Subject: Ahoy there!
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Posted on: 2014-05-02 13:38:00 UTC
Welcome a'Board, matey. I give you a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and a replica of the Wave Guitar from Majora's Mask. (We share lots of fandoms! Tell me more about Etrian Odyssey, it sounds cool)
Hi there! I've lurked around the PPC for quite some time, and finally worked up the courage to say hello.
Mostly because the Fire Emblem page on the wiki is horribly out of date, and I want to fix it, but still.
Anyone else here like Fire Emblem? I do. Also Pokémon, Metroid, Zelda, Ace Attorney, Etrian Odyssey, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire, Questionable Content, The Order of the Stick and 8-bit Theatre. (Bad American spell-check. Down.)
Oh, and my favourite fanfic is My Immortal.
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Don't look at me like that...
As for me, I'm from New Zealand (is Trojie still around? She's from Wellington, right? Love your work, Trojie) and am NOT A GIRL (shock).
I first read the original PPC some years ago, and immediately wanted to join in. Then I read Permission requirements and my nerve broke (why do I have to sit an exam to write a story? Jay and Acacia were much more forgiving...)
Anyway, I think I'm running up against the character limit, so I''ll leave it there. And once again, hello all! (please don't eat me)
OI! OVER HERE! Welcome a'Board, and welcome to the PPC! One, for your n00b gift, have one coupon for a free custom gunblade of your choice, smithed by yours truly. Also, I'm thinking of buying Fire Emblem: Awakening. Should I? Pokemon... What's your starter? Metroid, been meaning to pick one up. Zelda? HELL YES. Ace Attorney, memes abound, and that's about it. Etrian Odyssey... never heard of it. Doctor Who? EXTERMINATE! Torchwood, heard of it, and that's all. Harry Potter. Hello fellow Potterhead! A Song of Ice and Fire, been meaning to read it, too busy. Last ones I have also never heard of. Nearly done here, but do you have ANY IDEA how much text 16 Kilobytes holds?! Easily any of the posts. You weren't anywhere near. Last but not least, watch out for the tea leaves.
If you like strategy RPGs, definitely get Awakening. It's the best game on the 3DS, as far as I'm concerned (my four separate playthroughs and obsessive buying of the DLC stand tribute to the enjoyment I got from it. Oh, and my 60-odd hours on Fire Emblem 8 (which was part of the Ambassador Programme way back when (stacked brackets woo!))).
If you're reading ASoIaF, be prepared for all of your favourite characters in it to die. Only two of the characters I've been rooting for are still alive. :-(
Which generation of Pokémon are you talking about? I have shinies of Torchic's entire line, so maybe that at the moment. But Treecko, Piplup and Fennekin are all pretty nice, too.
I suppose I should have thought about this: 16kB = 16*2^10 = 16384 characters. Which is far more than I ever expect to post.
Gun... blade? I'm, uh, not certain that's safe. Is it retractable, like Link's in Exoria?
Cool. I'm definitely gonna get it then. Any generation. My personal favourite starter would have to be Turtwig. Gunblade... how to explain? Well, a Gunblade is a blade and a gun, together in one weapon. Sometimes they are retractable , or can even have a few forms. An example would be some of my own creation, a pair of tonfa with chainsaw blades and a built in SMG. Or a pair of over-sized hatchets with with shotguns built into the head. As you could imagine, THWACK, BLAM! your blade is free. I'll link you to a couple of really cool ones.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gunblade(WeaponType)
That is a cool style, little unorthodox, but still cool.
Real life example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistolsword
Some gunblades from RWBY:
Crescent Rose, an HCSS (High Caliber Sniper Scythe) wielded by Ruby Rose:
<a href="http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/CrescentRose">http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/CrescentRose
Nora Valkyries Grenade Launcher/Warhammer
http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Magnhild
Pyrrah Nikos' really awesome weapon
<a href="http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Mil%C3%B3andAko%C3%BAo%CC%B1">http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Mil%C3%B3andAko%C3%BAo%CC%B1
And finally, Blake Belladonna's VBCS (Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe)
<a href="http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/GambolShroud">http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Gambol_Shroud
That should be enough for a mental picture of what you'd like.
If you like Zelda fanfic, read this:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5399870/1/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Exoria
Then make me a copy of Link's gunsword. Thing is epic.
Sure!
Link wields a gunsword, which is effectively a longsword that can fold back up to a silenced handgun...or vice-versa.
...a Valentine Duchess personally led Valentine forces against Zoran crusaders in battle more than two hundred years ago, and, using a gunsword, achieved two hundred and thirty-two confirmed kills to her name personally.
Hey... you know the VBCS? It sounds awfully similar. If you want, I could combine the two? Spice it up a little. What I'd do, is have the standard longsword/pistol combo, but with the pistol in the handle of the sword. I'd also add a rope of some sort to it, and a new mode. Said mode would allow the blade to fold back onto the top of the pistol and let you swing it around, like a kusarigama. Last but not least, depending on how you fight. If you wanted versatility, I could either give you exchangeable weaponry, ranging from: a shotgun, high-power revolver, your standard silenced pistol, and a machine pistol, or if you want durability and a reliable, deadly weapon, I could just put an extended mag and fire selection dial on the standard pistol. Also, I'm gonna need the names of all the guns. Gunblades are serious freakin' business. Also, take joy in the fact that you are the only one who has redeemed their coupon.
I know next to nothing about guns. But durable, reliable and deadly sounds effective.
OK, what we have here is Link's gunsword, standard. However, there is now a matte black auto-loading Raging Judge Magnum revolver, instead of the suppressed semi-auto. The Raging Judge is capable of firing the .454 Casull, a MONSTER of a bullet. This round should be used for when you need to kill something extremely strong, or when you need to take out 2-4 mooks standing in a row. It will fire a .45 Colt round as well, which is a good round for when you want something dead, but not blown to pieces (see .454 Casull). Finally, a 3 inch shotgun shell. This is for when you want to have a shot-pistol/personal defence gun. It also has an enhanced ammo cap of 12, using roughly the same mechanisms in the Bioshock 2 shotgun ammo upgrade. This gives you everything short of full auto fire. It also has a high-tensile, razor sharp chain, and it's blade can extend partway for similar functionality to a VBCS, while keeping the gunswords' spirit. The chain can function as garrotte wire, and is also capable of making shallow cuts to a fleshy target that are prone to bleeding a lot. I will mention that the 3 inch shot shell is recommended for swinging around, or a Casull for when you want ridiculous speeds. Overall, the entire weapon is made of the same allotrope as Link's weapon, and is ridiculously hard to dent, much less break. Also, if you like, I can quickly edit the description to make the gun chromed instead. Custom, silver bullet style Anti-Sue ammunition is also available, with the complete works of whichever author you need micro-inscripted on the bullet. Excellent for exorcisms or especially persistent sues. You get 12 Anti-Sue Casull rounds in LOTR, HP, and Naruto stylings. Any more and you have to pay. Also, congrats on being the first to get a high quality, custom TwisTed Blade!
Is there any sign of the Wii U Zelda game yet? What is Fire Emblem anyways?
But, who cares. Welcome! Have a fluffy vilociraptor! Have a lovely time here in the PPC!
No Zelda yet :-(
Fire Emblem is a turn-based strategy RPG with permadeath. And loads and loads (and loads) of developed characters, particularly in the newer games.
Eep! Velociraptor! Hide! *throws chocolate at raptor to distract it*
Seafarer, welcome to the PPC! It appears that you're already familiar with the Wiki, and hS already told you about getting Permission, so that leaves me with two questions:
1) Have you read the Constitution and the Original Series?
2) How did you first run across the PPC?
*rummages through Pokémon-Trainer-issue bag of holding*
newbie gift, newbie gift...
*continues rummaging*
Man, for something so small, it sure cam hold a lot of stuff...
*pulls out Poke Ball*
Here you go; have a Ditto! Perfect for a multi-fandom Boarder such as yourself!
By the way, are you only a fan of the books, our do you also watch Game of Thrones? My brother got me hooked on the series, but unfortunately, I do not have HBO at home.
Yes, I've read the Original Series. And all of Trojie's stuff. And most of the stuff on Huinesoron's Webplex. And once I started to read the entire body of PPC fiction, but I gave up, because it was mostly pretty generic. Also, it's less interesting to read if you aren't a fan of the series in question.
I first came across the PPC several years ago, while browsing TV Tropes. I read the first mission, went "Jay And this Ditto is super cute! Yay!
Oh the joys of using a mobile phone...
Oh the joys of using a mobile phone...
Hi! Welcome to the PPC.
Oh, I like Harry Potter as well.
My Immortal?! Yeah! My Immortal is an example of so bad it's good, and I like that about it. Very, very bad story, but very enjoyable to criticize and stuff. It gives you a sense of superiority, even though you really ought not compare yourself with those who are not as good as you are.
I knew someone from New Zealand back in my Fanfiction.net days. The story "The Gratest Pokemon Master" wouldn't mean anything to you, would it? Because that was a fic he wrote as satire.
My Immortal is absolutely hilarious. I can't help but crack up at such immortal lines as "...kind of like Voldemort in the movie). It was......Voldemort!" and, of course, "Cornelia ****". Comedy gold, I say!
And, no, I don't really read Pokémon 'fic. I'm more a Zelda person.
My Immortal certainly will remain immortal in our memories of badfics and laughs.
Legend of Zelda? Cool. Have you played the game where Link is possibly dead? What was it? Major ' s Mask? I mean, I haven't, but my brother knows almost everything about the fan speculation and all that.
Majora's Mask is kinda dark. I haven't played it, but boy, Ocarina Link goes through a lot of Bad stuff. It's a miracle he can get up in the morning.
Yeah, it is. And that would be fine with me. But there is one problem. Throughout the games, Link doesn't usually show any psychological effects from his adventures. Or at least as far as I have noticed. Sure, he becomes more inventive, and he becomes way more brave than he may have been, but there have to be some negative things that happen to that mind of his, right?
Otherwise, the games seem decent to good. Most of them.
Have you read the MM novelisation Insomnia? The updates are... sporadic, but the writing is fantastic and it tells the story in a really interesting way, with some interesting twists. Also the author's Tatl characterisation is fantastic.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4249013/1/Insomnia
-Aila
Welcome a'Board, matey. I give you a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and a replica of the Wave Guitar from Majora's Mask. (We share lots of fandoms! Tell me more about Etrian Odyssey, it sounds cool)
Ooh, presents! I do so love presents!
Etrian Odyssey is a... dungeon crawler, I guess. You choose from a handful of preset character looks for each class, give them names, then go out into the wide world. You can take five at a time, with some exceptions (but I won't say too much). The older ones were on DS (and I haven't played them. I believe they were rather more difficult). The one I have is number 4, and it has a range of features designed to make it more accessible (the others are seriously hard. 4 can be, if you choose Normal difficulty).
Of course, the main draw for me is that you have to draw your own maps. Best. Game. Ever! :-p
You taste delicious. Next time, though, bring mustard. ;)
Welc
Anyway, welcome aBoard! Have a roaring chinchilla! It has an urple bow tied around its neck.
I bring you... answers to questions!
-Alas, Trojie left a long time ago.
-The character limit, as someone else said, is absolutely massive. I once posted this entire story in a single post - so nope, you weren't anywhere near it. ;)
-Permission... ah, Permission.
You're right, Jay and Acacia were a lot more lenient about it. But when Rome fell, like a writhen oak Jay left the Board, she appointed Miss Cam, GreyLadyBast, and Thalia Weaver as Official Permission Givers (all right, Cam technically already had it). From that point on, Permission has been a requirement, not just a suggestion. The way we give it has evolved: I got Permission by basically saying 'I've got a great idea!' and having Cam & Bast approve.
The thing is, Back In The Day(TM) the PPC was just a bunch of stories with a vague theme. Architeuthis could write about the Security Dandelions who patrol the walls of HQ without anyone worrying, because no-one else had gone anywhere near that part of HQ.
Since then - and largely (he said modestly) as a result of my work - we've turned the PPC into a true shared universe. You can't (say) decide to found a Department of Multiple Offences, like Nenya and Rosie did - because that job is already filled by the Floaters. The only ways to maintain a working shared universe with so many writers are either to vet each new story regarding canonicity... or to require Permission to write for the PPC at all.
With that said, getting Permission isn't all that hard. Once the revision goes through, the process will be as follows:
-Stick around until we know who you are. That's not hard, and if you want anyone to know your story exists, you'd kind of have to do it anyway.
-Read enough that you know what the PPC is, how it works, etc. It's kind of common sense to do this for something you want to write about, right? The 'Permission Self-Check' or whatever I called it is just that - an optional check for you to see for yourself how much you know. It doesn't even take your name.
-Come up with some agent characters. You'd have to do that anyway, since without characters you can't, y'know, write anything. (Though I'd be intrigued to see someone ask Permission in order to write solely about Free-to-Use characters...)
-Write a couple of short - 200-300 words - stories with your agents. Since you want to write PPC stories, saying you have to write some PPC stories before you can do so - apart from being oxymoronic - isn't terribly strenuous.
-Post the stories & a summary of your agents and ask for Permission. That takes... about a minute?
-Wait for one of the hard-working Permission Givers to put in the time to read your stories and form an opinion.
That's a lot of words, but it's honestly not a big deal. It comes down to 'stick around, get to know us, and show us you can write'. The basic goal is to stop you spending weeks on your first mission, and then having someone point out that your agent is a Mary-Sue. Because no-one wants that.
Lots of words? Lots of words. Permission isn't hard if you know what a decent character is and know how to spell-and-punctuate. +++End of message.+++
hS
Hello and welcome!
You don't need to have Permission to hang around here; I joined a year ago and I haven't even started drafting my request. I'm too lazy. Also, I'm pretty sure the character limit is very large indeed. There've been entire stories posted on here.
Anyways, I give to you a lined Infinite Notebook for your newbie gift. It features urple covers and wilver bindings. Don't look at it straight on!
-Aila
Hi! I'm kinda new here too! Welcome, and I hope you like it here. As a welcoming gift, have some chocolate (in case of dementors, needing bribe material, or the munchies).
Also have some homemade apple pie. I hope you like pie.