Willis Posted March 15, 2008 Author Posted March 15, 2008 Hey guys. I'm thinking of making a character akin to Thor, but making him as a power suit, and was wondering what you guys thought. His name would be T.H.O.R. (Tactical Harness Something, still working on the details). He would be a power suit with enhanced strength, protection, some sensory powers (darkvision, stuff like that) an would have a hammer. The hammer would be something with the mighty strike power and an alternate power of blast to let him throw lightning like any thor wannabe should. The suit would have an a.i. program that would help him, named O.D.I.N. (Operational Database Information Network). Any thoughts?
Willis Posted March 15, 2008 Posted March 15, 2008 Hey guys. I'm thinking of making a character akin to Thor, but making him as a power suit, and was wondering what you guys thought. His name would be T.H.O.R. (Tactical Harness Something, still working on the details). He would be a power suit with enhanced strength, protection, some sensory powers (darkvision, stuff like that) an would have a hammer. The hammer would be something with the mighty strike power and an alternate power of blast to let him throw lightning like any thor wannabe should. The suit would have an a.i. program that would help him, named O.D.I.N. (Operational Database Information Network). Any thoughts?
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Sounds nifty Tactical Harness for Offensive Response Threat and Hazard Operation Responder Transuranic Hyperpolarized Oscillating Radiator (refers to the ultra-tech nuclear reactor core powering the armor) Would O.D.I.N. be a full A.I. (i.e., a Sidekick), or just the fluff-text for some feature of the armor (like Enhanced Skills or Feats)?
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Sounds nifty Tactical Harness for Offensive Response Threat and Hazard Operation Responder Transuranic Hyperpolarized Oscillating Radiator (refers to the ultra-tech nuclear reactor core powering the armor) Would O.D.I.N. be a full A.I. (i.e., a Sidekick), or just the fluff-text for some feature of the armor (like Enhanced Skills or Feats)?
nareik123 Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Copyright theft! I had the big hammer idea as well for a character who isn't on this site. Only joking... ATES. (Ares Tactical Enhancement System)
nareik123 Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Copyright theft! I had the big hammer idea as well for a character who isn't on this site. Only joking... ATES. (Ares Tactical Enhancement System)
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 I actually hadn't thought about it, but I like the sidekick idea.
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 I actually hadn't thought about it, but I like the sidekick idea.
cosmicarus Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Love the concept. Rather cool - could make for some interesting interplay between the suit and the wearer (ie: I can't let you do that, Dave... ). Where did he (or she) get the suit?
cosmicarus Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Love the concept. Rather cool - could make for some interesting interplay between the suit and the wearer (ie: I can't let you do that, Dave... ). Where did he (or she) get the suit?
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Willis, the PARAGONS book has a power suited char (named Valkyrie) with an A.I. sidekick (bought as a Sidekick) named ODIN! Where did he (or she) get the suit? I'm sure no Germanic mad scientist had anything to do with it..... ;)
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Willis, the PARAGONS book has a power suited char (named Valkyrie) with an A.I. sidekick (bought as a Sidekick) named ODIN! Where did he (or she) get the suit? I'm sure no Germanic mad scientist had anything to do with it..... ;)
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 Still working on the background. That's my weakest area. I was thinking of having the character be a military scientist working on the project then stealing the prototype suit when he saw what the higher ups had planned for it. That could give a pre-made opponent for the gms as well since the next generation of suit could be handed to someone with the intention of bringing the character in. Thoughts?
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 Still working on the background. That's my weakest area. I was thinking of having the character be a military scientist working on the project then stealing the prototype suit when he saw what the higher ups had planned for it. That could give a pre-made opponent for the gms as well since the next generation of suit could be handed to someone with the intention of bringing the character in. Thoughts?
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 What?! Crap! So much for that idea I guess. :(
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 What?! Crap! So much for that idea I guess. :(
Heridfel Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 What do you mean? Is it because there's a similar character in Paragons? Believe me, there are plenty of characters with concepts similar to existing characters. At this point, most archetypes are strongly represented, so you'll always have some similarities to existing characters. I had intentionally made my villain to resemble Moonquake with elements of Redhawk and Dr. Dungeon (all from Crooks!). Then, I found out that his powers are almost exactly the same as a Marvel supervillain named Graviton. At least Graviton doesn't have a battlesuit, or the spirit of Icarus in his body... And the point of that last bit - you can always find ways to make your character feel like your character as you play him or her. Just go in with the intent to have fun, and you should succeed.
Heridfel Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 What do you mean? Is it because there's a similar character in Paragons? Believe me, there are plenty of characters with concepts similar to existing characters. At this point, most archetypes are strongly represented, so you'll always have some similarities to existing characters. I had intentionally made my villain to resemble Moonquake with elements of Redhawk and Dr. Dungeon (all from Crooks!). Then, I found out that his powers are almost exactly the same as a Marvel supervillain named Graviton. At least Graviton doesn't have a battlesuit, or the spirit of Icarus in his body... And the point of that last bit - you can always find ways to make your character feel like your character as you play him or her. Just go in with the intent to have fun, and you should succeed.
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 So you think I should go ahead with the character then? I don't want to be seen as a rip-off artist or anything.
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 So you think I should go ahead with the character then? I don't want to be seen as a rip-off artist or anything.
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Bah! Do what you want! So what if there's already another character in another book that has some similarities? It's still your character! Besides, given how many millions of comics there are out there and dozens upon dozens of RPG books, it'd be nigh-impossible to come up with a character that didn't share something with some other already-published character!
Dr Archeville Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Bah! Do what you want! So what if there's already another character in another book that has some similarities? It's still your character! Besides, given how many millions of comics there are out there and dozens upon dozens of RPG books, it'd be nigh-impossible to come up with a character that didn't share something with some other already-published character!
cosmicarus Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Besides, given how many millions of comics there are out there and dozens upon dozens of RPG books, it'd be nigh-impossible to come up with a character that didn't share something with some other already-published character! Oh yeah? Well, my next character is going to be just this nerdish kid, right? Until he's bitten by an irradiated wasp that... hmmm... Ok, scrap that, there's this guy right, and he's really tough, but he's not a guy at all, no, he's the last survivor of a dead planet and... dang it! Er... hmmm... gadget based vigilante? The truth is, there are certain powers you could never really use without infringing some kind of copyright. Try being a dedicated speedster without having powers like the Flash! Thevshi, on this very board, has a speedster and does a brilliant job of making the character her own.
cosmicarus Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Besides, given how many millions of comics there are out there and dozens upon dozens of RPG books, it'd be nigh-impossible to come up with a character that didn't share something with some other already-published character! Oh yeah? Well, my next character is going to be just this nerdish kid, right? Until he's bitten by an irradiated wasp that... hmmm... Ok, scrap that, there's this guy right, and he's really tough, but he's not a guy at all, no, he's the last survivor of a dead planet and... dang it! Er... hmmm... gadget based vigilante? The truth is, there are certain powers you could never really use without infringing some kind of copyright. Try being a dedicated speedster without having powers like the Flash! Thevshi, on this very board, has a speedster and does a brilliant job of making the character her own.
Willis Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 So if I do decide to pursue this character, do you think it would be best for all of his attack powers to come from the hammer or should the suit itself have the ability to make the energy blast? I'm just curious to see how other people's minds wrap around the same conept in different ways.
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