@Aeternum

Phoebe did in Charmed because powers were attached to their emotions. So because of that when she tapped into their emotions she could tap into their powers.

That doesn't surprise me with Sylar.

I know for a fact Peter was an Empath though because in one of the seasons(can't remember which) they kept repeating it over and over how they hated empaths or said he was an empath or how empath were difficult to fight. I like the show Heroes but their emphasis on Peter's abilities got annoying at times.

Okay the field is removed

Wait if Peter didn't have the ability of Empathy why did they keep freaking calling him an Empath! This is confusing the heck out of me.

@RumikoOhara

Yay!

Accepted! Please put her in a hider in the cs tab.

@alexfangtalon

Peter's ability was the power to copy other people's powers. In the beginning he had to be near them which is why it was considered empathic by most. By the end of the show he didn't have to be near them. I always heard his power called "copying". It's also why I won't allow it. It gives the person too many advantages.

Phoebe from Charmed is the perfect empath example.

I'm thinking that I should be able to get the first post up later today. We shall have quite a good time with this I believe. I'm excited about it.

By the way, what's the state of the bunker and what killed off the people? Animals? The Air? The flu?

How dire are things? How many supplies are left? How many people, and how desperate do you think they'll be?

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@alexfangtalon If the Peter you're talking about is Peter Petrelli, it seems his original ability was empathic mimicry, but at some point he lost that ability.

His current ability is synthetic and it is ability replication.

The Empathic mimicry is definitely different from what I had in mind. And well, as it's name states, it's a mimicry ability. Empathic mimicry apparently requires being near a person to mimic their ability and doesn't seem to have much to do with actual emotions.

The Empath I have in mind is more like Empathy + Empathic Manipulation with the weaknesses of possibly losing your self/identity and believing you are someone else if you become overwhelmed by another person's emotions. Also other problems that would pop up.

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Phoebe did in Charmed because powers were attached to their emotions. So because of that when she tapped into their emotions she could tap into their powers.

That doesn't surprise me with Sylar.

Alright, that makes a lot of sense. If powers are emotion related, then yes, I could absolutely see an Empath (as I understand it) as something very much OP and very much capable of copying powers.

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Anyways, An empath + my telepath could get into serious trouble. An empath that already knows how to shield their mind could lose it if they try to help out, because you'd have to let go of your shields initially (later it's possible to learn to expand shields rather than drop them). That means you're suddenly open and unprotected to whatever someone is feeling.

My telepath is feeling quite a bit crazy, disoriented, and anxious due to his ability. An empath trying to help him would likely get overwhelmed by that and if that empath could project their emotions too, we'd get a never-ending loop of someone hearing everything and going crazy feeding into someone who feels all the emotions and projects it right back.

If that projection awakens my telepath's ability to project thoughts (telepathic communication) then what we'll get is two people locked up in a never-ending feedback loop of negative and overwhelming emotions and thoughts that will just keep building up on each other like waves until they're both pretty much catatonic.

@RumikoOhara@Aeternum@MissCapnCrunch@King Tai@kyrisse

The IC is now open. Post at will.

@alexfangtalon,@Spinosaurus

You should get me cs sheets and join in!

@Wick I can't think of something that appears stupid but can be really good and I don't wanna be an empath because it confuses me so I was wondering if you think density control would be fine.

@alexfangtalon,@Spinosaurus

You should get me cs sheets and join in!

Can I give it in a few hours? I'm busy right now and still contemplating my character. I hate when I hit a writer's block like this. Bleh.

@Spinosaurus

No problem at all :)

@alexfangtalon

It would depend on how you want to use it. What did you have in mind?

@Wick Can alter the density of their body and things they touch. However, if they lose physical contact with it the density goes back to normal or if they get knocked out/go to sleep their density goes back to normal.

@alexfangtalon

That is perfect! As long as that is what you do it's fine.

@Wick Thanks. Gives me the chance to use a character I was planning to make as the hero of a comic book I was going to do but dropped.

@Wick

Haha, my character won't always need to dance. He will most times though. Just because it's fun.

I'm going to basically modify a character that I've used a while ago.

@Spinosaurus

I like him. I hope he can swim. My girl has elemental water.

Accepted! Please put him in a hider and in the cs tab.