Transcendence Now - M&M Game [Resumed!]

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Hrm, also, perhaps they have some way of constantly monitoring your brainwave patterns, and then have use of transcendent powers linked to some part of the brain that can be traced. They'd go on an honor system, asking you not to use mental and more subtle powers (or perhaps all powers) unless directed by them, and if the powers are being abused they'd know and could deal with the situation somehow-perhaps restricting the person at first to smaller quarters or the isolation you mentioned.

 

[Samnell]

Hrm, also, perhaps they have some way of constantly monitoring your brainwave patterns, and then have use of transcendent powers linked to some part of the brain that can be traced.

That's not unreasonable. It stands to reason that if they have a way to process us to generate the powers (even if it varies from power to power) it must work on similar principles. Otherwise they would have to generate an entirely novel transcendence process for each candidate. This seems impractical and how would they know beforehand that they could empower us if each one took an entirely unique method? The use of powers could produce signature brainwaves, generate a particular sort of benign radiation, etc. A ranged EEG machine isn't all that implausible a way to watch for it.

They'd go on an honor system, asking you not to use mental and more subtle powers (or perhaps all powers) unless directed by them, and if the powers are being abused they'd know and could deal with the situation somehow-perhaps restricting the person at first to smaller quarters or the isolation you mentioned.

Heh, Josh has a double-subtle force field. It's supposed to be undetectable by any means. But I guess that's not the sort of power they'd worry about.

 

[RobotRobotI]

They could just have a dude from the original batch (I mean, already 2 of the other guys work there, you could up it to 3) with the ability to Nullify powers selectively in a radius hanging out to make sure things like mind reading and ESP don't get out of hand.

But I like the idea of having the actual people in charge of everything offsite, so all the data and the orders are coming in from outside, and the people working there just following orders.

That also gives more precedence to the atmospheric stuff, like orders over speakerphones and things like that. I mean, it even makes more sense, that way - it's easier to directly give orders to the patients than give orders to the orderlies to give orders to the patients.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

I have 4 of the original batch plotted out already, and having the 5th simply be a power-nullifier would be silly truthfully, especially with the other 4 of that batch immune to his powers. A great deal of your powers comes from some extension of your inner psyche, and since transcendents are a new thing it seems anachronistic to have one so soon. But I think I've found a comfortable enough solution (mixture of the above) which will work, thanks for all the brainstorming work guys

Remotely controlled and monitoring your brainwave signatures sounds like a plan! There will probably be 1 mini-institution/lab for each group of 5-don't place your eggs all in one basket and all the jazz

 

[Shalimar]

I just noticed that the professor has a reputation complication. That he sleeps with his students, or at least it is believed that he has. Got me wondering what age he and all the rest of the characters are. I'm guessing mostare in their mid twenties or therabouts?

 

[ByteRynn]

The professor is in his mid-40s

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

This talk of age reminds me, 2016 sound like a good starting date? I figure in 10 years everything will mostly be similar to now, minus a couple technological advancements, but still resembling today's society mostly. Also, it would get some immediate political issues out of the way.

 

[Agamon]

This talk of age reminds me, 2016 sound like a good starting date? I figure in 10 years everything will mostly be similar to now, minus a couple technological advancements, but still resembling today's society mostly. Also, it would get some immediate political issues out of the way.

That's what Toki did. GL started in 2003, in game it was 2013. We're starting to catch up a bit (2006/2014).

 

[Rybaer]

2016 works for me.

 

[Shalimar]

2016 works for me.