Podcast records tonight! Got any listener questions?

[Tobias Stalt]

Give us laymen a song for the ages.

It had god damned better not be Rick Astley.

[Silence Sei]

But they're never gonna give you up.

[Otto]

I recently tried to look up the names of months in the Althanian calendar(s), and drew a blank. What little titbit of lore would you like to see added to Althanas? This could be regional cuisine, naming traditions, ceremonies, the significance of certain colours, and so on.

[grim137]

What's your character's favorite Althanian holiday? How do they celebrate it?

[Philomel]

How would your character take over the world?

[matthewkuch]

If somebody was willing to organize an Althanas based merchandise system (not to mention any names *cough cough shadow and I*) where all proceeds went to Althanas to help upkeep and site maintenence, would you purchase anything? If so what would you like to see? Examples: customizable t-shirts, hoodies, polos, coffee mugs, etc.

[Ashla]

Create any Althanas themee Christmas song parodies? Please do!

[Philomel]

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ...the third fauncast!!!

Tonight we have some guests: at least Mr Paul and Mr Andy will make an appearance and perhaps a special appearance of the Gardeners.
We will do various things - as per normal fauncast there will be a Would I Lie to you round, where we find out the outrageous truths and discern the outrageous lies of our characters. There will also be some embarressing stories of Christmas coming up. We will also have an exciting new thing that Andy (BlackandBlueEyes) likes to call Mash-Ups and finally, you will hear myself going on endlessly about how cute my new bunny is.

This podcast records tonight. We need questions, please, oh glorious people! There is no set topic yet, so please fill your questions with anything Christmas related or New Year related, or just related to Althanas in some way! You want to know something about our characters we ourselves don't know yet? Ask away. Then come and give us mad hugs.

Yours,

Philomel

[Leoric]

Is there Any NEW characters registered over the last few weeks that have piqued your interest?

[Ashla]

Two words:

Addison
Icebird






And can bacon fly?

[grim137]

What level is Santa Clause?

[Lye]

In a 2014 recap, what were some of your most memorable moments?

What would you like to see improved or changed in 2015?

Lastly, are you excited for the inevitable 2014 Althy Awards?

[Alydia Ettermire]

What approximate dates would you give the recognition of the new year around the world of Althanas, and what traditions wood you imagine in place across the cultures?

[Sulla]

Do you prefer writing a small thread for the bazaar in-character? Or do you prefer to handle it OOC?

Since you're doing character mash-ups, use this phrase generator (http://watchout4snakes.com/wo4snakes/Random/RandomPhrase) to come up with something, and then figure out a way you can incorporate into Althanas.

[Hysteria]

What would you like to see in the Auction thread? Would you like more luckydips like the christmas presents?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

ACR is making its grand return tonight, after several weeks off!

Tonight, your hosts will be myself, Tobi, Christoph, and possibly Kroom!

Leave your questions here, folks!

[Ashla]

#blueghostsquestions

Am I the only one not interested in football??

[Alden]

How big of a difference does the wearing of pants affect your writing?

Should there be a secret poodle-dog race of ice warriors from Berevar?

What are your thoughts on older members coming back to rejoin the site, and bringing their awesome experience and beards with them?

[Tobias Stalt]

I can answer that.

Yes.

[Lye]

What are some character romances you can recall? Were they interesting or run-of-the-mill? Are there any promising couples you would like to see or see more of?

Should Phi and Doge do a thread where Philodoge is conceived?

[Hysteria]

AC is going to open, thoughts so far on the story and no. Of registers?

[Flames of Hyperion]

Are you excited?

Given the choice of the following, which would you prefer to read?
1) 10 posts of 3000 words each.
2) 30 posts of 1000 words each.
3) 100 posts of 300 words each.

[Rayleigh]

What is one piece of advice that you would give to any Althanas newbie?

How comfortable are you roleplaying a gender that is different than your own?

Why did the left shark (http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--h3WL6cd9--/wi8src56el4lhgdd3jty.gif) have such a difficult time keeping up last night?

[Alden]

Do you guys think there has been a steady increase of true oddball characters in recent years, or do they feel just as scarce as in the time of Krugor the Skeleton Chef?

What do you feel about having a written canonical timeline for folks that may have some catching up to do? Do you think it's doable without having Cyrus to pick up all the "garbage" mod jobs?

Now that you've turned from wet behind the ear newbies to war-scarred vets, has your image of Althanas changed, both site and ficitonal land? How does it feel seeing new recruits bringing all of that wide-eyed optimism that we once had?

[Philomel]

Do you think Paul should do an episode of the Renegade Cast?

Should I just take over the world?

What do you think of the Adventurers' Crown setting? TALK ABOUT STUFF.

Guys, I miss the podcast. I miss being on the podcast. I miss everything about the podcast. So much darn, I may have to install a permanent fauncast. RARRARRARRA.

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

HEYYO!

Another episode of Althanas Community Radio records tonight at around 8pm EST, and we're hijacking one of the Renegades for the evening!

What questions do you have for us this week?

[Alden]

Are you excited for the AC, and what are some of your favorite teams of Round 1?

What are your thoughts on having multiple alts in the same tournament? Does it help the tournament with more activity, or does it hinder with the possibility of inactivity?

Having multiple alts participating in a tournament has been an Althanas regularity for years. As such, do you think it's fair for those trying to participate with their main accounts?

What are your thoughts on having a standardized cap of alts per person in a tournament?

[Alden]

Althanas has become a haven for weird and strange characters over the years, but Tankita Bananas might just be the weirdest one yet. Does Althanas have room for a sentient female tank?

What are you thoughts on the Tankita/Ithermoss romance that's starting to brew? Can a savage find warmth in the metal arms of love?

What should the couple be called? Tankermoss? Itherkita? Tankerita Bananamoss?

[Sulla]

I've got one!

Is Andy the devil? And, if so, is there a hell hot enough for him?

[Leoric]

What happens when Podes beautiful red forest is cleansed? how will this effect the world as a whole? and more importantly how does this affect Andy/madison?

What kind of Partnerships and/or romances do you think we will see come out of the AC? and do you expect any partnerships/relationships Ending in the AC?

[Cards of Fate]

What are your views about the Tarot Hierarchy PG and their recent surge of activity?

What is your opinion on all of the fresh faces we are starting to see?

What will Maddison do if Pode gets rofl stomped in the Ac?

What do you think of Cards of Fate struggling to get level two in time for the AC but now seems to be in the clear to hit level three before prompts are even announced?

What are your views on awful old man cereal like Raisin Bran? What do you think is the superior cereal?

Out of all the new recent players who are you the most excited to read more about characterwise?

Boxers of breifs?

[Rayleigh]

Who would your AC "dream team" consist of?

[Leoric]

Is there a certain AC team that has an interesting dynamic to you?

[Star Strike]

What is your favorite constellation?

How does the alignment of the stars in Althanas differ from Earth?

[Cards of Fate]

Based on what you've seen in some of the starts of the AC what do you think so far? What teams seem to be doing well?

Based on rumors swirling about, do we expect any drama?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Oi! You!

Poddy records Tuesday the 17th!

Leave your questions here!

[Philomel]

Opinions on the AC write-ups so far?

If you could choose any obstacle not mentioned so far or discussed, what would you choose?

How awesome is Phi? How awesome am I?

Chimera or Kraken?

Also. Do you think Althanas should have any unicorns?

[Philomel]

Okay new question:

In Group 1 of the AC the person who was designated to post second failed to post in the time limit due to not being able to. Thus, the people due to post third (i.e. me as Blodwen) and last (fourth) were disqualified as well as the second. This leaves only the person who posted first
in the group entirely on his own.

I am not particularly complaining here. I understand that technically the rules say that this is necessary, but I think this is an interesting point to bring up. Not hating on you, Sei.

Please comment. What do you think of this?

[Mage Hunter]

it's a dazzling round of this or that.

Would you rather;

Have Pode killed by a level 1 character.

OR

Pode lives but is written by Sei's kids?

Would you rather;

Have Madison fall wildly in love with Pestaltz.

OR

Madison think she's in love ans go Senpai notice me on Lye?

Would you rather;

Have me write a full quest as Madison.

OR

You write a full thread as Seth Dahlios?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Podcast records on Wednesday night this week.

Special guest will be Leoric, fresh off his successful 48-hour Child's Play charity stream.

Ask us your questions!

[Silence Sei]

Does anyone else have a problem with characters not playing to their level? There should not be any reason a level 13 should struggle against a level 3 unless the 13 has some sort of handicapped or is just extremely underleveled.

[Logan]

Not to steal Bluey's thunder for his podcast, but I'd say it is possible if that level 13 has an inherent weakness the level 3 could exploit. Otherwise? Yeah, pretty ridiculous.

Bluey, for the podcast, I wanna know:

Which current character would you personally most wish to be alone on a deserted island with for more than 30 days? I want reasoning behind it, too.

And a follow-up, which one would you personally least wish to ...? And reasoning as above.

[Philomel]

In terms of the AC and the results just coming out, what do you think will be the teams for round 2? Who do you think will be in it?

[Fez_The_Kid]

Say, "Fez is awesome."

Just kidding. Will Althanas continue to exist till 2020, if not after?

[Cards of Fate]

Have the results for this ac surprised you at all? What do you think of the current judgements?

[Max Dirks]

Chance to gain or lose alot of DP with that question, Cards...

[Sulla]

How awesome is Dirks? Like, on a scale from Mr. Rogers to our lord and savior Jesus Christ?

[Tobias Stalt]

Cards, I will give you the answer to that now, to save us the trouble:

All the judgments are fine, Dirks is an exquisite judge. All hail our benevolent overlord.

[Cards of Fate]

I wasn't bagging on dirks or his judgments, I was referring to our own expectations of where we thought people would place versus their actual placing

[Dissinger]

Of all the people who were disqualified what shocked you the most? Of all the people who finished who caught you off guard?

Also PoDe's a hoe.

[Erirag the Poet]

Let's be honest, no one actually expected me to finish a thread.

[Dissinger]

I wish for you guys to talk about the glory of waffles and how they are the clearly superior breakfast bread.

[Ashla]

For those of you who've watched Star Wars Rebels:

Surprised about Fulcrum? Fulcrum is...

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Right.

So, we're recordin' another ACR on Wednesday evening at 8ish.

Rayleigh will be our wonderful guest of honor.

If you got questions for us to answer, leave 'em here.

[Cards of Fate]

What do you think of the prompts and teams for round two? Which two teams do you see moving on to the final round? Which match up is your favorite? Do you consider any of the teams "Dark horse" candidates and if so why? Are there any teams you think will suffer similar problems that teams in round one will have?

As for Ray specifically: You've been here for a couple month now, how have you settled in? What has helped you stay involved the most? Who do you like to write with and why? Where do you see a level 10 Rayleigh? What sort of powers will she have and what will she be doing?

[Philomel]

Question: Opinions on The Althanas Life. Highlights? Good, bad, ugly? How do you see it fitting into the spectrum of Althanas podcasts?

Rayleigh, what was it like with your first time on the podcast? Did you enjoy it?

Also, what do you think of members of Power Groups being restricted to one Power Group? Yes, every PG is different, but is it fair on the players?

[Flames of Hyperion]

In deference to Ray's awesome Workshop write-ups: how would you encourage broader participation in the Workshop? Do you have any tips for giving constructive advice?

Is there anything that prevents you from participating in Workshops, bar the time and effort required? I've always envisioned the Workshop as a place where everybody can chip in with a comment or two, but what does everybody else think?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Last minute grab for questions, folks. We record this afternoon.

[Lye]

Flames of Hyperion is only one badge away from catching up with you. How does that make you feel?

Also, do you have any words to share about the bandwagon that is defiling the image of Madison Freebird? Beheading, lil'Maddy/Junior hybrids, romantic Maddy?

[Sulla]

What's it like ruling in Hell after seeing the splendors of heaven last night?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

ACR records this afternoon, y'all. Rayleigh will finally be on the show.

Leave whatever questions you want answered here.

[Philomel]

How awesome is the AC?
Any thoughts on the new round?

[Cards of Fate]

What do you think about the judging back up now?

What is your favorite thing about this site compared to your past sites?

What do you think about the recent influx of members from your old site (DO you think we could pull more people from there?)

What are your plans for this rumored "Tech revolution" some of the members are pushing for? Should ALthy move to a more steam punk styled era or stay strictly as it is?

Will we ever explore Keribas?

5 favorite members on the site?

Whats your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Taco bell or Taco Bueno?

Why do you like shitty cereal Ray? Drop the raisin bran and get some capn crunch.

What urged you to stay on the site and how can we do better to increase retention rate?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Alright, kids

A special Althanas Day edition of ACR will be recording either Sunday night or late Monday morning, so get your questions in now!

[Philomel]

OhHHHHH someone grabbed my spotlight huh huh huh...

Andy, want to mix the faun cast with this one?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

Althanas Community Radio returns tonight with myself, Cards of Fate, and Rayleigh! We're probably gonna' talk about abilities or something, and maybe the boss fite too. I haven't decided yet.

If you got questions for the 'cast, ask 'em now!

[Karuka]

What do you feel works better for the average character? A few abilities that are really used to their maximum potential a la Fitebear? A wide variety of abilities a la Freebird, where some might only rarely see the light of day? How much does the character's mindset influence the optimal mix of abilities for them?

Also! Answer all y'all answer setting questions for Essence Of!

[Shinsou Vaan Osiris]

Althanas Community Radio returns tonight with myself, Cards of Fate, and Rayleigh! We're probably gonna' talk about abilities or something, and maybe the boss fite too. I haven't decided yet.

If you got questions for the 'cast, ask 'em now!

In your opinion, how would you improve the current system for assessing abilities?

Also, what do you prefer to see in a character: a character with unique strengths and weaknesses that can be exploited, or an all rounder with no specific strengths or weaknesses?

[Rayleigh]

Pre-poddy selfie (http://tinypic.com/r/2mx0tww/9)! Bring on your questions!

[Cards of Fate]

I'd take a selfie but Im lame and ugly

[redford]

when will John stop fiting?

jk

What do you think of the use of internal monologue as a crutch to help new writers explain what's going on?
does it help new writers get into their character's heads better, so they know what's going on, or does it just offer them a cop out to say what the character is feeling rather than show it?