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Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#4926: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:22:58 PM

Hello all, I am back for the time being. How's it going?

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
MadeOfAxes Not Literally Me Since: Feb, 2010
Not Literally Me
#4928: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:29:43 PM

While thumb-twiddling, I ended up thinking about Dresden's character challenge (if it ever happens). There are some awesome sequences to use in the books but I don't know which one...

We could use the climatic sequences from any of four books, based on awesome rating:

Dead Beat: Features lots of necromancers, zombies, ghouls and so on as enemies, with six specific necromancers as boss fights. Also includes the zombie dinosaur I've mentioned a few times (the image of it graces the The Dresden Files CMOA page).

Small Favour: The team must raid an island in the middle of nowhere and release two prisoners: surprisingly important crime lord Johnny Marcone and the compendium of all human knowledge in human form known as the Archive. Standing in everyone's way are a full 30 fallen angels and a troupe of murderous fairies out to kill Dresden.

Turn Coat: Dresden sets a trap for probably the most powerful entity ever to appear in the series: a native american shapeshifting demon called a Skinwalker. In addition, a dark wizard and an insane succubus turn up with an army of minor demons, sending everything spiralling even further out of control.

Changes: Do NOT pick this one if you ever want to actually read the books. It's probably the biggest pitched battle in the books, against an army of vampires (some of whom are powerful enough to pose as believable gods).

"One thing, though- apparently the eldest goat is the bastard child of Muhammad Ali and the Hulk." ~ Exelixi, on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#4929: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:31:08 PM

Small Favour gets my vote, I would test the mettle of these fallen angels.

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#4930: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:31:09 PM

Zombie dinosaur?

Oh yeah, that one. Totally that one.

Easing back into life one step at a time
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#4931: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:35:03 PM

Dead beat? What'd poor Mal-Keshar do? I vote for Small Favour, which is funny, as the Wesnoth campaign that features our lovely Lich has a scenario called, you guessed it, A Small Favour.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
SullenFrog (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#4932: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:39:01 PM

I'd go with either Dead Beat or A Small Favour.

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Liirian Admiral from Comicron-1 Since: Jan, 2010
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#4933: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:42:01 PM

One of the first two is fine with me.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#4934: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:45:45 PM

It seems Small Favour gets a majority of the votes.

Also, I want to propose my own idea for a challenge: Myst. Basically, the challengers are dropped in the titular isle and have to get back to their own world, whatever it is. A major problem with it, however, is the super-powers - they can be used to skip some of the puzzles.

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#4936: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:51:36 PM

NO! Get out of here, Ryuk!

By the way, don't all the characters have cell phones?

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#4937: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:53:20 PM

Unless they get them in challenge - at my case at least, definitely no. He's from a standard fantasy setting, after all...

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
MadeOfAxes Not Literally Me Since: Feb, 2010
Not Literally Me
#4938: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:54:44 PM

It seems like Small Favour will be the setting for Dresden's character challenge then.

"One thing, though- apparently the eldest goat is the bastard child of Muhammad Ali and the Hulk." ~ Exelixi, on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
MystyGlyttyr Bitch pills from Ship's Harbor Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
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#4940: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:56:04 PM

Rey carries one constantly in his world, and wound up bringing his into the...Challenge lounge thing...where Eddie promptly took it apart. But I wasn't sure whether he'd have one here or not. Not sure of the level of technology so I never went into it.

Easing back into life one step at a time
Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#4941: Nov 26th 2010 at 1:58:41 PM

^^I'm not against it, but I don't see the point of creating a Dungeon Bypass challenge.

Unless you feel up to countering every instance of puzzleskipping in new and inventive ways.

I figured if everbody got turned into a teenaged japanese girl, they'd have cellphones by default.

edited 26th Nov '10 1:59:48 PM by Chabal2

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Oni-Lord Since: May, 2010
#4943: Nov 26th 2010 at 2:00:47 PM

@Sullen: NO! GO HOME! GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT WEIRD WATCH JEEPERS AND LEAVE THOSE BEAVERS ALONE! CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING, THIS WAS A HAPPY PLACE BEFORE YOU CAME ALONG! SO WHY DON'T YOU GO GET A CUP OF COFFEE WITH CREAM OR SOMETHING? SHEEEEEESH

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Oni-Lord Since: May, 2010
#4946: Nov 26th 2010 at 2:03:55 PM

^ Deidara can make giant clay birds that he flies around on.

Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#4948: Nov 26th 2010 at 2:04:31 PM

So what's happening right now?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
#4949: Nov 26th 2010 at 2:05:35 PM

A creepy bum wants to show Hahli his genitals.

Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#4950: Nov 26th 2010 at 2:06:20 PM

Seriously, someone call the cops on this guy. An old man hiding in an ally who accosts teenage girls with promises of something 'strange and mystical'?

CALL THE FEDS.


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