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[quote name='RiflesAtRecess']Rhym, your family is very worried about you and you need to stop your bad habits before you kill yourself. ;_;[/quote][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Leave me alone! You don't know me! Sixth (I think) time around! This time: In Finnish! 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Finntroll[/b] (Folk Metal songs about being a troll!) 2. Are you male or female: [b]Eliytres[/b] (I think he was one of the legendary leaders of the trolls, second only to Rivfader) 3. Describe yourself: [b]Fiskarens Fiende[/b] (I believe this means Enemy of the Fishermen. I only said that because it's awesome that they have a song about being enemies of fishermen) 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]Nattfödd[/b] (Nightborn) 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Människopesten[/b] (The Human Plague) 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Rök[/b] (Smoke. You see, because my current relationship is as insubstantial as such. Poetic!) 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Marknadvisan[/b] (The Market Song) 8. Describe how you love: [b]Trollhammaren[/b] (The Troll Hammer! Catchiest song EVER!) 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]Det Iskalla Trollblodet[/b] (The Icecold Trollblood) 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Jaktens Tid[/b] (Time of the Hunt) 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Vindfärd[/b] (Windjourney)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='Jakehammaren']I'm gonna have to go with Eternal Wait by Ensiferum.[/quote][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Curses! You beat me to it, Jake! That was TOTALLY gonna be my choice! Hmmm, in this case, I'd have to go with [b]Deceiver of Fools[/b] by Within Temptation. This band in notorious for making very pretty/beautiful songs. [ALIGN=Center][b]Deceiver of Fools[/b] He told the tale so many times About the dream not meant to be In a world of the free He plays with your mind As faith for the future faded fast He grows strong with their displeasure It sets him free Deceiver of hearts Deceiver of fools He rules with fear Deceiver of hearts Deceiver of fools He rules again He feeds on fear Poisons the truth To gain their faith To lead the way To a world of decay He rules your heart He will sell your soul to the grave No hesitation he'll make He belongs to the dark Please awake And see the truth He can only be If you believe what he tells you Remember who you are What you stand for And there will always be a way In my heart there is a place In my heart there is a trace Of a small fire burning A sheltering ray shines through this night Although it 's small, it's bright But darkness is lurking He will sell your soul to bitterness and cold Fear him Deceiver of hearts Deceiver of fools He rules with fear Deceiver of hearts Deceiver of fools Shall he rule again?[/ALIGN] Good stuff. Another very pretty/beautiful/whatever the hell song in my opinion is [b]The Heart Collector[/b] by Nevermore. It's a very slow, sad song, the verses of which are acoustic.Then, for the chorus, it slams you with a powerful chord progression in heavy metal electric guitar form. Most excellent. [ALIGN=Center][b]The Heart Collector[/b] To see the actor without tears Dark rivers carve the years between the lines of self control In my psychotic karmic fear,I own your tears anyway And I am you and we are not afraid And we won't be here for long The heart collector sings his song that's slowly boiling over Nevermore to feel the pain The heart collector sang And I won't be feeling hollow for so long Nevermore to feel the pain The words fall out like fire Just believe when you can't believe anymore The stage is empty now I hope we hold and cannot allow the corrupt eclectic takes his fatal bow And we won't be here for long The heart collector sings his song again Nevermore to feel the pain The heart collector sang And I won't be feeling hollow for so long Nevermore to feel the pain The words fall out like fire Just believe when you can't believe anymore[/ALIGN][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][ALIGN=Center][b]Jakehammaren![/b][/ALIGN] I think he's been one of the coolest people to ever grace the "Music, Movies, & TV" thread. This kid is a Defender of True Metal! Need I say more? I will! If it weren't for him, MM&TV would be flooded with threads saying things like "OH MA GAH SLIPKNOT IZ TEH BEST METAL BNAD EVAR CUZ TEHY R LIEK SO ANDGRY N I CAN ALWYAS REL8 2 THR LRYICS TEHY R ABUOT BIEGN ANDGRAY LIEK I AM LOL! BUT MOST OF ALL BCUZ TEHY R METAL!!!" I think that his work goes largely unappreciated around here. This little quote of ULX's in the "Ten Random Songs...game." thread sums it all up, In my opinion:[/FONT][/COLOR] [QUOTE=Unborn Lord Xion]020 - [b]How Can I Live[/b] - Ill Nino It's a nice little song, perhaps a little too...hmm...I want to say metal but I fear the Jake attack.[/QUOTE][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][ALIGN=Center][b]OtakuBoards Survivor: Game On![/b][/ALIGN] This is a great thread made by Sandy. I only just got into reading it this month, but it is a tremendous effort, very well doen. I wish I had known about it while it was still in its Adventure Inn stage, because then I could've signed up and perhaps taken part in the awesome. *Sigh* Oh well, there will be others. But will they be as well done?[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]My idea of the perfect date? I pick her up at around 2-3 in the afternoon, wearing my [URL=http://www.fearshop.com/view-product.asp?productID=604][u]best shirt.[/u][/URL] We go to a restaurant, nothing too fancy, and order something light and ungreasy. A salad, perhaps. Something to tide us over, but keep us active. From there, we rendezvous with our friends outside the venue, who have so considerately gotten there before anyone else, thus allowing us to get to the front of the line. I hand her her ticket and we hug each other for warmth. Standing in lines gets cold. The doors open at seven, and we quickly enter and claim our spaces at the front. And now, the dream lineup for the dream date: Amon Amarth opens and plays a short set. Highlights: "Death In Fire" and "In Pursuit of Vikings". Next comes In Flames. They play some new things, but mostly the songs from Clayman, Whoracle, and Colony. Highlights: "Gyroscope", "Jotun", "New World", and "Only For The Weak". Children of Bodom comes next, and plays quite a set, focusing mainly on the albums Hate Crew Deathroll and Follow The Reaper. Hightlights: "You're Better Off Dead", "Hate Me!", "Children of Decadence", and "Kissing the Shadows", to which they amazingly add two more minutes of soloing. Finally, the concert closes with Opeth. They play songs from Blackwater Park and The Ghost Reveries. Highlights: "The Leper Affinity", "The Grand Conjuration", and "The Drapery Falls", to which they add an amazing four more minutes of sheer Opethian bliss. We drive back to my house, laughing and talking, senses still reeling from the amazing concert we just witnessed, and in the front row, no less. Back home, I fix us both some cocoa, and we fall asleep in each other's arms, still on the couch, satisfied smiles on both of our faces. Oh, go ahead, call me a romantic.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]For pure nostalgic/retro value, you can't beat Megaman music. There's this awesome band called Electro Quarterstaff that made a metal cover of one of those songs, called "Dr. Wily". It's epic. Tetris music also rocks. It's all ding dee dee ding dee dee ding, dee dee ding dee dee ding, dee dee ding ding ding ding... You know how it goes. For beautiful instrumentality, I love the music in Shadow of the Colossus. Usually the music will come in/change at three different times. When you're facing a Colossus but you haven't gotten onto it yet, the music is quieter, less intense, a bit more cagey. Once you get on the Colossus, the music suddenly gets faster, more intense, usually with soaring violin lines and such. Then, once you defeat the Colossus and the death cutscene plays, it turns to the most mournful lament you could ever hope to hear. Very moving game, and the music helps that. Another game that I thought had excellent music, from what I heard of it, was Advent Rising. Epic music, epic storyline, epic aliens, epic graphics, but, sadly, less that epic gameplay. A band that I really like is DragonForce, and if you hear their songs, then you'll see why I mentioned them in a thread about video game songs.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]The Chimera Underground thread is up! Go [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=51822][u]check it out[/u][/URL] if you have any questions! P.S. Ziggy, the link to your pic's broken. You forgot to include the "h" in "http://". Just giving you a heads-up.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Here it is, the thread where you can ask any questions you might have about this RP [i](When is it going to start? Who's gonna get that spot? What's the technology of Neo Avalon like?What'll happen next in the plot? That Rhym is just so sexy, what's his phone number?)[/i]. I'll try my best to answer any you might have.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Hi, it's me again. Have you seen my self-control anywhere? 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Kamelot[/b] 2. Are you male or female: [b]King's Eyes[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]Once In A Dream[/b] 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]The Haunting (Somewhere In Time)[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Interlude II: Un Assassinio Malto Silenzioso[/b] 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]The Mourning After (Carry On)[/b] 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Across The Highlands[/b] 8. Describe how you love: [b]The Edge of Paradise[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]Temples of Gold[/b] 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Nothing Ever Dies[/b] 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Don't You Cry[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]OOC: Sorry that this is going to be so short, I'm just giving 0ber some buffer so that he can explain the city and what happens when we get there. IC: Eskari marched along in the early morning light, towards the center of their rag-tag group. Tyr forged on ahead, forbidding and ominous. Jar seemed torn between walking beside Tarma and following Tyr obediently. Sazurothz brought up the rear, seemingly distracted but with a strange glint in his eye. [i]I still don't know who I can trust,[/i] he thought. [i]I'm fairly certain I can trust Tarma, but how I can do that without Jar thinking I'm trying to steal her from him is anyone's guess. I think I can trust that damn Viking, he's too thick to scheme against anyone. Ashcraft seems like she might be trustworthy as well. I'm still up in the air about Kanya, she hasn't done anything to gain or abuse my trust. Dred and Jar seem like they would follow Tyr to the ends of the earth. The only question is, of the two, who can I trust, Tyr or Sazurothz? Something seems strange about both of them today.[/i] He noted both of their positions and winced ruefully. [i]I fear this group might polarize soon. But who can I follow safely? Or, when the time comes, will both of them end up wrong? Do I have enough of the others' trust that they would follow [/i]me?[i] What a dilemma.[/i] He settled into step beside Thorkell. The Norseman turned his gaze to Eskari and grinned heartily. "A fine day for a walk, is it not? Truly Balder smiles upon us this day with such weather!" Eskari looked up and noticed that it was, indeed, a pleasant day, it was just that Thorkell had the strangest way of expressing it. "Hey, it is a nice day. That's something to be thankful for," Eskari remarked. Suddenly, at the head of the line, Tyr halted. "Behold," he said quietly. "Tanis." Eskari took in the sight of the city's gates. "Hot damn," he breathed.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Someone, stop me, please! I need an intervention meeting! 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Ayreon[/b] (dispenser of awesome Prog Metal epics) 2. Are you male or female: [b]Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]The First Man On Earth[/b] 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]The Stranger From Within[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Evil Devolution[/b] 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Actual Fantasy[/b] 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Tower of Hope[/b] 8. Describe how you love: [b]Nature's Dance[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]My House On Mars[/b] 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Sleeper Awake[/b] 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Another Time, Another Space[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Woah! Looks like the Tiger positions are in more demand than I thought! Go ahead and finish your post, Vampire_Fox, and I'll decide then. [b]Name:[/b] She goes by Freya. [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 21 [b]Caste:[/b] Chimera, affiliated mostly with the Mob. [b]Appearance:[/b] She stands at about 5'8". Her body is entirely covered with light green scales. Most consider her eyes her most striking feature, being so vibrantly yellow and seemingly bottomless. She doesn't blink a lot, which puts many people off. Her tail is about 3'10" long, and narrows considerably from the base to the tip. She wears a light blue jumpsuit of sophisticated and cutting edge polymers that she managed to pilfer from Oroboros Corp during her escape. It fits her perfectly with nary a wrinkle, can stop weak knife slashes and old-fashioned bullets, and yet is surprisingly breathable. [b]Personality:[/b] Freya is fiercely independent. Her least favorite thing is people trying to warp her goals to fit their own purposes. Unlike most Chimeras, she is quite intelligent. And yet, there is an immense loneliness in her, stemming from being one of a kind. There is no one like her in the entire world, no one she could confide in, to trust in when she's at the end of her resources, and this saddens her greatly. [b]Weapons/Skills:[/b] She's faster and stronger than most humans. For close-quarters combat, she mostly relies on her deadly martial arts skills, often throwing in a rake of the claws on her hands and feet. She carries two military-issue flechette pistols, each with an optimal range of 40 meters, and a heavy-duty disruptor rifle. However, her most potent weapon is part of her genetic makeup. She can breath a large, searingly hot cloud of flammable gas, which incinerates or melts most things in her path. However, after she does such an attack, she must metabolise something before her glands can produce any more flammable gases to ignite. [b]Writing Example:[/b] In the smouldering wreckage of Lab A, Freya stood, facing the destruction she had just wrought. She stepped nimbly over the threshold of broken glass as the fire sprinkler system kicked into action. She shivered as the water soaked the only piece of clothing she had, a patient's gown. [i]I'll have to find something better than this flimsy piece of crap,[/i] she thought. [i]More to the point, I have to find a way out of here. I've no doubt that little stunt caught the attention of security.[/i] She spied a grille on the ceiling hanging askew, knocked that way from the fireball. It was the work of a moment to leap from a desk into the ventilation shafts. She crawled along in that way for more time than she could keep track of. All throughout her journey she heard the tromping of boots in the corridors below, no doubt guards searching for her. But at one point, she passed a completely deserted room, stocked with clothing and weaponry. [i]The armory,[/i] she thought. [i]It must be.[/i] She stealthily detached the grille and slipped down into the room. She selected a sleek jumpsuit made of a smart polymer. Slipping it on, it immediately contoured to fit her form. [i]Better,[/i] she thought. She grapped a hip holster and two flechette pistols off of a weapon rack and vaulted back up into the air vents' passageways. After another eternity of crawling through cramped spaces, she noticed what appeared to be the back exit of the facilities. Unfortunately, it was guarded by six heavily armed guards. Four had maximum-strength stun guns, but two had what appeared to be disruptor rifles. She quickly devised a plan of action. The grille popped down in front of the unsuspecting guards, and with it came Freya, guns blazing. One of the guards with a disruptor rifle fell immediately, and the other followed suite soon after. She leapt into the midst of the remaining four. They leveled their stun guns and simultaneously fired. Unfortunately for them, Freya ducked. Four unconcious bodies hit the floor. She strode to one of the dead guards and relieved him of his rifle. Then she grabbed his hand and placed it, palm down, on the back door's security sensor. The blast doors slid open and she soon vanished into the bustling streets of Neo Avalon.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][b]Chimera [i]n.[/i][/b] [b]1. [i]a.[/i][/b] An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering. [b][i]b.[/i][/b] A substance, such as an antibody, created from the proteins or genes of two different species. [b]2.[/b] An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue. [b]3.[/b] A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication. [SIZE=4][ALIGN=Center][b][u]CHIMERA[/u][/b][/ALIGN][/SIZE] In the waning years of human superiority, there was a city, and its name was Neo Avalon. It rose to the heavens, a pinnacle of the race's achievements. Yet, as majestic and gleaming as the tops of their towers were, the foundations were rotting. Violence, discord, poverty, crime, civil strife, and more plagued the roots of this mighty tree. And any structure with a weak base is sure to fall... At the top of the society, there were the Neoristocrats, grown bloated and opulent from their ruthless exploitations of those lower than them. Very few could claim to be middle class in this violently bisected society, but those that did called themselves the Proles. They were a rapidly vanishing minority, ridiculed and looked down upon by the Neoristocrats, envied and hated by the lower classes. The name by which the authorities knew the lower classes by was the Plebes. But that is not the name they gave themselves. Amongst their own, they were the Mob. The unemployed, the disgruntled, the gang leaders, the stim-pushers, the slavers, the petty thieves. Whoever they were, they were millions strong, and their collective will and might could not be ignored by the highborn for much longer. But even the Mob could claim themselves above some... The Chimeras. Genetic engineering, geneng, was alive and well in the World of Tomorrow, and thousands upon thousands of the poor creatures were produced. When a human's genes are modified with those of just about any animal, the end result will be stronger, faster, and more sensitive than any regular human could ever hope to be. Many were bred for subhuman intelligence and docility, and suddenly there was an army of obedient and willing super-servants. Technically, they weren't human, so most slaving laws didn't apply. Many humans were disgusted by them, considered them abominations, subhuman freaks, and roving lynch gangs were common everywhere on the tired earth. But many were sympathetic to the Chimeras and their plight. However oppressed they may have been, they had a voice, and it would be heard. [SIZE=3][ALIGN=CENTER][b][i]Five Years Previously...[/i][/b][/ALIGN][/SIZE] "Clincy, I want a full prog report on your work here," spoke the brusque, militarily efficient man. His mustache shook slightly whenever he spoke. "Y-yes sir, ASAP. If you'll just come this way," the mousy, nervous, jittering technician replied. He placed his hand on the dully reflective matte black panel on the security door. It opened. They entered the expansive laboratory and strode briskly through it. "Now, s-sir, as you know, 20 years ago Oroboros Corp had come into possession of a lucrative military contract, which tasked us to engineer several designs of economically feasible 'Super-Soldiers' over a period of 20 years." His stammer seemed to fade when he talked about his work. "Cut the exposition, Clincy, I [i]know[/i] that much. Why am I here today?" They stopped in front of a large view window, the frame of which was filled with reinforced, triple-paned bulletproof glass. It looked into a small chamber containing a laboratory chair turned away from them, 'Net jacks trailing from a hole behind the head. "That." Clincy pointed into the window. He fiddled with some controls and the chair turned slowly to face them. "Or, rather, her." A small, humanoid shape sat unconscious in the chair, 'Net goggles fixed over her eyes. The military man tried to appraise her height just from looking at her. She would be taller than the hunched 5'4" Clincy, but not as tall perhaps as the 6' military man. "What're the specs, Clincy?" "Glad you asked. Well, for this genome, we mixed human genes with some [i]Varanus komodoensis[/i] genes, and the resulting?" "Woah, Clincy, do I look like a scientist to you? What in the hell's a Vana-mana thingumybob?" "[i]Varanus komodoensis,[/i] sir. You would know it as the Komodo dragon. As a result, this specimen's about 125% stronger and faster than your average human, her finger- and toenails are more like claws now, and she's immune to over 99% of known bacteria." "And she's got a tail and scales," noted the military man. "An unfortunate design flaw. Only one of the original 8 of her brood was born without a tail, or at least one that long, and he didn't last long." "There were 8 in her brood?" "Yes sir, all but her died. It seems that the farther back down the evolutionary tree you go from [i]Homo sapiens,[/i] the less compatible the genes are with us. Four of the eight died from organ failure due to incompatibility, and three of the eight exploded. This genome didn't?" The military man cut off the scientist. "Clincy, did I hear you right? Three of them [i]exploded?"[/i] Clincy grinned. "Well, we figured, why not make them a bit more like the dragons of lore? It took some tweaking to get it right, and we only sequenced it into four of them, in case it had deadly repercussions. But, with the help of some glands that produce flammable gases, all they need is a small spark and bang! Instant flamethrower! Interesting how, of all eight, one [i]with[/i] the dragon alteration would be the most stable. I guess that, at its core, genetics is just a big game of chance." "Well, this is all terribly interesting, Clincy, but what are the other designs your team came up with?" "Oh, yes, the other three designs. We'll get to them momentarily. But there's still something for you to see with this subject. It's time for her Awakening." The mousy technician turned to the control panel once more. In the chamber, the wires and electronics were detaching themselves from the goggles and chair. "Awakening?" asked the military man. "For the last 16 years of her life, Specimen F, or Freya, as we like to call her, has 'lived' almost entirely in the 'Net, learning all sorts of lessons, from English, math, and basic history to martial arts and firearms training. Electric pulses have kept her muscles active to prevent atrophy." At this point, the goggles had lifted from her face, and she sat up from the chair. Her eyes were striking, two vertical black slits adrift in a sea of gold-flecked amber. They regarded the men on the other side of the glass impassively. Clincy spoke into the microphone. "Say hello, Freya." [ALIGN=Center] - [/ALIGN] Freya stood in the small chamber, studying the two men. They seemed to have temporarily lost interest in her, and were now conversing with each other. She knew what she was made for. She wasn't stupid. She knew that she was made entirely to serve the plans of others, to fight and die in purposeless wars for the faceless rich sitting snug in their comfortable, towering mansions. She knew her purpose. But she had plans of her own. She strode purposefully over to the chair that had been her home all of her life. She ordered glands long dormant to kick into action, feeling their strange yet comforting rumblings inside her. She grabbed a coil snaking around the chair and wrenched it loose. Sparks fell from the severed end. She turned to face the window, and took a deep breath... [ALIGN=Center] - [/ALIGN] "Ah yes, the other three designs. Glad you brought them up, sir. The second genome was spliced with [i]Panthera tigris[/i] genes? that's a tiger, sir? in the hope of making stealth and infiltration units. Only two of the eight of that brood survived, a male and a female. The third genome we spliced with [i]Canis lupis[/i] genes? a wolf, sir? in order to make an effective squad-based fighting group, a 'pack,' you might say. Four survived there, they seemed more stable than the other genomes. And the last genome we spliced with [i]Ursus arctos horribilis[/i] genes? the grizzly bear, sir? in order to make strong and durable warriors, but only one, a male, survived of that brood." "Clincy, from what you've told me, this whole system seems terribly inefficient. If survival rates are that dismal, what use are these genomes to the military?" "A-a very good question, sir, a-and I feel that?" A young technician looking into the window tried to catch their attention. "Sir! Subject F is acting strangely!" "N-not now, Carlson, I'm?" He never got any farther. [SIZE=2][ALIGN=Center][b]SIGN-UPS[/b][/ALIGN][/SIZE] [b]Name:[/b] Fairly straightforward. Keep in mind, though, that this is a futuristic cyberpunk type setting, and the name should be fitting of such. [b]Gender:[/b] Hopefully there won't be any questions about this one. [b]Age:[/b] If you're going to sign up as one of the Chimeras engineered by Oroboros Corp, they will be anywhere from 18-24. [b]Caste:[/b] Any of those mentioned at the top of the backstory, but I'll tell you right now that all the action's gonna happen between the Neoristocrats and the Mob. Speaking of which, in addition to the Oroboros Chimeras, it would be great if someone could play as the Neoristocrat leader (or at least someone influential in that caste) and someone could play as the leader of the Mob (or likewise). Also, keep in mind that most commercial Chimeras have been designed to be less intelligent and subservient. If you're going to go Chimera, just choose one of the Oroboros-designed ones. Should more than one person want the same position, I'll choose whichever one I like better. Fall-back characers might be a good idea. [b]Appearance:[/b] What does your character wear? What do they look like? And things of that manner. [b]Personality:[/b] Be creative. [b]Weapons/Skills:[/b] In the dangerous city of Neo Avalon, it's unwise to go unarmed. Also, if your character is a Chimera, here is where you should list what modifications geneng has wrought. [b]Writing Example:[/b] Show your expertise! If you're going to play as an Oroboros-designed Chimera, try to use this example to write about your character's escape from the facilities. But, if you have a [i]really awesome[/i] idea for your character that you've just [i]gotta[/i] put down, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the escape, feel free to put that down instead, I won't hold it against you. That's about it, I think. Have fun with it![/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]I can't tell you how many times my friends have said to me, "_________, your nickname is so stupid because people are just going to pronounce it like 'rhyme' instead of how it should be!" Well, if any of you thought it was pronounced like "rhyme," it's not. It's just pronounced like "rim." Are we all clear now? To avoid this confusion, I've now changed my nickname to what my middle name is, "Skiles," which, I think, is a very cool name. Not to say that I've stopped using "Rhym" entirely. I still use it on occasion, like for OB.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Third time around! This time: Totally Epic Edition. 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Rhapsody[/b] (the undisputed kings of epic) 2. Are you male or female: [b]Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]Knightrider of Doom[/b] 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]Rage of the Winter[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Queen of the Dark Horizons[/b] or [b]Echoes of Tragedy[/b] or [b]Agony Is My Name[/b] or [b]Lamento Eroico[/b] or [b]Tears at Nightfall[/b] or... 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Virgin Skies[/b] (you see, because I don't have one) 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Land of Immortals[/b] or [b]The Dark Tower of Abyss[/b] or [b]Riding the Winds of Eternity[/b] or... 8. Describe how you love: [b]Dawn of Victory[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]Triumph For My Magic Steel[/b] 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Wisdom of the Kings[/b], perhaps? 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Alive and Proud[/b] Man, I [i]love[/i] Rhapsody's song titles![/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Man, these things are just too addicting! I've got another one. 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Stratovarius[/b] 2. Are you male or female: [b]Father Time[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]I Walk To My Own Song[/b] (alternate: [b]I'm Still Alive[/b]) 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]A Drop In The Ocean[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]SOS[/b] (alternate: [b]4000 Rainy Nights[/b]) 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Out Of The Shadows[/b] 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Stratofortress[/b] 8. Describe how you love: [b]Fantasia[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]Black Diamond[/b] 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]Find Your Own Voice[/b] 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Will The Sun Rise?[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Hey, these are fun! There were some floating around on myspace a while back. 1. Pick a Band or Artist: [b]Opeth[/b] 2. Are you male or female: [b]The Apostle in Triumph[/b] 3. Describe yourself: [b]Demon of the Fall[/b] 4. How do some people feel about you: [b]Ghost of Perdition[/b] 5. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]The Leper Affinity[/b] 6. Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend: [b]Bleak[/b] 7. Describe where you want to be: [b]Blackwater Park[/b] 8. Describe how you love: [b]The Grand Conjuration[/b] 9. What would you ask if you had just one wish: [b]A Fair Judgement[/b] 10. Share a few words of wisdom: [b]The Drapery Falls[/b] 11. Now say goodbye: [b]Remember Tomorrow[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]I'm in a film studies class, and so for the first quarter or two we studied really old movies which were "influential" to modern cinema. One of these movies is [b]The Birth of a Nation.[/b] [b]WORST. MOVIE. EVER.[/b] Grievance #1: No voices. Now, I know that they didn't have the technology to have people's voices, but the [i]very least[/i] they could have done is assumed that most people [i]can't[/i] read lips and [i]not[/i] show the characters talking for a minute or two with [i]no voices to accompany them.[/i] Grievance #2: Music... drains... will to live... Normally, I like classical music. I kinda have to, being a metalhead and all. But this wasn't classical, it was tunes popular during the Civil War, I think. Kinda makes sense because, even though it was made around 1918 (I think, but maybe in the 20's or 30's), it was about the Civil War. But whoever in charge of sound should be [i]shot.[/i] The piece of music itself is about 1-2 minutes long. But they [i]loop[/i] it for 10-15 minutes! By the end of the class period, you are gouging yourself in the ears to make the horrible, horrible noise stop. Also, this movie is like 3 hours long. So bad. Grievance #3: The fuggin' KU KLUX KLAN are the GOOD GUYS! WOAH WOAH WOAH! [i]Yes,[/i] you heard me right. The plot of the movie, after the Civil War segment, kinda goes like this: Black people get the vote, and with it they are [i]terrorizing[/i] and [i]oppressing[/i] those poor, poor, disenfranchised white people. Whatever can be done to end this horrible terror and oppression? Why, it's the "good ol" KKK to the rescue! The most [i]racist[/i] scene of a movie I have ever seen is when the KKK comes galloping into town, firing into the opposing line of Buffalo Soldiers while crowds of white people throng the sidewalks and cheer. The movie [i]slaughters[/i] the "Ride of the Valkyries" song by playing it while showing scenes of a klansman holding a [i]burning cross[/i] flanked by two more klannies riding full tilt to "rally the Brotherhood." Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's [i]not[/i] how history happened. Suffice to say: I hate [b]The Birth of a Nation.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]"Your weapons have no effect on me!" Ah, good times. I love this show. Probably my favorite episode is "The Beginning of the End." Giant locusts attacking Chicago ("They've broken our code and our sergeant was a grasshopper in disguise!")! The obvious solution? Polygraph one of the giant bugs to find the frequency of their mating call ("I hate to ask you this, but, where are your nipples?"), then play it out of a giant speaker in the middle of Lake Michigan ("It's a trap, it's gotta be! There can't be [i]this many[/i] females in Lake Michigan!")! That's a great episode, I have it on DVD. I have a few other box sets, too. Man, it's such a shame that they cancelled the show.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Little did the other band members of Rush know, their drummer was secretly an octopus in disguise.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Just before midnight, Eskari woke. He winced. [i]Dred snores too loud.[/i] He looked silently over to Sazurothz, who was still sitting on a boulder, seemingly alert. He got up, making a little noise so that the government Slake wouldn't be unaware of his presence. Eskari walked over to him, stopping a few feet off to his left. He looked up at the brilliant night sky. "Quite a night," said Eskari, quietly so as not to wake the others. "Yes," Sazurothz replied. "Good work against those worms, Scary." "Hey, no sweat," he grinned. "But please, call me Eskari." The government Slake eyed him strangely, but dismissed it with a shrug. "Anyway, it's my turn to take the watch. Get yourself some sleep, buddy." Sazurothz slid from the boulder and stretched. "If I can sleep. That Mahrim is making such a racket that I'm surprised we aren't all wormsmeat by now. Stay alert." "Will do. Good night." Eskari settled into a comfortable position on the boulder. [i]Perhaps I misjudged Sazurothz,[/i] thought Eskari. [i]He seems a decent Slake, and I have no doubts about his abilities in combat. Still, idealists can be dangerous. At least I can trust him to watch my back in a scrap.[/i] He gradually grew aware of a faint pair of footsteps above Dred's snoring. They came from the woods to his right. He quickly pretended to be asleep. The owner of the footsteps appeared at the clearing's edge. [i]He looks like one of those rangers we killed earlier. Whatever he's doing here, it can't be for good.[/i] The ranger spied Eskari's seemingly unconcious form and chuckled quietly to himself. A long dagger appeared in his hand, gleaming in the moonlight. Eskari watched as the Huma crept silently closer. His blade edged closer and closer to his scaly throat. [i]Time it... Just a little closer... Come on... NOW![/i] In a flash, the ranger was disarmed with a kick to his hand and Eskari's energy blades hovered a whisper's length from the Huma's bobbing Adam's apple. "Good friend," spoke Eskari in a hushed yet carrying tone, "I think you can appreciate the fact that I dislike people trying to kill me or my companions here. Now, I'm no wordsmith, so I think I'll just tie you up and wait 'till morning when our diplomat's had his beauty sleep. But, one question before I do that, friend. How many more of you are there? Oh, and if you even [i]think[/i] about screaming for help, I'll cut you down before you can even get to 'H'." The terrified Huma nodded slowly, eyes wide with fright. "Just me, sir." he whispered. "Well [i]that[/i] was dumb of you," smirked Eskari. He found some rope and a bandana in his pack. Soon, the intruder was tied to the rotten log and gagged soundly. [ALIGN=CENTER]--------[/ALIGN] Three uneventful hours later, Eskari prodded Dred's snoring frame with the toe of his boot. "Oy, Snori, it's your turn on watch." The Mahrim groaned and sat up. "M'name's Dred, not Snori." "Tell that to your nose," he replied. "By the way, we've got a prisoner. One of those rangers that attacked us earlier." Dred smirked. "Maybe if those damn worms come back, we can feed him to them!" "That's one use for him, I suppose!" laughed Eskari. Dred headed to the rock, Eskari to his sleeping pad. He slid back into his warm blankets and was soon blissfully asleep.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]I think it's time to declare a winner! My first choice:[/FONT][/COLOR][quote name='Ziggy Stardust][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=Sienna]The members of the band Super Death and Fire Raining from the Skies Stained with the Blood of my Foes were to busy having a staring contest with the Shiny Demonic Sword of Loathing and Death to notice the ninjas sneaking up from behind.[/COLOR'][/FONT][/quote][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Dude, that was [i]epic.[/i] Second Runner-Up:[/FONT][/COLOR][QUOTE=Shinji][COLOR=Red][b]Centre band member:[/b] Do we have to hold this sword any longer? It's cutting through my hands. [b]Production Manager:[/b] But, that sword is only a plastic prop! you guys getting soft on me?[/COLOR][/QUOTE][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]And, third:[/FONT][/COLOR][quote name='Amelia']"We're metal, touching metal. Lawalalwlalalolol!"[/quote][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Ziggy, we eagerly await your submission![/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Thanks, Amelia! 'Bout time I won one of these... The band is Domine. Have fun! [IMG]http://www.iammol.com/recensioni/domine/dragonlord_2.jpg[/IMG] [/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Oh, holy crap. Guitar solos. Don't get me started. I'll start anyways. [b]Kissing the Shadows[/b] - Children of Bodom I love Children of Bodom. They're an immensely talented band, with the triple whammy of Alexi Laiho on lead guitars, Janne Wirman on keyboards, and Roope Latvala on backing guitars. This song is great, until it reaches about the two-minute mark. Then it becomes amazing. The rest of the song is just one huge three-way dueling solo between those three. Considering that the song is 4:32 total, that's a [i]lot[/i] of solo. On a related note to CoB... [b]The Evil that Warmen Do[/b] - Warmen This is a band created by Janne Wirman, solely, it seems, to show off how flippin' AMAZING he is at keyboards. Almost all of their songs are instrumentals, with a few having vocalist cameos. Janne is just too unbelievably good for words. Give it a listen. [b]Dialogue With The Stars[/b] - In Flames This is a three-minute instrumental, and it's pretty much all solo. In Flames is an amazing band. If you're looking for more killer guitar solos, check out the [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=50924][u]In Flames thread[/u][/URL] and get the albums that Jakehammaren recommends. This song just happens to be a personal favorite of mine because it was the first truly metal song I had ever heard. It's a beautiful song, full of shredding riffs, soaring harmonies, and acoustic bridges. Give it a listen. [b]Disciples of Hell[/b] - Yngwie Johann Malmsteen Pretty much, Yngwie [i]invented[/i] shredding. This song is a classic, because it sounds like the singer says "Pointy dagger guy" in it. Well, alright, and also because of the [i]friggin' amazing guitar work.[/i] If you want another song of his with a shreddin' solo in it, check out [b]Braveheart.[/b] Yngwie is awesome, give him a listen. [b]Fury of the Storm[/b] - DragonForce I think I'm gonna have to say that DragonForce is the best band ever. No one plays faster than them while retaining their god-like level of technicality. One of my deepest regrets is that I have an incomplete version of this song. It cuts out in mid-solo, which is tragedy, considering how amazing the solo is. Another awesome song of theirs is [b]Soldiers of the Wasteland.[/b] Check them out. This is not a suggestion, this is an [i]order.[/i] [b]Holy Thunderforce[/b] - Rhapsody Luca Turilli is an immensely talented guitarist. He is master of the "sweep arpeggio" technique, which is an extremely advanced guitar move. Pretty much any of Rhapsody's songs will have a jaw-dropping guitar solo in it, and Luca's also done some solo albums, which are also tremendously awesome. [b]Wolf & Raven[/b] - Sonata Arctica Sonata is one of my favorite bands, I have to say. This song is really fast for them. Not as fast as DragonForce, but no one is as fast as DragonForce. It has a chorus that begs for you to sing along as well as a solo that begs for you to air guitar along. Great band. Listen to any album but Reckoning Night which, sadly, was a load of crap compared to their early works. But Ecliptica, Silence, and Winterheart's Guild are still awesome. [b]Lai Lai Hei[/b] - Ensiferum Viking Metal at its finest. If DragonForce wasn't already the best band ever, I might have to say that it was Ensiferum. Every ounce of their music just screams out at you to recognize how badass it is, and you have to. This song, Lai Lai Hei, is just a work of art, plain and simple. It starts out slow and acoustic, playing beautiful melodies on mandolin-sounding instruments. It switches to electric guitar/bass lines, but is still the same speed. Then, it changes gears, from neutral to turbo. Um, if that makes sense at all, I'm not really a car person. It gets so fast, and so amazingly [i]badass![/i] And then the guitar solo happens and your jaw hits the floor. These guys kick it hardcore. Give them a listen before they take it from you. Those are all the badass solos I can think of right now. I know I've forgotten some. I'll be sure to post them when I remember them.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='? Nomad Tical ?']So far, Ayeron sounds pretty cool. WTF is a didjeridoo???[/quote][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Glad to hear it. Ayreon's great. A didjeridoo is an Australian Aboriginal instrument made from a hollow log. You buzz into the mouthpiece and it makes a weird droning noise. Here's the [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didjeridoo][u]Wikipedia article[/u][/URL] describing it, if you care that much. I know that the song with the didjeridoo in it, "Day Sixteen: Loser", has a video out, but I don't know where to find it. Maybe do a search for it, I dunno. But it's a cool video.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Here's a good Irish joke I heard from a family friend. [b]The Old Irishman[/b] It's been a slow night at The Four-Leaf Clover Pub, and the barman is just about to close up for the night. Suddenly, the door bursts open, and standing in the doorway is the hunched figure of an old man, taking shelter from the pouring rain. The barkeep says "I'm sorry, sir, but the bar's closed, you'll have to go back home." The old man moves up to the bar and speaks to him in a heavy brogue. "Terribly sorry, sir. Just one glass o' Guinness is all I ask." The barman feels pity for the shabby, broken old man, so he serves him up a glass and retreats to the far corner of the bar and picks up a glass to clean. The Irishman gets about three-quarters of the way done with the Guinness when, before the barman's very eyes, a tiny little man jumps out of the old Irishman's shirt, cursing up a storm. He races down the old man's arm, kicks over the glass, and zooms back into the shirt. The barman is stunned! He rushes over to the old man, cleans up the mess, and gives him another Guinness, on the house. He asks, "What was that little... thing that knocked over the glass?" The Irishman looks up. "Oh, ye mean the leprechaun? Oh aye, 'tis a sad tale indeed. Ye don't want te hear it, believe ye me." The barman replies, "Well, hey, it's been a slow night, I don't have to close up right away, let's hear it." The old Irishman concedes and starts his tale. "When I was yet a young laddo back on the Emerald Isle, I would take walks in the bonny forests and peat bogs. Well, one day, as I strolled along, I spied me a leprechaun, caught in a trap! It's common knowledge, ye ken, that if ye free a leprechaun, 'e has te give ye a wish! "Well, the leprechaun spotted me and called me over. 'E said, 'Please, kind sir, could ye find it in yer heart te free me from this buggered trap?' "I said, 'Not so fast there, leprechaun, I know the rules o' yer kind. First ye have te grant me a wish!' The wee man agreed, and so I thought long and hard. "Finally, I said, 'Gold! Give me a big ol' pot o' gold, wee man!' "But the leprechaun only winced and shook 'is head. 'E said 'Now, there are rules, ye ken. Ye can't be givin' away the faerie gold, 'tis strictly forbidden.' "So I thought some more. I said, 'Women! Loads an' loads o' gorgeous women, tha's what I want, wee man!' "But again the leprechaun just winced. 'Ye can't be grantin' love as a wish, I'm afraid te say. Try again, good sir.' "So I thought, and I thought, longer than I had before, until finally I had it. "So I wished for a twelve-inch prick an' he's been with me ever since."[/FONT][/COLOR]