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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/wcdickson/heart.jpg)
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 7:48 am Post subject: Makeshift Meeting (Log = Long) |
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[ Under orders of Hunter Ja'Kaal, and for the pleasure of all you Guardians in hiding, here's the second pow-wow we've (Dag and I) had with our Guru-y type... I'm still trying to find the first's log, but anyway. I edited out all the "white noise" for everyone's reading pleasure. ]
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>Hunter Ja'Kaal suddenly appears from thin air!
Hunter Ja'Kaal waves.
>You beam!
You wave.
>look hunt
You see Savage Hunter Ja'Kaal, a Scephyst Cannibal.
He has glowing blue cyber eyes and a black and white scaled complexion.
His scarred face is painted with camouflaging earthtones in the semblance of a fierce demonic visage.
He has a serpentine build.
He stands about 7' 6" tall, and seems to be timeless for a Scephyst.
He is implanted with a right cyber hand.
He appears to be feeling hungry.
He is not holding anything.
He is wearing a cross-strapped leather harness, a hand-rolled cigarette, a double-necked electric bass, some segmented leather strips joined by ocia links around his waist, a small pouch with some odd lumps, a large chip on his shoulder, a high-powered magnetic rail-gun, his enemy's skull, and a colorful button which reads "SAVE THE BORKINS!".
You exclaim, "U r teh winz!"
You nod to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "You ever get your stance glee questions answered?" [Editor's Note: reference to a previous ASSIST]
You shake your head.
You say, "I was really just wondering about something that may be why we're not seeing the reduced RTs."
.
You say, "Because I did get an uppercut down to 4 seconds the other day, but I haven't been able to repeat it."
Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "In snowfall?" [Editor's Note: For those not in the know, Snowfall = Guardian 5th level stance.]
You nod to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
You say, "It must've been a fluke."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Could have been."
You say, "Because through hundreds of other uppercuts.. they've all been 6 seconds."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Trevor is looking into the RT thing, it definatly wasn't working right."
You say, "I was also curious if Trevor said that Stances had to be trained through use and such."
You say, "Something in the messaging kind of alludes to that.. the messaging when we learn the stance, that is."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I know."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "It sounded good, and you do need to continue training unarmed, you're not a total master yet."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "But..."
You nod.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Some of the stances have a check to make sure the manuvers are performed properly, which if not, you end up using self taught."
You say, "Oh."
You ask, "Is that why I keep going back into Self Taught?"
>Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "Have you been training acrobatics at all?"
You point.
You nod to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
You say, "Got it to 23 with the profession bonus."
You strike a heroic pose.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I didn't make the checks, combat is Trevors baby, so I don't know for sure if skill vs creature, or a flat needed skill to succeed."
You nod.
You say, "Well, the only time I notice myself back in Self Taught is when I log out and back in."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "But unlike some unarmed, you do need acrobatics to do well with snowfall."
>Dag Choda arrives from the east. [Editor's note: uber-l33t cult partner]
Dag Choda waves to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal waves to Dag Choda.
You say, "I don't know if it happens during combat or the system is just resetting it to Self Taught because I'm logging out."
You shrug.
Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "Every time?"
>Dag Choda ponders.
You nod.
>stance
STANCE <name of stance>
Your current stance is: Self taught
You know the following stances:
Self Taught
Snowfall
You say, "I was in Snowfall when I logged out a few hours ago."
You point.
You say, "Now I'm back in Self Taught."
Dag Choda says, "I've never seen that happen."
You shrug.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Might have been a crash though, I was asleep a few hours ago, I wouldn't know."
You say, "Maybe I just suck."
You nod sagely.
.You say, "Oh, and I can confirm that balance is a sucky issue, now."
You gag.
>Dag Choda chuckles.
You say, "Borkins owned me yesterday."
You say, "Can't even TOUCH them when I'm below balanced."
You sniffle.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I should hope so, they're higher then you."
You grin.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Balance is not one of Snowfall's strengths either."
You say, "They actually teach, though.. unlike Large Hatul."
You say, "Which I don't understand, since combat exp is based off skills and stats."
You say, "And if I can touch Large Hatul and they can't touch me, though they don't teach.. nd Borkins touch and own me, though do teach.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "The perfect balance takes much tweaking."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Really you'd want to find something between borkins and hatul, but I'm not sure if such a thing exists."
You nod.
You say, "Oh.."
You poke Dag Choda in the ribs.
Dag Choda asks, "Eh?"
You say, "Dag says he doesn't notice much greatness in Snowfall when up against wandering borkin.. but, if I get in a good shot under Snowfall, I can own them in three hits (on average, anyway)."
>Dag Choda says, "I haven't noticed much against anything."
You say, "But I don't have a snowball's (pun?) chance in hell under Self Taught against them."
>Dag Choda asks, "Is it supposed to be faster?"
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Yes, Trevor is looking into the RT."
>Dag Choda nods.
Dag Choda says, "Great."
>Dag Choda says, "What about stats.."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Though as I was telling William, there's also a skillcheck to use some stances properly."
You nod.
Dag Choda says, "I thought maybe coordination was playing into it, but it's not like I have a problem hitting stuff."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Else you default to a self taught attack... not that you can really tell until there's unique messaging."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "Do you train acrobatics Dag?"
Dag Choda says, "Right... or the RT."
>Dag Choda nods to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Good."
>Dag Choda says, "15 (16) at the moment."
You chortle at Dag Choda.
You say, "Oh, how I do enjoy my +6 to core skills."
You cackle with glee.
>Dag Choda says, "Yeah, you and your stupid human bonus."
Dag Choda just smacked you on the back of the head!
You grunt.
You say, "That was something else I wanted to ask you, Hunter."
You say, "Is there a reason we have Research as core? Me and Brenton were thinking it may be used in Meditations, but I dunno."
You point.
You say, "I understand we're a religious order and all, but based on what we have now.. there's not much room to assume things."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "It's for sigils, I wouldn't worry about training it for that reason right now though."
You say, "Oh, I see."
>Dag Choda nods.
Dag Choda says, "Good to know."
You ask, "And sigils won't be around until the new engine?"
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I think in the new engine we'll have a separate skill for it."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Correct."
Hunter Ja'Kaal nods to you.
You nod.
You say, "Hurrah! Two free points."
You preen!
Brenton Miller climbs in over the top of an enormous fallen log.
You ponder.
>Brenton Miller sits down.
Brenton Miller leans on Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Dag Choda asks, "When morestances start coming in can we get some information on what skills affect them?"
You lean towards Brenton Miller and whisper, "Heal me, monkey!".
>Dag Choda says, "So we can strategize training for the ones we want to be good at.."
[Editor's note: took our Brenton's healing me, because he is such a monkey about it. And I gave him a dollar for it.]
Brenton Miller starts to gnaw on your arm! Owwww!
>Hunter Ja'Kaal nods to Dag Choda.
You chortle.
You have no visible injuries.
You are healthy and well rested.
Your inner focus is at full strength.
Your piercings include: eyebrow (1), ear (1).
>Dag Choda asks, "So which is snowfall?"
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I'll try to make it obvious from the messaging, if it's not obvious enough, ask on the boards so other people will know too."
Dag Choda says, "Aside from acrobatics.."
>Brenton Miller says, "Thanks mister Policeman."
Brenton Miller leans on you.
You grunt at Brenton Miller.
You say, "Ah, that's another thing Hunter (can you tell that we think too much?).."
Brenton Miller asks, "Hunter, aren't people part of the world?"
You cough.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Most stances with an extra check just check one thingt."
Brenton Miller peers quizzically at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Dag Choda nods.
Hunter Ja'Kaal peers quizzically at Brenton Miller.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "Huh?"
Brenton Miller asks, "People are part of the world, right?"
>Brenton Miller glances around the area.
You say, "Pay no attention to the medic."
You smack Brenton Miller on the back of the head!
Brenton Miller starts to gnaw on your arm! Owwww!
You say, "We were talking about the role of Guardians in the world, earlier.."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Not really, people can leave the world and go to another."
>Brenton Miller says, "But then they become part of that one."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "So they can't be part of it."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal shrugs.
Brenton Miller nags Hunter Ja'Kaal unmercifully.
You say, "And the messaging on the site says that Guardians protect the world.. and Brenton's a little snot and says that people are part of the world."
>Brenton Miller says, "So he has to protect me."
You say, "He wants us to be the policemen, whereas Troopers have that position."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Right, they'd be pretty selfish if they were protecting themselves."
Brenton Miller glances furtively at you.
>Brenton Miller says, "Which makes him a police man."
Dag Choda chuckles.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "It is more trooperly to be a cop."
Brenton Miller says, "But he is still mostly the same thing."
>Brenton Miller says, "If he has to protect me."
Brenton Miller tugs at your leg.
You say, "Otesa called us the best thing, Hunter."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Guardians are more like priests/wandering wisemen."
You say, "He related us to Environmental Terrorists."
You chortle.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Think shou lin monks."
>Dag Choda asks, "Can we get Grasshopper titles at 10th then?"
You point.
You laugh at Dag Choda!
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>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "They can protect people too if they choose, though they should feel the person deserves it rather then just blindly having to protect."
Dag Choda says, "I am Dag, I will help you."
>Brenton Miller says, "Medics deserve it."
Brenton Miller nods to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
You lean on Dag Choda.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Maybe they do, not up to me to decide."
>Brenton Miller looks at Hunter Ja'Kaal and begins crying.
Brenton Miller exclaims, "Don't you love us though?!"
>Dag Choda says, "Tough love."
Hunter Ja'Kaal leans into Brenton Miller and gives him a long, deep kiss.
>Dag Choda nods to Brenton Miller.
You ponder.
You say, "Oh, Hunter."
You ask, "Would it be ok to pester you into weekly 'meetings' similar to this? Even if the time is just spent shooting the breeze?"
You gaze at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Dag Choda nods to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I donno about weekly."
You say, "It's nice to have such an open forum with our Guru."
>Brenton Miller says, "And he can bring Jocelyn along."
>Brenton Miller says, "And they can have fights."
Brenton Miller nods.
You ask, "Bi-weekly?"
You sniffle at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Dag Choda chuckles.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "If there's some questions piled up I don't mind coming to talk about them, but we'd run out of questions if we just have a ton of meetings all the time."
Dag Choda chuckles.
>Mickey Brunner is washed in on a brackish wave amidst a collection of slimy debris and dead vegetation.
Dag Choda says, "We're very inquisitive."
You chortle.
>Dag Choda pokes Mickey Brunner in the ribs.
You say, "We'll make up questions."
ou glance around the area.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "And that's time I could be doing something else."
Brenton Miller leans on Mickey Brunner.
Hunter Ja'Kaal waves to Mickey Brunner.
You say, "We have a lot of ideas we could talk to you about, too."
You nod to Dag Choda.
Dag Choda nods to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Brenton Miller says, "Like nagging Jocelyn into making more cookies."
Dag Choda asks, "What's the story with armor and weapons?"
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I'd like to see more of this stuff on the boards, so guardians who haven't had these little chats can learn too."
You say, "Oh, alright."
Brenton Miller asks, "There're more guardians besides these two?"
>Brenton Miller blinks.
You say, "Not very many."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "What story? You can't have any."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal leans on Dag Choda.
You say, "Hunter, yes we can."
You stare at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Dag Choda says, "We can wear it though."
Hunter Ja'Kaal asks, "Armor?"
You say, "I was able to suit up completely and keep my resistances."
>Dag Choda nods to Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal frowns.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "I'll have to look into that."
Dag Choda says, "That's why I brought it up."
You say, "And weapons.. we can double all of them and still be able to use them, I think."
You say, "We'd just kinda suck at them."
You shrug.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Try using one sometime."
>Dag Choda asks, "Anyone got a gun I can borrow?"
You ponder.
You say, "Give Dag your gun for a second, Brenton."
>Brenton Miller squints at you.
You turn to Brenton Miller and say, "We're testing something."
>Brenton Miller gets a MP9 multiphase rifle from a leather chest harness with silver chains.
Brenton Miller offers a MP9 multiphase rifle to Dag Choda.
>Dag Choda accepts a MP9 multiphase rifle from Brenton Miller.
You nod to Dag Choda.
>Dag Choda nods.
Dag Choda offers a MP9 multiphase rifle to Brenton Miller.
You ask, "What's it say?"
Brenton Miller accepts a MP9 multiphase rifle from Dag Choda.
>Brenton Miller puts a MP9 multiphase rifle in a leather chest harness with silver chains.
Dag Choda asks, "A Guardian may not use a weapon, and why would he need one?"
>Brenton Miller ponders.
You chortle.
>Brenton Miller gets a MP9 multiphase rifle from a leather chest harness with silver chains.
Making the best of a difficult shot, Brenton Miller fires a MP9 multiphase rifle at you. With skill, you dodge the attack, barely breaking a sweat.
[You are balanced, healthy, and well rested.]
>Dag Choda says, "Kinda sexist though."
A hulking risheso stomps in. [Editor's note: Nobody even seemed to notice it.. lol]
>Brenton Miller says, "I can."
Lashing out fiercely, you snap a quick kick toward Brenton Miller. In a display of skill, you land a good hit to his left eye as Brenton Miller fails to dodge the attack.
[You are balanced, healthy, and well rested.]
Roundtime: 4 sec.
Brenton Miller puts a MP9 multiphase rifle in a leather chest harness with silver chains.
Brenton Miller exclaims, "Ack!"
>Brenton Miller whimpers.
You say, "Sorry about that, Hunter. Bad assumption on our part."
You nod.
[..looked at Brenton..]
He has a bruised left eye.
You pet Brenton Miller on the head.
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Thanks for letting me know about the armor though."
You nod.
Dag Choda asks, "What about parry then?"
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "You can parry unarmed."
Brenton Miller nods to Dag Choda.
>Dag Choda says, "Yeah, but once combat damage is live.."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Though once damage to weapons in combat is live you risk damaging your parry "weapon"."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Meaning your hand."
You say, "Yeah, parry is fairly wasteful of points for us."
You sniffle.
>Dag Choda says, "Right.."
You ask, "Would it be possible to make some gloves/arm armor that'd not really count as armor.. but would protect us if we parry?"
You gaze at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
Brenton Miller says, "Thats armor."
>Brenton Miller squints at you.
You shrug.
You say, "Special Guardian stuff."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Maybe, depends on how the parry damage ends up working."
You say, "We can bend the rules for us."
Brenton Miller says, "Its protecting you from damage."
>Mickey Brunner exclaims, "POWAR UP!"
Brenton Miller starts to gnaw on your arm! Owwww!
Dag Choda says, "We can parry with weapons though."
You laugh at Mickey Brunner!
say A meditation, maybe.You say, "A meditation, maybe.. or Sigil."
You glance around the area.
Dag Choda says, "Which we shouldn't be able to either."
You shrug.
Brenton Miller asks, "Tattoo sigils on your hands?"
You nod to Brenton Miller.
You say, "That's a neat little idea, actually."
You say, "I may be going out on a limb, but it sounds like there're going to be plenty of sigils to learn."
You gaze at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
You say, "Might as well add another to the pile."
>Dag Choda says, "Maybe reduce the damage for Guardians and unarmed parry.."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "It is, I thought about it but haven't decided yet if it would work to tattoo them on."
You nod.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Since the essence would burn out when it's used."
>[.. Mickey leaves .. ]
You ask, "Sigils take essence?"
You blink at Hunter Ja'Kaal.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal nods to you.
Dag Choda says, "Since true martial artists don't parry the actual weapon, but the arm or hand wielding it.."
You ask, "Does it replenish?"
You glance around the area.
>Brenton Miller says, "Or if its a sword."
Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "It will replenish once the sigil burns off, so you could only have so many active at one time, though it should be a goodly amount."
>Brenton Miller says, "You could grab the two sides of it with your hands."
Brenton Miller bounces in his seat!
>Dag Choda grins at Brenton Miller.
You say, "Oh, I see."
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Well, time for me to get going, go ahead and post what I told you about so the other guardians don't have to suffer."
Brenton Miller asks, "Are there going to be any damage shield sigils?"
>Brenton Miller snaps his fingers.
You say, "Oh. How about a disarming ability? Good martial artists always know how to get rid of their opponent's weapon."
>You hum to yourself.
Dag Choda chuckles.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal says, "Save the rest of your questions for another time."
Hunter Ja'Kaal waves.
You cry.
Brenton Miller nods to you.
>Hunter Ja'Kaal slips behind that big thing over there.
You say, "But there aren't any other Guardians."
>You sniffle.
>Brenton Miller snickers.
You say, "Not primary, anyway."
>Dag Choda chuckles.
You grunt.
~ Fin ~
--William _________________
Haelrahv Wiki!
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Side note: I think the RT thing is fine now. However, many stances, including Snowfall, don't always work. There's a skill check per attack and you can fail to properly use the stance.
I'll leave it up to Hunter to decide if he wishes to divulge any detail on skill involved for this stance (or other stances for that matter). _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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I noticed the Risheo stomping in! Its just no one else commented on it and when I looked around I didn't see it so /shrug |
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