Enforcer84 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 We're not say you can't have super duper intelligence. We're just saying it's a burden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 We're not say you can't have super duper intelligence. We're just saying it's a burden. Yes, so are all superpowers. Even Superman sometimes thinks he would be happier (and certainly have a more peaceful life!) to be just plain mild-mannered Clark Kent. Even Batman sometimes regrets the decisions that made him what he is. And Peter Parker frequently wishes that radioactive/GMO arachnid had just stayed the heck away from him (that's pretty much the point of his story, in fact -- that "great power" will always come with a social, mental and emotional cost that most people would not be able to bear).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 and we're saying it at the same damn time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Oh, you could have it. It's just not worth as much as you seem to think. See? What does posting a picture making fun of Bush for being dumb have to do with super-power intelligence being over rated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I really don't see how my life could become worse with super duper smarts, so I'm willing to risk it. *swallows NZT pill* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 What does posting a picture making fun of Bush for being dumb have to do with super-power intelligence being over rated? If you want real power and happiness, the thing you want is massive CHA, not Int, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I think hyper-accelerated/intuitive learning would be kind of awesome. 1 year of learning per day(or hour, even). But then, I am the founding member of the National Association of Lazy Polymaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Multiform Lucius Alexander And a palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Autofire multiform. With IPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Autofire multiform. With IPE. Thanks, now I have a headache... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Definitely Telekinesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 From a strickly "What would be interesting" point of view: Weapon that only works in legitimate self-defence or defence of others. Pull the trigger on someone who isn't attacking or coercing someone and all you get is a click. Grows bigger or smaller depending on how powerful a force is nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 In that instance, what is it working from? The wielder's belief that it is legitimate self-defense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Kor Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Immortality + Regen + Telepathy / TK / Mind Control. "I'd only use it for good, honest." The Cosmic VPP would, natually, cover this as well As for my SuperPerson name? No idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ok, one power I've often thought would be amazing in real life is Cypher's universal translation. Likewise Forge's intuitive gadgetry. If I can't have super duper intelligence, I'll take a power that mimics it! Yes, I would also go for Universal Translator. It would be so fantastic to speak with everybody on the planet in their mothertongue, read all books, understand all songs and so forth. Another intrigueing albeit dangerous power would be Time Travel (dangerous for ME - I don't care about "rifts in the mulriverse" or such nonsense). Flight would be nice. Growth (to really tall), just to see people screaming and running. I wouldn't be a hero or villain - it would just be a more powerful Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Autofire multiform. With IPE.What, not Megascale Swinging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 What, not Megascale Swinging? Someone once wrote up a power using Extradimensional Movement with Usable as Second Form of Movement: Swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 What, not Megascale Swinging? Would you like to swing on a star? At least I can see what Megascale Swinging actually does. For that matter, I can parse Invisible Power Effects on Multiform: it means you have multiple forms that all look the same. But Autofire Multiform?? If it means anything, it means something that should call for the Duplication Power. Lucius Alexander Autofire Summon Palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Autofire multiform. With IPE. UAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 The FISS superpower combo (Flight, Invulnerability, Speed, Strength as per PS238) would be good to have, and I would definitely use them to save lives as best I could--rescuing people from disasters natural or man-made, finding people lost in the wilderness, hunting down terrorists and criminals, and basically just being a comic-book superhero. Mind Control powers would be good to have as well--and while I would use my powers to help people, I would also be inclined to use them in selfish ways--like staying at the best hotels without paying, and getting lap dances from the likes of Kate Upton or Catherine Zeta-Jones. Super-powered Healing would also be great--like Claire Bennet I could use my blood to heal others, and it would come in handy in a fight--I can't get knocked out or injured, and I could punch the bad guys as hard as I wanted without having to worry about breaking my knuckles. It could also come in handy for Toughman competitions--no matter how hard the other guy hits, he can't knock me out. Eventually he'll tire out and I'll KO him--unless he has the same power. Actually the only superpowers I wouldn't want are those without an apparent positive side, like Acid Spitting or Poison Touch or Nerve-Gas Flatulence (the jokes just write themselves) or Mind Control: Only To Drive To Suicide. Those would suck--and not in the proverbial good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Are you kidding? If I had that mind control one I'd be on the next plane to DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 ... Actually the only superpowers I wouldn't want are those without an apparent positive side, like Acid Spitting or Poison Touch or Nerve-Gas Flatulence (the jokes just write themselves) or Mind Control: Only To Drive To Suicide. Those would suck--and not in the proverbial good way. You good guy types never see the full potential... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 "From a strickly "What would be interesting" point of view: Weapon that only works in legitimate self-defence or defence of others. Pull the trigger on someone who isn't attacking or coercing someone and all you get is a click. Grows bigger or smaller depending on how powerful a force is nearby. " In that instance, what is it working from? The wielder's belief that it is legitimate self-defense? No, the interesting thing is that it works on the facts as determined by the weapon itself, which would have lots of information/sense that the weilder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'd take Teleport in order to visit relatives around the world without having to book a flight. Healing, to help those in my family who are sick. HKA/RKA to whack some folks who really deserve it. Legal Immunity in order to get away with using that last power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 inhanced balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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