Kestrel

Am I doing it right?

Newbie isn't an insult. N00b is derogatory, not newbie. Also if you read the post;

4)STOP CALLING EVERY CHARACTER MATHIUS OR EARL GREY!!! xD

This suggests the player it was aimed at and the GM were already acquainted. So it's probably an in-joke.

Not that it matters since all this shit is super-old. Necro-support to the rescue!

How to make people (other then yourself) like your character

Making a good villain isn't too different from making a good hero. People are defined through their actions. If you preach good but don't do it, you're a hypocrite. If you act all tough and dangerous, but nurse back the baby bird to health, you're a big softie in disguise. A hero could be afraid of being alone, so determined to protect his childhood friend when (s)he goes out into the dangerous wild, putting his own life at stake. A villain with the same desire, could lock up said childhood friend in his lair so they won't ever have to even face danger. One method to fight this fear is considered admirable, the other plain creepy. Yet they work from the same core desire. What makes a villain hate-able then? A dissonance the viewer experiences between the villain's desire (can be related to) and ways to achieve this desire (can not be related to.)

The Library

Free Billy and Clayman are up. That's all my posting duties for now, I think.

The Library

A Clayman's Finale

Taking one of the alternative routes, Salia and Lux would soon find that it had been maintained very poorly. The path vanished within minutes and there were many holes in the roof and their footing. Not just that, the entire ruins had began to shake more violently. It was as if it was struggling against the white bishop's cage. Between the shaking and bewilder floor,they had to thread carefully not to... Fall!

Unaware of what was below it, Salia and Lux stepped on tiles that were loosely held together by the growth between them. Unable to hold the two holders their weight, the tiles crumbled and Salia and Lux fell into a tunnel, likely dug by some animal throughout the years. They slid through the tunnel system, made less pleasant by the moving ruins. Where were they going? The further they thrown, shook and slid downwards, the harder it became to tell.

Maria meanwhile, suffered another series of brutal attacks. Attacks which shrunk the stone golem itself. Rocks scattered across the floor in front of her; limiting her mobility even further. Her retreat was working, at least, since the golem didn't seem to know how to do much more than to lunge it's own body at her...

However, strange sounds would come from above her. The roof seemed to fail her! Bricks and dust and even earth suddenly began raining down the room; along with Lux and Salia! Soon the team would be united again, but their reunion would have to wait until they all managed to take down or escape the golem... Something that could be significantly harder to do as the crumbled ceiling obstructed their feeling and mobility... Something that didn't seem to trouble the stone golem much...

Soneillon's chains swept one of the two figures off her feet, but the older man met the spirit's great force with a massive clay arm that tore through the sleeve of his suit. He caught onto one of the chains and brought it to a standstill; then jerked it to bring Soneillon off-balance.

“You were right, doctor, these really do seem to be tools for humans.” The man laughed, before turning to Adeline and Soneillon, not letting go the chain. “Your research is sure more useful than your spirit.” Revealing the over-sized arm the man dragged across the ground, with a rune tattoo'd on his shoulder, similar to those of the golems.

“Ah, you're from the museum, are you not?” He spoke, quite friendly for the situation they were in. “Welcome to the catacombs. This is where the ancient of civilization oh Bihar buried there dead.”

“The important dead,” The woman got up to her feet, being able to stand despite being hit by Soneillon's chains earlier. “I hope you weren't going to tell her this was appropriate.” She bit at the man, though clearly she was more angry with Adeline and Soneillon than her partner. The summoned a bo-staff, aiming it straight at Adeline. “Keep the monster under control, I'll go after it's weak spot...”

Free Billy

While Quartz and Eowyn had some success slowing the kart, heating up the glass only made it easier, albeit it excruciatingly painful, for the fish to break through. Met with almost less resistance, the fish plainly destroyed the tank; flooding the water it contained all over Eowyn and Quartz. However, thanks to their efforts, the fish was beached; unable to return to the ocean. Whether this was a good thing or not remained to be seen... It couldn't escape now, but it wouldn't be able to breathe either...

Remia and Mime would on the other hand, witness a ridiculously strange occurrence. A song made it's way to the shore, as a deep mellow sound. It soothed the atmosphere and even stopped the crowds from panicking... But walk towards the source; on the sea's horizon. Not just the activists were affected, so were Arlette and Nathair...

To Arlette and Nathair, the sound was akin a love song. Sweet like honey, tingling their senses and desires. Though a mystery, it was very alluring... It played on their curiousity beyond a degree they could control and they too would be drawn towards the water, and the approaching form that quickly drew closer...

Legend of Renalta 2: Reborn

West Watch Tower

“Gustavo! Go get me a snack!”

Esyllt figured this outcry meant bad news for the fairy behind her shield. “Fall back,” Esyllt repeated, this time trying to sound more authoritative, but Draza did no such thing. Instead, she pulled an orc plushie out of her backpack and muttered something about a sneak-attack from the right. Esyllt's attention instantly shifted to said direction, trying to spot a sign of movement. However, it wasn't until Draza threw a doll, covered in sugary bits, at the approaching threat that Esyllt found it's position.

Drawing her sword next to her shield, she stepped in between Draza and Gustavo, brandishing her blade at the assassin. The sugary trail wandered into the air, and Esyllt squinted for it not to end up in her eyes. She wasn't sure if the fairy was making things easier or harder for her, but at the very least she had good eyes.

“Keep your eyes out for other threats.” Esyllt asked of Draza, as without a formation everyone was vulnerable. Even donned in full armour, seeing how the mechanical dragon Fafnir had been ravaged, Esyllt knew this Gustavo wouldn't play around...

The Library

Curses, there goes my excuse for further procrastination!

I'll put something up today, then.

Legend of Renalta 2: Reborn

Well, good that's all cleared up. I hope everyone can have peace with the situation as is, and props to those acknowledging what happened. Now, let's get this show back on the road.

The Library

It is? Here I was hoping I could wait for one more of Hedya's posts. It's tricky to have two groups split up in one mission, after all... Let alone three. So I was planning to at least get Lux and Salia to join back up with one of you somehow.

EDIT: @Alpha, Brovo doesn't have interwebz atm, hence the delay on fine-tuning the collab, but if you want to see it in it's unfinished glory to help with a post; https://docs.google.com/document/d/11JGZjvuV-H-jgu0G4bJgUHT0U90HHqOtN70he_GDfDI/edit?usp=sharing

Legend of Renalta 2: Reborn

Everyone understands the situation, Jorick, but it's kind of like waking up next to a clown who proceeds to throw a pie in your face. It's intended as a joke, sure, but you still want to punch him in the gut and put his throwing hand through the shredder for being a little shit. Explaining how it's a joke isn't very useful ;p

Other than that;

Kestrel said It's not worth anyone's time discussing how people should be experiencing something differently

LimeyPanda said
However, I think we should all start by taking a deep breath and not wasting time or energy on the post.

Jorick said I'd also suggest that you guys just chill and wait for Brovo to address the shenanigans

Y'know.