Community Spotlight Counterattack

CounterAttack is a 20 year old New Zealander that spends most of his time Skyping with friends and hanging out around The Escapist. You might have seen him lurking around the forum, updating his Roleplayers’ Index & Digest Thread. What you might not know is that he’s a Latin and ballroom dance enthusiast and enjoys making his own custom plushie dolls, too. Recently we had the chance to sit down and ask him a few personal questions. Here’s what we found out! How long have you been a member of The Escapist, and what first brought you here? Star Wars or Star Trek? We hear that you write fiction, how did you get into that? When a conversation turns to Star Wars, however, I can quite happily join in and make comments on most topics. It does occasionally require a bit of research on my end, though. Can you tell us a little about your RP Digest thread? Over the years, I’ve been improving my skills as a writer with (almost) every role-play I join or start. I will say, though, that every writer has their weak points, and mine is coming up with a story or plot for the characters to follow. I’ve been trying to improve on that, with a bit of success. What is your favorite current feature of The Escapist? I expanded a bit more on the basic list of active threads, and encouraged more people to add their own role-plays to the Index. At one point, I conducted a series of interviews with a handful of people who ran role-plays of their own. That proved to be an interesting insight into how other people run their threads. Since then, I’ve handed over the Index to RBMidknight, a friend of mine who keeps it in working order. What do you like most about Role Playing communities? I think I’ll have to pick LoadingReadyRun, out of all of the above. There are some days when I need a dose of comedy to get me through the morning. What’s your favorite current Escapist Role Play? Who is your favorite fictional character and why? However, since you asked, I think I’ll have to say NeoAC’s The Road To Indigo, a role-play in the world of Pokémon. The character I wrote up for it, a Pokémon Trainer by the name of Rochelle Sanders, has quickly become one of my characters that I enjoy writing for the most. Although the story hasn’t yet progressed as far as initially intended, Rochelle has quickly become an interesting and well-written character, at least to me. What’s your favorite videogame? Outside of The Escapist, though, I think I might have to say… well, as with the comment above, I don’t have a favourite. I spend a fair bit of time reading, watching movies and playing games, so there are too many good options to pick from. (I spent a lot of time thinking that one over… >_<) If you would like to nominate someone for an upcoming Community Spotlight, feel free to let me, Nasrin, know through a PM or by posting in the official thread or user group! When nominating, please tell us why this user deserves to be in the next Community Spotlight and provide links if possible.