Question 2

[Edgedancer he/him]

(Off-topic, but what would everyone think of a meta-Epic working for the MEE? I was imagining someone capable of scrambling powers between several different Epics, sowing confusion amongst coordinated groups and throwing enemy strike teams into disarray.)

We have precedents for messing with other Epics powers (as not cannon as it probably is) so that wouldn´t be the problem. What might be a problem is that he might be to strong to count as a minor Epic, depending on the details of his powers.

 

(Then again, I also consider the fact that Refill, who´s also counted as a minor Epic, can consider human blood vessels as a drink, that refilling can also "over-fill" blood vesells until they burst or that he can apparently now do that one specific thing without touching the actual "drink" aka. the blood vessels, so I sometimes can get nitpicky, in which case just ignore me.)

[Tulir he/him]

Well, once news of Quicksilver's attack on the command post reaches his ears, Baxter might be one of the medics sent to give emergency first-aid.

 

(I really didn't anticipate a full-blown attack this early in the RP. With an assault on this caliber, Vondra might send Arsenal and a battalion of tanks to the location.)

 

TwiLyght, did you have any ideas for how to introduce Autumn Glass?

So, how are we going to organize the attack?  I assume that the outpost would require assistance immediately, so would Vondra order people there right away?

[Kobold King he/him]

We have precedents for messing with other Epics powers (as not cannon as it probably is) so that wouldn´t be the problem. What might be a problem is that he might be to strong to count as a minor Epic, depending on the details of his powers.

 

(Then again, I also consider the fact that Refill, who´s also counted as a minor Epic, can consider human blood vessels as a drink, that refilling can also "over-fill" blood vesells until they burst or that he can apparently now do that one specific thing without touching the actual "drink" aka. the blood vessels, so I sometimes can get nitpicky, in which case just ignore me.)

 

Just an idea I was toying with--I'm not sure how powerful it would be in practice. I was just imagining how different characters would react to suddenly having their powers switched in mid-combat--for instance, Voidgaze suddenly finding herself teleporting around at random, while Sightline starts destroying every white object in the area. Neither Epic has the practice it takes to use the other's powers, so their efficiency as a fighting force would be significantly compromised.

 

The Minor Epic Empire does have an awful lot of heavy-hitters, doesn't it? We really need to start killing them off.

 

 

So, how are we going to organize the attack?  I assume that the outpost would require assistance immediately, so would Vondra order people there right away?

 

I think there are reinforcements being called in from across the city, especially heavy infantry units and police Epics. They'd surround the area, clear out civilians, then focus their efforts on terminating the attackers.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just an idea I was toying with--I'm not sure how powerful it would be in practice. I was just imagining how different characters would react to suddenly having their powers switched in mid-combat--for instance, Voidgaze suddenly finding herself teleporting around at random, while Sightline starts destroying every white object in the area. Neither Epic has the practice it takes to use the other's powers, so their efficiency as a fighting force would be significantly compromised.

 

The Minor Epic Empire does have an awful lot of heavy-hitters, doesn't it? We really need to start killing them off.

Probably more interesting for character study than actual play. Although it would be very interesting to see Funtimes without her powers.

 

That´s what they are there for isn´t it? And we need something to do for Nighthound, while the others are at the conference.  

To be honest I lost count of all the Epics in the MEE but luckily there´s a list... which isn´t complete because I can at the very least remember flowerface. Anyway, what kind of heavy hitters do we have here that you remark on it...

Zip, no clue if this guy is strong, because I still haven´t gotten an explanation of his powers that is both logical and consistent

Refill, already talked about him. Could we maybe get a definition of what he has to touch for his powers to take effect?

Next three are minor.

Stitch, I remember this guy, we counted him as minor? Certainly not a high Epic but still troublesome

 

Collaborate: Strength Epic, gains the strength of people following him.

What does this even mean?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Probably more interesting for character study than actual play. Although it would be very interesting to see Funtimes without her powers.

That´s what they are there for isn´t it? And we need something to do for Nighthound, while the others are at the conference.

To be honest I lost count of all the Epics in the MEE but luckily there´s a list... which isn´t complete because I can at the very least remember flowerface. Anyway, what kind of heavy hitters do we have here that you remark on it...

Zip, no clue if this guy is strong, because I still haven´t gotten an explanation of his powers that is both logical and consistent

Refill, already talked about him. Could we maybe get a definition of what he has to touch for his powers to take effect?

Next three are minor.

Stitch, I remember this guy, we counted him as minor? Certainly not a high Epic but still troublesome

What does this even mean?

Funtimes with Lightwards' powers and vice versa.

[Kobold King he/him]

Funtimes with Lightwards' powers and vice versa.

 

0.o

 

I estimate thirty seconds before Lightwards drowns her in a tar pit before trying to turn the entire city into poison gas.

 

And I estimate one minute before double-impulsive, PTSD Funtimes amasses the zombie horde to end all zombie hordes.

 

...It would not go over very well for anyone involved.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

0.o

 

I estimate thirty seconds before Lightwards drowns her in a tar pit before trying to turn the entire city into poison gas.

 

And I estimate one minute before double-impulsive, PTSD Funtimes amasses the zombie horde to end all zombie hordes.

 

...It would not go over very well for anyone involved.

 

Until, of course, he forgets that he can no longer resurrect, and someone shoots him in the back. 

[mail-mi he/him]

Idea: a Tennessee Sybil and Backtrack conversation through time.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Maybe she could be at the Church when Backtrack and the twins show up? She is a minister, after all. Every church needs a minister, even if it's been turned into a soulless office building with Reader in it.

 

 

I will have her at the church to greet Backtrack and the twins. 

[Kobold King he/him]

Until, of course, he forgets that he can no longer resurrect, and someone shoots him in the back. 

 

While a comforting thought, he already doesn't rely on his resurrection and is actually fairly paranoid about staying out of harm's way.

 

 

Idea: a Tennessee Sybil and Backtrack conversation through time.

 

...I actually want to do this now. Somehow, someway. And the conversation ends with her telling him to "duck."

 

 

I will have her at the church to greet Backtrack and the twins. 

 

Awesome. Now I just need to figure out how to write "and then the truck took them into town" in a way that sounds vaguely interesting.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

While a comforting thought, he already doesn't rely on his resurrection and is actually fairly paranoid about staying out of harm's way.

 

I was looking on the bright side. A very dim, very unlikely bright side, but a bright side. 

 

 

 

...I actually want to do this now. Somehow, someway. And the conversation ends with her telling him to "duck."

 

 

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!   

 

 

 

Awesome. Now I just need to figure out how to write "and then the truck took them into town" in a way that sounds vaguely interesting.

 

 

You could write it from the perspective of the officer who thinks he's going to die because one of the twins accidentally showed him a little skin.  

[Fatebreaker he/him]

Just finished the raid. Kobold, it's up to you how soon Vondra finds out about the attack on the command post. I assume Tulir and you might want to write some scenes for the outpost attack first. Let me know if you want me to change anything with the scene.

[Kobold King he/him]

You could write it from the perspective of the officer who thinks he's going to die because one of the twins accidentally showed him a little skin.

 

Then Backtrack jokes about seeing the twins in bikinis AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.

 

 

Just finished the raid. Kobold, it's up to you how soon Vondra finds out about the attack on the command post. I assume Tulir and you might want to write some scenes for the outpost attack first. Let me know if you want me to change anything with the scene.

 

I got the impression that the attack happened too quickly for a citywide reaction to be coordinated. But I was thinking: if Backtrack used his power to watch Quicksilver carry out the assault, peaking into his mind to see what thoughts were going through his head, could he help Vondra track down Quicksilver's base?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Then Backtrack jokes about seeing the twins in bikinis AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.

 

"NO! There will be no bikinis in this car! The Dalles is a bikini-free zone!" 

"WHAT? NO!" *whimpers* "You monster….."

[Mailliw73 he/him]

...Does Timeport have a resurrection power I've forgotten about, or did this actually just happen?

 

 

 

I have a feeling that the CM war will be thinning the game's ranks by quite a number. 

I recoiled as well. I remembered the resurrection power, but it was still jarring

True. But it hasn't started yet. But, with my next Electro post, things will be amping up a bit. I have a feeling not many people will be happy with Corpsemaker.

Edgerunner is also able to help fight if needed at the outpost. We can figure out a way for her to find out.

Max and Electro post up.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

I got the impression that the attack happened too quickly for a citywide reaction to be coordinated. But I was thinking: if Backtrack used his power to watch Quicksilver carry out the assault, peaking into his mind to see what thoughts were going through his head, could he help Vondra track down Quicksilver's base?

 

I wrote it thinking that the attack on the outpost had been going on for some time, giving Vondra's men time to respond. He had instructed Aura not to signal him until she was sure that reinforcements were on their way.

 

Sure, Backtrack could definitely do that. Quicksilver would have taken a round-about way to return. He also would thinking about Vondra's possible response. Quicksilver admires Vondra's ability to command and organize, especially since he's a vanilla. But Quicksilver is fairly confident that he could crush his empire if needed, so there is some contempt. However, he is content to let Vondra rule because that makes him the target for wandering Epics, instead of Quicksilver and Co. Plus, running a crime ring is fun, running an entire city is boring.

Edited October 3, 2014 by Fatebreaker

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

 

Sure, Backtrack could definitely do that. Quicksilver would have taken a round-about way to return. He also would thinking about Vondra's possible response. Quicksilver admires Vondra's ability to command and organize, especially since he's a vanilla. But Quicksilver is fairly confident that he could crush his empire if needed, so there is some contempt. However, he is content to let Vondra rule because that makes him the target for wandering Epics, instead of Quicksilver and Co. Plus, running a crime ring is fun, running an entire city is boring.

 

And I imagine looking into Quicksilver's head will be a lot more enjoyable than looking into Koschei's.   

[Kobold King he/him]

"NO! There will be no bikinis in this car! The Dalles is a bikini-free zone!" 

"WHAT? NO!" *whimpers* "You monster….."

 

"In my day, girls wore respectable swim attire."

 

"You stay out of this, Sibyl!"

 

"You can't stop me. I had my say six years ago. And don't use that foul language here."

 

"Would you quit that? This is sparking insane--"

 

"I said don't use that foul language here, young man."

 

 

I recoiled as well. I remembered the resurrection power, but it was still jarring

True. But it hasn't started yet. But, with my next Electro post, things will be amping up a bit. I have a feeling not many people will be happy with Corpsemaker.

Edgerunner is also able to help fight if needed at the outpost. We can figure out a way for her to find out.

Max and Electro post up.

 

I imagine this level of devastation will be visible across the whole city. This will definitely accelerate Lightwards' desire to bring down CM.

 

 

I wrote it thinking that the attack on the outpost had been going on for some time, giving Vondra's men time to respond. He had instructed Aura not to signal him until she was sure that reinforcements were on their way.

 

Sure, Backtrack could definitely do that. Quicksilver would have taken a round-about way to return. He also would thinking about Vondra's possible response. Quicksilver admires Vondra's ability to command and organize, especially since he's a vanilla. But Quicksilver is fairly confident that he could crush his empire if needed, so there is some contempt. However, he is content to let Vondra rule because that makes him the target for wandering Epics, instead of Quicksilver and Co. Plus, running a crime ring is fun, running an entire city is boring.

 

Roger that.

 

I'm considering making a few cannon fodder Epics that work for Vondra's police--sort of the opposite of the Slivers. Is that OK, TwiLyght?

Edited October 3, 2014 by Kobold King

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

 

I'm considering making a few cannon fodder Epics that work for Vondra's police--sort of the opposite of the Slivers. Is that OK, TwiLyght?

 

Yep. That's fine. 

[Fatebreaker he/him]

And I imagine looking into Quicksilver's head will be a lot more enjoyable than looking into Koschei's.   

 

Definitely. Quicksilver is ruthless, but in an efficient sort of way. He also knows if you're too cruel people go to greater lengths to destroy you. 

Edited October 3, 2014 by Fatebreaker

[Kobold King he/him]

Yep. That's fine. 

 

Yippee!

 

Here are the only two I've been able to think of so far.

 

Glamour: A light-controlling Epic, twenty years old and formerly named Wilbert Abners. His ability to manipulate photons makes him a mild illusionist, capable of making himself or others invisible, blinding targets with bright lights, and casting simple and low-resolution illusions. When on missions he invariably wears dark goggles and a music-blaring headset that he refuses to turn off.

 

Redlight: A mobility Epic, twenty-three years old and formerly named Rhonda Stick. She is capable of "freezing" up to ten people within her line of sight, preventing them from moving. Targets thus freezed are still capable of speech or using most Epic powers.

 

After years of having Mayor Vondra refer to her as Ms. Stick, she's really kicking herself for not choosing "Mystic" as her Epic name.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Yippee!

 

Here are the only two I've been able to think of so far.

 

Glamour: A light-controlling Epic, twenty years old and formerly named Wilbert Abners. His ability to manipulate photons makes him a mild illusionist, capable of making himself or others invisible, blinding targets with bright lights, and casting simple and low-resolution illusions. When on missions he invariably wears dark goggles and a music-blaring headset that he refuses to turn off.

 

Redlight: A mobility Epic, twenty-three years old and formerly named Rhonda Stick. She is capable of "freezing" up to ten people within her line of sight, preventing them from moving. Targets thus freezed are still capable of speech or using most Epic powers.

 

After years of having Mayor Vondra refer to her as Ms. Stick, she's really kicking herself for not choosing "Mystic" as her Epic name.

 

I like those.

[Kobold King he/him]

I like those.

 

Thanks.   Here's another, who I envision as the only High Epic in Vondra's employ:

 

Deathwish: Thirty-five years old and formerly known as Edgar Hawk. Deathwish is capable of flight, and has slightly enhanced senses that render him a formidable adversary with a rifle.

 

His most effective power is his prime invincibility. Deathwish can heal from any injury that would otherwise have been fatal; wounds delivered with the intent to kill are redirected onto the attacker's body. Many snipers have died from inexplicable bullet wounds to the head after attempting to kill the Epic from a distance.

 

He is not wholly invincible, however. While attempts at terminating Deathwish have all failed, he cannot heal from wounds given without the intent to kill. Deliberate shots to the legs have been known to weaken him and force him to withdraw from conflict.

 

Deathwish arrived in The Dalles shortly after Koschei's death. He attempted to take the city for himself, planning on naming himself Emperor of Oregon. He was slowly worn down and captured by Vondra's forces, however, and ultimately agreed to serve as a high-ranking police military leader. When Mayor Vondra decides that offensive action is necessary within the city, Deathwish is the Epic most commonly employed for the mission.

 

Is this permissible?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Thanks.   Here's another, who I envision as the only High Epic in Vondra's employ:

 

Deathwish: Thirty-five years old and formerly known as Edgar Hawk. Deathwish is capable of flight, and has slightly enhanced senses that render him a formidable adversary with a rifle.

 

His most effective power is his prime invincibility. Deathwish can heal from any injury that would otherwise have been fatal; wounds delivered with the intent to kill are redirected onto the attacker's body. Many snipers have died from inexplicable bullet wounds to the head after attempting to kill the Epic from a distance.

 

He is not wholly invincible, however. While attempts at terminating Deathwish have all failed, he cannot heal from wounds given without the intent to kill. Deliberate shots to the legs have been known to weaken him and force him to withdraw from conflict.

 

Deathwish arrived in The Dalles shortly after Koschei's death. He attempted to take the city for himself, planning on naming himself Emperor of Oregon. He was slowly worn down and captured by Vondra's forces, however, and ultimately agreed to serve as a high-ranking police military leader. When Mayor Vondra decides that offensive action is necessary within the city, Deathwish is the Epic most commonly employed for the mission.

 

Is this permissible?

 

I say yes. I also imagine he'd scare quite a few people in The Dalles, coming into town right after Koschei…and he probably received quite the beatdown from Vondra's men.

 

I like him. Just terrifying enough to be quite the effective force. 

 

Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants Vondra to meet Funtimes.

[Tulir he/him]

Thanks.   Here's another, who I envision as the only High Epic in Vondra's employ:

 

Deathwish: Thirty-five years old and formerly known as Edgar Hawk. Deathwish is capable of flight, and has slightly enhanced senses that render him a formidable adversary with a rifle.

 

His most effective power is his prime invincibility. Deathwish can heal from any injury that would otherwise have been fatal; wounds delivered with the intent to kill are redirected onto the attacker's body. Many snipers have died from inexplicable bullet wounds to the head after attempting to kill the Epic from a distance.

 

He is not wholly invincible, however. While attempts at terminating Deathwish have all failed, he cannot heal from wounds given without the intent to kill. Deliberate shots to the legs have been known to weaken him and force him to withdraw from conflict.

 

Deathwish arrived in The Dalles shortly after Koschei's death. He attempted to take the city for himself, planning on naming himself Emperor of Oregon. He was slowly worn down and captured by Vondra's forces, however, and ultimately agreed to serve as a high-ranking police military leader. When Mayor Vondra decides that offensive action is necessary within the city, Deathwish is the Epic most commonly employed for the mission.

 

Is this permissible?

I personally like him.  If it is ok with you Kobold, I think I will write a post that happened before Quicksilver's, having Steven send out help to the outpost Event Horizon and Aura attacked, then have their POV for them escaping and sending up the flare?