OK, i'm thinking of starting a new rp soon, based on my story "Furrae Chronicles". I still ned to think of a plot and other stuff, but at the moment i was just wondering if anybody would be insterested in joining.
NOTE: This rpg (once it actually starts), even though it is set in the world of Furrae (the DMFA universe), will be a pretty serious rpg. This means no non-serious characters are allowed (such as talking babies/plushies or any other stuff like that).
Summary:
It has been two years since a group of adventurers had travelled the world of Furrae, aiding a warrior known as Gareeku Manoko in his quest for vengence. Now, various people all over Furrae had begun to disappear, with people who knew them not knowing what to do. Receiving an anonymous letter to meet in one particular tavern, a group of adventurers, both likely and unlikely, will once again travel the realm of Furrae to save the ones they care for...
Rules
1 (and prehaps the most important, in my opinion). NO POWERGAMING OR GODMODING. By not placing any rules such as HP, AP etc., I'm trusting you guys to create a character who has strengths, but who also has weaknesses. If i see people creating characters that are all powerful and can do anything, I will not be amused and severe burninating will commence.
2. I know I may sound like an ass when i say this, but i'd like people to have -some- degree of skill in writing. In other words, this means a basic grasp of grammar and spelling. I don't want to see sentences like this that are about a mile long and are missing practically all forms of grammar because it is quite frustrating to read and hard to know when breaks such as full stops and commas are supposed to be let alone speech and thought! *FAINTS* (if you don't mind, when you want to put the thoughts of your character, do it with speech marks or in italics.)
3. POST LENGTH: In all honesty i prefer quality over quantity. Obviously dont make your posts 1 or 2 sentences long, but you dont have to write an essay if you don't feel like it. Its up to you guys.
4. POST EDITING: The idea that's been in my head for a little while now is that i'll let all you guys do your posts, then i'll put up my post. Obviously i'm not really keen on you guys basically re-writing your posts, but editing i don't mind.
5. Do not control other people's characters. This is considered god-moding and so is not looked lightly upon.
That's all the rules i can think of right now. if i think of any more i'll put them up a bit later.
Guidelines on how to rp in this rpg
Now, i know some of you are getting confused about how this is actually going to work, but i'll try to explain, and the best i can explain is by giving an example, which can be viewed below...
I write:
Gareeku sat in the tavern, mulling over the letter he had received only a few days ago. It was then, however, that a familiar figure walked into the tavern, bringing a smile to the wolf's face. "Paladin! It's good to see you!" the warrior said in greeting, holding out a hand while waiting for a response from his old friend.
Paladin writes:
Walking into the tavern, confusion filled the wolf's mind over the mysterious letter that was sent to him not long ago. Deciding that a drink was in order, Paladin began to make his way to the bar when he hard a voice call to him. Looking over, a smile came to the wolf's face. "It's good to see you too, my friend" the wolf said, the smile still on his face as he took Gareeku's outstretched hand in a handshake.
I hope that helps. If not, then...erm...i'll think of something.
That's mean, Gareeku. You know I'll have to join if you make this, and I have hardly any free time as it is. :P
Quote from: Gabi on July 12, 2006, 01:45:24 PM
That's mean, Gareeku. You know I'll have to join if you make this, and I have hardly any free time as it is. :P
:yeahthat Hehe... I'll definitely do it. But I'll have to get a time-turner or some such device... :mowtongue
im in you make it most definitely i hear tell you cook up some good stories and an rp isnt that far a cry from a story. :murtagoy
Well ofcaurse I'm in :mowhappy
But I can only post a evening times (got work :( )
Tempting Gareeku...Tempting.
And This time I'll be thinking what character I should create to join...bah! I'll just bring Lilith ...
Furrae is a difficult world to RP in... very difficult, but it could be rewarding for you, good luck.
I could always use Lilith...or better yet, her ninja of a younger brother, Issac Shinji Prower...you know what? I'll use Issac...
Name: Issac Shinji Prower
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Species: Kitsune (multi-tailed fox)
Race: Cubi/vampire cross
Fur color: red
Eyes: hazel
Hair: short, dark Brown
Appearal: wears a black ninja outfit, possesses several throwing knives, shuriken, and a reverse-bladed katana.
How about that, Gareeku?
I'd be interested in seeing what you can cook up Gareeku
I foresee that Gareeku will become very busy in the near future.
OH GOD YES!
I've been waiting for a good RP ever since the DnD-style one went on hiatus. I'm in, or at least very interested!
B-but how can I act like a goofball and climb into my own backpack? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jamestongue.gif)
I'd like to, but I should focus on getting the D&D one done first or at least when I've finished being dungeon master.
Is that game still going on, James?
Quote from: James StarRunner on July 14, 2006, 04:44:24 PM
B-but how can I act like a goofball and climb into my own backpack? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jamestongue.gif)
I'd like to, but I should focus on getting the D&D one done first or at least when I've finished being dungeon master.
Whoops, there, James, your emote has transparency issues... maybe I can fix that...
Anyways, I'd really, really like to be in... it sounds awesome!
Should I read Furrae Chronicles first? I might have some spare time to read it here...
EDIT: (http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1325/jamestongue5iu.gif)
There we go.
Well, I was a little nervious with the forum switch and wanted to wait till the new forum was up (which it obviously is now).
Quote from: Supercheese on July 14, 2006, 04:47:30 PM
Whoops, there, James, your emote has transparency issues... maybe I can fix that...
Anyways, I'd really, really like to be in... it sounds awesome!
Should I read Furrae Chronicles first? I might have some spare time to read it here...
EDIT: (http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1325/jamestongue5iu.gif)
There we go.
Hmm? Looks exactly the same in my browser, but I may as well fix it. Thanks Cheese!
That's kind of tempting. But I've never been in one before, so I'm not sure..
Quote from: James StarRunner on July 14, 2006, 04:48:05 PM
Hmm? Looks exactly the same in my browser, but I may as well fix it. Thanks Cheese!
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Well, if the background is white or close to white then you wouldn't notice a difference... but if it isn't, then that color shows through in the eyes. It looks bad, so I had to fix. >.<
BTW, love the avatar! Makes me want to make an emote with big, shiny eyes...
Hm, if I wasn't so busy managing Wastelands and trying to fix my computer, I might join in..
And I think somebody needs to work on their originality. Seriously.
I'm not naming anyone, but they should know who they are.
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 04:58:54 AM
And I think somebody needs to work on their originality. Seriously.
I'm not naming anyone, but they should know who they are.
Saying that is just like saying nothing, but more annoying. Everyone may think it could be them, yet ignore the reason of your comment.
Quote from: Gabi on July 15, 2006, 09:46:20 AM
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 04:58:54 AM
And I think somebody needs to work on their originality. Seriously.
I'm not naming anyone, but they should know who they are.
Saying that is just like saying nothing, but more annoying. Everyone may think it could be them, yet ignore the reason of your comment.
True, but nobody else has posted a profile yet, so it's obvious enough without naming anyone.
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 01:17:40 PM
Quote from: Gabi on July 15, 2006, 09:46:20 AM
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 04:58:54 AM
And I think somebody needs to work on their originality. Seriously.
I'm not naming anyone, but they should know who they are.
Saying that is just like saying nothing, but more annoying. Everyone may think it could be them, yet ignore the reason of your comment.
True, but nobody else has posted a profile yet, so it's obvious enough without naming anyone.
Why you... *Smites Sheridan*
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 15, 2006, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 01:17:40 PM
Quote from: Gabi on July 15, 2006, 09:46:20 AM
Quote from: Sheridan on July 15, 2006, 04:58:54 AM
And I think somebody needs to work on their originality. Seriously.
I'm not naming anyone, but they should know who they are.
Saying that is just like saying nothing, but more annoying. Everyone may think it could be them, yet ignore the reason of your comment.
True, but nobody else has posted a profile yet, so it's obvious enough without naming anyone.
Why you... *Smites Sheridan*
You're in no position to smite -me-, emowannabeninja. :laugh
Don't make me Bring Ink in here...
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 15, 2006, 01:27:00 PM
Don't make me Bring Ink in here...
1) Let's not start derailing the thread.
2) You need to work on your threats, and I doubt Ink would do what you told him to... at least, not without serious consequence for yourself. :mowwink
~~
Back on topic, now.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 12, 2006, 01:29:01 PM
This means no non-serious characters are allowed (such as talking babies/plushies or any other stuff like that).
Heh, that kind of gets rid of RJ... she's one of the least serious people in the world... :laugh
Well, I guess you can have a character who doesn't normally take things seriously, but it should be believable.
Quote from: Gabi on July 16, 2006, 11:37:22 AM
Well, I guess you can have a character who doesn't normally take things seriously, but it should be believable.
I'd say it's perfectly reasonable to have someone who is highly optimistic and thus rarely seems to take anything seriously, because they're always looking on the bright side of things. :)
Xze will Join...i need to renew my RPing skills anyways =3
Quote from: RJ on July 16, 2006, 11:35:08 AM
Quote from: Gareeku on July 12, 2006, 01:29:01 PM
This means no non-serious characters are allowed (such as talking babies/plushies or any other stuff like that).
Heh, that kind of gets rid of RJ... she's one of the least serious people in the world... :laugh
As Gabi said, the character can be cheerful, optimistic etc, just so long as they're believable and fit in with the world of Furrae. ^.^
I still need to think of a suitable story for this, but its great to see so much interest! I'm flattered! :mowhappy
Quote from: Gareeku on November 10, 2004, 06:41:08 PM
As Gabi said, the character can be cheerful, optimistic etc, just so long as they're believable and fit in with the world of Furrae. ^.^
I still need to think of a suitable story for this, but its great to see so much interest! I'm flattered! :mowhappy
Well the story shouldn't be a problem you're a fanfict writer and all
:mowsmile I really need to think of the charater I'm going to use... I can't just bash Nero into everything :mowtongue
Well then, I'd be happy to try and take a crack at an RP. I haven't in a while now and I think I'm rusty. Hm, I might even try to RP as Blaze... he needs lovin' too X3
Awesome stuff RJ ^.^
wait a sec...is this gonna be one of them GM-moderated, attack power, hp points, weapons things RP?
No. There is going to be NO hp, ap, money restrictions etc. It will be basically like a joint story between us all, to put it basically. I'll expand on it later. :mowwink
I like joint stories. That may make things harder in a way... Everyone should have a measure of their character's traits abilities and everyone else's as well, and there's a high risk of god-moding, but I hope everyone in this game will be serious enough to at least try to keep it coherent.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 17, 2006, 05:54:57 PM
No. There is going to be NO hp, ap, money restrictions etc. It will be basically like a joint story between us all, to put it basically. I'll expand on it later. :mowwink
*Pounces and luffs* THANK YOUUUUUUUU!!!! *cuddles*
Sounds like this will be as cool or better than the 8-author collaborative story I'm part of on another forum! (for some reason, that sentence's grammar bugs me, but I'm too lazy to re-write it)
Perhaps BJ in his new role as a street mage could make an appearance :kruger
Quote from: Gareeku on July 17, 2006, 05:54:57 PM
No. There is going to be NO hp, ap, money restrictions etc. It will be basically like a joint story between us all, to put it basically. I'll expand on it later. :mowwink
In that case, I would probably be able to hold my own,assuming I can write quickly enough. That and everyone else seems to be rusty :)
i need the practice cuz most of my frind on MSNM are complaining that i don't RP enough anymore ;-;
The plot summary and rules for the RP are now up on the first post of this thread.
This is taking place in 0 A.D. then?
Yup, sure is.
You can also submit your characters now, by the way. >.>
Quote from: Gareeku on July 12, 2006, 01:29:01 PM
1 (and prehaps the most important, in my opinion). NO POWERGAMING OR GODMODING. By not placing any rules such as HP, AP etc., I'm trusting you guys to create a character who has strengths, but who also has weaknesses. If i see people creating characters that are all powerful and can do anything, I will not be amused and severe burninating will commence.
Very sensible. One of the things I was worrying about Jakob was that he was a bit too powerful, but OTOH, his actual combat ability is pretty basic, in fact he isn't even armed (recall that his strategy when dealing with the Tree Woman was based on stealth - other people ended up doing the fighting). And squeamishness does not a warrior make.
I was not planning to give Jakob my ridiculous fear of fungi, on the other hand it's hard to choose something which I can do that he can't.
Now, a couple of questions.
Remembering that I've not done this before and what you're suggesting seems more like a collaborative story than a full-fledged RP game, what quantity of text are you expecting per 'turn'? I ask mainly because I have a nice scenario about Jakob in his office at SAIA, which I haven't been able to use anywhere yet, and it would make a nice intro for him. It's a bit long, though - roughly as long as a chapter of FC.
If I skip the details of his funding and save it for later, that would cut it in half. It would make a nice lead-in for his being summoned, if it isn't too long.
If this is more of a story than a game, what's the policy on editing? (I can see that editing in a game would really mess things up, but this isn't really a game, right?)
In answer to your question about the length of the posts, in all honesty i prefer quality over quantity. Obviously dont make your posts 1 or 2 sentences long, but you dont have to write an essay if you don't feel like it. Its up to you guys.
In answer to your question about editing, the idea that's being in my head for a little while now is that i'll let all you guys do your posts, then i'll put up my post. Obviously i'm not really keen of you guys basically re-writing your posts :P but editing i don't mind.
This is essentially the same thing I did with the BH RP awhile ago. It wasn't an RP, just more of a bunch of people making a story. It got really hard to handle on the forum, so it became more of just us meeting in AIM and writing chapters together. Dunno how you'll handle this one, unless you're sort of pointing things in a direction as a DM.
I'll be pointing the rp in a direction like a DM, yes.
Anyways, off to work I go. Ho hum.
Sorry, I'm a bit confused with the dates. I see this takes place 2 years after Furrae Chronicles, but how long before/after the current date in the comic is that?
Also, if we are to write dialogues, which I assume we will, shoulw we post one line each, or try to contact the other person somehow, write the full dialogue and then post it? I'm not comfortable with the idea of writing other people's lines without their consent.
Is there a form to join? In other words, what do you need to know about our characters before the game starts?
Quote from: Gabi on July 20, 2006, 07:14:19 AM
Sorry, I'm a bit confused with the dates. I see this takes place 2 years after Furrae Chronicles, but how long before/after the current date in the comic is that?
It's current with the comic. Realistically that would probably mean staying far away from the Lost Lake area and a fairly tight area of interest to avoid conflicting with the strip. (Is there a paranoia smiley?)
As for your other questions, I'd like to know too - I'm waiting for someone else to submit their character first :)
*EDIT*
With the sections I've contributed to Furrae Chronicles, I've done smalltalk alone when I'm fairly sure how the other member would react. Where I wasn't sure or wanted to do something fairly extreme like stunning Ryn, I've submitted a draft to the people involved.
With this, it might mess things up unless we can send a 'wait!' command in the control thread, since someone else might post something in the interim that interferes with the dialogue chunk in progress. I'm not sure how that's usually handled, as I said, I've never done this before.
If I join, I'm confused about what character I'd use ^_^; Haha, I have so many locked away in my cupboard.
I'd recommend adding the basic rules of:
Attempt all actions, do not just do. Give involved types a chance to respond. (You may need to add a bit to this one... to avoid the Steven Seagal types)
Do not auto/post for other characters without permission.
They are basic and should be something most already know... but unless stated, sometimes they are conveinently missed by zealous players. The unified rules will probably take care of this, but it never hurts.
Actually it wouldn't be current comic date. Chronicles took place two years before the comic started AKA 2 B.C.
The current DMFA strip takes place in 6 A.C. (since the comic was launched in 2000 and it is now 2006), but two years after 2 B.C. would be 0 A.D. AKA the year of the first story arcs of DMFA.
Quote from: Netami on July 20, 2006, 03:28:46 PM
The current DMFA strip takes place in 6 A.C. (since the comic was launched in 2000 and it is now 2006), but two years after 2 B.C. would be 0 A.D. AKA the year of the first story arcs of DMFA.
DMFA isn't locked to realtime. It might skip a bit here and there to maintain rough sync, but it's not 6AC simply because it's 6 years since the comic started.
The SAIA arc, for example began early May 2005, and ended mid-January 2006. However, it only lasted about 2 days DMFA-time. Notwithstanding continuity breaks like the start of the DvP arc, the 'Discord' arc and a few more where an unknown amount of time has passed, the whole of DMFA could fit within a few months.
Probably, and I havent really researched anything regarding the timeline after the comic started (details aren't as concrete, as you've pointed out). Regardless of your point, Gareeku's stories DID take place two years before the start of the comic, and two years after IS the start of the comic, which is the time you'll be playing. Unless Gareeku was confused on the timeline too.
Quote from: Netami on July 20, 2006, 03:45:53 PM
Regardless of your point, Gareeku's stories DID take place two years before the start of the comic, and two years after IS the start of the comic, which is the time you'll be playing.
Yeah, I misread what you were saying there - I thought you were claiming otherwise :)
yu mean i gotta have a weakness for Xze? :erk i don't know how to come up with weaknesses! the only one i've thought of is the fact that she has no weapons and no armor...
Quote from: Xze-Xze on July 20, 2006, 07:08:54 PM
yu mean i gotta have a weakness for Xze? :erk
Er...yes. I'm not having people create characters who can get themselves out of any situation, fears nothing, is all powerful both offensively and defensively etc etc. I want people to have
believable characters.
XP i was kidding, Cuddle-wolfie XD
Sorry! X3 i guess i'm just a little cranky from work. Bosses suck. D: *cuddles*
Sowwie...of Course Xze has weaknesses..like so:
Hates going on the defensive
Scared of Spiders and creatures with too many legs
Gets squeamish around needles and medical tools
Acts then thinks
Can be child-like
...anything else you want me to add? XD
Hmmm... I don't really want to use Sioffra, because she reminds me too much of myself when I was, say, ten years old. I cringe at the thought of those years. I want to use Azimani, the main character of my story. She's a human with wings, but I like her so much that I think I'll furrify her for my own nefarious purposes. >:3
Question: Should intros be in paragraph form, or should we list our attributes?
There is a weakness Issac has: ....little to no resistance against lightning (electric) attacks, whether it be through projectile magic or an lightning-enchanted weapon...
Well... seems like everyone is waiting for somebody else to submit a character... (myself included)
Also, what are the rules on technology and magic? Anything special, or just what is believeable based on the comic-defined world?
(I think I'll skim through Furrae Chronicles now. I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier.)
oh FINE!! jeeze people...
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g147/Rheaspenguinshop/zodiac034.jpg)
Xzeliea Fantra
17
Cat-Wolf-Dragon-Velociraptor-Fox
Speciality-Stealing/Speed attacks/strategy/speed
Basic attack-Mauling
Special attack-wolf Claws (rushing at an opponent with body engulfed in black flames and slashing at them at lest 5 times with any and all claws)
Weaknesses- Water, Hates going on the defensive, Scared of Spiders and creatures with too many legs, Gets squeamish around needles and medical tools, Acts then thinks, Can be child-like
Personality- semi-hyper, eager to fight, puts others welfare before her own, short temper, an 'i-don't-care-what-you-say-i'm-gonna-do-things-my-way' attitude.
Anything else needed?
officer lucas marcone (marco for short)
heavier build 180-200lbs lightly muscled
species: croc
skin color:hunter green
hair:n/a
eyecolor/number/style: firey red/two/ serpentine irises blind in the left eye(white film)
marco is a policeman who dreams of boxing glory,and hell do ANYTHING it takes to win and usually does. he is a single father to a teen(tanja pronounced tanya) he found wandering the streets when walking the beat in the slums. marco is a dirty cop and will set up deals with dealers in that he catches the druggies after thay buy then he sells the stuff back to the dealer.(drugs stay off the street marco makes his quota thay both make money its a win win). marco is a loveing father and places much value in family. marco is a serious person but knows how to take a joke and tell one though most are often extreamly blue coller.
I got this off of http://ks.essortment.com/creatingcharact_rtsl.htm though with some modifications... (read the site for more info)
Blaze picture (pic is non-cubi version) (http://www.furry.org.au/randomjoy/blazeflames.jpg)
This is for the proposed cubi version of Blaze...
NAME: Blaze Joybringer (no nicknames)
RACE: Squirrel incubus
AGE: 438 (born half an hour before Raine)
FAMILY: Sister (Raine Joybringer)
BODY TYPE: Medium, athletic
EYES: Dull gold
HAIR: Purple, slightly shaggy though well-kept
FAVOURITE FOOD: Peanut butter
FAVOURITE COLOR: Red
SPEAKING STYLE: Usually well-reserved and thoughtful, though in certain situations commanding. However, he can sometimes sound aloof though- particularly when in the presence of beings and those younger than him.
CLOTHING (+style): (refer to picture above for clothing) Blaze prefers durability and function over aesthetics, though he tries hard to dress to impress and be trendy as to fill his sense of pride.
APPEARANCE (+ style): (refer to picture above for appearance. Normal wings not shown) Blaze takes care in his personal appearance, especially his hair which he keeps short. He also prefers to hide his headwings for the sake of keeping his bandana on.
PERSONALITY: Blaze is a typical big brother in many ways- he's always trying to get RJ to behave, and is always looking out for her.
When it comes to exploring new things, Blaze can be hesitant, preferring to stick to what he knows. From this he has developed a strong sense of pride in his family traditions and loyalty. However, after leaving Sanctuary Island with RJ, this has changed and Blaze is more accepting than before, turning his loyalties towards those he knows RJ trusts. He still keeps pride in his heritage and skills though.
Unlike his sister, Blaze is more cynical and pessimistic than optimistic. He has no shame in expecting the worst from strangers and the world around him. This has led to his close watch over RJ, seeing as she is so open and caring to anyone she comes across. Blaze can be a little too strong and come off as mean-spirited and egotistical sometimes unfortunately, particularly when it comes to sizing up new acquaintances.
Underneath his exterior is the Blaze only RJ and the others from his home island know about- the kind and loving brother who will do anything for his little sister. He only wishes that she would get a warp-aci so he could keep in touch more easily. He worries more than he should sometimes.
CAREER: Baker, part-time aid at SAIA teaching fire magic
POSSESSIONS/WEAPONS: Bandana given to him by RJ, no weapons/armour
STRENGTHS: Fast runner over short distances, wide knowledge of fire magic, and some knowledge in other elemental types, powerful fire magic and knows most other elemental magic, elemental proof (although powerful water magic may work), large magical stamina
WEAKNESSES: Very little in the way of weapon/hand-to-hand combat skills, sometimes underestimates people, limited knowledge in other magic types, RJ
HOBBIES: Reading/studying
TALENTS: Knows how to bake
BIOGRAPHY: Blaze, much like his sister RJ, was brought up on the remote Sanctuary Island, a small civilisation consisting purely of cubi hidden away from regular civilisation. Blaze was raised being taught elemental magic by the elders, with a focus on fire whilst his sister was focussed on water magic.
When RJ was discovered missing, he requested to leave to search for her. However, his request was denied and none were sent to search for her, until 83 B.C. when finally the elders gave him strict orders to find her and bring her back for an important event (that he had no knowledge on), though was promised that it was some kind of festival.
Blaze eventually found RJ residing in SAIA, acting as an aid to Professor Ink. He managed to convince her to come back for the "festival". On their way out of SAIA he was confronted by Fa'lina, and surprisingly, was offered a part-time position helping to teach fire magic. Blaze declined in order to bring his sister back, though Fa'lina stated her offer was still there in case he ever changed his mind.
RJ and Blaze returned later that year, with Blaze taking up the offer. No word was said on what the "festival" was though. Blaze took up residence in a small demon-populated town to work in a baker's and to aid teaching fire magic at SAIA.
:meh Kind of long-winded, eh?
Okay, here's my attempt:
Name: Jakob Pettersohn (known as 'yak' by close friends and family)
Species: Lupine incubus
Coat: grey/wolf-coloured (usually drawn pure grey for simplicity) - wings are feathered and match his coat
Hair: Dark grey, long and unkempt
Eyes: Yellow
Age: 901 as of 0 AC
Profession: Audio visual technician, broadcaster, partly responsible for the SAIA technology department
Family: Father (Petter Josefsohn), brother (Izak Pettersohn) - his mother Dulcinia was a Being
Speaking style: Imagine Merlitz from the Radio Project with a more Nordic accent. Help! I don't know how to describe it!
Possessions: Jakob usually carries a backpack, with the straps designed such that they don't interfere with his wings. Aside from tools and suchlike, he usually carries a Nagra SNN audio recorder and a 16mm Arriflex camera.
Strengths and abilities:
- Clever
- Pack-loyal
- Highly skilled with electronic and mechanical systems up to about 1990 technology.
- Good with magic, both light and dark.
- His knowledge of Being science has given him fresh insight into magic and allowed him to design new spells. He does not need a warp-aci in order to teleport.
Weaknesses:
- Poor at combat, does not carry weapons. His tentacles can be used as weapons, like all 'cubi, but he doesn't like doing this as it very messy, see below.
- His main defence is to teleport himself out of trouble rather than face it (i.e. running away). Owing to his pack-loyalty, this would most likely be a short hop rather than buggering off entirely (if fighting alongside comrades - otherwise he'll just scarper), but it means he cannot be trusted to hold ground if a battle is going wrong.
- Squeamish - only has basic healing abilities, cannot heal internal injuries by himself. This also means he is unlikely to kill someone.
- Not particularly social. In particular, Jakob is more comfortable around Beings than Creatures. This is probably out of shame of his past.
Brief backstory: Jakob graduated from SAIA around 500 years ago and was befriended by the hippie angel Azrael, who was patron of the city of Ha-Khun. About a century later Azrael was murdered, which unhinged Jakob. He killed one of the demons responsible almost immediately and spent the next 300 years plotting revenge on the surviving pair.
As a distraction he set about building a criminal empire under the alias of 'Johan Cross'. When he finally succeeded in avenging Azrael, Jakob realised that he had become evil and was deeply ashamed, which is probably why he is nervous around other Creatures - having experienced first-hand how easy it is for the powerful to become corrupted.
The last hundred years of Jakob's life to date have been spent learning more about Being technology. In this time Jakob has become a reknown broadcaster and has made numerous documentaries and field recordings, mostly educational films for SAIA.
**EDIT EDIT: added 'posessions' **
That's great, RJ! ^.^
Name: Gareeku Manoko
Race: Wolf/half-incubus - Gareeku is somewhat unique in the world of Furrae, in that his being and cubi genes completely balance out, with none being dominant over the other. As a result, Gareeku has aquired the traits from both sides of his genes. While he possesses a being's lack of wings and need for food, he also possesses the lifespan and potential of an Incubus.
Age: 28
Family: Siriso Manoko (being father, deceased), Alica Hannack (succubus mother, currently residing in Harkhun)
Body type: Muscled and toned, yet not overly so.
Eyes: deep blue
Hair: Black, spike up and back, save for a series of bangs of hair which cascade down over his forehead in a slight middle-parting fashion. (Think Jin Kazama from the Tekken series >_>)
Favourite food: Chicken
Favourite colour: either blue or red
Speaking style: Gareeku is normally straight to the point, preferring not to "beat around the bush", so to speak. He has been described as blunt, and sometimes grumpy sounding. However, once someone gets to know him, he speak in a much more relaxed way.
Clothing colouring and style: This is the clothing style (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/GabrielsThoughts/gareekubishi.jpg), except that the belt is a black martial arts belt, the trousers/pants are the same colour as the top, which should be a deeper, dark blue. Gareeku also wears sandal-like footwear on his feet, with a brown hooded cloak over his gi.
Personality: When one first meets Gareeku, he seems quiet, almost to the extent of seeming grumpy, keeping to himself while others talk. He is someone that prefers to stay quiet, listening to what others have to say, and then giving his own views and opinions in a somewhat blunt manner.
However, once he gets to know someone more, the real Gareeku is revealed: a relaxed, caring and kind man, who would absolutely anything for the people he cares about.
Career: adventurer/mercenary
Possessions/weapons: Even though Gareeku doesn't like to think of Li as a 'possession', this warp-aci is always by Gareeku's side, save for when in battle, as she is often quite afraid of them. He also possesses his father's katana, which is always at his side.
Stengths: Very agile, has a strong knowledge of martial arts and is a powerful weilder of light magic, with some skill in other elements. Also has large physical and magical stamina.
Weakness: Can be too stubborn and wary of others at times, yet he also can be too trusting at others. Fear of spiders and various other bugs (except for the insectis race, oddly enough), Fear of himself.
Hobbies: Relaxing, reading/studying, training, walking.
Talents: Knows how to cook good chicken and pasta meals.
History:
Gareeku was born to a Being father and a Succubus mother, and is oddly enough a rather unique creature, in that while he does not possess the wings of a cubi, he does share a few of their traits, such as the lifespan and heightened senses of a cubi. Despite this, Gareeku is still a being, and so shares their needs for food, drink and sleep.
Having met Gareeku's adventurer father, an arctic wolf Being, just after leaving SAIA, Gareeku's mother, a powerful vixen succubus named Alica Hannack, soon fell in love with him and bore a child; Gareeku Manoko. Gareeku had a relatively normal upbringing with two loving parents in a small town where various races lived together in harmony, learning martial arts and the art of magic from his father from a young age. However, Gareeku's happy life would soon change. When he was 16, the boy discovered that his father had been brutally murdered by a group of demons who had ambushed Siriso as he ventured out on a quest. Swearing revenge, Gareeku carried on learning the ways of combat while taking care of his grief-stricken mother up until he was 18, when he ventured out on his first quest, learning of a group of demons that were terrorizing various nearby towns
Upon arriving at one of the towns, Gareeku came face to face with the group; the same group that has murdered his father. A long and hard battle commenced, the demon group shocked at how powerful what they considered as the "lowly being" was. Eventually Gareeku managed to slay the group, though the cuts and bruises scattered all over his body showed that it was by far no easy victory. The battle would be the first of many in Gareeku's career as an adventurer.
When he was 21, Gareeku returned from a quest to find that his mother had disappeared. Fearing the worst, Gareeku set out to travel the world to look for her. Eventually, he found that she was still alive, much to his relief, and was residing in a Cubi town, Gareeku choosing to continue his adventuring career as he knew she was safe from any attack in Harkhun.
Now, it has been two years since his quest for vengence against the succubus known as Charline. Business has been quiet, with jobs coming by very rarely. however, someone Gareeku knows has now suddenly disappeared, followed by receiving a letter a day later. He now sets off to save the ones he cares for, and to also bring the one responsible for the kidnappings to justice.
Well, there we go. First attempt. I didn't want to take Jakob right up to the others because I don't know who's there yet apart from Gareeku. If the next person wishes to guide Jakob in to Gareeku, I don't have a problem with that. Otherwise, he'll have to get lost inside the bar or something ;)
NAME: Paladin Sheppard (Pal)
RACE: Wolf incubus
AGE: 582
FAMILY: Father (Johan) Mother (Jade) Girlfriend (Raine Joybringer)
BODY TYPE: Heavily Muscled (But very agile)
EYES: Brown/Gray
HAIR: Brown/Gray kept short
WINGS: Blue/White feathery
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVOURITE COLOR: Blue
PERSONALITY: While working or completing an activity is quite serious, but once and danger has pasted or tasks complete is easy going and prone to flirting with females.
APPEARANCE (+ style): While adventering/patrolling wears an enchanted fullplate set of armor which unlike most is covered in a camouflage patten suited to the area. Wears a bandanna when posing as a being
CAREER: Captain in Xe'Pheron City's Royal Guard Commando Regiment (Currently he is assigned to a Ranger/Scout role for the city and poses as a being adventurer/merc)
POSSESSIONS/WEAPONS: Edge of Cobalt (Powerful 2 handed axe heavily enchanted, older than the cubi race), 2 lightly enchanted shortswords, 10 throwing knives, collapsible shortbow, Motorcycle and a warp-aci called Rex
STRENGTHS: Well versed in melee and ranged combat, can go undetected and has some healing and enhancement magic. Can shift appearance and can read surface thoughts (Cubi ability's)
WEAKNESSES: Almost no magical ability apart from that outlined above. Cocky and somewhat bloodthirsty in battle. RJ.
Question: does Paladin have the ability to repair the bike himself?
He has some minor mechanical knowledge, but if the bike well and truely broke down he'd have to take it to a shop.
Heh, good job guys. I'm considering it.
Paladin, a couple of typos:
* he removed a packet of notes and Begin to read them. -> began
* Frowning the fox -> Frowning, the fox
* siped -> sipped
Gareeku, some for you as well:
* with various people -> where various people (otherwise the rest of the sentence goes weird)
* I his lap -> In his lap
* rabbit like -> rabbitlike (or rabbit-like)
* Altough -> Although
..and if I've missed any other errors in mine, I'd be happy to know about those too.
I've based this character loosely on myself because she started out as my avatar in the DMFA forum and is slowly becoming independent. Don't worry, she won't be a Mary Sue; I don't like those.
Name: Gabi (full name Gabrielle Starshine - the short version is the same as that of my real name, but the full version isn't :tongue).
Race: were vixen (enlarge if you want, but it may be a spoiler for FC).
Age: same as Alexsi, whatever that is at the current time.
Family: mother, father and a younger brother (William Starshine), currently living in different places.
Body type: medium build, 1.63 m tall (or 5'4").
Eyes: light blue.
Hair: light green.
Favourite food: pasta (and tea).
Favourite colour: silver, and bright colors in general.
Speaking style: Just like mine.
Clothing colouring and style: casual clothes, usually with bright colors and/or shiny decorations.
Personality: curious, open-minded and rather optimistic (not the kind of blind optimism that makes someone think everything's perfect, but the kind that doesn't give up hope until all options have been exhausted), tends to treat others as equals, values wisdom and intelligence, and hates prejudice and injustice. She'll stand up for herself and those she cares for when necessary (and she gets to care for others quite easily), but prefers to avoid violence whenever it's possible.
Career: healer/explorer
Possessions/weapons: bag of infinite cookies, a pot of glue, a rope, 2 knives, some travelling food (and water and tea) supplies, assorted herbs, bandages, scissors, needles and threads, a pencil (magical, but virtually powerless on Furrae, though it doesn't require sharpening) and a notebook.
Stengths: some magical skills, mostly aimed at healing, but also for fixing broken things (simple fixes like cracks and the likes), and the abilities given by the D&D 'Magical Training' feat. That, and an analytical mind. She also possesses the natural traits of her race, as listed in Demonology 101.
Weakness: limited combat skills (only basic self-defense and the ancient 'hit the enemy with whatever you have at hand' technique). She can also be quite shy around strangers, unless she knows exactly what to say and do or she's driven enough to stop worrying about whether she's doing the right thing. She tends to worry a lot when she doesn't know how to sort things out, and while she's always willing to help others, she doesn't normally ask for help unless she can find no way to handle things by herself.
Hobbies: reading, and doing anything creative.
Talents: a good singing voice, and general knowledge. She also enjoys writing, but keeps most of her writings to herself.
History: Gabi grew up in a city populated mostly by beings, from whom she learnt two valuable lessons: 1. Beings and creatures are not essentially different beyond the physical aspect, and 2. Not everyone is willing to accept that. She made some good friends among beings, but she also suffered the discrimination of others, and learnt to keep quiet about her heritage unless those around her could be trusted, or her special abilities were needed (or unless someone made a nasty racial comment that angered her enough for her to slap the truth on their face). Learning new things always attracted her, and as she grew up she felt an increasing urge to leave her hometown and find out what else was out there. She had second thoughts about it for a while, as she didn't want to leave everyone she knew and cared for, but eventually an argument with her parents helped her make up her mind and leave. Her brother decided to go with her, and they traveled together for a while, until they came to a town that had been suffering attacks by an incubus who used the name of Johan Cross and needed a healer. Gabi decided to stay and help, while her brother, having met the taste of the road, couldn't get enough of it and chose to leave after a few days. Gabi stayed and helped as much as she could, but the attacks continued and her frustration at being unable to stop everyone's suffering kept growing. It was then that she met a group of adventurers who were planning to take down this so-called 'Johan Cross', and Gabi jumped at the opportunity to help them. The rest is history... or will be. ;)
and it took lil ol me to get all this started :mowwink
sorry i didnt ask befor since this is after all furre guns are accepted maybe? and tape please dont do the whole correct us every time you see an error. some of us arnt the best at engwish. and some are in a hurry to catch the double experence day on city of heros
EVERYONE!!!
Sorry my first post in the RP is so short ;-; i PROMISE i'll make longer posts
Quote from: valkyn on July 21, 2006, 10:41:26 AM
tape please dont do the whole correct us every time you see an error. some of us arnt the best at engwish.
Frankly, I'm not sure I understand that. The way I see it, if it's wrong, it should be corrected regardless of the nationality, age or first language of the writer.
Xze, rather than using 'his/her' etc, I find it works best if you use 'they' / 'them' since those are gender-neutral. If, like Valkyn, you don't want hints and tips on improving your writing, just say the word and I'll shut up.
ah...gotcha!
One more question: how are the members of the old crew supposed to come together?
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 21, 2006, 11:00:07 AM
Quote from: valkyn on July 21, 2006, 10:41:26 AM
tape please dont do the whole correct us every time you see an error. some of us arnt the best at engwish.
Frankly, I'm not sure I understand that. The way I see it, if it's wrong, it should be corrected regardless of the nationality, age or first language of the writer.
I used to think the same way, but some people don't care about learning and are offended by corrections. If
I make a mistake, please do correct me. But if someone asks you not to, it may be best to just let them be.
NAME: Alex Chasseur
Race: Demon/being (+/- demon without wings and stuff)
BIOGRAPHY: A typical hyena with brown fur and black spots. Infamous assasin, Alex in known to be ruthless an d honorless. He was born in a normal town. Joined an advanturing party in his early 20's his party was slayed by a demon. He bearly surfived. He was hardened by this event and joined an assasins guild. Learning the art from the best. He fell in love only to lose it again. Killing his former loves husband as redemption.
AGE: 34
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: You probably won’t know your character’s exact weight, but I’m sure you can guess its approximate one. Is he really light â€" or a little more weighty?
BODY TYPE: Slender, average build.
FACE TYPE: crude.
EYES: brown and hard
HAIR: 1,5 feet long Tail
CLOTHING STYLE: Ninja'sh (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/WEO/Doodles/pngforlapown.png)
SPEAKING STYLE: Short and to the point
GENERAL DEMEANOR: Jerk
CAREER: Assasin
PREJUDICES: Hate, Dislike, Anoying
BEST QUALITIES: Silent, Honorless, Gets the job done
WORST QUALITIES: If the jobs you, Honorless, Careless
POSSESSIONS/WEAPONS: Swords, Knives, cross bow, bottles of potion.
WEAKNESSES: Close combat
HOBBIES: Gambling with other peoples money (he always wins)
TALENTS: Killing, lifting pockets and anoying people
Funny, we have no full beings in the party, and they're supposed to be the most common race. One would think they don't to get close to us.
My question still stands, how are we supposed to get the news?
Quote from: Gabi on July 21, 2006, 12:07:27 PM
Funny, we have no full beings in the party, and they're supposed to be the most common race. One would think they don't to get close to us.
My question still stands, how are we supposed to get the news?
It's not explained who sent the letter to Gareeku. I was assuming that the same person had sent other letters as well.
(That's what you meant by 'the news', right?)
Quote from: valkyn on July 21, 2006, 10:41:26 AM
sorry i didnt ask befor since this is after all furre guns are accepted maybe? and tape please dont do the whole correct us every time you see an error. some of us arnt the best at engwish. and some are in a hurry to catch the double experence day on city of heros
It's an entire weekend, you addict, and it doesn't start until tomorrow! xD
I need to clear a few things with 'reeku first in PMs before I pop up a profile. Lawd knows when I'll get to check, though.
Also, Gabi, if you're never corrected, you'll always be wrong. Imagine if you were brought up being told that cats are called trees. You would think that any other name was absurd, because you'd never have been corrected on the subject. It would make you look very daft in front of people who used the -right- name for cats.
I know, Sheri, and I share your view. But some people prefer to be wrong rather than being corrected. Don't ask me why, I have no idea.
And yes, JP, that's what I meant, thanks. :)
here is refined profile of my character:
Name: Issac Shinji Prower
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Species: Kitsune (multi-tailed fox)
Race: Cubi
Class: Ninja
Fur color: red
Eyes: hazel
Hair: short, dark Brown
Appearal: wears a black ninja outfit, possesses several throwing knives, shuriken, and a reverse-bladed katana.
Strengths: Moderate dexterity; moderate resistances to water, fire, earth, poison, cold, light, darkness attacks; good stamina.
Weakness: Low strength (attack), Little to no resistance to electric attacks.
Goals: determined to work on his strength and bring it up...and to protect allies...
Even if Vampire was treated as a template which, in Furrae, it is not (It's a seperate race), you'd have to be a little older than 16 in order to be one. Remember, many vampires died out after the undead came about and long before then they were struggling for food sources with the cubi race.
And they melt in the sun...
ok it is edited...took out vampire part...
It's cool, you can still wear black and have sexy sharp teeth even if you're not a vampire. >:3
Karl and Valkyn, just two little things: how do your characters know Gareeku, and how did they find out about his dilemma? You didn't explain that at all.
NAME: Christopher A. Davis
RACE: Panther Being
AGE: 18
FAMILY: Shari Davis (mother), Daniel Davis (father), Sara Davis (little sister, adopted).
EYES: Brown.
HAIR: Blue – unkempt but short.
CLOTHIING: Black leather jacket, no shirt, and jeans.
FAVORITE COLOR: Yellow.
PERSONALITY: Distant, often distracted. Tends to focus on one thing to the exclusion of everything else. Quick to get annoyed if paying attention, but frequently ignores annoyances along with everything else.
CAREER: Failed magic student, now a runaway between careers.
SOMEWHAT BREIF BIOGRAPHY: Chris' parents are powerful and famous magicians, and the heads of a magi academy. Everybody expected Chris to follow in his parents' footsteps and be a powerful wizard, but he astonished everybody by failing in the academy. He frequently argued with his teachers, and only was interested in what he felt was engaging, and let disinteresting subjects slide, falling behind in classwork. One of the only class he passed was Enchanting/Imbuing (infusing regular items with magical properties.)
Although he was tested for magic potential several times and found to be more than capable, he never grasped more than the basics of magic. He was more interested in technology, but the only classes offered at the academy were magic-related. So, instead of studying, he would spend his time building stuff or doing things on the computer. His parents didn't necessarily disapprove of technology, but eventually came to view it as an undesirable force in their child's life, and banned Chris from using most electronics.
Chris' little sister Sara was sympathetic, and while she was very good at magic herself, she understood the allure of technology. Even though she was only 10 years old, she was very concerned for her brother, and she used a mind-reading spell to discover his intentions. She was upset, and tried to dissuade him form going, but she eventually agreed to keep his secret, and even used magic to help him steal a powerful crystal from his parents' room.
So, at age 18, he ran away, with his parents' magic crystal in a shielded sack. Although the city he lived in was magically warded, he managed to slip out undetected on a motorbike he built, because most everybody else in the city didn't use technology (also, the crystal protected him from his parents' magic, but he didn't know this at the time). However, he had no plans past that, and while sleeping by the side of the road one night, his bike was stolen. He drifted form town to town, avoiding the searchers his parents had sent out for him and taking up odd jobs here and there. This is the state he is in now.
POSESSIONS: Enchanted handgun, PDA, 2 daggers, and a magic crystal with many properties, most unknown to Chris.
TALENTS: An eclectic mix of technology and magic – creating things and then imbuing them with magical properties.
WEAKNESSES: Creations frequently don't work as planned, and Chris' extreme singular focus tends to get him in trouble, because he isn't paying attention to anything else.
I hope everything's in order...
I hope I'm not too late to join. If I am, tough luck! I'm in anyway! >:3
Name: Benetier Myres, nicknamed 'Bent'
Race: Lynx-Undead, formerly a being.
Age: Appears to be 17, has actually lost track of his actual age. He estimates it to be about 120 years.
Family: He never speaks of them. They are all dead, and as far as they knew he died normally.
Body type: Grotesquely skinny. This is covered by layers and layers of clothing that he never removes. They actually give him a misleadingly pudgy appearance.
Eyes: Glowing yellow.
Hair: Dark blue, his fur is a lighter shade.
Favourite food: Living flesh. ...Whaaaat?
Favourite colour: Green.
Speaking style: SARCASTIC. Also insensitive. Over a hundred years of death has taught him that eventually, people get over it, no matter how bad it is.
Clothing colouring and style: Random faded colours, layered shirts, gloves, pants and assorted other clothing all covered by a frayed brown robe. He tries to hide his eyes from the casual observer with dark shades, but they do not do as good a job as he would like. The only clue that he is undead is his yellow eyes.
Personality: SARCASTIC and cynical, he is not above compassion but feels that it is less important than the matter at hand, whatever it may be. He has an unfortunate streak of curiosity, however, that can cause him to make poor decisions that sometimes lead to harm. Don't worry too much, though. He won't be too nasty ... unless you give him a reason. It doesn't take much.
Very thick-skinned, he would love to match wits with a kindred spirit. He doesn't believe in honour, except to women. However, not even they are spared his cutting tongue. And if anyone feels the need to sacrifice things for him, he'll not stop them. He believes in surviving.
The only redeeming quality that he'll allow to be seen is an unusual kindness to dirty slum people. He would hate for anyone to see it, but he actually is a kind person to those less fortunate.
Career: Swordsman-Enchanter. He casts spells on his weapon to increase it's effect.
Possessions/weapons: He uses an ornamental fencing foil, which would do no more damage than a scratch if not for the magic he sends through the blade.
He carries with him (buried somewhere in the layers of clothing) a potion to restore his magic, many bandages, a large needle and cord, a switchblade, and three small packages- a special mix made for him by a friend. With fire, they produce a bright light to cover an expedient escape.
Strengths: "The Undead have no need to eat, breathe, sleep, and have almost an unending supply of endurance. They are also able to fully function even if missing a limb or three"
He cannot feel pain, and is a trained fencer. His magic is fairly powerful, especially his lightning spells when conducted through his weapon. Very light on his feet, despite the bulky clothing. The foil is not strictly necessary, but it helps direct the magic.
Weakness: His foil can be easily broken, and he does not feel pain. Not a 'team player.' If his magic is blocked, he is more or less useless. If he overuses it, he will suffer headaches and not be able to cast for a good while.
Hobbies: Mocking people he feels deserve it. That's all he needs.
Talents: Masterful fencer, sprinter.
History:
Short Story:
Was a slums kid, associated with criminals. Died in gang war, came back to life. Traveled to find family or undead that caused him to become one, never found either. Is still looking, but losing hope and turning to random distractions to keep him interested.
Long story:
Benetier was born of a normal family living in the slums of a big city. He made solid friends with the thieves and prostitutes of the area, and fit in well. He was actually considered the moral high point of the gang (for that's what they were), his worst crimes being shoplifting and property damage. They had exciting teenage escapades, as every teenager wishes they could, but the fun ended when they were pressured into attacking a rival gang by a third, more powerful gang.
The guard arrived at the end of the battle after allowing the rival gangs to finish each other off and arrested those still breathing.
Benetier wasn't.
All the dead were piled into a pit for later burial, but Benetier returned to the world and fled.
Since then, he has travelled seeking closure for his own death, and those of his friends. When he returned to his home town, he found the gangs all disbanded. The town was no longer his home. The discovery of a gold deposit nearby had turned the whole town into a shining jewel.
He never found his family, nor the undead that must have attacked him to turn him into one. What he found instead was fear and hate for him and his new race. Over time, the prejudice transformed him into the cynical, cold-hearted Creature he is today.
Now, he travels in hopes of finding nephews and nieces, or even newer additions to his family. These hopes are fading, and more and more he is turning to random distractions to keep his mind occupied.
It should be noted that he has eaten living flesh on more than one occasion, but feels too much guilt over it to do it again. Well, unless someone really deserves it.
He has never created another undead, choosing rather to protect anyone he fears he will cause to be undead for at least two days after he scratched them.
Edit as per 07/08 was removal of GPS & Thermals. Not so much use when there's not going to be any GPS Sats, and when Arc is a feline... I have no idea why I added those in the first place.
Edit as per 13/09 was addition of description for sword and family.
Edit as per 17/11 was modification of family relationship.[/i]
*snrks* Just to even out the count of Beings and... uh, non-Beings, a tough-talking, meanie of a Merc. >:3
Full Name: Arcalane Celso
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Species/Race: Felinoid Being
Height: 6'2"
Build: Like a Brick S***house
Coloration: Platinum Blue-Grey Fur and Hair
Eye Color: Orange
Clothing / Armor:
Camo Overalls in Forest Colourings, Bandanna to match.
Black NIJ Level II-rated Kevlar Jacket - high stab protection, stops most handgun and SMG rounds - even stops shotgun slugs! Minor magical enhancement gives a small degree of protection against magical projectile attacks.
Occupation / Class: Mercenary
Affiliations: None
Weapons:
XM-8 AR in "Sharpshooter" or "Parasniper" configuration. ( http://world.guns.ru/assault/as61-e.htm )
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 838 mm in basic configuration, butt extended
Barrel length: 318 mm in basic configuration; also 229 mm in Compact and 508 mm in Sharpshooter and SAW versions
Weight: 2.659 kg empty in basic configuration
Rate of fire: ~ 750 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds (STANAG) or 100-rounds double drum in Automatic Rifle/SAW role
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Steyr M1-A w/ Laser Pointer ( http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg45-e.htm )
Type: Double Action (Reset Action System)
Chamber: 9x19mm Para
Weight Unloaded: 780g
Length: 180 mm
Barrel Length: 101 mm
Capacity: 15 (9mm) rounds
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"Arming Sword" - a 'cruciform' sword designed to be held one-handed, with a double-edged blade designed for slashing attacks. 36" blade, weighs roughly 1.1kg. It's not very fancy - a work of functionality over aesthetics by a long way. It's always kept sharp, with a razor edge.
I realise some may try and correct me and say it's actually a longsword. Trust me, it's not. Longswords are also called Hand-and-a-Half swords, or Bastard Swords. Blame D&D. No, really. If you really doubt me, check wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arming_sword
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword
Accessories:
N/A
Abilities/Skills:
Mercenary Training
Training as a Mercenary is long, arduous, and involves tasks that would break many lesser beings several times over - and only the toughest survive. Arc is skilled in many forms of hand to hand combat, as well as ranged combat using a wide array of weapons - even improvised ones - and has good survival skills, as well as high levels of fitness, stamina and endurance when it comes to physical hardships.
Special Effects:
Innate Nightvision
Being a feline, Arc has innate nightvision. Surprise surprise.
Sharp Senses
As well as the innate nightvision, Arc has sharp hearing, smell and sight. This comes in handy when 'blind sniping' - ie, not using the scope.
Strengths:
Armed or Unarmed, Doesn't Matter;
His training makes him a force to be reckoned with even when he's unarmed. Trained reflexes, agility and strength mean he hits harder and faster than most people. And he's not afraid to fight dirty. Nosir. So, y'know, watch out, or he'll kick you in the nads.
Willpower;
Strong willpower. Good resistance to psychic stuff. Not invincible, but mental "persuasion" is more difficult than with your average person. As is any form of physical persuasion, ie torture.
Weaknesses:
Mortality;
What, you hadn't guessed this already? He's totally mortal!
Magic Sh-magic;
Arc is a bit superstitious about this whole magic thing and prefers not to get involved with it whenever possible. That won't stop him from using, say, enchanted bullets or a magic sword, but he won't exactly keep it around. He's a down-to-earth guy... when he's not climbing trees. :laugh
Description of Personality:
Gruff and serious when on the job, and quiet off it, Arc isn't much of a people-person.
Speaking Style:
Faint 'Russian' accent, perhaps related to his colouring. He lapses into using Russian when caught offguard.
A Short and Possibly Character-Revealing Quote: "Objective is in sight..." *BLAM!* "Objective terminated, over and out."
Theme:
"We Will Rock You" - Queen
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Mmm, no history, because... well, what's the point in writing a detailed history for someone who's almost certainly going to have it marked as "EXTREMELY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION"? :3 Nevermind the fact he spent most of it in training too. D:
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Family:
Very little is known about his family although his father is confirmed to be an incubi. Obviously Arc inherited none of his traits, and is almost certainly a full-blood being unless it's very suppressed. Which wouldn't be too surprising, since his mother was a very strong-willed woman. Finally, Arc has two siblings - a brother and a sister. Both inherited their father's traits, meaning that Arc has a lot to make up for, hence his choice of profession. There is a strong sense of rivalry between the siblings as well, as Arc finds it appalling that his brother and sister get a 'soft' life, and thus makes a point of being the toughest of the three. He is also the oldest. He gets on very well with his sister and father, who seem the only people he can actually care about, but despises his brother - as do most of his family. He often turns to his family if he is in need of favours, resources or assistance - his sister makes a mean mindshield.
I should leave this to Gareeku but Amber pointed out at some point that there are no firearms in furrae bar primitive ones. most ranges weapons would be ether crossbows or bows.
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on July 22, 2006, 12:01:49 AM
I should leave this to Gareeku but Amber pointed out at some point that there are no firearms in furrae bar primitive ones. most ranges weapons would be ether crossbows or bows.
I already conferred with Gareeku on the matter, actually. He specified modern and didn't mention anything about firearms specifically. :3
Heh, I made liberal use of a sniper rifle in one chapter of the BH RP. It's not like an atmospher destroyer weapon or some heavy mech suit stuff, so I think it should be fine.
Personally, I don't really like guns, especially in this situation. I think that in a world where guns are a rarity and there isn't much in the way to combat against it, I almost feel sorry for any creatures we'd come up against. But it's Gareeku's decision, so I should stay out of it :0
*Shrugs* When I was first forming my Netami character we were just starting the SAIA arc and the SAIA RP thread. That's when a bunch of people came out of the wood work to proclaim their characters were these creatures of mass cunning, power and speed that were all a few hundred years old. Azlan came right out and said, "Hey, look, even the pinnacle of Being physical fitness couldn't hold a candle to a relatively educated cubi." And he's correct. I've wrapped my brain around how beings are supposed to have had the upper hand in battles between creatures for hundreds of years (which I believe Amber still maintains as truth) and the only conclusion I've come to is A. Big groups. B. Big tools.
Beings aren't born with powers, so they have to find ways to supplement them. My character uses intense physical technique of the spiritual variety. Others would have to use guns, crossbows, or any form of weapon/relic/tool of power to grant them an equal level with things that can basically shoot tentacle limbs out their back whenever they so please to impale, grapple, or otherwise maim opponents. Other threats include creatures that shoot fire from their fingertips or rays of cold from their eyeballs. Beings have to be creative in order to survive, and I think it's only fair in a campaign where you've got pretty much 85% cubi of no small talent that the beings should have a small but capable choice of tools.
Hm, I guess we should get Gareeku in here to specify the restrictions on what is and isn't allowed. The Creatures among us will need the most scrutinising probably.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 21, 2006, 08:28:48 PM
Karl and Valkyn, just two little things: how do your characters know Gareeku, and how did they find out about his dilemma? You didn't explain that at all.
does Xze need to do that?
Quote from: Xze-Xze on July 22, 2006, 10:08:30 AM
Quote from: Gareeku on July 21, 2006, 08:28:48 PM
Karl and Valkyn, just two little things: how do your characters know Gareeku, and how did they find out about his dilemma? You didn't explain that at all.
does Xze need to do that?
Think it through - is this the same Xzelia who fought alongside Gareeku, Jakob and the others in
Furrae Chronicles? If so, they already know each other (unless Gareeku is suffering from some kind of amnesia in which case he's just about to say "Who the hell are you?" to Jakob, but I digress).
You will need to explain her presence, though. I'm going on the principle that Gareeku wasn't the only one who received a letter from whoever sent them. It's quite likely that whoever it is has heard of the defeat of 'Johan Cross' and is trying to summon those responsible to perform some task for them.
i think my idea was that she's down on her luck and has forgotten HIM and the adventures XD Hence the Rum-drinking...
Quote from: Netami on July 22, 2006, 07:17:39 AMBeings aren't born with powers, so they have to find ways to supplement them. My character uses intense physical technique of the spiritual variety. Others would have to use guns, crossbows, or any form of weapon/relic/tool of power to grant them an equal level with things that can basically shoot tentacle limbs out their back whenever they so please to impale, grapple, or otherwise maim opponents. Other threats include creatures that shoot fire from their fingertips or rays of cold from their eyeballs. Beings have to be creative in order to survive, and I think it's only fair in a campaign where you've got pretty much 85% cubi of no small talent that the beings should have a small but capable choice of tools.
Quite. Taking anything
less would practically be crippling my character. Fights would not be at all fair, as all I'd have to do is stand back and watch the others do all the dirty work, which doesn't suit the character at all. I included the sword primarily as a backup weapon when disarmed (in order of important; XM8, M1-A, Arming-Sword) or out of ammunition, as I figured that while it might be a normal sword, it's still going to hurt like buggery for anyone you stab or slash, unless you're following silly rules which deem that the victim can only be hurt by magical weapons. I mean, come on, it's still going to sting if they're stabbed! :erk
NAME: Anzimani Moria Havkova. Her friend Marglen enjoys calling her 'Zim,' but she slaps him with a wet fish whenever he does so. She prefers either her full name, or 'Ani.'
RACE: Pheonix (B)
BIOGRAPHY: She was born in a southern desert. A force of creatures (mostly demons) took over the land when she was six years old, and she, her mother, and all the pheonixes living in the area were forced to retreat to a single city within a magical barrier. Her father was killed trying to fight them off. (insert entire book here.) Bad things happened, she escaped with her baby sister. She met with a camp of others about her own age, who became her friends. They discovered the story behind Shroket's conspiracy, she learned how to use her powers, (and the reason she had them in the first place), fell in love, visited a nearby happy seaside city, killed the big boss lady, yadda, yadda, yadda. With the demons & co. gone, the heroes lived happily for a time in the new, peaceful kingdom. Anzimani, having been confined to the small city her whole life, itched to travel. Her spiffy new boyfriend stayed behind to rule the kingdom, where she plans to return after she's had her fill of the world.
AGE: 21
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 9 inches
WEIGHT: She looks like someone who would weigh about 130 pounds, but actually weighs about 60 due to her hollow pheonix bones.
BODY TYPE: Small-boned but sturdy
EYES: dark chocolate brown
HAIR: Raven-black and straight, coming down to just above her waist. She keeps it streaked with dark purple, like her boyfriend's is naturally, for something small to remember him by. It also looks pretty cool. ^^
CLOTHING STYLE: Most of her clothes are made for living in the desert, so she mostly wears lightweight fabrics. Her favorite outfit is a long purple silk shirt and black pants. She wears soft black boots that come up to just below her knees.
POSSESIONS: She holds her possesions in a sturdy, medium-sized, dark brown backpack, spelled to be waterproof by one of her friends. In her belt, she carries a matching dagger and sword, each with a black wire-wrapped hilt and an iridescent black and green stone pommel.
SPEAKING STYLE: She has a slightly lilting and exotic accent from her years in the desert. She enjoys a friendly chat, but she's not one who talks just to hear her own voice.
GENERAL DEMEANOR: She used to be a bubbly talkative teenager, but with the years and things she's been through, she's become more reserved and quiet. She still likes to have fun, though.
CAREER: When she returns to her homeland, she plans to marry and help rule, but for now she's a traveler looking to explore as much as she can.
PREJUDICES: Since she discovered that the goddess she worshipped her whole life was fake, she has had a disdain for religion. She tries not to show it as best she can, but sometimes she doesn't succeed. Surprisingly, she doesn't hold a grudge against the demons that temporarily took over her homeland, as she was very young when it happened, and it was really the fault of the woman who controlled them.
BEST QUALITIES: She is able to keep her head in a dangerous or unexpected situation, which has served her well more than once. For battle, she sometimes utilizes her second form, that of a feline. It depends on the situation, but the option is often a handy one.
WORST QUALITIES: She is overly sentimental, though she'd never admit it. She has trouble 'letting go.' When she's angry or sad, she tends to stew in her own emotions rather than talking about it and letting other's know what's wrong, which always makes it worse.
WEAKNESSES: She is sometimes quieter and more reserved among men and boys who she doesn't know. This is due to the fact that in her old town, made after the demons attacked, the men and women lived apart from each other. The first time she saw a boy, after she was six, was just after her fifteenth birthday. (Sorry for the confusing sentence...)
HOBBIES: She likes to read, since that was really the only thing the people in her town did as recreation. She also enjoys flying and playing a game known as 'Pearl chess' that she invented with her friends. She likes to eat fruit, especially peaches.
TALENTS: Like other pheonixes, she has command over a single element. In her case, it is electricity. This was very rare where she used to live (for many very complicated and interesting reasons I don't really feel like explaining). She didn't discover it until just before she escaped with her sister, and now she enjoys learning new techniques and ways to use it. In the air, she's also got some wicked loop-the-loop skills. ^^
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 22, 2006, 10:36:53 AM
I'm going on the principle that Gareeku wasn't the only one who received a letter from whoever sent them.
I suppose I'll use that too. Anzimani has been traveling for a while, beating up stuff and doing good deeds, so whomever the letter-sender is could have heard of her.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 21, 2006, 08:28:48 PM
Karl and Valkyn, just two little things: how do your characters know Gareeku, and how did they find out about his dilemma? You didn't explain that at all.
You could say that Issac is the brother of a certain vixen (you know the one we talk about on messenger...lilith)...he's a bit more serious than her though...not to mention he was hired as one of the guards of your home village...
that looks like a fun game i would like play as well if you have room for me.
I'm out of town for a few days, which may put a crimp in my ability to roleplay. If you end up leaving before then, I'll come up with an excuse to follow you.
Guh...I go to work for a couple of days and this is what i come back to... @_@
1. Karl, i dont consider Lilith and Gareeku's encounters to be canon. I'd like you to think of a reason why your character would be in the tavern, please.
2. I held the belief that the technology in Furrae was fairly modern. For example, in the Janus Bond arc, Dan has a gun when we see him and Lorenda meet for the first time. Another example is that, even though his lab is secret, Jyrras has been building weapons such as railguns and other such weaponry. With this in mind, i would presume weaponry would be modern enough for Jyrras to build what is a very powerful weapon, even by modern standards.
3. It has been brought to my attention that people are creating characters, and then proceeding to start posting in the rp without me actually giving it the "all clear". I'd like to remind people that this is the very first rp i've ever prganised, and things like this DO NOT HELP. Its also been noted that people's characters are heading straight for Gareeku, without acknowledging the fact that there also OTHER CHARACTERS THERE. Don't just head for Gareeku. There are other characters as well, you know.
*walks out in a worse mood than he was before, which is saying something* :compbash
Sorry about that. Gabi headed for Gareeku because she recognized him, and then talked to Jakob because she knew him too, and because of the letter.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 23, 2006, 04:28:53 PM
Guh...I go to work for a couple of days and this is what i come back to... @_@
1. Karl, i dont consider Lilith and Gareeku's encounters to be canon. I'd like you to think of a reason why your character would be in the tavern, please.
Ok...he was a guard at your home village when your mom and uncle disappeared...is that ok?
That's ok Gabi. Its just that some people's characters are heading straight Gareeku just for the sake of it. One way in which this could be tackled is that one character overhears another muttering something about Gareeku, and so the two characters get talking. Stuff like that.
Karl: Try to think of something a bit more in-depth and more original, please.
is Xze doing ok?
*Hasn't done an RP in 2 years*
You're doing fine, Xzeliea.
I'm trying, Gareeku! my head just won't come up with something... *steam comes out of ears from forcing his head to think*
OW!...I've got it! he's the son an alchemist...and he was raised in a manner that made a fighter out of him and had a mentor at age 14 that taught him ninjitsu...graduated from ninja school at age 19 and began his job as a guard of the village of Sune'nok in order to raise money for traveling to any college/academy that he might be accepted to, maybe even SAIA ? however it was two years into his job (one year after his headwings grew in) that he is assigned by the mayor to help investigate the disappearances around the area*hopes gareeku lets him play*
Edited in order to prevent gareeku from being ticked...
I'm not sure if I'm guilty here... sorry, if I am. This is the first real RP I've done in... well, ever, really. It's the first one that's really caught my interest. But I'm doing my best to follow the rules of RP-dom. :pumpkin
Karl: What town would this be? how did they know of Gareeku's situation when he hasn't hardly told anybody?
Valkyn: how the hell did the police know about Gareeku's situation barely 1-2 days after his mother and uncle disappeared? Oh nevermind.
*storms off*
:< methinks people jumped in too quick before you ok'd their profiles, Gareeku...
it's not a big secret in that village, that's why...
gar my character was assigned to the "case" by the police cheif
Quote from: valkyn on July 24, 2006, 01:32:16 PM
gar my character was assigned to the "case" by the police cheif
What he means is
how the fuck do they know already, when he hasn't reported it to them?[/i] :rolleyes
Because everyone knows that police chiefs are the wisest people in the world. Munching on his powdered donut, the sage bestowed untold amounts of knowledge to the boy. Unfortunately, common sense was no where to be found.
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 24, 2006, 01:09:11 PM
it's not a big secret in that village, that's why...
What village?
Quote from: Netami on July 24, 2006, 03:37:38 PM
Because everyone knows that police chiefs are the wisest people in the world. Munching on his powdered donut, the sage bestowed untold amounts of knowledge to the boy. Unfortunately, common sense was no where to be found.
I prefer icing with sprinkles. No jam, plz. Just lots of icing. And sprinkles. :3
Quote from: Gareeku on July 24, 2006, 04:06:04 PM
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 24, 2006, 01:09:11 PM
it's not a big secret in that village, that's why...
What village?
I think you need to be upfront and limit some of the people trying to join. They're just not paying attention.
Quote from: Netami on July 24, 2006, 04:16:12 PM
Quote from: Gareeku on July 24, 2006, 04:06:04 PM
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 24, 2006, 01:09:11 PM
it's not a big secret in that village, that's why...
What village?
I think you need to be upfront and limit some of the people trying to join. They're just not paying attention.
Unfortunately, its looking that way.
Don't be afraid to be realistic. These types of projects just can't handle that many people. I mean, you've got a LOT of folks wanting to join, some of whom aren't really abiding by your rules or respecting the general story.
It's your RP, there'll be plenty of chances later.
Hang on...looking up village...Sune'nok is the name...
Edited to prevent Gareeku from being ticked...
So you've used my creations without my permission, and considering your character's the mayor's son, you've made yourself head of it. Thanks.
Ok I'll change it....Im editing my posts...ok most of it is edited...I think.
Perhaps you two should get on AIM and sort this out on a personal level. I think that'll allow you to talk about character choices with a little more privacy. And speed.
Quote from: Gareeku on July 24, 2006, 04:21:02 PM
Quote from: Netami on July 24, 2006, 04:16:12 PM
Quote from: Gareeku on July 24, 2006, 04:06:04 PM
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 24, 2006, 01:09:11 PM
it's not a big secret in that village, that's why...
What village?
I think you need to be upfront and limit some of the people trying to join. They're just not paying attention.
Unfortunately, its looking that way.
i'm sorry that you rp is truning out to be such a headache but i understand how things can be. i can wait until later if you feel the rp is too crowed.
Ok Karl, I'm going to be upfront, blunt, and most of all, brutally honest[/i] - something an ex told me I was extremely good at being - those of you who can't take extremely strong criticism, please look away for the next few paragraphs. This should not be construed as flaming, trolling or anything like that - it's not meant to be. If it was flaming, I'd be outright and blatantly insulting your character concepts, which is far below my level. :3
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Kids in primary school could make better, more coherent, less cheesy stereotypical characters. That's not random and made up. They can. Seriously. For the love of all that's unholy, to use Abel's expression, you're apparently 21, and yet you are apparently creating characters that are incredibly simple and basic.
The worse thing is, you're making the exact same mistakes that many newbie roleplayers make. Whilst I admit most of them are worse, you're not far off. The primary pointer is the selected age. With age comes experience, and older characters will, naturally, be superior in many situations - perhaps not in physical statistics - but in the real world, older people have had more training. A 16 year old punk is not going to be an ungodly ninja vampire demon kitsune who can fight entire legions of elite soldiers without so much as breaking a sweat. At best, their life expectancy in a battle situation will be much smaller than someone who is actually trained to living in battlefield conditions - like my character.
And on that note, whilst I admit that my profile is not the most developed of them all, the armoury taking up about 20% of it and that it has no history (because I couldn't be bothered to write any), at least it has more structure and good in-depth information about the character itself - even if it's just a random spinoff of the original, who is actually a fairly adept 'cubi who will quite happily kick your arse three ways from Sunday in melee combat. Not that I mean to brag, but you get the idea.
I think that covers all the points I need to make for the time being.
My suggestions at this point;
1) Work with Gareeku - or anyone else, for that matter - to design a more believeable character who doesn't seem like a stereotypically "I'm-new-to-RPing" type.
or
2) As above, but quietly throw in the towel and take no further part in this RP for now-... wait until a later date, saving up the progress you make until another opportunity comes along.
or
3) Either of the above, but instead do it yourself and let it simmer, stirring and adding ideas as you go along. This is how I develop most potential profiles for characters nowadays. I slap down the basic concepts and evolve them from there. This requires common sense and some RPing skill as to the do's and don'ts, though, so I suggest you pick #1 or #2.
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Right, rant over. The subject of this thread may continue as normal.
This also isn't your typical RP. It's pretty much like making a story, so you need to be able to type and spell. I know you guys can do it, you just churn out these super fast posts without even thinking to spell out words fully or, god forbid, use the built in spell checker we have.
Karl and Valkyn, please would you re-submit a character profile. However, this time i want you both to create a much more in-depth profile, just like the others have done. I really want to see you guys make an effort in this, but if you don't, then i will have no choice but to ask you to leave the rp.
OK...I'm out then...
actually gar i think the rp may be a bit clogged i think ill just drop out so you can handle the load.
proably should have had a limit......any way good luck and sorry for the trouble.
I'm sorry to hear that you two, but its your decision.
Still... that doesn't mean I can't be a spectator and watch you guys play the RP, does it?
Karl that'll be fine anyone is free to watch and enjoy (or hate) the RP.
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on July 25, 2006, 12:56:32 PM
Still... that doesn't mean I can't be a spectator and watch you guys play the RP, does it?
There's nothing stopping you from reading the thread. :rolleyes
It's not like we could ban you from it. Now, what would be against the rules is joining up later and having instantaneous knowledge of what happened before you joined up, without being told about it.
Yeek. Sorry for not waiting for the 'go ahead,' Gareeku. I didn't see any approvals or disapprovals in the thread, so I just assumed that anyone was okay to enter. Would you like me to get rid of my post? Is my character acceptable?
Now ye've got me nervous... am I ok? I tried to be creative...
I'm currently out of town and on very, very limited Internet acess. I expect to be back Saturday.
Ack, Using Internet Explorer is weeird...
Note: You may not play with other players charaters. (only post actions from your own charater)
Not even in the slightest? I tried to be reasonable...
*is wondering if the above post was directed at him*
Quote from: Supercheese on July 27, 2006, 03:58:46 PM
Not even in the slightest? I tried to be reasonable...
*is wondering if the above post was directed at him*
It was, You may only do this with the direct confirmation from the characters owner. (which I guessed you didn't have) This is mainly because every character has his own personality and own player to play it. If your text contains actions from multiable players it will keep them from responding to your message and also from adding a personal touch to the response. You never know how someone Else's character will react to something. However a weird action may probably be added by something like: many of the group looked at him.' but more control as writing a text or preforming an action is forbidden without the owners permission. (Yes, I know I'm repeating myself :mowwink)
Sorry I haven't been posting, I'm having a complicated week at work, which means I strain myself too hard at the office and then when I get home I'm too tired to think of what to post. :( I'll do my best to catch up, now and whenever that happens again.
I've given JP the heads up for the short line my character has in the post he intends to make (Which is "Are you sure?").
Well, sorry. I guess I'm still in another mentaility of RP, since my main expierience is from co-writing this (http://www.theacorncafe.org/phpbb//viewtopic.php?t=11824&start=0).
Perhaps more careful observation is in order.
You're going to have to agree on small liberties with characters if you want it to be more of a story form. Saying someone was pleased or having them pause and continue speaking isn't too bad IMO.
On one hand i agree with Aiyno, as other people won't have as good a knowledge of how a character will react to something as the character's creator. However, I also see Netami's point about taking small liberties. I think people should expect that SLIGHT control on their characters will be allowed, but just don't go too far with it, if you know what i mean.
sounds fair to me Gareeku.
Just a note for the group that is in Furrae Chronicles-the story, Paladin at some point (gareeku hasn't writen it yet) is revealed as a cubi but askes all of them to keep it a secret.
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on July 27, 2006, 09:27:23 PM
Just a note for the group that is in Furrae Chronicles-the story, Paladin at some point (gareeku hasn't writen it yet) is revealed as a cubi but askes all of them to keep it a secret.
That would explain why he only told Gabi, and why he was whispering, then :) Of course a sufficiently skilled 'cubi is probably to be able to suss that out anyway from his mental shield, since it will have a totally different character to it than the shielding effect used by Beings, which IIRC is done by throwing up distractions a'la Dr. Who - Invasion of Time. What's for tea? And a synthetic mental shield a'la Abel/Jyrras is likely to be different again.
Who said Gareeku was slightly drunk?! ¬_¬
Quote from: Gareeku on July 27, 2006, 06:51:24 PM
On one hand i agree with Aiyno, as other people won't have as good a knowledge of how a character will react to something as the character's creator. However, I also see Netami's point about taking small liberties. I think people should expect that SLIGHT control on their characters will be allowed, but just don't go too far with it, if you know what i mean.
Roger that, Gareeku. :mowwink
What Paladin said reminded me... I expect that those who were in the FC fic already know Gabi's race, as it's bound to show eventually in the story.
I'm going to be on vacation until August 7th... I might be able to get to a computer, I might not. *grumbles* So I suppose Anzimani will just float in the background eating peaches for a while. ><
Fill me in on what i've missed :<
Well, not much has happened really, they haven't left the bar yet. You should be able to catch up quickly.
I'm not going to take part in the RP right away, but I'm wondering if you know my character well enough or if I should still put up a bio for everyone else's sake.
Quote from: James StarRunner on July 29, 2006, 12:39:05 AM
Well, not much has happened really, they haven't left the bar yet. You should be able to catch up quickly.
I'm not going to take part in the RP right away, but I'm wondering if you know my character well enough or if I should still put up a bio for everyone else's sake.
It's always a good idea to put bios up, if only so there's something that people can check and get clarifications about.
Consistency check: Who is currently at the table with Gareeku?
Specifically, I'd like to know how many Creatures are in the party (not counting Pal and Blaze)
**EDIT**
Thanks, Gareeku. So it's:
Jakob (incubus)
Xzelia (succubus)
Gareeku (err...)
Alex (demon)
Chris (being)
Gabi (being - kind of)
Anzimani (phoenix)
..plus the 'cubi Pal and Blaze.
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 30, 2006, 02:34:29 PM
Consistency check: Who is currently at the table with Gareeku?
Specifically, I'd like to know how many Creatures are in the party (not counting Pal and Blaze)
1. At the table with Gareeku are: Gabi, Jakob, Chris, Hilary's character (can't remember her name D:), Aiyno's character. Paladin and Blaze are sat nearby.
2. A
lot of creatures are in the party. Shame really, i thought i would see more beings. Ah well, I might have to add some in later.
I don't know why people keep thinking there's going to be a lot of beings. :V
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
Who says? Averga lifespan here, half demon :mowtongue
let's see...
Cat-20 years
wolf-around 20 years
Velociraptor- unknown
Fox- i dunno
Dragon- A helluva long time XD
Quote from: Supercheese on July 30, 2006, 03:25:40 PM
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
..and that's why no-one wants to be a Being :)
Quote from: Aiyno Wolf on July 30, 2006, 03:30:23 PM
Who says? Averga lifespan here, half demon :mowtongue
If you're a demon, that's about 1500 years. I don't think you can be half-demon as such. We'll probably find out why Gareeku is what he is later on in the FC story, but two hybrids-which-aren't-supposed to exist is pushing it, IMHO :(
Xze, given that all the DMFA characters are older than their feral counterparts, I'm not convinced your chart is much use in estimating lifespans. Besides which, the furre's lifespan is primarily determined by their race, not species.
E.g. feral < being < were < angel/demon < 'cubi
(At 3000 years
minimum and Powers as well, it's no wonder the 'cubi is so popular.)
There are exceptions to that pecking order, such as dragons and mythos, which vary, and there are magical methods of extending your lifespan.
Quote from: Supercheese on July 30, 2006, 03:25:40 PM
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
You still have more left than Arc. :rolleyes
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Quote from: Gareeku on July 30, 2006, 02:42:34 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 30, 2006, 02:34:29 PM
Consistency check: Who is currently at the table with Gareeku?
Specifically, I'd like to know how many Creatures are in the party (not counting Pal and Blaze)
1. At the table with Gareeku are: Gabi, Jakob, Chris, Hilary's character (can't remember her name D:), Aiyno's character. Paladin and Blaze are sat nearby.
2. A lot of creatures are in the party. Shame really, i thought i would see more beings. Ah well, I might have to add some in later.
And Arc's outside in the tree, biding his time, as am I. (And no, I still haven't decided who he's hunting yet.)
Quote from: Sheridan on July 30, 2006, 04:32:33 PM
Quote from: Supercheese on July 30, 2006, 03:25:40 PM
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
You still have more left than Arc. :rolleyes
Given his occupation, one has to wonder how much of it he'll get.
Quote..And Arc's outside in the tree, biding his time, as am I.
He's doing a good job with the stealth, everyone's forgotten about him :twisted. Anyway, he ain't gathered around the table, and I was really trying to figure out who would need to sleep - those who don't usually sleep in particular. I'm not sure if Jakob's got a bed anymore, although he might have one anyway since they're good for reading on even if you don't sleep inside them anymore.
I didn't use that idea in the end, although I may slip it in once it becomes clearer whether the party is going to disperse or stay in town.
Quote(And no, I still haven't decided who he's hunting yet.)
I note that Jakob is still alive despite his excursion into the car park, although as you say, he might be biding his time.
A couple of questions about Arc:
* Where has he got his weaponry from, given that it appears to be of Earth origin? It took me a while to finalise how Jakob did that - I cut the details of his financing system from the intro to keep it short - and even so it's only possible because he's a 'cubi and could morph into a passable human.
* Unless his orders are to bring someone in alive (and is thus armed with tranq rounds) I don't see how he can avoid killing his target, which is good for him, but not so good for the character owner concerned. Having said that, a 'cubi would be able to detect his mind in the tree (but not his thoughts) and probably the changes in emotional state as he prepares to fire. But they still probably wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 30, 2006, 04:50:38 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on July 30, 2006, 04:32:33 PM
Quote from: Supercheese on July 30, 2006, 03:25:40 PM
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
You still have more left than Arc. :rolleyes
Given his occupation, one has to wonder how much of it he'll get.
Yes, quite.
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 30, 2006, 04:50:38 PMQuote..And Arc's outside in the tree, biding his time, as am I.
He's doing a good job with the stealth, everyone's forgotten about him :twisted. Anyway, he ain't gathered around the table, and I was really trying to figure out who would need to sleep - those who don't usually sleep in particular. I'm not sure if Jakob's got a bed anymore, although he might have one anyway since they're good for reading on even if you don't sleep inside them anymore.
I didn't use that idea in the end, although I may slip it in once it becomes clearer whether the party is going to disperse or stay in town.
Which means the stealth is working perfectly.
Quote from: Tapewolf on July 30, 2006, 04:50:38 PMQuote(And no, I still haven't decided who he's hunting yet.)
I note that Jakob is still alive despite his excursion into the car park, although as you say, he might be biding his time.
A couple of questions about Arc:
* Where has he got his weaponry from, given that it appears to be of Earth origin? It took me a while to finalise how Jakob did that - I cut the details of his financing system from the intro to keep it short - and even so it's only possible because he's a 'cubi and could morph into a passable human.
* Unless his orders are to bring someone in alive (and is thus armed with tranq rounds) I don't see how he can avoid killing his target, which is good for him, but not so good for the character owner concerned. Having said that, a 'cubi would be able to detect his mind in the tree (but not his thoughts) and probably the changes in emotional state as he prepares to fire. But they still probably wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
I haven't been monitoring the thread that closely, hence why you're intact... for now. >:3
1) Who knows? I couldn't be arsed to be creative when it came to the weaponry.
2) I had considered this. OOCly, I intend to kill none of the player characters... NPCs, on the other hand, are fair game. First shot will be a warning, second will either be a minor wounding or a miss, neither an intentional kill. I am not that low, nor a "griefer" (not in it to intentionally ruin the game for anyone). That doesn't mean I can't theorise about possible victims that he MIGHT be going after. (>:3)
They would probably be able to notice him, yes, but probably not on an instant LoS basis. He's high up and has the advantage, whereas you lot are on the ground.
Quote from: Sheridan on July 30, 2006, 05:13:24 PM
2) I had considered this. OOCly, I intend to kill none of the player characters... NPCs, on the other hand, are fair game. First shot will be a warning, second will either be a minor wounding or a miss, neither an intentional kill. I am not that low, nor a "griefer" (not in it to intentionally ruin the game for anyone). That doesn't mean I can't theorise about possible victims that he MIGHT be going after. (>:3)
They would probably be able to notice him, yes, but probably not on an instant LoS basis. He's high up and has the advantage, whereas you lot are on the ground.
I believe I've figured out how Jakob would protect himself. You know, although I'd consciously forgotten about Arc, he's probably the reason Jakob has been gradually becoming more paranoid :)
And no, I wasn't seriously convinced you'd be depraved enough to actually kill off someone else's character without permission, but.. I guess I'm still thinking like Jakob is (Are we safe from the kidnapper? What can we do to protect ourselves? Why is Pal hiding? Is he in league with the kidnapper?)
Quote from: Gareeku on July 30, 2006, 07:30:39 PM
Looking at Jakob upon hearing his words, Gareeku frowned. "You seem to be forgetting that cubi can't sleep, even if they tried. Try not to be so paranoid." the wolf said flatly to his old friend, before ordering another ale.
Um, sorry Gareeku, that's not correct.
As I understood it (must find reference) 'cubi can sleep. But they don't
need to in order to stay alert / not drop dead.
To begin with, most 'cubi continue to sleep in order to dream, but this ability fades over about 300 years. After that, there isn't much point in sleeping, it's just a waste of time. But they still can if they want to.
Aha: http://nice.purrsia.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=79;t=002121;p=1#000009
Of course, Gareeku isn't old enough to have experienced that personally. Do you want to edit it, or are we going to have a discussion of 'cubi sleeping in-game? :)
*sigh* fine...
Quote from: Xze-Xze on July 30, 2006, 03:39:16 PM
let's see...
Cat-20 years
wolf-around 20 years
Velociraptor- unknown
Fox- i dunno
Dragon- A helluva long time XD
34 years, the old*
He's getting to old, to stubborn and to bitter for this job
Bit of a long one that, and I've given Arc a small push too. If there's a problem with it (Lyrics, taken the story to morning from Jakob's PoV, touching faintly on Arc etc) let me know and I'll rework it.
On the other hand, if anything interesting happens that evening, Jakob is going to miss it :)
'A' i'm lost!! 'A'
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 01, 2006, 01:48:25 PM
'A' i'm lost!! 'A'
I like my subtlety. It's really fairly simple:
* Jakob goes out into the car park, ostensibly to get some fresh air, but more likely because he feels overwhelmed by the number of Creatures in the establishment.
* While outside, Jakob spots Paladin's motorcycle and hurries back indoors. Around this point, he
either scents or senses mentally via his 'cubi mindreading powers
(or both), Arc, the feline sniper who is covering the tavern in a tree outside. Jakob, being preoccupied with Paladin fails to notice that there's a sentient mind hiding in the tree (yes, this is my attempt at retroactive continuity) which would normally have made him extremely suspicious.
In other words, he's realised that something is amiss, but not on a conscious level.
In addition he's most likely scented the gunpowder in Arc's rounds, but again not consciously (what is that smell? I know I recognise it..).* In an attempt to rest himself for the coming ordeals, and maybe have a dream if fate is kind to him, Jakob goes back to his flat in the SAIA complex, and chills out to
Child in time by Deep Purple, which appears to be a song about someone being/almost being shot, probably in Vietnam. Whether this choice is a subconscious realisation that there's a sniper is open to debate.
* When Jakob wakes up, his mind has sifted through the available data and subconsciously he's deduced that catman + tree
+ rounds = sniper. But he doesn't understand what his subconscious is telling him, because that would be too easy.
(Earlier, Jakob tried to provoke Paladin into revealing himself, by telling Gabi that Pal is around, knowing that Pal would be able to read her mind. Unfortunately this ploy failed.)
'A' ......
i get it :3
Quote from: Supercheese on July 30, 2006, 03:25:40 PM
Waah, I have the shortest lifespan. :mowsad
You and me both. My character's not a being, but her lifespan is pretty much the same. Still, I think how you life your life counts more than how long it is. That, and in their line of work very few get to die of old age.
Oh, one question about cubi: does thought reading count as magic?
Mind reading would normally fall under the category of telekinesis. Though in Furrae, it may fall under magic. I'm not sure.
JP: No offence man, but the bit where he could smell the gunpowder in the rounds of the gun kind of irked me a bit. I know Jakob is a wolf and all, but that seems a bit far-fetched.
Telekinesis? Isn't that moving objects with your mind? Mind reading would be telepathy. but I was asking about Furrae, for future reference which may or may not be useful someday.
That was a question we brought up earlier in my old RP. Psychic power versus magical power. Telepathy, telekenesis... these things are typically attributed to the mind's power and not so much magic (though there are magical effects that can do the same thing), so mind reading could be either or.
I think it has to do with source, personally. You can use mental powers or magical powers to acheieve the same goal. A cubi would probably be using magical means to achieve that, but it is ultimately up to Amber to say.
Amber may not even have such a thing as psychic power in Furrae, it may all be classified as magic, drawing from an inner magical pool of power like mana instead of the mind's vast, mysterious power. I relate to my old RP story in that, for the party to take down a rabid cubi that had taken over a mine, we employed a psychic mythos that fed off mental energies. But THAT would suggest that cubi's affinity for emotions (empathy not necessarily related to psychic powers) is a mental thing and not an inner "soul" thing.
Also not that I don't mean Phoenix' or Bon's ability to foresee the future when I mention Psychic, either.
Woo that's a lot of garbage.
Quote from: Gareeku on August 01, 2006, 04:58:21 PM
JP: No offence man, but the bit where he could smell the gunpowder in the rounds of the gun kind of irked me a bit. I know Jakob is a wolf and all, but that seems a bit far-fetched.
None taken - that's why I was seeking feedback.
Now, one wolf can scent another wolf entering their territory from up to about 1km away, but in Furrae things are packed together far more tightly, so in spite of the muzzle wolf-morphs are likely to have a much less acute sense smell - which would also prevent him from being able to scent Paladin and giving the game away too soon.
(Having said that I have to admit that it was Gabi's mention of smell which set me off on that track :twisted )
I haven't included the smell-the-rounds in the main text anyway, so an alternative explanation is that his subconscious has simply gone through all the possible reasons someone might be lurking in a tree and hit on the most paranoid, assisted by the fact that he fell asleep listening to
Child In Time.
But I stand by the assertion that a 'cubi would be able to detect Arc's cloaked mind in a tree. If he took up the position after his quarry entered the tavern, they'd never know until they came out again and by then it would be too late.
It would be too late anyway. :mwaha
Also, you'd more likely smell grease used to clean the gun, and maybe lens polish for the scope, rather than the powder. That's just my theory.
Check Demonology 101, JP, Gabi's race has enhanced senses. She wouldn't recognize unused gunpowder inside a gun outside a tavern which already has plenty of smells in it, but she can identify an old friend's smell if he's close by.
Quote from: Gabi on August 01, 2006, 07:41:38 PM
Check Demonology 101, JP, Gabi's race has enhanced senses. She wouldn't recognize unused gunpowder inside a gun outside a tavern which already has plenty of smells in it, but she can identify an old friend's smell if he's close by.
Yes, I have retracted that hypothesis - true wolf smell senses would complicate the writing anyway by providing too many shortcuts. I only hinted at this in the writing, but I figured that the same goes for hearing, which is why I've decided that Jakob should have a frequency cutoff around 30-35khz, which is more than a human but less than a true canine. (Hence the rambling about treble)
Question: Are we going to have Day/Night transitions?
Time does pass, if that's what you're asking. If that's not what you're asking, then I don't know what it is.
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 01, 2006, 11:16:10 PM
Question: Are we going to have Day/Night transitions?
I think one has already struck, ninja-style. Or maybe pirate-style.
Anyway, everyone who needs to rest, should be resting now. Arc is powernapping, but I figured it was a waste of a post just to say that and not do anything else vaguely important.
Just a quick note, Paladin, are you sure that a tavern does have rooms?
When I looked 'tavern' up, it seems that it's just a bar, not an inn as such.
If Jakob was going to lodge there, I was going to make him leave the tavern for the inn down the road, but then I realised that Jakob would have some kind of lodgings at SAIA anyway. (Of course, leaving the inn through the front door poses its own risks)
I just went with the room things anyway... I don't think it should make a difference. Everyone's going to turn back up at the place in the morning anyway.
Stop nitpicking, Jakob. It can have rooms if people choose.
Quote from: Gareeku on August 03, 2006, 05:39:20 AM
Stop nitpicking, Jakob. It can have rooms if people choose.
Very well - foolish consistency is, as they say, the hobgoblin of small minds.
**EDIT** Just to pre-empt, is there anything else that you would rather I did not do? I believe I have mentioned on numerous occasions, this is the first time I've done anything like this.
You're fine at the moment, JP. The nitpicking on that occasion just got me a little irked, that's all.
Now Sheridan just needs to edit his post in the RP and we can continue, unless people want to post as well of course. ^.^
Quote from: Gareeku on August 06, 2006, 10:37:55 AM
You're fine at the moment, JP. The nitpicking on that occasion just got me a little irked, that's all.
I've got to be honest and say that stung. Nitpicking is troublemaking for its own sake - I was trying to establish whether we were in an Inn (with lodging) or a Tavern (without lodging). If Paladin says it's an Inn, I'll go along with it and that's perfectly fine so long as we're agreed that there are rooms. Otherwise you'll get weird continuity errors like the one we have now. :(
A disagreement over whether the party is inside, say, a bungalow or a two-storey house would more blatant, but the same basic thing applies >:3
QuoteNow Sheridan just needs to edit his post in the RP and we can continue, unless people want to post as well of course. ^.^
Of course the other reason I've been quiet is that I'm not sure whether Sheridan is going to take a pot-shot at Gareeku, or one of the others or something. Don't want to
cause a continuity error.
It may have been a continuity error, but it wasn't an important one. Despite it being an inn, a few people chose to go back to their homes anyway.
Phew. I may have taken a few liberties here and there. Let me know if there are any problems with that and I'll rework it.
**EDIT**
Sheridan, Gareeku, the invisibility field is going to stay roughly in the vicinity of Arc's head. Jakob can probably keep it up for about 15 seconds which should be long enough for Gareeku to either warp via Li, or get into a crowded area such as the bar, where Arc can't operate without having to taken on the entire pub.
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 06, 2006, 01:19:41 PM
Phew. I may have taken a few liberties here and there. Let me know if there are any problems with that and I'll rework it.
**EDIT**
Sheridan, Gareeku, the invisibility field is going to stay roughly in the vicinity of Arc's head. Jakob can probably keep it up for about 15 seconds which should be long enough for Gareeku to either warp via Li, or get into a crowded area such as the bar, where Arc can't operate without having to taken on the entire pub.
Which, when one is armed with an assault rifle, is not too much of a problem. *cough* Not that he would. Collateral = Unnecessary.
Quote from: Sheridan on August 06, 2006, 01:41:08 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 06, 2006, 01:19:41 PM
Sheridan, Gareeku, the invisibility field is going to stay roughly in the vicinity of Arc's head. Jakob can probably keep it up for about 15 seconds which should be long enough for Gareeku to either warp via Li, or get into a crowded area such as the bar, where Arc can't operate without having to taken on the entire pub.
Which, when one is armed with an assault rifle, is not too much of a problem. *cough* Not that he would. Collateral = Unnecessary.
I'm sure he could. But it would be more a case of how-many-people-can-he-get-before-one-of-the-'cubi-decapitates-him, like if Dan ran amok at SAIA.
I was going to add that Gareeku could duck, but that's done now.
Terribly sorry for the Double-post, but I have to know. Sheridan, what would Arc have done if Gareeku had said:
(very fast)"Johan Cross was a succubus who had assumed the identity of the long-dead crimelord so that she could take control of the town of Ha'Khun. When I defeated her by attempting to steal her soul even though I'm not really an incubus I discovered that she was actually being mind-controlled by the insane succubus Charline. I also met the famous broadcaster Jakob Pettersohn, a famous actor and five other 'cubi in a bar and they all said that they used to be Johan Cross too but I didn't stay to hear if they finished arguing about it."
That's a good question.
And on that note... a quote from IRC!
Quote[Sheridan] ahhh, I love the smell of panic in the morning... >:3
Tricky. Jakob's instinct would be to teleport himself back to SAIA, since he knows from Gareeku's thoughts that the merc is after him, but that would leave the 'assassin' to threaten everyone else in the bar. He could disguise himself as another species, or maybe even impersonate Paladin, but he'd likely start to crack under interrogation.
I think I may just leave him unconscious for now...
**EDIT**
I chose 'assassin!' because it was most likely to galvanise the patrons into some kind of defensive situation. 'Mercenary!' doesn't have quite the same effect..
**EDIT EDIT**
Nice one, Pal.
I'd just like to add that Jakob's headwings will probably have reappeared when he collapsed. If I can find a way to add that I will.
I just realised Blaze is the most clueless of any of the characters in this RP... XD
I wouldn't say clueless just little understanding of the situation.
Ok, now that was OTT character control.
And three-shot, down a corridor like that? Sooner use the whole clip.
I've already spoken and explained to Pal about autohitting. I trust he'll edit the post.
Done...Sorry Sheridan.
Paladin, you said your character had enchanted armour, yet i didn't see it in your profile. Therefore, i'm assuming you -don't- have enchanted armour, as it isn't in your profile. Sorry to sound strict, but i don't want people giving their characters stuff that isn't already in their profile.
Sorry Gareeku I was operating under the assumption that some had read this post by Amber on the old nice forums:
http://nice.purrsia.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=79;t=002656;p=2#000043 (Its the fourth from the bottom)
Most adventurers wear little to no armour and rely a lot more on their own speed and reflexes. Most Creatures have natural weapons that can make short work of any metal-armour and magically enchanced(the kind that can't be unenhanced by a spell) is really expensive to come by...which is why most armoured forces are private bodyguards of those who are rich enough to afford it all. And most adventurers when coming to a choice of having a sword a creature can't break or armour a creature can't break, opt for the offense.
Plain metal armour is really only good if your opponent is another adventurer. With a creature casting elements and spells like no ones buisness, claws that can cut through regular metal and rock, and all other sort of nasties...most adventurers find the best strategy is often to make it really hard to hit them in general.(cause odds are if you are getting blasted full on by an inferno spell, armour or not that is going to make short work of you.)
And the fact that I forgot to mention this in my profile is my mistake and i apologise. I'll ether ammend this or drop out depending on your ruling on this Gareeku..
There's no need to drop out over something that isn't really that big of a problem. :P
Gareeku, you're the boss, but I must say I rather agree with Paladin here - pretty much any mundane armour is going to be decorative rather than useful to any degree.
On the other hand, if you're going to default to non-magical armour, kevlar would probably do in a pinch. It wouldn't protect him against another 'cubi, but it should cover the scene as described.
That's a good point.
Tell me what, I'm going to let Paladin have his armour. Just include it into your profile. Sheridan is allowed to have an assault rifle and stuff, so i think its only fair that there should be some sort of defense against it.
:) Good decision. The world needs balance.
Thanks! I'll go edit it now..
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on August 07, 2006, 03:15:44 AMSnarling he aimed a tentacle at the rifle to wrench it up and to the side.
We need closure on this...
Sheridan will respond to that. Paladin can't just knock the gun out of his hands, as that would be considering auto-hitting.
Paladin: Even though I have let you keep the enchanted armour, you won't be able to just shrug attacks off like bullets from an assault rifle. Even though the bullets won't be able to cause serious injury (on your torso area, anyways), I want some sort of effect, and not just "the bullets bounced off of him and he kep going like he was 100% fit".
Edited. The rounds staggered him slightly...
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on August 07, 2006, 10:24:11 AM
Edited. The rounds staggered him slightly...
Suggestion: I imagine he's also going to have one heck of a bruise afterwards, possibly also cuts from where the impact pushed the armour into his flesh.
All this would most likely manifest itself after the rush, like Gareeku discovering that his arm is broken after making it back into the tavern.
Grrr, forgot to post earlier. Now I missed a large portion of the action. $%!&*...
"Поймите?" = "Understand?"
I was going to go for "Comprende?", but... Russian sounded a bit more exotic. ;)
Quote from: Sheridan on August 07, 2006, 03:38:20 PM
"Поймите?" = "Understand?"
I was going to go for "Comprende?", but... Russian sounded a bit more exotic. ;)
What's the other one mean? Don't forget, the mods don't even like
German and that's easy. Russian is going to totally freak them out :twisted
It looks like Arc is going to be a real nuisance. Even when we manage to subdue him, I can easily see him escaping and causing yet more mischief further down the line for a long time to come.
Jakob: Right. Now you know everything there is to know about Johan Cross! Here's a cookie. Will you leave us alone now?
That's just "Again...?"
I figure as most of it is just mild expressions rather than fullblown conversations in another language (which would be suicide using Babelfish! :U ) it shouldn't be pushing it too much.
I mean, 's not like I'm flaming the admins of the site and calling it things you wouldn't even repeat in front of your mother. ;)
i wanna join....how do i.....intrude?
I'm not accepting any more characters now. Sorry dude.
Good job on 1500 posts, by the way.
Heh, thanks man. :P
Quote from: Gareeku on August 07, 2006, 07:05:26 PM
I'm not accepting any more characters now. Sorry dude.
Does that mean it should be marked 'closed'? (I assumed this meant an RP had ended at first, but there are several ongoing 'closed' ones, so I guess it means they're closed to new entrants.)
i agree with ze tapewolf
geez, your name reminds me of tape worm for some reasin, lol
Ah, i didn't realise that. I'll get that fixed.
Topher, if a space appears later on in the rp, i'll see if i can get you a spot. :)
ok then, thanks Gareeku, btw do you think you can message me if that does happen, that way i wont ave to be checking it constantly
Yeah sure, man. Thanks for being so understanding.
heh, no problem, no biggie ^^
Xze has bad news :mowsad
Xze's school is starting next tuesday which means no more Computer until my first report card and it HAS to have no 'F's or 'D's....
during that time, would anyone like to play my character if i explain her enough? or...should i drop out? :mowsad
Closed eh? Hmm... Since I said I would join down the road can I still join when I'm able? When I am though, I'll probably be more of a background character anyways and likely won't be travelling with the party.
N.B. Jakob considered morphing into a feline, but the body language would have been wrong and Arc would have noticed it. Jakob is hoping that Arc, in his solitary profession, hasn't been close enough to a raccoon to be able to spot this. Of course Jakob isn't going to be able to keep up the disguise forever anyway.
**EDIT**
Jakob's rant was brought to you courtesy of Tom Baker in 'The Armageddon Factor' and 'The Pirate Planet'. He was good at that kind of thing.
This Tom Baker? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker)
Quote from: Sheridan on August 08, 2006, 03:15:21 PM
This Tom Baker? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker)
Yep, that's the one. Due credit to the scriptwriters of course, but the two performances that sprung to mind when I was writing that were the argument with the Marshal "..you accuse us of crimes we haven't committed, you try to have us shot and after a long journey I think that's a bit much! K9, LIGHTS!!!"
..and the other good one is his reaction to being shown the Captain's gallery of compressed planets. "..and you ask me to appreciate the murder of.. PLANETS!"
(Apparently Douglas Adams wrote that episode)
**EDIT**
In case anyone is curious about the 'wild mushroom' reference, that's from Jakob's first outing, a spoof wildlife documentary I wrote when the idea of Jakob first came to me:
http://www.jpmorris.force9.co.uk/stuff/story1.txt
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 08, 2006, 03:56:03 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on August 08, 2006, 03:15:21 PM
This Tom Baker? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker)
In case anyone is curious about the 'wild mushroom' reference, that's from Jakob's first outing, a spoof wildlife documentary I wrote when the idea of Jakob first came to me:
Heh, I
knew that rang a bell.
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 07, 2006, 11:33:30 PM
Xze has bad news :mowsad
Xze's school is starting next tuesday which means no more Computer until my first report card and it HAS to have no 'F's or 'D's....
during that time, would anyone like to play my character if i explain her enough? or...should i drop out? :mowsad
I would, but i'm busy enough in life as it is. I'm sure someone will fill in for you. If not, then i'll take control of her.
Quote from: James StarRunner on August 08, 2006, 01:21:58 AM
Closed eh? Hmm... Since I said I would join down the road can I still join when I'm able? When I am though, I'll probably be more of a background character anyways and likely won't be travelling with the party.
Yeah sure. That shouldn't be a problem.
I've made a slight edit to Jakob's rant: "you threatened Gareeku's life" -> "you shot Gareeku". If anyone objects I can revert it.
If anything, that makes it better, as Sheridan did describe his character aiming for Gareeku's arm.
Quote from: Gareeku on August 09, 2006, 07:44:36 AM
If anything, that makes it better, as Sheridan did describe his character aiming for Gareeku's arm.
Yep, that's the idea.
The slip that Gareeku fought the fake Cross was just that - a slip. It took me about 5 hours to realise I'd done it. I had half a mind to edit it, but decided that Jakob probably wasn't quite thinking straight anyway. And I was curious as to whether Arc/Sheridan would notice..
Quote from: Gareeku on August 08, 2006, 08:04:09 PM
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 07, 2006, 11:33:30 PM
Xze has bad news :mowsad
Xze's school is starting next tuesday which means no more Computer until my first report card and it HAS to have no 'F's or 'D's....
during that time, would anyone like to play my character if i explain her enough? or...should i drop out? :mowsad
I would, but i'm busy enough in life as it is. I'm sure someone will fill in for you. If not, then i'll take control of her.
:3 alrighty
Okay, I have bad news for you guys (and for myself) :mowsad
I'm officially going on vacantion on Friday and won't be back for three weeks. You may want to dish Alex or let someone else play him. The profile and current reactions basically display the biggest part of his personality. Tommorrow will be my final posting day. I hope to give a Little more depth into his personality that day but it's your decision I no one wants to play him I might as well write a post of him leaving. (and if I can I might walk in again if the GM let's me after my 3 week vacantion)
Sorry for my recent abscence. It's been a hard few days at work. Plus I meant to catch up yesterday but all of a sudden I was told to apply for a spot as head teacher (which I'm not sure if I want it, but I did anyway), so that took yesterday's afternoon away. I'll try to catch up now.
Sorry, I went over Johan and Arc arguing about body counts and suddenly thought of Arsenic and Old Lace
Paladin, reading Arc's mind: You got twelve, he got twelve.
[Arc angrily grabs Paladin's collar]
Arc: I've got thirteen!
Pal: No, Arc, twelve - don't brag.
Arc: Thirteen! There's Mr. Spinalzo and the first one in London, two in Johannesburg, one in Sydney, one in Melbourne, two in San Francisco, one in Phoenix, Arizona...
Pal: Phoenix?
Arc: The filling station...
Pal [seeing the memory]: Filling station? Oh!
Pal: Yes.
Arc: Then three in Chicago and one in South Bend.
Pal: You cannot count the one in South Bend. He died of pneumonia!
Arc: He wouldn't have died of pneumonia if I hadn't shot him!
Pal: No, no, Arc. You cannot count him. You got twelve, he got twelve. Johan Cross is just as bad as you are!
Arc: Then I only need one more - and I've a pretty good idea who it should be.
Err... what's that all about?
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 10, 2006, 06:58:53 AM
Sorry, I went over Johan and Arc arguing about body counts and suddenly thought of Arsenic and Old Lace
Paladin, reading Arc's mind: You got twelve, he got twelve.
[Arc angrily grabs Paladin's collar]
Arc: I've got thirteen!
Pal: No, Arc, twelve - don't brag.
Arc: Thirteen! There's Mr. Spinalzo and the first one in London, two in Johannesburg, one in Sydney, one in Melbourne, two in San Francisco, one in Phoenix, Arizona...
Pal: Phoenix?
Arc: The filling station...
Pal [seeing the memory]: Filling station? Oh!
Pal: Yes.
Arc: Then three in Chicago and one in South Bend.
Pal: You cannot count the one in South Bend. He died of pneumonia!
Arc: He wouldn't have died of pneumonia if I hadn't shot him!
Pal: No, no, Arc. You cannot count him. You got twelve, he got twelve. Johan Cross is just as bad as you are!
Arc: Then I only need one more - and I've a pretty good idea who it should be.
Half a dozen, not a dozen. :rolleyes
I still don't know who Arsenic and Old Lace are.
Quote from: Gabi on August 10, 2006, 07:04:35 AM
I still don't know who Arsenic and Old Lace are.
I'm just as clueless as you are, but
this[/i] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace) might shed some light on the matter.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036613/quotes
**EDIT**
Quote from: Sheridan on August 10, 2006, 07:03:32 AM
Half a dozen, not a dozen. :rolleyes
Yep, and Cross killed about 9-10 people according to my notes. But I didn't want to change the dialogue itself :)
**EDIT EDIT**
I've expanded on Jakob's "What do we do with him?" line.
Gareeku, the map is your baby, so if there is a new message at 7:30, feel free to have Jakob/Jay read it out in your post. (Or look at it disappointedly if there isn't one).
I'm kind of hoping Gabi will speak first though, to establish Jakob's pseudonym. :)
alright, Xze's gonna pull out for now. when i return, i'll just show up in the Background if that makes sense and re-join yas..
I've received permission to take control of Xze's character while she's away...so, um...yeah... >_>
Quote from: Gareeku on August 14, 2006, 12:45:07 PM
I've received permission to take control of Xze's character while she's away...so, um...yeah... >_>
What about Alex? Can we kidnap him? :twisted He could manage to escape when his owner returns, maybe drop the group a few hints he's discovered during his ordeal..
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 14, 2006, 01:20:28 PM
Quote from: Gareeku on August 14, 2006, 12:45:07 PM
I've received permission to take control of Xze's character while she's away...so, um...yeah... >_>
What about Alex? Can we kidnap him? :twisted He could manage to escape when his owner returns, maybe drop the group a few hints he's discovered during his ordeal..
Down boy, you're Jakob, not Johan. :rolleyes
Quote from: Gareeku on August 14, 2006, 12:45:07 PM
I've received permission to take control of Xze's character while she's away...so, um...yeah... >_>
yeah and you better be good about it or you'll get punished.
*cracks her whip*
Quote from: Gabi on August 17, 2006, 07:25:38 PM
"I doubt it's penguins," Gabi said automatically. "They usually live in the South and I've yet to meet a penguin creature. But lots of creatures do have wings, that's not much of a clue."
Well, assuming that Furrae has penguins (which I am), we don't actually know their distribution. I'm using the term 'arctic' generically like Vernor Vinge did for the Tines' world in 'Fire Upon The Deep'.
And damn, I could have sworn I wrote 'feral penguins'..
Are feral penguins creatures? The letter did say creatures. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
Quote from: Gabi on August 18, 2006, 06:29:39 AM
Are feral penguins creatures? The letter did say creatures. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
Oh dear. It didn't have the capital 'C' so I assumed it meant animals.
**EDIT**
Also because a group of sentient creatures usually build some kind of dwelling like a town or village.
Today's quote brought to you by Al "Scarface" Capone. ;)
PENGUINS!!???
WHERE!!??
*takes charge*
bleh. can't help it X3
*waits for the rp to live again*
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 26, 2006, 07:15:51 PM
*waits for the rp to live again*
Yeah, it does seem to be kind of stuck. My guess is that no-one wants to take responsibility for changing location, and it's going to have to be done simultaneously. I might have sent Jakob on ahead, but he's currently pretending he can't teleport.
And we still don't know where we have to go - I get the feeling Gareeku is gently saying 'no' about the Oracles, but I could be wrong.
**EDIT**
And here's a penguin for you.
(http://www.jpmorris.force9.co.uk/stuff/usbpenguin.gif)
"I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a Penguin with a USB logo on it's chest."
<_< >_>
That penguin should learn not to eat computer hardware. It's clearly caused him/her an indigestion.
OK, I'll capitalize the 'C'. JP, it's true that many Creatures tend to build towns and villages, but they're not the only places where they can be found. SAIA, for example, is neither, and there are many winged Creatures there. And I don't think Dragons live in that kind of settlement. Nor do most mythos we've heard of.
PENGUIN!! *tackle hug*
...Xze will take charge if no one else will cuz Xze is bored :mowsad
Note about my latest post: the rumor may or may not be true. I know Azlan's RPG is not cannon, and it's not set exactly in the same world, but I thought this little part of it would make sense. In that game, my character was originally a low-ranked priestess at a Phoenix temple, even though she wasn't a Phoenix herself.
Indeed!!
Danks Gabi, ya saved me da trouble ^^
No problem, Xze. :) I've been too busy with my new job these days. I missed playing.
*reading your post* i have no clue how to respond to that...
You could state your character's opinion, and make a suggestion if you want to.
we need Gareeku D:
Quote from: Xze-Xze on August 27, 2006, 06:55:59 PM
we need Gareeku D:
Basically, yes. I can't think of anything to add for Jakob, since he's stated that he's happy to go anywhere that might help. I'm not sure there's much else to do apart from go to the temple, and
I'm not going to god-mode everyone there. Not unless things get desperate, anyway.
*headdesk* I agree....
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, i've had a bit of a turbulent time as far as real life goes, so the online stuff had to take a backseat. I'll post as soon as I get some time. Again, sorry for the slowness of it all.
Oh, sorry to hear that, Gareeku. I hope things get better for you soon. *Hugs.*
Same. Hope things turn out okay!
it's ok Gareeku-Kun ^w^
I guess that sorts it out, then. Time for a scene change, whenever our GM is ready.
..and we're back on the air!
**EDIT**
Whoops, didn't mean to post it yet.
Are you going to cut the new location, or actually go on the journey?
if mah thingie-ma-bob doesn't make sense..it's cuz i think i might be suffering a mental breakdown :< I'll try my best to keep up :<
Why didn't Jakob make that suggestion while we were still discussing our options?
Gabi can't hear thoughts and thus cannot respond to them (at most she'll notice Jakob's nervous, but that's not too surprising considering the current situation).
Quote from: Gabi on September 16, 2006, 09:38:02 AM
Why didn't Jakob make that suggestion while we were still discussing our options?
He did - the
real question is why didn't anyone listen to him..
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php?topic=647.msg22446#msg22446
QuoteGabi can't hear thoughts and thus cannot respond to them (at most she'll notice Jakob's nervous, but that's not too surprising considering the current situation).
Quite right. It wasn't really for anyone else's consumption, just a slightly more detailed chunk of padding to pass the time until they get there - assuming they don't get waylaid or something.
Has anyone got anything to add, or shall we just cut to the temple?
Not me. I don't know about the others.
not me. i say we cut >>
Nothing else here...
Question for RJ - is Blaze openly going around as an incubus, or is he disguised as a Being? That is, are the other characters supposed to know that he's a 'cubi?
He's a cubi. He's not the kind to hide himself (bit of the proud type), though he does hide his headwings just for the fact that if he had them out, he wouldn't be able to wear his bandana. And he hardly ever takes that thing off anyway.
Tracked? Tracked indeed. >:3
>> Cuddle-wolfie just made me start to cry...
Ouch. Now that I did not expect. It's not just an attack of the headwings, then? And was anyone else in earshot, or just Gabi?
I'll let you guys decide on that one. ^.^
Quote from: Xze-Xze on September 24, 2006, 12:18:40 PM
>> Cuddle-wolfie just made me start to cry...
D: Nuu! *hugs*
*clingu* i gots to respond to that somehow >> *clingclingclingclingcling*
There is a slight problem with this in that the original Furrae Chronicles has been left hanging, so we don't know what happened with Gareeku's evil-inner-cubi thing.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 24, 2006, 12:25:01 PM
There is a slight problem with this in that the original Furrae Chronicles has been left hanging, so we don't know what happened with Gareeku's evil-inner-cubi thing.
Which is why i'm trying not to give away
too much. ;) But don't worry, i'll be continuing with the original FC asap.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/Slavkei/OMG.jpg)
XD *laughs out loud* Awesome
I will assume everyone read my thoughts, because Gareeku wouldn't speak out loudly when telling a secret, and I doubt everyone's hearing is that good.
Quote from: Gabi on September 26, 2006, 06:59:21 AM
I will assume everyone read my thoughts, because Gareeku wouldn't speak out loudly when telling a secret, and I doubt everyone's hearing is that good.
I was assuming he stood too close to Xze, having just gone to read her casting.
N.B. http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_247.php
**EDIT**
Oh, he
didn't go to read her casting, did he? My mistake. Sorry..
**EDIT EDIT**
Gabi, yours is possibly more plausible since Beings and so on don't have mind-shields as such but use mental techniques to distract any would-be mind reader, as was done in "Dr. Who - Invasion of Time". What's for tea? An emotional shock like that would distract
you leaving you wide open. This has interesting possibilities for battles between 'cubi and Beings, where the 'cubi try to surprise the Being so that they can get at their minds.
Blaze's ears don't just frame his face, ya know... XD
Quote from: Gabi on September 26, 2006, 06:59:21 AM
I will assume everyone read my thoughts, because Gareeku wouldn't speak out loudly when telling a secret, and I doubt everyone's hearing is that good.
Hmm. Pheonixes can't hear thoughts... tricky. Should I do some post editing?
Guys I know its taken me along time to decide this but I think Paladin is too powerfull for this RP. With everyones (or Gareeku's :3) permission I'll write him out and submit a new character somewhere before or after the oracles...
There was a point where I nearly left, too. What I was going to do was kidnap Jakob. He was going to yell for the others to get out just before he was taken. That means he'd be among the ones rescued at the end. It also offers scope for him to return mid-way, if he somehow manages to escape. He would then be able to offer vague hints about the kidnapper to the others.
Ok after receiving the ok from Gareeku heres Ephrael:
NAME: Ephrael Falco
RACE: Tasmanian Devil; Being
SEX: Female
AGE: 21
FAMILY: Older Sister (Jade Falco)
BODY TYPE: Small, athletic
EYES: Bright Blue
HAIR/Fur: Red / Black with white stripes on her chest and a white spot around her right eye.
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVOURITE COLOR: Blue
CLOTHING (+style): Light leather vest, skirt and shin pads dyed green, hiking boots and a blue undershirt.
PERSONALITY: Timid around strangers but fiesty once she is cumfortable around someone.
CAREER: Sometime thief, scout and archer.
POSSESSIONS/WEAPONS: Pair of steel daggers, light leather armor, Longbow and arrows, sap, bag of sand and a lucky bracelet her elder sister gave her.
STRENGTHS: Fast runner over short distances, Agile, good shot with a bow, stealthy.
WEAKNESSES: Not very strong, only uses daggers if she can down someone in one go or as a last resort, easy to intimidate/influence.
HOBBIES: Reading, watching people, collecting spoons.
TALENTS: Hunting, Skinning, Archery, Pickpoketing, Sneaking and unlawful entry.
BIOGRAPHY: After losing their perants to a creature attack, Jade raised Ephrael as best she could but the younger sister became a little lost turning to taking things she couldn't have normally. Never being a confident girl Ephrael never joined a guild or a gang preferring to stick to things she could do herself. Jade taught her the way of the hunt to try and turn her back to a legal life, she partly succeeded and Ephrael began to bring in meat and skins to sell.
After finding her sister missing and receiving a note Ephrael headed to The Smoking Dragon. Upon arriving she was a little scared about meeting anyone and hung back when the others gathered around Gareeku and shared their parts of the puzzle. When the events of the morning occurred she hid after almost being hit by a huge incubus who flew over her. When the group left the tavern she followed almost being spotted by the large wolf several times.
Continuity glitch:
The number of people Johan Cross has killed is somewhere between 9 and 12. In his earlier rant at Arc, used 12 for his calculations ("one killing every 25 years on average") in this one he's used the lower figure.
I'm tempted to set it to 10, which would mean editing the original rant and this one ("two more and you'll have drawn level"). Would that be acceptable? Any suggestions?
**EDIT**
Note: I'm assuming that Arc killed the two bandits outright, in which case they won't have bled very much.
I guess you can change it to "two more", I don't see anything wrong with that.
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 07, 2006, 10:56:23 AM**EDIT**
Note: I'm assuming that Arc killed the two bandits outright, in which case they won't have bled very much.
He's not the sort to mess around. Headshots for quick takedowns.
Quote from: Sheridan on October 07, 2006, 12:02:25 PM
He's not the sort to mess around. Headshots for quick takedowns.
Yes, that was my guess. Which means that Gabi is out of luck and Jakob is in luck since there will be comparatively little mess.
I'll take Gabi's suggestion and perform a retroactive correction (of Jakob's body count). If anyone objects let me know and I'll set it back.
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 07, 2006, 12:09:49 PM
Yes, that was my guess. Which means that Gabi is out of luck and Jakob is in luck since there will be comparatively little mess.
Well, I did say "hoping beyond hope".
It was very dark by the time they had buried the pair. Jakob chose a suitably heavy stone and, sharpening his claws to razor points as most Creatures can, carved a brief epitaph in the rock with his hand.
ON HIS WIFE'S BIRTHDAY RALPH WAS CLEVER
A TOMBSTONE'S A GIFT THAT LASTS FOREVER
[/I]
..kind of kills the mood, doesn't it? :twisted
Just tweaked the inscription slightly, 'May you learn' -> 'May others learn'
And so Ephrael makes her entrance >:3
O_O Gareeku called Jakob by his real name!
Quote from: Gabi on October 11, 2006, 07:19:07 AM
O_O Gareeku called Jakob by his real name!
Crap, I missed that. Looks like he'll have to come clean in front of Anzi and Blaze. I think everyone else knows - the disguise is mostly for Arc's benefit anyway.
It makes it seem more real people make goofs, especialy when tring to call someone other than thier real names :P
And Blaze is so unfamiliar with everyone and secretly confused that he doesn't really notice/ hasn't yet noticed >.>
That was actually a mistake on my part, but it seems people have already reacted to it so i guess there's no point correcting it. >.>
...i'm totally lost >>
Quote from: Xze-Xze on October 11, 2006, 03:52:11 PM
...i'm totally lost >>
In what regard? If it's the Jakob thing, it goes like this:
1. Jakob had a bad patch about 400 years ago where he went mad, killed a handful of people and took control of a few cities mafia-style, ruling by fear.
2. During this period he called himself 'Johan Cross' and achieved such notoriety that his name is still feared in some circles. Part of his power came from the fact that he shapeshifted all over the place so that no-one could tell if he was spying on them, so none dared speak against him.
3. About 100 years ago Jakob snapped out of it and tried to start a new life. He still has guilt trips, and occasional skirmishes with Creatures who want him dead over some centuries-old grudge from during his evil reign.
4. Arc has decided to claim the bounty on Jakob's head, so Jakob has disguised himself as a raccoon demon, and is calling himself "Jay Farrow". Under the right/wrong circumstances he is liable to revert to his normal, lupine incubus form - however since Gareeku has accidentally used his proper name, his cover might have been blown prematurely so I might not be able to do what I'd originally intended. We'll have to see.
5. Hence, Jakob is currently hoping that (A) Ephrael will distract anyone who noticed the slip and (B) if anyone does remember it later they'll assume that it's some kind of nickname (even though 'Jakob' is pronounced 'Yakob' and not 'Jacob'.
If you were referring to something else, pray be more specific :P
Must sleep now.
Quote from: Gareeku on October 11, 2006, 10:47:46 AM
That was actually a mistake on my part, but it seems people have already reacted to it so i guess there's no point correcting it. >.>
It's ok. If players can make mistakes, so can their characters.
You're all a big bunch o meanies picking on a girl like that! xD Besides considering that the group is mostly creatures they would be frightening to most beings.
At least Gabi looks like a being. What did you expect? It looked like an ambush... or at least a failed one. And that was just after Arc was attacked by thieves and killed them, which was right after Paladin left, which in turn was not long after Gareeku revealed he was dying. You can't blame the group for being edgy.
Hey, Gareeku, didn't Ephrael say that aloud?
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on October 12, 2006, 08:53:12 PM
You're all a big bunch o meanies picking on a girl like that! xD Besides considering that the group is mostly creatures they would be frightening to most beings.
No disrespect, Pal, but she's coming over as a singularly inept thief :twisted.
She seems to be dressed like she comes from a medieval society, which is fine but a 16-year-old medieval girl would be considered an adult and pretty streetwise. A 21-year old medieval would not be blubbering on the floor :P
Jakob is reacting fairly mildly since she was lying prone on the floor. If she'd landed on both feet he would probably have tried to stun her or something.
Sorry guys was sorta meant to be tongue-in-cheek...And was for why shes so terrified of the group well she did lose her parents to creatures.
And its not really medieval dress its more a modern day vest skirt and greaves...If I could draw I would show you.
Plus shes in shock with a broken ankle which she hasn't quite figured out yet.
Edit: I'm going to hold off posting till Gareeku edits his post or tells me to keep going...
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on October 13, 2006, 11:52:15 AM
Sorry guys was sorta meant to be tongue-in-cheek...And was for why shes so terrified of the group well she did lose her parents to creatures.
And its not really medieval dress its more a modern day vest skirt and greaves...If I could draw I would show you.
Yeah, that works.
QuoteEdit: I'm going to hold off posting till Gareeku edits his post ot tells me to keep going...
Hey, it's not bad. I was going to suggest a few tweaks to make it a bit more convincing but you seem to have it all worked out anyway. Besides, Furrae is a mix of eras anyway, so all bets are off :P
**EDIT**
If she's broken her ankle, that's going to add a complication to the journey.
How far away from the pheonix temple are they?
Not if Gabi has enough charge/mana/spells... :3
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on October 13, 2006, 12:13:09 PM
Not if Gabi has enough charge/mana/spells... :3
In the story, RJ didn't use magic for internal wounds since it weakens the body's immune system. I was figuring the same here although you're right, the situation probably merits magical healing.
I guess Gabi will take a look at her and see what she can do... if Ephrael calms down enough to let her examine her.
Or realises its broken...Adrenaline is such a wonderful thing :P
The reason I had RJ picked as a healer was because of her strongest element being water. But I'm not sure if storywise is healing magic and healing through water magic is different?
i think i might pull out..i'm too lost D:
Quote from: Xze-Xze on October 14, 2006, 02:49:21 AM
i think i might pull out..i'm too lost D:
Er...why? All we've done is leave the tavern and stopped for the night. Paladin's had to rush off, there's a new character. That's it. :B
(I've edited my post in the RP by the way, guys.)
I bet the kidnapper is Biggs. :laugh
Sorry Gabi I meant it more like if you hurt yourself it hurts more after you look at it for some reason..
Ah. The psychological effect. Well, you can post the answer in the RP thread. Otherwise my character won't know it.
Heh already done Gabi sorry I confused you.
Damn, Gabi got in first.
It's alright, Pal, those things happen. I like games that have the kinds of little things that happen in real life, it makes them more believable. Now, will anyone fetch me those items, please?
Sorry, JP. Would you like me to edit my post?
I assumed the fracture was not exposed. If it was, tell me so and I'll ask for a different kind of help.
Quote from: Gabi on October 17, 2006, 10:40:54 AM
Sorry, JP. Would you like me to edit my post?
Yes, it would be nice if you could. Since you can't delete yours, you could trim the first one to a skeleton and post the remainer afterwards or something...
I split it in two. Is it ok now?
And is the fracture exposed or not?
Quote from: Gabi on October 17, 2006, 10:53:55 AM
I split it in two. Is it ok now?
Great! Thanks.
QuoteAnd is the fracture exposed or not?
If it is, that might be another reason Jay is looking into her eyes, so he doesn't see it..
In the effort to keep it to the KISS principal, just a simple fracture not open if anything its a hairline.
What's the KISS principal?
Thanks, in any case. That makes things easier for everyone.
Quote from: Gabi on October 17, 2006, 11:10:18 AM
What's the KISS principal?
The UNIX philosophy - Keep It Small and Simple
(or alternatively 'Keep It Simple, Stupid!')
Keep It Simple, Stupid :3 hence KISS
Its something I try to live by.
Edit: Damn you JP why must you constanly ninja me! >:3
Ah. I reached the same decision by the "Don't Be Excessively Mean To Party Members Unless They've Earned It" principle.
I've made a few changes to the description of Jakob's 'anaesthetic'. Nothing major, just a little rewording and an extra touch at the end.
Cool. Now it's a good time to decide whether we're staying for the night or going a bit further, isn't it?
[Whiny voice:] Are we there yet?
Yes, were staying for the night, mainly out of common sense since a party member has a broken bone. :P
Quote from: Gareeku on October 21, 2006, 01:29:06 PM
Yes, were staying for the night, mainly out of common sense since a party member has a broken bone. :P
Quite so. I'm wondering what's happening in the morning, assuming that there isn't a fourth* event that night, which would be pushing the realism somewhat.
*Events of the evening:
1. Pal leaves abruptly
2. Arc's
hunting trip ambush
3. Eph's arrival
Did I miss anything?
#2 was an ambush, not a hunting trip.
Quote from: Sheridan on October 21, 2006, 04:48:29 PM
#2 was an ambush, not a hunting trip.
Sorry, right you are. I don't know if you're reading the Chronicles of Jakob Pettersohn, but if you are, you're going to get a better idea of why he doesn't like Arc in a few chapters time.
Is everyone ok with the idea of skipping to the morning? If not just say.
I guess it's ok.
:yeahthat
Heh bring it on...unless anyone(cubi) wants to poke thier noses into Ephrael's dreams..
I'm okaies with that :)
Yeah, cut to morning. I'd pondered entering Eph's dreams, but it would have meant collaborating or inventing her innermost thoughts and there's the risk of Jakob letting slip that he's 'cubi.
>:3
It's morning in the RP! Rise and shine everyone! :3
Also...where the hell is Xze?
Quote from: Gareeku on October 30, 2006, 03:12:10 PM
It's morning in the RP! Rise and shine everyone! :3
Also...where the hell is Xze?
AFAIK Xze dropped out because she couldn't keep up with it all, apparently. *shrug*
Couldn't she make one last post to explain her character's absence?
Maybe she wandered off during the night..
Sorry if I'm not around as much in the near future... it's not going to be bad enough for me to need to drop out completely, though. Life issues... you know. Stuff. Hope I'll be able to be around more soon.
Thats ok Hilary you look after yourself ok?
Been quite a space between posts people are still going with this right?
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on November 05, 2006, 01:59:23 AM
Been quite a space between posts people are still going with this right?
Yeah, well unfortunately I'm being more reactive than proactive and at the moment there isn't a lot to react to. I was kind of hoping for an answer to the 'how far is it to the temple now' question as well..
Blaze isn't much the interactive sort for this kind of situation... :animesweat
Who is still with the group and what are they, race-wise?
Jay/Jakob is a 'cubi, Gabi is also spell-capable, Blaze is another 'cubi.
Anzimani is a phoenix so presumably spell-capable. I'm simply confused about Gareeku since the FC story leaves his abilities up in the air. Xze is/was a 'cubi but appears to have left. Supercheese' character is a Being but it looks kind of like he's silently vanished too.
Note on my post:
Foolishly I forgot to mention the jewels during character creation, hence a little extra work to create a substitute. They appeared in the FC story and will debut in the next episode of 'Chronicles of Jakob Pettersohn'. Hopefully we won't need them anyway, but I guess we'll have to see.
Gabi's spell-capable, but the only offensive spell she can use in her furre form is a stun spell which doesn't even affect really powerful opponents. It may work against common bandits, though. That, limited telekinesis, weak light spells, fixing spells, magic detection and healing spells are the only spells she has successfully cast in her normal form in the past. She could try an invisibility spell, if someone gives her a few tips, but she's never tried it so far, so it may not work.
The bottom line with Anzimani's spell skill is that she has the potential to be rather powerful, but she hasn't had anyone to teach her how to use the magic. She also hasn't had acess to any large libraries, so she's learning everything from experience. One of her goals while traveling is to gain knowlege about her powers.
Her powers are basically unchanged in her feline form, except that shape-changing drains her a little, temporarily. She's practiced shifting, so that her stamina has built up and it doesn't leave her completely defenseless, as it does with many of her species.
I may as well repost Blaze's abilities in case anyone needs to know...:
Wide knowledge of fire magic, and some knowledge in other elemental types, powerful fire magic and knows most other elemental magic, elemental proof (although powerful water magic may work), large magical stamina.
And although he does know the basics of shapeshifting and basic cubi skills, he's pretty sketchy on the advanced stuff.
Whether invisibility or concealment is the way to go depends on whether we're having a nice safe journey to the temple, or another fraught day.
It also depends on which route Arc took, since it is quite possible he has carved a nice, safe path through the bandits for the party to follow.
**EDIT**
Gareeku's the alpha, so I guess it's up to him to decide. And I'd still like to know who's still present (I don't remember SuperCheese actually dropping out, maybe I should ask him)
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 06, 2006, 06:28:21 AMIt also depends on which route Arc took, since it is quite possible he has carved a nice, safe path through the bandits for the party to follow.
Or he stealthed it like the ninjacat he may or may not be. I'll let Gareeku decide on that, Arc has no obligations to be making it safer for you people. >:3
JP and I tried to post at the same time. I translated that into the game as speaking at the same time.
Here's the list of everyone, I think (In alphabetical order, pardon my O/C-ness):
Gabi
Gareeku
Hilary - Anzimani
Paladin - Ephrael
RJ - Blaze
Sheridan - Arc
Tapewolf - Jakob
James will likely be joining in as a background character later.
I'm unsure about Supercheese. He's probably not in anymore, but just making sure...
If I missed you, please don't kick me! :animesweat
By my reckoning the party is armed thusly:
Gareeku: Katana
Ephrael: Bow, dagger
Anzimani: Dagger
Gabi: Two knives
Blaze: Fireball
Jakob: Fireball, Stun, other offensive magic
Note that Blaze and Jakob are also able to fight with their wing tentacles if they so choose. Whether Blaze goes in for that sort of thing is unclear, and Jakob is unlikely to want to unless things get desperate since it would blow his current cover as a demon.
Arc is of course armed to the teeth, but he's not exactly a party member per se and he's probably halfway to the temple by now.
Gabi has two knives but looking at the rest of her possessions they're more likely for general use than combat. While the normally-placid vixen going into a berserk rage with a pair of kitchen knives is an amusing mental image, it probably wouldn't help against a hundred bandits :P
Nah, Blaze only does that as a last resort- he's rather heavy on the magic. He also knows other elemental magic, but he mainly uses fire since that's his best.
Gareeku is a weilder of magic; mainly light magic, though he can use other types of magic, such as fire and ice.
I'm sure Gareeku has an answer to that one. I'm just not sure how to handle Jakob if he has to kill someone. His little hangup about life being sacred and all... >:3
Okay, my last post to the RP was, frankly, crap. So I've edited it. This is all Jakob's private internal monologue so I don't see any side-effects.
If anyone wants me to revert it, let me know.
JP, you've made me laugh... admittedly, that's not a hard thing to do, but still.
One of Gabi's knives can be used for combat. The other one is basically a kitchen knife, so I wouldn't rely on it. In any case, it's never a good idea to leave Gabi to fight alone.
In the original FC story, Jakob expresses his belief that Warp-Aci don't seem to be able to go somewhere unless they know where it is.
Jakob doesn't know whether Li has been to the temple, but she probably hasn't, which would scupper his suggestion.
It was, after all, a last-ditch attempt by Jakob to worm his way out of fighting. But given what he's done as Johan Cross, I'm not sure you can blame him for wanting to be a pacifist...
I wouldn't blame anyone for that. Nor would my character.
Anzimani has a sword as well, but she rarely uses it, as she's kind of awkward with swords in battle. She carries it for other reasons: firstly, it's good for intimidating wimpy bullies; second, it's good for hacking through, um, stuff that needs to be hacked; and third, she can store a small amount of power in the hilt for use after transformations, in case she's feeling particularly exhausted.
It's also very pretty. :paranoid
To use the magical power of quotes:
Quote from: Hilary on July 22, 2006, 01:28:18 PM
In her belt, she carries a matching dagger and sword, each with a black wire-wrapped hilt and an iridescent black and green stone pommel.
Ladies and Gents I give you by way of RJ: Ephrael Falco!
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/PaladinSheppard/ephart.jpg)
Groovy. I had actually considered commissioning RJ for a group shot of the party, but with 7 characters it got a bit expensive. If I wasn't in the run up to moving house I might have considered it anyway.
x_x Not to mention that's more characters than I've ever tried to draw in one shot...
Quote from: RJ on November 17, 2006, 09:04:13 AM
x_x Not to mention that's more characters than I've ever tried to draw in one shot...
I like to make artists work for their money (http://www.jpmorris.force9.co.uk/stuff/icon_twisted.gif)
Is that a dagger, or is that a toothpick on her belt? :P
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on November 17, 2006, 08:35:00 AM
Ladies and Gents I give you by way of RJ: Ephrael Falco!
Beautiful!! *Applauds RJ.*
ok, i've missed half the stuff going on. i guess Xze'll just pop in at an oppertune time X3
Quote from: Xze-Xze on December 03, 2006, 01:09:52 AM
ok, i've missed half the stuff going on. i guess Xze'll just pop in at an oppertune time X3
Currently we're stalled on Gareeku by the looks of things.
I've spoken to him he's just a little tied up. When he starts his holidays I think he'll try to keep us moving.
Aaaaaaand we're back. I'm so very sorry for the unexpected hiatus the rp has taken. University was kicking my ass, and on top of other things I'd rather not go into, I kind of lost the motivation to run the rp. However, I'm back with a renewed determination to get this thing going again and to try and prove that i'm not a rubbish GM (yeah right) XP
One more thing: I'd like to get a roll call on the rp if i may. If there's anyone who wants to drop out, feel free to do so, i completely understand. I'm also considering opening the rp up again, but I'm not sure. What do you guys think?
I'm still in but I'm gonna disapear in a weeks time for 5 weeks
I'm in, although I'll be less active during the 23-30 when I'll be with my relatives, and probably only online in the evenings.
If we've lost or are losing Xze (I'm still not sure) and Chris/Supercheese, it might be an idea to open it up again, but if we do, we'll want to find an opening.. a sudden cast change in one night is a bit.. contrived.
If there's going to be a big fight sequence coming up, that might be a good place for other people to come to their aid, or there could be other people at the temple.. both those would make good insertion points, IMHO.
I'll try and stick around, though it's the busy season and I dunno if my grandparents will let me use their new internet.
I'm still in. It was a really great time for a hiatus, in my opinion, because if there wasn't one, I would have had to have dropped out anyway... but now all the crazy stuff is over. ^^
Busy, but present. Considering how everyone else is busy too, you might as well count me as active.
As for opening the game, I agree with JP. If we're down to 5 players, we could get one or two more.
Around but having hard drive hardware issues. I can still use the `net and such, but not reliably.
It's probably worth me mentioning a couple of facts about Jakob's "Jay Farrow" identity. Firstly, he was in fact a demon monk who died roughly 300 years before canon (see C.J.P. chapter 17) whose identity Jakob borrowed and used sporadically thereafter to perform random acts of kindness. It is therefore possible that someone 300-500 years old may remember Jay (either real or fake). I don't think that's likely, but just FYI.
Secondly, I never specified his base fur colour, which is dark blue (hey, I had to pick something!). Depending what happens next it's quite possible that Jakob is going to have to drop that disguise anyway.
Ok peoples I'm going to be gone for the next 3 and a bit weeks so Gareeku has agreed to play Eph for me while I'm gone I'll cya when I get back!
See you! Have a good time, Pal!
Ok, I've decided to open the rp up temporarily to other people. If anyone is interested, please pm me.
Bear in mind that, at this point, new characters won't have received a letter. However, as i said, pm me and we can discuss it. :3
If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, please say. I know this rp has turned out to be slow and sucky already, so i could use some input. :(
(Pops head in shyly) Ooh, the RP's open...If I may, I wanna join in. ^^ I've read through the whole thing once and I must say it's a good one with very much potential.
I'm sure many of you know of Aisha's appearance and stuff by now, but to be formal, I'll write down her statistics. :3
Name: Aisha deCabre
Age: Early 20's
Species: Panther (black jaguar)
Race: Being
Occupation: Adventurer/bounty hunter
Appearance: If traveling by herself she's normally seen with her head covered by a hooded cape the color of crimson. Otherwise, one sees that she is a melanistic feline with unusual eyes that are pretty much the same color if not lighter. Her hair is darker than her fur and some of it frames her face on both sides down to the length of her neck, and her bangs just barely touch the level of her eyes. Just one stripe of light grey falls down those strands, and the rest of her hair is tied in a braid behind her head the length of which just reaches down to the middle of her back. She wears long-sleeved pants and a shirt both the color of navy blue and a sturdy black belt around her waist that also holds a few of her weapons concealed easily inside the cape.
Weapons and stuff: Aisha's favorite and trademark weapon is a silver boomerang that's bladed on all edges except for one on the outside, which there is a small handle to grip...normally it returns on its own when thrown, but if not, she can call it back with its enchantment. She wears an emerald tail ring enchanted with the ability to sense dark magic and glows in the presence of it. Further back into the belt is a magic-proof scabbard of dragon skin that holds a longsword, her preferred weapon for close combat. She wears a bracer on her right wrist that's embued with light magic and can be used either for short-term healing or dissipation of dark magic. Only she can unlock it. There's one more weapon that she rarely uses unless necessary: an ice-magic embued whip.
Skills and Personality: Aisha's favorite method of attack is first and foremost, stealth. She is fast in movement and thinking, and she never keeps her eyes off of an enemy: something that often is overlooked when there's more than one of them. Aisha is also very observant and makes up for her weaknesses by pinpointing those of her opponent fairly quickly. She has no magic abilities of her own, but her weapons all carry various light and sometimes elemental enchantments. She prefers to fight with these weapons more than with bare hands or claws.
As for those weaknesses, she can be very stubborn, carrying a fight for longer than it probably would go for, and where normally she is very even- to light-tempered she can also be quick to anger and her determination is near unstoppable. Very rarely has a fight with her target ended in a tie, and so sometimes her senses are deafened by a sense of pride in leu of injuries.
Whew...there we go. ^^;
Yeah, we could have her crouching in the undergrowth of the Devil's Path, trying to reach the temple as well. That would make for a realistic insertion.
Hmm, it looks like people are kind of waiting for the next 'event' to begin.
It would be great to have Aisha with us. Especially since she was in the original party.
Note: I'm ambidextrous myself (I don't have exactly the same abilities in both hands, but they're rather evenly shared). Since my character doesn't have many combat skills, I assumed it would be ok to have her be able to use both hands to defend herself.
Quote from: Gabi on January 07, 2007, 08:06:51 AM
It would be great to have Aisha with us. Especially since she was in the original party.
Quite. I'm just wondering how she'd react to Jay, whom she's presumably never seen before, although I'm hoping Gareeku's presence will restrain her to some degree.
The stun spell is an interesting thing. It raises questions like "why don't we cast a blanket stun on the entire path", but that would be too easy.
So to keep things balanced, I'm assuming that it's a difficult spell to cast (Gabi as a Were would be able to do it though). Most likely you have to find a balance between it being too weak to stop your opponent, and so strong that it kills them. This level would vary from person to person as well.
Of course if he can get through their mental shields, Jakob won't
need the stun spell.
Gabi's stun spell isn't strong enough to kill. It wouldn't be of much use against very powerful opponents (it would probably just tickle them). I'm sure I mentioned it when we were going through the spell roll call.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 07, 2007, 08:26:04 AM
Quote from: Gabi on January 07, 2007, 08:06:51 AM
It would be great to have Aisha with us. Especially since she was in the original party.
Quite. I'm just wondering how she'd react to Jay, whom she's presumably never seen before, although I'm hoping Gareeku's presence will restrain her to some degree.
I'm actually thinking of re-going through the story and this RP thread to see whom Aisha would recognize from the previous adventure if any. ^^; Might as well do that while the next event begins. We had the idea that she would appear then...
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on January 07, 2007, 03:28:09 PM
I'm actually thinking of re-going through the story and this RP thread to see whom Aisha would recognize from the previous adventure if any. ^^; Might as well do that while the next event begins. We had the idea that she would appear then...
Off the top of my head I think it's just Gabi, Gareeku and Jakob (when he eventually slips out of his disguise). Pal was here but dropped out to replace himself with Ephrael. James was talking about joining at one point, and now/soon is as good a time as any if he's still able and willing.
She'd also probably notice the resemblance between Blaze and Raine.
What kind of valuable are they after in a world where Creatures can create precious metals by magic? I'm assuming they're all Beings.
(and Jakob is shamming with the SOULS bit of course..)
Ah well, I'll see how this is going in the morning...
I don't think most creatures can create metals so easily.
My thoughts exactly. Otherwise every creature family would be rich, I would have thought. Then again, i could be wrong, i don't know.
Well, they would have been rich at first, but with so much being made the metals would have lost their value quickly...
If I remember right, it's easier to make something like a lump of gold than it is something crafted like a necklace. Still, I have no idea by how "easy" that is.
Quote from: Gareeku on January 07, 2007, 08:41:45 PM
My thoughts exactly. Otherwise every creature family would be rich, I would have thought. Then again, i could be wrong, i don't know.
Gold is easy, ask Abel: http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_652.php
According to Amber, it's complex work like woven cloth or VLSI semiconductors which are easier to make by mundane means.
The big question is what are these bandits looking for? Gold is still useful and pretty even if it's not used as the basis of currency (which it wouldn't be if Creatures can create it on demand).
**EDIT**
Jakob has now, um, befuddled three of their opponents. If anyone thinks that's too many, I can reduce the count if need be.
To be honest i think that's too many. Maybe 2 would be a more fitting number i think.
Gold may be useful, yes, but i still stand by the view that if loads of people with the ability to create it went around a did so, then it would lose its value. There's a reasong why gold is so valuable - It's because it's so rare.
Not to sound like a picky git, but I'd also prefer it if people attempted techniques rather than just assuming it had the desired effect. For example:
"Jay sent three into a daze." - (yes i know this isn't a direct quote) this is just assuming that the technique has worked, without giving those other people a chance to try and defend themselves. Yes i know i'm controlling them, but its still relevant. I will also be sticking by this. I'm not going to go around a go "he dodged it". Characters will get hit and hurt, Gareeku included. I'm not to be all "he dodged and mowed down loads of people"
Put simply, i regard it as autohitting.
"Jay attempted to influence those who did not have mind shields into a daze" - i think this sounds better (yes i know i haven't quoted what Jakob said). As i said, it gives those on the receiving end a chance to try and defend themselves.
Quote from: Gareeku on January 08, 2007, 08:27:26 AM
To be honest i think that's too many. Maybe 2 would be a more fitting number i think.
Done.
QuoteGold may be useful, yes, but i still stand by the view that if loads of people with the ability to create it went around a did so, then it would lose its value. There's a reason why gold is so valuable - It's because it's so rare.
Quite. Of course if they're Beings they won't be able to create it themselves so it was worth a try.
**EDIT**
Quote from: Gareeku on January 08, 2007, 08:27:26 AM
"Jay sent three into a daze." - (yes i know this isn't a direct quote) this is just assuming that the technique has worked, without giving those other people a chance to try and defend themselves. Yes i know i'm controlling them, but its still relevant. I will also be sticking by this. I'm not going to go around a go "he dodged it". Characters will get hit and hurt, Gareeku included. I'm not to be all "he dodged and mowed down loads of people"
Put simply, i regard it as autohitting.
Fair enough. You've referenced that in your followup so I'm assuming you don't want it reverted, but I'll bear it in mind for the future.
Having said that, Jakob has been doing this sort of thing for about 850 years so the chances are if he thinks he can do it, it will work. This is one of the reasons I asked how many he should have done.
Also, we don't know how long they're going to remain like that. Jakob is hoping they'll be like that for quite some time, but obviously you retain the option of bringing them out of it at any point.
Hmm. If the leader stoops to pick up the gold at that point, Arc is going to hit the guy behind him instead. Otherwise... let's just say Jakob is not exactly going to be a happy bunny.
**EDIT**
Oops, nevermind.
Oh holy crud...I think it's about time for someone to make their appearance... ;>.> *whoosh*
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on January 08, 2007, 03:12:51 PM
Oh holy crud...I think it's about time for someone to make their appearance... ;>.> *whoosh*
You do that thing if you can.. I'm stalled until Sheridan's attack is resolved.
**EDIT**
Or not, as the case may be.
The kind of gentle probing Jakob was doing should have been completely undetectable - see http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_706.php - so I've assumed there was something extra going on. (The adventurers noticed the morphing magic on Dan, but didn't realise Abel had probed them. Neither did Jyrras in the SAIA arc..)
**EDIT EDIT**
"I was taught all life is precious/sacred" was the phrase which Johan Cross used to say to his enemies shortly before he banished them. Whether the bandits know this or not is unclear.
Jay looks sidelong at Gareeku because of his soul-devouring attack in Furrae Chronicles (Jak wasn't around when it happened but he's going to have heard about it). While Cross is arguably more infamous than Gareeku, he can't exactly point to himself. >:3
Sorry about not posting for a couple of days, I had exams to contend with XP I've got a couple more next thursday and friday, but they're open-book exams, so I don't need to do much revision for them ^.^
This is the first half of a relatively long segment. Jakob gets up again a few moments later - I wasn't sure if I wanted to use them both at once or give other people a chance to do things in the meantime.
**EDIT**
Removed the 'shot rang out' line from my previous post to improve continuity.
Poor Jakob :(
*sneaks in a post* >.>
Oh no.. I wanted to take Leona down...
**EDIT**
And that's most of my lined-up stuff >:3
Note that Jakob's self-modification has left him.. not entirely sane.
Hehehe, this is gonna be good! >:3
Quote from: Gareeku on January 11, 2007, 12:36:16 PM
Hehehe, this is gonna be good! >:3
Yeah, it was worth the wait. I have a few other ideas too...
Cool man. If you want to share them, don't hesitate to send me a pm, or even an IM via either AIM, MSN, or YIM. :)
Stop bullet-posting, you two. :P
NEVAR!! :dface
Quote from: Gareeku on January 11, 2007, 01:49:28 PM
NEVAR!! :dface
Want me to start taking potshots at you instead? :B
Meep... *cowers* >: Ok, thinking about it, I'll stop. But regardless, this is my rp, and what happened between mine and Jakob's post would only last about 2 minutes, if that, in real time.
That's still two minutes! Enough time for Arc's rifle to fire off a total of 1500 rounds, assuming sufficient ammunition feed!
<_< >_>
That and I was kinda shooting at Leona there.
Quote from: Sheridan on January 11, 2007, 01:56:54 PM
That and I was kinda shooting at Leona there.
Well, if she takes a nick in the shoulder it's going to make Jakob's job of breaking her mind-shield a whole lot easier...
Well, at any rate, it seems the thread is now back to a nice active start again... :mowtongue
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on January 11, 2007, 02:54:02 PM
Well, at any rate, it seems the thread is now back to a nice active start again... :mowtongue
Yup. Gareeku's little absence gave me a lot of time to fine-tune.
By the way, "Jakob" really is his name - 'Cross' is the pseudonym.
(Boy, is he going to be
depressed at what he's done when the high of the battle and the emotional instability wears off..)
**EDIT**
Urrr... while taunting Leona to try and lower her mind shield, Jakob's said that they were holding the pass for decades. Re-reading the dialogue they actually just said "years".
Shall I fix that, or are we saying he's pulled the real figure (say 10 or 20 years) from Leona's mind?
(This is what happens when you write dialogue in your head while buying frozen food at Sainsburys)
I was going to pause for an update on Leona, but I felt this was just too good to wait, and it's an insert point for Gabi to boot - she hasn't done anything yet.
**EDIT**
Oh, and I'm pretty sure the F-word falls within the scope of PG-13.. if it doesn't, let me know and I'll take it away. (It's not like I'm going to use it everywhere, I might add)
**EDIT EDIT**
We need to be careful not to run out of bandits or kill more than there are. Weren't there around thirteen?
Jakob: immobilises two (2)
Arc: kills dog (3)
Gareeku: kills Jonathan (4)
Anzimani: kills fox, cat (6)
Aisha kills at least one (7? 8?)
Man, I'm cruel. :(
EDIT: The band of theives is quite large. Once all hell broke loose, reinforcements would have come. Don't worry, I'll be sure to mention it in a future post.
And yes, its under a decade that they've been there.
*patpats Gar*
Hm...as far as I can tell, Aish took down two in her initial move and three before tossing her boomerang. That might take out two or three more, but I'm trying to factor in that any remaining bandits would have the sense to dodge or run... >.>
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on January 11, 2007, 06:27:26 PM
That might take out two or three more, but I'm trying to factor in that any remaining bandits would have the sense to dodge or run... >.>
One of the things Jakob is hoping for as a last-ditch is that the carnage will be attributed to Cross, with the notion that:
1. The remaining bandits will, as he put it "shit themselves" and flee
2. The Devil's Path will be free for a few decades for fear that Cross may return
3. It will make future bandits think twice before messing with him in future
Quote from: Gareeku on January 11, 2007, 06:25:49 PM
Man, I'm cruel. :(
Yeah. I'm kind of stumped for a followup to that. Suicide was something I'd considered, but my contingency for that was trapping her soul too. Losing both her life and having her soul escape is going to hit Jakob pretty badly.
Um, where is Jakob going with Leona's body? :/
He's a necrophiliaaaaac...! *A horrid voice speaks from the shadows, and two eyes of black with venomously green irises glow at you from the darkest of them*
*pokes them with a stick* yup, still squishy. :3
Quote from: Gareeku on January 11, 2007, 07:25:13 PM
Um, where is Jakob going with Leona's body? :/
To bury it, of course.
Oh, forget i said anything, then. >_>
*A huge maw forms from the darkness and crunches the stick, then slides back in*
Not this time, Manoko! We learn... *Stygian slides and forms from out of Gareeku's shadow and up behind him, the false eyes in the dark fading*
The other thing is that I've been posting an awful lot during the battle, so like in the tavern, I'm taking Jakob out of the picture for a bit for the others to catch up.
If the others have a "where's Jakob?" moment, bear in mind that Gabi is the one who'd have the best idea of Jakob was going through emotionally before Leona commit suicide. It shouldn't be too hard for them - Gareeku especially - to realise that he's come to the end of his tether ('cubi being highly emotional creatures, after all).
I'm assuming that the next 'event' will be the approach to the temple, in which case that's probably where Jakob is going to be found.
**EDIT**
..having said that, he might simply wander back into the camp when he's sure the fighting is over. It depends what happens next in the RP, in particular what Arc does.
:rolleyes
I'm going to assume that Anzimani's sword was still in the body when Jakob took it.
The only time I go to work all week, and suddenly BOOM, ACTION!
Lol... I missed out.
Quote from: RJ on January 12, 2007, 01:32:57 AM
The only time I go to work all week, and suddenly BOOM, ACTION!
Lol... I missed out.
Gareeku said there were lots of bandits, and Jakob has left because he can't cope (and to let you people have a go) rather than because the battle is over.
Quote from: Hilary on January 11, 2007, 09:42:21 PM
I'm going to assume that Anzimani's sword was still in the body when Jakob took it.
Oops. Well in that case, Jakob is going to have to turn up to return it...
Please excuse the delay, but I still have to work. I'll try to post later this afternoon.
[Edit: or not... It seems I didn't have the chance after all. For coherence sake, can we say that I got to stun one thief after Jakob called for me and before Leona killed herself? I'm sorry I was so busy, my boss has been making me stay at the office longer than usual.]
That's fine, hon. I'm actually gonna halt posting until you guys make posts of your own. It's only fair. :3
Thank you very much. :)
... >_<
Looks like it's about time to update Jakob a bit, then.
P.S. http://dmfa.wikia.com/wiki/Furrae_Chronicles
I'm not sure whether Alexei's lines are inner-voice or a direct question to Jakob, but I've worded it ambiguously to be sure.
Note the Demon/Cubi attitude here.. Fa'Lina is proud of what Jakob did, even if he isn't - they're only Beings, after all and she probably regards Jakob's attachment to them as somewhat eccentric. Where Alexei's opinions on this matter fall will depend how he was brought up to view Beings himself.
It's always speech if it's inside quotation marks and italics whenever I'm involved. :P
Thoughts are bracketed either square or standard.
Example;
Quote[Stupid kids are gonna get 'emselves killed.]
That's a thought.
This, however, is speech;
Quote"They chose the wrong person to try and ambush."
Bold and underline are used for emphasis when necessary.
I'm not sure I'm up to writing a long dialogue with Jonathan so I'll probably bring Jakob back into the fold next turn and summarise.
Uh, Gareeku, in my post I meant "Gareeku looked at Jakob with distaste"... Jakob actually looks pretty upset :3
Oooohhhh...i'll fix that XD
EDIT: ok done.
Quote from: Gareeku on January 15, 2007, 06:17:41 PM
Listening to Jakob explain his true identity to the others, Gareeku could not help but smirk slightly.
For somone who wishes to rid himself of his past, he sure seems to be talking about it a whole lot...
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the others have just killed more people in one sitting than he has in three hundred years? >:3
Anyway, better they hear it from him than from someone else...
Hehehehe...could be something to do with it... >:3
About the burials, I had a thought the other day. Li can do it: if she teleports the mud away you'll have a nice big hole to put the corpses in.
The only problem with that is that the earth will deform when it lands.. it will probably have to be shoveled back on in a more conventional way. A wholly insane solution to this would be for Li to teleport the earth ten thousand feet in the air. That should give you a few minutes to put the corpses in before it lands... and if the person laying the corpses to rest doesn't get out of the way, well, at least you won't have to dig another grave for them.
[I had this idea around 3am a couple of days ago.. can you tell?]
Blaze does have a little experience in earth magic too, if you wanted to know. He could probably shift it, like parting it... probably better to compare it to opening and closing curtains. But it'd be easier putting it back where it was than taking it out in the first place.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 15, 2007, 06:35:36 PM
About the burials, I had a thought the other day. Li can do it: if she teleports the mud away you'll have a nice big hole to put the corpses in.
The only problem with that is that the earth will deform when it lands.. it will probably have to be shoveled back on in a more conventional way. A wholly insane solution to this would be for Li to teleport the earth ten thousand feet in the air. That should give you a few minutes to put the corpses in before it lands... and if the person laying the corpses to rest doesn't get out of the way, well, at least you won't have to dig another grave for them.
[I had this idea around 3am a couple of days ago.. can you tell?]
There's also the problem of the earth clod disintegrating in flight and spreading itself over a large radius. ;)
I've just pulled Jakob's "It's a funny thing" comment as seemed out of place - IMHO it is more suitable for when they're actually doing the burials.
Heh, looks like Jakob and Gareeku aren't getting along well X3 though Jakob's choice to brand Gareeku as a "soul-eater" seems a bit off, as Gareeku hates the fact he can do that. :P
Quote from: Gareeku on January 21, 2007, 02:44:16 PM
Heh, looks like Jakob and Gareeku aren't getting along well X3 though Jakob's choice to brand Gareeku as a "soul-eater" seems a bit off, as Gareeku hates the fact he can do that. :P
Yeah, well Gareeku's accusation that he wanted Leona to die hurt pretty bad. Fact is, Gareeku
has eaten people's souls, and while Jakob has drained one or two of his worst enemies, he's never destroyed anyone completely, and the chances are he never will.
I came very close to him saying the soul-stealer thing aloud, but they'd probably get into a fight and I'm not sure we could recover from that situation.
The other thing is that nearly everyone Jakob
has killed was a matter of defending himself or others - he was the patron of the city, remember, and that means he's ultimately responsible for the safety of everyone within it.
Aahh i see. Well Gareeku's in a bit of a bad mood right now, so he's gonna lash out at people. X3
Quote from: Gareeku on January 21, 2007, 03:47:58 PM
Aahh i see. Well Gareeku's in a bit of a bad mood right now, so he's gonna lash out at people. X3
I've just extended Jakob's inner monologue to that end.
*Sighs.* Well, at least it wasn't the friendship monologue.
That song is currently in the Lyrics Game, so anyone who recognises it is invited to that thread. >:3
By the way, Aisha doesn't know about Gareeku's condition...
I know she doesn't, in a way that comment Gareeku was inadvertently designed to create curiosity at what he meant. >:3 (my design, not his x3)
Quote from: Gareeku on January 24, 2007, 02:40:15 PM
I know she doesn't, in a way that comment Gareeku was inadvertently designed to create curiosity at what he meant. >:3 (my design, not his x3)
Quite. My comment was mostly to try and flag it to her...
Well, it'll create curiosity indeed. :3 Though she'll be juuuuuust a bit miffed that people avoided her question altogether. :P
I don't think we avoided it, we just had too much on our minds.
I'm currently writing the first few chapters of a new story. In about 100-200 years' time, Jakob is going to be holed up in a secret base in Furrae's Arctic. If Jakob is successfully able to throw off his past now, I'll have to find another reason why that is.
The other point is that it's kind of fun that his other name sends a shiver down people's spine. Remember Niall's reaction?
I'm still torn as to whether he's going to try to keep his secret again, or come to terms with it and try to convince other people that his actions were a mistake. Because of course the thing is, even if he makes the documentary and airs it, there are going to be quite a few people who don't believe it.
Of course. But you can't blame Gabi for caring. (If you could, she'd have way too much guilt on her shoulders from her life's experience).
Jakob's waiting for a reaction for Aisha to what he's just said. I can work around it if one isn't forthcoming, though :P
That and Gareeku might be heading off to lead us to the temple (I'm not sure though)
Whoop, sorry...I'm on it. :mowtongue I can't do much in any of the other RPs anyway. o.o
It's not a "doing much" moment, but you wrote a nice post.
Quote from: Gabi on January 27, 2007, 03:34:14 PM
It's not a "doing much" moment, but you wrote a nice post.
What, you mean Jakob's reflections? I've been planning that one for a while. Actually I was intending to commission Turnsky to draw it since he's good with unhappy canids. My house move thing is now set for the 16th (!) so we'll have to see if I can spare the cash afterwards :erk
And I really am glad no-one spotted Jakob's little Freudian slip >:3
Mmph... is this an ambush I see before me? And who are we currently stalled on for the scene change?
Me. University has been kicking my ass recently. I'll get on it asap.
Quote from: Gareeku on February 06, 2007, 12:22:14 PM
Me. University has been kicking my ass recently. I'll get on it asap.
Oh, that's fine - it's just that if we're going to do anything rapid-fire I'd like to see it done before the 16th, since I'll only be able to get online during work hours after that.
(I'm hoping there's a working BT line in the new place - last time it took four months for BT to so much as lift a finger)
Good luck with that.
I hope I don't end up missing all the action like I did last time... and at least twice in Azlan's game.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 06, 2007, 12:09:33 PM
Mmph... is this an ambush I see before me? And who are we currently stalled on for the scene change?
Naw. Anya's quite harmless, if you discount the bruises from being tackled to the floor. :B
Quote from: Gareeku on February 06, 2007, 12:22:14 PM
Me. University has been kicking my ass recently. I'll get on it asap.
It seems like our schools are coordinated... high school's been getting me down recently. Good timing. :P
Not mine... Mine starts classes on March 19th. Though I may not have to go that day, it will be a theory class. The practical part of the subject (and all the assistant teachers with it) will probably be introduced on March 21st.
O (Orientation) Week starts on the 19th this month for me. About time I got back to doing something, I've been off since October at least.
Is Gabi fully mind-shielded or is Jakob going to be able to see why her ears have twitched?
Gabi does have keen senses, so I assumed she would be able to make out some of what was being said. She doesn't know Anya, so she can't know for certain if she's a real threat or not but, being Arc's sister and speaking in the tone I believe she's been using, she does sound threatening.
As for her mind shield, it's not full, it requires some concentration to shield the thoughts she wants to, and she's not hiding those thoughts from Jakob. She wouldn't have said anything if she were. I don't know how much he knows about her, but he's already shared with her a bigger secret than any she may have.
I'll be out for the weekend. I'm going to a raspberry festival, to get stuffed with raspberries. Just in case something important happens in the game right when I'm away. I'd say "please don't kill my character", but this isn't Azlan's game so I doubt it's necessary. :mowwink
Quote from: Gabi on February 09, 2007, 08:02:14 AMI'd say "please don't kill my character", but this isn't Azlan's game so I doubt it's necessary. :mowwink
And nor am I that mean. :B
Dunno. Arc seems like a bit of a badass to me. I'd rather say you were smarter than the reputable wizard of Az. That okay?
Quote from: Sheridan on February 10, 2007, 06:21:39 PM
((Just giving people a little more time to get closer... :P))
Unless Hilary or RJ have anything to add, I think it's Gareeku's call.
Ok, back. The raspberries were great. And I found a perfect place in the hills, surrounded by forests and with 45 different kinds of tea! And some books to read for free while you drink. Someone must have decided to place a piece of Heaven on my path.
But well, I'm back now... and I have an address where I can find lots of new kinds of tea. And I can go back to the game as well.
Gareeku, are we in the clear regarding Damaris' note about opening up the current RPs?
Woot. You're headed for the monastery anyhow. And it's not like you'll be out of people who want to sign up. Now that the Lounge is closed, this is by far the largest RP on the page.
Quote from: Stygian on February 15, 2007, 07:14:21 AM
Woot. You're headed for the monastery anyhow. And it's not like you'll be out of people who want to sign up. Now that the Lounge is closed, this is by far the largest RP on the page.
Cool. Thing is, if I read Damaris' post correctly, Gareeku has to declare to her that the RP will be open-to-all or else implicitly she'll take some drastic step like locking it, which would suck.
Well, it's Damaris. And there are rules for RPs. For good reasons.
Quote from: Stygian on February 15, 2007, 08:47:56 AM
Well, it's Damaris. And there are rules for RPs. For good reasons.
Yes, but the question I'm asking is whether Gareeku has fully complied with them...
Yes, I know the rules quite well thank you.
With that said, I now declare this RP temporarily open. If you wish to join, please post a character profile similar to the ones the current members have produced, and I will get back to you asap.
-This is, in case you hadn't noticed, a FURRAE rp. This means that things such as cyborgs or other creatures who do not inhabit Furrae are forbidden. Sorry, but them's the breaks.
-Make your character profile AT LEAST reasonably detailed. If you're unsure how to lay it out, look at the styles of the profiles the current members have produced. I WILL NOT accept profiles which are basic. Sorry, but I like my profiles to be detailed.
-Please take note; unless something can be agreed upon, I am afraid that from here on new characters won't be in possession of letters like the others have. I'm afraid you'll have to think of some other reason as to why your character joins the journey.
Once you've posted up your profile, I'll send you a pm and we'll discuss how your character is introduced, such as the reasons for them joining the quest etc. Just having characters suddenly pop up and going "LOL i wanna join your group" kinda puts me off a bit.
With that said, the floor is yours. :)
Quote from: Gareeku on February 15, 2007, 01:01:04 PM
Yes, I know the rules quite well thank you.
Look, sorry I tried to help, okay?
Eep, just realised the words sounded quite nasty. Sorry about that, JP.
Quote from: Gareeku on February 15, 2007, 02:32:01 PM
Eep, just realised the words sounded quite nasty. Sorry about that, JP.
Oh, ok - that's fine. I've had a stressful day and my house purchase is on a knife-edge at the moment so I'm liable to be a bit sensitive right now...
Heh. Good work on the rules, at least. Let's hope we can get some more good volunteers. Or evil. Whatever. :mowtongue
Evil?
*From behind, a voice echoed out. There, comfortably musing in an armchair covered with dark red leather and stirring a glass of equally red liquid, sat a nearly-white-furred someone clad in an exquisite black suit of late 19th century cut. His eyes were shadowed under their brows and the fair blond forehair that parted over his face, contrasting sharply the razor-end teeth that glinted in a grin under them*
Who called upon Evil?
(Sorry. Just had to. *snickers*)
Booya! I got back just in time! I'd love to join (though I believe I already got the ok quite some time ago). I'll have the bio and whatever else may be needed sometime soon.
Good to hear James :) I look forward to seeing the bio. ^^
Bamph!
Name: James StarRunner
Race: Angel Squirrel
Fur: Blue /w white markings
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Teal
Occupation: Bounty Hunter
Favorite Food: Peanut Butter Sandwiches
History: Mistreated and feared in his youth for being a creature, James didn't have an easy childhood. He was found and raised at an orphanage at Lath's Stand, a small town far from Lost Lake. Before he left the orphanage, his caretaker, Grace, crafted him a magical pair of gloves similar to a primitive patch used to suppress his angelic appearance and abilities. Although he's lost a glove since, he was able to live among beings without being feared. Without a job or schooling though, he had to live off the streets and steal for food. A paladin who caught him showed him mercy, took James in, and trained him. Now James uses those skills learned from the company of the paladin and his associates to hire out his services as a bounty hunter.
Personality: Because of the unfair persecutions against him for being an angel, James taught himself to never judge anyone by appearance or race. He's easy going, and if in a relaxed setting, he'll joke around and act like a goofball. In situations where seriousness in needed, he'll drop the funny antics and get down to business (though he may drop a pun if going into battle). Although some already know his secret, James hates to admit to being an angel and will usually deny the fact of his true heritage. Thinking of his heritage leads to many memories he would rather forget. Though he tries to make money from his profession, it's not uncommon for him to do acts of service and will jump at the chance to cook (or eat).
Quirks: James does not drink alcoholic beverages. He says he needs his senses alert at all times, but it's mainly because his caretaker Grace made him promise not to drink.
When bored, James will climb into the limbs of a tree and draw.
Other info: Though able to use many weapons, James is mostly proficient with the bow and long sword. He can make and use grenades, smoke bombs, and tranquilizers (which are crafted to look like acorns). He wears a mithral chain shirt under his clothing. He's skilled in disguise, stealth, and tracking. Though he has a natural aptitude to magic due to his angelic heritage, he's not good at it. Though he doesn't want to show anyone that he's an angel, if he's in a life threatening situation, he'll take off his remaining glove to better use his angelic abilities as listed in Amber's demonology 101.
Sorry I've not been posting much guys. Eph really hasn't had anything to say or do, so lets just asume she's been quitely standing in the back of the group. :3
No worries Pal. ^^ We'll be getting to the temple pretty shortly. I'll try and figure something that Eph can be doing. :3
Hehe James ya missed her :3
So did I. It'll be great to have you with us (again). Besides, your character and mine share much of their political(?) views.
I'm a little lost for a response, because I'm not actually sure how things ended between James and Jakob in the last story (subtle hint for Gareeku >:3). Cross does have a bounty or two on him, after all.
I'm pretty sure James is not among those who are after him.
:3 I'm sure that Blaze and James will get along well.
And sorry for staying quiet too... I have noooo idea what to say, since Blaze is supposed to be quite clueless in all this anyway... >_<
Is there room for me Gar? Mel's a very tiny dragon and doesn't take up much room. (makes big sugar eyes)
Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on February 16, 2007, 08:53:58 AM
Is there room for me Gar? Mel's a very tiny dragon and doesn't take up much room. (makes big sugar eyes)
IIRC we're 2 years after strip, so it depends whether Destania succeeds in ending your race :P
<Grrrr> Bad blue succubus. Just because her team lost the championship hockey game to us...
Ummm... she overlooked Mel because she's little?
2 years after the strip? I thought it was 2 years after our first adventure, and taking place at the same time as the strip.
Quote from: Gabi on February 16, 2007, 09:40:33 AM
2 years after the strip? I thought it was 2 years after our first adventure, and taking place at the same time as the strip.
I've seen both quoted, I wasn't even sure when I wrote the wiki notes about it :mowignore
Ah well... I honestly believe that plan will fail. And I thought it was 0 AC too.
Anyway, I'll post a character profile...
Name: Sebastian Samael Ignatz Don'Chel
Nickname(s): Stygian, the Don, Ignatz Donovan
Age: ?
Race: Angel?
Species: Predatory bat (not purebred)
Family and Association(s): The Don'Chel and Caerule lineages, The Sacred Order of Justice
Place of Origin: ?
Physical description
Height: 6'0"
Weight: ~200lbs
Build: Athletic, long-limbed and lean. Compressed and hard.
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Whitish-blonde
Fur Coloration: Whitish-blonde
Distinguishing features: Very handsome, with well-shaped if hard features. Somewhat pointed muzzle, with a flared tip to his nose. Lips curve up slightly over the tips over a pair of long fangs. Has five distinguishing scars; a pair of thin ones across the right cheek and side of his lips, a large, cross-shaped one over his heart, and two large ones on his back where his wings used to be. Mostly wears all black clothing and a pair of slim glasses.
Biographical and general information
History: Sebastian is not exactly the kind of man to tell anyone of his past, much less leave an account of it. The name 'Ignatz Donovan', an obvious and admitted allusion to his own, appears in a few records and rumors, but at very few times and far in between. Those who know how and where to ask may find out that he might be the one to contact if you have something of very great value and need it exchanged for a favor, or vice versa. His real name also occurs in the personal accounts of the former Rector of the Academy of Haszal, and the diary of one Amy Don'Chel.
The name Stygian though, is certain to provoke more of a reaction, at least if mentioned in the higher circuits of power. Few are certain about the identity of this figure, but he or she is infamous as one of the more mysterious and influential dark mages around, and affiliated with many evil powers. Some would also say that he is an assassin, a thief or a prophet of some sort. Regardless, he is at the heart of a number of reputable incidents that have taken place for some time back, although almost never in the foreground. He is charged with many cases of murder, property destruction, theft and the utilization of forbidden magic, and is widely considered as one of the most wanted individuals in existence.
Personality: Mainly sly and sharp, even sinister and vicious at times, often with a chilly touch to him yet far from entirely cold at heart. He can sometimes shift moods quickly, and often appears quite mercurial, yet he is slow to anger and as a rule his perceived actions and feelings are little but a front. He layers these like he plots, complexity and unpredictability having become a habit of his due to past experiences and his line of work.
Despite his first impressions and his tendencies though, Sebastian has a certain warmth to him that only shows once he is with those he trusts or regards as friends. He almost never directly lies to anyone, nor does he ever commit an act of evil without a to him very clear purpouse, and he regards unneccessary cruelty and malice as the worst kind of sins. And once his intentions are assured one can depend on him to the very end.
Abilities: Sebastian is an expert dark magician, and besides possessing the characteristic speed and senses of an Angel, honed even sharper by training, he seems to have a number of abilities and traits that are unusual or do not tie into his racial belonging. He usually does not use magic directly for combat, being more of a ritualist, but instead seems to be able to manipulate and control darkness in some way, using shadows and negative energy to deadly effect. He has also proven capable of extensive shapeshifting without the aide of conventional magic, and has often displayed a general prowess that far exceeds that of what should be his natural abilities.
Strengths: Sebastian is both clever in terms of long-term planning, and quick on his feet in unexpected situations. He has the general skills one would associate with a professional assassin, and adds his expert knowledge of magic and the dark arts to that. He seems well-versed in terms of general knowledge, and also somewhat scholarly, even scientific at times.
In terms of all-out damage and precision, Sebastian is one of the most fearsome combatants one can come around. He also seems to have considerable talent for confusing and outmaneuvering his enemies. Basically, he specializes in close combat, stealth and speed, in that order, and usually once he is at point blank range his opponent has very little chance of fighting him successfully. His defensive skills are quite considerable as well, allowing him to shrug or avoid attacks that would be outright lethal to most. He is also capable of quick regeneration, and is virtually immune to crippling blows or poisoning. Time and again he has also proved his immunity to mind-control and thought reading, and most cubi would probably be creeped out at his apparrent emotional void. Finally, as a rule one should not fight him at night or in an area of darkness. Ever.
Weaknesses: His tendencies and instincts quite often put him at odds with his peers. He can seem very undependable and capricious if one is not aware of the thought behind his actions. And he is often disregardful or even disdainful of others' personal convictions or plans, something that has worked against him before even though an assassin is supposed to be ruthless. And he has a deep-rooted loathing for most creatures that while normally latent will become apparrent when provoked.
While he is well-versed in general magic and a master of dark magic and necromancy, Sebastian's skills with elemental magic are poor and with light magic nonexistent, other than theoretically. He is definitely no healer either, being incapable of mending so much as a scrape without a reagent or medical supplies at hand. And he gets excited at the smell and even more the taste of blood, something that ties into a food dependancy of his.
In combat, Sebastian only rarely uses magic, as he does not appear to have the skills or the ability to throw combat spells around. This, coupled with his lack of expertise with anything but close combat weapons and his general preference not to use weapons at all, gives him a very limited range, something that he must compensate for using speed and a greater number of attacks. He mostly prefers isolated fights, and dislikes it when he is unable to plan ahead. He also tends to protract when he doesn't have a grip on the situation.
Finally, Sebastian has a very specific weakness to light. Physical force is the worst way to deal with him and practically useless. One can hope to deal perhaps some damage if a good ice spell actually scores a hit, and electricity seems to work well for causing him trouble. But light and pure soul energy are the most effective of all, as they attack or override his main defenses.
Trivia: Sebastian is an Angel, or at least it would appear so, yet he does not have any wings. Not because he doesn't show them, but rather because they were cut from his back, where he still bears the scars. How they looked it would seem only he knows.
Sebastian possesses a decidedly angelic voice, and is quite the singer. He also plays some instruments, his favourite being the guitar. He loves two particular genres of music; classical, and black metal.
Sebastian both smokes and drinks regularly, yet does not seem to take any harm from it whatsoever, much to the dismay of some.
Though magic is his forte, Sebastian seems oddly fascinated with technology and science, and hopes very much to unite the two concepts some day. His most favourite kind of machines are motorcycles.
Extensive enough? Heh. I've had time to just pitch in some bit by bit. Just hope it'll do.
Is there still opennings for this RP because if there is i would like to join! =^-^=
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 16, 2007, 07:05:01 AM
I'm a little lost for a response, because I'm not actually sure how things ended between James and Jakob in the last story (subtle hint for Gareeku >:3). Cross does have a bounty or two on him, after all.
Ya, I was wondering what may have happened in between myself. While Cross may have several bounties on him, I wouldn't want to collect it (Unless I do what I did to Gar and arrest him, get the bounty, and then free him :P )
Quote from: RJ on February 16, 2007, 08:01:13 AM
:3 I'm sure that Blaze and James will get along well.
I'm sure they will! ^_^
Quote from: Gabi on February 16, 2007, 05:32:24 AM
So did I. It'll be great to have you with us (again). Besides, your character and mine share much of their political(?) views.
Yep! And it'll be great to RP with ya again!
Political? Wasn't aware that there was much more than macropolitics in Furrae... Oh, right; and just how many people want to kill Gareeku? Cuz I'm thinking that if we're having a poll here...
Quote from: Stygian on February 16, 2007, 11:38:32 AM
Oh, right; and just how many people want to kill Gareeku? Cuz I'm thinking that if we're having a poll here...
In or out of character? Heh, actually, I'd rather not kill either one.
Quote from: James StarRunner on February 16, 2007, 11:26:04 AM
Ya, I was wondering what may have happened in between myself. While Cross may have several bounties on him, I wouldn't want to collect it (Unless I do what I did to Gar and arrest him, get the bounty, and then free him :P )
Arrest...? That would be a trick. Jakob is useless at fighting and he doesn't even want to, but he's damn good at running away. Some kind of countermagic charm would work, though.
*Loud snort* You can make that poll, but I guess it depends on the story. And welcome back, James! Finally another FC oldbie. :3
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 16, 2007, 11:42:48 AM
Arrest...? That would be a trick. Jakob is useless at fighting and he doesn't even want to, but he's damn good at running away. Some kind of countermagic charm would work, though.
Well, if you cooperate, I'll give ya 50% of the bounty money. :P
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on February 16, 2007, 11:43:41 AMAnd welcome back, James! Finally another FC oldbie. :3
Whoo hoo! I'm an oldbie! Heh heh... Thanks!
Name: Nyfe Bikirivar Raxolith
Nickname(s): "Nyfe" "Bicker"
Age: 17
Race: Mythos
Species: Battle-Tail (bipedal saurian)
Family and Association(s): Father (Spire Raxolith), Mother (Scimitria Raxolith), Brothers (9), Sisters (25)
Place of Origin: The Armory Plains. A sprawling, massive expanse of grassland in Furrae's south.
Gender: Male
Physical description
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Build: Lithe and very strong. Battle-Tails may not look heavy at first glance, but their bones are extremely dense, as are their muscles, thus making them heavier than they appear.
Eyes: He has six. Four on his face, and two less sensitive ones on his back which can only see vague shadows, they are all colored brilliant, acid, green.
Hair: Black, kept in a long braid.
Scale Coloration: Dark forest green.
Distinguishing features: He has a repeating pattern of a pair of eyes running down his spine starting from the two functional ones and continuing down from there. He has four head tentacles, each one ending in a small blade. These usually wrap behind his head. Like all members of his species, he has a heavy but highly dexterous prehensile tail which is tipped with a weapon-like growth. His weapon is just a simple, single edged blade. His teeth are sharp (like all members of his species), and his only article of clothing is a brown pair of pants.
Biographical and general information
History: Nyfe the only male sibling of the the latest brood birthed by his mother. Like all Battle-Tail children, he was trained in martial combat from the time he could walk. This is not because Battle-Tails are an inherently warlike race (not anymore anyway), but rather because Battle-Tail tradition centers around fighting. For a battle-tail, few things are more relaxing than practicing attack forms, shadowboxing, and sparring. Even the most peaceful-minded among them practice a sort of Tai-Chi (which is basically a way of slowing down the usual combat forms). Nyfe has only recently left his home to explore the world, and is the only member of his family who has shown any inclination to wander out of his grassland home. He has taken up work as an adventurer in order to put his singular racial talents to good use.
Personality: Nyfe is goodhearted, cheery, and happy-go-lucky. He is also, unfortunately, rather naive about life outside of his home on the Armory Plains. As such, several social graces are lost on him, and he tends to think that a fight is the best way to solve any social arguments (since, for his people, fights are the most polite way to solve social issues). This isn't to say that he enjoys harming others, it's just the way he was raised. For him, battle is language all on it's own, and doesn't necessarily mean he is angry at somebody. His lack of social aptitude aside, he is a loyal, trustworthy, and gentle soul.
Abilities: Nyfe has limited all-around vision. It is very difficult to sneak up behind him, or to catch him off gaurd. He also has an inborn resistance to elemental magic (except ice), and a knack for minor earth magics.
Strengths: Brave, loyal, and a skilled fighter. He is powerfully built, and stronger than your average being. He also has quite strong willpower, and is sorely remiss to give up on anything he starts. He also has a talent for understanding others.
Weaknesses: Naive. Though he is a skilled fighter, he lacks real-world combat experience. Tends to trust the words of others very easily. A poor magic user, except for minor earth magic. And he has an inborn weakness against ice magic.
Trivia: His favorite food is the humble marshmallow.
He finds dancing almost as relaxing as fighting, and is a talented break-dancer.
He hates liars.
He likes T-Bone Steaks.
Just FYI people, I've got the keys to my new house and I'm going to handle most of the move over the weekend. IOW, I'm most likely going to miss whatever happens in the RP between now and Monday morning (knowing my luck it'll be the temple segment - and I have a few questions to put to the Oracles). :rolleyes
That's not a dead cert - I might sneak back into the old house with my laptop to use the DSL connection until it goes down on Monday - but just so you know >:3
Oh! Good luck with your move!
Good luck with your move my friend. :)
Yech. A move. At the risk of sounding redundant. Good luck with the move. I just finished one of my own not too long ago.
The boxes... they still haunt my dreams...
Anyway, on a side note. There's my character. I notice not many people make Mythos characters. That's a real shame.
Would you rather have mythos walking around everywhere? They're not among the most widely seen races.
Of course, I have nothing against having a few around.
And I might as well join the wagon: good luck with the move, JP!
Move with good luck, man... *draws back on his rolled cig, gives Tapes an odd little... something, and some jellybeans, and then hides in a large beard*
Did I miss anyone? And where is Arc now?
Thanks for the luck, people. Since my mocing stuff doesn't really belong here, I've made a thread for it in the Villa here, complete with a link to my (hopefully amusing) log of what's been happening:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php?topic=2221.msg91686#msg91686
Quote from: Gabi on February 16, 2007, 07:09:30 PM
Did I miss anyone? And where is Arc now?
He's gone again, but since he was going to threaten to kill the Oracles I'm guessing he'll be at the temple next.
Quote from: Gabi on February 16, 2007, 06:57:14 PM
Would you rather have mythos walking around everywhere? They're not among the most widely seen races.
Okay, that's true.
Can you imagine a world populated by Matilda Kissriss's?
There would never be another pancake as long as you lived. Ever.
Ignore my lame attempt at humor. I'm going to go slap myself now. :U *gurgle*
Quote from: Gabi on February 16, 2007, 07:09:30 PM
Did I miss anyone? And where is Arc now?
He wandered off ahead of the group, but you could probably catch up if you ran after him. Anya's already gone back to SAIA.
Also;
"Hey, I never threatened to kill them. I threatened to shoot them. Despite common misconception, people can survive being shot."That and he'd rather not have any dealings with them in the first place.
Quote from: Sheridan on February 17, 2007, 08:29:26 AM
"Hey, I never threatened to kill them. I threatened to shoot them. Despite common misconception, people can survive being shot."
Threatening to kill them often gets better results, though >:3
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 17, 2007, 01:51:14 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on February 17, 2007, 08:29:26 AM
"Hey, I never threatened to kill them. I threatened to shoot them. Despite common misconception, people can survive being shot."
Threatening to kill them often gets better results, though >:3
"True, but pain is also persuasive. Put them in enough of it, and you'll have them begging you to end it." >:3
Quote from: Sheridan on February 17, 2007, 03:21:12 PM
"pain is also persuasive. Put them in enough of it, and you'll have them begging you to end it." >:3
While that would be a radically new, innovative and probably quite effective way of questioning the Phoenix Oracles, I'm not sure I'd actually like to see it happen >:3
On the other hand, Gabi is a healer - I wonder if good cop/bad cop would work? :P
I prefer bad cop/worse cop. Not to mention, you might recieve unexpected interpretation help...
But I always valued solid clues more than prophecies or mystical hints and references.
Especially the ones that come from Phoenix Oracles. I can play good cop alright, if there's a general agreement.
Even with death threats those guys seem to be intentionally vague.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 17, 2007, 03:40:52 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on February 17, 2007, 03:21:12 PM
"pain is also persuasive. Put them in enough of it, and you'll have them begging you to end it." >:3
While that would be a radically new, innovative and probably quite effective way of questioning the Phoenix Oracles, I'm not sure I'd actually like to see it happen >:3
On the other hand, Gabi is a healer - I wonder if good cop/bad cop would work? :P
Well, I wouldn't go so far as
describing it, obviously. I'm not quite that cruel. But still, for those of you who enjoy such things, I recommend reading this (http://www.eve-online.com/background/potw/18-12-06.asp) although perhaps not in front of small children. It's quite funny, but there are a few bits that some may find offputting as they get somewhat descriptive of what happens with the various devices. Particularly the Holy Star.
Still, a little excerpt from the end;
Quote"No, keep it going," Dranera replied. "Might make a nice instructional for our recruits. I'm curious as to what traps-ah, I do believe he ... yes ... took a left there, so that should put him right into-"
There was a crackle from the speakers, and the screens flashed a blinding white. When they returned to normal, all they showed was a small pile of ashes on the floor, right where Forte had been a moment before.
"Shame. I was rather looking forward to watching him dodge a few more of those," Dranera said. "Oh well. Send someone to sweep up, will you?"
Just in case anyone thinks this blood-cookie business is a cheap rip from Abel's Story, Jakob has always had a rather carnivorous streak (those who read CJP might remember the dog-chews).
As Jakob points out, there are a lot of traditional recipes that use blood. Black Pudding is one (no, I haven't had it and I don't really want to). Medieval communities often did this too - in The Name Of The Rose the monks were intending to make blood pudding (until a dead monk gets left in it).
Since Furrae is technologically patchy, there are likely to be rural communities which still do this as part of their everyday life - evidently Gabi and Gareeku aren't well-travelled enough to have come across them yet.
Of course Jakob does have the dubious advantage of having grown up in a time and place where this sort of thing was the only way to live.
I know black pudding, it's quite common here. Not blood cookies, though.
As for my character, she hasn't really experienced life in rural communities for more than a few hours occasionally.
Same with Gareeku, really.
And black pudding is digusting. At least I think so.
Have you ever had a haggis?
Now there's something disgusting for ya.
Quote from: masked_bandit_lord on February 18, 2007, 11:33:03 AM
Have you ever had a haggis?
Now there's something disgusting for ya.
Along with blood pudding and silca gel, haggis is also on my 'do not eat' list. Jakob on the other hand, is ultimately descended from a carnivore (and possibly more recently if there's some Angel in him).
[So that's where the wireless doorbell went...]
There's a reason why my char is a vampire bat. Blood is healthy food; nutritious, and full of nice hemoglobin for you to absorb. Not to mention it tastes great.
I think that's a matter of opinion, Styg.
And yes, I've had haggis before. It isn't stomach meat. Its just mincemeat wrapped up in a sheep's stomach. You don't eat the stomach.
Quote from: Stygian on February 18, 2007, 01:41:13 PM
There's a reason why my char is a vampire bat. Blood is healthy food; nutritious, and full of nice hemoglobin for you to absorb. Not to mention it tastes great.
Haemogoblins! :U
Also, Styg, from the Rules;
QuoteSpeaking of, though, the OOC thread are there for major discussion. If you need to do more than make a quick, out of game, comment, then go to the OOC thread. On the flip, don't sit in the OOC threads and treat them like lounges. If you want to just randomly talk, go do it in the General Discussion forum
:P
Err... so are we going to have a picnic or race over to the temple before Arc turns the oracles into swiss cheese? And why can't I stop thinking about food now?
You're not alone man...it's dinnertime for me over here right now. XD
I guess the Oracles are a higher priority. :3
Seeing how everyone seems to be hungry, eating something may be a good idea. It shouldn't take too long, right? And it'll be best not to face whatever comes next on an empty stomach.
It's not nice when even your teacher tells you "I think we've heard enough".
I thought I'd fast forward a bit, due to receiving quite a bit of complaining about not being at the temple yet. I hope nobody minds.
Oh by the way; just to make it official and stuff, Stygian Mel and masked_bandit_lord have been accepted, though I still need to talk to MBL to discuss when he enters the rp.
I'm assuming Gareeku is the in the lead and Jakob and the others are further behind. Jakob is keeping his voice down to try and avoid antagonising either him or the temple staff themselves.
Sorry that I haven't been at all active lately. Lots of nasty things happening in my life right now... my grandma just died, among other stuff. I'm not really depressed, just busy. I'll try to be more active, I just need to get some junk sorted out. :bun
I'm so sorry to hear that hun. *hugs* take your time, real life is more important than some rp.
Oh, sorry to hear that, Hilary. And I'm seconding what Gareeku said. Post only when you can, no pressure.
Quote from: Hilary on February 24, 2007, 12:19:34 PM
Lots of nasty things happening in my life right now... my grandma just died, among other stuff. I'm not really depressed, just busy. I'll try to be more active, I just need to get some junk sorted out. :bun
Quite... take your time.
Indeed, hope things get better for ya. ^^
Memo to self: ask Oracle if the bandits had to die, how the Oracles managed with the bandits there etc
Psst, TW - she already left...
Llearch is right.
Quote from: Gareeku on March 04, 2007, 05:11:27 PM
Llearch is right.
God damn it, I though it was just Gareeku who left. Right. I'll have to scrub that one.
Serves ya right for not reading the post properly. :P
Quote from: Gareeku on March 04, 2007, 05:13:38 PM
Serves ya right for not reading the post properly. :P
Time is money, Gareeku.
Er...no offense, but if you haven't got time to read a post fully, then do it when you do have time for it. And less of the smartarse comments, please.
Relax, he was only joking.
Ah. I'm not good at catching on to these sorts of things. There was no emoticons used, so I assumed. I should really stop doing that. Aaaanyways, on with the RP.
+++ Out of Cheese Error +++ Redo From Start +++
.. is it wrong that I'm tempted to edit Tape's post into that? :-/
(don't worry, I'm being good today. Try me again tomorrow. :-] )
Quote from: Gareeku on March 04, 2007, 05:18:04 PM
Er...no offense, but if you haven't got time to read a post fully, then do it when you do have time for it. And less of the smartarse comments, please.
It's literally true - I'm on the local call rate until the DSL comes back up.
Anyway, I've written a replacement section.
I don't know what will happen in the future of FC the fic, but I will assume that Aisha knows Gabi's secret by now because at this point it doesn't make sense for her not to have let her know one way or another.
It would help if Gareeku told us who knows what about whom.
I take it that the secret you're referring to is the fact that Gabi is a were; the people who were in the original FC would know about that.
I'm trying to find enough time to get more chapters done.
Ah, good. Yes, that was it. Thank you.
And what about James?
I would assume that Aish might know that by now too...and then, I haven't read through the first story more than twice, what there is so far. :rolleyes
Well, Gabi doesn't really care what race he is, but she might relate to him if she knew they've been through similar experiences.
Ack, another exit that I didn't quite catch properly. This is embarrassing. Still, we can put that one down to Jakob's empathic powers.
Yes, it could be. It sounds like a good reason.
Wow, things are slow for a few days and all of a sudden there's an explosion of posts.
I'm assuming the oracle was an NPC, so I hope you don't mind if I used her.
Quote from: James StarRunner on March 05, 2007, 10:35:19 AM
Wow, things are slow for a few days and all of a sudden there's an explosion of posts.
I'm assuming the oracle was an NPC, so I hope you don't mind if I used her.
I think you may have made the same mistake I did :B
Oh dear... I've got to run to class now though. I'll be back in a bit to change it if needs be.
edit> Wait... what's the mistake? Maybe I'm blind, but I can't see it.
I think he refers to the fact that the phoenix oracle is no longer in the room.
Well shoot... I read the whole thing, but I must have overlooked it. *goes back to edit*
Quote from: James StarRunner on March 05, 2007, 12:05:19 PM
Well shoot... I read the whole thing, but I must have overlooked it. *goes back to edit*
Yeah, well I actually read Gareeku's post three times and still managed to screw it up. Still, I can probably reuse the joke in CJP if I don't get a chance to use it here.
Well, I managed to properly edit my post anyways, so hopefully there's no confusion anymore.
Sorry guys that I've not posted in a while I'm going through a bit of a rough patch...Would someone mind taking over Eph for me till I can resume?
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on March 06, 2007, 02:56:08 AM
Sorry guys that I've not posted in a while I'm going through a bit of a rough patch...Would someone mind taking over Eph for me till I can resume?
No worries :3
Don't worry, Pal. I hope things get better for you soon.
As for the game... now my characters feels sorry that she can't talk to the feline and comfort James at the same time.
Ya, I guess I was a little dramatic... (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jamessweatdrop.gif)
Hope you're able to come back soon Pal.
Does only three people see the crying squirrel? I didn't get a room yet. I didn't move and I don't think I was escorted.
Sorry, I thought I had. I thought Jakob and Gabi were bringing you and I showed the way to rooms for everyone.
Quote from: James StarRunner on March 07, 2007, 11:08:46 PM
Does only three people see the crying squirrel? I didn't get a room yet. I didn't move and I don't think I was escorted.
I'm working on the assumption that I left the room before you broke down.
I was working on the assumption that people would actually follow Mel back to their rooms, unless they had more interesting things to do.
Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on March 07, 2007, 11:13:50 PM
Sorry, I thought I had. I thought Jakob and Gabi were bringing you and I showed the way to rooms for everyone.
I haven't decided what Jakob is doing, but escorting James to his room is fine. Whether Jakob is going to go to
his room is another matter.
The Oracles aren't out to get Jakob. Not everybody is out to get Johan Cross. :P
Quote from: Gareeku on March 08, 2007, 08:32:50 AM
The Oracles aren't out to get Jakob. Not everybody is out to get Johan Cross. :P
Remember how twitchy he was in the beginning? I kind of dropped the ball on that around the fight sequence, so I'm trying to make up for it here >:3
Plus, it's a useful plot device to allow him to meet up with some of the others again, although I'm not sure whether to take him to Gareeku yet.
I don't mind, dude. It's completely up to you. ^^
Ok, I guess I'm with the group heading to the rooms, right? It looks like we're posting events with some temporal disorder. Was Jakob with Gabi before he left?
Yes, we do seem to have a problem here. I'm assuming Gabi's conversation with the attendant happened while they were leading James to his room.
I assumed that as well. So you were with us when you decided to head back where we met the Oracle?
Quote from: Gabi on March 08, 2007, 09:37:20 AM
I assumed that as well. So you were with us when you decided to head back where we met the Oracle?
I figured we split once James was in his room.
Ah, alright. :)
Oh, right. Concerning the names Ignatz Donovan and Stygian, and the rumors tied to them... I think anyone above the age of three hundred with deep enough connections would know that there is someone who calls himself Ignatz Donovan and who seems to be some sort of information or power broker. Stygian should be a more well-known name, because of his infamy, but as per my bio, all information is hazy, and all that the name basically means to nearly all people is 'Danger!'. I wouldn't be surprised if Jakob knew a few scraps, what with his background...
Quote from: Stygian on March 08, 2007, 11:26:37 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if Jakob knew a few scraps, what with his background...
Perhaps, although he's spent most of his life in relatively few locations so it probably depends when most of their more infamous deeds occurred.
The main problem is that
I don't know enough about him >:3
Quote from: Tapewolf on March 08, 2007, 11:37:03 AM
Perhaps, although he's spent most of his life in relatively few locations so it probably depends when most of their more infamous deeds occurred.
The main problem is that I don't know enough about him >:3
Well, Ignatz Donovan never did any infamous deeds. It's just a name that goes around and has kept going for some time. No one knows why. But 'people' say that he's... sort of the guy you want to speak to if you want to know things, or to get things done. That he has connections. Some say that they've seen what people just thought of or said they wished but didn't have the power to do happen when Ignatz Donovan was in the loop. Though, always at a price...
Stygian though is reknowned throughout most of northern furrae, and especially the eastern part. While he's not a 'public' figure, so to speak, there are still a good deal of people who want his head on a plate. And perhaps just as many who want to shake his hand and make a deal, or just see him. He's charged with at least twenty known murders, or rather assassinations, and suspected to at least have a hand in a number that easily dwarfs that. He's also known for political instigation, theft, extortion, espionage, illegal use of dark magic and forbidden magic, and crimes against all of furkind.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if he exploited or damaged your criminal operations at least one time. Things are always connected. Just like those same situations where Ignatz was involved quite often coincide with those where Stygian was too...
I was going to add that it's a good job Jakob didn't hear any of the stuff Ignatz¹ said. It would have driven him into a paranoid frenzy. At the moment he's just suspicious, but that lot would have petrified him.
¹I will always think of Ignatz Mouse from Krazy Kat, I'm afraid
Anzimani won't have heard of Ignatz because she is relatively very young, and spent most of her life away from outer civilization.
:<
:3
:rolleyes
Alright, enough emotespam, people.
...Sheridan, firstly I want to say; brilliant signature. Caldari? I've always preferred Minmatar...
But, regardless, I was wondering just what made RJ so sad. Cute, sad girls do attract my attention, however much of a strangeness I am.
Alright, back to RPG talk. Gabi's out there looking for the others. Where's everyone else?
Check the latest posts. We're having fun... [grins]
And, of course, we're showing you the courtesy of letting you know a bit more how our characters act and their agenda. Hope you don't mind.
Quote from: Stygian on March 09, 2007, 09:03:11 AM...Sheridan, firstly I want to say; brilliant signature. Caldari? I've always preferred Minmatar...
Caldari all the way, baby. You may Deteis-t our cold demeanours, but you'll always be jealous of our efficiency. :B
~~
Arc is... lurkin'. He probably isn't near the Temple, to be honest. He'll be around in due course.
The only reason why I didn't read those posts is because I didn't want to run the risk of metagaming.
I've re-edited Jakob's earlier post where he met Gabi. It occurred to me this morning that he should have been able to tell who it was by mindreading, so I've adapted what Stygian was saying about anti-mindreading wards and assumed it's a countermeasure by the Oracles to prevent mindreaders getting the full prophecies. That might also explain why he didn't feel the Mythos' presence either.
Obviously the edit was made to increase realism, but if anyone objects I can revert if need be.
It looks good to me.
*quickly fixes his post to acknowledge the mythos' presence* >_>;
...Thus forcing me to edit my own post accordingly.
You could have added that last bit after my post, but it's ok now.
Quote from: Gareeku on March 10, 2007, 08:48:19 AM
*quickly fixes his post to acknowledge the mythos' presence* >_>;
Good - I was going to ask about that, because if Gareeku had really met just Jakob and Gabi, it would have meant that Gareeku had met impostors.
And that would really confuse things if you don't tell the character's owner that they've been cloned >:3
Quote from: Gabi on March 10, 2007, 08:54:29 AM
...Thus forcing me to edit my own post accordingly.
You could have added that last bit after my post, but it's ok now.
I didn't think it was a big deal. :/
Not a big deal... It's just that Gabi wouldn't interrupt Gareeku by changing the subject before he got an answer to the question he had asked.
Ah ok. Sorry about that. :<
It looks like we're all waiting for masked_bandit_lord.
Just a comment: what's an accentless voice supposed to be?
Absolutely neutral, such that it cannot be placed. Most often it's combined with concise, precise and eloquent speech to give that intellectual tone. [smiles]
So it's RP (received pronunciation) then.
looks like you guys are really having fun. how far has the story gotten?
sorry that should read "how fair is the story going?" or at least thats along the lines of what i was trying to say before the need for sleep garbled my writing.
About 17 pages, e. Why don't you go read all of them, rather than leaving posts of dubious value?
i'm about 12 pages behind and i do intend to catch up thong at the moment i'm wondering about individuals perceptions or the Rp then what i haven't read yet.
The individual perceptions are that they're going to, by and large, be annoyed with you asking them what they did yesterday, when it's plainly written down.
If you wish to query specific acts, it'd be wise to do so with the player themselves - or with the GM, if that be the case - rather than posting here.
Just a suggestion, of course, but annoying the GM is never a good plan, and he has to read all these posts in order to do his job of running the game, doesn't he?
And I take it Nyfe's post took place before Ignatz and Mel came.
Did Mel's smell change when she transformed?
Yeah it did. He needs to catch up to us in the dining hall.
And yeah, Mel's scent changes when she transforms.
Wait... did anyone actually ask how Nyfe got past the bandits?
I think so. I think it was Jakob who asked, though I could be wrong.
Quote from: Gareeku on March 13, 2007, 09:39:05 PM
I think so. I think it was Jakob who asked, though I could be wrong.
It was. Of course everyone else swamped him with half-a-dozen questions afterwards before he could reply :rolleyes
Uh, its a rp. It happens. Get over it. :rolleyes
Quote from: Gareeku on March 14, 2007, 09:00:18 AM
Uh, its a rp. It happens. Get over it. :rolleyes
Come on, you know this is my first outing >:3
*shuffles in, bearing an exceedingly long description* Hey there, got enough room for another potential RPer? :3
--
Name: Keaton the Black Jackal
Real Name: Katherine Beatrix Jyraneth
Nicknames: KBJ, Keaton, Keats, Notaek
Age: 519
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 110 lbs
Status: Single
Family:
Mother – (missing)
Father – Salem (deceased)
Sisters – Jasmine (deceased), Esmeralda (deceased), Lianna (missing), Sierra (deceased)
Brothers - Noah (deceased)
Warp-Aci - Xianxi
Clan Members - Either dead or in hiding.
Species: Black-backed Jackal - Canis mesomelas
Race: Succubus
Hobbies: Hunting, puzzles, drawing, soul-stealing
Build: Athletic
Hair Color: Dirty blonde
Eye Color: Brown (right); Pale brown (left)
Often Seen: Creating chaos, committing some random atrocity
Most Known For: A certain fiasco that resulted in her being expelled from SAIA, her rampant havoc-creating and soul-stealing
Alignment: Questionably Lawful Evil
Special Abilities: Shape shifting; innate control on Dark Magic; ability to blend self into shadows and use them to cloak herself; acrobat and cat-like reflexes; other natural Cubi abilities; powerful Morningstar club wielder. Vulnerable to Light Magic despite a keen understanding of it, and cannot camouflage herself using the shadows if the area she is in somehow becomes completely devoid of darkness.
Best Trait: Determined, quick-witted, playful, boisterous
Worst Trait: Sadistic, obsessive, brutal, borderline insane or immature
Favorite Food: Humiliation, Suffering, Sushi
Favorite Color: Black
Physical Description (Taken from the Honor Circle RP) : 'The anthropomorphic jackal was reasonably young, perhaps around the age of twenty, and athletic, surprisingly confident in how she carried herself for her size of five-foot-two. Her hair color was plain enough, a shaggy dirty blonde, and her eyes chocolate brown—although one of them was considerably duller than the other—from behind the oddly mismatched lenses of her glasses, but everything else that topped the girl off was wildly abnormal.
Curling outlines of sable-splotched, abstract markings branched along her body from head to toe, forming a rigid mask of crescents and jagged streaks along her face, vines hiking up her arms and the tapering points of her elongated ears, streaks down her vulpine tail, and webs on her bare, clawed feet. A bizarre, vaguely '7'-shaped marking was engraved on her right shoulder, underlined by tribalesque, flowing scars of equal depth. Both had been somehow drenched in ink even darker than the shade the girl's markings were in, same with a thick scar around her left eye. The rest of her fur unmarred by the shadowy tattoos was a vibrant shade of saffron-yellow, sharply contrasting the darkness sloping along the jackal-woman's body. Creamy yellow of a lighter shade coated her muzzle, chest, and the underside of her tail, occasionally overlapped by the coattails of her gnarled markings.
Strengths: When it comes to dark-oriented magic and fighting in shadowed enclosures, Keaton is nearly a master. Having spent over five hundred years of her life training and accomplishing virtually countless, improvisational Dark-based magic spells, Keaton has plenty of experience on her shoulders, and has developed a nearly insane amount of flexibility in unarmed combat, augmented by her speed and double-jointed limbs. Capable of using the shadows around her to manipulate for her convenience, Keaton can orchestrate darkness in ways limited only by her imagination, from enveloping herself with them to disappearing within the shadows she controls. Being a Succubus, Keaton is highly prone to metamorphosis, and can twist her body into whatever shape she desires, utilizing a multitude of tentacles in battle. Finally, Keaton can use her mace, Catastrophe, as an aid for harnessing dark magic, wielding it like a baton despite its barbaric nature.
Weaknesses: Since Keaton's abilities hover towards the darker side of the magical spectrum, it is no surprise that her weaknesses lay in Light-oriented magic, and the presence of it. Keaton's normally innate subterfuge ability can only be used crafting the shadows surrounding her, hence reducing this ability useless if she is placed in an area with an absence of darkness. Further exacerbating her weaknesses is the fact that she has utterly neglected other magical elements, hence allowing her vulnerability to light fester, and that her over-inflated confidence and ego have led to her consistently underestimating her enemies. Keaton isn't very physically durable, at least in comparison to some of her opponents.
Personality: Through and through, Keaton is a ruthless, destructive Succubus, precariously teetering off of the thin line that separates her from unadulterated heartlessness with every sickening act she commits. While she may be a product of her upbringing and her environment, some have dismissed Keaton to be purely irredeemable, and that may be the case, thanks to her cruel, thoughtless soul-stealing escapades, and even her habits of briefly adopting slaves—only to suck them dry of their being. Sometimes immature, sometimes selfish; despite Keaton's sadistic qualities, she does have her benevolent quirks, as neglected as they frequently are.
Most of all, they shine through when she is in the presence of those she cares about, and in the fact that she would never, under any circumstances, harm a child. She appreciates the company of those who dare to get close enough to be considered a friend, and may even become fiercely loyal to them. Dangerously so and maybe obsessively protective out of an irrational fear that they, too, will be as swiftly erased as her previous loved ones were.
Weapon:
Catastrophe, sometimes known as Kytharion [Also Stolen from the Honor Circle RP] : 'For a moment, Keaton looked down at her weapon: it was intricately designed, from the spiked globe crowning the handle, to the long, elaborately engraved hilt. The same symbol that was carved on her shoulder was etched just beneath the club's head in pure white, the only splash of color on the otherwise completely melanoid weapon. The Morningstar was almost her height, and despite its size she could wield it quite effortlessly.'
Notes about Catastrophe: For an undetermined reason, Keaton absolutely insists on referring to Catastrophe as a 'he' and a living entity. Also, she has a tendency to chain it up at night or keep it sealed up somewhere, also for unknown reasons. Keaton can wield Catastrophe almost like a baton, using it to orchestrate Dark Magic and somehow brandishing it almost acrobatically despite its barbaric structure. This is due to the fact that the weapon is completely weightless thanks to a charm she placed over it. Similarly, Keaton can also augment her Morningstar's properties and use it in different forms by imbibing it with magic, altering its shape and enhancing it.
History: Thousands of years ago, the barbaric Jyraneth clan was at its peak as it rampaged the countryside, looting and pillaging, and taking hundreds of hapless Beings as entertainment, meals, or servants. Notoriously violent, and renowned for their secretive, superstitious ways, the Jyraneth went into hiding following the war waged on Cubi-kind, forming an empire surrounded by wards that made it nearly impenetrable, and impossible to locate by those who weren't Jyraneth, or who weren't bestowed with the proper magical guidance. It was called Harla'keth.
Preferring to lurk in the shadows and take their enemies by surprise, the Jyraneth were a crafty lot, nearly undetectable in their methods, but garnering quite the unscrupulous reputation from every corner of the country. Countless times had they been recited in nightmarish tales used to frighten children into submission, or in novels describing their exploits—they were known far and wide, feared by many, but loathed by even more.
Unfortunately—or fortunately, depending on your perspective—the Jyraneth clan's population was dangerously low because of their careless ways during the beginning of the war. Because of their traditional restrictions on breeding—the population was never properly restored.
Katherine Beatrix Jyraneth was born to infamous parents Salem and Matilda one May night, the youngest out of five children (not counting herself).
Since the Jyraneth clan preferred to keep all ties to the outside world severed, except for to communicate or exchange information or people, none of the clan members were ever exposed to, or learnt of SAIA. Katherine was no exception, instead being tutored solely by her parents, two Jyraneth Raiders, and widely acclaimed 'heroes' among the clan. The Jyraneth Raiders are those who would go out and harvest souls, obliterate their prey, and bring home prisoners who would become slaves.
Because of her parents' legacy, her family—and those around her—held high expectations of her, stressing her education and pushing her to her limits more than once. In the end, at the personal sacrifice of socializing with children her age, such intense training magnified and honed Keaton's abilities and shaped her into one of the finest Jyraneth Raiders.
Yet, in comparison to those who were specially trained at SAIA, she was still very inexperienced. During the precious, sparse breaks that Katherine was allowed, she awkwardly attempted to mingle with others, but preferred to remain in the company of her family, who she came to consider her greatest treasure and best friends. Among her family members was her brother, Noah, the eldest, and Katherine's role model. He was everything she strived to be—an accomplished Dark magic wielder, a renowned Jyraneth Raider, and a skilled warrior—and Katherine utterly idolized him, spending her time with him whenever she could.
By the time Katherine was in her fifties, the halcyon years of her training had ended, and she became a Jyraneth Raider, as she had dreamed and her family had wished. Katherine found more time to expand her interests beyond her blood and garnered more friends, yet she never could bring herself to separate herself from her family. Achieving success in many of her assignments and claiming fame for both herself and her family, life seemed to be going rather smoothly for Katherine, especially since she got to work alongside her beloved brother.
At least, it was for a time.
One, supposedly uneventful raid ended in disaster when her Raiding pack's arrival was noticed by a lookout group of Adventurers stationed protectively around a village they had targeted. Fearing the worst as the deaths mounted and towns were deserted, the villagers had hired the Adventurers to defend them for such an occasion. Caught off-guard, the Adventurers and the Jyraneth Raiders engaged in heavy combat while the townsfolk fled for safety.
In the zigzagging crossfire of magic and weaponry, it was really no surprise that someone would've fallen. Casualties were experienced on both sides, but it was a single death that triggered the apocalypse.
A child had been struck with a spell as she escaped, astray from her family, and killed.
The Jyraneth only realized this when the final Adventurer had fallen, and had scanned the area for any survivors. Aghast by this accident, and by the ill omen that this had stricken them with, a devastated Keaton and Noah returned home, and reported to the council that governed Harla'keth.
The city was gripped with an uncontrollable fear, something worse than any plague or war. The Council, even the clan leader, was at a complete loss on how to resolve the situation—such an atrocity had been unheard of before. The children had always been spared.
That was the rule. The killing of children was strictly forbidden, above all atrocities that were listed in the laws of the Jyraneth clan. They symbolized purity, the most sacred treasures life could offer, and the murder of one constituted immediate execution.
People knew better than to disobey such laws, thanks to the proudly emblazoned consequences.
Everyone was afraid to leave their homes, to speak or to move, or to even eat. Some predicted the end of the clan. Others claimed they all deserved to die.
Apparently, they weren't the only ones who thought so. One cloudy day, the Jyraneth clan's sworn enemy, the Kamei'sin clan, invaded the valley, somehow able to penetrate the magical wards that protected Harla'keth. They were all taken by surprise—the Jyraneth were barreled head-first in a vicious, horrible war. Katherine was visiting a friend within the city at the time of the attack. Beforehand, Katherine had been troubled by the disappearance of Noah, who had become more reclusive since the accident, where he was originally more outgoing. Then again, she reasoned, it was natural. Most people were locking themselves in their homes.
But that didn't change the growing feeling of dread budding inside of her.
Traversing the city, Katherine questioned every friend of the family and of Noah's of his whereabouts. In the midst of the chaos, as Katherine rushed through the streets in search of her family, she was greeted with the sight of her father, body twain, laying near their house.
Jasmine and Sierra, two of her sisters, were dead, as well, although Katherine didn't know it at the time. She had no time to mourn, or to search for any remaining friends or family members, because her father's murderer wasn't too far away, unaware of her presence. Blinded by rage, she lashed out at the Kamei'sin, killing him. She kept on pummeling him and pummeling him, even far beyond him death, and was so engrossed in her own rage and despair that she didn't notice his comrades approaching.
They saw her, one knocking her away with a swipe of its wing-tentacle, cleaving Katherine's eye in two. Before Katherine could even realize what was going on, the attack was followed up with another, nearly fatal one, a wing-tentacle skewering her through the chest. She was left to die, her body beside her father's.
When Katherine awoke, she was lying within a stone chamber sealed with iron, barred doors. Upon further inspection her wounds still remained, much to her horror, although they were healed to a certain extent—purposefully just enough to keep her alive. Too exhausted and terrified to think of using any of her spells or abilities to try and break through the door, and completely unarmed (she assumed her weapon, Catastrophe, which was given to her by her mother upon completing her training, had been destroyed along with part of her house), she was left trying to nurse her injuries, a painful reminder of everything that had happened and how real it all was. A short moment later, the door opened to reveal two Kamei'sin Cubi accompanying a mongoose with feathered wings.
He introduced himself to Katherine as Kytharion, a noble Angel who was associated with Kamei'sin. He was responsible for employing servants who provided protection to smaller villages that nobody would usually spare a second thought. His motives and methods were far from benign, however: the conditions to this defense would always lead to him being given absurd amounts of money and goods as tribute in exchange for his 'protection'. If the villagers were unable to supply him with the required payment, Kytharion had the authority to not only abandon them, but to order his subordinates to kill or beat anyone who dared defy him. Thanks to this brutal method of controlling those who were beneath him, nobody thought twice about disobeying him. Also because of the faraway location of these villages, bounty hunters and law enforcers usually neglected such 'unimportant' locations.
The Kamei'sin gladly passed soldiers on to Kytharion while he shared the wealth he had amassed with them. He also sacrificed unruly victims to them so that way their souls could be painfully extracted.
Kytharion then coldly informed Katherine that Noah had been the one who had confessed the whereabouts of Harla'keth and provided the magical signature needed to infiltrate the valley to the Kamei'sin. He provided no further explanation.
He went on to say that the only reason Katherine had survived was because he was in need of more people to 'assist' him with his line of work, and the surviving Jyraneth that were imprisoned were facing the same options—or being tormented and executed. Zelaphos, the Kamei'sin that Keaton had killed, was one of his finest men, and the fact Keaton had killed him impressed Kytharion and piqued his interest when he learned of this.
It was because of his intervention that she was still alive, and because of this she now belonged to him, mentally, spiritually, and physically. During her period of unconsciousness, Kytharion had cursed her, linking her spirit with an artifact he clutched, meaning that he literally held her life in the palm of his hand. Using it, he could torture Katherine without so much as touching her, inflicting severe pain upon her with its connection to her spirit.
Kytharion presented her with an ultimatum: join his forces and become one if his officers, or he would let her die from blood loss. Even worse, he could pass her out of his 'loving' custody onto the Kamei'sin guards flanking the only door out of her cell, where she would be slaughtered along with those who had already suffered at their hands.
The last thing Katherine wanted was to die. With a heavy heart, she agreed, and solidified the proclamation of Kytharion's possession of her.
Further emphasizing his new 'ownership' over Katherine was a new sobriquet he christened her with: Notaek. From then on, Katherine, who shall be known through this biography until stated as Notaek, became Kytharion's virtual slave, killing for him and helping him extract tributes in almost mafia-esque tactics from the villages he 'protected'. Unsurprisingly, Notaek wasn't thrilled about being someone's lapdog. Her feelings were further exacerbated by the pain of losing her entire family and clan, and for slaving for someone who was openly associated with their killers. The only memento of her history among the Jyraneth was her mace, which had been successfully retrieved by one of Kytharion's officers.
Kytharion knew this very well, and constantly ridiculed Notaek for her helpless situation. Kytharion's other subordinates originally treated her with disdain, regarding her like garbage and purposefully insulting her, her clan, and her family whenever they got the chance, but Notaek was able to frighten the majority of her antagonists into leaving her alone.
This didn't stop their obvious disrespect of her, however.
Embittered and disenchanted, Notaek otherwise was forced to acquiesce to every one of Kytharion's orders. While he allowed her to control the abuse of her peers, Kytharion granted her no other freedom, although as time passed and Notaek started to 'adjust' to her new existence as his servant, he bestowed her with some leeway, even paying her for her services. It was still a very meager fee, only enough to purchase the barest necessities. Kytharion even had some of his officers train her, though their sparring sessions were often just an excuse to beat Notaek to a bloody pulp.
Despite this, Notaek was still a slave, and Kytharion took great joy in reminding her about this. The straw that broke the camel's back came during the seventieth year of Notaek's indentured servitude. Kytharion finally told Notaek of the fate of Noah, who she had regarded as an unrepentant traitor for the entirety of her time under Kytharion's shadow. It was revealed that Noah hadn't betrayed the Jyraneth by his own free will at all.
Devastated by what he thought would be the harbinger of the apocalypse in the form of the child's death; Noah had fled Harla'keth, spending days away from home. Hopelessly lost, he had then been intercepted by a Kamei'sin once he had accidentally wandered onto their territory, then brutally interrogated and tortured into revealing information about the Jyraneth, since his mind-shield prevented them from retrieving it themselves. Since his morale and his usually zealous confidence in the clan had been lowered, it was easy for them to pry the information they needed from him and later discard him.
Kytharion had never informed Notaek of this, instead preferring to manipulate her hatred and spite towards Noah for his advantage. Continuing, he even went on to say how Notaek's deceased family members had suffered before their brutal deaths. Knowing that Notaek was now inescapably in his grasp, Kytharion had ruthlessly decided to release this information just to drive his favorite slave into despair. Furious that her memories of Noah had been so heartlessly marred, and that they had murdered her brother, Notaek attacked Kytharion and was beaten down—using the link between her body and Kytharion's artifact—a moment later.
It was after Kytharion departed the room, sparing her, that she swore that she would take matters into her own hands and end his life.
It took Notaek five years to properly prepare herself for the inevitable battle, but she succeeded in murdering Kytharion, resulting in the collapse of his carefully-constructed empire of officers, bodyguards, unfairly-obtained wealth, and imprisoned villages. Having never entered a battle with a worthy opponent for hundreds of years, and his own abilities rusty, Kytharion was defeated after a long and painful struggle by his resentful subordinate.
Preying upon the weak and letting his own men do his dirty work for him had been his ironic downfall.
Before he could utilize the object that he used to torment Notaek in situations passed, Notaek destroyed it, freeing herself from his control and severing all bonds that held her to him.
Instead of simply allowing Kytharion to waste away, however, Notaek instead sealed his soul within Catastrophe, ensuring that he would suffer until the day she died, and the link preserving his being inside of the mace was automatically lacerated.
Realizing that she was now, after so long, free, Notaek officially reversed the letters in her long-despised epithet so that it spelled a new word, forging a new identity for herself: Keaton. With nowhere else to go, Keaton surmised that it would be best for her to search for the remaining members of her family, as Kytharion had never mentioned the fate of her mother and two of her sisters.
Keaton's efforts turned up fruitless.
For a few, lonely years she persevered, just long enough to obtain information about an Academy that housed Cubi of all clans and families, and educated them. While a sanctum of knowledge, it also was a haven for orphaned Cubi... it was the perfect place to find members of her clan. New resolve brewing within her, Keaton, with further research, was able to organize the papers required to enter the Academy, and submitted them. Not long after, she was delivered by Warp-Aci to SAIA.
When Keaton made her intentions clear to the Headmistress, Fa'Lina, the Poodle Cubi implored her to remain within the Academy. Reluctantly, Keaton conceded after a while, although Fa'Lina forced her to solemnly swear to several guidelines: to not instigate any clan-based fights among others, as the Jyraneth clan wasn't exactly revered among Cubi, to keep her 'games' to a minimum, and to ultimately adhere to all school rules.
Unbeknownst to Keaton, SAIA became her new home for the next three hundred years and she began to regard her new friends as somewhat of a surrogate family. For a while, she lived restlessly, starting to yearn for her old life as a Jyraneth, but she absently decided that this new existence could be alright as well.
Unfortunately, it didn't remain that way for forever. Keaton was expelled from SAIA after a rowdy student penetrated her mind-shield and invaded her memories, something which Keaton had religiously kept secret from everyone in the Academy. In response to this violation of her privacy, Keaton proceeded to brutally assault the student, Aeriko, until he not only hovered within an inch of his life, but that he instantly forgot everything that he had learned from his intrusion on Keaton's mind—as well as every recollection of his life from his name to his childhood memories. Discovered by a teacher, Aeriko was shipped to the Emergency Ward, and Keaton was ejected from the school despite Fa'Lina's concerns that a great deal of Keaton's living clansmen were within the Academy.
Unceremoniously banned from the school, a devastated Keaton wandered Furrae, and still does to this day. It is uncertain where fate will take her, but she resumes life as it was before the downfall of the Jyraneth empire: killing and soul-stealing without any ostensible sign of remorse. For a time, it stayed that way, but time and again Keaton has found that circumstances often lead her into outrageous misadventures—ones that have somehow surfaced more evidence of the whereabouts of Keaton's subsisting family members.
Trivia:
-Keaton's left eye happens to be a fake, magically-augmented replacement, the root of which is linked to her body so it operates like an organic eye. It is colorblind, but she can saturate it with color if she wears her glasses.
-Keaton's glasses are unusually crafted so the lenses are mismatched, either side containing some form of magical enhancement for her vision. The left lens, consisting of an opalescent, gigantic shape, and outfitted with enchanted, stained glass, allows her normally colorblind eye to see in color. The right lens, which is shaped like a half-moon, gives her nearly perfect visual clarity.
- Keaton can remove her false eye from her eye socket if she mentally detaches all links to it.
- Keaton often paints over the rather gruesome scar over her left eye with black tribal ink into whatever design she desires. Since she never is consistent with the shape of the marking, it always looks different.
- Keaton's tail is abnormally larger than the average canine's, and considerably fluffier. The reason behind this is because of an inherited trait from her father, a fennec fox. It tends to frizz up whenever Keaton is embarrassed or somewhat stunned—creating a rather embarrassing predicament for her.
- An inherent trait of Keaton's clan is the ability to manipulate darkness and a natural handle on dark magic, to use as weaponry or to camouflage themselves. It is because of this that they were so hard to locate during raids. However, Keaton's normally innate subterfuge ability can only be used crafting the shadows surrounding her, hence reducing this ability useless if she is placed in an area with an absence of darkness. Keaton uses her Morningstar almost like a baton, using it to orchestrate the darkness around her. Similarly, Keaton can also augment her Morningstar's properties and use it in different forms by imbibing it with magic, altering it and enhancing it.
- The Jyraneth marking on Keaton's shoulder isn't her actual clan marking—it is merely a deeply engraved scar. Her actual clan marking is located on her hip, normally concealed by her clothing. In a similar fashion, the stripes on her right upper arm are also scars, more specifically symbols of rank in the Jyraneth Raiders. These scars, although a blatant display of her clan affiliation, can easily be hidden via metamorphosis, unlike her real marking.
-Keaton harbors a deep prejudice towards Angels. Asking why will only succeed in you getting brutally maimed.
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Well geez, I don't think I provided NEARLY enough information =P [/sarcasm]
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Keaton's profile was certainly enjoyable to read, but don't expect Jakob or Gareeku to be very good friends with someone who goes around stealing souls >:3
Quote from: Tapewolf on March 16, 2007, 11:09:51 AM
Keaton's profile was certainly enjoyable to read, but don't expect Jakob or Gareeku to be very good friends with someone who goes around stealing souls >:3
I expected that much--I got the feeling Keaton wouldn't exactly be a very popular character among the others due to her, uh, 'quirks'. XD
If all else fails, she can just blame her clan. "My upbringing made me do it!" >:3
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 16, 2007, 11:31:06 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on March 16, 2007, 11:09:51 AM
Keaton's profile was certainly enjoyable to read, but don't expect Jakob or Gareeku to be very good friends with someone who goes around stealing souls >:3
I expected that much--I got the feeling Keaton wouldn't exactly be a very popular character among the others due to her, uh, 'quirks'. XD
Rats - I meant "eating souls". Jakob has been known to trap them, and indeed, sometimes uses the technique to his victims' benefit.
**EDIT**
Not that Gareeku was too pleased when Jak tried to rescue Jonathon either...
Gareeku wasn't pleased with Jakob because he thought he had consumed the guy's soul, not to mention leading to the girl's suicide.
Gabi didn't feel comfortable with that idea either, but she assumed he was bluffing. Which turned out to be true.
Quote from: Gareeku on March 16, 2007, 12:24:38 PM
Gareeku wasn't pleased with Jakob because he thought he had consumed the guy's soul, not to mention leading to the girl's suicide.
Yeah, well Gareeku hasn't exactly given him much of a chance to explain that. But for the record, he was trying to crack her mind shield and she obviously wasn't as tough a nut to crack as he'd expected >:3
When the original Furrae Chronicles story resumes, Jakob is liable to go ballistic when he discovers that Gareeku has been eating entire souls, even involuntarily, since that's the one evil which he refuses to contemplate.
I've been assuming that this has happened and they've made peace with each other - Gareeku didn't really have much choice, after all - but I had also been acting on the assumption that Gareeku knew Jakob would never do it himself.
(It's also questionable as to whether anyone has the ability to tell if Jakob did anything to Jonathon's soul at all...)
Would Keaton being a soul-eater be too inconvenient? I solemnly swear that she won't be god-moddish.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
I don't think anyone knows what really happened to Jonathon's soul. Gareeku doesn't know it. He just assumed. After all, Cubi are good actors, and therefore it would be a pretty convincing bluff.
So let me get this straight; Gareeku hates his himself for the nature of his transformation, and cannot control what he does at all, yet Jakob would still hate him for it? Riiiight...Just expect Gareeku to go ballistic in return when Jakob lectures him.
And no it won't be inconvenient, Keaton. I trust you not to be god-moddish.
Quote from: Gareeku on March 16, 2007, 01:21:08 PM
So let me get this straight; Gareeku hates his himself for the nature of his transformation, and cannot control what he does at all, yet Jakob would still hate him for it? Riiiight...
Yes, that's about the size of it. 'Cubi are highly emotional creatures, and Jakob is liable to go mental before it really sinks in to him that Gareeku wasn't in control of himself.
Part of it is that Jakob
was tempted to eat someone's soul (the two assassins in Chapter 22 of CJP, referenced in the FC story as well) and he's ashamed of it - so ashamed that he utterly refuses to contemplate it, much like killing their bodies put him off violence.
His reaction when he finds out that Gareeku
did eat people's souls would be a form of guilt-transference.
QuoteJust expect Gareeku to go ballistic in return when Jakob lectures him.
Indeed. It's going to be a bit rocky until Jakob starts to look at rationally again.
**EDIT**
When all it said and done, how Jakob reacts depends on how he
finds out.
If he came across Gareeku sobbing uncontrollably or babbling to himself about how he couldn't stop it (think Abel after Devin and Xander are murdered), he is going to be sympathetic and supportive, or horrified but recognising that it wasn't Gareeku's fault. But I think the time for that approach has come and gone.
As far as I can see, it's more likely that he's going to find out that Gareeku has eaten souls
before Gareeku has a chance to point out that it wasn't by choice - e.g. an offhand comment by James, who witnessed it - in which case Jakob is going to latch onto the fact that he
did it rather than any explanation or extenuating circumstances... at least until he calms down.
Very good points. Shuld be an interesting conversation regardless. X3
Question from a new person... is it still possible to join or do you have enough fresh faces to deal with?
"Just wondering."
Somber
James raises a point - is it Daniel or Edward? Or Destania and her end-the-dragon-race affair?
We don't know how any of those turned out, but my personal opinion is that Amber's planned ending for DMFA is with Dan entering SAIA full-time.
**EDIT**
http://dmfa.wikia.com/wiki/Daryil_Clan
**EDIT EDIT**
Just noticed I wrote "'Cubi only usually have a surname". This is a typo. It should either have been "only usually have a forename" or "only usually have a single name".
Ooookay, GabrielsThoughts...need we remind people that one would need to post here first if they want to join in on this thing? o.O
Not to mention taking control of others' characters and actions like that is very rude. And while I have no problem with rudeness I do have problems with flaws developing out of shit like that, so go and fetch a f*ing clue from the cabinet.
I think he's just being facetious. Nonetheless I'm not looking forward to when Gareeku sees it.
To put it more politely, there is a time and a place for everything, and that wasn't either...
:/
...I'm lost.
So we've noticed. Plans?
I don't even know where I am, let alone everyone else. :doh
Quote from: RJ on March 19, 2007, 01:53:40 AM
I don't even know where I am, let alone everyone else. :doh
Wandering lost within the temple, I'd say, although no-one has noticed your (and presumably Ephrael's) absence.
After sleeping on last night's post, I figured I could do a better job of it, so I've re-edited mine a bit. Although as no-one else has posted since it hardly matters.
I suppose if he hasn't been on to reply on the story thread then I'll just have to be patient.
"Que sera sera..."
Somber
Mel just gave someone directions to the dining hall. Any new or lost RP members can feel free to follow them. :)
Is Blaze at the table or lost with Ephrael?
To be honest I have no idea where Eph and Blaze are.
And I propose that we pursue some path to pave around this our lapse of latent laxity. Lest we linger, I believe we no longer have to wait and vex, our will to work and what makes all this worthwhile vanishing...
Gareeku, you know what to do?
I'm gonna try and come back in but I'm so horbly horbly lost...
What happened to the day where people read posts to catch up? Jesus Christ...
Ok, in short? We've got to the Phoenix temple. It's been revealed to everybody about Gareeku's condition thanks to the first meeting with one of the phoenix oracles. that has now passed, and the group are now having dinner after meeting some somewhat shady characters, all of which are in fact Stygian, but the group doesn't know that.
Happy?
And no-one else in the group knows where Ephrael is. Or Blaze, apparently. They are presumed to be wandering lost in the temple.
That too, though Mel did actually find them.
You know what? I'm just going to take control of people's characters to get this sorted.
EDIT: Ok, I've made it so they're now in the dining room. Happy-happy, joy-joy.
As long as the players are ok with it... Thanks for sorting things out.
Come to think of it, where is RJ?
Judging from her DA journals, she's having computer problems.
Oh... I hope she can sort them out soon.
Quote from: Stygian on March 30, 2007, 01:26:38 PM
Well outside in the half-lit corridor, the feline dissappeared, almost in between steps. Only a clerk caught a glance of his vanishing, and not seeing clearly thought he had just seen a shadow. No one, not even the oracles themselves, could have told more than that.
That's something Demons can do by default, but not Angels - since they are light-based and demons are dark-based. I'm taking it to mean that Ignatz knows dark magic too, which means he
really knows his sh_t magic-wise.
**EDIT**
In other words, I'm dead impressed.
*nods* Will i be allowed to bring Xze back in soon? as soon as a i see a plot-hoop to jump through?
Quote from: Tapewolf on March 30, 2007, 02:14:25 PM
Quote from: Stygian on March 30, 2007, 01:26:38 PM
Well outside in the half-lit corridor, the feline dissappeared, almost in between steps. Only a clerk caught a glance of his vanishing, and not seeing clearly thought he had just seen a shadow. No one, not even the oracles themselves, could have told more than that.
That's something Demons can do by default, but not Angels - since they are light-based and demons are dark-based. I'm taking it to mean that Ignatz knows dark magic too, which means he really knows his sh_t magic-wise.
**EDIT**
In other words, I'm dead impressed.
Thank you. You might find out more about Ignatz's magical inclinations later. For now, let me just say that he is stronger with and better at dark magic than light. A
lot stronger.
Quote from: Xze on March 31, 2007, 03:47:59 AM
*nods* Will i be allowed to bring Xze back in soon? as soon as a i see a plot-hoop to jump through?
I'll have to think about it. This isn't something that you can jump in and out of whenever you like. If you had real life issues, then that's fair enough (though if you did then its funny how you had time for everything else on the forums), but it would have been nice if you'd told us.
Jakob has cloaked himself and is probably going to follow James covertly to make sure he's okay, but I'm keeping my options open.
I -love- your exit, there, Tapewolf. Rolling about on the floor laughing, seriously. :-]
Yay. You know, there were a certain few of us who had planned out an opening, so we could set this in motion again and allow the players who want to pause to do so, and the ones who want to come back to do so, but... It's not going to work until people get to bed.
Gabi's going to bed as soon as everyone's finished eating.
I'm pretty sure Gareeku is going to driven insane by Jakob's sheer level of paranoia.
You mean he isn't already? :B
Sign-ups are now closed, if you hadn't read the title already. I think I had them open for long enough.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 05, 2007, 07:05:45 PM
I'm pretty sure Gareeku is going to driven insane by Jakob's sheer level of paranoia.
He doesn't have to know about this particular episode >:3
Quote from: Stygian on April 05, 2007, 06:18:03 PM
Yay. You know, there were a certain few of us who had planned out an opening, so we could set this in motion again and allow the players who want to pause to do so, and the ones who want to come back to do so, but... It's not going to work until people get to bed.
Well, it never was my intention to
have Jakob go to bed. He doesn't need to and he's currently in much too strange a state of mind to want to.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 05, 2007, 05:55:29 PM
I -love- your exit, there, Tapewolf. Rolling about on the floor laughing, seriously. :-]
I was trying to imagine what Tom Baker might do if he was in DMFA...
Regarding Keaton's post, are we assuming that the dorms are not covered by the mindreading suppressor field, or that it only prevents thought-reading and not emotion-reading?
Thoughts and emotions are different things. There would be no need to hide emotions in a phoenix temple.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 08, 2007, 08:47:09 PM
I have no idea what you're talking about.
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php?topic=647.msg98811#msg98811
QuoteRegardless, thoughts and emotions are different things. There would be no need to hide emotions in a phoenix temple.
I beg to differ. The mechanism for reading them is likely to have the same operating principle, and besides, if you can detect stray emotions from the Oracles, you'd have a much better shot at deducing what they mean, which they do not want.
It is easy enough to mask one's emotions, or emulate others, as proven by the emotion-jamming technique. The oracles likely would need no magical assistance to keep their feelings hidden, just practiced calm.
Well I beg to differ, Tape. This is for story progression. Besides, Phoenix Oracles ae not emotionally involved in telling prophecies, and if they do have emotion concealment spells, it would be cast on them individually, not on the whole temple.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 08, 2007, 09:04:03 PM
Well I beg to differ, Tape. This is for story progression.
Quite.
QuoteBesides, Phoenix Oracles ae not emotionally involved in telling prophecies, and if they do have emotion concealment spells, it would be cast on them individually, not on the whole temple.
So, rather than arguing, could we perhaps nail the scenario down so that people with 'cubi characters (for example, Keaton, RJ/Blaze and myself) will know when we can and cannot use those powers? After all, it dictates what strategies I can use and where. Perhaps that's not how you work, which might explain why this seems to irritate you, but alas I'm a software engineer and I tend to to work to specs :rolleyes
This is what I'm thinking. According to Mel they have wards in all 'the main rooms' to prevent thought-reading. I had assumed they also prevented emotion-reading, either as a side-effect or by design. If you say they don't, you're the boss but it does raise awkward questions in the Jakob-James confrontation and it might need to be rethought. (EDIT: I can change his question to "Do you want to talk about it?" which would have the same effect on James)
Personally I'd be inclined to suggest a blanket jam on thought
and emotion reading, but only in some rooms. This appears to be what Mel was saying anyway.
The dining hall would be one such location, which would explain why Jakob has to ask James if he's okay rather than just knowing.
The incident where Jakob meets Gabi but doesn't know it's her only works if he can't feel her mind properly either - I had assumed they had warded the entire temple, hence my query about what's allowed - but that could equally well be a ward in the adjacent room spilling over into the corridor.
If we assume that the dormitories are not warded at all and that 'cubi powers are go (or possibly only slightly restricted) that allows what Keaton has done, and it has the bonus of allowing me to have Jakob actually do something interesting rather than just patrolling the corridors all night because I assumed his mind powers were being jammed completely.
This method also has the flexibility of allowing the player to specify - within reason - which parts of the temple do and do not allow thought-reading.
Does that make sense?
Quote from: Tapewolf on April 09, 2007, 06:59:26 AM
So, rather than arguing, could we perhaps nail the scenario down so that people with 'cubi characters (for example, Keaton, RJ/Blaze and myself) will know when we can and cannot use those powers? After all, it dictates what strategies I can use and where. Perhaps that's not how you work, which might explain why this seems to irritate you, but alas I'm a software engineer and I tend to to work to specs :rolleyes
Yes, so I noticed.
QuoteThis is what I'm thinking. According to Mel they have wards in all 'the main rooms' to prevent thought-reading. I had assumed they also prevented emotion-reading, either as a side-effect or by design. If you say they don't, you're the boss but it does raise awkward questions in the Jakob-James confrontation and it might need to be rethought. (EDIT: I can change his question to "Do you want to talk about it?" which would have the same effect on James)
Bear in mind though, that even though people will believe what Mel is saying, what she is saying may not necessarily be true, especially considering she was talking to people who were on friendly terms with the 'target'.
QuotePersonally I'd be inclined to suggest a blanket jam on thought and emotion reading, but only in some rooms. This appears to be what Mel was saying anyway.
The dining hall would be one such location, which would explain why Jakob has to ask James if he's okay rather than just knowing.
The incident where Jakob meets Gabi but doesn't know it's her only works if he can't feel her mind properly either - I had assumed they had warded the entire temple, hence my query about what's allowed - but that could equally well be a ward in the adjacent room spilling over into the corridor.
If we assume that the dormitories are not warded at all and that 'cubi powers are go (or possibly only slightly restricted) that allows what Keaton has done, and it has the bonus of allowing me to have Jakob actually do something interesting rather than just patrolling the corridors all night because I assumed his mind powers were being jammed completely.
This method also has the flexibility of allowing the player to specify - within reason - which parts of the temple do and do not allow thought-reading.
Does that make sense?
Sort of. I guess.
However, I'll take you back to the issue of story progression. This is for story, so I'm letting it stand. And I still stand by the fact that emotion jamming does not exist in the temple. All this large amounts of nitpicking is driving me up the wall, to be honest, and this is why, even though cubi-characters are very interesting and I like them, it is so god-damn hard to work with them. They can basically do anything. I'll think about this and come up with something later.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 09, 2007, 07:41:19 AM
All this large amounts of nitpicking is driving me up the wall, to be honest, and this is why, even though cubi-characters are very interesting and I like them, it is so god-damn hard to work with them. They can basically do anything.
Quite. That's why I believe setting limits is so important, but it does mean I try to keep within them. I don't want to do the RP equivalent of going upstairs in a bungalow since that would annoy you. Of course trying to
prevent that annoys you anyway so I'm forever stuck between a rock and a hard place.
QuoteHowever, I'll take you back to the issue of story progression. This is for story, so I'm letting it stand.
I do not and would not advocate undoing what Keaton has written. That was not the point of my original question.
QuoteAnd I still stand by the fact that emotion jamming does not exist in the temple.
Noted. Do you want me to go back and change Jakob's question to James?
Trying to prevent it is not annoying me. The fact that question after question is constantly being fired at me is.
Regardless what Mel said, Mind and emotion reading are placed upon the individual, not rooms or the temple as a whole.
If James wants you to change it then do so, but I don't think it's important in the slightest.
Okay. Ignoring the mindreading issue for now, I've taken the liberty of assuming that James will sleep. If not, let me know and I'll scrub it.
Methinks you would need James' permission to do that.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 09, 2007, 08:42:31 AM
Methinks you would need James' permission to do that.
Done - I've wound it back a bit.
No offense meant, Gareeku, but being asked questions is a part of the job of being a GM. You can answer them or say the players are not supposed to know that now, or even say you're not in the mood to answer them right now, but as long as people are playing your game, there will be things they/we want to know and to which only you can have a definite answer.
Of course I know that being asked questions in part of being a GM. What I didn't know was that every teeny tiny little tidbit and detail would be under investigation.
Completely off-the-wall, but... this is DMFA. We're -all- mad speculators on the most trivial, inconsequential crumb of info.
I thought you knew that, Gareeku? *grin*
(... and feel free to growl at me and/or ignore me, no offence taken. :-] )
RAWR. D:<
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 09, 2007, 12:25:50 PM
Completely off-the-wall, but... this is DMFA. We're -all- mad speculators on the most trivial, inconsequential crumb of info.
*Slight cough* Not -all- of us. Speculation may be the job of the fans, but it's always the writer's job to either prove them wrong or right, because it's
their story, or their variation of one. One can see how nitpicking can be just a little aggravating in that aspect, feeling like you're doing something wrong anytime someone speaks up. People appreciate criticism but not overly. I like to sit and see what happens instead of guess, and take the full surprise. More likely than not, the things that everyone comes up with are quite interesting, and just funny. Nothing more.
Spectator, not speculator. :3
:paranoid ...Assuming spectators get to live. :P
What the frick is up? >:[ I wrote specifically that "Ignatz" shifted back before anyone entered the room. It is supposed to fill a purpose. Please observe.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 09, 2007, 09:22:27 AM
Of course I know that being asked questions in part of being a GM. What I didn't know was that every teeny tiny little tidbit and detail would be under investigation.
You underestimate the curiousity of your players. :B
Quote from: Sheridan on April 10, 2007, 01:28:57 AM
Quote from: Gareeku on April 09, 2007, 09:22:27 AM
Of course I know that being asked questions in part of being a GM. What I didn't know was that every teeny tiny little tidbit and detail would be under investigation.
You underestimate the curiousity of your players. :B
Speaking of which... I am curious as to how long it will be before Arc discovers that someone is trying to claim his bounty and tries to cap me. I am actually looking forward to it... >:]
Quote from: Stygian on April 10, 2007, 01:49:23 AM
Speaking of which... I am curious as to how long it will be before Arc discovers that someone is trying to claim his bounty and tries to cap me. I am actually looking forward to it... >:]
Heh. Did you mean Stygian is after a bounty on Arc himself, or one of the ones he's chasing?
I've written a whole heap of material for a fight between Arc and Jakob but since it shows no sign of happening, I'm thinking of creating another bounty hunter and re-using it in CJP.
Quote from: Stygian on April 10, 2007, 01:49:23 AM
Quote from: Sheridan on April 10, 2007, 01:28:57 AM
Quote from: Gareeku on April 09, 2007, 09:22:27 AM
Of course I know that being asked questions in part of being a GM. What I didn't know was that every teeny tiny little tidbit and detail would be under investigation.
You underestimate the curiousity of your players. :B
Speaking of which... I am curious as to how long it will be before Arc discovers that someone is trying to claim his bounty and tries to cap me. I am actually looking forward to it... >:]
I was in the process of making a post before it lolvanished on me. I can only assume that I either didn't get around to hitting the post button and closed Firefox, or got distracted and changed the window, thereby losing my post. Or it just got ninjabaleeted. :P
EDIT: I wouldn't be surprised if the paranoid men of the world had put a bounty on Arc. He's a dangerous man. >:3
Hum. That sounds good. Really. That way I can get to pursue two bounties, not to mention perhaps go after Aisha's head too. I know you read my hint, sweets... >:D And jakob! Yes, there's someone to go after too, if only to end his paranoia...
So, it looks like it's all going to be one great bloody mixup. Can't wait...
One heck of a mixup indeed. :erk
...Aisha's got something on her head? A little doubtful, as she's been trying to be very secretive. But then again, one never knows. :U
Edit: *headfwap* She gave her last name. Oh, that's perfect. x3
Quote from: Stygian on April 10, 2007, 03:48:58 PM
Hum. That sounds good. Really. That way I can get to pursue two bounties, not to mention perhaps go after Aisha's head too. I know you read my hint, sweets... >:D And jakob! Yes, there's someone to go after too, if only to end his paranoia...
So, it looks like it's all going to be one great bloody mixup. Can't wait...
Oh, and by the way... like Yoda says, "Do or Do Not. There is no Try." :>
EDIT: Do I always have to save your asses? :rolleyes
Quote from: Sheridan on April 10, 2007, 05:19:54 PM
EDIT: Do I always have to save your asses? :rolleyes
Technically it's Gareeku's ass on the line, not ours >:3
In Jakob's view, Arc might be handy for persuading the Oracles to talk, but if he suddenly gets dragged off somewhere else before he's had a chance to talk to them he's going to be in a foul mood. As for the actual ass-saving, I'm not sure how you're going to play that out given that it's a two-seater.
One option for transferring the entire party - although I can imagine the argument between them - might be to have Jakob go with Arc to the destination and then, once he has the mental coordinates for where he's got to go, warp the others there.
QuoteAs tempting as it is to have a pilot called Jock who has been magically merged with the helicopter (which, I might add, is black), I can't help but feel that would be breaking the Fourth Wall somehow.)
..but I must say, kudos for that.
Quote from: Tapewolf on April 11, 2007, 06:25:06 PM
Quote from: Sheridan on April 10, 2007, 05:19:54 PM
EDIT: Do I always have to save your asses? :rolleyes
Technically it's Gareeku's ass on the line, not ours >:3
It's still
someone's ass.
Quote from: Tapewolf on April 11, 2007, 06:25:06 PMQuoteAs tempting as it is to have a pilot called Jock who has been magically merged with the helicopter (which, I might add, is black), I can't help but feel that would be breaking the Fourth Wall somehow.)
..but I must say, kudos for that.
I put that one in just for you. :>
Does someone want a response post? I think someone wants a response post. Someone's going to get a response post.
This will be awesome!
Notice though that I cannot post until you say you're heading for us... :shifty
Quote from: Stygian on April 11, 2007, 06:42:18 PM
Notice though that I cannot post until you say you're heading for us... :shifty
He seems to be making for the temple first...
Quote from: Stygian on April 11, 2007, 06:42:18 PM
Notice though that I cannot post until you say you're heading for us... :shifty
Notice though that Arc has no idea of what's been going on in the Temple, he departed prior to the group's arrival (after they had discussed matters with his sister, Anya) and thus has no knowledge of the kidnapping, nor any of that night's events.
There's a thin line between what you know and what your character knows. Don't cross it.
He is a Merc. He has other business to attend to, even if he did kind-of agree to help. Cookies to anyone who can guess the inspiration for Art.
I know Furrae has modern technology and stuff, but something about bringing a helicopter to a phoenix temple makes me go 'ick'.
Extremely busy week alert. I have projects to correct, a class to prepare, an exam to create/write, at least one set of notes to update and my programming job taking as much time as usual. If I can post in the RP thread within the next 7 days, it'll be something close to a miracle. Sorry.
If you like Gabi I can take control of your character for you, or someone else if you prefer.
Anyone who feels confident enough with his/her knowledge of my character is welcome to do so. When in doubt, ask me; I'll still be around.
Sure thing Gabi ^^
Also Sheridan, after giving it some thought, I'm going have to ask that you edit your post. I'm pretty sure that gun-toting helicopters, secret or not, do not exist in Furrae, let alone a bounty hunter getting his hands on one.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 12, 2007, 12:19:46 PM
Also Sheridan, after giving it some thought, I'm going have to ask that you edit your post. I'm pretty sure that gun-toting helicopters, secret or not, do not exist in Furrae, let alone a bounty hunter getting his hands on one.
I've removed the reference from mine, I guess Aisha will have to do so as well.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 12, 2007, 12:19:46 PM
Sure thing Gabi ^^
Also Sheridan, after giving it some thought, I'm going have to ask that you edit your post. I'm pretty sure that gun-toting helicopters, secret or not, do not exist in Furrae, let alone a bounty hunter getting his hands on one.
I heavily toned down the armament in the first place. That thing
usually packs 12 anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm cannon. There's a reason I toned it down to 2 HMGs instead of all of that*. Also, I believe you may have misinterpreted my comments; the helo itself is not the secret part, the armaments are.
Look, Gareeku, I don't mean to put a damper on anything, but if you hadn't noticed, you're miles away from the rest of the group, and you'll be dead within 24 hours. Whilst the group have no transportation or any suitable way of getting down that cliff
or finding and saving your fuzzy ass (which will be rather expired after those 24 hours) within 24 hours. The chances of finding you are slim at best, and if you kick the bucket, that rather puts a damper on the whole "Save your Parents" plan, unless a certain pair of kidnappers have a sudden bout of philanthropy and generosity, which I extremely doubt.
In other words, the terrain nor your captors favour your friends. I do not doubt for a minute that they actually intend to kill you and thus pretty much kill the entire RP off.
(*And yet I still get a PM comment asking why the armament wasn't heavier. What's up with that, seriously? I don't need 2 14.5mm 1000-1200RPM chainguns in Furrae. Overkill does exist, kids.)
As for acquisition of the `copter... why do you think Arc was away for so long? He has contacts, people he can talk to, things he can...
acquire, through various channels. How else do you think he got his hands on the AR and handgun? Money is a powerful thing. Now he's no rich man, but that won't stop him from laying hands on things.
QuoteI do not doubt for a minute that they actually intend to kill you and thus pretty much kill the entire RP off.
Or we could be using a little thing called plot and have this all planned out.
Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on April 12, 2007, 12:49:36 PM
QuoteI do not doubt for a minute that they actually intend to kill you and thus pretty much kill the entire RP off.
Or we could be using a little thing called plot and have this all planned out.
Perhaps. Doesn't stop me from being paranoid. I've already stated my concerns on this front.
EDIT: Gareeku, I'm waiting on response to a PM I just sent you before making edits.
1) This has all been planned out. Gareeku is not going to get bumped off. You think this plot hasn't been planned or something?
2) As vague as they can be, the Phoenix Oracles can be more helpful in finding their location than you think. There are other methods for rescuing Gareeku than going in with a bloody helicopter.
My decision stands. Please remove the helicopter.
How about a motorcycle? Pal had one, and it would still allow for a passenger.
Very true. I'll allow a motorcycle. Because motorcycle only 2 people at best, i'll think of another method of transport for the group, unless people have ideas of their own.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 12, 2007, 02:26:48 PM
Very true. I'll allow a motorcycle. Because motorcycle only 2 people at best, i'll think of another method of transport for the group, unless people have ideas of their own.
Some kind of four-wheeled transport would be optimal in this situation, as the `cycle would either have to follow Tape's earlier method (in that the driver transports him there and then Jak ports the rest of the group there)
or we send a small group of people who have useful skills in some kind of 4-wheeler (and/or have Jak port the others there once we arrive) such as an SUV or more suitable offroad vehicle.
And if anyone suggests a sports car, I'm going to shoot them. :B
yeah a car would be ok.
Pinto (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_286.php)?
If it's not going to happen, let me know so I can amend it to "he stared at the paper, but in vain." or something :P
Oh it'll change, just not yet. ;)
Can I get a quick headcount on all who's at the temple right now? I'm trying to pick out some suitable candidates in terms of vehicular transportation, since if we're going to be heading to another town we're going to want something that can carry the whole group. I'm mostly looking at military armoured personnel carriers right now, since I don't think people will be wanting to ride in the back of a beaten up old military truck, and as much as I'd love to say we could pull off a limo, I don't think the roads are in good enough condition.
I think an HMMWV (aka Hummvee) could probably fit the whole group if it was a cargo or ambulance role as it says it's capable of four 'litter' patients or eight 'ambulatory' patients, which is probably more than the group, but I doubt everyone wants to squeeze into the back of an SUV for the duration of the trip, which will probably have unpleasant roads and possibly more unpleasant people en route.
There's so many to choose from! :aack
That sounds ok. Word of warning though, We're not going to be driving everywhere, so at point it might get destroyed. ^^;
Quote from: Sheridan on April 12, 2007, 07:27:33 PM
I doubt everyone wants to squeeze into the back of an SUV for the duration of the trip, which will probably have unpleasant roads and possibly more unpleasant people en route.
:shapeshifters
...I'm sure Jakob, Blaze and Keaton can squeeze in. After all, if Aary can turn into a miniature poodle...
Quote from: Gareeku on April 12, 2007, 07:29:36 PM
That sounds ok. Word of warning though, We're not going to be driving everywhere, so at point it might get destroyed. ^^;
I don't care if I have to drive it through a bus full of nuns to save your ass. :B
ok. I'd now like to get a roll call, if i may.
Gareeku - Gareeku
Stygian - Ignatz
Mel - Mel
Aisha - Aisha
Tapewolf - Jakob
RJ - Blaze (currently being controlled by me.)
Gabi - Gabi (currently being controlled by me, unless someone else wants to volunteer)
Sheridan - Arc
Paladin - Ephrael
James StarRunner - James StarRunner
Keaton - Keaton
People who are leaving/ have left:
Xze
masked_bandit_lord (i'm now assuming he's left, seeing as he only made like, one or two posts, before disappearing.)
Lucas whatshisface
Supercheese
If there's anyone I left out, please let me know.
EDIT:- Ok, seems like Paladin has changed his mind.
That looks good although you seem to have missed James.
**EDIT**
Eek! And Keaton too. I knew there was someone else missing.
Eep! :dface *fixes*
Quote from: Gareeku on April 15, 2007, 07:53:56 PM
"The bounty hunters..." the demon murmured. "Kill them, and bring the money back while you're at it."
Oh yeah, that's the way to do it. And then you claim any bounties on
them too...
And while they're at it, the temple group kinda needs to get moving too. :B Sheridan, Tapewolf, somebody can make a reply, I was kinda waiting for one.
Some of us are still unaccounted for I think, too...
I'm waiting for you lazybutts to actually, you know, get down the stairs. Arc's perception is above-average, but not good enough to spot you lot all the way at the temple entrance from where he is right now, not at night, even with his innate nightvision. :B
Um, guys? The assassins are what they are for a REASON. They're not going to be shot down in under a minute, even with all these super duper guns, which i'm actually uncomfortable with in the first place.
There are handguns capable of firing rifle-caliber ammunition, but they're rare enough as real-world weapons for them to be even rarer in Furrae. They also tend to have low magazine capacities and are also very unwieldy.
And there's no way in hell you'd fit 7-8 rifle-cal shots into a revolver without it being stupidly sized and practically impossible to hold up.
GTFO out of anime land.
Yes, I am backing up Gareeku.
Do not question my logic.
Word of warning; I will be making a post that will be controlling all characters currently still in the temple. the reason why I am doing this is because there has been WAY too much time spent there, and because of that, the timezones between the "temple group" and the "Pathrim group" are all messed up - the "Pathrim Group" is now in the early evening while the "Temple group" is still in the early morning.
Ever seen the russian revolver that uses 7.62x51mm ammo? Ever seen a rifle round evened out and necked off so that it resembles a regular gun cartridge, only much longer? There are revolvers chambered for .308 caliber with seven-bullet cylinders. There are the materials to make it all fit together. There are designs and models from way back.
If you think that I can't fuckin' hold a five or six-pound gun straight, or even less calculate the forces involved in firing such a gun chambered for the right ammunition, compare them, make up designs and just generally think it through, then you're insulting me. I'm no bloody moron. And if you just generally think that I'm a weakling, then another idiotic and unwarranted insult.
Use your imagination, as Einstein would have said. Then calculate a bit. And then ponder that you wanted to bring in a fuckin' Hokum into the picture, and you'll see that you should have kept your bloody mouth shut!
Now, no more flaming there. Instead, I want to say that I don't intend to post more until people realize there's no more reason to drag their balls in the gravel and get to the rescuing of Gareeku, which I think is a big priority.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 19, 2007, 06:34:03 PM
Word of warning; I will be making a post that will be controlling all characters currently still in the temple.
Good. That's actually the reason Jakob is fussing around with the backpack, to put him into a neutral state for the scene change.
Um, Tape? If you look at one of Stygian's recent posts you'll see that the guards' bodies aren't "lying around". They were standing up in attentive poses, only they were dead.
Quote from: Gareeku on April 19, 2007, 08:59:28 PM
Um, Tape? If you look at one of Stygian's recent posts you'll see that the guards' bodies aren't "lying around". They were standing up in attentive poses, only they were dead.
Gah, I actually knew that full well. I guess it was past my bedtime.
I'm back. Thanks for helping me keep up, Gareeku. :)
QuoteGabi was surprised by Jakob's gesture. She hadn't been able to see what he did when they buried corpses before, and she hadn't expected him to be religious. Even if it was not her religion, the thought of him having faith in something bigger than himself seemed to bring him a bit closer.
Heh. He's actually apostate - not least because the CoCTH was 'only for Beings'.
Generally he's fairly agnostic, but things which really upset him will make him regress enough to recall his religious upbringing.
As for faith, it's an interesting issue. He's aware that there's some kind of afterlife although he's not sure what (and Az is going to remain pretty tight-lipped about that if you're following
Future History). There are also gods and godlike entities in Furrae, so it's not quite so much faith as proof.
(I'm ashamed to admit that "May your journey end in light" is from David Gemmell's religion :rolleyes)
Note that it was an IC post. I have read Jakob's story, but my character hasn't. And she knows that some entities have enormous power, but Gabi still regards them as individuals rather than gods and as such wouldn't worship them.
Quote from: Gabi on April 20, 2007, 05:37:16 PM
Note that it was an IC post. I have read Jakob's story, but my character hasn't. And she knows that some entities have enormous power, but Gabi still regards them as individuals rather than gods and as such wouldn't worship them.
Granted. I wasn't quite sure if it was clear from my writings, and besides I figured it might be a useful anecdote :P
Thanks for taking care of Blaze, Gareeku... I'll try and catch up on the story as soon as I'm able to.
No probs RJ. I'll keep control of Blaze until you can make a post.
Tape, as Jakob entered the cell he would have the ice dagger attack Mel made, but you made no mention of that in your post. ^^;
Also guys, i'd like to get a roll call. If you are still active on the rp then please make a post in here saying that you are. The reason is, is because there only seems to be like 5 people posting at the moment, and I am getting worried, as I've seen absolutely nothing from James, RJ (but considering her situation then it's perfectly understandable), Pal (although he -has- posted a little time ago), and Sheridan.
Please can you just say you're still in this, and if you can, just take 5 or 10 minutes out to make a post. It doesn't have to be of outstanding quality, just please make one so I know you're still in this. I really don't want to see this rp crumble, but if people can't be bothered to make a post once in a while then that is the way that it's going to go.
Quote from: Gareeku on May 07, 2007, 08:38:37 AM
Tape, as Jakob entered the cell he would have the ice dagger attack Mel made, but you made no mention of that in your post. ^^;
Depends on the time sequencing. I was assuming he'd got in the room before that happened, although I can adjust things or make it more clear if you like.
A couple of points about what I've done:
1. If moving Gareeku to safety at this point is going to interfere with some plan that the rest of us aren't party to, note that Jakob hasn't finished the incantation so it can be aborted if need be. I'm leaving success or failure up to Gareeku. By the looks of it he's either going to have to be teleported, or leave in a stretcher after the battle.
2. I've never had him teleport while invisible before, but given the black flash it's likely that he's going to have some kind of dark halo appear around the edges of his form which others may notice.
QuoteI really don't want to see this rp crumble, but if people can't be bothered to make a post once in a while then that is the way that it's going to go.
Yeah, that would be a damn shame. To be honest, I don't know what's happened to James, period, although it seems he was last active on the 24th.
But yeah, I'm game. I would have been more involved in last night's battle sequence if it hadn't happened while I was deeply lost in Morrowind. (Also I didn't want to add an incoherent 2:30am post while it was still in progress...)
Heh I'm still here I just want to give time for other people to post...which was a while then there was that massive amounts of posts.
uhuh.
Anyways, I also find it funny how some people are on here for like, hours, yet can't make a single post in the rp that would take ten minutes tops. Just an observation i've made...
Miss me everyone? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jameswink.gif)
Thanks for handling my character for me Gareeku. I'll take it from here.
No probs James. Good to see you back. :)
By the way, maybe i should have mentioned this earlier, but what Jakob has done to the jewel can't be that simple. The jewel had indeed changed the environmental settings so that the demon was the only one able to use magic. However, the actual enchantment held within the jewel is protected by a cryptic lock to prevent others from changing the environment settings other than the others already installed in the jewel.
Also, if you look in James' post, he's already crushed the jewel under his boot. And besides, I was intending to have the jewel roll to Mel's feet, seeing as she's not the fighting type and therefore will not be able to help. So the jewel is currently at Mel's feet. Please alter your posts accordingly.
Rats. I can't think of anything to replace it.
Ouch. I'm afraid I've been too busy lately and now I'm confused as to what's going on. Could someone please help me catch up?
Right. Ok. Let's see...
As you know, Gareeku was kidnapped by Stygian (under the name of Ignatz) and Mel, who were after his bounty. They dragged him off to a town called Pathrim; a coastal city which isn't too far from a volcano, hence the volcanic landscape that the city is in. Following the bounty hunters, the group in the temple also go to Pathrim after the bounty hunters. After a time of searching around the city, they finally stumble upon a large mansion.
Meanwhile, Ignatz and Mel have delivered Gareeku to the one who had put the bounty on his head; a ram demon (whose name i actually still have to come up with, to be honest). After collecting their reward and leaving, the ram demon has Gareeku imprisoned and decides to send out a squad of assassins to kill Ignatz and Mel and reclaim the bounty money that he had given them. However, Ignatz and Mel disposed of the assassins when they were attacked, and realising that they had been betrayed, go after the demon in revenge.
Arriving at the mansion after Ignatz and Mel had already headed inside, the group find the guards standing outside the side entrance of the manions to be dead. Sensing something is up, they too head inside. Eventually they come across the prison cells in the basement of the mansion. After a scuffle with the guards, the group find Ignatz and Mel with the imprisoned Gareeku, who is badly injured. After a fight between the group and the bounty hunters, the ram demon decides to make an entrance and teleports them to another, much large room in the mansion on the 1st floor.
The battle against the ram demon then begins, with the bounty hunters and the group reluctantly teaming up against him. However, in the room is a magical ornament, which prevents the group and the bounty hunters from using magic. Meanwhile, Gareeku is now in the grasp of the demon, and is injured even more as the battle begins. As the battle continues, Mel then finds the magical ornament after a bit of searching; a jewel the size of a baseball embedded in a corner of the ceiling. After retrieving it, Mel is then set upon by the demon, who quickly reclaims the jewel and puts it inside his robes.
However, Gareeku then summons up as much strength as he can in his weakened state, and after firing off a bolt of soul energy (which is NOT MAGIC, for those of you wondering why Gareeku is able to do so), manages to propel himself away from the demon's grasp and retrieve the jewel. Landing on the floor, Gareeku lays there as the jewel rolls from his hand to Mel's feet.
*phew* and that's about it.
Quote from: Gareeku on May 20, 2007, 11:07:23 AM
However, in the room is a magical ornament, which prevents the group and the bounty hunters Meanwhile, Gareeku is now in the grasp of the demon, and is injured even more as the battle begins.
Erm. I think this sentence is missing a bit in the middle somehow :-]
*sneaks out again*
Quote from: Stygian on May 20, 2007, 12:21:45 PM
Finally! With the accursed magic-restraining gem out of accounts, there was nothing to stop them from tearing that asshole of a demon apart
Unfortunately Gareeku has redacted that bit :(
Bloody damn frickin'...!
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 20, 2007, 11:40:03 AM
Quote from: Gareeku on May 20, 2007, 11:07:23 AM
However, in the room is a magical ornament, which prevents the group and the bounty hunters Meanwhile, Gareeku is now in the grasp of the demon, and is injured even more as the battle begins.
Erm. I think this sentence is missing a bit in the middle somehow :-]
*sneaks out again*
Yes. Thank you. I did notice. But I don't appreciate you just coming in to correct me then walking out again. Why post here if you're not involved in the rp? It is quite annoying.
As it happens, it's one of the few where I actually watch the RP, rather than just monitoring the OOC threads.
I wasn't attempting to correct, I was enquiring, since it didn't make sense as it was. Having been reading the thread, I could figure out what was missing, but Gabi would have had more trouble, I think. And, since you've said you don't like anyone not actually RPing to post anything in the OOC thread, I'll just leave you to it, next time.
Sorry if that came across all wrong.
Thank you, Gareeku! :hug
And please don't get mad at llearch, he was only trying to help.
Sorry about that. Maybe it's because i'm just used to Llearch's sarcasm or something i dunno. Maybe i did snap. I've just been very very stressed out with having to do loads of assignments and preparing for exams at the same time.
No problem. :)
*Sigh* I would have liked Gareeku to actually take part in this fight, but I guess that isn't going to bloody happen.
Quote from: Gareeku on May 26, 2007, 04:00:33 PM
*Sigh* I would have liked Gareeku to actually take part in this fight, but I guess that isn't going to bloody happen.
Well, you've got to admit that a near-dead Gareeku is the impression you've given so far. :B
You've beaten him pretty much to death, broken at least one limb and IIRC given him a wound which will kill him in fairly short order without surgery or some kind of magical healing in addition to the fact that his life is, by all accounts, rapidly running out.
Now Gabi might be able to fix the bullet wound, I'm not sure how good she is with internal injuries.
I can if you wish remove the bit about Gareeku's pulse, and you are perfectly welcome to disrupt the teleportation, but I can't be the only one with the impression that he's a goner unless something incredible happens.
I was hoping that the combined healing abilities of Mel and gabi would be enough to heal Gareeku, but obviously if Jakob is teleporting him somewhere else he can't be healed by them as he would be in a different location. I would have thought that was pretty obvious.
Quote from: Gareeku on May 26, 2007, 04:24:25 PM
obviously if Jakob is teleporting him somewhere else he can't be healed by them as he would be in a different location. I would have thought that was pretty obvious.
The missing step is Jakob returning to pick up Gabi afterwards. I'm not sure he can take more than one passenger.
Sorry I've been away guys still going to be spoty on my posts for atleast another week or so.
Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on May 26, 2007, 07:55:59 PM
Sorry I've been away guys still going to be spoty on my posts for atleast another week or so.
I doubt anyone will mind. It's more important that you're okay.
Ok guys. I'm going to TRY and organise another roll call, seeing as the last one kinda went tits-up. The reason why is basically because there are a couple of members who've been posting loads in other sections of the forum, but not in the rp. So have at it.
I'm present, as usual.
As I understand it James has intermittent access/heavy workload, so he's liable to be a bit spotty for the time being. You've probably read RJ's post about Paladin in 'The Villa', so he's pretty much out for the count.
Don't worry, I understand the situation with those guys. I'm more referring to RJ and and Sheridan really, but I thought I'd better get a roll call going anyway.
I'm still in. I'm sorry about the lack of activity on my part... things have been moving so hectically that it's a bit hard to catch up. But I promise that I'll be more active now.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
I'm here.
You know I'm here, but just out of courtesy I'll also answer the roll. :3
Though I sense a swift kicking of some who don't. >.>
You people move so fast... you even post while I'm typing! And I have to give a class tomorrow, I'm glad I managed to get a post in.
This means I'm in, but can't post as often as others are posting. I'll do my best to keep up.
No worries Gabi, glad to see you able to post. Good luck with giving the class. :)
Thank you. :mowsmile
It's nice to see you able to participate again Pal!
Just don't shoot me by mistake... I'm already injured. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jamessweatdrop.gif)
for Tapewolf and Aisha: I'm going to let you decide how your characters deal with the assassins by giving control of the assassins over to you. Word of advice: they're not pushovers like the guards are. They are more skilled in both magic and other fighting, plus they are very agile.
Mel: I liked your post. If only Mel knew... Gabi doesn't care at all about what race her allies are.
I'm thinking of giving up on FC, both the original story as well as this rp.
Why? No one cares about it, for starters. The vast majority of people who are in this rp are only here because their character(s) is in the original story. People only read the original story because I offered to have people's characters be part of it. If I hadn't done that then nobody would have read it at all.
Half of the people in the rp haven't even fucking READ the original story either, and that fucking hurts. It's a kick in the teeth. All people care about is their personal gain out of anything. If FC had been a comic then I am certain it would actually generate interest seeing as all people give a shit about is looking at pretty pictures.
I love writing, but if no one gives a shit about the work that one produces then what is the point. I'm fed up of being taken advantage of like this. No one gives a toss about the story. People only give a shit about featuring their character(s) in stories and pretty pictures. Thanks guys.
NOOOOOO! I've read the original story, loved it, and have read this entire RP, and am always waiting for the next post so I can read it! I love this stuff! I don't wanna see it die! Especially when the entire party is in the middle of a big boss battle! Please, everyone, buck up and continue your posting!
P.S. When and where are the next chapters for the original story? The thread on page four of the Tower of Art only goes up to chapter 38, if i remeber correctly.
You are in the vast minority.
Quote from: Gareeku on June 12, 2007, 07:25:11 PM
I love writing, but if no one gives a shit about the work that one produces then what is the point. I'm fed up of being taken advantage of like this. No one gives a toss about the story. People only give a shit about featuring their character(s) in stories and pretty pictures. Thanks guys.
Well obviously that's up to you. It would be a shame though - some of it has been really, really fun to read as well as write, and I for one would be interested to know how it was supposed to end, and who was responsible for the kidnappings.
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You are in the vast minority
no... :(
dammit... :crying
I'm sure I'm not the only one, but even if I am, shouldn't it continue because of that?
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"As long as a single student wishes to attend Hogwarts, then Hogwarts should remain open for that student."
Professor McGonnagal,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
You know what? I liked the story long before my character was in it, and I joined the game because I liked the story and thought it would be fun. But if that's how you see it, I think you should revise your attitude. Because no matter how much I like a story (which I believe I have mentioned many times, along with praise to your writing skills) I don't like writers who treat their readers like rubbish or throw random fits of anger, whether it's just to attract attention and praise or for some other reason I ignore.
So if you're just having a bad day, I'll understand this and ignore this ever happened. But if that's really how you view us, then keep your writings and your game to yourself.
Sorry for being rude, but I feel hurt by your comment. You're not the only one who has feelings, so please think a little more before attacking the people who support you like that.
You think I don't appreciate the people who do read it? Of course I do. I am so very grateful for it, so don't jump to conclusions. I just find it a little coincidental that, before I decided to invite people to submit characters, no one was reading it. No one. Things like people not even bothering to read the original story, and disappearing off of the face of the earth and abandoning the rp without bothering to even give a reason why hurts a lot. So yes, it has left me feeling very bitter.
I thought this was pretty obvious, but my comments were aimed at the people who were guilty of the things that I pointed out, which is why I am greatly confused that you were offended.
Sorry I misunderstood, it seemed to me that you were aiming it at all the players.
How long did it take from the time you started posting your story until you started admitting other people's characters? I know I didn't know about it at that time. Maybe you just didn't give readers enough time to get to know it.
And yes, it's annoying when people quit without a warning, but that happens all the time. I've had to deal with that a lot on TPM. In the end, if the game is good, the group of players will stabilize and those who are really interested will keep playing.
Quote from: Gabi on June 12, 2007, 07:59:25 PM
Sorry I misunderstood, it seemed to me that you were aiming it at all the players.
Well I wasn't, so don't fucking snap at me like that. The people who I'm talking about know full well who they are.
It was around chapter 4 or 5 that i started inviting people to submit their characters, I think. Before that, only like 2 people were reading it. As soon as I had started doing that however, there was suddenly a flood of people submitting characters. Funny coincidence, no?
It's not annoying to me. It's downright insulting. I have worked so fucking hard in trying to make FC, both the story and the rp, a success, only to have people basically kick me in the teeth by leaving and not even fucking bothering to say why. You know what that says to me when people do that? It says to me that FC is a pile of dogshit that is not worth their time to even give an explanation of why they wish to quit.
And then there is the excuses; "Oh I'm so busy I don't have time", even when they are posting in every other forum on the boards all day long. "Oh I'm lost", even when there is already an explanation of the rp story so far in the OOC thread. People think I am an idiot and will just be brushed off with these excuses.
If others do stupid things, why do you think it's your problem? I'd say it's theirs.
It's my problem because they're doing it because they think FC is crap. FC is crap because of me.
I don't believe they think FC is crap. That's just the way they are. But even if they did, is the judgement of an idiot worth trusting?
True, and if you are having a problem with inconsistant posters, tell them to either buck up and post properly, or you kick out their characters. Seriously. Only keep the people who care, so you don't have problems with those who don't.
You're welcome to list people who are dropped, by the way. As GM, that's entirely your call, and I think I can speak for all the admins when we'll have no sympathy whatsoever for the people on such a list.
Well.. maybe a very very little bit. But that's it.
Just in case you were wondering.
Here's how I think you should do it: read back and audit all the characters; find out who's been posting properly and who hasn't. When you've got both lists, send a warning to all the ones on the "not posting" list. One warning. If they don't shape up within a week, and stay shaped up, kill off their character.(Unless they really DO have a good reason for not posting. In that case, if they can't get into the swing of things anytime soon, have their character find a way to leave the party, respectfully, and alive.) It doesn't even have to be a respectable death, if they refuse to post consistantly without a good reason. Make them slip on a banana peel and have a broken bottle go through their heads when the fall down, for christ's sake. You. Are. The. Game. F***ing. Master. Excercise your authority. That's why people think it's ok to fall behind, because YOU have been letting them get away with it. It is time for you to put your foot down.
I'm backing Gabi up here. Don't take the actions of a few people who act their shoe size instead of their age as a criticism of your work. If they were only hanging around hoping you'd give them a spotlight they weren't unbiased critics and are not too be taken seriously.
Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on June 13, 2007, 11:38:11 AM
...If they were only hanging around hoping you'd give them a spotlight...
Exactly. THOSE are the kind people that have characters that need to die. Now.
I'm feeling like freshly-boiled shit at the moment and I likely will for a long time, so I'm probably going to sound like a fuckin' moron when I type. Sorry in advance for that while I get on my soapbox.
Gareeku. You run an awesome RP. You're an awesome fucking GM. The idiocity of some of the participants isn't because of you--and I apologize if I'm one of those stupid participants, even though my apology likely won't matter.
Listen to everyone who's trying to comfort and support you. They know what's going on.
By the way, it's best you don't curse at people who are trying to help and support you. Then again I'm one to talk... ha.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Sheridan has already been dropped because of this. RJ is in danger of being dropped.
techmaster, thank you for your kind words and advice, but please don't patronise me like that.
You're right, Keaton. I am sorry for snapping at people. It's just this whole thing has left me rather bitter and depressed.
Quote from: Gareeku on June 13, 2007, 12:09:17 PM
techmaster... please don't patronise me like that.
Oh, I was doing that? Sorry, I didn't realize. Apologies.
Quote from: Gareeku on June 13, 2007, 12:09:17 PM
You're right, Keaton. I am sorry for snapping at people. It's just this whole thing has left me rather bitter and depressed.
It's totally understandable that you're feeling bitter and depressed because of this. I would be feeling the same way.
Just please try and cheer up, and remember those who matter--those who
support you.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Agreed with everyone, Gar. :hug I might not say it as well as everyone else has, but as I was looking through, I could tell that there are enough here who care about you and how you feel. And I'm sure there are more writers here other than Keats and myself that would certainly agree with you as well.
As for FC, you are the boss, after all. Do what you feel is right with it, and with the neglectful players.
Out of curiosity, has anyone looked at the board stats recently? The RP is in the top ten most viewed threads. That's out of the 2400 threads in total.
I would like to take this opportunity to make an apology to the members of this rp. The way I acted in these threads was highly inapproriate, and for that I am sorry. I realise now that my release of built up frustration and anger was a foolish and hurtful move, and I am deeply sorry to those who were on the receiving end of that. I won't be angry if any of you guys want to leave after the way I have acted. Again, I am sorry.
*Eph steps up to the podium* I refuse to quit!!
You know that I'm still in. :3 Besides, everything should have been forgotten by now, if the other members agree. This RP deserves to go until it's finished, and you deserve the right to keep it that way if you so wish.
Glad to see things start to get up and running again. ^^
I'm in too. I want to know what happens to Gareeku.
Oh, you can count me in. >:3 It's good to see this RP back in business.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
I make that 4 of the 6 active players. Do correct me if I've missed someone, though.
That's more than half, with no dissenters. Seems like a good enough reason to unlock to me. *clicky-clicky* Enjoy.
Make it five out of six.
Best for last?
Better make it a full cast. 6/6
Make that an almost-full cast, 6 out of 7. :3 There's still Stygian...
Are we back? I'm going away for a week, but once I return I'll gladly rejoin the game if it's still running.
The game's back, yeah, but last time anyone's seen Gar he hasn't been much in the mood or time to post.
...or hasn't been seen much at all...
I think we generally have a hiatus while AC is on, in terms of pretty much everything pauses. :-]
Ah, it's ok. As long as it returns when we do. :)
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I think we generally have a hiatus while AC is on, in terms of pretty much everything pauses. :-]
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Ah, it's ok. As long as it returns when we do.
The EKG is flatlining, gimme a defib, stat!
Bzzzzzzz....
CLEAR!
BZZZKKTT!
Is it alive? Will this RP continue? AC has been over, yet no one's posted ever since before it started. I hope this isn't dieing, I am eager to see it continue!
:eager :eager :eager :eager :eager :eager
Please don't do that.
I'm working day and night and I don't have enough time to run the rp right now because by the time I get in from work most nights I'm too tired.
Ok, I'm sorry. It's just that AC's been well over and no one has returned. Just wanted to see if there was any life left. I certainly hope there is.
There will be, but as I have said, as well as others before me, the rp is on temporary hiatus. Please don't make pointless posts like that. I know it sounds like I'm being snappy, but I'm tired as fuck.
I understand. I will refrain from losing patience in the future.
No sweat. We've got all the patience in the world (well, me, at least), Gareeku, and you don't have the time. I'm content with waiting, as I know it's the right thing to do.
Quote from: Stygian on July 26, 2007, 08:06:56 PM
No sweat. We've got all the patience in the world (well, me, at least), Gareeku, and you don't have the time. I'm content with waiting, as I know it's the right thing to do.
I think Stygian hit the nail on the head with that one. I totally agree with him--I'm perfectly content with waiting as well. Don't let anything stress you out, Gar.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
I figured things were a little hectic. Don't worry, we can find something else to do in the meantime... *plays DMFA fighter* XD
I'm sure we can. :P At least for those of us who have to wait for computer access are quite relieved actually for a haitus, especially if you belong to more than one RP. :rolleyes
You get your rest, Gar. We've all got patience. ^^
Late reply in agreement with everyone else. As you can probably tell, I've been busy too.
Don't worry, Gareeku, take care of yourself.
I know this thread hasn't been posted in for a long time, but seeing as it's still on the first page I thought it would be a bit pointless to make another thread.
Basically, now that I'm back, I wondering whether to pick this RP where it left off. On the one hand, I would love to see this rp continue. I've put so much effort into this (or what effort I can spare at least), and I don't want it to die. Then again, on the other hand, the rp seems to have been dying a slow death for some time, what with people unable to pose or disappearing off the face of the earth, and with me being busy with university and then summer work, plus the time when I snapped at people when I was stressed. After all, there's no point in trying to keep a sinking ship afloat.
Therefore, I want to see if people actually want this rp to continue. If they do, then great, I'll get it back on track when I've sorted things out. If not, then I'll ask the admins to close it, so that it can be "buried", so to speak.
Well I think it should be made clear that I still harbor a great deal of interest for this RP, so I'd love for it to continue. You can still count me in, Gar.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Goes into the voting booth and pushes the "Continue" button.
Mel will be back if it resumes.
Gareeku, I would be very interested in seeing this continue. However, it must be said that towards the end of its run there were a few things which contributed to it being less than smooth. I will speak frankly, in the hope that they can be avoided this time around.
Firstly, as you have already said, the snapping. I realise that this was most likely due to stress, and I can empathise with that, but only up to a point. If there is too much hostility in the OOC thread, the game ceases to be fun, and I regret to say there were times when this threshold was crossed from my point of view. :B
Secondly, you seemed to have a very fixed idea of what was supposed to happen. Now that is not a problem in and of itself, it's the cornerstone of storytelling, after all. Where it started to get awkward was when people didn't do what was supposed to happen. What you could have done was work around it, modify the plan to accommodate the new situation, maybe even suspending it entirely and reusing the idea later on in a different setting. Sadly what generally happened IMHO was that you would get frustrated and snap at people.
One memorable example of this was the magical restraining gem in the fight. The situation was such that everyone was stymied until the gem could be destroyed.
Several people tried to do this and were rebuffed. Eventually it became clear that you wanted a specific character to destroy the gem, and no-one else. Mel, as I recall.
Now maybe there was a sound reason for this, but for the life of me I can't see what the difference was between Stygian, James or Mel smashing the thing. I mean this in the best possible way, but if you had told us in advance that there was one person who had to do it, the rest of us could have planned around it. Getting angry because someone else had broken it prematurely when you were the only person who knew how it was supposed to play out can only serve to alienate your players, I'm sorry to say. Again, I mean this in the best possible way. I realise that you were probably having a terrible time at work or something when this was happening, but to be blunt, if you piss off your players, they will leave the game. :B
**EDIT** Bad example there - Mel did actually get the gem first. In my defence, it must be pointed out that three other players (from a cast of about seven active players) missed this point >:3
Thirdly, direction, or 'what is the RP setting out to achieve?'
In a way this ties in with point two, above. Originally it was billed as a story, jointly-written by the players under Gareeku's lead. Towards the hiatus it seemed to have narrowed somewhat. Again, I am thinking of the gem sequence, and point two springs to mind. If the aim is to have a joint-written story, you are looking for creative writers as much as players. Point two applies. Creative players will think of ways to achieve a goal which don't sit well with your plan. This is not always a good thing, but again, you need to deal with it constructively if it is a problem. There came a point where I restricted myself to writing Jakob's thoughts for the most part, because anything else ran the risk of annoying you. That might be the sort of playing style you were looking for at that stage but it is a far cry from a jointly-written story. :(
In short, what is the aim of the RP? I can see different aspects to it:
1. Playing it like an adventure game - following the GM's plot as it unfolds
2. Writing a joint story - i.e. creative writing
3. Socialising - a chance to have your character interact with other forumite's characters
Each of these has a different requirement for the way the game is managed... especially in terms of finding a balance between a serious story and a fun game.
Now it doesn't matter which of these you choose, but if you advertise it as (2) then I don't think you have much grounds to complain if your players take the initiative >:3
Finally. Background information, or 'trying to establish a common view of reality'.
As Gabi said, the role of the GM is to provide background information and answer questions. I will try to approach this civilly but it is one of the things which I feel very strongly about. If you look at transcripts of tabletop RPs, the GM will describe the location briefly, and the players, requiring more detail will ask the GM detailed questions which the GM will answer, usually with a good deal of forethought. As a rule I will ask a question if I need an answer. "Are we in an inn or a tavern?" is a question about what facilities are available to the player and I will ask it to avoid having my player do something impossible like going upstairs when we've already established we're in a single-floor house. "What are the walls made of?" is a question that determines whether my player can go through it. Plaster against wing-tentacles is no contest >:3
If you don't like the question, say "it's up to you.", but please, please don't get angry.
Anyway, like I said, I'd very much like to be part of the continuing game, but I remember the hairy moments we've had in the past, so I'm posting this in the fervent hope that it will help make things work out better for the game :P
From what I can remember, Tapewolf, the gemstone arguements happened because as Mel was holding it and about to do something about it, you just yanked it away from her and broke it yourself. I was only snappy then because I felt that doing that was, to be blunt, wrong.
Quote from: Gareeku on September 25, 2007, 04:06:19 PM
From what I can remember, Tapewolf, the gemstone arguements happened because as Mel was holding it and about to do something about it, you just yanked it away from her and broke it yourself. I was only snappy then because I felt that doing that was, to be blunt, wrong.
I've completed the, uh, essay. I hope it's useful. IIRC it wasn't actually
me who tried to break the gem. Yes, I wanted to do something imaginative with it, yes, you had other plans, but as I recall it was James and Stygian who tried to stomp it.
**EDIT EDIT**
Yes, it looks like you're right in that instance. That example doesn't really apply, however this was not the only time it happened :(
Very true. I probably should have re-read it first. XP
After reading your explanations, you do raise some very good points. I think what we need to do is use the OOC thread more effectively. By this, I mean putting ideas forward, including myself suggesting possible outcomes to events etc, and then discuss.
However, I must state, and I mean no offense by this, there have been times where people have forgotten about tact and discretion, which was one of the reasons why I would get annoyed and snappy. I'll admit it, I'm not a tolerant guy when it comes to stuff like that, and so I will snap at people, but that's just me. In my personal opinion, there needs to be some toning down in terms of opinions. I have noticed that there has been some strong opinions being thrown around, and couple with the lack of tact or discretion is probably the trigger for my snapping.
However, moving on, the main issue, as I have stated earlier, is that I, we, need to start using the OOC thread for what it was actually created to do; discuss the rp.
Quote from: Gareeku on September 25, 2007, 04:33:41 PM
However, I must state, and I mean no offense by this, there have been times where people have forgotten about tact and discretion, which was one of the reasons why I would get annoyed and snappy. I'll admit it, I'm not a tolerant guy when it comes to stuff like that, and so I will snap at people, but that's just me. In my personal opinion, there needs to be some toning down in terms of opinions. I have noticed that there has been some strong opinions being thrown around, and couple with the lack of tact or discretion is probably the trigger for my snapping.
Yes, that's very true. While I try to see the best in everyone, I do also have a very short temper myself... anyway. James has 'net problems again although they should be clearing up now from what I understand - point is he might be a bit patchy in his attendance.
As for the game itself, someone else will need to post, assuming we're going ahead with this (presumably we're currenly doing for a roll-call of active players).
In character, I'm a bit stalled until I know what's happening with the demon and his reinforcements. Clarification on Gareeku's health might be handy too... IIRC many of the other characters were either incapacitated or 'faded out' through non-attendance.
Jakob is going to have big problems when he sees what Keaton's been up to >:3
I'm going to hold off continuing the rp until I know for sure that it's what people want. If that's the case, then I'll set about getting it off again. I can always take temporary control of James' character while he gets his internet sorted out, so long as I don't end up taking on about 3 characters at once. :P
I'm still up for this Gareeku.
As my post at the top of the page indicates, though I am not a part of this RP, i really want to see it continued.
Mwahaha! I'll bleed all over the demon! My face will hit his fist so hard that he'll beg for death! :3
Yeah...once i get the rp back up and running i'll make sure that he's healed. :B
Aaaand we're back! :3
I was originally going to do something like this to Arc, but my understanding is he's left the game now. Jakob's trenchcoat is part of his halloween costume - those who have read CJP chapter 28 should recognise this gun and its capabilities >:3
you could have mentioned that it was a paintball gun BEFORE I said that the "bullet" went through the demon's shoulder, Jakob. now it just looks silly.
Well... there's always the edit button...
Quote from: James StarRunner on October 03, 2007, 07:21:45 PM
Well... there's always the edit button...
And who are you telling that to? :blankstare
Seeing that it's a reply to Gareeku... I guess I'm telling... Gareeku.
Ah. Then I guess I must speak more clearly.
What Gar seems to be irritated at is not so much the failing to mention the gun being a paintball gun in the first place so much as the silliness of the action.
Quote from: Gareeku on October 03, 2007, 07:13:33 PM
you could have mentioned that it was a paintball gun BEFORE I said that the "bullet" went through the demon's shoulder, Jakob. now it just looks silly.
With respect Gareeku, it doesn't say the bullet went through his shoulder. All it says is that he's been hit in the shoulder - I would certainly have flagged it myself otherwise >:3
It also says he's apparently bleeding - which it would given that it's a blood-coloured paintball - and he's in a certain amount of pain, which he would be, although obviously not as much as if it was live ammo. However the demon isn't going to realise that straight away, which gives a distraction for the others to use.
Yes, I could have said it was an airgun disguised as a revolver, but I was a bit too eager to hold on to the surprise, such as it as. Jakob tends to rely on illusion rather than actual violence, and given how much he hates guns, a real one would be out of character for him. How..ever, making someone
think he's killed them is just what he'd do.
Quote from: Stygian on October 03, 2007, 07:28:16 PM
What Gar seems to be irritated at is not so much the failing to mention the gun being a paintball gun in the first place so much as the silliness of the action.
Distracting him so Gareeku can get a blow in? I'm afraid I fail to see how that's silly. I'll grant you it's being done in an unorthodox manner, but that's Jakob for you. Arguably you would
want to do something weird in order to distract your foe for longer.
*Sigh* I've only opened the rp for not even a day and already people are throwing their opinions around in a heavy handed fashion. Ok, fine, I'll change my post.
In the future, can you PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF THESE THINGS. That way I actually know what's going on.
Quote from: Gareeku on October 04, 2007, 04:58:22 AM
*Sigh* I've only opened the rp for not even a day and already people are throwing their opinions around in a heavy handed fashion. Ok, fine, I'll change my post.
IMHO your post seemed to work - to be honest, I thought you'd figured it out :3
No I hadn't "figured it out". Don't just assume that people know what's happening, but sometimes they don't.
Quote from: Gareeku on October 04, 2007, 05:04:29 AM
No I hadn't "figured it out". Don't just assume that people know what's happening, but sometimes they don't.
I swear I mentioned this trick via PM. Though I guess that would have been almost a year ago. You're right, I should really have PM'd you again to make absolutely certain.
**EDIT**
Obviously I have no idea if this is the guy we're after, but he's powerful enough to make Jakob think he probably is.
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 04, 2007, 05:07:21 AM
Obviously I have no idea if this is the guy we're after, but he's powerful enough to make Jakob think he probably is.
I bet the bounty on him is really high too! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/jamesemotehappyanimees5.gif)
Oops! I didn't notice the RP was back until Gareeku told me! I don't have time today, but I'll try to catch up tomorrow.
Sorry, I still have a very busy life but I also still want to play!
That's ok Gabi, just jump in when you're ready ^^
Yay, I've made a post! And about 20 minutes before the day ended! (For me, of course.)
QuoteThen she received Jakob's answer. She wondered how he'd done that; no one else had ever projected thoughts into her mind, Cubi or not. But he could do many surprising things and now was not the time to contemplate them. He could read minds, so he probably knew who needed her the most. She decided to follow his advice.
Heh... actually it's about the third time he's done that to Gabi. It took a bit more time and concentration the first couple of times so I'm assuming he's getting used to doing it...
Yes, I know. She still wonders how he does that, though. He never explained.
Quote from: Gabi on October 06, 2007, 07:34:42 AM
Yes, I know. She still wonders how he does that, though. He never explained.
Good... I was afraid you'd forgotten. It was a while ago, after all. Perhaps Gabi should ask him when they have some kind of respite.
Keaton, what's your character look like at the moment? Is she visibly a succubus (presumably, since the countermagic stuff earlier would likely have stuffed her shapeshifting) and if so, is her clan-marking visible?
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 09, 2007, 04:19:02 PM
Keaton, what's your character look like at the moment? Is she visibly a succubus (presumably, since the countermagic stuff earlier would likely have stuffed her shapeshifting) and if so, is her clan-marking visible?
Hm? Well, after looking back, Keaton fused her wings in her back before she started fighting with Ignatz/Stygian (she used her wing-tentacles to pry off the door), and Jakob witnessed that, so he noticed that she is, indeed, a Succubus. Also, her clan marking, which is on her right hip, is not visible.
So no, she isn't a visible Succubus.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on October 09, 2007, 04:29:51 PMAlso, her clan marking, which is on her right hip, is not visible.
So no, she isn't a visible Succubus.
Ok, thanks. So when he turns his attention to her, he'll know that she is a succubus, but he won't know she's a Jyraneth. I ask because of the Jyraneth tendency to carve the clan-mark on themselves...
Just letting ya'll know I'm going to be away as of tomorrow (11/10/07) for about three weeks. Sorry for the short notice but this crept up on me.
As for Eph if someone wants to take her for for the moment shes just a little knocked around and concussed, but otherwise in good health.
If not we'll just leave her in the background.
I just talked to Pal. I'll handle his character, Eph, while he's away.
Alright, take care, Pal.
I guess I'll be interacting with James the player whatever my character does, then.
Take care Pal. See you when you get back.
On another note, can I please ask everyone next time to READ EACH OTHER'S POSTS. Case in point; the assassins who attacked while the interrogation was happening. Thanks to not reading each other's posts, they were killed about 5 times over, leading to it looking very stupid.
It's not rocket science guys. Please, use some common sense for Christ's sake.
Perhaps I do need to reread it. All I saw was Sty go trigger happy on one, Aisha boomerang another, Jakob merely stunning the only other one, and then me giving him more to be stunned about.
edit- Meh... my bad, I didn't read Keaton's well enough.
Slight flub there James, Keaton whispered about the Angel thing. I didn't notice that before, she may have changed it.
I caught that part, but wasn't an error. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jameswink.gif)
Quote from: James StarRunner on October 11, 2007, 12:53:17 PM
I caught that part, but wasn't an error. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jaguarstarrunner/emotes/Jameswink.gif)
And for the record, James, I am deeply apologetic for any and all nastiness that Keaton produces towards your character. XD *pokes her fingers together* Jeez. I hate bigots, and yet the character who my penname is based off of is a bigot. wtf I should
not have done that.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Well, you -could- play with it, and hope she gets her come-uppance? And maybe work towards re-educating her?
Just a thought...
Hehehe... It's quite all right Keaton. In character is different from out of character. And really? You nailed it pretty good, he is like a whiny kid. XD
He still has to develop more.
Originally it was going to be third-time lucky on the gloves, with Jakob only able to get one effect per glove and giving him a pair, one for each wing :P
Oh... whoops. XD
I thought it was supposed to be the other glove next. No wonder why I was thrown off.
Look on the bright side - now you can be Mr Jackson... ;-]
Heh... Magical or not, I'd still wear the other glove. My one glove 'Jackson' days are over. The old set were originally two gloves as well, just one was lost when he was young. :P
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 11, 2007, 01:28:58 PM
Well, you -could- play with it, and hope she gets her come-uppance? And maybe work towards re-educating her?
Just a thought...
Re-education would be good for her character development, yes, but Keaton would need a rather large kick in the butt for that. My primary concern is that she had already overcome her prejudice of Angels in the Castle RP, so I don't want to repeat that element. I'll probably play around with this a bit more... though she probably will have to make some sort of reformation in the future, otherwise she'll be grating on everyone's nerves. x3
~Keaton the Black Jackal