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[Weird Tales]

@Lord Wraith

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I have learned one thing in my experience with Weird Tales.

He's always serious.

@Lord Wraith

Im just trying something new lol

[FantasyChic]

Never mind! I figured out what I wanted! Just need to put it to paper :)

[FantasyChic]

Radiance

Radiance

"Darkness shall be brought to light"

Archetype: Demi-Goddess

Name: Lilitavia Va'Tarni

Alias: Radiance

Age: Real age is 350 years, but she appears to be in her late 20's

Powers: Light Manipulation

• Creation: Lilitavia is able to create light from the available sources given to her (the sun, headlights, lamps, etc.). Depending on the intensity of the light source, the intensity of her light can be strong or weak (the sun would be the best light source available).
• Flight: Lilitavia is able to fly with the help of her ability to absorb light.
• Light Solidification: Lilitavia is able to take light and transform it into a solid force. Most notable, she uses it to form a polearm that she uses as a weapon when fighting.
• Light Attacks: Using the absorbed light, Lilitavia is able to use light in combat. Such attacks include light blasts, light daggers, light beams, etc.

Weaknesses: Due to the nature of her powers, Lilitavia needs to be able to absorb light in order to use her abilities. If there is no light around, she is able to use her powers only if she absorbed light prior. When that light is drained, she cannot use her powers and grows weaker. If no light is absorbed for a long period of time, Lilitavia most likely will die. She is also susceptible to those with the ability to manipulate gravity or glass as both bend light.

Alignment: Hero

Personality: Captivating, Loyal, Curious, Good-natured, Mysterious

BRIEF Bio: TBD

Storylines: Willing to work with others to create stories

Notes: [anything else you need to tell us?

Here is what I got so far. I will work on her bio later, but I wanted to put what I had already determined down.

[Rin]

@Weird TalesYeah, going to have to be brutally honest here: that's really stupid and I'm hoping it doesn't get approved because of that.

@FantasyChicHmmm, if you're going with the alien route I might need to flesh out whatever species Captain Genome gets half of her genetic code from earlier than I thought. XD Kind of expected you to go the "ancient gods were actually aliens" route when you mentioned alien demigods but by the looks of it she's more of a New Gods-type of thing? Hmmm, either way she seems interesting, and her powers seem kind of Lantern-y which is pretty cool. XD

[Weird Tales]

@Rin okay I had no idea joke powers horrible

[FantasyChic]

@Rin Yeah, KL poked me and asked me to go for a Demi-Goddess Alien type route like Superman and Starfire, so I decided to go with that. I had trouble picking powers, but I figure I'd go this route because then I'd have creative freedom (somewhat) with her planet, like having the planet be filled with constant light, and I can create stories along that route.

[FantasyChic]

@Weird Tales I wouldn't say joke powers are horrible, they can fit in certain settings. I think this game isn't be best place for it.

[Weird Tales]

@Weird Tales I wouldn't say joke powers are horrible, they can fit in certain settings. I think this game isn't be best place for it.

@FantasyChic

Well I was thinking that since this was a world building kind of superhero game it meant that variety in powers would be really high

[FantasyChic]

@Weird Tales He mentioned how he wanted things to tie into the Marvel Universe though and be more traditional roles. Thus why there were only 3 Wildcard slots, because sometimes you do need the Strong Man, or the Tech Girl, or the Beast. I have no qualm with the powerset in general, I just feel that in this setting it wouldn't work. Others feel it's stupid, and maybe it is, but stupid sometimes helps win fights.

Edit: well maybe it wasn't said, but I assumed since I was asked to go a different route when I said I wanted to go the Demi-God route that there are slots he wants filled.

[Weird Tales]

@FantasyChic I think ill just go back to the drawing board and make something else

[rocketrobie2]

@Weird Tales Not gonna lie, at first I thought the drug powered super power was sorta weird but now I actually kinda like it.

That might just be me though since I really like powers that are just super absurd (for a while I wanted to make a catapillar man for this Rp who's power was making silk and gaining weight... And gadgets but who cares about that.)

[Omega Man]

Somebody who gains powers via drugs would be acceptable, like the guy in Heroes who did needle dope to have prophetic visions. Just don't go on and say 'this drug gives him strength and super speed, this one gives him fire breath, this one gives him a sixth sense...' because I don't want a ton of overlapping powers. As we have it we've got a character with proportionate strength of bugs, my guy who's increased attributes are similar to wolves, an Olympian archer with increased stats, an otherworldy knight with increased stats, the test tube hero with increased strength and durability... The only thing that's really separating everyone is the degrees of their strength and durability. Less is more at this point. If somebody came in with just one or two powers it'd make things a bit easier to digest. I'm gonna have to make a strength chart just to see where everyone w/strength stands...

Radiance looks good so far!

Also, on the name of the city... I really dig Silver City and New Athens. A few of you seem to dig New Athens so we'll most likely go with that and separate the town into boroughs and such. Shadow Falls, Jefferson Heights, Highland Park, etc... IDK what all we'll throw in there. I really dig the layout of Astro City so something along those lines would be cool.

~KL~

[Weird Tales]

@The Kid Lantern so are his powers fine as they are?

[An Outsider]

@The Kid Lantern so are his powers fine as they are?

@Weird Tales

I think what KL is saying is that he's overpowered. Scale him down and give him a less diverse pool to pick from. Pick one power that he get's from taking drugs, and only one power. Not different powers from different drugs.

As an aside, I have to agree with Rin. I've known a lot of addicts in my time, and not one has ever been somebody you could describe as heroic. In the end they only ever have one priority, and that's their own self-gratification. I could see High Zone becoming a villain, but never a hero. Or at least he wouldn't be a hero for long, not after the drugs start to take hold. But even as a villain I couldn't see him last long. Superpowers or not, he'd start to become a feeble, gutless, withered sack of skin.

Just make a Caveman, dude.

[Omega Man]

Yeah the caveman idea was good.

~KL~

[Lord Wraith]

Or change the power source from drugs to say Energy Drinks. I mean he'd still have that addict feel but everyone is addicted to caffeine and it hasn't killed the planet yet.

[Rin]

Or a caveman who gains superpowers from energy drinks. :D

...But in seriousness, something like how Elongated Man or Hourman get temporary powers via Gingold and Miraclo respectively might work? Hmmm.

[An Outsider]

■ Mayhew's shop is built upon a Hellmouth giving him a limitless connection to arcane sources. He's able to summon demons and other otherworldly creatures to act as minions and underlings when needed. Mayhew's shop also doubles as a seal however, preventing the creatures from freely roaming the city and should the shop be compromised it could cause an invasion from the otherside.

@Lord Wraith

You straight up son of a bitch. You actually made it canon that Oddie can't burn your shop to the ground without summoning demons.

_{It wont stop me.}

[Bonesaw McGraw]

I think this is a great idea, and I'm definitely interested.

[Lord Wraith]

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You straight up son of a bitch. You actually made it canon that Oddie can't burn your shop to the ground without summoning demons.

_{It wont stop me.}

@BlackSam3091

I told you, this is how you get demons!