Oh! That's a good idea, I might do that... Or are you warning me that that's going to conflict with what you have planned for Venus

No.  I'm using it in a novel but I'm going to think of something else as a powerful being or two.

Okay good (for me, that is).

So, anyone else got anything to say before the next round?

I think we're good to go.

One change from the rules-- I don't think I want 2 submissions per players. These aren't divinely magical gods (though they can claim to be for all I care), so we aren't trying to fill a pantheon.


ROUND FOUR: POWERFUL BEINGS.

1 powerful being (1 per player).
--Each player will describe one very powerful being that exists in the sci-fi world. Each powerful being can be a Space God (example: Q), or something that does not count as a Space God (a super-powerful AI that controls a planet, say). Ask yourself: "Could this powerful being I have in mind maybe win in some sort of contest against a Space God?" If the answer is "yes," then you're probably on the right track.

--NO DEVILS NOR DEMONS NOR ANYTHING LIKE. In fact, no powerful being is allowed to be eeeeeevilllll at all. Selfish, maybe! Mischievous, maybe! Destructive, maybe! Scary, maybe! BUT NOT eeeeeevilllll.

--NO LOVECRAFT.

--DO NOT SUGGEST THINGS THAT ARE EXACTLY LIKE A POWERFUL BEING THAT ALREADY EXISTS ANYWHERE ELSE.

--Each player may create one powerful being.

--Top three recipients of votes will become officially canon as existing in the sci-fi world.


PM me your submission.

Right two things.

1) Running Total

GM       27
Pavel    33
World's  32
Daryus   21

2) POKE!

Just got remaining final submission late last night. (Well, after I went to bed, anyway.) Working on post now...

So, give one 3, give one 2, and one 1.

Don't vote for your own submissions.

PM me your votes.

My votes:

Leon LeDeux: 2
The Pharaoh: 3
Tooth: 1
The United:

Daryus' votes:

3 - The Pharaoh
2 - The United
1 - Tooth

Result:

Leon LeDeux: 2
The Pharaoh: 6
Tooth: 2
The United: 2


Pavel's votes:

3pts   The United
2pts   Leon leDeux
1pt    Tooth

Result:

Leon LeDeux: 4
The Pharaoh: 6
Tooth: 3
The United: 5

World's votes:

Leon LeDeux: 3
The United: 2
The Pharaoh: 1

Result:

(Daryus) Leon LeDeux: 7
(Pavel) The Pharaoh: 7
(World's) Tooth: 3
(GM) The United: 7


There is no tie to be resolved. Leon LeDeux, The Pharaoh, and The United are in canon.




End of previous round:

GM       27
Pavel    33
World's  32
Daryus   21


End of this round:

GM       34
Pavel    40
World's  35
Daryus   28





Any discussion to be had before we move on to the next round (which will be: 1 super-science thing per player)?

This one's going to take me a while cause it's hard to think of super science I don't already know from fiction.

For those who feel that way, my advice is to adapt-- take a concept you're aware exists elsewhere, but change and/or twist it, add a new complication or what-have-you.

Now, see, I think the interplay between The Pharoah and Leon LeDeux is going to be interesting.

Indeed albeit mostly invisible. Both seem to have iceberg power with the vast majority hidden from the view of mere mortals.

Welp, someone just sent me their submission for Round Five, so I guess I might as well actually declare Round Five submissions to be open.


ROUND FIVE:
1 super-science thing (1 per player)

--Each player will describe one super-science thing that exists in the sci-fi world. Each super-science thing can be small and common (NetGlasses), or something unique and powerful (The Surya Crystal, a crystal heart that merges with your body and makes you totally immune to heat and fire that also instantly kills any biological being you touch), or in-between. (But the more powerful it is, the more rare it should be.)

--DO NOT SUGGEST THINGS THAT ARE EXACTLY LIKE A SUPER-SCIENCE THING THAT ALREADY EXISTS ANYWHERE ELSE.

--Top three recipients of votes will become officially canon as existing in the sci-fi
world.

Private Message me your submission.

I took the longest, sorry, adding one extra day. Oh well, it's up now.


So, give one 3, give one 2, and one 1.

Don't vote for your own submissions.

PM me your votes.

Damn, that's hard.

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Round Five: RESULTS:

My votes:

The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena:
Duranium: 2
Rest and Relaxation: 1
The Words: 3

Pavel's votes:

Caldwell Tarot Quantum Phenomenon - 3 points
Rest and Recreation - 2 points
Duranium - 1 Point

Result:
The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 3
Duranium: 3
Rest and Relaxation: 2
The Words: 3

Daryus' votes:

3 - Tarot
2 - Words
1 - R&R

Result:
The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 6
Duranium: 3
Rest and Relaxation: 3
The Words: 5

World's votes:
The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 3
The Words: 2
Duranium: 1


Result:
(GM) The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 9
(Daryus) Duranium: 4
(World's) Rest and Relaxation: 3
(Pavel) The Words: 7

Final Results-- Canon:

(GM) The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 9
(Pavel) The Words: 7
(Daryus) Duranium: 4



Any discussion or questions before we move on to Round 6?

R&R's score should be 4 as well.  You only added 1 point for my votes instead of two.  That means you have a tie to break.

Yep, looks true to me. That's (part of) what full transparency is for, I guess.



(GM) The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 9
(Daryus) Duranium: 4
(World's) Rest and Relaxation: 4
(Pavel) The Words: 7


Since the tie does not involve me, I hereby break it:


Final Results-- Canon:

(GM) The Caldwell Quantum Tarot Phenomena: 9
(Pavel) The Words: 7
(Daryus) Duranium: 4


Any other discussion or questions before we move on to Round 6?

Current running score:

GM - 43
Pavel - 47
Worlds - 39
Daryus - 32

Uggghhhh. Round 6 is Character Classes.

I'm stuck, and here's why: Round 6 was supposed to be just 1 submission from each participant, and the top 3 get into canon.


My brain (whispering): But wouldn't two submissions each, and the final 6 things being canon, be good, though...?


Me: What? Maybe... No... Nah, that's no good because (thinks of reasons and vetoes the idea)


My brain (whispering): But wouldn't two submissions each, and the final 6 things being canon, be good, though...?


Me: What? Maybe... No... Nah, that's no good because (thinks of reasons and vetoes the idea)


My brain (whispering): But wouldn't two submissions each, and the final 6 things being canon, be good, though...?



So I'm a little stuck. You guys say what you think about this little internal debate, please

Are the chosen going to be the only canon or will you have common staples like astronaut, scientist, fighter and Slippery Jim Di Griz?

I consider ridiculously obvious staples to be givens: "Fighter," "Thief," "Science Person."

Beyond that I presume nothing.

...Since you brought them up, I guess "Pilot" would count as a given, and "Con Person" would also count as a given subset of "Thief."

Feel free to offer things outside of the "Fighter/Thief/ConPerson/SciencePerson/Pilot" box-- AND/OR to offer new sub-specializations of those 5 givens.

But first, we need to settle this debate my brain and I are still having.

Given your answer above, I believe that it makes sense to do our best to try for our very best ideas for classes. My guess is we're unlikely to play all of the classes should six be canonical but it's probably best to allow two each to improve the chances of each of us having a class we really want to play.