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Roadtrip, Fantasy Style
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snackattacksThe shopping is done, and so is getting roped into some not-so-legal shenanigans. Maybe.
Until another issue rears its head, maybe it's a good time to get some bonding in.
On the flip side, 50 years in the past, our poor drow boy is getting into some shenanigans of his own. Maybe talking with some hallucinations of his friends will help him sort out some of his thoughts? There was some downtime in those mines.
Or go with whatever you guys feel you want to do. Anything is possible with these assholes.
You Unlocked Fast Travel!
Feb. 1st, 2020 10:54 pmlizardtitsWhat's everyone up to?
[SINGLE DAY VACAY]
Oct. 16th, 2019 08:34 pmsnackattacksNow there's a day off. Use it well.
Das it. Do your thing.
It's loredump time, Family Edition!
Sep. 20th, 2019 07:19 amlizardtitsThis could also be used as a plot opportunity. Maybe some of these family figures knew each other? Maybe they were friends, or enemies, or maybe just fucked that one time at a bar. Go nuts. Nothing wrong with leaving plot hooks. Nothing bad can happen. At all.
I cast Farspeech Last Night
Jun. 15th, 2019 11:40 pmlizardtits
This is why this party should never have been trusted with phones of any sort.
Why did we give them phones
This was a mistake
Only bad things shall come of this.
Interlude: The Gearbox Penthouse
Apr. 7th, 2019 12:58 pmthewinemomWe had a girlfriend-eating eldritch abomination.
We had the total annihilation of an entire civilization.
We had nuclear fallout, forgotten gods, and gooshy buddies.
We had a new spooky friend.
And now we have a penthouse and a loving and kindly Gnomish host.
It's time to regroup, take a bath, drink twenty gallons of liquor and fifty gallons of hot chocolate, and plan our next move.
snackattacks
- Post your character, name, and series in the subject. Include any preferences as well.
- Go to RNG and enter 1-6 for a scene type, and 1-20 for a scene to play out.
- Have fun!
TYPE OF SCENE.
①Action →Gun fights, bar brawls, fights to the death are all possible scenarios.
②Angst→Characters suffer emotionally or physically from relationships breaking up, death, injury, etc. Hurt and comfort themes are included.
③Crack→Genderswaps, super powers, sudden compulsions are all possible outcomes.
④Fluff→Something that is devoid of angst. It's light-hearted and might have the overtone of romance.
⑤Gen →General fun, things that didn't fit in the other categories.
⑥Your choice →Think of your own scenario, choose one of the above or make a combo even!
ACTION.
①Zombies →It's the zombie apocalypse, lock and load!
②Bar brawl →You had one too many drinks, said something wrong, and now you're being asked to take it outside.
③Chase→You're caught in a high speed chase.
④Gun fight →You're caught in a big shoot-out.
⑤Fight with a friend →You're fighting with a friend, all out.
⑥Interrogation →You're being interrogated for some offense you've done.
⑦Aliens →Aliens are attacking and you're not going to take your probe laying down!
⑧Final battle →This is it. The battle that will end all the fighting for you. Will you win? Will you get that peace you want?
⑨Training →You're not actually fighting, just training for the inevitable.
⑩No hope →You know this fight has no hope. It's not going to end well for anyone involved, but you can't turn away.
⑪Sneaking in →You're stealing a diamond or sneaking in to kick some bad guy butt, but whatever it is, you have to practice stealth.
⑫Blue wire →You're faced with a bomb that needs to be disarmed.
⑬Fight for honor →You've been disgraced or someone you care about has, so it's time to fight for honour.
⑭Showdown →Time for a cowboy-style showdown. Whoever draws the fastest wins.
⑮War →You're caught in the middle of a war here. Remember to keep your chin up and keeping fighting.
⑯Apocalypse →The apocalypse finally happened and now you're left to scavenge and fight for whatever is left.
⑰Sabotage →It's time to sabotage someone's plan! How is entirely up to you. Do you set up a bomb in their toilet? Do you double cross them at the last minute?
⑱Big damn hero →You know you have to handle this one alone, so that means disarming or knocking unconscious the person who wants to join you.
⑲Fight club →You know the rules... you're in an underground fighting ring and you're fighting with all you've got.
⑳Threaten →You've just been sent here to rough them up a little, threaten them into behaving.
ANGST.
①Injury / illness →Your character has become injured or ill! To what extent is the mun's choice.
②Last moments →You character has been gravely injured and this is their last chance to say their last words.
③Depression →Your character is depressed, what actions they take is up to the mun.
④Betrayed →You character has been betrayed by the other. How do they react?
⑤Tortured →Your character is being tortured and needs rescuing or at least a sympathetic ear to help him through it.
⑥Jealousy →Your character is feeling jealous and must deal with it, how will they do it?
⑦Breakup! →This relationship has gone as far as it can, it's time to breakup.
⑧Broken →For whatever reason, the character is broken, mentally or or physically.
⑨Fight→You can't even be in the same room as your friend or lover without arguing anymore.
⑩Lost →You lost the biggest fight of your life and now all you can do is try to pick up the pieces.
⑪Worst nightmare →Whatever you fear the most is now real or maybe you're just trapped in a dream together, but whatever it is, it feels too real.
⑫Addicted →You're addicted to something, alcohol, drugs, sex, whatever. It's destroying your life and you can't do anything to stop it.
⑬Hurt you →You're being forced to hurt someone you love either by betraying them or even being forced to shout things you don't mean. It's for their own good in the end though.
⑭Separation →You were forced to leave this person for their own safety and while you've been miserable without them, you really didn't mean to run into them again... maybe it was by accident or you were watching them from afar this whole time.
⑮Becoming a monster →You are slowly changing, becoming a monster: vampire, zombie, demon, something you can't recover from and no-one can help you.
⑯Frozen →You are entirely helpless, frozen, to stop some kind of disaster.
⑰Prison →You were very bad and now it's time to pay the price by turning yourself in or maybe the law just finally caught up to you.
⑱Fear →You're not sure why, but you are suddenly terrified and you can't deal with it. You need help.
⑲Hated→You are now hated by the person you loved the most.
⑳Down and out →You're living on the streets, you've hit rock bottom, and you don't know what to do.
CRACK.
①Sexswap →Uh-oh, you're suddenly the opposite sex!
②Forced confessions →No matter what it is and no matter how hard you resist, you're going to be compelled to spill some deep dark secret!
③Mind-reading →You've suddenly got the ability to read minds!
④Animal →You're suddenly part animal or transformed into an animal!
⑤Awkward pick-up lines →You're compelled to use bad pickup lines on whoever is closest!
⑥Back in School / Graduated →You're suddenly back in school! Or if you were already in it, you've aged and long since graduated!
⑦Vampires, werewolves, and zombies, oh my! →You're suddenly a vampire, werewolf, or zombie! Maybe even a demon or a devil, whatever creepy crawly you can think of. What do you do now?
⑧Ghost→You're suddenly a ghost or at least invisible. What are you going to do with this new ability?
⑨Awkward conversations →So did you just fart or what? Any conversation goes, as long as it's embarrassing and awkward.
⑩Crossdressing →For whatever reason, you're suddenly dressed in clothes of the opposite sex.
⑪Suddenly naked →Oops! Your clothes are suddenly gone.
⑫Suddenly a kid →You're a kid again! Have fun with that second childhood.
⑬Fortune cookie →You've suddenly received a note with something that will happen in the future, either precise or vague.
⑭Super power →And suddenly you're like Superman! Any power goes.
⑮Bodyswap →Somehow you've changed bodies with the other person.
⑯Back in time →Somehow, you wound up in the past again. Do you try to correct something or just sit and wait for time to jump? Maybe it jumps to various points in your life or maybe you actually think you're back in the day. Have fun, run wild with the idea!
⑰To the future →Is it everything you've dreamed? Is it horrible? Whatever happens, you're here to witness what happens to you in the future. Either you take the place of your future self or you're just there to watch. Might cause some confusion if people start seeing double though...
⑱Angels, mermaids, and fairies! →You're not necessary something dark or evil. You're just something different. How do you deal?
⑲Locked in a closet →For some reason, you're locked up in a closet with someone else. Do you make nice and try to figure your way out or what?
⑳Finger trap →You're caught in a Chinese finger trap... with somebody else! You can't figure out how to get loose either... have fun with that.
FLUFF.
①Cuddling →For whatever reason, characters feel like being close and cuddling.
②Pillow talk →After the main event, characters are up for some pillow talk.
③Celebration →Anniversary or some other big event is taking place and characters want to celebrate!
④Love confession →Someone has finally decided to confess their love and today is the day!
⑤Appreciation →You feel the need to show appreciation for that person closest to you, even if it's just a pat on the back.
⑥Apologies →You made a mistake and now it's time to make it up in some way you know the other can't refuse!
⑦Get back together →Why did you break up again exactly? Whatever the reason, it was a huge mistake and you both know you can work through it.
⑧Date night →You've planned for a wonderful night together and you can't wait to get it started.
⑨Family →You've either found out you're pregnant or you've already got that addition to your family.
⑩Marriage →You're just about to get hitched or maybe you're enjoying your honeymoon. Maybe you've been together for years now! Whatever the case, it's time for that next big step.
⑪Meeting again →It's time for that happy reunion finally!
⑫Love at first sight →For whatever reason, you are now insanely in love with the first person you set eyes on.
⑬Flirtation →You can't resist to do a little bit of harmless flirtation all of a sudden.
⑭In the snow →Look outside! It's a winter wonderland, so why not go out and play in it?
⑮Engagement →You've planned it all out and now it's time to finally pop the question.
⑯Friendly games →You've set up the game station or board games for a friendly competition!
⑰Gift →Time to give that special someone a gift just because.
⑱Recovery →You're taking care of someone who's just recovered from some illness or injury.
⑲Healing →Time to help mend that someone who's been through hell and back.
⑳Better than ever →You've finally got everything you've ever wanted here. What is your ideal life and who does it include?
GEN.
①Nice meeting you →It's your first time meeting this person! You bumped into each other on the street, in a bar, at work... whatever!
②Drinks →You're out for drinks! Or just chilling at home with some beers. Wherever!
③Lost →You're lost and you kind of need help finding your way to where you're going. A little help with directions?
④Costume party →You're at a costume party, both of you are wearing masks. Do you keep the anonymity or take it off and see whose company you've been enjoying?
⑤Wrong number →Oops, actually you didn't mean to call that person...
⑥Drunk→You're already drunk! Drunk dialing, stumbling into someone, showing up unexpected... what type of drunk are you anyway? Aggressive, loving, happy? How does the other react?
⑦Old friends →you haven't seen this person in a long time!
⑧Rivals →you're suddenly rivals! Or maybe you have been all along...
⑨Problems →you've got a problem with each other, just got in a huge fight, whatever. Try to work it out!
⑩What are your intentions... →This person? They're dating a close friend, family member, etc. You need to find out if they're going to hurt them! Or you need to discuss your friend/family's dating choice.
⑪I saw you →you saw the other person doing something bad and you need to confront them about it.
⑫Sorry but no →the other person has feelings that you just don't share. They don't necessarily have to be romantic... maybe you just don't agree with their sudden desire to quit their job and start a business making tiny, fuzzy teddy bears.
⑬My hero →you need to tell this person how much they mean to you. They've been your best friend or your role model your whole life and they need to know.
⑭Enabler →you're enabling the other (or each other) to do something bad, really bad. Addiction, stealing, killing, or just any other self-destructive behavior.
⑮Cooking →Time for an impromptu cooking lesson!
⑯Oh, sure, I remember you... →It's that awkward moment when someone comes up and seems to know you, but you have no idea who they even are!
⑰Rescue! →One of you was in trouble, but you came to the rescue!
⑱Boss →One of you works under the other. Is your relationship good? Are you scheming things? Or do you hate each other?
⑲Perfect crime →You and the other person have just pulled off the perfect crime... or you're planning to! What are you doing? The heist of the century, an assassination?
⑳Movies →movie night! Maybe it's a sleepover. Whichever the case, it's time to eat a lot and have fun.
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Aug. 26th, 2018 01:31 amlizardtitsThe ladies had a grand adventure chasing down Oscar and accidentally zombies, and the guys nearly got murdered by an eldritch horror. Again.
So now the dudes have to rest because going to the super-dangerous mines when tired is a terrible idea.
They've got a day or two to kill, so this is for what happens while the guys (mostly Malcer because holy fuck dude) are recovering.
snackattacks( Here's some cut text whoopdeedoo )
OOC: Character Survey Says...
May. 2nd, 2018 03:56 pmgogodwarvenrangerPlaying a character can be tough, but it gets easier the more you explore who they are, inside and out. Therefore, character analysis questions can be helpful. Plus, hey! We're all roleplayers, I'm sure we all find fleshing things out to be fun.
So, this is a post for dropping some character surveys. It's gonna be broken up into batches, with different comment chains for each and every question. I figure that makes it easier to answer as many or as few as you like, and to progress through at your own pace. And also, if people want to reply to an answer and probe for more hot deets, they can do that directly.
If you want to drop in other surveys or write your own questions for others to answer, then be my friggin' guest man.
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Apr. 30th, 2018 11:28 pmstrictlystrigidae'Future.' Gorudak scoffed at the word as he left Desna and Waywright's beach manor and stormed out towards the surf. In their merriment, it was that very future that he and his companions had prodded their new acquaintance, Malcer, to reveal with his tarot cards. It seemed like a game; something harmless and ultimately time-wasting. The sort of distraction the group needed after so many harrowing experiences, after so many brazen tete-a-tetes with the Lady Tetra, their ominous yet imposing foe.
This was supposed to be fun.
And parts of it were! Gorudak, for one, was happy to shrug the burdens of leadership aside for a day. To read, to research, to drink and enjoy the company of this unlikely band turned even stranger family. He was actually quite content.
But it's funny how a single question can change things. How a single answer could cause such a tonal shift that it's amazing no one got whiplash. Gorudak had been reading on the various pantheons, the many gods that he believed in but never thought, never considered to follow. He wondered if these beings, in all their might, would deign this group worthy enough to fight for their very survival against the eldritch abomination that now threatened them.
He had asked if any would stand with him and his friends. He did not want to believe that six mortals were truly alone in this cosmic game of chess.
The answer he received...well, it was far less than satisfactory.
It was a warning. A promise. A portent of harrowing things and horrors long forgotten. Of tortures and pain and ultimately, of ceasing to be. Ceasing to ever have been known by the world as it edged closer and closer to the void; the black maw of this unyielding abomination. It was a threat. And Gorudak was beginning to feel that, more and more, threats were all he and his friends were receiving as of late.
Unable to sleep, he leaves the manor and makes his way down to the cold sand of the beach. He paces, kicking sand and detritus in great plumes with each stride. He clenched his fists and opened them, desperately wishing he had something to break or strike. Instead there was nothing. There was sand, which slid away between the tiniest gaps in his fingers, each grain like another grain of sand in the hourglass, another second he stood sure and steadfast, until his greyish hands held naught but air. Finally, he whipped around to the lapping waves and planted his feet. He reared back, inhaled, and let loose a roar that resonated through the open air. He felt his rage bubble up. He pulled his hate and dissatisfaction from the very soles of his feet, and let it bellow out.
"COWARDS!! ALL OF YOU!!"
The cracks in the dam spread, and suddenly what once was a blind roar became focused. The words spilling out like so much bile.
"DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE BLINDLY PRAY TO YOU?! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE DEPEND ON YOUR VERY EXISTENCE, THEIR FAITH, JUST TO CARRY THEM THROUGH TO THE NEXT SUNRISE?! THEIR PRAYERS HAVE MADE YOU FAT, AND IN YOUR DECADENCE, YOUR SHAMELESS FRIVOLITIES, YOU CANNOT EVEN MUSTER THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT FOR YOUR VERY RIGHT TO EXIST?! HAVE YOU GROWN SO DEAF TO THE WORDS AND WISHES OF THOSE THAT FOLLOW YOU THAT YOU CANNOT EVEN HEAR THE SCREAMS OF THE DYING AS THEY FALL IN YOUR NAME?!"
He kicks the sand, then picks up a rock and flings it with unbridled strength into the waves.
"ARE YOU SO CRAVEN AND WEAK THAT A MESSENGER HAS TO COME TO DENY US YOUR AID FOR YOU?! I KNOW NOW WHY I NEVER CHOSE TO FOLLOW ANY OF YOU!! BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER DIE ON MY FEET, KNOWING I FOUGHT WITH EVERY OUNCE OF MY STRENGTH THAN WASTE A MODICUM OF IT IN SERVICE TO THOSE WHOSE GREATEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIGHT WERE TO JUST LIE THERE AND ACCEPT WHAT 'FATE' HAS IN STORE! GOOD PEOPLE ARE PREPARED TO DIE IN YOUR NAME! GOOD, STRONG, KIND PEOPLE! PEOPLE THAT, IF I WERE SUFFERING FROM A CRIPPLING LACK OF SENSE, I WOULD ACTUALLY PRAY THAT YOU PROTECT! BUT NOW I SEE! NOW I SEE THAT IT IS UP TO ME AND MY TWO BLOOD-STAINED HANDS TO DO WHAT YOU 'GODS' CANNOT SEEM BOTHERED WITH!!"
He snorts at the stars who, presumably, have nothing to say in response to this half-orc's rage. Satisfied, or at least as satisfied as he can be, Gorudak turns and marches back towards the house.
Ready, Set, BEACH EPISODE!
Apr. 22nd, 2018 08:45 pmthewinemomIt's finally time for some fun in the sun (unless you're Varis), so kick off your boots (and take off those fucking socks, Ian, jesus fantasy christ), slip on your favorite swimwear, and go nuts!
...But not too nuts, because this is just a filler episode and we need everybody alive and well for the next story arc when it begins.
It's the Final Countdown
Apr. 8th, 2018 09:05 pmlizardtitsThe fight between Team MUSCLES and Team STABBY FAMILY went about as well as expected, save for Varis, who really pulled through with some amazing stabbing before being put down for the count. It was closer than anyone could have anticipated, really. A plan was a plan, though, and Team MUSCLES moves on to the finals.
The other fight, however, was a bit of an upset. The odds were heavily in Bowen and Naeris' favor, given both of their relative bulk compared to the glass cannon that was Velo and the reinforced glass cannon that was Nin. It was still a somewhat close match, but then Velo had to go and accidentally summon a unicorn and ruin everything by riding it into battle and winning.
But what's done is done, and now all that's left is to prepare for the final fight, as well as what to do when this is all over, as well as what to do if Tetra gives the thumbs-up.
TENKAICHI BUDOUKAI: ROUND 1
Mar. 25th, 2018 05:51 pmthewinemomToday's sure been a day. Gorudak and Balen crushed some poor schmuck's testicles. Bowen, Velo, and Nin all got the shit kicked out of them and were subsequently visited by the Ghost of Portia Present. Naeris was a tiny and wonderful fireball, clearly the crowd favorite. Rogue 1 was the competent assassin while Rogue 2 hid in a darkness bubble and screamed fuckwords at a dwarven bard.
Oh, and Caledon totally killed two helpless, unconscious tournament contestants in cold fucking blood while the crowd cheered with collective bloodlust.
So, all of that was a thing.
Let's see how our heroes are faring, shall we?
gogodwarvenrangerThe party's back in town, the party's back in town...
It wasn't expected to be for too long. The deadline of Tetra's deal is looming close, and the group has a long search ahead for an island in the sky. So, on Day 1 the group moved with a sort of urgency, getting last preparations done before moving out.
Trip to Portia's? Check. Get some new weapons crafted? Check. Get sunglasses, the best mundane defense against sunstones? Check. Return overdue library books? Check.
However, then the night fell, and plans suddenly changed. Now we'll be sticking around for a tournament, and making an emergency exit out of the city the minute it finishes. A terrible decision, really.
But family is involved, and family means no one gets left behind.
So fuck it! During Night 1 and maybe some of Day 2, we're going to be getting prepped for the tourney. Let's pick teams, invent some punny monikers, and draw up some posters to cheer for each other.
lizardtitsThe team managed, through trial and tribulation, to ascend through the great obelisk temple to the top. It was something of a journey, with both Varis and Gorudak almost fucking dying and just about everyone almost getting killed from an illusory Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf.
Lessons were learned, creepy black ooze was found, and they walked out of the temple with two items of interest:
1. A magic sextant that showed Gorudak some all-consuming thing that now haunts his dreams (though he won't tell anyone about it)
2. A book intended for Portia that only Varis can carry that whispers to him.
And once they all thought it was over, Tetra gave them a ring. Give her the sextant, and they all have their records wiped. Not that anyone wants to meet her demand. Because fuck Tetra. That scythe just makes you look like an edgelord, you pompous Linkin-Park-listening-ass nerd.
With deals in their heads and loot in their trunk, our heroes head home to Butcher Bay to plan their next move.
But first they have to get there. It's a long ride, and even visions of annihilation and deals with edgelords aren't enough to stem idle conversation.
