Pokemon Umbral Theatre 11: Things That Make You Go Wuh? - Page 2

Astral Harmony · 10-02-2010, 02:21 PM

Arresting people in RPGs is a stupid idea. It's always proven to never work because the incarcerated person usually escapes, like, ten minutes later. Especially if the character is the protagonist.

If you arrest a villain, you might as well have just let them get away, because the results would be the same. You'll fight 'em again, and they'll have a new weapon with which to fight you.

Bard The 5th LW · 10-02-2010, 02:24 PM

Like, I support offing the primary antagonists/leaders, but a random henchman isn't necessarily to be held entirely accountable for his actions. If his boss is dead, or he just obviously can't do much to fight back effectively, whats wrong with incapacitating them?

And as this sidequest indicates, they are not above mind controlling innocent people. Shizuka may very well eat brainwashed citizens.

And don't you dare give the excuse that Sam is the only one mind-controlled.

Geminex · 10-02-2010, 04:10 PM

Kay, I'll be makin' this quick:

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Well, Gem, guessing Impact will be the group's leader for a while. Hopefully Impact won't ask anyone to do anything questionable, especially after the conversation that we sent on PM. Whitney will be fighting Renny's share.

Well, firstly, Impact still has to announce that he's no longer leader, secondly Charlotte needs to decide on deployment. That's her call now. We've arranged what call she'll make, but she hasn't yet. I would hope that in the course of making this call, she'll also decide who's in charge of which team.

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I knew they were fake-banned. Dracorian, sure, but Geminex and Bard as well? No effin' way.

I like how you don't think I'm worse than both of them combined.

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The Master of Electricity is here. Nothing gets past Pike as he evolves into Teslahound! Any time an attack that deals electric damage is issued by the enemy force, it is brought straight to Pike, who can then send it back out to deal 25% of the damage at a target of its own choice.

Eeeh. Nice, but... all targets? Naah. Pike and an ally to either side, at most. The redirection thing is nice, though.

Gotta think about the rest a bit more. It's more or less allright for now, I guess. I like Menarker's suggestion for kick the dog, not so much the one for Caught On Camera. I'm sure we can think of something better. Still, pretty good. And I like the way this is going. Let's kick some cultist ass.

Astral Harmony · 10-02-2010, 05:15 PM

Oh my god, will you people stop being fake banned? It irks me something awful. Do it or I'll keep reading erotic manga.

Menarker · 10-02-2010, 06:41 PM

Gem, was the issue with my version of CAUGHT ON TAPE an issue on too much or little power or some other factor? You didn't really go into any depth about that, so I can't exactly propose a new version without knowing how you felt it went wrong. I thought it was simple enough to grasp and use and not too powerful.

And yeah, now that I Gem mentioned it, redirecting only up to 1 ally each side (and himself) sounds more balanced for Teslahound's new ability.

Anyhow, since it is night-time when Renny was released from the hospital, I guess that means Shaymin is in Land Form instead of Sky Form.

Dracorion · 10-02-2010, 07:33 PM

AB, just so you know, that fact that Sam is with the Harbingers isn't exactly a secret. Pierce said it over comms for all to hear last mission.

Menarker · 10-02-2010, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Geminex

Well, firstly, Impact still has to announce that he's no longer leader, secondly Charlotte needs to decide on deployment. That's her call now. We've arranged what call she'll make, but she hasn't yet. I would hope that in the course of making this call, she'll also decide who's in charge of which team.

Just also saying that Charlotte is definately more than likely going to make Impact leader of his group since he's the only PC present. Unless Charlotte chooses an NPC to be leader. Renny has been absent since before the meeting, and it would be pretty pointless to nominate a leader who is not present and can't be sure to come by at a certain point. Doesn't help that Renny is quite some distance and time away from the rest of the group (1 and a half hours if he was traveling at the same speed as the Rig). Yes, he will arrive faster than normal if he's flying on Togekiss or something faster and able to travel without roads as opposed to the slower Rig, but still...

So yeah, it should probably already be apparent that Impact is leading the group at the moment, unless Charlotte/Bard decide to make an NPC leader.

AB: When inside the facility, is communication with allies from the other side of the walls via the scouters sealed off or jammed to used the appropriate term? Like can the group contact Irene for orders, advice for instructions? For that matter, can the teams communicate when divided or can they only talk when they are in the same room or roughly so?

EDIT: Found something very interesting. ^^ It's a fanon based encyclopedia on various species of pokemons that might be worth reading. While not strictly canon, they seem very plausible and might be a good source of inspiration. ^^

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...edFanonEdition

Astral Harmony · 10-03-2010, 05:08 AM

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AB: When inside the facility, is communication with allies from the other side of the walls via the scouters sealed off or jammed to used the appropriate term? Like can the group contact Irene for orders, advice for instructions? For that matter, can the teams communicate when divided or can they only talk when they are in the same room or roughly so?

At first, it's possible to communicate. As you descend, though...

Menarker · 10-04-2010, 12:38 PM

Drac, just out of curiousity, will Pierce have access to Enmakki at some point during the mission? Or will that be more of a reward at the end of your sidequest and you don't get to actually use it this mission?

Dracorion · 10-04-2010, 12:58 PM

Yes.

But also, no.

10-02-2010, 06:41 PM	#15
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	Gem, was the issue with my version of CAUGHT ON TAPE an issue on too much or little power or some other factor? You didn't really go into any depth about that, so I can't exactly propose a new version without knowing how you felt it went wrong. I thought it was simple enough to grasp and use and not too powerful. And yeah, now that I Gem mentioned it, redirecting only up to 1 ally each side (and himself) sounds more balanced for Teslahound's new ability. Anyhow, since it is night-time when Renny was released from the hospital, I guess that means Shaymin is in Land Form instead of Sky Form. __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL! Last edited by Menarker; 10-02-2010 at 06:59 PM.

10-02-2010, 07:33 PM	#16
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	AB, just so you know, that fact that Sam is with the Harbingers isn't exactly a secret. Pierce said it over comms for all to hear last mission. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

10-04-2010, 12:38 PM	#19
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	Drac, just out of curiousity, will Pierce have access to Enmakki at some point during the mission? Or will that be more of a reward at the end of your sidequest and you don't get to actually use it this mission? __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL!

10-04-2010, 12:58 PM	#20
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Yes. But also, no. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

10-02-2010, 02:21 PM	#11
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Arresting people in RPGs is a stupid idea. It's always proven to never work because the incarcerated person usually escapes, like, ten minutes later. Especially if the character is the protagonist. If you arrest a villain, you might as well have just let them get away, because the results would be the same. You'll fight 'em again, and they'll have a new weapon with which to fight you.

10-02-2010, 02:24 PM	#12
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	Like, I support offing the primary antagonists/leaders, but a random henchman isn't necessarily to be held entirely accountable for his actions. If his boss is dead, or he just obviously can't do much to fight back effectively, whats wrong with incapacitating them? And as this sidequest indicates, they are not above mind controlling innocent people. Shizuka may very well eat brainwashed citizens. And don't you dare give the excuse that Sam is the only one mind-controlled.

10-02-2010, 05:15 PM	#14
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Oh my god, will you people stop being fake banned? It irks me something awful. Do it or I'll keep reading erotic manga.