EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) How about an IRS-like organization? An agency that would go around confiscating houses and demanding tax money? Edited January 9, 2013 by Daenerys Targaryen BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Vetinari Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) ...One hundred and forty two people? ....Per village? ....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I hope that influx brought ALOT of people and that the centuries they spent on this island involved some sort of reproduction. I don't think there is a village that hasn't been raided, have something blow up near it or in general been attacked in the entire RPG. Even assuming a minimum loss of only ten-twenty NPC's per attack we're looking at major drops in population. Edited January 9, 2013 by Basilisk I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 The population is subject to the demands of plot. That is all. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Vetinari Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) That way events don't have a lasting effect. If twenty NPC's die in a raid then replacements for them appear afterwards, what was the point of the raid? And what is the point in defending villages if it'll have no lasting effect? Edited January 9, 2013 by Basilisk I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Maybe because the characters have a motivation in protecting their villages and people? http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Vetinari Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) It just seems kinda odd is all. If no raids have any lasting effect on the village why do people do it? I mean, if there's no lasting effect in IC terms to the population, if the population remains level due to the demands of the plot... Edited January 9, 2013 by Basilisk I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvan Haven Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 If it were that easy to make a sizable dent in the population of Mata Nui then the villages would have been gone long ago. I think that the population of the BZPRPG Island is bigger then that simply out of necessity. "I serve the weak. I serve the helpless. I am their sword and their shield. If you want to strike at them, you must go through me, and I am not so easily moved." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 supersize it all. That's my answer. Supersize your ideas of 2001. Nuju's Island is much larger, much more violent, and MUCH more intriguing. Imo. http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showtopic=9733&page=2&do=findComment&comment=546628 Link for the BZPRPG 2013 arc profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosthands Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Basilisk, I applaud your sense of realism, but this is one topic where you're just going to have to roll with it. Trust me, if we try to get realistic populations then we'll simply get bogged down in numbers and I believe it would detract from the roleplaying and people's enjoyment of the game.This is actually similar to an issue we had recently with regard to elemental powers; people were trying to be over-scientific about them and it really doesn't add anything to the game if you do that. I'm afraid you're just going to have to suspend your disbelief Edited January 9, 2013 by Illusive Ghosthands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Basilisk, I applaud your sense of realism, but this is one topic where you're just going to have to roll with it. Trust me, if we try to get realistic populations then we'll simply get bogged down in numbers and I believe it would detract from the roleplaying and people's enjoyment of the game.This is actually similar to an issue we had recently with regard to elemental powers; people were trying to be over-scientific about them and it really doesn't add anything to the game if you do that. I'm afraid you're just going to have to suspend your disbelief And I leaned that the hard way. In any case, I'd rather just let other people play the way they want, and then have fun interacting with it. For example, Dorian wears clothes. And realistically....Bionicle characters don't really wear clothes. The other BC characters ended up just making fun of his scarf. GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 His scarf, and his shirt, and his pants, and his jacket... BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techn0geist Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Like a Phoenix from the ashes, A.K.A I hope someone told Tyler about this.Like, seriously. The Writer Formerly Known as Zeal BZPRPG Profiles Ghosts of Bara Magna Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow pridak money gang Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 His scarf, and his shirt, and his pants, and his jacket... Take off your pants and jacket, Dor! -Tyler ＳＡＹ ＩＴ ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ ＴＥＬＬ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＯＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＭＩＮＤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 His scarf, and his shirt, and his pants, and his jacket... Take off your pants and jacket, Dor! -TylerI wonder what he wears underneath. Armor? .... GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Of course! What else would he wear?An undershirt? http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Of course! What else would he wear? An undershirt? Another scarf? profiles i guess i'm a south american giant otter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geardirector Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Gravity, check your inbox already. BZPRPG Profiles Nuparu-Ferron-Mar-Zelvin-Wiremu-Farzan-Mako-Krex-Tamachan-??? Akiri Nuparu Posts: 1. 2. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simulacrum Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 How about an IRS-like organization? An agency that would go around confiscating houses and demanding tax money? This. Just this. This needs to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Emotia Sandwiches. Now with 95% less fat.*** You have no idea how happy I am right now. First, I disapprove of this death. It shouldn't have a place in Bionicle. Second, I'd like to thank you for an interesting plot point, and a reason that the Horsemen can actually appear outside of "it's time to destroy things." Third, little sad here, EmotiaxTillian was a romance I actually liked. D= Fourth, the second seal, the one that 'summons' Conquest shall be broken soon. Thank you all for for this, and let the games begin. The location of the Second Seal. Edited January 9, 2013 by Varren Rehn BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Well, the thing is, Emotia just wasn't working for me, so I did the most logical thing, had her kirred off. :3 Anyway, I'm not done yet, I have more characters I need to remove from my profile. I'm house cleaning you see. =D Don't worry, I'll have some brand new, freshly baked characters when it's all over My Bzprpg Profiles, Ghosts of Bara Magna Skyra | Hakari | Oceanna | Taleen | Arisaka | Zanakra | Kaminari | Drakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Like I said, thanks for helping. I'm sure some of those character might get spared next year if they run into the not-so-friendly neighborhood Horsemen. Might. BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Hoho! You have no idea what twisted and purely evil gingerbread men I'm currently baking! Edited January 9, 2013 by Snelly My Bzprpg Profiles, Ghosts of Bara Magna Skyra | Hakari | Oceanna | Taleen | Arisaka | Zanakra | Kaminari | Drakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I hope they're tasty. Just like Emotiawiches. BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 First, I disapprove of this death. It shouldn't have a place in Bionicle. You're pretty much alone in this opinion since everyone else who has expressed opinion of it to me said it was great. Om nom nom. BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 How about an IRS-like organization? An agency that would go around confiscating houses and demanding tax money?------- I just imagined a group of mobsters literally picking up someone's house and walking off with it. Which could work, since all the huts and stuff in this game are made of like, mud and twigs. D U N E W O L F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) First, I disapprove of this death. It shouldn't have a place in Bionicle. You're pretty much alone in this opinion since everyone else who has expressed opinion of it to me said it was great. Om nom nom. Maybe it's just me. Now, if Anthyn was a giant monster from another plain of existence such as Daemons, or creatures such as the Flood or The Devourer... I'd be cool with it. But since this has happened, I want to see poetic justice. Because that would be funny. Edited January 9, 2013 by Varren Rehn BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Poetic justice? I already did that. Anthyn cooked Gluttony and gave Emotia a n exciting last few minutes of her miserable little life. You can't get more poetic than that without hurting the balance of things. BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Poetic justice? I already did that. Anthyn cooked Gluttony and gave Emotia a n exciting last few minutes of her miserable little life. You can't get more poetic than that without hurting the balance of things. B- but- I love hurting the balance of everything! It makes everything much more FUN! Besides, I still think it would be funny if Anthyn and Salvina got cooked and eaten. Maybe someone would like a plucked Valkyr... ... For someone who doesn't like meat that much, 'Plucked Valkyr' sounds like an exotic dish I'd like to try sometime. Edited January 9, 2013 by Varren Rehn BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Savina is a jungle princess, and all the jungle critters would rush to her aid and devour anyone who so much as scratched her mask. My Bzprpg Profiles, Ghosts of Bara Magna Skyra | Hakari | Oceanna | Taleen | Arisaka | Zanakra | Kaminari | Drakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 What if someone burned the jungle down? Maybe those critters would be on the menu too =3 BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I laugh in the face of your empty threats. : D No, Anthyn's the only character in the game who can cook and eat whatever she wants. She has her own cooking show, you know. She can also sit wherever she desires because she's a fantastic interior designer -- I mean, did you see her open that kitchen up by tearing the wall down? Genius stuff there. Also: Now, if Anthyn was a giant monster from another plain of existence such as Daemons, or creatures such as the Flood or The Devourer... I'd be cool with it.Funnily enough, she isn't from the Matoran Universe, and to Emotia Anthyn was about as close to a giant devouring demon as imagination can see. So yeah. Be cool with it. BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Jungles also tend to be very dense and wet, good luck with burning down Le-Wahi. :3 My Bzprpg Profiles, Ghosts of Bara Magna Skyra | Hakari | Oceanna | Taleen | Arisaka | Zanakra | Kaminari | Drakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 You could let me have my fun you know, not every day I go and make jokes on the Discussion topic. =/ Oh cool mang. Good to know that everyone can just make species outside of the Matoran universe appear. I wish I could do that o-o Also Snelly... I recall the Bohrok being able to burn a good portion of Le-Wahi, and Tahu having some 'fun' with dem trees. But on another topic, you guys are making me hungry. Stahp. ... Anyone keen on hiring two Toa in Po-Koro? BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Coffee Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I'm just wondering how long can she stay on the killing spree without being noticed by anyone. Seems to me like gutting and roasting someone would involve lot of screaming and that necessarily attracts attention. === COFFEE GUZZLER ===BZPRPG profiles-Chronicles of Tara-Ascension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 A few characters already know, but I'm allowed to throw my two widgets in, they aren't going to get away with it for much longer. Besides, at the rate they're going, there isn't going to be anyone left to stop them. If they're still in control next year, it's gonna be fun seeing what'll happen. =3 BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWhenua Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 It all happened in an isolated beach house outside of Ga-Koro. Nobody of consequence was there to hear them. BZPRPG Profiles / Critical Acclaim / Complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 A entire squad of Guardsmen (or ladies in this case, seeing as it's Ga-Koro), simply do not vanish without anyone looking around. Any detective worth his pipe and hat would start drawing lines together. But like I said, at this rate, we should probably start treating Ga-Koro as if the KGB ruled it. Or at least, the Bionicle equivalent. BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Coffee Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Then again, what is the point of lording over a ghost city? === COFFEE GUZZLER ===BZPRPG profiles-Chronicles of Tara-Ascension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuRon the champion Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Making a point? This is BZP. The good guys don't win. Not in this game. BZPRPG Characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelly Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Making a point? This is BZP. The good guys don't win. Not in this game.***Unless your name is Joske, or if you're a member of the Wanderer's Company. :3 Edited January 9, 2013 by Snelly My Bzprpg Profiles, Ghosts of Bara Magna Skyra | Hakari | Oceanna | Taleen | Arisaka | Zanakra | Kaminari | Drakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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