BZPRPG News and Discussion

[They]

Thanks for the replies) Those are the reasons you listed, and though some of them I find fixable, there's enough of them to make it clear:

- Too powerfull canon characters;

- The goal is in making a unique story, rather than retelling the canon;

- Most canon char's are dead (this made me sad, to be honest D:)

- It's hard to decide who gets to play this or that character;

 

However, can characters have a close resemblance to canon chars's or be their clones/dark twins/shadow copies, as long as they aren't overpoweres and have weaknesses?

 

I don't know if this has been said yet, but there's a matoran of stone who goes by Ahkmou in the RPG.  He's not actually Ahkmou, but he can sure pull it off.  Remember everyone, lying can happen.

[Toatapio Nuva]

I thought Ahkmou was dead.

[otter]

Ahkmou is dead. I killed him.

 

Ishi certainly isn't, though, and anymore, Ishi's been playing as Ahkmou, because Ahkmou's death was pretty quickly covered up.

 

Therefore,

 

There really aren't that many people who know that Ishi isn't Ahkmou.

[Makuta Miras]

Quick questions on Masks of Healing:

1. Is there an official IC Matoran word for them?

2. How powerful are they? As in, can they reattach limbs?

3. And also can the wearer use it on themself?

[otter]

1. No

2. I don't believe so, but I guess if the user knows how to reattach limbs properly then I guess the mask could do it based on the user's knowledge.

3. I'm fairly certain they can't.

[Palm]

Sana is a common name for the mask!

[Tea-rex]

@everyoneaboutfirearms

Oh, okay, didn't know that. Oh well.

 

But seriously - is there nothing going on right now where a Toa of Iron would be needed/appreciated? I want to get this character up and running.

[They]

Quick questions on Masks of Healing:

1. Is there an official IC Matoran word for them?

2. How powerful are they? As in, can they reattach limbs?

3. And also can the wearer use it on themself?

 

1.) Sana is the most common game term for the mask of Healing, although it is not TLG Canon.  Again, as have been said before, we do not run on TLG canon for a large portion of things.

2.) Riaril regrew Emotia's spinal column and some internal organs after the fall of the Ta-Koro Guard Hospital by using additional biomass from a dead rahi.  She passed out after the work, completely drained, and didn't wake up for a day.  We have to remember Riaril was a trauma medic, a first responder, and incredibly proficient in her healing abilities.  As for specifically re-attaching a limb, I'm sure if the character had proficient enough ability with their kanohi it would be possible, but don't forget the toll.

3.) It's been done in-game, not by myself though.  With Riaril she actually gets wounded by healing others these days.

[Void Emissary]

Everyone else has done a great job of answering questions, and I can only really add that according to BS01:
 

The Mask of Healing is a Kanohi that allows its user to heal others (but not themselves).

So, in answer to your third question, Miras: sorry, but you wouldn't be able to.

-Void

[Silvan Haven]

It also helps keep the God Modeing down by preventing people from coming back from an attack that should have killed them.

[25K Now!]

"Nanomachines Masks of Healing, son!"

[Not Quite Dead]

It also helps keep the God Modeing down by preventing people from coming back from an attack that should have killed them.

 

What exactly are the rules on fatal blows. Can you make them?

 

Say that bob ICed, "I am crippled and on the ground, I cannot move anything below my neck" Can player two IC, "I swing my sword at his neck." or what?

[Void Emissary]

You can make a move that could be fatal for the opponent (much like the example which you gave), but you can't role-play the other character actually being mortally injured or killed, unless the other player has given you explicit permission. Like all other character injuries, it's up to the other player to determine whether their character bites the dust or not.

 

-Void

[Silvan Haven]

You can kill another character with permission from their player. A good roleplayer would let the hit land and just play out the results but killing another person's character without asking them first tends to lead to bad blood.

[Krayzikk]

Technically? Yes. PC have been killed in such a manner before, and most likely will be again. However, it is not encouraged. A PC kill usually should be done with the permission of the player, not by being forced into a situation where there's no alternative. That said, if there really is no alternative, then it's usually said that a player should accept it.

 

It is, like I said, not encouraged, however.

 

EDIT: Ninja'd twice over, but both have the right of it.

Edited October 12, 2014 by Ninth Krayzikk

[The Lorax]

They can, though it is polite to consult with bob's player first.

 

In a situation where character death seems the only realistic option, it is what should happen. However, since the character technically can't be killed without the player's say-so, they would need to actually give permission for the killing blow to occur. They would probably also have a few things to say about exactly how their character goes, like an opportunity for some last words.

 

Ninjas! Ninjas everywhere!

Edited October 12, 2014 by The Lorax

[Mel]

It also helps keep the God Modeing down by preventing people from coming back from an attack that should have killed them.

 

Well, in cannon the Kiril works the other way (healing self but not others), so it makes sense that the mask of healing wouldn't do both.

[Jonathan Crane]

My character could kill you all

[Palm]

My character could kill you all

 

I'm glad your character is fictional and I'm not.

 

dodged that bullet

 

Edited October 12, 2014 by Palm

[Krayzikk]

My character could kill you all

 

That's nice. However, it does not add much of anything to the current discussion (or open a new one), and, whether it was intended that way or not, borders on being inflammatory. So if you could please keep comments to the realm of relevant content, that would be appreciated.

[The Nold]

for vezon to be around, vezok would need to be split in half, which, since vezok is a character in this game and no spear of fusion exists in this game, has not been done.

 

no vezon. case closed.

 

-Tyler

. I was really hoping(and expecting)he would pop up eventually.

 

[Nato G]

Someone was asking about the prefix for Toa/Matoran of crystal earlier on. I've found the prefix Cy being used on the BZPRPG wiki, so I've been using that for my crystal Toa. On that note, do Skakdi of crystal exist? 

[Krayzikk]

Given that Crystal is an element on the approved list, there's no reason a Skakdi of Crystal couldn't exist.

[Void Emissary]

Indubitably, old sport.

 

EDIT: Ninja'd!

 

-Void

Edited October 12, 2014 by Emissary

[25K Now!]

So how expansive is the category of Crystal?

[The Lorax]

It covers things that we might usually identify as "crystal" rather than all crystalline materials. A huge variety of chemicals can be crystallised under the right conditions, but that doesn't mean that toa and Skakdi of crystal can start producing crystals of TNT or cyanide, and especially not ice and rock, though they are technically also crystalline solids.

 

As far as known inclusions go, we have quarts and other minerals, diamonds, jewels, lightstones, heatstones, and zamor crystal, though the last one obviously requires some specialist knowledge to manipulate, given its rarity.

Edited October 12, 2014 by The Lorax

[Simulacrum]

Is the manipulation of Sand via silicon dioxide control permissible? I've always been curious about that.

[25K Now!]

Ah.

 

[Nato G]

I have no idea. I think in canon on Spherus Magna sand was a separate element, the same way that stone and earth aren't the same thing, but I don't know what it's like in BZPRPG land...

Edited October 12, 2014 by NatoGreavesy

[25K Now!]

There is a Toa of Sand.

[Nato G]

So it is a separate element? 

[The Lorax]

There is a Toa of Sand.

 

 

Not anymore there isn't. Last arc there was, but I don't think they were re-approved for the new arc. They got turned into a toa of stone, if I remember correctly.

Edited October 12, 2014 by The Lorax

[25K Now!]

Really? Haven't been keeping up then.

[Silvan Haven]

I'm sure you could control sand like crystals, but I think that the stuff you find in the desert would fall under a Toa of Stone.

[sunflower]

Sand doesn't fall under a Toa of Stone's control, thus why Rock and Sand were separate elements on Spherus Magna.

 

I would imagine that sand-powers would fall under Crystal, though.

[Silvan Haven]

 

There is a Toa of Sand.

 

 

Not anymore there isn't. Last arc there was, but I don't think they were re-approved for the new arc. They got turned into a toa of stone, if I remember correctly.

 

 

 

@Gravity: It seems that we can not pull from canon in this case. I'm not even sure why a Toa of Stone would not be able to control a bunch of small rocks.

[25K Now!]

What about the bits of sand that aren't small rocks?

[Nato G]

Sand, crystal, stone and earth are all different elements, the way I understand it. 

 

However, I don't see why it wouldn't be possible for a Cy-Toa to grind down crystals into sand-sized particles? 

[Silvan Haven]

In Bionicle canon they are, but considering that the Toa of sand got turned into a Toa of stone once The player's request got nixed it seems to be different in the BZPRPG.

 

I'm not even sure why sand is its own element. It makes no sense.

[soularin]

Verak is a bro.