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Gaming Outpost Discussions » Topic: Brock and Roll http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll Gaming Outpost Discussions » Topic: Brock and Roll en-US Thu, 24 May 2012 11:23:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/search.php WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/4#post-13889 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:42:56 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13889@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Thank you! I tried. What to do now, what to do . . . wait, didn't I have game thread here somewhere? And, like, three or four players I was running on the side? Hm. In any case, agreement: limbo for the current thread. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13886 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:34:32 +0000 M. J. Young 13886@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ My feeling is that what happens to your character here is not that important. If Van-Eric reappears (vanished due to computer access problems) we'll want to play out your interaction with him, but otherwise this thread is pretty much in limbo. If it weren't for Van-Eric I'd tell you to go ahead and write your own demise however you like, but for the moment let's leave it for the possibility that the other newbie verser will want to finish his stay here. Thanks much for your help. You were good. --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13867 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:35:45 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13867@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Yeah, W# is my way of keeping track of the order of skill acquisition. Sometimes, if important details went unrecorded, knowing the world of origin will help me make a ruling. Er, so, do we keep going, or allow Alternate Scott to vanish into the mists of NPCdom until the 'verse needs his services once more? M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13858 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:39:57 +0000 M. J. Young 13858@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I certainly understand the likelihood of cursing under stress. I'm quite comfortable with typing something like, "and a word escapes my lips which I would not say under ordinary circumstances", or as I wrote for one of the characters in the novel, "the word he wanted to say brought the memory of the taste of soap to his mouth." Scott: <ul>I'm assuming that "W#" indicates the world in which you think you would have learned each skill initially. If it has some other meaning which might be more helpful, please clarify. Precognitive danger sense is never much more than Spiderman's Spidey Sense, something that gives you a few seconds of warning. It's enough to dodge incoming rocks, but it won't tell you that the mountain is going to blow in thirty seconds versus three minutes, only if it's going to blow so soon you've got to jump for cover. As far as a place like you describe, I might imagine that somewhere along the north shore probably a few miles from here there is a sheer or nearly sheer cliff face dropping into rocky water, with a narrow ledge half way down--which I think is not really terribly suitable for what you want, but is closest to the three required parameters. Otherwise, the rock outcropping on which you are camped sticks out almost like a pier, dropping off on two sides and the water end, and you could get in the shallow western surf at its base, standing on sand with maybe a forty foot high sheer smooth rock wall to your east maybe thirty or forty yards wide. That's the nearest thing I know on this island to what you describe, and it has the advantages that it is very close and might help explain why you're camped here.</ul> Scott packs his things while Brock makes his way to the entrance of the cave. The water pouring in from above is still cool, and the air in the cave still sauna-like as you wade through the warm water of the pool. The ground shakes again. You climb in about ten yards, but realize that it will be slippery and difficult to keep your footing with the shaking, so here you brace yourself, settling down against the wall. Abruptly the world shakes again, and you think you've lost your bracing--but you realize it is not you that has moved, but the wall behind you. The tunnel in which you are sheltered collapses atop you, crushing and smothering you in seconds. You black out. You awaken as <a href='http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-bleary-eyed-or-starry-eyed?replies=1#post-13857'>Brock, Bleary-eyed or Starry-eyed</a>. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13819 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:27:27 +0000 Brock 13819@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Hmm. I'll head to the cave and take my chances, because I don't know anywhere else to go on this island. Should not take me very long at all to get my stuff together, since it's all still packed. cursing is rare with me, but situations like this would evoke a word or two, I imagine. I haven't been in one, so it's my best guess WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13816 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:59:21 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13816@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ To Brock: "I'm not dead yet." To Iggy: "C'mon, up. We're sticking together for now." <blockquote>Scott, what do you intend to do in response to the eruption of the volcano? </blockquote> Firstly: how much warning might my 1@10 Precognitive Danger Sense P12@1 (<a href="http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/quick-call-to-scott#post-12086">W6</a>) provide, if successful? I imagine not much, and I'm not sure this danger is immediate enough to trigger it. Placing the danger sense aside for the moment - If I perceive that I have time, I will pack everything and get it on-person. Most things go in the pack; the bedroll and tent strap to the pack (it has an external frame), and the electric spear is carried. Most weapons and a few other bits of useful-on-short-notice equipment go elsewhere on my person, and Iggy rides my shoulder. If I perceive that I do NOT have time to pack, I will simply gather it all into one pile and sit on it. If I have packed, I will go to a place: - near or on the shore, - with overhead cover, - of higher elevation than the ground/shore around it I will already know the location on the island which best fits these criteria, having sought it out on my second day here. That location is not guaranteed to fit them well, of course, nor to be nearby. The idea is to distance myself from the epicenter and avoid direct lava flow while retaining some protection from ash sifting down from overhead. (I am aware that these precautions will not amount to much if the eruption is serious.) I will not separate from my equipment voluntarily; IF at any point the destruction of my equipment occurs or becomes inevitable, I would prefer that my body share that fate (saving both for the next world). I would also prefer not to verse out separately from Iggy. If it appears that I will be sandwiched between lava and the sea, I have an emergency escape plan (unlikely to work). My defense against falling rocks is three-fold: 1) Danger Sense, 2) 2@2 Stationary Force Shield P10@1 6' instant activation 1 minute W6, 3) 1@5 Missile Evasion B7@4 RS=SM use limits attacks W5 My psi Resist Heat does not distinguish between internal and external, so it's curved out. If my 2@6 Flesh Armor P5@1 RS=SM (W2) works against falling rocks, I'll use that, too - if I see falling rocks. _ For everything else, I'm responding case-by-case. I have not seriously prepared for this event beyond scouting out the location mentioned above. I do not attempt to coordinate my actions with Brock's, although if he attempts to interact with me I respond (if doing so does not risk my equipment). Psi BRA: 2@2 (Persuasion) Bod BRA: 2@1 (Willpower) TV: 1@6 DV: 1@8 M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13812 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:47:28 +0000 M. J. Young 13812@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Yeah, and count me as one of them. I find vulgarity unnecessary and demeaning, and although I understand why intelligent people would use it in rare instances, I would much prefer the written word to avoid it. It is certainly possible that the cave might provide shelter of some sort against certain aspects of a volcanic eruption from the mountaintop. Certainly if there were flying boulders or falling hot cinders, they would be blocked from overhead. Flowing lava is harder to predict--obviously the cave entrance is below the stream bed, but lava that flows that direction might pour into the pool and spill outward toward the ocean. Scott, what do you intend to do in response to the eruption of the volcano? --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13793 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:52:17 +0000 Brock 13793@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "Oh crap. This might be it. Well, it was nice knowing the two of you. Maybe we will meet up again sometime." actually, I likely would have used the s word, but I think I remember it being mentioned somewhere that kids read these boards. I grab my backpack and swing it over my right shoulder, grab my staff in my left, then eye the volcano apprehensively for a minute. Is the steamy cave at the right angle from the mountain that I could go inside, and the lava would flow past it, or over the entrance, or something of the sort, with little or none of it going in? Or, more to the point, does my character, with his limited information, believe it might be so? M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13728 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:33:00 +0000 M. J. Young 13728@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ As you move into a position, you are suddenly tossed to the ground as the island itself shakes--and then stops shaking so quickly it's hard to know whether it really happened. --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13709 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:05:16 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13709@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ (I know you'd get it; I meant Iggy, whom I was addressing. His pop culture education is on an as-needed basis.) Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13702 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:24:11 +0000 Brock 13702@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ (I would have understood that reference easily, young grasshopper. Not that it matters.) "I don't see myself as trying to suddenly conjure forth barriers of energy from nothing without any background in such things. No worries." Afterward, I'll remember I didn't do my own practice in a while, and perform some balance enhancing exercises of my own. WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13677 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:03:54 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13677@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I grin. "I have taught you well." (I almost address him as "young grasshopper," but I catch myself just in time. I'd rather not have to explain that.) M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13675 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:18:49 +0000 M. J. Young 13675@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "That's not me," Iggy injects. "I'm happy to learn when the teacher thinks I'm ready." --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13667 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:45:44 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13667@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ These are not katas you know. Some of them are similar, I imagine. The disk also differs from Tenser's in that it is oriented vertically, more like a barrier or shield than a load-bearing surface. When you get around to asking: "That? That's a force shield. It's probably a little risky to even be trying it here, but it's saved my life too often for me to let myself get rusty. And before you ask, no, I'm not teaching it to you - not before you have a solid background in matter and energy manipulatives. You'll blow up the island. "Er, no offense. I have a friend who's always after me to teach him everything I know instantly, so I've learned to be brusque and . . . preemptive . . . about the things I'm not willing to pass on." Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13666 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:31:07 +0000 Brock 13666@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I would likely recognize the martial arts katas as such easily, and may even know some of them. I make a study of such things. Those are in part the things I use for my balance practice. The disc fascinates me to no end. It reminds me of Tenser's floating disc from D and D, though it's green instead and I don't know if it is meant to carry weight for the caster. I'll ask him about it when he doesn't look busy anymore, which may take awhile by the looks of it. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13657 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:31:00 +0000 M. J. Young 13657@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ This post is to correct a software hiccough that made Scott's latest invisible. Scott, I agree with your assessment of practicing magic skills in pieces like that. --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13650 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:22:51 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13650@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Ack. Stuff happened, some of it medical, and I completely forgot this thread was waiting for a post from me. Apologies. That's about a third of it. Another third of my routine will be invisible - psychic training with Iggy as a partner. (This comprises mostly mind-reading applications, plus Conceal/Interrupt Thought, a few Awarenesses, and Flesh Armor). For a little while (in the middle of the invisible routine), I stand facing Iggy and, at seemingly random intervals, a translucent pale green disk about six feet across will appear between us and linger for a few seconds before disappearing. The remaining third involves me rehearsing various postures, pantomimes, and spoken lines of Spanish. Occasionally the Spanish is sung, and the pantomimes often involve wingnuts, sometimes placed in a circle around me. There is no observable effect. (MJ: this is because the components are being practiced in isolation, or two components practiced together in the absence of the third; as no complete ritual is being performed, there is no release of magic. My understanding is that this should allow practice even of those skills beyond the curve.) I also read to Iggy a bit, but that's when the sun sets and isn't really considered part of the routine. Edit: This post apparently started a new page; this edit is a note to Brock that MJ has a relevant post on the previous page, at the bottom. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13644 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:23:18 +0000 M. J. Young 13644@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Regrettably, I do not recall what is involved in Scott's practice. I know he does some physical exercise, including jumping out of trees to practice landing, but without his post I'm going to have to stick to those items. You see Scott climb a tree and then leap from it, hitting the ground and rolling to absorb the impact. He does this multiple times. He also does some other exercises, quite a few of which look like they might be martial arts katas. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13584 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:07:50 +0000 Brock 13584@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ If he starts practicing in my view, I will watch. I am rather bored by this point, I would think. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13567 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:13:11 +0000 M. J. Young 13567@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ What would Brock see of your practice routine? That is, it strikes me that if you're involved in observable activities, it might be something he would notice, and that might help him better prepare for worlds ahead. --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13547 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:59:58 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13547@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "Well, it's not inevitable; it could go extinct, and we'd be here until the island eroded away completely or you or I experimented with something too dangerous. But if it happens tomorrow, it won't be all bad - it would mean I wouldn't have to cast my fishing spell again for a while. It makes me feel a little bad to use it; at least if you're hook or spear fishing, you can pretend the little guys were too dumb or too slow to live, but if you're magicking them to shore and zapping 'em with an electric spear, you feel a bit more like you're taking advantage. "Now that I think of it, though, I really ought to be storing up some smoked fish or something, something that will last me a while if I verse out suddenly. I'd have to eat my stash and replace it periodically, but I'd feel mighty dumb if I left a place with plentiful food and starved in the next verse." Once Brock goes his way, I'll set about figuring out a way to cook fish such that it will take quite some time to spoil. I don't know anything about "smoking" fish, but I will start there and experiment. I suppose my goal-in-mind is something like fish jerky. (I'm sticking to tech methods for now, but if I don't get good results I may switch to arcane.) Of course, I'm also keeping up my usual, somewhat lax, practice routine (and Iggy's, as well). Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13545 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:12:46 +0000 Brock 13545@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I thank him, and say, "I hope it isn't going to erupt yet, although I suppose it was inevitable. In case the next time I go out to explore the island is my last time before it goes, I just want to say thanks. Thank you very much for all your help." After the conversation ends, assuming nothing else happens, I will settle down to read for awhile. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13423 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:44:59 +0000 M. J. Young 13423@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Scott and Ignominius are discussing whether the change in the volcano means anything, and what it might mean. Possibilities are that whatever water was evaporating is gone, that a fissure has sealed (which might mean that pressure is now building), that there was debris blown into the crater which has now been fully consumed by fire, and that the upper levels of the volcano are cooling. They offer you some fresh roasted fish and their usual collection of fruits. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13415 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:35:02 +0000 Brock 13415@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ hmm, not steaming? Too bad I'm no geologist! Maybe it's about to erupt; calm before the storm and all that.... I'll continue hiking for awhile, just for the recreation, then return to my stuff near Scott's camp, and get a book to read. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13363 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:17:58 +0000 M. J. Young 13363@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ There are a variety of trees on the island, and plenty of undergrowth as well. There are birds and insects, but no land animals that you can see. The ground is deep soil in spots, shallow soil in other spots, and bare rock in many stretches; this is sometimes smooth as glass and sometimes rough and sharp as pumice, sometimes solid and sometimes broken up. Grasses grow in cracks, apparently the work horse that starts the conversion from rock to dirt. The beaches to one side of the island tend to be white or light sand, perhaps from sea shells or sandstone, while on the other they are clearly from smashed and broken lava, black sands. The steaming cone looms above all, and there are few places on the island where it is not visible. But today it is not steaming. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13347 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:05:52 +0000 Brock 13347@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ yes, it appears to be much more treacherous than I had envisioned. I guess I won't explore. I thought it was fairly level, but that there was a pool that I had to wade through to go deeper, or something. Instead, I'll hike around the island. My character is just looking for something to do. I'm not a chatty person, so I would be wanting some alone time by now. I'll bring my staff. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13305 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:10:18 +0000 M. J. Young 13305@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I am concerned that we are not sharing a common image here. Let me try again. The cave grows gradually darker, but not so quickly that you cannot adjust to it as you move inside. The later in the afternoon it is, the more light you have, to a point. The cave walls and floor are all wet, smooth, and slippery, and a stream runs down the center of the floor. The cave slopes downward toward the interior, and the angle of the slope gradually steepens as you progress. Heat and steam rise from inside the cave, growing hotter and more humid as you ingress. You have indicated that the only condition that will cause you to exit, or even to check your advance, is that it becomes too dark to see. I can't imagine that this is correct, so I think you must not be seeing the situation clearly--either that, or you're counting on some abilities to negotiate this situation which I am overlooking. Are you genuinely intending to keep walking into this cave until you cannot see, regardless of how steep or slick the floor becomes or how hot or humid the air? --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13290 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:43:07 +0000 Brock 13290@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I'll remove my socks and shoes, and leave everything behind, staff included. If it is too dark to see at all at any point, I'll leave, because I don't have a flashlight. I see fairly well in the dark, but there has to be SOME light. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13245 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:50:53 +0000 M. J. Young 13245@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I believe that Van-Eric is having computer problems, as if I recall correctly you also were, and Scott was awaiting some post from either of you that would involve him. We will continue to work around him. There is not much too this cave. It begins with the pond and the water pouring down from above and dripping from the ceiling, and part of the water from the pond pours back into the cave forming a stream along the low point. The slick smooth floor is slightly bowed, from the different rates of erosion from higher and lower water levels. It also slopes slightly downward into the mountain, and the slope gets steeper gradually. There are some stalagtites on the ceiling, but no stalagmites beneath as the floor is perpetually washed. The sides are rounded, making something of an uneven tube. It is very hot and humid, steam making visibility difficult as the cooler outside air and the hot inside air mix; cooler air can be felt moving above the water on the floor. The late afternoon sun shines fairly directly into the cave, but between the dazzle of the curtain of water, the dispersion of the steam, and the angle of the floor it fades to a dusk-like level within fifty or sixty feet, and is starting to slope down more steeply, and get hotter. What are you wearing on your feet? --M. J. Young WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13237 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:08:19 +0000 WilliamTWodium 13237@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ <blockquote>MJ, while I am ordinarily very patient, I am starting to wonder where those two went.</blockquote> For my part, my further actions are contingent on Van-Eric's. I'm half-way through a conversation, and I think we're on the cusp of a second Verser Orientation Seminar, but as I'm here pretty much as an assisting NPC, I don't feel any burning need to post in anticipation of Van-Eric (as opposed to in reaction). That's where I went. The jury is out on where Van-Eric went, but I believe the currently dominant theory is "computer troubles." Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13232 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:33:01 +0000 Brock 13232@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ That sheet says my willpower is 1@5. I disagree, but I think we hashed this out already. What was it? What is this section? Bias Tech Psi Mag Bod OK, I have it. MJ, while I am ordinarily very patient, I am starting to wonder where those two went. Did I miss something? Regardless, I'd like to detail what I'm doing after the introductions are done, just for something to do, should nothing interrupt these plans. I'll get my (Pair of navy blue shorts reading Air Force J.R.O.T.C. (junior ROTC)) out and bring those to the cave, strip down and put them on, and explore the cave. If there is daylight left when(if?) I come back out of the cave, I will take that walk along the beach, observing the kinds of plants I see on this island, and in particular looking for anything I don't recognize and taking some for later identification. This skill may be useful for this-1@8 Survival: Forest T0@1 includes edible plants M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13136 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:42:44 +0000 M. J. Young 13136@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ No apology necessary, as long as you can find it. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13122 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:16:03 +0000 Brock 13122@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Oh, right. Sorry, I wasn't thinking when I said that I guess. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13086 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:51:45 +0000 M. J. Young 13086@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Brock, your character sheet should be posted in the Character Generation thread. Indeed, I find it <a href="//gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/the-character-generation-thread/page/6#post-11893'">here on page 6</a>. I don't recall having made any changes to it since then, but if so they'll be noted in the threads somewhere. I will post your paper again when this world ends for you, and probably if there's anything important between now and then we can address it as it arises. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13056 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:06:18 +0000 Brock 13056@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ MJ, with my computer troubles, I don't have my character sheet anymore. Can you post it somewhere, so I can print it out here at the library? That way I can track changes to it like I wanted, and remind myself of what gear I have. Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-13001 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:55:22 +0000 Brock 13001@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ I will sit politely and wait for something I'd like to comment on. WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12984 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:36:22 +0000 WilliamTWodium 12984@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Correction: <blockquote>"Scott tells me that we met in Columbus, Ohio, a city where everything was filtered because of the poisons released into the environment, but he does not know where I was born and I do not remember that. But I do not understand why a talking iguana means that this world is different; I have talked in several worlds."</blockquote> I chip in, "I think he might be from Brazil, but I found him in a pet shop, so there's really no way to know." I'll let Van-Eric answer Iggy's question about why his talking makes this world different on his own. It'll help V-E work through his thought process more clearly, and it'll be good conversational practice for Iggy. . <blockquote>"Wow, what kind of weapons are those you have there?"</blockquote> "Technological ones. Why do you ask? Are you even sure you know which things are weapons?" <blockquote>I pull out my camera to take pictures of the surrounding area, the weapons around, and if my new friends don't mind I'd like to take pictures with them.</blockquote> "Um, I'd rather you not take pictures of me or my things unless you're going to use them for something later. I can think of ways that could get me in trouble if we end up in the same world again, so, unless you can think of some way it would useful . . . ?" __ I'll answer questions about the nature of reality and explain the gold liquid that came out of Van-Eric's consumer electronic device once he's prepared to sit down and talk about it. That'll happen after he clears up a few things with Iggy, and it might happen either after or before the walk on the beach - my grasp of the chonology is a bit spotty, so I'll post my Mentor Bits once I'm sure when things are happening. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12974 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:01:47 +0000 M. J. Young 12974@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ Iggy says, "Scott tells me that we met in Bayonne, New Jersey, a port city known as The Big Tomato because of the vegetables shipped from there, but he does not know where I was born and I do not remember that. But I do not understand why a talking iguana means that this world is different; I have talked in several worlds." Gravity seems to be earth normal. Your effort to enhance your strength does not seem to have any impact. --M. J. Young Brock on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12965 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:53:23 +0000 Brock 12965@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ 'So...are you people real? Or are you people figments of my imagination caught within a lucid dream world?' To this, I raise my eyebrows, and comment that I believe I am real, but what exactly do you mean by 'real'? What if you are a figment of MY imagination, or what if we are all figments of someone else's, or...? Once it becomes apparent he is new (around the Iggy conversation), I say, "Hi, I'm Brock. How are you? Probably fairly confused. Well, me and Scott here have some potentially upsetting news for you. From what Scott was telling me...well actually I'd better let Scott ecplain. He's way more experienced in this field." After observing his behavior for awhile, I comment, "Well, you're certainly an energetic person!" Ephemeral Dreamer on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12962 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:49:27 +0000 Ephemeral Dreamer 12962@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "This just makes me question..", I say as I make my way to my blanket, "what else is possible here?" I sit back down, tilt my head back and think to myself What did I get into? "By the way, I'm sorry...Iggy, if you don't mind me calling you that, sorry for my sudden examination. But you are a very interesting being! So, if you can talk, does that mean I'm not bound to the physical limitations of 'my' Earth?" "Wow, what kind of weapons are those you have there?" I pull out my camera to take pictures of the surrounding area, the weapons around, and if my new friends don't mind I'd like to take pictures with them. (Open for conversastion, eating, and what-not) "If you guys don't mind I'm going to walk down to the beach and take this all in." I grab my stuff, pick up my blanket and once again don it as a cloak. At this point, i'd like to meditate as I walk down, but I try not to walk to far from the campsite. I'd also like to practice my capoeira on the beach. I'd like to try jumping to test the gravity of this place to see how high I can jump. If I jump a normal height, I'd then like to try Incresing my strength in my legs activating my energy moving abiltiy for 30 seconds to try and strengthen my legs to jump higher than average. WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12957 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:42:03 +0000 WilliamTWodium 12957@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "You'll have to forgive his rudeness, Iggy. Too many new things at once tend to over-excite a person." As an afterthought, I'll add, "Well, I suppose you won't have to, strictly speaking." I smile. (In your examination of the iguana, you undoubtedly notice that he is wearing a steel wingnut as a necklace, secured around his neck by a length of sinew or catgut or something. The wingnut is about an inch across from tip to tip, and the flat areas are somewhat crudely etched with small symbols (or possibly just doodles).) Ephemeral Dreamer on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12949 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:59:11 +0000 Ephemeral Dreamer 12949@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "New one? Are you reffer....Wha wha wait!" I stand up suddenly exclaiming, "A talking....huge...iguana...THAT'S SO COOL!!!" I quickly make my way to examine the iguana. "Wow...that's amazing! So, where are you from!?", I ask as I stare down Ignominious. M. J. Young on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12943 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:49:05 +0000 M. J. Young 12943@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ The iguana says, "We have another new one." --M. J. Young Ephemeral Dreamer on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12939 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:18:25 +0000 Ephemeral Dreamer 12939@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "Haha, well with that answer, who can doubt that you're at least a living being. That's nice to know." "Well, nice to meet you all! So...what is this island? I remember being home........then, I dropped a Digital Image Processor I borrowed, I picked it up, and some liquid stuff came out. I touched it. I blacked out, and now I'm here with all my stuff. Wait... why is my stuff here?" **stomach rumbles** "I guess I am a little hungry..." I stand up, walk to the tent and gladly help myself to the mangos. "Thanks for the mangos. But you guys can enjoy the rest of the fish. I prefer sweet foods." I walk back to my blanket, grab my steak knife from my bag and proceed to cut the mango into 3 pieces. The sides and the seed. While eating the mango I start to converse. "So what brings you guys...or rather, all of us here? Don't tell me we're all dreaming or something." WilliamTWodium on "Brock and Roll" http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/topic/brock-and-roll/page/3#post-12936 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:56:32 +0000 WilliamTWodium 12936@http://gamingoutpost.com/discussions/ "If we were figments, how could we tell? I find it's better to assume reality until you find evidence to the contrary. "You're on an island. This is Brock," indicating the shirted man, "and this is Ignominious. Have a seat, get some water - the stream's fresh and safe. I've got some mangoes by the tent if you're hungry, and there's some leftover fish."