For Funsies! (WARNING: General silliness within)

A few of my friends and I did this for funsies, so I thought I'd put one up here, just for funsies!

Here's the deal:

I want to see purely conceptual builds from Mid's. These are NOT to be made for real, unless you're extremely bored and wealthy. These characters you are creating are "poolies". The idea came to me one day when I was wondering about attacks in the power pools. We started tossing it around, and some very interesting ideas came out of it. I have never made any of the "poolies" I have built in Mid's and most likely never will. But they're fun! Mostly because its just silly.

Here's the ground rules:

- You may use any AT
- You may choose any primary and any secondary
- You may NOT choose any powers from your primary or secondary past level 4. This effectively limits you to 4 powers total from your primary and secondary.
- You may use any number of pool powers from any number of pools
- You may use up to 4 powers from any 1 APP or PPP
- You may use any IOs you want
- You are only limited by game mechanics (no hacking Mid's to show 8 uniques slotted)
- You *should* have an idea of how you would actually play this character, if it existed (example, if you have so many toggles that you're losing 5 end/sec, how will you overcome that?)
- You MUST have fun while doing this build. Grumpiness is not allowed.

Ready?
Set?
KGO!

I will be posting my funsies build a little later

Edit: If you find this idea to be stupid/lame/boring/stupid/lame/not fun - the door is -----> that way. Thanks for reading and not commenting about how ridiculous it is. Of course its ridiculous, duh. That's the point.

Edit #2: Changed a typo under APP/ PPP rule to 4 from 5.

This is essentially what is known as a MAN build, and they are playable. A bit of a challenge, perhaps, but playable.

I have a Controller who is a modified MAN build. In addition to Blind, Decieve, Transfusion and Siphon Power, he has Group Invisibility, Phantom Army, and Transference, and will very soon have Fulcrum Shift. He also has Speed Boost, but only as there were no other good Power Pool picks, and I wanted to at least have SOMETHING if he ever teamed. So I have violated your "only the first four Powers" rule, but only to the extent that I doubled that to eight.

I don't have him slotted for IOs, but I have started adding some Serendipitys, and may have added some attack Sets, I'm not really sure.

How do I play him? Very well. With Containment and a full selection of Power Pool attacks he actually does considerable damage even up to Bosses.

I started doing something similar a few years ago. I made a mind/TA controller, and named him The Untroller. His schtick was setting up containment on everything so that he could use all the power pool attacks and essentially get auto crits with all his attacks. I only ever got him to level 10 and it was before I had Mid's, so there isn't a saved build for him. Was pretty fun though.

I always thought that MAN builds were builds in which the toon had no real powers; at least no more than what a normal person would have. So no Fly, no Invis. Heavy on Leadership and Fitness.

If you can take only pool powers from level 6 onward you have to take every power in the pools you choose to reach 38. You can't take all 5 powers from an APP/PPP since the first unlocks at 41 and you don't get 5 choices after that. With that said, my Poolboy Brute.

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.803
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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Energy Aura
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Flight
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Smite -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(37)
Level 1: Kinetic Shield -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(9), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(33), RedFtn-EndRdx(33), RedFtn-Def(34), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 2: Shadow Punch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(5), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mocking-Acc/Rchg(39)
Level 4: Power Shield -- RedFtn-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(9), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(31), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(31), RedFtn-EndRdx(33), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 6: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 8: Combat Jumping -- ULeap-Stlth(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(29), LkGmblr-Def(29), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(31)
Level 10: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(11), RedFtn-EndRdx(27), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(27), Ksmt-ToHit+(34), RedFtn-Def(46)
Level 12: Air Superiority -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(13), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Mako-Dam%(40)
Level 14: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), GA-3defTpProc(15), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(17), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(17), EndRdx-I(39), Aegis-ResDam(50)
Level 16: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(19), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(19), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(23), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(25), GSFC-Build%(25)
Level 18: Super Jump -- SprngFt-EndRdx/Jump(A)
Level 20: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(21), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(21), RedFtn-EndRdx(23), RedFtn-Def(46)
Level 22: Vengeance -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 24: Acrobatics -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(34)
Level 26: Hover -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 28: Fly -- Srng-Fly(A), Srng-EndRdx(36)
Level 30: Jump Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 32: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(36)
Level 35: Kick -- Empty(A)
Level 38: Group Fly -- Srng-EndRdx/Fly(A)
Level 41: Gloom -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(42), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(43), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Dark Obliteration -- Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(45), Posi-Dmg/Rng(45), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46), SipInsght-Acc/Rchg(50)
Level 47: Soul Tentacles -- Enf'dOp-Acc/Rchg(A), Enf'dOp-EndRdx/Immob(48), Enf'dOp-Acc/EndRdx(48), Enf'dOp-Immob/Rng(48)
Level 49: Darkest Night -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(11), EndMod-I(36), Heal-I(40)
Level 1: Fury
Level 4: Ninja Run

Designed for post I19 use; the slots in rest are for the newly inherent Health (Numi and Miracle procs) and Stamina (Generic EndMod, Performance Shifter EndMod and +End Proc).

Softcap defence to everything but psi and 3 points short of neg-energy, which could mostly be made up by stacking -to-hit on AVs and Dark Obliteration or Darkest Night for non resisting full mobs. Attack chain of Shadow Punch->Smite->Air Superiority->Shadow Punch->Smite->Gloom for around the 145 DPS mark at 75% fury.

Not about to break any records, but you could solo just fine on it and as long as you remembered to stock up on breakfrees you could take it on any TF run with no-one the wiser unless they checked the build screen.

Only real indulgence is the Glad Armour unique. (Edit : Wonder when I stopped thinking of LotGs as expensive.)

I actually had a level 13 man build of just this.

Here is how Power Pool Gal was going to look if I'd made it to 50 and IO'd her out.

Ignore the slot levels, I tend to just slot up everything with the amount of slots needed as soon as possible (dynamic levelling)

Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/

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Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Energy Melee
Secondary Power Set: Electric Armor
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Leviathan Mastery

Villain Profile:
Level 1: Barrage -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(3), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(5), KntkC'bat-Knock%(5)
Level 1: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-EndRdx(43), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(46), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(46)
Level 2: Energy Punch -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(7), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(9), KntkC'bat-Knock%(9)
Level 4: Conductive Shield -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-EndRdx(40), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(40), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(43)
Level 6: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 8: Boxing -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(11), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17), KntkC'bat-Knock%(19)
Level 10: Air Superiority -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(19), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(21), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), KntkC'bat-Knock%(23)
Level 12: Maneuvers -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(13), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(13), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(15), RedFtn-Def(15), RedFtn-EndRdx(17)
Level 14: Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 16: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(50)
Level 18: Kick -- KntkC'bat-Acc/Dmg(A), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx(33), KntkC'bat-Dmg/Rchg(34), KntkC'bat-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), KntkC'bat-Knock%(34)
Level 20: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), EndMod-I(23), EndMod-I(29)
Level 22: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(39), RctvArm-ResDam(39), RctvArm-EndRdx(40), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(50)
Level 24: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(25), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(25), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(27), RedFtn-Def(27), RedFtn-EndRdx(29)
Level 26: Hover -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(36), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(36), RedFtn-Def(37), RedFtn-EndRdx(37)
Level 28: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(37), EndRdx-I(39)
Level 30: Tactics -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(31), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(31), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(31), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(33), GSFC-Build%(33)
Level 32: Vengeance -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 35: Group Fly -- Flight-I(A)
Level 38: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 41: Spirit Shark -- Ruin-Acc/Dmg(A), Ruin-Dmg/EndRdx(42), Ruin-Dmg/Rchg(42), Ruin-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(42), Ruin-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Arctic Breath -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(45), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(45), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Bile Spray -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(48), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(48), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(48), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(50)
Level 49: Summon Guardian -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 0: Ninja Run
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Set Bonus Totals:

• 8.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
• 8.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
• 26.8% Defense(Smashing)
• 26.8% Defense(Lethal)
• 7.06% Defense(Fire)
• 7.06% Defense(Cold)
• 11.8% Defense(Energy)
• 11.8% Defense(Negative)
• 3% Defense(Psionic)
• 16.8% Defense(Melee)
• 14.9% Defense(Ranged)
• 11.1% Defense(AoE)
• 15% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
• 30% FlySpeed
• 157.4 HP (10.5%) HitPoints
• 30% JumpHeight
• 30% JumpSpeed
• MezResist(Immobilize) 23.7%
• MezResist(Sleep) 3.3%
• MezResist(Terrorized) 1.65%
• 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
• 3.78% Resistance(Fire)
• 3.78% Resistance(Cold)
• 3.75% Resistance(Energy)
• 30% RunSpeed
• 3% XPDebtProtection

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