GreivousKhan

Arena Chat Thread

Rilla has black characters. Right? I mean, he doesn't play them but still.

@Descartes

I even did a sweep and ya, interestingly enough he does not have any. (unless he keeps them somewhere else then his roaster.)

I think it's like the Black doll effect.

Arena Chat Thread

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Americans are commonly stereotyped as gun loving, but I guess stereotypes don't allways translate into characters.

Perhaps things are racist or not depending on how reasonably accurate it is? Having a roman character running around everywhere in a toga would likely be considered racist but if they go into battle with a Gladius then that could be considered reasonable. But someone of a different race (doing this in real life) realistically and respectfully portraying a black person would still likely be considered racists.

@ImportantNobody

Even Rilla won't take the risk of making a black character.

Arena Chat Thread

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Probably, give them a cow-boy hat and definitely.

@MelonHead

And a base ball bat of course.

On a unrelated note, if I use the Acronym Rilla made for the Freehold. Their leader would be called Melon Head. Irony.

The Hot Headed, Heavy Hitters, Have it Out (Fury vs Kanitah, Round 2)

Hmm, you know it's possible Ao might revive the dude for the Arena. Though that would be a bit of a retcon I suppose.

Fury why you so mean!

Arena Chat Thread

I wonder if a modern day american with a gun would also be considered a stereotype...

[Ranked] 2 v 2 battle! Reapers Vs Champions; A Dance of Blades!

Tordor grimaced when his ally was sent flying to the far side of the room, but he trusted she was resilient enough to recover from such a blow. As the knight landed the gravewalker was passing a little over fourteen feet from the knights far left side placing him at the giants 7’o clock given the trajectory of the giants leap.

Ahead it seemed the second warrior appeared to be an elf, creatures Tordor was not unfamiliar with for their dying kingdom existed in his home plane. He’d never fought many before, but knew of their mastery of magic and their inherent nimbleness. Perhaps that truth remained for this one too? Time could only tell. Instead of immediately attempting to close the distance, however, she maneuvered behind a pillar, apparently in an attempt to block line of sight or take cover. Which was fine for Tordor, for he didn't need to have eyes on his target to see them when they came. The elf had no way of knowing of course about Tordor's ghostly visages tied to his own soul. All she accomplished was breaking line of sight for herself.

Tordor took that moment to slid to his left with his left leg as his freehand weaved another sign of the younger soul. At just seven feet with knees bent as his right shoulder and leg twisted around he turned into his apparent strike, Blood Drinker leading as he stepped into a false strike with his palm up so that the tip of the blade pointed down at an angle to his right. The path of the blade resembling a rough horizontal swing, aimed for the giants leg. Depending how quickly the giant recovered from his landing in order to shift to this new threat, Tordor would either aim for the back of his left thigh, or if he turned in time the right leg where the knights armored joints met.

Seemingly relying on the momentum of his swing along with the true edge of his blade. If the move went unmolested the swing had the strength to sunder through solid stone or rend steel, it’s effectiveness on the knights armor though were yet to be seen.

Arena Chat Thread

Damn the Japanese and their Apache Bow making! I heard they fire arrows shaped like Katanas!

@MelonHead

Just goes to show anything from Japan is OP.

Arena Chat Thread

I'm not really seeing anything supporting the whole 'Apache bow better than Mongol' assertion, other than a test on Deadliest Warrior which is hardly conclusive. Their comparative ranges for example puts the Mongol Bow at half again superior.

@MelonHead

That's it. I'm sick of all this "English bow" bullshit that's going on in Rp system right now. Apache bows deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine Apache bow in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even shoot through slabs of solid steel with my Apache bow.

Apache elders spend years working on a single bow and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest bows known to mankind.

Apache bows are thrice as accurate as European bows and shoot thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a English bow can shoot through, a Apache bow can shoot through better. I'm pretty sure a Apache bow could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple blunt arrow.

Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering America? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Apache warriors and their bows of destruction. Even during American colonization, British soldiers targeted the men with the bows first because their killing power was feared and respected.

Arena Chat Thread

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It would be more stereotypical to be running around with a tomahawk or club variant, the majority of 'Native Americans' in the conventional sense used the bow and arrow before and for a while during colonization.

Though the Aztecs were more fond of the Sling, and only Jungle Incas used the bow and arrow. So it really depends on what tribe your character was from. The bow really isn't a cultural weapon, it was a solution to a problem which a wide number of different civilisations discovered and mastered at different times. I don't think there was anything particularly unique or special about First Nation's bows either, unlike the Middle Eastern variety or even the British Longbow.

@MelonHead

Actually, the Apache bow is even more powerful than the mongol bow. That's right, more accurate and powerful. Which is quite something if you know how powerful the Mongolian bow is (Modern creations pretty much match it).

@ImportantNobody Also, the bow much like the spear was so widely used by so many cultures, to say it belongs to anyone enough to be their staple is almost silly. Like Skalla did mention, the moment they got their hands on firearms, they had no qualms on using it over bows. They adapted very fast to changes, horses were not even native to america, but they learned to tame and ride them quicker than any of their rivals. While the Aztecs for example were to busy being terrified of horses.

Arena Multiverse: the Next Chapter!

For those that participate in this war, I assume the Gods make a deal that they will create new bodies containing all of their old abilities from which they can respawn their soul into once they are killed? There has to be some penalty to this or else the war would be...infinite. Maybe some sort of unseen point total swaying the opinion of who is winning.

@ImportantNobody

Basically yes, participants more or less become something known as immortals. In where they are brought back after death. (still counts as a loss if they died of course.)

Also I'm planning on working in a point win system to signify how much territory one side has gained in the war so it's possible to see who's winning. Possible benefits would come later.