EliteCommander

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I'm also reminded that I need to make my post with Ssarak and the others, so...hey, Leon. How are things going with you?

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I have difficulties deciding on what to think here. From my perspective, this whole thing does seem like a raw deal for Free. As I mentioned before, were I in his shoes, I would lower the mental damage done by the magic, live to fight, and sacrifice again another day, on more certain terms. Make it more of an event, a bigger deal in a different situation.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Freeshooter92 said
I don't mind some. Some. What I hate, is being constantly, CONSTANTLY, being grinded under something's bootheel. This constant spiral of failure and hopelessness is actually honest-to-god depressing me. I feel like utter dogshit when I have my character's big heroic sacrifice just... just ignored. Or when the only time anything get's done is when a fucking god decides to bail me out. It makes me feel like my character is worthless, and is merely a background character while the important people are doing stuff.

I understand, I've got that feeling before, though in my case, it is more the worry of how things could go. In your case, I can definitely see the issue. Alaira has been through quite a lot. I've heard others voice similar concerns about being lesser characters as well, though I shall not name names. Personally, I still love this RP, I look forward to every update, but...constructive criticism is a good thing, no?

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Hmm, I moderately disagree with Free on one point. I don't mind some hopelessness, some truly insurmountable challenges. but all in moderation.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Despite the unsavory delivery, I feel Free may have a point. In any good story, you need a mix of success and failure, of challenge and triumph. If everyone always succeeds, it becomes boring. There is no longer any mystery as to what will happen, no question as to the heroes' chances. But, by the same token, if all that ever happens is failure, then you run into a similar problem. The question the reader has becomes not "will they succeed?" But, "how will they fail?" You get similar predictability. Failure and success, in my opinion, need to be just as likely. To give such power to foes, so early on, kind of removes that. I remember a long time ago, I watched a movie called the Mist. At the time, I was used to all of the usual happy ending stories, but its ending, well...if you've watched it, you know it is the polar opposite. It took me by surprise, definitely. I rather like that uncertainty. Then there was this streak of all bittersweet endings in movies and games, which became just as boring as the happy endings. I think it's all best when balanced.

Also, I'm starting to feel like a reverse version of the Obama Anger Translator (Key and Peele are great.)

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Hmm, interesting. Despite the all-caps angered outburst...I think I would actually be with Free on this one. Were I in Free's position, I would modify the severity of her sacrifice to compensate for the sudden shift of plans. I also wouldn't start yelling at people, but I suppose we're two different people.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I see. If that is the case, then the language of the description is rather confusing.May want to consider altering it. Here is the relevant part:

Shadow Noxomancers can, manipulate shadows around them(In a variety of ways...none of which include making a physical object out of the shadows), enter the Nox to travel distances in half the time in the mortal realm, and summon opposites from the Nox. The only known way for Shadow Noxomancers to enter the Nox is through shadows, not darkness. So, if there's a hint of light, a Shadow Noxomancer can dart through the shadow cast and travel through the Nox(EX: In a battle, they dissapear into their own shadow to reappear behind their opponent.)

When it comes to manipulating shadows, Shadow Noxomancer's can't make physical objects out of them, but they can make themselves near invisible in it, or cover a wide area in shadows, or distract with shadows being things they should not. The possibilities are only limited to the Shadow Noxomancer's imagination.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Sep said
Form a shield, throw a wall of spear shadows at people. Stuff like that.

Actually, it rather specifically says you can't do that.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

In what way can you use the shadows to attack or defend. I'm not really sure I understand.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I was wondering, what exactly does it mean for a shadow noxomancer to gather shadows around them? Does it darken the area or something? I know they can use the nox to essentially teleport whenever there are shadows.