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How To Get On In A Grupe (Or: On Not Being An Arsehole)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:18:24 GMT

How To Get On In A Grupe

(Or: On Not Being An Arsehole)

By Spike Aurelius

Proof reading and Editting by Arthur Aurelius

Illustrations by Spike Aurelius but Arthur helped do some bits

Why write a pamphlet on how to get on in a grupe? Becos you lot need it. Over 2/3 of the people who join us in our adventuring are misanthropic loners who have nevver before had to work alongside another person or taken orders. Also some of you think that everything can be solved by voting on it. Which not only wastes a lot of time and causes a lot of the arguing out in the field which make the girls get all stroppy and bitchy, but in some cases like whether somebody should be killed and eaten or not, voting on the subject is bloody cowardly becos it means no one person wants to have to get their hands dirty. If you are going to kill somebody then kill them don't bloody subject them to Parliamentary procedure first.

The sort of grupe that we need to have on adventures is a Team. A Team is not a loose wibbly airy fairy collection of individuals. When you are in a Team what you want for your self is less important than what the Team wants as a whole. You have got to put your personal differences aside and pull together. You have got to keep your mind on the common goal. Usually that is getting loot or some other sort of treasure or collecting some deadly plant or weird insect or fighting in a war for somebody or rescuing somebody. What you think of each other on a personal level and whether or not you like the other people or agree with their opinions regarding politics, religion, other people's love lives, or whether the tea or the milk should go in first DOES NOT MATTER. You have got to pull together and get the job done and to do that you have to make sure the injured people get treated, nobody is given more work than they can handle, everybody has the tools they need to do the job, everybody knows their job and understands their orders and everybody has a chance to get proper food and rest.

This means that you have got to care about the welfare of every person on the Team, even people you do not personally get on with. It means that your lover or parent or kid is just as important as the person on the Team who you get on with the least. If you are only fixated on the welfare of your lover or brother or parent or kid then that is bollocks because you and they should go off and do your adventuring together without everybody else if that is all you care about. Because if you are on a Team it is more than just 'you' or 'you and your (insert here)'.

The weather is usually crap, we never have enough equipment or supplies and we always are getting hurt because of wankers trying to kill us. So, keeping up morale is a very important part of getting on in a grupe. Telling stories and joking about and things like roasting marshmallows are all good ways of keeping up morale. Threatening to kill people and bickering constantly over stupid things that have nothing to do with anything at hand and being a bitch for no reason are not good ways of keeping up morale.

Like it or not, a Team has got to have somebody in charge. That is the leader or Captain. The leader or Captain should be somebody who is tough, can give orders and people will actually take them, knows about fighting, knows about battle strategy and can build people up or give them a bollocking as needed. The Captain should tell everybody else what their job will be and make the majourity of the plans but should be able to listen to ideas from other people as well. They also will be the person who everybody blames when things go wrong so they should have a thick skin.

The Captain should appoint somebody to be the Lieutenant. The Lieutenant is the Captain's right hand man who will help advise him as to strategy and should also be tough and able to give orders. If the Captain is injured too badly to do his job or is killed or taken prisoner the Lieutenant will have to assume his job.

The Captain can also appoint people to other jobs such as Quartermaster, Diplomat, Scout, Translator and Medic. The Quartermaster is in charge of all weapons and supplies and makes sure that everybody's weapons are in good working order. The Quartermaster also takes charge of any weapons the grupe takes off enemies and decides who gets use of what.

A Diplomat is somebody who is good at influencing other people who usually also is good at speaking foreign languages and has got good manners and social skills who can try and negotiate with people if we think it is better not to try to kill them for some reason. Diplomats should seem trustworthy and be able to keep their cool in tense situations such as when things inevitably go awry. They also should be able to fight and if necessary to escape from being held hostage, or to negotiate with other people for the hostages we take from them.

A Scout is a person who goes ahead in dangerous territory to see if there are traps or how big the enemy's forces are. Sometimes Scouts can also be Diplomats and even infiltrate the enemies camp. That is a specialised sort of Scout called a Spy. We have never tried to do that on any of our adventures, but we often do have people scout ahead and report back to the group. A Scout has got to be stealthy, able to fight, have good observational powers and be able to relate what they see to the rest of the group in a sensible fashion. Also if they get caught they have to have guts so they won't talk in case they are tortured or something.

A Translator can also be a sort of Diplomat- they have to know a lot of languages and be able to translate books and conversations which they overhear or if they directly talk to the people we come across. A Translator is valuable because sometimes we could avoid a lot of bother and time being in a huge battle by having the Translator try to negotiate with them.

A Medic patches up people who are injured and remembers things like boiling water so you don't get aomoebas and treating poisons and things. A Medic should have control of the First Aid supplies and manuals and should be able to make people take medical treatment even if they don't want to. It also helps if they actually know what they are doing when it comes to putting in stitches and mending broken bones and burns and things. Every member of the grupe should know the very basics of first aid- what to do if somebody isn't breathing, what to do if somebody is choking, what to do if somebody won't stop bleeding, etc.

If the Leader gives you a direct order you should follow it. If you think you have some information the Leader does not have that would make them change their order you can tell them but if the Leader does not agree with you, do not throw a fit over it because that is not pulling together as part of the grupe. If the Leader does not give you a direct order it means that he is giving you permission to use your own judgment. If you are not sure what to do and need help you can ask the Leader what you should do or the Lieutenant if the Leader is too busy. The Leader and the Lieutenant should be people who realise that if they did not give their orders clearly or they made a bad decision, they are responsible for what happened and they should take it like a man and not try to weasel out of it by blaming everybody else for things going wrong.

This brings us to the topic of blaming people for things. Everybody has got to have the stones to take the consequences of what they do. If they make a bad decision and everybody gets captured it is no good yelling at how somebody made you distracted or how if everybody had taken _your_ suggestion things would be fine. You have got to instead work together to think how to get out of the situation of being utterly buggered. Nobody cares about all the excuses you have for why you screwed up and got them all attacked or taken hostage. Just bloody work together to figure out how to get out of the mess you are in.

Part II of this manual will have a quiz so you can determine if you are an arsehole and if so what sort you are.

Part III of this manual will have rules on how to behave when you are around other people so as to not be an arsehole.

Nicked from Valentino de Orzo

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:33:53 GMT

Stalker meme (from all over)
Fill this out without looking at other folks comments, and I'll reply to your comment with your score-

(2 Points) My name:
(5 Points) Take a stab at my middle name:
(3 Points) Who am I in love with:
(2 Points) Where did we meet:
(2 Points) What kind of car do I drive:
(2 Points) where do I work:
(3 Points) what am I afraid of:
(2 Points) Do I smoke:
(3 Points) Do I drink:
(2 Points) Do I have any siblings:
(2 Points) How many:
(1 Point) Do I like 'em:
(4 Points) What's one of my favorite things to do:
(2 Points) How many piercings do I have:
(3 Points) What's my favorite type of music:
(4 Points) Am I shy or outgoing:
(3 Points) Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
(2 Points) what’s my favorite color:
(3 Points) name something I hate:
(4 Points) name a talent I have:
(4 Points) what kind of sneakers do I wear:
(4 Points) do I have any pets:
(2 Points) Who am I dating right now:
(5 Points) how long have I been dating them:
(5 Points) what is the color of my room:
(5 Points) what is my worst habit:
(5 Points on creativeness) If I were stranded on a desert island, what would I bring:

I'll reply with your score once it's graded.

80-85 Points; Stalker Extraordinaire!
70-79 Points; Hard-Working Stalker
40-69 Points; Decent Stalker
20-39 Points; Stalker-In-Training

From Val and Titch

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:24:44 GMT

Som of teh questions on this meem are bloody stupid (like a vamp wuold ever comit suicide, what the hell) but you lot shuold fill them out enyway.

What Would You Do if...
» I committed suicide:
» I said I liked you:
» I kissed you:
» I lived next door to you:
» I started smoking:
» I started drinking:
» I stole something:
» I was hospitalized:
» I ran away from home:
» I got into a fight and you weren't there:

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MY:
» Personality:
» Eyes:
» Face:
» Movie preferences:
» Hair:
» Clothes:
» Mannerisms:
» Musical preferences:

[1] Who are you?
[2] Are we friends?
[3] When and how did we meet?
[4] Have I affected you? How?
[5] What do you think of me?
[6] What's the fondest memory you have of me?
[7] How long do you think we will be friends or enemies?
[8] Do you love me?
[9] Have I ever hurt you?
[10] Would you hug me?
[11] Would you kiss me?
[12] Are we close?
[13] Emotionally, what stands out?
[14] Do you wish I was cooler?
[15] On a scale of 1-10, how nice am I?
[16] Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
[17] Am I lovable?
[18] How long have you known me?
[19] Describe me in one word.
[20] What was your first impression?
[21] Do you still think that way about me now?
[22] What do you think my weakness is?
[23] Do you think I'll get married?
[24] What about me makes you happy?
[25] What about me makes you sad?
[26] What reminds you of me?
[27] What's something you would change about me?
[29] How well do you know me?
[29] Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
[30] Do you think I would ever kill someone?
[31] Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?

Nicked from Fritz!

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:54:16 GMT

Using only four words, tell me what you would say to me if we woke up in a jail together. Then copy and paste this into your own Livejournal and see what responses you get.

Fairytale of New York

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:44 GMT

Spike hunched his shoulders into his leather duster as he strode down the pavements. Passing the ubiquitous Cube, he made his way through the throngs of people on the streets. It was just past sundown and the streets were thronged with humanity intent on making their way home after a long day's work, or maybe getting in some holiday shopping.

The air rang with the symphony of cab engines, horns, music and a Salvation Army bell ringer across the street. Spike thrust his hands deep in his pockets against the chill wind that blew round the edge of the wedge-shaped building, and gave a slightly belligerent thrust of his chin to the wary look the doorman cast in his direction.

"At ease, mate, I'm here to meet friends. Val Varner, the penthouse."

Spike snorted softly with satisfaction when the doorman's demeanour changed slightly and he stepped aside, holding the door open. Spike quickly shouldered past the greatcoated wanker and set about making the lobby his personal territory.

He looked around, rocking slightly on his heels, withdrawing his packet of fags from his pocket and shaking one free.

"S' a no smoking building," the door man said in a cross voice, from his desk, phone lifted.

"Relax, Skipper, I'm not lighting up yet, am I? Go on, ring him up."

"And what name should I give... sir."

"Spike'll do."

Spike wandered across the lobby, hands in his pockets, and looked around appraisingly.

"Haven't done too much to spruce the place up since I was here last," he said conversationally.

So long as it's not spelling...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:06:19 GMT

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Hallowe'en (RP: Open to Angelus's family and business associates, and Spike's friends)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:13:34 GMT

From the exteriour, the Inferno Club appeared to be no different from any of the other clubs in St. James's Square- an immaculate facade, with doric columns, and brilliant green front door with a silver knocker, clenched in the maw of an elabourate dragon. On the door, a silver nameplate bore the inscription: Inferno Club.

Outside, a steady stream of carriages and cabs were pulling up, disgorging their sumptuously dressed inhabitants. Men and women in groups of two and four and six strolled to the front door, to be greeted by or give their names to the doorman, whereupon they were admitted in.

Inside, the three storey high front lobby was hung with black crepe and silver silk drapes. Two elabourately dressed footmen in green livery stood flanking a set of double doors at the far end of the lobby. The lobby itself was octagonally shaped, the silver drapes pulled aside to reveal two open doors. Beyond one, a bar was visible, and the sounds of much more enthusiastic merriment than the convivial buzz of talk and laughter that those with supernatural hearing might discern from beyond the double doors.

The other side door appeared to lead into a small ante-room. Two large wing back chairs were visible, and a fireplace with a fire burning cheerfully in the grate.

One footman was very tall, with an impressive set of rusty-red sideburns and piercing green eyes. The other was short and stocky, with coal-black hair and pale blue eyes, equally piercing. They greeted the guests they knew, and impassively waited to be told the names of those who were not club members, before admitting them.

Angelus's result for this must be 220 percent...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:38:47 GMT

You Are 90% Kinky

If you've heard of it, you've tried it. You're that kinky.

You're open to any and all sexual experiences, as long as they're safe.

You see the bedroom as the primary place for all your adventures.

But that's not to say that the bedroom is the only place you get kinky!

Are You Kinky?

Blogthings: 100's of Fun, Free Quizzes and 3 Stupid Ones

More timewasting...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:00:25 GMT

Here is another quiz nicked from Val. Unlike the last quiz this one thankfuly does not contane loads of pictures of naked blokes and togers. I think it wuold be prety brill to be an Asassin personally I took the quiz twice and answered some questions difrently and still got this same result each time.

Your result for The RPG Class Test...

Assassin

74% Combativeness, 60% Sneakiness, 41% Intellect, 36% Spirituality

Violent and deceptive: You are an Assassin.

Score! You have a prestige class. A prestige class can only be taken after you've fulfilled certain requirements. This may mean that you're an exceptionally talented person, but it probably doesn't.

Skulking through the shadows... hunting their prey without remorse... Assassins are some of the most dangerous killers in D&D, and evil bastards to boot.

You're not necessarily evil, but you are both violent and sneaky. Chances are you aren't very honorable. Though who knows? You might have some noble goals, even if your methods tend to be... unorthodox. You might just be a Slayer of Domiel or something.

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Tarot Card Quiz

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:51:36 GMT

WARNING this quiz contains lodes of pictures of naked blokes. I did NOT need to see all those togers. Look, rite there on the card there are two plonkers, one of which is made of rocks. And why is the Devil's stonker so wierd looking? Also, he looks like a right prat, doing that flappy little gesteur with his hands as he prances about- he's supposed to be the sodding DEVIL not a flipping fayrie. Also the Tarot card illustrations are creepy and bizare (in addition to the 'overload of naked blokes' factor.) Why not throw in some naked birds as well? I think they deserve to be represented.

Your result for Tarot Card Guide Test...

YOUR GUIDE IS THE DEVIL

Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I’m not sure that man needs the help.

A man approaches the Devil and roars, "I refuse to give into you!" The Devil returns a curious look. "All I am doing is bringing out what is already in you," he responds. "Such feelings are nothing to fear, nothing to be ashamed of, or even to avoid." The man gestures angrily at the chained men and women, "You say that even though they are enslaved?" The Devil mimics the man's gesture. "Take another look." The man does so, and realizes that the chained collars the men and women wear are wide enough for them to easily slip off over their heads. "They can be free if they wish to be," the Devil says, "Though you are right. I am the god of your strongest desires. But you see here only those who have allowed their base, bestial desires to control them." At this the Devil gestures upward, toward the peak of the mountain. "You do not see those who have allowed their impulses and aspirations to take them up to the top of that mountain. Inhibitions can enslave as easily as excesses. They can keep you from following your passion to the highest heights."

The Devil is not a creature of evil, but of great power. He is the lowest and highest, both of beast and god. Like all power it is frightening, and dangerous, but it is also a key to freedom and transcendence if understood and well used. Perhaps the most misunderstood card of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.

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Feet (Charloft Prompt)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:05:31 GMT

Attention. Angelus is always harping on it- specifically, not Not Attracting it. That is why Spike can't run down the street. Why he can't shinny up lamp posts or leap from rooftops onto moving carriages or skate as fast and jump as far as he'd like on the skating pond at Hyde Park in wintertime. Why he can't grab Dru around her waist and make her squeal or kiss the swanlike white curve of her throat. Why he has to wear a hat and gloves in public.

Angelus never stops to consider that with his massive frame and the fact that he towers a good half-foot, and sometimes a foot, taller than most every human bloke they encounter, that he attracts attention without doing anything at all.

Angelus has to duck slightly when he enters doors, sometimes. Not just in ancient pubs built in the 16th century- even in some of the townhouses. His shoulders easily span the doorframe. When he mounts the stairs before Spike, sometimes Spike cranes his neck and looks up the expanse of his broad back and feels like a mountain climber must, standing at the broad base of a range, looking up at the distant snowcapped peaks.

He tells Spike that the cigars he filches will stunt his growth.

"I can see they've had an effect on you," Spike says, smirking, as he sprawls on the windowseat, back propped against the bookcase. Punch is folded in his lap, the cigar smouldering as it hangs satisfyingly clamped between his teeth.

"You never know," Angelus says, stalking across the library with a glint in his eye, as he reaches to pluck the cylinder from between Spike's lips.

He leans down and presses his cold, firm mouth to Spike's then, cupping the back of his head with one big hand and kissing deeply, before he stands up to his full height and places the cigar between his lips and takes a draw.

"I might have been seven foot six by now."

My sort of personality test

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:41:39 GMT

Your result for The Brutally Honest Personality Test...

Commander - ESTP

It's all about action with you, isn't it? You're outgoing and right to the point. Fast moving, fast talking and often fast spending. Your motto is "Just DO it."

Wow. You move faster than the Flash on a treadmill. (Yes. I could have thought up something cleverer than that. But honestly, you're just not worth my time.)

To carry on the superhero theme, you're comparable to the Hulk. Except you're uglier. And you're slightly more intimidating. People flinch when you're around for fear you might exert your dominance and order them to do 50 press-ups.

Perhaps if you calmed down a little, people wouldn't be so scared of you. Of course, something would have to be done about your face. Is plastic surgery an option?

This insatiable appetite for action means that you're not exactly into long term commitments. You get bored incredibly quickly and tend to jump in and out of relationships like the Energiser Bunny.

Eventually you're going to run out of people to bounce to, and you will end up a very lonely and hated individual.

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If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this.

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The other personality types are as follows...

Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving

Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

Freak - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving

Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving

Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

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nicked from val

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:32:35 GMT

Your result for The Quick & Painless ENNEAGRAM Test...

8 - the Asserter

Thanks for taking the test !

you chose AY - your Enneagram type is EIGHT (aka "The Challenger").

"I must be strong"

Asserters are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective.

How to Get Along with Me

• Stand up for yourself... and me.

• Be confident, strong, and direct.

• Don't gossip about me or betray my trust.

• Be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side.

• Give me space to be alone.

• Acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me.

• I often speak in an assertive way. Don't automatically assume it's a personal attack.

• When I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am.

What I Like About Being a EIGHT

• being independent and self-reliant

• being able to take charge and meet challenges head on

• being courageous, straightforward, and honest

• getting all the enjoyment I can out of life

• supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me

• upholding just causes

What's Hard About Being a EIGHT

• overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to

• being restless and impatient with others' incompetence

• sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it

• never forgetting injuries or injustices

• putting too much pressure on myself

• getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right

EIGHTs as Children Often

• are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit

• are sometimes loners

• seize control so they won't be controlled

• figure out others' weaknesses

• attack verbally or physically when provoked

• take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings

EIGHTs as Parents

• are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted

• are sometimes overprotective

• can be demanding, controlling, and rigid

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele, The Enneagram Made Easy. Discover the 9 Types of People.

Harper: San Francisco, 1994, 161 pages

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OOC: Ash's Notes on GM'ing

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:05 GMT

Ash’s Notes On GM’ing/Adventure Roleplay

1. I tend to envision role play, and especially statted roleplay adventures, cinematically. So, therefore, vivid descriptions and ‘flavour text’ will feature heavily. Likewise, I tend to plot out storylines in the style of a pulp novel, comic book or adventure movie- with rising action building to climactic battle scenes, then falling action or periods of stability for characters to get a breather, regroup and have character development.

2. This said- the best way to ensure your character gets maximum XP for an adventure I run (and I fancy I’m rather generous with XP- I give 5 max for an involved, several hours long session, and 3 max for a shorter session so long as significant character interaction and development occurs. I also in the future, will employ the ‘banking’ of XP toward skills that are significantly used in the game.)- is to help contribute to the vividness of the experience. Characters that are fully involved, exchanging dialogue with other characters, and experiencing personal development, while managing to stay in char, will earn more XP than characters who behave ooc’ly for the purposes of what would work better for the situation at hand and characters that provide no flavour text and do not interact with others.

3. I will do my best to provide clear, concise descriptions, and when possible, floor plans and maps, or photos, of landmarks if necessary. However, if you don’t understand how a room is laid out, ask. If you have questions about how some item works, ask.

4. I will occasionally give ‘hints’ to people, for example, asking them if they want to check over a room, or having an NPC ask a question. If you are paying attention and choose to pick up on that, then it will usually be to your advantage. However, it would not be very fun if the NPC’s or chars that are being operated by me do all the work- when I am running a game, it’s for your characters to be the driving force that are in the spotlight. Any characters I am playing, myself, will be secondary and will be in a supporting role.

5. Because of the unique challenges of having a mixed group of humans and supernatural characters working more or less together, I will try to provide challenges and ‘work’ that will allow all characters to have a chance to participate. This may mean some attacks by smaller, less individually strong creatures, that are formidable because they operate as a horde. It may also mean situations where the human characters have an advantage due to environmental concerns that affect the supernatural characters. Sometimes it will be in the form of a moral dilemma, that the humans are more potentially equipped to handle differently from the non-humans.

6. Speaking of moral dilemmas- I like them a lot. There is not a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to respond to them, per se, but how one responds to them will have in game consequences. Sometimes the response will also have in-char consequences from the other players (Poncy Mastervamp’s decision to slaughter the Chief Bigeyed Tailwagger of the Puppypeople, when he had rolled over to show his belly in a gesture of welcome, for example.) People who are able to play out their char’s actions consistently with the way they perceive and describe their character, even if it means there will be potential dissention among their group, and the plot will possibly become harder, will be rewarded with XP and sometimes DP in cases of exceptional sticking to char in the face of adversity.

7. As you can imagine, points 5 and 6 could lead to a lot of dissention and turmoil amongst the character ranks at times. This means it is imperative that people please understand and be able to separate IC and OOC actions and motivations. Especially with a mixed group of characters of wildly varying moral compasses (or lack thereof) and abilities, ranges of experience, and emotional levels of maturity, there are going to naturally be times when things happen IC’ly that are not going to be all sweetness and light. However, it should be kept when at all possible within the context it is meant- as in-character responses to in-game actions. Again, XP and sometimes DP will be awarded based partly on how committed people are to behaving in-character, even when that means behaving badly. Real people are not always at their best in crisis situations- and the additional stress of having to deal with dissention in the ranks and keep up morale can be a good test of leadership. Not to mention, it adds another layer of interest to the game beyond rolling dice and slashing up antagonists.

8. Besides the fun of bloodshed in combat, I like to throw in twists like environmental factors that affect chars (say, travelling underground in a sewer, or daylight scenarios when in a group with vamps, for example). I also like to throw in set ups that could be approached from one than one way of thinking. I sometimes include problems that have more than one ‘right answer’ in terms of how to resolve the situation or solve the problem. This is a great oppourtunity for the less-physical powerhouse chars to speak up and be part of things. However, it means that players have to be willing to be creatively involved, think outside the box and take risks. Risk taking and creativity will be rewarded- if you have an idea and want to try it, speak up. I will let you know if there is some physical reason it is not feasible, otherwise you will probably be allowed. In the case of particularly innovative ideas, a roll may not be required, or a bonus modifier will be given. In the case of ideas I think are pushing the bounds of credibility, or just to reflect the physical difficulty involved in certain feats, a negative modifier will be assigned.

9. It is very obvious to me, as a GM, which people are and which people aren’t really invested in a particular game. I try not to take it personally, but it is rather disheartening when people are providing no commentary or dialogue or ‘flavour text’, have to be prompted to take their turns repeatedly, and are commenting in the OOC chat window about what movies they are watching and what games they are playing simultaneously with their participating in the adventure. I look at chars who are physically present but not mentally present essentially as people who are providing a strain on the resources of the group- much like if in real life, an unconscious, hysterically panicking, or just wilfully unhelpful person were somehow thrust into a group. The rest of the group have to essentially work harder to support them, not to mention the potential drain on morale. Therefore, people who are present physically but not mentally will receive less XP than their co-players, and may be asked via PM to choose between whether they would rather continue with the adventure, or continue with their sideline activities.

10. Obviously there are cases when people can’t help but be away from the keyboard or need a break. If this happens, please let me know and we can pause. In addition, after several hours’ play, having an intermission is perfectly acceptable- people have to attend to their own physical needs etc, after all. Likewise, in cases when a person knows in advance they have to leave at a certain time, play can either be timed to accommodate this, or if the player accepts, their char can be ‘puppeted’ by another player. Because it is very difficult to handle multiple chars and still remain in char, my policy is that the ‘puppeter’ will receive an additional point of XP for manning another person’s character, as well as the character whose skills are being utilised.

_However_ -- in cases where a player’s char is not actively participating, and has essentially just been along for the ride, there is very little benefit to anybody if a player who is actively participating has to suddenly man an extra character whose player has not been mentally present in the game. It will be the GM's discretion whether or not your character will be allowed to be 'puppeted'. Following that, it will be up to the discretion of the person being asked to ‘puppet’ whether or not they wish to take on the burden of an additional character.

11. My primary goal in running an adventure is for everybody to have a good time. I want to provide a level of challenge that is difficult enough to keep everything interesting, but not so difficult as to make people feel overwhelmed and discouraged. Yes, sometimes your characters will get buggered- figuratively speaking. Sometimes things will occur that are just unavoidable twists of fate. When this happens, players will be given DP to compensate.

12. There will generally be oppourtunities for sideline adventures, and things to explore. Taking these oppourtunities may have in-game consequences but will also have tangible in game rewards, either in terms of loot, information, objects or occasionally encountering helpful personages and objects.

13. Creativity, active input, intelligent risk taking and humour get rewarded - sometimes with DP, sometimes with plot advancing devices or other useful things, and sometimes by swaying ‘the hand of Fate’ in your favour, in the form of roll bonusses and modifiers. Passive aggressiveness and helplessness, as well as chronic inattentiveness, may lead to the scale being tilted in the other direction.

14. My overall goal in running an adventure is primarily for people to be engaged, involved, challenged, and to have fun. I welcome feedback, because that is how I know what I am doing that works and what I might need to adjust or tweak. I also welcome questions and am always glad to brainstorm.

Personality Quizzes Are All Bollocks Anyway

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:45:29 GMT

(NB: Metatastic note: The first set of results for each quiz are Spike's answering 'for himself'- the second set are my answers for the reality of his situation. I think it's a bit interesting to note the discrepancies.)

Spike's self perception/result:

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|	16%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Religious	\|\|\|\|	16%
Hedonism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Humanitarian	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Wealth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Family drive	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Honor	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Thriftiness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%

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messy, disorganized, social, tough, outgoing, rarely worries, self revealing, open, risk taker, likes the unknown, likes large parties, makes friends easily, likes to stand out, likes to make fun of people, reckless, optimistic, positive, strong, does not like to be alone, ambivalent about chaos, abstract, impractical, not good at saving money, fearless, trusting, thrill seeker, not rule conscious, enjoys leadership, strange, loves food, abstract, rarely irritated, anti-authority, attracted to the counter culture

The result for Spike when answered _honestly_:

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Religious	\|\|	10%
Hedonism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Humanitarian	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Wealth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Family drive	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Honor	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Thriftiness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%

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expressive, open, self revealing, loves large parties, loud, social, outgoing, does not like social isolation, assertive, social chameleon, positive, always busy, likes to fit in, likes to stand out, enjoys leadership, brutally honest, trusting, optimistic, desires attention, dominant, aggressive, attachment prone, wants to be understood, realistic

Spike's self perception/result:

Advanced Big 45 Personality Test Results

Gregariousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Sociability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Assertiveness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Poise	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Leadership	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Provocativeness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Self-Disclosure	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%
Talkativeness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	62%
Group Attachment	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Extroversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	69%
Understanding	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Warmth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Morality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Pleasantness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Empathy	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	62%
Cooperation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Sympathy	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Tenderness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Nurturance	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	44%
Conscientiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Efficiency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Dutifulness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Purposefulness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Organization	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%
Rationality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Perfectionism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Planning	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	51%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Happiness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Calmness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Moderation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Toughness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Impulse Control	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Imperturbability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Cool-headedness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Tranquility	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Emotional Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	65%
Intellect	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Ingenuity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Reflection	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Competence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Quickness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Introspection	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Creativity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Imagination	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Depth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Openmindedness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	64%

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Factor		low score	high score
Gregariousness	78%	quiet, reclusive	engaging, socially bold
Sociability	54%	withdrawn, hidden	warm, open, inviting
Assertiveness	86%	timid, gunshy	controlling, aggressive
Poise	74%	uneasy around others	socially comfortable
Leadership	86%	stays in background	prefers to lead
Provocativeness	74%	modest, plays it safe	bold, uninhibited, cocky
Self-Disclosure	34%	private, contained	very open and revealing
Talkativeness	62%	quiet, stealthy, invisible	motor mouth, loud
Group Attachment	74%	loves solitude	prefers to be with others
Understanding	42%	insensitive, schizoid	respectful, sympathetic
Warmth	50%	disinterested in others	supportive, helpful
Morality	50%	break/ignore the rules	play by the rules
Pleasantness	38%	aloof or disagreeable	gets along with others
Empathy	62%	out of tune w/ others	in tune with others
Cooperation	30%	competitive, warlike	agreeable, peaceful
Sympathy	46%	socially inconsiderate	socially conscious
Tenderness	42%	cold hearted, selfish	warm hearted, selfless
Nurturance	42%	self pleasing, me first	people pleasing, me last
Conscientiousness	46%	reckless, unscheduled	careful, planner
Efficiency	58%	unreliable, lazy	finisher, follows through
Dutifulness	50%	leisurely, derelict	strict, rule abiding
Purposefulness	54%	inattentive, undisciplined	prepared, focused
Organization	66%	relaxed, oblivious	detail oriented, anal
Cautiousness	34%	impulsive, spendthrift	restrained, cautious
Rationality	70%	irrational, random	direct, logical
Perfectionism	50%	careless, error prone	detail obsessed
Planning	38%	disorganized, random	scheduled, clean
Stability	58%	easily frustrated	calm, cool, unphased
Happiness	78%	unhappy, dissatisfied	self content, positive
Calmness	70%	touchy, volatile	even tempered, tolerant
Moderation	54%	needs instant gratification	easily delays gratification
Toughness	78%	hypersensitive, moody	thick skinned
Impulse Control	50%	lacks self control	maintains composure
Imperturbability	86%	highly emotional	emotionally contained
Cool-headedness	70%	demanding, controlling	accommodating
Tranquility	42%	emotionally volatile	emotionally neutral
Intellect	66%	instinctive, non-analytical	intellectual, analytical
Ingenuity	74%	lacks new ideas	innovative, novel
Reflection	58%	unreflective, coarse	art and beauty lover
Competence	70%	slow to understand/think	intellectual, brainy
Quickness	58%	intellectually dependent	intellectually independent
Introspection	54%	not self reflective	self searching
Creativity	74%	dull headed	synthesizer, iconoclast
Imagination	70%	practical, realistic	dreamer, unrealistic
Depth	58%	lacks curiosity	mental explorer

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The result for Spike when answered _honestly_:

Advanced Big 45 Personality Test Results

Gregariousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	82%
Sociability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Assertiveness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Poise	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Leadership	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Provocativeness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Self-Disclosure	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Talkativeness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	62%
Group Attachment	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Extroversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	67%
Understanding	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Warmth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Morality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Pleasantness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Empathy	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	62%
Cooperation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Sympathy	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Tenderness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	58%
Nurturance	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	48%
Conscientiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Efficiency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	26%
Dutifulness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	26%
Purposefulness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Organization	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	18%
Rationality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	62%
Perfectionism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Planning	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	39%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Happiness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Calmness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Moderation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%
Toughness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Impulse Control	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Imperturbability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Cool-headedness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Tranquility	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%
Emotional Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Intellect	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Ingenuity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Reflection	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Competence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%
Quickness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Introspection	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Creativity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	78%
Imagination	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Depth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Openmindedness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	74%

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Factor		low score	high score
Gregariousness	82%	quiet, reclusive	engaging, socially bold
Sociability	50%	withdrawn, hidden	warm, open, inviting
Assertiveness	78%	timid, gunshy	controlling, aggressive
Poise	70%	uneasy around others	socially comfortable
Leadership	78%	stays in background	prefers to lead
Provocativeness	74%	modest, plays it safe	bold, uninhibited, cocky
Self-Disclosure	42%	private, contained	very open and revealing
Talkativeness	62%	quiet, stealthy, invisible	motor mouth, loud
Group Attachment	70%	loves solitude	prefers to be with others
Understanding	50%	insensitive, schizoid	respectful, sympathetic
Warmth	58%	disinterested in others	supportive, helpful
Morality	38%	break/ignore the rules	play by the rules
Pleasantness	42%	aloof or disagreeable	gets along with others
Empathy	62%	out of tune w/ others	in tune with others
Cooperation	30%	competitive, warlike	agreeable, peaceful
Sympathy	54%	socially inconsiderate	socially conscious
Tenderness	58%	cold hearted, selfish	warm hearted, selfless
Nurturance	42%	self pleasing, me first	people pleasing, me last
Conscientiousness	30%	reckless, unscheduled	careful, planner
Efficiency	26%	unreliable, lazy	finisher, follows through
Dutifulness	26%	leisurely, derelict	strict, rule abiding
Purposefulness	38%	inattentive, undisciplined	prepared, focused
Organization	70%	relaxed, oblivious	detail oriented, anal
Cautiousness	18%	impulsive, spendthrift	restrained, cautious
Rationality	62%	irrational, random	direct, logical
Perfectionism	50%	careless, error prone	detail obsessed
Planning	38%	disorganized, random	scheduled, clean
Stability	50%	easily frustrated	calm, cool, unphased
Happiness	66%	unhappy, dissatisfied	self content, positive
Calmness	54%	touchy, volatile	even tempered, tolerant
Moderation	34%	needs instant gratification	easily delays gratification
Toughness	50%	hypersensitive, moody	thick skinned
Impulse Control	30%	lacks self control	maintains composure
Imperturbability	54%	highly emotional	emotionally contained
Cool-headedness	78%	demanding, controlling	accommodating
Tranquility	34%	emotionally volatile	emotionally neutral
Intellect	86%	instinctive, non-analytical	intellectual, analytical
Ingenuity	86%	lacks new ideas	innovative, novel
Reflection	70%	unreflective, coarse	art and beauty lover
Competence	74%	slow to understand/think	intellectual, brainy
Quickness	66%	intellectually dependent	intellectually independent
Introspection	54%	not self reflective	self searching
Creativity	78%	dull headed	synthesizer, iconoclast
Imagination	86%	practical, realistic	dreamer, unrealistic
Depth	66%	lacks curiosity	mental explorer

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Spike's self perception/result:

Freudian Inventory Results

Oral (36%) you appear to be stubbornly and irrationally against receiving help even when it might be the more intelligent option.
Anal (30%) you appear to be overly lacking in self control and organization, and possibly have a compulsive need to defy authority. If you are too scatterbrained, you will not develop much as a person as you will habitually switch paths before you ever learn anything.
Phallic (56%) you appear to have a good balance of sexual awareness and sexual composure.
Latency (43%) you appear to have a good balance of abstract knowledge seeking and practicality, dealing with real world responsibilities while still cultivating your abstract and creative faculties and interests.
Genital (73%) you appear to have a progressive and openminded outlook on life unbeholden to regressive forces like traditional authority and convention.

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Freudian Inventory Results

Oral (43%) you appear to have a good balance of independence and interdependence knowing when to accept help and when to do things on your own.
Anal (30%) you appear to be overly lacking in self control and organization, and possibly have a compulsive need to defy authority. If you are too scatterbrained, you will not develop much as a person as you will habitually switch paths before you ever learn anything.
Phallic (26%) you appear to have negative issues regarding sexuality and/or have an uncertain sexual identity.
Latency (56%) you appear to have a good balance of abstract knowledge seeking and practicality, dealing with real world responsibilities while still cultivating your abstract and creative faculties and interests.
Genital (60%) you appear to be somewhere between a progressive/openminded and regressive/closeminded outlook on life.

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Spike's self perception/result:

Maslow Inventory Results

Physiological Needs (40%) you appear to have an adequate supply of basic necessities.
Safety Needs (34%) you appear to have a very secure environment.
Love Needs (40%) you appear to be semi-content with the quality of your social connections.
Esteem Needs (54%) you appear to have a medium level of skill competence.
Self-Actualization (38%) you appear to have a low level of individual development.

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Maslow Inventory Results

Physiological Needs (24%) you appear to have everything you need to survive physically.
Safety Needs (57%) you appear to have an adequately secure environment.
Love Needs (60%) you appear to be semi-content with the quality of your social connections.
Esteem Needs (64%) you appear to have a low level of skill competence.
Self-Actualization (35%) you appear to have a low level of individual development.

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Spike's self perception/result:

Indie Personality Test Results

57% Indie
Scoring highly suggests you are likely to be very liberal, independent minded, self identify as an outsider, shun materialism and popular culture, and have an aversion to organized religion. While high scorers are more intellectual than average, they are probably more artistically astute than intellectually avante guard (i.e. they are more likely to know of new interesting new bands/artists/writers than the best way to extract energy from a hydrogen atom. Low scorers, will generally tend towards the opposite of the above. They will tend to be more materialistic, conservative, corporate friendly, social and are more likely to be religious.

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Indie Personality Test Results

60% Indie
Scoring highly suggests you are likely to be very liberal, independent minded, self identify as an outsider, shun materialism and popular culture, and have an aversion to organized religion. While high scorers are more intellectual than average, they are probably more artistically astute than intellectually avante guard (i.e. they are more likely to know of new interesting new bands/artists/writers than the best way to extract energy from a hydrogen atom. Low scorers, will generally tend towards the opposite of the above. They will tend to be more materialistic, conservative, corporate friendly, social and are more likely to be religious.

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Spike's self perception/result:

ESTP - "Promotor". Action! When present, things begin to happen. Fiercely competitive. Entrepreneur. Often uses shock effect to get attention. Negotiator par excellence. 4.3% of total population.

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ENTP - "Inventor". Enthusiastic interest in everything and always sensitive to possibilities. Non-conformist and innovative. 3.2% of the total population.

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Personality Disorder Test Results

Paranoid	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Schizoid	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Schizotypal	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Antisocial	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	82%
Borderline	\|\|	10%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Narcissistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%
Dependent	\|\|\|\|\|\|	22%
Obsessive-Compulsive	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	34%

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Personality Disorder Test Results

Paranoid	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Schizoid	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Schizotypal	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	42%
Antisocial	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	82%
Borderline	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	86%
Narcissistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	54%
Dependent	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	46%
Obsessive-Compulsive	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	38%

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Spike's self perception/result:

Career Inventory Test Results

Extroversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	73%
Emotional Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	40%
Altruism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Inquisitiveness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	33%

You are a Promoter, possible professions include - real estate broker , chef, land developer, physical therapist, stock broker, news reporter, fire fighter, promoter, entrepreneur, pilot, budget analyst, insurance agent, management consultant, franchise owner, electrical engineer, aircraft mechanic, technical trainer, EEG technologist, radiological technician, emergency medical tech., corrections officer, flight attendant.

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Result for Spike when answered _honestly_:

Career Inventory Test Results

Extroversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Emotional Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Altruism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	40%
Inquisitiveness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%

You are an Inventor, possible professions include - systems designer, venture capitalist, actor, journalist, investment broker, real estate agent, real estate developer, strategic planner, political manager, politician, special projects developer, literary agent, restaurant/bar owner, technical trainer, diversity manager, art director, personnel systems developer, computer analyst, logistics consultant, outplacement consultant, advertising creative director, radio/TV talk show host.

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I'd do it for the dosh, really (or just the fun of it)

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:11:32 GMT

What Kind of Serial Killer Would You Be? Your Result: Organized and Mission-Oriented You're a planner. You'd carefully plot each murder, and carry it out methodically. You'll kill them in one location and move them to another later, and you'll study up your forensic science. The good news is, you're much harder to catch. You'll have a specific reason to kill. You'll target a specific group, like prostitutes or members of a minority, and you'll believe their deaths are justified on the grounds that you're "cleansing" the earth of that particular kind of people. You'll think you're helping society.
Organized and Goal-Oriented
Organized and Hedonistic
Disorganized and Mission-Oriented
Organized Visionary
Disorganized and Gain-Oriented
Disorganized and Hedonistic
Disorganized Visionary
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Colour Quiz Results

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:29:04 GMT

Fun Wasting Time With Quizzes (Nicked From Ellis)

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:27:10 GMT

Your result for Test yourself: What alignment are you?...

Chaotic Neutral

You are The Anarchist; Chaotic Neutral.

You scored 22% Lawful and 49% Good, which makes you Chaotic Neutral.

Chaotic-Lawful is the ethical scale, on which you scored 22%, where 0% is utter chaos and 100% is total cosmos.

This Lawful scale doesn't necessarily judge how committed to the system you are, even though one could guess so from the name since the system usually holds the law, but instead it means how sorted internally you are, and how likely it is for you to choose cosmos over chaos.

You are chaotic, which means you let chance guide your actions, or just plain like to burst out and act randomly. You have less inner stillness than a lawful character and would typically enjoy being out amongst people more than home alone.

The Evil-Good scale is quite easily figured out, being the morale scale, and on this you scored 49%, where 0% is totally evil and 100% is completely good.

Now, evil here on this scale doesn't necessarily mean you're out to make people suffer. It means ego-centering and glorification of one's ego. You, as neutral, don’t make your actions based on a selfless vs selfish basis, but rather what you have judged to be the right thing to do for other reasons.

Being chaotic neutral, you set personal freedom above all things. You are reliable only in how totally unreliable you are. You act with passion instead of logic.

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Your result for TA Test : What is your driver?...

Hurry up!

25% Be strong, 17% Be perfect, 17% Try Hard, 33% Hurry up and 8% Please people

The basis of HURRY UP is that there is some additional virtue in doing some thing in a short time.

You will probably rush at things, talk rapidly, interrupt and finish others' sentences and try and do more than time allows. You handle well in a crisis and tend to do things at the last minute.

As a consequence you are often late and miss deadlines. You have poor judgement over how long and how much energy jobs require and can leave people behind (literally and metaphorically). You are prone to mistakes in terms of, poor quality and inattention to detail.

Person with a driver BE PERFECT can drive you to despair. You work well when ACTUALLY under time pressure because your energy will be high...

For improvement you need to think and plan ahead with regard to the REALITY of available time and have short term goals with defined standards. (bite sized jobs). Give yourself a permission to be satisfied with what can be done comfortably within the given time.

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Your result for What color would your lightsaber be?...

Silver Beam

The Smoothie

You are the con-man of the Jedi Order. Reason may work, but you realize that people are more important than words. Your focus in any situation is on the people involved and their respective motivations. Persuasion is your specialty, but that doesn't mean that you're above reason or the occasional throw-down.

Your high style and sense scores show your tendency to think of the consequences of your actions. You don't really plan ahead, but you definitely think ahead.

Others like you: Corran Horn

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Spike's Got Facebook

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:06:39 GMT

He says it is all 'naff' and he 'just did it to take the piss'. If you've ever wondered how my AU 'Big Bad' spends his nights when he's not slaying Slayers, harming the hopeless and catering to Dru, or running circles round Angelus's big arse, friend him and find out.

Email: big.bad.aurelius@gmail.com

Username: Spike Aurelius

(x-posed at my human journal)

Munnic Meta

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:01:32 GMT

As part of my 'avoiding packing' strategy, I am reading through the large stack of books that I have been steadfastly ignoring since Christmas. The one I am currently reading is 'Watching the English- the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour', by Kate Fox. This is a social anthropology book, and written with a very readable dry, witty and lighthearted tone.

Ms. Fox describes different aspects of English social behaviour such as why English people talk about the weather so much, and why it is like pulling teeth to get an English person to tell you seemingly harmless personal information such as what they do for a living and how many children they have- or their _name_. (No, 'because they are all twats' is not the reason. ;>)

One of the things I really love in rp'ing is the divergence of cultures- the responses of the non-English, non-vamp, non-Victorian chars to mine. Hence, Spike's frustration and wanting to know and understand 'the rules'. He knows the rules of his own society and culture like the back of his hand- he's been acclaimated into it his whole life. As to the rules and etiquette of vampiric society and culture, he is thrown back into the role of an outsider or small child and is having to learn them by trial and error, sometimes painfully. But, at least generally the vampiric society he is immersed in also follows the nominal background rules of the British/English, so on a background level anyway, he has a certain comfort zone.

Here are a couple exerpts from the book that I I think they are particularly applicable for my English chars, especially Spike:

'In English male-bonding arguments, particularly those conducted in the special environment of the pub, overt and constant disagreement-not just on the weather, but on everything else as well- is a means of expressing friendship and achieving intimacy.'

'English males are allowed to express emotion. Well, they are allowed to express some emotions. Three, to be precise: surprise, provided it is conveyed by expletives; anger, generally communicated in the same manner; and elation/triumph, which again often involves shouting and swearing. It can thus sometimes be rather hard to tell exactly which of the three permitted emotions an Englishman is attempting to express.'

There is much more in the book of course, including great sections on humour, irony and understatement, class, and male-bonding versus female-bonding and the differences thereof, but if I were to quote every significant bit of the book that I think applies I'd be quoting, well, the book, and I'm too lazy for that.

Spike's Holiday Packing List

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:42:53 GMT

1. Crikkit Bat

2. " Ball

3. Cattapult

4. Ball Bearings to shoot with cattapult

5. Flash powdir

6. Magneezium shavings

7. Solfur powdir

8. Puffyan Conjuring Orbs

9. Matches (the wooden sort)

10. Drawing Book

11. Drawing Pensils

12. India Ink

13. BOOKS________________________________________________________________

1. Trasure Island

2. The Scalp Hunters

3. The Death Shot

4.Ossyola The Semanole

5. The Lone Ranch

6. A Boy's Adventure's In The Eastern Seas

7. My Books on Fairy Dragons

8. Encyclopaedia Vampirica (for my Project)

9. My Deadwood Dick penny dredfulls

10. My Black Bess penny dredfulls

11. My Boys Own papers
____________________________________________________________

14. Two Pockitkniefs

15. My Stuft Stote

16. Plum Cake

17. Tuppincewroth Gobstopers

18. 3 Bars Chocklit

19. Tin of Bisciuts

20. Ginjirbred

21. Sherbit Powdir

22. Bullsyes

23. Humbuggs

24. Ginjirnutts

25. Squasht Fly Biscits

26. Jam

27. 2 Spoons

28. Tosting Fork

29. 1 Bottel of Whisky

30. Lock Picks

31. My Good Pen

32. Notebook For Sekrit Codes

33. Lemons For Making Invizzibul Ink

34. Fethers For Quils

35. Paper To Write Leters Home To Sire And Dru

36. Envleopes

37. Stamps

38. My Project

39. 7 Shirts

40. 2 Pair Flanel Trowsis

41. Jackit

42. Jersye

43. 7 or at least 6 Pair Drawers

44. 7 or at least 6 Pair Socks

45. Niteshirt

46. Stoopid Eten Siut

47. Tooth Brush

48. Coam

49. Hankerchifs (If enuogh room)

What Role Do You Play?

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:06:50 GMT

You Are the Warrior

You feel that it's your role to defend and protect society.

You'll fight for what's right, and you especially like fighting for the underdog.

You love getting things done, especially if it means working with your hands.

You also have a great mind for strategy... whether it's military strategy, legal strategy, or chess.

You love being challenged, and you love challenging others. You are eager to prove how powerful you are.

You are ready for a (literal or figurative) fight at any time. Maybe a little too ready.

What Role Do You Play?

Munnic Eyes Only Pt 3

Fri, 29 May 2009 02:07:27 GMT

Nicked From Jane

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:39:07 GMT

1. Ask me three questions you want to know the truth to.
2. I will pick two of them to answer.
3. One I will tell the truth about.
4. One I will lie about (the last you will have to try and answer for me.)
5. Post this in your journal so others can ask you.

Munnic Eyes Only II

Mon, 25 May 2009 02:56:35 GMT