Kobold King

It's fine. I just thought it was a bit funny, since we have a character named "Revolution" and all. Congrats on reaching the coveted Scadrian breakfast kitchens!

Koscheitopia has a nice ring to it. Though New Eden sounds way cooler. So cool, in fact, I almost question why you're spending it on a flashback instead of making current!Oregon way scarier.

Galladon tried to inform Raoden about the existence of other worlds. Raoden was hard to convince, though--explaining the concept was kind of a tough Sel.

Sorry, I meant to answer this but forgot. (It's actually a subject I was planning on addressing in the RP--I still will, with the right opportunity.) When Lightwards raises a body, the body is returned to its physical ideal as it was when it died. This means that when he resurrects an elderly man such as Mr. Sadry, the man will be healed of illnesses and injuries, but will remain aged. Youth is not returned to the body. If he resurrects a man who expired from old age, the resulting Warrior will be particularly weak, fragile, and will likely die again in a day or two. The resurrection process is slightly different for Lightwards. Whenever he dies, he returns to the same physical state he was in following his first resurrection. This means that while he'll age normally in between deaths, every time he dies and resurrects the aging process is reset, and he will become a middle-aged man once more. Unrelated, but I can't be the only one who thinks it's hilarious that Dr. Pace capitalized "Revolution" in Joe's last post.

There's still time for him to cycle over and join the group hug. Backtrack belongs to the "Epics rule, vanillas drool" branch of post-Calamity philosophy. He'd be inclined to doubt the twins' reasoning, assuming there nust be a High Epic in charge until faces with unquestionable evidence. This is assuming he even heard what they said, though, since oh Calamity oh Calamity he's just been shot.

I like it! So far it sounds quite original to my novice ears; it seems like it's only similar to Allomancy in that it's powered by a fairly mundane element and grants specific powers with specific types of said element. Just a few questions-- What benefit does the plant gain from generating these anomalies? Are they unintended by-products of the plant's natural processes, or are the magical effects produced for a reason? Can human beings cultivate or selectively breed the plants? If so, are new varieties constantly coming into existence? Is it possible to mix-and-match plant types by brewing them together in, say, a potion?

Sure, that's fine. (I keep forgetting I'm supposed to be GM-ing this. It's a good thing I don't have a small child, because I'm apparently firmly incapable of managing responsibility. ) I tried to write up a pithy response, but all that came out was... 0.o

I guess the goal is to... survive the night? Not quite sure myself, to be honest. Is Slaughterhouse meeting Simon, or the Nighthound/Koschei duo? I forget.

A deranged Epic cultist... Paladin is not going to like this. Edgerunner's a particularly powerful and useful Epic, but doesn't provide vast quantities of usable information and doesn't have a prime invincibility. She'd be severely reprimanded for using her powers outside of operations, but there will be a significant amount of effort in the city towards keeping her comfortable. I imagine that most soldiers and other vanillas would also be inclined to obey her instructions, provided she doesn't contradict standing orders.

It's the best he can realistically maintain in the post-Calamity world. As it is, I fear that the human-dominated Dalles isn't quite in keeping with the setting. It's not even close? Darn. Evidently I'm not Reader. ...Wait, I'm not Reader! Yay!

Vondra's stance on Epics is pretty simple, really; when they're in his employ, he expects them to act like normal people. He calls them by their real names whenever possible; he threatens them with the same punishments he'd threaten on vanilla criminals; he even penalizes the less powerful ones for using their powers without authorization. In practice though, a lot of his Epics are smugly sitting at the top of The Dalles hierarchy. Most citizens of The Dalles refer to them by their Epic titles or not at all, and generally defer to their orders. The most useful of them can get away with a little bit of disrespect and petty misdemeanors--Deathwish and Reader are both useful enough so that they can get away with using their powers all the time. In the case of Reader's gun shenanigan... Reader would definitely face execution for coldly killing a citizen of The Dalles. Vondra will let his most powerful Epics get away with a lot, but no one gets away with felonies. That song is the best fit for a character since "When You're Evil" for Nighthound. EDIT: For some reason, I've been imagining her first name as "Mary" for a while now.

It's difficult to say. If it's the same reason I've heard before, then there's a real chance that it would only solidify her negative feelings towards her. However, after Quota forces her to relive her more unpleasant experiences, Sam will be in a rather odd emotional state concerning Epics. On the one hand, she'll still have a very bitter hatred for them. On the other hand, it'll remind her about what she knows about Epic powers; how they can corrupt people who were inherently good before Calamity. Whether she hates Funtimes or softens up to her would ultimately come down to how the information is presented to her.

Though that's actually a fair point. I thought of that, but it's not the sort of thing Sam's likely to try. Maybe once they get to know each other better.

If it's what I think it is, then I definitely know about it. Randomly off-topic, but I've made an accessory update to Sam's pony.

Mostly, he cries. He might start ranting in between cries of pain, but Backtrack doesn't handle being shot in a very dignified way.

Neat. Bonus points if I can manage to include them in front of Remington. So, uh... this is the first time one of my characters has been shot by someone I wasn't writing for. Do I go next with Backtrack's pained screaming, or do the twins go next?

It doesn't matter to me. I suppose if they were posted to Portland first, then we'd both have more freedom about the whole process. You could choose precisely when to show a flashback, and I could choose precisely when to freak Backtrack out over it. If you don't mind, I might deliberately echo Koschei with Lightwards' actions, at least once. It would be a nice way to illustrate how far he's slipping.

I like this idea a lot. Let's do it. The frightening thing is... I've been planning for Lightwards to grow steadily worse and worse for a while now. Which means that before his final death comes along, he'll have risen to the same level of delusion and evil as Koschei.

Some day you're going to make it big as a horror writer. And when we're asked what you were like before you made your breakthrough, we'll have to say "She was the same then as she is now--a person who takes way too much joy in terrifying her fellow human beings." Backtrack's taking a lot of abuse, but he's also still a terrible person. He needs a lot abuse to hammer him back to morality.

Oh, poor Backtrack. Why are we so cruel? (by which I mean, we should definitely do this. ) A bit of excitement, but also a lot of

Cool. Though I did like that post, just for the record. It worked wonderfully as Reader's Moral Event Horizon. "Backtrack and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day." And yes, Backtrack could receive medical assistance once he signs up for service. Maybe Baxter could be the one to deliver it?

I'd... post a continued joke to this, but I'm laughing at "Lord CorpseMaker despises coffee without whimsy" far too much to think of anything. That's kind of what I was thinking. And it makes Backtrack's day even worse, which is always a bonus.

"Lord CorpseMaker desires mocha this morning. Make it happen, worms." I'd frequent a coffee shop that had a pair of glaring eyes and a skull as its logo. Idea: if we're considering non-lethal wounds... why not target Backtrack himself? Vondra doesn't really care what happens to uncooperative Epics. Reader could have all three of them lined up and shot without facing any kind of repercussions.

Promise me you'll explain this to the employees next time you go there. "Your offerings have pleased the great and powerful CorpseMaker. Your shop will survive the havoc I intend to wreak... this year, at least."

I think he'd face heavy penalties, but not execution. He'd probably be confined to a cell (without wine) for a month or so.