[OOC] Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

[King Kindred]

@King Kindred

One other thing i was wondering if we might be able to include in this game is something to solve one of my big inconsistancy annoyances in the games:

So, they say in the first game "Conventional weapons have no effect on the Heartless. Only magic." So, Beast's form is made by a magic curse, so yeah, i see why his claws work. Ariel is literally a demigoddess (Her grandfather is Poseidon) Herc is a Demigod... Maybe Aladdin got that cutlass from Genie... But how the hell do you explain Tarzan? "Only magic can harm them!" Meanwhile Tarzan with his sharpened rock on a sick

Anyway, when i was running my game, i decided to add a point of consistency to this by giving the party Drynwyn. With the idea being that Drynwyn wouldn't work for any of the party members, but, as in the movie, it chooses its weilder by choosing a noble-hearted champion who cannot defend himself.

Just a thought.

@mattmanganon

The worlds give their protagonists the power of light to fight against the darkness in their worlds.

[mattmanganon]

@Sadu Are you already working on your next post, or would you like to Collab it? I've got some idea's for how it can go if you need the inspiration.

[Sadu]

@Sadu Are you already working on your next post, or would you like to Collab it? I've got some idea's for how it can go if you need the inspiration.

@mattmanganon

I was waiting on Crimson since he's still part of the scene. But today decided to just start writing up a post so I'm working on it. If you have anything you'd like me to include you can let me know, but Merlin's about to pretty much kick them out for his behind the scenes talk with Morgan, and then she'll head out too.

[mattmanganon]

@Sadu Well, it was mostly to do with the "Music is some of the original magic" idea. Some of the backstory is taken from Lorcana, but i think it fits.

Idea for scene, feel free to use or ignore

"As for the question of her musical transformation? Well, that one is very easy." He pursed his lips a little and began to whistle an eerily familiar tune. As he did so, his body seemed to shimmer and shape itself temporarily becoming much softer and rounder in form "When time began, there was just the inkwell and when the great pen began to create us, there was naught but silence. Then when magic blew through the cosmos, sound came with it, as did music" He looked directly at the ghostly form of Dotty. "Ummm, now blast it, what was that spell again..." He pouted. He rubbed his wand against his head. "Ah, by jove, yes, that was it. SNICK, SNACK, SNORUK!" He waved the wand, before tapping Dotty on the head. She rubbed her head, but the spell didn't seem to do anything. A faint black outline appeared around her that would be visible to everyone for a few seconds, before fading. "Yes, just as i suspected. Your curse will keep you bound to that form." He sighed.

"So, why did she turn back when she was singing?"

"As i said, lad, the song did it. Your curse will keep you bound to each other, but music will weaken it, even if only temporarily. A poxy little curse like that is no match for the unbridled and incorruptible power of music from the heart." Merlin petted her on the head. "I have a friend like you, equally displeased with the idea of being human." He laughed.

"I just don't get how you use fingers" Dotty sighed, waggling her fingers at him. "I just miss my paws. Like, how am i supposed to scratch behind my ear?"

"Well, my friend, why not try this one on for size." He tapped his wand on the ground a few times "ACHEM!" He cleared his throat. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium." He sang a few bars. "Now try it, um, loud and clear." Dotty jumped up and down, excitedly.

"OMIGOSHIGETTODOREALMAGIC!!!" She screamed. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium." She sang as one ear transformed back into he puppy form. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium." She sang louder and more clearly, the child becoming slightly visible to the others. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium." Singing faster and louder, her entire head transforming back into a puppy. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium." Then the rest of her body as the puppy danced around. "Higitus figitus migitus mum, Prestidigitorium! HIGITUS FIGITUS MIGITUS MUM! PRESTIDIGITORIUM!!!" For a moment, she became entirely visible in her puppy form, before quickly fading from view and transforming back into her human form.

"By jove, i think she's got it." Merlin laughed. "Now, just remember, magical words are all well and good, but music. That music from your heart is more powerful than any Heartless can possibly fathom. Even an old Wizard like me will struggle to use magical words that can match the power of music."

Sorry about that, kinda just got into a rhythm. Anyway, feel free to use some of that or just ignore it entirely. I'm not the DM or your mum.

[Sadu]

@mattmanganon

I'll probably use that, but edit it slightly. The direction I think it should go, is that magic born of music is the purest magic imaginable (But not necessarily the most powerful). But, music from the heart, creates magic in the alignment of that heart. Music sang from malice, from a dark heart, would create magic of the purest darkness, while magic from a heart of light, would create magic of the purest light.

This gives weight to villains having their own musical numbers, and why, for example, in Anastasia, Rasputin does his most powerful magic while singing, it's because his music from a heart of darkness, creates magic of pure darkness.

Also the idea that it binds hearts of likeness together... which is why many villain songs seem to rally followers (Be Prepared, Savages, The Mob Song). The idea is that when sung from the heart, a song can resonate with that same part of people's hearts. Everyone has darkness and light in them, so when a villain sings a song, it resonates with the darkness in people's hearts, allowing villains like Gaston or Ratcliffe to rally people to do their bidding, when in all fairness, they are just normal people being manipulated to do something bad.

Not that you specifically said music from the heart was purely light, but I want to make the distinction.

Maybe Morgan will get her own song at some point... if I ever found one I liked... that's probably be dark, or depressing, or both.