Digmata

Yu-Gi-Oh! RP Interest Check

This is an interesting idea. There could be a cap on the number of effects people can activate to keep things from going crazy. Like you start with 3 moves and get 2 every turn or something. People could also use custom cards to help prop up a favorite card or archetype that would otherwise be lackluster.

Since its a yugioh rp I imagine it'll have cheesy scenarios and the cast making dumb remarks as they observe their teammates duels? The duelest kingdom arc would be a fun place to start.

@Product

Well there is this thing called Trinity Format that does that by limiting the summoning of effect monsters to three. It could probably be something worth looking over.

Blood Under Moonlight

I think you're the only player left to post.

Blood Under Moonlight

Marcus clicked his teeth as he saw the walker move at the last minute preventing him from finishing it in one single hit. He briefly entertained the idea making another shot but with Albert being close enough, a shift of priorities is on his mind. After all the war is not won just by killing soldiers but also by taking land. In other words he will go for their material.

He would start for those that can fight back as it would make his allies' attack more easier. In fact his sensors are already locking on a vehicle that already landed a hit to Daedalus.

Reload and Replace to Explosive Ammunition.

Aim and Lock on the Enemy Vehicle.

Then Pull the Trigger.

Blood Under Moonlight

Sorry just busy, I'll work on this later

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

Cristina Bernardino

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At this range, even Anti-Aircraft Artillery can be fired at ground targets, and it was flak from that which could clip Cristina's left arm, possibly ruining her leather jacket and necessitating the need for repairs of the supernatural kind. Nevertheless, despite the flow of blood that soaked the limb, skin, and cloth, her arm was good enough to keep moving thanks to Arms Master Survivability while Mikey's quick thinking ensured that no further shots would come her way... Because Nil just struck several canisters of jet fuel, lighting the area on fire.

[@LetterBee]

A quick pre-planned blink allowed Cristina to easily evade the bullets and let the flak pass through as the gap between her and the Monkey gets shorter and shorter. Time to-

Cristina suddenly pivoted her own sword to parry the incoming sting with her blade. A betrayal? No, it is just the Monkey King living up to his name. So he can create things other than clones, a good thing to take note as the battle progresses.

In a moment a flash of light shined from Cristina's sword and when everything returned to normal, the girl was gone and the chaos of Obsidian's newest member became a perfect cover.

And the freelancer? She is playing a game of hide and seek in the sheep. Looking for the Monkey and the chance to finish the fight in a single strike.

After Era Mythos

Elpis: The Maiden of Hope

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Still no comments or directive on the other side, that means that she should simply just trust her gut and deal with the consequences later. While she appreciates her relative freedom compared to other heroes on the other hand, the pressure to not mess up her image is getting close to her. Regardless, Eplis kept her face in the game as she counted the minutes that had passed. Considering the average response times in the city, she only needs to hold for one or two more minutes before the ambulance arrives.

So the plan remains the same, hold her ground, keep the mouth running and hope for the best.

“I’m not asking you to care. Most talents don’t,” Amaris started without much intonation. The “little stuff” was the job of their agents and management, as far as most talents were concerned. She knew that to the point of revulsion, and yet acknowledging it still left her bitter. “But I’d rather the media run ‘the altruistic Maiden of Hope can even get the standoffish Moon Arrow to care' than risk their investors trying to smear the driver. Plus, you’ll get follow-up interviews instead of a one-and-done and our agencies get collaboration avenues for the future.”

“Work with me or don’t. I'll do what I need to.”

@PapiTan

Even if the Moon Arrow marching towards here seems like she is anticipating the worst.

"Don't you think this thing is getting a bit silly?" The Maiden spoke in a bit of a wary tune as she looked around her, seriously where are the sirens?!

"There are a lot of traffic incidents that occur in this city and GAG is a large company in the car market." she pointed out trying to channel the spirit of her brother inside of her, that statement is true even if said company is on a decline.

"So it would be common sense to say that a lot of their cars were on the road and these cars get into an accident sometimes, especially the older models. So what's with this incident that they seemed so gung-ho to cover up!" She spoke not just to her senior but to whoever is listening or watching their conversation.

There was also the fact that Elpis believed that the driver is not entirely blameless, the fact that he forgot to remove his seatbelt before jumping tells her that he wasn't experienced on the road and probably made some mistakes on his own side. Not that she is going to say it aloud right now.

"Do they really need to make a cover up that might blow up if someone finds out or blew the whistle rather than I don’t know let the scene play out as one of today's many car accidents? Is the effort hiding this incident really worth it!” Elpis let out a sigh before realizing that she might have spoken too much.

’You know what? Screw it, she'll just take the consequences.’

“Sorry for the outburst but I really cannot see the logic of hounding a man who is already in an unfortunate situation.” Elpis spoke to Moon Arrow using the comms, her voice were a little weak, a little tired.

“But I’m not lying about my injury so if you still want to go ahead I won’t fight back but I think I bought enough time.”

The Moon Arrow would feel a small laughter on the other side by the end and when asked Elpis will admit she wasn't sure why she's laughing that time.

After Era Mythos

Elpis: The Maiden of Hope

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“Tsk… having him on scene when the cameras get here won’t go well for him. AGC usually has some talents on site at hospitals for treatments in case trainees get a little too enthusiastic, but…” But what? Would spelling it out be any use the scheme of things? Frustrations painted her thoughts again. “…things could get dicey for him if his identity gets out, and that’s harder to fix. Car companies tend not to be very nice about taking care of PR, and I don’t see either of our agencies trying to fight that for no return.”

Despite the control Amaris displayed, she couldn’t hold back the tired sigh that came across their communications.

“Part of taking care of the victims is making sure they don’t get burned by us after the fact.”

@PapiTan

Moon Arrow would see from afar Elpis' face slowly twist from shyness to realization, new to the game she might be but she is not blind to cloak and dagger games played behind. Kinda hard to ignore with her brother working at the government and the Theorist encouraging the public to use critical thinking.

She waited for a signal or a directive from her agency but it appears that they want her to fly solo on this one, a test? An assessment on how she would react to the dark side of being a Talent or the subtle strongarming on her?

"And our agencies will… love… the optics… and the public won’t… focus on him then…”

@PapiTan

Did she even want to do this?

So how should she approach this, should she take the olive branch and save herself the pain? The entire time the Moon Arrow would see the Maiden touch her chin in contemplation as weighs on her options. There was a subtle change in her mannerisms, as if someone gave Elpis a brain and she's using it to the fullest.

But first what's actually happening?

Because honestly the idea that the victim will get any attention here is bullsith. Watching the typical news would show you that the heroes are the ones they will put on display while disregarding most of the background. So what's the play here.

Car companies being vicious for PR...

A clean up crew instead of emergency responders...

They are planning to wipe the scene clean before anyone finds it! This is the type of sheep that gets featured in a Theorist video gone right!

So with that established what does she want?

She wants her debut to go smoothly, she needs to show her face before the camera. She cannot let this incident be swiped under the rug especially for the interest of someone else.

So what should she do...

While she was gathering her thoughts, a considerable amount of time had passed and that would be the springboard of Elpis' own plan.

"Are you sure you want to do that? I had long figured out that you're camera shy so..."

That's right, she will deflect and small talk her way until the ambulance arrives!

Or the agency tells her to get herself down and be a damsel whatever goes first.

Blood Under Moonlight

The Fool is my choice.

And he pulls the trigger

After Era Mythos

Elpis: The Maiden of Hope

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Somewhere in the back of Elpis' mind, there is a part of her that feels she messed something up that she deviated from the image that she and Aspera painstakingly made. Not that she didn't have time to contemplate as her body made contact to the railing and pain surged to her body, while she is more durable than an ordinary man getting involved in a car accident still hurts like beep!

Yes beep because the other b-word might be too vulgar for the example she wants to set, better to be found in meme for censoring herself than get called out for swearing.

She pushed the now unmoving vehicle back and stumbled a little bit. Letting herself a deep breath before looking at the drones and posing, she needs to show that is fine after her debut after all. And she cannot afford to slack just because the hard part is over. Time to see how the driver is doing and see what she could do.

Oh no.

He's bleeding in the head and it seems that the airbags didn't work. He's still breathing but it is clear that his situation is delicate.

Ok the training tells her to not touch the victim and just turn off the car, emergency services should be on their way now so she needs to make sure that nothing would make the situation worse. The second part would be documentation and the drones can do that without her.

“Elpis.” The name was spoken through their own channel, the next words soft; closer to a mentor’s recommendation than a teacher’s instruction. “The driver needs immediate medical attention. You shouldn’t have any trouble getting most of the drones to follow you if you take him. Cleanup crews will be able to start work sooner if all these drones clear out too.”

@PapiTan

Moon Arrow was fortunate that she is talking to Elpis from a line, if she was any closer the maiden would sense her inner conflict with her powers and might feel that something is amiss from her counsel. Unfortunately it unknowingly allowed said maiden to operate under the curtain of innocence and naivety.

"Negative." she spoke from the communicator as she took the key and handed it to a drone. "Moving him might aggravate his injuries and with emergency services on their way, it would be better to leave his transfer to the professionals." she rebuked as once again checked the victims airflow, pulling out the seatbelts should be fine.

"...and I can still feel my leg's pain. Moving too much and even flying might be too much for me." she shyly admitted.

What was left unsaid is that Boss Orwell will definitely yell at her if she ruined her 'real' debut by leaving so early.

After Era Mythos

@Erode

A question

It was mentioned that Pandora took third place in the training program that I presumed Phoebe entered as well. I would guess that Elpis ranked first or second but that makes me wonder.

Who took the other spot?