Invader Len

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@Invader Len It's cool! I don't even know why I'm biased against it other than dirt is gross.

I do have a follow-up/separate question though. If everyone's been at the school for a year, are they all going to know each other already/are friendships going to have been made before the RP's beginning?

EDIT - also, if so, should we like, record those relationships somewhere~?

@Jacobite

Since everyone has been at school for a year, yes, you can have made friends, enemies, and acquaintances with the other students. You can include these friendships in your bio or in misc, whichever you prefer. You can have hear of students who might have famous parents, or be completely oblivious to your fellow students entirely! The relationships are all up to the players. :)

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Is it too late to rewrite my character from scratch?

Kidding. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place because Earth Magic fits my character more, but it's my least favourite magic type in any medium of all time. 'Cos it sucks. Ice Magic on the other hand has nothing to do with my character, but it's at least aesthetically pleasing and not Earth Magic...

I guess I'll go with Earth. Will pop Terry on over soon.

@Jacobite

If it's aesthetics you're interested in, Earth magic does have control over all crystals and gems! It’s not just boring old rocks. Plus, Earth comes in dozens of different mediums and forms, making one of the most versatile elements. Sorry it’s not what you wanted, but we hope you can make the most of it! I like Terry a lot! ^^

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@Invader Len
Just out of curiosity, what can water mages do? Just curious is all.

@Avanhelsing

Water mages who know summon can summon nearby water, but can’t do much else. However, with training and learning new spells, water mages can send water into projectiles, including multiple at once, bend it into shapes with their energy, use it as a whip, create walls and bubbles surrounding themselves, and have greater movement within water. You could even get creative and walk on or under water without getting wet! It’s very handy against people and monsters sensitive to water, and can be used, like all other magic, to enchant objects. Hope this helps! You can look at the spells list in the first OOC post and see what kinds of spells your character can learn!

@Invader Len @onenote @The Errorist

now that it's not 4 AM and I've had a chance to refresh my brain... Would you guys mind if I asked for a reroll? Levitation just isn't clicking with Poppy in my mind...

@Sylph

Of course! We’ll reconvene and give you a new power as soon as we can!

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@Invader Len
Interesting, it's cool to see insight like this. But with my curiosity sated, I'll stick with speed. It does suit him more than agility and flexibility.

@MechonRaptor

Yeah, of course! The quizzes generally give use 2-3 answers, from which we then use personality and our own judgement to narrow it down to one. When we reconvene, we usually go back to those original 2-3 answers, and select something different with our new insight.

With that being said, *clears throat, starts party music up again* @Jacobite, Congratulations! Your character’s new magic type is Earth Magic! Earth magic gives control over the crystals in soil, rock, and even dust or sand! A formidable magic, to be certain! In addition, earth Mages are one of the few types that can learn Alter, which changes the rock they have into a completely different kind! Better brush up on your geology! At the moment, you only know Summon, so you can cause sprouts of rock to jut up from the ground, walls, or ceiling (if in a cave), but can’t do much else. With time, however, you can master the many applications of Earth Magic, and become a prominent mage inside of battle or out! What a knock out!

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@Jacobite We'll get on it as soon as possible!

@Invader Len
Now I'm rather curious as to what Nathan's ability would have been if it wasn't super speed... Would you be willing to do so for me as well? Curiosity is killing the cat haha.

@MechonRaptor

Of course! Nathan came down to one of two athletic abilities. Super speed, or enhanced agility and flexibility. We ultimately decided speed might be better than agility as an action and personality fit, but if you think agility would have been better, you're welcome to use your reroll to change it! :)

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@Invader Len

Is it possible to ask for a reroll, and if it's not as good, can I go back to the first one?

(I don't mind the ice power, because I can imagine much worse; I'm just not feeling it in combination for my character's personality at all.)

@Jacobite

Yes, you can. The one reroll means that you are presented with a second option, but we're not gonna be awful and say you can't go back to the first if you like the second even less.

With that said, would you like us to reconvene and decide a new magic type for you?

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Now for the correct @’s.

@Discontent Congratulations! You’re accepted! Your character get an Ocular Ability! Your Ability is Aura reading! Your character can see the aura of those around them, and determine their feelings from the color! It’s very weak without a familiar, perhaps he hasn’t even noticed these aura’s until now! However, with enough training, your character can learn to read auras much more precisely, and determine health, strength, magic type, mixed emotions, and even see the outline of auras through walls! How cool!

@Jacobite Congratulations! You’re accepted! Your character’s magic type is Ice Magic! Using your magic, you can turn water into ice, shape it into fantastic forms, and utilize it in combat! So far, you only know Summon, which means you can turn nearby water into ice, but can’t do much else yet. With time, however, you can become a powerful ice Mage, in combat or out of it! Be careful, it still melts!

@Hammerman Congratulations! You’re accepted! Your character’s magic type is Healing Magic! Using your magic, you can summon an aura of healing energy that invigorates cell growth and repair in humans, animals, and even plants! However, you can’t cure terminal illnesses, spur the regrowth of limbs, or fix scar tissue. So far, you only know Summon, which means you can summon your aura and heal small injuries, like light bruises and paper cuts, but not much else yet. With time, however, you can learn to heal more damage, and even cast your healing energy into a ball to heal others from afar! Useful!

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Thank you for clarifying on the topic of sadism. If you could change that in your CS to say he likes to tease and trick people, that would give a much better impression than sadism.

As for therapy, I’m still going to have to insist on it. I don’t care if he opens up to it or not, I still want it there. You can be creative with it, have his parents qualify for Prydainian medicare or put money aside for a therapist, take up an extra job or find someone cheap, I don’t care. But as someone who has endured trauma, is poor, and has received therapy, I’m going to have to disagree with you on the notion of Poverty=No help. In addition, there are numerous therapies designed specifically for people who don’t open up well. It’s not all armchairs and recliners. I’m not saying the therapy has to be effective, but I want him going. Otherwise, he will risk trouble with St. Fortuna for hiding mental illness, or St. Fortuna’s risks trouble for not giving him emotional support based special ed.

Please either give your character a more plausible mental health backstory, or remove the trauma entirely. If his parents are concerned about his personality, why would they send him off to a boarding school with no mental or emotional supports? This is not a hard thing to ask.

Edit: Fuck, I @‘d the wrong person. Sorry discontent. @TheHangedMan

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@MechonRaptor Excellent! Glad it pleases you!

@TheHangedMan Just one question. While Matthew’s eccentricities and delusions may toe the line of insanity, he is not going to go over that line, correct? I’m simply concerned, mostly because of the mention of sadism and the implication of insanity. As mentioned in the rules, insanity is forbidden. This is because I’ve often seen it, coupled with sadism, as an excuse for characters to 1) be inconsistent with their actions and personality and 2) deliberately cause strife and upset to other characters in ways that do not match the genre.

I don’t mind allowing his eccentricities or his sadism, but you can see why I would be uneasy with both. This is not going to be a dark RP, and so having both of these things in his character is rather out of genre. If you can tone down both of them or give him some kind of counter, such as he’s a sadist but the sight of blood makes him ill, or he’s eccentric but the thought of torture makes him cringe, that would make me feel much better about your character being in St. Fortuna’s.

Also, while I understand the trauma of a young child being in the room with a corpse, I cannot understand why his parents would not take him to therapy of some sort. I’d like an “exit strategy” to his route of madness. Either have him attending therapy on behest of his parents to overcome his trauma (he doesn’t have to be working very hard at it, just has to attend), or tone down the effects of the trauma.

With these corrections made, we would be happy to review your quiz results! Errorist and onenote are on now, and we’re going to be reviewing CS’s in just a moment!

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@Invader Len
Alrighty. I'll move my character over to the character tab now, can't believe I forgot to!

I will ask though, familiar abilities can progress, don't they? Does that mean eventually Nathan will be able to do things extremely quickly once his reflexes improve, or is it limited to simply running?

@MechonRaptor

With enough training, yes, his reflexes can improve! I left the improvement mostly up to the players to decide how they want to improve their abilities and what to do with them. That's because I can't predict how people will spend their points, or how they'll write out their training. Hope this helps!