Yep. The snow has cleared.
I will be leaving tomorrow afternoon for a trip. Likely won't be able to check in until Monday.
Thanks for the heads up.
Mel, why haven't you posted in the gameplay thread?
So who have we lost recently?
Zip? It's been a week
Chess? few weeks
Lorth? one week
get back here!
Not much Lorth can do... you know, being unconscious and all. Still lurking, just unable to physically act at present.
I hadn't posted yet because I was holding out hope that Chess would come back. Looks like that was a futile hope. I suppose I can post my turn, but with all of my teammates gone it's a bit pointless. :-(
I haven't had a teammate at all this whole time, keep the faith!!
Heh. Keep posting. Mel, I'm going to update tomorrow night. Please post before then.
Everyone that's left, thanks for your patience and diligence.
Yep, my post is coming up now...
@Lorth: oh hehe yeah sorry about that, glad you're still with us!
Who needs teammates if there's no other teams? You could probably still win by finishing first all alone if there's no other (complete) teams. ;)
@Lorth: oh hehe yeah sorry about that, glad you're still with us!
Who needs teammates if there's no other teams? You could probably still win by finishing first all alone if there's no other (complete) teams. ;)
I honestly hadn't considered that. I'd say yeah, that would have to be the case.
I honestly hadn't considered that. I'd say yeah, that would have to be the case.@Lorth: oh hehe yeah sorry about that, glad you're still with us!
Who needs teammates if there's no other teams? You could probably still win by finishing first all alone if there's no other (complete) teams. ;)
I just see people running around with their unconscious, or perhaps dead, companions.
one of the stipulations was that the two team members had to be conscious.
in the event that none of the teams have more than one member left, well, then it's just first over the line.
I want to take a poll of the remaining players-
The number of gladiators left combined with the distance between the sleds has minimized a lot of options. Everyone is mostly taking ten and trying not to freeze to death.
Frankly, I'm running out of ideas to keep this interesting and I really don't want to lose more people to the attrition of boredom.
We have 8 active posters left, and I have an idea for a game set in the same city that the arena is in.
How many of you would be interested in a game playing your gladiator in a non-gladitorial story?
I'm up for switching things up, whether it's the game you're mentioning or just DM fiating the race ending and moving us on to the next gladiator matchup.
I'm up for it
I'm up for switching things up, whether it's the game you're mentioning or just DM fiating the race ending and moving us on to the next gladiator matchup.
This is my view too.
Of course Karlov and Lorn will have won the race in either case.
To be brutally honest to Lorth... he probably would be better off out of the arena than in...
You're ditching the roo? ;)
Mesa be real glad like to cause big trouble in city...hehehe...big trouble...
"I am always welcoming of somewhere new to show my magic!"
I'm up for anything as long as it involved smashing people and things.
In that case, I'm going to call this match now and start setting up the idea for the next thing.
In the mean time, I'd like to take votes for "winner of the match" (it'll happen off camera, but I still want to know how things go.
As such, I'd like to hear your description of the end of the match. Keep it short-ish and spoiler it here in the discussion thread. Then Private Message me your vote for match MVP and MVP runner up. (no voting for yourself)
I'll take my favorite ideas from everyone and write up a end of match recap to segue into the scene setting up the next thing.
HeeYa! she yelled, spurring the mount ever faster. As she closed the distance she gathered the moisture around her from the cold, condensing it into focused blasts of arcane frost at the other drivers. She seemed to revel in the sight of the shivering competitors. [ooc] When my Fast healing was done, I finally could take standard actions again, so my plan was to spur on the speed, hit the ramps, try to get close enough to blast rays of frost, and spam them until all the other riders were unconscious. I think I had a fairly decent chance, I guess. 1d3 + 1d4 cold damage is nothing to sneeze at :-)
Shivering like a madman, Lorn stands in front of Bandy Spyglass as he tries to talk coherently.
"Th..th..th..th.. the last round was horrible!" he says to the hovering gnome with the crystal ball. Karlov slaps Lorn on the back and gives Lorn some kind of victory-powerhug while shouting things about magic and how Lorn listened well to what he was saying all the time. Lorn scowles shortly before managing a slight smile and returning a pat or two on the Muscle Wizard's back.
"We finally overtook Ruyin just before getting into the last round and Karlov dealt with him easily I must say. That finally put us at the head of the race physically. That's when the remaining few opponents realised they had to stop us. That ment turning around for most of them."
Lorn falls silent for a second as he stares in the crystal ball recalling the events.
"They were crazy! I mean, I don't mind fighting dirty but running them all over like that... well, they had it coming I guess. I must say the sound of the orc's ribs cracking under our sleigh didn't sound too bad and I think Karlov still has a handful of Melashara's writhing hair stuffed behind his belt. I feel a bit sorry for Lorth though, that spinning kick from Karlov when he just regained consciousness was a bit too much. It almost turned out to be a real one-man show, didn't it? Ah well, at least I got to slice of an ear too in that final round. Although I'm surprised the crowd didn't cheer at that. But hey, we made it! Now I'm going to find a fire see which parts of me aren't permanently hurt by that frostbite."
The evil little gobbo was having the time of his life. Despite the fact that he scared his fun parts had either shriveled up to nothing or frozen completely solid by now. He couldnt feel much of anything except the thundering of his heart as he hit ramp after ramp on the track. At one point he climbed up onto the monkey sheep itself and tried to cut the rest of the cart free right into the path of the other racers. He didnt see if it had any effect or not though. Between the cold and the crowd he was loosing focus and he was pretty sure by the end that he going the wrong way! This didnt stop him from pumping his long sinewy arms in the air in victory when he crossed the finish line either.
** spoiler omitted **
not what I expected yet probably the best one :D
The wizard would continue firing the cannon whenever he could at anyone trying to gain on them. He did it with such a gleeful look on his face. Anyone chance he got, he would grab, pin, or punch any of the other competitors, all while yelling more about how magical he was. However, as the laps went on, he found himself slowing down, as he became more and more chilled. As tough as he was, the wizard couldn't stand the cold for much longer in his shirtless state and ended the last parts of the race just holding on and trying to stay warm.
As for the question, I would not mind playing in something a bit different. Though the arena matches are definitely interesting.
If possible, I would not mind switching out my character.
Switching out your character is definitely an option.
For now, just roleplay the end of the match and when Darian asks you to join the Academy, just decline. You can play a student brought in from another match.
Alright, I very well may use Zar'zan. Though I have quite a few rather intriguing character concepts on the back burner as well.
I have an idea regarding the stolen control rod, if you decide to play Zar'zan, or pass it to another character.
It is an interesting plot device. Be fun to jury-rig it as a way to spy upon others.
the winners of the player MVP vote (disqualifying Karlov and Lorn because they won) are Mel and Ryujin.
Good job.
Rewards will be dished out soon.
Whoa, that was unexpected. Cool!
Wow Im sorry guys, I have been really caught up in school and being ill. I missed a lot :(
welcome back.
"Hello, again! Will we play more catch?"
Awesome! Ryujin will be glad his training led to something!
To clarify, the robes are white. The snowflake runes are black/grey/silver/gold.
Think of them like the robes boxers wear. Yours are mostly unadorned now, but fighters track matches and performance with the patches. More highly ranked fighters tend to decorate their robes in more personalized styles.
I'm still here if there be room next match!
I should be pretty much back on board now - though had a query...
Only those with grey or higher were invited by Darian, and since Lorth got k-o'ed he has black? Is that correct?
Duroja, absolutely, though the focus of the game is about to become more cooperative than PVP, at least for the most part. If you'd still like a spot, you're in. We'll introduce you as a fighter from last season who was on hiatus.
Lorth, you went down after the first lap, which seems to be where they divided things. Yours is grey.
Go ahead and ask questions if you have them.
Sure, I have a couple:
1) So, does this mean if we take the apprenticeship we are no longer gladiators?
2) What do I get for having the silver robe? I'm dying to know! ;-)
1) Apprentices can still be gladiators. In fact, some of the "classes" will be in the arena.
2) It's a silver patch. The robe is white. I haven't forgotten. Rewards will come soon.