thewizardguy

The War of the Three

@The 42nd Gecko
Maybe, but he was paying attention to different things.

The War of the Three

@The 42nd Gecko
Well, she does look a little bit angelic.

And besides, it's raining swords. Most likely everyone is caught in the AoE

Epic City: Starburst

Yeah, the drain does seem to be by far the most powerful aspect of his powers. Lemme throw in my own two cents for balancing. I'm a bit of a powergamer (*gasp*) so I have a fairly good idea of how powerful something will be in the game.

1) Only allow draining based on touch, as he absorbs the life energy through his fingers/teeth/whatever
2) Different people have different amounts of 'aura'. Epics usually have significantly more Aura than normies, making them better meals but also meaning they're harder to drain.
3) Draining continuously can drain a normy fully in 30 seconds flat, most epics require closer to 2 mins however. Drain speed can also be slowed down if Devilstrider wishes it to be. Epics with physical enhancement powers usually have even more Aura, requiring twice as long to fully drain.
4) During the night double draining speed, in absolute darkness quadruple it. That means that in absolute darkness he can drain an Epic in about 30 secs.
5) Using his other powers makes him more exhausted, and feeding can recharge him back to full. In addition to increasing the speed he heals at (although not to Wolverine levels).

These make sense to me, and should allow draining to be a highly viable combat option that becomes vastly more powerful at night. Just my input on the matter, feel free to ignore.

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@Regitnui
By that statement Arch would be working for the High Energy, not the High Clairvoyant. And I'm pretty sure Guilt would disagree that she's an agent of any of the High.

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@Feisty-Pants

Mhmm. Methinks Archangel and Guilt pray for very different things. Oooh, and isn't Archangel supposed to be an agent of the High Clairvoyant?

Guilt has a bit of a bone to pick with the Clairvoyant.

The War of the Three

Apologies for my inconsistent posting. I'm currently vacationing in Cornwall, and therefore I've been a bit busy.

The War of the Three

Khaine, Oblivion Depths

@KoL@Lmpkio@floodtalon@The 42nd Gecko@Lucius Cypher

Hmph. It seemed that, despite all the effort he had gone through, his plan had failed. The creature seemed about to charge after him when it raised it's head and sniffed the air, before heading off. Probably because something smelled tasty. At this point Khaine would have been more than glad to call it a day, ignoring the unstoppable giant lizard and heading down towards where he knew his stone was. The only problem was the direction the giant lizard had gone in. Perhaps by complete coincidence, it had headed in the same direction as Khaine's erstwhile companion and the bug-creature. Of course, such a thing could never occur by chance alone. Even as he rushed along the ground he knew Diana was being tracked by this beast, seemingly by smell alone. If the creature managed to catch up to Diana then this entire diversion was merely a waste of time.

Silently, Khaine cursed his foolishness. He should have closed off the route Diana and the others had used the first chance he got, back when the beast was not yet using it's full power. Instead he had charged it, trying one tactic after another to defeat it. Captivated by the fight he had forgotten the reason he was fighting in the first place. How could he have been so careless? Had this place gotten to him after all?

A most unusual scene interrupted Khaine's internal dialogue. When he entered the chamber what he found was nothing less than a clash between titans. The beast had grown larger yet, and was now locked in conflict with an immense white creature Khaine immediately identified as being angelic in origin. Almost lost next to a conflict of such scope were an army of lesser angelic beings currently in a state of complete disarray, as one might expect when confronted with such an awe-inspiring confrontation. But there were also several demons in this area, he could feel it. And not mere flunkies, either. Based on the signs of destruction and dead angels, only a few of which seemed to be the result of the clashing titans, it was clear that a major battle had taken place here. Not that Khaine needed such visual confirmation when he could feel the energy of battle flowing past him, through him.

Struck by an old longing he stepped forward. Previously he had interfered only in small-scale conflicts, the minor battles that were happening all around the time. At the time he had considered it tactics. But here he saw the face of true battle, true war between the forces of Heaven and Hell itself. A war as old as time, as old as thought itself. Here he could once more taste the sweet nectar of blood, fear and wrath, that ambrosia sweetened with the suffering of the weak. It was not temptation that caused Khaine to step forward, blade in hand, nor was it habit or duty. It was nature. His very being screamed that this was his fight, his battle, his war. He was born from war to wage it, and for too long he had been starved.

Even as some unknown demon formed what appeared to be an immense robot in the background, Khaine rocketed up to the ceiling. Blades rained from the sky, wiping out the small fry in a hail of edged death. Like a flash Khaine moved across the ceiling, swinging from stalactite to stalactite, and leaving a little something behind. High-powered explosives, remotely detonated by Khaine's powers. The fuse and the bomb had been seperated, but it would be easy for Khaine to reunite them.

It was a mistake to believe Khaine was merely a warrior. He embodied war in it's entirety, Ares and Athena. Cunning and knowledge were tools as sharp and deadly as any blade, and more wars had been won through strategy than through brute force. With 500.000 years of experience to draw on there were few subjects Khaine was not an expert in. Merely a cursory examination of the roof had given him all the information he needed. He knew the types of rock and sediment that composed the roof of the cavern, he knew how old each stalactite and stalagmite was. Most importantly, he could form a map in his head of how the strain of gravity was divided over the cavern. How that pressure was divided across a large surface area, but concentrated in a few particular points. And of course he knew the explosive dose that would be required in order to make use of these points. More specifically, Khaine possessed both the knowledge and means to collapse this entire cavern on top of them.

Of course, who knew how much rock was above here. By his understanding the Oblivion Dungeon was functionally infinite, but at a certain level mundane laws of gravity simply stopped functioning. It was impossible to predict with what force the roof would come down. Perhaps millions of tons of rock would collapse down, or perhaps merely a layer of a few meters. Within this place the laws of physics were more like suggestions, usually applied but far from necessary.

Of course, that didn't matter for the moment. Whether or not this would actually kill the two battling titans he couldn't tell. In fact he highly doubted it, even if he was able to bury them both the lizard creature was likely to survive. The wound he had inflicted to her but moments before were already healing, in a few minutes they would be gone. Combined with what the titanic angel had said about 'awakening' it was likely that this creature could not be so easily killed. Not that death had any real meaning within this purgatory anyway. But if he was able to trap it here, bury it, then perhaps the Dungeon itself could end this thing. Break it down on the mental level instead of the physical, remove all that motivated it until nothing remained.

Glancing around Khaine tried to spot Diana as he swung down from the ceiling. It would be unfortunate if they were caught in this plan, so it would be best to inform them of this before he managed to kill them all.

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@Old Amsterdam

I have said my fill, and am happy to see that this conversation ensued in such a polite and friendly manner.

On another note, I'll have Guilt reappearing in the city soon to participate in the giant pink space jellyfish event.

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@Old Amsterdam

Before I make any comment I wish to emphasise that I will respect any decision Regitnui, or in his absence you, decide to make. Intent is hard to communicate through text and I am merely giving my opinion, with no intention of causing conflict.

Comet's max speed is Mach 200. At that speed a single punch has enough force to rip through a tank. Sure he might hurt his hand doing it, but he could still annihilate Override's character in the blink of an eye. Speedsters are incredibly powerful because if they skip the powering-up stage of the fight they can end fights before they even begin, not giving their opponent the chance to even bring their abilities to bear. In addition to this he would be easily capable of dodging Overdrive's lasers.

Traveller possesses the power to make portals, limited by mass and distance. On the other hand, she was recently able to move a block of stone, cement and asphalt weighing about 5 metric tons to Alaska with relatively little strain. Using that kind of power she could quite easily open portals to the exosphere, where people would be sucked up by the air-pressure differentials and dumped hundreds of kilometers above the ground to burn up on reentry. In addition to being able to summon a virtual army of heroes in an instant.

Other supers are admittedly not as powerful, in general, but both of these could quite easily defeat Overdrive's character. And most other characters could as well.

Effectively Overdrive's ability is a slightly more expanded and colourful version of telekinesis. Telekinetic shields become forcefields, blasts of kinetic energy become lasers, and tactile telekinesis becomes super-strength/speed. While I'm not arguing that he should have powers capable of annihilating houses on an average day, the description 'a solid punch' makes them about as effective as a loud fart when used against anyone with any kind of super-durability. Even a straight mortal could stand back up after that hit them in the face. How about having beams that move relatively slowly (subsonic) as 'lazorz' and have the power to explode cars? That would fulfill the requirement of badass exploding lazor beam and give lower-powered characters the opportunity to dodge out of the way of this explosive power. And fighting higher-powered enemies he could pull tricks like point-blank shots, or surprise angles. Or using his forcefield manipulation to trip up his opponents, and blasting them while they're down.

This has been the end of my little novel. Now that I have stated my opinion I will dutifully shut up ^-^.

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@Old Amsterdam
It seems to me you are overly nerfing this guy.

I mean, Guilt can easily blow holes through brick walls any time of the day, and even level buildings. In addition to being pseudo-immune to physical attack, teleportation, and insta-death touch attacks.

And Comet can move fast enough that he could BUILD a house in the time it takes this man to incinerate one.

In my honest opinion I believe you are being overly harsh on his power set, and he should be allowed to have his explodey lasers.