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]

In my thirty-five years walking upon this ground? Have I made any enemies?

[technologist]

Fantastic. Let's talk about them, then.

oh also

[technologist]

Thirty-five? Really?

[bouchonne]

What a charming question, dear fellow.

[technologist]

It's just— nothing. You're a bit tired, probably.

[ 100% guileless. worse for it?? ]

[bouchonne]

[ He offers a bland smile in return. ]

Well, I've had a full life of being invited to many parties - never sleeping, living hard. I'm sure that if I'd skipped all of those things, I'd have a nice and youthful appearance like yours.

[technologist]

[ somehow both dubious and defensive, ]

I've been invited to parties. And I don't sleep either, actually, so maybe you should just... drink some water, occasionally.

[bouchonne]

Oh, yes. Apologies. I had my doubts initially, but it's clear that someone who says I've been invited to parties like that is a very popular fellow. It was really the way your eye twitched when you said it that convinced me.

[technologist]

Fine, whatever.

[ but more like: WOT!!!!!!ever ]

Sorry I'm not getting plastered twenty-four seven. I've got better things to do with my time, like saving the bloody world.

[bouchonne]

[ By laughs. ]

Oh, is that how you spend your time?

[technologist]

Well it isn't a bloody hobby, is it. And what are you doing, exactly? With Riftwatch. Because that's not being idle, that's jumping right in the boulder's path.

[bouchonne]

No no no no. Hold on. How does one save a world?

[technologist]

By stopping it from ending, and unless you mastered advanced physics and time theory in between your many parties, the real explanation's beyond you. Are you somehow incapable of answering questions?

[bouchonne]

I answer plenty of questions. But how altogether charming. Can you do it here? Save this world? We're in ever so much danger.

[technologist]

[ AUDIBLE SIGH. ]

Yeah, if half counts as plenty. And none of the important ones.

[bouchonne]

Fine, fine. Ask me a question. Any one your heart desires. And I will answer it in all truth.

[technologist]

[ wow now he doesn't know what to ask this is too much pressure ]

Okay. Why did you join Riftwatch?

[bouchonne]

I was driven out of Ferelden, and Riftwatch - the Inquisition, back then - was offering room and board.