Will RP for training!

[Geohevy]

Okay, I'm not exactly a master RPer. So I need training. So I'm looking for a trainer. If I receive a trainer, forget this post ever was... er... posted!

Rataka wnadered into the Blackstar lobby. It had been so long since he had done anything; due to the relativity effect, he had been in stasis for almost 1,000 years! It was a good thing his people were long lived.... He needed a refresher course in well, just about everything (except cooking; Photphoids make lousy chefs).

"Will RP for training," he shouted, hoping to get someone's attention.

[Danikat]

((If you're looking for a trainer your best bet is to check out the trainers list:
http://blackstar.inkwell.com.ru/viewtopic.php?t=656

If you want a refresher in everything you'll probably want to pick someone from the General Training list and send them a PM asking for help.))

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Danikat: So, you've chosen me. Interesting. Where did you want to start? Rules? Basic technique? Or shall we just jump right on in and see how things go?

[Geohevy]

{{ Um... Could we just jump in, and you correct my mistakes?}}

*Rataka walked into the Blackstar lobby.*
|Hmm...|
|This is rather nice. A shame it will have to be purged.|
"Looking for sapient creatures willing to do battle. A thousand years in stasis has made me a bit rusty..."

[Danikat]

((Jumping right on in works for me. ))

*Danikat walked into the lobby and found herself face to face with an unfamiliar creature looking for a fight. Which seems to be happening a lot lately*

Danikat: Greetings. If you're looking for a fight I'd be happy to oblige, but maybe we should do this outside?

[Geohevy]

"Fine with me, foolish flesh beast."
{{Rataka is a plant if you read the Civilized Photophoid article on sporewiki;his kind looks down upon "flesh beasts"}}
*Rataka walks outside, unholstering his revolvers as he does so*

[Danikat]

((Today seems to be my day for having RP characters looked down on. Danielle just met someone in Baldurs Gate 2 who doesn't like half-elves.))

*Danikat followed Rataka outside and moved to one side, drawing Kyr and planting her feet in a defensive stance. She wasn't sure of this new enemy so she was playing it safe and waiting for him to make the first move*

[Geohevy]

"Prepare yourself..."
*Rataka shoots the ground several times while spinning, stirring up HUGE amounts of dust*
{{I'm asumming this is kinda wild west type terrain cuz Rataka was inspired by a spaghetti western}}
When the dust clears, Rataka is gone...
{{I don't think Danikat is telepathic, and Photophoids are able to bend light and become invisible for very short periods of time}}
But suddenly, he appears behind Danikat, binding her limbs to her sides, his long vine-like fingers delivering organ crushing force!
*cackles maniacally*
"You thought you could beat me, pitiful flesh beast!"
*Rataka squeezes a bit harder*

[Danikat]

((Danikat is telepathic. She can only really communicate with her dragons and armadillos but she's also sensitive to other telepathic beings.

Since we never really specified a location I'll give you the Wild West terrain, and we'll just assume we're somewhere in the Southern Frontier since thats the only area that has that sort of terrain.))

*Danikat coughed, some of the dust must have gotten into her throat. Next thing she knew she couldn't breathe. Looking down she saw Rataka's vines wrapped around her, trapping her arms against her chest ((She was holding the sword in a defensive position, up with the hilt about cheast hight, so I'm assuming she now has her arms folded and pressed against her chest with the sword up above it)). She wriggled, trying to free herself but the vines only got tighter*

Rataka: "You thought you could beat me, pitiful flesh beast!"

*Suddenly Danikat had an idea, she flipped the sword in her hands, so it was now pointing straight down and then used what little mobility she had to hack at the vines holding her arms*

((Bear in mind this is a sword that can cut anything.))

[Geohevy]

{{By telepathic, I meant able to sense Rataka's invisisbale movement.}}
{{I chose the wild west terrain cuz' it looked neat; th dust storm idea came from that.}}
{{And, am I allowed to use Rataka's complete arsenal? I don't want to give it away, but something big? I don't want to powerplay.}}

*Rataka screamed in pain; a Photphoid's vines are the most sensitive part of their body.*
"Arghhhh...ahhh...ohhhh...I don't feel... so well..."
*Rataka passes out, as the slashing of his vines has overstimulated his nervous system. The chopped remains of his vines lay wriggling a few feet away, longing to be part of the whole again.*

But suddenly, something happened. The nubs on his hands where his vines once lay began spewing water. Rataka could die...

[Danikat]

((That would probably come under general pyschic abilites. Telepathic means your able to communicate with other beings just using your mind.

And I can't tell you if you can use a weapon or not if I don't know what it is. You'll have to either post a description of it here or in your profile or just use your own judgement (and since I'm training you I'll then let you know if its not ok).

As long as theres a possibility people could escape its effects, or at least survive them then it should be ok. It'd only be power-playing if you made the attack succeed automatically.))

*Danikat stood back, unsure of what was happening to her opponent. She didn't want to be crushed to death so quickly, but she didn't want to kill anyone in a training match either*

*Suddenly some sort of clear liquid started leaking out of the end of the vines she had cut. Realising that Rataka was unconcious she put her sword back in the sheath on her back and went to try and help him, lifting him up to try and stop the leaking*

[Geohevy]

{{Water is the Photik equal to blood; it cleans them, nourishes them, and is used to power some of their abilities, making them very strict on when and what they do.}}

"Drop me, feline freak, or it will only become worse!"

{{cuz this is just training, assumoing I am dropped...}}

"...Beam me up Scooty."

*A starnge, almost mechanical voice is heard.*

"Oh master, you know I hate that! But I suppose I shall retreive you..."

"Get over it, wimp. Prepare the med bay; my fingers have been slashed again."

"Good gracious master, I do hope you are okay."

"What do you know about hope?! Your a computer!"

"I beg your pardon master..."

*Suddenly, Rataka dissapears in a flash of grey light.*

*A small starship, part fighter, and obviously lived, in appeared. A hologram was projected from the front of the craft. It depicted Rataka, his fingers high above him, connected to clear tubes.*

"And now," the face said, "you shall die!"

"Open fire, Meciless."

"Right away sir!"

*The spikes covering the top of the craft unfold, revealing a solar sail. Two holes open near the front, and gun turrets slide through, begining to fire blue streaks of plasma, in a double helix fashion; one helix superheated, the other supercooled, maximizing damage.*

*Lughing maniacly (sp?), the screen dissapated, and The Merciless began to dart around, firing at Danikat.*

"I never did like cats," Rataka's voice said, booming from the craft.

[Danikat]

((BTW anything my characters say in italics is being said telepathically to each other. And I keep forgetting to say this to people but you're doing good so far. No problems with power-playing and your overall RP skills are good.))

*Danikat lept into the air, swerving contantly to avoid the attacks*

Danikat: Veamoth! I need help!
Veamoth: On my way!

*Suddenly a huge ((50 foot long)) bronze dragon appeared behind the ship and blasted it with a fire ball. At the same time Danikat flew straight up, tyring to get above the ships guns*

[Geohevy]

*The Merciless gave a great shudder, and dropped suddenly, but quickly restored altitude.*

"Damage report!" Rataka demanded.

"We have torn a solar sail, and the torpedo systems are down. We can no longer reach warp nine speeds, which we may need if this dragon persists with this flame stuff, some plasma storage is leaking, and I am currently repairing some of my memory banks."

"Crap... Focus all repair systems on the torpedo systems, then the engines. I'm suiting up for some melle battle. My vines have healed sufficiently. Lure the dragon away, and as soon as you slaughter the beast, come help me!"

*The cockpit of the Merciless opens, revealing a large red eye-like structure, and Rataka, fully clad in a power-suit (custm made of course). Jumping from the cockpit, Rataka's wrists light up and two energy scythes expand from them. He retracts his vines into his hands, not wanting to have them chopped off again.*

"Time to die," he said as he landed.

*Slashing viscously at Danikat, Rataka luaghs. The Merciless fires a single taunting shot, before going about it's grim assignment.*

[Danikat]

((One problem: Danikat went up after your last attack, so if you landed you'd be unable to reach her. Unless those were some really long scythes.
So either you'll need to come up to meet her or find a way to convince her to come down.))

[Geohevy]

{{I know; The Mercilees never landed, and Rataka jumped from the open cockpit, thus putting him near the height of Danikat. Also the scythes are pretty long; roughly six feet. This is to compensate for the Photik biology; their fingers are about six feet. Having a normal size scythe would be both hard to use and pretty gimpy to them.}}