Question 2

[Seonid he/him]

Edit: Glad you like it, Seonid! Anything I should change? I still have the code.

 

Nope. It looks pretty good to me. I just wish that there was armor code for the pony creator...

 

EDIT: Sorry for the double post. I was trying to edit my original post, but somehow this ended up in a separate post.

Edited October 7, 2014 by Seonid

[Kobold King he/him]

Corpsemaker would have just killed him. Simple - suppress resurrection or healing ability. 5 second stare.

All done.

 

I was pretty sure CM couldn't negate passive abilities, but I may be wrong on that point. I seem to remember him fighting an invulnerable Epic called the Commander; he wasn't capable of simply negating his invulnerability and killing him. He had to bring him down with a combined stare + heavy assault from Electro.

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

CorpseMaker can't cancel Passive abilities. Commander was just immune to outside Harm. 

[Voidus]

Corpsemaker would have just killed him. Simple - suppress resurrection or healing ability. 5 second stare.

All done.

CM can't negate passive powers or he'd be way too OP

EDIT: Lol, double ninja'd

Edited October 7, 2014 by Voidus

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

Did we ever decide if Nighthound could heal from CorpseMaker's Stare? Cause if he can, I'm making "and then Nighthound Died" Cannon so many times.

[Kobold King he/him]

Did we ever decide if Nighthound could heal from CorpseMaker's Stare? Cause if he can, I'm making "and then Nighthound Died" Cannon so many times.

 

I believe the verdict was that he could heal from it, but it would leave him vulnerable from other forms of harm while he fully recovered.

[Seonid he/him]

I was pretty sure CM couldn't negate passive abilities, but I may be wrong on that point. I seem to remember him fighting an invulnerable Epic called the Commander; he wasn't capable of simply negating his invulnerability and killing him. He had to bring him down with a combined stare + heavy assault from Electro.

 

That makes sense. Thanks for the correction.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Absolutely. Koschei would have steadily turned Oregon in a wretched dystopia, sentencing thousands--and potentially millions, factoring in subsequent generations--to live according to his twisted vision. It'd be worth any risk to keep that from happening.

 

This does make me wonder, though... how would the Oregon RP have thus far played out if Koschei hadn't died? Koschei would have taken The Dalles with little difficulty, and it seems probably that all the current Epics there would have ended up in his service. But what would he have done once he reached Portland? How would Altermind and CorpseMaker have responded to his attempt at conquest? How long could they hold their own against him?

 

What about the Epics who arrived later in the timeline--how would Doctor Funtimes have viewed Koschei? Would she have judged him a baby meanieface before turning his circlet into a diamond-studded tiara? Without room for the Empire to make a start, would Lightwards have been forced to ally himself with Koschei? Heaven forbid, would Nighthound have ended up as Koschei's lieutenant?

 

Portland and Astoria would have put up a fight, that much I know for sure. 

 

CorpseMaker could certainly kill Koschei, but his resurrection ability would make that more of an inconvenience. He would most likely offer CorpseMaker a position as a high-ranking lieutenant—or, the way he would put it, as Emperor of an area, since Koschei saw himself as a god and ancient societies saw emperors as one step below that. If CorpseMaker did not agree, Koschei would look at a method for containment. He wouldn't send soldiers to deal with the problem, since CorpseMaker would simply kill them; he would instead seek out the help of a powerful Epic like Lucentia. 

 

Speaking of Lucentia, it would depend on how she felt about serving beneath a self-proclaimed god. If she was cool with that, Koschei would happily allow her to rule Astoria with little interference. If she was not, he would seek out ways to destroy her. 

 

Altermind is a bit more of a wild card, although he would be given the same choice: serve or die. Koschei would prefer the first option, since an illusionist like him would be extremely useful, but he would have no qualms about killing him if his offer were rejected. If his offer were accepted, Altermind would be placed in charge of the most intelligent people in Koschei's realm, essentially turning Thoughttown into a statewide cult of intelligence, with those who passed Altermind's stringent exams given both extra power and extra scrutiny. 

 

Lightwards would be one of two things: an irreplaceable asset or a threat to be destroyed immediately. If he came to Koschei, hat in hand, offering his service, Koschei would be more than happy to give him an allotment of citizens to transform into Warriors. If he challenged Koschei's rule, Koschei would not rest until Lightwards' weakness was found and activated. 

 

As for Nighthound….well, you know how they got along swimmingly from the moment they met? That is what would happen here, too. The only way Nighthound would not become Koschei's lieutenant is if he flat rejected the offer in favor of prowling the countryside. However, I don't see why he would, as his job as Koschei's lieutenant would essentially be to prowl the countryside at Koschei's behest. He would be given an incredible degree of freedom, and his wishes would be taken into account. 

 

Doctor Funtimes would declare him a baby meanieface—privately. She would toe the line between mocking him to his face and demonstrating her power; the diamond tiara would be her first move. Koschei's first reaction would be something like this: 

 

 

As she pranced around the throne room, transforming various ceremonial objects into cake and teddy bears, Koschei's lieutenant would offer to kill her. Koschei's reaction? 

 

"Hold on, I'm watching this." 

 

This would continue until she pushed it too far and was forced to teleport far away, leaving an ornate throne room filled with kittens and rainbow wigs.

 

Edit: Mailliw said to have Glamour meet Edgerunner whenever. 

Edited October 7, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Kobold King he/him]

Portland and Astoria would have put up a fight, that much I know for sure. 

 

CorpseMaker could certainly kill Koschei, but his resurrection ability would make that more of an inconvenience. He would most likely offer CorpseMaker a position as a high-ranking lieutenant—or, the way he would put it, as Emperor of an area, since Koschei saw himself as a god and ancient societies saw emperors as one step below that. If CorpseMaker did not agree, Koschei would look at a method for containment. He wouldn't send soldiers to deal with the problem, since CorpseMaker would simply kill them; he would instead seek out the help of a powerful Epic like Lucentia. 

 

Speaking of Lucentia, it would depend on how she felt about serving beneath a self-proclaimed god. If she was cool with that, Koschei would happily allow her to rule Astoria with little interference. If she was not, he would seek out ways to destroy her. 

 

Altermind is a bit more of a wild card, although he would be given the same choice: serve or die. Koschei would prefer the first option, since an illusionist like him would be extremely useful, but he would have no qualms about killing him if his offer were rejected. If his offer were accepted, Altermind would be placed in charge of the most intelligent people in Koschei's realm, essentially turning Thoughttown into a statewide cult of intelligence, with those who passed Altermind's stringent exams given both extra power and extra scrutiny. 

 

Lightwards would be one of two things: an irreplaceable asset or a threat to be destroyed immediately. If he came to Koschei, hat in hand, offering his service, Koschei would be more than happy to give him an allotment of citizens to transform into Warriors. If he challenged Koschei's rule, Koschei would not rest until Lightwards' weakness was found and activated. 

 

As for Nighthound….well, you know how they got along swimmingly from the moment they met? That is what would happen here, too. The only way Nighthound would not become Koschei's lieutenant is if he flat rejected the offer in favor of prowling the countryside. However, I don't see why he would, as his job as Koschei's lieutenant would essentially be to prowl the countryside at Koschei's behest. He would be given an incredible degree of freedom, and his wishes would be taken into account. 

 

Doctor Funtimes would declare him a baby meanieface—privately. She would toe the line between mocking him to his face and demonstrating her power; the diamond tiara would be her first move. Koschei's first reaction would be something like this: 

 

 

As she pranced around the throne room, transforming various ceremonial objects into cake and teddy bears, Koschei's lieutenant would offer to kill her. Koschei's reaction? 

 

"Hold on, I'm watching this." 

 

This would continue until she pushed it too far and was forced to teleport far away, leaving an ornate throne room filled with kittens and rainbow wigs.

 

Edit: Mailliw said to have Glamour meet Edgerunner whenever. 

 

Wow. The idea of Koschei ruling Oregon, all of the current Epics serving as part of the same twisted bureaucracy, is really really terrifying. Can you imagine the staff meetings?

 

For my part...

 

I can definitely see Lightwards as being a Starscream to Koschei. He would covet Koschei's position and would seek to topple him; however, he would not be so brash as to march into Portland and declare war right away. Even in canon, he would have seeked an alliance with Thoughttown if it hadn't been for his fortuitous(?) meeting with Funtimes and Nighthound. What I see him doing is offering his services to Koschei, requesting a position as Emperor of one of Oregon's cities. He then would have steadily flexed his necromancy muscles until his Warrior limit was sufficiently horrifying, and after around ten years a hundred Warriors of Light would have stormed Koschei's palace with the intent of capturing and imprisoning him.

 

Aldo and Cricket would still have come to Oregon, and likely would have attached themselves to Koschei. Aldo came to see what happened to the state, but he'd have loved meeting such a flamboyant man as Koschei.

 

Backtrack would either have followed Lightwards into the state as in the prime universe, or he would have heard about Koshei and gotten curious enough to visit. If he ended up working as a Lightwards underling, he might end up instrumental in Lightwards' search for Koschei's weakness. If he merely waltzed into town and ended up witnessing years worth of atrocities... well, he might have a teeny bit of a nervous breakdown.

 

 

Chicago Joe would have gone unnoticed at first, until Koschei ordered that the ugly park bench statue be removed from the palace grounds. Once his true nature came to light, he'd end up either dead or employed. It all depends on what sort of mood he happens to be in on that day.

 

 

EDIT: I'll probably put up a Glamour post later today.

Edited October 7, 2014 by Kobold King

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Wow. The idea of Koschei ruling Oregon, all of the current Epics serving as part of the same twisted bureaucracy, is really really terrifying. Can you imagine the staff meetings?

 

For my part...

 

I can definitely see Lightwards as being a Starscream to Koschei. He would covet Koschei's position and would seek to topple him; however, he would not be so brash as to march into Portland and declare war right away. Even in canon, he would have seeked an alliance with Thoughttown if it hadn't been for his fortuitous(?) meeting with Funtimes and Nighthound. What I see him doing is offering his services to Koschei, requesting a position as Emperor of one of Oregon's cities. He then would have steadily flexed his necromancy muscles until his Warrior limit was sufficiently horrifying, and after around ten years a hundred Warriors of Light would have stormed Koschei's palace with the intent of capturing and imprisoning him.

 

Aldo and Cricket would still have come to Oregon, and likely would have attached themselves to Koschei. Aldo came to see what happened to the state, but he'd have loved meeting such a flamboyant man as Koschei.

 

Backtrack would either have followed Lightwards into the state as in the prime universe, or he would have heard about Koshei and gotten curious enough to visit. If he ended up working as a Lightwards underling, he might end up instrumental in Lightwards' search for Koschei's weakness. If he merely waltzed into town and ended up witnessing years worth of atrocities... well, he might have a teeny bit of a nervous breakdown.

 

 

Chicago Joe would have gone unnoticed at first, until Koschei ordered that the ugly park bench statue be removed from the palace grounds. Once his true nature came to light, he'd end up either dead or employed. It all depends on what sort of mood he happens to be in on that day.

 

 

EDIT: I'll probably put up a Glamour post later today.

 

I imagined it as somewhat like Newcago under Steelheart, only with a dictator who ensures his rule by quite literally taking the life of every citizen he deems a threat into his hands, or the children of the people he deems a threat. Of course, the Newcago law allowing Epics to do and take what they want so long as they remain loyal would be in place, so….a Koschei dictatorship would have run on high-octane nightmare fuel. 

 

I can definitely see that happening with Lightwards. Depending on how well he maintained control over the rest of his realm, Koschei may or may not have let it get that far. He may have, at several points before that, called Lightwards to a "staff meeting" in which he reminded Lightwards of all the things he'd given to him, dropping thinly veiled threats as he wondered idly how many deaths his resurrection ability gave him, and whether or not insanity would set in after fourteen painless deaths or one extremely painful one. 

 

Aldo would have amused Koschei greatly. He wouldn't make him a jester—Koschei would know that to be an insult—but he would keep Aldo close and offer him "gifts" of whatever he wanted, be it fine wine or people. Cricket would be allowed to make snide remarks as long as she didn't make Koschei look foolish. 

 

My money is on the nervous breakdown. There would be a lot of atrocities for him to see through the years, and they wouldn't all be confined to the early days of his reign. 

 

Employed, most likely as a "living statue" in various gardens across the state that spied on citizens and/or came to life and attacked them. The only downside I can see for Chicago Joe is that Koschei would put a limit on how much whiskey he was allowed to consume in a day.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

Fade post is up. Nathan is free to participate. 

[Edgedancer he/him]

 

He liked to sit in front of the fire and sip poisoned tea until he died, then resurrect and talk about how it felt.

 

 

Koschei slammed the nearest door, took a wild monkshood root from a pouch at his side, and chewed it.

:blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:

 

organized thought on current what if discusion comming.

[Kobold King he/him]

:blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:

 

organized thought on current what if discusion comming.

 

You know what the really bizarre thing is? Earlier today, without telling anybody about it, I decided that Earl Greyback did this. He'd brew poisonous plants into tea and compare them.

 

Reading that in the post was really strange. 

[Edgedancer he/him]

You know what the really bizarre thing is? Earlier today, without telling anybody about it, I decided that Earl Greyback did this. He'd brew poisonous plants into tea and compare them.

 

Reading that in the post was really strange. 

And for a moment I feared Funtimes dated Koschei. It was only the Earl.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

:blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:

 

organized thought on current what if discusion comming.

 

You know what the really bizarre thing is? Earlier today, without telling anybody about it, I decided that Earl Greyback did this. He'd brew poisonous plants into tea and compare them.

 

 

Reading that in the post was really strange.  

 

 

 

The connection is there if you want it to be. 

Edited October 7, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Edgedancer he/him]

 

 

The connection is there if you want it to be. 

We have now discovered how low Funtimes standarts really are. Remington is gonna love this.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

We have now discovered how low Funtimes standarts really are. Remington is gonna love this.

 

I hadn't pictured Koschei, but even if it was him, he only lasted two cups of tea. That was when Funtimes decided he was too creepy and turned his tea into cement. 

 

So….they're higher than you thought they were, I guess.  

[Kobold King he/him]

 

 

The connection is there if you want it to be. 

 

Just think: Funtimes turned down the opportunity to be Lady Greyback. Ah, the road not taken...

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Just think: Funtimes turned down the opportunity to be Lady Greyback. Ah, the road not taken...

 

They would have made a terrible couple. Just imagine her, in her rainbow dress and light-up socks, standing next to a man who does everything like a sir. The publicity photos alone would have been disastrous.  

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just think: Funtimes turned down the opportunity to be Lady Greyback. Ah, the road not taken...

I´m pretty sure it wasn´t the Earl, he would have courted Funtimes like a sir and no woman can resist that.

Edited October 7, 2014 by Edgedancer

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I´m pretty sure it wasn´t the Earl, he would have courted Funtimes like a sir and no woman can resist that.

 

The tea, though. The tea creeped her out. 

 

And Koschei would have never stooped to date Funtimes. Epics, in his eyes, should act like the gods and demigods they are, and Funtimes….well, the hugging kind of destroys the whole "goddess" image.  

[Edgedancer he/him]

The tea, though. The tea creeped her out. 

 

And Koschei would have never stooped to date Funtimes. Epics, in his eyes, should act like the gods and demigods they are, and Funtimes….well, the hugging kind of destroys the whole "goddess" image.

Some women... it´s such a bad world.

 

How do you know that you aren´t the worst thing around? If Koschei doesn´t want to date you.  

 

That raises the question, how would Koschei have treated a potential lover? Declare her a godess second only to himself?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Some women... it´s such a bad world.

 

How do you know that you aren´t the worst thing around? If Koschei doesn´t want to date you.

 

That raises the question, how would Koschei have treated a potential lover? Declare her a godess second only to himself?

 

If Koschei doesn't want to date you, you know you've done something right.  

 

To answer that question, here's how I envision a romance between him and Mobius. 

 

The first thing Koschei would admire about Mobius is her power, and how she used it to maintain control over her kingdom. He would admire her creativity in creating the pocket universes, her resourcefulness in recruiting Slaughterhouse, and the orderliness with which Calamityville operated. Here, he would think, here is a woman who knows what she is. 

 

Her manner of dress—hiking boots and flannel work shirt—would put him off, but only briefly. Once he saw her in action, saw her use her powers to keep someone in line, he would come to accept her style as another way of proclaiming her power. The rugged clothes she wore would say, to him, I dress how I like and no one may disagree. Her refusal to dress like the goddess he saw her as would just be further evidence of her divinity, as she would need no one to tell her how to dress or how to rule. 

 

He would approach her, strike up a conversation about Calamityville, praise her leadership and allow her to do most of the talking. Once she asked him about himself, he would tell her about how he came to power and how he maintained control. After courting her for as long as Mobius wanted, he would suggest combining their kingdoms and ruling together as equals. 

[Edgedancer he/him]

If Koschei doesn't want to date you, you know you've done something right.

 

To answer that question, here's how I envision a romance between him and Mobius. 

 

The first thing Koschei would admire about Mobius is her power, and how she used it to maintain control over her kingdom. He would admire her creativity in creating the pocket universes, her resourcefulness in recruiting Slaughterhouse, and the orderliness with which Calamityville operated. Here, he would think, here is a woman who knows what she is. 

 

Her manner of dress—hiking boots and flannel work shirt—would put him off, but only briefly. Once he saw her in action, saw her use her powers to keep someone in line, he would come to accept her style as another way of proclaiming her power. The rugged clothes she wore would say, to him, I dress how I like and no one may disagree. Her refusal to dress like the goddess he saw her as would just be further evidence of her divinity, as she would need no one to tell her how to dress or how to rule. 

 

He would approach her, strike up a conversation about Calamityville, praise her leadership and allow her to do most of the talking. Once she asked him about himself, he would tell her about how he came to power and how he maintained control. After courting her for as long as Mobius wanted, he would suggest combining their kingdoms and ruling together as equals. 

That´s... actually kind of sweet.

 

You know what´s interesting. Most of the points in the first paragraph could also be made about Lucentia, naturally she has no pocket universe only a private senctuary made out of diamonds, and that means two things:

1) Koschei charmed another woman away from Lightwards.

2)Koschei and Nighthound as brothers... yeah.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

That´s... actually kind of sweet.

You know what´s interesting. Most of the points in the first paragraph could also be made about Lucentia, naturally she has no pocket universe only a private senctuary made out of diamonds, and that means two things:

1) Koschei charmed another woman away from Lightwards.

2)Koschei and Nighthound as brothers... yeah.

It's only vanillas he sees as unworthy of basic courtesy, but that's because he sees them as far beneath him, in need of a strong hand to lead. Someone like Möbius would deserve to be treated well, and provided she either agreed to rule together or let him down easy, he would treat her very well.

1) o.O

2) O.O

....and the shipping takes a turn for the nightmarish.....