Question 12

[Edgedancer he/him]

Kicked out of the Autumn Glass Fanclub, Vapor Snake vows revenge. Months later, he has it….when he's imprisoned for briefly losing his mind, let out on good behavior, and is made Autumn's bodyguard because he's decent underneath the corruption and she doesn't want to give Deathwish too many chances to ogle her. It's a convoluted and needlessly complicated plan that can't not work.

 

Disturbing implications of that aside, he's enough of a slontze that it does make sense for him not to gift his healing factor unless he absolutely has to. 

 

Deathwish might, but no one cares what he thinks.

Sure, let's gp with the master manipulator fanon.

 

Let us all hope that he never gets his hands on a vanilla hostage.

 

Exactly, if Arsenal doesn't get to complain about his nickname neither gets Deathwish.

[Voidus]

So I take it that Bioterror was already waiting in the room?

 

A Brightdeath and Chase pony to add to the vault would be nice, yes.

Yeah he'll be there waiting, I'm planning on getting a double post up with him and the Adventurer once Sirce and I figure out what the latter is doing but if you want to post another segment beforehand that's fine with me, he'll probably be playing with his eye or something else suitably gross.

[Voidus]

Side note: Great memes post Edge but on:
 

 

 

Koschei the cat: Koschei the Deathless is already death in canon by the time the RP takes place. Him being reincarnated as the pet cat of Baxter Game isn’t a part of canon, not that it stops anyone from constantly bringing it up.

The correct tense would be 'Koschei the Deathless is already dead in canon'

 

Unless he's become the Grim Reaper himself while I wasn't looking
Is English your second language? I know you live in Germany but you're so fluent I've never actually picked up on it before, if so kudos on being so awesome. If not, well you're still awesome.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Yeah he'll be there waiting, I'm planning on getting a double post up with him and the Adventurer once Sirce and I figure out what the latter is doing but if you want to post another segment beforehand that's fine with me, he'll probably be playing with his eye or something else suitably gross.

Eh, we have the time.

 

Side note: Great memes post Edge but on:

 

The correct tense would be 'Koschei the Deathless is already dead in canon'

 

Unless he's become the Grim Reaper himself while I wasn't looking

Is English your second language? I know you live in Germany but you're so fluent I've never actually picked up on it before, if so kudos on being so awesome. If not, well you're still awesome.

Of course, don't you remember the scene in which Koschei lead all the dead MME members into the afterlife? Or maybe I just misspelled.

 

It is my second language, yes.

 

And I present you a post of Shiny Sparkle being competend by reducing corpses into red paste.

By the way, should a forcefield construct be able to easily slice through metal, instead of just smashing it?

[Voidus]

Eh, we have the time.

 

Of course, don't you remember the scene in which Koschei lead all the dead MME members into the afterlife? Or maybe I just misspelled.

 

It is my second language, yes.

 

And I present you a post of Shiny Sparkle being competend by reducing corpses into red paste.

By the way, should a forcefield construct be able to easily slice through metal, instead of just smashing it?

That's er... one way to go about it. I suppose I should complement her on her thoroughness.

Depends on the force field, if it's an infinitely thin plane then it should be able to, but that comes with other issues like accidentally splitting atoms.

So I guess, yes but also Crush likely would have just nuked the Dalles. 

[Blackhoof]

I think just making it as thin as a normal blade, or a bit thinner, and then using enough force and speed (which he should be able to since the front end is so thin).

[Edgedancer he/him]

I think just making it as thin as a normal blade, or a bit thinner, and then using enough force and speed (which he should be able to since the front end is so thin).

Except that the blade has to be capable of containing the orange matter, meaning there's a limit to how it can be constructed.

[Mckeedee123 he/him]

Depends on the force field, if it's an infinitely thin plane then it should be able to, but that comes with other issues like accidentally splitting atoms.

So I guess, yes but also Crush likely would have just nuked the Dalles. 

 

I should get right on that, actually. Oregon isn't going to destroy itself. 

 

Come to think of it, I actually have an idea for an Epic that can cause destruction on par with Obliteration, based on another one of the experiences mentioned in Crush's first monologue.

 

I think just making it as thin as a normal blade, or a bit thinner, and then using enough force and speed (which he should be able to since the front end is so thin).

 

Creating a wedge is actually somewhat difficult for him (though he does it, obviously.) The easiest form for him to create is that of a flat plane with the "back side" facing inwards. the more complicated and contorted the shape, the harder it is to make. When he makes a "mindcleaver" he's basically bending a force field (before its actual inception) with such a degree of precision that it can be considered a wedge. It needs to be formed pretty close to him and takes him a fraction of a second to get it to work

Edited June 6, 2015 by Mckeedee123

[Blackhoof]

I should get right on that, actually. Oregon isn't going to destroy itself.

Come to think of it, I actually have an idea for an Epic that can cause destruction on par with Obliteration, based on another one of the experiences mentioned in Crush's first monologue.

just be wary, Obliteration is feared for that very reason. Can't have too many city-nukers running around haha.

Creating a wedge is actually somewhat difficult for him (though he does it, obviously.) The easiest form for him to create is that of a flat plane with the "back side" facing inwards. the more complicated and contorted the shape, the harder it is to make. When he makes a "mindcleaver" he's basically bending a force field (before its actual inception) with such a degree of precision that it can be considered a wedge. It needs to be formed pretty close to him and takes him a fraction of a second to get it to work

so he just did that to cut the handcuffs?

[Mckeedee123 he/him]

just be wary, Obliteration is feared for that very reason. Can't have too many city-nukers running around haha.

so he just did that to cut the handcuffs?

 

Don't worry. He's weird. I call him Wrangler. Basically, he can necromance (?) hooved mammals. He can't directly control them after they come back to life, but he can sort of "direct" large herds of them. The awakened beasts can spew gobs of cud and basically want to eat all organic objects they see, living or dead.

 

He doesn't have Prime Invincibility or an insta-kill or any real offensive or defensive powers in particular. His only real power aside from necromancy is shapeshifting; he can turn into animals like horses, cows, bison, etc. as well as the undead forms of them.

 

He spends his time directing his herds to "graze" large swaths of North America. Currently, the number of animals under his control is in the millions. The herds are basically polishing off the Yukon Territory right now, and might come down south  sometime soon.

 

That is, if this is canon, of course.

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It's become second nature to him after years of practice. He doesn't really have a problem doing it, it just takes some focus. I don't really mention everything he actually does in the narrative because his powers are really complicated and it would slow things down too much.

Edited June 6, 2015 by Mckeedee123

[Blackhoof]

Don't worry. He's weird. I call him Wrangler. Basically, he can necromance (?) hooved mammals. He can't directly control them after they come back to life, but he can sort of "direct" large herds of them. The awakened beasts can spew gobs of cud and basically want to eat all organic objects they see, living or dead.

He doesn't have Prime Invincibility or an insta-kill or any real offensive or defensive powers in particular. His only real power aside from necromancy is shapeshifting; he can turn into animals like horses, cows, bison, etc. as well as the undead forms of them.

He spends his time directing his herds to "graze" large swaths of North America. Currently, the number of animals under his control is in the millions. The herds are basically polishing off the Yukon Territory right now, and might come down south sometime soon.

That is, if this is canon, of course.

that seems a tad op to me. Millions of undead, omnicidal caribou? I feel like if that happened in the books someone would have mentioned it, since it presents a direct and dire threat to human and Epic life on earth itself.

How about giving him a limit, like our other Necromancer? Even a limit like 1000 would make him strong, capable of wiping out cities, but not apocalyptic like millions would.

[Voidus]

Necromancers are officially non-canonical, I think prof mentions it to David in Steelheart at some point. We made an exception for Lightwards since he was already a major character and we assumed Oregons destruction could just erase all evidence of his existence but I doubt we'll be accepting any large scale necromancers like that.

[Mckeedee123 he/him]

that seems a tad op to me. Millions of undead, omnicidal caribou? I feel like if that happened in the books someone would have mentioned it, since it presents a direct and dire threat to human and Epic life on earth itself.

How about giving him a limit, like our other Necromancer? Even a limit like 1000 would make him strong, capable of wiping out cities, but not apocalyptic like millions would.

 

Ouch. Shut down.

 

Mostly I figured it was fine because he doesn't really care about power or anything, he just wants to keep his herds eating.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Creating a wedge is actually somewhat difficult for him (though he does it, obviously.) The easiest form for him to create is that of a flat plane with the "back side" facing inwards. the more complicated and contorted the shape, the harder it is to make. When he makes a "mindcleaver" he's basically bending a force field (before its actual inception) with such a degree of precision that it can be considered a wedge. It needs to be formed pretty close to him and takes him a fraction of a second to get it to work

I still don't think that would be enough to just cleanly cut through through a pair of handcuffs, especially without properly placing them first. He'd manage to destroy them surely but with a single swipe like that he would most likely also seriously damage Deathwish's hands and I am not sure what that would even do at the moment.

[Blackhoof]

Ouch. Shut down.

Mostly I figured it was fine because he doesn't really care about power or anything, he just wants to keep his herds eating.

don't sweat it man- not like you knew it wasn't canon. I think it was a sort of obscure WOB or AMA where that information came out, maybe, or a little line in one book.

sorry if i came across as rude or anything.

[Blackhoof]

Actually yeah, now i remember- when David sees Megan in the final battle in Steelheart, someone says or thinks that there are no known Epics who can bring people back to life.

If you want to keep Wrangler canon though, how about some alterations? Instead of raising dead animals, he can mind control them (but a limited number, to keep him not-OP, perhaps), but the animals waste away because of his power. So they look rotted and dead, but in reality they are alive and mind-controlled.

[Voidus]

Actually yeah, now i remember- when David sees Megan in the final battle in Steelheart, someone says or thinks that there are no known Epics who can bring people back to life.

If you want to keep Wrangler canon though, how about some alterations? Instead of raising dead animals, he can mind control them (but a limited number, to keep him not-OP, perhaps), but the animals waste away because of his power. So they look rotted and dead, but in reality they are alive and mind-controlled.

That works better, also there are a lot less living animals he could control than if he could necromance dead ones and he can't just raise them back if they die that way. I had a brief character who flooded Portland with his rats before he got killed.

[Blackhoof]

And Orange Crush (or anyone, for that matter), at a glance would think "well that is some seriously undead caribou all up in there"

 

so that thought of his doesn't need to be retconned or anything

[Edgedancer he/him]

There shouldn't be any problems with simple animal control. Although, he'd probably never reach a herd size that's really threatening, given that any place with proper defenses could just decimate them.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

There shouldn't be any problems with simple animal control. Although, he'd probably never reach a herd size that's really threatening, given that any place with proper defenses could just decimate them.

Provided they were in the early stages of his control, hunters from Alaska or the Yukon would go after them as food. In the latter stages, they'd do the same, but with the goal of eliminating a threat. And then there are apex predators who would at least try to thin the herd as a food source.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Provided they were in the early stages of his control, hunters from Alaska or the Yukon would go after them as food. In the latter stages, they'd do the same, but with the goal of eliminating a threat. And then there are apex predators who would at least try to thin the herd as a food source.

And that is without them attacking cities and the like, at which point they'd probably just get charred into ashes by an Epic or something like that.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

And that is without them attacking cities and the like, at which point they'd probably just get charred into ashes by an Epic or something like that.

Khione, a backstory Epic of mine who rules Alaska, wouldn't let a herd like that survive for long. She might not go after it herself, but she wouldn't let it get far.

[Kobold King he/him]

Khione, a backstory Epic of mine who rules Alaska, wouldn't let a herd like that survive for long. She might not go after it herself, but she wouldn't let it get far.

 

I think literally millions of undead caribou would be a threat worthy of her attention. Especially considering how easy it would be for her to take care of; one tornado could easily suck up every zombie caribou in seconds and I can't believe I just seriously typed that sentence.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I think literally millions of undead caribou would be a threat worthy of her attention. Especially considering how easy it would be for her to take care of; one tornado could easily suck up every zombie caribou in seconds and I can't believe I just seriously typed that sentence.

I can't believe the internet has existed this long without that sentence.

But yes, she could easily grab the caribou with a few tornadoes and dump them into the Bering Sea.

[Edgedancer he/him]

I think literally millions of undead caribou would be a threat worthy of her attention. Especially considering how easy it would be for her to take care of; one tornado could easily suck up every zombie caribou in seconds and I can't believe I just seriously typed that sentence.

Because trapping zomby dinosaurs in glittery tar and ramming a flying Panda with a helicopter is that much more reasonable. Get used to it Kobold.