Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Now, I've wrote in a variety of RPGs within the past year and four months. I've gone back to some of them and read them over. Some of them I couldn't believe I actually made/joined them. Some, I actually couldn't believe I was a part of that RPG.

And last night, for the first time in a long ass time, I read some of Corey's legacy of RPGs, Black Horizon. The very first of the Black Horizon series. It stunned me on how wonderful the RPG was. Everyone's writing (well those who stayed throughout) in the story was amazing.

I read over posts that I wrote, and was surprised that I could write that way. Lately, I've been feeling that I can't think of anything creative to write. I go to write a post, and I feel it's mediocre. But, I tell you, going back and reading BH was a great help in giving me a boost to write.

Corey felt this way too. I hope re-reading his first BH over gave him the confidence and inspiration that he needs.

While I'm on Corey, I have always wanted to come out with something that would live up to his expectations. I've never been able to fully thank him for allowing me to be a part of his RPG. It was a breakthrough in my writing, and I owe it all to him.

There was another thing I noticed when reading over Black Horizon and the lengthened sequel, Black Horizon: Deimos Rising; I noticed that there was a balance. In the second RPG, it didn't feel like it was stable at all. In fact, it wasn't.

Not one of the "oldies" from the original RPG really felt right in writing. There was just too much stuff going on with it. So many new people, who brought in a different breeze of writing. They were all over the place with posting. Corey was always chasing down the newcomers and having to correct things, rather than writing his own posts. It was rough, and I'm very proud of Corey for sticking it out and bringing the third and final sequal Smoke and Mirrors.

This sequel I'm begining to feel like we have achieved the balance we once had. In the original, the original RPGers had a sort of chi when it came to posting. Corey, Kane, Raiha, sweetreyes, Baron Samedi, Radaghast, and myself. We all wrote beautifully with eachother. I'm not trying to sound arrogant, but it's the truth. We all knew what each of us meant in a post, we knew what to post next, when to post, and never went off on tangents.

Of course, we placed our characters outside of the circle. But it was done so well, that none of us read the post in the state of "What in the hell is he/she doing?" No, every post we wrote were pieces of a jigsaw puzzle; and they all fit snuggly and perfectly. This chi, this balance was not present in the second sequel.

Now we're in the third..well, last sequel, and we've lost two of the original posters. Baron Samedi, I guess he didn't feel like it. And Radaghast. Now, he was amazing.

I don't know if many of you had the privilege of writing with him, that is a pity. Radaghast was amazing with his writing. His posts may not have been the longest, but he didn't need to have an extended post. Everything he wanted to accomplish was contained in that small post. His few words were powerfully set to make absolute sense. He was the one person whom I could write along side and never be lost. I miss him dearly.

Of course, Kane, Corey, and sweetreyes, I could write with them for a thousand RPGs. We all have a way of understanding eachother. But there are people who click like magic. Corey and Kane have a bond when they write, you can see it plain as day when reading their posts. This is something I'm still searching for..ever since Radaghast left T_T

Well..that's it for now. Take care.

-Annie
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