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[Chajesdad]

What happens to any excess cotton? Are you saying, then, that any changes she makes - EG, changing the weave - is permanent when she stops focusing on it? That sounds like an Intermediary ability to me, since I imagine at the beginning that it falls apart as soon as she stops focusing on it. Gives her a learning curve, y'know?

The excess cotton was incorporated into other garments, thus the wide brimmed floppy hat and shawl.


Obviously adding padding to one area reduces its overall measurable size in terms of actual coverage, right? So a normal shirt that gets padding added to it would decrease to maybe navel-level?

There was no real padding added, just the resilience. This is from her life force.


Hmmm....I would say, at beginner level when she stops touching it, it loses its form. That is, if she's completely unwoven it and rewoven it, it would slowly degrade proportional to how different its new form is, perhaps as her power is "Imperfect" at knitting it together. That gives her a tangible achievement to succeed at to mark her transition to "Intermediary" power.

Would you do the same thing if a telekinetic tied a knot in a rope, would you have the rope untie when the telekinetic stopped using his power? I am not trying to question your judgement here, just the understanding. i understand that the added resilience offered by her power would leave it, but the weave is the weave. If it is a skill increase will you be making the cheerleaders build their acrobatics? We are seniors in a top rate school for success. Megan is one who has made fashion and clothing her life. Cotton is her preferred medium only because she comes from cotton farm stock.

[Vergil Tanner]

Would you do the same thing if a telekinetic tied a knot in a rope, would you have the rope untie when the telekinetic stopped using his power?

No, but a Telekinetic would have a whole boatload of other restrictions and drawbacks that I'm not shoving onto you.
And "Tying a knot" is not exactly the same thing as "unwravelling and re-weaving an entire cotton blend to change its form and properties." It takes practice, and in my head, if you unweave and reweave, there's a decent chance that you do it wrong and the whole thing collapses because you made a mistake somewhere. She's not a machine that has 100% perfection rate. I'm saying that until she gets practice with her power, she should have difficulty in making the weave last. I''m not saying that it immediately unravels, but that it degrades over time.

If it is a skill increase will you be making the cheerleaders build their acrobatics? We are seniors in a top rate school for success. Megan is one who has made fashion and clothing her life. Cotton is her preferred medium only because she comes from cotton farm stock.

Doesn't matter. In game, you've only had these powers for a couple of weeks. Practice is required to get it right, and making the new weave permanent is something that would require a good deal of practice with her power, since she's reweaving the cotton remotely. That is gonna take some practice to get right.

[Chajesdad]

     Doesn't matter. In game, you've only had these powers for a couple of weeks. Practice is required to get it right, and making the new weave permanent is something that would require a good deal of practice with her power, since she's reweaving the cotton remotely. That is gonna take some practice to get right.

I thought that had been taken into consideration as the natural resilience and strength would increase over time, showing she is learning better and stronger weaves and techniques. So on top of this progression, we are starting with a degradation with initial weaves outside her direct influence. Is this correct?

[Vergil Tanner]

Yeah, that sounds about right. It wouldn't fall apart immediately, obviously; it would be a slow degradation over time, say a few hours. Once she's had some experience - a few months of practice, perhaps - she'd be able to make the new form permanent.

[Chajesdad]

Okay, that sounds reasonable, now what do we do?

[Vergil Tanner]

I send you a PM, that's what!

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[Chajesdad]

Deacon Wester, parapallegic, wheelchair bound before the Event. Mechanically minded, planned to build prosthetic limbs for a living. Skilled with motors, engines, pneumatics and mechanical gears. Now, after the event, he can walk, run, and in bursts bear super-speed, levitation, flight and eventually teleportation.

Step 1: Mobility restored, walking, running, and personal levitation. Minor resilience to resist collisions clumsy as hell. I bounce not break.

Step 2: Hyper speed up to 30 miles/hour, enhanced resilience able to resist road rash, flight up to 15 mph. Still clumsy.

Step 3: Speed increase to 100 mph, proportional resilience, flight to 100 mph, limited teleportation (line of sight up to 50 yards). Still clumsy

After having been raised crippled and restricted, his new powers manifest as hyper mobility, though that mobility did not come with grace.

[Vergil Tanner]

Now, after the event, he can walk, run, and in bursts bear super-speed, levitation, flight and eventually teleportation.

No.

I'm sorry to be blunt, but every single one of those could be a Primary Power on its own. This is not a high-powered game, and if he had all of that, it would effectively make this "We Could Be Heroes But Superman Is Here So We're Not Needed And We're Going Home."

You're going to need to pick one power and focus on it, please.

[shii]

I'm pretty interested in this even though it's already gone big game. I wanted to play a male character. I am not sure what constitutes at too much power but I was thinking about making this somewhat funny while he learns to master his power. Do you have anyone who can teleport? I didn't see it on the list and I am not sure if it's too much but I thought MC can have this power. Because everyone is still learning I thought it would be interesting if MC has some particular flaws/difficulties with his new power.

1. He can only teleport to places he has already seen/been to. 2. it takes a lot of concentration (this will be a big thing because he's not great at focusing himself) for him to actually teleport and even then sometimes it just doesn't happen. 3. sometimes he will manage to teleport but somehow be missing his clothes (this happens two ways, one him teleporting to the spot but leaving his clothes behind or two, the clothes teleport but he doesn't). 4. he will only teleport a few yards or a room away when he intended to go someplace else or will end up someplace else because of a split second distraction while concentrating. 5. he will get motion sick sometimes after teleporting. 6. he can’t teleport other people with him (maybe eventually but not right now).


Sex: Male
Position: Student
Archetype: Delinquent/ class clown. If you can’t find him he’s usually in the dog house or up to something.
Power Theme: Teleportation

[Vergil Tanner]

Hey there, Shii!

We had a character a while ago whose power was Teleportation, so have no fear that it's too powerful

Here is her sheet.

Don't worry, a past player having that power isn't an issue; you can take it if you want. I mention it because you can have a nose at her powers and restrictions to get an idea for the kind of power scale we're talking about here You can modify and personalise it, of course, but in terms of ranges and restrictions, that's the kind of thing we would want.

In any case, all of those restrictions and backfires are perfectly acceptable, though they would naturally be more common earlier on in his "Career," as it were.

In terms of distance, what kind of range do you see him starting at at Beginner Level? Can he take people with him? If he touches a house, can he take the whole house with him? Can he take a section of the wall, or is it an "All or nothing" deal?
Etc etc.

[shii]

Hey there, Shii!

We had a character a while ago whose power was Teleportation, so have no fear that it's too powerful

Here is her sheet.

Don't worry, a past player having that power isn't an issue; you can take it if you want. I mention it because you can have a nose at her powers and restrictions to get an idea for the kind of power scale we're talking about here You can modify and personalise it, of course, but in terms of ranges and restrictions, that's the kind of thing we would want.

In any case, all of those restrictions and backfires are perfectly acceptable, though they would naturally be more common earlier on in his "Career," as it were.

In terms of distance, what kind of range do you see him starting at at Beginner Level? Can he take people with him? If he touches a house, can he take the whole house with him? Can he take a section of the wall, or is it an "All or nothing" deal?
Etc etc.

Thank you that's helpful 

I would like him to start off sort of small with his teleporting by keeping it just from room to room or line of sight. As he gets better he can do things like teleport from school to home by visualizing the place. Eventually, I would like him to be able to teleport anywhere in the world (though that would take lots of focus and he's going to need a teacher to help him focus that free-spirited mind of his). I can also see him teleporting someone or an object and having some interesting/funny mishaps with that as he learns greater proficiency with just teleporting himself. The recovery time would depend on the size of the person/object and the distance (anywhere from 30min to hours). I could see him eventually teleporting a car with people in it but passing out for a few hours after. As far as teleporting a house he couldn't do it, but would quite possibly bring a wall with him if sufficiently motivated.

[Vergil Tanner]

Okey dokey, so I'm gonna break this down into sections so it's easier to address and chat about

I would like him to start off sort of small with his teleporting by keeping it just from room to room or line of sight. As he gets better he can do things like teleport from school to home by visualizing the place. Eventually, I would like him to be able to teleport anywhere in the world (though that would take lots of focus and he's going to need a teacher to help him focus that free-spirited mind of his).

- So what range would that be? I need a general "X Feet," since "Room To Room" is nebulous and vague (what size is the room? A janitors closet and a ballroom are both technically rooms!), so...what, ten feet? Twenty? Fifty?

- In terms of anywhere in the world...sorry, but no. We need a hard limit on it. Maddie's limit was 100 Miles at Mastery, so around that ballpark is where I'd like to stay.

I can also see him teleporting someone or an object and having some interesting/funny mishaps with that as he learns greater proficiency with just teleporting himself. The recovery time would depend on the size of the person/object and the distance (anywhere from 30min to hours). I could see him eventually teleporting a car with people in it but passing out for a few hours after. As far as teleporting a house he couldn't do it, but would quite possibly bring a wall with him if sufficiently motivated.

- Ok, so what's the biggest object he can take with him at Beginner Level?

- What kind of "Funny Mishaps" do you see that happening with?

- With the Car, that would probably be a Mastery Power, and it would definitely knock him out afterwards.

- As for the wall...do you mean that he can teleport part of an object away from the overall mass? How much more energy and concentration does that take? Could he do that to a human being, where he teleports away with their arm? What happens to the remnants of said arm? Is it cauterised, or does it react like it's just been torn off by a horse or a speeding car or something?

[shii]

Okey dokey, so I'm gonna break this down into sections so it's easier to address and chat about



- So what range would that be? I need a general "X Feet," since "Room To Room" is nebulous and vague (what size is the room? A janitors closet and a ballroom are both technically rooms!), so...what, ten feet? Twenty? Fifty?

- In terms of anywhere in the world...sorry, but no. We need a hard limit on it. Maddie's limit was 100 Miles at Mastery, so around that ballpark is where I'd like to stay.


- Ok, so what's the biggest object he can take with him at Beginner Level?

- What kind of "Funny Mishaps" do you see that happening with?

- With the Car, that would probably be a Mastery Power, and it would definitely knock him out afterwards.

- As for the wall...do you mean that he can teleport part of an object away from the overall mass? How much more energy and concentration does that take? Could he do that to a human being, where he teleports away with their arm? What happens to the remnants of said arm? Is it cauterised, or does it react like it's just been torn off by a horse or a speeding car or something?

Beginner level powers:

For room to room lets just say 30feet I guess.

The biggest object he can take with him will be something like a backpack.



Intermediate/mastery level:

As soon as he starts to be able to teleport properly with his backpack I could see him trying to do it with another person. The mishaps would be the same sorts of things he experienced when he was first learning, like maybe teleporting them but minus their clothes, distraction and teleporting them someplace unintentional, being unable to teleport them back for a little while due to being too tired. Things like that.

As far as the car thing yes that would be a master level thing and it would not happen often like an emergency situation. he would definitely pass out for a day and have hangover like symptoms. As far as moving part of a building that would probably only happen if he was attached to said building by some sort of restraint and had to escape in an emergency situation. As far as teleporting an arm/body part.... uh I'm just not going to have him do that because ewww.... 

[Snake]

Would you accept lycanthropy as a power?

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Beginner level powers:

For room to room lets just say 30feet I guess.

That sounds reasonable!

The biggest object he can take with him will be something like a backpack.

Hmm...size, or mass? So if he packed the backpack full of cinderblocks, how would that affect the ability?

Intermediate/mastery level:

As soon as he starts to be able to teleport properly with his backpack I could see him trying to do it with another person. The mishaps would be the same sorts of things he experienced when he was first learning, like maybe teleporting them but minus their clothes, distraction and teleporting them someplace unintentional, being unable to teleport them back for a little while due to being too tired. Things like that.

Hmmm, ok. And what are the physical ramifications on him?

As far as the car thing yes that would be a master level thing and it would not happen often like an emergency situation. he would definitely pass out for a day and have hangover like symptoms. As far as moving part of a building that would probably only happen if he was attached to said building by some sort of restraint and had to escape in an emergency situation. As far as teleporting an arm/body part.... uh I'm just not going to have him do that because ewww.... 

Lol, just checking. I need to ask these questions and work out how it might manifest in odd situations So it would only transport part of the building if he was stuck there, with no other way of escaping and tried to use his power?
What physical ramifications would that have on him and his body?

Would you accept lycanthropy as a power?

Ummmm....maybe? It would depend. If you just want him to shapeshift into a wolf? We could possibly swing that. If you want him to have enhanced senses, super strength, super durability, super speed and an immunity to non-silver weaponry, then...no. Not a snowballs chance in hell xD

[shii]

That sounds reasonable!


Hmm...size, or mass? So if he packed the backpack full of cinderblocks, how would that affect the ability?


Hmmm, ok. And what are the physical ramifications on him?


Lol, just checking. I need to ask these questions and work out how it might manifest in odd situations So it would only transport part of the building if he was stuck there, with no other way of escaping and tried to use his power?
What physical ramifications would that have on him and his body?

All those textbooks for class might as well be cinderblocks lol! I am thinking he will start slow with like one textbook in the bag and work up from there. If it's a heavy bag and he teleports it and himself successfully then he might have to rest for about twenty min or so after (might even take a small cat nap) might feel dizzy or have a bit of a headache. As he gets stronger with this ability he won't have to rest anymore and will start wondering if he can take other people with him.

Potential physical side effects for when he is learning to teleport another person would be tiredness (have to sit down and rest for about half an hour), headache, motion sickness, maybe dizziness.

Now moving a building isn't something he really wants to do ever but if he had to try it would happen while he was somehow attached to it with no other way to escape. He would pretty much take a section of wall with him and immediately pass out for a good 12 hours and when he woke up he would probably curl up around a toilet, vomiting his guts out while trying to deal with a splitting migraine. So he would probably not be ready to jump again or be functional for a good 24 hours after such a stunt.

[Vergil Tanner]

That sounds reasonable! I would imagine that side effect would be the extra strain of "tearing" something away from the whole, which is not what his power is designed to do...so it takes him more energy to do it.

What sort of "weird shenanigans" would happen with the objects he tries to teleport?

How would you decide when is going to have "weird shenanigans" happen? I mean, to be a flaw or drawback, it has to also happen at SERIOUSLY bad times, rather than just "when it would be funny"

[shii]

That sounds reasonable! I would imagine that side effect would be the extra strain of "tearing" something away from the whole, which is not what his power is designed to do...so it takes him more energy to do it.

What sort of "weird shenanigans" would happen with the objects he tries to teleport?

How would you decide when is going to have "weird shenanigans" happen? I mean, to be a flaw or drawback, it has to also happen at SERIOUSLY bad times, rather than just "when it would be funny"

Well, with the backpack he could teleport with a book in his bag and then realize once he got to where he was going that it's not in the bag having been left at home (or the opposite, the book is now in the place he wanted to go but he and the bag aren't).

I don't know. I have a pretty warped sense of humor so actually bad times would be the best times    I mean I could flip a coin but I'm pretty good at deciding if something would be good to do in the context of the story.

[Vergil Tanner]

Hmm...what I'll say is that in addition to your discretion, sometimes when using your power I'll tap you on the shoulder and say "This time when he teleports, X happens." That way I can make sure that the flaw comes up...and I can fuck with your character a little bit

How does that sound?

[Snake]

So much for the "fun"version of the curse. :p at that point it's more downsides than good. Being allergic to silver would suck. You'd require a debit card or cash or pay for everything in pennies cuz everytbing else burns

[shii]

Hmm...what I'll say is that in addition to your discretion, sometimes when using your power I'll tap you on the shoulder and say "This time when he teleports, X happens." That way I can make sure that the flaw comes up...and I can fuck with your character a little bit

How does that sound?

Buhahah! Sounds good to me 

I'll start making his sheet now

[Vergil Tanner]

So much for the "fun"version of the curse. :p at that point it's more downsides than good. Being allergic to silver would suck. You'd require a debit card or cash or pay for everything in pennies cuz everytbing else burns

Unfortunately, with everything that comes with Lycanthropy, each single thing could easily be considered its own power, and this game just isn't that powerscale. Everybody gets one power to play with, not a suite of them.

Buhahah! Sounds good to me 

I'll start making his sheet now

Ah, I would hold off on that. I haven't said that the concept is approved yet, and there are specific instructions you need to follow. There's a few more questions I need to ask before we get to that stage.

1) Does his power stop him from teleporting into dangerous locations (EG, he teleports somewhere he's been before, but there's a car approaching that location at high speed, so his power doesn't work)?

2) Does his power stop working if the place he's trying to teleport to has changed a sufficient amount (EG, the restaurant has been knocked down and replaced by apartment blocks)?

3) In terms of "Class Clown," what kind of social group do you see him hanging with? What unique things does this character bring to the group?

4) Do you have any questions for me?

[Snake]

Hmm so more basic powers. How abour wings/flight

[Vergil Tanner]

Flight would be perfectly acceptable! We would have to talk about how they fly, speed, stamina, etc etc, but flight as a concept is perfectly fine.

What kind of flight are you thinking? Wings? A more "Magic" or "Telepathic" type of flight?