tipssyCalibrator

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

So is everyone alright with summoning fantasy-esque things but not making them too weird and out there or OP? If so, then I'll get to making the OOC

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

Most people will go for simpler energy-based powers, but being able to bend a little for something that is well thought out wouldn't be too bad. It puts the burden on the player to come up with something acceptably fleshed-out, and given that we're discussing a shounen setting... That sort of thing wouldn't be too far outside the genre norm.

@Krayzikk

Well like I said, I'm willing to allow it if it's well thought out and reasonable. I just don't want it to become the norm is all

On an unrelated note, do you have any idea what the big fields on the CS might be? I'm starting work without one, but I want to make sure I cover the major bases so I can fit it all into the actual CS when it comes up.

Well I actually have the CS written up already, I just haven't posted the OOC yet because I want everyone to come to an agreement on the power situation first. I could PM you the CS (and anyone else who wants it) if you want

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

@tipssyCalibrator
Well yes, you'd have to keep that stuff in check, but that's part of a GM's role after all. Creation of nonexistent things doesn't have to mess with your worldbuilding, it doesn't have to be a wholly separate form of magic. It's just a manifestation of a channeler's power, influenced by their personality and creativity. For a simple character example: a bullied emo kid that wanted some kind of badass protector ends up projecting a "demon" summon/stand as his power. It's not an actual demon from hell, but it looks and might even act like what he thinks a demon would because it's that closely linked to the character's story and personality.

As for where it comes from, this is already a setting hinging around magical inner spirit energy projection, with a subset based around creating something from nothing and even manipulating things similar to the things you create on some level. I don't think there's much of a problem if channelers can manifest their energy as a physical being or object.

@Zero Hex

(Didn't see this post when I made my last post)

I guess what I'm really saying is that I'm trying to not make it too hard on me. It would just be more stuff I'd have to keep track of on top of all the other GM things I'll be doing. Like I said, I'm willing to bend on the rule, but I will want the weird stuff to be well thought out and reasonable

I'd like to day I would prefer for the setting to be more constrained. Introducing future tech and magical creatures will make things less focused. It's nice to keep things coherent.

@Western Robot

This is basically what I'm saying, I want it to be more focused. I just don't want it to get too ridiculous or out there, y'know?

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What if any hypothetical confrontation with a magical item or demon was solely for worldbuilding, and played no part in the character's powers? My original character concept last night was someone who found himself or his soul on the line against some third-party force, and ended up teaching the next generation of goddamn brats channelers in order to earn his freedom back from whatever it was that he confronted. This event wouldn't have factored into anything he could do - he would have already been a channeler by the time this confrontation took place - but would have given an otherwise aloof teacher reason to serve the younger characters your typical shounen schlock.

@Plank Sinatra

Well I imagine you could probably make that type of backstory work with the existing powers as they are now. Technically you wouldn't even have to have anything supernatural involved at all for that to work, just say it's a group of people that he's forced to do something for in some other way or something like that instead of making it literally his soul on the line. I mean, I'm sure you probably want it to be more supernatural in origin cause that's more fun, I'm just saying that it's technically possible for the sake of making the point is all

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@tipssyCalibrator
You know, I hate feeling like I'm telling you how to run your game or w/e, just offering advice/opinion here, having said that: the "whole having a tiny mech/powered armor" thing could easily fit channelers that specialize in materializing objects and whatnot. You're the smart but weak type and you want to be the smart and strong type, so you literally create a way to do so. It plays into a variety of personalities rather than just "generic smart coolguy", because you're sacrificing a potentially much more versatile power in exchange for being able to compete with the meatheads in their own terms.

As for summons, it feels like limiting creation to something that exists just puts too much of a damper on what people could do with that ability creatively. For instance, it'd take away the ability to create a power armor for yourself. That's a fun and cool concept gone. For shonen show examples, while the main character in S.Cry.Ed was essentially an augmenter (given the way the show worked his powerset was creating a rocket punch gauntlet, another thing that seemingly wouldn't fly), his rival was a cool headed operator whose power was summoning a humanoid creature that used flexible ribbon limbs for attack and defense. That wouldn't be doable either.

@Zero Hex

The problem with creating things that don't exist is that it can be really vague and would be a real headache to keep in check. I can easily understand someone creating a real thing, cause it's a thing that can be probably easily understood and most likely isn't OP in a world with super powers. But something like a magical item or a demon or something is a very weird concept that would needed to be explained very thoroughly in order to make sure it's not some crazy OP thing. Not to mention it kind of messes with the worldbuilding a little bit, cause it's like "Oh, so magic exists in this world? Where does it come from? What are its limits? Is it different from energy?" I guess you could argue it just comes from the channeller's imagination and nothing else, but I dunno, it still seems kinda weird to me for some reason

That being said, I am still sympathetic to those who want to be more creative with their powers, so I guess I might allow for more fantastical item creation. However, they will have to be very, very well defined, and I'm going to probably be pretty strict on what I will allow and what I won't

@tipssyCalibrator I've been thinking about casting my interest and the new Architects are pretty much my favourite for superpower RPs. I'd suggest the old Architect types would be renamed Manipulators or something energy related like 'Wavecasters'

@Shadow Daedalus

"The new Architects" sounds like a band name, lol

And those are both good names. I was thinking maybe something like "Generators", but I kind of like those names more

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

Alright, so after working on it for a while and consulting a friend of mine to help with the details, I think I've managed to work out a replacement for illusionists

This channeller category will be also based around creating and controlling things like architects, but these channellers are based more around solid objects. So things like swords, knives, guns, etc. They are limited by the type, number and complexity of the objects they can create, so they can't create an infinite number of an object, they cant create any type of object they want at any time (like a blade guy can only create swords and knives and stuff), and they have to understand how the object is constructed and functions in order to create it so complicated things like machines are limited to the really smart people who can understand them. They can also create a certain type of animal, though they can only create empty bodies that they control, they can't create actual life. These channellers can also control already existing things as well (so a sword guy can also control swords that he didn't create). This also works for animals as well, kind of like mind control for the animal

Oh, and I was also thinking about calling these guys "architects" instead and giving the existing architects a different name, since "architect" makes more sense for these guys

People are probably going to assume it's set in Japan. lol

@Mr Allen J

Yeeeeeaaah, probably

I think they'll be different. I'll just write my character differently. They could be foils, tho.

Alright. I guess we'll see once the OOC is made

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

I have two ideas, both gonna be foreign exchange students since I assume this RP will be set in Japan.

@Mr Allen J

Well I don't really have a set location that the school will be in, the location of the school in general won't be too important or relevant

I don't know which kind of channeler this character would fall under, but I had an idea of a kid that could channel his energy to infuse objects with more strength. So, he uses it to do stuff like enhance baseball bats to hit superpowered baseballs that ricochet all over the place to hit people. He'd be a determined soul, but a fish out of water as he'd have zero idea what the hell is going on. Could be the straight man to someone.

Doesn't really fit any of the main categories, so he'd probably be an alternative. Sounds fine though

The other character would be a Architect that can manipulate plants (maybe specializes in pumpkins). Would be kind, and passionate, but firey. Could be that "firey female character" you mentioned on the OP, but I really don't want to take any spots. lol

Hmm, this does sound kind of similar to my primary character I have planned for this RP. I've actually used them in another RP before, so you can read their profile in that thread if you want to be sure

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@tipssyCalibrator
I'm thinking of making a mentor whose power is an architect of the earth element. This also means rocks and muds. Metal is not included, though she's currently making an effort to branch out her power to be able to use it as well. I imagine other than the usual earthbending like in Avatar, she can also manifest earth out of her own power, though of course it takes more on her energy. I imagine she can also construct a layer of rock protecting her body in combat. I don't think she would be able to turn her actual skin into rock though as that seems like it's more of an augmenter thing.

She awakened her power back when she was an 11-years old. In a camping trip with her classmates, her group head out to a nearby cave without the supervising teachers knowing. She had already told her friends that she thought it would be a bad idea, but them, being the children they were, didn't listen to her warning. She ended up following them nonetheless as she would feel bad if she snitched to the teachers. In there, they ended up getting lost in the darkness after their flashlights ran out of battery. As her friends cried, she stayed calm and collected, thinking with all her might how she could find a way out. There, she manifested her first power, as she could somehow sense the layout of the cave the more she focused. Indeed, her mind was just like that of the earth, calm and collected in any situation.

Does this sound good?

@Hammerman

This sounds pretty normal, I don't see anything wrong with it

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

My suggestion is allow powers that act like double edges, with upsides and downsides to live with. Like being a vampire for example.

@Archmage MC

Hmm, I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it

Second question, are we only using tech thats not experimental, or also experimental tech? Because thats a huge diff as we do have a good chunk of scifi tech thats in the experimental stages atm.

(I'm assuming you're talking about real life technology that actually exists)

It depends on who has it. If it makes sense for a character to have technology like that (like if they or their father were some kind of super important scientist dude or something), then they can have that technology. If they come from a more average background however, then probably not

Basically, it's the same as how it works in real life. There are a lot of crazy pieces of technology in the world, but most average people don't have them. So if you want your character to have some kind of crazy technology, you'll have to come up with a logical reason for how they got it

Oh, and final question. Demon summoning, yay or nay? Like the naruto frog summoning thing and stuff. Except much smaller scale.

I think the limit I'm going to have for materializing items is that they have to be real things that can actually exist. Otherwise it'll just get abused like crazy

Shounen Battle School Anime RP - Institute for Young Channellers

You know how Luffy is made out of rubber? Something like that. A power thats always on that the user can't turn off, and can only control. However it takes none of their energy to maintain, hence 'passive'.

@Archmage MC

Hmm...I like the idea and I'd like to implement it, but I feel like a power that's always active would be a bit OP in a world where most people don't have that, y'know?

What IS the tech level of this RP anyway? If its modern day, there is a LOT you can do.

Yes, it's modern day