[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[Scarifar]

Damn son, you're evil. Also, I'm fine with either way.

We should also get some new contests up.

[Guess Who]

<Snipped quote by Agent B52>

Said it before and I will say it again. Team RPGD is fuuuuuucked. B-S ranked mission? Sorry, but you're getting the S. Also, my pretties, how shall we handle this? Collab or play-by-post?

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

I suggest play-by-post. I don't know how different all five of our timezones are, but I do know from when I was working on that collab with paige that we'd only get in about 3 hours of writing at most. Add in 3 more people who live in who knows what time zones and I can't help but see that number get even smaller.

[Lugubrious]

Given that Lug is the GM, does the 'GOD' bit refer to him in person?

Also just for clarification, I am unsure what I can throw at people on an A-rank. A heavily entrenched riesen-class? Old booby traps some hunters forgot to disarm? Ratotosk?

That does remind me that I need to set up a sewer cleaning mission at some point as punishment work.

@Agent B52

We do already have an extermination mission. As for A-rank, Riesen is a good option. Perhaps a situation that doesn't require a ton of force, a la fighting an Ogdoad in the open, but something that requires teamwork and special objectives.

Also, we are not going to have a mission-creating contests. If anyone has any ideas for missions, just put them straight onto the conference document.

Later today I'll set up a new contest.

[Lady Seraphina]

Hey the Doc mission description wasn't very specific, are the conveys actually being derailed by the Grimm or can I have something else going on?

I didn't post after class because I don't know where the class actually stood following me and Shadow's argument and that would factor hugely into any post I created.

[Forsythe]

Two junkies sharing thoughts, yay! XD

[Lugubrious]

Hey the Doc mission description wasn't very specific, are the conveys actually being derailed by the Grimm or can I have something else going on?

I didn't post after class because I don't know where the class actually stood following me and Shadow's argument and that would factor hugely into any post I created.

@Prince of Seraphs

I don't know sorry I didn't make that one.

[NaraK]

I made a Sangue Fighting Game thing for fun! :D

Sangue

Input Notation

(This input notation is based on if the character is facing right. Horizontal keys are flipped when the character faces left.)

1 = Down-Left
2 = Down
3 = Down-Right
4 = Left
5 = NEUTRAL
6 = Right
7 = Up-Left
8 = Up
9 = Up-Right

LP = Light Punch
MP = Medium Punch
HP = Strong Punch

LK = Light Kick
MK = Medium Kick
HK = Heavy Kick

f.Jab = Forward + LP
f.Kick = Forward + LK

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Playstyle

Rushdown - Sangue is extremely effective at chaining together combos, and can usually land more hits than any other character can to her. Her Apophis Claw makes up for her lack of projectiles, but she has a fairly low amount of health. She does not run, and can dash to eight directions based on where the player decides to make her dash towards if she chooses not to walk. The dashes can be cast in the air only once before automatically causing her to fall towards the ground. Sangue's attacks deal low damage, meaning that she has to be extremely aggressive if she wants to fight a battle in her favor.

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Normal Attacks

LP = "Jab" - Sangue jabs with a free hand.

f.LP = "Hook" - Sangue hooks with a free hand. Can be connected with Jab once in a single combo string, and slightly pushes her opponent away.

MP = "Slash" - Sangue takes out her sword and immediately slashes with it. Has a moderate hitbox and is safe on block.

HP = "Crush" - Sangue takes out her sword and swings her blade down in an arc. Holding HP will delay the attack by a split moment, but allows Sangue to immediately dash out of her attack, regardless of whether it was successful or not. Has a very wide vertical hitbox but a considerably short horizontal hitbox.

LK = "Kick" - Sangue kicks with one of her feet.

f. LK = "Knee" - Sangue uses one of her knees to attack her opponent. Drags opponents closer to Sangue and can be connected immediately into LP, and can also be connected with LK.

MK = "Lunge" - Sangue takes a step forward as she takes out her blade before slashing diagonally, returning to her spot after she attacks. MK has a large hitbox in general, but has massive endlag when blocked. Enemies that block the attack are slightly pushed back. If MK connects successfully, Sangue may dash. Sangue can hit an opponent in a single combo string with MK up to three times.

HK = "Stab" - Sangue takes her sword out and stabs forward. HK has a particularly large horizontal hitbox and an extremely short vertical hitbox, and deals high-moderate damage when used successfully. Holding HK allows Sangue to hold the attack for up to two seconds. If she releases HK at around one second, HK will have slightly more range, and if she releases HK at two seconds, HK will become an unblockable attack. HK is not a reliable move to use in combos, but it can be useful by pressuring opponents with its long hitbox. Whiffing HK can leave Sangue vulnerable to combos.

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Special Attacks

214 + LK/MK/HK = "Leap" - Sangue jumps forward, her distance increasing based on the strength of the Kick she chose. Sangue can attack at any moment during the jump, and dash out of Leap if she successfully attacks an opponent.

----> HP = "Grab" (During "Leap") - Sangue grabs the head of the opponent before landing behind them, tossing the foe forward. Deals moderate damage, and is detected as a throw move. Can be used as an Anti-Air, though the hitbox of the grab becomes considerably smaller the higher Sangue is in the air.

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236 + LP/MP/HP = "Apophis Claw" - Sangue throws the Apophis Claw towards a target direction. LP throws it forward, MP throws it diagonally upward in front of her, and HP throws it right above her. If the Apophis Claw hits a target, it will latch onto the opponent for one second before releasing them. During this time, if Sangue presses one of punch buttons, she will perform a special action. If she does not perform any of the actions, the Claw will simply return to her as the opponent recovers.

----> LP = "Airborne Toss" - Sangue flings herself towards the opponent. When timed correctly, Sangue can most effectively initiate combos with this particular move.

----> MP = "Backloop" - Sangue flings herself over the opponent. A good escape move from corners.

----> HP = "Trick Launch" - Sangue initially flings herself towards the opponent before suddenly kicking the ground, propelling her diagonally backwards before flinging herself towards the opponent once more. Attacking an opponent with a normal attack during Trick Launch will cause them to skid away from Sangue, allowing her to gain more opportunities by attempting to shove them into corners.

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3214 + MP = "Blood Moon" - Sangue quickly performs two slashes. The tips of the slashes deal more damage than the rest of the blade. The first slash will push away an enemy, and the second slash will pull in an enemy.

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6323 + HP = "High Noon" - Sangue slashes upwards, creating an arc with her blade. Since the attack covers all directions, it is extremely useful in giving Sangue some room to plan her next attack, as hitting opponents who block the attack will push them back. The move has a fairly short endlag, but can still be punished by very fast characters if they simply wait out the attack instead of blocking it. High Noon destroys weak projectiles. Activating High Noon in the air will cause Sangue to slash downward and create an arc. The aerial High Noon has the same properties as the ground version, and causes her to slightly jump in the air towards the direction she was initially moving at. The ground version of High Noon automatically breaks the blocks of standing opponents.

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2369 + MK = "Pierce" - Pierce is the only Special Move that is specifically Anti-Air. Sangue leaps upward, moving slightly forward as she takes out her blade. If an opponent collides with her in the air, Sangue will pierce her blade through them and propel herself forward. When she lands, the opponent will bounce from the ground at a considerable height, allowing Sangue to chain more attacks in unless the opponent has some kind of combo breaker.

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Level 1 Super

236 236 4 + LK = "Crimson Caress" - Sangue wildly throws around the Apophis Claw before slashing in front of her. Deals high-moderate damage.

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Level 2 Super

64123 + LP + MP = "Sanguine Venom" - The game pauses as Sangue pours venom over her blade and Apophis Claw before it resumes. For six seconds, Sangue's attacks will inflict Poison on opponents, dealing small damage over time until five seconds run out. The more attacks she lands, however, extra seconds will be added to the venom counter. The venom lasts even after Sanguine Venom ends.

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Level 3 Super

236 + (LP + MP + HP) OR (LK + MK + HK) = "Rebel" - Sangue quickly swings her Apophis Claw directly under the opponent. If the opponent does not dodge the attack, she will knock the opponent off their feet as they are forced to move to her direction. Stopping the opponent from falling on the ground by stabbing them, Sangue will pull out her sword out of their body before slashing dozens of times with great speed before delivering one full arc slash that deals massive damage and ignores currently activated buffs on the opponent.

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Instinct Mode

"No Damage Dampener" - Sangue's normal attacks do not have their damage dampened when they are chained together, as they are already weak as they are. This makes her able to deliver far more attacks and have her worry less about doing the same kinds of attacks over and over again for a much longer period of time.

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Fatality

236 + LK + MP + MK + HP + LP + HK (Four steps away from opponent) = "Sangue The Ripper" - Sangue throws a sticky venom-covered Apophis Claw and impales the opponent's stomach before tearing it out, spilling their intestines. Swinging her claw down within the tips of the intestines, she will proceed to tear the claw off of the ground. With the small intestines following the claw, she will swing the claw in a circle above her, steadily increasing its range from herself. Eventually, the target will be forcefully pulled off of the ground as they become helplessly airborne as they follow their own guts. Vertically tossing the target high up in the air, Sangue will throw her sword at a far distance from herself before dragging the opponent down. She will then swing the target straight towards the sword right as they land on the ground, slicing them in half as the rest of their organs blast straight out of their bodies.

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Friendship

214 + LK (Any distance) = "Hug" - Sangue calls a large panda that runs into the battlefield and hugs the defeated opponent. She remains still, envious of the defeated opponent's blessing of getting hugged by a friendly panda.

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Hara-Kiri

(Can only be activated when left alone for four seconds after defeat)
HP + HK = "The Shining" - Sangue slashes her eyes with her katana before cutting off her Apophis Claw's shoulder off. She then proceeds to stab her stomach before slashing upwards, leaving her in two partially separated pieces and one artificial limb.

[Agent B52]

Right, post should be up Tuesday, tomorrow I'm working 6 to 9 (no that's not a typo, gotta get up at 5 and then I've got shit to do till 9 in the evening).

[SevenStormStyle]

Hugeeee apology to everyone. My dad has insisted on filling every scrap of spare time I have with hours of Neverwinter Nights. He's addicted, I swear.

[Scarifar]

Where is everyone else who hasn't posted yet?

[Eklispe]

working on it.

Edit: Shabam. hopefully didn't mess up

[Lugubrious]

working on it.

Edit: Shabam. hopefully didn't mess up

@Eklispe

Good stuff. Keep in mind that Seilber is an NPC, and you're free to play her if you want, or else Seven or Ryo can.

@NarcissisticPotato, @Sho Minazuki, @Kabensaal, and @Tenoren have neither posted nor given an OOC reply. Hey, that's an entire team! Wonder why they're together...

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Question: Has Oswald's arm healed by now? I'm good with either, just wondering how I should handle that now that some time has passed.

[Forsythe]

I think given the aura hax in thsi setting a week could be enough for a wrist :P

[Lady Seraphina]

What about a fracture rib?

[KabenSaal]

Because we are terrible at posting here.

[Guess Who]

Because we are terrible at posting here.

@KabenSaal

Oh hey, you're still alive.

[Lugubrious]

Because we are terrible at posting here.

@KabenSaal

Woohoo! Are to wanting to continue, Kaben?

[Tenoren]

@NarcissisticPotato, @Sho Minazuki, @Kabensaal, and @Tenoren have neither posted nor given an OOC reply. Hey, that's an entire team! Wonder why they're together...

@Lugubrious

That's a bit harsh.

After I was accepted, I was told to wait to intro my character until after 6th period which we would skip. I check every day for a few days of people finishing up 5th period, no problem.

We decide to not skip 6th, so I get to spend another several days reading an argument over a music class while waiting.

I tire of waiting to join a RP with such up-tight people with schedules and specific intro timings that characters must wait for. God forbid I stop checking OOC arguments daily to make sure I don't miss the moment I am asked to 'get ready'.

And "wonder why they're together" is a bit of a narcissistic quip, as you are the one who placed me.

I've had my intro post ready for weeks; I'm busy waiting on you to deem the moment appropriate.

Intro Post

Cerulean Sebastian | Arrival

Cerulean Sebastian
1st Period Combat
2nd Period Math
3rd Period History
Lunch / Study Hall
4th Period Armory
5th Period Survival
6th Period Music

Could be worse. Cerul's schedule at Vacuo had been similar, Math being the glaring exception. Vacuo and its harsh conditions had no love for maths. What was the point in equations if you could not find water in the desert? Cerul thanked the student worker, turned away from the Administration desk, and headed back outside. He looked around at the classrooms and buildings sprawled before him in all directions. Cerul rolled his eyes with a dismal smile. There was no desert here; perhaps he would need Math. There was even a fountain, blue and mysterious, full of water and deeper than any fountain had a right to be.

He took a deep breath. The air in Vale seemed all wrong. Thicker? Heavier? He had felt stifled ever since he had landed and stepped off the Lady Winsept. Winding his way from the port through the thin streets of Vale, Cerul felt the buildings might close in on him at any moment. He had only been gone a couple of days, yet already he would trade the entire commercial district of Vale for a few yards of sand and count himself the richer. "Then you're a fool," judged his city guide, when Cerul told him as much. Cerul scratched his ear--his Jaguar ear, golden and orange and peeking out through the layers of his smooth black hair--and rebutted, "A free fool." The gray streets felt strange beneath his feet. He and the guide did not trade many words, on his own part because the new city enraptured him. On the guide’s part, who could say? The guide showed him to Beacon and disappeared without a parting word before they reached the gates.

A free fool he had said. A free fool with a strict Beacon schedule, still staring into the mysterious fountain. Cerul glanced back down at the parchment and groaned.

Please pick up your uniform from the Armory before 1st period.

Beacon must be more intense than his old Huntsman Academy. He had seen their uniform before, which included a red tie and was the last thing Cerul wanted. He had sapphire studs in his ears, and small sapphire gems in his belt. They matched his trousers and his hoodies. Red just didn't fit them.

No. He'd get over it. He'd have to. Why was style so important anyway? Who was he trying to impress? Cerul reached up and touched his human ear, a reflex, but he allowed himself to feel the sapphire stud. He liked the gems. They gave him identity. If he had to trade his sleeveless jean jacket and hoodie for a uniform so be it. But he'd keep his gems even if they looked atrocious in red. His name was Cerulean, after all. Cerulean Sebastian.

A true Sebastian would swallow his pride and would love to wear the uniform, Cerul admonished himself. Assimilate. He'd make father and mother proud. They needed him, and they needed Beacon. And Beacon wants uniforms. Cerul's tail flicked back and forth in a slow motion as his thoughts sped by. He realized he didn't know where the Armory was. Perhaps the school kept it hidden to prevent intruders from discovering an alarming supply of weaponry. Or maybe there were only uniforms and no weapons at all.

A stream of students interrupted his thoughts. He smiled. Despite Vale’s apparent shortcomings, he felt adventurous and alive. “I’m Cerulean,” he spouted to a group of students passing by the fountain. He sounded too eager, what was he thinking talking to busy passers by? The group of them looked a bit bruised up and weary from the day. “Could you point me to the Armory? I would appreciate it much,” he finished.

But that matters little, as the OOC is full of GMs fighting and complaining about perfect post times, I've lost the desire to participate.

[Lugubrious]

<Snipped quote by Lugubrious>

That's a bit harsh.

After I was accepted, I was told to wait to intro my character until after 6th period which we would skip. I check every day for a few days of people finishing up 5th period, no problem.

We decide to not skip 6th, so I get to spend another several days reading an argument over a music class while waiting.

I tire of waiting to join a RP with such up-tight people with schedules and specific intro timings that characters must wait for. God forbid I stop checking OOC arguments daily to make sure I don't miss the moment I am asked to 'get ready'.

And "wonder why they're together" is a bit of a narcissistic quip, as you are the one who placed me.

I've had my intro post ready for weeks; I'm busy waiting on you to deem the moment appropriate.

Intro Post

Cerulean Sebastian | Arrival

Cerulean Sebastian
1st Period Combat
2nd Period Math
3rd Period History
Lunch / Study Hall
4th Period Armory
5th Period Survival
6th Period Music

Could be worse. Cerul's schedule at Vacuo had been similar, Math being the glaring exception. Vacuo and its harsh conditions had no love for maths. What was the point in equations if you could not find water in the desert? Cerul thanked the student worker, turned away from the Administration desk, and headed back outside. He looked around at the classrooms and buildings sprawled before him in all directions. Cerul rolled his eyes with a dismal smile. There was no desert here; perhaps he would need Math. There was even a fountain, blue and mysterious, full of water and deeper than any fountain had a right to be.

He took a deep breath. The air in Vale seemed all wrong. Thicker? Heavier? He had felt stifled ever since he had landed and stepped off the Lady Winsept. Winding his way from the port through the thin streets of Vale, Cerul felt the buildings might close in on him at any moment. He had only been gone a couple of days, yet already he would trade the entire commercial district of Vale for a few yards of sand and count himself the richer. "Then you're a fool," judged his city guide, when Cerul told him as much. Cerul scratched his ear--his Jaguar ear, golden and orange and peeking out through the layers of his smooth black hair--and rebutted, "A free fool." The gray streets felt strange beneath his feet. He and the guide did not trade many words, on his own part because the new city enraptured him. On the guide’s part, who could say? The guide showed him to Beacon and disappeared without a parting word before they reached the gates.

A free fool he had said. A free fool with a strict Beacon schedule, still staring into the mysterious fountain. Cerul glanced back down at the parchment and groaned.

Please pick up your uniform from the Armory before 1st period.

Beacon must be more intense than his old Huntsman Academy. He had seen their uniform before, which included a red tie and was the last thing Cerul wanted. He had sapphire studs in his ears, and small sapphire gems in his belt. They matched his trousers and his hoodies. Red just didn't fit them.

No. He'd get over it. He'd have to. Why was style so important anyway? Who was he trying to impress? Cerul reached up and touched his human ear, a reflex, but he allowed himself to feel the sapphire stud. He liked the gems. They gave him identity. If he had to trade his sleeveless jean jacket and hoodie for a uniform so be it. But he'd keep his gems even if they looked atrocious in red. His name was Cerulean, after all. Cerulean Sebastian.

A true Sebastian would swallow his pride and would love to wear the uniform, Cerul admonished himself. Assimilate. He'd make father and mother proud. They needed him, and they needed Beacon. And Beacon wants uniforms. Cerul's tail flicked back and forth in a slow motion as his thoughts sped by. He realized he didn't know where the Armory was. Perhaps the school kept it hidden to prevent intruders from discovering an alarming supply of weaponry. Or maybe there were only uniforms and no weapons at all.

A stream of students interrupted his thoughts. He smiled. Despite Vale’s apparent shortcomings, he felt adventurous and alive. “I’m Cerulean,” he spouted to a group of students passing by the fountain. He sounded too eager, what was he thinking talking to busy passers by? The group of them looked a bit bruised up and weary from the day. “Could you point me to the Armory? I would appreciate it much,” he finished.

But that matters little, as the OOC is full of GMs fighting and complaining about perfect post times, I've lost the desire to participate.

@Tenoren

Aw, I meant that quip as a joke, full aware of why you're there. I admit that I was an asshole, and not very funny, but there's no need to exaggerate. I feel bad for making you feel bad. I don't suppose that saying that I'm trying to prepare myself for five AP tests will show why I'm on edge? You just had the misfortune to join right when a bunch of people are bailing, which rocked the boat a bit. I thought I mentioned four days ago that you were clear to post, but it'd be just my luck if I forgot and stirred your anger further. If you're going to let this get you down, I'm sorry you feel that way, but I'll wish you godspeed good sir.