Offbase Free Style RP

[The Great Nevareh]

I just got a summer job that will place me far, far away from all media. So, I'm only going to be around for another month or so. :( <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[RyuKurai000]

Can you find anyone to play your character? If not, I can try to find someone.

[The Great Nevareh]

I leave it entirely to your discretion. <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[RyuKurai000]

*airhorn* Where is everybody? I don't want to sandwich my posts!
If you're still here, a post would be appreciated.

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=ryukurai000>RyuKurai000</A] at: 5/23/04 7:32 pm

[wkz]

yohoo
Just not finding anything to post except for 'teddybear' being uncomfortable.

maybe if you land the helecoptor, i can find more things to post.

[RyuKurai000]

It'll land alright... So post!

[RyuKurai000]

Is everyone bored yet, or am I right about the finals?

[wkz]

Well, the teddybear cannot do anything unless someone passes him a weapon.....

Oh, and if it was not obvious before, TED'Caash has a technology phobia of some kind. I hope someone passes him a gun :)

Edit: hmmmm..... How big is the suit by the way? I assumed it is slightly bigger than "man"-size, but i noticed the word gigantic somewhere....

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=wkz@rpgww60462>wkz</A] at: 6/3/04 5:56 am

[The Great Nevareh]

On another note, I *might* not have to stop posting when I go to work. If I can get a technology pass, I might be able to post somewhere around once a day, though that's sketchy. <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[darkknight61189]

Hey, sorry for not being there, but I've got finals to study for. I'll try and post as much as I can, but I can't speculate as to how often. <p>_____________
There are three kinds of people in this world...</p>

[The Great Nevareh]

Jeeezus! That's TWICE Zulian has tried to move into occupied space. <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[RyuKurai000]

The mech suit is about four times the size of the helicopter.

Glad you made it back, DK. I know how you feel. This day's my last day of school!

Even once a day is good. I'm glad you could still stay on. We need a chick in the group at all times, or the NPCs will start to think things...

I got the mech suit out of the actual game I'm designing. It's annoying as hell in that game too. I'll be typing the actual game up this summer, and hopefully getting it on a forum. Yes, I am a horrible person for using this game to spread the word. Hush.

[Geocsuppi]

hmmm.... inertesting.... <p>

Quote:

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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[wkz]

Ah crap. 4 times the size???

*goes back to edit his post, Caash's actions needs to be changed somewhat, because big as he is, there's no way he's going to bear-hug something that big...

[darkknight61189]

Man, ho coem i keep geting in people's way? Is there anyone in the co-pilot's seat? If not, then I'll edit my post. <p>_____________
There are three kinds of people in this world...</p>

[Geocsuppi]

What happened with Jerry lunging at the robot, attempting to shove the knife through the kneck? <p>

Quote:

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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[RyuKurai000]

DK: No one is in the co-pilot's seat. This time. *shifty eyes* You don't really have to edit your post, just try and read a bit more carefully. A word to the wise: Never post while tired or intoxicated. Or both. Although the last is funny.

Geoc: You landed, you still have to say what you're trying to do. Alright. Since I haven't given a good example of what kind of battle system I'm talking about, let me give an example:

Rezzo bashed in the robot's head with his guitar.

That is bad.

Rezzo heaved his guitar with all his might in an overhead swing, attempting to smash the robot's head.

That is good. The word attempting is key.

[Geocsuppi]

There I explained my post more. Hope that's more understandable. If it's not tell me and I'll rewrite it. <p>

Quote:

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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</p>

[The Great Nevareh]

Erm... Are you sure you don't want to re-think that? DIVING would be signing my death warrant. And yours. Helicopters can't dive. Even if they could, considering where Caija is, she'd end up torn to pieces by the helicopter blades, and the helicopter would malfunction. Christ jesus, THINK before you act! You're about to kill us all!

Here's a refresher as to where I understand we all are-
Ryu- his ARM is damaged, and he is sinking slowly towards the sea.
Caija- Hanging from one of the landing struts of the helicopter.
Zulian- In the pilot's seat making a helicopter do things a helicopter can't do.
Sigil- Gasping in horror as his death flies at him.
Jerry- Trying to hogtie the robot.
TED'Caash- Next to the robot, trying to beat the stuffing out of it.

Correct me where I'm wrong. What is being done is directing the helicopter to move down very swiftly. That would shake the person who can't fly loose from her grip and kill her in one of many interesting ways, some gruesome, some not. I just want to know that you are, in effect, bringing about my death by doing what you're doing before I act accordingly. <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>Edited by: The Great Nevareh at: 6/9/04 10:30 pm

[wkz]

Erm..... Helicopters CAN dive. But that is usually reserved for either for well-built cargo choppers or the warbirds, both of which has too much engine power to spare. (those choppers has been known to de-grass a field just by landing on it).

What ours look like is a passenger model. Those normally dive with a lot of alarms, lights and whistles, and usually end with a spectacular "BANG"!!


As for the positions, extra notes:
- Sigil is inside the helicopter
- Caija has better worry more on the sea rather than the helicopter blades. A passenger model helicopter's blades does NOT blow up-wards, instead relying on gravity to move down-wards. And Caija would fall just as fast...
- A helicopter is an infernally HARD piece of equipment to fly... Is Zulian up to the task?
- From what I understand, Jerry's tying a rope around the robot's neck (with a rope around his hand) so as to get a better grip. Not to incapacitate it.

Edit: In fact, a falling helicopter (after the initial jolt) will assist Caija in getting back up into the helicopter, since a falling body will "weigh" less.


Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=wkz@rpgww60462>wkz</A] at: 6/9/04 11:46 pm

[RyuKurai000]

This is a transport copter. It is able to dive, but not too well. The "BANG" statement would be most accurate.

Ryu: He a tough son of a gun, and just having a few holes in one's wings can still let you fly, just not perfectly. If they were huge holes now...He would be sinking.

Sigil: Is trying to stay cool, has no idea he just helped the mech target the helicopter for an Evil Attack of Death.

Caija: Is trying to not die.

Zulian: Had better be a really damn good pilot.

Jerry: Is trying to screw with the robot's vision, apparently. Its head won't rip off if it moves. (Try cutting it to get the armor off so Sigil can do zappity.)

Caash: You have claws. They can rend steel if you hit hard enough. I repeat: CLAWS. (HINT! HINT!)

I should have stuck with the fuzzy bunnies...j/k.

[wkz]

"Caash: You have claws. They can rend steel if you hit hard enough. I repeat: CLAWS. (HINT! HINT!)"

What I am up against is a robot that is HUGE. Even with minimal construction, its endo-skeleton will be inches thick to support the enormous weight... and this is obviously a combat model, adding more thickness to the thing....

You mean to say a demonic can punch through THAT?!? With his bare Claws!??

Anyway, I had already posted a possible ending scenario ...

[RyuKurai000]

Well, you did say he was monsterously strong...

Mmm-mmm, I do love fried demonic. (You're not dead. Just..."Ouchied")

[darkknight61189]

Eh, flying a helicopter can't be that difficult... ¬.¬. Let's just put it this way, the helicopter is moving downwards... perhaps diving wasn't the best word to use, but it's moving downwards as fast as it can. Also, if the helicopter was free-falling, it wouldn't help Caija much that the helicopter weighed more. First thing you learn in physics: All things fall at the same speed, no matter how heavy it is.

Anyways... <p>_____________
There are three kinds of people in this world...</p>

[wkz]

A helicopter's probably the hardest man-made thing to control, ever. Here's an idea of what's involved:

(all terms have been dumbed down. Yup, this is only a dumb-downed version...)
First, we have THE STICK. Contrary to popular belief, all the STICK does is to tilt the helicopter in the correct direction. It does not move the helicopter forward/backwards/sideways (that is a side effect), it just tilts the helicopter in the correct direction.
Next, we have THE THROTTLE BAR (to be abbriviated as the BAR). All that controls is the Propeller Turning Speed. That's all. Faster turning = more wind, most of the time.
Lastly, we have the FOOT PEDALS (to be abbriviated as FOOT). You know the fan at the tail all helicopters have? The FOOT control that. Having the helicopter turn is only a side effect.
Lets not mention the "TRIM", "FAN-RATIO" and what not, to keep things dumb...

Sounds simple so far? Lets continue...
Lets take an example from the RP itself: Zig-Zagging.
First, you got to move forward. So you push the STICK forward. This tilts the helicopter, and in turn points the wind from the propellers slightly towards the back. "Blow backwards" = "Move forward".
But that also means some of the power keeping the helicopter afloat is lost. You have to push up the BAR a little to compensate, otherwise it will slide into the ocean. So far so good.
Now we are moving forward, shall we make a left turn? Push the STICK in the correct direction you say? WRONG!! Just as in a plane, when you center the STICK, the helicopter does not right itself. In fact, if you had held onto the STICK just now in its forward direction, the helicopter would have flipped itself over, and we end up as overturned turtle smears on the dirt. Pushing the STICK in the "correct direction" as you say, will keep the helicopter pointed in the same direction, and tilt the helicopter towards its forward-left.
So, what do we do? Use the left FOOT you say? It sounds like the correct answer, but you are WRONG!! Remember that the FOOT only controls a miserable fan at the back. That fan is meant to counter the turn of the spinning main propellers. Speeding/Slowing it will turn the helicopter all right, but the Helicopter keeps its original tilt!!! So, you have the helicopter still leaning towards the old "forward", but the body's now pointed towards the left!
Yup, that means you have to use the FOOT to get the direction, while adjusting the STICK constantly in one smooth motion: backwards -> left -> left-forward -> forwards. All the while shifting the BAR all over the place just to keep your attitude. The harder the turn, the more adjust ments you do, and the worse things get if you make one tiny mistake. And you will have to manage all that tilt, direction and power all in real time.
Do you think you have enough concentration left to keep track of a mecha outside that helicopter? Good for ya... next turn's coming up. Better step up the movement quickly... its going to fire...
Still sounds easy? Lets add some wind... Just think of it as a monkey at your controls vibrating the STICK, shaking the FOOT, and messing around with the BAR all the time. Not to mention its effect on the unique spinning propeller blades: one side of the circle is going to receive more wind = more lift. Your helicopter's tilting!! (the same effect occurs when your helicopter's moving forward)

And let me hide behind this bomb-shelter first before you take-off. The explosion's going to be good, I wouldn't want to miss it for the world...



Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=wkz@rpgww60462>wkz</A] at: 6/11/04 2:01 am

[darkknight61189]

O.O Maybe I should just leave it alone.... <p>_____________
There are three kinds of people in this world...</p>

[Geocsuppi]

Could someone PLEASE! give me a layout. <p>

Quote:

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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</p>

[RyuKurai000]

Sigil and Zulian are in the helicopter, which is above the Mech suit. Caija is currently on the suit, planting explosives. I bet you just really want to know you, though, right? You're still on the suit, unless you think the shifting parts might have pushed you off or something.

[wkz]

Note:
. The mech suit had broken the ice around it's regular hand and had stopped the blades of the helicopter with it.

Even the main blades of a millitary grade combat helicopter (which had been made to withstand anything short of a rocket/RPG) could not withstand such stresses, given the power of the engine of most helicopters and given that the blades had been stopped dead in their tracks in one single instant...

There is no way our heli's going to be airworthy after this. All of you are welcome to join me in the ocean :)
Waits for Caija to murder Zulian

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=wkz@rpgww60462>wkz</A] at: 6/21/04 11:43 pm

[The Great Nevareh]

And thus we are now trapped in the ocean unless this suit can be convinced to fly us to a nice spot close to land, and then allow itself to be blown to pieces.
Caija wouldn't murder Zulian for his incompetence. Caija would, however, murder Zulian because she could have the distinct impression that he is in the process of trying to kill everyone, himself included. <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[wkz]

I betcha the GM (RyuKurai000) is scratching his head really hard, thinking of how to get this party out of this mess.

Or is this going to be one of those "The party dies. You All Suck! THE END." storylines?


(Not much to do here except float around and wait for a helicopter to fall on my head.... Post, people! Post!)

[RyuKurai000]

Darknight:
I am not picking on you. Your character is simply doing things that he is being encouraged, and sometimes ordered not to do. Sigil said not to touch the controls unless he was incapacitated or he told you to. You were safely hovering above the suit where only a rocket and some well aimed machine gun bullets could hit you, and Sigil could call lightning down on the suit if Caija's plan failed. You put the helicopter right in front of the suit. It had its gun functional at the time, and I am desprately trying to think of how it didn't just blow both you and Sigil to smithereens. I'll just say that it's thanks to TED'Caash. That grenade probably knocked a few things loose in the mech, and it isn't working particularly well. All I'm saying is:

READ THE POSTS THROUGH.

Thank you.

[wkz]

Here's the exact instructions, word for word, if you care to read it...

"Sigil paused for a second. Had this kind and slightly bumbling woman really said what he thought he had heard? Sigil laughed to himself. "Once again, it's proven that it's not always what's on the outside that counts. You're very admirable, Mrs. Caija, and I'd take off my mask to you, but that would be wasting time. I've still got a lot of my magic left over, so, let's make sure that the Red Door knows what hit 'em." Suddenly the wind whipped up under the helicopter, and it forced the vehicle up into the air. Sigil looked at Caija from behind his faceless mask. "Don't worry. If you jump, I'll carry you onto the suit. I've done this before." Without turning to look at him, Sigil snapped his fingers at Zulian. "You. For your information, TED'Caash can't continue to fight, but he's alright nonetheless. Please don't attempt to pilot the helicopter unless I tell you to or am incapacitated, knocked out of it, etc. I will be forced to use more extreme mesures if you do not comply. But don't be sad. I will think of a use for you in a good while." Sigil then gesured towards the open cockpit window. "You ready?" He said to Caija..........."


Although Caija DID confuse the issue only one post before:

" "Are you crazy? We're in combat! We can't have nobody pilot this thing! Take me within jumping distance of that big pile of metal so I can use some of this gear!" Caija gestures to herself. She is getting agitated not at the situation, but at the people who are in the cabin with her. Many people without intense training or discipline would be easily frightened by her now, since she appears to be drawing into herself the air of a drill Sergeant.
"Sigil, let's get some fancy wind-working here. I know you can do it, I saw the seagull. Zulian, either help out or sit out. The way you can help is by driving this thing so we move. I can't jump that far and if I rememeber correctly, my anatomy doesn't allow me to fly. The way you sit out is by climbing to the back of the helicopter and not making any noise. The choice is yours. And if you ever refer to me as "the little lady" again, I'm going to rip into your chest and tear out your still-beating heart to feast upon in a bloody orgy of death and horror. Get me?" "

Guess there's a major breakdown in communications somewhere. This team is the absolute classic example of it
*remembers the knife*

Current team positions:
Caija, Monkeying around on the Mech.
Jerry, hiding behind a chair in the helicopter.
Sigil, in the helicopter. Acting the hero?
Zulian with Ryu, flying low
T'Caash, floating. KO'ed

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=wkz@rpgww60462>wkz</A] at: 6/25/04 4:11 am

[RyuKurai000]

Because you obviously can't wait, Nate, I've decided to put you in.

I'll have PM'd you, details in there. Don't let any of them know! Is secret! *holds finger to mouth*

[darkknight61189]

Yeah, see about that whole piloting thing, I was listening to what Caija said, and then Sigil said that other thing to contradict it. Zulian didn't know who to listen to, so he followed the screaming lady with knives.

One more thing: How do we get to land? Through Zulian's blundering, the helicopter is now totalled... <p>_____________
There are three kinds of people in this world...</p>Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=darkknight61189>darkknight61189</A]&nbsp; at: 6/28/04 11:25 am

[RyuKurai000]

ANNOUNCEMENT!

I shall be gone for two days, be back on thursday. Post about um, what your character is doing after being flung into the ocean.

[wkz]

This weekend, I'll not be able to access the Internet in any way. If any character wants to interact with Caash, you got my permission to NPC him a bit....

[The Great Nevareh]

No one's said anything for two days. Someone post! <p>"There is great disorder under Heaven, and the situation is excellent."
-Mao Tse-Tung</p>

[RyuKurai000]

Where is Nate? You are slightly necessary to the story you know...

as for Geoc: What happened to Jerry? Is he dead or...

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=ryukurai000>RyuKurai000</A] at: 7/4/04 10:24 pm

[wkz]

Finally, I'm back!!
...........
Death by absence??