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Post by The Evil Biscuit on May 11, 2010 19:47:59 GMT -5
Ah, I was confused. Weed it is!
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Post by Tangrufa on May 11, 2010 19:49:07 GMT -5
One's called an element, the other an associated item <3333
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 11, 2010 19:49:59 GMT -5
what's the difference i'm confused John's element is Wind, but his associated item is Oil (hence Shale Imps, Crude Ogres, etc.). Rose's element is Water, but her associated item is Chalk. Dave's element is Fire, but his associated item is Amber. Jade's element is Earth, but her associated item is Uranium. Pretty much all the associated items seem to do is determine enemy characteristics.
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Post by StellarWind Elsydeon on May 11, 2010 20:14:39 GMT -5
They also seem to have something to do with the alteration the denizen caused to the land - hence the LOWAS is covered in crude oil and the LOLAR is covered in chalk-like sand.
I did the opposite with my associated element as it's the -absence- of the thing that's caused the land to get itself effed. XD
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Post by ch00beh on May 11, 2010 20:33:13 GMT -5
how did they get their associated item decided? randomly?
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 11, 2010 20:43:26 GMT -5
It seems to be completely random. I don't know of any thematic connection between John and oil, Rose and chalk, etc.
That said, most of us seem to be picking associated items that do have some relevance to our interests/planets/whatever. But if you want a total non sequitur associated item, that's fine too.
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Post by ch00beh on May 11, 2010 21:28:47 GMT -5
this is probably epileptic trees here, but it looks like their respective items have a slight alignment towards dark/light, and you have each combination of world and item. ie
john is on that light world with a dark association jade is on that light world with a light association dave is on dark with dark rose is on dark with light
like i said, epileptic trees, but i feel like anything goes in this comic.
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Post by Tout-Perd on May 12, 2010 8:33:35 GMT -5
Somebody should have a Quasi Modus. Just because.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on May 15, 2010 10:06:45 GMT -5
Cyonex raised another valid point on msn.
Should the characters have subconscious drawings on their walls, much like everyone but Jade? Obviously, they would have to relate to the character (Rose and her MEOW code, John and his Dream Self (as far as I can figure), etc.).
It's not nearly as necessary, but just a thought. Should we?
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 15, 2010 11:29:48 GMT -5
That depends on whether we want to use the concept of dreaming or if it would complicate things too much.
If we do then that's cool but that raises other questions as well like whose dream selves are on Prospit and whose are on Derse. Assuming that we have a Prospit and a Derse.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on May 15, 2010 11:44:10 GMT -5
Me and Cyonex thought we should have dreamselves, but we shouldn't use them until we know more about them, I think.
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Post by ch00beh on May 15, 2010 12:59:47 GMT -5
hahaha no. you guys are turning this into a preplanned story.
i was about to get all up in the planning but then I decided to be all like "wait. I should just be making a foundation for ridiculosity and suspense. I shouldn't even have a name yet."
If we discuss everything here, like our lands, and our items, and our sprites, and our stories and blah blah blah we lose the magic of happenstance and surprise that gives Homestuck its charm.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on May 15, 2010 13:19:58 GMT -5
So basically from here on out, we should just wing it? Sounds good to me
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 15, 2010 13:21:07 GMT -5
I don't want to plan sprites and I definitely don't want to plan stories, but laying things like planets out in advance helps make sure multiple people don't end up going after the same idea. That's valuable, I feel.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on May 15, 2010 13:37:55 GMT -5
Agreed with the above. I still haven't really decided my Strife Specibus, though I have an idea of what I want. Same goes for Sprites and whether I want superfly drawings on my walls or not.
I think a lot of the finer details now can be decided when we actually start the topic. We've got the foundations sorted.
We just need to decide on a few things. Like Prospit and Derse? Do we want those, or do we want something else?
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Post by StellarWind Elsydeon on May 15, 2010 17:03:10 GMT -5
Considering how the entire point of SBURB seems to be related to the battle of light and dark kingdom over Skaia... I think that Prospit and Derse are kinda obligatory. <<
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Post by ch00beh on May 15, 2010 18:21:30 GMT -5
i was trying to figure out away to make it a 3 kingdom battle royale and then just pull a fast one on you guys when the first gate got entered. because how many people do we have? A bunch? Anyway, 3 people per kindgom gives 9 slots or whatever. Idk.
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Post by October on May 16, 2010 9:06:29 GMT -5
Prospit Derse Feltworld? (I motion it be named Verdigris.)
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Post by StellarWind Elsydeon on May 16, 2010 12:08:56 GMT -5
Derse wants to destroy Skaia, Prospit wants to protect Skaia... What would be the point of -another- kingdom? What do they represent? "Not Giving A Flying Eff About Skaia"?
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 16, 2010 12:27:46 GMT -5
Maybe they want the inhabitants of Prospit and Derse out of the picture so they can occupy Skaia all by themselves, so they're playing both sides against the middle.
GASP
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Post by ch00beh on May 16, 2010 14:09:25 GMT -5
Rock-Paper-Scissors
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Post by StellarWind Elsydeon on May 21, 2010 13:27:31 GMT -5
Call me crazy, but I have a feeling that the Felt may not be related directly to Prospit/Derse but may actually be the inhabitants of Jade's world - maybe after some kind of denizen-based mutation/transformation. We know Jade is associated with Uranium, and apparently the 'Felt Duds' outfit for Dave requires Uranium grist... There MAY be a connection here. I motion not involving these green mofos before we know moar about their role. >>
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Post by Tout-Perd on May 23, 2010 21:59:50 GMT -5
Man, I'm too busy for this, so I'm just going to make a suggestion for somebody.
Dewey Decimal System sylladex. (That is the inventory system's name, right? I haven't read it in two weeks now.)
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Post by Tout-Perd on May 23, 2010 22:03:11 GMT -5
Oh, and BTW, item association: Just a guess, but John's into pranks. Oil is associated with pratfalls and such, and Crude could very well be tied to his sense of humor. Rose is into the arcane, to a degree. Chalk is one of the most important components for many, many, rituals. Dave... well, I'm not sure. Amber is associated with electricity and such, so mabe that has something to do with it.
I haven't read up to Jade yet.
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Post by Beelzebibble on May 23, 2010 22:06:38 GMT -5
Man, I'm too busy for this No you're not. Make a character.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on May 24, 2010 3:42:52 GMT -5
Man, I'm too busy for this No you're not. Make a character. YOU 4R3 N3V3R TOO BUSY FOR TH1S.[/color]
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