EurmalEye

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@PharaohAtem Ugh fine you can have a spoiler :P Leval's secret tech are in my head named Field of Threads and Deception Made Real. Field of Threads works basically how you described illusory domain along with its incredibly high costs. Essentially the entire domain would be covered in his threads of magic to A) Conceal Leval in Magic in potentia for those trying to see through his illusion and B) Allow for quick casting. It is not something I imagine him doing for a while yet. Deception Made Real is essentially layering Leval in illusions of himself while he performs actions. So even though characters see the illusion covered Leval coming at him they will also note that the figure is illusory and giving all signs of being fake. So they will expect that figure to be the illusion and the real Leval is elsewhere. They expect an illusionist to hide not strike directly. And then while they are distracted looking for the "real" Leval, not so surprise strike. This works even better if paired with making a random patch of air invisible so there is something else to detect.

Also Leval is not above tasers and bear mace.

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@DarkShadowWolf Lol I know! It was torturous yesterday with no post but damn were yall working hard! Right now I have completed Leval's entrance into the academy and his reaction to the teachers and other students performances as well as his own. I also have completed Cal's entrance. Spoiler: It is goofy! I can't wait till it comes to a situation where he is forced to use his abilities and all the sudden he goes from goofball to I can devour the souls of everyone in this building with a single bite. Just delightful.

Still to be done Levals reaction to Grace, Arken arriving on the battlefield, and post introductions to Manta who seems adorable and can use hand and talking to Shela. In addition a short and rude introduction for Wakefield.

I know! I tend to write out of order but it all comes together at the end!

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@PharaohAtem Lol that's a lotta lecture, but I gotta tell you this ain't my first illusory rodeo and I have invested a lot of time, effort, and research into writing them. Also, Naruto special eyes may be least favorite example of illusions of all time. It is just very lazy. I love specificity when I write special abilities, because rules make a magic system far more believable. That is why Leval's abilities are always very grounded and have costs- magic has a cost on his energy and he takes a ton of damage in combat. I could have Leval pull a million extra abilities outta his butt like trapping them in a mental landscape or hypnotizing them but it would feel like power gaming and therefore less interesting. Natural progression is slower but more rewarding. Leval's is already fantastic at making illusions and overall mana control (that why its written as threads of mana to make a weave), his biggest weaknesses is just his low level of mana capacity which will improve over time and how the creatively he can use that mana control. As for the other powers, yeah in a high power setting like this for sure its easier, which is why I think a more subtle illusion in the middle of combat where everything is already distracting would have a much higher degree of working.

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@EurmalEye Yes. Basically the Masked Man is infusing his magic into the island and his minions such as Flowey. So certain enemies will be able to see through the illusions but not all of them.

@The One

Thank you! Like I said I am totally fine with that so long as I know ahead of time which has just occurred

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@PharaohAtem Oh that's totally fine with me! So long as I can work in set parameters I am all good. I have a trick in mind that may not be effective on the masked man and the flower thing, but might work well on the students.

@The One Definitely way to far out to hear name, but like to him 'omg angels are real' and then profound confusion as to why one would go to school. There may also be some questions like "Hey would this action be morally correct or something that makes me go to hell?" lol

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@PharaohAtem My characters are so underpowered for this roleplay and I friggen love it. And frankly, Kai is the scariest character to me. " Kai is a calm and leval headed person" WHY DOES HE HAVE LEVAL'S HEAD?! (jk I know what you meant)

My only concern is when I play Illusionists is that people are just going to say my character can see through this illusion instantly. It has happened a lot >.>

@The One Not a particularly subtle lady is she lol. I think Leval will notice the Angelic being descending from the skies in a blinding beam of light. "Hey Angel Grace? What happens after we die? Also can you provide some serious psychological counseling for Shela?"

@DarkShadowWolf Oh you bet your butt I noticed! Whenever that terrifying monstrosity speaks I take note. How does that take place in your mind btw? Is it something noticeable or subtle when it occurs. Leval will definitely follow the compulsion cause why wouldn't he, but I am curious if someone like Wakefield could ignore it

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@PharaohAtem Counterarguments: Illusion is Leval's specialty, this time around I did not give him a second ability to really challenge myself in writing interesting combat. Also Rin's powers are Spirit/Soul Magic and Demonic Force Manipulation, not illusions if I am not mistaken? Or is the power fairly vague to encompass that as well haha

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@PharaohAtem I mean Leval is an illusionist so technically he would be the best singer/dancer possible...

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@The One Should I have made my characters better singers lol? Mythical Musical Academy up in here.

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@The One Holy Crap that's a long one. Excited to read through