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submitted 9 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/196

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[-] Rhaedas@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

I think the sleeper is "talk to plants". Remember how Aquaman used to be the joke in the Justice League? And I'm not well versed in comics, but Poison Ivy comes to mind as being pretty powerful.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 24 points 9 months ago

I can already talk to plants. It's not very satisfying though

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fuckin' monkey's paw shit. 🤣

"You can now talk to plants."

"Cool! What do they say?"

"Oh no, you can't understand them. You can just speak to them."

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

"They also still can't understand you."

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 21 points 9 months ago

Nah, if anything talk to plant is pretty weak. Poison Ivy can control plants, which is significantly stronger. Control plants let's you force them to grow big and grapple people, or produce particular toxins in people's faces, etc. Talk to plants lets you ask plants very politely to do something, but they are still just normal plants, and can just say no.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Plants can't say no because they can't talk. But you can talk to them.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

DM here. Note that this is "talk to plants" and not "tame/control plants." BIG difference. You basically just add "plants" to the languages section of your character sheet, and I have to figure out what accents ferns, oaks, and grasses have.