Re: ToP Consulting Thread

by **Aardvark** Fri May 06, 2011 11:33 pm

I set it up so any of us could post next, I may or may not post a Lunar Brigade segment, that would have them arriving on Concord, but if you get to it first Pto I don't have a problem.

by **Ptolemy** Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:47 pm

OK the kinder are taken care of.

Next...

by **Aardvark** Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:01 am

Sorry I didn't notice the post until a little while ago. Good stuff.

by **Aardvark** Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:25 am

OK, problem I'm having is I'm not sure how to proceed with the Brigade. On the one hand I can open with the standard getting ashore bit, but I'm not sure how to make that interesting. On the other I can open with Damian and Kelgori discussing their issues, coming to an agreement, and end with them having to hide when they stumble across the Brigade and have the group introduced that way. The first has the bonus of keeping the arrival of the Brigade secret so they can be used later on to more affect, but has the detraction of being hard to write and means I'll have to commandeer the High Priest's aide. The second is much easier and will move the story along faster, but it means our heroes will know they're there.

Overall I'm having trouble because at the end of their time in Concord I want most of the Brigade dead but I don't want them to seem completely incompetent. Giving them the surprise will mean the heroes will be less prepared and I can make them a threat, but it also means this will span a longer writing period, whereas making the Concord chapter faster will mean they expect the Brigade and they'll be taken down much more easily.

So what do you think is the best course?

by **Ptolemy** Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:50 pm

i like the coming ashore bit. mybe you could still associate them with the temple as a scout or look out from the temple see them coming ashore, since thier armor is so different, they can be used to 'test' the group. that would require a conversation between the leadership of the brigade and the aide at the very least and with the high priest ideally.

People with that armor, weapons and horses would probably draw SOME attention.

by **Aardvark** Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:51 am

OK then this'll take some time as the entrance will be slow.

by **Ptolemy** Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:42 pm

well do it how you want. It would just mesh nicely for the Brigade to be doing the dirty work of the High Priest. that would facilitate the meeting of the two groups AND facilitate conversations that may bring the brigade in line.

by **Aardvark** Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:35 am

I have a plan for it in my mind to get them in league with the High Priest, but I'll be bringing them back to the Priest rather then have them go directly for Lloyd. So I may have to do a group separation.

by **tRibaL** Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:59 pm

sry, back from ten day trip, catching up on stuff right now

by **Ptolemy** Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:05 am

That would work i was actually thinking that the brigade would have to meet the high priest before they engaged the rest of the party.

by **tRibaL** Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:21 am

go for it. Im finally got around to writing shapeshifters segment

by **Ptolemy** Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:51 pm

Bump***

by **tRibaL** Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:11 pm

working full time sucks. lol, anyway yeah, in a week i start school & end work, thus letting me sleep in, and thus letting me have my creativity back Razz

ty for the bumpity bump tho

by **Ptolemy** Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:21 pm

*Bump...

Again

Smile

by **tRibaL** Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:37 pm

this weekend ill write something, iv had things floating around my head for a while. And it will b awsome

EDIT: robo competition thursday is why this weekend

by **Aardvark** Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:06 am

OK read some medieval stuff, I'm ready to get stared again, problem is I've essentially forgotten all the details I had floating around. So this'll end up being an interesting little bit. Don't know whether to go with a mystical approach with the High Priest's aide just showing up knowing who they are and taking them back or having the Brigade settle down, snoop around and come to the aide themselves after they find out where Lloyd and the rest have been.

by **tRibaL** Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:05 am

or you could tie in a manipulation of the high priest supporting the brigade to negate a common enemy, with the full intention of backsttabbign the brigade and taking all the sacred gear to themeslves?

by **Aardvark** Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:26 am

I already figured something out, have them hired by Lloyd's ambassador friend to investigate suspicious activity in the Scarlet Temple.

by **tRibaL** Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:37 am

that will work perfectly. Somebody else take the next post btw, my brain isnt functioning and needs motivation of something new to spark idea.

by **Ptolemy** Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:16 pm

**Bump**

by **Aardvark** Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:39 pm

Yeah I kinda stalled at Damean and Kelgori.

by **tRibaL** Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:12 am

can somebody write something about the shapeshifters, send them south, have the swamp swallow them (interpret that however you want(ie. they actually fell into a bog or something and find some really old secret antichamber where the thunder(or wind) dstone is held)

i kind ahave something coming to me but the will to write it isnt there

EDIT: also dont make some sort of "boss" they have to fight for it. make it a mindgame or puzzle that unlocks it

by **Ptolemy** Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:55 pm

I will try to do something with the elves and shapeshifters

by **Ptolemy** Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:14 pm

DBL Post FTW!!

Did we ever touch on what happened back at the castle Gaelan? Were you going to do that Aard?

by **tRibaL** Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:12 am

i dont think so, honestly the hidden weird elves ended up being a total lul wut?

however knowing i said this, it will probably save our arses sometime down the line.

and idk, they sent the team foward, and then we diddnt touch on it.

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