Phantomlink959

Ultralight

I'm fine with the concept of someone being kidnapped and used for a failed ritual summoning, becoming fused with an eldritch abomination. But time is a bit of a no-no. There's really no real way to having a time power that works in a roleplay setting. I'm fine with sharp corner teleportation and the abomination itself having time powers, but not really a player character. Also, time traveling NPCs is a can of worms that I don't want to ever have to open, especially for something that'd be nothing more than a side-story.

@Burger

I'm with you there. I almost typed in that time travel is a big no-no for me but omitted it for reasons unknown (was pretty tired last night while editing my post.) The only sort of time related powers I will ever touch (unless a setting has time travel be a common theme, that's different) are things like being able to detect when something is disrupting the flow of time, or some inherent resistance to paradoxical events.

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@Blueflame@LightningMaiden@Searat@KatherinWinter

Rost and Argus

"Why don't we compromise, for the first round of the exercise we can have Mason participate without carrying a weapon, in order to determine his capacity for fighting unaided. If he is found to be lacking, then I will escort him to the armory and help him select a side arm." Rost proposed, his gaze shifting between Argus and Mason, "I should also mention that should any of you have a special request for equipment, simply ask me and I will have one of my research teams begin work on it. Be it specialized clothing, weapons, or tools; if you need it, we can most likely build it."

"Sounds reasonable enough." The Djinn agreed, looking towards Amaya, "We'll be playing capture the flag in the sim deck. Two teams, us versus some AI units. The goal isn't so much for us to win as it is for us to learn how to coordinate, figure out who works best together, and gain awareness of what the other members of the team are capable of." he explained plainly, "That's why we're not starting the exercise in combat. The first thing we need to do is take turns, one at a time, giving the others a complete rundown of our abilities." Argus informed the others; it was a simple method, but oftentimes the simplest of plans was the most effective "Alphabetical order should work; so the order will be Amaya, me, Astra, Griffin, Mason, Richard, and Rost."

Ultralight

I'm somewhat interested, if you've still got openings, though I'll wait for the full OOC thread to be up before committing so I know what i'm getting myself into.

Now, I have a pretty wide array of characters I can pull from and adapt for the setting; but the character I'm most likely to use would be an ex peace keeper who got abducted during a mission and was used as a sacrifice for a ritual summoning.

The ritual was interrupted part way, causing his body to become fused with a Hound of Tindalos. The fusion would result in him gaining their power to move through space using sharp corners as portals. I may try to think up some time-related power if i can puzzle out something that isn't overpowered, since the Hounds of Tindalos have a rather nasty habit of turning time travelers into their next meal.

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@Blueflame@LightningMaiden

This has been bugging me for awhile, and idk how to be more polite about it, but would it be possible for you two to spend a bit more time proofreading your posts? Being perfectly honest, I have trouble working out what's going on in them on a regular basis.

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@LightningMaiden@Searat@KatherinWinter@Blueflame

By the way, Argus is going to ask everyone to give a full rundown of their powers and skills so the characters can be fully aware of what abilities their allies have before the training session starts. Mostly so he can better coordinate if he ends up the leader again but also so the entire team is able to reliably know what resources are at their disposal in any given situation and plan accordingly.

He was only able to coordinate vs Mason because he is intimately familiar with water elementals and has done his research on divine magic. Being aware of what the people around you are capable of opens of a wide range of strategic options if you can find ways of using those abilities creatively and in unison.

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@KatherinWinter@Searat@Blueflame

Rost and Argus

"Ah, greetings Mister Green. I'm in agreement with Mister Anselm; you such an experienced agent as yourself over a trivial matter like today's mission would be a tragedy. Rost announced cheerfully, turning his attention to the newly recruited demon, "Now, Mister Mason, I must ask; do you have any firearms training? While your inherent powers are formidable, it may be wise to carry a reserve weapon at least until you've had more time to learn to control them for yourself."

Argus rolled his eyes at the suggestion "I don't think the kid needs a gun Rost. He damned near cut a sewer tunnel in half." he explained dismissively, "Besides, I've never needed a gun in my life."

Rost clicked his tongue, waving a finger in the air, "That may be so Mister Grau, but you are also practically bullet proof, most weapons that do not kill you will only slow you down. Though I have not yet had a chance to fully document his biology, Mason is likely -physiologically at least- mostly human and vulnerable to being shot and stabbed.

The Djinn sighed, "Damnit, the nerd's got a point. What do you say newbie, you want to do things the old fashioned way or should we have somebody give you a tour of the armory?"

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@LightningMaiden

We're kinda waiting for Amaya to join the scene, I think?

I am, at least.

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If i might interject; a bipolar tripedal murder bot is pretty much the LEAST qualified thing to be a secret agent; why would you even need something like that "in case something goes down" when you can just hand your hardest to kill super-powered agents a bigger gun.

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@LightningMaiden

The idea was to use AI drones as the opposing team, video game style.

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Argus

"Gives us the opportunity to learn what everyone else can do. Knowledge is the key to victory, after all." Argus glanced at Rost but didn't give any response to the technical explanation; as long as the training simulation worked he didn't care about the details.

Rost

"I've played a few times myself, when I was a boy." Rost turned away from the controls as Mason entered, noting the demon's hesitation and aversion to Richard. The scholarly agent waved dismissively to Astra, "There's no cause for alarm, Miss Astra. Mason has been dealt with, he's of no danger to us. In fact, he has been invited to join the agency. Not an uncommon practice, by my understanding."