Leif_Roar

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Got hideously sunburnt yesterday, and wince everytime I move in my chair.

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That's what happens when you spend too much time playing rad/rad corruptors.

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Cool. Wait.. 7:30 GMT?

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Well, I suppose that's close enough for government work. 7:30, English time.

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Hang on, I dunno where that is.. why not under the clock tower.. Mercy.

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I fixed the hyperlink to the map, so go click.

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So we missioning this evening ya?

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<Fargo>Ya, you betcha.</Fargo>

19:30 BST. I suggest we meet on the small island where the Chum badge is located (point 3 on this map), even if it does mean getting our feet wet. I'm open for better suggestions, though.

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From: rooster54@invalid.gmail.com (Richard Coster)
To: kcoster@invalid.mail.iquest.net (Kathryn)
Subject: Hey sis

Sorry I'm late with the e-mails. I _know_ I said I'd e-mail
you on Thursday, but I've been in a really foul mood the
last couple of days and I didn't want to trigger the spam
filter with swearing, you know?

Things really went sour on the patrol last Thursday. For
some reason they stuck me with the team-leader job and I
blew it, big-time. People were running about out of control,
I didn't know where half the team were at any time and we
were getting beat up left, right and center (don't you dare
mention that to mom. You know how she gets.) Not that I
didn't get good _help_ in messing it all up. First they gave
me a team where I hardly knew anyone -- Blitz came after a
while, and that girl with the mask was there (I really need
to learn her name), and then they threw Dragonfly in ontop
of it all.

I don't know what her problem is, but it's major. Sometimes
she seems almost normal, then -- pow -- out comes her sword
and she's this bat-crazy ninja-chick straight out of Samurai
Chaploo, you know? I don't know if she's bipolar or
schizophrenic or just a real crazy [censored], but whatever she
doesn't know the first thing about team work. And I had to
keep everything together and keep the team safe and keep the
bad guys from messing with my mind and make sure nobody
flanks us and hope that the teleporters are still working
because that crazy sword-woman has just got us into more hot
waters than we can handle, and then I don't have time to
worry because I'm being charged by half a dozen monks with
knives and I have to try to keep them from getting around me
to where the rest of the team is, you know?

And of course, to top all _that_ off, I couldn't have made a
worse first impression as leader if I had tried. We were
hunting these jewel thieves, right? And we saw them run into
this caves so we gave chase, right? And I told everybody to
stay behind me for protection, right? And I run into the
cave after the thieves and I charge through this door and
bam! I wake up in the hospital, no idea what happened. I
didn't even _see_ anyone!

And I have to run through town back to where the fight is,
and I hear the team fighting over the radio and I'm running
as fast as I can, and I don't know what's happening, and
then I don't know where I am, and I have to stop and check
the map, and I can hear them shout and I think everybody is
still okay, but I don't know and I've got to get back ther
... It was _worse_ than that time we were leading 21 to 19
and I stumbled when I tried to tackle McDouglas and he
rounded me and scored the winning touchdown.

And you're not telling mom about this. Ever. Or you can
forget about me collecting autographs for you. (I got you
signed glossy of Miss Liberty. I know you've already got one
from her fan-club, but I made her make it out to you
personally.)

Oh, and you can't come visit me anytime soon, okay? I know I
promised, and I have gotten the apartment sorted out (well,
mostly. I've got a box of clothes I haven't unpacked yet.)
But it's in a really rough part of town and it wouldn't be
safe. Maybe when I get a new apartment or I can afford a
hotel room for you and I get some time off, but it's not
going to be soon.

Take care of everybody, and remember to do your homework,
okay?

--
Bro.
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Diamondskin's specialty is evident in the name. He has an incredibly high resistance to lethal damage, and wields a war mace made of an ancient iron I cannot pin point.

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((Actually, it's a Lousiville slugger baseball bat. The in-game graphics doesn't do it justice, I'm afraid.))

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We could have teams Silver and Steel if Bronze makes too many people feel second best...?

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"You're not steel. Some guys on another job is steel. You're bronze."

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Oh, and I took Vengefull, which is turning out to be un-roleplayable due to the fact that nothing so far has lived long enough for me to want to seek vengeance on it.


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*cough*Other party members*cough*

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Actually... (a large) part of the reason was to get to RP with Aisla. We teamed a good few times, but rarely got to RP.
(also... why did I get the secondary lead )

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Well, somebody had to get it.

Team Silver
* Aisla
# Lotus_X
RedCommisar
_Max_
ShadowGhost
Hot_Head
Carrien

Team Bronze
Wonka
Blitz_Arrow
Pious
Cognito
Silver_Weasel
* Leif Roar
#Gideon
Stasis

More requests for transfers?

Sorry, but all the slots are filled. That said, there's been enough people that didn't get a slot to form another meet-up based on the same lines as this one.

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What day is this going on again or are we waiting for i7

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Monday the 5th, God willing and the Creek don't rise and the servers stay up.

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Can I be a bit of a stick in the mud and ask to be with Stase?

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I actually thought I'd put you two on the same team. Guess I should have selected the teams while I was awake, neh?

Team Silver
* Aisla
# Lotus_X
RedCommisar
_Max_
Gideon
Hot_Head
Carrien

Team Bronze
Wonka
Blitz_Arrow
Pious
Cognito
Silver_Weasel
* Leif Roar
# ShadowGhost
Stasis

All better now?

Sorry for the delay in replying here, but work's been busy lately.

I'd rather not open up another archetype tier. We're fifteen players now, which seems about the right size to me. Any more, and it's going to be difficult to get a feeling of a team among the characters. That said, I'm absolutely open for rivalries and plottery with other, competing crews -- or militias.

There doesn't seem to be any strong preference for either Tuesday or Wednsday, so I suggest we open up for the Crew on both those days and then see which one, if either, turns out to be the one people use.

Here's the final Crew list, let me know of any character names I've missed.

1. Brute: Aisla
2. Brute: Wonka
3. Brute: Blitz Arrow
1. Stalker: Lotus_X, Shadow Whisper
2. Stalker: RedCommisar
3. Stalker: Pious, .Dragonfly
1. Mastermind: Cognito, Crack Head
2. Mastermind: _Max_
3. Mastermind: Silver_Weasel, SCRUB R BOT-1
1. Dominator: Leif Roar, Greenbuck
2. Dominator: Gideon
3. Dominator: ShadowGhost, Mistress Gravity
1. Corruptor: Hot_Head, Dark Animator
2. Corruptor: Carrien
3. Corruptor: Stasis_, Wax Lyrical

Tentative division into teams, below. I've tried to balance them as best I can, but I haven't played that much CoV so the best I can might not be very good. Anyone who wants to swap team, voice up before Monday, or arrange with someone on the other team after Monday. Players with a * are the primary leaders. That's an OOC position. Their job is basically to get the team organised at the beginning of the evening and be in charge of the mission selection. Players with # are secondary leaders. They step in if the leader doesn't show up one night. (Note, the only point in appointing "leaders" here is to make things go quickly and smoothly in game. So don't get hung up about it either way.)

Team Silver
* Aisla
# Lotus_X
RedCommisar
Silver_Weasel
Gideon
Hot_Head
Carrien

Team Bronze
Wonka
Blitz_Arrow
Pious
Cognito
_Max_
* Leif Roar
# ShadowGhost
Stasis

I'll get a supergroup set up and have it ready for Monday. The name is open for suggestions.

Level cap for this Monday is level 4. (To allow people to play around a little over the weekend.)

I think that was all.

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Can I reserve the last MM slot for Weasel? He's uhming and ahing over joining, and so if decides against it, he'll let you know .

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Done.

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Adding Mistress Gravity to the list of Dominators

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Done. Together with Gideon's dominator, that leaves us with just one Mastermind slot free.

I could open a fourth tier, but I feel that more than 15 players will get a little much. Opinions?

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Okay, 20h approaches, and I need a break from sowing, I also need to finish my roast... ARGH!

I'll be in game, though, regardless of the state of various things... Who will be there and how do we meet up?

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I won't be there (still at the office), so I nominate Aisla as the coordinator for the break-out. Happy hunting!

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Can I grab the last Corruptor spot with Wax Lyrical? Thank you .

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You just did.

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I'd like to sign up for whatever char space is available, Can do Monday/Tuesday/Friday. Sat's are out coz of Doctor Who and I'll be ranting

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Take your pick. Here's the up-to-date list. Stasis, you need to choose from the available AT slots as well.

1. Brute: Aisla
2. Brute: Wonka
3. Brute: Blitz Arrow
1. Stalker: Lotus_X, Shadow Whisper
2. Stalker: RedCommisar
3. Stalker: Pious, .Dragonfly
1. Mastermind: Cognito, Crack Head
2. Mastermind: _Max_
3. Mastermind: Weasel
1. Dominator: Leif Roar, Greenbuck
2. Dominator: Gideon
3. Dominator: ShadowGhost, [i]Mistress Gravity[i]
1. Corruptor: Hot_Head, Dark Animator
2. Corruptor: Carrien
3. Corruptor: Stasis_, Wax Lyrical

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*raises eyebrow*

You have read HOL, Star Frontiers, Tales from the Floating Vagabond, Dreampark et. al.?

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Of those, I've only read Tales from the Floating Vagabond, but I have seen other roleplaying games that've done great things with a simple idea and barebone world. Paranoia, Bunnies and Burrows, Baron von Munchausen, MWWG, Feng Shui -- but all of those have had something extra -- a particular humour, a particular game style or a particularly strong concept.

I don't see a City of Heroes Tabletop game having something similar. The concept is playing superheroes (and villains) which, as has been shown but earlier attempts, isn't strong enough to carry a game on its own. It's probably not going to be a wacky game or a parody, so I doubt it will be able to coast on humour.

Like the "everything's free"/"technobabble solution du jour" in Star Trek or the "neuralise your way out of trouble" in Men in Black, the CoH world just isn't suited to the kind of conflict and drama that makes for good, solid genre roleplaying.

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According to the website, the game is about to undergo Beta and will be displayed by Eden Studios at Gencon.(August 10th)[Indiana].

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I must say I'm very doubtful it can work. I just don't see the CoH world and backstory as strong enough to support a roleplaying game on its own.

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Can I come along?

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Don't see why not. You're evil, aint'cha?

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Also, where are we all meeting up to decide on which day of the week we'll be playing? (Sorry, if it was mentioned, I sure didn't see it )

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No, we didn't. I should have gotten the discussion going earlier today, but I'm at the office, trying to get some code ready for tomorrow.

Here's my suggestion: We have meetings twice a week, on Monday from 19:30 to 21:30 BST, and on the same time either on Tuesdays or Wednsdays -- whatever works for most people. If there's no clear preference for either of them, we could do Tuesdays and Wednsday alternate weeks. (Thursdays would conflict with Battleflag's team-up, and I don't think weekends are good for regular meetings. People tend to plan stuff for weekends, after all)

So, what I want people for whom either Tuesday or Wedsnday won't work, to state it below so we can get an accurate count. Also state if Mondays work for you in the same post, as if they do, you got less of a say than someone who can't be there on Mondays.

I'll probably not get the time to do any more organising today or tomorrow, so I suggest we start this the following Monday (June the 5th), but those who feel they can't wait can join up tomorrow to do the tutorial together, just as an appetizer. I won't be there, but I'd suggest 20:00 BST tomorrow evening. That gives one hour of getting organised, running the tutorial and doing some after-prison roleplay before GG starts.

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Just noticed this...

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1. Mastermind: Cognito
2. Mastermind: _Max_
3. Mastermind: Cognito, Crack Head


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I think there's still a Mastermind opening... Unless Cognito has been cloned or something...

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Whoops. In my defense, cloning oneself is a very Evil Mastermind thing to do.

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Copyright! Copyright!

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Ne-neener-neener! :-p

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Time of play? is there a decision? Personally I can only really make tuesdays (inflexible me), but go with concensus say I.

May i suggest if there is enough discrepency in time availability we split teams/strands/players into seperate times?

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Let's take that discussion tomorrow, shall we? I wanted to get the interested parties listed first.

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...you are unable to walk past the latest TSR supplement without leafing through it, even though you know it's going to be bad.

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You're dating yourself, Silver.

Also, don't forget:

-- You've heard about the Gazebo.
-- You're familiar with the head of Vecna
-- You've trained yourself to read "The Eye of Argon" without smiling.
-- You know how to roll 1d36 with 2d6
-- You know the probability of rolling 7 on 2d6.
-- On 3d6.
-- On open-ended 3d6