Kobold King he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Yeah, I liked that touch. Ringle is a very interesting character. Is his name the reference to Twi's fanfic? Only very rare cases of Epsilon get in, if you have Epic powers for instance, or you prove to be useful with your answers on the free response portion. Scorch would actually be more like a high Zeta, but the test graders were too scared so they fudged his scores a bit. Glad you liked it! Nah, the "P.S: I hate you" was a reference to TwiLyght's Harry Potter fanfic of the same name. Ringle's just a random NPC. He's probably still working in Thoughttown to this day, kindly but cowardly. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 Well apparently, your headcanon is also my headcanon. Thus it must be real canon! Considering that the test only goes to Theta, Lambda's a pretty bad score. A two year old would probably score that on the adult test. The fact that half his time was taken up with muttering "this is stupid" and asking the administrator when he was ever going to use that crap, he ran out of time. Though crumpling the test and throwing it in the administrator's face actually helped them fudge his score. I'm suddenly wondering how my characters would do. I know Funtimes would pass with flying colors (not only because she'd add ribbons to the bottom of each page), but I'm not sure about Nathan and Remington. 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Glad you liked it! Nah, the "P.S: I hate you" was a reference to TwiLyght's Harry Potter fanfic of the same name. Ringle's just a random NPC. He's probably still working in Thoughttown to this day, kindly but cowardly. He might just get a name drop as one of Altermind's more loyal citizens. I don't know if you guys noticed, but a user named Arsenal has posted in the Newcago Court recently and I assumed it was a new user. I happened to click on an older page of the Portland thread and I saw one of his posts there. I was confused, but then I realized it was Mat, from back in the Psy-Fi days. Not sure if he's joining back up, but he has been here a bit. 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 The fact that half his time was taken up with muttering "this is stupid" and asking the administrator when he was ever going to use that crap, he ran out of time. Though crumpling the test and throwing it in the administrator's face actually helped them fudge his score. I'm suddenly wondering how my characters would do. I know Funtimes would pass with flying colors (not only because she'd add ribbons to the bottom of each page), but I'm not sure about Nathan and Remington. A bit of showing off with fire probably helped a bit too. Nathan would probably pass with a Gamma or so, I'd imagine. Remington is more iffy. I don't know how book-smart he is, but the practical parts would likely be filled with his solutions of shooting whatever the problem was. That might get the grader to laugh and let him in with a Delta. 2
mail-mi he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 The Warriors wouldn't have surrendered, nor would they have spoken if by some chance they'd been restrained and captured. I think it's likely that in the social climate of the time, the police would have killed all of them rather than take the risk of capturing them, knowing Epic powers were involved. Voidgaze and someone named Dave Elwes gained their powers then. Altermind too, according to my timeline. Dave is BusDriver . Is anybody opposed to having Angel's uncle be one of the ones that was killed in PP's lab? I kind of want her to be able to use some Epic tech that she got from him . 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 A bit of showing off with fire probably helped a bit too. Nathan would probably pass with a Gamma or so, I'd imagine. Remington is more iffy. I don't know how book-smart he is, but the practical parts would likely be filled with his solutions of shooting whatever the problem was. That might get the grader to laugh and let him in with a Delta. Well, there's that. Nathan's formal education ended his freshman year in high school, when Steelheart took over. I'm not sure how much the tests favor the educated, but he'd do well on practical and critical thinking questions. Anything involving reasoning would earn him a decent score. Remington would definitely advocate shooting things. "You have a door that measures 8 ft by 4 ft. The doorknob must go at a height reachable by children and adults. The heights of the children and adults who must use the door are as follows...." "Grab a rifle, eyeball where the doorknob should go, and shoot to mark the spot. Install the sparking doorknob and move on with your life." 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Well, there's that. Nathan's formal education ended his freshman year in high school, when Steelheart took over. I'm not sure how much the tests favor the educated, but he'd do well on practical and critical thinking questions. Anything involving reasoning would earn him a decent score. Remington would definitely advocate shooting things. "You have a door that measures 8 ft by 4 ft. The doorknob must go at a height reachable by children and adults. The heights of the children and adults who must use the door are as follows...." "Grab a rifle, eyeball where the doorknob should go, and shoot to mark the spot. Install the sparking doorknob and move on with your life." Yeah, I'd say about a Gamma for him, maybe a high Delta depending on how well he does on the math/science and pattern part. Exactly what I thought. depending on his grader, that is likely to be the one thing that gets him in or the one thing that gets him an Iota. Dave is BusDriver . Is anybody opposed to having Angel's uncle be one of the ones that was killed in PP's lab? I kind of want her to be able to use some Epic tech that she got from him . That'd be cool. Epic tech, a protector husky puppy, and a drive for revenge? Angel looks to be pretty badchull. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Dave is BusDriver . Is anybody opposed to having Angel's uncle be one of the ones that was killed in PP's lab? I kind of want her to be able to use some Epic tech that she got from him . Oh. Forgot about that. That sounds like quite the coincidence. How would top-secret technology from her uncle wind up in her hands? I think getting Angel some Epic tech would be awesome, don't get me wrong. I just wonder whether hooking her up with a black market dealer might be a more plausible way of achieving said awesomeness. Well, there's that. Nathan's formal education ended his freshman year in high school, when Steelheart took over. I'm not sure how much the tests favor the educated, but he'd do well on practical and critical thinking questions. Anything involving reasoning would earn him a decent score. Remington would definitely advocate shooting things. "You have a door that measures 8 ft by 4 ft. The doorknob must go at a height reachable by children and adults. The heights of the children and adults who must use the door are as follows...." "Grab a rifle, eyeball where the doorknob should go, and shoot to mark the spot. Install the sparking doorknob and move on with your life." Lightwards is definitely smart enough to have scored a Beta on Thoughttown's tests, in both book smarts and basic reasoning skills. He's insane, but certainly not dumb. It's hard to say with Revolution. I think she'd score as a high Gamma or a low Beta--not quite as good at making connections as Sam, but still pretty smart. (It should also be noted that Altermind's tests may or may not be an accurate measure of intelligence. Personally, I suspect them of being rigged to fit AM's narrow view of intelligence.) Backtrack would probably be so anxious about getting kicked out of the city that he'd cry over the entrance exam. If he could stop blubbering long enough to focus on the test, he'd score as a Delta. If not, he'd wind up an Epsilon or a Zeta. 2
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Oh. Forgot about that. That sounds like quite the coincidence. How would top-secret technology from her uncle wind up in her hands? I think getting Angel some Epic tech would be awesome, don't get me wrong. I just wonder whether hooking her up with a black market dealer might be a more plausible way of achieving said awesomeness. Lightwards is definitely smart enough to have scored a Beta on Thoughttown's tests, in both book smarts and basic reasoning skills. He's insane, but certainly not dumb. It's hard to say with Revolution. I think she'd score as a high Gamma or a low Beta--not quite as good at making connections as Sam, but still pretty smart. (It should also be noted that Altermind's tests may or may not be an accurate measure of intelligence. Personally, I suspect them of being rigged to fit AM's narrow view of intelligence.) Backtrack would probably be so anxious about getting kicked out of the city that he'd cry over the entrance exam. If he could stop blubbering long enough to focus on the test, he'd score as a Delta. If not, he'd wind up an Epsilon or a Zeta. Well, I planned on Altermind sending Flashpoint to a weapons dealer after the MEE attack, so there's definitely one in town. The tests are definitely structured to fit Altermind's view of intelligence. There are some people in Portland who are very intelligent, but who would fail his tests. 1
mail-mi he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Oh. Forgot about that. That sounds like quite the coincidence. How would top-secret technology from her uncle wind up in her hands? I think getting Angel some Epic tech would be awesome, don't get me wrong. I just wonder whether hooking her up with a black market dealer might be a more plausible way of achieving said awesomeness. I was thinking that her dad managed to secure some from his brother "just in case." ...and then conveniently forgot about it when Timeport and Quota came around. This may not work as well as I thought 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 I was thinking that her dad managed to secure some from his brother "just in case." ...and then conveniently forgot about it when Timeport and Quota came around. This may not work as well as I thought "Honey. There's an empath on the back porch." "Oh no. Want me to grab the bazooka that can turn him into a flowerpot?" "Nah, a shotgun should be fine." "But...why?" "I don't like flowerpots." 3
Kobold King he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 "Honey. There's an empath on the back porch." "Oh no. Want me to grab the bazooka that can turn him into a flowerpot?" "Nah, a shotgun should be fine." "But...why?" "I don't like flowerpots." "What about the button underneath the sunflower painting that will resurrect anyone who's killed here within the next five hours?" "Nah, I'm sure we'll be fine. Besides, it took forever to get that painting perfectly square. It'd be a shame to move it again." 3
mail-mi he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 "Honey. There's an empath on the back porch." "Oh no. Want me to grab the bazooka that can turn him into a flowerpot?" "Nah, a shotgun should be fine." "But...why?" "I don't like flowerpots." "But honey, what about the vaporizer? That'll get rid of him." "No. What if he is invincible?" "...then what will a rifle do?" "Maybe his weakness is rifles!" 3
Kobold King he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) "But honey, what about the vaporizer? That'll get rid of him." "No. What if he is invincible?" "...then what will a rifle do?" "Maybe his weakness is rifles!" "What's the worst that could happen?" --Motto of the Finch family. Found engraved on the only surviving upright wall in the Oregon Wasteland after the Epic Wars. Edited January 22, 2015 by Kobold King 3
Voidus Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Dave is BusDriver . Is anybody opposed to having Angel's uncle be one of the ones that was killed in PP's lab? I kind of want her to be able to use some Epic tech that she got from him . It's possible but they would have been pretty strict with making sure no one smuggled any out for anything, PP is probably going to be getting rid of some of his tech now that he's openly using his powers, I might write in something about them interfering with his powers. I was thinking he'd give them to Funtimes for her Vanillas but we could try to work something out with Angel. What kind of Epic were you interested in Twi?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 It's possible but they would have been pretty strict with making sure no one smuggled any out for anything, PP is probably going to be getting rid of some of his tech now that he's openly using his powers, I might write in something about them interfering with his powers. I was thinking he'd give them to Funtimes for her Vanillas but we could try to work something out with Angel. What kind of Epic were you interested in Twi? From the list in Epics of Oregon, I was looking at Entropic Decay. Is it all right if I use him in Funtimes' backstory?
Voidus Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 From the list in Epics of Oregon, I was looking at Entropic Decay. Is it all right if I use him in Funtimes' backstory? Yeah sure, feel free to change his name, I think I have changed it on the doc to Ozymandias but yeah I'm not fussed by changes/new powers/whatever.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 Yeah sure, feel free to change his name, I think I have changed it on the doc to Ozymandias but yeah I'm not fussed by changes/new powers/whatever. Cool. Thanks. I was thinking I'd change his name to Blight, though Ozymandias is a lot more badchull.
Kobold King he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 It's possible but they would have been pretty strict with making sure no one smuggled any out for anything, PP is probably going to be getting rid of some of his tech now that he's openly using his powers, I might write in something about them interfering with his powers. I was thinking he'd give them to Funtimes for her Vanillas but we could try to work something out with Angel. Does he have other pieces of Epic technology besides the energy projectors? Cool. Thanks. I was thinking I'd change his name to Blight, though Ozymandias is a lot more badchull. I like the name Blight. Ozymandias is pretty cool too, though. (And I'm not just saying that because I came up with the name. Why do you ask? ) 1
Voidus Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Does he have other pieces of Epic technology besides the energy projectors? I like the name Blight. Ozymandias is pretty cool too, though. (And I'm not just saying that because I came up with the name. Why do you ask? ) A kind of magnetic force-field projector, and some other miscellaneous currently not shown stuff.
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) General question: I'm considering pinning the Epics of Oregon thread. Thoughts? Second question: Kobold, Lightwards was one of the early Epics, correct? How long before or after Annexation was the approximate date of his attack on his university? Sure, sounds good. Can you tell me when I said that Altermind set up Thoughttown? I can't quite remember and I'm not sure where I put it. Did you guys see my question about Desolation? No problems here that I could see. He´s actually not close to being to strong for Astoria, given that he doesn´t even has a proper PI. (I´m judging this based on Firefight. The Epic Puño de fuego, which ironically roughly translates to Firefist or Fist of fire, had enough damage resistance that they needed a tank to kill him, yet he wasn´t a High Epic. Were there any RP characters who received their powers early enough to make headlines in September 2014 (working off the assumption that Steelheart took power in September 2015)? As Kobold said Voidgaze would have been around. The time right after her turning was actually rather bad, so she might have made it into the news but given that Dawnslight didn´t make it into the news I´m not sure if she would have. I caught the reference. Also, Sam? People are fun. They're not fun to eat. It's an important distinction. Obviously she was already learning from Funtimes in the past. Dave is BusDriver . Is anybody opposed to having Angel's uncle be one of the ones that was killed in PP's lab? I kind of want her to be able to use some Epic tech that she got from him . Against the uncle, not really. Against the tech, yes. Leaving aside all the contrivance that would bring with it, tech like that would make the family a pretty big target, should anyone have got wind of it in the years they apparently just had lying around. Getting it from a Blackmarket dealer also doesn´t make sense, because that stuff is expensive. The Reckoners literally had to pay in Epic corpses and that was a bargain because no one could afford using it. (It probably doesn´t help that Firefight made me more sceptical on random scientists having figured out how to build it... and it doesn´t help that they shouldn´t have the founding and electricity necessary, now that I think about it. ) A kind of magnetic force-field projector, and some other miscellaneous currently not shown stuff. That one he already gave to Funtimes/Nathan. As for the miscellaneaous stuff, nothing that would be overdoing it I trust? (How did he manage to grab all of those out of a destroyed lab while being positevely insane?) Edited January 22, 2015 by Edgedancer
Voidus Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Sure, sounds good. No problems with that, I could see. He´s actually not close to being to strong fo Astoria, given that he doesn´t even has a proper PI. (I´m judging this based on Firefight. The Epic Puño de fuego, which ironically roughly translates to Firefist or Fist of fire, had enough damage resistance that they needed a tank to kill him, yet he wasn´t a High Epic. As Kobold said Voidgaze would have been around. The time right after her turning was actually rather bad, so she might have made it into the news. Nighthound also got his powers shortly before Annexation day, but given that Dawnslight didn´t make it into the news I´m not sure if he would have. It´s not like he started out the monster he´s now. Obviously she was already learning from Funtimes in the past. Against the uncle, not really. Against the tech, yes. Leaving aside all the contrivance that would bring with it, tech like that would make the family a pretty big target, should anyone have got wind of it in the years they apparently just had lying around. Getting it from a Blackmarket dealer also doesn´t make sense, because that stuff is expensive. The Reckoners literally had to pay in Epic corpses and that was a bargain because no one could afford using it. (It probably doesn´t help that Firefight made me more sceptical on random scientists having figured out how to build it... and it doesn´t help that they shouldn´t have the founding and electricity necessary, now that I think about it. ) That one he already gave to Funtimes/Nathan. As for the miscellaneaous stuff, nothing that would be overdoing it I trust? (How did he manage to grab all of those out of a destroyed lab while being positevely insane?) When I wrote that I wrote that he had a few of the magnetic field things. This was before we knew about Motivators so I thought they could have produced quite a few. So this might not strictly be Epic tech like what we're familiar with but rather just tech based on observing Epic powers. The miscellaneous stuff is in various stages of functionality, he basically just kept whatever he could find. The energy-gloves are in the best state of functionality and the most powerful form of technology. The rest was picked up from minor Epics, things like a water dowser, some gloves that can weaken stone (Basically a far weaker form of tensor that only works on stone and the stone still needs to be scooped out) The Protector grabbed the tech when he emerged, PP didn't know about it or consider any of them his powers.
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 When I wrote that I wrote that he had a few of the magnetic field things. This was before we knew about Motivators so I thought they could have produced quite a few. So this might not strictly be Epic tech like what we're familiar with but rather just tech based on observing Epic powers. The miscellaneous stuff is in various stages of functionality, he basically just kept whatever he could find. The energy-gloves are in the best state of functionality and the most powerful form of technology. The rest was picked up from minor Epics, things like a water dowser, some gloves that can weaken stone (Basically a far weaker form of tensor that only works on stone and the stone still needs to be scooped out) The Protector grabbed the tech when he emerged, PP didn't know about it or consider any of them his powers. You know, I find it a bit ironic that the guy (aka you) that just recently argued the hardship the Panda would have to face running a facility has his own caracter mass produce high tech gear, after the government that founded him completely collapsed.
Voidus Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 You know, I find it a bit ironic that the guy (aka you) that just recently argued the hardship the Panda would have to face running a facility has his own caracter mass produce high tech gear, after the government that founded him completely collapsed. PP was part of a large, already established team of scientists, maintenance staff, lab techs and engineers working specifically on making that tech for most of their careers. And they had access to a facility which had been specifically built for them to function independently. Panda's suggestion was that 1 biologist (Which is a hugely broad field) managed by himself to run a functioning cloning facility large enough to produce an army.
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 PP was part of a large, already established team of scientists, maintenance staff, lab techs and engineers working specifically on making that tech for most of their careers. And they had access to a facility which had been specifically built for them to function independently. Panda's suggestion was that 1 biologist (Which is a hugely broad field) managed by himself to run a functioning cloning facility large enough to produce an army. The situation are quite different, true. Although, I´m not sure that the government would even have been able to gather enough recources to keep a high tech facility with an appropriate number of staff running for over six years (eight if you count the time before the capitulation act) completely independently, while at the same time facing the chaos created by Epics emerging and before said facility could have provided any real resutls. That´s not even going into the mentality of the U.S. government. Not calling crem on this but you have to admid that the amount of money needed to pull this off is kinda ridiculous.
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