I have recently found the coolness that is Chinese wu gong dramas. I've been working my way through Xun Qin Ji (A Step into the Past; atm on ep. 22) and Xue Shan Fei Hu (Fox Volante of the Snowy Mountain; Snowy Mountain Flying Fox).
I did take a look at Yang Warriors but that style of fighting and the actors/characters in it weren't that fun/interesting to me. So, is anyone else interested in these types of dramas? What other series would you suggest?
Thanks!

I've been struggling for time on my shared computer lately, and also getting sucked into my fourth major FPS game ever: Half-life 2. [Other 3? GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and Portal]
I should be back around some time later in the week...
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

Not precisely on-topic for this forum, but...

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BY MOST OBSERVERS' RECKONING, between 150 and 200 real-life superheroes, or "Reals" as some call themselves, operate in the United States, with another 50 or so donning the cowl internationally.

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I'm curious as to how much absolute prestige I've brought into The Legendary, and how much on a relative scale. Are there any tools available for getting these numbers?Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979

Here's a couple of fanfiction idea scenelets I had to get down in words (and out of my twisted brain).
First: a Harry Potter AU scenelet:

This is the followup to the Tina McIntyre Arc, involving more Praetorians. I'll run down some observations on each mission.
The Character: Entropic Avatar is a Ice/EM/Body Tanker. I've got some IOs, including some fun sets, but I'm by no means uber. I use insps liberally, so assume any insp I burn is a 1st tier.
Mission 1: Find the glowy, fight Chimera.
Chimera: Considering how much of a badass Manticore is, you'd expect Chimera to be nasty. He's not. I found him to be *pathetically* easy - I didn't even need inspirations on him. He and his minions appear to just be overgrown Tsoo - swords, caltrops, and...well, some bow attacks.
Mission 2: Defeat All Wolves: 60 minutes.
Oh yay. A timed defeat all. Whee. With an EB. Actually the Wolves were *really* easy, since they followed the old herding-friendly behavioral code.
Shadowhunter: Oh my god, this sucked. Earth Controls, Stone attacks, Stone Armor (no Granite, thank fnord), and Earth's Embrace. Oh joy, every 60s he rebuilds himself by 50% of his HP. Fun. Bunch of purples.
Mission 3: Find where the scanners are.
All I have to say about Nightstar's and Seige's minions is I *totally* want them for a MM.
Nightstar: Meh. Dark blasts, dark miasma, dark melee, not really a problem. She went down really quickly when I burned 2 purps and 3 reds.
Seige: Energy Melee, Energy Blasts. I found him harder, and died to him. Burned a total of 6 purps.
Mission 4: Get the scanners back.
Whee Bobcat's people. Bunch of wimpy Claw Scrappers. Speaking of which...
Bobcat: Claws/SR scrapper. She wasn't hard until she went into Unstoppable. I responded by hitting Hibernate and waiting out her first 60s of annoyance. After it wore off (I ended up hitting the elevator in the end) I came back and Energy Transfered her, and she ate floor. 3 purps, 2 yellows, 1 green.
Mission 5: Defeat Neuron
Anti-matter's minions are *way* cooler than Neuron's. Nuff said.
Neuron: Tedious, since he kept sucking down my end. 3 blues, 3 purps, 3 reds, watch his health bar drop.
Mission 6: Defend the clan from Battle Maiden
Yeah. Bomb hunt. Bounced around, very little combat.
Mission 7: Defeat Battle Maiden
Ugh. Purple cave. This one kind of sucked due to the way the mobs were placed near BM.
Battle Maiden: She was actually impressively resilient. I had to burn 2 purps, 3 greens, a blue, and 2 reds.
Mission 8: Rescue People From their Shadows
Outdoor mission with Black Swan's toadies, free the hostages. My word, these guys have Acc out the wazoo. Ignored my defenses. The Temp power was...okay, I guess. I think it may be Midnight Grasp (Mod Damage, Immob). Use it liberally, because you lose it in the next mission.

Mission 9: Rescue the Prisoner
This one is a bit tricky. The prisoner's easy to find, he's right near the entrance. Free him, mission is over. You have to go run for Black Swan first if you want Dimensional Warder.
Black Swan: Dark, Dark and more Dark. She was more irritating than anything. Burned 1 purp, 3 yellows, and 3 reds.
Mission 10: Check out the Asylum
WOW. I love the decor! Decrepit hospital gives me total Silent Hill vibes. Nice.
Malaise: What a wuss. Didn't burn anything.
Mother Mayhem: Not much tougher. Isn't Psi supposed to go through Ice Armor? I did burn 4 reds, 2 orange, and a yellow just for kicks, I had a few to spare.
To be continued.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel
"Camaraderie, adventure, and steel on steel. The stuff of legend! Right, Boo?"

Go here for some of the... the...
They are good. You will laugh.
Or you will scream.
Or perhaps you will turn into the Joker.
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Or maybe you will want to fold laundry.

Free classical violin solos performed by Tasmin Little, recorded on 5th January 2008 at the Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Surrey. Included are J.S.Bach's Partita No.3 in E major, Paul Patterson's Luslawice Variations, and Eugne Ysae's Sonata No.3 in D minor ("Ballade"), plus explanatory audio tracks by Ms. Little and all the inserts you need to make a burned CD look pretty.
(While this isn't the usual type of music discussed here, Doug does listen to classical pieces for relaxation, so this is sort-of-on-topic...)
-Rob Kelk
"I heard there was a trial run of soylent blue, but they had to cease production when the George Carlin ran out..."
Mark Jones, 13 Jan 2008
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

While we know what Aquarius does when played by Doug, is this a guarantee that Evil Doug gets the same effect? I can easily see him using the song to create a simulacrum of Lovecraft's most infamous character. "Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM ofthe Rings XXXV
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

Here's a little something that's been percolating in my head for a couple months, actually. It's just a chunk of dialogue which might eventually evolve into a scene. I don't actually have a place for this in the story yet, so don't hold your breaths waiting to see the proper context.
All you need to know right now, though, is that the song Doug is playing is Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".

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"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard the 10:15 Hogwarts Express to King's Cross station, London. We will be be cruising at an altitude of approximately 100 feet at a speed of faster than you've ever gone in your young lives. We've got a good tailwind and one hell of a humongous Transfiguration going, and we expect to arrive at our destination at approximately 10:19, about four minutes from now. Please make sure all your seatbacks and tray tables are in their full upright and locked positions, and that all trunks are stowed in the overhead compartments. Thank you for flying Air Hogwarts and have a nice day."

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