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If both were guaranteed to happen in sequence, which would you rather have released next?
Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Captain Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:23 am
interesting. pls explain
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:18 am
For something like this, I'd definitely have this overwhelming sense of guilt and sadness, even if I wasn't the person to destroy the Thing™. Though if the other person was the one who destroyed the Thing™, that sense of guilt over the whole thing would be very quickly changed into rage over the whole situation. Though I wouldn't really act upon it, instead keeping to myself harboring a heavy amount of spite for this person, making me constantly want to avoid them.d_what wrote:Rightyho! Here are your deets:Batter
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You get into a huge fight with your closest friend - one single event in your early life peaks unspoken tensons between the two and one comes to ruin something of the other's in a fit of rage, drifting the two apart beyond any clear salvation. At your first moment of solitude after the outburst, reflecting on the event, you trigger.
Freeze
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 2:28 pm
Captain wrote:interesting. pls explain
okey but only if you a) explain your new avatar and b) tell me about how the brexit fallout is going where you are :V it's all I can talk about at work!
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So it started when I brought up Worm, a web serial (since completed) about Taylor, a girl who has the power to control bugs, in a world that's been adapting to superpowers. Powers in the Wormverse are diverse and creative and the mechanics behind them go a long way to describing how most other powers in other media *could* work. But mostly? They're pretty harsh. You don't get powers because you want them, and you don't get them on the happiest day of your life in the best of circumstances.
There's also a [still in progress!] Roleplaying game set in the Wormverse that has people generate superpowers via consensus and luck. That's pretty much what we've been doing with the addition of a few limiters and some "seeding". I'll put the process below, feel free to join in the discussion!
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What you have to do to get powers:
I'll assign you a random trigger event. Trigger events are horrible events that "trigger" your power. The nature of the trigger event decides the nature of your power, or moreso, the *effects* of the trigger event decides the nature of your power. The trigger itself does not correspond directly to the power, at least not often, i.e. "I nearly died from electrocution" does not correlate to "electricity powers" and "I was being stabbed in the face" does not correlate to "armor face." It's much broader. Much more like Homestuck's classes than it's aspects.
You reply with your reaction to this trigger event. What you would be feeling up to that point, what you feel during, how you would feel afterwards, anything you'd realistically be concerned with, what is your primary motivation right there in the moment.
You're not problem solving in your reply, so it's not like "I grab the knife from the guy and kick him in the shins", you are just giving us what your brain is going through.
That's it. That is all you have to do to get a power. In fact, you can't even do anything else; the person getting the power CANNOT partake in that power's discussion. So your job is done.
BUT you're leaving us with all the work, so we're probably gonna be really brutal and give you a meagre power with loads of drawbacks. Instead, contribute to the power party!
What you have to do to contribute:
1.
Come up with (minimum) of two trigger events (in spoilers). They should be around 8-12 sentences, suitably broad so that anyone could conceivably have them (i.e. no "My seven older brothers heckled my stutter and then my wang fell off"), but all should be relatively traumatic. Trauma is different for different people so feel free to pull from experience. You can check out ours for examples, they're all pretty good. Try to have a trigger that isn't too similar to one we have already. I have some prompts at the bottom of one of my explanation posts if you get stuck. Rough rules: No rape, no kid murder. We've been adding trigger warnings, too... honestly it makes it way easier for me to skim :V
Posting your two trigger events will give me the 'go' to assign someone else's trigger to you. (You don't get to decide your own.)
2.
Afterwards, take a look at other people's responses to their assigned triggers. Then try to assign their responses or the trigger to one of the "power classifications" below! Sometimes a power will be "obviously" in one group, other times it might be a mix of a few. That's okay. Think of it yourself, write about it, and then read what other people said about the same trigger; join in on their discussion, suggest fixes, bounce ideas, derive, invent! That's what we'll be doing with everyone else's. It's a very collective process. I'll collect concrete possibilities and put them in a "power tree" for funsies. When we have a nice set of "leaves" in the tree, we can put it to a vote as to which power the person gets.
For the sake of a slightly easier time coming up with really unique off-the-wall powers, I've also seeded each assignment with three random nouns - we can pull aspects from these nouns (or combine their abstract similarities) - as a base to work with the power classifications. This helps avoid the whole "electrocution = electricity" thing I mentioned. So "wren" might suggest bird-related powers, or speed, or flight, or the ability to shrink, or something to do with hiding, or animal life. "Yellow" might be fear, or colour, or warmth, or light. "Monday" might be... I actually have no idea. I pulled this one a while ago and I'm still mulling over it. Exasperation? Doom? Regret? The words might also describe the mechanics of the power, or its drawbacks - e.g. "conflict" might suggest the power needs conflict as a fuel source to function properly.
If you get stuck, just read the discussion Octi, Spark and I have had on different powers for different people. We've already got some good stuff for ourselves but we could definitely use more input! Plus it's fun getting to be creative from odd angles
POWER CLASSIFICATIONS:- Spoiler:
"Use the following guidelines to determine what sort of power a character has, based on their trigger. They can have multiple, lesser powers, or a power that blurs the line between two categories, as the trigger event dictates. ("cape" is slang for superpowered person. Watch out that a particular person's power doesn't end up moving extremely into an unrelated category. Example could be my "Birdman" power for spark; the power isn't a "mover" power, so his flight skills are probably rudimentary to allow for that.)
Mover - the power moves the cape. Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.
Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.
Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.
Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors. Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines. (has to have some element of both otherwise every power might fall here.)
Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.
Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.
Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.
Striker - Touch based and melee effects. Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.
Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.
Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger. Rare.
Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure."
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:11 pm
On sandstriker: I think we went a liiiiittle bit too broad with the trigger. It's hard to narrow it down. Sandstriker, care to come up with some details? Who did what, where and when?
In the meantime I'll work with what we have.
Mover: Plausibly. But only for moving from, not moving to. It's tenuous. Brute: No, no physical pain. Blaster: I'm probably biased and want to be part of some blaster discussion because I want to see this. The only way I can is if the Item was knowingly destroyed while the owner was away; if only because there's an element of destruction-at-a-distance. Probably not in general though
Master and Thinker are more or less suggested by the trigger itself. The whole "friend" thing is a very definite betrayal, so Master, while the trigger happened after consideration, so Thinker. SS didn't really put any stress on it though so while they're a primary concern, I'm not gonna say they're the ONLY concerns. Breaker, no. Stranger, no. Trump, never. Striker, no.
So we've got a mover/thinker/master combob or some variation one one or two of them. Unlikely to be mostly or even half mover. Words were "batter", "freeze", "monster"; Master and Monster go extraordinarily well together, I'd be wrong to ignore it. As do Freeze and Mover. Batter could be the act of physically attacking something, but that's not resonating with the categories. Batter is a non-newtonian fluid, that's kind of cool. Buuuuut it doesn't really resonate with the trigger? Yeah, probably gonna need a little bit more conjecture 'sstriker :V
Current power tree:
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1) codename "SCULPTOR", v.1":
E: freeze might be construed as pause? Time related power perhaps, time in which a Thinker power could be applied. Assumes you can't use the pause to move around much.
In the meantime I'll work with what we have.
Mover: Plausibly. But only for moving from, not moving to. It's tenuous. Brute: No, no physical pain. Blaster: I'm probably biased and want to be part of some blaster discussion because I want to see this. The only way I can is if the Item was knowingly destroyed while the owner was away; if only because there's an element of destruction-at-a-distance. Probably not in general though
Master and Thinker are more or less suggested by the trigger itself. The whole "friend" thing is a very definite betrayal, so Master, while the trigger happened after consideration, so Thinker. SS didn't really put any stress on it though so while they're a primary concern, I'm not gonna say they're the ONLY concerns. Breaker, no. Stranger, no. Trump, never. Striker, no.So we've got a mover/thinker/master combob or some variation one one or two of them. Unlikely to be mostly or even half mover. Words were "batter", "freeze", "monster"; Master and Monster go extraordinarily well together, I'd be wrong to ignore it. As do Freeze and Mover. Batter could be the act of physically attacking something, but that's not resonating with the categories. Batter is a non-newtonian fluid, that's kind of cool. Buuuuut it doesn't really resonate with the trigger? Yeah, probably gonna need a little bit more conjecture 'sstriker :V
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Off the top of my head, putting aside "can create a goo monster/can create a goo monster than can freeze solid" and "can skate on generated ice" - because while they are neat powers, they don't really connect to the trigger - I'm thinking the Master power is primarily at play. And I'm feeling a little sadistic about it - so I'm going to suggest that the power creates a moving, semi-sentient icy/snowy replica of the person who is most on the creator's mind. That alone is a start, but there's a few variations and specifics. Firstly: They're mute, and move/look identical (sans being made of ice) to the person. The clone has a set lifespan until the ice collapses, and has a really, really tough durability. (not the case if made of snow). Only the strongest and hottest hits can take it out, and even then it's with difficulty. Couple of hours, I'm thinking, with longer-lasting ones if the emotions about the person are particularly strong. The creator can't dismiss them, and they're one-at-a-time, but creation is instantaneous. They also collapse faster if they're far away from the creator. The duplicate has limited but generic access to ice powers; freezing aura, boosted speed on frozen ground, etc. Boosted strength, too. Not sure if commands should be telepathic or verbal, but I'm thinking that the construct gets a set of "base" commands from the user's feelings at the time; hurried creations or ones made in times of stress have a higher chance of behaving erratically if the controller isn't keeping watch.
Broad summary: The user can create a super-durable, super-strong ice replica of an autonomous individual, which can then take commands. The replica has limited generic ice powers and a set lifespan. Lifespan dwindles faster if the replica is out of range, if the creator is not in a stable state of mind, or if the connection to or feelings about the individual copied are not that strong. The size of the replica can vary but defaults to a 1:1 ratio. User also has immunity to cold and ice-based attacks.
Possible skills:
The user creates a replica of a cape they know well. The replica can fight with a similar level of skill, and can serve as a silent companion or butler for several hours.
The user creates a replica of a swift animal, made faster via frictionless ice surface. The user can then ride the replica for transport.
A human replica creates its own icy replica of the original human's weapon. The user can use this weapon even after the replica ceases function.
A snowy replica is made of a human or bird. Very short lifespan, but can move quickly, the replica can be used for delivering messages or scouting an area.
Effort is put into creating a large, very unstable and erratic homunculus replica. The replica is almost impossible to control but has a very short lifespan and explodes in a shower of ice. Can only do this in dire mental straits that evoke memories of the trigger event.
Current power tree:
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1) codename "SCULPTOR", v.1":
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- User creates a single replica made of ice or snow of an autonomous individual they are thinking of. Ice replicas are strong, durable and use Ice powers themselves, but last a variable amount of time based on several factors.
Master classification. Threat rating 1 across the board in all bar Trump, Stranger and Tinker.
Downsides: Limited to one at a time. Can't destroy replica on command. Replicas can perform erratically or act out depending on creator's mindset.
E: freeze might be construed as pause? Time related power perhaps, time in which a Thinker power could be applied. Assumes you can't use the pause to move around much.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:57 pm
- Dee's Powers:
- So, in my heavily unprofessional opinion, I feel like you'd be a shaker/master kind of thing? Shaker coming from the people in the room trashing the place and generally being unsafe, and Master coming from the betrayal of your roommate bringing in these unsavory folk into your home in the first place, and allowing them to do this kind of thing.
For your powers, i'm thinking it would run off Contagion, but in a much more literal sense. Working with disease (generic, I know). Your master abilities allowing you to control the bacteria/virus/ect and allow them to breed more and potentially help them become stronger and more deadly, with your shaker ability allowing you to be able to spread diseases easier via airflow and such. Perhaps your abilities allow the diseases to set in faster as well(?)
Pros:
- Potential fast acting diseases that can take opponent out of commission
- Could potentially incapacitate people in a covert way
Cons:
- More of a supervillian power.
- You could become a breeding ground for illness and very likely get you and people you care about sick constantly
Also I know there was something about him controlling ash/ash like substance? Which, I guess could work, but him having ash based powers after the burning of the stuffed dog thing might be a bit on the nose?
- Spark's Powers:
- I kind of think you'd be a straight up Thinker. But I can't really come up with anything better than what's been brought up :V
I'm kind of partial to the Vishnu build D_What suggested. So I'd say that one.
Though Icon does sound pretty rad...
- OJ's Powers:
- For OJ i'm thinking Tinker.
So your words say Roller, Forehead, and Nurse. I'm thinking we go for Nurse, and your main thing you're good at building is medical kind of stuff. So basically you'd be the medic from tf2 :V
Though actually, if we wanted to narrow it down further, we could potentially use forehead, and have you be really good with brain stuff. Maybe guns that can wipe people's memories and/or replace them with more pleasant ones. A device that could force people to tell the truth, perhaps? Stuff used to read a person's thoughts, or see their dreams? Rays that give people migraines? Devices that can fry someone's brain temporarily to make people immobile so you can restrain them? The possibilities are certainly there to mess with people's heads and save the day.
You could even have a shitty name like Headmaster :V
- Octi's Powers:
- I don't really have anything here that hasn't been said. I kind of like the Fata Morgana v.2 build in a kind of "ha get rekt" kind of way, and it does fit the Alibi word, but i think the Stereo build fits more of those words? Idk. I'm more in favor of Fata Morgana thematically, but Stereo in a meta sense.
- iT's Powers:
- So, hoping you don't have to change your trigger, bc I kind of have an idea. I think you'd be a stranger/thinker hybrid. Stranger coming from the pressure of how people think of you failing in your classes and Thinker being the strain of the workload and the sudden loss of scholarships.
Basically your powers would be being able to escape from anything. You'd basically be god damn Houdini, but better. You can easily break out of both physical and mental restraints. Stuck inside a closet? Your vision is guided to notice a weak point in the door's structure, hit it, and you're out. Stuck in an awkward conversation you'd much rather not have? You find just the right words to be able to slip out of it easily. Constantly having bad thoughts over what happened in the past? Just leave them behind! No need to deal with anything serious when you can just get out of it.
Pros:
- Never have to deal with anything you don't want to
- By messing with wording you could potentially break into anything by trying to "escape" into it
- Can escape from prison, or hell, even being taken to court if shit goes south
- Silver tongue
Cons:
- Holy shit that is totally a villian kind of power to have.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:08 pm
Um...d_what wrote:On sandstriker: I think we went a liiiiittle bit too broad with the trigger. It's hard to narrow it down. Sandstriker, care to come up with some details? Who did what, where and when?
Well personally I wouldn't destroy someone else's stuff, so it was the friend that did that. Though the argument itself? Honestly could have been anybody who started it, but i'll say it was me to not pin the blame of everything on the friend :V
The whole thing where they destroyed my stuff though would have happened at school, probably a few hours before it let out.
Anything else you need?
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:52 pm
Nope! I think we're good.
Also I was worried that ^ guide might come up because one of the most important characters in Worm has that exact power and yes it is exactly as OP as it sounds :I By extension, in the worm-verse, it's actually impossible to have that power since it's already taken, but we're not really in wormverse :O More like... wormverse adjacent.
E:
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrround two!
Going from the additional info 'striker's given us, I'm gonna play creative with a Blaster/Thinker build. Focusing more on the distant loss of an object, I'm thinking a strong feeling of possession . I can't wedge Batter or Monster in here, not yet, but I can work with both parts of Freeze - so:
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2. codename "FLASH FREEZE, v.1":
Also I was worried that ^ guide might come up because one of the most important characters in Worm has that exact power and yes it is exactly as OP as it sounds :I By extension, in the worm-verse, it's actually impossible to have that power since it's already taken, but we're not really in wormverse :O More like... wormverse adjacent.
E:
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrround two!
Going from the additional info 'striker's given us, I'm gonna play creative with a Blaster/Thinker build. Focusing more on the distant loss of an object, I'm thinking a strong feeling of possession . I can't wedge Batter or Monster in here, not yet, but I can work with both parts of Freeze - so:
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- Your blaster power allows an instant freeze of any object in range. The freeze can be attuned to be a small gloss, or a spiky crystalline expansion. The key parts of this power are 1): Defense. The freeze on an object is not only incredibly durable, it actually stops time within the freeze, so decay doesn't occur. This means you could freeze hot things, and when the freeze subsides, it'll still be hot. 2): Range. The Thinker power comes in here; your Thinker power keeps track of important objects that you've come across, and THAT's your range. Your memory is your range. Neat, huh? Obviously there are some important caveats. While you could freeze several objects within a house, you can't freeze the entire house, or all the things in it, or lots of things spread across a wide area. The freeze persists until you're KO'd or drop it. You could presumably freeze a weapon you were holding to provide a little extra durability. And classic Manton effect applies: You can't use it on living things, or on vital objects attached to those living things. (i.e. you could probably freeze someone's gun, but couldn't freeze their gloves.)
SANDSTRIKER
2. codename "FLASH FREEZE, v.1":
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Can erect immediately frozen shields around objects in view or in recent memory; the shields stop or slow down time within them preventing degradation. Freeze emits icy aura, strengthening when multiple frozen objects are near each other. Shape/Size of the freeze can be configured on creation. Moderate immunity to cold, and enhanced memory of physical objects and locations.
70/30 Blaster/Thinker mix.
Downsides: Have to specify whole, singular objects. Manton: Can't use on living things or on key items. Power weaker at extreme ranges.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:33 pm
Gdi, is there really an escape artist power character in worm? I only got to 7.9 so far so i still don't really know a lot of the charactersd_what wrote:Nope! I think we're good.
Also I was worried that ^ guide might come up because one of the most important characters in Worm has that exact power and yes it is exactly as OP as it sounds :I By extension, in the worm-verse, it's actually impossible to have that power since it's already taken, but we're not really in wormverse :O More like... wormverse adjacent.
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by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:44 pm
It's sooooooo much more than that. Her power is *literally* she always knows how to win. She sees any given problem as having a solution and her thinker power gives her all of the concrete steps to achieve that solution. There might be several hundred thousand steps, but she can get there eventually. It borders on prescience. She has blindspots in regards to certain things, but even those can be somewhat counteracted by considering the problem as a hypothetical. It's totally OP. But you're a very very very very long way off before you get to know her.
quote on character: "Thinker. Don't worry about the rating. Just run."
quote on character: "Thinker. Don't worry about the rating. Just run."
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by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:49 pm
haha, wow. she sounds gr8.
Can't wait to have her ruin everything :V
Can't wait to have her ruin everything :V
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Captain Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:54 pm
My new avatar is basically bc Mienfoo is now my favourite Pokemon (Combusken is #2 don't worry). The Mienfoo in question is Marty, an OC I made for a short-lived PMD RP that happened with some peeps from the quarantine skype chat.
And uh, Brexit... is stupid. I am angry. Angry that scumbags like Farage, Johnson and Gove played on peoples' unfortunate but understandable prejudices to make the referendum pretty much a matter of immigration, angry that immigration can even be considered a bad thing and thus saddened at people's xenophobia and racism, angry at those that chose not to vote (even if it was the highest turnout in a long time, still doesn't excuse that nearly a third of people who could vote didn't). But most of all I am angry at the ridiculously large number of people who voted leave as a protest vote. Absolute morons. They've ruined something that was flawed and needed improvement, but that fundamentally worked. And now the pound is crashing, my currently unemployed dad can't find a job, my parents can't sell their house, science funding is going to plummet so we will be even dumber as a nation, a lot of our rights will either not exist or need to be rewritten, and worst of all, people are being emboldened from the result and are verbally and physically assaulting anyone who doesn't look or sound "British". Honestly if we do in fact actually leave, and Scotland do indeed gain independence and rejoin the EU as a separate nation... let's just say that moving there is a big possibility for me.
And triggers:
... both of those hurt. second one is embellished a fair bit. but ow.
edit: wait these are both a bit too similar to other ones
And uh, Brexit... is stupid. I am angry. Angry that scumbags like Farage, Johnson and Gove played on peoples' unfortunate but understandable prejudices to make the referendum pretty much a matter of immigration, angry that immigration can even be considered a bad thing and thus saddened at people's xenophobia and racism, angry at those that chose not to vote (even if it was the highest turnout in a long time, still doesn't excuse that nearly a third of people who could vote didn't). But most of all I am angry at the ridiculously large number of people who voted leave as a protest vote. Absolute morons. They've ruined something that was flawed and needed improvement, but that fundamentally worked. And now the pound is crashing, my currently unemployed dad can't find a job, my parents can't sell their house, science funding is going to plummet so we will be even dumber as a nation, a lot of our rights will either not exist or need to be rewritten, and worst of all, people are being emboldened from the result and are verbally and physically assaulting anyone who doesn't look or sound "British". Honestly if we do in fact actually leave, and Scotland do indeed gain independence and rejoin the EU as a separate nation... let's just say that moving there is a big possibility for me.
And triggers:
- tw; Failure, Loneliness:
- You are a university student studying a subject you are extremely excited and enthusiastic about. You were always an intelligent child and thus expectation of you were high, but you delivered good, solid results that you are proud of, landing you the spot at uni studying something you love. The fact that you have a fantastic group of friends certainly helps. But soon after you start the course, things start to go wrong. You're suddenly struggling to keep up with studies that are much harder than you anticipated. Your brain will not absorb the knowledge needed quick enough, and you're very behind on work. You're angry at yourself more than anything, you, who used to not really have difficulties with studying. And then the worst happens. January rolls around, and due to you not being prepared, you fail all your exams spectacularly. You're going to have to leave the course, and you'll probably not see your friends as much either. You become an isolated failure... and it's all your fault.
- tw; Assault, Bullying:
- You're one of the nerdy kids at school. You love video games, books, and a whole heap of really nerdy shit. You just started big school like a year or so ago, and it was fun! You're good at school, you made a decent number of friends, things are pretty good. And then, it starts. Kids in your class start calling you names, putting you down. You start to feel less confident and much less happy with school life. They steal your stuff. You feel worse and worse about it all. You don't know why these people are being like this. You just want to be friends with everyone. One day, whilst youre relaxing having lunch, the bullies approach you. And they start beating you up. They push you over, steal your stuff, and leave you bruised and hurt. You have to be rushed to hospital due to the injuries.
... both of those hurt. second one is embellished a fair bit. but ow.
edit: wait these are both a bit too similar to other ones
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:25 pm
Captain wrote: And now the pound is crashing, my currently unemployed dad can't find a job, my parents can't sell their house, science funding is going to plummet so we will be even dumber as a nation, a lot of our rights will either not exist or need to be rewritten, and worst of all, people are being emboldened from the result and are verbally and physically assaulting anyone who doesn't look or sound "British"
Gosh. I'm glad I asked, but sorry about your Dad
That's actually the biggest thing that bugs *me* about the Brexit. The fact that Ireland's kind of fucked in the short term isn't even a concern for me (well it is, but it's not bugging me) because I can understand that a country's voters would be unlikely to say "yeah, but what about the Irish", though my SECOND highest pet peeve is that attitude should have been extended to Scotland and wasn't, and I am extremely offended for them. It's just such a slap in the face. The voters either didn't consider it, in which case they are inconsiderate and dumb as bricks, as well as totally england-centric, or they did and didn't care, in which case they're pricks.But no. That's not the biggest thing that bothers me. There are *some* *intangible* benefits to leaving the EU. I get that. I can almost, almost respect it. But there are hundreds, thousands of people whose jobs ride on the metaphorical line between the UK and the rest of the EU, and those jobs are now irrecoverable. Not to mention the side effects, the indirect losses caused by brain drain, companies downsizing, generic recession stuff - I could point to a family living in Gibraltar, or London, or Derry, or basically fucking anywhere, and say "this family will lose 100% of its current income post Brexit." And in theory that's an acceptable loss if the Brexit results in another family getting that income... but all they have to offer is "yeah, but, immegrants!" or "but we put more in the eu than we get out". Intangible if not imaginary benefits for very, very real costs, and this is what these people voted for. Christ, we're still reeling from the last 8 year recession, knowing that people absolutely died because of the aftereffects, whether it's via lack of healthcare, suicide via depression, homelessness, whatever, and we had our banks and our politicians wholly to blame for it. Where do you go when the blame lies on 52% of the country?
Ireland, Scotland and France, I guess.
E: got wrapped up in politics rage, forgot to assign trigger. Uhh. Given the subject matter it might hit too close to home, I can get another if you want :/
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You recently heard someone talk about cutbacks at your job. Wracked with debt from student loans, and worried about losing both your job and your home, you ask a friend who was a higher up at the job about the layoffs to see if it was of any real concern. He casually brushes your concerns off, mentioning you have nothing to worry about. A few days later you're brought into you're manager's office and are fired. You leave the office and start to realize that there's no way you're going to be able to pay your bills this month. As this realization sets in, you trigger.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by cephalopodAscendant Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:51 pm
Speaking as an outsider who's been trying (and probably failing) to follow things online, it seems like nobody really thought Brexit through, either as a voter or a politician. The only upside I can possibly see is that maybe it'll shock Americans enough to realize what a bad idea electing Trump would be, and even that's pretty iffy (and not much direct help to y'all). Between Brexit, our presidential elections, the Olympics in Rio, and probably more stuff I just don't know about, things are seriously screwed up right now.
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by invisibleTerrarium Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:56 pm
d, with all due respect, that's fucking stupid. why would i want to play a character i had no part in designing???????
i'll put some further reactions here later when it is explained to me why i can't help design my own power????? like honestly that doesnt make a single bit of sense at all
i'll put some further reactions here later when it is explained to me why i can't help design my own power????? like honestly that doesnt make a single bit of sense at all
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by Sandstriker Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:02 pm
It's kind of just a for fun realism kind of thing I think? Like, if you were actually that person, you wouldn't really get to choose your power, you're at the mercy of genetic RNG. So while you get to make the actual character, the powers themselves are left to the gods of chance. By which I mean everyone else :VinvisibleTerrarium wrote:d, with all due respect, that's fucking stupid. why would i want to play a character i had no part in designing???????
i'll put some further reactions here later when it is explained to me why i can't help design my own power????? like honestly that doesnt make a single bit of sense at all
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by invisibleTerrarium Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:19 pm
ok,,,, i guess,,, that makes some sense? still not really seein it
i guess i need a new trigger then :0
i guess i need a new trigger then :0
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by d_what Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:23 pm
yes that's exactly it! it's basically a diceroll, but since powers aren't concrete and have to be "explored" we have to use slightly smarter RNG. (That's us!) and the process is fun too! But in terms of RP it's very much a "what do you do with what you've got" setup. Collectively you have more say too than if you just came up with your own power. I guess you'd have more say if you were involved in everyone's power AND your own, but that kind of slows the whole thing down since it'd be implicit that the person getting the power has veto on it. Which sort of stifles the RAW UNBRIDLED CREATIVITY that I totally can't wait to see Spark's opinions on later 
It also means you can be as brutal as narratively necessary when providing input on other's powers, since you know you can't bargain for the outcome either way. Kind of mutual-destruction, style!
E; you can still use the same trigger! Unless you want a new one. We haven't got a lot of Tinker/Brutes so I might collect some of those from elsewhere.
It also means you can be as brutal as narratively necessary when providing input on other's powers, since you know you can't bargain for the outcome either way. Kind of mutual-destruction, style!E; you can still use the same trigger! Unless you want a new one. We haven't got a lot of Tinker/Brutes so I might collect some of those from elsewhere.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Captain Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:03 pm
Yeah, as someone who like really fucking cares about other people, I think the racist/xenophobic shit is what gets to me because it's so directly dehumanizing and disgusting, but the economic shit is bad too and I just. How did this vote even happen? Like literally it was a "fuck im gonna promise something drastic bc it looks like i wont get elected" tactic from the Conservatives, which then led into them actually having to do a referendum. Neither Leave nor Remain were good campaigns. Leave lied through their teeth the whole time and constantly brought the conversation back to immigration even though that will barely be affected by the vote, and Remain were complacent and really lackluster, and didn't inspire voters at all. It's been such an unmitigated disaster of a year already really.
Anyway, trigger response.
My first response is panic. I'd probably get home and sit there unable to think or do anything, kinda in a daze. As if my mind left my body. I'd probably do the whole curl-up-in-a-ball and maybe even cry a bit in bed that night. Basically, I'd just break down. I wouldn't necessarily run because god fucking damnit I need my education and I enjoy my education and I don't wanna lose it, but I'd definitely just be like. Panicking and anxious for days. I probably wouldn't leave the house.
Eventually, I'd have to Tough it out and come up with a solution. I eat very little? Fuck it, needs must. I have to live on a friend's sofa? Gotta do what I gotta do. If my first phase is panic and anxiety, the second is practical problem solving. Life is a bitch and it goes on no matter what happens, so I'd grit my teeth and do what I have to do. I'd be completely miserable, but hey, that's pretty much normal for me at this point.
Anyway, trigger response.
My first response is panic. I'd probably get home and sit there unable to think or do anything, kinda in a daze. As if my mind left my body. I'd probably do the whole curl-up-in-a-ball and maybe even cry a bit in bed that night. Basically, I'd just break down. I wouldn't necessarily run because god fucking damnit I need my education and I enjoy my education and I don't wanna lose it, but I'd definitely just be like. Panicking and anxious for days. I probably wouldn't leave the house.
Eventually, I'd have to Tough it out and come up with a solution. I eat very little? Fuck it, needs must. I have to live on a friend's sofa? Gotta do what I gotta do. If my first phase is panic and anxiety, the second is practical problem solving. Life is a bitch and it goes on no matter what happens, so I'd grit my teeth and do what I have to do. I'd be completely miserable, but hey, that's pretty much normal for me at this point.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Spark Eletran Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:48 pm
OOP LOTSA THINGS HAPPENED HERE
Imma read it all later and Comment back on it and the new triggers and the such! tho I will say that yeah I made both my triggers p vague to give whoever got them room to interpret it in the best way it fit their lives :0
also yeah I love this system here BECAUSE it means you have no input on what comes out, it's a fun sorta... writing challenge in a way? You get to think about things you wouldn't necessarily gravitate towards when it's all done
Imma read it all later and Comment back on it and the new triggers and the such! tho I will say that yeah I made both my triggers p vague to give whoever got them room to interpret it in the best way it fit their lives :0
also yeah I love this system here BECAUSE it means you have no input on what comes out, it's a fun sorta... writing challenge in a way? You get to think about things you wouldn't necessarily gravitate towards when it's all done
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by invisibleTerrarium Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:14 pm
d_what wrote:yes that's exactly it! it's basically a diceroll, but since powers aren't concrete and have to be "explored" we have to use slightly smarter RNG. (That's us!) and the process is fun too! But in terms of RP it's very much a "what do you do with what you've got" setup. Collectively you have more say too than if you just came up with your own power. I guess you'd have more say if you were involved in everyone's power AND your own, but that kind of slows the whole thing down since it'd be implicit that the person getting the power has veto on it. Which sort of stifles the RAW UNBRIDLED CREATIVITY that I totally can't wait to see Spark's opinions on later
E; you can still use the same trigger! Unless you want a new one. We haven't got a lot of Tinker/Brutes so I might collect some of those from elsewhere.
if it's not too much trouble i'd like a new trigger,,, if there's no extra one laying around here (i haven't read any of them except the ones that've already been assigned) i can stick with this one
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by d_what Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:05 am
Gonna RNG for 4:
Aaaand you got number 1!
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Very apologetic thugs kidnap you. In the car ride, as you lie in the back seat, blindfolded and cuffed, they tell you they're in debt to a fighting ring, but none of them are in fighting shape, too beaten, bruised, or unable to walk. They hint at the horrors, the beatings, and brain damage... and they tell you that you're their 'out'. They promise you they'll give you a fifth of the proceeds... just a minute before you're uncuffed, your eyes uncovered, and you're left surrounded by fence, angry gang members, and four other people who are intent on beating your face in.
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You managed to cobble together the money to go on a backpacking trip through Europe. You visited all the key points, partied, camped, visited hostels, and all that. One of the capstones of your trip, however, is a place of a different sort of beauty. Moscow, Russia's old capitol. Not technically allowed, you skip past boundaries and borders. You're careful as you explore the burned husk of the area, burned buildings, shattered landmarks, you take the radiation pills, and solemnly follow the path that Behemoth walked, taking photos. Then the rain falls. It's almost refreshing, beautiful, the water contrasting the burned city, and you snap more photos. But your vision blurs, your eyes sting. Your skin and scalp start to prickle, then sear. When you open your mouth to gasp, it makes your teeth hurt and your mouth sting. Blinded, burning all over, you stumble for meager cover, but it's insufficient. Not radiation, but acid and industrial chemicals heavy in the local rain and water. You can't see to use your phone, and moving hurts. Breathing hurts, as the moisture in the air makes your throat burn. Curled up in the fetal position, trying and failing to shield yourself from the downpour with your jacket and bag, you trigger.
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A deranged loner in a gas mask enters a university and plants cases of mixed chemicals, producing vast clouds of ammonia that fill the school. People are dying, there's no clear escape routes, and authorities are slow to gather the necessary equipment to get inside and get people out safely. You're one of several people to simultaneously trigger, gaining a host of powers.
- Spoiler:
"Your school project, the biggest assignment of the year, to be presented at a special event in front of all the teachers and plenty of important visitors, isn't finished. Barely started really. You were overambitious with your plans, and you got stuck on a tiny detail. You lied, embarassed, and said it was on target, about done, etc. You lied to yourself, that you could still finish your plan, up until, well, right now. It's your favorite class and the teacher respects you, but you've got barely anything and it'll be time to present in 10 minutes. They call you on the phone, asking where you are. You're in front of your ""project"" and you realize just what a fucking worthless piece of shit toadstool you are."
Aaaand you got number 1!
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Sandstriker Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:41 pm
- Cap's Powers:
- So from what you said, i'm thinking you're a tinker/thinker.
So for your words you have hearth, which is basically a fireplace- which of course is an area that keeps fire in without it spreading everywhere. And you have boundary, which is a dividing line, or area that limits something.
So with these two together, i'm kind of thinking your tinker specialty would be working with traps/force fields, which can allow you to limit other people's attacks, stop them all together, or possibly protect yourself.
I'm not entirely sure where the thinker part comes in though. Maybe you just have a sort of mental security camera where your traps are, or just immediately know what triggered a trap and when it happened.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by cephalopodAscendant Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:54 pm
Looks like there have been some S&M leaks, followed by an official Japanese trailer. The leaks gave us English names, so I'll use those.
- You know the drill:
- First up, we have the Bug/Electric Charjabug, a very square caterpillar that might evolve from Grubbin. It evolves into the next reveal, Vikavolt, a large stag beetle that's also Bug/Electric. Next, we've got Drampa, a very floppy Eastern dragon that happens to be Normal/Dragon; it comes with the new Frenzy ability that boosts Special Attack under unknown conditions that appear to involve taking damage. Then there's Bruxish, the Water/Psychic tropical fish that appears to be carnivorous; it's got the new Dazzle ability, which prevents priority moves from hitting. After that comes Cutiefly, a Bug/Fairy fly-like thing. Next is the new Pika-clone, Togedemaru the Electric/Steel hedgehog; it'll have Lightning Rod as its ability, and surprisingly I actually kind of like it. Finally, we have the indescribable Tapu Koko, an Electric/Fairy with the new Elec Maker ability, which activates Electric Terrain when sent out; it appears to have some plot significance, so it's probably either a legendary or the new Lucario/Zoroark.
The Japanese trailer also finished off by showcasing Zygarde, which started out in its regular form before transitioning to its Complete form in battle. Looks like they're still trying to give it a chance to shine after all.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by Spark Eletran Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:09 pm
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- Seeing as Tapu Koko is said to be the first island's guardian and fits as Ku, one of the four Hawaiian gods (one of the main things about it was human sacrifices, which fits with a name that literally means "sacred blood" and a Pokemon that is honored through battles), it seems likely we'll get three more along with it. Those would happen to be an agriculture god (grass), a squid god (water) and a master god themed around the sun (fire)... which becomes even MORE fitting when you realize Meremere, the name of the first island, means Yellow - we're getting gen 1 as island names.
...and finally, if those all end up being fairy-types... We still have an artificial island in the region, huh. Hmmm, a fairy-type artificial Pokémon that can close up into a more compact form that makes it look like something it's not... surely never heard anything of the sort.
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Re: Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Spoilers ahoy ☀
by cephalopodAscendant Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:28 pm
- Spoiler:
- Hang on, did you say
SQUID GOD!!!!!!
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