mail-mi he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Hey, when an Epic flirts with you, you flirt back. And if you happen to be watching, you don't interrupt. Unless you're an Epic too. Either way, Autumn will panic a bit inside. Also: "But fro yo is gross," Sweetfrost complained. "Gelato is just as low in fat and it doesn't taste like sugar-covered feet." "But I know this really great place just three blocks away," The Icecreaminator said, standing up. "Have you ever tried Dole Pineapple Whip?" 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 "But I know this really great place just three blocks away," The Icecreaminator said, standing up. "Have you ever tried Dole Pineapple Whip?" "You always say that! It's your answer to everything! Feeling sad, Dole Pineapple Whip! Feeling happy, Dole Pineapple Whip! See Timeport and Quota, shove it into their eyes!" Sweetfrost looked at him a moment. "Wait a second." 2
mail-mi he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 "You always say that! It's your answer to everything! Feeling sad, Dole Pineapple Whip! Feeling happy, Dole Pineapple Whip! See Timeport and Quota, shove it into their eyes!" Sweetfrost looked at him a moment. "Wait a second." The Icecreaminator refilled his tub full of Dole Pineapple Whip using his powers and held it like a pie that was about to be thrown. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Hey, when an Epic flirts with you, you flirt back. And if you happen to be watching, you don't interrupt. Unless you're an Epic too. Either way, Autumn will panic a bit inside. I blame her in no way whatsoever. Well, more than half of the people watching are Epics.... well maybe we shouldn´t count Baccktrack. Time to make her panic then.
Newan he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I'm writing up another epic. This one won't enter the story any time soon. I'm going to wait for some of my other characters to die before I bring another one in. Bringer Ok first of all, he needs a better name. Please help me think of a good name for this guy. Power: He can summon someone from the past. This doesn't change history, so it's more like creating an exact copy of that person. The person he summons appears within a five foot radius of him. Bringer doesn't see the past when he does this. He just thinks of a person and makes them appear. Bringer doesn't have any kind of invincibility and is a very bad dude, which makes him a perfect target for the Reckoners. He keeps getting away by taking advantage of their moral high-ground. Even a trained Epic killer will drop his gun if you summon a baby and toss it to him. As a minor epic, he never tries to rule. He does like screwing things up for the other epics in town, though. He likes to mess with them by summoning the pre-Calamity versions of them. Would you guys be ok with a character like this existing? Edited January 2, 2015 by Newan 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm writing up another epic. This one won't enter the story any time soon. I'm going to wait for some of my other characters to die before I bring another one in. Bringer Ok first of all, he needs a better name. Please help me think of a good name for this guy. Power: He can summon someone from the past. This doesn't change history, so it's more like creating an exact copy of that person. The person he summons appears within a five foot radius of him. Bringer doesn't see the past when he does this. He just thinks of a person and makes them appear. Bringer doesn't have any kind of invincibility and is a very bad dude, which makes him a perfect target for the Reckoners. He keeps getting away by taking advantage of their moral high-ground. Even a trained Epic killer will drop his gun if you summon a baby and toss it to him. As a minor epic, he never tries to rule. He does like screwing things up for the other epics in town, though. He likes to mess with them by summoning the pre-Calamity versions of them. Would you guys be ok with a character like this existing? Overall a nice idea but I do have a couple questions. Are the copies he creates under his control or do they act like they normally would when dropped of in some random hellhole? Other points that need adressing: 1) Can he copy Epics at a point in time where they have their powers, beause that could mess a location´s power balance up royaly. 2) The possibility of unfortunate implications, through the summoning of historical figures. 3) How would tossing a baby help against Reckoners, when they can simply snipe him from far away enough that he won´t even notice. 4) If he´s reckless enough to mess with other Epics what´s keeping them from killing him or, in the case of a stronger Epic, locking him up in a basement, so that he has to create a clone army?
Newan he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Overall a nice idea but I do have a couple questions. Are the copies he creates under his control or do they act like they normally would when dropped of in some random hellhole? Other points that need adressing: 1) Can he copy Epics at a point in time where they have their powers, beause that could mess a location´s power balance up royaly. 2) The possibility of unfortunate implications, through the summoning of historical figures. 3) How would tossing a baby help against Reckoners, when they can simply snipe him from far away enough that he won´t even notice. 4) If he´s reckless enough to mess with other Epics what´s keeping them from killing him or, in the case of a stronger Epic, locking him up in a basement, so that he has to create a clone army? 0) They act normally. If they were under his control, he would be waaaaaaay too powerful. 1) His ability is a time travel ability, so yes he could summon an Epic. He wouldn't, though. 2) I'm thinking his weakness should have something to do with religions. That way, he'll never be tempted to try and summon Jesus, Buddha and Muhammad and make them walk into a bar. 3) He still has to keep a low profile. It's not like his power is a surefire solution to all his problems. It's just that he has gotten out of a couple sticky situations by making people choose between killing him and saving a child. Another handy technique is summoning the would-be-assassin's mother a dozen times to create a meat shield. 4) Another situation in which keeping a low profile is a handy skill. Also, he creates alliegences with lots of epics more powerful than he. A sort of "I'll summon you a samurai army if you protect me" kind of agreement. He likes to make contenders just powerful enough to be a challenge to the ruling party, then summon the right people to really mess with everyone's heads, and them he sits back and watches the city burn. It's better than tv. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm writing up another epic. This one won't enter the story any time soon. I'm going to wait for some of my other characters to die before I bring another one in. Bringer Ok first of all, he needs a better name. Please help me think of a good name for this guy. Power: He can summon someone from the past. This doesn't change history, so it's more like creating an exact copy of that person. The person he summons appears within a five foot radius of him. Bringer doesn't see the past when he does this. He just thinks of a person and makes them appear. Bringer doesn't have any kind of invincibility and is a very bad dude, which makes him a perfect target for the Reckoners. He keeps getting away by taking advantage of their moral high-ground. Even a trained Epic killer will drop his gun if you summon a baby and toss it to him. As a minor epic, he never tries to rule. He does like screwing things up for the other epics in town, though. He likes to mess with them by summoning the pre-Calamity versions of them. Would you guys be ok with a character like this existing? I like him. You'd need TwiLyght's stamp of approval, but I think he'd be neat. As long as measures are put into place keeping him from summoning Moses or Steelheart at a moment's notice, he could be a fascinating addition to the action. Would it be too morbid to allow Lightwards to assemble an army of zombified Thomas Cardinals, though?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 I'm writing up another epic. This one won't enter the story any time soon. I'm going to wait for some of my other characters to die before I bring another one in. Bringer Ok first of all, he needs a better name. Please help me think of a good name for this guy. Power: He can summon someone from the past. This doesn't change history, so it's more like creating an exact copy of that person. The person he summons appears within a five foot radius of him. Bringer doesn't see the past when he does this. He just thinks of a person and makes them appear. Bringer doesn't have any kind of invincibility and is a very bad dude, which makes him a perfect target for the Reckoners. He keeps getting away by taking advantage of their moral high-ground. Even a trained Epic killer will drop his gun if you summon a baby and toss it to him. As a minor epic, he never tries to rule. He does like screwing things up for the other epics in town, though. He likes to mess with them by summoning the pre-Calamity versions of them. Would you guys be ok with a character like this existing? I like him, but my question is: How many people can he summon at once, does summoning more than a certain number have any negative effect on him, what memories do the summoned have, how long do these people stick around, and what happens if one of them is killed? 1
Kobold King he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Theoretically he could strike a useful alliance with Backtrack; Backtrack could peer into the past to find personages of historical significance, and could report on which ones would make the most useful soldiers.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 Theoretically he could strike a useful alliance with Backtrack; Backtrack could peer into the past to find personages of historical significance, and could report on which ones would make the most useful soldiers. Assuming, of course, they didn't go too far back. The Founding Fathers might provide good political strategy, but they wouldn't stop saying "Holy cow! Airplanes!" long enough to do it. 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm writing up another epic. This one won't enter the story any time soon. I'm going to wait for some of my other characters to die before I bring another one in. Bringer Ok first of all, he needs a better name. Please help me think of a good name for this guy. Power: He can summon someone from the past. This doesn't change history, so it's more like creating an exact copy of that person. The person he summons appears within a five foot radius of him. Bringer doesn't see the past when he does this. He just thinks of a person and makes them appear. Bringer doesn't have any kind of invincibility and is a very bad dude, which makes him a perfect target for the Reckoners. He keeps getting away by taking advantage of their moral high-ground. Even a trained Epic killer will drop his gun if you summon a baby and toss it to him. As a minor epic, he never tries to rule. He does like screwing things up for the other epics in town, though. He likes to mess with them by summoning the pre-Calamity versions of them. Would you guys be ok with a character like this existing? I like this idea. But know that the Black Fist doesnt have as high of moral standards. If Max survives Portland and makes it to wherever this guy is, he'd kill him as soon as the opportunity presented itself. If he knew the baby was just a copy of a past baby, he wouldn't be so willing to let Bringer go just for that copy of a child. Max isn't such a happy guy.
Kobold King he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Assuming, of course, they didn't go too far back. The Founding Fathers might provide good political strategy, but they wouldn't stop saying "Holy cow! Airplanes!" long enough to do it. Here's a terrifying thought. What if Bringer summoned somebody like Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun... and Calamity granted him powers? 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 Here's a terrifying thought. What if Bringer summoned somebody like Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun... and Calamity granted him powers? o.O I think we'd need to limit Bringer to summoning ordinary folk, because if Oregon were destroyed by Firebender Attila the Hun engaged in a turf war with Earthbender Adolf Hitler….I know I haven't said this about anything else in this RP, but that would just be too ridiculous. 2
mail-mi he/him Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 o.O I think we'd need to limit Bringer to summoning ordinary folk, because if Oregon were destroyed by Firebender Attila the Hun engaged in a turf war with Earthbender Adolf Hitler….I know I haven't said this about anything else in this RP, but that would just be too ridiculous. He can only summon people that have been within 50 meters the place where he's standing? Because I'm pretty sure Attila the Hun and Hitler didn't come to The Dalles, Oregon at all 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 Now Quota has to top what Timeport did, or at least try to equal it. Clearly I have made some bad decisions. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Now Quota has to top what Timeport did, or at least try to equal it. Clearly I have made some bad decisions. Every one of these posts is just building our anticipation for Quota and Timeport's ultimate demises. Always keep that in mind. Also... yikes. I'm really slacking off where the actual RP posts are concerned. I think I've delayed the Empire and Thoughttown's war efforts far more than the MEE ever could. I'm really going to try posting in both threads this weekend. Sorry, guys.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 Every one of these posts is just building our anticipation for Quota and Timeport's ultimate demises. Always keep that in mind. Also... yikes. I'm really slacking off where the actual RP posts are concerned. I think I've delayed the Empire and Thoughttown's war efforts far more than the MEE ever could. I'm really going to try posting in both threads this weekend. Sorry, guys. True. Brace yourselves, then. How about easing your guilt with some positive motivation: The sooner the meeting moves forward, the sooner you can learn Doctor Funtimes' real name. 1
Quiver he/him Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Her real name doesn't matter. What's important is the name she chose, since it's a promise she made to herself, and her name is The Doctor Funtimes. 4
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 Her real name doesn't matter. What's important is the name she chose, since it's a promise she made to herself, and her name is The Doctor Funtimes. Dark!Funtimes is the one who broke the promise. 1
Newan he/him Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I like him. You'd need TwiLyght's stamp of approval, but I think he'd be neat. As long as measures are put into place keeping him from summoning Moses or Steelheart at a moment's notice, he could be a fascinating addition to the action. Would it be too morbid to allow Lightwards to assemble an army of zombified Thomas Cardinals, though? If Lightwards survives the Battle of Oregon, he and Bringer could develop a deeply disturbing business relationship. I like him, but my question is: How many people can he summon at once, does summoning more than a certain number have any negative effect on him, what memories do the summoned have, how long do these people stick around, and what happens if one of them is killed? Once he has brought someone to the present, he doesn't retain any connection to them. He has no control over them, and no way to send them back. They don't gain or lose any memories in the process. He can only summon one person at a time. He can only summon someone if there's space for them in the five foot radius. There isn't a limit to the number of people he can summon. Theoretically he could strike a useful alliance with Backtrack; Backtrack could peer into the past to find personages of historical significance, and could report on which ones would make the most useful soldiers. Ooh that would be fun. Plus, their personalities would clash wonderfully. Assuming, of course, they didn't go too far back. The Founding Fathers might provide good political strategy, but they wouldn't stop saying "Holy cow! Airplanes!" long enough to do it. This is also the reason that bringing Julius Ceaser or Ivan the Terrible to the present wouldn't actually cause that much of a disruption. There's no way they would be able to adjust to modern technology and learn the English language quick enough to survive in the Shattered States, much less take over. I like this idea. But know that the Black Fist doesnt have as high of moral standards. If Max survives Portland and makes it to wherever this guy is, he'd kill him as soon as the opportunity presented itself. If he knew the baby was just a copy of a past baby, he wouldn't be so willing to let Bringer go just for that copy of a child. Max isn't such a happy guy. Oh my gosh. That's horrifying. And Max doesn't even know that the baby is Herod. "Who's been out-Heroded now, huh?" *punt* Here's a terrifying thought. What if Bringer summoned somebody like Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun... and Calamity granted him powers? That. Would be. Awesome. New plan: electric powers for Tesla and Edison, and wotness the epic battle. (Just kidding. We know that Tesla would win in an instant) o.O I think we'd need to limit Bringer to summoning ordinary folk, because if Oregon were destroyed by Firebender Attila the Hun engaged in a turf war with Earthbender Adolf Hitler….I know I haven't said this about anything else in this RP, but that would just be too ridiculous. Says the one who carpet bombed Nighthound with actual carpet. He can only summon people that have been within 50 meters the place where he's standing? Because I'm pretty sure Attila the Hun and Hitler didn't come to The Dalles, Oregon at all Is this a suggestion? Because the rule in place is that when he summons them they appear within five feet. It doesn't limit where they came from. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 Says the one who carpet bombed Nighthound with actual carpet. Yeah. I know. I've also approved an invasion of sentient pandas and flying pigs who drop killer squirrels on people, a character who blows things up with sparkles and flirts with a member of the City Guard the minute she arrives in town, and an Epic whose power is making people drunk. I like ridiculous ideas, but this one is just too much. My main objection to summoning "big players" from history is that they would detract from the main conflict. They would detract from all the other characters. If you add Adolf Hitler into a story, there is no way the story can remain about the private wars between the characters, because Hitler will take over the story. Before long, the story isn't about vanillas vs. Epics while trying to maintain their humanity; the story is all about how the characters respond to Hitler attempting another Final Solution with all the Epics he can recruit at his back. And if Hitler can gain superpowers? That's even worse, because now the story isn't about vanillas vs. Epics while trying to maintain their humanity, and it isn't about how they each respond to Hitler. Now it's about them trying to avoid the death beams Hitler can shoot from his eyes and trying to evade the SS officers who can read minds, while trying to stop Hitler's second Final Solution. Even benign "big players" would command all the story's attention. Say he summons Ben Franklin. Now the conflict isn't about vanillas vs. Epics, but about America and how Ben Franklin responds to the Fractured States and what he thinks of Epics and the characters' quests to help Ben Franklin re-form the United States of America. There would be no way to make a "big player" a minor plot point, is what I'm saying. 2
Newan he/him Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Yeah. I know. I've also approved an invasion of sentient pandas and flying pigs who drop killer squirrels on people, a character who blows things up with sparkles and flirts with a member of the City Guard the minute she arrives in town, and an Epic whose power is making people drunk. I like ridiculous ideas, but this one is just too much. My main objection to summoning "big players" from history is that they would detract from the main conflict. They would detract from all the other characters. If you add Adolf Hitler into a story, there is no way the story can remain about the private wars between the characters, because Hitler will take over the story. Before long, the story isn't about vanillas vs. Epics while trying to maintain their humanity; the story is all about how the characters respond to Hitler attempting another Final Solution with all the Epics he can recruit at his back. And if Hitler can gain superpowers? That's even worse, because now the story isn't about vanillas vs. Epics while trying to maintain their humanity, and it isn't about how they each respond to Hitler. Now it's about them trying to avoid the death beams Hitler can shoot from his eyes and trying to evade the SS officers who can read minds, while trying to stop Hitler's second Final Solution. Even benign "big players" would command all the story's attention. Say he summons Ben Franklin. Now the conflict isn't about vanillas vs. Epics, but about America and how Ben Franklin responds to the Fractured States and what he thinks of Epics and the characters' quests to help Ben Franklin re-form the United States of America. There would be no way to make a "big player" a minor plot point, is what I'm saying. I agree. I was just kidding around. I meant that comment to be teasing, not mutinous. I didn't actually plan on bringing any historical figures in as characters. I was thinking about bringing them in as a gag, maybe just to be killed immediately. But I understand your concern. Here is how I will prevent something like this from happening: Weakness: as Bringer nears someone who is worshiped or revered, there is a small chance that when he tries to summon someone, he will instead be summoned to a random location in spacetime. (random location=certain death. Realistically, he would end up in outer space.) This only works for religious figures, but Bringer doesn't really understand the difference between reverence and fear. He won't summon any major historical figures, and he won't even go near Newcago. Who knows? Maybe there are cults who worship Steelheart. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 3, 2015 Author Posted January 3, 2015 I agree. I was just kidding around. I meant that comment to be teasing, not mutinous. I didn't actually plan on bringing any historical figures in as characters. I was thinking about bringing them in as a gag, maybe just to be killed immediately. But I understand your concern. Here is how I will prevent something like this from happening: Weakness: as Bringer nears someone who is worshiped or revered, there is a small chance that when he tries to summon someone, he will instead be summoned to a random location in spacetime. (random location=certain death. Realistically, he would end up in outer space.) This only works for religious figures, but Bringer doesn't really understand the difference between reverence and fear. He won't summon any major historical figures, and he won't even go near Newcago. Who knows? Maybe there are cults who worship Steelheart. Sorry. Rereading my post, I realized I may have sounded a bit harsh. I got suckered into a debate on another site and I think that bled into my response here. Again, I'm sorry. I think that sounds like a good restriction. Especially since there were cults that worshipped some historical figures; some Nazis viewed Hitler as a sort of messianic figure. Again, sorry if I sounded a little harsh. 2
Voidus Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Love the new Epic, I'd perhaps add that when the clones he creates die they turn into goop or something to show that they're not actually the people from history, just a clone. Just because it's already explicitly mentioned in canon that no Epic can bring people back from the dead. 2
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