#the ultimate super power

[stinkythehutt]

also. something about palpatine being so adept at seeing into the future that all of his successes feel completely joyless by the time he achieves them because he’s just going through the motions… how fucked up and nihilistic and brutal that would make you…

#teddy talks #anakin is like the opposite of this bc he’s tortured by his future failures #so he lives in constant terror and denial #whereas palpatine is lowkey tortured in a different way though he’d never ever label it as such #but the boredom of it all. the inescapability… #in a sense of course you would long for ultimate power over the force. because you would feel so much just like a meaningless vehicle #of its will otherwise #and anakin would be a PERFECT toy for someone like that. because he is so bewildered. he’s easy to tangle up in knots #i’m just doing some character Thinking #but yeah. of course one in palpatines position might hate the force and feel a need to lash out and dominate it #and he manages his own repressed bewilderment by manufacturing it in anakin to an extreme degree #but. importantly. while also having complete control over the machinations of anakin’s experience #and by crushing the force and all knowledge of it #CHRIST i’m back sorry but all the stuff he does to extend his life. he obviously is terrified of death #and rather than face it he just creates My Apprentice: The Guy Super Fucked Up About People Dying #to punish somebody else for his own horror…. it’s giving projective identification. not to bring freud into this

[mishapen-dear]

tbh i think that even unwinnable fights should be winnable. some of the BEST fights i've ever run as a dm were ones i built kill the players (in a fun way. I had some cutscenes prepped so even the loss would be a different flavour of win)- but then they were clever bastards and managed to either win the fights or pull themselves out of trouble. I think it's perfectly fine to plan for a fight that players aren't supposed to win, but you need to let them. if they can't win, they can't lose, and the meaning of that encounter is diminished. do that too many times, and they stop trusting you to give them roleplay prompts and start expecting to sit there waiting while you drive the story for them.

but if they can win... if there is always the chance to win, no matter how impossible the odds, then they ALWAYS have hope. they always get invested. they feel the big emotions of success or the big emotions of failure, and you fucking Win as a dm/roleplay prompter/lead bastard.

#qsmp neg #qsmp crit #discourse #<- for blacklists #im not grumping or anything im just musing on like. the mechanics of why everyone is so upset about the latest fight #and how it can be avoided while still keeping these fights genuinely difficult and intense #its hard because there's so many players and they all have wildly different strengths and weaknesses #so someone who could take on the code easy needs that enemy scaled differently than someone who isn't a big fighter #but it's hard to do that in a world where they interact w the same enemy #and you only have so much man-power to cater to a big server like this one #and then you bring in the big powerful items that the players can and can't access but which the admins have ultimate power over #and the fact that some of the admins themselves have lag issues or aren't super great at pvp so they accommodate that with better gear #and it starts getting messy #but for the fights themselves yeah regardless of what armour or gear or killing-methods they use there should Always be a win condition #and idk maybe there was one and we just didn't get to see it #but if that win condition is 'parents sit in the safe room with their babies while the others are overrun' #then i think there are ways to build better win conditions #anyway i love game design and player/dm interactions qsmp hire me now i want to know your behind the scenes #jk im too busy to apply #but man. i wanna nerd out so bad that sometimes i think about it

[letstalkclois]

From Titans: Beast World Tour Metropolis 1.

#superman #superwoman #clark kent #lois lane #clois #true love #super power couple #lois and superman #ultimate power couple #superman lois lane forever #lois and clark #woman of steel #man of steel #dc comics

[ben-talks-art]

Thunder types! ⚡️(Warning, flashing lights!)

(Why do they say "thunder" if thunder is just the sound? Is it because "lighting" and "electric" don't roll off the tongue as smoothly? 🤔)

#avengers earth's mightiest heroes #avatar the last airbender #x men 97 #static shock #spiderman across the spider verse #naruto #zatch bell #pokemon #bleach #lighting powers #compilation #legion of super heroes #ben 10 #ben 10 ultimate alien #ben 10 omniverse

[random-xpressions]

Our generation has been fooled to think that fame and popularity is a drug we need but in reality to remain unnoticeable is the greatest of all powers, just like the invisible air, just like the unseen God...

Random Xpressions

#go unnoticed #blind the authorities #disappear #turn into an undiscoverable void #the divine black hole #that's the ultimate super power #beyond ever being grasped comprehended or caught

[chirpsythismorning]

Mike yelling at everyone for expecting El to fight for ‘no reason’ in s3… please Mike, share with the class what would qualify as a valid reason for El to fight?? Will being in danger perhaps? The plot of s1-2 perhaps?

#byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #i think it’s really interesting tjay in s1-2 mike never asks el if she WANTS to help #she’s in danger and is running from bad men #and Mike feels the urge to help her bc she is in a situation that no kid should be #but then also his best friend is missing #and this girl has super powers and knows where he is??? #Mike doesnt take a moment to talk with el to assure helping and straining herself and her powers #if this is what she wants to be doing #and i think el interprets that as this being a requirement for her to stay around #she also recognized Will and so for all we know she did want to help #but the back and forth between both Mike and Dustin and Lucas sort of doubting her #and in worst case scenarios lashing out #ultimately leading to her sacrifice #it makes sense why Mike specifically felt sooooo much guilt #bc he just expected her to help w/out asking first if that’s what she wanted to do #and so then she returns in s2 ALIVE #and yes relieved #but again Will is in danger again #but el is also putting herself in danger after JUST returning #yet mike doesn’t try to convince her to not fight despite the dangers implied #bc the reason for her fighting is valid to him #i just think it’s interesting that the instant Will being in danger is off the table #Mike is now suddenly critical that they need a more justified reason for her to fight #who wants to guess that if Will’s well being wasnt involved #Mike never would have all those doubts in s3 about el going through with it #he might have told her to be careful bc he doesn’t want to lose her #but i don’t think he would have tried to convince her to not fight #i just find that to be something we should examine… in terms of understanding mikes deeper feelings/guilt (survivors)

[nyxi-pixie]

being a shirase stan in a world full of haters is so sad😓

i pull up any au skk fic and hes always like. the shitty ex whos evil or smt LIKE NO HES JUST SILLY. did he betray and stab chuuya that one time?? yes! but its okay🙏

#hes SO fucking funny like actually #reading stormbringer and ANYTHING written from his pov is just 😭😭😭 #PLS when chuuyas spinning dazai around bc thwyre on their weird gay shit #and adams so confused and shirases just silent the whole time up to the point where adam is like 'wtf' #to be like GIRLYPOP IDK WHATS GOING ON EITHER🙏🙏🙏 #'adam-chan' LMFAOGOWIGISKGDI #i love him sm hes so strange #like surrounded by capable geniuses and super powerful ability users #and hes LITERALLY just Some Guy #but Some Guy with the most insane ego ever😭😭 its just😭😭😭 i love him hes like the epitome of loser #shirase buichirou #ultimate scrongly #soukoku

[superwomanlois]

By Pablo Villalobos.

#superman #lois lane #clark kent #clois #true love #super powet couple #lois and superman #ultimate power couple #superman lois lane forever #man of steel #woman of steel #dc comics

[cloisforever]

Happy Valentine's Day!

#superman #superwoman #clark kent #lois lane #clois #true love #super power couple #lois and superman #ultimate power couple #superman lois lane forever #man of steel #woman of steel #dc comics

[superpowercouples]

#green arrow #black canary #oliver queen #dinah lance #true love #super power couple #kiss #ultimate power couple #dc comics

[vintagerpg]

From the back cover of The Ultimate Powers Book (1986): “Two-hundred and ninety-three powers times five ranges times eighteen power lives equals—26,370 discrete powers!” Now, TSR products, particularly for the Marvel Super Heroes line, are prone to exaggerating, and it is true that the claim of nearly 27,000 discrete powers is a bit much, but that doesn’t really diminish the monstrous utility of the book.

The core box for Marvel Super Heroes didn’t have character creation at all. The idea was that players would just take the roles of established Marvel characters. The Advanced box introduced character creation, but the list of powers was limited and the system generally produced characters that were underpowered compared to those from the comics. Ultimate Powers hopes to change that, with a brand new creation system that aims to be flexible enough to create characters from the cosmic level on down to regular folks. It builds off a robust pool of “form” templates — cyborg, induced mutant, demon, etc — and then builds up, next with the origin of powers, abilities, weaknesses, the actual powers (arranged by type) and so on. The powers themselves allow for a good amount of detail and fine tuning — not so much as Champions, but enough to feel bespoke.

Its rare, I think, for this kind of sourcebook to totally transform its game, but that is exactly what Ultimate Powers does — playing these characters is its own sort of experience, different from the basic or advanced game. Not bad for a 96-page book! Well, a 96-page book with three columns, small text and no pictures. Dense!

#RPG #TTRPG #Tabletop RPG #roleplaying game #D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Marvel Super Heroes #Gamers Handbook to the Marvel Universe #Marvel Universe #Ultimate Powers Book

[2hoothoots]

so it seems older Raz has overcome his difficulties with his hydrokinesis. Neat! I imagine dogen did too with his blast-isis thingie (saw it from ur comics) : D

so does that mean. Raz can form or Manipulate shapes of water. Kinda like how Maligula can with water serpents. I imagine Raz has own favourite animal for that? And water his strongest power or still struggle with it? anyway amazing work as always.

yeah, he's pretty good with it!

detail crop + more rambling under the cut

it's his strongest power, but he doesn't specialise in it super heavily. so he's not as skilled in it as, say, Lili is with her herbaphony. he's definitely not as good as his great aunt, but Lucrecia was, like, incredibly talented. from the feats we see her accomplish (making hundred-foot waves and tornadoes of water, crossing oceans, drawing water from the moisture in the air), I'd say she's quite possibly one of, if not the, strongest psychic in the canon.

could Raz be as good as her one day? maybe! he has the potential, but it'd take a lifetime of practice. and i think generally he prefers spending his time working on all his powers, rather than strongly specialising in just one or two. he's not as good at HK as he could be if he really focused on it, but in exchange he's also pretty good with a lot of his other powers. jack of all trades, master of none, y'know?

#psychonauts #future superstar agents au #instead of snakes his thing is hands. i just think the hand of galochio is a really cool visual #generally my headcanon is that talent and innate potential /are/ factors #but overall they're usually less important than just practice and hard work #some things will come more naturally to some people but generally anyone can learn any power as long as they're willing to work at it #it's like any real life skill. talent exists and it can give you a big head start early on #but it's ultimately unimportant without dedication and persistence #but then also (to immediately undercut my own tag ramble) there are exceptions! #people like Compton and Dogen are unusual among psychics. their brains just produce way more psychic energy than normal and no-one knows wh #it's theorised that blastokinesis isn't even a particular ability it's just the result of channelling WAY too much destructive psychic ener #anyway. glowing eyes go brrrrr #polish #it's not super polished but it's nice and it has shading so it goes in my 'nice art' tag #fsau raz

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

Where's the green one

He looks scared

Zeus: "It's hard being king of Mythology Island... I should rule all of the other islands too! That'll help with my stress."

#poptropica #Poptropica Ultimate Sticker Collection #s.o.s. island #skullduggery island #lunar colony island #super power island #astro knights island #mythology island

[letstalkclois]

By Lepantzeus.

#superman #superwoman #clark kent #lois lane #clois #true love #super power couple #lois and superman #ultimate power couple #superman lois lane forever #woman of steel #man of steel #dc comics

[sonknuxadow]

everyone is always making sonic a pegasus or a unicorn in their sonic characters as mlp characters art. but im an earth pony sonic believer forever i don't care what anyone says

#its because sonic is just some guy. whos super powerful for seemingly no reason #so i think its fitting that hes the most ''basic'' species #id argue that hedgehogs are the most basic species in sonic too #like yeah most of the hedgehogs we see are like ridiculously powerful or are special for some reason #but . theyre just such a common species across the cast #not saying every hedgehog character would be an earth pony though. i think sonic and amy make sense as earth ponies #but silver would be a unicorn for sure #and shadow i think should probably be an alicorn since hes the ultimate lifeform and all #maybe in mlp universe he can still be artificially created #like isnt the way it works that youre either born an alicorn because one of your parents is one (like flurry heart) #or one of the existing alicorns decided that you deserve to be made into one or whatever (like twilight and cadance) #maybe some people decided they wanted to figure out how to make alicorns on their own #and thats how shadow was created #idk. im just throwing ideas around

[slashernipples]

In me heart, Killer Frequency has like, 8 movies, 2 failed reboots, and a tv miniseries.

#the second movie sees henry tryign to somewhat adjust af6er marie stepped off whistling point. #He pulls an axel and ends up killing a buncha cops and shit to avenge marie #movie 3 sees marie return a la ft13 part 6. its very sexy. they go on a murder spree again and marie walks off into the mosty woods #while henry ia shot and left for dead. #movie 4 is full of red herrings and a mysterious figure turns out to be henry after he survived the shot. the duo reunite #movie 5 is the copycat killer thay is ultimately offed by marie and henry. henry is killed for real. undead marie is distraught #she goes on a rampage and gets exploded. the town thinks its all finally over #but henrys hand rises from a shallow grave in a post credits scene #movie 6 henry rolls up to exact revenge for his mom AGAIN this is probably where some of the kills have a sense of humour to them #movie 7 is the obligatory Whistling Man In Space movie. henry has been played by a wwe wrestler since movie 6 #he shows.significant decay but turns out the alien nonsense suddenly made him powerful and idk brings back marie Again probably. #movie 8 was the crossover event slasher royale movie. marie and henry have an upper hand and emerge victorious. #the first reboot attempted to be super gritty and replaces forrest and peggy with college students with a campus radio program. #it was terribly received. #the second reboot attempted to place the focus on henry and made him the main murderer while saying he was possessed by a demon #this was one is widely considered to be the worst in the franchise. #the miniseries is a retelling of the original and is faithful to the source #its well appreciated for it even if critics said it was unimaginitive. the fans liked it bc it was clearly made for the fans. #why the FUCK have I put all these in the notes. #killer frequency #send help im so brain dill about this