[OOC] Morituri te Salutant: Arkreidian Gladiators

[Kho]

Oooo, I haven't played Company of Heroes 2, is it similar to Dawn of War?
Usually I'm so into my strategy games (Total War games, Civilisations, Victoria 2, Europea Universalis, Hearts of Iron etc) that I just don't bother experimenting with other games

[Harbringer]

Yeah, a lot of the mechanics can be seen in Dawn of War 2, like the cover, set up and teardown times and tanks being immune to small arms. I have to admit I feel bad when playing russians though. The general tactics is to use conscripts to hold enemies in place then shell the crap out of them...conscripts included.

[Kho]

Hehe, might just download it on Steam when I've got some time on my hands.
Mother Russia's children happily die for her sake! For the Emperoo-, eh, I mean, Putiiiin! >.>

Will get a post up later today! Are they headed off to the arena now? Who will they be fighting? An NPC?

[Harbringer]

You'll find out won't you ;) And yeah, they're heading for the arena. Time for niceties first though.

And to be fair...for every german grenadier squad you have like 3 conscript squads. And among my friends I'm notorious for creating a battery then shelling the crap out of everything before advancing. They do not let me team up with the infantry guy very often...Also, in this case, for Mother Stalin

Which is why I love winter maps. See your tank squadron fighting on the frozen river?
*Katyusha barrage intensifies*
*Tanks fall into river*

And those machine guns?
*Flame thrower equipped penal legions intensify*
I don't care how many I lose! They're penal squads!

[Knight of Doom]

Lanista

@Kho

While I'll admit that that's really funny, in my last line I kinda meant that Duvain didn't want to sacrifice anything else to the Lanista to get her freedom (like her sister or something). Probably should have made that more clear (oops).

[Kho]

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While I'll admit that that's really funny, in my last line I kinda meant that Duvain didn't want to sacrifice anything else to the Lanista to get her freedom (like her sister or something). Probably should have made that more clear (oops).

@Knight of Doom

Haha, I didn't mean it in that way xDDD it was more the fact that she was manhandled by the Orc and embarrassed that inspired that picture, but now that you point that out...xD

You'll find out won't you ;) And yeah, they're heading for the arena. Time for niceties first though.

And to be fair...for every german grenadier squad you have like 3 conscript squads. And among my friends I'm notorious for creating a battery then shelling the crap out of everything before advancing. They do not let me team up with the infantry guy very often...Also, in this case, for Mother Stalin

Which is why I love winter maps. See your tank squadron fighting on the frozen river?
*Katyusha barrage intensifies*
*Tanks fall into river*

And those machine guns?
*Flame thrower equipped penal legions intensify*
I don't care how many I lose! They're penal squads!

@Harbringer

Sheez, I wouldn't let you team up with the infantry guy either! xD I'll keep all explosive things away from you hehe (or at least if I ever need cover, I'll know you're NOT the go-to guy xDDD)
You can be my last-ditch Kamikazi general for when I finally conquer the world, if things don't go as planned xP

[bluejay_gl]

Really excited by your new IC post, @Harbringer. I'll start writing mine stat! (:

Snapping up with a speed that would have put a spike wall trap to shame

Haha, the imagery is hilarious! And gives me some serious PTSD from a game I couldn't beat called 1001 Spikes. shudder

[Harbringer]

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Haha, I didn't mean it in that way xDDD it was more the fact that she was manhandled by the Orc and embarrassed that inspired that picture, but now that you point that out...xD

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Sheez, I wouldn't let you team up with the infantry guy either! xD I'll keep all explosive things away from you hehe (or at least if I ever need cover, I'll know you're NOT the go-to guy xDDD)
You can be my last-ditch Kamikazi general for when I finally conquer the world, if things don't go as planned xP

@Kho

Oh you misunderstand. The infantry commander and i are an unstoppable force of deztruction of hold them in place and hit them in the vitals. For mother russia we are prepared for as many losses as we need to take.

Also, Serons doesn't refer specifically to beastmen alony, it just means an auxiliary, basically mercenaries of a different race

[Kho]

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Oh you misunderstand. The infantry commander and i are an unstoppable force of deztruction of hold them in place and hit them in the vitals. For mother russia we are prepared for as many losses as we need to take.

Also, Serons doesn't refer specifically to beastmen alony, it just means an auxiliary, basically mercenaries of a different race

@Harbringer

Don't think the infantry guy is all that thrilled to find that HIS vitals are also being pulverised. But as Muzer Stalin commands, we must obey ._.

Changed what he says/thinks slightly xP

[Harbringer]

He knows what the price is for each inch of Russian soil...

[Kho]

If only all infantry guys were so dedicated and uncaring for human life...xD

[Knight of Doom]

I'll hopefully get around to posting tomorrow.

[bluejay_gl]

Got my post up. Didn't think Kamnar was quite ready to share Durak Bol-gar's name or the Lok'krith's name just yet; he's still got some warming up to do, haha. (:

[Kho]

Daaaaamnn this is good! Something about this RP's style so far really gets me going. Such opportunity for development, such interesting, wholesome characters. I love you guys xD

[Harbringer]

Is it the freedom for thought?

[bluejay_gl]

@Kho, I'm so glad I'm not the only one that feels that way!

@Harbringer, I like this roleplay because it doesn't feel "railroaded" like a lot of roleplays I've experienced do. I feel like there's a lot of room for crazy side stories and epic exploration. Because eventually we're all gonna get out of this godforsaken Arena and travel Arkreides as a daring adventuring party, AMIRITE?

[Knight of Doom]

Sorry for the relatively short post. I kinda wanted Duvain in her own little world during the ride.

[Kho]

Is it the freedom for thought?

@Harbringer

Perhaps it is - literally! Each character sees the world and others in such a unique way, it is fascinating to read how they see and interpret what another character saw and interpreted.

@Kho, I'm so glad I'm not the only one that feels that way!

@Harbringer, I like this roleplay because it doesn't feel "railroaded" like a lot of roleplays I've experienced do. I feel like there's a lot of room for crazy side stories and epic exploration. Because eventually we're all gonna get out of this godforsaken Arena and travel Arkreides as a daring adventuring party, AMIRITE?

@bluejay_gl

Hehe, there really are endless possibilities xD but for now, I'm uber interested in seeing how @Harbringer will set up the arena fights. Will we self-RP the fights? Will Harbringer RP our opponents? Will we RP each other's opponents? Or something else completely? They're all interesting options and I'm looking forward to exploring any (if not all xP)

Sorry for the relatively short post. I kinda wanted Duvain in her own little world during the ride.

@Knight of Doom

Not at all! It is completely natural that Duvain, having not only been enslaved and forced to fight, but having also left a vulnerable dependent behind, would be far too worried to even consider the others properly.

[Kho]

XD Cog hates us all T-T Gar innocent! It's all the child's fault, he's the budding anarchist!

[Harbringer]

Hehe, there really are endless possibilities xD but for now, I'm uber interested in seeing how @Harbringer will set up the arena fights. Will we self-RP the fights? Will Harbringer RP our opponents? Will we RP each other's opponents? Or something else completely? They're all interesting options and I'm looking forward to exploring any (if not all xP)

@Kho

Porque no los...infinito?

Because eventually we're all gonna get out of this godforsaken Arena and travel Arkreides as a daring adventuring party, AMIRITE?

@bluejay_gl

Do I smell a SEQUEL?!
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So, the party so far:

-Eltharion
-Gar
-Kog
-Duvain
-Kamnar

* Ktakar, the sickly Skytalon
* Hroth, the dimwitted Thunderhoof
* Griffith, the crochety old dorf
* Prinny, the scared hooman
* Steve, the sloth. No, he's not a beastman. He's just a sloth. GO MASCOT GO!

EDIT: Feel free to play around with the NPC. Play them how you think they should be played. Because most of them will probably end up dead.