Role-Playing Practice Thread (Quick Scenerios)

[BugHunter]

((since this is the first, I'll make it into an easy scenerio that I'm sure we've all thought about before.))

So everyone knows that zombies will take over the world one day. Does your character have a "Zombie Plan"?



Egakino:
*Well Egakino is an easy going Jester/Illusionist without any real offensive weapons. But according to the movie "Land of the Dead", zombies get easily distracted by fireworks. With experience in pyrotechnics from circus shows and the knowledge to make more on his own (if he had the right items with him), he could easily set up a rig and get away as the mystified zombies star blankly at the bright lights. Kinda hard to say how he'd do in the long run without cover though.*

Onikage:
*Of course our fellow demon-slayer has a Zombie Plan. Over a dozen in fact. Pretty much all involve a rather blunt object connecting to a rotting skull. He'll do fine out there*

[Cobra5]

((It just so happens that Will, the one from Soul Saber, fought undead extensively before he had left his home. In fact, his mother died from an undead attack, and his father, consumed with depression, died not long after. Which is what prompted him to leave. Although this following scenerio is not quite a "zombie plan", I figured, I can just have fun . Will is only about 15 at this point))

"Ara, get down!" Will yelled. He was trying to get a shot in on the gathering crowd of desert zombies, but she was in his way. "I know what I'm doing! She yelled back angrily. Combat always seemed to make her testy, what Will saw as a recent change in her behavior. She got two more shots in with her rifle, before she slid down the sand dune and began running up towards Will's position. The zombies followed remarkably fast.

Their tribe, who fought the undead in this desert for generations upon generations, had grown quite proficient against them. Their tactic was the 'skirmish'- to attack, and fall back, and attack again, never leaving range, but never getting too close.

As Ara ran toward him, Will was able to take a shot with his bolt action rifle. "We have to watch the crossfire! Keep in mind where I'm standing!" The whole point of their journey into the desert alone was to improve their teamwork. "Don't tell me what to do! I've been fighting just as long as you have!" Ara, Will, and Ral were chosen to be a hunting group, because of how close the three of them were, and the Elders had been putting them through a number of exercises to test their teamwork.

She quickly reloaded her rifle, as Will continued to fire. This time, It would be Ara's job to fall back, and Will would hold his position until they grew too close. Then he would Fall back to Ara, who would be providing support for him from farther behind. They would continue this pattern, slowly thinning their numbers, until the mob was no longer a threat. However, even as the undead grew closer and closer, Ara stayed where she was. "What are you doing!? Fall back!"

"I told you to stop bossing me around!" Will was getting as frustrated as her, because of her persistent stubbornness, and he refused to retreat as well. The two of them fired as fast as they could into the crowd, which was climbing up the very dune they stood on. Ara dropped her gun and drew her two-handed sword. Seeing this, and so caught up in the moment, Will refused to be outdone in what he now saw as a contest. He drew his bastard sword. He would prove himself, to Ara, to the Elders, and to his father!

The zombies had gotten so close that the smell of living flesh began to enrage them. Growing to a frenzy, they charged. Outnumbered, Will and Ara prepared a final stand, though neither felt any fear, no thought of death, only unbridled fury. Screaming with Rage, Will prepared to strike the first zombie that came within range- It came closer and closer, then leaped!

Will swung his sword with all his strength, but moments before he struck the zombie, a gunshot range out, and the zombie collapsed. The rest of the mob had begun to fall as well, and the gunshots became like the sound of dropping rain. The gunshots came from the ridge above them, from a group of men mounted on horses. A group of the elders, Will's Father included, looked down upon Will and Ara in disappointment.

They still had much to learn.

[Deimos]

Zombie plan eh?
guess I'll use my two most developed characters...

Sho: *Despite being a very seasoned wanderer, this duelist has very rarely come across zombies. However, his basic combat teachings did mention something about a weakness to powerful flames. Thus, thanks to his skill with the particular element, he'd make use of his spiritual flame to burn down any undead in his path. Although he'd rather use his naginata, in this case- effectiveness is what matters*

Cirrus: As a student, he has yet to learn about the undead and their respective weaknesses (he's an art student after all...). However, he'll take most any life threatening situation with caution. Drawing walls (literally) and any amount of weapons until something works. Of course, this is providing he has time and room to quickly sketch or pull pages from his sketchbooks. Now should all else fail, he has his Steamgun, with which he'd do what he's seen work: shots to the head. If everything fails...he'll try to draw a bomb and make a run for it. Not necessarily the most effective, but he's still got a ways to go before he's ready to take on every mystery of the world with gusto.

[Jalathas]

((Saving a place here. The character I want to use is from my RP, and hasn't really been introduced yet. I wouldn't want to spoil the suprise, now would I?))

[Tassatul]

Aha, found time for posting!

Tassatul, the infested Kaiou-Tur warrior: Slice and dice. Undead are like shock troops of the bugs; easy to kill, but they came in large numbers. Two warps blades swinging in wide arcs along with the occasional photon grenade are more than enough for Tassatul to handle the mindless beings.

Tass, the necromancer: Turn them against each other. Raising the dead and binding them to his service is Tass's trade, so it would be a small matter to capture a few and start his own undead army. As they get pulled apart, enslave more.

Adam, the alchemist: A combination of brute force and alchemical prowess. He could beat them back with great metallic fists, or through some careful transmutation, purge the disease that caused their existence.

[BugHunter]

lol, i forgot Tass was a necromancer. You know wut would be funny, if Tass was the one who started the zombie invasion in the first place, haha.

I think I'm gonna give scenerios a week or so to stew over or until a majority of members post and then move on to another scenerio. And you other guys can make scenerio suggestions too.

[zoner]

Heheh, I could just imagine what Avroz would do...
Avroz, the healer/assassin:
"...Um, wow, uh, Affel? Buddy? Feel f-f-f-free to help... Okay, Affel? The-this really isn't fu-fu-funny..." Runs and screams. Avroz could kick a door in towards them and make it big, but that trick can only work so long as he has a door... The imaginary severed limb wouldn't effect something that's used to missing parts, and forget the healing and shrinking spells. The special would work, I know!
After the split:
Affel: Take out a bandage, Avroz.
Avroz: Do you really think there's time for mummificati-
Affel: Shut up and toss me an end of the bandage, Avroz
Avroz: Oh, right.
Affel: Hold on to your end. I'll run right around them, you run left.
Avroz: Are you sure I can do that?
Affel: You're used to running.

They don't actually talk to each other during the split, but just because this isn't technically an rpg I thought i might as well
Avroz could grab one end of a bandage and cut to the zombie army's left, Affel could grab one end and dart right, when they meet in the back just tighten it and tie them all together, then use the shrinking spell on the bandage to just crush the zombies as it keeps tightening. Really risky work, the bigger the army the less it could work, and if those particular undead would still move without a spine or the the body under the arms, not to mention half the arms, it may be a problem (All fear the 1/7 of a zombie army!)

Oh and about thinking up scenarios, there's always the classic "Mirror Enemy" Like a clone, just with the concepts of left and right mixed up. it took me awhile to figure out how to win this, but I have an idea : ) or just a heavily armed ability thief. I got that one, too.

[BugHunter]

Well done everyone. Oh hey, thats a great idea for a scenerio: Your character is just walking alone in the forest when out of nowhere you run into a mirrored version or clone of yourself. There's no way of telling if it's an illusion or if you're going crazy or if there's some wizard out there conjuring it. The clone seems to have the exact same personality and mentality as your character but also has a mind of its own. What would your character do if he met himself (or herself)?


Egakino the Jester:
Egakino would probably be too busy looking at the scenery of the forest to see that an alternate version of him would be approaching him. The clone would be doing the same. They would bump right into each other and both would fall down to the ground. Egakino would look up and find that there's another him right infront of him.

"Oww! Hey, wuts the big ide-- Woa! Wut the?" The 1st Egakino would say to the 2nd "You should watch where you're going" The 2nd would say as he helped the 1st back up. They would have their conversation wondering who was who but the 2nd would definitely stick to the idea that he was Egakino just as much as the 1st. And then the contest would begin.

"You say that you're me, but I am me. And there can only be one of me. If you really are me... then can you do this?" The 1st Egakino would pull out juggling balls and begin performing, "Of course, thats too easy" The 2nd would say as he pulled out his juggling balls. He would even say where and when he learned that trick, which would be right. The 1st would continue to test the 2nd with several more tricks like being able to balance on one hand while controlling a marionette with their feet or being able to throw fireworks to make symbols in the air until he was finally satisfied.

"Hahaha, this has been really fun! Well I guess you really are me. Pleased to meet you Egakino" says the 1st to the 2nd, "Nah, the pleasure is all mine" Says the 2nd to the 1st. They would shake hands and then go off in separate directions. "Man, that guy sure was cool. And fine fashion sense I might add as well." Egakino would carry on. Just another fantastical event in the life of a character who's entire life is fantasy.

[zoner]

Heheh, I think that would be fun having that happen to Avroz. "Affel? You're taller! You're my size! What happened!?!" lol hmm...but in terms of battling my devilish doppleganger, I would just use the special attack and have Affel to the left and Avroz to the right, which makes the copy do the same but with an Affel to the right and an Avroz to the left. Then have the one to the left (Affel) cast his size alteration spell on the dude in front of him (copy Avroz) to shrink him. That means copy Avroz has to use his size alteration on real Affel, making him bigger. Then, giant real affel will crush mini copy avroz while it just makes a crushing motion. the score is:
real affel_ real Avroz_
copy Affel_ copy Avroz X
from there, real Avroz(s) can repeat what happened with the undead, and as they charge forward with the bandage copy will charge right into them, holding one end of a flailing bandage.
And as another scenario for much later, there are lots of things
*Teleporter
*Hypnotist
*Giant Dinosaur (the teleporter got a time machine : p )
*Dragon
*Evil acidic blob

[BugHunter]

good thinking. I'll keep these in mind. Just wait for the others to post. Remember, always think outside the box. It doesn't have to be a battle scenerio.

[zoner]

yeah, i just always use that cuz it's my favorite part

[Jalathas]

Safra walked through the forest, absorbed in an internal debate. Sensing someone nearby, she turned suddenly. Walking out of the forest was someone who looked unnervingly like her. "What's going on here?" each asked the other.
"Well, this is interesting. I didn't know I was popular enough to attract copycats," said Safra.
"Who's copycatting who, now?"
"Seeing as how I'm the original, that would have to be you."
"Ha. Looks like you're copying my personality, not just my looks."
"Or you're copying mine, since I'm the original..."
"Of course you are. Look, it's flattering, really, but I don't need a little hanger-on following me around. Where'd you come from, anyways? That stupid little villiage I stayed in yesterday?"
"Maybe I should be asking you. Look, little fangirl, I think you should go now before you get hurt."
"Whatever. I'm not dealing with a fool who refuses to even admit she's a copycat."
"Come back when you've found your own style, and you're done copying mine."
They walked off in opposite directions, both firmly convinced that they were the original, and had told off a stupid child who had no idea what she was mimicking.

[BugHunter]

hehehe, so bitter that child is. I'll come up with what Tanyu would do later.

[Tassatul]

Tassatul, the infested Kaiou-Tur:

Tassatul stalks through the forest, eyes alert and watchful for any possible enemies. He spots a large figure across from him, also stealthing through the forest. As the two approach each other, they realize that they can see each other, and so calmly walk forward. When they finally meet a few yards apart, both are in for quite the shock, as they look exactly the same: Nearly 7 feet tall, light blue skin covered in greenish tendrils of infestation, upright digitigrade legs, and dressed in a full combat suit with two energy blades.

"Who are you, imposter?"
"Quite the contrary, who are you, imposter?"
"I will not tolerate this much longer. Tell me, who has gone through such pains to recreate my unique physiology? And how was it possible?"
"You'll get no answer from me, as I am the original."
"You are NOT! Perhaps when I tear you limb from limb, we'll know at least who the more powerful of us is!"
"Your imitation power would be no match compared to my authenticity! Prepare to die!"

The two join battle, a flurry of energy blades and limb, both displaying amazing physical and psionic feats of battle. Eventually, one emerges victorious, and stands, breathless and badly injured himself, over the broken form of the other. We never know who the "real" Tassatul is, and, if they both have the same memories, same body, same abilities. . . perhaps they were both the "real" infested Kaiou-Tur.

Short version: Gets pissed, starts a fight

[zoner]

tassatul said:

Tassatul, the infested Kaiou-Tur:

Tassatul stalks through the forest, eyes alert and watchful for any possible enemies. He spots a large figure across from him, also stealthing through the forest. As the two approach each other, they realize that they can see each other, and so calmly walk forward. When they finally meet a few yards apart, both are in for quite the shock, as they look exactly the same: Nearly 7 feet tall, light blue skin covered in greenish tendrils of infestation, upright digitigrade legs, and dressed in a full combat suit with two energy blades.

"Who are you, imposter?"
"Quite the contrary, who are you, imposter?"
"I will not tolerate this much longer. Tell me, who has gone through such pains to recreate my unique physiology? And how was it possible?"
"You'll get no answer from me, as I am the original."
"You are NOT! Perhaps when I tear you limb from limb, we'll know at least who the more powerful of us is!"
"Your imitation power would be no match compared to my authenticity! Prepare to die!"

The two join battle, a flurry of energy blades and limb, both displaying amazing physical and psionic feats of battle. Eventually, one emerges victorious, and stands, breathless and badly injured himself, over the broken form of the other. We never know who the "real" Tassatul is, and, if they both have the same memories, same body, same abilities. . . perhaps they were both the "real" infested Kaiou-Tur.

Short version: Gets pissed, starts a fight

As Cartman would put it: Dude, thweet.

gotta love a futuristic battle!