NEW Immortals Handbook - Ascension thread

[Pssthpok]

EDIT: Alzrius beat me to it.

 

[dante58701]

Death Portfolio and Ersatz, which type wins out? Does the construct type always take precedent?

 

[Ltheb Silverfrond]

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If you don't want to read the above then lets break it down. Just give me the level of a power that nullifies everything it touches, protects it's weilder from time travel(like slipstream), and provides a 360 degree sheild. That's all that's required, forget what has been posted if you don't want to judge an ability you've never seen. Just pretend am asking for a independent power. That should help...

The easiest way to configure this is, from my guess...
Atomic [Storm] + Slipstream? (+ Forcefield too?) for about 12 divine slots (13 if you add forcefield for completeness)

Unless you rule energy attacks are matter, this would likely burn up most conventional weaponry (Missiles, physical projectiles, enemy ships/mechs/enemies). If you do rule them as matter then this can potentially stop anything. However, this is dubious; how much HP does light have? The mechanics don't say much; I would wager that if the Atomic Storm did damage = the incoming attacks damage then it would be canceled out completely. (Treat like a variable energy resistance to the incoming attack) (Physical objects like hurled planets could be subject to this rule, but like bullets or missiles, you might not need to cancel out all the damage to prevent the attack from striking)

Perhaps upping the strength of the Atomic Effect or adding other features (like the ability to block energy attacks) could place the LHW at a solid Transcendant power. (Right now its sort of in-between)

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hey WarDragon!

Er... this directly contradict the Epic Beastiary, where you said that only natural (race, template, level, and inherent) Strength counts for virtual size categories.

My memory is just useless, I knew I should have looked that up.

 

[EarthSeraphEdna]

My memory is just useless, I knew I should have looked that up.

But that only states that un-"natural" Strength increases don't increase your weight. A human that weighs 150 pounds at 10 Strength would still weigh 150 pounds with a Belt of Epic Strength +30, but the Bestiary says nothing about it not counting towards Virtual Size Categories.

 

[jedrious]

But that only states that un-"natural" Strength increases don't increase your weight. A human that weighs 150 pounds at 10 Strength would still weigh 150 pounds with a Belt of Epic Strength +30, but the Bestiary says nothing about it not counting towards Virtual Size Categories.

it does however state that VSCs are based upon density and if weight doesn't increase then neither does mass and density is the concentration of mass within an object

 

[WarDragon]

Indeed; VSCs are technically based on mass and density, not Strength. Can't have one without the other.

 

[zen_hydra]

Next Update???

Howdy U_K!

I haven't checked in a while (since about the time of the last update on the Immortalshandbook site), but is there an Ascension update planned for anytime soon?

I can certainly appreciate that RL has gotten in your way.

I am just curious. I do see that there is still a lot of discussion going on in this thread (for good, or ill ).

 

[Farealmer3]

U_K, don't forget my question.

 

[EarthSeraphEdna]

Quick fluff-related set of questions: When someone enters the Pleroma, Muzaloth, how big are they in comparison to the black dots that represent universes? Let's say a Medium-sized creature enters Muzaloth, how big would the dots be from his perspective assuming he's standing/floating right next to one? What happens if he touches one of the dots? What happens if he fires an [Effect] at one of them?