Post by: mastahcheese on April 10, 2017, 11:59:55 pm
The Downtown Game
What is this?
This is a RTD that I'm trying out where a group of players will be running through a downtown area while solving puzzles and fighting monsters. Mostly fighting monsters.
That said, since I'm running this from a DS, I can't track a lot of stuff, so I will need the players to keep track of their character sheets, and post them with their actions.
Otherwise, I can't do this, so if simply quoting yourself and making edits to your stats as necessary is too much hassle for you, please don't concern yourself with this.
This game will be as RP heavy as you want it to be, but it is based around working with your allies, so keep that in mind.
As for backstory, or a map, that's going to be one of your challenges. It will take place in a sprawling city, but you'll have to learn the rest on your own.
The characters you play as will be teenagers around late highschool age.
If this sounds interesting, let's begin.
Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)
Yep, that's it. Your stats, abilities, powers, or anything else will all be decided after you enter... the downtown game.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 11, 2017, 12:03:39 am
Joe Joseph - Highmax28
Donny DiBorgo - DolosusDoleus
Ted Thompson - Beirus
Ross Roosevelt - Yottawhat
Dylan Daehler - Shadowclaw777
Lily LaBlanc - Fabulous death bringer
Roésse Radde - OceanSoul
Sara Sarowski - Elvish Miner
Erased Players:
The game is still afoot...
Spoiler: Noise Report (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 11, 2017, 08:01:18 am
Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 11, 2017, 02:46:38 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 11, 2017, 05:39:06 pm
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 11, 2017, 06:15:45 pm
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 11, 2017, 07:34:56 pm
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 11, 2017, 11:07:08 pm
I've lowered the player requirement to 6 since this seems to have a low turnout, but I still need an even number of players for this to work.
So hopefully I get one more.
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 11, 2017, 11:24:24 pm
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 11, 2017, 11:28:33 pm
Name changed.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 11, 2017, 11:35:34 pm
Crap, I have to maintain the pattern!That's not a requirement, you know. :P
Name changed.
In any case, I have a satisfactory amount of people now, so I should hopefully be able to start this later tonight, once I take care of some other things.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 12, 2017, 01:35:45 am
A day like any other. Bustling streets filled with hurried crowds, elbowing past the few strange folk that somehow seem to have found a way to stop running, and relax in the chaos around them.
And unknown to them all, a subtle change in the wind that alters the fate of six wayward souls.
Section VI
Joe Joseph opens his eyes. He's standing in the middle of a street he doesn't recognize. He's never been to this part of town before. Nobody seems to notice him.
Section VII
Donny DiBorgo steps out of the subway station and onto the sidewalk. But as he looks around, this isn't his stop. In fact, he has no idea what part of town he's in.
Section VIII
Ted Thompson looks up from his phone and finds himself in a store he doesn't recognize. It's filled with black clothing and offensive accessories. Some kind of emo store? He steps outside. Wasn't he in his home neighborhood just a second ago? The hell?
Section X
Ross Roosevelt wakes up from being face down in the street. When did he fall? As he gets up, he looks around and realizes that he must have hit his head pretty hard, because he has no clue where he is.
Section XI
Dylan Daehler sprints out of the subway station, hoping that he's not going to be late getting to his friend's house. Suddenly, he stops and turns around. This is not the stop he got off on. Definitely not. He double-checked to make sure, and he does not recognize this place.
Section XII
Lily LaBlanc slowly pulls herself out of bed to start the day, and... the covers are gone. The covers are gone, and she's laying on a bench in front of a coffee house. She blinks a few times to be sure. She doesn't even know what coffee house this is, or where the hell she wound up at.
Unknown location
"You ready for this week?"
"Oh, fuck off."
"Oh, don't be like that. We finished last week in three days and got a four day weekend. Wake up, you lazy slug."
"Ugh, fine. I remember back when we didn't do this every week, though. Like, twice a month. Hate this new guy."
"It's good for you. Besides, it'll be over before you know it."
ALL PLAYERS
Add "Health 50/50" to your stat sheets when posting. (This is your only stat right now.)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 12, 2017, 07:35:58 am
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 12, 2017, 10:05:20 am
Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 12, 2017, 10:17:25 am
Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Wander around looking for anything familiar
Post by: Beirus on April 12, 2017, 10:48:45 am
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 12, 2017, 11:35:15 am
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 12, 2017, 12:12:08 pm
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
(With the naming, what wrong with a little bit of alliteration nothing is wrong when their is that)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 12, 2017, 12:39:56 pm
I meant to put up an application sooner. Mind squeezing me in?Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Room for moar (or at least to get onto the waitlist)?Because you guys submitted sheets on turn zero, I can squeeze you in.Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
I'll do so after work.
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 12, 2017, 01:38:29 pm
Spoiler: Donny (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 12, 2017, 02:13:47 pm
Check to see if Lily has a phone on her and contact her brothers. If no phone, then go and as some one "where am I?"
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 12:08:58 am
Joe Joseph looks around him. Nope. There is not a damn thing around here that he's familier with.
With that, he hears his cell phone go off. It's a message...
Section VII
Donny DiBorgo checks the station name. "Eastside Station".
That's it. There aren't any stops that are just called Eastside. Nothing else looks familiar. Then his cell phone goes off. There's a new message...
Section VIII
Ted Thompson looks around him. Aside from the strange store he just left, apparently called "The Goth", what a dumb name, this place looks just like every other street in town. Only, without anything recognizable.
He pulls out his phone. The apps are all odd now, and half of them are missing, but maps are still there.
When he hits it, there is indeed a map that comes up, but it's not the town map. It's like some kind of weird board game shaped like a deformed butterfly. There's a main street down the middle, with 4 sections labled 1 through 4 in roman numerals. On the east wing, there's 5 though 8, with the 5 connecting to the 2, and the 8 to the 4. The 8 is lit up. There's an identical wing on the other side, also linking at 2 and 4, and a small circle around the 1. There are 16 sections, total.
His browsing at the map is interrupted by a text...
Section X
Ross Roosevelt looks about at the street names, but he doesn't recognize a single one of them.
His cell phone goes off. There's a new text...
Section XI
Dylan Daehler walks away from the subway and whips out his phone. Huh, he can't get a signal. Weird. Looking around, nothing looks out of place.
His eyes are pulled back down to the phone as he gets a text...
Section XII
Lily LaBlanc pulls out her cell phone and tries to make a call. There's no service. In the middle of town? She tries to ask someone passing by, but they don't even glance at her.
Then she gets a message on her phone...
Section V
Roésse Radde looks up from the sidewalk to the startling realization that this isn't the road she was just on. Before she can even collect her bearings, her cell phone goes off with a new message...
Section IX
Sara Sarowski sits on a bench, reading an English dictionary to try and memorize some cool-sounding words. When she takes a break and looks up, she realizes that she's not sure where she is now. She's on some downtown street that she hasn't been through before.
Closing the book, she feels her phone vibrate. There's a new text...
ALL PLAYERS
Spoiler: Unknown Sender (click to show/hide)
As each person reads the text that they mysteriously received, a sudden pulse of pain ripples through their right hand and up their arm, resulting in a red timer to scar on their palm, as it slowly counts down.
2:59:56
Around each of them, pockets of air warp and twist until small creatures, overgrown green frogs, begin to pour out. They immediately move towards the players, ignoring the crowds, who don't even seems to see them.
Spoiler: Combat (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Pacts (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Bouncing (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Dodging (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 13, 2017, 12:20:47 am
"Is no one going to address the giant frogs!?
Thinking he's gotta be high on something, he complies to the text and dodges the frogs (?) as he heads towards the noted location
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 13, 2017, 12:40:14 am
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 13, 2017, 01:43:00 am
If I can dodge and head to 4, do that. If not, bounce to 4 then head north as close to 1 as I can get.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Person on April 13, 2017, 02:44:51 am
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 03:14:06 am
((Heh, I thought that might have been the setting.))I was trying really hard to hint at the setting without making it obvious until now. When did you start suspecting it?
Post by: OceanSoul on April 13, 2017, 07:03:42 am
well, maybe not legendary..
And I only ever knew about TWEWY from a passing glance at someone playing Kingdom Hearts 3D.
I forgot about the pairing-up thing, so I'm glad Elvish Miner also signed up. Also, I didn't realize the name pattern until just now. Is that a TWEWY thing? Anyway, where's the map?
"Seems like another of those dreams..though I don't remember the hand-timer. The reapers are unfamiliar, too..and the frogs are different. And is 'erasure' even a term?. So I guess this isn't like those dreams, then. Now I just need a map to Northern Heights..."
Bounce.
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 13, 2017, 09:41:06 am
Time to comply to the unknown sender, and bounce away from the subway station into the next closest area towards the target location
Spoiler: Dylan Daehlee (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 13, 2017, 09:53:32 am
Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 13, 2017, 10:01:53 am
Try and punt one the frogs, then start walking away.
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 13, 2017, 12:04:23 pm
She texts back "Challenge Accepted". She Look Arround in the distance to try and see the tallest building. When she find it heads to wards it
If there is a frog blocking my Attack it
(if She can't find the tallest building then head to wards the interior of the city, I think that would be section IV, still attacking a frog if its in her way)
[if I need to attack, Roll: 6]
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 13, 2017, 01:47:33 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 13, 2017, 01:57:20 pm
((Turn 0, when the reapers were talking about their game lasting a week. For some reason the only thing I could think of was TWEWY. Then I reread the OP and was like "running it from a DS? That seems like a hassle. Oh wait, the game was on DS."))((Heh, I thought that might have been the setting.))I was trying really hard to hint at the setting without making it obvious until now. When did you start suspecting it?
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 02:41:47 pm
I KNEW IT! I mentioned that it seemed like TWEWY in my original application, but I spent so much time away from my signup that it erased itself, and I forgot to include it in my second sign-up. You may not believe me, but it's TRUE! If I had put that, it would've been LEGENDARY!Yeah, I found out about it from playing Kingdom Hearts, myself, then got lucky enough to find the local game shop had one last copy.
well, maybe not legendary..
And I only ever knew about TWEWY from a passing glance at someone playing Kingdom Hearts 3D.
I forgot about the pairing-up thing, so I'm glad Elvish Miner also signed up. Also, I didn't realize the name pattern until just now. Is that a TWEWY thing? Anyway, where's the map?
Now it's one of my favorite games ever.
The name pattern is completely unrelated. Blame Highmax :P
As for the map...
If I understand this right:Just flip the east and west sides, and you're spot on.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
5-8 is east, 9-12 is west.
(I probably wrote it out poorly, sorry)
ANYWAY.
Everyone's posted, I'll try to update later today, when I have the time.
Post by: highmax28 on April 13, 2017, 03:32:47 pm
Post by: OceanSoul on April 13, 2017, 04:04:34 pm
I make a Jojo reference and it starts a trend...How many breads have you memed in your life?
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 05:22:48 pm
Also keep in mind that you cannot dodge and bounce in the same turn; if you put both, I'll follow whichever one you put first.))
2:54:46
Joe Joseph
Joe starts to freak out and yells. Nobody seems to hear him. He looks around, trying to find the tallest building. It's to the north-west! A frog monster leaps at him, and Joe ducks. [7+4=11. Miss] It flies right over his head.
You see another kid running towards you from the south, being tailed by more frogs.
Donny DiBorgo
Donny calls out to the crowds around him, but his voice goes unheard. The tallest skyscraper is to the north, so he starts sprinting that way. A frog leaps at him [6. Miss] Thankfully, they're pretty slow, and it hits the pavement about 5 feet behind him.
As he heads north, he sees someone else being attacked by the frogs. He's ducking and covering.
Ted Thompson
Ted runs west onto the main boulevard. It's now a straight shot north to Northern Heights, maybe a 15 minute run, if he's quick. A frog jumps out at him. [4. Hit] It leaps up, and plants its feet on Ted's shoulders before kicking with both feet, and rocketing off him like he's a springboard. Ted stumbles backwards, and hits another person that got attacked, sending them both to the ground.
-5 Health
Ross Roosevelt
Ross collects himself, and swings a foot at an incoming frog, only to watch his foot pass straight through it, as though it wasn't even there.
The frog swings a claw back at him [7. Miss] Ross pulls back instinctively, and the frog takes a small patch of cloth off his shirt from its attack.
Yeah, that's totally fair.
Some other guy is heading towards from the south, being chased ineffectively by a frog.
Dylan Daehler
Dylan starts to question his own sanity as he sprints north towards the skyscraper. [10. Miss] The frog chases after him, but it can't keep up.
He sees another guy attempt to kick a frog, and fail horribly.
Lily LaBlanc
Lily sees the skyscraper to the north, and heads east onto the main boulevard, giving her a straight shot towards it.
[4. Hit] A frog slashes her from behind as she runs, causing her to stumble forward, literally into another person that got attacked by the frogs, sending both of them to the ground.
-5 Health
Roésse Radde
Roésse wishes she had a map to Northern Heights as she runs straight forward. [7. Miss]
A frog leaps at her, and she ducks and rolls out of the way. When she looks up, she sees a tall building to the north, with the words "Northern Heights" on it, maybe 5 minutes away. Nice.
Sara Sarowski
Sara calls out for help, but everyone around her seems oblivious to her existence. A frog attacks, and she leaps to the side. [7+4=11. Miss]
She dodges easily.
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 13, 2017, 05:35:12 pm
Ted takes a moment to look at the person he ran into. "Sorry about that. Damn frogs. Hey, you want to team up in case more of them show up?"
Try to form a pact with Lily if she wants to. Keep bouncing towards 1.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 07:28:55 pm
((Since I'm guessing I bounced, does that mean I got away from the frogs?))Everybody will get attacked by frogs every turn until you form a pact. They do not relent on the helpless.
Post by: OceanSoul on April 13, 2017, 07:55:09 pm
Spoiler: Minor spoiler for those unfamilar with TWEWY (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 13, 2017, 08:04:04 pm
Spoiler: Minor spoiler for those unfamilar with TWEWY (click to show/hide)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 13, 2017, 08:30:13 pm
((Since I'm guessing I bounced, does that mean I got away from the frogs?))
Ted takes a moment to look at the person he ran into. "Sorry about that. Damn frogs. Hey, you want to team up in case more of them show up?"
Try to form a pact with Lily if she wants to. Keep heading towards 1.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
"oh look some one who actually recognizes my existence, you must be a playable character, or at least if we are in a video game we would be....And Sure, I don't see why forming a party would be a bad thing. My name is Lily."
Makes a pact with ted. also bounces toward our destination
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 13, 2017, 08:59:57 pm
Bounce towards the other guy who I see running.
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 14, 2017, 12:24:47 am
Bounce towards the other guy who I see running.You can't bounce towards him because he's already in the same section as you.
Post by: highmax28 on April 14, 2017, 12:53:28 am
"Oy! Stay close! I think if we work together, we can deal with these... Things?"Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Attempt to pair up with the stranger
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 14, 2017, 05:09:24 am
Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 14, 2017, 06:12:46 am
"Seems...TOO Easy. So I guess my subconsious'll arbitrarily put a wall there now that I believe that."
Attempt to go toward Northern Heights. If something like a wall blocks my way, claim "Knew it. Guess I need to find some other way. Or...maybe it's an invisible door? Maybe I have a key for it. It'll probably be symbolic, though, like a diploma, drivers license, some such".Check pockets, etc.
Bounce to 2"Hello? Looks like you could use some help.." Offer a pact.Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 14, 2017, 07:10:55 am
Bounce to 2"Hello? Looks like you could use some help.." Offer a pact.Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Can you see these frog things too? Yes, let's team up!
Accept the pact.
Post by: Yottawhat on April 14, 2017, 09:07:31 am
Bounce towards the other guy who I see running.You can't bounce towards him because he's already in the same section as you.
Oh. Then focus on dodging this turn.
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 14, 2017, 10:03:13 am
Bounce away from here and to that targeted location/Section IX I believe, I'm in no rush to start fighting these things yet
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 14, 2017, 11:30:50 am
I'm excited for next turn.
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 14, 2017, 12:27:25 pm
"Oy! Stay close! I think if we work together, we can deal with these... Things?"Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Attempt to pair up with the stranger
Eye the other kid, and grimace
"Goddamnit, fine! Get over here!"
Form a pact with the stranger. Also Dodge the frogs.
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 14, 2017, 03:33:26 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
As a pair of frogs decend upon the two boys, they agree to a Pact.
As soon as they agree to this, a column of light radiates outwards from them, throwing the frogs back, and the light flows back into them, filling them with power.
Joe and Donny gain a Sync Rate at 0%
Joe and Donny each obtain two unmanifested Psychs.
The frogs collect themselves, they're still a threat.
Noise:
Frog 1: Unharmed
Frog 2: Unharmed
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
The pair pick themselves off the pavement and agree to join forces.
The second they both acknowledge their Pact, a beam of light decends onto them, blowing back the Noise and bestowing powers upon them
Ted and Lily gain a Sync Rate at 0%
Ted and Lily each gain two unmanifested Psychs.
Noise:
Frog 1: Unharmed
Frog 2: Unharmed
Ross Roosevelt
Ross sees that boy run past him, ignoring him. [4+4=8. Miss] A frog leaps at Ross, and he rolls out of the way just in time.
Dylan Daehler
Dylan keeps running, he's getting closer to Northern Heights. [4. Hit] A frog leaps up and kicks him in the back.
-5 Health
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse reaches out with hand towards Northern Heights, and hits a wall that undulates with blue light as it's disturbed. Figures.
"You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you? Just a little stroll through the street?"
Roésse turns around to see a woman in a jacket and long skirt, both in blazing red, standing triumphantly. Her hair is shaved on the sides of the head, leaving a crimson mohawk that hangs to one side, her whole appearance the foreground to a pair of black wings; unfeathered, and seeming not even physically attached to her.
"Let's see how you handle these~"
She raises her hand, and two more frogs appear at either side of her.
Right at that moment, Sara runs into the middle of the ordeal, and she and Roésse assume fighting poses as they form a Pact.
The frogs are thrown back, and the strange woman averts her eyes as beams of light decend upon the duo.
Roésse and Sara have gained a Sync Rate of 0%
They each gain two unmanifested Psychs.
"Perfect. I was hoping for an easy day..."
Noise:
Frog 1: Unharmed
Frog 2: Unharmed
Frog 3: Unharmed
Frog 4: Unharmed
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Psychs (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 14, 2017, 03:51:09 pm
Time to kick some froggy butt. Hit one of the frogs, or blast it, or in some other way inflict pain on the little bastard.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 14, 2017, 03:53:27 pm
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 14, 2017, 04:31:09 pm
"I have no idea what just happened. Cover my back, and I'll cover yours."Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Punch one of the frogs as it gets close
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 14, 2017, 04:32:24 pm
"Hey. You compared this to a game, didn't you? Then I guess this is like the tutorial. Oh, and I'm Ted, by the way."
Time to kick some froggy butt. Hit one of the frogs, or blast it, or in some other way inflict pain on the little bastard.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
"Well, nothing else other then Dream or Video game really makes sense in this situation now does it. I am lily.....Did we just level up? I am going see if I got any new powers."
Lily try to summon a scythe[Life hunt scythe to be exact] and Attacks a Frog 1.
Roll:4
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 14, 2017, 04:42:46 pm
Opening her right hand wide, fingers slightly curved, she extended her arm and arced it toward the closest frog. She felt an ability to choose her attack (what can't be chosen in a dream, anyway?), so she chose a good way to handle enemies up-close; her hands, as claws, dicing up nearby enemies.
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 14, 2017, 05:58:26 pm
Lets bounce some more, especially to Section 2, I believe. Being digested by frogs wasn't in my schedule, okay.
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 14, 2017, 08:48:55 pm
Roll:4Don't worry about combat rolls, I can handle those, at the least. Appreciate the concern, though.
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 15, 2017, 12:05:30 am
*Grunt of acknowledgement*
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 15, 2017, 07:53:30 am
She clenches her fists, as she feels power surge through her arms.
Ist just frogs, let's take em!
Spoiler: Sara Sarowski (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 15, 2017, 02:33:05 pm
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 15, 2017, 03:55:50 pm
I just wrote a giant update and then my DS ate the whole thing. I'll have to try this again later.Good luck
Post by: Person on April 15, 2017, 04:17:58 pm
Back on topic, I'm liking how this is going so far. Heheh, any plans to include people that didn't get in as mission related NPCs? Kidding of course, probably a dumb idea.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 15, 2017, 08:57:24 pm
Why are you using the DS for this anyway? I get that that's what the game that inspirated this came from but still. I've used the DS web browser before and ugh, not a fun experience. Then again I update things on my phone, so I dunno.I'm using a DS cause it's all I've got right now. I wish I had a computer, I could do this so fast...
Back on topic, I'm liking how this is going so far. Heheh, any plans to include people that didn't get in as mission related NPCs? Kidding of course, probably a dumb idea.
And no, new people would have to enter week 2. Which is why I was happy for 2 more players at the last possible second.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 15, 2017, 09:33:46 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
[?]Joe lunges at the nearest frog, and delivers a swift uppercut, sending it into the air!
15 damage to frog 1. Target airborne
Spoiler: Joe's 1st power (click to show/hide)
[?]Donny tries to summon a shotgun, but a barrage of energy flies straight out of his hands instead!
Frog 1 is Erased! 10 damage on frog 2.
Spoiler: Donny's 1st Power (click to show/hide)
A light puck passes from Donny to Joe. It's at x1.2 power.
Frog 2 attacks Donny [3. Hit] by leaping at him and cutting him across the chest.
-5 Health
Noise:
Frog 1: Erased
Frog 2: 10 Damage
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
[?]Ted simply wills for some way to fight back, and a glowing orb begins growing in his hand.
He'll be able to unleash whatever this is soon.
[?]Lily summons a scythe of glowing red light into her hands, and brings it down on the closer foe.
20 damage to frog 1
Spoiler: Lily's 1st power (click to show/hide)
The light puck passes from Lily to Ted at x1.2 power
Frog 1 [3. Hit] attacks Lily by leaping up and kicking her.
-5 Health
Frog 2 [7. Miss] leaps at Ted but misses entirely.
Noise:
Frog 1: 20 Damage
Frog 2: Unharmed
Ross Roosevelt
Ross runs north to follow that kid, he must know something! But he keeps running himself, and it's hard to keep up.
[5. Hit] A frog leaps up and dropkicks him, knocking the wind out of him.
-5 Health
Dylan Daehler
Dylan runs out onto the main stretch, and comes across a pair of girls fighting a horde of frogs. [3. Hit] The one that was following Dylan catches up to him, and sinks its claws into his back.
-5 Health
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse angles her fingers as she slashes with one hand, then the other, at the noise, each slash sending an arc of energy out to cut into them!
A total of 20 damage is dealt to frog 1!
Spoiler: Roésse's 1st power (click to show/hide)
Sara swings a swift jab at the first Noise, finishing it off, then delivers three more jabs at another.
Frog 1 Erased! A total of 15 damage to frog 2
Spoiler: Sara's first power (click to show/hide)
A light puck passes from Sara to Roésse at x1.2 power.
Frog 2 [2. Hit] claws as Sara, after the pummelling it received.
-5 Health
Frog 3 [9. Miss] leaps at Roésse and fails to connect.
Frog 4 [10. Miss] also attempts an attack, and collides with the other failure, prompting the red haired woman to visiblely facepalm.
Noise:
Frog 1: Erased
Frog 2: 15 damage
Frog 3: Unharmed
Frog 4: Unharmed
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 15, 2017, 10:04:45 pm
Spoiler: Psychs and stats (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Energy and Reloading (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Melee and Ranged (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: The Light Puck (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 15, 2017, 11:55:26 pm
Uppercut the remaining frog to combo with Donny
Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 16, 2017, 12:01:24 am
[?]Lily summons a scythe of glowing red light into her hands, and brings it down on the closer foe.
20 damage to frog 1Spoiler: Lily's 1st power (click to show/hide)
Lily looks at the scythe
"Holy crap, THIS IS FREAKING COOL. I WILL FIGHT IN THE NAME OF PRISCILLA!
Oh and this Frog really do hurt So I recommend not getting hit by them."
Lily strikes Frog 1, with the scythe.
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 16, 2017, 12:22:38 am
"Really? I didn't notice they hurt when they knocked me into you earlier." The sarcasm is apparent, but the Ted appears not to have paid much attention to his response nor actually meant any insult as he focuses on charging the orb.
"It would be too easy if they couldn't hurt us.
If you can buy me time, hopefully whatever I'm charging will be worth it. If I hit them, anyway. Small targets."
Is it Nexus Ray Time? I hope it's Nexus Ray time. And that I hit the frog.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 16, 2017, 12:32:17 am
"It would be too easy if they couldn't hurt us.
If you can buy me time, hopefully whatever I'm charging will be worth it. If I hit them, anyway. Small targets."
"It would be my pleasure!"
Post by: OceanSoul on April 16, 2017, 07:13:23 am
"Not exactly what I hoped for, but good enough. Now, where was I..?
Perhaps a little range will be helpful". She wants to have a balance of close and far range, but they should also help eachother in some way. Perhaps if she could slow the frogs down, maybe even stop them..some black-hole-y ball of some sort would work well. A point of vacuum should be reasonable. But it's not like her mind cares much how. So she just attempted to send some pulling sphere away from her, toward the frogs. A pillar of some might also work, likely of wind. Mini tornadoes could also work, right?
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Edit: Maybe we should all agree on a single format for char-sheets, so that Mastah can find the information he needs quicker?
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 16, 2017, 09:41:41 am
Sara tries to focus on creating a small column of flame in the area she sees her partner focusing.
Code: [Select]
Sara Sarowski
Pact with Roesse Radde, Sync rate 0%
45/50HP, +Energy: 30/50
Psyches:
- Stellar Flurry: Positive
Dam: 5, Hit: 5, Spd: 1/4, Energy: 5, Reload: 15
1 Unmanifested
Post by: mastahcheese on April 16, 2017, 12:52:22 pm
(Just to be clear, are you willing to make up new Psyches for this, or will everything be from the games?)I make up new things all the time. I'll try to stick to canon psychs, but since my system works so differently, I'm not opposed to making my own.
Edit: Maybe we should all agree on a single format for char-sheets, so that Mastah can find the information he needs quicker?
A single format would certainly make my life easier, but I'm not going to necessitate it.
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 16, 2017, 05:39:41 pm
She wants to have a balance of close and far range, but they should also help eachother in some way. Perhaps if she could slow the frogs down, maybe even stop them..some black-hole-y ball of some sort would work well. A point of vacuum should be reasonable. But it's not like her mind cares much how. So she just attempted to send some pulling sphere away from her, toward the frogs. A pillar of some might also work, likely of wind. Mini tornadoes could also work, right?In the words of Zarya:
"Ogon’ po gotovnosti!"
Post by: ATHATH on April 16, 2017, 06:32:28 pm
Can you have both positive and negative energy, or do you have to choose one or the other?
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 16, 2017, 06:50:35 pm
Dodge this turn, getting hit by frogs is really uncomfortable..
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 16, 2017, 07:12:43 pm
Exactly. Sweeper, not black hole.She wants to have a balance of close and far range, but they should also help eachother in some way. Perhaps if she could slow the frogs down, maybe even stop them..some black-hole-y ball of some sort would work well. A point of vacuum should be reasonable. But it's not like her mind cares much how. So she just attempted to send some pulling sphere away from her, toward the frogs. A pillar of some might also work, likely of wind. Mini tornadoes could also work, right?In the words of Zarya:
"Ogon’ po gotovnosti!"
Anyway, I was looking at Sara's stellar fury, and it seems to be underpowered. Its two good sides are being able to spread damage over more Noise at will, and holding back extra energy usage. However, with its low accuracy, it deals only 10 damage per turn on average compared to Shockwave's 14 for the same amount of energy...if the enemy has no defense. In TWEWY terms, it has low efficiency, since defense applies to each hit individually, making defense resist it much more. If this game had individual player strengths, I think it would sorta balance it, but no sign of that has been given so far. Also, it's energy regen is lower, taking an extra turn to regain positive attacks compared to Shockwave.
Double ninja: Athath, there are defensive/status-afflicting/healing Psyches, but only thif last one is in the original game. For everyone's reference, a list of Psyches can be found right here. (http://twewy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Psychs) Also, both types of attacks can be used. In fact, in this system, it would be reccomended, since you would have two pools of energy available to use and regen, allowing you to use Psyches more often.
And Shadow, make a deal to help out Ross when he comes to section II next turn. You'll be able to fight off the Noise. He's your only option right now. Also, if you choose an offensive action for after the pact now, you can stop being the amphibians'
Post by: Yottawhat on April 16, 2017, 07:44:53 pm
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 16, 2017, 08:05:37 pm
Anyway, I was looking at Sara's stellar fury, and it seems to be underpowered. Its two good sides are being able to spread damage over more Noise at will, and holding back extra energy usage. However, with its low accuracy, it deals only 10 damage per turn on average compared to Shockwave's 14 for the same amount of energy...if the enemy has no defense. In TWEWY terms, it has low efficiency, since defense applies to each hit individually, making defense resist it much more. If this game had individual player strengths, I think it would sorta balance it, but no sign of that has been given so far. Also, it's energy regen is lower, taking an extra turn to regain positive attacks compared to Shockwave.
Too tired to math, but does that calculate the +1 to accuracy for each continuous attack?
Post by: mastahcheese on April 16, 2017, 08:15:21 pm
Do Psychs have to be offensive in nature? Could you, for example, summon a bound suit of armor for yourself, give yourself wings, or restore your or another character's energy (before it hits 0)?Defense powers, yes.
Movement powers, yes.
Health restoration, yes.
Energy restoration, no. I think that'd be overpowered.
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Can you have both positive and negative energy, or do you have to choose one or the other?In the video game, each individual psych had it's own power and reload, so you basically had up to 6 different ammo types.
I reduced this to 2 for simplicity's sake. Yes, you have both. It's better if you do, so one can be used while the other reloads.
Anyway, I was looking at Sara's stellar fury, and it seems to be underpowered. Its two good sides are being able to spread damage over more Noise at will, and holding back extra energy usage. However, with its low accuracy, it deals only 10 damage per turn on average compared to Shockwave's 14 for the same amount of energy...if the enemy has no defense. In TWEWY terms, it has low efficiency, since defense applies to each hit individually, making defense resist it much more. If this game had individual player strengths, I think it would sorta balance it, but no sign of that has been given so far. Also, it's energy regen is lower, taking an extra turn to regain positive attacks compared to Shockwave.The percieved low accuracy is not as bad as it seems. In the spoiler on melee and ranged attacks, I pointed out how consecutive attacks on a target raises the hit stat. Attack one has a hit of 5, but attack two gets 6, then 7, then 8, which is higher than anything else so far.
Also, if your second (or subsequent) power also doesn't take a full turn, you can start chaining different attacks together. It's not as bad as it seems. And you can always upgrade it later. Edit: Ninja'd
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Double ninja: Athath, there are defensive/status-afflicting/healing Psyches, but only thif last one is in the original game. For everyone's reference, a list of Psyches can be found right here. (http://twewy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Psychs) Also, both types of attacks can be used. In fact, in this system, it would be reccomended, since you would have two pools of energy available to use and regen, allowing you to use Psyches more often.Yeah, this too. (I actually browsed through that very page before making this game :P)
Post by: highmax28 on April 16, 2017, 10:12:56 pm
Also, considering I'm using punches with my psych, I swear, I'm becoming more Jojo than I intended
Post by: ATHATH on April 16, 2017, 10:36:52 pm
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 17, 2017, 07:36:23 pm
Imagine a pocketknife into being and stab the froggy to death with it.
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 17, 2017, 11:16:31 pm
Expect update tomorrow.
By the way, are people enjoying this so far?
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 17, 2017, 11:27:32 pm
I would update this right now, but I am tired.
Expect update tomorrow.
By the way, are people enjoying this so far?
I wait with the up most anticipation,
I am loving it, mostly because it is nothing like I experienced before, new rules, interesting delivery, essentially limitless potential, I like how we essentially choose our abilities
and I just love it over all, it is fun trying to plan out how I want to build my character out in abilities and to see how the dynamic of the partners will evolve.
almost every day I wait excited for another post just itching to see what happens next
Post by: mastahcheese on April 19, 2017, 12:31:41 am
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe charges forward and swings at the last frog. [9. Miss] The frog makes a short hop to the side, avoiding him.
Donny [?] balls up his hand and a grey blade forms in his palm. With a trio of slashs, he makes short work of the last frog.
Frog 2 Erased
Spoiler: Donny's second power (click to show/hide)
Joe and Donny gain +1% Sync Rate and 40 Yen
They look around as the glow from the light puck fades around Joe, it seems that now that they can fight back, the frogs aren't chasing anymore.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
[?]Ted, seeing that Lily seems to have the first frog under control, turns his focus to the second and violently brings his hand down as a massive scimitar cuts it clear in two.
Frog 2 Erased
Spoiler: Ted's first power (click to show/hide)
Lily flips her scythe around and [9. Miss] plants it straight into the ground.
The light puck passes from Ted to Lily at x1.4 power
The frog [7. Miss] loses its footing as both attacks shake the ground around it.
Noise:
Frog 1: 20 Damage
Frog 2: Erased
Ross Roosevelt
Ross keeps running after the boy, and finally reaches him!
Also, there seems to be a pair of girls here who can actually fight these things!
Lucky day!
[3. Hit] A frog leaps at Ross and slashes him in the back.
Not so lucky day!
-5 Health
Dylan Daehler
Dylan watches as the two girls fight, and that weird kid from earlier catches up to him.
[9+4=13. Miss] He considers dodging the frog that's been attacking him, but he's enamored with watching it trip over its own feet.
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
[?]Roésse balls her hands together as a vortex forms before her, drawing in the frogs into a clump, as they struggle to escape.
Spoiler: Roésse's second power (click to show/hide)
[?]Sara watches as the enemies get clumped together, and conjures a psychic flame into it.
Frog 2 Erased. 20 damage on Frogs 3 and 4
Spoiler: Sara's second power (click to show/hide)
Roésse retains the light puck at x1.2 power.
Frog 3 [9+3=12. Miss] can't escape the vortex!
Frog 4 [5+3=8. Miss] pulls itself out, but is sucked back in!
Noise:
Frog 1: Erased
Frog 2: Erased
Frog 3: 20 damage
Frog 4: 20 damage
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: GM note (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 19, 2017, 05:30:45 am
Sara uses Stellar Flurry on one of the remaining frogs.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 19, 2017, 06:45:40 am
Try to form a pack with Ross
If we can also do psionic powers on the same turn we do a pact, than try to mentally force shooting lighting out of the palms of my hands
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 19, 2017, 10:10:06 am
Attack Frog 1 with the scythe a third time.
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Quick question, when a an energy pool is diminished, does it reload at the beginning or end of my turn. like at the start of my next turn will it be at 20/50 or will 0/50 and become 20/50 after I end my turn?
And who need healing when I have this Life scythe. Oh this game is so much fun!
Post by: Beirus on April 19, 2017, 10:53:05 am
Wait to see if Lily finishes off the frog. If not, try to blast it from range with something that could tame it or damage it while healing me.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 19, 2017, 03:30:14 pm
"You aren't going anywhere now. Well, except maybe my memories."
Double shockwave the frogs! They don't stand a chance!
If they die, "Sure hope I remember all this.."
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 19, 2017, 04:52:05 pm
"R-Right that pact shit. Oh god why did I skip track?"
Make a pact with Dylan then make a lazy swipe at one of the frogs.
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 19, 2017, 04:59:35 pm
Joe lowers his guard for a moment before turning to the stranger who helped himSpoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
"Parent's give you a name?" He says more questioningly than rudely
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 20, 2017, 12:48:30 pm
The tone of his voice is that of caution, andreservation. After a second, before getting a response, he adds
"We should probably get on with getting to that tower about now. I don't care to find out what erasure is."
Post by: highmax28 on April 20, 2017, 03:13:26 pm
Joe nods before catching his breath.Spoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
"Joe Joseph.
Heh... Who would've thought we both got the same text.
Yeah, let's go do that. How badly did that thing get you?"
Head to point with Donny
Post by: mastahcheese on April 20, 2017, 11:19:42 pm
It's technically turn 5 now. Might want to update it.>.>
<.<
When we get to Day 2 I'm going to stop updating the OP for every single turn because I'm forgetful.
Quick question, when a an energy pool is diminished, does it reload at the beginning or end of my turn. like at the start of my next turn will it be at 20/50 or will 0/50 and become 20/50 after I end my turn?I guess I should clarify that.
I'll just write an example:
First Turn: let's say you have 10/50, then you attack.
Start of Next Turn: You start with 0/50, even if you spent 20 energy.
Start of Next Turn: Energy at 20/50(reloading) ((assuming the reload is 20))
Then two turns later, it would hit 50/50 at the start of the turn, and you could use it that turn.
Basically, Energy gets updated at the start of the turn, not the end of the turn (unless you used some of it, of course)
Which means that there will be a turn where you're at 0/50, after you empty it.
Hope that clears it up.
Ok, working on updoot.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 20, 2017, 11:45:27 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny get familiar with each other, and start heading towards the main boulevard. If they keep up the pace, they should make it there before too long.
It feels weird to not get chased by those things, and to still have everyone in the crowds not be able to see you.
It almost doesn't feel real.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
[2. Hit]Lily brings the scythe above her head as the glow from the light puck shines brilliantly about the blade, before bringing it crashing down on the last foe.
Frog 1 Erased! Lily gains [20x1.8=36/2=18] 18 Health. ((Holy crap))
The light puck passes from Lily to Ted at x1.6 power before dissolving as the battle resolves.
Ted and Lily gain +3% Sync Rate and 40 Yen
The scythe vanishes in a puff of smoke as the last Noise is defeated. It looks like the frogs have given up the chase, now.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross and Dylan agree to a Pact, and as they do, a column of light decends upon them, blasting the frogs back.
Ross and Dylan gain a Sync Rate starting at 0%
The frogs ready themselves as the boys do the same.
Noise:
Frog 1: Unharmed
Frog 2: Unharmed
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
[7. Hit][7. Hit]Roesse leaps at one of the last frogs, and with a quich slash, cuts it in half. She then leaps at the other as green light infuses into her hand, before unleashing it at the last one, obliterating it!
Frog 3 Erased! Frog 4 Erased!
Roésse passes the light puck to Sara at x1.4 power before it vanishes.
Roésse and Sara gain +2% Sync Rate and 80 Yen
They look around, and realize that the red-haired lady must have bounced once she realized she was in a losing fight.
They notice the two boys about 30 feet away that just formed a pact. It looks like their enemies aren't going after the girls. For that matter, no new ones are, either.
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 21, 2017, 12:03:01 am
Keep on trucking
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 21, 2017, 12:08:06 am
"Well, that was easy enough. Shall we go help those two?"
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 21, 2017, 12:50:49 am
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
[2. Hit]Lily brings the scythe above her head as the glow from the light puck shines brilliantly about the blade, before bringing it crashing down on the last foe.
Frog 1 Erased! Lily gains [20x1.8=36/2=18] 18 Health. ((Holy crap))
The light puck passes from Lily to Ted at x1.6 power before dissolving as the battle resolves.
Ted and Lily gain +3% Sync Rate and 40 Yen
The scythe vanishes in a puff of smoke as the last Noise is defeated. It looks like the frogs have given up the chase, now.
Holy crap indeed, LOL guess I am back to full health!
"I feel like I am at full strength again. Hey Ted, that was great fun, now lets head to our destination" Points to ward the building of which we need to head to"LETS GO!"
[Quick question: did the frog drop actual yen coins? I would assume so but I want to make sure
Also can I assume my energy reloads by the time I enter combat next?]
IF the yen is tangible coins
picks up the coins, and hand them to ted "Ted, do you mind holding on to the money? I would carry them my self but I don't want It to affect me in combat, specially if we get too much.... Maybe we could acquire some sort of bag to make carrying them easier?"
Head to the destination, keeping an eye out for a bad to act as a wallet of some sort
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 21, 2017, 08:52:46 am
Continue walking to area 1
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
EDIT: I'm a grammar nazi, deal with it.
Post by: Yottawhat on April 21, 2017, 06:32:51 pm
Kick the frog closest to me.
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 21, 2017, 10:49:31 pm
Now that the pact is formed, try channeling my hands and allow my palms to focus fire lighting bolts at the frogs
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 21, 2017, 10:54:38 pm
[Quick question: did the frog drop actual yen coins? I would assume so but I want to make sureYeah, we'll go with them dropping actual coins.
Also can I assume my energy reloads by the time I enter combat next?]
I'm not going to be doing the whole "threads" and "swag" thing that TWEWY did, instead everything is just done through Psychs, and you directly upgrade those. So your whole "inventory" is actually intangible, sans coins, which won't weigh you down.
And yeah, Energy will refill after combat. (I mean, otherwise you'd just empty them at nothing and have them reload normally)
Also, when Yen is dropped, it's a total amount, not a per-character amount. You'll have to distribute it yourselves. (It encourages teamwork! ...Or malice, both amuse me)
Post by: Beirus on April 21, 2017, 11:52:38 pm
"Whatever works. Wonder what we could buy with it." Ted shrugs at Lily and grabs the Yen for safekeeping before continuing to head towards 1.
Take the Yen, then head towards Zone 1.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 22, 2017, 03:44:06 am
"You realize I can tell where the building is without you pointing it out, right? It's a big building. And I have a map." Ted remarks after seeing Lilly's display of pointing.
"Whatever works. Wonder what we could buy with it." Ted shrugs at Lily and grabs the Yen for safekeeping before continuing to head towards 1.
Take the Yen, then head towards Zone 1.Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
"You have a Map!?!?! That is very handy! I will let you lead then."
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 22, 2017, 04:07:57 pm
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 22, 2017, 09:36:33 pm
Wouldn't have time to update right this second, anyway, so it's fine.)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 23, 2017, 12:02:18 am
Sara blasts the frogs at range, to combo with her partner.
Post by: mastahcheese on April 23, 2017, 06:04:22 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny run out into the main intersection of downtown.
They're only about 5 minutes from Northern Heights, now, but their gaze is diverted by... well.
Four kids are fighting a frog that's suspended in a vortex while it's being shot by fire and lightning.
Holy shit.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily pick up the pace as they make their way to Northern Heights.
They're running through the main boulevard now. There are shops covering either side of the street, and seeing all these people, all the bustle, without interacting with it at all.
It's eerie, to say the least.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
[?]Ross rears his foot back, and with a reckless abandoning of strategy, slams it straight into a frog, flinging it back.
15 damage to Frog 1
Spoiler: Ross' first power (click to show/hide)
[?]Dylan watches as Ross punts one of the frogs, and he focuses his thoughts through his hands as a bolt of lightning erupts forth, obliterating the wounded frog, and arcing to the second!
Frog 1 Erased! 10 damage to Frog 2
Spoiler: Dylan's first power (click to show/hide)
A light puck passes from Dylan to Ross at x1.2 power
Before the frog can attack...
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
[7. Hit]Roésse pinches her fingers together, and black lines swirl around the frog as it becomes trapped by a swirling vortex, [7,9,9,3. 2 hits] which then erupts in a column of flames from Sara.
10 damage to Frog 2. Frog 2 trapped by Sweeper
A light puck passes from Sara to Roésse at x1.2 power
[8+3=11. Miss] The frog can't escape!
Noise:
Frog 1: Erased
Frog 2: 20 damage
Spoiler: Locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 23, 2017, 06:16:31 pm
Proceed to Area I, post-haste!
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 23, 2017, 06:46:42 pm
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 23, 2017, 06:57:17 pm
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 23, 2017, 08:48:01 pm
Chump Kick a second frog.
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 23, 2017, 09:04:13 pm
Joe looks dumbfounded and then sticks with Donny. Having a mean uppercut is nothing compared to whatever is happening here. No need to deal with whatever the hell is happening hereSpoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 24, 2017, 06:58:02 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 24, 2017, 09:41:45 am
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 24, 2017, 10:27:24 am
"Damn. Well, not my problem.")Just dawned on me we both have 40 yen on our sheet. I'll take it off mine)
Proceed to Area I, post-haste!Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 24, 2017, 01:01:47 pm
Time for a second power, channel restorative energy into hands and than try to see if I could heal some of those health points I lost, previously
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 24, 2017, 11:32:28 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny decide to get the hell out of this mess.
Joe runs face first into an invisible wall that illuminates with a blue wave as it's struck. Donny then reaches out to feel with his hand. It's solid.
But right as the last frog is pounded by one of the fighters back there, the wall shines brightly for a split second, and Donny tumbles forward as the wall vanishes without warning.
They pick themselves up and haul ass to the base of the skyscraper.
They place their hands on the front door, and watch as the numbers on their palms fade into nothing.
They won.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
The two of them keep running, and soon enough they find themselves on the main intersection in town.
There's a kid stomping down a frog, with some others around the area.
But suddenly, as they run, they feel a strange sensation on their hands, and when they look, the numbers that held the timer are gone.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
[6. Hit]Ross jumps into the air, illuminated by a green light, and stomps on the last frog, erasing it!
Frog 2 Erased!
The light puck passes to Dylan at x1.4 power before disappearing
The frogs drop 40 Yen, and Ross and Dylan's Sync Rate increases by +2%
[?]Dylan then holds his hands together and a white light washes over himself.
10 Health restored!
Spoiler: Dylan's second power (click to show/hide)
As Dylan looks at his hands after using his power, he watches the timer on his palm fade away.
He looks at Ross, and his is gone, too.
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse and Sara both prepare to give the frog the beatdown, but one of the boys beat them to it.
The light puck fades from Roésse
Sara and Roésse gain +1% Sync Rate
But despite the anti-climactic ending to the fight, they get a strange feeling, and when they look at their hands, the timers are gone.
DAY 1 COMPLETE
Spoiler: Neutrality (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 24, 2017, 11:46:13 pm
2:25:16
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
The two of them keep running, and soon enough they find themselves on the main intersection in town.
There's a kid stomping down a frog, with some others around the area.
But suddenly, as they run, they feel a strange sensation on their hands, and when they look, the numbers that held the timer are gone.
"Hey ted, those guys might be more PCs lets go say hi!"
Head to wards the people attacking the frog
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 25, 2017, 12:50:02 am
Joe gasps for air before giving a thumbs up to his partner and opening the doorSpoiler: Joe Joseph (click to show/hide)
"That's... One problem... Done and over with...
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 25, 2017, 07:03:38 pm
I mean, what do we do now?"
Enter the building with Joe, get a sense of my surrounding. What sort of place is this?
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 25, 2017, 08:17:23 pm
"Yeah, I guess..."Well, let's get inside. I have a hunch it'll give us ONE answer."
I mean, what do we do now?"
Enter the building with Joe, get a sense of my surrounding. What sort of place is this?Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 25, 2017, 08:37:52 pm
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 25, 2017, 11:19:27 pm
The boys that reached Northern Heights open the doors, and head inside, but all at once, each of the players watch as their vision fades to black...
All Players have their Health restored to full, and all uses of Neutral Psychs are restored.
Spoiler: Shops (click to show/hide)
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny go through the door and find themselves in...
A cafe?
This isn't the skyscraper. What the actual fuck is going on?
A guy with a swept back haircut and shades glances over at them from behind the counter.
"Welcome to Wildkat! What can I do for you?"
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily wake up with their backs against each other, propping the other up as they sit on a bench. But when did they fall asleep?
Lily recognizes the bench, and the shop it's in front of.
It's that damn coffee shop again.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross and Dylan open their eyes and look around. They're laying in the middle of the street, and they aren't in the intersection anymore. Instead, they seem to be on one of the side streets they left earlier, in front of some music place called Phat Beatsies, which is probably the second-most lame name for a music store they've ever heard.
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse and Sara find themselves laying on the sidewalk, with no explanation as to how they got there, or what happened after the fights in the intersection.
They're in front of some clothing place called "The Goth".
Well, at least they understand who the target audience is, if nothing else.
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 26, 2017, 06:28:12 pm
Go see what's in the coffee shop.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 26, 2017, 08:51:36 pm
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily wake up with their backs against each other, propping the other up as they sit on a bench. But when did they fall asleep?
Lily recognizes the bench, and the shop it's in front of.
It's that damn coffee shop again.
"Hey, let's see what's inside the shop. Maybe we can find something useful."
Go see what's in the coffee shop.Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
"Did we really just get sent back to were I freaking I work up? Yeah let's see what we can get in the shop, hopefully a hot chocolate. Goes in shop with Ted
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 26, 2017, 09:27:34 pm
Yeah, I think that describes this reality."
Post by: OceanSoul on April 26, 2017, 10:07:41 pm
Post by: highmax28 on April 26, 2017, 11:19:55 pm
Joe looks a little flustered at the sudden change and checks his pockets
"I'm flat broke, so nothing for me."
Joe takes in his surroundings. Windows would be preferable.
EDIT:
((While I'm at it))
"Hey Donny, we should probably give each other our phone numbers in case we're separated. I don't know whats going on, but I get the feeling we're stuck working together now."
Exchange contact info with Donny
Post by: Elvish Miner on April 27, 2017, 10:47:48 am
Since we are obviously working together in this...whatever it is, I guess we should introduce ourselves. I'm Sara.
Follow her in.
Post by: OceanSoul on April 27, 2017, 11:07:33 am
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on April 27, 2017, 11:18:02 am
Check on that music collection they have, any new hit albums? Has my mix-tape dropped yet?.
Spoiler: Dylan Daehler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on April 27, 2017, 05:10:05 pm
Head into and look around for any employees.
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 27, 2017, 05:45:58 pm
Exchange contact info with Joe and enter the store. What's for sale?
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 27, 2017, 08:06:44 pm
What do you have here?"
Post by: mastahcheese on April 28, 2017, 12:15:34 am
Joe heads to the window to look outside. Yeah, they passed through here earlier, they're not far from the intersection.
Donny sees what's for sale.
-black coffee: 20¥
-decaf coffee: 30¥
-sweet tea: 40¥
-Wildkat Signature Tea: 80¥
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily discard their disappointment and exchange it with hope for hot chocolate, as they enter the coffee house.
-black coffee: 20¥
-decaf coffee: 30¥
-hot chocolate: 40¥
-cappuccino: 50¥
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross and Dylan head inside, with Ross quickly finding a guy with a rainbow-colored afro behind the counter. Dylan concerns himself with the music CD's.
Genres include heavy metal, electro, hip-hop, and reggae.
Depending on the album, the prices vary from 40¥-200¥ (in 10¥ intervals)
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse checks her phone for a new text. None's there yet, but the date says that it's the next day already.
They head inside to see what they can get.
-assorted band merchandise: 50¥
-various clothing items: 80¥-140¥
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Items (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 28, 2017, 12:23:27 am
Order a black coffee
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 28, 2017, 10:11:38 am
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily discard their disappointment and exchange it with hope for hot chocolate, as they enter the coffee house.
-black coffee: 20¥
-decaf coffee: 30¥
-hot chocolate: 40¥
-cappuccino: 50¥
"Oh come on, 40Y is all we have. Before we buy let me check the stats on these item"
Going with the theme of 'this being a video game' Lily tries to see if there are any stats like if it heals or what not. She look at the hot chocolate first, then the black coffee
"Quick question ted, would you be okay with splitting a hot chocolate? also if you were treating this like a video game as well, what would you hope these item bonuses would be? Personally I would love a loot enhancer or battle rate increaser but a healing item would be good I suppose."
Post by: Beirus on April 28, 2017, 12:15:51 pm
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 28, 2017, 09:27:25 pm
"I'd settle for healing, unless I get some sort of weapon or ability to heal me like yours does. And the hot chocolate might be more effective, but two black coffee might help us get through more fights if we aren't hurt much in either. Guess we'll have to see what they actually do before we make a decision."
"Indeed, I agree 100%."
Post by: mastahcheese on April 28, 2017, 11:49:34 pm
*mastahcheese glares at the inactivity and nonchalantly turns the difficulty up a degree*
Post by: OceanSoul on April 29, 2017, 08:40:58 am
Post by: highmax28 on April 29, 2017, 10:24:05 am
Joe is just rolling wiry the punches))
Post by: DolosusDoleus on April 29, 2017, 11:21:09 am
Buy a coffee for myself and pay for Joe's.
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on April 29, 2017, 12:03:09 pm
((I love how everyone except Joe and Donny is treating it as a dream or video game, expecting stats and stuff.I legitimately have a reason for it. Every game has it's price, after all...
Joe is just rolling wiry the punches))
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 29, 2017, 12:27:45 pm
Lily glares at the various drinks in an attempt to determine their properties, but sees only drinks.
*mastahcheese glares at the inactivity and nonchalantly turns the difficulty up a degree*
"well, F if I know what these things do. Lets just get 2 black coffees and hope they are useful."
Gets Ted to buy 2 black coffees, -40Y
Post by: Yottawhat on April 29, 2017, 01:05:03 pm
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on April 29, 2017, 01:08:30 pm
2 black coffee for 40 Yen.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 29, 2017, 03:45:58 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny order a pair of black coffees.
-40¥, +2 Black Coffees
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily lament their financial situation and order two black coffees, leaving the hot chocolate for better times.
-40¥, +2 Black Coffees
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross inquires as to their location.
"Oh, you guys are lost? Well, you're not far from the Scramble Crossing, just head down the street to the right from the door (east) and you'll be there in like, 5 minutes, man. Is there somewhere you're trying to get to?"
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
There are small candies and gum near the register for 5¥ a piece, but other than that, even the collectable pins seem overpriced. I mean really, 50¥ for a pin? Roésse thinks to herself that they had better be worth it.
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 29, 2017, 05:29:47 pm
Do just that
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on April 29, 2017, 06:05:18 pm
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily lament their financial situation and order two black coffees, leaving the hot chocolate for better times.
Takes one of the coffees, and put into inventory if possible(if not just hold it)... also check my phone for anything useful
"Any Idea what we should do next? Because as of right now, we don't know what is going on or who is pulling the strings. So we either go around and try to talk to NPC or wander around hoping something will happen. I don't like not knowing the rules."
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: mastahcheese on April 29, 2017, 09:47:48 pm
Across the town, each of the players' phones go off as they receive new messages.
Spoiler: Unknown Sender (click to show/hide)
Right after reading it, a familiar pain shoots through their arms, and new timers are imprinted on their palms.
3:00:00
Post by: OceanSoul on April 29, 2017, 10:00:41 pm
Post by: Beirus on April 29, 2017, 10:07:31 pm
Coffee in inventory or holding it. Check the Map App for where we need to go and go that way. Don't just abandon Lily, though.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on April 30, 2017, 02:31:41 pm
Any idea on where to look?"
Post by: Yottawhat on April 30, 2017, 02:49:28 pm
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on May 01, 2017, 09:39:18 am
((Well, half the players seem ready to go, and I'm tired of waiting.))
Across the town, each of the players' phones go off as they receive new messages.Spoiler: Unknown Sender (click to show/hide)
Right after reading it, a familiar pain shoots through their arms, and new timers are imprinted on their palms.
3:00:00
"Hey employee, I got a text referencing a 'dungeon queen' got any Idea what that could be referring to? like is that reference a night club or an area?"
Post by: Shadowclaw777 on May 01, 2017, 10:38:54 am
Ask for what I can get for 40 Yen, than immediately thereafter purchase it
Post by: mastahcheese on May 01, 2017, 11:38:39 pm
Post by: DolosusDoleus on May 02, 2017, 08:39:46 am
Turn around and walk up to the cashier
"Yo, this is probably a weird question, but would you happen to know where I could find something called the 'Dungeon Queen'?"
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: Elvish Miner on May 02, 2017, 09:55:06 am
Post by: mastahcheese on May 02, 2017, 11:14:23 pm
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Donny asks the guy behind the counter about a Dungeon Queen.
"No idea man. Some kind of a riddle, maybe?"
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted flips his phone open to check the map. Map's still there, but there aren't any markers or anything to help.
Lily decides to ask the person behind the counter, but they just shrug and give a quizzical expression.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross inquires about the Reapers.
"Doesn't ring a bell, bro. Sorry. Sounds like a wicked band name, though."
Dylan can't find find anything within their current budget.
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse and Sara head out of the shop, and notice a strange, glowing sigil floating in the air, not too far from them. They get the eerie feeling that more monsters are nearby.
They look around for some kind of map, but there aren't any immediately in eyes' view. There's a map app on their phones that list the different sections of downtown, but none of them are labelled.
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
((I figured you guys would have already figured this out in the first mention. Whoops))
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on May 03, 2017, 09:19:29 am
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted flips his phone open to check the map. Map's still there, but there aren't any markers or anything to help.
Lily decides to ask the person behind the counter, but they just shrug and give a quizzical expression.
((I figured you guys would have already figured this out in the first mention. Whoops))
"I honestly have no clue, I don't know the area so It isn't like I can tell what it means if it refers to a location. Why don't we just head toward the place we headed to before, and see what happens."
Head to the northern heights if Ted is okay with that
Spoiler: Lily LaBlanc (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yottawhat on May 03, 2017, 04:15:48 pm
Spoiler: Ross Roosevelt (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on May 04, 2017, 01:48:59 am
Dungeon... Is there a subway station anywhere nearby? Maybe that's the "dungeon" the text is referring to?"
EDIT:
((Forgot action))
Try to use phone to look for anything like that
Post by: Beirus on May 04, 2017, 01:23:54 pm
"The Dungeon Queen might be at a card or game shop. You know of any?"
Check if anything outside down the street stands out, and if my phone has any useful apps to help. If not, head to Zone 4 with Lily and look towards Northern Heights to see if anything catches my attention.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on May 04, 2017, 01:53:09 pm
Then, she had a legitimate idea; she'd type up Dungeon in her phone's map app, hit search, then Queen as a separate term, search again, then Dungeon Queen, and one more search. Chances are, the place may have one of those words in it's name.
Post by: mastahcheese on May 06, 2017, 11:46:01 pm
2:53:41
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe takes out his phone and opens the map app, putting "subway" into the search engine.
There's a West Subway Station in section XI, and East Subway Station in section VII. The East side would be a good 10 minute jog away.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily leave the coffee shop, and notice a floating sigil in the air that sends chills down their spines.
Ted looks around the immediate area, but this is the only building with a marking here. Everything else just carries on. His map isn't helping at all.
They keep their distance from the odd sigil and head to the main boulevard, but a blue forcefield erupts before, blocking their path. Can't go that way right now, it seems.
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross asks about the Dungeon Queen.
"You must know some really underground bands, bro. I've never heard of that."
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse uses the search function on the map app.
Dungeon: nothing.
Queen: nothing.
Dungeon Queen: still nothing.
Not that blatant, apparently.
The sigil nearby starts to float slowly towards the pair.
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: Beirus on May 07, 2017, 12:15:30 am
"Hmm. Maybe the city is the dungeon and the Queen is at the end."
Try to go to Zone XI.
Spoiler: Ted Thompson (click to show/hide)
Post by: OceanSoul on May 07, 2017, 08:36:14 am
Spoiler: Roésse Radde (click to show/hide)
Post by: DolosusDoleus on May 07, 2017, 09:53:19 am
To the Eastside Station!
"Yeah, I arrived here in th' Westside Station, makes sense there would be an Eastside one."
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on May 08, 2017, 12:28:12 am
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on May 09, 2017, 07:57:24 pm
"Well that was strange, wonder why they would arbitrarially block use off
(sorry for not posting in a while, I got side tracked)
Post by: mastahcheese on May 12, 2017, 11:22:02 pm
2:50:07
Joe Joseph and Donny DiBorgo
Joe and Donny book it out of the cafe. The see a bizarre, floating sigil in the air that seems to watch them as they run.
They head east, and pass by some store with a tag on it called "Sound Bytes". Who named the shit in this town, anyway?
There's another sigil here, too. Not much farther to the station.
Ted Thompson and Lily LaBlanc
Ted and Lily scratch their heads at the wall, and head the other way.
They leave the coffee house behind and head up the street. They're passing the Westside Subway Station now.
There's another floating sigil here, too. Maybe they're just everywhere?
Ross Roosevelt and Dylan Daehler
Ross and Dylan listen to the chill store music. It's pretty dope.
Roésse Radde and Sara Sarowski
Roésse observes the sigil as it flashes brightly, and a pair of silver wolves pour out!
[3]She quickly clasps her hands together, and the wolves fall into the imminent vortex.
[Sara can still act before the Noise can]
Noise:
Wolf 1: Unharmed
Wolf 2: Unharmed
Spoiler: locations (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on May 13, 2017, 12:36:54 am
Post by: DolosusDoleus on May 13, 2017, 09:23:58 am
Keep on trucking
Spoiler: Donny DiBorgo (click to show/hide)
Post by: highmax28 on May 13, 2017, 01:48:11 pm
Post by: mastahcheese on May 17, 2017, 12:54:36 am
I could do a turn with just one pair, have the Noise wolves eat Roésse and Sara, and run this until it dies completely, but I think I've lost interest in watching people lose interest.
I'm ending this. It'll free up my time to think up something else to run into the ground. I had fun while it lasted, I hope others did, too.
Post by: Fabulous death bringer on May 17, 2017, 09:20:51 am
hope you next adventure turns out better.