Koramund
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PL: 121,168
Bio Metabolize(x3)
Zeni: 2,003
Shoki: 7,708
Tag: @koramund
OOC Name: Saiyan, Namekian, Human
Posts: 694
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Post by Koramund on Jan 22, 2015 20:19:50 GMT
I highly agree with Pieter on this one, and I want the voting!
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Post by Reikiko on Jan 24, 2015 3:31:38 GMT
Zef's got a good idea there, actually. Here's my modification on the matter, straight forward: The Bio Android needs to go out and absorb things to get stronger, right? That causes danger events for anyone in the area (considering locations currently). The Bio-Android gets a 5% increase to the total thread gain, and a fat ol' notification that the character's going to this location to absorb the populace there, on top of the other miscellaneous modifiers in it. Here's the thing though: It can be halved, to 2.5%, if the android's stopped. In which case, they'll need to look at a powerful source, and I mean a really powerful source that'll force their body to change up to manage that power more effectively. Clearly, this is when the player stuff comes in. Now comes the tricky part! How're they gonna get more powerful? Well, it's obvious that, upon Cell absorbing Piccolo's arm, that he got stronger! Probably could've handled his own, if Krillin and Trunks didn't show up, considering he absorbed some of Piccolo's power. Going by the mechanic that they need some time to absorb (3 roundabout turns, meaning if there are 4 players, wait for the others to go, post 2 coming in, then everyone else goes, and then post 3). In each turn, the Bio-Android gains 11% of the target's power, up to 33%. This means that the person's got the chance to stop the absorption, but they've lost that amount of power to the Bio-Android. Now, considering it's required of the Bio-Android to absorb a full person, this makes it a bit tedious for them to get up, but this is when we apply Pipa's thought on the matter! The Bio-Android's a vulture-styled race. Meaning, they're gonna go in after all the fighting, for there's NO need to get in the way of 2 animals fighting each other for life or death. They know that, at the end of the battle, they'll get their share. The first predator never eats the whole thing... Unless it's a snake or some animal with a big mouth and stomach. The vulture will get its turn eventually, and it will be well worth the wait. The Bio-Android hunts a target down, that's weakened from its fight during the thread. Cell made real good use in learning how to Suppress its Ki really well, which is why only Kami, who had plenty of time to Master Ki Sensing, could sense it, until the Bio-Android revealed itself. That or, the Bio-Android could get friendly with someone, who it can assist in the fight... Or backstab them. Regardless, it gets a meal. In terms of alignment, in general RPING terms, they're anything but any sort of Lawful. Sure, it'll follow its programming from its master, but it'll do it through ANY MEANS necessary. Meaning, they're more inclined to be Chaotic. Especially if they're out on their own. I just wanted to say I liked this idea a lot. The whole 'gain benefits for doing a topic where you absorb people, but also risk being stopped' sounds pretty nice, especially to me because of Rei's attitude. However, we do need to keep a careful eye on meta-gaming for absorb purpose. To give an example: Let's say Reikiko, who has ki suppression finds a weakened target (can people by the way absorb a recently killed person as long as the body is intact?), drags them to a hiding spot and starts her draining. Since the victim should have been weakened enough that their presence is barely noticeable. What would keep someone from barging into that thread/roleplay suddenly spotting the missing person's absence and by miracle find Reikiko's hiding spot right away? I would at the very least put in a safety mechanism that 1: Players need to actually have seen the missing person to know of their absence 2: If the bio-android has ki suppression require at least an additional post (so pretty much leaving the bio-android the chance to absorb 2 turns out of 3) to be capable of being found. Then again, I'm not that good with mechanics and such =3
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Post by Pieter Wolfbane on Jan 24, 2015 3:47:39 GMT
The fun part about this, actually, is that the Bio-Android's power level spikes to normality while absorbing, meaning Ki-Suppression doesn't get to happen during absorption. That's how it's set up here. Now, keep in mind, when a DE thread is happening, staff are going to be keeping a CLOSE eye on it. Even other players will keep a close eye on it, so if someone's trying to pull something meta-gamey, without actually putting in the effort or ingenuity to find them, it'll be known and throw up an alert. Also, as what happened with Orache's last saiyan, the body was still sucked up by Koramund here. So, yes, it is very much possible.
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