Hero of the new era 2.0
- Thread starter Blademaster
- Start date
- Superhero
I am not sure if it can be done from a mechanical standpoint. It works narratively, but you will have to choose your areas of expertise
- Location
- Leeds
Going from the quick character builder: Paragon, from the Man of Action. Martial Artists from Mystic Endowment.
Not sure how well they fit as I haven't played Exalted.
Probably needs some adjustments to justify a sufficient int to characterise the build as a genius.
More importantly this should be vetoed for making Klaus a Solar rather than a Mad Scientist. Baron Klaus Wulfenbach
Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
If that option wins can we choose the areas of expertise as part of the next vote?
The idea behind the char is that he has unlimited potential in all reas but has to train himself up like an exalted character.
No, I think I will veto it. It just doesn't fit the overall style I had in mind. Sorry, but vetoed. I don't want this to end up the same as before
Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
Would this be ok?
[X] Plan genius V2.0
-[X] You are Klaus Von Wolfenbach, minor Noble and Land owner. Hailing from Alsace-Lorraine, you fought in the Great War and lost it all. You lost everything, your title, your lands and your family, all but your son. You came to Berlin to start a new life and to provide for your son. But upon arrival, you saw it. You saw all of it, the pain, the misery, the suffering. You saw the evil that lurks in the hearts of men and women. You saw the darkness that was spreading and swore that you will end it. That you will create a kinder and gentler world for your son.
-[X] You are a Genius. At what? At building things. No plans needed. No studies. No research. No tools. If you can imagine it, you can build it. Instantly. Parts not included. How this power works is simple, you can build anything so long as you can visualize it and have the necessary parts to make it. Advanced items will require advanced resources but luckily your power tells you what parts/resources you need and you can use your power to know how to refine/build those parts too.
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- Location
- Leeds
There is a slight danger there, Oshha had already worked out in his head when certain developments like Power Armour were going to be invented. But I think in general it is probably fine. Just may include certain action vetos if Blade intends to stick completely to that version
One thing to make clear about the mechanics, in some ways this will probably be dealing with gadget of the week stuff assuming we're using the Invertor benefit
One thing to make clear about the mechanics, in some ways this will probably be dealing with gadget of the week stuff assuming we're using the Invertor benefit
- Location
- Leeds
Obviously I'm not the QM but the build looks fine to me, I'm just raising possible issues so that people can go in with accurate assumptions like, why the ice ray from last adventure is missing and no one mentions that.
In Photomajigs quest I think it caused confusion as people were expecting the winning power to be an xp multiplier which doesn't exist in M&M
Can definetly work. You will start with a few gadgets, inventor and quickness. Plus some combat training so you won't be utterly lost in a fight.
You would need Oshha's permission to it too, to make sure we don't encroach on his plans with inventions. I will ask him on large stuff, but I don't want to go through it with every invention so he needs to approve
- Location
- Leeds
Hero vote summary 1
So, to summarize the current state of the vote:
Right now there are three approved plans, Plan Baldr, Genius 2 and superposition.
The leading plan right now is plan Baldr, having a war veteran discovering he is the reincaranation of an ancient Norse god, and having a multitude of powersz such as superhuman strength and stamina, light control and magical spear as well as being able to strengthen those under his leadership. It has two votes right now
The second is Genius, having you play as a half mad scientist vigilante from a noble background, with superhuman intellect and inventing ability. You will be able to quickly whip us temporary gadgets, and will rely on them and on your permanent inventions to defeat crime. It currently has one vote, two if Negation switches to the new plan. It still needs @Oshha 's approval though.
Third is superposition, a woman which had undergone a strange accident that granted her unique quantum powers, including teleportation, quantum links, super speed, regeneration and energy and atomic control a as well as certain chance manipulation. It is an approved plan but with no votes currently
There is also an idea of a time controlling detective floating around, though it has yet to be formed into an approved plan
There are still two days to the vote, more then enough time for things to change and plans be made, so let's get voting!
Right now there are three approved plans, Plan Baldr, Genius 2 and superposition.
The leading plan right now is plan Baldr, having a war veteran discovering he is the reincaranation of an ancient Norse god, and having a multitude of powersz such as superhuman strength and stamina, light control and magical spear as well as being able to strengthen those under his leadership. It has two votes right now
The second is Genius, having you play as a half mad scientist vigilante from a noble background, with superhuman intellect and inventing ability. You will be able to quickly whip us temporary gadgets, and will rely on them and on your permanent inventions to defeat crime. It currently has one vote, two if Negation switches to the new plan. It still needs @Oshha 's approval though.
Third is superposition, a woman which had undergone a strange accident that granted her unique quantum powers, including teleportation, quantum links, super speed, regeneration and energy and atomic control a as well as certain chance manipulation. It is an approved plan but with no votes currently
There is also an idea of a time controlling detective floating around, though it has yet to be formed into an approved plan
There are still two days to the vote, more then enough time for things to change and plans be made, so let's get voting!
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
It looks fine to me so long as the items created are primarily Inventions rather than Devices. If it is a temporary, single-use thing that doesn't last and has to be rebuilt from scratch from each time, it won't break the setting. That said, two or three Devices would be okay.
That said, this plans looks more interesting to me so I'll vote for it.
[X] Plan Baldr
- Location
- Peterborough
[X] Plan Baldr
It seems the Baldr plan has the lead, will close the vote in 12 hours.
I am thinking of genderswapping Baldr if it wins, for a number of reasons. First I like the idea of having the god of this highly male focused mythology reincarnate as woman. Second I find a female ex soldier interesting, given how rare and strange it was at the world War( there were a few woman who served on the battlefield at WWI, but it was extremely unusual and highly unacceptable. And generally it fits well with Baldr warlike nature and the idea I have of a rebellious badass female hero.
It will be voted upon next update, along with some other stuff
I am thinking of genderswapping Baldr if it wins, for a number of reasons. First I like the idea of having the god of this highly male focused mythology reincarnate as woman. Second I find a female ex soldier interesting, given how rare and strange it was at the world War( there were a few woman who served on the battlefield at WWI, but it was extremely unusual and highly unacceptable. And generally it fits well with Baldr warlike nature and the idea I have of a rebellious badass female hero.
It will be voted upon next update, along with some other stuff
I'll be honest, I'm not on board with this decision, you should have specified a female character if thats waht you were looking for. This isn't something a QM changes on their own. It certainly wasn't what I had in mind when I created the plan.
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You are absolutely right that it would be unfair to just decide to change it. But I am not going to just change it on my own. There will be female and male versions of the character, and you will vote in the third and last character creation vote on wether you want the character to be male or female.
I think this is fair?
I mean all the plans had genders attached to the chracaters alread.
I don't see why a gender vote would be needed when all of characters plans already have one and people voted for the one they liked the most.
For example if the female superhero plan had won I would be very disheartened to find out that the QM has now opened a vote to chnage the gender of the chracter, disregarding the fact that the plan explicitly states the gender of the character.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Given that we haven't had a vote on gender yet, I think it is fair. As long as it isn't arbitrarily done the QM and put up to a vote, it should be fine.
- Location
- Leeds
Technically those are names, not genders.
people voted for the plan for many things. they voted to play a reincarnated Norse god. they voted to be a war veteran suffering nightmares. they might also have wanted to be male, but not necessarily. it is not a detail that is necessary for the plan to work.
there is a need for a gender vote because I think this might actually be more interesting with a female than a male, and I want to see if the majority think so as well. if they do I think so, then we will try that option. if they think male is the better option for this plan, then we will play a male.
I get that you might feel I am encroaching on your plan, which might not feel nice, and I am sorry for it. I am just trying to make sure this quest goes as well as possible. see this not as a forced change, but as taking your plan and suggesting improvement because it is a good and worthy plan. and I would never change the core aspects of your plan.
anyway, vote closed. The last part of the character creation will be up in an hour or two at most.
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A hero's origin part III
[X] Plan Baldr
-[X]write in: origin-
You are Florian Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University. You were raised by your single mother. Ever since the Great War you've had nightmares regarding your death keep you form your sleep, and in one such occasion you decide a midnight walk would help clear your head. You stumble onto a robbery and decide to help the victim, in the darkness you fail to see the gun the robber carried and get shot. Instead of death you only feel power and see blinding light. When the light subsides you see both the assialiant and victim unconscious. In your confusion and uncertainty you decide to carry the victim to a local hospital and spend the rest of the night exploring your powers. At the end of your discovery you feel the need to use them for something greater, something heroic.
-[X]write in: powers- Unbeknownst, you are the reincarnation of Baldr. Prince of the Asir and most beloved of the gods. You have the power to
-Inspire joy/courage
-Summon a magical spear that can pierce whatever you want.
-Manipulate and create light
-Superhuman strength
-Superhuman durability
-Prophetic dreams
-[X]write in: origin-
You are Florian Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University. You were raised by your single mother. Ever since the Great War you've had nightmares regarding your death keep you form your sleep, and in one such occasion you decide a midnight walk would help clear your head. You stumble onto a robbery and decide to help the victim, in the darkness you fail to see the gun the robber carried and get shot. Instead of death you only feel power and see blinding light. When the light subsides you see both the assialiant and victim unconscious. In your confusion and uncertainty you decide to carry the victim to a local hospital and spend the rest of the night exploring your powers. At the end of your discovery you feel the need to use them for something greater, something heroic.
-[X]write in: powers- Unbeknownst, you are the reincarnation of Baldr. Prince of the Asir and most beloved of the gods. You have the power to
-Inspire joy/courage
-Summon a magical spear that can pierce whatever you want.
-Manipulate and create light
-Superhuman strength
-Superhuman durability
-Prophetic dreams
you stand in the darkness of midnight, at gunpoint. and your heart thunders and roars. the victim- the other victim- huddles near the wall of the dark alley, eyes torn in fear and disbelief just as yours might be. he won't help you. the cluttered miserable alley around you is quiet. there is no saviour. the robber himself seems ready and willing to use the weapon.
just like the nightmares you had. shot at midnight by a man with a gun. ironic. you just went out to clear your head after the nightmare, and now it is reality. you are going to die, after surviving the war, after everything, to a petty criminal. the bastard raises the gun to your face, and faced with a nightmare came true, you freeze. your eyes close as he pulls the trigger. your eyes close, and in that fraction of a second, your entire life pass in front of your eyes.
you are
[]Florian Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University.(male)
[]Florin Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University(female)
you were born in Berlin in 1898, to a single mother, who never talked about your father. you were a fiery child, rebellious and warlike, and you have caused great troubles for your mother
[]the scion of a family of considerable wealth and prestige
[]a humble worker at a factory
[]a renowned professor
[]write in
you had a good childhood, overall. your childhood years were good. school were tough, at least for kids as stuborn and hard to teach as you. still, you were hardly dumb and your studies reflected this. you were always getting into fights with bullies, something that earned you punishments enough, which only had you further angered for the injustice. but you were constantly praised for
[]being extremely fit, many thought you will be an athlete when you grew up(increased strength, increased stamina, gain athletc skillset)
[]being highly agile and precise, you could have become and acrobat should you wanted(increased agility, increased dexterity, gain acrobatic skillset)
[]being very intelligent, always excelling in your studies(increased intellect, gain brilliant skillset)
[]being the center of every group, always gathering other kids around you(increased presence, gain leader skillset)
[]write in(write in one area of excellence, subject to veto
but as you grew up, tensions burst between nations. it wasn't something you concerned yourself with, really, you were only a child, but then the war came, and suddenly it became something that most definitely affected you, as it did . and two years into the war, as you hit eighteen, you decided to join the army, and was sent to the battlefield
[]you served as an infantry soldier(increased stamina, increased fighting, gain infantry skillset)
[]you served as an artillery operator(increased strength, increased awareness, gain artillery skillset)
[]you served as a pilot(increased dexterity, increased awareness, gain pilot skillset)
[]you served as an officer(increased presence, increased intellect, gain commander skillset)
[]write in(write in an army position. subject to veto
it was a terrible war. many say that, but you saw it, experienced it. it was hell on earth, terrible powers beyond simple man, tearing departments, bombs and flames and machine guns. it was as if the gods decided to do war on mankind, but those were gods of steel and gunpowder. you lost so many men you loved, torn apart from you by the march of tanks. even two years after, you still have hard time grasping you survived. and you did not survive fully. since then, you are not fully yourself. you had been struggling with nightmares ever since. and even your waking time was hard.
you tried moving on, tried to heal. you decided to enroll in the university, studying:
[]engineering(gain engineer skillset)
[]journalism(gain journalist background)
[]medicine(gain doctor background)
[]write in(write in one field of study. subject to veto)
but as much as your waking time improved, the nightmares did not stop. and now they come true. the bullet reaches you as your memories finally reach the present, and you are ready to die.
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Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
[X]Florin Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University(female)
[X]Touch the sky:
-[X] the scion of a family of considerable wealth and prestige
-[X] being very intelligent, always excelling in your studies (increased intellect, gain brilliant skillset)
-[X] you served as a pilot (increased dexterity, increased awareness, gain pilot skillset)
-[X] engineering (gain engineer skillset)
This sounds like a template for backstory. In addition, mobility is very useful for the hero.
I put the gender vote out of the plan because it doesn't seem to affect the rest of the parts.
As for the voting itself ... If the author believes that choosing a female protagonist will make the story more interesting and better, I will trust him. In the end, I've seen quite a few quests whose authors have lost interest in the story due to the choice of the players.
[X]Touch the sky:
-[X] the scion of a family of considerable wealth and prestige
-[X] being very intelligent, always excelling in your studies (increased intellect, gain brilliant skillset)
-[X] you served as a pilot (increased dexterity, increased awareness, gain pilot skillset)
-[X] engineering (gain engineer skillset)
This sounds like a template for backstory. In addition, mobility is very useful for the hero.
I put the gender vote out of the plan because it doesn't seem to affect the rest of the parts.
As for the voting itself ... If the author believes that choosing a female protagonist will make the story more interesting and better, I will trust him. In the end, I've seen quite a few quests whose authors have lost interest in the story due to the choice of the players.
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- Location
- Peterborough
[X]Florin Baldur Maier, a native of Berlin, veteran of the Great War and student at Friedrich Wilhelm University(female)
[X]Touch the sky:
-[X] the scion of a family of considerable wealth and prestige
-[X] being very intelligent, always excelling in your studies (increased intellect, gain brilliant skillset)
-[X] you served as a pilot (increased dexterity, increased awareness, gain pilot skillset)
-[X] engineering (gain engineer skillset)
[X]Touch the sky:
-[X] the scion of a family of considerable wealth and prestige
-[X] being very intelligent, always excelling in your studies (increased intellect, gain brilliant skillset)
-[X] you served as a pilot (increased dexterity, increased awareness, gain pilot skillset)
-[X] engineering (gain engineer skillset)