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[Supernerd]

Introduction
Are you sick of games dying because the GM stops updating them for whatever reason? So am I! So I decided to try some new experimental thing. The premise behind this game is the line between player and GM is blurred a bit. Each player will also need to be the GM of their own little world, which their own character is forbidden to interact with I'm not sure if this will work out well or not but as they say: Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Note: as we have more worlds than players, you may join even if you don't want to host a world.

Naturally, I shall be the head GM who oversees all of the other world threads. In the event that there is a dispute regarding game mechanics, I get the final say. I will typically side with the world's GM in all but the most flagrant issues. (For example: If your fireproof character takes damage from something like a flamethrower, you should probably point that out.)

Each world must update at least once every 72 hours. Failure to do so without a good reason can get you kicked out of the game.

A world should also not typically update more than once every 24 hours when multiple players might be in conflict.

Story
You used to be a god, and it was pretty great. At least, until a massive cosmic event happened just recently. Now your connection to your world has been severed and your power was severly reduced, demoting you to being a demigod; which is actually still pretty great but substantially less so. Now you need to interact with other worlds if you want to regain your influence and retake what used to be yours. Alternatively, I guess you could just start a business, become an entertainer, become a politician, or do whatever it is that a demigod would want to do. What even would your demigod want to do anyway? I certainly don't know!

See the individual world threads for more details about their own story.

Awesome Powers
Your character is powered by what I will refer to as a "perk" system. Each perk is a supernatural ability that you can use, and the more points an ability has, the stronger it is. Player controlled demigods will invariably be the strongest entity in any of the game's worlds. Despite this, they can still be defeated with clever tactics; or more likely, be defeated when they do something stupid. Being killed in a world will reduce your influence there or even block it off to you entirely, but you will be able to simply move to a different world.

When you gain a certain amount of influence in a specific world, (The exact means of which is to be decided by the world's GM), you will gain a special ability designed by that world's GM which fits under one of your "Perk Themes". This ability will be lost if you lose your influence in that world however, and time in the world will keep going whether you are in it or not.

Combat
In actual combat situations, things will not be measured by precise numbers (Though it certainly will be a factor). Things will instead be resolved in a manner which makes sense based on the abilities that each attacker possesses and particularly awesome posts will grant a bonus to combat. You may also take your action secretly by sending it via pm to the world's GM, however doing so will impose a small penalty upon yourself. The precise nature of how this works will be up to the world's GM.

How to move between worlds
Some in world devices may help facilitate this. Also, each player character has the ability to sacrifice their turn to move to another world that they have access to. To do this, declare you are leaving a world in that world's thread and make a post in the world you are trying to enter. You will emerge in the new world when it next updates, but depending on how you leave a world, there may be consequences within that world for your exit.

As a reminder, your character can never interact with your own world. To clarify, you cannot be in your own world for any reason. Even if you do not "Interact" with anything your character still cannot be in your own world.

Application
Note: The world section of the application should be sent to me by PM, to avoid giving other players spoilers.

Also, make sure that you will be able to GM your own world effectively. If you don't think you can handle taking on GM duties for that world, then this game isn't really for you.

For the abilities section, you get 300 points to spend on abilities, which should be spent in multiples of 10. A single ability can have as many as 100 points placed into it and only one ability can start with more than 60 points in it. You are advised to purchase an ability for everything you want to do that cannot be done by an adult human.

When your application is approved you create the introduction thread to your world, and may have your character join another world that exists.

Once your character is added to the second post, you may edit it until you decide to enter a world.

If you need some inspiration, check out this game that I ran a couple years ago.

Spoiler: World Application (click to show/hide)

World Name: (This is what the world will be called)
World Theme: (A brief summary of what the world is about)
World History: (An extended summary about your world.)
Information about the world's inhabitants: (What kind of people, monsters etc reside in your world?)

Spoiler: Character Application (click to show/hide)

Name: (Your character's name)
Abilities: (300 points total)
Perk Themes: (When you gain a new ability, it should have something to do with these themes. This section can be as simple or as complicated as you like.)
Appearance and history: (Minor spoilers are allowed)

Questions
If you have any questions, please ask. I'm sure this all makes a lot more sense to me than it makes to you.

[Supernerd]

World Information
Cat Heaven
Mal-Va-Gar-Ta-Mor
Ameranthin
Cadassi Dan Dakrian
Mostibimketh
Occiona, Terra and Mira
---Terra
T'agsassith

Character Information

Spoiler: Felius (click to show/hide)

Name: Felius, Harbinger of Catnip, Herald of Kittens, Bane of Dogs (Felius for short)
Abilities:
Catnip Paws (60): Sprouts catnip on all ground Felius walks on and turns any plants into catnip
Cat Transformation (100): pts, Felius turns all mortal creatures he looks on into cats. This ability is cannot be deliberately toggled off.
Flight (30): This demigod is capable of flight. Speed is approximately equivalent of an Eagle.
Size-Shifting (30): Allows Felius to change size, from kitten-sized to large building-sized
Telekinesis (40): Allows Felius to manipulate objects from a distance, Note: He has no opposable thumbs, or hands for that matter.
Eye Beams (40) Allows Felius to fire lasers out of his eyes.
Perk Themes: Cats or anything cat-related. Also misc. weapons.
Appearance and history: Felius is a Siamese cat the size of a house with glowing purple eyes. He appeared from an unknown dimension and created his own Cat Heaven.

Spoiler: Mekhane (click to show/hide)

Name: Mekhane
Abilities:
Broken Unity (100): If any of Mekhane's parts are severed from him, they slowly become mini-Mekhanes (with all his powers) sharing a hive mind with Mekhane Prime. Two or more of them can join together into a single Mekhane with time and physical contact.
Maksur (60): Exposure to Mekhane, over time, induces devotion and loyalty to him.
Prometheus (60): Mekhane is extraordinarily knowledgeable in science and engineering, capable of designing and building advanced technology.
Apotheosis (60): Mekhane can consume matter to heal himself or grow slightly more powerful, with the nature of the increase dependent on the nature of the matter.
Ectoentropic (20): Maksur can heal without requiring matter to do so.
Perk Themes: Stacking self-improvement, with a focus on permanent long-term buffs.
Appearance and history: His form is that of a landcruiser made of clockwork and gears. As humanity and their tools rose and fell, so did he. By the time of the Enlightenment, he could truly understand the devices of humankind, not just gain power from them. With the advent of the Internet, he became a full-fledged god. He is no longer a god.

Spoiler: Gilbert (click to show/hide)

Name: Gilbert
Abilities:
Cryovenom (50): Gilbert's fangs and claws have some form of venom-liquid nitrogen hybrid chemical in them similar to a snake's fangs, which can kill via simultaneous freezing and poisoning.
Cryomagnetic Roar (70): Gilbert can roar with extreme force and is able to coat things roared at with ice shards impaled into them, and can also knock out electronic-based objects.
Frosty Step (50): Gilbert can freeze the ground below him when he walks, to the point of cooling lava so it's safe to walk on.
Ice Shield (50): Gilbert can quickly freeze the water vapor in the air around him into ice to provide protection from attacks.
Ice Clones (50): Gilbert can create ice saber-tooth tiger-constructs which have the same powers of Gilbert himself but physically about the strength of an ordinary saber-tooth tiger. Note that the clones cannot create more ice clones.
Flight (30): Self explanatory. Speed is roughly that of an eagle.
Perk Themes: Ice and felines
Appearance: Picture a white saber-tooth tiger with dark cyan stripes, ice fangs and claws, and frosted fur. Size-wise, he's about that of a house.

Spoiler: Elysia (click to show/hide)

Name: Elysia
Abilities
World Order-Ether of Thyself (60): Elysia is a being of Ether, Thought. No matter the rules of the world, all Ether abilities can be used. She can spread Ether into a world through clouds, mist, and water systems. This ether tends to convert matter to itself. Elysia can turn her Thought to Law upon the Ether. (Note: talk to the head GM if you don't know how to deal with this ability in your thread)
XenoBlade (100): The Blade Which Cuts All Thought. The symbol upon it's Dias tells which ability is being used. This blade turns matter to Pure Ether before itself, formless.
読Ether Prediction-Reading (60): When a powerful or special ability is used against the wielder, the user of the Xenoblade learns of the event beforehand. The user of this ability can also predict the movement and actions of beings caught in Ether, with perfect accuracy. This Ability is learned from the Xenoblade, and not a part of it's cycles.
斬Monado Art-Slash/Cut/Slice (10): Normally, the blade of the Xenoblade is formed of ether, which can be extended in combat. This Art brings that to the next level. The Blade Becomes a Cylinder of ether which means to cut, destroying all in it's path, before blasting outward in the direction it's moved.
盾Monado Art-Shield (10): A sphere of Ether meaning Shield forms around allies and yourself. This completely negates attacks directed toward the person inside for a short time.
轟Monado Art-Roar/Thunder (10): A shockwave blasts every enemy nearby off their feet, or out of the Air.
機Monado Art-Machine (10): Despite the name, this simply gives allied weapons the effect of the Monado's cutting edge.
疾Monado Art-Swift (10): Greatly speeds the perception and movement of the user and their allies.
破Monado Art-Break/Destroy (10): This Art destroys everything around it's user, reconstructing itself as ether. It also has the effect of completely destroying, negating, and nullifying Auras and Constructs for a limited time, and stopping/undoing forced transformation. Does not affect Xenoblade Arts themselves.
鎧Monado Art-Armor (10): Enchants the target(s) with the meaning of Armor, greatly reducing damage taken.
喰Monado Art-Eat/Devour (10): Any target has their ether eaten away, within the minute. Can also be used as a projectile attack that explodes on contact in a sphere. Does not affect the user or their allies.
Perk Themes:
Ether- Ether is the energy of thought. It's only form is based upon the thought placed upon it. Water becomes Water Ether for example, and Light, Light Ether.
Conduit-The creation of the world, Creation and Dimension. Energy in it's purest form.
Self and the Soul- The Soul is shaped by the Body, and the Body shapes the mind. The Mind affects the body, and upholds the form of the Soul.
Transformation of Thy Life-The change that occurs over one's lifespan.
Appearance: Long White hair and a petite form. Eyes as green as fresh leaves and morning dew.

Spoiler: Gaal'garot (click to show/hide)

Name: Gaal'garot
Abilities:
Vampiric Immortality (100): Against a demigod-tiered vampiric monster, conventional weapons will simply not suffice. With the exception of a few key weaknesses listed here, Gaal'garot will rapidly recover from any injury.
- Sunlight: Demigod or not, Gaal'garot simply cannot handle more than a moment of exposure to the sun; it is by far the most reliable way to banish him from a world. Note that only a star that the world is in orbit around will count. Distant stars are ineffective.
- Wooden Stakes: A direct hit to the heart with a wooden stake will work. Ash, Hawthorn or Oak will yield the best chance of success.
- Fire: Fire can work, but it will need to be burning white hot to cause any meaningful damage to this demigod class vampire.
- Silver: High purity silver is toxic to this monster.
- Garlic: The plant known as Garlic will weaken his power, but not in and of itself cause harm.
- Divine Power: Religious iconography properly blessed or wielded by a true believer will ward off other vampires sired through Gaal'garot's blood. As a divine being himself however; he is personally immune to this trick.
- Other Demigods: Instead of being flat out immune, Gaal'garot is merely highly resistant to direct attacks from other demigods.
Curse of the Vampire (50): Gaal'garot's own blood is an incredibly dangerous fluid. If even a drop of it ends up in your body, you can expect to experience about 30 seconds of unimaginable searing pain, followed by the experience of being a mindless undead abomination for the rest of your hopefully short life. Some rare individuals with both great willpower and an evil heart will instead get the experience of becoming a Vampire Lord; a weaker, yet still very powerful kind of vampire. Each vampire lord is different, and the specifics are determined by a world's GM. A vampire lord can sire ordinary vampires, and ordinary vampires can create thralls. The death of a vampire lord will also kill any lesser vampires sired by them.
Unholy Might (40): Gaal'garot is extremely powerful, able to smash through walls, easily shatter bones, and crush even armored vehicles bare-handed.
Supernatural Dexterity (30): Gaal'garot is also extremely agile. He has a high movement speed and a fast reaction time.
Enhanced Senses (20): This monster can hear very quiet or distant noises, smell blood from a mile away and see in total darkness.
Blood Devilry (20): When Gaal'garot consumes someone's blood he gains a few abilities that he can only use while the blood remains in his system, typically 24 hours if the feeding is enough to be fatal. Gaal'garot can shapeshift into the person that he drank from, use any special abilities that they have, and access specific memories that they have if he concentrates on them.
Stealth (10): This monster can move without making footsteps, and you can't hear the breathing of a creature that doesn't need to breath. Also, as a vampire he does not cast a shadow and has no reflection. Those last two points can also be used against him.
Nightmarish Fangs (10): If bitten by Gaal'garot's fangs, you can end up being converted into a dry husk completely drained of blood in as little as 30 seconds. Its even faster if you are bitten in the neck.
Can't fight the moonlight (10): If all the above weren't enough, direct exposure to the light of the moon will give this monster yet another ability as chosen by the world's GM. Each moon has a different power and they are not mutually exclusive; but the effect is lost as soon as the lunar spotlight is blocked off.
Perk Themes: Vampires, Blood and the Night
Appearance: A monstrous looking humanoid creatures that stands roughly ten feet tall. His skin is pale, his hands are clawed, his eyes glow red, his ears are pointed and his sharp fangs are what nightmares are made of. His preferred outfit is reminiscent of a feudal lord.
Perks:
Sonic Screech (5) (Terra). So long as you are in your Vampiric Form, you can use this skill. Its more than capable of disorienting civilans, and can be dangerous to Drivers as well. Further Upgrade possible.

Spoiler: Arajakata mauta bhagya (click to show/hide)

Name: Arajakata mauta bhagya
Abilities:
Lifegiver: (100) Animates either a mass of material or an item into an "Appropriate" sentient form based off what it is made from. What has been animated is NOT controlled by him rather being given its own personality, beliefs, and mind based off its material composition(Aka a Book will be inclined to believe that its contents are true regardless of what it watches around it, while a hill will more likely believe things "Grounded" in reality)
Worldshaper: (60) The Ability to control materials within an area with a three meter radius around them.
Shapeshifter: (30) Acts as it reads, Allows them to change what they look like
Fast talker: (40)They are REALLY good at talking
Stone Skin: (30) They have unnaturally hard- stony flesh
Quick Step: (20) They can move at rather fast Speeds
Mindreader: (20) They can Read SOME thoughts from the head of those they encounter.
Perk Themes: "Creator Deity" "Creation" "Life"
Appearance and history: An almost human form, formed of twisting Stone, off putting crystal, and Odd vapors, upon the center of his chest is a singular eye.

[Supernerd]

Post reserved just in case. You may now post.

[crazyabe]

PTW, I'm fairly sure I can gm a world, but as it is I'll spending time writing up a sheet and world(mostly the world) for a bit.

[Sl4cker]

nevermind i don't have enough time to run a game

[KittyTac]

Spoiler: Felius, Harbinger of Catnip, Herald of Kittens, Bane of Dogs (click to show/hide)

Name: Felius, Harbinger of Catnip, Herald of Kittens, Bane of Dogs (Felius for short)
Abilities: Catnip Paws (60 pts, sprouts catnip on all ground Felius walks on and turns any plants into catnip), Cat Transformation (100 pts, Felius turns all mortal creatures he looks on into cats. This ability is impossible to disable for now), Flight (30 pts, self-explanatory), Size-Shifting (30 pts, allows Felius to change size, from kitten-sized to large building-sized), Telekinesis (40 pts, allows Felius to manipulate objects from a distance, helpful, as he has no opposable thumbs, or hands, for that matter), Eye Beams (40 pts, allows Felius to fire lasers out of his eyes. For when turning your enemies into cats won't do)
Perk Themes: Cats or anything cat-related. Also misc. weapons.
Appearance and history: Felius is a Siamese cat the size of a house with glowing purple eyes. He appeared from an unknown dimension and created his own Cat Heaven.

Is this good?

[Supernerd]

Lets see here...

Catnip Paws (60 pts): Seems a bit on the minor side for a cost of 60 points. Unless of course you want the catnip to be capable of growing on solid stone and stuff. I guess it would also be powerful against hostile plants if those are even a thing.
Cat Transformation (100 pts): This is an extremely powerful ability, but if you're spending 100 points on it then I will allow it. As it is a vision based ability, it would only work on things you can see; so someone in full plate armor would not be transformed unless you can see at least part of their body. It would also completely ineffective against demigods, divine servants, and things like robots that would not be categorized as "mortal". Also ineffective on cats for obvious reasons.
Flight (30 pts): Pretty standard ability here. Flight speed would be roughly that of an Eagle's
Size-Shifting (30 pts): It works. Note that without any defense abilities, this might hurt you if you would try to expand in an enclosed area.
Eye Beams (40 pts): I see you already considered things like robots etc as a possible problem.

The application can work as it is, but without any defensive abilities you would need to demonstrate a level of situational awareness that is rare among Bay12 forumers, as even conventional weapons would be effective on you if the aggressor was able to last long enough to get a shot. If you are ok with that I can accept the character potion of your application as it is.

[KittyTac]

I'm more of a glass cannon, so OK. I have a lot of offensive and mobility stuff, though. And "ground" includes anything solid that can be stood on, be it metal, concrete, etc.

[Supernerd]

Your application is almost completely processed. Once your world thread is created, you will be in.
Note that you will need at least one other world so that you can actually do anything. I'll make a world myself if it comes to that. Or if I just plain feel like it.

[Detoxicated]

Hmm how do i roll dice if i run a world?

World Name: Cadassi Dan Dakrian
World Theme: Upon entering the character is turned into a goblin version of itself. There is a hostile world out there full with humans dwarves and elves that hate that you arrived on their planet.
World History: Though there is many different fantasy kingdoms in this world and some rare high magic, most kingdoms agree that the goblin arrivals cause nothing but trouble. Only a handful of trade empires employ and enslave them. The descendants of former goblins have built goblin cities with spiring towers. Some are in pact with demons, some gave birth to new gods.
Information about the world's inhabitants: There is bronze age empires of all kinds of humanoids races. The dominant ones are humans elves and dwarves. There is mundane creatures but also beasts and seeds of gods and demons.

[crazyabe]

Spoiler: God made, Now I just need to work on that world for several more hours... (click to show/hide)

Name: Arajakata mauta bhagya
Abilities:
(100)Domino Distortion; the effects of Arajak's actions oft bring about Far reaching consequences, both good and bad, to him and those around him
(50)Luck distortion field; the "extremes" of luck appear far more often around him, oft in more extreme forms then what you would normally expect
(50)Constantly shifting form; Arajak's body is constantly shifting in composition, leading to his being quite resistant to Kinetic Attacks(Bullets, Blades, Clubs, Ect)
(50)Healing Blood; Arajak's blood is a potent regenerative stimulent, quickly stimulating healing in those it touches the flesh of.
(25)Toxic Blood; Arajak's blood is ALSO a potent poison, Bringing pain and suffering to those who consume it.
(25)Limited Elemental control; Arajak can focus on the world around him, allowing him to command the traditional elements to some extent, however he must maintain concentration on this for it to continue.
Perk Themes: Luck / Chaos / Disorder
Appearance and history: An almost human form, formed of twisting Stone, off putting crystal, and Odd vapors, upon the center of his chest is a singular eye.

[Supernerd]

This game was not designed with dice in mind. I figure its more about strategic planning on how to use your awesome abilities to their full potential to solve various problems.

I'll also point out that world applications are supposed to be sent to me via PM.

And then I will point out that in the character creation section of the first post, it states that no more than 100 points can go into a single ability.

I'll still do a review of the character application as it is though.
(200)Domino Distortion You cannot put more than 100 points into a single ability. A 100 point ability is already the most powerful kind of ability that can exist in a world, so you wouldn't need more than 100 anyway.
(50)Luck distortion field This makes sense, but your character does not appear to have any protection from his own luck shifting. This seems like something that would potentially kill him a lot.
(50)Constantly shifting form This one makes sense. Shapeshifting and immunity or near immunity to blunt attacks. I will point out that your character doesn't seem to have any protection against cutting, piercing, elemental or other more exotic attack types except for luck distortion which could just as easily make them worse.

[The_Two_Eternities]

Spoiler: Mekhane (click to show/hide)

Name: Mekhane
Abilities: Broken Unity (100 points. If any of Mekhane's parts are severed from him, they slowly become mini-Mekhanes (with all his powers) sharing a hive mind with Mekhane Prime. Two or more of them can join together into a single Mekhane with time and physical contact.), Maksur (60 points. Exposure to Mekhane, over time, induces devotion and loyalty to him.), Prometheus (60 points. Mekhane is extraordinarily knowledgeable in science and engineering, capable of designing and building advanced technology.), Apotheosis (60 points. Mekhane can consume matter to heal himself or grow slightly more powerful, with the nature of the increase dependent on the nature of the matter.), Ectoentropic (20 points. Maksur can heal without requiring matter to do so.)
Perk Themes: Stacking self-improvement, with a focus on permanent long-term buffs.
Appearance and history: His form is that of a landcruiser made of clockwork and gears. As humanity and their tools rose and fell, so did he. By the time of the Enlightenment, he could truly understand the devices of humankind, not just gain power from them. With the advent of the Internet, he became a full-fledged god. He is no longer a god.

[crazyabe]

Edited.

[Supernerd]

Arajakata mauta bhagya review

(100)Domino Distortion You cannot put more than 100 points into a single ability. A 100 point ability is already the most powerful kind of ability that can exist in a world, so you wouldn't need more than 100 anyway.
(50)Luck distortion field This makes sense, but your character does not appear to have any protection from his own luck shifting. This seems like something that would potentially kill him a lot.
(50)Constantly shifting form This one makes sense. Shapeshifting and immunity or near immunity to blunt attacks. I will point out that your character doesn't seem to have any protection against cutting, piercing, elemental or other more exotic attack types except for luck distortion which could just as easily make them worse.
(50)Healing Blood An ability that will automatically heal yourself and can also be used to heal others. It would be effective even in battle, but would offer little protection against a potentially fatal attack.
(25)Toxic Blood This one seems to run contrary to the blood's healing effect. Presumably the healing effect would be more powerful than the toxic one, so its like a medicine that really really hurts? Either that or you can bleed in more than one way?
(25)Limited Elemental Control I'm guessing that this ability lets you do things like make fireballs shoot out of lit candles and turn a breeze into a gale and stuff like that. It basically seems like your "primary" means of attack.

If you are happy with this, then your character can be approved... Just as soon as the world is also in order.

Mekhane review

Broken Unity (100): This ability looks like it has a lot of potential, but it seems like it would be too slow to give you an advantage in the battle that you suffer the severance in. This ability would need to be subject to diminishing returns in order to really work though. Your character's appearance will be relevant with this ability. I'm not quite sure what you mean by Landcruiser, but it sounds sort of like a clockwork car thing? It seems like it would be a bit difficult to sever large parts off of that.
Maksur (60): This ability works, though it would require prolonged exposure, which may not necessarily be a bad thing.
Prometheus (60): This can work, but the materials available to you will depend on the GM of a specific world. This seems like it will be your primary means of attack.
Apotheosis (60): Again, this can work but the material will be dependant on the GM of a world. There will be a limit to how much you can improve with this, as you would need to replace old materials in order to do so, but this can give you some versatility. Especially if you stockpile goods.
Ectoentropic (20): Another heal, this one will be a bit too slow to be useful in combat. It seems that you intend to use this so that your severed parts can make the most out of the Broken Unity ability.

It seems like this is a potentially very powerful character, but you would need to rely on Apotheosis and Prometheus in order to defend yourself. Because your abilities are based around healing, a single very powerful attack can wipe you out and Broken Unity requires severance to work. Granted, it would be hard for people to deal with you if they do not know how, and they will probably not learn how until you already got your metaphorical roots dug in. If you are happy with your character, this can work.