Destiny Orb (REG AND OOC)

I imagine Chair as being a little genius boy. Which for some reason, makes it seem adorable if Chair were to have a crush on Naiyao. She can use Magic after all and magic tends to require at least a small understanding of physics depending on the difficulty of the spell.

I'm in the process of revising Chair's character sheet for the Archive, comeplete with a partial spell list for him. I think you folks will find it entertaining.

you *think* folks will find it *entertaining*.

Well, I can't very well say you will without a doubt. I have no basis in fact that such a thing would occur. So I offer my opinion. Thus, I think.

if Chair were to have a crush on Naiyao

... Just saying.

I suppose time will tell.

You have a lot of information on the characters sheet you posted into the Archive. I have a few questions regarding it. The questions are in no particular order regarding the sheet itself.

Was it necessary to list "updates" on the first posting instead of naturally integrating the information?

How does receiving a longsword allow Naiyao to become a Sword User?

What qualifies "Orb Host" as a prestige class?

If she'll do what is in the best interest of the land, why isn't her alignment Neutral?

Why do her weapons have a "Steel" element?

I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm nitpicking, it's just some of the information, or the way it's presented, seems to contradict the basic skeleton. I realize it's not necessary to follow my format, I guess I just was confused when I saw additional categories such as "Alliances" and terminology like "Breaker Technique" when they've never come up in the game before.

I'm glad you found the Archive useful. Hopefully everyone else will be able to use it as well.

Those things were in my pre-existing character sheet which I really just moved from OOC to the page itself.

1. Why did I list updates,
Everything that is not an "Update" I started the RP with. I keep it as "update" so that people can see where my character started to where she is now. I did it both for their sake to tell and for ease of myself so that I wouldn't start to get confused on what I started with and what is new to me.

2. She was lightly trained in how to use the weapons, gaining the sword allowed her to continue with her use of a sword. She's not full on able to use it of course, she would posses about 15% of the skill as an actual "Sword User". It seemed easier then to say "She's a Twin Blade user who also uses a one-handed sword". I'd classify them as "sub-classes".

3. Introduced as a Sub Class, Orb Host referred to her ability to absorb the power of the orb into her body to use its power at another time. Anyone who uses the orb in direct relation to themselves channel the power through themselves like a power cord, Naiyao however pulled this energy into herself and held it there. This caused damage to her. If you mean something more specific then that, please ask with more detail.

2&3: Both of these are sub-classes. It's not so much a way to say "She is this, oh and she's also this" so much as "She's this, and she has traces of these things".

4. I was thinking about making her alignment "Neutral" for this, but there was a lot of contradiction on this. She does what she believes is right, but so long as it does not endanger Deru. For example, perhaps someone might say that "sacrificing Deru so that Makku can be reborn if Von karma were to harm her" would be considered wrong to her, even if in higher eyes it is seen as "good".

5. In some RP's and Games I've played, Steel or "metal" can be considered the element. Even though it's not an "element", it's more of a way to consider what type of damage that thing has.

I hope I didn't just confuse people more. A lot of this was set up to benefit me for when I had to refer back to it.

It's okay, Pheo. I just wanted more information on those parts, and you certainly provided. Thank you so much. It's really amazing what you've managed to do your character. I just hope I get a chance to see similar advancement with Chair. Part of me could totally see him making a kick ass Staff Mage.

Naiyao is one of the characters that I was able to get into in terms of development. She's one of the characters that don't have an inept desire to "fight back against every upgrade". I made her some what of a loose character from the beginning for that reason. She'll be a "warrior" no matter what, there's no way I could make her into just a scholar, but she's a very open one. ... I mean in terms of upgrades, if you attempt to seduce her, she will stab you in the eye.

Hmm. Orb Host is interesting to me because I had a similar thing with Victor. Except instead of using the Orb's power without one, he fused with his Dark Orb and was rendered blind because of it. I think I'm going to put that as a sub class once Victor's finished being revised.

While I have no problem with anyone using that sub class, I actually enjoy the thought that someone wants to use it, how you just explained it bothers me on two ways.

1. It doesn't sound like he did what I mentioned with what Naiyao did, so I fear I might have explained it poorly.

2. I feel like I might have messed up on more of my post now, which would be very bad..

I haven't read the RP thread in a while so I'm probably the one who got it wrong. Naiyao had the lightning orb for longer enough to take some of its power into her, right?

Naiyao had the lightning orb for a long time, so she became extremely familiar with everything about it. After her village was destroyed, she spent time trying to understand it to unlock more of its power. When Speculum captured her, the Lightning orb was taken from her but it wasn't far away. She was close enough to it (assuming) that she could draw from it and start to absorb its power. After two weeks of absorbing its power directly into her body, you saw the result. The problem is that now she's incredibly weakened and mentally scarred from the act.

'k, posted Victor in the Character Archive after blatantly ripping off Xan's spell/book naming style.

lol it's okay, everyone seemed to rip off a bit of my style at some point in time with both RP's.

Funnily enough, the book naming just seemed appropriate to Chair's persona. He would be the kind of kid who would remember exactly where he found the spells he used.

Edit: Not gonna lie. Love the Metroid reference.

I need to remember to make Raggo's stuff. Of course, anyone who forgot, Raggo is a, what was it called, Staff mage?

Also, I was reading over some stuff about Victor and I'm curious. First of all, Scen, you are aware that Sol'nube has been liberated? I think... Creating a Militia from Sol'nubes Rebels and making Victor the head of the militia would be a nice change of pace. Then having them march on to Malvior to join in the resistance against Von Karma.

Originally posted by XanatosForever
Funnily enough, the book naming just seemed appropriate to Chair's persona. He would be the kind of kid who would remember exactly where he found the spells he used.

Yeah, Chair is one of the more brilliant characters I've seen. Was there ever a story behind his name or is it just one of those things that's better without context?

Edit: Not gonna lie. Love the Metroid reference.

Hee hee

Originally posted by Phoenix3068
Also, I was reading over some stuff about Victor and I'm curious. First of all, Scen, you are aware that Sol'nube has been liberated? I think... Creating a Militia from Sol'nubes Rebels and making Victor the head of the militia would be a nice change of pace. Then having them march on to Malvior to join in the resistance against Von Karma.

Yeah, I was just keeping it accurate up to one of my last posts in the thread, before Xepher and Davis' fight. I imagined the rebels of Sol'nube might have been formed from an already present Militia + the military that was defeated. I'm thinking once the military and/or chain of command has been reestablished Victor might get a position more official than "the only protagonist currently in the city." Malvior wiill be added to the plans.

By the way, I'm wondering if there's a way to find descriptions of these cities because I have no clue where they are or what they're like at all. Might have to go through this thread again.

That's probably the best option. I'll likely be detailing Loran some more in my next post or two, since Chair's in town. I'm still trying to decide just how prominent it is.

This is just my personal view of the scenery so I don't know how much you want to go on but...

Jakara, the city of the Rebelion, is near the coastline. That leads down along a mountain path. To get to Sol'nube, one would be required to pass through a desert. To get to Malvior, it's more or less just following the mountain's edge. Malvior would be a city in a mountain. Sol'nube would be more or less a village built around a keep. That being one of the big differences
Sol'nube: Village
Malvior: City