Greycat Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Because the oddest thoughts take up residence in my mind thanks to comments elsewhere... Create a character named Power Creep. What AT/powersets? If a powerset doesn't quite exist, what would you want them to have? Bonus points for a bio. (And for anyone who *has* a character named Power Creep - not picking on you, I didn't check to see if one existed. 🙂 All just in fun.) 2 Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 First inclination: Electric armor (for the "power" side) Stalker (for hide to help... well, Creep.) Barry was already a bit of a peeping tom. And was getting known for it. People called him a creep as they passed him on the street. One night, he just happened to be peeping in the wrong place at the wrong time, having cut through an industrial area and slipped, spilling some mysterious chemicals on himself - and then leaning a foot against that outdoors outlet to get a better view in his target's window. The outlet broke and his target wasn't the only one that got shocked that night. After that, though, he had new abilities. He had become... the Power Creep. 3 1 Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperPlyx Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I mean, it's gotta be TW/Bio scrapper right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomo Kimyata Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 This came up a while back, and I got the name on Reunion (taken on all others). I seem to recall I made him an Energy/Energy blaster slotted for knockback... 1 2 Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'd go for Plant, for Carrion Creepers, and Electric Affinity for Power. Or Kinetics. Plant/Kin is a power combination, too, so that makes it powerful as well as creepy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player2 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Dude... I did this awhile back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdoogss Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 5:13 PM, SuperPlyx said: I mean, it's gotta be TW/Bio scrapper right? Nah TW/regen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertanker Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Super Strength Scrapper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailboat Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Long long ago om my university's server, there was an indy game pr4ogrammed by students that was a "roguelike" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike). I forget the game's name now, but it had a bug -- every once in a while, a character would get a bug where at each log-in, their armor class would increase by 1. Once a character got it, it could never be fixed, so after a certain number of log-ins the value would roll over and the character would be permanently unplayable. We called this bug "the Armor Creep" bug, because the armor crept up 1 each time. Years later, while running my own tabletop Champions campaign, I made a villain named The Armor Creep. He was heavily armored and desperately, inappropriately in love with one of the players, and stalked her everywhere, pining for her affections with bad rom-com tropes. Edited January 6, 2021 by Sailboat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I keep coming back to this thread misremembering what it's asking and thinking you're asking us to create some power creep for the game itself, like some deranged game of "you call that a power creep? That's not a power creep. This is a power creep!" So pardon me for derailing for just a second because the perfect thought struck me. My suggestion for such would be a Hamidon Summoning power set for Masterminds. 1 _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarky Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 What is confounding me is what Hero / Villain would take the name. And for what reason. More likely the name was thrust upon them. You don;t just wake up one morning and go "My super name is Power Creep" or "Taserface" Probably some newspaper called them that and it stuck. But that still brings up why. I do love the rom-com idea. Maybe have the character hopelessly in love with Flambeaux, or Ms Liberty. Or a random female he meets on any particular day (careful RPing that one lol) But that still does not address the issue of how he got his Nom de Guerre or, more hilariously, what he insists his super name is but no one uses. His powesets, like in much of Marvel's and DCs soap Operas, take a back seat to the drama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Toon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Snarky said: What is confounding me is what Hero / Villain would take the name. And for what reason. More likely the name was thrust upon them. You don;t just wake up one morning and go "My super name is Power Creep" or "Taserface" Probably some newspaper called them that and it stuck. But that still brings up why. It could be similar to how Captain Mar-Vell became Captain Marvel. Someone asked him who he was, and he replied "Power, creep!" So, he was forever more called Power Creep. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Twisted Toon said: It could be similar to how Captain Mar-Vell became Captain Marvel. Someone asked him who he was, and he replied "Power, creep!" So, he was forever more called Power Creep. Which is similar to why I've got a mind/emp named Rusty Muffler. Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CursedSorcerer Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/4/2021 at 6:06 AM, Snarky said: What is confounding me is what Hero / Villain would take the name. And for what reason. More likely the name was thrust upon them. You don;t just wake up one morning and go "My super name is Power Creep" or "Taserface" Probably some newspaper called them that and it stuck. But that still brings up why. Sorry, but everytime I see "Taserface," I think of this scene. (156) Rocket Makes Fun of TaserFace in front of Ravegers Funny Scene Credit to Guardians of the Galaxy Vo - YouTube 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomo Kimyata Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Sorry (not sorry) to resurrect this thread, but I've decided to reroll my Power Creep. I'm torn between making an overpowered FOTM character, or making a choice based on RP, or something else entirely. But it's got to be creepy. I'm open to suggestions! Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeroprism Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 What a beautiful topic. Can't believe I originally missed it. So who is Power Creep. Power Creep has existed since Issue 1, perhaps even before. No one knows who rolled him or on what server he was. It is said that on Sunset(TM), Power Creep was backed up somewhere so he could continue on when the sun would once again rise on Homecoming. Because Power Creep knew. Power Creep has no definite archetype. He uses all and none at once. His Primary Power set is called "Evolution Opportunism", it comprises of various mysterious powers such as: Patch Note Absorption Power Tweak Optimisation Set Bonuses Augmentation Power Prolification Focus Tweak up His Secondary Power set is called "Changeability", it comprises of various wonderful powers such as: Nerf Protection Enhancement Diversification immunity Pre-Nerf Instant Healing Private Accolade Vendor Skill Balance resistance Just like Megaman used to defeat boss monsters to acquire new skills "Now I got your power!!", Power Creep defeats updates and acquired every bit of advantage that time and change brings to a game. Every single time a dev changes something to the game engine, Power Creep finds a way to utilize and optimize that change. Power Creep does not have a level cap. He just goes on and on and on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) On 1/2/2021 at 2:14 PM, Greycat said: Because the oddest thoughts take up residence in my mind thanks to comments elsewhere... Create a character named Power Creep. What AT/powersets? If a powerset doesn't quite exist, what would you want them to have? Bonus points for a bio. (And for anyone who *has* a character named Power Creep - not picking on you, I didn't check to see if one existed. 🙂 All just in fun.) Shield/Nrg Tank and I already have one. Stupidly overtuned and ridiculously powerful. Edit: Oops. Didn't realize this wasn't a new thread. Edited December 4, 2021 by Bill Z Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperStone Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Proliferation of the Power Pools Here me out on this .... Select the first power of any power pool. That pool is now closed, but you can select powers in another pool Only the second power is available in all pools Take Hasten means no Super Speed Select second pool power, that pool is now closed to you This makes fitness an interesting choice Select third power ....etc til you exhaust options You .... creep through power pool options Edited December 4, 2021 by JasperStone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Power Creep NRG/Dark Stalker Can often be found in night clubs when his distant cousin Lounge Lizard is elsewhere, though his overpowering cologne can usually be detected long before he's in sight. Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0th Power Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 1:14 PM, Greycat said: Because the oddest thoughts take up residence in my mind thanks to comments elsewhere... Create a character named Power Creep. What AT/powersets? If a powerset doesn't quite exist, what would you want them to have? Bonus points for a bio. (And for anyone who *has* a character named Power Creep - not picking on you, I didn't check to see if one existed. 🙂 All just in fun.) Power Creep is taken on torch, I tried to grab it a while back without luck. I am Pro-Human I invented Combat Teleport Battle Rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZag Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Make Power Crepe instead and throw the frizbee at everyone and tell them they are magical dessert pancakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Shield/EM tank, EM/Bio scrap, Claws/Bio scrap, Fire/Fire blaster, Fire/Kin corruptor, Time/Ice defender, etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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