New OOTS products from CafePress
New OOTS t-shirts, ornaments, mugs, bags, and more
Page 3 of 50 FirstFirst 1234567891011121328 ... LastLast
Results 61 to 90 of 1493

Thread: Skyside 4

  1. - Top - End - #61
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    Sam narrow his eyes.
    "I don't know what sar is, but I would say that it sounds expensive." he says. What's this guy's game?
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  2. - Top - End - #62
    Firbolg in the Playground
     
    Recaiden's Avatar

    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Fever dreams
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Kris on a Stick View Post
    "The sooner I get to come in the better, I think." Says the voice over the phone. "My schedule is completely open."
    "Well, if you could come to <address> tomorrow at <very early, before the sun comes up>, ready to work, that would be perfect. We look forward to working with you."
    ~Inner Circle~
    Quote Originally Posted by Raz_Fox View Post
    He takes normality and reason and turns them UP TO 11!
    Quote Originally Posted by Anarion View Post
    Recaiden, stop using your mastery of the English language to confuse the issue.
    Echidna by Serpentine

  3. - Top - End - #63
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by LordDeathkeeper View Post
    Skyside Streets

    Sam narrow his eyes.
    "I don't know what sar is, but I would say that it sounds expensive." he says. What's this guy's game?
    Skyside Streets

    "Apologies, it's simply..." The being seem to hesitate. "A word used to describe physical entities. Terrestrial..." It continues but seems to be unsure what to say once again. "Ah, I'm sure you know what I mean, the same kind of body that you have now. Having trouble finding words." The being explains. "In any case, I would give you to it for free. The only I want in exchange is to record your reactions and thoughts and be able to publish them through various media. It is a... project of mine. You would have to be subjected to brain scanning and reading but it's not as bad as it sounds. Think it as taking a picture of your brain." It tilts it's bandaged head, as if looking at him curiously.
    Last edited by Shadowcaller; 2015-10-07 at 04:04 PM.

  4. - Top - End - #64
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    Sam considers this.
    "Uh, how public will this media be? I don't think I want to have my thoughts screamed to the world, but if it's basically just a study that you're publishing that sounds like it'll work out fine." he says tentatively. This is probably the best offer he's ever going to get to fix this "problem" of his.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  5. - Top - End - #65
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Zefir View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]

    When they knock at the door, the big guy opens it. It takes a few moments and Arkant appears right behind him. they enter and Arkant takes his place again.

    "So you came to an decission?"
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "Yes, we have decided to agree to your proposal Mr. Arkant ." Cessie says with a smile. "We're ready to help you."

    Skyside Streets

    "The medium will be public, but not anywhere that will be relevant for you. The project I'm working on is intended for Storm spire only, a city in seaside. So it's unlikely anyone actually taking part of it actually will realize who I've collected the information from. But you will also get the chance to review and approve all of the material I collect before it's published. Any information you will is unwanted will be edited out of course." The being explains.

  6. - Top - End - #66
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Morty's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Poland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    [Arkant's Factory]

    "Indeed. Your terms are acceptable," Wenomir says, nodding.
    My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
    Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.

  7. - Top - End - #67
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    Sam nods slowly.
    "Well, okay, that sounds fine. When will this happen?" he asks, optimism blossoming slowly.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  8. - Top - End - #68
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    "I will contact you again once I've set anything in order. Until then perhaps you should consider if you want to do modifications on your new body or not? I've heard that flesh-art is in these days." It states while crossing its arms over it's chest.

  9. - Top - End - #69
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Street

    Sam nods again, hesitantly this time. Modification? Not sure that sounds like something he wants to get into.
    "Alright. Uh, I don't have a phone or anything. Do you have some way to find me?" he asks. This guy is weird.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  10. - Top - End - #70
    Orc in the Playground
     
    Darkcomet's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Earl of Purple View Post
    Chimera Syndicate Trade Platform

    The Nebari shall pick up an LR-50, and ask for a target. She's interested in the accuracy, but more interested in how visible the beam is. She's a trained infiltrator and assassin, and whilst lasers make less noise than projectile snipers, the beam can point out exactly where they're hiding.

    The Terrisman in the striped robes motions to the Great Khans, and orders one to try the LR-46 and LP-50, both with and without the beam-splitter. Another Great Khan will try the CMW range; more for himself and his colleagues, than the organisation as a whole.

    The Thugs in vests are far more interested in explosions than lasers, and will try the missile launcher.

    The Dunmer is only here in case things get out of hand and magic is required, though she'll look around, joined after a while by the people in dusters and bowlers.
    At the edge of the area, smaller drones deploy and arrange themselves, deploying holographic targets (both circular and humanoid-shaped) at various ranges for those interested in the lasers and Dominion gauss weapons. The holograms will distort upon being 'hit', and then will be marked where the hit occurred, with a range of colors ranging from blue for light damage to red for the most serious, marring the gray images. However, the guard drone present has something to point out about the missile launcher.

    "While you are free to use dummy ammunition for the HP-01X on the range here, please bear in mind that this is an inadequate test of its destructive potential. Live ammunition testing will require access to local targets, possibly a junkyard, and payment for the ammunition used."

    Meanwhile, the LR-50 proves quite adept in what it does. Being a laser-based high-powered marksman weapon, it is very difficult to miss what you're pointing at with it. It does have a visible blue beam, but if this is brought up as an issue, the LR-50B is offered with a nonvisible beam, with a thermal sight installed by default so the user can see exactly where it went. It's a bit more expensive, though.

    The LR-46 and LP-50 are both quite accurate and easy to use, though for a Khan with little experience with energy weapons, the lack of recoil and spread might seem alien. Their range limitation is largely based on beam coherence, as it drops off over longer ranges, with a shorter range on the pistol. The beam splitter deliberately reduces the core beam's coherence to the point of it scattering, creating a lower-intensity, but shotgun-like weapon that delivers its damage over a wider area.

    The gauss weapons pack a more brutal, visceral punch than the lasers, but prove to not be quite as accurate. Due to the technology involved, they're more powerful and longer-ranged than conventional firearms of similar types, but simultaneously, they have more difficult upkeep than either gunpowder weapons and the Syndicate's preferred lasers, requiring both power packs and solid ammunition. Hard to argue with the raw damage they're capable of, though.
    Last edited by Darkcomet; 2015-10-10 at 04:21 PM.
    Avatar by Ashen Lilies.
    Spoiler
    Show

    by Happyturtle and Ashen Lilies

    FFR Links:

  11. - Top - End - #71
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by LordDeathkeeper View Post
    Skyside Street

    Sam nods again, hesitantly this time. Modification? Not sure that sounds like something he wants to get into.
    "Alright. Uh, I don't have a phone or anything. Do you have some way to find me?" he asks. This guy is weird.
    Skyside Street

    "I will find you, don't worry about that." The being replies. "Are there any other questions while we're... face to face?"

  12. - Top - End - #72
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    Sam shakes his head.
    "No, just...how long do you think it will be? I could really use my arm ASAP..." he says with a shrug.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  13. - Top - End - #73
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    "Truly? Then I'll hurry. Will say, an hour suffice?" The being asks.

  14. - Top - End - #74
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets

    "Uh, okay. I'll be around." he says, still wondering about how this guy operates.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  15. - Top - End - #75
    Orc in the Playground
     
    Earl of Purple's Avatar

    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    With folk in the North
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Chimera Syndicate Trade Platform

    The Nebari will be impressed by the gun's accuracy, though when practising amongst people she may later have to kill, she doesn't aim for the centre of the targets. Rather, she'll aim for wherever she pleases and gauge the accuracy from that. It tends to mislead people as to how good she is. After trying the version with the infrared beam, she smiles and asks for a price. She'll offer an opportunity to study her stealth-suit for a discount. As mentioned, she is still visible, but any body-scans will find the Nebari a ghost, with only her uncovered head detectable.

    The Thugs are slightly disappointed by that, and will try the lasers instead. They ask the Terrisman to place an order for one anyway, and several cases of missiles.

    The Khan gets the hang of the energy weapon after a while, and nods to the Terrisman in striped robes.

    The first shot of the gauss pistol causes a whoop from the spectators, and they all immediately start pulling out their wallets and money-pouches. I think they're sold on the serious damage they are capable of, and want to own them.
    Terrowin Avatar by HappyTurtle. Much thanks!

  16. - Top - End - #76
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Zefir's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Not in a secret base, no!

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Morty View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]
    "Indeed. Your terms are acceptable," Wenomir says, nodding.
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowcaller View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]
    "Yes, we have decided to agree to your proposal Mr. Arkant ." Cessie says with a smile. "We're ready to help you."
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "That's good." he says. "I guess we should hold this in a contract. But first, do you have any questions?"
    Grammer is my declared deadly enemy!
    Avatar by Ceika

    Let's PLay's in German Take a Look at Bravely Default.

    Nexus Characters: LINK

  17. - Top - End - #77
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Skyside Streets==> Sam's Home

    As an hour passed the being suddenly appear outside Sam's home in a purple flash. "An hour has passed. Are you ready?" It says loudly.

  18. - Top - End - #78
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Sam's Home

    Sam's home would be a small building in which he's been squatting with a few others. He's out quickly.
    "Hey hey, no need to be loud, almost gave a few people a scare. Yeah, I'm ready." he says, some nervousness in his voice.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  19. - Top - End - #79
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Zefir View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "That's good." he says. "I guess we should hold this in a contract. But first, do you have any questions?"
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "You could give us some more details on the situation and our contract. Like for instance what demands the kidnappers have made. Are they just interested in money or something else?" Cessie asks as she takes a seat once again.

    Sam's Home==> Metallic Room

    The being looks down at Sam. "Excellent." There is a flash and the next moment Sam will find himself in a perfectly white room with round metal walls, making it shaped like an egg. It appears to be completely sterile and also lack doors and exits of any kind. In the middle of the room is a chair with what appears to be a scanner mounted to the back of it. The energy being appears a moment later, gesturing towards the chair. "Have a seat. While on this permiss your brain thoughts will be recorded and catalogued. Is this acceptable?"

  20. - Top - End - #80
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Metallic Room

    Sam jumps a bit at the sudden teleportation, and after taking a moment to get his bearings, hesitantly gets into the chair.
    "Uh, yeah, it's acceptable. I hope this won't be too weird..." he says quietly.
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  21. - Top - End - #81
    Orc in the Playground
     
    Earl of Purple's Avatar

    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    With folk in the North
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Tempest Row, Near the Street of Slavers

    An open wagon trundles along, pulled by what looks like a clockwork triceratops, headed for the Street of Slavers. Ten people escort the vehicle, dressed in smart waistcoats, trousers and bowler hats, armed with batons, stun-prods and shotguns loaded with beanbags, whilst two more direct the polished brass beast of burden at walking pace. Within the wagon are twelve people, all shabbily dressed in tattered clothing and chained to the floor of the wagon by heavy iron links leading from their shackles. One of the people is a girl wearing a ragged blue dress, and she seems to be concentrating. She's leaning backwards, putting all her weight back, away from where the chain is anchored. Despite her slender build, the chain of her shackles is straining with pressure, and breaks. She's left with a pair of iron shackles upon her wrists, but the chain between them is broken as she tumbles to the floor, turning the fall into an awkward roll off the wagon and away.

    One of the slavers moves to interpose himself between her and freedom. Desperately pushing weight into the iron shackles, she runs toward him, faster than usual as her muscles have less work to do. Just before contact, she pulls the weight she had stored in her shackles back, increasing in weight- not mass, density, or size, just pure physical weight- and bowls him over. Recovering quickly, she pushes the weight back into her shackles as she sprints away.

    ((Interaction Wanted! Reposting to hope for traffic.))
    Terrowin Avatar by HappyTurtle. Much thanks!

  22. - Top - End - #82
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Morty's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Poland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    [Arkant's Factory]

    Wenomir says nothing for now, having nothing to add.
    My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
    Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.

  23. - Top - End - #83
    Ettin in the Playground
     
    RangerGuy

    Join Date
    Dec 2014

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Tempest Row, Near the Street of Slavers

    A translucent grey wispy thing hangs along the walls of the buildings lining Tempest Row, difficult to spot without a sharp eye.

    As the Ragged Blue Dress girl dashes down the street, however, the wisp departs from the walls and swiftly moves to fly alongside the girl. Said wisp reveals itself to be the ghost of a 14-year-old girl, wearing a ragged white dress.

    'Psst,' she winks at the almost-slave. 'Need a little help?'

  24. - Top - End - #84
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Zefir's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Not in a secret base, no!

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowcaller View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "You could give us some more details on the situation and our contract. Like for instance what demands the kidnappers have made. Are they just interested in money or something else?" Cessie asks as she takes a seat once again.
    Quote Originally Posted by Morty View Post
    [Arkant's Factory]

    Wenomir says nothing for now, having nothing to add.
    [Arkant's Factory]

    "The situation so far is that some of my employees get caught every week. Most of them get sold quick on the slave market. If they made a demand itwas either about money or some of the stuff my compani produces. It was never enougth to get us into delivery trouble." Arkant says.

    "For the contract, I assumed we make something like a service contract. I pay you [high amount of money] per month and for that I can request your help when they catch my employees again. That would be a rawr example. Details like call times, respond times and so on would be added in both parties agreement."
    Grammer is my declared deadly enemy!
    Avatar by Ceika

    Let's PLay's in German Take a Look at Bravely Default.

    Nexus Characters: LINK

  25. - Top - End - #85
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    [Arkant's Factory]

    Cessie raises an eyebrow, every week? That was insane. How many slaves did this city need? It simply couldn't be profitable forcing that many people to simple manual labor. "Do you know what these slaves are used for? I find it hard to believe they could need that many." Perhaps they were used for body parts? As grotesque as it sounded it sounded more likely than someone needing that much manual labor. What about jobs that required more education? How did they even keep control of so many slaves?

    Metallic Room

    Once Sam takes a seat the being motions towards his head. "Now that you're seated I need some of your biological material. Your DNA. May I remove a s strand of hair?" It inquires. "Once I have it I will be able to create a completely new body for you. Have you considered any improvements? They don't have to be visible ones if you aren't comfortable with it. I could optimize your immunity system, make you able to manage with less food and sleep, just to mention a few examples."

  26. - Top - End - #86
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Metallic Room

    Sam frowns, considering, though he offers his head. He's had plenty of thoughts.
    "I mean, I'm not even sure what's on the table. I'm mostly doing this for my arm. I mean, I guess if it's anything I could have more than two." he says, chuckling. "I don't think that'd be good for me. But well, I guess I could use being a little bit bigger. I mean, I haven't really always been able to afford to eat as much as I'd like. Probably more thin than I should be. But uh, immune system, durability, that sort of thing sounds good. I would consider something to help with my shoe situation, but that probably would be weird." he says. When money's an issue, shoes are expensive!
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  27. - Top - End - #87
    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Shadowcaller's Avatar

    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Avatar by Gullara

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Metallic Room

    "I could either make your feet covered in fur or perhaps make them more like claws?" The being suggests as it looks up from it's datapad where it appears to be typing down Sam's suggestions. "I might not be an expert on biological enhancements but that sounds sound. Frankly, while humans are amazing beings this kind of technology could optimize their- your bodies in amazing ways. It might seem daunting but the possibilities are nearly endless."

  28. - Top - End - #88
    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Deathkeeper's Avatar

    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Definitely lost
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Metallic room

    Sam shakes his head. "Uh, nah, I don't think that would work. Wouldn't look right with the rest of me...me. I don't really know what I'd want, really. Maybe we'd find ideas while you're looking through my brain. Though, who exactly are you people? I thought it was rude to ask before..."
    Spako Highclaws by Ceika.

    [Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]

  29. - Top - End - #89
    Orc in the Playground
     
    Earl of Purple's Avatar

    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    With folk in the North
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    Near the Street of Slavers

    The near-slave nods when asked if she needs help, barely turning her head to see whom is offering help. She's presently assuming the ghost was herself a slave, and is after vengeance. Revenge is a common motivator for restless spirits, she's heard; never met one before.

    Three guards in the smart clothes are running after the escaping slave, before one stops and raises his shotgun, aiming a beanbag at the running girl. He doesn't fire yet, though; one of his colleagues has got in front of him.
    Terrowin Avatar by HappyTurtle. Much thanks!

  30. - Top - End - #90
    Titan in the Playground
     
    Morty's Avatar

    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Poland
    Gender
    Male

    Default Re: Skyside 4

    [Arkant's Factory]

    "That is indeed a lot of slaves," Wenomir says. He's not as shocked as Cessie, but it's still disturbing.
    My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
    Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •