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Cas Has a Moment of Crisis, Roleplaying No Responses »
Dec 252007

Yeah, let’s talk about how much I suck at roleplaying.

I’m having trouble playing Kevin. I didn’t think it’d be such a problem to play him, and I was actually really excited about playing essentially the villain from the previous game as a main character (and dare I say, “good guy”).

Well, problems came up with that.

First off: I forgot how anti-social he was. In DARPG, I basically had him show up once to taunt Tyler; the only other time that the Digidestined interacted with him was way, way at the end of the logs, and that wasn’t all that pleasant (for them — I had a blast).

Playing him as a (okay, I’ll say it just this once) Digidestined is more of a challenge in that he’s being forced into situations where he has to take risks. He doesn’t take risks. I actually ruined one of the logs because I guess I was supposed to jump in the Digital Breach and help Gina fight off the Sludgemon, and I didn’t.

Now tonight, I messed up in that I was really trying hard (too hard, IMO) to get an NPC (Darren) to say something about Tyler’s whereabouts; I got shot down (this wasn’t the problem), but… What Would Kevin Do (WWKD)? While he was told that Darren couldn’t stop him from meeting up with him and Gina after school to talk about the Digital Breaches, Kevin’s reaction to being shot down is basically “fuck you, I’ll figure something out on my own”. He knows when he’s not wanted, and he’s not going to horn himself into something like that.

Thing is, for the sake of the game, I should just forget about WWKD? and just go to the stupid meeting. It’ll advance the plot nicely. As it is, if I run off, stuff will get delayed again and it might mess up the plot.

I’m just depressed about this. If I play him right, he’s completely unlikable and impossible to work with. If I play him for the sake of the game, I’m doing it wrong.

I just don’t know what to do…

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Stuff On My Wiki

Roleplaying, Wiki Announcements No Responses »
Dec 232007

I’ve posted quite a bit to the wiki in recent times. Here’s some highlights of what’s new and exciting.

Digimon Adventure RPG

  • I’m slowly posting the logs — I’m up to Log #9 out of 21. I’m having issues with a few of them due to formatting. #10 might take a while.

Digimon Revival

  • On the other hand, I’m up to date with DRev. We even have an omake for your spoilerific enjoyment, but do keep in mind that this spoils Gina and Kevin’s Digisouls.

Persona Gaiden

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Spur of the moment character development...

Writing No Responses »
Dec 232007

Two posts wait can’t count One post in December. I officially fail this blog. Let’s see if I can remedy that.

“Well, I’m going to go to the convenience store to get something healthier to eat than cold ramen. I’d offer to get you something, but I somehow don’t think that you’ll want anything.” Jason grinned and left the dorm room, shutting the door behind him.

Leaving the actual dorm, Jason stuck his hands in his pockets and looked up at the moon. Perhaps due to the smog and pollution in the air, the moon seemed darker than usual; it hung in the air, large and deep yellow, almost orange. He always had trouble telling when exactly the moon was full, but it did look full to him…

Jason narrowly avoided stepping in a puddle of dirty water as he crossed the street and made his way to the convenience store. At this time of night, it was just about the only store that was open, save for the adult shops (but those were further away from the dorms). He pushed the door open, making the store’s alarm chime sound; the girl behind the counter smiled and bowed slightly in welcome, but he could tell it was fake and that the girl wanted nothing more than to end her shift.

Jason looked around and went for the store’s fresh food section. He picked up two conbini bentos after looking at them close. They’d been there a while, and the rice in the maki rolls was probably becoming hard, but it still seemed better to him than cold ramen. He also picked up two cans of hot coffee and a cup ramen (in case Bryan really did insist on eating cardboard stewed in monosodium glutamate) and made his way to the register.

“Is that going to be everything?” The girl smiled — pleasant but fake. Jason nodded, and the girl started ringing in his purchases. “That will be Â¥2,100.”

Jason winced — Bryan had better appreciate this. Actually, he had no idea why he was being this nice to him. He lived on the same floor as him, but he seemed like a bit of an ass to him. Still, he was willing to make a few sacrifices in order to keep the peace in his dorm, even if it meant that his funds would be low for a few days until he got his weekly stipend cheque from the Education Board.

“I hope he appreciates this,” he muttered to himself as he handed the girl two Â¥1,000 bills and a Â¥100 yen coin. She took the money and then started packing the food into bags, as if she didn’t believe that the boy would have the money to pay for his purchases.

“Have a nice day!” She waved Jason out with fake enthusiasm; Jason simply rolled his eyes and pulled the door open, letting himself out of the convenience store.

“Have a nice day… right…” Jason sighed and rearranged the food inside the bags — it wasn’t safe to put hot coffee in with a cold bento. He tossed the coffees in with the cup ramen, and he started making his way back to the dorm.

Jason caught movement in the corner of his eye. The high school student slowed his pace, looking around slowly.

“Is there anyone there?”

Jason could hear a car pass by a few streets away, but otherwise, everything was quiet. He frowned and continued on his way, but he was definitely more alert now.

“I wonder what time it is…” Jason reached for his keitai, and sighed when he realized the battery was dead. He had a bad habit of forgetting to charge his phone; he didn’t receive very many calls, however, so no one generally noticed except for himself.

“That’s great…” He stuck the phone back into the jacket of his school uniform and continued back to the dorms.

Jason never realized that something was watching him for his entire trip back to the dorms; once he was safely inside, the creature slipped away back into the shadows…

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Just finished watching Frontier...

Anime, LJ Import 1 Response »
Dec 152007

Short version: ending very anti-climatic.

Long version under cut for those who are sick of me talking about this…

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Mind Bullets!

Cas Has a Moment of Crisis, Roleplaying 1 Response »
Dec 092007

Wow. Okay. Fangirling geeky post, ahoy. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Hunter’s running DRev, right? When he ran DARPG, we picked Kaze by Wada Kouji for the opening. It was a nice song and it worked.

This time, Sky found a song from The Best Selection ~ Welcome Back! — Pierce. I tried looking up the lyrics, and I found nothing. The only thing I could find is that it was the closing theme for some wrestling show in Japan? (WTF?) Fearing that the lyrics would be, ah, miserable, I set out to find out what exactly the lyrics meant so I wasn’t doing the Hanzismatter equivalent of a song.

Except the lyrics weren’t anywhere. I searched everywhere, in Japanese, everything. Nothing. Uta-Net failed me.

And found out that I really really can’t read kanji. Seriously, it took me anywhere from 20 minutes to three hours to look up one single character.

So I guiltily asked Alissa if she could romanize it and translate it, even offering to pay her… in the meantime, I kept romanizing myself, and I’d looked up all the kanji in the first verse and mostly played it by ear for the rest, though I looked up the kanji I couldn’t understand.

Then I actually got the translation today.

Oh. My. GOD.

Mind bullets. It’s all I can say. The lyrics fit so much that it’s not even funny. It’s SO. SO. PERFECT.

Keep in mind that I didn’t change anything in here! (Note that the romaji/english won’t match up in some cases…) Note: major fangirlishness that you won’t understand, ahoy.

Japanese English Script
(quieter bit at the beginning) - A flash of light, and an expanding wave of light; something falls towards the camera; it’s a Digivice with an image of the Digital World, and the view falls right through that image ““ the sun rises there just as the guitars start up
(guitars) - Logo over a background of electronic waves
tooi kioku otte Chasing after time Shot of Gina’s sneaker, tapping to music
jikan wo oikaketeru after far-away memories Quick pan up to Gina’s head, eyes closed, head bobbing to the music coming through her earphones; she opens her eyes and looks to her side at “-keteru”
kimi wa egaita anokoro ni I had forgotten something in the past Raptomon standing next to her, grinning at her, then looking up at the blue sky
nanika wo wasurete… you had created Gina and Raptomon looking up at the sky together, a confident smile on Gina’s face
yuukan na tabibito ni jidai wa yasashiku nareta no? Have times become kinder to fearless travelers? Kevin staring at the screen, coding, Nezumimon looking at his screen, Change view from screen’s POV”¦
soredemo nakinagara kimi wa Even still, you will probably pass through the night Screen reflects on Kevin’s face, showing Tyler’s MSN conversation; change POV to show Kevin, Nezumimon and entire set up. Kevin sighs, looking down
yoru wo koete yukundaro with tears in your eyes Slams his fist on his desk at “koete” and gets up, walking away; Nezumimon watches him leave, looking shocked
kanashisugiru kako nara If your past is too sorrowful Tyler and Gotsumon walking towards the camera through a desert in the Digital World, heat haze obscuring their image
mou nigeteshite oideyo come escape out from it Close-ups of their faces, translucent, on either side of the pair ““ Tyler on the right looking grim, Gotsumon on the left looking determined
ima no yugami ni madotte I dream of tomorrow Aki coming home from school, sun setting
ashita wo yumemiteru lost in the distortions of today Tukumon tugs at her sleeve and points up at the sky behind her, Aki turns to look. Screen quickly pans upwards towards the sky at “-miteru”
me wo samashite koe wa An awakened voice Close-up of Gina’s face, eyes closed, then open as the camera zooms out to show her throwing her arms wide as she activates her Digivice; Raptomon twists around her, Digivolving into Velocimon in a burst of flames
kokoro ni hibiku darou must be resonating in your heart Velocimon leaps off camera; Drakemon descends from above, letting loose a burst of flame that whites out the view, and dissolves into a silhouette of Cavaliermon, brandishing his polearm
asayake ni otozureru mabushii hikari to tomo ni Together with the bright light that comes with dawn Kevin’s Digisoul activates his Digivice; Nezumimon Digivolves to Mechanezumimon, shoots from hands; Shinobimon leaps out from the smoke, slicing the screen in half; Gijinka Nezumimon enters scene from the “cut”, extending thumb and index finger; he smirks, “shooting” at the viewer at “ni”
kimi ga yume mita mono What you dreamed of (Hunter needs to fill this next part in…)
umareta kaze no naka is inside the wind where it was born -
nagare ni mi wo makasete Give yourself in to its flow -
mirai wa kimi wo matteru the future is waiting for you -
- - Ends with the DigiDestined in a group ““ Gina facing the camera with a confident grin; Kevin standing behind and to her right, facing away with a frown; Aki between the two, cheering; Tyler to Gina’s left, also facing away from the camera; possibly images of their Digimon in the background?

(Translation is copyright Alissa Staples. Steal and I’ll FIND you.)

I’m still shivering. It’s so perfect. Which means I’m going be OWNED.

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