Move Approval V

[Dane Regan]

The Mimic argument: Yes, I get that it's basically a cheaper mimic, but it does have downsides. First of all, Demetri has to find these weapons first, whether it's through taking a stormtroopers laser rifle or stealing a sword from someone using my pickpocket move. Secondly, this is temporary and costs SP to use, making it much less efficient than regular mimic. Third, I absolutely need the proficiencies of the weapon to use it, and super moves are not even eligible. Sure with spare swords or guns in an arena its simply ranged or physical strength, but this matters more with Prime weapons since they are more versatile. Lastly, these will behave like regular moves, though with less damage being dealt. I'm not expecting to steal Doomguy's BFG and tear someone in half, especially since my stats do not reflect that.

In regards to taking another Prime's weapon:

As it stands the more powerful an item is, the less likely I'm gonna be able to take it. From this perspective, I'm far more likely to take a basic 300 om move than Thaal Sinestro's ring. In addition, this super will have no direct way to steal somebody's weapon, unless they plan to just give it to me. This issue will probably be taken up with my pickpocket move, which is approved, but I will be reworking soon.

Thank you for reading and considering this audacious attempt at a super utility.

I'm going say no here, at the moment. For 2 reasons:
1) This is incredibly weak for a super utility, if I allowed this I'd probably left you have it last for a round. I'd feel bad for giving this to you with its current duration.
2) We don't really allow people to avoid spending OM by spending SP. This is basically mimic, but kinda worse. I'll talk to some other staffers and get their opinions, but in short, you should probably just get mimic. Edit: I talked to some other staffers, and yeah. You'll need mimic. If you don't get mimic then you're basically spending SP to get free moves, even if you have to steal stuff first. And, as I said, you can't really spend SP to circumvent OM costs.

Some food for thought: An expensive normal move could replicate what you want, with you spending 300 OM per type of weapon. There's a precident that all standard rigid melee weapons can fit into a 900 OM move though: 300 - short (like a dagger), 300 - medium (like a sword), 300 - long (like a spear), so if you made a move that allowed you to use any weapon like that you find after infusing it with your Omnilium or something, sure. But without specifically buying the "rights" to use a weapon, it will be incidental. So that 900 OM thing wouldn't work with guns, for example.