HPU: Applegate OOC

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:51 pm

They look good to me but I have two quick questions.
1.) Do they have owners or are they living on the street? I can't see them having jobs or training without an owner. Would their owner be a paramedic sicn ethey are too?
2.) I'm not sure if we were given exact heights in the comic but does 3' sound a bit tall for a ferret?

Other than that I think they're good.

Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:21 am

ferrets are only about a head shorter than regular pets as seen here
regular pets are about up to a human's waist. as per google, the average human waist height is 3'3". I imagine a pet head is probably about 6 or 7 inches

so yeah, 3' may be a bit tall. though we really just need to know they're ferret sized.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 3:34 am

Keene is a head shorter than King here and we know King is short. So I think it obviously varies between ferrets and I think Rock may be a taller than average ferret.

Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:07 am

Lana looks about the same size as Rock here (my her size in relation to Tiger compared to his) and Duke looks to be about the same size too.
maybe Tiger's shorter than we thought, or Rick didn't expect people to go through and figure out the relative sizes of his characters

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:20 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:Rick didn't expect people to go through and figure out the relative sizes of his characters

This is highly likely buutttt...
Tiger is the same size as Jess, much shorter than Fido and barely reaches his owner's belt. So he's not the biggest of dogs.

I'm way overthinking this, aren't I?

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:21 am

ya think ?

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:35 am

when you consider the tallest of the pets seems to be about 3'5", based on height relative to owner, the size difference between large cats and dogs and small ones isn't likely more than 6 inches, with the ferrets being another 2-3 below that.

So knock em down to 2'8" or 2'9" and they'll just be tall ferrets, rather than freakishly large.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:18 pm

All pets are about 3'4 to 3'8, minus Rex, because most full grown adults are about somewhere close to 6 or 5'8. Pets usually reach their belts or are a few inches shorter than that. Keene and the other ferrets are even shorter than King, who maybe just 3ft, so the ferrets are probably 2'9 or 2'10.

How do you know all that?

I read the comic too!

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:31 pm

okay, so my estimates might have been off slightly. either way, 2'9" is still a more reasonable height.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:55 pm

And then you have Lilly who was the runt of her litter and is probably more like 2'4 or 2'6".

Civilization · Post by **Civilization** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:14 am

I changed the height to be more reasonable, I would (will) give them an owner, but I would need to know how to it.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:18 am

it's just making an background character actually , you just need to edit in your character sheet about their owner(s) , what are their names , ages , what they do , stuff like that

Civilization · Post by **Civilization** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:32 pm

I gave them an owner, don't know if I did it right. Any other problems, I am still happy to fix any.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:08 pm

Looks good to me.

Brent?

Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:49 pm

looks good. though humans don't require S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats.
I'll go ahead and say that you can join up. make an introduction post and enjoy your stay in Applegate.

Civilization · Post by **Civilization** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:20 am

Does anyone live in house A on Main Street, if not can I claim it?

Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:13 pm

looks like it's available

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:56 pm

Um, Civ, Hunter, Hyper, shouldn't we wait to see if mickey and Brent catch up?

Also did I miss something, why is moon suddenly rping both characters by themself?

Civilization · Post by **Civilization** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:04 pm

If it's a problem I can slow down... Well, someone one would have to tell me how to do that (When it's okay to post without leaving people behind.)

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:07 pm

I was wondering that myself, Buster. But Roo ain't on his tail for so I guess they talked it out.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:16 pm

Eh, don't worry too much about it Civ, I got carried away at first too. ^.^ Just keep an eye out for people who haven't responded to something yet.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:47 pm

Sorry I haven't responded for a while guys. I've been waiting for TMH who's been having a few IRL issues that have kept him from the forums. Neither of us have slacked, I promise.

Buster wrote:Also did I miss something, why is moon suddenly rping both characters by themself?

I gave TMH permission to do that to save us writing about ten posts each for a single magic trick. I approved the post via PM before he made it too. Thanks for your concern though.

Buster wrote:Um, Civ, Hunter, Hyper, shouldn't we wait to see if mickey and Brent catch up?

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not GM here but it is good RP policy in general to try to make sure none of the players get left behind.

Brent as GM will set limits for posting or ask people to slow down if he feels it's necessary but don't be afraid to poke him and ask for them if you think that sort of thing is needed too.

Buster is right though. Everyone gets carried away sometimes. I know I still do. There was a time when GMs actually had to say "don't do more than five posts per day!" because everyone was just that active and I guess since I come from that time old habits die hard.

hypernovatic · Post by **hypernovatic** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:23 pm

Buster, did you really just make a reference to Miles Edgeworth?

That makes me happy cause I'm currently playing Justice For All.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:36 pm

Leafolawl · Post by **Leafolawl** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:40 am

Sorry for being somewhat slow. I'm a proof-reader and musics analyst for a friend and have been trying to catch up on a show while getting back into the habit of frequenting these forums. I'm trying to show up more often.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:05 am

Leafolawl wrote:Sorry for being somewhat slow. I'm a proof-reader and musics analyst for a friend and have been trying to catch up on a show while getting back into the habit of frequenting these forums. I'm trying to show up more often.

oooh that sounds awesome ^^
anyway don't worry Leaf

speaking of frequenting the forum , I wonder what happened to Marine Fox , he kind of disappeared again.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:58 pm

Brent, I don't know about in the US but over here you'll pay on average $20-$30AUD for a new novel. Non-fiction books have a huge range of prices depending on their subject and size and number of pictures etc. I wouldn't expect to pay less than $25AUD for a non-fiction book though. I know medical textbooks you'll often pay anywhere between $100-$350AUD but for books for medicine for laypeople you're probably looking at closer to $30 a pop.

Second hand books are obviously a lot cheaper.

And no worries, Leaf. I know how life gets in the way sometimes. I've had 23 hours of lectures in 3 days this week which is why I haven't had a chance to post much.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:01 pm

What time would it be in AG right about now?

Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:12 pm

Hlaoroo wrote:Brent, I don't know about in the US but over here you'll pay on average $20-$30AUD for a new novel. Non-fiction books have a huge range of prices depending on their subject and size and number of pictures etc. I wouldn't expect to pay less than $25AUD for a non-fiction book though. I know medical textbooks you'll often pay anywhere between $100-$350AUD but for books for medicine for laypeople you're probably looking at closer to $30 a pop.

Second hand books are obviously a lot cheaper.

Well, yeah, I know text books cost a lot more, but I specifically said these weren't text books.
but most of my experience buying non-textbook books is from buying manga at about $8 or paperbacks for school for as low as $5.
I figure that these would be books that not many people would be interested in, like the braille books for Lily, and may have been on the shelves for a while, so they'd be marked down. $25 AUD is about $20 USD, marked down would maybe be $15. maybe one is a cheaper at $13.

so I'll just go double that price.

Edit: alright, I decided that Nettie sells second hand and new books. so I'll say one of the medical books is second hand at $10, the other two are marked down at $15.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:42 pm

Oh, I know. I just put that there for interest's/comparison's sake.
I got really excited a while back when I found a specials bin where I could get four books for $20AU.

Bargain!
That sounds like a good plan though, Brent.

Seems I was wrong about Lilly's books too. Here's a picture of a book printed in ink on top of the same book in Braille. Lilly's bag is going to be rather heavy.

Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:49 pm

as for time, I'm going to say it's an hour after the last time it was established a couple months back. So It's now about noon in AG

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:27 pm

By the way, if anyone is wondering, "dook" is an excited noise for ferrets. Lilly is this close *hold up his paw with the fingers a hairs breadth apart* to doing a full ferret war dance, which, again, is something very excited and playful ferrets do. I imagine Civilization will know all about this.

.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:14 pm

hang on , where is Lyn again ?

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:37 pm

In the bookshop same as everyone else. He climbed a bookshelf and fell off.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:38 pm

yeah that's what I thought too , then shouldn't that alarm the shop owner already ?

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:42 pm

Breeeeeent! Lyn broke this arm! Does that count as alerting the ship owner?

Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:07 am

She warned them not to play on there, as they could get hurt.
now she's calmly informing them there is a vet. panicking will accomplish nothing and she doesn't know how to fix a broken arm. Also, recall that she's "Crazy" Nettie, she doesn't necessarily react how you'd expect.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:09 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:She warned them not to play on there, as they could get hurt.
now she's calmly informing them there is a vet. panicking will accomplish nothing and she doesn't know how to fix a broken arm. Also, recall that she's "Crazy" Nettie, she doesn't necessarily react how you'd expect.

good point

Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:33 am

I just realized there's no reason to call the vet. the animal clinic is less than a block away from the bookstore, calling won't really give much advanced warning.

Civilization · Post by **Civilization** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:18 pm

Wait, so did Eon and Ion already put the braces on Lyn's arm? I'm okay if that's the route you guys went but I want to know so I don't screw up this next post.