Hmm...Valefor eh? Talk about giving someone the bird.
[SU/D] Balamb Garden
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hahaa, hells yea, I'm gunna be giving a few people the Bird, Especially if we take down any bosses
Valefor, Good choice.
One thing I was thinking of bringing into the RP is the use of draw points. The only reason I didn't mention them at the start was because I wasn't sure if people would abuse them or not! Now, seeing what people are like, I'm happy to have them used in posts - but I think some guidelines need to be in place first:
- Do not use a draw point in every post. Be sensible.
- Limit the amount of spells drawn at a time. I know the amount drawn in FFVIII is a random figure, so bare that in mind
- Do not draw high level magic, early on in the story, and in high quantities
I also think that it needs to be made obvious when magic is drawn, so I can update bio's. Maybe highlighting the sentence in a certain colour when the magic is drawn is an idea.
Those are a few off the top of my head, but I want input from you guys as it's everyone's RP, not just mine!
One thing I was thinking of bringing into the RP is the use of draw points. The only reason I didn't mention them at the start was because I wasn't sure if people would abuse them or not! Now, seeing what people are like, I'm happy to have them used in posts - but I think some guidelines need to be in place first:
- Do not use a draw point in every post. Be sensible.
- Limit the amount of spells drawn at a time. I know the amount drawn in FFVIII is a random figure, so bare that in mind
- Do not draw high level magic, early on in the story, and in high quantities
I also think that it needs to be made obvious when magic is drawn, so I can update bio's. Maybe highlighting the sentence in a certain colour when the magic is drawn is an idea.
Those are a few off the top of my head, but I want input from you guys as it's everyone's RP, not just mine!
Perhaps people could post a little status on their character before the roleplay reply?? It could help those with bad connections who can't swap quickly between pages??
Also, does Drawing have to be the same as in FF VIII??? With it being like a spell?? I'm just asking, because I have a few ideas:
- Characters could draw from dead creatures??
- Or they have to do something specfic, like wound a creature??
Well I happen to have a list of where the drawpoints are. If you want we can use the draw points from the game itself. Like Balamb has the Esuna draw ppoint in the library or the Blizzard one in the Training Center.
Posting the status in an interesting idea. Fancy posting an example of how you would like it to look?
I hadn't considered drawing from battles yet actually. Again, it's something I'm open to as long as it's not abused during the RP in the same way draw points could be. That said, I think I'd leave drawing from a dead creature for the mean time - just keep it to battles and draw points for now and we'll see how that goes
I like that idea. If we go ahead with the drawing magic in battle idea as well, then people will still be able to add to their magic stock. If you post the link on here Gavin, I can include it in the OP's of both threads so people can refer to it when they need to.
Well I'd actually be going and typing it all up since the list is in the official strategy guide i still have from when FFVIII came out. There's a story behind it but I shan't go into it. If you want though, I can give lists for each place we go to since I know a number of the possible places we wont be. D-District Prison, the Missile Base, MD Level, that sort of thing.
Posting the status in an interesting idea. Fancy posting an example of how you would like it to look?
I hadn't considered drawing from battles yet actually. Again, it's something I'm open to as long as it's not abused during the RP in the same way draw points could be. That said, I think I'd leave drawing from a dead creature for the mean time - just keep it to battles and draw points for now and we'll see how that goes
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The example I was thinking about would be something like this:
Character: K. McIvory
Status: No afflictions, Healthy.
Magic drawn and number(If too many, summarise with the top few, like so:
-Thundaga(x20)
-Blizzard(x18)
-Cure(x10)
Of course, that's just a rough idea.
well i like the idea of being able to draw magic, although my character isn't really going to use magic, my character is more of a physical fighter and picking stuff up off the ground (like rocks) and using his throw ability to distract enemies who are to far away from him to grapple/kick-in-the-dang-head/ or punch in the head.
not very good with magic me, never really used it, i tended to use more useless abilities in battle, like card, item and the such, really the only time i used magic was when i gained access to stronger magic, and abilities that were actually beneficial (Meltdown being my favorite spell)
not very good with magic me, never really used it, i tended to use more useless abilities in battle, like card, item and the such, really the only time i used magic was when i gained access to stronger magic, and abilities that were actually beneficial (Meltdown being my favorite spell)
That's a lot of work for you, Gavin. Obviously, it would be great to have - but don't go to too much trouble.
The status bit I definitely think could be of benefit. You could go as far as saying what the health stats are looking like, not specifically e.g. 1234HP/3000HP - that would be too hard to manage throughout the RP. Something along the lines of "Critical HP", but only when it's necessary. It's no use doing it on every post if there are no battle's going on.
I think listing the magic could get a bit tricky. Perhaps it's best to just make it clear and obvious when magic has been drawn. If people are reading the posts properly, it shouldn't be a problem
Subtle-sounds
Ex-Soldier
im sorry i havent posted in a while, ive been really busy, ill try and catch up now if its not too late ;n;
That's OK, I figured you'd be back 
You're easily in the story, so just have a read through when you've got time.
EDIT: What's going on with your most recent post SS? It looks like the last page worth's of posts have been copied and pasted a few times
You're easily in the story, so just have a read through when you've got time.EDIT: What's going on with your most recent post SS? It looks like the last page worth's of posts have been copied and pasted a few times
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Subtle-sounds
Ex-Soldier
was a work in progress so that i could work on my post and include things i had missed while being away, i unfortunately pressed post by accident
The status bit I definitely think could be of benefit. You could go as far as saying what the health stats are looking like, not specifically e.g. 1234HP/3000HP - that would be too hard to manage throughout the RP. Something along the lines of "Critical HP", but only when it's necessary. It's no use doing it on every post if there are no battle's going on.
I think listing the magic could get a bit tricky. Perhaps it's best to just make it clear and obvious when magic has been drawn. If people are reading the posts properly, it shouldn't be a problem
Aye then!!! Perhaps when magic is drawn, the 'drawer' signifises the magic drawn with something like, Bold??
The draw lists won't be that big of a problem. Right now we have Balamb Garden, FH and Esthar lists based on current trajectory. Easy enough to do unless we don't plan to linger in FH in which case we can omit that list. If you want, I'll send you a list of the draw points in BG and Esthar since we know for certain we will be there when I get done entertaining tonight.
Bold and with a different colour to the text you post in, and you've got a deal!
Gavin, if you're sure, that would be great. I'm sure there will be some time spent in FH, so feel free to include them
Alright then, I'll type them up as soon as I get home from shopping tomorrow.
so we are bringing Draw points into the Rp. . . cool, i may very well get in on some of those, if there is a spell i fancy adding to my arsenal.
Do you want me to just post the draw lists in the SU/D thread?