[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[LeeRoy]

@Doc Doctor
The question is WHO.

Because the Arena I'd on a slow slump. It'll revitalize but it's gonna take a while.

[ImportantNobody]

Just what do I have to do to get another match!?

@Doc Doctor

Give me 50 million.

You want to fight with donny? It seems like his hitting flies with his magnum would mean dodging is almost out of the question unless he's fighting a superhuman speedster.

I'm playing too much Overwatch because that fan the hammer skill of his can only remind me of the "McCree is OP" business going on.

[Doc Doctor]

@ImportantNobody

Guns, dawg, dem guns. Somebody with the ability to actually hit what they aim at with near 100% accuracy perhaps should be placed on a tier above human? Perhaps an opponent that can survive more than a few bullets or is good at using cover would work?



Zande is also an option, as he has neither guns nor superhuman powers (discounting the berserker brew, which I use only for low-tier matches).

[ImportantNobody]

Somebody with the ability to actually hit what they aim at with near 100% accuracy perhaps should be placed on a tier above human?

@Doc Doctor

I'd easily put them in powered tier even if they were just an average guy with a gun. His destructive power combined with accuracy will mean I'll be leaning more towards the low end of mid powered.

I'll also need to come up with some anti-gun characters.

EDIT: Wow. Biggest spam in the interest check ever.

[Vordak]

One fun anti-gun concept i came up with is basically this:

First of all, the nature of the forcefield itself must be explained.

It is a purely magical construct, with certain physical properties differing from ordinary matter: the reason behind this is a so-called unified energy supply. In normal matter, energy is distributed between discrete molecular and atomic bonds - in the same piece of matter, one group of bonds may break, while the other will stay perfectly fine. However, within a magic forcefield, all particles share the same supply of energy, meaning that no single bond may break or be otherwise strained without every other bond experiencing the same effect; the resulting effect is what one could call perfect dissipation, the clones either imperceptibly 'deflating' under the force of an impact, each and every bond compressing, or instantly disintegrating when the limit of their energy supply is exceeded.

In other words, it can tank hits regardless of how small the point of impact, and thus, how big the resulting pressure is, which works marvels against bullets, as even some rifle cartridges are roughly just twice as powerful as a simple kick.

[ImportantNobody]

@Vordak

My most obvious anti-gun is like a ninja magneto. She can alter bullet flight paths where even someone who shoots 100% accurate would miss and there's nothing they could do about it besides hope she's not focusing on their bullets. with her reaction times able to keep up with bullets as easily as softballs, you're in major doo doo if that's all you rely on. Then if she gets close enough she could fling people around who has any metal on them, such as armor, or shoot objects like a railgun. She can magnetize anything, but would need to touch it.

[Vordak]

That's a high-brass counter though, as it provides both considerable power and versatility on top of dicking over your run of the mill gun user pretty hard.

I'm a bit fonder of the more subtle ways myself, such as indirect projectiles that can be launched from cover, temporary barriers, visual hindrances, stealth and tactical movement (the latter needs a meticulously detailed arena map though), or things that fall in their own category, such as that forcefield. Serves to balance guns out to the point where they are challenging, fair and don't require direct interaction, such as dodging or metallokinesis, to reasonably avoid.

[ImportantNobody]

I said anti-tank but I meant anti-gun. She's not good at moving large quantities of mass at once, so would struggle greatly lifting a tank even if touching it. Magneto is much larger scale than her, but she has other advantages over him in close range against smaller objects. She's super duper versatile, but drop a bridge on her and she's done for.

Donny could only realistically win if he snuck an explosive somewhere she doesn't notice, but he'd likely be super dead before that happened as she'd be railgunning him to pieces while deflecting his bullets. Pepper spray could also work well against her to negate her ability but obviously far too difficult to deliver that attack successfully.

[Doc Doctor]

@ImportantNobody@Vordak

In most situations Donny wouldn't stand a chance against her. He's a walking tool shed, with tons of fodder that she could use against him. If he pulled out his razor wire, she'd probably cut him in half with his own weapon. There are a few situations in which he may win, but I'd say 85% of the time and with no prep, your character would wreck Donny.

Outside of that, Donny's selling point is that he avoids straight fights and uses as much practical realism as possible. His signature attack is the gun behind the coat shot.

Donny let out a loud, panicked scream as Gweyr whipped out her glaive. Just the sort of reaction you'd get when aiming a knife at some random nerd. But Donny came from a different place than Gweyr. Where he was from, life and death were matters to be resolved in an instant. Anyone could kill anyone with a little luck and a bullet in the back. Out here, you didn't brandish a weapon unless you were going to use it. You didn't pull out a blade and try to talk things over. You either killed, or got killed, and though tricks are petty, a good one never needs to be used twice against the same enemy.

Donny turned clockwise as if about to flee, as any sane pedestrian would after some nutty chick got medieval in a dark alley. Donny's scream would have muffled the ratcheting click of the Magnum being cocked as it was drawn, Gweyr seeing just his left side and nothing else.

An old gunslinger trick. If you want to pull a piece on someone so they don't see the barrel poking through your coat, turn your flank to them and aim along your abdomen with the gun flat against you. Keep your shooting arm out of sight so they don't see the bend in your elbow.
No protrusions, no clues, no chance. Especially when the victim is a shy, moral girl who probably wouldn't kill a man, however creepy, who seemed about to flee as was requested of him.

The revolver was aimed for Gweyr's midsection. If the large round struck, it would bore an impressive, clean hole straight through her solar plexus, between the lungs, into the aorta, and out through the spine.

@Doc Doctor

His bulletproof vest handles the heat of the chamber flare. It's a sure kill against pretty much any opponent that isn't a bullet timer or a mind reader. If another character were to have a good chance against Donny, they'd have to be able to handle some real dirty tricks. Sneak attacks are his bread and butter. It's a long shot to say he even fights in the first place, unless you could call stabbing someone in the back a fight.

[ImportantNobody]

Did Gweyr make it out alright?

I wouldn't use ninja magneto because either winner will win without much of a fight, as you say, depending on if he tricks her or not rather then us getting a good fight. Even though Evvie's a higher tier she'd likely get demolished, so she's out unless I use the one from my multiverse who's not nerfed. who would in turn crush him and tank all his attacks. Ria from the multiverse is peak human and has a scifi weapon but would likely loose. I'd like to use her for something due to her only, so far, not getting a single hit in anywhere, but against him is not the place.

I'll need to come up with a new character idea that's not such a hard counter as ninja magneto.

On a side note, know the "roast me" meme on Reddit where people post a picture of themselves to get insulted in good fun? I can imagine that for some of my characters taking part in it. XD

[Doc Doctor]

@ImportantNobody
I'm gonna make a character roast thread then. I like that idea.

Gweyr survived that shot, for her continuous walking backwards made it miss her head, despite the shot being aimed for the body and Donny being the sort of marksman that doesn't miss like some Nazi on Indiana Jones. But it was the very start of the fight and I felt that I could let it slide. Donny's so ruthless that I actually feel guilty about using him sometimes.

[ImportantNobody]

Character roast thread would probably be in the spam section. It would work well on deviantart with a picture of them holding the "roast me" sign for the people to post about the character. Maybe a group could be made for that concept on there.

[Doc Doctor]

How about some feedback on my newest character? Took inspiration from Child's Play for the body change ability. In fact it's the exact same fucking power. Any characters he swaps with, I'll use their character sheet images to replace Suliss's.

Suliss the Thief

Name: Suliss the Thief
Age: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Race: Usually human
Alignment: Evil



Appearance- He could be anyone.



Abilities- Suliss is a powerful sorcerer with access to many forbidden magics. He is currently in the body of an average joe, and as such from a physical standpoint is completely normal. His body right now is around twenty-five years of age, can bench press 175 pounds, and can run 15 miles per hour.

*Body Steal: Suliss has the power to change bodies with his victims by repeating the following chant whilst in physical contact with them. This works even if they wear clothing, armor, or other forms of mobile protection, so long as they can feel the pressure of his direct contact.

"Ade due damballa.
Give me the power, I beg of you.

Leveau mercier du bois chaloitte.
Secoise entienne mais pois de morte.
Morteisma lieu de vocuier de mieu vochette.

Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!
Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!
Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!

Morteisma lieu de vocuier de mieu vochette.

Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!
Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!
Endenlieu pour du boisette damballa!"

When he switches bodies, he gains unrestricted access to all of his victim's powers with a full knowledge of their abilities and skills. Suliss must repeat the entire chant to complete the change, and has to start over from the beginning if he loses contact with the opponent. If he is interrupted from speaking, he can pick up where he left off, so punching him in the mouth wouldn't force him to start over. If new forms allow him to speak faster, then he may complete the ritual all the more quickly. Currently, it takes him twenty seconds to finish.

*Siphon: Suliss can emit spells that steal an opponent's stamina, vitality, energy, whatever you like to call it. Whatever strength he steals from a victim is transferred directly to him. It currently takes him two seconds to charge a weak Siphon spell which travels at 329 fps and steals 5% of an opponent's vitality, thus creating a 10% gap in strength. Every two seconds the spell is charged tacks on another 5% drain, and with a fifty second charge he can entirely drain a victim. If he makes physical contact with an opponent whilst Siphon is charging, he can continually drain 5% from them every two seconds. He can dual cast this spell with both hands to steal 5% per second, or half the charge time of the max power Siphon. This spell creates a clearly visible sickly yellow light around his hands.

*Wrack: This spell functions with the same power charge as Siphon, except instead of stealing strength, it inflicts enormous agony. The more time Wrack is charged, the more intense the pain is and the longer it lasts. The pain lasts for half as long as the spell is charged. A two second Wrack spell will make one's body feel as if it were beset on all sides by needles covered in salt and vinegar. At half power the body feels like a giant testicle that has just been crushed flat by a hot waffle iron. At full power the victim feels all the agonies of ultimate hell, and unless they have some ability that renders them immune to pain or their body functions differently from other biological life forms, they will typically die instantly from shock. This spell manifests as crackling crimson electricity on the hands.

*FoulFire: A form of fire magic that, instead of burning the skin, slowly flays and peels it apart like a cheese grater on a banana skin. It functions with the two second charge of course, with a weak spell being painful but almost negligible, and a max power Foulfire able to slowly and irrevocably entirely separate an entity's tissues from its skeleton. Usually a direct hit from a half charged Foulfire is enough to send a human into shock and kill them from blood loss. Manifests as green fire on the hands.

*Mix-Ups: Suliss can use his dual casting ability to mix and intertwine his magics to create new spell combinations, such as WrackFire, Siphoning Flames, and DrainWrack. His ultimate attack is to combine all three spells by using his mouth as a third conduit to charge another spell, though this greatly taxes his stamina and leaves him too weak to walk afterwards. The result is LitchFire, a flamethrower-like assault that can continue shoot forth and burn for as long as it can Siphon energy from a victim. Its heat depends on the victim's durability, as the Siphon will continuously fuel the power of the fire with the target's own life force. If set on fire, the only way to put out the flame is to remove whatever part of the body the fire is feeding on. Like all of the other spells, LitchFire follows the two second charge rule.

The speed of the spells and the charge rate may change if Suliss harnesses bodies with greater reserves of life force.



Personality- Suliss is a cruel and conniving villain that desires only power. He enjoys dominating others more than life itself. Throughout his countless ages of switching bodies, his own personal identity has dissolved save for his core desires and ambitions, turning him into a sadistic machine-like creature with no set body. He has no quirks, no little likes or dislikes, nothing like that. He relentlessly pursues power without rest, and that is all.

History- It is not known for how long Suliss has lived. He himself doesn't know. It is not known from whence he came, or where he is going. All that is known, to a select few who know more than they wish they did, that up until a few days ago, Suliss had been imprisoned beneath the ground in the skeletal corpse of a dead woman, having been buried alive many years ago. Grave diggers. Idiots. They went and took Suliss from his prison, freed him. Again now he resumes his quest to attain ultimate power, and to gain dominion over existence that is by working his way up the chain of command until he can inhabit the greatest form of all.

Theme Music-

[Doc Doctor]

If fighting were food, I'd be this kid right now.

[ImportantNobody]

Funny if wrack hits a masochist. She avoids death from the shock of pain thanks to the pure pleasure of the situation and then kills him while he's left completely baffled.

Still haven't come up with my character to fight your gun fairly for both of us.

[MelonHead]

So, who's still around? Most of the ShinRa guys hopped over to GCL (where I am at the moment) Pollen has been AWOL from illness for a while, Innue* dissapeared rather abruptly perhaps due to power failure followed by the complete destruction of their computer, Rilla has a little version of himself to chase down, Skallagrim is solidly AWOL, perhaps forever, and a lot of the others have drifted off into other parts of the site.

I am starting to worry that maybe the Arena isn't coming back this time, in which case I did the duty of any good sailor by jumping ship early at the first sign of sinking. Wait, I was supposed to go down with my ship? I thought that was only captains?

[Divinity]

I am primarily based here. Ive come to like this quiet little cove. What is GGL btw? O_0

[MelonHead]

I am primarily based here. Ive come to like this quiet little cove. What is GGL btw? O_0

@Divinity

Gaian Combat League, its hosted on Gaia Online, Darth conscripted me to it a couple months back. Its a tournament/league with a fair few active fighters, though they could probably use more to fill in some drop outs. It's fairly low tier though.

[Divinity]

Well, if this is officially the end times of this place, I've had a good bit of fun while it lasted.

[Doc Doctor]

I'm hangin' tight. Hundreds of roleplayers frequent this site, and it's only a matter of time until some of them notice the Arena and drop in. Might not be many, might not be any, but I'll be ready to have some violent fun with anyone who pokes a head through the door.

Besides, if the Arena does manage to somehow get itself removed, then I'll have an excuse to post a good old fashioned Kumite in the Casuals.