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Author Topic: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity  (Read 55164 times)

Tarran

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #540 on: June 21, 2011, 02:56:43 pm »
So are plains. Also, they can hide behind non-burning trees. So that advantage is null.
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #541 on: June 21, 2011, 02:58:05 pm »
Fire spreads. and will be larger due to the amount of fuel it'll have there. Grass won't have long to burn before it runs out.
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #542 on: June 21, 2011, 03:14:10 pm »
Even if you do cause a fire, it won't necessarily hit and kill the elves and the resulting chain fire won't necessarily kill them very quick.

Overall, your position is blatantly inferior. You'll get full of holes much quicker than the elves. That's why I'm running for high ground or rocks; cover, concealment, and maybe even high ground (which reduces their range and increases ours).
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #543 on: June 21, 2011, 03:20:07 pm »
On the other hand, though, people near fire tend to panic. ^^; Either way I'm on your horse so I don't have much choice in the matter.
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #544 on: June 21, 2011, 03:23:52 pm »
Quote from: SeriousConcentrate on June 21, 2011, 03:20:07 pm
On the other hand, though, people near fire tend to panic. ^^
Indeed... However, people in cover tend to feel safer. So fire has less effect on their morale.
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #545 on: June 21, 2011, 03:30:31 pm »
Just noting that if your cover is on fire, you don't feel very safe. :3
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #546 on: June 21, 2011, 03:32:42 pm »
Even if it's on fire, you can just stay a few inches away and you'll still have decent cover until the top starts burning or the trunk starts burning a lot. Also, you still have, oh, a few hundred more trees to take cover behind.

In addition, it's not guaranteed for fire splashing against a trunk to set it on fire. Sometimes it just doesn't start.
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #547 on: June 21, 2011, 03:35:17 pm »
Elves, remember. They'll be distracted by burning trees (And trying to save them)
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #548 on: June 21, 2011, 03:38:56 pm »
They're Dark Elves. I don't think they're really going to care having lived underground for a while. Unless, of course, I'm badly informed on the nature of Dark Elves.
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #549 on: June 21, 2011, 03:39:26 pm »
Quote from: Tarran on June 21, 2011, 03:32:42 pm
Even if it's on fire, you can just stay a few inches away

That's Hollywood thinking... Heat from a fire tends to radiate. You can't stay too close to one and be comfortable at all, not to mention there will be smoke.

Quote from: Tarran on June 21, 2011, 03:32:42 pm
Also, you still have, oh, a few hundred more trees to take cover behind.

Until the fire spreads. Then you've let yourself get caught in a burning death trap.

Quote from: Tarran on June 21, 2011, 03:32:42 pm
In addition, it's not guaranteed for fire splashing against a trunk to set it on fire. Sometimes it just doesn't start.

Point, but we can keep trying. Additionally even if the fireball doesn't set the trunk -or an elf- on fire there's still the chance of it burning the grass or and low-hanging leaves about, which would then spread and possibly set the trees on fire. If we didn't have magic at all they would have a great advantage, yeah, but with two of us flinging fireballs (three if I change my action) we have a pretty good chance of burning something.

Also there's the fact we don't know how hot the fire we conjure is. It might be very high temperature indeed. ^^;
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #550 on: June 21, 2011, 03:45:15 pm »
Quote from: SeriousConcentrate on June 21, 2011, 03:39:26 pm
That's Hollywood thinking... Heat from a fire tends to radiate. You can't stay too close to one and be comfortable at all, not to mention there will be smoke.
I've been near a hot fire before. My father has too. You can get pretty close before you really get uncomfortable.

And plus, being uncomfortable near a fire is better than being uncomfortable having a bullet in my brain. That's just my opinion though.

Quote from: SeriousConcentrate on June 21, 2011, 03:39:26 pm
Until the fire spreads. Then you've let yourself get caught in a burning death trap.
Indeed.

But if you let that happen, you would've already had a bullet in your head for not being aware of your surroundings.

Quote from: SeriousConcentrate on June 21, 2011, 03:39:26 pm
Point, but we can keep trying. Additionally even if the fireball doesn't set the trunk -or an elf- on fire there's still the chance of it burning the grass or and low-hanging leaves about, which would then spread and possibly set the trees on fire.
But around here, I'd bet the grass would be quite wet. Which wouldn't burn too badly

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Also there's the fact we don't know how hot the fire we conjure is. It might be very high temperature indeed. ^^;
Or very low temperature. Or without much fuel (which would lead to it burning out as soon as it hits something).
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
Quote from: Ze Spy
Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #551 on: June 21, 2011, 03:53:31 pm »
Yeah, I need to add in a current weather/time status. The blizzard ended, but the grass and the foliage is still wet and moist.

Anyway, should I let the argument continue (this is interesting :D) or should I roll right now?
« Last Edit: June 21, 2011, 03:55:24 pm by _DivideByZero_ »
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #552 on: June 21, 2011, 04:06:11 pm »
Just roll. No-one is going to budge as far as I can tell. I tried to save them from a future of pincushioness, but alas it was to no avail.
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Unknown to most but the insane and the mystics, Tarran is actually Earth itself, as Earth is sentient like that planet in Avatar. Originally Earth used names such as Terra on the internet, but to protect it's identity it changed letters, now becoming the Tarran you know today.
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Tarran has the "Tarran Bug", a bug which causes the affected character to repeatedly hit teammates while dual-wielding instead of whatever the hell he is shooting at.

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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #553 on: June 21, 2011, 04:17:36 pm »
Indeed, might as well go ahead and roll. ^^; (I was going to keep going but the power went out temporarily and it just now came back on. I'd rather have the turn than a debate anyway.)
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Re: Histories of Brilliance and Stupidity
« Reply #554 on: June 21, 2011, 05:09:33 pm »
Hey, Tarran warned you guys. :P

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Item Values

Spoiler: Precious Metals (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Warfare Metals (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Enemies (click to show/hide)

Group Kills:
Butch 'The Butcher' Artiboucheff (Killed by everyone)

Objective(s):
Slay Yaetrix.
Slay Schazin.

Location(s):
Spoiler: The Weary Hills (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: RidgeWalled - Castle (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Barakar - Town (click to show/hide)

Current Weather:
Midday, Cold
Cloudy
Grass is still wet

Rolls:

Porin Keeperechoes-With an arm wrapped around Tarran, Porin raises his other arm towards the ambush, and feels his hand nearly freeze as he launches a flurry of ice shards at the elves, (5) hitting five of them!

The *Ice Shards* hit the Dark Elf Swordsman in the (1) left index finger, (2) but the is deflected by the Dark Elf Swordsman's -iron left gauntlet-!
The +Ice Shards+ hit the Dark Elf Axeman in the (4) upper body, (5) tearing the skin and tearing the muscle and bruising the heart!
A major artery in the heart has been opened by the attack!
The Ice Shards hit the Dark Elf Axeman in the (6) head, (3) tearing the skin!
The Ice Shards hit the Dark Elf Spearman in the (1) left little finger, (5) and the severed part sails off in an arc!
The ≡Ice Shards≡ hit the Dark Elf Spearman in the (6) head, (4) chipping the skull!

Tarran Terra-"Run you fools!"

Giving up on saving his team from being a bunch of pin-cushions, Tarran rides on ahead as Porin uses his ice shards to wound the elves, allowing the horse to pass through unharmed. The elves decide to focus on the rest of the group, and thus Tarran is probably un-followed (you know what this means). He comes across an outcropping of rock, and encounters a lone Dark Elf Ccrossbowman.

"Woa! Where you come from!? Don't kill!"
 
Bjorn Inmus-(2) Bjorn draws his staff once more, but his wizardly powers seem to have yet to recharge. (4) Angered by this, Bjorn creates a fissure in the ground below the ambush, engulfing a Dark Elf Axeman whole!

Ivan 'Sir Fiddle' Fiddlebottom-(6) Ivan runs for his life, dodging a hail of arrows as he seizes his horse!

Taric 'Madman' Cogudib-Tarran instinctively keeps firing, despite not giving an action. (2) He carelessly fires off the rest of the clip, (3) hitting a single archer three times!

The Copper Bullet hits the Dark Elf Bowman in the (3) left leg, (2) fracturing the bone!
The Dark Elf Bowman falls over!
The Copper Bullet hits the Dark Elf Bowman in the (5) head, (6) fracturing the skull and tearing the skull through the brain and tearing the skull through the head!
A splattering of Dark Elf brain covers the nearby trees!
The Dark Elf Bowman has been struck down.
The Copper Bullet hits the Dark Elf Bowman in the (4) lower body, (2) bruising the guts!
The Dark Elf Bowman retches.

Nihilius 'Cogs' Vekt-"We can take them!" shouts Cogs as he checks out his new rifle before opening fire on a flanking Dark Elf Spearman, (3) putting three shots in his head with ease! However, an Axeman comes up from behind once again, but Cogs slams the barrel of his rifle into the Elf, knocking him out!

'Zrk'-Zrk decides to focus on the Archers, tossing fireballs in one hand while firing his pistol in the other! (3) He manages to scatter the remaining archers without actually hitting any, (2) while missing horribly with his fireball. Zrk, disappointed, reloads his pistol.

GAME EVENT:

Another storm of arrows comes from within the forest. The elves responsible remain concealed.

Taran, Ivan, and Porin are at the rock outcropping, and are thus safe.
(3) Taric attracted a bit of attention, resulting in him getting shot at, but the only arrows that hit him rebound off of his armor.
(3) Bjorn is hit with an arrow in the leg, causing some bleeding.
(1) Cogs is hit with multiple arrows, and he is hit in the right arm, left leg, and torso!
(3) Zrk manages to dodge an arrow, with another once again rebounding off of his armor.

Statuses:

Spoiler: Porin Keeperechoes (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Bjorn Immus (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Ivan (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Taric Cogudib (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Tarran Terra (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Nihilus Vekt (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: 'Zrk' (click to show/hide)
« Last Edit: June 21, 2011, 05:12:12 pm by _DivideByZero_ »
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