Skyscraper Graveyard II: Jealousy and Ambition

[the_druid_droid]

Originally Posted by Anarion

Very very nice.

And super reasonably priced. RobD will henceforth be my go-to art person should I get some cash for further commissions.

[Thanqol]

Huh, I had it in my head that Turing was black for some reason. Still, slick.

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

And super reasonably priced. RobD will henceforth be my go-to art person should I get some cash for further commissions.

Och aye, I don't know anyone else who has remotely as good value for money.

[the_druid_droid]

Originally Posted by Thanqol

Huh, I had it in my head that Turing was black for some reason. Still, slick.

I flirted with the idea for a while as his Awakening took shape, but my original idea of him pre-Awakening was as a pretty whitebread Midwestern kid and I didn't want to completely leave that behind. His Awakening pulled him all kinds of out of his comfort zone, but you can't help where you die

Och aye, I don't know anyone else who has remotely as good value for money.

Definitely. That actually reminds me, now that I've posted the final version I can show Rob's recolors that he sent me when I was trying to settle on a shirt color so you can get an idea of Turing's wardrobe:

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[Tiki Snakes]

Jack recommends the Yellow, the green next to it, the pink, the dark red and the reverse black and white.

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

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Tessen would like the light blue and the purple. She'd like the red but not tell you because it looks like you're Mephistopheles, and she thinks the white makes you look like a mobster.

[the_druid_droid]

Originally Posted by Anarion

Tessen would like the light blue and the purple. She'd like the red but not tell you because it looks like you're Mephistopheles, and she thinks the white makes you look like a mobster.

I do rather like the red. Maybe Turing will wear it to the next exorcism - for that little extra bit of punch.

Or maybe some Guardian event. Not that they seem too social... Jack's date not withstanding.

[SiuiS]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

So, uh, I might have broken down a while back and gotten a commission. Rob D's good, what can I say?

Anyway, meet Turing:

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Little skinnier than I expected. I'll be honest, I say a potbelly and suspenders. And a bowler/top hat.

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by SiuiS

Little skinnier than I expected. I'll be honest, I say a potbelly and suspenders. And a bowler/top hat.

Where did you get that idea? I always pictured Turing as a dashing gentleman with a bit of salt and pepper and a fine physique.

[SiuiS]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

I flirted with the idea for a while as his Awakening took shape, but my original idea of him pre-Awakening was as a pretty whitebread Midwestern kid and I didn't want to completely leave that behind. His Awakening pulled him all kinds of out of his comfort zone, but you can't help where you die



Definitely. That actually reminds me, now that I've posted the final version I can show Rob's recolors that he sent me when I was trying to settle on a shirt color so you can get an idea of Turing's wardrobe:

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Not gonna lie. I'm jealous you can find a best that fits your waist. I need to buy kid's vests

Originally Posted by Anarion

Where did you get that idea? I always pictured Turing as a dashing gentleman with a bit of salt and pepper and a fine physique.

Over cider while discussing him with DD. Turing struck me as thicker in the middle, more power lifter than body builder, and slightly gone due to enjoying the excesses of a good life. This is after the inspiration for my Acanthud by the way. We then bought Raz an applejuice so he could share the pony oriented beverage without indulging, as he is a teetotaler.

I'm also jealous DD found that brand of cider, now that I think about it. What was it again? Woodchuck?

[Deadly]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

So, uh, I might have broken down a while back and gotten a commission. Rob D's good, what can I say?

Anyway, meet Turing:

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Way cool

Damn, now we all need art, don't we?

[Tiki Snakes]

Originally Posted by Deadly

Way cool

Damn, now we all need art, don't we?

No. Don't say it, don't think it. We totally don-

*sigh* I'll think about it. -_-

[Deadly]

Originally Posted by Tiki Snakes

No. Don't say it, don't think it. We totally don-

*sigh* I'll think about it. -_-

And then poor RobD drowned in commissions for all our silly characters

Nah, I don't know, I'd love a picture of Amun, and some other characters, but I'm really cheap and don't know if I want to pay for it

[Tiki Snakes]

Originally Posted by Deadly

And then poor RobD drowned in commissions for all our silly characters

Nah, I don't know, I'd love a picture of Amun, and some other characters, but I'm really cheap and don't know if I want to pay for it

No, see, I'm not going to commission anything. Hence my reluctance.

Jack as a pony would be easier. I'm getting quite comfortable with pony drawin's. People are harder, and if I did do the thing I don't want to but have in mind, it would require background too.

No promises.

[Deadly]

Originally Posted by Tiki Snakes

No, see, I'm not going to commission anything. Hence my reluctance.

Jack as a pony would be easier. I'm getting quite comfortable with pony drawin's. People are harder, and if I did do the thing I don't want to but have in mind, it would require background too.

No promises.

Oh, right.

Yeah, I'm not terribly good at people. Or at least not men. I can manage to draw women, sometimes, but my hand drawing in general is rather basic. Which is why I wouldn't bother trying to draw Amun myself.

[Tiki Snakes]

Also, I see only two logical reasons why you would do what the guy with the guns did.

Ritual or complete madness. Just saying.

[the_druid_droid]

Originally Posted by SiuiS

Over cider while discussing him with DD. Turing struck me as thicker in the middle, more power lifter than body builder, and slightly gone due to enjoying the excesses of a good life. This is after the inspiration for my Acanthud by the way. We then bought Raz an applejuice so he could share the pony oriented beverage without indulging, as he is a teetotaler.

Hmm, well Turing is still new to the indulgent life, as it's really only been a year-ish since he's Awakened and his vice wasn't Gluttony before. Also, good times!

I'm also jealous DD found that brand of cider, now that I think about it. What was it again? Woodchuck?

Nope, Angry Orchard. So tasty.

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by Tiki Snakes

Also, I see only two logical reasons why you would do what the guy with the guns did.

Ritual or complete madness. Just saying.

"Or?"

[Tiki Snakes]

Good point, they certainly aren't mutually exclusive reasons.

So, And/Or.

[Deadly]

Tell me Amun's idea is not totally crazy, please

I mean, if you're a totally bat-sh** crazy paranoid nut, who is scared sh**-less of what you know and the possibility that it might get into the wrong hands, and you want to make absolutely, 100% sure that it doesn't ... is it so far fetched to think you might build an overly complicated mechanism to kill you instantly upon some condition, like the alarm of the building going off because of an intruder? If you're crazy enough? And if you're concerned about casualties you don't make it a bomb, but maybe a gun ... but one gun can fail, so you make it two ... but ... maybe you're totally insane and think, just possibly two guns could fail, or wouldn't kill you outright, so you make it 38 just to be safe.

I mean, if you're completely out of your mind? I know, it's crazy, but is it crazy enough to work?

[Thanqol]

Originally Posted by Deadly

I mean, if you're completely out of your mind? I know, it's crazy, but is it crazy enough to work?

Firebee has a brain the size of a planet and has discounted that scenario as low probability. Doesn't necessarily means she's right.

[Tiki Snakes]

It's not that Amun's idea is crazy. It's that it isn't crazy enough.
One gun to the head will pretty much guaranteed do the job, outside of really freaky chances. If he has reason to believe that freaky chances will almost certainly occur, adding more guns isn't really likely to help much as that just gives the Fate Mage more possibility to work with. (One gun misfires, nudges all of the others out of the way, etc).

It's not impossible that the guy believed that more guns was the only way, though. I'd expect some kind of "Need More Dakka!" obsession to be involved for that to be the case though, which would probably have left more clues. (Gun-based traps everywhere, lots and lots of them).

I suppose if he'd already tried and failed to kill himself via single gunshot, (mind magic stopping him being able to, or some kind of healing-factor thing, so he felt the need to completely obliterate himself very definately) and so on.

[Anarion]

Yeah I'm sorry, but I think that suicide is just not the major motivation for whatever went on there. I'm sure the guy did will his own death, but it seems clear to me that it was a means to some other end.

[the_druid_droid]

Some days, the dice like me.

Actually, the reason I went through with it was that I didn't know if just using it at a range would qualify for a roll - in retrospect I suppose that might also require an instructor...

Additionally, I was wondering if the AI features meant Turing could sneak in Computers as a part of the roll, since he does have a specialty in AI.

If not, I'll just take my extreme good luck as a justification for purchasing a Firearms dot or two down the road >.>

[Thanqol]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

Some days, the dice like me.

Actually, the reason I went through with it was that I didn't know if just using it at a range would qualify for a roll - in retrospect I suppose that might also require an instructor...

An untrained dex 1 goon firing a hyperadvanced military prototype assault rifle/grenade launcher which may or may not carry a Gypsy curse has a roll associated with it, yes.

Additionally, I was wondering if the AI features meant Turing could sneak in Computers as a part of the roll, since he does have a specialty in AI.

No, for the same reason that Science doesn't help you calculate the bullet trajectories on the fly.

[SiuiS]

"Turing."
"Yes, Amun?"
"I am lucky and all, but please, take your finger off the trigger and don't point the gun at me like you're gesturing with your cane when you don't actually want to kill me."
"Huh, that's good. Where did you learn that?"
"Gun safety pamphlet at the bus stop several years ago."
"Novel."

Turing gains +1 gunskill!

Bonus tip: aiming confers a +1 dice bonus. Taking three seconds to make sure the gun is pointed were you want it to and the trigger is nowhere near pressed at the wrong time goes a long way.

Additional tip: snipers actually use wind, sight scopes as distance cards to use math to calculate ballistic arcs on the fly while aiming. Using computers to figure out the AI is not that out of the park. Although it doesn't seem like the AI actually fires the gun, so it's theoretically already aiming for you?

[Anarion]

Turing, you put that thing down and hand it over to the young girl or the non-violent playboy at once! They at least know how to use it.

[the_druid_droid]

Originally Posted by Thanqol

An untrained dex 1 goon firing a hyperadvanced military prototype assault rifle/grenade launcher which may or may not carry a Gypsy curse has a roll associated with it, yes.

Well, when you put it that way...

Originally Posted by SiuiS

Bonus tip: aiming confers a +1 dice bonus. Taking three seconds to make sure the gun is pointed were you want it to and the trigger is nowhere near pressed at the wrong time goes a long way.

Interesting point. I'll keep that in mind if Turing ever fires it again >.>

Additional tip: snipers actually use wind, sight scopes as distance cards to use math to calculate ballistic arcs on the fly while aiming. Using computers to figure out the AI is not that out of the park. Although it doesn't seem like the AI actually fires the gun, so it's theoretically already aiming for you?

True, that's sort of the thought I had regarding the AI.

Originally Posted by Anarion

Turing, you put that thing down and hand it over to the young girl or the non-violent playboy at once! They at least know how to use it.

"Oh, I don't know. It adds a certain rakish charm, don't you think? I'm not planning on using it for people."
Probably

[Tiki Snakes]

Originally Posted by Deadly

Way cool

Damn, now we all need art, don't we?

Originally Posted by Tiki Snakes

No, see, I'm not going to commission anything. Hence my reluctance.

Jack as a pony would be easier. I'm getting quite comfortable with pony drawin's. People are harder, and if I did do the thing I don't want to but have in mind, it would require background too.

No promises.

Ugh. This is taking ages. And then it's going to suck anyway.

Originally Posted by Anarion

Turing, you put that thing down and hand it over to the young girl or the non-violent playboy at once! They at least know how to use it.

Aha, ha.

Turing - "Here Jack, take this sophisticated murder device. Oh, and by the way, it might be cursed from having been used in the ritual suicide of the murder merchant who designed it. It's not haunted though, we checked and it's only saturated with an aura of patricidal murder."

Jack - Uh...

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It's all yours Tessen.

[the_druid_droid]

Totally a tangent, but I misheard something just now and it struck me as a good motto for a Space mage: The shortest distance between two points is a lie.

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by the_druid_droid

"Oh, I don't know. It adds a certain rakish charm, don't you think? I'm not planning on using it for people."
Probably

You have guaranteed that the first thing that will happen when you take it out is for Tessen to laugh at you for holding it wrong.

Originally Posted by Tiki Snakes

It's all yours Tessen.

Next time we get XP, I'm buying at least 1 dot in crafts. I want Tessen to be a bit more of a tinker to go with the ability to get electricity to anything and I'm sad that she currently has no talent to physically inspect this thing, and only the talent to use it.