[OOC] Epic City: Starburst

[Old Amsterdam]

@Mercenary Lord
It's been pretty well axed. He's gonna edit and see what happens.

[ML]

oh i know i was just saying

[Old Amsterdam]

@Mercenary Lord having already been given permission, I'm considering taking that CA sand modifying it into something along those lines, however, for NPC usage. I'll be taking with Reg about it tomorrow.

[Old Amsterdam]

On a side note, I'm super excited for what's about to go down. And something secret for further down the line I've been working on for days now.

[ML]

s-so we might get an npc laser martial artist after all??

[Old Amsterdam]

@Mercenary Lord
I'll be fighting for it, at this point, honestly. It tickles me in creative places.

[Override]

Made a few changes. xD He's almost completely different now.

Devilstrider

Name: Damon Light

Epic Identity: Devilstrider

Age: 30

Mutations: Pale skin, short black horns and a traditional devil like tail.

Faction: Freak

Abilities-

Aura/Spirit Manipulation: Damon has never known what to really call what it is he can do, but as near as he can figure it, he can manipulate his inner spirit, or Aura to do some incredible things. Below are some examples.

Aura Beams: Damon can channel his Aura into destructive beams capable of incinerating small buildings. Unfortuantly for this ability to be full power, it has to be the night of a full moon and he has to be fully sated. Otherwise the beams are about as powerful as most handguns at night and only about as powerful as a solid punch from a heavy weight fighter.

Aura Shields: Damon can solidify his Aura into various kind of shields of varying strength, though he's only been able to stop most ammunition, explosions can break them rather easily.

Aura Infusion: This power allows Damon to infuse his aura with himself, changing his hair and eye color and making his red aura visible around him. While doing this, he is much faster and stronger.

Aura Drain: He can drain the energy from others. In fact, he has to do this in order to live. If he doesn't do this at least once a day, he will die. First he'll grow weak and tired, his powers limited, and then he'll start to decay, and eventually die. The more energy he drains, the more violent and insane his mind becomes. Eventually he becomes so consumed by the need to kill and destroy that it is all he is. This accelerates his healing process and only works on living beings. He doesn't have to drain people completely if he keeps himself sated, but the hungrier he gets, the more he needs and the more lethal the draining becomes for a person. He is always feeling the urge to drain other living beings, and has to fight to control this every day.

Weakness/Limitations: Damon is powerless when the song Scars by Papa Roach is playing.

Daylight: Part of his mutation is a weakness to sunlight. His powers become weaker, he's slower, even when infused, and his urge to drain living beings of their aura or spirit increases greatly. He can barely control it in the daylight, his actions becoming rash and almost beast like.

Personality: Damon is generally respectful and gentlemanly. He is driven by a desire to help and to do good, despite all the hate and revulsion he often receives for being a freak. He's the type to open doors for you, ask how your day was, go out of his way to help you. His voice is light, with a sort of haunted tone to it. A quiet despair that only the most perceptive can detect.

There is a viscious hunger to Damon, however. A savageness that lurks under the surface and releases when he is angry or upset. He's very reclusive during the day, often not coming outside and seen by no one. People often report a sort of creepy vibe about him, despite his excellent manners.

Appearance: Damon is tall and lean, his hair is black and wavy and his eyes are ice blue. His features are sharp, his jawline strong, his ears pointed ever so slightly. His horns are black and not very large, slightly curled. His skin is paler than snow. He wears a dark leather trench coat over a black muscle shirt and modified blue jeans to allow his tail freedom from the restricting clothing. Around his neck is a silver pentacle neckless, on his right hand a ruby skull ring. He wears blue jeans and black sneakers.

Aura Infusion Appearance: His hair turns dark red and spiky, a red aura surrounds him and his eyes turn light red and slightly glowing. His horns grow slightly bigger, his tail longer.

Background: Damon was born an orphan in Epic City, abandoned by his family due to their inability to take care of him, along with their drug problems. He learned to fend for himself rather quickly and joined in with a gang at a young age. The gang made him feel at home. Small crimes became bigger crimes and his sense of family and loyalty grew. He lived for this gang, would do anything for them. One night, as they slept in an abandoned, filthy building, Damon woke up to hear his "family" talking about how stupid he was. How gullible he was and their desire to use him. Enraged by what he heard, Damon's powers awoke and so did his hunger and mutation. Without quite realizing what he was doing, Damon began draining his former family. He didn't stop and the rage and brutality he felt increased as he drained them. He killed them, with his new founds ststrength he tore them limb from limb, laughing insanely.

After he came back to his sanity and discovering what had happrned to him he began crying at what he had done, at the monster he was, Damon stumbled away from his now dead family, finding that despite everything he still loved them. After some time and struggle Damon got a handle on his powers. He used them to try and make his community better, fighting crime. He found that if he drained a little at a time, he didn't have to kill and had a better handle on his hunger. He got himself a house and during the day, became a recluse. He bought a nightclub, letting his managers run everything while he kept his social activies minimal due to his mutation.

Criminals in the area have often called him Devilstrider and tales of lifeless gang members, rapists, and other criminals have given him a fearful reputation.

[Old Amsterdam]

@Override
First quick note: Freaks become such when they get their powers, not before.

Secondly, looks much more level than the first go. I'd personally prefer to see the Drain ability switched to energy feeding, which can't kill.

Third, I'd like to limit the beam to full power only on nights of a New Moon. During the day I'd like them to be about as strong as a good solid punch, perhaps as strong as a bull or something. At night I'd be okay with them being like a handgun, maybe even strong enough to blast through a lot of stuff. The incineration would be on the new moon, and while he's freshly fed.

Beyond that it's definitely much better. We'll need to wait for Reg to be active again to make sure he's okay with it, likely with the changes I've suggested.

Sounds solid?

[Feisty-Pants]

Made a few changes. xD He's almost completely different now.

Devilstrider

Name: Damon Light

Epic Identity: Devilstrider

Age: 30

Mutations: Pale skin, short black horns and a traditional devil like tail.

Faction: Freak

Abilities-

Aura/Spirit Manipulation: Damon has never known what to really call what it is he can do, but as near as he can figure it, he can manipulate his inner spirit, or Aura to do some incredible things. Below are some examples.

Aura Beams: Damon can channel his Aura into destructive beams capable of incinerating small buildings. Unfortuantly he has to be in the dark in order for this ability to work at full power, Otherwise the beams are about as powerful as most handguns.

Aura Shields: Damon can solidify his Aura into various kind of shields of varying strength, though he's only been able to stop most ammunition, explosions can break them rather easily.

Aura Infusion: This power allows Damon to infuse his aura with himself, changing his hair and eye color and making his red aura visible around him. While doing this, he is much faster and stronger.

Aura Drain: He can drain the life force from others. In fact, he has to do this in order to live. If he doesn't do this at least once a day, he will die. First he'll grow weak and tired, his powers limited, and then he'll start to decay, and eventually die. This accelerates his healing process and only works on living beings. He doesn't have to kill people if he keeps himself sated, but the hungrier he gets, the more he needs and the more lethal the draining becomes for a person. He is always feeling the urge to drain other living beings, and has to fight to control this every day. This power does not work on epics or freaks. He only seems to be able to use it on normal human beings and animals.

Weakness/Limitations: Damon is powerless when the song Scars by Papa Roach is playing.

Daylight: Part of his mutation is a weakness to sunlight. His powers become weaker, he's slower, even when infused, and his urge to drain living beings of their aura or spirit increases greatly. He can barely control it in the daylight, his actions becoming rash and almost beast like.

Personality: Damon is generally respectful and gentlemanly. He is driven by a desire to help and to do good, despite all the hate and revulsion he often receives for being a freak. He's the type to open doors for you, ask how your day was, go out of his way to help you. His voice is light, with a sort of haunted tone to it. A quiet despair that only the most perceptive can detect.

There is a viscious hunger to Damon, however. A savageness that lurks under the surface and releases when he is angry or upset. He's very reclusive during the day, often not coming outside and seen by no one. People often report a sort of creepy vibe about him, despite his excellent manners.

Appearance: Damon is tall and lean, his hair is black and wavy and his eyes are ice blue. His features are sharp, his jawline strong, his ears pointed ever so slightly. His horns are black and not very large, slightly curled. His skin is paler than snow. He wears a dark leather trench coat over a black muscle shirt and modified blue jeans to allow his tail freedom from the restricting clothing. Around his neck is a silver pentacle neckless, on his right hand a ruby skull ring. He wears blue jeans and black sneakers.

Aura Infusion Appearance: His hair turns dark red and spiky, a red aura surrounds him and his eyes turn light red and slightly glowing. His horns grow slightly bigger, his tail longer.

Background: Damon was born an orphan in Epic City, abandoned by his family due to his mutation. He learned to fend for himself rather quickly and joined in with a gang at a young age. The gang did not judge him for his appearance and made him feel at home. Small crimes became bigger crimes and his sense of family and loyalty grew. He lived for this gang, would do anything for them. One night, as they slept in an abandoned, filthy building, Damon woke up to hear his "family" talking about how ugly he was. How gullible he was and their desire to use him. Enraged by what he heard, Damon's powers awoke and so did his hunger. Without quite realizing what he was doing, Damon began draining his former family. He didn't stop until they were all dead.

Crying at what he had done, at the monster he was, Damon stumbled away from his now dead family, finding that despite everything he still loved them. After some time and struggle Damon got a handle on his powers. He used them to try and make his community better, fighting crime. He found that if he drained a little at a time, he didn't have to kill and had a better handle on his hunger. He got himself a house and during the day, became a recluse. He bought a nightclub, letting his managers run everything while he kept his social activies minimal due to his mutation.

Criminals in the area have often called him Devilstrider and tales of lifeless gang members, rapists, and other criminals have given him a fearful reputation.

@Override

The Angel and the Devil. Bwaha!

[Old Amsterdam]

@Feisty-Pants
Definitely. I look for some good interactions, assuming Reg okays this version, between the two down the line.

[thewizardguy]

@Old Amsterdam
It seems to me you are overly nerfing this guy.

I mean, Guilt can easily blow holes through brick walls any time of the day, and even level buildings. In addition to being pseudo-immune to physical attack, teleportation, and insta-death touch attacks.

And Comet can move fast enough that he could BUILD a house in the time it takes this man to incinerate one.

In my honest opinion I believe you are being overly harsh on his power set, and he should be allowed to have his explodey lasers.

[Feisty-Pants]

@Feisty-Pants
Definitely. I look for some good interactions, assuming Reg okays this version, between the two down the line.

@Old Amsterdam

Yes yes. How this will be between someone who looks like the devil, and a girl who looks like an angel. (And is religious to boot. Religious enough to go to church every morning and carry a Rosary in one hand at all times.) It will either be very violent or very introspective.

Jeanne: "So the Morning Star does walk the Earth. His avarice will not go unpunished."

[Override]

@Old Amsterdam
It seems to me you are overly nerfing this guy.

I mean, Guilt can easily blow holes through brick walls any time of the day, as and even level buildings. In addition to being pseudo-immune to physical attack, teleportation, and insta-death touch attacks.

And Comet can move fast enough that he could BUILD a house in the time it takes this man to incinerate one.

In my honest opinion I believe you are being overly harsh on his power set, and he should be allowed to have his explodey lasers.

@thewizardguy

Tbh I kinda felt this way, but I respect OA and Reg so I will bow to what they want and I am actually happy with it as long as my core concept does not change, which is what happened with my last version of the character.

[Feisty-Pants]

@Old Amsterdam
It seems to me you are overly nerfing this guy.

I mean, Guilt can easily blow holes through brick walls any time of the day, and even level buildings. In addition to being pseudo-immune to physical attack, teleportation, and insta-death touch attacks.

And Comet can move fast enough that he could BUILD a house in the time it takes this man to incinerate one.

In my honest opinion I believe you are being overly harsh on his power set, and he should be allowed to have his explodey lasers.

@thewizardguy

You seem to have a few valid points, but the GM's word is law.

I'm just looking forward to some Heaven & Hell thematic posts worked with @Override! ^_^

[Old Amsterdam]

@thewizardguy
The thing with Guilt is that she:

• Can't do anything against what she can't see, including invisible attacks, energy attacks, etc
• Has a mutation where she can't breathe air
• Now has split personalities thanks to the Clairvoyant
• And still has her weakness.

Comet, meanwhile, is vulnerable to his own speed, losses durability by going faster, and generally is prone to not going abundantly fast. Plus that's his only thing.

Guilt is easily the most powerful PC. And she has the most restrictions and downsides.

Spectrum is the most versatile character, and is limited to choosing what ability to use. Plus she's but much of a fighter, and overwhelming her will cause damage.

Traveler, with zero offensive abilities, gets put out of action for abusing her abilities. Which, as will become apparent in The upcoming thing, doesn't just go away.

The only reason, really, that we're limiting the lasers is because of the wide variety of abilities he can use at the same time . To which Override is okay with, as I've been discussing things with him all day over Messenger. Lasers that could obliterate a small building in one go would be able to wipe out pretty well every PC relatively simply. His current changes still give him that, just not as often, and he gets stronger at night and the darker it gets.

As it stands right now, someone turning off all the lights in the city at night would allow him to demolish buildings with ease.

It really comes down to the more you can do, the worse it is for you. A balancing act.

And anyways, Reg could give him more leeway for all I know. I'm going off my information and what I think Reg would request.

Reading that over, I think this reply may sound a little harsh, which is not what I'm intending. If it appears that way, I apologize in advance.

[Old Amsterdam]

@Athoriel
(I hope I spelled that right >>)

That post was hilarious to read. <3

[Override]

Me too. Always down for character interaction. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have my exploding beams. They way they are now bascally means I will get to use it maybe twice in that way, which os not as fun, but it fits with what I wanted and as I said, I respect OA and Reg.

I do agree with his points there, my exploding beams aren't that OP when compared to what some other characters can do.

Edit-I agree about the limitations, btw. Still, instant death grabs is waaaayyy more powerful than my explody beams.

In any case, I wish Reg did not need sleep and was up. xD

[ML]

meanwhile phantom just hangs around lurking aesthetically

though i do have plans for his interactions with clairvoyant agents to gradually make him more and more powerful, unless i get sidetracked by having fun

EDIT: besides, I'd argue that for superhero rps, the fun isn't in the powers so much as analyzing what the people with powers do

[Feisty-Pants]

meanwhile phantom just hangs around lurking aesthetically

though i do have plans for his interactions with clairvoyant agents to gradually make him more and more powerful, unless i get sidetracked by having fun

EDIT: besides, I'd argue that for superhero rps, the fun isn't in the powers so much as analyzing what the people with powers do

@Mercenary Lord

Just wait until you can see what Jeanne can do. :3

[ML]

i guess i will?

are you trying to get into a lurking contest w/ me m8