[OOC] The Faraway Land: Resurrection

[Thinslayer]

I don't keep track of that, no. I just interpreted that comment in terms of RP, which had me thinking you took issue with my post in an obtuse way. xD

[Darkwatck01]

FCC is trying to take down regulations that are currently in effect...you know what, here.

Watch.

[Thinslayer]

It's about time. Considering the incompetence of the previous and current administrations, I'm not too eager for even more government regulation. Government tends to screw things up whenever it steps outside its role as a moral enforcement agency. Plus, I really don't want to let the government get its foot in the door with internet regulation. It's not that I disagree with the principle of Net Neutrality; I just disagree with the implementation.

[Darkwatck01]

Um...

You do know with out the current Regulations, ISPs are able to charge you for internet access to websites. It also stops them from Throttling/Blocking/DoS attacking/and out right bulling Websites into pay ISPs other wise they will basically get cut off from the world. It also opens up ISPs to be able to allow them to basically sell you websites like a Cable package.

Please read the NNR (Net Neutrality Regulations). Because with out them ISP can go against you 1 st. and 4th. Amendment rights. This is the Government strong arming ISPs back and keeping the people safe. Ya I know strange concept but, its the truth.

[Edited because I mistaked one of the admendments in the Bill of Rights*]

[Thinslayer]

Um...

You do know with out the current Regulations, ISPs are able to charge you for internet access to websites. It also stops them from Throttling/Blocking/DoS attacking/and out right bulling Websites into pay ISPs other wise they will basically get cut off from the world. It also opens up ISPs to be able to allow them to basically sell you websites like a Cable package.

Please read the NNR (Net Neutrality Regulations). Because with out them ISP can go against you 1 st. and 4th. Amendment rights. This is the Government strong arming ISPs back and keeping the people safe. Ya I know strange concept but, its the truth.

[Edited because I mistaked one of the admendments in the Bill of Rights*]

@Darkwatck01

NNR isn't necessary to guarantee 1st and 4th Amendment rights. They're enshrined in the Constitution (by definition, being Amendments). A simple legal challenge should suffice on that point.

For the rest...like I said, I agree. I don't like ISPs being able to charge me for internet access. I don't like them being able to block certain websites and allow others. I just don't think NNR is the correct solution to the problem. I think the power of the wallet and greater economic freedom is more powerful in the long run.

My biggest problem, frankly, is with the government involvement. I look at it this way: for every new kind of regulation created, the government acquires a new tool, useful for good or ill. If you allow the government to control ISPs through regulation, you grant them precedent to control YOU through the same regulatory principles. I look at Trump's proposed border wall the same way - today, it can be used to keep illegal immigrants out; tomorrow, it can be used to keep emigrant Americans in.

Let's not give the government any new tools to control us with.

[Darkwatck01]

This Regulation isn't meant to control ISPs. Its meant to kept them from going full Bipartisan Monopoly on your ass. Trust busting at its finest.

At no point does the Government have the ability to tell ISPs what they can or can't show. This prevents the ISPs from doing what was listed above. Outside of that, the Government has no hands in the Internet.

[Thinslayer]

This Regulation isn't meant to control ISPs. Its meant to kept them from going full Bipartisan Monopoly on your ass. Trust busting at its finest.

At no point does the Government have the ability to tell ISPs what they can or can't show. This prevents the ISPs from doing what was listed above. Outside of that, the Government has no hands in the Internet.

@Darkwatck01

Of course the government can't tell ISPs what the can or can't show right now. That's what makes these door-opening regulations so enticing - they're so small, so limited, that they look entirely harmless, beneficial even. You know how the 16th Amendment was sold to the American public? Let me tell you, they didn't sell it on the 33+% income tax rate we've got going now. People were told it would never rise above 1%. It was small, it was limited, what harm could it do? But the problem was, by creating the 16th Amendment, they set a precedent for the government to tax our income. They created a new tool.

NNR is the same deal. Today, it looks harmless and beneficial. It only tells ISPs to quit messing with the internet. The issue isn't with the NNR rules themselves - I agree, they're completely harmless, in and of themselves. The problem, I must repeat, is precedent. By allowing the government to create a rule in this area, you set a precedent for the government to create even more rules in this area.

Does that kinda make sense?

[Darkwatck01]

Depending on wording, yes. However as it stands getting rid of it can have just as bad of a problem if it wasn't there. Its a double edge sword is all.

Damned if you do Damned if you don't. Thats what I am getting from you.

[Thinslayer]

Depending on wording, yes. However as it stands getting rid of it can have just as bad of a problem if it wasn't there. Its a double edge sword is all.

Damned if you do Damned if you don't. Thats what I am getting from you.

@Darkwatck01

That's not really what I'm trying to convey, but I'm going to end my side of the debate here for fear of further derailing my RP. xD

So, you guys want me to handle the NPCs now, or are we gonna see some action? :D

[Darkwatck01]

Don't bother me that much might as well.

[Samdragonx]

Yeah, sure. Glad we can turn down bad ideas.

Also, I'll leave Ravadon in your( @Darkwatck01, @Thinslayer ) hands for the next 3 days as I'm right now terribly incapable of writing up anything of quality. Use this time wisely and feel free to have some fun. ^ ^

(I should be back around saturday evening, if all goes well)

[Thinslayer]

All right, time to implement the first batch of plot twists.

These "drunk thugs"...aren't ordinary mooks...and they're not drunk.

[Thinslayer]

Glorious Ravadon! At least, as I imagine him.

[Darkwatck01]

The Plot was twisted.

[Thinslayer]

@StormHeart
Hey. There's some really exciting stuff planned for our route. Please post soon! :D

[Darkwatck01]

If your wondering, I am holding back my posts to give other players a chance to go.

[Samdragonx]

Glorious Ravadon! At least, as I imagine him.

@Thinslayer

"The uttermost glorious Ravadon for you, my dear."

Also, that picture is "fantasy wise" about as close as one would get.

Just for reference, this is what Ravadon would look like if he ever got... angry? xD

image of ravadon gone "upset"

"Haha, you puny mortals! There will be glory in defeating every single one of you!"

EDIT: Also, Whaaaa questing tiiiiimmeee!!!! ^^ <3

[Thinslayer]

@Samdragonx How was my portrayal of Ravadon?

@AtomicNut Hiya! *waves*

[AtomicNut]

Sounds interesting...

Name: Herodotus Sykes, Engineer
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Gender & Race: (Ancient) Human Male
How you got here: Herodotus arrived when the first men descended from the sky. Charged by the so called "colonial" authorities with overseeing the maintenance and "terraforming" of the newfound planet, something went really wrong with the navigation controls of his vessel and was lost to the world.
Background: Aeons ago, Herodotus spent his youth growing and learning under a different sky and sun. A son of an otherwise unremarkable couple, he always had a fascination to take flight and conquer the stars, and his dream was realized when he enlisted in one of such colonial attempts. The journey was long and uneventful, but Herodotus persevered and prepared himself for the titanic task of bringing a new planet up to shape so that humans could inhabit it.

However, the day of the landing, a severe malfunction on his descent pod veered his trajectory far off, and he crash landed into the northern wastes in a crevice. The subsequent landslide of rocks and ice emtombed him, and he was considered dead. He, however, survived, by clinging to the pod's basic healing support systems and cold sleep functions. The world changed around him. The Void invaded. Kingdoms rose and fall, and the ancient systems he was supposed to repair were forgotten and poorly maintained, all while he slept as his wounds healed. A massive earthquake in recent times, a fortitous event, freed him from his ice prison. The sight what awaited him was appalled, and he nearly succumbed to despair after sighting orcs for the first time, and thinking that had been the fate of all mankind. But he persevered. He traded his futuristic equipment, useful but rather depleted with the tools of hunter-gatherers, and he made a beeline towards civilization. The Void, the Guardians... the recent events. So many situations to repair and fix, and so little time.

Powers, Abilities, & Equips:

Mark of the Overseer: An engraved three point star tatoo in his flesh, this actually serves as a method of recognition and master key for many of the ancient systems that might still be scattered about. It also allows to learn and process much more quickly new languages and information.

Ancient Engineer: Sykes knows the ins and out of the ancient technology. At the proper place at the right moment, this can bear exceptional fruit. However, due to the vast amount of knowledge required to do at once, he needs a programmed chip to store the blueprints of most things. Since his ordeal, this has been restricted to self-taught devices, which nevertheless include high-grade medieval weaponry and tech.

Hunting: Sykes has a good aim, and he is rather fit. He can use a bow with no small amount of skill (although a gun would be much better) and he can also fight acceptably with the knife. He is also good at tracking and has notions of stealth.

Omni-tool: Basically, a futuristic multi-tool. It can be used to repair ancient tech. He keeps this device hidden due to its hi-tech appearance. (Requires an ID mark to work). The Omni-tool has also a display which connects with the ancient Sky-Eye network of satellites, which are useful for positioning or getting the topography of a place done. (Although Sykes isn't sure the network still works).

Desired Class: Ranger
Character Flaws: Herodotus is jaded and rather cynical, and he is often than more frequently detached from the events of the world at large. He has a tendence to consider non-human races as servant races. He also is under immense emotional strain, and grief might make him much more callous and reckless than he would be otherwise. He also lacks exposure to magical arts.
Famous Quotes: "This was not meant to be."

[Samdragonx]

@Thinslayer Only about as amazing as he is. ^^

Also, wauw... Seems like we're about to get into some really ineresting golem-smashing action! ^^ I'm so curious.