Start of #Exalted buffer: Thu Mar 18 09:08:03 2010 [17:30:41] Okay. Everyone IC and in #Sharn [17:30:56] we'll wait for DH and start when he gets here [17:31:01] * Yon is now known as Marianysa [17:31:07] If anything, the shamanism of FF7 is somewhat similar to liberation theology [17:31:15] * ChanServ sets mode: -o Marianysa [17:31:17] Since the Planet is the force that delivers people from Shinra [17:31:30] * Demota is now known as Aurora [17:31:50] * MattonMac (MattonMac@resnet.plymouth.edu) has joined #Exalted [17:33:23] Nova: http://forums.somethingawful.com/attachment.php?postid=373999357 [17:35:00] I kinda wnat to do a political reading into Ar Tonelico but I have no idea what to say about it. : [17:35:06] You realize I just dropped a raid on short notice for you. :V [17:35:09] * Darkheart is now known as Mauz [17:35:12] Lemme load CB. [17:35:36] good idea me too [17:36:03] Dem: I have no idea how you'd do that. Now, AT2, you could probably pull it off [17:36:48] * MattonMac (MattonMac@resnet.plymouth.edu) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) [17:36:54] Updating [17:37:29] ...Oh, wow. [17:37:49] If you look at Dubai from above, it's apparently in the shape of a poem in Arabic written by the king of Dubai [17:38:41] Wow [17:38:44] Interesting city planning there [17:39:10] Dubai fascinates me, because it's such a weird fucking place [17:40:09] Oh, going back a bit, I somehow read 'liberation theology' as 'libertarian theology' and :psypop:ed [17:40:39] hahahaha [17:40:46] Libertarian theology would be ridiculous [17:40:51] Hahahah [17:42:37] Whever you guys are ready [17:42:43] session start tag was posted [17:47:10] Perception checks [17:47:50] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/634714/afro-black_eyes-black_hair-blonde_hair-blue_eyes-c I love Sazh in thi [17:47:52] *this [17:48:13] 1d20+11 [17:48:14] Aurora rolls 1D20+11: 20 +11 = 31 [17:48:17] FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF- oh [17:48:19] huh. That wasn't so bad [17:48:38] 1d20+7 [17:48:38] Mauz rolls 1D20+7: 6 +7 = 13 [17:48:42] HUUUUUUUUUUUURR [17:50:37] heh [17:51:03] Aurora is able to sense a draft coming from one of the walls [17:53:53] Hhahaahha, that's a great picture. Also holy shit, when Vanille is drawn anime style, she looks EXACTLY like Feldt from Gundam 00. [18:01:14] BRB real quick, sidden bio. [18:01:47] Haste -> Bio [18:03:08] sudden bio? Does that mean bathroom break? [18:03:58] Yeah [18:04:29] Back. [18:04:43] I think it stands for 'biology'. Which always makes me want to picture them spontaneously cellularly dividing or something [18:05:00] haha [18:05:06] heh [18:05:41] http://www.destructoid.com/bioshock-s-arcadia-faithfully-recreated-in-doom-ii-165973.phtml huh. Neat. [18:06:45] YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES [18:06:50] NEW KUNIO-KUN GAME [18:07:01] Hahahah "Pop quiz, hotshot. Who's behind all this?" "A mastermind?" [18:07:08] That's the best answer to that qustion ever [18:07:08] hahaha [18:07:28] "River City Soccer Hooligans" [18:07:44] And River City Super Sports Challenge [18:07:44] Again. [18:07:47] Dem. [18:07:56] If you haven't listened to The Father of Death? [18:07:59] YOU NEED TO [18:08:14] I dunno who they use for singing Wily's parts, but he's perfect. :D [18:08:20] Kinda surprised to see them bringing the River City name back, though [18:08:22] Jesus Christ I can't get my head around the AT2 combat system [18:09:50] Well, there's... you have four directions of attacks per character, I think. [18:10:02] You push the d-pad and hit square or X [18:11:29] Up+attack will increase the gauge that lets your vanguards do special attacks (not really important until they learn them, obviously), forward+attack raises the burst gauge, and down+attack is for...Reyvateil sync, I think? I'm not sure if that's even important until really late in the game [18:11:43] DH: I kinda think Wily sounds too young [18:12:44] Argh, brb [18:13:38] The way it all 'feels', it kind of sounds like the FoD stuff's happening when they're youngish. [18:13:41] So I can let it slide. [18:13:55] I dunno, Light still sounds like a grizzled old man [18:14:04] Or at least middle aged [18:14:14] Point. [18:14:27] I just LIKE him, though, and I can't fully place why. [18:15:10] Yeah, he's good, but he almost seems out of place, which is weird. [18:15:32] Like, the rest of The Protomens' songs sound sorta like country/grit-rock [18:15:38] Wily sounds more Rockabilly [18:15:43] Especially in The Hounds [18:20:37] er.... okay... [18:20:58] I've been using the work "cask" as like "big, rectangular box" [18:21:09] Not necessarily a casket [18:21:30] ... oh. A box. I thought you meant like, a barrel. I figured anything in a barrel would already be like, evaporated [18:21:43] I think a cask is more like a barrel, yeah [18:21:51] BARREL [18:22:53] I bet Mauz is gonna find a girlfriend in the fridge. [18:23:01] That's how this works, right? [18:23:35] oh [18:23:36] well [18:23:48] speaking of barrels, I just described all that remains of them. [18:24:08] I figured only the metal collars on barrels would remain after millenia of decomposition [18:24:46] * Aurora nods [18:28:38] * Rowyn (rowyn2001@66.201.146.49) has joined #Exalted [18:28:41] Hi [18:29:14] http://gamepolitics.com/2010/03/17/anime-artists-fight-tokyo-virtual-child-porn-bill [18:29:23] I hear there is need of my services! [18:29:32] Yeah, we don't know how Ar Tonelico 2 works. [18:29:41] Gimme an Athletics check DH [18:29:42] I need a bit more explanation than that. [18:29:43] Also, I like Tokyo Virtual Child POrn Bill as a hobo name. [18:30:03] How far into it are you? [18:30:12] An hour [18:30:26] ...plotwise. "An hour" doesn't tell me *where* you are. [18:30:38] A mimic's gonna pin Mauz. D: [18:30:55] Rowyn: I just met Luca [18:31:00] Like have you gotten your first...ah. [18:31:14] Okay. So you have a Reyvateil, but don't know how combat works with two Reyvateils? [18:31:57] I have a hard time grasping how it works with one. I know I'm trying to kill the enemy, but it feels like I'm being judged on some criteria? [18:32:24] Oh. [18:32:25] Dammit. [18:32:31] I need to set up highlights. [18:32:35] So basically, combat's set up with two phases. Action Phase and Defense Phase. It's all time-based. With X being your bottom Vanguard/Reyvateil pair and Square being your top Vanguard/Reyvateil pair. [18:32:40] 1d20+4 [18:32:40] Mauz rolls 1D20+4: 9 +4 = 13 [18:32:43] ... ahahaha. [18:32:48] Wimpy Mauz arms! [18:33:05] one sec [18:33:34] Dem: Tokyo Virtual Child Porn Bill sounds like a terrifying hobo [18:33:35] yeah, fail [18:33:49] Just riding the rails with a bindle full of Comic Lo [18:34:18] Towards + attack is Bursttech, which increases their Burst Gauge. Up is Psych which increases the intensity of the pulse at the bottom (which I think is the rate their Burst Gauge grows, Down + attack is Synch which Synchs the two Reyvateils together but is largely useless for the first half of the game. [18:34:40] Away + Attack is a care action which gives MP back to your Reyvateil and is largely useless. ;p [18:35:25] The grading is largely how well you guard your Reyvateil and how heavy you hit during the combat. [18:36:22] 1d20+15 [18:36:22] NovaSeaker rolls 1D20+15: 8 +15 = 23 [18:36:29] Certain evolutions (which will come once you start diving) requires you to increase your gauge in one of those four directions by a set amount before the song magic will evolve. [18:36:53] Which'll be shown on th gauge by a shining white dot. [18:37:22] Also, when you have a Reyvateil and go up in levels, waiting to attack charges up to level 2, level 3, and EX attacks. [18:37:33] Without a Reyvateil, you can only attack at level 1. [18:37:41] And can't guard. [18:37:57] Huh. So there's a reason to not attack ASAP? [18:38:11] Yeah. It charges up a stronger, though more time consuming, attack. [18:38:22] Which also raises the guages higher. [18:38:45] Oh, and no matter what, you only get one Level 3 attack per combat round. [18:39:46] * Aurora nods [18:39:50] So how do you know when an attack charges? [18:40:01] Man, I like Croix a lot more than Liner. I hope he doesn't end up regressing into a more typical shonen protagonist [18:40:48] Timing on the guard determines how much damage you and your Reyvateil takes. Terrible is full damage, Bad is 75% for you and Reyvateil, I think. Good is 50/50, Great is 25/no damage, Perfect is no damage at all. [18:41:20] It shows on their gauge. Level 1, then the bar charges and it shows Level 2 when it's at Level 2. [18:41:26] Right by the Vanguard. [18:41:42] His glasses make him smarter [18:41:55] And also, Croix stays pretty consistantly the "smart" protagonist. He's got a few dumb moments but overall, he's actually got his shit together. Which is refreshing. [18:43:52] Luca kind of makes me mad because she actually develops potential and I actually can understand where she ends up coming from but I think the developers just didn't invest the time in making it come out very well. [18:44:10] (And she's kind of my favorite Reyvateil, surprisingly enough.) [18:45:18] * Aurora nods [18:45:35] I like Croix, though I do kinda miss Lyner hurfing and durfing his way to victory [18:47:02] I'm still trying to figure out if Dive Therapy is more similar, in terms of the central metaphor, to full-blown prostitution or full-release massages [18:47:41] Also, Lyner was aslways five minutes away from being a dream. :| [18:52:26] Can I have a retcon, pleeeease? [18:52:33] I seem to be made of fail right now. :C [18:53:09] Bah, okay. Totally winding that back. [18:53:47] I'll just pretend I didn't type anything and look stupid over there. [18:59:14] I guess Dive Therapy is like, a brain massage. [19:01:46] * NovaSeaker pokes atta Yon [19:04:56] Did Yon fall off the intertubes? :( [19:05:04] Dunno :( [19:05:05] Iunno. :( [19:07:48] Kentaro: Have you actually gotten into Dive Therapy yet? [19:08:40] And there is answers in game if you focus on Luca. [19:10:43] Not yet. I'm about to do my first dive, but with Cloche [19:13:10] The mandatory test dive. [19:13:11] Yes. [19:13:26] (Or rather the Tutorial Dive. :V) [19:15:36] Sorry about that, guys. Dinner didn't agree with me, you don't want to know anymore, I'm okay now [19:16:35] eesh [19:16:49] How big are these stones again? [19:16:56] Also Dem: Any time you find yourself missing Lyner, just remind yourself of these six little words. [19:17:03] Rocket Lance with Machine Gun Attachment [19:17:13] ... the lance is also a rocket? [19:17:16] All these bitches and their stonehenges [19:17:19] This game is phallic as HELL [19:17:35] The lance is, indeed, also a rocket. [19:18:49] Also, my favorite part of Croix is when he goes fucking POSTAL on a certain character for being a gigantic bitch early on in the game. (of course, if you make a certain choice after said freakout, he seems like the pussiest pussy who ever pussied) [19:19:01] Yon: The party found a big ol dragonshard that might hold some sort of magic. [19:19:14] Nova: Reading backscroll now [19:19:16] er, shards. Not stones. [19:19:17] Temper suggested Mari might wanna take a look at it [19:19:18] gotcha [19:19:46] I'm a little off-guard about how modern Ar Tonelico 2 is [19:19:57] I think I just hit that, Yon [19:20:12] Unless he gets even angrier at someone being an even BIGGER bitch [19:20:31] No, if you've just done your first dive, nope. [19:20:41] No, you have not. [19:21:11] Aw. I got a thing where Cloche was being a bitch about Lyner being in her Cosmosphere, and I chose 'get angry' over 'get disappointed' [19:21:37] Well, at least I have more Cloche yelling at bitches to look forward to [19:21:37] s/Lyner/Croix [19:21:42] Yeah [19:21:49] I still haven't fully transitioned [19:21:59] ... oh, seriously, Danbooru? [19:22:05] it's Chroah Vatel? [19:23:22] http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/198ff31327d60df87313df925725c180.jpg [19:24:54] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/153262/ar_tonelico-ar_tonelico_ii-blonde_hair-blue_eyes-b [19:27:20] Nooo, Cloche! [19:27:26] Don't throw Lanternal. :( [19:27:59] And what's wrong with that, Dem? [19:28:16] Well, they used to have this ridiculous policy on using Japanese WHENEVER POSSIBLE [19:28:26] Like glasses wouldn't work, you have to type megane [19:29:01] Don't forget how they use the Japanese words for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for fuck's sake. [19:30:14] Arcana check Mari [19:30:41] 1d20+16 [19:30:41] Marianysa rolls 1D20+16: 12 +16 = 28 [19:31:06] It's the Chariot Arcana. Strikes won't work. [19:31:24] *rimshot* [19:40:01] Aurora assumes Mauz wants his own island filled with singing girls. :| [19:43:22] Yeah. 'Singing'. Let's work with that. [19:58:40] So are we basically just gonna be Kefka? :| [19:59:27] Kefka? [20:00:09] Well knowing Aurora, if we let HER use it, she's going to recreate the flying cities from G Gundam. :V (complete with Statue of Liberty cannon) [20:00:21] Big old flying island, airships, tower-based WMD [20:00:33] heh [20:06:49] * nova (novaseaker@c-67-190-200-4.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) has joined #Exalted [20:06:55] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@c-67-190-200-4.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) Quit (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by nova))) [20:06:55] * nova is now known as NovaSeaker [20:06:57] * ChanServ sets mode: +o NovaSeaker [20:07:13] Shezna's with the group [20:11:38] * Alt-Eisen (neorook@cpe-76-173-138-205.socal.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) [20:19:16] * Kentaro (Charles.Bo@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [20:29:10] 1d20+15 [20:29:11] NovaSeaker rolls 1D20+15: 1 +15 = 16 [20:29:29] :( [20:33:50] Sorry, I'm a little distracted right now. Spending that long in the bathroom takes a lot out of you. :/ [20:34:01] Thievery? [20:34:16] yesh [20:34:36] Remember the bonus from the gloves [20:35:04] (+3 item bonus) [20:35:32] You can also expend a magic item daily use to roll twice and take the higher result [20:35:58] But you'd have to decide to use it before rolling [20:36:15] (use the magic item daily power, that is) [20:36:21] Not gonna use the power. [20:36:47] 1d20+13 [20:36:48] Marianysa rolls 1D20+13: 18 +13 = 31 [20:38:59] Yeah that's good enough [20:39:02] by a long shot [20:39:25] :D [20:41:34] * Rowyn (rowyn2001@66.201.146.49) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [20:45:07] SHOVEL [20:45:20] :V [20:45:47] * Marianysa is now known as Yon [20:45:56] * Aurora is now known as Demota [20:45:59] Sorry for the sparse session [20:46:09] I was distracted [20:46:30] Nah, was fun [20:46:39] thanks [20:46:43] Did hte distraction start with an "F" and end with "inla Fantasy XIII"? [20:46:44] So was I! [20:46:52] Nope :P [20:47:15] I wonder what you guys are going to do with [A SHOVEL]. [20:47:45] put it in [20:47:59] in what? [20:50:40] Why does character sheet viewer always ask me to save my changes. WHAT CHANGES [20:50:58] :iiam: [20:51:03] Nova: In a box. [20:51:06] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qHVUBM8IQI [20:55:16] Like a bauewse? [20:56:35] Sure! [20:57:44] Hm. [20:57:47] Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. [20:57:52] We keep it. [21:06:42] Are you sure you don't want to give out epic giant magics to a government of your choice? [21:07:13] We will be our own government [21:07:30] btw, it's a level 30 ritual [21:08:00] * Demota nods [21:12:49] Man. [21:12:54] Looooads a' money~ End of #Exalted buffer Thu Mar 18 09:08:03 2010