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[Fast Jimmy]

The Save Import IS insidious! We must throw off the chains of its oppression to free the BSN.

What a great episode. Not much action, but still a lot going on. Two thumbs way up.

[Wolfspawn]

This may sound selfish, but I was hoping for me...
: (
Oh well. I don't care.

[ThePinkFoxx]

This is amazing. HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!??
/forever late to the party >.>

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Game Over! lol
You can't win CrustyBot .... surrender or your entire team will die horribly!

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Sorry for the long break between updates, turns out maneuvering replacement IMP mercs is a complete b!tch unless you can group them up with the main party. Runtime error galore. God is punishing me for letting Kallia go down.

Anyways totally not proofread but I am tired and wanted to post this tonight...

P.S The OP has an updated log of all the party members.

Chapter Index, Introduction and BSN Party Member Profiles.

Recap:

On the behalf of Stanley Woo, The group of Fast Jimmy, Johnnie Walker, Celrath, KloieKat, Billy the Squid and ThePinkFoxx aid the rebels against the tyrannical reign of Queen Jessica Merizan to try and save their beloved BioWare Social Network.

The team take out Merizan's loyal forces in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums and establish a base of operations there, with local rebel scrubs Ira and Dimitri holding the fort.

The team advances across forum lines in the BSN, pushing deep into Dragon Age 3 subforum territory and expelling Merizan's loyalists in the process. But tragedy strikes as Kallia is taken out by a stray bullet, forcing the team to move on without her.

Chapter 13:

: It's 10am guys. We're heading out!

: Did you find someone else to join the team?

: Yeah, I did actually. ThePinkFoxx.

: Who?

: Yaaaay!

: She won't arrive for quite a while though. Apparently she has some anime event she's attending before she heads off to our base in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums.

: Why are we heading out now then? We're short one member.

: Are we, Celrath? Are we?



: The way I see it, we've got ourselves a nice militia force to help us.

: Hoho, sweet!

: So, we gonna kick some ass, Jimmy?

: You know it.



: The militia will provide cover and engage the loyalists for us. We need to get to the large Cafeteria building. It's right in the middle of the town. It gives us massive cover and a great way to survey the area. Also, we can setup a pincer death zone if we take over the Cafeteria building and the Store across the road. Everybody with me?

: Yeah, let's do this.



The militia forces break away and engage Merizan's loyalists. The team uses the distraction to stealthily approach the large Cafeteria building.

Billy disposes of a loyalist lookout.



Jimmy warns the others to stay focused. If one loyalist was assigned to guard the Cafeteria building, there would be more.

His suspicions are soon confirmed as one of Merizan's men attempts to get the jump on the team. He leaps out from the Cafeteria's back alley and bravely fires his weapon at Vette.



To no success. Upon realizing that he was heavily out-numbered, he flees the way he came, back down the alley.



: Turning your back on us, loyalist? Tch. That's the last mistake you'll ever make.

Billy fires a burst of lead-tipped death at the loyalist. He inadvertently pops another soldier coming to investigate the gunshots.



: Two birds, one stone. I'm better at this than I thought. And that's saying something.

Jimmy and Kloie break off from the rest of the team and attempt to sweep the area around the Cafeteria, moving counter clockwise from it's eastern edge.

Celrath, Billy and Vette on the other hand, bunker themselves down in the alleyway. Despite the militia fighting with many of the loyalists, there seemed to be a large contingent set in reserve.

The team quickly put a stop to that, as the loyalist body count begins to pile up.







Jimmy and Kloie move around the corner of the building to try and properly secure the Cafeteria, when they see something that catches them momentarily off-guard.



: That's.... that's low.

: As expected from the scum that follow Merizan.



: Hey, nice shot. Didn't hit the civilian at all.

: Guys, hurry up and take these guys down!



After spotting up two loyalists and finding the odds of winning not to her liking, Vette dashes back behind the cover of a nearby house, hoping to lure them into following her.

Billy and Celrath position themselves in their designated spots as the unsuspecting loyalists attempt to chase after Vette.

The boots of Merizan's footsoldiers beats down hard on the dirt road as they run in Vette's direction. As begin to appear right in Billy's sights, different sounds are heard.

Pop.



Thud.

Pop.



Thud.

That was the end of that, and with the militia seeming to get the upper hand in their skirmish on the other side of town, it was safe to assume that they had won the battle.

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Thrilled and yet relieved with their easy and death-free victory (unlike their last encounter), the team head inside the Cafe they had been fighting over, and immediately settle down to have a nice lunch break.



: Hey, do you guys have any money on you?

: Aren't you the guy who manages the team's funds?

: Yeah, I guess. But I can't just access that money to pay for food... HEY WAITER! You umm, wouldn't mind if we paid for our meal by helping out would you? Maybe we can cleanup the bodies outside? Sweep the blood away for you?

: .........

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Meanwhile:

: So Jimmy wanted me to get a few things before I met up with everybody, now let's see...



: Are you fvcking kidding me? How many kneepads does he need? What's with all of these massive grenade projectiles? I can't carry all this sh*t unless I unload my equipment. Ugh, hope I don't run into any trouble, lugging all of this crap around.

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The team spends the afternoon and most of the evening helping out in the Cafeteria. They draw a large crowd for a rousing speech after dinner. Jimmy once again preaches about the evils of the Save Import system and why it prevents the BSN from being the master of their own destinies.

: It. Is. Evil! For BioWare to say "no, all the work you put in doesn't matter here!" and then offer a paltry token acknowledgement of your sacrifice in the next installment is an affront to everything the BioWare Social Network stands for. Merizan and her cronies are killing this nation and they will not stop until they control everything.

Jimmy had the crowd hanging off his every word, so charismatic was his preaching, that many of the disenfranchised within the Dragon Age 3 subforums pledged themselves to the rebel cause right then and there. This was despite popular opinion within the subforums still holding with Jessica Merizan.

Billy, Vette and Kloie took to arming and training many of Jimmy's converts, while Celrath was given the unenviable task of ensuring that everybody's equipment was undamaged and sturdy for the road ahead.

It did give him a small comfort though, that his task allowed him to freely browse the net as he worked on fixing everyone's stuff.

: So now I can access the locked profile and... hmm... that doesn't seem right. I can't be sure it's not just a bug though and I'll need to access other accounts to confirm it. Better just keep this to myself for now. No point jumping to conclusions, especially when I don't even know what it all means yet...

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Their uninterrupted period of work and evangelism is short lived however, as word spreads that a contingent of loyalists from Merizan's HQ in the Dragon Age 3 subforums is sent to put down the unrest.

Before the team is able to react, organise and rally the militia, the alarm bells are rung and men dash off to face Merizan's loyalists in pitched battle.

At first glance, the difference in numbers was overwhelming and it seemed like Merizan's men would be overrun.



It was not to be however. Through superior firepower and discipline, the loyalists withstood the rebel barrage, then proceeded to put the militia force to the sword.



It was a slaughter and an unmitigated disaster for the team. Even though the militia force ran off without leadership and fought before the team could get involved, the townsfolk blamed them for the wanton death and destruction.

After all, if Jimmy hadn't been spouting nonsense about Save Imports and glorifying Dragon Age: Origins, Merizan would've never stepped in and killed a generation of young idealists who dared to question BioWare. Their lines were ended.

The team was chased out of town by people who only hours earlier, claimed they would die for the cause.



: I don't believe it...

: What are we gonna do now...?

: How could they just kick us out like that?!

: Those rat bastard turncoats!

: ...

For possibly the first time in his life, the man of full words and lyrics was completely silent. The Dragon Age 3 forums had taken the team, chewed on one of their own, then spit the survivors out. He had tried so hard, but he couldn't make them understand. Couldn't make them hold firm. Kallianira's sacrifice was wasted.



The team travel for hours, heading East right into Foxx's path. She still wasn't aware of what occurred in the Dragon Age 3 subforums.

They drive themselves to absolute exhaustion, marching in the dead of night, hoping to find Foxx before she unwittingly arrived at the hostile Dragon Age 3 subforums alone.

They were successful.



: Uhhh, hi guys. What are you all doing here? I'm about to setup camp and head off to sleep. You uhh, wanna join me and setup your tents too?

: Yes... that would be nice, Foxx. I think we could all do with some sleep. Finally, this day is at an end...

: ...?

: We'll tell you in the morning.

[Arcadian Legend]

In short:

D:

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Arcadian Legend wrote...

In short:

D:

The Dragon Age 3 forums are cruel and unforgiving.

=|

[Wolfspawn]

Cruel and unforgiving indeed. I rarely roam there now.

For your next LP, I would recommend Icewind Dale. That way, you can import avatars into the game as portraits. But it'll ultimately be your choice.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

bob_20000 wrote...

Cruel and unforgiving indeed. I rarely roam there now.

For your next LP, I would recommend Icewind Dale. That way, you can import avatars into the game as portraits. But it'll ultimately be your choice.

Not a bad idea. I'm actually not a fan of IWD, so idk but the idea of having avatars as portraits is something I haven't considered yet and would be p. cool.

But I won't have to worry about it for a while yet. Yeah, the team suffered a setback, but it's not like the game ends just because you lost a town. So this thing will still be going strong for a while yet.

Modifié par CrustyBot, 05 décembre 2012 - 08:56 .

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Chapter Index, Introduction and BSN Party Member Profiles.

Recap:

On the behalf of Stanley Woo, The group of Fast Jimmy, Johnnie Walker, Celrath, KloieKat, Billy the Squid and ThePinkFoxx aid the rebels against the tyrannical reign of Queen Jessica Merizan to try and save their beloved BioWare Social Network.

The team take out Merizan's loyal forces in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums and establish a base of operations there, with local rebel scrubs Ira and Dimitri holding the fort.

The team meet up ThePinkFoxx after being expelled from the Dragon Age 3 forums, still numb from the loss of Kallia, and the loss of the people's support there.

Chapter 14:

: That... that sounds awful!

: It was... is.

: Well, what are we gonna do now?

: We'll have to lick our wounds and head back to the Dragon Age: Origins forums.

: Uh huh. I was able to get in touch with Ira and Dimitri, so they'll know we will be heading there. We'll be heading back in a minute. First, I have something to tell everyone.

: ...?

: I've come to the conclusion that what happened back in the Dragon Age 3 forums and with Kallianira was because we are too few in number. Gathering militia is fine but we need hardened and experienced forumites fighting the good fight too.

: Well, what do you plan to do about it? We can't just bring on everyone we know. That'd attract way too much attention from higher up. That's why you asked me to come alone to replace Kallianira. Small team.

: I did say that, but we can hire forumites who aren't our friends and associates. People who are willing to do the job and are capable of doing it, but won't raise eyebrows amongst the administration.

: Who did you have in mind?

: Celrath, could you print out their profiles of the guys I hired?

The daughter of vineyard workers, Florence spent most of her childhood without ever playing a BioWare game. After discovering the magic of Baldur's Gate, she took on a job as a bookkeeper to a major games publisher where she acquired extensive knowledge on the value of good game development practices. And firearms.

Tim is a brilliant gaming expert who catches on quickly. When it comes to games though, there isn't much room for error unless you play on Story Mode. Tim Hillman would probably still be enrolled at Harvard, doing graduate research on RPG gaming communities, if it wasn't for a couple of bouts of severe depression... possibly due to his constant exposure to the BSN.

We can't even begin to list the amount of flame wars Biff Apscott has witnessed. His experience, dedication and willingness to part with his alt accounts have made him the forumite he is today. He has been described as a fearless leader of trolls. A man without equal.

A massive man of few words, John Peters prefers to let his actions speak for him. Despite his experience as a forum moderator, he has a concerted lack of respect for authority and angers easily. In fact, he probably spent as much time being banned as he did banning others. Bull is the type of poster that puts the grunt back into grunt work.

: Biff... Heheh...

: Huh?

: It's nothing, Mr. McFly.

: Anyway, with these guys coming on-board, we'll have two full teams working together. They'll be Team 2, while we'll obviously be-

: The A-Team!! xDDDDDDD

: X'D

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Several hours later, back in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums...

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: So what? You wanna us to work with these guys?

: Affirmative, I want you to take leadership of the B-Team, with John "Bull" Peters acting as your deputy.

: Why me?

: You're the only one I trust, since you're a genuine rebel. Well, you and Dimitri. But Dimitri...

: Heh. I forget what I forget.

: I see. I'll try and do you proud, Jimmy.

: See that you do. I want you to leave now so that you can rendezvous with them in the Off-Topic Zone.

: And us, Jimmy? What do we do?

: Take five. We won't be moving until Ira collects the other members and comes back here. So feel free to practice, rest or whatever. As for me, I'm going to preach to our swelling militia force about the potential perils of Day One DLC and some ideas on how to do it right.

: Sounds riveting. =\\

: You're being sarcastic now Vette, but when BioWare starts releasing toolsets again as DLC, you'll thank me.

Ira and Dimitri leave, followed soon after by the other team members. Celrath motions towards Billy, but thinks better of it and leaves to do his own thing too.

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Several hours later, in the Off-Topic Zone...

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: I take it you already have your orders?

: Yes, ma'am.

: Yeah we do... uhh, any chance of us getting out of the open? We could be ambushed by loyalists...

: ******...

: So, what your name?

: Florence, but everybody calls me Flo.

: Nice name. I'm Dimitri. Where are we going?

: ...

: ...B-Team huh. Sounds more like the Z-Team to me... Alright everybody, now that we've gotten the small talk out of the way, we're marching all the way back to the Dragon Age: Origins subforums. As in, now. Let's move out!

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Back in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums...

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: Hey Kloie, I've been hearing whispers around town that Merizan sent an scouting force here and that they've already arrived!

: Hmm. That could be troublesome. Lemme get out my binoculars, be prepared to sound the alarm and alert the other team members.



: LOL! Nevermind.

The battle ends before it begins, Merizan's scouting force is utterly crushed by the masses of militiamen of the Dragon Age: Origins subforums. Unlike the ragtag converts of the Inquistion forums, the Origins forums troops were better trained, had better equipment and were more devoted to the cause.

: Don't relax too much guys. If that's the scouting force, then there's obviously more troops nearby. I hear the militia dudes got some intel on more loyalists out East. Don't be surprised if our "Save Import and DLC Prophet" has a mission for us tomorrow.

: But he won't ask us to do anything today, right?

: Probably not.

: That's all I needed to hear! ^__^

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Billy is indeed proven correct. The B-Team do not arrive back at the Dragon Age: Origins forums and by then, it was far too late to do anything. When Ira and the others return, they simply join the members of the A-Team in a deep and hopefully restorative sleep.



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The next morning...

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: Okay! Everybody have a nice sleep?

The A-Team and B-Team members sleepily grumble their answer back to Jimmy. Apparently it was a nice sleep they were still having.

: Good! I have a new mission for ya'll.

: Finally, my first combat mission as part of the group.

: We have gotten intel of two loyalist patrols East of our position. I want the A-Team and the B-Team to search the area and eliminate any hostiles. We will have a militia patrol to accompany us. That understood?

Jimmy didn't need to say another word, both A-Team and B-Team quickly got their gear setup and marched out.



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A few hours later...

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: A... military base? Did our intel mention anything about a base?

: No... no, they did not. But here it is. Wish we had more militia with us, we have some. But many are still with the B-Team, North of our position.

: So, do you want to go in now or wait for the others?

: Hmmmm. We'll go in now. We are the A-Team, after all.



: Hope you all brought your umbrellas, by the way.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Chapter Index, Introduction and BSN Party Member Profiles.

Recap:

On the behalf of Stanley Woo, The group of Fast Jimmy, Johnnie Walker, Celrath, KloieKat, Billy the Squid and ThePinkFoxx aid the rebels against the tyrannical reign of Queen Jessica Merizan to try and save their beloved BioWare Social Network.

The team take out Merizan's loyal forces in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums and establish a base of operations there, with local rebel scrubs Ira and Dimitri holding the fort.

The team meet up ThePinkFoxx after being expelled from the Dragon Age 3 forums and retreat back to the Dragon Age: Origins subforums.

Jimmy uses the time to hire mercenaries to work with Ira Smythe and Dimitri Guzzo as a second squad. The B-Team now includes John "Bull" Peters, Biff Apscott, Florence Gabriel and Tim "Grumpy" Hillman.

The teams, working on captured intel, split up and advance towards a loyalist position. Instead of a mobile campsite however, the A-Team finds a fully fledged military base.

Chapter 15:

: Vette, create some cover while you snip open the fence.



: Guys, incoming!

Two loyalists on patrol approach the fence. Luckily, the smoke begins to take effect and completely clouds their vision. Taking a skilled (or lucky) shot through the smoke, Foxx takes down the loyalist closest to the fence, and bags her first kill for the team.



: Haha, yes!

However the smoke begins to get in the way of the team too, and for a split second, the party worries about what to do with the other loyalist.

: I totally got this, guys.

Vette reloads her grenade launcher with tear gas and fires it in the general direction of the loyalist. The team cannot see whether it worked with their own eyes. But judging from the screaming and yelping they could hear, they could tell it worked and sent the loyalist fleeing.



: Quick, go now!

Vette rushes over to the fence and introduces it to her wire cutters.



The team quickly move in and split up. Billy, Jimmy and Vette go off in one direction, while Celrath, Kloie and Foxx run off in another.



: Loyalists!

Vette's warning comes a little too late however, as the loyalists begin shooting at the exposed Jimmy.

Luckily, they didn't hit him.



Celrath, Kloie and Foxx, meanwhile, had their own issues to deal with.



: Outside the perimeter? Was our intel dodgy? Was it maybe a trap?

Sensing that Celrath may be onto something and that more loyalists would soon flood the area, Billy goes against his usual character and yells for the team to retreat.



: We're caught out of position! We'll get our asses kicked if we don't leave and regroup!

: No! It's too late to retreat. We'll fight this through. Besides, the B-Team ought to be coming soon and reinforce us.

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Meanwhile, with the B-Team...

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: Ugh... I hate these swamps.

: Yeah, hard to move around. Your gear gets all muddy and wet, not to mention the rain...

: Swamp. Separates men from boys.

: What about me and Ira?

: Don't know. But you're more man than Biff.

: What did you say?!

: Hey, idiots! Shut up! Didja hear that?

: Hear what?

: Noise... might be gunfire?

: I hear nothing.

: It's probably just the sound of all these flies, mosquitoes and other creatures...

: Hmm... you're probably right. Nevermind I said anything. Now keep up, I think I see a shack up ahead!



The B-Team wasn't going to be reinforcing the heroes of the A-Team anytime soon.

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Back at the Military Base with the A-Team...

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: ****, trying to shoot at me...



Vette decides to fire more tear gas at the loyalists' position. It works and at least one of Merizan's soldiers is seen frantically running away.



: Oh my GOD! How many loyalists are camped outside the perimeter?!



: Told you, it's an ambush gro- whoa!

Out of the shadows, two loyalists appear and instinctively, Celrath fires a volley of bullets at each of them with his Mini-Uzi.

He wounds one of the loyalists.



And somehow explodes the head of the other.



: I think I took a bit too much off the top.

: Zing!

Despite the team's efforts, yet more loyalists came into the fray.



To Billy, this was starting to become eerily similar to the battle where Kallia died. He asks Jimmy to let the three of them retreat under the cover of a smoke bomb. Reinforcing Foxx, Celrath and Kloie's position before coming back. Jimmy on the other hand, was firm in his rejection.

: There is a good chance this is all that is left. If we press our attack, we might win. If we retreat, we'll be gunned down.

Vette too, did not share Billy's sentiments. Reloading her grenade launcher with an explosive grenade, she aimed it in the direction of the loyalist congregation and fired. Showing everyone why she was qualified to play with RPGs.

Boom.



Allowing Jimmy and Billy to pick them off.



: Hmm. Guess I was wrong. Thought there were more of them here.



: That's the last one!

Celrath, Kloie and Foxx head over to rejoin Jimmy, Billy and Vette. The sounds of gunfire, screaming and boots had ceased. It seemed like any remaining enemies had fled. Or so they thought. Billy was right, there were more loyalists left.



The last two loyalists had killed themselves. Face imprisonment and indoctrination at the hands of the team, or face "interrogation" at the hands of Merizan's forces if they were able to escape. Both prospects looked grim for two loyalists. They chose another way out.

The team enters the outpost and are surprised to find a large array of monitors and a powerful computer. Celrath notices a door leading to a back room and deftly hacks the electronic lock.



Seeing three containers, he approaches them with the intent to loot.



: Don't want to alarm anyone here. But I think these containers are rigged.

: What? Rigged how?

: Well, if I disengage the lock without first getting rid of it's security measures, I think it sends a signal to the main computer server there.

: What does that mean? What happens then?

: Well, it might send an alarm or a text to the base's commander. Who's already dead.

: Heh. That's an "acceptable risk".

: Or it might blow up the whole base. I don't know.

: Tch. I know you can get it done, stop showing off. Also, once you're done can you use the computer to get us in touch with the B-Team?



: => Too easy. And yeah, trying talking to Ira now.

: Hello... hello, Ira?

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Meanwhile, with the B-Team...

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: Hello... hello, Ira?

: Yeah... Jimmy? What is it?

: Where the hell are you? We raided a loyalist base and could've really used your help!

: Oh, sorry about that. Anyway, we found a guy out there in the swamp. Says his name is Skyrider.

: lolbethesdafanboi

: Pilot, damn good one. Says if we escort him back to his helicopter back in the Dragon Age: Origins subforums, he can help give us a lift to any of the subforums if it's not hostile. So we'll be heading back.

: Yeah. Okay. Okay, I guess. We'll stay here a while, wait for more militia patrols to arrive so we got people guarding this place. We'll meet you back at the Dragon Age: Origins subforums once we're done here.

[Fast Jimmy]

Two teams at once? This is getting to be super interesting. Although the "B" squad looks to be more along the lines of comic relief/bullet bags, from the looks of them...

Sorry about the lack of comments here! Perhaps the BSN is in a time of mourning after Kali died.

Regardless, I'm glad to be providing fodder for the LP's references. LOL At least I know now that people are actually reading when I type a 500+ word response!

[Jarl Johnnie Walker]

Wow I've missed a lot.

Modifié par Jarl Johnnie Walker, 26 novembre 2013 - 03:55 .

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Just wanted to let the two people that read this know that I'm not abandoning it per se, but I will put off writing it until I finish this playthrough. It'll give me a better sense of pacing.

On another note, I feel a bit like G.R.R Martin.

Modifié par CrustyBot, 16 décembre 2012 - 03:47 .

[Fast Jimmy]

I'm a bit bummed we won't get more for a little while, but I can dig the idea of having your story arc planned out beforehand.

I just hope my Save-Import battling counterpart survives the experience...

[Wolfspawn]

CrustyBot wrote...

Just wanted to let the two people that read this

It's not two people! It's everybody who's a character in the LP plus me!

know that I'm not abandoning it per se, but I will put off writing it until I finish this playthrough. It'll give me a better sense of pacing.

Makes sense. That sounds like a good idea. It would allow you to plan out what happens.

On another note, I feel a bit like G.R.R Martin.

Yes. It's going to take, like, five years for the LP to update. And everybody is going to die.

[ThePinkFoxx]

lolbethesdafanboi!! XD

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Chapter Index, Introduction and BSN Party Member Profiles.

Won't do my usual recap section for this chapter, since I've been playing with a new mod and a new savegame. So I'm not able to completely recreate everything that happened so far. The story has changed, and there's a whole lot of changes. I did as best I could, but things like stats, items, etc aren't the same. I did try and hit all the same plot points I had before though, so it shouldn't be too out of whack.

One advantage of starting over (and using this new mod) is all the features it adds. Allows me to fill the rosters with BSNers instead of having one BSN team + others. There'll be a few exceptions, but I'll try to keep it mostly BSN.

Now, there's a lot of characters with names changed. I tried to include people relatively well known, or at least on my FL. Since this is BSN, I know that may come with drama as everybody might not get along (this goes for both the game and the forum, the NPCs in-game have personalities of their own) or dislike what their characters are doing in the game.

I ask that everybody cool your jets and not try and crack it over what is meant to be a light hearted affair.

I also might go into more detail about the game itself during combat encounters, travelling, using the inventory, etc. I might. I want to, but I'm pretty sure no one wants to read it lol. I guess it depends on if I think it will mess with the pacing/flow.

Chapter 16:

: What do you mean they just up and left...?!

: They wanted to leave, so they did. Biff and Flo talked about running away together and Bull didn't want to be stuck with us.

: Ira and Dimitri too? They're rebels.

: I don't know, maybe they went back to Allan Schumacher. It's not all bad. They left a car as an apology.

: This is not such a bad thing. I've been looking to fill the ranks with people who aren't Flo and Biff. Competent people. Our friends. Now that the scrubs are gone, we can make space for some of them. Celrath, open up the BSN profile page on your laptop. I've got some calls to put out.

: Would they even come though? They're notoriously greedy sometimes. I mean, have you seen the price DominusVita puts on his head? He won't leave the Song Parody thread for less than $3,000. That's just for a single day, not a long campaign. But then he makes you pay for his equipment too! I mean, what kind of equipment can a Ghost even carry?

: Somebody has to keep that thread open while I'm here fighting Merizan's tyranny. Lyrics don't write themselves, Vette. Besides, not all of the BSN puts a high premium on their services. Just give me a minute and... here. Whaddya all think?

: ...

: I think we can whip these lads into shape!

: I don't know... maybe it'll work... but...

: Are you sure about this, Jimmy?

: Of course I'm sure!

: Well, you get what you pay for I guess.

: Great! Gumpy, be sure to meet them here when they arrive. We're gonna check out the car the others left us and have a talk with Skyrider. Celrath found that the military base we took over housed surface to air missiles. Would be relevant information to a helicopter pilot.

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A few hours later...

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As Gumpy waits for the new arrivals, he goes over their profiles one more time. He isn't sure what to make of it all, but these were the people that Jimmy wanted.



Trolling is Volus Warlord's specialty. He's not particular about how he trolls as long as he has fun doing it. Volus may not be considered a flamer, but he does exhibit a certain fascination with riling up feminists and seems to handle them with ease. The same could be said for his talents at agitating BioWare sycophants.

Volus is working on improving his people skills.



Dave of Canada may be a little rough around the edges, but he is extremely sharp with tongue and keyboard in hand. He acquired most of his skills praising and defending Dragon Age 2. Yet, Dave seems to have found his calling with the Blood Brotherhood, where he has honed his hatred to exquisite perfection.



This mad, rambling man is from the old school of flame wars, where trolls would fly by you in pieces as you moved up the ranks. Shogun is a survivor. With many years of experience, he takes pride in showing those prissy nerds a thing or two about flaming.



Randumb vanguard has moved through the ranks of the BSN quicker than any other poster and is now firmly established as a seasoned forumite. Randybum's attitude continues to be exemplary, making him one our of most popular posters.

Randybum has shown a strong interest in banana parenthood.



Fresh out of fake medical school, The Minority eagerly awaits his first assignment. His innocent and youthful smile may prevent potential employers from taking him seriously, but rest assured: once he starts "losing" patients due to "malpractice", he'll be shown the kind of respect he deserves.

Gumpy puts the folder away, as he hears the sound of their plane coming into land. He runs out of the hangar and onto the runway to greet them as they step off the plane.



: Welcome! Welcome to the Origins forums! I trust everything is well and that you're ready to go.

: More or less. It's Christmas time, but duty calls I guess.

: I'm in it for the money. And the killing. Filthy loyalists. I bet they're all cloppers too! Filthy cloppers. Extermination is the only option!



: Yeah, but someone's gotta fix up this fvcked up forum. Might as well be us. Not many others are tough or mean enough to take this job. Or poor enough.



: ......... truly BSN's best and brightest. Now come on, I gotta take you guys to Jimmy and the rest. They'll get you sorted with equipment and stuff...

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The next day...

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: Everybody clear on that? We're heading back to the Inquisition forums!

Both teams nod and voice their approval. Jimmy had laid out a pretty convincing plan that would see them attack as a single unit, then split off and defeat sectors of loyalists by themselves once they had established a foothold.

It was a similar plan to Jimmy's doomed one in the First Battle of the Inquisition, but with more people to carry it out, they would not be hopelessly outnumbered or out of position.

Volus draws the short straw and lets the A-Team ride off in the El Dorado while he and the B-Team walk there by foot.

Several hours into their long trek however, and they spot the El Dorado just parked on road. They approach and attempt to see what the commotion was about. However, they only arrive as the entire thing was ending.

: I want to join with the others. I have a truck we can use, too. I just need some money for fuel, food, the Mass Effect Trilogy and some Miranda posters signed by Yvonne Strahovski.



: All right, he's on board. Gumpy, I need you to shlep back to the Origins forums and wait for further instructions.

: W-what...?

: We'll be driving the El Dorado, while the B-Team can catch a ride in Luis' truck. No room for you and the trip to the Inquisition forums is longer than going back.

: You... you're serious, aren't you?

The disgruntled Grumpy shakes his head, then turns back towards the Origins. He grumbles, stomps then drags his feet, knowing that it was a long and lonely walk back.

: That wasn't fair on him. He's gonna be pissed.

: We'll be launching a night raid on the Inquisition forums. Gumpy hates the dark, he'll be a liability. Now come on, now that we've all got wheels, the trip ought to be a lot shorter.

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Meanwhile...

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Back with the BSN heroes...

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: Keep your heads down, stick together and move out!



Just as they begin, Billy receives an odd message from a stranger.



: Whaa...?

[Jarl Johnnie Walker]

This just gets better and better. Freaking gold.
Love the new comers. Volus and Randumb will prove rather valuable.

Keep it up Master of Crust.

Modifié par Johnnie Walker, 23 décembre 2012 - 06:31 .

[Dominus]

This is my favorite chapter thus far from the LP. It adds a healthy inclusion of new characters, with better writing & humor. I award it 5 out of 5 Corvettes.

Modifié par DominusVita, 23 décembre 2012 - 11:29 .

[Arcadian Legend]

Heather ain't gonna be happy you've been using her corvettes Dom. But yeah, I'm liking how this is turning out.

[RedArmyShogun]

Ahahahaha Ah I love my Bio, the flammenwerfer it Werfs Flammen. Also thank you for hiring the meat shield.

Modifié par RedArmyShogun, 23 décembre 2012 - 01:36 .

[ThePinkFoxx]

Hahaha nicely done! xD

[Jarl Johnnie Walker]

DominusVita wrote...

This is my favorite chapter thus far from the LP. It adds a healthy inclusion of new characters, with better writing & humor. I award it 5 out of 5 Corvettes.

*Starts hyperventilating.*

Dom, are you trying to overload me?
This is just a ruse so that I'll become distracted.
And once I'm distracted, you'll then attempt to bypass my army thus finding my secret underground bunker.

You will fail.


Also, I demand that you tell me where you acquired these Vettes.

Modifié par Johnnie Walker, 23 décembre 2012 - 02:19 .