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    Default You Become a Multiversal Sea Captain

    You start having dreams about the sea, and sailing. Then one Saturday morning you wake up and find your body has been transformed into your ideal physical self, with comic book peak human stats. If you’re over thirty-five, you’ve been deaged to thirty-five.

    Following a compulsion you drive to the sea, or book a plane or train there.

    On the way there, you realize a dozen skill-sets have been downloaded into your brain and nervous system. Those wacky cosmic plot gods! Why, they just can’t sit still.

    You have the combined skills, talents, and experience (but not super-powers) of:

    • Prince Caine of Amber (Zelazny)
    • Capt. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribean)
    • Capt. Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander)
    • Capt. Ahab (Moby Dick)
    • Admiral Nelson (our world historical)
    • Prince Caspian (Narnia)
    • Aquaman (DC, Pre-Crisis version)
    • Prince Namor (MU, 616-version)
    • Karl Stromberg (Spy/Loved Me, movie version)
    • Capt. Bligh (our world historical)
    • Capt. Nemo (20,000 Leagues)
    • Thor Heyerdahl (our world historical)

    When you get to the sea, there’s a great sailing ship waiting for you. As you walk towards it, your attire changes to that of a sea captain.

    The ship is the Poseidon, and you are it’s captain.

    There’s a sonic boom, and the Silver Surfer lands on your deck.

    “You’ve been chosen by the cosmic powers,” he says, “to sail the seas from world to world, universe to universe, on various duties related to the preservation of life, cosmic balance, and existence itself. Sometimes you’ll ferry heroes about. Other times you’ll come rescue them. You may be needed to deliver important artifacts. Basically, keeping the multiverse going takes a great deal of preventive maintainance at the very least and supreme efforts more often than I’d like. You’re part of the team now.

    “Unless you decline, in which case, your body returns to what it used to be. You get to keep the skills. Removing them would be more effort than just leaving them in at this point.

    “As long as you’re captain of the Poseidon, you don’t age, and you regenerate with an eight hour sleep. So there’s that. And you’ll get an occasional shore leave.

    “So what do I tell the Cosmic Hierarchy? Accept or reject?”
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    I start erecting more defenses is what I do.
    Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh View Post
    I start erecting more defenses is what I do.
    Actually, since you're already in an underwater city, all you have to do is swim to the surface and the Poseidon is there waiting for you.

    This is the perfect job for you, by the way. You have to say yes.

    I mean, c'mon!

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    I just want all these lesser gods to stay outta my city !

    Also I mean sure, yes, whatever.
    Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shai-Hulud View Post
    You start having dreams about the sea, and sailing. Then one Saturday morning you wake up and find your body has been transformed into your ideal physical self, with comic book peak human stats. If you’re over thirty-five, you’ve been deaged to thirty-five.

    Following a compulsion you drive to the sea, or book a plane or train there.

    On the way there, you realize a dozen skill-sets have been downloaded into your brain and nervous system. Those wacky cosmic plot gods! Why, they just can’t sit still.

    You have the combined skills, talents, and experience (but not super-powers) of:

    • Prince Caine of Amber (Zelazny)
    • Capt. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribean)
    • Capt. Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander)
    • Capt. Ahab (Moby Dick)
    • Admiral Nelson (our world historical)
    • Prince Caspian (Narnia)
    • Aquaman (DC, Pre-Crisis version)
    • Prince Namor (MU, 616-version)
    • Karl Stromberg (Spy/Loved Me, movie version)
    • Capt. Bligh (our world historical)
    • Capt. Nemo (20,000 Leagues)
    • Thor Heyerdahl (our world historical)

    When you get to the sea, there’s a great sailing ship waiting for you. As you walk towards it, your attire changes to that of a sea captain.

    The ship is the Poseidon, and you are it’s captain.

    There’s a sonic boom, and the Silver Surfer lands on your deck.

    “You’ve been chosen by the cosmic powers,” he says, “to sail the seas from world to world, universe to universe, on various duties of related to the preservation of life, cosmic balance, and existence itself. Sometimes you’ll ferry heroes about. Other times you’ll come rescue them. You may be needed to deliver important artifacts. Basically, keeping the multiverse going takes a great deal of preventive maintainance at the very least and supreme efforts more often than I’d like. You’re part of the team now.

    “Unless you decline, in which case, your body returns to what it used to be. You get to keep the skills. Removing them would be more effort than just leaving them in at this point.

    “As long as you’re captain of the Poseidon, you don’t age, and you regenerate with an eight hour sleep. So there’s that. And you’ll get an occasional shore leave.

    “So what do I tell the Cosmic Hierarchy? Accept or reject?”
    What precisely does this entail?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh View Post
    I just want all these lesser gods to stay outta my city !

    Also I mean sure, yes, whatever.
    You'll have to excuse Cthulhu.

    *Whispers* He's got this thing about boats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkerbob View Post
    What precisely does this entail?
    What isn't clear?

    There's a box in your ready-room. A small flag goes up indicating the cosmic powers have sent you a letter. These are you orders.

    For example: "Sail to these coordinates on Marvel Earth-1789 and pick up Iron Fist and Wolverine. Help them infiltrate Magneto's island volcano base to recover the Hoary Helmet of Horrors before Gorgomelech is summoned by it." And so forth, whatever.

    You're working for the multiverse now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shai-Hulud View Post
    What isn't clear?

    There's a box in your ready-room. A small flag goes up indicating the cosmic powers have sent you a letter. These are you orders.

    For example: "Sail to these coordinates on Marvel Earth-1789 and pick up Iron Fist and Wolverine. Help them infiltrate Magneto's island volcano base to recover the Hoary Helmet of Horrors before Gorgomelech is summoned by it." And so forth, whatever.

    You're working for the multiverse now.
    Meh. I already got a transdimensional, underground, flying library fortress, but I guess I could use some holiday money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkerbob View Post
    Meh. I already got a transdimensional, underground, flying library fortress, but I guess I could use some holiday money.
    Sea battles often involve sword-fights, so there's that. Why say "no" to a life of sword-fights when you've got the skills to win?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shai-Hulud View Post
    Sea battles often involve sword-fights, so there's that. Why say "no" to a life of sword-fights when you've got the skills to win?
    I guess I could actually use this belt of swords I wear instead of pants at some point.

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    I accept this offer. And as captain, my first order is...

    Set a course for love!


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    Can I change the name of my boat.

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    Is this the Poseidon as in ‘The Poseidon Adventure’? As in “film about a sinking ship”?

    Cos dem’s not good omens for a superstitious sailor type.
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    As god of pirates, this is already within my powerset and wheelhouse of duty.

    Very little changes.

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    Why do you keep tricking people into terrible Michael Moorcock-verse jobs! Why!

    (y'all gonna go inevitably blind from your terrible experiences and not in the way your horrible minds probably immediately leapt to!)

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