SalmonMax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Seems to me Utopia got a lot of things right...it was the kernel of fear at the heart of it that corrupted it. That fear of novas ate away at its policies in secret, until everything good about it was undermined.We might do better trying to address the problems in Utopia, rather than start from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalyst Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 So what does everyone actually plan on doing with their characters? I for one don't see myself aligning with anyone at the current time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahrenheit Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 @Lily - you can't use Adaptability to counter Immolate - unfortunately. It counts as attack and not as an environmental condition. Unless you got armor or Inv. Fire/Energy it's highly likely that you'll be burned. I'm just saying this, because Adaptability can't be used as defense against it, not because I want to hurt your character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I know that.The adaptation is against the secondary fires you're causing.Hee.Sadly, Juno hasn't got the Np for Shapeshift yet, so she can't adapt armor or invulnerability.Do whatcha hafta do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahrenheit Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 ah - ok - in that case - BURN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 lol...Well. It was fun while it lasted, I guess. It is ironic that Juno was supposed to be The Girl Who Can't Die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Someone is dying?! Man, I stay out of the loop for a few days and you guys start dropping?For shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I lack both powers and a firearm (this being London) so there's not a lot I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hee. Maybe this is your eruption crisis.Fight fire with fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 No no no.Fight fire, with Fireman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hah! True...he's there...two firemen are better than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 At this point as Rich heard about some of the weird stuff going on or has he been pretty isolated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 I can't imagine when he would have heard of it, unfortunately... BTW: I can't go to work for just 12 hours without you guys trying to kill each other? Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalyst Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Yeah more people coimg to join the fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Yprs! I have two left who are not there yet, and for story reasons, they will not come for a bit more. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K...BTW: Fahrenheit shot her quantum wad on bringing down the asylum. This is around 3 hours later, and I don't think she was very relaxed. Basically, I had her run out of quantum. If you wondered why she just flickered out... and I PMd Joani to that effect, so she wouldn't be like, "was is das?"Happy Day after N Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalyst Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hopefully that should work out for her. I really don't think that she wanted anybody to get truly hurt during her outburst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahrenheit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 it's fine and I didn't want to kill anyone, but it felt just the right thing to do. That's part of the character. I'm ok with how things turned out in the end.I hope I get a lead in to where I wake up again?I'll be most likely back on monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 How do you make "Aeon" anyway? Where its mooshed together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 I have a 'yellow pad' on my desktop, and i have Æon on it, and whenever I start posting, I ctrl-c it, and when I need it, I ctrl-v it. I asked the same question, when I saw Nathan post it, and the hyper-intelligent Wei Fang suggested to do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Hold down the Alt key and tap 0198 on the keypad (with NumLock on.) This is on Windows - I don't know how a Mac user would do it. The Character Map in Windows has a list of other non-keyboard characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyLion Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Æon...whoa! That worked! Thanks McGee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bell Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Titan, let me know when I'm supposed to enter. I think you wanted me to wait for something, but I'm not sure what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 All you were waiting for was Wraith, and now that she's posted, you are free to enter. I don't figure that you had any trouble convincing someone that you belonged there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Just a random question, if I buy an extra... lets say Explosive for Quantum Bolt... can I choose not to apply that extra? Just shoot a normal bolt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 As far as I know - "yes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I don't know actually. There's a part where it says each power with an extra is a separate power, and can't be used independently of the extra.So if you had a q-bolt with Area, for example, and wanted a q-bolt without Area, you'd have to buy a new q-bolt power.That's how it looked to me.But there may be another rule somewhere else in there that says something different. It seems kind of artificially limiting that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Quote:But there may be another rule somewhere else in there that says something different.Far as I know, There isn't.EDIT: Although I encourage the ST to say otherwise. Quote:It seems kind of artificially limiting that way.I think that's by design. Basically if you want a flexible power then you're stuck with the Elemental Masteries and Anima type powers. Those let you use Area (Storm, Sphere, or whatever) or Direct Damage (Bolt or whatever) as you wish.Of course the trade off for flexibility is less power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 And Excellent Fiction there Titan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Originally Posted By: p241 of the Core RulesPulling Your PunchesNovas don't have to hit at full force. A nova may subtract any amount she wishes, from damage adds and/or damage dice, before rolling damage. If this reduction takes the nova below half of its normal value, the nova pays only half the normal quantum-point cost of the effect.The example given is Quantum Bolt. I will rule, based on this, that you may, at your discretion, also reduce the magnitude of the power. See the list of things you can 'max' on p 147, and you may reduce it as well. Titan has spoken. Side note: Courier, I was reliving the old Aberrant: Zero game last night, and I realized that you had a character named Jack 'Multigate' Anderson. I totally stole your guys name, and didn't even know it. Cause I played in that game, as Speed. Heh, sorry guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 RE: JackNot to worry. It's not a "live" character and I always choose pretty generic names. This sort of thing was going to happen sooner or later. But I'm glad if you're going to use his name then it's for a Q6+ NPC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 It doesn't really reveal too much to say that Pax is not at this time Q6. I built him, for this game, as a 50NP character, but limited him to Q5. He's been very restrained in the use of his powers, and although he has accrued some decent xp in the last 25 years, it's nothing like what he's gonna get in the next 10... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyLion Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I think its a great house rule to allow extras to be able to be turned off. I would also argue that if you elect not to use them (and it makes sense to do so) that you pay that lesser q rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 No need to argue, it is covered in the quote from the rules that you do exactly that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Hey guys, a few quick points about math, distance and quantum energy.Now, someone swoops down (Titan Omega of course) and grabs Pax, flying like a rocket towards Hawaii, which is a little over 11000 kilometers away (7100 miles or so). It seems he makes this flight in, at most, 30 seconds to a minute. By my calculations, Michael can travel, with Hyper-Flight 1, a little more then 83 meters a minute (not bad if I do say so myself). If Titan Omega can go that far, that fast... man, he'd be burning a trail of superheated, vaporized air behind him like a laser for miles!That would look pretty damn cool... and I think Michael was left in the quantum dust about 0.001 seconds ago.Damn! That kid can MOVE!(Also, my math SUCKS, this oppurtunity to work this out just intrigued me. Please correct me if you see any errors ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 It's worth saying too that something traveling through the atmosphere at that speed would make a pretty ridiculously huge concussive force. Hope he didn't overfly any ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Heh yeah. The drag behind him would be catastrophic. I could see a naval destroyer being hauled into the sky out of the water.Unless he's really high up, less atmosphere and all, but still, he broke the sound barrier seconds after he started moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Issue #1) We're assuming the Japanese girls were in Japan. I haven't read those posts carefully but it's possible you're on a different island and that's an IC error.Issue #2) "Towards Hawaii" isn't the same as "near Hawaii". Anyone on the planet can walk "towards Hawaii". Issue #3) It doesn't say you landed in Hawaii. It says "somewhere in the South Pacific". Issue #4) I gather you have Hyper-Flight 1 (or is that Q-Construct?) But it's also possible you're still in the middle of your eruption event, i.e. that you haven't learned the limits of your power. If Rich can manifest Q8 during his eruption then you can certainly manage a "super speed teleport".Issue #5) Novas are immune to their own powers and presumably this limits the effects of your "trail". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Peters Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Issue #1) Good point. He could have been on the mainland, in a location more North. Or perhaps that was just a group of Japenese tourists and he could have been anywhere on Earth. Even London.Issue #2) Another good point, but wouldn't it have made mosre sense to say "West" or "South-West" if the destination wasn't specified? Again, this could have just been using a more discriptive place-name rather than just a mundane direction.Issue #3) See above.Issue #4) Hyper-Flight 1 is correct. Since we all dont have our full 30 Nove Points (as far as I know) it is possible that we still are in our 'eruption', and thus, not subject to the limits of our power.Issue #5) My trail? Do you mean the vaporization trail Titan Omega would be leaving? I dont think I'd be close enough to him to fly into it. Unless I'm going a lot faster than Titan seemed to suggest I was, I wouldn't have a trail of my own...Good points Courier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Omega Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Titan was in a suburb of Tokyo. He has Hyperflight and also teleport to simulate those bursts of superman like speed. Pax was shooting towards the Pacific anyway, having arced and been blown through the atmosphere from way over in London. Titan intercepted him high above Hawaii and they are currently on a deserted atoll somewhere near the Marshall Islands, not too far from where the US conducted their largest nuclear weapons test in history, Castle Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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