Grothnor

Pirate Age

I have a headache today so any post I make will come tomorrow too. To help expedite details, feel free to say that Ray joined Runali and Alicia and helped with weapon shopping with his bag of platinum.

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Retribution is a standalone expansion to Dawn of War 2, an RTS set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Also known as Warhammer 40k, WH40k or just 40k, it is your standard fantasy universe placed in a dystopian sci-fi setting. Someone made a playlist of the Ork Campaign, cutting out extraneous gameplay and highlighting the story and dialogue. The other factions are rather serious, but the ork lines are hilarious, even more so because these orks are pirates. Here are some links to a concise summary of WH40k's backstory and a link to the playlist aforementioned.

All I did for Halloween was go to a party with some friends. It was a nice small party (about 6 people, and almost all previously acquainted) and we watched a few horror movies that weren't that scary. I didn't dress up because I didn't have anything to dress up as.

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And from Ray's point of view, Shouta is nothing more than a drunken bully who likes showing off his strength (at the moment anyway, once he calms down he might think otherwise). Besides, Ray was a little more drunk than he cared to be and he never cared about being judged anyway. Ray is reacting a bit immaturely to the criticism of his friends, but that just ties into his character, where he (accidentally) killed someone just because they bumped into each other.

Overall, I tried getting Ray to do something that Shouta would notice. Not the result I expected, but I can roll with it. I thought it was cool. *Shrug*

Well, at least we're all in the same boat with our poor reviews.
*Waits for someone to see what he did there.*

Warhammer 40k: The Sisk Incident

Since the thread is dead and buried, I may as well hand out spoilers for what I had planned.

The party would end up learning that the first village they were sent to recon had been sacked and turned into an encampment for the marauders and mutants who were led by a dark eldar. The party would regroup at the listening post and plan to recon the second village and learn that the marauders/mutants are being led by a small squad of dark eldar. The party then would, with the help of the villagers of the other town, learn where the dark eldar squad is camped, attack and kill them. The marauders/mutants would flee or surrender.
The party would later piece together that dark eldar had allied with a chaos cult to raid the planet. The cult wants to rise against Imperial Rule and take over, but the but when they learn the dark eldar only want to raid, take prisoners and then leave, their alliance breaks down as the Imperial Forces rally and crush the resistance and comes to the rescue.
Once we got off the island with the help of the villagers we had saved, we would make our way back to friendly lines and the adventure would pretty much be over.

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Ray took the scolding like an obedient child, feeling foolish and embarrassed, partly himself, and partly for Runali, who left soon after her chiding. He didn't think much of Shouta's grip on his sword until once his speech had ended. He saw it was warped, dulled and twisted in parts, and completely unfit for use as anything other than scrap metal. For some reason, Ray's blood began to boil. He was so willing to surrender his blade to the 'tender mercies' of the Rookie Judge before, but why was he upset now?

Ray was too riled to ponder such things and gulped down his drink and called for another. He tried to sheathe his blade, but it was too twisted and gnarled to fit in the sheath. He roared and slammed it into the table; it bounced off and clattered onto the floor. Ray slumped into a seat and bowed his head, accepting the drink brought to him, waiting for Shouta to bring his Judgment upon him. Instead, all he received was a gracelessly tossed bag of coin and 'advice' to get a new weapon. He looked up at the Rookie Judge with scorn in his eyes, feeling a sensation much like his last night on Lendria.

“Do you know why I follow her?” he abruptly asked. Shouta turned his head in his direction lazily, his drink still dripping from his unwiped chin and onto his shirt. “When she found me, I was a dead man. The fates had conspired against me and I was slated to meet my end with my neck on the headsman's block, though I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted me to dance at the end of a rope for them instead. I had sought out anyone who could help me and they all turned me away, including my own family. So when the guards showed up to arrest me, I had already given up. Captain Runali showed up, fought them off-”

“An' saved yer life,” Shouta drawled exaggeratedly, clearly implying that that wasn't anything special.

“She gave me hope, you drunken arse!” Ray shouted, standing angrily. Shouta continued to watch him with the same drunken passivity, which only fueled Ray's anger even more. He started talking with the stark clarity drink sometimes offers. “Yes, she saved my life, but I owe her for much more than that. She gave me my life, she gave me hope and she gave me a freedom I never knew existed. That is why I follow her.” He stooped to pick up his sword and bag of money. “Enjoy your drink, sir. I hope you choke on it.” he bowed mockingly and left.

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Luro said
"Thank you for your involvement in being forcibly moved from one place to another, if you did not want this then it is too late to regret so now so please bear with it, if you are so...inclined direct any complaints or swear words to the end of my gun you insufferable sod,"

Somewhat related.

@Fox
Q: How do you make Nickelback worse?
A: Make the subject matter of the song something you hate.

I don't actually have anything against Nickelback, their songs are just 'meh,' but i couldn't finish watching that video because I hate it when people think they're being artsy and crap when they're just taking pictures of stupid stuff with stupid filters on.

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From what I've gathered about the Soul Eater anime, it ran into the problem endemic to animated adaptations of manga: it caught up to the written story. When this happens, animation studios can do one of three things:
1: Go on hiatus until more story is written (not profitable, so a rarely taken option).
2: Make a filler arc/season until more story is written (most commonly seen in the big anime like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, etc.).
3: Make up their own ending (arguably the worst possible choice because its almost never is as good as the manga's official ending).

I believe Soul Eater took the third option, which is why the ending was bad abrupt, unsatisfying and overall more an end than a meaningful conclusion, like a crappy two-sentence conclusion lazily tacked onto the end of an essay (I hate writing conclusions, but I digress). They did the same thing with Fullmetal Alchemist too, which is why they made FMA: Brotherhood once the manga was finished. Regardless of its ending, I still liked Soul Eater.

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Ray was unnerved by Shouta's show of strength and resistance. He looked on with horror as Alicia's blade dug into his flesh to no effect. His mind raced, trying to come up with some explanation. This is impossible! It he not actually pushing? No, he's even sawing with the blade. Is it an illusion? A trick, it must be a trick? But it was not. Ray reached for his drink to settle him down, spilling a bit as his hand shook. The closest he could come to explaining it were the tales the crew told on his uncle's ship. They spoke of steel-skinned devils whose flesh was the color of unpolished iron, who couldn't be scratched by blades or gunfire, who would wade through warzones and emerge unscathed. Ray had put it down to tall tales to frighten the young passenger and ignored them. They couldn't be true. His skin is pink and fleshy, but why doesn't it tear? Then his stomach sank as the Rookie Judge's skin darkened to a metallic sheen.

His horror erupted into full-blown terror as the blade snapped in two. It was a sensation Ray hadn't felt for ten years, during his first duel. He was 14 at the time, his opponent 3 years his senior: Hugh Scarthane. The had gotten into a petty argument, something about one bumping into one another and, both being hotheaded and willful youths, refused to apologize. Ray was startled when Hugh slapped him with his glove, but was incensed enough to accept the challenge. It was only after Ray's blood had cooled that he realized he had agreed to duel one of the most sanguinary, deadliest shots in Lendria. He had no hope of apologizing, since Hugh was unforgiving and had more than once simply shot unarmed men who refused to fight or beg. That fear nearly paralyzed him, but he pushed through it and practiced his shooting for the next two weeks while Hugh did nothing but brag and mock and taunt.

The duel was over in half a second from when they took their ten paces. They fired simultaneously. Ray took a lead ball to the shoulder, Hugh took his to the eye, though by luck or skill he did not know. The first man Raymond Skalter killed was dead before he hit the ground. The duel was legal, so no murder charges could be filed. However, the Scarthanes from then on always treated the Skalters with a cold, curt manner, never fully forgiving them. Hugh Scarthane was the first man Ray had killed, but he wasn't the last. By the time Ray had left Lendria, 18 men had perished from his blade or shot: 11 in duels, 5 in self-defense in an unexpected brawl, but only one murder....

Ray had begun to calm once he realized that Shouta was just like Hugh: a challenge to overcome, a duel where your life and honor were on the line, only on a far greater scale than Hugh ever was or could have hoped to be. Ray smiled, his pirate pride, though youthful, had begun to flare. While the Rookie Judge looks down on our accomplishments in scorn, we will prepare, practice and improve so that one day, either by luck or chance, we can prove that we are his betters.

So when Shouta asked for the captain's sword, Ray stepped forward. He offered his rapier to the Captain once again. “I swore my life to you on this sword. It is, for all intents and purposes, your sword. My life will still be yours, regardless of what happens to it. And don't worry, I'd rather have this blade break again rather than you lose an arm.” He smiled to emphasize his sincerity, but his face hardened once he turned to meet Shouta's gaze. He looked long and hard into his opponent's eyes before nodding slightly, conceding to Shouta's judgement... for now.

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I'm still here and I plan to stay.

All my posts since Waterdeep are saved, so I'm prepared for a Guildfall 2.0. As for contingency planning/communication, I'm game for whatever you guys decide on.

Man, here we are, talking about the worst possible thing that could happen just as the RP gets jacked up a notch! >:(

PS: I'll be making my post later today. It's all planned out, I just have to write it.

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When I read that post, I was like:

On a related note, I started reading A Game of Thrones. I haven't seen the show yet, but I want to once I'm done reading the books.