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Total Members Voted: 28

Voting closed: January 19, 2012, 06:50:05 pm

[Teneb]

Anyone going to send a message to the next in line, or should I handle that?


Actually, I'll handle that.

[Mego]

I was about to do that, but SOMEONE got pushy about the dorfing list, so I'm working on that instead.

*glares at peskyninja*

[Teneb]

I was about to do that, but SOMEONE got pushy about the dorfing list, so I'm working on that instead.

*glares at peskyninja*

Already sent it. Hopefuly, he'll be available.

[Mego]

Diary of Mego II, Chaos Crafter

I had no idea where I would show up. Perhaps I would see Swordthunders, the fortress of my ancestor. Perhaps I would find myself at the immortal Battlefailed, before the universe began self-destructing. Where I did appear, however, was completely surprising. I didn't even know this place actually existed.

I was in the Library of the Ancients.

The same place where Andreus learned his alchemical secrets. The same place where he gained the knowledge which ripped apart the universe, and allowed it to be put back together. Infinite knowledge, not meant for mortals, was all around me.

And, on an empty table, a book was opened, gathering dust. It had no title and a nondescript cover. However, as I began reading it, I realized this was that book that Andreus was reading. I must have appeared mere moments after he departed. And, after reading it, I too had gained his knowledge.

Two can play at this game, Andreus. I used my newly-found powers to open a gateway back to Hellcannon. Once there, I saw a herd of migrants arriving. I flew into one and took over the body, so I could begin plotting. And here I am. One question nags the back of my mind:

What exactly AM I plotting?

[gamewizardinnc]

My dwarf already killed another dwarf? That happened a lot quicker than I expected. Eric I'm going to sig that pungent dog fart quote.

[gamewizardinnc]

Oops, didn't mean to post that. Sorry.

[gamewizardinnc]

See above. Why are the post and preview buttons right next to each other?

[The Master]

guys, mormota has fallen prey to the lower forums. Don't bother with him...TRAITOR!

[Urist Imiknorris]

I've been a resident of the lower forums since before you even registered, you whippersnapper. Get off my lawn. When _{I was your age we didn't have all this upper/lower forums nonsense, we were just the forums. *more stereotypical old man rant that I can't be bothered thinking up at the moment*}

Interestingly enough, Chrome considers whippersnapper to be a word.

[The Master]

Believe it or not, I read all of that without zooming in!

[Remalle]

Wait, so I'm simultaneously a ghost and a newborn baby?
...sweet.  I really couldn't have asked for more.

[Mego]

Wait, so I'm simultaneously a ghost and a newborn baby?
...sweet.  I really couldn't have asked for more.

Does your life have meaning now?

[ThatAussieGuy]

Wait, so I'm simultaneously a ghost and a newborn baby?
...sweet.  I really couldn't have asked for more.

Does your life have meaning now?

It won't be right until the ghost version of Remalle kills the baby version.  This is a Battlefailed fortress, after all.

[gamewizardinnc]

You know whats odd? Nothing really interesting has happened yet. This seems to be the most successful fort in the Battlefailed triology so far... We need to design a megaproject now.

[EmeraldWind]

You know whats odd? Nothing really interesting has happened yet. This seems to be the most successful fort in the Battlefailed triology so far... We need to design a megaproject now.

Wait... what? Isn't a bit early to be gauging the success of this fort? I mean it is only two turns in...
And which definition of successful you using here? Standard Success or DF Success? I'm assuming standard success since the previous sentence said nothing interesting has happened yet...

I guess it isn't too early to judge since Battlefailed had two deaths in the first month, but I think this fort will get really crazy before too long. There's a lot more people dedicated to making this hellhole stand out, but then again it's got a lot to live up to.

Battlefailed was literally Boatmurdered 2010.
Failcannon was amazing not for being the rapid descent into "all burn", but a slow descent that never quite ended. Kind of like a paratrooper floating slowly down into "No Man's Land" during a four way gun fight.

Battlefailed had glory of being fantastically nuts, but Failcannon kept going despite being hit by everything the game could send at it. And too top it all off, there was a pretty interesting metaplot that kind of made sense with all the weird stuff going on. I mean, Failcannon actually has a reason why ghosts suddenly started appearing as a part of its story. (In fact, in my mind Failcannon is directly responsible for all the night creatures that appear now.)

So, the question is what can this fort do that goes beyond Failcannon and Battlefailed. It seems like there are plans to conquer hell, but even that becomes moot thanks to Deathgate and That Aussie Guy. So in a way, I guess we need to ask ourselves: How do we push the envelope? Every player during that takes the helm here, should ask themselves that question.

Spoiler: Weird Rant (click to show/hide)

This is not about making this fort a success and its not about failing either! Its about taking one step forward and two steps back! We need to push the envelope. NOT to show our guts, but to push the stupid thing OFF THE TABLE! WHILE ITS ON !FIRE!! And so it lands in a bucket. Filled with BOOZE!