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[Techno Universal 2,575]

2 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

It was on the previous page, where he explicitly said "Techno isn't posting until others do" which you agreed to and you say you didn't see it? 

Here you go @Techno Universal

Yeah I do remember seeing that but really what I posted was more like a quick status update on what was going on with Techno as he was being rescued. It's really to show his reaction to things.

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Just now, Lektra Bolt said:

Was it truly necessary though, right away at that moment? You're lucky with don't have a post length minimum

Yeah it just comes down to the core logic behind my posting so it was my natural routine logic that got me to do that. It's really one of those things that I'm extremely used to doing!

[Buck Testa 5,505]

*SIGH* @Techno Universal

Alright. We've had way to much arguing over what is ostensibly a piece of fabric. You've also posted out of turn when I explicitly said to wait. I'm afraid I'm going to have to make an executive decision and player kill. No offense to you Techno, you seem like a nice enough person, but I do not think you're gonna fit in this rp. 

Edit: Okay I can't actually kill the character since he's being saved by someone who's narrated that he would. However the character is out of the game. 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Buck Testa

[Techno Universal 2,575]

4 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

*SIGH* @Techno Universal

Alright. We've had way to much arguing over what is ostensibly a piece of fabric. You've also posted out of turn when I explicitly said to wait. I'm afraid I'm going to have to make an executive decision and player kill. No offense to you Techno, you seem like a nice enough person, but I do not think you're gonna fit in this rp. 

Well I actually only just realised that I simply forgot about what you said as you mentioned not to post yesterday evening and I wouldn't exactly remember something like that all night while I sleep as it's just your memory often mostly resets in your sleep. So I would of actually followed what you said this morning if I saw it again but I didn't exactly see it again this morning though. Anyways I guess this is really one of those silly mistakes that just happen.  

[Buck Testa 5,505]

1 minute ago, Techno Universal said:

Well I actually only just realised that I simply forgot about what you said as you mentioned not to post yesterday evening and I wouldn't exactly remember something like that all night while I sleep as it's just your memory often mostly resets in your sleep. So I would of actually followed what you said this morning if I saw it again but I didn't exactly see it again this morning though. Anyways I guess this is really one of those silly mistakes that just happen.  

Unfortunately I'm quite serious about this. A decent portion of this ooc has been dedicated to nothing but your cape now, and you're not following rules I laid out. You're out of the game. I hope this doesn't cause bad blood between us. Like I said, you seem like a nice enough person. 

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Just now, Buck Testa said:

Unfortunately I'm quite serious about this. A decent portion of this ooc has been dedicated to nothing but your cape now, and you're not following rules I laid out. You're out of the game. I hope this doesn't cause bad blood between us. Like I said, you seem like a nice enough person. 

Well really I'm just trying to make things work out for all of us but when you instantly go this far to remove me without warning it just confuses me of what exactly is wrong.

[Buck Testa 5,505]

1 minute ago, Techno Universal said:

Well really I'm just trying to make things work out for all of us but when you instantly go this far to remove me without warning it just confuses me of what exactly is wrong.

I think that may be part of the issue here. You don't understand what's been going on. I'm not doing this maliciously, but this has begun to affect others, and MY enjoyment of the game. I look forward to playing with you in other rps, but for this one it is simply not going to work. Please do not post in the OOC or RP anymore. If you have anything more to discuss I'll be happy to discuss it via pm.  

@Denim&Venom @Lektra Bolt @silvermoon15000 @WiiGuy2014

Alright. The OOC and RP may have been derailed and gotten off to a rocky start, but I'm sure we can get this back on track. Whenever you are ready we can go back to business. 

[silvermoon15000 337]

Ok so let me get in on this before another rp goes dead because of Techno, his cape is supposed to a stupid thing royals wear, fluffy collar 5 meters in length, the evidence, his character is supposed to be an alicorn, he tries to force his way in, and keeps posting...now as of I now I am going to ask you Buck, can we just restart from the beginning since the whole rp was kind of revolving around saving Techno.

By the way it seems my act of heroism is getting ignored lol, I feel like i just got shot by Lectra

Edited November 6, 2017 by silvermoon15000

[Buck Testa 5,505]

15 minutes ago, silvermoon15000 said:

Ok so let me get in on this before another rp goes dead because of Techno, his cape is supposed to a stupid thing royals wear, fluffy collar 5 meters in length, the evidence, his character is supposed to be an alicorn, he tries to force his way in, and keeps posting...now as of I now I am going to ask you Buck, can we just restart from the beginning since the whole rp was kind of revolving around saving Techno.

By the way it seems my act of heroism is getting ignored lol, I feel like i just got shot by Lectra

That may be a good idea. There are too many posts there to actually get them removed, but I think having the topic locked and opening another in its place may work. This version has definitely been derailed to hell and back. 
 

For the new one I'm going to need to impose additional rules to prevent too many op actions at once.

[silvermoon15000 337]

2 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

That may be a good idea. There are too many posts there to actually get them removed, but I think having the topic locked and opening another in its place may work. This version has definitely been derailed to hell and back. 
 

For the new one I'm going to need to impose additional rules to prevent too many op actions at once.

I'm fine with it if the others are

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Just now, Lektra Bolt said:

But that was fun to write......

Welllllllp buck knows best

Yes, I'm sure it was. However you completely stole the other players thunder, which is a pretty bad fopa in rping. I'll make sure the rules of engagement will be more clear so we don't have that happen in the future. We'll calibrate this thing somehow dag nabbit! 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

1 minute ago, Lektra Bolt said:

You know I didn't wanna do that, but we were in a tight spot cause of Techno and I had to cause enough controlled havoc to get everyone out safe

I know you didn't want to do that. It's partly my bad because I didn't make rules on how much you can do per post. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

@Lektra Bolt @Denim&Venom @WiiGuy2014 @silvermoon15000

Yes, I've put in the request to have that topic locked, and then we are gonna start FRESH. We can either redo that scene entirely (this time I recommend STEALTH)), or I could cook up a new scenario for you all to meet. Players choice.  

[silvermoon15000 337]

I don't care as long as this rp doesn't die

[Buck Testa 5,505]

2 minutes ago, silvermoon15000 said:

I don't care as long as this rp doesn't die

It won't, it just got of to an EXTREMELY rocky start. I had wanted this to be a fun stealth mission. However when a character is quite literally yelling and waving a cape around in a dock full of armed guards... well there is no way that could have gone any other way but poorly. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

@Lektra Bolt @Denim&Venom @WiiGuy2014 @silvermoon15000

As for rules of engagement, I think D&D rules are in order. 

During a fight, a round (which is everyone posting once, including myself) takes six seconds in game. 

In those six seconds you can take a movement, an action, a bonus action, and free actions. 

• Your action can be used by your primary ability or something equivalent. This is ONE use of your primary ability, not a bunch of them at once, ONE. If you have questions on this, just ask in the OOC if what you have in mind counts as one action or not. 
• A bonus action is like handing a character something or bracing for impact. Small stuff. 
• Free actions are dialogue and extremely minor things like that. 
   

I won't lock down movement speed just yet, but keep it reasonable.

 

These rules are less stringent out of combat, but be mindful of other characters. 

 

Do these rules sound acceptable? 

 

 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

1 minute ago, Lektra Bolt said:

No set post order, just making sure everyone posts once to each action that involves them before anyone else is allowed to post again?

Yes, loose post order would be in effect. In fact I may have that on at all times just to make sure everyone gets a chance to play. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

7 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

In addition to my second question above, if we're going to define actions, could we take the whole turn to focus on just one of these? Like say I wanna spend my whole turn and maybe subsequent ones as well on using my electronic aptitude to break into particularly strong encryption, or use spare parts to build a useful gadget, but have no use for the other actions

Those rules are specifically for in battle. Trying to build a gadget in the middle of combat, especially at 6 second intervals, is not recommended. 

Outside of battle it will be more lenient. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

1 minute ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Ok and this question?

I meant in such a way that like, others are involved in combat and I either withdraw or drop out of the fight to go do something else in the general area. So I'd be uninvolved in  combat but in the area providing support

Secondaries are more passive. These are things like extra durability and strength and enhancing abilities, things like that. Transforming into your secondary form would be a bonus action. 

[Will Guide 21,360]

Sorry, @Buck Testa. But stealth, action, and D&D are not my thing. Character interactions, such as sharing experiences and getting to know each other are my cup of tea as I'm sure you've noticed with me in New Elements of Harmony.

This RP? Great story set-up and scenario, but I'd likely be terrible at the whole action thing and drag everyone down. So I have to respectfully drop out. Farewell!

[Buck Testa 5,505]

4 hours ago, WiiGuy2014 said:

Sorry, @Buck Testa. But stealth, action, and D&D are not my thing. Character interactions, such as sharing experiences and getting to know each other are my cup of tea as I'm sure you've noticed with me in New Elements of Harmony.

This RP? Great story set-up and scenario, but I'd likely be terrible at the whole action thing and drag everyone down. So I have to respectfully drop out. Farewell!

Such a shame. We'll need to do a non combat rp sometime. 

6 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

For some of us. My inventing secondary includes an implementation of a pony talent, so I'm looking for clarification on which action that falls under

I also feel 6 second actions might not be enough time to write out a long enough post. As in a long post would take more than 6 seconds inworld time. We'd basically be reduced to one liners in combat. A couple of minutes might be best

You can do quite a lot in 6 seconds. D&D is a clear example of that since their combat system revolves around that. However it does help reign back overpowered plays so other characters don't feel like they need to compete against their teammates. Like we've just seen here, someone dropped out because they didn't think they could keep up with posts like that. It is important that we make other players feel welcome, and that means working collaboratively and not being solely focused on your own character shining. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

2 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Here's the thing. Lektra has a lot to say in her head, and she's effectively complaining about everything, all the time, non stop. Realistically speaking, inner monologs would eat her time immediately.

Monologues and dialogue are free actions. Monologue away, observe away, flavor text away. The six second thing really only pertains to combat actions. 

 

2 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

So would work on tech during action take up the primary?

Depends on what you mean. If you mean using some of your tech for support, that can be a bonus action. Something like your jetpack would be attached with movement. As for making gadgets, I'd really shy away from that *in a combat scenario*

I'll give you plenty of time to make stuff outside of combat, but in combat I'd rather you stick with what you have. It just doesn't really make sense to whip up gadgets in seconds, especially when your primary power doesn't involve that. This version of Lektra makes tech as a skill, not as her power. 

 

2 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Besides we all know I only did that one play cause someone was in danger, even if it was someone who disrupted the RP heavily. It was also at great personal cost, killing off the gloves and requiring a charging cycle. I only felt it was prudent to save a life, not that it matters anymore of course. I do feel like I shouldn't have done that regardless, even if I'm not sure what could have been run instead.

I appreciate that I got you into the moment so much that you felt such drastic maneuvers were necessary. 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Buck Testa

[Buck Testa 5,505]

@silvermoon15000 @Denim&Venom @Lektra Bolt

 

Alright, so to finalize the rules so far before we continue with the new rp. 

General rules: 

No Godmodding: Do not take over another player character or assume another players actions/thoughts/feelings beyond what they've already provided in their own posts. 

Stick to your character limitations: If your character has flaws and problems, make sure to use them in the story. It is a characters imperfections and flaws that make them interesting. Same goes for your powers. Adhere to your power limitations and restrictions. 

Loose post order: Everyone needs to post once before you post again. Not everyone is able to respond as fast as others and they need time to write their posts out. Be mindful of others. 

Combat rules: 

In a combat scenario you can do the following in a post (any order you prefer) 

- respond to an attack made against you (either by defending, dodging, or getting hit. Make sure to allow hits if they are earned and drives up tension)

-One major/primary action (this can be a use of your primary power or any number of combat maneuvers that could realistically take place within a few seconds)

- One bonus action (This is uses of your supplementary power or maneuvers that are supplementary to your primary action.) 

- Movement (This can either be on foot, in a vehicle, with your ability, whatever you prefer. Keep it reasonable within the context of your power and in a few second timeframe.) 

- free actions (dialogue, observational text, anything non combat oriented is a free action.)

 

 If anyone has any questions or are in need of clarifications, do not be afraid to ask. 

[Denim&Venöm 19,086]

@Buck Testa  

This game still on or what? 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

@silvermoon15000 @Lektra Bolt @Denim&Venom

 

We can if there is still interest. I assumed from the lack of replies confirming the new rules that the game died.