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Eeeeech. I have a character. I just don't have the right power-weakness combo for them! What would suit an insane character?
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@Silver Carrot Dude I have like a reservoir of power ideas that you could take from.

A character that controls perception, such that they can focus themselves on any particular thing or broaden their mind to understand eternity, or that they can alter the perspective of an enemy, such that they can make themselves and others invisible to anyone or anything, or they can make it so that they are the only thing the enemy can see. A character that can pull anything out of their own mouth, literally vomiting up whatever they want. The key is, they must eat it again, or else insert bad thing that happens. A character that can control electromagnetic fields, but must always maintain them exactly, so they don't accidentally short circuit their own body. A character that can fold shadows like origami. A character that is ethereal, unable to be harmed, but also unable to interact with the world ever again.

I have more.
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@aviendha

Though it's not one of your ideas, that list did give me inspiration for the perfect power for my character; it can see/predict the short-term future. The fact they're utterly insane is their weakness. They no longer have a grasp on the concept of past, present or future. Time is just time to them.

Think this would be okay?
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Name: David Andrew Ford

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Appearance: David stands at roughly 6'2, with a sturdy build. His shoulders are broad and his hands are large. He has a strong jaw with a box shaped head. He is more well built in his upper body then his lower body. He has brown skin and stark white hair that is kept cut short and un-stylish. He has a scar running across the left corner of his lips, as well as one under his eyes and across his nose. His knuckles are hardened with callouses and despite the rough look of experience in his brown eyes, there is a general softness in his features. He tends to wear simple clothing, usually black shirts and jeans, with a trench-coat. The most frivolous thing about him is that he has a tattoo of a dove on the back of his right palm.

Biography/History: David was raised in a relatively poor household, and left high-school early on to get a job. While he was the smartest person in the world he certainly wasn't stupid, and he knew he could still do good in schooling he returned later, that being said his confidence and responsibility held him against going. By a stroke of luck he was accepted into a police foundations course quite young, and using his saved up money he was able to attend as well keep up a small job on the side. Despite loving the chance acquired, he found he didn't actually enjoy how rigid the system made him feel, either in school, or later on the force. After just a few years of working, and doing so quite well, he left to become a private investigator, where he had more control over his own actions and who he helped. His connections built buoyed him and he has been doing fairly well for himself this whole time, supplying what little extra cash he could to his family back home. That was of course until the dreams. He was rather busy in those early stages, and even when the silence hit his workflow was higher then before, until he was next. One of the few that suffered those...horrors. He was changed, and charged with a new task. Being as stubborn and level headed as he was, he could hold onto his sanity, for the most part. He hears voices and has invasive thoughts of being reckless or dangerous, but he is wise enough to argue with them. Though he can't hide his uncertainty that they will become more convincing...

Personality: David has always been a hardworking and dedicated person. He has had a clear sense of justice since day one, and while he knew not to "stir the pot" he would do what he felt he was supposed to from a moral standpoint. His naturally large build helped him with the bullies of his siblings when he was younger, as well as the bullies of the adult world later. He is a certain sort of calm, where his emotions run wild yet he hides it, and tries to tame it (with varying success) using his logic. He is somewhat simple, in the fact that he does what he thinks should be done, even if it's not what he wants. He has a deep sense of loyalty, as his actions haven't always been the best at making friends, and he lived for his family when he was younger, he holds new bonds closely. He is somewhat reckless in his actions, where he calculates the lowest possible risk, not including his own bodily health. He tries to seem at least somewhat dignified and humble, but he actually recognizes his own strength, and even thinks a little too highly of it. He likes to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders, not only by habit, but also because he loves to play the hero. Not that he would admit that.

Power: David is able to create arrows which can hover on the air or be placed onto something like a sticker. These arrows will propel whatever touches them along the direction they point at a high velocity. How fast something travels depend on how much energy David puts into the creation of one said arrow, and naturally how light the object is. The arrows can be touched by David without propelling him if he chooses, but that effect is only for him, as all other things are repelled (if possible of course). These arrows can be created at different sizes, also dependent on how much energy David can supply. They are created instantly, within a range of roughly 20 feet. David can also hold onto one then "apply" it a place later. They disperse after repelling up to two objects. The drawback from such a power is an overall sickness applied to David. It manifests itself in the form of a raspy cough, and fevers, that gets worse the more aforementioned "energy" is used to create the arrows, instead of battle this sickness. After using just a handful of arrows David will begin coughing up blood, and feeling weak. If used more, he will then vomit blood, have hazy vision, go pale, and have a very hard time being active. Further use he will soon go unconscious, and perhaps even induce seizures. If when he wakes and begins using too much power too soon, death is clearly on the table.

Anything else?: He loves sweets, and black tea. His favorite colors are black and orange, his favorite holiday is Halloween, and he is really bad at video-games. He knows a few songs on harmonica, and he hates smoking.
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@aviendha

Though it's not one of your ideas, that list did give me inspiration for the perfect power for my character; it can see/predict the short-term future. The fact they're utterly insane is their weakness. They no longer have a grasp on the concept of past, present or future. Time is just time to them.

Think this would be okay?


I am in no way the GM, but I can tell you from personal experience being able to see the future is not very easy in an RP. You have to get the GM and other characters to contribute heavily to your ability or it isn't worth much. Just a heads up.

Also, I think all the characters would be insane, elder god stuff and all.
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I'll begin work on my cs shortly :D
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@Silver Carrot I'm gonna have to agree with Noxious, telling the future is... finicky in rps, and it's very very easy to cross the line into godmodding, though I do like all of aviendha's ideas!

@Noxious Insane would probably be a safer way to go, although feel free to go out of the box a little bit. Maybe their personality got shifted dramatically or something, not necesarrily laughing mad insanity, but something that shook them to their core, you know?

@deadpixel101 I like him! Feel free to post him int he CS tag.

Also sorry for my activity being so wonky, there's a lot of things happening this week so expect the RP to start on saturday/sunday.
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Lovely! I put him in the other tab.

And I wouldn't worry about your activity, real life always takes precedence.
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I'm thinking of a support role.

What do you think of a healer with a twist? When he goes to heal someone, whatever is wrong with the target becomes wrong with him. Say someone has a broken bone, my characters bone would break in the same way it's broken on the other person and slowly, over the course of a few minutes, would heal due to an also present regenerative power.

The healing regeneration, however, only works when he absorbs an injury from another party.

The pain would be severe, and similar to whatever the other person felt
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I'm stewing on three ideas right now - the first two are for 'minion master' types, one a medical-themed necromancer who uses surgery to make zombies, and the other a 'hive queen' type that naturally breeds horrid insect monsters (both at the cost of being half-crippled and going violently nuts). The third idea is just a straight-up combat specialist who molds his flesh ala Prototype. Thoughts on any of these?
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@Sisyphus I like the insect monster one. Could they potentially breed a mount?

@Silver Carrot Future stuff is super hard to manage- it's easier to be able to know the past.

@Nariata It might be cool if they could relieve the pain of others, by taking it on themself.
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I'm back to square one. I need something that's passive and cerebral and a lot like telling the future, but I can't do that. My character's going to be this quirky, 'speaks in riddles and stares at random objects for no reason for uncomfortably long' type of insane, and I need something to fit that. None of that list of ideas quite fit. God, choosing the power's usually the easy part!
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@Silver Carrot If you want inspiration, here: powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Ra.. The link will refer you to a random superpower, just keep going until you find one that you like, or one that gives you an idea.
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@Silver Carrot

Perhaps instead of time you can play more with truth or ideals and such? Like being able to perceive feelings or if one is lying? You still need to ask players a bit of info but it's less god-moddy then future sight.
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It's okay. I got a power after about 40 minutes solid on that random page link. The page was something like 'body superiority' but I adapted it a little.
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@deadpixel101 I just read through your character sheet, and I really, really like it! I just had a quick question- where is the character from, specifically? I'm assuming he's American, but even then, where specifically in America does he live?
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@Silver Carrot

Okay! I'm glad you found something you like, even if I couldn't really help lol.

@aviendha

Well thank you very much! I actually haven't chosen exactly where he lived, but i'm thinking Chicago. This inspires me to actually add his ethnicity and where he lived earlier, as he wasn't born in America.
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@deadpixel101 I'm really curious now... My character is half Israeli, half French, and spent a little while living in Argentina, and is now in America- she's a collage of origins, lol. It's always fun to know and understand the ethnic and geographical origins of characters.
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@deadpixel101 @aviendha

Thanks for the help, though! Both of you!

I've sent the GM my CS, so now just have to wait.
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