Results from last time:
1 vote:
Torcher
Reflector
Suppresser
Neutralizer
Partial vote indicating loyalty to resistance, target Ar Harbor and mentor Adder
2 vote:
Lurker
Nameless (via Sufficient Velocity thread)
As soon as I got started working on these results I realized I’d done something wrong. I’d indicated, last time, that you were voting per-choice, and could leave stuff you don’t care about blank. But if I am doing things that way, WP don’t really make sense, since totals that exceed the max could end up there. It was also creating a sort of franken-choice, where the most common parts of each submitted character would merge together to make a character that was no one’s particular idea
I guess in my mind I had been setting it up as slate choices, where you presented a whole (or rather, 1/3 of whole) character, and the most popular of those won. But I hadn’t spelled that out, and, indeed, had spelled out the opposite. I feel bad and am bad.
But enough moping, what I’ve decided to do about that is to do a revote on character creation 1 as part of this week’s vote on Character Creation 2! You will all no doubt forgive me and praise my dedication, and I will bask in the warm light of your approval.
This time we are doing slate voting. I will count each distinct set of all choices for our luckless protagonist.
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First Section (for this section you have 5 WP and 7 UP) (See Character Creation 1 for more details if needed)
1. <Who am I?>
[ ] Write In (name must be of the construction verb-er, example, Kicker, Warper, Gasher, etc.)
2. <Real name?>
[ ] Write In
3. <Gender?>
[ ] woman
[ ] (1WP) man (another 1 WP charge, if male, to avoid mutating in the direction of your strongest gift)
4. <Time as an Ultra?>
[ ] (1WP) Very recently
[ ] A few years ago
[ ] (2WP) Back before the old world fell
5. <Reason for Being Processed?>
- [ ] Peril. I had my back to the wall, to the point that Process’s odds were better than those I’d face in my day to day life.
- [ ] Boredom. There is, when you get right down to it, very little to do in the Regime.
- [ ] Force. Someone was recruiting, and I was a warm body
- [ ] (1WP) Ambition. I wanted to accomplish something and only an Ultra could pull it off. (write in my goal)
6. <Gift choice>
- [ ] (1UP) Ultra Strength One, I can lift and throw cars and the equivalent
- [ ] (3UP) Ultra Strength Two, I can lift and throw buildings and the equivalent
- [ ] (7UP) Ultra Strength Three, I can lift and throw anything, only She is stronger
- [ ] (3UP) Ultra Speed One, The world slows down when its important to me
- [ ] (6UP & 1WP) Ultra Speed Two, My life plays out at a languid pace around me
- [ ] (2UP) Ultra Durability One, I am action hero levels of invincible
- [ ] (4UP) Ultra Durability Two, I am comic book levels of invincible
- [ ] (2UP) Another ability, comparatively minor (write in)
- [ ] (5UP & 1WP) Another ability, of exceptional reach and breadth (write in)
7.<Loyalty>
- [ ] I don’t care who wins, I am just trying to survive and enjoy what comforts this world has to give
- [ ] I am exactly what I look like, a partisan of Prevailer’s Regime
- [ ] (1WP) I am on the side of the human Resistance, trying to protect them as best I can from within a predatory organization.
- [ ] (1WP) I am on the side of Kill Every Monster, striving to eradicate my own kind, so that humans may once again rule their own destinies
- [ ] (2WP) I serve a foreign power, collaborating with the enemy I am ostensibly battling against (specify Union or Pantheon)
8.<Sponsor?>
- [ ] No one
- [ ] Subtracter
- [ ] Adder
- [ ] First Fist
- [ ] Second Fist
- [ ] (1WP)Third Fist
- [ ] (1WP) Snitcher
- [ ] (2WP) Answerer
- [ ] (2WP) Prevailer
Second Section, for this section you have 4 WP
9. <Physical Description>
What do I look like? First off, in terms of my form, but also how do I dress and what do I carry around, on a day to day basis? Ultras in the Regime all have to wear something on our heads (humans are forbidden from doing so), which is called a Sigil. What is mine?
* [ ] Write In
10. <Demeanor>
How do I carry myself, act? Am I generally solemn and formal, loose and friendly? Do I get my way with threats, or argument? If an unbiased observer was trying to sum up my basic role with a short sentence or phrase, what might that be?
* [ ] Write in
11.<Human Background>
Before I became an Ultra I was a …
* [ ] Regime Citizen. I lived in the city, idled away my days on protein paste and currying favor with the Ultras. I know the lives of those beneath us.
* [ ] Suburb Scavenger. I orbited the Regime’s heartlands, scavenging the Old World for tech to trade with the Regime’s subject while keeping out of the Ultra’s way. I understand our past in a way that the kept humans of the inner cities never will.
* [ ] (1WP) Wilderness Dweller: I lived in a town with no Company Facility or Ultras. We survived on our own, without protein powder or Ultra gifts. I know how it was done, and I could do it again.
* [ ] (2WP) Foreigner: I’ve lived outside of the Regime, and I haven’t forgotten how they do things in the (Union/Pantheon). It will give me insight into their decisions.
– [ ] Specify Union or Pantheon for the place I’ve sojourned.
12. <Ultra Background>
Since I’ve been an Ultra I have …
* [ ] Served as soldier in the Regime’s wars. I’ve seen the kind of operation I’m currently leading from the bottom floor, this is my chance to do it right.
* [ ] Worked as an enforcer and investigator for the higher ups. I’ve cracked skulls and kept the peace, keeping humans and annoying Ultras in line. I know where the bodies are buried, because I put them there.
* [ ] Worked as a Troubleshooter, roaming the land and enforcing the Regime’s norms. Traveling between cities holds no surprises for me, and I know many of the Ultras of consquence outside Shington.
* [ ] (1WP) Worked on my own projects, carving out my own little piece of the Regime. Its resources may prove useful now that She has selected me.
* [ ] (1WP) Write In
13.<Past Priorities>
When I’ve had the power to choose I’ve always showed favor to …
* [ ] (1WP) No one, I’ve tried to be even handed and fair to all.
* [ ] My Fellow Ultras. I have always prioritized my own kind, the rank and file Ultras of the Regime.
* [ ] (1WP) The humans, they are the ocean in which my kind swim. Their view of me is most important.
* [ ] Our superiors. It is an obvious precaution to curry favor with the most powerful.
14.<Tally>
It is pretty ghoulish, but Ultras track status by how many of our kind we’ve taken out in open battle. In my case that’s …
* [ ] (1WP) None, Somehow, on my rise to this position I’ve never had to get my hands dirty.
* [ ] A few, between one and ten. When challenged, I’ve responded.
* [ ] (1WP) A lot more than ten. I took the red path to the heights.
15. <Notoriety>
How well known am I? Well, it would depend on who you ask. But generally …
* [ ] (1WP) Little. Others may know my gift’s general description, but I’ve kept out of the spotlight, for the most part.
* [ ] A moderate amount, what was necessary to gain my position. Everyone has a good idea of how my gifts work, and my name opens many doors.
* [ ] (1WP) A celebrity, I’ve made sure of it. Everyone who knows anyone knows of me.
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That’s it for part 2 of character creation. Next week we’ll finish out character creation , and I’ll also explain the systems I’ve worked out for the main campaign will operate.
Thanks for participating!