I made the edits, Rainin now breaks off just the tip of the stinger. 6 ft bugs are a logisticaly problematic biologically, so predicting their structure and body properties is a little tricky from this side of the game I hope that the edits work better He doesn't seem to be using any magic. If he's just hiding it, I'm screwed since I've already stretched what the somewhat injured Rainin should be able to do, especially if he is on the order of what Alaz was going to be able to do. Throw your best at me though, I'll roll with it I'm with the restas to next moves. Unless there is a plot reason to do otherwise I think Trucy should spend out his rampage while the rest of us hide and recover.
Hmm... Not much for me to do... Hey, if Scarlet wakes up, does the barrier break? Keep her trapped where she is? or does it follow her?
If she wakes up, she can exit it... but no one can really get to her without being extremely weakened
Sorry, guys. I intended to post tonight, but I ended up spending the entire evening working on Christmas decor. I only just managed to escape the work...and it's 12:23 pm. (to put that in perspective, my parents usually will have gone to bed two hours ago, but once my mom starts doing something, it's hard to get her to stop...or let others stop.)
Making a post. Edit: Okay, it's in. The map is not destroyed yet. I'll give you a chance to try to catch it, and I may make it land short.
Sorry I'm behind guys, I've got a deadline today, but hopefully I can get it done and get caught up this afternoon.
...Neil has the IQ of a crawdad... So, in order to keep this crawdad alive, I'm going to wake Scarlet up and break the barrier.
... Lebby. ... Lebby. ... Lebby. I have one thing to say. Actually, three things. Actually many things, but I can only say three of them. The rest are not nice. 1. http://writingforums.org/showthread.php?t=12248, and http://writingforums.org/showthread.php?t=3054. READ. 2. Rules: * Read everyone’s posts! Not only does this keep us all on the same page, its fun to know your posts are being read and acted upon. Respond to stimuli and events from other players’ posts. * Avoid writing one-line posts or extremely long posts. A range of 40-300 words is good to shoot for. * Edit before posting, we’re all here to improve as well as enjoy. * No God-modding or perfect characters. (Boring!) * Do not control or kill another person’s character without their express consent. * If a player is AWOL and holding up the game the character will be NPC’d (or offed) at the GMs’ discretion. If you know you’ll be gone for some time you may hand over your character to another player’s care. * Don’t flood the thread with long conversations or extensive actions. Give others a chance to post before moving on. * Keep in touch with the Discussion Thread. I am apt to post meta-information about the world in response to either a question or events, data which may be important for your character to know. Additionally, please discuss any issues in the Discussion thread or PM me with your concerns. Metagaming, talking out of character, and spamming up the story thread is counterproductive. * And lastly…the GMs’ word is law. 3. I don't mean to be rude, but you are a total (insert rude insulting word here) who clearly doesn't know the first thing about RPGing, or at least not the RPGing here. To sum it up, more likely than not, you won't be joining this RPG. At least not with Charlie. Reasons why? 1. He's from our planet, and brought a gun and a car (I'm not even touching the issue of ammo, why green magic bullets tear apart things fabric apart, and converting the things to run on green fire). That kind of thing will always take GM (Dustin) permission. (Which you clearly didn't get) 2. You just God Modded (took control of) multiple characters. That's against the rules. Always is and always will be. 3. Charlie has absolutely no reason for having L'lyagi help him, and L'lyagi is on the back of a dragon at the moment. 4. Every part of your posts have been utterly random. You pop up on the discussion and say "Hi guys, can I join? Here's my character idea...". You just popped up. I'm done ranting now.
Hey, congrats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yeah, well, I understood him to be the type to act first and think later. But it would be good to get Scarlet conscious again so you can start playing again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. Not happening. Nuh uh No. Freaking. Way. And even ignoring your ridiculously miscreated character and negligence to ask permission for entry, I will not allow you to just jump in and take over like that. The bandits are running for their lives, not attacking. L'lyagi doesn't care if the group lives or dies. Neil is quite a distance from the rest of the group and dying from stupidly charging into a dark fire barrier spell. And even ignoring that, this is not your personal self-fulfillment fantasy. I will not allow you to just jump in and solve every aspect of a carefully crafted chaotic situation without even breaking a sweat. "* No God-modding or perfect characters. (Boring!)" And I meant that. No. None. Zilch. Take your Brutal Legend bullpies somewhere else. It's actually a bit of a shame. You clearly took the time to read through this whole thing, yet you failed to take even the most basic steps in crafting a good character. Either you're the world's greatest troll or the world's worst RPGer. Normally I'd offer a second chance, but frankly I don't trust you not to start GMing, writing other characters, or running on God Mode. If you REALLY want to join, post something in the discussion thread (this one) or PM me. We may work something out. Honor is right, however. Charlie has got to go.
wow i didnt know everyone was so touchy on this site. man im new to this forrumming milarky! I thought we could create whatever character we wanted hence the word 'role play.' And i dont recall me 'taking control over other characters' unless you consider me getting Niel (who hasnt really played a substantial role in ages) to say "who are you?" and making Ali 'Smile.' As for that lyl'gil wizard (i cant spell his name) didnt he say he was going to come back with another mate of his? couldnt Charlie be that guy, and he sent Charlie on ahead? And if that really doesnt work couldnt i just say Mon Ich sent him? As for the bandits, didnt the Trucy the dragon dude run after one of the bandits into the forest, so perhaps a few bandits gathered the strength to kill a group of cripples. I also don't get the problem with Charlies gear, does everything have to be part of the classic fantasy setting? I just wanted to liven some of it up with some modern elements meshed in. A little originality never hurt anyone. I mean a gun isnt really that much, Scarlet can bloody levitate and rain fire down on people! Im sorry if my accuracy with Neil with relation to the rest of the group was skewed, (i had been read for 5 hours straight, the words were beggining to blur) I wanted a character who was cheerful, and polite, rather then surly (like the majority of other characters seem to be) and i also wanted a character who could hold his own in a fight, the others seem to be getting their arses kicked quite frequently. (little off topic but what the heck). I didnt realise that i had to ask for permission to join (on a seperate thread) everyone else just seemed to jump in, and i was eager to join in what at first seemed like a great idea. Also the situation was already solving itself, tehy had themselves a healer and were begginign to regroup, i just sped it along a little (they havent even found the first great flame yet) Although I appreciate you pointing out those two links to things i hadn't read yet (although i am familiar with the rules) I had little indication entering the RPG thread to look them up. and i still do not think it excuses the insulting way you criticised my work. Listen im sorry if it seems like i am ranting, i am just a little upset that i have spent months searching for a writing site like this, and im completely new to forumming, and the first short story i post is locked in a matter of hours, apparently because my reviews of other peoples stories didnt contain enough 'constructive criticism' (why a simple warning didnt suffice i have no idea. completely shutting down newbies seems to be the norm around here) and now my small contribution to the rpg thread is screwed. But one thing, that i know that you were wrong to do, was blatantly insult me. All that criticism i would have stifled without a word, what really tipped me over the edge was things like calling me a total (insert rude word here) who doesnt know the first thing about rpging. Worlds greatest troll or worst rpger (what does that even mean?) Take your brutal legend bullpies somewhere else (lol) and 'this is not your personal self fulfillment fantasy. 'I dont trust you to write on this anywmore' (give me a break im new, i dont scheme away for days, thinking of ways to screw up forums you know). 'ridiculously miscreated character' Charlie is far from perfect by the way. Ok. It may be true i am completely new to this form of RPGing, and even though i may have screwed up the positioning of a few characters, even a casual observer can tell who is really being the rude and dickish one. is it the eagre budding writer who simply wanted to join in on a great idea for forumming, or the two GM's who cracked down on his work, and shredded it apart with insults galore, and a malice which i have not witnessed on any other website. Really all your blatant insults and criticisms could have been shortened down too "We don't think Charlie will work as a character this is why; Also some of the character were not in the correct positions such as Neil who was: Next time you should ask for permission to join, and read this;" If you had said this i would have gladly fixed everything up, and apologised wholeheartedly, as it stands instead of constructively criticsing, you have just put me off the whole thing Sorry for the trouble.
The thing is... you can't just bring a futuristic/modern character into a fantasy RPG game without even asking. I joined when I was new to the forum in the same manner as you, however, my character did fit the fantasy profile, and he only impacted the plot in a minuscule way. Your character is completely just like, omg, wtf, ruining entire atmosphere of the story. I don't mean that in a bad way, just saying the truth. If you still want to be part of it, you could just talk to Dustin, change the character a bit, or even take one of the already existing characters who have been abandoned. It may have been harsh, the way you were treated, but it is a bit rude what you did, because already existing players had their own impressions on how the story would unfold, especially Dustin, as it is his story. I hope I didn't come across as argumentative, just pointing some things out that you should consider . It'd be awesome if you did join, you seem like a good writer.
Yes. That is exactly what we mean, in addition to waking Neil up and having the entire group "flabbergasted." L'lyagi was searching for an old friend closely tied to both his own backstory and the story behind the crystal flames. I know exactly who this character is - name, location, motivations, everything - and he will not be so easily replaced. Mon Ich is done hiring. The bandits have gone from a strong organization to scattered splinters of a group in two hours. Their leaders have all either been killed or have abandoned them. Any survivors are more concerned with escaping with their lives than with their former prisoners. Yes, everything must in fact fit a fantasy setting. That is the whole point of this. No modern weapons, no combustion engines, no nothing. I appreciate you trying to be original, but I certainly don't appreciate you undermining the story I was trying to tell. And while we're on the subject, this is not another "planet" and there is no "Earth." This is a reality completely separate from the one we know, like Hyrule or Middle Earth. Someone from Earth cannot travel to Aeverlest and vice versa. I understand both of those points, and I appreciate you wanting your character cheerful. Seriously, I have no problem with that. Nor do I mind you wanting to make your character competent. What I do not care for, however, is you GMing a situation unrelated to your character into the story and solving it single-handedly in a single post. Too many cooks spoil the soup. And winning every fight you come across may be fun in a videogame, but it gets boring on paper. Okay, since you are completely new I will overlook that. I never explicitly said in the main thread that you needed to apply here. Anyway, your last post seems to show that you are legitimately trying to join and not just trolling (plus you're right, we were rather rude) so I will give you another chance. If you are still interested, you can create a (new) character. However, like anyone else who has joined in since the journey began, you must post your character in this thread or PM it to me so that I may approve it. And don't bother posting Charlie, because I will just say "no."
OK I did my best to get Rainin caught up, and returned some of our items. I left it open so that you all (or Dustin) could write in what you want to have salvaged. Just make sure its reasonable that one guy could carry it all. Alternatively we could go back to get the rest. We're **preemtive edit from original post** almost all together , in the process of being patched up, and we have the map. What's next?
