BZPRPG News and Discussion

[Daniel the Finlander]

Have the Sanctum Guard been defeated? Wasn't it implied that they retreated to their barracks and are still holding them?

[Krayzikk]

Have the Sanctum Guard been defeated? Wasn't it implied that they retreated to their barracks and are still holding them?

 

The Sanctum Guard is, largely, in disarray. The force holding the gate has broken, Korzaa has been kidnapped, and the Sanctum's been breached. The Guard has not, in its entirety, been defeated; the head has been cut off, so to speak, so the rest of it isn't organized enough to offer coordinated resistance. At this point, it's all small clusters of defense.

[Silvan Haven]

Probably safe to assume they still hold the Sanctum Guard HQ though.

[Dastan]

If it's a real time event, can simple mortal take place in it? And if yes, are there any chances that the Sanctum can be saved?

[Silvan Haven]

It is going on right now and you could join it if you wanted to. The chances of saving the koro without help from the other villages is somewhat slim though and it has already been said that any help sent from the other koro would arrive too late to do anything.

[Dastan]

Still, to try would be right thing to do, wouldn't it? Does anyone here, but me, express somewhat of a will to participate?

Edited October 14, 2014 by Dastan

[Razgriz]

Make sure you can trust this team to stick with you if ya do


i got bullied and beat up because i had no friends

it was 6th grade all over again

[They]

Dastan, welcome to the community of role-players in the BZPRPG.  If you have any game-related questions regarding rules or player creation, please direct your eye to the NEW PLAYER topic, RULES topic, and CHARACTER PROFILES topic for a more than lengthy answer to almost any FAQ.  Feel free to send me a PM if you've got any more questions, or jump right to the staff; they don't bite, generally speaking, and are by far the best source for rules and regulations on any subject.

 

Yes, trying would be the right thing for those who oppose the darkness.  However, in war like the kind we're facing here, there's a moment when an enemy is routed: they turn and run, trying to keep themselves alive and falling out of rank.  This generally ends in a bloodbath.  In sieges, an opposing force commonly pillages the place for days or weeks after breaking through defenses.  Guards would know this information, and the mad grab to get the villagers to safety before the village falls and becomes a massacre is perhaps the most honorable thing to do at this time.  The village may fall, but its people and culture will remain.

[The Lorax]

Speaking of the Ko-Koro battle, which of the Makuta Followers could most use a bit of help right now? Karemo's at a loose end, so when he rejoins the battle, he might as well go to the aid of someone who needs it.

[Dastan]

Make sure you can trust this team to stick with you if ya do

i got bullied and beat up because i had no friends

it was 6th grade all over again

Sounds harsh...

Still, to trust a team, I'll first have to find one. Or at least a partner. Getting in such a mess without someone to cover your back sounds less than attractive, if you ask me.

Dastan, welcome to the community of role-players in the BZPRPG.  If you have any game-related questions regarding rules or player creation, please direct your eye to the NEW PLAYER topic, RULES topic, and CHARACTER PROFILES topic for a more than lengthy answer to almost any FAQ.  Feel free to send me a PM if you've got any more questions, or jump right to the staff; they don't bite, generally speaking, and are by far the best source for rules and regulations on any subject.

 

Yes, trying would be the right thing for those who oppose the darkness.  However, in war like the kind we're facing here, there's a moment when an enemy is routed: they turn and run, trying to keep themselves alive and falling out of rank.  This generally ends in a bloodbath.  In sieges, an opposing force commonly pillages the place for days or weeks after breaking through defenses.  Guards would know this information, and the mad grab to get the villagers to safety before the village falls and becomes a massacre is perhaps the most honorable thing to do at this time.  The village may fall, but its people and culture will remain.

Thank you for such a warm welcoming) I have already read these topics, and found them very usefull to start playing. In case of what, I'll humbly PM you or the staff)

 

Wiser words haven't been spoken, Kughii. Though still... It is hard to admit, that this battle is lost, and there's nothing left for us to do but to flee from the battlefield in efforts to minimize casualties. Ko-Koro will never be the same...

Edited October 14, 2014 by Dastan

[silo]

Speaking of the Ko-Koro battle, which of the Makuta Followers could most use a bit of help right now? Karemo's at a loose end, so when he rejoins the battle, he might as well go to the aid of someone who needs it.

There are some makuta worshipers near the hospital...

Mortem and Dayeth that is...Mortem is badly wounded outside, and Dayeth is tied up inside.

Edited October 14, 2014 by Silo

[The Lorax]

Karemo is near the hospital as well (flying above it, as a matter of fact), but I don't think he could really be of much help to those two. He's not really so much in the wound-healing business as the blowing stuff up business.

[Silvan Haven]

You just have to come up for a reason for Karemo to leave the wonderful chance to loot Ko-koro and travel the mile between the the koro and the hospital. Its not like he would know there was a fight going on.

 

Edit: Unless he was already there.

Edited October 14, 2014 by Silvan Haven

[silo]

I'm thinking of possibly killing Mortem off anyway...he hasn't been very successful

[Toatapio Nuva]

Question: Can we assume the Matoran society would be able to conceive an idea such as hot air balloons? They physics involved are pretty basic and I'm sure the right materials for building one can be found.

[Daniel the Finlander]

Well, if they understand that hot air rises upwards, then maybe someone can invent it. Although Onu-Koroans, who are most likely to know how temperature affects air because they are more advanced than other Koros, have no need for air balloons. But I don't know, if the staff allows it then they might be invented by accident or something.

[Krayzikk]

Theoretically, it could be invented. If you would like to, it would need to be discussed with the staff.

[Timageness]

You could always try to redeem him, Silo. Maybe he'll be more fun to play as if he turned to the other side.

...

Redeeming a character does seem to happen less often than corrupting one, so it might be a good change of pace.

[Razgriz]

Yeah that or you could

you know

roll with it

I ain't dropping Gev just because he lost

[Palm]

Question: Can we assume the Matoran society would be able to conceive an idea such as hot air balloons? They physics involved are pretty basic and I'm sure the right materials for building one can be found.

Actually I had the go-ahead from Aaron a long while back to make hot air balloons in some fashion.

 

I was gonna put this into action until the entropy beetles showed up.

 

Edit: I should clarify, Le-Koro was going to start putting it into action. Akiri player and all that jazz.

Edited October 15, 2014 by Palm

[Not Quite Dead]

Yeah that or you could

 

you know

 

roll with it

 

I ain't dropping Gev just because he lost

 

yeah but he is swole

 

swole never loses, it just waits for it's time.

[25K Now!]

Gotta keep going like TEAM ROCKET.

[~Xemnas~]

Gotta keep going like TEAM ROCKET.

 

Yeah, don't use Team Rocket as an example- they can't even steal one measly Pikachu!

 

Gotta keep going like Sisyphus- although he keeps getting pushed down by that rock, he keeps on at it. Mainly because that's his punishment for all eternity but still...

Edited October 15, 2014 by Toa Xemnas of Crystal

[Toatapio Nuva]

 

Question: Can we assume the Matoran society would be able to conceive an idea such as hot air balloons? They physics involved are pretty basic and I'm sure the right materials for building one can be found.

Actually I had the go-ahead from Aaron a long while back to make hot air balloons in some fashion.

I was gonna put this into action until the entropy beetles showed up.

Edit: I should clarify, Le-Koro was going to start putting it into action. Akiri player and all that jazz.

Does this mean I can involve a hot air balloon in my plans automatically or should I consult the staff first?

[They]

Consult staff first.  Always.  I've found my schemes go awry less often when met with the approval of staff beforehand.

Edited October 15, 2014 by Kughii

[Toatapio Nuva]

Yeah probably smart.

[Rorschach the Absolute]

 

Well, if they understand that hot air rises upwards, then maybe someone can invent it. Although Onu-Koroans, who are most likely to know how temperature affects air because they are more advanced than other Koros, have no need for air balloons. But I don't know, if the staff allows it then they might be invented by accident or something.

 

Actually way back in 2001 Tahu uses hot hair to slow his fall when dropped by a Nui Rama. It's safe to assume the laws of thermodynamics are understood in the Matoran univers at least by Ta Koronans; though I would argue Le Koronans would also be aware of these physics as they pertain to air. 

Edited October 15, 2014 by Veneras

[Nato G]

According to BS01, the power of heat (which is a subpower of the elemental power of fire) can be used for 

• Manipulating heat to levitate or slow a fall.

So therefore, it would be safe to assume that Ta-Toa and other fire users would know how to use heat in this way for making a hot air balloon. 

[NorikSigma]

But actually getting the materials and engineering to make one... that's the question.

[25K Now!]

Kill a lot of Kikanalo for their leather or something.

[Silvan Haven]

According to BS01, the power of heat (which is a subpower of the elemental power of fire) can be used for 

• Manipulating heat to levitate or slow a fall.

So therefore, it would be safe to assume that Ta-Toa and other fire users would know how to use heat in this way for making a hot air balloon. 

 

I know this is on BS01 and all, but wouldn't that boil your face off before the updraft started lifting you?

[Razgriz]

Not if you're a being of heat and flame



oh hey

[Silvan Haven]

Considering that you don't get enough of an updraft from lava and Toa of fire can only spend a limited amount of time in there...

[Not Quite Dead]

Air isn't a very effective conductor, you'd get less fried from hot air than hot other things, like liquid rock.

[Razgriz]

then how do you want to explain Ta-Koro and the sport of lavasurfing

[Nato G]

Yeah... lava surfing doesn't seem very safe... You don't really get any second chances, after all, even if you are a fire user...

[silo]

Water is for wimps

[Makuta Miras]

I have a quick question.

 

Will we ever get a full-blown Kentoku/Mata Nui war?

Might be interesting, getting Makuta-Followers and Mata Nui's followers to band together...

 

But then, the staff will most likely never say because spoilers. 

[Razgriz]

We've discussed it before and it'd go TERRIBLY for Kentoku

[Silvan Haven]

I don't remember much floating in the air when people lavasurf. And most of the time they are above the lava, not in it.

 

The point I am trying to make is that air hot enough to create an updraft capable of lifting a normal Toa would have to be hotter than lava.