AtomicItalian said
Also, I believe other than the Imagination and Jonathan (who has already discussed his appearance with me) we have all the party members.

Except for Aaron and I, but we arrive fashionably late in extreme style.

Clarification: Poe is instructing Mr. Zero to identify its manufacturer and model specification, to identify what tools/implements it has on each arm, and then to run a self-diagnostic and return the results (while also specifying how long it has been since it has received maintenance). The final command is to not insert any idle or unnecessary chatter, commentary, or Artificially-Generated personality flavor into the responses.

after reading terminal's post just then it is official. Dallas is technically useless. I actually wish i re-wrote his character slightly, and how he got to where he is now. Jegus he's a mess of a character.

ArcanicNeon said
after reading terminal's post just then it is official. Dallas is technically useless. I actually wish i re-wrote his character slightly, and how he got here.

Hold on just a minute.

Dallas is an NCR Ranger.

You know, the Legendary Rangers of the West who can beat Deathclaws to pieces with a leather switch, have skin harden than iron, who can climb sheer cliff underhangs unaided, and draw and holster again before anybody even hears the bullet?

I mean all of those rumors are complete and utter lies but still, NCR Rangers - Other than the Brotherhood of Steel Paladins and the Legion Praetorian Guard - Are the only 'Elite Forces' in the wasteland.

Poe doesn't know Dallas is a ranger. He's never seen Ranger Armor before - him belittling Dallas is because Dallas has yet to show him any of his badass ranger skills yet, and Poe is biased to think poorly of him since Dallas has already admitted he only found the Pipboy off the the original owner.

To Poe, Dallas is just a Bulletcatcher. But NCR Rangers aren't bulletcatchers. NCR Rangers are so goddamned fearsome that bullets turn around and crawl back into the barrel if a Ranger stares them down.

Have him do something Rangery.

That isn't complete bullshit I mean. Trying any of the stuff above will get him killed. '-'

Terminal said
Hold on just a minute.Dallas is an NCR Ranger.You know, the Legendary Rangers of the West who can beat Deathclaws to pieces with a leather switch, have skin harden than iron, who can climb sheer cliff underhangs unaided, and draw and holster again before anybody even hears the bullet?I mean all of those rumors are complete and utter lies but still, NCR Rangers - Other than the Brotherhood of Steel Paladins and the Legion Praetorian Guard - Are the only 'Elite Forces' in the wasteland.Poe doesn't know Dallas is a ranger. He's never seen Ranger Armor before - him belittling Dallas is because Dallas has yet to show him any of his badass ranger skills yet, and Poe is biased to think poorly of him since Dallas has already admitted he only found the Pipboy off the the original owner.To Poe, Dallas is just a Bulletcatcher. But NCR Rangers aren't bulletcatchers. NCR Rangers are so goddamned fearsome that bullets turn around and crawl back into the barrel if a Ranger stares them down.Have him do something Rangery.That isn't complete bullshit I mean. Trying any of the stuff above will get him killed. '-'

HOLY SHIT GOD. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT

SCREW MY MOPING, DALLAS SHALL BE BADASS.

Gaaaah I need to think of something rangery on our journey. oh my god i'm sorry for my moping. I'll shut up now, knowing that in mind.

Maybe i could do a collab post with atomicitalian.

So, NCR Rangers are this universe's version of a "Chuck Norris" joke, only more real?

Terminal said
Clarification: Poe is instructing Mr. Zero to identify its manufacturer and model specification, to identify what tools/implements it has on each arm, and then to run a self-diagnostic and return the results (while also specifying how long it has been since it has received maintenance). The final command is to not insert any idle or unnecessary chatter, commentary, or Artificially-Generated personality flavor into the responses.

I'll do my best to comply, but proprietary security programming and all. Not to mention that he's going to consider this to be the equivalent of you hypnotizing him and forcing him to tell you his secrets. Prepare for anger simulation.
But later, not now.

Terminal said
In my personal opinion, -post that's waaaaaaaaaayyyy too long to quote but the quote-r feels it deserves a response- ... let it pass.

Have you ever played Call of Cthulhu? So far out of every game I've played to date their character generation is probably the most realistic. when it starts out, the best your character's stats can be is above average (scale of 1-18, strength would be 1ly child, 18urally beefy) Then you can choose some skills that they're naturally really good at. (Big ass point system that I really dont feel like writing much up about right now)

As you go along, every time you do something, you have a chance of increasing that stat. Rather than "Oh hey you leveled up, you can have this many points to increase whatever the hell you want" You have to actually WORK on your attributes. If you're playing in the medieval period and have an axe and start hacking through a horde of snake-people, well first off you're fucked because those snake people are horrifying and a bitch to kill (Personal experience >.> fuckers poisoned me and I was dead by the next sesion >.< Call of cthulhu is about as fatal as Dark Souls. It's not a question of IF you die, it's when and how you die) and second, as you use your axe you have a chance of getting better.

Your base stats are your % that you'll succeed. Once you hit 100% in a stat you can continue to increase the skill and it gives you the option of doing special stuff, or you can attack multiple times.

Dinh AaronMk said
Well when discussion gets to the point someone's writing long dissertations on an ultimately menial thing: you know it's going too far.

No, that's when the conversation gets fun.

TheUnknowable said
So, NCR Rangers are this universe's version of a "Chuck Norris" joke, only more real?

Except they actually DO have a fist under their beards.

ArcanicNeon said
HOLY SHIT GOD. I FORGOT ABOUT THATSCREW MY MOPING, DALLAS SHALL BE BADASS. Gaaaah I need to think of something rangery on our journey. oh my god i'm sorry for my moping. I'll shut up now, knowing that in mind.Maybe i could do a collab post with atomicitalian.

Yeah we can make something work, no worries.

Robot's distracted; Pup, you wanna keep talking?

It's your post

I posted. Have fun with that.

!!!

Mr. Zero just revealed its alignment with the Enclave!

I predict at least one person (not counting Poe) is about to draw weapons on it.

Suddenly across the country The Fox's enclave senses tingle.

Terminal said
!!!Mr. Zero just revealed its alignment with the Enclave!I predict at least one person (not counting Poe) is about to draw weapons on it.

That's what happens when you hypnotize people into telling you the secrets of their past.

So who's Zero targeting?

The man he just heard mind control him into revealing his secrets. He doesn't know the man's name, only that he was attacked without provocation by that man. You know him as Poe, though.

TheUnknowable said
The man he just heard mind control him into revealing his secrets. He doesn't know the man's name, only that he was attacked without provocation by that man. You know him as Poe, though.

Ah! thank you comrade!

Comrade? I'll have you know I was built for the American military. I'm not some worn out Russian Commie robot! It says "Made in the USA" on my bottom thruster casing.

Woah, where'd that come from?

Heil Komeraden