Personification Life OOC IX [CLOSED]

[Highfort]

Oh wait, the Hackathon against North Korea?

Not quite that ambitious, I'm afraid. UCSD, my school, was hosting a small hack night in preparation for their 36-hour SDHacks in the spring. I went to the previous hack night in the fall (and didn't accomplish anything), so I figured another try would be in order. I ended up not accomplishing anything here either.

I did get free food, free Google and Microsoft swag (shirts, pens, sunglasses, bags, etc), and I got to hang with a lot of chill people, so it's not totally a loss. Worse ways to spend a Friday night. I still feel like shit, though. I traded being hungover for being extremely tired. Red bulls and Monsters until 8 AM, then crashing til now.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Im sick and i dont feel like doing anything...sorry...;-- Im playing tf2 right now and even i feel to sick to do much in it.

[Swith Witherward]

Does anyone have a link to the old invasion application form?

Grocery shopping, etc. Back later tonight.

Hmmm... let me look.

And... story application form:

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[b][size=120]Story Interest Form[/size][/b]
Ref:
Genre:
Story name:
How many players needed:
Restrictions (no magic, etc):
How long do you expect it to run:
Short overview:


And then there's the Invasion form: viewtopic.php?p=14174158#p14174158. I'm going to add some things to it because some of our "invaders" were unfamiliar with playing the antagonist.

INVASION APPLICATION

Full details MUST be disclosed to the OP prior to approval. The OP is NOT a player character. The OP retains the right to deny any element, proposed or put into play, which would disrupt the thread to a degree whereby play is no longer enjoyable or to the point where continuation risks RP integrity. At no time will any invading forces be more powerful than OP tools set in place to preserve the game mechanics of PL. Do not godmod your invasion; do not bring in overwhelming forces; see Swith if you don't know how to properly run an antagonist.

This application must be telegrammed to the OP. You do not have to post in in the OOC.

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APPLICATION
 [b][i]Basic Info[/i][/b]
    [b]Name of Invasion[/b] -
    [b]Name of Invaders[/b] -
    [b]Date of Invasion[/b] -
    [b]Length of Invasion[/b] -
[b]Purpose of Invasion[/b] -
[b]Have You Run This By OP? [/b]-

    [b][i]Statistical Info (Note that the Objectives are for defenders' knowledge)[/i][/b]
    [b]Primary Objective[/b] -
    [b]Secondary Objectives[/b] -
    [b]Tertiary Objectives[/b] -
   
Major Events -

    Potential Casualties -
    List of Enemy Forces -
    List of Allied Forces -
What forces do you already have in place -
    God Allowance -

Seriously, though, if anyone wants to learn the subtle art of handing the hero his own ass, let me know. My witherwards have had a lot of play on NS in the last two years and, considering they're meant to be cheerful and accommodating nations with whimsical characters, not many people are familiar with my shades o' evil. I'm willing to teach people how to be a strong antagonist (character, faction or even intergalactic empire level) player.

[Tiltjuice]

Thanks Swithers. I'd like that. *nods*

[Northwest Slobovia]

Does anyone have a link to the old invasion application form?

Grocery shopping, etc. Back later tonight.

Hmmm... let me look.

And... story application form:

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[b][size=120]Story Interest Form[/size][/b]
Ref:
Genre:
Story name:
How many players needed:
Restrictions (no magic, etc):
How long do you expect it to run:
Short overview:


And then there's the Invasion form: viewtopic.php?p=14174158#p14174158. I'm going to add some things to it because some of our "invaders" were unfamiliar with playing the antagonist.

INVASION APPLICATION

Full details MUST be disclosed to the OP prior to approval. The OP is NOT a player character. The OP retains the right to deny any element, proposed or put into play, which would disrupt the thread to a degree whereby play is no longer enjoyable or to the point where continuation risks RP integrity. At no time will any invading forces be more powerful than OP tools set in place to preserve the game mechanics of PL. Do not godmod your invasion; do not bring in overwhelming forces; see Swith if you don't know how to properly run an antagonist.

This application must be telegrammed to the OP. You do not have to post in in the OOC.

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APPLICATION
 [b][i]Basic Info[/i][/b]
    [b]Name of Invasion[/b] -
    [b]Name of Invaders[/b] -
    [b]Date of Invasion[/b] -
    [b]Length of Invasion[/b] -
[b]Purpose of Invasion[/b] -
[b]Have You Run This By OP? [/b]-

    [b][i]Statistical Info (Note that the Objectives are for defenders' knowledge)[/i][/b]
    [b]Primary Objective[/b] -
    [b]Secondary Objectives[/b] -
    [b]Tertiary Objectives[/b] -
   
Major Events -

    Potential Casualties -
    List of Enemy Forces -
    List of Allied Forces -
What forces do you already have in place -
    God Allowance -

Seriously, though, if anyone wants to learn the subtle art of handing the hero his own ass, let me know. My witherwards have had a lot of play on NS in the last two years and, considering they're meant to be cheerful and accommodating nations with whimsical characters, not many people are familiar with my shades o' evil. I'm willing to teach people how to be a strong antagonist (character, faction or even intergalactic empire level) player.

I'm surprised people have difficulty being the antagonist, but then, I never claimed to be a nice guy.

[Qeno]

Yeah, but did you have fun hacking?

Well my team only hacked for 1/3 of the actual hackathon before giving up because our push to cloud features weren't working properly. We were working on a toilet rating app for the uni: rate the cleanliness, availability, and reliability of the various bathrooms on campus. We had a git set up with the menu data and the object classes for the individual toilets but it wasn't updating properly when a user inputted a toilet with ratings. The toilet + location would appear but the ratings wouldn't stick.

We gave up, some of them left, and the rest of us split up and decided to peek at other people's projects and try out the oculus rift my friend had brought with his group.

Hmm...what programs did you use? (If that's a question for the forum)

[Highfort]

Hmm...what programs did you use? (If that's a question for the forum)

We wrote it all in Java, seeing as that's the only language we have significant experience in. Only me and one other guy knew C, and I know very little, so we shot that down immediately.

[Swith Witherward]

Thanks Swithers. I'd like that. *nods*

Tank ewe.

Do you remember that Mr. Bill dog toy I was telling you about? I kept hearing it go off, but Fluff wasn't anywhere near it. Cat had dragged it under the couch, and was kicking the hell out of its head with her back feet. Twenty solid minutes of "Oh Noooooo..."

Slobo, we've had a few heavy-handed invasions. They usually end in TG box flooding as players rant to Cer or I.

[The BranRiech]

The invasions were usually fun, besides the fact that the enemy was so damn powerful that only the super-powered characters could really do anything against them.

[Northwest Slobovia]

Thanks Swithers. I'd like that. *nods*

Tank ewe.

Do you remember that Mr. Bill dog toy I was telling you about? I kept hearing it go off, but Fluff wasn't anywhere near it. Cat had dragged it under the couch, and was kicking the hell out of its head with her back feet. Twenty solid minutes of "Oh Noooooo..."

Slobo, we've had a few heavy-handed invasions. They usually end in TG box flooding as players rant to Cer or I.

So, keeping in mind that I currently have the brain function of a hypoxic goldfish, what do you mean by "heavy handed"? Cackling evil combined with heroic godmodding?

[Giovenith]

I remember back when everybody was doing invasion after invasion on top of each other. Ho-ly crap. I didn't like that. I don't get much out of invasions as others (Gio always plays nurse), and I have no interest in playing one out myself (my writing expertise lies in the personal and narrative-mythology realm, rather than the external tactical realm; hence why all villains/antagonists I've played were individuals, not forces).

A few have been really effective though, like the one where the whole city was destroyed. That had a notable sociological/psychological effect, which is something I can pick up on. Reaction, development, and influence, I can do. This tank goes there and what have you, no no.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

I remember back when everybody was doing invasion after invasion on top of each other. Ho-ly crap. I didn't like that. I don't get much out of invasions as others (Gio always plays nurse), and I have no interest in playing one out myself (my writing expertise lies in the personal and narrative-mythology realm, rather than the external tactical realm; hence why all villains/antagonists I've played were individuals, not forces).

A few have been really effective though, like the one where the whole city was destroyed. That had a notable sociological/psychological effect, which is something I can pick up on. Reaction, development, and influence, I can do. This tank goes there and what have you, no no.

Then...i mentioned...Vacations...

[Tiltjuice]

Thanks Swithers. I'd like that. *nods*

Tank ewe.

Do you remember that Mr. Bill dog toy I was telling you about? I kept hearing it go off, but Fluff wasn't anywhere near it. Cat had dragged it under the couch, and was kicking the hell out of its head with her back feet. Twenty solid minutes of "Oh Noooooo..."

Oh no indeed. *nods*

[Northwest Slobovia]

I remember back when everybody was doing invasion after invasion on top of each other. Ho-ly crap. I didn't like that. I don't get much out of invasions as others (Gio always plays nurse), and I have no interest in playing one out myself (my writing expertise lies in the personal and narrative-mythology realm, rather than the external tactical realm; hence why all villains/antagonists I've played were individuals, not forces).

A few have been really effective though, like the one where the whole city was destroyed. That had a notable sociological/psychological effect, which is something I can pick up on. Reaction, development, and influence, I can do. This tank goes there and what have you, no no.

Hm. I would have said that last part can go with the penultimate part: given limited resources, what do the the attackers chose to attack/defenders choose to defend?

[Giovenith]

I remember back when everybody was doing invasion after invasion on top of each other. Ho-ly crap. I didn't like that. I don't get much out of invasions as others (Gio always plays nurse), and I have no interest in playing one out myself (my writing expertise lies in the personal and narrative-mythology realm, rather than the external tactical realm; hence why all villains/antagonists I've played were individuals, not forces).

A few have been really effective though, like the one where the whole city was destroyed. That had a notable sociological/psychological effect, which is something I can pick up on. Reaction, development, and influence, I can do. This tank goes there and what have you, no no.

Hm. I would have said that last part can go with the penultimate part: given limited resources, what do the the attackers chose to attack/defenders choose to defend?

They definitely go hand in hand, though I personally can only really work on the smaller scale of the former. I can delve extremely deep into character psychosis and what this makes them capable of doing, but a ship is a ship a gun is a gun to me, and my knowledge of maps extends to, "Where is school, where is home, where is food, where is entertainment."

[Northwest Slobovia]

Hm. I would have said that last part can go with the penultimate part: given limited resources, what do the the attackers chose to attack/defenders choose to defend?

They definitely go hand in hand, though I personally can only really work on the smaller scale of the former. I can delve extremely deep into character psychosis and what this makes them capable of doing, but a ship is a ship a gun is a gun to me,

Nothing wrong with that. I have some interest in things military, but RPing mil-porn doesn't interest me.

and my knowledge of maps extends to, "Where is school, where is home, where is food, where is entertainment."

For RP purposes, that'll work fine. For RPing purposes, I tend to be of the "time and space are illusory" school: how things relate to each other matters only in as much as the locations drive character choices. Saying that some things are near each other and one is far away from them means that characters have to chose to use a valuable resource (time) to visit the last.

For wargaming and strategy gaming purposes, I'm very interested in specific distances between things, because the use of game resources is related to game victory (which may or may not tell a story).

[The New Velociraptor Empire]

I really want to do a proper Raptorvasion. I do have a plan but I am trying to figure out a solution since "fight back" will end horribly.

[Tiltjuice]

As always, can serve as a sounding board. *nods* Will be in IRC as needed!

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

I beat the sickness! I feel better now! a nice warm bowl of noodles works great!

[Northwest Slobovia]

I really want to do a proper Raptorvasion. I do have a plan but I am trying to figure out a solution since "fight back" will end horribly.

Well, Sandy does happen to hold the patent on Dino-B-gon.

Now in giant economy sized extra-strength bottles!

[Monfrox]

I beat the sickness! I feel better now! a nice warm bowl of noodles works great!

Apple juice is good too.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

I beat the sickness! I feel better now! a nice warm bowl of noodles works great!

Apple juice is good too.

If apple juice was in this house my grandma would make it disappear quicker then ice on the sun.

[Torsiedelle]

My characters usually fight during invasions...even though, as Bran mentioned, the enemy is usually too strong for them and other normal humans to handle.

If I did any kind of invasion...well, I don't know if invasions include assassinations, drive-by-shootings, carbombs, etc.

I love apple juice. Tea is good, too. Hot tea.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

If i do a invasion,it will invole military stuff, like tanks,helis...Basically anything that is a prototype in our time right now or already existed..(This includes T-34 spam or the T-Rush as i call it)

[Swith Witherward]

You can mesh grand scale with character play, but it's difficult to do in a fast-paced game. Sadly, our invasions usually happen in a compacted amount of time, and the temptation to godmod is there. Invader posts missiles fired and hitting in the same post, then moves on. The player providing defenses can't respond, and the players running characters on the ground miss that tiny snippet in the invader's massive post, so they don't react. I think we played out the Earth's invasion and Vaffelhelm's destruction in a matter of three gaming nights. In comparison, it took a solid month of heavy play to invade and crush a highly populated enemy planet, but every post by all players was carefully crafted, and (if I'm remembering it right), we fell into a posting pattern similar to a round of cards, where each player waited to post until it was their "turn".