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Title: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on February 25, 2010, 06:24:26 PM
Since I noticed some of you guys are registering already, I figured I'd make a thread. This is just a placeholder till we actually get some real shit going on here. Post ideas here, or just general nonsense. Not just general nonsense. But this is still the place to talk about anything related to the current state of the boards for now.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on February 25, 2010, 06:25:57 PM
yo.

edit: nosepad.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Neito on February 25, 2010, 07:42:08 PM
GBS sucks. Needs more FYAD.

(I know you're not going to get this joke; I just feel the need to make it because I'm a bad person)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 26, 2010, 12:13:12 AM
You're right. I definitely don't get it. :-P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 26, 2010, 12:38:50 AM
Starting to get the hang of this forum a bit. Looks like I have the ability to manually edit your post counts. That means that for those of you coming over from the old Administorum, your post count from there will carry over. I also migrated the ranking system, so your rank should carry over as well. Those of you over 1000 posts should be able to set your own custom title in your forum settings. Let me know if this doesn't work for whatever reason.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on February 26, 2010, 09:30:28 AM
Your mother is a whore... Just checking if this works.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on February 26, 2010, 09:30:46 AM
Hey would you look at that, I have 2849 posts.  (2850)

Damn it, can I be something other than a Major, you prick? =P I ain't no military man!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 26, 2010, 10:49:04 AM
You can change your custom title in your options, since you have more then 1000 posts.

EDIT: But no, I don't think you can remove major. You're stuck with it for now. I'll see what I can do.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on February 26, 2010, 10:57:20 AM
*stretches*

It has been a while!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on February 26, 2010, 12:00:55 PM
Make with the posting, ClutchPoobs!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on February 26, 2010, 12:01:47 PM
BTW, can you go ahead and set up the PA Crew Forum?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 26, 2010, 12:06:08 PM
I can work on that later today.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on February 26, 2010, 12:10:10 PM
I have something incredible for you guys once i get there. Mwa ha ha ha ha
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 27, 2010, 02:26:52 AM
For those of you who are already here... If you are in touch with any of the old board battlers, please make sure they get a link to this place. And if you know of anyone who was not part of the old site but might be interested in doing what we do, let them know what we're working on here. My plans are to be completely up and running by this summer, and I'd love to have a solid user base in place by then.

I'm going to start working on the rules, creating the forums, and some of the more administrative duties over the weekend.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on February 27, 2010, 06:59:29 PM
Clutchpoobs?  weird....oh and IM BACK!!!  oh and im told to request access to PA crew area
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 27, 2010, 07:10:31 PM
I'm on it, Jharm. Give me 5 minutes or so.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 27, 2010, 07:23:37 PM
Done. Your post count has been imported from the old boards and you should have access to the private forums.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on February 27, 2010, 09:35:46 PM
Whoo Jharm is back!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on February 27, 2010, 09:52:32 PM
damn straight!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on February 27, 2010, 09:53:53 PM
Things are coming together wonderfully!

*plots*

You need to get back here permanantly jharm!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on February 27, 2010, 10:31:40 PM
workin on it man
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on February 27, 2010, 10:42:20 PM
Welcome back to the party, Jharm.  It's been too long.

Someone get SR up in this bitch =P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on February 28, 2010, 04:21:21 AM
oh and Clutch, any chance I can get my title again? doesn't look like it xfer'd from the old forums but can't change it under my settings (prolly since im not over 1k posts yet)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on February 28, 2010, 11:26:51 AM
I'll see what I can do, Jharm.

By the way, just so everyone knows, I bumped up the avatar size limit to 100x100, since I can do that here. Unlike Ezboard which was always stuck at 60x60.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 01, 2010, 12:55:53 AM
Good, that makes things a bit easier.

This board seems so customizable, seems like an admin can change just about anything
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: john greymore on March 01, 2010, 03:19:24 AM
Hey everybody!

New around here, unless waiting for 4 years for the revival counts.

I was introduced to the Adminstoru after playing Soul Reaver's custom campaign on Warcraft 3. Really enjoyed it, so I sent an email to hiim and things went on from there. Sometime after, I joined and went under the name 'Spirit Slasher' before and had made that name just for the board. But just a while afterwards, the board died out.

Been keeping in contact with Fei and just yesterday Clutch told me the board was open again, so here I am! I live in Singapore, am 17 going 18 at the end of the year and have played online games for most of my life starting with neopets -> runescape -> wolfenstein: enemy territory -> DoTA -> everything else under the sun, while taking a side interest in D & D after being introduced to Planescape: Torment by Soul Reaver.

I'll Will create a new character and let Spirit Slasher die out, simply because it never saw action and I'm bored with his powers.
Please to meet all of you :D

Yap Jun Hong, Nemo (You can call me nemo)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 01, 2010, 05:33:47 AM
Welcome back! Im not one of the oldbie oldbies (Damn old coots), but i have been around for a bit.

Its good to see people coming back!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 01, 2010, 09:35:57 AM
Yeah, Sepher... I'm slowly but surely discovering that there isn't a lot I CAN'T do with this. :-P

Welcome back, Nemo! Good to have you. Can't wait to get some actual battles going in here. Soon, I hope.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 01, 2010, 05:23:19 PM
I find it kinda humorous that the boards have been opened for almost a week now and no sign of Soul Reaver.  You'd think he'd one of the firsts to come charging. 

Then again, I'm sure Andy is busy.  Hurry it up, Andy, I feel like I'm waiting for the fat kid to cross the finish line  ;)


BTW you guys,  One of the TTBE Maps is the featured maps on Incgamers for the week!

http://war3.incgamers.com/
Featured Map
This week's featured map is TTBE Chapter II: The Dream of Blood by Soul Reaver
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 01:51:19 AM
Hit a bit of a snag here in the restoration process... I haven't really had a lot of time to work on it the last two days due to work being unholy busy. Also, apparently my mouth surgery from last week has led to a dry socket in the top corner of my mouth that is causing a lot of pain, and as I just ran out of my pain medicine, I'm having a lot of trouble concentrating on anything.

More to come, possibly on my day off this week.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 10:11:08 AM
Looks awesome so far....

Looks mostly adfree compared to Ezbored...
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 02, 2010, 10:20:12 AM
Welcome Castellan Antero!

Good to see more people arriving!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 10:24:03 AM
Well it's Travis... So... Howdy....
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 10:33:40 AM
It's Ad-free cause it's privately hosted. Which gives us a hell of a lot more freedom, since I'm the one who's hosting it.

Travis, your post count has been migrated and you should have access to the private forums.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 10:46:22 AM
Yay... Not to big a deal to me, but thanks.  Would like to figure out how you'd like to go about Board Battles... or do you want to call them something different...  Not so much battles as Multi-input  RP stories...   I've decided on a 40k inspired character.. A Castellan in the Black Templar as a character if that is ok.

I really never had a good character for the old boards... Or a stable consistent one.   I want to try again this time.  I have a much larger 40K knowledge and way better resources than I ever had before.  Helps a lot to know what the environment is like to get into the story.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 02, 2010, 10:59:32 AM
Huzzah for private hosting!

Glad to have you here Travis. We are expanding the group once more.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 12:03:02 PM
Yay... Not to big a deal to me, but thanks.  Would like to figure outhow you'd like to go about Board Battles... or do you want to call themsomething different...  Not so much battles as Multi-input  RPstories...   I've decided on a 40k inspired character.. A Castellan inthe Black Templar as a character if that is ok.

I really never had a good character for the old boards... Or a stableconsistent one.   I want to try again this time.  I have a much larger40K knowledge and way better resources than I ever had before.  Helps alot to know what the environment is like to get into the story.
Bringing in a 40k based character is OK. Just be aware that I have taken some liberties with the 40k mythos in the Epic BB universe. It is definitely not cannon 40k. Although there are ways we've worked around it in the past. I can talk to you about it in greater detail via IM or email sometime. Also, as I definitely will not be the opening Battle Host, I sincerely doubt the opening board battle will be as 40k-centric as the old Eye of Terror campaign was. It's all up to whoever takes up the battle host mantle.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 12:10:21 PM
Nice.... Well thats ok either way.. Can make loosely based character too... or something totally off.  Doesn't matter
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 12:30:26 PM
Personally, I welcome more 40k characters. Although my character is steeped in stuff full of 40k, he is definitely more of an original creation. And bBlack Templars are awesome. I'd definitely be interested in talking to you about this when I have more time.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 02:28:02 PM
I love Black Templar... I like the fluff more than most. 
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 02, 2010, 03:40:11 PM
I am re-making sepher when we get there. While im keeping the core concept the same, Im likely going to be updating him a bit around 40k to make him fit in the universe a bit more. Im not 100% yet, but im going to toy around with some fluff.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 05:48:12 PM
Yay... Not to big a deal to me, but thanks.  Would like to figure outhow you'd like to go about Board Battles... or do you want to call themsomething different...  Not so much battles as Multi-input  RPstories...   I've decided on a 40k inspired character.. A Castellan inthe Black Templar as a character if that is ok.

I really never had a good character for the old boards... Or a stableconsistent one.   I want to try again this time.  I have a much larger40K knowledge and way better resources than I ever had before.  Helps alot to know what the environment is like to get into the story.
Bringing in a 40k based character is OK. Just be aware that I have taken some liberties with the 40k mythos in the Epic BB universe. It is definitely not cannon 40k. Although there are ways we've worked around it in the past. I can talk to you about it in greater detail via IM or email sometime. Also, as I definitely will not be the opening Battle Host, I sincerely doubt the opening board battle will be as 40k-centric as the old Eye of Terror campaign was. It's all up to whoever takes up the battle host mantle.



Who is the next said Battlehost?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 02, 2010, 06:01:04 PM
I don't think that has been decided yet. We are still collecting a good many of our old members so.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 06:31:02 PM
Definitely a decision that will take some time to make.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 02, 2010, 06:35:47 PM
No doubt... Anything to do till then? :-P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 02, 2010, 07:19:10 PM
Welcome back, Travis.  Good to see you joining us again.  And the black templars fucking Rock. 

As for the next battle host.  Who knows. 
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 02, 2010, 09:00:25 PM
Feel free to work on your character. I'll have a new character forum open soon.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 03, 2010, 06:06:42 AM
Nice that will work... Although almost have to tailor the character to the story environment... But not to hard... It depends on how much 40K is gonna be used in the story...
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 03, 2010, 07:53:45 AM
Well I figured I'd try to be unoriginal and just go with Uber-cool Black Templar space marines...  They are on a ceaseless crusade across the galaxy to purge the enemies of man.  No reason they couldn't have a Strike Cruiser explore into an uncharted sector and stumble into something.   That said something could create drama for them and others. 

Let me know what you are looking for in a battlehost. Really interested so see where things go.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 03, 2010, 01:17:48 PM
One other thing to keep in mind is that even though the main focus is going to be on the main BB, or the "epic" bb, that doesn't mean that you can't create your own. We've had some good secondary stories going on before, and I think it was a very underused feature of the old boards.

As for deciding who gets to be Battle Host for the Epic BB this time, it really depends on how many people express interest.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 03, 2010, 01:44:55 PM
Hmmm.... Will have to think about that a little...  I don't have enough experience or drive to run an epic, but might be interested in trying a side battle.. If anyone would be interested in giving me a chance at a go of it.
Title: Back
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 03, 2010, 03:11:14 PM
Greetings everyone.  Just thought I would take the opportunity to announce my return.

Clutchfiend let me know about the creation of the board some time ago, but I didn't realise that signing up was already possible (and encouraged) until an e-mail from Fei.

So... it's good to be back.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 03, 2010, 05:44:04 PM
Welcome back, Soul. Good to have you. I have taken the liberty of migrating your post count from the old forum. You should now have the ability to give yourself a custom title, as you have over 1000 posts. For right now, I am not assigning any moderators, as I still am unsure how many we'll need, and right now during the restoration process I'd prefer if I was the only one mucking about with things.

Just a heads up to the rest of you. I noticed that since I am migrating your post counts, it's really mucking up your "posts per day" in your profiles. To fix this, I'm going to change all the Administorum veteran's registration dates to match your original registration dates on the old boards. This should straighten out your posts per day, and also make it easier for people to tell who the veterans are.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 03, 2010, 10:48:51 PM
Sounds good Dude. 
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 03, 2010, 11:05:26 PM
In case any of you guys missed it up at the top of the forum, I re-opened our IRC channel. It's MUCH easier to use now. Just click on the link, type a nickname, hit Go, and you're in. Any information you need about it can be found in the FAQ right below it.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 03, 2010, 11:06:17 PM
Well, well, well...

I suppose a hello is in order. 

Lots of old faces(names) running around here.  Excellent!  I can't lie, I've been checking the old board from time to time to see if there is any activity.  When Clutch contacted me I crapped myself with excitement and immediately started brainstorming a new character.

For anyone that cares, Kelvack and Kitharsis are proooobably going to be retired.  But they might pull a Farve and come back at some point.

I like this new messageboard a lot more.  The reply text box is resizeable O_o and a good many of the previous replies are shown at the bottom. 

So, yay!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 03, 2010, 11:11:03 PM
Yeah... that re-sizable text box is going to make it so much easier to write long posts.

Welcome, Kelvack! I have all your information from the old boards migrated into your new account, so your post count and join date are back in line. Feel free to hang around. I'm adding new stuff all the time.

Speaking of which, new Character Introduction forum is my next project. Stay tuned.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 03, 2010, 11:27:20 PM
Kith, NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! You HAVE to bring Kitharsis back!  :'(   He was my favorite character on the boards! I swear, if you don't I am going to go into mourning.  :'(
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 12:16:18 AM
Wait, seriously?  I didn't know he had a following  :o

Ok, I may reconsider  :-[
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 12:26:19 AM
I absolutely adored Kith! He was awesome! He had some of the coolest abilities. In particular, I loved how he could use his tattoos as weapons. I thought that it was a pretty inventive idea and he definitely stuck out amongst the rabble. Plus, his physical description was pretty beastly, too. Good Lawd, I sound like some kind of Kitharsis fangirl... I think I am going to have t-shirts made, write a fan-fiction, eat a pint of ice cream and start an LJ Community called Kithars-IS-HAWT. *shudders* Squee aside, your characters are ultimately your choice, but damn I would miss him!
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 12:30:39 AM
Hmmm. And here I was planning on making a "No Fan-fiction" rule. :-P

Don't forget the little sand skeletons. They were awesome. Kelvack disguised as a cat was one of my favorite BB moments ever, though.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 04, 2010, 01:13:50 AM
Yeah, I also really like Kitharsis, and if he were to go you'd better give him a damn graceful exit.

Why do you think he's one of the heroes included in To the Bitter End?  I mean, other than being relatively easy to pick a 3D model for....   ;)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 04, 2010, 01:47:03 AM
I was, honestly, much more fond of Kelvack than Kitharsis.    Then again, I'm fond of people's original creations.  And I remember Kelvack from before the boards.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 04, 2010, 01:49:12 AM
I absolutely adored Kith! He was awesome! He had some of the coolest abilities. In particular, I loved how he could use his tattoos as weapons. I thought that it was a pretty inventive idea and he definitely stuck out amongst the rabble. Plus, his physical description was pretty beastly, too. Good Lawd, I sound like some kind of Kitharsis fangirl... I think I am going to have t-shirts made, write a fan-fiction, eat a pint of ice cream and start an LJ Community called Kithars-IS-HAWT. *shudders* Squee aside, your characters are ultimately your choice, but damn I would miss him!


How To Impress Faidth: Volume 1 of 1

1.) Be large and muscly
2.) Grunt and be retarded in a cute way.
3.) Don't know any better.
4.) Be 'Feral, Primal, Tribal, Beastial, or a PETA Agent'
5.) Manage to accomplish the above without being Said Tree Hugger Nature freak.

 The End =P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 04, 2010, 07:01:52 AM
LMAO Fei!

Welcome back everyone ^^
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 04, 2010, 09:30:12 AM
No-Fan Fiction... awww...
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 10:34:24 AM
Fiction is OK. Fan-fiction is not. There's a difference.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 10:49:04 AM
Well then, this is becoming increasingly more awkward.  It's like someone caught me throwing out my old toys and yelling at me for how cool they were.  Now that I think about it, if any of the vets were going to do a switcheroo with their mains I would probably feel the same way.  Allow me to wipe off this egg on my face quickly before anyone notices...

Kelvack was a reflection of me not knowing what kind of character to make, so I just created one that could do everything I could ever think up.  His personality is fun to deal with and his history is a loooong one.  I'm sure he'll be making an appearance, but not immediately.

After a few cheesy characters  (remember Kax and Halcon? ew....) I made Kitharsis another shapeshifter.  But then I decided I needed to think up someone that I'd stick with for a long time.  I put together all the things I wanted/liked and realized that there wasn't really an easy way to mesh all those things together.   I decided to just go with it and take a lot of liberties and create a lot of lore.  He may go through a few minor edits, but he will stick around for certain.  I now need to read all of my old posts to remember his quirks...

The new guy will be reserved for a side story, I suppose.  If we ever start one.  Or heck, if I ever run an adventure he will probably pop up there.

Speaking of which, how are we deciding who will run the first adventure?  I'd like for the new season of the board battles to start out with a bang.  While I'd like to try my hand a dm-ing, I don't think I could do the 'first episode' justice.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 11:44:34 AM
@Fei: that is disturbingly accurate. I will unabashedly agree with all those points as being 100% correct.  :-P 

I'm not sure who is running EpicBB, but I really like the idea of having multiple stories running simultaneously. Opens up this avenue for new experiences.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 11:47:10 AM
I think I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but to avoid any unneeded scrolling, here's the gist. The Battle Host for the first battle is very up in the air. I plan on waiting to see just how many people are interested in running, and then decide on the method we will use to select once we determine how many choices there are. The only thing I know for certain is that the first Battle Host will NOT be me. I am 100% responsible for driving the old boards into the ground with my mismanagement of the Eye of Terror campaign, and I would rather have someone else start things up. And for those of you who are worried, do not fret. I will be making a few posts to tie up Eye of Terror loose ends before I hand the reigns over to the new host, to avoid any unneeded plot holes that have to be explained away.

Faidth, are you posting from school? Naughty, naughty.  :P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 11:50:38 AM
Noooo...  :-[   Okay, maybe a little. I am a terrible example of responsibility for small children. :(    But it's my lunch break! (*mutters: probably be on during prep. too.)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 11:57:10 AM
Haha.

Oh yeah, real quick. Hope everyone got my message about the forum downtime. Looks like it will probably happen sometime tonight.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 04, 2010, 02:31:43 PM
What am I gonna do tonight, now? :(
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 03:30:09 PM
The old forums are blocked at work for me -.-

NOW what am I going to do while compiling code.  I was going to catch up on the old battles, but nooooooo.

I am trying to determine who to ask to participate in this at work.  I think I'll bring in a 20 sided die and walk around with it and see who comments on a PnP.


Anyone playing any good MMO's?  I'm currently grinding away with Flyff -->http://flyff.gpotato.com/community/ (http://flyff.gpotato.com/community/) and the open beta started for Fantasy Earth Zero -->http://fez.gamepotusa.com/ (http://fez.gamepotusa.com/) yesterday.

Flyff is, as mentioned above, a huge grind session with collection/Kill_10_of_these quests strewn throughout.  It's F2P with a cash shop but you can buy cash shop items from other players for millions.  Something to mindlessly kill time with and the economy is fun to buy low-sell high.

Fantasy Earth Zero is... well I have no idea.  I spent 40 minutes in OB and just felt meh about the whole thing.  Although it was pretty cool when the gm went, "Oh, HAI!!  Here, be level 20!"  And poof I'm uber.


Why the hell am I so long winded on my posts anymore?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 04, 2010, 03:43:53 PM
I can't rationallize playing anymore MMOs as I can't afford to use $15-20 a month for something with nothing tangible and phyisical.  Miniature gaming has something real that I can sorta invest in.  In MMOs you only blow your time with nothing to show for it(In the Material World).  I don't have time that much anymore for both miniature games and MMOs.  So chose one or the other and that happened to be miniatures.  I can always sell miniatures off if I don't want them anymore for usually more than I paid for them.

I do play FPS games that are free to play Multiplayer on.  Plan on Picking up BF2 Bad Company.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 04, 2010, 05:23:35 PM
One thing that I'd like to make Mention of and hopefully something we can do onward

Battle Host = Host of the Battle.

Battle host ≠ Your character leads the others by the nose around your adventure.

A Battle host is a huge responsibility.  Just as a Dungeon Master or Game Master in Pen and Paper.  In Previous Board Battles experiences, the battles were centered around characters with others following the lead.  I think that is a mold that needs to be shattered and discarded.  It's a Battle Host's job to provide an engaging story that everyone can partake in and put aside personal egos.  Not tell the story of a single character, say for example, a character named 'Far'ass Gingerspud' and have everyone else in that character's little world and their actions mean very little.

That doesn't mean hang up your character for the board battle while hosting.  Just don't let 1 character overshadow the rest. 
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 05:51:53 PM
This is a good point Fei. 

I know that personally in the old days I was more focused on developing my own character rather than expanding his interactions with the group as a whole.

Throwing out an idea here:  Should the Battle Host be a separate account that the current person leading the storyline posts from?

In the past there was never really any trouble determining who the Host was.   I'm just thinking that the whole idea of a separate account for the Battle Host would give whoever is leading some separation from their other avatar/ego.  The rules/taboos for this extra login would have to be established before being put into effect, obviously.  Just thinking with my mouth/keyboard open.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 06:23:59 PM
Throwing out an idea here:  Should the Battle Host be a separate account that the current person leading the storyline posts from?

In the past there was never really any trouble determining who the Host was.   I'm just thinking that the whole idea of a separate account for the Battle Host would give whoever is leading some separation from their other avatar/ego.  The rules/taboos for this extra login would have to be established before being put into effect, obviously.  Just thinking with my mouth/keyboard open.

I am not allowing multiple accounts. So no, Battle Hosts will lead with their current account.

One thing that I'd like to make Mention of and hopefully something we can do onward

Battle Host = Host of the Battle.

Battle host ≠ Your character leads the others by the nose around your adventure.

A Battle host is a huge responsibility.  Just as a Dungeon Master or Game Master in Pen and Paper.  In Previous Board Battles experiences, the battles were centered around characters with others following the lead.  I think that is a mold that needs to be shattered and discarded.  It's a Battle Host's job to provide an engaging story that everyone can partake in and put aside personal egos.  Not tell the story of a single character, say for example, a character named 'Far'ass Gingerspud' and have everyone else in that character's little world and their actions mean very little.

That doesn't mean hang up your character for the board battle while hosting.  Just don't let 1 character overshadow the rest. 

I also disagree with having people hang up their characters when hosting a battle. I always kinda personally thought that being the Battle Host was an opportunity to showcase your character a little bit. Not exactly steal the show, per say, but to bring the other characters into your characters universe and expand upon the things that your character has done. And our past board battles have been able to do that while still allowing the other characters to expand their plot as well. The Bonds of Betrayal was a fantastic story. But it was set in the Upper Umbra and was very much focused around Tamrissa and Fei. The Weaver of Destiny was epic, and a lot of characters had epic moments. One of my character's major plot points stemmed from that very battle. yet it was in set in Soul Reaver's home world, and Soul was essentially the driver. Chaos and Clutchfiend even had my character's name in the title, for christ's sake.  :P But it was our first foray into the 40k-themed mythos of Cameron's universe, and I very much enjoyed seeing other character's reactions to that, even more so then I did expanding my own character's story. The one story that I DO feel was handled improperly, The Eye of Terror, was not because I was too focused on my character's part in it, but definitely because I tried to make it too grand, and dragged it on WAAAAY too long. Not having Cameron in that story would have not made that any different. In fact, Cameron was absent a good portion of the begining of that one, and I was mostly operating through NPCs. So that had nothing to do with it's failure.

Now granted, not EVERY story that someone hosts needs to be set in their own universe. People who have hosted multiple times can only tell so many stories in the same universe before it gets old and stale. But setting the battle in your own universe is great for first time Battle Hosts, as it's much easier to write and get passionate about something that you've already been working on forever, and it gives that character it's moment to shine, and for people to learn things about the character that they might not have known before. I also feel that characters that have had the central role in a battle at least once tend to be fleshed out much better then characters who haven't. And giving a first-time Battle Host the chance to showcase their character a bit also makes people INTERESTED in Battle Hosting. Without that, we're going to end up with the same two or three people hosting every battle forever. Obviously your battle shouldn't be completely focused on yourself, but if you can showcase your character and still have an entertaining story that others are interested to play, it would be a disservice to everyone for us to just say "No, not allowed."

Wow. Wall of text. tl;dr: No alternate accounts, Definitely dislike making players hang up their characters for Battle Hosting, Battle Hosts should have the freedom to showcase their characters if they so choose, in moderation. Granted, this is all just my opinion.

Except the no alternate accounts, bit. That's already in my rough draft of the rules. WAY too many alter-ego accounts on the old boards.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 04, 2010, 06:29:55 PM
I said NOT to hang up their characters.  Learn 2 Read =P.  But have their characters a part of the story as all the characters =P.

The problem with Showcasing is that it leads to what happened before;  Some people would only read certain posts and forget about everything else.  It also led to 1 batman and a fuckton of Robins.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 06:36:50 PM
People only reading certain posts is not a problem that is the Battle Host's responsibility to fix, honestly. Unless it's the Battle Host that is skipping posts. Then that's just a bad Battle Host. And as far as the fuckton of Robins goes, it's the battle Host's job to get ALL the chracters involved with the story ina  meaningful way, regardless of what the story is about.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 04, 2010, 06:39:00 PM
Might have to open a tread exclusively on comments, suggestions, critiques on Battlehosting.  Could make this General BS tread go a long way.   Maybe an open tread in the Rules/Intro Section.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Fei on March 04, 2010, 06:54:54 PM
I can't believe a guy who's so adamant about D&D 4e is trying to promote showcasing =P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 07:43:54 PM
Always hard when deciding who'll be the alpha of the pack.  But if we're looking for nominations... I nominate Soul or Fei. Or Kelvack. I'm torn between the three. :o
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 07:57:16 PM
Board Battles =/= D&D 4E.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:02:08 PM
Anyone seen Yue or Kawanua? Or Neo?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 08:03:36 PM
I haven't seen Kawanua or Neo since before the boards shut down. As for Yue, I have her on Facebook. I'll let her know.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:12:14 PM
May I have my imported post count, sir?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 08:15:10 PM
Showcasing may or may not occur in any system under the sun. That includes D&D 4.E. You're just pissed that it's not the "Charin Has The Biggest, Juiciest Cock Ever Show."  :-P  Suck it up, cupcake. You have way too much beef with 4E. Don't even try to compare it to the boards.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 08:15:49 PM
May I have my imported post count, sir?

Sorry. I'm on it.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:17:55 PM
I didn't understand a word Faidth just said, but he/she is my hero for the night. :-X
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 08:19:43 PM
Totally a she... I gots boobs.... Big 'uns.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:22:59 PM
Umm...  :o  errr....  ???
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 08:23:41 PM
That's a she.

Danyael, your old forum settings have been migrated.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 08:44:51 PM
Bewbs don't always mean a she... just sayin.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:46:23 PM
@ Clutch: Sir. :)

@Faidth: Ma'am.  :D

@Kelvack: Eww Man!! :o
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 08:56:52 PM
Valid point. I've met a few guys with some pretty big tatas. There was one who could launch a textbook across a table with his enormous teats. Impressive, to say the least.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 08:59:06 PM
That's just plain wrong. On so many levels.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 04, 2010, 09:13:26 PM
A round of Tit Clapping applause.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 04, 2010, 09:42:46 PM
Bloody hell, man. That's even worse! :o

Black Templars kick ass, by the way. Had to say it. Grey Knights too, if the mood takes you.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 09:57:32 PM
Both are good. I prefer Raven Guard: Shrike is awesome. :)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 10:22:02 PM
I'm sure I could muster up a .gif file appropriate for this bewbs conversation...

But meh, in other news.  I need to color in my new avatar...


Also, did you know that you can change your name on this board on the fly?

I figured this was a more appropriate username, considering recent events.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 04, 2010, 11:07:43 PM
And also Clutch, now that you explain it like that I have to agree with both of you.  The Battle Host would be a shared account that all Battle Hosts use.  Kind of like passing around the podium, so to speak.

But the 1 account per person is also a good rule.  NO EXCEPTIONS.


I'm not even sure how bewbs can launch books... I'm intrigued.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 04, 2010, 11:32:20 PM
Kitharsis, awesome avatar!  ;D  I <3 it. 

Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2010, 11:51:26 PM
The Battle Host would be a shared account that all Battle Hosts use.  Kind of like passing around the podium, so to speak.
This is a neat idea in theory, but this once again stems back to what I was saying earlier about us trying to encourage multiple Board Battles. If there's only one Battle Host account, that won't really help for other battles. And a bunch of extra accounts for all the various Battle Hosts we may have kinda defeats the purpose of me limiting everyone to one account.

Personally, I think trying to change how we did the BBs in the past is kinda trying to fix something that wasn't really that broken. Some tweaks may be needed, but I don't think we need to overhaul the process.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 05, 2010, 12:26:56 AM
 ;D Thanks Faidth.

Theres something wrong with the perspective...  I need to do it over or at least throw some shading in.


Mmm Hmmm, I didn't think about the more than one battle detail...  Gotcha, scratch that idea. 
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on March 05, 2010, 04:02:37 AM
well damn it....i dont check the boards for ~a day due to work and I come back and Faidth has successfully shattered my entire image of her....in the posts she has made since i last checked i have seen so much....wrongness i just dont know what to think anymore!!!  Whatever happened to the innocent Faidth I knew?!?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Faidth on March 05, 2010, 05:03:09 PM
Still here, Joe. It's just much easier to behave myself when you're around.  :P
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 05, 2010, 08:26:45 PM
Just to get back to what was discussed previously: I personally don't see the problem with a Battle Host focussing on their own character a bit.  The reasons should be obvious: the battle host needs to plan out the entire storyline (at least to some extent) from the beginning.  The only character and settings the Battle Host can take liberties with, and knows intimately well, is their own one (or new ones that they create), so it's only natural for the story to focus, to a greater or lesser degree, on those.

That said, I think it's important for other players to get in touch with the Battle Host during the battle if they have ideas of things they'd like to do with their characters as well.  During the Eye of Terror I developed some ideas for Soul Reaver that I was working on (and would have led to some interesting things later) that I discussed with Clutch and the other characters that would have been involved... so I think the Battle Host should be flexible enough to try and fit things like that in if they won't completely derail the story.

Personally, I enjoyed Battle Hosting immensely, but at the same time I've also been greatly enjoying having Soul Reaver engaged in other peoples' adventures.  There's something to be said for both.

By the way - no offense, but I think one rule we need to avoid another 'board death' like last time is some sort of escape clause in case a Battle Host has to abandon their duties and posts too infrequently.  It holds everything up.  I don't yet know exactly how that would work yet, and I'm very opposed that such a thing be used liberally (since it amounts to god-moding and can totally mess up the battle host's story), but something to that effect would have prevented the previous board death.

One last thing: cool avatar, Kith. :D
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 05, 2010, 09:39:16 PM
By the way - no offense, but I think one rule we need to avoid another 'board death' like last time is some sort of escape clause in case a Battle Host has to abandon their duties and posts too infrequently.  It holds everything up.  I don't yet know exactly how that would work yet, and I'm very opposed that such a thing be used liberally (since it amounts to god-moding and can totally mess up the battle host's story), but something to that effect would have prevented the previous board death.
I agree with this. Not sure how it will work, but it's something I'm going to give some thought.

hey guys... don't forget about the IRC channel. It's REALLY easy to connect to and I'd love to talk to you guys in real time again.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: john greymore on March 05, 2010, 09:53:00 PM
I think for the escape clause it's a must to first define and standardise how infrequently is infrequently. Granted, I'm not sure if a similar rule was implemented in the previous board, but if it was I propose that it be brought back and made a premise which cannot and should not be broken unless otherwise agreed upon. If it is, the task should fall on one of the players of the current story to ask the Battle Host whether they'll be posting anytime soon. Said player should be agreed upon beforehand.

From this, assuming that Battle Host is busy to hell, 2 things can happen. a) the host knows how busy they are, knows when whatever happens will finish and says so on the boards, or b) the host is unsure when his/her/it's work load would be reduced to a sufficent, handable load.

For a), I think the host would then have to say what kind of actions they would not wish to be carried out. However, bearing in mind that it IS a story and that it needs to move on, I think the new temporary host should be allowed to carry said actions out if really necessary or felt the time was right. Of course, this is for if original host is busy for a super long period of time. b) is extremely hard to decide on... I propose then that the length of infrequency be lengthened. If everyone agrees upon it, we're all happy! If not, then it'll have to fall upon another player to mod. Here, I propose a set amount of days/weeks/months before the player becomes the new Battle Host.

It's not the best system and I think works a bit too simply, but I thought I'd bring it out just in case it hits anyone in the head and/or chest and gives them inspriation.

Also, wtf! Pushing a textbook across a freaging table with his chest alone?  How big was the text?
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 05, 2010, 11:16:46 PM
This is really the type of thing that needs to not be set in stone. I mean, guidelines should be written out, but I think this is the kind of delicate situation that would need to be handled on a case to case basis. But yes, I do agree with the ideas you guys have given so far.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 06, 2010, 01:49:49 AM
Ah yes, the escape clause...  Well, sort of.

I remember in one of the battles we decided to "Hit the Reset Button" and start over at a different place.  An epic storm blew up the armada that was chasing us and all the characters were washed up on a beach.  That battle kind of fizzled out in the long one, if I remember.

That was one of those battles where it was open ended with no specific host.  Those kinds, while fun for a while, didn't work too well.  I think if there are any side battles that a host will be present and directing things.  Not necessarily as much as the main battle, but battles with a known host tend to work out much better.

Collaboration is a great thing, it adds depth to the story and continuity between the different storylines.

Rules where if the Battle Host misses X days he needs to pass his duties to someone else are badness.  I agree that any system we set in place will be merely guidelines.  Life can certainly slap a person around every now and then unexpectantly.  I know I've been guilty of taking extended absences unannounced... (Bad, bad...  No more of that!)


I'm glad the avatar is a hit  ;D  It needs more work but for usaing a camera phone and MS Paint it didn't turn out too bad  :P  Someday I should really learn this new fangled photoshop thingy.  I hear its neato.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 06, 2010, 02:25:39 AM
The thing is... if we can get more then one battle running, then long pauses in one won't nearly hurt as much. Long pauses KILLED us in EoT because it was the only thing going. So when it stalled, everything just stalled with it. Having two or three battles means that if one stumbles, the other two can pick up the slack. One thing I WILL make a rule about though... You can only battle Host one battle at a time. Period. If you're running the Epic BB, your idea for an alternate BB will just have to wait till you're done. Running a character in multiple BBs is one thing, but a Host dividing his or her attention between multiple battles he or she is hosting? That's no good. I've found it hard enough to battle Host one battle and run a character in another, and running two battles just sucks for everyone involved.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 08, 2010, 08:43:18 AM
I see the new boards are just as dead on the weekend as the old boards were.  :P

Should be pushing a major update in the next two days. There may be some intermittent downtime while I tinker with things. Gonna get two more forums open to keep you guys occupied. Also going to begin working on a behind the scenes project... something I've been putting off since back before the boards closed. I will finish that archive portal yet!  8)

I have someone helping me with summarizing the archives right now. No small feat, but it needs to be done if we're going to attract new users. If any of you other peeps out there have some free time on your hands and wish to help with anything, let me know via PM and I'll let you know what needs done.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Tyvaris on March 09, 2010, 06:27:37 AM
Was out for Drill Weekend this weekend.   Need a board battle even just a test one to do something with till another comes along.  Mortal Kombat? lol.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 09, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
I agree. Or perhaps even opening up the suggestions forum would add to keeping activity up a bit. That way, we can talk about possible board battles to kick things off, as well as a possible battle host. The only real element that killed the old boards was continuous inaction. Let's try to alleviate that by giving everyone something to do.  Not trying to nag. Just keeping it real.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 09, 2010, 05:27:01 PM
I have someone helping me with summarizing the archives right now. No small feat, but it needs to be done if we're going to attract new users. If any of you other peeps out there have some free time on your hands and wish to help with anything, let me know via PM and I'll let you know what needs done.

You (and whoever is helping you) might just be in luck. Check your gmail, there's a surprise there for you.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 09, 2010, 09:28:57 PM
You (and whoever is helping you) might just be in luck. Check your gmail, there's a surprise there for you.

Yes, that was quite a nice surprise. Thank you.

Was out for Drill Weekend this weekend.   Need a board battle even just a test one to do something with till another comes along.  Mortal Kombat? lol.
I agree. Or perhaps even opening up the suggestions forum would add to keeping activity up a bit. That way, we can talk about possible board battles to kick things off, as well as a possible battle host. The only real element that killed the old boards was continuous inaction. Let's try to alleviate that by giving everyone something to do.  Not trying to nag. Just keeping it real.
You two must have forgotten to read my post the whole way.
Should be pushing a major update in the next two days. There may be some intermittent downtime while I tinker with things. Gonna get two more forums open to keep you guys occupied.
Patience.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Danyael on March 10, 2010, 07:49:32 AM
You're right. I did miss that. Sorry.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 10, 2010, 10:44:59 PM
Well, I didn't get EVERYTHING I wanted done this weekend, but I made some progress. The Character Creation forum is open for business. Go to it.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Daccio on March 11, 2010, 06:48:50 AM
Woooo!

Lets get the ball rolling :)
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Kitharsis on March 12, 2010, 12:30:59 AM
Oh geeeeeez.  It's taking sooo long for me to dust off my creative muscles.  Kitharsis's introduction post started out horribly.  I need to re-write it like 5 gazillin tiiiiiiimes.

Also, its a blast jumping into all this again.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Cameron on March 12, 2010, 08:56:55 AM
Just a heads up... I'm going to open up battle Related Topics today. When I do, this thread will be moved there and proibably be renamed, since it's pretty much all battle related. After today, posts made in the General Discussion section will no longer count towards your post count. Also, I think I'm going to move Character Creation from the FAQ/Introductions group into the Board Battles group, since it's more battle related then anything.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 12, 2010, 10:32:45 AM
Topic moved. Feel free to keep any conversations in here for now, as long as they're at least somewhat related to the boards. Not really going to start enforcing off topic rules just yet.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 13, 2010, 08:41:31 AM
After some deliberation, I have opened a secondary board for Character Discussion, so that you can post rough drafts, ideas, ect. Since the Character Creation board is so locked down, I wanted to give you guys a place to post things without them being "official".

Also, in case I didn't make it clear in the rules thread, you post your character by making a new topic in the Character Creation board. There will be no thread to reply to, and you don't reply to other player's threads. Every character gets it's own thread. Just thought I'd clarify in case there was some confusion. I'll add this to the rules thread later.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: DM on March 13, 2010, 09:43:40 PM
GBS sucks. Needs more FYAD.

(I know you're not going to get this joke; I just feel the need to make it because I'm a bad person)

Ah. I see you are protected.
FYAD is basically the worst hope this helps

This is the nerd formerly known as Darkest Mind, I bumbled about a bit during like the last year of the old admin's lifespan. I'll be lurking around probably.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Neito on March 13, 2010, 10:54:59 PM
GBS sucks. Needs more FYAD.

(I know you're not going to get this joke; I just feel the need to make it because I'm a bad person)

Ah. I see you are protected.
FYAD is basically the worst hope this helps
YOSPOS crew representin'.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 15, 2010, 07:13:37 AM
GBS sucks. Needs more FYAD.

(I know you're not going to get this joke; I just feel the need to make it because I'm a bad person)

Ah. I see you are protected.
FYAD is basically the worst hope this helps
YOSPOS crew representin'.


I've got a feeling you guys all have stairs in your house.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cebs on March 15, 2010, 07:53:42 AM
Shrug, 9 pages of chatter later and here I am. Hello all again =)
Wish I could say more but I have an assessed psyc lab in the morning/ 8 hours... training a rat ftw.

Can't wait guys, great to be back ^.^

Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 15, 2010, 08:30:53 AM
Welcome back, DM and Cebs. Feel free to work on characters and utilize the other open forums. I've got more coming down the pipe soon.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: DM on March 15, 2010, 05:03:49 PM
I've got a feeling you guys all have stairs in your house.

SHIT! THEYVE GOT US ON RADAR! PULL OUT! REPEAT PULL OUT!
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Yue Kurine on March 15, 2010, 09:29:20 PM
OMG, its been forever. I know some of you!!!

I would totally love to get back into this again. Only problem is I havent done much of anything with Yue since I left, ill have to rewrite something one day. So many other DnD characters in my head lately. I still have another month of school left, forgot how much homework sucks.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 15, 2010, 09:34:34 PM
Welcome back. :) I got your post count all fixed up for you. Feel free to make a character whenever you have time. We probably won't be completely off the ground for a while anyway.

Wow... I never expected to get so many of the old crew back together this fast.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 15, 2010, 10:13:14 PM
Soul Reaver would never abandon his comrades and leave them to face danger alone.

Except when he has more important things to worry about.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Fei on March 15, 2010, 10:32:12 PM
welcome back everyone.  Glad to have you all aboard again.
Title: Re: General bullshit
Post by: DM on March 15, 2010, 10:59:16 PM
I've got a feeling you guys all have stairs in your house.

I was reading a thread today when BAM
I see u in dere postin~

(http://ixjuvin.webs.com/harr.jpg)
hehhhhhhh

(I love you)
(no homo)
edit: (maybe a little homo if u down)
edit edit: (meet me out back in 5)
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 16, 2010, 12:18:36 AM
Yep, only one steady real girlfriend (now fiancee).  Oh, also one girl when I was younger and dumber.

Nope, not ashamed.

edit: (did u bring the ass-less chaps?)
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Danyael on March 16, 2010, 02:08:06 AM
*looks to DM's post*

Never seen Soul say the word "Sexually" before now :o. Not sure if I should clap or keep my distance.  ???
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: DM on March 16, 2010, 02:12:29 AM
^^^ Oh no he's a human being! The horror!

Soul I'm just teasing you bro.

Wooooah, Grim Harvest? Oh man I'm gonna have to play those maps again. Maybe playing SC2 has improved my micro to the point where I won't get slaughtered. Also I'm not 17 anymore. Been a long time, hasn't it?

Hey, with the impending release of SC2 and GalEdit with it, how about going back over TTBE with the new editor? It's supposed to be mad powerful. Not that that would invalidate years of work or anything.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 16, 2010, 04:29:42 AM
Wow. Just... wow.

Soul in ass-less chaps...  ???
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on March 16, 2010, 04:44:59 AM
Wooooah, Grim Harvest? Oh man I'm gonna have to play those maps again. Maybe playing SC2 has improved my micro to the point where I won't get slaughtered. Also I'm not 17 anymore. Been a long time, hasn't it?

Hey, with the impending release of SC2 and GalEdit with it, how about going back over TTBE with the new editor? It's supposed to be mad powerful. Not that that would invalidate years of work or anything.

I've heard good things about GalEdit, but I really don't feel like starting TTBE from scratch.  WAAAY too much time required to start it all over again - after I finish TTBE, I think have enough of map editing for a while. :P

And give TTBE another go!  I hear more about it from random strangers than fellow Administorum members for some reason!
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Danyael on March 16, 2010, 10:50:46 AM
Wow. Just... wow.

Soul in ass-less chaps...  ???

Ewww man!! Come on!! Some things just shouldn't be brought to light! :o
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Kitharsis on March 16, 2010, 04:58:00 PM
Good Lord.

Speaking of Blizzard games, I am going to die of starvation when Diablo 3 comes out.  I may need to get a IV and a cache of extra mouses (mice?) so I can play non-stop for about a week.

I'll probably get Starcraft 2.  I know this is blasphemy but I wasn't really into the original...
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cebs on March 17, 2010, 06:11:25 AM
I don't think I'll look at him the same when I go in to put money on my ID card... sigh. Heh, went to talk to you today Soul but you left before I got in so I couldn't be bothered. But I will say hi sometime in the near future =D.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on March 30, 2010, 09:26:54 AM
WOW. This got a bit off topic in a hurry, didn't it?  :P

Just a general heads up: The Board Battle Suggestion forum is open for business. get to work, slackers.  ;D
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Gulver on April 07, 2010, 12:20:33 AM
Is this where I chime in and tell you how much I "miss/loathe/wonder where my pants are" you guys?
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on April 07, 2010, 12:32:50 AM
If you really feel like it. Not really required, however.  :P
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Gulver on April 07, 2010, 12:34:03 AM
Well, I'll need to find an avatar picture first of all so I can be a pretty and unique snowflake like the rest of you guys.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Gulver on April 07, 2010, 10:44:06 AM
Well, I think I found an avatar that suitably reflect my thinking.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Tyvaris on April 07, 2010, 10:54:46 AM
I saw that Avatar on the front of Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice...
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Gulver on April 07, 2010, 12:03:51 PM
As long as you don't look too closely at it to see if there really is a face in there.... or an aborted fetus.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on April 08, 2010, 02:17:08 PM
For those of you still monitoring this thread, just a heads up that I have revamped the custom rankings yet again, with something a tad more... appropriate.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Tyvaris on April 08, 2010, 03:13:57 PM
Nice... Now im a Marine Seargent...   Where's my Chainsword...
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Kitharsis on April 08, 2010, 03:24:17 PM
Primarch?

Shall I pledge my allegience to you on sight, oh God-Emporer?
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Tyvaris on April 08, 2010, 03:43:02 PM
I guess it's better than being a Guardsmen... or a Ratling Space Hobbit.... Oh wait better than being a Homo-Socialist Tau...
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on April 12, 2010, 08:27:57 PM
As long as you don't look too closely at it to see if there really is a face in there.... or an aborted fetus.

Just so you know, I do grasp the true form of your avatar.  It's one the last forms of Giygas, the final boss from Earthbound (for the SNES!).  The speech it has was supposed to have been inspired by a traumatic childhood experience that the designer had.

Hah!
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on April 28, 2010, 03:44:07 AM
Uh, Soul, is there any reason why you just re-quoted yourself?  ???
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on April 28, 2010, 08:55:22 AM
Maybe he felt it was just that good of a reply that it had to be said twice?
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on April 28, 2010, 11:42:43 PM
Maybe he felt it was just that good of a reply that it had to be said twice?

It was.

Also, quote is not edit.  Double post is now removed.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Fei on May 01, 2010, 03:24:02 AM
he just likes to hear himself talk =P.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Veldanya Venalla on May 01, 2010, 02:20:20 PM
he just likes to hear himself talk =P.

I thought we all already knew that :)


j/k Soul
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Soul Reaver on June 08, 2010, 07:40:05 PM
he just likes to hear himself talk =P.

Talking to myself is the only way to get any intelligent conversation nowadays.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Angie on June 08, 2010, 08:36:06 PM
hey star can I be an Enginseer

also hi I'm Angie I wasn't gonna introduce myself but I guess I will
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Kitharsis on June 08, 2010, 09:23:38 PM
The titles are based on post count, I believe.

So add three zero's to that 1 you have then you can give yourself a custom title.


Also, welcome!  What brings you here?
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Angie on June 08, 2010, 09:39:57 PM
Well see Star is a mod in this IRC room I run and he was like man I'm restarting this shit and I was like dude I remember when I used to do semi-freeform roleplaying that was kind of awesome sometimes and I cannot for the life of me get anybody to play any P&P I'm interested in because I'm a niche sonofabitch maybe I'll check it out

and so here I am

Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on June 09, 2010, 01:31:56 AM
Yeah, see. The main issue is that when the majority of your posts are in the one board where posts don't count, that can kinda be a problem. Once we actually START something, that should hopefully not be an issue.

But yeah, the custom titles are based on post count. You'd know that if I wasn't a lazy bastard and would actually post the FAQ.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Kitharsis on June 09, 2010, 11:05:37 AM
Cool.  This is a great place to get some creative roleplaying out of your system!

Once the battle starts that is...

In the meantime, post a character!  Make it someone you can stand being for an extended length of time.  The old boards were active for quite a while, and most of the old characters have been around for nearly a decade.
Title: Re: Administorum Restoration Discussion
Post by: Cameron on July 08, 2010, 12:09:18 PM
As we are now out of beta and have plenty of boards to post in, this thread has finished it's long run. Locked for length.