Avatar RP IV, Discussion IV: GM Iron-fistiness! [Archive]

Arhra

09-23-2006, 10:06 AM

Starting with the most important issue, as others have already told you Hawk, an action like that is quite unacceptable. Firstly, you said the effect of someone else's attack with little explanation of why that might be so and more importantly, something like eye tearing is completely inappropriate. That kind of thing with how it was done is just plain godmodding.

Since you are quite new here, I won't go so far to count it as the one chance for such things that I'm giving in this RP. However, that section of the post is now removed from continuity.

I'll now pull out a definition for godmodding for your edification. I do so enjoy quoting myself after all. Exact definitions tend to vary from person to person.

The purest definition of godmodding is controlling the actions of other characters. Now, this is only really godmodding if they take excessive liberties with it - some small amount of including actions of other characters is often necessary to write a post or make it more interesting. As long as what they do is reasonable, respectful and well written, its fine. It is essentially the declaration of an powerful effect without giving others a chance to respond that is the bad part.

Anything that makes your character invulnerable/unstoppable is also god modding. This is the aspect of god modding I am concerned about in this RP. It is really not very interesting if there's no challenge for the characters. Thus, godmodding is always a bad thing.

There's also the factors of how much effort is behind a character's actions. Obviously a character burning all their power on some big attack will be able to get something a bit more intimidating and powerful than endless lobbing of fireballs or whatever. Essentialy, often effort = power, though its best not to over rely on that. There's the effect of descriptiveness too - obviously a well written, well described action would be taken more seriously than 'I cast a spell'.

In other news, to remove the mystery of how Bruticus somehow managed to stop a spell earlier by shooting it once and for all, see his 'Solves Problems With Violence' ability.

Of course, don't go too excessive with this (see Newb's suggestion from the last discussion thread), but it is intended to be able to solve certain conundrums that are usually not stopped in such a way. My latest post for example. While I think of it, yes, with the blast shield down.

Finally, I should remind people of this seeing how several haven't mentioned anything about it. You either have horrible things happening to you because of the food or you have horrible things happening to you because the entire jungle is trying to kill you.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

09-23-2006, 11:13 AM

Hmm, ok so I've fucked up big time here. Sorry:( . I had wanted to try and blind Bruticus even before Skyshot had posted (I had a suspicion we may have to fight him), and I had planned out what I wanted to do with that post and the posts that came after it. One thing was going to lead to another and another and so on. The eye ripping thing just seemed like the only way to really try and hinder the only thing that I could really fight (and actually be effective against), and I figured he would probably still be able to fight even after that.

POS, somehow I missed your post about calling shotgun on fighting Bruticus. However, you did say we didn't have to stay out of it, and it was essential to what I had had planned. That was why I went after him. If I had realised you wanted him for yourself I would've PMed you. Maybe I should have said what I was going to do on the disscusion board before hand, but I didn't really have the time until after you had made your post about fighting him alone, which I missed. Again, sorry.

So to clear up any inconsistancies (and because the whole thing is ignored now anyway), my last post has been deleted. I will re-write and try and come up with something else tonight. But I'm not sure how effective I'm now going to be in this fight due to the nature of these opponents (that being the whole reason I went after Bruticus in the first place). I may just succumb to some nasty status effects of the food for a while until I see an opening.

Once again, I'm sorry about all this, I'll try and be more careful now.

Flarecobra

09-23-2006, 01:29 PM

Arhra, how effective will Fire magic be agenst The?

POS Industries

09-24-2006, 01:13 AM

POS, somehow I missed your post about calling shotgun on fighting Bruticus. However, you did say we didn't have to stay out of it

Well, I was just trying to be polite. For once. Shame on me. Anyway, it's cool. Live and learn. Or die.

While I think of it, yes, with the blast shield down.

Well, really, Bruticus seems to be more like Anakin Skywalker with the blast shield down. Luke, on the other hand, just get zapped in the ass repeatedly by a training droid.

mauve

09-24-2006, 02:04 AM

Well, I found my Monty Python and the Holy Grail DVD today, so I felt compelled to add the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch to Mauve's arsenal of awesomeness. Man, I love that movie. :D

Bailey

09-24-2006, 10:57 AM

Just as a note, since the halucinations have caused me to believe that Thog's stat fruit is baconfruit, I'm slowly changing into a musclebound freak.

Anybody who wishes to notice this and/or get blasted at by one of my stray shots, feel free.

Also, Arhra, I'm going to make some reversewood (As seen in Xanth!) and drop it into the stat fruit tree. I'm giving you a heads-up so you can decide what effect this will have, seeing as how reversewood doesn't always do what you think it will.

I'm expecting it to make any fruit eaten after that to boost intelligence and make the consumer more frail, but hey, you never know what exactly this stuff will do.

Fenris

09-24-2006, 12:50 PM

Yeah, I'm just kinda poppin' back in here with no real rhyme or reason for it. Sorry, I just really couldn't think of a good reason for Fenris to show up when he did, but I used the "I was just sleeping" excuse. Sorry, guys. :(

Toastburner B

09-24-2006, 08:26 PM

I'm going to do everyone a favor and pull out. I haven't gotten to check the internet very much since I started my break from school, and I have yet to secure a wireless network in my house. As such, I've only been checking in about once a week, and that's not enough to RP with.

Bailey

09-24-2006, 08:44 PM

Okay.

There's a lightning blast headed straight at you in case you want to write a pulling out post.

GARUD

09-25-2006, 08:20 AM

Just because you're smart doesn't mean you can't act bloody stupid

That quote is so true. It basically should be a slogan for all NPF.

Bailey

09-25-2006, 08:45 AM

I've changed my sig because I realized we actually have three identity crisis victims.

Arhra, Toastburner, and myself all share that dubious honor.

We also share the dubious honor of having been part of Calvinball.

Make of that what you will.

Darth SS

09-25-2006, 06:03 PM

Oh my god.

What the fuck happened?

(I've been pumping out IB labs for the past week. It's been nasty)

Skyshot

09-25-2006, 06:19 PM

Okay, The Capitalist has done this (http://www.superdickery.com/other/214.html). Right this second, he's fallen and he can't get up. *rimshot* I proposed a crazy plan to Arhra, who can't absorb energy because of a rogue gene she swallowed. Rei, deaf, is taking on Bruticus, a massive guy who solves his problems with violence and is currently blind. Most of us are handling fire-resistant regenerating fungus trolls and plant life aggressive enough to put Old Man Willow to shame.

Bailey

09-25-2006, 08:53 PM

Also, I'm blasting everything that does and doesn't move with lightning from my fingertips while taking breaks to eat food that makes me stronger and stupider.

mauve

09-25-2006, 11:39 PM

and plant life aggressive enough to put Old Man Willow to shame. Tch. That jerk-face Tom Bombadil is never around when you need him.

Skyshot

09-25-2006, 11:43 PM

Don't I know it. Couldn't even be bothered to show up in the movie, because New Zealand was outside his bounds. Oooh, Tom doesn't wanna go outside his territory! Sure, he can be one of the most awesome characters in the book, but he can't go to New Zealand. It's a shame, I tell ya.

You know, maybe one of us should start singing that song of his. It's worth a shot!

POS Industries

09-26-2006, 12:05 AM

You know, maybe one of us should start singing that song of his. It's worth a shot!

Well, if you insist....

*ahem*

If you like pina coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight
In the dunes on the summer cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape
Yes I like pina coladas
And getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O'Malleys
Where we'll plan our escape...

Skyshot

09-26-2006, 12:24 AM

No, that's his and Goldberry's song. We don't talk about that.

Bailey

09-26-2006, 05:33 AM

my favorite part of the book was where they come back to hobbiton and are all like "What the fuck is this? Are you serious? We just went through freakin' Mordor and you think that this crap is going to slow us down? No, no, it won't, but you know what? You're going down."

I was so sad it wasn't in the movie.

Arhra

09-26-2006, 09:15 AM

Ah, Darth, only the people who didn't eat any of the food back at The Capitalist's free buffet are being attacked by the plants. People who did eat there instead are dealing with a number of negative effects from the food. Let me dig out that suggestion list from before:

Food effect suggestions: hallucinations, sudden obesity, loss of balance, extreme hunger, addiction to the food, uncontrollable shakes, blindness, deafness, nausea, vomiting and stomach explosion.

Also, I should note that the jungle is actively trying to kill people. A lot of posts really don't seem to be showing this. I'll dig out the jungle suggestions too: vines strangling you, roots holding your feet, the earth threatening to drag you down, being attacked by a number of animals with weird glowy eyes, thorn bushes, branches scratching and trying to poke out your eyes and so on.

While I think of it, how exactly is one meant to injure your slime form Flare? At present it seems virtually indestructable.

Bailey

09-26-2006, 10:20 AM

And the reversewood will come into play as soon as Arhra says he's chosen an effect for it.

Also, what can I say? Mauve is a cuddly teddy bear!

A cuddly teddy bear of doomy doomness, but hey, this is the NPF, what do you expect?

POS Industries

09-26-2006, 12:18 PM

While I think of it, how exactly is one meant to injure your slime form Flare? At present it seems virtually indestructable.

Flare's off doing Marine stuff, as I understand it, so I think I'll lend my expertise in how you go about killing her. As you may recall, much of Flare's slimegirl form was destroyed during Rei's attacks on the boulders. The best way I know how to deal with her in this state is disassembly: disperse her into multiple puddles of goo then destroy each smaller glob while she attempts to regenerate.

Furthermore, I would assume that her slime cells can take damage much like plant or animal cells, so I do believe heavy blunt-force trauma could be effective against her.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

09-26-2006, 01:12 PM

I imagine she would also be unable to re-form if she was unable to combine all the puddles of herself together, like if she were to become trapped and/or seperated while still in many pieces. Also she is slime based, slime by its nature is semi-liquid, so intense heat would probably evaporate her. Kind of ironic that her primary element of fire could be used against her!

Skyshot

09-26-2006, 01:13 PM

Plus she's weak against ice damage. She's slime, but she's still fire-based.

mauve

09-26-2006, 01:42 PM

Also, what can I say? Mauve is a cuddly teddy bear!

A cuddly teddy bear of doomy doomness, but hey, this is the NPF, what do you expect? There will be blood. So much blood.

;)

POS Industries

09-26-2006, 01:55 PM

Also she is slime based, slime by its nature is semi-liquid, so intense heat would probably evaporate her. Kind of ironic that her primary element of fire could be used against her!

Actually, I don't believe it could. She can swim around in magma pools and survive completely unscathed, so I'm pretty sure heat of any kind is of no consequence.

Oh, and on a side note, Flare isn't the only NPFer whose weaknesses I've made strides to sum up. Most of you have been analyzed rather thoroughly in that regard.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

09-26-2006, 02:33 PM

Magma pools huh? Never knew about that. Still plenty of weakness' though.

Oh, and on a side note, Flare isn't the only NPFer whose weaknesses I've made strides to sum up. Most of you have been analyzed rather thoroughly in that regard.

No need to analyse mine, I know where I'm weak. That blunt force trauma you mentioned before would no-doubt take care of me in 1 hit, I'm only small and my bones are hollow. Plus wings aren't known for their durability and if even 1 of them is out of action I can't fly, virtualy eliminating me from the fight. Luckily I'm fast though, fast like bullets when I need to be.:p
Not got much on the strength side either, but my viciousnous should make up for that!

Bailey

09-26-2006, 02:56 PM

There will be blood. So much blood.

;)

will the blood be pretty?

mauve

09-26-2006, 04:07 PM

will the blood be pretty? Sure it will, Newb. Sure.

Oh, and on a side note, Flare isn't the only NPFer whose weaknesses I've made strides to sum up. Most of you have been analyzed rather thoroughly in that regard. Why am I suddenly very, very, very worried?

Skyshot

09-26-2006, 04:33 PM

Why am I suddenly very, very, very worried?It's POS Industries. If you weren't worried before, you need to get started.

So, what's/re my weakness(es)?

Flarecobra

09-26-2006, 04:39 PM

While I think of it, how exactly is one meant to injure your slime form Flare? At present it seems virtually indestructable.

It's baised off the slime monsters from the Final Fantasy series. If one would recall, physical attacks don't hurt them that much, however if one use magic or energy attacks, those would hurt her a lot.

Tarrin

09-26-2006, 06:42 PM

I'm probly the easyist to perminatly kill, Tb reincarnates so even tho he dies alot he'll be back. In any form that i have magic will take me out (Unless i find some creature that magic isn't good against).

Onto the whole I'm a charging armored Rhyno, Arhra It's in your court as to if i hit or miss and what'll happen :)

POS Industries

09-26-2006, 09:35 PM

It's POS Industries. If you weren't worried before, you need to get started.

I'm sigging that so hard.

So, what's/re my weakness(es)?

Honestly, we've really only done extensive research into the NPFers that took part in the last adventure, so the file on you has only begun to be compiled. Still, if I had to venture an educated guess based off of recent observations, I'd have to say that your weakness is stuff.

Put out a big pile of stuff you can steal and you can be lured into any trap. I could be wrong, of course, but that's what I've gathered from the short time I've been paying attention.

Bailey

09-26-2006, 09:50 PM

Any information gathered on me during the last RP is wrong.

That's the best part about being an insane blue mage gone wrong.

EDIT: Also, Mauve hit me with lightning :p

oh, how the bolts do turn.

Flarecobra

09-26-2006, 09:59 PM

I'd say anything involving Loyal saying that he's better then you is your weakness Skyshot...

And expect some help there Skyshot.

Skyshot

09-26-2006, 10:17 PM

I'm sigging that so hard.I cast nothing short of the greatest shame and the lowliest of derision upon you for not wording that as a slogan.

Like this.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4153/posindustriesvt5.png

Also, I'll only steal from people who I feel deserve it. On that note, you may wish to make sure news of the shadier aspects of your company's dealings don't reach me.

Loyal saying that he's better than you...Don't talk crazy talk, you crazy-talking crazy-talker.

And expect some help there Skyshot.Thanks. For the record, the only significant difference between his/my condition and unconsciousness is the amount of pain involved. Along with some other sensory stuff.

POS Industries

09-26-2006, 11:25 PM

I cast nothing short of the greatest shame and the lowliest of derision upon you for not wording that as a slogan.

Like this.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4153/posindustriesvt5.png

Whenever imageshack's server decides to comply and show me whatever horrible image you created, I'm sure I'll think it's awesome.

Also, I'll only steal from people who I feel deserve it. On that note, you may wish to make sure news of the shadier aspects of your company's dealings don't reach me.

Son, don't you know that, in case of such instances (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=389513&postcount=96), I have have taken certain precautions (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=389565&postcount=102)?

Skyshot

09-26-2006, 11:29 PM

1. It shows up for me in my post and your quote.

2. You think I can't take precautions against precautions? What do you take me for?

POS Industries

09-27-2006, 12:23 AM

1. It shows up for me in my post and your quote.

Well, imageshack won't even connect with me, so nyeh.

2. You think I can't take precautions against precautions? What do you take me for?

I take you for someone who doesn't even begin to realize the depths of my precautions.

Bailey

09-27-2006, 08:01 AM

I deal with precautions very simply.

First, I take a radioactive core, then, I take a cage full of rabbits.

Next, I drop the rabbits one by one into the radioactive core, then I drop the rabbits into something like sand, or a pile of leaves, or a bucket of water.

Following this, I throw the elemental rabbits at the person who set up the precautions until they stop being such a bitch.

Considering that the rabbits multiply like, well, rabbits, I can keep doing this for pretty much forever.

And if they have precautions against rabbits I just slap them for being a dumbass.

POS Industries

09-27-2006, 12:37 PM

(Edited for being a bunch of I don't even know what.)

Look man, I don't want to hear about what you do in your off hours. That's just way to personal, know what I'm saying?

Bailey

09-27-2006, 02:03 PM

*throws rabbits at POS*

Darth SS

09-27-2006, 07:30 PM

No! Not the rabbitz! How can you do something such as that? Think of the poor children who shall weep when they hear that their pet "Thumper" was eaten by that horrible monster known as POS Industries.

*picks up the rabbits and puts them in cages*

*whips a porcupine at POS' face*

That's how you do it.

POS Industries

09-27-2006, 08:21 PM

See? I have a precaution for the rabbit plan.

*as the porcupine flies toward his head, a small hyperlink portal opens in its path, closing shortly after the creature enters it*

Oh yeah, and I have an android sidekick with Gaian admin powers for any other possible scenarios that may present themselves.

Bailey

09-27-2006, 08:33 PM

Okay, next time I die, I'm going to come back as somebody who exists solely to bring down POS industries. :p

POS Industries

09-27-2006, 08:36 PM

You're coming back as Bill Gates? Because I think there's already one of those.

Bailey

09-27-2006, 08:48 PM

Nah, you'll see.

The plan is as brilliant as it is insane, and will cause those around me to scream into my face "Why the hell would you do something like that?"

In other words I plan to embody the true spirit of the NPF Avvy RP Crisis Squad.

The only Crisis Squad to usually be the crisis.

Flarecobra

09-27-2006, 09:17 PM

Even for this POS? *Stabs POS in the neck from behind*

And Arhra, out of curiousity, is there anything else of The Capitalist's that was can blow up?

Tarrin

09-27-2006, 09:38 PM

OOO does he have a Car..Probly a lincon, Go on Flare kill the Lincon :whee:

POS Industries

09-27-2006, 10:24 PM

*uses one of his nigh-countless extra lives to respawn unscathed*

Please.

mauve

09-27-2006, 11:47 PM

And Arhra, out of curiousity, is there anything else of The Capitalist's that was can blow up? As a general rule of thumb, there's always something else to blow up. ^^

*uses one of his nigh-countless extra lives to respawn unscathed*

Please. See, this is where a cryosleep chamber would come in handy. We freeze Pedro O'Sullivan for an indefinite period of time, effectively keeping him out of the way. Then, when the moment is right, we thaw him out and release him onto an unsuspecting public! Brilliant!

Bailey

09-28-2006, 12:01 AM

We already did that twentythree years ago.

POS Industries

09-28-2006, 01:28 AM

See, this is where a cryosleep chamber would come in handy. We freeze Pedro O'Sullivan for an indefinite period of time, effectively keeping him out of the way. Then, when the moment is right, we thaw him out and release him onto an unsuspecting public! Brilliant!

My dear, I'm already doing that with Walt Disney's head. Once thawed, of course, it will still be nothing more than a disgusting, inanimate severed head but, man, the looks on all those kids faces will be priceless!

Also, I'm going to give him one of those mouse-ear hats for dramatic effect.

We already did that twentythree years ago.

So that's why my earliest memories are of being cold. So.... very cold......

mauve

09-28-2006, 09:46 AM

My dear, I'm already doing that with Walt Disney's head. Once thawed, of course, it will still be nothing more than a disgusting, inanimate severed head but, man, the looks on all those kids faces will be priceless!

Also, I'm going to give him one of those mouse-ear hats for dramatic effect.
Quoted because that's the funniest thing I've heard all day.

Steel Shadow

09-28-2006, 10:52 AM

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, lost my internet for a bit. Should be better now.

Flarecobra

09-28-2006, 11:16 AM

Well, that puts me out for a couple rounds.

mauve

09-28-2006, 01:50 PM

So were you still in slimegirl form when the Capitalist squashed you, Flare? Or do you now need some medical assistance? XD

Flarecobra

09-28-2006, 03:07 PM

Still in slimegirl form Mauve.

Bailey

09-28-2006, 08:37 PM

Fotunately for Hawk,okay.Syttulg's aim was piss poorNo. Bad.and he had just at that moment accelerated towards the ground after his Air blast.Yes. Good.He didn't even notice the lightning bolt that flew past him... Whatever.

Arhra

09-28-2006, 09:26 PM

Actually Newb, that is quite reasonable. He's a small target and in case you haven't noticed, Syttulg is hallucinating rather badly. However, its phrasing could be a little better, giving the rationale for the poor aim.

While I hate to come across as too overbearing, could you run those posts through a spell check Tarrin? The punctuation and capitalisation's a bit all over the place too. Would just make it a bit easier to read.

Flarecobra

09-28-2006, 09:34 PM

You know, Arhra HAS found a good way to disable my slimegirl form. Splatter it. After all, it takes some time to reform....

Bailey

09-29-2006, 06:41 AM

If he had said why my aim was bad, that would be one thing, but considering that he just recently declared that Skyshot's blindness spell failed when he had nothing to do with that, it looks a bit too much like he's in the habit of saying that nothing anybody else does ever hits.

The suddenly changing direction, however, is a totally valid method of avoiding a shot.

Under normal conditions, Syttulg probably could hit a small mobile target five times out of nine, but a small mobile target that's changing directions with only one shot? Not a chance. Hawk gets away easy by zigzagging.

And the hallucination is that everyone and everything (with the exception of prizes) is a floating target at a carnival. Won't mess with his aim too much, just a little bit, and also it'll cause friendly fire.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

09-29-2006, 11:21 AM

My reasoning for your poor aim was that it seems Syttulg is hurling bolts at anything that moves and in rapid succesion, apparently without thinking (at least as far as I can make out), so anybodies aim in such a situation is bound to be off. Though perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I should have worded it differently to be clearer. But to quote your own explanation of your abilities:
Under normal conditions, Syttulg probably could hit a small mobile target five times out of nine, but a small mobile target that's changing directions with only one shot? Not a chance. Hawk gets away easy by zigzagging.

And the hallucination is that everyone and everything (with the exception of prizes) is a floating target at a carnival. Won't mess with his aim too much, just a little bit, and also it'll cause friendly fire.

You said yourself that in a normal situation, you have around a 50% chance of making that shot. With the hallucination added to that it's less again, meaning your aim would be bad. Maybe I should have said "bad" or "off" instead, but I meant it as a good natured jibe towards you.

If you want I can just edit out the bit about your aim being off so it's simply my speed that saves me.

Oh, and about the not noticing: I was concentrating on the fallen troll, slightly more blind than usual while in a slight delirium, and with all the various battles and other lightning blasts going on around him, he probably wouldn't notice yet another bolt, especially while accelerating forwards at high speed.

POS Industries

09-29-2006, 02:40 PM

Sorry about my lack of posting over the last couple days. I've been meaning to get to it but things have been a little hectic. I'll try and figure something out tonight after work.

Bailey

09-30-2006, 04:38 AM

My reasoning for your poor aim was that it seems Syttulg is hurling bolts at anything that moves and in rapid succesion, apparently without thinking

He's hallucinating that he's in a target gallery at a carnival.

Of course he's throwing bolts at anything that moves.

You don't need to edit though.

Arhra

10-02-2006, 08:44 AM

Hmmm, I do seem to have quite a love of doing terrible things to my own characters. I had considered using awesome genius to solve the troll problem, but a tremendous complication felt more my style.

And Newb, my dear soon to be bloody paste, you're in quite a bad position. The only reason Thod has a rating of just Insane is because of his limited intellect. A front on, close match of raw strength couldn't possibly get any more in his favour.

Bruticus fight is slightly on hold while waiting for POS, although I might see if I can think of something nifty to do that gets the ball rolling again.

Not much happening with The - he's quite content to sit there and try to crush two people to death.

Steel Shadow

10-02-2006, 09:59 AM

Not much happening with The - he's quite content to sit there and try to crush two people to death.

Which is kinda strange since a ton of crazy plantlife is about to crash into him. Or possibly go around him.

Bailey

10-02-2006, 01:13 PM

Thod started off stronger and Syttulg started off smarter, and Thod has been eating these for who knows how long.

Looks to me like a battle of brains and brawn in a wrestling match of demi-giant proportions.

Also, hope that I'm not wrong in my assumption that Arhra is feeding the powers she gained into the stuff around her.

POS Industries

10-02-2006, 03:43 PM

Man, I love a good (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=377651&postcount=76) running (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=388930&postcount=85) gag (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=389020&postcount=86).

Anyway, sorry for the delay, but I've been rather busy with work, funeraling, and sleep (not so much with that last one). Hopefully, I'll have the energy to be a bit more active over here. I still have to get back to my recently neglected musical endeavors, as well. So much crap, so little time...

Flarecobra

10-02-2006, 04:11 PM

Given my semi-liquid state, I figured that as he laughed, gaps would appear that I could try to slip out a little at a time. Though it WOULD take a while...

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

10-02-2006, 05:21 PM

Yes, so Hawk's "plan", such as it was didn't really pay off in the end. But never fear! Hawk, just like Red Mage, always has a plan, though I don't know if it can now be done. It would go like this though:

Flare: Remember that fire tornado you tried to conjure before? If you get a chance (I know your a little busy with The at the moment), perhaps you could try it again, only this time I'll had my power to the twister. I can conjour a much larger hurricane than you so I could either boost yours, or I will summon the tornado and you simply add the fire to it. Either way the increased wind power should intensify the flames until their white hot and it'll take care of a fair few trolls and most of the jungle fauna! That is, if you ever get away from The...

Flarecobra

10-02-2006, 06:10 PM

Well, since half of me in IN The, while the other half is stuck under him....

Besides, I beleve that if one is in The Capitalist, and is of the fire persuation, one could hive him a major case of heartburn.

Darth SS

10-02-2006, 06:17 PM

Sorry, guys. I think I'm out of this one. I'm just swamped with homework this year.

Arhra

10-03-2006, 06:55 AM

Hmm, seems its up to me to correct a few bits of strangeness.

Firstly Newb, the feedback does not imprint abilitities onto others. I did briefly consider it, but decided things could get a little messy if that was so, what with the numerous enemies and all. Also, its fairly short ranged - it only radiates out about a meter or two from Arhra.

Next, Flare, you really can't have something taking ten minutes happening in the middle of a pitched battle like that. Someone would notice, or it would be reacted to or whatever.

Finally, Hawk, why on earth are trees attacking you? People who ate the food have to deal with the nasty side effects its causing, but it means the jungle will not be attacking them since it doesn't recognise them as being intruders.

Flarecobra

10-03-2006, 09:16 AM

Well, Arhra, I never said that everything came out at once, it was just little bits at a time, and I figured that by keeping low, I can avoid being spotted, plus I doubt The Capitalist could actually reach me on his back anyway.

Though if you want, we can discuss this further via PM/IM.

Arhra

10-03-2006, 09:33 AM

I'm just saying ten minutes is an odd time period to have. I mean its possible for the entire battle to be over by that time. There's a lot you can do in ten minutes.

Flarecobra

10-03-2006, 09:43 AM

Ah....so about...what, 5 minutes or so? That work?

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

10-03-2006, 01:13 PM

Ah sorry Arhra, been a while since I read over the battle overview so I forgot the specifics. However, the effects of the food are wearing off slightly due to him having puked up a good deal of the food, so perhaps the forest is half registering him as foe now? Would that work? It shouldn't affect him too much really. He's usually off the ground and away from forest based danger anyway.

Flare: Yeah I figured after that last post you'd be pretty pre-occupied with The. However if it turns out that he... I don't know... just spits you back out or if your attack doesn't kill him or whatever, then perhaps we can try The-Flaming-White-Hot-Twister-of-Doom idea if you want. Or maybe we can save it for another day or something, whichever.

Flarecobra

10-03-2006, 04:00 PM

Nah. If I want to set everything on fire, I'll just Firestorm the place.

And Arhra'll correct me if I'm wrong, but I think The Capitalist is just too large to just drag....Guy's at least as big as a pair of elephants.

POS Industries

10-05-2006, 12:01 PM

So......... where are we going with this?

Inbred Chocobo

10-05-2006, 09:20 PM

I don't know. Right now though it looks like everyone is waiting for Arhra to post. Or I am at least.

Bailey

10-05-2006, 09:51 PM

POS, wanna do that thing we briefly talked about?

POS Industries

10-06-2006, 01:27 AM

Uhhhhh, not really, no.

Arhra

10-06-2006, 10:06 AM

I've just been a little busy lately. Hard to find time for much postage. Not to mention trying for inventive answers to a variety of scenarios such as the battle of the corporate enforcers, someone trying to cram themselves down someone's throat, big idiot fighting bigger, stronger, dumber idiot, someone trying to revive the ancient art of the capitalist toss and crazy energy feedback flavoured with the possibility of stomach explosion. Still, I'm planning to get something done in the next day or so.

Flarecobra

10-10-2006, 02:00 PM

So...Arhra....still having RL issues?

POS Industries

10-10-2006, 03:14 PM

Gargh, I swear I'll try and post something either tonight or tomorrow during the day. I plomise!

Arhra

10-11-2006, 11:16 PM

It does take a while to cook up a post of that size you know. That and I usually wait a little while to see if anyone else is going to do anything. And I was a little busy on Tuesday night seeing a movie. I can safely say the Devil does wear Prada.

On one or two side issues, POS, the simplest way to finish this is either let you do a big post that involves defeating Bruticus, or he can just ninja-flip away and join the League of Unresolved Plot Threads as a possible recurring enemy.

And Newb, you're in a bad place, especially seeing Thod has much longer arms than Syttulg. He is a very difficult enemy to fight in the way you've been fighting. Difficult as in 'you die'.

EDIT: Difficult as in 'you can't get out of the situation that easily'.

POS Industries

10-12-2006, 01:53 AM

On one or two side issues, POS, the simplest way to finish this is either let you do a big post that involves defeating Bruticus, or he can just ninja-flip away and join the League of Unresolved Plot Threads as a possible recurring enemy.

Unresolved plot threads, my black ass! No, the former is much more my specialty, and I shall get right upon it! Onward!

EDIT: Wow, okay, that took quite a bit longer than I expected. Enjoy!

Arhra

10-13-2006, 09:17 AM

I should note that I am intending to keep Arhra unconscious for a while, so really its up to you lot to move events along if you want to do more than sit there. Call it an experiment of sorts.

You'd probably want to get everyone together and pointing in the right direction. The hall where the Caryatid waits is not too far away, less than a ten minute walk if you knew the way, although finding it will be a little tricky. I'm not planning to have any more battles before the Caryatid. Once you get there, the large, ornate doors are pretty hard to miss.

The jungle will be much more quiescent with the Capitalist dead - fighting tends to stir it up - but it'll still be muttering and menacing as it did before. Effects of the fruit are variable in how long they'll hang around for - most will stay for quite a while but become less severe with time. 'Status effect' removing spells will help shorten this duration.

As IC has cunningly realised by me blatantly telling it to him, yes, you can easily placate Thod with the fruit now its no longer inverted. Well, once at least. Newb, you've repeatedly missed what I've been telling you - fighting that way against Thod means you'd get your ass kicked - and so I'm declaring Syttulg much more beat up than you've been showing.

POS, uh, didn't Rei get her spine somewhat crushed? Is that somehow miraculously better or is has she just not noticed it yet in the euphoria of her first victory?

I might just annotate something people's actions. As you may have noted, people writing really short attacks like 'I cast a spell." or "I hit him." really haven't been accomplishing much. If you want to have a real impact, something a little more impressive is needed. Make it clear that the character is putting effort behind the action. Inventiveness is always a plus - lathe harpoons or feeding someone till they explode for example.

Bailey

10-13-2006, 12:02 PM

As IC has cunningly realised by me blatantly telling it to him, and Newb figuring it out on his own and asking for help, yes, you can easily placate Thod with the fruit now its no longer inverted.
Fixed.
Newb, you've repeatedly missed what I've been telling you - fighting that way against Thod means you'd get your ass kicked - and so I'm declaring Syttulg much more beat up than you've been showing.
Two things.
Syttulg wouldn't have tried a different tack in his current state.
The nannites can still heal him, it's just that at his current IQ, he's incapable of giving them new instructions, so he can't make them do anything complex. I've been taking this into account when showing how beat up he is. I probably should have officially declared that they were actively healing him, but I thought that this was a given. You will notice that I said he needed more energy, this is because his batteries are nearly empty from the thrashing he got.

POS Industries

10-13-2006, 02:05 PM

POS, uh, didn't Rei get her spine somewhat crushed? Is that somehow miraculously better or is has she just not noticed it yet in the euphoria of her first victory?

Well, I was hoping that it would be inferred that, with his bony, fleshy human hand, Bruticus wouldn't really be able to do that much damage in that short a time. At least nothing that would affect her functionality. There was maybe a few seconds for Bruticus to do his thing before Rei reactivated and beat him to death with her bare hands.

Seriously, were you paying attention there? I'm pretty sure that was the most gratuitously violent thing I've ever written! I mean, I've posted some rough shit in the past, including my first post in this series (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=376607&postcount=70), my run-in with that one noob (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=377651&postcount=76), every (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=386300&postcount=24) awful (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=386896&postcount=34) thing (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=386990&postcount=45) I ever did to Fenris, the entire Avatar Arena fight between myself and Arhra (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showthread.php?t=13966), and that one time I shot Raiden in the face (http://forum.nuklearpower.com/showpost.php?p=379103&postcount=73). But this is the first time Rei's really ever had to get her hands dirty, and what a way to do it. My little girl's growing up!

As for the issue at hand, however, I would like to note that I had originally intended to have a short scene where Rei is rubbing her slightly damaged neck before charging at Bruticus, but in the end I felt that it detracted from the narrative flow. The scene, like so many others, can be found in the extras for the "NPF Avatars: Special Edition" DVD.