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Battle Related Forums => Board Battle Archives => Board Battles => OOC Archives => Topic started by: Cameron on February 10, 2017, 12:26:22 PM
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New OOC thread, as the other one was over 200 posts long.
My post is up. I re-wrote it to make sure everyone was included. Please let me know if I missed anything.
Only Soul Reaver got Cameron's first message, and only Mary got Cameron's second. Only Cameron got Mary's reply.
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I'll edit my post in about an hour. Back to work.
[edit] Post explanation: Danyael's echo, at the sacrifice of itself, pushed Kitharsis out of the way of the falling chandelier/explosion. Whether or not the essence of the Echo, even though it is a part of Danyael, drifts into the Pillar, is up to the Battle Master. But if Kitharsis would prefer I edit that action out, I'll readily do so. As Danyael is somewhat attuned to warp energy, I also wrote that he could perceive what is happening in his own way. It might not be as accurately as Mary, but I tried to be as clear as I could without writing too much. The echoes, now aware of Danyael's own awareness, have now opted for bare knuckles brawling with the Rubric Marines in order to engage without killing, as he currently has no idea what else he can do at this point other than stall on behalf of anyone else having a better plan.
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Soul Reaver is now near the pillar, protected with some warding spells. Not sure how close he is to Mary now, since Danyael whisked her to safety.
He's absorbing a ton of those incoming souls to try and limit the pillar's feeding.
More importantly, he's cast an Identify spell on the pillar - it'll allow Soul Reaver to percieve the physical and magical structure of the pillar by looking at it. On simple magic items that would be enough to identify what they do, but on something like this pillar it might not be enough information - keep in mind though that Soul Reaver has a good understanding of sorcery, magical constructs and souls (not so much on chaos warp energy), so he'd likely understand much about how they work in this device. Battle Master gets to decide just how much he finds out, and how useful that might be.
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This might be an inappropriate place to say this: but, by my observations, relationship between Kitharsis and the skeleton Mage is reminiscent of the relationship between Rocket Raccoon and mini Groot. It's perfect for any mood.
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Sometimes those little skeletons take the reins and I can't but follow.
So basically Kitharsis is in his own little pinball machine-like hell, careening around the spire out of control save for the whims of the little mage.
Do be careful.
Edit: Haha it would seem so!
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Enough people have posted at this point to justify me working on my next post. I'll start tomorrow. Anyone who hasn't posted by the time I finish my post will be god-modded.
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I'll try and post monday
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I was going to get my post up today but I ran out of time. I'll try to get something up tomorrow.
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Hanako has informed me that I need to set an actual deadline. I am busy tonight and tomorrow and will probably not have a lot of time on Thursday, but I have a half day at work on Friday. So there's my deadline, Hanako.
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Per the Idle/Inactive Battle Rules, this Battle has fallen idle and is now subject to STEP 1 of the Idle Battle Process! The Battle Master has been contacted. Further action will be taken if 7 more days pass without an update. In the meantime, anyone who has not replied to the Battle Master's last post in encouraged to do so now so that we can move on as quickly as possible when the Battle Master returns!
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I will have a post up no later than tomorrow, by 9:00 PM EDT.
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I will have a post up no later than tomorrow, by 9:00 PM EDT.
If you don't meet this deadline, we will move directly to Step 3. -_-
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If you don't meet this deadline, we will move directly to Step 3. -_-
Huh. Really. That's interesting.
Consider it done.
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(https://theidlerspost.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/white-rabbit.jpg)
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It's finished.
Soul Reaver, in case I wasn't clear, you can cut off the animated constructs by sealing the column. It won't stop the energy from continuing up the Spire, but it will allow you to clear the room.
The only character I directly attacked (and did not immediately defend) is Gulgrim. Everyone else is free to continue attacking what they want. Mary and Cameron are busy defending Soul Reaver but will more than likely be overwhelmed if they are not assisted.
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As of now, the Eye of Terror Board Battle has been placed under Idle Probation. Any instances of this Board Battle falling idle for over a week will be treated as a Step 2 offense per the Idle/Inactive Battle Process, which is documented in full here: http://administorum.com/index.php?topic=501.0. This battle will remain on probation until the Battle Master has made 5 consecutive updates without an idle infraction.
Have a great day! ^_~*
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Done with Kith's permission.
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Certainly not with Kitharsis's permission. But he didn't really have any say in the matter :P Poor guy.
(Yes, permission was granted to use Kitharsis as a soccer ball, haha.)
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Certainly not with Kitharsis's permission. But he didn't really have any say in the matter :P Poor guy.
(Yes, permission was granted to use Kitharsis as a soccer ball, haha.)
The DanTharsis Bromance has hit a new stage of buffoonery. ;D
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I'll be posting this weekend, most likely
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I sort of need Soul Reaver to get a post up before I can start working on my next one, so I'm waiting on that.
While I'm here? You know where a great place is to give me a hard time about not posting? The Discord Server. (https://discord.gg/dGHUJSN)
(That's a link. You can click on it and join the Discord server. Join the Discord server.)
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I've posted, sorry for the delay.
Assuming Soul Reaver doesn't get interrupted, you can assume he completes the barrier.
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I'm working on a post but probably won't be able to finish it until Saturday.
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I got caught up in some family stuff this weekend. Sorry. I'll do what I can in the next few days.
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My next post is up. I god-modded the spell completing so that we could move on without needing another two posts for it.
The only thing left to fight is Rubric Marines, and they are god-moddable. You'll need to absorb or destroy their souls to kill them outright. Let's wrap this up.
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That's not a god-mod, I already said it would complete if Soul Reaver was uninterrupted. :)
Nothing special in this post. Just unleashing righteous fury and eatin' souls as a Soul Reaver is wont to do.
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Kitharsis may still be a little dizzy.
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Will post this weekend, sorry.
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*Hanako is unavailable at the moment. She'll hopefully be back online tomorrow. But by my count, I have three people who still haven't posted yet and should definitely be in Stage 2.
Danyael and Shadow Chorus, I haven't heard from either of you yet. Might want to get a post up soon.
Will post this weekend, sorry.
You meant THIS weekend, I'm assuming? Please make this happen.
I am going to start working on a post tomorrow, which will include God Mods for these three people. I expect to have it done by Sunday at the latest.
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Yeah that's fair. I'm running 3 games and playing in 3 more, so when extra stuff aside from that came up this week I lost a bit of time. We're going out today but if I get back before your post is up tonight I'll see what I can do.
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working on it now. Will have it up within the hour.
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I'm sorry, been prepping for surgery and getting stuff together, i'll be out for another 10 or so days. Go ahead and god mod me this time around. I'll post next time around as soon as i'm able.
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Hello everyone! ^.^
I was going to put this Board Battle into Step 2 today, but I was informed by Cameron that he is going to post tonight! He was supposed to post last night but only got an hour of sleep the night before and ended up going to bed early. Or so he claims. >.>
I'll give him one more day! If he doesn't post by tomorrow, then it'll be Step 2 for him!
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Hello everyone! ^.^
I was going to put this Board Battle into Step 2 today, but I was informed by Cameron that he is going to post tonight! He was supposed to post last night but only got an hour of sleep the night before and ended up going to bed early. Or so he claims. >.>
I'll give him one more day! If he doesn't post by tomorrow, then it'll be Step 2 for him!
I have my post 90% finished, and I'll be completing it during my lunch break today. If for some reason I fail to do this, then throw me to the wolves.
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Hey everyone.
Just a quick update. I know there's some people currently eligible to be god modded, but I won't be doing that just yet. The reason for that is that this next post is going to be a multi=part ordeal that I need help from two other people on, and it will probably take a while to come together. I was on call last week and pulled an all nighter yesterday, so unfortunately most of last night was spent sleeping. But tonight I should finally have a chance to start working on things. I'll coordinate with the other people who I need contributions from, and we'll see about getting this up as soon as possible. My tentative goal is to have everything posted by this coming Monday (6/12) but we all know about me and deadlines, so I'll be sure to let you know if that changes.
Hanako, consider this Board Battle on hold until then for idle tracking purposes. (This does not mean that people who haven't posted yet shouldn't post.)
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The lingerie jest in the post was a playful nod to a game of chess Danyael and Kith were playing http://administorum.com/index.php?topic=124.60 (http://administorum.com/index.php?topic=124.60) (December 30, 2010 - January 4, 2011)
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Sorry I haven't really been available to make a post, but fortunately in this intermediary period I don't think Gulgrim needs to say much, so if I can't find the time to get a post out before Cam's ready, just carry me on to the next spot.
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Lizard/lingerie whats the difference?
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UPDATE: We are still working on the next post. The Board Battle will remain on hold for now.
I will be posting a separate reply to have Mary respond to Danyael shortly.
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Shortly? ???
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Shortly? ???
I believe some things came up that have interfered with his previous statement.
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Much appreciated for the update. I didn't mean any harm by my response, in case it might be interpreted that way.
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Sorry, everyone. My new job is eating up a ton of my free time that I used to have to post. I'm working on it, but it may be slow while I adjust.
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Progress continues to be slow, but I've finally made enough of it that I can safely stop holding everyone else up.
This post is just a transition post to get things moving again while I finish the bigger one. No one is required to reply to this and no idle alerts will be sent out to anyone who doesn't. I'm hoping to have my post in the hands of Jharm and Daccio ASAP so that they can complete their parts. I'll keep this thread updated.
Hanako, you can take us off hold now.
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Per the Idle/Inactive Battle Rules, this Battle remains idle and is now subject to STEP 2 of the Idle Battle Process! The Ordos Administratum has been engaged and will take action. Further action will be taken if 7 more days pass without an update. In the meantime, anyone who has not replied to the Battle Master's last post in encouraged to do so now so that we can move on as quickly as possible when the Battle Master returns!
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Cameron. You have 2 more days to update the Epic Battle thread. Failure to post an update will result in the invoking of Step 3 of the Idle Battle process, as follows:
STEP 3: IF A BATTLE HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR THREE WEEKS OR LONGER WITH NO UPDATES
If three weeks have passed and all attempts to communicate with the Battle Master have failed, or the Battle Master still has not updated his story, then Step 3 will be initiated. The actions taken at this point depends on whether the battle in question is the Epic Battle or a custom battle.
If the battle in question is a custom battle, the battle will be retired. All threads will be closed. The Battle Master will lose his Battle Master rank. All threads and characters will be moved to their respective place in the archives. The Battle Master will be put on a one month probation period, during which they will not be considered for any hosting requests. The Battle Master can re-apply to restart their retired battle once the period is up. Repeat offenders will no longer be allowed to host battles here.
If the battle in question is the Epic Battle, the Battle Master will be relieved of their duties as described above. However, since the Epic Battle cannot simply be ended, a poll will be started to determine the fate of the story arc itself. Because a story arc cannot be completed without god modding all characters involved, and some of these characters have been around for years, we will not god-mod them through a story arc without permission. The players will be given the option of either completing the story arc with an interim Battle Master or ending the battle immediately.
If the first option is chosen, the exiting Battle Master will be expected to choose an interim host. If they refuse (or are not available to make the choice) then a host will be chosen by the Ordos Administratum. The interim Battle Master will be expected to work with the exiting Battle Master as much as possible to ensure that the arc is ended properly, but if the exiting Battle Master is unable to or refuses to cooperate with this, then the interim Battle Master will end the arc as they see fit, with direct guidance from the Ordos.
If the second option is chosen, the exiting Battle Master will be expected to write a brief summary tying up any lose ends with their storyline so that the next Battle Master can start with a clean slate. If the Battle Master can't (or won't) provide this summary, a member of the Ordos will be selected to write it for them.
Regardless of which option is chosen, a second poll will be opened to select a new Battle Master that will either take over from the interim host when the arc is completed, or will start fresh after the summary is posted. Offenders will not be considered to run the Epic Battle again until at least one full story arc has passed. Repeat offenders will no longer be eligible to run the Epic Battle.
These step 3 actions will be taken regardless of whether the Battle Master is a regular user, an Inquisitor, or the Administrator. The actions taken here will have no direct effect on an Inquisitor's standing within the Ordos.
This is your second warning.
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Cameron. You have 1 more day to update the Epic Battle thread. Failure to post an update will result in the invoking of Step 3 of the Idle Battle process.
This is your final warning.
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My post is finished. It has been delivered to Daccio and Jharm so that they can complete their parts of it. As soon as they are done, I will post it.
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My post is finished. It has been delivered to Daccio and Jharm so that they can complete their parts of it. As soon as they are done, I will post it.
I have read this and confirmed that you're not stalling, so this is good enough to hold off on Step 3! Please keep us up to date!
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My post is up. Apologies for the wait and the long read.
Thanks to *Hanako, Daccio, and Jharm for their help in writing this post. It was a joint effort.
I'm going to wait to have Mary do anything since she's still waiting for Danyael to reply to what I had her do in my post before this one. I'll include that in my next post.
My next post should not be nearly as long or complicated.
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I'll have a post ready and up by tomorrow night at the latest.
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Would we be able to hear the conversation happening on Cameron's communicator?
Nevermind. Reading comprehension.
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Sorry, I completely missed that Jharm asked Gulgrim a question. Editing my post to imply that that was intentional rather than me being unobservant. Gulgrim will act on that request in the next round.
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Since everyone has now replied, I've begun working on a post. I will try to have it up by Monday.
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I missed my deadline due to not being home all weekend. This weekend should give me more time. Sorry for the delay.
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Per the Idle/Inactive Battle Rules, this Battle remains idle and is now subject to STEP 2 of the Idle Battle Process! The Ordos Administratum has been engaged and will take action. Further action will be taken if 7 more days pass without an update. In the meantime, anyone who has not replied to the Battle Master's last post in encouraged to do so now so that we can move on as quickly as possible when the Battle Master returns!
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An update: Cameron has been in touch with me and is currently dealing with some work related scheduling issues on his end. I've extended his Step 2 deadline until Friday to account for this. Sorry for the delay!
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My next post is up. The 15 minute journey up the stairs should give everyone time to finish any conversations they were having, so feel free to proceed with that. Cameron has given his opinion on whether or not they need more reinforcements, but is not expressly forbidding it.
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Blooddrinker is immune to illusions, so if there is any illusion hiding what is really on the current level, Blooddrinker will see it.
Whatever Blooddrinker sees will be overlaid on Soul Reaver's vision. Of couse, if there's no illusion it won't look any different to how it does now.
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Whoops sorry about that Soul Reaver....I totally forgot that you had asked Jharm a question at the end of your post.
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Whoops sorry about that Soul Reaver....I totally forgot that you had asked Jharm a question at the end of your post.
That's ok, wasn't hard to work around it. :P
I've got an announcement though:
I'm going overseas for 2 weeks starting tomorrow, and at times I may have 0 internet access for days at a time, so I may not be able to respond immediately to new posts.
If this becomes a problem and holds things up, Cameron (or someone of his choosing) can God-mod Soul Reaver along.
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2nd Idle Notices have been sent for Danyael and Daccio. Both characters are now eligible to be god-modded.
Cameron, you're officially on the clock!
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Cameron, you're officially on the clock!
Right. I'll get to work.
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Do I have time to edit my post? Also, Hanako, I sent you a second message. At your leisure.
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Do I have time to edit my post? Also, Hanako, I sent you a second message. At your leisure.
Yes.
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Do I have time to edit my post? Also, Hanako, I sent you a second message. At your leisure.
I replied!
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One more message for Hanako. :-\
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Per the Idle/Inactive Battle Rules, this Battle is idle and is now subject to STEP 2 of the Idle Battle Process! The Ordos Administratum has been engaged and will take action. Further action will be taken if 7 more days pass without an update. In the meantime, anyone who has not replied to the Battle Master's last post in encouraged to do so now so that we can move on as quickly as possible when the Battle Master returns!
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I am back from overseas and still alive, so I'll be able to post once a new post is up. No need to god-mod Soul Reaver.
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I have a post written and ready to go, but I have unfortunately run into something that I feel that I need to run past Soul Reaver before I can proceed. I'm trying to get in touch with him now but I also understand that today is my deadline. If I don't hear from him within the next few hours, I'll at least get a partial post up to stay in compliance.
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I have posted part of my post. I'm going to wait for Soul Reaver to reply before I post the rest of it.
Soul, I god-modded Blooddrinker speaking cause I wasn't sure how else to pass on the information. If you want to re-write that in your own words, feel free, and I'll edit my post.
I left another clue as to what the solution to this might be, but do not feel that you are required to reply to this one. We'll be moving on from this scene once Soul Reaver replies and I can post the second half of my post.
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I have posted part of my post. I'm going to wait for Soul Reaver to reply before I post the rest of it.
Soul, I god-modded Blooddrinker speaking cause I wasn't sure how else to pass on the information. If you want to re-write that in your own words, feel free, and I'll edit my post.
I left another clue as to what the solution to this might be, but do not feel that you are required to reply to this one. We'll be moving on from this scene once Soul Reaver replies and I can post the second half of my post.
He's probably a bit more wordy and directly helpful than I would have made him, but it's fine. He's been somewhat cowed recently.
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Danyael has a deep connection and affinity with the Warp, considering his relationship with Mary and during his time being lost in the Eye prior to his return. Could he possibly volunteer? Or should I hold off, instead?
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Danyael has a deep connection and affinity with the Warp, considering his relationship with Mary and during his time being lost in the Eye prior to his return. Could he possibly volunteer? Or should I hold off, instead?
Sorry for the delay. I've been extremely sick and this is the first time I've touched my computer in a few days.
By all means, feel free to have your character help. I intended to give everyone a chance to figure this one out and have Mary step in if no one did, and Danyael and Mary have been working closely together anyway, so it makes sense.
I need to rewrite part of my post, and will also need to modify it further to account for Danyael's assistance. I should have a chance to do that this weekend as long as I'm feeling better.
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I can wait for you to post, if that makes things easier. But if you'd like me to post ahead, I'll have one up by no later than tomorrow evening. Possibly earlier. But definitely tomorrow, due to some time constraints today.
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I can wait for you to post, if that makes things easier. But if you'd like me to post ahead, I'll have one up by no later than tomorrow evening. Possibly earlier. But definitely tomorrow, due to some time constraints today.
Go ahead.
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Posted. But possibly heavily flawed due to the lateness of the hour. :/
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Whoops, I realized I didn't italicise what Blooddrinker said, I just copy/pasted from Cameron's post.
He's only mentally speaking to Soul Reaver, so nobody else should be able to hear him (otherwise Soul Reaver wouldn't be repeating it to everyone). Sorry for not following my own convention in regards to this.
Danyael's post doesn't explicitly say that Danyael heard what Blooddrinker said so I think that's not a problem.
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Yeah, I figured that was your intention, so I made sure to respect that, having Danyael hear and respond only to what Soul Reaver says. I did want to add in how he could possibly see the influx of energies from Blooddrinker, but I didn't want to push it and felt what I had was enough.
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Just an update. I will have my post edited and posted no later than Sunday. If I do not follow through with this, Hanako has been authorized to relieve me of my Battle Master duties.
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Just an update. I will have my post edited and posted no later than Sunday. If I do not follow through with this, Hanako has been authorized to relieve me of my Battle Master duties.
Nearly done. but I have to stop for now to deal with IRL stuff. I'll be back at it tonight and I'll get it finished. Might be after midnight Eastern time.
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Note, I am aware of some technical difficulties that occured tonight for Cameron that led to the delay.
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My post is up. Danyael, I god-modded you slightly to save time. Feel free to elaborate on what Danyael was doing through the hallway trek.
Next post starts the final fight.
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I hope I wasn't holding up the battle. I didn't feel the need to post anything because the god-mod was more than sufficient. Was I supposed to post something?
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I hope I wasn't holding up the battle. I didn't feel the need to post anything because the god-mod was more than sufficient. Was I supposed to post something?
I slightly god-modded you in regards to your assisting Mary with the hallway navigation, but I left that open ended to allow you to describe how it happened as you see fit. I also did not post anything about your reaction to the tremors or anything you were doing after the companions arrived at the door.
But if you feel that was sufficient enough, then we can go ahead and proceed. I will start working on my next post tonight.
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I have a post partially completed. I also have been working on a OOC post that should lay down the groundwork for how the last part of this chapter should go. I just need time to finish both of them. Unfortunately, I am also On-call at my work this week, which is leaving me with less free time than I expected.
Rest assured that I am working on this and will have something up soon. I will make sure to keep this thread up to date so that you know what is happening until I do. Right now I am tentatively looking at Thursday or Friday.
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As promised, here is an update on the situation. Work has been much busier than I anticipated this week. I have not had time to write anything during my lunch breaks and I have been getting numerous calls during the evening as well. Therefore I am going to miss my original goal of Friday. Since we are now into a Holiday weekend, and my On-call doesn't end until Tuesday, I'm going to go ahead and push my post back until then. That way, I can finish this without distractions, and none of you have to worry about checking the boards while you're trying to do holiday related things.
I am again very sorry that my personal life has interfered with this. I will see you all on Tuesday. Merry Christmas for those who celebrate it.
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Hello, friends. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
My 8 days of 24/7 on-call are over, and I am very tired. I'm going to take tonight to rest and recuperate, and I'll have something for you all by this time tomorrow. I've re-thought my posting strategy a bit and I'm going to go ahead and combine this post with my planned next post so that we can jump right into fighting. Stay tuned for that.
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My post is up. Say hello to Ahzek Ahriman!
(https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11/113883/3259502-url.jpg)
Look at that majestic asshole. He's been waiting a long time to say hello!
You're all being attacked by multiple copies of his massive spear. If they hit you, they will probably hurt really fucking bad, since his spear is classified as a Power Weapon in 40K lore, which means it definitely has an energy field around it that will cut through most armor. Defend yourselves.
For those keeping score at home, this is the beginning of the final fight of the Eye of Terror campaign. Ahriman still has a lot of things to say, but in the interest of time, I;m going to have him say them while he fights you rather than make you all sit through another multiple posts of talking. I know I didn't really give you any time to reply to his words before making him try to kill you, but feel free to converse with him as you fight him as well! I promise it will not be boring.
Since this is the final battle and I know most of you would like to get this done sometime in our lifetimes, I will be doing away with the whole "I need to wait for everyone to be idle for at least two weeks before I can god mod them" part of the Idle rules (which are being updated by Hanako very soon, so look for that eventually). I will be waiting one week and then I will work on my next post, god-modding anyone who hasn't replied yet in the process. If for some reason I am delayed, I will let you know via OOC post. My next post is scheduled to be this Thursday, before I leave the state for the weekend.
Let me know if there are any questions. Let's get this fight rolling.
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the bubbles that form around the other Companions are significantly weaker then the one that Jharm has formed around himself. Jharms bubble is intended to protect himself against all of the staves coming at him....the bubbles around the other companions might handle one or two possibly.
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Just an FYI. There were a couple parts of Ahriman's dialog that were bothering me, so I edited them and added some additional text. It shouldn't affect either of the replies that were already posted, but make sure you re-read it when you get a chance.
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yeah, just edited my post to correct the changes you made to his last section of dialogue as i had copy/pasted the previous version :-p
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Soul Reaver is attempting to understand the glyph that Ahriman has created.
He understands (and sees) spiritual energies clearly, so he should be able to glean information about if/how the souls are being altered and the forces affecting them.
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The conversation between Danyael, Dyriel and the unnamed other voice is happening specifically inside him. Also, I assumed Danyael and Mary were still holding hands, but I might have missed it if she'd let go. Mary may use Danyael's Everworld Cloak in any way she pleases, but it is meant to protect her. Please make use of his profile to see what the cloak can do. I didn't know the exact difficulty of Ahriman's spears, though I hope the post didn't make it seem like anything Danyael was doing was easy for him. If there's any changes that need be done, please let me know, though I hope my post was appropriate and within the rules.
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This is just a reminder that I do intend on posting on Thursday, and will not be waiting until anyone has gotten their second warning to god-mod them if I have to in order to post.
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I am out of town until next thursday, feel free to god mod me
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Idle alerts have been sent out for Daccio and Kitharsis. I didn't see Daccio's OOC until after I had already sent them, so I'm very sorry for the spam! ;_;
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Not an issue, Hanako. I intended to god-mod Daccio whether she gave me permission or not.
I am working on a post as we speak.
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My post is up. I have god-modded both Kitharsis and Daccio. I only actually saw two direct attacks on Ahriman, which I resolved. Please let me know if I missed something.
I noticed during the last attack that some people were god-modding whether or not the spears hit them a bit. I'll allow it for that attack, but for future attacks (including the black lighting in this post) please post your defense and what you want to happen if it is successful, and I'll resolve it in my next post.
The black lightning is obviously not electricity, nor is it Warp-based. It is pure death magic, and WILL kill anyone caught in it outright. Please defend accordingly.
On a housekeeping note, I am leaving for MAGFest today and will not be back until late Sunday. I will respond to any problems or questions at that point. Jharm is acting Administrator until I return.
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Sorry if it seemed I god-modded. My intention was actually the exact opposite. :/
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Tried to stay within the rules, but will change if needed
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Soul Reaver's spell is intended to create a sort of curvature in the magic in the room, so as to draw the lightning away from others nearby (including himself) and into Blooddrinker. The closer that someone else is to Soul Reaver, the better this protection will work for them.
Blooddrinker's metal blade should be able to safely conduct the spell (Blooddrinker himself being pretty much impervious in the blade) and will probably feed upon it (unless there's a good reason he can't) - what's left after that should end up harmlessly earthing itself into the ground.
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Oh Bugger.
I was putting together a post in my head, but lost track of time. I'm sorry for holding things up.
I tried to catch up and include the god-mod into this post, and add in some in character flair for it.
Let me know if the follow up attack is reaching too far. I tried to make it speculative.
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Just wanted to add in that I don't intend on having Danyael die, but I've put him out there to be vulnerable at the sacrifice of (what's supposed to be) an incredibly powerful blow. But on the off chance that you decide that his hit actually connects, it's intended to have an impressionable effect. Not One Punch Man Extremes effect, but considering how hard the companions hit in their own ways, Danyael's speed and power should be taken into account in case he hits his mark. But if it's decided that he misses, I'll understand. I know this fight isn't supposed to be easy and I don't want to give the impression that I think it will be.
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Hello! Here is an idle update!
Idle notices have been sent to Shadow Chorus and Daccio. This is Daccio's second notice.
Take it away, Cameron! ^_^
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Only an Ork thinks a shield of ever-detonating explosions is a good counterpoint to an enemy attack, but such is their way. This is a very similar tactic to how he battled Soul Reaver and Blooddrinker's energy in specific, but unfortunately just like then he can't protect anyone but himself in this way.
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Hey everyone. I'm here with an update.
I have a lot going on this week and weekend, which is why I haven't posted yet. I am going to try to get a post up either tonight or tomorrow, but I'm not going to guarantee anything. If for some reason I don't get anything up this weekend, I'll try to get a post up on Monday. If anything changes, I'll let you know here, so watch this space.
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Hello!
It is my sad duty to report that Daccio has been issued their final Idle notice. Cameron, it's now up to you to determine if you will continue to god-mod her or remove her from the fight.
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Hey everyone. Here with another update.
I was planning on posting when I got home from work today, but I was not feeling well and ended up sleeping for most of the evening. I will plan on making up for this tonight. I also spoke with Daccio, and she is planning on posting sometime today.
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Hello again. Sorry for the lack of news the last few days.
This week has been hell for getting anything accomplished. I've been getting home from work and going right to sleep and not waking up until very late in the morning. I only have one day of work left and then I will have two days off, and hopefully I can snap out of this funk. I'm giving myself until Sunday, at which point I authorize *Hanako and the Ordos Administratum to take corrective action.
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As instructed, I am now taking corrective action!
Per the Idle/Inactive Battle Rules, this Battle remains idle and is now subject to STEP 2 of the Idle Battle Process! The Ordos Administratum has been engaged and will take action. Further action will be taken if 7 more days pass without an update. In the meantime, anyone who has not replied to the Battle Master's last post in encouraged to do so now so that we can move on as quickly as possible when the Battle Master returns!
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Spoke with Starblade, expect a post some time tomorrow (Tuesday). Daccio has also been contacted and will either post for themself by tomorrow or will be getting god-modded.
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Having the flu absolutely sucks. I don't recommend it to anyone.
This is a two part post. The second part will be up sometime this week. You may want to prepare yourselves, both in character and out.
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Hope you feel better soon man!
Also, I sense some shenanigans coming in the next post. Bracing.
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Should we respond to this post or wait for the second part? Feel better soon. :)
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Should we respond to this post or wait for the second part? Feel better soon. :)
I am feeling better now. Thank you.
I am indeed waiting for replies to this post before I post again. I am sorry if that was unclear in my previous OOC post.
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Thank you. It seemed like we were waiting until the 2nd part to reply.
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Still waiting on some more replies. I plan on posting again tomorrow regardless of who's posted by then, since I really don't need to god-mod anyone for this one.
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Hello! ^_^
I have delivered Idle notices to Soul Reaver and Shadow Chorus. As a reminder, Daccio is also still idle and remains eligible to be removed from the battle.
I hope all is well with everyone!
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Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I'm sorry everyone, especially to Hanako who has to deal with my idle butt. I'll try to get something up today when i get home from the gym.
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Ok, I've posted.
Soul Reaver is gazing upon the Book of Magnus.
He's fortified his mind with protective spells to allow focus and make him resistant to mind control/insanity. He's also cast a Truesight spell that should, with careful observation, allow him to understand the truths of what he is looking at.
He'll be focused on two things: trying to find out what the book is doing (ie, why the pages are flipping) and what is written on the pages themselves.
If he finds that touching the book isn't likely to set off the glyph or cause something else horrible to happen, he'll proceed to search it to find out more about how the glyph works (and hopefully how to disarm it).
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You can absolutely get the next post done without Gulgrim. Don't wait on me, this week is especially busy, and since it's a brief down-period between the action, Gulgrim would be idling in high gear anyway, so it makes sense he doesn't do much but vibrate uncontrollably and spark with lightning until the next threat appears.
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Sorry, everyone. I'll be working on something today.
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I sent Cameron a PM to find out what time "today" is! ^_^
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I sent Cameron a PM to find out what time "today" is! ^_^
My apologies. I worked a ton of overtime this week and never had a chance to get anything up. I should have let you all know but it completely slipped my mind.
But fret not, because today I am off, and that means that today is the "today" foretold by last week's prophecy.
UPDATE 2:37 AM: I have most of my post written but there's some things I want to double-check which require me to re-read part of a previous thread. I'll do that later this morning after I get some sleep and finish my post then.
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This post is not nearly as long as I wanted it to be, but here it is.
Soul Reaver and Sepher should probably focus on not getting hit by those massive beams. They are extremely fast and extremely powerful. Everyone else gets a little break with only a shockwave to deal with as they ponder their next move.
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Soul Reaver is formulating a plan and would share it with the companions, but he's a bit busy right now. Hopefully the companions will subsequently be able to take some of the heat off him.
To make sure they have the capacity to do so, he's has relocated so he's in front of Sepher, so that both magical bolts are heading for him. While he's capable of solving complex problems in subtle ways, he's going to try to resolve this one by hitting it with his sword.
Blooddrinker's been sheathed in antimagic, so the incoming spells will be weakened before they even hit Blooddrinker's blade. And the blade will cut through incoming spells, draining and unravelling them.
That said, if they're powerful enough that may well lead to an explosion, not just a fizz, going off at the impact point.
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Ahriman pretty much has a whirling dervish of Light and steel flying at him. At least at the moment he will unleash whatever melee and Light attacks he can against the sorverer, his sole intent is turning Ahriman into another pile of bloody visceral on the floor once again, and likely (though probably unintended) providing Soul Reaver with a rather handy distraction.
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So, just wondering. Are we expected to engage Ahriman in the current post that was aimed at Sepher and Soul Reaver or do we wait instead for a follow up post?
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Everyone else gets a little break with only a shockwave to deal with as they ponder their next move.
You might want to at least attempt to avoid that. You can also definitely still attack Ahriman. He's definitely still attacking you.
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Hello, everyone. Looks like we're still waiting on Danyael, Daccio, and Kitharsis. I'll begin working on a post tomorrow, and I'll be god-modding anyone who hasn't posted it by the time I finish it.
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Waiting on a pm response atm
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Waiting on a pm response atm
I don't have any PMs from you.
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Because I didn't send you any. I'm waiting for Kith.
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Because I didn't send you any. I'm waiting for Kith.
It seems like everyone is waiting for Kitharsis! I just sent him a PM as well! Mine is to inform him that he is eligible to be god-modded! <_<
Danyael, you are also idle, but since you're actively posting OOCs, I have not sent you any alerts!
Take it away, Cameron! ^_^
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Because I didn't send you any. I'm waiting for Kith.
Perhaps it would be better to be a lil more specific then in your ooc posts so we know. If you dont hear back from him soon you might want to do something else as he has hit stage 2.
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Because I didn't send you any. I'm waiting for Kith.
I'll give the two of you until Saturday. After that, I'm moving this forward.
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Posting tonight. 6pm at the latest
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Posting tonight. 6pm at the latest
I will more than likely be posting before that. If I do, I'll hold off on god-modding you so that you can still reply in your own words.
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Well, never mind. I had 3 quarters of a post written and then I stepped away for a moment and my computer locked up, and now the document is corrupted. It took me close to an hour to write and I do not have another hour today to sacrifice to this. Danyael and Kitharsis get one more day to respond. I'll try this again tomorrow when I have more time and am less enraged.
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Wasn't my intention to hold it up :'(. Getting my post ready right now.
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Wasn't my intention to hold it up :'( . Getting my post ready right now.
Trust me. You're not. My stupid computer eating my post is.
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Danyael's fighting stance, if this is even necessary, looks something like this. http://i.imgur.com/NC6VapD.gif (http://i.imgur.com/NC6VapD.gif)
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I'm finally caught up on most of my stuff at work, so I'm going to work on re-typing my lost post later today. I probably won't actually post it until I get home, so expect it sometime in the evening.
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I'm finally caught up on most of my stuff at work, so I'm going to work on re-typing my lost post later today. I probably won't actually post it until I get home, so expect it sometime in the evening.
In that case, I'll hold off on putting this Battle into Step 2 of the Idle Process to give Cameron a chance to finish! ^_^
I've issued Kitharsis his final idle notice. Hopefully he returns soon, but Cameron is now authorized to remove his character from this battle if he chooses to. Everyone else has already posted, so please stand by!
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My post is finished (again). I'm going to proof read it and add the necessary formatting as soon as I get home and then I will post it.
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:o
Overnight work and hectic weekends got the better of me. Sorry for holding everyone up!
I'm going to throw together a quick defense.
Posted. Hopefully this doesn't hork up your post too much Cameron.
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Posted. Hopefully this doesn't hork up your post too much Cameron.
No problem. I had a god-mod whipped up but yours was better so I just deleted it. No issue. Glad to see you back.
RIP Igtenos, who has spent more time fighting off screen in this story then he ever had on-screen. And he's dead now.
Just to make sure we're all on the same page here, everyone has two attacks headed their way. Everyone has to deal with the meteor storm spell, but Jharm is the only one who got attacked by the razor cloud. Everyone else got Gulgrim's bomb squids kicked their way, though the brunt of that attack is aimed at Gulgrim, as requested. :p
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Jharms attack is sorta two-fold, the meteors are more of a "distraction" to try and cause Ahriman to have to focus on them AND Jharm and thus hopefully not be able to respond to the attacks of the more offense-oriented companions. Please be sure to take advantage of this ladies and gentlemen!!
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I've tried to avoid god-modding the outcome of Soul Reaver's defensive actions.
The squigs probably should be neutralized by the Ice Bolts, but the meteor shower will likely cause some minor damage.
Soul Reaver needs Ahriman to die (again) so he can determine if his plan will work and exactly how to carry it out - to that end, he's playing defense and leaving the offense to the others so that he won't be distracted/in a bad position to make the necessary observations when Ahriman is killed.
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Hello! ^_^
It's been a week since Cameron's last post! I have sent idle alerts to the following users:
Daccio
Danyael
Kitharsis
Shadow Chorus
Thank you to Jharm and Soul Reaver for posting promptly!
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Working on a combo post with Danyael! I'm still checking in daily!
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Also working on combo post with Kitharsis. Working on my end today.
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I'm probably not going to have a chance to get a post up until this weekend, so you still have some time.
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Hello! ^_^
It has now been two weeks since Cameron's last post, and I have sent second idle notices to the following players:
Daccio
Anyone on the above list is now eligible to be god-modded. Shadow Chorus and Kitharsis, thank you for posting since my last notification! Danyael, thank you for the OOC update! Looking forward to seeing your post soon!
Cameron, you are now on the clock! ^_^
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Since the only person who now hasn't posted is eligible to be god-modded, I will proceed. I am supposed to have plans tonight, so if they end up happening then I will be posting tomorrow. However, look for a possible surprise post tonight if my plans end up falling through.
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Edited, or rather added. Decided to give the skeleton mage a bit more screen time.
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I feel like we've setup the little mage for a quick disintegration.
RIP mageboi.
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Apologies for the delay, everyone. Unexpected computer issues are holding me up. I'm working on it.
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I feel like we've setup the little mage for a quick disintegration.
:o! But he's so awesome!
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Can someone explain what this tesseract does? Specifically: will it prevent Soul Reaver observing the book with his Truesight?
(His suspicion is that the book is invoking its own spells to create a projection of Ahriman each time a projection is destroyed (the real Ahriman being 'in' the book), but he needs to observe this process in action to see if his planned counter will work.)
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The little mage cast a powerful holding spell on the book. Its job is to contain whatever is inside from getting out. I don't know the properties of the Everworld cloak, but I would imagine Soul Reaver could peek through the spell, as familiar as he is with magic.
The idea is to contain the book and buy some time, maybe cut off Ahriman from the big rune if possible, and give the little mage some screen time :P
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The idea is to contain the book and buy some time, maybe cut off Ahriman from the big rune if possible, and give the little mage some screen time
Definitely to cut Ahriman off as a stalling tactic in addition to more mage screen time. :P
Can someone explain what this tesseract does? Specifically: will it prevent Soul Reaver observing the book with his Truesight?
If it were just the tesseract, I'd have no issue with it. Since the everworld cloak, which is a portal in its own way, is acting as a second barrier, I'm not sure how Soul Reaver could see through it. However, in the spirit of team work, and because I've no desire to debate it, I'd be more than willing to overlook it. Do as you like.
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Hello everyone! ^_^
I have delivered a final idle notification to the following users:
Daccio
Cameron is now authorized to remove them from the battle.
Cameron last posted here 3 days ago stating that he was having computer issues. I will hold off on starting his idle process for now, but I am monitoring the situation! So Cameron, you better not be slacking! >_<
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I think I'll just wait and see how Ahriman reacts to the latest developments before posting any reaction of my own.
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Per Cameron he is working on a post as we speak and should have it up tomorrow
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So, school is crazy right now. Finals is currently my focus. Cameron has permisson to god mod me for the next few weeks if i cant post.
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So, school is crazy right now. Finals is currently my focus. Cameron has permisson to god mod me for the next few weeks if i cant post.
Good luck with your exams!
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Post is done. Sorry for the delay.
I re-arranged the order of your attacks slightly from the order they were posted in, since keeping it in the exact posted order would have caused some of your attacks to not land and I didn't want to steal anyone's thunder on such a good series of posts. I tried to keep it as close as possible while still making the sequence make sense. I also snuck in a god-mod for Sepher at the beginning.
Ahriman's attacks were as follows:
-Countered Jharm's attack and shoved him backwards. (left the result vague to give Jharm a chance to recover gracefully.)
-Gulgrim's attack on Ahriman also hurt Gulgrim. (leaving it up to you to decide just how hurt, but it should be reasonably on par with the damage Ahriman took.)
-After the soul charge, Ahriman created a big honking wind storm. (This will make it difficult to move and see. You should include how you're defending against or dodging the random lightning in your post or it may hit you.)
-Ahriman is directly attacking the Book of Magnus with an anti-magic spell. (This spell will not be strong enough to harm either the book itself or the Everworld Cloak, given it's artifact status, but will definitely destroy the tesseract and unmake your little mage guy unless someone successfully counters it.)
Let me know if there are questions or if I missed anything.
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Jharm is pretty much seeking to intercept the orb and potentially (depending on if the orb is countered before he reaches it, and if not, what its effects on the Seraph will be) continue on to collide with Ahriman
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Jharm is pretty much seeking to intercept the orb and potentially (depending on if the orb is countered before he reaches it, and if not, what its effects on the Seraph will be) continue on to collide with Ahriman
Don't forget about the wind storm and the lightning.
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okay yeah i screwed up there, going to rewrite my post
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I'm actually picturing Gulgrim as looking a little like an even bigger DoW III Gorgutz at this point with the oversized Meganob arm attached to an admittedly still massive, but not quite as absurdly huge warboss.
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okay, I THINK my edit should account for everything now. Simply put, Jharm is tired of Ahrimans bullshit and clear attempts at wiping out the universe and is pretty much hurtling himself towards and through the anti-magic shell intending to "intercept" it before it can reach the Book.
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I'm actually picturing Gulgrim as looking a little like an even bigger DoW III Gorgutz at this point with the oversized Meganob arm attached to an admittedly still massive, but not quite as absurdly huge warboss.
Don't forget about the wind storm and the lightning.
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I actively didn't, in fact I included it in the end of his post. He's not doing anything super magic other than pulling up a new arm because his magic is currently fighting the storm he's walking through.
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I actively didn't, in fact I included it in the end of his post. He's not doing anything super magic other than pulling up a new arm because his magic is currently fighting the storm he's walking through.
Missed that. My apologies.
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Is Ahriman's book out of the everworld cloak and the tesseract somehow? I'd appreciate some clarity.
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Is Ahriman's book out of the everworld cloak and the tesseract somehow? I'd appreciate some clarity.
The Book is still inside the tesseract and the Cloak. Ahriman is using his innate control over the Book to move all three of them (as well as the poor skeleton mage) towards him, and thus towards the anti-magic attack he just threw.
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coming up with a post. Will post by tonight or tomorrow at the latest.
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I had a post ready, but thought it more appropriate to see if Soul Reaver and Kith would be interested after a sent pm, so I'm just going to postpone a bit.
(Edit): 'emailed' Soul Reaver instead of private messaging. Private messaged him to correct the error.
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I had a post ready, but thought it more appropriate to see if Soul Reaver and Kith would be interested after a sent pm, so I'm just going to postpone a bit.
I pinged Kitharsis on our Discord server to let him know to check his PMs. I unfortunately do not have any additional method of reaching Soul Reaver.
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Hello! ^_^
It's been a week since Cameron's last post! I have sent Idle notices to the following users:
Kitharsis
Soul Reaver
Daccio did not receive a notice since she has indicated that she is currently unable to post, and Danyael is not idle as he has been active in the OOC thread. Thank you to Jharm and Shadow Chorus for posting promptly!
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Sorry for the late reply, never been as busy in my life as I am right now...
Cameron (and indeed everyone), if you ever need to urgently reach me, just email me. My email is meet_soul_reaver@hotmail.com
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It doesn't look like I'm going to get a post up this weekend, which seems fine since I'm still waiting on two people to post anyway. My plan as of right now is to take advantage of a 4 day weekend this coming week to make some progress. There will be a "The Adventures of Abbadon and Peterson" post on Friday that you will not be required to reply to, and then my main story moving post should drop on Saturday. I'll let you all know if there are any changes to this schedule.
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I'm here, checking in daily!
But never in any capacity where I can post.
I'm working on it!
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Post drafted up. Incoming in a day or two.
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Also prepping a post draft. Should be ready right after Kith.
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My schedule remains set. Side post on Friday, and Plot post on Saturday. Please be aware that due to my upcoming schedule, I am unsure when I will have a chance to post after Saturday. Because of this, I will be moving the story along on Saturday, regardless of whether or not anyone has yet to post.
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I am revising my schedule due to delays. The Abbadon and Peterson post will be up tomorrow, and I will move the story along on Sunday.
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The skeleton mages are basically playing tug of war with Ahriman for the book. With mages on all sides they can travel in all directions.
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With all of the magic being used, and with Danyael's eyes working the way they did, physical sight isn't something he relies on. With all of the motion, noise and energy flaring around, I figure it wouldn't be out of reach for him to be able to see even clearer, considering the way his eyes work. While the skeleton mages continue their unwitting game of tug-o-war, Danyael has elected to take one of the two echoes off the battlefield by way of a kamikaze run with the anti-magic sphere. How hard this will make it for Ahriman to keep up with them is up to you. Danyael has felt this impact and, though he is healing Kitharsis, is also mildly handicapped by the hit taken as the echoes are still an extension of him. The other echo is also healing Mary.
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I will be rejoining after cameron's next post. =D
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I have to re-write my entire post due to Kitharsis and Danyael's replies. So we will continue to be delayed.
The good news is that my next post should mark the end of the Ahriman fight.
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:(. I thought we did pretty good. :-\
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:(. I thought we did pretty good. :-\
I think if Cameron is saying it's the end of the Ahriman fight, that suggests you did do good. :P
It's a shame I never got to put Soul Reaver's plan into action, I thought it was a pretty awesome idea....
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Hey everyone.
This week was a physical and emotional whirlwind and so I really didn't get a chance to even think about the boards. I'm also busy today yet but I should be able to work on something tomorrow.
Absolute worst case scenario, I have an emergency day off work on Thursday, so if I don't have anything up before then, I should have something up then. Thanks for your patience.
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Few can withstand Kitharsis's "Army of Annoying Mages" attack :P
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Few can withstand Kitharsis's "Army of Annoying Mages" attack :P
Nothing like Battle-Levity to lighten the mood. Kind of reminds me of this, but times fifty+ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hqa8zsvg4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hqa8zsvg4)
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There's always a Larry.
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Hey everyone.
This week was a physical and emotional whirlwind and so I really didn't get a chance to even think about the boards. I'm also busy today yet but I should be able to work on something tomorrow.
Absolute worst case scenario, I have an emergency day off work on Thursday, so if I don't have anything up before then, I should have something up then. Thanks for your patience.
Cameron! Can we please get an update? ^_^
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