"I'll head towards the arena and find out" Tabitha said, checking the local map. Several food stands were set up nearby to a large circular structure made from the whale's bones. "And they're not just hawking snacks... I'm talking real produce you can't create from a Replicator" she explained.
The Arena's walls were covered in massive billboards that showcased several of the top fighters. There was a Human with a plasma cannon for a right arm and an eyepatch... an Engi with a glowing red visor and a sword twice its size, a Rockman with spikes and a Crystal arm and... a green glowing silhouette that simply said "The Champion."
"Who's the Champion?" Tabitha asked a local.
"That's for you to find out, tourist" the local replied.
Everyone else had the same story; no one was willing to tell who the Champion was except they were very powerful and worthy of the title. At least she knew what the grand prize was as she explained it to the crew over the comms. "I'm not sure if it's worth it though. The Champion is said to be a real badass and I don't think these pirates are lying to fleece the tourists... but then again, imagine what we can do with the reward..."
Not that I wanna do it of course. My combat skills are not suitable for arena battles, she thought to herself.
One final chance: An FTL-RP
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elijahdb
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
"I want to watch!" Targon went to the ticket booth, bought one and sat in the stands.
"AAND A-now, I present the great, undeFEATABLE, Madam Burgxxokkk!" A large, over-sized Mantis with four arms and covered in rock skin whizzed into the arena, and then suddenly blew a giant ball of fire into a target, burning it to a crisp. "Versus, the living death, the streak of dark night, the Unreal Furr-RRYY!" A black shadow appeared in the middle of the ring, then formed into a bolt and started spinning around the ring until it was a blur.
"AAnd a-NOW, they will fight in a duel to THE DEATH!! Begin, Challengers!!" The Mantis circled around, roaring and breathing fire. The shadow-being kept spinning around the ring and then without warning smacked straight into the Mantis and vanished. Madam Burg shrieked and started rolling on the ground, fire spewing everywhere. Wow, I wonder who'll win. Targon thought, then jumped out of his seat screaming with everyone else as the Mantis's head suddenly spun off of her neck and her arms and legs popped off violently, so violently in fact that the limbs launched into the stands, hitting several people and narrowing missing Targon.
"Well, looks like the Unreal Fury wins again!!" Everyone who didn't get hit cheered, except Targon. "I've had enough!" He got up from the stands, but just then the Unreal Fury formed into its original body and yelled. "Hey, one eyed freak! Come and get me, idiotic deformity!"
Targon stiffened. It was the same Zoltan that he had accidentally bumped with the clone gas. Now everyone was staring at both of them.
"I think..." Targon grinned sheepishly and started nudging toward the exit, "I think that we may or may not have come off the wrong foot here, perhaps-" And with that he ran like heck, the Zoltan zooming toward him.
"AAND A-now, I present the great, undeFEATABLE, Madam Burgxxokkk!" A large, over-sized Mantis with four arms and covered in rock skin whizzed into the arena, and then suddenly blew a giant ball of fire into a target, burning it to a crisp. "Versus, the living death, the streak of dark night, the Unreal Furr-RRYY!" A black shadow appeared in the middle of the ring, then formed into a bolt and started spinning around the ring until it was a blur.
"AAnd a-NOW, they will fight in a duel to THE DEATH!! Begin, Challengers!!" The Mantis circled around, roaring and breathing fire. The shadow-being kept spinning around the ring and then without warning smacked straight into the Mantis and vanished. Madam Burg shrieked and started rolling on the ground, fire spewing everywhere. Wow, I wonder who'll win. Targon thought, then jumped out of his seat screaming with everyone else as the Mantis's head suddenly spun off of her neck and her arms and legs popped off violently, so violently in fact that the limbs launched into the stands, hitting several people and narrowing missing Targon.
"Well, looks like the Unreal Fury wins again!!" Everyone who didn't get hit cheered, except Targon. "I've had enough!" He got up from the stands, but just then the Unreal Fury formed into its original body and yelled. "Hey, one eyed freak! Come and get me, idiotic deformity!"
Targon stiffened. It was the same Zoltan that he had accidentally bumped with the clone gas. Now everyone was staring at both of them.
"I think..." Targon grinned sheepishly and started nudging toward the exit, "I think that we may or may not have come off the wrong foot here, perhaps-" And with that he ran like heck, the Zoltan zooming toward him.
I've created Type C Hulls for the enemy Mantis, Slug, Rock, and Zoltan ships, and anyone can use these for a mod.
Check out the details here.
Check out the details here.
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stylesrj
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
Tabitha found herself knocked off her seat by a flying Mantis claw, scattering ichor everywhere. She gave a small laugh and remarked "Well... that was certainly visceral"
She then taste-tested the ichor on her hands. "Huh... not the best but could use a few spices."
A nearby Mantis raised his claws in annoyance at Tabitha. "What? I can't enjoy Mantis blood as well?"
The insect turned away muttering "Foolish meatsack."
Just then she saw Targon running off as the Unreal Fury started flying after him. "Hey! Gasbag, he's not an idiot!" she shouted at the Zoltan.
The Fury looked towards her "Is that so? You want to fight for him?"
"Not in the art of combat" Tabitha said "But I'm sure Targon could easily tear you apart. Especially after what I fed him this morning."
Of course he decided to put rancid whale meat on it but not my fault, she thought to herself.
((I thought about a cooking duel but honestly, pirates don't want to see two chefs duke it out in the art of cooking. There's little bloodshed in that unless you count cutting meat))
She then taste-tested the ichor on her hands. "Huh... not the best but could use a few spices."
A nearby Mantis raised his claws in annoyance at Tabitha. "What? I can't enjoy Mantis blood as well?"
The insect turned away muttering "Foolish meatsack."
Just then she saw Targon running off as the Unreal Fury started flying after him. "Hey! Gasbag, he's not an idiot!" she shouted at the Zoltan.
The Fury looked towards her "Is that so? You want to fight for him?"
"Not in the art of combat" Tabitha said "But I'm sure Targon could easily tear you apart. Especially after what I fed him this morning."
Of course he decided to put rancid whale meat on it but not my fault, she thought to herself.
((I thought about a cooking duel but honestly, pirates don't want to see two chefs duke it out in the art of cooking. There's little bloodshed in that unless you count cutting meat))
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elijahdb
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
"I'M GONNA DIE!!" Targon wailed as the Unreal Fury caught up to him little by little. "What am I going to DO!?" He looked around where he was running, and saw the electric generator. "Perfect!" He made a brilliant jump and landed right in the center of it and turned to face the halted Zoltan. "Nyeeh, Nyeeh," He stuck his tongue out at it, "Wha'dya gonna do now, dead bulb? You can't get in here because you'll overload, and you know it."
"Is that so?" The Zoltan asked, putting out his hand and actually making the power come out of the generator; it snapped and crackled in mid-air. He laughed threateningly.
"Yup." Targon replied as he used his arm to quickly cut off a piece of metal from the platform he was standing on. The Zoltan's eyes grew huge. "Oh no, you're not going to-"
"Good bye." Targon said cheerfully, and tossed the metal at the Unreal Fury. What happened next was sheer power.
The lightning the Zoltan was controlling suddenly zipped into it, making the Unreal Fury change colors rapidly, first a dark blue, then a light green, after that a hot pink, and it went on randomly, the Zoltan swelling the entire while. Then it imploded, sending a giant EMP upward and hitting the whale's top body section. It dissolved and the power in the booths flickered, but stayed on.
"Well, that did it!" Targon over joyously jumped off of the electric generator, which was still humming, and made a sweeping bow to the literally shocked people. "Ladies and gentleman, Targon the Mantis at your service!"
Everyone started cheering and Targon was hoisted onto shoulders and carried off into the crowd; Mantis were going crazy and screaming, "He WON! Our kind beat the UNREAL FURY!!" Zoltans who had made bets were furious as they handed over their money, and as Targon went forward to receive his prize he had earned.
A human with extremely shiny teeth and an expensive outfit greeted him and flung his shoulder over him. "Come right this way, my fine man!" He grinned, and escorted Targon to a door, opened it for him, and then shut it, oddly locking it behind him in the process.
"Is that so?" The Zoltan asked, putting out his hand and actually making the power come out of the generator; it snapped and crackled in mid-air. He laughed threateningly.
"Yup." Targon replied as he used his arm to quickly cut off a piece of metal from the platform he was standing on. The Zoltan's eyes grew huge. "Oh no, you're not going to-"
"Good bye." Targon said cheerfully, and tossed the metal at the Unreal Fury. What happened next was sheer power.
The lightning the Zoltan was controlling suddenly zipped into it, making the Unreal Fury change colors rapidly, first a dark blue, then a light green, after that a hot pink, and it went on randomly, the Zoltan swelling the entire while. Then it imploded, sending a giant EMP upward and hitting the whale's top body section. It dissolved and the power in the booths flickered, but stayed on.
"Well, that did it!" Targon over joyously jumped off of the electric generator, which was still humming, and made a sweeping bow to the literally shocked people. "Ladies and gentleman, Targon the Mantis at your service!"
Everyone started cheering and Targon was hoisted onto shoulders and carried off into the crowd; Mantis were going crazy and screaming, "He WON! Our kind beat the UNREAL FURY!!" Zoltans who had made bets were furious as they handed over their money, and as Targon went forward to receive his prize he had earned.
A human with extremely shiny teeth and an expensive outfit greeted him and flung his shoulder over him. "Come right this way, my fine man!" He grinned, and escorted Targon to a door, opened it for him, and then shut it, oddly locking it behind him in the process.
I've created Type C Hulls for the enemy Mantis, Slug, Rock, and Zoltan ships, and anyone can use these for a mod.
Check out the details here.
Check out the details here.
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stylesrj
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
"I knew he could do it but I don't think that was the Champion..." Tabitha remarked as Targon was carried away in the crowd and taken behind locked doors "But he might be facing them... next"
She looked back at the next bout of blood and sport. A Rockman with a blue Crystal arm was up against a Human with a long red cloak and a black mask.
"Aliens & Gentlemen... Missile Master Melia Malachite vs Beam Battler Barry Borman!"
The Rock raised a large metal tube while the Human stood there laughing and swinging his cloak around. Beams of light shot from within, sizzling against the walls and causing the crowd to duck. However, an energy barrier had been deployed around the edges this time considering the nature of the battle. Melia fired a missile at him only for Barry to dive out of the way and send more beams flying.
"Not bad, but you won't defeat me! Not after this manoeuvre!" Barry taunted "My beam weaponry is superior!"
"You can't get through the shields" Melia declared, forming a crystal barrier in front of herself "This battle is mine, repugnant alien!"
Tabitha laughed at how silly it all seemed.
She looked back at the next bout of blood and sport. A Rockman with a blue Crystal arm was up against a Human with a long red cloak and a black mask.
"Aliens & Gentlemen... Missile Master Melia Malachite vs Beam Battler Barry Borman!"
The Rock raised a large metal tube while the Human stood there laughing and swinging his cloak around. Beams of light shot from within, sizzling against the walls and causing the crowd to duck. However, an energy barrier had been deployed around the edges this time considering the nature of the battle. Melia fired a missile at him only for Barry to dive out of the way and send more beams flying.
"Not bad, but you won't defeat me! Not after this manoeuvre!" Barry taunted "My beam weaponry is superior!"
"You can't get through the shields" Melia declared, forming a crystal barrier in front of herself "This battle is mine, repugnant alien!"
Tabitha laughed at how silly it all seemed.
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Chickengames
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
Kr sat watching the show, Targon being carried off and another battle starting. I wonder what it takes to get into a battle like that. He made his way to Tabitha and asked: "Did you see where they took Targon? I think he's going to battle sometime to fill the zoltan's place."
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stylesrj
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
"Didn't you listen to the person at the door?" Tabitha asked Kr. "They asked if you were a lamb."
She shrugged "I know how those things go. Like a lamb to the slaughter... so obviously if you're not a lamb you're watching the fights."
Melia fired another missile. Barry was knocked to the ground. "A lucky shot!" he declared, leaping to his feet. His cloak however stopped firing beams. "I don't need my cloak to defeat you! I'm still loaded with beam weaponry! Ah-hah!"
"What the?" Melia asked as Barry drew out a pair of mini-minibeams and fired at Melia's crystal shield. "Cut it out..." she groaned.
She shrugged "I know how those things go. Like a lamb to the slaughter... so obviously if you're not a lamb you're watching the fights."
Melia fired another missile. Barry was knocked to the ground. "A lucky shot!" he declared, leaping to his feet. His cloak however stopped firing beams. "I don't need my cloak to defeat you! I'm still loaded with beam weaponry! Ah-hah!"
"What the?" Melia asked as Barry drew out a pair of mini-minibeams and fired at Melia's crystal shield. "Cut it out..." she groaned.
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dyno101
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
Quintet looked over his drones and thought about where his crew might be. It was a given that they wouldn't have cameras, so it was all up to imagination or bravery. Another ship jumped into the system and began the approach Quintet's empty ship. It sent a message. He read it and realized they were a group of lost civilian ships looking for direction and hoping they weren't pirates up for killing. Quintet responded.
"Oh, hello! I have killed quite a few people. Recently hit the.. 2 million, was it? Never sure. Well, I just reached a new kill milestone. I'm not quite in the mood now, though, but if you want to live, you may need to run before temptation gets the better of me or this black market spots you! Also, tell anyone and I take you all hostage and end up throwing you out the airlock or shooting you. Have a nice day!"
The ship activated its engines and quickly jumped in a random direction. Quintet noted where they jumped and powered on one of his repair drones, wheeling it inside the station. He gave the area a scan before quickly running the drone back, grabbing 2 guns, and wheeling over to the arena. He messaged the crew.
"Before we go, I'm trying my hand at this arena. Thanks!"
He wheeled the drone up to the heavy rock-man standing near the door.
"We don't take bots like you. Stands to your left."
He replied in a robotic tone.
"You know, It's really funny that I-"
The rock interrupted him, informing him that his round was next.
"Thanks!"
He waited until the current round ended. He then walked into the stadium, hearing the announcer start the round.
"A newcomer here today! From the depths of space, a strange robot figure stands Quintet, facing down a war veteran of hostile pasts, the mantis, Barken Regions!"
Quintet stared down the mantis. He laughed at the figure of the tiny robot.
"This is my competitor? What a laughable prospect! I'll tear the gearsack open like-"
Quintet pulled out his pair of laser pistols and wheeled closer to him.
"Guns? As if!" The mantis began to run at the bot. He simply fired rapidly once he got a few inches from the bot's hard-drive. He drained the gun of power from insane rapidfire, leaning over to discharge the gun on the soon lifeless body.
"That's my lot! Goodbye!" He wheeled out of the stadium.
"But sir! You have other-"
"Matches. I'd rather kill the innocent audience than people like him and you'd make better hostages. Also, I'll shoot you and that wouldn't be much fun. You're sadistic and never care watching someone innocent die in your brutal match. You're one of the few living things on a 100% sociopath level. I like you. You would make a good associate one day."
(Sorry for overwriting this. I just wanted to take advantage of Quintet's psychopathy for a match like this, I thought it would be cool. Take it as literal and fully canon or not. Just wanted to play with this idea.)
"Oh, hello! I have killed quite a few people. Recently hit the.. 2 million, was it? Never sure. Well, I just reached a new kill milestone. I'm not quite in the mood now, though, but if you want to live, you may need to run before temptation gets the better of me or this black market spots you! Also, tell anyone and I take you all hostage and end up throwing you out the airlock or shooting you. Have a nice day!"
The ship activated its engines and quickly jumped in a random direction. Quintet noted where they jumped and powered on one of his repair drones, wheeling it inside the station. He gave the area a scan before quickly running the drone back, grabbing 2 guns, and wheeling over to the arena. He messaged the crew.
"Before we go, I'm trying my hand at this arena. Thanks!"
He wheeled the drone up to the heavy rock-man standing near the door.
"We don't take bots like you. Stands to your left."
He replied in a robotic tone.
"You know, It's really funny that I-"
The rock interrupted him, informing him that his round was next.
"Thanks!"
He waited until the current round ended. He then walked into the stadium, hearing the announcer start the round.
"A newcomer here today! From the depths of space, a strange robot figure stands Quintet, facing down a war veteran of hostile pasts, the mantis, Barken Regions!"
Quintet stared down the mantis. He laughed at the figure of the tiny robot.
"This is my competitor? What a laughable prospect! I'll tear the gearsack open like-"
Quintet pulled out his pair of laser pistols and wheeled closer to him.
"Guns? As if!" The mantis began to run at the bot. He simply fired rapidly once he got a few inches from the bot's hard-drive. He drained the gun of power from insane rapidfire, leaning over to discharge the gun on the soon lifeless body.
"That's my lot! Goodbye!" He wheeled out of the stadium.
"But sir! You have other-"
"Matches. I'd rather kill the innocent audience than people like him and you'd make better hostages. Also, I'll shoot you and that wouldn't be much fun. You're sadistic and never care watching someone innocent die in your brutal match. You're one of the few living things on a 100% sociopath level. I like you. You would make a good associate one day."
(Sorry for overwriting this. I just wanted to take advantage of Quintet's psychopathy for a match like this, I thought it would be cool. Take it as literal and fully canon or not. Just wanted to play with this idea.)
"There isn't good or bad. There's just insane."
"Blamsauce!"
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stylesrj
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
"Ah-hah!" Barry shouted, trying to get behind Melia with his beams.
Melia sighed and went to fire another rocket only to have run out. "By the gods..." she grumbled, throwing the tube at the man.
Barry was slammed hard into the ground and his guns were disabled. He coughed several times, his mask broken and face bloodied. "You have proven yourself to be quite the fighter. I wish to..."
Melia raised a foot over him and planted it on his chest. "You wish to what?" she asked "Surrender?"
"Yes I..." Barry coughed, then suddenly grabbed the foot and used beams within the gloves to cause Melia to grunt in pain. "Fire everything!" he declared as his left eye suddenly fired a powerful beam through Melia's chest, killing her.
Barry got up from the lifeless Rockman body and bowed to the surprised and cheering audience before retrieving his weapons.
"Aliens and Gentlemen... it seems Beams Over Brawn won the day. Next up, we have a newcomer here today! From the depths of space, a strange robot figure stands Quintet, facing down a war veteran of hostile pasts, the Mantis, Barken Regions!"
Tabitha perked up at hearing this while chowing down on a bucket of real popcorn. She felt the popped kernels lodged in her throat from the surprise but didn't seem to have choked. "Oh no..."
She kept a hand on her blaster rifle in case things went ugly... only for surprisingly nothing too dangerous to happen except that Quintet won.
"What a foolish meatsack" a nearby Mantis remarked "He could have easily have beaten that machine if he dodged! He disgraces his hive!"
Melia sighed and went to fire another rocket only to have run out. "By the gods..." she grumbled, throwing the tube at the man.
Barry was slammed hard into the ground and his guns were disabled. He coughed several times, his mask broken and face bloodied. "You have proven yourself to be quite the fighter. I wish to..."
Melia raised a foot over him and planted it on his chest. "You wish to what?" she asked "Surrender?"
"Yes I..." Barry coughed, then suddenly grabbed the foot and used beams within the gloves to cause Melia to grunt in pain. "Fire everything!" he declared as his left eye suddenly fired a powerful beam through Melia's chest, killing her.
Barry got up from the lifeless Rockman body and bowed to the surprised and cheering audience before retrieving his weapons.
"Aliens and Gentlemen... it seems Beams Over Brawn won the day. Next up, we have a newcomer here today! From the depths of space, a strange robot figure stands Quintet, facing down a war veteran of hostile pasts, the Mantis, Barken Regions!"
Tabitha perked up at hearing this while chowing down on a bucket of real popcorn. She felt the popped kernels lodged in her throat from the surprise but didn't seem to have choked. "Oh no..."
She kept a hand on her blaster rifle in case things went ugly... only for surprisingly nothing too dangerous to happen except that Quintet won.
"What a foolish meatsack" a nearby Mantis remarked "He could have easily have beaten that machine if he dodged! He disgraces his hive!"
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The_Bear
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Re: One final chance: An FTL-RP
(Plot hole count:
1) Poisonous gas is not gas but than is gas again
2) If you can talk to people all across the world why didn't the crew of the kestrel just send the flagship plans to the federation base
3) Repairdrones are destroyed but still repair the ship
4) Repairdrones are still destroyed
5) Jumping without a FTL drive.
6) Not repaired yet
7) DID A REPAIRDRONE JUST KILL A MANTIS
8) We got a antipersonel drone, so why didn't Quintet just use that.)
B21 was almost done installing the new FTL drive, when suddenly it activated. "Warning warning, if FTL drive is activated without the cooling system connected to the FTL drive it will explode" he screamed as he connected it as fast as he could. A few seconds before the ship jumped he did it. After that he made sure the drive was at maximum efficiency before he started repairing the repairdrone.
1) Poisonous gas is not gas but than is gas again
2) If you can talk to people all across the world why didn't the crew of the kestrel just send the flagship plans to the federation base
3) Repairdrones are destroyed but still repair the ship
4) Repairdrones are still destroyed
5) Jumping without a FTL drive.
6) Not repaired yet
7) DID A REPAIRDRONE JUST KILL A MANTIS
8) We got a antipersonel drone, so why didn't Quintet just use that.)
B21 was almost done installing the new FTL drive, when suddenly it activated. "Warning warning, if FTL drive is activated without the cooling system connected to the FTL drive it will explode" he screamed as he connected it as fast as he could. A few seconds before the ship jumped he did it. After that he made sure the drive was at maximum efficiency before he started repairing the repairdrone.