12:03 AM - Venom: i never got your opinions on yesterday's sesh
12:04 AM - Spadge: I don't have an opinion on the session
12:07 AM - Spadge: Be more conservative with enemies if you want this to be narrative driven, or let the dice fall. I didn't like the damage retconning.
12:07 AM - Venom: I didn't like it either, but i don't think the alternative was any better
12:08 AM - Spadge: on a more general note, I'll say again I don't like it when I feel like I've got to reign characters in IC
12:09 AM - Venom: that's your punishment
12:10 AM - Spadge: because people aren't down with the unspoken rule of 'don't fuck the party'
12:09 AM - Venom: for making a unbiased character
12:10 AM - Spadge: let me be straight with you
12:10 AM - Venom: and they shouldn't be if it interferes with a good story
12:10 AM - Spadge: Star Wars, feels like work
12:10 AM - Spadge: when I hear we're doing a session
12:11 AM - Spadge: I think, "Great. So now I'm on call to play mediator, so the party doesn't actually implode."
12:11 AM - Venom: Spadge
12:11 AM - Venom: is the product of your work worth it?
12:12 AM - Spadge: no
12:11 AM - Venom: Was yesterday enjoyable? Or any of these sessions enjoyable?
12:13 AM - Spadge: It's not worth the stress, Jake. And I'm not required to enjoy something that I think sucks.
12:13 AM - Venom: Do you want to leave, or find an in character way to remedy this, like layign down the ground rules for the group, and then distancing yourself from decision making?
12:14 AM - Spadge: Well that's the conundrum. Stop playing Aira, or force people to play their characters differently.
12:15 AM - Venom: If Star Wars has become a pain, you need to root out and fix that problem. If by Aira's character, she wouldn't let the group fall apart, she'd obligated to do so. Of course, Craig doesn't want to constantly be doing that.
12:15 AM - Venom: How is that fixed? Aira says, "We're a team now, I don't care what your problems are amongst each other. We're in so much deep shit, that seperating is fruitless .We all work well together, and there shouldn't be any trivial issues that ruin that."
12:16 AM - Venom: Or something
12:16 AM - Venom: and then Aira says, "I'm just the pilot. Please stop turning to me for advice, and to save the day. Give that responsibility to someone else."
12:16 AM - Venom: Perhaps via passive you talk to someone you think would serve as a good mediator
12:17 AM - Venom: But since it's in Aira's nature to prevent thsi conflict, it's hard for you to just sit back.
12:17 AM - Venom: It's tricky
12:18 AM - Spadge: Yes
12:18 AM - Venom: So the way I see it, there are three options. 1.Fix it IC. Find a way for Aira to resolve this in a way she would, and remove the burden of 'command'.
12:18 AM - Venom: 2. Die. Make a new character unburdened by these difficulties.
12:19 AM - Venom: 3. Star Wars has become a chore. No sense staying
12:19 AM - Venom: I'd like number 1
12:20 AM - Spadge: did I join the wrong game jake?
12:20 AM - Spadge: I just wanted to roll some dice. have an adventure.
12:20 AM - Venom: This is roleplay, with a game engine attatched to it
12:20 AM - Venom: It is through roleplay, you got into this position.
12:20 AM - Venom: The conflict that players have generated atm, has been 100% unscripted
12:21 AM - Venom: By playing Aira the way you did, you backed yourself into a corner./
12:21 AM - Spadge: see
12:22 AM - Spadge: what the fuck is that, 'backed myself into a corner'
12:22 AM - Venom: because by making a character who is level-headed, sympathetic, and unbiased, you set yourself up to be the character most looked to
12:22 AM - Venom: to mediate things
12:22 AM - Venom: everyone likes you
12:22 AM - Venom: everyones trusts and somewhat respects you
12:22 AM - Spadge: Goodie
12:22 AM - Venom: you're the only person who has sway over all of the others
12:23 AM - Spadge: but guess what, that isn't fun
12:22 AM - Venom: So it can be fixed ic
12:22 AM - Venom: Delegate leadership to someone else
12:23 AM - Venom: Set up some ground rules. If no one agrees, have Aira quit
12:23 AM - Venom: or, kill her off, and make a new character.
12:23 AM - Venom: it can be fixed
12:25 AM - Venom: I can't promise that star wars will change, because as far as i've been told, everyone enjoys it. What I can do, is help you get to the point where that burden is lifted from you.
12:25 AM - Venom: When did Star Wars stop being fun?
12:27 AM - Spadge: Pretty much as soon as everyone's characters had views that conflicted so heavily, they began plotting to kill eachother
12:27 AM - Spadge: Duster and Onar are looking for an excuse
12:26 AM - Venom: you have heard of this plotting? or is it just a given?
12:27 AM - Venom: Then spadge, one of them dies. The campaign won't end
12:27 AM - Spadge: Jake, it's literally in Duster's journal that he's going to kill Onar
12:27 AM - Venom: They will make a new character
12:27 AM - Venom: Well true
12:28 AM - Spadge: Alright
12:28 AM - Spadge: I'm done talking about this for now. I'm going to take some time to decide what I want to do.
12:28 AM - Venom: Listen Spadge, I want Star Wars to be enjoyable. I'm willing to work with you on this, you just have to help me help you.
12:28 AM - Venom: And sure, we have time.
12:31 AM - Venom: We might do the machete order for Star wars today, and head straight to the clone wars or phantom
12:39 AM - Spadge is now Online.
12:41 AM - Spadge: I think she should finish the trilogy first, instead of grinding the story to a halt to go back to the prequels
12:41 AM - Venom: mhm, im sorta feeling that too
12:48 AM - Venom: do you want me to keep the whole sw conversation between us, or ask some people for possible solutions?
12:49 AM - Spadge: No need to keep it secret
12:49 AM - Venom: alright
12:49 AM - Venom: i just want this to work out
12:50 AM - Spadge: that would be ideal
12:51 AM - Spadge: but I am backed into a corner