The main problem is, if Percy decides to go rouge, how can he hide the secret from the government? I bet they'll have cameras around the house. There could be a secret passageway...
Yeah, bringing out the pro-reg heros is the best solution, since it brings the characters together.
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Any explosion nearby should logically cause a backlash towards the source of the explosion, since that's the direction that the shrapnel and blast effects will be coming from.
edited 3rd May '11 5:34:52 PM by SabresEdge
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edited 3rd May '11 5:38:52 PM by chihuahua0
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- To allow this, he can also create retaliatory projectiles and a blade sheath around his battle stave out of thin air.
- Technically, he doesn't need to take the first hit full force, he can block it with his stave and it still counts.
- His counters act on automatic, with no concious control from him. This means they work even if he's already been knocked out by the initial blow.
/me takes note for future abuse.
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By the way, what is your role as GM compared to Cygan Angel?
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Same. I GM when she's asleep. We have the same decision power and you should listen to both of us
Thing is, I'm a newb at this, so at first I'll relegate some decisions to her. But otherwise, I'm a full GM.
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So, do you approve of everything in this post
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But it might be a little unrealistic having him disappear every night or so, unless his mother has connections to the military, like knowing whoever is monitoring him, and taking them out for a drink. But it wouldn't work if the military is smart enough to have a lot of people watching the superheros at a time.
So, how much can I elaborate on Percy's mom? She'll be a recurring NPC.
I'll have to redo a few fields in his profile to match this.
Remind me what's Percy opinion on registration (I know he's registered, but I want to be sure of everything before I reply properly)
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Unless he's over 18, the military can't force him to do anything.
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Ahh, but the military will still wait him out.
Percy is reluctant, but he is required to registered, due to his cybernetic arm giving him super-level powers.
I could just remove the "working for the military" aspect and just have a parole officer drop by every week to check, with a few cameras here and there. He decides to become a vigilante, to find whoever blew up his school, since the bomber's idenity is unknown. This should present some conflict.
I'm just worry I might steal the spotlight, which is not good in a RP.
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Trust me, you ain't gonna steal the spotlight.
Anyway, if you feel that's the way to go, do it. As long as you're registered and have a balanced character, I don't mind.
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It could, however, also make you miss out on a myth arc.
That's called conscription and it is illegal except during wartime. Otherwise, we wouldn't have a story as all our Supers would be too busy fighting wars.
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It really depends on the backstory...
Gimme a second to check Percy's profile.
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What's a registered super's relationship to the police when it comes to crimefighting? Figure the moonlight jaunts are going to generate some paperwork, but on the other hand they do have a deterrent effect on crime. Also, let's say the police are on a big case, all-hands-on-deck. Are we considered to be on the payroll, or independent contractors/consultants, or what?
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Oh, so it isn't required? I thought that all Supers had to restrigered. Keep him Wanted then.
How would he miss out of the Myth Arc?
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Well, they do.
Conscription is a military term. Registering is a civil term. By registering, you're making yourself responsible for the acts you commit. Conscription, OTOH, is what allows the army to force people into being soldiers.
They're another branch of the police department, like the Lab Technician department or whatever.
Officially, they're the Supernormal Patrolling Response Investagatory Group (SPRIG for short :P). They have clerks who work towards doing paperwork for them.
The Supers also have a budget- usually in the realms of $1,000,000 a month. Any collateral damage they cause is taken out of their budget; if they cause over $1,000,000 in collateral damage over a month, they are to be confined and taken to a special place, like a quarry, where they use their powers to work for the government in hard work areas, paying their new debt off.
If they don't, they keep what's left of their budget for personal use at the end of the month.
If a situation calls for an all-hands-on-deck situation, one of multiple Supers are called in- Slipstream, Captain Patriot, etc etc. These are Supers who are known as 'veterans'- they know most of the other Supers around, they've fought multiple supervillains and have dealt with a wide variety of situations. They allocate which Supers are best-suited for the job, what they should do, and how to use them to their full effect.
After that, the Chief of Police takes command of the situation like normal.
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Loophole Abuse: I keep the collateral damage to an absolute minimum. Or I use my powers entirely for scientific research—there are lots of experiments that call for a steady source of gamma/x-ray/other hard-to-generate radiation, going out halfheartedly to fight crime once per week or so.
So then I make a salary of $12mil per year?
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Every super has to do some patrolling. Same way as cops do.
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That's the entire point of that budget, Sabre. To encourage you to do exactly that :P
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So if I'm sufficiently cautious I can make...twelve...million...per...year...
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So if Percy is restrigered, he'll be earning that much, or would he have to wait until he's of age?
Does the Hero Insurance pile up? As in that in a few years, a superhero could bang up the city due to the millions of dollars left?
Being pro-reg has a lot of perks. If only Percy is of age...
edited 3rd May '11 8:22:11 PM by chihuahua0
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He could use his reserves of money to pay for property damage he incurs, yes.
And yup, Sabre. But consider-
The fight between Sentinel Striker and Ragnarok destroyed the entire central business district of that town. That is billions, dozens of billions of dollars in property damage.
This is NOTHING to that.
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Also, just because you don't want to get into a fight doesn't mean that the G Ms won't bring the fight to you. /Lol being a dick is fun. :D
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That would count as an attack, although the counter would be less likely than the original to cause damage.
Any more probing at the limits to do?
It's a plot! ...Quite a well written one too.