Question 19

[Blackhoof]

Although, that doesn't seem very fair to me, as the Epic can't even choose to not use the power if they had the strength to do so.

Edited April 17, 2016 by Blackhoof

[Kobold King he/him]

Although, that doesn't seem very fair to me, as the Epic can't even choose to not use the power if they had the strength to do so.

 

 

"Life isn't fair. Now be quiet, my soap's coming on."

 

--Calamity, 2016

[cloudjumper he/him]

So how exactly did he snap out of it in the first place? After multiple years, I don't think suddenly finding his consience is an option anymore, especially if he's still using his powers.

You're right. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I'll have to revise my character a bit more before I share it again, this time with a backstory and personality with less holes in it.

Edited April 17, 2016 by cloudjumper

[Blackhoof]

On the subject of the discussion, I don't personally think it matters much what Mach he runs, but it does matter completely how much control the Epic has while superspeeding. 

 

And while Epic powers explicitly break physics (where does Steelheart get the energy for his energy blasts? he couldn't possibly eat enough for it. How can Obliteration hold so much heat without being destroyed himself, or interrupting his normal bodily functions? Where does Mitosis get the mass for his duplicates?) they break physics in the sense of creating or destroying energy/matter, mostly. Epic powers are consistent within themselves. If superstrength Epic A has the strength to benchpress 300kgs or less, that is his limit- he can't suddenly benchpress 500, or find it difficult to lift 100 as the story demands.

 

 

You're right. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I'll have to revise my character a bit more before I share it again, this time with a backstory and personality with less holes in it.

 

 

Thanks, nothing personal We're just trying to help your character fit in better with the RP as it is currently established

 

And on the subject of his powers- I think his system is a bit confusing. Nothing wrong with controlling fire, water and wind, but the whole refilling or emptying "stores" of power sort of goes against the normal way they work (as in, endless ability to use them), and it is a tad confusing. 

Edited April 18, 2016 by Blackhoof

[Master Elodin]

On the subject of the discussion, I don't personally think it matters much what Mach he runs, but it does matter completely how much control the Epic has while superspeeding.

And while Epic powers explicitly break physics (where does Steelheart get the energy for his energy blasts? he couldn't possibly eat enough for it. How can Obliteration hold so much heat without being destroyed himself, or interrupting his normal bodily functions? Where does Mitosis get the mass for his duplicates?) they break physics in the sense of creating or destroying energy/matter, mostly. Epic powers are consistent within themselves. If superstrength Epic A has the strength to benchpress 300kgs or less, that is his limit- he can't suddenly benchpress 500, or find it difficult to lift 100 as the story demands.

Thanks, nothing personal We're just trying to help your character fit in better with the RP as it is currently established

And on the subject of his powers- I think his system is a bit confusing. Nothing wrong with controlling fire, water and wind, but the whole refilling or emptying "stores" of power sort of goes against the normal way they work (as in, endless ability to use them), and it is a tad confusing.

It's more Flash-like than Newtonian, I'd say. Edited April 18, 2016 by Master Elodin

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Wow. I leave for a weekend and I miss three/four new pages. Did I miss anything of relevance to me?  eg. Any new plans for Corvallis?

[mail-mi he/him]

It's never explicitly mentioned, but I think it's assumed that it'd produce a steady burn of corruption, since it's always "on." It probably wouldn't be as strong as the corruption produced by using an active power, but I don't think it'd be unnoticeable. 

 

 

Although, that doesn't seem very fair to me, as the Epic can't even choose to not use the power if they had the strength to do so.

 

#thisisahugepartofReader'scharacterprogression.

 

So is it all right if I just have Reader taken to the post office again?

Edited April 18, 2016 by mail-mi

[Blackhoof]

Wow. I leave for a weekend and I miss three/four new pages. Did I miss anything of relevance to me?  eg. Any new plans for Corvallis?

 

As far as I know, no.

[Citadel16 he/him]

so heres an idea for an epic that I have no current intentions of writing a point of view for:

 

paradox.

 

temporal reincarnation epic.

 

every time he dies, he starts the day over(but retains his memory).

 

nobody thinks he's actually an epic, because whenever they ask him what happens next he looks at them deeply and says "I honestly have no clue. I haven't survived this long today in a while."

 

hes traveled to Portland merely so he could punch nighthound in the face.

 

and then he died.

 

needless to say he's extremely bored and knows more than anyone else on the planet. he's also incredibly old (like 4000 years old if you where to add his life up together).

 

if I were to write it from his point of view, it would be from a timeline where he survives the day.

 

reasons why he wouldnt be a good idea: due to the nature of his abilities, he could probably kill any epic in the RP through sheer trial and error.

 

its also very possible that he breaks the laws of canon...

Edited April 18, 2016 by WarriorMark16

[Blackhoof]

Very interesting power, but I'd say he definitely goes beyond the scope of canon.

[Citadel16 he/him]

yeah, thought so... but that does give me an idea for a short story 

[Blackhoof]

Haha it would make for an interesting OOC story, certainly

[Edgedancer he/him]

Nope. Not unless they let him. Really, the whole mind-crush thing is something that can't happen under regular circumstances with the changes; what happened with Ari was an anomaly, and a very traumatic one for Eternity. 

Alright then, sounds good.

 

Although, that doesn't seem very fair to me, as the Epic can't even choose to not use the power if they had the strength to do so.

Apart from mirroring Kobold's point, the books had the pretty clear implication that, while it takes great mastery of their powers, supressing passive powers is possible.

 

It's more Flash-like than Newtonian, I'd say.

That's still fairly vague and doesn't explain anything about his pyrokinesis.

 

Wow. I leave for a weekend and I miss three/four new pages. Did I miss anything of relevance to me?  eg. Any new plans for Corvallis?

It has picked up a bit recently, true, but I don't think you missed anything.

[Master Elodin]

Alright then, sounds good.

 

Apart from mirroring Kobold's point, the books had the pretty clear implication that, while it takes great mastery of their powers, supressing passive powers is possible.

 

That's still fairly vague and doesn't explain anything about his pyrokinesis.

 

It has picked up a bit recently, true, but I don't think you missed anything.

Okay. Pyrokinesis means fine control of and creation of fire, heat resistance. Also, speed comes along with altered time perception.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Okay. Pyrokinesis means fine control of and creation of fire, heat resistance. Also, speed comes along with altered time perception.

Alright, that's better, thank you. Which only leaves us with that sample text I asked for.

[Master Elodin]

Sorry, working on that. I've had quite a bit of homework lately so less time for writing, but it'll probably be up by tonight.

[Quiver he/him]

Possible Calamity spoilers...but why were there no famous epic heroes in the early days?

I mean, I know Prof and all had a team of sorts, but they don't seem to have gotten any kind of fame and recognition. Did epic corruption happen that quickly?

[Kobold King he/him]

Possible Calamity spoilers...but why were there no famous epic heroes in the early days?

I mean, I know Prof and all had a team of sorts, but they don't seem to have gotten any kind of fame and recognition. Did epic corruption happen that quickly?

 

 

In canon corruption occurs way more quickly than it does in our version of Oregon. People like Edgerunner or Scribbler would probably have been pushed over the edge into out-and-out supervillainy by now in the Calamityverse proper. My guess is that any Epics who did try to be heroes went bad after the first couple of tries of heroism they performed.

[Blaze1616 he/him]

In canon corruption occurs way more quickly than it does in our version of Oregon. People like Edgerunner or Scribbler would probably have been pushed over the edge into out-and-out supervillainy by now in the Calamityverse proper. My guess is that any Epics who did try to be heroes went bad after the first couple of tries of heroism they performed.

 

And that's assuming they weren't corrupted from just testing their powers out. The best place to see the immediate affect of corruption is probably the scene where Prof saves David near the mid-end of Steelheart. 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Possible Calamity spoilers...but why were there no famous epic heroes in the early days?

I mean, I know Prof and all had a team of sorts, but they don't seem to have gotten any kind of fame and recognition. Did epic corruption happen that quickly?

It's a bit weird actually.

In Firefight we learn that Prof. Regalia and co were trying to get a superhero team going, as doomed as that plan was, and in Calamity we learn that Knighthawk's wife tried to resist the corruption for quite a while (however long that actually was) before Prof had to put her down. My guess is that if there were "good" Epics in the early years they were for one rather weak ones that couldn't make much of a difference and if they did almost instantly turned around and went like "I killed the bank robberm guess I can keep the money for myself now" plus the chaos caused by the rendings most likely overshadowed any positive news they could possibly have caused.

[Quiver he/him]

Shiny has out crazied Lyla.

This cannot be allowed to go unaddressed.

...oh, and Epics.

I haven't read Calamity yet, but is there any indication for criteria Calamity used to pick Epic's? Like, reasons why they might be more inclined towards corruption or whatever

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Shiny has out crazied Lyla.

This cannot be allowed to go unaddressed.

...oh, and Epics.

I haven't read Calamity yet, but is there any indication for criteria Calamity used to pick Epic's? Like, reasons why they might be more inclined towards corruption or whatever

Excellent.

None were given, IIRC.

[Blackhoof]

@Elodin: can he use his pyrokinesis while speeding? The fore wouldn't speed up itself so I probably guess not, but it is worth clarifying

Edited April 19, 2016 by Blackhoof

[breakingamber he/him]

Great idea:

 

Zombie

Power: When he bites someone, the person will suddenly start decaying and attack other people, and bite them. Their bites work the same way as Zombie's. These are immune to pain and resistant to injury. Interestingly enough, these victims are not under Zombie's control. If the person had a strong willpower, then the person possibly won't go through the "kill everyone and everything" process. At least not for a day or two. If a person was very smart when he was bitten, then he will probably use more clever traps to kill his prey. Etc.

Secondary: If he touches a corpse, the corpse will go through the same process as his bite victims. These zombies are under Zombie's control, and they will always be rather dumb.

Tertiary: Zombie is always in a state of decay, and this cannot be changed at all. If you shoot him, the wound will heal. If you stab him or hack an arm off, it will heal. Cutting his head off will kill him, although this is not his weakness.

 

It may be too powerful, but it would be AWESO-blagh, nom...

[Master Elodin]

His fire aura is active and he can shoot fireballs in bullet time but otherwise no. Also, here's a (quickly therefore badly) scene detailing his powers.

Oracle sped into town, looking around. He saw no one, but he saw a strange indent in the leaves beside him, as if someone was standing right there. Suddenly, a man appeared from out of think air and starting firing at Oracle. Time slowed down, and he saw the bullets moving towards him like a toothpick through clear jello. He incinerated each one and created a circle of flame around the man with the gun. The man slumped to the ground, defeated, and Oracle sent a good old fashioned fireball at his face. It almost connected, but the second before it did the man teleported away onto the top of the building. Oracle ran up the side of the building and saw the man slowly rising his gun. He stepped forward and shoved a fireball down his throat before the man even knew that his life was about to end. Now that that was taken care of, he rocketed off the building with a speed-enhanced jump and rocketed into the sky, shooting fire out of his hands. Time to go.