peace sucks a hairy asshole - war is the fucking answer
character; Mohinder Suresh
character lj; orderonto
series; Heroes
muse strength; Weak. Weaker than it's ever been before. I don't tag around with him and I have little desire to tag around with him. I need to re-watch. I need to update. I need to do something because the character is mentally stagnant, it is MY FAULT, and without effort it won't improve because Poly frankly doesn't have a lot of characters which naturally Mohinder would be drawn to. The ball is all in my court, I have to suck it up and start dribbling. I refuse to drop the character because I am so sentimentally attached but I have to understand that with this choice comes the responsibility of realizing Poly is just NOT a good place to play him, as he is, with the characters in play at the moment.
cast strength; Moderate-Strong. Eden is great, as always. Sylar is amazing, as always. Both of them are around reasonable amounts. Peter, Claire and Hiro are wavering, and I know that the muns are having their said issues and I don't blame them. But I still do need to figure out a way around it, because during S1 Mohinder was very proactive and outgoing and capable of taking an active leadership position with his peers. Now, he's broken down. And he's just not capable of doing something like that for himself. So I have to do more relying on other cast for cast-related things.
plotting capabilities; Low-Moderate. Was better when we had more good, strong, Marvel characters and other related genre characters. But now we don't have that. He's such an intellectual and such a specialist that it's hard to get him involved in non-cast plot. I should think on this in detail. OFFERS WOULD BE WELCOME.
other; HELP.
likelihood of drop; Low. Struggling but also stubborn as a pit bull as far as Mohinder is considered.
character; Dean Winchester
character lj; shutupsammy
series; Supernatural
muse strength; Moderate. If I'm honest with myself, there are times when I need to play Dean that I can't get a feel for. I can tag and I do tag when I'm 'required' to, but in the end, what I tag with always seems lacklustre to me. Because it is. I know I didn't put effort into that writing. Part of the problem is his canon point and how long he's just been stuck there, in that if it seems in my head like he doesn't care it's because he likes the people he likes still but he honestly doesn't care. He just wants to save people's lives to make up some karmic debt and go to the long sleep. So is it IC, yes, but does it make gameplay easy for me or fun for other people? No, not really.
Hopefully moving ahead with plot with Sam and Bobby toward the developments later in S4 will help change this.
cast strength; Strong. As always they're reliable and their writing is hella quality. I had some problems adjusting mentally to having an Anna around but I seem to have steamrollered those and Dean is able to tag Anna more thoroughly now.
plotting capabilities; Moderate. What Dean does and what he knows, as well as who he knows in Poly, makes for some interesting plotting prospects. The problem is, Ruby and especially Castiel limit certain things that he can do, and he is so close to his brother that anything Dean could do would end up reflecting back on Sam. There is also the fact that as the series progresses the characters are becoming increasingly jaded. So major plotting is basically limited to in-crew with very small exceptions.
other; I have a refreshing Coke.
likelihood of drop; Never. Dean is a character I enjoy dissecting too much to let him go. I've toyed with the idea of dropping in the recent past but quickly realized that there is too much left I can do and too much sentimental value. To the point I would rather character squat for months if I had to. FUCK YOU WORLD.
character; Robin Goodfellow
character lj; winewomenand
series; The Cal Leandros Series
muse strength; Strong. He gives me a chance to play with words and be creative, and I do honestly feel like I have a good understanding of the character's facets. I do feel like I should re-read Deathwish soon. I do also feel like I'm not being as good as I possibly have been or could be. I feel like his tags should be wordier at times-- I understand this is my own laziness and lack of inspiration in general lately doing this. But Robin deserves more effort and I need to put this in. I'm also coming across a problem where it's hard to convey when he's telling the truth and when he's just totally bullshitting, which is a lot. I find characters or muns often believe what I'm having him say when it's just total bullcrap and like...I don't want to have to make gross and unseemly OOC notes everywhere for him, and, well, whether or not it's IC or OOC for Robin to be perceived this way and for other characters to do said perceiving, it sometimes irritates me because Robin's not going to admit his lies without a fuckload of pressure and sometimes stuff happens and I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT OOCLY. I don't know. Basically he's a character who needs more OOC communication but I don't frankly want to deal. FML.
Hazard of playing the character I guess.
cast strength; High. All of them are, frankly, stellar. They just are. And friendly and active in the game. And I have an excellent Ishiah to play off of which I'm getting more chance to do lately now that Robin's got off his ass and approached the idea of a srs grown-up peri relationship. Um. Do more with Promise. Rebuild good CR with Niko when/if Jen gets off hiatus.
plotting capabilities; High. But I'm not UTILIZING them so it doesn't matter now does it? Get on this, Lys. Maybe think up a plot for the OOC comm or contact players you know. Robin SHOULD be getting in hot water and frankly-- he isn't. Talk with Ellie about plot between Robin and the police in Poly.
other; Reserving judgment on our new Cal. He isn't bad! And the player is new to the game and the character. I feel like 'not stellar' is reasonable but I want to see if she blossoms with Caliban soon.
likelihood of drop; Nevuh-evuh. Even if the whole cast drops, it shouldn't impact my ability to play him with enjoyment. It will just change the how.
character; Daniel "Oz" Osbourne
character lj; ananticlimax
series; Buffy the Vampire Slayer
muse strength; Strong. I will be honest and say that with Oz, journal posting is hard. Just hard. He's a character that lends himself better to logs, period. That said, logging flows easily with him and when I do tag around with just dialogue, it's less that I don't feel like it and more that I always think about how to distill the message into the most pointed and Oz-like set of words possible. Which I guess is IC, come to think of it. So there's that. I need to get out and tag around more with him. Creating CR is easy, I just have to remember not to let myself get comfortable WITH that handful of old CR I've created. Tagging new chars with him is a good idea and I should do it more. And I need to make this CR, because when I get down to it the fact is that Oz was in a LOT fewer seasons than most of Buffy crew and his character curbed off earlier, so I can't use canon relationships as a crutch.
cast strength; Moderate. There are some activity issues but the whole cast knows this blah blah gtfo with that dead horse Lys. My real problem is Tara. Tara and Oz don't really have a canon relationship but their characters are intricately linked by Willow. Now, if we had a good Tara around-- awesome. We could have really interesting love triangle plotline stuff going on. But she just isn't. Our Tara isn't. I will be brutally honest. She is terrible. She is barely if ever engaged in crew, she is out of character completely, and she is immune to reasonable crit from her castmates. She's been given crit and told her Tara is more like a canon OC than actual Tara and she refuses to consider the point, instead saying that she feels this is 'reasonable' character growth for her. The rest of the crew clearly disagrees. So whatever.
The point is, Tara and what the mun does with Tara really put my muse at an imposition. Because half of the time if I do what is IC with Oz regarding Willow and Tara and other characters, I end up looking like a douche OOCly. Beh.
plotting capabilities; Moderate. See above. But then, there are his own canon werewolf issues I'm exploring in Poly with characters and that will provide plot opportunity for...years to come if I need it to.
other; How did he get to be one of my stronger muses? He was supposed to just be there for Buffy crew.
likelihood of drop; Very Low. Only if something major happens that makes him unplayable in Poly for whatever reason.
character; Eric Northman
character lj; itextedyou
series; True Blood
muse strength; Strong. So strong. Sometimes my strongest beside Robin. I rewatch eps frequently out of my own enjoyment so there's little chance of me forgetting or struggling because of a need for a refresher. I love to tag around with him and always seem to be able to figure out what he would reply with. His motivations are easy for me to grasp and I know I have a firm hold on his personal politics and how they measure up to both his world's politics and Poly's politics. Also he's just...all-around fun to have around for me. I get a lot of enjoyment out of just screwing around with Eric and playing him off characters.
cast strength; Moderate. Waiting on our Godric to see him in action, and wanting more crew, esp. a Bill. Other than that, I am having some problems with regard to Sookie not being around so much. I know that Juli has shit to do, so I can't complain that she can only meet activity requirement for now, but the issue is that when I do get some kind of interaction with Sookie it isn't meaningful, probably because Eric is so far ahead of her in canon, but I am holding off on updating him past Godric's death and his bond with Sookie for a lot of reasons. Jessica is amazing, and I'm glad Shane picked her up instead of Bill because her voice for Jessica seems more confident/vibrant.
plotting capabilities; High. Eric is a character who plots plotty things. He is always plotting something with someone and always will be, and I hope to open him up ICly for more opportunities like this. I want to plot with Jessica, and need to get on that. Eric should be all up in Sookie and Jessica's business, Jessica because he really does have an uncle-like view of her, and he has such strong feelings about relationships between vampires. He really is like her vampire Uncle Jesse, like, the cool uncle. And without Bill in town I NEED to have him start taking that invested interest in Jessica.
other; Do more ridiculous shit with him. True Blood is a ridiculous series.
likelihood of drop; Never. Ever. Not unless Poly closed, especially because he needs no cast to function well.
character; Remus John Lupin
character lj; remarkablycalm
series; Harry Potter
muse strength; Strong. The voice is always strong and easy for me to grasp. I re-read Prisoner of Azkaban and Order of the Phoenix often enough out of enjoyment that it never seems to waver. I feel like I have an intricate enough grasp on the character's history, present, future, and overall motivations and personality that I can ensure that he doesn't become a one-note authority figure or something, which could easily happen in a journal-based game. However...I feel like he doesn't engage some of the canon characters enough and definitely doesn't tag around enough. He's a Wizard so he's kind of going to be insular in some respects, but Remus is still marked by curiosity so I do need to fix this.
cast strength; High. The whole cast, every last one of them, is both technically proficient RP-wise and a compelling writer with a good grasp on canon.
plotting capabilities; Low-Moderate. Remus is, under normal circumstances, the maybe you shouldn't guy. He's around to tell you that maybe you just shouldn't do that even if you want to. And for good reason, because he's learned his lessons, but still it does put a damper on plot opportunities. The HP cast is also all youths except for Remus, so there is a certain level of disconnect that affects natural flow of plot opportunities, so any plot I involve him in would be largely artificial and elective. There's Harry who is around but even there I haven't been able to get much free-flowing dialogue that would lead to a plot storyline.
other; I am so glad you mothers convinced me to pick him back up okay.
likelihood of drop; Very Low. I dropped him once before only to realize it had nothing to do with my ability to play him and enjoy it a lot. Never again.
character; Hoyt Fortenberry
character lj; realstandupguy
series; True Blood
muse strength; Moderate-Strong. He's not the most interesting of my chars by far so sometimes I tend to default to playing other ones, but he's also 'fresh' for me. I haven't played many chars like him before. I feel like I have a good grasp on his beliefset and motivations and it's interesting to play that off of other Poly characters. He doesn't get bored easily so I, as a player, don't find him boring usually. His dialogue and character voice are FUN to play with without being gimmicky.
cast strength; Moderate-High. Sookie isn't around much, and I would like to see a Jason or a Bill around for more canon CR. And a Lafayette fuck yes Lafayette. Other than that, I have the best Jessica I could ask for ever. Which is integral to the character so I am grateful.
plotting capabilities; High. He actively involves himself with other chars and is strongly opinionated, so that could lead to interesting stuff. Also, I want to work with Shane on a plot between him and Jessica, maybe starting with little things like him coming home with a big cut or something and moving on up to eventually killing him and making him City Dead? I don't know. Plotty plottings go here.
other; I'M A GROWN-ASS MAN.
likelihood of drop; Low. Only if we had no Jessica, then I might need to.
IN SUMMATION, most of my muses are reasonably strong right now. Go me!
dropping:
-Rictor from Marvel Comics
app in limbo:
-Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean
possible future apps atm:
-Ando from Heroes
-Ray from Generation Kill