Question 19

[Quiver he/him]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Atypical said:

I changed my profile picture because I felt like changing it; sorry if confuse 

I am bleeder, in case you haven't guessed. 

I don't think admitting to being a Kandra clears up the issue very much.

[Edgedancer he/him]

14 minutes ago, Ookla the Atypical said:

I changed my profile picture because I felt like changing it; sorry if confuse 

I am bleeder, in case you haven't guessed. 

Your profile pictures at least tend to keep the same style.

[marsoupial they/them]

59 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

Your profile pictures at least tend to keep the same style.

Whaaaaaaaat... what are you talking about

Spoiler

 

Edited November 30, 2016 by Ookla the Atypical

[Mistbornwithakitty she/her]

*stumbles into the discussion*  I heard my name.....did someone call?  XD

[Lord in Rags]

Hello! I would like to join the RP, can I?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

48 minutes ago, Lord in Rags said:

Hello! I would like to join the RP, can I?

Welcome! Did you have a character or thread in mind already?

[breakingamber he/him]

10 hours ago, Ookla the Dogged said:

This thread is as crowded with Sharders as our RP is with abandoned Epic characters.

With that "subtle" hint dropped, would any of you Ooklas like to take on a superpowered villain as your character?  I'll be more than happy to discuss the numerous rad things that participating as an adopter will allow you to do.  

Are you implying that we have too many Sharders or too many abandoned Epic characters?

I know. Yeah, I'll see. Is Timeport taken? If not, I'd take him.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

6 minutes ago, Ookla the Broken said:

Are you implying that we have too many Sharders or too many abandoned Epic characters?

I don't know about the Sharders part, but we do have a glut of Epic characters, both abandoned and still in play. 

[marsoupial they/them]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Pug-whisperer said:

I don't know about the Sharders part, but we do have a glut of Epic characters, both abandoned and still in play. 

A... glut?

[Quiver he/him]

4 minutes ago, bleeder said:

A... glut?

This is offically the canon phrase for a gathering of epics. Like a flock of birds, or a crowd of people, or a school of fish.

It's a glut of epics.

This is canon now.

[marsoupial they/them]

Just now, Ookla the Archer said:

This is offically the canon phrase for a gathering of epics. Like a flock of birds, or a crowd of people, or a school of fish.

It's a glut of epics.

This is canon now.

I second this motion. 

All more in favor, make frantic dinosaur noises.

*screech*

[Edgedancer he/him]

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Archer said:

This is offically the canon phrase for a gathering of epics. Like a flock of birds, or a crowd of people, or a school of fish.

It's a glut of epics.

This is canon now.

 

6 minutes ago, bleeder said:

I second this motion. 

All more in favor, make frantic dinosaur noises.

*screech*

I always figured that Epics were kind of like crows, you know, a murder but hey I'm not one to object.

*ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR*

[marsoupial they/them]

1 minute ago, Edgedancer said:

 

I always figured that Epics were kind of like crows, you know, a murder but hey I'm not one to object.

*ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR*

Hey, happy 10,000th post!

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just now, bleeder said:

Hey, happy 10,000th post!

Spend making a pun and roaring like a dinosaur. I feel acomplished now.  

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

41 minutes ago, bleeder said:

A... glut?

 

36 minutes ago, Ookla the Archer said:

This is offically the canon phrase for a gathering of epics. Like a flock of birds, or a crowd of people, or a school of fish.

It's a glut of epics.

This is canon now.

And here I thought "glut" meant "an excessively abundant supply of something." 

The dictionary is like the Doctor: it lies.  

[Quiver he/him]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Pug-whisperer said:

 

And here I thought "glut" meant "an excessively abundant supply of something." 

The dictionary is like the Doctor: it lies.  

Plot twist; the Gallifreyan known as the Lawyer has a reputation for his scrupulousness and honesty.

[18th Shard he/him]

Okola the Misspellde returns this year! Sorry for the inactivity, I've been pretty busy. I have been keeping up via email and unsigned in reads though. Does Jumpdrive need to respond to anything? I believe he finished the day at the funeral, but I can retcon him to be woken up by a text or something if needed.

[breakingamber he/him]

47 minutes ago, Okola the Misspellde said:

Okola the Misspellde returns this year! Sorry for the inactivity, I've been pretty busy. I have been keeping up via email and unsigned in reads though. Does Jumpdrive need to respond to anything? I believe he finished the day at the funeral, but I can retcon him to be woken up by a text or something if needed.

Are you still playing Paradox and/or Redshirt?

Edited December 1, 2016 by Ookla the Pug-whisperer
Accidental obscenity corrected

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

3 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

 

@Ookla the Pug-whisperer, is the Unicyclist post a thing?

 

It's going to be. I've just been low on inspiration here lately….and I'm not entirely sure what he could or should do at this point.  

[Lord in Rags]

YES! I have an epic! 

Here we go, its a work- in - progress, so any feedback is wanted.

Epic name: King in Rags

Real name: Johnathan Lewiston

Age: 45

 

Primary: Uses absorbed energy- turns it into various other forms of energy, and releases it in those forms (i.e. lightning, fire, balls of energy, etc.). Energy is constantly released from his skin, causing everything nearby to slowly entropy. Extreme amount of energy allow him even more powers (Gravity manipulation, weather control, etc.)

 

Secondary: Allows him to null another epic’s powers on touch. Prime invincibilities weaken this. The nullifying lasts up to 2 days, for a normal epic. For a high epic, the power only now has ¼ efficiency. Doing this gives K.I.R an extremely large amount of kinetic energy.

 

Tertiary: Absorbs energy from things he touches.

 

Prime Invincibility: Invisible barrier, about 3 inches from his skin, absorbs all energy from anything that would harm him.

 

 

Appearance: A tall figure wrapped and covered in various pieces of cloth and tattered cloaks. His face and left hand are wrapped in bandage, with a black scarf around his neck. Has a four-pointed star metallic badge on his cloak. There is a dark shroud around him, he also sucks the light out of the air.

 

Mode of Operations: mostly wanders, with his servant Lich following him. He has no true goal, only to be there eating popcorn when the world goes to heck.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

@Lord in Rags I like his MO, but he's quite a bit too powerful. Prime invincibilities aren't allowed for a player's first Epic, and nullifying powers is on the restricted list. The energy absorption and release seems all right, though we'll need some solid limits for how much he can take in and release at once, in what forms, what these blasts can do, etc. 

If it helps, this game is more focused on characters and their interactions than on large-scale boss fights, so creating the most powerful Epic in the ring isn't the goal. Rather, the goal is to create an interesting character who is entertaining to read about and who brings something unique to the game. For instance, one of the more popular characters is named Backtrack. His sole power? He can see the past. Not a very flashy power, though it could be incredibly useful, allowing him to see the weaknesses of every Epic in the game….if he weren't terrified of absolutely everything. He's the butt of many jokes, both in-game and out, partly because of his personality (seriously, the guy would surrender to a tuna sandwich if the sandwich were named "All Powerful Grand Lord Steelheart") and partly because of the irony revolving around just how dangerous he could be if he weren't terrified of everything. 

So, try dialing his powers back some, and focus more on his personality and past. 

[Lord in Rags]

So, what show I replace his second power with, seeing as how his main powers are absorbing and expelling energy?

[Edgedancer he/him]

2 hours ago, Lord in Rags said:

So, what show I replace his second power with, seeing as how his main powers are absorbing and expelling energy?

Well, the kind of cop out answer would be asking what kind of power do you find interesting?
In an actual attempt to help, some musings: His primary power is already very versatile, so we likely don't want anything flashy and he did loose a great deal of his defensive capabilities. Thus it would make sense to take something similair to his original power that allows him to minimize a threat. To tie in with the energy theme, maybe something that turns a person into something akint to a sieve for energy, meaning they would for example find it hard to extremely move because the kinetic energy in their body just disipates.

[Clockwork he/him]

So Lich, the King in Rag's servant, should also probably be introduced now... (I collaborated with @Lord in Rags on this):

Epic Name: Lich
Real Name: Sceit (Pronounced Syeet- Last Name Unknown)
Age: Unknown

Primary Power:
He can create ice with the water in the air, or any water he has nearby. He can create it in about a 10 ft. radius, and control it as long as he can see it. His ice is usually some -300^o Fahrenheit, making it very hard to melt, and its temperature constantly lowers to that point. He actually carries several bottles of water in case there isn’t any other source.

Secondary Power:
He can animate extremely cold objects (<-200^o). He has to understand how such a thing would move in its shape, so he usually just makes statues of ice. He can’t cause, say, a wall to move because, well, how does it move? So he usually sticks to humans. They have low intelligence, and can only travel within a 2.5 mile radius of Lich, or they melt after a while.

Tertiary Power:
He can drain a person health. After being touched, a person’s immune system is practically nulled, and they don’t heal at all for a week or so. After 2 or so minutes, they die. When they die, his healing has increased by about to about 1.5x what it is normally, for about 3 days. If he kills another person during this this time, it increases by another 1.5x. So draining multiple people stacks a bit (so 2 people would be 2.25x, 3 would be 3.325, etc.).

Prime Invincibility:
When in danger, thick walls of unnatural ice surround him. This ice melts at command, but is harder than almost all metals and can support several tons of pressure.

Appearance:
Usually shrouded in a large black cloak, underneath he is very pale, with blue eyes and black hair. His cloak is almost as resistant to bullets and blades as an inch of Kevlar, due to meeting Chasmfiend once. Originally it was practically impossible to damage.

Modus Operandi:
Does whatever The King in Rags tells him to do. He doesn’t resist because The King in Rags knows and can cause his weakness. Often acts as his 'champion'.

[Edgedancer he/him]

@Ookla the Endless Okay, seems like we got quite the nightmare creature here. I think you're Chasmfied?  In that case not a first Epic but seeing how your other character is one, the high council of GMs would still have to decide if a High Epic is allowed. Either way, the territary power does come close to a double PI. (Might depend on the location, maybe. Will have to ask the others)
Talking of the matters of PIs, seeing how the King had to be dowgraded, that might put a chink in the MO, seeing how backstabbing is a pretty realistic option now.

I'm also going to assume that your character has some kind of cold resistance, seeing how ridiculously and dangerously cold -300° is (I think, not exactly used to Fahrenheit)
On that note, while this isn't a problem of any kind for the game itself, I do feel the need to point out that Lich and the King in Rags pretty much have anti-synergy, seeing how an ice Epic of those temperatures would just suck out any kind of thermic energy out of the surrounding.

So, is there a limit to how many ice constructs he can control?
Similair note, why give a power that kills within two minutes and yet have the victims heal from it in a week. That seems a bit odd.