The Good, The Bad and The Spandex: Discussion Thread

I just realized, not a single character here actually wears spandex.

Well except for maybd Virgil's bots.

@GOA: I'll approve of your alien organizations but I think I'll list it under one race for simplicity.

Oh and Champion U is approved, but I will wait for Emily's writeup to link it.

@Major Problem: Ok, I'll approve of Minuteman's weapons now. Just remember that gadgets have limits, like being only able to carry so many at a time.

@Emily: Sure you can take over Mindseye again now.

edited 13th Sep '16 4:05:05 PM by Sijo

Android? Do you mean Axel?

Or the army of robots that Virgil sent in?

I did mean Axel.

Ah. Well Axel is in to help people, and you are having your character attack a place where the man who crippled his father works. So yeah Axel may help.

How does Mindseye know about Axel? He wasn't present at Superior, was he? Or did she research it?

Also how does Minuteman know which Lab Mindseye and the Bear are heading to?

(Details are important kids)

(Also do we need all these 'tweets?')

(Oh, important: Sewer King's parents will be there. And possibly a little surprise for everyone.)

edited 14th Sep '16 2:19:21 PM by Sijo

Ah, my bad. I'll correct it.

Well Charles might be a notable roboticist and his robo son may be becoming a celebrity.

Only Virgil was at Superior. Using their funds to build his army.

"I'm late, I'm late, I'm late for a very important date!"

So, sorry about being absent for a bit. Kinda got forgetful there. I'm just going to let you guys finish the current story arc/phase/thing before rejoining properly again.

Actually, Dragon Man needs help fixing dinner.

That sounds hilarious.

Ok, bit of an announcement here: due to various obligations (I'm Game Mastering two other games in addition to this, one of them off-site) plus various IRL activities, I fear I might have to slow down a bit. No, I'm not quitting. Just that I might wait until late at night and then respond to as many people as possible in a single post.

There will be exceptions, of course, for example if I'm needed to roleplay a specific character.

Honestly I don't expect this to affect the game much. You people seem to run it on your own well enough. Just stick to the rules. In case of a question, just post it in the Discussion Thread and wait until I get to it.

edited 14th Sep '16 4:00:39 PM by Sijo

No pressure, boss. Do what you have to- real life comes first.

And some good old fashioned Netflix and Chill!

Life is important.

Metagene Complex

The genetic markers that allow superhuman abilities to spontaneously erupt in someone is often ill-understood. For one, it sits inactive in a large segment of the populace (1-in-3), and only emerges in some small fraction. The numbers there cannot be counted because the difference between a metahuman ability and merely being very gifted becomes extremely nebulous at the lower end of the least flashy powers. It's impossible to tell an active metagene complex from an active one without overt usages of powers. Even then, with other sources of super powers floating in the world, that can get muddled.

Even the means and reasons it activates, and what powers it gives you, is inconsistent. The going theory is that it is like hair color, shades of different kinds exist. It might activate according to danger, with a power set at least adequate to address the situation. It might be affected by the metahuman's personality, ambitions or fantasies, changing to match what they want, or at least a part of them wants. It might act like an environmental chameleons, absorbing some part of the immediate surrounding and transforming that into a power source. It might be completely random, activating at random, with neither rhyme nor reason. It might emerge during puberty, during times of extreme emotional distress, after being exposed to exotic particles.

Mongrel and Dr. Maddock go back and forth, theorizing about different metahumans on profile. Mad 1 indicated he looked for those with the metagene markers when he could for his "Sins", and they think it effected the development of some of their powers, like Fuel getting fear powers in addition to lust and Blood Transfer's power bending themselves to be more suitable for healing. Dragon Man, they might theorize, could have been the chameleon sort, adapting to the dragon's power in a moment of danger. Blood Hound has his powers before becoming War Crime, and he might have been a chameleon metahuman as well, absorbing an echo of the Monster's legend in the womb.

And yes, the metagene complex will touch upon magic. Another strange and frustrating aspect of it.

edited 29th Sep '16 11:10:25 AM by God_of_Awesome

Ok, gotcha Sjjo, buddy pal buddy dippidy-do buddy pal friend.

Metagene Complex: Sure, seems applicable to a lot of characters and typical of the genre. Approved.

But note I'm still not voting for the term metahuman. It still feels too DC-specific to me. And people rarely use it, I vote for Superhumans (supers for short.)

edited 15th Sep '16 2:56:05 PM by Sijo

I second supers.

Supers seems fine.

Who wants to join Charles and Virgil in the Roboticist department? Or make a robot master or two?

I like meta for sounding very, very neutral. Mutant carries with it negative connotations, super human positive connotations that can quickly turn negative. However, I do see both of these terms being used, the former as a slur and the latter as a superiority complex thing.

"Metahuman", I find, is a suitable sterile word.

I have an idea for throwing our various robot/scientist characters at each other soon. Give me some time.

Alrighty then. I look forward to seeing that.

Please give Nexus some alone time to recuperate during that. I think it's gotten enough of a reputation already (as well as enough damage to justify significant internal repair times).

Fair.