#noodle npc

[unpopularshipbracket]

Round 4 Match 1

Sir Hammerlock/Wainwright Jakobs (Borderlands 3)

fic count: 82

"Literally canon married and gay and in love. They are moon/sun they are force/finesse they are opposites attract they are fine gentlemen who are so silly. Their wedding is an entire dlc and they get marrried in the dead corpse of a god. They have guns and use them but in a silly way not in a cringe way. They canonically fuck nasty also. The epitome of old man yaoi."

Shang Qinghua/Noodle Guy (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

fic count: 5

"This is the inherent romanticism of the one person who knows you best, and also of bonding by sharing food. Shang Qinghua (SQH) is a canon character in svsss, and Noodle Guy (Noodle NPC) is an oc made up by someone who thought it would be funny if the person who knew SQH best wasn't a named character but just a random noodle stall owner who listens to his troubles that SQH has been visiting for years. The author made him up, and proceeded to write a fic with THIS summary: "Where a man loves Shang Qinghua for his whole life. It changes nothing." And broke everyone's hearts because how dare this author make us care about Noodle Guy and then make him die with unrequited love HOW DARE"

[bluebudgie]

i keep telling myself that one day when ff fifteen is on sale for under 7 bucks (i will not pay more) i will do it for him

he is shaped perfectly and he has kindness in his eyes

[surely-galena]

This has got to be one of the most absurd debate scenarios I’ve seen and it’s more hilarious than it should be

Man walks into a grocery store and decides to crush some instant noodles because he’s stressed, does it in plain sight, and then goes on to deny it right away when confronted

“There’s clearly something wrong with this batch of noodles… they broke on their own. It’s got nothing to do with me!” — Stressed Snack Thief, Artem personal story chapter 3

[katjapetersart]

I've been very busy with other pieces, so NPCtember's goal is gonna be 20 characters.

NPCtember 15: A working lady poses for a sketch by a friend.

It's a nice spring day, the sun is warm but the wind is cool. They're far away enough from the docks now that the fish smell is less. No luck on the Big Bridge but it doesn't matter. Here's a nice place.

Her friend tells her to sit how she likes. Well, her dad always said 'cross your ankles like a good girl when you're in the city' and that's what she's gonna do. How long will this take? He isn't usually fast. What will he look at? Oh, a guard drake. No, no, don't look, gotta stay still. They're pretty close by to the common market. Maybe they could go get a lobster sandwich, or some eel. That'd be nice.

Wind's a bit chilly. She can hear the crews of the ships around. Tomorrow it's back to her job on the docks as well. Hopefully the boss is better and they can actually set sail to pick up those bricks.

Oh, it's done.

Being a river city, though it prides itself on its universities, a lot of economy is based on the backs of many hardworking dock workers. They're almost always not citizens, work hard for little pay, but also have a strong community that can breed highly specialized workers and shipfolks. Containerization is not a thing quite yet, so similarly shaped loads are a little bit of peace from difficult, unsteady loads.

[patetpluvia]

"I've searched the ocean, lakes, fountains.. Her house.. Where did my offspring go!?"

[alparlaboratories]

it's time for one of my favorite parts of any Trails game: going around and talking to every npc in the city for 2 hours to see what they've been up to since the last game.

[jinmalos]

i always wanted to make a torna cooking zine...maybe someday ill get around to it yet...

[mensajeroseis]

a real diamond city boy takes it up the ass

[diagoose]

i would die irl for the baby bronze dragon in our campaign

[bluebudgie]

help all i did was hold down 3 while facerolling over the right half of the skill bar. i don't even have all trinkets yet

[franeridan]

all due respect to my best friend who's been crying in his hands trying to decide who to skip or roll in zzz every single banner up to burnice, but zzz seriously the only game ever that has more interesting designs for the npc than it does for the playable characters what is going on

[neverendingford]

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[thatbendyfan]

phighting au where the phights are actually them playing pretend in zuka’s backyard and all their weapons are toys

sword (9) is really cool stick

skateboard (10) is ,, he could stay as skateboard ig !

biograft (8) is two knockoff lightsabers

katana (13) is a fake katana from an anime he likes

ban hammer (14) is a wooden toy windforce helped him make

rocket (9) is like those little foam rocket launcher thingies? does anyone know what im talking about the ones where you put them on the air pump thingy??

slingshot (10) is pebbles. he throws pebbles at the other kids. he has gotten in trouble for this but he will not stop.

hyperlaser (13) is a big nerf gun

shuriken (8) is a bunch of origami post it notes he makes in advance (he likes flexing that he knows origami (vine makes most of them for him))

scythe (14) is one of those water shooting thingies but she has a backpack that has a pool noodle sticking out of it and switches between the two . her parents have a pool

medkit (11) is his parent’s first aid kit (they’ve bought like 6 and never learned where he keeps leaving them)

boombox (9) has his parent’s bluetooth speaker that he connects one of the older phighter’s phones to in order to play music. originally he said that bc he just wanted to watch but he later said he has “cool music powers” (even when ban said that wasn’t allowed)

subspace (11) has legos. he makes everyone play barefoot

vine (13) has another really cool stick !! but it has moss and mushrooms and stuff so she tapes origami flowers on it !!!!

the npcs are mostly either parents or just other adults besides maybe lightblox . whenever a “sword event” happens its the parents playing along or when dom and valk want to play instead of watching

[teriri-sayes]

Reactions to The Worst's Chapter 367

Brief summary: Five assassins attack them but are easily defeated. Abundance Knight is a fanatic indeed. A Dark Vein NPC recognizes Cale as the Worst of the Evils.

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Today had a lot of funny scenes. Alberu and Rosalyn were dressed like beggars from the Beggars' Gang, so Cale was shocked. For some reason, his face was also twitching at them. No way... Don't tell me, the two smelled bad and Cale was finding it hard to say it? 😂

Meanwhile, Alberu looked at Cale copying his look, and said it did not suit Cale. 😂😂😂 Alberu disapproved of Cale imitating him... 🤣🤣🤣 Oh, come on, Alberu. At least the two of you now look like real brothers!

HD instantly incapacitated the 5 assassins with just 5 chopsticks, mesmerizing Sword Ghost who witnessed that. I think Sword Ghost is slowly becoming a simp for HD. If he found out that Kim Hae Yee was HD and the leader of the Demon Cult, he might join the Demon Cult too. 😂

Abundance Knight was a crazed fanatic. She was angry at the assassins for daring to spill food, and was ready to execute them. For her, meals were part of abundance, so wasting food was an insult to her god, the God of Abundance.

Was the God of Abundance real though? Or was she suffering from chuunibyou like Sword Ghost too? 😂

Cale and HD stopped her, with HD intimidating her, so she quickly backed down. But she gave Cale the scare when she asked who Cale was.

Abundance Knight: Who are you? Cale: I am my young master's servant. Cale: (No way. Did she figure out I'm Evil and a hidden boss?) *gets nervous* Abundance Knight: You smell like the earth and trees. Cale: (Oh, that's a relief. She only sensed my ancient powers and had not figured out my disposition.) Meanwhile.... A random Dark Vein NPC who had the ability to discern one's true nature: That servant! He's Evil! The Worst of Evils! He's the being worshipped by the Evils! Cale: *innocently eating delicious noodles*

I think Abundance Knight might be a future Clopeh. The earth, trees, and nature were related to abundance, and Cale smelled like nature, so... If God of Abundance were real, they might get jealous at Cale for stealing their believer. 😂

Cale feeling relieved that he was not discovered though. 😂 I'm sorry, Cale, but a random NPC who was watching you from a distance already found out your real identity. 🤣🤣🤣

But worshipped by the Evils? Since Pope Kesilia and the dragon half-bloods joined the 7th Evil, they were technically Evil. And in Aipotu, their religion switched gods, making Cale (the Five-Colored Light) their new god. So I guess it was true that Cale was worshipped by the Evils? 🤣🤣🤣

On a serious note, it was confirmed that their group was called Dark Vein and not Dark Pulse. One of the new NPCs was introduced as the Black Vein of the Dark Vein's Six Veins. Frankly, I wish that the author would include hanja (Chinese characters) so I wouldn't be confused with the group names.

Ending Remarks Hmm... CH and Alberu left to take care of the assassins, and Rosalyn, Hong, and Raon went to find the mastermind, so Cale and HD were left alone together. A date then? 😂 Next chapter would probably focus on the Dark Vein assassins.

[brittle-doughie]

Can I request a scene where Y/n cookie needs to go to work, but they have a nagging little wife stopping them, telling them not to go yet. (Partially because she feared some other cookies might take y/n away from her) For the female wife cookie I leave it up to you. Although after reading Remember Who? I can imagine Starch Noodle Cookie doing that.

Or I could pick the Romance Cookie NPC reeheehee

But you needed to head to work. Those train cars to the TBD weren’t going to fix themselves!

“But my loooove, I don’t want to see those vultures try to take you from my arms!”

Romance Cookie was so dramatic in her movements, falling into your arms as if she was going to faint.

You had been working at the TBD for a long while now, before you and her even met and you didn’t have any problems. There certainly won’t be now that you and her were married.

“And yet, my heart shakes in fear of what they’ll do to my dearest love! I hate to imagine their hands on you as they rip you away from me!”

And the fact that you worked with so many of your coworkers, Romance Cookie had fantasies of these cookies being able to swoon you into their embrace, leaving her all alone…

You made Romance Cookie look at you, your hand at her chin.

You tell her that you love her no matter what, no other woman will change that. You wanted her to trust you on that, you’d never take her love for granted.

“N-no, it’s not that I don’t trust you, my love. I’m just..scared, scared of losing you before my very eyes…”

She wasn’t going to.

You planted a gentle peck on her cheek, which makes her face flush red with a smile before she reciprocated with a kiss of her own.

“O-ok. Have a great day at work, my love…”

You thanked her, you say you’ll see her soon as you left through the front door.

Romance Cookie hurried to the bedroom and laid on your side of the bed, taking in comfort knowing that you’ll always be with her.

[vexwerewolf]

running my first lancer campaign any tips from The lancer werewolf?

Remember, above all, that you are attempting to give your players a good time, and challenge them only as much as they wish to be challenged. You are not here to win battles against them. You are here to make winning fun for them.

Enemies always have access to Lock On and Invade, regardless of their class. NPC Invade only inflicts Impaired and 2 Heat, but Impaired can be devastating if a player relies on accuracy, and they're already at Heat Cap...

If you have a player that's always zipping and zooping about using mobility tools, the Barricade has a gun that automatically Slows on hit.

The Archer has an optional called Impending Threat that can be triggered in response to any action a player takes other than standard movement. It forces the player to either abandon the action or let the Archer attack them as a reaction. The Archer gets +1 Accuracy on all reaction attacks.

Players with high Armor can be intimidating, but remember they're Armor is most useful against repeated small amounts of chip damage, but not to concentrated bursts of alpha strike damage.

Find synergies between NPC classes. For instance: the Seeder can lay mines that a Rainmaker can blap players into with Knockback.

Out of combat:

Your players will appreciate a cast of unique and interesting characters who they can interact with. In my experience, Lancer players like to feel like they're fighting to defend something concrete and tangible. Sure, it's great to fight for world liberation or to end a tyrannical regime, but those are huge, nebulous concepts. However, if you threaten Mama Patalung, the nice old lady who runs their favourite noodle stand and gives them extra jalapeno in their pho, they will tear down the heavens to rescue her.

Have interesting locales they can hang out when they're not in mechs. Curious players will appreciate being able to poke around and investigate things out about your setting.

If a PC has a cool idea that doesn't quite fit with the setting, say yes anyway and try to make it work. Some of the best experiences I've ever had as a GM were spurred by my players' creativity.

Hope this helps.