Originally posted by darthgoober
Ok people I've been thinking about it, and I think that this is the best way to go about the tourney.Starting at whatever time the participants agree on, everyone will PM their picks to me in a kind of draft. You'll only get to make one pick at a time, and you can't make your second pick until everyone else has made a pick also. I'll announce each pick(without telling who drafted the character) as they come in, that way no one knows for sure what kind of Amalgam the other's are making. If anyone objects to a character that's been picked(because it's thought that he or she is to powerful), the draft will be halted until the pick is sorted out. It would be nice if a bio was included, so that anyone who is unfamiliar with the character in question, will be able to look over the characters abilities. I'd suggest setting the draft date a day or two from now, that way potential characters can be discussed before hand, and the draft isn't held up with a bunch of arguing about whether or not a character is acceptable.
So how does that sound to you guys?
Sounds great.
Can we start PM'ing as soon as we're ready though?
Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
Sounds great.Can we start PM'ing as soon as we're ready though?
Ok guys, I know this is a bit long, but please read it and make sure your clear on the general guidelines for the tourney(if you don't pay attention, and you do something that's not allowed, you've only yourself to blame).
For those unfamiliar with the concept, this is a rundown for Amalgam characters. Participants each select three characters. Each of these characters holds a special place in the makeup of the Amalgam. These places are MIND, BODY,POWERS.
BODY-This character is the basic physical form of the Amalgam. The “Body” character determines the Amalgam’s base Strength, Durability, Stamina, Agility. These attributes may be increased through the use of the Amalgam’s powers, but the individual component characters abilities do not stack. So if you pick Superman and the Hulk, and you select Superman as you “Body”, you would have Superman’s base level of strength, but you would get stronger as your character became angry. You would not however, add the base strength level’s of Superman and the Hulk, to determine the base strength level of your Amalgam.
MIND-This character serves as the mental template for your Amalgam. It determines your characters Intelligence, Willpower, and Experience/Skills. Your ”Mind” character also determines which of your characters powers he can use effectively. (I’ll explain more about power usage in a moment)
POWERS-This character is basically just an added bonus. All this character represents for the Amalgam in question, is another power set that the character can draw his resources from.
On power usage….
The created Amalgam has access to ALL of his components powers…at least theoretically. The Amalgams “Mind” actually determines which of his powers he can use effectively. So the Amalgam is automatically proficient with ALL of his “Mind” characters, and is also proficient with any of his other components powers that his “Mind” could figure out fairly easily(it is up to person controlling the Amalgam to convince the judges whether or not the Amalgam in question could figure out how use his other powers). This is why it is generally better to have the component with the most complicated power set designated as you “Mind”. Things like Super Strength, and involuntary regeneration require no real thought, and are therefore automatically successful. Things like creating/sustaining constructs, altering the molecular structure of matter, and manipulating the electromagnetic spectrum, may or may not be successful, depending on how much of a stretch it is that the “Mind” character could figure it out fairly easily. Thus powers that are similar to the “Mind” characters, hold the greatest chance of being used successfully
Banned characters
Some characters are banned from being used in the creation of Amalgam characters. This is because some power or ability of the character in question, is overpowered or easily unbalancing when combined with certain other characters. The following is a list of characters that cannot be used in the creation of your Amalgam…
Juggernaut
Multiple Man
The Destroyer(Asgardian)
The Shaggy Man
The Flash
This list is likely to be expanded on in the future, but those are the ones that spring to mind at the moment.
Now about THIS tourney….
Under Venom is the general rule for character selection
Banned Powers
No time manipulation..
No Absorbing powers that injure the absorbed character (IE., Rogue)
No Telepathic mind shutdowns (IE., Jean Grey causing a foe to think themsleves into death, or simply pass out)
No Offensive organic matter manipulation (IE., Sersi turning a foe into a pig)
• Manipulating one's own organic matter to heal, or regenerate lost body parts is acceptable
No death touches/stares/blasts/etc (IE., Decay making a foe's body break down)
No Reality warping (IE., Franklin Richards bending the time-space continuum to suit his will)
No Character retrieval (IE., Rick Jones using the Destiny Force)
No Multiplying (IE., the Multiple Man)
No On-the-fly adaptation (IE., Doomsday's ability to come back from the dead immune to whatever killed him)
No Mind/body swapping (IE., Doctor Doom's mind transfer)
No Mind control (IE., Emma Frost taking over a foe's mind and using him to fight his own team, kill himself, etc.)
• A mental attack on an opponent is allowed though.
Each participant will have 10 minutes of prep, to ready anything in they’re arsenal. No spying of any kind is allowed.
Any questions?
Alright here is issue #1 of the Dark-web/Bloodspiller crossover
Darkweb looked around the alley in disdain,cursing his warning sense that had led him here it always was going off when he was close and it had led Darkweb to this spot where his handiwork was evident.
A man lay there on the ground,his chest sliced open by a violent hack while only 6 feet away another man lay there with his head twisted 180 degrees,it had been wrenched so violently that it's jaw had detached.His warning sense gave a faint ring as he felt a presence behind him. He spun around to see an unkempt brute,his chin caked with years of cheap booze and drool ,the man had a knife.He lunged at Darkweb who with his enhanced speed was able to catch the mans wrist and pull him up into the air before he had even gone 2 inches."What happened here" he asked as the man kicked and screamed like a baby the man spat at darkweb who responded by shaking him violently"What happened here!" he stopped shaking the man who paused momentarily before saying "this pretty thing came into our alley,all we wanted was a bit a fun then some weirdo with a red hood and a skull on his shirt drops in an offs me mates" Darkweb frowned disgusted by the man."Which way did he go" he asked,the man pointed and leaving them for the authorities he leapt off int the night.
Bloodspiller looked happily at his now unbloodstained shirt,which he had cleaned in a nearby flat after dealing with those scumbags"they won't be giving anyone anymore trouble,but they sure did squeal"he rmarked to himself.He had just don his outfit when a Banshee scream echoed throughout the night leaping out of a closed window Bloodspiller made a mental note to send a cheque to the owners of the flat before heading off in the direction of the scream.He traced the sounds to an alley,where it seemed that a lady was just standing there screaming blue murder for no apparent reason.He suddenly felt a hand grasp the back of his jacket,and all to familiar voice say"long time no see or should you being saying that to leatherdeamon?" Bloodspill was propelled forward with so much force that he flew into the wall on the other side of the alley and cracked the bricks before falling like a ragdoll into the bowels of the street.
Hopping down into the alley Darkweb told the lady that she could go now,and responding to Bloodspillers quizzical glance remarked "I love this city,you can pay women to do anything"he stood there casually as Bloodspiller picked himself off the ground,as they both knew that with his enhanced abilities Bloodspiller was no real threat "your good kid"Blodspiller said as he reached into his jacket and dropped a grenade between them "but"he said as Darkweb looked up and saw he had a gun in his hand "are you faster than a speeding bullet" BLAM!!