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It was fun. I mean, seeing a ton of very similar snow-and-rock pictures in between the penguin pictures was less fun, but when the penguins show up...boy, do they ever show up. Also, I can't believe there's a penguin type called Macaroni.

~Z

So glad to see them return :D

~Z

I used to hate MLP and was a bit of a Sithoholic, so a pegasister friend of mine and I role-played fights between some nameless apprentice and like Celestia. I'm texting her the link to that fic as we speak.

Anyway, it's interesting to notice that the fic (or at least the description) is written from the perspective of a Sith. That would be cool were it not for the ponies. Not that SW/MLP crossovers are bad (I've seen some pretty awesome fan art of ponies with robes and lightsabers), it's just that a Sith in the world of the ponies could only mean death.

Huh - I've never really looked for badfic legitimately, it's usually just been reporting stuff that other people I know have written. I'll go search for some now.

-Twistey

Okay, that seems like a good idea. Despite the fact that the RP would take place in a new continuum, it would still be a good idea to research the original continuum so that stuff gets done right.

Do you have an idea about where I should start with my research? The stuff I know so far is that the Cthulhu mythos gods have a structured hierarchy (Great Old Ones, Outer Gods... can't remember the other kinds), there's a lot of them (I've been to the list on Wikipedia, wow), they've all got cat-on-keyboard names, you go insane looking at them because they're all so weird that the human brain cannot comprehend them... can't recall any more info, other than Lovecraft's work wasn't the most PC. But hey, look who's talking. Can I get a bit of guidance as to where to begin? If we get enough interest in this RP going, I'll let you be a moderator with me so you can give me a bit of help with regards to the canon I'm basing on. I'm noticing now that since the Lovecraft stuff is well-known literature, people often think they've got the idea nailed and don't go in as accurately as they could have; thus, advice is appreciated. (Although that kind of "slap Cthulhu's name on it" stuff isn't all bad. Ahem, various Terraria bosses. :D)

Thanks for the advice!

-Twistey

P.S. I've also started working on a story of another Lovecraft world, and I would share it with you to beta what I've got so far, except it's on my Google account for school, so, y'know, personal info. Hopefully this research and RP excursion will help me out.

Might end up with a little bit of trouble, though, since escape rooms are often sequenced (even if there's a few parts to one step that are interchangeable), and that would require for the admin of the RP to be railroading, which is widely considered to be a very bad thing. Keep that in mind.

-Twistey

There were seven kings in Beleriand in the greatest years of the First Age.

((Oh, no.))

As it happens, there are also seven Pokemon on 'Scape-grace's' team.

((Oh, no, Dafydd, really--))

It seems therefore entirely appropriate to--

((Dafydd, Scapegrace already has a theme, they're all robots from--))

I didn't ask for your opinion. So! Toxapex. It looks like a mountain on the outside, but it has a frail little creature in the middle. Yes, it's covered in spikes, but ultimately, it's unable to defend itself.

((There is no way this will end well.))

In other words, it's Fingolfin. Holed up in Hithlum, he ultimately couldn't stand up to Morgoth's attacks.

((Neither could your grandfather.))

Huinesoron! That was hurtful and you should be ashamed of yourself.

((But... you...))

Next up is pretty little... ah, 'Peromosa', apparently.

((Don't pick, mistakes happen.))

Not to me. With that long, carefully-tended 'hair', this Pokemon can only be compared to Finrod of the 'golden house of Finarfin'. As a bonus, it's a bug, and surely would love to live underground in a filthy cave like-

((Yes, you've made your point.))

Third is Metagross, and I'm sure I don't need to explain why it's named after Turgon. The rocky spines of its legs are a perfect mirror of the mountains of Gondolin, and unlike Fingolfin, it's actually able to make good on that promise.

Then there's a rather gorgeous Fire-type creature which must of course share a name with my own dear brother. Maedhros would... well, admittedly he'd probably be quite put-out to know I'd named a bug after him, but if he wanted a say in this he shouldn't have died.

Serperior... is Thingol. It just is. Look at it.

((... I can't argue with that.))

Then we have Hoopa-Unbound, which is not so much terrifying as overcompensating. With that ludicrous crown, it can be only one person: Morgoth himself, holed up in his dungeon quaking in fear.

((You're including Morgoth in this?))

I included Finrod, so it's not like I have a high barrier for competence.

((!!))

Finally, Tapu Fini. I admit I can't really tell what the design is supposed to be, but it looks something like a boat. By what would be happy coincidence if I wasn't such an expert at planning, the last king in Beleriand is Cirdan the Shipwright. Ta-da!

((... I will grudgingly admit that was impressive.))

You're too kind. No, actually you're not kind enough. Do better next time.

>Dafydd

... what, you're not going to let me start with your team?

((I've learnt better.))

Spoilsport. O-kay, so first on Evil Uber... ah, EAIvil Ultra... this person's team we have a large, angry-looking dragon. It looks kind of like Glaurung, if Glaurung was actually intimidating.

((I don't think Tyranitar is a dragon...))

Nonsense; just look at it. I'm going to call it Glaurung, and stay out of its way.

Then there's... is that what happened when Aule tried to make a mole 'better'? It looks like his kind of design.

((I thought you liked Aule.))

His skill, yes. His design sense, not so much. I'm sure I could've done a better job of mountains, for instance. Honestly, you'd think one of the creators of the world would at least know when something looked good.

Then we have--

((Aren't you going to nickname it?))

Why would I do that?

((Well, you... did before?))

Exactly. Next we have... a centipede. It's... just a centipede.

((It's eight feet long.))

So it's a big centipede. Hey, didn't you say that a bunch of stuff was bigger back in your world's history? Giant insects, giant lizards, giant birds...?

((That's... not precisely what I said, no.))

Something like that. I guess this team is themed around Big Stuff From The Dawn Of Time.

((That was my theme, actually.))

Then it's a stupid theme. Moving on, we have... a shark? Just... a shark?

((It has legs.))

So it does. A mutant shark, then. I mean, don't get me wrong, sharks are intimidating, but not so much as - what's next - as a... uh... that's a furry.

((Dafydd...))

What? I'm not casting aspersions, but that's definitely a furry. With spikes on her hands.

(('Her'?))

Yes. After that we have a robot with giant claws for hands. Quite impressive, but not very practical, I can't help thinking. I would make a comment about those wings being far too small to lift it, but let's be honest here: it's a robot. It has rockets. It just does.

((I think it's supposed to be a bug.))

Look. hS. I've gone through this whole thing without picking on you once--

((There was that whole 'Glaurung is a pushover' thing.))

Your words, not mine. My point is, don't provoke me. Got it?

((...))

Good. And finally we have... a star. Looks quite nice. Hey, wasn't that your badge last time we did this?

((... kind of.))

Shows good taste.

Overall, this is a very dark-seeming collection. It practically oozes evil. Which is appropriate, I suppose, for someone who calls themselves Uber Evil Overload.

((That's not what he--))

Don't care, done now.

>Dafydd

... I just went back and looked up that time Scapegrace hand-crafted Pokemon gyms for people (did anything ever come of that, Scape?). Aaaand I discovered that I'd sent Dafydd in to snark about them.

So because I'm a big fan of self-aggrandizement, and because people occasionally express a liking for Dafydd snark, and because content generation is hard, dangit, I've compiled all of Dafydd's analyses into one easy-to-eat link:

Thoroughly pointless, but might be fun.

He names them, too. Mostly with Silmarillion references, though he does refer to Mega-Sharpedo as 'a shark with bling'.

hS

I looked at 15 images, and... 2 of them had penguins in. :-/ But I helped!

hS

Around half eight maybe? You wanted that friendly, right? Only I've managed to de-extinct my dinosaurs now... :D

hS

Lord of the MST, restored.

I haven't done anything with the other seven segments of AW's site, but I felt the classic front page needed to be retained. Click anywhere on the octagon to go into Lord of the MST, where you'll find mention of all three of the original Permission Givers, plus a magnificently bizarre PPC RP of LotR, which I remember because I was Gandalf. ^_^

hS

A most ancient returnbie indeed!

Welcome back!

Elcalion

Umm... Hi! Pleasure to see ya again! Umm... let's see, what can I... Oh!



This should do the trick!

... this cannot stand.

hS

Oh, don't worry about it! This is stuff that was almost ten years ago, it's ancient history. I'll be sure to check yours out though!

I vaguely remember that he did? I don't remember, though, since it was so long ago. I don't think his site is even up anymore.

I don't know if I'm going to participate, so feel free to ignore me.

Live action escape rooms are set up as re-settable puzzles for people to solve.

I think it would be fun to put a bunch of agents into a puzzle room that they know is staged.

The assumption is that the agent is human, but they do not have to be to participate. Like an Andalite would have to approach the problem like he only has five fingers.

It would be hilarious if someone destroyed something that wasn't meant to be destroyed, but it's not required.

I've read one-to-many stories about people who thought that sticking a knife into the live electrical socket was a good idea.

Have this Perfectly Generic Object as a return gift!