Search found 1977 matches

by Earl of Purple
Mar 27, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea The kuo-toa shrink away from the stone as more light emerges from its partial unwrapping, clearly uncomfortable with the bright light. It's not emitting heat, just light, and as a people who seem to be fully amphibious yet prefer dwelling in caves and at the bottom of the ocean, that ...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 27, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "I don't like bullies, Asami. And even if I wanted to, I couldn't give you my gun. I need it because you're wrong. I can't let you handle everything dangerous. I need to hunt witches and their familiars, to keep my soul gem clear. Because I'm not a civilian, haven't been since be...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 27, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "We can do that, yes. Not even the first time I've escorted the princess amongst the people. Your predecessor usually dressed as a servant when she did, though... I'm not sure that's as needed in your case. Very few people know who you are yet." They'll use a lift to get to the g...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 26, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Trog's Tavern: Roman Numerals Are Dumb
Replies: 1287
Views: 41506

Re: Trog's Tavern: Roman Numerals Are Dumb

"Oh? That's good. How'd you find it? You all came back, so... was it a successful expedition?" The Keldon looks away from Sylas, no longer paying attention to the teenager as he's accosted by the cyborgs. He smiles, and seems entirely at ease. It's hard to say if this is what he expected ...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 25, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "It's also wrong to shoot people for no reason. And getting angry isn't a good enough reason to shoot someone. Nor is it a good reason to threaten to shoot someone. Don't ever threaten anything you aren't willing to do, and those girls? They'd made my life hell . For years, and t...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 25, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "...Mostly by getting distracted when he's talking." The servant blushes as she makes the admission. "Generally, though? There's little shrines throughout the city where you can pray and leave donations or sacrifices. Most people don't need to interact with the priesthood to...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 25, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea Internal water is unaffected; otherwise the kuo-toa wouldn't be able to get in and out at all. Still might mean Eddie has to cough some up to talk, though. "I don't know this word, 'sarcophagus'. I shall ensure the stone is arranged, you can have any of it you wish. Stone is some...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 25, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Trog's Tavern: Roman Numerals Are Dumb
Replies: 1287
Views: 41506

Re: Trog's Tavern: Roman Numerals Are Dumb

The Keldon is still here, a grey-skinned human with red eyes and white hair, a Keldon, wearing bronze lamellar armour and a matching helmet. He's armed with two weapons, an Orsimer sword and a Dwemer axe both hanging from his waist. He's also wearing a modern rucksack over the armour, with a bulky o...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 25, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: GLoG
Replies: 1751
Views: 45656

Re: GLoG

Avian Arrivals "Some years ago, I rolled a dice and flooded Trog's a little. All these little ships appeared, and they had scraps of a map for sails. I gathered the map from the sails- and stopped the ships sinking each other, best as I could- and pieced it together when the effect wore off an...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 24, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea Fortunately, that's in the Nexus, and potentially even nearby- its passage five years ago devastated this part of the sea, so it may be around. Frigate tugs once back, to let Eddie know he's still there. Eddie passes through the bubble and it doesn't react; although now he's in the dr...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 24, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "Of course, I have several ideas immediately. Either Ankothriz or Matrio." The first is quite clearly an orcish name; probably another refugee or ancestor thereof that settled in Ecbatana after the defeat and destruction of the Bloodplunder horde. Matrio is a harder name to place...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 23, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

Real Arcade "That depends. Will you give me a reason to do it again, or not? Because I don't want to threaten people with guns, not for something as stupid as calling me names." Agate's secretly rather pleased with how flustered Asami's gotten with the possibility. Threatening people with...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 23, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea Golems are very close to slaves, in some respects. It's one reason why Pontius doesn't deal in intelligent constructs; he wants to keep them firmly in the 'tool' position without accusations of them falling over the line into 'slave'. "I c'n take ye t' see th' crab anyways, if'n ...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 22, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "I threatened them because I caught them pouring water in my bed. The name calling was a seperate thing. Shorty, lawn ornament, cakesniffer, stumpy... so many names. I didn't like any of it. I told them, at gunpoint, to swap bedclothes and mattress so they had to sleep in wet ins...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 22, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "Yes, bread and soup are handed out daily, at dusk and dawn. There's also priests trying to spread the word, though with little success. Your predecessor was not interested in their spiritual health, nor in her own. She knowingly associated with witches and worse." The amusing th...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 22, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea "Not much t' see now. Wait till it do migrate again, in... dunno. Not soon, though." Since right now it's just a small island filter-feeding from the action of the tides. "Lost cities, though I tried avoidin' 'em. Stuff moves in, merfolk an' such, an' they didn't always...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 22, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: GLoG
Replies: 1751
Views: 45656

Re: GLoG

Avian Arrivals "No, thank you. I don't... really need the money, because I've got the coins from a pirate's treasure, and my lifestyle's rather... expense-low, y'know?" Because Jack squats in forgotten attics when she wants to go to sleep, most of the time, and is also able and willing to...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 21, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "Right, but besides them." Agate rolls her eyes, or would do if it weren't for the headset. Also, the all-powerful tricksters rarely watch when people go to the toilets. "I don't mind the pranks. Those I can answer with retaliation, and I've had worse as well. Name call...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 21, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under the Sea The shark is grabbed and smashed against the seafloor. The final kuo-toa warrior swims back into the sea-chasm, returning with more unarmed fish-people, which begin by grabbing the sharks and the dead to take them back into the rift. "Here? I did think there be nothin' here, it b...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 21, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: HALO CLXXXV: The Titles End Here
Replies: 957
Views: 28338

Re: HALO CLXXXV: The Titles End Here

Post-Shuttling Down

"I'll go to the pool. Hey, guys! There's a pool, stop arguing and follow me!" Rovert yells at Neveah and Leotello to end the argument, and will head in any direction he's told to reach the pool and do some swimming.
by Earl of Purple
Mar 21, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: GLoG
Replies: 1751
Views: 45656

Re: GLoG

Avian Arrivals "Hi, Aunt Reelshka! I'm Jack. I found a chest of pirate treasure a while ago, and the coins I can figure out, value wise. But some of it's... less clear." As she speaks, the birdgirl reaches into her satchel and pulls out a gold crown decorated with emeralds and a pearl nec...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Outside: Grass touch place
Replies: 2777
Views: 61132

Re: Outside: Grass touch place

Outside the Delve of Dripping Dread The Keldon wasn't old; they're naturally grey-skinned and muscular with red eyes. But that might also make it hard to assess his age, given I don't know about people in whatever world the cybergroup is from. "You should maybe check on the guy you spoke to, i...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "I... guess it kinda doesn't." Agate hadn't really thought about that, just trying to justify robbery without murder. "Sure, but if I answer it, I get to ask an insensitive question back. That way it's fair, right?" Agate's a little cautious about whatever it's goi...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "No, they are poor because they lost everything and were unable to retrieve their wealth or belongings when Immonia was angered and cast them out. They remain poor because they do not worship, and it is our responsibility to care for them whilst they remain in our city. They visit the...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Seaside
Replies: 1183
Views: 30391

Re: Seaside

Under The Sea The macuihuitl's teeth scratch against Eddie's body, some coming loose or getting damaged (which is not a super big deal; they're made to be replaced and the enchantment is actually bound to the wooden haft and core of the weapon), and drops it as the sahuagin gets a fist through its ...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: HALO CLXXXV: The Titles End Here
Replies: 957
Views: 28338

Re: HALO CLXXXV: The Titles End Here

Post-Shuttling Down "You do . You dreamt you were falling last night, for about an hour. On the outside, anyway, dunno how long it was in the dream. You floated a yard above the bed, head down and feet up and anything that got within that yard was flung at the ceiling." Neveah really wish...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 20, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: GLoG
Replies: 1751
Views: 45656

Re: GLoG

Arrivals

Brinika probably has, if not quite so portably. A high-end car or house is more valuable than the pearl necklace, at least. "Thank you. I'm Jack, by the way." The winged individual puts the jeweller back into the satchel, since it then leaves her hands free for doors and gates.
by Earl of Purple
Mar 19, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64898

Re: Inside

A Real Arcade "So? The money these guys have came from other people, it's not like they earned it either." Not that it matters too much, the way this one guy left isn't running or begging for mercy is making it pretty clear that the software's quite simplistic. Not expecting the muggers t...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 19, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: PREP Highschool
Replies: 2189
Views: 46967

Re: PREP Highschool

Ecbatana "If they live in our city, they are reliant upon our god. Their... atheism is harmful to the city as a whole, and there's a lot of them. Two thirds of the poorest segments of our city, demonstrating that their blasphemy isn't just hurting the city- it's hurting themselves. The wealthi...
by Earl of Purple
Mar 19, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: The Black Dragon's Den
Replies: 256
Views: 13764

Re: The Black Dragon's Den

"A few days, though it feels longer somehow." Because Earl did nothing with him for months. "Perhaps a week. I was in the forest because I had been falsely imprisoned, and I escaped, though a manner I had little control over my destination. I don't believe my former captors know wher...