» Still alive?

Buh!

(Don't be annoyed, this is just my normal beginning)
Well, I'm looking for a Tortall-RPG for a long time now and still haven't found any in my native language (German), just a few in English. But most of them look, like they're inactive. I think 'till now, this is the only board I found, with seems to be active and got new members in this year.
So, nevertheless I want to ask, (whether this board is still active and) whether you think I could join, although English isn't my native language. I just learn it at school and because of that I think I'm not very good. But I really would like to try and I hope you could give me a chance and don't laugh so much about my mistakes.
So, what do you think?
Maj

This board is very much alive and active!

Don't worry about mistakes in languages. If I'm remembering this correctly we have a member from Germany on this board. I think you should join us! Your English seems fine from your post above and we're a creative [crazy] bunch who never laugh at mistakes. Because that's mean. XD

So yeah...Join!

Alfie

I say join! We do have a member from Germany, Silvia lives in Berlin. I've been in RPs with people all around the world and think it is wonderful. Plus, it is a great way to practice and have fun at the same time.

Thanks for answering so quickly and it's nice to hear that you think I could do this. I just can say, I've never been in an English speaking RPG, but as far as I've seen, I understand the most of what your writing (reading your "laws" and "application guide" at the moment). When I've finished that and have written an own English application, i think, I'll join.
And it's funny that you've a member from Germany already. And maybe she can and will help me, if I need that.

Your welcome! If you ever need help I'll try and give it to you. Though I don't speak a lick of German. XD.

^^ Hallo!

Ich bin bei deiser Website eine Überwacher. Ich heiße Lynn, und ich freue mich dich kennenzulernen. Ich spreche ein bißchen Deutsch. Meine Deustch sind nicht so gut als deine Englisch, hahaha. Ich lerne Deustch seit drei Jahre, und lerne mehr im Frühling. Wir haben ein Mitgleid, Roy, und ihre Deutsch sind besser als meine. Sie ist ein älter Mitgleid und ein gute Freund von mich. Und die andere Personnen haben schon gesagt, dass wir eine Mitgleid, wer aus Berlin kommt. Silvia ist genau sehr toll.

Wilkommen ins Corus!

Heyyy Ich bin Roy, aber im Cbox bin Spatzi. Na ja, sie haben schon alles über Silvia gesagt... Lynn und ich kann Deutsch... natürlich kann Silvia... haha... Keine Sorgen, dein Englisch ist wirklich gut, und wird besser wenn du hier bleibst! Wenn's gibt Probleme oder Fragen, du kannst mit uns reden.

Ah, ich hab' schon vergessen. WOHER KOMMST DU?


(this post makes Luke look very intelligent. who would've thought he spoke German...? xD)

This post has been edited by Luke Rourke on Oct 26 2009, 06:26 PM

Hey Maj!

Like a lot of other players, I don’t know much German. (I think I know about as many words as a two-year-old. If that!) Also like a lot of players, I think you should join if you want to! Corus is a great board. Everyone’s really nice; you can always ask if you don’t understand something, though it seems like you have a good understanding of English. You wouldn’t even be the first player for whom English isn’t a native language.

Plus, you’re from a different culture! Having a variety of players, and therefore characters, always makes things interesting.

My German is limited to "ich liebe mein beer" and "ich bin ein elefant in der wash-maschine" (although my spelling must be terrible), but I do believe I'm the (or one of the) only Frenchie aboard, and it's never troubled me! You'll actually make a lot of friends and end up speaking better English than your classmates Bienvenue à bord!

Soo, jetzt aber!

Nachdem mich die anderen ja schon quasi angekündigt haben, hier das offizielle "kuckuck" von mir! Jep, richtig geraten, ich bin diewodaso in Berlin wohnt... Welcome to Corus! Für mich ist es das zweite englischsprachige Rollenspiel; das erste war Steelsings, wo man quasi "live" in einer Chatumgebung getippt hat. Dieses hier hat den Vorteil, dass man viel mehr Zeit hat, sich die richtigen Worte zu überlegen (http://dict.leo.org/ ist auch hier mein Freund...) - und in der C-Box, diesem Chatfenster da unten, kommt man mit den Leuten hier in Kontakt!

Also - kommen'se rein, können'se rausgucken! Ne, im Ernst - this is a crazy, creative, weird, lovely bunch of people, and we'd love to have more players!

Bei Fragen erreichst du mich auf einem meiner Accounts per private message: Dieser hier, Michael Mason, Marjorie of Carmine Towers, Eleanor Trader oder Xavier Hull (oder alle zusammen...).

Yay!

Gruß
Silvia

Wow, ihr seid lieb! (Sorry, for everyone who doesn't understad German.)
I hadn't expected that everyone (so it seems to me) offers her/his help and that I'll meet someone who learns German as a foreign language!
And I think, Mithros, you're good. I know that language is a little more difficult than English (you only say "the" and in German you have to make a difference between "der, die, das" and so on), but you'll learn it. That my English is a little better, could have something to do with the fact, that I've learn it at school for (let my count) 5 and a half years.

²intelligent Luke: Sí, miro que está muy inteligente
(I just wanted to show off a little, too)
I can understand, that you are curious, but my parents always sough me not to tell anybody my real name and where I'm from. So I won't say more, than I'm from Germany (what a surprise) and live in the state "Nordrhein-Westfalen".

²Samuel: Everyone starts small (<- I tried to translate a German saying, but it sounds a little wrong: "Jeder fängt mal klein an")
So, a very multicultural board *g* And another land without enough Tamora-Pierce-Fans for having a RPG-board in the native language?!

²Silvia: Ja, sie haben dich schon fleißig angekündigt, wie du gelesen hast.
Leo ist eine nette Webseite, sehe ich auch so, sie hat mir gestern schon sehr fleißig geholfen *g*, sonst finde ich sie für Spanisch-Hausaufgaben wesentlich sinnvoller.
Mein allererstes RPG war auch im Chatstil - allerdings ein Deutsches - und die anderen waren meistens irgendwann mitten in der Nacht online, deswegen habe ich da irgendwann aufgehört und mir gesagt "nie wieder".

(I know, speaking in a language the most don't understand is unfair, so here a short translation:
I've told her that you had told me before, that she's from Germany, too, and that I already know the website, Silvia posted the link to. And that my first RPG was a German Chat-RPG where I'm not a member anymore, because the others were used to be online in the middle of the night.)


To all of you first a very big THANK YOU.
And then now I start asking some questions :
(before that, I think I have to admit, that I haven't read all of Tamora Pierce's Tortall books until now, because not all of them are translated - just Alanna, Daine [who's called Dhana in the German books] and the first book of Kel and the fist book of Aly [was this the English name of Alannas daughter? - In the translation she's called Lia].
Two years ago I started reading the first book in English [First Test], but didn't understand much. This year I bought "Page" and it was much better to understand. But now I've to wait until I get the other Kel-books and the second one of Aly.)

1.) Do you mean with "sight" the special power for example Aly has?
2.) Is it right, that this RPG is set in the years before the Alanna- or even the Beka-series?
3.) And so there are no immortals at all?

(Well, I know that I can find these things somewhere in the laws and so on - I've read them! - but I think, it's better to ask once more than doning something wrong.)


- What a long post,
Maj

hey Maj!

As to your questions:

1) No idea. I haven't reread the Aly books in ages, but now I'm going to.
2) Yes
3) Nope, none at all. (though I may be wrong)

Couldn't you have asked MORE questions so I could be more monosyllabic and obfuscatory!? (using small words and not making sense. I have a weird sense of humor.)

We do say 'everyone starts small' or similar things in English--sounds fine to me! And don't sweat it on speaking a language other people don't know. I'm pretty sure we all do that. We've gone Spanish before for periods (C-Box only! Not the whole board!) and I use random Hebrew and Yiddish and... well, let's just say we're all cretins. Lovable, aggravating cretins. Especially Cam.

This post has been edited by Alexander of Naxen on Oct 27 2009, 06:22 AM

Bäh!
How good that I haven't closed the dictionary, so I could look up these strange words you used. But don't stop using them, I mean, when I'm hanging around here, I could learn something, too. :-)

Oh, so maybe I unpack some Latin skills next time.

Now the break is beginning and I'll get companion. So, have to stop reading all the threads I'll need for writing a application.

Just one thing, what about the fiefdoms listed in this thread, is it allowed to create a character belonging to one of the unplayed ones?

If you want a character belonging to a fiefdom, it's probably easiest to pick one of the unplayed ones. There is a restriction on nobles, though; only nobles from the canon list are being accepted. It's explained here: http://corus.ipbfree.com/index.php?showtopic=1898

This list doesn't seem to be logical in all points.
For example is said, that "Duke _____ of Conté, Magistrate" has three children, but you can only play one of them - what about the others?
And when you've something like this "______ of _____, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Diona", is it then allowed to use one of the names of the unplayed fiefdoms?

- But I think I've found something interesting. So, I can try to start with the application.