[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Lord Windos]

...and done!  Wanted to do something interesting with the post, and I think I pulled off writing down what I was envisioning decently well.

And you did a fine job of it! You really go the extra mile when it comes to making story posts for these scenes, don't ya mate?

Hopefully my response to it doesn't make you or Nathan too wroth , though....

[Dragonstrike]

*sigh*

...if I had known this would have turned into a repeat of the Tangrowth situation, I would have probably not included that last portion of my post at all...

[Dragonstrike]

And you did a fine job of it! You really go the extra mile when it comes to making story posts for these scenes, don't ya mate?

Hopefully my response to it doesn't make you or Nathan too wroth , though....

Is there supposed to be a point to all this conflict and opposition?  Because I'm certainly not finding this very fun, and it's intrusively interfering with the idea I originally had.

[Lord Windos]

And you did a fine job of it! You really go the extra mile when it comes to making story posts for these scenes, don't ya mate?

Hopefully my response to it doesn't make you or Nathan too wroth , though....

Is there supposed to be a point to all this conflict and opposition?  Because I'm certainly not finding this very fun, and it's intrusively interfering with the idea I originally had.

OOC, not much beyond having an interesting character interaction, but IC, yes for the reasons already provided in my game posts.

As for my take on the situation.....I honestly don't see much of a reason to get so worked up over it all? What Sari is essentially asking for is just to KO + get one extra non-kill blow on the Lumineon that took a decade of Terra's lifespan. Neither she (nor Terra, for that matter) wants to kill it, and after she gets her justice she literally wouldn't care what happens to it and right now Terra doesn't want to Capture it, so you/Nathan can just quickly Catch/teleport them off to the Nurse for healing once all is said and done. And if Nathan/you decide that is too much and stop her (Which I'll say will end up with her being KOed without KOing Lumineon, to save everyone time), I'm not too beat up about that , as I myself don't mind due to understanding why he'd do that and that outcome would only lead to more interesting character interactions and building for the both of us. 

In either outcome Nathan gets what he wants (Saving Lumineon) and gets to be a hero in the process (either a compassionate or protective/avenging one) and I literally don't care if Sari gets her way since I like what follow in any event and the fact that, again, Nathan gets what he wants in the end and therefore I don't see much reason to fuss about how so. The only real difference in the end is how he wants to handle it, really.

In short, I don't see a reason to get bent out of shape over what amounts to a small speed bump to a non-critical and ultimately pre-ordained outcome of a game we're mostly playing for the sheer shake of it right now. Any future character friction caused by this in any event can be ironed out later in future character scenes, and the process of doing so will be interesting, fun, and rewarding in its own right me thinks.

[Dragonstrike]

I just...wasn't expecting to basically be having another argument with Ventus.  That's my main gripe with it, honestly.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

I just...wasn't expecting to basically be having another argument with Ventus.  That's my main gripe with it, honestly.

*hinthint* Again Terra not Ventus, Ven's with Shiva ^^

[Dragonstrike]

I just...wasn't expecting to basically be having another argument with Ventus.  That's my main gripe with it, honestly.

*hinthint* Again Terra not Ventus, Ven's with Shiva ^^

I don't mean it literally this time, but figuratively, so my statenent stands.

[Lord Windos]

I just...wasn't expecting to basically be having another argument with Ventus.  That's my main gripe with it, honestly.

*Sighs*.....And now that you say that, I see why you have a problem with the whole thing now.

Truthfully, I don't see this situation as a 'Me or my Character(s) vs You' , but rather a 'Character vs. Character' conflict that ultimately will end satisfactory for both of us so long as we don't take it too far or personally. I didn't think Sari wanting to administer non-Lethal justice would get under your skin so much beyond prompting Nathan's immediate opposition towards her initial unclear desires. That, and I honestly thought he'd let her go ahead with her punishment once it the details were revealed, since he was quite reasonably upset with Lumineon doing something nasty to Terra and it was the path of least resistance for everyone, even if he doesn't know what it is unlike her (and her KOing it would actually make Capturing the fish easier/less risky [It can still attack anyone, if it suddenly gets a mind to do so, after all, since 1 PD = ALMOST Fainted], from a storytelling and mechanical standpoint), so I really didn't think things would develop to this point and cause such contention with you as a result.

Know that no matter what you decide I won't hold your decision against you, and Terra himself won't get so upset he'd make any drastic and damning decisions in regards to his friendship/standing with Nathan. Just make your choice and don't fret about it too much unless you want to dwell on the overarching outcomes of this event from a purely brainstorming/intellectual interest standpoint.

[Lord Windos]

.....So that lock is time trap/locked , and has some sort of arcane solution to opening. And because of that it has pretty much rendered the character conflict between Sari and Nathan and either outcome of it utterly meaningless, and me and Nathan's arguments and posts thereof over it also meaningless. Lovely.

The only good thing I see coming out from this is that Terra didn't waste any medical supplies with either Sari or Oinari, so he only has to deal with being an older man for the time being.

[Spiritmon]

And we are screwed. Since this trap is someway magical, is there any way of Heart find a way to break this Time Trap?