Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Game: OOC

[greyman24]

Here you go, guys. Have at it!

[Navarre]

Hey, is this the DC Comics Role-Playing OOC thread? I wanna play Batman!!   

[greyman24]

@lantis, did you wind up going with Lightning Rod for your character's code name?

[greyman24]

Sorry. This is only alternate earth DC. There is no Batman. You can play Owlman, though.

[Navarre]

Owlman's nuts, not sane like Batman.

So, who do we have in our eventual team?

Navarre: Wraith
WebMetz: Chromatic
Tondi-: Rip
Andrew: Ghoul
@lantis: Lightning Rod?

[Web.Metz]

{Micro-environment: what would it take to shift my 'paintling' Micro-environment over the prone bystanders, myself, and my allies. I envision having bubbles of connected by thin tubes to me. By my math, I could maintain six 4 to 5' radius bubbles at a time and still have plenty of micro-environment cubic feet to connect them.  Normally I just have a 10 diameter cylinder that is a 1/4 mile high centered on me. The intensity of Air/Water Animation, Weather Control, Heat, Cold Generation, Electrical Control, Electrical Generation, Coldshaping, Gravity Manipulation, Hard Radiation/Control, Thermal Control, Plague Carrier, Geoforce, Spray, Pheromones, and other things (within reason) are reduced by Remarkable 30 when passing into my micro-enviroment.}
{What would it take to heal those bystanders with Spirit Gestalt Faith Green: Biophysical Control Regeneration?}
{Are there visible energy sources nearby...like fire from an explosion?}
{Could I solidify the light of the circle of light?}



{Regardless, John would likely interpose himself in between the closest bystander and a robot.}

EDIT: Where do we fall on this timeline? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_events_of_the_Marvel_Universe

Where do you think you fall?

{Hmm...the most recent module for the MSHA was published in 1990...but given that the majority of the superheros are missing...I think...1999 during the events of Contest of Champions II or 1993 during the infinity crusade or 1984-85  during the Secret Wars.}

{I have been to Columbus Park as a kid. It is located between china town and a bunch of goverment buildings
...so are we on mulberry st, worth st, baxter st, or bayard st?

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/fMjJ

...also note...there is a police station just right next door to Columbus Park. Central Booking to be exact.}

If your trying to tell the there is no pawn shop your just going to have to use your imagination dude.  Maybe the dunkin donuts is just a front.

{No...there is always a pawn shop (and there was likely one there in the past). I am just trying to say that an uncostumed hero is throwing fireballs...and Chromatic finds that...not smart.}

{Micro-enviroment..."can be used to create any environment the hero desires, provided it is beneficial to whatever nature of being is inside its protection."...would that include shade? if so, I would flavor it as 'black flecks start coalescing in the air, following thin tubes leading from chromatic. It isn't long before blackish 'bubbles' can be seen over chromatic, wraith, the prone bystanders, and the fire man with blackish tubes connecting them. Each providing <RANK? (Feeble? Poor? Typical (Night intensity)?> shade.'}


Init: Green 43


I will likely use non combat actions.

{Webmetz's interpretation of karma.

Karma is used for:
Buying new powers
Buying Stunts
Buying Talents
Buying Contacts
Increasing the result of die roll before it is rolled.
Banked towards Increasing Ability Scores
Banked towards increasing Power Ranks
Banked towards increasing Resource rank
... And other things.}

{Which ones were hit by the robots?}

{Are there any that seem visibly injured? Also, did Rip's fireball leave flames anywhere? Also, would the light circle be solidifiable?}


Chromatic runs to get in front of Wraith and the bystanders, extending his Micro-Environment so that it covers all of the citizens.
{In short, I can spread my microenviroment in a 6' high cylinder that is 155' diameter. Chromatic would curve it in such a way that all of the citizens, but non of the bots are in it.

{I would also like to use the light circle to create a good height barrier in front of the robots, to keep them from shooting at us...and perhaps behind them too.  Leaving the top open so that fireballs can be launched into it. }

Whats this environment thing look like?

The invisible micro-enviroment extends over the citizens and the heroes. The temperature changes to be perfect room temperature, you can no longer smell the air pollution from the city, and the vibrations from steps of the robots seem to be lessened.

{The Power only protects the hero from environmental effects or Powers that employ aspects of the Environment.
The following has their intensity reduced by Rm even if within: Air or Water Animation, Weather Control, Heat, or Cold Generation
The following has their intensity reduced by Rm if coming from without:  Electrical Control, Electrical Generation, Coldshaping, Gravity Manipulation, Hard Radiation and its Control, Thermal Control, Plague Carrier, Geoforce, Spray, and Pheromones.

Regardless...if those were Radiation or Thermal guns, M.E. would protect against them.

{yeah...I am confused too. I mean, I would rather barrier the bots before manipulating my microenviroment (which really doesn't look like it needs any feat to change its shape)

{Only if you shoot into the environment from outside I believe. Actually, no it doesn't. In fact...it would allow you to use it where there would normally be little oxygen. Cool! }

echnology:
New devices that have recently become commercially available:

• A kind of telephone referred to as "cellular"
• Microwave oven
• Personal computer

Other information:

• Ronald Reagan is President of the United States
• Konstantin Chernenko is Premier of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• The Fantastic Four currently reside in the Baxter Building
• The one and only team, called "The Avengers" are based in the Avengers Mansion

{I only need 2 of those to put us within a 13 month timespan}

Criteria	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1988	1989
Ronald Reagan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Konstantin Chernenko is leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	-	-	-	Feb 13	Mar 10	-	-	-

Some Widley Known World Wide Events

?

• Galacticus event

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1980.html
-Nintendo Game and Watch released  (John Hue has to have one )
-John Lennon of the Beatles shot dead in New York City.
-Alfred Hitchcock died.
-Ted Turner launches CNN, the first all-news network.
-US breaks diplomatic ties with Iran (April 7).
-Voyager I reaches Saturn

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1981.html
-Ronald Reagan takes oath as 40th President (Jan. 20).
-MTV goes on the air
-The Supreme Court rules to allow television cameras in the courtroom.
-Pacman-mania sweeps the country.
-Raiders of the Lost Ark
-AIDS is first identified.
-IBM introduces its first personal computer

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1982.html
-Captain Marvel Died
-Michael Jackson releases Thriller
-E.T. – the Extra-Terrestrial
-Schindler's List
-The Color Purple
-Space shuttle Columbia
-A permanent artificial heart is implanted in a human for first time
-MRI introduced in Britain.

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1983.html
- CDs released
- last episode of M*A*S*H
- Song of the Year: Always on My Mind
- "Crack" cocaine is developed in the Bahamas
- Motorola begin's testing cellular phone service in Chicago.
- The El Niño phenomenon disrupts global weather patterns.
- June 18
- Oct 25  US invades Grenada

http://www.infoplease.com/year/1984.html
-Secret Wars: Many Heroes disappear, Including:

• The Avengers: Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Hawkeye, Iron Man (Jim Rhodes filling in for stark), She-Hulk, Thor, the Wasp
• three members of the Fantastic Four (Human Torch, Mister Fantastic and Thing)
• Spider-Man
• Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)
• Hulk
• Mutant team X-Men (Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine and Lockheed the Dragon).
• Magneto

-Secret Wars: Many Villians disappear, Including:

• Absorbing Man
• Doctor Doom
• Doctor Octopus
• the Enchantress
• Kang the Conqueror
• Klaw
• the Lizard,
• Molecule Man
• Titania
• Ultron
• Volcana
• the Wrecking Crew (Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball and the Wrecker)
• Galactus

Secret Wars: Denver Colorado Disappears (it went to Battle Planet with the heroes, along with its populace.)
- Cosby Show.
- Supreme Court that VCR recordings are legal.
- Macintosh Released
- 1984 Feb 13  Konstantin Chernenko becomes leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 99 Red Balloons


Everything you would want to know about the 1980's, including fashion. Big Hair, short hair, punk, Legwarmers, Fingerless gloves, lace, puffy/pirate clothes.
http://www.eightyeightynine.com/index.html

Clean up DONE!

[greyman24]

Wow. THANKS, WM!

Makes things a lot easier.

[Web.Metz]

Character Sheets:

• Navarre: Wraith.  https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AjEZJxcMIyqSdG43elMzeDZmMEFvb0ZPOG5ab0J3RVE&hl=en&authkey=CPO2irAF
  
• WebMetz: Chromatic.  https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnwUV1_MFNmkdE1iVkY3QW5mR0llVGtMWVptYnV3OHc&hl=en&authkey=CKzPucgG
  
• Tondi-: Rip
• Andrew: Ghoul
• @lantis: Lightning Rod?

[Web.Metz]

Energy Solidification question:

I was looking through the UPB and saw a little bit on the duration of items made with Creation powers:
Then artifact/element/lifeform/molecular/mechanical/weapon creation

• A green FEAT gives the artifact/element/lifeform/material/machine a lifespan turns = Reason*100. A yellow FEAT Reason*10000. A red FEAT permanent.

Would this be better, replacing Reason with Psyche, for Energy Solidification durations? Essentially making Energy Solidification read:

• A green FEAT gives the energy matrix a lifespan turns = Psyche*100. A yellow FEAT Psyche*10000. A red FEAT permanent.

Or should it be what we thought it would be.

• A energy matrix has life-span of minutes equal to the rank number. (75 minutes/60*600=1.25 hours*600 turns (in an hour), which would mean it lasts 750 turns)

Or perhaps a compromise between the two.

• A green FEAT gives the energy matrix a lifespan turns = Psyche*100 (75 minutes. 1.25 hours). A yellow FEAT Psyche*10000 (125 hours. 5.2 days). A red FEAT permanent.

Now on Power Stunts and Combos:

Would it be possible to combine powers?

• Environmental Energy Shield: MicroEnvironment+Energy Solidification: When activated, Energy that would normally be canceled by the MicroEnvironment instead can collect on the outside of the MicroEnvironment Force Field, forming pieces of a energy matrix shield to protect those within. This energy shield can only reach <MicroEnvironment rank> strength on its own, but can be enhanced to <Energy Solidification Rank> with further use of Energy Solidification. Energy Solidification can also be used to attach other types of energy to the MicroEnvironment's Force Field.

Some other things I would like to try with my powers:

• Energy Solidification: Explosive Energy Matrix Dissipation: Instead of dissipating harmlessly, the energy matrix can instead be set to explosively dissipate (dealing <Energy Rank>-<Mod> CS damage) when Chromatic commands it, when it comes in contact with a foe, or after a period of time. This would allow explosives/traps to be formed from Energy Solidification. 

[schleicher12000]

This all seems rather copy/pastey... and that would be bad...

[Web.Metz]

This all seems rather copy/pastey... and that would be bad...

What specifically is copy pasty? Me typing out events? Or me typing out the life spans?

[schleicher12000]

The descriptions of the powers and combos immediately above my previous comment.  If not, that's fine, but it appears to be quoted from another source, hence my cautionary statement.

[Web.Metz]

The descriptions of the powers and combos immediately above my previous comment.  If not, that's fine, but it appears to be quoted from another source, hence my cautionary statement.

I worked hard on those custom combos. I typed them in such a way that it would seem natural to the ruleset, but the concept and content is mine.

I also typed the lifespan things by memory via my phone, but when I looked at it closer back on my computer, it seemed to be too close to what the book wrote, so I rewrote it in shorthand.

[andrew wiggins]

yeah most of your stuff is really different from the book but fits

[@lantis]

Well, I think my last post in the game thread clears up any confusion about my code name.