shopping - AKEYO & SINE

The other day we found Akeyo, a place for animations, dances and sneakers. Oh, the sneakers are sooooo cool. A bit expensive (600 L$), but worth any penny, as you can change colors of the single parts, patterns etc via a menu. So you get 100s of combinations for each single shoe. Fun!
But much more fun we had buying the "camp run". This picture can't express how funny it is. We imagined running through Gor cities with our weapons in this style... and all the enemies would be so distracted, that it's easy to fight them. *heh* However, we laughed our asses off with it.

Speaking of animations... rare enough is a freebie of SINE. In memory of Michael Jackson they have a couple-dance to "smooth criminal". Not sure, if I like it and less sure, why it has to be a couple-dance, but anyways... it's a freebie, so go and get it!

am I a bitch?

Sweet Misha wrote an article about "The Alliance of Bad RP" last week. And I so agree. I don't say, that ALL of them are bad RPers. I don't say, that I'm such a good RPer (often lacking of the right words and still not familiar enough with some Gorean customs), but this is so typical and happens in 95% of group-chat:

[2009/09/11 4:45] XYZ: Tabor is under attack by the DL, we need help
[2009/09/11 4:54] XYZ: i see the DL in North Tabor at the opposite of the fort
[2009/09/11 4:55] ABC: hes with me
[2009/09/11 4:55] XYZ: [4:55] Bac Compton shouts: ((dean you have another vitcim here LOL))
[2009/09/11 5:02] Franziskus Ninetails sees a bird flying nervously over his head, he draws his bow and aims. To his own surprise the bird falls hit by the arrow to his feet. He takes the dead dove, detaches the little scroll from its leg and reads the letters "Tabor is under attack by the DL, we need help". He smirks and shakes his head, thinking "oh, when will you ever learn to RP?", crumples the piece of paper and tosses it over his shoulders

I couldn't help to add my comment. Gaining some more enemies on Gor, I guess. But I just had to say something!
So, why bad RP?

First of all: Why getting in panic when one single outlaw is seen in the city? Have you ever read in one of the books, that the whole city paniced, when there entered an outlaw? Well, maybe Bac is not a simple outlaw and he surely knows how to kick ass, but isn't it a bit overreacted? That's how the drama always starts: Instead of granting some people a good RP, it ends in mass-attacks. And the one party calls for help, the other party calls for help, therefore the one party calls for more help... and at the end it's just a mess of Gorcraft with senseless fighting, lagging out the SIM and no possibility for any RP at all.

But lets say, there is a COS on the one. Then it might be wise to call the city-guards or maybe ring the alarm-bell. However, first of all call in the city itself. Would a Gorean city ask an allied city for help because of one outlaw entering it's city-limits? I don't think so.

But lets accept even this, cause it is SL and the cities are not as crowded as they would be in the books. But IF you call for help to the allies in the group chat, then why not keeping it RPed and valid? Why not sending something like this: "/me promenades through the quiet streets of Tabor. Suddenly he recognizes a dark shadow sneaking around the fort of Northern Tabor. Curiously he pulls the builder's glasses of his belt and takes a closer look. He backs off as he recognizes the robe of the Dark Lord. Quickly hurrying home into the safety of the infirmary, as wearer of the green robe unable to fight the evil outlaw himself, he closes and locks every door before he sits down at his desk and scratches a quick note on copy-paper "Dear allied friends! I've seen the Dark Lord in our city of Tabor. The warriors and guards of Tabor are all out and I'm alone. Can you send some warriors for support to Tabor, please?", signs the paper and the copies and rushes to the roof of the infirmary. Grapping several birds he attaches the copies on their legs and sends them out to all winds. Watching them flying towards the allied cities he sighs relieved, sure that help and support of the reliable allies are near."

Wouldn't that be much better? However, Kenshi and me went OOC, took a place in first row at the Dark Path, munched some popcorn and watched the Dark Lord kick some ass. So it was fun... somehow

shopping - weapons

If you want to try some weapons for Gorean Meter without spending much money, you'll find these nice Freebies from Malice Vieria at XStreet. A spear and a sword. Worked pretty fine as far as we saw yet. Just too bad, that many Gorean SIMs restrict pretty accurate the weapons which are allowed and which are not...

P.S.: Some more free weapons you will find on the Isle of Tidra, if you search long enough. A bow, rock, slingshot, even a femur to throw, which I built myself. But be aware, that Croco is always hungry! ;)

shopping - megaprims

A simple, but excellent tool for builders is the Salt-HUD. Get it for free at XStreet. Wear it and type in chat the request for the size of the megaprim you need and it's delivered to you. Very nice. Could throw out about 7.000 megaprims from my inventory. YAY!

just for fun

This reminds me of Gor. Thought it's funny:

Found at Cheezburgers.

shopping - Boycut

A kitteh never has enuff clothes, though I'm not much of a shopper. Just for the reason, as I'm getting laggy from all dah pictures too quickly. But I thought, I'd might start a new post-label with tips, if I find something of interest. As today: By coincidence went with my Kenshi to Boycut to buy some cheeky undies. I love those cheeky undies, especially when the wearer stands in a corner with a red bumm - but anyways! Recognized that there's Closing Down Sale now. Each item only 10 L$!
Some undies are not that spectacular, but the cheeky ones are yummy and those with sculpted bulges make a nice package. You got time til 18th of September, then it's closed. So, hurry up!

Boycut

As you see: We bought some!