Avatar Battle Royale Discussion Thread XIX: To FAIL, or not to FAIL?

[Lemming]

Who needs magic? He has SHARK REPELLANT BAT-SPRAY!
Holy sardines!

[Mina Kobold]

Given preparation time, Batman will show up in a costume that has SR so high even Epic casters couldn't breach it. And even if you surprise him, he can dodge a couple of Disintegrates before moving out to prepare. Weird wouldn't work, Batman is immune to mind affecting spells.

That's always been something I've never fully understood. Rand only ever shows up to randomly kill stuff, or attempt to resurrect a race of killing machines. How is he in any way Lawful Good?

Alignment is based of what you do not what you say and killing plus reviving anicient cataclysmic stuff sound more like evil than anything to me, so I'm confused too (it actually sound a-like Kewrath).

[Emperor Ing]

Given preparation time, Batman will show up in a costume that has SR so high even Epic casters couldn't breach it. And even if you surprise him, he can dodge a couple of Disintegrates before moving out to prepare. Weird wouldn't work, Batman is immune to mind affecting spells.

That's always been something I've never fully understood. Rand only ever shows up to randomly kill stuff, or attempt to resurrect a race of killing machines. How is he in any way Lawful Good?

1) Batman can afford anything. He can re-enact the titanic and remake the titanic perfectly out of solid gold, then make a floating iceberg made of a colossal diamond, just to see if he can
Of course, you are assuming I give him appropriate preparation time. If I just teleport in then promptly send spells flying in all directions, he may not survive.
2) Randomly kill stuff is what I do, and AIs are not crazy killing machines. Just I am.
Killing stuff = Lawful tendency
Protecting the multiverse from weakness and apathy = good tendency.
Again, Lawful good does not mean lawful nice.

[Keris]

Of course, you are assuming I give him appropriate preparation time. If I just teleport in then promptly send spells flying in all directions, he may not survive.

Well, sure. I've been saying all along that Batman wins with preparation.

2) Randomly kill stuff is what I do, and AIs are not crazy killing machines. Just I am.
Killing stuff = Lawful tendency
Protecting the multiverse from weakness and apathy = good tendency.
Again, Lawful good does not mean lawful nice.

Randomness = Chaotic.
Ending the lives of sentient beings = Evil unless you have a very good reason. And "they were annoying me" is not a good reason.

[Nameless]

Good news is that I'm making good progess on the Q&A.

[Emperor Ing]

Randomness = Chaotic.
Ending the lives of sentient beings = Evil unless you have a very good reason. And "they were annoying me" is not a good reason.

1) The point of being Random and/or Chaotic is that nobody sees it coming. If i'm Random, they will always expect me to be Chaotic. By being Lawful I catch them Flat-Footed.
2) Well...they obviously deserved to die else they wouldnt be dead!

[Keris]

Good news is that I'm making good progess on the Q&A.

Curses! I have failed...

1) The point of being Random and/or Chaotic is that nobody sees it coming. If i'm Random, they will always expect me to be Chaotic. By being Lawful I catch them Flat-Footed.
2) Well...they obviously deserved to die else they wouldnt be dead!

So, you follow an internal code of conduct to avoid being predicable?

[Emperor Ing]

So, you follow an internal code of conduct to avoid being predicable?

Okay, so i'm reliable for killing stuff, but more or less, yeah.

[Keris]

But from what I've seen, you are very predictable.
You see meet someone, you kill them.
You get annoyed by someone, you find them and kill them.
You learn of the existence of someone you haven't met yet, you meet them and kill them.

Admittedly, this is fairly Lawful, in that you seem to be following the same set pattern each time, but it isn't very random, and your moniker suggests you would be more chaotic.

[BRC]

But from what I've seen, you are very predictable.
You see meet someone, you kill them.
You get annoyed by someone, you find them and kill them.
You learn of the existence of someone you haven't met yet, you meet them and kill them.

Admittedly, this is fairly Lawful, in that you seem to be following the same set pattern each time, but it isn't very random, and your moniker suggests you would be more chaotic.

Actually, the Randomizer reacts to every sitation by picking a random response from a list with thousands of potential actions. It just so happens that every time he picked somthing at random from this list, "Kill them horribly" has come up. Sure it's unlikely, but the problem with randomness is you can never be sure.

[The Gremlin]

But from what I've seen, you are very predictable.
You see meet someone, you kill them.
You get annoyed by someone, you find them and kill them.
You learn of the existence of someone you haven't met yet, you meet them and kill them.

Admittedly, this is fairly Lawful, in that you seem to be following the same set pattern each time, but it isn't very random, and your moniker suggests you would be more chaotic.

He only kills people really fast in Random Kills, which we know don't have much in the way of continuity. And his name isn't a title, isn't his real name, just differently spelled (it's 'Ran T'eh' or something, right?)to confuse the enemy. You expect someone called 'The Randomizer' to be, you know, Random. But he isn't really, everything he does, he does for a reason. Well, almost everything.

[Lyinginbedmon]

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Tachikoma!

[ghillietoes42]

*thinks* hmm... Questions? What's a good question?

Ah! On what day of the week are on-plot comics most commonly posted?


Edit: Wow... that was two pages ago or so. Sorry... I'm sure I refreshed the page and read before posting... *shakes head*

[Shades of Gray]

I really should do something ABR related, I haven't in a while...
I really should work on the skornbail incident, I haven't in a while...
I really should take a shower...

[Bayar]

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I sure hope Nightwing gets to see that

[Nameless]

@RAND: I LAWL'd so hard at that.

[Mina Kobold]

That's cruel Rand. I can't do anything to this without violating the god-mod rules (which I think you did by not giving me a chance to react and just making yourself over powerful and immune to everything) so I think I'll just drop out off the off-plot (this mean you can do whatever you will to my character like you already do) it ain't fun if you do like that...

Maybe I'll think about staying anyway...

[Keris]

Just have it wear off. Or just ignore the comic and have it non-canon, or something. It is kind of God-modding.

[Nameless]

Any more questions before I finish up?

[Keris]

Yes, what does your face now look like? You've been hiding it for over 1000 comics. (Obviously not all your comics...)
And what's the black key all about?
And if you're hanging with Igon, who's reaping souls?

[Mina Kobold]

Yes, what does your face now look like? You've been hiding it for over 1000 comics. (Obviously not all your comics...)
And what's the black key all about?
And if you're hanging with Igon, who's reaping souls?

The last's answer is that he's omni-present.

And I think I'm gonna ignore the comic (I gave him a chance to fight back at least)

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I'am famous! I'am famous! Hooraayy!!

[Tiffanie Lirle]

Who needs magic? He has SHARK REPELLANT BAT-SPRAY!

If only all Batman movies were like this. The Dark Knight could have been so much better..

also the Q&A comic was awesome.

[Nameless]

I'am famous! I'am famous! Hooraayy!!

Ah, but can you find any of the refrences?

[Falgorn]

And I almsost thought we were friends. Then I watched question and answer. I will be avenged.

[CrimsonAngel]

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Epic win. *hands million dollar check*

[Bayar]

That's cruel Rand. I can't do anything to this without violating the god-mod rules (which I think you did by not giving me a chance to react and just making yourself over powerful and immune to everything) so I think I'll just drop out off the off-plot (this mean you can do whatever you will to my character like you already do) it ain't fun if you do like that...

Maybe I'll think about staying anyway...

Erm, have you ever seen the random comics from ABR I, II & III ? Yeah, that was basically a ****load of god-modding and no one complained. If someone kills you, you just come back and kill him. Simple, really.

[Nameless]

Epic win. *hands million dollar check*

Yay! *spends on cosplay*

[The Gremlin]

Erm, have you ever seen the random comics from ABR I, II & III ? Yeah, that was basically a ****load of god-modding and no one complained. If someone kills you, you just come back and kill him. Simple, really.

I can see his point, Bayar. In the Off-Plot, there's a bit of plot. Not enough for things to get confusing, but a bit. Of course, people are pretty different than normal (Rand seems to be Chaotic Neutral here).
Kev, you could always say that you let him do that so you could catch him flat-footed. Please don't leave.
Vamp, the druid isn't on the island.

[VampireRot]

I can see his point, Bayar. In the Off-Plot, there's a bit of plot. Not enough for things to get confusing, but a bit. Of course, people are pretty different than normal (Rand seems to be Chaotic Neutral here).
Kev, you could always say that you let him do that so you could catch him flat-footed. Please don't leave.
Vamp, the druid isn't on the island.

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Sometimes I don't pay that much attention to the discussion thread (too much non-ABR-related spam), but was this declared non-canon?