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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: May 15th 2012 at 12:33:41 PM

It's one of those Trope Co descriptions that are full of marketing hype but don't actually tell you what the trope is about. I thought those were deprecated, or at least belong in a different namespace?

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Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#2: May 15th 2012 at 5:01:01 PM

How much more than the laconic, "A type of Mook that is considerably stronger than the average mook", does it really need? Which also is included in the title.

edited 15th May '12 5:01:33 PM by Feather7603

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#3: May 15th 2012 at 5:51:32 PM

It pretty clearly states that they are upgraded mooks usually with palette swaps, new armour bits, etc. Read the whole thing it tells you what makes an elite mook. Granted I find this Trope Co stuff to be more of a needless distraction. They could make a just for fun page and we could make this one more straight forward.

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troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#4: May 15th 2012 at 7:11:47 PM

Actually there is a Trope Co namespace for exactly this sort of gag, so if someone's willing to rewrite the description in a straighter fashion we can transplant most of the current one over there.

Rhymes with "Protracted."
TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#5: May 15th 2012 at 8:13:08 PM

Sounds good to me.

Here is the sandbox for it.

Elite Mooks

edited 15th May '12 8:13:23 PM by TuefelHundenIV

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#6: May 21st 2012 at 6:13:41 PM

Since no one took up the mantle of fixing this I went ahead and did a tenative write up in the sandbox. A copy of the current description is in there to.

My current write up needs a bit of help would someone be so kind as to go over it and do some of their own work.

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Sledgesaul Since: Oct, 2011
#7: May 29th 2012 at 7:15:40 AM

Shall I redo the description?

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#8: May 29th 2012 at 11:14:01 AM

Check out the sandbox link for the new one. Rewrite tweak it etc.

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Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#9: May 30th 2012 at 1:43:51 PM

It looks a little stilted to me.

Many short paragraphs.

It doesn't make for a good reading experience.

edited 30th May '12 1:44:20 PM by Feather7603

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#10: May 30th 2012 at 4:43:55 PM

Then change it. That is why it is a sandbox. Instead of complaining offer something useful. In fact in the post above I asked for someone else to have at it.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#11: May 30th 2012 at 4:44:59 PM

If you use a . instead of a / in the link, the namespace isn't hidden, e.g. Sandbox.Elite Mooks.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#12: May 30th 2012 at 6:34:19 PM

Thanks for the tip Rodney.

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Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#13: May 30th 2012 at 10:04:39 PM

I might change it, if I get to it, but I didn't have the time before. I'm not exactly encouraged by your response, though.

Edit: Just tossed around the lines a bit as a quick-fix. I think it looks better.

edited 30th May '12 10:37:36 PM by Feather7603

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#14: May 30th 2012 at 10:42:11 PM

Sorry if I came across too harshly. It does look better now. Still seems to be lacking a bit more Substance. I have been trying to write up a better intro/description.

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Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#15: May 31st 2012 at 12:57:32 AM

No worries. My "help" was rather terse anyway.

As I said in my first post of the thread, I don't really believe we need much of a description here. It's not a complicated trope.

What do we need to address, though?

The Internet misuses, abuses, and overuses everything.
TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#16: May 31st 2012 at 1:01:11 AM

I was thinking of an example of finding an elite mook then going into the technical explanation.

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apacalypse. from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
#17: Jun 2nd 2012 at 9:14:59 AM

Wow someone already put it up.

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ccoa Ravenous Sophovore from the Sleeping Giant Since: Jan, 2001
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#18: Jun 4th 2012 at 8:08:10 AM

Looks like we're done. Locking up.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
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