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So yeah, Hermoine wins. Harry gets the recognition and fame because she was a mud blood though. How long do you think that lasts as we progress through the other six books in the same fashion? Or when we start encountering quests that have the requirement: must be named Harry Potter (or Neville Lon...

You may need to reread Harry Potter. Harry was not better. Sure he was. All you have to do is compare their respective lists of accomplishments and you'll see that Harry was in fact the best Wizard to ever Wiz. but seriously, any story where we have one definitive protagonist (i.e: Harry) is going ...

Running something with a structured chain of command is also tough. I won't say it's impossible, but you need an unusual group of players to be content to "shut up and soldier" when interesting stuff is going on up front and they are the guy watching the rear, or when the leader comes up ...

If you run the same scenario as an RPG and have the GM decide in advance that whichever door the player chooses will contain the lady, you have created a story with exactly as much possibility of death as the prose fiction. I wouldn't actually want to play such a game, because if my inputs don't ac...

Recommend Splitting Tier 3 between Tiers 2 and 4 and going with the following:

Tier 1 is Average Human
Tier 2 is Peak Human Potential
Tier 3 is Superhuman
Tier 4 is Demigods/Godlings

with your Low/High subtiering, that's plenty of fidelity.

To resolve this bit fast, I'm referring to these links that you can read to here: http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?p=298681#298681 http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?p=299719#299719 I think my response would still cover what Frank's talking about. A solid set of system level rules and mechanics should ke...

Wrathzog, you also still have to contend with this limitation as well, that I've recognized is an issue. I haven't seen you respond to that, not something that should be ignored necessarily. I am pretty sure that you're pointing at the third paragraph so I'm responding to that. The only way you can...

It. can. not. be. done. Dude we both know how pointless this discussion is. We both know that by the end of it, you're just going to throw a fucking tantrum and make a third thread. Right, and the solution is basically the same: don't give the spellcasters everything. Stop sucking spellcaster cock....

Making a "mundane" that is playable from 1-20 in a non stupid manner can not be done. So mundane characters need to at some point get a character concept that is not obsolete. Perhaps the best way to do this is force people to prestige/paragon path after a certan level. However people thr...

So New Vegas counts because you are literally just carrying out the wishes of one faction leader; (with the exception of Independent, where you are stealing Benny's plan) in a game of political intrigue I want to be calling the shots, damn it! The problem is that if you want a game like that, you'r...

Okay, that's what everyone is calling "the 4e solution", where you cap phlebotinum-enabled characters and make your entire game "low-level". Bringing up 4E in this discussion is a slippery slope fallacy and you're not doing anyone any favors by bringing it up. By cutting off the...

So, being Kryptonian is getting assistance, but having a dragon fly you somewhere isn't? That's a really counter-intuitive definition. Technically Yes, and Yes, Absolutely. Earlier in the thread I go on about how awesome English is but right now we're kind of failing eachother. The key point is tha...

RadiantPhoenix wrote:Define 'assistance'

Good Catch.

Clarification:
Assistance in the first quote corresponds with Power Sources. Or, Phlebtonium, as some people call it.

they are the people who are demanding that everyone else accept contradictory aesthetics: characters who can do things normal people can't without having phlebtonium that allows them to do things normal people can't. There is nothing wrong with that. I am not asking for characters who pretend to be...

I guess it makes it easier to do this: magic: 1 hit. mystic: 0 hits. divine: 1 hit (used to describe Dejah Thoris. Acceptable) supernatural: 1 hit arcane: 0 hits. technology: 0 hits. nine thought waves: 3 hits? (mind reading? what?) telepath: Here we go. So, apparently, John Carter develops Telepath...

MistbornSama wrote:I have to assume that once again I'm being trolled.

Pro-tip: No one is actually trolling you. I know it might be difficult to accept, but People may actually believe in things that you disagree with.

It's been a while since I watched the movie (and it's the only experience I have with the character or setting) but all I remember is that he jumped around a bunch and he killed a dude by slapping him.

I don't remember him doing anything mystical, so my vote is Yes.

There's a lot of good ideas in this thread.

Wrathzog withdraws coolly.

Well, it's all about Fidelity vs. Complexity. Action Point systems let you get all fiddly with what you do in a round while being more complex. Something like WoD is pretty simple, but you can only perform one action in a round (movement is free, kind of?) and I know that that's been a sticking poin...

Aren't all of those basically wrong? Probably. I guess a more accurate description would have been, "Abilities that the Extraordinary power source probably can't do because I can't think of ways to explain it or because gaining this ability actually means tapping into another power source.&quo...

If we're training to super strength sufficiently to lift and throw trains, then punches can create shockwaves that can create thrust. Even D&D allows for the Balance skill to get sufficient to walk on water without magical aid, and it's no loss to upgrade this to clouds. Yeah I guess there's a ...

But Kaelik does make one fair point. The burden of proof does not just fall on him and Mistborn, so here we go: 1-3) Dodging, Super Speed, and Super Strength - These are pretty obvious to the point where explaining them would be silly. It is completely possible to boost all three of these characteri...

Likewise, because swinging your sword so hard it shoots out a crest of air/spirit force that damages enemies is not mundane, I will not compromise by calling it "mundane enough." Would it be Extraordinary? Because that's what I'm talking about. And Mistborn is advocating for not using the...

I fucking hate this bullshit Wrathzog. I'm not going to keep going to see how long you can troll. Say something that makes sense or I am putting you on ignore. I will admit that this is my fuck up. I got distracted at work and hit submit before finishing what I was trying to get across. But serious...

Okay, I can't tell in what way you are being retarded. Are you actually racist, or do you just not understand the concept that words have a meaning, and when the words do not accurately convey the concept, you should choose different words. I am legitimately prejudiced against people due to superfi...