[NEXUS] OoC VI: Do You Think You Can Handle It?

[Maxios]

I didn't just put a Master Chief clone in NO...

ThirdEmpowerer: That is a good idea you have, but I think the character should use it on a larger scale, not just on poor buissnessmen.

[ThirdEmperor]

I suppose. I just like the idea of someone who can make unbreakable oaths. I don't see why people would be more willing to sign a contract enforced with death than with being slain magicly though.

[Lix Lorn]

It'd be like using a tank to run a protection racket.

Hey, guys! I have a great idea for a plot!

[happyturtle]

((It's actually part of a complex plan to see what would happen if a Master Chief clone appears in the Nexus.))

We've already had one of those. It didn't go well.

[Maxios]

I suppose. I just like the idea of someone who can make unbreakable oaths. I don't see why people would be more willing to sign a contract enforced with death than with being slain magicly though.

"If you sign this deal, you will be the owner of Trog's Tavern. If you don't pay me 10,000 Nexus-Bucks by the end of the week, I will own your eternal soul."

To happy: There was? I think I vauegly recall a discussion about that a few OOCs ago.

[Reinholdt]

Cause with the first one there's always a way out, even if it's just running and hiding underground. There's always hope of escape.
The second option is just dumb to sign and I can only see extremely desperate people... not doing it and going to rob a bank instead, like Happy said.

That said, I'll be kind of disappointed if the leadership in Riverside doesn't get overthrown and new crime lords come in every 3-4 months.

[ThirdEmperor]

Oh, missed Nite's post. Yeah, I'd like to actually run part of the city, as it sounds fun. And I suppose you do have a good point, such a character is a bit too powerful to be running a loan-sharking racket.

[Gullara]

I suppose. I just like the idea of someone who can make unbreakable oaths. I don't see why people would be more willing to sign a contract enforced with death than with being slain magicly though.

Well actually it isn't really enforced by death in a sense. With regular loan sharks the borrower might think they have a chance to get out of it. With your character that chance is removed, along with your business.

Bleh

[happyturtle]

"If you sign this deal, you will be the owner of Trog's Tavern. If you don't pay me 10,000 Nexus-Bucks by the end of the week, I will own your eternal soul."

To happy: There was? I think I vauegly recall a discussion about that a few OOCs ago.

Being able to bind people to unbreakable contracts doesn't give you the power to give away other people's property.

And yes. I don't remember who played them, but at one point he tries to climb through the vents of an air ship. Or at least expressed the intent to do so before DC pointed out that nobody made air vents that would hold a guy in power armor.

[ThirdEmperor]

WHat happened to Trog anyway?

And yeah, if I do decide to use that character as a loan shark I won't take peoples souls. Maybe just make them owe a favor to the gang.

[Mina Kobold]

Yeah... I can't help but think that people who can bind the souls of other people on a daily basis have better things to do with such power than extort money out of businessmen. And if this kind of thing is going to be common in the Crime-Ridden City, well, don't expect me to show up there.

Could be like Mephistopheles and his boss. The goal is evil (as in: spreading evil) or souls and the best way to get either is tricking criminals into contracts like this.

Worked with Faust

[Gullara]

Oh, missed Nite's post. Yeah, I'd like to actually run part of the city, as it sounds fun. And I suppose you do have a good point, such a character is a bit too powerful to be running a loan-sharking racket.

I like how to refer to me as Nite now

Ok just making sure. I like your original idea, just toned down a bit I suppose. The white collar crime type thing that is.

[Maxios]

Being able to bind people to unbreakable contracts doesn't give you the power to give away other people's property.

And yes. I don't remember who played them, but at one point he tries to climb through the vents of an air ship. Or at least expressed the intent to do so before DC pointed out that nobody made air vents that would hold a guy in power armor.

I think it was gimiligamer who played the Chief.

Climbing through air vents in power armor? That's like swimming in full plate mail in D&

[Reinholdt]

Could be like Mephistopheles and his boss. The goal is evil (as in: spreading evil) or souls and the best way to get either is tricking criminals into contracts like this.

Worked with Faust

Yeah, but Faust called them first, not the other way around.

[Destro_Yersul]

there have been other Master Chief clones, or at least SPARTAN IIs, longe before there was Inside or Acro. I ought to know, I used one of them for a time. It's a bit of an old idea.

*feels old now*

[Maxios]

there have been other Master Chief clones, or at least SPARTAN IIs, longe before there was Inside or Acro. I ought to know, I used one of them for a time. It's a bit of an old idea.

*feels old now*

There have been? I guess none of my characrters are fully unique

[happyturtle]

A unique... Master Chief clone?

Does not compute.

[Maxios]

A unique... Master Chief clone?

Does not compute.

Good point. That's like saying a spider-man clone is unique.
I'm actually suprised Grunts haven't made an appearence in the Nexus yet

[horngeek]

Not the same kind of 'shadowland', methinks. What Lix and HG are referring to is an Exalted thing where the land is blighted and full of undead and stuff. (I'm not an Exalted player, so I'm sure there's a lot more to it than that, but that's the basic idea.)

Yep. It's even worse than that, though- it's actually a part of the Underworld at night.

[Destro_Yersul]

Good point. That's like saying a spider-man clone is unique.
I'm actually suprised Grunts haven't made an appearence in the Nexus yet

They have. They were present for a plot the aforementioned character of mine went through. Not here anymore, though, and this was a long time ago. Couple years at least.

[Maxios]

They have. They were present for a plot the aforementioned character of mine went through. Not here anymore, though, and this was a long time ago. Couple years at least.

That stinks. Perhaps I could make a plot involving The Flood, my SPARTAN character, Grunts, and a few Elites. And it would have an awesome space battle. Anyone interested?

[Destro_Yersul]

Not me, I'm afraid. Not enough time to dedicate to freeform anymore.

And one last remark on things being done before... Well... You know what they say, right? Nothing new under the sun and all that. At least try and put an interesting spin on the character. Something to set them apart from all the other SPARTAN clones that came before.

[Maxios]

Not me, I'm afraid. Not enough time to dedicate to freeform anymore.

And one last remark on things being done before... Well... You know what they say, right? Nothing new under the sun and all that. At least try and put an interesting spin on the character. Something to set them apart from all the other SPARTAN clones that came before.

He's a coward. That's Spartan-255's shtick. While other SPARTANs would charge in, laser guns blasting, he'd be the one to be running away.
Even if his enemy would be one Grunt, he'd be yelling that he surrenders, and trying to run as far as he can.

[Mina Kobold]

Yeah, but Faust called them first, not the other way around.

They had to have advertised it somehow (the Bible, likely or Medieval Pokémon ) which I assume is the same this guy does.

By the way, would getting your soul sent to Hell the Endless Despair really stop anyone in NEXUS? If anything it makes for great plot-opportunities

[Destro_Yersul]

which doesn't make sense for a SPARTAN. They were chosen specifically, and cowardice was not a trait that would have been picked. The ability to be sneaky, on the other hand...

*shrug* Just think about it. Make him a person. John was a bit of a blank slate, especially in the games, and for a reason. But I won't go into that.

Being a coward wouldn't be good for a military supersoldier. But that doesn't mean you need to scrap the concept entirely. Make him a sniper, or something like that. He still doesn't go charging in, but now it's because he's happily taking obstacles out from a safe distance. Makes more sense, you know?

[Maxios]

which doesn't make sense for a SPARTAN. They were chosen specifically, and cowardice was not a trait that would have been picked. The ability to be sneaky, on the other hand...

*shrug* Just think about it. Make him a person. John was a bit of a blank slate, especially in the games, and for a reason. But I won't go into that.

Being a coward wouldn't be good for a military supersoldier. But that doesn't mean you need to scrap the concept entirely. Make him a sniper, or something like that. He still doesn't go charging in, but now it's because he's happily taking obstacles out from a safe distance. Makes more sense, you know?

That's kind of what I was thining. He hates being in the front lines and attacked, so he prefers to stealthily attack guys from the distance. That's why he was chosen for the program, because he's a great sniper. He's one of the few SPARTANs with a personality. He's sarcastic, and likes to point out the flaws of his enemy. When he knows the odds are bad for him, he runs. He's as normal a person as a SPARTAN could be

[Morty]

By the way, would getting your soul sent to Hell the Endless Despair really stop anyone in NEXUS? If anything it makes for great plot-opportunities

Depends on the character... for some, it would be a plot opportunity. For others, it wouldn't really work.

[Reinholdt]

They had to have advertised it somehow (the Bible, likely or Medieval Pokémon ) which I assume is the same this guy does.

By the way, would getting your soul sent to Hell the Endless Despair really stop anyone in NEXUS? If anything it makes for great plot-opportunities

Merlin's Pokémon?

And probably not. They'll probably just end up RPing with Decker and Kal a lot. And a bunch of other demon/devil PCs.

[Destro_Yersul]

That's a good start, at least. Though you also have to remember that the people picked for the program (SPARTAN IIs, anyways) were kids. Like, 6 years old kids. He wouldn't have had much opportunity to showcase his skills as a sniper, except maybe with a slingshot.

I don't mean to say 'don't play this character'. I'm aiming more for 'think why this character would logically be this way.'

[ApeofLight]

Yeah, I was kind of thinking of tiered leadership. Or at least somewhat tiered.

There would probably be the 'normal' human gangs with there leaders and the one 'big boss' guy. You know the one you never actually see because he has to deal with the other factions+SAINT. The humans would probably be the ones dealing with the mundane things everyone needs plus the 'legitimate' businesses. They would probably have some sort of store in Inside as a front and an actual business.

Then you have the Vampires and other night creatures(werewolfs, shadowmages, etc.) and thriving slave trade. Vampires need more than just what they get from donations. They would probably have a mayor or king for there territory and they would be the ones offering sanctuary and do various other things.

Then the third faction of something... still not sure exactly what...