CactusBrawler

To be fair I doubt many people who play the LOTR mmorpg, have read the Silmarillion so they don't really know how powerful Gandalf actually is.

And in WoW I have less problem with the dragon role players, after all any dragon older than a whelp in that game can assume humanoid form in that universes law, my major problems comes from the people who play Paladins as some sort of Warhammer inquisitor/witch hunter, or people playing their noble characters as dark ages lords and ladies, despite the human religion being about forgiveness and respect for others...

But I'm digressing.

While the setting of CoX, is pretty awesome it does leave a few things unsaid, are the only vampires in the world the Council/5th ones, same with werewolves.

If there were no super powers before Recluse and Statesman released them into the world, does that mean the maximum age we can set our characters to is within one lifetime previous to that event?

Did Pandora's box affect just the Earth or the rest of the universe?

Do Portal Corps only travel to alternative Earths, or have they encountered radically different universes with completely different rules of physics and differing landmasses?

Gah, digressing again.

Why people want to play cosmic level toon's?

I'm guessing kinda the same reason they play games like God of War, some people like being the center of attention, an unstoppable force.

There is also the Superman effect, people want to play some of his level.

Personally I use game mechanics, if my character is capable of doing it in game, then I'll think of a reasonable explanation for it out of character, hence Twi and the Harkon cannon being an explenation for the Warburg nukes that was more in character than nipping over and stealing a few WMD's.

True a lot of the time Superman is written as plot dumb, but more often as not he takes the smashy role because well, the rest of his team are much squishier than him. Likewise Batman takes the sneaky role in those encounters because well if he doesn't he'd die, plus well his costume is better for sneaking in than Superman's Red and Blue.

As for Cosmicman, surely that's a problem with the role player behind the character, rather than the character or concept itself?

A figure stalked across a room, hidden by the shadows it climbed into a bath tub like dip in the floor, laying back and placing a cage of metal and blinking L.E.Ds over its head, fingers brushed a series of buttons, with a low whirr a lid slid forward, leaving the figure laying in its dark pod.

Liquid began to flood the pod, and the figure struggled briefly, unable to suppress its panic, as it had to take a lungful of liquid, luckily the fluid was oxygenated and designed to be breathed, the figure settled down suppressing instincts that were screaming how wrong this situation was.

The pod pulsed with lights, and there was a moment of separation, as the figures awareness leapt from the pod, travelling digitally across Paragon City, a moment of darkness, then light filtered in, cold mechanical sensors replacing flesh and blood senses.

The figure checked its new limbs, all twenty eight of them, mentally setting a switch that changed inbuilt weapons to none lethal settings. The figures awareness filled with a series of charts, listing the current status of its new bodies.

“All systems green. Giant Killer ready for deployment.” The figure said through six vocal units.

Thing is Birdy it still works in comics.

Superman, an alien being capable of destroying the world in seconds, hangs out with a crazy man who dresses as a bat, same with Marvels Thor, he hangs with Captain America and Spiderman as often as he does with the other 'God' characters of the Marvel universe.

Heck in most encounters it's the street level heroes who solve the problem, the cosmic level heroes end up more or less being a tank, and just slugging it out with the current villain. Meanwhile Batman/Spiderman/Who ever, sneaks around and comes up with the last minute save, discovering the villains weakness or disabling their source of power.

((Same story is covered in various papers, this one is from a tabloid.))

Have you met the mysterious millionaire?

Martin Wayne (32), head of the Wayne family and C.E.O of Cyber Wear industries has begun a charitable albeit unusual pilgrimage, he set out from his home several days ago in casual clothes on foot, intending to walk around the world giving aid and money to those in need, starting with the American Mid-west.

“I woke up one day and released, I have been extremely blessed in life, and I’m in a unique situation to help people out there” Martin said at a press conference before his pilgrimage.

During his absence Cyber Wear industries will be under the control of lead designer Nanette Balcitis (45). Cyber Wear Industries focuses on mixing regular clothing, with technological marvels, leading to such releases as their acclaimed Invis-bra a body sculpting force field, which both lifts and protects.

Have you met the wandering billionaire?
Did he help you?
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Police file on the man found holding the crystal.

Name : Chester Bonifer

Age: 54

Place of residence: 17 Rodeo Drive, Steel Canyon suburbs.

Previous convictions: None

Summary of Interview and Investigation:

Suspect was at the centre of a riot located at The New Paragon Bank, 82 Witherstreet, Galaxy City. We have confirmed that Bonifer, is a regular at this branch despite living in Steel Canyon.

Security camera’s show Bonifer waiting in line to see a bank cashier, gradually becoming more and more agitated as time goes on, after a certain point those around him began to show signs of agitation too.

After ten minutes a fight broke out in the rear section of the line, quickly spreading into a mass brawl, at this point Bonifer began to show pyrokinetic abilities. There are no indications, that he has ever had such powers previously.

Once subdued by a team of meta-humans, a red crystal (Object A) fell from his pocket and began to hover. Bonifer said he had found it on his way to the bank, and was intending to hand it in to a police station on his way home. Given Bonifer’s history of returning lost items to the Police, we currently are taking his word at face value.

M.A.G.I reports indicate that Object A, is some form of emotional focus point, created by some unknown being or beings, to magnify and spread a particular emotions. M.A.G.I report that this crystal is attuned to Rage, heightening the holder’s feelings of wrath and then spreading it to others around him or her.

Since Bonifer was affected by an unknown magical artefact he will not be charged. Once psychological and M.A.G.I reports indicate there are no lasting effects to the incident, he will be released.

They were both great!

After the IC mission of 03/05/2010.

Current clue is being processed by M.A.G.I

Red Crystal

It is a deep red in colour, like a drop of crystallized blood, and opaque enough to see through, however when looking through the crystal people around the observer would seem to be filled with rage, their expression twisted into grotesque masks of anger.

Physically the crystal is two inches long and a half inch thick, someone with knowledge of how to cut gem stones, would notice that it appears to have been cut, all the way down one side, as if the crystal had once been half of a bigger gem stone.

Just touching this oddly faceted gem, would cause those susceptible to magic to begin to fill with an intense rage and hatred of those around them, every negative thought would be magnified, every slight would demand blood as repayment. Eventually the magic would spill over, infecting others near the holder.Once the person lets go of the crystal the magic fades, and people quickly return to normal.

Carrying the crystal in a container, such as a bag or jar does not cause the magic to trigger, however touching it directly, even while wearing gloves does so.The crystal itself seems to be a focus point, as if some being had spent millennia focusing their hate and rage on one point in space and time, it is clearly some form of magical artefact when given even the weakest of "is it magic?™" tests.

"Seven shadows and seven graces...."

"What's that?"

"Something some old guy was ranting about."

"Sounds like a kung fu film"
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Two guys talking in Kings Row.

Hmmmm I would say an AI could make a logical leap to believing in a divine being, the AI after all knows it is created, if it found it's creator to be lacking in worth, it could come to a pseudo logical decision that it's creation is due to something greater than its human creators.

The personality conflict is a little annoying, how can you not care how you act or speak around others, and yet be a shy person?

It doesn't make sense.

It may slightly annoy me because I know some one who claims to be like that.

Really don't like that person.

*Grumps*

Oooo I liked that.

So has Ni/Annette lost their memories?

He's back.
Apparently the domain expired yesterday.

And just lost it now, after being apparently able to log in, edit a page, bounce around various articles, including ones I've never read before, I now get the expired domain page too.

http://union.virtueverse.com/index.php/Main_Page

The hand book yeah?

Works for me, even been random page bouncing to check.

Works for me.