Stern Algorithm

The Village of Soren (a 1x1 Harvest Moon/Rune Factory-inspired Village RP for FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm)

"Yeah, that's his job," Zaria said, "Feel free to use him whenever you need to. So as a merchant, have you been to a lot of different places?"

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Grom, who had taken a break from the cooking to let Bormash take over, came and sat down near Illithor. "Not to spoil the mood, but have either you or your son ever fought...in battle, I mean?"

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"Did you come from a big city?" Benna asked, "I'm from Deepfault myself, a major Dwarven city built into a ravine."

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I haven't met the couple yet, but Ryul, the new merchant, seems like a decent fellow. Keeps to himself, maybe something's troubling him, but then again, nobody came to this town without having had some trouble with the rest of the world."

Evolution of Conflict: A Sci-Fi Mecha 1x1 FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm

Because Orpheus' cannons are built into its cape-like shield, firing the cannons means that its body is unprotected. Therefore, Orpheus took some decent damage from Nyx's shots. This caused Orpheus to reflexively stop firing and close the cape around its body, leaving only its head exposed. Orpheus then pulled the beam shotgun from its back, and opened the front of the cape wide enough to let the shotgun poke through. Orpheus began lumbering around, searching around mesas for Nyx.

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Mayura deftly maneuvered around until it had a good line-of-sight to Asteria. Tera waited for Asteria to turn away from her position before rounding the mesa and taking a shot.

Technomancy: Magic and Metal

"Yes, well, implementation is always more difficult than theory," Felix mused on the direction of his father's company. "And yes, I'll encourage father to come pay you a visit." Felix rotated his shoulders and flexed his back a bit. "Thank you so much for your great work, as usual. Good luck with your...current projects," Felix cast a glance at the covered bust, and made his way out. His next order of business for the day was to meet with a few of the factory overseers to discuss production line efficiency. As the overseers were members of the Ignorant Trades, they would be meeting at the border of the Circle and the Ring, in a tavern called the Bold Helvetica. Felix made his way there.

The Village of Soren (a 1x1 Harvest Moon/Rune Factory-inspired Village RP for FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm)

Ryul and the triplets' conversation as interrupted when a small dwarf girl came up to Sunder. "Who you talking to?" she asked.

"This is Ryul," Sunder said, introducing her, "This is Kran, my younger sister." As the calmest of the three brothers, Sunder had a special place in Kran's heart. Meanwhile, Kran had also brought over Zaria and Lannis.

"I'm Zaria," she introduced herself confidently, putting a fist to her chest, "and this is Lannis," she said, motioning to her sister, who gave a flustered bow. "We're Grom's daughters; the guy cooking over there's our brother Bormash, but you've already met him, I think."

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"Hah! I thought only Dwarven women could be be so stubborn," Harin said.

"Living in Soren," Malkas began, approaching the two men, "you'll come to see that differences are more due to individual personality and upbringing, and less to do with race."

"Right you are," Harin agreed.

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"Yes, it's our loved ones that are most important," Benna chimed in. "And it's a small community, but we do our best to support one another."

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"N-not at all," Bormash replied to Elizabeth. He was a bit surprised to be approached by the dainty fairy, who usually seemed to be rather timid. Due to his job as the town handyman, he got his fair share of scrapes, cuts, bruises, and fractures, and was often treated by her. He admired her care and professionalism, overcoming her timid nature to provide life-saving treatment and improving overall quality of life for everyone. As it felt awkward not to say anything, Bormash said, "It's exciting...getting new people."

Evolution of Conflict: A Sci-Fi Mecha 1x1 FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm

"Alright," Maya began, "I'm going to pair you up and have you duel each other, Claire, you're with Tera; Blythe, you're with Israfil; Solomon, you're with Sion."

For the most part, they were matched up by firepower: both Asteria and Mayura were support-types, while Legion and Fury both used multiple, but weaker attacks and attacked from multiple directions to confuse overwhelm the opponent. The mismatch was with Nyx and Orpheus, where Orpheus had significantly more firepower, though it did suffer in speed considerably.

The virtual combat arenas loaded up for each cog. Initially none of the combatants could see their opponent as the simulated desert terrain was dotted with conspicuous mesas that cogs could hide behind.

This gave Mayura a distinct advantage as Tera activated the sensor array to locate Asteria's position, finding it easily. Mayura silently made it's way towards Asteria, going from mesa to mesa, trying to make sure she wasn't spotted.

Israfil, on the other hand, walked Orpheus out into the open, and upon realizing that he couldn't find Nyx anywhere, began bombarding the mesas at random.

Return to the 9 Islands

Kaizou and his fellow prisoners were dropped off by the dragon carrying them rather roughly, earning the dragon a few nasty glares. General Tatsuo's orders to pitch camp spread throughout the ranks, so the soldiers set to work, liberally employing the 'help' of the prisoners, who did so begrudgingly. Kaizou kept his head down and got to work; a few of his 'associates' had come down with him, but right now, he was unable to locate them.

A dragon soldier approached him, "Hey! Tanuki, get over here!"

Kaizou obliged.

"How's your shapeshifting? We're looking for people to scout out the area."

"I'm a decent shapeshifter as long as I can keep my tail hidden," Kaizou replied.

"That's good enough," the soldier said, and escorted Kaizou to General Tatsuo, around whom a small crowd was gathering of dragon soldiers who had volunteered to scout, or youkai prisoners who had been selected for their scouting potential.

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Shizuka had been singled out from among the prisoners and kept under guard. It was to protect her from prisoners who may want to harm her as well as to make sure she doesn't try to use her powers to disorient or trap the dragon army. They would keep her around until the camp was done, then they would corral all the prisoners together and have her trap them until they were needed again. So Shizuka sat on the ground, surrounded by four soldiers.

The Village of Soren (a 1x1 Harvest Moon/Rune Factory-inspired Village RP for FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm)

"As our new merchant, you kind of got the short end of the stick," Balio said, "You'll have to deal with Emtardas most of the time."

"That's not very nice," Sunder said calmly.

"What?" Balio replied, "He's pretty weird. Claims to be an emperor or something."

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"HAHA!" Harin bellowed, giving Illithor a hearty slap on the back, "If the missus wants more children, it's hard to say no, eh?"

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"Great, you can come see me tomorrow, and I'll take your measurements, as well as any requests you may have concerning your personal style," Jeel replied, "but enough about that, I hope you like it here and that you feel safe. I take it it's been a hard journey?"

Evolution of Conflict: A Sci-Fi Mecha 1x1 FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm

The following day, the Incubator Concert arrived back at Cepheus, where the cargo from the Homeworld freighters was being unloaded for further inspection by the Ascendancy Defense Force. When the hangar was finally cleared out, Maya called the pilots together for some training. This time, the training simulations would be linked up, allowing them to practice in a virtual environment with each other.

Brass Engine Online (VKAllen and Stern Algorithm 1x1)

Let's stick with the original plan then.

When in the timeline do you want to start the RP? Do you want to start it in the moment the MMO locks everyone in, or a bit after that has happened and people are already starting to get used to it?

I also added my two characters, though I can change them to accommodate their relationship with your character.

Brass Engine Online (VKAllen and Stern Algorithm 1x1)

Username: AilanthusAltissima 'Tess'
Appearance:

In combat, Tess wears bulky, mechanically reinforced armor. Tess' avatar is unusually tall with long, flowing marine-blue hair and brown eyes.

Job Class: Bulwark
Build:

Magnetic Aura specializations, giving allies scrap-shield buffs (with thorns damage), making herself the target of all ranged attacks

Personality:

Tess is forthright, just, and honest. She is optimistic and extroverted and can get in peoples' faces, pissing them off, but she usually means well. She stands up for the weak and tends to fight bullies, though often without any forethought. For this reason, she finds 'farming' boring and often tries to convince her party to go on raids that they aren't quite ready for.

History:

AilanthusAltissima's user is a female high school student on the basketball team. Despite being 'sporty', she had quite a few gamer friends who convinced her to join them. It wasn't long before her group of friends tried Brass Engine Online.

Username: Sartorius
Appearance:

Sartorius' avatar is young-looking and pale, with messy platinum-blonde hair and cyan eyes.

Build:

Cryo fields specialization, creating areas that slow/freeze, amplifying electric damage.

Personality:

Sartorius is, in many ways, Tess' antithesis. Sartorius is cautious and pessimistic. He tries to reason out everything and attempts to minimize risk at all times. Sartorius prioritizes the well-being of his party over others, and is more willing to sacrifice others to keep his friends safe.

History:

Sartorius' user is a male graduate school research student in Biology. As a true nerd, he plays Brass Engine Online when he isn't too busy working on his research project.