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[Tabby: Toa of Cats]

What does Ga-Koro have for drydocks? Or am I about to do some world-building?

[Shadowhawk]

World-building, I think. I haven't seen any specific mention of specific drydocks this arc.

 

But I could be wrong, of course.

[otter]

We haven't mentioned them, but it would stand to reason that a region known for both fishing and for making the boats to fish with would have drydocks, don't you think? You generally use those to build ships. It's hard to build one in water.

 

Trust me.

[Lara White]

I just noticed this a second ago, but could we get a staff member (BZPRPG or just BZP, I don't know if game staff can edit posts) to fix up FT's posts in the Rules topic? It's hard to reference the Common Sense Guide as it is.

 

[Aurora the cat]

Here is a somewhat fixed version of for reference until it is fixed:

 

Please use the spoiler tags for spoilers only. -B6

 

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The BZPRPG is a constantly evolving story written by the players, not a video game. You cannot win, nor can you lose.You must put "IC:" at the beginning of all role-playing posts. This is so that players recognize that you are posting as your character and adding to the story. IC stands for "in character".Conversely, you must put "OOC:" at the beginning of all parts of posts that do not have game content in them. This is called "out of character" and it is what OOC stands for. Keep OOC content to a minimum in role-playing posts and instead use the General Discussion topic for OOC matters.You are allowed to double-post in gameplay topics. However, you must wait twelve hours before doing this, so that others have the chance to post a response. The maximum number of posts you can make in a row this way is three.God-modding and other overpowered play is not allowed. (See section on God-modding)Adhere to basic science, such as gravity, inertia, and nature. Your character cannot bend the rules of the universe to better suit them. Logic and reason come first.Objects do not and cannot appear from thin air. You must describe how an object came into your player's possession before they can have it.

 

 

 

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Player Characters (PC's) must adhere to all trait-related guidelines as posted in the Profiles topic unless otherwise stated by staff.It is required for your character to have one or more weaknesses. Invincibility is illegal.In PC versus PC combat, it is extremely discouraged to be unhittable. Dodging every attack thrown at you is a form of God-modding. (See section on God-modding)A character's weapons, technological items, mask, and other important belongings of theirs are regarded as extensions of their body. As such, a character's important possessions may not be taken, destroyed, or otherwise affected without the permission of the character's player. Actions which affect a character's possessions without explicitly given permission are autohits.PC traits should only be acquired or altered through IC play.Do not play as another player's character unless that player has given you explicit permission to do so. Likewise, you cannot kill or seriously injure another character without that player's permission.Non-Player Characters (NPC's) are legal to use in your posts. However, recurring NPC's such as personal bodyguards, armies, servants, etc. are not allowed.NPCs may be killed without permission from a player, seeing as they do not belong to a player. However, it is recommended that you bear in mind that NPCs are people too, and take just as much effort to kill as any other characters.

 

 

 

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I will post more of this and edit it later.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Black Six

[They]

Fraxn Black now played by Krayzikk.

Iraira played by KNI.

[Toatapio Nuva]

Who's KNI?

[The Lorax]

The King of No Isles. He's calling himself Douglas nowadays.

[Geardirector]

Been a while since the last BZPRPG census, Lorax.

[The Lorax]

It has. I've been thinking I might do it at the end of the summer, once the flood of new characters for Kentoku has had a good amount of time to calm down.

[They]

Good idea.

[Hitoshura]

It has. I've been thinking I might do it at the end of the summer, once the flood of new characters for Kentoku has had a good amount of time to calm down.

Summer? That's a freaking long time.

[They]

Psh, that's bound to be one in-game month.

[Canis Lycaon]

Actually, he lives in New Zealand, so end of summer for him would be ~February.

[Geardirector]

Almost. The general concensus here seems to imply that in about 7-8 months real-time approximately three months have passed IC-time.

 

But, you know, timeskips and whatnot.

[Hitoshura]

Actually, he lives in New Zealand, so end of summer for him would be ~February.

That makes sense. So arounf 2 months in real life.

[The Lorax]

Exactly.

[sunflower]

Is there anything going on in Po?

 

 

Or more specifically, what is going on in Po? I might jump in with a certain character.

[Krayzikk]

Almost. The general concensus here seems to imply that in about 7-8 months real-time approximately three months have passed IC-time.

 

But, you know, timeskips and whatnot.

Actually, there is no real world time to in-game time correlation. I've taken part in events that occurred in as close to real time as this game ever gets, namely the Infernavika v. Fowadi app afternoon of infamy, but there have been OOC months that were only an IC day, maybe two.

 

There really is no correlation.

[Lara White]

There's a chase going on after someone who's been trying to beat up on the Sentinels.

 

[Simulacrum]

Concerning Wazdakka's post in Ta;

 

The skin of each Zamor Sphere is made of a special crystal that can become intangible temporarily when physical contact is made with another object. The Sphere is filled with gas, liquid, or energy (depending on what effect is desired). When the Zamor hits a target, the Sphere's solid surface gives way and releases its contents into its target, leaving whatever is in the sphere to do its work on the target.

 

-BIONICLEsector1

 

Sorry to trouble you, but some editing might be required (Also, Zamor Spheres (or at least Jitter Spheres in particular) contain little to no particularly dense metallic substances, so I'm not sure if magnetics would be able to create much of an opposing force).

Edited December 16, 2013 by Lady Firebaugh

[Aurora the cat]

Well, magnetism doesn't just effect metals and -oids, it can effect some things that are ionized, for example, the ocean.

[Silvan Haven]

If anyone tries using magnetism on the ocean everybody will be crying foul.

[Snelly]

Well, magnetism doesn't just effect metals and -oids, it can effect some things that are ionized, for example, the ocean.

 

Not in this game hahahahahah

[Ghosthands]

If my opinion counts for anything, I don't think magnetism should affect the sphere. It's made of crystal and gas, and hasn't been ionised in any way, so there's negligible metal or electric charge for the magnetism to act on.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Ghosthands

[BBBBalta]

Not to mention that the character in question probably wouldn't know that magnetism can affect anything other than metal in the first place, so it's doubtful he would've tried to magnetically repel the sphere at all.

[They]

Player and character votes. MNW needs em. Make someone's morning tomorrow.

 

Edit.

 

Draeverian joskir now played by voxumo.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Kughii

[Toatapio Nuva]

On the topic of mangetism: Anything can be magnetized in Bionicle. The power of magnetism includes making magnetic things that could not be in real circumstances.

[Geardirector]

Not true. There is a distinction between metallic protodermis and... well, not that.

 

Also. Make sure to send in those weekly highlights folks.

[Ghosthands]

On the topic of mangetism: Anything can be magnetized in Bionicle. The power of magnetism includes making magnetic things that could not be in real circumstances.

While magnetism's applications in Bionicle canon have been somewhat broader than in real life (e.g. all metals, being forms of metallic protodermis, seem to be ferromagnetic), that does not equate to 'anything can be magnetised'.

 

Magnetism is a powerful enough element already, given the high proportion of metal in our characters' bodies, and letting it affect everything would make it OP.

[Toatapio Nuva]

In 2003, Gahlok-Kal magnetized Lewa's feet to the groud, which was not magnetic.

 

Still, I agree we should not let mgnetism be OP.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Toatapio Nuva

[Krayzikk]

However, it should be noted that the original Mata, already considered thrice as powerful as our PC Toa, were Nuva at the time, making them at least twice again as powerful. The Bohrok Kal gave them a substantial struggle, even if we note that the Nuva lacked masks for much of it, still putting them at more powerful than our Toa, and thus, were substantially more powerful than our Toa.

 

TL:DR The Kal aren't a good baseline, as they were capable of feats our Toa would find strenuous, if not impossible.

[25K Now!]

Were there other examples of magnetism used in such a way, or not?

[Toatapio Nuva]

*checks 2003 Bohrok-Kal media*

 

No.

 

The Mahi on Pohatu might count, though.

[Ghosthands]

Mahi are biomechanical, and thus contain a lot of metal. Completely plausible.

 

And yeah, Krayz summed up the whole 'using Bohrok-Kal as a reference point' problem.

[Toatapio Nuva]

Just because the Bohrok-Kal were immensely OP doesn't mean they didn't stay within the limits of what those elemental powers could do. They just had greater power over those elements.

 

And yet still I agree that we should keep magnetism on a fair level in this RPG.

[Geardirector]

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Edited December 17, 2013 by Dr. O

[otter]

Here, some writing tips brought to you by internet comedian extraordinaire, Robert Brockway.

 

 

what

 

Brockway

 

how have I not heard of this likely distant relative of mine

[Krayzikk]

Just because the Bohrok-Kal were immensely OP doesn't mean they didn't stay within the limits of what those elemental powers could do. They just had greater power over those elements.

 

And yet still I agree that we should keep magnetism on a fair level in this RPG.

That's the thing you're failing to consider.

 

If we take power levels entirely out of the equation, the a Ba-Toa could create a black hole to destroy the world, a Ta-Toa could burn hotter than the sun, and a Ga-Toa could create an ocean's worth of water. All of these things are technically possible, but they are completely out of reach of a Toa PC, because of how much power is required.

 

The Kal may have stayed within the limits of what the element could theoretically do, though frankly not all of them did, but they did not stay within what is possible for the power levels of our Toa, and thus, they can't be used as a reference.

 

It would be like comparing a stick of TNT to a nuclear bomb, because both are in the range of what an explosive can do.

 

Note, I get that you agree that it shouldn't be allowed. But for the sake of future discussions, it must be noted that the Kal aren't a good reference.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Simon the Digger

[- JL -]

Who's KNI?

The guy who schooled me, slapped me in the face and gave me a wake-up call.

 

 

On the topic of mangetism: Anything can be magnetized in Bionicle. The power of magnetism includes making magnetic things that could not be in real circumstances.

"We're not gonna follow canon because we're not Greg!"

 

 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (Mostly Gentlemen)

 

I think it's a fair assumption that we're all on some level aspiring writers. And in the spirit of that, I wanted to share something.

 

Here, some writing tips brought to you by internet comedian extraordinaire, Robert Brockway.

 

Enjoy.

 

PS. The Mata Nui Weekly is still taking highlights, send me an account of your favorite thing this last week.

Immediately my eyes were drawn to a word that certainly is not for a kids site. At the very least a disclaimer?

Edited December 17, 2013 by -JL-