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6 yrs ago
Current Ever had that moment were you've just lost a battle of wills with your dog and think to yourself, "maybe I should be the one sleeping on the floor"? I have. It's oddly liberating.
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7 yrs ago
My Lit Lecturer used Matt Fraction's Hawkeye run to display the effect of narratology in class today. It's the first thing he's spoken about all term that I've actually read.
8 yrs ago
How good is the Punisher in Netflix's Daredevil series? "Just some guys who are about to walk into a diner for the last time." That line is so manly it could make a toddler sprout a beard.
8 yrs ago
The Justice League trailer is giving me mixed emotions. On the one hand, I desperately want to get hyped. On the other, Snyder and co have burnt me too many times in the past. I'm a conflicted mess.
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8 yrs ago
What? The Lethal Weapon tv show isn't utter garbage at all, instead being an enjoyable watch. What the fuck is the world coming to?
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For all you know I'm handsome as hell. Let's keep it that way.

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@Ferrocerium Looks interesting so far bud, but you might want to re-read the rules section.

► 1 . 2 . 1 - Incomplete or in progress sheets should not be posted in the OOC nor should they be posted in the character tab. Completed sheets ready for review are the only character sheets which should be posted in the OOC. If you need a place to store a work in progress sheet, you can create a PM with yourself or a Character Archive thread.


Easy mistake to make, and an easier one to fix. Just edit out the sheet there, and re-post it once you're finished. If you want someone to give you feedback on a WIP, just PM me the details and I'll do my best to help.

Cheers, Sam.
I like those big guy vs battles. In a perfect world Disney/Marvel would have movie rights to the Fantastic 4 and we could see Thing vs Hulk on the big screen.

~KL~


Aye, one of my few exceptions to the big-guy vs big-guy fight dislike is for Thing vs Hulk match-ups. I'd love to see the Idol of Millions face off against the Breaker of Worlds in a MCU property, 'specially if we got a Thing done right, and not the mopey, grim dick he was in FANT4STIC. Hey, never know though, if Fox doesn't make a sequel or reboot, F4's rights might revert to Disney in the next couple of years.
Always liked seeing Jugs vs Hulk too, since he was one of the only characters physically capable of dealing with Hulk at his peak.

~KL~


Never cared for those kind of match-ups. Big, dumb strong guy vs big dumb strong guy gets old fast in my opinion. I do enjoy classic Jugs vs X-men though, when he's treated as little more than a force of nature with a vendetta, and the X-men have to utilize teamwork and cunning to take him down, as not one of them on their own has the sheer physical power to match up with the avatar of Cyttorak.

Incidentally, I'd take the ever loving blue eyed Thing over any stinking Juggernaut any-day.
Magnus Arhakaine

Location: The Crossed Swords Tavern
Interacting With: Kyra




“Huh …” Came Magnus’ bemused reply. Not at the woman, Kyra’s, response. Truth be told, he’d long gotten used to women reacting thusly to any and all of his propositions. And neither was it her pet gorilla’s threats that led to his current state of confusion. The man looked like a flesh golem built only for violence, so it stood to reason that his primary communicatory setting was ‘intimidation’. Besides, the man obviously answered to the huntress, so the swordsman dismissed him, and the shite pouring from his gob, as largely inconsequential. He didn’t deal with lackeys.

No, what puzzled Magnus most was the caretaker’s response. What kind of right thinking man, drunk and surly to boot, took an elbow to the ribs hard enough to throw him from his feet, then got up to apologise to his attacker? Magnus considered himself well travelled, his boots racking up a fair mileage on the course of his adventuring career, but never, not in all his days, had he ever seen a person act such. It was probably the least likely, most unhuman response a drunk had ever had to being struck he’d ever witnessed. And this was just after the old man had snapped at Magnus for asking questions!

Ok, now I’m seriously considering leaving Salarn to the undead. Strikes me that the people of this bizarre place would probably thank the bonewalkers for putting an end to their miserable existence while getting their faces chewed off.

It was almost an attractive thought, but Magnus couldn’t in good conscience abandon this place to its plight yet, no matter how strange and unwelcoming the people were. With a bad tempered grunt and a string of mumbled curses, he followed the huntress out of the tavern.

With his longer stride he caught her up quickly, and when he did he fell into line with her, matching her pace, though he wisely chose to not try and stop her. Seemed like laying hands on this Kyra was a quick way to go about getting a dagger in the throat.

“Look, I know I don’t make a great first impression, and you might be waiting on me to apologise,” which he didn’t, “and that cryptkeeper might’a been deserving of a good elbow-shiv to the sternum,” which he doubted, “but the people of this hamlet will probably be the ones to suffer if we don’t reach some sort of accord,” which they shouldn’t. They were nearing the constable’s office, and Magnus wasn’t sure how willing she’d be to put up with him when she reached her destination. He’d have to make his pitch succinct.

“I’d be just as lief leaving you to do you, as you’d not doubt be seeing me drown in a puddle, but the people living here are being threatened by something, and I reckon we’d save more lives if we pooled our resources. Not suggesting we tie our fates together until the end of days, our even that we become bosom buddies. All I’m saying is that we’re both here, and it looks to me that we both want to help. It’d be damned churlish of us if we don't at least try and work with some kinda shared purpose. After all, what sounds worse, having to speak to someone you mildly dislike for ten minutes, or risk this hamlet facing devastation unchecked erelong?”

That was it. That was his offer. Not a big ask, but if the Huntress could tell him to go bugger his own arsehole if she wished. If she did it meant he’d have to go back to investigating Salarn’s mysteries on his own, which wasn’t an attractive prospect, but he’d long gotten used to doing things that he didn’t want to.
Magnus: Actively spoken to three characters, managed to piss-off four.

Those are the reactions I was expecting/aiming for, so I must be doing something right, but fuck, I'd be lying if I said it didn't concern me slightly just how effective I seem to be at writing a cocksure bastard.

Anyway, I'll work on getting a response up sometime today.
G M A N N O U N C E M E N T:

For this week's discussion, I'm focussing on the secondary plots so I'm asking this; as the Secondary Plots are well underway, what drew you to the one you've decided to join in with? Alternatively, why did you decide to pursue a solo story with your character instead. What sort of plots are you hoping for in the next round and are there elements of Vigilance you feel are either under or over used in the plots?


Went for Sucker for Pain because it seemed the most tailor-made for Lisa. Getting her first real taste of vigilante action by inserting herself into a gang fight seemed like an obvious pick. It was also close to where she lives. Hell, even the name of the plot suits her. That, and trying to put out a fire, while heroic, is a little outside her wheelhouse for the moment, and dealing with an intricate plot of organised crime families impersonating police is so far above where she is with her 'career' right now that it's almost laughable.

I'll probably aim for a solo plot next, something that allows me to explore Lisa's character while she's not wearing tights and getting punched by criminals (though I would also like to get some character interaction done with anyone who might be game. To that end please PM me if anyone would like to have their character meet Lisa.)
@Superboy Nice sheet. Getting some Grimm/Buffy/Supernatural vibes there, which are all checks in your favor in my book.
@Rithy Only until someone by chance damages it and then Vella turns into a member of team Rocket xD


Don't give @Rithy any ideas.
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Faen should be careful to not mention he is Asgardian or related to Loki. For now I'll just say, Maximilian likes humans more than Asgardians, and he would prefer that humans were extinct.


It'll get interesting then, as he literally announces to everyone he meets "I am Prince Faen Lokison", and I can't use OOC knowledge to change that. Out of interest, why does he hate Asgardian's more than humans, who he apparently has a lot of reason to hate? There's no hint of this animosity towards Asgardian's in your bio.
Ok, I was going to save this until after the first mission was completed, but as there's relatively little for you to do until my next update - other than shoot husks and take cover, which might not be the most thrilling things on the planet to write about though it's still effective RPing in my opinion - here is the skeleton which you can all use to apply for Loyalty missions. Just fill in the blanks and PM the finished product to [@MrDidcat] and I in a group PM. I'll also be putting a copy of this template in the OP, next to the CS skeleton sheet.

[hider=Loyalty Mission Proposal]
[b][u]Character Name:[/u][/b]
[indent]The name of your character. I know it, and you know it, but let’s just dot the I’s and cross the T’s.[/indent]

[b][u]Mission Name:[/u][/b]
[indent]The title of your character’s loyalty mission[/indent]

[b][u]Mission Location and Setting:[/u][/b]
[indent]Where you propose your loyalty mission takes place. Can be anywhere in the galaxy.[/indent]

[b][u]Mission Synopsis:[/u][/b]
[indent]A brief synopsis of your loyalty mission. This is the ‘barebones’ details that you’d be willing to share with all the players in the OOC.[/indent]

[b][u]Mission Description:[/u][/b]
[indent]This is the detailed bit that you share with the GM’s. We need to know exactly how you intended to plot out your loyalty mission so we can more easily fold it into the overarching narrative. There should be no surprises for us during the mission itself, so everything applicable must go here. What kicks off the mission? how does it unfold? How does it conclude? What kind of enemies will be encountered? How are the character affected by the outcome? Seriously, you can not put enough detail here. I will concede that no plot survive first contact with the players unaffected, and that there will be some unavoidable IC changes forced upon your plot, but the end result will still reflect what you write here.[/indent]

[b][u]Desired Player count:[/u][/b]
[indent]How many characters are there space for in your Loyalty Mission?[/indent]

[b][u]Desired Characters:[/u][/b]
[indent]Which characters would you like to see take part in your mission? Please try to include either Aegon or Anderson here, as at least one of them should still be present so we can still provide some kind of GM oversight (though this isn’t completely integral, and some exceptions can be made, however you will need to provide a good reason for why they aren’t present) Probably a good idea to get the agreement of the players who control the characters you want taking part in your mission before filling in this section. If you'd like to leave your mission open to anyone who'd like to join you, please enter 'N/A' here.[/indent]
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If you have any problems or queries, please let me know. I know some of you have already approached me with your ideas, but if you could transfer them to this skeleton, it would be much appreciated.
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