[OOC] BIONICLE

[Windicator]

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Long answer: This goes back to the early days of BIONICLE when LEGO was grabbing a bunch of words and grammar from the maori language, and in maori, like other languages with polynesian roots, does not pluralise by adding an s or anything else to the end of the noun.... So, one matoran, two matoran, many matoran.

@DFTBA

Thanks, I've just heard it said in many ways an I was unable to really recall any official material on the spot.

[tobiax]

@DFTBA I had the feeling that was the case, but didn't know it was the maori thing.

[tobiax]

Also @Windicator@DeathXtheXTree@DFTBA, could you maybe put relationship section headers at least for your CS's? Maybe fill in what you can so far?

[DFTBA]

Yeah, OK.

I'll have an IC post up soon as well.

[tobiax]

Thanks. Awesome. Much appreciated. Do you think it would be smarter to leave old appearance descriptions, masks, relations, etc. in the CS and keep it visually neat by way of hiders, or save them off site?

[Windicator]

Thanks. Awesome. Much appreciated. Do you think it would be smarter to leave old appearance descriptions, masks, relations, etc. in the CS and keep it visually neat by way of hiders, or save them off site?

@tobiax

I myself like to have everything on one page and I use hiders usually for anything that takes more than 3 rows of space. I can see the advantages of offsite but I feel personally feel like stacking them under some new hider in CS. Either by adding a new sub section of CS as "archive" or something or just add to the main as something like "old" or something.

[tobiax]

I feel similarly, actually. I just wanted to know how everyone else felt. I want to keep the old stuff for posterity without having to filter through it for the current stuff.

[tobiax]

Okay, so, with Tree not being able to be here until Friday, we have three options- either we don't post what Tree's character(s) isn't/aren't involved in, or, we keep it in the first day, or I sort of scoot Aiko through what she might be holding up, we go into Day 2, but don't play out the Red-Star Festival until Tree gets back.
Which option sounds best?

[DFTBA]

Let's do a little timeskip.

Kumanu and Hura are almost ready to go their separate ways, and we can say that the three at the festival all had a good time and talked long into the night without going into too many specifics.

That leaves everyone ready to launch into the festival once Tree comes back into action.

[Windicator]

Let's do a little timeskip.

Kumanu and Hura are almost ready to go their separate ways, and we can say that the three at the festival all had a good time and talked long into the night without going into too many specifics.

That leaves everyone ready to launch into the festival once Tree comes back into action.

@DFTBA

I feel no need to hurry it. I can wait for tree to be back.
Also, to me its a nonissue to not play out the three that are at the festival atm.
@tobiax

[tobiax]

Sorry @DFTBA, but timeskips sorta leave a bad taste in my mouth. I'll spare the specifics, but at this time, I don't feel like it'd be helpful, specifically because I feel like it robs chances for character development. That, and I hardly see how the solution to waiting until friday is to make the important event closer.

[Windicator]

...I don't feel like it'd be helpful, specifically because I feel like it robs chances for character development. That, and I hardly see how the solution to waiting until friday is to make the important event closer.

@tobiax

True, I'm ok with hiatus till Friday. Ff we really did not want character development, we'd not be bothered by the story thus far or maybe even further. it'd be as easy as saying "you'r now a toa. No questioning it."

I'm looking forward to the Friday.
Don't rush it
Sincerely:
Windicator

[tobiax]

Moot point. Tree's sorta back.

[tobiax]

How's everyone? Posts can come as usual!

[Windicator]

I'm fine as it comes.
As far as it goes for Rauta, he's pretty much in a state waiting for some thing to actually happen in his end as he arrived to Suavo's tent.

[tobiax]

Woots for things being able to continue in the IC!

[Windicator]

I'll look at if I need to edit my latest IC and then probably start working an a new one.

[tobiax]

Probably not? I don't know. So, how's everyone doing? I was thinking of drawing the Matoran group, then maybe scanning it, digitally coloring it, and showing you guys of course. Thoughts?

[Windicator]

Sure.
I'm not versed in art so I'll keep from attempting to drawing anything (for now) (Already somewhat procrastinating...)

In the hider bellow I included 2 designs of matoran that could make for a great moc, To lsit pros and cons with each picture;

On the first picture is a matoran that holds up to the 01-02 timeline when we had the focus on matanui and its toas where as one example, Takua was seen. As a con, it is very hard to get access to the middle piece and the feet as those were removed from use early (and as it was only in early sets, the colors offered are limited)

On the other hand we have a build that has its roots still in the concept of matoran but it's done more in the 15 style. Due to the way it's made it has the con of having vary few masks to choose from (to cheat this one would use old mata/nuva neck fix) and while it's made of primarly those parts it has one of those odd parts not available in the new line (but available from older sets) otherwise having very accessible requirements and not too hard to pick up (if you find a new medium set and a protector (skullgrinder vs maskmaker works)

Images inside!

As for the neck fix; you'd replace the axle with one of these (approximate size)

[tobiax]

I'm... not entirely sure what you're saying here?