Well, this is it.
All joking aside, in less than three days now, I'm going off to college. Which means that the day I've anticipated, sometimes dreaded, but always prepared for, has come. It's time for me to say goodbye to BZPower. I don't really know how I feel. Yeah, of course I'll miss BZP and all the memories and connections I've made here. But, knowing for a year and a half that this was the day that I'd have to say a final goodbye has helped me come to terms with that. I've 'quit' B
Some of you may have heard of Exo-Fat's new RPG Fit Program. Due to its success, I'm starting a similar program for story writing rather than role-playing, named the Story Fit.
Each week I will post a new prompt or task of sorts, such as a one-word theme to write a story around, or an idea to incorporate into your work. Other than that, you will have complete freedom with what to write – you can write your story in the Short Stories, Comedies, COT forum, or even in the Epics forum.
Well, excuse my language but holy ###### was this a pleasant surprise. I've managed to completely forget about BZP and all the great friends I made here, hadn't visited the site for just shy of a year now...heard about the "downtime" over the summer but that's the only news I'd heard about the BZP. Decided on a whim to pop in for a visit, and what is this? Wow. New format. So much cleaner and professional looking. Can't even remember the old look, trying not to so nostalgia doesn't overwhelm
This just in:
++Dr. Bionicle Sighted in RPG Forums++
A Dr. Bionicle was seen around noon PST today wandering the RPG forums. The scientific community is in an uproar at this latest development.
The Dr. Bionicle, for those of you unfamiliar with RPG history, was a creature that flourished in the year 2006, even winning the first ever RPG Contest and hosting the highly successful Academy RPG for nine months (after which it was merged into the official BZPRPG). In the following years, howe
Not so much a new life, really...well, maybe it is. I guess it just hasn't hit me yet, since I haven't been away from home for more than a month at a time for summer camps. Speaking of which, it really did feel like a summer camp last week during orientation. Carnegie Mellon really spoiled us with cruises and bowling and lasertag...someone said they must be tricking us, making us want to stay for the year and suffer through their super-tough classes.
Not that I'm complaining of course, if I'm
To celebrate the birthday of Emperor Whenua, a very special friend (if at times eccentric), I have gone through 47 chat logs (and nine chatroom logs) accumulated through half a year of Meebo-usage, to find our most memorable chat moments and share them with you all. Here goes...
My remarkable punctuality:
Our relationship in a nutshell.
EW actually inspired me to make one of the posts I remain most proud of in my four years here. I guess you're just an inspiring kind of guy, EW.
Hop on over to EmperorWhenua 2.0's blog for an awesome story based on Snoopy82's epic!
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Does anyone still remember that rap? I feel old referencing it...
So, after sending someone a PM, the content of that message prompted me to try to figure out how to get to a list of my previous topics...
It took a while, but first I stumbled onto the subscriptions page, containing the only topic I ever actually subscribed to -- the Covenant of the 13. It's an epic by Wolf Eyes (sadly no longer active), and it's a great read. I'm still rereading it, so I have no idea if she ever actually finished, but anyway.
So, I finally wound up in my topics list. It
For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.
Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of January 20-26. Since this is the first week of the Story Fit, we'll start off with a simpler task -- a one-word prompt:
Transformation
Write a story revolving around the theme of transformation. You may interpret it literally or figuratively. There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this
Bad experiences balancing BZPower with Sophomore life? ... Check.
Thinking ahead to two years in the future? ... Check.
Revelation that Undergrad life will likely require an absence of a commitment to BZP? ... Check.
Decision to make long-term plans to "retire" from BZP by the end of senior year? ... Check.
Adamant about decision despite persuading and/or objecting from BZP friends? ... Check.
Almost ready to retire? ... Check.
"What is the meaning of this status on
Same words, different context.
In the end, the BZPRPG is just a game, guys. You can choose to play it like one or you can take it seriously. Take your pick, though I'm of the opinion that the former option is more fun -- taking something like an RPG so seriously more often than not leads to angst, anger, ego jousts, rants, and the loss of friends.
I shall quote renowned BZPRPG economist Endearing Effeminate Son here:
"BZPRPG: Serious Business."
And then qualify that profound statemen
CartoonNetwork's old show Justice League is one of the best, if not the best, animated series in the history of animated series. Its sequel JLU isn't far behind.
Give a shout out if Justice League was a fond childhood memory for you too.
4/3/10 Story Fit Exercise
For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.
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This is the beginning of the second successful season of the Story Fit! We got really great stories last time, with a few writers especially standing out (Season 1 Finale).
And with this last season behind us, let's start the second season fresh. Most long-running television series always start off the new season with a bang, usually a story arc that spans two episodes. Likewise, this week w
TEAM 10
Brief Team History:
Team 10 is one of the most successful Genin teams; it is clear that Shikamaru put the right people in the same team, for its three members, Soratu, Ha, and Kikou, work as well together as brothers and are the best team in terms of teamwork. Team 10 has accomplished a surprisingly large number of high-level missions for a Genin team, and has largely met with success in completing them.
SENSEI:
Name: Hatake Zakiyu
Member: All mods
Age: 20
Rank: Jounin
Vil
Since my first post in the RPG is already too big, I have no room for the profiles for characters. Keeping them in a Word Document and showing them to the members when necessary has worked well so far, but I think putting the profiles in an easily accessible page would be easier, so in the next few days I'll be putting profiles by team in my blog, starting with Team 7 and their substitute teammate.
TEAM 7:
Brief history of team:
The team got along very well, the three Genin of the team b
Story Fit Season 1 Finale
As the first Season of Story Fit draws to a close, we've seen our writers perform amazing feats. Some club members amazed us through the eloquence of their prose, or their vivid imagery, or poetic talent. Some inspired awe through sheer prolificness, churning out work after work, week after week. Some were just plain crazy in terms of imagination and creativity.
And now it's time to look at the results of our first session of exercise in the Writing Gym, and the i
3/12/10 Story Fit Special
For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.
Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the "week" of March 12 - March 23.
The Task
Story Fit has now hit the two-month (plus two days) mark, and what with the promise of more active SFers and a minor addition to the system, this is the perfect time to go back and redo any of the exercises you missed!
That's right, that's all there is to this exercise. You have el
TEAM 16:
TEAM HISTORY:
Team 16 is a new team, having been only formed for a day. However, the team's members got along extremely well with each other, and exhibited great chemistry, completing a mission successfully on their first day together. Team 16 shows the most promise out of the three new Genin teams so far, and has been advancing quickly.
SENSEI:
Name: Yuuhi Tasare
Member: All mods
Age: 21
Rank: Jounin (Genin team sensei)
Village: Konohagakure
Personality: Tasare has inherit
2/17/10 Story Fit Exercise
For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.
Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of February 17 - February 16.
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We're into our second month now! Yay! And to celebrate, this week's exercise is to include a celebration in your story. This can be the focus of your story or a prop/background, or just a device to propel your plot. Write away!
Note: Yes, I know it's just been Valentine's Day, but
It was bound to happen. My grandfather’s health was deteriorating already, mostly due to his constant smoking during most of his life.
Still, it came as a shock when my mom stumbled up the stairs, crying and saying that she had just received a phone call from the hospital/senior center my grandfather was at. His heart had failed during the night.
I didn’t really know my grandfather. He lived in Taiwan the later part of his life; my parents had immigrated to the US, so much of my extended
You've all heard of the term "___ wins the internetz". I'm usually against using such cliches because overusing these memes tends to downplay the awesomeness of real accomplishments. However, in this case I believe our resident Compulsive Name Changer, Rabid (or My name is a sentence. now) has indeed won the internetz. Congratulations.
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For some reason I'm finding topic-based RPGs to be harder to catch up on than forum-based RPGs.
Could just be because of my spending three years mostly in a forum-based RPG only.
