Pleasure Kingdoms Second Attempt: OOC

[Jacobo_Curious]

Oooh, Mechanoid.

The favorite acroynm that I ever came up with for a game was AESA, Aura-Enhanced Suits of Armor. All about how magic is acquired through machines manipulating the natural yet subtle spiritual power of humans. It was pretty cool. But I never really did anything with the story. ^_^

 

[The GrandMage]

Oooh, Mechanoid.

The favorite acroynm that I ever came up with for a game was AESA, Aura-Enhanced Suits of Armor. All about how magic is acquired through machines manipulating the natural yet subtle spiritual power of humans. It was pretty cool. But I never really did anything with the story. ^_^

Awwww.
ARM, activate!

To battle!

 

[Armphid]

Roger that! Umm....how am I battling? Well, I'll just kick it off and figure out the details later. : D

Probably won't see much from me until Sunday or Monday, as I have company in town, but I am looking forward to jumping in. ARM works fine for a nickname...I like it. Other possabilities for the acronym:

Ancient Relic Machines
Automated Rampage Mechanism
Artificial Resonance Maker
Accelerated Response Mages
Autonomous Regulater Marshalls

Heh, kind of goofy, but I couldn't help but join in.

 

[The GrandMage]

Autonomous Retaliation Mechanoids?
Hmmmm,.........

Well, it'll be good to have you. Don't worry too much. We're all just hanging around the Inn, having sex. because once the adventures start, we'll be outside with bedrolls. Which provides little privacy, and ain't that comfortable.

At least for you 'good' species. Zarl and Lavastine will probably get along fine. Zarl's species lives in a dense jungle, his people make 'nests'. I'm not sure about the Dark Elf, though. She may like the luxuries.

We're all kind of goofy here. Might as well get used to it now. Besides, ARM is now a running gag. Best to run with it. Because it'll keep going long after it's not funny anymore.

 

[Armphid]

I would be disappointed otherwise, lol.

Hey, don't think we "good guys" will be behaving too much. There's a lot of opportunity in the great outdoors for all sorts of things to happen. Heh heh heh.

 

[Jacobo_Curious]

*shakes her head sadly*

Oh, you guys. Remain in control of yourselves! Shame on you for thinking bad thoughts. Shizura would be disappointed. She doesn't do stuff like that.

*hides the last, oh, thirty? of her posts*

 

[Armphid]

Sorry, JC, you've been caught in the act! Well, Shizura has anyway. I'll behave though...well, mostly. *grins*

Don't worry too much. Taren is a nice boy who really tries not to think about such things, not with a great deal of success, but he does try. : )

 

[SwampThing]

An Automated Rampage Mechanism would totally improve my quality of life.

 

[Jacobo_Curious]

An Automated Rampage Mechanism would totally improve my quality of life.

ROFL!

Additional funniness due to that was Swampy's post number 666.

 

[Sky Jade]

ST is trying to be the next in line to bring about the destruction of the world. hehe

 

[Jacobo_Curious]

I think Autonomous Rampage Mechanoid is the best.

It's a machine that runs around killing stuff and blowing stuff up and no one can tell it what to do. It also has an "oid" in the name, which makes it sound cooler.

ARM, when you get a thousand posts, change your title to Autonomous Rampage Mechanoid ARM.

 

[The GrandMage]

But if the machine rampages, how can their be ARM pilots?

And if they're aren't ARM pilots, how can the goofy teenage kid become one and suddenly find himself the object of attraction for all the other pilots, who are female because of some wierd reason that never fully makes sense.

It'd make a horrible show. Unless you had one of those swordsmen trying to battle it. You know, the ones that draw their swords and a tree fifty feet away gets sliced in half...

 

[Armphid]

Might as well, JC. 'Course I'll need to do a bit of work before I qualify for Mechanoid, but there's both a hardware and electronics store up the street. I have a book on anatomy too, so some homemade cybernetics shouldn't be too much trouble.

Now, as for the show, when an ARM's Rampage Mechanism is removed it can be remodeled to be piloted, giving humanity a weapon capable of dealing with ARMs. But they have to get to them before they activate so the Rampage device can be taken out! That solves that...and gives us plot for at least 5 episodes. As for the reason why deeply psychologically disturbed teens are teh only ones who can pilot them, well...you're on your own there, GM.

 

[Jacobo_Curious]

Only psychologically disturbed teens can summon the spiritual force to control the invading ARMs, because it turns out the ARMs are actually the Angels of Death and only the new humans, free from delusion and yet so consumed with their own concepts, have both the determination and the, um, angst? to control these creatures and prove to the gods that humans are worth fighting for. So we can spend a whole bunch of episodes where the characters realize that one by one, except there's one handsome guy that doesn't get it, and his ARM consumes him because of it.

And it's going to be called "Autonomous Rampage Mechanoid ARM". Or maybe "Autonomous Rampage Mechanoid ARM Extreme Battle Angel". Or something Japanese.

Anyway, back to things we're SUPPOSED to talk about in this OOC: ARM, you might want to wait until the morning before arriving. If you can wait on that. At least you can get some small recompense by watching US having fun -- but since some people are done (and I don't want anyone to get bored) we should probably finish up the night within the next fifteen posts or so and then get a move on.

Though, I still have to find an excuse to get Zarl to come along. Maybe Laramie can convince him we're all loose women.

I purposely gave Shizura a mace so she can use it like an anime mallet, of course.

 

[The GrandMage]

You're not all really loose women? WTF?

No, I'm sure you could get him if,....umm,.....

Well, ummm,.....you could offer to have sex with Zarl for every Quest Award he helps you earn,.....

 

[Jacobo_Curious]

GM, you shouldn't be allowed to think.

 

[The GrandMage]

I Should Be Allowed to Think
By They Might Be Giants

I saw the best minds of my generation
Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical
I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think

I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
If by random whim, one occurs to me
If necessary, leave paper stains on the grey utility pole

I saw the worst bands of my generation
applied by magic marker to dry wall
I should be allowed to shoot my mouth off
I should have a call in show

I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
If by random whim, one occurs to me
If necessary, leave paper stains on the grey utility pole

I am not allowed
To ever come up with a single original thought
I am not allowed
To meet the criminal government agent who oppresses me

I was the worst hope of my generation
Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical
I should be allowed to share my feelings
I should be allowed to feel

I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
If by random whim one occurs to me
But sadly, this can never be

I am not allowed to think
I am not allowed to think
I am not allowed to think (I am not allowed to think)
I am not allowed to think (I am not allowed to think)
I am not allowed to think (I am not allowed to think)
I am not allowed to think (I am not allowed to think)

 

[Armphid]

Perhaps you should have told him he shouldn't sing, JC. : D I like it though, nice to see another They Might Be Giants fan.

Here's a thought for Zarl, what about his pride? I'm sure a few characters might question his abilities if he's unwilling to come along. Would that combined with the lovely ladies be enough to entice him along? Or maybe get him to follow the party at a distance if nothing else.

 

[SwampThing]

I'm always a big fan of the power of coincidence. Oh, look, the trail Zarl is taking happens to lead right past the Wizard's College. What do you know, Levastine gets captured by the Troll we're all going to fight . . . stuff like that.

Although Laramie could always use her mind magics on him.

 

[Armphid]

Possible, but the victims of mind magics always seem to be seriously torqued off when the magic wears off. Go figure. The coincidence thing isn't a bad idea though..,and it fits the genre pretty well. Coincidence keeps him along until the main plot line kicks off.

 

[SwampThing]

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[The GrandMage]

The Macrai-Itoche are proud, but not quite in that way. And the Macrai-Itoche have to definite destinations outside their lands. One direction is just as good as another...

As for Mind magics, you'll find the Macrai-Itoche have a very powerful defense against meddling with their minds,.....

Because of their nature, their will is forever battling with their dark nature. You throw something else in there, and it will turn the battle three ways. The Macrai-Itoche find this to be a very uncomfortable way of going insane. You see, they're so used to having two 'minds' battling for control, they easilly detect interference. So it either causes them massive amounts of mental anguish, making them unable to gain control of their body, or, be the magic powerful enough, it can only take over one side of them, leaving the other free.

Most often the will falters, leaving their dark desires free. And why control can be relaxed in sexual situations to allow for hardcore fucking, released in nonsexual situations awakens the desire to kill, maim, rip apart, and taste the fresh blood of their victims.

I suggest not doing this.....


Another They Might Be Giants fan! Holy hell! What's your favorite song, ARM? (ARM, Music Mode 003, Activate!)

 

[Armphid]

Bizarre is it may be, I love "I, Palindrome, I" above all their other songs. I also really like "Birdhouse In Your Soul" but just about all their songs amuse me.

Hmm...seems increasingly difficult to get Zarl into the party. Maybe Laramie steals something from him and he realizes it later, comes to get it, and then gets sucked into the current adventure?

 

[SwampThing]

Hey, I like that idea. And "Birdhouse" is totally my favorite.

 

[Armphid]

I aim to please, ST. I particularily like the verse involving Jason and the Argonauts.