Complete Control Design Notes

Italyins wrote:

I'd ask why, but that is ultimately fruitless.
So I'll simply ask; why in this thread?

i couldn't think of a good response to that volcano picture

So I've been really behind. I apologize.

Since I've been writing a mini-novel for CWC during the month of November, I've got an idea. At the end of the month, I'll make 29 posts, each with a segment of the 10,000-word story. I think that will make up for missed posts.

I've got new ideas, too. I'll start posting them in December.

There are two ways of categorizing power.

One is the Trommler Definition. It is a classification of how restricted your powers are. It starts with Trommler 0, which refers to access to multiple forms of energy with virtually no restrictions as to how the energy can be applied. Examples include Ueli, Mason, Cedric and Flora.

Trommler 1 is the same as 0, except with only one form of energy. Examples include Alex, Emily, Olivia (I think, chemistry is weird) and Isaac. At Trommler 2, the Controller still has some room for imagination, but there are certain ways that they can't supply their energy. An example of this would be Peter, who can only use his power in short, powerful bursts.

Trommler 3 is for Controllers who can only perform a few actions with little wiggle room. The most they can do is adjust certain parameters of their action such as intensity. Trommler 4 means that you're (almost) completely restricted to one or few specific actions. Your only say in what goes is when it happens.

Trommler 5 is dangerous. These are Controllers who don't have any conscious control over their powers. At any point in time, any nearby location can be targeted by a Trommler 5. This is problematic when being "targeted" amounts to being set on fire.

The second method is the Zhao Scale. This one's easier, just a measure of the amount of energy a Controller can supply. A higher number means more power. It's logarithmic, so a Zhao 3 is WAY more powerful than a Zhao 2.

To simplify things, I'll augment it so that the Octet's Zhao numbers correlate to the season number. For instance, Olivia, Alex and co. will all be Zhao 4 in season 4.

The Trommler Definition and Zhao Scale are both named after past acclaimed researches within Encore.

zhao scale? that means 'the scale' lool.
The The Scale.

Kason Birdman wrote:zhao scale? that means 'the scale' lool.
The The Scale.

What? Seriously? I just picked a random Chinese surname.
Alright, how about Mao Scale?

LOL thats cat scale ROOOOFL

Kason Birdman wrote:LOL thats cat scale ROOOOFL

It doesn't matter what name I pick, it's always gonna mean something.

Zhao is probably better. Thats my friends last name lol, it's super common.

Maybe go with Lao that means old.

Kason Birdman wrote:Zhao is probably better. Thats my friends last name lol, it's super common.

Maybe go with Lao that means old.

I'm not looking for a surname that means anything. That's my point. Dr. Zhao is just a guy who worked at Encore.

ahh then go with Zhao yeah, it's one of the most common chinese last names (if not THE most)

also Tyler only posts in the neo thread and his school thread rofl

Dec. 3:
PLOT TWIST!!!

So I mentioned that Controllers can only supply energy, not take it away. It's why thermokinetics can't make a room cold, only hot. But what if there was a different kind of superhuman? One that took away energy? It's been unheard of for as long as Controllers have existed.

Anti-Controllers will be introduced in season 6. They'll be a pet project done by Ueli as a means of averting Decay. And indeed, Once the Nova Stimulus happens, There's no Decay. The Anti-Controllers balance things out.

With this said, I want to make the villain Cedric an Anti-Controller. Being the modern voice amongst the Ancient Evils, Cedric is the voice of "progress". Him being a whole new brand of superhuman fits this.

Dec. 4
New group!
So you guys remember the "Halogens", right? Chloe, Bronistad and Ian, secretly led by Flora? I have an idea for a sort of police force, inspired by the Alkali Metals (so that they'll oppose the halogens). They fight for the people, but they're extremist and brutal. We'll introduce them in season 3, as a nice foil to our main heroes.

Dec. 5:
Character(s) idea: Lilian. She's a few years younger than the members of the Octet. She works alongside her father Nathan as a member of the "Alkali" Hero Squad. She's a bit spoiled. She doesn't like the Octet, mainly because they don't agree completely with the Alkali. She's also very close with her family.

Lilian can cause explosions. Not fiery ones; just sudden, rapid expansions of matter. Nathan can set things on fire. Really quick.

Dec. 6:
More on Flora's experimentations. She made her daughter Aster in order to basically raise a Tyke Bomb. She wants to create a Controller that is radically different, someone who will change the whole scene, like Cedric or the Ancient Evils. She also wants to experiment with Hugh (Olivia's much younger neighbour) in earlier seasons, sensing his telepathic potential.

Hugh and Aster are the same age. I don't wanna make them a couple, I intend to fully avert that. They're kids at the start of the show and teenagers in the final seasons. The idea of they're dynamic is that Hugh has a power that can't harm (directly) but he uses it to fight the villains, while Aster has very dangerous powers but wants to use them more socially. Not that I've developed Aster's powers yet.

Dec. 7:
Something to set the world of Complete Control from the real world.
The continent of Asia is mostly barren. Instead of the billions of people that live there in our world, much of the land is desolate, with signs of previous civilization scattered about. There's no historical documents that can explain what happened to millions of people hundreds of yeas ago.

The reason is the Queen Alight. She started her reign somewhere there. I set her up as a mad god-queen with a hair-trigger temper. As a result of being kinda kooky, she went on a lot of murderous rampages. I used to ponder how I could get away with this without any signs of massive loss of life, when it occurred to me that who said I had to?

So there's gonna be far fewer people in this world. Doesn't have to be Asia, or just Asia. The idea is to leave behind some evidence somewhere.

New character! Meet Gregorio. No last name.

Gregorio is an enigma. He's been around for centuries, maybe millennia even. He pops around every so often, to heroes and villains alike. Not to do much, just talk. Sometimes, though, his talks help people greatly. He doesn't seem to have much of an agenda, or any agenda at all really. Everyone knows him, but no one really knows him.

The thing that makes Gregorio worthwhile to everyone else is that he possesses a great deal of power. No one can tell for sure, since he doesn't really use it. He's definitely a Trommler 0 like Mason and Ueli.

Just a cheery guy with tremendous power. Nothing to see here.

this thread and your school thread are literally the only ones you post in.

Yesterday:
The term "Elixir" is to be renamed to "Supply".

I don't want Vicky's powers to be about time. I originally wanted to include that with Emily's powerset (as a minor inclusion). But I'm not sure what else to give her.

I'll leave her as blank for now.

Really? You like supply better?

I mean, I wasn't sure you noticed, but Elixir in your universe is actually very close to something from buddhism (which is actually ALSO called elixir lol) but I still like elixir better than supply.

Kason Birdman wrote:Really? You like supply better?

I mean, I wasn't sure you noticed, but Elixir in your universe is actually very close to something from buddhism (which is actually ALSO called elixir lol) but I still like elixir better than supply.

I could always go back to Elixir if I wanted to. It just seemed a tad bit pretentious and not a very technical term for a modern organization to be using.

Had no idea about the Buddhist thing. Then again, Encore is not a religious organization, they are a scientific/social organization. Maybe I can reference the term Elixir in flashbacks to the original Troop, back when they were a small group of superpowered nomads. I could see them using "Elixir".

good idea! i like that a lot.

Wednesday:
Back on page 11, I mentioned a Controller who's Supply switched between different powersets irregularly. I think I'll make Vicky this Controller.