Nerrone's Rangers -OOC and Planning- [Thread 1]

I'll wait, I do need to get some ideas for what I'll post.

So sorry I haven't posted in the IC, I've had some, ah, complications that interfere with how much I can be on my computer. I'll make a post now.

Drago, your avatar image is mesmerizing.....

Anywho, what's with the blue and red text? Is it required?

The coloured text is just to reduce confusion: it's used to indicate that the post, or the part of it with the coloured text in it, is important only to either team A or team B. Also, green is used to indicate events that effect both teams, such as a comm message broadcast to everyone (though at the moment both teams' comms are being jammed).

So yeah, preferably you should use it, but it shouldn't need to be more than a few words per post.

Okay, scratch that. My computer time is even more limited thani had thought, and for no good reason. Im writing this on my ipod. Delta, you should probably find someone else to run the Team B NPCs. Sorry about that.

I'll administer to Team B for now then, I suppose. On a related note, we might have need of Grecsh's demolitions expertise and equipment — do you want to pass control of him, if not Xol as well, to someone else? Also, if you've developed any plans as regards Team B, drop me a PM.

Theta, doesn't the hatch have a wheel for a lock? What's it doing with a retinal scanner that no one noticed?

EDIT: I had to change the name.

Well, see, I thought that too, but then it occurred to me that without some sort of security there'd be nothing but the rust to stop anything with opposable thumbs from opening the hatch, which seems less logical than there being an old retinal scanner or somesuch set in the wall nearby.

Well Kaaran didn't know what type of lock it was or where it was, then Chalen found exactly where it was, and better yet, that it had a keyhole. It's up to improvisation, now.

I suppose there doesn't have to be that much resistance, and you could just as easily say there was that much rust that it wouldn't open, but that's all in the recent past now.

Dark_potato57 wrote:

Well Kaaran didn't know what type of lock it was or where it was, then Chalen found exactly where it was, and better yet, that it had a keyhole. It's up to improvisation, now.

I suppose there doesn't have to be that much resistance, and you could just as easily say there was that much rust that it wouldn't open, but that's all in the recent past now.

I was going on the fact that it had a wheelopening mechanism at its centre, and that it's actual locking mechanism could be hidden pretty much anywhere within the door, the wheel just opens it, rather than locking it. Thats why i said Kaaran couldn't locate the lock.

I guess havinga retinal scanner would make sense, as only once you have passed the scanner can you use the wheel to unlock the door.

But Finding a keyhole doesn't really fit with either the wheely thing or the retinal scanner, unless it was a part of the scanner itself.

Isak, that last attack on the Armodie was an insta-hit; you might like to amend it so that your character is attempting to grab him (and hence snap his neck) rather than leaving no space for a response.

Ok.
Just to be sure....

Edit: Yup, Del. That's the edited version. Hopefully it works.

IsakTheWriter wrote:

Rhak dodged the flying plasma which could be seen cut through weak metal bars.
He took the small Armodie around the neck and doing a quick move which resulted in a noise that sounded like a branch getting cracked.
He realesed the dead corpse and noticed that the plasma had burnt the armor on his knee. Fortunately his light armor had a double plating, shielding him from oxygen exposure.

...Is this the edited version?

Me thinks you may need to PM the rules to him, Kappa.

@Isak: I'm going to have to disregard that post for now, as it is an insta-hit / insta-kill, as described below:

I wrote:

-Combat: This one I'd like to get straight right off the bat, so listen up! When fighting a character that is controlled by someone else, including any NPC's, you should state your attack rather than stating that you hit them. For instance, instead of "Alice punches Bob in the face, knocking him to the ground," consider: "Alice throws a punch at Bob's face, attempting to knock him to the ground." The second statement is better because A: it gives Bob the chance to make a post dodging, blocking or deflecting the attack to a different part of the body (or just straight-up posting his reaction to being punched in the face) and B: it states the potential consequences of the blow connecting, which is a useful guide for when Bob posts. The first statement does not give Bob such an opportunity and is classed as an 'insta-hit', which is a form of godmodding. Also it should be noted that Bob shouldn't dodge every attack aimed at him: that would be as inconsiderate as insta-hitting. Which is godmodding. Which will end in me murdering you. If you're confused, please feel free to ask a question -- I know I can be a little unclear sometimes.

If this needs some clarification, just say.

User: PrincessNintendo/Shardna
Name: Bianca Vorpal
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Height: Taller then Chalen by 7 inches.
Race: Elvars (Nature Elf like race)
Homeworld: Primeus 21-B
Equipment: Bone Tusks Blades, Light armour, backpack filled with remidies and other stuff.
Bio: Bianca Vorpal has never fitted in with her own kind just because she is different. At the age of seven, she was trained to be a perfessional assassin but before that she had to do the one job that no one could do. Bianca had to retrive the Legendary Bone Tusk Blade which is stolen from by a creature of untold uglyness. Not being completly insane, Bianca had a companion to protect her while they made their journey to fight the ugly creature. Only Bianca had surrvied the fight and her companion sacrficed himself by killing both the creature but lost his life in the process. Even though Bianca obtained the Tusk Blades she mourned the loss of her companion. Few years later, Bianca became the best assassin the Elvars had ever had in eons. Despite her age, Bianca set out on a journey to see the worlds, steal and possibly kill things. Bianca had met a Space Sprite named Chalen after saving his life from a monstrous carnivours plant and on that day they became the best of friends. Bianca's goal is to help the innocents and possbily be more then friends with Chalen..
Strengths: Is able to run at high speeds when needed, is able to go completly invisible, understands and able to use advanced techno unlike Chalen. Likes to be a distraction to anything that tries to kill them and being risky.
Weaknesses: Heavy equipment if carrying even the one heavy thing, she'll be sluggish, cannot take powerful blows as she has a sturdy but weak body. Chalen (the idea of losing her only friend she ever had in her life). Being beyond risky.

Adding your character now, Shar.

Great! I can't wait to introduce her soon in the rp!

Isak, this is your third notice: the post in which you killed the Armodie wielding the plasma cutter was an insta-hit, and therefore cannot be counted. As a result, your latest post is also inadmissible.

You have to ask if you want to finish off an NPC, don't you?

You don't have to ask; just make an attack on the NPC like you would any other NPC or PC. Whether the character you attack is then killed, maimed or crippled by a fit of giggles is then down to the judgment of whomever controls it.

So, if my character has an enemy on the ropes I'm allowed to kill it? I mean like a finishing move. I think it would be sort of insta-hitty what I have in mind, so in Isak's situation, if he still wanted to break the Armodie's neck he'd have to have the all clear?

Hmm, well if you wanted to do something that would otherwise be classed as an insta-hit / insta-kill then yeah, you'd have to get permission first. I would much prefer it, however, if you avoided doing so — if everyone started asking for dispensation to conduct finishing moves it would start to corrode the combat system.

A better way might be to conduct your finisher in a number of stages without insta-hitting, if it's a complex move.


...What do you have in mind, specifically?

EDITED: Keeping it a surprise.

Conducting a move like that without insta-hitting would take at least a couple of posts if you phrased it right, but it certainly wouldn't be impossible. Of course, this means you'd be giving the character you're conducting the attack on a number of opportunities to mitigate the damage, so you'd have to beat the target up pretty badly to make sure the finisher isn't subverted.

I'm cautious about complicating the combat rules, even to facilitate cool finishers.