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Darin Altway ([personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow) wrote in [community profile] estoria2016-07-27 04:09 pm
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Weapons Testing For Fun And Profit (But Mostly For Fun) | [OPEN]

Who: Darin Altway [personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow  & anyone who wants to have fun testing experimental weapons!
When: IC: 8/13 | OOC: 7/27
Where: Outside of the Spoon Smithy after business hours!
What: Ever since Darin's arrived in Cerealia, he's seen all kinds of fantastic things. He's been documenting them in a notebook and in his spare time, he's come up with a few prototype weapons! Come test them out!
Rating/Warning: There's no way any of these weapons will work or will be especially effective. Hilarity will ensue.

[So maybe you're on your way home from work and you see a sign posted directing you to the spoon smithy. Or maybe you just got home and you see a flyer tacked to your door directing you, once more, to the spoon smithy. Or maybe you are home and the aforementioned flyer gets crammed haphazardly into your mail slot. Guess where it's directing you? The spoon smithy! Regardless, they all look like this: ]

Hey you! Yeah, the one reading this! I know what you're thinking: 'How did the flyer know I was reading this?' Because you're still reading out of curiosity, that's how! And you're wondering what the point is! Well, you know what else has points? Weapons! That's right! You know, Cerealia's a dangerous place...and no one knows what's going to happen next. Wouldn't you want to be on the forefront of weapons research so that you can better prepare yourself for the next incident that arises? If so, come on down to the spoon smithy after business hours where you can help test the latest innovations by Master Blacksmith Darin Altway, whose hammer and expertise in the field of weaponry are legendary! He's got some amazing prototypes that need testing and he can't think of anyone better to do it! Seriously! So come on down, test some weapons, have some fun, and have a few snacks!

Disclaimer: There will be no snacks.


[Kind of hard to pass up this opportunity, am I right?]

-TEST I- HOOKSHOT

[Ever since he had the chance to use one in ViViD, Darin's been attempting to make the digital weapon a reality. After a few weeks, it seems he's finally succeeded! The test area is full of all kinds of targets and patches of grating that the user can grapple on to. However, the torque and speed of the hookshot varies since it's been calibrated specifically to Darin's weight, strength, and build. You might find yourself hurdling through the air much faster. Or not at all. That piece of grating might be rocketing towards you. Try and hook onto an item or a training dummy? You might end up pulverizing it completely!]


-TEST II- BEAM SABER

[This stylish looking saber is sleek and sexy. There's a concealed button on the hilt that, once pressed, activates the industrial cutting laser embedded in the guard. Voila! Instant beam saber! There's training dummies and all sorts of debris scattered around this test area for you to cut into. However, the laser might not be the most stable thing. Swinging around something like this might cause some structural damage. And overheating. Also, the length of the blade is determined by how hard the button is pressed. Press it too hard and...well, you can imagine, can't you?]

-TEST III- BAT'LETH

[Darin saw this in a space travel sim in ViViD and he basically fell in love with it. He has no idea how it's supposed to be used in battle, but doesn't it just look super sweet? There are training dummies all over the place here and there's even a second Bat'leth in case you bring a sparring partner! Or want to challenge Darin directly. These are razor sharp though so make sure to put on the special armor that Darin forged to go with the set! Luckily, the armor is strong enough to withstand direct strikes of this fearsome weapon]


-TEST IV- RAILGUN

[HAHAHAHA WHAT? OKAY, so this is an arm mounted railgun that somehow found its way into the testing area. It is by no means stable. Darin got drunk one night and thought this was a really cool idea guys seriously. The design in his sketchbook literally reads: 'Pull trigger, annihilation comes out.' Feel free to try it at your own risk. It's going to explode.]


-WILDCARD- PICK YOUR POISON

[Swordchucks, yo. Got an idea for a terrible weapon? Feel free to make a prompt for it! Or just berate the idiot for sponsoring a weapon testing session and not having the decency to leave cookies.]
neverexpected: (sometimes a chat is best)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-01 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[That's a very good question, Darin, and one that Lavellan gives serious thought to.]

[She glances at each piece of work and gives them due attention before she finally points to one, small and simple.]


Let's start with this one, shall we?
neverexpected: (FADE VOLLEYBALL WOOOOO)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-02 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Right!

[Aeneth's hands hover over the dagger as she focuses her concentration on calling forth her mana reserves. With a steady breath, she attunes herself to their surroundings, calling upon what little bits of nature surround them to do her bidding.]

[Slowly, but surely, a web of ice begins to sprawl across the dagger's blade, etching itself into the very metal and compounding on the polished gleam with a sheet of crystaline frost.]
neverexpected: (something that doesn't suck!)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-03 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[After a few extra moments of letting her magic do its thing, Aeneth's eyes flutter open as she inspects her handiwork.]

Ah! That came out better than I thought it would!
neverexpected: (big damn heroes)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-07 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't look too concerned that he's touching it. Thankfully, she had the foresight to not make this one too powerful.]

In a way!

The magic within will harm an enemy more than if it were a simple cut. I've found that enchanting armor makes for better magical resistance. Although we can focus on that at a later date.
neverexpected: (o hello frand)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-11 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lavellan glances around the room, judging the size and capacity for her next suggestion.]

There's a form of ice armor that doesn't use metal. I could conjure it now and have you take notes if you'd like to craft a set based off of that.
neverexpected: (let's do the diplomatic thing)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-15 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, ah... hold on.

[She steps back so Darin doesn't get caught in the defensive spell and concentrates her mana yet again.]

[Within a few seconds, an intricate scaffold of solid ice covers her body, sharp edges jutting from her shoulders and elbows and thick sheets protecting anything vital.]


See? It's stronger if I have more time to prep, but this is the basic idea.
neverexpected: (hoooooooooooooooo shit)

[personal profile] neverexpected 2016-08-16 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
THANK... YOU?

[WHY ARE WE YELLING.]