OOC: Radients Vineyard.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Thu May 25, 2017 11:45 am

Well, honestly, it's not a bad thing she wouldn't be considered a super. There are about a hundred things I could use as the reason why she doesn't have the strength she had in her universe. I was just emphasizing how much I've reined in her abilities.

I don't mind her being in disguise most of the time. That's kind of what she's used to in her own universe. However, her ice arm and aquakinesis are a big part of her person and backstory. I'm only really being so stubborn about this because I've been developing stories and arcs for this character for at least two years. A major change to her person, such as removing a power completely, would require so many adjustments to her character she wouldn't even resemble the original, and I might as well just start over.

I really am trying to balance things with this character. I'm not trying to force this past. I'm trying really hard to make this work, but there are just some things I'm not willing to give up with this character. Her backstory has a lot of interesting commentary on bullying, discrimination, love, respect, honor, lineage, and more. If I change her backstory, I'd loose all of that until I could figure out stories to replace them. If I change her character, I'd have to change her backstory, and if I get rid of a power entirely instead of just nerfing it, I'd have to change her character.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Thu May 25, 2017 11:50 am

In an effort to provide something to this, how about this?
Aquakinesis, no crykinesis since we already have someone like that. You've got your mechanical arm, but you control water much the same as the rest of our elemental trio controls their elements. Through conscious control and emotional interventions. Except instead of spontaneously creating water, you would lose control, much like lacking in concentration.

Buster wrote:...I was thinking more along the lines of silly shenanigans, lego. stuff the pets couldn't get away with normally, something to lighten the mood.

I can't wait for time based shenanigans.

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Thu May 25, 2017 11:59 am

Buster wrote:...I was thinking more along the lines of silly shenanigans, lego. stuff the pets couldn't get away with normally, something to lighten the mood.

Yeah, probably should've realized that. My mind just goes to dark places really easily.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Thu May 25, 2017 5:03 pm

maybe she's wearing a limiter of some kind while she's away from her world, and lacks a means to remove it by herself?

that would explain a sudden change in the scope and type of her available powers without invalidating her past.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Thu May 25, 2017 5:20 pm

!

Buster, I could seriously hug you right now. Why didn't I think of that before? I need some time to look into this as a very good option. Thank you!

Edit: In fact, if she was sent away because she was pushing her powers too hard, it would make sense for her to have a power limiter. That means I could potentially even remove aquakinesis entirely but still have it in her backstory. Personally, I feel that's not much fun, but if the aquakinesis is going to ultimately cause problems... I guess it's up to Hotep.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Thu May 25, 2017 5:24 pm

Buster is very huggable. Provided you ask to avoid harassment charges.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Thu May 25, 2017 5:28 pm

Pfft. what charges? Free hugs are free hugs.

CyberDragon wrote:Edit: In fact, if she was sent away because she was pushing her powers too hard, it would make sense for her to have a power limiter. That means I could potentially even remove aquakinesis entirely but still have it in her backstory.

Personally, i never minded the aquakenesis by itself, i just thought it having cryoknesis and hemokenesis sub-abilities built in with no drawback was OP.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Thu May 25, 2017 5:35 pm

Yay! ((Takes several free hugs))

Post by **CyberDragon** » Thu May 25, 2017 6:02 pm

Buster wrote:Pfft. what charges? Free hugs are free hugs.

I'll take some free hugs! *hugs!*

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Thu May 25, 2017 6:12 pm

Free hugs?!?
*glomps Buster*
I will hug you, and squeeze you, and call you George, AND NEVER LET YOU GO. FREE HUGS ARE A VALUABLE COMMODITY.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Thu May 25, 2017 7:42 pm

I think having the full slew of elementals would be a little funny. We're just missing Water and then we have the base 3. Ice can be added as another since you can't make ice without cold which isn't an element. The last one we would need is earth.

Also I heard free hugs?

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Thu May 25, 2017 9:49 pm

Deske wrote:I think having the full slew of elementals would be a little funny. We're just missing Water and then we have the base 3. Ice can be added as another since you can't make ice without cold which isn't an element. The last one we would need is earth.

Also I heard free hugs?

Don't forget Heart.

Or is that Noah?

And you know what could happen then...

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Thu May 25, 2017 10:42 pm

What could happen?

Captain Planet if he was from Venus... Or possibly one of the outer planets. Hazardous and Dangerous.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Fri May 26, 2017 2:47 pm

Eira's been accepted! I'll join some point today or tomorrow, depending on how long it takes me to finish catching up. Also after I change her character sheet.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Fri May 26, 2017 3:03 pm

Congratulations. Welcome to the game.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Fri May 26, 2017 8:31 pm

I'm done modifying the character sheet.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Fri May 26, 2017 9:24 pm

Let's see it, shall we?

Post by **CyberDragon** » Fri May 26, 2017 9:28 pm

It's back two pages. I didn't repost it, I just edited it where it was.

Also, Just an FYI, I'm almost done reading, so I'm going to make my first post tomorrow.

And if you've been following my characters, you know they never just "pop" into existence. Oh no.

I like to enter with a bang.

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Sat May 27, 2017 7:38 am

Oh Primus. With how paranoid Noah has been getting, his first response might just be to tackle them. That'd be a fun introduction.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 11:43 am

Before I start writing up the intro, what kind of terrain is around the house?

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:16 pm

Which house?

And, for the kids sakes, please do not destroy the playpark.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:30 pm

don't worry, I won't destroy anything important.

and I'm talking about the place where most of the people seem to be at right now. Is the surrounding area forest, farmland, what?

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:38 pm

Ah. Wrong RP for the playpark.

<Sigh> Kaylee and Sandy aren't having much luck in keeping their powers secret from the neighbours...

It might be better if a 'rainbow bridge' is seen leading to Amanda's place (where a high magic type is). Then they could speed that way in the car and via portals. But you'll need to discuss with Neon Icy Wings.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:48 pm

So, do I just guess what's around the house? I can do that, I just don't want to cause confusion.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:54 pm

If you go for Neon's, ask Neon.

If you go for Kaylees', there's a rather large doghouse taking up most of the front garden and a ankle height framing fence at the bottom of the small front garden. There is grass. There is a road. There are several pets, some of which are feeling a bit assaulted and there are neighbours watching from twitchy curtains as Kaylee and Sandy bring chaos to their street without any intent.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 1:12 pm

Kaylees' house, but I'm not going to drop her in the middle of someone's yard. I just need to know if there is a spot where her appearance and all that goes along with it could be interpreted, with a stretch of the imagination, as something not supernatural by the neighbors. A wooded section nearby would do nicely.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Sat May 27, 2017 1:16 pm

Hotep knows the layout of the town. Kaylee does have a back garden with six foot tall fences around it.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat May 27, 2017 7:45 pm

as far as i was aware, Rig/Noah Yez/Ret and Sandy were the ones living on the outskirts, the others live in the neighbourhood proper.

unless i missed something...

Also, I'm kinda stuck, cause Mandy basically just Red-flagged herself as a massive and immediate physical threat, but without knowing her thought process I can't figure out how four would react to that.

her usual go to solution is 'suppress the source of the problem and figure the rest out after' but after how big a mess that made earlier with Noah finding Sandy before the new memory was ready being the thing that started all this, she'd probably try to read her first. plus there's her deal with socks, and her concern that he'll become as big a problem as Noah if he's not on her side...

between her and Noah, she's the more paranoid of the two, she's just more for complex gambits than direct action...

>.<

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:09 pm

So I'm a little confused as to what Noah was doing to Sandy. Was he sucking out Sandy's soul or life force or something? 'cause that is some dark stuff, and also seems insanely overpowered. Not to mention, if Eira finds out he can do that, she will have a difficult time trusting him.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:15 pm

It's called aura, and nearest I've been able to wrap my head around, it's an analog to The Force. But that's about as far as my understanding goes.

Neon Icy Wings · Post by **Neon Icy Wings** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:22 pm

Buster wrote:Also, I'm kinda stuck, cause Mandy basically just Red-flagged herself as a massive and immediate physical threat, but without knowing her thought process I can't figure out how four would react to that.

Sorry about that. I can expand her inner thoughts (either here or the main thread) if needed.

CyberDragon wrote:So I'm a little confused as to what Noah was doing to Sandy. Was he sucking out Sandy's soul or life force or something? 'cause that is some dark stuff, and also seems insanely overpowered. Not to mention, if Eira finds out he can do that, she will have a difficult time trusting him.

Like Buster said he can manipulate aura, which is somewhat like the force, though I myself think it's closer to being simply energy, maybe like less flashy and destructive Ki. Not sure as to the extent, but so far it's only been able to cause fatigue and tiredness as well as a few tricks that were quite a ways back. It's pretty expansive, but it's exact limit has yet to be defined, I think.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:28 pm

basically it's exploiting how his powers recharge as an attack.

one thing i do remember though; originally he seemed to be able to draw power from anything, up until backlash for somehow drawing power from cigarette butts got that nerfed down to currently living things only.

so you could probably shut off his powers completely by sticking him in a concrete cell devoid of anything alive.

Neon Icy Wings wrote:
Buster wrote:Also, I'm kinda stuck, cause Mandy basically just Red-flagged herself as a massive and immediate physical threat, but without knowing her thought process I can't figure out how four would react to that.
Sorry about that. I can expand her inner thoughts (either here or the main thread) if needed.

it would be apreciated. thank you.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:59 pm

Thanks. If the worst the power can do to someone is cause intense fatigue, then Eira wouldn't have a problem with it.

I'm currently waiting on Hotep to approve my planned introduction and help me clear up some of the details. It's flashy and loud in hopes of attracting the attention of the other characters so she can just jump right into interacting with everyone else (also because flashy and loud is fun), but I'm trying to make it so that it doesn't totally shatter the masquerade either, and that's kind of a delicate balance.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat May 27, 2017 9:05 pm

CyberDragon wrote:jump right into interacting with everyone else

And imediately get told by a certain fluffball that they don't have an infinity stone here.

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Sat May 27, 2017 9:12 pm

Would you believe me if I said I thought the cigarette butts thing made sense at the time? Also, his power recharges over time, but he can speed up the process by drawing Aura in from outside sources, like food or other living beings. Aura itself is basically a grab bag power. It can be used to augment his body, create hardlight constructs (like that spoon from the last in game day), read people's emotions, get a few random tidbits of a persons backstory, etc. The main draw backs are A. everything he does drains his limited supply, and if he runs out he gets extremely tired until it's recharged to a decent level, and B. all those cool powers have to be worked like a muscle. He needs to work on them in order to be any good at them. While theoretically there's nothing he couldn't do with the proper amount of training, I am going to put a few hard limits on him, which may be expanded upon later. He can't mess with time, teleport, make constructs that are too small, drain from anything that's either sufficiently processed or was never alive, transform something into something else, or dublicate himself, outside of the aforementioned constructs.
Is all that sufficiently enlightening?

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat May 27, 2017 9:18 pm

Buster wrote:
CyberDragon wrote:jump right into interacting with everyone else
And imediately get told by a certain fluffball that they don't have an infinity stone here.

OMG Buster

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat May 27, 2017 9:25 pm

Okay, so looks like the Ki analogy works better than my Force analogy for Cell over here. *shrugs*

Neon Icy Wings · Post by **Neon Icy Wings** » Sat May 27, 2017 9:37 pm

Buster wrote:it would be apreciated. thank you.

To put it simply, she's somewhat reverting to how she was at the very beginning because of the current events. Sort of her inner Veruca Salt as her annoyance overrides her want to be calm and amiable. Whether that means slinging some snow and ice or telling on every one to the Matriarch is still up in the air for her. Probably should have added this in the post itself, but I have trouble putting what's in my brain into proper words.

Compressed version: Amanda underwent a small mental shift that may encourage her to act if more things hit the wrong buttons for her, but her inexperience with such situations leaves her undecided on what to do if it actually comes to that.

Might update the main post for some implications sake, if I can find the proper words.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun May 28, 2017 6:24 am

Oh right... Amanda set off most of the Crater Alley debacle didn't she? well other than the crater itself...

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Mon May 29, 2017 9:23 pm

Gods you all posted like 7 times before I could. Trying to multitask watching a small movie and doing this.