Semi-drifting until end of May (7/5/19)

To be honest, I plan on taking a break from writing up on my observations concerning some of the Neverwinter class changes. For now, it’s a pause.

In other news, a huge congratulations to Avengers: Endgame. It’s not everyday that you get to see a 8.9/10 score. MCU slew it like a Guts. Again, congratulations to MCU and may Deadpool join a new batch of Avengers. With that being said, when will Gambit burst into the MCU scene? If DCEU can make a massive success out of Shazam!, it means no excuse for Remy LeBeau.

Would it make it big as a heist film? Well, a better bet would be Marvel using Bonnie Loo as a visual blueprint for an Asian X-girl named Bonniclyde. A mutant and member of the Thieves Guild, she joined the X-Men due to the legend of Le Diablo Blanc.

A romantic comedy? Erm, we’re not talking about Kodi Smit-McPhee and Elizabeth Olson getting it on as Nightcrawler and a shotacon Scarlet Witch.

The ideal Gambit movie should feature a few things:
1. The fact that the life of Remy LeBeau sucked so badly, it makes the viewers see a fatalistic thief whose Casanova persona was nothing more than a facade hiding a wounded soul.
2. Remember Julien Boudreaux? I’m referring to Bella Donna’s terribly elitist brother. Apply his elitist attitude towards Remy to the background characters while upping the contempt where Julien himself was concerned. After all, we’re talking about the streets of New Orleans where scoundrels aplenty resided. Countless times more than the number of Tom LesVoyeurs in NUS and NTU combined.
3. You have Bella Donna. Then you have Rogue. Love triangle, mon’ami. Because this is da Ragin’ Cajun we’re talkin’ ‘bout, no?
4. Gambit has always been part of the X-Men. And besides, Jennifer Lawrence adopted a kid. Erm, I mean Mystique. Seriously, I don’t know how to make this work beyond using parallel universes. Bishop is definitely too early to pull off.
5. Le Professeur X, meet Marrow. Marrow, meet your new family because your previous family just died less than 24 hours ago.
6. If Mr Sinister isn’t in the movie, it means we’re better off waiting for the next Ah Boys To Men movie, stereotypical Indian or no stereotypical Indian.
7. The Cajun knows not a home, a thief seeks redemption.

So what should be Bonniclyde’s mutant ability be? Linear teleportation capable of ripping through any obstacle literally. At the same time, storing up the “teleportation” energy and releasing it like an invisible spear cutting through everything in its path sounds cool. Albeit messy and visceral as well.

And speaking of spear, there’s this famous joke involving Lancer (i.e. Cúchulainn) always dying. Hence, the reply to every scene in Carnival Phantasm whenever he died: KONO HITO DE NASHI!!!
In Japanese, it means “you’re not human!”. Commonly used as a reaction (?) by victims of sexual misconduct, Fate/Grand Order somehow managed to forge a weapon of irony from it.
KONO HITO DE NASHI!!!!!!

This post will be me messing around here and there. After all, the more sorrows you see in this world, the more you’re able to appreciate the freedom to do what many would call pointless things. I learnt that from Tohno Shiki of Tsukihime. To think a 2D visual plot can have so much better storyline value than dramas and movies starring real 3D human beings.

Tentatively entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Twenty Faces Of Fate, the format is that of a collectible card game. If you played games like Hearthstone and Gwent, you should have a decent idea what this is all about.

Because I’m too lazy/incapable of coming up with a decent plot, I decide to use the enter-another-realm plot involving you, the player, as someone from the real world. Doesn’t matter whether you’re from America, Canada, or the U.K; France, Germany, or Switzerland; Singapore, Japan, or South Korea... point is, Tenser popped up to say hi. Yes, that very same crazy Tenser. That’s why he’s insane enough to enter your room and say, “My multiverse needs you, heroic one. And you have no choice but to oblige”.

Fun fact: You can choose your character’s gender and customise the look. To make things even more real, you can opt to look Asian apart from being white, black, or brown.

So you enter a temple. Not the Chinese, Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish type by the way. In this mysterious temple, Tenser told you to move around freely in the multiverse carving out your own epic legend. Only through this can you hope to return back to where you actually belong. To aid you in your quest(s), Tenser offers you aid in the form of three things:
1. A twenty-sided die.
2. His assistant whose name is Thormaz. Yes, he’s a guy.
3. A crystal pendant containing the power of your chosen patron deity.

As your assistant, Thormaz will guide you through the game. At the same time, he’s also in charge of your inventory where buff items for your heroes, currency, and other necessary stuff are stashed.

Your patron deity is one of your choosing. Not only does your patron deity gives your heroes specific effects, there’s also an activated power known as Divine Invocation that gives your party a massive boost for a fixed number of turns.

The twenty-sided die, also known as D20, is for a very special purpose. Namely, deciding which hero you can get per weekly login. At the same time, this D20 is also rolled daily for items which you can either use, sell, or trade.

When it comes to heroes and items, there are four tiers according to the die score rolled.

1 to 7: Standard grade items and two hero cards ranging from one-coin to three-coin.
8 to 12: Rare grade items and a three-coin hero card.
13 to 16: Superior grade items and a four-coin hero card.
17 to 19: Epic grade items and a chance of getting a five-coin hero card.
20: Choice between one hero upgrade token or a random five-coin hero.

The first roll of the day/week is free. Beyond that, you’ll need money. Seriously, every F2P game needs a workable business model. Ever wondered why Marvel wasn’t the most assuring name in this industry?

Note: Hero tokens automatically bind to your character’s inventory and cannot be traded. Let alone sold or auctioned.

Add note: In case you’ve yet to realise it, the coin mentioned here belongs to Tymora.

If I have the time, drive, and a cat’s willingness, I’ll be doing more in the next post. Hopefully. Until then, tomorrow’s New Orleans beckons.