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Creativity / Re: Dungeons n' Dragons Revival
« on: April 02, 2012, 10:51:21 PM »Hnnnng
Protective guy sense is tingling
I also want to convince Vegetarian Zombie that I'll be the best guy for her.
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I also want to convince Vegetarian Zombie that I'll be the best guy for her.
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Off Topic / Re: Favorite TV Shows?
« on: April 02, 2012, 10:50:35 PM »
Adventure Time
Regular Show
Any of the Gundam series
Invader Zim
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
My Little Pony
Firefly
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Top Gear UK
The Walking Dead
Regular Show
Any of the Gundam series
Invader Zim
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
My Little Pony
Firefly
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Top Gear UK
The Walking Dead
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Off Topic / Re: The Internet in a 30 minute song mashup
« on: April 02, 2012, 10:35:25 PM »
inb4
Quote from: Lord Tony
MLP REFERENCE SHOULD GO IN MEGATHREAD!!!
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Creativity / Re: Dungeons n' Dragons Revival
« on: April 02, 2012, 09:58:35 PM »Clearly, as the only female in this group, I'd be the charming one.So, obviously my skill would involve loveing everybody.
Charm person
Too late, that's my job.
If I leveled up by talking to that man, I want to put all the points into Charisma. If I didn't I want to repeat the process till I do then put the points into Charisma.
Afterwards, I'd like to convince Alex to fall in love with me.
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Creativity / Re: Dungeons n' Dragons Revival
« on: April 01, 2012, 02:09:55 AM »As you walk joyfully down the square, you see a sly looking fellow who is leaning by the town's shop.
I lean on the wall next to him and spark up conversation.
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Games / Re: League of Legends - "The Enemies Inhibitor is respawning soon!"
« on: April 01, 2012, 01:48:48 AM »
I didn't realize that there was a CDR cap. So I should be fine if I just get all the flat glyphs and quints, right?
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Games / Re: League of Legends - "The Enemies Inhibitor is respawning soon!"
« on: March 31, 2012, 03:10:52 PM »
Do you think it's worth investing in a full page of flat CD reduction runes? I've almost bought all the glyphs, I figured I'd ask here before I invest in another category.
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Suggestions & Requests / Re: Japanese Mini-Empire
« on: March 31, 2012, 02:09:37 PM »
This should actually be in General.
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Off Topic / Re: New York bans words from it's school tests: Dinosaur, Birthday... + 42 more
« on: March 31, 2012, 02:05:20 PM »rock-and-roll music, you hooligans!
And that Rap music!
I hate political correctness. The only thing that makes sense is the one about talks about sports that would require prior knowledge of that sport to answer correctly.
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Creativity / Re: Dungeons n' Dragons Revival
« on: March 31, 2012, 01:55:23 PM »
Is there a way I can train or something to level up?
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Creativity / Re: Making up some stuff for something(s) I might write.
« on: March 31, 2012, 01:51:53 PM »
One other thing I forgot to mention. Having different systems determined ahead of time makes the universe you're writing about seem like it could be a real place outside of whatever your tale is. It also makes writing your story 10x easier because you can constantly refer to a set of facts. You decide your hero must travel off to some distant planet in a plot point you only thought up this morning? Just refer to your system and create a planet that fits within the parameters of the system.
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Creativity / Re: Making up some stuff for something(s) I might write.
« on: March 31, 2012, 07:01:13 AM »
Pretty cool system.
Also, it's great to over-think things when writing a story. Having a set of rules which you use to create your story makes it more believable and compelling, and less like you're pulling stuff out of your butt. I mean, look at any great story. The reason people are still in love with Star Wars today is because it has such a rich background.
Remember that scene in Episode III where Mace Windu shoots Darth Sidious's force lightning back at him? There's a reason that Mace Windu is the only Jedi in the movies that does this (excluding when Yoda counters Count Dooku's lightning). While it's barely mentioned in the movies, there are several different fighting styles that the Jedis used throughout the series' history. Form I (Shii-Cho) was a basic style based on fencing principles that was used by early lightsaber users. As the popularity of lightsabers increased, Form II (Makashi) was invented as a style geared towards lightsaber dueling. It was at this time that many of the great lightsaber duelists lived. Form II was great at countering lightsabers, but it fell short if blasters were employed, leading to the development of Form III (Soresu). Form III scarified offense to create the ultimate defense. Many people criticized this lack of offensive capability, so the more aggressive styles of Form IV (Ataru) and Form V (Shien) were developed. Form IV focused on agility and speed while Form V focused on Power and Attack moves. Form VI (Niman) was created to be a balanced style between earlier forms and was considered the "ultimate" style. Form VII (Juyo) is an extremely aggressive style that employed the use of the user's and opponent's emotions and force to create a feedback loop of power which the wielder could use advantageously. Each of these forms have a major role in the movies, though they are hardly mentioned. Form I was used by beginning padawans to learn with. Form II was used by Count Dooku who considers it to be the most "pure" form. Form III was used by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who learned it after the death of his Master, hoping that he could prevent the same fate from befalling another loved one by providing the ultimate defense. Form IV was favored by Yoda to make up for his size. Form V is most notably used by Anakin. Form VI is used by generally everyone that isn't mentioned specifically. Form VII is used by Darth Maul and Mace Windu (who is the only remaining Jedi that has mastered it). The reason Mace Windu is able to deflect the force lighting is because of the feedback loop used in Form VII. The use of these forms also apply to many of the other duels found in the movies. Dooku does an excellent job of demonstrating the precision of Form II when he cuts off Anakin's hand while also fighting Obi-Wan. The reason Obi-Wan is able to withstand General Grievous for so long (who is the most proficient Jedi hunter of that time) is because of Form III's ultimate defense. This same reason is why he's able to block Anakin's attacks on Mustafar and direct the battle until he has the high ground and gains the advantage over Anakin.
Sorry that ended up longer than I expected, but it's just that kind of background detail that gives credit to the story when "impossible" feats are accomplished.
Also, it's great to over-think things when writing a story. Having a set of rules which you use to create your story makes it more believable and compelling, and less like you're pulling stuff out of your butt. I mean, look at any great story. The reason people are still in love with Star Wars today is because it has such a rich background.
Remember that scene in Episode III where Mace Windu shoots Darth Sidious's force lightning back at him? There's a reason that Mace Windu is the only Jedi in the movies that does this (excluding when Yoda counters Count Dooku's lightning). While it's barely mentioned in the movies, there are several different fighting styles that the Jedis used throughout the series' history. Form I (Shii-Cho) was a basic style based on fencing principles that was used by early lightsaber users. As the popularity of lightsabers increased, Form II (Makashi) was invented as a style geared towards lightsaber dueling. It was at this time that many of the great lightsaber duelists lived. Form II was great at countering lightsabers, but it fell short if blasters were employed, leading to the development of Form III (Soresu). Form III scarified offense to create the ultimate defense. Many people criticized this lack of offensive capability, so the more aggressive styles of Form IV (Ataru) and Form V (Shien) were developed. Form IV focused on agility and speed while Form V focused on Power and Attack moves. Form VI (Niman) was created to be a balanced style between earlier forms and was considered the "ultimate" style. Form VII (Juyo) is an extremely aggressive style that employed the use of the user's and opponent's emotions and force to create a feedback loop of power which the wielder could use advantageously. Each of these forms have a major role in the movies, though they are hardly mentioned. Form I was used by beginning padawans to learn with. Form II was used by Count Dooku who considers it to be the most "pure" form. Form III was used by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who learned it after the death of his Master, hoping that he could prevent the same fate from befalling another loved one by providing the ultimate defense. Form IV was favored by Yoda to make up for his size. Form V is most notably used by Anakin. Form VI is used by generally everyone that isn't mentioned specifically. Form VII is used by Darth Maul and Mace Windu (who is the only remaining Jedi that has mastered it). The reason Mace Windu is able to deflect the force lighting is because of the feedback loop used in Form VII. The use of these forms also apply to many of the other duels found in the movies. Dooku does an excellent job of demonstrating the precision of Form II when he cuts off Anakin's hand while also fighting Obi-Wan. The reason Obi-Wan is able to withstand General Grievous for so long (who is the most proficient Jedi hunter of that time) is because of Form III's ultimate defense. This same reason is why he's able to block Anakin's attacks on Mustafar and direct the battle until he has the high ground and gains the advantage over Anakin.
Sorry that ended up longer than I expected, but it's just that kind of background detail that gives credit to the story when "impossible" feats are accomplished.
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Off Topic / Re: Laptop stolen. *It has been returned.*
« on: March 31, 2012, 05:40:35 AM »
Was it at all damaged or in worse condition?
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Off Topic / Re: Tony PM'd me
« on: March 31, 2012, 05:38:51 AM »
I'd like it if he left. His off-topic trolling shenanigans completely outweighs any attempt to be "civil" in the other sections of the forums.