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. Or something not boring! Banter in the middle of combat is fine too.

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.

OPTIONAL GAME: We're playing BINGO. Complete a row/column/diagonal for 10 extra AC bonus points. The threads for each square will need to have at least 5 tags from you to qualify, as usual, and you can't use one thread for multiple squares. You can submit them on your AC comment labeled as B1, I2, etc., to claim the points. If you're very dedicated and get bingo more than once, you can claim the bonus more than once, but not more than five times.

Comments

Edgard. (Look how brave I am, going first)

[muckspout]

1. [Whispering] Are you going to tell me why we're hiding?

2. I know, tell me three things about you, but one of them isn't true. Then I'll guess.

3. I knew at some point this was going to come up.

4. Wildcard me

1.

[justashotaway]

So we are not seen.

3, RE marcoulf

[wythersake]

Well, he seemed to know you.

2.

[sulahnan]

[ Sigh. ]

Really? We're doing this right now?

2

[rowancrowned]

( after an appropriate pause to decide yes, this might make the trip go faster. )

I have a son. I had never seen the ocean before I came through the Rift, and I am very fond of my father-in-law.

laura kint.

[justashotaway]

1. What is that?

2. ...I think you are lying to see if I will believe you.

3. Please put it away. It smells very bad.

4. No, the griffons dislike me.

5. Wildcard.

4

[exequy]

What did you do them?

2

[wythersake]

[ she's learning ]

Why would I do that?

2

[muckspout]

I- what? You mean my hand?

[noonrodeon]

Supposed to smell bad, it's fermented fish.

Byerly Rutyer

[bouchonne]

1. [ Finishing a long story: ] ...and that's why I now have to pretend to have a limp whenever I see a nug.

2. Truth or dare?

3. Do you believe in the Maker?

4. [ wildcard ]

3

[pittance]

I dunno, what are we calling belief?

mhavos dalat.

[murderbaby]

A. I've always been able to ride a horse. Obviously.
B. If someone shot an arrow through me just now, I would not notice. I would think it another mosquito.
C. Fine, fine, I'll show you how to balance a tray while hopping on one foot later.
D. Yes, yes. The more expensive the mask... the itchier.
E. Wildcard.

d

[wythersake]

Oh, don't give me ideas. [ satinalia is coming ] You know I once saw a baron insist upon a mask of ice.

jone of denerim.

[poleaxed]

A. [To the tune of I don't know what I been told:] I know a lady fond of gold!
B. Mhmm... We're being followed.
C. If we die out here, let's make sure our corpses get posed real mysterious like. Give whoever finds 'em a real think.
D. Look, look, don't believe what any cunt says, you're dead lovely, just don't go on about it.
E. Wildcard.

B

[pittance]

You pick up groupies?

bastien.

[cozen]

1. [ After someone else is mentioned (just let me know who it is one way or another), ] Do you know each other very well?

2. What is your favorite place in Kirkwall?

3. If the Qunari decide to take Thedas while we are fighting amongst ourselves, what do you think they will make you do?

4. [ Wildcard! ]

3.

[justashotaway]

[ A little frown, considering. ]

They will not.

kostos averesch.

[exequy]

1. He is not that good-looking.

2. Didn’t they sacrifice most of their own people to summon demons? [ Or you/your, if someone has the misfortune of being a Warden. ]

3. If we could give them Orlais and know they would leave everywhere else alone, I would not see the problem.

4. [ Wildcard! ]

1.

[poleaxed]

Name someone fitter. I dare you.

john silver.

[hornswoggle]

1. Well, it all depends. Are you trying to befriend them, or intimidate them?

2. You need to wear longer sleeves, so there's some easy place to hide the card.

3. I've heard nothing but good things, though it's always possible I've been talking to the wrong people.

4. [ wildcard ]

2

[adjurator]

What if the game's sleeveless?

athessa.

[sulahnan]

1. [ Sotto voce: ] I'm starting to wish I'd covered the scar with makeup after all.

2. [ Whispering: ] This place looked uh — a lot bigger from out there.

3. You know, there are...other ways to get my attention.

4. [ wildcard. ]

1

[adjurator]

Are people asking?

madi.

[filotimo]

1. I see. [ Skeptically, ] And you believed them?

2. What do you see as the purpose of Riftwatch?

3. Can you conceive of a world without a Chantry?

4. [ wildcard. ]

2

[wythersake]

[ cheerfully: ]

Oh, corral some useful heretics in one location, keep us all too occupied to run.

derrica.

[tender]

1. If you put me on your shoulders, we might be able to reach.

2. Where did you hear that?

3. Wait, the ties are all askew. Let me fix them before we go back out.

4. [ wildcard ]

3.

[sulahnan]

Think if the ties are perfect they won't notice that we're a half-foot shorter than we should be?

ellis.

[heorte]

1. Stop thrashing around, or the tent will come down on us both.

2. [ soft whistling ]

3. I don't think that's how it's spelled.

4. [ wildcard ]

2.

[sulahnan]

[ humming accompaniment to his whistling. ]

aleksei ar waslyna o bearhold.

[positioning]

1. I heard it's a wig. But the Provost is too tall for anyone to get a good look either way.

2. They won't notice. They haven't even looked this way all evening.

3. The list says three pigs and a fine goat. So which of them looks to be fine?

4. [ wildcard ]

3

[wythersake]

[ hm. ]

I'd take any to dinner, but none to a show.

lucien.

[coeurdulyon]

1. Ouais, I know it is in the song, but it is not true. It did not happen that way.

2. Are you certain you meant to ask me, and not some other mustachioed gentleman?

3. [ wildcard. ]

2

[adjurator]

How many more are there? Ooh — the Ambassador, that's one —

sister sara sawbones

[okayimin]

1. You keep squirming, you're gonna rip open that injury.

2. Next masked sand scrubber calls me Sister Poupée is gonna get their tendon's cut with the cheese knife.

3. For all the fuss over it, the facial hair on the surface is a bit...

4. [ WILDCARD. ]

2

[coquettish_trees]

You brought a cheese knife? How civilized!

Jenny Lou

[windyvoice]

1. So are Merchant Princes as awful as the title implies or...?

2. I wanna say we should just steal all the wine and fuck off, but that probably wouldn't be great for resolving tensions.

3. Hey, don't look around too much, there's somebody following us.

4. [ Wildcard ]

2

[rowancrowned]

No, ( but amused. ) If they were to open a cask...

Sol Noon

[noonrodeon]

1. I heard rich types always got a room full of books. That true?

2. Had a mate give me a book he found off a magister once. Never quite got the jist of it, but it made for an interesting read all things considered.

3. Roll over here. You're shivering enough to bring the tent down on us.

4. [ Wildcard. ]

1

[rowancrowned]

A far more subtle display of wealth, with the addition exclamation of literacy.

You must look at the spines.