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Old 07-05-2007, 09:18 PM
Our House Our House is offline
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Default Re: Help me create the Ultimate Superhero!

Do I have to read all of those posts, or can I just help you create a superhero?
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Old 07-05-2007, 10:36 PM
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Default Re: Help me create the Ultimate Superhero!

tl;dr (never been more on the money)
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:54 AM
LuckayLuck LuckayLuck is offline
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Default Re: Help me create the Ultimate Superhero!

ok, so TL;DR -

LuckayLuck manages to break the game by creating a superhero that manages to duplicate itself a million times, therefore having FIVE MILLION attacks each round



the AIM Chatlog:
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lastchanceXV (9:36:02 PM): so
lastchanceXV (9:36:04 PM): how is the character creation coming along?
LuckayLuck (9:37:02 PM): I found
LuckayLuck (9:37:04 PM): the imbalanced skill
LuckayLuck (9:37:05 PM): duplicate
lastchanceXV (9:38:48 PM): duplicate?
LuckayLuck (9:39:03 PM): yeah
LuckayLuck (9:39:04 PM): basically
LuckayLuck (9:39:06 PM): 10 points
LuckayLuck (9:39:09 PM): and you create a clone of yourself
LuckayLuck (9:39:11 PM): and then here's the kicker
LuckayLuck (9:39:14 PM): for each additional 2 points
LuckayLuck (9:39:16 PM): you get an extra clone
LuckayLuck (9:39:22 PM): so
LuckayLuck (9:39:25 PM): with 20 points
LuckayLuck (9:39:34 PM): you increase your power by SIX TIMES
LuckayLuck (9:40:16 PM): you get like
LuckayLuck (9:40:22 PM): with a speed of 6
lastchanceXV (9:40:28 PM): nice
LuckayLuck (9:40:28 PM): you get 42 attacks
LuckayLuck (9:40:29 PM): a turn
lastchanceXV (9:40:31 PM): HUGE XP\
lastchanceXV (9:40:37 PM): OMFG
lastchanceXV (9:41:03 PM): actually
lastchanceXV (9:41:05 PM): with 20 points
lastchanceXV (9:41:14 PM): you can make 2^5
lastchanceXV (9:41:16 PM): copies of yourself
LuckayLuck (9:41:33 PM): wtfrusmoking
lastchanceXV (9:41:45 PM): read duplication
LuckayLuck (9:41:47 PM): your clones cannot clone themselves
lastchanceXV (9:41:53 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (9:42:11 PM): For every 2 points spent in addition to this, the player may make twice as many duplicates (for 12 points two duplicates are allowed, for 14 points 4 duplicates are allowed, etc.)
lastchanceXV (9:42:12 PM): !!!!!!!
LuckayLuck (9:42:40 PM): OH
LuckayLuck (9:42:41 PM): ROFLROFROPLFROFORORFL
LuckayLuck (9:42:44 PM): HOLY COW
LuckayLuck (9:42:48 PM): PFFFFFT
lastchanceXV (9:42:50 PM): Multiform
LuckayLuck (9:42:51 PM): I JUST SPIT OUT MY
lastchanceXV (9:42:52 PM): is also broken
LuckayLuck (9:42:54 PM): DRINK
lastchanceXV (9:42:56 PM): LOL
LuckayLuck (9:42:57 PM): huh?
lastchanceXV (9:43:02 PM): multiform
LuckayLuck (9:43:02 PM): lemme read up on multi
lastchanceXV (9:43:36 PM): oh wait
lastchanceXV (9:43:40 PM): hrmm...
lastchanceXV (9:43:45 PM): obv
lastchanceXV (9:43:49 PM): you pick one and go with it
lastchanceXV (9:43:50 PM): ldo
lastchanceXV (9:44:25 PM): mind link
lastchanceXV (9:44:28 PM): is broken for seers!
LuckayLuck (9:44:30 PM): yes
LuckayLuck (9:44:32 PM): I was about to suggest
LuckayLuck (9:44:35 PM): that everyone takes mind link
LuckayLuck (9:44:36 PM): but then
LuckayLuck (9:44:38 PM): I coudl be evil
LuckayLuck (9:44:39 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:44:49 PM): seer feeding peek
lastchanceXV (9:44:52 PM): to their peeks
lastchanceXV (9:44:52 PM): ldo
LuckayLuck (9:44:56 PM): is the imbalanced
LuckayLuck (9:45:03 PM): WOAH
lastchanceXV (9:45:03 PM): truth
LuckayLuck (9:45:04 PM): since you get xp
LuckayLuck (9:45:06 PM): after missions
LuckayLuck (9:45:09 PM): if I'm a villager
LuckayLuck (9:45:12 PM): I'll make the strategy post
LuckayLuck (9:45:14 PM): to go on a 2 point mission
LuckayLuck (9:45:18 PM): and then learn mind link
LuckayLuck (9:45:19 PM): as the seer
LuckayLuck (9:45:22 PM): wowww
LuckayLuck (9:45:24 PM): sooo good
lastchanceXV (9:45:27 PM): :-)
lastchanceXV (9:45:44 PM): telepathy is worthless?
lastchanceXV (9:45:48 PM): multiform is good
lastchanceXV (9:45:50 PM): but obv
lastchanceXV (9:45:52 PM): duplication is better
lastchanceXV (9:45:55 PM): because of the mass xp
LuckayLuck (9:45:59 PM): actually
lastchanceXV (9:45:59 PM): of going on every single mission
lastchanceXV (9:46:00 PM): ldo
LuckayLuck (9:46:00 PM): I'm thinking of
LuckayLuck (9:46:03 PM): just laying low
LuckayLuck (9:46:06 PM): pretending I built my character
LuckayLuck (9:46:07 PM): very badly
LuckayLuck (9:46:10 PM): and then on the final mission
LuckayLuck (9:46:12 PM): I bring in all my invisible
LuckayLuck (9:46:15 PM): duplicaties
LuckayLuck (9:46:17 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:46:18 PM): haha
LuckayLuck (9:46:29 PM): I thnik I'll basically
LuckayLuck (9:46:31 PM): send myself invisible
LuckayLuck (9:46:33 PM): on all missions
LuckayLuck (9:46:36 PM): and don't show myself
LuckayLuck (9:46:38 PM): unless it's going very bad
LuckayLuck (9:46:40 PM): that way the writeups
LuckayLuck (9:46:43 PM): will never give off any info about me
LuckayLuck (9:46:45 PM): and I'll get xp
LuckayLuck (9:46:49 PM): I am sooo good at this game
LuckayLuck (9:46:57 PM): well no
LuckayLuck (9:46:58 PM): that's dumb
LuckayLuck (9:47:00 PM): I'll just go on 1 at a time
LuckayLuck (9:47:07 PM): take 1 on each night
LuckayLuck (9:47:12 PM): that way I can expend myself
lastchanceXV (9:47:15 PM): come on
LuckayLuck (9:47:15 PM): fully
LuckayLuck (9:47:16 PM): and then rest
LuckayLuck (9:47:19 PM): and just alternate
lastchanceXV (9:47:21 PM): the duplication trick is ridiculous
LuckayLuck (9:47:28 PM): that's ridiculous
lastchanceXV (9:47:32 PM): The copy (or copies) are completely independent  that is, the player may have himself and all duplicates act as individual characters on a single mission, OR may send a copy on one mission while the base character goes on a different mission!

LuckayLuck (9:47:32 PM): I dind't realize it was exponentialy
lastchanceXV (9:47:33 PM): OMFG
lastchanceXV (9:47:34 PM): !!!!
LuckayLuck (9:47:39 PM): right
LuckayLuck (9:47:41 PM): btu the problem there is
LuckayLuck (9:47:44 PM): if I'm too powerful
LuckayLuck (9:47:46 PM): the wolves will kill me
LuckayLuck (9:47:53 PM): if the news write up is like
LuckayLuck (9:47:59 PM): "LuckayLuck goes on 6 missions and wins them all"
LuckayLuck (9:48:04 PM): things are going to go down =p
lastchanceXV (9:48:41 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (9:49:09 PM): I am definitely sure
LuckayLuck (9:49:11 PM): that duplicate
LuckayLuck (9:49:13 PM): is terribly imbalanced
lastchanceXV (9:49:15 PM): is broken?
LuckayLuck (9:49:17 PM): and that each additional duplicate
lastchanceXV (9:49:17 PM): multiform
LuckayLuck (9:49:18 PM): SHOULD
LuckayLuck (9:49:19 PM): have cost +10
lastchanceXV (9:49:21 PM): I think is also broken
LuckayLuck (9:49:23 PM): multiform isn't bad
LuckayLuck (9:49:25 PM): it's basically
lastchanceXV (9:49:26 PM): really?
LuckayLuck (9:49:27 PM): you get to spend all your points
LuckayLuck (9:49:30 PM): on random stuff
LuckayLuck (9:49:35 PM): then you transform into your bear or whatever
LuckayLuck (9:49:38 PM): which has all the combat stuff
lastchanceXV (9:49:42 PM): no
lastchanceXV (9:49:48 PM): u spend all your points on multiform
lastchanceXV (9:49:52 PM): (except for body points, ldo)
lastchanceXV (9:50:01 PM): allows you to get like
lastchanceXV (9:50:08 PM): 200+ character points
lastchanceXV (9:50:11 PM): or something ridiculous
lastchanceXV (9:50:19 PM): and transform
lastchanceXV (9:50:32 PM): multiform duplicate comb
lastchanceXV (9:50:35 PM): combo*?
LuckayLuck (9:50:44 PM): omg
LuckayLuck (9:50:48 PM): your bear form
LuckayLuck (9:50:50 PM): has duplicate
LuckayLuck (9:50:52 PM): lolololol
lastchanceXV (9:51:24 PM): oh wait
lastchanceXV (9:51:25 PM): n/m
lastchanceXV (9:51:29 PM): you're right
lastchanceXV (9:51:33 PM): I read multiform
lastchanceXV (9:51:35 PM): not that good
LuckayLuck (9:51:41 PM): right I just glazwed over it
lastchanceXV (9:51:43 PM): Each form can be built on between 30 and 65 points, so long as the form also takes enough disadvantages such that Points minus Disadvantages comes out to 25 (e.g., a 65 point form requires 40 points in disadvantages, a 30 point form requires 5 points in disadvantages).

LuckayLuck (9:51:45 PM): I thought it was some flavor thing
LuckayLuck (9:51:47 PM): like
LuckayLuck (9:51:50 PM): where you're just a bear
LuckayLuck (9:51:53 PM): shrug
lastchanceXV (9:51:55 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:51:58 PM): I mean
LuckayLuck (9:52:04 PM): I think
lastchanceXV (9:52:04 PM): missing that is teh suck
lastchanceXV (9:52:05 PM): obviously
LuckayLuck (9:52:06 PM): it's just a normal character
lastchanceXV (9:52:07 PM): duplication
lastchanceXV (9:52:08 PM): ftw
LuckayLuck (9:52:09 PM): but an animal
lastchanceXV (9:53:15 PM): lol paramedic
LuckayLuck (9:53:22 PM): lol so bad
lastchanceXV (9:54:16 PM): teleportation
LuckayLuck (9:54:21 PM): ok so I'm pretty sure
lastchanceXV (9:54:21 PM): is good
LuckayLuck (9:54:23 PM): is terrible
lastchanceXV (9:54:26 PM): really?
LuckayLuck (9:54:44 PM): oh
LuckayLuck (9:54:47 PM): well
LuckayLuck (9:54:49 PM): no
LuckayLuck (9:54:50 PM): it's baiscally
LuckayLuck (9:54:51 PM): +1 speed
LuckayLuck (9:54:55 PM): in special situations
LuckayLuck (9:55:13 PM): so ok
lastchanceXV (9:55:15 PM): are we talking about the same skill?
LuckayLuck (9:55:18 PM): yeah
LuckayLuck (9:55:20 PM): I think
LuckayLuck (9:55:26 PM): Characters with Teleportation can move freely between combat ranges as a combat action; they can move from one range to any other range as 1 action, and are not restricted in hand-to-hand combat to remaining in combat with one group until that group is defeated. They may teleport into hand-to-hand combat with any other group, may teleport to Firing Range or Non-Combat Range, at their option.
lastchanceXV (9:55:36 PM): ok, yeah
lastchanceXV (9:55:37 PM): I got it
lastchanceXV (9:55:40 PM): I thought you could like
lastchanceXV (9:55:42 PM): teleport
lastchanceXV (9:55:48 PM): to a different mission or something
LuckayLuck (9:55:53 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (9:55:56 PM): jesus you're bad at raeding
LuckayLuck (9:56:01 PM): for sheer power
LuckayLuck (9:56:03 PM): it's def. duplicate
LuckayLuck (9:56:10 PM): it's the only skill
LuckayLuck (9:56:13 PM): with exponential
LuckayLuck (9:56:14 PM): growth
LuckayLuck (9:56:15 PM): hell
lastchanceXV (9:56:16 PM): truth
LuckayLuck (9:56:17 PM): I orgiainllly thought
lastchanceXV (9:56:20 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (9:56:21 PM): it's the only skill with LINEAR growth
LuckayLuck (9:56:32 PM): ridonkulous
lastchanceXV (9:56:36 PM): :-)
LuckayLuck (9:56:44 PM): so basically
LuckayLuck (9:56:46 PM): 18 dex
LuckayLuck (9:56:52 PM): ?? body ?? ego
LuckayLuck (9:56:55 PM): and then the rest in duplication
LuckayLuck (9:56:58 PM): oh
LuckayLuck (9:57:02 PM): and invisible of course
LuckayLuck (9:57:19 PM): if I do a lot of duplication
LuckayLuck (9:57:22 PM): I obv. have to take endurance
LuckayLuck (9:57:25 PM): no endurance I mean
LuckayLuck (9:57:28 PM): as the powerup
LuckayLuck (9:57:29 PM): soooo
LuckayLuck (9:57:34 PM): 10 = 1 dup
LuckayLuck (9:57:35 PM): 12 = 2 dup
LuckayLuck (9:57:37 PM): 14 = 4
LuckayLuck (9:57:38 PM): 16 = 8
LuckayLuck (9:57:41 PM): 18 = 16
LuckayLuck (9:57:43 PM): 20 = 32
LuckayLuck (9:57:46 PM): I think 32 is solid
LuckayLuck (9:57:48 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:57:50 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:57:52 PM): 22 = 64
lastchanceXV (9:57:56 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (9:57:58 PM): 32*6
lastchanceXV (9:58:00 PM): actions a turn
LuckayLuck (9:58:03 PM): lolololol
LuckayLuck (9:58:05 PM): jesus
LuckayLuck (9:58:16 PM): we're so good at this game
lastchanceXV (9:58:32 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (9:58:35 PM): hmm...
lastchanceXV (9:58:40 PM): maybe you don't even need dexterity
LuckayLuck (9:58:50 PM): hmmmmm
lastchanceXV (9:58:57 PM): just make more duplicates
LuckayLuck (9:59:00 PM): well
LuckayLuck (9:59:04 PM): I need it
LuckayLuck (9:59:06 PM): for the defense
LuckayLuck (9:59:10 PM): so the duplicates don't get destroyed
lastchanceXV (9:59:11 PM): and the hit
lastchanceXV (9:59:11 PM): hugh
LuckayLuck (9:59:12 PM): in some sort of
lastchanceXV (9:59:14 PM): huh*
LuckayLuck (9:59:14 PM): explosion
LuckayLuck (9:59:15 PM): yeah
LuckayLuck (9:59:17 PM): dex is def. good
lastchanceXV (9:59:19 PM): instead of dexterity though
LuckayLuck (9:59:19 PM): definitely need 18 dex
lastchanceXV (9:59:21 PM): use like body
lastchanceXV (9:59:22 PM): ??
LuckayLuck (9:59:25 PM): hmm
LuckayLuck (9:59:27 PM): nah
LuckayLuck (9:59:30 PM): dex is still the imba
lastchanceXV (9:59:31 PM): you're probably right
lastchanceXV (9:59:36 PM): duplicate is more imba :P
LuckayLuck (9:59:50 PM): I'm gonna need to take the no endurance
LuckayLuck (9:59:54 PM): which means
LuckayLuck (10:00:00 PM): it'll be 150% cost
LuckayLuck (10:00:01 PM): hmm
LuckayLuck (10:00:08 PM): so if I did 20
LuckayLuck (10:00:08 PM): it'd be 30
LuckayLuck (10:00:12 PM): and I don't have that many points
LuckayLuck (10:00:35 PM): with 18, it'd be 27, I think I can afford that
LuckayLuck (10:00:42 PM): 27 + 18 = 45 and i take 4 points for invis
LuckayLuck (10:00:56 PM): oh
LuckayLuck (10:00:57 PM): invis is 5
LuckayLuck (10:00:58 PM): how convenient
lastchanceXV (10:01:05 PM): u think invis is broken?
LuckayLuck (10:01:10 PM): yeah
LuckayLuck (10:01:37 PM): if I get the 65 point
LuckayLuck (10:01:38 PM): package
LuckayLuck (10:01:41 PM): then
LuckayLuck (10:01:43 PM): wowowow
lastchanceXV (10:03:20 PM): yeah, I know
lastchanceXV (10:03:32 PM): maybe I should join
lastchanceXV (10:03:36 PM): and we'lll take lovers :P
LuckayLuck (10:03:39 PM): :P
LuckayLuck (10:03:44 PM): alright soooo
LuckayLuck (10:03:46 PM): let's see
LuckayLuck (10:03:48 PM): I think
LuckayLuck (10:03:50 PM): you have to duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:03:53 PM): as an action
LuckayLuck (10:03:54 PM): in combat
LuckayLuck (10:04:01 PM): I don't think you can do it pre-combat
LuckayLuck (10:04:10 PM): wait that doesn't make sense
lastchanceXV (10:04:37 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:04:44 PM): I think you just have duplicates running around
lastchanceXV (10:04:51 PM): and you can go send them wherever
LuckayLuck (10:05:19 PM): we need to look into power limitations also
LuckayLuck (10:05:20 PM): like
LuckayLuck (10:05:22 PM): if I have to gesture
LuckayLuck (10:05:25 PM): t omake a duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:05:28 PM): if I can do that pre-combat
LuckayLuck (10:05:32 PM): I can just take on all these limitations
LuckayLuck (10:05:34 PM): concentration
LuckayLuck (10:05:36 PM): extra action
LuckayLuck (10:05:37 PM): gestures
LuckayLuck (10:05:39 PM): incantations
LuckayLuck (10:05:40 PM): I could take all of that
LuckayLuck (10:11:56 PM): Actions: 1 action in combat, N/A if created prior to combat
Ranged: No
Allowed Advantages:
• Zero Action
• Zero Endurance (at +1/2)
Allowed Limitations: All
LuckayLuck (10:11:58 PM): oh wow
LuckayLuck (10:11:59 PM): so
LuckayLuck (10:12:04 PM): I'm going to take every limitation
LuckayLuck (10:12:09 PM): since I can create prior to combat
LuckayLuck (10:13:10 PM): so to counter the zero endurance
LuckayLuck (10:13:15 PM): we can have gestures + incantations
lastchanceXV (10:13:43 PM): -6 str
lastchanceXV (10:13:45 PM): doesn't mattere
lastchanceXV (10:13:48 PM): for ur character
LuckayLuck (10:13:53 PM): actually
LuckayLuck (10:13:57 PM): apparently I'm doing pure melee damage
LuckayLuck (10:13:59 PM): so it does matter
LuckayLuck (10:14:01 PM): actually
LuckayLuck (10:14:05 PM): I should get like a bow or something
LuckayLuck (10:14:24 PM): ok so for duplication
LuckayLuck (10:14:27 PM): I'm going to get the following limitations:
LuckayLuck (10:14:51 PM): concentration, extra action, gestures, incantations
LuckayLuck (10:14:54 PM): therefore reducing the sklil cost by 125%
LuckayLuck (10:15:00 PM): making the cost of duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:15:01 PM): 25%
LuckayLuck (10:15:10 PM): so if I have 20 points of duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:15:14 PM): meaning 5^6 clones
LuckayLuck (10:15:28 PM): that's only 5 points
LuckayLuck (10:15:34 PM): omg
LuckayLuck (10:15:39 PM): so let's get
LuckayLuck (10:15:50 PM): let's get 60 points of duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:15:51 PM): so, you reduced it by 5 points?
LuckayLuck (10:15:53 PM): no
LuckayLuck (10:15:56 PM): I reduce the skill
LuckayLuck (10:16:01 PM): by a factor of 4
LuckayLuck (10:16:01 PM): so
LuckayLuck (10:16:04 PM): 4 points of duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:16:05 PM): becomes 1 point
LuckayLuck (10:16:07 PM): soooo
LuckayLuck (10:16:09 PM): with those limitations
LuckayLuck (10:16:13 PM): and 60 points in duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:16:15 PM): I don't think you get it
LuckayLuck (10:16:16 PM): it'll be 15 points
lastchanceXV (10:16:17 PM): I'm pretty sure
lastchanceXV (10:16:20 PM): that duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:16:26 PM): costs a fixed cost
lastchanceXV (10:16:30 PM): and all of those limitations
LuckayLuck (10:16:30 PM): therefore getting
lastchanceXV (10:16:32 PM): limit it
lastchanceXV (10:16:36 PM): so 20 points in duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:16:42 PM): -1/4
LuckayLuck (10:16:55 PM): right so
LuckayLuck (10:16:59 PM): if I had duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:17:03 PM): with the limitation of gestures
LuckayLuck (10:17:06 PM): then the cost wold be 75%
LuckayLuck (10:17:11 PM): -1/4
LuckayLuck (10:17:14 PM): but I'm also taking
lastchanceXV (10:17:14 PM): WUT
lastchanceXV (10:17:15 PM): WUT WUT
lastchanceXV (10:17:16 PM): WUT
LuckayLuck (10:17:19 PM): I'm also taking
lastchanceXV (10:17:23 PM): OMFG
LuckayLuck (10:17:23 PM): concentration, incantations
LuckayLuck (10:17:29 PM): and extra action
LuckayLuck (10:17:31 PM): so therefore
LuckayLuck (10:17:35 PM): the cost is reduced by
LuckayLuck (10:17:37 PM): 125%
LuckayLuck (10:17:41 PM): wait wtf
LuckayLuck (10:17:42 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:17:49 PM): hmm...
lastchanceXV (10:17:53 PM): maybe it stacks?
lastchanceXV (10:18:06 PM): or is it -1/4 of a point?
lastchanceXV (10:18:08 PM): but that makes no sense
LuckayLuck (10:18:13 PM): he had an example somewhere
LuckayLuck (10:18:14 PM): lemme find it
LuckayLuck (10:18:46 PM): but incatations + gestures
LuckayLuck (10:18:50 PM): should be taken for pretty much everything
LuckayLuck (10:20:20 PM): EXAMPLE: The laser pistol will be defined as a ranged killing attack. The player wants this to be a high intensity beam that can better penetrate common types of armor. It will be defined as a gun, so it can potentially be stolen from the character or be destroyed, and will have only six charges available per mission. To start, the power is defined as a 2 dice ranged killing attack – this means the gun will deal between 2 and 12 points of BODY damage when it hits a target. This gives the power a base cost of 12 points. To make it easier to penetrate armor, it is defined with the advantage armor piercing, which is a +1/2 advantage. The advantages multiplier is thus 1 ½, making the power’s active cost a total of 18. The limitation focus defines it as a gun, worth a ½ limitation. The gun is defined as having 6 charges that are recoverable between missions, so the player can shoot the gun a maximum of 6 times in battle before running out of power; this is a ¼ limitation. The limitations divider is thus 1 ¾, which drops the active cost of the power from 18 to 10. This is the total number of character points the player must spend to buy this laser pistol.
LuckayLuck (10:20:51 PM): ok so
LuckayLuck (10:20:55 PM): if I have a limitations of
LuckayLuck (10:21:02 PM): 2 1/4
LuckayLuck (10:21:33 PM): a 20 point duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:21:35 PM): becomes 9 points
lastchanceXV (10:21:49 PM): and it stacks
lastchanceXV (10:21:50 PM): wow
LuckayLuck (10:21:54 PM): so let's make it
lastchanceXV (10:21:57 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:21:58 PM): say
LuckayLuck (10:22:00 PM): a 30 point duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:22:05 PM): becomes 15
LuckayLuck (10:22:07 PM): 15^2 duplicates
LuckayLuck (10:22:08 PM): is
lastchanceXV (10:22:19 PM): it's 2^15
lastchanceXV (10:22:23 PM): well, not really
LuckayLuck (10:22:24 PM): right
LuckayLuck (10:22:27 PM): well
LuckayLuck (10:22:29 PM): let's just say 2^15
LuckayLuck (10:22:31 PM): that's like
LuckayLuck (10:22:31 PM): uhh
LuckayLuck (10:22:35 PM): zomg calc
lastchanceXV (10:22:40 PM): it's more like
lastchanceXV (10:22:43 PM): 2^10
LuckayLuck (10:22:49 PM): 32,768
LuckayLuck (10:22:50 PM): clones
lastchanceXV (10:22:53 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:22:54 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:22:55 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:22:55 PM): sooo
LuckayLuck (10:22:59 PM): we get 5 actions
lastchanceXV (10:23:06 PM): 6 actions a turn
LuckayLuck (10:23:06 PM): for a total of
LuckayLuck (10:23:11 PM): approxiamtely 100,000 actions
lastchanceXV (10:23:12 PM): 100k
lastchanceXV (10:23:16 PM): hahahaaha
lastchanceXV (10:23:17 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (10:23:17 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (10:23:18 PM): omfg
LuckayLuck (10:23:44 PM): I'll like
LuckayLuck (10:23:46 PM): buy a single shot pistol
LuckayLuck (10:23:48 PM): and maybe it duplicates
LuckayLuck (10:23:51 PM): lololol
lastchanceXV (10:23:56 PM): singleshot pistol?
LuckayLuck (10:24:10 PM): yeah buy a gun
LuckayLuck (10:24:13 PM): with one bullet
LuckayLuck (10:24:15 PM): that'll be like
LuckayLuck (10:24:17 PM): 2 points
LuckayLuck (10:24:18 PM): since it's so bad
LuckayLuck (10:24:21 PM): but the point is to give me range
LuckayLuck (10:24:25 PM): for my 100k guys
lastchanceXV (10:24:25 PM): right
LuckayLuck (10:24:34 PM): so they each shoot a bullet
LuckayLuck (10:24:35 PM): at a guy
LuckayLuck (10:24:39 PM): pew pew
lastchanceXV (10:24:47 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:24:51 PM): and complete destruction
lastchanceXV (10:25:00 PM): because you have 100k actions a turn
lastchanceXV (10:25:03 PM): and like 20k actions
lastchanceXV (10:25:08 PM): in the first battle alone?
LuckayLuck (10:25:17 PM): actually since you can create pre-battle
LuckayLuck (10:25:19 PM): I'll have 100k
LuckayLuck (10:25:20 PM): in the first
lastchanceXV (10:25:26 PM): but obv
lastchanceXV (10:25:29 PM): you don't need to send
lastchanceXV (10:25:32 PM): 100k people
lastchanceXV (10:25:36 PM): the first turn of the game
LuckayLuck (10:25:39 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:25:41 PM): to one mission
lastchanceXV (10:25:46 PM): you spread out like 20k
lastchanceXV (10:25:50 PM): worth of actions
lastchanceXV (10:25:53 PM): to alll the missions
LuckayLuck (10:26:00 PM): actually
LuckayLuck (10:26:04 PM): here's a game-breaking idea
LuckayLuck (10:26:06 PM): I send 20k
LuckayLuck (10:26:07 PM): to all missions
LuckayLuck (10:26:09 PM): and kill all my allies
lastchanceXV (10:26:12 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (10:26:13 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:26:14 PM): so if I'm good
LuckayLuck (10:26:15 PM): or evil
LuckayLuck (10:26:17 PM): I win
lastchanceXV (10:26:19 PM): auto-win
lastchanceXV (10:26:20 PM): omfg
LuckayLuck (10:26:21 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:26:21 PM): wow
lastchanceXV (10:26:26 PM): hahahahahaha
LuckayLuck (10:27:05 PM): anyways
LuckayLuck (10:27:08 PM): he's not gonna allow it but
LuckayLuck (10:27:10 PM): I'll send it for kicks
LuckayLuck (10:27:26 PM): we need a plan B lol
lastchanceXV (10:28:21 PM): wait
lastchanceXV (10:28:24 PM): actually no
lastchanceXV (10:28:27 PM): it's not that broken
lastchanceXV (10:28:29 PM): you're not getting
lastchanceXV (10:28:33 PM): 32768 actions a turn
lastchanceXV (10:28:40 PM): you're only getting like 6000
lastchanceXV (10:28:43 PM): you know
lastchanceXV (10:28:45 PM): only 6000
LuckayLuck (10:28:46 PM): ?
LuckayLuck (10:28:49 PM): why
lastchanceXV (10:28:54 PM): because you did the math wrong
lastchanceXV (10:29:01 PM): it's not 2^20
lastchanceXV (10:29:07 PM): unless you spend like 50 pionts
lastchanceXV (10:29:11 PM): on duplication
LuckayLuck (10:29:15 PM): right
LuckayLuck (10:29:17 PM): I'll spend that much
LuckayLuck (10:29:19 PM): and 50 points
LuckayLuck (10:29:22 PM): is going to be divided by 2.25
lastchanceXV (10:29:23 PM): becomes
LuckayLuck (10:29:24 PM): because of limitations
lastchanceXV (10:29:25 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:29:26 PM): wow
lastchanceXV (10:29:34 PM): throw the rest into body
LuckayLuck (10:29:36 PM): yeah
LuckayLuck (10:29:37 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:29:43 PM): buy invis
lastchanceXV (10:29:43 PM): don't even need
lastchanceXV (10:29:46 PM): invis?
LuckayLuck (10:29:47 PM): and a two-bullet gun juts in case
lastchanceXV (10:29:47 PM): w/e :P
lastchanceXV (10:29:52 PM): you don't need invis
LuckayLuck (10:30:03 PM): anyways
lastchanceXV (10:30:04 PM): b/c of high dexterity
LuckayLuck (10:30:07 PM): I'm just gonna
lastchanceXV (10:30:08 PM): and more importantly
LuckayLuck (10:30:09 PM): give kima a laugh
lastchanceXV (10:30:11 PM): because the only thing
lastchanceXV (10:30:12 PM): that ownz u
LuckayLuck (10:30:13 PM): this discussion
LuckayLuck (10:30:15 PM): is all worthless
lastchanceXV (10:30:17 PM): is AoE effects
LuckayLuck (10:30:19 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:30:23 PM): so
LuckayLuck (10:30:23 PM): so I'll make sure
lastchanceXV (10:30:24 PM): no need for
lastchanceXV (10:30:26 PM): invis
LuckayLuck (10:30:26 PM): to spread my 30,000 guys
LuckayLuck (10:30:28 PM): apart lol
LuckayLuck (10:30:33 PM): the only thing that can stop me
lastchanceXV (10:30:34 PM): because it doesn't protect against AoE effects
LuckayLuck (10:30:34 PM): is a nuke
LuckayLuck (10:30:35 PM): except
LuckayLuck (10:30:38 PM): I'll be all over the world
LuckayLuck (10:30:39 PM): and my main guy
LuckayLuck (10:30:42 PM): will be hiding in a bunker somewhere
lastchanceXV (10:30:42 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:30:44 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:30:46 PM): with 10,000 guards
lastchanceXV (10:30:46 PM): exactly
lastchanceXV (10:31:27 PM): wow...
lastchanceXV (10:31:40 PM): what are the best limitations?
LuckayLuck (10:31:53 PM): incantations + gestures
LuckayLuck (10:31:53 PM): are graet
LuckayLuck (10:32:01 PM): since the only thing that can stop you
LuckayLuck (10:32:04 PM): is if your arms are binded
LuckayLuck (10:32:07 PM): or you're silenced
LuckayLuck (10:32:10 PM): that automatically makes everything
LuckayLuck (10:32:14 PM): get divided by 1.5 in points
LuckayLuck (10:32:15 PM): which is huge
LuckayLuck (10:32:22 PM): and I can take the extra concentration and stuff
LuckayLuck (10:32:27 PM): since I do the duplication out of combat
lastchanceXV (10:33:13 PM): AoE
lastchanceXV (10:33:18 PM): complete binding?
LuckayLuck (10:33:21 PM): zzz
LuckayLuck (10:33:22 PM): who's gonna do that
LuckayLuck (10:33:23 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:33:28 PM): I dunno
lastchanceXV (10:33:31 PM): that's probably true
lastchanceXV (10:33:33 PM): specialized enemy
lastchanceXV (10:33:35 PM): or something
lastchanceXV (10:33:41 PM): mind control all of your clones?
LuckayLuck (10:34:12 PM): rofl
LuckayLuck (10:34:14 PM): then we'll have
LuckayLuck (10:34:15 PM): clone wars
lastchanceXV (10:34:18 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:34:19 PM): :P
lastchanceXV (10:34:22 PM): dependence
lastchanceXV (10:34:25 PM): is like 7 free points
lastchanceXV (10:34:29 PM): if you count it towards str
LuckayLuck (10:35:31 PM): rofl
LuckayLuck (10:35:35 PM): • Extra Action – Most powers require only 1 action to use; this limitation defines a power that requires more time to use, such as a spell that takes a long time to cast. Limitation: ½ for each additional action the power requires.

LuckayLuck (10:35:38 PM): so
LuckayLuck (10:35:39 PM): if I make it take
LuckayLuck (10:35:42 PM): 10 actions
LuckayLuck (10:35:46 PM): that's
LuckayLuck (10:35:47 PM): +5
LuckayLuck (10:35:55 PM): and since I'm doing it out of combat
lastchanceXV (10:36:01 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:36:09 PM): I know
lastchanceXV (10:36:17 PM): kima's obviously not allowing that
lastchanceXV (10:36:19 PM): but yeah
LuckayLuck (10:36:22 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:36:26 PM): I'll just ask him
lastchanceXV (10:36:27 PM): basically you can make
lastchanceXV (10:36:29 PM): a 1 cost
lastchanceXV (10:36:31 PM): duplication spell
LuckayLuck (10:36:35 PM): well
LuckayLuck (10:36:36 PM): rounded to 0
lastchanceXV (10:36:40 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:36:40 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:36:46 PM): wow
lastchanceXV (10:36:51 PM): Hmm...
lastchanceXV (10:36:58 PM): INFINITE COMBO
LuckayLuck (10:37:47 PM): 2^20
LuckayLuck (10:37:51 PM): is apparently about a million
LuckayLuck (10:37:55 PM): so I'll just tell kima
LuckayLuck (10:37:58 PM): that I'm doing a million duplicates
LuckayLuck (10:38:00 PM): for simplicity
LuckayLuck (10:38:00 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:38:03 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:38:05 PM): go for a billion
lastchanceXV (10:38:34 PM): wow
lastchanceXV (10:38:58 PM): Should I post what you came up with?
LuckayLuck (10:39:04 PM): I'm sending it to kima
lastchanceXV (10:39:10 PM): ok
lastchanceXV (10:39:13 PM): pretty simple
lastchanceXV (10:39:26 PM): duplication 2^20
lastchanceXV (10:39:37 PM): Plus it takes 10 extra actions to do the power
lastchanceXV (10:39:44 PM): = 1,000,000 duplicates
lastchanceXV (10:39:47 PM): for like 0 points
lastchanceXV (10:39:51 PM): not broken at all
LuckayLuck (10:40:21 PM): ok, so after a lot of brainstorming, my min-maxing spirit has created:

"The Red Army" - the superhero


Concept:

Take 20 points in Duplicate (10+2*19 = 48 points)
Take 0 endurance (48*1.5 = 72 points)

Take the following limitations:

Concentration (+1/2)
Extra Action of, let's sayyyy... +10 turns (+5)
Gestures (+1/4)
Incantations (+1/4)

for a total reduction of: 6

so 72/6 = 12

I'll also buy like a bow or something, for ranged


so on my first day, pre-combat, I will make: 2^20 Duplicates, which is approximately 1 million duplications

with a speed of about 5, and taking invisibility, I'm going to have my duplicates doing 5 million actions (surprising the enemies since they start off invisible). They'll shoot their bow 5 times, for about 5 million arrows to the enemies


I'll use my other 30 points for misc. stuff like body to make sure none of the clones die


Thoughts?

lastchanceXV (10:40:48 PM): oh, I got it
lastchanceXV (10:40:53 PM): I reread duplication
LuckayLuck (10:40:56 PM): uh oh
lastchanceXV (10:40:59 PM): END Cost: 1 per duplicate created
lastchanceXV (10:41:01 PM): NO!!!
LuckayLuck (10:41:05 PM): but
LuckayLuck (10:41:07 PM): ZERO ENDURANCE
LuckayLuck (10:41:08 PM): lastchance
LuckayLuck (10:41:09 PM): see?
lastchanceXV (10:41:10 PM): oh yeah
lastchanceXV (10:41:12 PM): I see
lastchanceXV (10:41:13 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (10:41:15 PM): omfg
lastchanceXV (10:42:10 PM): dude
lastchanceXV (10:42:13 PM): 20 points in duplication
lastchanceXV (10:42:18 PM): is only like 2^5
LuckayLuck (10:42:24 PM): wtf
LuckayLuck (10:42:26 PM): no
LuckayLuck (10:42:27 PM): I mean
LuckayLuck (10:42:28 PM): 20 as in
LuckayLuck (10:42:30 PM): 10+20
lastchanceXV (10:42:34 PM): oh wait
lastchanceXV (10:42:36 PM): Yeah, I get it
lastchanceXV (10:42:52 PM): wow
lastchanceXV (10:43:00 PM): how do they not see this?
lastchanceXV (10:45:40 PM): wait
lastchanceXV (10:45:45 PM): I wonder
lastchanceXV (10:45:48 PM): the rules don't bar
lastchanceXV (10:45:54 PM): you from taking extra action + zero action
LuckayLuck (10:46:07 PM): extra action
LuckayLuck (10:46:09 PM): supercedes zero action
lastchanceXV (10:46:13 PM): ahh...
LuckayLuck (10:46:18 PM): I actually think
LuckayLuck (10:46:21 PM): that besides the duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:46:25 PM): I can't find anything imbalanced
LuckayLuck (10:46:37 PM): other than taking extra turn limitations
LuckayLuck (10:46:39 PM): for things you do out of combat
LuckayLuck (10:47:53 PM): anyways
LuckayLuck (10:48:05 PM): even if kima nerfs duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:48:10 PM): I'll probably still take duplicate
lastchanceXV (10:48:10 PM): yeah
lastchanceXV (10:48:13 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:48:17 PM): because I just like
lastchanceXV (10:48:17 PM): even if it's like
LuckayLuck (10:48:19 PM): multiple chars
lastchanceXV (10:48:22 PM): :-)
LuckayLuck (10:48:24 PM): like
LuckayLuck (10:48:28 PM): a duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:48:31 PM): is multiplying your power by 2
LuckayLuck (10:48:36 PM): so it should cost an absurd amount
LuckayLuck (10:48:38 PM): like 50 points
LuckayLuck (10:48:38 PM): alone
lastchanceXV (10:48:41 PM): lol
LuckayLuck (10:48:42 PM): well
LuckayLuck (10:48:42 PM): 30
LuckayLuck (10:48:44 PM): well 20
lastchanceXV (10:48:47 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:48:50 PM): remember
lastchanceXV (10:48:53 PM): if your duplicate dies
lastchanceXV (10:48:56 PM): regen
LuckayLuck (10:48:58 PM): right but
LuckayLuck (10:49:00 PM): the duplicate
LuckayLuck (10:49:02 PM): is as strong as your normal character
lastchanceXV (10:49:06 PM): I know
LuckayLuck (10:49:08 PM): oh
LuckayLuck (10:49:09 PM): that's a major flaw also
LuckayLuck (10:49:12 PM): duplicates
lastchanceXV (10:49:14 PM): I'm just saying it's like less than 2
LuckayLuck (10:49:15 PM): should take like 200% damage
LuckayLuck (10:49:18 PM): and do 50% less damage
LuckayLuck (10:49:19 PM): or sometihng
lastchanceXV (10:49:20 PM): lol
lastchanceXV (10:49:24 PM): yeah, I think
lastchanceXV (10:49:34 PM): having 100+ duplicates
lastchanceXV (10:49:37 PM): is kind of broken
lastchanceXV (10:49:43 PM): exponential growth
lastchanceXV (10:49:49 PM): is obviously exploitative
LuckayLuck (10:50:11 PM): yeah
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