Strange Co-Players

[dementedDamsel]

Hi again it's me, deficientModel, I'M STILL ALIVE, Huzzah! I hope that introduction was not to bombastic for you forum-goers, I'm not that well educated when it comes to formal greeting with other humans. (Which is one the reasons why I've made this thread) You might remember me from another thread I did in the recent past, or at a least I think it's the recent past from the forums temporal perspective. Sorry, "Time Shenanigans" as I believe they are called is not my scientific specialty. Really, I thought Mother's point to point portalization technology could be sometimes convoluted in it's complexity, but Time Travel is another beast all together.

Oh dear, I'm deeply sorry it seems I'm rambling, I apologize. Anyhow, back to point, you fellows might remember me from an earlier post where I was asking for advice on the seemingly abnormal Land I received in my First Session and my inability to get my co-players to stop hating me. Well guess what, that session turned out to be a success. THIS IS A TRIUMPH!!! (Sorry once again about the bombast, won't happen I promise) Yes indeed, we managed to successful defeat the forces of the Black King and ensure the Vast Croak. Unfortunately, my entire team still hated me with a fiery passion that eclipsed my Mother's irrational hatred of potatoes, throughout the session. I'm not exactly a psychologist, but I think I can make a well-founded hypothesis that their hatred had to do with the fact I was the one responsible for introducing the Game to them, thus resulting in the destruction of Earth and loss of almost everyone they ever cared. That along with my Mother's... um, sarcastic remarks on whether they were adopted or if their Guardians ever really loved them, probably did not help increase my likability either. My session's Knight was the only one who would tolerate being around me, and even then he would immediately abscond whenever Mother decide to return from wherever she was, and state her personal opinions on his sole remaining family. Hmm... I guess a lot of my DEFICIENT attempts at developing a proper relationship with any of my co-players, was kind of thwarted by Mother's biting remarks. I still miss her through, she could be kind of cruel sometimes and perhaps even sadistic, but suppose family is family and I still cared for her deeply.

If anyone is curious my Mother was killed when that little MORON, Courtyard Droll, destroyed her central core with a SHAVING CREAM BOMB!!! I made damn sure that mental midget received a highly painful permanent malfunction. Ever seen a spatial portal collapse while someone's only half way through... it's not a pretty sight, believe me.

Alright, moving on from that personal tragedy lets pay attention to the present. I'm in a whole new session with 8 Players, including myself. We've only just got everyone in the game, and I've only talked to a couple of my co-players. From a brief cross-examination they all seem rather... odd. The Players from my First Session all seemed be culturally homogeneous with me being the "Weird Portal Guy", but these new co-players are just strange to me. I guess it stems from the fact that we're all from different versions of Earth, each with it's own history and culture. So, back to why I made this thread in the first place, I want advice from you forum-goers on how I should approach making acquaintances with these colorful fellows, with Mother gone I have to admit that the task might be a little bit easier this time around. Also, I would like to use this forum to maybe ask a few questions on how to progress through this session. In my previous one I was the Ward of Space, and for most of the session I had my Co-operative Testing Drones along with the aforementioned Knight do most of the Frog Breeding.

One of my co-players has already messaged me on pesterchum and informed me that their will be team introduction meeting soon. I plan on presenting that pesterlog to you guys in a later post so you get a proper understanding of who my eccentric co-players are and how best I can get them to work along side me.

Any help you guys could offer me in this task of achieving "Nakama" and once again managing to successful complete another session would be most appreciated.

Oh, almost forgot, I'm a Waste of Rage this time around. I suppose asking what this Title signifies would be the first of my many questions.

[tenebrouspsycher]

nice to meet ya. it's kinda sad that your coplayers hate ya for somethin that was both inevitable and saved your life!

as for your role, from what i know, some inferred, some direct, you got an interestin session ahead a you.

firsr, rage. rage is the aspect a authority, havin it and usin it without abusin it too much. you'll have [purple prose], which is useful for makin shit explode. abuse this a lot.

as for waste, that is the active counterpart to grace, a which i know a bit. your job is to great a great upheaval with your aspect or in your aspect. some call it cataclysm, some call it catalyst, which ever it is, you are goin to do somethin BIG and nothin will be the same after it.

your triggerin event can happen at different times dependin and the nature of it may differ on your session's needs. the great cultural disparity may be a part a it!

my advice is to learn about it as you uu with each a em and be respectful a their boundries. as a rage player, you can possibly either take charge or assist the pepleader highest person to.

tl; dr

you are gonna do a big ass thing. it isn't necessarily gonna be an explosion or somethin terrible. you can tell shit to things and be awesome in general.

also, don't be a dick.

[blackholeInspector]

congratulations surviving your first session.

beyond the celebration, I would like to give my two cents on the class of Waste, and I apologize if you have already discovered what I am going to say.

waste is the title of "Change." Despite what most say, the Cataclysm classes are more focused on creating change than annihilation. for Wastes, it is sudden and abrupt. graces, on the other hand, cause gradual change. think of Wastes as a bolt of lighting, and Graces as a strained Dam. lighting is almost instant, and fries/sets things on fire immediately. a Dam has water slowly build behind it until the pressure is to great to contain and it destroys a city.

either way, massive change occurs. we do not personify destruction, though our abilities can cause immense devastation, but can also change things for the better. allow me to warn you though... do NOT try to "stop" your Cataclysm. it WILL happen, one way or another. trying to stop it will just make things worse... but you can try to redirect it.

i must apologize however. i know almost nothing about the Rage aspect. i am still in my first session, and have yet to meet our Rage player. i would imagine however, that you would get the ability to yell things into submission. i apologize again, my knowledge of aspects not my own is very limited.

good luck.