Grand Battle Introduction/FAQ/Planning Thread

[slipsicle]

One INSANELY IMPORTANT question that should be in the FAQ NOW;

Did the idea of "Grand Battles" originate in MSPA Fora / its community or did they come from another forum / community?

The answer is on the Tropes Page, and it's not actually a Frequently Asked Question.

[bobthepen]

My battle shall be named Otaku Melee.

All entrants must be derivatives of your favorite anime characters.

[SleepingOrange]

bob I hope you like it when I'm forced to make Everyone's Favorite Cuddly Eldritch Horror The Organizer tear your dude's face off and usurp his battle.

Hmm... that's a good question. At the moment, Grandmasters only do stuff during Round Transitions, which is kinda good because it keeps their exposure down. I might have to hear what other people think about this idea before I say anything about it.

When I suggested that this thread be made, that was one thing I included in the concept; obviously, it should be used sparingly, but due to a number of factors, I didn't get all the meddling I wanted out of Organizer. Sometimes round transitions aren't quite enough, and this thread should be able to supplement that.

[Pick Yer Poison]

My battle shall be named Otaku Melee.

All entrants must be derivatives of your favorite anime characters.

That sounds a bit...

STUPID. AND ALREADY DONE ONCE.

[Schazer]

bob I hope you like it when I'm forced to make Everyone's Favorite Cuddly Eldritch Horror The Organizer tear your dude's face off and usurp his battle.

Usurper buddies~ The Composer would actually be quite flattered an old god like the Organizer followed in her footsteps.

Silliness aside, there's a few tenuous points and links I'd like to add in, myself. Still, gonna work them into the Battles best as I can beforehand before addending stuff here.

[Dragon Fogel]

I think the Monitor would take a different approach to usurping a battle.

"I'll be deciding the locations from now on, you incompetent oaf. You'll just have to act as though they were your intended locations - unless, of course, you want your combatants to know you've lost control of the battle. No? I didn't think so."

[slipsicle]

Ok, on Grandmaster scheming in this thread:

After having given it some thought, and reading what others have said, I've decided that I'm ok with people posting Grandmaster stuff in this thread. However, I don't want this to become a Grandmaster Roleplay thread. All Grandmaster-related posts must be done with the same effort, planning, and collaboration between the writers of other Grandmasters as the snippets you all put in your round transitions do, and each post must involve more than just *your* Grandmaster (as this thread is all about inter-battle stuff, not intra-battle stuff).

I don't have any clear definition of the line between "Grandmaster scheming" and "Grandmaster roleplay", so I'll be expecting you all to use your own judgement as to what is appropriate and when it's becoming "too much", just as I will be using mine.

To keep each Grandmaster post from getting buried by other business, I will be linking to them in the first post, just like I have with everything else.

[Aryogaton]

*Kzzt*

"Can anyone hear this? This is the Blank, replying to Mr. Reinhardt's trans-universal message. Sorry I am a bit late on the reply, I've only just managed to get a hold of proper technology. Things are a bit chaotic on my end, and I would really appreciate some help getting out of this 'game'. I'd love to explain my situation a bit more and learn some about these other 'games' but I'm a bit pressed for time so I'll have to end this reply here. If you need to contact me, just... any trans-universal message will do."

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In regards to grandmaster schemery, would this be an ideal place for me to make the post where Prez offs the Eccentric? PhenFrac isn't a good place for it as hardly any of the people in that battle will have any idea what's going on, and trying to shove it in BRS2 where it's more relevant just seems extremely awkward.

And while I'm at it, does anyone have any issues with me taking the Eccentric as my own after that point? I have extraneous plans for him (it?), but plans nonetheless.

[slipsicle]

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In regards to grandmaster schemery, would this be an ideal place for me to make the post where Prez offs the Eccentric? PhenFrac isn't a good place for it as hardly any of the people in that battle will have any idea what's going on, and trying to shove it in BRS2 where it's more relevant just seems extremely awkward.

And while I'm at it, does anyone have any issues with me taking the Eccentric as my own after that point? I have extraneous plans for him (it?), but plans nonetheless.

Whoosh, this definitely would be the place. Put it up and I'll link to it in the first post. Also, I, personally don't mind the Eccentric having a new author.

[Wojjan]

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If any of you could use The Harvester's aid in any battle, he's there for you.

Well, he isn't quite there yet. But he's gonna be!

But speaking of, DF, I've been working out my grandmaster a bit more. If you see me on IRC sometime, remind me to give you the info.

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Thanks, slip! Once Nodge has finished with the Eccentric I'll put the post here.

[MrGuy]

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If any of you could use The Harvester's aid in any battle, he's there for you.

Well, he isn't quite there yet. But he's gonna be!

But speaking of, DF, I've been working out my grandmaster a bit more. If you see me on IRC sometime, remind me to give you the info.

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For that matter, The Hedonist is always willing to lend a deus ex machina or two.

[Anomaly]

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I suppose that the current line of conversation leads me to mention that The Tormentor is always around if you happen to need something to go horribly wrong.

[cyber95]

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The Counsellor is a bit busy right now making plans, but if you need any psychiatric advice, I'm sure she'd be willing to to take a bit of time to help out.

[slipsicle]

Ok yes, I am glad you all have Grandmasters ready and prepared for Season 3 but I would like to keep the clutter to a minimum. If you want to post something about your Grandmaster in this thread, it had better be something you've already had him/her/it do in a Battle, or an interaction with another Grandmaster similar to Round Transitions.

This is borderline roleplay and something I'd like to avoid. That is, rapid-posting of little Grandmaster hype-posts. Even if they are in spoilers.

[bobthepen]

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The Bartleby is around in case someone needs someone to kill quickly in a comedic way.

[PlumFinder]

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Another reply to the message, hurray!

'Greetings, master Reinhardt. I thank you for this information. I was, until this moment, unaware of the existance of multiple battles.
I'm sorry to say that my methods of contact through the multiverse are limited. I spent several hours alone on working out a way of returning your call for aid. Nevertheless, if you are in need of another individual joining your case, I will be available.
Brian Perator, out.'

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I hope this works.

[Zaffa]

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Ssssooooo this would be where I go in case I want to plan a Grand Battle?
Er, I'm kinda thinking of doing so. I dunno, I have an idea for a Death Game on a more literal level than the other GBs. You know, arenas, audiences, death courses with inordinate amounts of lava... Think something like the various Arenas from the Ratchet & Clank series, turned up to 11.

[Dragon Fogel]

Slots for canon battles are all full. Anyone is free to start a non-canon, but this thread is canon-focused; try the stickied general Collab/RP thread if you want to talk about non-canons.

[Anomaly]

"Hello, Vandrel Reinhardt. I am Nalyg. I believe I will take you up on your offer, depending, of course, on what it entails from us. I believe my... 'associates' would be more than happy to oblige."

"Provided you have an ample supply of these "allies" and perhaps an actual strategy for taking on these Grandmasters, that is."

"Wonderful. Great. Excellent. The sooner we can kill these bastards, the better. There's one in particular who I would love to disembowel..."

"Kanpeki and Razaran, respectively. Contact us with further information when you have them."

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Video transmission. Character is some kind of tricephalic hydra/dragon thing with shapeshifting limbs. Nalyg is center, Razaran left, Kanpeki right. Each side is roughly divided and approximately matches the text colors. I'll leave the configuration of their limbs at the moment of transmission up to you.

God my characters are weird.

[Draykon]

Okay, I'll be perfectly honest. For someone who's supposed to be hosting a Battle, I've recently developed something of an aversion to large walls of text, and I honestly don't think I can properly host IA anymore. Seeing as how there's a decent number of people who wanted to host come S3, I was wondering if anyone would want to take over. I didn't really have any super-important plans for where to take the battle beyond a few little ideas of minimal consequence, so it should be okay if you just throw together whatever mythology you like and just sorta, take over.

[bobthepen]

I just finished reading through IA, if you don't mind I'd be glad to take your spot hosting, Draykon. Assuming no one objects, if you could PM me your ideas of minimal consequence, I'd like to keep the feel of it close to what you've already started.

[Wojjan]

In this post, Balance sets off an incredible shield to disrupt the four-dimensional location of the Grand Battles. Use this to your conniving as you please.

This is the reason the Phenomenal Fracas is jumping, which I stated in here

[Dragon Fogel]

Oh, hey. We missed something.

In this post, the Controller receives a letter from the Wordsmith. I can also go and check the IA side of that mailing.