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Stone Gargoyle wrote:I find lately that I am trying to invent the same powers I've already written before. I may post some of the ones I am coming up with if they improve on what I wrote before, but it would be nice to be able to come up with something original.
taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I find lately that I am trying to invent the same powers I've already written before. I may post some of the ones I am coming up with if they improve on what I wrote before, but it would be nice to be able to come up with something original.
Victim of your own success.
Yep, when the easier discoveries have been already taken, it becomes harder and harder to dig up fresh concepts.
Right off the top of my head, I'll have to check if anybody's done any anti-matter-based powers.
Never mind, Iczer beat me to them.
taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I find lately that I am trying to invent the same powers I've already written before. I may post some of the ones I am coming up with if they improve on what I wrote before, but it would be nice to be able to come up with something original.
Victim of your own success.
Yep, when the easier discoveries have been already taken, it becomes harder and harder to dig up fresh concepts.
Right off the top of my head, I'll have to check if anybody's done any anti-matter-based powers.
Never mind, Iczer beat me to them.
There does only appear to be the one antimatter power, T, so you could actually do more if you are so inclined.NMI wrote:taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I find lately that I am trying to invent the same powers I've already written before. I may post some of the ones I am coming up with if they improve on what I wrote before, but it would be nice to be able to come up with something original.
Victim of your own success.
Yep, when the easier discoveries have been already taken, it becomes harder and harder to dig up fresh concepts.
Right off the top of my head, I'll have to check if anybody's done any anti-matter-based powers.
Never mind, Iczer beat me to them.
http://wiki.thedeificnmi.com/index.php? ... r_Creation
Iczer wrote:doesn't gravity plane do this already?
Batts
You need to flesh the power out. You have no attributes listed. You also need to list how many clones can be created per level and whatnot. This just looks like an idea for a power, not a fleshed-out power. Whether it is a major or minor would depend on the details of the power.abe wrote:book cloneing(minor or major, not sure myself)
the user of said power can create puodo-clones of characters from the books you have recently (1d10 minuites per level, roll every level to determine the time need before you need to re-read the book before you can creat said puodo-clones) read. the "clones" will do the creators bidding for the "life" of the "clones"
(the life span of the "clones" is 2 hours period.
what do you fine people think?
Stone Gargoyle wrote:You need to flesh the power out. You have no attributes listed. You also need to list how many clones can be created per level and whatnot. This just looks like an idea for a power, not a fleshed-out power. Whether it is a major or minor would depend on the details of the power.abe wrote:book cloneing(minor or major, not sure myself)
the user of said power can create puodo-clones of characters from the books you have recently (1d10 minuites per level, roll every level to determine the time need before you need to re-read the book before you can creat said puodo-clones) read. the "clones" will do the creators bidding for the "life" of the "clones"
(the life span of the "clones" is 2 hours period.
what do you fine people think?
abe wrote:book cloneing(minor or major, not sure myself)
the user of said power can create puodo-clones of characters from the books you have recently (1d10 minuites per level, roll every level to determine the time need before you need to re-read the book before you can creat said puodo-clones) read. the "clones" will do the creators bidding for the "life" of the "clones"
(the life span of the "clones" is 2 hours period.
what do you fine people think?
No, the power needs very set limitations and guidelines for creating a clone. You cannot just leave it so open-ended. If you have a clone with superpowers, that also would not count as a single power at that point depending on how powerful the clone is.abe wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:You need to flesh the power out. You have no attributes listed. You also need to list how many clones can be created per level and whatnot. This just looks like an idea for a power, not a fleshed-out power. Whether it is a major or minor would depend on the details of the power.abe wrote:book cloneing(minor or major, not sure myself)
the user of said power can create puodo-clones of characters from the books you have recently (1d10 minuites per level, roll every level to determine the time need before you need to re-read the book before you can creat said puodo-clones) read. the "clones" will do the creators bidding for the "life" of the "clones"
(the life span of the "clones" is 2 hours period.
what do you fine people think?
sorry you can create 1 "clone" for every 2 levels you have & stat for the "clones" unless it's obviously different is average for the race "cloned" (i.e. you "clone" Glinda she has LOTS of weather influencing spells, you "clone" Hurcules he has superstrienth and so on.)
that help?
abe wrote:ok then, the "clone" can have up to 2 powers (and no you can't summon god!) based upon the base cahacter (check with your gamemaster for details if s/he uses this power) & the powers have to be minor ones.
better?
Stone Gargoyle wrote:You are basically creating humanoid servants that mimic characters from a book that are limited to generic stats. Unless the book character has attributes that are stated to be above average, a lot of your attributes would probably be set at 10.
As they are characters from books, you would also have a limit to what skills they would know, as they might possess the skills but only at the level the character creating them knows the skill or at a base level if the character does not possess the skill. A lot of what the pseudo-clones possess would depend on the character creating them. Do you follow my logic?abe wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:You are basically creating humanoid servants that mimic characters from a book that are limited to generic stats. Unless the book character has attributes that are stated to be above average, a lot of your attributes would probably be set at 10.
that does make sense to me as well so that is what will happen.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:As they are characters from books, you would also have a limit to what skills they would know, as they might possess the skills but only at the level the character creating them knows the skill or at a base level if the character does not possess the skill. A lot of what the pseudo-clones possess would depend on the character creating them. Do you follow my logic?abe wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:You are basically creating humanoid servants that mimic characters from a book that are limited to generic stats. Unless the book character has attributes that are stated to be above average, a lot of your attributes would probably be set at 10.
that does make sense to me as well so that is what will happen.
It would have some limitations, though, depending on the character creating the pseudo-clones and the nature of the source material.Nightmask wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:As they are characters from books, you would also have a limit to what skills they would know, as they might possess the skills but only at the level the character creating them knows the skill or at a base level if the character does not possess the skill. A lot of what the pseudo-clones possess would depend on the character creating them. Do you follow my logic?abe wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:You are basically creating humanoid servants that mimic characters from a book that are limited to generic stats. Unless the book character has attributes that are stated to be above average, a lot of your attributes would probably be set at 10.
that does make sense to me as well so that is what will happen.
Well as a super-power (didn't notice but I assume a major power) the creations should be able to have skills that the super himself doesn't have, powers tend to be able to do things like that. An example of this would be when Daniel Moonstar could create solid constructs based on the fears or desires of a particular individual, they had skills based on what they were intended to be even though she herself didn't have the skills (such as when she created an entire expert construction crew to repair damage done after a heavy battle, as she's clearly not a skilled construction worker).
Stone Gargoyle wrote:It would have some limitations, though, depending on the character creating the pseudo-clones and the nature of the source material.Nightmask wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:As they are characters from books, you would also have a limit to what skills they would know, as they might possess the skills but only at the level the character creating them knows the skill or at a base level if the character does not possess the skill. A lot of what the pseudo-clones possess would depend on the character creating them. Do you follow my logic?abe wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:You are basically creating humanoid servants that mimic characters from a book that are limited to generic stats. Unless the book character has attributes that are stated to be above average, a lot of your attributes would probably be set at 10.
that does make sense to me as well so that is what will happen.
Well as a super-power (didn't notice but I assume a major power) the creations should be able to have skills that the super himself doesn't have, powers tend to be able to do things like that. An example of this would be when Daniel Moonstar could create solid constructs based on the fears or desires of a particular individual, they had skills based on what they were intended to be even though she herself didn't have the skills (such as when she created an entire expert construction crew to repair damage done after a heavy battle, as she's clearly not a skilled construction worker).
abe wrote:that's quite true, though & I just thought of this part, maybe you could just conjure spasific powers from the book (I.E. the babble effect from the bible) what do you think of that as part of or a separate power?
taalismn wrote:Matter Expulsion: Bowling Balls(Major)
“You know, guys, suddenly our shiny white armor doesn’t seem so invincible, especially when we’re all bunched up in a wedge formation at the end of the street like this....”
This power enables the superbeing to generate and expel large spheres of tough plastic-like material, from single regulation-size bowling balls, to street-clearing swarms of them, to giant wrecking ball-sized car-crushers. The superbeing can bowl overhead and throw the spheres, but has better range and arguably effectiveness rolling them along the ground.
1) Create Bowling Balls---Creates a spheroid of tough plastic, roughly ten pounds in weight and 8.5 inches in diameter, with approximately 30 SDC.
Range: Effective and accurate range of 30 ft if thrown overhand, increase by 30% if using Augmented Strength, by 50% for Robotic/Superhuman Strength, and x3 if Supernatural(x4 if P.S. is 31 or more).
Triple effective range if ROLLING the bowling ball along the ground.
Damage: Thrown or rolled, a bowling ball does 1d8 damage within its effective range.
If rolled along the ground, if striking a target in the legs, the victim must roll under their P.P. score or be knocked over, losing initiative and one APM getting back up.
Beyond effective range(possible if the bowling ball is sent down a slope or incline), the ball only does 1d4 on a strike.
Duration: Can exist indefinitely as long as they are within 10 ft of the superbeing. Beyond that, they last 1d4 minutes being fading into nothing.
Note: Can create one bowling ball per action per level of experience. The superbeing can cast them one at a time, or can release them all at once, but will only get bonuses to strike with individual throws(casting two or more bowling balls at once essentially counts as a burst, and receives no bonuses to strike).
2) Create Free Range Wrecking Ball---By concentrating for a full melee(takes all actions for that round), the superbeing can create a GIANT bowling ball roughly 5 ft(+1 ft per level of experience) in diameter, weighing 200 lbs(+20 lbs per level of experience) and possessing 300 SDC(+30 SDC per level of experience).
Range: Effective and accurate range of 30 ft rolled, increase by 30% if using Augmented Strength, by 50% for Robotic/Superhuman Strength, and x3 if Supernatural(x4 if P.S. is 31 or more).
Can only be thrown overhand if the superbeing has the necessary strength to lift and throw it.
Damage: 1d4x10 +2d6 per level of experience
80% chance of knock-down(lose 1 APM and Initiative), 60% chance of being stunned(-10 to strike, dodge, parry, and roll, NO Initiative, HALF speed and APMs for 1d4 melees) from being rolled over by the giant ball.
Duration: Can exist indefinitely as long as it is within 10 ft of the superbeing. Beyond that, it lasts 3d6 minutes being fading into nothing.
3) Create Cannonball Bowling Ball---At level 6 of experience, the superbeing can create -Flaming Bowling Bowls-, that do an extra +1 point of damage, and have a 60% chance of setting combustibles they strike on fire.
At level 12 of experience, the superbeing can create -Exploding Bowling Balls-, that do 2d4 points of blast/shrapnel damage to a 10 ft blast radius.
4) Bowling Ball Gloves---Held in the hands(or rather by the finger holes), the bowling balls can be used as melee bludgeoning weapons. Note that the superbeing doesn’t suffer any discomfort from the finger grip, as one might otherwise expect.
Range: Melee
Damage: +2d4 to punches
5) Create Bowling Ball Hound---The superbeing can create a longer-lived bowling ball that seems to move under its own power and volition, and can track and pursue targets. The Bowling Ball Hound often(60% chance) has a different coloring or patterning than other bowling balls created by the superbeing.
Range: The Bowling Ball Hound has a Speed of 20
Damage: Same as for a standard bowling ball, plus has 3 attacks per melee, so it can repeatedly ram a target.
Duration: Can exist indefinitely as long as it is within 10 ft of the superbeing. Beyond that, it lasts 10 minutes per level of experience before fading into nothing.
Bonuses: +2 to strike, +1 to dodge, and has a base Tracking skill of 50%+3% per level of experience of the creating superbeing.
Note: Only ONE Bowling Ball Hound can be created per 24 hour period.
6) Other Bonuses:
-Can wield a bowling ball in each hand
-+1 to strike with a bowling ball at levels 1, 3, 7, and 10.
-+3 to Maintain Balance on slippery surfaces(such as waxed lanes)
bigwhitehound wrote:[Not a power I would have EVER dreamed of but I like it. The possibilities are endless, for damage and fun. A few small points. The person should get some sort of skill for throwing/rolling, that could allow them to do tricks. Bounce the ball off multiple targets, 1 to the other, throw it so it curves around corners, boomerang shots (hit someone and return to the thrower), bounce off a curb and up in to the air for a uppercut strike, like a punch. The person could have a mild obsession with shinny shoes and striped shirts too.
Just let me know when it has been edited and is finished so I can post it to the vault only once and won't have to do editing once it is in there.taalismn wrote:bigwhitehound wrote:[Not a power I would have EVER dreamed of but I like it. The possibilities are endless, for damage and fun. A few small points. The person should get some sort of skill for throwing/rolling, that could allow them to do tricks. Bounce the ball off multiple targets, 1 to the other, throw it so it curves around corners, boomerang shots (hit someone and return to the thrower), bounce off a curb and up in to the air for a uppercut strike, like a punch. The person could have a mild obsession with shinny shoes and striped shirts too.
Good suggestion; I'll make the appropriate additions once I figure out how to word it.
Don't know about the obsession with shirts("Blackball doesn't wear stripes!") but could be an optional insanity/obsesion.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:e]Just let me know when it has been edited and is finished so I can post it to the vault only once and won't have to do editing once it is in there.
I approve. Does this mean it is finished now?taalismn wrote:Added Trick-Bowling to the OP. Hope everybody approves.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:I approve. Does this mean it is finished now?taalismn wrote:Added Trick-Bowling to the OP. Hope everybody approves.
Good, because I already had it posted over to the vault this morning. Any other sports-based matter expulsions are also welcome.taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I approve. Does this mean it is finished now?taalismn wrote:Added Trick-Bowling to the OP. Hope everybody approves.
I'd say so. Haven't heard any other comments on it, so I'd consider it 'in the can'.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:Good, because I already had it posted over to the vault this morning. Any other sports-based matter expulsions are also welcome.taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I approve. Does this mean it is finished now?taalismn wrote:Added Trick-Bowling to the OP. Hope everybody approves.
I'd say so. Haven't heard any other comments on it, so I'd consider it 'in the can'.
That sounds like more of a power combo with APS Fire, which I would totally allow.taalismn wrote:Until somebody figures how to twist ME: Bowling Balls to produce a Giant Free Range Wrecking Ball Hound with the ability to burst into flames and explode.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:That sounds like more of a power combo with APS Fire, which I would totally allow.taalismn wrote:Until somebody figures how to twist ME: Bowling Balls to produce a Giant Free Range Wrecking Ball Hound with the ability to burst into flames and explode.
That one would probably be a minor power, though. Would it include generating enough hula hoops to use them as banded armor? That would be cool.taalismn wrote:Well, as for sports-related powers, I could always do ME: Hula Hoops, seeing as the skil portion's already been written.
Stone Gargoyle wrote:That one would probably be a minor power, though. Would it include generating enough hula hoops to use them as banded armor? That would be cool.taalismn wrote:Well, as for sports-related powers, I could always do ME: Hula Hoops, seeing as the skil portion's already been written.
It sounds like it would be a really cool power. You better get to writing.taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:That one would probably be a minor power, though. Would it include generating enough hula hoops to use them as banded armor? That would be cool.taalismn wrote:Well, as for sports-related powers, I could always do ME: Hula Hoops, seeing as the skil portion's already been written.
It would be MOVING armor; get enough of them going, an opponent would have some trouble hitting the person weaving and contorting inside the armor(another reason to use area of effect weaponry).
Stone Gargoyle wrote:It sounds like it would be a really cool power. You better get to writing.
So if it's a Major power, how many slaves do I get per level?taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:It sounds like it would be a really cool power. You better get to writing.
...and thus SG invokes his feared and unwritten power, Slavedriver(Major).
Stone Gargoyle wrote:So if it's a Major power, how many slaves do I get per level?taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:It sounds like it would be a really cool power. You better get to writing.
...and thus SG invokes his feared and unwritten power, Slavedriver(Major).
I was merely making a joke. It was you who turned it into an assignment.taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:So if it's a Major power, how many slaves do I get per level?taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:It sounds like it would be a really cool power. You better get to writing.
...and thus SG invokes his feared and unwritten power, Slavedriver(Major).
How many meat puppets can you think you safely control/abuse?
Maybe it should be M.E.-based? Or M.A.-based? Maybe something along the lines pf a dark version of 'Karmic Power'?
Wait...I see what you're doing here....
Stone Gargoyle wrote:I was merely making a joke. It was you who turned it into an assignment.
But looking at it, I would have to say it would be based on ME. Basing it on MA would imply that trust or intimidation is necessary in order to control the slaves, but I am not sure that it would be.
You are in no way required to continue analyzing it. Are there not already powers that allow one to control others anyhow?
I just find it amusing you have to question your ability to exercise free will now. I do beliewve we are SUPPOSED to be working on powers to post in here, though.taalismn wrote:Stone Gargoyle wrote:I was merely making a joke. It was you who turned it into an assignment.
But looking at it, I would have to say it would be based on ME. Basing it on MA would imply that trust or intimidation is necessary in order to control the slaves, but I am not sure that it would be.
You are in no way required to continue analyzing it. Are there not already powers that allow one to control others anyhow?
And you walked into my joke.
Or is this another convoluted aspect of your power, making me only THINK I have the free will to refuse further analysis...? That I would attempt to second-guess you and do...exactly...what...you...planned...but...that...would...mean..I...
Oh, you're GOOD....
Mephisto wrote:Gryphon Chick wrote:Sorry I have not been able to do more powers, but I have been very busy and have no idea right now when I will be posting any.
Can I blame the Government Shutdown for your inactivity? I already blame it on SCRET not apprehending the Masters of Speed and for shutting down the SLJ. Meanwhile the Freakmaker is getting good engineers that have been furloughed to work for him and no one at NASA is paid to keep tabs on the Dark Tribunal.
Seems like it would be more of a spell than a power, though you could do Matter Expulsion: Hamburgers. You would have to figure out how much damage a scalding hot hamburger patty would do when flying into someone's face, though.abe wrote:WIMPY POWER! (minor)
you can conjure hamburgers!
that's literally the extent of the power.
silly I know, but what do you think?
Stone Gargoyle wrote:Seems like it would be more of a spell than a power, though you could do Matter Expulsion: Hamburgers. You would have to figure out how much damage a scalding hot hamburger patty would do when flying into someone's face, though.abe wrote:WIMPY POWER! (minor)
you can conjure hamburgers!
that's literally the extent of the power.
silly I know, but what do you think?
taalismn wrote:SG's right; there has to be more to this power than just 'conjure burgers'. You have to have more detail if it's going to cut it even as a Minor Power.
Like HOW MANY/MUCH burgers?
Just the meat patty, or do you get buns and condiments as well?
Are they delivered sizzling hot(in which case, do they damage the creator, and how much damage do they do slapped in somebody's face?), room temperature, or are they frozen patties(in which case can they be worn as armor?)?
What sort of meat?
How long do they last?
Do they come with a serving platter or just land at the creator's feet?
Does the five second rule apply to them when they land on the ground?
If the creator is sick, do the burgers have to be re-cooked to sterilization temperature or discarded against possible salmonella risk?
Again, Abe, you have to consider DETAILS. Please bear in mind that you have people in these forums who automatically see something and try to figure out how to weaponize it. Provide the necessary data to satisfy them.
Again, haste to post here is not your friend. This is NOT 'Post or Perish'. You gain far more forum credit by thoroughly thinking through a new creation and
presenting it in a clear and thoughtful format. Don't toss a raw unfinished idea out as soon as it enters your head; let it wait and mature, make friends with other ideas, grow big and strong, THEN post it.
