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Day 4
Feb 6, 2010 11:11:31 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Barros on Feb 6, 2010 11:11:31 GMT -8
Oh and on the subject of technical technicalities you've experienced it once. Nathan experienced it twice. You are so boned.
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Day 4
Feb 6, 2010 16:34:19 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Barros on Feb 6, 2010 16:34:19 GMT -8
Awesome game guys. Even without Phil's Nova I doubt we would have gone past 5:30-6pm and I expected to have to leave the story unfinished based on prior games. I think this is partly due to only having three players and partly due to you guys mentally getting the hang of how things work.
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Day 4
Feb 6, 2010 16:39:21 GMT -8
Post by reiphil on Feb 6, 2010 16:39:21 GMT -8
590 taint points totaled. woot.
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Day 4
Feb 6, 2010 21:03:48 GMT -8
Post by frobones on Feb 6, 2010 21:03:48 GMT -8
Just digging Nathan a deeper hole... but wouldn't it be more secure to keep him in a room absent of all light? Lack of light does not imply shadow... actually, any source of light increases his chances of constructing one to escape.
Wikipedia definition: "A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object."
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Day 4
Feb 7, 2010 11:32:15 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Barros on Feb 7, 2010 11:32:15 GMT -8
I'm not a science guy. I thought we had had this conversation and it was argued that in complete darkness he would have free reign. Actually, by your definition I could see Phil being able to make an argument why a dark room would be the perfect environment for him in a very technical sense. You guys discuss. If we take Stephen's definition then the room was dark and the voice came in over an intercom rather than through a shutter and there is no red light on the camera. Otherwise it remains as is.
From an RP stand point though I do prefer Stephen's belief because having a big fatal flaw like that makes for more interesting scenarios. For example if we do a jailbreak, it would be very interesting to see Nathan have to escape commando style instead of just looking for a shadow and porting out. Play some real splinter cell. With Psychic knives.
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Day 4
Feb 7, 2010 23:06:01 GMT -8
Post by frobones on Feb 7, 2010 23:06:01 GMT -8
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Day 4
Feb 8, 2010 17:51:42 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Barros on Feb 8, 2010 17:51:42 GMT -8
Official press release:
The PRA is a division of the Department of Homeland Security. The PRA's goal is to protect American citizens from paranormal threats. The agency will be investigating nationwide to gauge just how many paranormals exist and whether they constitute a threat to national security. The agency has no interest in violating anyone's civil or constitutional rights. However, due to the unknown and sensitive nature of the threat Homeland Security has deemed it inappropriate to reveal procedural details during an ongoing investigation; no different than any other division of Homeland Security, the FBI, the CIA, Secret Service, or the Pentagon. The yet-to-be named director of the PRA will be an apointee of the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
(OOC: Yeah. Take on Homeland Security in post 9/11 America, Stephen. See how that works out for you.)
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Day 4
Feb 8, 2010 18:07:46 GMT -8
Post by reiphil on Feb 8, 2010 18:07:46 GMT -8
All I would have to do is spend a few points to enhance my device or powers. My device or powers could then generate a small flare (light control) extending my shadow enough into which i could fall into to teleport.
This would also be an RP manuever, as I could use the bright light to blind enemies, while then teleporting directly behind their shadow.
Also there are many definitions of shadow. And I could've taken whichever medium for my teleportation to avoid the bad if we really want to get technical about it. I could've just done "Darkness" in which a shadow is an obstruction of light, then obviously without light there is darkness, which could count. Etc. It depends on how much rules houndsy you want to be about descriptions.
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Day 4
Feb 8, 2010 19:23:06 GMT -8
Post by frobones on Feb 8, 2010 19:23:06 GMT -8
Also there are many definitions of shadow. And I could've taken whichever medium for my teleportation to avoid the bad if we really want to get technical about it. I could've just done "Darkness" in which a shadow is an obstruction of light, then obviously without light there is darkness, which could count. Etc. It depends on how much rules houndsy you want to be about descriptions. Well, either way is fine. Since we're beginning to look at the semantics of the word, it would probably be best to explicitly say what you can teleport through. To me, Shadow is like a subset of darkness, just a more explicit case. Almost like "a square is a shape, but a shape is not necessarily a square" type of thing. A shadow is darkness, but darkness is not necessarily a shadow. Official press release: The PRA is a division of the Department of Homeland Security. The PRA's goal is to protect American citizens from paranormal threats. The agency will be investigating nationwide to gauge just how many paranormals exist and whether they constitute a threat to national security. The agency has no interest in violating anyone's civil or constitutional rights. However, due to the unknown and sensitive nature of the threat Homeland Security has deemed it inappropriate to reveal procedural details during an ongoing investigation; no different than any other division of Homeland Security, the FBI, the CIA, Secret Service, or the Pentagon. The yet-to-be named director of the PRA will be an apointee of the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (OOC: Yeah. Take on Homeland Security in post 9/11 America, Stephen. See how that works out for you.) That wouldn't stop Yulis from trying to do the right thing. To quote Nicolas Cage from National Treasure: A toast? Yeah. To high treason. That's what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would have been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered, and - Oh! Oh, my personal favorite - and had their entrails cut out and ''burned''! So... Here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right... But anyways, it looks like they are going about this in a humane way. It not like they are making Sentinels and capturing paranormals, setting concentration camps, etc. So with this, Yulis would like to make a press conference/meeting/(whatever is appropriate) to see if there can be some kind of official endorsement or help with PR that he can do. You know, put a friendly face on their image to encourage those with abilities to reveal themselves; aiding the transition of a new era in human history as peaceful and orderly as possible.
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Day 4
Feb 9, 2010 16:04:31 GMT -8
Post by mrdent12 on Feb 9, 2010 16:04:31 GMT -8
After hearing the public announcement, Michael is going to go down to Mexico and start scouting for one or two hideouts down there. He is focusing the search on uninhabited islands and caves that are in remote places. All the while he is disguising himself as a blind man and pretending Ben is his seeing eye dog.
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Day 4
Feb 10, 2010 0:30:23 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Barros on Feb 10, 2010 0:30:23 GMT -8
The difference between you and the founding fathers is that the founding fathers were leading a revolution against a semi-absent parent. Had they staged their revolution from the shores of Great Britain, things might have turned out differently. A revolt against the government, especially in the modern day with a much greater disparity in weapons technology between the people and the military, would turn out like the French Revolution at best or Vietnam at worst... though most likely the government would just end you and your corporation. Few large corporations can survive without government support... none do if the government specifically targets them.
Of course that's just history. Maybe things will be different next time. It's your life. Do with it what you will.
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Day 4
Feb 10, 2010 13:13:42 GMT -8
Post by frobones on Feb 10, 2010 13:13:42 GMT -8
I wasn't thinking all out war, but something more along the lines of subterfuge. Able to be many places at once, look like anybody, and read minds can be powerful infiltration and assimilation devices.
But regardless, it looks like they are doing the right thing and going about it the right way, so Yulis would like to help in any way possible.
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