Welcome aboard. General thoughts (Out of Character) about the game go here.
This message was last updated by the GM at 10:39, Sun 01 Apr 2012.

Hey, I'm here in the flesh! Can I be evil? Well let me rephrase that. How Evil can i be?

In reply to Hexus (msg #2):

I think the better question is: Is it possible for you to not be evil?
Free reign in my world. Rewards and consequences too.

You do understand that by posting that here, you are giving it away.
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:48, Fri 06 Apr 2012.

Well, I thought my picture might have done that already.

Maybe I need to have two characters,  one with a normal face and one with the demon face.

In reply to Hexus (msg #4):

Well, if you have the power to do that...

But for the record, I think you're beautiful just the way you are. Just maybe you won't be going out in public much.

Not too many chicks pull off horns... Something special there.

Nice background Parthenogenesis. Got anything I can "reveal" to go along with it, or will that be saved until after we get going?

Also, just a reminder that you haven't written up a description. When you're in the flow and inspiration hits, click on over to that page and see what you can come up with.

Oh, and I think the pic goes well.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg #7):

Nothing to reveal just yet.  Still working out all the beats.

Will definitely get the description going at some point during this process as well.

Very nice backgrounds guys. Love your work. It's a shame I can't share any of it yet. It's that good.

Just so you know, there are only a couple more wrinkles to iron out before we kick off. I feel like I'm just about there working out the mechanics.

Until then, fine tune what you have and keep working with me behind the scenes.

I have updated a pic in my back ground, check er out.

Very, very nice. Some might be disappointed that she's not so...horny.

Might have to change her description based on that image. :)

Ohh but she is, she gets hornier when she vamps out

I suddenly feel woefully underattractive...

Nooo.... you're beautiful...everybody loved you in High School...

I'm soooo faaaaat.....

Well sir I would have to say that was one bad ass little vinuette. Totally loved it.
Lots of questions too. What's a RAHT?

Great writing.

Thank you very much.

A RAHT is a Rocket Assisted Hover Transport.

A WASP is a White Anglo Saxon Protestant (so I've been told). It's actually also a RAHT, but for a single to double rider; A motorbike equivalent for the air, named for its appearance. I figured the WASP can be something like Weaponized Air Strike Prototype.  Got any better ideas for this acronym, I'll hear them out.

I liked the ambiguiousness of the scene, not knowing exactly what it was made it seem more frightning.

Sorry to have spoiled it. Glad it worked though.

No you didn't spoil anything, that is why I asked after I read it, just to clarify.

Hey Daenus get yur shit going here huh!

Ohh and can you get rid of "Test" on my character.

You will address me with the respect befitting the controller of all things awesome in this world, lest you test the fine balance with which your power is laid.

In other words...suck it up! It happens when it happens Biotch!

I have spoken.

Ohh my goodness such crankie pants...and yes the fix worked thank you.

Hey guys, just a note to say that I'm about to include some newbies this week. Probably won't impact what we're doing here at the moment, but just in case, I thought you should know what's going on. I expect I may be a touch distracted as I introduce them to the game. Bear with me during this process.

By the way, I'm very much enjoying what we've got going on. Hope you guys are having fun too.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 23:36, Mon 16 July 2012.

In reply to Chronotetro (msg # 24):

Ok, just a little confused.  Chronotetro is Paul right? You are including newbies back in your Elemental Chaos game? or this game?

My bad. That's the second time I've selected the wrong name when posting. Yeah, it was me, sorry. It's fixed now.

Gah!  Identity thief!

Guilty as charged.

Now let that be a lesson to you both. Do something I don't like, and I'll use your names to make you look bad.

Mwaha! MWAHAHAHAH!

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 28):

Psh.  We don't need you for that.

Touché.

Fellahs, give a warm welcome to Crossfire. He'll be learning from scratch, so be nice.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 31):

We're always nice!

Welcome to the party, Crossfire.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:06, Wed 18 July 2012.

We definitely don'g need the allmighty Herascara for that.

Welcome to the group Crossfire. Any questions you have about the game or our GM or any dirt you want to know for black-mail, let either one of know.

Guys, sorry about the delay. Been a bit tied up with a few things, but I'll be posting soon.

Caught me another fish. Quiksit has joined us now. Welcome.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 35):

Welcome Quiksit and Crossfire if he hasn't logged on yet. Hope you guys fall in love with this medium of roleplaying.

As an aside, the moderator of this site and creators live in Perth actually.  I have found players from England&Ireland, US, Canada, and Japan on the site so far.

Welcome, guys.  It's heaps fun when the GM is actually posting... :D

Hello all,

After minor teething problems Quiksit is onboard....

Now to go give him some lizard-like-goodness (stats).

Okay Quiksit, after checking the character creation thread, I realized that you may be wondering which method we're using for stats. So I've updated the Character Creation page to make this a little more clear. You and Crossfire go there to get started on your character creation, then come back to me in a private message for any personal clarifications, or if it's a general question, feel free to post it here in case it pertinent for all players.

Oh, and pick a face, will ya?

Man I am on a roll! Got me another fish.

Welcome Vibro! Another member of the female persuasion contending for the glorious title of Ultimate Biotch! Watch out there Hexus.

The odds are stacking.  Outstanding.

Although blokes playing sheilas isn't quite the same.  (How's my Australian?)

I can take all bitches to the fold, all are welcome.

I edited my last post boss.

Hey fellas thanks for the warm welcome. Lets blow up some shit.

:)  Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited my last post.

Hate to do a pre-start with a name and shame, but I feel I might have to here, just to kick it off. Okay, just the shaming.

There is someone who still has not done their skills yet. I think you know who you are. Let's pretend that you're interested enough to do a little work here. Not only have the other two noobs done their skills, but they've also done a bit of background as well. Oops, did that just out you?

Thanks to the other two, by the way. I'd rather not kick things off until we're all ready though.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 11:11, Mon 06 Aug 2012.

I do have to acknowledge, however, that the person I just shamed has done a fantastic description for their character, found in The Cast. I encourage everyone to check this section out.

Speaking of descriptions, I know that some will want to include a picture in their descriptions. I have added a HOW TO place a picture in your posts/description below.


How to put a picture in.

What you'll want to do is first is get a Photobucket account on photobucket.com. Upload any images you want in your album. You may need to scour Google first to find what you're looking for.

First - Quote this message.
Copy everything from <table to table>
Paste into your post/description/etc.
Change the text as needed.

Then - go back to the Photobucket album that you'll have up in a second tab.
Hover the mouse over the picture.
A drop down box will show up with 4 links. Choose the last one. Click on it and it will automatically copy (if it doesn't copy, just do your normal right click copy)
Back to the post - paste in place of the img that I have, everything in between the quotes.
Delete any [IMG] in front and back of that link. It should start with "http: and end in jpg" (or png or bmp if that's what you had it saved as before loading. Stick with jpg for best results.

Preview to be sure it looks right.

So I'll bite, cuz I would if I could...who are you talking about? I'm confused, no need for shame, just PM them...freakin DM giving someone the dunce cap..."Sit in the corner!"

That cap is gonna be wobbly on those horns...

In reply to Chronotetro (msg # 51):

They only come out when I'm excited.

Ah, what's the matter Hexus? Worried it's you? Or that it will be you next? Don't worry. I don't 'dunce' anyone I don't think can handle it. Anyway, your idea of Duncing is a little...long in the tooth. I merely gave demoralising encouragement.

But I already said I'm not saying the name, so retract your teeth.

Nice description Vibro.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 54):

Gee shucks, I'm all embarrassed like now.

We good to go yet boss?

Well, I was hoping that someone would have had their skills done by now, but I think what I'll do is start you guys out with a Basic Training thread just to get used to this format. This will have a few benefits, and may encourage the finish of said skills.

Stand by, we'll start something within the next couple of days.

If you keep waiting for the slowest member of the herd it's not going to get rockin.

!st rule of parenthood, you've got to start so the poor bugga realises he's been left behind and is missing out, then the kid learns he has to lift his game.

Well said. And I agree.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 59):

Have you got notifications going on this site or something, you post like 10 mins after the last guy who seams to log in only weekly

LOL

No notifications.

I'm just all knowing. That's my job in this game.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 57):

Now all we need is the lizard dude, and we can start Rollin'.

So where you guys going? I'll meet you there.

In reply to Hexus (msg # 63):

Take a left turn at Albuquerque, and keep going, you can't miss it. We'll see you there.

Okay Newbies, there's a new thread just for you guys. It's going to serve as our tutorial. We'll play it out and I'll give pointers within the thread. I've set the scene for you, so it's anyone's go.

Before you post, a couple of things please. Instead of clicking on [reply] in my post, hit the Post a Reply button at the bottom right of the window. This keeps things cleaner and helps with the flow. There's lesson 1.

Lesson two is: pick a color for your speech. Just so's you know, purple and red are already taken. Any time your character speaks, it should look something like this, including quotes: "Wouldn't be dead for quids, Love."

I encourage you to go back to the Rules and Guidelines notice to get a quick overview on how this should all go down.

Happy posting.

Sorry for the delay in posts guys. I've been a little sick the last couple of days, and feeling kinda brainless (comments on this in the derogatory will get you no special favors). I'll post soon, probably tomorrow if all goes well. I'll be stuck in the office with bugger all to do, so there's a good chance I'll get something down.

Bummer.  That's 2 in as many months for you.  Is that to be thanked from having petri dishes with legs running around your house?

<uncontrollable shiver>

Actually, it's from the wife, who is coincidentally around many of said petri dishes every day. She gave it to me. Intentionally I think. Though this is mere speculation.

Hope you feel better fella

Thanks amigo. Seems it'll take about a week from the advice of others going through it. I'm 3 days in now, and feeling a bit better, enough to move my fingers anyway and post, so I'll try to stay on top of it.

Health first game second. Besides if you start posting in your own game at last it'll take away my chance to sling shit at you.

Just a suggestion that I'd like to know if everybody has consensus on.... if GM wants a perception roll or an insight roll from a character... I think it is best if he simply rolls it himself and tells us the roll and the result....

That is faster... I have no objection to rolls being made for me... what do others think?

In reply to Quiksit (msg # 72):

Especially in the RuneQuest system there are times for the GM to roll for the characters, but it's usually rare.  Those cases are when the character won't necessarily see the results right away, or because whatever their skill is involved in will produce results that belie the reality.

Here are some examples from the book when the GM might roll for a character (though, as with everything- final arbiter of decisions is the GM):

The character using the skill would have little or no way of
knowing how successful his skill attempt has been until it is
put to a practical test.

The skill’s outcome is not immediate.

Revealing the outcome of the Skill Test incrementally will
create a better sense of tension.

So basically for all other rolls, that's on us.  One last little opinion: I run my own game on RPoL as well and there's tons of work involved.  If I had to do every single roll for every character, it might start to seem like a job in very short order.  If everybody is mostly responsible for their own stuff, and I can just tell them the world's reaction to their efforts, I don't go insane.

That's just good science.  :)

Thanks Chrono. Couldn't have said it myself. Well, maybe I could've, but we'll never know now. :)

There will be times when I'll roll for you to continue my description, and other times, most of the time, you'll roll. It's also much easier for you to check your CS rather than me checking up to 5 at a time. I did warn you that this game was rather skill based.

Just so you know, there will be less rolling in the actual game, but I want you to get used to the game mechanics and your character. At some point, I expect you'll be offering rolls and checks in your posts before I ask, taking initiative with your interactions.

But we'll see if anyone else has an opinion on this before I make a final call.

I think time wise it is actually quicker to say 'There was a perception check and you got 43. While you are tied up naked and spread-eagled you notice a randy looking man approaching and whispering the words "Oh look a guard"'

Than it is to say

"Roll a perception check?"
"I got a 43"
OK so you made your perception check and now While you are tied up naked and spread-eagled you notice a randy looking man approaching and whispering the words "Oh look a guard"'

I know for a character inspired perception it is better to roll yourself when you delare the check you are making.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:29, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

So you have a valid point, my little green friend. Thanks for bringing it to the table. After all, I'm not wholey inflexible. And on rare occasions, I may even make a mistake.

I've said this in our other thread, but I'll say it again here.

You can roll your check and give a result in a PM. I can give you a result there to carry in to your next post.

But here's your alternative. This is a writing forum, a place that allows you to flex your creative literary muscle. For instance, you're in a situation where I've given you a brief look at a scene. There are some easily noticeable details, and I've asked you for a perception check (in this case to get you used to the idea of doing so) and an insight check. At some point, I won't ask, and I won't give, unless you offer the use of your skill yourself. You might say, "why didn't I see that? I should have noticed that." And I'll tell you it was because you didn't tell me what you were looking for, or listening for, or trying to deduce, or trying to recall.

From a character's perspective, I might write in a response like this:

There was something odd about the way the old man looked at Heraclitus. While straightening and wiping his mouth to ensure there was no food stuck to his face, Heraclitus ignored the background noise and gave the old man a good 'once over'. He paid particular attention to the man next to him as well.
The old man looked to be what they were after, and his buddy, as intimidating as he was, could very well be some muscle. The timing was right, but it was hard to be sure without being obvious. Luckily, Crossfire had already drawn their attention. Heraclitus, hand already in his pocket, took the opportunity to send a text. There didn't seem to be enough time to write a message - any messege- so two seconds later a blank SMS was sent to his teammate. They hadn't included a contingency plan, but hopefully she would understand.

and my rolls are x and x.

Just off the top of my head there.

Don't be in such a rush to get to the end. It's the journey that's important.

And this is why the tutorial is good. Gives a chance to see how it should go, get familiar with your character, and gives you a chance to ask some questions.

Table is still open if anyone still wants to pipe in.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:19, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

Great System and this forum is great for story tellin' but quite different than a table top game, and I might add that everyone I have played with from table top to this system has had to make significant changes in pacing, role-playing it self and mechanics, that being said, there are really two skill type situations and a method for rolling for skill successes/failures in each:

1. The character/player is active in using a skill, either tries to use a skill or is asked to use a skill by the GM to accomplish a task, and for the most part will be fairly clear on the degree of his role/success.

2. The Character is unaware of important matters and the GM needs to figure out what level of information to give the character.  This is where walking into a bar one would notice all varieties of things, just because he has skill, eyes and was in there...but what he actually sees or notices is dependant on a secret perception roll of the dice and level of difficulty.  Most...of the information gathering type skills can be used by the GM in the fashion.  I roll for my players all the time, and let them know in a Private Line if they succeeded or failed at a particular skill. But I don't tell them what it was used for, most of the time a success is apparent as to what happened.

A good rule is to always use your skills weaved into your role playing.  Be looking around, add rolls secretly in posts to save time if you want.  If they were useless no biggy, but if you hit on something then you have also save a little posting time.

Hey guys, I'd like to request that you keep all non-thread related OOC's in this thread from now on if you wouldn't mind. Keep the other cleaner for us.

And FYI, the question about the process didn't delay me, the busy weekend did. Apologies for that.

Vibro, check msg#49. I've opened a PL initially only to the other two.

Interesting ....

Not the reaction I was expecting.  I guess it's do nothing and wait to see what the physco chick does next day ... :-)

Are you calling me names?

In reply to Hexus (msg # 81):

Not unless you want me to be!

I was referring to others reaction to my own entirely logical and well thought out actions ....

Awesome post Vibro. I think I lost a nut from laughing so hard.

Darn I cant read anything your posts...

To the trio, seems you're about to enter into combat. Below you'll see a battle box, which will help both you and I keep track of rounds, Combat Actions (CA's), power points etc. It's usually a good idea to quote this post, copy the whole box from <small to small> and pasting in your Scratchpad, next to the Dice Roller. This way you'll have an original of your own. Quiksit, you'll need to add in your extra appendage, the moveable penis for those that don't know, into the Hit Locations. Anything with an x should get replaced with your appropriate numbers. The combat skills should vary and be replaced according to what's useful to your character. Any ongoing affects that may affect your combat should be listed under that heading, and the same with other modifiers, such as if you activate a STR boost, put that in. This box will change on every CA, and obviously everyone gets a turn.

After you've got your battle box ready, roll a Strike Rank (SR) which is 1d10, add your bonus and include it in the box. Then post this to me. This will eventually be a PL while you post, but for now we're all seeing what we're doing. Those of you who have used some power points already should take that into account when you put your numbers in.

Post questions about this here so everyone can benefit.

Hit Locations  (AP/HP) 1-3   Right Leg  / x 4-6   Left Leg   /x 7-9   Abdomen  /x 10-12 Chest     /x 13-15 Rt Arm   / x 16-18 Lt Arm   / x 19-20 Head     / x Armour SR Penalty:

Combat Actions: Total: x (x) Remaining: x

Strike Rank: +x Strike rank x

Power Points Total: xx Remaining: x

Combat Skills: Evade: xx% Unarmed: xx% Weapon: xx% Manipulation: xx% Projection: xx% Skill: xx% Martial Arts: ss% Throw: xx %

Damage Modifier: 1d4

Hero Points: x

Ongoing effects:

Other modifiers:

Vibro, I've moved your post to A Game of Throws. Crossfire and Quiksit, please post yours there as well.

These other guys don't need to see your goods. It's not that I don't trust them...  but you'll show them yours if they show you theirs. Fair is fair.

Sorry boss misunderstood the destructions.

I don't understand the small to small reference... which is possibly why I am dropping formatting when I copy and paste.

When you quote msg#85, highlight everything from this: <small
to this at the bottom: small>

The symbols < and > usually indicate a varied use of the text. In this case, the small is directing how the table will appear.

So go hit the quote button on msg#85, copy the table, and paste it in your Scratchpad. Fill in the blanks with your info, then copy and paste into a post in our thread. When you and Crossfire have done this, we'll proceed.

Quiksit, I have fixed your battlebox. Take a look by hitting edit to see how it works.

I editted my last post.

BTW Quiksit, your pic should be available by now.  Try looking in the portraits, the new ones are at the end of each category.

That's it, I'm stepping down and letting Vibro run it from here. It's much more fun with Vibro in charge.

I'm so glad you approve.

I gave you a hand with your picture Crossfire.

Thanks bud, what had I done wrong?

If you go to edit that post, you'll see the characters that needed to be around the link you pasted in. This is what makes the code for the picture to appear.

OOPS... I don't envisage Quiksit as violent... the unexpected abuse just set him off... those who know him would be very puzzled by the behavior.

Yeah that's right Q, try to make up for acting all psycho by displaying remorse afterward, that's so Hannibal (Lecter that is, not A team)

Hang on... there is no disguise skill on the basic list and it wasn't offered to me as a special skill either...

No wonder I don't have any.... I'd argue that my perception could be used because it is how well I have perceived them before I impersonate them...
Or I might like to add the skill disguise to my list of special skills...

If you recall, I gave you a certain percentage base to use in addition to disguise, which is an advanced skill. We're still in tutorial mode, so you can go back and exchange some points to buy this. Your argument is valid, however because of mechanics, the reason perception is not used in this case is because an opponent trying to see through your disguise would be rolling a perception check. This would be a perception vs perception. Instead, your power disguises you, therefore it's a disguise roll. Since you don't have the skill, I still allowed for you to use your base chance.

Initially, we figured it was just your power that allowed you to disguise yourself. The power can advance, and if you get the skill that can help and advance as well. So here's what I'll do. I'll give you disguise as a freebie, directly associated with your power. You'll get the base of Cha+Dex, and you'll have your bonus from the power.

I may need a freebie skill... "Lady Killer" as a bonus to my power.

I don't have a good argument as to why it should apply or why the base should be 100 + 100, but I think it's pertinent all the same.

I mean... if we're doing that sort of thing.

I think I've done what you suggested... you can check under advanced skills.

Yep, that works. Thanks.

Chrono, you've got it. Ladykiller skill is yours. But why you'd want to kill them all just baffles me. Is it specifically for the ugly ones? Or do you think it'll work on Hexus?
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:29, Mon 10 Sept 2012.

Now that you mention it...

...maybe your version is better.

Hey hey now...I haven't put any points into my Douche Bag Slayer skill, don't go rubbing my lamp...

In reply to Hexus (msg # 106):

You'd need it, I put most of my points into Douchebaggery.  Don't blame me though, it was the GM's prompting...

In reply to Chronotetro (msg # 107):

hey go check your posts douchebag!

I'm afraid I'm going to have to move you two into your corners now.

Remember, it's one minute for every year old you are, when you're in time out.



You brought this on yourselves. And I don't care who started it, I'm ending it.
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:34, Wed 12 Sept 2012.

<grumble>  He started it.

Actually, I think you started it!

Sorry...

I am off to the Barossa for a BoardGaming Convention on the weekend.

Heroclitorus you can play Barry for any normal activity that happens.  You already have the basic text of what he want to happen... find the right spot to dump Blackwolf... say his text and get out to a private spot where he will turn into a random punter but one he has used often before so that his companions know him, and to add further to that his shirt carries the logo "Aliens 1, Barry 0".
Then he will go to the booth and try and talk his way in without a chip.
"Can you repeat the last command given to you before I sat down?" might be a good in.

You chaps watching Dorkness Rising Season 2?

Apparently not. What's that?

Nope and season 2 of journey quest is C R A P

OOhhh. Journey Quest. I'll have a watch anyway, just to make sure.

Okay, I didn't find season 2 that bad. Not as good as the first, but some good bits with Glory, and the affliction that the orcs didn't have a human word for: dyslexia.

Also watched Dorkness Rising, and that wasn't fantastic, but once again not bad either. Had some good laughs with the Bard. And since I never saw the original Gamers season 1, I went back to watch that. Slow start, but I was pissing myself by the 3rd and 4th part. Especially when the elf lifted the bars. I cried on that part.

Of them all I believe I preferred the gamers (once the introduced the girl anyway)

Hey guys, I'm gonna be afk for a couple weeks. Hero's Hairy can sort out what happens with Vibro .... and the lizard is to keep away from my nose ... I AM NOT A GUARD

Have fun out there.

Jeez, looks like you guys will have to do the thinking from here on. Scary.

I reckon in a couple weeks we might just about have made it into the room where the fight is going to happen...

We'll see.

Not quite sure when Quiksit became a sociopath...

I think it was around, say, just after we started. Maybe that's what happens from hanging around humans too much.

Well I see you got into the next room and back out again without actually killing anyone ... well done folks.

Hey, welcome back Vibro!

Sorry for not getting to my post for the last couple of days. I'll endeavour to get one out today.

Phrased like that it sounds like you're about to drop a turd

I see what you mean. I'll need to remember that next time I need to make boomboom or rubiloops.

Sorry guys, was waiting to see if Crossfire wanted to pop something in before I move it on. If I haven't heard anything by tonight, I'll move on anyway.

Quiksit: Just to clear things up, are you actually sitting on the guy?

I thought that was pretty clear...

You act like there is a downside here???? maybe I am just not seeing it...
This message was last edited by the player at 06:09, Tue 23 Oct 2012.

Oh, no downside. Like I said, just wanted to make sure.

Don't think I didn't know what was happening QuikSneaky-Sue

Topic for discussion:

I've been going over what "prone" means in the rules with Chronotetro (thanks mate), and we've both agreed that the rules are a bit scant when it comes to details. So we've come up with a bit of home rules that seem to make it a bit more reasonable and fair, filling in the blanks if you like. At least it seems to make sense to us.

Ideas are as follows:

Falling prone will cost you the CA to attempt to parry, +1 more when you try to get up.  This is the base penalty for being tripped or otherwise falling prone.

Unarmed (combat skill) of up to 50%:
In addition to costing a CA to get up, you must roll an athletics (or evade) check to successfully regain your feet; failed check means still prone.  During the CA of getting up, you are still at -20% to defensive/offensive actions as if still prone, and this is only if the character has CA's left.  If last CA of the round is being used to get up and the enemy has more CA's left, then normal rules apply.

Unarmed (combat skill) of 51% to 69%:
In addition to costing a CA to get up, you are still at -20% to defensive/offensive actions as if still prone, and this is only if the character has CA's left.  No roll required to stand up. If last CA of the round is being used to get up and the enemy has more CA's left, then normal rules apply.


Unarmed (combat skill) of 70%+/Martial Arts:
Only costs a CA to get back up; no penalty and no roll required.

Reasoning behind it all is that if you go by the stumble rules, it's a little harsh with 1d3 CAs lost. So we figured it's only on a fumble that this should take place. Without CAs lost, the rules seem to assume that anyone can just pop back up in the next CA with no penalty, as if they do it every day. Hence the introduction of skill checks. Figuring that someone either trained in fighting (ie Martial Arts) or just skilled from practice (higher Unarmed Combat skill) is better able to pop back up immediately, with less penalty. More of a reward system than a penalty system really.

So, with that, I open it up.

Pretty complicated and I don't really give a fig for the rules I'm happy with whatever you decide. it's your game mate.

What is the required level of martial arts?

I figured that if you bought the skill of martial arts, any amount is fine to allow the kip up or roll or whatever training that allows you to do it.

Couldn't you then say martial arts training bumps the result up one category, for example...

Cat 1 (unarmed <51%) = 1CA + -20% + Roll to get up
Cat 2 (unarmed 51-70%) = 1CA + -20%
Cat 3 (unarmed 71-99%) = 1CA
Cat 4 (unarmed 100%+) = no penalty

I think there needs to be some kind of penalty to being tripped, otherwise it's simply a successful parry.  So if you fail your parry against a Combat Maneuver, then it at least costs you the additional CA to recover.

Vibro: that table you made to simplify is awesome.

The one thing PRONE was consistent on was the penalty of -20% while prone. The principal I'm trying to introduce is, since we're in a skill based system, rewarding the higher skill set in a practical scenario, while penalising the lower skill set. Let's face it, someone who can't fight would get get the crap beat out of them in a real fight.

I agree with Chrono, there has to be a penalty for the CM to be of value, even if it is only 1 CA lost. And I think it's feasible that skill in MA would bump you up on the table rather than just give you the best scenario.

I'd like to hear from Hexus as well, as she is the resident veteran of this system.

To be frank I found getting tripped frigging easy and the penalties disproportionately harsh.

If I'd known all I had to do was say I trip him, roll an unarmed check, have him fail his parry and then:
-he loses combat rounds when he falls
-loses rounds again when he rises
-defends like shit while he's down

Then do you think ever single combat action of mine isn't going to be a boring as batshit "I trip him".

I think we're polishing a turd.

Tripping someone isn't all that easy though. You have to earn a CM on a successful attack first, then have the opponent fail a second roll- athletics check, to fall prone. You basically have to burn that CM on a chance of getting him prone. That's why it needs to be worth it to get them there.

This game system also doesn't really allow "called shots", hence the D20 roll for location.  You can say you're going to trip as many times as you like, but where the D20 falls is where you're actually going to land the shot.

Unless you get a CM as mentioned.  In this case, not only did you succeed but they also failed.  Considering that if you're throwing a punch and they're attempting to parry and both can technically succeed (winner is the higher roll), it's of great value to succeed at the same time as they fail.  In this case, one CM option is to trip- so you get to cash in on that value.  But then they have to fail an athletics check as well before they go down.  The system rewards strategy as much as it does luck, while simultaneously making it more challenging to keep the same set of moves.

There's actually a cumulative bonus enemies get if you do the same attack twice or more in one fight.  They start to "learn" your moves, and therefore get better at defending against them.

I really don't mind, but to add my thoughts from a newbie ...

Trip is a CM selectable no matter what the location of the successful hit. I believe this is flawed from an offensive CM, but more believable as a defensive CM. Most takedowns in MMA are when catching your opponent off balance, often whilst they are attacking. This of course implies martial arts training. Tripping offensively should require targeting the legs. Tripping defensively should require martial arts.

Second comment is that the avoid trip roll is against the original successful to hit roll, which is biased towards the tripper as their roll is a known good roll.

Third comment, a trained martial artist can easily take advantage of falling prone and turning it into an offensive move, such as sweeping the other's leg, or any number of grappling techniques. I agree it should cost a CA to regain your feet, but not necessarily lose the initial CA.

There is little benefit to take martial arts as a skill, except for 'colour'. I think helping in a trip situation (either offensively or defensively) is logical and not so imbalanced.

Actually, the Martial Art skill gives you quite a bit, combat related. It gives you:

Extra 1d3 to damage
Extra CA for defense
CMs (accumulative to skill level), which you can use any time you succeed in your MA roll. Almost a free CM.
Extra Weapon proficiencies.

And now we're talking about adding the benefit of better maneuverability to prone. In this system, all of that is quite a bit.

While I agree with your MMA reference, I have to get back to the core reasons for CMs. They are added danger, taking advantage of your opponent when you've either hit really well or they've parried horribly. Unfortunately, we haven't seen it work in the reverse much yet, where a parry can incur a CM as well.

Your third point would still be apt. If your skill is high enough, having the -20% to attack from the ground is less of a burden. I dare say that anyone investing in MA would also have a decent Unarmed as well.

The free CM if you succeed a MA roll is interesting, so this is in addition to the CMs you get normally?

The last comment about the -20% not being a big deal as you probably have a decent unarmed skill % anyway is bogus. The fact you could have spent your MA skill points on unarmed instead, having one super skill rather than 2 OK skills is more to the point.

But I'm good with whatever.

On point 1: I believe so, and I will get confirmation.

On point 2: Not so bogus when you add in all the bonuses I described in my previous post. And hey, there are shit martial artists out there too. The good ones can attack from the ground very well. The ones that aren't so good would have a harder time. It's not that I don't see where you're coming from, but a character that's main thing is a fighter can have high percentage in both, but of course this sacrifices their other in-game skills that would round a character out.

On point 3: Good.

Sorry I am just checking into this OOC conversation a bit late.

The martial arts skill is a static skill and is not actively rolled against. It is a different skill than most of the skills, similar to Manipulation. It's purpose is to give a fighter type access to different combat maneuvers than what's in the book, along with other benefits like changing or adding to base hand to hand damage and adding more to CAs for specific situations.

The combat maneuver in question is not in addition to, it is just a differen choice. If you were allotted 1 combat maneuver then you would choose 1 from  either list. People without MA only get the CMs in the book.

Fighting is still the Unarmed  skill not the MArts skill, it is more of a style you can add to your fighting ability and gives flexibility.

Someone should take martial arts if they like the new CMs and want he few extra perks it gives.

Here is the big point. You don't need Martial Arts to describe your fighting style in a martial arts style, you would just describe your "book" CMs from a martial arts point of view.

Another point...the best fighter in the group is the guy with the 95% in unarmed, not the guy who is 45% Unarmed and 45% Martial arts, although this system allows the under dog a chance based on die roles.

I would need to know more about the -20% in question before I comment on it.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:45, Tue 27 Nov 2012.

Yo, take that HC. You is just been bitch slapped by the hexbabe. Umm, I mean to say ... thanks for the input Hexus.

Thanks for the input, Hexus. To clarify, I believe at one stage you had told me that you get the MA CM if you roll under your MA skill on a successful attack, regardless of the standard rules of CMs. These are only a second list to choose from now?

So in your opinion, what is the benefit of taking MA instead of adding the points to Unarmed?

The -20% is in the Combat section in RQ2, prone is listed in various spots therein.

In reply to Vibro (msg # 149):

Insubordinate!

If you roll under your MA skill, using your unarmed attack skill you can choose to use a MA Ccombat maneuver if you qualify(bad guy fails a parry etc.) you also get the damage change at 2d3 if rolling under.

For the most part the MA combat maneuvers are better than the book so it makes sense if you qualify to choose one of them.

MA skill does Not allow you two combat maneuvers in the place of one.

The skill is a flavor skill, an enhancer, and more flexibility with fighting styles, and the end combat manuevers are pretty devastating.

Does the book let you do a pressure point attack that deadens limbs or worse...hmm...hmmm? It might I'm on phone and can't check that statement. But I don't think it does unless you are using some type of power.

Fair enough. That settles the MA topic.

Back to prone. Hexus, can you weigh in on this? You may want to scroll on back up to see where I'm aiming.

Stun location is a basic CM with the same result. Trip has the same nett effect as sweep, so on and so forth.

Are you picking Vibro's pocket Quiksit? You may want to read her last post properly before adding theft to your increasing list of criminal activities.

That's ok I've updated my post to suit. A girl has gotta adapt if she wants to survive in a male nose fettish lizard dominated society.

Leavin' on a jetplane y'all. We'll pick this up as soon as I can.

Have fun big fella.

Concentrate on enjoying the holiday HC - no need to rush to post here for us, you've got us well trained to wait patiently :)

Merry Christmas everyone. Some are already having their Xmas in Oz. The rest of us will celebrate tomorrow.

Merry Christmas Hairy, I hope you all have a wonderful day

Merry Christmas all.

Hairy!  Love it!

Merry Christmas guys... and girls?

Hey guys, I'd like to try to get in some posts here to wrap up the Casino.

Crossfire, you need to decide what you're gonna do. Despite your crit, you've got only one CM. Roll your damage too.

I'll try to check later or tomorrow after seeing what you've done. Just edit your last post with it and let me know when you have.

Everyone else, hang tight and I may just get this ol' rusty machine operational again.

I've got no idea what damage it does, hence the question in my post. Once you've worked out what dice it's going to do then you can just roll it for me if you want to move it along.

If it's less damage than punching then we're going to have words about this game system too. If it's a decent sized dice (greater than D10) or multiples of (greater than 2D6) then my crit is a head shot.

However if the dice for guns is poxy (<D10 or < 2D6) then he really did trip on my bullet (however improbable) and I'll move in and kick him to death if that's actually more effective.

The reason I ask is that I've seen system's before with crappy bullet damage and I'm hoping this isn't one of them.

Guns have the advantage of hitting from a distance with little chance to avoid. Extra damage isn't the only valuable thing. And punches/kicks are 1d3+STR damage. Only the really big and strong can do as much damage.

I'm looking into damage for your gun, crappy damage or not.

Thanks for resolving it buddy. I noticed you rolled both D10 and 2D6, still deciding gun damage?

Trust you're having a great holiday, happy New Year to you and yours.

I went with 1d10+2 for a large hand cannon like yours. Significant. Next time, you should roll your body location before choosing your CM, just in case you already rolled a head shot or something. There are CMs that you can only use with a crit, so you should familiarise yourself with it.

Happy New Year back to you and all the rest of you as well.

Holiday is going pretty well, with the exception of the family getting all sick. I've made my resilience check however, so I feel great. The others aren't so good. Hopefully they clear up soon, or it's gonna be a sad finish.

On he topic of gun damage... I love exploding dice on guns... and maximum dice rolled gets rerolled and added...

Very cute and adds an element of total lethality which is appropriate for guns.

A human head in this system has 6 hp and if you exceed that the target still gets to roll a save. A D10+2 will give you 7 or more 50% of the time. Allowing for the save as well do we really consider that more than 50% of people shot in the head with an 8mm round at close range survive it?

Just asking, it's your system and I can adapt to whatever you decide, also I accept Yanks are no doubt much more familiar with gunshot survival statistics than a boring old Aussie.

Well, you'll want the resilience check when it's your head. By the way, if I bother with a resilience roll at all for the plebs, I make it pretty difficult. But I think head shots in particular in the book are resilience check or die instead of resilience or pass out. Imagine a shot being accurate but glancing off the skull or something. Still needs a hospital after passing out though. And hey, I've heard of guys surviving knives in the head and all sorts of oddities. So let's not count it out of the realms of possibilities.

You're spot on a small percentage of people survive freakishly bad injuries, spears etc right through the head, it just missed the vitals.

Crossfire brought up a good point for the tutorial. You've technically completed your mission. So I'll put it to a vote and see if you want me to speed through the finish or did you guys want to wrap up a few of the last tidbits? Up to you.

From my point of view, the purpose of the tutorial was to get familiar with the system and game mechanics. We've seen how skills and combat works, we've seen how psychotic the lizard is, and how unhygienic buffet tables are. I say we're good to go.

I didn't start that final fight... I was going to talk Miss My-PMT-has-a-body-count.

Technically we aren't done till the Barry answers Crossfires questions to our satisfaction of the GM tells us that we have the information out of one of the phones...

And we should get a chance to say we clean up the crime scene...

Hey all, I'm back! I'll be taking the wheel back again and get us moving along.

I've decided that Q, C, and V will wrap up in GoT.

You other two, I'll get yours moving again soon as well. Just gotta get in the swing of things again.

Welcome back! Er... to.. you know- home.

Much obliged. That's American speak. I think.

What.. they let you back in again?

Was Baxter Detention Centre full again?

Not only did they let me back (begrudgingly), but I'm becoming a citizen on Australia Day.

"One of us."

traitor

Good stuff Hairy clit. Proud to have you as a native

Just cleaned my last two posts to keep happy a mate who is obviously stressed. Sorry for the shit that's going down.

Weird an Aussie pointing out to a yank that lawyers exist, but hell you aint a real Aussie for a couple days yet
This message was last edited by the player at 11:51, Thu 24 Jan 2013.

Thanks. Hopefully it won't come to lawyers, but we'll see if I get paid.

I'll be better when I'm a bit more settled. The timing is just bad.

Oh, and just to let you know Crossfire, I did answer your question. I asked you for a roll - check your private messages.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:06, Thu 24 Jan 2013.

For those of you who may not be sure, you have tab options at the bottom left of your browser window and upper right of your RPoL window. These places are where you'll see Private Messages. If you have a new message in there, it will show up in red instead of blue, just like the threads.

Just Fing awesome for the colourblind, oh well can't really knock a free hosting service

Quiksit, I've deleted your last post and included it in the previous one, with updated info.

Crossfire, I think that was wet!  Go change your undies.

Nice proof of sleep deprivation big green. I suggest you go back and read the vibe's post again (not hairy's).

Crossfire, check your last post.

Damn Chrono, that's some nasty dice rolls ...

In reply to Vibro (msg # 190):

You ain't lyin'.  I find myself saying yet again: random, my ass.

Crossfire:

Please edit your last post and place an action in there.

*creak* "Shhh, we don't know if anyone's still here."

The trio tiptoed as carefully as they could through the debri. In the dim light begrudgingly offered by the waning moon it was obvious this site had been abandoned .... but none of them could shake the thought that someone, or something was lurking in the shadows.

Unbeknownst to the trio, but knownst to one, there remained a small spark of hope nestled in the bosom of the silent killer of all boys. It suffocated that one, drawing from him the very core of his being, ripping shreds from him like large strips of flesh, claiming from him his most valuable of commodities; time and imagination.

The silent killer? That luring demon that seems so necessary, carrying that carrot on the stick, just out of reach to keep you chasing.

"Work," he whispered, strained. "Responsibil-" He couldn't finish. The pain was too great.

Silently, he vowed to slip away, secretly returning to the world he'd built within his own mind. Even if it came in only bits and pieces. Knowing there were others out there depending on him for the same thing gave him the fire to push and cry out. Though the claws dragged at him to pull him back under, he managed one message to the outside.

With luck, they would hear it. With effort, he would get better at finding more opportunity to sneak out, to give his word to the people.

Word.

"Wait, I thought I heard something."

Forgetting momentarily, or perhaps intentionally ignoring his friend's sensitive hearing, the lone male in the group replied somewhat unhelpfully. "Nonsense, it's just your imagination."

"Quiet, I'm sure someone is here. I've heard that sound before."

Still unconvinced, but knowing better than to antagonize his companion too much, he replied in a quieter tone. "What did you hear?"

"It wasn't clear, almost like it was a distraction, but there was desperation there too. Sounded a lot like ... Lame Excuse"

"Oh thank goodness!  You heard it too??" came the concerned tone from the guy on the other side of the fence.

"I wasn't sure you guys were still here.  It's been so.... quiet."

After a pause he added, "And lonely;" not a little pathetically.  Unsure when the lurker would return or if it would judge his vulnerability harshly, he quickly puffed up his chest and cleared his throat in a show of solidarity.

Calling out to whomever might be in earshot he announced; "I mean, you know.  Whatever."

"Oh! ... ummm .... Hi. Sorry, thought we'd be meeting someone else here, but obviously we've been stood up"

Looking around nervously. "Are we even supposed to be here? This place seems kinda deserted."

The lizard is back in town.

Welcome back cold blooded one. Now that you're back, feel free to post.

Post is in...looking forward to meeting up with meat...anybody ready to come get some?

Let me just translate my answer for those that don't speak Hexian ...

... conjugate the verb ...

... remove the rhetoric ...

Done.


"Bring it."

That's bold talk for a one eyed fat man. Name yur place.

Settle down people. There'll be plenty of opportunity to get yourselves killed, let alone offering each other duals in euthanasia. Hang tight.

That was a John Wayne quote...calm down hairyclit-u-s

Have you considered laser hair removal? there really isn't supposed to be hair just there...

Quiksit has a laser ;-)

Geez, not only is it overly hairy, seems it is rather sensitive too. Who woulda thunk it?

How did this turn around on me?

You know what? Go back to paying each other out. I liked that better.

Seems to have a SHORT fuse.

Seems Quiksit and Crossfire have left you to fly solo Vibro. Let's hope you don't need someone gutted in the next few rounds.

No comment

I've changed ISP (and gone Naked DSL to boot), been offline trying to sort out all the bloody changes. A real Fing headache but I think I've cracked it at last.

Last remaining thing is to check my bloody strong wireless signal is password protected

Nice to have you back. Put some clothes on your DSL.

Deflatable Special Lady?

Nice of you to share, but it's probably wise to keep some things private. What happens in the gimp room, stays in the gimp room ....

For what it's worth sergeant carnage is in future going to be referred to as corporal carnage.

Just sending out an apology folks. Been a little tied up with other things pulling on my brain lately, but I have not forgotten that everyone is owed a post by me at this point, but wanted to take a minute to get this out to y'all. Hang in there.

I'm sorry, who are you again? The name seems familiar ...

Is that Al speaking... we've been missing you Al.

Yeah, this is Al. Al Kick Your Ass in my next post...when I get to it.

so how was the zoo Al ?

Why are you asking about the zoo Steve you were there we were all there with Al... it was an awesome day wasn't it everybody... especially when the zoo keepers saw it was Al and let us feed random children to the lions... man that guy is popular.

It couldn't have been a better day. So glad we didn't forget to invite anybody zoo worthy.

Post 1000!

I know, otherwise completely useless.  But still kinda cool.

Dammit! I was gonna say it. Got to it first. You were on time. Get it? On time.

Anyway, 1000 posts is kinda cool. To celebrate, everybody take an improvement roll of 1d4 on any skill. I'm that kind of a guy. Not like this Al creep.

Al has never needed to buy friendship....

He wins his respect just by existing.

That being said with all the shooting practice Quiksit is upping his laser rifle skill by 3%.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:41, Mon 29 Apr 2013.

I think it's pretty funny that Crossfire blew the leg off of your only ally and chance for backup. Dude is outta control.

By the way Crossfire, what are the chances you'll be posting while you're in the good ol' US of A?

Quiksit is going away in a couple days too. I may have to move you into one of the other threads Vibro.

I believe Quiksit left today.

I rather hoped CrossPsycho had simply made a typo and meant in fact to blast the big baddie rather than our friend, but I guess not. It's a good thing Vibes hasn't seen what happened ....

Guess you're on your own then Sister. And with the DR hating right now, it doesn't look good.

Let's be honest, the other two were more of a hinderence than a help anyway ...

Cut big chunk of finger off. Having trouble typing. Will post more when I recover a bit. This took me 5 minutes to type.

Stupid new slicer.

Lame excuse #43 - cut finger

Records updated.

In reply to Vibro (msg # 229):

Succinct.

ewww....

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 230):

Good point. Well said sir. Your vocabulary is matched only by your stature ...
This message was last edited by the player at 07:44, Sun 05 May 2013.

Ignoring my desire to rip that skill bonus from you for your recalcitrant ways Vibro, I still have yet to see a roll from Crossfire, Chronotetro and Hexus.

But hey, if you guys don't want the freebie...

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 234):

Please explain what you are talking about? I wasn't aware I needed to roll for anything.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 234):

I remember you offering the roll in message #222 <cough>Hexusskimmer<cough>, I just have been taking my time picking where it needs to go.

Decision coming soon.

DINGDINGDING! Whaddoowee have for him Johnny?! Good backskimming Chrono.

Ohh...pardon me...

I seem to have become a psychopath in my absence...

That'll teach you not to leave your lizard unattended. See what humans are capable of?

Hey I'd like to stop at a tellie and grab cash before we get to the spot. I don't want to be empty handed.

Nice attempt at Aussie-talk, but a tellie is TV in the language of Oz. Hey one of you Aussies, is there an abbreviated version of an ATM?

And sure, you can stop at an ATM on the way. I'll adjust my post.

An abbreviated version of a 3 letter acronym?

Burn.

That wasn’t Aussie talk you douche bag, do they have those over there? Are they called douchies. Not everything that ends in an "ie" turns into Australian slang.

It was Iphone talk for teller and my phone did something wierd on the auto-crap.

I promise they have douche bags over there.  At least one.  :D
This message was last edited by the player at 23:50, Tue 14 May 2013.

Right!

That's it. I'm gonna be petty and blow you both the fuck up in my next post.

You're cunt cubed, that's what you are.

ahh fuckin hilarious, laughing my ass off. I read Pam the whole ooc thread, then the post in my story where hexus was blown the fuck up.  I pissed my self laughing, she said," I don't get it." I'm still laughing. She thinks we're weird. That made me laugh more.

...but really? Am I blown the fuck up?

In reply to Hexus (msg # 250):

No.  WE are blown the fuck up.  Cari laughed but then, she's a nerd too.

At least I'm a man of my word.

No one was questioning whether you were a man of your word or not. I think it was more generally about your intelligence, personal appearance, hygiene, social skills ... well you get the picture. That time you got caught with the sheep probably doesn't help either.

Not sayin' I agree ..... just sayin'

Someone else looking to get blown the fuck up I see.

Not at all, O great Hairy one.

Edited my post in GoT. Found too many errors to let it slide.

Okay Hexus. I am feeling benevolent again. You and C-dawg are UN-blown-the-fuck-up. Play on.

To add to what we were talking about before, Vibro, I'd suppose Quiksit would view someone picking their nose as a form of masturbation. And blowing your nose...

You're a sick puppy ....

I was wondering about all the empty tissue boxes though ....

Good lord Vibro. I between the last 3 posts... I may have cracked a rib from laughing too hard. You know the kind, where you can't even get sound out and can't take a breath, tears coming out from either the mirth or the pain, you're not quite sure.

That's what it was like. You're a sick bitch.

Me?  No no you must be mistaken.

Hey Quiksit. Sure you can take back control. Anytime you need babysitting just let me know ...

Yes Quiksit, please take over again. Post away.

Speaking of posting, I have told both Chrono and Hexy that you are no longer blown the fuck up. You may, in fact, post again. It is both of your turns.

Could you give me some detail of what i see.

How do I know what you're looking at?

Isn't it nothingness?

Oh wait, we were unblown the fuck up.  Maybe it's smoke clearing that you see...

Hey guys and gals and "other", I'm gone on camp with no way of posting for the next 4 days. Feel free to post and I'll pick it up on the weekend.

Have a good week.

This one time, at band camp ....

One time at band camp HairyClitorus played a game called 'guards'.

Hey Hey, the real Crossfire is back!

Will the real Crossfire please stand up...

I trust your trip was good. ?

47 words
Sentence structure
Situationally aware

Wow the trip must've been real good. I've not seen such energy and enthusiasm in Crossfire since that time Hooters had an all-you-can-eat special.

The previous post was from the US - not that I should admit that or you might question why I wasn't posting throughout my holiday.

Yep was a good break, tiring and long days but an awesome country.

Hairy does your wife know you've gone camp? http://www.dagree.net/aussieslang/slang_c.html

Glad you had a good trip. I'm not surprised you enjoyed my homeland. Now you know where awesomeness was born, after all.

Hell, I was told to go camp.

Welcome back (again). But I'm curious now...why was it you didn't post from afar, if you could that is?

I am not entirely clear if there is an actual relationship between Vibro and Crossfire in which case if there is I think there would be a lot of fun in Crossfire being jealous of his own clones....

Oh my god you're rank Quiksit! I about pissed myself on that last one. Glad I wasn't drinking anything.

Tel Aviv...LOL. Beautiful.

Yes I could post from over there but I didn't have a bunch of time available for this sort of shenanigans otherwise I would have. I was already pretty flat stick shepherding the family across the US and sorting photos without trying to do gaming.

Hey Guys I leave for Disneyland tomorrow with the family and won't be back until Monday. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to check in while waiting in line for rides, but not be able to add prolific posts though

At my current pace, sadly that won't really be a problem.

Hope you guys have a great time. When you get back, you and Crossfire can compare notes.

Have a good time Hexus and why are you worried so much about keeping up that you'd consider posting from a Disneyland queue. Forget the post and just have fun with the family.

Got tired of waiting for Crossfire and Quiksit to chime in, so I'm moving it along for Vibro and Sgt (or the newly named Corporal) Carnage. Which is it by the way, Sergeant or Corporal? He started as Sgt...

If he went from Sergeant to Corporal, he took a significant demotion.  Must be causing woefully less destruction these days...

Well he is half the man he once was.

I look forward to getting these jokes.

no shit, me too. It seems everyone starts a conversation in thread and then carries the tale end here:)

...who are these people...(wispy winey voice)

In reply to Hexus (msg # 284):

LOL!!!  Finally a joke I get (with the voice)!

There was nothing for me to chip in... I am twiddling my thumbs and pissing on things because there is nothing for the big scaly dude to do at the moment...

Unless you want him to start nasally defining the captives... but they are so hideously ugly pink squishy things that he'd rather pick his own nose.

Your call.

Again I wasn't seeing anything for Crossfire to do and was fervently hoping you would move it along, I figured field stripping my gun on the battlefield was a subtle enough hint I was just killing time.

A long time ago I redefined him as corporal carnage as I realised I'd be better having rhyming names for various persona's.

And sorry for in jokes but I loved your use of the fiollowing as a name
DireWolvesHaveReallyLostTheirSignificanceInSeasonThree
This message was last edited by the player at 03:57, Sat 29 June 2013.

To those of you in the GoT, this is a good spot to make sure you have all your plans settled before you hit the last leg of this thing. If it truly is the last...

Big C, check your PM. I added something.

In reply to Heraclitus (msg # 290):

Post updated.

Crossfire - stealth roll.
Vibro - influence.

Bit of metagaming going on there guys. I did say only Vibro heard the comment. However, Q and C can make an astounding perception roll and I can forgive it.

I've got to learn to read or at least pay attention to things I don't like.

I've revised my post
This message was last edited by the player at 13:24, Sun 07 July 2013.

VIBROPATH !!!!!!!!!!!

Yes?

Hey crossdude, you have anything to bring to this party, or you just hangin back there n chillin

I do believe the plan called for me to hang back and chill. Feel free to keep the glory (or should I say gorey mess) to yourself.

More in reference as to whether you were going to post or lurk

V,Q, & C: You know, the hotel halls probably would look better in red after all. I suppose it was inevitable.

So is there any evidence I've seen impending violence or is it metagaming for me to fire?

No indication thus far.

Are you two delaying action and waiting to see what happens?

I am talking us out of it...

Can't argue with 2 crit success in a row ...

Apologies for the delay folks. I'm hoping to get some time in the next couple of days to catch up.

No probs Hairy, through Pavlovian conditioning you've taught us to accept delays.

"quietly killing time, waiting for it to be killing time"

GOLD Crossfire

In reply to Vibro (msg # 306):

Seconded, and I don't even have the context!

Man I don't even know what to say, and I'm right in the middle of potential death...painful seat over here.

Potential death from a painful seat? - What are you a hemophiliac with hemorrhoids?

Funny thing is, everyone is in a place where they can get seriously dead right now.

BTW Crossfire, just did a quick audit of your character, and I believe you are out of juice amigo. Well past out of juice actually.

He may be out of juice but he has hardly started on the ammo.

I'm just saying...Corporal Carnage is gonna start fading like Marty McFly while playing Earth Angel on the guitar.

Shit. How the hell do I keep track of this stuff myself in future then cause I can't back outa the stuff I've done without stuffing up the whole plotline. However I couldn't not know before "powering up Carnage so he doesn't fade out".

It would be a really shit outcome for him to fade out now leaving an uber gun in the room full of baddies he's guarding on his own.

Here's hoping for a generous DM for us newbies.

Track power points used in that big table thing that hairy makes us paste.

Maybe I'll give you a few rounds before he fades out. That should be long enough to finish up and get back, right? Let's say...3 rounds?

There's a method being used by some other folks where at the top of your post, you can write quickly the round you're in, what CA you're on, what pp you have and what you have left in parenthesis. As follows:

Round 1, CA2, PP30 (14)

Gives me a quick look and makes it easy to backtrack up the posts to see where you're at. Make it a PL to me. When you use a power that requires PP then you should be telling me in a PL how much you've used, if you're manipulating it in any way, etc. The battle box was meant to help with all of that, but not everybody is using it.

I already know Hexus and Chrono are fans of the above method. What say the rest of you clowns?

Power point... no my mobile phone doesn't need charging.

I think the next clone to make an appearance will be "Privately Confused" but what the hey if it works for you I'll try and embrace it - much like Quicksit with a guard

Or he could be Private Eye with a massive perception score but stripping Crossfire of all sight till reabsorbed.

I will be in Moscow for 4 weeks... should be no issue with being online there.
Once I move on from there things might be problematic.
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Have a great and safe holiday lizard man. I'm sure in a short 4 weeks you won't miss any action here.

Hey and don't forget it's one of the AIDS hotspots of the world coupled with the unfortunate combination of some of the prettiest girls in the world. The combination calls for large brain thinking :)

All going well I will only be shagging the one Russian ;-)

All this discussion of depleting energy is just a ploy to get to start a fight before the Vibropath.

It was a pretty transparent move by the GM wasn't it.

I'm tempted to take another shot but begrudgingly accept the DM's right to (eventually) make a move... so I'll hold off for a little longer before shooting my mouth off again.

DM, Oh DM, where art though DM?

Very sorry all. Been really under the pump lately and working into the wee hours of the night. The laptop shuts when my eyes do these days.

Bear with me. I'll get something in soon.

He says in a gasping voice as if suffocating ... Must spend time with family.

Or someone will take the chores of your hands and start mowing your lawns for you

You got kids, don't'cha??  Put those little wunderkinds to work!  You- mow the lawn!  You- scavenge dinner!  You- cuddle your mother!

Bases: covered.

Good in theory. I like the way you think.

I think the kids mowing the lawn is rather immoral in context.
This isn't Tasmania.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:58, Wed 14 Aug 2013.

How come I didn't get my third attack or even 3 attacks plus the surprise round? What am I missing apart from the 2 Sellecks in the hallway

You had a surprise round, then I've started  you on Round 1. One shot surprise, one shot on CA1, now you're on CA2, your go. All clear?

I see when you said next round I thought new melee round not next action, my bad

Does my laser really only do d8?

I must say that really blows as a character special weapon... especially since one of the grunts in the corridor is using a 2d6 hand gun.

Can I make an appeal for it to do more... I'd even take the 2d6 as better... at least then it is a silent kind of handgun... but I am hoping it would do more than an assault rifle.

No, your standard rifle does 1d12, however your compact version does less. I wasn't willing to give you full damage ability in something that doubles as a phone.

You guys need to remember that it only takes 5 to 6 points of damage to take someone's head off most of the time. Nothing wrong with something that does 1d8 damage, let alone 1d12.

By the way, the only reason that gun from the man in the hall did 2d6 was because he had a success on a burst. Normal damage is 1d6, which is what the other gun did. The guard squeezed off a burst, made a success. So I rolled the second one with negative modifier, which also succeeded so he got the second d6. It's not something that happens that often and one of the benefits of the automatic. More damage, less likely to hit due to inaccuracy.

Ouch, last time I read this thread before I read what's happened in the game.

D6 into me. "The scum. How dare they. I am invincible". (in a dodgy Russian accent aka GoldenEye)

Crossfire, you get 2 CM's with that last shot of yours. Make em count and update your post. You may not want to just hit him in the arm, hint hint. Although I liked the comment about their sex lives.

Post amended to reflect the crit you gave me, hope it's even funnier now he's not hit in the arm anymore

Really sorry everyone. My back is a little bloody from the constant cracking of the whip from work.

I really hate rebate run-outs.

I will try to get something in this weekend.

Don't worry about us, you've got us well trained to be surprised when you do post and to expect nothing the rest of the time :P
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Killing me smalls....what's more important, life or this game...hmmm

Happy Father's Day to those Aussie dads.

Happy Hallmark created fathers day back at you dude

Do I understand correctly that the guard just got wasted by Vibro twisting his arm in half and then discharging his owns guns into his face?

If so... fucking awesome man... and as a further note... how the hell did you do that?

You don't mess with the Vibes.

I simply asked nice and politely if he would kindly go fuck himself. He was reluctant at first, but I managed to twist his arm ...

Sounds like there isn't going to be another combat round.

Rofl Vibes, "managed to twist his arm"

I'd say the next couple of rounds are very important. Still have one Selleck in the hall and in two rounds one very pissed off Cal with an anti-aircraft cannon below. Woods... Still in there.

Are you waiting for us?  I think we are all waiting expectently to see what happens with Roboguard.

I take it that Roboguard is an ex-Roboguard from the fact he wasn't listed.

Sorry. Was making the mistake of waiting to see if Crossfire wanted to add anything again. I'll move it along.

Yeah I'll add something in Peppe Le Pew's voice. "Pant,le bloody pant."


This message was last edited by the player at 09:18, Sun 15 Sept 2013.

Edited my previous post in GoT.

A shame Quickhooker knew to get the insides right, I was expecting dangly undercarriage to be visible.

Hairy C. I'm going to take a punt and postulate it's good for me to fling open a door in game

Yep, but just hold that thought for a sec.

Are we on again? Seems like we are waiting on a SR roll between Crossfire and Cal to see who explodes in a gory mess.

Apparently there's a study that came out from the US that said that men with smaller balls are more active fathers.

Guess I'm a neglectful one.

Crossfire flung open the door I think, but yes, it's a good idea to roll a SR to see where they go from here.

Oh tell me Cal is still tied up and Crossfire just blew his innocent head off..... please, PLEASE, PLEASE

This forum so needs a like button. You guys (or is it gals with this internet anonymity thing) crack me up so much.

Loving the idea of decorating the wall with poor innocent Cal's brains by mistake.

Ahh lizardman you're absolutely killing me, your last in game post has me in tears

There are no words ...

I'm missing out....can someone copy the post in OOC?

No peeking

Sorry Hexus but it needs a great deal of context to be funny, otherwise I'd paste away.

And for the others in game I'd better clarify, I'd try to paste away, but the way I'm rolling Crossfire will be the one to get pasted.

Here's a tough choice Crossfire. How much Dam do you want Vera to do. Is 2D6 enough?

As the uber gun I figure quite a lot, I shouldn't try and down play it just because she's now got her pretty little muzzle in my mouth and I'm about to get cordite fillings.

Die De Los Muertos (my pistol) is D10+2 so 2D6 for Vera is leaving me still looking for a little satisfaction.

Besides you gave me every chance to survive and I cocked it up so a death penalty won't upset me.

Ok, Vera now does 2d6+4. So that's 11 dam to your noggin.

I reckon there's some paracetamol in the car.

You left me alive, yay.

You playing at DM temporarily or something?

I figure someone should whilst our GM is awol :-)

Why is the GM awol?

Perhaps he's realised just how much he dislikes us.

Appreciate you keeping it moving.

If I wasn't a cunt I'd phone the fella and check how he's hanging, this is quite the absence.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

You might want to check your last post though in game. The two fbi agents aren't in the control room. Not sure where you got that idea from.

Senility, for some reason I got that in my head a couple months back when we were last there

Hey all, sorry about the AWOL. Been pretty stressed with work stuff, and too much to do. Things have slowed down now, so I should be posting again soon. Although, I'm tempted to leave Vibro to finish it off. Maybe doing a better job than me.

I do have to say, f'ing hilarious. Quiksit in particular, I had tears. Oh my God. I think I'll need to open up the threads soon so everyone can see what's up.

I'll post soon, in all games, depending on if Vibro wants to continue running the show...

who who what what...is something going on here?

Good to see you back oh great hairy one.

I'm not after your job, you can take back the reins any time. The other two are starting to take liberties, but not me ... I've been an angel :-)

Vibro hacked my account and made me do immoral things.

It wasn't even to a guard.

My sympathies Hexus, it wasn't intentional but we appear to have kidnapped your GM with all these local references. I believe he'll open our game thread up so you can join in properly soon.

NEXT....

Move along please, nothing to see here.
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The Lizard's voice boomed embarrasingly next to her. They had been here for several days since their last unsanctioned mission had ended, and QuikTemper was getting impatient.

The impromptu rescue mission hadn't exactly been a precision surgical strike, and the cleanup operation from their employer was still underway. Until the fallout could be fully assessed the team was benched and confined to headquarters.

Crossfire hadn't been seen since they arrived. Vibro assumed he was in the bathroom admiring his reflection. It was not unusual for Crossfire to disappear for long periods of time, only to be found 'studying' the effects of light refraction off various reflective surfaces.

Crossfire's last visit to Coney Island had nearly ended in disaster after he became trapped inside the hall of mirrors for 6 days. Some say it was his sniper training that allowed him to survive the long days in isolation without food or water. Others believe it was due to him being found in a trance like state, the meditation transcending him to a higher state of being where physical nourishment was not required. Vibro suspected however, that it was simply because his brain cell couldn't cope with the sensory overload.
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