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

Byerly

[bouchonne]

1. So, hypothetically, let's say that there were a boulder rolling down a hill. There's a fork in the road. Down one path of the fork, one man stands. Down the other path, five people. You have a mage with you who can divert the boulder towards the one man, but if you do nothing, it will roll and crush the five. What do you do?

2. Have you ever been to the Anderfels?

3. Tell me, how's your love life?

4. wiiildcard

1

[technologist]

If I don't know any of them, divert it. Interesting way of getting around not having any trains.

[bouchonne]

Trains?

[technologist]

We've got the same question, only it's a big cart headed for people on tracks. Would you divert it?

1

[bloodandsand]

Relying on the boulder or the mage seems very complicated. Can I not simply kill them myself?

[bouchonne]

You don't want them dead, my dear.

[bloodandsand]

Do I not? That's a bit dull. Well then, why don't I have the mage blow up the boulder?

3

[hassaran]

The same as ever: none of your business.

[bouchonne]

So hostile.

[hassaran]

A desire for privacy is hostile?

1.

[libratus]

[ With the restrained unease of a blindfolded man stepping out into a field of cow shit-- ]

Divert it, of course.

[bouchonne]

I suppose you wouldn't need a mage's help for that, would you?

[libratus]

Force is not my specialty, but I could probably manage, yes.

1

[sarcophage]

[Hey look, it's your favourite person.]

What made this scenario my responsibility?

[bouchonne]

Why, the strangeness of war, of course. In times of desperation, all must look for a commander. In this scenario, it is you.

[sarcophage]

That seems highly unlikely.

4

[cozen]

[ Hopefully Byerly didn't think he was off the storytelling hook just because he said something interesting while Bastien was having a bad day, because: ]

Who tried to murder you?

[bouchonne]

[ That's a question that catches him a bit by surprise. He blinks - ]

Hm?

[ Then recovers. ]

Which time?

[cozen]

Which time? Any time. Choose one. And I will allow you to lie to me, if you must, [ graciously, ] as long as the lie is exciting.

iii.

[rowancrowned]

Has my wife said something to yours? Or to you?

[bouchonne]

I might have heard something.

[ He hasn't. ]

[rowancrowned]

Have you offended her? Been the recipient of her wit? Are you seeking the facilitation of an apology?

1

[extortionate]

Thought it was rolling boulders uphill.

[bouchonne]

Is that a hobby of yours?

[extortionate]

Not if I'm blamed for letting them go.