Dragonball M: A DBZ RPG Sign-Up and Discussion Thread.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

It depends on the character, really.

Sarada, Totoma, Charco and Jack (without smokes) have been established as characters needing to punch things to get out of their system. I think the at start of the game it may have had a soft impact 'levelling up' on power, but I don't think that'd be set in stone because if grinding were a thing in text-based RPGs that opens the floodgates to all sorts of asspulls.

I meant more from the perspective of the personalities of the characters at this point.

Depending on who fights who, it'll either be a fairly straightforward/friendly spar, venting frustration, or a legitimate attempt at murder.

[MrSandman]

Midori: I wonder what the 'shipping' for me is like for this game?

*Midori grabs a laptop*

Midori: Hmmm, Midori x Sarada... Midori x Adam... Midori x Erosa... Midori x Jinzi... Midori x Sh-Shiro?! Midori x Shiro x Dr. Nijimoto?!

*Midori calmly closes the laptop, stands up, and walks over to a trashcan, throwing the laptop in. She then walks off only to return with paper, dry wood, and a couple of bottles of lighter fluid. Throwing in the paper and dry wood, she pours the lighter fluid in and fires her laser vision into it, setting it alight*

Midori *watching the fire burn*: Let the fire burn, taking this twisted monstrosity and cleanse it from this world.

Erosa: GAAAAOOO! EROSA PORN COLLECTION TURN TO SMOKE!!!

[Noldere]

Erosa: GAAAAOOO! EROSA PORN COLLECTION TURN TO SMOKE!!!

Kai: *Restores porn collection*

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

*walks into thread*
*looks around*
*walks out*

[Sub-Zero MKA]

a legitimate attempt at murder.

Ex. Sarada vs Totoma

Future PvP will be tough for me because playing a Saiyan means she won't be holding back much, if at all (depending on who she's fighting) and her competitive streak will show badly. Meaning she'll be fighting teammates like they were enemies. She went easy on Jack because endgame ship, but everyone else will be leaving with a few bumps and bruises.

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

For Sarada, I'll be posting training montages of her learning her various new techniques. Flight was a spontaneous thing, but her Saiyan Pride ™ had been challenged so she had no choice.

Said training montages will be...

Totoma: Hey Sarada, check out my new technique!

Sarada: *Saiyan Pride ™'s a technique on the spot just to compete*

Totoma: *laughs in keikaku*

Sarada: WHY DO I KEEP FALLING FOR THE BAIT

---------13 years ago------

Tasure: Hey kiddo, check out my new technique!

Totoma: *Halfbreed Potential ™'s a technique on the spot just to compete*

Tasure: *laughs in Keikaku*

Totoma: WHY DO I KEEP FALLING FOR THE BAIT

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

*walks into thread*
*looks around*
*walks out*

Come back we need angry half-breed noises.

Ex. Sarada vs Totoma

Future PvP will be tough for me because playing a Saiyan means she won't be holding back much, if at all (depending on who she's fighting) and her competitive streak will show badly. Meaning she'll be fighting teammates like they were enemies. She went easy on Jack because endgame ship, but everyone else will be leaving with a few bumps and bruises.

Ishtar v. Sarada will be interesting now, depending on some things besides I may need to PM you yet again.

[grampagen]

Campaign with no GM is adrift in the frozen time. Well I got a moment, so if you don't mind, Chou, let's workshop some of this.

: Cue Omake If professor Chou with glasses. And clip board.:

Time for some lore.

Dragon Orb Install: His only original skill taught this power up. It draws on energy/life force around as ammo for two purposes.

1: To cast off so he can use Construct again ( which is still a limited charge.)
2: Or can pull off Kaioken and cast off “shell” so his next attack does multiples damage. The limit is two. No since trying to cheese as he can only safely trigger one Orb at a time.

Alright, so that's in a tech slot which is fine. I think these specific details need to be added to your character profile. What are the limits of this exactly? Is this mainly a stamina buff? What makes it distinct from ki, does he needboth construct energy and ki? He seems to have a specific niche with this already.

: Next panel is Chou body with four ids.:

“ There are four of him in there. Himself, The Beast, The Hero, And a Sayian. Jinzi said Sayian have been to Earth before. He just does not know how long ago.” Hint: Back then Kami now had space help in dealing with Fife.

Now the Beast : Black monster thing.: Is no more. The original soul anchor and the other two kept its destructive blast in check. A wish, made by some reason ( to be revealed latter.) Made it for this being to be reborn, with a fourth new spark to be born of the Earth itself, something pure.

Then the world of man and circus life corrupted him utterly.

Now the beast now? Holds no sway it’s influence is now : Cue dragon thing the size of a bear cub, with silver and green: That development is for latter date.

I plot for “why” He was summoned/hatched after so many damn years as a rock, to be revealed in the Space Time Chamber.

Alright, some character intrigue to be filled in later, thats fine. This is a lot of stuff that plays into the greater stakes of the overarching plot though, and that affects all of us.

Like I said, the Beast and reincarnation I understand, the other two I don't really, and the abrupt flash of images in the mindscape further complicates things, especially with a lack of apparent foreshadowing before they popped up.

Now the circus folk.

One is a skilled ninja and acrobat. Another is a womanizing strong man who is a lizard man.

Their current Leader is a alien sob who looks like HunterxHunter Ant Chimera king.

Old Lady Gao Uses magic, strings of the Earth to keep tabs on our confused anti hero. Rao can summon creatures and keeps Chou in check for so long. By ****ing his brains out. As for Scarlet, taught him blade summon trick.

The link can be cut short should it endanger the two parties. And Gainas frail as she is gifts in robotic power armor that looks like a muscular king fu Master.

All these guys need names, images and NPC profiles. STAT. Maybe just one big one since this is a lot of peripheral characters.

The bolded seem to have had the most on-screen time so far in that strange psychic way. What's their aim exactly? Are they also reincarnations of the Band of Braves? Was the current Kami part of them? Lots of implications affect the overarching plot heree

As an aside, Rao needs...something better to do. The way it's framed makes it seem like a somewhat abusive relationship rather than anything genuine or loving. I suppose that's why Chou is eager to cheat on her, but this isn't so much a testament to his game as it comes off as really sad and destructive on both ends.

Now as for Sayian? He is part Sayian. No zenkai or giant monkey though. Due to soul tampering. But has “ hidden depths” and he does hate Sayian. He encountered one on Earth a year prior, beat her fair and square and had gate mating, then she ate all his damne food, so he sent her back into space. As hevthen spent what seemed like a eternity looking for food ( because he does have that part of a sayian. The HUNGER.)

Also hates his neck monkey tail, hates fur.

Wow, she probably got absolutely murdered when she got back to Vocado for being a filthy meat-mixer who was even weaker than beginning-game Sarada.

I trust the Saiyan thing will be detailed further since this has given him a physical change as well. That said there is some dissonance between him hating Saiyans then attempting to hit on/fight Sarada out of some sort of monkey-tail solidarity.

Let’s see...

Yes Construct needs prep and Dragon Orb Install requires a massive amount of time/focus. Which is why he spams it since no one bothers with him.

I wouldn't say nobody bothers with him so much as people are angry (Ishtar, Shiro, Ochazuke, Totoma) or afraid (Midori, possibly Karine) at the moment. With very good reasons which have been detailed ad-nauseum.

That Chou prefers to brood instead of admit to having lost control is also a bit of a factor here. He needs to engage with the fact that he had a moment of weakness and accept that it was still a part of him which he lost control over that did this. But all in due time I suppose.

And his tk works on inanimate options like normal, but needs to tag beings with a ki signature to then imprint it into them. Adam now has a energy signature. So applies for him now.

And his weapons? He uses them for tk mostly. As he finds it more effective to use them mentally. Hands have limits. Not free floating though.

Alright, but don't expect this TK to be effective outside the bounds of his powerlevel - which to be fair has been implemented very well before in clever ways - and if Chou gets any PvP battles, don't expect it to be a free win in hand to hand, especially with flight becoming unlocked.

I suppose his proficiency in weapons depends on his background. It would seem he prefers to flood the area with chains and sharp things rather than going in for melee, but I recall him swinging around some jRPG style sword earlier. What level of 'mastery' are we talking here? It gets kinda murky because, potentially, he can make a construct out of any weapon.

...come to think of it, do these weapons fall into the category of his elemental constructs as well?

[Yun Lao]

I think the issue of PVP is that people sometimes forget it's a give and take scenario. The best ones come from knowing your character isn't the biggest and baddest and they're most likely going to get hurt and probably humiliated, yet at the same time, your character's opponent is the exact same, so it's up to you to let your character shine through their own unique way.

[Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki]

With PvP, I try to hash out the end result first, then... just sort of wing it from there.


...though I admit I needed Miburo's assistance with the armbar, because I know nothing of grappling. At all.

Anyway, now to check the game thread.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

With PvP, I try to hash out the end result first, then... just sort of wing it from there.

...though I admit I needed Miburo's assistance with the armbar, because I know nothing of grappling. At all.

Ishtar: Disarm him.

[grampagen]

I meant more from the perspective of the personalities of the characters at this point.

Depending on who fights who, it'll either be a fairly straightforward/friendly spar, venting frustration, or a legitimate attempt at murder.

True. That's also what makes them exciting though, the mix of player and character chemistries.

I think the issue of PVP is that people sometimes forget it's a give and take scenario. The best ones come from knowing your character isn't the biggest and baddest and they're most likely going to get hurt and probably humiliated, yet at the same time, your character's opponent is the exact same, so it's up to you to let your character shine through their own unique way.

Pretty much. Ideally it should be used as a vehicle for both characters to grow and learn from each other.

Yeah. Pvp for sake of story is the best. I remember those times. Still got the poison in me from. Then and prior too. ( Then again I Remember inn shr1 Daichi was trying to make a guy win the fight but work for it. He threw dust in his eyes like it would phase him considering Daichi had Daredevil senses. The guy did not even research me and he blew up ppl at ki rank 5 in power. I always had habit of power gaming the GM. Neo DBZ And SHR had moments. But against other players? I am a jobber.)

The legend of Kekowa "The Undefeated" Hasegawa will never die.

...

Kekowa "4 Chi for me, OHKO for thee" Hasegawa

Kekowa "Samurai Honour, I hardly know her" Hasegawa

Kekowa "A Buddhist always seizes the prize" Hasegawa

Kekowa "Sewer Leper Babysitter" Hasegawa



...I'll be good, sorry.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

True. That's also what makes them exciting though, the mix of player and character chemistries.

Bring some of that chemistry Ishtar's way, Poppa Ochazuke.

I gotta write her up, being in the airship first tho.

Also.

MIBURO, YOU HAVE NOT ESCAPED YOUR CHARACTER INTERACTION. WE TIME TRAVELIN' NOW.

[Yun Lao]

The legend of Kekowa "The Undefeated" Hasegawa will never die.

...

Kekowa "4 Chi for me, OHKO for thee" Hasegawa

Kekowa "Samurai Honour, I hardly know her" Hasegawa

Kekowa "A Buddhist always seizes the prize" Hasegawa

Kekowa "Sewer Leper Babysitter" Hasegawa



...I'll be good, sorry.

As long as it makes me laugh, the memory of Kekowa lives on in my heart.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

As long as it makes me laugh, the memory of Kekowa lives on in my heart.

Who ... who is Kekowa ?