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Would you be interested in a Play-By-Post RP?
JoonasTo:
@proin:
Yes, and every other existing organisation/person no matter how small or big. But since it's a treasure hunt, this time, the governments are OK and there are no outsider invasion. Yet.
This isn't the thread to post character templates yet but only one power per person so the dagger summoning has to go.
Also, you will be having the same guys from whom you run away after you as long as you're on the run. Gonna be a bitch but you know that, right?
Yes, all money is handled digitally. Those few who do not have an implant have a chip.
Jewelry is used on the black market but so are other items and materials. Some specific heavy metals(eg. platin, gold) are especially used due to the high cost of synthetising and common usage. They are also a common target on the financial markets for price speculation which makes them rather unreliable cost wise compared to jewels, for example, but they are easier to sell and harder to track. Someone going to buy/sell a lot of jewels would raise quite the commotion while someone selling/buying a lot of metal, especially at the time of high change in price would seem rather natural. Of course this depends on the volume of the trade also. When speaking smaller volumes materials become useless due to the high cost. Street trade is usually done by rather usual items, if your drug dealer needs new shoes, well, that's an excellent chance. Of course no one needs new shoes all the time so usually deals are made for weeks or months at a time, like an MMO would be now.
All of the states are pretty socialistic(in practice) due to the communal necessity that comes from living packed.
The ULCU is, like the name says an union. It has way too much bureocracy in national issues due to all layers(and sometimes even different areas of layers) having decentraliced governments of their own but this allows for more flexible laws and regulations on lower level making a single layer(or area) more productive than compared to having national regulations and laws for everything. There is a national parliament, where each decentraliced government has their own representative, that handles national issues and bases for regional laws. Military is a separate entity under the effect of national laws as is ministry of justice.
Slow reaction, lots of regional freedom, military rather unregulated and as such often abused, ministry of justice independent and as such rather just.
The Vandorian Confederate is a confederation(d'oh?) with each layer having an elected representative(elected with direct democracy) in the confederation that makes the decisions. This confederate makes all the decisions on national level, laws and decisions need to have less than 1/3rd votes against to go through. It is rather effective in national issues but issues important to some specific areas are handled rather badly which means it's not as productive as the ULCU. Military and ministry of justice are under direct control of the confederate.
Firm reaction, little regional freedom, military strictly regulated and as such rarely abused, ministry of justice dependent and as such rather biased.
GreFac is a selective oligarchy with power families responsible for leading their own layer(s). The heads(both patriarch and matriarch) of the power families have a spot in the council. The council requires unanimous decisions for laws to be passed but single family can act on national issues if it deemes it necessary before the council has been resolved. The country doesn't have social security as we know it, each person is looked after by their family. Each power family has their own military but justice department is independent of them. The main mission for justice department is to look after the power families to keep them on the straight road, if they find that a power family is not doing their part correctly they have the right to bring this to the council and in ultimate case, to the public.
Fast reaction, can be divided, military moderated by the families and rarely abused for personal gains, justice department independent and highly vicious.
@Undetz:
Absolute no to time manipulation, universe warps, etc. It could be balanced but I can't be arsed to take that into account every god damn time. Simply too much work.
I play underwater rugby as a hobby, I can exert myself for three minutes under the surface. Does it build a ridiculous amount of lactic acid in your muscles? Yes. Does it mean I can't do anything after that three minutes? No. It gives a high chance that if I do the same again after only one breath my muscles will cramp but that is hardly anything to stop me from doing so.
About Proin's power. It's fine. He could be visible, walk into a room, drop bubblegum into the trash bin which could infact be an explosive device.
1000mAh:
So, you'll say when you accept character templates?
...I better think up about myself before that...
What do you count as abilities? example,
If I would say I have 1st Strike and Flying = I always strike 1st no matter who or what is attacking me and I can only be hit with long range attacks. SO these both are treated as abilities?
Proin Drakenzol:
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--- Quote ---True. But one that I wouldn't mind giving up. Nor would I mind limiting the main power so long as its reduced form wasn't rendered completely worthless (what good is being invisible on the normal spectrum if everyone has IR goggles, X-ray detectors, personal RADAR, etc.?)
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I did mention bending lightwaves and radiowaves around you, did I not?
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So, exactly what I said, but the same, but worded different?
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More like the effect you described but achieved by messing around with the laws of physics in a different way than you proposed.
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My point was the effect. If you're going to be violating the laws of physics anyway does it really matter how?
--- Quote ---And you certainly can't hold your breath for "several minutes" while exerting yourself. Try going for a leisurely run, no need to sprint, but it should be considerably faster than walking. Then hold your breath for 20 seconds, breath out and in as fast as you can, hold for 20 seconds, repeat. All while running. You'll be ready to collapse in no time at all.
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Never said I could. However, I could hold my breath in 20 second increments and abuse the fact I have the 5x reaction and move speed and exert myself less. This is, of course, assuming you don't utilize your air cushion, which would give you several minutes of breathing. And an athlete could do way better.
--- Quote ---Also, unlike in Fable 2, getting hit will not cost you a few hitpoints, it'll knock you on your arse. A factor of 4 is hardly like the matrix where it's "oh hey, a bullet" lean aside and have it pass you by. Evading bullets is not an option, staying out of another person's aim is, but dodging would tend to interfere with the indiscriminate mass slaughter you proposed.
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Not to the degree you seem to think. And when I used slow time in Fable 2 I never got hit. It's way too easy to dodge.
--- Quote ---And what about.
Eleor: *stealth* *sneak in* *place camouflaged bomb* *sneak out* *blow up room*
Everyone not Dead: *dying*
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That only works if I'm not the one being caught by surprise. However, I agree. Both our abilities are open to abuse; it's just I don't think you should be taking the high-horse given the abuses your idea could be put to.
--- Quote ---I think we need a word of god (JoonasTo) on this.
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Well, duh, everything is subject to DM approval.
[edit]Just noticed: DM approval granted for my power! Woo-hoo.
--- Quote from: 1000mAh on March 23, 2011, 08:42:00 PM ---So, you'll say when you accept character templates?
...I better think up about myself before that...
What do you count as abilities? example,
If I would say I have 1st Strike and Flying = I always strike 1st no matter who or what is attacking me and I can only be hit with long range attacks. SO these both are treated as abilities?
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We're M:tG cards now? You cost, what? 2 White and 1 Colorless?
undetz:
--- Quote from: Proin Drakenzol on March 23, 2011, 09:28:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: undetz on March 23, 2011, 03:01:53 PM ---
--- Quote from: Proin Drakenzol on March 23, 2011, 12:42:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: undetz on March 23, 2011, 11:28:35 AM ---
--- Quote ---True. But one that I wouldn't mind giving up. Nor would I mind limiting the main power so long as its reduced form wasn't rendered completely worthless (what good is being invisible on the normal spectrum if everyone has IR goggles, X-ray detectors, personal RADAR, etc.?)
--- End quote ---
I did mention bending lightwaves and radiowaves around you, did I not?
--- End quote ---
So, exactly what I said, but the same, but worded different?
--- End quote ---
More like the effect you described but achieved by messing around with the laws of physics in a different way than you proposed.
--- End quote ---
My point was the effect. If you're going to be violating the laws of physics anyway does it really matter how?
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Yes.
I'll be ignoring the rest of what you wrote because the point is now moot anyway. Back to brainstorming I guess.
AceHigh:
Yes, back to brainstorming....
When you guys are done, send me a pm or something, or else I might forget about all this.
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