The math in 3e/Pathfinder D&D is based on a doubling for every 5 points, x4 for 10 points (look at carrying capacity for Strength).
So, the Owl's Wisdom is a +80% boost, if you're crossing systems.
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So, the Owl's Wisdom is a +80% boost, if you're crossing systems.
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Yeah, Hal "Harlequin Lead" Jordan who took advantage of Power Girl only to have it hand waved away, had a relationship with a young girl who aged herself into an adult, and was just a boring asshole.
Kyle Raynor was the kind of every man Green Lantern who appealed to people, that his creator made in the hopes to set people off of him and make them bring back his beloved Hal Jordan. By making him the Anti-Hal, and then when they had the chance to bring back Hal they did everything they could to dump Hal's baggage on Kyle while absolving Hal of every sin he every had.
Which led to the shit show with the "Entities" to explain away Parallax and ensure that Hal wouldn't ever be blamed "because he was a poor misunderstood adult who was a raging pretentious ass", and that ended up fucking up the whole mythos.
I mean the sheer stupidity of the whole thing, he didn't go insane from the sheer trauma and inability to do anything about it... It was all the Fear Demon! He wasn't prematurely grey! It was the Fear Demon! He didn't kill all the Green Lanterns! They were just unconscious!
Then there was the bullshit of purging Guy Gardner of his Alien Heritage! I am surprised they didn't have the ring turn Stewart WHITE! It was the stupidest nonsense I ever saw!
I mean Kyle gained the full power of the Battery, called himself Ion, and then decided to return it so that the Green Lanterns could eventually return with Guardians who learned to be more...compassionate. Just like Hal maddened by grief and the power called himself Parallax, it was just a stupid name!
But no, they had to do the whole entity thing to excuse Hal's fall from grace so that everything would go back to the status quo, and of course they assumed it would be popular by trying to portray him as...cool.
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Let us not forget the shit show they did in order to bring Barry back, unseating Wally who was in the role so long that people only remembered Barry because of how Wally would go to him for advice or remember things that Barry had told him. Barry had basically become like Jay, a flash of yester year.
Of course they also had to do the whole "the Speed Force belongs to Barry!", he was the origin of all Speedsters, and "just cause we say so!" As an explanation for why Barry can reset time, mess things up for everyone, and can do anything with the speed force better than anyone else...
What did they do, unseat Wally through time, and wipe out his family. Try to replace him with a token black Wally after race swapping Barry's wife, brought him back reluctantly only to portray him as villianous, crazy, or out of control...
That was the main problem that comics had in the nineties and two thousands, die hard fans came in as writers, and tried to metaphysically turn back the clock to their own childhood. No matter how much damage they did to the character, how insane their plans for them were, and the ones in charge just sat back and let them do whatever.
Good example is Superior Spiderman which was an official SI fanfic about what the writer would do if he was Spider Man, wrapped in a power fantasy where he was never wrong and incapable of being toppled... Sorry I just hated that storyline sooo much, especially since Doc Octopus was shown to be incredibly strong and tough for his size, and he would have to be the amount of time he had those arms hanging in the air and all of them had to be a hundred or more pounds a piece...
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Sorry about that, those things are what set me off reading comics...
My only other annoyance is their incredible drive to erase Tim Drake, for example how in every cartoon they weld on Tim's characteristics to Dick because a lot of people grew up with Tim as Robin, and they want to make them to see Dick as superior or something.
I mean in the Bat Family Dick has always been the athlete, the gymnast, and the ladies man. He is passable as a detective and as a hacker, but he never had the knack for it. Basically he was the guy who jumped in feet first into the action when the fighting started, but largely he could be very stealthy before then.
For some reason they just can't let him be himself in these things, he was always the guy who hated waiting when it was something like paperwork or boring stuff like research on the computer.
It is why Tim Drake in Young Justice kind of came off as one note and a lame duck, because they fused his good qualities with Dick to make him look like the best thing since sliced bread. With Tim looking like a joke in comparison.
I mean think about it, Tim was one of the founders of Young Justice alongside Bart and Connor in the comics, and for the cartoon they made Connor Dick's friend, made him one of the founders of the team, and of course...made him the super hacker/detective...
Kyle Raynor was the kind of every man Green Lantern who appealed to people, that his creator made in the hopes to set people off of him and make them bring back his beloved Hal Jordan. By making him the Anti-Hal, and then when they had the chance to bring back Hal they did everything they could to dump Hal's baggage on Kyle while absolving Hal of every sin he every had.
Which led to the shit show with the "Entities" to explain away Parallax and ensure that Hal wouldn't ever be blamed "because he was a poor misunderstood adult who was a raging pretentious ass", and that ended up fucking up the whole mythos.
I mean the sheer stupidity of the whole thing, he didn't go insane from the sheer trauma and inability to do anything about it... It was all the Fear Demon! He wasn't prematurely grey! It was the Fear Demon! He didn't kill all the Green Lanterns! They were just unconscious!
Then there was the bullshit of purging Guy Gardner of his Alien Heritage! I am surprised they didn't have the ring turn Stewart WHITE! It was the stupidest nonsense I ever saw!
I mean Kyle gained the full power of the Battery, called himself Ion, and then decided to return it so that the Green Lanterns could eventually return with Guardians who learned to be more...compassionate. Just like Hal maddened by grief and the power called himself Parallax, it was just a stupid name!
But no, they had to do the whole entity thing to excuse Hal's fall from grace so that everything would go back to the status quo, and of course they assumed it would be popular by trying to portray him as...cool.
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Let us not forget the shit show they did in order to bring Barry back, unseating Wally who was in the role so long that people only remembered Barry because of how Wally would go to him for advice or remember things that Barry had told him. Barry had basically become like Jay, a flash of yester year.
Of course they also had to do the whole "the Speed Force belongs to Barry!", he was the origin of all Speedsters, and "just cause we say so!" As an explanation for why Barry can reset time, mess things up for everyone, and can do anything with the speed force better than anyone else...
What did they do, unseat Wally through time, and wipe out his family. Try to replace him with a token black Wally after race swapping Barry's wife, brought him back reluctantly only to portray him as villianous, crazy, or out of control...
That was the main problem that comics had in the nineties and two thousands, die hard fans came in as writers, and tried to metaphysically turn back the clock to their own childhood. No matter how much damage they did to the character, how insane their plans for them were, and the ones in charge just sat back and let them do whatever.
Good example is Superior Spiderman which was an official SI fanfic about what the writer would do if he was Spider Man, wrapped in a power fantasy where he was never wrong and incapable of being toppled... Sorry I just hated that storyline sooo much, especially since Doc Octopus was shown to be incredibly strong and tough for his size, and he would have to be the amount of time he had those arms hanging in the air and all of them had to be a hundred or more pounds a piece...
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Sorry about that, those things are what set me off reading comics...
My only other annoyance is their incredible drive to erase Tim Drake, for example how in every cartoon they weld on Tim's characteristics to Dick because a lot of people grew up with Tim as Robin, and they want to make them to see Dick as superior or something.
I mean in the Bat Family Dick has always been the athlete, the gymnast, and the ladies man. He is passable as a detective and as a hacker, but he never had the knack for it. Basically he was the guy who jumped in feet first into the action when the fighting started, but largely he could be very stealthy before then.
For some reason they just can't let him be himself in these things, he was always the guy who hated waiting when it was something like paperwork or boring stuff like research on the computer.
It is why Tim Drake in Young Justice kind of came off as one note and a lame duck, because they fused his good qualities with Dick to make him look like the best thing since sliced bread. With Tim looking like a joke in comparison.
I mean think about it, Tim was one of the founders of Young Justice alongside Bart and Connor in the comics, and for the cartoon they made Connor Dick's friend, made him one of the founders of the team, and of course...made him the super hacker/detective...
For all intents and purposes... he did. He removed the psychosis from Harvey Dent, killing Two-Face and leaving Dent behind. This is purely Harvey Dent, a someone who, while no longer has any inclination toward being Two-Face or to commit any sort of crime, still retains the memory of when Two-Face was still around.
Them giving Guy Gardner an alien heritage in the first place was utter bullshit. Poor guy (ha!) has been kicked around by DC's writers pretty much non-stop since his first creation - he was supposed to be the first earth GL, but Hal was closer. He was a decent guy who was a high school councilor, gym coach, and all around decent person until Hal caused an incident that gave him brain damage. Hal stole his girlfriend. Hal re-brain damaged him when he got his head fixed, Hal Hal Hal... it's an amazing testament to what a deep down decent person Guy is that he isn't constantly trying to painfully and violently murder Hal for all the crap that's happened to him that is Hal's fault.
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Question: What would change if Alchemist went into the Item World of a piece of materia to perfect it? Say, Meteor? Both newborn and fully leveled? Would he learn an improved version of the spell if he ate it? And who/what would he face? Could he fight endgame FF7 Sephiroth? The WEAPONs? Gaia?
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Hm...if he did it with Ultima, he might be able to get a variant of Apocalypse from FFVIII. For random references, maybe from Meteor it would be an Apocalypse variant called Armageddon, possibly with John Denver playing in the background.
I think I recall seeing this question before, and I think I gave this answer-
Perfecting the Materia wouldn't change the spell endowed within it but it would change the equipped modifiers on the Materia. Maluses could be removed and bonuses could be enhanced and improved or even potentially added.
Endgame bosses would absolutely be possible. Al was already fighting replicas of the WEAPONs and First Class Soldiers when he went into the item world of the DownFall which is a theoretical 'Ultima Weapon' grade rifle for FF7: Dirge of Cerberus.
Capturing any of those ultimate foes might sound like an interesting idea but controlling one would be nearly impossible. The only method that I know of involves the plot-convenient 'ProtoMateria' being embedded inside of someone who is somehow hosting the WEAPON similar to a Jinchuriki from Naruto.
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The question about IW-ing to improve magic brought up a thought. Did the Harlock have any drawpoints like the Ragnarok did? For reference, Ragnarok had draw points for Life, Cura, and a non-replenishing Full-Life. And could a draw point benefit from Item Worlding?
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I would like to see a apocrypha chapter with Alchemist going through an adventure in Star Wars.
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...which part of Star Wars, though? There's a pretty broad range of possibilities. Might be interesting seeing him stop/mitigate the orbital bombardment of Taris in KotOR. Maybe be a mentor figure in The Force Unleashed. Bring the Harlock, or just his Void Dragon self, into missions in various X-Wing/TIE Fighter/Jedi Starfighter games. Plenty of movie/TV series opportunities if avoiding purely game derived situations, too.
I mean, I can do a good bit.
Just so long as it's got nothing to do with that utterly moronic 'Iron Fist' Teras Kasi joke.
Alternatively- Said 'Assassin' is hired to deal with Al and he just... ignores her. Utterly.
Slightly more seriously- It's actually pretty hard to do anything in Star Wars because, even worse than DC, it hasn't been consistent. There's no way to write into that setting without having a dozen people jump down my throat because I made someone too stronk and, somehow, not stronk enough at the same time.
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An interesting world that Al could maybe visit sometime in the future would be the world of Wild Arms 3, I mean there are some interesting things to acquire there, and he could do some good things to help repair/help that world. Especially if he decided to plant a Yggdrasil Seed in that world that suffers from a lack of life energy due to the demons...
For example he could increase the power of the mediums and through them the Guardians who are working to keep the world alive.
Also he could salvage the destroyed Asgard and repair him, maybe make copies of his stuff to integrate into his various inventions. I mean that impenetrable shield would be a real boon...
They also have some interesting items that can be grown, powers to unlock, and special ARMs to study.
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Another question is what would he take from something like Shining Force?
Kingdom Hearts?
Controversial but, Marvels Avengers Game?
Insomniac Spider Man?
Or even God of War 4?
For example he could increase the power of the mediums and through them the Guardians who are working to keep the world alive.
Also he could salvage the destroyed Asgard and repair him, maybe make copies of his stuff to integrate into his various inventions. I mean that impenetrable shield would be a real boon...
They also have some interesting items that can be grown, powers to unlock, and special ARMs to study.
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Another question is what would he take from something like Shining Force?
Kingdom Hearts?
Controversial but, Marvels Avengers Game?
Insomniac Spider Man?
Or even God of War 4?
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He could go for the world of Mario, but a quick question before he goes: Is the tanuki suit anatomically correct?
That's kind of integral to being tanuki, after all.
That's kind of integral to being tanuki, after all.
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you may as well ask if there is a cognition filter over the entire mario setting.
better yet, try writing a crossover under the assumption that the whole mario setting is, in universe, one giant theatrical arrangement as claimed by Miyamoto himself.
Alright. I'll just go get my robe and wizard hat and ask the guy.
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*Five minutes later*
Alright, so, that was kind of already proven by the whole Super Mario Brothers 3 game... and we might have a zombie apocalypse on the way.
Also- I am not going to write any kind of a story with a focus on Mario's fursuit having testicles large enough to hold a couple of lives worth of coins. I can't believe I had to actually write that, so if you'll excuse me, I need to go and rethink my life choices.
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Annoy everyone at the same time by having Alchemist wander around the setting but never actually meet anyone named or do any fighting. Be a massive troll by having him right after events happen, visit Naboo right after the battle ends, watch a pod race that is the next after Anakin won, and so on.
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I'd much prefer him to go around trolling the Jedi by using his magic and refusing to call it the Force.
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i mean in Legends magic is legit a thing anyway.
Jedi: "Here comes that Wizard again, using all that magic instead of The Force"
Yoda: "Still cranky you are, only turned into a frog for 5 minutes you were"
Jedi: "Yes but i saw the way you were looking at me, it was horrifying"
Yoda: "Hungry i was, out of bacon we are"
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And Death Eaters make for perfect subjects for experimentation. Especially for insta-death spells.
That's what they all say
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Isn't Alchemist doing something thats making future Metahumane appear more frequently?
Seeing how in universe YJ currently takes place over 10 years will the 2020 YJ team have more members or is the Metahuman increase of population only going to effect those born after Alchemist first started it?
Or will people who normally would have lived their life never awakening their meta gene have an easier time then they normally would due to what alchemist is doing? All while the new generation is having a higher meta gene chance?
Also what's Alchemist doing in the case of Reality Warpers, and other such OP Metagenes that are so common in Comic?
Also also would Posthumans like Jinx be immune to someone with a AFO type Power Steal as they're no longer Genetically Human or would it come down to a Case to Case basis where someone can copy anyone while others can only copy other humans.
Also also also will Alchemist help Batman with his more absurd ideas like Tower of Babel or Failsafe to make sure they don't get in the hands of Villains and can't be turned Fatal or used Against the JLA?
Seeing how in universe YJ currently takes place over 10 years will the 2020 YJ team have more members or is the Metahuman increase of population only going to effect those born after Alchemist first started it?
Or will people who normally would have lived their life never awakening their meta gene have an easier time then they normally would due to what alchemist is doing? All while the new generation is having a higher meta gene chance?
Also what's Alchemist doing in the case of Reality Warpers, and other such OP Metagenes that are so common in Comic?
Also also would Posthumans like Jinx be immune to someone with a AFO type Power Steal as they're no longer Genetically Human or would it come down to a Case to Case basis where someone can copy anyone while others can only copy other humans.
Also also also will Alchemist help Batman with his more absurd ideas like Tower of Babel or Failsafe to make sure they don't get in the hands of Villains and can't be turned Fatal or used Against the JLA?
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Alchemist is increasing magic in the world and plans on teaching people so they can use magic safely. That might activate metagenes that are magic-dependent (such as in latent homo-magi [see: Jinx]), but otherwise, probably not.
Alchemist & Co don't have quirks, so All For One shouldn't be able to affect them at all. Same with Jedi and The Force, the Aes Sedai and The One Power, etc.
[edit] I kinda want to see what current-day Alchemist would do if he got transferred into The Wheel of Time and got stuck in the plot, but that series is extremely long and convoluted, and writing a canon-compliant fanfic would be a nightmare, let alone a side-story for it.
At the very least, however, Alchemist would drive the Aes Sedai crazier than Lews Therin Telamon at the start of the series. He'd certainly show them that "The Dragon Reborn" doesn't have a patch on the real thing.
Alchemist & Co don't have quirks, so All For One shouldn't be able to affect them at all. Same with Jedi and The Force, the Aes Sedai and The One Power, etc.
[edit] I kinda want to see what current-day Alchemist would do if he got transferred into The Wheel of Time and got stuck in the plot, but that series is extremely long and convoluted, and writing a canon-compliant fanfic would be a nightmare, let alone a side-story for it.
At the very least, however, Alchemist would drive the Aes Sedai crazier than Lews Therin Telamon at the start of the series. He'd certainly show them that "The Dragon Reborn" doesn't have a patch on the real thing.
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Try to get this answered before I hit the sack-
1- Time Skip: Not really sure, to be honest. Given the increased scrutiny and Alchemist's own mistakes, the Youth League program might end up taking a hit.
2- Magic and the metagene: Al is increasing the Earth's ambient magic levels but he's specifically increasing the elemental magic levels. Pure magic is kind of hard to manufacture as easily. So this will encourage magic users, especially elementalists like normal DC comic book Jinx but one of the side effects would also be an increase in elemental metahumans.
3- Reality warpers: Higher level magic can counter them but really getting into a fight with them is half headgames and half dick measuring contest.
4- Power thieves: As you posited, they would vary based on circumstance. Metagenes that steal other metagenes are shit outta luck but someone that can copy magic will succeed. Controlling it afterwards is an entirely different story, considering Al and Co. use magic that exceeds human mastery.
5- Baman's Batplans: That sounds like an excuse to bring out the ClueX4.
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Batman is likely to abuse the ClueX4, to help him in making better plans to prevent compromising situations. By that I mean likely setting up programs in the League to help them unwind, learn mind control resistance techniques, and rotating shifts of de-stressing programs.
Likely also making sure to pressure other members subtly to learn the easier and most useful things Alchemist offers...
Like the Repair spell to clean up after themselves, bringing more positive attention from the people, and cutting the knees out from under their detractors.
That and deciding not to give the Lead to Black Lightning, the guy who decided they would do everything legally and above board with no gray areas. The guy most likely to lead them into defeat after defeat as the enemies they have hack away at them from the shadows, subvert their allies, and basically dance around them in the dark.
Because he had a brilliant idea to replace their night vision and ability to see in the dark with glasses like flashlights that only illuminate what is right in front of them.
Seriously his speech boiled down to: We won't go to their level, and instead we will put everything through the review of proper authorities like they did at the start of the Season. Allowing whoever is on the committee or whatever it is to sell it to the Light, making them again feckless baby seals waddling to the clubbing spot...
So no secret investigations to investigate the secret enemies who are skilled enough that any whiff of investigation would have them disappear... And yet not interrupt their plan at all...
I just...face palmed so hard when I heard his speech...
Likely also making sure to pressure other members subtly to learn the easier and most useful things Alchemist offers...
Like the Repair spell to clean up after themselves, bringing more positive attention from the people, and cutting the knees out from under their detractors.
That and deciding not to give the Lead to Black Lightning, the guy who decided they would do everything legally and above board with no gray areas. The guy most likely to lead them into defeat after defeat as the enemies they have hack away at them from the shadows, subvert their allies, and basically dance around them in the dark.
Because he had a brilliant idea to replace their night vision and ability to see in the dark with glasses like flashlights that only illuminate what is right in front of them.
Seriously his speech boiled down to: We won't go to their level, and instead we will put everything through the review of proper authorities like they did at the start of the Season. Allowing whoever is on the committee or whatever it is to sell it to the Light, making them again feckless baby seals waddling to the clubbing spot...
So no secret investigations to investigate the secret enemies who are skilled enough that any whiff of investigation would have them disappear... And yet not interrupt their plan at all...
I just...face palmed so hard when I heard his speech...
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Hm...any chance of getting a cutting/seed from a Tree of Mana? They're already world-spanning magic producers, so shouldn't need more than one...unless you want to supercharge the mana, then maybe one per continent, and maybe one more on an island in each ocean or something.