Been away for a while. question on origins
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Posted on: 2009-06-06 11:48 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
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Have they made any significant changes to your origin in that does it have any effect on your character other than your minor starting power? I left the game around issue 4 and I am back now.
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No. And all is as it should be. Origin should be the exclusive domain of character concept, not character power.
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Well, Origin does have one other minor effect: It determines which 33 Month Vet Reward Staff you get bonus damage with.
Technology, Science and Natural Origins will get bonus damage with the Nemesis Staff.
Magic, Mutation and Natural Origins will get bonus damage with the Blackwand.
And no, that's not a typo. Natural Origins get bonus damage for both.
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Origin also affects a few temporary powers throughout the game. For example, the Demon Box summons a Wailer pet if you're magic, or casts Tar Patch if you're not. (Each origin has a temp. power that gives them a special effect not available to the other origins)
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Being Natural origin also means that once you get the additional veteran reward attack (I think it's at 57 months but not sure) you can have bonus damage on both the Nemesis Staff and the Blackwand.
Oh, and the Origins of Power arc for the Midnighters will give you extra information on your own origin, so be sure to run it at least once with each origin if you want to see all the info.
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Being Natural origin also means that once you get the additional veteran reward attack (I think it's at 57 months but not sure) you can have bonus damage on both the Nemesis Staff and the Blackwand.
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That is incorrect. The 54 month Nemesis and Blackwand specifically state "This version of this power doesn't gain bonus damage dependant upon your origin."
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Being Natural origin also means that once you get the additional veteran reward attack (I think it's at 57 months but not sure) you can have bonus damage on both the Nemesis Staff and the Blackwand.
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That is incorrect. The 54 month Nemesis and Blackwand specifically state "This version of this power doesn't gain bonus damage dependant upon your origin."
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Well we all know that in-game text is never wrong. 
The origin power is now permanent, instead of vanishing at level 10. It's still mainly of use just for Trick Arrow users who want to light their Oil Slick with it though, in which case you want either Magic or Technology.
You can pick a title for your character at 25 that reflects on your origin ( like "Robotic" for Tech ); I don't know if they had that when you were here.
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It also determines what type of DO and SO shops you have to visit to get enhancements.
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That is incorrect. The 54 month Nemesis and Blackwand specifically state "This version of this power doesn't gain bonus damage dependant upon your origin."
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I didn't realize that. I'm still a month or two away from that one.
Oh, one other minor effect... if you plan to use many SOs (instead of going to IOs at 25), the Natural and Mutant ones are a lot easier to shop for because the names actually reflect what they do. Tech is a nightmare by comparison... all those nonsense names make it a pain if you're looking for something that doesn't stand out by color like Accuracy or Damage. They're mostly alphabetical so it's not horrible, but it takes me a few seconds to find something at the Mutant or Natural shop and considerably longer at Tech, Science, or Magic.
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Have they made any significant changes to your origin in that does it have any effect on your character other than your minor starting power? I left the game around issue 4 and I am back now.