[OOC] The Right as a Player.(SAO/ALO Rp. WIP)

[Arrayah]

FLCL!!!!!! Alrighty I shall post soonish :o

[Hailfire]

Is there room for one more? This looks AMAZING but I don't want to intrude.

I Promise I'll be a regular poster if I can play.

[Vicier]

I know the GM of this roleplay, I don't think he will have a problem with you joining the roleplay at all; just pop up a CS and I'll let him know as soon as I get a hold of him. :3

[ManoftheNorth]

Hailfire! I am glad to see you again. ^^ I don't mind you joining at all, we have plenty of room. This reminds me, I need to make that ESRP really soon. XD

[Hailfire]

Thank you! I was surprised to see you too. Lovely coincidence. Yeah. I'm sure a post on the esrp would be appreciated and at some point i really wanna get dod rolling again.

Could I ask for a brief clarification of the stats roles in the game world before I gen them for my character?

I'm guessing:
Strength is the raw hitting power of a character. It sometimes dictates carrying capacity too.
Defence reduces the amount of damage taken and increases the odds of blocking with sword or shield.
Speed is the rate at which special moves load and at which characters move
Dexterity is the precision with which a character can move and dictates things like, the likelihood of an attack hitting, the likelihood of dodging an attack and increases possibility of a crit.
It is simply resistance I am not sure of.

Also might a hp stat make sense?

[ManoftheNorth]

Yes, you are correct on all of those, but let me clarify your questions. ^^

Dexterity also involves the dexterity in which one's character has when moving. (I.e. The more dexterous you are, the more acrobatic you can reasonably be when fighting, which is good if your style is a form of Martial Arts, or just an Oriental form.)

Resistance allows one to be resistant to weather effects, special elemental attacks from enemies, and poisons applied by enemies or other players.

An Hp stat is not involved, because while I do have those stats, I don't want to format this Rp down to the very "t." I like to leave room for common sense, and reasonable Rper decisions. I like to hope, and allow players the room to be understanding that their players are not god, or near god. If an rper is starting to go overboard with their inability to get hurt, or taking too much damage without dying, or backing out of the fight, I will inform them of this and give them their warning.

That brings up another note I did forget to inform everyone: A) Follow what I just explained, you are a player like everyone else in the game. B) Don't forget that weapons and armor have durability ratings in SAO and can break if hit hard enough, or after a period of time without repair.

Anyway, Hail, you have the grand understanding of the stats now, so just remember that things like Resistance and Defense come together to give you an understanding of how durable and strong your character is against enemies, while speed and dexterity come together for agility, precision, and so on. Strength is understandable and simple, it simply determines your strength with weapons, your fists, and how much you can reasonably carry.

[Hailfire]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the explanation. I thought I'd better ask now than make an uninformed decision and regret it later. Here is what my stat line looks at at the moment :)

Strength- 40
Defence- 20
Speed- 50
Dexterity- 70
Resistance- 20

Basically going dex tank in this so lots of dodging but if/WHEN I take a hit it is gunna suck balls. Combos and crits will be the order of the day on the offense.

[ManoftheNorth]

That all looks fine to me. ^^ I have no problem at all with that, and the style makes sense, just try and be reasonable with dodging.

[Hailfire]

Yep dw. I will be taking hits from time to time. Theres nothing if find less pleasing than playing a god modded character. The entire point is there should be some struggle.

Off to work now. May get a last post in by a hotspot but unlikely.

[ManoftheNorth]

Alright, no worries, I trust you and your character, I don't worry about someone making a mistake, until they actually do, and that is rare to find on here. ^^Anyway, farewell and I hope work doesn't ring you ragged.

[Hailfire]

Real name:Jason Floyde
Alias/Nickname:: Shurikai (kai for short)
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Country: United Kingdom. England.
Brief Bio: Jason is a pretty normal guy. He likes to hang out with his friends, exchange banter, laugh. He works part time as a checkout assistant, grumbles about his manager and aspires to greater things. He's fiercely competitive and, where possible, uses both sports and videogames as an arena to compete within. Really he only has one problem with the life given to him. He's paraplegic. As much as he'd like to play his friends on the same sports field it is, quite frankly, not possible for most mainstream games. Recently however his family came across something which they felt could give him a taste of what he was missing. In a genuine act of kindness they bought him the game Sword Art Online and the nervegear to play it with so he might experience the use of his legs, virtual or not.
Appearance: http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=33301

Shurikai appearace

::Skill Sheet::

Current Skills: (1-8)
1- Acrobatics.
2- Battle Healing.
3- Blade Throwing.
4- Daggers 1h.
5- Hiding.
6- Light Armour.
7- Light Shields.
8- Sprint.

Weapons: Artemis Dagger.
Items: 5x Healing crystal, 2x teleport crystal
Equipment: Hermes boots, All other armour components are from the Hades armour set. Wyvern hide shield.

::Attributes List::
Level: 40 -[0/1000 Exp]
Strength- 40
Defence- 20
Speed- 50
Dexterity- 70
Resistance- 20

[Vicier]

Nice character o:

[Hailfire]

Thanks dude.

I guess I should post in the rp. I sent this through man.o.t.n's inbox before posting so its cleared to go.

[Hailfire]

That took far longer than anticipated sorry. Two job interviews came in at once.

[Arrayah]

HahHaaaaaaa i love that song

[Hailfire]

Then sing the next verse with me! :D

You actually introduced me to that song. Went and looked up the lyrics and really liked it.

Edit: Woah. ManoftheNorth definitely just made a very cinematic post. Really felt it like it was happening.

Afraid I likely won't be posting tonight/tomorrow. Two job interview back to back. Gunna be very busy.

[Seoimy]

Name: Eva Gwynn

Alias/Nickname: Eevee

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Country: United Kingdom

Brief Bio: Eva comes from a somewhat normal family. But due to problems arising from said family, she dove into the world of gaming to escape and quickly fell in love with it. She has no one she can really call a friend; in reality or the virtual world and because of that constantly bounces from one game to another trying to overcome the boredom and loneliness that comes with playing alone. One day as she was watching television, a 30 second commercial aired giving a brief look at what was being called “The revolutionary game that will turn current MMO’s on their heads”; Sword Art Online. Her curiosity instantly peaked, picked up the game the very day it hit stores and quickly immersed herself in what would soon become her virtual prison.

Appearance:

Current Skills:

1) Polearm Skill: Staggering Waltz – A ranged flurry of attacks that deals damage to a target.
• Use on a target with the “Azure Blood” status to deal additional damage, immobilize the target and reduce the target’s defense.

2) Polearm skill: Azure Waltz - While Active, each successful strike on the target has a chance to inflict the “Azure Blood” status effect.
• If Staggering Waltz is used on a target with the Azure Blood status, the target will receive extra damage, become immobilized, and have reduced defense.

3) Polearm Skill: Triangular Axus – Basic Swift 3 hit combo with weapon.

4) Call to Azure – Increases the attack, defense and resistance of you and any group members.

5) Azure Rush – An adrenaline- induced trance that increases your defense as your HP diminishes.

6) Transference – A variant of Battle healing.
• Allows the user to gain a small percentage of HP each time an attack is successfully landed to an enemy.

7) Stealth

8) Light Armor

Weapons: Polearm

Items: 5 Antidote Crystals, 2 Healing Crystals, 1 Teleport Crystal

Equipment: Armor of the Sky Lion Set

Level: 40 - [0/1000 Exp]
Strength- 20
Defense- 10
Speed- 100
Dexterity- 60
Resistance- 10

[ManoftheNorth]

I like the CS, but there is one small issue. As you may know, dual wielding in SAO was originally only used by a single person, and while that person is not present in this alternate plot, the skill was still an extremely rare skill only given to that person for having the highest Speed Attribute in the game. So, you will to adjust that to a single polearm.

[Seoimy]

understood, no problem at all. I made the necessary changes... but I can keep the picture right? O_o

[ManoftheNorth]

Of course. ^^ I am not that kind of person. It will just be understood you use only one. ^^

Also, just in case you missed it: http://titanpad.com/sao

Hailfire and Myself started a small bit of brainstorming there on "Unique Skills" such as Dual-Wielding. If you all would like to join us, pop in anytime, we did this a few days ago, I just forgot to notify everyone. We still have a long way to go with brainstorming, and the more the merrier.