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[freeformschooler]

-partial pesterlog-

Spoiler: Show (Finished) Pesterlog (click to show/hide)

--orchestralMachinist began pestering prettyPugilist at ≡∩:±ε--
[09:57] OM: Greetings again, Ms. Mann.
[09:57] OM: Are you enjoying yourself on this excellent Summer day?
[09:57] PP: Im playing final fantasy 8 again right now so yes. Yes i am.
[09:57] PP: So who are you and why do you know my name?
[09:57] OM: It is unfortunate you do not remember us.
[09:57] OM: After all, you should be awake by now. If we're wrong, don't worry.
[09:57] OM: You'll know us soon.
[09:57] PP: I really dont know what youre talking about.
[09:57] PP: Are you someone from one of the schools i used to go too?
[09:57] PP: Uh i didnt beat you up at some point did i? i swear i dont do that anymore.
[09:58] OM: Beat up? I assure you fighting us would be misguided. We're here to assist you.
[09:58] PP: Assist me with what? What would i need help with?
[09:59] OM: The game you're about to play.
[09:59] PP: Ive beaten ff8 like 30 times. I could play it blindfolded.
[09:59] PP: Well, maybe not.
[10:00] OM: No, the one you will receive is in the mail. Also, FF8 is mad grindy, even I couldn't beat it blindfolded.
[10:00] OM: I mean. Our precognition is obviously limited when it comes to you.
[10:00] PP: It isn't that grindy if you use the card system right. You can turn cards into items, then spells.
[10:01] PP: You can have third tier magic before fighting that mecha spider thing.
[10:02] OM: We have no idea what you're talking about. You have five friends, correct?
[10:02] PP: Well, internet friends.
[10:03] OM: They will also be receiving copies. You would be wise to connect to one once you're game has installed.
[10:03] OM: Your game. Once your game has installed.
[10:03] PP: Oh. What kind of game is it? Does it have fighting?
[10:04] OM: Plenty. Unfortunately, I must go. It appears I've reached my inaccuracy quota. Our inaccuracy quota.
[10:04] PP: Okay i guess ill try it. Bye then?
[10:05] OM: Good-
--orchestralMachinist ceased pestering prettyPugilist at ≡∩:±≡--

[Blade Master Model 42]

>Penny: Admire your Zell Dincht and Tifa Lockhart posters.

Yeah sure, let's do that. You admire your poster of Tifa. She's one of the main characters from FF7, and your role model. Though you have decided you're going to dress more sensibly than her. She totally kicks ass, and is still feminine, which is really amazing and something you admire a lot.

As for your poster of Zell... God, if he was real, you would marry him. Way better than that brooder Squall. Plus he fights with his fists, which is another thing you like in a character.

Maybe you should go check your mailbox now though. Apparently you're going to receive a game or something? You do have to wonder if this isn't some huge prank though.

>Penny: Head on downstairs and ask pops for the mail.

[freeformschooler]

I am headed to sleep soon, but here is a preview for tomorrow:

[TherosPherae]

Spoiler: TB being talkative (click to show/hide)

-- testingBeta [TB] began trolling psuedoSkeptic [PS] at 21:12 --
TB: hey
PS: Hey.
TB: so what all |s up |n PS-world r|ght now
PS: Nothing much.
TB: .....well that's spec|f|c
TB: but anyways, someth|ng actually happened today
PS: Yeah?
TB: yeah
TB: some |d|ot tr|ed to send me somet|ng |n the ma|l
TB: so they put |t |n the ma|lbox.
PS: Oh boy.
TB: where |t was promptly devoured by all the sh|t | have runn|ng |n there
TB: but | managed to save a d|sc that came w|th |t
TB: so now |'ve got th|s 'suburb' th|ng runn|ng on my other system
TB: non-documented programs, oh boy
TB: can't wa|t to tear |nto th|s th|ng
PS: Well, I signed up for beta testing of a game called Suburb.
PS: I wonder if it's the same thing?
TB: |t probably |s
TB: | probably got |nto the beta w|thout even remember|ng |t, g|ven the amount of we|rd tech sh|t | s|gn up for
TB: oh man | wonder |f |t's mult|player
PS: Well, hopefully the mailman won't stick my disc into my Dad's thresher.
TB: well unless your thresher |s ma|lbox-shaped | th|nk you'll be f|ne
TB: but |f |t's mult|player, we can probably do all sorts of shenan|gans w|th th|s
TB: just th|nk of the POSS|B|L|T|ES, man
PS: Yeah, from what I can see, it's kinda like The Sims or something.
PS: Not sure how multiplayer would work.
TB: yeah |'m just now d|gg|ng through the google search results
TB: looks mega hard
TB: bunch of people from the alpha go|ng 'holy sh|t th|s th|ng ru|ns your l|fe' etc.
TB: should be fun
PS: Not saying it won't.
TB: also |t's... supposedly mult|player-only?
TB: aw, that's a b|t of a bummer
TB: no s|ngleplayer f|eld for me to test macros |n
PS: That's weird. Not many games out there don't have singleplayer.
PS: Especially one with game mechanics like this one.
TB: Yeah.
TB: | mean really, what k|nd of s|ms game doesn't let you torture them by mak|ng them burn the|r own house down
TB: wthout hav|ng other people th|nk you're a psychopath
PS: It also means that the other players won't piss on the floor when they don't have a toilet.
TB: hehehe
TB: yeah, that'll be a shame.
TB: oh hey, the download bar moved some
TB: that's surpr|s|ng, g|ven that |'m runn|ng |t on the sh|t computer wh|ch couldn't run modern software worth a sh|t
PS: Well, how far along is it?
TB: l|ke 30%
TB: so |t should take approx|mately forever
PS: Well, hopefully mine'll be a bit faster.
TB: Well |t should be
TB: g|ven that your computer was made |n th|s century
PS: The only thing is I don't know when it'll arrive
TB: well d|d you get the ma|l today?
PS: The roads might as well be rubbed up with oil for how slippery they are
PS: So it won't arrive by car, probably.
PS: Or truck.
TB: so | presume the ma|l truck just sort of sl|d by
TB: throw|ng ma|l around l|ke a badass out the w|ndow
TB: or that there |s a notable lack of ma|l.
PS: Yup.
PS: Pretty much.
PS: Although I think I heard some kind of vehicle going by a second ago.
TB: well go check for ma|l
TB: |f th|s game's as hard as the |nternet |s mak|ng |t look, |'m gonna need a coplayer or s|xty
PS: Well, seeing as the temperature is approximately buttfuck below zero, I don't see myself going out there any time soon.
TB: oh r|ght, |t snows over there
TB: we have a mach|ne for that
PS: I wish our farm was automated.
TB: no you don't
PS: Maybe that way my Dad'd have some time left to read a book or something.
TB: cool as |t |s to have all th|s sort of awesome sh|t
TB: |t breaks a lot
TB: and |t gets really, really bor|ng when all you have to do |s f|x mach|nes
TB: and p|ss around on the |nternet
TB: and play games w|th awesome bros of course
PS: To be fair, I can only do two of those things.
TB: oh r|ght
TB: well bug me when you get the game and |nstall |t
TB: for now | am go|ng to play some Skyr|m wh|le | wa|t for th|s bastard to |nstall
PS: Sounds like a plan.
TB: talk to ya later
PS: Bye.
-- psuedoSkeptic [PS] gave up trolling testingBeta [TB] at 21:57 --

TB: SKYYYYRIM

[ShoesandHats]

Andrew: Captchalogue your USB drive and your book, then allocate The Wayfarer's Cicerone to the Cosmos to your Stife Specibus.

Since you've never planned on getting in any real fights, you've taken to putting your favorite book into your Strife Specibus as sort of a joke. If you ever do really get into a fight, most of your books are so heavy that they'd be able to knock out a full grown man with a light tap to the head.

[Liber celi]

Achim: Send a gush of flames into the night(?) sky to scare off criminals and hungry animals; then go downstairs towards the front door

[Darvi]

Achievement unlocked: Chatterbox: Finish the first pesterlog.
Achievement unlocked: My not so imaginary friend: Chat with an actual person who isn't a puppet of the GM.

[freeformschooler]

>Jonathan: STRIFE!



MECHANICS UNLOCKED: DUEL STRIFE!
MECHANICS UNLOCKED: DUEL STRIFE DECK!

Spoiler: Jonathan Evans (Duel Deck) (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Tutorial: DUEL STRIFE (click to show/hide)

A DUEL STRIFE is the most basic form of combat. It generally involves a small number of combatants dueling in a closed area. The goal is to reduce the HP of your enemies to zero.

Common terms:

HP: Your "health". Shown in pink on your character sheet. Damaging attacks reduce this. Don't let it fall to zero!
MP: Your "energy", "mana", whatever you want to call it. Generally, abilities more powerful than a basic attack use up this. Blue on your character sheet. It's restored by the number listed under RECHARGE each turn that you don't use it.
Move: This statistic is irrelevant to DUEL STRIFES. It will be detailed later. For moving around the battle, see ABSCOND.
Range: How many spaces away your character can attack. In a DUEL STRIFE, this just determines whether you can attack from the back row or not.
Rows:Although it's not immediately apparent, each team's side consists of a BACK ROW and a FRONT ROW. Right now, Jon and his BRO are in their respective FRONT ROWS. If there's a foe in a FRONT ROW and a foe in a BACK ROW, only the enemies up front can be targeted (unless otherwise noted).
Damage: How much damage your character (normally) does with their current equipment.
Attack: The bonus to your attack roll (each attack consists of two segments, attack and damage. If your attack roll of 1d20+Attack beats your target's Dodge, the hit lands and you usually do damage equal to your Damage!) This generally comes from your weapon skill - for example, Jon gets +2 due to his 2 in Artistry.http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/Themes/core/images/bbc/bold.gif
Dodge: The stat your foe must exceed during an attack roll to hit you.

Now, as for actual combat options, every character has a few:

Major/minor actions: Each character can make one MAJOR and MINOR ACTION per turn. Neither are required, but you can, for example, Abscond and Aggress in the same turn!
Aggress: Your basic attack. Major action.
Abjure: Basic defense. Major action.
Abscond: Move back or forward a row. Minor action. If your movement isn't obstructed and you're near the edge of the BATTLE AREA, you can also flee combat altogether this way.
Other operandi: As you venture through the game and increase your skills, you'll gain more active abilities - both in combat and out! There are many ways to gain these, but only by using them can you discern their use.

Achim: Send a gush of flames into the night(?) sky to scare off criminals and hungry animals; then go downstairs towards the front door

You singe the hats of everyone involved in the hold-up below, easily diffusing the situation. Afterwards, you head downstairs towards your front door. More gunshots ring outside as usual. Proceed Y/N?

You sense Bootjack's presence around here somewhere. Oh no, where could he be?

Andrew: Captchalogue your USB drive and your book, then allocate The Wayfarer's Cicerone to the Cosmos to your Stife Specibus.

Since you've never planned on getting in any real fights, you've taken to putting your favorite book into your Strife Specibus as sort of a joke. If you ever do really get into a fight, most of your books are so heavy that they'd be able to knock out a full grown man with a light tap to the head.

You easily locate your OBJECTS OF NERDERY.

TB: SKYYYYRIM

Damn it, you're still stuck on that part where you have to get the 26th shout from the DIRE CEREAL MASCOTS. Why did the developers give TONY THE TIGER so much HP!?

>Penny: Head on downstairs and ask pops for the mail.

After gushing over your JAPANESE ANIMES, you head downstairs to get to the mail. Well, in a mansion you don't really have to "get" the mail, so to speak. POPS or the other servants take care of it. However, POPS is nowhere to be seen this morning!

[Darvi]

What does Recharge do?

[Ochita]

Achivement unlocked? You know, being the first to really strife.

Artist Operandi LV2: Wet paint on BRO!

(I'd assume thats the rate of my MP regaining per turn or something.)

[TherosPherae]

TB: RAEGQUIT. Check on progress bar.

[freeformschooler]

What does Recharge do?

Detailed in the MP section. Each turn that you don't use MP it's restored by RECHARGE's amount..

[Darvi]

Achivement unlocked? You know, being the first to really strife.

Once it's over. Plus another one if he actually wins(not that it'll ever happen).

[freeformschooler]

Put another note in the Abscond section. It's pretty useful!

[Blade Master Model 42]

After gushing over your JAPANESE ANIMES, you head downstairs to get to the mail. Well, in a mansion you don't really have to "get" the mail, so to speak. POPS or the other servants take care of it. However, POPS is nowhere to be seen this morning!

Find a servant instead. Inquire after both DADDY DEAREST and the MAIL. Oh, and MOM too you guess.