Pokemon Umbral Discussion 35: Under New Management!

[Bard The 5th LW]

I don't ever recall making any sort of truce/agreement with Geminex.

[Dracorion]

The closest thing I remember to a deal between you and Geminex was when he asked you "can you have Charlotte support Impact?" and you said "Okay!"

Also, imagine that this paragraph is actually me spouting some bullshit technicality as for why it's okay for me to try for leadership. Fun times are had.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I intend on having Charlotte support Impact, but I feel she can also be leader while supporting him.



Thats right, deal with it.

[Geminex]

Ok, I was gonna be all wrathful this post, but when people prefer Charlotte over Impact as leader, I'm doin' it wrong.

So I'm actually going to be sincere.
Leadership is mine, and if anyone but AB tries to take it from me, people will get hurt. And hell, even if AB goes "Impact's no longer leader", someone is going to regret it, and it certainly won't be me. Seriously, I have some degree of influence, and I am willing to use it for utterly petty purposes, be warned.

That does not mean that I am utterly unwilling to part with leadership. I mean honestly, what does it bring me? A chance to boss your characters around, which I can't use, because I need their trust? The privelege of having my character give orders he would probably be suggesting and taking credit for anyway?

I'm certainly willing to compromise. But I did invest rather a lot of time into making Impact leader, if I lose that, it will be voluntary, and in exchange for compensation of some sort. The many threats I made are only in the case of an involuntary transfer of leadership. If we come to a mutually acceptable agreement, what motivation do I have to screw anyone over?

I guess what I'm trying to say right now is...
Why don't you cut the crap and stop trying to oust me by force...
And instead, why don't we...
Make a deal?

[Bard The 5th LW]

In deal making mode.

Must be secretive about it.

Geminex, meet me in a dark alley.

[Dracorion]

Because ousting you by force is much more fun!

I mean, I love it when you throw a hissy fit like that.

Anyway, I bet it's also because A) none of us can think of anything you want that we could give you, or B) because we don't want to give you more than we already have, or C) both.

[Geminex]

Stop trying to cheat.

How about this.
I'll have Impact step back, all team members except for one, the leader, will be demoted to the rank of tactician. Our characters make the tactical suggestions we make OOC, all that shizz. I've explained it before.

In return...
In return, you, all of you, agree to act only in good faith when you suggest changes, or when AB makes changes and asks for feedback on them. You actually balance.
And we go by my standards.
Roughly, this means that if a single change greatly increases a character's potential in combat, by itself, it's out. If it has obvious potential to do so, this potential is curbed. If it majorly modifies a character's role, it's out. Classes and individual characters will remain at roughly the same power level as each other as they get stronger, though of course they'll specialize on different things. If one's for any reason more powerful than the others, they get nerfed, no matter how powerful, or not, their abilities may be. Either that, or the weak characters get powered up.

And this isn't just not objecting if I do it. This is actively doing it yourself.

If we implement this, there's a trial period. I observe your behavior, if it's acceptable, you agree to continue to act in this manner until the end of this RP, and then you do so. I can't really police it, so I would have to trust you to not screw me over. If you do screw me over, I use the first opportunity I get to do likewise.

Mind you, this is a suggestion. I'm not yet sure if the plot allows me to part with Impact's leadership, stuff is still very vague. And the deal would be refined.

But, under above or similar circumstances, I'd be hypothetically willing to back down.
Your collective thoughts?

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Geminex

How about this.
I'll have Impact step back, all team members except for one, the leader, will be demoted to the rank of tactician. Our characters make the tactical suggestions we make OOC, all that shizz. I've explained it before.

Demoted? Man, Matthias and Charlotte don't even have rank.

Originally Posted by Geminex

In return...
In return, you, all of you, agree to act only in good faith when you suggest changes, or when AB makes changes and asks for feedback on them. You actually balance.
And we go by my standards.
Roughly, this means that if a single change greatly increases a character's potential in combat, by itself, it's out. If it has obvious potential to do so, this potential is curbed. If it majorly modifies a character's role, it's out. Classes and individual characters will remain at roughly the same power level as each other as they get stronger, though of course they'll specialize on different things. If one's for any reason more powerful than the others, they get nerfed, no matter how powerful, or not, their abilities may be. Either that, or the weak characters get powered up.

And this isn't just not objecting if I do it. This is actively doing it yourself.

Oh come on. Name one time we've ever actually suggested anything overly broken.

Okay, so I've made a couple of suggestions that may have been a little powerful. Like back with Time Slip, but to be honest I got kinda crazy with that. And with Tsujimi I said it'd need depowering.

Anyway, usually when I propose something I'm always obsessing either about if it's too powerful or it's too weak. So I purposefully try to make my proposals a little too powerful (that is, balanced, but so that my doubts are on the "too powerful" side of the spectrum), so that we can then grade it down.

As for Menarker's item, you know I still have my doubts about that. But I've decided to wait and see.

Originally Posted by Geminex

If we implement this, there's a trial period. I observe your behavior, if it's acceptable, you agree to continue to act in this manner until the end of this RP, and then you do so. I can't really police it, so I would have to trust you to not screw me over. If you do screw me over, I use the first opportunity I get to do likewise.

Welp, I'm not going to comment on your blatant arrogance here, but okay.

Originally Posted by Geminex

Mind you, this is a suggestion. I'm not yet sure if the plot allows me to part with Impact's leadership, stuff is still very vague. And the deal would be refined.

Of course the plot will allow it, goddamn man. Also, that last bolded bit lights up every danger sense I've got, but frankly, that's become protocol when dealing with you.

Originally Posted by Geminex

But, under above or similar circumstances, I'd be hypothetically willing to back down.
Your collective thoughts?

Eh. I guess I'm tentatively willing to listen to more about this proposal.

Heh.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I am mostly waiting to use this clip.

Really, I don't care if I use it or Gem uses it or Drac uses it. Someone must alter the deal.

[Dracorion]

Dibs!