Move Creation Workshop

[Reece]

[Spoiler]Replace the "about as powerful as arrows" part with something equivalent to, "each bullet if fairly weak by itself, but together they can be powerful - if they all hit".

Also, "semi-automatic rate of fire (one shot each time the trigger is pulled)" primes are typically superhuman so you should really clarify here. 

• Dimensional Beam. An inch-thick beam of purple energy which keeps going until it reaches its max range or hits a target. Upon hitting someone, the beam of energy will disable a single move for 10 seconds. In order to disable a move, Warren must have seen it used at least once, and must concentrate on which of their moves he wishes to remove whilst he fires. Each character can only have up to one move removed at a time. In the case of weapon-type moves, the item vanishes into a pocket dimension for the duration. In the case of magical moves, the character still remembers how their move functions (as this is not a mental effect), but the Omnilium expended to purchase that move is sealed away in the pocket dimension, rendering it temporarily unusable. Each dimensional cartridge only holds enough power for a single shot.

This needs more drawbacks. Especially since, while I see what you're doing when it comes to trying to find a way to do this without telepathy, it's now a lot stronger than just sealing the move. A lot of people have moves linked to weapons - removing the weapon would give him a 2-for-1 combo of sorts since the weapon would disappear and render the other moves impossible to use. Also, you should clarify that this beam does no damage and can't be used on super moves. If you added a stationary charge time in addition to the reload, it might be passable. You should also really add a fatigue cost, since you'll probably not want a long charge time. Lastly, I can't really vouch for the "locking OM" thing, and imo the flavour text for it is pretty sketchy. You might get it at approval, but I have some doubts. I wouldn't count on it, but I can't comfortably make a ruling.[/spoiler]

• When Daniel rewrote Hecate's move he said that the shards of ice were as powerful as crossbow bolts, and that got approved just fine. This proves that comparisons to the strength of real-world projectiles are viable.

• I know for a fact that you are incorrect here, since my character Hijiri has a gun with a semi-automatic rate of fire. Honestly, if anything, there's too much info there. I included the bit in the brackets for Warren's benefit, as I don't know how knowledgeable he is about guns.

• There is no fatigue cost in the way I wrote it. It's an ammo type, so the only fatigue is the energy required to resist the gun's recoil... which in this case is no greater than a normal-strength shot, hence why I have omitted it (the same way everyone else seems to).

• The duration is ten seconds. Warren will already have to spend 3 seconds reloading at some point before and after firing this beam. The '2-for-1' you mentioned is barely worth consideration given how quickly the effect wears off, and an additional charge time would be absurd... Warren would be more severely negatively affected by using his own move than his opponent would.

• Your other points seem valid to me.

• That said, in theory, Omnillium doesn't vanish when it is spent, it gets converted into either a physical object or some sort of ability. The point I was trying to get across is that this move seals the item/ability without affecting the mind at all... this should be viable, since the Insight Power allows characters to perfectly understand a move when they see it, but does not allow them to use it, meaning that there must be a reason beyond simple lack of comprehension why characters cannot all use magic in the OV. You see? There has to be something, tangible or otherwise, involved in the use of moves that goes beyond thought, and that is what this is removing.

Also, on another point, the people with moves that rely on other moves for their effects aren't even the most harshly affected by this. People like Emps & Ebony are the ones who'd really suffer when fighting Warren if this thing is approved.
Say goodbye to your 3k OM moves.