School House Rumbles 3: The Reborn Age of Fighters RPG Sign-Up and Discussion Thread.

[Nik Hasta]

That's quite the tank you have there. o_O

That's what I'm going for. Elewa will just soak hits and build things. That's about it.

[Siriel]

That's what I'm going for. Elewa will just soak hits and build things. That's about it.

Someone should make a fast, strong guy with no durability that has a power that can shift damage to a willing ally.

[Sol M]

That's what I'm going for. Elewa will just soak hits and build things. That's about it.

Someone should make a fast, strong guy with no durability that has a power that can shift damage to a willing ally.

Assuming that the guy doesn't get killed in one hit from any random enemy, this would be an extremely potent combo.

...not sure if such an ability is allowed though.

[Siriel]

Assuming that the guy doesn't get killed in one hit from any random enemy

In the entirely hypothetical situation, the power would obviously make it so that the damage is applied directly to Elewa without hitting the other guy.

[FarBeyondC]

Someone should make a fast, strong guy with no durability that has a power that can shift damage to a willing ally.

*Looks at Kyra and Jeffry suspiciously*

(They have speed and strength- and no durability- at the moment- that's three of the four requirements.)

I myself was looking at something like:

Fire: 50
Water: 50
Stamina: 25+
???: ???

Since my buddy (who is apparently too shy to post yet), is (or at least was) attempting something that would be like the avatar eventually, I can guess what his stats would be.

They would-

*Danger Sense Activates*

"No! Not that- anything but that!"

*Flees, being chased*

[Sol M]

In the entirely hypothetical situation, the power would obviously make it so that the damage is applied directly to Elewa without hitting the other guy.

That is pretty much what would be required yes, either through an autopower, or preemptive activation using superior speed. The latter fails horribly against faster opponents though.

[Sol M]

*Looks at Kyra and Jeffry suspiciously*

(They have speed and strength- and no durability- at the moment- that's three of the four requirements.)

I myself was looking at something like:

Fire: 50
Water: 50
Stamina: 25+
???: ???

So...you're sticking to elements, even after the rest become available? Because that's probably the only way you get to spend over 125 points in it.

[FarBeyondC]

So...you're sticking to elements, even after the rest become available? Because that's probably the only way you get to spend over 125 points in it.

That's perfectly fine, though the ??? could be anything.

OOCwise, I hate delving into things that aren't available at the start (unless they literally didn't exist at the start, and even then I tend to ignore them).

ICwise, Iriesia has a plan that (she doesn't yet know) requires Fire, Water, and Stamina to be at the listed values.

[FalconX2000]

*Looks at Kyra and Jeffry suspiciously*

(They have speed and strength- and no durability- at the moment- that's three of the four requirements.)

Doesn't fit with Kyra's theme. :)

[Sol M]

That's perfectly fine, though the ??? could be anything.

OOCwise, I hate delving into things that aren't available at the start (unless they literally didn't exist at the start, and even then I tend to ignore them).

ICwise, Iriesia has a plan that (she doesn't yet know) requires Fire, Water, and Stamina to be at the listed values.

Interesting.

100 in power stats would make for a hell of a lot of powers though. Like "you probably won't get to use all of them" being the appropriate description. Fun to see, of course! :)

[WyldCard4]

Possible 165 distribution:

Speed: 100
Leylines: 30
Stamina: 20
Water: 15

Leylines power names:
1. The Vorpal Blade.
5. The Ethereal Maelstrom.
10. The Subtle Knife.
15. Typhoon of Pandemonium.
20. Balance of Doom.
25. Rejoice of Evening.
30. The Sweep.

All entirely subject to revision, of course.

Interesting.

100 in power stats would make for a hell of a lot of powers though. Like "you probably won't get to use all of them" being the appropriate description. Fun to see, of course! :)

A good way of avoiding that is upgrades, with new powers increasing the utility of past powers. This seems particularly reasonable for Elementi stats. Each new ability does not have to be a new kind of capability. Additionally, more passive powers can help with this. 21 powers does not have to equal 21 different options in any specific encounter. There's also non-combat style abilities. Mental, physical, and social abilities can all be enhanced by powers, usually. Add in information gathering powers and powers to help coordinate and boost people and it's probably better than you think.

Hm...

Admittedly, splitting up your points between all the different stats would give you 40 powers.

Okay, as much as I like the above stat distribution, I really would like to try that. That would just be awesome...

Fire: 25
Water: 25
Air: 25
Earth: 25
Ether: 20
Ancient Tech: 20
Leyline: 25

Hm, and there is precedent for merging power stats for super attacks, and Leylines is implied to be stat shifting...

Maybe if I end up in control of a dropout.

[Sol M]

Leylines power names:
1. The Vorpal Blade.
5. The Ethereal Maelstrom.
10. The Subtle Knife.
15. Typhoon of Pandemonium.
20. Balance of Doom.
25. Rejoice of Evening.
30. The Sweep.

Happily, without knowing what her leylines power IS, this gives no information whatsoever.

A good way of avoiding that is upgrades, with new powers increasing the utility of past powers. This seems particularly reasonable for Elementi stats. Each new ability does not have to be a new kind of capability. Additionally, more passive powers can help with this. 21 powers does not have to equal 21 different options in any specific encounter. There's also non-combat style abilities. Mental, physical, and social abilities can all be enhanced by powers, usually. Add in information gathering powers and powers to help coordinate and boost people and it's probably better than you think.

Oh, upgrades are definitely the way to go if you have extra power slots, but they're equivalent to new powers that make the previous one's redundant.

Enhancing mental abilities is tricky, as there are no stats for them.

Admittedly, splitting up your points between all the different stats would give you 40 powers.

Okay, as much as I like the above stat distribution, I really would like to try that. That would just be awesome...

Fire: 25
Water: 25
Air: 25
Earth: 25
Ether: 20
Ancient Tech: 20
Leyline: 25

Hm, and there is precedent for merging power stats for super attacks, and Leylines is implied to be stat shifting...

Maybe if I end up in control of a dropout.

165 in power stats would be a fighter-mage-elemanti-psychic, or something.

[Siriel]

Happily, without knowing what her leylines power IS, this gives no information whatsoever.

Actually some of those things have a very noticeable theme allowing me to easily guess what he wants to do with them.

And dammit, Wyld, you'd better have read His Dark Materials by now if you're going to call a power the Subtle Knife.

[Sol M]

Actually some of those things have a very noticeable theme allowing me to easily guess what he wants to do with them.

And dammit, Wyld, you'd better have read His Dark Materials by now if you're going to call a power the Subtle Knife.

Ah, but what if the names have no relation to the powers?

What if the Subtle knife is actually an anvil pulled out of hammer space over an opponents head?

[Siriel]

Ah, but what if the names have no relation to the powers?

No, the powers are definitely directly tied to the names. I know this because we're talking about Wyld.