I liked your post a lot. (I worked out it was me)

I would respond but I am at work :) I'll post tonight (I am Europe). I was just checking the rules on Kendo
This message was last edited by the player at 10:56, Thu 23 June 2022.

Don't worry about the rules for Kendo too much, I highly doubt they have provisions for mechanized armor or super powers. It's more like barely-organized hitting people with bamboo bundles until a referee tells them to stop. =P

I'll comment on that too :) Thanks.

Just to check: does the Kendo competition have people with mechanized armour and super powers in it? (Only for RP gist and something to say). If so by the way how do ordinary people survive it? Or is it just for supers (again just for RP Gist: I can make it up if you want)

They're not explicitly filtered out although it is considered proper to announce any special abilities so that participants can be sent against appropriate opponents. I haven't mentioned it IC yet but people who do well might be given an opportunity to spar against Kamen Divider himself who, yes, does wear a powered exoskeleton. Presumably he reduces his suit's output to give people a fair fight.

Kamen Divider has a description now! ^_^

Squeeee! My hero!

Right so the Maelstrom family pending full approval.

Simon Maelstrom (48, accountant, power Sandwich communication)
Arthur Maelstrom (9, 3rd grade, likes karate & baseball, power Electrical generation)
Charles Maelstrom (7, 1st grade, likes painting & soccer, power Illusions)
Edward Maelstrom (5, pre-school, likes karate & hiding, power Bouncing)

These are not sidekicks, or minions these are complications for her. Obviously Simon's power is a joke, probably useless forever. Arthur no idea how strong it is but it's more likely he goes Leroy Jenkins with it than does something useful. Arthur is the classic all American trope but with cracks of girly creeping through, he likes his idol singers and she's not sure what it is but it's something. Charles mercifully not that aggressive but still prone to getting into trouble with his power. He's the quiet artsy one of the bunch. Edward... Edward wants to be a ninja which probably doesn't help the M.O.M. doesn't want her kids to grow up to be super-heroes thing, and he's five and pretty useless in a fight even if weak attacks just bounce off him.

The idea is all three kids are potentially of interest to the hero association but none of them is net helpful right now.
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PS: I have intentionally left out any mention of power=level on these powers. Not sure if Jack-Jack level power or Flea-powered is funnier/better story wise. I'm flexible on that and even the powers themselves though, some thought went into these choices.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:07, Thu 23 June 2022.

Just checking: Am I your babysitter? So I would know ACE quite well?

I thought you'd like that!

Good to know the deets on the Maelstrom family; might be good stuff to put in her character bio if you haven't already, since I like to reference that when I need a plot idea.

Baby sitter concept still good. You'd probably know the kids are super and how, know or strongly suspect she's a speedster, and Simon is a bit harder to tell if he's super or playing a joke, he has the Dad jokes

Thanks Olivia


General
Would it be possible for people to fill in their descriptions? Even just a bullet point or two is really helpful.

I am hoping to introduce your NPC rivals sometime this evening (US Eastern time), after I write posts for my other games. I'm still trying to decide who from my roster might best serve as Leroy's foil, though. And I still haven't gotten around to final validations. Today feels like a good day though! I am confident in my productivity!

Affirmations help :) Feel free to leave me without a rival. I'll be fine!

Today was a very productive day... just not for this game. I got caught up on a lot of projects, cleaned my room, etc. So, tomorrow probably.

Alrighty, for real today.

Is Aeon something specific to you, Susan, or can I hook my own existing stuff into it?

Oh we just invented a name of a company in a PM. It's just 'yet another hi tech company doing illicit research' and dad was a minor security guard there.

If you want to bring it in that would be cool: THE Venom Queen raided it for goodies a few years ago. Perhaps they want whatever it was back because there was something incriminating? Or anything else. Or nothing. All good.

uuugh every time I try to write the rivals' intro they come off as dickheads for the sake of being dickheads and that's really not how I want them to be perceived. I think I might skip them for now and wait on introducing them until inspiration strikes.

Which means next post is going to be EXPLOSIONS AND MONSTERS instead. Yay!

Olivia? Waiting on you.

Eveline and I have paused because this is the perfect point of Explosions and Diversions to happen.

Friday, I promise. I have live tabletop in an hour that I still have to prep for, and yesterday I was crippled by pain (I tore a muscle in my back last week and it's taking its sweet time healing).

I had so much fun with these monster designs. I hope you enjoy destroying them as much as I enjoyed making them!

Well if we don't get destroyed first :)

They look interesting and fun.

I've just read some more of the One Punch Hero. https://read1.onepunch-manga.com/ for those of you that haven't.

OK they are genuinely funny. Takes time (for me) to get the humour, but now I have. I love how shallow and vain many of the heros are. They remind me of Captain Amazing in the Mystery Men. And I see what you mean about 'collateral property damage'... You know concrete... it's so fragile.

There only seem to be about 500 heroes (300 grade C, 200 grade B, 100 grade A, not many above that - 10?).
This message was last edited by the player at 11:48, Sat 02 July 2022.

Oh my god, I'm so glad got into this game. I'm dyin' over here Loony! OctoPimp? HippoKrampus? LMAO!

You get it and I love it.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:42, Sat 02 July 2022.

Hehehe. I am glad to hear it!