[OOC] The Everlasting Arena: Main Thread

[ImportantNobody]

Earlier I had said I'd come in with some lower level characters to fight those who need an opponent, but the caveman has gotten involved already and I forgot who the second person was. Anyways, if you new guys needed someone, I can come in with the new characters.

[drallinix]

Schradinger said
@Drall: 5 cubic meters is a LOT of volume for a power like that. In a single post, he could coat an area 20 meters by 25 meters in 1 centimeter of steel-hard material that burns at a temperature of several thousand degrees fahrenheit. According to wikipedia (which I'm aware is not the best of sources but it will suffice for our purposes) modern crematoriums burn at temperatures between 1,600 and 1,800 degrees fahrenheit, and the good ones can cremate a body at a rate of one hour per 100 lbs. Your hell energy can do it 30-60 times faster than that, which would require a significantly higher amount of heat, likely even more than Arty can generate, and he's a tier 5. Being able to instantly generate that much material superheated to that high of a temperature is overpowered for a tier 3 fighter I'm afraid. All the added specifics to his physical stats are a great start, though I'm curious as to why you increased his strength so much. Where you had him before would have been around the 1,000 pound range. With the added durability and his already high speed, in addition to wherever the energy manipulation powers end up (since those are his main thing, as you stated), I think anything higher than 1 ton would be too much. I also don't see a speed on how fast he can launch his spikes or other energy constructs. You also mention that it can take any form he desires. Does that include liquids and gases?

no its just like objects and I increased them because since he cant use his constructs at range anymore he needs to be able to get close and the reason it is so much is so that he has range when he makes chains, whips, flails etc. though he could create a box he would have to be touching it he cant just cover an area it has to be an object.

[HaltingBlooper]

I would like a weaker character to fight.

[Schradinger]

Even with one cubic meter of volume, he could make a construct 1cm x 1cm x 1 kilometer long. There's more than enough material for the chains he used on Arty in 1 cubic meter of volume (especially since it was a charged attack). If it were me, I'd limit the 1 post generation to 2 cubic meters, plus 1 cubic meter more per tick. To be honest though, it's not the amount that is the biggest issue, it's the temperature. Right now it's unspecified but still somewhere in the several thousand degree range, which is too much for a tier 3 when they can use it the way he can.

Regarding the range, are you saying he can no longer launch his spikes or constructs at an opponent? Because launching them would be completely fine, so long as a speed is specified. It was only the instantaneous aspect of his ranged capability that was overpowered.

[drallinix]

Now he has to create them and then throw them or launch them he used to be able to just make them appear from the ground or around him in the air. Idk about the temp we can lower it I just want it to be able to moderately burn people when he wraps them up. Also I went ahead and edited my previous post so vordak can post now.

[Green]

Fixed the points you mentioned Schradinger.

Equipment has also been added, if you want to take a look at that.

Edit: Bumped him up to tier 5, just in case.

[Schradinger]

Moderate burning would be in the 200-400 degree Fahrenheit range (ever try to grab a metal pan straight out of the oven barehanded?). 500 degrees would become severe for a normal person pretty quickly if they couldn't get away from it.

How fast can they move when he launches them?

[drallinix]

hmmm maybe about the speed of a bullet theyre his only real attack so it needs to be decently hard to dodge.

[Schradinger]

That's not exactly the wallhack fix I had in mind, and I'm not sure it would actually do the job of nerfing the ability enough. For instance, it's easier to have the minimap ability function based on overall movement speed since it only registers things as a dot, but if it's part of his vision, what would happen if someone moved one finger faster than 2mph? Or what if their heart beat moved those muscles faster than 2 mph? (which I'm pretty sure it does) It would defeat the entire point of having the limitation in the first place if he can see any object/portion of an object moving faster than 2 mph.

Edit for Drall: Mach 1 should be fine, since he can summon dozens of spikes at once and fire them in whatever pattern he wants, making them innately difficult to dodge.

[HaltingBlooper]

So, the Headsman has summoned a giant beacon, Ug'Nug is watching the battle, Claws (me) is watching the battle from higher up on the mountain, and Evvie, Gregor, and Adrian are fighting Arthur. Did I miss anything?

[drallinix]

no that's the gist of things right now. Allright then schradinger mach 1 it is.

[Green]

Schradinger said
That's not exactly the wallhack fix I had in mind, and I'm not sure it would actually do the job of nerfing the ability enough. For instance, it's easier to have the minimap ability function based on overall movement speed since it only registers things as a dot, but if it's part of his vision, what would happen if someone moved one finger faster than 2mph? Or what if their heart beat moved those muscles faster than 2 mph? (which I'm pretty sure it does) It would defeat the entire point of having the limitation in the first place if he can see any object/portion of an object moving faster than 2 mph.

It was movement speed I had in mind.

It´s not a "Aha! I can see your heart moving!", but rather a "Aha, you´re moving at a moving speed of 2mph!"

[HaltingBlooper]

Are we allowed to post IC freely as long as it isn't involving another character?

[Green]

HaltingBlooper said
Are we allowed to post IC freely as long as it isn't involving another character?

Depends on the location. Kind of iffy if it´s the same location that somebody else is having a fight, I think.

[ImportantNobody]

Maybe I'll have my new guy see the signal made by headsman and go up the mountain, only to be interrupted by claw and get in a fight.

[Goldeagle1221]

Time is convoluted, you can walk right past a fight freely.

[HaltingBlooper]

Depends, what tier is your character? If it is 3 or less, I would like that.

[Goldeagle1221]

Time is convoluted, you can walk right past a fight freely.

HaltingBlooper said
So, the Headsman has summoned a giant beacon, Ug'Nug is watching the battle, Claws (me) is watching the battle from higher up n the mountain, and Evvie, Gregor, and Adrian are fighting Arthur. Did I miss anything?

Ug'Nug is winning the battle*

[ImportantNobody]

HaltingBlooper said
Depends, what tier is your character? If it is 3 or less, I would like that.

That's what he'll be.

[HaltingBlooper]

Is his CS posted?