Guest Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 So if Mannequin's original body dies, he cannot get a new human one? Also, Aonar, did anyone ever take those Corvallis Epics from you? If not, will you post them again? I remembered one that was interesting to me...
Redbird he/him Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 I will probably make Heatsink a citizen of Corvallis, but I do want to eventually switch sides, which is not an unusual thing for an epic. I was thinking an eidetic memory would be interesting to have, since he can make an area totally dark, remembering how it looked would help alot. And I want to use the energy Heatsink absorbs so fuel his agility boost.
Aonar he/him Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) So if Mannequin's original body dies, he cannot get a new human one? Also, Aonar, did anyone ever take those Corvallis Epics from you? If not, will you post them again? I remembered one that was interesting to me... No, although Timelock is quite similar to Kronos, and Hypno fulfills basically the same function as Smoothtalker. The others were: Monk: -Kinetoception (similar to Frostfire's lifesense, but more powerful) -Enhanced physical and mental abilities -(Power I'm not really sure what to call) Can alter their own perceptions at will, filtering irrelevant info, dulling/enhancing physical senses, speeding/slowing their own perception of time. Apollo: -Hypnotic Music (inducing sleep, paralysis, madness, various emotions, compulsions, etc.) -Minor Prophecy (Will occasionally give impossibly accurate information about things to come. However it is very vague, and comes at random.) Puppetress/Puppeteer: (Superficially similar to Mannequin, but I think the powers are different enough it wouldn't be repetitive.) -Telepathic Binding: Can create permanent telepathic links to those they touch. Vary in strength between vague sense of location and strong emotions, to full-on mind-melding. -Draining: When near something they've bound they may drain various attributes, like strength, mental speed, health, energy etc. -Animation: Can form bindings to non-living things as well, although they are much weaker, and harder to sustain. Works best on corpses, or anything that was once part of a human. Can perform major telekinesis on things they've bound to, although it weakens substantially with distance, and the exact object affected. Glutton/Famine: -Metabolic Speed: Can alter metabolism, vastly accelerating or decelerating natural processes. With enough food/stored chemical energy, they can hugely increase their strength, speed and healing. Can also do this to others, putting them into comas or causing them to starve within seconds. -Hunger: Can cause those around them to feel terrible, all-consuming hunger. This doesn't necessarily have to involve food; it can be for anything, so long as it is something that person has desired at some point in their life. Power, love, narcotics... (This wasn't in his powerset originally, but it fits the theme well, and drives the Epic's potential creepiness factor through the roof. (And it makes for a decent Supernatural reference. )) Link to original list. Edited May 14, 2015 by Aonar Faileas 1
Kobold King he/him Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 She's definitely not a good person. I might joke about it, but I don't see her as a hero. Just a more cheerful villain who'd rather people be afraid of how much they love her (to borrow from Michael Scott) than to just fear her. Funtimes isn't a good person... now. We've seen some fairly sympathetic behavior from her, and it's been made clear that the majority of her apathetic behavior is a result of Calamity as opposed to her own personality. While Nighthound and the other Trifecta members may or may not be the same way, Funtimes is the only one whom we've been shown the kinder side of, showcasing that she's as much of a victim as anybody else. Page 23 and no one has mentioned the thread tags yet. Lurking in the shadows indeed. Oh, I noticed. I just didn't want to draw attention to myself. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Funtimes isn't a good person... now. We've seen some fairly sympathetic behavior from her, and it's been made clear that the majority of her apathetic behavior is a result of Calamity as opposed to her own personality. While Nighthound and the other Trifecta members may or may not be the same way, Funtimes is the only one whom we've been shown the kinder side of, showcasing that she's as much of a victim as anybody else. Oh, I noticed. I just didn't want to draw attention to myself. Right. She's not irredeemable; if shown how harmful her behavior was and given an opportunity to escape, she'd take it. I don't see her as unsympathetic at all. (In fact, the more of her backstory I write, the worse I feel for her.) She isn't beyond redemption, but she does need it. Badly. Funniest thing happened during the previews for Age of Ultron, by the way. I doubt anyone cares about the previews being spoiled, but just in case.... So the plot of Jurassic World follows a dinosaur nature preserve/theme park (like Sea World) where one of their dinosaurs goes rogue. This raptor killed and ate her sister, and over the course of the preview, kills others of her kind as well for the thrill of it. She's living in the woods. She's killing for sport. She's eating all the bodies. Sound familiar? 5
Kobold King he/him Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Right. She's not irredeemable; if shown how harmful her behavior was and given an opportunity to escape, she'd take it. I don't see her as unsympathetic at all. (In fact, the more of her backstory I write, the worse I feel for her.) She isn't beyond redemption, but she does need it. Badly. Funniest thing happened during the previews for Age of Ultron, by the way. I doubt anyone cares about the previews being spoiled, but just in case.... So the plot of Jurassic World follows a dinosaur nature preserve/theme park (like Sea World) where one of their dinosaurs goes rogue. This raptor killed and ate her sister, and over the course of the preview, kills others of her kind as well for the thrill of it. She's living in the woods. She's killing for sport. She's eating all the bodies. Sound familiar? Shiasaurus labeoufi confirmed. 4
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Shiasaurus labeoufi confirmed. Hear that? That's the entire population of Portland hoping and praying Lightwards doesn't get his hands on one of those. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Hear that? That's the entire population of Portland hoping and praying Lightwards doesn't get his hands on one of those. Whoever manages to bring down a fully grown dinosaur with body slams and jiu jitsu will be officially declared "The Most Epic Person, Ever." Even if (s)he's a vanilla. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Whoever manages to bring down a fully grown dinosaur with body slams and jiu jitsu will be officially declared "The Most Epic Person, Ever." Even if (s)he's a vanilla. When Edgerunner hears about the dinosaurs in Portland, I'm sure the scenario you just described will find its way into her next book. Chapter 15: "It Wasn't a Meteor that Caused the Dinosaurs' Extinction...Not This Time, Anyway." Edited May 14, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 3
+Slowswift Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Anybody have plans for Timelock? 'Cause he's just standing there, waiting for the Metal to let him move again. And he's going to want an explanation... I do have a post almost ready, but unless the Financier suddenly decides to hire him or something that post is going to remain unposted -- nothing for him to really do, except sit there fuming and/or cheese off a bunch of powerful Epics. Also, I often won't be able to post until the evening, as school is currently a thing (But only for another two weeks! Huzzah!). Edited May 15, 2015 by Slowswift
Blackhoof Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Edge, I'll try to address both of your points. Bullets wouldn't faze him. At all. Honestly, virtually any inanimate/dead/inorganic object that someone tries to kill him with doesn't have a chance. The precog-style Decay field that would switch on would utterly destroy whatever the object was. However, if you threw a Panda at him, the Decay would just burn the fur off, not the actual Panda. He might Blur out of the way, but generally speaking, you could knock him down with a fist to the head. Now, if someone wasn't trying to injure him, the Decay field would not switch on. So there are instances where he could be killed, say, in a large scale battle if the trauma was severe enough. Momentum, hm. This is an area that I have not thought a ton about, probably because I've been visualizing his Danger Decay as an instantaneous process. However, that does create an interesting problem. Say someone kicked Ozymandias off a cliff. How far would he burn through the ground at the bottom? I welcome your opinion on that. Healing: Not instantaneous, but yes, it can heal vital organs. Think of it like Prof in Steelheart, when Steelheart squished his face. He didn't get up immediately, but he did get up. I can't describe the process much better than that, because it's so absurdly unrealistic, but hopefully you get the idea. So with all that said, what could kill Ozymandias? Well, there are (as of right now) a few things. 1. Head being cut off accidentally. 2. Weakness being activated. 3. Traps (And I'm not sure about these. What do you think?). Now that you mention it, he is almost absurdly hard to kill. Suggestions? two already said this but i agree with him, double PI's is unique to Prof. Heck using his tensors defensively he sort of has three. i just don't think two PI's is a good idea. Yes. Good point. If you say so. Maybe it's because of the way I want to write him, but he jusr doesn't feel like a High Epic to me. He doesn't have any offensive powers to speak of, and he's not very antagonistic, so I don't think he will cause a power issue in the Dalles. If anything, he's trying to keep a reasonably low profile, while still working his way up to the top. Yep, he would be fast enough to dodge them, but only if he knew they were there. His Speed doesn't kick on with the danger sense. Fortuity was a High Epic but his power was pretty defensive. I think heaps of high epics might only have their PI as their power. And Speed can be pretty offensive. and maybe he isn't antagonistic, but he really shouldn't be as tough as Prof. And what if someone attacks him and he has to fight back? It isn't like we can guarantee his two PI's will never come into play. And given the majority of powers in the Dalles are not energy-based, (everyone shoots guns at you) his Decay PI (which is cool btw) would be enough to save him from most enemies.
Guest Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 @Aonar May I have Glutton? @Edge I could remove his healing, though I hate to do it. Everybody has to promise not to kill him, though, until I've written him more.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 @Aonar May I have Glutton? @Edge I could remove his healing, though I hate to do it. Everybody has to promise not to kill him, though, until I've written him more. There's a rule against killing player characters without permission, so he'll be fine. 1
Redbird he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 What do you think would be a reasonable distance for Heatsink to pull light in from?
Blackhoof Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Well, if the goal is to create an area of darkness he can hide in I'd say a max of 30 feet all around, if he really tries? That is a decent space to hide within.
Blackhoof Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 @Aonar May I have Glutton? @Edge I could remove his healing, though I hate to do it. Everybody has to promise not to kill him, though, until I've written him more. you could always keep the healing but tone it down a lot? Basically, if it can bring him back from the dead and is super-fast, it is a PI. If it can't resurrect him and he just has fastr natural healing (so a wound that takes months to recover from is healed in days) then it isn't a PI.
Redbird he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Ideally, somewhat less than 93,000,000 miles. Well, if the goal is to create an area of darkness he can hide in I'd say a max of 30 feet all around, if he really tries? That is a decent space to hide within. That's not the goal, but a use, and that sounds like a good distance.
Kobold King he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 @Edge I could remove his healing, though I hate to do it. Everybody has to promise not to kill him, though, until I've written him more. The healing does seem like a bit much, and as TwiLyght said no one's allowed to so much as break one of his bones without permission. So you have nothing to fear from a change. Ultimately your decision though.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) The healing does seem like a bit much, and as TwiLyght said no one's allowed to so much as break one of his bones without permission. So you have nothing to fear from a change. Ultimately your decision though. Really, the only thing a healing factor would do is give characters who dislike him permission to hurt him in fights (see: Nighthound, Lucentia, Deathwish). PIs don't do the same thing, since death has a tendency to have adverse effects on characters (see: Lightwards) and serious injuries would change the narrative for the foreseeable future (see: Lightwards, Timeport). It is your decision, but there are rules we adhere to, so there's no danger of anyone backstabbing you and killing your character. Edited May 15, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 1
Voidus Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Impact would be able to put up a pretty decent fight against Ozzy if needed even with a full healing factor, Deathwish would probably win too, since they'd both need to rely on weapons mostly but Deathwish can reflect all the damage back wheras Ozzy could just heal from it. And Redlight is pretty useful against most forms of PI so the Dalles wouldn't exactly be lacking in counters, that being said the double PI does seem a little excessive there's not really much of a need. 1
Guest Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Aight cool. Consider the ridiculously absurd healing power revoked. I may keep it on for small injuries, as Blackhoof suggested, but fatal wounds are out. Twi, I'm going to make another post in the Epics Of Oregon thread, so I actually have control over my bios again. Once I do this and notify you, will you/can you delete my post as Snoopy?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 Aight cool. Consider the ridiculously absurd healing power revoked. I may keep it on for small injuries, as Blackhoof suggested, but fatal wounds are out. Twi, I'm going to make another post in the Epics Of Oregon thread, so I actually have control over my bios again. Once I do this and notify you, will you/can you delete my post as Snoopy? I can do that.
the Gleeman he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 So if Mannequin's original body dies, he cannot get a new human one? He can have a new human body, it just has to be a dead body close by. His original body would die. For this reason, he keeps around five dead vanillas in his deep freezer which is guarded by puppet garden gnomes. Oh yes, and pink lawn flamingos we can't forget those.
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