Dedonus

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

As for the roleplay, did you write half of that in 30 days or so?

@Keyguyperson

No...

I think of myself as the tortoise. Slow and steady wins the race, even if it took (almost) 2 years.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

@Keyguyperson I suppose it would still be better than doing something you used to absolutely love, working yourself to a shadow over it, and then still not being good enough in the end.
*glances at her pile of sheet music and then looks at the clarinet-key-shaped raw spots on her fingers*
Not that I know what I'm talking about or anything.
Edit: And by the way, I'm still hoping you'll let me read your novel when it's through.

@RomanAria

Quick question. Before you tried the NaNo challenge, did you plot out your novel (or novella)? In other words, did you at least plan out the basics of the narrative (intro, climax, conclusion, etc)? While I am no expert at writing works of fiction, I would guess that this would at least help out somewhat so that you would have a focused direction in your writing. Others who are more, well, qualified than me in this regard should chime in if I am giving poor advice.

Also, on an unrelated note, I just counted up the number of words that I have written for one of the roleplays that I am currently in and I am over the 100,000 word mark (according to MS Word). Does that mean I win, even though that roleplay began in January 2014?

All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Season 1 (Completed)

@Spud Real life trumps this little online community. Please take as much time as you need before you come back. : )

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

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Sending Arachne to fight Kalistar. Oh that's a bad move, we all know how that will end up. And Kali would certainly come out unscathed Arachne on the other hand might not be walking straight for a few days.

@VATROU

Oh, no. It had nothing to do with sending Arachne to fight Kalistar. Let's just say that if you know the myth of Callisto, then you would have a pretty good idea what would happen.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

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I'm waiting. Wrath away.

...Or are you just all talk? Typical "Gods"

@Kalistar

I have one idea in mind, but I don't think Arachne would really appreciate it.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

I'm the goddess of good times. Just ask 'Shape, he knows.

@Kalistar

Athena: "Foolish (μῶροι) mortals! Do you all have such hubris to equate yourselves to the gods? Many to have made lesser claims have feel to our wrath!"

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

@Dedonus I'm sorry, that wasn't clear before. I thought it was an attack and allowed myself to get a touch snarky. I apologize.

(I actually didn't even understand the text as in, reading it and comprehending. People have quoted that passage at me so many times that I've memorized the translation that goes with that set of characters. I haven't suddenly learned Greek in like two months, though not for lack of wishing. Why must my school not offer Ancient Greek classes?!)

@RomanAria

No problem. I'm sorry that I pulled out by chance the one quote people preach at you with. My bad! I just wanted to say that people shouldn't feel bad that a 14/15 year old is going to be a freshman in college next year. Sure, there will be people smarter than you are, but there surely will be an equal (if not a larger) number of people who are more dumb. I mean, people these days. Sometimes, I feel that if the human race was depending on its own intelligence for its survival, we all would we screwed!

@mdk *grumble* They offer Latin classes. I don't see why they wouldn't offer Greek.

@RomanAria

From my experience as both a student and a teacher of ancient Greek, I would say that the attrition rate would be way too high for the high school level. It is already pretty high at the college level.

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Yes, that'll help the old job search. "Can you use C++?" "No, but I translated your fraternity letters from your coffee mug and it says Penis in Greek." "You're hired!"

@mdk

"I can read the New Testament in its original text, and when I mean the original text, I mean the patchwork that scholars have pieced together because we don't have a complete version that is not relatively young."

But it is interesting how many people will try (keyword) to take Greek so that they can read the Bible in the original language. Too bad many of them don't make it.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

That post did not quite flow as I wanted it to, but it should suffice. So, from my calculations, I only need 3 more posts until I am ready, 1 for each of my characters.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

“Hello? Anyone there?” Jeffery Zimmerman shouted out into the darkness. As far as his eyes could see, there was a pitch blackness that shrouded the surrounding area, wherever that area was. In fact, he could not even see his own hand, even if it were inches away from his hands. There was a biting, chilling breeze flowing through the air. Not enough to make the young man uncomfortable, but just enough to make it feel nippy. Jeffery was terrified to move a single inch because he did not know where he was going. What if he were to fall off a cliff or sink into a deep lake? There was no way for him to know if something was coming in his path.

In fact, Jeffery was not sure how he got into this abysmal place. Last thing he remembered was the mummy arising from its sarcophagus and stumbling slowly over towards his fellow archaeologists. Then a purple light engulfed him for a moment. Once the purple light was gone, Jeffery could only see darkness and could only hear an almost deafening silence. However, the young archaeologist was not quite sure he was pleased to hear that silence broken.

“Jeffery Zimmerman.” An eerie voice cried out in the distance. When Jeffery turned to see what was the source of that voice, all that he could see were two purple, glowing eyes piercing through the darkness.

Jeffery could feel a chill run down his spine. He did not know whether he should acknowledge the voice because whatever had just called out to him knew his full name. Was it something hostile?

“Jeffery Zimmerman,” The voice called out again, “I know you are there. For I can sense the aura of your living soul.”

Now Jeffery was freaking out. Sensing one’s soul? Where the hell was he? The better question was what was speaking to him? As the seconds melted away while Jeffery waited in the blinding darkness, the two purple eyes slowly crept forward. Once these beacons of purple light had gotten closer, Jeffery could discern a face on which those eyes were attached. However, the terrified archaeologist realized that this person did not have a normal flesh tone, since it was green.

With every step this being took, the more clear his appearance became. His chin was covered with what would have been known as an Egyptian fake beard that is usually seen in depictions of the Pharaohs. On his head rested a white hedjet that was flanked with two ostrich feathers. Even with the darkness, the white of the being’s headgear and his garments began to shine despite the lack of light. The man, or at least he was anthropomorphic, easily towered over Jeffery, or any human for the matter.

“You and your colleagues have unwittingly unleashed an evil upon this world. Even though the rivalry between my son, Horus, and my brother, Set, has been long settled, this sorcerer devoted to Set is ignorant to this conclusion. Due to your crime, you shall be put to the task of stopping this danger. Fortunately, you are an apt participant for this task. Just like my son, you have lost your father to the power of Set.”

“What? My father is dead?” Jeffery exclaimed, since he was ignorant to this fact until now because he had been teleported to this location before Sethotep attacked his other colleagues. However, the giant, green man ignored Jeffery’s cries, but instead he continued his train of thought.

“Therefore, I shall bestow my powers upon you.” Another column of purple light ascended from the ground and engulfed Jeffery. However, this time it was not for teleportation. The light pierced into Jeffery’s body, changing him inside and out. Once the pillar of light had ceased, it was quite clear that Jeffery, as he was a few seconds ago, no longer stood there. A falcon’s head now sat upon Jeffery’s shoulders. Golden armor now clung to his torso, while a white tunic was draped down to his ankles.

“Do you know what to do?” The mysterious, green-skinned being asked the recently transformed Jeffery. All what he received from Jeffery was a nod. “Then go, my Son of Osiris.” Then in a blink of an eye, Jeffery, now the Son of Osiris, used his empowered staff to teleport himself out of the realm of Osiris, the underworld and back to the Valley of the Kings.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

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I wonder what God Kalistar is???

@VATROU

I would rather not speculate...

Edit: Was stuck on how to describe a character. At last I found a solution.