Triplash

I'm no artist, so I did a little photoediting instead. I didn't enter it, since it's just a modification of Paragon's own work, but I liked the concept.



Viva la Résistance!

With Lord Winter finally defeated, the rest of the Snowbeasts decided to take a break from world domination and turned to more artistic pursuits. Here is a scene from their latest off-Broadway show, "Snowglobe: the Musical".


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How about a Utility Belt booster. Several minor situational powers, plus a Crisis Monitor.

• Parachute: (Toggle) Reduces falling speed to a non-damaging level while active. Maneuverability is equal to baseline jumping ability plus Hurdle, but accuracy and defense are reduced significantly. Plus the character can drift randomly, so if they start out high enough they can be carried well off course, perhaps even landing in a dangerous area.
• MedKit: (Click, 30 minute recharge) Equivalent to one Dramatic Improvement.
• StimKit: (Click, 30 minute recharge) Equivalent to one Take a Breather.
• Auto Stabilizer: (Click, 30 minute recharge) Equivalent to one Emerge.

If you have an ally targeted, the MedKit, StimKit and Auto Stabilizer will take effect on that target. If you are targeting an enemy or not targeting anyone, they will affect yourself.

• Crisis Monitor: This device pops open a window that provides real-time status on zone events and giant monster activity. Every active zone event and currently spawned GM is listed here, so that a character who missed the event channel message (for example they logged in after the message was broadcast, or were busy fighting) can be aware of its presence while it is still ongoing. (Except Sally, because nobody thinks she's real.) The Villain version is called the Anarchy Monitor. Vigilantes and Rogues can access both, but they are separate devices. Each monitor lists only the events and GMs active within its associated faction.

Great idea you guys had! My tweaks:

I'd have the PPD start a Public Appreciation program. They would place a holo-emitter outside City Hall and Freedom Corps HQ, and possibly another outside each PPD building, which would each project a life-sized hologram of one hero at a time. To get on the list, a hero must be level 40 or higher and pay the appropriate cost and upkeep in influence. (Additional surcharges will apply for multiple costumes.)

The hero currently on display is selected randomly from the most recent list, and when the list is exhausted it updates to include newly added heroes and starts over. Also, at any time a character can access the terminal and open a search window, looking up any hero by name. However looking up a hero is strictly client-side viewing, to prevent "glory hogging"; public viewing is limited to random cycling.

The PPD would also start a Public Awareness program, where they place large monitors randomly displaying life-sized representations of their most wanted villains. (Citizens are reminded not to approach these dangerous criminals, but instead to call the toll-free tipline and leave an anonymous message.) In fact, I'd have both of these displays side-by-side at each location in Paragon City.

The Rogue Isles have their own programs. There, Arachnos (possibly under the cover of the RIP) celebrates the villains with life-size holograms through their Power and Glory program, and their Priority Target program displays heroes on large monitors. (A hero or villain need only pay their "application fee" once, and they are added to both lists. All that changes between sides are the display methods.)

I also think Veteran Tokens are a great idea. The way I see it, for each Vet badge earned the character gets one Vet Token. Existing characters can enter a one-time /veteran command, which removes access to any remaining unclaimed veteran rewards from that character and gives them their equivalent value in Vet Tokens. For example, costume change tokens and respecs that have already been claimed do not count toward the number of Vet Tokens granted.

Character-specific options like costume change tokens, costume piece access and temporary powers cost one Vet Token each. Respecs may cost two Vet Tokens each, since they're inherently more valuable.

Rewards that can be claimed an unlimited number of times, such as base item displays, cost one Vet Token to unlock and then can be claimed an unlimited number of times from that character. Account-wide rewards like Free Character slots cannot be purchased through Vet Tokens. They continue to be based on time subscribed.

A small selection of rewards are not eligible for selection until the account has earned one or two years of paid subscription time. They still cost just one Vet Token each, but cannot be selected until the correct number of Vet Badges have been earned. This retains a sense of achievement from continued subscription, but is not out of reach for new players.

One year opens up non-combat pets, base transporter, prestige sprints, signature group logos and inspiration boosts. Two years opens up combat pets, assemble the team, early power pool access, and clearing the fog of war.