BZPRPG News and Discussion

[25K Now!]

It's like Scribblenauts.

 

"You can write anything to solve your problem!"

 

Okay what the heck do I write if I have like, so many options?

 

"You must solve this problem with only three objects!"

 

Okay yeah that's much easier.

[Nato G]

Paterro launcher + ammo = bonus points for solving the problem with only two items. 

[Razgriz]

I prefer things getting done with no items.

 

Fox only.

 

Final Destination.

[25K Now!]

[6:55:58 PM] The Sane One: You had a good sixty or so names on that google doc

[6:56:30 PM] PURPLE: The ones that I managed to complete I put in my BZPRPG Profiles

[6:56:38 PM] PURPLE: So now I have 14 Po-koro guards.

[6:56:38 PM] The Sane One: I feel the need to point out that there are nintey Sentinels

[6:56:53 PM] PURPLE: So?

[6:56:58 PM] PURPLE: I make up the majority of them then.

[6:57:09 PM] The Sane One: Please don't make over half of them your own characters

[6:57:25 PM] PURPLE: Obviously Po had a recruitment drive.

 

While this conversation may seem completely weird, I've always wondered:

 

Are hard numbers on how many guards each village has a good idea? Like, should they be set in stone?

[EmperorWhenua]

There was a point when the koro were counting their heads and measuring each other for battle and there were hard numbers made, but the numbers we calculated are now largely irrelevant. But the bottom line does still matter: There are as many guards as the akiri players determine. It's they're army, they get to decide. 

 

Are they a good idea? Sorta. A general idea is nice, so that depictions are reasonably accurate and follow the akiri player's idea of what their village is like, but unless you're trying to line forces up for a Risk!-esque combat sequence doesn't really bear much weight. 

[25K Now!]

Yeah, I usually just work off the labels: "small", "medium", "large".

[NorikSigma]

Just curious, which ones are small medium large then?

[Toatapio Nuva]

I've been less able to follow the events of the game lately due to excessive workload at the university, so this might be common knowledge to others but... what exactly is the status of the Piraka attack on Onu-Koro? Any developments? When will it happen, if ever?

[Franco]

The Piraka attack on Onu is off.

 

Speaking of the Motherland, the Ussalry is middling in size. It's kept great by its apparent ability to attract recruits and keep them, but it faces stiff competition between manufacturing, mining, innovation and even agriculture.

[25K Now!]

I wonder if there's a group that can be considered "super-sized".

[The UltimoScorp]

The Rahkshi in Mangaia, maybe?

[Keeper of Kraata]

Makuta, his forces, and his worshipers when he was still around?

[Mr. House]

I'm a bit late to the party, but one of the reasons why I enjoy Kentoku is because of its Game of Thrones-esque feudal politics.

[Constructelf]

I'm a bit late to the party, but one of the reasons why I enjoy Kentoku is because of its Game of Thrones-esque feudal politics.

^

 

We need more grey. Good vs evil gets old pretty quickly for me.

[Keeper of Kraata]

Heh, I drew that comparison myself some time ago. Problem for me is that I want to play Bionicle, not A Song of Fire and Ice with a bunch of concepts I am unfamiliar with. And I kinda like Good vs Evil; the only character I have that can't be fit into one of those is Denrika, who is a random receptionist I liked. And possibly a new character, if my race petition goes through. It's not like either side is 100% pure good or evil, though with Skorm's one-track mind, I haven't been able to adequately explore concepts like free will and stuff.

[Krayzikk]

Yeah, I usually just work off the labels: "small", "medium", "large".

 

There did used to be specific headcounts. While the exact number doesn't really matter anymore, I still find it useful as a baseline for proportional size and traits of the different villages. Obviously I know Ta-Koro best, but here's how my take on it has always been:

 

-Ta-Koro, back when we were doing headcounts, had a standing guard force about on par with most other villages. However, the way I've made it operate causes it to have a massive amount of reserve forces. I alluded to their mobilization during the Piraka attack. At their full actual strength, the Ta-Koro Guard has one of the largest standing forces.

-Ko-Koro has- well, had- a force with numbers comparable to Ta-Koro. Not as trained (simply because in order to swell so significantly in what was implied to be a short time they would have to have recruited without selectivity), but about as numerous. Now, on the other hand, they're probably the smallest.

-Ga-Koro: I have very little idea. I've always kinda pictured them as not having a very large force, but making up for it with ships.

-Po-Koro: As was alluded to above, the actual headcount used to be about ninety. I've always thought of them as average size, maybe a little bit under due to their ridiculously beaten up status back in 2012. Guards that carried over from back when they were the Po-Koro Guard tend to be more skilled, simply because... Well, they had to be. See 2012 for details.

-Onu-Koro: Mango pretty much covered this, but average size at best. Compensates for relative lack of quantity with capable operatives.

-Le-Koro: See Ga-Koro. Average size, added benefit of birds.

 

With the exception of Ta, this is all just my take on it. Akiri players are free to disagree.

[25K Now!]

Ah, 2012. The year in which Po-koro got constantly beaten up.

 

Fun times.

[Mr. House]

I've always pictured the Marines with the second largest number in regards to troops, with a small navy tacked on.

[sunflower]

Ah, 2012. The year in which Po-koro got constantly beaten up.

 

Fun times.

 

Remember when we blew up the HQ.

 

;~;7

[25K Now!]

That was the Infernavika.

 

We repaired the HQ.

 

Then we loaded up the entirety of the Guard onto the Fowadi which was a good idea because Tillian and Emotia's wedding got attacked and all those extra hands really helped.

[Light]

Speaking as the often-absent head of the Po-Koronan guard/Sentinels, Po-Koro has about the same size military as the others. We've been beaten, sure, but numbers are supplemented by Ihu-Koronan Highlanders who are on contract with Po.

But what Alex says is correct. Guards from the 2012 arc are extremely skilled because, well... By the time the Rahkshi assault happened we were down to half strength, but those left were only the ones who had managed to survive. So you have three types of troops, essentially. The original guard, who may not be the most talented buuuuuuut have enviable levels of toughness. The newer ones are a mixed bag, roughly on par with the slightly newer members of most other militaries, and the Ihu Koronans who... there aren't many of them and they're about the same as your average member of another military, if unorthodox.

This is speaking for NPCs, of course. PCs are entirely up to their players.

[Let's Henshin!]

I've always pictured the Marines with the second largest number in regards to troops, with a small navy tacked on.

 

Ah, the era of Kalama.

[25K Now!]

You may see the Po-koro Guard increase dramatically in size.

 

I already have 14 of them.

 

I am making more.

[Lara White]

Speaking as the often-absent head of the Po-Koronan guard/Sentinels, Po-Koro has about the same size military as the others. We've been beaten, sure, but numbers are supplemented by Ihu-Koronan Highlanders who are on contract with Po.

 

But what Alex says is correct. Guards from the 2012 arc are extremely skilled because, well... By the time the Rahkshi assault happened we were down to half strength, but those left were only the ones who had managed to survive. So you have three types of troops, essentially. The original guard, who may not be the most talented buuuuuuut have enviable levels of toughness. The newer ones are a mixed bag, roughly on par with the slightly newer members of most other militaries, and the Ihu Koronans who... there aren't many of them and they're about the same as your average member of another military, if unorthodox.

 

This is speaking for NPCs, of course. PCs are entirely up to their players.

 

For all that I've had Kotuku trash-talking the Sentinels, this is very true and will be playing a part in the Revolution plot.

 

[25K Now!]

 

Speaking as the often-absent head of the Po-Koronan guard/Sentinels, Po-Koro has about the same size military as the others. We've been beaten, sure, but numbers are supplemented by Ihu-Koronan Highlanders who are on contract with Po.

 

But what Alex says is correct. Guards from the 2012 arc are extremely skilled because, well... By the time the Rahkshi assault happened we were down to half strength, but those left were only the ones who had managed to survive. So you have three types of troops, essentially. The original guard, who may not be the most talented buuuuuuut have enviable levels of toughness. The newer ones are a mixed bag, roughly on par with the slightly newer members of most other militaries, and the Ihu Koronans who... there aren't many of them and they're about the same as your average member of another military, if unorthodox.

 

This is speaking for NPCs, of course. PCs are entirely up to their players.

 

For all that I've had Kotuku trash-talking the Sentinels, this is very true and will be playing a part in the Revolution plot.

 

 

Goooooooooood.

 

This is the guard force whose core is made up of those guys who resisted a Rahkshi attack, were lucky enough to not get blown up, survived being squeezed into a ship and the resulting wedding and a bigger Rahkshi attack. Stubborn fellas, these guys are.

[The UltimoScorp]

Speaking of the Revolution, you can count on a certain Ta-Toa showing up in Po pretty soon.

Speaking of the Revolution, you can count on a certain Ta-Toa showing up in Po pretty soon.

[sunflower]

we've also got a navy

 

somehow

 

:3

[Not Quite Dead]

Does Mata-Nui have stationery?

 

Scissors, staplers, glue, office supplies and what not.

[Shadowhawk]

Does Mata-Nui have stationery?

 

Scissors, staplers, glue, office supplies and what not.

Probably not. Think more like parchment, quill pens, and sharp rocks for carving on other rocks.

 

And iStones. Don't forget iStones.

[Not Quite Dead]

Ah, the profile topic has an answer. I'm just to dense 2 reed gud

 

 

• Glass lenses with various focusing/diffusing properties. These are used in telescopes, magnifying glasses, and lamps. Such lenses, usually employed in Lightstone lanterns, can also be purchased separately, as they're prone to breaking.
• Onu-Koronan task tablets or "iStones" with abacus, note-taking, and some document-holding possibilities. These are very difficult to open without damaging the machinery inside - they've been manufactured to break this way by the Onu-Koro engineers on purpose, so that their computing abilities remain essentially unreproducible.
• Basic metal tools such as hammers, axes, pickaxes, and even scissors. These items were available before, but now they're more easy to acquire; the best come from Ta-Koro.
• Simple clockwork devices with gears, springs, and even little bells. The most complex and expensive sort are the smaller ones, especially rudimentary, one-handed watches. Many varieties of little wind-up toys are also available, from bouncing Fusa to rolling Manas.

[Razgriz]

Does Mata-Nui have stationery?

 

Scissors, staplers, glue, office supplies and what not.

are you making Gahara-san

Edited December 9, 2014 by Uncle Chael P. Sonnen

[Hitoshura]

Does Mata-Nui have stationery?

 

Scissors, staplers, glue, office supplies and what not.

We should get someone to "invent" them.

[Endless Sea (Alaki Nuva)]

I imagine normal blades would be used instead of scissors, nails instead of staples, and glue, uh, maybe there's some organic substitute with tree sap or something?  Mostly grasping at straws here.  =|

[Banana Gunz]

Hey, just a question: How long does it usually take for news to travel around the island these days? With the improved transportation and increase in explorers/travelers, I would assume it has improved to say the least.

[Krayzikk]

Depends on the news. Ko-Koro, for example, isn't yet wide-spread because it literally just occurred. After Ghost's timeskip, it'll be common knowledge. Everyday information is a lot more variable. Akiri often send messengers between one another, and those move incredibly quickly, but what they know isn't widespread. The average PC has to wait for the information to be widely known in the Koro (or other location) of origin, and then wait for someone to take it from that village to another village.

 

Given that travel between Koros still is far from risk-free, especially now, trips aren't necessarily frequent. To make a long answer short, it would probably take a couple of days at least. High priority information (like who's attacked where) will obviously travel faster, while low priority stuff (like the political climate in Po) will travel more slowly.

[Keeper of Kraata]

Most people should know Ko- was under attack, since several messengers were sent out. Hence why Casanuva is still pondering that by the time he gets there, it could be anything from a ruin to an enemy fortress. I think we know which one it is though

[Silvan Haven]

Messengers were sent out but its not like they were shouting it from the top of their lungs as they went through the town.They were heading for the Akiri, Guard, or Maru. None of those are exactly going to be yelling about what is happening either.

[Keeper of Kraata]

Unless it was to be made secret, rumors have a way of spreading. Ta-Koro at the very least has to know, given they are taking refugees.

[Banana Gunz]

All makes sense! It's just since time is an indefinite thing in the RPG, I was wondering exactly how it would cause news to go around. I gets it now though.

 

I heard some stuff about mech suits. Sounds pretty darn rad to me (I actually had an idea for that and wanted to MOC it, but didn't have the parts, but I did make a tiny sketch of what one might look like). Makes sense too, considering Onu-Koro's advanced technology.

[Silvan Haven]

In which case people would know about it in Ta-koro. Krayxikk just said that it took time for things like rumors to travel between the koros unless somebody is deliberately spreading the news.