[OOC] Spirit Guardians: The Call of a Butterfly [REBOOT]

[Obscene Symphony]

@BioHazard
No worries, we're definitely still accepting. I'll look over your sheet now.

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Ninja Obscene, please.

@Cenco

I am almighty. You're gonna have to deal. XD

@Biohazard Yay! Another German! Aaron will have someone to 'talk' to! (Well, he can read/write French and English too, and I'll just have Mitchell translate everything else)

Anyway, just like sakurasan, I'll need a description of his magic and how he uses it. Right now he'll be somewhat weak and strengthen with time. For reference, check out some of the accepted characters; a tactic some have used is assigning the different facets of power with 'skill points' or percentages out of 100 as to how much they can do.

That made no sense. It makes sense in the sheets!

Also @Everyone, how should we tackle the obvious language barriers? Perhaps soul-bound characters (AKA anyone with a spirit guardian) can understand all other soul-bound characters, or their guardians can translate?

[WeepingLiberty]

@WeepingLiberty pretty "boy" you mean.

@sakurasan

I'm on my phone, gimme a breeeeaaaaaak. XD

[WeepingLiberty]

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I am almighty. You're gonna have to deal. XD

@Biohazard Yay! Another German! Aaron will have someone to 'talk' to! (Well, he can read/write French and English too, and I'll just have Mitchell translate everything else)

Anyway, just like sakurasan, I'll need a description of his magic and how he uses it. Right now he'll be somewhat weak and strengthen with time. For reference, check out some of the accepted characters; a tactic some have used is assigning the different facets of power with 'skill points' or percentages out of 100 as to how much they can do.

That made no sense. It makes sense in the sheets!

Also @Everyone, how should we tackle the obvious language barriers? Perhaps soul-bound characters (AKA anyone with a spirit guardian) can understand all other soul-bound characters, or their guardians can translate?

@Obscene Symphony

I kind of like the idea of an auto-translate of spoken languages on the guardians part, rather than the persons? Idek

[Obscene Symphony]

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I kind of like the idea of an auto-translate of spoken languages on the guardians part, rather than the persons? Idek

@WeepingLiberty

Exactly what I mean, I think. Like people with guardians can automatically understand other people wit guardians? Maybe only while their guardian is around? And like, not like they hear it in their language, but they inexplicably understand the words?

I have no idea what I'll do with Aaron XD

[sakurasan]

@Obscene Symphony?? I said 50/50 though? A lot of you guys put stuff Like

Magic:
Ice

As the power so I have no idea who to reference of of. xD which one?

[WeepingLiberty]

@Obscene Symphony

Way to go, making the deaf character Symph.

[Cenco]

@Obscene Symphony
Oh yeah, I had thought about the language barrier but figured there'd be an explanation and I didn't have to worry about it.

I realize now I have to worry about it. Actually no I don't, I like your idea. It's a little hand-wavy for now, but I'm sure we can come up with a somewhat acceptable reason for it later LOL.

I think I prefer the soul-bound characters just straight up being able to understand and speak to each other, without needing their guardians to translate.

[Obscene Symphony]

@Obscene Symphony?? I said 50/50 though? A lot of you guys put stuff Like

Magic:
Ice

As the power so I have no idea who to reference of of. xD which one?

@sakurasan

You don't *have* to use a percentage system. It just helps some people divvy it up. Like, I didn't even use a percentage system. It's just for extra help if you're having trouble.

Is that what you're referring to? I can't tell

[Obscene Symphony]

Also man, a lot of lurkers. Hi lurkers! I see you!

[sakurasan]

@Obscene Symphony... Do I fix something or not xD fuck. This phone is being shit to me and won't update crap quickly. What do I need to fix?

[BlackPanther]

@Obscene Symphony
guardian translation could be interesting

[Obscene Symphony]

@Obscene Symphony... Do I fix something or not xD fuck. This phone is being shit to me and won't update crap quickly. What do I need to fix?

@sakurasan

You're fine!

@BlackPanther I think so too, but it would add a lot of "And so-and-so translated for them" to like, all the dialogue. Plus, the powers that be probably thought it would be important for spirits and their charges to band together - so they made it so soul-bound people could understand each other. While I like it too, it might be too much of a hassle RP-wise to need the guardian for translating.

again, idk what to do with aaron

[sakurasan]

@Obscene Symphony Waiwai. I am? Pffft. Here I am trying to figure out what you guys wanted me to fix. Thank you~ so... The guardians don't just hover around or walk with their humans like creeps and disappear when they want to?

[Obscene Symphony]

@Obscene Symphony Waiwai. I am? Pffft. Here I am trying to figure out what you guys wanted me to fix. Thank you~ so... The guardians don't just hover around or walk with their humans like creeps and disappear when they want to?

@sakurasan

Yeah, they'll probably stick around their human because it's kinda their job but they can venture away if they feel like it. I'd wager they're stronger with their human though, what do you think @Cenco?

[sakurasan]

@Obscene Symphony So... Its more complicated than them just being able to speak whenever they want ro? There's translation involved? It better not be Google translate because I hate that shit.

[karamonnom]

@Obscene Symphony
Lol just realized, you are like one of the queens of reboot. Wherever there is a reboot, you are there (at least every reboot i've been in xD)

[Obscene Symphony]

@Obscene Symphony So... Its more complicated than them just being able to speak whenever they want ro? There's translation involved? It better not be Google translate because I hate that shit.

@sakurasan

Plus, the powers that be probably thought it would be important for spirits and their charges to band together - so they made it so soul-bound people could understand each other. While I like it too, it might be too much of a hassle RP-wise to need the guardian for translating.

@Obscene Symphony

I think our problem is that this OOC has suddenly caught fire XD

@karamonnom I'll take that title!

[RaeoftheLight]

@Obscene Symphony
Following quote is from the original RP forum, feel free to say it is no longer relevent, but this was approved by Inkd Bull as an explanation: Am I right to think of it as this: The guardian and the human soul link the first time, creating their bond. After that, soul link becomes a battle tactic. The guardian has a form, visible to other guardians and people with guardians and usually is seen with their counterpart, maybe occasionally going somewhere else. The Guardian has to use the human as a 'conductor' for their power in the human world. They are strongest together, and thusly use this bond as a way to protect people and defeat evil. To summarize: They are two distinct entities, soul link is used to fight, they are connected by a bond and feel safer together, spirit transgressions must be dealt with by their human.

[sakurasan]

@Obscene Symphony So guardians can or can't talk to others?

[Cenco]

@sakurasan @Obscene Symphony
Yeah, I'm going to say that they can wander off, but as their job is pretty much to protect and care for their charge, there'd have to be a reason for them to leave for any amount of time.

Regarding how they appear, it was briefly discussed in the last thread, so I'll get it down here.

Basically, the guardian can choose to appear as either their true form or as their butterfly form to other guardians and soul-bound humans. To normal humans, however, they'll always appear as simply a butterfly.

In terms of how they can interact with the world, they're pretty much ghosts that can decide whether they are tangible or not at any given moment. So if they choose to, they can pass through walls, or they can make themselves solid and interact with the real world around them.

I'm not sure if they'd necessarily be stronger around their human, but being close to their human means they can soul-link at any time, which would make them stronger than your average wandering spirit.