of similar.

     

    I was thinking there would be rounds of, like...three days?  And people can post (or maybe PM) as many times as they want during that round, but the actions all take place in order so by the time you go to take someone's arm it might have already changed to a different arm.

     

    I was considering abilities for certain limbs (Siktari legs give super speed, Amphibib legs give super jumping, Aquart arms give...suction cups...and my fourth pick, Wexer, I have no clue on but it should probably be arms), though I haven't put much thought into how those would play out.

     

    Hmmm, maybe at the end of each round players fight Gorm and the synergy or variety of their limb abilities measure how well they do against him?  Though if I go with something that serious I should take "Festival" out of the title.

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