Lurker > Drakeryn

saveus_Maria posted...

also I did a sketch of Keyuri not too long ago and I was going to upload it, except I ended up drawing chemistry notes all over it whoops

upload it anyway. it can be, like, keyuri meets alan chang boy genius


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I like Temporal Shenanigans and Dawn of Man. Also, Squiddle Song (though I'm not sure if that counts as a serious song). Can't think of any other Homestuck vocal songs I like, though.


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Nikolai is FINAL.

For terrains, Nikolai is most at home in densely populated urban centers. More generally, he likes terrains that favor stealth. He dislikes non-stealth terrains and terrains with hostile third parties (e.g., Keyuri's mansion, ROTTA).


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Miscellaneous

Nikolai is moderately short for a boy of his age, with a medium build. He has high stamina and pain tolerance but his physical specifications are otherwise unremarkable. He is a decent self-taught knife fighter, although he will avoid direct physical conflict whenever possible, preferring to use his abilities to deal with opponents remotely and from a position of hiding. Nikokai typically carries ~six knives of various sizes, plus lengths of wire to be used as tripwires.

Notes

- Anti-illusion spells would typically not be effective to "see" Nikolai while shifting, because during those periods, he is actually shifted out of the physical plane. However, such spells could potentially counter his "regular" invisibility.


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Nikolai Rykov

Summary: Nikolai Rykov is a nine-year-old thief with psychic abilities. His main power, which he activates by holding his breath, enables him to "shift" out of the physical plane. While shifted, he is invisible and intangible, and although he cannot affect the world through physical means, he may use his other powers freely. This state can last for as long as he can hold his breath, with a one-minute cooldown between uses. Nikolai is also capable of "regular" invisibility and telekinesis, and he projects a passive aura that influences others to view him as nonthreatening and inconsequential. Physically, he is a decently skilled knife fighter and unusually hardy for a boy his age, but his physical characteristics are not supernaturally enhanced.



Background

Nikolai Rykov is a nine-year-old boy, the only child of working-class parents from the undercity slums. He was orphaned two years ago when his parents were killed in an industrial accident. Since then, he's lived on the streets as a thief, aided by his growing psychic powers. Although he has no formal education and is functionally illiterate, he is also keenly observant, resourceful, and good at adapting to unexpected situations.

Powers

(1) Shifting: By holding his breath, Nikolai can "shift" out of the physical plane. While shifted, he is completely invisible. He is also intangible and cannot physically affect or be affected by the world. Thus, for instance, bullets or fireballs will pass through him without doing him any harm, and he can move freely through walls and other obstructions. However, Nikolai still retains use of his other powers while shifted, most notably his telekinesis, as described below.

In addition, while shifted, Nikolai is capable of enhanced motion, which he describes as similar to movement in a dream. For example, he can run at approximately three to four times his normal peak speed, and he can jump up to a second-story window from ground level. As might be expected, he does not become physically tired from such actions.

Nikolai will shift back into physical reality as soon as he stops holding his breath. His shifting power typically has a one-minute cooldown between uses, although the cooldown is longer when Nikolai is fatigued.

(2) Telekinesis: Nikolai's telekinesis increases in power when it is used on smaller objects, and, conversely, decreases in power when used on larger objects. When manipulating objects the size of a basketball or smaller, he is capable of very fine control. However, he has moderate difficulty with objects that are of his own size and would have minimal direct impact on, say, a typical adult male.

In combat situations, Nikolai will frequently use telekinesis to disarm opponents and to attack them with knives, which he wields with great accuracy. Some other uses that Nikolai has found for his telekinesis: pulling the trigger of a guard's gun, causing him to inadvertently shoot another guard; unscrewing bolts on a catwalk in order to destabilize it; using objects to make noises that mislead pursuers as to his location; stretching of tripwires; and simple lockpicking.

(3) Invisibility: Even while not shifted, Nikolai is capable of psychically projected invisibility. Because this is a psychic effect, he would remain visible to purely electronic vision (including surveillance cameras).

(4) Aura: Nikolai projects a passive mind-affecting aura that influences others to view him as nonthreatening and inconsequential. This aura is always present to some degree, but it intensifies when Nikolai believes himself to be in danger. Nikolai is not aware of this power, nor does he have any control over it.


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reminds me of when Mana summoned Bahamut in Dan's dojo. that was good times.


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oh right

I should probably at least clean up some of the wording on mine


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LMS template needs a bit of tweaking:

[noun] [verb] is definitely better than The [adjective] [noun], though both are of course [adjective] according to [source].


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XIII_rocks posted...

If somebody cares about the contest and/or cares about winning, I'm more likely to vote for them just because winning means more to them.

I'm usually the reverse. But the Ytter wagon was cute, so I decided to run with it.


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T-1000


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Good winner guaranteed either way.

Also if Joltik won the original then his early exit in this one isn't so bad.


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Luxray


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bump? >_>


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Ytterbium


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Agent Smith


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Both are excellent. Not sure which one I'd put higher.


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Allied Mastercomputer


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Jolteon


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yesss cans of soup this is the best update

BIGPUN9999 races for the nearest can of soup. It is almost within his reach when one of the mermen kicks it, sending it flying into the depths.

A soup thief?!

With a cry of rage, BIGPUN9999 swings his Elemental Katana at the merman.


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Bring the Fate
Life


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auto-responder


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Having missed out on the loot from the main hall treasure chests, BIGPUN9999 decides to just take one of the now-empty chests. Somebody will probably want to buy one of these, right?


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LOOT ELEMENTAL KATANA


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Yonex


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BIGPUN9999 searches through the pockets of the massacred prisoners for loose change and/or things he can sell on ebay.


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yazzy


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(1)Dreamenddischarger
(24)Kin'iro no Choushou ~Uruwashi no Bansan~


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dum de doo


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Agent Smith


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Jolteon


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Dual-wielding his ebay links as ranged weapons, BIGPUN999 fires wildly into the magical darkness (hopefully not hitting Tom).


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I was thinking of +5ing Black Rose / Green Sun on the final day, but then figured Cascade was enough.

There's only 102 total songs right now, so if we want 128 we'd need extended noms.


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auto-responder


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derp.

any other doubles you see?


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BIGPUN9999 is hungry.

Maybe there's food behind the Green Gate?


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If my tally is correct (never a sure thing), we've got 61 songs with 5+ points. Dunno how Kirby is going to decide which of the 4-nom songs gets in.

+23 Eridan's Theme

+15 Rex Duodecim Angelus

+14 BL1ND JUST1C3: 1NV3ST1GAT1ON

+13 Clockstopper
+13 Spider8reath

+12 Temporal Shenanigans

+11 Green Ghost
+11 MeGaLoVania
+11 Terezi Owns
+11 The Blind Prophet

+10 Darkened Streets
+10 English
+10 Requited
+10 Savior of the Waking World
+10 Sunslammer
+10 The La2t Frontiier
+10 Three in the Morning

+9 Arisen Anew
+9 Black
+9 Crystamanthequins
+9 Fuchsia Ruler
+9 I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Acapella)
+9 Killed by BR8K Spider!!!!!!!!

+8 Cascade
+8 Derse Dreamers
+8 Descend
+8 Do You Remem8er Me
+8 Savior of the Dreaming Dead
+8 Sburban Jungle
+8 Umbral Ultimatum

+7 A Taste for Adventure
+7 At the Price of Oblivion
+7 Atomyk Ebonpyre
+7 Dawn of Man
+7 Orange Hat

+6 Dance of Thorns
+6 Doctor
+6 Heir Conditioning
+6 How Do I Live (Bunny Back in the Box Version)
+6 Mayor Maynot
+6 Pink Cat
+6 Pipeorgankind
+6 Pumpkin Party in Sea Hitler's Water Apocalypse
+6 Squiddle Song
+6 Your Universe

+5 Aggrievance
+5 Beatdown Round 2
+5 Chain of Prospit
+5 Courser
+5 Explore
+5 Gold Pilot
+5 Hallowed Halls
+5 Heir Transparent
+5 Homestuck Anthem
+5 Infinity Mechanism
+5 Knife's Edge
+5 Liquid Negrocity
+5 Play the Wind
+5 Skaian Skirmish
+5 Sunsetter
+5 WV: Become the Mayor of Cans

+4 Beta Version
+4 Dogfight
+4 Gaia Queen
+4 Horschestra STRONG Version
+4 Jade Sylph
+4 Let's All Rock the Heist
+4 Moonsetter
+4 Planet Healer
+4 Showtime (Imp Strife Mix)
+4 Showtime (Original)
+4 Sunsetter
+4 Time on My Side
+4 Walk-Stab-Walk

+3 Alternia
+3 Atomic Bonsai
+3 Carapacian Dominion
+3 Even in Death
+3 GameBro
+3 Horsechestra
+3 I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version)
+3 Lancer
+3 Ocean Stars Falling
+3 Octoroon Rangoon
+3 Unite Synchronization
+2 Awakening
+2 Carbon Nadsat/Cuestick Genius
+2 Frost (Vol. 6)
+2 Homestuck
+2 Litrichean Rioghail
+2 Noirscape
+2 Rumble at the Rink
+2 The Carnival
+2 The Nic Cage Song
+2 Upward Movement
+2 Walls Covered in Blood
+1 Another Jungle
+1 ASSAULT
+1 Black Rose / Green Sun
+1 Bronze Rebel
+1 Crystalmethequins
+1 Do You Remem8er Me
+1 Frostbite
+1 Prospit Dreamers


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you guys are doing the 'coolest username' thing wrong if yoshifan outlived yoshiking

save yazzy


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...is that Ulti?


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BIGPUN9999 shuffles in and asks JeffRaze if he wants to buy the 'wound-healing salve' he is selling on eBay


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+5 WV: Become the Mayor of Cans - http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/wv-become-the-mayor-of-cans
+4 Crystamanthequins
+3 Dawn of Man
+2 Pumpkin Party in Sea Hitler's Water Apocalypse
+1 Pink Cat


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Bomberman


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Zapdos


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Agent Smith


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bumpo


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+5 Orange Hat
+4 Sburban Jungle
+3 Squiddle Song
+2 Atomyk Ebonpyre
+1 Heir Conditioning


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Agent Smith


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Allied Mastercomputer


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Dante


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Dante


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Cait Sith


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