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I must say that I love everything that has been posted in the Christmas Special so far. I really like the fact that this gives us all the chance to not only develop our own characters, but to also display how our characters think as well as what they think about other characters with the gift that they will present later on. Good stuff.
What the fuck do you expect here? I'm drunk!
I can barely see the screen.
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I wanna make the very last epilogue. Anybody else wanna post something before me?
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I must say that I love everything that has been posted in the Christmas Special so far. I really like the fact that this gives us all the chance to not only develop our own characters, but to also display how our characters think as well as what they think about other characters with the gift that they will present later on. Good stuff.
I'll have what he's having, barkeep...
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 Great work, Grimm.
I don't see Phil doing public appearances, simply because he doesn't want people finding out who he is (the IRONY!!!) But that whole idea will be developed later on.
*sigh* Why does it always have to be about you?   The point of the post is not about who's making the public appearance.
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*sigh* Why does it always have to be about you? The point of the post is not about who's making the public appearance.
Just trying to keep what I've got cooking intact. I have something planned along those lines. So shaddup.
I think I've got it figured out. Not drinking is all right, since you not only get to do all the driving, you get to enjoy the antics of piss-drunk friends who have no idea what the hell they're doing anyway. 
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Feel free to have an opinion, just stop trying to pass it around as a fact. 
I did no such thing! If there's one thing I never do, it's try to pass off anything I write in a post as something that's not supposed to be discussed or debated with. That even goes for when I say stuff like "the fact of the matter is..." I figured everyone around here had paid enough attention to my posts over time to realize that.
And that's terrible.
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How much it will take to arrive to the 25th of December? At this rate, the New Year's eve party will be posted around March! >:)
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That's why I posted something about the parade in my last post, though I don't really have any interest in writing about that (unless something interesting happens).
There's not really anything too compelling about a parade to get people to post, unfortunately -- it's a similar problem to the Circus of the early stories. And nobody seems willing to move the story along in time, so we're stuck.
If someone wants to use the parade to advance the subplot with Lucius Maddox and his anti-Vanguard campaign, feel free to do so. (Note that he's the ONLY government official involved with the PSI-Unit Project that "The Colonel" didn't kill... hmm... I wonder why that could be...?)
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Been really busy this holiday. Put almost three-thousand miles on the car.
Anyway, once I get a chance to read the X-Mas story, I'll throw a post out or two.
Of course, I would have to be at my busiest for this kind of story to come along. I LOVE these type of 'hanging-out' stories...
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We've all been pretty busy. The boards moving in the middle of things didn't really help much, either.
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As for me, I've been sick as a dog since Saturday and haven't been doing anything except resting and watching movie rentals. I have another Axel post I want to do, but it can be posted anytime. Other than that, I'd be interested in seeing the team members actually interacting with each other (and reacting to the very abrasive new member, Mason Templar ). Grimm, I was disappointed that you took your character out so quickly as I was hoping to see the whole team interact as people rather than just in the usual battle environment. Also, there is the new year's leader election to consider.
BTW, in case anyone's wondering, Mason Templar has no (apparent) super-powers, but is an amazing swordsman and an academic fluent in and/or familiar with many languages. His specialty is history and archaeology. The sword he wields -- Caliburn -- glows green when he's in danger and almost seems to hurl itself skillfully at his foes when in the thick of battle. The sword also has an unusual property in that no technological devices (IE: guns, computers, cars, etc) seem to work around him when it's glowing, which has the effect of making any battles he gets involved in very low-tech and "primitive" (since guns and any tech-weapons don't work). FYI.
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My epilogues for this story have been ready for a while, but I need to figure something out with KV before I can post them. I'm in no hurry, in any case...
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BTW, in case anyone's wondering, Mason Templar has no (apparent) super-powers, but is an amazing swordsman and an academic fluent in and/or familiar with many languages. His specialty is history and archaeology.
Sounds like he and Grissom would have a lot to talk... er... argue about... 
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BTW, in case anyone's wondering, Mason Templar has no (apparent) super-powers, but is an amazing swordsman and an academic fluent in and/or familiar with many languages. His specialty is history and archaeology.
Sounds like he and Grissom would have a lot to talk... er... argue about...
Yeah, I suspect that Mason Templar would have a great deal more respect for Grissom Montag than most of the other Vanguardians due to his being a 'self-made' man of sorts. He also values education and intelligence in a person and holds contempt for most metahumans due to their having "lucked out" on their powers rather than having earned them somehow. As I (think) I've said before, he's kind of like a "History Professor From Hell"...
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TTT: Grimm, I was disappointed that you took your character out so quickly as I was hoping to see the whole team interact as people rather than just in the usual battle environment.
He's not gone yet. But he does have a date for Christmas Eve that I'm wanting to get to. . .
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What make me sad is that he will be away for two weeks. At the New Year party Jack Merlin will come to make a proposal to the Vanguardians, would have been cool to have their leader around.  TTT, I think for the new election would be better to wait an issue more. Everybody should have a chance to be elected, so I think Ozzie, Adem and Mason should be allowed to show themselves more, before helding the new elction.
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Perhaps we could do the Merlin proposal and the election at the start of next issue?
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All right, I've taken Axel out of the collective story. There was some confusion earlier as I was undecided about whether to use Axel or Mason as my character for this story, but now that Axel's 12th birthday party has served its purpose in introducing Mason Templar to the team, I'm going to continue the Axel plot in its own thread. Unfortunately, I'm still sick with the flu/head cold thing, and my classes start on Monday, so I don't see myself having much energy or time to write anything for at least a week... (I kinda hope there will be opportunities for Templar's swordplay in the Christmas Special, though... I'm always up for that.)
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The sword also has an unusual property in that no technological devices (IE: guns, computers, cars, etc) seem to work around him when it's glowing,
Uh oh,and I just introduced Drake's fancy new hoverchair too. Could be trouble. It's OK though. Trouble may not be fun for our characters,but it is for us.
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Perhaps we could do the Merlin proposal and the election at the start of next issue?
If the next story is the one by Gooz (as I think, seeing he has reserved the first post of it), I don't think it would be the best moment for the Merlin thing. And seeing the story is enough slow, I am going to write it right now.
And for the election, I would say the END of next issue
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The sword also has an unusual property in that no technological devices (IE: guns, computers, cars, etc) seem to work around him when it's glowing,
Um....... why won't guns work?
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Um....... why won't guns work?
But why is the rum gone?!
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Good work.
Now, why don't guns work around Mason's sword?
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Um....... why won't guns work?
It's a mystical quality of the sword. First it glows green whenever he's in danger, and when it glows green nothing "technological" (yes, even guns) works in his immediate vicinity. That's just what the sword does when it glows green. Bullets shot at him from a long distance away as from a sniper's rifle also become useless. It's just the way it is. 'Nuff said.
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What I'm trying to get at is what is deemed "technological" and what isn't? You seem to be applying it very broadly, and I'd prefer a more percise definition of what would and wouldn't work for future reference.
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What I'm trying to get at is what is deemed "technological" and what isn't? You seem to be applying it very broadly, and I'd prefer a more percise definition of what would and wouldn't work for future reference.
If you're asking for a scientific explanation, there isn't one. It's why I called Caliburn a mystic sword. I should point out that technological items do work around him when the sword doesn't glow green, in which case he wouldn't be in any danger.
As far as what won't work around him? Basically any inventions that weren't around during Europe's Dark Ages (not including anything predating the Dark Ages, either). I'm intentionally using a very broad definition of "technological," here. It's all part of the Mason Templar mystery. If there's anything more specific you want to know about it, feel free to ask me here or in a PM.
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Basically any inventions that weren't around during Europe's Dark Ages (not including anything predating the Dark Ages, either).
So.... a zipper won't work while it's glowing green? 
But, seriously, is it just time or time and location sensitive. Say they had something in Japan during the Dark Ages that Europe didn't have, would it or would it not work?
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Basically any inventions that weren't around during Europe's Dark Ages (not including anything predating the Dark Ages, either).
So.... a zipper won't work while it's glowing green?
But, seriously, is it just time or time and location sensitive. Say they had something in Japan during the Dark Ages that Europe didn't have, would it or would it not work?
I just knew you were gonna say something like that... The "Dark Ages" thing is just an analogy -- don't take it so literally.
Here's a rule of thumb: Basically, the more complex a man-made mechanism is, the more likely it is that it won't work in Templar's immediate vicinity when his sword is glowing green.
Give me a specific object if you're still wondering, and I can tell you right off whether it works or not. And if you're worried about Caliburn's effect on Adem Different, well, since Adem uses alien tech maybe the same effect doesn't occur with it as with human tech. I dunno.
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That's better. You'd been better off saying complex machines or electrical devices than just "technology" and "the Dark Ages". We need to know these things for when we write. It slows us down if we have to PM or email you to find out if something works or not around the green glow and waiting for your reply than just having some basic rules down that we can all understand.
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Says the guy whose own character's abilities are largely undefined... Seriously, though, I haven't attempted to write Adem Different at all as I really have little idea how to do so. I've given everyone a good idea of Mason Templar's personality and abilities -- why not do the same with Adem Different?
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I thought I had. Then again, I may just be confusing chats with talk thread stuff.
He's a happy go lucky guy. He doesn't brood on anything. It's not a Vulcan "I have no emotions" thing. He has emotions, he just doesn't see how lamenting that he's stuck on an alien world is going to help him in any way. Adem will look for a way to get through it or adjust, like he has.
His powers, I know I've listed those, are more in his nanites than himself. The nanites are able to restructure material, as long as he has enough, into devices previously programed into him, like the anti-grav suit in 14, and sustain them. He can't build a tank from a tooth pick because of 1) the lack of material and 2) the lack of knowledge of how to do that. Another point that I'll clear up that I notice Euro got confused on is that Adem doesn't really communicate with machines and technolgy. He can use data to figure out what something does as well as how to possibly control it. For example, he can learn how to drive a car due to how it is constructed. "This pedal makes it go faster. This one stops it. This round thing controls its direction." etc. The nanites also contribute to his changing clothes and healing his own body (not other folk's. I'll give the fully skinny on that later.) He's very self contained in that way.
His only really natural abilites are a heightened strength and speed (nothing along the lines of Grimm or TC) simply due to his muscle being developed in a high gravity. Plus, his species are known for their endurance. Adem's not that good of a fighter, but he can take an ass kicking without being too severly hurt.
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Groovy. Thanks. I woulda done it myself, but that little matter of misplaced moderatorness kinda got in the way.
In all seriousness, though, the better defining of Mason's sword's ability will help cut down on "Mason's sword doesn't do that" type posts.
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Groovy. Thanks. I woulda done it myself, but that little matter of misplaced moderatorness kinda got in the way.
Yeah. I mentioned that T5 shouldn't be a moderator in the Complaints thread, but I don't know if Rob's read it yet in all the holiday madness. You should send him a PM to make you a moderator. JLR's Britannica should be one, too, come to think of it.
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I think I will. I believe he's been testing something with the moderator functions on the boards. Probably why we seem to be one of the few boards with mods.
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Thank heaven! That was really friggin' disgusting!
...plus, I was wondering why T5's old "I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack" thread was back in use... 
Also, I really look forward to seeing what you and others intend to do with Mason Templar, TTT. Sounds like a really fun character! Caliburn sounds pretty cool, too. What kind of sword is it? Broadsword? Longsword? Epee? Rapier? Sabre? Cutlass? Also, does it (as a mystical sword) have any connection/history with Ladnikia?
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Chewy: You're welcome. Looks like Rob's unbanned 'Bull' already, though. I hope he knows what he's doing... 
To answer your question about Mason Templar's sword: Caliburn is similar to an ancient Roman gladius, though somewhat larger. It has NO connection with Ladnikia whatsoever in any way, shape or form. Caliburn actually predates Ladnikia, anyway, so I wasn't influenced by Nemo's/Raptor's sword in the first place.
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