Worm Metropolis CYOA Thread #7

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>Hey. I tried something like this in the CYOA thread and there was enough interest in forming teams and shit as characters I decided to make this into an entire thread on its own. Basically you use the Worm CYOA to make yourself a superhero and join a team. The goal of this thread is not to build super OP characters, but build interesting characters who would work together in teams. Compared to the regular CYOA this is a low-power game. The CYOA itself is super easy to break, so there’s a few rules to go along with it to maintain the theme of the thread, keep things balanced and prevent this thread from turning into a race to make the most OP character possible.

>The setting itself is Metropolis, a typical extra-large New York sandbox rip-off. Even though it’s all the same setting you can pick Gestation, the Golden Age or Worthless Opponent as your scenario, but it won’t mean much more than a difference in starting points. Canon characters – Contessa, Skitter, Eidolon, Glaistig Uaine, etc – don’t exist in Metropolis. Every organisation mentioned in the CYOA still exists, but with none of the canon characters in it and they are based out of Metropolis. The Protectorate and the Wards still exist, as does the PRT. The Guild is not Canadian. The Undersiders are pre-Taylor heisters. The ABB and E88 are locked in a turf war and the Merchants sell drugs to homeless people. S9 exists and you can be in it, but you’ll probably end up with a kill order on you.

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>Cauldron still exists and is still a secret organisation that wants to manufacture more parahumans and take control of as many parahuman organisations as possible in preparation for fighting the Entities. Conspirators are active members of Cauldron and still get access to those sweet, sweet Cauldron powers. If you have a dead shard and you aren’t a case 53, you either stole from Cauldron or secretly work for them. If you work for them, your job is to get into a position of power within your organisation to further cauldron’s reach. If you stole from them expect Conspirators to hunt you down – or heroes working for Cauldron.

>The Birdcage exists. It is not in Metropolis, and unless stated is exactly the same as in canon – a giant guardless prison run by AIs with no way out. If you are a villain and you get caught three times or you get caught after doing something horrific you end up here til it’s time to fight the entities.

>1) Duplicate powers don’t stack. Two people with power fluctuation standing next to each other would not buff each other’s power fluctuations. This is to stop the most OP builds.
>2) You can only spend a maximum of 15 Shard points on powers. This includes the 3S it takes to upgrade a power to its second trigger. This rule is in place to stop people building characters with a million high S powers (vigilantes I’m looking at you) or who are otherwise obscenely broken – Worm parahumans are closer to being x-men than justice leaguers in power level. It also stops everyone from taking a million flaws to get ridiculous powers. We can’t all be vagrants who got kidnapped and tortured by S9 and Ziz. Conspirators are the exception to this rule – they can spend up to 20 points on powers (perks of being cauldron).

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>3) No Abaddon shards or Negentropy. No-one has Abaddon shards in canon Worm and this is a low power game anyway. Negentropy is a no go because the entities lose all incentive to hand out powers if they’ve developed immortality. If you’re upset because “muh immortality” keep in mind as a parahuman you’re unlikely to live for much longer than a decade anyway (life in spandex is violent and short).
>4) No more than 3 Endbringers at a time. First come first served, and you play like canon Endbringers – you periodically show up to wreck everybody’s shit.
>5) I’m thinking of making this into a proper RP if I can find a decent place to host it. No drop-ins or gifts – let’s keep it in-character.

>A few final notes:

>Case 53 flaw x1 = you are a human with a few extra parts, like elf ears, feathers in your hair, weird pupils/irises/sclera, extra fingers etc. Think Canary from canon.

>Case 53 Flaw x2 = you are still recognisably humanoid, but not as a “human”. Think Gully or Weld from canon – you genuinely look like a monster and ordinary humans might be nervous or quick to judge you.

>Case 53 x3 = you are no longer recognisable as human. Think Garotte or Mantellum from canon. People who see you will think you’re a monster and may run screaming from you.

>Having a kill order on you means you did something truly horrific or awful, or have repeatedly shown yourself to be too dangerous to be safely apprehended by the authorities. In short, you’ve killed people and as a result there's a fuckhueg bounty on you, which anyone - from heroes to sinister villains to rule-breaking vigilantes to every yahoo with a gun - can collect on, with no questions asked an no attempts to arrest them. They just stroll into Protectorate HQ, drop off your severed head, get given their money and walk out, even if they're a wanted felon.

Based Upgrade, when will Upgrade take care of Intel

>>53651917
Dude doesn't sleep, but he's still human. And also a tremendous pansy (See: Running away to Russia when the S9 roll in). Picking a fight with living data is not on his to-do list.

>>53651895
You forgot the one new rule, no Trump STs.

>>53651870
Would taking a Second Trigger Stand with a wide range of low level abilities be considered power gaming?

>>53652813
Dunno, post a build and let's see how it shakes out!

>>53652920
>Background
Gestation
>Path
Vigilante
>Entry
Insert
>Gender
Male
>Age
24
>Civilian Identity
Journalist
>Costume
Budget
>Skills
Stealth
Investigation
Parkour
>Shard
Zion

>Perks
Second Trigger
Plot Convenience
>Flaws
Memory Death

>Powers
Stand (Second Trigger)
Sound Control
Power Sight
Get Over Here

>Stand
Name: Outkast
Power: D
Durability: C
Range: B
Speed: B
Precision: C
Abilities: Mirror Mirror, No Clip, Pocket Room, Recordless
Appearance: Pic related

>Vigilante Perks
Anti-Villain
Sniper Rifle
Blade
Supply Line
Bombs
Tool Belt

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>>53655449
Retarded. Forgot pic.

>>53655449
>>53655496
I see no obvious problems here, join us on the discord!

>>53651830
When are you fucks gonna edit this shite

In order for you to punch and kick cars away, or to punch and kick a wall down you need a shitload of powers. When are you going to add Super Strength as a power?

Hate this meme thread.

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Names: Stephanie Duncan (Thunder) & James Duncan (Lightning)

Path: Hero

Civ ID: She's a Teacher, he's an Office Worker

Costume: Thematic for both (of course)

Skills: Martial Arts (James only), First Aid, Parkour & Banter for both of them

Shard: Warrior's

Perks: One Second Trigger for James, two for Steph

Powers: Her: Stone Skin (with second), Personal Forcefield, Shock and Awe (second)
His: Blitz,Chain Lighting (with second), Stone Skin

The Protectorate for both of them, with a fan club for one of the most openly know married interracial hero couple.

James and Steph where out on a walk one night, when some thugs didn't like the sight of a white man with a black woman.

They were jumped, and James was about to be made to watch his beloved be raped in front of them, where upon they both triggered, making them both effectively minor grab bags.

James is Major Blaster/Mover, and pinged to get some minor Changer/Brute whereas Stephanie got the opposite way around.

The dynamic duo work together to fight for a better tomorrow and each other.

>>53657038
There is a group working on it, just moving slowly and debating possible changes back and forth.

I remember a debate a while ago about weather Glimpse affects blindspot or not. Argument 1 was that it doesn't because the ability doesn't say its weak to blindspot. Argument 2 was that it does because Glimpse is looking at the future.

So, which won? Is Glimpse affected by Blindspot or not?

>>53662324
Argument two. Argument one is made by an idiot. There's no reason to assume it's magically unaffected just because it doesn't explicitly mention Blindspot like a couple others do. It's like saying all Tinker powers are easily capable of mass production because the CYOA doesn't explicitly lay out the standard limits on Tinkers.

>>53657820
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