FFRP:D6 Discussion, Five Wounds of Caspin
 

BIO LINKS:

GROUP 1
Mauve Mage: Dark Knight, Hume
Menarker: Dragoon, Android
IHMN: Blue Mage, Hume
Riin Whitewind: Black Mage, Tarut
phil_: Entertainer, Tarut
BardTheFifthLightWarrior: Red Mage, Hume
Teal Mage: White Mage, Hume


GROUP 2
Arhra: Fighter, Viera
Dracorion: Dragoon, Viera
Overcast: Blue Mage, Hume
CelesJessa: Thief, Viera
Geminex: Red Mage, Tarut
POS Industries: Gambler, Moogle
McTahr: White Mage, Tarut

The Pirate Pad, apparently you people have been using it.


Re: Title. Argath is Longinus.


Anyway, old thread was around 150 posts. Figured it was time for a new one. Continue discussing your ineffectual strategies here.

You know what? Screw it.

I vote we whale on the bastard until it kills us or we knock it out.

All in favor say aye.

In his mind Caspin is the savior. It is him, but hey that has worked with the first boss in every videogame I've ever played. Lets do it.

What your shit looks like:

http://i56.tinypic.com/mvi8sx.png

Bluuurgh. Can we wait another day? I'm really not sure what to do.
If we can't, assume that Docus is using standard-action fire on the third coyote, unless anyone here actually comes up with an adequate plan.

I really kinda wanna just bitchstick Dingo 3 and see what happens.

Waaait Drac fuuuck you're actually attacking the arm?

I said maybe we should. It was a theory I'm not even fully behind yet!
Mind you, if it works, I'm totally taking credit. If it fails, your fault.
...
But goddammit man, why do you always listen to me at the worst possible times?

Because the worst possible times are when you actually have good ideas.

Don't overplan, just throw magic at it until it dies! This is a fight! The time for planning ended several posts ago!

At least use Defend - intuitive magic doesn't hurt things!

First, I'm not planning here. I'd like to, but apparently we do not know enough. So I am not. Though even if it's not necessary, this is a matter of pride now.
Must... outsmart... GM...

Second, I mean standard-action. Like, cast from the staff. Instant-action doesn't make sense, since intuitive still takes a slow action, I think.
Still, thanks for the reminder.

Third, if I'm ever on the same team as you, we are going to have fun.

I've already promised to have Arden kick Docus if he starts planning too much.

It'll be a new Teamwork Attack! :dance:

So much fun.

:D

H3H3H3H3H3

You underestimate the power of mere words, my friend.

Not everyone reads Homestuck, bro.

Oh didn't you know? Teal doesn't read MS Paint Adventures.

I do not understand that. What is 'not reading homestuck`"?

Still, I've made it legible to the uninitiated. The picture's still cool.

I'd call it creepy, but that's not the point!

Hahahahahahaha, yes.

Ignorance pays off!

Only your's Gem. Only your's.

Geeeeeeeem, you're speeeeeecial.

Actually, that was the point.
And would you say more or less creepy than the blood-flecked cheeful little girl?

Awh, thanks!
I'll do my best to live up to the expectations.

If we're gonna plan, we should be doing it in character in the actual RP thread. Our characters aren't all able to instinctively organize via collective hivemind here, so if you want Prasad to do something other than shoot at the nearest, most easily-killable threat (ie do something beyond his own self-interest), he needs to be told directly.

Hey now.

Argath's telling people to do shit!

Which is good! But he did it after Prasad fired, but that's okay!

Haha, no. That sounds an awful lot like retreating and that is not a thing heroes do. Ever.

Anyway, we should kill most if not all of the dingoes first. The damage they can do will really stack up otherwise.

<3

That aside, I think it would be a jim dandy idea for the mages to strive to not be right next to the death machine on this coming round. I'm pretty sure the Tarut look like fun-sized snacks at this point. You know. The kind you get at Halloween that aren't fun at all because they're fucking tiny.

Yeah, the mages should back away. Though Prasad is the "tankiest" of the midgets, so perhaps he should stay to help Jade with her Dingo.

I think we can trust Dingo 5 to suicide at the Udrafresk, so that just leaves 2 and 6.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Prasad can take a hit okay for now, and the udrafresk should be distracted enough by the dingos for him to at least get in one more shot on the trash before he has to move out.

The best thing.

TINY BROFIST BUMPS!

Made a new Edu-pad for this RP, since I'm kinda tired of Pirate-pad crashes.

So, come over here to discuss FF in the future! (You can also find the link in my signature)



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Even if Dingo 2 is about to drop, I can help finish it off through the regen, or just you know, not be in range of the Udramidgeteater, as was my original plan when it got all up in our grill.

There was a severe lack of tiny fist bumps in your post.

I am disappointed.

Haaaaaah.

Idea of tiny mages scurrying away from the terrifying-skinless-ape-thing is a hilarious mental picture. Its even funnier because they're trying to pretend to be brave while they're doing it!

Because really, who do they think they're fooling?

Bluuurgh. Let's see what this fucker can do.

And Drac, if Argath loses us our reward by breaking its arms, then he's gonna pay us all back, no matter how long it takes.

Krylo, 2 questions:
You said mediate won't work on the Udrafresk, cause it's a boss. Fair enough. But dingos are acceptable targets, yes? Could I use mediate during battle? Like, as a slow action or something? And would the dingo get any sort of HP bonus when coming over to our side? Or would we have to heal it up again?

Secondly, how does alignment work exactly? Like, is it simply a measure of how good/evil my character has been? Is it more of a measure of how likely to act in a good/evil manner he is? Both?
The book really doesn't say much.

Edit:
So. Much. Fun.

It's a measure of how aligned they currently are with the cosmic forces of either shadow or holy.

So neither.

Both of which are just forms of magical energy, one pure, one "corrupted", I know.
What I'm getting at is this:

If my character is aligned in a certain manner, does that restrict his freedom of action? Like, if I have massive shadow alignment because I've been sacrificing orphans to dark gods, would it be OOC for him to do a good deed of some sort? Or is it really just a way of keeping track? I've played games that handle it both ways, hence the question.

And I did read the mediator ability. I read all the text. All of it. Still doesn't answer my question. If I go up to a defeated dingo (I'm assuming "defeated" in this case is "0 HP or lower") during this battle, can I mediate with it? Or is mediator to be used outside of battle only? Or are they only defeated when the battle's over and we've won?

Moogles are the only ones with balls that aren't proportional to their size, amirite?

Hey Gem?

Gem?

Fuck you.

Also, just to be safe you should probably have Docus run in a different direction altogether.

One that doesn't put him near everyone else.

THE RED MIDGET STANDS ALONE.

...So, just a way of keeping track.

That last one.

If for no other reason than that it's hard to talk to something that is unconscious and/or dead. Also hard for them to help in the fight.

Ovie, the Udrafresk is only Medium Range from Caspin, which isn't that far away.

Hmm, didn't realize it was big enough to be considered a whole medium movement. Anyway edited.

Krylo, I'm just curious. Are you waiting for anything from Group 1 in particular? Because it seems like everyone has pretty much decided on how the group is splitting up.

Data Room: Jhen, Kole, Bello
Cybernetic Room: Ark, Raltz
Necro-Animation Room: Arden, Elsa

... Huh.

So the right arm had no ARM rating?

On the plus side, mages, nuke that motherfucker.

Prasad should take the turn to back away. Jade and Vera... hm. Jade may be able to ignore her own Dingo and attack the Fresk without the dingo attacking her, but I'm not sure.

Argath: Defend, Potion, Attack or Abscond?

The arms are rather specialized.

Yeah, the other one has at least 10 ARM.

We could probably take it out with the Mages, but I'd suggest just concentrating on the body.

Was waiting to see if Kole would object to Bello, but everyone is getting antsy with good reason, so there you go.

Whooo! Fightin' time! :dance: Here's to hoping Elsa doesn't get killed off in the first battle!

Definitely part of the plan.

Also, the busted Ninja's Roll is wearing off soon. Any potential buff requests?

We could always try Ninja's Roll again.

If it works, it'd help in not getting stoned.

Oh yeah, almost forgot to post this.

THIS IS YOUR WORLD, GROUP 1

http://i52.tinypic.com/iyj034.jpg

Note: circles are groups of PCs. Diamonds are zombies.

Also note, those may not be the only zombies. They're just the only visible ones.

Oh shit oh shit oh shit! I'll save you, IHMN, as soon as I can type a coherent sentence without having to press backspace every other letter!

I had figured you'd make a roll on Kole, since Bello technically used his Charm trait to negotiate with Kole.

^^; I think Phil would have actually declared he was spending Destiny Point if he thought of doing that.

But nah, I think Bello was just using the "passive characteristic" of the trait for character-interaction and not to actually influence anything.
That said, I could be wrong. ^^:

Making post!

They are medium distance, that means it will take one full round of movement, so you can't attack this round.

As for the other things, yes you can take some stuff with before hand, and no there's no identifying marks/brands.

Oh. I'll edit then. Sorry. ^^:

There, defending.

At least unless Bard wants to do something different.

...

So.

Did any one bring Phoenix Downs? No?

Well, hopefully I totally misjudged the subtle indicators of powerful Shadow Elemental Magic and undamaged bodies! Totally possible. And Death never really works in the games either - on enemies. Good thing we all have High Cha-

Oh wait, never mind.

Either way, it would be better to try and hold a choke point like the hallway junction between the Necroreanimation and Data Analysis Rooms - that way we'll at least avoid being surrounded. Erm, being surrounded as much.

Incidentally, I have no idea how these escape rolls work.

Am I wrong in assuming that any lightning aimed at our burrowing foe will hit Kole, too?

I liked it better when Group 1 wasn't doing anything.

Go back to that.

You are not.

Also, it'll probably be done burrowing by the time you're done casting.

You may all safely assume that I won't do anything requiring rolls targeted towards any of you. Except maybe mimicing a heal or something. But no charisma stuff.

Also, I say Jhen should fry the computers now that we have our data. Or, if you want to be all meta-game-y, now is a good time to whip up some lightning spikes, since there's nothing to shoot and she has no weapon. I guess she could punch the wires...

I'm pretty sure Bello is getting destiny for that line.

Fry the computers? Can you imagine the reams of valuable, irrecoverable data that would be lost by such an action?

I think the data had all been copied into the disk. So destroying the computer won't really result in data loss.


Krylo, I think I noticed something with my bio. Remember when I asked you that question regarding stats that get altered by equipments such as grafts, and you said that characters can use the appropriate higher tier weapons (even if graft is broken), but cannot invest in skills with those changes in stats?

I noticed that my bio as it currently is has Ark with 5 Athlethics, although 1 of those points in athethics was only made "possible" via the 2 points in strength from the graft. (Something not permitted if I interpret your rules correctly).

Should I switch that illegal point of Athlethic to Synthesis: Weaponsmithing? (Since I can't/work be crafting anything in this current situation, it won't alter my character's current circumstances.)

Group 1, let's look at the bright side. Kole is immune to Death spells.

I have a different reason to be happy. With 10 ARM, I believe I'm pretty damn resistant to physical attacks from these corpses, which seem to be the main opposition we're facing.

Yess, Kole doesn't want to use his katana because he'll hit the Tarut and his arm - but he has no issues with using Self-Destruct.

Logical.

No, no.

The katana is ineffective because it only takes out two of his assailants.

Self-Destructs kills everyone.

I call the right to quote Barry Burton.

I don't recall Ark saying the same sequence of data recitation twice.

Also, change of plans. Retreating, since Raltz thinks its a good idea.

Go back and look at your post, Menarker.

What you find may surprise you!

Well he did.

Perhaps the A.I. has gone sentient and revolted against its master?

Actually, the first one was:

ALERT: NEW ENTITIES DETECTED.
LACK OF LIFE ENERGY. CLASSIFYING AS UNDEAD.
DESIGNATE AS HOSTILE.
AGGRESSION PROTOCOL INITIATED.
TARGET OUT OF RANGE. ADOPT DEFENSIVE TACTIC.


However, thank you for informing me. Apparently I made the same post twice in one post. I'm embarressed. ^^: Edited it.

Map updated:
http://i54.tinypic.com/2dw71qs.png

Hahahaha goddamn, group 1.

You guys are just fucked.

Ark and Raltz should totally just lock themselves in the elevator.

This is all just an excuse for Elsa to use her destiny ability and by the end of the adventure be an unstoppable Juggernaut that that Krylo will have a boss planned just to smack her Worf style.

How much damage would the drill have done?

And how did Bello do 11 damage?

Ten. But there are OTHER effects.

A very good roll, but I forgot that he only does 1d6 extra damage. So subtract five from that.

My bad.

I'd be totally ok with that.


(...Would Soul Eater even work on undead?)

Phbbtt.

Just tear into those motherfuckers.

It's working for group 2, it'll work for you.

I didn't even think about how ridiculous this would be with soul eater.
 

Maybe!

Too bad characters only start with one destiny.

Quick! Somebody give Elsa their destiny points! XD

+1 to all attack rolls... so ACC and damage? Plus permanent death... nice.

All I get is two free spells.

Using Scan! ^^ Will see how strong they are individually.

There are multiple types, I'm assuming you're scanning the one closest?

Edit: Annnnd you IM'd me.