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| Kaleido Star -- Grrrrrrrr |
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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-14-2008, 04:45 AM - Forum: General Chatter
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Okay, Peggy and I are about 12 episodes into the second season of Kaleido Star, and I find myself growing more and
more annoyed. As some folks here know, I have some theatre background -- three years'-plus of near-professional level backstage/crew/writer experience
with the Princeton Triangle Club, for those interested. And while I don't have any direct backstage experience with circuses, I do know a few things about
how they operate. And the combination of all this makes me want to scream when I watch what they've been doing on Kaleido Star in the second season. They're all freaking lunatics, and Sora is just
going "oh, okay" and doing what they tell her to do.
Am I missing something cultural here? (Or is it just massive ignorance on the writers' parts?) Because I simply cannot believe what I'm seeing. Half
the stunts these people pull should get them shut down for safety violations -- and Sora ought to beat the crap out of them for the other half. (Yes, I know,
not her personality. But I'm sooooo tempted to send Doug there to do the crap-beating for her.) The stuff they
get away with as if it were "normal" is frankly criminal, and my suspension of disbelief is pretty much shredded.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
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| Rad Robo Here, Axe Shield Tanker Build, Give me your thoughts/ideas |
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Posted by: Rad Robo - 12-13-2008, 08:54 PM - Forum: Build Advice
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Design Goals,
End game Group tank for TF's with the ability to solo if things are slow.
Charecter background: To be honest, im not much into the whole roleplaying thing like i was years ago. But i love the medieval timeframe, Knights etc. And the idea of a giant Axe wielding armor clad warrior appeals to me greatly.
As for the cost, im basically talking unlimited, best possible however long it takes, whats the best this guy can be.
Here's the build as i see it. Blow it up as you see fit :>
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.401
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Level 50 Magic Tanker
Primary Power Set: Shield Defense
Secondary Power Set: Battle Axe
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Deflection - (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (3) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (7) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 1: Beheader
Level 2: Battle Agility- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (13) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
- (15) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
- (17) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
Level 4: True Grit- (A) Resist Damage IO
- (7) Healing IO
- (9) Healing IO
- (9) Healing IO
- (11) Resist Damage IO
- (17) Resist Damage IO
Level 6: Hurdle
Level 8: Against All Odds- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 10: Active Defense- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 12: Hasten- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (19) Recharge Reduction IO
- (27) Recharge Reduction IO
Level 14: Super Speed- (A) Celerity - Endurance
- (25) Celerity - +Stealth
- (25) Celerity - RunSpeed
Level 16: Boxing
Level 18: Health- (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
- (19) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
- (23) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
- (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
- (29) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
- (33) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
Level 20: Stamina- (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
- (21) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy/Recharge
- (33) Efficacy Adaptor - Accuracy/Recharge
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Endurance
- (34) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
Level 22: Phalanx Fighting- (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (23) Red Fortune - Defense/Recharge
- (31) Red Fortune - Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (36) Red Fortune - Defense
- (36) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 24: Swoop- (A) Hecatomb - Damage
- (37) Hecatomb - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (37) Hecatomb - Accuracy/Recharge
- (39) Hecatomb - Damage/Endurance
- (39) Hecatomb - Chance of Damage(Negative)
Level 26: Shield Charge- (A) Armageddon - Damage
- (39) Armageddon - Damage/Recharge
- (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (40) Armageddon - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Armageddon - Damage/Endurance
- (42) Armageddon - Chance for Fire Damage
Level 28: Whirling Axe- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (29) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (42) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 30: Taunt- (A) Accuracy IO
- (31) Accuracy IO
Level 32: Grant Cover- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
Level 35: Cleave- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (36) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (43) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (46) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (48) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (48) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
Level 38: Pendulum- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (45) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (46) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
Level 41: Tough- (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (42) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (43) Impervium Armor - Resistance
- (48) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
Level 44: Weave- (A) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Red Fortune - Defense/Endurance
- (50) Red Fortune - Defense
- (50) Red Fortune - Endurance
Level 47: One with the Shield- (A) Endurance Modification IO
Level 49: Build Up
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Level 1: Brawl
Level 1: Sprint
Level 2: Rest
Level 1: Gauntlet
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Set Bonus Totals:- 15.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 15.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 5.63% Defense(Smashing)
- 5.63% Defense(Lethal)
- 3.13% Defense(Energy)
- 3.13% Defense(Negative)
- 1.88% Defense(Psionic)
- 11.3% Defense(Melee)
- 6.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 2.25% Max End
- 75% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 60% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 6% Enhancement(Heal)
- 126.5 HP (6.75%) HitPoints
- MezResist(Held) 8.8%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 6.6%
- MezResist(Stun) 6.6%
- 12% (0.2 End/sec) Recovery
- 42% (3.29 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 7.56% Resistance(Fire)
- 7.56% Resistance(Cold)
- 10% Resistance(Toxic)
- 9.25% Resistance(Psionic)
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Set Bonuses:
Luck of the Gambler
(Deflection)- 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- MezResist(Held) 2.75%
- 3.13% Resistance(Psionic)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Luck of the Gambler
(Battle Agility)- 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- MezResist(Held) 2.75%
- 3.13% Resistance(Psionic)
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Celerity
(Super Speed)- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 28.1 HP (1.5%) HitPoints
Numina's Convalescence
(Health)- 12% (0.94 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 35.1 HP (1.88%) HitPoints
- 6% Enhancement(Heal)
- MezResist(Held) 3.3%
- 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)
Efficacy Adaptor
(Stamina)- 21.1 HP (1.13%) HitPoints
- 1.5% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
- 10% (0.78 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
Red Fortune
(Phalanx Fighting)- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 2% DamageBuff(All)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
Hecatomb
(Swoop)- 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 5% Resistance(Toxic)
Armageddon
(Shield Charge)- 4% (0.07 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.52% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 15% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 10% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 5% Resistance(Toxic)
Obliteration
(Whirling Axe)- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
Obliteration
(Cleave)- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
Obliteration
(Pendulum)- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.88% Defense(Lethal), 1.88% Defense(Smashing)
Impervium Armor
(Tough)- 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
- 1.88% Defense(Psionic)
- 2.25% Max End
- 3% Resistance(Psionic)
Red Fortune
(Weave)- MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
- 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
- 2% DamageBuff(All)
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| Never try to take on ice, you will LOSE |
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Posted by: yumekochan - 12-13-2008, 07:49 AM - Forum: General Chatter
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...As I so painfully demonstrated on accident yesterday.
I was coming down the front steps of the house, as me and my b/f were going to get my plates renewed at the DMV. My foot found a patch of ice, and I promptly
slipped and fell hard on my butt, hitting my spine on the edge of the porch (which is concrete, along with the steps). I then slipped down the next few steps
on my butt.
So today, you'd think I'd gotten into a car accident with how much I am hurting. My spine hurts where I hit it, a LOT. My lower back hurts, my left
buttcheek hurts, the back of my right hip hurts, my right forearm hurts, and my neck hurts when I crane my head back. Took forever to fall asleep last night,
despite taking Excedrin. Took some ibuprofen a couple hours ago and that seems to be working a tiny bit.
I am currently firmly planted on the couch, with a pillow behind my back. I'm ok as long as I don't try to get up. Gee, work ought to be fun
tomorrow. Seven hours on my feet, hooray...
--Amanda
"Hey, it's not like dying is on my schedule for this week."
--Yumeko Asagiri, Bubblegum Crisis: The Next Generation, part 3
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| I have a new Sabre... |
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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-12-2008, 08:40 PM - Forum: The Legendary
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...once I actually play her through the tutorial. Mind you, she's based on a bad pun...
Empathy/Psionic Defender.
Dark blue armor with white highlights.
"Life Sabre".
I told you it was bad.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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| ToTL: V-chan's Night Before Christmas |
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Posted by: Sofaspud - 12-10-2008, 11:37 PM - Forum: The Legendary
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Valles did not authorize this, nor did anyone else involved. It's probably best to consider this non-canon, unless you
want to canon-ize it, in which case, feel free. This is not V's fault. It was inspired by... wait, okay, yeah, it's V's fault. And Ops. And
Ankh. And the chatlog from last night.
And it wouldn't GET OUT OF MY HEAD until I wrote it down. So here. I inflict it upon you. Mwuah hah hah!
Twas the night before Christmas, and deep in V's blouse,
Magnificent pillows did gently bounce.
Her girlfriend and lover, that flaming red-head,
Looked happy and cheerful as she dragged V to bed.
Between them the room was flashy and hot,
The slept not a wink; they played quite a lot.
And the on-duty Mag sat up with a curse,
For a camera was hidden within V-chan's purse.
Was it villains? Who else? But it didn't matter.
When THIS hit the 'net they'd be mad as a hatter.
Away to the portals he bounded, quite rash,
Hopped a 'port, jumped a building, and started to dash.
The moon crested high over run-down King's Row,
Some Skulls wandered by, he told them to blow.
When finally, thankfully, what should appear?
The party for Christmas, and that hacker most dear!
"A crisis!" Mag cried, bursting in quite distraught,
and shared with all present what villains had wrought.
Faster than Cyberman his allies they came,
and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Cyberman, quick! Go cut off the signal!
Net, do your thing! Shut down that drivel!
Amber, get Emet, and go guard their bed!
Terr, you're with me! We're off to bust heads!"
As scared villains before the wild catgirl flee,
the party dispersed, and rushed out to see
what could be done, to save their friends,
and preserve them from villains' nefarious ends.
Retribution would come; the storm would soon crest
And villains would learn what heroes do best.
Before long word came down, that the signal was gone,
Lewd pictures no more, that trick was done.
Net found and burned, in the digital sense,
All traces that proved that those pics might exist.
Amber, with Emet, arrived at the scene,
to find that the occupants were quite serene.
The disaster they'd dodged was not on their minds,
In truth, they were thinking of each others' behinds.
"Don't bug them, they're BUSY!" she called 'cross the tac-band,
And privately wondered if they needed a hand.
Crisis averted, the team had to wonder,
Just who on Earth committed this blunder?
And how was it that the (so nasty!) movie,
Had shown up at base while Mag was on duty?
His cigar rolled around as he pondered and worried,
Fell down and went out, as he suddenly hurried,
Leaving others on guard, back to the base,
To his desk where he saw a little white vase.
He'd seen it before, but paid it no mind,
Running late as he was when he first arrived.
But it ran through his mind that it had been here,
When nothing he knew of should have been there.
"Dear Mag," the note read, in calligraphy script,
"This vase is for you, but it's not quite a gift.
I needed a way to reach you, you see,
Without anyone knowing that the sender, was me."
It went on to prove that he'd ruined her night,
She'd set up the camera, planned it just right,
And timed it so well, to make sure he was on duty,
As a man she could trust to not watch the movie.
To keep it a secret, to not say a word,
To do nothing at all but hit 'Record'.
Hoping he wasn't too late to recover,
He hit the button and prayed they weren't over.
Called back the team, said "Go back to your party.
You're all the best, in our private army."
Settled down in his chair, with a mug of hot tea,
And resisted the urge to turn on the TV.
The morning dawned clear, cold and crisp in the city
Mag was awake when V came in looking pretty
Flushed with her 'efforts', yet still quite serene.
Grabbed her recording and left, eyes all a-gleam
Mag raised his mug, a toast to events,
Drained it dry with a gulp, grabbed a handful of mints,
Looked 'round the base, with a critical eye,
Then shut off the lights and let out a sigh.
"Merry Christmas to all," he said with a grin.
"V's got her present, it's a hell of a win.
I'm headed home. I admit it was fun.
But stick a fork in this boy, 'cause dammit, I'm done."
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
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