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Ayo

So, I was thinking of making a sort-of mystic-adventurer who believes he receives divine revelations.

His "visions" would play heavily into his demeanor and interactions and all that. None of what he says really has to have any legitimacy in the storyline, so he can often be played off as schizophrenic.

He'd also have the earth / metal affinity, which I'd play into an almost religious or spiritual fascination with gemstones, talismans, and whatnot.

Just wondering if my babbling amateur philosopher guy would fly here.
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It's done for the most part I think. Once I finish working out the history with Hate, I'll finalize it.

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@Didos: Insanity and interacting with other RPers doesn't come along easily. You'd need to tone down the insanity. Fascination with talismans and gems and stuff isn't a problem, but having the resident loony follow everyone around is... Not necessarily a good idea.

@Keyblade87: Okay whoa. WhoawhoawhoawhoaWHOA.
One does not simply master multiple forms of martial arts and how to use a weapon by age 19. That just doesn't fly here. Too much specialization in a single body is something I just can't overlook that easily, all right?
Tone that aspect of things down, please. Also, I mean... If he's got martial arts down like that, is there really a need for a katana?
Granted, if you were using a weapon, then rudimentary hand-to-hand combat might be helpful if you're disarmed... But that's kind of irrelevant right now.

Edit: Also, personal pet peeve: Moeru-ken is literally burn-sword in Japanese. THAT'S NOT A SURNAME. That's more like a chuuni nickname, and even then it's more of a title than anything. Like... 「燃える剣の」... And so on. Having taken Japanese for the last 4 years, this detail just... Blaaah.

@RumikoOhara: Better, yes.

@BurningDaisies: Well, looks good to me so far. Again, need the history for a concrete decision.

While we're chatting about forms and all that...



:D
I did say straight Asian fusion, and that includes languages. So yeah. I mean, Kizun is a name derived from Japanese, and there will be some more stuff derived from Korean in the future.
Also, it'll still be wuxia at heart! o7
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What image do you think I should look into? Also now I am debating a primary element again hmmm... still open on that. Mind blanking on metal skills outside of increased sharpness on a weapon. I'll think of something and start the sheet soon enough though.
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@dndragons: For the record, it's a 0, not an o.

And, uh... 1, 2, and 6, I think (though I'm fairly certain 1's from Dynasty Warriors). 4 and 5 are a bit skimpy for the setting, imho. 3...
Well, nothing wrong with it, but the implications of the piercing aren't... Good.
iono, your character, your ideas.

As for metal applications... Hm...
Well, here are a few words of wisdom: the blade of a sword is not the only metal in this world.
Take that as you will. If you're still having trouble, I'll ACTUALLY help instead of just giving a helpful nudge here and there.
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I know the blade isn't the only thing, I just don't know how much metal IS in your setting, at least that which is refined or collected enough to use.
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Ah, right, my apologies for fooling around then.

The amount of metal in-setting is sizeable enough to equip armies if we're talking iron, but that's to be expected. Precious metals also exist (though obviously in smaller quantities) and are much more permeable to qi. Things like lead and mercury are also refined, but the quantity of those in comparison to precious metals is even smaller because of a lack of uses for them. Of course, the tech isn't there for those metals that are even less common, so... Yeah. Also no means of mass production for alloys.

What exists, though, is qi-infused metal from the bodies of metal-affinity creatures. Some beasts eat metal in their diet, which is processed and stored in their bodies. People hunt these beasts for the metal, which usually has some intrinsically good properties. It's also really hard to forge without the right types of qi and the know-how on how to process it, but the end result far outshines regular metals because of it. The older the beast is, the more metal and the higher quality it is. Their strength scales likewise, though.

tl:dr: It's plentiful enough that you can use it efficiently, but good luck replenishing mercury stores if you go that route.
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I was aiming at Yun being an expert in Qinggong (Light Skill)
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Ah, right, my apologies for fooling around then.

The amount of metal in-setting is sizeable enough to equip armies if we're talking iron, but that's to be expected. Precious metals also exist (though obviously in smaller quantities) and are much more permeable to qi. Things like lead and mercury are also refined, but the quantity of those in comparison to precious metals is even smaller because of a lack of uses for them. Of course, the tech isn't there for those metals that are even less common, so... Yeah. Also no means of mass production for alloys.

What exists, though, is qi-infused metal from the bodies of metal-affinity creatures. Some beasts eat metal in their diet, which is processed and stored in their bodies. People hunt these beasts for the metal, which usually has some intrinsically good properties. It's also really hard to forge without the right types of qi and the know-how on how to process it, but the end result far outshines regular metals because of it. The older the beast is, the more metal and the higher quality it is. Their strength scales likewise, though.

tl:dr: It's plentiful enough that you can use it efficiently, but good luck replenishing mercury stores if you go that route.


Thanks for the information. I need to head to sleep before I have time to make a list of some abilities though.
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So I don't remember saying he had mastered all of those forms more that he had been trained in them the only thing hes ever come close to mastering is the sword play for the reasons you stated he hadn't mastered any of those just more useful if he ever gets disarmed. I can add something in there about not having mastered any of them and change the surname if that helps anything.
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@Keyblade87: The problem still remains the fact that you've listed multiple styles here. One or two woild be fine, but more seems kinda like overinflation to me.
Please do change the surname, though.

@RumikoOhara: Most characters with a modicum of experience could probably do that sorta stuff anyhow, though...
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Here ya go. Hopefully this is enough.

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Hey guys, I don't have much time to spend on here today. So it will probably be tomorrow afternoon/evening before I can really finish hashing things out with @BurningDaisies. Hope that works for everyone.
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@Didos: Yeah, that's fine. Accepted; form in the Characters tab whenever.
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@PKMNB0Y

Color me interested. I have a question. Are we allowed to make our own races? If not I'm ok with that. It's just that I was thinking of using a recycled character.
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@Lunar: I did say we're going humans only in this RP for players. NPCs do not abide by that rule, but it'll be mostly humans.
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Ok
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Well...

Now I've gotta ask: where did everyone disappear off to? =3=;;
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I actually am still watching and struggling with a few Wux elements to finish up Yun, I was hoping to read another CS to get a better feel then posting ceased so I went into hibernation mode

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