I am not trying to be a dick, but you do realize that we need to deliberately make her remember her dreams for her to remember them, we could very easily just trigger her with experiences that she would be unable to remember.
Fair enough, but I still don't personally like it even if I suggested the option. In many cases I throw suggestions even if I don't like them, because people may like it anyway. Even with erasing memory I just feel it's a dickish thing to do. But as mentioned asking for permission first may do the trick. It's me here stating personal opinion here more in a way and I should make it more clear. Just even going through this make me feel uncomfortable.
Honestly I was just thinking of making the most brute and straightforward power possible (the "living Sting" that is, even Zion should have problems dealing with it) when I wrote this.
Fair enough. I'm just not a fan of such a... straightforward idea. But I admit it could be absurdly effective, but I wouldn't find it really enjoyable to read.
I think for example Brute / Tinker may be interesting. Imagine it starts with basic Brute 1-2. User simply has increased healing factor at first and is barely above normal human. But Tinker category allows to increase it with each tinker addition. It may be biological (so it biotinker one) or purely mechanical (pure tinker) so in this case it would be like turning a host into a humanoid cyborg/android.
Brute / Striker who gains additional durability and properties based on touched objects. So for example someone touches a building, they gain similar durability and properties based on it.
So yeah, I think we could thing of some fun ideas with Brute anyway.
We can simply inform Taylor of why and what we're going to do in advance, this way we wouldn't break her trust or similar.
Best solution.
Finally, a crazy idea! How about we try to revive Taylors' mother, or better yet Hero! (there are so few fics were he's alive
). To achieve this we'd eat Gray Boy's Shard (althought I suposse Cody and Epoch would work out too) and grants somebody under our control/influence the power to rewind time in an area, this way we'd only have to go where they died and voila, they're alive again.
Panacea powerset combined with Cranial-like powerset could also do it I think. As long as there is enough biomass and DNA it should be possible to revive people this way.
Wait, she's Triggered already!?
Oh shit. Need to check that Host data, see if we have time to cut her villain career off.
Yep, because what happened to her in canon is a massive waste of her potential. She may become really, REALLY useful against Endbringers for example when she can pull of even most bullshit hax effects.
Also this is my design on potential powerset where a host has PRT Rating of 2 in ALL power categories. I find this idea potentially fun with as Vhal mentioned 'Badass Normal Plus' option. I want to keep someone who is physically still mostly basic human, but has weaker supernatural abilities.
[] Perfect 'Two'
-[] Trump 40. Weakening Aura. This low level Trump ability allows to weaken parahuman powers depending on how strong and versatile they are and how close potential parahuman is to the host. It's an aura-like effect, which becomes weaker with distance.
-[] Brute 40. Improved Healing Factor. This Brute rating grants additional improved healing factor superior to the one normal humans have. Effectiveness is based on how serious potential injuries are. The more serious they are, the longer it takes to heal them. Although as long as organ isn't completely destroyed or host isn't missing completely a limb for example, full recovery is possible even if normally this wouldn't be possible, like a broken spine.
-[] Blaster 40. Echolocation Beam. This special Blaster ability allows host to shoot Echolocation beams, which once they hit something, they grant an effect identical to the one standard echolocation provides. Good for detecting hidden enemies.
-[] Striker 40. Power-Up Touch. This ability grants special effect via touch which simply improves effectiveness or firepower of touched item like a gun or flash grenade.
-[] Mover 40. Every Surface Walking. This is pretty basic Mover ability, which grants host ability to walk freely on all kinds of surfaces without any issues. Things like Water Walking, Tree Walking, etc. with this ability is more then doable. It doesn't grant any additional speed bonus.
-[] Changer 40. Most Basic Human Shapeshifting. This power allows a host to change his or her appearence as long as it's reasonably close to his or her current age and same gender. Changing genders as mention is impossible here and potential different human form can't be too different age wise (so child host can't suddenly become a grandparent for example).
-[] Shaker 40. Environmental Shifting. Basic ability which allows host to directly manipulate environment as long as it's something of the same material type. So for example host may for example change solid ground into a mud, but can't make it a liquid concrete.
-[] Thinker 40. Accelerated Learning. Very basic Thinker ability, which improves ability to learn new abilities and memorization of them. This ability is affected by complexity of a current skillset and current skills of a host. So for example professional soldier trying to learn Master Level hacking may take longer with this ability then if it was something military based instead, even if potential host would learn this faster then without this power anyway.
-[] Stranger 40. Mirage (Fata Morgana). Ability which mimics weather phenomenon called fata morgana, but very closely to the host. It's also reasonably easy to break as long as opponents is focused enough or it happens in a place with low amount of light around, as light is one of the neccesary components for this ability to truly 'kick in'.
-[] Master 40. Animal Companion. Very basic Master power which allows host to completely control one chosen animal companion. Requires concentration and the bigger animal companion is, the harder it is to control.
-[] Tinker 40. Utility Items Tinker. Tinker specialty here is utility non-combat items. They may be used in combat, but they won't be truly as good in it.
-[] Breaker 40. Liquid Form. User may turn from a solid body state into a liquid form of his or her choice as long as host has contact with a chosen liquid recently.
I think those abilities are fine and I don't miss any category? If this wouldn't end up with Taylor, I think I would like to see one of our hosts with this kind of powerset
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