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Well, it's been a while since I made a genuinely relevant post. New job in November, holiday stuff, personal stuff, and actually playing the game have all conspired to make getting in here and putting in the time to write something tricky. But here I am. :)

Dual Blades is an awesome set. It has its drawbacks mechanically, but it's fun to play and fun to watch. Right out of the gate, Fyre and I created a pair of Dual Blades/Willpower scrappers. Mine, Blood Crucible, was an almost-direct port of the character I created on Test. He's a bit over-the-top, being a true-blue hero type, raised with classic heroic morals. His family have all been heroes, sword-makers, and dabblers in magic. One of his ancestors, he already let slip with one of his costume choices. He's trying to keep a secret identity which makes some of the RP difficult, but I enjoy his character. I tried to intentionally make it so that he'd get along with just about anyone, but it seems to backfire every so often. Maybe I just need more story for him. I dunno. I'd like to see BC and Jez Cavell just talking more, but I'm not sure how to get that rolling, either.

But BC is on the shelf at the moment. During the holidays, I had some solo time, and just for a lark, I rolled up a DB/Fire brute. I started throwing together demonic costume pieces I've never used on any other character, and I came up with a semi-horror name, Butcher of the Pit. I got him to level 3, and something else came up, so I left him.

In a moment of boredom, altitis, or something else (I'm not quite sure what it was), Fyre put together something to run with "Butch": an angel she named Evangeline. Keen joined us with a kind of killer tree-hugger (eco-terrorist, might be a better word), and all of a sudden, something I created just for the hell of it (ha!) has become a lot of fun. The demon and angel, even on opposite "sides", have a lot more in common than either would be willing to admit. They have interesting conversations, and I am having a blast being a brute now that I have Stamina to keep me going from fight to fight.

Now I want to start looking at unlocking weapon options for Butch. I'd like his knives to be something more... wicked-looking. Cruel. Barbed, maybe... >:)