*Vague City: People and Places

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Apr 20, 2017 10:20 PM #1479021
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I am sorry. If I have broken any regulations and/or caused my character to be uninteresting to write in any way, please give me some CnC in form of either a post on the character page or a PM.

I'm not going to
A) recognise flaws by myself(evidently)
Or
B) Do the passive-aggressive BS.

I'll get to it some time soon I promise.

Back on-topic for the thread, I don't have many characters but i'm sure i can make tons of fun locations to spam the thread with for whatever suits your needs. Currently working on a Megaplex mall. I by currently, I mean it's at the top of my queue once everything else has been taken care of.
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Apr 21, 2017 5:57 PM #1479027
Can I post some stuff? Or do I need to get my post count up though?
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Apr 21, 2017 10:32 PM #1479033
Alright, here's my contribution! I've had this little guy on the backburner ever since Leelee was my wRHG. :)

Jorga Zaedhiis and his shop

If a spoiler with the info is required, I will edit my post.
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Apr 22, 2017 1:48 AM #1479034
Heh, I can make spoilers, and go for it, Paradox!
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Apr 23, 2017 10:36 PM #1479117
I got another two for you... Levi and Riley are both NPC's for me now, but still play an important role.

Riley Adam Sanders (IgnusBurns) (Click to Show)


Levi Magnus Strider (IgnusBurns) (Click to Show)
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Apr 24, 2017 6:51 AM #1479120
Heh, I hope you guys know you don't actually have to refer to it as Vague City! I just do that because I've never dropped its actual name
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Apr 25, 2017 4:08 AM #1479132
I'm trying to express the following sentiment(I love this and would add to it, but I need a character's license) without sounding like a salty bitch. Anyone got pointers?


Dooms I feel like I should point out something to you here;

A character's only really rubbish when nobody wants to fight them, that's when you basically have to make a new one. I'd say that perhaps in your case this is true, but people have expressed the desire to battle you and your character in the past, yet you've turned them down. So you not having this supposed "character's license" is really completely of your own doing. If you wanna be official, just challenge some people. If everyone turns you down, then you need to do some more rewriting. But at this rate, I doubt literally everyone will turn you down for a battle.

Also, I'm not entirely sure as to what this thread is (I'm sorry Dan but I seriously can't wrap my head around your phrasing this time), but I believe it's just a dump for people to throw stuff they reference in their stories, so other could possibly reference it too in their own. If you want you can just throw something out there, there's no problem with it being here because ultimately everyone ends up choosing for themselves whether they use it or not.

EDIT ; Also Dan this will forever be Sierra Pines for me now, as EB pointed it out. So even if everyone else falls to the temptations of the Vague side, I will remain as a bastion of light forever defending Sierra Pines. Come at me plebs.
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Apr 25, 2017 5:00 AM #1479133
PSA: VAGUE CITY IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ACTUAL NAME, DAMMIT

And yeah Vern, pretty much. Partially a battle tool and partially world building for the people who want to use it. If Writer A always has their gladdy in Beer and Babes Bar, a quick reference page would he an easy alternate than having to dig through all the stories to duck tape a profile for it together. Same deal for reoccurring side characters not explicitly listed on profiles
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Apr 25, 2017 2:03 PM #1479136
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PSA: VAGUE CITY IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ACTUAL NAME, DAMMIT


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Alright dear, calm down. It just seemed...appropriate...to use, at the time. There will be a change if you wish hard enough though, trust me.


I don't know if I completely agree with you there, Crank. I kind of like the name. :)
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Apr 25, 2017 8:22 PM #1479146
Obviously The Healing Hands Clinic is going in here.

As is an assortment of NPCs, a museum, some other buildings, a pub, a pool hall, a café, a clock-shop, etc.

Also, just curious, but would anyone terribly mind if I wrote up a "general" city layout? I know a ton of use an old-town/down-town kind of theme, there have been references to a harbor, other references to an industrial section, etc, so that might be interesting (yes, I would keep things open-ended for customization).

Also, as for naming I personally just go with SP City. SP could stand for Sierra Pines, or the more typical Stickpage...or Sarsaparilla Pekinese. You never know. If I work with someone that has a naming conflict, I just try to avoid naming the city at all in that piece so that there isn't any over-lap.
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Apr 25, 2017 8:36 PM #1479148
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Obviously The Healing Hands Clinic is going in here.

As is an assortment of NPCs, a museum, some other buildings, a pub, a pool hall, a café, a clock-shop, etc.

Also, just curious, but would anyone terribly mind if I wrote up a "general" city layout? I know a ton of use an old-town/down-town kind of theme, there have been references to a harbor, other references to an industrial section, etc, so that might be interesting (yes, I would keep things open-ended for customization).

Also, as for naming I personally just go with SP City. SP could stand for Sierra Pines, or the more typical Stickpage...or Sarsaparilla Pekinese. You never know. If I work with someone that has a naming conflict, I just try to avoid naming the city at all in that piece so that there isn't any over-lap.


I would mind. I have ideas for an airport, a very large mall, and a large business complex. I suppose though it depends on how open you keep things.
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Apr 25, 2017 8:44 PM #1479150
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I'm online lol


ANSWER MY PM DAMMNIT
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Apr 25, 2017 8:44 PM #1479151
I always thought of Vague City, or whatever you want to call it, as a larger than average city. Maybe the size of Spokane Washington? Idk, something around that size. An airport, a ton of restaurants, etc.
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Apr 25, 2017 9:10 PM #1479153
I always though it was something like New York, Vegas, or any of those large cities.
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Apr 25, 2017 9:20 PM #1479154
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Alright dear, calm down. It just seemed...appropriate...to use, at the time. There will be a change if you wish hard enough though, trust me.

Heh, when I bust out caps it's largely for sarcasm. I think it's hilarious I keep reading it, to be honest!

I've always seen it as a bit of a metropolis bordering an impressive forest, but still with suburbs on the side.