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@PathFinder That's exactly where I was gonna get to.

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Daniel debated whether or not to eat the soup he and Kat had just created. Then he decided to eat it, mainly out of good manners. That, and the fact that it might be his only lunch. It didn't actually taste that bad, perhaps because he ate it quite quickly.

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Already the "delete Artist entirely and move on with Speed Demon Michelle Kine" idea is becoming more and more tempting...

@Eyeris I have indeed asked for opinions and I will answer them:
The "draw to scale" limitation seems too high a price, as it makes him require several square feet of paper, which is just much too cumbersome for practical use.
Quick sketch over oil painting does seem like an interesting limitation, and I may add that in.
For control, I would say "complete dominance" for his own safety as well as everyone else's, since sentient beings might abuse their own sentience and attack Artist himself, though now that I think about it, it might be an idea to change that "complete dominance" idea and perhaps add this as a limitation (considering, not quite accepting).
Giving him powers he doesn't have is an ability I am trying to limit as strongly as possible, as already mentioned several times.

@Gisk Your "two cents" is worth more than a hundred bucks, since everyone has equal say (with the possible exception of the GM).

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@FiendishFox Seems like mental abilities are all but banned in nearly all shape and form. Granted, there's a reason they're banned (if not several) but even they have weaknesses, like thinking false thoughts and other such tactics. As for automatons themselves, well, they're really only as useful as the ones controlling them (in this case, Artist), and humans do have limits to ingenuity. I could remove the "use to fullest extent" part on Artist's abilities, making it so that he can't use it beyond what he can think of, and the lack of experience makes it quite difficult for him to use objects very well. He'd need to learn how to use something before he can actually wield it. Like with the mind-reading automaton fly, he'd be given a wide range of emotions and pictures to interpret, but he'd need experience to learn how to interpret them, and of course, human judgement makes errors all the time, even with trained professionals, and Artist is anything but a pro.

@Gisk I suppose I was trying to keep supernatural powers, and if that's the price to keep the ability to summon pictures, then I guess I can discard the idea of supernatural powers.

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@FiendishFox Perhaps the word "object" was a poor choice of words, and I mean things that didn't have sentient minds, but yes, giving mere objects "enchanted abilities" is quite OP. I am trying to change it as much as I can to the point where it is manageable and acceptable. Plus, objects don't really "turn into" automatons on their own. I could say something, like, an outer shell of metal and plastic designed to mimic the appearance of a fly, and maybe even basic blueprints of the automaton itself.

@Gisk You're right, of course, and I apologize if I caused offense. I will be adding more limitations, but if everything I try fails, I could delete him from play and move on with my other character, Michelle Kine.

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@RainDash I tried body language on other rp's and let's just say it was next to useless. If I used body language, it'd be more like me controlling how people moved to a pretty high scale, unlike situations like where someone unfortunately placed a foot on a hidden pressure plate. Emotions, well, give me a better place to work with. After all, you guys are listing them, and all I really do is confirm what you already typed in.

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Well it's an automaton disguised to look like one, not an actual fly, which does give it a little more flexibility, but otherwise I get your point.

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(Let's put it this way BK: there are multiple grammatical errors that make it confusing for people to understand. Least, that's how it is to me.)

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I can set limitations to said mind-reading, sure, but beyond that, I don't think I can do much, because if I do more, then almost EVERYTHING would be blocked off, which kinda destroys the point for having a flexible power like his.

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Cooking partner.