A Type-Moon Faction is Beast's Lair!

[Shaderic]

No, because then they'd have to state who it actually was. And, if someone gets portrayed as a raging Sakura fanboy, I very much doubt that it can be seen as anyone but me, even if the portrayal itself is horribly inaccurate....

Hey, if a cameo styled carricature offends you, let people know. It might not get the poster to actually change it, but it can affect such things as the GM hinting that such actions aren't appropriate via alteration of success rates.

Well, we'd likely argue a lot over what to do. Most of us who actually care about the characters probably have goals which are not mutually exclusive, though....

And, whilst some people would indeed "goof off", a lot wouldn't. There are a huge bunch of characters in the Nasuverse who need help of some kind, and most of us care enough about at least one of them to go out of our way to fix their issues.

And herein is where I think we hit the biggest issue. The starting point. I've considered dates as early as 1988, giving plenty of time to go and fuck with the Fourth Grail War before it could even begin. However, assuming that one was 18 at that point, by the time the mid-2000s roll around, along with main characters, you all'd be in your mid thirties. Which could make interacting with the cast kind of awkward. I'm also assuming you'd all like to stay relatively young during the more active parts of the game.

And hey, nothing stops an argument like having to deal with a bunch of the Dead showing up to eat your face. So, there's other things for you guys to worry about.

EDIT

And I am, quite horribly, ninja'd.

Also, are you guys really that passionate that you'd beat each other up over pairings? I know the Internet can be SERIOUS BUSINESS but geeze.

[Sei]

Is it just me, or is there hostility here?

[RacingeR]

Is it just me, or is there hostility here?

Eh, there isn't, at least for now.

[Blackdeath6031]

Is it just me, or is there hostility here?

Welcome to Beast's Lair. Home to non-Japanese Type-Moon fans. And a den to beasts and trolls(read 'haters and trolls')
:3

EDIT: Also, what Race said. It hasn't started.

[SeiKeo]

Why?

Killing each other over who we think Shirou should be paired with is pretty damn extreme....

More like get exceedingly buttmad OOC and ragequit.

[xelloss]

Personally, I say we really shouldn't try to screw with a person's life in order to set them up with one particular person.

Save Sakura, yes. Try to prevent horrible thigns from happening, yes.

Trying to manipulate someone's love life because we think they should be set up with one particular person? Uuuuuh... that sounds kind of petty and pointless and stupid, compared to the much better things we could be doing with our time in the Nasuverse.

Such as, you know, trying to stop the various horrible things that are happening all over in this grimdark universe. Shirou/Sakura/Rin/Saber/Whoever's LOVE LIFE of all things should not take precedent over that.

[RacingeR]

More like get exceedingly buttmad OOC and ragequit.

Yeah, there would be a LOT of fights happening OOC.

[Blackdeath6031]

Personally, I say we really shouldn't try to screw with a person's life in order to set them up with one particular person.

Save Sakura, yes. Try to prevent horrible thigns from happening, yes.

Trying to manipulate someone's love life because we think they should be set up with one particular person? Uuuuuh... that sounds kind of petty and pointless and stupid, compared to the much better things we could be doing with our time in the Nasuverse.

Such as, you know, trying to stop the various horrible things that are happening all over in this grimdark universe. Shirou/Sakura/Rin/Saber/Whoever's LOVE LIFE of all things should not take precedent over that.

That's true.

But affecting it through the usual chit-chat and gossip...shouldn't be too much of a problem? If you leave it to the point there they are completely free and unobstructed to make their own decisions?

[Froggie]

Also, are you guys really that passionate that you'd beat each other up over pairings? I know the Internet can be SERIOUS BUSINESS but geeze.

Welcome to Beast's Lair

But, seriously, this sounds like a cool idea but people here can get really, really stubborn and really, really passionate.

Myself? I'd stalk Kotomine and be happy.

[Mike1984]

Hey, if a cameo styled carricature offends you, let people know. It might not get the poster to actually change it, but it can affect such things as the GM hinting that such actions aren't appropriate via alteration of success rates.

But I can easily imagine people doing it to the point of character-bashing and, worse, using that carricature to cause the opposite effect from what the person would intend. In that case, just "altering success rates" isn't really enough....

And herein is where I think we hit the biggest issue. The starting point. I've considered dates as early as 1988, giving plenty of time to go and fuck with the Fourth Grail War before it could even begin. However, assuming that one was 18 at that point, by the time the mid-2000s roll around, along with main characters, you all'd be in your mid thirties. Which could make interacting with the cast kind of awkward. I'm also assuming you'd all like to stay relatively young during the more active parts of the game.

Yeah, that's the issue, really.

Ideally, we'd want to start at the very beginning, so we can interact with everyone (including the Zero characters), but that is hard to achieve given the length of time it would take to get to the main stories. Unless we start out younger than our normal ages, I guess....

Still, I can't see how you can start any later than three years before the beginning of Tsukihime, or else you lose a huge chunk of the main characters, and you're also forced to arbitrarily pick a route to follow.

And hey, nothing stops an argument like having to deal with a bunch of the Dead showing up to eat your face. So, there's other things for you guys to worry about.

I'm not convinced....

Personally, I say we really shouldn't try to screw with a person's life in order to set them up with one particular person.

Save Sakura, yes. Try to prevent horrible thigns from happening, yes.

Trying to manipulate someone's love life because we think they should be set up with one particular person? Uuuuuh... that sounds kind of petty and pointless and stupid, compared to the much better things we could be doing with our time in the Nasuverse.

Such as, you know, trying to stop the various horrible things that are happening all over in this grimdark universe. Shirou/Sakura/Rin/Saber/Whoever's LOVE LIFE of all things should not take precedent over that.

Well, this is mostly true, but I see no reason not to at least give them a prod in the right direction (such as, for instance, pointing out to Shirou that Sakura thinks of him as more than just a friend)....

Yeah, there would be a LOT of fights happening OOC.

Yeah, definitely, especially when it comes to the pairings. The GM is likely to have a favourite, and since he's likely to have to decide who Shirou and Shiki end up with, ultimately, I can't see any way to avoid blistering rows over that choice.

[xelloss]

That's true.

But affecting it through the usual chit-chat and gossip...shouldn't be too much of a problem? If you leave it to the point there they are completely free and unobstructed to make their own decisions?

Honestly?

I'd be kind of offended and disturbed if someone came in with knowledge of my potential life, and then decided to use this knowledge to pair me up with their favorite girl.

[SeiKeo]

Well, this is mostly true, but I see no reason not to at least give them a prod in the right direction....

>Implying there is a right direction

[Shaderic]

*Attempting to get thread back on topic before going to sleep*

So, it looks like we've got people who are interested. That's cool.

Does anyone have a timeline preference?

Screwing with the Fourth War basically eliminates Emiya Shirou from the timeline, but, at the same time, you could save hundreds of lives.

[xelloss]

>Implying there is a right direction

This.

[Froggie]

Fourth War... I could stalk Kotomine AND Waver.

...Let's do it.

[Elyrin]

Fourth War... I could stalk Kotomine AND Waver.

...Let's do it.

Can I help? :3

[SeiKeo]

*Attempting to get thread back on topic before going to sleep*

You are going to have a fun thread in 12 hours.

[Fangstrike]

Existing in the Nasuverse is one thing, but encountering the canon characters that live in it... Forumites are bound to have differing opinions on how to deal with them or how they want them portrayed. Some more intensely than others, which is something I can see turning ugly quickly. I also foresee power levels being a problem, but these frequently are.

[Blackdeath6031]

Honestly?

I'd be kind of offended and disturbed if someone came in with knowledge of my potential life, and then decided to use this knowledge to pair me up with their favorite girl.

...Now that you put it that way, you have a point.

*Attempting to get thread back on topic before going to sleep*

So, it looks like we've got people who are interested. That's cool.

Does anyone have a timeline preference?

Screwing with the Fourth War basically eliminates Emiya Shirou from the timeline, but, at the same time, you could save hundreds of lives.

...I kinda would still like to have Shirou active, just to see how we affect FSN as a whole.

Still, having the freedom to interact with all the characters would be quite nice.

Rather, IMO not needing to age if we don't want to would be nice too.

... ... ...
Dun hurt me D;

[Froggie]

Can I help? :3

Yes, Elyrin! Let us commence the stalking operation!