It's just been confirmed that Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot (of Fast and Furious 4, 5, and 6 fame) has been cast as Wonder Woman for Batman vs. Superman. I'm sure after she goes through some training, she'll look the role even more, but I haven't seen anything besides Fast 4 so I don't know about her acting...but come on, Jamie Alexander would have been perfect.
And it's probably Mystique who kicked it.
Right after they did a skit with a raw turkey. Turns out, she saw the turkey used for the bit on her way in (after everyone offered vodka, apparently, after seeing her drinking a beer) and thought about putting the turkey on her head and running around. Jon Stewart said if she had done that, the internet might have exploded. ...I think we would have.
I just realized that Anixe and Anniexo are two different members.
I was totally naked (well, in a towel only) for a good thirty minutes a while ago. And I'm not even in my own house. e.
So the hard drive on my old laptop gave out (or something, still not sure) and I was without it for a few weeks. Finally, my girlfriend realized that she could just let me use hers that she never uses and hasn't touched in at least over a year. Some of you may remember me saying that she isn't very...tech savvy (like at all) and the laptop wasn't in the best condition. I finally get it up and running pretty smoothly so I take it with me to New York while I stay with my mom. I get back and...the screen's ****ed up. I think it got damaged in the luggage. The colors were all inverted and the screen much darker than usual. Google says its the LCD panel that's shot and needs to be replaced...I managed to invert the colors, but the it's still pretty dark and some colors are still blargh. Anyways, yeah, **** technology. /rant
...EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT ZELDA SCALE AND ITS CONFUSING ME A LITTLE BIT. If I had a 3DS...this game would have been a preorder. Though the turn into a drawing thing seems so...random at first. How close is the storyline to aLttP, time wise? Same Link or different Link?
Making your own birthday thread? Happy belated birthday. Remember, according to chemistry, alcohol is technically a solution (and a great one at that).
This is the best thing I've seen today.
Black Friday is a holdier day than Thanksgiving. Welcome to America.
A new RPer? It's like KHV gave me an early Christmas present (regardless of whether or not we end up in the same RP, I love when the Arena gets new members). Welcome to our site~ We're friendly enough, even if you do have Koi Herpes. I'm more of a creator than a joiner for RPs now, but I'm sure if you see an RP that you like, they'll gladly give you a recap so you can jump right in. Anyways, hope to see you around~
Quiet down, gingercakes.
JackHammer, the pale-blue orb that belonged to Jack, floated near the left of the group of 'new souls,' waiting for the other souls to confirm their willingness to progress. As each soul seemingly clicked [Yes], the light surrounding them pulsated once. JackHammer wondered if one pulse meant yes and two pulses meant no as the Outsider started to speak again, its voice sounding like gravel crunching together inside your ear before turning into a smooth liquid that easily flowed in. [/url] "My excitement at your collective decision to join this world cannot be contained," the Outsider said without changing the tone of his voice. He paused for a moment to chew his apple, now reducing it to half, before continuing. "Before any of you take form, you must first decide the road that your life will take. Like all metaphysical roads of my own creation," the Outsider chuckled, "This path will paint a picture of yourself, perhaps a picture that you knew not exists. Until your new physical body is ready for you, your soul must take a form. Without form, there is no interaction with the world. You must now make a choice, young souls of Etiam: will you wield the sword of the warrior, defend with the shield of the guardian, pray with the staff of the cleric, or see through the eyes of the rogue? No worry, your choice will have no consequence on your eventual physical body. It is simply...an introduction to the laws of the land. However, your first form will grant you your first weapon, one that you will never betray you in combat and will always remain ready." The Outsider waved his non-apple holding hand as four symbols appeared between him and the souls, each with a floating weapon. "Now, choose, young souls. At your deepest, in your very core, beyond your heart, what is your true self?" "Wait, what?" Jack thought, confused. The four symbols -a sword, shield, staff, and eyeball- were the icons used for the four Orders in the instruction manual. "But I'm not choosing my Classes yet, am I? I thought my Race came first?" He pondered for a moment. <That's right.> appeared over Blood-Reign's soul. Reigner could hear JackHammer's speech and he realized that after clicking [Yes], they were now able to communicate. However, Reigner choose not to use his headset yet and simply typed. <OLI said this doesn't affect our future 'form.' Race and Classes must come later. This shouldn't matter.>Blood-Reign said as he started floating towards the shield icon. He was usually a 'Tank' player, but he wanted to try something different. Besides, if the Outsider was to be believed, he would get to pick his real Classes later. <This must be for the intro tutorial only. Or some special ability.> As he neared his chosen icon, Blood-Reign noticed that the other souls didn't move. 'That's pretty...cool,' he thought, realizing that each player was only going to see what they themselves chose and appear motionless to other players. Jack's eyes widened at the dialogue that appeared in a bubble over this Blood-Reign guy. "Oh, you can hear me?" The inexperienced gamer didn't realize that chat was officially opened. But since he wasn't that quick of a typist, he decided to stick to his headset. "Well...alright, then. I know what I'm doing." JackHammer moved towards each of the floating icons, listening to the Outsider's description of each that started when JackHammer grew closer to each icon. "Do you choose to be a Soldier and strike down enemies with your steel blade?" [Yes] [No] "Perhaps you wish to a Guardian, defending your allies with mighty shield?"[Yes] [No] "Is the way of the Cleric to your liking, channeling your faith through a sturdy rod for feats unheard of?" [Yes] [No] "Are you a Rogue that uses a pair of daggers for your own devices, whatever they may be?" [Yes] [No]
Bushy Bro! (not a typo) Impressions? How are you feeling? Me, you, Arch transform into actual superheroes. Who would we each be? Me, you, Arch transform into actual supervillains. Who would we each be? You, Arch, and I develop original superpowers. What do we each get?
That can happen as well. I've had it happen in different variations, bad weather pushing the beginning of the year back a bit or too many snow days causing the school year to extend a bit to make sure we have time to finish curriculum.
"Final-freaking-ly!" The college student sighed as he sent the e-mail. Leaning back in his leather computer chair, Reigner placed a hand on his forehead, gripping his unkempt hair. He sighed, enjoying the moment before sitting straight up and staring at the disc on his desk: Etiam - Fantasy MMORPG. It had arrived that morning, just like Fed-Ex said it would. Pre-ordered months ago, Reigner had waited anxiously for this game. In fact, he wanted to make sure that he would have ample time to get engrossed in it. To that end, the freshman with a slightly-higher-than-average-but-still-nothing-to-brag-about IQ had worked hard on all of his assignments and even worked ahead to give himself a few days of game time. He had planned on finishing his last essay a few days early, but got distracted by Etiam information on-line, specifically the Classes and Races. Homework took a backseat to planning out his Character until he woke up to the deliveryman, prompting him to finish all of his current (and some future) assignments. Now that he was completely done, Reigner decided that it was time. Taking a few minutes to prepare himself, he grabbed a few snacks from his mini-fridge by his desk, a couple of drinks, locked the door at the top of his stairs to alert his parents that he was not to be disturbed, and sat down at his PC, headset-clad. Cracking his knuckles, Reigner booted up the game with a grin on his face. Not an expert gamer by any means, Reigner still considered himself an aficionado and was pretty well-versed in MMOs. Watching the beautiful opening cinematic and going through with the short intro, Reigner acknowledged the outwordly (or should one say, outEtiamly) nature of O.L.I. before noticing his own crimson orb with "Blood-Reign" written over it. Yeah, including your own name in a gamertag wasn't original, but Reigner had his reason for enjoying his name. He studied the other souls for a moment, noticing the name-less black one and chuckling at a few of the usernames, before clicking "Yes." He grinned again, this time whispering to himself: "And the king shall reign."
THE DIVINE CONFLICT BETWEEN HARMONY AND DISCORD RAGES ON,the fate of the world its promised prize. Fighting to secure it are brave souls summoned for that solitary purpose. Champions, cut from a cloth different from those which form the fabric of our world. Relying on what fragments of their shattered memories remain, they fight to end the conflict, and for a chance to return home to the worlds they each once knew. What the hell is this? This is a game. It's KHV's own version of the Playstation Portable game, Dissidia Final Fantasy, made by me with inspiration from the Death Note Game, all of its participants and creators (Special thanks to all members, specifically Pika, for handling it), and inspiration for a turn-based battle thread came from a former member named Slaughtermatic. Well, what's the story? Chaos, god of discord and Cosmos, goddess of harmony, are trapped in an endless cycle of war. Each fights the other, determined to tip the balance of discord and harmony in their favor. To that end, they summon several warriors to fight for their cause. The goal of each warrior is to defeat the other side and eventually finish off Chaos (for a warrior of Cosmos) or Cosmos (for a servant of Chaos). Only one can warrior can fight the discord god or the harmony goddess so at the end of each cycle, the surviving warriors must face each other. After Chaos or Cosmos is slain, the cycle begins anew. How does it work? You will pick a job (or class or theme). Each job has its own specific stats (Bravery, HP, and Speed) and commands.This is similar to a role-play, except you are the character (so no coming up with your own character). Each member will be dubbed by his/her class and username. If I was a Summoner, I'd refer to myself as Summoner Boy Wonder.After enough members join (by picking a job), I will personally assign each player to the side of Chaos or Cosmos (to keep it as balanced as possible).This will be a turn-based battle game. Who goes first depends on speed (and abilities).Each Cycle (round) will have as many mini-rounds until only one player is left. The player will be declared champion and take on Chaos or Cosmos in a little story post I'll type up myself (nobody will actually be playing or fighting these). What's the stages for each Cycle? 1. Warriors are summoned for each side (Members join and I randomly assign them to Chaos or Cosmos).2. Warriors face off against their counterpart (I'll assign opponents randomly).3. Victorious warriors from one side face victorious warriors from the other side until there's only one left (If it's an uneven number, certain warriors will 'betray' their team by switching to the other side. As in, I'll switch people to the other side. You can volunteer if you so wish).4. The remaining warrior will be declared Champion of Cosmos or Chaos and defeat the opposing deity (A little post about the remaining player taking on, fighting, and defeating the opposing deity will be typed up and that player will be declared the winner).5. New Cycle starts over with same and/or new warriors (You can join as the same job or a different job). What are the stats and commands? Spoiler Stats: Bravery (BRV) - The 'Attack' stat. This is how much damage each warrior will inflict on his/her opponent. Each job's Bravery is how much Bravery the warrior will start out the battle with. Bravery can be stolen from an opponent with a normal Attack or successful Block. HP - The 'hit points.' This is how much damage a warrior can take before falling. Only Finishers can affect this stat. Once enough damage and HP reaches 0, the warrior loses. Speed (SPD) - This stat decides which player's move is done first. For example, if Warrior 2 has 15 HP, 20 Bravery, and 10 Speed, and Warrior 1 has 10 HP, 20 Bravery, and 12 Speed, and both use their Finisher, Warrior 1 will attack first because he has the higher speed. Because he has more Bravery than Warrior 2 has HP, Warrior 2 will lose. If Warrior 2 attacked first, Warrior 1 would have lost. Commands: Attack - Steal Bravery from the opponent. This reduces the opponent's Bravery and increases yours. Each class has several Attack abilities, each taking different amount of Bravery. Finisher - Deal damage to the opponent's HP. Amount of damage done is the same as amount of Bravery. Once this is used, Bravery will fall to 0 and will slowly rise to the base Bravery by 33% of the base with each post (so it'd take 3 posts to get back to base Bravery). Bravery can rise faster with successful 'Attacks.' Each class has a regular Finisher and one with a special effect. Block - Block the opponent's attack (with lower Speed) or dodge the opponent's attack (with higher Speed). Blocking will steal 25% of the opponent's Bravery and reduces damage done to you by half. A dodge steals none but takes no damage whatsoever. How does a turn-based battle work? The point of each battle is to steal enough bravery from your opponent to raise yours with a normal Attack or successful Block. Each Finisher will do actual HP damage to your opponent. HP damage is exact same as your current Bravery. Bravery is reduced to 0 with each successful Finisher. Once HP goes reaches 0, the other player wins.The way you fight is by sending me a Private Message with your Command.You have a choice of Attack, Finish, or Block. For Attack and Finish, you must send the specific ability you wish to use.Each turn will be composed of a command from each warrior. Who goes first is determined by Speed (and possibly an ability). If both warriors have the same Speed, the first move will be decided by coin toss or at random unless that ends the match; in which case, an PMed event between the two warriors will decide the first move.If either warrior for any Match goes too long without sending in a command, said warrior forfeits the match, but it will still be typed out, with me (the judge) choosing the commands to deliberately lose. If both warriors neglect to send in a command, then both will be eliminated. So how does this start? First, you pick your job from the list below. Each job has its own stats and abilities.After being matched up for the first round and round officially starts, Private Message the judge (usually me) your first command.The judge will type a little story using both warriors' commands and do the math himself.The winner will move on to the second round.The final winner of the story will face the opposing god, Cosmos or Chaos, in a scripted battle typed by the judge.The Cycle's results will be posted in a Results/Hall of Fame tab and the next Cycle starts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cycle Progress Jobs Past Cycle Stories Past Cycle Results Hall of Fame The Match-Ups and Progress for the current Cycle will be posted here.Cycle #1 not yet started! Jobs Archer A class that focuses on high speed and long range attacks. Archers are usually quick to attack to steal Bravery, but have relatively low HP. [/url] Stats HP: 1200 BRV: 300 SPD: 20 Spoiler Attacks Beso Toxico - steals 15 BRV and does 10 HP damage. Attacks second regardless of Speed. Crossbow - steals 15 BRV. Bullseye - Steals 20 BRV. Cannot be dodged or Blocked, but will allow opponent to attack first next turn. Finishers Assassinate - Shoots several arrows at the opponent's vital organs. Blackout - Shoots a barrage of arrows that cover the sun (WE'LL FIGHT IN THE SHADE). Cannot be blocked or dodged, but will only deal half damage. Bravery is also reduced halfway, not to 0. Black Mage A job that focuses on the arcane arts. A Black Mage has great HP and BRV, but very low speed. Their specialty is dealing HP Damage while stealing BRV. [/url] Stats HP: 1800 BRV: 350 SPD: 10 Spoiler Attacks Fire - Steals 20 BRV and deals 50 HP Damage. Blizzard - Steals 50 BRV and deals 20 HP Damage. Thunder - Steals 30 BRV and deals 30 HP Damage. Finishers Meteor - Summons a large meteor from space to fall down on the enemy. Focus - Uses opponent's move against them and deals damage equivalent to the opponent's Bravery, not the user's. User's Bravery still reduces to 0. Dark Knight A malevolent and powerful job class that has high SPD and BRV, but low HP. Dark Knights are sadomasochist by nature and sacrifice their HP to deal more damage.[/url] Stats HP: 1000 BRV: 500 SPD: 25 Spoiler Attacks Darkness - Steals 30 BRV. Can only be blocked, not dodged. Knightmare - Steals 30 BRV. If blocked, it will always be dodged. Fell Slash - Steals 20 BRV. Finishers Souleater - Cuts the opponents very soul. Deathbringer - Sacrifices the Dark Knight's own life force for a deadly attack. At the cost of 300 HP, this attack will deal 50% more damage. Dragoon A speedy class that focuses on dealing damage from above.[/url] Stats HP: 1500 BRV: 400 SPD: 20 Spoiler Attacks Lancet - Steals 20 BRV and deals 20 HP Damage. If blocked, damage is done to user and none to target. Dragon Sword - Steals 20 BRV. Jump - Steals 15 BRV. Will always be blocked, not dodged. Finishers Double Jump - Jumps high into the air and brings his/her spear crashing down on the enemy. Highwind - Flies straight into the opponent, spear out. Dragoon regains HP equal to half of Damage done. If Blocked (not dodged), half of damage is inflicted on the user GeomancerA warrior that can manipulate the environment for various effects.[/url] Stats HP: 1600 BRV: 400 SPD: 10 Spoiler Attacks Hell's Ivy - Steals 15 BRV and decreases opponent's Speed by 2. Demon Fire - Steals 20 BRV. Water Ball - Steals 10 BRV and increases speed by 3. Finishers Magma Surge - Summons a flow of lava to overwhelm the opponent. Nature's Wrath - Unleashes the power of Mother Nature on the arena, causing full damage to opponent and half damage to user. Mime A job with no abilities of its own, the Mime instead has access to the same abilities as its opponent. However, the Mime has his own oddly specific base stats.[/url] Stats HP: 1567 BRV: 418 SPD: 13 Spoiler Attacks Same as opponent's. Finishers Same as opponent's. MonkMonks are warriors that focus entirely on their own body for battling.[/url] Stats HP: 1800 BRV: 450 SPD: 20 Spoiler Attacks Punch - Steals 10 BRV. Amount increases by 5 with each successful hit. Kick - Steals 20 BRV. Amount decreases by 4 with each successful hit. Chakra - Steals 30 BRV and heals HP by 150. If blocked/dodged, no HP is regained. Finishers Boost - The monk focuses all its inner energy into one hit. Meteor Punch - The monk uses all of his speed to send a flurry of intense punches in an instant towards the opponent. If successfully Blocked/Dodged, the monk does 75% of the damage to himself. Ninja With low HP, moderate BRV, and high SPD, Ninjas specialize in attacking their opponents as much and quickly as possible.[/url] Stats HP: 1100 BRV: 300 SPD: 25 Spoiler Attacks Shuriken - Steals 20 BRV. Double Slash - Steals 30 BRV. If Blocked/Dodged, Double Slash will still do 15 damage. Throw - Steals 15 BRV. If Blocked/Dodged, does 10 Damage and Ninja loses 30 BRV. Finishers Illusion - The Ninja uses ninjutsu to sneak up on the opponent and deal a deadly blow. Scroll - The Ninja uses a magic scroll to send a barrage of shurikens, daggers, and boomerangs at the opponent. If Blocked, Ninja's BRV is cut in half and given to opponent. Onion Knight A class with no specialty. Unlike the Mime, whose abilities depend on the opponents, Onion Knight's stats and abilities are taken from other classes. [/url] Stats HP: 1500 BRV: 418 SPD: 15 Spoiler Abilities Fire - Steals 20 BRV and deals 50 HP Damage. Darkness - Steals 30 BRV. Can only be blocked, not dodged. Hell's Ivy - Steals 15 BRV and reduces opponent's Speed by 2. Finishers Deathbringer - Sacrifices the Dark Knight's own life force for a deadly attack. At the cost of 300 HP, this attack will deal 50% more damage. Blackout - Shoots a barrage of arrows that cover the sun. Cannot be blocked or dodged, but will only deal half damage. Bravery is also reduced halfway, not to 0. OracleA mystical job that takes abilities from Mages. Oracles have high BRV and low SPD and HP, but their abilities are based on increasing these while decreasing their opponents. Oracle is the only class that can increase its HP above its max.[/url] Stats HP: 1200 BRV: 400 SPD: 10 Spoiler Abilities Blind: Steals 20 BRV and 2 SPD from the opponent. Foxbird: Steals 15 BRV from the opponent and increases HP by 50. Delirum: Steals 30 BRV and increases SPD by 1. Finishers Manafont - Sucks the opponent's lifeforce, reducing their SPD by 2. Umbra - Throws a Holy spell at the opponent and cuts their BRV in half. Paladin The Holy counterpart to the Dark Knight, the Paladin's abilities are the opposite of the Dark Knight's.[/url] Stats HP: 1800 BRV: 500 SPD: 13 Spoiler Attacks Lightshed - Steals 15 BRV. Can only be dodged, not blocked. Blessed Dream - Steals 25 BRV. Will always be blocked, not dodged. Upbringer - Steals 20 BRV. Finishers Save the Queen - Uses the Paladin's own soul to empower his blade. Excalibur - Sacrifices the Paladin's own strength for a weak attack that replenishes his life force. At the cost of half of his current BRV, this attack will also replenishes the Paladin's HP by 300. Samurai The traditional class of a wanderer, samurais focus on swordplay.[/url] Stats HP: 1200 BRV: 250 SPD: 20 Spoiler Attacks Coin Toss - Steals 20 BRV. Auronical Slash - Steals 20 BRV. If Blocked/Dodged, Auronical Slash will still do 10 damage. Pierce - Steals 15 BRV. If Blocked/Dodged, does 5 HP Damage and Samurai loses 30 BRV. Finishers Bushido - The Samurai's ultimate show of swordsmanship. Parivir - The Samurai ultimate pierce. It will also cut the opponent's BRV in half and reduce his/her SPD by 3. If Blocked/Dodged, the Samurai suffers the effect, but damage is still done to the opponent. Summoner Another job of the arcane, Summoners focus on summoning mighty Espers to fight for them. Summoner's attacking Espers are similar to the Black Mage's spells, but their HP is low.[/url] Stats HP: 1000 BRV: 350 SPD: 15 Spoiler Attacks Ifrit - Steals 20 BRV and deals 50 HP Damage. Shiva - Steals 50 BRV and deals 20 HP Damage. Ramuh - Steals 30 BRV and deals 30 HP Damage. Finishers Bahamut - Summons the universe's strongest dragon to deliver destruction. Knights of the Round - Summons a group of knights to strike down any opposition. This attack's power is the sum of of the user's BRV and remaining HP. If blocked/dodged, the Summoner takes half the damage. Thief Dagger-wielding warriors that are known for their speed.[/url] Stats HP: 1500 BRV: 450 SPD: 18 Spoiler Attacks Alert - Steals 15 BRV Mug - Steals 50 BRV and deals 20 HP Damage. Stealth Thrust - Steals 30 BRV and lowers opponent's SPD by 2. Finishers Tantalize - A flurry of slashes and stabs. Albhed - The thief uses all of his stealth knowledge to attack the opponent. This attack will always strike first, even if the opponent has higher SPD. Knight A noble class that fights for honor with his steel blade. The Knight's abilities depend on the opponent's.[/url] Stats HP: 1500 BRV: 500 SPD: 15 Spoiler Attacks HP-Slash - Divides opponent's base HP by 100 and steals that much BRV (I.E., opponent with 1500 HP will lose 15 BRV). BRV-Slash - Steals a tenth of the opponent's base BRV (I.E., opponent with 500 BRV will lose 50 BRV). SPD-Slash - Steals twice as much BRV as opponent's SPD. Finishers Elemental Slash - A slash imbued with elemental magic. Unholy Blessing - The knight uses his own life force to cut down the opponent. Unholy Blessing can only be used on an opponent with less HP (at the moment, not base HP). The Knight will take 200 HP damage. This attack cannot be blocked or dodged. None yet! Keep track of your victories here! None yet! Cycle Winners will be posted here with a little blurb about their victories! A tally of Cycle wins for Cosmos and Chaos will also be posted here! None yet! What will you fight for?
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If a day has some title(s) that some people celebrate, I consider it a holiday, regardless of whether or not I observe it. Whether or not school is out for the day isn't what defines it as a holiday (there are cultural holidays that aren't nationally recognize for which observant students are still excused). I don't support Columbus Day nor Black Friday for instance, but I understand that others do (though I still think those two should be blacklisted, but that's a different thread altogether). As an Atheist, I don't observe the traditional Christmas, and I'm not the type to get into the commercial-Santa-Claus-Christmas-Carols spirit, though I'll still celebrate the latter. I don't agree with Thanksgivings' history, but I enjoy the way it's celebrated now (the thankful part, not the honoring the actual history part). I call my mother and my aunts on Mother's Day, American and Dominican, and my uncles on the Father's Days as well as greet ("Happy Mother's Day!") people it applies to. Hell, Ask an Atheist isn't a "real" holiday, but there's still events around my town for it; "fun holidays" like that can become more...observed and bigger if enough people end up observing it over time.
Yeah, definitely. I know one thing that changed for me was playing non-original characters. I didn't mind it and I used to enjoy trying to faithfully portray characters, sometimes with my own twist, but now, it feels...weird. I do take inspirations from characters, but I almost refuse to play an existing character. I'm not sure why (nor that I won't at all, but it takes more persuasion for me to play someone non-original than original). A side-effect like that is that I rarely join or make RPs that aren't original. The only exception, pretty much, are superhero RPs (and usually, it's only if I make them myself). There is another exception for this RP, if I ever finish it, but besides that, I stick to original. I also have gone more towards story-driven Rps and not character driven whereas when I first started, I loved the character aspect of it more. I also join less so I can spend more time on certain ones, though it's sometimes not as enjoyable because they're usually more complex than joining 4 simple ones.
