Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks. Last question this time, I promise. . Did we decide on pre or post calamity? Edited June 21, 2018 by Kidpen
Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, winter devotion said: Calamity the book, you mean? Yes.
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 I'm assuming pre-, as that is what all the others are.
Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, The Young Pyromancer said: I'm assuming pre-, as that is what all the others are. There was a discussion a couple pages back considering switching it up. I don't think any decisions were made.
DrakeMarshall he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Arraenae said: I've been thinking of contributing a character to this refugee group. Probably a vanilla who is an avid reader and recognizes the things happening in the world from an epic about people with superpowers...called Worm, of course, were you expecting something else? She's going to have a lot of theories about what's happening where the broad strokes are sort of right but a lot of the details are incredibly wrong, and wants to go to Canada where the author lives to confront him about what he knows. The only issue is that it'll contain spoilers for pretty much the whole ending of Worm. I'm literally reading the last arc of Worm right now 1 hour ago, The Young Pyromancer said: May I join? I'm thinking of a character that can basically Nicroburst people, to go along with the dictator theme. I actually LIVE in Salem Oregon, so I'm sad to see my state leave the spotlight. I like the idea of the crisis meeting. If the city is destined for a dictatorship, then we should probably designate the dictator-to-be from the start. Sometime, you should make a fire epic called "Pyromancer" Also, do we know what the city is destined for yet? Edited June 21, 2018 by Drake Marshall
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Yes. And whenever they use their powers, a 2/1 Elemental token is created! 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 23 minutes ago, Kidpen said: Thanks. Last question this time, I promise. . Did we decide on pre or post calamity? I myself am leaning more to pre-. But we haven't actually setlled that as a group yet, I think.
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Maybe we could compromise and we start off pre- but then randomly Calamity leaves and everyone is like .
Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Young Pyromancer said: Maybe we could compromise and we start off pre- but then randomly Calamity leaves and everyone is like . :thinking:
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 What would even happen when calamity left? I imagine there would be mass chaos as the corruption suddenly stops. Some people would stay the same, and some would suddenly realize what they had done and freak out. Imagine what would happen in any of the cities ruled by one Epic that suddenly freaked out and stopped being evil.
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Thanks! Brandon never really said what happened after Calamity left. I'm really curious what would happen, or maybe what the world would look like 10, 20 years down the line. Maybe a kind of world-wide government gets formed? He might do a follow-up on that at some point.
Comatose he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 I think post Calamity is a little too unknown to venture into. I prefer pre personally. How long before Steelheart was Oregon destroyed again? I can’t find the timeline we worked out. @Voidus @Edgedancer
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Just now, Comatose said: I think post Calamity is a little too unknown to venture into Which is exactly why we should do it! We could even bring in OG characters in the background and not have to worry about canon!
Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, The Young Pyromancer said: Which is exactly why we should do it! We could even bring in OG characters in the background and not have to worry about canon! What happens if Apocalypse Guard comes out and reveals some stuff? edit: admittedly unlikely. Edited June 21, 2018 by Kidpen
The Swan Dragon he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Kidpen said: What happens if Apocalypse Guard comes out and reveals some stuff? If what we write doesn't fit into the canon, then we could simply say it's one of Megan's alternate realities. However, I do agree with Coma that pre-Calamity will be more interesting to write.
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 I like the transition. I know, I'll start a poll!
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Comatose said: I think post Calamity is a little too unknown to venture into. I prefer pre personally. How long before Steelheart was Oregon destroyed again? I can’t find the timeline we worked out. @Voidus @Edgedancer RP started in Spetember 2023 and we set Steelheart's death in 2025. So definetly over a year, possibly two. Edit: Oh wait, the actual destruction. Never said much about that but where shooting for early 2024 at the latest. 9 minutes ago, Kidpen said: What happens if Apocalypse Guard comes out and reveals some stuff? Meh. Not much unknown relevant information left, really. And even if, no harm done and we just continue with what we setteled on. Edited June 21, 2018 by Edgedancer
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Plus, Alpacalypse guard is not set on Earth, just in the same multiverse.
Bladestorm Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Young Pyromancer said: Yes. And whenever they use their powers, a 2/1 Elemental token is created! Well, they used to have a cooler power before an assumed called blizzard nerfed them. EDIT: I originally suggested post-Calamity, but I think pre is better. Upon some reflection, it’s probably more interesting to write when every faction is evil. plus, not all epics are stone cold killers. Curveball, for example, was basically a regular thug. Edited June 21, 2018 by Bladestorm
Kidpen he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Alright, my epic. Almost everything is up for changes if people have thoughts, in particular the weakness. As it stands here, it has to be something he is constantly exposed to, and something he could reasonably try to stop. I also want a more realistic way for him to guess what his weakness is. Don't be shy about any objections you have whatsoever, or feel free to ignore if you'd rather focus on getting the RP actually happening. Spoiler Secrets. Spoiler Actual: Power: Being incredibly persuasive. [Name] can convince people of whatever he tells them. However, this has limits. He can only convince people with particularly weak wills, approximately one tenth of the population. He can also never convince epics. (Note: One tenth may be too much. Open to objections.) Weakness: Being wrong in his moral belief. His powers are negated if he were convinced that his belief that the destruction of humanity is the only way to save them is wrong. This would take affect by having all of the people convinced by him suddenly going back to their previous belief. Power: Blowing up the Universe Weakness: People who would publicly disagree with his moral belief. (Very Long Range, extending to the whole planet) History: [Name] believes that humanity is horrible, and should be destroyed. He spent years homeless in the streets of [City near new city], and there saw the worst of humanity. After Calamity came, he desperately wanted the ability to end all life in this universe. He turned to chanting out to the people on the streets about his belief, hoping that people would agree, and turn their lives to his cause as he has. One day, he suddenly felt enormous power rush into him, and knew that his wish had been fulfilled. He immediately tried to use his power to blow up the universe, but it didn’t work. Confused, he suddenly realized it must be because he was exposed to his weakness (which he knew was people who disagreed with his want to blow up the universe) currently. So once again he turned to preaching-but this time, people listened. At least one in ten completely agreed with what he was saying and agreed to help him. Eventually he was able to get quite a few people-even if it was only 10% of the people in the city, that was more than enough to overpower the rest, who had no will to fight. Epics in the city provided resistance, but not enough to stop an army. Having became the dictator of the city years later, he was thinking about expanding his borders. However, one day a new epic came to the city. [Name] tried to put him under his dictatorship, but the man refused. Going on a rampage, the man killed [Name]’s entire army. Fleeing and worried, [Name] ran, eventually ending up in [New City], hoping to once again grow his army and convince the world that destruction is the only way. Edited June 23, 2018 by Kidpen
DrakeMarshall he/him Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Kidpen said: Alright, my epic. Almost everything is up for changes if people have thoughts, in particular the weakness. As it stands here, it has to be something he is constantly exposed to, and something he could reasonably try to stop. I also want a more realistic way for him to guess what his weakness is. Don't be shy about any objections you have whatsoever, or feel free to ignore if you'd rather focus on getting the RP actually happening. Hide contents Secrets. Reveal hidden contents Actual: Power: Being incredibly persuasive. [Name] can convince people of whatever he tells them. However, this has limits. He can only convince people with particularly weak wills, approximately one tenth of the population. He can also never convince epics. (Note: One tenth may be too much. Open to objections.) Weakness: Being wrong in his moral belief. His powers are negated if he were convinced that his belief that the destruction of humanity is the only way to save them is wrong. This would take affect by having all of the people convinced by him suddenly Power: Blowing up the Universe Weakness: People who would publicly disagree with his moral belief. (Very Long Range, extending to the whole planet) History: [Name] believes that humanity is horrible, and should be destroyed. He spent years homeless in the streets of [City near new city], and there saw the worst of humanity. After Calamity came, he desperately wanted the ability to end all life in this universe. He turned to chanting out to the people on the streets about his belief, hoping that people would agree, and turn their lives to his cause as he has. One day, he suddenly felt enormous power rush into him, and knew that his wish had been fulfilled. He immediately tried to use his power to blow up the universe, but it didn’t work. Confused, he suddenly realized it must be because he was exposed to his weakness (which he knew was people who disagreed with his want to blow up the universe) currently. So once again he turned to preaching-but this time, people listened. At least one in ten completely agreed with what he was saying and agreed to help him. Eventually he was able to get quite a few people-even if it was only 10% of the people in the city, that was more than enough to overpower the rest, who had no will to fight. Epics in the city provided resistance, but not enough to stop an army. Having became the dictator of the city years later, he was thinking about expanding his borders. However, one day a new epic came to the city. [Name] tried to put him under his dictatorship, but the man refused. Going on a rampage, the man killed [Name]’s entire army. Fleeing and worried, [Name] ran, eventually ending up in [New City], hoping to once again grow his army and convince the world that destruction is the only way. So basically an epic whose superpower is creating a death cult? Depending on how you play it, that sounds like it could actually be very entertaining. Now I kind of want one of my characters to be a vanilla follower for this epic, honestly. And while I think the general consensus is that we are making epics weaker in the reboot, I'm pretty sure this one fits in without being overpowered. (about that, do we want to establish some kind of guidelines for epic power levels in the reboot?) Edited June 21, 2018 by Drake Marshall
Bladestorm Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Power level wise, I would say no prime invincibilities past fortuity level, no teleportation without serious limits, and no instakill abilities a la deathpoint.
Bladestorm Posted June 22, 2018 Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, winter devotion said: I mean, we already are in an alternate reality anyway, right? Edit: Re: Power levels, I realized my chaotic child is probably one of the most powerful Epic ever, despite their lack of a prime invincibility, because if someone ever reacted to something like it was an “mind blowing realization” in their company and they didn’t turn them back, there’d be... consequences. Namely, mind blowing ones. I think I kinda like the idea of them being totally OP but literally doing nothing with it, ‘shoving souls back in’ before anyone actually ‘keels over in surprise’ and what not. (They could probably low key destroy all life on earth, actually. If not more. Wow. I love them already) ...is this red we’re talking about here? How exactly do the powers work! EDIT: Sorry for the double post, folks. My bad. EDIT 2: OHHHHHH, it’s the cartoon guy. That makes so much more sense. Edited June 22, 2018 by Bladestorm
Bladestorm Posted June 22, 2018 Posted June 22, 2018 46 minutes ago, winter devotion said: That makes sense. I’m tempted to say we should avoid serious element bending stuff like Bloody Mary or Deathgale, but as long as they’re well written and limited they should be fine.
The Young Pyromancer he/him Posted June 22, 2018 Posted June 22, 2018 *Just realized I mistyped apocalypse guard as "alpacalypse guard*
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