Question 19

[breakingamber he/him]

I am going to quit stalling and get my Marco post up. He's also excessively paranoid btw. 

 

Also, sorry Blackhoof for stalling. I'll send you all the relevant info for Abaddon and Mr. Wizard.

 

EDIT: What is standard operation procedure for getting a character caught up when he/she is 2 or 3 days behind in RP-time. This is about Kathy, who is now really behind. The attack on ThoughtTown's base is long gone.

Edited May 17, 2016 by breakingamber

[Blackhoof]

Just do a bit of a recap I believe, for her actions over the past day. Wasn't the attack only last night in-game?

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Alright, Coma. Reply is up. Just a note: ThunderSpear didn't mention his conduction-enhancing ability, because he doesn't realize he has it. It triggers when he gets really angry, and he thinks that he just has bigger explosions. Don't think there's anything else I'll need to explain, reply to this with any questions you have.

 

To all: Feel free to give me feedback on my posts. I'm still feeling out TS's personality, and help with writing would help a ton.

[breakingamber he/him]

Just do a bit of a recap I believe, for her actions over the past day. Wasn't the attack only last night in-game?

Oh. Hard for me to remember that.

 

Will you take her too? 

[Blackhoof]

Alright, Coma. Reply is up. Just a note: ThunderSpear didn't mention his conduction-enhancing ability, because he doesn't realize he has it. It triggers when he gets really angry, and he thinks that he just has bigger explosions. Don't think there's anything else I'll need to explain, reply to this with any questions you have.

 

To all: Feel free to give me feedback on my posts. I'm still feeling out TS's personality, and help with writing would help a ton.

 

I think his posts are good, although you should really get an icon for him if you are going to write "insert X image here" every time

 

He has a large amount of Epic arrogance and the might-makes-right attitude, its good. 

 

 

Oh. Hard for me to remember that.

 

Will you take her too? 

 

Me? Nah probably not

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

I think his posts are good, although you should really get an icon for him if you are going to write "insert X image here" every time

 

He has a large amount of Epic arrogance and the might-makes-right attitude, its good. 

Great! I'm working on the icon, I might just have to burn our your guys' eyes and draw one. Trust me--it'll hurt less to lose your eyes ^o^

[Citadel16 he/him]

well, I just made a long post about the entire fight between Ragnarok and Antimatter.

 

tell me...

 

how does that make you feel?

[Comatose he/him]

@Comatose: Not super important, but for future reference, italics are usually thoughts. I'll indicate if they aren't, and usually do if they are thoughts anyway. I'll just change the italics for mine in this case to keep it simple. Please keep an eye out for that.

 

Sorry if that was a bit terse ^o^

 

Thanks!

 

((Working on ThunderSpear's reply after the edit))

 

Not terse at all!  No worries.  I am a bit confused a bit about what the comment was directed at.  I knew everything in italics was thoughts, and what was in quotations was said aloud in your post.  I reread my post over again, and I didn't see Rainmaker reacting to anything she should not have been.  Am I missing something because you edited?  If I made a mistake, I'm happy to change it, but I'm not seeing it currently.

 

If you are speaking about the italics in my post, I was using them for emphasis, to show the inflection Rainmaker is using, which is another common use for them.  Since they are in quotation marks, it usually isn't too hard to tell them apart from the thoughts.  

 

Sorry that I'm missing the point, care to elaborate?

 

 

Alright, Coma. Reply is up. Just a note: ThunderSpear didn't mention his conduction-enhancing ability, because he doesn't realize he has it. It triggers when he gets really angry, and he thinks that he just has bigger explosions. Don't think there's anything else I'll need to explain, reply to this with any questions you have.

 

To all: Feel free to give me feedback on my posts. I'm still feeling out TS's personality, and help with writing would help a ton.

 

Sounds good!  Thanks for the reply.  I'm really liking Thunderspear's personality so far, even if his attitude is annoying Rainmaker (I tend to like it when Rainmaker is annoyed haha).  

 

So, in the scene, things seem to be devolving pretty fast.  Since she's powerful enough to demand it, she's going to expect Thunderspear abide by her beurocracy if he wants to stay in Corvallis, and won't really care if he thinks that is stupid.  The next reaction I'm getting from her as a character is to give him a final warning (since, despite her bravado, Rainmaker is nervous about fighting unknown quantities), but if he doesn't fall in line, she's going to have to restrain him.

 

I'm kind of torn about this chain of events though, because on one hand I feel it is the natural result of both of them being in character, but on the other, it kind of limits Thunderspear's ability to interact with other epics.  Before we proceed, I'm curious to know what your intentions for Thunderspear in Corvalis are, since he doesn't seem interested in the city at all.  

[Mestiv he/him]

Hahaha, Weirdpersonx, I'm not mad, don't worry I really enjoy reading your and Comatose's posts

[Blaze1616 he/him]

Question: Does Thunderspear ride a Thunderhorse? 

 

...I can't not think of that song when hearing his name.

Edited May 17, 2016 by Blaze1616

[Blackhoof]

Nice work Warrior

although the frequent change in perspective was a tad confusing. Maybe add elipses or something between the paragraphs that change perspectives?

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Going to answer using bold while within your reply

Not terse at all!  No worries.  I am a bit confused a bit about what the comment was directed at.  I knew everything in italics was thoughts, and what was in quotations was said aloud in your post.  I reread my post over again, and I didn't see Rainmaker reacting to anything she should not have been.  Am I missing something because you edited?  If I made a mistake, I'm happy to change it, but I'm not seeing it currently.

 

If you are speaking about the italics in my post, I was using them for emphasis, to show the inflection Rainmaker is using, which is another common use for them.  Since they are in quotation marks, it usually isn't too hard to tell them apart from the thoughts.  

 

Sorry that I'm missing the point, care to elaborate?

 

No problem. I went back and edited it so that you wouldn't have to edit your post. Initially, ThunderSpear thinking about how long it was taking was in italics.

 

Sounds good!  Thanks for the reply.  I'm really liking Thunderspear's personality so far, even if his attitude is annoying Rainmaker (I tend to like it when Rainmaker is annoyed haha).  

 

So, in the scene, things seem to be devolving pretty fast.  Since she's powerful enough to demand it, she's going to expect Thunderspear abide by her beurocracy if he wants to stay in Corvallis, and won't really care if he thinks that is stupid.  The next reaction I'm getting from her as a character is to give him a final warning (since, despite her bravado, Rainmaker is nervous about fighting unknown quantities), but if he doesn't fall in line, she's going to have to restrain him.

 

I'm kind of torn about this chain of events though, because on one hand I feel it is the natural result of both of them being in character, but on the other, it kind of limits Thunderspear's ability to interact with other epics.  Before we proceed, I'm curious to know what your intentions for Thunderspear in Corvalis are, since he doesn't seem interested in the city at all.  

I'm using this a lot to feel him out as a character. I think what could work is them coming to a deal of some sort, where ThunderSpear would have reasonable autonomy, but he can't take from any major epics, which would likely end up with him getting involved with them and whatever is currently happening in Corvallis to get on their good side so that he could get stuff. Maybe someone has a really cool hat that he wants Just brainstorming though, don't take that as a final proposal ^o^

 

Hahaha, Weirdpersonx, I'm not mad, don't worry I really enjoy reading your and Comatose's posts

Phew *wipes forehead* and thanks!

 

Question: Does Thunderspear ride a Thunderhorse? 

 

...I can't not think of that song when hearing his name.

This is what I found. I can't get to YouTube atm (storming school internet filters...they somehow fixed them for my laptop after I hacked them and now YT and gmail are blocked again) but I'll look it up...around 2:30ish/14:30ish. Shoot me a PM to remind me if you can (that's 6.5 hours from now). But yeah, if this is a thunderhorse...heck yeah he'd ride one!

[Edgedancer he/him]

Hello guys. Winter's back. I'm still waiting for my normal account to get back online, so I made a throwaway account in the meantime. Once I get online, I have a pretty big post for Australia. 

Anyway, anyone miss me? 

 

  :ph34r:

Yay Winter, nice to have you back. Do you need a catch up or anything?

[Citadel16 he/him]

Nice work Warrior

although the frequent change in perspective was a tad confusing. Maybe add elipses or something between the paragraphs that change perspectives?

good idea.

 

...

 

...

I think I made it work better.

 

and welcome back Winter.

[Comatose he/him]

Hello guys. Winter's back. I'm still waiting for my normal account to get back online, so I made a throwaway account in the meantime. Once I get online, I have a pretty big post for Australia. 

Anyway, anyone miss me? 

 

  :ph34r:

 

Welcome back Winter!  I'm looking into getting your account reactivated right now, so stay tuned.  I might have to run out the door soon, but I or another admin will try to get it done today .  We have a policy against multiple accounts, so if you can't log into your new account, it's probably because the old one is back online.  

 

Going to answer using bold while within your reply

I'm using this a lot to feel him out as a character. I think what could work is them coming to a deal of some sort, where ThunderSpear would have reasonable autonomy, but he can't take from any major epics, which would likely end up with him getting involved with them and whatever is currently happening in Corvallis to get on their good side so that he could get stuff. Maybe someone has a really cool hat that he wants Just brainstorming though, don't take that as a final proposal ^o^

 

Phew *wipes forehead* and thanks!

 

Cool, we will see where things go then .  

 

PS:  I have an idea for a Vanilla (decided to stop creating epics I might never use) that I might want to insert into the Dalles.  More details to come.  

[Comatose he/him]

And done!  I also merged your temp account into the new one, so your posts and upvotes will count.

[Quiver he/him]

Comatose has a vanilla? I am intrigued!

Also, welcome Winter!

...I mean. I wasn't playing here whenever you left, so saying "welcome back" isn't exactly right, but still...

[Quiver he/him]

Comatose has a vanilla? I am intrigued!

Also, welcome Winter!

...I mean. I wasn't playing here whenever you left, so saying "welcome back" isn't exactly right, but still...

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Welcome back, Winter! How was your absence?

[Chandrian]

Afterglow post number two is up! Once again, commentary will be appreciated. Should I put her bio on the Epic bio page of the forum now that she's official?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Afterglow post number two is up! Once again, commentary will be appreciated. Should I put her bio on the Epic bio page of the forum now that she's official?

 

Yes.

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Afterglow post number two is up! Once again, commentary will be appreciated.

Just one thing...please, in the future, use colors that aren't as similar. It was rather hard to separate who was who, even with paragraphing. Maybe next time something like black and green?

 

Other than that, looks great! The grammar Nazi within is screaming, but it isn't that bad ^o^ I don't know much of the current Wastelands plot, but I love the characterization! (Same goes for you, Blackhoof, I just couldn't tell whose was whose XD)

 

EDIT: Comatose, I've realized just how much of my usual interactions with girls I'm using as an example for ThunderSpear and Rainmaker ^o^ I'm apparently absolutely infuriating to them, just by doing normal things (i.e., ThunderSpear putting on sunglasses) This is really fun, and a very different type of RP from what I'm used to. (This to all) Thank you so much for having this awesome community!

Edited May 18, 2016 by Weirdpersonx

[Comatose he/him]

Here is the new character idea I thought up.  I was thinking it would be fun to start writing him the Dalles, but am open to other suggestions if people think he's not a good fit (if he does move to Dalles, I could see some interesting interactions between him and Lyla).  Preliminary warning: I wanted to write him as a low ranking Lorist.  I know the lorists are kind of mysterious, and we don't want to get to into detail with them, but since Calamity is out now, and he's low ranking (mostly just a field researcher), and thus not privy to some greater mysteries, I thought it might be okay.  If it's not, I'm totally open to changing him.  

 

Ian Buhler

Name: Ian Buhler

Age: Late 20s, early 30s.

Place of Origin: Pennsylvania?

 

Physical Description:  Ian is short for a man (about 5'5", though he tells people he's 5 1/2 feet tall), and very thin.  His skin is pale and freckle-less, making him very vulnerable to sun burns.  He has light blond hair that hangs around his ears and eyes in a roughly trimmed tangle, which he usually covers with a toque or hat.  He is clumsy, and his movements usually seem awkward or erratic.  He's the kind of guy who often ends up feeling completely invisible when he wants to be noticed, and incredibly suspicious when he does not.  His voice is low in the tenor range, with a slight nasal quality.  He wears a flashy pair of glasses with rounded rims, and is usually wearing some combination of casual and camping gear.  

 

Personality:  Ian is a talented researcher, and disciplined when it comes to study and research.  He has the ability to focus no matter what his surroundings are, a talent which can get him in to trouble when he becomes so focused that he becomes completely oblivious to what is going on around him.  Though he is quite good at problem solving and interpreting disorganized or difficult to understand information, he is horrible at explaining things to other people, and is easily frustrated when others do not catch on to things as quickly as he does.  He thinks of himself as a friendly guy, and hates disappointing or upsetting others.  He can come across as a pompous know-it-all at times, but usually quite charismatic and pleasant to be around.  While he is usually a fairly cautious individual, his strong sense of curiosity often overcomes his natural timidity and gets him into trouble.  He enjoys camping and the outdoors.  He uses technology in limited ways, mostly just to communicate with his peers and record information.  He has developed a working knowledge of how to fix common problems out of necessity, but anything more complex than the simplest of issues to be completely boggling.  Despite his general disdain for technology, he thinks very highly of himself, and would prefer to struggle along alone instead of asking for help.  He is slow to ask others for assistance in most scenarios, and finds it difficult to admit to mistakes.  

 

MO:  As a junior lorist field researcher, Ian travels around the Fractured States researching epics and reporting his findings to his mysterious superiors.  He is largely self sufficient, though he sometimes receives supplies (especially new electronics when his inevitably break down) from the lorists.  He does not know much about the organization he serves, and works mostly independently, enjoying his research in and of itself.  

 

History:  Before Calamity, Ian was a University Student who alternated between travelling and working on a Degree in English Literature.  A proud nerd, he spent most of his time debating the merits of classic novels and films with his peers, and the rest of his time reading or watching said novels and films.  He was in the process of preparing to Graduate and preparing thesis proposals to send out to Grad Schools when epics began to appear and tear the world apart.  After narrowly escaping death a dozen times, and wandering the wilderness alone, he eventually met up with some travelling lorists.  After getting to know Ian, the lorists quickly realized his talent for researching and cataloging information, and invited him to join the mysterious group.  After passing through the initiation process, Ian was given a job as an independent field researcher, and proceeded to wander all over the country in much the same way he had before, only this time he had a purpose to guide him, and a network of colleagues and allies to assist in his survival.  

 

Eventually, he made his way to Corvallis, where he hoped to study Euphoria's powers up close.  At first he managed to avoid being dosed by Euphoria's agents, lest their influence corrupt his ability to observe the epics of the city accurately.  Eventually, his curiosity got the better of him, and he fell in with the other humans for a "Emotional Temperature Check" appointment, in the hopes that he would be able to see Euphoria up close.  After waiting in line for hours, and going through air-port level security, he was disappointed to find that his visit was in vain.  When he reached the front of the line, he sat down in front of the wrong side of a pane of one-way glass, and slid his hand palm down through a hole in the bottom.  He felt the light touch of a single finger on the back of his handed, which lasted for less than a minute.  Then, a light next to his seat flashed, and security escorted him out, allowing the next person in.  

 

What Ian didn't realize at the time was that those brief moments had changed his emotional perception of the past few weeks, making him view them with fondness.  After that, he became less vigilant about avoiding being dosed with Euphoria's powers, and soon settled into his role as a servant in truth, instead of using it as a cover to gain information.  Weeks and months slid by almost unnoticed.  Even when Ian missed doses, he could only remember feeling anything besides happiness for the past week or so, and those memories were always altered at his biweekly Emotional Temperature Check appointments.   It was not until Euphoria vanished that Ian reviewed his journal and realized what had happened.  Not wanting to get caught in the Epic's spell of complacency again, Ian snuck out of Corvallis the next time the bubble dropped, and began making his way to the Dalles, in the hopes of studying some of the 'tame' epics who he had heard were living there, and to compile the research he had managed to gather in Corvallis to send to his superiors.  

 

 

Let me know what you think.  I was going to do a scene from his viewpoint, but it's getting late, so I'll try to get that up tomorrow.  

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Looks pretty interesting.

 

I was reading back over Cannon Fodder's entrance into Corvallis, and I had this really awesome idea for another epic: Gunsmith. His primary power is taking a gun and morphing it into any other realistic gun. (i.e, from pistol to AR but not from pistol to poison-cloud-emitting sniper [though that would we really, as in, really, cool]) This can also be used to restore his clips to full ammo. Still working on fleshing out the idea. Any feedback?

[Blackhoof]

Just one thing...please, in the future, use colors that aren't as similar. It was rather hard to separate who was who, even with paragraphing. Maybe next time something like black and green?

 

Other than that, looks great! The grammar Nazi within is screaming, but it isn't that bad ^o^ I don't know much of the current Wastelands plot, but I love the characterization! (Same goes for you, Blackhoof, I just couldn't tell whose was whose XD)

 

EDIT: Comatose, I've realized just how much of my usual interactions with girls I'm using as an example for ThunderSpear and Rainmaker ^o^ I'm apparently absolutely infuriating to them, just by doing normal things (i.e., ThunderSpear putting on sunglasses) This is really fun, and a very different type of RP from what I'm used to. (This to all) Thank you so much for having this awesome community!

 

thanks

yeah aha, i had hoped the colours would look more different, but they look very similar

 

Bluefingers: could you please change the colour of my text to a nice red, perhaps?

 

 

Here is the new character idea I thought up.  I was thinking it would be fun to start writing him the Dalles, but am open to other suggestions if people think he's not a good fit (if he does move to Dalles, I could see some interesting interactions between him and Lyla).  Preliminary warning: I wanted to write him as a low ranking Lorist.  I know the lorists are kind of mysterious, and we don't want to get to into detail with them, but since Calamity is out now, and he's low ranking (mostly just a field researcher), and thus not privy to some greater mysteries, I thought it might be okay.  If it's not, I'm totally open to changing him.  

 

Ian Buhler

Name: Ian Buhler

Age: Late 20s, early 30s.

Place of Origin: Pennsylvania?

 

Physical Description:  Ian is short for a man (about 5'5", though he tells people he's 5 1/2 feet tall), and very thin.  His skin is pale and freckle-less, making him very vulnerable to sun burns.  He has light blond hair that hangs around his ears and eyes in a roughly trimmed tangle, which he usually covers with a toque or hat.  He is clumsy, and his movements usually seem awkward or erratic.  He's the kind of guy who often ends up feeling completely invisible when he wants to be noticed, and incredibly suspicious when he does not.  His voice is low in the tenor range, with a slight nasal quality.  He wears a flashy pair of glasses with rounded rims, and is usually wearing some combination of casual and camping gear.  

 

Personality:  Ian is a talented researcher, and disciplined when it comes to study and research.  He has the ability to focus no matter what his surroundings are, a talent which can get him in to trouble when he becomes so focused that he becomes completely oblivious to what is going on around him.  Though he is quite good at problem solving and interpreting disorganized or difficult to understand information, he is horrible at explaining things to other people, and is easily frustrated when others do not catch on to things as quickly as he does.  He thinks of himself as a friendly guy, and hates disappointing or upsetting others.  He can come across as a pompous know-it-all at times, but usually quite charismatic and pleasant to be around.  While he is usually a fairly cautious individual, his strong sense of curiosity often overcomes his natural timidity and gets him into trouble.  He enjoys camping and the outdoors.  He uses technology in limited ways, mostly just to communicate with his peers and record information.  He has developed a working knowledge of how to fix common problems out of necessity, but anything more complex than the simplest of issues to be completely boggling.  Despite his general disdain for technology, he thinks very highly of himself, and would prefer to struggle along alone instead of asking for help.  He is slow to ask others for assistance in most scenarios, and finds it difficult to admit to mistakes.  

 

MO:  As a junior lorist field researcher, Ian travels around the Fractured States researching epics and reporting his findings to his mysterious superiors.  He is largely self sufficient, though he sometimes receives supplies (especially new electronics when his inevitably break down) from the lorists.  He does not know much about the organization he serves, and works mostly independently, enjoying his research in and of itself.  

 

History:  Before Calamity, Ian was a University Student who alternated between travelling and working on a Degree in English Literature.  A proud nerd, he spent most of his time debating the merits of classic novels and films with his peers, and the rest of his time reading or watching said novels and films.  He was in the process of preparing to Graduate and preparing thesis proposals to send out to Grad Schools when epics began to appear and tear the world apart.  After narrowly escaping death a dozen times, and wandering the wilderness alone, he eventually met up with some travelling lorists.  After getting to know Ian, the lorists quickly realized his talent for researching and cataloging information, and invited him to join the mysterious group.  After passing through the initiation process, Ian was given a job as an independent field researcher, and proceeded to wander all over the country in much the same way he had before, only this time he had a purpose to guide him, and a network of colleagues and allies to assist in his survival.  

 

Eventually, he made his way to Corvallis, where he hoped to study Euphoria's powers up close.  At first he managed to avoid being dosed by Euphoria's agents, lest their influence corrupt his ability to observe the epics of the city accurately.  Eventually, his curiosity got the better of him, and he fell in with the other humans for a "Emotional Temperature Check" appointment, in the hopes that he would be able to see Euphoria up close.  After waiting in line for hours, and going through air-port level security, he was disappointed to find that his visit was in vain.  When he reached the front of the line, he sat down in front of the wrong side of a pane of one-way glass, and slid his hand palm down through a hole in the bottom.  He felt the light touch of a single finger on the back of his handed, which lasted for less than a minute.  Then, a light next to his seat flashed, and security escorted him out, allowing the next person in.  

 

What Ian didn't realize at the time was that those brief moments had changed his emotional perception of the past few weeks, making him view them with fondness.  After that, he became less vigilant about avoiding being dosed with Euphoria's powers, and soon settled into his role as a servant in truth, instead of using it as a cover to gain information.  Weeks and months slid by almost unnoticed.  Even when Ian missed doses, he could only remember feeling anything besides happiness for the past week or so, and those memories were always altered at his biweekly Emotional Temperature Check appointments.   It was not until Euphoria vanished that Ian reviewed his journal and realized what had happened.  Not wanting to get caught in the Epic's spell of complacency again, Ian snuck out of Corvallis the next time the bubble dropped, and began making his way to the Dalles, in the hopes of studying some of the 'tame' epics who he had heard were living there, and to compile the research he had managed to gather in Corvallis to send to his superiors.  

 

 

Let me know what you think.  I was going to do a scene from his viewpoint, but it's getting late, so I'll try to get that up tomorrow.  

 

he sounds very interesting, I love the way he is connected with other cities before going to the Dalles. He sounds reasonable as a lorist too.