Dark Guild Descution Thread

[Byte]

@Petite:
Yay, now I can safely fall asleep, knowing you have said hello to me. Okay, all greetings aside. Yes, comic relief indeed. Controlling Luck comes with a price, no? Expect apples falling on his head, banana peels conveniently slipping underneath his shoes, etc. Probably be more creative then that, but to give you an example. (;P)

[crazybizzy]

@Arch; Why can I just imagine Vivian being a bitch and making his life worse by putting illusions over obvious safety hazards for Loke? Nah, she'd probably just sniff and turn away, or something like that. HHH is such a homey guild, man, it's kinda sweet. So sweet I might just end up getting diabetes and cavities.

[Byte]

@Petite: Thanks for indirectly reminding of adding Loke's thoughts about Brynids. Finally got around writing/adding that, not that it would be obvious what he thinks about who. (I should make him less obvious and stuff... >_>)

@Izzy: What?! She doesn't like Loke. Got to change that opinion then, don't I? lol. Also, I doubt he'd mind the images, makes him that more alert, although paranoia will be an obvious side effect I'll wager.

[MaxStokes]

Heh.......so I finished a few of the HHH relationships in Black's profile (all except for Bryndis......prolly tomorrow)

Um, I guess I'll try and work out that floor plan pic upload tomorrow.......other than that I don't have much to work on. (except maybe working on the second planned job in my head)



So, in other news......hows the ideas for Guild intro plots for VIvian and Bryndis progressing? Anything I can help with?





Oh, and I wanted your guy's opinions on something. Sometime during the events of the first mission, Black is gonna have the group split up into groups of two. I wanted to know if you guys wanted to split based on Blacks strategic analysis, or if you guys wanted to be part of the decision. You know, groupings for character development reasons, or just for fun.

Also, do you guys want to hear about the details of the first job, or just wait for Black to reveal them?



Double also, some are considering us as a less than dark guild.............so I thought we should get a kitten that hangs around the guild-house. You know, because.........

anyway, since this is a democrazy i thought we should vote on the matter..........

so here is my vote
+1 for the kitten

[crazybizzy]

@Max; the most important matter of all shall be answered first. Is the kitten alive? If so, then hell yes.

Vivian's entrance into the guild is fairly simple - a game of gambling goes wrong and she's being chased by some bandits that decided she cheated. Normally, she'd be fine, but she had been drained of almost all her energy before that by a job that included mentally interrogating somebody. In a last, desperate attempt to keep herself safe, she ends up killing the guys at the cost of getting fairly injured. Having heard rumors of the guild (and the famed Spellsetter being there was a bonus), she goes there in hopes that she can pay them to let her stay there until she recovers. When she finds the spellsetter actually does exist, she offers him a deal - her loyal service to his guild in exchange for him letting her stay there until she was all proper and dandy (with a bonus of him offering to keep a look out of gauntlet enchantments since hers were originally made by the Shrouded Spellsetter).

I dunno, sound good enough? Fairly vague-ish.

I say for the missions, I'll leave it all up to you. More fun if the leader decides the whole thing and all that jazz.

[Byte]

@Max:
Plus Infinite for the kitten. *Loke turns his chair around whenever anyone enters the Guild-house* *Cat resting on his lap* "I've been expecting you..." Although I doubt they had those chairs in this time-period. Ah well...

Thoughts of the mission-strategy, depends on the dangers I suppose. Guess that's why leaders exist, they make the decisions. If I'd say so myself, splitting up would be natural for the Guild's line of work, am I right?

[PetitePoisson]

Whew, updated thoughts on fellow guild-ees.

A kitten sounds purr-fect (haw haw haw).
I also like the idea of being split based on Black's decision.


I'm not sure how to introduce Bryndis yet. Any suggestions? o:

[MaxStokes]

Well, it looks like I'm not dead!

Sorry I haven't been up for the past few days. It looks like this is about getting ready to start, so I'll do my best to update the guild info with Vivian's joining info, the cat, and maybe the floorplan.

@Poisson Hurm....... how about they meet her as a "worthy opponent". Like she was hired to guard a warehouse, and HHH was hired to steal some documents out of it. They fought, she put up a far better than average fight (sort of because they have no close ranged specialists like her). HHH wins an gets the documents, but Black asks her to join. Hows that sound?



Alright, bullet biting time!

[PetitePoisson]

@Max - Ooh! That sounds great! I like it :)

[Byte]

@MAx:
Close ranged specialist vs. three magic users, one of who uses throwing weapons. And Bryndis is a challenge for them three? (Assuming of course they generally do all missions together.) lol (xD)

[PetitePoisson]

@Arch - Bryndis is a tank, what can I say ;D
Bryndis uses speed more than strength, so maybe she doesn't take them head-on?



Or maybe she could be doing a parallel mission too where se could be trying to retrieve the same thing?

[crazybizzy]

@Arch; Let me fix that. Close ranged specialist vs. magic user with throwing weapons, magic user that controls minds and specializes in quick, silent kills, and an enchanter. Well, wow. However, most likely scenario is that they don't all do missions together. I'd be assuming (and I hope correctly so I don't sound like a dumbass) that Black would most often split the group into solo/pair missions and there would be one man (most likely either Black or Vivian) who mans the inn, unless it's a major mission. But I have to agree, the story is quite... hard to believe.

EDIT:
@Petite; LOL. Talented tank, then. It could be a situation where Bryndis retrieves the files first and it's like a game of mouse and cat? In the end, the two/three of them catch up to Bryndis, and they fight (with Bryndis ending up overpowered), then Bryndis tries to join the guild. I dunno.

[Byte]

@Petite:
She'd be using hit and run tactics then? Or it be more of a, speedy, acrobatic kind of fighting style? :\

@Izzy:
At least you agree on the fact that the situation is still improbable. Even with splitting up, I think. But that's because I regard magic superior to melee. Generally because magic is obviously long-ranged in styles, forms, etc. lol, I can totally think up that situation. "Hey, I stole your mission object. I somehow managed to prove a challenge. Can I join your guild now?" Ah, I think it works.

[PetitePoisson]

@Arch - She's more of a combination of speedy and hit-and-run, not really acrobatic though.

@Izzy - Hehe, yeah that makes more sense than her taking them all on. It probably suits Bryndis more to ask to join than to be recruited xD

[MaxStokes]

Oh Arch, it's more like:

Close ranged specialist vs. three magic users, one of who uses throwing weapons.

BUT, inside a dark and fully packed warehouse that is unlit and slightly maze-like. Ranged and magic combat usually does best when in open spaces, not corridors. So hit and run/cat and mouse tactics from an agile swordsman could, while not defeating them, keep them from winning for quite a while. Sometimes, skill and numbers is no match for a good combination of tactics and environmental constrains. Plus, the job probably required a fair amount of discretion, so a no holds bar battle would have attracted too much attention.

Anywhoo, seems like Poisson is up for it, the only question being if Black invited her to join or if she asked to join herself. Once we square that away it will be ready to add to the Guild history and we should be ready to start (assuming I can finally get those things I need to do done tonight >.<)



Lastly! The kitten is small and extremely cute and Lucy keeps it in her room. She's the one who found it and brought it in.

[MaxStokes]

HOPE THIS WORKS *fingers crossed*

HHH guildhouse floorplan!

http://oi41.tinypic.com/ao50s9.jpg

*edit* Img got cut off, so I put it as a link. Tell me if you can see it.

[Byte]

@Max:
*image cut off*
*right click image*
*open in new tab*
Problem, cut off images?

Seems cool, I guess.

[MaxStokes]

I realized that I derped on reading about what u guys had said on Bryndis' joining. We could throw Black and Loke as the ones on the mission, have Vivian being manning the guildhouse. Then Bryndis gives them two a run for their money (Black really can't attack because fire and warehouses don't really mix) after taking the documents on her person (the one who hired her said they were the most important thing in the warehouse and she knew to protect them). Eventually they corner her, and she is impressed by them (Black is also impressed, though he doesn't show it). She offers the document's without a fight if she can join the guild. Black accepts, they take the docs and head home. Later, Black tests her abilities (he takes only her on a job) by having her be a distraction against a relatively overwhelming force, she passes with flying colors (while Black watches from the sidelines).

Only thing left is the time-frame. I'm thinking she joined 3-5 months ago.
Howza that sound?


@izzy I like the idea of them leaving one behind to hold down the fort. However, it doesn't work with the next two Jobs I have planned.So we'll just say they are extra-special. OR, Black finally garnered enough respect (bribed or blackmailed) with the leader of the town to have guards posted outside the guild-house while they are gone. I think I like that one better.


@Arch So does it look ok? You can see it?? Also, which room shall Loke be in? So I can edit it up and repost.

[Byte]

@Max:"
"Zhe colours! Zhey are abzent!" So, yeah I can see it.

Speaking of rooms, and where I'd put Loke. I have no, freakin' clue. I always have characters that are either, (A) heavy insomnia-patients, or, (B) they sleep wherever they feel the need to take a nap. Loke is definitely in the latter category. Though I suppose rooms are mainly for storage purposes for character's personal belongings. (Loke has none, lol.) I'll go ahead and place him in either of the two remaining rooms downstairs. (Prepare for a certain someone sneaking out in the middle of the night for late-night snacks.)

@Cat-pet:
So, how are we going to name the cat? Mittens? Sir Pouncealot? Furbal? See how creative I am? not Meh, dunno if it really needs a name, but I figured it'd be awesome to give it a silly name. Please, in the same silly category as our giuld name. (:P)

[crazybizzy]

@Max; Well, looks like it's all settled, then. I say that the guard idea would fit rather well, there. We could say that the leader of the town had a pretty nasty mission for them and it was included in his payment?

As for the rooms, I see the plan as well. Would it be alright for Vivian to occupy the room to the furthest left of the second floor?