SilverPaw

Symphony of Espers

Jacqueline Leroux

NAME:

Jacqueline Leroux

AGE:

28

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

A lithe, pale woman standing at 164 centimeters (5’4) with slight curves and little muscle definition. She has an oval shaped face with a sharp chin, straight nose, and murky green eyes. Her raven hair is cut in a straight line and above her shoulders. It is long enough to tie into a short ponytail, however. She has a slightly messy fringe that falls into her eyes, which doesn’t seem to bother her. Jay prefers wearing business suits; black trousers, jackets, and even cravats. She will sometimes spruce up with colourful and/or patterned dress shirts or cufflinks, however. She wears a silver wristwatch on her left, and occasionally accessorizes with broaches or earrings.

Normal appearance

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In her esper form, her complexion becomes outright greyish, and her hair is longer and wilder. Her esper outfit is a fancy full plate armour.

Esper appearance

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GRIMIORE:

An engraved silver ring. She wears it on her right pinky.

INSTRUMENT: Havoc

A metal war pick with a simple design but some tasteful and subtle engravings. Its handle is about a meter and a half (5 feet) in length. The head is a blunt hammer on one side and a sharp, slightly curved spike on the other. The spike part is 13 cm (5 inches) long, while its width peters off from 6 centimeters at its widest to half a centimeter at its narrowest.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Great Axe
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: D
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Pry. When the spike end is hooked into or against an object or part of an object (such as an opponent’s shield, a door…), the user can pry that object free of wherever it’s stuck or from whomever holds it as long as that thing’s or person’s sentinel rank isn’t higher than D.

STYLE: Eternal Knight

Her whole body changes hue, giving her an ash-gray, silvery complexion. There are some splotches of a darker, tarnished gray here and there – most notably around her eyes – and a few flecks of a near-white scattered around. Her hair is now a steely black, while her fingernails are a dull aluminum. Her irises are similarly leaden, while her pupils glint a bright red. Jacqueline becomes attired in full steel plate armour, which is finely engraved.

Esper outfit

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Grade: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Perfectly polished. The armour is so speckless, you may even catch your own reflection in it.

GENRE: Forged Arsenal

Everything from rough chunks of metal to finer constructions such as bullets, shivs, spheres, chains, etc.

GRADE: Silver
ELEMENT: Earth/Metal
NOTES: [Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), AoE (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Zone (4), Pull (2), Restrain (4), Blink (4)
SPECIAL: Breakthrough. If a target of Jacqueline’s melody has their defenses enhanced, her melody gains a free rank-up.

LEITMOTIF: Iron Dust

A cloud of small metal particles surrounds her. They do not obstruct her vision, nor do they aid her or hinder others in any way.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: The particles swirl around her; gently swaying while not in combat, and buzzing angrily when she is.

BACKUP: Lifeblood Crystal

A small blood gem created by Lada. Shatters upon use. A creeping crimson vein-esque pattern forms upon Jacqueline’s esper form, both her body and her armour.

GRADE: Silver
BACKUP MELODY: [Bronze Self][Stabilize][Enhance][Heal][Delay][Reflect]
SPECIAL: There is power in blood. This backup can draw upon nearby human blood (injured enemy, fresh body) the very moment it is used to empower the melody, granting it a rank-up.

PR: Unchivalrous

Some extra stuff that hardly fits the ‘knightly’ theme, but then again, Jacqueline isn’t one to sweat the details. Survival is survival.

GRADE: Bronze
GEAR: Pistol, Molotov
SPECIAL: The gun is metal-silver and engraved, the Molotov is in an elegant dark gray glass bottle and produces haunting white flames.

FACTION:

Gemini Agents

TRIVIA:

Personality

Jacqueline is ambitious and driven, always striving for something. While no-nonsense, professional, and assertive in a working environment, she is much more casual in her free time. She teases and snarks, and is more receptive to humour and such. Though, if an idiot gets on her nerves, she’ll certainly let them have their piece. Otherwise, she is a faithful adherent of the ‘work hard, play hard’ adage, and often indulges in alcohol at bars – in moderation, now that she’s so close to her 30s. She enjoys adventures – such as travelling, discovering new eateries and other locales – and a tad of a thrill seeker. Bungee-jumping, skydiving, water surfing…if it’s a new and exciting experience, she’ll likely go for it. This trait has also made her quite the enthusiastic, even bloodthirsty monster-hunter.

Biography

Born to a banker and university professor, Jacqueline was firmly in the upper middle class since birth. As the only daughter, she faced strict guidance and high expectations. She fulfilled them all, and due to some good friends, avoided the fate of being too stifled or too much of a perfectionist. She excelled academically, and went on to study business. She completed part of her education back in France, but moved to USA for her master’s. Not long after graduating, she found a job, and was looking to permanently settle there for a while.

She became an esper fairly recently. Jacqueline had been visiting her parents and some friends back home. While on a jaunt around town, she was inexplicably drawn to a pawn shop. There, a fairly plain silver ring stood out to her for some reason, and she purchased it. Upon putting it on, she immediately gained knowledge of what she was now capable of. It was certainly a strange event, but an exhilarating one. A few days after returning home, she had another chance encounter, in which she used her powers properly for the first time. She’d been at a small eatery in the late evening, and upon leaving the establishment, heard a strange noise an alley or so away. Leaving to investigate, she found a monstrous racoon the size of a large dog crouched over a person, ready to attack.

Both Jay and the monster were startled. The monster acted first, but Jacqueline knew what to do – she transformed into her esper form, and killed the thing. She’d been too preoccupied with what had happened to think of the possible consequences. When she was contacted not a week later by Gemini Agents, however, she learned that apparently despite the time of day and location, the fact that she’d saved a person and was an esper had been discovered. Having some things explained to her, she agreed for an official transferal to their establishment. Now, she works and trains as a government agent and monster slayer.

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28 | Female | Gemini Agents | Iron Dust
Havoc | Great Axe | Arcane | Pry
Eternal Knight | Perfectly polished
Forged Arsenal | Earth/Metal | Breakthrough
[Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), AoE (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Zone (4), Pull (2), Restrain (4), Blink (4)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: D |750

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 750

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@SilverPaw Pry is a pretty interesting feature, but it's too strong at B rank. We'd like to see it scaled back to D rank. That will make it work on virtually every mundane target you find, and bars easy disarms on other espers, tough monsters, etc. Aside from that small correction, this agent can report to the character tab!

@BrokenPromise

Thought it might be, yeah. Does it work like this: "the user can pry that object free of wherever it’s stuck or from whomever holds it as long as that thing’s or person’s sentinel rank isn’t higher than D."

To clarify, that means that Pry doesn't scale with any pre-existing stat.

@ERode

As in, it's separate from the damage, speed, or sentinel stats?

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And done.

WIP - Only trivia remaining.

Jacqueline Leroux

NAME:

Jacqueline Leroux

AGE:

28

SEX:

Female

APPERANCE:

A lithe, pale woman standing at 164 centimeters (5’4) with slight curves and little muscle definition. She has an oval shaped face with a sharp chin, straight nose, and murky green eyes. Her raven hair is cut in a straight line and above her shoulders. It is long enough to tie into a short ponytail, however. She has a slightly messy fringe that falls into her eyes, which doesn’t seem to bother her. Jay prefers wearing business suits; black trousers, jackets, and even cravats. She will sometimes spruce up with colourful and/or patterned dress shirts or cufflinks, however. She wears a silver wristwatch on her left, and occasionally accessorizes with broaches or earrings.

Normal appearance

Link to the Artist

In her esper form, her complexion becomes outright greyish, and her hair is longer and wilder. Her esper outfit is a fancy full plate armour.

Esper appearance

Link to the Artist

GRIMIORE:

An engraved silver ring. She wears it on her right pinky.

INSTRUMENT: Havoc

A metal war pick with a simple design but some tasteful and subtle engravings. Its handle is about a meter and a half (5 feet) in length. The head is a blunt hammer on one side and a sharp, slightly curved spike on the other. The spike part is 13 cm (5 inches) long, while its width peters off from 6 centimeters at its widest to half a centimeter at its narrowest.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Great Axe
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: D
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Pry. When the spike end is hooked into or against an object or part of an object (such as an opponent’s shield, a door…), the user can pry that object free of wherever it’s stuck or from whomever holds it as long as that thing’s or person’s sentinel rank isn’t higher than Death Pick’s damage rank.

STYLE: Eternal Knight

Her whole body changes hue, giving her an ash-gray, silvery complexion. There are some splotches of a darker, tarnished gray here and there – most notably around her eyes – and a few flecks of a near-white scattered around. Her hair is now a steely black, while her fingernails are a dull aluminum. Her irises are similarly leaden, while her pupils glint a bright red. Jacqueline becomes attired in full steel plate armour, which is finely engraved.

Esper outfit

Link to the Artist

Grade: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Perfectly polished. The armour is so speckless, you may even catch your own reflection in it.

GENRE: Forged Arsenal

Everything from rough chunks of metal to finer constructions such as bullets, shivs, spheres, chains, etc.

GRADE: Bronze
ELEMENT: Earth/Metal
NOTES: [Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), Rain (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Shield (4)
SPECIAL: Fissure. Spells leave visible cracks upon their point/area of impact. This cosmetic effect appears only on non-living things.

LEITMOTIF: Iron Dust

A cloud of small metal particles surrounds her. They do not obstruct her vision, nor do they aid her or hinder others in any way.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: The particles swirl around her; gently swaying while not in combat, and buzzing angrily when she is.

FACTION:

Gemini Agents

TRIVIA:

Personality

Jacqueline is ambitious and driven, always striving for something. While no-nonsense, professional, and assertive in a working environment, she is much more casual in her free time. She teases and snarks, and is more receptive to humour and such. Though, if an idiot gets on her nerves, she’ll certainly let them have their piece. Otherwise, she is a faithful adherent of the ‘work hard, play hard’ adage, and often indulges in alcohol at bars – in moderation, now that she’s so close to her 30s. She enjoys adventures – such as travelling, discovering new eateries and other locales – and a tad of a thrill seeker. Bungee-jumping, skydiving, water surfing…if it’s a new and exciting experience, she’ll likely go for it. This trait has also made her quite the enthusiastic, even bloodthirsty monster-hunter.

Biography

Born to a banker and university professor, Jacqueline was firmly in the upper middle class since birth. As the only daughter, she faced strict guidance and high expectations. She fulfilled them all, and due to some good friends, avoided the fate of being too stifled or too much of a perfectionist. She excelled academically, and went on to study business. She completed part of her education back in France, but moved to USA for her master’s. Not long after graduating, she found a job, and was looking to permanently settle there for a while.

She became an esper fairly recently. Jacqueline had been visiting her parents and some friends back home. While on a jaunt around town, she was inexplicably drawn to a pawn shop. There, a fairly plain silver ring stood out to her for some reason, and she purchased it. Upon putting it on, she immediately gained knowledge of what she was now capable of. It was certainly a strange event, but an exhilarating one. A few days after returning home, she had another chance encounter, in which she used her powers properly for the first time. She’d been at a small eatery in the late evening, and upon leaving the establishment, heard a strange noise an alley or so away. Leaving to investigate, she found a monstrous racoon the size of a large dog crouched over a person, ready to attack.

Both Jay and the monster were startled. The monster acted first, but Jacqueline knew what to do – she transformed into her esper form, and killed the thing. She’d been too preoccupied with what had happened to think of the possible consequences. When she was contacted not a week later by Gemini Agents, however, she learned that apparently despite the time of day and location, the fact that she’d saved a person and was an esper had been discovered. Having some things explained to her, she agreed for an official transferal to their establishment. Now, she works and trains as a government agent and monster slayer.

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28 | Female | Gemini Agents | Iron Dust
Havoc | Great Axe | Arcane | Pry
Eternal Knight | Perfectly polished
Forged Arsenal | Earth/Metal | Fissure
[Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), Rain (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Shield (4)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: D | 500

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 500

@SilverPaw

Symphony of Espers

WIP - Only trivia remaining.

Jacqueline Leroux

NAME:

Jacqueline Leroux

AGE:

28

SEX:

Female

APPERANCE:

A lithe, pale woman standing at 164 centimeters (5’4) with slight curves and little muscle definition. She has an oval shaped face with a sharp chin, straight nose, and murky green eyes. Her raven hair is cut in a straight line and above her shoulders. It is long enough to tie into a short ponytail, however. She has a slightly messy fringe that falls into her eyes, which doesn’t seem to bother her. Jay prefers wearing business suits; black trousers, jackets, and even cravats. She will sometimes spruce up with colourful and/or patterned dress shirts or cufflinks, however. She wears a silver wristwatch on her left, and occasionally accessorizes with broaches or earrings.

Normal appearance

Link to the Artist

In her esper form, her complexion becomes outright greyish, and her hair is longer and wilder. Her esper outfit is a fancy full plate armour.

Esper appearance

Link to the Artist

GRIMIORE:

An engraved silver ring. She wears it on her right pinky.

INSTRUMENT: Havoc

A metal war pick with a simple design but some tasteful and subtle engravings. Its handle is about a meter and a half (5 feet) in length. The head is a blunt hammer on one side and a sharp, slightly curved spike on the other. The spike part is 13 cm (5 inches) long, while its width peters off from 6 centimeters at its widest to half a centimeter at its narrowest.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Great Axe
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: D
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Pry. When the spike end is hooked into or against an object or part of an object (such as an opponent’s shield, a door…), the user can pry that object free of wherever it’s stuck or from whomever holds it as long as that thing’s or person’s sentinel rank isn’t higher than D.

STYLE: Eternal Knight

Her whole body changes hue, giving her an ash-gray, silvery complexion. There are some splotches of a darker, tarnished gray here and there – most notably around her eyes – and a few flecks of a near-white scattered around. Her hair is now a steely black, while her fingernails are a dull aluminum. Her irises are similarly leaden, while her pupils glint a bright red. Jacqueline becomes attired in full steel plate armour, which is finely engraved.

Esper outfit

Link to the Artist

Grade: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Perfectly polished. The armour is so speckless, you may even catch your own reflection in it.

GENRE: Forged Arsenal

Everything from rough chunks of metal to finer constructions such as bullets, shivs, spheres, chains, etc.

GRADE: Bronze
ELEMENT: Earth/Metal
NOTES: [Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), Rain (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Shield (4)
SPECIAL: Fissure. Spells leave visible cracks upon their point/area of impact. This cosmetic effect appears only on non-living things.

LEITMOTIF: Iron Dust

A cloud of small metal particles surrounds her. They do not obstruct her vision, nor do they aid her or hinder others in any way.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: The particles swirl around her; gently swaying while not in combat, and buzzing angrily when she is.

FACTION:

Gemini Agents

TRIVIA:

Personality

Jacqueline is ambitious and driven, always striving for something. While no-nonsense, professional, and assertive in a working environment, she is much more casual in her free time. She teases and snarks, and is more receptive to humour and such. Though, if an idiot gets on her nerves, she’ll certainly let them have their piece. Otherwise, she is a faithful adherent of the ‘work hard, play hard’ adage, and often indulges in alcohol at bars – in moderation, now that she’s so close to her 30s. She enjoys adventures – such as travelling, discovering new eateries and other locales – and a tad of a thrill seeker. Bungee-jumping, skydiving, water surfing…if it’s a new and exciting experience, she’ll likely go for it. This trait has also made her quite the enthusiastic, even bloodthirsty monster-hunter.

Biography

Born to a banker and university professor, Jacqueline was firmly in the upper middle class since birth. As the only daughter, she faced strict guidance and high expectations. She fulfilled them all, and due to some good friends, avoided the fate of being too stifled or too much of a perfectionist. She excelled academically, and went on to study business. She completed part of her education back in France, but moved to USA for her master’s. Not long after graduating, she found a job, and was looking to permanently settle there for a while.

She became an esper fairly recently. Jacqueline had been visiting her parents and some friends back home. While on a jaunt around town, she was inexplicably drawn to a pawn shop. There, a fairly plain silver ring stood out to her for some reason, and she purchased it. Upon putting it on, she immediately gained knowledge of what she was now capable of. It was certainly a strange event, but an exhilarating one. A few days after returning home, she had another chance encounter, in which she used her powers properly for the first time. She’d been at a small eatery in the late evening, and upon leaving the establishment, heard a strange noise an alley or so away. Leaving to investigate, she found a monstrous racoon the size of a large dog crouched over a person, ready to attack.

Both Jay and the monster were startled. The monster acted first, but Jacqueline knew what to do – she transformed into her esper form, and killed the thing. She’d been too preoccupied with what had happened to think of the possible consequences. When she was contacted not a week later by Gemini Agents, however, she learned that apparently despite the time of day and location, the fact that she’d saved a person and was an esper had been discovered. Having some things explained to her, she agreed for an official transferal to their establishment. Now, she works and trains as a government agent and monster slayer.

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28 | Female | Gemini Agents | Iron Dust
Havoc | Great Axe | Arcane | Pry
Eternal Knight | Perfectly polished
Forged Arsenal | Earth/Metal | Fissure
[Quake (2), Mass (2)] Damage X (6), Rain (2), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Dispel (6), Shield (4)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: D | 500

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 500

Symphony of Espers

I've been playing around with a few notes, and I've noticed piercing isn't viable if it's used on its own with a cast note. I assume that is on purpose, and means you can't give something a piercing property if it doesn't also, say, cause damage to an enemy.

Symphony of Espers

Does Bend basically replace a cast note? Or do you still have to target a desired element first via touch, projectile, spawn etc.?

《 H.E.R.O. 2064 》

BLAZE

Mission: Teacher's pet
Location: Lighthouse Island

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Blaze smirked at Strain’s offer to pay off the winning kids, tilting her head at him knowingly. “Yea, won’t get a better deal then that, let’s go!” whooping, she dashed off to the wall, not bothering to use her powers. Just on sheer physicality alone, she could easily beat most of these. The gravity kid might be an exception – as she’d expected, he easily floated up, stopping halfway to trade some barbs with a companion of his.

Blaze didn’t let the opportunity slip away, and while the four bickered briefly, she launched herself from handhold to handhold, muscles working smoothly and easily, straining only lightly. The climbing area was made for inexperienced adolescents, after all, and wasn’t that high all in all.

When the last of the kids made their way to the climb, and one even kicked the other down, Blaze laughed heartily. “That’s the spirit,” she shouted in encouragement without looking down, continuing the climb.

Unsurprisingly, the gravity kid – Drew – was on top first. “Good job!” Blaze complimented him. She was the second behind him, and didn’t think anyone other youngin would overtake her. Yet, she quickened the pace, wanting to go up and give the winner a pat on the head – literally.

However, just as she was about to move from the last handhold to the lip of the platform up top, a voice resounded in the area. “Crap,” she muttered, swiftly looking around. As soon as the threat started, Blaze had also kicked up her power – her body warmed instantly, and was ready to burn skin. The cliff remained unaffected; if she wanted to melt it, she’d need minutes rather than seconds to generate enough heat to do so.

“I’m kinda busy hangin' in here,” she shouted at the attackers, lying her ass of, though she also couldn’t resist a minor joke. Of course, she could easily jump off and roll, but her position to the target was optimal. Hopefully, the eyepatch guy would make the mistake of getting closer to her to kick her down. Even if he was smarter and just pointed the weapon at her instead of keeping it on the kid, she could manage.

Then, another minor distraction made itself known. Old man stray had sent some paper scraps flying, which wrapped around the weapons of the assailants. Grinning madly, Blaze launched herself the last few centimeters up, landing besides the hostage and the surprised criminal. Chuckling, she grabbed his arm – the one which still held the weapon. Flesh sizzled, and eyepatch man dropped it with a scream.

Rather than let him do his teleporting trick, she punched him in the face. Blaze didn’t stop at the one hit either, continuing the pounding. Besides the mundane force of the swing, there was also the heat to consider. By now, it’d damage him even through the armor, though it’d still take a while for him to really feel it. As she engaged the opponent in melee, she also made sure to angle her body so that Drew was behind her. If he was smart, he’d get to safety – or even help out where he could, if he was feeling recklessly brave. Not that Blaze would mind or accuse him if he went for the latter.

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I'm intrigued.

Persona - Soldiers of Fortune

Caelum Harrington

They'd made it to the cathedral’s doorway. However, in the middle of ascending the staircase, Pondwater’s searchlight began moving once again, its function restored. Caelum froze on the spot, panicking, then rushed straight to the door. Though Barney was already pounding upon the heavy wood, Caelum joined, thudding his fists, and even aiming a kick or two at the doors in frustration.

Thankfully, someone heard, and was reasonable enough to open up and let them in. Caelum sighed, relieved, and wiped sweat off his brow. The insides were as opulent as the courthouse’s – a disquieting comparison. As exhausted, beaten up, and downright filthy as he was due to all the recent ordeals he’d faced, he didn’t feel as if he belonged in here.

Uneasily, he recalled Pondwater’s critique, especially the part about pretending. He’d never thought he had, but to be as easily reduced to this? An unbecoming state to be sure, and not just physically speaking. He was so helpless here, having to rely on others, slinking in the shadows as they did the work for him…merely brushing by others' greatness, perhaps?

With a growl of denial, Caelum shook his head. He couldn’t let some monstrous dream-double get to him. His mood was surely just a case of frayed nerves, which was understandable. Even the sprouts of paranoia that they weren’t yet safe was sensible – how could they possibly be while stuck in whatever this place was?

The priest’s approach drew Caelum’s attention. He raised a brow at the church’s name – it was both vague and unusual. He listened warily to his speech. “All bondage?” he asked dubiously? Certainly, the man was clad in numerous chains, but of course, it couldn’t be all of it. If nothing else, the prisoners toiling outside attested to that.

“Saint,” he muttered under his breath in disbelief. To Barney – the actual one, rather than his double, he hissed, “He’s like Pondwater.”

The yellow eyes, the self-aggrandizing speech, even the place of his residence were too similar to be a coincidence. That did not bode well. Yet, there was no feasible route of escape that he knew of. Once again, they were trapped with another of these not-people. Subtly, Caelum shifted a step or two back. He truly had no wish to be right where the priest could shift his – likely violent, given Pondwater’s actions – attention upon him.

Apocalypse Not

Looks fun, will keep an eye on it.