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Web of Life (Spider-Man AU)

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asphaltus said:
No, it was one of the children. The others would have seen if it was the big one. And the size meant all dimensions. the main body would be a little bigger than your nose, while its legs could cover your entire face. Just imagine a goliath spider, but slightly bigger, and longer legs. (Still enormously terrifying.)


I can clarify on this one, and probably should. This is not the case.


There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Aye, therein lies the rub, doesn't it. Spider-man has had many incarnations over the years, and each one has been kind of unique in their own way. And his powers have varied as well - from invisibility to electric shocks, from tech to magic - different spiders, different abilities. As they say in the movie - Anyone can wear the mask.

In this quest, Peter Parker was always going to be smart (even if you hadn't picked the Intellect option). It wouldn't be enough to reflect numerically, but he would still be able to come up with clever plans for beating his enemies. By picking the Intellect option, you've upgraded him to the level of a really good comic book engineer (nearly equal to any of his science villains, lesser than Stark/Reed, because he lacks resources/experience/talents or any other reason). If you could upgrade it one more time, the Intellect would act as a superpower in itself, and you'll start receiving narrative talents based on that.
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Let's run down the list. It's a child of the spider is the only rationale thing from that. It's body proportions don't matter if it's the size of your head, it's the size of your head, and it's climbing on you.

The next line could either mean. That all of them have core abilities and each one adds a facet to the powers. Something extra, or it could mean that all spiders don't give spider-man powers besides the striving Spider. Since this is a spiderman AU regardless intellect can recreate literally all of the facets of the Spider-man powers as such even if it is the latter it's not really really the latter.

Yes that's true, but madness is still madness all the same.

Those various abilities are typically along with the main core of spiderman. Either by technology magical or biological upgrades.
 
asphaltus said:
[] The Maddening Spider
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the powers we will get from this will most likely be increased strength and senses
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[] The Thinking Spider
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we will get biological webbing from this and be more intelligent as a result
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[] The Striving Spider
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this is probably a spider that can adapt and has chameleon powers other than that we will be able to jump higher from what i gather
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[] The Burning Spider
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from this we will probably gain a degree of nigth vision and have the same kit that miles morales has

[X] The Burning Spider
 
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Totadileplayz said:
it could mean that all spiders don't give spider-man powers besides the striving Spider.
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There's no either/or here. Every spider will give you a different set of powers, and one of them is the closest to the canon (Amazing) Spider-Man.

Intelligence at the end of the day, is a stat in this game. You already have increased it once, and you will be able to increase it later in the game. It will cost a lot of xp, but it's possible. The thinking spider does increase it from the get-go, but is it worth choosing for that alone?
 
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There's no either/or here. Every spider will give you a different set of powers, and one of them is the closest to the canon (Amazing) Spider-Man.

Intelligence at the end of the day, is a stat in this game. You already have increased it once, and you will be able to increase it later in the game. It will cost a lot of xp, but it's possible. The thinking spider does increase it from the get-go, but is it worth choosing for that alone?
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Yes. Yes it is. Intelligence increases two things. One the ability to build better technology and faster, and the ability to make plans on the fly. Even If I had no other abilities besides It and I was given the opportunity to increase my intelligence even further I would. It's more game-changing then pyrokinesis at least.

However, that does clarify your intent on that. Your saying that The Striving spider is the closest to canon spiderman's powerset. As such My counter to the fact that Spiderman Is capable of rebuilding his entire powerset with intelligence alone is valid. He in canon makes his own spiderwebs. The other bits are explainable and possible with the costume itself. The fact that Intelligence gives you the capability in making your own superpowers is another facet on why Intelligence is so valuable.
 
@Totadileplayz It's not an argument man, you don't have to counter my words and such. I have no problem if you're certain about your choice. I'm not trying to change your vote.
I'm simply clarifying things so that everyone's thought this through and makes an informed choice.:)

On another note, I'm willing to let the vote go on for a half a day more - the update doesn't depend on it. The next chapter will most likely be on Sunday/Monday - I'll be updating and posting the character sheet and rules over the weekend.
 
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@Totadileplayz It's not an argument man, you don't have to counter my words and such. I have no problem if you're certain about your choice. I'm not trying to change your vote.
I'm simply clarifying things so that everyone's thought this through and makes an informed choice.:)

On another note, I'm willing to let the vote go on for a half a day more - the update doesn't depend on it. The next chapter will most likely be on Sunday/Monday - I'll be updating and posting the character sheet and rules over the weekend.
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Effectively I was running on two different possibilities. Either Way Intellect was the most attractive option of the lot. So, I decided to explain why Intelligence is still viable and actually downright useful even with the actual explanation of abilities.

That Said I'd probably just reccomend a simple. If no one makes a vote within the next hour the vote stops. We have had more people vote for this then the tiebreaker sure, so it is completely possible for an upset sure. But, there is currently a 3 vote lead which was more clear then the previous one.
 
This may sound rude, but every time in marvel super intelligence is shown as always more versatile and useful than just blowing shit up and just dumb brute force.
 
@Totadileplayz People live in different time-zones - can't expect everyone to react and vote within 24 hours. I've missed many of them myself, and since this is the beginning with character creation, I'm willing to give the leeway. I was worried people would leave with the Magic/Science divide, but they didn't, and I'm grateful for that. And whichever option wins here, it'll be interesting. Trust me.

Also, I don't want to stop people from making multiple votes - but I feel like since I didn't spell it out, people don't know it was an option, and cast a single vote after making a choice? This is conflicting.

@LotusPocus - I'm going to allow it, cause Maddening Spider has no votes atm, and no chance of winning, but if it comes to a tie, you'll have to choose one.

Also, another fact for the intelligence fans - your starting tech tree will vary depending on your choice, and you'll never be able to make some things that another spider could.
 
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@Totadileplayz People live in different time-zones - can't expect everyone to react and vote within 24 hours. I've missed many of them myself, and since this is the beginning with character creation, I'm willing to give the leeway. I was worried people would leave with the Magic/Science divide, but they didn't, and I'm grateful for that. And whichever option wins here, it'll be interesting. Trust me.

Also, I don't want to stop people from making multiple votes - but I feel like since I didn't spell it out, people don't know it was an option, and cast a single vote after making a choice? This is conflicting.

@LotusPotus - I'm going to allow it, cause Maddening Spider has no votes atm, and no chance of winning, but if it comes to a tie, you'll have to choose one.

Also, another fact for the intelligence fans - your starting tech tree will vary depending on your choice, and you'll never be able to make some things that another spider could.
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Quick Question Asphaltus. Say I pushed to develop fire webs and intellect spider won. I come up with a feasible way to go about it and everything. Would that be valid tech?

Though more seriously Intelligence increases our capability to fill out that tech tree.
 
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@Totadileplayz Fire Webs? Sure. But if you think the Burning Spider is about Fire webs, you're mistaken.
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It's simply a point in the factor of the thinking spider. Not because of the fire-webs it was simply an example. But if we come up with an invention and someone comes up with a way to work it then the only question is for a precedence to exist. In this Case Fire-webs. The Tech-tree is definitely interesting and does give base upgrades, but people tend to be a bit more clever especially when they really want something.
 
If people really have a strong reason for a invention, I am not going to deny that, even if it's not the thinking spider.
 
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If people really have a strong reason for a invention, I am not going to deny that, even if it's not the thinking spider.
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Yeah However, The Thinking spider is best suited to inventions since you've affirmed it boosts intelligence in a world where smarter people can do more and more impossible things. Not saying there aren't angles for people who don't want Thinking spider. However, the angles that all of them have do have bleed over in the realm of invention. Technology and advancements are incredible when properly focused on.

That Said I'm guessing The Thinking Spider's tech tree involves drugs to some notable degree. With all spiders having spider related technology with different fields they each focus in well. The Striving Spider likely with radiation. The Mad spider Mad Science maybe?

The Burning Spider really if you don't want it to be conflated with flame all you'd need to do is call it the Energetic spider or similar. However the name gives off a vibe of heat, while the spider itself relies on energy production. The problem with the spider is it's name and thus the likely field it's revealed to have being focused around fire. While Free and Limitless Energy likely involving Parker Particles(An Actual Thing in the comics) would be an interesting field in it's own right and as such a bit of a disappointment. I mean seriously if it wasn't for it's name and it was actually focused on energy it would be far more interesting.
 
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