Hyper-comm (OOC Talk)

All OOC talk takes place here. You can either post it in the forums here or you can usually find me in the The Knight of the Written Word chat room (<a href="https://app.roll20.net/campaigns/details/570365/knights-of-the-written-word-text-based-gamers-alliance" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/campaigns/details/570365/knights-of-the-written-word-text-based-gamers-alliance</a>) on most nights. The join link for the group if you are not a member is here:&nbsp;<a href="https://app.roll20.net/join/570365/dtOJ2g" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/join/570365/dtOJ2g</a>

it is going to take some extra work due to missing the window of being able to transfer characters with ease from dev to main.

I've assigned empty sheets to everyone that has entered the room. I can refill them or you can.

Ok. Everyone but GenKitty is here and they were just being a spectator anyway. If you can not edit the sheet assigned to you, let me know and I will edit it to reflect your character.

In reference to Brossu asking Genesis about her nanoveil on the far distant ship that is seperated from her due to the vacuum of space between two hulls: Her nano-veil can not reach that far due to the distance, two sealed walls, and vacuum. If she wanted to she could go outside into space without a space suit and release her nano's but then she would be exposed to the vacuum of space unless she used her nano's to form a spacesuit then she would have to decide on how weak is the suit going to be for her to stretch her veil out enough to reach the other ship then search it (she would have to divide her cliche dice up between all the tasks she would be trying to do (life support, scan the ship for multiple things, etc...) and each of those would have differing TN's at differing amounts. Not saying Genesis can't do it but just explaining the limitations of it.

Cheers Pat, pretty much as I would have expected but Brossu is still coming to terms with this potentially new and powerful tool at the ships disposal, he figured it wouldn't hurt to ask even if Genesis just gives him a 'look' in return lol.

It is ok. The limitations are rather vague but common sense does apply. When she used her nanoveil, it was inside a sealed ship but the airducts reached everywhere there was a warbot (she did not affect the one on the outside of the hull just the ones inside) inside. She could go outside the ship but her nanoveil would be contained in her suit unless she created one with her veil then she would have to send the veil a vast distance to reach the ship.

I'm just too powerful, gotta limit it :) I assumed that would be the case. Nice to see I'm a handy tool to have around. I have a question. What do advanced points do and how do I spend them?

If you look in the&nbsp; character generation thread it explains it in detail... not a lot can be done with so few unless you want a new cliche :)

Not at first but if you save them up you can bump cliches up, you could even buy off a flaw, get a new cliche, purchase gadget dice, etc... Nothing says you have to spend the AP as soon as you get them.

Sadly, even now, Brossu is looking for somewhere he can use them as gambling currency :( addiction is such a sad thing...

Then start putting points into a cliche for it.like complusive gambler. This will allow you to start using dice and maybe win sometimes.

That is something i considered... he already has a gambler (1) cliche, i was planning on raising it to (2) when i get 3 more AP and adding a specialisation to further define his addiction lol

Sorry for not posting lately but had some real life issues to deal with. I will start posting again in the next day or so.

No problem at all Pat, real life comes first! Hope it is all sorted or at least settled down... Brossu is keen to get this over with and get paid ;)

I need to know who is still interested and active in this game.

Fully interested and check it every day... Brossu is just waiting for it all to kick off lol

Yep, still here and interested.

Me! I check the game several times a day...

I'm here and interested. Sorry for slow posting.&nbsp;

Apologies for not posting but due to the holidays I'm forced to take a short break. I will resume posting after christmas weekend.

No worries Pat. Happy Holidays everybody :)

Pat S. said: Apologies for not posting but due to the holidays I'm forced to take a short break. I will resume posting after christmas weekend. okie dokie pokey

Kind of figured.

Same here anyway Pat so don't worry about it, hope you all have had a great time over the past few days :)

You people in the ship seem to have forgotten that Nate has dropped a load of rescue balls into the Atropos by the airlock...

I'm going to be on vacation for the next week guys. I should still be able to post, but if I'm incredibly slow or miss a few days, that's why.&nbsp;

Computer is being repaired. NPC me if need be. I'm sorry

Hello everyone! I have joined the game! I will be making a&nbsp; character for the game soon.

Welcome to the game of Rifters. New blood everyone. Treat him nice as this is his first online game and I want him to feel welcomed.

Welcome Chandler, we are but mere playthings for Pat's amusement... but at least we are friendly playthings :)

Thanks (:

Welcome aboard Chandler. Glad you found a Risus game right away.

Talking to Chandler about his character and it's cliches. There is one of his cliche that everyone should be aware of. It is his psychic ability. With his ability to perceive electromagnetic fields (the living body generates that field) he can randomly pick up stray thoughts if your character is thinking hard about something (this is entirely optional also) so if anyone wants to drop a random whisper of a thought to his character, go for it. If his character also tries to actively read your character's mind, I will have to decide on what cliche you will use to defend against it if you do not have a suggestion. There is also his mind control ability and npc's are fair game for that use of ability against them but PCs have to be discussed first before any post hints at the use against them. The use of psychic powers against PCs falls inline with it being a player vs player action. While I don't have rules against it, any action that could be considered a pvp should be used very carefully. I would recommend before any posting of such action, discuss it with the player (either here or in a pm with a summary sent to me) about what you are wanting to do and the results. Doing this should work out any possible problems but if a player does not wish to be controlled or read then the matter should be dropped for that character for that scene or action. Player vs Player actions have caused many groups to implode and kill the game. I rather this not happen. We are all adults and should know how to communicate and discuss situations with good manners. If this is not possible then I need to know so I can write up a rule with the consquences about any PvP actions.

Personally I'm looking forward to having an amorphous psychic on board, it will be a lot of fun and Brossu likes his food so it is win win. As for PvP, if it happens as part of a narrative and is done as part of the 'greater good' then I'm more than happy to play along with it... if the pacifist jellyfish wants to 'possess' Brossu in order to pound the living hell out of a bad guy then that sounds like a lot of fun lol. Just a warning Chandler, Brossu has a gambling problem so he will likely be wanting you to help him cheat once he learns of your abilities ;)

lol, I am exited as well, though I don't see Q as the gambling type. :) But its what ivs.

Chandler S. said: Hello everyone! I have joined the game! I will be making a&nbsp; character for the game soon. Hi there!

Hello Olaf!

note to self: remember to start my damn posts with '/me'!!! So many fails lol

Hahaha same here dude. And I agree. Q seems like he'll be a fun addition :)

Made a booboo in the post. It is not worktable but worktablet. For some reason the t got dropped.

I blinked. Where is Q again?

Does Q know what's on the cameras and/or the existence of an enemy spaceship?

Q was pulled up to be on the same level as everyone else. Q knows about the cameras but due to his vision, it is a blank slate (disadvantage of seeing in the electromagnetic spectrum) of an EM field. The only people that know about the enemy spaceship is the crew of the Trashcan. No one has told Mauze, Q, or any of the other survivors about the alien ship sitting on the hull of the Atropa.

Forgot to ask, does my backstory warrant gaining an extra die? (Not trying to be greedy). And if so, do I edit my character post to reflect this?

If you made a tale aka backstory it does. The same for any hooks you made also. I won't worry about editing it right now.

Just a couple quick questions.. Would an oxygen breather work outside of the room the 4 survivors are in? Also, how does a rescue ball work? Can you breath inside of one in a vacuum?&nbsp;

Oxygen breather is just an oxygen recycler that is similar to what scubadivers use to extend their airtanks. It is a Co2 scrubber basically. The survivors will still have to deal with the vacuum. Recue balls are just collapsible flexible lifepods that hold up to two people for a limited time with their limited lifesupport system.

Andrew said: Just a couple quick questions.. Would an oxygen breather work outside of the room the 4 survivors are in? Also, how does a rescue ball work? Can you breath inside of one in a vacuum?&nbsp; I played a bit loose with this and doubled the size... <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Rescue_Encl" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Rescue_Encl</a>...

yup and that is why I said up to two people for a limited time.

I feel like my absence made you seek out another psychic type. Either way, in around and will have my computer sometime this week if all goes well. I do hope I didn't miss much