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I'm not sure how reading novels and being a mentor exactly classifies you as an expert ... and Wish Fulfillment isn't a bad thing so long as it improves and compels a good story. Before I go further, don't worry about me being one of "the people clamoring to get into your good books here just because they are desperate to be accepted." Besides the fact that I feel it's extremely rude to make judgements like that on people you don't even know on a public forum, my character has already been accepted ... so let's move on.

I theorize the only issue you really have with the character is the amount of power this character has. He's overpowered as hell, can do pretty much anything, and is alike to a deity (though he isn't as far as a know, but might be). I can't really agree that any part of his background is done in bad writing because it's quite a unique twist in my mind to take a tyrant able to rule a whole world would've been humbled by his opponents so much as to stop using that power right out, despite how much he can truly change the world. Of course any good story, there should never really be any one character that can snap their fingers and blow the world up ... whether this is because lacking that power or by choice.

Now my real question is, what is the difference between him playing this character and playing a deity as an NPC? ... he controls all outside elements, after all, except the ones he let's us control. That's how it is in every single role-play. So ... how is this different? Just because his focus might be on his story specifically? Because he's proclaimed him as a "PC?" Why would that matter? It's like throwing a fit when the GM brings in the God of Death as the main villain. Um ... unless it's abused, what's so wrong with that?

You can yell and cry "Mary Sue" all you want, but unless you cater specifically to a world where no greater powers exist, there will always be an NPC/PC that is far more powerful than any character you've just crafted. He could make you feel better by labeling him as an NPC, but that wouldn't really change anything, so I'm not sure what the fuss is about - unless you're admitting to judging his ability to role-play maturely before the role-play even starts?

Edit: Yes, being cautious can be easily justified by this because a terrible GM with this type of character - NPC OR PC - could ruin the entire thing before it starts. However doesn't the amount of information, story, and uniqueness of the setting not speak for the potential of his setting and characters? I see no reason not to give him a chance. *Shrug*

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I don't know John, but I'd tend to agree ... he probably isn't playing a Mary Sue character, so I'm fine sticking around!~ Also @JohnSolaris, sent you a PM with some clarification stuffs!~

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Okay, well I did pretty good if that's the only gripe! That was a lot to understand and comprehend haha. That's perfectly fine then since I figure most of her mana will be spent of her speed burst and field than anything else, so it can still be used for normal travel. Though yes of course she'd get tired after a while!

I'll be home in about 3.5 hours. ^.^

The Heroes

@Animus; Haha, fair enough ... guess we'll see what our lovely GM thinks. ^.^

Hi!~ =3

@Nightrunner; Thanks for the offer, but Ana has one home for sure and really hopeful for a second ... which is more than enough for my plate right now. ^.^ I really appreciate all the friendliness. <3

Reclamation - War of Technology and Magic (closed)

For the sake of following the guidelines (also reviewing to make sure I made those changes we discussed) ---

Ana Hunt

The Stormwind

Side: Tech

Sex: Female (Before mutation; Male)

Age: 27

Race: Mutant (Cat Human) / Psion

Personality: Ana is a tad more playful than other fighters or warriors, however she can easily be serious when the situation calls for it. She is a kind and friendly, but rather cautious about people getting closer to her - or rather cautious as to believe they really do care, though she will give anyone willing to try, a chance. She can be picky about her loyalty, but once given, it must be broken with a heinous act of harm or betrayal of some kind. Otherwise, as social as she is, she is still an introvert so it can take some time to get to know her.

Though she often keeps the fact to herself, she had been a transwoman before the mutation had happened. Now that her body matches her inner image, she is quite satisfied with life, though sometimes she can have minor hiccups because she wasn't raised as a female. Beyond this, she is still attracted to other females however it's more based on an emotional level, making her demisexual and homosexual at the same time.

Faction: Military - Employee, but not a direct member of the service.

Biography: Ana grew up in a male body and sadly had to deal with pretending to be a man, though many of her classmates thought of her as a "homosexual man." To top this, her father died early from a car wreck, leaving only herself and her mother. It wasn't until later and through many heart breaks, loneliness, and confusion that she discovered and finally accepted who she really was. It was at this point that she saved the money to undergo a xenogen injection by teaching martial arts (most of her clients being military) - after all it was common knowledge that mutations and abilities were formed around personality and experiences, so it seemed the easiest way to have a female body. Even if it didn't work, she figured getting surgery was easy enough.

Well, to her glee, it worked. In fact it worked far better than she could've ever imagined. Not only did the mutation cause her body to switch over to the proper sex, but gave her cat-like traits which she adored like no one could understand. Though unexpectedly, her abilities took on a mix between her outward appearance and her skills in martial arts and made her exceedingly more powerful in hand-to-hand combat. This combination of mutation and psionic energy was surprising since she had never knows her parents to be psions, though the painful mutation process had awoken latent abilities. Since her closeness with the military, she was offered a job on the spot to help as a training instructor after seeing first hand her new abilities. Since the age of 22, she has worked most of her time growing her abilities and using her knowledge in combat to design new techniques and even teaches some members of the mutant division of the military.

However her life after the injection hasn't all been rainbows and butterflies. She still finds it hard to find love, but she tries her best to be positive and spends her time trying not to think about how lonely she really is. Her mother also passed a few years ago due to a new aggressive type of cancer, leaving her with no family.

Skills: First and foremost, she is an extremely talented and skilled hand-to-hand combatant. Many would argue her skill is on a high expert or master level of expertise. Most of her other skills come from natural innate ability rather than training - unlike her martial skill. These include being very organized, quick learning, able to understand complex ideas, and puzzle-solving.

Abilities
• Cat Traits: Beyond the obvious cat eyes and tail she's developed through the mutation, her sense of smell, hearing, and sight has improved as least three-fold.
• High Strength: Her mutation has given her the ability to display a noticeable amount of high strength, despite her frame. It's not beyond her ability to punch through solid stone unscratched.
• Very High Grace: Both in terms of smooth movements and raw agility, her new mutations have given her leaps and bounds in this area as one might expect from a cat-like mutation. She can easily allure on-lookers with movements that are almost akin to dancing in battle and her agility allows her to avoid and slip through attacks that might otherwise singe others - like a fireball.
• Extreme Reflexes: Her ability to react and read her opponents is likely what she is most known for. It is a rarity for someone to land a solid blow on her, so much that even scratching her is a victory is some men's eyes. Though not impossible to bypass, she can usually land twenty blows to her opponent's single blow.
• Psionic Field: Psionite has had an interesting effect on her mutated form. Though her psionics are limited in scope, they seem to have grown increasingly more powerful in a much shorter time than most others. This is one of two forms, in which she can erect an almost skin-tight force field that is very powerful but very limited in how long it can be maintained. Normally it can only be used for a single battle and takes roughly two days to restore the specific circuit & mana used for this technique.
• Speed Burst: Her second form of psionics though unlike her first, this can be used for causal traveling as well as battle situations. This ability differs from those with traditional super speed in three ways: it is at least four times as fast as any recorded 'speedster' however due to it's speed, one has to exit this state before attacking and finally it tends to drain energy/mana at an extremely high speed so it can only be used in bursts - however the mana circuit it does use, tends to regenerate it's small mana pool almost as fast as it's used.
• Precognition: A rare ability to allows Ana to willingly see 3-4 seconds into her personal future. This has become an extremely easy ability to activate and often triggers subconsciously whenever she senses danger.

Possessions
• A heart necklace with the name 'Ana' on it. It was given to her by her mother before she passed away from a new form of cancer.
• Lightly coated cybernetic martial outfit, simply adapted to withstand the speeds and force of her abilities.

Other / Fun Facts
• She always had a cat-like personality, so loves to curls into the laps of loved ones.
• Her cat mutation stopped her from having ovaries, so she doesn't have periods or experience heat.
• She loves tuna, maybe a bit more than she should.
• Ana actually has the ability to purr.

The Heroes

Seems a bit out of place to me, to be honest, BUT ... I do have a kitty, so I don't think I can say anything, haha.

The Heroes

... what's with all the undead characters? Lol.

The Heroes

Good luck everyone!~ Off to bed for me. It's like 12:30 AM here, haha. (^.^)/

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Then ... read my whole profile next time? Jumping to conclusions isn't very healthy or appreciated (in my case anyways). You're making assumptions based on only part of the truth / profile. You may have not intended rudeness, but you can't say you're not being rude when I thought you were being rude ... (O.o) The receiver is whom decides if you're being rude to them or not. We're all from different cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, and upbringings. If you go to South Korea and pat someone's head, it's considered rude - sure, you didn't mean anything by it and you didn't think you were being rude, but ... you were, to them.

In either case, I'm glad you didn't intend to be rude and I am thankful for you having good intentions on trying to assist us as role-players. So no hard feelings!~ \(^.^)/

Edit: Also going to bed, so I hope this moves along by the time I'm awake again!~ :D