Balthazar007

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Alright everyone, please take a break from posting until next week. No posting until Jan 2nd or later. As for the time skip, I'm going to leave that up to each individual.

I've decided that every player has their own story arc which can move at its own pace. Instead of skipping forward by a day each month, each player is allowed to skip forward in time as much as they like, so long as they don't leave the three day window. In other words, your character's individual story can take place all on the same day, or it can span three days.

As you know, this month's storyline revolves around this world's Armistice's Day, which also happens to be their New Years Day. So the three day period includes the day before and the day after.

This change makes it more important than ever to collaborate with potential writing partners. I'm happy to provide each individual with NPCs and plenty of action, so that you can only worry about your own timeline. However, if two or more players want to interact, they should agree on their character's timelines. Of course, you can partner up and dissolve partnerships at will.

Finally, there is one aspect of the former time system that will remain. At the end of every three month period, there will still be a two week IRL break. After that break, we will be skipping into the next season: winter to spring, spring to summer, etc...

So take this week off, and think about what kind of story you could tell over the course of the next two months. Be ready to reach some sort of conclusion by the end of February.

Unless there are any objections, I will be amending the "Time" section of the first OOC post to reflect these changes.

Thanks everyone! Have a Happy New Year!

@Spin The Wheel@Renny@Vec

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Tempum City (K7), Late Afternoon

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... The coins plinked and plonked as they bounced to a rest on the street. The minotaur stared impassively at the snake-like beastman before him.
"I would advise you to stop this action." He said quietly.
Though he tried his best to take a calm approach, his rumbling voice sent tremors into the teenager's (comparatively) frail arm.

@Spin The Wheel

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The would-be thief was surprised by Mougin's swift movement. Her eyes went wide as he grabbed onto her arm. On instinct, she tried to pull away. As she did, the bones in her arm softened, and her skin became very loose.

Her attempt to escape was in vein. The minotaur's grip was too tight. His hand slid down her arm, but she couldn't get it passed her wrist. Suddenly, in a wild panicked voice she called out. "Help! Help!! Help!!! I don't know you! Let me go!!!"

This was plan B, their escape plan when things went wrong. She would play the victim card. All the boys had to do was...

"What are you doing!?" Yelled the alligator beast-teen. He had turned around, no longer concerned with the "fight" that he was about to start.

From across the street, the three human teenagers joined in as well. "He's trying to eat her!" One screamed. "Somebody help!" The second yelled. The third one just squealed out in bloody murder, pointing horrifically at Mougin.

By this time a small crowd has started forming. Initially, they were attracted to the sight of what looked like a fight between two beast-folk and three humans. Now, confused, intrigued, and horrified, they were watching this new sight unfold.

Two blocks away and closing in fast, a man was running toward the scene. He approached as fast as a speeding car. His black suit flashed with small blue lights. He was a police officer, and he clearly meant business.

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@Spin The Wheel I'm going to roll real quick to see if the snake girl can quickly escape Mougin's clutches and scoop up a few coins as she runs away.

With flexible bones and a shed skin ability, I'm giving her 70% chance of escaping. It would be higher, but I assume his grip is very firm.

Then I'm giving her a 50% chance of swiping up a few of the dropped coins.

Here we go! roleplayerguild.com/rolls/24740

She needed at least a 30 to escape, but she rolled an 8. Therefore, his grip is too tight for her to escape!

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Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays all. Sorry for my lateness, I see now I'll just be a hinderance to the pace, IC time-system, and plot, regardless of the leniency. I'm stepping away from the RP, have fun guys and thanks @Balthazar007 for the consideration.

@Renny

I do hope you reconsider. There truly is no rush in this RP. I want multiple story arcs going on at once, and that inevitably means they will be going at different paces.

If you change your mind, feel free to jump back in after Jan 2nd.

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Merry xmas !!!

@Vec

Indeed! ⛄🎅🦌

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Alright everyone, I will be posting again tonight, even if it's just to respond to @Spin The Wheel's most recent post.

I'd like if everyone could get one more post out, before we take a short break. Since tomorrow is Christmas and you may be busy with family, I'll say that you can get your last post out by Tuesday if you want.

After that, my next post will be Jan 2nd, where I will fast-forward things to the next day, the actual Armistice Day.

So your last post for this month should kind of give us an idea of what you'll be doing for the next 20hrs or so. If you don't get a post up, that is okay too, your first post next month can fill in the gap.

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If he used breath of the wind then he'd have better odds, but he doesn't have much of a reason to do that right now so that sounds about right. It also 0robably wouldn't have helped much anyway. She might end up having to dig through his clothes a bit though.

@Spin The Wheel

Okay, I'll increase his odds of noticing her and stopping her from getting to his bag by 5% since it's under clothing. I wasn't thinking about that. However, it wouldn't deter a skilled thief.

So, he has a 15% chance of stopping her initial attempt and a 20% chance of reacting quick enough to stop her if she succeeds. Therefore, the first roll will have to be 85 or more, and the second roll (if needed) will have to be 80 or over. Here we go...

Noticing the Snake-woman: roleplayerguild.com/rolls/24736
Catching the Snake-woman: n/a

Results: With a roll of 86, Mougin notices the snake-girl's attempt to steal from him and narrowly avoids this from happening. Perhaps he heard his clothes starting to be cut and reacted quickly enough? The specifics are up to you, but it should be a close call.

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@Spin The Wheel So, I think there would be a good chance that Mougin wouldn't be able to stop the snake-girl. There's probably a 10% chance that he might notice her and stop her from cutting his bag. Then, depending on how his reflexes match up to her escaping skills, I'd say he only has a 20% chance of catching her before she gets away.

Do you agree with these numbers? Keep in mind, these gang members do things like this on the daily, while this is Mougin's first encounter with the outside world. If you believe his odds of success should be higher, let me know why.

I will then roll a d100, using this site's dice roll program. The result(s) will reflect his success/failure in this situation. Do you have any questions?

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Stallo City (D9), Early Morning

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... Zara nodded, her expression serious. "I take my responsibilities very seriously, Mr. Jorath. You can count on me to do everything in my power to protect your family." Jorath turned to her, smiled, and clapped her on the back. "We'll get along just fine the two of us," he said as he started walking towards the aircar his family had boarded. "Go to Verus for any questions you might have, I am sure you two will get to know each other nicely during our trip," were the last words he left her with before the driver closed the passenger door behind him.

"Fuck..." Zara rolled her eyes and sighed at the mention of the canine. "It's fine Zara... it's just one man, you've dealt with worse than that... yeah..." Just as she was hyping herself up a bit, lost in her own little world, she felt a presence creeping up behind. Before she could even turn around to look at who it might be, a gloved hand landed on her shoulder.

@Vec

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Having approached from behind, Verus appeared to Zara's right, his left hand on her right shoulder. He waved as Jorath got into their car. After his employer's door shut, Verus let go of Zara's shoulder and put both hands behind his back. "Mr. Jorath has taken a liking to you it seems." His speech patterns were proper, with little sign of any emotion besides pride. "Let's get going, shall we?" he said, as he motioned to the inconspicuous black aircar that would be following Jorath's much more extravagant car...

The inside of the car was as plain looking as the outside, but at least it was comfortable. The seating arrangement was limousine style: couch-like, leather seats with a back row that elbowed around the driver's side wall and ended just before the wall that separated them from the driver. Optional armrests could be lowered down from the backs of the seats.

When Verus and Zara entered, there was already one other inside. He had black hair with a normal human build, nothing remarkable about the man. He wore the same suit Zara was wearing. His right armrest was down, and he was leaning on it when the doors opened. Upon seeing Verus however, he sat up straight, without a word. Verus motioned for Zara to sit along the wall seats. There was plenty of room, so she didn't have to sit next to the new guy.

Verus sat in the middle of the back row and put both arm rests down, on either side of him. It wasn't until the car had started moving that anyone said anything. "Jackson, this is Zara." Verus said, breaking the silence. "She is our hired hand for this little excursion." The human man known as Jackson simply nodded in understanding. Verus continued. "Jackson is one of my men." he said to Zara. Then, addressing both of them, he dove right into the details.

They were headed to an air ship, which would then take them to the Sutisu Capitol. The entire trip would only take 3 hours. When they set foot in the capitol, it would still be early in the afternoon. From there, their vacation would begin. Jackson would be sticking with the son, who would be going straight to the hotel to be alone and play video games. Verus would be going with Jorath's wife and daughter as they went on a shopping spree. Zara, would be going with Jorath, himself, as he went to visit some of his business contacts.

There was a spark of something in Verus's eyes when he told Zara that she would be with Jorath. Was is jealousy? He hid his emotions well, but obviously something was upsetting him. The spark was gone in an instant, faster than it appeared. With that, his briefing ended.

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Tempum City (K7), Late Afternoon

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... Ah, Mougin whispered, as he was hit with a sudden burst of enlightenment. This youth had expressed his desire to strike his enemies from the back - therefore, when he asked Mougin if he 'got his back', he was in fact asking him to ensure that his own tactic wasn't used against him. Mougin nodded to himself, content with his reasoning, but tilted his head as he continued thinking. Why had this youth asked him this? Surely it would be wiser to pick someone more familiar to themselves to protect them. He mulled it over for a moment or two, but couldn't come up with a satisfactory answer. This wasn't a situation he had encountered in his life. If so, Mougin could only ask one question.
"...Why?"
Well, it probably wouldn't hurt to ask, right?

@Spin The Wheel

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The rough skin young man glanced back in momentary confusion and repeated Mougin's question. "Why?" Then he turned his full attention back to the three humans across the street. He growled his answer, so that only Mougin could here. "Because people like them, humans... they think they're better than us." His intensity rose. "And I can't stand for that."

Without waiting for Mougin's response, the young man stepped off the sidewalk, into the street. As he stepped, his body began to change. His baggy clothes started filling out, as he grew in size. His skin grew darker and small spikes started protruding all over his body. His transformation was complete in only five steps. "Now, how about you tell me why you were laughing!?" He screamed in a much deeper voice.

During the distraction created by the dramatic transformation, the snake-girl had emerged from the alley behind Mougin. With a touch of concealing magic and natural grace, she quickly but quietly snuck forward. Her eyes were on the minotaur's satchel, where she knew he was carrying all his coins. Her plan was to quickly and carefully cut a hole in the bag and empty its contents into the bag she was carrying. Then it would just be a matter of escaping back into the alley...

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@Balthazar007 I've posted. Right now I'm looking at having some discussion with Vertus if possible (i set up your appearance rather well I think), then have them head to the car in front of Jorath's where the security is at, and have them drive to either the airport or the docks. I am open to either form of travel really.

If the family travels to Sutisu by ship, Zara can probably arrive at Leemo City straight up and meet with Suns at some point soon @Renny. Otherwise if they travel on a plane they would most probably go to the Sutisu capital itself to start their vacation from.

Of course, they could as well travel by portal, as I think Jorath has the money necessary to facilitate this form of transportation. This would get us at our destination without having to waste time on "travel narration".

@Vec

Quick correction. His name is Verus, not Vertus. You switch between the two. No biggie.

I think it would be better to travel by air. As to the destination, I believe Sun's next stop is to Eligiro City. Isn't that right @Renny? Or would you be willing to change his next destination to Sutisu Capitol? Maybe he could stop in Sutisu Capitol for the day of the festival and to see his family, before going to Eligiro City the next day?

I'll have a post up by Tuesday, everyone.

EDIT: Wednesday