Blackhoof Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I think using Epic-derived tech is entirely plausible even without the Foundry-worker backstory. He could have those awesome threat-cancelling goggles and just leave it unknown how he got them until after Calamity- when Calamity comes out, you an fill in the details as required.
Voidus Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I did, just because I'd hate to see a character become utterly impossible once the final book comes out. I don't know for sure that'll happen, but there's still a chance, so I'd be leery about using the Foundry in any backstories until after February. One way to make it work might be to leave his background somewhat vague until the last book is out and we know more. Make him a badchull with conventional weaponry and knowledge of advanced tech, but don't mention anything about working with the Foundry. Then, once the last book is out, add those details to his background as desired. The slow pace of this game would actually prove to be an advantage here. Then again to be fair Lightwards was impossible when the first book came out But as long as we make sure he dies and never becomes memorable it's still ok.
mail-mi he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) All Portland characters updated. Anyone want to interact with Angel today? Edited October 19, 2015 by mail-mi 1
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 This is the first time I've posted in one of the story threads in like, 2 months. And can anyone think of a good Icon for Blackwave?
Voidus Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 All Portland characters updated. Anyone want to interact with Angel today? Dead!Nighthound? 2
Blackhoof Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 The idea of Nighthound being able to interact with people and continue to be creepy as a ghost or zombie after death is too horrifying to put into words...
Voidus Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 The idea of Nighthound ... is too horrifying to put into words... Fixed for accuracy. 1
Curious Anamaximder he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Why isn't Nighthound dead? You guys have to kill him.
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 After months of lurking and occasionally bugging Kobold with questions about Lightwards, I have finally decided to try and become an active member of WHiO. My idea for a character is Xavier Griffith, a former member of the Knighthawk Foundry who stole Epic-derived technology and vanished after becoming jaded with his organization's refusal to use their resources to combat the tyranny of Epics. He then began moving about the country, searching for a place where he could find purpose and do some good. The Epic his equipment is based off of was named Disarm. She had the ability to make anything being used against herself or someone else in the vicinity instantaneously disappear. Her power was extremely flexible ; it could eliminate anything from bombs to rocks, provided that the item was being used for harmful purposes. However, this did not amount to a prime invincibility, as only objects within her line of sight could be destroyed. A citizen of the town that she attempted to take over placed a bullet in the back of her skull and took samples for a friend-turned-arms dealer. Eventually, Disarm's mitochondrial DNA made it to the Knighthawk Foundry. The technology made from Disarm comes in the form of a high tech-looking pair of black goggles that project a 5 mW (laser pointer) laser onto whatever the wearer is looking at from a node in the center of the goggles (the motivator is behind this node, on the inside of the goggles). If the item the wearer is looking at is being used for a destructive purpose, it will vanish in about a second. The goggles are turned on from a switch on the left side or from a wireless activator that Xavier keeps with him. After months of wandering, Xavier heard underground contacts' rumors of an Oregon town (the Dalles) that had resisted Epic control. His interested was piqued, and, knowing that the town was likely to be something much desired by the area's Epics, he set off to meet with the town's leader(s) to help them preserve their bastion of human-run society. So, what are your thoughts? Pretty much what the others thought, nice concept but the Knighthawk part might turn out to be problematic. I mean for all we know Calamity is the company president and all employes have a bomb implanted into their brain to keep them from spilling trade secrets. I also wondered if that's a good place to keep the Motivator, they might be on the smaler side but that does sound like an awkward place to keep it. All Portland characters updated. Anyone want to interact with Angel today? And they are moving to Astoria... bright idea that is. The idea of Nighthound being able to interact with people and continue to be creepy as a ghost or zombie after death is too horrifying to put into words... Well, I was thinking about a horror story for hallowen in which a Motivator made from Nighthound ends up effectively possessing people. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 Well, I was thinking about a horror story for hallowen in which a Motivator made from Nighthound ends up effectively possessing people. Framed as a cautionary tale told by Regalia to a very bored and skeptical David? 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Framed as a cautionary tale told by Regalia to a very bored and skeptical David? That's a pretty good idea, actually. "And that young Steelslayer is why you shouldn't use the corpses of Epics to power your tecnology." Edited October 19, 2015 by Edgedancer 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 That's a pretty good idea, actually. "And that young Steelslayer is why you shouldn't use the corpses of Epics to power your tecnology." "That seems like a pretty strange moral to tack onto the end of your story. Seriously, you could've warned me about not crossing the street with a piano-playing monkey on my back, for all the good it did me." "This next one is called....The Terrible, Man-Eating Simile!" 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 "That seems like a pretty strange moral to tack onto the end of your story. Seriously, you could've warned me about not crossing the street with a piano-playing monkey on my back, for all the good it did me." "This next one is called....The Terrible, Man-Eating Simile!" "Abigail, stop putting nonsense into the boy's head!" "My Jonathan, no need to get that angry. How about I tell you the story of the doomed not bad Epic?" 2
Voidus Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I prefer the story of the porridge that everyone thought was a brick. 1
mail-mi he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 And they are moving to Astoria... bright idea that is.
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I prefer the story of the porridge that everyone thought was a brick. "David, your horror stories are just as bad as your similies." Time for you to fill out the imigration forms then. Edited October 19, 2015 by Edgedancer 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 "David, your horror stories are just as bad as your similies." Time for you to fill out the imigration forms then. "It's not a horror story, it's a tragedy!" "Oh, it's tragic, all right." Section A, Subsection 6.5, Paragraph 10: Should you be an Epic with control over small children, you hereby acknowledge that children are irritating and useful only for forced labor. Said children may be repossessed at any time and sent to work at any number of manual labor jobs, or used by the Metal to irritate his frenemy Finnegan. 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 "It's not a horror story, it's a tragedy!" "Oh, it's tragic, all right." Section A, Subsection 6.5, Paragraph 10: Should you be an Epic with control over small children, you hereby acknowledge that children are irritating and useful only for forced labor. Said children may be repossessed at any time and sent to work at any number of manual labor jobs, or used by the Metal to irritate his frenemy Finnegan. You can say a lot of things about Lucentia but she's throughout with her paper work. I may also have meant stuff like her weakness in a pm.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 You can say a lot of things about Lucentia but she's throughout with her paper work. I may also have meant stuff like her weakness in a pm. It takes true talent to put complaining into legal speak. Lucentia or Mommy?
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 It takes true talent to put complaining into legal speak. Lucentia or Mommy? Please, that wasn't complaining but just listing accurate facts. Uh, I mean, If Lucentia does something she truely perfects it. Mommy's.
mail-mi he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 "David, your horror stories are just as bad as your similies." Time for you to fill out the imigration forms then. Mommy was originally from Astoria though. Um, it should be pretty obvious from the Portland thread. It's 13-year-old girls.
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Mommy was originally from Astoria though. Um, it should be pretty obvious from the Portland thread. It's 13-year-old girls. Right, in that case you'll have to fill in the "pathethic mongrel that didn't make it out in the wild world" forms. I still like to have a pm for quick reference.
mail-mi he/him Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Right, in that case you'll have to fill in the "pathethic mongrel that didn't make it out in the wild world" forms. I still like to have a pm for quick reference. Understood. OKay,
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 Where did you come from Where did you go Where did you come from Kobold-King Joe? (Good luck getting that out of your heads. ) 4
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