Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Thanks ye. Based on Draezeth's hint, I infer that Shopkeeping isn't good. Is it Edited May 16, 2013 by Dude w/ a Hat Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARROW404 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Usually not. Generally, when someone needs a weapon, an NPC shop magically opens near them. Unless they take the time to research any facilities in the area. It'd be nice to have a thread or easily-found post listing every player-run shop or service in the RP. BZPRPG Profiles If I go AWOL for a while, feel free to contact me via Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 What about foreign tech? Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARROW404 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ah, now THAT could work! BZPRPG Profiles If I go AWOL for a while, feel free to contact me via Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 It'd be nice to have a thread or easily-found post listing every player-run shop or service in the RP. this actually seems like a good idea. I'd even compile it all and link it in my sig. profiles i guess i'm a south american giant otter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 "Catch-a-Guuun!" Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. House Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 A new organization/businesses topic is very much needed. Those without blogs need to be able to manage their groups too. I occasionally return to BZP for a nostalgic trip back. Hit me up on discord if you need anything. BZPRPG Characters that I will possibly revive, Mons-Shajs-Tarotrix-Aryll Vudigg-Jorruk Yokin-Senavysh Angavur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 What about foreign tech?Can't be sold by players. On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) ..Use PMs and Skype and the like? @Housey. Edited May 16, 2013 by Ilyusha Blokfase profiles i guess i'm a south american giant otter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 What about foreign tech?Can't be sold by players.Not even at a ludicrously steep price? Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meta-Mind Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) What about foreign tech?I've already asked Nuju about this - he told me that he'd rather not have foreign tech shops until later this year, once tech becomes more widely available anyways. Edited May 16, 2013 by Meta-Mind BZPRPG TIME, where you could have one post talk about dinner, and the next about lunch. Time is beyond relative here.There's no reason not to put lasers in the palms of planet-sized robots. In fact, if I had my own planet-sized robot, palm lasers would be one of my first upgrades.BZPRPG Profiles [outdated] May or may not be back from a multi-year hiatus. We'll see how this works out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Foreign tech, for the moment, is completely barred from sale. After all, high prices have no meaning in a game with no real currency. Foreign and native tech remained tightly controlled and regulated at this point. On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Eh... Do firearms count? Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Yes. Firearms are quite explicitly foreign tech. In other words, banned to any character that isn't a Vortixx, a Skakdi, or a Lesterin, unless it was won in a fight with another PC. And banned for sale. On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good to know. Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Yes. Firearms are quite explicitly foreign tech. In other words, banned to any character that isn't a Vortixx, a Skakdi, or a Lesterin, unless it was won in a fight with another PC. And banned for sale.Lesterin – Special innate elemental abilities and one mask from the approved list [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ....Welp, time to talk to Ghost, then... On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Anywho, I'm gonna be gone from Friday to Sunday this weekend, so...yeah. Sorry about that. [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitoshura Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Yes. Firearms are quite explicitly foreign tech. In other words, banned to any character that isn't a Vortixx, a Skakdi, or a Lesterin, unless it was won in a fight with another PC. And banned for sale.What about as a gift from another player? Probably allowed, but just checking(disclaimer: I currently have no interest in foreign tech). profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayzikk Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 No.Assuming the rules from last year hold true, tech can only be won in battle, not gifted. On this eve, the thirtieth anniversary of that first colony, many are left to wonder; is the world fast approaching a breaking point? Breaking Point: An OTC Mecha RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Ok, I got a situation I need to run by to make sure I'm not just assuming something is wrong.Let's say a certain...let's say a Vortixx Arms Dealer showed up in a certain Koro and tried to sell his merchandise. Let's say a certain official caught wind of his malicious intentions and tried to engage him. Now let's say this official (after sufficient warrant from the Vortixx's conversation alone) told him he would have to come with him back to HQ for questioning, but this particular Vortixx solely replied by basically tossing an assumed "fine" of twenty widgets to the officer and "vanished to the shadows from whence he came".Would this Vortixx's actions be considered "unfair" or otherwise "godmodding/powergaming/etc" to the situation with the officer, just vanishing without pursuit or giving the Officer a chance to respond, or confiding to the bounds of logic? I just need to make sure I'm not the only person thinking about this. Behind this sucky post count, a writer and hardcore RPer lies in wait of a reason to post... For those who will likely ask when reading some of my non-RP posts: for me, "*shot*' = "I know that what I said was something stupid and I am acknowledging this before people think I'm serious." Oh yeah, and my current BZPRPG character bio can be found here. "Why...me? Oh yeah, that's right. I'm weak. I'm of a minority, a minority of people with a common trait: we hear too much. And what we're supposed to hear hurts to hear. When I'm alone in a silent room, I can hear a pebble dropping from a mile away. I can hear a motor boat being started up several yards off the coast. A whisper from outside, I can hear as if they were talking right at me. An explosion in another koro, I hear as if it's just outside. Sounds useful, right?""Wrong.""It's a curse, if you ask me. The same pen dropping inside this aforementioned silent room would ring in my ears. If I stood by the same motor, I'd get a headache. The same whisper would ring in my ear like two metal beams being slammed together in front of my face. The same explosion would render me deaf for years...thank the Spirit I thought of getting me something to dampen the noise, or I'd end up like the rest of my kind..." ~Voutok S'Tythe; unknown date, unknown location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBBBalta Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 In this hypothetical situation, I would hypothetically say that the hypothetical Vortixx should not be able to simply disappear. However, if the hypothetical player of the hypothetical guardsman has a hypothetical problem with the hypothetical actions of the hypothetical Vortixx's hypothetical player, he should hypothetically PM him so that they could hypothetically discuss this hypothetical situation and hypothetically come to a hypothetical resolution they can both hypothetically agree on. Does "hypothetical" still look like a word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Ok, I got a situation I need to run by to make sure I'm not just assuming something is wrong.Let's say a certain...let's say a Vortixx Arms Dealer showed up in a certain Koro and tried to sell his merchandise. Let's say a certain official caught wind of his malicious intentions and tried to engage him. Now let's say this official (after sufficient warrant from the Vortixx's conversation alone) told him he would have to come with him back to HQ for questioning, but this particular Vortixx solely replied by basically tossing an assumed "fine" of twenty widgets to the officer and "vanished to the shadows from whence he came".Would this Vortixx's actions be considered "unfair" or otherwise "godmodding/powergaming/etc" to the situation with the officer, just vanishing without pursuit or giving the Officer a chance to respond, or confiding to the bounds of logic? I just need to make sure I'm not the only person thinking about this.Depends on the officer. GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) I know, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't biased about this, assuming that hypothetically-[Middle Section Removed by Author to ensure Anonymity of situation]Now that that's basically cleared, to the PMs I go! Edited May 17, 2013 by Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Behind this sucky post count, a writer and hardcore RPer lies in wait of a reason to post... For those who will likely ask when reading some of my non-RP posts: for me, "*shot*' = "I know that what I said was something stupid and I am acknowledging this before people think I'm serious." Oh yeah, and my current BZPRPG character bio can be found here. "Why...me? Oh yeah, that's right. I'm weak. I'm of a minority, a minority of people with a common trait: we hear too much. And what we're supposed to hear hurts to hear. When I'm alone in a silent room, I can hear a pebble dropping from a mile away. I can hear a motor boat being started up several yards off the coast. A whisper from outside, I can hear as if they were talking right at me. An explosion in another koro, I hear as if it's just outside. Sounds useful, right?""Wrong.""It's a curse, if you ask me. The same pen dropping inside this aforementioned silent room would ring in my ears. If I stood by the same motor, I'd get a headache. The same whisper would ring in my ear like two metal beams being slammed together in front of my face. The same explosion would render me deaf for years...thank the Spirit I thought of getting me something to dampen the noise, or I'd end up like the rest of my kind..." ~Voutok S'Tythe; unknown date, unknown location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lorax Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I would recommend against it. For one, most Vortixx lack the ability to truely disappear (unless thay've invented a technology for that?). Second, I think this is a key phrase in the description.just vanishing without pursuit or giving the Officer a chance to respond When interacting with another players, it is generally good etiquette to give them a chance to respond to any major action that is going on. Vanishing without giving the officer an opportunity to seek or pursue the other character isn't explicity forbidden in the game's laws, but it's hardly the best RPing either. Ah, ninja'ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyru Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Would this Vortixx's actions be considered "unfair" or otherwise "godmodding/powergaming/etc" to the situation with the officer, just vanishing without pursuit or giving the Officer a chance to respond, or confiding to the bounds of logic? Yes. The rules are quite clear: if you do not give your opponent a chance to respond, you are playing unfairly. However, I would like to address something else: You have also broken the rules by posting your grievance here in GD. If you were to read the BZPRPG FAQ in the Official BZPRPG Rules and Index topic, you would see this statement: Q: What if someone is playing unfairly?A: If you feel someone is god-modding or being unrealistic, send them a PM and discuss your concern in a polite manner. If they do not cooperate and you still feel that person was playing unfairly, PM one of the Staff and we will make a final call. Please do not call the god-modder out in the General Discussion topic. That only creates useless drama. Contact the player you have a grievance with, and try to personally sort out the issue with him. If that does not work, then PM a staff member. Posting grievances here in GD will accomplish absolutely nothing towards resolving the issue. BRPG Forum Rules • BZPRPG Starter Topic • Q&A Compendium • SK:A Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 NOTICE TO ALL PLAYERS (No it isn't bigtext) After a discussion with Nuju Metru Anxilia have been officially re-approved. Feel free to RP them! Along with the weaknesses from last year and the ones you create from your character's interaction with your Anxilia, a new one universal to all Anxilia has been added - A powerful enough electric shock, especially to the head/mask region of the Toa, will cause the Anxilia to go into a temporary state of 'confusion', 'anxiety' and perhaps even 'insanity'. During this time, the electrical signals sent from the Anxilia to the Toa will be confusing, to say the least, affecting him/her as well. Too many signals and he'd get a headache. Should anyone who is interested in creating an Anxilia (To sum it up, Sentient masks), PM me for the exact details! GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 For once, I'm liking the random communal joking going on with the ILF today. I dunno why I like it now more than ever before, but it just seems more natural than some of the interaction in that group has been, lately. Also, slight off topic note: I see the fact that people keep deciding to bring their grievances in here as an excellent example of that common human need to be a social animal, a part of the fold; no wonder we get along with dogs so well. profiles i guess i'm a south american giant otter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Again, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't being biased. It's happened before (not here), and the fallout wasn't pretty. Sorry about that (twas the main reason I tried to stay anonymous).Noted for later: screw fallout, just rant to the person! =P...'Twas a joke. Sorry. Behind this sucky post count, a writer and hardcore RPer lies in wait of a reason to post... For those who will likely ask when reading some of my non-RP posts: for me, "*shot*' = "I know that what I said was something stupid and I am acknowledging this before people think I'm serious." Oh yeah, and my current BZPRPG character bio can be found here. "Why...me? Oh yeah, that's right. I'm weak. I'm of a minority, a minority of people with a common trait: we hear too much. And what we're supposed to hear hurts to hear. When I'm alone in a silent room, I can hear a pebble dropping from a mile away. I can hear a motor boat being started up several yards off the coast. A whisper from outside, I can hear as if they were talking right at me. An explosion in another koro, I hear as if it's just outside. Sounds useful, right?""Wrong.""It's a curse, if you ask me. The same pen dropping inside this aforementioned silent room would ring in my ears. If I stood by the same motor, I'd get a headache. The same whisper would ring in my ear like two metal beams being slammed together in front of my face. The same explosion would render me deaf for years...thank the Spirit I thought of getting me something to dampen the noise, or I'd end up like the rest of my kind..." ~Voutok S'Tythe; unknown date, unknown location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's better to be up-front with the person than to sit and worry about whether or not you're just overreacting. Because it's faster, smarter, and will work out better than dropping it in here; and if you can't agree on anything in the PM, then PM a staff member to come help. We have this set-up for a reason, as I have been told many, many, many times. profiles i guess i'm a south american giant otter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) And that's what caused the aforementioned fallout.Of course, we can always pull the "that didn't take place here, therefore example is irrelevant" card or the "staff/people there were probably morons" card, or the crowd favorite: the "You are/were a moron!" card. =DRegardless: lesson learned, issue to be resolved, no harm done, sorry for the screw-up in this topic (what is this the third time now? >_>), section of a previous post in this topic on this subject edited to keep the anonymity as much as possible (if it is possible...), again sorry for the mishap, good day, sir.Moving on, that Anxilla concept has intrigued me for awhile. I don't intend on making one, probably, but I just found it interesting how it kind of parallels to a similar concept I wrote up for a short story awhile ago (not related to BZP or Bionicle, of course). Edited May 17, 2013 by Voutok S'Tythe (Ray) Behind this sucky post count, a writer and hardcore RPer lies in wait of a reason to post... For those who will likely ask when reading some of my non-RP posts: for me, "*shot*' = "I know that what I said was something stupid and I am acknowledging this before people think I'm serious." Oh yeah, and my current BZPRPG character bio can be found here. "Why...me? Oh yeah, that's right. I'm weak. I'm of a minority, a minority of people with a common trait: we hear too much. And what we're supposed to hear hurts to hear. When I'm alone in a silent room, I can hear a pebble dropping from a mile away. I can hear a motor boat being started up several yards off the coast. A whisper from outside, I can hear as if they were talking right at me. An explosion in another koro, I hear as if it's just outside. Sounds useful, right?""Wrong.""It's a curse, if you ask me. The same pen dropping inside this aforementioned silent room would ring in my ears. If I stood by the same motor, I'd get a headache. The same whisper would ring in my ear like two metal beams being slammed together in front of my face. The same explosion would render me deaf for years...thank the Spirit I thought of getting me something to dampen the noise, or I'd end up like the rest of my kind..." ~Voutok S'Tythe; unknown date, unknown location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 May I ask a question to whoever masters of the game have player during the first iteration, like on Aensetr Derrum, Locus Abeo, Terrus Nui, Magna Iun, all those? What was the population count of players and characters compared to our current arc? GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ... What? Well there was a bit more people back then? http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Sama Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Eh, how many Vortixx arms dealers are there? More than one, right? Morally unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARROW404 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's a good idea to come to the GD to discuss the legality of certain moves, though, so I say it was a good move. BZPRPG Profiles If I go AWOL for a while, feel free to contact me via Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's a good idea to come to the GD to discuss the legality of certain moves, though, so I say it was a good move. Its one thing to discuss legality and another to point out what you think is someone else's wrongdoings, I think. GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friar Tuck Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It'd be nice to have a thread or easily-found post listing every player-run shop or service in the RP. this actually seems like a good idea. I'd even compile it all and link it in my sig.Eeeck Gads! WHAT IS THIS BLACK MAGIC? A good idea brought forth by the players on order to foster better communication, RPing, and knowledge between the player base!?!? I am in approval of such a measure! *throws on Star Trek costume* LET IT BE SO! If fact, I'll do ya one better: I happen to have a "Blank" post at the end of the Rules and Index topic just waiting to be used... why not apply it and make it useful? If players have an establishment that one of their character's run (and therefore stay in that location explicitly) PLEASE PM ME with the name, location, owner, a brief description, and any other relevant pieces of information. I will begin to populate a list of player businesses and other player-based/created locations for your convenience. Might as well do my job serving you guys eh? Good job everyone, smashing idea. Living large... like clown-shoe size large. Complete with nose, rainbow-colored hair, and a bottle of seltzer water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lorax Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Eh, how many Vortixx arms dealers are there? More than one, right? I don't know of any other Vortixx arms dealers. There are, however, plenty of Skakdi, Toa and Matoran weaponsmiths scattered around the island. If you're looking for weapons, you can get them custom-made for any character, so long as they have a way of paying (and the desired weapon is not too high tech). Interacting with these sorts of characters puts a bit more fun into getting your weapon than just grabbing it from an NPC in one post, and if you chose to pay with some means other than widgets, it can set up a lot of interaction and adventures into the future. If anyone hasn't worked it out by now, that was not-so-subtle advertising for Matan and Natan's business (now relocated to Onu-koro). You know what? I'll just drop the subtlety alltogether. This sign has recently been put up in Onu-koro:Open for Business:Matan & Natan - EngineersInventors, Crafters and Weaponsmiths.For all types of machines, hand crafted weapons and armour restoration.Wood and metal objects a speciality.Enquire inside. Ah, I've been ninjaed again! Good idea Tuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It'd be nice to have a thread or easily-found post listing every player-run shop or service in the RP. this actually seems like a good idea. I'd even compile it all and link it in my sig.Eeeck Gads! WHAT IS THIS BLACK MAGIC? A good idea brought forth by the players on order to foster better communication, RPing, and knowledge between the player base!?!? I am in approval of such a measure! *throws on Star Trek costume* LET IT BE SO! If fact, I'll do ya one better: I happen to have a "Blank" post at the end of the Rules and Index topic just waiting to be used... why not apply it and make it useful? If players have an establishment that one of their character's run (and therefore stay in that location explicitly) PLEASE PM ME with the name, location, owner, a brief description, and any other relevant pieces of information. I will begin to populate a list of player businesses and other player-based/created locations for your convenience. Might as well do my job serving you guys eh? Good job everyone, smashing idea.Hero of the day, our very awesome GM Fiar Truck.Itd be sooo useful..... GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARROW404 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I love it when I have good ideas. Especially when a mod thinks it's a good idea. BZPRPG Profiles If I go AWOL for a while, feel free to contact me via Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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