DM Muse

[Muse]

Hi.

I’m DM Muse.

Availability: Complex because I'm currently self employed. This demands of me a range of freedom and responsibility.

I live in the Central USA timezone. That is -6 GMT.

I juggle my hobby of FRC with my work, family, friends, and pinball.

How long have you been playing FRC?
I joined FRC in 2005. I joined the DM team in 2011 and worked with the staff side of things until 2014, when I needed to retire my DM duties due to RL obligations that required my full attention. All in all, with gaps, I think it’s fair to say that I have a decade of experience under my belt with FRC.

What sort of plots do you like to run?
I am inspired by story tellers like Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Brian K. Vaughan, and Hayao Miyazaki. I am deeply motivated by character backgrounds, flaws, and strengths. I pay a lot of attention to the depth of a character, it doesn’t matter if it’s an NPC or PC. I really dig complexity and grey issues. I want to see the spectrum.

How can I be apart of your plots?
Sometimes I make an announcement here on the boards. Sometimes I will make the public call in the game. A lot of the time though? I start it much like we start any organic RP on FRC- with an NPC, who happens to be where you are. Be curious. Be inquisitive.

What do you expect from players in your plots?
Good Sportsmanship. This is what I expect of myself as well.

Ok wait, before you go, what’s up with the cucumber?
Fools!

[Muse]

DM Muse's Open Door: Anonymous IC Forum Posting
Please feel free to message me (Muse ) with requests for anonymous plot and flavor postings driven by your characters.

• I reserve the right to deny posting these plots for any reason.
  I will refuse anything that I determine to be God Modding, Plot Hammering, or any other number of reasonable concerns.
• I will send you a reply letting you know if I will or will not post your request.
• All approved and posted requests will officially recorded to the DM boards.
  Your anonymous posts are not anonymous to the DM team. Your anonymous posts are not owned by me, I'm merely a steward of your creativity.
  (I will not be keeping record of unapproved requests, I will only bother to record after you and I agree and it's time to post.)
• All posted requests will have the term FRCA in the title so you would know that it was not -my post-.
  (Other DMs could post anonymous plot through me though, using this system.)
• You may not post to guild forums to which you do not belong.
• Please do not post these requests to the forum or in this thread. Such posts will be deleted. (PMs Only)

All requests need to follow the below form:
Failure to fill out this form or title your request appropriately will result in automatic denial of your request. You will need to resubmit.

Subject of the Private Message:

FRCA Request - <Character Name That Is Doing The Thing>

Contents of the message:

Date of your Request: <Current Date> (Do this so I can copy and paste directly to the DM Board. Thank you.)

Character Name on the Server: <Character Name That Is Doing The Thing>
Player Account Name on Server: <The Player Account Name That Houses This Character>

Name of Board: <Enter the name of the board and location on the forums that this post is to appear.>

Subject of FRCA Board Post: FRCA - <Enter Subject Here>

Body of FRCA Board Post: <The Contents of your FRCA Post: Remember, I am not your editor.>

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Example:

The player of Bentin's Wife (yes he is married. <3) decides that she needs to make an anonymous posting about how she's going to hire a gnome to take all of Bentin's old boots, fill them with dirt, plant flowers in them, and then place the boots in a circle around a certain tree in Great Gaunt. She wants to do this anonymously because while she loves her husband Bentin very much, she also knows he can be a grumpy sourpuss.

Private Message Subject: FRCA Request - Mrs. Bentin

Private Message Contents:

Date of Request: 02/08/2018
Character Name on the Server: Mrs. Bentin
Player Account Name on Server: AdventurersSuck

Name of Board: Cormyr, The Forest Kingdom > The Regal Griffon Inn - Great Gaunt
Subject of FRCA Board Post: FRCA - A Ring of Booted Flowers

Body of FRCA Board Post:

In the wee hours of an early spring morning, several pairs of worn out boots filled to the brim with dirt and potted flowers, appear surrounding a small tree in the square of Great Gaunt.

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This is what the above example would look like on the boards, if I were to approve and post: frc.proboards.com/post/305890/thread

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This is a service that I volunteer for as an individual because I'm happy to do so, it is a personal DM style. Other DMs may have other methods they wish to adapt. I kindly request you do not send them unsolicited requests, and that you approach whoever you're wishing to work with first before assuming that my style here is the same for all DMs. Thank you.

Happy gaming FRC. I look forward to it.

[Muse]

DM Muse's Open Door: The Importance of Scheduling and PM records / requests
Please feel free to message me (Muse) to set up appointments for plot related moves and content.

It is critical for me to impart upon those who wish to join me at my gaming table that I depend upon scheduling. There is always room for spontanious rp and random encounters. (And I do them, frequently.) However if you are experiencing a need for my individual time and attention, then the solution is for you to PM me here on the forums and set up a scheduled appointment. This is especially true if you're hoping to be involved or have continued in character movements or concerns in any plot I run.

If you are sitting around hoping for me to randomly notice you, even if I've talked to you in the past? I really need your help. Please PM me your interest. Set up an appointment.

If I say to you in the game "I need you to PM this to me, so we can schedule and discuss.", I really do need you to do that. If you choose to not follow up with a PM, then your request is in danger of being forgotten.

[Muse]

Pride and Pestilence
~Brought to you by Muse & Unknown~
Story Type: Series (3 phases)


Phase I: Putrescence

Story Type: Environment / Event

Starting Date: 02/16/2018
Ending Date: 03/11/2018

Players Count: About 25



Phase II: Pestilence

Story Type: Environment / Event

Starting Date: 03/11/2018
Ending Date: 04/30/2018

Players Count: About 25



Phase III: Purification

Story Type: Environment / Event

Starting Date: 04/30/2018
Ending Date: 05/26/2018

Players Count: About 35

Concluded for now.

[Muse]

Greengrass 2019
~A long standing FRC tradition~
Story Type: Story, Environment, Event (April 28th)

Phase I: Preparing
Story Type: Environment

Starting Date: 03/20/2019

How to get involved:
Server side participation, no planned dates, just a lot of NPC stuff.
I will be DMing and looking for opportunities to fuel roleplay.
Let me know how your characters are apart of the fabric and culture of Cormyr!
All levels and may serendipity be on your side.

Phase II: The Festival

Date: 04/28/2019
Story Type: Tradition of FRC!

Players involved: I couldn't count.  It was a great turn out.  Thank you!

Concluded until next year.

[Muse]

Player Driven - Event:  The Annual Shallybrook Potluck!
Date: 03/24/2019 (up until reset)
Server Wide Invite - All levels.
Story Type: Environment

Summary:  With the arrival of spring and the excitement for warmth in the coming days, the half sized folk (with hearts three sizes bigger than most) welcome in all new friends to come and share a meal and recipe.  There was much eating, apple bobbing, music, and dancing.


Concluded for now.

[Muse]

Campaign: Impalpable 

Chapter:  Bramble Booms

Entry: "Buckets of Dirt and a Forgotten Lullaby"
Date: 05/15/2019
Great Gaunt Volunteers  (levels 1 - 10 only)
Story Type: Action / Mystery
Summary: There were some strange booms in the Bramble, apparently caused by goblins.
Numbers of Players: About 10.

Chapter: Unforgotten Lullaby

Entry: frc.proboards.com/post/328045
Date: 05/16/2019
Story Type: Mystery
Summary: That which comforts us before we go to sleep.
Numbers of Players: ~

More entries to come, this campaign has only just started...
Events and players to be determined upon interest, participation, roleplay merit, and good sportsmanship.
PM me if you have questions.

[Muse]

Player Driven - Event:  The Pirate Party
Date: 05/18/2019 (up until reset)

Story Type: Environment
Summary:  frc.proboards.com/post/327164/thread

"A newly printed fliers are all about Greatgaunt and Suzail.
Hello again friends you are all cordially invited to the next great dinner party Hosted by Radoc!
Our taste buds will be delighted by the culinary genius of Mister Bao! This one will even have a
Theme to it! Pirates! Don your best feathered hat, skull cap or eye patch! costumes are not required
to participate but definitely encouraged! "


Player Driven - Event: Pride, Paperwork, and Puppies
Date: 03/2019 - present
Story Type: Legacy
Players: 2