Vordak

The Everlasting Arena: Main Thread

And how does the plot kick in? Right now, it's free-form arena, morever, the combatats know that it is one. In this kind of setting, it will be significantly harder to create discrete factions and major conflicts, as well as some sort of plotline, compared to say, a millitary conflict, or actualy anything else with a set goal. Fighting merely to amuse some omnipotent being or for one's own gain, wether it be loot or glory, doesn't provide any sort of ideological prupose to fight, which i regard as one of the most major obstacles in creating the aformentioned roleplay elements.

New, Large Scale, Combat Oriented Roleplay

THE TIME HAS COME

And this time, in my opinion, we should try making it much more plot focused and discrete in terms of geography. To keep it alive, we should let it stand out amongst many other easy going fights, and a combination of well defined neighbouring locations and plot devices can help it become lot more heated and concentrated than the other Arenaverse incarnations. The actions of one player may immediately affect all the rest, turmoil in one location will echo in another, conflict will have its justification and alliances will be easier to create.

Something like the Darashal conflict in Skalla's MV would be fine, but with the planet itself described in detail and both sides more moraly gray, encouraging players to join either without having to make stray away from their preffered character arcetype.

Some GM intusion in form of PvE dangers would also be fun. Personaly, i was quite anticipating the fight against Dragunov in Crapton's MV, and were somewhat exited to join the Boss Battle going on now, but the character power level was way to out of my comfort zone. Lesser enemies could add some spice to the game as well; and if the GM doesn't have the time, PvP can still remain an option after all - why not have both?

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A wicked force swept over his shoulder, rending his skin, which became a final warning for Vos. The hitman were already in firing range, and he would know no mercy, already firing the moment he had barged through the makeshift barricade.

A foe like that wouldn't leave him time for a second attack, and that pushed him to the most desparate of measures he would ever resort to: giving up his grasp on stream of events in favor of letting luck decide their outcome. Wether his foe would be caught off guard by this trick was unknown, yet he couldn't think of any other way to halt death's approach in time; his dagger already pointed towards Azarak, with little more than 6 feet between them, Vos fired a jet of caustic liquid towards his face, while similtaneously dropping to the ground and dashing towards the opponent's left flank. If this worked, winning him even a meager fraction of a second, there was a chance of him taking the upper hand, his body specificaly trained to gain the highest possible speed in as little time as possible.

Auron Vs Meats (Digizel & Vordak)

Alright, i'll be glad to continue. Although, (as much of a hypocrite i will be, saying these words) i'd appreciate of you'd let me know of your abscence in the future. The wait kept nagging for about good week or so, and it aint pleasant much. :/

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Sorry for all the procastination, ill try to get hold of myself. It's a bit late for me today though - about to go sleep right now - but i'll make sure to post something tomorrow.

Top ten bandwagons you've participated in

top three

1) penis bandwagon
2) penis bandwagon
3) penis bandwagon

10 Favourite Games?

I like Deus Ex HR. :3

Peril Stories Version 5033455

:: Sling the branch over my shoulder, to simply use it as a club.

Turn to Nex, and with a slightly guilty look, shrug. "Afraid i can't help you with the avians, unless they're emus and penguins. But i think i know how to change that." Then, walk over to the bonfire, break off the shorter branch off my staff and use it to roll one of the boulders towards myself. While it cools, pick some of the glowing plants, and take off my shirt. Wrap both the stone and glowing plants in it to create a luminiscent makeshift flail.

2 v 2 team battle?

Is this still alive? If so, then i'll finish the CS ASAP.

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Vos were about to tie the cut off sleeve around his calf when he heard something crash into the door, nearly toppling the hefty wardrbe at once. Half expecting the hitman's intrusion, he had left one of the sitilletos before him, on the fllor, and now Vos grabbed it, thrusting from the ground upwards as the dagger's hilt slipped into his hand. Similtaneously activating the Killer's Ring spell, he would turn this into a vicous backstab, aimed at whoever was standing behind the door; while even with his keen eye he wouldn't be able to achive pinpoint accuracy, the door's frame would give him a rough estimate his opponent's position in both the horizontal and vertical plane, while lunging forwards from a his crouching position would give the stab a long enough trajectory to ignore depth altogether.

This was a risky move, has the moment the door would topple, he would be within Azarak's line of sight, and only a succesful hit could guarantee Vos wouldn't be shot down before he could take any other moves.