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Posted by: robkelk - 09-02-2008, 03:11 AM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk V: Another Divine Mess You've Gotten Me Into
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Maybe if I inflict it on other folks, it'll leave my brain. (Probably not, but maybe.)
It's frosh week here in Ottawa.
Which got me thinking of how so many characters in Oh My Brother attend university. And there's an old Beach Boys song about college... That stupid thought-worm pushed both of those together and ran it through the pun generator, and came up with a song title: Be True To Your Skuld
(Drat. It's still stuck in my brain. )
--
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
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| Lazer Life - Blood Brothers |
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Posted by: David Lewis - 09-02-2008, 02:31 AM - Forum: The Game Everyone Loves To Play
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Blood Brothers are a 'Myspace-core' band, and this is one of there very odd songs I stumbled across.
Oh, Team Machine!
I'm a pound of flesh in a drum machine's dream.
We watched crabs and lobsters eat a dead cop's throat and stuff our mouths with gutted stereos.
Oh, Team Machine!
Every single piano i've ever met in my life
never sounded as good as melted Casio keys
burning in a sea that sings out in 3-D.
Oh, that Laser Rain kept me up all night again
scratching at the window like a bright colored beast
howling at the dawn like an adulterous priest.
shake your hands like they're full of feathers.
shake your wings like they're laced with sound.
shake your skin like a scrambled tv.
gnash your teeth like a flamingo swarm.
and if your night unplugs its life.
Digital sunrise. Digital sunset.
Digital sunrise.
Oh, Team Machine!
The world's got no end and got no beginning.
Now I'm coughing up maracas and tambourines, looking over cliffs of eternity.
shake your hands like they're full of disaster.
shake your wings like they're painted with tar.
shake your skin like it's sewn with insects.
gnash your teeth like an exploding car.
and if your night unplugs its life
blame it on the laser rain.
and if your life unplugs its eyes
blame it on the laser rain.
because you can't blame the sun, it's been bought and sold to a day that's never dawning.
and you can't blame the sky, it collapsed twleve times;
now it's buried in a digital coffin.
So you climb out to your windowsill
as the drum machines laugh to themselves
This high pitched screaming cacophony alternates in my mind between awesome and awful, and given how all over the place the lyrics are, this could grant powers
anywhere from Lazer Rain abilities, to making all audio equiptment in AOE explode!
Any thoughts from anyone?
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| Chat Logs of the Legendary: Procrastination |
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Posted by: OpMegs - 09-02-2008, 02:29 AM - Forum: The Legendary
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Context: About midnight, EST, the few remaining regulars on the Legendary channel attempt to set something up to do with their remaining time. The following
results.
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08-31-2008 23:18:26 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Well, Nene's half a level from her last costume slot.
08-31-2008 23:18:50 [The Legendary]OpMegs: And unlike Sylia, she could use the help once she hits 40 in droppin' Nemmys.
08-31-2008 23:18:56 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Ohh
08-31-2008 23:19:04 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Bill did that yesterday.
08-31-2008 23:19:27 [The Legendary]OpMegs: I'm trying to figure whether I should go Roman, or something absurdly fanservicey for kicks.
08-31-2008 23:19:28 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: With Wire's slotting advice... he dropped 4 groups of 12 Nemmy each, one-shotted each time, yawned, and
went to collect his new slot ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
08-31-2008 23:19:56 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Just to give Terr a heart attack. ![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
08-31-2008 23:20:30 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: ."Oh, but TERR, you KNOW you like the redheads... *vamp mode ON*"
08-31-2008 23:20:32 [The Legendary]Ankhani: And back with En.
08-31-2008 23:20:33 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: Back
08-31-2008 23:20:53 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Invite meh?
08-31-2008 23:20:56 [The Legendary]OpMegs: But yeah. I'll jump over to Nene. She can sponge XP off the more experienced and effective Legendary folk.
*snicker*
08-31-2008 23:21:01 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: *catching up on chat*
08-31-2008 23:21:02 [Vanguard] WARNING: Rikti ships have been detected heading for Atlas Park.
08-31-2008 23:21:14 [The Legendary]Ankhani: AIIIIEEEEE! RIKTI!!
08-31-2008 23:21:16 [The Legendary]OpMegs: ...geeze. What is WITH the invasions today?
08-31-2008 23:21:32 [The Legendary]Ankhani: RUNAWAY!
08-31-2008 23:22:01 [The Legendary]OpMegs: And I dunno if that'd work after Nene's LAST fake vamping on Terr....or if she'd just do it to mess
with his head. 
08-31-2008 23:22:02 [Vanguard] DANGER!: Rikti invasion forces have been spotted in Atlas Park. Non-combatants are advised to seek cover.
08-31-2008 23:22:25 [The Legendary]OpMegs: ...Spud, tell me...PLEASE...that I wasn't the only one that did a double take at that sentence.
08-31-2008 23:22:51 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: ... yours, or mine? 'cause I did it on both
08-31-2008 23:23:06 [The Legendary]OpMegs: The latter, just above. ![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
08-31-2008 23:23:12 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: Ok caught up finaly, so..what the hell am i getting myself into?
08-31-2008 23:23:13 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Oh hey. Atlas is under attack. Who knew? *sigh*
08-31-2008 23:23:24 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Given the subject matter, I was like "waitaminute....oops."
08-31-2008 23:23:26 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Meet in the Base.
08-31-2008 23:23:31 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: K
08-31-2008 23:23:49 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Of course, Nene at least has an excuse to pawn off any vamping as just teasing now. 
08-31-2008 23:24:00 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: I just did Rhea's favorite tactic for Rikti attacks: BUFF -n- RUN
08-31-2008 23:24:15 [The Legendary]OpMegs: ...but what does getting naked do to prevent it?
08-31-2008 23:24:28 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: Lol!
08-31-2008 23:24:51 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: Well..have you read Rev's latest comic..Fighting in the buff works apparently ![[Image: tongue.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/tongue.gif)
08-31-2008 23:24:54 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: After the "Get Naked, Fight Crime!" bit, you have to ask?
08-31-2008 23:24:57 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Aren't ya swappin Op?
08-31-2008 23:24:59 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: *remembers the outcasts grin*
08-31-2008 23:25:01 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Yes, but these are Rikti
08-31-2008 23:25:08 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Yeah, logging now
08-31-2008 23:26:27 [The Legendary]OpMegs: ....secondary comment that occurred while logging
08-31-2008 23:26:45 [The Legendary]OpMegs: 'Well that gives a whole new meaning to the anal probing abduction stories'
08-31-2008 23:26:54 [The Legendary]Ankhani: O_O!
08-31-2008 23:26:56 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: O_O
08-31-2008 23:27:03 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: @_@
08-31-2008 23:27:14 [The Legendary]OpMegs: I'm a horrible person. I just hide it well. ![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
08-31-2008 23:27:43 [The Legendary]OpMegs: But yes. You'll NEVER look at Rikti drones the same way ever again
08-31-2008 23:27:46 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Supd, you can't be on the same brainwaives as me... There's no room for a Clone-sister in between you op
and Wire.
08-31-2008 23:28:25 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Sure there is. You're the one that's more sensical and pragmatic because you have differing chromosomes
and that's OBVIOUSLY all the difference needed. *snicker*
08-31-2008 23:28:28 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: There's ALWAYS room for more in the Bad Brainwave Collective
08-31-2008 23:29:52 [Team] Enynn: (( Just as a note, Ops did set up En with a Blind date with Matrix's PB... But thats not going to stop Enn from
seeking Terr. At least, not now. ))
08-31-2008 23:29:56 [The Legendary]OpMegs: But yes....I'm sure I've utterly ruined someone's perception of the game somehow. ![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
08-31-2008 23:30:24 [Team] Net Sabre: Hey, the date's not till another couple days. The hunk's standing in front of her NOW. )
08-31-2008 23:30:27 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((... GAH! Enynn = Fire + Seeking Terr = ENYNN is a heat-seeking missile!))
08-31-2008 23:30:46 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((My brain is broke tonight))
08-31-2008 23:30:47 [Team] Net Sabre: But then wouldn't she go after catgirls on a monthly basis?))
08-31-2008 23:31:01 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((... correction: YOU broke my brain tonight))
08-31-2008 23:31:07 [Team] Enynn: (( Fur smells aweful when smoking. ))
08-31-2008 23:31:14 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((*DIES*))
08-31-2008 23:31:21 [Team] Terrence Knight: ((sorry went afk for a moment)
08-31-2008 23:31:30 [Team] Net Sabre: Well Sammy DOES routinely shave....))
08-31-2008 23:31:38 [Team] Enynn: (( *Snrk* ))
08-31-2008 23:31:51 [Team] Net Sabre: Saves time. Like when they burn harvested fields. ))
08-31-2008 23:32:55 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((just FYI: Rhea's obliviousness is quite literal; she won't pick up on stuff unless it's RIGHT THERE
)
08-31-2008 23:33:04 [Local] Enynn: *Does a little model spin. Which coincidentally flairs up the hem of her skirt -jusy- enough to get a glimpse* Not
really... I've heard that before though.
08-31-2008 23:33:12 [Local] Emerald Blast: Hi Net!
08-31-2008 23:33:25 [Local] Terrence Knight: Not to my knowledge *he smiles at Enynn and sweats a little* Oh god..Its you
08-31-2008 23:33:34 [Local] Net Sabre: Heya. What's goin' on besides Terr attracting further female attention?
08-31-2008 23:33:37 [Local] Terrence Knight: *He says with mock irritation when He see's net*
08-31-2008 23:33:42 [Local] Net Sabre: And gravity?
08-31-2008 23:34:14 [Local] Emerald Blast: Ooh... where'd you get those, Enynn? They're -nice-, I might get a pair...
08-31-2008 23:34:15 [Team] Net Sabre: Terr's tank-age is so dense, he attracts heavenly bodies...*rimshot*))
08-31-2008 23:34:36 [Team] Terrence Knight: ((hehe I'm jsut waitin for Enynn to be compleatly blunt bout what she wants infront of Rhea ;P)
08-31-2008 23:34:41 [Team] Net Sabre: ....BAD BRAIN.))
08-31-2008 23:34:53 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((Gotcha! Hah! *grin*))
08-31-2008 23:34:58 [Team] Net Sabre: First thing I thought "Where'd you get those? I'd like a pair."))
08-31-2008 23:35:08 [Team] Net Sabre: *Enynn uncrosses her arms*))
08-31-2008 23:35:17 [Local] Enynn: Oh, I found this lovely little place in the mall... I forget the name..
08-31-2008 23:35:23 [Team] Terrence Knight: (I dunno Rhea's seems just fine )
08-31-2008 23:35:39 [Local] Enynn: *Grin* I could let you have 'em though. I've got more at home.
08-31-2008 23:35:48 [Local] Emerald Blast: I know one of those. You should check out Second Skin sometime. They've got -everything-.
08-31-2008 23:35:49 [Local] Enynn: You look about my size...
08-31-2008 23:36:07 [Team] Terrence Knight: em narrows his eyes nervously at Emerald
08-31-2008 23:36:13 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((... that's just creepy, actually))
08-31-2008 23:36:20 [Team] Terrence Knight: (bah why didn't that go into emot lol)
08-31-2008 23:36:27 [Team] Net Sabre: I think Rhea's a liiiiiittle smaller))
08-31-2008 23:36:30 [Team] Enynn: (( Eh? Whats creepy? ))
08-31-2008 23:36:50 [Team] Emerald Blast: ((Same height, or so close as to look that way, heh))
08-31-2008 23:36:51 [Team] Net Sabre: Brighten Rhea's hair a little, and she Enynn could be sisters.))
08-31-2008 23:36:52 [Local] Terrence Knight: Second Skin....That place still gives me the creeps Rhea....the clothes you pick out.....wait no..nevermind
08-31-2008 23:37:18 [Local] Emerald Blast: But Terr, you looked -good-. And don't forget the... um... nevermind!
08-31-2008 23:37:27 [Local] Enynn: *Grin*
08-31-2008 23:37:45 [Local] Net Sabre: ....so Rhea, did you give the manager that card I gave you? She let you into the back rooms?
08-31-2008 23:37:47 [Local] Terrence Knight: *a large sweatdrop forms on the back of his head at what Rhea almost let slip*
08-31-2008 23:38:20 [Local] Emerald Blast: I haven't visited that store yet, actually -- I keep meaning to, but, well, you know how it is.
08-31-2008 23:38:29 [Local] Enynn: Well, I suppose I should reconsider that offe... Out of interest of Terr's pants. Not thaty I'd mind a *Ahem*
'Wardrobe Malfunction'
08-31-2008 23:38:39 [Local] Emerald Blast: He's good at those too. *nods*
08-31-2008 23:38:42 [Local] Terrence Knight: Gah hey!
08-31-2008 23:39:15 [Local] Net Sabre: Yeah. All I need to do is forge his signature and the royalties checks from Playgirl will come rolling in.
*teasing*
08-31-2008 23:39:21 [Local] Emerald Blast: *innocently* What?
08-31-2008 23:39:29 [Local] Terrence Knight: *he blushes terribly* Don...Don't we have-..err work to do?
08-31-2008 23:39:49 [Local] Enynn: That all depends. Do you have work for us to do?
08-31-2008 23:40:17 [Local] Net Sabre: I'm sure Terr can rustle up some jobs. *nod*
08-31-2008 23:40:26 [Local] Emerald Blast: ... didn't you get enough, um, work, last night? Lisa and I were quite... impressed.
08-31-2008 23:40:35 [Local] Emerald Blast: With your dedication, I mean.
08-31-2008 23:40:43 [Local] Enynn: Oh, he's got great Stamina.
08-31-2008 23:40:43 [Local] Emerald Blast: And professionalism.
08-31-2008 23:40:43 [Local] Terrence Knight: *He slaps a palm over his face*
08-31-2008 23:40:50 [Local] Net Sabre: Terr never leaves a job half finished.
08-31-2008 23:40:52 [Local] Emerald Blast: Craftsmanship! That's the word.
08-31-2008 23:41:02 [Local] Net Sabre: So he's good at working with his hands?
08-31-2008 23:41:02 [Local] Enynn: But I'd not mind taking on a bit of work on him...
08-31-2008 23:41:12 [Local] Terrence Knight: ....
08-31-2008 23:41:24 [Local] Terrence Knight: *his right eye twitches under his shades*
08-31-2008 23:41:30 Emerald Blast glances between Terr and Enynn... and grins.
08-31-2008 23:41:43 [Local] Enynn: ...I prefer cullinguis. If he's not a good speaker....
08-31-2008 23:41:54 [Team] Net Sabre: Spicey meat-aballs for EVERYONE!))
08-31-2008 23:42:04 [Team] Net Sabre: ))
08-31-2008 23:42:11 [Local] Terrence Knight: *THinks to himself* 'I want to cry..but theres not enough tears..'
08-31-2008 23:42:12 [Local] Emerald Blast: Oh, he knows how to use his tongue. I imagine it's just the catgirls who have it right now.
08-31-2008 23:42:31 [Vanguard] ALERT CANCELED: The Rikti have retreated from Atlas Park.
08-31-2008 23:42:34 [Local] Net Sabre: ...*catgirls* Terr?
08-31-2008 23:42:49 [Local] Enynn: He attracts all sorts.
08-31-2008 23:42:49 [Local] Terrence Knight: Not that I know of
08-31-2008 23:42:57 [Local] Net Sabre: Have you been sneaking into my apartment while I'm not there?
08-31-2008 23:43:01 [Local] Terrence Knight: NO!
08-31-2008 23:43:11 [Local] Net Sabre: I have a vested interest in Alice's situation, after all. *nod*
08-31-2008 23:43:33 [Local] Enynn: I'd prefer you to sneak in whil I was there. Much mofr fun.
08-31-2008 23:43:34 [Local] Net Sabre: But then again, she is a young girl and young girls have...urges....
08-31-2008 23:43:48 [Local] Emerald Blast: *blinks* Wait... Terr and Alice?!? I'm impressed! A bit worried, too -- I'm not sure the girl's
tough enough to... you WERE gentle with her, right, Terr?
08-31-2008 23:43:50 [Local] Terrence Knight: *he rubs his face franticly and groans* Why me..
08-31-2008 23:44:02 [Local] Terrence Knight: I didn't do anything with alyce
08-31-2008 23:44:04 [Local] Terrence Knight: Dammit
08-31-2008 23:44:26 [Local] Terrence Knight: I don't know how you all jumped to that asinine conclusion
08-31-2008 23:44:28 [Local] Net Sabre: Well, that's good. I'm not sure Inyme'd take it well. Poor girl's a little possessive and I'd
rather not see you turned into a vegetable.
08-31-2008 23:44:29 [Local] Emerald Blast: Oh. Why not? She's awfully cute.
08-31-2008 23:44:41 [Local] Enynn: I think Inyme might've labotmized him if He did try...
08-31-2008 23:44:53 [Local] Emerald Blast: Alice and Inyme are together? OH! Terr! Stay away from her, she's got a girlfriend!
08-31-2008 23:45:04 [Local] Net Sabre: Rhea and Lisa want you stiff, but not THAT stiff.
08-31-2008 23:45:05 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: ... I think.
08-31-2008 23:45:17 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: MT
08-31-2008 23:45:19 [Local] Terrence Knight: .Last time I checked..I had NO intrest in alice..
08-31-2008 23:45:37 [Local] Enynn: Not even a little?
08-31-2008 23:46:02 [The Legendary]OpMegs: And this is what happens when Lisa isn't around to provide common sense
08-31-2008 23:46:03 [Local] Emerald Blast: Well, I wouldn't blame you if you did, but that's okay.
08-31-2008 23:46:03 [Local] Enynn: Even _I_ had intrest in Alice, before I saw she was together..
08-31-2008 23:46:09 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Hee
08-31-2008 23:46:12 [Local] Terrence Knight: Sure she's cute and all, but I'm not interesd in that respect
08-31-2008 23:46:24 [Local] Emerald Blast: ... if you DO like catgirls, I can always get a costume?
08-31-2008 23:46:31 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: I don't mind!
08-31-2008 23:46:35 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: GAH
08-31-2008 23:46:35 [Local] Net Sabre: ....Mrs. Whiskers?
08-31-2008 23:46:41 [Local] Emerald Blast: I don't mind.
08-31-2008 23:46:48 [Local] Emerald Blast: Might be fun. *grin*
08-31-2008 23:47:00 [Local] Terrence Knight: *He sighs and rubs his temples*
08-31-2008 23:47:04 [Local] Net Sabre: ....well they DO make that sort of thing. You just need to know where to look....
08-31-2008 23:47:06 Emerald Blast bonks Net lightly with Mr. Whiskers.
08-31-2008 23:47:17 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Right. Silly me.
08-31-2008 23:47:22 [The Legendary]OpMegs: Er...
08-31-2008 23:47:26 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Heh
08-31-2008 23:47:34 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Tonight... on the MT Zone...
08-31-2008 23:47:35 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Its SPREADING!
08-31-2008 23:47:38 [Local] Net Sabre: Right. Silly me. *Ms.* Whiskers.
08-31-2008 23:47:48 Emerald Blast giggles.
08-31-2008 23:47:50 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: *tries to avoid MT zone*
08-31-2008 23:48:04 [The Legendary]OpMegs: *is SO saving this log*
08-31-2008 23:48:29 [Local] Terrence Knight: So now if you ladies are done having fun at my sanities expence..
08-31-2008 23:48:33 [Local] Emerald Blast: I did show you my newest outfit, didn't I, Terr? I may have forgotten with everything going on lately...
08-31-2008 23:48:36 [Local] Terrence Knight: *Sanity's*
08-31-2008 23:48:46 [Local] Terrence Knight: New outfit Rhea?
08-31-2008 23:48:47 [Local] Net Sabre: Ooh, share! Share!
08-31-2008 23:48:57 [Local] Emerald Blast: Oh! Hey! Enynn might know it. After all, it's modeled on Braende's outfit, kinda.
08-31-2008 23:49:05 [Local] Terrence Knight: OH hell
08-31-2008 23:49:15 [Local] Terrence Knight: I feel the cold grasp of fear filling my heart
08-31-2008 23:49:17 [Local] Emerald Blast: Now where'd I put that gizmo...
08-31-2008 23:49:25 [Local] Net Sabre: ....your heart's nowhere near that region, Terr
08-31-2008 23:49:56 [Local] Emerald Blast: Found it!
08-31-2008 23:49:59 [Local] Terrence Knight: What the fuc.... Rhea!
08-31-2008 23:50:05 [Local] Terrence Knight: Where did you get that!
08-31-2008 23:50:19 Net Sabre looks....looks some more....cocks her head to the side curiously to get another angle.
08-31-2008 23:50:19 Terrence Knight daze
08-31-2008 23:50:24 [Local] Emerald Blast: ... Second Skin, of course? Filled out my frequent buyer's card, too.
08-31-2008 23:50:28 [Local] Terrence Knight: em stunned
08-31-2008 23:50:34 Terrence Knight stun
08-31-2008 23:50:43 Emerald Blast bounces. "Like it?"
08-31-2008 23:50:43 [Local] Terrence Knight: ((godadmit can't get that emote right))
08-31-2008 23:50:53 [The Legendary]OpMegs: .....I just realized that Terr's branded. ![[Image: laugh.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif)
08-31-2008 23:50:54 [Local] Enynn: (( em stunned ))
08-31-2008 23:51:24 [Local] Terrence Knight: Uhm Rhea.. *he says disturbingly calm* I'd..advise ya to put that away for now..
08-31-2008 23:51:33 [Local] Terrence Knight: Or There won't be any..missioning tonight...
08-31-2008 23:51:36 [Local] Net Sabre: ....if he doesn't like it, I still do. *grin*
08-31-2008 23:51:59 [Local] Terrence Knight: I like it a little 'too' much
08-31-2008 23:52:03 [Local] Emerald Blast: Okay... *mock pout*
08-31-2008 23:52:13 [Local] Enynn: Fore SHAME Terr..... Witholding, is very ungentleman-like
08-31-2008 23:52:23 [Local] Terrence Knight: Lets just say you were cruseing rapidly towards being carried away
08-31-2008 23:52:35 [Local] Emerald Blast: ... so I should put it back on?
08-31-2008 23:52:45 [Local] Net Sabre: I don't think Enynn would avoid the tides there. *snicker*
08-31-2008 23:53:20 [Local] Terrence Knight: Uhmm..Maybe...Later Rhea
08-31-2008 23:53:20 Emerald Blast looks blank, but intrigued.
08-31-2008 23:53:44 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: Huh. Never noticed that either.
08-31-2008 23:53:44 [Local] Net Sabre: Well, you know what they say, Rhea. It's not the length of the boat, it's the motion in the ocean.
08-31-2008 23:54:11 [The Legendary]Sofaspud: ... bad thought: are those Lisa's marks? Radiation burn brandings... ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
08-31-2008 23:54:15 [Local] Terrence Knight: Lol!
08-31-2008 23:54:25 [Local] Terrence Knight: (whoo my first Mistell)
08-31-2008 23:54:32 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: Lol
08-31-2008 23:54:39 [The Legendary]Terrence Knight: I figured you would have noticed sooner spud
08-31-2008 23:55:00 [Local] Emerald Blast: Terr's a very good sailor.
08-31-2008 23:55:05 [Local] Terrence Knight: *resists the urge to make a comment bout said boat...*
08-31-2008 23:55:45 [Local] Net Sabre: Ah, so he's good at using sails, rather than paddles?
08-31-2008 23:56:08 [Local] Terrence Knight: I aim to please..and you and Lisa..certainly make me work for it
08-31-2008 23:56:09 Emerald Blast whistles innocently.
08-31-2008 23:56:19 [The Legendary]Ankhani: Amusing how easily we can keep from doing somthing. =P
08-31-2008 23:56:21 Terrence Knight raises an eyebrow at Net
08-31-2008 23:56:29 [Local] Net Sabre: Ohhhh. I see. He's ambidextrous.
08-31-2008 23:56:32 [Local] Emerald Blast: Let's just say he could teach Boy Scouts how to tie knots.
08-31-2008 23:56:47 [Local] Terrence Knight: *His face turns a deep red*
08-31-2008 23:56:50 [Local] Terrence Knight: Rhea!
08-31-2008 23:56:55 [Local] Emerald Blast: Yes?
08-31-2008 23:57:12 [Local] Terrence Knight: *he sighs and shakes his head* Nevermind
08-31-2008 23:57:18 [The Legendary]OpMegs: And then you can use them as glowsticks at superpowered raves
08-31-2008 23:57:26 [The Legendary]OpMegs: *rimshot*
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
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Posted by: Black Aeronaut - 09-01-2008, 06:15 PM - Forum: Fenspace
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Here I go again on my owwwnnn....
Sorry, had to do that. ^_^;;
Anyhow, again, rough draft. Comment, kibitz and heckle please. Things I'm looking to add are new characters as Big Name Roughriders, key battles, and
other sundry goodies. Thanks in advance.
The Roughriders
It was during the SOS-Con that Haruhi Suzimiya, leader of the SOS-Dan, cornered Benjamin
Rhodes in a back alley as he was trying to escape a mob of femme-fen and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Benjamin, being a smart individual, made a counter offer and gained himself an SR-71
Blackbird in the process.
That secured, Benjamin then used the money that he had saved up from winnings in
asteroid races to purchase the services of the Rockhounds to begin the outfiting of his residence and base of operations on 36 Atalante. He had selected the asteroid due to its size and how the name seemed to fit. It was when
he took delivery of the Blackbird that it occurred to him that while there were definitely factions that had their militant sides, there was no particular
faction with a dedicated fighting force geared for the sort of prolonged, fighter-craft oriented action that the SOS-Dan was calling for.
Benjamin and his faithful, if combative AI, Regina Langley began doing research and soon
discovered the existence of a viable mass-produced space fighter, the F-EZig. Based on Associated Composite's
design of the Long EZ pusher-type personal aircraft kit, it was a fast fightercraft that was so tiny that several could be carried by a Blackbird and released
into a furball. The biggest plus was that after releasing the tiny menaces, the Blackbird itself was still a force to
be reckoned with due to the planned weapons loadout for the ship that would become the Magnificent Midnight.
Even so, Ben and Gina figured that the Blackbird could only carry four F-EZigs, so
further plans were laid down for more Blackbirds. When Benjamin approached Haruhi and Kyon with their plan for
expansion Haruhi was thrilled but Kyon was pragmatic about it. He pointed out that after the adventure involved in
acquiring Lackland AFB's Blackbird that it would probably be taken as an act of war by the 'Danes if the act was repeated.
Gina then came up with the idea of manufacturing their own Blackbirds. Using information acquired over the course of the Midnight's refit and handwaviumization, they struck a deal between
the Rockhounds, Hephaestus, Gnarlycurl, and the SOS-Dan to rush-build five more Blackbirds and twenty-four F-EZigs to fill out their fleet,
plus spare parts and facilities to maintain the new fleet. 36 Atalante certainly had the space for it.
What followed was an orgy of controlled chaos as 36 Atalante became the home base of the
Roughriders. Soon after operations commenced, Benjamin had taken a strike team out to respond to a peculiar mayday
signal that had been received on the high-gain antenna. At first, when they discovered the source of the mayday, they
thought that the USSR Ptichka had come under a Boskonian ambush. They were even more surprised when they
discovered the truth: the ship was a NASA mockup that had been handwaviumized by a group of school children from an orphanage and the damn thing had suddenly
taken off with them onboard!
Since a biodome was currently under construction on 36 Atalante, he decided to take in
the erstwhile crew of Fen-kinder and their shuttle, named Pegasus. What he had expected the least was that
each of the children were all very brilliant due to the cross-contamination biomods they received over the course of their adventure. This, subsequently, led to the establishment of The Roughrider's science division, which dedicated itself to the intelligence
side of their OGJ operations, and then afterwards did the majority of science missions from NASA and other sundry organizations.
During Operation: Great Justice, The Roughriders of 36 Atalante were pivotal in dropping
the hammer on Thionite trade between the inner and outer systems, putting down raids on Belter communities, and making their own raids on established Boskonian
bases.
Post OGJ, though the organization behind the Boskonians had been shattered, the Sol
System was still a dangerous place. With that in mind, The Roughriders became a mercenary force. With 36 Atalante awarded to The Roughriders for their courageous services (Ben didn't see the point since he'd laid legal
claim to it anyways) Benjamin sought to expand their coverage by using profits to establish bases in the inner and outer systems, as well as bases outside of
the Sol System as soon as self-sufficient out-of-system colonies were established.
To this day, The Roughriders remain a household name that symbolizes courage,
determination, and sheer grit. They are recognized by other big factions such as the Trekkies, Warsies, Stelvians, Blue
Blazers, and Heinlinians to be the people to call upon when you need a force of crack-shot fighter jocks that have no idea what the meaning of fear is.
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| [DRAFT] Asteroid Racing |
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Posted by: Black Aeronaut - 09-01-2008, 06:07 PM - Forum: Fenspace
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hokay, here it goes. As the subject heading suggests, this is just a draft. By all means, please comment, kibitz, and heckle to your heart's content.
What I have here is just a basic rundown of the history of the sport, so I'm looking to expand by adding teams, different racing leagues, racing events,
and venues. Thus, any input from the peanut gallery is welcome.
Asteroid Racing
Even the BNF Asteroid Racers themselves are not sure who the first racer
was. This mysterious figure is said to appear in the middle of races, never at the start nor the finish. It is said that the Phantom Racer is a quirk of Handwavium - that some adventurous soul handwaviumized a high-performance car and
together they race through the asteroid belt for all eternity.
That said, it was appearances of the Phantom Racer that led to the start of competitive
asteroid racing as we know it today. Aside from the Phantom Racer, one of the first ones were Benjamin Rhodes and
KJ. As they raced together, they began to catch the attention of other skilled pilots who joined them in their
races.
At first, it started as informal gatherings where an unspoken set of rules bound them in
trust. The vehicles were varied, but ran along a certain theme: a small and highly maneuverable fen-spacecraft with an
AI running the avionics and navigation systems.
Word began to spread and others began to show up, most of them with no friggin' clue
of what they were doing - they became the first casualties and led to the drafting of the Charter of the Asteroid Racers, hence why all Asteroid Racers
proclaim their laws to be written in blood.
More people began to join in on the fun and developing traditions of Asteroid Racing,
and so the sport began to grow more and more organized. It was not long until corporations, both in orbit and dirtside,
began to hear about the craze and sought to stake their claim on the sport.
And thus, Asteroid Racing exploded into the sports scene on Earth and there was no
turning back.
Danes and Fen alike began to get into the craze that quickly rivaled NASCAR and Formula
One. As corporations funneled more money into the races, the Fen were able to further organize the sport so that entire
courses in the Asteroid Belt could be set aside and made into special hazard zones for the racers to navigate. These
zones could be altered almost at will by using asteroids that had handwaviumized maneuvering systems permanently installed.
Furthermore, whole new venues were opened.
Desiring to stake their own claim to racing fame, the City of Kandor organized the Armstrong Day classic - a gruelling series of runs through Luna's most
treacherous moonscapes culminating in 5,000 kilometers of rough terrain. Not to be outdone, the Warsies organized a
series of Asteroid Races in the rings of Saturn, where the top speeds are nowhere nearly as fast, but the maneuvering is on epic x-game levels of
hair-raising. Most interesting of all is the Trekkies' man-made hazard course on Starbase 1 where the obstacles not
only move around of their own accord during the race, but also, depending on the class of racers, open fire on you!
Over the years, Asteroid Racing has moved with Fen-kind out into other systems and while
sports such as NASCAR and Formula One still have cult followings, most people know where the real action in racing is to be found.
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Posted by: Acyl - 09-01-2008, 11:24 AM - Forum: Mission Design
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Recently, Hero 1 (Joe Morrissey, lead writer) did a couple of Q&A sessions regarding the mish creator. One on the Test Server, the other live at PAX.
Below is an (edited) transcript from the Test Server, as written up by the official forum poster Lady_Sadako
Yes, he spoke in Rikti.
DolImistress: Honoree, what are the updates to SG bases in I13?
Honoree: Super Group Basses: TBA
Mako Avalar1: Will we be able: To design: NPCs?
Honoree: NPC Design: Something to consider
Plasma Stream-: Honoree: Can we have AV's and Heroes in our Player made missions?
Honoree: AV & Heroes in Mission Architect: True
Psi Guy: Will "Day Jobs" include any sort of player housing?
Honoree: Day Jobs: Player Housing: Negative
Knuckledragger: what kind or maps will we get to use or can we build our own
Honoree: Custom Maps: Not Available At Launch: But 1000 maps will be.
ShadowWings: Honoree, sir, will AVs be open at first to everyone or is it a reward for the creators of the best missions
Honoree: The extent that we're going to have unlockable content for Architects is somethign we're going to determine from testing,
but some will for sure be locked.
Plasma Stream-: Honoree: Mission Architect question: Will cross faction be allowed: IE Spetnaz in hero missions? Hydra in villain?
Honoree: Cross faction will be possible: True.
Lunar Magus1: Honoree: Ability to create: Unique foes: Possible?
Honoree: You will be able to cuztomize existing heroes, villains and enemy groups with a dozen or so options, if not more at launch.
Psi Guy: will we be able to add custom text for NPCs to speak during a mission?
Honoree: Custome Text: True. All mission text: Open.
Patty-Sue Ivanova: Honoree, can you elaborate on teh New Cimeroroa content?
Honoree: New Cimerora Content: No comment.... but it's cool.
Robyn Vivier: Honoree: Question. Is possible: custom-made bosses?
Honoree: Custom Made Bosses: Maybe.
Lady Sadako: Can we include ally 'pets' to liberate and have fight alongside us?
Honoree: Ally Pets: Totally In!
Tsunami Wave1: Will we be able to put our own characters as AV?
Honoree: Own Character As Entity in Map: Maybe.
Lady Sadako: Objectives Possible: Escort Ally To Object?
Honoree: Escort To Object: Possible.
Ambigram: How will we pick the missions? From a special terminal?
Honoree: Access to Mission Architect: from all viable city zones.
Combusting Kinetic: Where will we access the mission creator? A special terminal?
Honoree: Mission Architect Location: Top Secret... share later.
Maroon Mage: this all cross-server?
Honoree: Cross Server. Cross Game CoH+CoV
Blue Battler: will we be able to create souvenirs for player generated missions or temp powres?
Honoree: Souvenir. Temp PowersL Details Still To Announce.
Dark Lancer: what sort of rewards can we expect from custome missions?
Honoree: Players of Mission Architect: Rewarded XP, Influence, Badges... and more.
Robyn Vivier: How many day jobs are there planned so far?
Honoree: Day Job Quanitity: TBA
ZNRGY: Will there be SG base access to Architect Builder
Honoree: Mission Architect + Bases = TBA
Mako Avalar1: Request: Coralax Story: Expanded upon?
Honoree: Coralax Story: Expanded = Mission Architect
Lady Sadako: Coralax Story: Write It Ourselves? :/
Honoree: Lady Sadako: Reads Minds
Combusting Kinetic: How will you deal with innapropriate and profane missions?
Honoree: Player's will police missions: Profanity Filters in place: And More.
The second extract is a report by official forum poster Mandu, with what Joe said at the Penny Arcade eXpo. According to attendees,
however, he didn't speak in Rikti this time. =(
Amount of missions: The amount of missions you can create is unlimited. The amount of missions you can submit is limited to 5 or 6. The exact number isn't
locked down as of yet but it's somewhere in that range.
Missions Types: You can create a stand alone mission or an arc. They can be defeat all, defeat boss, get glowie, rescue hostage, etc... basically all the
mission types we currently have.
Maps: So far just the standard maps and you can choose them in different sizes. For example office map small, medium, or large. You don't get to choose
the layout, at least not yet. And yes you can choose the layer cake cave. But if you do I'll have to track you down and beat you senseless with a layer
cake. Maybe even a layer fruitcake.
NPCs: You can have multiple factions in the missions and they can be set to different aggro settings. I can't remember what the three names are but
basically On your side (like Fusionette), Standard, or Hostile to everything (ie like the missions where you can run into different factions fighting each
other).
Bosses:You will be able to set the bosses animation and cutscene dialogue plus if you care to the things that they say at 50%, 25% and on defeat. You can
also choose their behavior like fleeing when all minions are defeated or when at 50% etc...
Placement: When placing bosses/glowies/etc... you don't get to choose their exact location. You can only choose front/middle/back as to what part of the
map they spawn in.
AVs: Yes but not to begin with. The AVs come as special bonus items as do certain villain/hero factions.
XP: Missions do not give out full xp/inf/drops. Unless they meet a certain condition that will be mentioned later.
Voting: There is a voting system in place. Players can rate missions from 1-5 stars. Those with the highest ratings will not necessarily get the extra
bonuses but will be ranked at the top of the search list when you are looking for a quick mission. In addition missions can also be tagged by players for
having inappropriate content. The rankings are given out per account, not per character so you can't significantly alter the score just by logging into
different characters. In addition people who grief missions by reporting them for offensive content or 1 starring good missions will wind up with some sort of
penalty. I have no idea what it might be.
Dev's Choice: Dev's choice missions are the ones I mentioned as getting special treatment. These missions are ones that the developers themselves
happen to think are cool. These missions will give out full xp/inf/drops. In addition getting a mission chosen as a dev's choice is what unlocks the
special factions and AVs.
Play testing: You will be able to run your characters through your missions on your own computer before uploading them. What looks great on paper
doesn't necessarily equate to fun when actualized. Being able to run through the missions before submission will allow you to see it's strong and weak
points.
Currently supergroup only missions are not doable. The devs did however have a "Doh!" moment when they saw the idea mentioned on the forums. As a
result there will likely be such missions available somewhere down the road.
And yes, they are looking into the possibility of allowing you to create your own AV and even include a version of one of your own characters in the
mission. If this does happen however it will be a way down the road. Don't expect it in the next couple of issues.
I think that's everything that was mentioned.
Those are the two most informative posts. The original thread I got this from is here, on the main CoH forums - beware, it's spammy
-- Acyl
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