[OOC] An Artificial Timeline: A Post-Post-Apocalypse Sandbox RP! [The Actual Roleplay]

[Joegreenbeen]

He's gone, goodbye Cid. I never got to know you, but I am sure you lived a good life!

[BigPapaBelial]

Hate to agree but yeah. He's dead Jim.

[CidTheKid]

Okay, I'm back from this sudden unexplained absence. I'd like to apologize for leaving you all like that. Not my intention.

So, what happened? Well, things got busy down here, and my internet is shit. I'm not going to go into more detail than that, but let's just say things are a mess at the moment. If it happens again, I'll try to let you guys know in advance.

Anyways, when I left, there were about three people left to review, an IC to make, and an OOC to flesh out.

Let's go in order:

@Epiphany: I really like the idea and I think it'd work really well here, but I feel like having all the powers that come with literary manipulation is a bit much. On the other hand, none of them seem to be too overpowered, so I'd say go with the ones that fit you the best, flesh them out a little more instead of simply listing them, and then scrap the rest.

@Bigpapabelial: He really does feel like he blends in with the world. I'd actually say that you could kick up echolocation up a notch. Since it implies a really acute sense of hearing, I reckon he could take it a step further. Because objects resonate in different ways depending on their shape and composition, he could potentially do some really accurate scouting stuff. How accurate he actually is, is up to you, though.

In any case. Bigpapabelial, you are Approved

@Joegreenbeen: Well, he's much tamer now, but he still hits like a telekinetic heavyweight boxer. I'd say there's still not a whole lot of limitations with it, because strength is not the only problem. Telekinesis is weird to balance out, because there's a lot of stuff to keep in mind. If it's precise enough, strength doesn't matter as much because you can literally wield it like a knife. Strong enough, and it doesn't matter much. And there's still other stuff.

I'm thinking if you scrapped the TK aspect entirely, and focused a little more on the healing ability, I could totally accept that. On the other hand, TK could be really interesting, and I'd be totally up for discussing it in more depth. In PM, because otherwise that could clutter up the thread.

@All: I'm going to work on the IC. It may be up soon. It might not. It all depends on how my internet feels like tonight.

Also, for simplicity's sake, you are all starting in the same place(While I flesh out the setting a little so you have actual places to go, people to meet, and stuff to do). It's less than what I hoped for, but there's not much I can do about lost time.

[BigPapaBelial]

"Just as all hope was lost, along came our noble saviors." Stephen of Ireland, Braveheart

You know Cid I had decided just now to log back in and check the forum before going to bed, wondering if you were going to post at all. And thinking, "If there has been no sign...well then it really is dead. And there will be no loss if I unsubscribe."

Here's the answer.

Anyway, yeah I was actually thinking that the Echolocation idea was a little over the top, so I honestly handicapped the idea. I was going to say just what you did, that striking different materials with different things produced different intensities of the ability, but then backed up and thought, "This would make him somewhat over-powered, and as much as I like the idea, I don't want to be over-powered, so let's just cut the materials and surfaces part and just leave in the first part."

I don't think I'm going to add that part in, and instead if this RP runs long enough, have the character develop that extension. Sound good to you?

[CidTheKid]

That's fine. I'm actually assuming most powers here are going to get stronger as time goes on, which is another reason why I'm a bit overzealous on the curtailing of powers. It's also not overpoweredness that I'm trying to avoid necesarily, just the boring, marysue-ish ones that let people just walk all over the plot.

Also, the IC is up. That's something worth announcing.

[WeepingLiberty]

Wohoo, welcome back Cid, hope everything is working out alright on your end. I just woke up so I'm going to check on everything first then swing back around.

[LeeRoy]

Ha, I was just about to remove this from my bookmarks and then you came back.

[Epiphany]

I removed some of the added abilities that came along with Literary Manipulation, I made it much simpler now.

[CidTheKid]

@Epiphany: Excellent, Epiphany, you are Approved.

@All: You know, it really does mean quite a bit to me that you've all decided to stick around, even after me leaving like that.

Let's just get this underway. I've already updated the OOC to include all of your characters, not 100% if the links work though, so do test it.

[Epiphany]

HELLLAAAA

[BKburke]

@ Cid- check pm

[LeeRoy]

Oh hey, we've started posting. Give me a minute and I'll write up my post.

[BigPapaBelial]

I realized I might have written myself into a corner. I'm not sure how to slip my character into the RP.

[WeepingLiberty]

BigPapaBelial said
I realized I might have written myself into a corner. I'm not sure how to slip my character into the RP.

You mean with having a reason to get him to the diner? Or what?

[BigPapaBelial]

Yeah, if the diner is where we might all meet up.

[WeepingLiberty]

He could be sight seeing? Recruiting help for the scouting stuff? Yeah, I kind of see your point now.

[CidTheKid]

BigPapaBelial said
Yeah, if the diner is where we might all meet up.

Maybe he could just be thirsty? I'd think even the most dedicated of scouts would have to go back to civilization every once in a while. Though a diner in the middle of nowhere would hardly count, I suppose.

In any case, it doesn't have to an air-tight justification, and thing's will pick up quickly soon after. I just feel like there should be some semblance of an intro.

[BigPapaBelial]

I hadn't even thought of how to get my character into the RP, I had originally thought that he'd just chance upon someone else's character or maybe a few of the characters out in the wastes and wilds. Be the kind of thing I can see happening.

But if there is a diner involved...which could be in a city or town...uh yeah.

He's a frontier scout, so his little town where he's based out of is more then likely days away from the nearest full on city or town. I suppose until I have a reason to bring him into a major place of population I could have him roaming the wastes.

[CidTheKid]

BigPapaBelial said
I hadn't even thought of how to get my character into the RP, I had originally thought that he'd just chance upon someone else's character or maybe a few of the characters out in the wastes and wilds. Be the kind of thing I can see happening.But if there is a diner involved...which could be in a city or town...uh yeah.He's a frontier scout, so his little town where he's based out of is more then likely days away from the nearest full on city or town. I suppose until I have a reason to bring him into a major place of population I could have him roaming the wastes.

Esthers is sorta in the middle of the wasteland. Fairly far off from any sort of city.

[BigPapaBelial]

I'll see what I can put together in the morning. I'm too tired at the moment to put something up that's passable.