Bzprpg News And Discussion

[sunflower]

Fine.I'm not feeling as lazy, depressed, bored with RPG, evulz.Of course.

[They]

Relapse: I'd take you on, however, I highly doubt Kyju's anywhere near my active characters...

[Wotz]

PSA: No material in my latest post in Kini-Nui may be used for the shipping of KuhrinxKrell.Have a nice day.

[sunflower]

PSA: No material in my latest post in Kini-Nui may be used for the shipping of KuhrinxKrell.Have a nice day.

Yeah, only I can do that.

[BenLuke]

Could someone give me an update on that the Peer that blew up Pala-Koro's walls?

[EmperorWhenua]

He's in the jungle to the north-east of it, in the custody of Aparangi (Vezok's Friend) and DJ (Kughii), with Hiemalis (me) standing by. You can search for the keywords of "Peer" and "Aparangi" in Le-Wahi and you'll be caught up.

[Constructelf]

EW,If the Peer that blew up Pala-Koro is still alive, then why does the wiki say that he's dead?"

[EmperorWhenua]

That's because he is, for all intents and purposes, dead to his fellows and his actual death has been delayed due to slow role playing.

[25K Now!]

Pretty slow week, isn't it?

[Wotz]

Not if you like jam.

[Constructelf]

No I don't.The business with Otus in Ga is confusing me. This has inspired me to add a section on elemental powers to my biology report.

[25K Now!]

It's not confusing.It's a look at the magical powers of the island from an outsider viewpoint.

[Constructelf]

Is this the first time somebody RP'D as an alien?And it's not magic; what I think it is is either Midi-Chlorians or an additional organ in their body that grants them control over subatomic particles that allow them to split atoms apart and reform them into their element, creating the illusion of something from nothing.

[BenLuke]

Is this the first time somebody RP'D as an alien?And it's not magic; what I think it is is either Midi-Chlorians or an additional organ in their body that grants them control over subatomic particles that allow them to split atoms apart and reform them into their element, creating the illusion of something from nothing.

Or, in other words, magic.

[Constructelf]

I prefer to call it "extremely powerful psionics". There's a difference, as magic comes from spirits whereas psionics comes from sheer force of will.

[25K Now!]

Attempting to explain the elements with such technobabble fails. This is a tribal setting with magic and mysticism.The Great Beings did it.

[a goose]

I would assume that the reason the business with Otus is confusing is because, as far as I know, the character wasn't staff-approved. - Vorex

[BenLuke]

I prefer to call it "extremely powerful psionics". There's a difference, as magic comes from spirits whereas psionics comes from sheer force of will.

In other words, magic.And also what Hubert said. Edited November 23, 2012 by Javert

[25K Now!]

Actually, Otus was staff-approved I believe, by Emzee.

[a goose]

Actually, Otus was staff-approved I believe, by Emzee.

I wasn't sure. Be helpful if Toatapio, say, provided some way of getting to his profiles. *hint, hint*- Vorex

[Eyru]

Magic is simply science we don't yet understand. A simple cigarette lighter would, a thousand years ago, be considered "magic." In the same way, elemental powers might as well be considered magical because there's no way we can understand or explain how they work.

[Constructelf]

Magic is simply science we don't yet understand. A simple cigarette lighter would, a thousand years ago, be considered "magic." In the same way, elemental powers might as well be considered magical because there's no way we can understand or explain how they work.

This.

[25K Now!]

No no no. Science is the experimentation of explanations and predictions about how everything works in order to obtain knowledge. The elements can be science, such as ...Helryx: If I want to drink water, I get water? Cool, I'mma repeating this over and over again.Of course, we can't come up with a reason how that happens.

[EmperorWhenua]

That, coupled with the fact that in the game's setting there is no way to explain elemental energies and such, means that everything in the game is magic. Simple.

[Constructelf]

Well if more people started rping as aliens... I proposed an alien species, two actually, to Nuju but he denied them, saying something about how it would add to the game or something.But yeah, this extraterrestrial character could get interesting.On another note, after the Kumu Islets go boom, what do we do?On yet another note, why is technological process so slow on this island? *consults history textbook to see what sparked the industrial revolution*

[Wotz]

On yet another note, why is technological process so slow on this island? *consults history textbook to see what sparked the industrial revolution*

Let me answer your question with a question: Why does it matter?

[BULiK]

Listen to Wotz. He is making sense. It doesn't really matter all too much. To an extent it is good to explain why things happen, but some things are better left unexplained.

[Ghosthands]

So...Echelon is now part of the council..?*jokingIhopeyoudorealize*

"Ah yes, Rahkshi. We have dismissed this claim."

Well if more people started rping as aliens... I proposed an alien species, two actually, to Nuju but he denied them, saying something about how it would add to the game or something.But yeah, this extraterrestrial character could get interesting.On another note, after the Kumu Islets go boom, what do we do?On yet another note, why is technological process so slow on this island? *consults history textbook to see what sparked the industrial revolution*

Technological progress is slow? You need to get an idea of time-scales :PAnd it was the Agricultural Revolution that sparked the Industrial one, btw

[Constructelf]

And what sparked that?And it has been one thousand years. Mata Nui should at least be in the early renaissance by now.

Edited November 23, 2012 by Constructman

[BULiK]

Is this the first time somebody RP'D as an alien?

I just remembered that I wanted to answer this.Actually, ToaTapio has had Alien characters before, so this is nothing new.

[25K Now!]

No, he hasn't before.But anyway, Constructman.Please note that this is not Earth.There has been no change in BIONICLE for a really long time.

[Franco]

And what sparked that?And it has been one thousand years. Mata Nui should at least be in the early renaissance by now.

No.Lots of time /->/ technological advancement. That argument doesn't consider that for technological process to happen, other factors quite typically need to align (like a degree of peace while that time passes). And this is MN, so factors are a veritable ton different from Earth in the first place. Who knows what it'd take for tech to advance? Edited November 23, 2012 by Norman Efiks

[Ghosthands]

Also note that Mata Nui's population and economy are, in the grand scheme of things, tiny.

[25K Now!]

For example, this is Yunfu, my maternal hometown. Tiny place. Only about 2 million people live there.Mata Nui has much less.

[EmperorWhenua]

I thought this is a Bionicle rpg, not Sid Meier's Civilization...

[Constructelf]

Na, I get the point. He's basically saying that the population isn't high enough.

[Light]

So...Echelon is now part of the council..?*jokingIhopeyoudorealize*

"Ah yes, Rahkshi. We have dismissed this claim."

You beat me to the punch.

[Krayzikk]

There is also another factor you are all forgetting.In the real world, there wasn't an all-powerful dark force keeping everything down and striking at anything that was getting too advanced or influential.

[Constructelf]

Oyster addict!Ira's finally found his way to Ta-Koro. Why'd you send him there?

[otter]

As though I'm going to tell everybody.You'll find out, just have him do whatever it is he wants to until my guy can get there.Also, people: I say we all form a band of Skakdi to fight against the Makuta, and call them the Horde, and, y'kno--Oh wait. Already been done.Shall I post, to make something happen?