The Tower of Druaga (heroic fantasy- Started)

[NastoK]

Doesn't really matter. Like hiei said, you've been making a lot of posts with the whole relationship thing, might as well let someone else post something. Just because Damien asked the two to help him, doesn't mean that anyone else can't do it.

 

[Redryhno]

^What Nastok said, plus I kinda left it open to whoever could do it, A&F were just one of the first choices, simply because they've become the resident fixers.

Well, maybe not so much Aleister, he did suddenly disappear during the last level and didn't have that convincing of an excuse for being gone.

 

[hiei82]

Doesn't really matter. Like hiei said, you've been making a lot of posts with the whole relationship thing, might as well let someone else post something. Just because Damien asked the two to help him, doesn't mean that anyone else can't do it.

You're right, not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

Hiei, do you mind putting up your post here? Just so we can see how you would of done things.

Sorry, I no longer have the post. As soon as I saw the Caedis post, I deleted it - in retrospect I probably could have salvaged some of it but, well, C'est la vie.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Well, maybe not so much Aleister, he did suddenly disappear during the last level and didn't have that convincing of an excuse for being gone.

How was Aleister supposed to explain to the group "Hey guys, sorry for not being there when you took down Calgradni. The reason why I disappeared, was that I became a Reaper of souls."

How on earth could you explain it to people, without them thinking "he has gone mad"?

 

[TheNaut131]

Well, maybe not so much Aleister, he did suddenly disappear during the last level and didn't have that convincing of an excuse for being gone.

How was Aleister supposed to explain to the group "Hey guys, sorry for not being there when you took down Calgradni. The reason why I disappeared, was that I became a Reaper of souls."

How on earth could you explain it to people, without them thinking "he has gone mad"?

"So Aleister, let me get this straight. You never left the battle, you just became the embodiment of death itself...okay buddy, glad to know." Atticus said, slowly backing away from Aleister.

 

[hiei82]

How was Aleister supposed to explain to the group "Hey guys, sorry for not being there when you took down Calgradni. The reason why I disappeared, was that I became a Reaper of souls."

How on earth could you explain it to people, without them thinking "he has gone mad"?

True, but from his perspective it seems like you ran from the fight. It makes sense he wouldn't trust you completely after that.

Downside of keeping the reaper power a secret I suppose. All you can really do is try to regain that lost trust - maybe help Damien with something, sometime during the storm? Or maybe the effort required to maintain wind shield you're going to put up will be enough to change his opinion.

Either way, it would make an interesting plot element

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"So Aleister, let me get this straight. You never left the battle, you just became the embodiment of death itself...okay buddy, glad to know." Atticus said, slowly backing away from Aleister.

I have to admit Naut, that did make me chuckle a bit.

True, but from his perspective it seems like you ran from the fight. It makes sense he wouldn't trust you completely after that.

Downside of keeping the reaper power a secret I suppose. All you can really do is try to regain that lost trust - maybe help Damien with something, sometime during the storm? Or maybe the effort required to maintain wind shield you're going to put up will be enough to change his opinion.

Either way, it would make an interesting plot element

You make a good point Hiei. I do plan for the whole secret to be revealed at some point. Its just how to do it though?

*puts on thinking cap*

 

[hiei82]

True, but from his perspective it seems like you ran from the fight. It makes sense he wouldn't trust you completely after that.

Downside of keeping the reaper power a secret I suppose. All you can really do is try to regain that lost trust - maybe help Damien with something, sometime during the storm? Or maybe the effort required to maintain wind shield you're going to put up will be enough to change his opinion.

Either way, it would make an interesting plot element

You make a good point Hiei. I do plan for the whole secret to be revealed at some point. Its just how to do it though?

*puts on thinking cap*

Well, you could set up a situation where Aleister is forced to reveal the secret or suffer some consequence (e.g. he needs the reaper power to accomplish a task, but cannot find a phone-booth to change in) Maybe he needs the power to maintain the wind shield, or someones life is in danger and the power can save them, etc.

see: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheUnmasking

Yeah, I just posted a tv tropes... I'm sorry for your loss of day

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Maybe he needs the power to maintain the wind shield, or someones life is in danger and the power can save them, etc.

Could do a mixture of both. Say, some icicles are passing through the field, heading straight towards Faunra, and by using going reaper, he manages to deflect them away from her; but also having the bonus of keeping future icicles off, thanks to increased power. I could also work in that, when they are done, he collapses onto the ground (still conscious mind you), and begins to flicker between himself, and his reaper form.

Note to self: include the line "I feel a little burned out."

EDIT GMT (22:05): Anyone going to post?

 

[hiei82]

Maybe he needs the power to maintain the wind shield, or someones life is in danger and the power can save them, etc.

Could do a mixture of both. Say, some icicles are passing through the field, heading straight towards Faunra, and by using going reaper, he manages to deflect them away from her; but also having the bonus of keeping future icicles off, thanks to increased power. I could also work in that, when they are done, he collapses onto the ground (still conscious mind you), and begins to flicker between himself, and his reaper form.

Note to self: include the line "I feel a little burned out."

Could work, would require a bit of planning to set it up.

Side Note: I have a question, what exactly are your reaper powers anyway?

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Side Note: I have a question, what exactly are your reaper powers anyway?

Spoiler: Reaper Powers

- Ability to see the souls of the dead
- Teleportation
- More powerful magic
- Enhanced strength, speed, and reflexes
- Telepathy (Think back to the conversations with Dante Sutcliff near the beginning of the level.)
- Increased endurance (Able to shake off attacks that would kill a normal human. Will elaborate more on this when we reach my level.)
- Second Sight (Able to see things that are beyond the standard levels of perception.)
- Summoning (Able to bring scythe to his side, regardless of distance.)

This is just what I can think of for now.

May have more later, for when we reach my level, which is going to be a reaper base, will help explain things.

As for some insight into my level, well... Its going to involve a rogue Reaper, who has gone mad, and taken over a reaper base, some years before the start of the RP. Reason why the rouge hasn't been dealt with in the past, is that he has been able to beat back assaults from loyal Reapers; which have depleted their numbers somewhat, hence them recruiting new numbers.

More will be explained later...

 

[NastoK]

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Was worried someone might include Stonefuse in the cellar, so I'm glad you didn't. In case anyone is wondering, he's outside, in the "rain", as he's too big to enter the cellar (and isn't hurt by the ice).

 

[hiei82]

Side Note: I have a question, what exactly are your reaper powers anyway?

Spoiler: Reaper Powers

- Ability to see the souls of the dead
- Teleportation
- More powerful magic
- Enhanced strength, speed, and reflexes
- Telepathy (Think back to the conversations with Dante Sutcliff near the beginning of the level.)
- Increased endurance (Able to shake off attacks that would kill a normal human. Will elaborate more on this when we reach my level.)
- Second Sight (Able to see things that are beyond the standard levels of perception.)
- Summoning (Able to bring scythe to his side, regardless of distance.)

This is just what I can think of for now.

May have more later, for when we reach my level, which is going to be a reaper base, will help explain things.

As for some insight into my level, well... Its going to involve a rogue Reaper, who has gone mad, and taken over a reaper base, some years before the start of the RP. Reason why the rouge hasn't been dealt with in the past, is that he has been able to beat back assaults from loyal Reapers; which have depleted their numbers somewhat, hence them recruiting new numbers.

More will be explained later...

That's a lot of powers... Superman would call it a little much (jk)

So the basic power structure is that of enhancement - it increases the skills that a person already has (magic, endurance, perception, communication, etc) and adds a scythe summoning (what self-respecting grim reaper DOESN'T have a scythe?)

Hm... that's far less abusable than I was expecting (well, except teleportation - that's ALWAYS overpowered *starts laughing manically*)

The next question would be do you want to reveal the reaper thing to everyone or just some of the group?

[spoiler="P.S.: And now I have this image for the transformed state caught in my brain... jerk"/][img/]http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-09/art/hguv2-haseo-3rd-form1.jpg[/img]proving I need to never play .hack again...ever.[/spoiler]

 

[Evrant-Knight]

That's a lot of powers... Superman would call it a little much (jk)

So the basic power structure is that of enhancement - it increases the skills that a person already has (magic, endurance, perception, communication, etc) and adds a scythe summoning (what self-respecting grim reaper DOESN'T have a scythe?)

Hm... that's far less abusable than I was expecting (well, except teleportation - that's ALWAYS overpowered *starts laughing manically*)

The next question would be do you want to reveal the reaper thing to everyone or just some of the group?

[spoiler="P.S.: And now I have this image for the transformed state caught in my brain... jerk"/][img/]http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-09/art/hguv2-haseo-3rd-form1.jpg[/img]proving I need to never play .hack again...ever.[/spoiler]

Well Hiei, I did already provide a description, along with a reference pick for what Aleister/Nathaniel looks like when he is a Reaper; you can find somewhere on this forum thread. As for the powers, these are just for starters, I do have more planned when we reach the level that I am creating. In terms of the reveal, I plan to either have it on this level, because of having to tap into the enhanced magic to boost the wind shield, or after the group defeats the boss of my level.

Heck, I even planned at one point, for Faunra being the first to know, then others finding out later. But that would be a little tricky.

What would people think would be best?

On an unrelated note, after we end the ice shard storm, could we possibly have it snowing again?

 

[hiei82]

That's a lot of powers... Superman would call it a little much (jk)

So the basic power structure is that of enhancement - it increases the skills that a person already has (magic, endurance, perception, communication, etc) and adds a scythe summoning (what self-respecting grim reaper DOESN'T have a scythe?)

Hm... that's far less abusable than I was expecting (well, except teleportation - that's ALWAYS overpowered *starts laughing manically*)

The next question would be do you want to reveal the reaper thing to everyone or just some of the group?

[spoiler="P.S.: And now I have this image for the transformed state caught in my brain... jerk"/][img/]http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-09/art/hguv2-haseo-3rd-form1.jpg[/img]proving I need to never play .hack again...ever.[/spoiler]

Well Hiei, I did already provide a description, along with a reference pick for what Aleister/Nathaniel looks like when he is a Reaper; you can find somewhere on this forum thread. As for the powers, these are just for starters, I do have more planned when we reach the level that I am creating. In terms of the reveal, I plan to either have it on this level, because of having to tap into the enhanced magic to boost the wind shield, or after the group defeats the boss of my level.

Heck, I even planned at one point, for Faunra being the first to know, then others finding out later. But that would be a little tricky.

What would people think would be best?

On an unrelated note, after we end the ice shard storm, could we possibly have it snowing again?

I know you gave a description, I just can't help but see that image. Stupid video-game...

I personally vote for whatever you want to do most - it's your character. Figure out what exactly you want to do, then we can set it up to occur.

 

[TheNaut131]

On an unrelated note, after we end the ice shard storm, could we possibly have it snowing again?

Sure, don't see why not. Oh and go with what Hiei suggested:

I personally vote for whatever you want to do most - it's your character. Figure out what exactly you want to do, then we can set it up to occur.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

On an unrelated note, after we end the ice shard storm, could we possibly have it snowing again?

Sure, don't see why not. Oh and go with what Hiei suggested:

I personally vote for whatever you want to do most - it's your character. Figure out what exactly you want to do, then we can set it up to occur.

Okay then, regardless of where I choose to reveal; can we not have the rest of the group instantly get angry at him.

How could we implement it, if I chose to do it now with the wind shield? Just asking for people's opinions.
Could be that he goes Reaper to save someone/s.

 

[TheNaut131]

On an unrelated note, after we end the ice shard storm, could we possibly have it snowing again?

Sure, don't see why not. Oh and go with what Hiei suggested:

I personally vote for whatever you want to do most - it's your character. Figure out what exactly you want to do, then we can set it up to occur.

Okay then, regardless of where I choose to reveal; can we not have the rest of the group instantly get angry at him.

How could we implement it, if I chose to do it now with the wind shield? Just asking for people's opinions. Could be that he goes Reaper to save someone/s.

Sure, I don't see the group would get mad at him anyway. It'd just be another part to this strange group of travelers.

As for implementation...Well, I do have this cool picture saved that mainly involves Faunra and one of the dragon guys I was talking about earlier in the game thread. That seems like like a good place to fully reveal Aleister's reaper form.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Sure, I don't see the group would get mad at him anyway. It'd just be another part to this strange group of travelers.

As for implementation...Well, I do have this cool picture saved that mainly involves Faunra and one of the dragon guys I was talking about earlier in the game thread. That seems like like a good place to introduce Aleister's reaper form.

Cool, that does sound like a good idea. We'll go with that then. Anything we should know first?

 

[hiei82]

Sure, I don't see the group would get mad at him anyway. It'd just be another part to this strange group of travelers.

Seconded - I don't think the power in and of itself will cause anger, only if you abuse it.

As for implementation...Well, I do have this cool picture saved that mainly involves Faunra and one of the dragon guys I was talking about earlier in the game thread. That seems like like a good place to introduce Aleister's reaper form.

Cool, that does sound like a good idea. We'll go with that then. Anything we should know first?

Sounds like a good plan - anything I should know as well?