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Well I mean the whole point is that they're the same. Taking away one is the same as giving the other and both could be used as valuable resources in their raw form. But if we choose Death then we can instill a love and tolerance perspective to the spheres early on allowing for late game shenanigans.

Quote from: Armok on June 17, 2015, 01:21:00 am

> Looks like there'll need to be a bit of backtracking to rescue the bigbot, drain blood from all those corpses since we're running out, and then raise them as zombes to replace the stick golems. Probably just you and Galar'nt , being the fastest fliers. Also grab the elites minigun to put on one of the turrets while at it.
> Look for entrances other than the big obvious one.

+1 On an unrelated note I would like to call our entire group the Acid. Play up the boogymaness.

Froggy Ninja, you seem rather intent on Life/Death. I'm curious about what you'd want our middle and end games to look like as Life/Death, and why that's so better than going pure Life plus some other sphere (for argument's sake, let's say Nature for the earth magic boost).

Well we could also store and weaponize the pure death we harvest.

Since I've come to my max GMing limit at this point, I have a bunch of ideas and no outlet... well...

Spoiler: Bio-Spikes (click to show/hide)

Sometimes days just go bad. Although being kidnapped and forcibly genetically modified to serve as brainwashed mercenaries was not what you expected.

Bio-Spikes is an RTD based around the idea that the players are humans, however each has been modified by having spikes of a special metal, using a combination of magic and nanotech to modify the body part with the spike driven into it. The players play as mercenaries, playing through missions ER style, however if they die, they are rebooted by arcane means, and are given 2 new spikes. If a player goes past 12 spikes, they're out- pretty much a completely brain-wiped thrall to the kidnapper. On the other hand, if they reach 0, they go free (albeit without their memories of the time). If a player succeeds in a mission, they can choose to have 2 spikes removed. This creates a balance as what the players receive power from is what they need removed to win.

Mutations vary, ranging from physical mutations, including strength, speed, alternate locomotion, senses, whatnot... although magic, psionics, mental stuff, and just plain useless ones are also an option. The players don't choose what spikes they get.

Sign up sheet:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Backstory:

Spike Preference(physical, magical, psionic, or mental)
Spike Number(between 2 and 12, must be an even number)

Spoiler: The Hunted (click to show/hide)

I've been found. I don't know when it happened, but now my life is in danger. For I am the Hunted.

The players in this RTD are either the Hunted or the Hunters. They compete in an extra-dimensional game show of sorts, taking place on Earth but controlled by aliens from beyond. The Hunted are one or two players, the rest are Hunters.

Based on the premise, you can surmise that the Hunted are trying to survive- 72 hours(or later) to be precise. The Hunters, on the other hand, are trying to kill the Hunted. And in general, the Hunters rock it. Beyond the 2-hour grace period, the Hunted are constantly in danger.

Hunter Sheet:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Backstory(the Hunters are humans, however improved by the aliens):

Stats(7 points)
Strength:
Speed:
Dexterity:
Endurance:
Compatibility(how well they react with their Mutations):
Awareness:

Mutation 1:
Mutation 2:

Naturally, Hunter sheets are PM'd, the first 4 should get in- the Hunted sheets are quality based.

Hunted Sheet:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Backstory:

(The Hunted are human, and do not receive mutations... however each is assigned 4 single use Aces by the GM upon game start, which are special abilities that may be used for a variety of purposes... once each...)

Stats(8 points)
Strength:
Speed:
Dexterity:
Endurance:
Awareness:

So...