Party Banter Meme

[faderifting]

In the Dragon Age games, as you travel Thedas with your best pals, they have a lot of short conversations about politics, the weather, butts, etc. So this is the Fade Rift equivalent, in four easy steps!

1. Imagine your characters are on a very long walk toward a mission objective, or on a very long walk back after kicking ass, or standing guard together, or gathering herbs, or working in the library late at night, or something. Anything sort of boring that might make people want to have a dumb conversation just to break things up a bit.

OPTIONAL ASSISTANT: Since so many people reported being out of it, we made a random generator to help you come up with some general banter prompts for your top-levels.

2. Post a few remarks your character might say (similar to TFLN, except spoken out loud and less ridiculous and sexy, maybe. maybe not. we don’t know your life) while passing the time.

3. Tag around to reply to those general remarks or to start new/wildcard conversations! Threads should be pretty short and involve minimal action; there’s no need to turn anything into a big production. Multiperson threads are encouraged. Series of conversations between the same two characters occurring on different days are also encouraged.

4. Gather up all of your little conversation snippets like a bouquet and keep them forever, because they’re game canon. Banter threads can't be used for Base AC, but do count towards AC Rewards points.

Comments

[windyvoice]

You're a somebody with power over me. Why wouldn't I be scared of that.

[windyvoice]

Thanks, you wanna help?

[bloodandsand]

How do you mean?

[bouchonne]

You say that as though I have the power to order your death.

[justashotaway]

He will definitely know if you call it a date mission.

[hassaran]

[ the handcuffs were obviously for the lock-picking training course!! ]

Eleven years. And Flint and Silver seem near enough.

[sulahnan]

[ Doubt. Squint. ]

Yeah, not...so strict. I don't really have much color in my current wardrobe so clashing won't be a problem, either.

[windyvoice]

I mean, technically you can since we're all part of this whole weirdo military thing together, but it's like you said, right? The big evils aren't the ones you gotta worry about.

[windyvoice]

Okay okay, I promise not to call it a date mission anymore.

Even if it totally was.

[esquive]

I'd prefer not to be roasted then eaten, no.

[windyvoice]

Aw come on, where your sense of adventure?

[bouchonne]

[ An appreciative snort. ]

Together, they rear little schemes and plots. A charming family.

[ Still. ]

Eleven years. You must not even have been twenty years old yet.

[sulahnan]

Oh good! Glad to hear it.

[ She wasn't gonna taste-test it for quality, after all. ]

[justashotaway]

Thank you.

[heirring]

Which is precisely why your footwear of choice can and should be bold - a statement piece. Take these yellow dyed nug hide boots with the red ribbon laces, for example.

[Which are absolutely being shoved into Athessa's hands, for the record.]

[esquive]

Well satisfied.

[hassaran]

Flattery now? A few years older than that.

They've been too quiet lately for my liking.

[sulahnan]

YELLOW?

[heirring]

Yellow.

Look how fetching they are with your complexion and the tone of your trousers.

[sulahnan]

Uhhhhhhm--?

[heirring]

I'm jealous. I could never wear them. But they are truly exquisite.

[sulahnan]

Why couldn't you? They match your hair.

[technologist]

See, now that's— [ BRACING PAUSE. ] It's not about me hating them. It's about them being very bad people.

[heirring]

That is precisely why I could not. If my hair were lovely and dark, they would be perfectly suited to me. Alas.

[sulahnan]

Can...you explain that to me? Why would them matching your hair be bad?