Question

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

You throw weird parties.

So, about Lucentia. How far off the ground are the diamond wires connecting her to the red wall things, how thick are they, and what would happen if a certain someone, and I'm not mentioning names, were to send some sort of a small flying saw up through the floor by Lucentia and cut those wires? How quick would such a contraption need to be, and would having an entire flock of them help?

Also, what sort of candy can Nathan offer her to snap her out of her temper tantrum?

[Edgedancer he/him]

You throw weird parties.

So, about Lucentia. How far off the ground are the diamond wires connecting her to the red wall things, how thick are they, and what would happen if a certain someone, and I'm not mentioning names, were to send some sort of a small flying saw up through the floor by Lucentia and cut those wires? How quick would such a contraption need to be, and would having an entire flock of them help?

Also, what sort of candy can Nathan offer her to snap her out of her temper tantrum?

I learned from the Master.

 

About the wires, they connect about head hight but hang a little and aren´t taut, however they aren´t very thick. So, to cut them with someting shot from the ground a lot of momentum would be needed to keep from swinging away instead of being cut. Of course that still ignores the fact that they can also grow organically, which mean they would most likely grow around the projectile, unless it happens with Lucentia to distracted or to fast for her to react. (Which is another problem with cutting a hole into the diamond wall but by now I resigned to it happening.)

 

Candy? Pralines would work best I suppose.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I learned from the Master.

About the wires, they connect about head hight but hang a little and aren´t taut, however they aren´t very thick. So, to cut them with someting shot from the ground a lot of momentum would be needed to keep from swinging away instead of being cut. Of course that still ignores the fact that they can also grow organically, which mean they would most likely grow around the projectile, unless it happens with Lucentia to distracted or to fast for her to react. (Which is another problem with cutting a hole into the diamond wall but by now I resigned to it happening.)

Candy? Pralines would work best I suppose.

I'll think of something to make cutting through it plausible. Explosives or something, maybe. The original post didn't make it sound like they were growing at the moment she cut through, though....

Okay, so if Funtimes were to cut into the floor, lower the foundation, and use some of that concrete to make a flock of, say, 50 or 100 flying bird toys with spinning saw blades for wings, appeared in front of her with Nathan as a distraction, and sent the birds toward her all at once, would that work? Not necessarily going for a win here; just a stalemate with the four-year-old Queen of Astoria.

[Edgedancer he/him]

I'll think of something to make cutting through it plausible. Explosives or something, maybe. The original post didn't make it sound like they were growing at the moment she cut through, though....

Okay, so if Funtimes were to cut into the floor, lower the foundation, and use some of that concrete to make a flock of, say, 50 or 100 flying bird toys with spinning saw blades for wings, appeared in front of her with Nathan as a distraction, and sent the birds toward her all at once, would that work? Not necessarily going for a win here; just a stalemate with the four-year-old Queen of Astoria.

Maybe not at the moment but she can have them start doing so anytime as long as they are connected.

 

That should work, yes.

[Kobold King he/him]

I'll think of something to make cutting through it plausible. Explosives or something, maybe. The original post didn't make it sound like they were growing at the moment she cut through, though....

Okay, so if Funtimes were to cut into the floor, lower the foundation, and use some of that concrete to make a flock of, say, 50 or 100 flying bird toys with spinning saw blades for wings, appeared in front of her with Nathan as a distraction, and sent the birds toward her all at once, would that work? Not necessarily going for a win here; just a stalemate with the four-year-old Queen of Astoria.

 

I fully expect this to end with the complete destruction of Funtimes' little cottage. Some will mourn this as a tragedy, others will laud it as the greatest victory for fashion since the jester hat.

 

Also, this is what Lucentia's kingdom is, no doubt about it.

 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I fully expect this to end with the complete destruction of Funtimes' little cottage. Some will mourn this as a tragedy, others will laud it as the greatest victory for fashion since the jester hat.

Also, this is what Lucentia's kingdom is, no doubt about it.

Awesome. I'll get started on that soonish, but it might be a while until I'm near an actual computer again.

Probably, but she'll just take the wreckage and make another one. Things like "damage" and "destruction" kind of lose their bite when you can make an army of polar bears from the ashes of an Empire.

Not the Empire of Light, just any old Empire, who's talking about destroying the Empire of Light anyway, my, Lightwards, you do look nice today....

[Edgedancer he/him]

I fully expect this to end with the complete destruction of Funtimes' little cottage. Some will mourn this as a tragedy, others will laud it as the greatest victory for fashion since the jester hat.

 

Also, this is what Lucentia's kingdom is, no doubt about it.

 

The cottage will be made shiny.

 

It always comes back to Sombra, doesn´t it?

[Kobold King he/him]

Following TwiLyght's lead I ponified an Epic from Sam's backstory.

 

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Following TwiLyght's lead I ponified an Epic from Sam's backstory.

 

 

He looks like a fusion of Nightwielder and Trixie.

Now we only need that Kobold pony.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Following TwiLyght's lead I ponified an Epic from Sam's backstory.

He looks terrifying.

Is this to be a nightmare contest?

(And yes, you must ponify yourself at your earliest convenience.)

Edited September 7, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Edgedancer he/him]

Is this to be a nightmare contest?

Don´t say that. Otherwise you can not contain it anymore. Just go ahead and try to tempt me into another nightmare, I dare you.

[Kobold King he/him]

Pralines vs spiders. One of these is the obvious choice for ending a confrontation, and one of these has eight legs and is probably what Lucentia will end up choosing.

 

And once again I'm completely bewildered by the level of untapped power Funtimes must have. She can produce living, thinking creatures out of the dust on a kitchen floor. If she can create a healthy hamster out of a gun, what's stopping her from making her own human servants out of statues? 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Pralines vs spiders. One of these is the obvious choice for ending a confrontation, and one of these has eight legs and is probably what Lucentia will end up choosing.

 

And once again I'm completely bewildered by the level of untapped power Funtimes must have. She can produce living, thinking creatures out of the dust on a kitchen floor. If she can create a healthy hamster out of a gun, what's stopping her from making her own human servants out of statues? 

 

Yeah….like her brother, Lucentia's gift is not conflict resolution.  

 

Humans are one of the few things she can't create from organic or inorganic materials. Why do you think she stole a friend instead of making one?  

[Kobold King he/him]

Yeah….like her brother, Lucentia's gift is not conflict resolution.

 

Humans are one of the few things she can't create from organic or inorganic materials. Why do you think she stole a friend instead of making one?

 

There's a reason the Jäger family coat of arms is a trollface.

 

She couldn't make humans even if she wanted to? Hmm... that's actually pretty interesting. What would happen if she tried to make a gorilla, a dolphin, or a raptor?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

There's a reason the Jäger family coat of arms is a trollface.

 

She couldn't make humans even if she wanted to? Hmm... that's actually pretty interesting. What would happen if she tried to make a gorilla, a dolphin, or a raptor?

 

You've seen their coat of arms? More alarming: Their family is old enough to have a coat of arms…and it's a trollface?  

 

I hadn't thought about that, but I think that if she were to try, it would either be impossible or so difficult and time-consuming that she would give up and go eat ice cream or something. Humans are just too complex and highly individualized for her to create. She might be able to get all the physical attributes right—circulatory, respiratory, nervous systems and whatnot—but the factors that determine personality and thought are too mysterious for us to grasp, let alone for her to replicate. So I suppose what I'm trying to say is: We know too little about what makes humanity tick for Doctor Funtimes to create a human being. A dolphin or a gorilla would probably be out of her reach as well. 

[Kobold King he/him]

Well it's good to know she has some limits. As long as I'm grilling you on her powers anyway, is there a definitive size limit? I'm guessing there must be, or else the moon would already be made of literal cheese in the Oregonverse.

 

Joe, am I next in the Museum?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Cheese? Come ON. She'd turn it into cake.

The bigger an object, the more time and concentration it takes for her to transform it. Transforming the moon into cake would take years, and she would need to be close enough to do it. So that's out of the question for now.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

As long as we're asking Epic questions...is Lightwards a vegetarian?

[Kobold King he/him]

As long as we're asking Epic questions...is Lightwards a vegetarian?

 

Nope, not at all. Remember that the morning before the museum heist he was frying himself a can of spam. But when he's around Epics he doesn't trust--which is to say, when he's around other Epics--he prefers to keep the meat reserved for defensive purposes.

 

My turn. Does Nathan have any desire whatsoever to go back to Newcago at this point? Does he have enough friends, family, or maybe a girlfriend to draw him back there?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Nope, not at all. Remember that the morning before the museum heist he was frying himself a can of spam. But when he's around Epics he doesn't trust--which is to say, when he's around other Epics--he prefers to keep the meat reserved for defensive purposes.

My turn. Does Nathan have any desire whatsoever to go back to Newcago at this point? Does he have enough friends, family, or maybe a girlfriend to draw him back there?

Yes, but Spam is such an uncertain food-like substance that I doubt he'd be able to raise anything from it. I figured that if he was, it would be for purely practical reasons and not any sort of moral conviction. That, or he'd stick to things like salmon and clams that, while tasty, wouldn't be much help in a fight.

He does miss his friends, almost all of whom worked at the casino. It was a strange place to make friends, given that any one of them could die at any time for little to no reason, but that was part if what drew them together. That, and their penchant for mocking Epics like Snakehands behind their backs. As for whether he wants to go back: Yes, to see his friends, but he's too scared of Fortuity to actually ask Funtimes to take him there. Even after a few months for everything to blow over, he would be too afraid that the sight of him would make things worse for the others where Fortuity is concerned to visit his friends.

What about Revolution? What was daily life like at her commune?

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

Well it's good to know she has some limits. As long as I'm grilling you on her powers anyway, is there a definitive size limit? I'm guessing there must be, or else the moon would already be made of literal cheese in the Oregonverse.

 

Joe, am I next in the Museum?

 

Yep. Come on out and greet us.

[Kobold King he/him]

Yes, but Spam is such an uncertain food-like substance that I doubt he'd be able to raise anything from it. I figured that if he was, it would be for purely practical reasons and not any sort of moral conviction. That, or he'd stick to things like salmon and clams that, while tasty, wouldn't be much help in a fight.

He does miss his friends, almost all of whom worked at the casino. It was a strange place to make friends, given that any one of them could die at any time for little to no reason, but that was part if what drew them together. That, and their penchant for mocking Epics like Snakehands behind their backs. As for whether he wants to go back: Yes, to see his friends, but he's too scared of Fortuity to actually ask Funtimes to take him there. Even after a few months for everything to blow over, he would be too afraid that the sight of him would make things worse for the others where Fortuity is concerned to visit his friends.

What about Revolution? What was daily life like at her commune?

 

Lightwards' powers are a little on the underwhelming side compared to the other heavy-hitters, but his resurrection ability is extremely powerful. He created fully healthy dinosaurs out of microscopic protein fragments, and theoretically he could resurrect himself from just a single cell. A can of spam is composed of a large and probably unhealthy number of pigs all crammed and mixed together in a single can. With just a couple of cans Lightwards could raise a veritable herd of undead swine. Sigh. If only I'd gotten a chance to do that in the Nighthound battle like I'd planned...

 

If Nathan survives the RP, maybe he'll pay his friends a visit after he hears about Steelheart's death.

 

 

Revolution's commune is far and remote, cloistered in the middle of the Oregon wilderness and impossible to reach by road. It's distant enough from the rest of human civilization to allow a group of around a hundred hippies to live in peace, undisturbed by Epic marauders or human raiders. They call their little commune Pixie's Lantern.

 

About half of the Pixie's Lantern population is comprised of pre-Calamity hippies. The other half is comprised by more ordinary people who converted to the lifestyle after their friends and family started destroying the world. They are a pacifistic group of gardeners and gatherers.

 

Since most of the people there are vegetarians, Revolution has a lot of experience gardening and gathering plants. She weeded the gardens and ventured out into the local forest to dig up edible roots, learning her share of survival skills as she did so. She has a number of friends in the commune, and lives with her mother and aunt. Her father died in Astoria a few years previously. They don't know what Epic killed him, and frankly Revolution doesn't care to know--feeling too much hate for a single Epic wouldn't do much good for her pacifism.

 

What was Revolution doing in Portland? Well, let's just say that Calamity has Roses and someone told her the last bag of wasabi seeds on the west coast was in the city. She thought she'd prove herself by retrieving them as she traveled by, but got rounded up by a crazed Epic on a dinosaur during the trip.

 

 

Is Snakehands an Epic from Steelheart I forgot somehow, or is he your creation?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Lightwards' powers are a little on the underwhelming side compared to the other heavy-hitters, but his resurrection ability is extremely powerful. He created fully healthy dinosaurs out of microscopic protein fragments, and theoretically he could resurrect himself from just a single cell. A can of spam is composed of a large and probably unhealthy number of pigs all crammed and mixed together in a single can. With just a couple of cans Lightwards could raise a veritable herd of undead swine. Sigh. If only I'd gotten a chance to do that in the Nighthound battle like I'd planned...

 

If Nathan survives the RP, maybe he'll pay his friends a visit after he hears about Steelheart's death.

 

 

Revolution's commune is far and remote, cloistered in the middle of the Oregon wilderness and impossible to reach by road. It's distant enough from the rest of human civilization to allow a group of around a hundred hippies to live in peace, undisturbed by Epic marauders or human raiders. They call their little commune Pixie's Lantern.

 

About half of the Pixie's Lantern population is comprised of pre-Calamity hippies. The other half is comprised by more ordinary people who converted to the lifestyle after their friends and family started destroying the world. They are a pacifistic group of gardeners and gatherers.

 

Since most of the people there are vegetarians, Revolution has a lot of experience gardening and gathering plants. She weeded the gardens and ventured out into the local forest to dig up edible roots, learning her share of survival skills as she did so. She has a number of friends in the commune, and lives with her mother and aunt. Her father died in Astoria a few years previously. They don't know what Epic killed him, and frankly Revolution doesn't care to know--feeling too much hate for a single Epic wouldn't do much good for her pacifism.

 

What was Revolution doing in Portland? Well, let's just say that Calamity has Roses and someone told her the last bag of wasabi seeds on the west coast was in the city. She thought she'd prove herself by retrieving them as she traveled by, but got rounded up by a crazed Epic on a dinosaur during the trip.

 

 

Is Snakehands an Epic from Steelheart I forgot somehow, or is he your creation?

 

I always knew Spam was bad for you. 

 

If he survives, that will be his first order of business on hearing of Steelheart's death. 

 

Snakehands was an Epic of my own creation, based on this entry from DC's Super Hero Dictionary: 

 

 

His powers are exactly what you see in the picture: he has snakes for hands. His somewhat underwhelming powers were not helped by his overconfidence and overall boastful attitude. It took the servers quite a while to find someone able to take his table without bursting into laughter. In that particular casino, just saying the name "Snakehands" will cause any servers currently taking a sip of water to choke and/or spit it out from laughing. 

 

Was Pixie's Lantern in existence before Calamity? 

Edited September 8, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Kobold King he/him]

When I imagined that man striding into a casino and loudly proclaiming "I AM SNAKEHANDS. SERVE ME, LESSER MORTALS," I laughed loud enough to draw curious stares from people in the room.

 

Pixie's Lantern was entirely built after Calamity--in fact, the name of the commune is a particularly whimsical reference to the star. Most of the residents came from other communes and towns across Oregon but were brought together by circumstance.

 

Trying to write up a post in Oregon right now, but it's midnight here and I might fall asleep at the keyboard before I finish.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

When I imagined that man striding into a casino and loudly proclaiming "I AM SNAKEHANDS. SERVE ME, LESSER MORTALS," I laughed loud enough to draw curious stares from people in the room.

 

Pixie's Lantern was entirely built after Calamity--in fact, the name of the commune is a particularly whimsical reference to the star. Most of the residents came from other communes and towns across Oregon but were brought together by circumstance.

 

Trying to write up a post in Oregon right now, but it's midnight here and I might fall asleep at the keyboard before I finish.

 

Now try to imagine being one of those lesser mortals forced to serve Snakehands without laughing in his face. 

 

"Can I…" *snort* "get you another drink, Snakehands?" 

"It's Lord Snakehands to you. And I'll take another beer." 

*snort* "Of course, Lord Snakehands." 

"Aw, bad roll. Snake eyes." 

 

Fortunately, the kitchen wasn't far, so Nathan was able to laugh his backside off in peace.  

 

Ah, time. The enemy of many an online RPer.