MoultonLava
Torch God
({20] Golem retracts his arms, falling down with a damaging shockwave [17. I rerolled from a 19 because I thought I was too lucky. Oh well] dodging the attack. Golem awaits his next move.
(4) The machine is flung back, spear in its grip clattering away and exploding.({20] Golem retracts his arms, falling down with a damaging shockwave [17. I rerolled from a 19 because I thought I was too lucky. Oh well] dodging the attack. Golem awaits his next move.
[10, 19, 2] (the first two plasma shots dissipate on contact, but the third hits true. Golem slightly recoils, and notices the sparking. It decides to wait and see how this goes.)(4) The machine is flung back, spear in its grip clattering away and exploding.
Pushing back to his feet, Zinque is lightly sparking, frame shuddering a bit as he moves, its clear this fight, though still without substantial wounds, has left him worse for wear.
Splitting a rift across his palm, the machine reaches in with the other hand, withdrawing some sort of heavy pistol as he walks slowly towards Golem, firing single plasma pulse shots at its head and eyes. They aren't exactly all that potent, it seems to be trying to get Golem to react? (1 ,6, 10)
("He whacked me with a pillow. Hard!")[look man navy, as in the color, not the OC, is a shade of blue (navy blue), in fact it's my favorite shade of blue, so my brain associates Navy (the OC) with navy blue (the color), so mb]
[and about the robe, I have short term memory loss.]
[and about the robe, I have short term memory loss.]
[back to IC]
)(I guess I was too late...
Oh well, my plan of Stygian and Nathan possibly encountering the Corrupt Mimic and fighting it may still come to fruition! I'll want to wait until Esther and Cobalt are online though, so if it happens it'll likely be tomorrow.)
(To preface my answer: From now on I'll refer to the being whom Stygian is harboring as 'the Darkness' when addressing it individually in Stygian's head. The name 'Stallion of Shadows' is more of a nickname arisen from rumor and legend; it'll be a more fitting nickname if and when it reveals its physical form. (Technically the Darkness probably wouldn't know about this nickname yet because it likely arose after it was banished to Limbo (from rumor and legend, as I just mentioned), but I can pull a funny and make him "come up" with the name.) Also, I realized that he can use magic with his horn other than shooting beams of darkness, so I'm adding that to his Abilities description. I may want to add technical details as to how his fighting skill will work with regards to roll modifiers and such, but I don't have much experience with that, so I'll put that off 'till later. (I'll probably ask Green_Meta for help.))
(Here's an updated character sheet:
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(Now, regarding Bow-Eye's list: While not much may be known about the Darkness' past, I certainly wouldn't put it past it to murder innocent people at some point, so yeah, it'd be on the list. Fortunately for me, it's undetectable right now. Though if it does anything outside of thinking or subtly influencing Stygian's train of thought—say, possessing him to attack someone, or using a shadowy tendril to chuck a dart at a dartboard—Bow-Eye and the list would know. Does that sound acceptable?)
"He's alive?! Fantastic news!"Tom has joined Limbo.
(I suppose the fight (or flight) will have to be put off until later.)(Gtg again for an hour or so)
The machine continues to fire, walking a bit closer, almost within punching range.. (4, 13, 7)[10, 19, 2] (the first two plasma shots dissipate on contact, but the third hits true. Golem slightly recoils, and notices the sparking. It decides to wait and see how this goes.)
(I'm a gun nut IRL so please forgive me.)"Well of course I can, but first can you tell me if you want 1 or 2 guns, second tell me if you want me to give it a design, and if it's two guns do you want the same design or different on each gun, finally do you what to name them or shall I?"
"Indeed it is my friend! How was... your time away from us?""So I died, but I came back to life on some really technical laws of Terraria. I'm glad to see you again."
"Anyone hear gunfire?"(10, 12, 17, 8, 15) Raising his hefty gatling gun to shield against the blast, the first shot goes higher, piercing the machine directly through the front of the face, the second grazing its head. In more of a reaction than a conscious effort, the gatling gun is hefted higher, blocking all of the subsequent blasts, but remaining damaged beyond use. The tubes disconnect and shakily retract from Zinque's back as he tosses the thing aside.
The machine grips the front of his rectangular head in one hand, Coral dripping between his fingers, the bright red liquid glistening against his dark plating.
He looks up, the shattered gap in his lens dripping heavily, it looks as if the machine is crying. The radiant pupil blazes to life once again in the machine's gaze, locking onto Golem's core. Conjuring forth and igniting two more spears, the machine bolts forwards, hurling one spear at the core (10) then waiting at the ready with another.
[20, 11, 11] (The first shot dissipates, the second hits, and the third also disappears. Golem's head flies off, and four laser beams appear north, east, south, and west of the opposing robot from Golem's mouth, closing in on him)The machine continues to fire, walking a bit closer, almost within punching range.. (4, 13, 7)
The machine stops, waiting in place... (-5 to current defense roll.. being none in this case, -5 to current attack roll, also being none..)[20, 11, 11] (The first shot dissipates, the second hits, and the third also disappears. Golem's head flies off, and four laser beams appear north, east, south, and west of the opposing robot from Golem's mouth, closing in on him)
[be the change you wanna see. go post a terraria suggestion that asks for this](I wish there was a way to look like a skeleton in-game. I know there's the Skull, but it's just not enough; besides, you can't wear any head slot items on top of it.)
[ight](I guess I was too late...
Oh well, my plan of Stygian and Nathan possibly encountering the Corrupt Mimic and fighting it may still come to fruition! I'll want to wait until Esther and Cobalt are online though, so if it happens it'll likely be tomorrow.)
[ight, updating list](To preface my answer: From now on I'll refer to the being whom Stygian is harboring as 'the Darkness' when addressing it individually in Stygian's head. The name 'Stallion of Shadows' is more of a nickname arisen from rumor and legend; it'll be a more fitting nickname if and when it reveals its physical form. (Technically the Darkness probably wouldn't know about this nickname yet because it likely arose after it was banished to Limbo (from rumor and legend, as I just mentioned), but I can pull a funny and make him "come up" with the name.) Also, I realized that he can use magic with his horn other than shooting beams of darkness, so I'm adding that to his Abilities description. I may want to add technical details as to how his fighting skill will work with regards to roll modifiers and such, but I don't have much experience with that, so I'll put that off 'till later. (I'll probably ask Green_Meta for help.))
(Here's an updated character sheet:
)Name: The Darkness
Nicknames (Optional): the Stallion of Shadows (abbreviated OOC as SoS)
(this name originated from rumor and legend and whatnot)
Gender: genderless parasite
Text Color: #1D1D1D (bold, 18 text size)
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Appearance: Large, bulky, shadowy horse-like monster with wings and an upwardly curved horn. It seems to fully consist of the same kind of goopy shadow substance.
Personality: Confident, malicious, revengeful, and a bit cocky
Equipment (Optional): a feeble human named Stygian who is trapped inside of it (he cannot be seen)
Theme (Optional): undecided
Backstory (Optional): The Darkness found Stygian alone and in a vulnerable emotional state, so it took him as its host, creating the Stallion of Shadows.
Abilities: Similar to Venom, it can easily shape and extend itself into whatever form it pleases (though it tries to keep the host concealed), and regulate its tangibility in denseness (for example, it could turn an appendage gaseous and intangible when being attacked, and then turn it rock solid to attack back). It can also fly, and gather/disperse dark clouds and smoke and that sort of thing. Using its horn, it can use magic in the same way Stygian does, but much stronger, and with a black glow instead of a blue one. Unlike Stygian, it can shoot beams of dark energy from its horn.
Strengths: Incredibly powerful, just look at its abilities! Stronger in the darkness, and much stronger with a host.
Height: When standing at regular full height in horse form, ~18 feet (~5.5 meters); a bit taller than the average adult giraffe
Weight: unknown
Exploitable flaws: Bright light weakens it to some degree, and it is much weaker without a host (still very dangerous, but plausibly defeatable).
Extras (Optional): I know it doesn't make sense to call it the Stallion of Shadows when it doesn't have a gender, but it sounds cool. As of the start of Stygian entering the world of Limbo, it's dormant and undetectable in him. The SoS may awaken under unique circumstances, such as being exposed to too much dark magic.
[has he or hasn't he done enough to be on the victim list](Now, regarding Bow-Eye's list: While not much may be known about the Darkness' past, I certainly wouldn't put it past it to murder innocent people at some point, so yeah, it'd be on the list. Fortunately for me, it's undetectable right now. Though if it does anything outside of thinking or subtly influencing Stygian's train of thought—say, possessing him to attack someone, or using a shadowy tendril to chuck a dart at a dartboard—Bow-Eye and the list would know. Does that sound acceptable?)
[basically 1 is "[Here's a reference of points and what tiers they get you in.]
[1: 1000]
[2: 25,000]
[3: 50,000]
[4: 100,000]
[5: 625,000]
[6: 950,000]
[7: 7,500,000]
[8: 12,500,000]
[9: 275,000,000]
[10: 2,250,000,000]
[11: 9,750,000,000,000]
(No, the -5 was the roll reduction for his FOCUS mechanic to buff his next rolls. It was used strategically in a lapse of combat, so I just need whatever the default attack rolls are.)(The laser beams converge on the robot, hitting hard (do I count the -5 defense roll for this attack?)
(aight) [13, 16, 2, 15] (The four lasers converge on the robot, blasting him with a powerful energy.)(No, the -5 was the roll reduction for his FOCUS mechanic to buff his next rolls. It was used strategically in a lapse of combat, so I just need whatever the default attack rolls are.)
(FOCUSED buffs included, 10, 4, 7, 12) The machine’s frame is cloaked in a red miasma as it attempts to dodge, too little; too late. The pulses rip through its armor, marring the machine pretty deeply along the torso as it is spun and flung out by the odd angles of impact from the lasers.(aight) [13, 16, 2, 15] (The four lasers converge on the robot, blasting him with a powerful energy.)
Recoiling a bit with each shot, the machine fires three high-speed, high yield rockets towards the torso of Golem. (FOCUSED buffs accounted for: (4, 4, 9) (I got two 1’s)
(I'd rather not. Sorry.)(Esther, is it OK if someone infects Corrupt Riolu with a computer virus to turn him into a new virus? Said virus is spread in the same way as the Rooted Corruption, but it can only infect people and robots, and it forces those it infects to help protect the Universe jail and prevent its prisoners from escaping.)
"Not really."...Not having the best day?
(back)(I suppose the fight (or flight) will have to be put off until later.)
(Good idea!)[be the change you wanna see. go post a terraria suggestion that asks for this]
(He has, according to this:[has he or hasn't he done enough to be on the victim list]
[if so, what tier would he be in?]
)For instance, a cold blooded, pointless homicide of an innocent stranger earns you a free insta ticket into tier 4, or in other words, 100,000 points.
Stygian gestures towards the corrupt mimic, speaking to Nathan.(back)
"I'll tell you about the technicalities if you want, I myself find it interesting."...
Risbit, hearing the commotion, walks over to where Tom is, seeing him alive, before looking at the corpse Therian retrieved.
...Come sit with me. Welcome to the "I should being dead right now" crew.
(Tom is gonna be PISSED if Stygian kills it, he has a score to settle, he would be even more pissed if the corrupt mimic killed him.)"He's alive?! Fantastic news!"
It was at that moment that he noticed a Corrupt Mimic not too far away... the same one that killed Tom.
"Very long, but I've got a few new tricks up my sleeve.""Indeed it is my friend! How was... your time away from us?"
"I'm pretty certain it's a mimic, yes."Stygian gestures towards the corrupt mimic, speaking to Nathan.
"Look at that large purple chest! I'd like to believe it's full of treasure, but seeing its size and the way it matches the surrounding environment, I'm guessing it's one of those mimicking creatures I've read about. Fascinating!"
"I'm looking forward to hearing the story. I'll cook dinner for us again, then when we're around the campfire, you can enlighten us with your tales.""Very long, but I've got a few new tricks up my sleeve."