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Generation 6 - Turn 1 - Kenneth Elariel OOC: Sorry the RP is kind of bleagh. Kenneth isn't coming off the page much for me, and the writing juices were not flowing. Hopefully next turn gets better. Kenneth Elariel will be attending House Aquariopolus's Ball with his wife, Jacosta Elariel Public Action:

So, I didn't want to spoil things too much in the title, but the primary focus of this topic is the mechanics of the Well of Ascension, and how it works. The novella reveals that when a Steel Inquisitor dies, the other Inquisitors remove the spikes to be reused, and then dump the now spike-less body in the well. As far as we can see, the body vanishes into the light of the well and is never seen again. Maybe this has something to do with the well being a perpendicularity, and maybe the bodies are just being burned up by the light. What's interesting is that when Vin enters the well, she drops her earring and her metals, but then is able to retrieve them after from the bottom of the pit where the Well once was. When the power vanishes, what Vin doesn't find is a pit filled with Inquisitor bodies. So why do the bodies vanish, but the earring and her metal vials stay? Does it have to do with timing (before the Well was full vs. the time when the well was full), or the time spent in the Well (did the bodies vanish over time, and the earring and metal vials stick around because they were only there for moments), or because of composition (bodies are organic, whereas both the earring and the metal vials were metals and sources of invested power). There are also some interesting similarities to the [ELANTRIS SPOILER] So, yeah, what is going on with the Inquisitors and the Well. Is it really just a useless tradition? Where do the bodies go? Is the perpendicularity involved? What do you guys think?

Speaking of whose turn it is, I tried writing a Taylor post, and at this point, she's just reacting to what's going on, and isn't ready to act yet. I think I'd rather wait for a Deathwish or Emma post to give Taylor a little more to go off of, and then give all of her reactions and actions at once. Also, random idea: would anyone be interested in some OOC fight scenes? I think we have some cool match-ups (both in terms of character and powers) that due to location or allegiance will likely never show up in the RP. Aside from my personal favourite, Shiny Sparkle vs Funtimes, I also thought that Bioterror and Taylor Swift might be a cool match-up, and I'm sure there could be other cool ones too. In other news, I have class work to complete tonight, but if I get it done in a timely manner, Rainmaker's nightmare is clamouring to be written .

You guys, I just realized that Calamity will already be out a week from now! We're so close to having those key secrets revealed!! Also, RE: Falchion (nice FE reference): From what I am seeing, it seems like you would like to utilize your knowledge of swords in the writing of your character, which is a great idea, since it's always good to write about things that excite you. The criticisms you are getting are not because you want to write a powerful or a cool character, its because it seems like you are bending reality with the amount of cool you are cramming into your character. My advice (if it counts for anything) would be to keep the powerset, since that's been approved, and make him an expert with one or two types of swords, and then have him be proficient at using others. Give him a favorite weapon or two that he has really focused on using, but have him experiment with others to diversify his fighting style. If that option doesn't appeal to you, and you really want him to be good at everything, I think the best way to include him without bending reality would be to include some sort of skill improvement power, though that will have to go through the whole approval process. If you are worried that giving your character expertise with just a few weapons, and mere proficiency with the rest, will hamper your ability to write about the different weapons that interest you, I'd suggest writing more than one character. I've had loads of RP characters fail because I was trying to do too many things with one character. It seems to me like you have a lot of good ideas that would all make great characters, and there's no reason you can't use them all if you split them up a bit. Just my two cents:) EDIT: And Ninja'd If he doesn't care, would that mean he would follow the rules out of indifference? Or would he break them? Because the result would be totally different. That being said, it could make for an interesting RP, so if you are willing to live with the consequences, I'm happy to try things out. And yes, I play Rainmaker. There's a link to my epic profiles in my sig, the letters are just small so it's hard to see. For the conversation, we could do a Google Doc or PM to plan, or we could play it out post by post. With my schedule, I tend to prefer to play post by post, but I'm willing to accommodate other preferences.

Personally, I tend to give RPs a little more leeway, and from what I've read, Edgedancer (since it's usually Nighthound) seems to do an excellent job of writing those scenes sensitively, while still showing us how despicable the character is. If someone ever reported that the scenes made them feel bad, then we might need to have a conversation, but I think it would be a conversation rather than an ultimatum, unless the scene was especially bad, and the reaction was extreme. Did that make sense? That's just my personal philosophy when it comes to such things, and I'm generally anti-censorship, so if an issue arose, it would have to be discussed with the rest of the staff. I don't really foresee any of this being an issue, so right now the conversation is purely academic. So, here's the thing, Corvallis isn't a really "High Epics take what they want" kind of place. It's more of a "Rainmaker gets whatever she wants, and then she gives stuff to people she likes or who are useful to her" kind of place. What ThunderSpear thinks of as stealing or not stealing is irrelevant to whether or not he will run into trouble with Corvallis law enforcement if he tries to upset the status quo. As a high epic, he could expect to be treated well and given most things he would want, but it would be on Rainmaker's terms. If he had a problem with that, he would be forced to leave. I've been thinking more about the immigration process in Corvallis and High Epics. Since High Epics aren't super common, would it make sense for Rainmaker to meet with them personally? Thinking of the character, it would make sense for her to keep tabs on potential rivals, and make sure they will behave. That could set up some fun scenes with some of our newcomers anyways. ALSO, RE: The Dalles - I totally forgot that Frostfire's energy sense can differentiate epics. Should I wait for Emma to post before doing Taylor's reaction?

I can run the speech by you first, but I'm also fine with just seeing if it works. One of my favourite plotlines in the Mistborn RP started when something my character did made another player's character do something that was the opposite of what we planned (she was supposed to figure out a key mystery, and had a panic attack instead). So yeah, if Insight gives his pitch, and Kenshin doesn't bite, I'm fine with seeing where things go

If you are still open to the idea, and no one has any objections, I'm fine with Kenshin being Insight's first recruit. Sorry if I've missed a PM from you, I'll be checking those next. Your epic could consider being an epic who has already moved there (then you don't need to worry about an arrival scene), and could decide if she are actively working with the Corvallis government or if she is a passive resident, or a potential rebel. If you need help fleshing out those ideas, let me know. She could also be a new comer, if that's what you prefer. Again, sorry if you are waiting on me. I'll send a PM next. Again, I'd really like to encourage people to consider writing their epics into the story having already arrived in Corvallis, so we don't need to worry about too many hiccups with arrival scenes. I think that sounds good. Can there PLEASE be a Shiny/Funtimes fight? I don't know what would cause them to fight, but a sparkle/funtimes teleportation battle would be amazing.

Sorry to change the topic, but reading the continuity thread and Brandon's comments about Kelsier's voice got me thinking. I'm still curious about the voice that Elend heard telling him to kill him how to fight the koloss. Presrving Elend fits with Preservation's intent, so it makes sense. Reading this book made me wonder if Elend and Leras had some sort of connection, since they interact almost as much as Leras interacts with Vin. I was also thinking more about Leras's death and his final appearance to Elend. Do you think he appeared to Elend as a sort of apology for Kelsier's force stabbing?

Dedication Page: There's no period at the end of the dedication. This might be just a formatting thing though. Thanks from all us fans for your hard work Peter!

I was thinking for someone lower on the totem pole for his next person-snatching. I know Kenshin's name was floated around as a potential person he could kidnap and then recruit as a double agent. I was also thinking of Skinsaver due to his connection to Rainmaker, but I think I'd like him to struggle along in his new role a little longer before giving him a reprieve.

What I love about this novella is that I feel that, like Kelsier, we've been allowed behind the curtain to see the actors and stage for what it is. The entire story felt like a kind of 'behind the scenes' journey, with so many Cosmere nuggets that I'm still processing all of the implications. Also, I think we need more Khriss and Nazh like YESTERDAY! I loved the characterization of Preservation/Leras, and found his slow deterioration to be absolutely captivating. It was also fun to see Kelsier's continued struggle for "survival" and his slow ascent from bumbling almost dead cognitive shadow to a Cosmere - Savvy mover and shaker.

What I like about the term Vessel is that it demotes the holder of a shard to a passive role. Instead of actively holding or bearing the shard, they are merely allowing the Shard's power to fill them and manifest through them. While they may direct the use of the power, it is ultimately the Shard, and not the Vessel, that shapes their combined future. Not to derail the topic, but another term I loved is 'perpendicularity'. Very excited to see more of these!

I'll just compile these, so the list of things is all in one place. Anyways, here's my to-do list for the day in Corvallis. My characters are in kind of a lull at the moment, but there will be more coming down the slot in the late afternoon / evening. 1. I really want to introduce Legacy and Peregrine. To that end, I thought I'd poll you all. As an introduction, I had two scenes in mind. Scene one takes place 3-6 months back (still deciding) and shows them off using their powers and gives a bit of context as to why they are coming to Corvallis. Scene 2 is a more mundane opening scene where they both arrive in Corvallis. These two scenes combined is a lot of writing, which is why I've been having difficulty posting with them. So, should I (A) Start posting with scene two, and then leave scene one to be revealed by flashback at a later date (preserving some mystery, but delaying a demonstration of their abilities), OR (B ) Writing both scenes and posting both. Let me know what you think. 2. Princess GOOD check-in? - Not sure about this one, but I should probably at least react to Kenshin leaving. 3. Rainmaker's Nightmare - This'll be fun. 4. Euphoria Check-In 5. Scene with Rainmaker and some of the other Queens (Blossom for sure, and probably Buttercup as well. Cornucopia and Chase would both be welcome and wanted, but probably aren't 100% necessary). 6. Rainmaker's in person greeting of the newcomers - a repeat of her speech in the prologue, but with all the new players. Also, we'll find out what her next public move is, and what's going to happen with all this rain. Since it's a public demonstration (and looking at how the last one went) I'm guessing there will be some action here. 7. Insight kidnaps someone? Still deciding who. This will be the end of the day, I think, so we have lots of time to plan. Anyways, that's my list. Combined with the others here, I think we have a decent line-up of things to do.

I'm fine if its just Summer's perception. Characters are allowed to be wrong, after all.

No apology needed! Sorry if that came off short! I could get behind that idea...

Yes, and I have responded. Also, Mestiv, regarding the lack of animals in Corvallis, is that something you work-shopped with Voidus? If so, either Princess GOOD is an exception to that rule, or she and Cornucopia do not get along (which might be the case regardless). But yeah, her parade of animals helping to keep the city clean kind of contradicts Summer's perception that wildlife is rare in Corvallis.

I've responded to your PM. Also, have you read Corvallis? I've stalked the city a lot on the internet, but have no actual experience, so any insight you can give regarding the set-up, layout, feel of the city would be much appreciated! Me too! That Legacy post is still coming eventually (sorry Edge, The Princess isn't speaking to me at the moment so I might just have to let the Kenshin convo end). Let me know if anyone needs some NPC interaction and I'd be happy to provide. Just wait to you get to admin level of evil. It's fun . I think Corvallis would be a great location for a Reckoners plot-line (especially if we had some interaction between them and the human rebellion). The idea of Corvallis seems like something the Reckoners would want to disrupt, and there are a decent number of epics with PIs whose power range isn't too out of control for them to target. One thing I'd like to say generally about the RP in general, and particularly about Astoria, is to keep in mind that just because epics might not have a good chance of surviving on their own, doesn't mean they need to be kept out of certain settings. It might take more collaboration with the GM of the thread (in Astoria's case, Edgedancer), but you can put a less powered epic in, and then justify their survival by attaching them to a higher powered epic who already exists, or placing them in a non-combat role. There are already lots of good examples of this in most of our threads, but I think it's important to remember when designing epics that even Salem (which is about a Colosseum) is more than just a showcase for epic fights. Let me know if I missed any questions/comments that were directed my way!

RE: GOOD - I'll see what I can do, but no promises, haha. Potential Dan Wells Spoilers:

And, here's an update of Legacy and Peregrine. I've tweaked Legacy's powers slightly, improving her ability to cope with the new memories. One thing I forgot to mention (that I'll add in right away) is that another way for her to come to her senses is to be killed by an epic (including her teammates). I scrapped the whole 'uses weakness to remember herself' idea, and went with Voidus's key symbolic objects idea. Not much has changed with Peregrine, since people seem okay with him. Legacy Peregrine:

Aaand fixed! The prose is a little clunky now, but I didn't feel like wasting a bunch of time making it flow perfectly.

That sounds good to me! As for location, the closer to Corvallis she is, the more we'd have to suspend disbelief, whereas the farther away she is, the more likely she is to run into a random explosion. Or, another idea: with the ghouls still running around, we could always have an epic with some explosion related powers create a blast that would allow Converter to reincarnate. Maybe, this explosion epic (who, let's say can shoot little blasts of power at people that explode on contact), was chasing some Ghouls out of town, and accidentally crossed over the border while the bubble was down. Once the ghouls he or she was chasing were dealt with, the epic realizes their mistake, and tries to get back in. In their frustration, they shoot explosions at the bubble, one of which Converter appears from. Then, she could kill or align herself with the explosion epic, and start trying to find a away back in? If you decide you want Converter in the bubble, this excuse could also work, now that I think of it. That might be a little too convenient, but its one idea. Maybe wait to see if anyone else has a suggestion before posting. *Face-palms. I must of missed that, I was picturing them crashing on the ground. How tall is the building? There don't seem to be too many tall structures in the Dalles. Maybe Taylor is calling up to them from the ground? I can change my post to reflect that if you don't have a reason to bring them down. Other than that, I'm glad you liked it

Officer Oliver managed to swerve out of the way of the first exploding bus, only to run right into the spray of metallic shards from the second. The vehicle swerved off the road and crashed into a nearby building. Taylor blinked, and returned her body to normal, having shifted her skin into metal instinctively to avoid damage from the metal shards and the collision. Beside her, Oliver was lying back in his seat, with a shard of bus sticking out of what was left of his head. At least he won't embarrass himself on that date later this week. Seriously, what girl could possibly enjoy spending time with a man named Oliver? Hastily adding some injuries of varying severity and corresponding tears in her uniform, Taylor gingerly stumbled out of the car. Several other military vehicles had met similar fates, and the remaining cars had sped onward, choosing their elusive quarry over their dying companions. Ignoring the cries of the dying men and women nearby, Taylor turned her focus to a far more pressing issue. The woman's appearance she was currently using had been nearly unbearable prior to the accident. Being forced to add these injuries to the mix was simply unacceptable. She needed to find someone new to impersonate if she was going to continue to infiltrate the city and find Brandon, preferably someone whose appearance came closer to her own natural beauty. A true match for such perfection was impossible, of course, but surely she could find someone who had a tolerable hair colour, or whose ribs weren't concealed beneath a healthy layer of fat. Movement caught her attention, and she watched an altercation between three flying epics on a nearby building with interest. Even after enhancing her ears, she could only catch snippets of their conversation, but it would seem that the epic Deathwish was hitting on his female companion. Taylor eyed the young woman's slender physique with envy. How long would it be until she could return to her true form? Acting on a hunch, Taylor shambled over to the trio, changing her appearance bit by bit when no one was looking. Deathwish and his two companions were obviously among the more powerful epics in the city, and Taylor was willing to bet the administration in the Dalles kept its tame epics away from the general populace when they were not needed. She could always tell them her identification had been lost in the accident. What reason would they have to suspect a pretty young member of the Dalles's finest, injured in the course of duty. By the time she reached them, Taylor's injuries remained, but her hair had changed to a tolerable strawberry blonde, she had a cute nose and nice lips, and was at least two dress sizes smaller. "Ex... excuse me? I don't mean to intrude, but..." Taylor craned her neck and looked up as she fluttered her now voluminous eyelashes, faking disorientation. She had to project her voice in order to be heard, but hopefully the epics would think it was because her ears were ringing, or that she had suffered hearing loss as a result of the explosions. "I... there was a bus, and... it hit my partner, I mean a piece of it hit my partner... and now he's dead, and I'm... Could one of you radio for help?"

Hey all, I'm in an RP mood, so let me know if I owe you a post. I'm starting with a T-Swift one and then going from there. I'll be splitting my time tonight between here and MBI, but I'll be pretty available for once. Silver: Gelliton said Converter would run out of air in 3 hours or so, so that's our window for an explosion. It would have to happen around the 3 hour mark though, since Converter won't die till then. I'm fine with being a little fast and loose with time, but it still has to make sense. If an explosion happens that works with the time frame, I'm fine with Converter appearing from it, but I'd rather not plan an explosion specifically for that purpose. Part of what I like about RPs is the imrpovisation, so while some planning is good, I'd rather leave this one up in the air (especially with the amount of chaos we've had thus far). If you want Converter to die sooner, you could also always have her kille herself. She'd probably appear outside the dome then, but it might be fun to see what she does to try to get back in, and could set up some interaction with her and some other epics. It would also give us a chance to see some character development, and see what she's like when she's not on a rampage.

Okay, I think I read everything, and am back now from post holidays stuff. Let me know if there was anything specific I need to attend to that I missed .