Liz Bathory
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((An Open Role Play plot… but best suited for all monsters like vampires, demons, ghosts, werewolves, zombies and the likes… and those who see themselves as a hunter of such. OOC information and Background by Big Game can be found here!))
Open Season
29th May 2010, Marrakech, Morocco
The Sahara at night… sand as far as the eye can see. Aside from a few insignificant animals lifeless and cold! Like the ten beings of power this story starts with, a few kilometres further up in Morocco. In the ancient city of Marrakech, a meeting room on the third floor next to its famous square, ten lifeless beings are having a discussion. Ten vampires of unique origin… forming the worldwide vampiric council called the Council of X!
A female voice with an unknown middle-eastern accent is heard…”And as such we move on to the next topic. The problem of the rising so-called monster hunters numbers in the United States. These who’s foolish believe it is to eradicate this world of our kind and those that serve us.” Akasha of Kemet looked around to her peers… the Gypsy Tatomir Mullo; the Greek Vrykolakas; the Aztec Eztli; the Chinese Tai-Wei; the Indian Rityu Njaya; the African Melisizwe, the Celt Sheridan Morr; the Transylvanian Vladislav Drăculea. Her eyes finally stopped at the lady of Čachtice… the countess Erzsébet Báthory!
“Erzsébet, this is your jurisdiction. Tell us why their numbers grow unchecked!?”
Elizabeth looked up to this meetings host and stood up to match her length still holding the crystal cup filled with blood she had been sipping from. “You implicate I let them thrive Akasha!?”, she answered with an under cooled voice. For a second the two female vampires look like they would attack each other. Then the vampire queen turned away…“Of course not! I simply state that whatever you have been doing is simply not sufficient enough. I suggest you should try harder!”
Elizabeth tensed her muscles trying hard to control herself upon what she felt like an insult. The crystal cup in her hand received small cracks around the area her fingers touched it. “And what, pray tell would the Council suggest that I haven’t already done? Bribery? These hunters are not for sale! And even then the amount of money needed…”
“Money will not be a problem! With the backing of the Council you will have access to almost unlimited funds…”, Vrykolakas interrupted her. “And maybe it is not bribery we need here… but bounty! Not all of our kind in the new land is under your control Erzsébet. The right bounty will make others hunt so much fiercer…”
“Yes!”, Sheridan Morr yelled out. “Let the hunters be hunted…”
01st June 2010, Cap Au Diable, Etoile Islands
Not far from the university stands a five-story building. Two devil faces carved in the wall stand ever vigilant. The moon shines on the windows… On first sight the building looks well-kept but deserted. Nothing is more further from the truth because in the sub-basement and dungeon complex underneath the building a lot of commotion is going on. The Court of the Blood Countess holds an unscheduled gathering.
In the great hall Elizabeth stood impatiently before her carved chair. Slightly behind her stood a huge metallic being. The robotic killing machine Impervium Tower which again served as her bodyguard. Many members of the Court had managed to be there.
“SILENCE!”, Elizabeth shouted out… effectively stopping the commotion in the hall. “I have a small announcement to make.”
A small red-head with wings rushed from person to person trying to get everyone to listen… “You be silent now! Miss Elizabeth talking... so you listen... right! Yes! So many big-things, and no respect at all.” She landed next to the countess looking up. “They are not listening to me miss!”, the Fae said to the Vampire with a sad face. Elizabeth looked down and her lips formed a slight smile… “It is ok Shannon. They are already calming down.”
“As I was saying…”, Elizabeth continued… “I will be issuing a huge bounty on everyone who claims to be a hunter of our kind… who claims to be what they like to call a ‘monster-hunter’.” She looked around and her eyes moved from the lycantrophic Jack Wulfe to the demoness Lilith Lamashtu. “This list will include all important names with on top the leader of the Nighthunters Pious Hunter… followed directly by the Hyenas leader Big Game. All bounty is significant high and will be paid according to threat level stated on this list by head. And when I say ‘head’… I mean it! The rest of the body is nice but unnecessary to collect.”
Jack took of his sunglasses and raised his hand… “Are we the only ones who can collect any rewards, Liz?”, he asked.
Elizabeth looked at him and raised her eye-brow a bit… “Don’t call me Liz Jack… I am not your girlfriend!” She addressed the group again. “Of course not! I want this list and the word out on the street as soon as possible! I want every thing that goes bump in the night and its mother to go after these hunters. Is that understood?!”
“Now what are you all waiting for!? Spread out and do something!!! Open season has started… The blood is the life!” -
Quote:It is an Mender of Ourobourous arc and as such neutral. Look it upOriginally Posted by Golden Girl
I'm not sure - if it's flagged as a Villain arc, then no
The menders don't care if youre good or evil as long as you get the job done. But if I had to pick a side it is Heroic. -
Quote:So much goodness.... I have a vampire queen that so much would like to play with you... :P Have you tried my arc yet?Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I'm good in all dimensions - so It'd be the same outfit
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Quote:Sounds great...Originally Posted by EU_Damz
I would LOVE to have a praetorian themed cossie contest!!! Must have 2 cossie slots, one for good and the other for your evil version.
Although in Liz her case it would be the other way around...
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Quote:This.. I can not agree more if I had written it myself.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
I'm going to agree with Carni on this one.
I'm on hiatus from CityOf at the moment, mostly due to Uni work, etc. I still love the game (I've seen that line too many times, but I mean it. Its the only MMO I own) but, when it comes down to it, I can't really play if the EU servers are, frankly, left to die off.
Theres no incentive to play EU side. At all.
'Server list merger isnt possible' ?
Then make it possible. No, it won't be easy. But, to me, it looks like either that happens or, sometime down the line, the EU servers will die, through dint of no marketing, less players than the US servers, and no incentive to play them. And shutting servers down looks real bad, we all know that. Ergo, don't let it happen...
If the EU should't die... all sails have to be set to MAKE a server list merge possible.
I do a lot in ICT and I certainly can understand that there may be tech that you guys have that I don't understand... but the basic implementation of two account servers and several domains merging to one account server and one list of domains to access doesn't sound impossible to me at all! -
Quote:Hellloooooooooo.... May I remind you that UNION still has many more people then some of the smaller US servers. And that even if there would be a way to transfer toons all SG bases... SG's and Prestige earned would be gone at the same time. That is a lot of time and energy.Originally Posted by rpgguy
If they opened up a EU->US transfer then that would actually decrease the wait.
I mean how many people are still holding back a transfer if it came?
Only a few rp'ers from union thats it, and they won't be missed.
Low player counts are the reason why I play the game so little these days.
I would have gone stateside already if it wasnt for my characters and veteran rewards.
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((back!!))
Quote:Aside of the two usual zombies who where moving too slow to actually keep up not Elizabeth or the Shopkeeper had any problems following Rotten Luck. Not that it mattered as Theo and Rachel where still homing in on their mistress and just arrived slightly later.Originally Posted by RottenLuck
"Where are my Manors Ladies first of course."
Elizabeth watched Rotten open the door... marvelling at his strength but not letting him on too much. She was sure to remember it though. In case a struggle was unavoidable...
While the Shopkeeper was reforming his body from the bat shape it had taken and Theo and Rachel where still a block away... Elizabeth her sexy pumps touched the ground in front of the door. Slowly she walked in... her senses piercing the darkness... listening for unusual sounds or traces of magic.
"Why thank you... you seem to be able to act like a gentleman I see...", she answered him. -
Steel Canyon
The Shopkeeper was checking out the body… but repeated looks from Elizabeth made him stay clear from it. He couldn’t help himself though and tasted some of the blood by going through it with his finger and licking it. His mistress was too busy with the creature that called himself ‘Rotten Luck’ to notice.
And indeed she was. Elizabeth actually had her exit from this strange place and time in mind. But Rotten Luck was partly right… the constables would be here soon enough and she would like to learn a bit more about him before she left the city. A free zombie walking around like this..? He may even know the way through the walls surrounding them?
She gestured to Rachel and Theo and both cleared the alley for them to pass… “Lead the way, mr. Rotten Luck!”
((btw... I will leave for a week next sunday... lets try to parc Liz and Luck there...?)) -
Last night ITF we almost would have failed because of people wanting a healer... or should I say empath...
We had 2 doms, 1 tanker, 1 troller, 2 mm's, 2 scrapp
We had a kin heal, a dark heal, and a healing spirit tree... The leader kept saying he wanted an empath. My response was.. "If you get an empath in this team the damage output would go below what we need to defeat the end boss and we have three heals already! Are you afraid to die?!" And this was not even on a 'Master of...' attempt.
We barely managed in damage output as we where. And that was including a kin. Switching a scrapper for an empath in this setup would have failed the ITF! -
Quote:The blood countess looked at Rotten with interesse... analyzing whatever she could find on him. Het senses where keen enough to notice he was a zombie... but something was off... way off...Originally Posted by RottenLuck
He looked back to Elizabeth "Heck if I know. I was just enjoying a meal when this fellow rushed me from the shadows."
She gave a flick of her hand to the Shopkeeper who scurried back in the direction of the body obviously more scared of Elizabeth then the giant creature who was just about to tear him apart.
"I am the countess Erzsébet Báthory... and what... who... are you?", she floated a bit closer out of curiosity. It was as if he still had a soul!? But that would be almost impossible! "Where is the houngan that raised you?" -
Quote:Using the newest IE and no probs whatsoever....Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
The power-level bargraph built into the new Charbox doesnt display right on IE. Which is annoying but, meh...I can live with it.
I say update IE! -
Quote:That would never happen as that would be the complete death of EU. And EU is far from dead yet!!!Originally Posted by Bull Throttle
I wouldn't have put it in quite those terms, but I share the sentiment.
With all respect Black Pebble, many of us in the EU had it up to here with vague promises of Jam Tomorrow; Personally all I want now is a way to move my EU vet rewards to my new NA account.
Hami raid this weekend on UNION. Two full ITF teams last night.. etc. -
My main hero and main villan...
Nightseye
Who already was planned as an incarnate of the goddess Bast...
Elizabeth Bathory
Who is a very evil vampiric witch that will draw powers from anything she can. -
Steel Canyon, Paragon, Patches
The Shopkeeper feld fear but he was still raging from bloodthirst... for a second he was unsure what to do... Then Rachel and Theo walked in the alley and his gaze went up... up to see his mistress floating down on the nightair.
A commanding and strong female voice with a slight Easter-European accent was heard... "What in the Dark Lords name is happening here!?", Elizabeth said while staying aloft and out of arms reach. -
Quote:Shopkeeper's claws tried to grab Rotten even when he fell backwards due to the blow. They ripped through the skin but couldn't prevent the vampire from crashing into the wall. A loud animalistic hiss came from his lips...Originally Posted by RottenLuck
"Your lucky I'm bored so I won't just crush you." He then slammed a Smiting punch into the shop keepers gut. "Lets dance!"
He then tried to use mindtricks to temporarly blind the huge creature... and move behind him. -
Something as powerfull that can take away these powers will be able to manipulate time and space itself... So plot wise there will be no reason to not join in.. Unless you dont want ofcourse.
It is still a free world Even the virtual one...
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As promised.. a few of the 4-stars I played to go with my own arc above... I am a bit on the late side.... Life is chaos... :S
I needed an arc where I killed of heroes... In character... I picked...
* Arc 114611 - Death of a League (@Scooter)
Great villain arc. Where you do what a villain wants too. Reduce the heroic population.
Also.. a fun hero arc is...
* Arc 118690 - Sibling Rivalry (@Sister Flame)
Written by Sister Flame who was about 8 at that time. It shows the game as it should be. Innocent fun!
As a magical character I went and searched for a good mystic story... I found...
* Arc 373659 - Bad Voodoo (@Beyond Reach)
Great arc! Which is also a real low level arc. -
Steel Canyon, Paragon, Patches
Quote:Shopkeeper couldn't help himself anymore.. he was discovered... he knew it! And the mistress was almost here! The young vampire jumped out with all his might trying to subdue the zombie and get to the blood now spoiling over the ally stonefloor. His claws striking at the creature.Rotten stopped eating in mid bite and looked around. "Huh? dis somwone dere..." He swallows the bite. "Is someone there?" Setting down his burger he takes a few steps looking into the shadows where the shopkeeper was.
[[OOC: Usual vampire powers in game would be Dark Melee/regeneration/fly or willpower brute or corr... shopkeeper in the brute as he is raving in blood thirst. Don't kill him yet even though he is NPC... but knock him around some 'Till Liz arrives...]]
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Quote:A datamining on tf's started and on those completed is needed. Compaired to time spend on them.Originally Posted by TrueMetal
This actually is an important point. I'm sure the Recluse SF's merit reward for example would be much higher if this was the case.
Then the merits can be re-evaluated.
ps. Those who make Mission Architect mobs know how easy it is to screw up. I recently made a perfect ghost mob (I thought)... with Dark Blast / Dark Miasma. On all incl minions. Ended up with every ghost doing so much -acc that the mob was completly untouchable. Noticed that directly in test though. -
Quote:You see on the remarks above... and I completly agree on that... that the original design was faurly broken then. And if that was the original design there wouldn't have been more then a few LGTF completed since start of that TF.Originally Posted by Castle
Perhaps. Probably, in fact. I made it match the original design. If needed (and judging by reactions, it probably is) I'll drop the protection some in a future update. It will never be as easy as it was when the green mito's perma-held themselves though.
When numbers on enemies gets changed you really need to test. Really really... or do the appropriate math!
A special AT needed in a TF is ok... but it will never be fun if you need more then 2 of that AT. Team building, expecially on the lower populated servers, is NOT that easy if you need certain AT's. As I see the remarks above... to keep this a fun TF the mezz protection on the Greens shouldn't be any higher then 20!
If you need any more proof... Check/monitor how much the LGTF gets started... and finished over the next few days and compair that to before. You will see that it has now become a dead TF. -
Quote:This would be THE chance for the powerful amoung us and REALLY cut loose. And as it is UNION/VIRTUE we can make it a dimensional unbalance caused by the rp in 'Patches'?! Until now most of us have been juggling powers and abilities on a roleplay level between equals. That would shift if all others in the rp are a bit higher on the scale. And can do that without huring each other.Originally Posted by Pious
An idea similar to this could be made to work well if handled properly, and if the consensus is to give it a go. Some pre-Incarnate (i19) forum RP could be entertaining indeed. Perhaps these cosmic powers are called upon and brought together for a meet and greet because a cosmic seer has seen the coming of a cosmic threat (or plural if people want a villain each) who presents a major problem to the stability of the universe (union/virtue collision?). Maybe for some reason these cosmic powers must use strategies that requires teamwork and shared responsibility with the other powers to take down this universal enemy (maintenance of cosmic balance?). Just a passing thought. It may be too much trouble than it is fun, or more sound in theory than it is practical... meh.
Well said indeed. It's all about a "well thought out character concept, with good reasoning for whatever power level they're claiming". Like TA said, it's tolerable so long as it doesn't actually hinder the enjoyment of others by metagaming or breaking plots. Which is probably why those with godly characters keep out.
Think Infinity Gauntles, Crisis (on Infinite Earth) and the likes... -
EUR 8.99 a toon. Still beats starting over.
I actually graduatly moved all my toons to UNION. Including buying more slots there. Effectifly doing my part of a virtual server merge.
If most people on the EU servers would transfer to UNION... we will have enough people to play with. -
Maybe a strange idea.. but why not coming over to UNION? And keep youre toons at the same time. Toons and vet rewards you will loose when you move to US. As its not a move.. but a restart.
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Welcome back!
Bathory Erzsebet; Aludra Stellaris; Desert Princess; Dutch Storm; Shannon O'Banshee; Jack Wulfe, Uebermensch; Nightseye and a lot more... -
While Elizabeth was slowly floating in search of an opening in the warwall section a newly reborn vampire with a thirst of first blood roamed the shadows of Steel Canyon.
Shopkeeper was moving in the direction Elizabeth was. As his orders where to follow her… But his thirst was great and he needed blood. The sudden smell of blood made him turn and move to wards the alleyway Rotten Luck was standing. He watched the scene…. From the shadows… but his urges made him impatient. And his practice with his powers was few. He was inclined to attack the being standing between him and his prey… but not before warning his mistress. “Mistress, there is an undead creature here. Is this one other of your slaves?”
Elizabeth caught the telepathic call and looked down to the streets below. There she saw Rachel and Theo moving slowly across the main street, almost a block away from where Shopkeeper should be. “Careful… he is not one under my control! I am coming to investigate now…”, she replied. And while she turned and floated to the alleyway, Rachel and Theo followed her almost automatically.