The lengths that Lucas is prepared to go to for a leg-over are deeply, deeply troubling to me.

That is all.

It's nice when it's appreciated.

As in:

What I thought he was going to do was less than ten percent as despicable as this...

arrefmak was asking what's your thing? when it comes to roleplaying characters.

I don't think I have a 'thing' in the sense off a need to play a particular role or be motivated in a certain way.

I do have certain types that I love to play.

1) The kind-hearted ditzy young females who spreads chaos and confusion whereever she goes - Emilia in a game that is no more, and Phoebe in Ill Met in Amber.

2) The witty, urbane, polished male - sometimes an alpha male (Delan Anderon in GalRen and Nickolai Odelenski in a game that is no more), sometimes standing apart from the system as a malcontent (Lucas de St Cyr in House of Cards).

3) The determined woman of action - as good with a gun as she is with the smartass remarks and the wisecracking (Kat Levin in Gal Ren, Patricia)

4) The unusual female villainness - whether the monstrous Maub in aryb, or the sweet-as-can-be Nira Lagoran (Gal Ren) or Celia Hardy (Winter Chills)

5) The obsessed artist (of many kinds) such as the poet Adolphus Finchley ( a Regency game) or Gwalachmai the Welsh dragon (Castle Falkenstein), with his fascination with leather goods to add to his collection; "It has little compartments, look you."

I'd be interested if anyone can see any link between them!

This is one for House of Cards people, really - although others can join in too.

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A shorter entry this time ...

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This is fun!

Go to: http://iconmovies.co.uk/brightyoungthings/index.html

Select Splendidser ...

Enter the URL of your choice ... and Enjoy.

Here is some of Lucas:

He lifts a careful hand to ascertain the damage ... just above the ear it seems to be ... the left ... ear ...

The scream that Lucas lets out would do credit to the whistle of a small but powerful steam engine trundling coal up and down Welsh hillsides.

"M'sieur called?" says a gloomy voice.

Lucas opens his heavy-lidded eyes and regards the lugubrious face of Gaston, his faithful valet.


and Splendidised:

The splendid chap lifts a careful hand to ascertain the simply dashing damage ... just above the simply unbearable ear it seems to be ... the priceless left ... ear ...

The simply dashing scream that Lucas lets out would do credit to the simply marvellous whistle of a frightful small but powerful steam engine trundling coal up and down Welsh hillsides, isn't it too divine?!

"M'sieur called?" says a simply dandy gloomy voice .

Lucas opens his heavy-lidded eyes and regards the divine lugubrious face of Gaston, his faithful valet, darling!