Non-RP / Easter Egg things we do in our games Options

[Renee]

Good evening. So a lot of us are roleplayers, right? And of course, the word 'roleplay' means different things to different gamers. To me, the act of roleplay means putting my characters first. I try to discern what it is they'd like to do in their worlds, and then I follow suit, making sure those things get done, acted out, and so on.

But what are some things which do NOT really have anything to do with character roleplay. Perhaps these things are just little "easter eggs" we put in our games for our own amusement. 🥚 I've got a few of these, but at the moment I'm only remembering one.

I have a habit of putting large vegetables in front of most of my characters' homes.

EXAMPLE.

Mostly pumpkins. 🎃 I believe this habit began after observing lots of folks on my block putting pumpkins in front of their houses for Halloween, but honestly I don't remember what triggered this.

In games in which there aren't pumpkins, other food items get substituted. In Skyrim for instance, there are cheese wheels and gourds! In Morrowind it's large kwama eggs. - Basically, I cannot claim this food-decorating behavior as "My character does this" if they all do it. This habit has nothing to do with the personality of the the person who's living in that home, that flat, that cave, that abandoned cabin, the mod-added cottage, that underground bunker, that pirate ship, and so on. It's obviously some twisted habit of mine.

OOOOh, and here's another one. Oftentimes when my character opens/closes a door, opens/closes a gate, performs certain animations (such as eating or casting spells), activates an altar, and so on, that's when I save the game.

EXAMPLE

Especially with static items which are movable, or have some effect. Doors, altars and so on.

EXAMPLE 2 (I'd save while closing the jewel case).


These are like "savepoints" to me, just like in some of those old games from way back. And the thing which sucks is sometimes I'll forget to save (especially during long journeys) because I haven't come across one of these points in the world. Especially bad in CTD-ridden Fallout 3, of course.

Bla bla bla... anybody else got their own odd habits/eggs/notions they'd like to add, which are more of a "player" thing, not so much a "character" thing?

This post has been edited by Renee: Mar 15 2023, 02:12 AM

[macole]

Renee: When I was in the Boy Scouts we took a field trip to the city morgue. Oh the stuff they used let young boys see. I think they took side bets on who got sick first. Anyways, although I do wonder why the interest in the macabre, by your request a delightful little trip to the macolé rue morgue.

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[Lena Wolf]

When I was in the Boy Scouts we took a field trip to the city morgue. Oh the stuff they used let young boys see.

Oh I can just picture this.

"We have a special treat for you today, boys! We are going to see DEAD PEOPLE!!"

Was that for your zombie badge?

[macole]

When I was in the Boy Scouts we took a field trip to the city morgue. Oh the stuff they used let young boys see.

Oh I can just picture this.

"We have a special treat for you today, boys! We are going to see DEAD PEOPLE!!"

Was that for your zombie badge?

We went to McDonalds for lunch afterwards. Nothing fazes 14-year old boys. Well, at least not in my neighborhood

[ghastley]

When I was in the Boy Scouts we took a field trip to the city morgue. Oh the stuff they used let young boys see.

Oh I can just picture this.

"We have a special treat for you today, boys! We are going to see DEAD PEOPLE!!"

Was that for your zombie badge?

We went to McDonalds for lunch afterwards. Nothing fazes 14-year old boys. Well, at least not in my neighborhood

McDonalds? That’s scary! Almost as scary as the chip shops in Glasgow that will deep-fry anything.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Mar 17 2023, 10:24 PM