[OOC] Return to the Multiverse

[DiamondBlizzard]

I'm tempted to join this RP, I'll be Cir- Oh....nevermind then....-sigh- well then, time to decide on which OC to use, that IS allowed, right? As in, a character who's appearance I take on and get his powers asnd abilities and what not.

[Earnest Evans]

You gonna post your vampires again? Since this setting's power level is significantly higher, there won't be much wrong with your powers.

[DiamondBlizzard]

You gonna post your vampires again? Since this setting's power level is significantly higher, there won't be much wrong with your powers.

@Earnest Evans

I may or may not, it's harder to fit them into this setting.

[IncredibleBee]

I'm tempted to join this RP, I'll be Cir- Oh....nevermind then....-sigh- well then, time to decide on which OC to use, that IS allowed, right? As in, a character who's appearance I take on and get his powers asnd abilities and what not.

@DiamondBlizzard

That's not what an OC is, but several of us are using OC's.

[DiamondBlizzard]

I'm tempted to join this RP, I'll be Cir- Oh....nevermind then....-sigh- well then, time to decide on which OC to use, that IS allowed, right? As in, a character who's appearance I take on and get his powers asnd abilities and what not.

@DiamondBlizzard

That's not what an OC is, but several of us are using OC's.

@IncredibleBee

Excuse my poor choice of words, I KNOW what an OC is, but I phrased wrongly as I was confused with the Username part of the application.

[Zero Hex]

Well, technically characters are supposed to be self-inserts but you can also just have the character personality take over and essentially play something canon or a non-self insert OC.

I may or may not, it's harder to fit them into this setting.

@DiamondBlizzard

Also, how, how when you actually stated one of them was YOU and this entire roleplay is centered around self insertion. That character is pretty much built around the concept beyond the whole "use your forum avatar" thing that can be readily ignored. As an aside, I think your attempt at having godly metamagic that totally lets you shut down magic but isn't magic itself and having vampires with no meaningful vampiric characteristics beyond sucking blood is fairly awful, but they'd still fit into the game rather easily.

[DiamondBlizzard]

Well, technically characters are supposed to be self-inserts but you can also just have the character personality take over and essentially play something canon or a non-self insert OC.

I may or may not, it's harder to fit them into this setting.

@DiamondBlizzard

Also, how, how when you actually stated one of them was YOU and this entire roleplay is centered around self insertion. That character is pretty much built around the concept beyond the whole "use your forum avatar" thing that can be readily ignored. As an aside, I think your attempt at having godly metamagic that totally lets you shut down magic but isn't magic itself and having vampires with no meaningful vampiric characteristics beyond sucking blood is fairly awful, but they'd still fit into the game rather easily.

@Zero Hex

I said before hand; only one of them can disable magicks, the other one can't. As for vampiric characteristics, enhanced reflexes, strength and senses are there as well as other weaknesses. Note that a vampire can't use Vitae against their weaknesses either (except for fire), thus the two also use Mans.

[Professor_Wyvern]

...having vampires with no meaningful vampiric characteristics...

Zerohex

...are there as well as other weaknesses.

DiamondBlizzard

Well, since you didn't seem to link said weaknesses. Let me tell you some fun things about Vampires.

Vampire Weaknesses
• Can't Cross Running Streams/Water
• Have to be invited into a household
• The classic sun insta ashes them
• Compelled to count seeds tossed in front of them, and will drop whatever they are doing to do so
• Repelled by Garlic
• Can't enter Hallowed Ground
• Holy Symbols Harm Them
• Wildrose and Hawthorn plants harm vampires
• Mirrors ward off vampires

Those are just a few fun things about vampires.

[DiamondBlizzard]

...having vampires with no meaningful vampiric characteristics...

Zerohex

...are there as well as other weaknesses.

DiamondBlizzard

Well, since you didn't seem to link said weaknesses. Let me tell you some fun things about Vampires.

Vampire Weaknesses
• Can't Cross Running Streams/Water
• Have to be invited into a household
• The classic sun insta ashes them
• Compelled to count seeds tossed in front of them, and will drop whatever they are doing to do so
• Repelled by Garlic
• Can't enter Hallowed Ground
• Holy Symbols Harm Them
• Wildrose and Hawthorn plants harm vampires
• Mirrors ward off vampires

Those are just a few fun things about vampires.

@Professor_Wyvern

I knew all of those except for the seeds, apparently baked beans also do the trick, which is ridiculous to me.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Ah but now the fun part. If you knew about said weaknesses, why would you oh, use mana of any sort to get rid of these weaknesses? Oh right. So they won't have weaknesses. As such they won't be like a vampire as you got rid of their defining characteristics that come from those weaknesses. Thus, it really gets rid of the point of playing a vampire to begin with. If you don't oh, keep loyal to these weaknesses, you'd be better of playing a mage of some description and not a vampire. Because a vampire depends on those weaknesses alongside the strengths. Cause those make the vamp. Being that horrid creature of the night with many tools at their disposal, and many tools that can be used against them. Hell, it reflects a more human nature than other creatures of the night, which in a way makes them scarier.

[DiamondBlizzard]

Ah but now the fun part. If you knew about said weaknesses, why would you oh, use mana of any sort to get rid of these weaknesses? Oh right. So they won't have weaknesses. As such they won't be like a vampire as you got rid of their defining characteristics that come from those weaknesses. Thus, it really gets rid of the point of playing a vampire to begin with. If you don't oh, keep loyal to these weaknesses, you'd be better of playing a mage of some description and not a vampire. Because a vampire depends on those weaknesses alongside the strengths. Cause those make the vamp. Being that horrid creature of the night with many tools at their disposal, and many tools that can be used against them. Hell, it reflects a more human nature than other creatures of the night, which in a way makes them scarier.

@Professor_Wyvern

Oh they're still affected by said weaknesses. I've only given them immunity to sunlight via enchanted items, running water, crosses, seeds, etcetera will still work.

[Professor_Wyvern]

I said before hand; only one of them can disable magicks, the other one can't. As for vampiric characteristics, enhanced reflexes, strength and senses are there as well as other weaknesses. Note that a vampire can't use Vitae against their weaknesses either (except for fire), thus the two also use Mans. ... ... Oh they're still affected by said weaknesses. I've only given them immunity to sunlight via enchanted items, running water, crosses, seeds, etcetera will still work.

DiamondBlizzard

First off, I'm just going to mention my own distate at not having the one weakness that, is the most important one of vampires. But what's stopping you from just using the Mana, or really anything to ignore the weaknesses of the vampire? If you are already cutting the primary weakness (I'm just saying Death by Sun is primary weakness as frankly it is one of the most important ones) through an enchanted item. Honestly I feel that the characters should just be human(oid) mages. As you are already cutting out the most important things of being a vampire.

[grandsword]

You know guys, this situation is kind of déjà vu for alpha. Repeated Stasis, falling from the sky and eldritch abominations in humanoid form mucking up missions? Hell, give the man backstabbing handlers Or something trying to eat him and you've got his daily grind!

[Rockin Strings]

Actually, all of those except the sun death were original vampire lore. The death by sun came in later generations and remakes from monster movie times. EDIT: Did y'all just enter a new world?

[Prostagma]

Actually, all of those except the sun death were original vampire lore. The death by sun came in later generations and remakes from monster movie times. EDIT: Did y'all just enter a new world?

@RokkuHoshi

I see this argument a lot, and the primary issue with it is that it glosses over how original vampire stories also had them as either the Slavic equivalent of modern-day zombies or gross smelly Eastern European goblins (Think Count Orlock and you have a pretty good idea). Besides, the enhanced physical traits show it's is a modern-style vampire, since old-school ones were on-par or often weaker than your average dude (axes stronk) and got by on hypnotic powers, shape-shifting, and in Dracula's case didn't even drink blood, but rather bathed in it to maintain his youth. But hey maybe these guys are from a world where Ordo Dracul finally pulled off their vampire eugenics shenanigans or something, I don't know, haven't seen these vampire dudes everyone has been talking about. And yeah Rokku we're in the hub world; we changed over like three days ago OOC-time, dude.

[grandsword]

Actually, all of those except the sun death were original vampire lore. The death by sun came in later generations and remakes from monster movie times. EDIT: Did y'all just enter a new world?

@RokkuHoshi

I see this argument a lot, and the primary issue with it is that it glosses over how original vampire stories also had them as either the Slavic equivalent of modern-day zombies or gross smelly Eastern European goblins (Think Count Orlock and you have a pretty good idea). Besides, the enhanced physical traits show it's is a modern-style vampire, since old-school ones were on-par or often weaker than your average dude (axes stronk) and got by on hypnotic powers, shape-shifting, and in Dracula's case didn't even drink blood, but rather bathed in it to maintain his youth. But hey maybe these guys are from a world where Ordo Dracul finally pulled off their vampire eugenics shenanigans or something, I don't know, haven't seen these vampire dudes everyone has been talking about. And yeah Rokku we're in the hub world; we changed over like three days ago OOC-time, dude.

@Prostagma

i believe you're thinking of Elisabeth bathory on the bathing in blood thing, pro.

[Prostagma]

Nope, in the novel that's how Dracula retains his youth; it's thought to be inspired by Elizabeth Bathory. Carmilla did drink blood though.

[Rockin Strings]

The hub world is between worlds? Or is the hub world the next world?

[Zero Hex]

Did y'all just enter a new world?

@RokkuHoshi

At Kalamadea's call we're in Cynosure, a pan-dimensional city that acts as a center of multiversal commerce in its canon. After Ajax beat Ganondorf he was pretty much given the Crucible then everyone was frozen and shunted off back to bluespace, where Dark Samus popped up, snatched the MacGuffin right out of Kalama's hands and bolted, so we were sent to this city since it serves as an access point to different universes without needing the MacGuffin used for interdimensional travel I guess? It could probably serve as a world of its own but ATM we're just there as an inbetweener until we head to the First Age of Middle Earth. It's also an easy way for Kalamadea to insert a guide character that can actually interact and do things since he isn't a supposedly almighty dragon. We're all basically screwing around in a beach until GMing happens and we're catapulted into Arda. As an aside, all of this information is readily available both in the IC and OOC. You kind of have to read those to keep up with a roleplay.

[grandsword]

kal, are my upgrades ok? i'm going to edit something else to alpha's upgrade, seeing as the warrior state isn't on a high power scope compared to some guys here.. Alpha gets -warrior state- One of the trials the Indrian people must endure is the enemy within, the culmination of their genetic lust for battle and instincts of war, boiling beneath the surface. This, is the warrior. Under duress, extreme rage or despair, in even the least warlike Indrian, the warrior takes hold. Pain is ignored, strength, pushed to phyisical limits. And a lust for combat is unleashed that can not be stopped until it has had it's fill. In the warrior state, alpha discards any notion of peace,morality or self preservation. His strength is boosted significantly and he ignores pain. In addition, his personality shifts, turning to one that craves, and thrives battle, pursuing combat whenever he can find it, refusing to cease until the bloodlust is satified. However, if knocked out, or forced to regenerate large portions of his body, the warrior will recede earlier. And as a drawback, alpha is limited to phyisical attacks in the warrior state, trading versitility for brutality. indrian inventory- alpha can call forth equipment and utilities native to His home, Indra. Omega gets -bearer of the testament This upgrade Allows omega to summon soldiers from the eternal testament without activating it, upto a unit of four at one time. The summoned soldiers are equiped with weaponry from omega's armory, but cannot summon them as he does. Furthermore, reality will reject their presence outside the testament, and attempt to banish them back to it's bounds. Thus, each soldier summoned this way can only be maintained a short time before being returned to their native bounds. -Distortion of Ω This upgrade is a semi-passive one, that hides omega's presence from others via enshrouding him in the paradox of his existence. In practice, it makes it that unless one focuses on him, or if he wants to be seen, he will be viewed as though always out in the corner of one's eye, a questionable existiance, dismissed as a hallucination by the unwary.