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The City of Adventure; A Work in Progress
Topic Started: June 28, 2013, 11:10 am (1,418 Views)
oniskieth
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If you want to make a short term rp that you can finish then you shouldn't be adding unappealing restrictions to the cc
Edited by oniskieth, June 30, 2013, 3:56 pm.
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Keith
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I've just been skimming the thread but instead of starting at base level or fully powered we should start at base-mid or mid level. I initially voted no but I'm leaning towards maybe giving this a shot if enough people are up for it. And then if it works we can just start adding on to it because we will have something already established.
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Using DnD analogue, why don't we start at around Lv.5? We possess 3-4 pieces of enchanted equipment, everyone has around 10-15 "points" to dedicate to abilities meaning anything from 15 weak abilities to just 1 super strong (Lv.10) ability and a moderate leveled Lv.5 one or anything in between and possess the necessary experience to have the basic abilities to work together. Hell, we could all choose some similar trait that brought everyone together like alignment, career choice etc and have this be the first mission they have together but not their first missions ever.
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Plus going back on your "balance" factor, what kind of balance are you looking for? Balance can mean many things, such as it doesn't matter what route you go since you'll still do crap attacks with physical or magic attacks, or are you referring to a balance where magic is strong against magic and weak to physical attacks and vice versa.


I was thinking of two things: putting restrictions on how the magic is used, and implementing what basically amounts to "spell resistance."

Restrictions might consist of things like incantations, a form of "ammunition" or required spell components, or something else. Basically, something that either slows down casting times, something that limits the amount of spells that can be cast in a period of time, or some item/goal/etc that must be obtained before the spell can be cast. In this way, magic would probably still be powerful, but would serve more of an artillery role. They would need time and materials to cast their spells, and thus couldn't come up with a magical solution to every freaking thing because they would find at least one of those two things lacking in some situations. It would allow melee players to exploit a weakness, just as magic users can exploit the melee weakness of range (of course, ranged melee throws this off a bit, so other measures may need to be taken.)

On the other hand, there might be enemies that are resistant or even outright immune to magic. For instance, the undead. Since undead are animated by magic itself, their entire being is filled with energy that might cause interference with any spells directed at them, so certain kinds of magic are weaker against them. By contrast, if the undead is something like a skeleton, melee attackers, especially those with blunt weapons, might have an easier time of it. Of course, stronger spells or spells more creatively used could overcome this resistance. Blasting the thing might eventually work--or instead of raising earth spikes underneath it, try raising them around it to trap it. Or try bringing down the ceiling. Or doing SOMETHING more complex than simply trying to overcome it with sheer power.

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If you want to make a short term rp that you can finish then you shouldn't be adding unappealing restrictions to the cc


It's only unappealing because your stupid Fire Emblem characters wouldn't be able to obliterate everything with rays of light that take no time to cast and have no restrictions on their uses.

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I've just been skimming the thread but instead of starting at base level or fully powered we should start at base-mid or mid level. I initially voted no but I'm leaning towards maybe giving this a shot if enough people are up for it. And then if it works we can just start adding on to it because we will have something already established.


What would that accomplish, other than giving people an even better excuse to have overpowered characters because we're "starting later?"

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Using DnD analogue, why don't we start at around Lv.5? We possess 3-4 pieces of enchanted equipment, everyone has around 10-15 "points" to dedicate to abilities meaning anything from 15 weak abilities to just 1 super strong (Lv.10) ability and a moderate leveled Lv.5 one or anything in between and possess the necessary experience to have the basic abilities to work together. Hell, we could all choose some similar trait that brought everyone together like alignment, career choice etc and have this be the first mission they have together but not their first missions ever.


Again, what would this accomplish other than making people even more overpowered than they already tend to be?


At this point guys, according to the poll, no one even wants to do it, and Magius's smarmy asshole comments are, again, making me realize that I'm the only one here who gives any kind of shit about any of this, and AGAIN, making me realize that no one here gives a goddamned shit about doing anything constructive be it characters or story associated, AND AGAIN making me realize that what little respect I THINK I get from you people is either apathy or poorly hidden contempt.

So basically, let's close it down and you can all go back to your stupidly written characters and your stupidly written stories. I should have expected this from the beginning, because I've already read and seen firsthand that humans, despite our capacity to perform the seemingly impossible with enough motivation, don't actually LIKE to think because it makes their weak and puny brain matter TIRED. So you guys just do whatever's FUN and completely ignore the fact that if this FUN was of better quality it would be MORE FUN, ESPECIALLY when suggestions of making something better in quality come out of the goodwill of someone who just wants you all to stop being such fucktards to him all the fucking time.

Fuck all of you.
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We love you too Onime.
Arch-Necromancer of the Gilgamesh Army- “I am who I am. The pain of others, I do not feel. The sorrow of others does not touch me. Death feeds me. Death pleases me. I am the essence I consume. You fools will become corpses here, because I wish it to be.”

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Wields: Living sword Ragnarok and the Staff of Magius
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Overlimit: Ultimate Spellchain(Flare, Holy, Meteor, Grand Cross, Almagest, Dimension Zero, Big Bang)
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Keith
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What would that accomplish, other than giving people an even better excuse to have overpowered characters because we're "starting later?"

It would be more entertaining than being the equivalent of level one the whole time. That said I would be happy with starting at base and then advancing to maybe mid-base, as long as there is some growth. People need a carrot.
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Onime No Ryu
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June 30, 2013, 5:01 pm
We love you too Onime.
You know what the saddest thing is?

I actually wish you did.
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Twi
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*Facepalm*

Owww. That hurts, Magius and Onime. That hurts.

*Twi applies huggles to the site.
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OI I'M STILL HERE YOU BLOODY WANKERS
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oniskieth
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=[ I don't think anybody is trying to get you bent out of shape over this
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MagiusNecros
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Meh. He's just crying over the fact everyone isn't automatically on board with his concepts since he clearly thinks at a much higher level then everyone else.

Arch-Necromancer of the Gilgamesh Army- “I am who I am. The pain of others, I do not feel. The sorrow of others does not touch me. Death feeds me. Death pleases me. I am the essence I consume. You fools will become corpses here, because I wish it to be.”

Curse: Cursed with hourglass eyes that show how life slowly dies before him
Wields: Living sword Ragnarok and the Staff of Magius
Signature move: God's End
Overlimit: Ultimate Spellchain(Flare, Holy, Meteor, Grand Cross, Almagest, Dimension Zero, Big Bang)
Transformation: Turns into a great black dragon
YT Account:http://www.youtube.com/user/MagiusNecros?feature=mhee
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June 30, 2013, 5:06 pm
Meh. He's just crying over the fact everyone isn't automatically on board with his concepts since he clearly thinks at a much higher level then everyone else.

If he really thinks he's "higher level", why does he quit so much?
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MagiusNecros
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June 30, 2013, 5:09 pm
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June 30, 2013, 5:06 pm
Meh. He's just crying over the fact everyone isn't automatically on board with his concepts since he clearly thinks at a much higher level then everyone else.

If he really thinks he's "higher level", why does he quit so much?
He bravely took to his feet and beat a very brave retreat?

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Show's over folks.
Edited by MagiusNecros, June 30, 2013, 5:19 pm.
Arch-Necromancer of the Gilgamesh Army- “I am who I am. The pain of others, I do not feel. The sorrow of others does not touch me. Death feeds me. Death pleases me. I am the essence I consume. You fools will become corpses here, because I wish it to be.”

Curse: Cursed with hourglass eyes that show how life slowly dies before him
Wields: Living sword Ragnarok and the Staff of Magius
Signature move: God's End
Overlimit: Ultimate Spellchain(Flare, Holy, Meteor, Grand Cross, Almagest, Dimension Zero, Big Bang)
Transformation: Turns into a great black dragon
YT Account:http://www.youtube.com/user/MagiusNecros?feature=mhee
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