Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 04, 2013, 11:50:25 pm
Greetings, Bay12. As you may know, I am running a roleplay based on wildbow's excellent web serial Worm (http://parahumans.wordpress.com/). It is about superheroes and -villains, and one girl who tries for the first before plunging headlong into the latter. It's worth a read.
Anyways, in that RP, a Terror (AU!Endbringer, basically a kaiju with superpowers for non-Worm-readers) is attacking! As the title indicates, the Terror is Naga, the fifth and final Terror to appear. It is a hydrokinetic serpent sixty feet long. Its most terrifying attack is its ability to ignore the Manton Effect when within around 30 feet, although the exact radius is unknown. Basically, get close enough and your blood gets ripped from your body. Oh, and Naga is also going to be pounding those farther away with blobs of water, and incidentally bludgeoning Toronto with waves of a kind not seen in the Great Lakes since it attacked Chicago, and never before then.
Against this kind of threat, superheroes and -villains from across North America and the world converge to try and drive the beast away before it can kill everyone. Helping this process are a number of massive underground shelters in Toronto and other major cities, but this is not where you come in. Where you come in is as the parahumans attacking Naga or defending the city.
Now, for those of you already in the RP, great! Your prework is done. You can start playing once we start. For the rest: Time to get to creating characters!
The process of creating characters will not be simple...from my end. From yours, it's basically answering some questions.
Character selection will NOT end once the game begins! The fight against Naga will include constant reinforcements from heroes and such around the country showing up late to the "party."
Spoiler: Character Creation (click to show/hide)
Those interested in sticking around in Toronto afterwards (to an extent) have another option: They can create characters, but have them trigger during the attack rather than before. Waitlisters in the main RP, if you want to do this just submit the cape and trigger event (see below), and link to your original submission. There we go--you're ready! If you were not, simply submit a new character sheet.
Spoiler: Application (click to show/hide)
Alright then. This is a lot of stuff. Any questions or issues?
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 04, 2013, 11:50:45 pm
This is roughly the map displayed on the armbands everyone received. The crooked, uneven lines are because...um, computer glitches. Yeah. That's also why the three squares down the middle were misnamed "F" instead of "H". Dammit multask!
"..."
Anyways, each grid square is about 2-3 miles across. They are divided into 625 smaller sections, incorporating every letter from A to Z except for Q. Hence, one such 500-odd-foot square might be called F6-UI. (This is, incidentally, the location of the PRT headquarters.) Anyone without superspeed or the like can move one minisquare in any direction, including diagonals, every turn (~1 minute) if they walk, or two if they run. Obviously, obstacles like giant floods of water are not accounted for in this.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 04, 2013, 11:51:19 pm
Spoiler: Present (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Incoming! (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Future (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Not Capes...Yet (click to show/hide)
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 04, 2013, 11:54:28 pm
Post by: Xantalos on November 05, 2013, 12:16:34 am
PTW.
Post by: Scood on November 05, 2013, 12:52:31 am
-snip-
Maybe I should have gone with the evac team
[Thalsian] looked around and talked to various capes [on the Bastion team] in search of a power set that could theoretically do damage to naga at close range but can't because of the anti-manton field.
Post by: Nicholas1024 on November 05, 2013, 01:45:26 am
Spoiler: Abel (click to show/hide)
Random note, I came THIS close to making the character's last name "Endwilling".
Post by: Wwolin on November 05, 2013, 03:11:12 am
Spoiler: Phillip Pearce (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Hotspot (click to show/hide)
(Wwolin doesn't have a very high opinion of Tinkers, it seems...)I don't (As an engineer, they'd put me out of a job), but I believe you mean shepsquared here. Speaking of which, welcome to Bay12 newcomers!
Post by: shepsquared on November 05, 2013, 03:20:17 am
Spoiler: Julius Kingston (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Miscellaneous (click to show/hide)
Post by: shepsquared on November 05, 2013, 03:21:30 am
Post by: wolfchild on November 05, 2013, 03:32:02 am
Post by: Kazir on November 05, 2013, 05:11:13 am
Post by: TinkerTailor on November 05, 2013, 06:22:37 am
Post by: Lenglon on November 05, 2013, 06:25:03 am
I'll see about posting something.
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 05, 2013, 07:40:56 am
Saw your ad in the Worm chapter comments, signed up just for this. I'm currently getting a feel for the game and deciding what sort of character I'm going to play, I'll try and get a profile up sometime soon.Welcome to Bay12! (If I read the 'escaped lunatic' bit right.)
But anyway, GWG, I'll come up with a character sometime soonish.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 07:47:45 am
Saw your ad in the Worm chapter comments, signed up just for this. I'm currently getting a feel for the game and deciding what sort of character I'm going to play, I'll try and get a profile up sometime soon.i apologize in advance for my attempts to dig myself a hole to china, you'll understand once you've read the thread a bit.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 05, 2013, 08:23:25 am
-snipThanks for all the capes and trigger events.
Quote from: Several People
Neat. I'll get a character up soon.Glad to hear it. Now to summarize some stuff I meant to put in the OP but didn't because I waited until almost midnight to start typing it.
Firstly, when I run turns. I intend to run the first tonight or tomorrow morning, with another turn every 24-30 hours. Hopefully.
Secondly, what a turn is. It's about a minute long, give or take. Each of those grid squares in the map is about...oh, two or three miles, so it would take quite a while to move about without powers. That is why Movers are so important.
Thankfully, there is a Toronto cape (a villain, but meh) who can create portals. If you really need to get somewhere, you just need to ask your bracelet.
Post by: Dermonster on November 05, 2013, 08:30:53 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 05, 2013, 08:34:44 am
Prepare my vials and syringes, and test whether my super coffee stacks it's effects with the blood runes.It sure seems to. Excellent.
Post by: MrVoid on November 05, 2013, 09:00:37 am
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Delphinium... is teleported to a med-station to prepare for the casualties.
Post by: RangerCado on November 05, 2013, 09:12:57 am
Post by: Shrieky on November 05, 2013, 10:05:07 am
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This RP sounds really cool. Thanks!
Post by: Scood on November 05, 2013, 10:38:25 am
"so i hear you are giving out powers by drawing patterns of blood on people, have you ever considered creating talismans instead? like making the patterns out of cloth then soaking them in blood and sewing it to the inside of an elastic sleeve, it would allow you to switch between designs faster and you wouldn't need to destroy them in order to use another power."
"hm? More or less. I was just at the hospital giving out super endurance runes. You'd be surprised how many normals want super powers. They won't get tired tending to the wounded during this fight. Which is a plus for the long run." He gives Stevens suggestion some thought. He could already switch between runes pretty fast. However, having faster reaction times would definitely help. "That doesn't sound half bad. I am thinking about changing my costume anyway. As it is right now it's kind of impractical." He paused, then recognized the rock man from somewhere but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Anyway I'm surprised word has gotten out so fast, What were your powers again?"
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 10:57:43 am
"As for my powers, I can move through matter and use it to replace my physical form.
Although it only works on solid matter and liquids to a lesser extent, the lack of density in liquid forms causes my body to expand but it also makes it difficult to move quickly"
Post by: Kazir on November 05, 2013, 11:14:07 am
Spoiler: Profile for Vlad Kedrov (click to show/hide)
Post by: Urist Mc Dwarf on November 05, 2013, 11:42:06 am
Name: Alex Shater
Gender: Male
Age: 23
appearnece: Tan, tall, and lean, bald with with eyes so black they look blue. He's a street kid with a heart of gold, and no family.
Desiered Power: Stealth, Stregnth, and speed related powers
Cape: Dark Shadow, a mysterious figure wearing an all black cloak that seems to blend into the background, and hates working together.
Trigger event: Was trapped in a house with several crack addicts who were trying to catch and insert horrible fate here him. He longed for an escape and it seemed his prayers were answered.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 05, 2013, 11:43:40 am
Could you please also provide the requested cape and trigger event?Spoiler: Profile for Vlad Kedrov (click to show/hide)
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 12:08:47 pm
Generic civilian trainworker tries taking a shortcut between two train carriages as they are being stored and gets pinned between them because the lead carriage stops suddenly and/or he stumbles while trying to pass through.
So hes stuck there yelling for help but noone can hear him over the noise of the other trains and he starts freaking out, then hours later when his co-workers notice he hasnt signed out they go looking for him when they finally find him they move the train thinking hes just stuck instead of actually being crushed between them and the lactic acid buildup causes him to just split in half now that the trains not holding him together.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 05, 2013, 12:26:39 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 12:39:09 pm
I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but I'm 60-75% sure that that is biologically impossible. The last sentence, at least.And im 100% sure that it is, events identical to this are the reason its standard procedure in Australia to call an ambulance instead of moving the carriage.
Post by: Kazir on November 05, 2013, 01:10:55 pm
I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but I'm 60-75% sure that that is biologically impossible. The last sentence, at least.
Okay editted! Let me know what you think.
Edit: should clarify I'm the guy who posted the Vlad Kedrov profile halfway up the page.
Post by: Scood on November 05, 2013, 01:28:15 pm
"it is not so surprising if you consider the fact that almost everyone here desires to be immune to nagas manton bypassing hydrokinetics and you have the capacity to give them such an immunity."
"As for my powers, I can move through matter and use it to replace my physical form.
Although it only works on solid matter and liquids to a lesser extent, the lack of density in liquid forms causes my body to expand but it also makes it difficult to move quickly"
Oh that's right this was the guy that came out of the ground and attacked Bullhit yesterday. Something to keep in mind.
"I suppose you're right. Extra power in general is sought after. Power immunity is potent when combined with some of the punches some of these guys can pull."
Thalsian waved his hand in the general direction of the other capes.
"Is that the reason you found me?"
Post by: Realmfighter on November 05, 2013, 01:33:39 pm
Spoiler: Sam Kerins, Vector (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Miscellaneous (click to show/hide)
Post by: Brisance on November 05, 2013, 04:27:34 pm
Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 08:46:34 pm
"What am am looking for is a way to harm her and those blades covering your face have caught my attention, if i were to have a talisman granting such a power i could assault Naga at will with little fear of retribution."
Post by: Scood on November 05, 2013, 09:25:01 pm
"I'm pretty sure the rune has to be applied to the body for it to work. Though admittedly, I haven't tried using it on a non-living medium." He wondered if he could increase the density of a rock.
"We can probably get a rock to test it out." He looked down at the pavement. no rocks.... Then towards the left of the sidewalk. "I'm sure there's one big enough somewhere."
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 05, 2013, 09:35:53 pm
Says steven as he kneels down and slides the front of his hand out of his body and into the pavement before retrieveing his hand and leaving a shallow handprint in the cement.
Withdrawing his hand back into tge matal of his body Steven detaches the cement replica and hands it to Thalsian.
"Do not worry yourself over rocks, i can make what we need if this works."
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 05, 2013, 09:54:54 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 12:54:04 am
Spoiler: Phase 1 (click to show/hide)
Game
People scramble to get ready. Doors open and close in thin air. Much more than one person gets touched by someone through a small one of these doors and then gets a nice shade of brown added to their skin color--Paintcan, enhancing powers. People move out, organize.
Naga strikes. Waves roll over the part of the city near the lake. The damage is immense; even the shelters near the water are affected. No fewer than seven sustain some level of damage, and one near the water is essentially destroyed.
Reinforcements should be coming soon. If nothing else goes wrong.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/eu11ms.png)
Announcements:
"Naga has arrived. Please hold."
"Tidal wave damage determined. H8 shelter destroyed. G8 shelter critical. L6 shelter critical. E9 shelter damaged. F8 shelter damaged. G7 shelter damaged. L5 shelter damaged. Sectors C0, D9-0, E8-0, F7-0, G-H6-0, I6-9, J-K 5-9, L6-7, M4-6, N3-5, and O2-4 show severe water damage. Recommended that Evac capes, codename Doorlady, immediately begin evacuation of survivors in L6 shelter. Scatterstep suggested to check for survivors in H8 shelter. Naga in Sector G8."
In the shelter by Humber Bay, Vlad Kedrov and his family waited in fear. They knew Naga was coming, they knew this shelter was near the water...but the others were too far. What choice did they have, run farther and risk getting caught in the open? This had a chance of survival.
Naga struck. Te tidal wave rolled over the aboveground part of the structure, flattening it along with the rest of the buildings there. Chunks of rubble fell into the underground portion of the shelter, tearing through the roof. Terrible luck in the face of overwhelming power lead to the destruction of Toronto's H8 shelter...but the causes matter not to the poor families trapped within.
Vlad felt odd. He saw serpentine shapes swimming in his vision--was that Naga already? One of the shapes explodes in a burst of light, and they all vanish. Soon, Vlad begins forgetting this vision; within minutes it is as if it never happened. He feels a new sensation, not like he has ever experienced before...
I'll include a cape list in future updates. This took me close to 1 am to write...
For now, please check the third post if you are in the Archer or Bastion teams. This will tell you who is carrying you and who else is being carried, if any.
Post by: wolfchild on November 06, 2013, 01:38:44 am
Post by: RangerCado on November 06, 2013, 09:05:19 am
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 06, 2013, 11:55:45 am
Spoiler: Zechariah Dimikaelo ("The Hybrid Soldier") (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Artemis Dimikaelo (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Apollo (click to show/hide)
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 11:59:21 am
Post by: Kazir on November 06, 2013, 02:04:56 pm
It probably is thought Vlad, as he struggled to stay on his feet in the near-darkness with people barging into him from every which way. It didn't seem like anyone was actually trying to go anywhere, but blind panic made it impossible to stay still. Well, he was managing it but he felt even less himself than usual. He wasn't sure where his grandparents, parents or even his annoying younger sister were, but somehow that only seemed a vague concern. Some part of him was telling him small pieces like that were currently irrelevant.
Maybe I should leave and throw bricks at Naga? he grumbled to himself, and then shook his head angrily. What the hell was that kind of thinking? Nothing was more important than family. Nothing. They couldn't be far.
He squinted in the half-light, but it seemed impossible to make out anything more than flitting limbs and the occasional terrified face. I can't do anything he thought, despair creeping up his spine in a shiver, I failed them.
Post by: Scood on November 06, 2013, 02:10:00 pm
"Thats not a problem, i intend to absorb the talisman as part of my body. The main reason for doing it this way is so that the pattern will not be washed off during the fight."
Says steven as he kneels down and slides the front of his hand out of his body and into the pavement before retrieveing his hand and leaving a shallow handprint in the cement.
Withdrawing his hand back into tge matal of his body Steven detaches the cement replica and hands it to Thalsian.
"Do not worry yourself over rocks, i can make what we need if this works."
Thalsian swiped his hand over the statued arm and the excess blood he stored on his skin formed the necessary patterns for a 2 point blade rune. Then his armband made an announcement. "dammit"
He handed the arm back.
"Test it quick."
Then He presses a button on the armband "Requesting transport to G8"
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 06, 2013, 02:14:21 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 02:17:13 pm
Nope.
Post by: MrVoid on November 06, 2013, 02:34:36 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 06, 2013, 02:35:14 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 02:36:07 pm
((Are wounded flowing in yet or are things just kicking off?))Not just yet, no. There are plenty of wounded, but ten or fifteen seconds is not long enough to get them to anywhere with help.
((Why the luck roll? sureley the talisman mechanic would either work or it wouldnt.))When I have no idea how two things interact, I roll to see how it goes.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 06, 2013, 03:20:55 pm
Unless you are saying he cant give me powers because im an animate lump of metal?))
Post by: Realmfighter on November 06, 2013, 03:49:33 pm
For science!
Post by: MrVoid on November 06, 2013, 04:52:11 pm
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 06, 2013, 05:29:28 pm
... "Artemis."
An outline of an electric purple circle forms on the ground below Zechariah, along with the Delta Cross, the symbol of Artemis. Purple glass shards shoot up all around Zechariah, and the two exchanged dimensions. Artemis was now in control.
"Heheheh... Naga is nothing to us. Shall we, Zechariah?"
Artemis used his control over time to slow down time enough to run quickly to G8. To everyone else, it seemed as if Artemis was running at super speed. He hopped over buildings with ease. It consumed much energy from him, however, which meant once he (hopefully) got there, he would be out for the count, and Zechariah would assume control.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 06:03:38 pm
(("The dice say yes/no" doesnt really sit right with me when it comes to these sorts of situations, in my mind its just a question of whether or not Thalsian needs to draw his runes directly onto someones body or whether it just needs to be touching them.The second would be the consideration, yes. Where do you sit on the Scale of Manton Effectiveness? Where is Thalsian's power?
Unless you are saying he cant give me powers because im an animate lump of metal?))
Consider Weld. His inorganic composition means that he is immune to powers that only affect living things. This means that he cannot be controlled by Regent or absorbed by the big bogerman under Brockton Bay, but it also means that Panacea cannot heal him.
If it makes you feel better, if the runes would have had any effect on you, that talisman thing would have worked.
And, honestly, sometimes it really does seem like a crapshoot about how powers interact. Skitter's power works through portals, but Mantellum's does not. There are probably a bunch of detailed reasons why, in the paraphysics of the Wormverse, but I don't want to get into that stuff and so just simulate these effectively random bits with a die roll.
As a comparison: You do not complain when I roll to see if you, for instance, hit an enemy. But no part of that is really luck, in the way that (say) radioactive decay is. It is determined by such thing as relative stances, split-second decisions based on the (technically) logical decision-making pathways of the brain, and so forth...but rather than figure out each of those things, we just roll a die.
Delphinium bites her lip. That much damage and Naga had just arrived? Even if Naga left right now, that would still be a ton of people dead or injured. Her med station was in [location] so...PRT HQ. It's that gray square on the map.
((need more information about where I am))
-snip-Um, you are not in yet.
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 06, 2013, 06:09:00 pm
Dern. Alright, tell me when I'm in, I'll be watching the thread :D-snip-Um, you are not in yet.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 06:17:04 pm
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 06, 2013, 06:19:24 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 06:29:01 pm
Are those of us who have just been given powers in yet? And if so, where are we?I was afraid this was murky...
Those of you who just got powers have another thing to do before you can come in: You must say what you did with these powers, how it lead you to join the Protectorate, the Guild, or some other organization of capes...or, barring that, how you came to be sent here this June late-morning as Naga attacked.
Post by: Realmfighter on November 06, 2013, 08:09:20 pm
((I have decided that she is a stupid kid and I will live with that mistake.))
((BTW, could I get a more in-depth explanation of my power? If it's not that powerful the whole beating up capes/terrors thing doesn't really make sense.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 08:47:21 pm
Post by: Scood on November 06, 2013, 08:50:01 pm
Post by: Realmfighter on November 06, 2013, 08:51:09 pm
((Reports indicate yes.))
Post by: Xantalos on November 06, 2013, 09:02:43 pm
Aerokinesis is actually pretty useful if you think about it and use it right. Flight, ad hoc barriers, admittedly weak blasts...it all depends on what you try to use it for. And aerovoyance (that air-sensing ability) is pretty useful. You know how Taylor can see and feel through her bugs? It's even better than that.((Hell, it's basically an excuse to bypass Manton! Just grab hold of the air in people's lungs and hold it there/pull!))
Post by: MrVoid on November 06, 2013, 09:06:31 pm
((That's the kind of thing I'm talking about. What are the high ends? How much fine control? Can I pick things up with it/how much can I pick up and with how much control? Can I cause it to vibrate accurately enough to make sound? Range on the Aerovoyance? Am I over thinking this?))((Not enough actually, does your power come with any detriments, quirks or limits? As it stands, Sam would probably be the most physically capable PC.))
((Reports indicate yes.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 09:17:30 pm
((That's the kind of thing I'm talking about. What are the high ends? How much fine control? Can I pick things up with it/how much can I pick up and with how much control? Can I cause it to vibrate accurately enough to make sound? Range on the Aerovoyance? Am I over thinking this?))I had honestly not considered that last night and wish I had given it more thought.
((Reports indicate yes.))
Well, as it so happens, that might have been intentional to my sleepy mind. Your rolling included:
"You start off a little weaker. You get stronger at set intervals, as you find out the nuances of your power. You wind up a lot stronger than most (second only to the big monsters and some second-triggers)."
So yeah, you are potentially dangerous...but as of yet, you haven't figured out how to best use it. It does not help that:
"Your power changes over time, often at unpredictable moments, forcing you to adapt and recalibrate. You’d think this would be a good thing, but really, it’s not working out that way."
Which I don't know how it works.
I would count the air in the lungs as the same as the blood in the heart: "It's still in the body, Manton effect still applies, try again."Aerokinesis is actually pretty useful if you think about it and use it right. Flight, ad hoc barriers, admittedly weak blasts...it all depends on what you try to use it for. And aerovoyance (that air-sensing ability) is pretty useful. You know how Taylor can see and feel through her bugs? It's even better than that.((Hell, it's basically an excuse to bypass Manton! Just grab hold of the air in people's lungs and hold it there/pull!))
Post by: Xantalos on November 06, 2013, 09:18:37 pm
Post by: Scood on November 06, 2013, 09:21:30 pm
((Block air from going in. Or just hold the air in their mouth still. Ta da.))((a vacuum around the head would work too.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 09:22:23 pm
((Block air from going in. Or just hold the air in their mouth still. Ta da.))((This would work.))
Post by: Realmfighter on November 06, 2013, 09:28:06 pm
((Do I wait for the next event post or should I do my turn action now?))
Post by: MrVoid on November 06, 2013, 09:37:45 pm
I would start with lesser wind barriers and lesser wind blades, average 5 minutes into a fight she gets storm force gusts, 10 she gets small scale vacuum/ pressure increases around herself, 20 better barriers and blades, 40 larger vacuum/pressure around self, 80 hurricane force gusts, 160 large scale vacuum/pressure at range. But that's just how I would do it.
Edit: add in flight somewhere in that plan.))
Post by: Realmfighter on November 06, 2013, 10:08:11 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 06, 2013, 10:16:25 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 06, 2013, 10:26:33 pm
((Personally when I read "Get stronger at set intervals" that struck me as more of a permanent power increase as I grow to understand my powers and how best to use them. Plus constantly depowering after a fight seems like a downside, which the second part (Changing powers and not knowing how they work immediately) covers to my understanding.))That is my understanding. The way it was phrased reminded me of Skitter, who started as a minor attempted hero who could probably be beaten by Leet, Uber optional, and ended a step from godhood, due in large part to learning how to use her ability better and better.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 06, 2013, 11:11:19 pm
I can accept Thalsians power not working on me due to my physiology because it is a valid reason.
i don't like it but i can accept it, because there's a reason beyond "dice say no".))
Sighing steven discards the stone hand and begins walking towards the waterfront when he is struck by an idea and begins speaking into his wristband.
"request grid co-ordinates of capes, tectonic, momentum"
upon receiving a reply Steven phases into the pavement and begins traveling towards tectonic at the highest speed he can muster.
Post by: Scood on November 06, 2013, 11:23:57 pm
Guess it didn't work...
He picks up the arm and uses a density increasing rune on it. Just to see if it was actually the Manton effect and not something else.
If it doesn't he shrugs because that's what he expected to happen.
-snip-
Post by: Wwolin on November 07, 2013, 12:24:45 am
Pavises:
Spoiler: Wingnut (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Tosca (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Gastrophetes (click to show/hide)
Post by: Nicholas1024 on November 07, 2013, 12:29:50 am
((Personally when I read "Get stronger at set intervals" that struck me as more of a permanent power increase as I grow to understand my powers and how best to use them. Plus constantly depowering after a fight seems like a downside, which the second part (Changing powers and not knowing how they work immediately) covers to my understanding.))That is my understanding. The way it was phrased reminded me of Skitter, who started as a minor attempted hero who could probably be beaten by Leet, Uber optional, and ended a step from godhood, due in large part to learning how to use her ability better and better.
Quick point, but you're selling her short. By the time the story started, she'd already trained a fair bit with her ability, and nearly took out Lung by herself, a cape that's significantly more deadly than Leet. I mean, I won't dispute that she becomes FAR more powerful over the course of the story… but comparing her to Leet at any point is selling her short.
Post by: Scood on November 07, 2013, 12:37:58 am
Post by: Xantalos on November 07, 2013, 12:43:14 am
((she kind of needed a deus ex machina to take on lung. and win))((To be fair she did alright
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Post by: Realmfighter on November 07, 2013, 01:22:49 am
((she kind of needed a deus ex machina to take on lung. and win))((To be fair she did alrightSpoiler (click to show/hide)
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Post by: Xantalos on November 07, 2013, 01:30:55 am
Still. In that state he took on a frigging Endbringer at one point, I'd think it would be more ... satisfying and not anticlimactic like that.))
Post by: Nicholas1024 on November 07, 2013, 04:03:50 am
Post by: Xantalos on November 07, 2013, 04:13:31 am
Post by: TinkerTailor on November 07, 2013, 04:47:08 am
One question - If I wanted to make a 2nd-generation cape, would I have to do the random-power thing twice?
Post by: shepsquared on November 07, 2013, 05:35:20 am
(How exactly does my power work? Do I only come back as a baseline, possibly a crippled one? or might I come back as someone with 3 arms or something? And do I get to choose? Also, what do the three numbers mean in the post that notes my trigger [3,14,6]?)
Post by: Grek on November 07, 2013, 06:18:27 am
Spoiler: Frank York AKA HeMan (click to show/hide)
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 07, 2013, 07:59:01 am
((i never complained with rolling to hit because trying to attack someone has a lot of inherent variables such as my aim and his dodging skill and the sun getting in my eyes, i complained where power functionality was concerned because how powers operate is an immutable fact, they can be strengthened or weakened but how they operate and their operational rules/limitations stay the same.Those are not actual, random variables; if you went through the exact same fight a dozen times in real life, the exact same "random" things would happen in exactly the same way.
I can accept Thalsians power not working on me due to my physiology because it is a valid reason.
i don't like it but i can accept it, because there's a reason beyond "dice say no".))
And honestly? The reason I rolled is that I don't have any idea what would happen. Power interactions, as mentioned earlier, are a bit of a toss-up. You could argue that since no particular chunk of matter is your "real" body, the runes cannot be applied to you at all; you could argue that since you are currently inhabiting a given chunk of matter, it counts.
If you want a pseudoscientific explanation, how about that your "body" is controlled by a sort of telekinesis? That explains how every molecule in your body can be replaced on a regular basis without any kind of issue.
...Out of curiosity, would you have complained if the dice said the runes did work?
1. I'm using "started out" to mean when she first got her powers, not when she first went out in costume.Quick point, but you're selling her short. By the time the story started, she'd already trained a fair bit with her ability, and nearly took out Lung by herself, a cape that's significantly more deadly than Leet. I mean, I won't dispute that she becomes FAR more powerful over the course of the story… but comparing her to Leet at any point is selling her short.((Personally when I read "Get stronger at set intervals" that struck me as more of a permanent power increase as I grow to understand my powers and how best to use them. Plus constantly depowering after a fight seems like a downside, which the second part (Changing powers and not knowing how they work immediately) covers to my understanding.))That is my understanding. The way it was phrased reminded me of Skitter, who started as a minor attempted hero who could probably be beaten by Leet, Uber optional, and ended a step from godhood, due in large part to learning how to use her ability better and better.
2. Don't exaggerate. Taylor did not "nearly take out Lung by herself". If Lung hadn't had quite the set of powers he did, he would have been taken out...but he did. His regeneration kept him on his feet and if it wasn't for that tranquilizer that he was given he probably would have walked away without any more harm than he walked into it with (although with a lot less clothing). If the Undersiders hadn't showed up, Taylor would have thrown her life away for nothing. Really, all Taylor did to Lung was distract him and get enough brown recluse venom into his system that Lung would hate her guts.
((Yeah. At that point he was 15 feet tall with four wings, ridiculous speed and agility, and presumably regeneration to match. It felt very anticlimactic for that to go the way it did.))((My question is why Taylor didn't think of that sooner.))
((And it wasn't "that state" that he took on Leviathan in--he was significantly larger then.))
So, I've got two ideas for a character - one would be a guest cape from the next city over, while the other would probably work better as a freshly-triggered local. I think I'll go for the first for now.No. Why would you?
One question - If I wanted to make a 2nd-generation cape, would I have to do the random-power thing twice?
(How exactly does my power work? Do I only come back as a baseline, possibly a crippled one? or might I come back as someone with 3 arms or something? And do I get to choose? Also, what do the three numbers mean in the post that notes my trigger [3,14,6]?)The first number was the trigger event roll. The second roll was for power disadvantages (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17WIAhETdtVGSKzFuDYOT2_6U_MMXmTGyzCziYhCwozo/edit?pli=1#heading=h.7lnribdo68ir), and the third for advantages (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17WIAhETdtVGSKzFuDYOT2_6U_MMXmTGyzCziYhCwozo/edit?pli=1#heading=h.9nl0dxww6igc).
Still time to sign up?There is always time to sign up.
And the cape you create is a completely separate thing. Did I mention that this was part of larger RP that is rather full of superhumans? Did I mention that I surpassed the character limit in the post that describes all of them?
Given all the questions, I'm going to delay the update a bit so people who asked questions have a chance to post answers. I don't want to delay it too long, though...
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 07, 2013, 08:16:31 am
Post by: Parisbre56 on November 07, 2013, 08:32:01 am
Still time to sign up?((Oh, that character must go in. He's too much fun not to.))
Post by: Dermonster on November 07, 2013, 08:33:38 am
Did I miss anything directly related to me?
Post by: MrVoid on November 07, 2013, 08:48:08 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 07, 2013, 11:20:01 am
Oh hell, I stopped getting emails for posts in both threads a couple days ago and only thought to check now.Ah, the wonders of different methods to check for replies.
Did I miss anything directly related to me?
Nope. Probably relevant: Naga has arrived, along with a sizable tidal wave. Or whatever you call them when they are not oceanic waves generated by undersea earthquakes, but rather waves in a large lake generated by a giant hydrokinetic serpent. Would they still be tidal waves?
Oh, and one shelter that was right by the water got destroyed.
Post by: Shrieky on November 07, 2013, 02:57:19 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 07, 2013, 04:04:13 pm
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 07, 2013, 04:10:07 pm
Questions answered.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 07, 2013, 08:54:37 pm
The last update took a lot of time, even without anything except Naga and the trigger events. How much longer will real updates take? How long will this take? How much will I hate the game by then? Would it be better to just try to get this over with ASAP?
There are a few measures I can think of to deal with this.
0. Nothing!
1a. Refuse to let more players in than already are.
1b. Refuse to let any players not in Toronto play.
2a. Increase the length of turns to ~10 minutes rather than about one. This would mainly make the game go faster, but would do nothing to make it easier on me.
2b. As above, but ~5 minutes per turn.
2c. As above, but ~15 minutes per turn.
3. Abstract most individual actions away, and just take whole groups ("X group of blasters," "Y group of brutes," etc.) and a few individuals doing something notable.
4. Finish the game, with a nice wrap-up thing and a few rolls to see who dies in the attack.
There is a poll! Also, qwerty.
Post by: Scood on November 07, 2013, 10:23:21 pm
If it gets in the way of your life though I would prefer this put on hiatus or ended
Post by: MrVoid on November 07, 2013, 10:39:31 pm
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 07, 2013, 10:47:11 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 07, 2013, 10:54:13 pm
((When you say finish the game, do you mean the entire RP or just the RTD?))Just the RtD. Unless we got so unlucky with rolls that I had to call a TPK. Which won't happen because
1a, think we're good on players.Vote up top. Although I would take the opinions of the six original players with greater weight if they post in the thread.
Post by: RangerCado on November 07, 2013, 11:03:29 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 07, 2013, 11:10:52 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 07, 2013, 11:12:27 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 07, 2013, 11:15:52 pm
Post by: Scood on November 07, 2013, 11:17:02 pm
Post by: Dermonster on November 08, 2013, 12:01:18 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 08, 2013, 01:20:17 am
Post by: MrVoid on November 08, 2013, 07:32:08 pm
Post by: wolfchild on November 08, 2013, 07:35:57 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 08, 2013, 10:15:38 pm
Let's see...
The poll reports 2 votes for no action, four for 1a, one for 1b, three for 2a, one each for 2c and 2b, six for 3, and three for 4 (one of which was mine).
Players of the main game additionally voted two for 1a, two for 2a, four for 3, and three for 4. Plus one for "booting all new players" and one for "piecewising".
Overall, ending the RP is not a popular option, for reasons that should surprise no one. I will definitely be abstracting stuff, and most if not all people are fine with some version of the other measures.
So! Here are my terms:
1. The turns will represent 10 minutes rather than one. You will now be able to move a whole grid square each turn, barring exceptional exertion or appropriate superpowers!
2. No new players will be entered. I am also considering not starting any parahumans without a trigger event.
3. Actions will be abstracted. Duh.
I'll get to the turn sooner or later.
Post by: DarkArtemisFowl on November 08, 2013, 10:18:33 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 08, 2013, 10:26:07 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 08, 2013, 11:26:31 pm
Post by: Nicholas1024 on November 08, 2013, 11:36:56 pm
Post by: Scood on November 08, 2013, 11:43:08 pm
Post by: Kazir on November 09, 2013, 07:18:11 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 09:53:38 am
So, does this mean that only the original players of the RP get to continue, or will my character get in at some point?You will also get to play one Naga is gone.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 02:42:02 pm
((Oops, forgot damages. One sec...Done.))
Everyone goes into action. Portals open, people move. The ones without superspeed and who are not portal'd of flown to their destination mostly run along the ground, except Animus of course, who heads out after receiving a density-increasing rune on his arm.
[2] It doesn't stick, sadly.
Firstly, the Evac and Dragoon teams set out. Some of the Evacs and Piasa are helped along by Doorlady, allowing the Dragoons and those they are carrying to quickly begin the fight with Naga, who continues to move onwards. Also aided by portals are Bloody Maria, Carborn, Olethrou Gonos, Summoner, and Tinkerwreck. The two cyborgs quickly engage Naga as well as they can hand-to-hand combat, while Maria looks for wounded to empower herself with.
[1] It...doesn't go well. Tinkerwreck's organic components are quickly exploited, with him being turned to a bloody mess, while Carborn seems in distress before being smashed to pieces with a blow from Naga's head.
[1] Bloody Maria gets struck by a wave from that blow, her sanguinokinesis keeping her blood in her body.
Meanwhile, Olethrou and Summoner begin creating some minions, with Summoner making an eight-foot-tall, five-foot broad scaled person on the same roof as the two and Olethrou making strange versions of Bloody Maria, Lily, and Momentum.
The Bastion capes on-scene begin trying to mitigate damage. Prefab begins dropping some walls to try and contain both Naga and the waves; Shot Lass, Glazier, and Tectonic begin supplementing these efforts with barriers of glass and stone. Aquarius tries to counter Naga's power, and does fairly well for a cape below the top tier. Finally, Lily and her duplicate begin creating barriers of wood and stone. Thalsian tries to figure out what to do.
[4] They do pretty well. While the limitations of not wanting to damage more buildings than needed hamper most of the efforts, they manage to keep Naga from doing terribly much. [6] Aquarius can't keep his eyes off of Argonaut, in pain as he falls to the ground, trying to repair the damage Naga's power did to him.
Meanwhile, evacuation of the shelters begins. Scatterstep begins trying to teleport people out to safety, but between the variability of his power and the lack of good visuals few of them are removed from the shelter. Not that there were many survivors.
Meanwhile, others begin to evacuate the shelters.
[5] Between the teleporters, speedsters, and Doorlady, thousands are rescued from the L6 shelter.
Kinetics finds that her gear has managed to greatly improve her durability...she can run fast for about ten seconds, and could probably increase that with better design. That's a job for tinkers, though. [2]
Blaster, Chlorocannon, Smash Bolt, String-Em-Up, and Wunderwaffe open fire on Naga; Imber shows up in her weaponized for and begins striking it as well.
[1+1] Those blasts that hit have little effect. Even Imber, one of the more powerful Blasters in Toronto, has no effect; it seems that water still beats fire.
Chopper and Cobalt Queen are working on a crude teleporter exit, which will be the exit point of some telepacks. [4] It is almost halfway complete. And very, very blue.
Club Sand shows up and blasts Naga with sand, before running for cover.
[6-1] The sand gets in Naga's eye, blinding it.
Vlad nearly gives up, surrounded by water. Then he feels...something. [
Naga attacks many people, including the entire Phalanx team present. Further attacks:
Argonaut and Prefab: Naga lunges at these two! [4v1,2] Argonaut drops Prefab in surprise before falling himself, trying to recover from the damage Naga dealt to him. Prefab falls, breaking some bones.
Olethrou, Summoner, and her Scaly Guardian: As Naga does so, a massive drop of water rolls off of Naga's tail, gathering stray water as it arcs towards the rooftop where the Zerg team lies! [1] It flies directly over their heads! Hydrokinesis doesn't work so good when you're distracted.
Piasa, Aquarius, Blaster, Lily: Naga launches a blast of water at them! Piasa tries to make a force shield! [3v1] She succeeds, but it is on the wrong side! [5+1v1,6+1,6,2] Aquarius manages to shield himself, while Blaster's armor protects her, but the others...don't make it. And it's an uncomfortable drop, especially for Blaster, who sinks beneath the waves.
Plane Jane, Glazier, Shot Lass, Smash Bolt: Naga sends a number of large droplets of water, each the size of a basketball or beach ball, at them! [4v5,4,5,2] Glazier is stunned; Smash Bolt is knocked out.
Club Sand: Naga strikes Club Sand with the leading edge of a tidal wave! [3+2v6] She manages to maintain her sandy armor and is swept inland!
The wave comes.
It rushes across the ground, held by Naga's hydrokinesis much more. Aside from a (relatively) narrow strip along the lakefront, nearly all the damage was done to the area close to Naga...and very near the PRT headquarters.
And yet, it wasn't just a wave. It was a number of innumerable streams of water, bending around some capes, striking others in the chest. Many died. Others lived.
Spoiler: Capes (click to show/hide)
"Argonaut down, G8. Prefab down, G8."
"Tracking Club Sand."
"Naga in G7."
"Piasa deceased, G7. Lily deceased, G7. Blaster down, G7."
"Smash Bolt down, G7. Wave incoming."
"Wave hit. Calculating damages."
"Momentum down, G8. Mover down, F7. Nada down, G7. Rockman down, G7. Shot Lass down, G7. G8 shelter destroyed. H7 shelter damaged. Sectors E8-0, F7-0, G6-8, H-J7-8, and K-L7 show severe water damage."
"Well, that could have been much, much worse. Anyways, Lightshow, Silverhand, Wreckerball, and their teams should be here shortly. Any second now, really. Aside from that...Evacs and anyone else with nothing better to do, mind grabbing some of those capes who are down? They'll appreciate it."
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2a0dr3b.png)
As you can see, I thought of a new way to show where the waves hit. Hopefully the description isn't too far off from what I said last time...I tried to follow the same path, but who knows?
If you need to know where someone is, you can check this spoiler! (I had intended to include the locations originally, but...you know...late-night update.)
I'm sorry I haven't gotten to the bit where I polish off the new capes. This turn took long enough without that, though. I'll get to it ASAP, along with filling out the Chicago, Detroit, and Montreal Protectorate teams who will be arriving.
By the way, any of you who specified hometowns mind if I change them to places closer to where teams are coming from soon?
Post by: Scood on November 09, 2013, 04:23:52 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 09, 2013, 05:18:31 pm
Post by: Dermonster on November 09, 2013, 05:25:08 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 06:10:34 pm
"Fuck," Delphinium knew that the survival statistics for a Terror attack were generally poor, but this seemed to be going south faster than she had anticipated. Another wave like that, and the PRT headquarters would probably be underwater. The first of the wounded had just started trickling in, but they would probably have to be moved soon. She turns to Sliver, "Do we have a fallback point for the wounded?""Some of the PRT who aren't in shelters are trying to figure something out. The logistics are going to be terrible if we only have until the next wave..."
Post by: MrVoid on November 09, 2013, 06:22:31 pm
Post by: Kazir on November 09, 2013, 06:29:00 pm
He grins.
Then he walks forward. In a fuzzy sense he can feel other disruptions in the water, small eddies where people are stumbling and splashing around. Even as he concentrates the range extends a little and he can sense perhaps twenty feet in each direction. His heart quickens, could he find his family with this?
But what would that do? He'd just be standing next to them, waiting to die when Naga turned back. No, he had to help the other parahumans. Yes, others. He smiled again, he was one of them now.
Now with a determined stride he heads for the destroyed doors. Then he pauses and looks down, and tentatively puts a foot on the water. It holds, and gives a little when he puts his weight on it. He lifts the other foot, and lo and behold Jesus impression.
With new confidence he heads again towards the exit out of this deathtrap. He runs, and gradually let's the water take his momentum so he is almost skating by the time he reaches the door. With a whoop, he gathers the water beneath his feet and launches a full two metres into the air as he passes into the sunlight. For a moment there's just him, the air and the sunlight.
Then reality hits. It's infinitely worse out here. The noise is deafening and everywhere capes rush backwards and forwards, powers flicker and burn. And in the middle of all the Mage of the Seas bends water to his will, sending people flying like insects.
Vlad looks around, he has no clue where he'd be most useful, so he reckons his best bet is to find someone who does.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 07:26:45 pm
"We have access to Doorlady's ((Really?)) portals don't we? Couldn't we just move them to the further away shelters?"((Yes, really. There are only so many names I can give to a fairly obvious Doorman expy.))
"Those shelters are already holding around a hundred thousand each. They're at capacity, we can't really squeeze several thousand more into them. And Doorlady's occupied moving everyone from the destroyed shelters to the HQ's shelter and other safer areas."
Hyper caffinated super medic is GO((Going where?))
Post by: Dermonster on November 09, 2013, 07:35:45 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 07:38:57 pm
((Nowhere. Same place. Med bay. Hospital. Start healing people who get in. C'mon man.))Alright.
I thought it was assumed that you were doing that for the civilians coming in from the damaged shelter.
Post by: Dermonster on November 09, 2013, 07:40:15 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 08:09:26 pm
Post by: Xantalos on November 09, 2013, 08:13:28 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 09, 2013, 08:19:03 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 09:01:51 pm
Or the Medic from TF2, if that even counts.((The only reason he is one of the mot important characters is that the other top eight are equally undeveloped. And the only nine "characters" in the game.))
"Do we actually know anything about Doorlady's powers, like range and such? Could she get everyone out of town?""According to the Islanders, Doorlady's power is harder to sustain the more portals she opens at once, the farther away they are from her, and the more people passing through at once. If we planned this ahead of time, with a place to drop them off and a nice, organized protocol? Probably. As it is? Nowhere near enough prep. For some reason, the PRT didn't want to engage in extended negotiations with a major group of villains over such a plan, and the Islanders didn't seem interested in giving us a detailed description of her limitations." Sliver sighed. "This would be easier if there weren't any villains, if we were all just heroes, you know?"
Post by: Scood on November 09, 2013, 09:19:07 pm
"According to the Islanders, Doorlady's power is harder to sustain the more portals she opens at once, the farther away they are from her, and the more people passing through at once. If we planned this ahead of time, with a place to drop them off and a nice, organized protocol? Probably. As it is? Nowhere near enough prep. For some reason, the PRT didn't want to engage in extended negotiations with a major group of villains over such a plan, and the Islanders didn't seem interested in giving us a detailed description of her limitations." Sliver sighed. "This would be easier if there weren't any villains, if we were all just heroes, you know?"((the islanders LLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!)))
Post by: RangerCado on November 09, 2013, 09:31:44 pm
HAHA! This is wonderful! We can make more deals for me to come out for this more often!
...
I'll even lower my price for my help, this is TOO MUCH FUN!!!
Post by: MrVoid on November 09, 2013, 10:17:48 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 10:32:45 pm
((the islanders LLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!)))Not really, they just don't tell the whole truth.
"Well if we ported you to Doorlady and spread her power around, it would have to be more effective than the way it works now, wouldn't it?""Well, I could ask. Couldn't hurt..."
(...Dammit, should have thought of that myself.)
Phase 2 (Hurrah, you're about ready!)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Tosca (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Gastrophetes (click to show/hide)
Nice names.
[4] The Pavises gained a good bit of notoriety, even getting an official license to operate from the PRT as long as they followed certain rules. One of those rules? Show up when Terrors attack. Mind you, they probably would have anyways...
After triggering and reincarnating (resurrecting? regenerating?) Julius moved slowly. Elated with the fact that all of his limbs functioned properly and that the only downsides seemed to be his newly blonde hair, blue eyes and the pain involved he moved through the building, happily stepping outside just in time to be hit by one of Naga's waves....Alright, that works.
[/spoiler]
And here we go.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 09, 2013, 11:54:04 pm
Quote from: Unholy_Pariah
--snip-- "request grid co-ordinates of capes, tectonic, momentum" --snip--
((--snip-- Pariah's got a plan (that you're probably going to shoot down --snip--))
Quote from: GWG
--snip-- Momentum down --snip--
you had to fucking say it...
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 09, 2013, 11:56:30 pm
Post by: Scood on November 09, 2013, 11:58:00 pm
((the intelligent cape with really bad luck.))Quote from: Unholy_Pariah--snip-- "request grid co-ordinates of capes, tectonic, momentum" --snip--((--snip-- Pariah's got a plan (that you're probably going to shoot down --snip--))Quote from: GWG--snip-- Momentum down --snip--
you had to fucking say it...
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 10, 2013, 12:00:56 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 10, 2013, 12:04:40 am
((i still have to reach tectonic first though, how many grid squares can i move using my power? has my wristband responded with his co-ordinates yet?))You can go one, but since you can simply slide under everything and stuff you can go diagonally one instead of being restricted to orthogonal movement.
As for Tectonic: Yes. You could check the Capes spoiler, but for your convenience...he's being "carried" by Transcontinental in G7.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 10, 2013, 12:20:44 am
Spotting Tectonic as he is being carried over a building ahead of him Steven speaks into his wristband once more.
"Open channel, direct communication, Tectonic." After waiting for confirmation that the line has been established he continues.
"Tectonic this is Animus, i am a few hundred meters to the Northwest of your position and i have a plan to harm Naga but i need you to create something for me.
i need a stone or metal cylinder six feet tall by two feet wide created at ground level and it needs to be as dense as you can physically make it even if you cannot lift it afterwards, i will take care of its transport."
once his message is delivered Steven focuses on reaching the cylinder and using it to replace his current body.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 10, 2013, 12:30:12 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 10, 2013, 12:35:39 am
"Make it as big as you like, i only need the core to be super dense."
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 10, 2013, 12:47:56 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 10, 2013, 01:36:18 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 10, 2013, 09:33:55 am
Post by: RangerCado on November 11, 2013, 12:42:09 am
Post by: Realmfighter on November 11, 2013, 05:12:43 am
Try and use the armbands information and my own powers insight to stay in the action helping people live and junk enough to justify freedom, while still living for the foreseeable future.
Post by: MrVoid on November 11, 2013, 08:25:16 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 11, 2013, 09:09:17 am
((Is there a plan for a turn?))I'm pretty sure we're waiting on people. I was planning to check today, though.
Let's see...we have Thalsian, Tabitha Kataiser, Vlad Whatshissurname, (Not-)Kinetics, dialogue with Animus, and Delphinium doesn't have a lot to do. That leaves an actual action from Pariah and an action from wolfchild.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 11, 2013, 03:32:33 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 11, 2013, 04:23:54 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 11, 2013, 08:12:28 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 11, 2013, 08:25:16 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 11, 2013, 08:53:18 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 11, 2013, 09:41:28 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 11, 2013, 09:52:13 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 11, 2013, 10:30:46 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 11, 2013, 10:38:59 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 11, 2013, 10:44:05 pm
Post by: wolfchild on November 11, 2013, 11:59:59 pm
Sorry
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 12, 2013, 08:06:31 am
Now I need to get things organized and done. While also worrying about a major essay due in two days.
Post by: RangerCado on November 15, 2013, 12:21:42 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 15, 2013, 04:20:44 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 15, 2013, 04:32:58 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 15, 2013, 04:49:23 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 15, 2013, 09:55:33 pm
((Its times like these I miss the mind link bracelets from RotMGs :P ))((Get the tinker on it. :P))
Post by: MrVoid on November 16, 2013, 07:32:50 am
Post by: Dermonster on November 16, 2013, 11:46:34 am
Well there's an idea...
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 16, 2013, 11:48:46 am
Post by: Dermonster on November 16, 2013, 11:50:10 am
Post by: MrVoid on November 16, 2013, 03:43:37 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 16, 2013, 06:30:07 pm
EDIT: Hey, I just thought of a justification. You know how Accord's power gets better the more complex a problem is? Multask is kinda like that. He sucks at basic computer programming and mechanics but can make complex machines easily.
Post by: MrVoid on November 16, 2013, 07:10:03 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 16, 2013, 07:11:45 pm
FYI, turn tomorrow. The rest of today is going to be spent either on non-Name Pending stuff or making the rest of the characters coming in this turn.
Post by: RangerCado on November 17, 2013, 08:16:55 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 17, 2013, 08:24:03 pm
Did you forget this gold?I was working on figuring out what all Naga's waves did--ie, the last step--when you posted this.
Even "simplified," this takes a while.
Capes from Detroit, Montreal, and Chicago arrive.
The Archers fire! Energy blasts, rubber strands, chunks of rubble, and even arrows are slung at Naga. [1] Oh dear, friendly fire. Donnerhammer gets taken down by Electric, thanks to the fickle nature of electrical conductivity, before the former can even reach Naga, although Naga swiftly crushes the not-so-invulnerable white supremacist. Chlococannon's gas kills several of Replican's duplicates. String-Em-Up entangles Mechanus.
Hopefully, the Bastion team won't screw up so badly. [4+1v5] They moderate the damage, all the more easily now that they have a pair of notable hydrokinetics, but Naga keeps trying. [v]Vlad decides to try and slow the largest of the waves, discovering that he is controlling "streams" of water in midair, like giant worms or something.
Animus's request has been partly met. He exits the ground, a chunk of concrete and asphalt, and advances towards Naga.[/u]
Bullet, Merrow, Molehill Mountain, Phantasm, Silver Hand, and Vinesnake engage Naga, with MM and Vinesnake trying to impede Naga's movement.
[5v4 overall; Toughness 6,1]
Bullet remains as intact as his invulnerability would indicate, but Molehill Mountain and Vinesnake suffer acute dehydration, followed by exsanguination for MM and regeneration for Vinesnake. The latter slows Naga a bit.
Kinetics dumps her civilian on Bullhit before running towards Naga, who turns its head towards her...
Red Cross gets to healing. Other healers are sent out via Doorlady.
Delphinium is sent to heal Blaster. Thalsian also helps people as best as he can.
Doorlady distributes teleportation devices, some just assembled by Chopper and others, some brought in by Leadfist, are distributed to Evac capes, with instructions to use them to transport civilians to a secure location further inland. Sam helps! Specifically, she takes some people she sees panicking in the street near damaged or destroyed shelters away from the streets and more inland.
Naga continues the assault. [Direct: 2; Waves: 5-2] Naga doesn't manage to do much harm, but it does flatten a few people. Aside from what has been mentioned, it lobs blobs of water at Bloody Maria and Kinetics, although a combination of hydrokinesis and their respective defensive powers makes this trivial.
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: Duplicates of Replican. F6."More capes have arrived."
"Donnerhammer down, G7. Donnerhammer deceased, G7. Vinesnake down, G7."
"Mechanus down, G7. Molehill Mountain deceased, G7."
"Vinesnake up, G7."
"Prefab up, G8. Mover up, F7. Bloody Maria up, G8. Nada up, G7."
"Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G7. Replican deceased, G6. Replican deceased, G6."
"False alarm. The original Replican is still alive."
"Wave hit. Calculating damages."
"L6 shelter destroyed. J7 shelter damaged. Sectors D0, E9-0, H8, I7-9, J-K6-7, L5-7, M4-5, and N-O4 show severe water damage. No cape casualties."
"That could have gone much, much worse. Good job, Aquarius, Michigan Man, and the nonhydrokinetic Bastion capes. You should be proud."
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Well then.
I included some supers from a previous superhero RtD. How many (other than Leadfist, he's easy) can you recognize?
Post by: MrVoid on November 17, 2013, 09:55:38 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 17, 2013, 09:57:11 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 17, 2013, 10:25:15 pm
If the water is shallow enough, Delphinium attempts to lift blaster's torso out of the water to allow her to breathe, otherwise call for backup.The water won't be an issue, no. Has Delphinium been hitting the gym lately, by the way?
Post by: MrVoid on November 17, 2013, 10:39:31 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 18, 2013, 07:25:54 am
Dejectedly realising his current form is simply insufficient for the desired task Steven stops and looks around, spotting corina blake using her power nearby he runs back towards her and yells.
"You, time lady! Accelerated time field, five minutes subjective. NOW!"
Safely encased in his bubble of hyper-time Steven begins creating duplicate bodies out of the road and forcing them into the original one after the other pulling matter from the edge of the field first.
Once the field is negated he speaks into his wristband.
"priority message, Doorlady. I need 2 portals in an infinite fall loop at my position, once im up to speed change the destination to directly in front of naga's head."
Once the portals are up steven jumps in without a seconds thought or hesitation.
Post by: Parisbre56 on November 18, 2013, 08:33:28 am
Post by: RangerCado on November 18, 2013, 09:03:15 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 18, 2013, 09:15:45 am
((Quick! Get a tinker to make a 1000 singing turrets!))((Cara bel, cara mia bella. Mia bambina, a tra che la stima che la stima...))
Post by: MrVoid on November 18, 2013, 09:35:04 am
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Post by: Kazir on November 18, 2013, 04:35:44 pm
Vlad squares up to the wave, feeling ridiculously tiny as he does so. Raising both hands magic-casting style he focuses and the 'worms' begin to appear. His eyes now tell him he's not looking at a big wall of water, but hundreds of wiggling worms, squirming and thrashing around in... well, a big wall of water
No, back, he growls in his head. It sounded badass, but he realises it would probably come out as a squeak out loud.
Quick glances around show that Naga's attacks are being redirected or absorbed more often than thought. It looks like they might have a real chance of driving him off before this becomes too serious.
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Sam continues helping people far outside of the fighting area and tries to see how much
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I should probably get around to reading the last epilogue.
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Post by: Xantalos on November 19, 2013, 07:20:06 pm
But yeah I'll make a wildbow discussion thread.
In several hours.))
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 19, 2013, 07:33:25 pm
Post by: MrVoid on November 19, 2013, 09:32:15 pm
Attached is a couple reasons why I feel that you are wrong, but it's just a story and this is the internet.))
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((tl;dr If you can't be happy for her, then we will just have to agree to disagree.((And I have some responses.))
Attached is a couple reasons why I feel that you are wrong, but it's just a story and this is the internet.))
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Really though, one of us is being a creationist here, so this will be my last comment on the matter.You had better explain yourself, because that sounds like a completely-out-of-the-blue and extremely insulting insult aimed at me.
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Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 20, 2013, 03:37:25 pm
This means that if she could "read" an enbringer she could kill it with ease because she would know where, when and with which tinker weapon to attack it.
Seriously, her power is so overpowered that it makes superman look like a scrawny goldfish.))
Post by: RangerCado on November 20, 2013, 03:42:26 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 20, 2013, 07:12:02 pm
((Contessa's power isnt technically "i win", its "i know how to win".((Except that, in cases like the Endbringers, her power doesn't tell her how to win because victory is impossible.))
This means that if she could "read" an enbringer she could kill it with ease because she would know where, when and with which tinker weapon to attack it.
Seriously, her power is so overpowered that it makes superman look like a scrawny goldfish.))
((...Whens the next update? The weekend?))Did everyone post a turn?
Post by: Xantalos on November 20, 2013, 07:14:51 pm
((Not to nitpick, but((Contessa's power isnt technically "i win", its "i know how to win".((Except that, in cases like the Endbringers, her power doesn't tell her how to win because victory is impossible.))
This means that if she could "read" an enbringer she could kill it with ease because she would know where, when and with which tinker weapon to attack it.
Seriously, her power is so overpowered that it makes superman look like a scrawny goldfish.))
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((As far as I can tell. And if they didn't I assume they were continuing their previous actions such as healing or buffing people.))Oh.
Um.
Tomorrow, maybe?
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((Mainly because I don't really know what to put in the various teams and don't have the time to assemble them.))
Phalanx: [6v6] An exciting tussle among the toughest capes on-site and the largest Terror. Capes are killed, but Naga is halted and even hurt, a bit.
[4v4][3] Another falls to the explosion.
Archers, fire. [6v1] ...Well, then. The big guns--Electric, Imber, Mover and Thrower, Wunderwaffe, etc--manage to deal severe damage to Naga. It won't give up, though.
[2v6] Sadly, a swipe of water takes a number of them down. [1] Still more fall to the devastation caused by Team Bastion.
The Bastion capes begin to work on minimizing the damage Naga does. [1v4] Nicely done, guys. Nicely done. Mensura's power interacts badly with one of Prefab's devices' space-warping storage things, and everything falls apart.
[1-1v3] The resulting explosion kills many of the Bastion capes.
The Zergs send their minions--Concussive and a couple new fake capes, duplicates of Replican, a couple good-sized snakes surrounded by electricity, several little goblin-like creatures, and a half-dozen two-foot-tall winged bugmen with weird lizardlike tails created by Summoner--towards Naga, hoping to hinder or at least distract the massive beast.
[1-1v6] Not one survives.
[6+1v5][4+2] The team itself is untouched by either Naga or the devastation, due to their location.
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"Bullet deceased, G8."
"Ekrixi deceased, G8. Mechanus deceased, G6. String-Em-Up down, G8. Thalsian down, G8. Transcontinental down, G8. Wunderwaffe down, G8."
"Error. Damage to systems." (Read: I forgot to record which of the major injuries were caused by the explosion and which weren't.)
"Bloody Maria down, G8."
Frankly, I'm sick of this. Tomorrow, I'm writing up a brief summary of what happens next if people don't object too much.
Post by: MrVoid on November 23, 2013, 12:47:35 am
Post by: RangerCado on November 23, 2013, 01:12:14 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on November 23, 2013, 01:35:48 am
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 23, 2013, 09:21:01 am
i'm okay with it as long as its just annoyance at the current mission, not the game.Yeah. This format is killing me, or at least the mass battle is. Or something. Nothing's really happening, but it's taking an hour or more to figure out how the nothing goes down. I liked the old stuff better.
Post by: Scood on November 23, 2013, 11:08:08 am
Post by: Kazir on November 23, 2013, 02:18:46 pm
Post by: RangerCado on November 23, 2013, 09:46:17 pm
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 23, 2013, 09:48:16 pm
And if you're referring to the other part...how many games are we both in with someone named Carl who would be talking with Selina?
Post by: RangerCado on November 23, 2013, 09:50:47 pm
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Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 23, 2013, 11:40:15 pm
Yeah. Naga has a goal.
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 24, 2013, 05:14:47 pm
Before it can do so, however, a silver light is seen on the horizon. Zion has arrived! With the most powerful hero on the planet on the scene, Naga is swiftly driven into the water once more, retreating, being attacked by Zion and others until it reaches the ocean and sinks out of their reach.
Naga is gone! Rejoicing is had by all, save those who focus on the devastation, or mourn the casualties, or who are Delphinium. For the emotion-sensor sees something disturbing when Zion arrives. Zion's emotional makeup is...familiar. She knows she has seen it before; it takes her but a minute to realize where. It was like what she saw in Argonaut, Bullhit, and Selina, but without the other mind. Zion's mind was completely full of the patterns seen at the edges of the others' minds.
After this realization, Delphinium can't help but see it elsewhere. Maybe fifteen percent of the capes present out here had the same patterns, hidden to various extents. What's going on?
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Post by: Radio Controlled on November 24, 2013, 05:22:57 pm
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Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 24, 2013, 05:40:45 pm
For an Endbringer attack, that casualty list is really low. Not complaining, mind you, but seems a bit... I dunno, underwhelming? Oh well, if you were getting sick of the format, better to cut your losses and move on.It would have been a lot longer if the game had gone on properly. Yeah, it's low. My excuse: Only...there were 90 capes?!? Yeah, I'm modifying that list. I didn't think half of that were there.
EDIT: Every (non-PC) cape who rolled a 3 or less to survive is dead. That's another 14 deaths, and I'm not sure if there's a Protectorate in Toronto anymore.
EDIT: All finished, including the three deceased members of the Deadly Four. That brings the casualties up to 34, or over a third of all capes defending.
Post by: Kazir on November 24, 2013, 06:25:59 pm
Edit: Jesus Christ how many capes?!
Post by: GreatWyrmGold on November 24, 2013, 06:55:18 pm