Heart of Star Discussion thread

[losthawken]

Here is where we will discuss the game. All Out of character content belongs here to keep the maine thread clean. Please PM me your character profiles before posting them in the main thread.

I'm away from home now, but will be back on Monday.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Will have a character up soon Hawken! :)

[losthawken]

I can't figure out how to edit a previous post and update the character template on the game page... But please include a description of your character's appearance for other characters to work with. Just like last time you will all be starting out in (or at least near) a bar at a trader gathering where the seekers have come to trade in their shards for credits and more supplies.

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Ah, I figured out hot to edit, but its the stupid log-in glitch isn't letting me edit that page at the moment...

[Earphone]

I hate that glitch. I'll be sure to add an appearance to my character.

[losthawken]

Welcome aboard Mr. Mr.!!

[Evil Flamingo]

I just wanted to apologize for my actions in version one of this RPG. I really did get busy, and haven't returned to this site until now. But it looks like I'm going to have a lot of spare time on my hands now, and this time I mean it.

I was really just wondering if you'd allow me to be back on board with this RPG, Hawk, since this was one of my best experiences with this site. I'm trying to get back into writing after a year long hiatus, and I figure this is the best way to do it.

And again, I really am sorry for before.

[Question]

I just sent hawken my character profile and I am excited to get this thing moving. How many people do you guys think will join?

[losthawken]

I just wanted to apologize for my actions in version one of this RPG. I really did get busy, and haven't returned to this site until now. But it looks like I'm going to have a lot of spare time on my hands now, and this time I mean it.

I was really just wondering if you'd allow me to be back on board with this RPG, Hawk, since this was one of my best experiences with this site. I'm trying to get back into writing after a year long hiatus, and I figure this is the best way to do it.

And again, I really am sorry for before.

Chill out Mingo, there's no hard feelings. Its a web forum; people come and go without reason all the time. Mostly its because they have real lives that are more important and thats the way it should be. You may have missed it but I ended up having to close the first game b/c of a personal crisis with my Job. I'm hoping we can all make it work better this time.

You are more than welcome to join!

[losthawken]

I just sent hawken my character profile and I am excited to get this thing moving. How many people do you guys think will join?

Check your mail Q, your in. I dunno how many people will join. Last time there were more than I could handle really. But I honestly expected a little more interest by now. That's not a bad thing though, a small group is easier to manage and can be more fun. I think the RPG section has slowed due to some disappointing games and lack of moderation. Hopefully we can rectify that situation and revive the RPGs.

[Question]

Allright Im on.:) I added a bit more description to my whip so it isn't just pure energy. Also was I not supposed to put my bio on the main thread? If not then just tell me and I can edit it.

[yellowm&M]

Any room left for me? I've been/am super busy, but I would like to get back into an RPG especially since Terrafel isn't going right now. Despite being busy I should be able to keep up since I'm less busy than I was. :)

[losthawken]

Absolutely! we'd be glad to have you Yellow!

Oh, and to answer Question's question; Its no big deal but why don't you edit out the bio, if you can. My reason for not posting the bios to all the players was to force us to show the characters personality and history in the story as practice for real writing, and to make the character itneractions more realistic and challenging.

[losthawken]

I just posted the bio for Hawkins on the main thread. He will be the missing seeker of whom it will be your first objective to find. I want all of the players to come up with some relationship between their own character and Hawkins. He's a renown seeker and has traveled the stars so it shouldn't be too hard. The relationship can be mere acquaintance or something more involved; so long as it motivates your character to want to go find him in dangerous territory. It doesn't have to be a positive relationship but try to think outside the box so as we get some variety.

I'm giving you creative license here so use it well and challenge me. I'll work whatever you come up with into the plot. Feel free to post ideas and questions here.

[losthawken]

OK, Q had some great idea's he has PMed me regarding his character! I'm still waiting to hear more either here on by PM.

We've got 3 players so far, and 3 more that intend to join. Lets see if we can get everyone signed on and ready for a mid-week kick-off. Late comers will be welcome of course.

[Evil Flamingo]

Hey Forgotten and Yellow! You should really get those characters up, I'm excited to get this thing goin'!

[losthawken]

Gearing up to start soon, here is your official Shard Seekers handbook (feel free to ask any questions or ask for clarification):

SHARD-SEEKERS HANDBOOK

Welcome adventurer on your first journey as a shard seeker. Make no mistake that while the path you have chosen is a truly profitable one there are many dangers involved and it behooves all to be well informed. Included in this document are the basics of what you will need to know to get your start making your fortune as a seeker.

Seeker Contracts
The first thing a beginning seeker will need to do is to sign on with one of the major trading companies. This will provide you with start-up funds and basic equipment to get you into deep space. Contracts typically last 3 cycles or until the death of the seeker, whichever comes first (typically the latter). Some seekers have had success as independents, however, this requires that they own their own equipment and already have the necessary experience.

Basic equipment:

Shards/Shard Fields
Shards were discovered in deep space last century. These high density crystals emit a peculiar radiation that interacts with nature at the sub-quantum level. They are found in many sizes and a variety strengths. There are are three main types of field that can be generated from shards.

De-energizing/defensive shield – These fields convert any energy including, laser blasts and kinetic energy, into matter. The efficiency of this transfer is proportional to the strength of the shard, the intensity of the field at the point of impact and the amount of energy to be converted. Middle range energy impacts, such as bullets and energy blasts are stopped easily, while interactions at the farther ends of the spectrum, such as a stealthy knife strike or a nuclear explosion will pass through the field more effectively.

Energizing/Blast field – Essentially the opposite of a defense shield; this field converts a percentage of matter into a stream of radiation that follows the trajectory of the original object when it contacted the field. Again, the efficiency of the transfer is proportional to the intensity of the field, and the strength of the shard. In general the efficiency is much lower than a defensive field and results in a blast more akin to a pulse laser than an atomic bomb.

Tachyon field - Sub quantum Tachyon energy was discovered to flow between the stars in celestial winds. Tach-fields harness these currents and translate them into kinetic energy, moving shuttles, skiffs and shard seekers on glowing energy sails across and between the planets.

Field Focusing Elements
The energy emitted by shards is generally diffuse uneven and useless, however, certain materials have been discovered that can channel these energies into more refined fields. Carefully managed electrical currents can further tune and modify these fields. Thus, any of the three major field types can be generated with only two elements;a shard and a focusing element. Stories have been told of stranded seekers fending off Fyer attacks with only a single shard and a bone torn from a decapod as a focusing element.

AI
Most space journeyers are familiar with the AI system. These programs, though they seem sentient, are simply advanced algorithms designed to protect their owners from the psychological strain of deep space journeys and to manage the necessary background operations important to life in space. Such tasks include gravity simulation, life-support and shuttle-craft interface.

E-Suit
E-suits are standard issue and many times your E-suit will be your only defense against the extremes of the space void. Made from the still living hides of Fyers the suits manage temperature extremes and pressure inside the suit by the advanced biology of their gas-phase circulation. Small tears and scratches are usually repaired by the cells of the suit itself but there are automated functions added to the suits to make quick, though temporary repairs that will preserve life. These systems and the general health of the suit are managed by your AI. Suits are generally fitted tightly to the body and sometimes retain the luminous properties of their original owners.

Shard Harness
Shard seeking requires equipment that is highly maneuverable, simple and dependable. Early seekers depended on small shuttle craft and standard space suites to traverse the planets and asteroids in search of shard-creatures. However, this often led to seekers dying on distant rocks due to failed engines and damaged equipment. To reduce these unfortunate fatalities the shard harness was devised. Harnesses provide another layer of protection from the extremes of space for the head and core of the wearer and house multiple shards to reliably provide power and various energy fields. Though not designed for interstellar travel, when combined with simple field focusing devices the shard harnesses allows seekers to travel at high speeds and generate specialized fields without any complex external machinery.

Interstellar Fauna

Specters
Specters are space faring creatures of varying sizes mostly found in the deep space regions of the Outer Rim. Little is known about them save that they are often very hostile. The scans that have been obtained show they are unique in that no biological components have ever been detected within them. They are made up exclusively of shards and shard-like crystalline structures suspended in a field of electromagnetic energy. Despite their wealth and magnitude of shards, it is advised that NO SEEKER EVER ATTEMPT TO HARVEST SHARDS FROM A SPECTER. Specters emit long range hull piercing energy blasts, move quickly in the air and on ground, can arrange themselves into various forms and have been reported to be capable of some sort of teleportation. To date, no specter has been killed or restrained. When encountering these entities it is advisable to flee immediately. In dire circumstances the creatures can be temporarily destabilized by a targeted blast to their core energy center. The nature of their hostility is unclear in that unlike other, more organically based creatures, they do not make use of the shards of their victims. Instead these entities seem to mount coordinated assaults on deep space outposts and settlements leaving no survivors without taking so much as a single shard. Their level of sentience and intentions toward humanity are a topic of much debate.

Fyer-Flies
These luminescent many-winged creatures were once thought to be docile drifters in space. “Fyers”, as they are often called, revealed their true nature with the emergence of shard technology. Moving in pods of 5-20, these creatures scour the galaxy for asteroid bound shards and and will use their powerful blasters to mine them from rock and shuttle-craft alike. Swarms of the creatures have been known to descend on unsuspecting shard powered craft and tear them to pieces with no regard for human life. Despite their incredible speed and their ferocity in the presence of shards, they are a profitable prey for seekers due to their relative fragility, wealth of internal shards and the usefulness of their hides in making bio-active E-suits. Because of their high-pressure gas-phase circulation system a well aimed shot to pierce their main body will essentially detonate the creatures (careful aim is a must if their valuable hides are to be salvaged). Each adult Fyer can be expected to yield 3-8 shards.

Decapods
Resembling oversized isopods from earth, decapods are the staple shard source for seekers. The creatures live in symbiosis with a remarkably space tolerant fungus that hitchhikes along with them as they drift between asteroids. Once a decapod crash lands on an asteroid or planet the fungus grows out and covers the area in a thick blanket of slime as it slowly degrades its environment. As it does so it breaks down rock and debris into energy and the chemical building blocks that nourish itself and the decapods. The first decapod will become a queen and scour the nearby landscape for shards and a location to set up her hive. Once she has obtained enough shards to provide for her offspring she will begin generating smaller clone like drones. These drones will continue the work of harvesting shards while the queen metamorphosizes into her final stage capable of generating new queen eggs and blasting them back into space where they will drift indefinitely until they encounter new ground to colonize and repeat the cycle. Decapods are aggressive and armed with shard enabled energy blasters. Unlike fyers, dacapods have substantial defenses in the form of thick stone-encrusted exoskeletons and defensive shard fields that render long range energy blasts useless. The main technique for harvesting decapods involves very close range attacks from within their shields and piercing their bodies either from beneath or from above between their protective scales. Decapod drones can be expected to house 6-10 shards while Queens can contain as many as 600, however, queens are rarely harvested as the larger decapods tend to have more substantial defenses.

You will likely encounter a range of other space adapted species in your travels, however these have not been fully documented and cannot be described here. Be advised that most interstellar species depend on shards as much as you and will likely be eager to commandeer your shards for themselves.

[Evil Flamingo]

Cool. Interstellar fauna makes this so much more interesting.

[Question]

Allright! Now we've got 5 people. Hey Hawken are you going to add the character Andremeda that was in the short story snippets?
Just curious.

[W.H. Clay]

Im jumping in the last minute. Im Excited!!!!! I joined WritingForums for this thread. I love interactive writing and the writing forum i belong to doesn't really get into it. SO here i am! Its going to be great!
Oh and I am approved, my Bio is posted :D

[yellowm&M]

I am so so so so so sorry I haven't done anything yet. I was going to and then I got busy and then i got really sick and I still want to join but i might take me a couple days to send something? That ok?

[Forgotten_Memories]

I just sent my character... not sure if it went through properly. :S

Let me know Hawken.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Double post.

[losthawken]

Ok i studied all the stories and i have some questions so I can get a better understanding of Shards. Please feel free to ignore any of these, I know you are busy...

1. How does the size, color, and hue affect a shard?

2. How much power does a "small" shard provide? Is it infinite/rechargeable or can it be used up?

3. Im not quite clear on how Tach-fields work. DO you make a sail and use like wind, or do you grab hold of it and get pulled, pushed? Do you absorb the kinetic energy like fuel and then use it like a jet engine?

4. Are tach-rods simply for projecting a sail or grabbing the stream in Tachyon fields. Or are they used in all three types of field. are they whats used to generate/project the fields or does that radiate from the crystal.

5. Describe focusing elements. Im guessing the carbon fiber rods, or Tach-rods, are focusing elements?

6. Im sorry I can't find the original article but you said that a field is projected facing the shard, and that things coming toward the shard are De-energized and that thing going away from the shard are energized. So does that mean you dont actually generate different fields, just one?

Wow great questions. First a little background; this is the second run of the same RPG, the first got derailed a few weeks in due to complications outside of the game. So, since then some things have evolved with the shard tech (and may have inconsistencies that I haven't detected yet) and some details are still undecided. On to the questions:

1) Shard color and hue have some effect on how well a shard emit certain fields, but as yet I haven't defined them and don't have a preference. Size (and quality) will relate to the amount of energy a shard emits.

2) For all practical purposes shards emit power indefinitely. I was figuring on a marble sized shard generating a 3 square inch field at max while a softball size shard would generate fields large enough to generate multiple fields for small space craft.

3) Tach-fields are basically an excuse to make cool solar sails. The tach rod generates the field/sail and will pull you with it as long as you hold onto or are attached to the rod. The wind used is sub-quantum streams that flow through the universe that I made up just for this purpose.

4) In the latest rendition of the game tach-rods and focusing elements are the same thing. Any focusing element can generate any type of field and the type of field can be managed by your AI via electrical currents.

5) Right, they can be in pretty much any shape.

6) Originally, one field did all three functions. I've since evolved it to be different fields. However, one focusing element can switch field type rapidly so one focusing element can generate pretty much all the fields you need.

[losthawken]

I just sent my character... not sure if it went through properly. :S

Let me know Hawken.

It came twice, but I just figured you were really eager :)

So, almost everyone is on. I'll work on the intro post today and get it up sometime between this afternoon and tomorrow morning (EST). Once that is up you can start posting!

If we don't hear from Yellow soon, I'll leave room for her to join after the start.

[losthawken]

Double post

[losthawken]

I am so so so so so sorry I haven't done anything yet. I was going to and then I got busy and then i got really sick and I still want to join but i might take me a couple days to send something? That ok?

oops I missed this post yellow Sorry. That's fine, the only question is do you want me to include your character from the start as an unnamed-undescribed "red shirt" until you feel better, or let you introduce your character after the initial events?

[W.H. Clay]

I added better detail to my character's equipment with a better understanding of the world.

I was also thinking that there is a lot of fun detail to be done with shard color and hues. The hue can represent the type of field it projects the best and the color can have to do with range of damage it is best suited for.
Example: (actual colors need to be worked on, this is just a way to describe my idea)

Hue
Red- better at energizing (offense)
Blue- Better at De-energizing (defense)
Yellow- Stronger Tach field connections, higher speeds, better control in a stream. May even be able to propel user? (speed, agility)
purple- General shard (equal parts of all fields) This could either be a common fare kind of shard by not being especially powerful in one field, but makes you more versatile. Therefore easier to get then other shard and not worth has much, or the opposite. It is just has potent in all three fields therefore very rare and very valuable.

Color
white->black
White - potent in physical defense/offense. bullet break through easier and are not has powerful when energized from a white shard.
gray/silver- your common color crystal. Bullets, arrows, misc. are energized and de-energized most effectively.
Black- Large and fast energy/matter is most effectively energized/de-energized. possibly used by Decapods? Useless in smaller sizes since it cant generate a field large enough for the matter being energized. Commonly used has main cannon in battleships. No shard found large enough to be used with nukes since it would have to generate massive field to capitalize on the peak of energy released form a nuke. Otherwise it energizes the explosion before the nuclear reaction is finished. thus cutting it's potential in half.

side note- all hues have an general effectiveness with all fields. Their respective color is just better. for example a yellow and blue hue would be equally strong at energizing fields. but the yellow would have a better tach field then the blue and the blue would have a better de-energizing field then the yellow.
The same is not true for colors however.

I have to go to work please feel free to tear apart and edit will add more when i can.


Our book is about to start! No telling where it will end :)

[losthawken]

I'm not opposed Clay. I enjoy details like this, but my only caution is that other players not feel restricted or burdened by these details. Lets allow anyone to use these concepts where they wish, but not feel an absolute need to integrate it into your play.

Also, I know I've discussed both hue and color, but it just occurred to me... What's the difference?

[Evil Flamingo]

Hue is the softness or hardness of the color.

[Question]

Hue is just how light or how dark something is. Im not saying this color thing is a bad idea, but I am probably one of those people that hawken is referring too. I tend to not get too hung up on the details, and I will most likely mess up when writing If we have certain colors doing different things. My vote would be to keep it simple, the larger the shard the more powerfull, no matter the color.

[W.H. Clay]

I was thinking of hue has the glow, since I figured that's what you meant. That would also explain why the hue ( or glow ) is an effect of the field because it's the color of the radiation leaking from the shard.

[losthawken]

That's kinda what I thought, lets keep it simple and stick to red, yellow, blue, purple, but most seekers don't worry to much about colors.

I'm a little swamped with writing a grant report at the moment, but I still hope to get started tomorrow. The first post will just be a description of the setting where you all have come to discuss the urgent response to Hawkins rescue beacon. We be meeting in a make-shift bar during a seeker trade gathering.

[Evil Flamingo]

Post made no sense. Delete it haha.

[W.H. Clay]

Ok sounds good

[losthawken]

OK, all this discussion got me pumped up to get started. First post will be up in 3 seconds. Feel free to introduce your characters and have some dialogue after that.

[yellowm&M]

oops I missed this post yellow Sorry. That's fine, the only question is do you want me to include your character from the start as an unnamed-undescribed "red shirt" until you feel better, or let you introduce your character after the initial events?

whichever is easiest-though I might be a little late since you've already put up the first post

edit: I will send in a character profile tomorrow, promise! :)

[losthawken]

Sorry yellow, I hope you don't feel slighted. I've reserved room for you and we will make sure your character makes it in. Hope you are feeling better!

Great start guys! I really like how you are trying to guys are trying to draw other players in. I'm going to try to keep my GM characters aloof and anti-social this game is for your characters so keep them interacting with each other.

I'd like everyone to post before I move the scene ahead. Your goals are to introduce your characters and give at least some hint to your motivation for being there. Also, never be afraid to embellish the setting, I may not always have time for a full on description so take a little creative license.

[Question]

Hey, on my post I added a bit of action is that ok?

[losthawken]

Can't say that I know where you're going with it, but its fine :cool: It does force everyone to react to the un-ignorable events going on, but unpredictability is the fun part of the game.

Roll with it people.

[W.H. Clay]

Love it! Picks up the pace

[Forgotten_Memories]

Your move, Question! :P

[Forgotten_Memories]

It tells me Question has done the most recent post in the thread, but I can't see it. This new site is being dumb! :(

[yellowm&M]

Alright, just sent my character profile to Hawken, hopefully i will be playing soon :D In the meantime i'll keep up to date with the story so that I can be ready to jump in whenever

[Earphone]

Got my introduction in, your moves.

[losthawken]

Hey guys, great work so far. Two more characters are approved and will be joining shortly. I've got my daughters birthday party today, so I won't be on a lot today :)

[Honorius]

Does anyone think it might be more than just coincidence that my first semester ended and my month long break began the same day that this started?

[losthawken]

Honor! Are you asking to join? Of course you can. You know the drill.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Honorrrr! Yes! Join! :D

[yellowm&M]

I have officially posted :)

And I would just like to say I'm super excited about this group :D

[losthawken]

Yeah, you guys are rocking this.

Bear has arrived, and plans to sift the volunteers, but don't worry he won't be the deciding factor...

Continue introducing your characters.

[W.H. Clay]

I can already tell you did a great job with the character building on Bear. Love It!

[Shadow Reeves]

Hello!
glad to finally see another sci-fi RPG up that has a great plot.

just a suggestion guys. before you post in the story, click 'Go Advanced' and add your character as the title. it makes for easy reading especially if you are starting with someone else's quote.

[Earphone]

I agree with Reeves, that's a good idea.

[Mr Mr]

Posting now. Just a question on the ships do they have a general design or can we be creative?

[losthawken]

That's brilliant Reeves!

Keep up the good work all, I'll be bringing in the next transition on Monday I think. Keep it up till then.

Just in time Mr Mr! I was just about to ask where you were. As to ship design, other than that most ship make use of shard based energy sails (tach fields) its all up to you.

[Mr Mr]

Do you mean they look like sailing ships? or just have sails. (and this sound very steampunky :D)

[losthawken]

I just like sails (and steampunk). I don't want to go as far as the disney movie "Treasure planet" but be creative without bending too many rules of physics.

[Mr Mr]

Double post

[W.H. Clay]

Shards can also be used for energy correct? Like batteries?

[Question]

I'm picturing like a giant energy kite that pulls the craft through space. Kind of like what wake boarders use but actually pulling the craft through the air.

[W.H. Clay]

I posted part of Eric Reese's bio if anyone is interested in reading it. The link is http://www.writingforums.org/entry.php?b=62690 , set in the galaxy envisioned by losthawken.

[Forgotten_Memories]

What is with the double posts?! I think it has to do with Google Chrome...

By the way, I have changed my character's name to Gabriella, instead of Gabrielle, because I think it suits the surname better - haha!

[losthawken]

Sorry Bear can't address everyone's comments. Your all doing great. The last post was made to keep things going until tomorrow when I can write up the transition and to buy more time for character dev the late comers like Honor.

I've changed the characters a little since the first version of the game but some of you may remember what is coming next...

**Edit**
Oh and Mr Mr, you overstepped a little by having Bear tell your char to sit down. Just be careful not to control other characters (or feel the wrath of the specters! ;) )

[W.H. Clay]

Just to clear any possible confusion Eric does not have a robotic arm, he has a large rounded metallic bracer with a shard and small tach rods on the top, and his AI/View-screen on the bottom. Not that he would, but he could take it off at will. Jax Roberts on the other hand has a robotic arm that starts at his shoulder.

[losthawken]

As to the question about shards as batteries, I never pictured just being able to plug wires into them to get power. I think you would need at least a small device involved to convert a sub-quantum amount of matter into energy... But these details are again trivial to the game play. Just more detail for those interested.

[Shadow Reeves]

i love treasure planet!

[Honorius]

Hi Guys! Just wanna say that I'm excited about this! Just gotta think up exactly how I want my character...

Also, I really really want to see this one through, but I also feel the need to warn that I'm not sure how hectic my schedule next semester is going to be, so just how much I can contribute is kinda up in the air at the moment...

[Shadow Reeves]

things generally slow down after a few weeks,

[Question]

Alright just posted Jax's plan for taking a ship. Feel free for your characters to voice their opinions on it.

[losthawken]

Sorry to disrupt your plans all, I meant to throw this at you before you started to get a real plan together.

New goals:

1) Save Eric Reese's ass

2) Get to the shipyard. I don't care how you do it but be together by the end. You will find the majority of ships have been destroyed. I will provide transport off the planet once you get to the shipyard

3) Fight some specters along the way, I hope I've provided enough information for you to make up your own fights with them. They tend to take on animal like shapes when in atmosphere, can fly, run, and do just about anything.

Good luck...

[losthawken]

There's been a lot of discussion to catch up on...

Yeah I love treasure planet too. It was one of the many inspirations for this universe.

Honor, don't worry and jump in whenever you are ready. I've got ways to make it work at almost any stage.

Shadow is right about how these things slow down. The trick is to find a workable groove once the initial excitement fades. If it peters out like most games then that's fine, the initial excitement and fun in every post is worth it to me.

[losthawken]

There's been a lot of discussion to catch up on...

Yeah I love treasure planet too. It was one of the many inspirations for this universe.

Honor, don't worry and jump in whenever you are ready. I've got ways to make it work at almost any stage.

Shadow is right about how these things slow down. The trick is to find a workable groove once the initial excitement fades. If it peters out like most games then that's fine, the initial excitement and fun in every post is worth it to me.

[W.H. Clay]

Sorry Im a detail person so I have a question simply for my own enjoyment. (Feel free to completely disregard this discussion in your posts, do not feel obliged to follow these advanced shard principles. I am simply a sci-fi nut fascinated with the concepts losthawken has created.)

The blows knocked Andrmoeda about threatening to divert her course, and pummeled her field as they rematerialized into dust on impact with her field.

(De-energizing/defensive shield – These fields convert any energy including, laser blasts and kinetic energy, into matter.)
The De-Energizing fields convert energy into matter. So what happens when matter hits the shield? does it get broken down (ex. a bullet would get broken down into powder that harmlessly falls) maybe converted into energy that gets harmlessly dispersed across the field? Or does it pass through harmlessly?

In the case of specters being made of energy from the shards maybe when they physically attack (ex. punch, stab) the radiation is too focused to be affected by De-energizing fields the way most forms of energy do and instead they clash with each other not allowing the other through. The alternative would be that when A specter attack the shield his fist/claw would get rematerialized into dust. If you made the beast go through the shield it would be killed, turned to dust.

On a side note,
If they 'shoot' a shield it is affected just like everything else because its not in direct contact with the shards.

will edit my post accordingly....

[losthawken]

My interpretation was that matter hitting a defensive shield would have its kinetic energy converted into more matter. This could break down the object, or just stop it dead matrix style.

Yes, specter energy would be re-materialized, however as you will learn, specters are in fact living shards they would (with some lag time) regenerate their energy and kill you. No one has been able to destroy a specter's internal shards, but they have been observed to create and enlarge their own shards.

[Earphone]

Do the specters have skin? Or are they simply shards and energy?

[losthawken]

Just shards and energy

[losthawken]

Here's an old sketch I did of what I thought a Specter arm would look like:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6501284571_3728e7876a.jpg

[W.H. Clay]

Thanks for the info I have revised my original post.

[W.H. Clay]

I love Specters!

[Forgotten_Memories]

Oh my god! So much action! I will catch up soon! :)

Also, is the martial arts guy (sorry, I forgot his name - Rael?) Steven Seagal? :P

[Evil Flamingo]

He better be Steven Segal! We need a ridiculous pony tail to cheer us up!

[Forgotten_Memories]

Okay, that post was a bit long... but I think it can move us along in a good way. :)

[Mr Mr]

Forgotten - My characters Rael but he's not the martial artsguy. I think you may be confusing two characters.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Yes, sorry. Shadow's character is Steven Seagal - Flint Richards.

[Question]

lol...steven seagal is flint richards. Hey Shadow Reeves my character Jax was dukeing it out with another specter so he probably can't answer your question. Maybe you should direct It towards the character Amber who know's where the ship yard is. Just suggesting.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Do you mean my question, Question? I was under the impression that there was only one Spectre in the bar at the moment. Also, Jax was the one who said something about the 'ZZ228' in a garage somewhere. :P

Anyway, I'm off to sleep! I'm looking forward to reading loads more stuff in the morning! :)

[losthawken]

You guys are doing great, and this is just the beginning! I've got lots more surprises in store for y'all. I'm going to try to keep my GM characters aloof (and probably kill them off frequently) so get used to working together.

[Question]

Yeah sorry Forgotten memories for mixing your name up. I added another specter. Was I not allowed to do that?
Plus I think Hawken wanted our characters to meet in the ship yard or something

[Shadow Reeves]

i hate living in another time zone, i wake up and the fight is almost over.

also my post doesnt make sense with the post before it. but i dont have time to change it.

[yellowm&M]

So much happened! Stupid school...making me miss all the action hahahaha I'll get a post up now

[Question]

Yeah I think I might have screwed up, not really sure though. If I did just tell me and I'll fix it tommorrow.

[W.H. Clay]

Ummm I can go back and edit my post having another Specter swarm to the bar attracted to my shard then everyone's post will fit. Jax distracts the first taking it out to the street, we team up on the second. Gabriella gets the data and we go to the shipyard?

[losthawken]

Lots of posts!! I think everything works ok, even Shadow's post I don't really see a conflict. Keep up the good work!

Yes making more specters is fine, and yes get to the ship yard. I've have transportation arranged for you.

[losthawken]

My post is a little confusing too, but the whole barrage of posts gives lends to the feeling of chaos in the environment I think :) I'm not too worried, you can edit and fix what you would like, just don't force other people to edit their posts unless you figure it out together (like you are doing).

[Forgotten_Memories]

Sounds good W.H. :)

I don't think you've screwed anything up Question. Let's say I asked you about stealing the ship after you finished with the Spectre outside?

[W.H. Clay]

Agreed. Ill be back tomorrow to see what fun complications we have ran into...

[Shadow Reeves]

I am steven segal. i based this character on me :)

[Question]

Allright I just posted and I think It makes everything make more sense.

[losthawken]

Hey guys its going to be a busy day today. I'm hoping I can get something up tonight though. Lets see if we can get off the planet by tomorrow evening.

[losthawken]

I'll get a profile up for Artemus up later tonight. Get to the shipyard already!!

[Forgotten_Memories]

I'll get a profile up for Artemus up later tonight. Get to the shipyard already!!

Jax has to lead us! :P

[Question]

Lol...Alright, give me a minute to write something up.

[Question]

Your move. :p

[W.H. Clay]

I was wondering if we can touch Specters, Would the radiation burn us. If I were to punch a Specter (not that it would actually hurt it) Would it pass right through if i hit energy parts and only connect if I hit the crystal or shards within it?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Hawken... we really need a deux ex machina... I'm assuming Artemus is it? :P

[losthawken]

Clay: I think it would depend on what the specter wanted to happen, and if it was prepared. If you caught him off guard it may pass through with minimal damage, otherwise he could either resist the punch with defensive field type energy or fry your hand with energizing type fields. These specters sin particular enjoy playing with their prey much like a cat (or orca whale) so anything might happen.

FM: Yes Artemus is our Deus ex machina, but if you read carefully I was working him in from my second post ;) He will pick you up just before take-off, but I'd prefer to have another post or two catching the other characters up.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Makes sense. :)

Edit: Ahhh! he's the man from the bar!!!

[W.H. Clay]

clever :D

[Earphone]

Sorry for the absence, I posted a catch-up part.

[W.H. Clay]

@Earphone Sweet! I'm glad you did ;)

[Forgotten_Memories]

Wow! Intense! I'll have something up in a few mins.

[losthawken]

Sorry if I'm rushing you all, I just want to get through this setting and introduction phase of the story before the holidays. I'll go read last nights posts now :)

**edit**
Wow you guys rock! I'll be a little more patient and wait for the others to catch up. If you do feel anxious to board, you will find yourselves in a very small empty cargo bay that is locked from the rest of the ship. Leo will be reciting friendly pre-flight safety information :) Feel free to extrapolate from that and write away ;)

[Earphone]

@Question

Cool post mate, just a heads up though, it's Gerty not Greta.

[Question]

Sorry about that ill edit it.

*Fixed it*

[Shadow Reeves]

will post soon, im moving house at the moment

[Mr Mr]

Will be posting in a short while

[losthawken]

thanks for keeping us updated and have fun moving Shadow! Weekends are always a bit slower for me too.
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OK boys and girls. I'm going to get everyone aboard the Albatross this afternoon so if you are planning to do it on your own better get to it!
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Great post Mr Mr. I was just about to god-mode everyone onto the ship, now I don't have to so much. I'll get everyone on to the ship and move things along today.

*** merged my own posts...

[losthawken]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!! I'm going on Vaca for a few days. Feel free to post if you want, but lets plan on a big restart around the 3rd of the new year!

[W.H. Clay]

Bah Humbug! We have a Seeker to save! Saint Nick can wait! :p

JK JK kinda....... This is my favorite RP atm. I will be glad when we all get going again on the 3rd.

[losthawken]

Glad you're having fun. I'll only be out till tuesday really, and I may find access now and again during that time. So don't be afraid to post if you want to. I just assumed that most people have lives, and didn't want anyone to come back feeling lost or excluded.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Aww! I really want to continue it soon! :(

Well, Merry Christmas Hawken, and everyone else here! :)

[losthawken]

Ok, I'm back online. I figured people would want more time to catch up, but we can get rolling again as soon as everyone is ready!

[W.H. Clay]

READY!!!! lol

[losthawken]

READY!!!! lol

Well if you are so ready, where is your post? ;) ;)

[Question]

Allright just posted. And Im ready to get this thing moveing again. :)

[yellowm&M]

Me too :)

[losthawken]

Great work guys :) The next few posts will lead us into a chase by a specter and another dues ex machina to escape and redirect us to the outer rim. There will be a couple incidents like this and each time the purpose is to reveal an important clue to the plot, so pay attention.

Your goals right now are to help Eric and assist Artemus in managing the escape as best you can, while continuing to introduce your characters.

I could also make use of Earphone's character in some plot expo...

[Forgotten_Memories]

Alright! :) Awesome posts guys... I kind of directed us to the infirmary Yellow and Clay - I hope you don't mind!

[losthawken]

Yellow and Forgotten: Go ahead and write in that Eric suffered a broken arm and some ribs (better condition than he appeared). Stop the bleeding and get him patched up. We need him back in action as his talents will come in handy soon.

[Forgotten_Memories]

You sure, Hawken? Me and Clay had a whole plan of action for this injury. :P

Do you want him to be completely mobile still? ;)

[losthawken]

Well... coherent and involved at least :)

[yellowm&M]

I'll let forgotten take the lead on figuring out his injuries since it seems she knows more than me lol

[Forgotten_Memories]

I just want to make sure that Clay still wants to go ahead with it - haha!

[losthawken]

Are you guys turning him into a cyborg or something??

[Forgotten_Memories]

You will see! :P

[Earphone]

I got back from Iowa early guys, I'll catch up soon. What did you have in mind, Hawken?

[losthawken]

Glad your back, hope you had a good holiday!

I need a a way for the specters to communicate with you guys, and with your permission I'd like to use your character as the tool. Don't worry it won't hurt (much) :)

[Forgotten_Memories]

Still no response from Clay... I'll just scrap the plan and do a quick medical exam.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Hawken, before you make Gerty an outlet for communication with the spectres, remember that she shot a hole through her left hand by accident, so she should probably be with us medics in the infirmary...

[losthawken]

There will be opportunity to do whatever you had planned to Eric soon I'm sure.

Thanks for the reminder about Gerty FM. I hope Earphone wasn't waiting for me to post. That part of the plan won't come for another post or two.

In the meantime I'll try to move things along later today :)

[Forgotten_Memories]

If you don't like my healing venom, I can edit it out. :)

Where is everyone?

[Question]

I'm still here but probably can't post anything until tomorrow. Not sure what happened to everybody else. Could just be the holiday season has just past and people are busy.

[Mr Mr]

I'm still here I intend to post soon I have just been busy.

[losthawken]

Could be the season or the natural attrition of these things. We've got a good group, and others may come to fill in the gaps so I'm not worried. :)

I obviously didn't get my post up yesterday, I ended up having to deal with a sick mouse at the lab. I'll give Q and MrMr some time today, and try to get my post done by the end of the day today.

[losthawken]

You guys are so screwed :D

To all those who feel behind. Don't feel the need to re-cap everything in one post. Simply join in or near the current time point and back-reference any previous events or interactions that are important for your character's development as memory or reflection.

Your objectives at the moment are to react and do what you can to help the group survive. The shard that has been referenced will be produced shortly and save your butts (more or less) but do what you can in the meantime. This is still laying the ground work for the story, you will get more freedom to lead the story once you get to David.

Also, don't forget that even though Gerty is getting communication from the Specters only she knows it. You characters will only know what she chooses to tell them about it.

[losthawken]

Yay, Question! Shoot the hell out of that thing, just give me the opportunity to write how it responds :)

Also, I had intended for the voice that Gerty heard to be heard by her only, but I rather like FM's post so lets go with it.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Oops! I thought you just meant that no one else knows that Gerty is being possessed, but she speaks at us. I thought it was kind of spooky like this, hehe! :P

[Question]

I've got my post done, but it still needs a little work. I should be able to post it tommorrow morning. Also I'm planning on Rael (MrMr) as being the secound gunner. So I hope thats okay with you MrMr, if not then I can edit it easily to be somebody else.

[Mr Mr]

Beat you too it Question, I'm already there. :D

[losthawken]

Wait a minute... Who is Joe Williams??

and where is Earphone?

[Question]

Great, that works out well.

Joe Williams?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Joe Williams is MrMr's character in Earphone's RPG I believe, he probably just put the title wrong.

Waiting for some action in the infirmary - I'll post tomorrow if anything happens. :)

[losthawken]

Joe Williams is MrMr's character in Earphone's RPG I believe, he probably just put the title wrong.

Waiting for some action in the infirmary - I'll post tomorrow if anything happens. :)

Ah, that makes sense. I've been watching Eximus and really pleased with how well its doing :) Props to you Earphone!

I'm aslo eagerly awaiting action in the infirmary and gun ports.

Q and Mr: Go ahead and write as you want (Not killing or blowing apart the specter obviously), but as inspiration; you will find the weapon systems to have been upgraded for more firepower and have been well broken in. The Albatross as seen its fair share of action despite being a research vessel.

[losthawken]

Joe Williams is MrMr's character in Earphone's RPG I believe, he probably just put the title wrong.

Waiting for some action in the infirmary - I'll post tomorrow if anything happens. :)

Ah, that makes sense. I've been watching Eximus and really pleased with how well its doing :) Props to you Earphone!

I'm aslo eagerly awaiting action in the infirmary and gun ports.

Q and Mr: Go ahead and write as you want (Not killing or blowing apart the specter obviously), but as inspiration; you will find the weapon systems to have been upgraded for more firepower and have been well broken in. The Albatross as seen its fair share of action despite being a research vessel.

[Earphone]

and where is Earphone?

Here. I'm really sorry for the long absence. The last month or so has been unusually busy for me, and the time I've been able to write I've been spending managing my RP. I read the current posts, and am confused as to what my character is actually doing, Hawken, could you drop me a PM please?

[Earphone]

Got a post in, I hope it's all right. By the way, Deeper is a synthetic and very illegal drug similar to heroine, that is cheap to produce, and very addictive.

[losthawken]

Its great Earphone, no worries

[Forgotten_Memories]

Who played the mechanic character? Was it Flamingo?

[losthawken]

Yes Flamingo ran our mechanic, but he hasn't posted anything since before we escaped the planet. Although his profile says he's been around, he hasn't posted on the boards in about 3 weeks. He's likely busy getting back to school or something.

I wouldn't wait as we are getting good momentum at the moment. Shard tech is pretty much plug-and-play so it shouldn't be too difficult of any shard seeker. You can have Leo help you if want too.

Speaking of Leo, the ships AI is a character in itself, but you have permission to make use of him as he is pretty straight forward. His personality is a bit C3P0-ish, just toned down a little.

Continue firing at the specter and someone find that shard! If you want to write it I will tell you that the shard is oblong, orange-red in color and about the size of a 3 Liter bottle.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Three litre bottle? We don't have those in the UK, how will I ever imagine this thing? Haha :P

[Mr Mr]

I can grab the shard, where are we headed?

[losthawken]

Just schedule a trip to an American supermarket. We are the land of "super-size it" I'm told.

[Mr Mr]

I'd love a three litre bottle, the one here are too small :p

[losthawken]

You'll find the tach-field generator in the cramped below-deck area with the other guts of the ship. Go to it MrMr/Rael!

[Mr Mr]

by below deck do you mean a room like area or just under the floor vents etc?

[losthawken]

A room-like area that is just under the floor vents, exactly. And if you can't tell I'm making these details up as I go along...

[Forgotten_Memories]

A room-like area that is just under the floor vents, exactly. And if you can't tell I'm making these details up as I go along...

Lool! There's no way we can tell. :P

[Mr Mr]

Ok posts up.

[Question]

Posted. My spell check doesn't seem to be working, so please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors.

[losthawken]

Great post Q, and MR!

I never imagined that someone would go outside the ship to fire, that's awesome! Hurrah for crazy pirates.

I'll be getting the GM response up later today.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Ohh, Hawken, is that new creature a Fyer? ;)

[losthawken]

Nope, something different altogether.

[losthawken]

Hey, where'd everyone go??

[Mr Mr]

I think everyones still around, I am at least. But I can't post as much as I have exams.

[losthawken]

I think everyones still around, I am at least. But I can't post as much as I have exams.

Exam's? isn't the semester just starting?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Exam's? isn't the semester just starting?

English system is slightly different. I've been ridiculously swamped with work this weekend. :(

Also, I'm kinda waiting for Yellow to tell me about the thing she saw in the corridor going after Rael - hehe.

[losthawken]

That explains it! Good luck with your studies, just don't forget to come back when your done 0:)

[Mr Mr]

Thanks and I'm still here so I will post, just not a frequently (feel free to control Rael if necessary).

[losthawken]

When should exams be done for everyone?

MrMr, I'm glad you're still around :) Rael's next goal is to install that shard as quick as he can and if you want, react to the thing that is following him.

[Question]

Still here.

[Mr Mr]

I finish all exams on wednesday so I should be able to post relatively soon. If you need to move things along feel free.

[losthawken]

Thanks MrMr, There's no need for me to push things along until we have a few more people back and posting.

Question; I figured you would continue blasting the specter from outside the ship, does Jax need something more to do? As soon as the shard gets installed he will be called back into the ship in a hurry.

[Question]

No that sounds good. Should I wait till everbodys ready again. If not then I can try and get something posted later today.

[losthawken]

Don't bother waiting, (I need someone to write with!) post away!

[Question]

Posted.

[Mr Mr]

Is the thing chasing me harmful? I'm posting now.

[losthawken]

You'll just have to wait and see...

[Mr Mr]

I can't realy post then?

[losthawken]

no, no you can post. I was unclear, sorry. Install the shard, then react to the thing however you think Rael should. He can shoot it attack it or just look at it; whatever. Sometimes I forget that you guys can't read my mind...

[Mr Mr]

Ah ok, I had him attacking it in the corridor.

[losthawken]

Sounds good, I'm waiting for your post to respond to both you and Question.

[losthawken]

Lets have one more round of posts before I get us out of this frying pan, and into the fire...

[Forgotten_Memories]

Okay! I will post something over the weekend.

[yellowm&M]

Sorry for kind of going MIA this week, things got busy. I'll post this weekend though :)

[losthawken]

Yay FM and Yellow! Can't wait.

[yellowm&M]

So it's a short post, but it brings Andrea up to speed. Tell me if I need to add/change it at all :)

[losthawken]

Thanks Yellow, that's great! As soon as FM posts we'll move on to the next phase.

[Forgotten_Memories]

There we go!!!! :D

[losthawken]

Sorry I haven't responded. I've been sick, I'll try to get something up today :)

[losthawken]

Hey guys, I'm trying to power through work with a head cold, which means I don't have much energy for creativity. If you would like to continue writing, please do, Jax should notice that the ship accelerates and begins to outpace the specter, the creature in the engineering room is going to ignore you for now, so you have time for more conversation. I think also that at this point we should find a way to get at least Clay's character into stasis since Clay is MIA.

I'll get something up as soon as I can.

[losthawken]

Hey guys, sorry I've been MIA. I was sick and then had a lot of work to catch up on. Is everyone still around and interested in continuing?

[Forgotten_Memories]

I am... but been busy at the moment with work too. Get a post up and see what happens Hawken. :)

[Question]

Yeah, I'm still in. Though I probably can't post as often, now that Im back in school.

[Mr Mr]

I'm still able and willing to continue, lets get this moving again.

[losthawken]

Ok the next post is up.

Question: You didn't specify if Jax got a shot off or not so I'm leaving that open for you to fill in still. But he will notice the change in the sails AFTER he does/doesn't make the shot.

The ship is going to be dragged off Artemus's course and put our characters back on track to rescuing Hawkins. Objectives: Do what comes naturally :)

And BTW do you guys think I should advertise for new players or leave it as is for now?

[Mr Mr]

I'm glad this is going again. As for the adding more people that depends on how many are still playing.

[DustinTheWind]

Oh man, I remember the old version of this game! I loved this world. Any room for one more?

Edit: and while I'm asking, would I be able to bring Chalice in or would you prefer a new character?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Will post something soon! I think we still have a good amount of characters. Shame Clay hasn't been participating, but yay Dustin! :D

[losthawken]

We'd love to have you back Dustin! I can't find Chalice's profile in the old game, but I'm sure she will be fine. Send me the profile and we'll get you started.

Would you like to be written in as though you've tagged along behind the scenes the whole time, or would you like to be looking for Hawkins independently and meet up at the planet?

Yeah, its a shame about Clay, he's a good writer and had a lot of ideas. I think we should stick his character in stasis and move on. If he ever comes back we can just wake his character back up.

[DustinTheWind]

I dunno. I did give her a ship when I first created her, but I deliberately wrote it as a hunk of junk. I don't know if it could survive a journey into deep space, let alone a full-fledged rescue operation. A second person on board for more than a day would probably break the life support systems.

It'd probably be best if she was present but unmentioned. She's basically an engineer and she's always looking for work, so she could have been hired by Artemus as a crew member and thus has been in the engine room this whole time.

[losthawken]

I like that idea a lot. Artemus is fairly absent minded and could have easily forgotten that he's just hired her and that she was on board. But we need a good excuse as to why she missed the action, especially while Rael was in the engineering room swapping out the shards.

[DustinTheWind]

Okay then:

She was using lavatory when stuff started to go down. When someone (I forget who it was) drilled through the floor, they cut a wire crucial to the release mechanism in the restroom's door latch. As a result, Chalice spent the entirety of the battle locked in the bathroom, unable to escape. She is currently trying to hotwire the locking system from within so she can get out.

[losthawken]

I love it. :) For my purposes I would like to have had Chalice on board since the previous docking, before the outpost that was raided. If you are cool with that I'll send you a pm with a pinch of back story on the recent activities of the Albatross.

[DustinTheWind]

Sounds good to me. I'll be watching for the PM.

[Question]

Posted. Im thinking we should land on a planet pretty soon.

[losthawken]

Great post, and I agree about getting to the planet. But I can't warp us there until Jax is back inside the ship. I also hope to have Dustin's character introduced and a post from FM, Mr, or yellow before warping us directly to the planet.

[yellowm&M]

i just got a post up :)

Quick question though, should Andrea's scan of Gerty come up normal or should there be something weird with it? Either way I can make work but I don't want to assume anything

[losthawken]

Great post Yellow :)

Nothing about the Specter talking to her would show up, but she is a drug user so some hints about that might show up.

Maybe Earphone can give some insight here I know he's around... I didn't like having to control his character, but I really needed to get the specters message across.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Hey guys, sorry, been a bit busy with work. I will get a post up tonight though! :)

[Forgotten_Memories]

Sorry, I'm not really sure what happened in the generator room - the creature absorbed the shard, and then just flew out of there? And now it's taking us off-course ?

[losthawken]

Oh man, I must have done a crappy job with that last post. The creature interacted with the shard and then left, but didn't take the shard. Your characters wouldn't know this, but it actually just 'talked' to the shard in the generator. The shard is still in the generator, but it is now overpowering the ships controls, accelerating the ship even more, and taking it off course.

Hopefully my next post after you and Dustin post will make more sense...

[DustinTheWind]

Sorry, meant to post back on Sunday. Stuff kept happening.

[Forgotten_Memories]

Haha, nice post Dustin! Okay, I think we're ready to move on! :D

[Mr Mr]

Apologies I'm a tiny bit lost (probably due to not posting for a while), could someone catch me up and say whats needed before I post?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Read my last post, I think it sums it up really.

That creature turned the crystal blue, which somehow changed our course and we're now heading for the outer rim. Jax is still outside, Gerty and Andrea are in the infirmary with Artemus (although I think he is going to go back to the cockpit soon), and the new character, Chalice, is stuck in the toilet. :P

[losthawken]

Yup! But we need to get Jax inside before we can move ahead. I may have to do it for Question so we can keep moving.

[Mr Mr]

I could rescue Jax?

[losthawken]

That's a good idea Jax, lets see if we can do a quick round of posting to get Jax in and free Chalice.

**edit**

I just posted, Gabriella and Rael should be in earshot. Lets get both our stranded crew members rescued and back on track!

[losthawken]

Nicely done Mr.

Just as a reminder, MrMr had my permission to move Jax back into the ship. Its not usually allowed, but it worked out well for us this time.

I would like my next post to put us next to the planet. If someone can get Chalice out of the bathroom today, that would be great :)

[Forgotten_Memories]

Hey, let's get to the planet already! :)

I think we should put Clay's character into a room on the albatross, just say he's recovering from being injured. Who else has stopped playing?

[losthawken]

I'll try to get us to the planet today or tomorrow. You won't be disapointed.

I agree Eric should be stowed, throw him in a stasis chamber or something. Question and yourself are obviously here, Dustin has just joined, Yellow seems to be in and out, and MrMr is here. I haven't heard frmo Earphone in a while, I think he's busy with his own RPG.

We have a casual pace here. More frequent posting is always more exciting, but I know most of you guys are busy... We could prob get the pace picked up in we brought in some of the newbs.

[Forgotten_Memories]

The pace is fine, as long as it keeps moving. :)

[losthawken]

and Move we shall, prepare for interstallar warp...

[DustinTheWind]

Sorry I haven't been on lately; my grandfather just got out of the hospital and a lot of time has gone into caring for him. It's too late tonight, but I promise to make a post tomorrow.

[losthawken]

Oops I forgot to wait for you Dustin, I hope I didn't screw you over too badly.

What I was going for in the scene was that the shard accelerated the ship to near light speed and used the sun's gravity to open a warp portal that jumped them to our destination planet. Near the speed of light your mass expands so the streaming lights were the stars and planets of the universe that grew as they decelerated and finally stopped at their destination. Nothing your characters needed to know but that's the rational behind what I was trying to do.

How well did I pull it off?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Well, I definitely felt like we were warping!

[yellowm&M]

Sorry for being so in and out! I'm really trying to post more these last couple of weeks have just been really hectic. I'll try to get something up soon, though I'm also waiting for a response since I don't think it's all the interesting or productive to keep posting about Andrea being alone and doing medical stuff lol

But like I said I'll get something up asap and hopefully I'll be able to post more this week because I'm on break :)

Also what happened to Shadow Reeves?

[Forgotten_Memories]

Sounds good Yellow! I'll come check on you in the infirmary. I don't think Shadow said anything about not participating anymore. Same with Earphone... because you could interact with him I guess. Should we have Earphone's character passed out from the spectre communication? And Clay's character passed out due to shock/pain killer?

[losthawken]

Thanks for keeping this going Question! So we are at the planet now, but only FM's character would know it since the has the coordinates. I agree that we should probably put Earphone's character and Clay's character unconscious for the time being. I'll have Earphone's character pass out in my next post (unless Yellow wants to do it, she has my permission).

[DustinTheWind]

Hey, sorry I've been scarce lately. Took a second job and I've lost internet access at my house - two unrelated events that together have conspired to give me zero opportunity to post. Fortunately(?), not much has happened. I kind of think I should wait for someone else to react to the situation before I post again.

[losthawken]

It's all good. We are taking it pretty easy in this game, seems like we're averaging a round of posts every week or two. Not a bad thing as long as we keep it moving :)

[Forgotten_Memories]

Hey! Sorry I've been so useless lately - have deadlines for clients and I've been working until midnight the past few days to finish them! What's happening with this RPG?

[losthawken]

Hey FM, its OK. So at this point in the game we just arrived in the Outer Rim and and looking at the planet we need to land on, the one from Bear's coordinates. The mini-specter and Antair are at the helm, and most of the other characters are on their way there except for Yellow's who is still tending to the wounded and unconscious.

[Question]

So is this Rpg dead, no ones posted in a while.

[Mr Mr]

I hope not I was quite enjoying it, but I was waiting for the plot to be pushed forwards.

[losthawken]

Its not quite dead. But it definitely needs CPR. What do you think about fast-forwarding to some action?

[Question]

I don't know about everybody else but id be fine with it; we definitely need something to push us along.

[Mr Mr]

Agreed, lets have some action.

[losthawken]

OK, I'll move us along and get some action going, just give me a day to write up the transition.

[W.H. Clay]

Hello everybody, I'm quit flattered by your kind words about me :) Sorry for the absence i am back now!

Sincere apology to Forgotten_Memories for ruining our subplot. :(

P.S. I stopped getting email updates of new posts all of a sudden? Any ideas?