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

[bouchonne]

Do you feel as though you have few people to help you?

[bouchonne]

What word would you use, then?

[windyvoice]

Dunno. Some scary division head machinations, probably.

[sulahnan]

Maybe...but then we'd have to make a fire for cooking.

[windyvoice]

Do you always kiss on missions?

[sulahnan]

[ SIGH. ]

Why didn't you just--How about you pick them out, then, since I'm hopeless?

[unshut]

I would be most delighted to witness them, Warden-Constable. I do enjoy a good bit of scar tissue. Very dramatic, all round.

—Though I'm quite sorry to hear Antiva offered you such a poor welcome. We are usually much better hosts, unless contracted otherwise.

[justashotaway]

What if the people you hire are not good at war?

[bloodandsand]

Because if I was more than my purpose, you would be much better served devising a way to kill me efficiently than telling me so many sweet things.

[justashotaway]

As long as we do not get it on us, that is not a problem.

[justashotaway]

No. I am not always on missions with people I kiss.

[heirring]

I would be delighted! I had such a desire to advise Merill on the whole subject, but seeing as she has gone—

Now, would you like fashionable or practical? Which appeals to you the most?

[esquive]

Have you met many chatting salamanders?

[sulahnan]

It's a hard feeling to shake, sometimes.

[sulahnan]

[ The dorkiest laugh! ]

Then I guess let's stop.

[gentlecountry]

Oh I am well awares.

[He strips off his glove, and shows her the knuckles. They are indeed a mass of twisty scar tissue, of an ugly greyish color, like a bruise just before it properly purples.]

Spent most my career in Antiva. I likes the food, I likes the language, I likes the culture. First impressions isn't everything, you know.

v.

[cozen]

I am sure he would. [ Is this romance. Weird. ] We can arrange a bouquet, if you give me instructions.

[unshut]

And what if your ship is lost at sea with your fine export of silks, or your grapes wither on their vine before you can barrel the year's wine? Either you have enough capital to weather the challenge and afford further investment, or you do not.

[sulahnan]

[ What has she done... ]

Practical, I guess, I need to be able to do all my running, jumping, climbing and stuff.

[ ... ]

But not ugly practical.

[gentlecountry]

Miss, I don't wants to cast aspersions, but can I ask whys not?

Theater superstitions is serious traditions.

[justashotaway]

What about the people without coin? Is it like Kirkwall?

[technologist]

Weak. Which is what you meant, anyway. What if someone you cared about was in front of the boulder?

[skulltasm]

[ EW, NO, IT'S NOT ROMANCE. HOW DARE YOU. ]

HMM. YES. MORE FLOWERS MEAN MORE ATTENTION SO THEY DON'T DIE, IT'LL VEX HIM VERY MUCH. GRAB A MESS OF THOSE BLUE ONES JUST THERE.

[justashotaway]

Superstitions are not real.

[bouchonne]

Hold on, now. You think it's weak to not murder people?