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The Fierce Deity Vice Captain
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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:18 pm
Shadows Battle Format Each battle that takes place in Shadows is to follow the formulas you see below. While thread-specific rules may apply, all threads fall under this rubric.
One-on-One
The starting poster is chosen (by whatever means) and opens the fight with an attack. The battle has not begun until a character has initiated an attack.
Any post thereafter consists of a direct reaction to the action/s of the character who posted prior. For instance, posting a response that ignores an attack entirely in favor of attacking in a way that does not nullify the previous assault at all and would just leave you open to be stricken by said assault....uhh, wouldn't count. Such a post will be nixed/ignored/edited/what have you. A return attack is by no means necessary, but if you have been attacked, you must respond appropriately, whether that be moving, countering, blocking, or simply being hit.
Multi-hit attacks are not only allowed but encouraged, seeing as they aren't seen too often and can be very effective. Be prepared, however, to have any combo attacks you throw interrupted. If a combo is interrupted, everything in your post that chronologically succeeds the last attack to hit or be dodged/blocked is completely nixed and does not happen. On the other side of the equation, bear in mind that you must respond directly to every single attack of a combo, unless an action of yours properly halts the progress of it, at which point you may retaliate.
Thus, you may exchange blows inbetween combo strikes, but must act accordingly to either receive, dodge or block the hits. You are not required to take every single blow in a combo in order to counter the last one. If used incorrectly, a combo looks a terrible lot like auto-hitting. If it does, you're doing it wrong.
Team Battles
Though One-on-One is the traditional and most-used style of combat, there comes a time when two people just aren't enough. Whether it be Two-on-Two, Three-on-Three, Two-on-One, Three-on-Two, or even One-on-Three, post order becomes much more important. While no part of the format allows double-posting, posting early is somewhat more likely with each added fighter. Before the match starts, rather than select an opening fighter, select a post order. If you have as many as eight people in one fight, the first seven fighters post IC only once until after the eighth fighter posts their character actions. Any double posting will be nixed.
Deity could give you examples, but you're smart monkeys. You figure it out.Shadows Battle Rules Again, be sure to check thread-specific rule lists for any additions. This is a basic rule set to be used in all of Shadows.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:34 pm
Godmode List The following is the list of DO NOTS for RPing here in Shadows. Be warned that it very well may not be a complete list, but covers many examples of Godmodding that usually pop up and cause problems. Also beware of the fact that in any necessary situation, the crew of this guild can make use of any and all forms of godmode to restore balance to any and all roleplays within this guild.
Aimbotter Not only providing a character with perfect accuracy and precision, but also ample ammo for any situation.
A: Three hundred seventy of my trained assassin gymnasts crest the hill, sight you, and rush toward you.
B: Luckily, I have three hundred sixty-nine bullets in my chain gun! I quickly mow them all down, each taking a single bullet to the head, and peg the last one with a rock in the sternum.
Augustine Being provided commonly with materials and technologies that do not fit the setting of the roleplay and usually overpower your character.
A: Given that this RP's technology base is medieval, I happily drive my cart to the market to buy some maggot-ridden meat.
B: Too late! I already got there in my Gundam and blew up everything with my insanely overpowered weapons! And don't start whining, because my Gundam's already pre-approved in the "This Is Not a Medieval Technology Base RP" thread.
Baghdad Bobbit A combination of Puppetmaster and Aimbotter.
A: I fire at the stationary target, hitting twice but missing with my remaining four rounds.
B: I get tired of your realistic RPing style and poke you in the neck, collapsing your trachea. You die writhing in torment.
Boa Constrictor Creating threads that basically make it impossible for all but a few select RPers to actually participate IC.
Daydreamer Lengthening posts with unnecessary information that have no real relevance to the situation at hand.
A: In the middle of the intense shootout, I dash across the narrow alley, ducking and weaving in hopes to avoid getting hit. I'm unsuccessful; two bullets peg me in the shoulder, throwing me back into a Dumpster.
B: The bullets make me think back to my days as a youth, when I had to melt down tin soldiers to use as musket balls against the Redcoats... or was it redskins? I can't remember. Anyway, I had to walk uphill all three ways to school and back, running from glaciers all the while. It was torture, lemme tell ya. And then there's the story of how I met my first wife...
Gaseous Snake An even worse form of McFlys.
A: I walk to the door and open it.
B: Being a fellow with a bit of foresight, I hooked that doorknob to a car battery an hour ago. You're thrown across the room.
Godmoder A character that can pretty much overcome any and all situations.
A: Now that you're strapped to the end of a naval cannon, I fire it.
B: Whoosh! I nimbly dodge, somehow forgetting the fact that I'm restrained by three-hundred-pound chain!
Hi-jacker I think the example says it better than I can.
A: Ok! Our base is under attack and we have to defend it!
B: *Goes and activates the base's self destruct* Everybody run you have three minutes!
Hive Basically a character with way too many NPC's that are not only fearless and battle to the death, but are usually equipped with excessively powerful armor and weapons.
A: *He sat alone in his one-man fighter ship, quickly scanning the radar for hostiles*
B: *He sat aboard his giant flagship, with his other 1000 ships around him. He ordered them all to attack the tiny fighter in front of them*
IDKFA Attempting to delude yourself into believing you are Solid Snake or James Bond.
A: You're all out of ammo for all five of your Ingram submachine guns. Since you're buck-naked, I know I can now safely step into the open and begin returning fire.
B: Ha! Little did you know, I have twelve shuriken hidden within my pubic hair!
Ironclad Sentinel A military/organization style thread with excessively powerful and numerous defenses. In other words, having the ultimate fortress defense.
A: I am attacking with a battalion of thirty tanks, air support of twenty gun-ships, and three submarines off the coast with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
B: Defenses - Forcefield that blocks everything but lets our weapons out, invisibility shield around the base, 100 SAM turrets, 100 machine gun turrets, 1000 guards with machine guns, 200 space fighters, 200 tanks.
Lucky Irishman A mixture of McFly and Augustine. Basically performing and action 'randomly' that works in your character's favor.
A: With your character totally surrounded in a section of corridor, my ten skilled ninja prepare to slice him to pieces.
B: My character backs up to the wall, inadvertently tripping the base's alarm.
A: ((If I'm going to be honest and fair here, I have to tell you that the alarm would trigger the corridors to be sealed by blast-proof bulkheads.))
B: ((Oh, oops. Guess my character's safe then.))
McFly Altering a situation and/or post to work in one's favor.
A: Ha! Now that the force field is down, I run inside your evil lair!
B: Um... um... there's also a super-secret second force field which causes you to die instantly! I just didn't say anything about it because... um... I had to do my laundry! Not because I just thought of it now! Honestly!
Min-maxer Basically a character/weapon/armor that is extremely powerful whose weaknesses do not balance it out.
A: I've successfully broken into the facility which gave you your incredibly 1337 power armor. Now I pull up the file on it. What does it say about weak points?
B: The metal of my armor is... um... allergic to praying mantis urine.
Miss Cleo Using OOC and on occassion IC information that your character does not know.
A: ((OOC: There's a secret switch hidden in the lamp.))
B: I suddenly think to myself-- why not check the lamp for hidden switches? Call me now for your free reading!
NIMBY Quickly and willingly assaulting threads, but preventing/deleting any attacks on one's own thread.
A: They attacked us! Let's go and get them!
B: Our base is protected by three forcefields, giant laser guns, automated robots with plasma guns, and a barrier blocking all weapons and magic!
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A: They attacked us! Let's go and get them!
B: *Deletes any posts related to an attack*
Oxymoron Creating scenarios, characters, items, etc. that defy the known laws of science or common sense.
A: I'm a farmer with a shotgun.
B: I'm a black hole which emits blinding pulses of visible light!
(For those of you not familiar with physics, black holes allow nothing out of their immense gravity. Not even light can escape.)
Prosecutor Munching, but accusing someone else of doing so.
A: *I, a fire mage, cast a fireball at you*
B: *Naught but a lowly child, I block the fireball and then deflect it back at you*
A: (( Um, if you're just a kid, how can you deflect a fireball cast by a fire mage?))
B: (( WHAT SHUTUP N00B YOU CAN'T JUST MAKE FIREBALL LIKE THAT!! ))
Puppetmaster Controlling someone else's character in an RP.
A: I step carefully into the room, peering around for occupants.
B: Suddenly a dragon pokes you in the eye. You run screaming from the room, where after you go home, make a pickle sandwich, and call your mother to cry about how she ruined your life.
Quaker Able to whip up any needed item or substance to work in your favor.
A: My character is wearing a form of armor only vulnerable to a drop of water from a holy well in South Dakota.
B: *He pulls out the vial of water from a holy well in South Dakota* "I don't know why I always carried this, but I knew it would come in useful one day."
Revisionist Changing your post after you realize that you screwed up.
A: You chose the blue pill? Ooh, tough luck.
B: Red! I said red!
Don't go pulling that "I can read your previous post" mind game crap, either!
Shoe elf Puppermastering inactive RP characters.
A: ((OOC: Well, gotta go to bed. Big neurosurgery test tomorrow.))
B: Ho, ho, ho! Now that the loser's gone to bed, I can strap his character to a cross and peg him with rotten fruit!
Speedhacker Performing something in one post that takes an excessive amount of time in the IC or even IRL world. Most often combined with some other form of godmode.
A: I walk to the door and step outside.
B: Suddenly, twelve men grab you, carry you off to my secret lair in Tibet, and torture you for weeks. When you finally die from the agony, we bury you in the frozen wastes. Hundreds of years later, arhcaeologists discover your frozen body and try to determine if you're another Lucy.
Trinity The knowledge downloaders, the omniscience wizards. [Also known as Zoicites]
A: My character was raised by a gang leader in the harsh conditions of a slum. From this, he learned to wield small firearms fairly effectively and has limited driving abilities.
B: My character was born on a remote jungle island and can fly or drive anything and use any gun with perfect aim.
Twink Sometimes allowed in certain RPs. If the RP isn't specifically about invincible deities and such, a simple rule is that if the strengths aren't counterbalanced with relatively equivalent weaknesses (or if the reasoning behind the phenomenal cosmic powers isn't eloquently and appropriately explained), you're dealing with a twink.
A: A punch coming, eh? Well, seeing as you're a seven-year-old child and I'm riding in a twenty-meter mecha, I won't bother dodging.
B: Fooled you! I have the power to DESTROY EVERYTHING when I punch it! I'm just like an X-Man, and therefore require you to suspend all logic when RPing with me! Oh, and I have the power to steal your girlfriend, too.
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