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#2  Edited By Mercy_
@Portrait: I love you for doing this. I was thinking of suggesting that somebody should make this. IMO, this should be pinned :)
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#4  Edited By _Sojourn_

Anchored... THIS IS WONDERFUL

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#5  Edited By Mercy_
@Portrait: I wish that this had been around when I started up Cass' bio. It's fantastic!
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#7  Edited By Mercy_
@Portrait: I just PMed Final Arrow with a link to this. It should def be pinned.
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#9  Edited By Mercy_
@Portrait: No problem, it totally deserves it. Writing a bio can be a daunting task and this makes it a lot easier. :D
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#10  Edited By Final Arrow

This is a very good and I love that you spent so much time making it. But sadly it won't be pinned, this is more advice rather then a rule or something along those lines and we also have a thread like this which was made by Sha. I wont lock this but sadly I won't pin it either  

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#12  Edited By Mercy_
@Final Arrow: Fair enough.
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#13  Edited By _Sojourn_

could you at least post it as a link in the rules thread so that it won't be forgotten...This one and Sha's...XD
 
It could be like--- Tips on How to Get Started: look here

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Yeah as awesome as this is Sha has done similar things about writing and as wonderful as this and her stuff is, if we pin everything that RPGers do to help the community the boards would be totally spammed, we have strict rules about stuff to PIN the staff got us to clear a ton of stuff off the boards ages ago from too much pinning!  
 
Otherwise great work Port!

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#16  Edited By Mercy_
@Slight: I like that idea. 
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@Slight said:
" could you at least post it as a link in the rules thread so that it won't be forgotten...This one and Sha's...XD  It could be like--- Tips on How to Get Started: look here "
nope, its good and we can bump it when others need it :)
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#18  Edited By Final Arrow
@The Dark Huntress: @Slight:  As I said there is a thread like this already in fact more then one, Should I link them all? it is not really a rule to make your character like this, you make your character how you want. The training thread is not linked in the rules, nor is a lot more, if we started doing that the rules would just be a mess of links. so sadly no!
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@Portrait said:
" @.Mistress Redhead.: @.Mistress Redhead.: :D  Thanks! "
:) Welcome, now as soon as I find Sha's I will add hers as well... o_O I think the OP for the training thread needs editing anyway, so I may play around with it and add a few links to help people.
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#22  Edited By The_Ghostshell

I think we should take down the "Who wants to battle thread" not sure why thats pinned anyway. It'll be easy to find. That way we can combine this thread and Sha's, and pin it.

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#23  Edited By Vrakmul
@Gambler said:

" I think we should take down the "Who wants to battle thread" not sure why thats pinned anyway. It'll be easy to find. That way we can combine this thread and Sha's, and pin it. "

I think the "who/you want(s) to battle thread" used to serve a purpose, but these days people ask for things like that via PMs.  So yeah, I agree with you. 
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#24  Edited By Mercy_
@Gambler said:
" I think we should take down the "Who wants to battle thread" not sure why thats pinned anyway. It'll be easy to find. That way we can combine this thread and Sha's, and pin it. "
YES!
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#25  Edited By Lady Tlieso
@Portrait: Great work!! 
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#26  Edited By Tormenta

I'm so proud of my former apprentice :D she's the bomb!!!!!!!!!!

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#28  Edited By The Red Sun

Why aren't super strength and durability listed among the overdone powers?  Sure I'm guilty of using them, but it's kind of surprising to not see the two most common powers ever listed here.

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#29  Edited By Tormenta
@Portrait said:

@Tormenta: YAAAAAY! I got approval from my trainer! :D "
lmao I 100% behind you at everything you do xDD
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#31  Edited By Manchine

Here is a list of my character each with seperate characteristics/backgrounds/powers.   I have a whole universe seperate from Marvel/DC.  This has been an accumilation of my work SUPERHERO RPG days when I first started in 1984.  I have some characters that are 25 years old.
 
http://www.globaldefenseforce.com/Characters.html    
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#32  Edited By Mercy_
@Portrait: Getting approval from your trainer is the bestest :)
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#33  Edited By Vrakmul

Would Self-duplication once per hour be a unique power? 

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#35  Edited By Vrakmul
@Portrait said:
" @Dreadnaught: Yes. If it is automatic, and not controlled, it would be unique. If it was merely the ABILITY to duplicate once an hour it would be cliché. "
How many Red Suns would there be after 50 years of non-stop self-duplication? 
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#36  Edited By Icarusflies  Moderator
@Dreadnaught: A lot. That's kinda the point, a power that needs to be kept in check or there will be an actual problem. Can the hero handle the stress of destroying the clones? Have they infested cities like rats? You have to think of all sides of something. 
 
<----Portrait.
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#37  Edited By Vrakmul
@Icarusflies said:
" @Dreadnaught: A lot. That's kinda the point, a power that needs to be kept in check or there will be an actual problem. Can the hero handle the stress of destroying the clones? Have they infested cities like rats? You have to think of all sides of something.  <----Portrait. "
The Red Sun's sense of honor prevents him from actually making any truly effective use of the power, he for example, will never, ever attempt to mob an opponent even though it would be the best usage of his powers, much like how those mobs of stormtroopers in star wars only attack on or two at time when they could have just killed the heroes by firing all at once.   It ends up being used as little more than a way to be in multiple places at once and a way to make sure that the entirety  the Japanese Army's officer corps is comprised of well...him since he finds himself to be so good a commander that he will not allow anyone else to have command.    
 
It's also a way to ensure I only have to make ONE character to make up Japan's super soldiers since there aren't quite enough stereotypes on Japan to play on for more supervillains.  The Western Entente of the Templar Kingdom of Jerusalem, The Hospitaller Italian empire, and the Teutonic Holy Roman Empire of the German nation will have the Ubermenschen Korps, and the Knights Templar/Hospitaller/Teutonic  to make up their supersoldiers.  
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#39  Edited By Vrakmul
@Portrait said:
" @Dreadnaught: I'm not completely sure what you're trying to tell me. Are you asking me to tell you if your power is unique? Are you just showing off your character (if you are that's fine, I'm just trying to figure this out), or something else? "
The middle one. 
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#41  Edited By Vrakmul
@Portrait said:

" @Dreadnaught: Thought so. Might I ask why you are playing on Japanese stereotypes? "

The primary villain for each of the Entente powers, save for the Templars, is representative of the vine version of their country in a way.  Germany is represented by Kaiser Wilhelm, essentially a slow steamroller of an military, Japan gets the Red sun, numerous, fanatical, and honorable, but uncaring about losses.  
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#43  Edited By _Sojourn_
@.Mistress Redhead.: YAYAAAA
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#44  Edited By Donnieman v5.1

Great thread, Portrait.

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#45  Edited By CellphoneGirl

Your amazing!

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#46  Edited By MichaeltheFly

Interesting thread Portrait, good job, advice is always welcome by myself.:P

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#47  Edited By Mercy_

bump

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#48  Edited By Constantine

nice work

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#49  Edited By Lost_Rellik

Very useful, not only for new Viners but also quite helpful for the more experienced.....good job :)
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#50  Edited By Ferro Vida

Great idea, Portrait :)