Emerald City Knights (Inactive)

Game Master Xzaral

Is it too late to change my concept? :) background and such will remain the same, but I've been thinking it might be fun to play a character with wind based powers.....

Just a quick peek into the thread between reports/training/headaches.

@Arknight, not too late to change, feel free to go ahead and do so! I'd rather someone play a character they think they'll enjoy!

@ Everyone, It looks like there's 8 interests/submissions currently. The deadline is tomorrow night, figured I'd throw out there I'm more concerned with a general concept and some background. We can work to hammer out the details of each character. I plan to do my review this weekend of characters and see where we're at.

Alright I will avoid commenting unless specifically asked :p

Thanks GM X, I'll try to have the stats up later. Oh, and Zouron, you're always welcome to review any submission I make. I welcome your insights :)

@GM X, REf:Q1 Sortof, # of free actions is unlimited unless the GM chooses to impose a limit. Just want to know how you will handle it for my character in your campaign. When Breakneck goes "super" many things are activatied at once, I think Regen is the only thing that doesn't need him to give the tiniest amount of thought to use. Trying to be proactive so we start on the same page. Some issues came up in my previous MarvelSH game attempt(a earlier somewhat different version of Breakneck), Doomed Hero - Nightstrike - The Standard knows what I mean.

Q2: Cool.

I do appreciate Zouron contributions in pointing out some of my calc and conception errors in this system new to me (I'm a recovering Herophile ;) ), I wanted anyone else who had a comment to feel free to do so.

not sure what the problem is, chi focus as I read it is an set of linked effects (basically a single custom power), so you are just activating one power to get that going, so that is one and there is super speed linked effects making it two, am I missing something?

Not missing anything in my opinion I just wanted to be sure the GM shares our opinion. :)

Done a bit more work on Prime, evening out some of his scores and trying to find the best ways to distribute his points. I am very happy with the concept and the background, but I am open to changing the build if there is anything the GM wishes to be different.

I've added in a few of his more standard forms, including an intentionally generic Default form for walking around day to day (and getting ambushed), plus a Tank form and blaster form. I may tinker with a few more, but chances are I'll fill them in after I know if I'll get to play him.

Breakneck: If it is a linked effect then all effects activates at the same time or none at all.

Just checking in. I'm still very interested...

Also posting to say I am paying attention. I updated the campaign tab character list of submissions as well, so let me know if I missed anyone.

Just a quick note on the Silver Storm. The adventure begins just following the storm (which is rather brief). If you'd like the Silver Storm to be part of the background element, keep that in mind that is literally just happens when we start. Also the storm happens in a downtown shopping district, so a reason to be there would help as well.

If you have a differnt preference for a background, that's fine. It is a superhero story.

OK, will have to change my background then. Did you check out the build? It is under the profile.

Could we say the downtown shopping district is the home of my 'Magic Shop,' DM?

I'll be reviewing builds this weekend, at present I'm more concerned with background and general concept.

@ The Evil Eye, perfectly fine with me.

Ok, the background is on the profile as well. It is updated to remove the mist business.

As to his description for the game, while he does stretch, he is in many ways more of a classic brick with high strength and durability.

So, while taking a look at how to implement my Android character, I had initially envisioned him as a Variable power build. I thought this would allow me to build a character that was a great support in multiple roles, without outshining other characters, such as those built with a particular role in mind. I was wrong. After building a few Modes for Prime, I realized he would be able to outclass anyone at any role for a simple reason: if he was not stuck with a power selection, he could overspecialize to a degree to which no other character would sanely do, as he'd be unable to do anything else. With the Variable Build, he could go all the way to the wall, and then reallocate the points as soon as the next situation came up and be the best at that too. Does your character have a 70 point power designed to deal with this exact problem? Prime does... Obviously, that would not be fun for anyone. With that in mind, I've kind of set the variable power model aside and built a more traditional version of a robot/android character. He still achieves what I wanted via use of a lot of Alternate Power effects and Dynamic Arrays.

He's balanced as far as combat mods are concerned, 10's across the board, but has range and melee capabilities, flight, cloaking device, and a large array of weapons and scanners, high intellect (when needed) and Science skills, so he'll be able to contribute to a lot of roles.

He's Mr. Data, R2D2, and Iron Man, rolled into one.

If players want to have a look, its the first build in the Profile, titled Traditional Robot Build. Zouron, feel free to critique. I went through the math a few times, but he got complex enough with all the alternate powers that it is possible a mistake or two crept in somewhere.

Really hope I get selected, as I think I would have a lot of fun with this guy.

Edit: I rewrote his background to better reflect his new nature. It also builds in his Complications a little more, making them a little closer to home.

In my profile the background area has some slight revisions and a number of additions. I'll copy the origin story here to have it approved since it might not be compatible with the GM adventure. I am making some assumptions here as well as adding a possible sub-plot.

New areas are for my NPC's, locations and the less usual certificates my char has.

Currently at draft verison .22.

Thanks for the changes Prime 691, when I looked at him my first thought was that he was a super team by himself! Nice if rather complicated design.

Detective Samuel "Sam" Dumas, aka Gumshoe

A hard-working detective who gets caught up in the silver storm and finds himself superhuman. Sam has always tried to live his life doing good, and these new-found abilities give him a chance to do it in new ways.

Gumshoe's physiology is such that he is flexible, fast, and resilient. He no longer needs to eat or sleep and is immune to poisons and diseases and his form cannot be altered by outside influences. He can leap great distances, roll along at 60 mph over any surface (including walls/ceilings) and around any obstacles, fall from any distance without harm, become fluid enough to flow into cracks or under doors, or grow to twice or shrink to half his height. His primary offensive ability is the ability to "slingshot" any object at great speeds, turning ordinary objects into deadly projectiles.

I hadn't noticed Straightjacket. I'd be willing to get rid of the alternate elongation power(keeping the insubstantial and its other alternates in the "Gummy" power and adding a "Feature" power to the Gummy power (Unrecognizable Features- basically his facial features "gum up" and he doesn't look like himself.)

I've fixed a few spelling errors and made some trival adjustments. Draft version .221.

Glad to see you again Reckless/Anthem.

Thanks Breakneck. Loves me some superheroes. Like 3e M&M, glad to see some familiar faces.

Hey, Arknight, if we both get into this game, I could see Sam being someone you might have contact with, as he's the type of cop who would spend his free time trying to help a street kid find out about a "suicide" that doesn't quite fit the bill. Maybe they were meeting to discuss the case when the silver storm happens...

They do seem to fit different niches. Straightjacket is a large bruiser, which doesn't seem to be your bailiwick.

Yeah, Gumshoe is more of an fast/agile leaper/thrower type, more likely to avoid melee than engage in it. I don't really need the elongation deal, I think the character works just as well being able to "contract/bloat/melt"; it's more of a movement and resiliency thing I have in mind; more like a gummy bear than a piece of taffy.

I like the Stretchy Brick thing you have going and think "Straightjacket" is an awesome name. I was originally going with "Gumball" but thought "Gumshoe" covers the gummy and the detective.

Yeah, with the detective job, Gumshoe works better.

I think this works for an image of Gumshoe.

Although I have to admit I was more than a little tempted by this one.

All right, about 25 minutes to close of recruitment!

I'm doing some more reviews now, and I should note I have picked up Hero Lab which I'm learning as I review submissions. Figure I'll throw out that if anyone else uses it and is willing, feel free to email me the .por file at:

Hopefully you've got what you need for Locke. :)

I will type them up later and send them Xzaral

portfolio file send.

All right, looking things over it appears there are 8 completed characters, which is the limit of what the adventure asks for. So I'll go ahead and take all 8!

Nanael the Seraphim
The Evil Eye
Nightstrike
Breakneck
Prime691
Straightjacket
Locke
Gumshoe

I've opened up the Discussion thread here.

Just a note, here's the updated locke with his Weather/air powers. :)

Sweet.

Coolio

Awesome!

Anyone has a suggestion how to engineer a telekinesis power?

Anyone has a suggestion how to engineer a telekinesis power?

Move object with a telekinesis or psychic descriptor.