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Hi everyone, illustrious player Skydut has asked me when we're starting the game. I'll be doing mecha rules and extra info today in the forum, but I can say we can start tomorrow after working times, and POSSIBLY first game post tonight. I'd like to wait for more players as well.

Second order of business: Sky has also mentioned that he can't post in the forums. Is there something I need to turn on or something?

Last: if you can't reach the game's forums from its page, just go to the list of forums and find our game.

Gah I now realize I have to give everyone permission to post, but can't do it on my phone. I'll be able to around 5 mountain time and will be on from then.

Hi all I'm home, this is slightly infuriating...Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to get this game off the runway but there's always issues...I'm trying to give everyone permission to post in the forums for this game, but when I head to the 'permissions' part of the admistrator's forum view, I hit give group permission, but it just gives me a little minimized window to browse the site. Any insight (pm me)? I'll ask somewhere else as well.

Yep, Keleth does it again.

Hi all, forums are back up! Read thru everything and post your characters please.

Not only can I post here, but it appears that I also have moderator privileges as well.

"With great power..." I'm not even going to finish that.

Hell, I can edit your post, I could finish it for you... :-)

Just wanted to say hi all and I can't wait to play!

Greetings szemely, Skydut, and Kaizival! (you there gardner...?) What do you think of this game so far?

Excited for sure! 😃

"Sempai, this game is going to be all about (spoilers again...)"

I'm a little disappointed in the lack of interest for the game, I thought people would be all over this, so before my first story post I'm going to try to drum up 2 more players and see if Kenny is still breathing.

Do you know anyone who may be interested in playing before i storm the forums?

I can confirm that I am, indeed, breathing. Was getting the Numenera books for the game. I should be ready to go today.

@KennyGardnerIII You just got the Numenera books? That is real cool! Are you reading it for the first time?

Hi runners, before I start the game I'd like to get the full amount of players. I have asked the forums for more players. Also, any one you know interested in playing? Kids? Grandparents? Friends? Anyone who loves mecha, anime, and can take some emotional trauma?

Aw... Well I'm okay with that. I'd of course like to start right now, but I can understand that it'd be like running two game for those players who show up later. Hopefully we won't wait too long.

Ah man...okay. I don't know anyone who'd play...Poo.

What sort of perks to Runners receive from joining or being a Guardian? Armor? Weapons? Shins?

A giant robot. Don't ask dumb questions.

Just kidding, the main draw of being a runner is the fact that they accept and support anyone, from any of the three districts. And...giant robot ;).

That's all I could think of for now. You can make up details as well. Perhaps you and the other runners get free trips to the bar?

Giant robot! That's right. Lol

Seriously (Can you be serious in a fictional game?) though, I was thinking more along the lines of standard issue armor, weapons, cyphers, etc.

Another question. How customizable are our Defensers? What I mean is, can I request armor to be taken off to boost speed, or adding wheels, extra arms, etc?

Ill say yes to the first one, although it will be limited. I was thinking everyone would receive an extra cypher, and of course their Defensers would be equipped with giant versions of your PC's weapons (that can't be cheap).

The second question...When damaged Defensers return from a sortie, a cloth is thrown over them as the runner disembarks. They are also maintenanced in a location that you do not know. These measures are to protect runners from 'latent radiation', according to the higher ups. I'll have to say no to customization for the Type-12s for now. It's something I plan to definitely incorporate, but there are strong story reasons why not. Sorry, that's all I can say.

I will also say that your Zorahi is armored with almost EVERYTHING, so if it would make you happy, you could describe your unit having something like a striped hide to cover the shoulder armor. Senpaiki's 'Soniku' has it's name on a roof of a house, and is painted pink.

You could also find bits out in the fields or beyond to help your unit, and the enigmatic fixers back home will grudgingly agree to try to graft it on, albeit in a place where you can't watch. Trying to modify the Defenser other than aesthetically in Gurrain without the fixers, however, is "dangerous to your health and illegal". You can't requisition Defenser mods for now, the fixers say they are "in short supply" and also don't want to do the extra work.

Hope this helps! Thanks for the questions, they have been very useful in building the world.

It's like they're hiding something. Super excited!

As a nano, I suppose I won't use armor. Sorry. So can Spax own a type of environmental spandex suit that keeps him comfortable in all but extreme weather fluctuations? And is water resistant?

I'm suddenly not trustworthy of these "higher ups" and secretive fixers. :-/

Kaizival you still have 4 posts per day on the main game page. That might be deterring some from joining?

Skydut, do you watch anime? What you described is called a 'plugsuit' in mecha anime! Sure, you can have your plug suit.

Did someone say plug suit?

Geez, glue on her arm is starting to give...

That's awesome! glad you know your stuff, szemely, I like Mari as well! I have some Gundam models, but I wish I could afford figures...

Because y'all are so awesome everyone gets a plug suit free! Just put it on, press the button, and the suit vacuum seals around you!

Evangelion flashbacks for days.

That one is a kit that my wife put together and painted, much cheaper than the pre-made models. She's done well over 100 kits the past seven or eight years.

That's amazing, you have a special wife :). The painting is pretty much immaculate. Can I ask how she does it? i'd like to have figures but they are very expensive so I was thinking how to paint my own.

Just for you, Kenny, your suit says on the shoulder and breast Zora 02. prepare for some fun times, buddy.

Hi all, take your future anime posts (or whatever) to the Anime Chat!

I'd also like to say to not feel compelled to post hear every ten secs like I do when I'm on. Real life chains us all, I'm afraid :). I'm just trying to get to know all of you and promote a friendly atmosphere where you can post whatever you damn well please.

I googled plug suit and thanks to the pic above from szemely, I am very happy. Thank you!

Sad post...Adrian has quit, he doesn't have the time apparently. Sigh. I'd like more players, I don't get why my player slots aren't already full! I think this game is going to be great and am promising so, so why aren't people joining en masse? The mecha? The over drama? Damn.

Don't read too much into it. Real Life trumps Role Play is what my players always say. Anyway, is there any reason why 4 isn't a solid number? Of course i don't get to peer behind the curtain, so if our game needs more players then I am satisfied with holding out until they come.

What about you Kenny? Have you made some plans for your character?

Hope everyone's having a great weekend. I can't wait to start. :-)

Yep, just waiting on Kenny, not long to wait Sky!

Just submitted Osiris to the game. I have all of his mechanical stuff done and a mental description/backstory. I'll write all that up when I have more time.

What do y'all think about having the plugsuits be almost like jerseys for sports teams? Just above the right side of someone's chest, there is the designation of which Guardian they pilot (Ex: Osiris's says Zora 02). On the back, at the top, it has their last name or a nickname, etc. (Ex: Yesran). I think that would be kinda cool and give a little bit of a signature look to the runners. Thoughts?

I am so down with that! I'm going to say that we can also have them be whatever color we want, and maybe with cool little protrusions. Your a genius, Kenny.

Mine says Soniku 033, and 'Fyare' on the back, near where those synapse thingies interface with our minds. The plugsuit will be light purple, with shades of Hatsune Miku blue bits sticking out everywhere.

Kenny, What color will your's be?

Osiris has a black, sleeveless plugsuit (so it doesn't cover his swirling blue tattoos). The lettering is blue. The suit also has a hood. Edit: where did the Soniku come from? (ex: Zora is a shortening of the term Zorahi, the mechs we pilot) Edit (Again): Nevermind, that's the name of your Zorahi. So mine is going to change to say "Ace 02".

Ha, having a hood on a plugsuit is what I call real swag. Maybe later in the game the plugsuits can glow and change forms as well. You all are going to be pretty sexy in that vacuum sealed spandex is all I'm saying.

Oh shoot, I forgot to give you your Magnetic Drag gear! I'll do so now in the story forum.

Spax wears a red plugsuit with black lines down his outside legs and arms. Gion 12 on the front while Spartan is spelled out in a darker shade of red on his back.

This is getting seriously epic, and I want this to happen! I'm loving this description, I was planning to write like this but was worried I'd geek everyone out. No longer (loving the blast pylon activation!)

(Thank you. Your story is making it easy to get into character and get detailed!)

However, there are some issues.

First, to fire the pylons you have to manually activate them, hitting the BIG RED BUTTON. Gion won't follow voice commands yet.

(I guess I thought my Talks to Machines Foci would at least let us pass some sort of communication between Gion and Spax. It's mostly a descriptor, to set the scene, Spax is still inside the cockpit and will be the one to push the button and not Gion remote starting. I just wanted there to be a lead up to the moment before he slammed that button! "Oh crap! Is he really thinking of doing that?!")

Second, the whistlers only attach and pull you too magnetic objects like the metal of Defensers, they can't pull flesh beings to you.

(I was going to use it like an improvised weapon. Anything with the kind of force to shoot the gap between two Defensers oughta punch at least a little hole in something squishy like the red spider thing. That or maybe wrap/tangle around its body somehow.)

Third, unless it's simple like walking across a room, you must provide rolls for actions, and your action was pretty complex.

(Gotcha. I just didn't know what to roll. Would it be useful to just roll after every post that I think takes an action? Or I guess not, then I'd be screwed if I wanted to use Effort. Nevermind.)

And last, consider how long a round is, about 6-10 seconds. For example, if you jump on Zast's defenser and then kill the crawler holding him that'd be one round, and then getting back to Gion with him another, as I can't imagine all that happening in 6-10 secs.

(That sounds pretty cool too!)

And just a warning: You don't want to hit that big red button, unless it's a horrible emergency. It's pretty vicious and has been known for concussions and occasional deaths. (like airbags).

Can you reword it a bit, and split it into two actions? (unless you can do it in one)

In my mind Spax is still strapped inside Gion. When he kicks the chest plate hatch open and sees Zast, I thought he'd be looking down on the scene, given that Gion is pulling him along. Then he'd aim and fire the whistler (1 action) and if it hit its target (a roll of some kind?) then we'd go from there.

If it punctured the red spider thing... Awesome! If it hit Zast's Defenser... Okay. If it hit Zast... Uh oh.

If the cable did hit the spider thing and presumably put a hole into it, I was hoping that since it'd be holding tightly to Zast that if I pushed the red button and fired the blast pylons then we'd all go backwards. Of course I guess, Gion could just walk/jump backwards and have the same effect as moving away, just in my mind not as cool as those crazy powerful blast pylons. Which I imagined Spax having no earthly idea how powerful they really are, so the force of it may actually injure/kill Zast or maybe even himself... whoops. Then that'd be a cool mental scar Spax would have to deal with.

Anyway, just my thoughts. I'm not upset at all, in fact the opposite, I'm enjoying the story a lot and I agree with Senpaiki, that I really am pretty scared that my character/others might die. Crazy cool.

Started a new thread y'all might be interested in. :-)

Show Us Your Numenera Characters

Glad to hear it! Sorry I didn't read this, I didn't see it. If you have more detailed explanations of your actions, can you post them in the story thread? Thanks. Oh, and you wanted a character scar...I just thought you might hate me if you fired those things, imagining an epic jet fueled getaway, and instead after waking up from your horrible migraine awoke to the sight and smell of Zast's and the creepy crawly's brains splattered all over the cockpit , so I felt compelled to explain a bit ;).

You should keep the "blast pylon activation" description handy, it really was incredibly awesome and mechanical. I've uploaded the next post btw, you may like it.

I must admit, I'm having a little trouble following all of the action (must be getting old). Apologies for not interacting more with the others during this initial scene, but once I get a feel for things I should do a better job.

(That and I am way outclassed when it comes to everyone else's writing skills! :-))

Eh, don't worry about it. And what can I do to make the action more accessible to you? Please say so, I want everyone to have fun.

When it comes to writing skills in this game, don't think about the semantics of writing, just think about what makes your action cool! Just imagine it's in a movie/anime, and describe what makes the action epic. For example:

szemely jumps the chasm.

With a deep breath, szemely steps back a couple feet, and tensing his legs, launches himself across the chasm with a roar.

Exact same action, double the awesome. Hope it helps!

I guess another tip to up the awesome: Since we're in robots, just describe mechanical details that would make you happy. For example, i know we both loved Knights of Sidonia, so think about what the mecha (the Gardes and the Type-17 Tsugumori) did in that show that you liked. For example, lets say that you liked the battle scenes with the Guana. (and who didn't?)

Tsugumori shoots missiles at the Guana, and they explode.

Arcing, twirling, twisting...although graceful, Tsugumori's missiles embed themselves chunkily in the Guana's eyeballs and explode.

Geez, I just read that, what a wall of text. I could have just said "add mechanical detail" and have cut it in half. Still, hope it helps!

Hmm, that's actually sort of the same formula I follow. Weird! I guess there was a trick...Kai you seem to like writing, I actually like it too and am taking a screenwriting course in college.

Cool, cool. I'm interested in screenwriting as well, and so is someone else I'm playing with. Odd...

God, I was loving the fight, but now I wanna hurry up and kill these things so Osiris can go deal with all of the plot thickening going on.

I know, right? Those images were trippy. I'm going to guess that when she meant here she meant back to the city.

First, we can all cuss now (this is for you Kenny), I realized the game is a little serious to outlaw it.
Is that good or bad...

Very good.

-Skydut

That sounds amazing. I have a giant box of legos (of course sorted) that I wish I had time and more reason to play with, so that's perfect! I also build and paint Gundam models so it'd be awesome to battle them Gunpla Battle style. I love the idea of building your own mecha to battle with, instead of paying someone for generic miniatures. (I'd build some sort of horrifying mecha homunculus). I also like how it sounds like you could just bring a tub of legos to a school and have the kids building miniature giant robots to battle each other with. Man, I'll really have to check that out, thanks a lot :)

I only have one person who'd probably play it with me though...

It is a lot of fun! Plus, kids do well in grasping the mechanics, not so much the tactics, but my 6 yo nephew grasps it well enough to play. Though I think he enjoys building the mechs a bit more. Haha

Can we have a scene of RP that takes place right after the fight? Like as soon as we get back to the barracks/hanger area.

You mean ifwe survive this fight?

The fight is over.

For my oddity, I have this little illusion box because of my creates illusions focus. Can I switch that around to be like a personal log that has images and such? I like the idea of Osiris keeping a sort of secret diary for later reference.

Hi everyone, I'm sick, and pretty tired, so today there won't be a story post, and possibly tomorrow. Sorry guys.

No worries. Thanks for letting us know. Hope you get well soon.

Life happens bro.

Not a problem. Get yourself some rest!

Hi everyone, I'd just like you to know that the game is still continuing. I've been sick, and now I've got a pile of schoolwork to do. I know you may have seen me on the other forums, but story posts for this one really take me a while to write and I haven't been able to pull the time or concentration together to write here. Sorry guys, thanks for your patience.

You all probably saw this coming, and I apologize. I've realized (duh) I don't have to run the game anymore. Sorry everyone, the game has to close. but thanks for playing!