KoL

Tower of Fable

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"Well, I guess I'm alone in this?" Clair said to herself as she observed the docks from her elevated perch. The blonde thief sat cross-legged in the roof's edge, munching a snack bar she got on the way here.

A cold, nocturnal breeze blew by, ruffling her skirt when she finally got back to her. "I might as well get something good while I'm at this. If nothing else, I can't lose to that tiger girl," she continued her monologue. When Clair had psyched herself up, she reached into a belt pouch, drew a handful of chalk powder, and spread it on her palms.

"I'm gonna borrow some of your power now, Aria. Wish me luck, ok?" Clair said as she threw Aria's card into the air, watching as it burst into a flash of light and moist wind. When all was said and done, she had a really nice sword in her waist and a set of actual foxy ears and tail.

"Let's go!" Clair jumped off the edge. She was a blur of motion was the very winds propelled her forth, leaping, bounding, and grinding her way through roof tiles, pipping, and cables.

"Lucky me!" she exclaimed as she reached the first airship right as Kanbaru roared by, providing a much-needed distraction that would give Clair the time to inspect the ship's goods and decide whether or not it was a nice catch.

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Deepest Abyss (Conquer the World)

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With both conflicts about to end the time had come. Time for Pandora to step out of the shadows. The unveiling of her presence would likely be enough to send a chill down the spine of those who opposed the escapees, Watchers and Werewolves alike. Whether they knew the truth or it was just instinct didn’t matter, setting their eyes on Pandora would be enough for them to K.N.O.W. it.

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The first to know Pandora’s touch would be the werewolves’ boss. Forever a dog bound to her chains, whether she knew it or not. Now it was time for those chains to make themselves known once again.

And so they did with Pandora stepping right between her and the mysterious Ignis, cradling the beast’s face with her frail arms. For an ordinary onlooker, it would seem like even a sneeze from the beast would be enough to throw her away, however, the way Pandora looked at her said a whole other story.

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The same could be said for the Watchers. However, Pandora wouldn’t approach one of the specifically. Instead, just as Azrael dispatched the foe threatening Velo, both of them would be able to notice that she was there, standing silently less than a feet behind him. All of their powers and Velo’s guardians being none the wiser of Pandora’s presence until she made herself known with the same rattling of unseen chains.

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Deepest Abyss (Conquer the World)

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Raula wasn’t the only one who watched the Watchers—and those who fought them—from the shadows. The unmistakable, yet faint, sound of chains echoing through the cave’s wall was the herald of Pandora’s arrival. Once again, the being who opposed the fugitives seemed to bear her no mind and, once again, she brought a small hand to her chest, clenching it tight as if she were grasping her own heart.

Save for the maddening clashes of battle, the cave was still and cold, a sign of the nature of their confinement. Every strike and every groan reverberated through the walls along with the sounds of pooling water, but even so, the chains were always there. Present, yet ethereal, just like Pandora herself.

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It takes an illusion to see through another one. Or so it was said. Perhaps then, it was no wonder that Pandora would also be seen in the werewolves’ keep, looking over the massacre with distressed eyes.

The echo of chains reverberated past Chryseis. Their wailing symphony was like that of tolling bells as Pandora made her way past both him and the Oni he sought to assist. Her feet barely touched the lagoon’s cold, moisty floor, in fact even the way she moved seemed unnatural.

And, as certain as the fact the Abyss would always be there to welcome all those wretched and rejected, unnatural things beget one another. It was no surprise, then that Pandora would be making her way to the stage of Ignis and the Chief Werewolf’s duel. And there she remained in silence once again, watching from the same shadows as a certain rodent.

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Gearframe S-Rivals

If only they were the orange tigers, things would be different.

Gearframe S-Rivals

@KoL I also wouldn't want to teleport to a sword that someone has I dunno, stuck into a tree.

@The 42nd Gecko

That's what the vicinity part of my previous comment is for. Unless you arre teleporting INTO the sword, you'll always be in its vicinity when you arrive. You would just have to define what vicinity means for you as in "adjacent", or "no more than X distance away".

For example, if vicinity is the former, it would mean you can't teleport to the sword stuck in a three, or inside a box. If it's the later, there would be room for doing so, depending on the distance.

Gearframe S-Rivals

Hmm, isn't it way easier to say that the sword acts has an identification beacon that allows the mecha to teleport back to its vicinity?

That's just an opinion, but this current explanation relies on teleporting tropes that work better for fantasy settings than sci-fi. This would solve the whole ownership problem and even allow the possibility for beacon arrows to be possible teleport anchors down the line.

Plus it would also explain why the mecha can't teleport to the sword if it's into a backpack or other enclosed space since fully (or even partially, in some cases) encased metal spaces block electronic signals.

Monster Federation Force (Monster Girl RP)

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Akari was finally refreshed after the hubbub of the other day. “Four—or was it five?—GMGs in a single day, huh?” It was hard to believe that so much chaos could happen in a span of a dozen hours or so.

However, what was hardest to believe was the incredible stroke of luck she found herself into.

“To think I would get bumped up the ranks all at once, and even get a medal. I guess I can finally stop worrying about money?” The grin in her face was one of partial disbelief as she finished getting into her new uniform, swung her coat over her shoulders, and struck a cool pose in front of her mirror.

A few minutes later…

“May I… erm, come in?” Akari’s voice was hesitant as she reached Commander’s office and laid eyes on the scene going on there. “I’m, Lieutenant—no, I mean Major Chiyoda. I believe I was… called here because of my recent promotion? Am I… interrupting something, ma’am?” she asked in the same hesitant voice as before.

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Gearframe S-Rivals

@TreasureSniper

Just a heads up. None of the images in your CS work here because of the DDoS protection of the site they are hosted. You probably should change the link to some other host like imgur or even the guild itself.

Gearframe S-Rivals

Chris

• Appearance:

Real

V.R.

• Name: Chris Hoshino
• Faction: Green Snakes
• Callsign: Gear Aegis
• Age: 17 years
• Background: Chris is an exchange student from the cold regions of Northern Europe. She came to Gwenton for a very simple reason: She's a deep lover of Gearframes. As the lead institution around the world for all matter related to Gears, it was only natural that Chris would give her all to get in the academy.

While she loves Gears with every fiber of her being and is an excellent fight in her own right, her real talents don't lay in fighting for fighting's sake. She's a builder, an expert engineer who can apply her knowledge to a make a number of adjustments to her machine even in the middle of the raging flames of war. This expertise is also well applied to repairs, making her a well-rounded contender in any engagement.

Her ambitions are clear as well: To become a full-fledged Gear engineer. That's why she always does her best, sometimes even pulling spending a whole to work on her projects. Her aim is to get the highest score possible in any competition she faces, only then Chris can be sure that she'll catch the eyes of GSR and be allowed to pursue her dream.

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Gearframe

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• Appearance:

Hider

• Model: Bishop
• Style: Shield
• Armaments: Beam Rifle and Energy Saber
• Drive 1 [A-Bits]: A set of support funnels that can be used for ranged attacks and, when paired in groups of at least 3, project defensive shields. Currently, the Aegis can create and control 24 of these.
• Drive 2 [V-Boost]: Drain energy from the Aegis' shields to power up other systems.
• Drive 3 [H-Drones]: Repair drones capable of healing most damage to the Aegis' systems as well as its allies.
• Overdrive Ability: Residual energy pool together to reset all drive cooldowns.

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• Other:
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Gearframe S-Rivals

@KoL • Drive 1 [A-Bits]:

Looks mostly fine. A question or two though. What exactly do you mean by "support funnel"? Like drones or turrets? I feel like 24 might be a little much turrets to deploy at once, though better clarification might be alright.

@Quasi

Yes, they are drones. Funnels is just an ubiquitous way of calling out semi-independent drones launched from mechas (cuz' that's how they are named in Gundam, and anime fans just adopted the terminology for anything that looks even similar) that I used it as a default. Generally the idea with these things is to be used as support weapons for saturation tactics, this is why the number may seem large, though I actually went with a very small load to say the truth.

They are a battlefield control weapon that require quite a bit of skill to use efficiently, mostly because they are quite weak when not used in great numbers.

Just an example of what these things are meant to be: