Hazard Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Welcome future Assassins!The Assassin Ambassadors & Assassin Guild Leaders will be checking in on this thread regularly!!In other words, this is great place to get our attention and ask us questions.This is also a place to chat!A place for you - Level 1s who are thinking about becoming Assassins - to gather and get to know each other. Come in and make some friends among those you might be calling Guildmates in 6 weeks!Subscribe to this thread by clicking the "Follow This Topic" button in the upper right hand corner of the page.Let's start things off with a question for you:Who is your Assassin inspiration? (Assasspiration?!?)Remember as you think of your answer, "Assassin" is a big concept! It encompasses gymnasts, traceurs, climbers, dancers, circus performers, ninjas (of course), and much more! 8 Quote You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to post
PettyMort Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hello! I'm getting ready to join the Assassin's guild. Anyway, this morning I thought I might post some ass-ass-pirational (I'm really mature) gifs that got me out of bed this morning. I'm going to tell you a story about a ragtag bunch of assassins, and the one who beats them all by setting achievable goals, persevering through difficult times, and gradually levelling herself up. I'm talking about Black Mamba. She had it pretty rough. So she decided on an epic quest, and made a list of step-by-step achievable goals for how to complete that epic quest. And then she started with small steps: She crossed off things on her quest list, one by one: And she sought training from more experienced people: She wasn't afraid to try new things, even when people thought she was silly or weird: Even if she looked goofy, ZFG. Because she knew that it could open doors to better ways of achieving her goals (ok, this one hurt me too): It didn't matter who she was or where she came from, as long as she was mad enough to keep going. She built herself up naturally, with training and nutrition rather than supplements and chemicals: Finally, she reached her peak. Nothing could stop her. The diversity of her training came in handy. And ultimately she succeeded. And completed her final quest. Oh, and here's a video of a baby fighting a dragon. 11 Quote Level 1 Dwarven Ranger STR 0 | DEX 0 | CON | STA 0 | WIS 0 |CHA 0 Battlelog | NF Character Sheet Template 2.0 (stats system) | NF Character Sheet Template v3.0 (XP system) (File > Make a Copy), enter your own details, track everything in one place. Please PM me if you have any questions or ideas. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. - Arthur C Clarke Link to post
JerseyLightning Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hi there! I'm really looking forward to joining the guild. Parkour is the closest thing to flying for me Who is your Assassin inspiration? (Assasspiration?!?) Non-nerd answer: It would be my uncle- a former soldier, now a security guard who firefights in his spare time. He was the one who got me started on the path to becoming a badass. He taught me things like how to make a fire, play a guitar, climb over gates, and arnis. He is my first assassin mentor, and I'm really lucky to have him Nerd answer: So, there's this guy who was sent to prison by his very own niece. He lost everything- his family, his prestige, and his freedom. Did he just give up and spend the rest of his days rotting in his cell? No! Sure, he had no contacts or tools that could help him, and he was locked up in one of the most heavily-guarded prisons in the country, but he didn't give up hope. He knew that an opportunity to escape would present itself to him eventually, so he prepared. He trained his body behind the guards' back, and gradually became stronger. One day, he finally saw an opening and took it, and when his nephew came to bust him out, all he found was this: Not bad for an old man, huh? 8 Quote JL: Level 3 Turtle Tamer "I didn't come here for the easy life." current challenge thread | daily battle log | epic quest The One-Year Fanfic Ban (START: 6/8/2015) 0%0% Link to post
Sygil Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Why hello there! Apparently all of my bouldering and wanting to hike up mountains, etc. is very assassin like. Thus I shall join these level 1 rebels in their joyous quest to become assassins. Come to think of it, I was obsessed with jumping over, up, and across everything in sight when I was a wee lad... maybe I have a future in Parkour, who knows Who is your Assassin inspiration? (Assasspiration?!?) I'm supposed to have one of those? Mountain goats seem to have some awesome climbing skills: All of that said, I AM actually already part of another accountability group, but I'll still hang out here for fun 8 Quote Gargoyle Assassin Present: I can has climb? Future: It shall be excellent. Failures are merely teachers. Link to post
AdmiralMalcontent Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Another potential assassin here. As for my character inspiration... Yup. Right now I'm just trying to get a bit more in shape, but I'm building up to the handstands, free running, and lightsaber mastery (okay, it's a tennis racquet, but it's still blue and silver and deflects projectiles, so I think it counts). You can check my quest out here. I've even got some time today to make it look nice and give an update. 7 Quote Level 0 Half-Orc CommonerStr: 0 || Dex: 0 || Sta: 0 || Con: 0 || Wis: 0 || Cha: 0 That day, Vader was amazed to discover that when Boba Fett was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day Vader realized he truly loved him back. Link to post
breadstrings Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Who is your Assassin inspiration? (Assasspiration?!?) I've always liked ninja movies, but the Tales of Otori series really got me inspired to move like the kid did in those novels. And also, the parkour video from the NF blog showed me that effective movement in a short period of time is possible. However, at the moment my abilities fall in this region: But one day, I'll be the big cat in this: 7 Quote Link to post
Amdhiel Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Hello! I'm getting ready to join the Assassin's guild. Anyway, this morning I thought I might post some ass-ass-pirational (I'm really mature) gifs that got me out of bed this morning. I'm going to tell you a story about a ragtag bunch of assassins, and the one who beats them all by setting achievable goals, persevering through difficult times, and gradually levelling herself up. I'm talking about Black Mamba. She had it pretty rough. So she decided on an epic quest, and made a list of step-by-step achievable goals for how to complete that epic quest. Soo now I have to watch the Kill Bill movies which is a terrible terrible thing . Great story for assapiration . Hi there! I'm really looking forward to joining the guild. Parkour is the closest thing to flying for me Non-nerd answer: It would be my uncle- a former soldier, now a security guard who firefights in his spare time. He was the one who got me started on the path to becoming a badass. He taught me things like how to make a fire, play a guitar, climb over gates, and arnis. He is my first assassin mentor, and I'm really lucky to have him Nerd answer: So, there's this guy who was sent to prison by his very own niece. He lost everything- his family, his prestige, and his freedom. Did he just give up and spend the rest of his days rotting in his cell? Awesome inspirations, it's good to hear that you're uncle still takes care of himself and who doesn't want to be able to shock everyone and break out of prison on their own Why hello there! Apparently all of my bouldering and wanting to hike up mountains, etc. is very assassin like. Thus I shall join these level 1 rebels in their joyous quest to become assassins. Come to think of it, I was obsessed with jumping over, up, and across everything in sight when I was a wee lad... maybe I have a future in Parkour, who knows All of that said, I AM actually already part of another accountability group, but I'll still hang out here for fun Rock climbing is totally an assassin thing to do, I wish the climbing gym here wasn't on the other side of town >.< so that I could actually work on it. Another potential assassin here. As for my character inspiration... Yup. Right now I'm just trying to get a bit more in shape, but I'm building up to the handstands, free running, and lightsaber mastery (okay, it's a tennis racquet, but it's still blue and silver and deflects projectiles, so I think it counts). You can check my quest out here. I've even got some time today to make it look nice and give an update. Love this! My challenge is actually yoda themed this go around and I'm working on hand balancing as well. But one day, I'll be the big cat in this: This is too cute ... the poor kitteh getting bowled over 1 Quote Assassin Battle Log | MFP: Amdhiel Challenges: Current, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1 "Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up." Alfred - Batman Begins Link to post
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yeap. I watched the Kill Bill movies because of the need for cultural literacy. Then, they became a guilty pleasure. My fav assassin is the Black Widow!! 5 Quote Some sort of Jedi ..... We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less. Walk to Mordor Spreadsheet Past Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 "No, I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space." -- James T. Kirk Link to post
Amdhiel Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yeap. I watched the Kill Bill movies because of the need for cultural literacy. Then, they became a guilty pleasure. My fav assassin is the Black Widow!! I'm with you, Black Widow is my fav as well!! 1 Quote Assassin Battle Log | MFP: Amdhiel Challenges: Current, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1 "Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up." Alfred - Batman Begins Link to post
InfernoRaven Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 My Inspiration: I have been into Parkour for a while but I lacked the fitness to do so, I then proceeded to injure my knee and I had to stop attending the Parkour Meetups at my University. There is something about Kong Vaulting over a fence that is satisfying. 6 Quote "Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted" Body Fat Progress: Starting Body Fat %: 15.2% | Current Body Fat %: 15.2% | Goal Body Fat %: 10% 94.8%94.8% Days Without Sugary Drinks 1%1% Pullup Quest: Starting Pullup Count: 0 | Current Pullup Count: 0 | Goal Pullup Count: 10 0%0% Link to post
Anyanka Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hi everyone! I'm starting on my quest to become strong and nimble. :3 My ultimate assasspiration is the beautiful, intelligent, dexterous, powerful, deadly, Lara Croft 4 Quote Anyanka ♥ Level 0 ♥ Half OrcSTR 0 - DEX 0 - STA 0 - CON 0 - CHA 0 - WIS 0My challenge thread! "I'll show you what this little rat can do!" Link to post
Asuka Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hello Assassins! Like several of you, I'm a fan of Black Widow. But my true Assassinspiration, the one I wanted to be since I was 5 years old and never thought I could become is her: Hitomi. She's the main character from the Manga Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo, a thief intent on gathering her late father's painting by stealing them. And she does all that with the help of her sisters (family is important ) and some awesome gadgets from the 80's. My Quest for further awesomeness is also fueled by Asuka Soryu Langley - No need for further explanation . 5 Quote "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising up every time we fall." Confucius Link to post
Anyanka Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hey! Yesterday was good, let's make today awesome! 3 Quote Anyanka ♥ Level 0 ♥ Half OrcSTR 0 - DEX 0 - STA 0 - CON 0 - CHA 0 - WIS 0My challenge thread! "I'll show you what this little rat can do!" Link to post
starsapart Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 You guys are all fabulous! Love the enthusiasm and the gifs.... you'll fit right in. 3 Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to post
Pandorica1 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 My assassin inspiration? Bruce Wayne, yes Batman, but Bruce does the training and suffers the the arrows. Batman is show but Bruce is the real assassin. Catwoman she's a woman who can move like a cat really!? Legolas there is nothing more to say about that. Every character I have ever made in Oblivian or Skyrim. They all rock and they are all the me I want to be minus the bad ass magic.I wish I knew how to add all the cool stuff but alas I am not a tech savy assassin. One step at a time grasshopper! 2 Quote Link to post
breadstrings Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 My assassin inspiration? Bruce Wayne, yes Batman, but Bruce does the training and suffers the the arrows. Batman is show but Bruce is the real assassin. Catwoman she's a woman who can move like a cat really!? Legolas there is nothing more to say about that. Every character I have ever made in Oblivian or Skyrim. They all rock and they are all the me I want to be minus the bad ass magic.I wish I knew how to add all the cool stuff but alas I am not a tech savy assassin. One step at a time grasshopper!Need I say more? 4 Quote Link to post
breadstrings Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 ... I then proceeded to injure my knee and I had to stop attending the Parkour Meetups at my University... How did you end up injuring your knee? I managed to chip off the medial side of my patella which makes it prone to dislocating at least once every six months by simply sitting down on a chair. The most recent time was a few months ago when I just stretched my back whilst leaning against the wall and POP! Knee gone and I'm on the floor in pain. I'm so pleased that the BBWW focusses so much on quad muscles, it was one of the things the physio said I should have done...which I never found the motivation to do until now. I remember my orthopaedic surgeon pointing to pics of athletes with huge defined quads and saying "this is what you should look like to prevent further knee dislocations". Now I want to get into parkour and hence I don't just have health riding on these exercises but also motivation to have fun. I can't wait to build up my quads to be able to make some of those jumps. 1 Quote Link to post
Scarlet Legend Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Such Awesome Pics!!!!I love Assassin's Creed and Lara CroftBUT, My favorite assassin is NIGHTWING!!!!!!He is so dreamy. The perfect combination of gymnastics, fighting skill, and parkour. Did I mention he was one of the few superheros to have a college degree! 7 Quote Scarlet Legend lvl: 1Psalms 18:32-36Race: Hobbit /// Class: Assassin| STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 1 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 1Battle Log ~~~ Challenge #1, #2, #3, #4Main Quest: Lose 30 Lbs. 10%10% Start: 172 Current: 169 Challenge #4 50%50% Link to post
Ekco Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Need I say more? No, no you don't..... 1 Quote Level 0-Assassin Link to post
Ekco Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 As I was cruising through all the responses to "Who is your Assassin inspiration? (Assasspiration?!?)," I was a little sad. I would have totally picked all of them myself. I said to myself, 'All the good ones are picked.' Then, I answered, 'Nah, you forgot this one....' "And this one....." It's never good to argue with oneself so, yea.....I can't choose....... Have a great night! 4 Quote Level 0-Assassin Link to post
everydayoptimist Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Who is my assasspiration? What an excellent question!Ever since I saw 'District 13' I've been enamored with parkour, the free flowing movement, the ability to literally escape by any means necessary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suiYQLcrUoI (<- District 13 trailer that refuses to embed) Then came Ezio Auditore. I LOVE the Assassin's Creed franchise, and while Desmond Miles was in the present, I loved his Italian ancestor. Nothing like running along the rooftops in Venice to win a girl's heart!Unfortunately I've lacked the strength and ability to really be able to try parkour. That stops now! I'm ready to put my mind and body to the test and learn to be the sneaky spider-monkey I always dreamed of being. When I was a kid I was all about cartwheels and climbing trees, and then, somehow, a sedentary lifestyle kicked in, I gained a lot of weight and lost the fun. I want to be all about cartwheels and climbing trees again! Plus parkour, bouldering, bodyweight...ALL THE THINGS!!! 4 Quote Previous challenges: One Two Three It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop - Confucius Link to post
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Wow - somehow, I never saw District 13. That's going on the 'reward' list!! 2 Quote Some sort of Jedi ..... We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less. Walk to Mordor Spreadsheet Past Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 "No, I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space." -- James T. Kirk Link to post
Solstice Tiger Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Such Awesome Pics!!!!I love Assassin's Creed and Lara CroftBUT, My favorite assassin is NIGHTWING!!!!!!He is so dreamy. The perfect combination of gymnastics, fighting skill, and parkour. Did I mention he was one of the few superheros to have a college degree! Aw yeah Nightwing! I don't know much DC, but I'm working on leveling up my DC (and Marvel) nerd level and Dick Grayson has definitely become one of my favorites. Another Assasspiration? Green Arrow! Vaulting over rooftops and cavorting around bad guys! And of course, my favorite archer and wonderful human being, Clint Barton. I had originally planned on simply lurking here...but I watched a series of videos on forming habits today, and being the type of person I am, I need outside shoving (sometimes only gentle prodding, though) to help me reach those sorts of goals. So here I am! 3 Quote Level 5 Human AssassinCurrent Challenge: xPrevious Challenges: 4 3 2 1 "Iron Man's got a suit, and the Hulk's pretty strong. And Thor he's like a god, and me I'm just a guy... Just a regular guy in a not so regular world. What's a man to do when I know I'm just a regular guy in a not so regular world?...They're like 'Yo, ain't you that Hawkguy dude?' And I'm like, Nah, you got me confused."- from "Hawkguy", Adam WarRock Link to post
Scarlet Legend Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Aw yeah Nightwing! I don't know much DC, but I'm working on leveling up my DC (and Marvel) nerd level and Dick Grayson has definitely become one of my favorites. Another Assasspiration? Green Arrow! Vaulting over rooftops and cavorting around bad guys! And of course, my favorite archer and wonderful human being, Clint Barton. I had originally planned on simply lurking here...but I watched a series of videos on forming habits today, and being the type of person I am, I need outside shoving (sometimes only gentle prodding, though) to help me reach those sorts of goals. So here I am! Archers are awesome! I always love being an assassin archer in games, like in Skyrim. I'm also hoping to buy my own bow so I can level up my life for real. 1 Quote Scarlet Legend lvl: 1Psalms 18:32-36Race: Hobbit /// Class: Assassin| STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 1 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 1Battle Log ~~~ Challenge #1, #2, #3, #4Main Quest: Lose 30 Lbs. 10%10% Start: 172 Current: 169 Challenge #4 50%50% Link to post
Solstice Tiger Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Archers are awesome! I always love being an assassin archer in games, like in Skyrim. I'm also hoping to buy my own bow so I can level up my life for real. I'm so terrible at being ranged in games. I tried rolling a hunter in WoW but couldn't handle it. I prefer running in and smashing things with hammers and swords! But in real life I really enjoy archery, go figure! I'm really bad at it and haven't gone shooting much, but I'm hoping to change that too! 2 Quote Level 5 Human AssassinCurrent Challenge: xPrevious Challenges: 4 3 2 1 "Iron Man's got a suit, and the Hulk's pretty strong. And Thor he's like a god, and me I'm just a guy... Just a regular guy in a not so regular world. What's a man to do when I know I'm just a regular guy in a not so regular world?...They're like 'Yo, ain't you that Hawkguy dude?' And I'm like, Nah, you got me confused."- from "Hawkguy", Adam WarRock Link to post
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