[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[DJAtomika]

@Skallagrim Why thank you XD

[GreivousKhan]

@Skallagrim Why thank you XD

@DJAtomika

Beat his bony arse!

[ImportantNobody]

Or, since it'd be in its infancy, we keep it simple. Then build on it. Every post or so, a random buff/debuff is given to each player and they have to continue on with it.

Then we can evolve it into something more complicated. In the words of many. K.I.S.S.

@Rilla

My main problem with that is if you draw a buff/debuff that doesn't make sense in context of the previous actions. For example, going with the wooden leg debuff, you'd have to bend over backwards to explain how they get a wooden leg all of a sudden. "Screaming in pain as his leg was torn off after he tripped on a rock, he saw a piece of wood nearby. "Perfect!" he thought to himself, reaching for the wood and jousting it into his wound, creating a makeshift leg for himself".

Of course that's taken to humorous extremes, but the point still stands. We'd need to be very careful what buffs and debuffs we come up with for this way.

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A powerless one has already been done to death ironically. So with powers I'm thinking.

@GreivousKhan

Low powered, then, where our swords could still make a difference but the powers could also make a difference. Maybe high end street fighter level.

@GreivousKhan IN has, like, hundreds.

Meanwhile I have four. Soon six. XD

@DJAtomika

I need to add a lot more I have planned. Some of them are really good so are not filler who will never see the light of day like some of wave 1 was. Actually...90% of the ones I like haven't seen the light of day either.

[Crazy Scion]

Bleh! I was having such a good streak of ideas, and for some reason they all chose to abandon me today! It must be this stupid, caffeine induced, headache robbing me of all my creativity! Oh cruel world! Why have you forsaken me?!

So yeah. Can anyone throw me a suggestion? Otherwise, I'm going to have to wait until my head clears to make a post, and that could take as long as tomorrow to go away.

[DJAtomika]

@ImportantNobody I have a swordswoman for that sorta thing.

[ImportantNobody]

@ImportantNobody I have a swordswoman for that sorta thing.

@DJAtomika

Anything you want to give away to help explain why I'd fight her?

[DJAtomika]

@ImportantNobody Does "daemon possessed life sapping soul eating sentient katana" do that for you?

[Alphakoka]

That sound like a very redundant way of saying 'evil katana with evil laugh' :v

[ImportantNobody]

@ImportantNobody Does "daemon possessed life sapping soul eating sentient katana" do that for you?

@DJAtomika

Should be easy to find motivations to oppose it. I'll see if any of my characters will work well or if I need another one. Tomorrow I'll think about it at work.

[DJAtomika]

@ImportantNobody Its wielder's sheet is in my compendium, linky in my sig. Look for Ishida Itsuki, alias Kikin, or the only Japanese character in there. XD

[MelonHead]

I love the buff/debuff idea, it's literally the definition of thinking on your feet and I suspect it will be good practice as well.

[Rilla]

Let's be honest, we do a lot of things that don't make sense.

And as it stands, it can be handwaved with magic as it doesn't make much sense summoning a pack of fire breathing kittens. The concept can be explained thusly

Big bad magic, omnipotent man of the magical arts developed a game. A challenge. A fight. The powerless start, and the powerful... or crafty... mainly lucky... win. To enter, he does some magic mumbo jumbo, and from then on can manipulate the person for the duration of the bout.

Essentially it's just a game, either way, not really different from any other concept. In your example, your leg would simply change, and you'd have to go with that. You could add some story to it, or just have it happen. Then deal with the consequences or advantages therein.

[MelonHead]

Let's be honest, we do a lot of things that don't make sense.

And as it stands, it can be handwaved with magic as it doesn't make much sense summoning a pack of fire breathing kittens. The concept can be explained thusly

Big bad magic, omnipotent man of the magical arts developed a game. A challenge. A fight. The powerless start, and the powerful... or crafty... mainly lucky... win. To enter, he does some magic mumbo jumbo, and from then on can manipulate the person for the duration of the bout.

Essentially it's just a game, either way, not really different from any other concept. In your example, your leg would simply change, and you'd have to go with that. You could add some story to it, or just have it happen. Then deal with the consequences or advantages therein.

@Rilla

Sounds like something a certain God of Madness might be running.

[Rilla]

Could definitely be a good way to build on a character.

[Alphakoka]

Let's be honest, we do a lot of things that don't make sense.

And as it stands, it can be handwaved with magic as it doesn't make much sense summoning a pack of fire breathing kittens. The concept can be explained thusly

Big bad magic, omnipotent man of the magical arts developed a game. A challenge. A fight. The powerless start, and the powerful... or crafty... mainly lucky... win. To enter, he does some magic mumbo jumbo, and from then on can manipulate the person for the duration of the bout.

Essentially it's just a game, either way, not really different from any other concept. In your example, your leg would simply change, and you'd have to go with that. You could add some story to it, or just have it happen. Then deal with the consequences or advantages therein.

@Rilla

dafuq I just read?

[GreivousKhan]

@ImportantNobody Does "daemon possessed life sapping soul eating sentient katana" do that for you?

@DJAtomika

How ironic, I have an evil possessed sword too!

His sheet is also in my character line up. Tordor.

[LeeRoy]

I have a Headsman's Axe that became sentient after 100 years of use. It's not particularly evil, but it wants nothing more than to remove the heads of others. And it will go out of its way to do that.

[ImportantNobody]

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How ironic, I have an evil possessed sword too!

His sheet is also in my character line up. Tordor.

@GreivousKhan

So I'm guessing I might as well make a character with an evil possessed sword to make this the battle of evil possessed sword wielders?

I have a Headsman's Axe that became sentient after 100 years of use. It's not particularly evil, but it wants nothing more than to remove the heads of others. And it will go out of its way to do that.

@LeeRoy

Is it made of metal or a wooden handle?

[GreivousKhan]

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So I'm guessing I might as well make a character with an evil possessed sword to make this the battle of evil possessed sword wielders?

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Is it made of metal or a wooden handle?

@ImportantNobody

Or two undead sword users (me and Dj's characters) vs two knights or some kind of monster hunters?

[ImportantNobody]

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Or two undead sword users (me and Dj's characters) vs two knights or some kind of monster hunters?

@GreivousKhan

If someone else joins unless I take on the rule of both good guys.