BZPRPG News and Discussion

[Silvan Haven]

I find myself unable to write long posts even if I try, so I tend to not spend too long on my posts.

[Hitoshura]

You're no the only one. I can't manage more than a few paragraphs, unless I try harder.

[They]

Generally speaking, I write between seventy and 100 words per minute (dependent on how determined I am to spell correctly in the first rush). Beyond that, I always read the entire post twice before posting: once to proofread, the second to simply see what works and what doesn't (which may or may not lead into extensive editing). For example, my 2012 arc final post took approximately 40 hours. Something ranging between one to three pages in single-spaced size ten Times New Roman (my font of choice), meanders between ten and forty minutes. Though, lately, I've found I'm spending less time than normal given I'm concurrently working on a novel and my wrists hurt from pages of first draft editing.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Kughii

[Shadowhawk]

*walks in, whistling cheerfully*Well, got all Rhea's posts fixed up, reformatted, and lookin' good! Poor Krios, though, 'll have to do without; I don't care enough about him to preserve his IC history properly. :PAnd as for my profiles... I haven't even mustered up the courage to look at them yet. :eek:EDIT: it, the glitch is starting up again. I think I'll just not even post until it's fixed. :burnmad:But that's beside the point. Mostly, I just wanted to drop a quick PC activity update, seeing as how I've got a few peoples' characters involved with mine, and I don't want them thinking I've abandoned them.

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Rhea - still discussing steamships with the Toa Akiru. I'm waiting on a post from Tabby: Toa of Cats, who has been inactive for a few days, but once he turns up again, everything should start rolling again. Stay tuned![*]Nero - see above. Skulking in the shadows outside the forge, just waiting for an excuse to break villagers' necks on behalf of his employer.[*]Krios - open for interaction in Ga-Koro; more specifically, in the tavern/grill of 'The Great Takea'.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Shadowhawk

[They]

Hey everyone! I've been looking into numerology for a different and completely unrelated project, but as an aside I have found a hilarious little website where you can type in the full name of someone and get a bunch of information on personality etc. according to numerological information. HERE is the link I've been using. Some of the characters I look up are right on the widget, others are laughably different.Just something to think about. EDIT: USE THE WIKI SHADOWHAWK. THE WIKI IS USEFUL.When life gives you ice...

Maybe this could be a thing in Ko-Wahi? Okay, world building blurb over and out. Edited December 3, 2013 by Hahli Husky

[NorikSigma]

My hands started feeling like they were burning with frost when I saw saw of them play bare-handed. Dunno why. I am afraid of burning with frost.Back on topic, are all crystal on Kentoku blue? Are there other colours of them?

[They]

Well...

 

I just used bismuth a few days ago...

[- JL -]

What I write depends on what I'm responding to. Some may be a 1 sentence speech. Others might end up being some extensive piece that describes a bunch of stuff.

 

 

Surprisingly, my longest posts have never came from responding to others. Which kinda shows how terrible I am :3

[Silvan Haven]

I find that responding to another person tends to make my posts shorter simply because there is only so much you can do without bunnying.

[They]

PODCAST TOMORROW!

 

VOTE NOW* for who you think deserves best player or character of the week. Send a PM titled "VOTE" to Kughii and make your thoughts counted!

 

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*A player/character needs >3 votes to be counted as a contestant.

[NorikSigma]

Can I cast votes for two characters?

[They]

Sure can.

[- JL -]

Wooo Podcast

 

Can't wait to get the bi-weekly(?) dose of news!

[They]

Weekly. Its weekly for the mnw

[NorikSigma]

PM sent, good sir.Now, I don't really want to open the following can of worms, but...How organic or human, really, are Toa and Matoran?Now, this inevitably always received an ambiguous "up to your playstyle", and ai can understand that. After all, we are enjoying interactions from legendary veterans that are too human for canon, and that's great. We're still playing a Bionicle RPG, so mechanical-ness is great too. To each his own. We don't want to restrict too much.However, with the introductiton of the Dasaka, this question gains new validity. Soon, Dasaka-Toa interaction will be a reality, so I hope this uncertainty at least comes to a general consensus soon. Thus why I opened this can of worms here.To be clearer with my question, I know for sure that physique, organic-mechanical ratio of Mata Nuians and Kentokuans are about the same. But with the bit about Dasaka... mating, I would like to know if Dasaka are truly as mechanical/organic as Toa(or vice versa). And, if there is a ratio difference, how will Toa view Dasaka and vice versa(like, do they view than as robots et cetera. Other clarifications are welcome too.My aim here is to prevent interaction conflicts from happening before they happen(or at least, an increase in interaction conflict, since such conflicts already abound) by clarifying doubts here and now.

[They]

Emotia x tillian. Must I say more?

[- JL -]

Well, just because the biological/mechanical ratios of both Toa/Matoran and Dasaka are similar, doesn't mean that their physiology is also the same.

 

 

 

Toa had a baby once, IC.

 

Once.

[Geardirector]

And she got eaten

[25K Now!]

That was a horrendous experience. It felt like we were being sandwiched by the opposing sides of the issue.Haha sandwich.

[Silvan Haven]

Please don't make that joke, Hubert.

 

From everything we have seen so far, the two islands are more or less the same when it come to reproduction aside from the gender ratio.

[Geardirector]

Wasn't that when Katuko left the game?

[The Lorax]

If I remember correctly, Katuko left about this time last year, around the end of the Pala-Koro battle. I'm a little foggy on the timeline for wedding and subsequent baby (they went on for so long!), but I think that all happened a couple of months earlier.

[NorikSigma]

I thought the pregnant Toa's player said they weren't going push the issue and dropped the issue?And as I remember Katuko was very much pro-mechanical. Nice guy. Is he coming back?Still, I'd like a staffie's opinion on this, although everyone is always afraid when a staffie is even online.

Edited December 3, 2013 by Norik Of Gielinor

[Geardirector]

To touch upon the actual question:

 

I play my characters more mechanical than most players here seem to do. In canon the mechanical/organic ratio is 85/15%, I play my characters more like 65/35%

[The Lorax]

Yeah, the pregnant toa died pretty quickly after that little storm. I can't remember if it was before of after the baby was born.

 

Katuko is still active on BZPower, but not in the RPGs. He was a good player, and put a lot into the game. His return isn't anywhere on the horizon, but who knows, maybe it could happen someday. I hope so.

[Lara White]

Staff ruling has stated to my memory that Toa and Matoran are effectively human.

 

Which gets confusing when you use a blistering agent on metal...

 

[NorikSigma]

My ratio is 70/30.Okay, so, where did non-main-six-element Toa or Matoran come from? Do all pf them wash up in Mata Nui with no memory? Vortixx and Skakdi? Do they know of outside(wherever that may be) but simply don't tell, or do they forget? Or both?

[25K Now!]

They probably always existed instead.

[Geardirector]

The Philosophical Nonsense of Eiyu Ankora

If you prefer posts that make more sense, then stay the karz away. But be warned, I'll be doing this quite a few times with Ankora if I get the chance

Edited December 3, 2013 by Dr. O

[Constructelf]

They probably always existed instead.

To be more clear, the non main 6 matoran always existed on the island; however, the skakdi and vortixx are not native to the island, so they came from... somewhere, I guess.As for my playing style, I tend to play around the (canon?) ratio of 85:15, though deviations do occur.But yeah, it can get confusing at times; most especially during fights when a 50:50 character has to fight a 90:10 character; 90:10's only gonna get their armor scratched.

[sunflower]

As for my playing style, I tend to play around the (canon?) ratio of 85:15, though deviations do occur.

Same for me. Though I really could debate this (HAI KRAYZBRO<3), I probably shouldn't.

But yeah, it can get confusing at times; most especially during fights when a 50:50 character has to fight a 90:10 character; 90:10's only gonna get their armor scratched.

So y'all can have fun with your just-barely-not humans, cause squishy bits do not behave well under gravity.weeeeeee~

[Eyru]

Here are Nuju's thoughts on anatomy, taken from last season's GD topic:

 

 

1) I've decided not to incorporate an official anatomy into the rules next year. I gave this a lot of thought. Not only did I receive only about three entries - demonstrating a lack of player interest in having such a guide - but also, since the contest was proposed, I haven't seen any anatomical debates or issues arise in-game. In the past anatomy hasn't been a problem, and maybe it was just a problem for us for a little while; I hope we're able to move past it, because I would rather see players interpreting their characters themselves. Creative liberties like that are a staple of the game, after all.

The guide entries I got were all very in-depth and I could tell that their submitters had put a good deal of thought and effort into their entries, so to the few of you who actually entered something for this contest, I'm sorry to have wasted your time and energies. Thank you for your passion and thoughtfulness. With luck, writing such an anatomy has helped you crystallize how your own characters operate, so there's still some good out of it. Everyone, just treat your characters' bodies like human bodies when it comes to injury, and we should be fine.

Everyone, just treat your characters' bodies like human bodies when it comes to injury, and we should be fine.

Edited December 3, 2013 by Justin Bieber

[Constructelf]

"Everyone, just treat your characters' bodies like human bodies when it comes to injury, and we should be fine."... except Matoran, Skakdi, and Vortixx have metal plating interwoven into their bodies. I mean, just look at them!

[Aurora the cat]

Maybe someone needs a reminder here...

 

 

If you are near, in, or around the Piraka clubhouse, you will notice that I am there, you know, sort of attacking it. Although the post got buried under 3 pages, it is still there, and I am beginning to get impatient.

 

Sorry.

[Mr. House]

Can I have a quick recap of the past week?

[sunflower]

Maybe someone needs a reminder here...

 

 

If you are near, in, or around the Piraka clubhouse, you will notice that I am there, you know, sort of attacking it. Although the post got buried under 3 pages, it is still there, and I am beginning to get impatient.

 

Sorry.

 

A link to the post in question should be sufficient to attract attention.

[They]

Can I have a quick recap of the past week?

HAHAHAHA. In about four hours you'll have a podcast. That sound good?

 

In regards to the anatomy discussion: I feel Nuju's ruling is a fair and just system. Despite my purist ideologies of thinking of my characters as entirely canon (or nearly) in creation, the need for a cohesive baseline during combat and damage is very useful.

 

EDIT:

 

I have the following incoming votes for this past week's characters:

• Avak
• Viima
• Daikura Koga*
• Vilda Soraph
• JL

And for Players:

• Toa Fanixe
• Kughii*

 

GET YOUR VOTES IN TO MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY! (MAYBE IT'S YOUR DAY TOO.)

 

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* I don't vote in these since I make the podcast.

Edited December 3, 2013 by Kughii

[Geardirector]

"Everyone, just treat your characters' bodies like human bodies when it comes to injury, and we should be fine."... except Matoran, Skakdi, and Vortixx have metal plating interwoven into their bodies. I mean, just look at them!

 

This only needs to be remembered for whenever there is a Magnetism or Iron elemental in the room.

[Krayzikk]

 

As for my playing style, I tend to play around the (canon?) ratio of 85:15, though deviations do occur.

Same for me. Though I really could debate this (HAI KRAYZBRO<3), I probably shouldn't.

But yeah, it can get confusing at times; most especially during fights when a 50:50 character has to fight a 90:10 character; 90:10's only gonna get their armor scratched.

So y'all can have fun with your just-barely-not humans, cause squishy bits do not behave well under gravity.weeeeeee~

Don't start with me boy.Anyway;At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how you consider your character. Their biology is still basically human for the purposes of combat. Odd? Only if you go by the canon perspective where, I should point out, no character ever suffered a specific injury anywhere between being healthy and dead. So really, there would be no basis to work from anyway.On the other hand, if you up the ratio of biology to mechanical components, everything makes much more sense. I was wondering how long it would take someone to realize that the question of reproduction was more or less answered by the Dasaka's presence.

[They]

The question was answered in 2012 by a toa of water and a toa of gravity who started a family, owned an ash bear, and their best friend was gender bent. Oh. And the now departed mother's last words were something to the effect of, 'you can't eat me 'cause there's a baby in me.'

 

I, for one, found that to be a rather concrete in-game definition.