The Gifted - Vansterike Academy (Open house! Summoners, Mages, Psions, join in!)

[Ebrithil]

Well, I'm ready to start when ever you guys are. Got a psychic ready.
Should I expect an OOC anytime soon?

[3Dog]

LJ, as the classes stand, they're pretty much evenly matched so any of the huehuehue stuff would just be endearing banter! Your class doesn't really define WHO you are, it just defines the type of powers you have. These powers are not supposed to create uniqueness.

Anyway, I really think there are a wide array of powers to choose from and I was hoping people would simply fit into these classes on their own and ensure a smooth transition into the RP. Last time I took the GM discretion route, people got mad and left cos I wouldn't allow their powers because they wouldn't fit into the universe... ie Audiokinesis. These kinds of powers just destroy the point of the Academy as an insanely specific power like that isn't going to have an accompanying course within the Academy. I think individuality can be created through specific battle strategies and how you manipulate your powers to fit the situation.

As for your last point, Occam's razor is telling me to say 'OK, be a psion then' LOL but if it was that simple I doubt you'd bring the issue up. Can you tell me more about the abilities and powers you had in mind for your character? That way, I'll have an example to go on to gauge whether or not the current framework is debilitatingly restrictive.

Ebrithil - I think I should have it up in a couple of days. Sorry for the wait, but I wanted to post this interest check to see if we could pool together suggestions to refine the way the universe within this RP works before we start, that should ensure there's no trouble later on

[LJCOMICS]

Ehh... I suppose this RP just isn't for me. I'd feel like I was compromising with myself to play the character that I wanted to.

Anyway, good luck with it.

[Ebrithil]

No problem 3, mind if I call you 3?, I am nothing if not patient.
Also, I understand if you want to wait to get a few more people
interested first before jumping right in. I'll just polish my
character some more in the mean time. And would say
there is enough hostility towards the gifted that if my
character, in the background/history mind you, hurt
someone with his powers, accidentally, he would get chased out of town?
Or is it more mild than that?

[3Dog]

Sure, you can call me 3... cos 1 dog ain't enough, and 2 is too low, it's ME threeedawwwggggg

Ahem. ANYWAY, that sounds like a very plausible scenario, especially if your character lived in an area with the majority being humans and most definitely if your powers caused harm to another human.

[Ebrithil]

Good. Very glad that will work out. should have probably asked that before
I wrote his background up.
Also, would it be possible for his father to have kept his power
secert for 6? Oh, and to powers show up at a set age or just whenever?
Just wanting to clarify some stuff before hand.

[3Dog]

They usually show up in the first few years of life and the parents are able to tell what powers their child is developing... It's usually related to whatever power the parents have. If the child is an orphan, he'll discover what he has an aptitude for fairly early in life ie 5. It's possible for his powers to be kept a secret, definitely.

[Ebrithil]

Awesome glad to hear it. I'll finish up my CS now I suppose.
Oh, one last thing. I assume the academy makes sure every
student gets microchipped? ( Since my guy has been a secert
his whole life until his accident he obviously wouldn't have chip
yet...)

[3Dog]

Ah, that was just an idea I had to demonstrate the oppression of the Gifted. It's actually the government that has that done. The chip is placed wherever you prefer it, but it does give a unique scar that's a dead give-away (for identification purposes or scanning) of being a Gifted. The children of Gifted are usually fitted with microchips since it's assumed they will inherit their parent's powers. If you can't circumvent that and it messes with your character's history, I wouldn't mind taking that plot point out tbh. Just an idea. I find there's always a way you can cheat the system, though e.g having the chip placed in a non obvious area, like the scalp, and simply avoiding any place that you'd be identified as a Gifted. It's easy for Gifted to pretend they're humans as long as they act right and try to keep themselves to themselves.

[kylerz]

Totally interested. NO matter what I will be right HERE!