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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#26: Jan 19th 2012 at 2:53:21 PM

I'm also familiar with the St. Louis area. And the holes can be filled by contacting family members.

SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#27: Jan 19th 2012 at 2:55:03 PM

This could go on forever, so...

HONG KONG.

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Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#29: Jan 19th 2012 at 3:57:19 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] I may have an interest in reading that, myself, and possibly think of a response. I actually enjoy writing Nat; her personality and mental issues make her fun to write.

[up][up] Actually, I believe Hong Kong was one of the potential settings Aaron and I thought about using for the second game. It was either that or Shanghai.

One thing CG and I discussed doing was one set in the past, before A Game of Chance, so that at least it's before OCMPA gets involved. Whether it's only a few years in the past or a few centuries, it'd leave the contestants to fend for themselves. And as for the statement on eradicating teams, I agree that next time they should not be implemented. In the first game, there weren't any teams, and things worked out pretty damn well.

In addition, I feel lowering the player cap for the main game would immensely help the pacing issues we dealt with in round 2. 26 players made things too convoluted and time-consuming. However, as mentioned I am possibly thinking of starting a sort of side-RP so that people wanting to continue writing as their previous characters or simply want something to do to kill time won't be left out of the fun. It'd be a lot more laid-back than our main game, more of a sandbox sort of thing with more socialization between characters and small plotlines occasionally supplied by me, though in my vision of said potential RP most plotlines would be supplied by the players and organized with me via PM. Something like that would hopefully stay interesting, and help gain interest towards our main game.

Back on the subject of the main game, one idea for a particular theme CG and I had in mind was the Muses from Greek mythology, and an idea for last round that ultimately wasn't used was the Zodiac. A couple of other themes I personally had in mind are figures in fairy tales or folklore, the Chinese Zodiac, the Greek Titans, Egyptian deities, and possibly animals if there's any sort of element or myths associated with them. CG also brought up the possibility of biblical archangels.

edited 19th Jan '12 5:43:41 PM by Motree

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
draconiansuperior The Draconic Superior from Home, doing stuff Since: May, 2011
The Draconic Superior
#30: Jan 19th 2012 at 5:53:58 PM

Hey, just checking in, because I some have interest in participating.

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#31: Jan 19th 2012 at 8:55:00 PM

[up] Hi, nice seeing you. Didn't you participate for a short bit?

The Greek Muses would fit nicely with the Renaissance-era, and powers patterned off of Egyptian deities would actually be viewed as freaking awesome by contestants from a Victorian/1920s/1930s Western hemisphere setting because it was infatuated with the exotic. Egyptology took off, Tutankhamen was discovered, palace-like ocean liners got wrapped up in intense competition, the Titanic sank, and then it all went to hell when a guy named Frank was shot by some kid.

edited 19th Jan '12 8:56:22 PM by CrystalGlacia

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#32: Jan 19th 2012 at 9:22:33 PM

I'm leaning towards setting the game in fairly modern times. It requires less research.

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Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#33: Jan 20th 2012 at 10:09:12 AM

Main thing with that is that it'd have to take place at least seven years before the first RP.

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#34: Jan 20th 2012 at 10:22:16 AM

It's mainly the atmosphere of a time we're going for. This feels strange to say, but so long as a case of historical inaccuracy doesn't adversely affect the plot, I probably won't care.

But I literally research history for fun, so... ' _ '

Also, if we make a game take place in the mid-eighties, I think we can be reasonably sure that the contestants are not going to be given brickphones, mainly because they look freaking ugly, weigh about half a pound, and cost almost ten times more in 1983 dollars than the iPhone 4S does now.

edited 20th Jan '12 10:30:10 AM by CrystalGlacia

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#35: Jan 21st 2012 at 8:36:26 PM

Well, I'm back from the district honors festival. Holy shit, most fun I've had in a long while, and Dr. Barry E. Kopetz is now one of my favorite people ever.

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#36: Jan 21st 2012 at 8:39:09 PM

Glad it was fun. I had to be here to help my mom around the house because her doctor recently shoved a needle into her knee. >>

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#37: Jan 21st 2012 at 8:44:54 PM

Owww. >_> She's still having knee problems?

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#38: Jan 21st 2012 at 8:47:38 PM

She didn't want to risk killing herself on the large multitude of stairs in our house with only Imouto-chan around.

Yes, I'm bringing that nickname back.

EDIT: Also, since Round Two is officially over, would it be too soon to ask the players what their cards and targets were so I can fill it all into the character sheet?

edited 21st Jan '12 9:49:54 PM by CrystalGlacia

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Dealan Since: Feb, 2010
#39: Jan 22nd 2012 at 4:51:30 AM

That reminds me, can someone now reveal what that pattern that Q^5 found was?

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#40: Jan 22nd 2012 at 6:57:03 AM

I wouldn't know. I don't have access to everyone's cards.

Also, happy 117th birthday to West/Adrian.

"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#41: Jan 22nd 2012 at 8:08:28 AM

Each team had one card from each suit and value, and the targets were disturbed among the teams the same way.

Dealan Since: Feb, 2010
#42: Jan 22nd 2012 at 8:15:04 AM

Hmm... that doesn't apply to team 3. There were two cards of the same suit.

(And why would it be too soon to reveal anything?)

CrystalGlacia from at least we're not detroit (Living Relic)
#43: Jan 22nd 2012 at 8:41:05 AM

Assuming we go with the interlude that brings closure to the second round, I didn't know if someone wanted the cards to stay secret for some story-related reason, like two people forging a friendship or trust bond by sharing their cards, but I might've been worried about nothing. In that context, there's really no way to misuse public knowledge of cards because the game was not even on anymore.

Might as well do it now, since I really don't care. West's card was the Knight of Wands, and his target was the Page of Cups.

edited 22nd Jan '12 8:55:13 AM by CrystalGlacia

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Dealan Since: Feb, 2010
#44: Jan 22nd 2012 at 9:26:43 AM

Well, there is such a thing as OOC knowledge...

Tuner's was Page of Cups, and his target was Queen of Swords.

SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#45: Jan 22nd 2012 at 9:30:32 AM

Arzt: Queen of Swords; target Knight of Swords until Mary was removed, and then it was Page of Swords

Millant: Queen of Cups; target Knight of Wands

edited 22nd Jan '12 9:32:50 AM by SnowyFoxes

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#46: Jan 22nd 2012 at 9:30:34 AM

Redd's Tarot card was the King of Cups.

Redd's target tarot was the Queen of Wands.

Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#47: Jan 22nd 2012 at 11:50:26 AM

I'll have to check later, but I'm fairly certain that Rosa was the King of Pentacles and I know for certain her target was the Queen of Cups.

Yeah, when she told people outside her team her card/target. . . Se was lying through her teeth most of the time.

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
SnowyFoxes Drummer Boy from Club Room Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I know
Drummer Boy
#48: Jan 22nd 2012 at 11:57:19 AM

Also, for those interested, this was what I guessed the targets and cards to be, based on Pencil's theory.

TEAM ONE
King of Wands —> Queen of Pentacles
Queen of Cups —> Knight of Wands
Knight of Swords —> Page of Swords
Page of Pentacles —> King of Cups

TEAM TWO
King of Cups —> Queen of Wands
Queen of Wands —> Knight of Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles —> Page of Cups
Page of Swords —> King of Swords

TEAM THREE
King of Swords —> Queen of Swords
Queen of Pentacles —> Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups —> Page of Wands
Page of Wands —> King of Pentacles

TEAM FOUR
King of Pentacles —> Queen of Cups
Queen of Swords —> Knight of Swords
Knight of Wands —> Page of Pentacles
Page of Cups —> King of Wands

There's probably a glaring mistake somewhere in there, but I haven't looked at it in a while.

edited 22nd Jan '12 11:58:14 AM by SnowyFoxes

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neobullseye R.I.P. Stuntel: 1-9-2012 from Here, of course. Since: Jun, 2011
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#49: Jan 22nd 2012 at 12:18:56 PM

Well, I see at least one error already. Namely, Simon was in team two, while his card, the Queen of Pentacles is set in team three. Meanwhile, his target card, the Knight of Pentacles is set in his own team. So yeah.

edited 22nd Jan '12 12:19:52 PM by neobullseye

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Dealan Since: Feb, 2010
#50: Jan 22nd 2012 at 12:21:47 PM

Yeah, the pattern holds true only for teams 1 and 4. So it was only a coincidence, most probably. A shame that we didn't get to the point where this would be revealed, it'd be fun.


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