Brotherhood of Doom v. The Masters: Open Q&A

LocoColt04 · 08-13-2007, 09:33 AM

If you have any questions regarding the rules or characters, please ask them here. The rule thread is locked, and I'd rather not see the character thread cluttered with such things. Additionally, if there are any questions during the battle, just direct them toward this thread.

LocoColt04 · 08-13-2007, 09:38 AM

PAIRINGS:

I have asked each side to rank their warriors accordingly, but the final pairings will be posted as soon as I get the go-ahead from your leaders. Some of you thirst for the same blood, so that makes things a bit difficult when it comes to "best serving the participants." I figured I would go ahead and throw this out there for any who chooses to ask. The only 100% definite pairing right now is that of ToroMor and Anomaly.

The three of us felt it would be best to let the writers decide amongst themselves who should have the first post, for the sake of building a stronger overall story. Remember, even though this is a war, you will still be graded upon flow and creativity. In this case, working with the enemy may be to your advantage. If a pairing cannot decide who will go first, I will (quite literally) flip a coin to decide for you.

STARTING DATE:

Friday, 17 August 2007, will mark the official starting time for this war. I chose a Friday as it will be most convenient for everyone to get the ball rolling on a weekend. Plus, I have Friday off, so it works for me as well.

ENDING DATE:

There was an expression from both sides about wanting to keep this short. I'm cutting it at eight weeks, giving you AMPLE time to get a minimum of ten posts each. I expect these threads to be epic. I want to spend two hours judging each battle. Make this difficult for me. There should be no easy decisions here. Official end date will be Friday, 12 October 2007. If for some reason I am unable to make this deadline to close off the threads, a call will be placed to Fuzz, Cain, or Dawezy to close them off for me.

LocoColt04 · 08-13-2007, 11:59 AM

ToroMor v. Anomaly
Akira v. Paradoxical Prophet
Bryan v. Behemoth
Nin` v. Lucid
Sir Kenneth v. Nekoness

I have chosen to list you by username rather than title. Brotherhood members are only listed first as they are the attacking faction. Here are the reserves for each side:

BOD: darkVivi
BOD: Faustus
BOD: Gorath Sodom
BOD: Itachi Uchiha
BOD: Winter
TM: Decay
TM: Essence
TM: Godean
TM: GrimmJaw
TM: Prodigal Madness

*Note: These are in alphabetical order... nothing special. Don't let it get to you.

Zephyr · 08-14-2007, 01:08 AM

If you would be so kind as to check over my character, LocoColt, it would be greatly appreciated. I posted in the thread.

I guess this answers the question of whether or not the permissions are set properly.

To all involved; My character uses chronomancy (time magic). I'm well aware of the issues that this can cause, so if *anyone* has a problem with me using it, now is the time to let me know. I do promise not to over-use it, and to not use it to cheat. Because that's no fun.

With regard to First Post - Akira, you can have it. I'm at university until 10pm on Fridays, and I have work at 9am on Saturdays, so I'd rather not have you waiting on me to post it.

ToroMor · 08-14-2007, 01:17 AM

Question: may the characters be described as they usually are or should we also describe the special 'setup' for the fight? This touches issues of, for example, (additional) equipment, clothing gimmicks etc that are used solely for this fight. I figure it corresponds to the question of how much details will be used in the common war introduction.

EDIT: posting works! :P

LocoColt04 · 08-15-2007, 02:07 PM

@Prophet -- I have no problem with you using it, but it's fair of you to ask if your opponents do. So long as no one objects, I'm going to allow it. After all, if we are to fully explore the possibilities of loose rulings, we should experiment with such things.

@Toro -- Anything of relative importance should be included in the biography. Minor details can be overlooked, but if we're talking separate equipment of any sort, it needs to be posted. Something to the tune of clothing other than armor and such isn't that big of a deal, so long as you're thorough enough in your introductory post to explain anything different from your profile -- realize that your opponents will be working from the biographies posted to describe anything you choose not to.

Side note: I just realized I should edit something regarding post-editing into the rules. As a quick note here, I'll allow the editing of character profiles to continue until the time the war begins, and I think I'll allow a 15-minute grace period for editing battle posts, much like the TOA.

ToroMor · 08-15-2007, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocoColt04

@Prophet -- I have no problem with you using it, but it's fair of you to ask if your opponents do. So long as no one objects, I'm going to allow it. After all, if we are to fully explore the possibilities of loose rulings, we should experiment with such things.

I agree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocoColt04

@Toro -- Anything of relative importance should be included in the biography. Minor details can be overlooked, but if we're talking separate equipment of any sort, it needs to be posted. Something to the tune of clothing other than armor and such isn't that big of a deal, so long as you're thorough enough in your introductory post to explain anything different from your profile -- realize that your opponents will be working from the biographies posted to describe anything you choose not to.

I intended to write all details in my intro post, so I was concerned if you would need them beforehand for the root intro. Anyway, I'm going to add some "battle configuration" stuff into my bio and add some more descriptive details.

LocoColt04 · 08-15-2007, 10:52 PM

I won't start the threads until all ten of the biographies for the starters are posted; therefore, if there is even one post missing from the group, it will be delayed until all ten are accounted for.

I just thought I'd throw that out there now before it gets too much later. It is Thursday, after all, depending upon your time zone. I don't mind a day or two's worth of delay, but getting this underway on schedule would be preferred.

Nekoness · 08-16-2007, 07:39 AM

As I just saw my opponent is Sir Kenneth. I have read his profile and found an error I would like to present before you. His fighting abilities are not detailed enough. Actually all it says that he has powers of dark nature.

What kind of powers? I couldn't find an answer to this question. Such an abstracted form of describing his fighting abilities(especially magic and those nasty surprieses he mentioned in his profile) gives Sir Kenneth an unlimited freedom to use his attacks and break limits in any way he wishes to. I would like Sir Kenneth to put some more thought into his character's abilities.

Sir Kenneth · 08-16-2007, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nekoness

As I just saw my opponent is Sir Kenneth. I have read his profile and found an error I would like to present before you. His fighting abilities are not detailed enough. Actually all it says that he has powers of dark nature.

What kind of powers? I couldn't find an answer to this question. Such an abstracted form of describing his fighting abilities(especially magic and those nasty surprieses he mentioned in his profile) gives Sir Kenneth an unlimited freedom to use his attacks and break limits in any way he wishes to. I would like Sir Kenneth to put some more thought into his character's abilities.

Seeing as no character template was agreed upon by Anomaly, ToroMor, and Loco, I am free to go into as little (or much) detail as I like. And in the light of my character being a physical fighter, a throughout description of any magical powers at my disposal, is even more redundant.
I will however humour you in one aspect and elaborate on my character's physical fighting style a little bit. My description of magic abilities is as confining as the magical abilities of your fellow Master Paradoxical Prophet who is describing only what he might do. Yet I do not see you questioning his bio.
The rules agreed upon concerning God Modding and use of magical abilities, summoning, etc. Should be more than plenty to ensure that noone steps beyond what is right and reasonable. We are going to war tomorrow, so I suggest that instead of pecking on my profile, you get your own posted up ;)

Anomaly · 08-16-2007, 09:56 AM

A fine rebuttle, but know that any spell that is used existing outside of what perameters you have detailed may result in your disqualification from this combat. We unlocked the level cap on POWER, not on ability. As you say, a specific Bio template was never discussed, so normal TFF rules would apply. (meaning you have free reign, but you use what abilities you list). You only hurt yourself by not being more detailed with your biography. Prophet may detail what he may do, but it is still detailed.

ToroMor sets a good example of expressing a balanced amount of detail without revealing all his secrets.

ToroMor · 08-16-2007, 10:15 AM

Although the discussion on spells sounds a bit like kindergarden, I am glad that the question was brought up before the battles start.

As I see it, writing predefined "spells" in a bio is mostly bogus. I agree on having some meat on the bone when it comes to heavy magic users to get an "impression" of it. But distinct spells are for DnD players, not for decent writers. Magic can be formed into all kinds of effects. And I surely won't accept anyone getting disqualified because he uses magic that was not described beforehand in his profile. That's just lame, regarding the powers of all involved characters and the agreed "open" rules. If Sir Kenneth deems it enough description, he will surely be able to fulfill the criteria of a fair judgement. Of course, I agree that the "perimeters" of the decribed magic abilities should be maintained.

Just my opinion.