Doesn't that mean "practice master"? And wouldn't you write it Ubungmachenmiester lol? Wouldn't I be the Spielmeister?
Ok here's another point:
5. If you don't specifically declare (IC or OOC) in a post that "something" is in a certain "state", then i'll usually just assume for it to be in a "normal" state, the last state it was in, or what i deem for it's state to be. If you want something in a "special" state, then you have to make it explicit.
Examples:
--If you don't specifically say you're concealing a weapon you're holding, i.e. "I have my SMG slung under my trench coat so that it's somewhat concealed"...then i'm just gonna assume it's quite visible unless you specifically bought a "concealed" holster for it.
--If you never said your face was covered by a bandana, mask,or something, then it's exposed for everyone to see and ID. If a full armor helmet is part of your armor then i'll assume your face is covered.
--My SMG is in FA mode. Just for simplicity, i'll assume all weapon's are in SA mode to begin with unless you state otherwise.
--Chameleon suits are only on if you turn them on, weapons are ready if you drew them and say you have them ready. If you don't state the drawn state of your weapon, then i'm gonna assume that it's in the state it was in when you entered the building which is holstered.
--You gotta tell me what programs you have loaded and which are in memory.
--Which Foci you have activated
--Where are spirits you control: on standby in the metaplanes, in astral space or materialized. I'll assume standby when you haven't said anything else.
--I'll assume your PAN's are on public if you are a SINner, and hidden if you have a fake SIN unless you otherwise specify.
If in doubt, ask. The list goes on and on and you can't think of everything, so when we come to something that you haven't specified, i'll be the one who decides what state it's in. This is very much like real life....unless I consciously state to the universe where my glasses are i.e. on my nose or in my pocket....then the universe has a funny way of deciding for me where my glasses are and it always baffles me how the HELL they got there!! Sorry, i just spent a while looking for my glasses.
Just be mindful of this because this is a HUGE part of strategy and makes the game a lot funner for people who really like combat strategy and I don't want to bulldoze over this nice detail. You should pay a little price for not planning ahead well enough and book keeping is not really a problem in slowing down PbP...that's the advantage of this format. Also with PbP, if I forget that you declared something, you can always point back to it and then I gotta fix my mistake.
