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Topic: New here
Subject: Er
Well, I would write a long post but that's been done already by everyone else.
I mean, I don't even need to plug my games anymore, everyone else does it for me 
So yeah, welcome, what they said, yada yada 
EDIT: oh, and to clarify what Celtia said about game systems: for one, most of the systems used here are homebrew or published-but-so-modified-they-may-as-well-be-homebrew, so nobody expects you to really know the system in play.
In any case, most GMs are happy to deal with the number crunching and let you play
Posted on 2011-09-18 at 13:06:14.
Edited on 2011-09-18 at 13:12:09 by Darren
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Topic: Footprints Discussion
Subject: ^^
I have been hinting at it quite thoroughly ^^
Posted on 2011-09-18 at 09:49:13.
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Topic: Footprints: Part One, Chapter Five
Subject: Uh oh
There is an almighty roar as flames erupt around Barbant, his cloak setting on fire and his entire body wreathed in crackling flames of mana.
It took five seconds to dissipate. Completely undamaged, the Red Assassin turned to Karrain with a smile, "If I were that unprepared, I wouldn't have the reputation I do now, I'm sorry to say," he said, raising his right arm, showing the bracer.
But he looked at his crossbow, and noticed that it was cracked and broken, threatening to fall into ash and metal shards.
"You owe me a new crossbow, mage. I'm retracting my offer to spare you."
He set off towards the group, dropping his crossbow and calmly walking, and pulling a small hammer from his belt. A metal hammer, very small. A laughable weapon.
"Greatest assassin of all."
A blade of red light emerged from the tip of the hammer, released by the trigger words.
DHarem cried, "That's the Blade of Ranef! It was stolen from the temple of Ranef a few months ago!"
Posted on 2011-09-18 at 09:39:56.
Edited on 2011-09-18 at 09:41:09 by Darren
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Topic: Footprints Discussion
Subject: Hmmm
Let's wait and see if he dies first.
Remember that you don't have just magemead and magic. Semi-railroading you along here, but think about the other items Varis has, Celtia. ^^
EDIT: I seem to recall the item in question being attached, in a small drawstring bag, to his belt.
Posted on 2011-09-18 at 09:33:34.
Edited on 2011-09-18 at 09:42:53 by Darren
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Topic: Footprints: Part One, Chapter Five
Subject: Hum
The crossbow levelled itself at the councillor, but it was of course to Varis that Barbant spoke.
"More electrum than I was offered? Oldest trick in the book, might I say. I doubt that you can cough that much up, but I think you know full well that Barbant the Red Assassin has his values. As much as killer can have values. A contract accepted is a contract finished.
"But I like the look of you," the assassin added, "Even though my contract includes you, if you stay out of this I'll spare your life. I'll extend that to the rest of you, because I'm in a good mood. But get in my way, and you'll feel the sting of my crossbow."
He remained silent, as if expecting a reply, before getting to business.
Posted on 2011-09-17 at 16:40:15.
Edited on 2011-09-17 at 16:40:44 by Darren
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Topic: Footprints Recruitment
Subject: Still have places open...
... places open for players! We're only at two for now, and more would be welcome
Posted on 2011-09-17 at 10:19:52.
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Topic: Footprints Discussion
Subject: Tommeh!
Uh oh. Poor Tommeh!
Posted on 2011-09-17 at 09:31:25.
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Topic: Footprints: Part One, Chapter Five
Subject: Uh
"Barbant?? Are you absolutely sure??" An'Jantar cried, before gathering his things as fast as possible, with an unnatural speed, "We've got to go. Now."
The giant double doors that led to the exit slammed shut, as the others leading to the gardens on the opposite end.
"Now if that's not a bad sign..." Bon growled.
And that was the moment they heard a THWACK!
Thomas was thrown back onto the table with a crash, four crossbow bolts fully embedded in is chest in a square formation, his armour's breastplate having been of no protection whatsoever.
"S***!" shouted DHarem as he ran to check on Thomas. He shook his head at the others.
"Magically sharpened, I'll have you know. Very expensive, but then again, I'm well paid," said a voice to the side.
Leaning against one of the columns, in a pool of sunlight, was an outlandish figure.
Wearing a huge scarlet-red cape, clad in a red tunic beneath, he held a strange crossbow, that seemed to be four separate crossbows, in his right hand.
Along his right arm was a chunky metal bracer that reflected the sunlight at a strange angle. Many tools and objects hung at his belt, none of them particularly recognisable.
"I'm sure you know who I am, so there's no need to get to the introductions," he grinned, as he pulled a set of four bolts from his belt and loaded them into the crossbow(s), "Shall we skip straight to the killing?"
Posted on 2011-09-17 at 09:27:44.
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Topic: Chaotic evil game???
Subject: Hm
Chaotic. But not particularly evil.
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 23:52:58.
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Topic: Chaotic evil game???
Subject: Erm
I don't think I totally understand what you're trying to say there...
From the sounds of things the idea of phobias and madness is another matter. Even an LG character can be scared of things.
... this whole conversation will inevitably lead to a discussion as to why alignments in the DnD format are limiting, via the mention of "paladins don't torture," and then the idea of DnD Good and Evil not necessarily being life choices but simply opposing factions.
Killing is bad. Evil.
Killing Evil? That's Good.
See the "faction" idea? 
EDIT: Ninja'd.
It's not cheating if you play by the rules... even if said rules are in the Additional Rule Book tome 2453. ^^
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 23:02:23.
Edited on 2011-09-15 at 23:03:49 by Darren
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Topic: Totally Random Thoughts
Subject: Precognition
Precognition.
It must be a pretty poor power to have.
No seriously, think about it. There are, as I can think, two possibilities as to how the world could work:
A) Time is predetermined.
B) Time is a ball of wibbly-wobbly... timey-wimey... stuff.
In case A, you could see the future. But then it's pointless, because all you can do is look at it. You'd work out eventually that you can't change a thing, and that anything you try to do leads to the event itself. Examples later.
In case B, where time is changeable? If the person with precognitive powers can see and change the future, ANYONE can change the future. Any coin flip can go either way, which renders seeing the future useless as ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
Unless said coin flip is a fixed moment in time that cannot change, and it always falls heads at 13:45:12 on Tiamatzday the 32nd of Gruggtember. But then what if something happens to prevent that coin flipping? Then that "fixed" moment in time is stopped entirely, making it therefore changeable and not fixed and then DEFEATING THE ENTIRE POINT OF FIXING THE FLIP.
Which means precognition... sucks.
Now on to precognition in games.
Out of A and B, which is the best to use?
If you pick type B, the player in question will feel shortchanged. But then again that can be positive, as you can railroad them whatever they do by saying "You can see the future. You can also change the future. Give me one reason why Joe Bloggs can't too."
If you pick type A? They'll be annoyed about not being able to change anything. And they'll try their hardest to change things. The plot gets tenuous when the main character sees themself bludgeoned to death in front of the Eiffel Tower and then runs off to Australia? How do you kill them in France, then?
(the solution is to give them a sidequest in the US and have them die in Las Vegas ^^)
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 20:26:08.
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Topic: The Sage departs
Subject: Hum
Fare thee well, both of ya.
I can't help but comment on your final post number, Steelight... 1024. Nice ^^
You'll be missed here, both of you?
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 19:52:27.
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Topic: Who would win?
Subject: Huh
Richard would be too occupied putting the corpses into funny positions, whilst Belkar would get to the point.
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 08:39:01.
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Topic: Chaotic evil game???
Subject: Hm
Amulet? Magic effect stopping a CE character from killing? See OotS ^^
But as Rystefn correctly says, the only thing saying that Chaotic Evil = Killing Spree is our own limited imagination.
Mix Chaos and Evil? You could simply get an Evil character prone to mood swings. Chaos doesn't mean rampage, it means quite literally... disorder.
Posted on 2011-09-15 at 08:34:01.
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Topic: Who would win?
Subject: Hm
Belkar. Richard has more firepower and magic, but Belkar? Belkar not only has his Belkar...ness, but also Mr Scruffy!!!
HE IS A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 22:08:20.
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Topic: Who would win?
Subject: Who would win?
If x fought y, who would win?
Clockwork Demise gave me the conundrum of Belkar (OotS) vs Richard (Looking For Group).
Ding ding ding!
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 22:06:28.
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Topic: Chaotic evil game???
Subject: Hm
To the "x vs y" thread!
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 22:04:15.
Edited on 2011-09-14 at 22:08:32 by Darren
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Topic: Survival RP reccy
Subject: Survival RP reccy
Well, due to some interest in the idea, I'm thinking of starting a freeform desert-island-amnesia-survival type game, set nowadays.
Freeform in the sense that there are no rules... except the simple arbitrary referee that is I, the GM.
Of course, to spice up what sounds quite simple and boring?
Each player prepares a character down to their likes, dislikes, eye colour, whatever... EXCEPT the background.
The background? Is written by another player, so the character's player doesn't know the backstory and past.
MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
... anyways, anyone interested?
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 20:55:02.
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Topic: Still Alive and Well
Subject: Hahaaaa!
Greetinks sirrah!
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 20:49:00.
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Topic: Chaotic evil game???
Subject: One CE per party
See 8-Bit Theater, OotS, Looking For Group, and probably many more webcomics.
All having a just about good, if unscrupulous, party... with one member very very evil indeed. In the first and third cases, a mage, and in the second, a ranger/barbarian.
Of course, these CE examples are stereotypical. "KIIIIIILL!"
Posted on 2011-09-14 at 20:45:48.
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Topic: And it all went to Hell
Subject: qsdf
All together now! ^^
Posted on 2011-09-13 at 05:54:17.
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Topic: We will Always Remember
Subject: qsdf
Ody wins.
Posted on 2011-09-13 at 05:49:23.
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Topic: The Last Blade Game
Subject: Hijacking Xavier
The book contained a bookmark, a thin metal rod carved with tree branches, near the end. Xavier opened the tome to that page.
He began to read it out loud, "Dear Xa-"
He stopped suddenly. Did it say "Dear Xavier"???
He began again:
"Dear Xavier,
Welcome to my apartments. I apologise for the mess, I'm sure you'll understand why I've organised it this way.
Say hello to Arathyra from me. I would be quite obliged if you turned back one page and read it aloud to her, it contains important information for the future and past of humanity. She should understand it fully, even if you might not.
See you soon,
A. Morind."
He whirled around to look at Arathyra, mumbling, "What?!"
Posted on 2011-09-12 at 08:15:35.
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Topic: The Last Blade Q&A
Subject: Aye
I was waiting for a Gboy post. Three weeks have passed, update to come.
Posted on 2011-09-12 at 07:27:25.
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Topic: We will Always Remember
Subject: Sorry to put in bluntly...
... but I'm seeing the word "American" pop up a lot. Naturally.
But viewing this sort of event as a tragedy to be commemorated by remembering American troops, American people...
It gets us further from the human aspect. These were human beings, people who didn't live as long as they should have been allowed to. Just bog-standard, common human beings. A human is a human, no matter what "nationality" they are of.
Which makes them far more important than any national denomination can imply.
(PS: On a side note, I personally find Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue inappropriate as songs go.)
Posted on 2011-09-12 at 07:26:44.
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