KMC Secret Wars! Eyes Only--You Know Who You Are...

after a little more thought--is there a way we can just decide an attack has to be 'defensible' while leaving the cap open? i mean MOST blitzes can be shielded or defended anyway, right?

I guess.

Funny thing will be that either no-one drafts a speedster, or the game is won by the only one not to draft a speedster.

Originally posted by leonidas
this was never intended to be something that we were supposed to agonize over.

...said every tourney host ever.

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It's been painless outside speed, so I think we're doing fine.

I'll cosign the above posts. We should be close now.

So is this a four way BZ between you guys or 1vs1 brackets with three matches total?

just one random semi-final then a final. 2 match max. just for sh!ts and giggles.

You mean for dominion over the interwebs!!!

I have lots of good combos but no great ones yet. Probably because I'm used to massive amps. Still, lots of good choices.

I also have one that passes my test earlier, where it's a material for the power to use, not an amp to the power itself. Like the Jeffries //Wolverine example, but better.. But it likely pushes the amalgam lots mmhigher than any reasonable cap. So I'm unsure about it. Is there a cap on total power? It'll be hard without amping anyway, but it's good to know all rules.

i think i mentioned somewhere that in terms of sheer power, wonder woman would be a good upper level, maybe gladiator-ish...? i mean a significant mid-herald if you can work it out.

Ok. Lemme go through everything and form a list. Then we'll tweak it as needed and finalize it in a day or so.

Moving along, are we going to declare one at a time, two at a time, or is there lingering support for a blind draft?

What about a snake draft? We set an order randomly, and maybe the first round is the meta pick. Then we go in reverse order for heralds. Or first come, first served?

I want Digi to draft Luke Skywalker, infuse him with Flash-level speed, and proceed to chop you all in half with a ftl lightsaber blitz. Essentially, by the time you knew the saber was green, you'd already be flayed into a steaming pile of loss. 👆

Nothing against anyone else, but how effing cool would that be..? kinda

About that^^^

We're doing comic characters only, right?

i think that's probably easiest.

How do you feel about a scans limit?

We don't need a hundred images to implement a strategy, only relevant scans, don't need every ability shown.

Maybe limit to 10 or less per post

hmm, i guess i'm open to that. never had to use one before. usually more proof=better argument, but whatever the others want is fine by me.

I think we can gauge scans on our own. I try not to scan-dump in my posts, but I'd rather not set a limit.

I'm ok with comic characters only, even though I DID heavily consider Luke. 😈

I've been busier than expected, so I don't have the list yet. Maybe tonight or definitely tomorrow.

How close are you guys to your final ideas?

I've had a list of half a dozen or so at both levels for several days now. I just haven't had the time to really dig in and see which will work best together. As we discussed over PMs, lots of threads are worthless now in the respect forum, so unless I'm really lazy (and I might be), it will require a fair amount of research.

So...maybe Monday or Tuesday I'll have my final plan, though certainly not all my scans together.

Alright, correct me where I'm wrong:

Format: Semi-final and finals. Three matches total.

Power Level & Format: 2-character amalgam. One at or below high meta (upper limit examples: Namor, Cpt. Britain) plus one at or below low herald (upper limit example: Magneto)

Total Power Cap After Amalgamation: Mid Herald (upper limit example: ??)

Post Limit: 5

Self or Characters: We're drafting the characters, not granting ourselves the powers. So CIS is presumably on the table.

Amping Rules: Disallowed. Materials that aid a power (i.e. Jeffries/adamantium) are allowed. Power amping is not (i.e. The Ray + Kara)

Tech Creation & Non-Autonomous Constructs/Summons: Low Herald limit

Prep: 3 seconds in an empty room

TP: Emma limit. Mind-rape and/or mind control is specifically disallowed, but other telepathic powers (confusion, illusions, fear inducing, probability manip., mind-reading for strategic advantage, etc.) are permissible.

Speed: Up to but not including lightspeed is permissible.

Specifically Banned Characters/Items: Doom, GL Rings

Banned Powers: Speed Force, Time Manip., Duplication, Power Copying, Autonomous Constructs (tech or magic), Offensive Matter Manip.

Notes:
- Dispersal/KO/etc. counts as a win.
- Comic characters only. No other mediums.

Judges (so far): Abhi, DS, CDB, Kris

TO BE DETERMINED...

Draft Format: Declare, secret, snake, or other?

Powers: Memory Retention (from semis to finals?)

Killiability: Do we need an explicit limit, or is it covered under Dispersal/KO?

No to memory retention. The character you hope to win with should be the same character you start with.

KO, death, dispersal, basically anything that ends the fight for a significant period should count as a win

Secret drafts are more fun, but we'd need a willing 3rd party

Originally posted by Scoobless
No to memory retention. The character you hope to win with should be the same character you start with.

KO, death, dispersal, basically anything that ends the fight for a significant period should count as a win

Secret drafts are more fun, but we'd need a willing 3rd party

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No objections to any of that. And I'm sure we can find a willing 3rd party. Any takers...?

Considering I wasn't invited to the party, I can do drafting and thread opening as needed.