huh??? is a FLOOPER?

Dorlar · Unread post by **Dorlar** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:36 pm

i see it all over the boards and i have no clue what this means...

Dustin Fireblade · Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:38 pm

Got Rifts World Book 1? It's in there.

Nekira Sudacne · Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:39 pm

Flooper is a small, silly D-Bee in World Book One: Vampire Kingdoms.

SkyeFyre · Unread post by **SkyeFyre** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:09 pm

SWEET! I just got VK the other day. I'll finally be able to read about the famous flooper.

EDIT AFTER READING: To tell you the truth, I'm somewhat disappointed. :-(

Nekira Sudacne · Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:16 pm

SkyeFyre wrote:SWEET! I just got VK the other day. I'll finally be able to read about the famous flooper.

EDIT AFTER READING: To tell you the truth, I'm somewhat disappointed.

why do you think we joked about them so much?

it was the only way to make them cool

SkyeFyre · Unread post by **SkyeFyre** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:25 pm

Yeah, I kinda figured... but still... I don't know if I should shake my head, or laugh.

I think I'll laugh :lol:

.

Prince Artemis · Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:48 pm

wishpoosh is still the best d-bee to make fun of

The Galactus Kid · Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:59 pm

A flooper assassin would be awesome. I've actually thought about writing one up.

Library Ogre · Unread post by **Library Ogre** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:00 pm

I think someone should write an article for the Rifter about the High Floopers, an offshoot race of super-advanced floopers.

Thinyser · Unread post by **Thinyser** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:05 pm

MrNexx wrote:I think someone should write an article for the Rifter about the High Floopers, an offshoot race of super-advanced floopers.

NO! Please NO!

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:12 pm

Pfft, if the floopers have broken your heart turn to the one true love of the Megaverse. Shapers!

Killer Cyborg · Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:54 am

Nekira Sudacne wrote:
SkyeFyre wrote:SWEET! I just got VK the other day. I'll finally be able to read about the famous flooper.

EDIT AFTER READING: To tell you the truth, I'm somewhat disappointed.

why do you think we joked about them so much?

it was the only way to make them cool

They were naturally ambidexterous, could teleport, and could have more MDC than heavy body armor (and could probably get additional armor made if they felt like it).
Yet I'm the only one in my group to ever play one.

The Galactus Kid wrote:A flooper assassin would be awesome. I've actually thought about writing one up.

Already done it.

Name: Rumtummy
Race: Flooper
Occupation: Assassin for hire
Alignment: Diabolic. Has an insane hatred for anybody who thinks he's "cute", although he will temporarily hide his loathing if the job requires it.

Weapons of choice:
- NG-P7 Particle Beam Rifle for high-powered sniping
- Paired NG-57 Ion Pistols*
- Grenades and Fusion Blocks. Drop one, floop out for several seconds, then reappear and see who's left standing.
- Seltzer bottle full of acid.

Most Notable Appearance:
As an NPC, he was hired by vampires to smuggle one of them onboard the party's APC. Rumtummy found out where the PCs would be traveling, and sat by the side of the road with an inflatable woman doll. He hitched a ride from the PCs, amused them with his antics and jokes, then "forgot" his inflatable pal onboard the APC when they dropped him off.
(Guess where the mist-form vampire was hiding?)

*Back when I made him, we played that anybody who was ambidextrous could use paired weapons for anything he had WP with. By todays official rule, he'd still be pretty good. He has no off-hand, so he'd be -2 to strike with each gun. Not too shabby!

Thinyser · Unread post by **Thinyser** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:13 am

Just please tell me that none of the PCs "found" the vampire by having relations with the blowup doll! :eek:

RoadWarriorFWaNK · Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:49 am

We could use more "silly" D-Bees and things like Floopers and Shapers. Not only do they make good inside jokes, but they help lighten the mood a little.

Josh Sinsapaugh · Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:47 am

RoadWarriorFWaNK wrote:We could use more "silly" D-Bees and things like Floopers and Shapers. Not only do they make good inside jokes, but they help lighten the mood a little.

Agreed, it helps round things out too.

There should probably be some obscene and perverse monsters too, seeing as how diverse the Megaverse is...but I can easily see and support why Palladium has choosen not to included such things.

Floopers kick ass, BTW. I had a trio of Flooper Bounty Hunter NPCs. They were very memorable for the PCs...especially via the way I had them use their Flooping ability strategically in battle.

Best moment, which I added some extra comedy to, was when a PC, a Juicer, closed in on one of the Floopers and was about to slash him crazy with his Vibro-Sword.

Cornered Flooper: "Oh...floop."

P.C. Juicer: "Stop saying that."

*One of the other Floopers "flooped" back in, just above the Juicer's shoulder (where he flooped out...quickly forgotten in the heat of battle)*

New Flooper: "Floop-Floop Mother(EXPLETIVE)!!" *proceeds to roundhouse kick the Juicer in the head, knocking him out of the way*.

:lol:

~ Josh

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:15 pm

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
RoadWarriorFWaNK wrote:We could use more "silly" D-Bees and things like Floopers and Shapers. Not only do they make good inside jokes, but they help lighten the mood a little.

Agreed, it helps round things out too.

There should probably be some obscene and perverse monsters too, seeing as how diverse the Megaverse is...but I can easily see and support why Palladium has choosen not to included such things.

30 minutes of legend of the overfiend should supply all the fodder you'll ever need for those two.

Killer Cyborg · Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:46 pm

Thinyser wrote:Just please tell me that none of the PCs "found" the vampire by having relations with the blowup doll!

Nah, they forgot all about it. Rumtummy stored it in one of the lockers. An hour or so after they dropped him off, they heard a banging noise from the locker, then the vampire busted its way out.

Traska · Unread post by **Traska** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:29 pm

Yeah, I kinda figured... but still... I don't know if I should shake my head, or laugh.

I think I'll laugh Laugh Out Loud .

"I'd laugh if it wasn't so pathetic."
"..."
"Oh what the heck, I'll laugh anyway!"

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:29 am

Hardware wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
RoadWarriorFWaNK wrote:We could use more "silly" D-Bees and things like Floopers and Shapers. Not only do they make good inside jokes, but they help lighten the mood a little.

Agreed, it helps round things out too.

There should probably be some obscene and perverse monsters too, seeing as how diverse the Megaverse is...but I can easily see and support why Palladium has choosen not to included such things.

30 minutes of legend of the overfiend should supply all the fodder you'll ever need for those two.

Marrowlight you are one sick puppy. Your right, of course, about the overfiend, but sick nonetheless for knowing about it.

Hah, my GM gave it to me when I was 14 and told me to go home and watch it. Keep in mind this is back in 1993 so Anime wasn't quite what it is today though it was rather popular in some circles.

I think the Legend of the Overfiend might've been the first oav I saw in its entirety. What a way to break into the genre eh?

cyber-yukongil v2.5 · Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:21 am

how about the Techno-Faires from Canada? I laugh ever time I think about one of those little bastards floating around making the same noise the Jetsons car made.

Once I was going to play one, Fitchit the Foul Mouthed Fairy. Needless to say the little guy had a penchant for swearing.

The Galactus Kid · Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:05 pm

Bubble makers are great. I saw them mentioned earlier. This thread has made me start to think about a mercenary group made out of all the races and classes no one wants to play. it would be awesome.

Thinyser · Unread post by **Thinyser** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:41 pm

The Galactus Kid wrote:Bubble makers are great. I saw them mentioned earlier. This thread has made me start to think about a mercenary group made out of all the races and classes no one wants to play. it would be awesome.

Not just yeah... but... HELLS YEAH!

Call them the "Misfits Merc Co."

SkyeFyre · Unread post by **SkyeFyre** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:24 pm

I love that idea. Actually... that gives me an idea for my next game

.

Slag · Unread post by **Slag** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:47 am

The Galactus Kid wrote:Bubble makers are great. I saw them mentioned earlier. This thread has made me start to think about a mercenary group made out of all the races and classes no one wants to play. it would be awesome.

I just want to know what they were on when they made the Yhabadabadu Bubblemakers...and where I can get some.

Is it the same stuff Kent Burles takes before drawing?

Library Ogre · Unread post by **Library Ogre** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:24 pm

Slag wrote:I just want to know what they were on when they made the Yhabadabadu Bubblemakers...and where I can get some.

Is it the same stuff Kent Burles takes before drawing?

I loathe Kent Burles artwork with an unholy passion. I have a frequently spoken fear that Mysteries of Magic will be filled with his artwork, since they seem to like him (and his goddamn headdresses) for Palladium Fantasy.

Slag · Unread post by **Slag** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:55 am

MrNexx wrote:
Slag wrote:I just want to know what they were on when they made the Yhabadabadu Bubblemakers...and where I can get some.

Is it the same stuff Kent Burles takes before drawing?

I loathe Kent Burles artwork with an unholy passion. I have a frequently spoken fear that Mysteries of Magic will be filled with his artwork, since they seem to like him (and his goddamn headdresses) for Palladium Fantasy.

Oddly enough Josh and I think he'll be great for Delta Blues. His funky, creepy, spooky, flowing, amorphous style will fit well with the ghost-filled swampy setting. I liked his stuff for Dino Swamp for that reason.

Of course he's getting better about not overdoing the detail the way he used to. His stuff for Western Empire & Nimro...*shudder*. "Mom, where's Sunder?" "Somewhere in that mass of armor plates, dear." "And what is that dwarf doing in a homoerotic bondage fantasy?" :shock:

Library Ogre · Unread post by **Library Ogre** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:26 pm

Slag wrote:Oddly enough Josh and I think he'll be great for Delta Blues. His funky, creepy, spooky, flowing, amorphous style will fit well with the ghost-filled swampy setting. I liked his stuff for Dino Swamp for that reason.

He could be good for Delta Blues. Quite frankly, I think his work could've been fantastic in Land of the Damned Two, if they'd used him on the Undead. That's where you use his creepy flowy funkiness. Where did they use him? The elves.

Really, I think Kent Burles is a screwdriver that Palladium keeps trying to use as a hammer... he's a tool with a specific purpose, that they keep trying to use for the wrong one.

Of course he's getting better about not overdoing the detail the way he used to. His stuff for Western Empire & Nimro...*shudder*. "Mom, where's Sunder?" "Somewhere in that mass of armor plates, dear." "And what is that dwarf doing in a homoerotic bondage fantasy?"

It was actually an elf, whose spine was compressed under the smurfing headress that Burles made him wear.

Slag · Unread post by **Slag** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:04 pm

MrNexx wrote:
Slag wrote:Oddly enough Josh and I think he'll be great for Delta Blues. His funky, creepy, spooky, flowing, amorphous style will fit well with the ghost-filled swampy setting. I liked his stuff for Dino Swamp for that reason.

He could be good for Delta Blues. Quite frankly, I think his work could've been fantastic in Land of the Damned Two, if they'd used him on the Undead. That's where you use his creepy flowy funkiness. Where did they use him? The elves.

Really, I think Kent Burles is a screwdriver that Palladium keeps trying to use as a hammer... he's a tool with a specific purpose, that they keep trying to use for the wrong one.

Of course he's getting better about not overdoing the detail the way he used to. His stuff for Western Empire & Nimro...*shudder*. "Mom, where's Sunder?" "Somewhere in that mass of armor plates, dear." "And what is that dwarf doing in a homoerotic bondage fantasy?"

It was actually an elf, whose spine was compressed under the smurfing headress that Burles made him wear.

His Undead Indians art in ADS was AWESOME. Creeeeeeepy! :frazz: